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Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by rkagerer on Sunday May 02, 2021 @09:09AM (#27014969)
I really miss Palm's zen. Great sweet spot of discoverability with a clutter-free design that didn't sacrifice functionality. I could even make the buttons do useful things instead of just opening a Bixby TOS I've declined a dozen times.
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Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by frosted-flakes on Sunday May 02, 2021 @10:53AM (#27015790)
I have the Bixby button set to play/pause, and a long-press to turn on the flashlight. It works great.
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Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by awiesenhofer on Sunday May 02, 2021 @02:18PM (#27017486)
Which you can only do if you agree to the tos...
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Re:Will Linux phones stay around this time? by frosted-flakes on Sunday May 02, 2021 @02:34PM (#27017631)
I use an app called bxAxtions, and I'm pretty sure I didn't need to set up Bixby at all or agree to any terms of service (I can't remember for sure). I had to run some ADB commands to grant it extra permissions, and I think Bixby doesn't run at all.
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