That stuff had been on my mind for way too long.

I was considering getting a USB-C - jack dongle, but they seemed annoying to carry around, and I wanted to avoid potential damage to the USB-C port by plugging it in and out multiple times per day (USB-C still seems finicky to me for some reason)

Also, I always like to have a backup device so that I’m not locked out of everything in case something happens to my primary phone.

The device is nice so far, really impressive for the price (got it for 180€ second hand with 1 year guarantee at a second hand shop).

I see it more as a connected music/video player than anything else, and for that it serves it purpose perfectly.

  • NickwithaCEnglish
    20•2 months ago

    Fellow g84 user here. I love that Motorola’s new thing is “here’s some hardware. It runs stock android because you don’t care and neither do we. We haven’t put a fucking golf mode in the camera or reinvented the browser, file manager, app store, or any of that other stuff Samsung did, and therefore we don’t charge you £1000 for the privilege.”

    • DeconceptualistEnglish
      7•2 months ago

      Those are some positive changes.

      Is the battery easily replaceable? Have they stopped making it a pain in the ass to unlock the bootloader? Those are the things that matter for longevity of a device.

        • DeconceptualistEnglish
          4•2 months ago

          Hm, it still looks a bit annoying that you have to go to their website and get Motorola’s blessing via a special unlock key, rather than doing it 100% on your own. But that looks more automated than in the past so maybe that’s an improvement. Thanks.

        • JackGreenEarthEnglish
          4•2 months ago

          You can unlock the bootloader, but they don’t provide the stock ROM for root, and not TWRP or custom ROM support for all but a select few of their phones.