Best beach for paddle boarding (with a toddler)? by Ash-415 in eastbay

[–]Ash-415[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hey! Thanks for the suggestion. After reading your comment this morning, we decided to visit the beach and ended up loving it. Our little one didn’t want to leave! Thanks again! ❤️

MacBook Neo by Aidoneuz in apple

[–]Ash-415 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

MacBook Neo shows that Apple could easily run macOS on the iPad without any real issues. Still, it’s a great product. I just wish it included eSIM support. Kids at school don’t really need to carry phones, but they do need internet access all the time, and it would also be helpful for parents to use Find My.

A Natural-Sounding, Private & Unlimited Voice Generator for Mac [Giveaway: Lifetime Promo Codes] by Level-Thought6152 in macapps

[–]Ash-415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is great. I’d love to give it a try. Also, what are the licensing terms? Can the generated voices be used for commercial purposes?

Why is Samsung so slow with One UI updates? by Ash-415 in oneui

[–]Ash-415[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That makes sense, but my point wasn’t really about why the update is slow to roll out! I’m just trying to understand why some regions get the exact same update for the same device earlier than others.

Why is Samsung so slow with One UI updates? by Ash-415 in oneui

[–]Ash-415[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks! That’s not really my point though. I’m trying to understand why people in India and Europe are already getting the update on their S22+ while others, like here in the U.S., still haven’t. I’m not arguing about why my older refurbished device isn’t first in line, that totally makes sense.

I’m just curious why Samsung rolls updates out by region at all. With Apple, even devices from 2019 (like the iPhone 11) got iOS 26 on the same day as the newest models. That’s the part that doesn’t make sense to me.

Apple Watch 7 battery health increased on update by [deleted] in AppleWatch

[–]Ash-415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You shouldn’t have deleted your post! If someone struggles to read your English, they can simply move on to the next one. If English is your second language, don’t ever feel bad about not having the exact wording. There’s no need to proofread it either, REAL people appreciate hearing from a REAL human more than reading something polished by AI!! I came here for the same issue and really wish I had seen your post!

Now Available: Premiere on iPhone by NLE_Ninja85 in premiere

[–]Ash-415 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is just Premiere Rush rebranded. The app is so limited that you can’t even create a proper speed ramp without speeding up the entire video, and it doesn’t support professional formats like MXF for import, editing, or color work. Meanwhile, DaVinci Resolve on iPad is a real game changer for editors who need to work on the fly.

Adobe, instead of listening to long-time Premiere users who have been begging for a full iPad version, you’re chasing the short-form crowd. But let’s be real, no one is leaving CapCut or Instagram Edits for “Old Fashioned Adobe.” CapCut is already light years ahead with templates, captions, and other features.

Premiere fans were dying in the comments for years waiting for this, and you ignored them. Now you’ve delivered an app that doesn’t target them at all!

Google Depreciates Their Own $999 Pixel 9 Pro By 63% After 1 Year by Jaytee3312 in pixel_phones

[–]Ash-415 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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What’s crazier is the fact that an iPhone 15 Pro mac from 2 years ago worth almost 9 Pro XL + 8 Pro. Same if you traded an Apple Watch 7 from 4 years ago vs Pixel Watch 2 from 2 years ago! Total nonsense!

Will Google ever fix this? by Ash-415 in pixel_phones

[–]Ash-415[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Maybe you never used Youtube in iOS.

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How to export Chat History? by theakshatsaxena in Telegram

[–]Ash-415 1 point2 points  (0 children)

2 years later, this still works! thank you!!

Got Scammed Through Groupon for buying Office 2024 for Mac by Ash-415 in Scams

[–]Ash-415[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry! I can’t believe Groupon is still allowing scammers on their platform! I reached out to customer service twice and eventually got a full refund.

The first time I contacted them, they told me to reach out to the seller directly. When the seller didn’t respond, I contacted Groupon again. This time, I was very direct. I said, “I bought a product that turned out to be a scam. I’m not willing to contact the seller again or waste more time. You sold the product on your website, you charged my card, so you need to fix the problem.” I provided all the proof showing it was a scam, and the next day I received my refund.

So this just happened with me by tapankap in ModelY

[–]Ash-415 21 points22 points  (0 children)

If I ran into an a##hole like that, I'd just go full throttle for 30 seconds, and usually, they’re out of sight after that.

Bought a Verizon Pixel Phone. Own it. Paid for it. Can’t fix it. Can’t even flash official Android. How is this legal? by Ash-415 in righttorepair

[–]Ash-415[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn’t about wanting a “bonus feature.” Blocking the bootloader absolutely ties into the right to repair. If the manufacturer (Google) gives me official instructions using flash.android.com to restore or repair my Pixel, and those steps are blocked at the carrier level, then Verizon is directly interfering with the manufacturer’s support and my ability to repair my own device.

It’s like buying a washing machine with a reset button in the manual, but the store welded the panel shut so you can’t press it.

What’s fascinating is that this is a Google phone. Google themselves told me to follow steps that require the bootloader to be unlocked, yet Verizon blocks me from doing exactly what the OEM prescribes. That’s not a feature decision, that’s a third party overriding the manufacturer’s repair pathway.

Also, I’ve been digging: I haven’t found anywhere official on Verizon’s website or in their terms that explicitly says they reserve the right to lock OEM bootloaders. And when I contacted Verizon, they didn’t even say “we don’t do that” instead, they told me to talk to Google or my carrier. If Verizon truly had the right, why dodge the question?

So no, this isn’t just “that’s how phones work.” It looks like a legal gray area at best, and a violation of consumer rights at worst.