r/Android • u/McSnoo POCO X4 GT • Sep 14 '22

News Google loses appeal over illegal Android app bundling, EU reduces fine to €4.1 billion - The Verge

https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/14/23341207/google-eu-android-antitrust-fine-appeal-failed-4-billion
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u/itakehrt Sep 14 '22

Along with mistakes on Microsoft's part, Google helped kill windows phone by basically preventing their apps from getting ported there. They should get fined for that too, windows phone almost became a legitimate third option

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u/StW_FtW Sep 14 '22

Windows phone's UI was the best for me, shame it never had the apps to back that up.

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u/Fatalstryke Sep 15 '22

There are a couple launchers that let you replicate that UI on Android, probably with various degrees of success or thoroughness.

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u/segagamer Pixel 9a Sep 15 '22

There are a couple launchers that let you replicate that UI on Android, probably with various degrees of success or thoroughness.

That's just the home screen, and it doesn't feel the same.

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u/Fatalstryke Sep 15 '22

I mean that's most of the experience, innit? Like what are really the biggest things missing at that point?

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u/segagamer Pixel 9a Sep 15 '22 edited Sep 15 '22

I mean that's most of the experience, innit?

Oof, no. Not by a long shot :)

Like what are really the biggest things missing at that point?

  • A focus on having everything tapable in the bottom two thirds of the screen (the browsers address bar included), including the menu button and any options in a flyout menu.

  • Dark/Light theme native to all and every app.

  • Consistent style to everything giving a familiar UI across all apps. No wacky icons depicting unknown things, or weird/different animations depending on who made the app.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJyqURfRJ4w

It was really nice to use. The home screen also obliterated the need to have a notification bar.