Red Squirrel
No Lifer
All apps are APK...
How does that work with Google Play apps? That's where most of them come from when something requires you to download an app. They never have it available as an APK.
All apps are APK...
When you download from an app store it is an APK your phone installs. It's not rocket science. Google just doesn't let you download the APK directly.How does that work with Google Play apps? That's where most of them come from when something requires you to download an app. They never have it available as an APK.
That tends to happen with seasonal apps like CoD Mobile where the seasonal content gets downloaded and overwrite previous resource files.Some apps have multiple apks that make a whole. I can't comment on how that works, but a single program might have more than one apk associated with it.
Fell from where? Horse or bike?I'm not quite that bad, but if I fell and got a leg or back injury, I'm reasonably sure I wouldn't be able to get back to the house very easily.
You can pre-load maps if you think you may lack service.A little.
Though like someone else said they are so useful when traveling, as long as you can get cell data service of course, otherwise it can become a paper weight. Unless you plan on using it just with local maps or any other local data mostly.
This is just a bog standard "planned obsolescence sucks" sentiment, not that you're wrong, of courseIt is extremely low risk that hate on things that are so necessary for modern life that they are overpriced and deliberately engineered to be annoying and break frequently in order to maximize replacement frequency and therefore profit.
Smartphones should be made to the same standards as my drill press. It weight 100 pounds and is made from steel. Three generations of my family have owned it, and except for the occasional oiling and belt replacement, it's been working flawlessly for almost 40 years.
Definitely not rocket science. This is basic tech knowledge.When you download from an app store it is an APK your phone installs. It's not rocket science. Google just doesn't let you download the APK directly.
I installed Google services on my FireHD 10 and I get Google Play and can install all the compatible apps to the tablet. It was a bit more cumbersome to install since you need exact versions of the different Google pieces but that is what the internet is for. Just follow a guide. Hell devs at xda have created a PC app to do all that. FireToolbox.
I mean even HP TouchPad got dual boot to Android courtesy of CyanogenMod.
He's definitely wrong. Planned obsolescence is absolutely bullshit, but thankfully Apple, Samsung and Google now recognize that 5 years of software support is a baseline for phones.This is just a bog standard "planned obsolescence sucks" sentiment, not that you're wrong, of course
I was saying he's not wrong about planned obsolescence sucking.He's definitely wrong. Planned obsolescence is absolutely bullshit, but thankfully Apple, Samsung and Google now recognize that 5 years of software support is a baseline for phones.
But if a phone was designed to be indestructible and last forever like a drill press, the form factor would SUCK and it'd cost about twice as much as it does now.
It's not unlike some people wanting easily user-replaceable phone batteries without realizing that is going to change the phone designs, and not for the better.
The smartphone technology we have today wasn't available 40 years ago, and likely won't be very useful 40 years from now, unless we've somehow maxxed out our possible technological progress.It is extremely low risk that hate on things that are so necessary for modern life that they are overpriced and deliberately engineered to be annoying and break frequently in order to maximize replacement frequency and therefore profit.
Smartphones should be made to the same standards as my drill press. It weight 100 pounds and is made from steel. Three generations of my family have owned it, and except for the occasional oiling and belt replacement, it's been working flawlessly for almost 40 years.
metal back secured with a few screws is bad how?He's definitely wrong. Planned obsolescence is absolutely bullshit, but thankfully Apple, Samsung and Google now recognize that 5 years of software support is a baseline for phones.
But if a phone was designed to be indestructible and last forever like a drill press, the form factor would SUCK and it'd cost about twice as much as it does now.
It's not unlike some people wanting easily user-replaceable phone batteries without realizing that is going to change the phone designs, and not for the better.
I'm not a huge fan of America's consumption society, so I try to use things until they fall apart.* You and I sound pretty practical, but there are still reasonable limits to my frugality. I've used only 5 smartphones as daily drivers since 2008, and I still have them all. Besides the 2021 that I currently use, only the 2017 flagship is still usable as a computing device.I was saying he's not wrong about planned obsolescence sucking.
I had phones with easily user-replaceable batteries in the past decade and the phone design was fine, the back came off to access the battery. I don't agree the form factor would "suck", but it is probably unreasonable to expect one to last more than 20 years, if for no other reason than overarching technology changes. I don't think 10 years is unreasonable, I actually still have the first smartphone I got back in 2009, and it still works (as a device, I doubt I could get it onto a cell carrier at this point).
To be clear (and this addresses the above quote), I'm saying there's no practical reason to try and design a smartphone to last a human generation (i.e. 25 years), let alone multiple generations. Building it like a tank would no doubt make it more expensive and bulky.metal back secured with a few screws is bad how?
I'm not a huge fan of America's consumption society, so I try to use things until they fall apart.* You and I sound pretty practical, but there are still reasonable limits to my frugality. I've used only 5 smartphones as daily drivers since 2008, and I still have them all. Besides the 2021 that I currently use, only the 2017 flagship is still usable as a computing device.
The older ones are simply too slow and limited, even if you could magically put an LTE modem into them. I still have my iPhone 3G as an MP3 player but even that never gets any real usage.
Generally speaking, I use PCs longer than truly desirable but I absolutely wouldn't use a 2013 flagship smartphone today. Innovation has slowed down dramatically and assuming my next phone is a Google Pixel, I'd probably use it for 7 years until the software support ended. 10 years sounds more ideal rather than realistic.
* It's a bit nuanced with computing devices, as I generally think it's a bad idea to run systems that no longer have security updates.
To be clear (and this addresses the above quote), I'm saying there's no practical reason to try and design a smartphone to last a human generation (i.e. 25 years), let alone multiple generations. Building it like a tank would no doubt make it more expensive and bulky.
I wasn't arguing against user-replaceable batteries, which the EU seems set on regulating. I find e-waste to be a huge global problem, and if companies won't address it, then regulators need to step in. My point is that we don't need easily swappable battery packs like the old days, as those will make phones less water-resistant and a little thicker. Some people will take that trade-off but it's far from a universal desire.
I assume the poster was merely exaggerating about the disposable nature of our consumer electronics, but the way it was framed is just silly. He's a smart nerd, after all.
It is extremely low risk that hate on things that are so necessary for modern life that they are overpriced and deliberately engineered to be annoying and break frequently in order to maximize replacement frequency and therefore profit.
Smartphones should be made to the same standards as my drill press. It weight 100 pounds and is made from steel. Three generations of my family have owned it, and except for the occasional oiling and belt replacement, it's been working flawlessly for almost 40 years.
We're actually in agreement, because this isn't the hot-swappable battery pack I'm referring to. I'm talking about the form you used to see before iPhone, or that bygone era of digital cameras.I just replace my Honor 8's battery for the second time. Not my daily driver, but it serves as bed neffing device since it is small.
EU just says user replaceable, not necessarily back to the pop back cover pop in a different battery easy.We're actually in agreement, because this isn't the hot-swappable battery pack I'm referring to. I'm talking about the form you used to see before iPhone, or that bygone era of digital cameras.
I believe my 2014 Moto G does have an easily swappable battery, after you pop off the plastic back cover. Some people will no doubt prefer this capability. Do I think swappable batteries should be a regulatory requirement? No, not really as long as a phone shop can do it reasonably. But the EU mostly makes good decisions for consumers, so I won't gripe if that's the final decision.
I may have misunderstood the proposed language.EU just says user replaceable, not necessarily back to the pop back cover pop in a different battery easy.
No it won't. I remember really nice phones with removable batteries, they were fine. And technology and manufacturing have improved since then. Maybe the phone will be a smidge thicker. But it won't be a bad form factor at allHe's definitely wrong. Planned obsolescence is absolutely bullshit, but thankfully Apple, Samsung and Google now recognize that 5 years of software support is a baseline for phones.
But if a phone was designed to be indestructible and last forever like a drill press, the form factor would SUCK and it'd cost about twice as much as it does now.
It's not unlike some people wanting easily user-replaceable phone batteries without realizing that is going to change the phone designs, and not for the better.
I have my phone in an Otterbox now anyway, since moisture getting into the charging port on my last phone during a hike seems to be what did that one inI wasn't arguing against user-replaceable batteries, which the EU seems set on regulating. I find e-waste to be a huge global problem, and if companies won't address it, then regulators need to step in. My point is that we don't need easily swappable battery packs like the old days, as those will make phones less water-resistant and a little thicker. Some people will take that trade-off but it's far from a universal desire.