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Some of the bloatware (minimal as it may be) is very intrusive, including ads sent as notifications through system apps that can not be blocked or silenced. The

Some of the bloatware (minimal as it may be) is very intrusive, including ads sent as notifications through system apps that can not be blocked or silenced. Their support gaslights you about topics like that.

teekert 9y ago
Huh, what are those apps then? Also, what accessories? There's just a charger right? Supposedly Lineage runs well on them btw.
- colordrops 9y ago
  That's another annoying thing. OnePlus uses a specific type of charger, the Dash(tm) charger, so you can't just buy any random USB charging unit, or else it will take all day to charge. And the chargers are expensive. The other problem is that the screen is not flat, so you need to buy a curved screen protector. For the OnePlus 3, they've been sold out for months, and have no plans to restock them. Furthermore, there are no good 3rd party screen protectors. So if you have a OnePlus 3, you just have to use it without a screen protector. These problems are not acceptable for a modern phone company.
  - thaumasiotes 9y ago
    > The other problem is that the screen is not flat, so you need to buy a curved screen protector. Huh? The phone ships with the screen protector already applied.
    - colordrops 9y ago
      It's a low quality plastic on that loses its adhesiveness and starts peeling off in less than a month. I was referring to tempered glass protectors. I didn't realize that people still use plastic ones.
      - thaumasiotes 9y ago
        > It's a low quality plastic on that loses its adhesiveness and starts peeling off in less than a month. Again, I can assure you from personal experience that this isn't true.
        colordrops 9y ago
        Well I can assure you from personal experience, which is the oneplus three without a screen protector that I'm typing on right now, that the plastic protector that came with the phone started peeling off and getting dirt trapped between it and the screen in less than a month after purchase.
        thaumasiotes 9y ago
        That's on you, not the screen protector.
        colordrops 9y ago
        I've had several phones with various types of screen protectors that did not fall apart after a month.
        teekert 9y ago
        Mine is still on after 1 year but I have it in a case.
  - rbg246 9y ago
    I can only agree with the dash charger, I've had no problems getting what turned out to be better screen protectors than the official from Amazon for my one plus three. On the plus side I plug my dash charger in and forty minutes later I've got a charge that will last the day. But agreed that if I forget to bring it on overnight trips it's annoying. And the phone has worked flawlessly for my needs.
    - colordrops 9y ago
      If you don't mind me asking, which screen protector did you buy?
  - teekert 9y ago
    Hmm I charge it overnight with a slow charger, that feels like it's better for battery life time, on the other hand, when I need it quickly recharged, it's over half full in 30 min. That really changes they way you deal with charging and is worth some annoyances (which I personally don't experience) to me. Also, the phone came with a screen protector which is still on after 1 year of use.

teekert 9y ago

Huh, what are those apps then? Also, what accessories? There's just a charger right? Supposedly Lineage runs well on them btw.

colordrops 9y ago
That's another annoying thing. OnePlus uses a specific type of charger, the Dash(tm) charger, so you can't just buy any random USB charging unit, or else it will take all day to charge. And the chargers are expensive. The other problem is that the screen is not flat, so you need to buy a curved screen protector. For the OnePlus 3, they've been sold out for months, and have no plans to restock them. Furthermore, there are no good 3rd party screen protectors. So if you have a OnePlus 3, you just have to use it without a screen protector. These problems are not acceptable for a modern phone company.
- thaumasiotes 9y ago
  > The other problem is that the screen is not flat, so you need to buy a curved screen protector. Huh? The phone ships with the screen protector already applied.
  - colordrops 9y ago
    It's a low quality plastic on that loses its adhesiveness and starts peeling off in less than a month. I was referring to tempered glass protectors. I didn't realize that people still use plastic ones.
    - thaumasiotes 9y ago
      > It's a low quality plastic on that loses its adhesiveness and starts peeling off in less than a month. Again, I can assure you from personal experience that this isn't true.
      - colordrops 9y ago
        Well I can assure you from personal experience, which is the oneplus three without a screen protector that I'm typing on right now, that the plastic protector that came with the phone started peeling off and getting dirt trapped between it and the screen in less than a month after purchase.
        thaumasiotes 9y ago
        That's on you, not the screen protector.
        colordrops 9y ago
        I've had several phones with various types of screen protectors that did not fall apart after a month.
        teekert 9y ago
        Mine is still on after 1 year but I have it in a case.
- rbg246 9y ago
  I can only agree with the dash charger, I've had no problems getting what turned out to be better screen protectors than the official from Amazon for my one plus three. On the plus side I plug my dash charger in and forty minutes later I've got a charge that will last the day. But agreed that if I forget to bring it on overnight trips it's annoying. And the phone has worked flawlessly for my needs.
  - colordrops 9y ago
    If you don't mind me asking, which screen protector did you buy?
- teekert 9y ago
  Hmm I charge it overnight with a slow charger, that feels like it's better for battery life time, on the other hand, when I need it quickly recharged, it's over half full in 30 min. That really changes they way you deal with charging and is worth some annoyances (which I personally don't experience) to me. Also, the phone came with a screen protector which is still on after 1 year of use.