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I switched from a lifetime of iPhones to an android phone last year, just because of folding phones. They are amazing and IMO the reason why Apple is going to h

I switched from a lifetime of iPhones to an android phone last year, just because of folding phones. They are amazing and IMO the reason why Apple is going to have issues as these get cheaper (unless they release a folding phone too). Now that I have all this screen estate the current UI feels limiting often.

davidcollantes 1y ago
How does this relates to the submission's "Desktop View"? Genuinely trying to find the connection.
- 6510 1y ago
  The desktop view is for larger screens, it is somewhat similar to fordable phones.
  - layer8 1y ago
    The screen of foldable phones is still smaller than most tablets, and there’s a reason iPads offer something like Stage Manager for (larger) external screens (disregarding for the moment its janky implementation). Meaning, the screen size of foldable phones doesn’t change that much about the usefulness of being able to connect to a desktop-size screen.
    - 6510 1y ago
      It at least has similar down sides -.-
    - figers 1y ago
      I have the huwai xt fold, folds out to a 10.3 inch screen. I remote to a windows 11 computer and can do full development on it with a folding keyboard with builtin trackpad
      - layer8 1y ago
        That's great, but still hugely different from working on a 24"/27"/32" desktop monitor.
        6510 1y ago
        I've come to my senses since but it is quite enjoyable to use MANY monitors. One with the website, one with the css, some article about css, mdn, youtube, mail, irc, etc. A single giant display is also something entirely different.
      - WorldPeas 1y ago
        Isn't harmonyOS supposed to be a fully convergent operating system too? I have no perspective on how the device works though, I've been very interested does it run that? Will it have Linux containers?
permo-w 1y ago
I switched from iPhone to android a month ago and it was so awful that I just went back to using my old phone. I treat the android device as essentially a powerbank with a camera, and even that it's bad at. plug it into my PC to transfer pictures? no response
- rcMgD2BwE72F 1y ago
  Curious to know what phone you got. A Pixel 9 with GrapheneOS is so much better than any iOS devices from my experience. But since users you have more freedom on Android, this will depend on what you do with it (e.g me, I use Syncthing to locally sync all my files and photos with several devices -- no cloud / subscription needed).
  - permo-w 1y ago
    well it's not a Pixel, so no GrapheneOS for me. I will try syncthing though
- tsunamifury 1y ago
  Plug it into my pc? What is this 1995?
- goosedragons 1y ago
  Is your PC a Mac? Apple doesn't support MTP because they want iPhones to look good or something. Every other OS with a reasonably complete Desktop Environment will allow mounting an Android device as what appears pretty much as a standard USB drive. It's part of why I prefer Android. Using an iPhone on Linux/BSD is just not worth the hassle.
  - joshuaissac 1y ago
    > mounting an Android device as what appears pretty much as a standard USB drive AFAIK Google got rid of built-in support for this in Android Jelly Bean. Additional tricks are needed to make later versions of Android behave as a USB Mass Storage device. If it works for you out of the box, I suspect it may be specific to your Android distro.
jccalhoun 1y ago
Rumors are Apple will be inventing the folding phone in a year or two.
- logic_node 1y ago
  Haha yeah, I’ve heard that too! Apple might be late to the foldable party, but you know how they do it — show up last and still steal the spotlight. If they really launch one, it’ll probably be super refined… and super pricey. Let’s see if they can change the game like they did with the notch!
  - MBCook 1y ago
    I am pretty skeptical that I would like the size but I’m certainly interested in seeing what they come up with. They like to wait until stuff is “ready” to their standard. Android had 3G, 4G, and 5G first. OLED screens too. Early folders had a lot of issues, but I know a lot of that has been sorted for years.
    - the_clarence 1y ago
      The size: its a smaller phone that becomes a tablet on demand. It really is the best of both worlds
      - MBCook 1y ago
        But is it? That’s what has me wondering. If it’s the size of my current phone and folds out to be twice as wide, that sounds kind of nice. Except it would be so thin I worry it would be flimsy and there wouldn’t be as much space for battery (which the open screen would use faster) so wouldn’t I get worse battery life? Unless you make it twice as thick. Then it’s twice as thick. And so I’m not sure that bigger screen would justify any of that for me. Now if it was three times as wide that might be significantly nice because now you’re approaching like iPad mini size. But that just makes the thinness/thickness problem worse. If it’s say half the size of my current phone and then unfolds to be the size of my current phone (game boy SP style) I’m not sure that’s really buying me anything either. My phone is fine, I don’t need a twice as thick half as tall version in my pocket that’s not really gonna help me. I have heard they’re popular with women which makes a certain amount of sense to me. Because if you’re going to just carry your phone in your bag then the fact that it’s twice as thick doesn’t matter that much but you get the bigger screen. I’m a phone-in-pocket person. So I don’t know, it’s just not making a lot of sense to me. But like I said I’ve never used one and it may be one of those things where after a couple of days the light would go on and I would totally get it. I questioned the Apple Watch at first and now I love it. But that’s not always how it goes.
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davidcollantes 1y ago

How does this relates to the submission's "Desktop View"? Genuinely trying to find the connection.

6510 1y ago
The desktop view is for larger screens, it is somewhat similar to fordable phones.
- layer8 1y ago
  The screen of foldable phones is still smaller than most tablets, and there’s a reason iPads offer something like Stage Manager for (larger) external screens (disregarding for the moment its janky implementation). Meaning, the screen size of foldable phones doesn’t change that much about the usefulness of being able to connect to a desktop-size screen.
  - 6510 1y ago
    It at least has similar down sides -.-
  - figers 1y ago
    I have the huwai xt fold, folds out to a 10.3 inch screen. I remote to a windows 11 computer and can do full development on it with a folding keyboard with builtin trackpad
    - layer8 1y ago
      That's great, but still hugely different from working on a 24"/27"/32" desktop monitor.
      - 6510 1y ago
        I've come to my senses since but it is quite enjoyable to use MANY monitors. One with the website, one with the css, some article about css, mdn, youtube, mail, irc, etc. A single giant display is also something entirely different.
    - WorldPeas 1y ago
      Isn't harmonyOS supposed to be a fully convergent operating system too? I have no perspective on how the device works though, I've been very interested does it run that? Will it have Linux containers?

permo-w 1y ago

I switched from iPhone to android a month ago and it was so awful that I just went back to using my old phone. I treat the android device as essentially a powerbank with a camera, and even that it's bad at. plug it into my PC to transfer pictures? no response

rcMgD2BwE72F 1y ago
Curious to know what phone you got. A Pixel 9 with GrapheneOS is so much better than any iOS devices from my experience. But since users you have more freedom on Android, this will depend on what you do with it (e.g me, I use Syncthing to locally sync all my files and photos with several devices -- no cloud / subscription needed).
- permo-w 1y ago
  well it's not a Pixel, so no GrapheneOS for me. I will try syncthing though
tsunamifury 1y ago
Plug it into my pc? What is this 1995?
goosedragons 1y ago
Is your PC a Mac? Apple doesn't support MTP because they want iPhones to look good or something. Every other OS with a reasonably complete Desktop Environment will allow mounting an Android device as what appears pretty much as a standard USB drive. It's part of why I prefer Android. Using an iPhone on Linux/BSD is just not worth the hassle.
- joshuaissac 1y ago
  > mounting an Android device as what appears pretty much as a standard USB drive AFAIK Google got rid of built-in support for this in Android Jelly Bean. Additional tricks are needed to make later versions of Android behave as a USB Mass Storage device. If it works for you out of the box, I suspect it may be specific to your Android distro.

jccalhoun 1y ago

Rumors are Apple will be inventing the folding phone in a year or two.

logic_node 1y ago
Haha yeah, I’ve heard that too! Apple might be late to the foldable party, but you know how they do it — show up last and still steal the spotlight. If they really launch one, it’ll probably be super refined… and super pricey. Let’s see if they can change the game like they did with the notch!
- MBCook 1y ago
  I am pretty skeptical that I would like the size but I’m certainly interested in seeing what they come up with. They like to wait until stuff is “ready” to their standard. Android had 3G, 4G, and 5G first. OLED screens too. Early folders had a lot of issues, but I know a lot of that has been sorted for years.
  - the_clarence 1y ago
    The size: its a smaller phone that becomes a tablet on demand. It really is the best of both worlds
    - MBCook 1y ago
      But is it? That’s what has me wondering. If it’s the size of my current phone and folds out to be twice as wide, that sounds kind of nice. Except it would be so thin I worry it would be flimsy and there wouldn’t be as much space for battery (which the open screen would use faster) so wouldn’t I get worse battery life? Unless you make it twice as thick. Then it’s twice as thick. And so I’m not sure that bigger screen would justify any of that for me. Now if it was three times as wide that might be significantly nice because now you’re approaching like iPad mini size. But that just makes the thinness/thickness problem worse. If it’s say half the size of my current phone and then unfolds to be the size of my current phone (game boy SP style) I’m not sure that’s really buying me anything either. My phone is fine, I don’t need a twice as thick half as tall version in my pocket that’s not really gonna help me. I have heard they’re popular with women which makes a certain amount of sense to me. Because if you’re going to just carry your phone in your bag then the fact that it’s twice as thick doesn’t matter that much but you get the bigger screen. I’m a phone-in-pocket person. So I don’t know, it’s just not making a lot of sense to me. But like I said I’ve never used one and it may be one of those things where after a couple of days the light would go on and I would totally get it. I questioned the Apple Watch at first and now I love it. But that’s not always how it goes.

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