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At least for me, any phone which can't access either the Google Play Store or Apple App Store is simply a non-starter. I use apps to: • Operate and pay for th
by Wowfunhappy 3y ago
At least for me, any phone which can't access either the Google Play Store or Apple App Store is simply a non-starter.
I use apps to:
• Operate and pay for the laundry machine in the basement of my apartment building.
• Confirm all of my students (I'm an elementary school teacher) made it outside during a fire drill.
• See the real-time location of a private bus which picks me up in the morning.
• Change the times when my ice maker should automatically turn on and off.
None of these apps have equivalents on PC. And, I didn't decide to use them, someone else chose for me.
I don't use these apps all the time, and using them doesn't really need to be a good experience, but they must be accessible somehow!
- dangus 3y agoI totally agree with you, I'm not saying there shouldn't be the Play Store on this device. What I mean here is that in the context of the questions about privacy, I think it's odd that the company is making broad privacy promises while still claiming to give you the full Play Store. They make it sound like it's a more privacy-concious device than a standard Android phone with Google Play Services, but in reality it's just an Android phone.
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- Wowfunhappy 3y agoI see where you're coming from, but I think it's meaningfully more privacy-conscious if you're unlikely to actually spend much time in Play Store apps. I realize it's a bit weird to say "we're more privacy conscious because we made the UX worse", but such is the inherent contradiction in all of these "a phone to make you less addicted to your phone" products. And although no one has cracked it so far, I do think there's a place in the market for a device like this.