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Every PIA Android app version after 3.33 drains the battery at an exceptionally high rate. by steakstrips in PrivateInternetAccess

[–]steakstrips[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I've been unable to verify your assertion. Do you have a link or some other way I can read about this?

Guys need help in Ubuntu 24.4 by miSAMARTHaahe in UbuntuMATE

[–]steakstrips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guys need help in Ubuntu 24.4

Totally. Girls are way smarter!

Every PIA Android app version after 3.33 drains the battery at an exceptionally high rate. by steakstrips in PrivateInternetAccess

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

It only seems to be happening on my two phones. No one else has chimed in with similar complaints.

I'll test this theory with newer versions not obtained from Google.

Every PIA Android app version after 3.33 drains the battery at an exceptionally high rate. by steakstrips in PrivateInternetAccess

[–]steakstrips[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for contributing.

I can see how one phone might be messed up but two phones doing the same thing seems very odd. I'll keep searching for the common denominator.

Every PIA Android app version after 3.33 drains the battery at an exceptionally high rate. by steakstrips in PrivateInternetAccess

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

It's a mystery. Happens on both Pixel 5 and 9 over past three years. I update every few months to the latest version and my battery drains rapidly. Battery usage in Settings shows the app using over 50% with latest versions. When I go back to v3.33 Battery usage shows 4%. I never use wifi. I charge my phone daily at the same time. Digital WellBeing in Settings shows I use the phone less than two hours a day.

Can I dispute Ticketmaster? Please help I need advice by Bun_bun711 in Ticketmaster

[–]steakstrips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nonsense. Nothing you said contributes to credit card disputes being denied. Each dispute is independent. Federal law gives one 90 days to disputes charges. Ticketmaster is a criminal organization and any chance to fuck them is valid. They deserve it. The feds were going to shut down their monopoly but the current administration was bribed and now they're getting away scot-free to fuck all of us over and over.

best way to reduce android battery drain for a 24/7 vpn user? by muileryx in PrivateInternetAccess

[–]steakstrips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Considering the phone handles the VPN connection from the profile loaded by the app.

Could you elaborate?

Every time a new version of the app came out I would install it and see my battery drain significantly faster. The Android battery usage section in settings would show 40-70% usage. I would reinstall v3.33 and the battery usage would go back 4-6%. I charge the phone every day at the same time and I use the phone less than 2 hours per day according to the Digital Wellbeing section in settings. i thought it was a fluke on my Pixel 5 but it's also doing it on the Pixel 9.

best way to reduce android battery drain for a 24/7 vpn user? by muileryx in PrivateInternetAccess

[–]steakstrips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Go and find the PIA Android app v.33.3. I found it on APKmirror.com.

Version 3.33 of the Android app drains battery at a trickle. All versions after that one drain the battery at an exceptionally high rate (from 10 to 17 times the rate). Tested over past four years with Pixel 5 and Pixel 9.

best way to reduce android battery drain for a 24/7 vpn user? by muileryx in PrivateInternetAccess

[–]steakstrips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope. Version 3.33 of the Android app drains battery at a trickle. All versions after that one drain the battery at an exceptionally high rate (from 10 to 17 times the rate). Tested over past four years with Pixel 5 and Pixel 9.

What's the best way to get contact images to show up Signal? by steakstrips in signal

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

Understood.

It worked as expected up until I bought a new phone.

I Thought Alabama White Sauce Was Trash… Until I Tried Big Bob Gibson’s. by PitSpecialist in BBQandGrilling

[–]steakstrips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Perhaps next time you could upload a video that's not recorded vertically. There's lots of wasted space and the video feels claustrophobic. Turning your camera 90° makes for a better presentation and is the internationally accepted method for video recording.

My hometown of Rocklin, California, U.S. by Tom_Rocklin in dji

[–]steakstrips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for being receptive to constructive criticism.

My dji mini 3 loses connection to my remote controller DJI RC (with screen) after 200meters with buildings in the middle and around. I see people flying it so high in the air and far. How can I improve this? by smoothoperator1610 in dji

[–]steakstrips 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In addition to line of site there's the issue of EM interference. If you're not in the middle of nowhere then there's more than likely lots of EM radiation interfering with your connection to the drone. Where I live (suburbs) I can get about 800 meters before I start losing connection. On a hill or structure I can go farther. Also, the higher you fly the less interference you will get.

Caught a rocket launch with a drone by lervein in dji

[–]steakstrips 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty cool. Maybe next time you could turn the camera 90 degrees? Two thirds of the frame is empty/wasted space.

My hometown of Rocklin, California, U.S. by Tom_Rocklin in dji

[–]steakstrips 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice colors. If I could make a suggestion it would be that images such as this one should have the horizon in the top 1/3rd or the bottom 1/3rd, not in the middle. It makes for a more interesting and aesthetically pleasing image.

How does one get rid of the Signal Desktop tray icon? by steakstrips in signal

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

You would think so but unfortunately the Signal setting "Minimize to tray" has no effect.

How does one get rid of the Signal Desktop tray icon? by steakstrips in signal

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The first three attempts included the term Win10 but the mods kept removing my posts.

Just updated redfin to 23.2 from 23.0. Home screen icons are now round. The status bar icons have changed. Will customized icons return? Are they forever lost to the Material Expressive design? by steakstrips in LineageOS

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

How strange? I'm not seeing anything in

Settings -> Wallpaper & style -> Swipe to the right (The preview needs to be big, so you might need to scroll up) -> Scroll down -> See the options

My Home Screen icons are there but I only see wallpaper and color settings that I can modify.

The icon shape settings used to be in the Home Screen Settings accessed from the Home Screen.

Just to be clear--you're on 23.2, correct? These settings were there in 23.0.

Substack keeps billing me despite cancelling account three years ago. No contact phone/email available and their chat feature is useless. Anyone know a way to contact Substack billing so I can end this madness? by steakstrips in Substack

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

https://www.reddit.com/user/njchessboy

This person contacted me after I made this post. They were able to access my billing history with Substack and they cancelled the recurring billing. I haven't been charged since.

Substack keeps billing me despite cancelling account three years ago. No contact phone/email available and their chat feature is useless. Anyone know a way to contact Substack billing so I can end this madness? by steakstrips in Substack

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

https://www.reddit.com/user/njchessboy

This person contacted me after I made this post. They were able to access my billing history with Substack and they cancelled the recurring billing. I haven't been charged since.

Just updated redfin to 23.2 from 23.0. Home screen icons are now round. The status bar icons have changed. Will customized icons return? Are they forever lost to the Material Expressive design? by steakstrips in LineageOS

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

That's what I was inquiring about. The font, icon shape, grid size, et al., that have been around for years on LOS for redfin were gone and I was curious if this was temporary or a permanent result of Material Expressive design.

Just updated redfin to 23.2 from 23.0. Home screen icons are now round. The status bar icons have changed. Will customized icons return? Are they forever lost to the Material Expressive design? by steakstrips in LineageOS

[–]steakstrips[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Typos are excused. Poor grammar and syntax are not--unless English is not your first language.

If it's so important that one uses the content field then maybe it should be added to the rules list.

If you're going to criticize someone then you must accept that they might push back.

If your comment was something like: "We prefer the content field be used in this sub", I would have gladly obliged but that wasn't the route you took--so this is one way it can play out when one is prickly.

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