I agree. Ability for a third party / uncontrolled phone text to wipe my phone? No thanks

K.

I have a spare device at home (an old nexus 5). If I ever render the FP 6 unusable, I can fall back to that while I wait for parts to be shipped from Europe.

Ultimately the shipping cost and wait time is the only real hurdle to being outside Europe.

I never dabbled with sideloading ROMs, my experience is just stock android.

I switched from pixel (originally a nexus user, then most models up to 6) to FP6. After using google phones for well over a decade, I won’t be going back. Anecdotally:

• FP 6 camera is decidedly inferior to pixel 7 pro. Not just the image quality, but also the pre- and post- processing abilities you have in the pixel simply don’t exist on the FP. Native camera app is fully functional but somewhat limited in options.
• Every. Single. Google. App. can be uninstalled. Simply can’t do that on the pixel. FP comes with a single lightweight manufacturer app that seems to provide only functionality / drivers.
• machine learning on the FP is less capable that the pixel series. For illustration,the ‘predictive apps’ that you see on your pixel is just not available on the FP. In short, Pixel has a strong but invisible range of predictive outcomes that you (I) didn’t recognise until I switched to vanilla android.
• phone is a lot more location dependent. For illustration: I’m in North America and the October android patch forced my device into a boot cycle. Had to disable precise location as a short-term fix. Turns out that FP 6 isn’t sold by FP in North America (Murena is a reseller, no shade) so it’s a bit unsurprising that the patch isn’t robust worldwide. However. The issue was raised in the FP forums, the manufacturer ACTUALLY CONTACTED AFFECTED USERS seeking logs, and a month later shipped the next patch which resolved the problem (I’ve had tickets open with google for 3 bloody years without resolution).

To summarise my experience, I was unconsciously dependent on certain Pixel functionality, and the switch was a little shock. But I feel much more capable with this phone and I certainly feel more control.

Good luck with the choice!

Atomic blonde, Charlize Theron nails it

Way to shoot the messenger there. Or are you also taking that pitchfork after Jassy?

You’re a knob, sweetie.

Prove it.

My man, why do you trust so easily? No source, no evidence, just empty words on a screen.

Be better.

Wow what another hot take. Still garbage.

Australia literally closed borders for years due to COVID (with bugger all disease internally). Immigration was effectively halted. Australia had the perfect opportunity to do exactly what you are saying… And did not.

The average increase in house purchase price, in all states, between 2020 and 2022 (i.e. while immigration pauses were effectively in place) imediately discredits your talking points.

Stop conflating immigration with the problem, which was, is, and remains, housing speculation.

Maybe spend less time confusing the issue, and take up a pitchfork against speculative home ownership.

Semantics.Your point - that immigration excerbates existing underlying problems - specifically ignores the underlying problem, which in OPs post, describes that housing is a locked / controlled asset (due to it being a speculative investment) , which has itself created an artificial shortage.

Maybe spend less time confusing the issue, and take up a pitchfork against speculative home ownership.

Not the worst but I hear your point

Fair play, thanks for clarifying.

Because I’m afraid of continuance of GOP in unchecked power.

Opinion without merit. Dismissed just as easily.

With that attitude, writ large across different minorites (with competing values), we are condemned to suffer under the boot.

It is interesting to note that you have projected certain perspectives (e.g. abandoning trans) into my position. These words are not found, nor implied, in anything I’ve stated.

I will continue to rail against authoritarianism and fascism. You may blame me as much as you wish, and I hope you find some measure of fulfillment.

https://outinstl.com/republican-commentator-joey-mannarino-calls-for-all-trans-people-in-the-u-s-to-be-detained-and-studied/

Just saw this on Lemmy. I didn’t even need to scroll. Please, keep telling me that Democrat are the worst choice.

https://outinstl.com/republican-commentator-joey-mannarino-calls-for-all-trans-people-in-the-u-s-to-be-detained-and-studied/

Just saw this on Lemmy. I didn’t even need to scroll. Please, keep telling me that Democrat are the worst choice.