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Tips for a long-lost android user (beehaw.org)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Kia ora!

I've been an ios user for 100 years at this point, but used to be deep in the android scene before then. I've just got an android for a work phone and am wondering what's changed in the last 10 years - what are your essential apps, settings, customisations? I've had a hunt around xda but can't seem to find much in the way of roms for my model (Samsung A04) - back in the day it seemed there was a thread for every device!

What do I need to know?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For me it's the notification bar with the extremely big buttons and clunky animation

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I'm on a pixel 7 pro and, what? That's been the least of my annoyances on this thing. The app switcher is bonkers if you use gestures to control the phone. That's my main gripe.

Best thing is almost zero bloat apps. Depends on what you define as bloat though. When I first got my pixel 5 going it had zero AT&T apps on it. No forced facebook, or anything that I couldn't uninstall.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I wish the uninstall was actually an uninstall for some apps. Like chrome, for example, can only be "disabled" and I've had times where it randomly re-enabled itself on my pixel 6 so I occasionally have to check whether or not my phone is doing what I actually wanted it to. All in all the pixel is a pretty solid option, just the odd quirk here and there

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Can you uninstall any of the google apps though?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Some yes, some no. Mostly the 'required' ones are uninstallable.

All but the most required of them can be stripped to stock and disabled though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What is your least required "most required" app?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Files by Google is one I never use but is uninstallable.
Chrome is not uninstallable. It can be factory reset and disabled though.
Play Store can be stripped and disabled.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah alright, that isn't too bad

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

There are more apps but it's mostly the same crap they have on other phones so it doesn't feel out of place. Especially without the carrier branding and apps.