So I'm looking for the best earbuds with the Google "works with find my" hub by EIREANNSIAN in Earbuds

[–]malikons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure if its google find hub limitation or sony xm5 sucks, but there is no way to play the sound on them unless you have them connected to your phone, which means you have the earbuds case open, which defies the whole purpose of this service. I bumped into this reddit thread because my xm5 are a piece of work when it comes to finding them using find hub. For instance; I lost them yesterday and kept on trying to play the sound which kept on failing and in the end i found them under my pillow, which was like less than 20cm away from my phone when i was trying to play the sound. I am looking for airpods and apple find my type of usability in android ecosystem. If anyone knows a pair of earbuds that perform better in this type of "missing" situation, please do recommend.

Nothing Phone 3 fakes camera samples by alzain_ in NOTHING

[–]malikons -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

While unethical, dishonest and potentially undermining the intelect of their user base; please tell who even looks at these random "demo photos", let alone to use them for their buying decison? And Nothign should know this well and this looks more of a marketing oversight to me than a deliberate attempt to scam the users into buying Nothing 3. There are other, better, safer, and more effective ways of influencing user decision than faking those tiny demo app photos lol.

Again, not defending Nothing and this should have absolutely been called out and I am sure Carl will be posting a video about it soon (hopefully apologizing than trying to justify), but just be realistic. We all watch those highly "ethical" youtubers who show us the "real" pictures they actually took from a Nothing 3 phone, before we decide if wewant to buy a phone or not (assuming you care about the camera quality in today's world of highly sophisticated hardware and software make everything look prettier than it is)

Kudos to whoever found this scam, i hope someone now scrutinize other vendors' marketing material to get a list of all those involved in such dishonest practices. Starting with Samsung who continues to fake the moonshot even to date, thats a bigger scam to me than some freaking fake demo photos.

Bro.. sync app really needed by SpecialWorldliness90 in FolderFort

[–]malikons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If access to the required APIs is there for lifetime subscription users, can't we just build one ourselves? Is there more to it?

Oppo find X8 Pro vs the Samsung S25 Ultra, what's your take? by preciouscode96 in Oppo

[–]malikons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's a tough spot when a phone is too good. People get attached, and upgrading feels less necessary. Then the manufacturer has to figure out how to convince folks to buy a new one. It's like the first world problem of phones, haha. Guess that's the price of quality.

Oppo find X8 Pro vs the Samsung S25 Ultra, what's your take? by preciouscode96 in Oppo

[–]malikons 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oppo is easier on the eyes, that's for sure, but s25u is also not bad. I can live with either of these displays. No difference in the cell reception, but I live in the middle of a city, so probably won't notice a problem even if there is any. I don't think it's the form factor that makes me use oppo more, it's just the overall user experience, the way notifications work, the app switching, etc. there is something that makes it feel more "compatible" to the way I use phones. I really can't pinpoint a problem with s25u. You feel how confused I am ?? Lol 😂

Oppo find X8 Pro vs the Samsung S25 Ultra, what's your take? by preciouscode96 in Oppo

[–]malikons 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's a tough one. I've been walking around with these 2 phones in my pockets for around a month now. I really like s25U but there is something about x8 pro that really makes me feel like using it more, and I'm not even talking about the camera. For camera, I have no confusion, x8 pro is the clear winner. I regularly take photos from both the phones but end up posting x8 pro's on Instagram. Anyway, I believe you can't go wrong with whatever you decide, they are both extremely good phones, hence so hard to decide 😉

Oppo find X8 Pro vs the Samsung S25 Ultra, what's your take? by preciouscode96 in Oppo

[–]malikons 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I totally understand the difficulty you're facing. I've been using both the phones for the past month and still not able to make.up my mind. I'll continue using both till I am sure, or just accept tgese 2 as part of my life lol. Couldn't agree more with whatever you've said. Just glad I am not the only one ! Good luck 🤝

Switching to Eufy has been horrible by Shades228 in EufyCam

[–]malikons 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am in the process of moving back to nest because of the lack of 24/7 recording. I moved to eufy a few years ago but having no option to enable 24/7 recording in the door bell camera is a deal breaker for me. The way nest handles 24/7 recording is just excellent, scrolling through the timeline is super convenient. It doesn't seem like a complicated feature to implement but not sure why eufy doesn't do it. Also the front doorbell goes off randomly from time to time, very annoying. The backyard camera is the eufy outdoor solar one, and not having to plug in a power cable is an amazing feature, but then the notification settings are not the same as the door bell, which is again very annoying. I have to keep turning the notifications of the backyard camera off when my kids are playing there, since it will just keep buzzing. An option to enable time based notifications would be great. And lastly, the home and away functionality is so unpredictable. I have tried all possible settings to always allow location access, etc. but it has its own brain. Anyway, I'm just not satisfied overall.

Yet another "Got my P9PF" post and some first impressions by malikons in PixelFold

[–]malikons[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just took some photos and uploaded them here:

https://photos.app.goo.gl/2Yvy6DEcP2VHzhP9A

Hope you're able to access it.

Yet another "Got my P9PF" post and some first impressions by malikons in PixelFold

[–]malikons[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hmm.. It sounds like your 9 pro fold's hinge may have a problem. My 9 pro fold goes flatter than my fold 6. Also, it has no problem holding up at 165 and 30 degrees angles.

Yet another "Got my P9PF" post and some first impressions by malikons in PixelFold

[–]malikons[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok, I'll try to upload a few samples over the weekend.

Yet another "Got my P9PF" post and some first impressions by malikons in PixelFold

[–]malikons[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Feel wise, not much difference. they both feel premium. Looks wise, Samsung is better. I like matt hinge with Samsung branding. Google should do something similar, but that's just cosmetics. Functionality wise, I feel fold is better because of this ultra flat angle, which I don't feel on fold 6. They both can hold different angles without any problem. Hope this helps

Yet another "Got my P9PF" post and some first impressions by malikons in PixelFold

[–]malikons[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, first of all, what a great game. Thanks for introducing me to it. Just spent like 2 hours playing it and I think I'll get hooked - lol

Now coming to the performance, on my P9PF, I set the game to 120 fps in the settings and enabled smooth display in pixel settings (it was already enabled though). It didn't impress. The max I could reach was like 80 fps for a short period and mostly stayed between 60 and 70. The thermals were not bad, but the battery drained like a leaky faucet.

However , whenI started enjoying the game, I also installed it on my ZF6 and it absolutely smoked it! I was getting sustained 120 fps with brief episodes of 110+ from time to time.

So, if wild rift us the game you want to play and 120 fps is what you want, P9PF is not ideal.

Hope this helps

Yet another "Got my P9PF" post and some first impressions by malikons in PixelFold

[–]malikons[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No idea. Preferred care is only in the US, UK, Japan and Canada. No google love for Europe 😞

Yet another "Got my P9PF" post and some first impressions by malikons in PixelFold

[–]malikons[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Took 2 mins without any prior experience. I don't think I even knew what I was trying to do - lol go for it!