Longer than your lifespan, too.

The UI is not intuitive and I never allow notifications for websites. But, I guess it is for the regular user.

An app named filterbox can be used if you need something for all your notifications.

Pixel 8 did not get the multi model Gemini update simply because it lacked the additional RAM needed for the LLM. Its the same with this feature. They brought battery health and charge counter in android 14.

They could’ve bought this to pixel phones if google did not skimp on the hardware.

Software updates will always have hardware limitations

I know but, since they were going to work on this feature and had starting with android 14. It does not make sense to skimp on it for a year old hardware. Same with the RAM limitation on the pixel 8.

They have been working on the battery health feature for a time. Android 14 brought the charge counter to supported phones. It would be unreasonable to say they did not know.

Maybe, google should’ve included the necessary hardware if it was going to bring the feature to pixel down the line. 7 yrs of updates with missing features does not inspire confidence in them.

Interesting that the 8a will get this feature. But, pixel 8 and 8 pro won’t.

Banking and other apps utilizing the new Play Integrity API will stop working if it won’t receive latest OS and security updates.

Unlikely. But, there’s a possibility they are both telling the truth. Since, they could be on a different Software version on their story.

Yeah, you need Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, or Education edition.

I use an app called SpamBlocker from fdroid. It supports regex filters and blocking non-contacts and is super comprehensive in this regard.

I too would be all for it. Unfortunately, I bought a phone from an OEM with short support cycle. Android 15 will be its last rodeo.

You can download the APks from his patreon if you subscribe. Someone mentioned buying lifetime license and I saw the price was $4 for one device. You can buy multiple licenses if you need more.

Wow, finally. The new changes are much appreciated and long. I like the blur UI from Smart Launcher 6 and what ColorOS has done for the notification shade. As long as they keep the unified notification shade. I’m fine.

Its still there. But, he is saying it can be removed if this continues with google.

You are talking about Niagara launcher right?

The issue I’m having is that recently bugs have been introduced. Widgets get randomly greyed out and I need to turn off and on the screen for them to become usable again. Also the launcher keeps appearing in Android’s recent apps screen

You can report the 1st bug. As for the 2nd bug you can also report to the devs.

Here’s the new feedback page for it: https://feedback.niagaralauncher.com/

I find both of these things frustrating and have attempted to ask a couple times about the status of the launcher. The first time I was flat out ignored and the second time I was lambasted by a community member to not ask for ETAs. I’m not sure how asking if they’re still working on things is asking for an ETA, but whatever.

That’s against the rules because apparently they don’t want people asking this question again and again since there are 1000s and more users, to avoid giving timelines and failing if certain things fail. Also, to not put pressure on the people developing it.

I bought a lifetime license and so I can’t even act like I’m paying for this, but I do feel that my purchase at least entitles me to know if development is ongoing or do I have unreasonable expectations? I’m not asking for a when, just whether or not something is happening. Especially considering these bugs were only introduced when the launcher started trying to do too much and add features that should be handled by the OS rather than the launcher, namely a “usage breaker”.

Yeah, usage breaker is unnecessary but it was developed as part of their Digital wellbeing initiative.

You can switch to other launchers like Kiss, Olauncher, and others. They should provide a similar experience search experience.

That’s been dead anyway. I would rather they include the sdcard instead of removing it in favor of 256gb internal storage.

You can cope all you want. It doesn’t change the nature or the fact Sync is broken and has stopped working in major areas where it impedes function. It would’ve been fine if it was cheap like the old sync reddit app.

But, we weren’t the ones asking for high ad-free purchase, or Sync Ultra price.

Some samsung phones are this bad and sometimes even worse (A53, M55).

I’m guessing its a samsung optimization issue alongside using cheap parts. Chinese OEMs in the same price range use faster chips and Vapor cooling chamber for improved performance.

What phone is that?