So, they come to Samsung but not (officially) to older Pixels yet? Good job, Google.

Seems to be a problem with Android 14. It’s already been reported on GitHub.

[Solved] After trying several troubleshoots this finally helped: go to settings > system > language > regional preferences and set everything to standard. Then force stop the Google and Gboard apps, clear cache and data on both apps. Then activate and set up the Google assistant. Then wait a few minutes as files are being downloaded. Then Assistant Voice Typing should be available.

If you mean the language packs in the Google app, then yes I already tried that.

Thanks! In the meantime I also found a video by In Depth Tech Reviews (great channel) in which many changes are shown.

Is there a comprehensive list of all (user-facing) changes and new settings?

I know it’s not really important but I prefer the design of the Podcasts app (Material You). YouTube Music is always completely black and clashes with the design of every other app made by Google. 🤷‍♂️

Tap “Explore” in the bottom toolbar, then the three dots next to “Subscribed”. Select “set as default”.

It’s already there. Tap on the profile icon in the top left corner, then tap “remove ads”.

I think this solely refers to the “containers on a blurred background” style. They both do look somewhat similar (but not really identical).

Yes, the new one looks nice and clean. I think a bit of padding really helps to make it look modern. (yeah, I know this will ruffle some feathers because some people apparently prefer 0px padding on everything)

One thing that always irked me a bit about the old “comment reply” window is that it has a fixed division of the comment you’re replying to, and your own reply. Maybe a toggle would be nice? (and it would also be nice if that top window would also show the text from self-posts when I’m writing a top-level comment; that way we would be able to copy/quote from the selftext. IIRC on reddit it only worked when I was replying to a comment)

Thanks for your work! Using Sync here feels like coming home.

Sweet. Thank you!.

Are there plans to give the “comment reply” window a similar visual overhaul to the “create post” window?

Good news, everyone!

I think at the moment the only way to change it is to change the base font size.

Settings shortcut: General > Base font size

I like the timely updates and I very much like the UI. Not just the Material You color scheme (which I initially thought was a useless gimmick but have come to really like) but the look in general. Everything is just so pleasantly designed. I know that people around here hate too much padding but I think that’s what makes the Pixel UI look so good. On other phones I always have the feeling that the padding isn’t right; for example, on many phones (especially Samsung) the text in the status bar isn’t center-aligned vertically and it drives me nuts. Or the text is squeezed into the corners.

On top of that there are useful features like Call Screening or Live Transcribe. And the voice typing is phenomenal.

It’s not cheaper at all sync ultra is €3 a month and add free is a €20 one time payment

I mean, you cannot really compare monthly payments with one-time payments. Since ad-free is only available as one-time payment it only makes sense to compare the one-time payment prices for each of them. The one-time payment for ultra is ~180€. The one-time payment for ad-free is ~20€. Is that not cheaper?

I don’t have the funds to pay for ultra

There’s also a cheaper ad-free version without the ultra features. Tap the profile picture in the top left, then “remove ads”.

Which looks like a weird hybrid between iOS style and Android Lollipop style.

I’d rather stay with Sync for that sweet MaterialYou style.

I like it a lot. It makes the device feel really cohesive between apps. And changing the color every now and then feels like a breath of fresh air. Also, the pastel colors help to get rid of blue/grey tones which is easier for the eyes.

Thanks man! I really loved the Sync user experience on reddit and I’m glad it’s now here too. In fact, when logged in on feddit.de (which currently isn’t prone to outages like lemmy.world) it runs so fast that I sometimes think the content has been loaded from the cache – but it isn’t. Really great.

My only wish would be for Sync to respect the setting that I selected on the website to not show any post/comment scores. Not constantly checking scores really helps with digital detox and also leads to me reading posts that I’m actually interested in (by the headline) instead of looking at stuff just because it has a lot of upvotes.