- cross-posted to:
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- cross-posted to:
- android@lemdro.id
Samsung is working on a new AI experience for its devices that will help you use your phone without ever accessing the Settings menu.
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Fuck samsung
Settings…developer mode? Unknown sources? Well why on earth would you ever want that? You don’t need that…
Before you get access to the Developer mode, you must first answer my riddles three.
They will burry everything useful behind their AI game wardens whose job it is to force us to use the phone only in the way they want and not in a useful way.
clickbait article title alert.
They never state they are wanting to remove the settings window, just that they seem to be working on an AI that can suggest changes to the phone based off your usage. honestly if it worked it might help, it already does a pretty “ok” job at noticing what apps need to be deep seeped or removing perms from apps that I don’t use and removing apps that I haven’t used in ages.
I would be against removing the settings menu but, this AI might not be that bad if it’s just being subsidized alongside it and not replacing it. As long as it offers and just doesn’t automatically change it
They need to focus on letting snapdragon variants have unlocked bootloaders. Cause as far as Im concerned the S23U is my last Samsung.
That and they really need to bring back the micro SD card slot, I’m still on an s20 plus myself and as far as I can see this will be my last Samsung due to it
I really did think I’d need that slot coming from my note10+ but I haven’t filled up my 512gb internal. However…removing features isn’t progress and I’m not typing this to justify it’s removal.
Remember when we used to have IR blasters on phones.
I have a 256 Gig micro SD card filled to the brim, and I’m slowly chipping away at my 128gb internal.
But even if I upgraded my internal, I’m not comfortable with not having some form of removable storage device. Those photos mean jack shit to me if my phone breaks itself and I can no longer turn it on. Currently I do synchronize it with my server at my house because I am slowly prepping myself for when I have to take the plunge, but it’s not optimal, I plan on jumping off Samsung to another brand that does, but none of the flagships out there even do it anymore
Also yes I fully missed the IR blasters, not that most TV is I think was function with it anyway because so many smart capabilities but it was nice
Thank you
I hate Samsung and ai in general but this is such a dishonest click bait title. From what I read, they are working on an ai feature which can change some settings dynamically based on usage. I don’t see a need for it but as long is not forced on everyone, I don’t mind it too much. I don’t see any mention that this will completely replace settings menu either. Speculation is fine but mark it as such.
And that’s how they get clicks. And now you’re talking about it. And me. So it’s working
Ofc it works. It’s a click bait, that’s the whole point. But if you are perfectly fine with that then do you mind if someone else makes a ridiculous rage click bait and put irrelevant content in the article? Where do you draw the line? Integrity is important, don’t make exceptions for the one you like.
I’m not disagreeing with you
Just a big json file? I’m down
Naw, they’ll make it yaml
And the only way to edit it will be in an on-phone editor that won’t use a mono spaced font.
Calm down there Satan, that sounds pretty awful.
Gross, awful, terrible. Buuuuuut…
Hard to swallow pill: This will probably get tweaked and eventually be very successful. Most people do not like or know how to mess with settings on their phones. You, on this website, are probably an exception but deep inside you know that. How many friends and family members have you had to explain how to change something on their phones? How many have you noticed that NEED to change something on their phones but didn’t even know it, much less think to ask? Now think of all the people whose phones you’ve never even seen.
Of course I’d love to see it go the way of touchscreens in cars where consumers reject it, but I just don’t see it. Assuming they can get it to where it does the 5 or 10 tasks the average user would want to do, this will probably be the new norm moving foward. Don’t believe me? Look at modern macs or windows and how many settings they hide.
Did consumers actually reject touch screens in cars? Like android auto and Apple CarPlay are pretty popular in the US
Slowly but surely. https://slate.com/business/2023/04/cars-buttons-touch-screens-vw-porsche-nissan-hyundai.html
Also worth noting, US regulators knew it was a bad idea in 2013, but guidance has been completely ignored of course. Luckily tegulators in Europe are doing something with more teeth: https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/news/driving-tech/is-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-car-touchscreens/#:~:text=Euro NCAP – Europe’s leading automotive,switches will be required instead.
That’s a good way to make people stop buying your phones.
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The rest of us want future articles to have none of whatever wanker came up with that clickbait-ass headline.
God please kill me.
The day they roll out this update is the day I stop updating my Samsung phone.
“Oh cool what are they thinking of?”
Samsung is working on a new AI experience
Fuck…
I was thinking that every app would have deeper settings embedded (which seems worse) but I guess the idea here is to bake settings into the OS so only AI can access them. Would this allow for a lot more settings or a lot more nuanced settings?
Gut reaction to AI in 2024 is very bad but I guess a part of me is still curious what they are thinking of doing here.
This is also interesting because like it or not these companies already have a ton of knowledge about you and how you use your device and this may be a way for that data to be served to us in a useful way. I’d prefer they didn’t have the data in the first place.
Frustratingly, every second they save us is counterbalanced by a 30 second ad or some other negative. I’m planning for a potential future where I might be using a dumb phone to avoid what they’re putting together.
I too am curious, morbidly so.
This is a non-article.
They’re not just going to delete the settings menu.
They’re trying to improve the UX the same way they’ve been doing since the first phone. Improve settings, make some predictive depending on your usage. Not a big deal.
What is the best Android phone manufacturer after we count out Samsung?
Google?
Yes, obviously, I could Google this, but I’m looking for real peoples’ opinions. I’ve owned OnePlus and LG android phones previously to my current Samsung. I loved my OnePlus phones, but my current provider doesn’t support them.
Edit: LOL. I just realized you were suggesting Google as an android phone manufacturer.
Edit: LOL. I just realized you were suggesting Google as an android phone manufacturer.
Indeed. Get a pixel. Load some other de-googled OS onto it like GrapheneOS.
Can confirm that Graphene is easy as hell to get up and running and is an excellent OS.
Unfortunately using a custom OS like GrapheneOS or LineageOS breaks Play Integrity API checks, and some important apps like banking apps use that.
Fuck Google for closing Android.
Every bank installed on my phone hasn’t had a problem. Chase, Navy Fed, and USAA for those who would ask.
I guess to each their own.
American banks?
In Finland the bank apps I have used use either SafetyNet or Play Integrity APIs.
And plenty of random other apps break for LineageOS or rooting as well.
Awful hardware and value proposition in my area. I still had to get one because no one else let you degoogle on day 1 and grapheneos is excellent. It’s insane I had to buy a google phone to get away from google.
Depends what you mean be best. I choose FairPhone
Motorola (technically owned by Lenovo now, but even some of the Lenovo phones are great).
