boreal sapphire
KDE connect doesn’t really have many features connected to an iPhone as compared when connected to an Android phone. Most of the devices I own are Apple. Mac, iPhone, Apple Watch, etc. But I also have a Steam Deck and older MacBook Air running Arch distros. (SteamOS and EndeavourOS)
Question for the future. As I’m not using pure Arch but instead Arch based distros would this fall under “Other Distro” tag?
Also
Also
iCloud client?
I hate the icloud.com version of iCloud files.
karmic vessel
It would fall under other distros first of all, and second while there may be some obscure software I don't know of, Android is better in many ways. Android has much more customizability, not to mention s i d e l o a d i n g. So while it isn't the answer you want, and almost certainly not a short-term solution, I would really recommend using Android!
boreal sapphire
It would fall under other distros first of all, and second while there may be so...
Yeah but
Also thanks for telling me. I’ll put it in other distros in the future.
If I can’t change it now
boreal sapphire
If I may ask
How?
Not gonna get me to switch to a whole different ecosystem though
trail wolf
they track you (even though they let you let apps not track you)
uh
ads in the app store
yeah
boreal sapphire
The ads are based on just what you type in the search bar
trail wolf
also it's not really a "whole different ecosystem" most apps you use will be on both unless you have apple accessories as well
boreal sapphire
Tried to re-download Minecraft the other day, showed me genshin impact. Searched for YouTube, showed me TikTok.
boreal sapphire
also it's not really a "whole different ecosystem" most apps you use will be on ...
Yeah about that….
boreal sapphire
I am not using a circular smart watch even if I’m held at gunpoint
trail wolf
Pixel 7 is awesome though
boreal sapphire
Heard good things about the pixel phones
trail wolf
yeah
boreal sapphire
I just hate the company
Only Google service I use and will ever use is YouTube
Because there’s no good alternative
trail wolf
android is open source
grapheneos is a custom android rom that doesn't have any Google services or anything
apparently you can install Google apps and have them be sandboxed though
boreal sapphire
I might have to get a pixel now
trail wolf
or you could also try calyxos which has microg (open source Google service implementation) and aurora store (open source Google play frontend) already installed
pixel 7 is what I have
it's like 600 dollar and it's a great phone
boreal sapphire
Probably won’t switch away from Apple completely but now I may get a pixel as a side phone for tinkering with random things
boreal sapphire
I’m not rich
I am still a teenager and I only get things for Christmas or my birthday
trail wolf
ah
boreal sapphire
Higher chance of getting it from my aunt or someone
She gets me the expensive things
trail wolf
haha my birthday is in march !!!
boreal sapphire
Gonna do a bit more research about this stuff before I decide
trail wolf
been thinking about trying to get a macbook
boreal sapphire
We’re both trying both sides lmao
trail wolf
I mostly want it for the hardware
boreal sapphire
I have a Mac mini which is a desktop but my dad has a MacBook Pro.
trail wolf
M1 chip 🤤
boreal sapphire
Yeah even if you install Asahi Linux on it it’s still pretty good from what I’ve heard
trail wolf
yeah was planning on doing that
quick thunder
if you have a mac why are you installing arch 😔
boreal sapphire
I’m waiting until they get actual good x86 emulation before I install it
quick thunder
you'd only buy a mac for the operating system
trail wolf
not anymore
quick thunder
yes
trail wolf
because M1 and M2 chip
boreal sapphire
you'd only buy a mac for the operating system
shut
trail wolf
you can find M1 macbook air on eBay for like 600 dollar doos
quick thunder
if i wanted a linux laptop id just buy a regular windows laptop and install archg
boreal sapphire
I mean the M2 Mac mini is 600
trail wolf
if i wanted a linux laptop id just buy a regular windows laptop and install arch...
I want a macbook though
quick thunder
i wont allow you to install arch on a mac
boreal sapphire
Cheapest way to enter any Mac without buying used
trail wolf
I like the way they look + they have good hardware
quick thunder
I want a macbook though
then buy a macbook
boreal sapphire
The look
quick thunder
dont buy a macbook to install arch on though
buy a macbook because you want to use macos
trail wolf
I'm gonna install arch on it
trail wolf
no you won't
boreal sapphire
This thread is so off topic 😆
boreal sapphire
i wont allow any mac took be turned into any regular old computer
No that’s w*ndows
Linux isn’t regular
Unfortunately
trail wolf
bro does NOT understand how much better the hardware is in new macbooks compared to other laptops
boreal sapphire
Intel MacBooks suck ass
quick thunder
bro does NOT understand how much better the hardware is in new macbooks compared...
buy a £1000 laptop and it'll be more powerful than any £1000 apple device you can buy
trail wolf
but less efficient
quick thunder
sure if you are comparing a £200 laptop and a £1000 macbook then its going to be different
trail wolf
do you understand M1 chip
boreal sapphire
So let’s talk about the M2 Mac mini for a minute
It’s very cheap but very powerful
trail wolf
eh don't want macos on the desktop because that's where I'm gaming
so I use Linux on my desktop
boreal sapphire
It’s only competition for that amount of power at cheap price (hat I know of) is the steam deck
Only reason it’s so cheap is they make money off games and lose money on each sale
Really just trying to talk about everything in the observable universe in this one thread
And it died
elder grove
I know this is a dead aswell as extremely off topic thread, but I might aswell add my comment about Apple (this is knowing very well that I don’t expect anyone to switch from it, it’s just how I think about it). Apple has by far some of THE best consumer tech products. But not only that, their integrations, device connections, and entire ecosystem works unbelievably well all together. Unfortunately, as someone who’s interested in (different than skilled lol) programming and tech, it’s impossible not to see the danger in a company like Apple. Their entire business model seems to be about creating the ultimate technology ecosystem, and then trapping their user base in with no escape. Your mac laptop links with your phone and your tv and your home pod and watch, but when will you find integration with other non-Apple technologies? Windows-IPhone connections have always sucked, and you generally won’t find it easy to operate with Apple products in any way that’s not directly through other Apple products. Nowadays, Apple has their own processor(m1/m2 are fucking amazing is the problem), at least some custom instructions for it (which renders a lot of interoperability near impossible). and of course, they don’t support many open standards (eg. OpenGL or Vulkan) like everybody else and make their own (Metal), they have entirely mac/iPhone-native tech stacks, frameworks, and SO many applications that are mac/iPhone only just because of how custom everything is. It’s a pain in the ass, and it’s scary. It’s like chromium for web browsers. And of course, the infamous lightning chargers and blue vs green texts are perfect examples of their strategy. Tbf it’s smart, it works, and their products are amazing. I’m typing this on an iPhone
boreal sapphire
I know this is a dead aswell as extremely off topic thread, but I might aswell a...
fucking green bubbles
trail wolf
I would say "not reading allat" but