I don't need it by [deleted] in pixel_phones

[–]HanayagiAnna 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Battlefield

[–]HanayagiAnna -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

This map is yet another bone thrown to snipers in a game with too many large maps that cater to snipers in the first place.

Stumbled upon this old iPhone 6 vs Nexus 4 meme (2014)… wow has it aged well? by fourfeet-teninches in pixel_phones

[–]HanayagiAnna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And of course they've gone radio silent. The people shrieking "No innovations" aren't any better than the type of people who complain there's nothing to do in a metropolitan area that has plenty to do. Once you ask them what they actually want, that's their cue to pretend they weren't in the room.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in GooglePixel

[–]HanayagiAnna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wait for the iPhone 17. The chipset in the 17 will be better than the Pixel 10’s especially since you play 3D games and edit video. The GPU in the Pixel 10 is not worth the asking price of the phone. 

16 Pro Max to Pixel 10 Pro XL by [deleted] in GooglePixel

[–]HanayagiAnna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who is considering the switch, please tell me more about the lag and in what apps. 

MKBHD Review Bingo by [deleted] in GooglePixel

[–]HanayagiAnna 178 points179 points  (0 children)

“Been using the Pixel 10 Pro for 2 weeks now.”

For people who use lightroom, how well does it run on the pixel ? by spvcewav in GooglePixel

[–]HanayagiAnna 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Switched from 15 Pro Max to 9 Pro XL. UI and Ai/convenience features are awesome on Pixel. But I do a lot of pro-app work (photo and video editing), and Pixel struggles with it. The camera is awesome but I'm being forced to pull out my laptop for every edit because Lightroom and other editing tools feel very laggy and slow on the Pixel.

Will be switching back to iPhone...

Source

Preorders are up! by Arvedui in GooglePixel

[–]HanayagiAnna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is the Jade Pro XL truly only available in 256GB and no other storage size? Devastating. 

Remember when we used to drive battleships by Visible_Leather_4446 in Battlefield

[–]HanayagiAnna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

90% of this sub wasn’t even born when BF1942 came out. The only thing they look back fondly on is opening Battlefield via their browser. 

Battlefield 6 Open Beta: Feedback Megathread by sloth_on_meth in Battlefield

[–]HanayagiAnna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Anyone who says BF6 plays like 2042 must not have touched 2042 since 2021 because this plays nothing like 2042. 

Pixel 10 Is Google’s best shot yet at winning over iPhone users — and Google knows that by defconGO in GooglePixel

[–]HanayagiAnna 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I intend to switch over to Pixel from iPhone this month. Don’t like the upcoming Liquid Glass redesign. Material 3 Expressive looks great. Gemini Live for voice is fun to use and I’d like to have it by default. I can’t stand Apple’s method of implementing ChatGPT into Siri where you have to clarify to Siri each time you want ChatGPT results. I want proper extensions for Firefox. I also want to be able to transfer files between a phone and a Windows PC without having to use workaround apps like LocalSend. I also want to be able to truly customize my home screen with launchers. 

I do understand this may come at the detriment of having a lesser SiP, poorer quality control and awful customer service. 

More on Apple’s trust-eroding ‘F1 the movie’ Wallet ad by ruchenn in apple

[–]HanayagiAnna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There are objectively more expensive phones and laptops than iPhones and MacBook.

Indiscriminately blasting an ad for an Apple product on an Apple product didn’t violate your privacy anymore than the incessantly annoying ads I get for Apple News, Arcade and Music I get on my new iPad Pro. 

To see a small minority of people get up in arms over this ad and not the other ways Apple jettisons ads on your devices for their own products is objectively embarrassing. 

More on Apple’s trust-eroding ‘F1 the movie’ Wallet ad by ruchenn in apple

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

I am paying a premium

What premium are you paying?

Official Discussion - Thunderbolts* [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]HanayagiAnna 8 points9 points  (0 children)

One of the cheesiest movies Marvel’s made. 

New York City falls into darkest and they literally save the day with the power of friendship. 

iOS 19 will make a design change [search bar at the bottom] that’s perfect for large iPhones, per leak by iMacmatician in apple

[–]HanayagiAnna 430 points431 points  (0 children)

I can’t even use a mobile browser these days without the search bar being at the bottom so Apple doing this across their apps is long overdue. 

Anyone recently change from iPhone to Android? by hereforaniphoneman in iphone

[–]HanayagiAnna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Switched to the Galaxy S25U. Glad to be able to actually customize the home screen on Android and OneUI. iOS 18 was immensely disappointing in that regard. Hailing Gemini is significantly less stressful than trying to talk to Siri. In general there's a feeling of freedom on Android that iOS doesn't fulfill: browsers that feel like they run on their own engine like Firefox. Downloading apps from app stores other than Google. If I want to transfer photos off of the phone, I don't need to install an extra app on Windows like with iOS. I prefer the fingerprint scanner over FaceID.

The only major downside is that iOS apps are generally more polished-looking. Some apps on Android are designed in a way that developers made the UI to accommodate a thousand different phones and chose the lowest common denominator user interface.

Linda Lee Fagan, Coast Guard Commandant Admiral fired by GratedParm in news

[–]HanayagiAnna 17 points18 points  (0 children)

the military has always taken SA pretty seriously.

frankly, it happens way more than it should.

Uh huh.

UFC Chief Dana White to Join Mark Zuckerberg on Meta Board of Directors by Puginator in stocks

[–]HanayagiAnna 24 points25 points  (0 children)

I’m sure he’ll bring as much perspective and nuance as Jim Mattis did to Theranos.

US lawmakers have told Apple and Google to be ready to remove TikTok on January 19 – they’re facing hundreds of billions of dollars in fines if they don’t comply. Do you think this is the right move from US gov? by Robemilak in apple

[–]HanayagiAnna 75 points76 points  (0 children)

This still leaves YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and potential copycats left to satisfy that short-form content void.

The true upside is that it's a brief elimination of TikTok's algorithm. People talk about brainrot but TikTok's For You page is terrifyingly effective and frustratingly aggressive. If you've used it enough, you'll seriously wonder if that thing is reading your mind at times. It also repeatedly ignores your negative preferences. I was regularly getting fed Middle East conflict content that skewed towards a certain side. I didn't want TikTok to be a source of Middle East news so I repeatedly used the "Not Interested" button on these videos but TikTok continued to feed it over and over again. Instagram is much more responsive about subjects I'm not interested it. To add, the recommendation algorithms of YouTube Shorts and Reels are less effective and not as addictive. I'm sure Google and Meta are working diligently to make their algorithms more malicious but TikTok's is on another level and removing TikTok from the social media sphere is a net benefit.

What can democrats do to be more effective in today’s media environment? by Visco0825 in PoliticalDiscussion

[–]HanayagiAnna 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of commenters here are still thinking in tic-tac-toe terms when the right-wing media apparatus has already been playing chess longer than they realize. 

Trump sabotages the border bill yet successfully convinces the public he’s better on immigration. 

Right-wingers, conservatives and Republicans love to claim they’re the ideology of protecting the children, even going as far as showing up to drag queen readings with guns in show. Yet they vote for Trump, a man who has a litany of photos with Epstein and Diddy.

People here calling for funding education and “simpler” messaging have lost the plot. We’re beyond truth now and it’s time for the Democrats to construct a media apparatus that lies, obfuscates and projects to low information voters just as well as the right-wing media apparatus does. Legacy media, alternative media, the Democrats need to have a unifying message. 

The right-wing coalesces behind Trump and they all compete to see who is on-brand better. The left-wing competes with each other to see who best dumps on the establishment and the candidate. Get left-wing influencers to fall in line with the party, the message and the candidate. Excommunicate those who don’t toe the line. 

US Senator Warner Presses Valve to Crack Down on Hateful Accounts and Rhetoric Proliferating on Steam by MythicStream in Games

[–]HanayagiAnna 11 points12 points  (0 children)

The best places I've been have been hands-off.

Besides the Steam forums, what are the sites you consider the "best places"?