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Hello everyone,

!askandroid@lemdro.id was initially created to avoid getting !android@lemdro.id to get overwhelmed.

Last week, !askandroid@lemdro.id has 4 users, so it seems like activity pretty much halted.

Should we close it and redirect to !android@lemdro.id to consolidate activity?

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[–] Welp_im_damned 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I'm down for that tbf. Ngl I have become disillusioned with posting news about Android for the last few months. Because if it's not Mishaal Rahman, the rest of the news feels cynical and apathetic.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Android is pretty boring nowadays it seems. Custom ROMs is mostly LineageOS and GrapheneOS. Manufacturers don't innovate anymore. Phones are losing features.

[–] Welp_im_damned 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Honestly, I'm okay with Android being stable. My issues with the removal, hardware features and just the stagnating updates from Samsung. When compared to their Chinese counterparts where they upgrade nearly everything.

[–] Blaze@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

My only experience is with a Xiaomi 11T, HyperOS is quite a pain to use. Not allowing gesture function for third party launchers is kind of crazy.

Are the other Chinese phones Android versions better in that regard?

[–] Welp_im_damned 1 points 3 months ago

Maybe vivo, but definitely OnePlus allows you to do that. Cuz I know oppo does the same bs as Xiaomi doing.