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I've been on Android since the DevPhone1, had to import it to Aus using a reshipper. I got a Samsung Galaxy S when it first came out while on a trip to the UK.
by will_hughes 9y ago
I've been on Android since the DevPhone1, had to import it to Aus using a reshipper.
I got a Samsung Galaxy S when it first came out while on a trip to the UK. I've always thought Samsung made good hardware generally, but their insistance on fucking with the Android experience is what stops me really liking it. I don't want their S Notes or their S Calendar, etc. Putting a custom ROM on it tended to be a better experience than stock.
The current bullshit with Bixby is also not encouraging - I want a stock Android experience.
- saratogacx 9y agoThe latest update for Bixby lets you disable the button. I find that encouraging because it shows that Samsung is listening to complaints.
- sundvor 9y agoUp to the S4, and to some extent the S5 (#), I'll agree with you. Since the S6 I've actually found that I prefer the Touchwiz experience to the stock Android one. They've been ahead when it comes to certain features that I've come to like. In the S8, there's hardly anything that's annoyingly Samsung. Minor exception for Bixby, but at least they let us disable the short presses now (for the button). Ideally they'd let us use whatever A.I. provider of choice; I'd prefer to map it to Google Now/Plus. (#Just realised I forgot to add the S5 in between the S4 and S6 Edge in my chronology!)