Kia ora!

I’ve been an ios user for 100 years at this point, but used to be deep in the android scene before then. I’ve just got an android for a work phone and am wondering what’s changed in the last 10 years - what are your essential apps, settings, customisations? I’ve had a hunt around xda but can’t seem to find much in the way of roms for my model (Samsung A04) - back in the day it seemed there was a thread for every device!

What do I need to know?

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    For me it’s the notification bar with the extremely big buttons and clunky animation

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      1 year ago

      I’m on a pixel 7 pro and, what? That’s been the least of my annoyances on this thing. The app switcher is bonkers if you use gestures to control the phone. That’s my main gripe.

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        I wish the uninstall was actually an uninstall for some apps. Like chrome, for example, can only be “disabled” and I’ve had times where it randomly re-enabled itself on my pixel 6 so I occasionally have to check whether or not my phone is doing what I actually wanted it to. All in all the pixel is a pretty solid option, just the odd quirk here and there

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          Some yes, some no. Mostly the ‘required’ ones are uninstallable.

          All but the most required of them can be stripped to stock and disabled though.

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              Files by Google is one I never use but is uninstallable.
              Chrome is not uninstallable. It can be factory reset and disabled though.
              Play Store can be stripped and disabled.