Are new smartphone features unnecessary in your opinion?
156 sats \ 9 comments \ @kilianbuhn 13 Jul 2022 bitcoin
I find myself not using or instantly disabling all new features from OS updates every year.
I fear that I'm getting old like my coworker who spends HOURS digging through Windows to get the win-98 style start menu back.
Am I getting old or are widgets on the home screen or compilations on the lock screen or notification summaries and ultra wide cameras all unnecessary bullshit?
Am I becoming grumpy? Or are smartphones getting unnecessary bs?
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111 sats \ 0 replies \ @Brunswick 13 Jul 2022
The default-config of a new phone is designed to get the average 95 year-old to be able to do basic things like search the internet, text and use email, while optimizing big-tech's ability to track and surveil you. I am very close to using OSS-only and prefering FDroid distributed software over everything else. What is truly annoying is there are features on the phone that you are not allowed to turn off, things that impact your privacy. I'm just not willing to downgrade to a degoogled phone at this point.
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @Ge 13 Jul 2022
Def obtaining unneeded clutter however some can be helpful probably to some class of people?? I'd assume? lol crazy when u read about calyx how when u flash a phone battery life jumps to crazy heights due to background apps not being ran anymore.
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @bobby 13 Jul 2022
It’s not just you… so much bloat nowadays on almost every os
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43 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 13 Jul 2022
This is certainly the behavior of an old person.
The question really is: are eschewing new features because they are new and it makes you uncomfortable to adjust to them, or are they objectively a downgrade?
tbh, it sounds like you're getting old. I do sympathize though. As phones get better and better, they have a kind of gravity that makes it hard to stay attentive in normal life.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @itsrealfake 14 Jul 2022
certainly the behavior of an old person
in my experience with older people, they don't know how to get their computers to stop updating automatically. so i would say instead that downgrading software is not the behavior of an old person.
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14 sats \ 0 replies \ @gunson 14 Jul 2022
I agree. Smartphone upgrades are focused on bullshit things that are supporting manufacturer business models - e.g. bigger cameras means more cloud storage recurring revenue.
There don’t seem to be any phones with useful new features like super long battery life, enhanced security, or Bitcoin hardware wallet.
Most of the marketing for these phones is about fashion or taking high definition selfies. Says a lot about what sells I guess 🤷‍♂️
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50 sats \ 0 replies \ @tosky 13 Jul 2022
lets run Graphene for a simpler world!
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2 sats \ 0 replies \ @DemandUtopia 13 Jul 2022 freebie
Yearly releases of updated devices tend to trivial. But over a ~4 year period, there are definitely improvements. Faster WiFi/cellular, improved displays, better cameras. more RAM and CPU, etc.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @selfish_gene 14 Jul 2022
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