Shannon's Journal Discussion Volume 3

[Hatman]

I use VLC on my phone and computer, but as with everything else on a cell phone, it magically stops, starts and does other explainable shit just like everything else I try does. It just does it a lot less than everything else. How do you take an OS that can go for years without a reboot and turn it into a steaming pile of restart-every-7-days shit, and have apps acting like that?

The PC version in my opinion is vastly superior. I can't praise it enough! I did encounter some bugs in the Android version, but was able to find ways around them after a little bit of fiddling. I guess it may be a budget issue, I don't know. It's free after all!

What phone are you using?

I got tired of having my Galaxy S 4/5/6/7/8 be destroyed in only 4 to 6 months, so I just bought a cheap ass Galaxy J3, I think it is, and it's lasted me almost a year. Slow as ****, but the case actually protects it for once.

It's not the specific model, it's the android distribution of Linux, and the fact that they've screwed up something on it with the apps randomly starting (my phone) and stopping (my girlfriend's phone).

Butter fingers?

I bought a OnePlus One on the cheap ~$200 or so about a year and a half ago. Great performance even until now. I use a very minimalist case where the only thing protecting the screen are the edges of the case that protrude out by a couple millimeters, thus preventing the ground from touching the screen. I've dropped it plenty of times since then and surprisingly, there is no noticeable damage to any part of the phone ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I can't comment about the Linux problem except for "oof" and that I hope you can figure it out

I think the higher end phones are designed to break easily to force insurance and re-purchase. The cases are an absolute joke. I have dropped this phone at least 6 times now that would have shattered the screen on any of the Galaxy S line, and it's only got one very minor crack in the very top left part of the screen. I guess I do have butterfingers with my phone.

I think you're right. Not only that, but some of the software updates they push out slow down the phone so much that you are forced to upgrade to something with better specs. Not bashing any one company inn particular

I'm noticing less and less people actually using protective cases which is not very smart in my opinion.

Anyway..