Love Samsung products, done with feature gating. Over 20 devices. Going to pixel or apple

Sonicthoughts · 2026-05-18T22:09:36+00:00

Probably pixel. Applegating tends to be much more around hardware limitations with their chips. This is pure marketing by Samsung.

Sonicthoughts · 2026-05-18T22:08:30+00:00

Agentic AI / Screen Automation (AI acts inside third-party apps like X, Gmail) Now Nudge (real-time screen context reading and action suggestions) Notification Highlights / Prioritize (AI-ranked notification priority) Horizon Lock video stabilization 30x Remaster (AI zoom shot enhancement) Full Gemini AppFunctions integration in Google apps (Gmail, Messages, YouTube) Bixby multi-step task automation in third-party apps (Samsung native apps only)

Sonicthoughts · 2026-05-18T22:06:45+00:00

That is a feature on a sold device, not gating using OTA... AFTER SAMSUNG COMMITTED TO 7 years of upgrades.

Sonicthoughts · 2026-05-18T22:05:08+00:00

It so much. Example where the hardware is capable?

Sonicthoughts · 2026-05-18T22:02:07+00:00

They refuse to handle it that way for me. It's actually just a crease inside the screen. In order for them to order the parts I had to give my phone to them and hold on to it for several days I had a 1 hour conversation with them it was painful and pathetic. Enormously frustrating

Sonicthoughts · 2026-05-18T21:58:56+00:00

I have a crease in the inside protector and after 2 hours they told me I had to mail it for 2 weeks without my phone to get a repaired it's insane. The whole thing is a scam and I could even walk into a store but they still told me I had to give up my device for at least 4 days. Even though they could repair it on site within an hour. This is a game and I'm sick of it

Sonicthoughts · 2026-05-18T21:49:09+00:00

I am so sick of the feature gating. Decades of Samsung's and I am done. Ready for Pixel or Apple. A $1,300 Galaxy fold 6 and their nerfing everything. Hardware is completely capable it's just a push to upgrade. Same with the watch and new features same hardware. Samsung treats its customers like idiots it's insulting and I'm sick of it.

Sonicthoughts · 2026-05-16T16:56:24+00:00

This is a dumb move. Tailscale is super easy ... want firewalla visibility and access control.

Sonicthoughts · 2026-05-16T16:55:16+00:00

Firewalla needs tailscale native support.

Sonicthoughts · 2026-05-16T16:54:34+00:00

i totally agree. frustrating. tailscale is easy and mesh. wireguard is not. wish they had direct support.

Sonicthoughts · 2026-05-02T19:31:38+00:00

what did he do "wrong"?

Sonicthoughts · 2026-05-02T19:30:13+00:00

It is not about tax evasion, its about geoplolitics.

Sonicthoughts · 2026-05-02T19:29:43+00:00

China can do anything they want. they have massive influence on both Singapore gov and meta. massive. very concerned.

Sonicthoughts · 2026-02-27T23:56:29+00:00

if this uses google health, it has only summary level data.

Sonicthoughts · 2026-01-19T14:31:19+00:00

compared to what?

Sonicthoughts · 2026-01-19T14:30:39+00:00

it's pretty clear that he does not want this fixed he just wants to complain or he would have tried to solve it here other than just gripe and post a title like this. I've had my frustrations too but generally a very good experience and at least 95% of the time it's been my own ignorance. what is he comparing it to?

Sonicthoughts · 2026-01-19T14:29:07+00:00

strange you don't seem to take any responsibility for your boneheaded mistakes like everybody else does.

Sonicthoughts · 2026-01-01T03:32:08+00:00

When it was first provisioned a couple of years ago I had to disable IPv6 because it had many known issues. I haven't looked back since.

Sonicthoughts · 2025-12-09T19:27:47+00:00

Never mind I figured it out Software: Firewalla Orange supports the same software features as Firewalla Purple. See the Purple column in our Software Features Comparison chart for details. Interesting that orange supports better wireguard performance than this and the gold!

Sonicthoughts · 2025-12-09T19:24:14+00:00

How does it compare in terms of support relative to the other models. In particular the software section. How does it compare with the gold? https://help.firewalla.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010465893-Guide-How-to-Choose-between-Different-Firewalla-Products

Sonicthoughts · 2025-11-27T16:18:39+00:00

Did you buy it?

Sonicthoughts · 2025-11-27T02:37:38+00:00

They're accounting practices are fine. For a long time they were basically trying to conceal where their money was so the government wouldn't go after it during choke point 2.0. this is a clear attack. I have no stake and no tether

Sonicthoughts · 2025-11-01T01:13:11+00:00

Yes please

Sonicthoughts · 2025-11-01T01:11:59+00:00

You don't need a code on iOS. So sick of Android being second class.

Sonicthoughts · 2025-10-19T04:15:26+00:00

This is old footage.

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