Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one
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With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.

Google says it can’t fix Pixel Watches, please just buy a new one | With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.::With no official repair program and no parts, broken Pixel Watches are just e-waste.

  • WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    531·
    1 year ago

    Google support for literally anything is non existent. Same could be said about Meta.

    I am slowly shifting away from Google. Gmail and Google Photos is going to be the hardest. :/

    • Chobbes@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      1 year ago

      For those thinking of moving away from Gmail… I strongly recommend buying your own domain name so you actually own your address and can switch e-mail services whenever you want without needing a new e-mail address. Hell, I’d recommend this even if you’re planning on staying with Gmail for a while.

      Honestly, aside from having to point people at your new e-mail address… Gmail is not particularly hard to move away from, especially if you already use an external mail client. I don’t really miss it, anyway. The only pain point I experience is that if somebody sends you a Google Doc / Sheet you need a Google account to edit it, but that’s not a huge concern for me personally.

      I’m self hosting my personal e-mail right now, and it’s pretty great if you know how to do that stuff. Super cheap to host, and I can have as many aliases and send as many e-mails as I want. It’s not for the faint of heart, but it’s very doable if you already host your own stuff. Otherwise there’s a bunch of e-mail services like Proton (kind of expensive, and a little annoying in that it’s not just IMAP), Tutanota (dunno much about it), Fastmail, etc… But it’s also worth mentioning that if you have a domain / VPS already your VPS provider and your registrar may both provide e-mail services that you can use… And if you just want to get out of Google and you have an iCloud+ account already (which is very possible if you have an iPhone and wanted more iCloud storage, but otherwise it’s $0.99/mo) you can also use iCloud+ for e-mail with a custom domain.

      • WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        Yup, I am aware about it. It’s just dislaimers that look a bit scary (not production ready), even tho multiple users reported using it without any issues.

      • Nanabaz2@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I did set it up. Survive multiple upgrade in place just fine.

        I can say it beats all my apps until now. The best part to me is delete from app request to delete from my Android as well. So unlike most, it works ironically like iPhone. And I prefer that

    • Swarfega@lemm.eeEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      I moved from Gmail. I’ll link to my previous comment to save trying it out again…

      https://lemm.ee/comment/3347046

      If I ever move away from Protonmail it will take about 5 mins for all my 300 websites to start sending emails to the new mailbox.

    • joel_feila@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      1 year ago

      Proton if you want email, privacy and cloud storage.

      Edit I use murena and it comes with cloid storage and online only office suite

      • CaptKoala@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        1 year ago

        I pay(my inner pirate is screaming) for proton’s subscription and so far it’s absolutely worth the cost. The only issue being, I have yet to make it work on my Orange pi. Other than that it’s all smiles.

      • WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        7·
        1 year ago

        I was considering this on and off, but never really attempted to do this.

        Biggest dealbreaker was lack of USB-C cable, but here are few other issues:

        1. No easy & free way to sideload apps.
        2. No ability to install 3rd party OS.
        3. No proper files management.
        4. Clipboard and files sharing is still a joke. It works, but is uncomfortable as fuck.
        5. Lack of cusotmization almost for every aspect of a phone.
        6. Inability to self-repair. Apple made it harder on purpose.
        7. Overpriced smartphones & gadgets.
        8. Can’t simply upload & download files from my PC (both Windows & Linux).
        9. Shitty media format support.
        10. Apple wallet does not support discount cards.
        11. Buying an Apple device means I would literally support anti-consumer company with shitty behavior towards its users.
        • arc@lemm.eeEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          Apple doesn’t allow “questionable” apps like emulators, bit torrent clients on its store and of course you can’t sideload them either.

        • Chobbes@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          1 year ago

          I have an iPhone, but I will say for me the biggest deal breaker with it is absolutely not the lack of USB-C support (though that sucks and THANK GOD they’re switching)… The lack of sideloading for apps is a much bigger problem IMO, because it’s really hard for free and open source apps to even exist on iOS (which makes paid apps, subscriptions, and advertising much more common). Honestly, I’d care a lot less about the lack of sideloading if it wasn’t for the other inconvenient facts, like the a $100/year developer license to publish anything on the App Store, or the fact that you pretty much need to have a Mac to develop for the iPhone… The $100/year developer license is just a death sentence for any open source apps and hobby / passion project apps. It’s not thaaaat much money, but it’s a lot to pay on top of putting in a bunch of free work to build an app in the first place.

        • nitefox@lemmy.worldEnglish
          22·
          1 year ago

          Inability to self-repair. Apple made it harder on purpose.

          Can you repair android phone nowadays? Afaik, they are just as hard as apple

          Clipboard and files sharing is still a joke. It works, but is uncomfortable as fuck.

          Never had a problem

          No easy & free way to sideload apps.

          this should come before March 2024

          Overpriced smartphones & gadgets.

          True for the gadgets, smartphones are just in line with other android phones but at least the phone is supported for 5-6 years and it doesn’t go to shit after a few years of use

          Shitty media format support.

          Preach.

          Buying an Apple device means I would literally support anti-consumer company with shitty behavior towards its users

          Then buy no phone and remove google, etc. For a computer, buy a System76 et similia -but do not use Nvidia/AMD/intel GPU/CPU; no Samsung for SSD, no Intel network card etc.

          Apple wallet does not support discount cards.

          But you can?Maybe it’s new, idk

          Can’t simply upload & download files from my PC (both Windows & Linux).

          True. I use iCloud webApp on Linux or transfer the files on Mega

          No proper files management.

          It works for the most basic use cases

          No ability to install 3rd party OS.

          True, but on the other hand iOS is the reason you would buy an iPhone. I’m a power user on desktop but I can’t be bothered on mobile: back when I had an android, I used the stock apps too and never did anything “”“weird”“”. I’m a desktop user throughout, so if I have to do anything I will just use my PC instead of relying on my phone

          – That said, if you don’t mind paying:

          • try protonMail, there is the auto import and forward for gmail;
          • MEGA has a sync feature for the photos. I use it but on iOS it’s not that great, for example the photos never get deleted but just uploaded;
            • nitefox@lemmy.worldEnglish
              11·
              1 year ago

              Never said you were wrong lol

              If you value freedom over comfort, then obviously an iPhone doesn’t cut it

              • WindowsEnjoyer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
                3·
                1 year ago

                freedom over comfort

                With freedom comes the confort. It’s me who should decide what I need, not Apple. Apple should adjust to my needs, not me to Apple.

                • nitefox@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  13·
                  1 year ago

                  With freedom comes comfort

                  lol, tell me that when you use a banking app outside the Google play services

                  Freedom [to install your own OS on a mobile device] for sure won’t bring me any comfort, and in fact it’s something I don’t care about.

                  Beside, it’s a naive take: Apple doesn’t force you to buy its phones so you can just go wherever. And I doubt most people who buy an android do so for the freedom to install their own OS