Awww

They are definitely stagnating.

Why do I get the feeling they’re bringing it back only to completely ruin what it once was? Oh. I know why.

Because that’s very likely what’s going to happen.

I’ll consider myself right about this until proven wrong.

You’re living in a fairy tale if you think the internet is ever gonna be the wild west where nothing is being regulated, monitored and controlled.

That simply is never going to happen.

As a Samsung user, this is a pretty underwhelming implementation.

The ClockFace module in Goodlock puts this to absolute shame in the amount of customization you have for the lock screen clock.

This isn’t 2019 anymore dude. 5G is not the big bad wolf and I’ve not heard of anyone complain about it draining battery in half a decade. Idc what sources you pull up, this is absolute nonsense.

“Next time, we’d really appreciate it if you could hold your phone in front of the camera so we can verify whom you’re speaking with while on company property. Outside communications are prohibited while at work to ensure safety of company assets. Thanks for your cooperation.”

We are not in a place, socially, where this product is ready imo. It’s a product ment for 20 yrs from now.

Google account is all I need from this company. They can cram the rest of it right up their collective butts.

Not interested in their hardware or software beyond that. Why people look at the Pixel as the iPhone of Android is absolutely mind boggling to me.

I’m curious, what’s the recourse here when this happens? Does Google make it right somehow when their own software bricks their own devices?

Or is just “Oops, our bad. Just buy a new one, best of luck!!”?

Does reflashing a ROM fix it? (aside from some data loss, of course)

That is pretty cool man.

That lack of competing isn’t because of price tho. The CCP has effectively convinced the population that Apple (US phones) are bad/untrustworthy, much like the US government has done regarding Huawei. There was a time when Apple had a decent (not great) marketshare in China.

Yeah, they’re just slinging shit at the wall and seeing what sticks. There’s no real thought put into anything these days. I’m very tired of the ‘Form over Functionality’ bs that’s being hidden behind fancy marketing.

I’m not convinced. This company has purposely avoided OS updates because it’s profitable to them. It causes people to buy their phones more frequently over a shorter period of time, thus offsetting the cheaper price they offer them at.

If this is true, I suspect we will see a noticeable increase of price on their phones and much less discounts.

Great discussion, BTW, man. I appreciate the back and forth. You were far more cival than me in this on a few things that is not lost on me.

Cheers.

Well there it is.

He’s either blocking them in the name of “user privacy” fighting the “good fight” or he’s refusing them because he’ll very likely be implemented, lawfully on the charges they want access over.

My point is, Telegram is done. It’s a rat trap at this point and anyone associated with it getting their info scraped - purposely.

That’s a pretty heft user base, there. GL.

Telegram, it’s “encryption” or lack thereof, whatever, is hiding behind it’s owner. And he’s got a what, $5 million dollar bond or something? The platform is being made an example of. And his kneck is on the chopping block.

If you think he won’t fold, you’re insane. The logs (yes, logs) will be handed over. Keys to encryption will be. Whatever it takes to gain 100% full access, will be given.

To think they won’t is purposeful, blatent, fanboyism. And to turn the conversation into a Telegram and Signal comparison is just… ugh.

Signal ain’t on trial here. Telegram isn’t even in the same area code as Signal in terms of security. But you already know that. Telegram is not, was not and never will be a secure, privacy centered messaging program.

And because it allowed some of its users to treat it like it is one, with nefarious intent, is why it’s going to burn in flames. And tbh, it should. People treated like it’s secure. When it was anything but. Reap it.

I’m well aware of what you’re getting at. I’m insulted you’d think I’m not. But at some point you have to look at the situation for what it is - in the moment.

Telegram has the very public, very purposeful eye of the government on it right now. That platform cannot hide behind it’s owner taking the high road. It will bend the knee or it will close it’s doors.

That’s where it is right now. That’s no choice at all for it’s users, obviously.

No argument here. I agree completely on that. It is stupid. Complete waste of hardware.

You know what, you’re absolutely right and I’m way off.

Idk why that didn’t click on my head. Nokia has been dead for ages.