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Android turned 15 years old yesterday! (www.techradar.com)
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[-] Windex007@lemmy.world 59 points 9 months ago

It's crazy how the authour keeps shutting on the phone, being like "wow we've learned so much since then", but physical keyboards were the fucking best.

Touchscreen keyboards are super error prone and you need to physically look at it as you type. It used to be the case that you could write and send messages without needing to look at your phone at all. Under your desk while you kept eye contact and a verbal discussion with your teacher and they wouldn't even know.

[-] vamp07@lemm.ee 20 points 9 months ago

You’re assuming the bulk of the interaction with your phone is producing content instead of consuming.

[-] Windex007@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

That's an interesting perspective that I hadn't considered.

I'm not big on doomscrolling, I don't have Facebook or Instagram or Twitter... I MOSTLY use my phone for activities that involve dialogue. I'd never really considered that this maybe isn't representative of broader behaviour.

Has this always been the case? Did the phone changes meet existing behaviour, or drive people to a fundamentally different behaviour?

[-] arefx@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 months ago

Idk I can still type without looking at it as long as I take a quick glance when I first start typing. But it is easier with a physical keyboard for sure.

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[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 7 points 9 months ago

i was running the last keyed blackberry until android 9 became incompatible with some necessary apps.

I had practically no errors in my writing. Now on the touchscreeb i keep making constant mistakes even after half a year of being back on a touchscreen.

Fuck, a quarter of the time i have to repeat typing in my unlock code because it didnt recognize the jeystrokes properly.

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[-] Hazdaz@lemmy.world 35 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Who else would love to see a phone similar to the G1 get released again? Modern specs, larger screen, but a similar housing design, just less clunky.

[-] Alivrah@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

I'd love to see a modern Xperia Play phone with a sliding gamepad! I even considered buying a Surface Duo when it was released but gave up because well, Microsoft...

[-] WeLoveCastingSpellz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 months ago

You can put linux on them

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[-] fluxion@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

The only phone I ever dared to write code on. It was a brave new world.

[-] tungah@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Give me a modern Nokia N900 form factor and I'll buy it in a heartbeat. Better yet if it can dual boot Android and Linux.

This would make me as happy as a kid on a Christmas morning.

[-] Sea_pop@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago
[-] tungah@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

This looks perfect! A pitty the price with the currency conversion is kinda prohibitive, but the product is just perfect. I'll take a hard look into it. Thanks a lot for the heads up!

[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 3 points 9 months ago

I still miss my G1.

[-] Hupf@feddit.de 22 points 9 months ago

I, for one, will keep waiting for Android 18.

[-] abobla@lemm.ee 22 points 9 months ago

Krilin I think you're in the wrong community

[-] db2@sopuli.xyz 3 points 9 months ago

Krillin's response: Hurry it up, you're killing me here...

[-] lateraltwo@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

Krillin_owned_cnt++;

[-] SpookyUnderwear@eviltoast.org 3 points 9 months ago

My god, the memes that will drop when Android 18 releases. Now that I think about it, I'm surprised I haven't seen any for Android 13 or 14.

[-] treesquid@lemmy.world 20 points 9 months ago

I still have a G1 in a drawer, every couple years I find it again and spend a few minutes flipping the screen open and shut. What a fun mechanism.

[-] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 17 points 9 months ago

What happened to those doomsayers who claimed fragmentation will kill the ecosystem. And yet here we are.

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

The other side of fragmentation is making accessible a usable smartphone for those who might not otherwise have access.

I think the availability of Android does lead to more affordable devices.

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[-] trippingonthewire@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 months ago

I was in preschool when Android came out, crazy how far times gone.

[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 22 points 9 months ago

Cool I feel ancient

[-] hardypart@feddit.de 10 points 9 months ago

Stop making me feel old, godamnit.

[-] ME5SENGER_24@lemm.ee 11 points 9 months ago

The G1….brings back memories 🥲

[-] AlmightySnoo@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

My first Android phone was a Samsung Galaxy S, and the main reason I picked it back then was that some apps, mainly Anki, were free on Android but you had to pay for them on iOS (even when both are from the same open-source project), and I thought it would be cool to be able to go through my flashcards during my commutes. Oh and you could remove the back cover and easily replace the battery on that one.

[-] Polar@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Mine was the HTC Dream. Had some issues with the radio, so it would just lose signal (without telling you) for hours.

I didn't know anything about Android, but I heard you could flash a new radio. I followed some random guide, bricked the phone, and gave up on Android until the Nexus 4.

[-] kniescherz@feddit.de 4 points 9 months ago

Yeah that was my first too. I remember that I found the S2 ridiculously large when it came out. Also I was super jelous for the build quality of the iPhone 4 which was released at the same time. Glad that these times are over.

[-] gothicdecadence@lemm.ee 6 points 9 months ago

god I miss my G1

[-] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 9 months ago

Bring back Holo, cowards

[-] randon31415@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Musk: "So you are telling me it can drive cars..."

[-] thelastknowngod@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

I think I returned mine and stuck with the HTC Dash for a year or two more until the software was better.

[-] shasta@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

I miss my motorola that looked like r2d2

[-] sebinspace@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Happy birthday!

[-] BnjmnBanks@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I got my first Android, a G1 from a store in Downtown. It was the best transition to a smartphone from a Sidekick LX (the brown one). Wow... it's been 15 years since then. That's nuts.

[-] Never_Sm1le@lemdro.id 1 points 9 months ago

LG Optimus Black is my first. At that time I was a long time Nokia 6267 user, about to upgrade to Asha. My dad decided to give me his instead. Android user ever since

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