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Is your cheaper phone unable to interface with a computer? I'm no advocate of an app-based economy, but your phone shouldn't be the archive for your photos.

tdeck 2y ago
I back my photos up using adb backup, but I don't keep them in cloud services.
layer8 2y ago
That doesn’t solve the problem of having to spend time deleting photos and later restoring them back from the archive.
- philipov 2y ago
  plug in USB cable, drag and drop entire directory from one drive to another with file explorer, is the only reasonable way to manage photos. Get everything off the device at the end of each day. Why would you ever put things back on the phone?
  - tdeck 2y ago
    And then if I want to look at my photos while I'm out, or show them to someone, I don't have them on my phone anymore?
    - genewitch 2y ago
      I hear you; in practice I can use my nextcloud server for this, or if I have tailscale turned on in the phone I can even use the synology photo app. Being forced to upgrade phones... Ugh. I don't have a solution if you're not me and you're not paying me, though.
  - layer8 2y ago
    Because I want to be able to search for and show or send photos to other people on the go. A smartphone is like a little computer you can use on the go, in case you weren’t aware.
  - TeMPOraL 2y ago
    If only phone vendors didn't try to break this functionality.
    - kjkjadksj 2y ago
      Yeah when was the last time image capture got an update? 2010?
  - lucb1e 2y ago
    Ah yes, let me just walk home for 20 hours instead of taking a train because I need to first transfer the pictures I took on a trip to my computer before I can install the local transport company's app to get home now that they removed ticket machines from platforms and are telling people to use their app to buy tickets... I can think of various solutions (from companies not requiring an app in the first place to inserting an SD card) but suggesting that people simply not store user data on their phone is a new one

tdeck 2y ago

I back my photos up using adb backup, but I don't keep them in cloud services.

layer8 2y ago

That doesn’t solve the problem of having to spend time deleting photos and later restoring them back from the archive.

philipov 2y ago
plug in USB cable, drag and drop entire directory from one drive to another with file explorer, is the only reasonable way to manage photos. Get everything off the device at the end of each day. Why would you ever put things back on the phone?
- tdeck 2y ago
  And then if I want to look at my photos while I'm out, or show them to someone, I don't have them on my phone anymore?
  - genewitch 2y ago
    I hear you; in practice I can use my nextcloud server for this, or if I have tailscale turned on in the phone I can even use the synology photo app. Being forced to upgrade phones... Ugh. I don't have a solution if you're not me and you're not paying me, though.
- layer8 2y ago
  Because I want to be able to search for and show or send photos to other people on the go. A smartphone is like a little computer you can use on the go, in case you weren’t aware.
- TeMPOraL 2y ago
  If only phone vendors didn't try to break this functionality.
  - kjkjadksj 2y ago
    Yeah when was the last time image capture got an update? 2010?
- lucb1e 2y ago
  Ah yes, let me just walk home for 20 hours instead of taking a train because I need to first transfer the pictures I took on a trip to my computer before I can install the local transport company's app to get home now that they removed ticket machines from platforms and are telling people to use their app to buy tickets... I can think of various solutions (from companies not requiring an app in the first place to inserting an SD card) but suggesting that people simply not store user data on their phone is a new one