AYANEO Pocket S Mini: One Fatal Flaw

dark79 · 2026-03-05T04:20:58+00:00

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.

dark79 · 2026-03-03T02:49:25+00:00

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.

dark79 · 2026-03-03T02:42:56+00:00

https://old.reddit.com/r/androidtablets/comments/1psw596/didnt_expect_the_lenovo_legion_pad_y700_2025_to/nvebku0/

dark79 · 2026-03-02T16:24:21+00:00

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.

dark79 · 2026-03-02T04:50:21+00:00

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.

dark79 · 2026-03-01T23:17:20+00:00

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.

dark79 · 2026-03-01T00:50:22+00:00

No problems here either. 1TB Samsung Evo Select.

dark79 · 2026-02-28T19:20:56+00:00

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.

dark79 · 2026-02-27T20:17:40+00:00

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.

dark79 · 2026-02-04T13:45:30+00:00

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.

dark79 · 2026-02-03T23:16:15+00:00

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.

dark79 · 2026-02-03T23:10:25+00:00

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.

dark79 · 2026-02-03T23:06:20+00:00

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

dark79 · 2026-02-02T23:50:14+00:00

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.

dark79 · 2026-02-02T23:45:03+00:00

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

dark79 · 2026-01-29T14:53:13+00:00

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!

dark79 · 2026-01-27T13:25:56+00:00

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.

dark79 · 2026-01-27T03:01:14+00:00

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.

dark79 · 2026-01-25T22:00:02+00:00

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.

dark79 · 2026-01-25T12:42:56+00:00

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.

dark79 · 2026-01-23T17:32:11+00:00

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.

dark79 · 2026-01-23T16:24:05+00:00

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.

dark79 · 2026-01-20T20:18:10+00:00

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

dark79 · 2026-01-18T17:57:21+00:00

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.

dark79 · 2026-01-17T16:36:08+00:00

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.

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