I never feel the pull to use my IP14P over my Fold 4, its just a back-up phone with our UK and spare sims in, but does help with 2FA with other Apple products and OTP codes from banks etc
It was cheaper and a bit more fun than having 2 Folds
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It was cheaper and a bit more fun than having 2 Folds
I am in touch with my feminine side and here's the size of my member LOL
I like her as she talks to me where the Mrs seems to have a mute switch on till 11am
Now if you can only get yourself an occasional meal and you got yourself a real winner there and I see you stuck with Samsung all the wayI am in touch with my feminine side and here's the size of my member LOL
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I like her as she talks to me where the Mrs seems to have a mute switch on till 11am
Yes dialogue is a bit lacking but she does not answer back LOL
She has a sister too, but is a bit dizzy
I think it's that 2-3 month mark. I've been struggling a bit too. I don't have an iPhone to switch back to but I've definitely had the itch too. Curious, when you did switch back, what part of it didn't go well?
Hate the camera compared to the S23U. I hate typing on the iPhone. Hardly ever have errors with Gboard on Android but no matter what keyboard I use on iOS typing is just terrible. I'm a swipe to type guy and it's just not a great experience. Google assistant is just so great on Android. And more than anything I have so many more spam calls get through to me on the iPhone than the S23U or pixel
Siri is being left behind – and Apple knows it
Apple’s Siri circus shows Google has the AI edge
Bixby. All Samsung users have joked about it. Most of us have ignored it for the most part.
Until lately Bixby assistant was rarely used by me. Now that Bixby can screen my calls I started to try it out and while Bixby is still no where near as good as Google Assistant it still is light years ahead of Siri.
One of the reasons I bought the Pixel 7 Pro was the Tensor G2 and it's leveraging of AI. The chip itself is not impressive in most categories but AI. However what the Pixel can do with AI and Google Assistant is straight out of science fiction. The speech recognition alone is pretty miraculous.
At least Samsung has realized early on that AI was going to be important and has done their best to incorporate it and develop it as much as possible while Apple had an initial lead has seriously dropped the ball.
I tried to use Siri on my iphone and ipad and it was a disaster. It didn't translate my speech to text very well at all. Simple commands were mistaken all the time. Simple web searches were error prone and all of this combined made me stop using it altogether.
Even with Apple's superior silicon and great hardware their devices lack important features found in Pixel and now Galaxy devices.
One of the things that really bothered me when I switched back and forth from my Pixel 7 Pro to my iPhone 13 Pro Max was the spam calls and texts which seems like such an important and basic feature. It doesn't seem like Apple is going to add call screening or AI spam filtering on texts any time soon so I wonder if it will make a difference to iPhone users?
Obviously there are certain iOS features like iMessage, air drop, FaceTime that keeps the user base with Apple but how long will it be before more and more people realize that they are missing basic features offered on Android and will it be enough to push them towards alternatives?
Bixby is the one thing I haven't really taken advantage of yet because I use Google for pretty much everyone.Siri is being left behind – and Apple knows it
Apple’s Siri circus shows Google has the AI edgewww.techradar.com
Bixby. All Samsung users have joked about it. Most of us have ignored it for the most part.
Until lately Bixby assistant was rarely used by me. Now that Bixby can screen my calls I started to try it out and while Bixby is still no where near as good as Google Assistant it still is light years ahead of Siri.
One of the reasons I bought the Pixel 7 Pro was the Tensor G2 and it's leveraging of AI. The chip itself is not impressive in most categories but AI. However what the Pixel can do with AI and Google Assistant is straight out of science fiction. The speech recognition alone is pretty miraculous.
At least Samsung has realized early on that AI was going to be important and has done their best to incorporate it and develop it as much as possible while Apple had an initial lead has seriously dropped the ball.
I tried to use Siri on my iphone and ipad and it was a disaster. It didn't translate my speech to text very well at all. Simple commands were mistaken all the time. Simple web searches were error prone and all of this combined made me stop using it altogether.
Even with Apple's superior silicon and great hardware their devices lack important features found in Pixel and now Galaxy devices.
One of the things that really bothered me when I switched back and forth from my Pixel 7 Pro to my iPhone 13 Pro Max was the spam calls and texts which seems like such an important and basic feature. It doesn't seem like Apple is going to add call screening or AI spam filtering on texts any time soon so I wonder if it will make a difference to iPhone users?
Obviously there are certain iOS features like iMessage, air drop, FaceTime that keeps the user base with Apple but how long will it be before more and more people realize that they are missing basic features offered on Android and will it be enough to push them towards alternatives?
Agreed on Siri though. I was at a get together and one of my iPhone using friends witnessed me using Google Assistant and he couldn't believe how smart it was.
First shot is normal, second is x100.
The zoom is fun, but the pigeon looks like a watercoler paint by number at full zoom.
Yes, I must admit, I totally agree. It is fun though, that shot was taken without any stabilisation and on the spur of the moment, I just thought that it was amazing that such a photo (albeit paint by numbers) could be produced from less than ideal conditions.
To be fair the photo is taken through old glass which will distort any photo. Outdoor photos in crisp sun will be much better.
Not really. After 10x zoom, it's all digital which just degrades the image to what you see with the pigeon. Samsung's moon shots are just AI gobeldygook made to look like you have taken a photo of the moon. Keep it at 10 or lower and you will have decent images.
This has been my theme for more than a month now. No launcher. I still can't believe how happy I am with this phone. No complaints. Also, the calendar widget only only shows me the next upcoming holiday since I am really bad at knowing when holidays are 😭.
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I've been using Tapet for my recent wallpapers..more towards designs and you can change the colors
I've been using Tapet for my recent wallpapers..more towards designs and you can change the colors
What icon pack on the bottom photo?
Lux
LuX IconPack - Apps on Google Play
Beautiful Amoled IconPack Matt Black and Colorfull Shades.
Nice! very pleasing and easy on the eyes!I've been using Tapet for my recent wallpapers..more towards designs and you can change the colors
I agree that typing on my S23 Ultra is a much better experience than iOS offers. I also use Gboard, but sometimes change back to the Samsung keyboard, which is also not bad.
The Google Assistant is great too, big difference to Siri..
If only the quality of apps were better on Android...This is the only thing missing to make me completely get rid of my iPhone. (which is like a tool, doing its job very reliably, but in a boring way).
It's so much less of an issue now. It actually used to be one of the he was reasons why I always returned to iphone. Now I don't see a difference at all.
In Android we have clipboard with multiple entries. We can search from the keyboard, translate text to other languages, and do many many things, that the iPhone keyboard just doesn't offer.
I use both iOS and Android and I will probably never get rid of my iPhone. I enjoy though using my S23 Ultra much more than my iPhone, even after the honeymoon period. The device feels much better in the hand, the OS has features I miss on iOS (especially the customization of the Home Screen) and is really a joy to use. I even bought a Galaxy Watch Pro 5 that I use next to my Apple Watch Ultra (and also prefer because of its software features, which I like more than WatchOS).
I use both iOS and Android and I will probably never get rid of my iPhone. I enjoy though using my S23 Ultra much more than my iPhone, even after the honeymoon period. The device feels much better in the hand, the OS has features I miss on iOS (especially the customization of the Home Screen) and is really a joy to use. I even bought a Galaxy Watch Pro 5 that I use next to my Apple Watch Ultra (and also prefer because of its software features, which I like more than WatchOS).
One thing about Android compared to iOS that really irkes me is OS updates.
On iOS, when Apple releases and OS update, anyone can immediately go and download it. But on Android, you have various carrier reviews and then rolling rollouts. I dunno why Samsung can't take control of this like Apple does. It's like Apple is the Alpha Male that everyone listens to, and Samsung is the average dude who people sometimes listen to.
For example, the May update is out now for Samsung, and some people got it, and some people don't. I am on AT&T and some AT&T locked versions are getting it, but my unlocked S23U hasn't gotten it yet.
It should be available for everyone at the same time.
On iOS, when Apple releases and OS update, anyone can immediately go and download it. But on Android, you have various carrier reviews and then rolling rollouts. I dunno why Samsung can't take control of this like Apple does. It's like Apple is the Alpha Male that everyone listens to, and Samsung is the average dude who people sometimes listen to.
For example, the May update is out now for Samsung, and some people got it, and some people don't. I am on AT&T and some AT&T locked versions are getting it, but my unlocked S23U hasn't gotten it yet.
It should be available for everyone at the same time.
yeah it always bother me how long it takes to get the updates on my Android phones. I got the May update on my P7P but not my S23U. This is not Google or Samsungs fault though. To my knowledge the carriers are what holds the releases up. But i agree with you that Samsung needs to exert a little more control here.