JairajDevadigaJul 16, 2025

Google Keeps Making Smartphones Worse

https://lemmy.world/post/33070050

Google Keeps Making Smartphones Worse - Lemmy.World

Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest for ever-greater profits, the tech giant has been gradually eroding Android’s open-source nature over the last decade. Originally published on The Lever, but that one asks you to sign up.

Show threadohwhatfollyismanJul 17, 2025
android peaked with the pixel 2. then everyone went overboard on bezel-less displays and fast refresh rates and smart assistant services and brought the whole damn thing crashing down.
Show threadLedgeDropJul 17, 2025
… and I want my headphone jack, back.
Show threadlemmeBeJul 17, 2025
Yep, didn’t use it much but I have studio headphones that I lliked to plug from time to time.
Show threadbrucethemooseJul 18, 2025
TBH getting a nice dongle like a Fiio KA5 is not so bad. It’s small enough to just hang off the cord, and sounds better anyway.
Show threadlemmeBe

Not so bad?

That thing costs 230€ vs a free headphone jack. 🙄

Jul 18, 2025 at 5:00pmWeb
Show threadbrucethemooseJul 18, 2025

Sorry, I meant the KA1 or KA3, got them mixed up. My KA3 was like $50.

I use it on my PC, too.

Considering the cost in reference to the hardware, and that I can use it basically forever? It’s not bad.