I'm sure those cops are still on the job and only got a slap on the wrist though.
Apple I can understand, but going after Samsung and Google for essentially putting up a warning before allowing to install an unknown 3rd party app is just unreasonable at this point. They're not even charging users for using it.
This is no different than Windows putting up a UAC prompt for admin privileges before installing their launcher and new game. No one is going to be stopped by that. Is Epic really going to be hurt by a mere prompt, or do they actually just want a white list fast pass in every Android phone? Or maybe their ultimate goal is to become the next Facebook bloatware in every new phone, lol.
Driver of the day Oscar Piastri well deserved! Superb defense against Charles Leclerc!
I feel so bad for Checo. Losing the podium and the race at the last laps must be heartbreaking.
Offline storage of Spotify music plus some local music files, bloated messaging apps, and then the majority would be photos and videos. Having cloud storage like Google One and a NAS helps, but having local files is also good when signal isn't great.
I'm mistaken. Thanks for correcting! (Edit: looks like 256GB model is only limited to white and black, and the first color option on the Google store website is pink, which only has 128GB. Must be why I got mistaken. Thanks again!)
Not using iPhone, but it's also partly why I'm hesitant on switching to the Pixel 9 Pro. Base P9P is 128GB with option of 256, and the regular P9 is 128GB only. It's criminal.
Install GCam, few reasons:
- The new update that requires you to go into a menu to change exposure and white balance instead of just tapping on the viewfinder to show the two sliders infuriates me to no end.
- Custom video bitrate. Not every video I take needs to be full quality, and even then, full quality video on my Pixels so far are not worth it. Couple hundred megabytes just for 1 min of footage that doesn't even look that good? Nah.
- Photosphere >>>>> panorama. I don't understand why they decided to kill it off entirely.
Every photocopy machine I've come across that accept USB sticks do not support exFAT, so what I would do with my USB stick is to split it into two partitions, one FAT32 and the rest exFAT.
A pair of Stardew Valley pendants from Etsy is probably more meaningful than diamond rings, tbh.
Megumin from KonoSuba. It's a hilarious show, I'd recommend giving it a watch.
Fair. I guess I never really needed to deal with that since I upload in original. That and Google Photos Takeout Helper made migrating easy for me.
Not entirely disagreeing with you but, what exactly is "malicious" about separating photo and metadata? It could be just how their servers process and stores those photos, with the added benefit of geotagging videos.
I use Google Photos and upload in original quality. When I download from takeout, the metadata is still in the original files. Iirc, only if you select upload in "high quality" where they compress it again, do you lose the metadata in the file stored in the cloud.
If you like Hollow Knight and Sekiro, Nine Sols is another game I'd recommend. Kind of a combination of the two, the 2D traversal and game mechanics of HK, with the unforgiving parry heavy combat of Sekiro.
"It has been our territory since Ancient Times™"
Asphalt used on road surfaces are byproducts from fossil fuel. With the ultimate goal of eliminating the use of fossil fuel to combat climate change, are there any good alternatives for road surfaces? I don't think I've ever heard of a viable replacement of asphalt in the works, or even a plan to replace it in any environmental discussions before. At least, not enough for me to notice.
Extented question would be: what are some products derived from fossil fuel that are used in everyday life, but still lack viable alternatives you don't see enough discussions about?
I've been using the 6a since the start of this year, and alongside it Accubattery to remind me to unplug my phone whenever it reaches 85% charge.
I know Accubattery stats are just an approximation, and I've only been using this phone for half a year, but still quite amusing to see the battery health go up instead of dropping.
I'm on firmware 2.13.18, using a Pixel 6a.
After updating to the latest firmware a few weeks ago, I've been experiencing audio glitches quite often compared to when I got them new, which had no glitches whatsoever. One of the update was adding support for 24bit/96kHz aptX Adaptive, which in hindsight is probably the most obvious thing I should've tried investigating.
There is a toggle in the Sennheiser app that toggles High resolution audio mode. Turning that off does not fix the problem! Looking in the developer options, it's still using 24bit/48kHz aptxHD, and the glitches still happen. Turning off aptxHD in the Bluetooth options fixes the problem, but it will revert back to SBC and not stay at aptX, so it won't do either.
What you should do is go to Developer options in Settings, scroll down to Bluetooth Audio Codec and switch to aptX. It will now switch to 16bit/48kHz and the audio glitch should be resolved. Downside is that it seems you would have to go there and switch to aptX everytime you reconnect to your headphones.
My phone has no problem playing 24bit aptXHD audio using the BTR5, so the issue is most likely with the headphones itself.
TL;DR: I suspect the Momentum 4 couldn't handle 24bit audio, so switch to 16bit to avoid audio glitching.
I'm considering setting up a NAS to backup my stuff and replace Google Photos. Currently I'm looking at Asustor AS6704T and Synology DS923+, with the former having more powerful hardware and hardware encoding, and the latter having a better first party software experience.
Some quick comparisons show me that Synology Photos is infinitely better than Asustor Photo Gallery. AI face recognition, content tagging, and reverse Geocoding are features I've gotten used to in Google photos, which Synology has and Asustor doesn't. I'm also aware of but not really familiar with other photo backup/management solutions, namely Immich, Photoprism, Piwigo, and Lychee. Immich would probably fit me the best, but Piwigo with plugins would support Photosphere photos that I occasionally take with my Pixel.
So I guess I'm asking you guys what your preferred photo backup solution is? I probably should mention that I personally take photos with a Pixel (jpg and MP4 files), but my family uses iPhones (heic and mov files). No RAW photos for now, but for those who do and would edit photos, how would you manage them?
