Andi

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[–] Andi@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The other issues with SD card is security. Your data isn't safely tucked away, controlled by Knox if it's on a SD card which can be removed. And 'letting the user choose' just means that there needs to be configuration and extra options in firmware, which leads to backdoors and workarounds and a higher chance of comprimsed user data. (When they're not just stealing it off your device and selling it anyway...).

[–] Andi@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

You'll need an OTG MHL adapter that has HDMI out as well as USB for your mouse.

Hook up to a TV, and it should just work..

[–] Andi@feddit.uk 11 points 2 years ago (7 children)

I'm going to jump to Samsung's defense here as I think your anti-consumer belief is misguided:

  • the SD card has been drifting away from most Android phones for the core reason of reliability. Data stored on SD cards is not at reliable and when apps are forced to run off the SD card, there are side effects and crashes which are nightmares for devs. When a non brand SD card loses a user's data, the user blamed the phone manufacturer, which is akin to putting the wrong fuel in your car and then blaming the car manufacturer that your car won't go.
  • mag-stripe. Considering they are a Korean company, I don't blame them for dropping a complex feature used by a select few in the US. Because the US is the only country left that thinks the ancient technology of the magnetic stripe is still a good medium for the transfer of your bank details. Contact-less paymemt is now pretty much standard everywhere else and is so much more secure and standardised. The range and reliability of the contact-less payment has increased massively for me on the S23 in comparison to the S20 which was also lumbered with magstipe support.
  • dilution of features? Again, why should it be more complicated? A larger phone can incorporate more lenses, screen and battery, but the core features and benefits should be the same to make the choice simpler for the consumer. Advertising of the range is simpler also.

Each to their own but these are just my views based on 11 years in the mobile phone retail business.

[–] Andi@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

Ooh, I like that too - thanks.

[–] Andi@feddit.uk 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] Andi@feddit.uk 1 points 2 years ago

Give feddit.uk a go instead. So much faster for me on VM.

[–] Andi@feddit.uk 46 points 2 years ago

GOG.com tried to launch that 9 years ago (source). The problem is getting the rights to sell the films without DRM. No major production company would want an easily shared file so readily available...

It would cost millions to get the rights for a single film. And you're going to sell it DRM-free for $10? Good luck getting financial backing on that.

[–] Andi@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago

For free, duckdns.org

For a little money (of buying a domain name), Cloudflare

Both have apps, scripts, API, docker containers etc. to dynamically update. And a web interface, obviously.

[–] Andi@feddit.uk 36 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Thats the sites you are visiting from clicking on links on Lemmy.. Not the actual app.

That's just from the internal browser. Use an external one and you'll see.

[–] Andi@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

An easy indicator to see if a computer is on / wake it up / see if the keyboard is connected / see if a PC has crashed.

[–] Andi@feddit.uk 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean, the clue was in the bright blue info bar telling you what was wrong, but it's ok - you got there in the end :)

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