Re: Google is preparing to replace RCS with MLS

Andrew, 2024-08-19 18:04:

Arno Welzel wrote on Mon, 19 Aug 2024 10:05:02 +0200 :
 

the pixel8a is a bit different out of the box, a long press of the
power button doesn't act as expected (shutdown/reboot/emerg call)
but as a gemini AI assistant button, but you can change it to
"normal"

>
It's the same with Pixel 6a, 6, 7, 7 Pro and so on...

I'm a Nexus/Pixel fan, but I don't buy one *every* year.  The 8a is the
first one I have (since the 5a) that has re-purposed the power button
like that ...

>
I just added this for completenes. I don't have all these phones either
(except the 6a).

 
I love the repurposed power button when used as a quick flashlight app.
 
I've never had a Pixel, simply because I get all my phones free, so I get
whatever phone they want to give me, for free, which is currently the
Samsung Galaxy A32-5G from 2021 which is doing just fine for me.

Who is "they"? Mobile network providers? They usually don't give things
away for free but instead you get this for extending the contract for
another 1 or 2 years and they charge you more for that contract compared
to those customers who don't take the "free" device. Depending on the
provider the "free" device may even be more expensive this way when you
sum up the monthly fees you pay in two years.



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