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Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one | With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste. (arstechnica.com)

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Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one | With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.::With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.

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[-] WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.works 70 points 1 year ago

Google support for literally anything is non existent. Same could be said about Meta.

I am slowly shifting away from Google. Gmail and Google Photos is going to be the hardest. :/

[-] nitefox@lemmy.world -5 points 1 year ago

try with apple

[-] WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I was considering this on and off, but never really attempted to do this.

Biggest dealbreaker was lack of USB-C cable, but here are few other issues:

No easy & free way to sideload apps.
No ability to install 3rd party OS.
No proper files management.
Clipboard and files sharing is still a joke. It works, but is uncomfortable as fuck.
Lack of cusotmization almost for every aspect of a phone.
Inability to self-repair. Apple made it harder on purpose.
Overpriced smartphones & gadgets.
Can't simply upload & download files from my PC (both Windows & Linux).
Shitty media format support.
Apple wallet does not support discount cards.
Buying an Apple device means I would literally support anti-consumer company with shitty behavior towards its users.

[-] chimerical@toast.ooo 6 points 1 year ago

No ad blocking.

[-] WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago

Mostly done by ad-blocking DNS server at home (or via VPN when I am away), but yeah - no ability on Apple. Also impossible to root.

I don't do root anymore, but I would love to have this available as an option. Opens much more possibilities.

[-] pup_atlas@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago

This just, isn’t true? You can just download the Ad Block Plus Safari extension, just like you can on a desktop/laptop machine. You could even add a user script manager to block ads yourself if you’re so inclined. This has been in iOS for years, at least 4.

[-] anakronos@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

That only blocks Safari, no? Whah about the rest of the apps?

[-] pup_atlas@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago

You can also use the system-wide ad blockers that function via iOS’s built in VPN functionality. That’s how Android does it too.

[-] Chobbes@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I always found the VPN solution felt really heavy. I remember on Android you could at least also have hostfile and DNS blocking too... But maybe that was only because I was on a rooted device?

[-] pup_atlas@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago

You’ve been able to use DNS-based solutions on iOS basically forever. I don’t really like them because they can be more technical than the average user is likely to jive with (they tend to cause a lot of issues browsing the web normally in my experience), but it’s pretty much always been around.

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