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Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one | With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste. (arstechnica.com)
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Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one | With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.::With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.

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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Their phones are up there in software support at least. Only true contender at this point is Samsung.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Samsung phones are so full of bloatware, I'll never buy them again.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Sadly, this sums up just how bad the Android ecosystem is. Google and Samsung are both notoriously shit, yet they're still the best when other consumer brands don't want to compete and just want to get something out to churn profit.

    I say this almost yearly, but the Android marketplace has never looked so poor.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I'm happy with OnePlus. Will never touch an Apple device, they are so unintuitive and locked down. If android follows that trend, I'd rather have no phone.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    My main phone is still my OnePlus 6 (after being a proud user of the OnePlus 1), and after a battery replacement it's still working extremely well. Sadly, they have regressed over the years, and seem to just rip off whatever Apple does, so I can't support any phones after the 6.

    I've had bad experiences with Google (outside of phones) and Samsung in the past, so hesitant to support them. Being an Android user often feels like being surrounded by manufacturers that could create a top-class phone that ticks most people's boxes, with history of doing just that - but for some reason choosing not to. Asus, Nokia, Sony, hell even Microsoft could probably easily build a phone with great features, a near-stock experience, and robust hardware, but the Android market is a choice in picking a flaw you can live with.

    For all Apple's faults, their users rarely are left wanting for more, and the incremental "improvements" still seem to have fans happily wanting to buy the latest tat. Android users, in comparison, expect more, and always end up disappointed.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Not just bloatware but some Samsung phones also have malware that installs garbage without consent and has a no obvious way to turn off unless you know the app is called appcloud and go disable it.

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