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I feel called out (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 3 years ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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[–] 39 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

Sometimes they can afford to not know because they have a relative who can manage the device for them. In which case they really wouldn't be installing software on their own really.

You would be surprised at how many people cannot even change the volume on their tablet.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    You would be surprised at how many people cannot even change the volume on their tablet.

    If that number is more than 0 then I would be very surprised. There are buttons on the side for volume and volume buttons have been standard on devices since at least the early 80's.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 years ago

    Had someone ask me why their phone didnt make noise or vibrate when they recieved calls the other day. They were pressing the volume down button with the unlock button to get the screen to turn on/off. So it would slowly mute the phone and take the vibrate off once muted.

    They would have benefited from the buttons not being less than half an inch away, and possibly on the opposite side. (Not sure what kind of phone it was, it was a cheaper device it seemed.)

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

    This reminds me of that time where my mum entered the fastboot menu on her phone by mistake. She panicked and I just told her to restart, making sure she holds only the power button this time. It also reminds me of the first time I got into my first smart device (my Tablet's) bootloader by mistake. I was 10, my parents had just bought me the tablet like a week ago and I was at my grandma's so I understandably panicked a lot. But of course, no damage was done.

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

    Now phones lock bootloaders, to protect others from making the same mistake you did.

    Isn't that so nice of them? /s

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