Garrett Klein

@plzupgrademe@fedi.txw.ca My next project is to get an unlocked Android phone. I probably won't even get a SIM, I just want something to run Android apps on that's not a Chromebook. The experiences are not at all identical. I have a Galaxy S25, an iPhone 16E, and an Edge 50 Fusion for testing at work.

@plzupgrademe@fedi.txw.ca Yeah, I love it. It's also exhausting but I need something that can engage most of my brain on a regular basis so it's all good. Plus I get to tell horror stories on fedi!

There are three apps I test for work. I feel only somewhat comfortable using one of them on a surface level. I'm expected to learn the other two. Tl;dr: Telecoms run on layers upon layers of custom software full of abbreviations and acronyms that five people on the entire planet understand.

@plzupgrademe@fedi.txw.ca I've pretty much settled on the Pixel 10A. Motorola devices have a headphone jack, but they only get three years of OS updates. I do appreciate the faux-leather back, a welcome departure from the zero-friction glass of most other phones.

@Tamasg@mindly.social Related: You don't realize how much your screen reader repeats things (especially anything Chromium-based) until you have to record videos meant for sighted testers and devs who need to hear/see exactly what it's saying without you pressing ctrl to interrupt speech.