Yeah I tried taking a screenshot first but as you can see the screenshot doesn't include the panel.
This is a PinePhonePro, the experience is surprisingly usable except for one major thing, the battery life is terrible.
Wether that is specific to the PPP, PostmarketOS or if my phone is defective but after like an hour of use the battery is already drained and even in standby the battery won't last more then 6 hours or so.
There are some minor things here and there but that is the main reason i can't use it as a daily driver.
You probably are! The hardest part might be getting a compatible phone, and sacrificing things that are only available on Android and iOS, specially apps that have no equivalent web version.
I’m an iOS user but stock android is the only one that’s any good in my view. There’s no reason that notifications should pull down over the current view but control center should float on top of it. It’s weirdly inconsistent. Also pretty much everything about notifications on Android is better, which is a shame since it’s pretty core to the user experience.
Android got rid of the wifi toggle. Now its a submenu of the internet tab, which is a toggle for the internet. Google's developers don't understand phones because they think disabling internet access is more important than disabling wifi.
The fuck is that supposed to be?! I was panicking the first time I tried to DND my phone after that, hunting for something while needing to not have my phone interrupt... Whatever I was doing, movie or concert starting, doesn't matter. I hate the new name and still haven't gotten used to it.
It was even better when you could differentiate between swiping the left or right half of the status bar down to go to settings or notifications. That might have been a cyanogenmod thing though.
Sometimes having a couple different ways to do the same thing is good, most people like options. A big long bar for granular adjustments is pretty nice
I think that’s actually part of the reason they are doing Liquid Glass. Everything looks like iOS in its current state. Supposedly the compute required to calculate the light refractions in iOS 26 will make it more difficult to copy. This is not an endorsement of Liquid Glass. Just what I’ve heard… though personally I don’t dislike it.
I would personally argue theres no need to reinvent the wheel just for the sake of being different. As of now we dont really have something that looks better of funtions better (on mobile) so thats what companies embrace.
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yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca · 81 pts · 332d
Meanwhile in Linux phones:
TheMightyCat@ani.social · 65 pts · 332d
Fun thing about linux phones is that they can all look different without vendor lock in
(Yes i aplogize for the scuffed picture put pressing the screenshot button closes the menu)
whimsy@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 332d
I like how there's a screenshot notification, too! Haha
What phone is this, by the way? And how's your experience been?
TheMightyCat@ani.social · 10 pts · 332d
Yeah I tried taking a screenshot first but as you can see the screenshot doesn't include the panel.
This is a PinePhonePro, the experience is surprisingly usable except for one major thing, the battery life is terrible.
Wether that is specific to the PPP, PostmarketOS or if my phone is defective but after like an hour of use the battery is already drained and even in standby the battery won't last more then 6 hours or so.
There are some minor things here and there but that is the main reason i can't use it as a daily driver.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 4 pts · 331d
Oh that's brutal... Damn sucks to hear that. I'd love to have a functioning Linux phone.
Mac@mander.xyz · 3 pts · 332d
Shit, coming from a S22 Base i wouldn't even notice.
BlessedDog@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 332d
+1
wintervoid@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 332d
I want graphine on my phone so badly but I can't because it's carrier locked :(
Una@piefed.europe.pub · 17 pts · 332d
Holy shit, you can have i3 is this? On Linux phones? So cool. How usable is it, I might try build postmarketOS for my old phone to try it.
ibt3321@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 332d
Oh I'm jealous. I'm currently knee-deep in debugging hardware so that linux can start on my phone
yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 330d
Damn... Good luck
Tehhund@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 332d
When I first opened this thread the image didn't show, so I thought this was a "Linux phones don't exist" joke.
yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 330d
They fortunately do :)
laurelraven@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 331d
I wish I was cool enough to run a Linux phone
yetAnotherUser@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 330d
You probably are! The hardest part might be getting a compatible phone, and sacrificing things that are only available on Android and iOS, specially apps that have no equivalent web version.
r8KNzcU8TzCroexsE2xbWC@lemmy.ca · 22 pts · 332d
I’m an iOS user but stock android is the only one that’s any good in my view. There’s no reason that notifications should pull down over the current view but control center should float on top of it. It’s weirdly inconsistent. Also pretty much everything about notifications on Android is better, which is a shame since it’s pretty core to the user experience.
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 332d
Man I think Android is the worst of these!
You have to pull that shitty drawer down twice, then swipe through pages. I hate it.
There’s no reason changing your brightness needs to be that terrible.
hildegarde@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 23 pts · 332d
Android got rid of the wifi toggle. Now its a submenu of the internet tab, which is a toggle for the internet. Google's developers don't understand phones because they think disabling internet access is more important than disabling wifi.
Turret3857@infosec.pub · 8 pts · 332d
unless youre on lineageos or fork, then you still have the WiFi / data buttons 😋
deadcade@lemmy.deadca.de · 4 pts · 332d
Not bluetooth though. That's now a menu of your recently paired and currently connected devices.
Not to mention the A12+ increase in spacing and button size. Removing that, you could easily fit 2x the buttons in the same area.
oyo@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 331d
Google has been adding clicks to accomplish any basic task. They're like the anti-UX.
laurelraven@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 331d
They also renamed "do not disturb" to "modes".
The fuck is that supposed to be?! I was panicking the first time I tried to DND my phone after that, hunting for something while needing to not have my phone interrupt... Whatever I was doing, movie or concert starting, doesn't matter. I hate the new name and still haven't gotten used to it.
Link@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 331d
At least in LineageOS you can still replace the Internet button with a dedicated wifi or 5g one.
r8KNzcU8TzCroexsE2xbWC@lemmy.ca · 13 pts · 332d
Back when I was using android, you could swipe down with two fingers to get right to the settings
panda_abyss@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 332d
That works and I would have never in a million years tried it
IDew@feddit.nl · 6 pts · 332d
You still can. At least, on my device running Android 16 I can
tkk13909@sopuli.xyz · 5 pts · 332d
Oh my god you can do that???
Link@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 331d
It was even better when you could differentiate between swiping the left or right half of the status bar down to go to settings or notifications. That might have been a cyanogenmod thing though.
clay_pidgin@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 332d
TIL. Thanks
IDew@feddit.nl · 22 pts · 332d
What exactly is the point of the volume slider in the control panel? You have two wonderful buttons for that...
megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 18 pts · 332d
The volume in the menu is more granular than you can get with the buttons.
sefra1@lemmy.zip · 14 pts · 332d
But you can summon a touch volume control from the buttons.
accideath@feddit.org · 2 pts · 331d
Well, that’s why, at least on iOS, you can remove it, if you don’t like it.
megopie@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 0 pts · 331d
Sounds complicated and finicky.
kellenoffdagrid@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 331d
Sometimes having a couple different ways to do the same thing is good, most people like options. A big long bar for granular adjustments is pretty nice
isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca · 18 pts · 332d
The latest version of Android looks even more like an iPhone than what is pictured.
olenkoVD@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 331d
Is this Android 16?
isVeryLoud@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 331d
Yup, see under the "🏠 Home" button.
moseschrute@lemmy.zip · 15 pts · 332d
Everything’s
computeriOSI think that’s actually part of the reason they are doing Liquid Glass. Everything looks like iOS in its current state. Supposedly the compute required to calculate the light refractions in iOS 26 will make it more difficult to copy. This is not an endorsement of Liquid Glass. Just what I’ve heard… though personally I don’t dislike it.
Jumuta@sh.itjust.works · 11 pts · 332d
didn't vista do that in the early 2000s?
accideath@feddit.org · 2 pts · 331d
It did transparency but it didn’t do refractions
lena@gregtech.eu · 13 pts · 331d
Not a very popular opinion, but I actually love this design. Especially google pixel's.
dmalteseknight@programming.dev · 9 pts · 331d
Yeah might not be exciting but it is functional. I think we are at a point of diminishing returns in phone UI design that appeals to all audiences.
kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 9 pts · 332d
I would personally argue theres no need to reinvent the wheel just for the sake of being different. As of now we dont really have something that looks better of funtions better (on mobile) so thats what companies embrace.
lime@feddit.nu · 8 pts · 332d
i miss android 5
vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 3 pts · 332d
Ice Cream Sandwich was the best release IMO
lime@feddit.nu · 4 pts · 331d
oh god no. 4 was awful. the original material design was such an improvement on that.
Stovetop@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 331d
lime@feddit.nu · 1 pts · 331d
holo looked like it was from 2003.
Zgierwoj@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 332d
It works well enough
roserose56@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 331d
You forgot nothing OS!