Comment on 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.

orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I will continue to go to them when I’m buying Android phones because 3rd party manufacturers still suck at getting OS updates onto their phones. Even the best manufacturers have delays of weeks / months.

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  • WHYAREWEALLCAPS@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Same, but I will not buy direct from them because of the their absolute shit customer service.

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    • JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I just bought a Pixel 6a, from TigerDirect! Who knew they we’re still kicking!

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  • stochasticity@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Ya, that and taking pictures of moving objects. I tried Samsung but the camera couldn’t do kid photos unless I was outside on the brightest of days.

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  • orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    The only way I was able to get continued OS support and updates was by going the way of installing custom ROMs, which is absolutely not ideal. It’s also the only reason my backup Nexus 5 is still kicking.

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    • Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I was mostly referring to update timeliness, but yeah, continued support is an issue. Google only promises 3 years of major releases for Pixels. The Nexus was even worse.

      Still a far stretch from Apple, who’s usually going 5 or 6 years of major OS releases, and then security updates on top of that.

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• crab@monero.town ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Apparently the replacement parts for their phones are significantly cheaper than almost every other manufacturer. (I have just been hearing this so I don’t know for sure if it’s true, correct me if I’m wrong.)

  Overall their phones seem to just be to a high standard. 5 years of support and other components that make them the choice for GrapheneOS (Privacy/Security focused rom that has greatly contributed to upstream Android)

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• books@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Tbf isn’t that every tech product? There’s absolutely no reason apple needs to release 7 different models of phone every year when they really don’t make any large changes. Do one every two years.

  Absolutely bonkers

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• Tick_Dracy@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  This a good advice. I do the same to everything Google related. Now also applying the same to Microsoft, since they produce a lot os disposable garbage (Xbox, Surface).

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