@neme So you can scan any document in Google Wallet, and scan any document in the Files app as well, and in Google Drive. Thanks, Google, for another round of service duplication!

No thanks, I prefer to use NI (Natural Intelligence) to summarize them myself.

@Riven Yea, it also needs the software. Here in Romania, every phone I’ve owned had an FM Radio app preinstalled, including the current one. Didn’t try any jackless phone to see if it’s there as well, and if yes, how does it work.

@Riven Probably phones without headphone jacks are those that can no longer be used as regular FM radios - as the antenna was actually the headset (at least that’s my experience) - and another reason why phones without the jack suck. Never had a phone with a built-in FM antenna FWIW.

But yea, I do get your point. Phones could do so much more than accessing Facebook, Instagram and posting photos there or something like that.

How can I see if my phone has an IR Blaster? 😁

@shortwavesurfer And they need taxes to authorize that. Makes perfect sense.

@shortwavesurfer Even when those taxes are going into the healthcare system?

@shortwavesurfer That depends on which country you fill your taxes in.

@shortwavesurfer There’s no way you compare something as mundane as this to mass murder. And be sure that every country’s government has all the means necessary to prosecute you for stuff like this, sooner or later.

Anyway, for me there are some useful such apps that I use:

• One is for my city’s public transit - really useful, it even displays the vehicle position in real time so you can make up your mind on your route.
• One is for train tickets (you can also do related stuff as well, like check if your train is late).
• One is to check if there are any breakdowns in the heat distribution system to see if I won’t have heat overnight.

I’m sure as hell there are some others, but I did not need them so far. If the government was to spy on me, it could install some malware or some sort without resorting to the Play Store.

@shortwavesurfer Guess you’re not paying your taxes then.

@Blaze

@Blaze A colleague of mine had the M8. Man, what a great device! It had awesome cameras for that time and could even record videos in slow motion. Nowadays, I take this feature for granted for the last 3 phones I had, but at that time this just seemed revolutionary!

@BearOfaTime That’s odd. My experience with micro USB cables is actually the poorer one. Cables would have their pins worn down all the time and become loose. My current phone has USB C and I had no problem so far. I use the same cable since I purchased it.

@dmention7

@Blaze It is larger than I thought, indeed 😁 but I see they still tend to stick with stock Android even though they’re not really releasing any android one phones any longer.

@Blaze I’m not buying phones that often, but I recently changed to a Nokia G22 (yes, they also have phones with jack), and one of the things that made me decide on that was the jack as well. I got a pair of wireless headsets from work and I can say they’re pretty good, but I am still not over the thought that I have one more thing to charge its battery every once in a while. Wired headphones are pretty much okay and I don’t see any problem with them that would make me switch (at least right now).

Edit: I almost forgot. I also listen to the (FM) Radio, so I need the wired headsets to be used as an antenna.

@FragmentedChicken kit kat still had the best implementation of them imo

@Wahots guess they’ll do just like they did with ublock origin ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯.

<details class=“spoiler”><summary>Reveal/hide</summary>I still use ublock origin without an issue</details>

@gamedeviancy I decided to change the way how I save my notes. More specifically: Markdown

I got accustomed to it on spezzit FWIW, even without knowing about it in the first place, but then it felt so natural. I even use it here on Friendica, despite it being mostly relied on BBCode.

Now, how do I enjoy it? There are certain apps that save your notes as Markdown files in any folder of your choosing. You can then sync that folder through a cloud storage provider or through Syncthing so you can have your notes available on any device. And that’s it. If I do not like an app (even on one device) I switch to another. My notes stay with me an I can read them even in a normal text editor.

I did not encrypt my notes, but since these are just regular files, I assume you can use something like VeraCrypt to add the folder containing the notes in there and move them that way.

Additionally, all Google Photos users on Android and iOS will get 10 Magic Editor saves per month. To go beyond this limit, you’ll need a Pixel device or a Premium Google One plan (2TB and above).

… Really?

Will they keep producing phones under the Nokia brand in the foreseeable future?

@Monument this guy planes!

@wdx