Smartphone doldrums
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@stacksofplates said in Smartphone doldrums:
@Ambarishrh said in Smartphone doldrums:
Samsung Knox which i really like
That's a big feature they have. I don't know why more companies haven't jumped on that.
I have a Samsung phone... I always thought that Knox was the bootloader lock or something. Is it something else now?
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@dafyre said in Smartphone doldrums:
@stacksofplates said in Smartphone doldrums:
@Ambarishrh said in Smartphone doldrums:
Samsung Knox which i really like
That's a big feature they have. I don't know why more companies haven't jumped on that.
I have a Samsung phone... I always thought that Knox was the bootloader lock or something. Is it something else now?
It's containerization for apps.
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@dafyre said in Smartphone doldrums:
@stacksofplates said in Smartphone doldrums:
@Ambarishrh said in Smartphone doldrums:
Samsung Knox which i really like
That's a big feature they have. I don't know why more companies haven't jumped on that.
I have a Samsung phone... I always thought that Knox was the bootloader lock or something. Is it something else now?
Its like a container, so you literally get 2 phone spaces separate from each other, as i said i have most apps both on the outside and inside knox. Very useful to keep both personal and official spaces seperate
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@stacksofplates said in Smartphone doldrums:
@dafyre said in Smartphone doldrums:
@stacksofplates said in Smartphone doldrums:
@Ambarishrh said in Smartphone doldrums:
Samsung Knox which i really like
That's a big feature they have. I don't know why more companies haven't jumped on that.
I have a Samsung phone... I always thought that Knox was the bootloader lock or something. Is it something else now?
It's containerization for apps.
Wait, aren't mobile apps suppose to be containerized already? (i say this in jest because while sure they are, we know they aren't)
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This thread is getting some serious attention today, I noticed.
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@scottalanmiller said in Smartphone doldrums:
This thread is getting some serious attention today, I noticed.
What? This is only the second post in the past month.
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@scottalanmiller said in Smartphone doldrums:
@Kelly said in Smartphone doldrums:
Maybe there needs to be a third party store...
I like not having the third party store for my phone, actually. That's one of the things that I meant by "not intentionally left out", because I see the local down and vertical integrations as key features.
I concur...on my Pixel Phone, I don't like the idea that I have to download the Amazon App store just to get Amazon Video. Amazon Video is in the iOS App Store.
@MattSpeller said in Smartphone doldrums:
They've very quickly become an appliance. Choose your ecosystem and away you go.
And mine is heavy on Amazon, with Google and Microsoft in the mix on my Pixel Phone.
@scottalanmiller said in Smartphone doldrums:
@ChrisL said in Smartphone doldrums:
I think we've hit the ceiling in terms of smartphone "innovation". Eventually all hardware catches up, and with software, it just comes down to UI at the end.
I loved the freedom of Android, but there became a point where it was too free (if that makes sense?) and I was spending more time trying to get my phone to be set up exactly the way I wanted it rather than using it.
As a current Apple user, my only gripe is setting default apps--but a long press usually brings up more options at this point so I can choose Google Maps rather than Apple.
Yes, while I love that Android exists and love that it is wide open, I don't want that on my phone. I want less freedom, not more. BUT I want the freedom to chose to not have that freedom, hence why I like that Android is there for other people.
There is a lot to be said about a locked down device like iOS. Much easier for me to maintain at work, which is why the majority of the staff is on iOS.
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@Dashrender said in Smartphone doldrums:
@scottalanmiller said in Smartphone doldrums:
This thread is getting some serious attention today, I noticed.
What? This is only the second post in the past month.
Yup, but it was toping the traffic charts today.
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I'm looking at the Xiaomi Mi 5s for my next one to replace my Nexus 5!
