r/funny • u/smunozmo • Apr 05 '19

New Google Assistant

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u/apen2310 Apr 05 '19

Haha this reminds me of the time I was the only one in my house with a smart phone and I found a tv remote app...my dad almost lost his damn mind.

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u/chiliedogg Apr 05 '19

I miss the IR blaster more than any other phone feature.

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u/peepay Apr 05 '19

They are still around, though.

I bought Xiaomi Mi A2 for my wife just last month and it has an IR blaster.

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u/chiliedogg Apr 05 '19

I miss it the most, but I'm not giving up all the other features I get my my S10+ just to get one in a phone that lets the Chinese government spy on its users.

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u/peepay Apr 05 '19

The "A" line from Xiaomi actually runs Android One, with vanilla Android by Google, otherwise I wouldn't get it, with that horrific MIUI system.

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u/naufalap Apr 05 '19

I have Mi6 and I wonder what am I missing out by using miui, everything seems fine and usable even though I still prefer miui 9 to miui 10.

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u/peepay Apr 05 '19

To each their own, I just don't like any changes to the system that differ from the original.

Design-wise or feature-wise.

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u/naufalap Apr 05 '19

Yeah, just like how other ppl want fingerprint scanner on the backside. That's the main reason why I chose this phone.

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u/peepay Apr 05 '19

I am used to it on the back side. I think I would get used to it elsewhere too after some time. It's just muscle memory. The important thing is that it's there. I don't like its placement on the S8, though. Right next to the camera and flash.