• superterran@lemmy.world
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    14 days ago

    Good for Android, now if they’d only implement all of the Apple-only features that create the lock-in appeal then maybe they’ll get somewhere. When my Pixel Buds flow seamlessly from device to device to the third and fourth device then maybe we’ll talk

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      14 days ago

      I have the Pixel Buds Pro and they kinda do that, but yeah not very well. I have them paired to my phone and my laptop, and sometimes randomly they’ll silently disconnect from my laptop and permanently pause whatever I was watching if my phone plays a notification. I can’t fix it until I disconnect from and reconnect to my laptop multiple times.

      One time I was watching a video on my laptop and they randomly connected to my desktop! I hadn’t used them on my desktop in at least a year, until then!

      All in all, they can flow seamlessly, but it’s 60/40 on if it works properly

      At least the noise cancelling and passthrough are fun to mess with

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        14 days ago

        I have them paired to a few things, but only ever use them on my phone and laptop. That’s why I was so confused when it connected to my desktop, since it was last paired and actually used a long time ago.

        I guess it’s a complicated issue for me, since they’re paired with more than 2 things but only ever connected to 2 things

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      12 days ago

      Exactly. Also memoji on Android would be nice as well as the better emoji content on iPhones…

      The bedtime mode on iPhone is also very cool as well as the ability to set your contact photo which other iPhone users will see when they call you.

      Plus I think Apple have done a better job with widgets because they look nicer and are stackable.

      Imo as an android user, android has been neglected by Google for a while and apart from Samsung no other OEM’s are adding for software to rival Apple.

      Which is one of many reasons why I’ll be switching back to iPhone. I see more and better user features being added to iOS.

      The only thing Google has done with android lately is Material You, and it’s not as rich as apples customisation. And circle to search is a stupid feature which only benefits Google more than the user.

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      14 days ago

      Presumably need Pixel everything for that but even then, as an android user I would rather be locked into an Apple eco than google.

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        14 days ago

        My SO has current gen Pixel devices all around and it’s yet to materialize. To my mind, Google could sync Bluetooth pairing info across all Android devices if they put their minds to it. But even if they did, they would need to work with Microsoft and other vendors to get the kind of ambiguity that would compete with Apple’s product line. As it stands, if you buy the Apple product you get the best hardware and the software compliment is five years ahead than the competition. Google and Microsoft need to leapfrog