They will try to discourage use of on-screen keyboards (making them dumber and less reliable) to force you to use AI dictation and sell you more headphones.
At that point I think I would just go back to a brick phone again. I used one as my only phone for the past several years before getting a second hand fairphone with calyx, I really don’t have a problem with going back.
90% of the reason for the fairphone is I work in office now and I get bored for an hour lunchbreak. But being able to send my partner more higher quality cat pics is a bonus too.
I recently lost the voice assistant on my phone because it got replaced by Google’s stupid AI shit, which I refuse to use. Now the old assistant, which shipped with this phone and which it has used for the years that I’ve had it, is “unsupported by this device.” Don’t even need to buy a new phone for them to take features away from you.
They will try to discourage use of on-screen keyboards (making them dumber and less reliable) to force you to use AI dictation and sell you more headphones.
Damn, that’s so viable. don’t give em ideas
At that point I think I would just go back to a brick phone again. I used one as my only phone for the past several years before getting a second hand fairphone with calyx, I really don’t have a problem with going back.
90% of the reason for the fairphone is I work in office now and I get bored for an hour lunchbreak. But being able to send my partner more higher quality cat pics is a bonus too.
And pay $3 to subscribe to the on-screen keyboard as an added function.
(Fuck, I’m sorry I’m giving them ideas)
I recently lost the voice assistant on my phone because it got replaced by Google’s stupid AI shit, which I refuse to use. Now the old assistant, which shipped with this phone and which it has used for the years that I’ve had it, is “unsupported by this device.” Don’t even need to buy a new phone for them to take features away from you.