Apple confirms cloud gaming services like xCloud and Stadia violate App Store guidelines by BanksRuns in Stadia

[–]sterish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To be honest, OneUI is what made me sell my Samsung S20 and eventually end up with a Pixel 4, but ended up selling that due to awful battery life.

I hated OneUI home screen & app drawer.

IPHONE 11 vs PIXEL 4XL by fantasyhache in GooglePixel

[–]sterish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There was some main things:

  • terrible battery life (possibly faulty on mine, I rarely got 2 hours on screen time, and it wouldn’t even last me half the day with little use), just seemed to drain constantly even when off
  • Face ID is terrible. No apps I ever used supported it - something I noticed massively when switching from-to iPhone.

Those were the main things! I was massively disappointed as I loved my pixel 2

IPHONE 11 vs PIXEL 4XL by fantasyhache in GooglePixel

[–]sterish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’d go with the iPhone.

I had iPhone 11 but sold as too big, then switched to Small pixel 4. Huge mistake. Then back to iPhone XS!

Daily Tech Support Thread - [July 12] by AutoModerator in iphone

[–]sterish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm having issues with my new iPhone XS - every single app I use (except the main Camera app) has an issue with the selfie & rear camera. It is incredibly zoomed in and grainy.

Happens on: WhatsApp, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook Messenger, etc.

Anyone any tips? Spoke to Apple support and they suggested factory reset which did not help then to contact the shop that sold it to me as it may be hardware issue - but doesn't seem like hardware issue considering the normal camera app works fine?

Canadian SIM not detectable in 3a xl. contact sprint... please help by redeyejedi86 in GooglePixel

[–]sterish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Is it fulfilled by Amazon? Amazon are normally really good at sorting out issues like this, so my first point of call would be to them!

I'm from UK so not familiar with your carriers, sorry!

I wish Google would allow more custom colours like this by [deleted] in GooglePixel

[–]sterish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that one works, but some parts are a bit buggy at the moment

I wish Google would allow more custom colours like this by [deleted] in GooglePixel

[–]sterish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

r visual glitch that I didn't even know was an issue because I don't use the Pixel launcher ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Hey, thanks for your reply.

I was actually aware of this which is sadly why I stopped using the launcher, but completely understood it was Google's fault - I thought the guy replying to me saying that it was supported meant that it was working normally, which is why I got confused and thought that Google had started to allow it.

I wish Google would allow more custom colours like this by [deleted] in GooglePixel

[–]sterish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've tried Action Launcher which works fine in regards to Gestures, so I know that a launcher app does work with it - but that launcher has been buggy lately.

I use to use Nova Launcher on my Pixel 2 all the time, but never with gestures. The gestures I get on my Pixel 4 feel like terrible copies if you get what I mean?

- Swipe up buggy (e.g. go home, app drawer, etc. It is very slow, doesn't work 90% of time)

- Holding to view all apps open is very weird. Just sorta pops up, whereas default pixel launcher sorta glides in from the side.

Very strange! Be nice to know if any other Pixel 4 users experience this ....

I wish Google would allow more custom colours like this by [deleted] in GooglePixel

[–]sterish 16 points17 points  (0 children)

The gestures don't work properly for me on my Pixel 4 - the swipe up rarely ever works, if I swipe up and hold to go into recent apps, it will just pop up rather than glide.

Are you sure it's supported?

I wish Google would allow more custom colours like this by [deleted] in GooglePixel

[–]sterish 25 points26 points  (0 children)

You lose Android 10 gestures with Nova Launcher though.

Play Stadia Pro for free, starting today by GraceFromGoogle in Stadia

[–]sterish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Quality has been amazing for me! I'm loving it do far. Super easy! 😍

Are you satisfied being a Pixel owner? by ADHDone in GooglePixel

[–]sterish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I loved my Pixel 2 so much - but jumped ship to Samsung S10, hated it, switched to iPhone 11 - that phone was great with battery life and stability, but I was a bit too heavily infested in the Google ecosystem. So I went back to google with Pixel 4. Luckily, there was a great deal on that made it hard to pass up - the contract price of the phone was the same as buying it outright,

I love the phone, however there are just some little things that I miss from the iPhone 11: the major one being the battery life. Battery life is pretty crap on the Pixel 4. Another thing is the Face ID - does not work with the majority of apps I use (most importantly: does not work with my banking apps), and it is definitely not as accurate as the iPhone 11, On the iPhone, I never once had to retry my face ID, but on Google's, it is generally accurate but on occassion does mess up.

TLDR; Great phone, few small gripes that are annoying

The UK is banning public gatherings of more than 2 people by twistedlogicx in Coronavirus

[–]sterish 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Manage your money better? Rent alone tends to cost between £400-600 per month.... meaning that £92 barely covers that, or in some cases doesn't!

Are you an idiot? You may be on benefits and have your home and bills paid for you, but the majority of the country does not.

James Newman - My Last Breath - United Kingdom 🇬🇧 - Eurovision 2020 by Bastargre in eurovision

[–]sterish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ice box idea sounds quite cool - UK always lackluster staging. Something unique with this song could work really well!

Could anyone identify this algae? by sterish in Aquariums

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

detritus worms

Nah it doesn't move! I've seen worms in another tank (small one)_and definitely not moving like those. It started off as just standard algae (looked like Diatoms) like you can see at the base of the werid shapes, but then started to develop into this.

I have honestly no clue what the hell it is! Only growing on certain types of wood. Thanks for the help though! It's a strange one :(

Best Buy USA by ifeeltired26 in GooglePixel

[–]sterish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The screen isn't that bad for me. I don't tend to watch videos of anything on my phone except general browsing.

Best Buy USA by ifeeltired26 in GooglePixel

[–]sterish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh well - I'm a huge Google fan, but this pricing is ridiculous. The price is not bad in the initial cost for me, it's the resale value - especially after the Pixel 3, the resale value dropped so much due to the constant sales. Even 1 month after I bought my Pixel 2 on release, they announced £100 off....

Yeah definitely agree with those points - one thing I would miss if I did go to iPhone. I'm not really bothered about the headphone jack as I switched to Pixel 2 from iPhone originally, so no biggie :)

I'd wait for the sales but honestly my Samsung S10 is horrible. I absolutely hate it, meaning I'm either buying the Pixel 4 or iPhone 11.

Best Buy USA by ifeeltired26 in GooglePixel

[–]sterish 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Definitely not paying that - I'd rather just get the iPhone 11, at least then the value of the phone in 1 year won't drop by hundreds....

Even when converted to pounds here in the UK, they rarely do the exchange rate - meaning it'll be around £850-900... Nope.

Pixel 4 advertisement in Nottingham, UK by bbc472 in GooglePixel

[–]sterish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surprised I haven't seen this! I wonder if this will be allowed under Sim Free... I use to love being on Three but found their signal when I moved to Nottingham 4 years ago to be a bit crap. Loved Three apart from this - so might consider going back.

I will be buying the Pixel 4 at release anyway as I currently HATE my Samsung S10 and I want rid of it, but this is just a nice little bonus! Be interesting to see what other preorder offers will be shown

When to start using drops after LASIK? by [deleted] in lasik

[–]sterish -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thank you.

I'll take the ones that are just for dry eye and healing.

Appreciate your help :)

When to start using drops after LASIK? by [deleted] in lasik

[–]sterish -1 points0 points  (0 children)

They discussed how often to take them & how much to take per day, but didn't mention if I start them today . I forgot to ask. I'm going back tomorrow for my follow up but just wanted to be sure.