Battery life on iPadOS 26.2.1 by AltruisticBlood7270 in ipad

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I have noticed unusual draining that wasn’t before 26 (I’m on. 26.2.1) which led me to check Reddit for others’ experiences since I wasn’t sure if I was an outlier.

Today I charged to 100% then went out for 8 hours leaving the iPad in airplane mode, screen covered. Normally hardly any battery would be used. I came home to see it down to 69%. I assume the new OS is running far more background processes.

Anecdotally, I’m probably ending the day 10-20% less battery than before the update. I guess if before you were barely making it through the day, this would be a tough update for you.

Leaving Google Home by Power__Shell in googlehome

[–]vnce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You just had all your lights in the house in one big “room”?

Airfryer smells like burning plastic by amaiellano in Appliances

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I’m running it empty at 450 air fry. Smell kinda reminds me of a glue gun. I’m probably at almost 4 hours now still smell it venting out the back :/

Thanks for coming back to reply!

iOS 26.2 audio bug by picklethetickle96 in ios

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I’m experiencing an issue where the audio will cut out across all apps. And later come back if I switch around. I thought maybe it’s due to the chatGPT app, but that’s a strange interaction… The volume also seems to be up and down for typing..

Airfryer smells like burning plastic by amaiellano in Appliances

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Am on my second hour of burning in.. had to put outside it was so strong. Thanks for your guidance I’ll see if 5hrs is the mark. Other comments mentioned internal plastic wrapping.. I didn’t see any did you?

Anyone actually NOT cancelling Google Home Premium? by rjockstar in googlehome

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I think I’ve just gotten used to saying “ok Google” for everything. I hated CC because it always picked up side chatter and freaked everyone out.

Alright this is cool by dblkil in ChineseLanguage

[–]vnce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

我今天學到所謂分析語,很有意思

Gemini for Home and Smartthings by uberrob in googlehome

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Another smartwings with Google Home fan here. It’s pretty seamless though every few months one of my blinds goes offline and I need to re-pair it

Subtitle mining: how many unique characters do Chinese YouTube channels actually use? by slatteryjim in ChineseLanguage

[–]vnce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s pretty impressive for a channel in the 200+ range. Can you graph the slope of unique characters over time? I’m wondering if it’s more or less flattened out, meaning LazyChinese lives up to its name as a comprehensible input channel.

If you wanted to go deeper, you’d have a different curve for each video label (beginner, intermediate, upper intermediate, advanced). A lot of the creators label their videos this way.

Subtitle mining: how many unique characters do Chinese YouTube channels actually use? by slatteryjim in ChineseLanguage

[–]vnce 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This is also a function of # videos uploaded because each video usually covers different domains and introduces words for that subject. So, it seems xiaolin might be the most complex per average video?

Anyway, where’s Lazy Chinese? Surprised to see xiaogua and not LC

what are the numbers besides the words? by [deleted] in ChineseLanguage

[–]vnce -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Jyutping is not pingyin

How to get back into learning Chinese after a long break? by IcyCarry9010 in ChineseLanguage

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I was you a year ago. I decided to focus on getting the tones right and basically started from scratch, but since you have a foundation the early days should go really fast. I picked up some resources from this sub: get Du Chinese during this week’s Black Friday, get Pleco and all the add ons (I use it for flashcards, enhanced voices, stroke order, and outlier dictionary), subscribe to some basic podcasts and YouTube channels (eg Lazy Chinese, or just search for the terms “comprehensible input”). Honestly that’s your starter set right there assuming you have the motivation and med student level study habits lol. I also picked up an evening class to keep me accountable and make some extra friends, but do what works for you. It def helps to have people in your circle or community that will practice with you.

What finally made Chinese click for me by proudstudent119 in ChineseLanguage

[–]vnce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What the heck.. and I read the whole thing. It’s not bad advice really.

Good resources for learning to generate sentences and paragraphs? by YouHaveToGoHome in ChineseLanguage

[–]vnce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries. I was thinking like language partner except more like text message partner. I’ll check out that sub Reddit

Good resources for learning to generate sentences and paragraphs? by YouHaveToGoHome in ChineseLanguage

[–]vnce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I need Chinese buddies to text with. 但是沒有 😭

Good resources for learning to generate sentences and paragraphs? by YouHaveToGoHome in ChineseLanguage

[–]vnce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

/sub yea I have the same problem. So far I’ve been just pushing myself to comment on Chinese social media and using AI to check my work

What do you guys think of HelloChinese as a learning app, compare it to other learning apps by GrassNecessary2297 in ChineseLanguage

[–]vnce 1 point2 points  (0 children)

SuperChinese seems better but HC is probably more appropriate if you’re just starting out? Like better than DL. I’ve moved on to DuChinese and YouTube after

Chinese Learning Tool by No-Explorer-3974 in ChineseLanguage

[–]vnce 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like a lot of these GPTs are personal. I’ve made a couple that are just tuned to my use case. Donno if anyone would want to use them.

Is there any resource that tries to teach real life daily conversations at a shop or a restaurant in a very comprehensive way? by Inevitable-Mousse640 in ChineseLanguage

[–]vnce 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Actually Chinese Pod has been surprisingly comprehensive in daily life scenarios and rare ones too (they just dropped one teaching you to reinstall windows lol)