I get 5 or 6 calls and maybe a dozen or so texts each month, but that’s more than enough to be a nuisance. I keep looking for a good excuse to get rid of it. Expensive and useless.
@2many2no That is one of the reasons I got rid of mine. If people want to reach me there is an internet phone at the house that costs $3/ month and a land line at work just like there always was. Even better: I have $100 more in my pocket every month.
@2many2no I only pay about $35 a month on Google fi. Republic was a little less and has some cheap phones. I used Tracphone for years at about $10 a month and had less problems than with the more expensive services, but I switched because I needed an android phone and at the time they weren’t offered. I rely on the phone for navigation and to take credit cards at art fairs, and I use it for music and research in class, so it’s not just about communication. Although when my tire blew out a few months ago and I could not get the lug nuts to turn it was sure nice to have a phone to call a friend for help.
My battery life would be okay if apps didn’t run in the background taking up all that CPU utilization. But every app wants to keep checking for push notifications and constantly run even when you don’t use them.
An example is the Redbox app. I only want to use it for renting a movie. However, I occasionally get notifications with movie recommendations through the app and it makes my phone chime. That means it must be running in the background all the time. And this is just one of many apps installed.
On the Android system, I can disable notifications on a per application basis but I doubt that disables it from constantly running.
@cengland0 In the application manager, in addition to changing the notification settings, I sometimes find changing the permissions to be helpful as well. If that doesn’t work, force stop it from time to time and maybe clear the cache. I miss being able to stop apps from running in the background with SystemPanel since Android 7, without rooting the phone.
@thejackalope If Apple included a microSD slot in their phone, they might not sell as many 128 GB phones for hundreds of dollars more. It would cost them a few cents to add more memory so that’s a huge profit generator for them.
I tried to get the price difference direct from Apple but their friggin site is in maintenance mode on a Tuesday at 8am. Piece of crap!
My current phone is almost perfect, except that it doesn’t have an indicator LED to tell me it is charging or charged, or if I have a message waiting. This is the first phone I’ve had without one
@kaighintze I had a Motorola phone that had the best indicator. It was a light under the top speaker that had like 5 or 6 different colors, and they could be set to different apps, e.g., you could set texts to green and emails to blue. Seems like most manufacturers are getting rid of them for whatever reason.
@shawn I’m not sold on it, for basically the same reason y’all rip on speaker docks. With a charging cable I can still hold and use my phone. With wireless charging you have to leave it in a specific location. To me that makes it feel like a gee whiz gimmick.
@jqubed it’s a great feature to have, but only as a backup charging solution. The charger port on the Samsung GS3-GS5 always seem to fail, but adding a wireless charger for ~$10 has saved many friends from having to replace otherwise sort-of useful phones.
@jqubed Wireless charging is just an option. You don’t have to use that so you can still use a cable if you want to.
As for me, I get a lot of texts and emails throughout the day so it sits on the charging cradle and then when I get a message, I can pick it up to answer it and then put it back down. Don’t have to worry about breaking the connector because I forget it’s plugged in while I walk away with it.
Wireless charging is much easier than trying to figure out which way the connector goes in and to open the rubber seal from the otter box. If you use a lightning connector, it doesn’t matter which direction but it does for the micro-USB. Samsung phones also do a quick charge while using wireless charging cradles.
Prior to wireless charging, I cannot tell you how many times I got a call and picked and broke the cable or knocked something off the table that got snagged on the cord. Unless you use a 3rd party charger, the adapter goes directly into the wall and then you have a short wire that goes to the phone. Hardly enough cable for an average adult height person to answer and walk a couple feet from the wall.
At this point I’d like a manufacturer that doesn’t forget it built the phone after a year. I’m waiting for the Pixel 2, but I’m actually starting to think about switching to iPhone.
@jqubed This is actually why I wound up switching to Apple. Tired of no OS updates offered by device manufacturers and suddenly I can’t run an app anymore. I went through a bunch of phones and 2 expensive tablets trying to keep up.
I dumped Android and bought an unlocked iPhone 6 Plus, 64GB, and 12.9 iPad Pro 128GB and haven’t regretted it once.
@ruouttaurmind Great point, I’m also tired of my phone getting double-dog slow after 2 os updates. Wife is still rocking an iP 5 (no S, released 2012) and doesn’t feel need to upgrade. Name me any 5 y.o. android that will still work. (Seriously, is there one?)
@gumtreertmug Not just “works” (e.g. powers up) but is usable as a daily driver, e.g. you shouldn’t have time to grab a coffee while waiting for Chrome to launch. What kind of performance you getting out of those phones?
They work fine. Pretty much how they did on day 2 of my owning them.
Although like I said, running LineageOS on them may skew the experience (well, definitely on the Galaxy S3, as doing so removed the laggy TouchWiz which has been significantly changed in recent years).
@gumtreertmug I only lasted a few weeks with the S3. The whole touchwiz interface was a scourge as far as I’m concerned.
My point about obsolescence of Android devices goes beyond “will it make calls and browse the web”, but will it run my requisite apps.
No, not Candy Crush or WWF. My work apps and home automation/security stuff, banking, etc. my favorite Android phone ever was the LG v670. I can still use it to make calls, send texts, but the Android Froyo OS won’t run a single app.
My Samsung S3 is usable for phone and texts. To slow for everything else. Running stock rom. Currently unactivated.
The Samsung Note 2 does ok. Formerly activated on a RingPlus plan that costs me nothing. Also running stock rom. Can use browsers without great pain etc. Unless I have 4k tabs open, which I usually do.
Wasn’t too excited about the leaked specs for the Pixel 2 – no headphone jack, protruding camera, and not any less ugly. Got the current gen XL, and I’m pretty happy with it. Got the 8.0 upgrade a few days ago. In contrast to my Moto X 2014 which was stuck on 5.something and never got the simultaneous voice and data feature that was promised. I really liked the style, but the broken screen was the last straw. (Would have cost about $120 for a new screen and battery.)
@f00l if they had gotten the hardware right (design was excellent execution not so much) and it got a chance to evolve along with the rest of the market… Especially with the open collaboration between palm and it’s users…
And, with all these new curved screens and bezel less designs I would love to see another pebble stand out among all the shingles.
I want my “select all that applies button” for polls. Mainly so I don’t have to type out: 1)/a), 2)/b), 3)/c), 4)/d), 5)/e) which would be pretty cool (although in pictures it will group recognized faces) and end up being an 11)/k). Oh, and bigger keys on the keyboard. I have long/thin fingers but also long fingernails so hitting some keys with the otter box case on can be frustrating.
@WilhelmScreamer I think that is an issue regarding copyright. If you could put a paid program on an SD card, what would prevent you from putting that card into another phone to get a free app? At least that’s what Google said was the reason they would never put an SD card slot in any of their phones.
I wish it would actually use the features it supposedly has. Like knowing where it is, so when I look for movie showtimes or car rentals it wouldn’t show me what’s available in Mexico instead of in my city. Or it would stay unlocked when at home or on my person. Or could recognize my fingerprint. Or would hand off to wifi instead of clinging to whatever marginal cell signal it can find. The update and getting in on the beta version of the voice recognition software made it much, much better, but there are still some really aggravating lapses given the price of the thing.
I do wish it had an sd slot so I could take movies and my vr headset on trips. A micro HDMI out port would also be pretty sweet. Those projectors they are advertising for the new Moto look awesome.
Aside from better battery life, I wish my phone had good quality sound for listening to music without having to rely on an external speaker or headset.
@heartny I had the HTC One M8 Harman Kardon, which was supposed to have really good audio for a phone. I thought it sounded terrible. Then I got a phone that wasn’t supposed to have good audio, and I realized the M8 was alright. Apparently HTC phones still have decent audio, so if it’s a priority for you I’d suggest you look at the U11.
Worst design failure ever. It has a touch screen that closes inside and a sensor in the hinge that lets the phone know that it is shut to change the mini-display on the outside of the phone. But the screen and legacy keypad flex just enough towards each other in a pants pocket for the membrane keys to depress. I’ve had to keep the thing locked at all times to keep from calling random family or coworkers.
I just want the phone to disable the keypad while it is shut. The whole point of still getting a flip phone in this day and age is to avoid accidental calls, sheesh…
@Wormwood There is no point in getting a flip phone these days except to maybe, just maybe, save the screen from getting smashed. It’s not like my iPhone 7+ is doing to butt dial anyone.
@cinoclav I rarely make enough phone calls in a month to justify a contract phone, so an iPhone was usually right out. I’ve been having to settle for dumb or Android phones for use with my provider. (Though used unlocked iPhones are approching the point I might try a “bring your own phone” kit they just started to offer.)
My iPhone: remembering what podcast it was playing when I unplugged it from my car and getting right back to it without me having to unlock it and poke around. I’m getting really tired of that one free iTunes track that starts with the letter A that I downloaded a couple of years ago.
@djslack For our car, it is supposed to automatically recognize a device and start playing when we plug it in. But, it usually starts up that “one free track” or Pandora. So I too have to open the phone up and start my music app first.
I’m happy with my barebones flip phone. Cheap, good battery life, and it does what I expect a phone to do. They’re getting harder and harder to find, though.
@moondrake That (and Dollar General) is where I get 'em. Last time I needed one, they only had one option. Everything else was a smart (or “smart”) phone.
@InnocuousFarmer I have a pretty serious headphone jack grudge that I’m not ranting about it here, because I’ve already made that rant several times. Nobody wants to read it again. Nobody wants to hear how STUPID AND WRONGHEADED AND CUSTOMER-HOSTILE THOSE FOOLS!!! AT APPLE ARE AND WHATS WITH THESE NEW KEYBOARDS THEY MIGHT AS WELL BE FEATURELESS PANES OF GLASSS ARGHHEVBDKOSBVW.
@gumtreertmug Good move. I’d be something like 50/50 on switching entirely to Linux as a desktop OS. What keeps me in Apple’s products is the phone problem.
I bought a phone that I could add an SD card to, which is great, but apps still require using the internal memory. I run out of space constantly. I love my phone, but I wish it had more space…
@Fuzzalini Android? Most newer versions of Android will let you move (most) apps to the SD card. Also make sure your camera app is set to store photos and video to the SD card by default.
@medz Before I switched to the iPhone I had an LG Stylus with Marshmallow. Less than 50% of apps would let me move to SD card, and of those that would, half would revert to internal memory after an app update. Though some apps like Audible wouldn’t move to SD, it did offer the option to store media on SD.
How about being thick enough to keep the camera flush with the back of the phone so you don’t need a goddamn case on it to keep it from being wobbly when you set it down. Use the extra thickness to put a bigger battery in so it stays charged for two days instead of one, especially after two or three years of daily use.
A better screen, specifically, one that isn’t cracked.
Karate chop action.
Someone else to answer the damn thing!
@2many2no
Wanna trade? I have no calls to answer on my phone.
(128GB Google Pixel (Verizon edition, which, while it works on any US carrier, can’t be rooted) if it helps persuade you.)
@gumtreertmug Nah.
I get 5 or 6 calls and maybe a dozen or so texts each month, but that’s more than enough to be a nuisance. I keep looking for a good excuse to get rid of it. Expensive and useless.
@2many2no That is one of the reasons I got rid of mine. If people want to reach me there is an internet phone at the house that costs $3/ month and a land line at work just like there always was. Even better: I have $100 more in my pocket every month.
@Steve7654 Yeah, if only I didn’t have that occasional weekend on call…
@Steve7654 What service do you use for $3 a month?
@FearTheNoFear I think Ooma runs about that much a month.
@2many2no I only pay about $35 a month on Google fi. Republic was a little less and has some cheap phones. I used Tracphone for years at about $10 a month and had less problems than with the more expensive services, but I switched because I needed an android phone and at the time they weren’t offered. I rely on the phone for navigation and to take credit cards at art fairs, and I use it for music and research in class, so it’s not just about communication. Although when my tire blew out a few months ago and I could not get the lug nuts to turn it was sure nice to have a phone to call a friend for help.
Take a lickin’ and keep on lickin’.
@f00l
http://phandroid.com/2017/07/12/this-is-kfcs-new-android-phone-video/
Adamantium frame.
@walarney Have you seen the attempt to crush adamantium in a hydraulic press?
@cengland0 That guy is a hoot!
@cengland0 Hehehee
Rotary dial
@medz
@medz There’s a ton of apps for that.
@cengland0 doesn’t feel the same
@medz
Yeah, I remember the drag on my finger as I dialed with some fondness.
@f00l And the sound as it wound back.
@moondrake And the sore spot on the side of your fingernail if you needed to make a whole bunch of phone calls.
My battery life would be okay if apps didn’t run in the background taking up all that CPU utilization. But every app wants to keep checking for push notifications and constantly run even when you don’t use them.
An example is the Redbox app. I only want to use it for renting a movie. However, I occasionally get notifications with movie recommendations through the app and it makes my phone chime. That means it must be running in the background all the time. And this is just one of many apps installed.
On the Android system, I can disable notifications on a per application basis but I doubt that disables it from constantly running.
@cengland0 In the application manager, in addition to changing the notification settings, I sometimes find changing the permissions to be helpful as well. If that doesn’t work, force stop it from time to time and maybe clear the cache. I miss being able to stop apps from running in the background with SystemPanel since Android 7, without rooting the phone.
A smarter owner.
Apps! /s
(Yes, I’m one of those 0%-ers using a Windows phone.)
@narfcake I second that. Best damn phone.
@Stumpy91 Removable battery? Micro SD slot (and it’s usable for app storage)? Camera quality? Reasonable performance for the price? Yes to those.
Any apps beyond some core ones … uhhhh.
As a reluctant iPhone user, a microSD card slot.
@thejackalope If Apple included a microSD slot in their phone, they might not sell as many 128 GB phones for hundreds of dollars more. It would cost them a few cents to add more memory so that’s a huge profit generator for them.
I tried to get the price difference direct from Apple but their friggin site is in maintenance mode on a Tuesday at 8am. Piece of crap!
NFC
if it ain’t broke, broke it!
-apple
@legendornothing true that. lets call it Ibroke
@davechait In other words, most Apple fans right after the new iPhones come out
@thejackalope haha 999 for the ability to use your face instead of a finger (a feature on my moto x 2013).
My current phone is almost perfect, except that it doesn’t have an indicator LED to tell me it is charging or charged, or if I have a message waiting. This is the first phone I’ve had without one
@kaighintze I had a Motorola phone that had the best indicator. It was a light under the top speaker that had like 5 or 6 different colors, and they could be set to different apps, e.g., you could set texts to green and emails to blue. Seems like most manufacturers are getting rid of them for whatever reason.
@cpierce My Samsung galaxy S5 does that
I have an iPhone 7 and I’m very happy with it. If I could anything I’d like to have an optical zoom lens camera.
Faster teleportation. And more purple.
@sligett Cases exists.
/image purple phone cases
@narfcake Of course, thanks. I’ll likely have to wait for 5g or 6g for teleportation improvements.
/giphy purple phone cases.
Really surprised we left off wireless charging.
@shawn I’m not sold on it, for basically the same reason y’all rip on speaker docks. With a charging cable I can still hold and use my phone. With wireless charging you have to leave it in a specific location. To me that makes it feel like a gee whiz gimmick.
@jqubed it’s a great feature to have, but only as a backup charging solution. The charger port on the Samsung GS3-GS5 always seem to fail, but adding a wireless charger for ~$10 has saved many friends from having to replace otherwise sort-of useful phones.
@KMakato galaxy s3 owners here, both on wireless chargers for that exact reason.
@jqubed Wireless charging is just an option. You don’t have to use that so you can still use a cable if you want to.
As for me, I get a lot of texts and emails throughout the day so it sits on the charging cradle and then when I get a message, I can pick it up to answer it and then put it back down. Don’t have to worry about breaking the connector because I forget it’s plugged in while I walk away with it.
Wireless charging is much easier than trying to figure out which way the connector goes in and to open the rubber seal from the otter box. If you use a lightning connector, it doesn’t matter which direction but it does for the micro-USB. Samsung phones also do a quick charge while using wireless charging cradles.
Prior to wireless charging, I cannot tell you how many times I got a call and picked and broke the cable or knocked something off the table that got snagged on the cord. Unless you use a 3rd party charger, the adapter goes directly into the wall and then you have a short wire that goes to the phone. Hardly enough cable for an average adult height person to answer and walk a couple feet from the wall.
@cengland0
The first time I used a Type-C cable on my phone, this was the first thing I was excited about (aside from having the phone).
At this point I’d like a manufacturer that doesn’t forget it built the phone after a year. I’m waiting for the Pixel 2, but I’m actually starting to think about switching to iPhone.
@jqubed
I’m waiting for the Pixel 2 as well, but I’m prepared to be disappointed.
In addition, I don’t have Bluetooth headphones, so the lack of AUX port will be disappointing.
@jqubed This is actually why I wound up switching to Apple. Tired of no OS updates offered by device manufacturers and suddenly I can’t run an app anymore. I went through a bunch of phones and 2 expensive tablets trying to keep up.
I dumped Android and bought an unlocked iPhone 6 Plus, 64GB, and 12.9 iPad Pro 128GB and haven’t regretted it once.
@ruouttaurmind Great point, I’m also tired of my phone getting double-dog slow after 2 os updates. Wife is still rocking an iP 5 (no S, released 2012) and doesn’t feel need to upgrade. Name me any 5 y.o. android that will still work. (Seriously, is there one?)
@edgriebel @ruouttaurmind
These still work by me (though I don’t use them).
(Only listing older devices.)
4 years old - Nexus 5.
5 years old - Galaxy S3.
7 years old - Nexus S 4G.
Although one might probably disqualify them since I’m running LineageOS on them.
@gumtreertmug Not just “works” (e.g. powers up) but is usable as a daily driver, e.g. you shouldn’t have time to grab a coffee while waiting for Chrome to launch. What kind of performance you getting out of those phones?
@edgriebel
They work fine. Pretty much how they did on day 2 of my owning them.
Although like I said, running LineageOS on them may skew the experience (well, definitely on the Galaxy S3, as doing so removed the laggy TouchWiz which has been significantly changed in recent years).
@gumtreertmug I only lasted a few weeks with the S3. The whole touchwiz interface was a scourge as far as I’m concerned.
My point about obsolescence of Android devices goes beyond “will it make calls and browse the web”, but will it run my requisite apps.
No, not Candy Crush or WWF. My work apps and home automation/security stuff, banking, etc. my favorite Android phone ever was the LG v670. I can still use it to make calls, send texts, but the Android Froyo OS won’t run a single app.
@edgriebel
My Samsung S3 is usable for phone and texts. To slow for everything else. Running stock rom. Currently unactivated.
The Samsung Note 2 does ok. Formerly activated on a RingPlus plan that costs me nothing. Also running stock rom. Can use browsers without great pain etc. Unless I have 4k tabs open, which I usually do.
I really need to swap the rom on both of these.
OTOH my iPhone 5c is running great. Not laggy.
Wasn’t too excited about the leaked specs for the Pixel 2 – no headphone jack, protruding camera, and not any less ugly. Got the current gen XL, and I’m pretty happy with it. Got the 8.0 upgrade a few days ago. In contrast to my Moto X 2014 which was stuck on 5.something and never got the simultaneous voice and data feature that was promised. I really liked the style, but the broken screen was the last straw. (Would have cost about $120 for a new screen and battery.)
TIP: don’t crawl under your car on a gravel driveway with your phone in your pocket.
I miss my palm pre…
@Oneroundrobb
Slow slow slow.
I returned mine after 2 weeks.
Lovely UI tho.
@f00l if they had gotten the hardware right (design was excellent execution not so much) and it got a chance to evolve along with the rest of the market… Especially with the open collaboration between palm and it’s users…
And, with all these new curved screens and bezel less designs I would love to see another pebble stand out among all the shingles.
Battery life, no question. Other than that I’m pretty happy with my current phone (LG V20).
Superior memory, poor thing crashes with some of the more memory intensive programs I run
I want my “select all that applies button” for polls. Mainly so I don’t have to type out: 1)/a), 2)/b), 3)/c), 4)/d), 5)/e) which would be pretty cool (although in pictures it will group recognized faces) and end up being an 11)/k). Oh, and bigger keys on the keyboard. I have long/thin fingers but also long fingernails so hitting some keys with the otter box case on can be frustrating.
Also, phones should default to letting you install programs on SD cards without needing to root the damn thing
@WilhelmScreamer I think that is an issue regarding copyright. If you could put a paid program on an SD card, what would prevent you from putting that card into another phone to get a free app? At least that’s what Google said was the reason they would never put an SD card slot in any of their phones.
@cengland0
Now that is a really lame reason.
Why do I suspect that getting people to spend more $ to upgrade has something to do with their motivation?
None the less, I suspect last gen Google pixels are prob in my future. Due a longer OS upgrade path and far less crud.
Bye bye Samsung.
@WilhelmScreamer
The issue may be speed. The built in storage can be accessed faster than any SD card.
I wish it would actually use the features it supposedly has. Like knowing where it is, so when I look for movie showtimes or car rentals it wouldn’t show me what’s available in Mexico instead of in my city. Or it would stay unlocked when at home or on my person. Or could recognize my fingerprint. Or would hand off to wifi instead of clinging to whatever marginal cell signal it can find. The update and getting in on the beta version of the voice recognition software made it much, much better, but there are still some really aggravating lapses given the price of the thing.
I do wish it had an sd slot so I could take movies and my vr headset on trips. A micro HDMI out port would also be pretty sweet. Those projectors they are advertising for the new Moto look awesome.
Aside from better battery life, I wish my phone had good quality sound for listening to music without having to rely on an external speaker or headset.
@heartny I had the HTC One M8 Harman Kardon, which was supposed to have really good audio for a phone. I thought it sounded terrible. Then I got a phone that wasn’t supposed to have good audio, and I realized the M8 was alright. Apparently HTC phones still have decent audio, so if it’s a priority for you I’d suggest you look at the U11.
@heartny I doubt that you are ever going to get good music quality from a speaker 1/4 inch in diameter.
I have a touchscreen flip phone that butt dials.
Worst design failure ever. It has a touch screen that closes inside and a sensor in the hinge that lets the phone know that it is shut to change the mini-display on the outside of the phone. But the screen and legacy keypad flex just enough towards each other in a pants pocket for the membrane keys to depress. I’ve had to keep the thing locked at all times to keep from calling random family or coworkers.
I just want the phone to disable the keypad while it is shut. The whole point of still getting a flip phone in this day and age is to avoid accidental calls, sheesh…
@Wormwood There is no point in getting a flip phone these days except to maybe, just maybe, save the screen from getting smashed. It’s not like my iPhone 7+ is doing to butt dial anyone.
@cinoclav I rarely make enough phone calls in a month to justify a contract phone, so an iPhone was usually right out. I’ve been having to settle for dumb or Android phones for use with my provider. (Though used unlocked iPhones are approching the point I might try a “bring your own phone” kit they just started to offer.)
I wish my phone did actual PHONE CALLS better! Outgoing calls fail to connect, I get voicemails when it net
My Android phone: better battery life.
My iPhone: remembering what podcast it was playing when I unplugged it from my car and getting right back to it without me having to unlock it and poke around. I’m getting really tired of that one free iTunes track that starts with the letter A that I downloaded a couple of years ago.
@djslack For our car, it is supposed to automatically recognize a device and start playing when we plug it in. But, it usually starts up that “one free track” or Pandora. So I too have to open the phone up and start my music app first.
VOLUME. Louder. More decibels.
more value
I wish it had a death ray.
It’s the pocket activation’s that’d kill you.
@cranky1950 LMAO, I was going to give the same answer (well, Laser Death Ray, to be exact)
A screen that didn’t occasionally get glass in my finger.
I’m happy with my barebones flip phone. Cheap, good battery life, and it does what I expect a phone to do. They’re getting harder and harder to find, though.
@dannybeans How about a Jitterbug!
@dannybeans Do you have Family Dollar stores where you live? Seems to be the last holdout for flip phones.
@moondrake That (and Dollar General) is where I get 'em. Last time I needed one, they only had one option. Everything else was a smart (or “smart”) phone.
Look! Butterflies!
/giphy butterflies
@InnocuousFarmer I have a pretty serious headphone jack grudge that I’m not ranting about it here, because I’ve already made that rant several times. Nobody wants to read it again. Nobody wants to hear how STUPID AND WRONGHEADED AND CUSTOMER-HOSTILE THOSE FOOLS!!! AT APPLE ARE AND WHATS WITH THESE NEW KEYBOARDS THEY MIGHT AS WELL BE FEATURELESS PANES OF GLASSS ARGHHEVBDKOSBVW.
So how bout those monarchs?
/giphy monarch birds
@InnocuousFarmer
You want to get back at Apple? Buy an Android, or better yet, a Windows Phone. That will really make them sorry.
@DVDBZN Apple would never notice. I had considered writing Tim Cook a letter, advising that he discontinue his company’s highly profitable behavior.
Anyway, I’ve got an entirely different enraged rant about Google and Microsoft.
@InnocuousFarmer
I recently installed Linux Mint on my laptop.
It’s a temporary solution while I figure out my next move.
@gumtreertmug Good move. I’d be something like 50/50 on switching entirely to Linux as a desktop OS. What keeps me in Apple’s products is the phone problem.
@DVDBZN As a WP user, I can’t even suggest WP to anyone else.
My daily is a Lumia 640 XL. When there’s something sub-$100 that matches the actual camera quality, I’ll switch.
@narfcake
I wanna try out a decent Windows phone so that I could see what the “competition” offers as its finest.
I bought a phone that I could add an SD card to, which is great, but apps still require using the internal memory. I run out of space constantly. I love my phone, but I wish it had more space…
@Fuzzalini Android? Most newer versions of Android will let you move (most) apps to the SD card. Also make sure your camera app is set to store photos and video to the SD card by default.
@medz Before I switched to the iPhone I had an LG Stylus with Marshmallow. Less than 50% of apps would let me move to SD card, and of those that would, half would revert to internal memory after an app update. Though some apps like Audible wouldn’t move to SD, it did offer the option to store media on SD.
I have a Moto G5 Plus. I wish it had an LED indicator and Qi wireless charging. I really miss those from my Galaxy S6.
Oh, and karate chop action as mentioned above would be cool as well.
I’m happy with my current phone (LG V10), but I would consider upgrading for an Android phone with an optical zoom on the camera.
A $1,000 price tag
@Ignorant
How about being thick enough to keep the camera flush with the back of the phone so you don’t need a goddamn case on it to keep it from being wobbly when you set it down. Use the extra thickness to put a bigger battery in so it stays charged for two days instead of one, especially after two or three years of daily use.
@jandrese My Google Pixel has great camera reviews and is flush with the back!
built-in stun gun that used the phone’s battery as the power source.
@medz
/giphy taser ball
Condiment dispenser.
TV Antenna
/image portable TV
Releases neurotoxic gas when stolen.
Nuclear battery, so you never need to charge it.
Mosquito repellent…damned bugs…
My favorite was the Motorola droid had several over the years then had to switch to Samsung s7 cause we switched to a shittier phone company
A button to electrocute the telespammer on the other end.
KuoH
Private screen that only allows my eyes to view it.