I like it. Not sure the search entry in the list needs to always be on screen but it’s fine.

Tablet sized screen when you want/need it, normal sized phone when you don’t, in your pocket all the time.

I think you mean “tri fold”.

That’s not how it works. Other apps (ironically including Google’s RCS implementation) use the Signal Protocol. Simply using it doesn’t magically make your app interoperable with every other app that uses it. And Apple would be the last company to go out of their way to make it work.

Nobody here is against open standards or FOSS apps. I am actually lucky/privileged enough to be able to write open source code for a living.

You seem to not understand the reality of the situation and that use case other than yours exist.

Huh? No it wouldn’t. If Apple implemented the Signal protocol they would still have to publish an iMessage app to the Play Store for Android users.

Call Google’s messaging app proprietary all you want but at least their implementation of RCS is E2E encrypted.

RCS is the wrong one to use

For you. I have relatives with iPhones I don’t talk to frequently but when we get together and somebody takes a group photo it’s annoying. Being able to just text a decent resolution photo without people needing to download an app is a win.

I’ll continue to use Signal with friends and family I talk to regularly.

the app itself (GUI) and the integration of those services are responsible of the size of the app.

That’s < 100MB for me.

It’s a drop in the bucket though. I’d be shocked if it was more than 1%. So it doesn’t explain anything.

So its basically “telemetry”

There’s just no way. Telemetry are just text logs and should never take more than a couple MB. They are also going to be deleted routinely and frequently after being sent to the server.

Focus mode.

I use it during “work hours”. You can take a break for a set amount of time, but it will lock you out again after.

Enterprise software used by tons of Fortune 500 companies. GTFO with your worthless uninformed comments.

Android Auto or Android Automotive?

The former is basically just a screen your phone is casting to. The latter is a lightweight (stripped down) Android fork designed to boot very quickly and do a couple things very well. It probably never really “turns off” since it still has a 12v connection even when the car is off (why your clock doesn’t reset).

Android on your phone is a much more general purpose operating system that runs on a (much more limited) battery. It isn’t designed to be turned on and off frequently.

As someone who works for a similar company now, this notion and the success of this strategy/mindset greatly exaggerated.

Considering how often new projects get axed at Google you couldn’t possibly be safer on average than working on a golden goose (like Search/Android/Maps/etc).

Bullshit. You are just regurgitating the same tired crap that’s been repeated on the Internet for years.

Bummer. Maybe there will be more options when Android 15 launches, it is adding the option to choose the default wallet app.

Security-wise that is significantly worse. Google Pay generates a random card number per transaction and isn’t active when the phone is locked.

I keep my credit cards in an NFC blocking sleeves because the passive NFC can’t be turned off. Someone could literally bump into you and cause a transaction.

Apparently nobody here realizes that Meet is the video chat app for Google’s enterprise work (and school) suite of apps.

It’s not going anywhere…

You and I have wildly different definitions of the word “many” lol

I’m running 12.2 on “unsupported hardware” (x86 proxmox) without a problem.

Wut. Why would they bother when your cellular connection is constantly pinging all towers to literally triangulate your location? Why do something much more complicated to get data they already have?

The real answer is they are a multi billion dollar company with telemetry. Obviously, the vast majority of people never turn off WiFi or Bluetooth. Most people want quick access to connect to a WiFi network or Bluetooth device, not to toggle either off.