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Is Android 'cool' with anybody? I know some people who use Android because of customizability, I know some who use it because of price, some because of niche f

Is Android 'cool' with anybody? I know some people who use Android because of customizability, I know some who use it because of price, some because of niche features, some because they want a folding screen, and I know some use it because they have to (for some reason or other). Does anyone here use Android because it is 'cool'?

cglong 3y ago
I actually chose Pixel because I thought it had a lot of cool features over the iPhone.
- entropie 3y ago
  The "now playing" on the always on display is a game changer for me. I love it. Does any other phone has this?
thriftwy 3y ago
Screen split is cool. KDE Connect is cool. Maps.ME is cool. Installing your own apps is cool.
- fsflover 3y ago
  It seems you might like GNU/Linux phones even more.
  - thriftwy 3y ago
    I'm not sure I will be able to install all of the stuff listed, plus a decent web browser. In the end, I still need to run several Android apps.
    - fsflover 3y ago
      > a decent web browser I'm writing this comment from desktop Firefox running on my Librem 5. > Android apps There is Waydroid for that. All listed things should work, too: it's a desktop OS.
- timeon 3y ago
  > Maps.ME is cool Not anymore - with the changed interface. Organic Maps are the new Maps.ME.
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paulpauper 3y ago
Android is seen as a poor person's smart phone. iphones, despite being so popular, are still a status symbol.
flax 3y ago
I don't give a shit about cool, but I use Android because Apple's fascist our-way-or-no-way policies are a no-go for me. That said, I vastly prefer Android on its own merits. I would not buy or use Apple even if they open up.
- simbolit 3y ago
  I think it's probably futile to argue with someone casually using "fascist", but you might be surprised that Google isn't a non-profit charity spreading joy. Quote from their Wikipedia article: "Google has had criticism over issues such as aggressive tax avoidance,[320] search neutrality, copyright, censorship of search results and content,[321] and privacy.[322][323] Other criticisms are alleged misuse and manipulation of search results, its use of other people's intellectual property, concerns that its compilation of data may violate people's privacy, and the energy consumption of its servers, as well as concerns over traditional business issues such as monopoly, restraint of trade, anti-competitive practices, and patent infringement." But yeah, they aren't 'fascist', so I guess you win.
  - flax 3y ago
    Y'know, I hesitated to use that word. I meant "authoritarian (derogatory)". I suppose "fascist" relates to a particular political movement. Withdrawn and replaced. It doesn't affect my message or opinion. I'm also not swayed by whataboutism here. I can do normal expected things on my handheld general purpose computer (like install a new browser or app from anywhere) that are simply not allowed on iOS. I'd love it if one of the many Linux phones were more usable now, but they're not.
twism 3y ago
I think my pixel fold is cool.
sifar 3y ago
GrapheneOS is cool.
jemmyw 3y ago
are iPhones 'cool'? Surely if they saturate the market they become uncool.

cglong 3y ago

I actually chose Pixel because I thought it had a lot of cool features over the iPhone.

entropie 3y ago
The "now playing" on the always on display is a game changer for me. I love it. Does any other phone has this?

thriftwy 3y ago

Screen split is cool. KDE Connect is cool. Maps.ME is cool. Installing your own apps is cool.

fsflover 3y ago
It seems you might like GNU/Linux phones even more.
- thriftwy 3y ago
  I'm not sure I will be able to install all of the stuff listed, plus a decent web browser. In the end, I still need to run several Android apps.
  - fsflover 3y ago
    > a decent web browser I'm writing this comment from desktop Firefox running on my Librem 5. > Android apps There is Waydroid for that. All listed things should work, too: it's a desktop OS.
timeon 3y ago
> Maps.ME is cool Not anymore - with the changed interface. Organic Maps are the new Maps.ME.

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paulpauper 3y ago

Android is seen as a poor person's smart phone. iphones, despite being so popular, are still a status symbol.

flax 3y ago

I don't give a shit about cool, but I use Android because Apple's fascist our-way-or-no-way policies are a no-go for me. That said, I vastly prefer Android on its own merits. I would not buy or use Apple even if they open up.

simbolit 3y ago
I think it's probably futile to argue with someone casually using "fascist", but you might be surprised that Google isn't a non-profit charity spreading joy. Quote from their Wikipedia article: "Google has had criticism over issues such as aggressive tax avoidance,[320] search neutrality, copyright, censorship of search results and content,[321] and privacy.[322][323] Other criticisms are alleged misuse and manipulation of search results, its use of other people's intellectual property, concerns that its compilation of data may violate people's privacy, and the energy consumption of its servers, as well as concerns over traditional business issues such as monopoly, restraint of trade, anti-competitive practices, and patent infringement." But yeah, they aren't 'fascist', so I guess you win.
- flax 3y ago
  Y'know, I hesitated to use that word. I meant "authoritarian (derogatory)". I suppose "fascist" relates to a particular political movement. Withdrawn and replaced. It doesn't affect my message or opinion. I'm also not swayed by whataboutism here. I can do normal expected things on my handheld general purpose computer (like install a new browser or app from anywhere) that are simply not allowed on iOS. I'd love it if one of the many Linux phones were more usable now, but they're not.

twism 3y ago

I think my pixel fold is cool.

sifar 3y ago

GrapheneOS is cool.

jemmyw 3y ago

are iPhones 'cool'? Surely if they saturate the market they become uncool.