Re:Ask HN: What Android devices do you use? Do you like them?
by znpy on Friday December 04, 2015 @07:38AM
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I have a Nexus 5 and a no-brand tablet I use only to read ebooks.
And no, I do not like them.
It's not about the hardware, the software or usability.
It's about the fact that mobile phone has become the 21st century leash.
I do not install random apps, and still my phone is always busy and burdened with notifications, notifications, unread messages and such.
Wherever I am, day or night, someone is going to trigger a notification on your phone, send you a message or worse, CALL YOU.
And thank god I ditched Facebook a long long time ago.
This is _SO_ annoying.
Also, it is ABSURD that I have to manually edit notification settings for every app in order to disable crap.
And apps want absurd permissions (stupid example: want to convert degrees to radians? well, I'm gonna need access to camera, microphone, your contact list and your identity). Thank god android 6 fixes this.
Sometimes I think I should switch back to my old (but SILL WORKING) Nokia N73, and keep my Nexus 5 as nice toy, just in case I need Google maps or something.
And no, I do not like them.
It's not about the hardware, the software or usability.
It's about the fact that mobile phone has become the 21st century leash.
I do not install random apps, and still my phone is always busy and burdened with notifications, notifications, unread messages and such.
Wherever I am, day or night, someone is going to trigger a notification on your phone, send you a message or worse, CALL YOU.
And thank god I ditched Facebook a long long time ago.
This is _SO_ annoying.
Also, it is ABSURD that I have to manually edit notification settings for every app in order to disable crap.
And apps want absurd permissions (stupid example: want to convert degrees to radians? well, I'm gonna need access to camera, microphone, your contact list and your identity). Thank god android 6 fixes this.
Sometimes I think I should switch back to my old (but SILL WORKING) Nokia N73, and keep my Nexus 5 as nice toy, just in case I need Google maps or something.