Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Alan Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android Subject: Re: Google is preparing to replace RCS with MLS Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:12:14 -0700 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 55 Message-ID: References: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2024 22:12:15 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="3eb9958d5eea0c84948681d44f52d8dc"; logging-data="654112"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+2gnqa2iu2Ay6/Brh2nuhTvMCJ3V7Eanw=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:AXPAkQ/vPWZQpSBtLlEo3pc1Bgg= Content-Language: en-CA In-Reply-To: Bytes: 4017 On 2024-07-28 19:34, The Real Bev wrote: > On 7/27/24 10:24 PM, Alan wrote: >> On 2024-07-27 20:33, The Real Bev wrote: >>> On 7/27/24 6:51 PM, Alan wrote: >>>> On 2024-07-27 18:46, The Real Bev wrote: >>>>> On 7/27/24 12:51 PM, Alan wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Who cares how many times a day I unlock my phone... >>>>>> >>>>>> ...if it doesn't inconvenience me at all to do so? >>>>> >>>>> If I only needed to unlock it when I turned it on (in the morning >>>>> about half the time) I'd be willing to do that.  NOT if I have to >>>>> do it every time the screen goes blank, which I have it set to do >>>>> after 2 minutes. >>>> >>>> If it unlocks before you can even do anything? >>> >>> It's annoying enough to have to push the button, but I don't see any >>> way around that. >> >> I'm sorry, but I want to understand: >> >> Pushing a button... >> >> ...is "annoying"? > > My Lenovo tablet, otherwise in fine shape, is useless because the little > plastic actuaor that actually pushes the switch no longer reaches the > switch.  I can only assume wear.  I don't want to replace my phone > because of something stupid like that.  I can take the tablet apart, but > the phone needs to be glued.  No. > >>>> My phone unlocks with my thumbprint by the time I can see the screen. >>> >>> After my experience with the thumb-reader at the gym I'm not about to >>> trust the phone's.  I suddenly want to take a picture and have to >>> fumble with the switch AND the thumb-reader?  No. >> >> You don't have to "fumble" with anything to take a picture, so... > > Rotate phone. > Half-push the power button with thumb because of the oddness of the case.. > [tap/touch finger-sensor] > Re-position the camera. > Tap the circle. > Butterfly gone. > > Small-muscle clumsiness is the reason that some of us would never be > good musicians.  Also causes problems with object manipulation. > So your argument is that unlocking a phone with a home button is bad... ....because yours happens to be broken?