In my experience that is correct.

Yeah, i just run a very heavily modified android now. Hard to find good phones (with features that i want and need) with enough software support. Couldn’t get lineage os working on my zenfone, it was a horribly buggy experience and I couldn’t get mobile networks working. I needed more reliability and stability, so i manually debloated and stripped almost all telemetry. Rooted this thing and blocked anything that isn’t whitelisted.

Not OP, but when i was running custom ROMs on my main device I carried 2 devices, i had my main phone in my pocket and my secondary in my purse. The secondary ran “Android” so i could use tap pay and the like.

I’ll do ya one better, the Simon Tatham’s puzzle collection. http://chris.boyle.name/projects/android-puzzles/

Good thing i never updated mine from stock firmware, haven’t had any overheating issues.

Edit: i never use it for anything important, it’s effectively a spare device i use for anything i can’t do on my main device.

The notification light for me was never all that useful, i have unique ringtones for everything but i do agree they are an awesome feature for folks in spaces where their phones need to be quiet

Omg yes, i miss Android phones with keyboards, i had an lg one and that keyboard got so much use that a few buttons died.

Hmmm, that’s deffo a contender for my next device, we’ll see how many years i get out of my zf9 before getting one though lol

Most manufacturers dropped all or most of those features.

Open bootloaders, ir blaster, 3.5mm jack, sd card slot, replaceable batteries. The list goes on.

Oh i didn’t know about that, i bought a zf9 a few years ago, how unfortunate i know they also dropped a bunch of features and crammed a ton of ai garbage on it so i paid it little mind.

Asus is good too

Edit: not any more

I do quite appreciate the updates stardew had gotten to improve longevity (esp for modding)

My dad had a Knoppix boot CD in a case with all the games, of course I messed with it as a curious child, I have no idea how old I was, but it was my first foray into the wonderful world of not Windows.

I would play so much stardew valley on that thing. I’ll have to keep an eye out for a second hand one. 850$ is a lot. Especially since I’d have to wipe ShitstainOS™ off it to install something usable like steam os or Arch.

Now if only call screening was available on all devices that’d be great.

I prefer to read manga and comics on a tablet screen, easy to make text bigger for someone with dyslexia, more portable than a laptop, not to mention cheaper. Smart watch makes it so u don’t have to pull out my phone when i get a notification at work or when my hands are full, and i can glance to see if it’s important. Also helps me reduce my screen time, and lengthens my phone’s battery life. As far as tracking, i have almost all tracking disabled except what is necessary for operation of the “local”(i have precise gps disabled) weather. All health features and telemetry disabled/routed to 0.0.0.0. i understand not everyone has uses for these kinda of devices, but that doesn’t mean no one does. My watch lasts 2+ months on a charge, my phone 1-3 days, tablet, lives connected to a wall unless i wanna read on the go. I don’t worry about battery life.

Don’t insult pigs like that they are amazing animals.

Now they need a filter option to exclude games that have it.

That is the most delicious flavor of that pasta I’ve ever read.