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So, I will be getting a new Pixel 7a tomorrow most likely.

It is a one month old device apparently in Mint condition, with ~$100 cheaper price, should I go for it?

I currently use a Pixel 3 XL, which I bought on Day 1 so I am thinking it is time to upgrade. Anything I should know before I go through with it?

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[-] svcricket@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

If you have dry hands, the under display fingerprint sensor can be unreliable. I went from a pixel 4 (had a pixel 2 before that) to the 7 and miss the pixel 4.

The 7 is great in all other regards but the fingerprint sensor only works like 30% of the time. Seems like it varies from person to person though - other folks report no problems with the sensor.

[-] Resolved3874@lemdro.id 5 points 1 year ago

Seconding this. If it fails twice for me I wipe my finger on emy short and that fixes it probably 85% of the time.

[-] danikpapas@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I have the pixel 7 Pro, the fingerprint sensor never fails me

[-] Lasso1971@thelemmy.club 1 points 1 year ago

I find my index finger a lot more reliable than my thumb. Also yeah, the dry thing. Sometimes you can give your finger a lick then wipe it on your shirt so it's more hydrated and works...

[-] Amir@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago

Two biggest P7 issues:

Fingerprint scanner is garbage
Battery life is barely good enough for one day

Other than that, nothing you should know, phone is good

[-] Blaze@iusearchlinux.fyi 5 points 1 year ago

FYI, this should probably posted to askandroid, as per rule 2.

[-] shitescalates@midwest.social 7 points 1 year ago

Is there a chance we can loosen up the rules a bit here? I understand why its needed on reddit, but its pretty dead here with the rules so tight.

[-] ijeff@lemdro.id 4 points 1 year ago

Would just mention that @Blaze@iusearchlinux.fyi is just a fellow community member like yourself - thanks for the helpful reminder here, Blaze!

We're overall trying to be more flexible at the start here while also still being responsive to user reporting.

Unlike on Reddit, we don't have submission tagging that could be used to filter in/out certain types of content. Having the separate communities (like requested here) is useful so people can choose for themselves based on the content they'd like to see (e.g., folks who want to see questions can subscribe to !askandroid@lemdro.id or !androidmemes@lemdro.id for memes).

The idea behind Lemmy is that we can just pick and choose when subscribing the Fediverse, with everything appearing together under your "Subscribed" feed. For people using Lemdro.id as their home instance, all of the above similarly appear together under "Local". Hopefully Lemmy and app developers can implement some good multi-community groupings to allow for even more customization in the future.

[-] Blaze@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 1 year ago

So, just for me to understand, are you going to edit rule 2, or are you going to remove this post?

[-] ijeff@lemdro.id 3 points 1 year ago

We're keeping rule 2 as-is so folks can decide for themselves whether they want to see the content. But considering there are already a number of responses on this one, we'll keep it up. Otherwise, we try to catch them early enough to direct the OP to !askandroid@lemdro.id (we understand folks are still figuring Lemmy out and may not be aware of the sidebar rules due to their particular app).

[-] Blaze@iusearchlinux.fyi 2 points 1 year ago

Seems a bit confusing to be honest, would be more consistent to remove rule 2 until there is enough content to enforce it again.

Just my 2 cents

[-] ijeff@lemdro.id 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Definitely appreciate the input. It's generally difficult to change a community's focus down the line. We're ultimately trying to bring more folks over from the subreddit, so aspiring to achieve parity on the content front is important from the get-go. Not doing so risks having the people who dislike tech support posts avoid the community (or Lemmy) altogether.

Keeping them separated is more work for mods, but should help ensure the option is there for folks on all sides. It should become less confusing for folks pretty soon.

[-] Blaze@iusearchlinux.fyi 2 points 1 year ago

Both approaches have their pros and cons, to be honest. Let's see how things evolve

[-] Blaze@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 1 year ago

I'm in favour of loosening them too to be honest, but currently they are still there

[-] Idefinitelydonotknow@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Understood, thanks. Will delete my post!

[-] seacocker@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I got one yesterday. I'm struggling to get to my notifications without the rear scanner for dragging down. I don't think there is really a solution other than getting used to it.

[-] ErikDegenerik@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

Double tap on back of the phone for this. It's in settings under gestures.

[-] seacocker@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

OMG I've turned it on and it's not working yet, but I'm sure I'll work it out now. THANKS!

[-] rozPierog@social.fossware.space 2 points 1 year ago

You can also search for "One handed mode" in the system settings ,lthat will pull down the notification shade when you swipe down on the gesture pill

[-] Koike@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

I have one, it's a pretty decent phone, no real complaints expect battery life

[-] seacocker@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I've been using that but it's not really a practical replacement for swiping on the rear sensor.

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