Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest for ever-greater profits, the tech giant has been gradually eroding Android’s open-source capacity over the last decade.

Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest for ever-greater profits, the tech giant has been gradually eroding Android’s open-source nature over the last decade.

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  • @[email protected]English
    69•7 days ago

    android peaked with the pixel 2. then everyone went overboard on bezel-less displays and fast refresh rates and smart assistant services and brought the whole damn thing crashing down.

      • @[email protected]English
        4•6 days ago

        Yep, didn’t use it much but I have studio headphones that I lliked to plug from time to time.

        • @[email protected]English
          1•5 days ago

          TBH getting a nice dongle like a Fiio KA5 is not so bad. It’s small enough to just hang off the cord, and sounds better anyway, and you don’t have to throw it away every phone switch.

            • @[email protected]English
              2•5 days ago

              Sorry, I meant the KA1 or KA3, got them mixed up. My KA3 was like $50 used.

              I use it on my PC, too.

              Considering the cost in reference to the hardware, and that I can use it basically forever, and that it’s a lower distortion DAC than any phone? It’s not bad. And it’s a barely-noticable addon for my headphones that just lives on the cord.

    • @[email protected]English
      29•6 days ago

      I don’t think the issue with phones is the smaller bezels or better displays.

      That’s not what’s ruining them.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•5 days ago

        I think it varies from person to person. My gf can’t tell the difference at all, even when she really tries, neither can a friend of mine (who also use the most insane jerky screen settings on his TV). For me, I can’t imagine going back to 60hz ever again. It feels like something is physically wrong with my phone if I turn 120hz off.