Following phones in August, Google is adding a Search tab to the Play Store on Android tablets and foldables in a design that misses…

  • SaintWacko@slrpnk.net
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    2 months ago

    They did the same thing to Photos and the Play Store on phones. It’s so stupid. It went from an easy to use search bar to a useless tab

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    2 months ago

    I really can’t wait until Linux phones are stable. So tired of Google’s bullshit and no matter how hard I try I can’t get used to iPhones.

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      2 months ago

      As far as I know, the only “stable” linux phones are the Pinephone and Librem 5. The former runs hot and is painfully slow and the librem is very expensive for what you get. Some android phones can be reflashed but there are always core hardware features missing like camera, usb and GPS. I wrote this comment on my Oneplus 6 running postmarketOS, so you can make it work if you accept the shortcomings.

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      2 months ago

      My man… We got a generation to go.

      Best you can get is de googled aosp which is good IMHO

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    2 months ago

    Cannot recommend Aurora Store enough. Play Store has been unusable for years and is only getting worse.

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      2 months ago

      Yeah, this is a good recommendation.

      Been using it for years for a phone with no Google account.