I dislike Apple alot, stupidly Expensive, more than they devices worth, very restrictive on what you can do with them (treat their customers as kids) and their monopoly.
There is also a wide variety of Android phones with different price ranges, and features (like my beloved headphone jacks), wider customisation and a somewhat better repaiability sometimes.
I first made the switch to android after my iphone 5 died and found out the newer models wouldn’t have an aux output. I have significantly more chances to use a 3.5mm plug than bluetooth in my life, so it was an easy choice.
7 years later, and I still have the same phone. No bloat, and updated the way I want it. I charge it once per day at high-performance mode, and the battery is holding strong.
I keep an iphone dongle in my car for friends, because I am a gentleman, but they always remark on how easy it would be to just have the damn aux port.
I’ve never felt the need to install something else, since pie is so customizable as it is, and I like the way it works. no doubt there’s some good OS out there, but I haven’t felt the need to go that route.
I actually don’t have an Android phone. Well, not yet. I want to get one. I’m just waiting for the right one.
I want an Android phone which has a headphone jack, an easily-replaceable battery, good enough specs to easily manage 3-4 major OS upgrades, and support from an alternative Android-based OS like /e/. Though, I have to admit that I’m starting to worry that I’m asking for too much.
I’ll probably get a Fairphone 5 if it’s released in the US and has a headphone jack.
I’d go with /e/ because it’s free of bloatware and Google’s spyware.
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I dislike Apple alot, stupidly Expensive, more than they devices worth, very restrictive on what you can do with them (treat their customers as kids) and their monopoly.
There is also a wide variety of Android phones with different price ranges, and features (like my beloved headphone jacks), wider customisation and a somewhat better repaiability sometimes.
I first made the switch to android after my iphone 5 died and found out the newer models wouldn’t have an aux output. I have significantly more chances to use a 3.5mm plug than bluetooth in my life, so it was an easy choice.
7 years later, and I still have the same phone. No bloat, and updated the way I want it. I charge it once per day at high-performance mode, and the battery is holding strong.
I keep an iphone dongle in my car for friends, because I am a gentleman, but they always remark on how easy it would be to just have the damn aux port.
Which brand is your Android phone and are you running an alternative Android-based OS like /e/ or LineageOS?
galaxy s8+, just regular pie
I’ve never felt the need to install something else, since pie is so customizable as it is, and I like the way it works. no doubt there’s some good OS out there, but I haven’t felt the need to go that route.
do you prefer a different OS?
I actually don’t have an Android phone. Well, not yet. I want to get one. I’m just waiting for the right one.
I want an Android phone which has a headphone jack, an easily-replaceable battery, good enough specs to easily manage 3-4 major OS upgrades, and support from an alternative Android-based OS like /e/. Though, I have to admit that I’m starting to worry that I’m asking for too much.
I’ll probably get a Fairphone 5 if it’s released in the US and has a headphone jack.
I’d go with /e/ because it’s free of bloatware and Google’s spyware.