Google’s Android, the world’s most widely used mobile operating system, started life as open-source software. In its quest for ever-greater profits, the tech giant has been gradually eroding Android’s open-source nature over the last decade.

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    • 𝕸𝖔𝖘𝖘
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      32 days ago

      It’s designed as an always on device. They expected you to leave it always on. Wankers

    • @aekre@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      On my P7Pro, pressing power and volume up simultaneously brings up the shutdown/restart/lock prompt

    • @crusty@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      32 days ago

      On android the off button is on the quick settings, and on iphone you hold the power button and one of the volume buttons

    • Lovable Sidekick
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      No idea. Presumably they expected me to figure out the settings and change it like I did. Or maybe I could have told the Digital Assistant to restart the phone, I dunno.