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It's good to be able to disable this option: I use old Android phones as servers and don't want them to reboot every 3 days.
by joak 1y ago
It's good to be able to disable this option: I use old Android phones as servers and don't want them to reboot every 3 days.
- blackoil 1y agohttps://xkcd.com/1172/ https://xkcd.com/1172/ Don't think old Androids will get this update.
- Lammy 1y agoWhy so dismissive of how somebody wants to re-use an old phone that you would compare them to the absurd fictitious behavior in that comic? Would you rather they become e-waste? If it fits their needs then it fits their needs regardless of the use-case that was marketed.
- MiddleEndian 1y agoI generally like XKCD but dislike the message in this comic. If that's that guy's workflow, they don't have to actively support it, but he should be given the option to disable updates so he can continue to use his tools in the way he sees fit.
- simonh 1y agoThe comic doesn’t say anything about mandatory updates, and it’s EMACS. The user can install whatever version they like.
- MiddleEndian 1y agoYeah that's fair lol. But I guess in the context of this discussion, Google can push stuff onto your phone with Google Play whether you want it or not.
- xethos 1y agoIt's a Google Play Services update, likely explicitly to be able to push it to all (Google-using) Android phones immediately, without waiting for OS updates. This will not be a "Guess I'll get it in a few years" update.
- TulliusCicero 1y agoEventually, the android phones of today will be old android phones.
- MattSayar 1y agoCompletely agree, I don't want this to disrupt the Bop Spotter https://walzr.com/bop-spotter https://walzr.com/bop-spotter
- lostlogin 1y agoThanks for this.
- yellowapple 1y agoProbably a good time as any to replace it with something purpose-built anyway. A Raspberry Pi with a directional microphone and a custom app feeding said microphone data to a service like AudD or ACRCloud could readily do the trick without any of Android's extra baggage - though I do wonder how effective those services would be at detecting songs amid a bunch of background noise like Bop Spotter does via Shazam.
- MattSayar 1y agoI think half the value of the phone here is the built-in battery
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- ssl-3 1y agoPerhaps, but it's also inexpensive to (properly) use one or more 18650s with a Raspberry Pi if that's what one wants to do. I think the main advantage to using phones for random stuff is availability: We here on HN probably have a decent selection of old phones to pick from, so it doesn't cost any money at all to give a new purpose to one.
- prmoustache 1y agoYou can power a raspberry pi with that battery though.
- londons_explore 1y ago