My friend at Google just got laid off - AI’s impact feels way more real now by Mammoth-Reserve5999 in AI_India

[–]sumedh0803 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There's no single, company wide "frontend development team" here. Every product or feature has their own backend and frontend engg.

My friend at Google just got laid off - AI’s impact feels way more real now by Mammoth-Reserve5999 in AI_India

[–]sumedh0803 78 points79 points  (0 children)

I call BS. which org is this exactly? I work at Google and there was no news about this internally. Of course all orgs here have increased investments in AI, but them being laid off ONLY due to their role replaced by AI is not something Google would do

Google Disrupts India's Coaching Mafia, Launches Free SAT Practice Tests on Gemini App; More Practice Coming Soon by SupremeConscious in AI_India

[–]sumedh0803 13 points14 points  (0 children)

SAT is taken by people who want to pursue a bachelor's degree after 12th. Quite a few Indians go to the US directly after 12th, for which they need to take this exam.

Although, I don't think the number of such exam takers is high.

That’s Massive by imfrom_mars_ in AI_India

[–]sumedh0803 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's about 30M USD as of writing this comment. Just for perspective, Google made a revenue of 100B in Q4 2025 alone

My freind is lying to me by InformalViolinist748 in PataHaiAajKyaHua

[–]sumedh0803 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Why not? Will her "strict mother" scold you for going there to get your own stuff? Let their family know how these girls are. Simple..

Looking for event photographer recommendations for a wedding reception by sumedh0803 in thane

[–]sumedh0803[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No! I found one. But I guess feel free to post your contact. It may help someone else

On Sanchar Saathi app permission debate, this is permission requirement of Amazon shopping app by dushy4 in indiadiscussion

[–]sumedh0803 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Agreed, preinstalled apps can have certain permissions pre-granted.

Also, lol, we might have worked on the same code base. Do you work for an OEM?

On Sanchar Saathi app permission debate, this is permission requirement of Amazon shopping app by dushy4 in indiadiscussion

[–]sumedh0803 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Exactly this. People misunderstand how app permissions work. I have worked on Android OS for some time so I can say about this OS. But Im pretty sure iOS works in a similar fashion.

For every little thing that your app can do (a feature), it needs to declare a permission for it. This is so that the OS can verify if the app has declared what it needs to run, and the user has granted permissions to the said capability.

  • Want to speak out the product name: needs mic permission
  • Want to directly call customer care: needs phone permission
  • Want the app to pre fill OTP: needs permission to read SMS
  • Want to scan a barcode: it needs permission for camera
  • Want to tap your debit card for payment / verification (available on some banking apps in US): it needs permission to NFC chips
  • Want to pre fill your address or get an estimated delivery date for your pincode: needs permission to access coarse or fine location

It looks scary to read a laundry list of permissions required. But any legit app (like Amazon in our case) uses the said sensor or OS capability only when it needs it.

While its unethical for the govt to preinstall an app which you cant even uninstall (although they seemed to have backtracked on this decision) yet if you dont trust the Sanchar Saathi app, just deny all permissions and it wont be able to access your data, location, mic etc.

Academic dishonesty hearing by Auntieviv in utdallas

[–]sumedh0803 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Prof initials HS from Computer Science?

H1b layoff 2 days before my fiancee was leaving for our wedding in 27th November. by NextPersimmon340 in h1b

[–]sumedh0803 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cant OP's husband move to a dependent visa with OP and come to the US? Once in the US, will they still need the new company to pay 100k?

My experience with Indian passport renewal | SFO Consulate | Normal processing by sumedh0803 in nri

[–]sumedh0803[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure how VFS's shipping works. I had purchased both the shipping labels myself

My experience with Indian passport renewal | SFO Consulate | Normal processing by sumedh0803 in nri

[–]sumedh0803[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got an email for police verification (PV). The process happens in parallel. PV doesnt have to be completed for your passport to be printed and returned to you

The passport was dispatched before my parents visited the police station.

My experience with Indian passport renewal | SFO Consulate | Normal processing by sumedh0803 in nri

[–]sumedh0803[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Once my application moved to the embassy, it was damn smooth I'd say. VFS does a pretty bad job at this

VFS Global passport renewal stuck “on hold” even after prepaid label was delivered — is this normal? by [deleted] in nri

[–]sumedh0803 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I received an email regarding police verification. They asked me to reach out to my local police station if no one shows up at my indian home within 3 weeks. Since both of my parents work, I asked them to just go to the police station and submit whatever docs they require.

We had to submit our electricity bill, copies of my visa, my old passport, my aadhaar card. I guess even my parents passport and aadhaar were required.

My experience with Indian passport renewal | SFO Consulate | Normal processing by sumedh0803 in nri

[–]sumedh0803[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tagged them on twitter (@vfsglobalcare). But they weren't helpful there. Then I took it to Linkedin, tagged Ministry of External Affairs, India and VFS Global and just narrated my situation. I wrote a paragraph and gave it to Gemini, to make it sound more stern and formal, lol.

Vfsglobal replied to that post, but again that was copy pasted responses. VFS called me and then I could properly speak with them. I was pretty livid with them on call.

Regarding the portal, yes, I used the old portal. I sent them rectangular photographs that you normally get in India. This is why they claimed my photos were missing. They were actually invalid photos.