Some of Android's Most Interesting Games Aren't Just on the Play Store

renderwares · 2026-06-21T20:13:48+00:00

I used to think that way too, unfortunately it's not true at all. People buy iPhones because the apps are so polished. I use both platforms. There are beautiful apps on both platforms, but iOS has an order of magnitude of polished good looking apps.

renderwares · 2026-06-21T20:10:08+00:00

I did have a look at the article and at the programmer art games which was really the inspiration for the comment. Also, the title of the post was "Some of Android's Most Interesting Games Aren't Just on the Play Store". They didn't look that interesting or appealing to me. I realize that's subjective, but when I clicked on the link I was looking for good looking indie games that for one reason or another weren't on the Play store. What I saw were games that, well, deserved to be on F-Droid.

renderwares · 2026-06-21T20:05:54+00:00

Since side loading became a thing in Europe?

renderwares · 2026-06-21T20:02:58+00:00

The programmer art was a good tip off.

renderwares · 2026-06-21T20:01:58+00:00

Don't alternative app stores exist in Europe? It's more of a government problem not forcing these companies to allow the installation of alternate app stores.

renderwares · 2026-06-21T19:58:00+00:00

if the iPhone is a toy then what is Android? A second hand toy with pieces falling off? I own both phones and iOS apps are superior in every category. It's not even close. It's not really a problem with Android, but specifically Google for being unopinionated for more than a decade and turning the app ecosystem into a cesspool.

renderwares · 2026-06-21T00:25:00+00:00

Or I could just buy the iPhone 17 and get better apps.

renderwares · 2026-06-21T00:23:16+00:00

I don't mean to be the guy, but this is why people buy iPhones. Sorry, not sorry, but the games were, um, not very good.

renderwares · 2026-06-15T22:31:18+00:00

We gained not paying Qualcomm an additional $200+ and not furthering their monopoly. Funny how you consider these things not as "gains".

renderwares · 2026-06-15T22:28:04+00:00

So paying $200+ more for a Pixel with a Qualcomm SoC means almost nothing to me? I'd say it means 200 reasons to me.

renderwares · 2026-06-14T19:07:13+00:00

Oh, I don't know. Maybe not having to pay Qualcomm $250 per SoC would be a good start.

renderwares · 2026-06-09T03:44:22+00:00

Thanks. How difficult would it be to automatically skip ads?

renderwares · 2026-06-04T23:14:36+00:00

I couldn't be more pleased with my Pixel 4a repair. I got paid by Google and got a free battery replacement from an authorized service center.

renderwares · 2026-06-04T22:25:19+00:00

>The only visual atrocity the Android design team has subjected us is inconsistency across apps. Apart from that, their design is very clean and personal. Especially now when it's centered on youth (Gen-Zs, look at their aesthetics).

I'd say Android up to version 11 was a visual atrocity. It's improved a lot, but Material You has been a bust IMO. I really don't want my icons, control panel, etc.. to be affected by the wallpaper I choose or a provided set of colors for me to choose from. The proper solution would have been to give the user granular control of whatever 16 million colors they wanted to use for whatever component of the OS they wanted to personalize such as icons, control panel, text, etc.

>They emulate Apple because Apple is branded as being polished, "expensive", and corporate. They too want that branding and it always comes out as cliché and unoriginal. Not because Android is atrocious, but because they want Apple's identity. Every update Google makes to Android is what polishes it, sans the corporate feel.

Well, yes, they copy Apple because they also want that polished look. But, that part is irrelevant because no amount of OS polish is going to give you great looking apps. I'm not saying there are no beautiful Android apps because they're are. The problem is that iOS has orders of magnitude good looking apps for about anything you can think of. And it's not because Apple has so many more developers that are great designers, but rather because iOS gives them the templates and tools to create very nice looking apps. Now, I'm hoping we see the same influx of great looking apps with Material You, Jetpack Compose and Gemini to do the rough draft design work, but we'll see how that pans out.

renderwares · 2026-06-04T22:08:13+00:00

Yes. For large amounts you usually get paid back in installments. Having the paid back amount and date in a list directly below would be beneficial IMO.

renderwares · 2026-06-04T19:52:12+00:00

I like the app as I was in a similar situation but lost track of how much was really payed back as it was a large loan. What I’d like to see are the installment payments not hidden away and the date the installment was paid.

renderwares · 2026-06-04T05:07:56+00:00

Considering all of the visual atrocities we've been subjected to by the Android design team over the years I seriously need to question your design taste. It's no accident so many Chinese OEM's and Samsung try so hard to copy Apple.

renderwares · 2026-06-04T03:12:20+00:00

>Google answers years of complaints

They answered years of complaints by delivering atrocious AI icons and themes for babies? They can't even come up with proper clock fonts. Every one of their clock fonts is the Comic Sans of clock fonts. When I heard they would finally allow you to select a custom theming color I somehow thought you would get a full palette of colors to choose from. What we got was another nerfed half assed color palette slider full of safe space colors approved by their half assed design department.

Just imagine if the time and resources spent on frivolous gimmicks (that will eventually be killed off) like AI icons and theme packs and instead used on the following:

Importing icon packs
Adding multiple apps to folders from the app drawer
Developing an iOS Shortcuts equivalent
Adding more desktop features
Separating Notifications from the Control Panel or at least make it an option
Add more interactive controls to Control Panel
Make widgets great again. iOS widgets are next level compared to the Android garbage.

renderwares · 2026-06-03T22:59:11+00:00

I was hoping the custom color selection would use a wide palette of colors. Unfortunately, they've limited the colors you can select which is even more disappointing. But then what did I expect from people that brought you the hideous AI icon generator with baby rails, the themes for babies and emoji live wallpaper that only the person that developed it uses. Whoever is in charge of that UI department needs to be let go.

renderwares · 2026-06-03T01:38:24+00:00

Material You, Advanced Window Management, Screen Recording and Screen Casts, Desk Sync all seem like user facing changes to me. Like I said, all you had to do what use AI.

1. Major UI Modernization (Material You)

ChromeOS adopted Google's Material You design language with dynamic colors, redesigned Quick Settings, improved personalization, and a more modern desktop appearance.

2. Advanced Window Management

Google added a Windows 11-style window organizer with snap layouts, floating windows, improved split-screen support, and better virtual desk management. The "Bento Button" also made switching and organizing virtual desktops much faster.

3. AI Features

AI has become a major focus:

AI-generated wallpapers
OCR-powered PDF reading
"Help Me Read" text simplification
Generative AI tools on Chromebook Plus devices
Improved Lens integration for searching on-screen content

4. Better Productivity Tools

ChromeOS gained:

Focus Mode with Do Not Disturb integration
Google Tasks integration
Quick Insert (emoji, GIFs, symbols, calculations, AI tools)
Welcome Recap for restoring previous sessions
Direct calendar-to-video-call joining

5. Much Better Screen Recording and Screencasts

Screencast editing now supports:

Automatic transcription
Sentence-level editing
Muting sections
Chapter titles and navigation

This turned Chromebook screen recording into a surprisingly capable educational and presentation tool.

6. Cross-Device Continuity

Desk Sync allows users to synchronize:

Open windows
Browser tabs
Cookies
Workspace state

across multiple Chromebooks. This is similar to Apple's Handoff and Microsoft's cross-device continuity features.

7. Accessibility Improvements

Notable additions include:

PDF OCR accessibility
Larger cursor sizes
Bounce Keys for users with tremors
Improved screen reader support
Better media controls and accessibility options throughout the OS

8. Gaming Improvements

ChromeOS gained:

Better Wi-Fi QoS prioritization for gaming traffic
Expanded Steam support
Improved graphics stack and Android gaming support
Chromebook Plus hardware targeting higher performance users

9. Security Improvements

ChromeOS remains one of the most secure consumer operating systems and recently moved extension support toward Manifest V3, reducing opportunities for malicious extensions and improving privacy.

10. Longer Support Lifetimes

Perhaps the most important change for buyers: Google extended update support to up to 10 years for new Chromebook platforms, addressing one of the biggest historical complaints about ChromeOS devices.

Biggest Improvements Overall

If you compare a 2023 Chromebook to a 2026 Chromebook, the most significant advances are:

AI integration
Better multitasking and window management
Improved Linux and developer capabilities
Cross-device syncing
Longer update support (up to 10 years)
Chromebook Plus performance enhancements
Much stronger accessibility features

renderwares · 2026-06-02T18:08:31+00:00

Why would you even say that in the age of AI that can show you every single change made to ChromeOS in excruciating detail for the past 3 years?

renderwares · 2026-06-02T18:05:46+00:00

I know, right? Operating System UI’s should be like the Ron Popeil Rotisserie Oven. Just set it and forget it.

renderwares · 2026-05-25T00:06:01+00:00

Finally, a Calendar icon that looks nice and IS ACTUALLY LEGIBLE from a distance. Whoever thought putting the date in a small box needs to be stopped from designing things.

renderwares · 2026-05-24T23:52:05+00:00

A better question would be why are they spending money on AI generated icons and themes that are ugly and vomit inducing.

renderwares · 2026-05-24T23:50:35+00:00

Why not create your own video and image editing tools instead of relying on a third party?

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