Cool thanks for the info I’m thinking to get a travel phone with this os on it. Maybe a used pixel 7 or 8

No government can be trusted.

To you know if wechat or alipay work? I need these while traveling. They use QR codes for payment and other services. I wish this took off everywhere as nfc payments are locked into only a few apps.

This is true. Spending more for newer A series vs used “higher” end older models is up the how the phone is used daily.

The A Series is like the Nissan Sentra of phones in my opinion.

No way! I am totally shocked! /s

At 299 or 399, but at 499?? That’s a hard pass. You can get a used pixel for less and better specs. I get it that people like new, but phone innovation has mostly stalled.

You can get a new battery for an older phone installed. I’m just saying this is getting like the car market where buying used is the value leader.

I picked up a used 8 pro 256 and it’s fantastic. I like the older camera bar design and spent less over the 10a

I think they should drop the a series. The used phone market can fill the gap.

Nfc payments keep me chained. I guess i can get a second phone just for setting up a watch, but i don’t want a watch. So i live by not using the default launcher and a vpn. I’m working to change my email provider slowly

Get a box of cds at a garage sale.

I also want to look into the exit node stuff.

Bohi linux?

Spotify was great for me back in 2016-2017. Now i just to cds i buy. It’s a lot more for new cds, but nice

I rip music to play in the car for my kids. Mostly mix tracks they like.

I have bazzite, it also includes graphics drivers ready to go which is nice. If you’re going to use steam for gaming i find it great. But this distro is not needed for gaming, one can install and game on any of the popular distros. You’re friend needs to try a few and see what feel best for them.

Good thing the Nintendo wii is cheaper to pick up and still works offline… and can be modded… My library still has wii games. Lego star wars!

Sorry to hear. I think there are some firmware downgrades around to flash to some of the pc drives to get ripping working, unless this is specific to this particular movie.

You might have a bad disk, do an exchange. I have had many bad uhd disks from new boxes over the years. I wish optical storage wasnt used for this kind of thing.

I wonder how much is just due to the default phone launcher and keyboard.