Seems like we are going to have to wait for Google to actually release the dang things and then for the EU to step in and require it… Lord knows the US won’t do anything

And hopefully everything becomes a standard so people on both operating systems can leverage these features together

That seems worth the trade off in my opinion. All I want is a longer lasting battery so maybe that’ll be worth grabbing if I need a new device.

And yet my Pixel 7 Pro is stuck on the August patch. Glad I got this for the quick updates.

I think the argument is that the monopoly is present because it’s basically pointless outside of China to launch a phone without play services. So while you can release a phone based on AOSP, it’s not going to be successful financially without the Google apps and tweaks from Play Services

Is the A54’s battery that good? I’ve heard nothing but positive things about the 23 Ultra battery and I’d assume you get more than twice the performance/features right?

No they are allowing you to view them in YouTube and the Google TV library section of the app

I like the blue color!

Can I ask what phone you are using and what SD card you have? Did you get a fast writing SD card?

I was hoping this would come out like a Nexus price-wise and was very disappointed when it came out.

I want to buy one, but I don’t think it’s worth the current price

Apple is very much becoming more and more into gathering data for it’s own ad business. They are pushing the privacy thing now and forcing out most ad competition so they can come in and dominate on their platforms

Exactly my thoughts! I’m waiting for confirmation on that before I decide to buy my next tracker