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What are some cool but underrated Android Features on Android that most people don’t know about? those little things that make life easier but don’t get talked about much. I feel like there’s so much hidden stuff in Android that we miss out on.

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[–] hikaru755 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you have a USB C to C cable handy, that's also going to work to charge other devices, loses less power to the transfer, is quicker, and also more convenient since you can keep using both phones. Of course you'll often not have a cable, but if you do it's probably gonna be the better option

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The real advantage to the battery share feature (ime) is charging shit like my pixel buds while I also charge my phone, using 1 cable

[–] dai 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wish it worked for my pixel watch, really dropped the ball there google.

[–] wreckedcarzz 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I mean, if you want a thick flat rectangular object that digs into your arm, sure yeah.

I went from a Fossil Hybrid HR (and gadgetbridge) with ~28 days of battery life, to the og Pixel Watch that has ~1.5 days (and later the gen 3 for ~2 days), and I hate having to take it off, charge it, throw it back on, all the time... but Qi has never crossed my mind. The contact patch would have to be huge, and basically flat, and my arm gets irritated enough by the hr sensor rubbing my arm all day...

E: I guess it doesn't have to be square/rectangular but it's still has to be big as the hr sensor needs to live alongside it, so the patch has to be flat and around the sensor

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Doesn't work on my Pixel 9.charging it disables battery share.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You might need to check the settings for it, I believe you have to set the item on the.... Fuck it I'll go snag a screenshot of my settings app I use this daily

One of these 2 settings might be getting in your way:

You have like 30s to put the device on your phone or it won't charge and you have to unplug/replug your phone

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I dont seem to have that second option in my Pixel

[–] bokherif 1 points 4 days ago

Pixels have a tendency to have different features depending on the phone you use. Even when it’s the exact same model and firmware you can find some missing features.