Deutsch   English   Français   Italiano  
<v887mk$grg3$1@dont-email.me>

View for Bookmarking (what is this?)
Look up another Usenet article

Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Google is preparing to replace RCS with MLS
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 07:07:14 -0700
Organization: None, as usual
Lines: 34
Message-ID: <v887mk$grg3$1@dont-email.me>
References: <leto4eFasrbU6@mid.individual.net>
 <lf2vdvF9ct8U1@mid.individual.net>
 <v6hint$2u54$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>
 <ado7mkxb4o.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>
 <v6s8ak$1v1p$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>
 <lfi1tuFi7p8U1@mid.individual.net>
 <v736m6$2a82$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>
 <lg20eeFkfqU1@mid.individual.net>
 <v7goff$163n$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>
 <lg4b64FbavdU3@mid.individual.net>
 <v7j3kt$1t9s$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>
 <lg95eqF3eteU1@mid.individual.net>
 <v7op3l$c3q$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>
 <lghtbaFpls7U2@mid.individual.net> <v80fn2$2nqsm$3@dont-email.me>
 <lgi05rFpls7U6@mid.individual.net>
 <v81p3k$mhc$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>
 <lgk8tbF63ivU3@mid.individual.net>
 <v83gr9$2g47$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>
 <v83j4p$3gnr9$5@dont-email.me> <v847t5$3ocqv$1@dont-email.me>
 <v8487a$3obga$1@dont-email.me> <v84e6u$3p9vj$1@dont-email.me>
 <v84kmv$3q6ec$1@dont-email.me> <v86v4m$abth$1@dont-email.me>
 <v877mi$bhk3$1@dont-email.me>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Injection-Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 16:07:17 +0200 (CEST)
Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="a237459ec031a0ddd76eddf718591a93";
	logging-data="552451"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org";	posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+9zsDVFKs2Bhk6MzWKK5l33nVtM0TWteA="
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101
 Firefox/68.0 Thunderbird/68.12.1
Cancel-Lock: sha1:Uu32xT+4LiQNuIK3B4g0ZWSLqsI=
In-Reply-To: <v877mi$bhk3$1@dont-email.me>
Content-Language: en-US
Bytes: 3530

On 7/28/24 10:01 PM, AJL wrote:
> On 7/28/2024 7:34 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
> 
>> My Lenovo tablet, otherwise in fine shape, is useless because the
>> little plastic actuator that actually pushes the switch no longer
>> reaches the switch.  I can only assume wear.
> 
> One of my earlier Android tablets woke up when it was picked up (moved).
> So no need to use its switch in everyday use.

That means leaving it on when I'm not using it, which I don't like to do 
-- especially since I use it only once in a couple of months.

>> I don't want to replace my phone because of something stupid like
>> that.
> 
> My current Android phone (Galaxy S10+) wakes up with a double tap to the
> screen. Again no need to use (and wear out?) the switch.
> 
> This of course won't help you currently, but I suggest for your future
> device purchases that you get one with this capability. It should help
> with your switch paranoia...  ;)

I chose the Pixel2 because of the camera quality (and the price, of 
course), which is what I mostly use it for.  Nonetheless, I will take 
your counsel under advisement.

-- 
Cheers, Bev
   "The problem with defending the purity of the English language is that
    English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't just borrow
    words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages down
    alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for
    new vocabulary."      --James D. Nicoll