I'm Done with Google

Re:I'm Done with Google by sizzle on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @04:25AM (#34147008)

VLC might play that .mp4 but honestly it’s hostile UX like this that my parents and family can’t navigate alone or rob us of our time together troubleshooting google apps/Android OS because some goog product org somewhere is doing god knows what to increase engagement metrics in their apps and justify their promotion/bonus to tweak things that break goog apps for end users not using flagship latest-gen Pixel phones.

This is why I switched to iPhone/apple products and never looked back, and I say that as a former Android fanboy who started with the G1 and flashed custom roms and participated in XDA forums for years to make our Android phones make sense to us UX/UI wise.

iOS simply solves 95% of all the issues I had when using Android, while respecting my settings as configured and upholding my privacy. Good riddance Android/Google, never again.

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Re:I'm Done with Google by pontilanda on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @04:49AM (#34147162)

Apple is ok but the Music app is still atrocious for streaming, so it’s not like they’re particularly better at it. They made zero improvements to network reliability issues since their streaming service was launched, which is totally laughable considering that network is the core of streaming.

As an Apple user, I’m aware of the insane limitations I have in every part outside their garden. Have you tried adding a ringtone?

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