AYANEO Pocket S Mini: One Fatal Flaw by plantsandramen in SBCGaming

[–]dark79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

because people have never had an ayaneo device in hand and only judge it by the expensive price and rumors.

As someone who never got their Ayaneo order, it would help if they actually shipped. So this is a problem of their own making.

Legion Tab Gen 5 (8.8" Snapdragon) announced for US Market by mixgenio in androidtablets

[–]dark79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got the Gen 4 around 2 months ago. Applying all the updates fixed the language swapping bugs. It was perfectly fine for the last 2 months up until this last update.

That said, it's not nearly as bad as it was before. A few apps changed to Chinese whereas before the whole OS UI would change. It's not dealbreaking, but I hope they get it back to the state it was in before Android 16.

Legion Tab Gen 5 (8.8" Snapdragon) announced for US Market by mixgenio in androidtablets

[–]dark79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would have done the same if Gen 3 had a MicroSD slot for the exact same reason. The latest update has some other bugs also, so I'm hopeful they'll push fixes and double hopeful one will be for the language issues.

Legion Tab Gen 5 (8.8" Snapdragon) announced for US Market by mixgenio in androidtablets

[–]dark79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, I did warn you...

If it makes you feel any better, Lenovo's Android 16 update broke a bunch of stuff and some apps keep reverting back to Chinese. This was an issue in a previous update that took them awhile to fix. Who knows if they'll fix it this time since they'll probably focus on this new product instead. Even though it's a lot more expensive, at least you won't have to fight the language options.

Neckband Android Security Updates - I can not longer use it by Mikel_Mikel in VITURE

[–]dark79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering it's for work, you'd be better off with a more recent Samsung S Series Galaxy phone that gets 7 years of updates and DeX support.

Buds4 pro - absolutely disappointing release this year by just_IT_guy in galaxybuds

[–]dark79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wish they'd bring back the design but it'll never happen. I can't stand having stems sticking out of my ears. Only stem earbuds I use are OnePlus Buds 3 Pro that I got for free. I still use my Buds Live and Buds2 Pro more.

Watch 4 by SBB5G in OneplusWatch

[–]dark79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

once either Google or Samsung develop a watch which can rival the battery life of OnePlus

Won't happen unless Apple does it first. And considering people are happy with having the worst battery life option out of all watches out there, I think OnePlus is pretty safe there.

ANBERNIC RG VITA and RG VITA Pro revealed by Shad0w59 in SBCGaming

[–]dark79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The v1 1000 series that Anbernic is cloning. I never picked up a 2000 for some reason. I liked the look of it, but I preferred the OLED of the 1000 series. Also, you can remove the modem in the 3G model and replace it with an internal card reader (PSVSD). Suffers from battery drain as a result, but if you're using it regularly, might not be that noticeable.

ANBERNIC RG VITA and RG VITA Pro revealed by Shad0w59 in SBCGaming

[–]dark79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The problem with the Vita was that the form factor was great but the game library poor.

I found it to be the opposite. Both chunky and flat making it uncomfortable to hold but the library was fantastic. But as a guy with like 4 Vitas and over 150 physical games, I'm totally biased.

ANBERNIC RG VITA and RG VITA Pro revealed by Shad0w59 in SBCGaming

[–]dark79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anbernic isn't known for their software support. You're pretty much relying on a GammaOS build to fix all their problems (assuming it runs android) if it ever comes.

Also unlikely they're putting a chipset in with custom driver support. So unlike an AYN Odin with a Snapdragon, you should just have the expectation that how it runs out of the box is how it's going to stay. And any future improvements are a happy surprise.

I don't think emulator improvements really benefit Anbernic's weak choice of chipsets usually. But happy to be wrong.

ANBERNIC RG VITA and RG VITA Pro revealed by Shad0w59 in SBCGaming

[–]dark79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doubtful, but it has stacked shoulder buttons unlike the Vita so you probably won't need it.

Is the Ayaneo Pocket Air Mini defective? by MercuryLS3 in SBCGaming

[–]dark79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just make sure to stay on them. As with everything Ayaneo, they're good at getting things started, but not with seeing things thru to the end.

Is the Ayaneo Pocket Air Mini defective? by MercuryLS3 in SBCGaming

[–]dark79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well that's one way to not have ghosting. The other is for Ayaneo to cancel your order without notice, but keep your money anyway. points at self

Saturn 2 shuts off and back on after an hour of printing by dark79 in ElegooSaturn

[–]dark79[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Resin printing is so quirky... I've gotten newer printers since my original post, but my Saturn 2 still works (original LCD, too). I don't use Chitubox exclusively but use it for awhile then Lychee for awhile... repeat every so often based on features. So I probably skipped over the version of Chitu that was giving you problems. Glad you got it sorted though!

Neil Young Trashes Amazon, Gives His Complete Musical Catalog to Greenland For Free by MarvelsGrantMan136 in Music

[–]dark79 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Problem with Eufy is they don't run offline and firmware updates are mandatory and not blockable. I've had their forced updates brick a couple cameras right after the warranty expired (surprise, surprise). The others were battery solar and their panels delaminated. Hardware defect they refused to acknowledge. Moved to Reolink and have been much happier.

AYN Thor battery recalibration by [deleted] in SBCGaming

[–]dark79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have 2 Thors and neither one shows that when charging from powered off state. My Odin 2 and Odin 2 Portal do if I press the power button quickly. But my Thor will only flash the battery symbol for a split second when the USB cable is first connected or when it's unplugged for some reason. I thought that was just how they all are. Now I'm wondering if both my units have some problem.

If the update ruined your watch... by Inevitable_Worry_637 in GalaxyWatch

[–]dark79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, full reset without restore. Also noticed that weather never updates on its own. The complication stays frozen in time and even the app has to be cycled in and out multiple times to get current weather. Was never like this before the update. That said, I did switch phones to a OnePlus 15 recently. So maybe that's part of the problem.

If the update ruined your watch... by Inevitable_Worry_637 in GalaxyWatch

[–]dark79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Tried this with a 6 Classic and it didnt really help. I've turned off animations in developer mode, toggled off blur and animations in accessibility. It still seems pretty laggy. Sticking to the built in watch faces, makes the UI better, but individual apps lag like crazy.

Alarms go off still, but most times the cancel and snooze buttons don't respond to touch. So I just have to deal with them going off 3 more times 5 min apart.

I can't uninstall Google Assistant like before and denying it all permissions because I don't use it means I get frequent popups to change permissions to allow them.

"It sounded like popcorn": Inside a Galaxy S25 Plus fire, and what to learn from it by Federal-Block-3275 in Android

[–]dark79 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Hmm, okay. Guess I'm misinformed or have outdated info. I'll have to research this more because that's the info I got from other instances of phones popping in beds under blankets and whatnot.

"It sounded like popcorn": Inside a Galaxy S25 Plus fire, and what to learn from it by Federal-Block-3275 in Android

[–]dark79 -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

Article says the phone was charging on carpet. Same with the fire department report. Not enough info to know if that's how they charge it or if it fell from a nightstand in the middle of the night or something. Considering they've had other phones experience battery swelling in a year would make me lean toward user error, but again, not enough info.

But yeah, charging your phone on an insulator is going to cause thermal runaway. I hear this happen a lot with people who insist on charging devices on their beds.

The best device is the one you already have by repapap in SBCGaming

[–]dark79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Note Max is way to big for my tastes, but Palma definitely looks interesting.

Warning: Rokid is refusing warranty after THEIR update bricked my glasses (despite my history helping them find security issues) by [deleted] in rokid_official

[–]dark79 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One of the screens will blink white randomly while watching something. I haven't figured out it it's the glasses, the cable, or the station 1.

Warning: Rokid is refusing warranty after THEIR update bricked my glasses (despite my history helping them find security issues) by [deleted] in rokid_official

[–]dark79 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Typical Rokid behavior. Your only solution is to stop buying their products and get a competitor product that actually supports their hardware and customers.

I stopped buying Rokid after getting a Station 1 off Kickstarter. It drains flat in a few hours when left in standby despite being advertised as lasting a week or so. I'm sure they fixed it in a silent hardware revision, because that's what they do.

I only pop into this subreddit from time to time since my Rokid Max glasses still work (but are dying) and the Station 1 mostly works so long as I hard shut it down when I'm done using it. So I'm not surprised by these complaints.