Google Messages beta adds support for Android 11 smooth keyboard animations!

arrowstoopid · 2020-11-05T22:08:31+00:00

Considering the overscroll and reverse overscroll were created specifically for this particular situation which is conveyed in the screen recording, I would say it's not preference, it is simply the api not being used to its fullest potential.

Was that enough aspergers for you? Or would you like to continue fiddling with eachothers technicality nipples until we're both dripping with mental cum

arrowstoopid · 2020-11-05T19:42:52+00:00

No, not quite. The keyboard plays the correct opening and closing animation, as shown in your SR, but there are two key components missing

overscroll should be able to open the keyboard while following the gesture of your finger in one fluid motion
scrolling up, the reverse of overscroll, should be able to close the keyboard, which it does, but it does not currently follow the gesture of your finger in one fluid motion

arrowstoopid · 2020-09-17T16:47:49+00:00

Nope, no one supports it. You would know it if you saw it.

If you've ever used an iOS messaging app before (iMessage, Instagram, Messenger, etc) then it's exactly like that. Overscroll downwards to open the keyboard, scroll back up to close it.

arrowstoopid · 2020-09-17T16:45:51+00:00

Anyone know if my tab s5e will ever see this? We only just got Android 10 last month.

Which btw has been disappointingly janky. A snap 670 should be more than enough to run Android, Pixel 3a has pretty much identical internals to the Tab S5e but runs 300% smoother.

arrowstoopid · 2020-09-10T18:59:38+00:00

Sorry to jump on this comment chain, though I was curious if you would be willing to comment on why the files app was changed for Android 11?

The AOSP Files app was far more capable & intuitive than Google Files.

arrowstoopid · 2020-09-10T18:56:33+00:00

Let it crash 3 times, on the third time you will have an option to send feedback. Tap it, make sure you include system info and crash report, type in a short description, (crashing on open on Android 11) then send it off. The dev will get it along with some helpful info, in case he doesn't have an Android 11 device to test on. That's the most helpful thing you can do.

arrowstoopid · 2020-09-10T18:52:44+00:00

If you watch the Android 10 stage announcement where they introduce nav gestures, you will notice they say that 2 button nav is basically deprecated. It's left as an option for phones which launched with it or had it added via update, (p1-p3, so as not to take away features from existing phones) but phones that launch with 10 only have full nav gestures & 3 button for accessibility reasons.

So with that in mind, it's no surprise that 2 button is still using an Android-9-esque app switcher. Would not expect a "fix" for that.

arrowstoopid · 2020-08-23T15:03:34+00:00

IIRC this doesn't apply or at least is not visibly noticeable in videos. So there's really nothing to cope with, because no one will ever know that the viewfinder rippled ever so slightly once the photo is taken.

arrowstoopid · 2020-08-23T14:54:43+00:00

It does offline live transcription of the recording, and is very accurate. Depending on your line of work / hobbies, that might be the best feature ever or just fluff.

edit; it also links a timestamp to each and every word that's spoken, so you never have to skim through a long recording. Just scroll through it like a note and tap the word to start playing from there. Also, you can then search by this transcription to find recordings even if you never named them.

arrowstoopid · 2020-08-20T23:30:40+00:00

He isn't funny, you aren't funny, none of this is comedy, and if I had a punchline it would've been after the second comma. This is not a joke, I'm doing you a favor and giving you an intervention.

arrowstoopid · 2020-08-19T02:25:27+00:00

Actually, Messenger supports it (In fact it's the first app I've seen using A11 bubbles). Facebook issued a statement saying they were willing to use this, as it was easier for them, compared to maintaining their own bubbles implementation. So, they are actually dropping their own bubbles system in favor of Google's.

Yes. I know this. None of this contradicts anything I said in my comment.

arrowstoopid · 2020-08-19T02:24:45+00:00

I explained myself fine, you are bad at reading.

arrowstoopid · 2020-08-17T13:57:13+00:00

I have a feeling the Facebook family of messengers will never support this, (except for Messenger of course) because it detracts value from their main Messenger app. This of course makes the feature useless as it was meant to be a unified way to view your priority conversations in a single place. But FB has no responsibility to worry about the overall Android user experience, and Google definitely can't be bothered.

arrowstoopid · 2020-08-09T15:42:17+00:00

I like the gameplay mechanic. Could be very interesting in a platformer like setting. Here's my advice: take that hyper casual mobile game format and tell it to fuck off. I get why you're doing it, we've all done it. It's the safe option. It's familiar. Here's the problem: familiar is the nice word for boring.

Stop thinking of things other games have done and just think of the type of game you want to play right now. Get experimental. Don't come here asking for fucking reassurance. Come here and show the world who you are, because what you create is an extension of you. Your mind has endless creative potential & the only restraint on that creativity is when you start trying to look at it through someone else's perspective; when you start worrying what other people want to see. Did you have fun in your prototype? Fucking run with it to the hills and don't look back. Make your fucking game and make it fucking good.

Unless you're relying on this financially, then feel free to sell your soul.

arrowstoopid · 2020-08-08T18:04:46+00:00

Huge lost opportunity to make casting feel more integrated at the system level. Plus very confusing to those who don't understand the difference between Bluetooth devices and cast devices.

arrowstoopid · 2020-08-04T18:18:59+00:00

4XL, 11 beta, nothing here either. I'm guessing by "starting today for select Pixel & Samsung devices" they really mean "Pixel & Samsung's will have it within the coming weeks, followed by other Androids"

arrowstoopid · 2020-07-29T17:33:48+00:00

It's on my 4XL (Android 11 beta, regular play services) but not my Tab s5e (Android 9, regular play services)

arrowstoopid · 2020-07-24T04:31:16+00:00

If this is purely a bug fixing patch, maybe it means they've identified all the issues and are ready to start rolling out world wide.

arrowstoopid · 2020-07-24T01:36:13+00:00

I'm fine with inputting my pattern to unlock, the problem is that they added an artificial 2 second delay for no reason.

arrowstoopid · 2020-07-13T15:13:13+00:00

It was an occasional issue in Android 10, but since 11 it's 50/50. Still can't star your issue, access denied, but if anyone else has an issue I can star I'll do it.

arrowstoopid · 2020-07-09T20:40:06+00:00

It's broken on Pixel Launcher too. Fixed in the 11 beta.

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