Thankfully Jonathan was able to take it to an independent repair shop for a $75 CAD adhesive fix (and battery replacement?) despite Apple’s restrictions against them.
Boycott Apple. Like they got you, they’ve tricked you into using whatever hardware of theirs you own…but that doesn’t mean you have to buy Apple next time.
I’ve been using Apple for seven-eight years. I left android because of poor update support from the major manufacturers. I don’t want to go back to android because Google has moved to being primarily an advertising company. Any suggestions for an alternative?
lol google has always been primarily an advertising company
Fairphone
They removed audio jack
GrapheneOS is really solid. You can use a Google Pixel with absolutely no Google spy shit on it and still have a great experience just by slapping GrapheneOS on it.
I went from shoulder-deep in Apple’s walled rectum to 100% Apple free and GrapheneOS on a Pixel 5 was the first step I took. Haven’t lpoked back at all.
New Samsung phones (at least the flagships) are getting 7 years of updates.
Samsung phones are so full of bloatware it’s insane
Oneplus, they have pretty good hardware. They support their devices for a pretty good amount of time, and the development Community for those phones is extremely strong. Even if one plus abandons you for some reason you can just get lineage OS almost guaranteed.
If you don’t mind doing some tinkering, look at LineageOS. They support a large variety of phones and even provide updates beyond the original manufacturer. For example, I use the OnePlus 7T, which officially only supports up to Android 12, but LineageOS supports Android 14 now. The flashing process is well documented, and you should be able to get through it with only the knowledge of running commands in a terminal.
They do support Google apps by default, but if you’re feeling extra, you can install Lineage for MicroG instead, which replaces the core Google services with an open source one that mimics the original with much better privacy. Most apps do work with it, although sometimes it can break things, such as embedded maps and paid apps that check for licensing. I find that most of my apps can be replaced with open source alternative on F-Droid (an open source exclusive app store) that either are compatible with or don’t require MicroG.
I’ll also mention GrapheneOS. It’s another privacy Android OS with some distinct features. It only works on Google Pixel phones, but it is much easier to install (it uses a Web GUI and automates a lot of the process). It’s killer feature is the ability to run Google services in a sandbox, meaning that Google doesn’t have superuser permissions on your entire phone, just in that sandbox. So put all your Google-required apps in there, and Google can’t touch anything outside of it. I haven’t actually used GrapheneOS, so please correct me if I am wrong about any of this.
End of article. I hope this wasn’t too overwhelming.
Edit: One more OS I should mention is /e/OS (yes, the name sucks). It tries to be like Apple, both in interface and provided services, although it doesn’t force you to use their services like Apple. It’s based on LineageOS, although they do more work than them to remove Google stuff, including using MicroG. This is the one I use, but I am considering switching because it’s been kinda buggy for my device specifically. They provide a GUI installer.
Google has always been primarily an advertising company
my dad is 64.
last week when i spoke to him, he told me he broke the screen on his iPhone. he told me that he called a fixit place and they wanted $100 for the repair
man that he is, he went on eBay and bought a screen repair kit and did it himself
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You don’t know this yet but you’re pregnant with his child.
Chad dad
Honestly. At this point trying to save the environment is too late, but it would be nice now that some politics are finally heading in that direction, if this anti-repair bullshit would be legislated out of existence.
Add a cost on carbon emissions, and fine companies that manufacture things that aren’t designed to be repaired.
If I buy something, I ought own it and have the final say with who does what with my property. I don’t care if Samapplesoftabet decides that they don’t like it, if they want so much control over my thing they should buy it back from me.
I used to work at a place that sold Fruit shit. I remember at the time how they all had raging boners about the environment, but everytime I needed to restock something like Earpods, they were individually wrapped in their own plastic bag so that dust may not besmirch the holy Fruit product. At the end of the day our rubbish bins were full of tiny little plastic bags.
Fucking hypocrites.
Ya but fooling you into thinking they are green makes them more money, so in the end they don’t care about being hypocrites since they got your money already
Yes! Or atleast if I buy a license to a product and you stop supporting it, remove it from my library, etc. Then you must return my money or provide the same product alternatively.
Everyone who still buys apple products just wants to be bent over at this point…
Oh my god shut up. Every major company does this.
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While that is true, some corporations are worse than others. Buying apples products at this point is plainlny stupid.
They’re all bad. Full stop. “Mines less bad than yours so I’m morally superior to you!”
Shut the fuck up with this take already.
Fuck you asshole I never said I morally superior to anyone. But there are definitely companies that are worse than others. So stop defending your stupidity for supporting a crappy company. You do not owe them anything and they don’t owe you anything.
They definitely don’t need you to defend them with your shitty attitudeI’m not defending anyone. I’m calling you out for being a hypocrite.
I’ll say it again; THEY ARE ALL BAD. It’s not a competition. Calling people stupid for purchasing apple products when your consumption has no meaningful difference makes you look like an idiot.
Really? So its is the same if a company forces you in a walled garden with a company that lets you install anything. Is the same you pay premium price for product other companies offer half the price. Is it the same that company create tons of electronic waste because they refuse to have a charger that is compatible with other electronic devices?
The list can go on and on for crap that apple pulls. So cut the bullshit ok. The only idiot here is the you the apple fan boy who can not see his beloved company being criticised.
What would you suggest then?
Yeah I’m gonna go ahead and continue to use and enjoy my Apple products
Just make sure you don’t get suckered into buying a new device when the old one is perfectly fixable at third party repair shops or sometimes even by yourself.
I buy parts that I need from ifixit. Not paying Apple to replace batteries. Should prob clarify that I have a full set up smart home and use HomeKit because it’s the least intrusive of the other options I’ve found. Used to use Alexa but it was dogshit.
HomeAssistant is solid too!
Point me towards a better company. I bet you’ll never respond
GrapheneOS
Fairphone
Ah yes. Cheap Chinese phones. I am sure that won’t end badly rofl
they’re a dutch company but sure…
And so what, you think the phones are made in the Netherlands? ROFL
I think it’s been years since I’ve seen someone use the term rofl
Welcome to the internet bud. A little late aren’t you?
The watch is made in a highly automated environment with super cheap labor. The repair is done by somebody earning a multitude of that labor. Not condoning this in the slightest, but I can understand the economics behind it.
The economics behind it is that if they can make you buy a new one, they make more money than if you repair it.
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