Android OEMs should be worried that Apple's "boring" era is ending
… Android manufacturers have spent years mocking Apple for its lack of design changes. …
… Android manufacturers have spent years mocking Apple for its lack of design changes. …
… However, shutting down Odin does allow Samsung to hold a tighter grip over its ecosystem, preventing users from sideloading firmware. …
… Android XR and Gemini provide that missing ecosystem. …
… Apple doesn’t need to build a foldable ecosystem. …
… When the Galaxy Connect app was introduced, it was designed to be a cross-device application for Samsung’s own ecosystem. …
… For features specific to Samsung devices, you are required to lean heavily on Samsung’s ecosystem. …
… This means we’ll inevitably need a second iPad Mini down the road, which highlights just how much more expensive investing in the Apple ecosystem can be. …
… Staying with design changes, the actual earbuds diverge from the AirPods-styled Buds 3 Pro. …
… Samsung’s earbuds have long been one of my favorite parts of the Galaxy ecosystem , and I can’t wait to add the new ones to my collection. …
… As kingfish1935 put it, “RCS is the only thing going for Google Messages.” Going on to describe it as “clunky and not as fluid as other texting apps.” That fed into another common theme in the thread: readers who would rather use something else entirely but feel the ecosystem is boxing them in. …