You may be right, I just assumed. :)
Since they are integrating a web browser in the app, it kind of make sense here actually. For code editors though, not great...
No ads at all.
I think its been interesting to watch. What has happened is that there is now a super large instance in Lemmy.world, and a handful of smaller ones with above a thousand users.
The promise of proper decentralization didn't really happen. There are hundreds of small instances but they are not self contained and completely depend on the larger ones to get content.
Defederation seems to be common since admins don't want to deal with moderating hostile conversations, which makes a lot of sense. But it also makes it a echo chamber to some degree. We see mostly memes and jokes instead of meaningful discussions. So it's great for a fun time but not so much more than that.
Still, I'm happy it's an alternative to reddit and those shitty services. I love that it's run by ordinary people and not tech companies. And no ads or tracking. All good stuff.
And this is why I don't understand why Nvidia is valued so highly on the stock market. It's obvious that other players are developing chips for Ai as well, and it's also obvious that the benefits from Ai are just shallow stuff like helping the consumer do things with their voice instead of clicking buttons.
Sure we got Ai to make pics better, and Ai to help with tasks, but if it wasn't there, we wouldn't even think twice about it.
Chat gpt seems to be the best product so far.
I use the best incognito mode but it's known as a bit of a black art... It's called...
NOT USING GOOGLES SERVICES
:)
On this topic, have you watched how almost all online reviewers gives the pixel 9 excellent scores despite it having a shit cpu, is extreamly overpriced, has most of its Ai capabilities turned off in Europe, charges extreamly slow and is heavy like a brick?
It's kind of obvious that Google is paying them.
It's a start but the flat style doesn't look very good. This is a limitation of cosmic I guess since all themes are just flat without borders.
I was surprised to find ads in my phone and realized it's shitty google again... Of course.
You can go into notification settings and turn off all notifications for this app, and problem solved.
Well at least get a break while coming back and growing up and being a teenager again...
I use Newpipe on android, you can try that. Install it using f-droid.