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You’re seeing it as a computer. It’s a phone.

by jzvxkxbxjx 7y ago

Polylactic_acid 7y ago
This is the typical response I expected. "Your using it wrong!!" Explain to me why the use case of using youtube without adverts or connecting my phone to my smartwartch is invalid.
- VRay 7y ago
  I felt the same way as you for a long time, but eventually I got too busy to keep tinkering with my Android phones. * First I got too busy to build custom ROMs, so I switched to ClockworkMod * Then I didn't have time to load ClockworkMod on a new phone, so I just stuck with regular Android * Then I gradually didn't bother to keep up to speed on new, better versions of the software I was using. Over the course of a few years apps kept breaking due to SDK changes * This whole time, Google was steadily updating the Android UX and making obnoxious changes in an attempt to beat out Apple. So the OS was getting worse and worse every year Finally, I switched to an iPhone due to some unrelated circumstances, and I was shocked to find that I barely miss Android at all. It sucks as a computer and a cool hackable platform, but it works great as a dumb device for a few basic use cases
- ViViDboarder 7y ago
  Those are valid. YouTube Premium allows the first (while still paying content creators), and someone mentioned an iOS app that allows the second. I don’t care if you switch, but figure you may want to know.
bigiain 7y ago
That doesn't mean he's wrong. I've chosen not to "see" my phone as a computer, you as well. I treat mine as an appliance - not even as a phone really, it's significantly more a Messenger (Signal mostly), a music player, a web browser, and RSS reader, a camera, and a book. I hardly ever make/receive calls on mine. But you can't argue that his choice isn't valid for him.
Dylan16807 7y ago
"watch videos" and "connect to a smart watch" are some of the primary uses of a smart phone. What are you even trying to say?

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You’re seeing it as a computer. It’s a phone.

by jzvxkxbxjx 7y ago

You’re seeing it as a computer. It’s a phone.

Polylactic_acid 7y ago
This is the typical response I expected. "Your using it wrong!!" Explain to me why the use case of using youtube without adverts or connecting my phone to my smartwartch is invalid.
- VRay 7y ago
  I felt the same way as you for a long time, but eventually I got too busy to keep tinkering with my Android phones. * First I got too busy to build custom ROMs, so I switched to ClockworkMod * Then I didn't have time to load ClockworkMod on a new phone, so I just stuck with regular Android * Then I gradually didn't bother to keep up to speed on new, better versions of the software I was using. Over the course of a few years apps kept breaking due to SDK changes * This whole time, Google was steadily updating the Android UX and making obnoxious changes in an attempt to beat out Apple. So the OS was getting worse and worse every year Finally, I switched to an iPhone due to some unrelated circumstances, and I was shocked to find that I barely miss Android at all. It sucks as a computer and a cool hackable platform, but it works great as a dumb device for a few basic use cases
- ViViDboarder 7y ago
  Those are valid. YouTube Premium allows the first (while still paying content creators), and someone mentioned an iOS app that allows the second. I don’t care if you switch, but figure you may want to know.
bigiain 7y ago
That doesn't mean he's wrong. I've chosen not to "see" my phone as a computer, you as well. I treat mine as an appliance - not even as a phone really, it's significantly more a Messenger (Signal mostly), a music player, a web browser, and RSS reader, a camera, and a book. I hardly ever make/receive calls on mine. But you can't argue that his choice isn't valid for him.
Dylan16807 7y ago
"watch videos" and "connect to a smart watch" are some of the primary uses of a smart phone. What are you even trying to say?