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Tig Bitties

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Sep 6, 2012
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Minimal Pixel 8 Pro setup:
 

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Ludatyk

macrumors 603
May 27, 2012
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Texas
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Dr McKay

macrumors 68040
Aug 11, 2010
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Kirkland
It seems I've gone the opposite to what most people normally do, iPhone + Android tablet. Imported a Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro 12.4 inch from China, didn't like the bloat of MIUI/HyperOS so I flashed a Project Elixir GSI ROM onto it.

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DeepIn2U

macrumors G5
May 30, 2002
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Unfortunately the Pixel lineup is not sold here from Google. They have a very poor sales strategy for a company which supposedly is trying to expand. Here in northern Europe Android is very popular so Pixel should do well if marketed correctly and if Google opened an online store. Or had one or more of the three main carriers carry the product.

I feel like they don't try enough or care to expand ...

Google CAN'T!
They need to be VERY very careful in the EU else tbeyll get smacked for being a full and true monopoly as they are:

Providee of the AndroidOS kernel and stack Google Services.
App store - evwn if side loading and other stores are possible, they still havw that 30% (unless recently changed) store front fee.
Now competing directly against their clients in the hardware space and taking improvements clients have and implementing them in updates. I recall PalmOS doing this with 2.x to 4.x which was skipped and then 5.0 debuted - piasing Sony off which immediately left that platform. Here we are.

So yeah gOogle is being VERY careful. Rifhtdully so as Eu has some sweiously hefty fines and conditions as weve swwn with Apple and their almost done sorting that rotten fruit out. Whom do u think will be next? ;)
 

DeepIn2U

macrumors G5
May 30, 2002
13,051
6,984
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I have noticed lots of people using nova Launcher, is it safe since it has been purchased by that advertising company?

We had a few discussions on separate platforms and discord about it . including developers answering on the launcher and where it was headed as well as the privacy concerns .. obviously each person would have to decide for themselves..

Unfortunately there goes the power of open-sourced. Unless the project is heavily funded by the public which sees true value and NO ads nor data mining,then the old adage always remains true!

C.R.E.A.M.

This will always be the case!
 

slimeynick

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Jun 23, 2016
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Keeping it simple on the S24. Stack of widgets to swipe through at the top (Notes, AQI, Spotify and PocketCasts), Google Widget and then extended the app dock to a maximum of 7 through GoodLock.

Have some widgets for pictures, Google Keep, weather app and a 4 app folders on the second screen, the third screen is just my calendar as a full page.

Quick access swipe opens up some tools and apps I use regularly. I like to be able to see my wallpaper but I also look at some of the widget heavy homescreens and want to check them out too.

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robvalentine

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Nov 21, 2014
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S24 ultra home screen for now
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Lock screen is other dog
 

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