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I like my slower android in which I can run my browser engine of choice, install any program I want in an easy way without time limitations and customize it in

by gbil 4y ago

I like my slower android in which I can run my browser engine of choice, install any program I want in an easy way without time limitations and customize it in general as I want. Did I mention that it has a USB-C connector too? Disclaimer: I have an old iphone, used iphone 11 for weeks then went back to Android and I daily drive a M1 Pro Macbook

konart 4y ago
> in which I can run my browser engine of choice Soon on iOS too, to be fair. USB-C to follow most likely.
- Wingman4l7 4y ago
  > USB-C to follow most likely Only because Apple was forced to by an EU ruling. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they restrict sales of USB-C phones to EU-only, out of spite.
  - jaywalk 4y ago
    I would be absolutely shocked if they made such a basic hardware feature region-specific. There is practically zero chance that USB-C isn't rolled out worldwide with the iPhone 15.
  - eagerpace 4y ago
    I can't wait to see it as the leading feature for the 15. Revolutionary! Amazing!
  - wpm 4y ago
    Are you going to volunteer to be the one to explain to my 60 and 70 year old relatives why they need to get all new cables for their phones?
    - KORraN 4y ago
      Surely someone from their neighborhood have some spare usb-c cables lying around?
- bee_rider 4y ago
  Hopefully they’ll at least keep a couple models around with lightning, I don’t want to re-buy my dongles and parse things like USB-C 3.2 Gen 1x2 vs USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (and does it have thunderbolt).
- 762236 4y ago
  Hopefully with USB-3 speeds. Last I understood, the iPhone still transfers data at USB-2 speeds. This is crazy when you want to transfer large videos, or backup.
  - nomel 4y ago
    With a Wifi 6, and airdrop, does this really matter anymore?
    - 762236 4y ago
      Dealing with a GoPro in the field, it helps.
    - arepublicadoceu 4y ago
      It matters a lot in the several instances where I want to transfer large files to non macOS systems.
  - konart 4y ago
    I'm only using the port for charging, but okay. I mean with wifi you can do the same quickly too and you don't need a cable for this. I think the good old Galaxy Nexus was the last phone I've been using in a usb-drive mode
minusf 4y ago
what choice is that? firefox or chrome based skins? a duopoly is not a choice. however silly it is, apple's silly browser rule is the only thing standing in full on chrome monoculture. chrome is the new ie.
- goosedragons 4y ago
  Firefox on Android uses Gecko.
  - DrammBA 4y ago
    > what choice is that? firefox-based or chrome-based browsers? a duopoly is not a choice. I think that's what GP meant.
- jmholla 4y ago
  gbil was talking about browser engine choices on their Android, explicitly talking about how much they don't like iPhones.
- satvikpendem 4y ago
  Both Chrome and Safari are the new IE, but for different reasons; the former, pushing their own browser standards, and the latter, falling behind in standards and being a pain to develop for and use. Truly, Firefox is the only one that stops either.
  - minusf 4y ago
    mozilla is an org that lost its focus and goes after butterfly projects while their browser is the slowest and heaviest on battery with a tiny user base. i am a firefox user everywhere except ios, where it's safari. i dont mind the diversity actually, use a safari integrated blocker, not much worse than ublock and i'm sure my battery thanks me for it.
- lxgr 4y ago
  > a duopoly is not a choice. It's more choice than a monopoly.
favaq 4y ago
Why would I want any of that? We are talking phones here, not computers.
- yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago
  You would want a USB-C connector so you can drive every device you own with one cable. You would want Gecko if you like arbitrary extensions - sure, iOS lets you have (somewhat weaker) adblock, but there's a whole world of useful extensions beyond that. And you'd want to run arbitrary code on a machine you own because phones are computers, and some of us like to be able to use less-hobbled software on them.
  - favaq 4y ago
    >You would want a USB-C connector so you can drive every device you own with one cable I have a shitton of hardware and cables that I'm not going to throw away just for some connector that will be phased out in ten years. >You would want Gecko if you like arbitrary extensions On my desktop, sure. On my phone? Why bother? >And you'd want to run arbitrary code on a machine you own because phones are computers Disagree.
    - satvikpendem 4y ago
      On phones, just as on desktops, there is no way I'm visiting any web page, or using YouTube, without uBlock Origin or SponsorBlock. Couple that with other stuff like YouTube Vanced or Tachiyomi, and I'll keep my Android over an iPhone.
    - miloignis 4y ago
      > I have a shitton of hardware and cables that I'm not going to throw away just for some connector that will be phased out in ten years. Most people already have USB-C cables. Apple people often have them b/c of a MacBook or w/e. > On my desktop, sure. On my phone? Why bother? Dark Mode, Ad Blocking, etc. > Disagree Freedom is important, even if you don't need it now. Someone else, maybe you in the future, may need it.
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by gbil 4y ago

konart 4y ago

> in which I can run my browser engine of choice Soon on iOS too, to be fair. USB-C to follow most likely.

Wingman4l7 4y ago
> USB-C to follow most likely Only because Apple was forced to by an EU ruling. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they restrict sales of USB-C phones to EU-only, out of spite.
- jaywalk 4y ago
  I would be absolutely shocked if they made such a basic hardware feature region-specific. There is practically zero chance that USB-C isn't rolled out worldwide with the iPhone 15.
- eagerpace 4y ago
  I can't wait to see it as the leading feature for the 15. Revolutionary! Amazing!
- wpm 4y ago
  Are you going to volunteer to be the one to explain to my 60 and 70 year old relatives why they need to get all new cables for their phones?
  - KORraN 4y ago
    Surely someone from their neighborhood have some spare usb-c cables lying around?
bee_rider 4y ago
Hopefully they’ll at least keep a couple models around with lightning, I don’t want to re-buy my dongles and parse things like USB-C 3.2 Gen 1x2 vs USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (and does it have thunderbolt).
762236 4y ago
Hopefully with USB-3 speeds. Last I understood, the iPhone still transfers data at USB-2 speeds. This is crazy when you want to transfer large videos, or backup.
- nomel 4y ago
  With a Wifi 6, and airdrop, does this really matter anymore?
  - 762236 4y ago
    Dealing with a GoPro in the field, it helps.
  - arepublicadoceu 4y ago
    It matters a lot in the several instances where I want to transfer large files to non macOS systems.
- konart 4y ago
  I'm only using the port for charging, but okay. I mean with wifi you can do the same quickly too and you don't need a cable for this. I think the good old Galaxy Nexus was the last phone I've been using in a usb-drive mode

minusf 4y ago

what choice is that? firefox or chrome based skins? a duopoly is not a choice. however silly it is, apple's silly browser rule is the only thing standing in full on chrome monoculture. chrome is the new ie.

goosedragons 4y ago
Firefox on Android uses Gecko.
- DrammBA 4y ago
  > what choice is that? firefox-based or chrome-based browsers? a duopoly is not a choice. I think that's what GP meant.
jmholla 4y ago
gbil was talking about browser engine choices on their Android, explicitly talking about how much they don't like iPhones.
satvikpendem 4y ago
Both Chrome and Safari are the new IE, but for different reasons; the former, pushing their own browser standards, and the latter, falling behind in standards and being a pain to develop for and use. Truly, Firefox is the only one that stops either.
- minusf 4y ago
  mozilla is an org that lost its focus and goes after butterfly projects while their browser is the slowest and heaviest on battery with a tiny user base. i am a firefox user everywhere except ios, where it's safari. i dont mind the diversity actually, use a safari integrated blocker, not much worse than ublock and i'm sure my battery thanks me for it.
lxgr 4y ago
> a duopoly is not a choice. It's more choice than a monopoly.

favaq 4y ago

Why would I want any of that? We are talking phones here, not computers.

yjftsjthsd-h 4y ago
You would want a USB-C connector so you can drive every device you own with one cable. You would want Gecko if you like arbitrary extensions - sure, iOS lets you have (somewhat weaker) adblock, but there's a whole world of useful extensions beyond that. And you'd want to run arbitrary code on a machine you own because phones are computers, and some of us like to be able to use less-hobbled software on them.
- favaq 4y ago
  >You would want a USB-C connector so you can drive every device you own with one cable I have a shitton of hardware and cables that I'm not going to throw away just for some connector that will be phased out in ten years. >You would want Gecko if you like arbitrary extensions On my desktop, sure. On my phone? Why bother? >And you'd want to run arbitrary code on a machine you own because phones are computers Disagree.
  - satvikpendem 4y ago
    On phones, just as on desktops, there is no way I'm visiting any web page, or using YouTube, without uBlock Origin or SponsorBlock. Couple that with other stuff like YouTube Vanced or Tachiyomi, and I'll keep my Android over an iPhone.
  - miloignis 4y ago
    > I have a shitton of hardware and cables that I'm not going to throw away just for some connector that will be phased out in ten years. Most people already have USB-C cables. Apple people often have them b/c of a MacBook or w/e. > On my desktop, sure. On my phone? Why bother? Dark Mode, Ad Blocking, etc. > Disagree Freedom is important, even if you don't need it now. Someone else, maybe you in the future, may need it.

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