Sahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoWe own the hardware, but not the experience anymore — Big Tech keeps building smarter, more connected devices, but the user experience feels more intrusive, more confusing, and less humanwww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up1476arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1468arrow-down1external-linkWe own the hardware, but not the experience anymore — Big Tech keeps building smarter, more connected devices, but the user experience feels more intrusive, more confusing, and less humanwww.windowscentral.comSahwa@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square48linkfedilinkfile-text
The line between helpful tech and quiet surveillance is blurring — and our devices no longer feel fully under our control.
minus-squareSquizzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 month agoI switched to gOS and had to go back for NFC payments and auto. It is great to see though, those are just necessities for me. Having gone back, I can say I hate pixel launcher and can’t even change keyboard
minus-squareBeardedBlaze@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoI’m genuinely curious, what makes NFC a necessity? And what do you mean by auto?
minus-squareSquizzy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoI don’t carry a wallet, and card contactless is limited to like 50. Can’t even do the weekly shop. Android Auto for driving is difficult to get working, I see gOS can do it but I couldn’t get it to work.
I switched to gOS and had to go back for NFC payments and auto.
It is great to see though, those are just necessities for me. Having gone back, I can say I hate pixel launcher and can’t even change keyboard
I’m genuinely curious, what makes NFC a necessity? And what do you mean by auto?
I don’t carry a wallet, and card contactless is limited to like 50. Can’t even do the weekly shop.
Android Auto for driving is difficult to get working, I see gOS can do it but I couldn’t get it to work.