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Ive been with Pixel for a while and was looking forward to my next phone being a Motorola but this is NOT a good look at all
From reading the article, the conclusion right now is that this isn't a conscious act by Motorola.
My guess is they used an open source library in their Smart Feed app that has been poisoned with an affiliate link injection. Either that or someone working at Motorola slipped the code in and their quality control process missed it.
Neither one of those is a good look for Motorola. But it probably isn't as bad as the headline makes it sounds.
On a side note, I ditched the increasingly shoddy Pixel a series for a mid-level Motorola phone a couple of years ago and haven't looked back.
Ive got a Pixel 8 Pro with GOS and I love it
Seconded, though the sooner I'm able to get GrapheneOS on another phone, the better, as Google's quality plunge after the Pixel 5 series was just inexcusable.
Edit: Actually, pretty much almost every Pixel phone has had some major hardware defect, including the ones before the 6 series.
The question is if the next gos phone will have a competitive camera quality in order to be a viable alternative for more people than only "high targets"
I've had nothing but good experiences with my pixel 9, what stands out to you?
I have a Pixel 7 from a couple years ago. Its simply an inferior product compared to other mobiles on the market. The higher price could be a more regional issue perhaps but mine still has problems with fingerprint scanner, sim issues, heating problems etc.
The only reason I bought it was for the unlocked boot loader and grapheneos.
Pixel 7 still had problems with fingerprint reader, Pixel 9 doesn't
Haven't had any malfunctions on the pixel 9 at all, but I immediately installed grapheneOS and put it in a case. Maybe because I didn't grab it at launch I dodged a bullet? Odd.
Maybe they fixed some of that in later iterations. Heating and 5g bands are more region dependent so that could be just me since I live near the equator.
My Pixel 8 Pro has been the best of the Pixel phones I've had, but Google's phone hardware is rough. Contrary to my previous point, my Pixel 4 XL had the bloated battery issue, and I had to give that up for the 6 Pro, which had the shittiest Tensor chip leading to overheating and lack of reception in areas where I should have full bars. Gave that up for the 8 Pro, and it hasn't had any significant hardware issues so far.
So yeah, Google hardware sucks, and I'm thrilled to potentially be moving to a new Moto phone that has a Snapdragon chip and improved hardware quality.
I can't speak for the pro series. I had as Pixel 1 that was very good.
But then for cost and headphone jack reasons I switched to the a series when my Pixel 1 died. Both I and friends and family have had various Pixel 'a' series phones, and we've all seen the quality get progressively worse. Batteries, gyros, cameras, screens, you name it. I wouldn't recommend that specific line of phones.
I would still shoot for that with graphene OS over other options without. I had a Pixel 6 with.no issues.
Thirded! Switched a few weeks back. Feels good to be able to fight in whatever little way that I can. Though one of my bank apps stopped working so that's kind of a pain in the ass.
How awful was moving your data? I've been wanting to switch, but my big hesitation is all my 2fa apps cuz I really don't want to have to reach out to all my clients to redo those...
I haven't needed to transfer much data. Three out if my banking apps worked with their proprietary token app required for living in our transferring money. Same with my stock trading app. But I'm thinking of moving those back to an older android again because, I dunno, I just don't feel like having it on my fault driver anymore.
I dunno what to do about Microsoft authenticator. I need it to log into my Microsoft account for managing my kids' screen time, I think, and for playing Minecraft.
I have Google's authenticator app which I've needed to log into certain services.
Sorry, I like tinkering with my devices but I'm not a very technical person, so I'm not sure if I've answered your question correctly.
Wait, why can't you just export and import the TOTP data? You shouldn't need to notify any of the providers...
I thought it didn't let me, but this may just be PEBKAC...