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Yes, it's easier than ever, but you'll also have fewer reasons than ever to actually do it, as most usecases for gadgets are already perfectly served by an off-
by xg15 5y ago
Yes, it's easier than ever, but you'll also have fewer reasons than ever to actually do it, as most usecases for gadgets are already perfectly served by an off-the-shelf smartphone.
- jrm4 5y ago"Perfectly?" Oh, HELL no. On a smaller level, quality suffers when you only have a brick and a touchscreen, too many activities are improved by better tactile controls. Also, quite a bit of those experiences are clunky due to intrusive software, notifications, etc. E.g. Personally I absolutely hate trying to listen to music on a cellphone, I don't want interruptions and I want to easily adjust song/volume without looking. Perhaps the biggest point: You can do NOTHING on a cellphone without being surveilled while doing it.
- frosted-flakes 5y agoRegarding adjusting song/volume without looking, you can obviously adjust the volume with the volume buttons, but if you have an Android you can also change tracks with a long-press of the volume buttons, even when the screen is locked. I use a sideloaded app that uses an ADB-only permission that makes this possible (see link). I'm not sure why this isn't a native feature. https://github.com/Incineroar/skipTrackLongPressVolume https://github.com/Incineroar/skipTrackLongPressVolume