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[–] Turret3857 59 points 11 months ago (3 children)

SD Card also. dont forget the SD Card.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 26 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hotswappable batteries and an option for a keyboard would be nice too. Virtual keyboards seem like they're getting shittier (at least on Android) and they never matched the accuracy of a regular keyboard.

[–] Turret3857 12 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I agree with you but also have you tried Heliboard, FlorisBoard, or FUTOKeyboard, Theyre all very decent FOSS* keyboard projects. I like HeliBoard myself.

*FUTOKb is Source available

[–] VivianRixia@piefed.social 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I use Heliboard myself and can second that recommend.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 1 points 11 months ago

I just started using FUTO and it seems pretty solid

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 3 points 11 months ago

I have not. Thanks for the suggestions!

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 11 months ago

Florisboard is pretty great

[–] NutinButNet@hilariouschaos.com 14 points 11 months ago

And removable battery. This will be coming for EU soon, hoping for the rest of us too.

Absolutely bonkers that a company can claim to be environmentally friendly despite their phones being practically disposable once the battery gets under 70% health.

[–] Zak@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

For my own use, I don't care much, but I agree in theory. My 128gb Pixel 4A has 32gb free and I do not actively manage space on it. Android's handling of SD cards is kind of terrible, making them mostly useful for media files. If I did much photography or videography with my phone, I'd want this more.