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I normally use the Aurora frontend, but I used Google's app to check something. I couldn't help but notice that when I swiped and then let go, the page would barely move past the point I had let go. It had no momentum whatsoever. As soon as I got past the ads, scrolling was back to normal and the exact same flinging motion would send me down by at least a screen's worth.

Has anyone else noticed this?

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[–] Potatos_are_not_friends 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I thought I was the only one!

Here I'm using a Google branded phone and yet some Google services are slow/sluggish? How embarrassing.

Apple is scrutinizing details like bevels and curves, where Google doesn't give a fuck about how their one apps work on a flagship phone?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

At this point, the play store has such a monopoly that they can do whatever the fuck they want. That's why there are so many ads.

In my opinion, software that can be considered required for hardware that you've paid for to work (OS/system level apps) should not be allowed to have ads by law. It's also a double infraction when they bait'n'switch you by slowly rolling out more and more ads on a phone you already bought.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

There's a FOSS app for just about everything. You can also use Micro G to replace Google Services, so there's almost no reason for using anything Google on an Android phone.