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I wish they'd fix some basic things like allowing apps to use ports under 1024, show setting the Bluetooth connection timeout, allow out of band Bluetooth pairing, some kind of working automatic file sync between my phone and PC, etc.
Seems like they have run out of ideas and are just doing random stuff that nobody asked for now, or even things that are actively harmful to users (allowing apps to know if they are being recorded).
I find inability to record/screenshot (both audio and pictures) the most annoying. They actively broke call recording because "what if it's illegal", then published their own call recorder, but only in India, or something like that.
If I have something on screen I always can take a picture with another camera, creating obstacles doesn't add privacy, it only serves to deter the laziest of bad actors and actual fair users
Ah yeah no call recording is so stupid. It's not even illegal in most of the world. There are plenty of phones that unofficially support it too and they have never got in legal trouble.
How is letting apps know they're being recorded harmful to users? Prevents screenshotting is what comes to mind for me, but I'm curious what I'm not thinking about.
Yeah that's exactly it. Think how many web sites stupidly disable right click. App authors will do exactly the same except it will be even more annoying to work around.
For instance, social media apps and shopping apps will know if you took interest in something, not just guess based on time you observed the screen. Besides, they will think you liked something even if the reason was not that