Qalculate: Powerful and versatile multi-purpose calculator for the Android platform
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    IndomitableAlbus
    2w ago 100%

    Not sure about the extra .1 on the end, my system information App just says 6.1 and material colours are working as expected in all my other Apps that support them but thanks for the Interesting info.

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  • Qalculate: Powerful and versatile multi-purpose calculator for the Android platform
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    IndomitableAlbus
    2w ago 100%

    I appreciate the Apps in it's infancy on Android but things didn't go so well for me.

    The material colours were off and when I tried to open the settings menu the result was null.

    I will certainly revisit, once all the bugs have been ironed out.

    Samsung, Android 14.

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  • Have you had issues with third-party launchers on Android? [from Smart Launcher Devs]
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    IndomitableAlbus
    1mo ago 100%

    Filled out the survey, hope it helps.

    Total Launcher on, Samsung A52S 5G, Android 14, has for the most part, been a good experience, for nearly Three years now.

    Gestures are smooth but animations are a little clunky and the App exhibits some strange behaviour on occasions.

    The Launcher's quality seems to vary with manufacturer, some users report issues.

    The sheer level of customisation is what keeps me on board, there's no other Launcher on Playstore that offers the same level of finite adjustments.

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  • These repairable phones still aren't built to last
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    IndomitableAlbus
    1mo ago 100%

    There's some good point's here, even the articles author seems to have doubt's as to the validity of such devices where updates are concerned.

    Putting all those aside for a moment, to me the silver lining is the ability to easily swap out a failing battery or charging port, especially if your a ham-fisted user who regularly rams the connection in. I've had no end of these fail over the years and more often than not, simply disposed of the device.

    The other thing I miss from back in the day was the ability to disconnect the battery when a device gets frozen, it's not resolving the underling issue but a great way to get things up and running again.

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  • Google is preparing a major overhaul to notifications and Quick Settings in Android 16
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    IndomitableAlbus
    2mo ago 100%

    Really not sure about this, specifically the two finger gesture bit.

    Because of my physical difficulties, I use a Stylus, which is fine at the moment.

    Trying to keep hold of the Stylus, whilst fumbling for the two finger swipe screen gesture, really isn't going to work well for me.

    When the time comes, I'll probably need to look for a third party Notification Shade / Quick Settings / Gestures App, that gets around this.

    Yet another case of aesthetics over practicality Google 👎

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  • [image] Since many people seem to believe you can't tow with cars, here's roughly what dutch people end up doing on vacation.
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    IndomitableAlbus
    1y ago 75%

    I used to tow in the UK with a Chrysler Voyager ( American Made, 7 x Seater SUV ) it did pretty well.

    Fully ladden, all seats occupied + a dog, 2 x Roof Boxes and towing my massive Trailer Tent.

    Even came back from one holiday on Three cylinders cus of a HT Lead fault and yes we went up some pretty steep hills, just needed to get a bit of a run at them that's all, lol.

    Great Fun 😊

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  • Opinion - What are your thoughts on password managers? Do you use one? Would you recommend it to others?
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    IndomitableAlbus
    1y ago 75%

    I used to use Bitwarden and it's a great App but you need to export your saved password list frequently somewhere safe just in case.

    I now use Safe In Cloud, the backup can be restored from their servers.

    Afaik, the backups encrypted and Safe In Cloud have no access anyway, check out the Playstore reviews for more details.

    https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.safeincloud.free

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