u/lisaluvr

I usually try to keep my phones for as long as possible, my last one lasted me 4-5 years before I finally upgraded to an iphone 16 in 2024. Tbh I didn't feel the need to replace it just because newer models were coming out every year. As long as the battery was still usable, I was happy to keep using my old one, I just needed the upgrade since 64gb of storage wasn't really for me and I don't want to keep relying on iCloud storage.

How many years do you usually keep a phone before upgrading?

Tbh I'd take the thicker phone without even thinking twice, I don't really get why phone companies are obsessed with making phones thinner when battery life is something people actually complain about every day. I'd happily carry a slightly chunkier phone if it means I could go 3 days w/o charging.. Though thinner phones look great and are convenient since they don't weigh that much on your wrist but meh I don't want to charge every night. Which one are you picking?

Obviously having both would be ideal but if you could only prioritize one would you choose a better ANC or a better audio quality? Personally, I'd prob take better ANC since I listen a lot to music when I'm outside and I care about being able to block out the noise around me especially when I'm commuting and it's helpful too when I take calls while I'm outside.

Tbh I don't buy DLCs that often anymore mainly because they can get expensive really quick, like a game might already cost a decent amount then suddenly there are multiple DLCs that can easily add up to more than the base game atp I'll pass lol. The Sims 4 is one of those games that I never really bothered buying the DLCs because there are just so many of them...

Do you still buy DLCs? or just stick to the base game?

I'd personally choose twice the storage, like I can always carry a power bank or find a charger when my battery runs low, but running out of storage is much harder for me... Tbh more space would let me keep more photos or videos, and apps without constantly deleting things or heavily relying on cloud storage.. If you could only pick one, would you rather have twice the battery life or twice the storage?

I've tried a lot of productivity apps over the years, and even if people kept recommending me Notion it just never did it for me, instead I'm actually stuck with Todoist. It's simple enough for me like I use it for work, random ideas, and personal projects. I still don't use half of its features but my current setup works for me so far...

What's one productivity app you actually stuck with instead of uninstalling a month later?

Every workplace has that one piece of software that management loves but everyone else uses with a slow, internal sigh. For me it's Confluence, every time I have to navigate another maze of nested sub-pages just to find a basic onboarding doc that hasn't been updated since 2024, a little piece of my soul leaves my body, like it literally feels like it's a digital junk drawer disguised as the company's knowledge base

What's that one corporate tool you hate?

I know this is basically a hot take but I genuinely cannot use smartwatches. Like everyone raves about how life-changing it is to track every micro-metric of their sleep, get constant wrist buzzes for notifs, and have a mini computer strapped to their arm 24/7. Don't get me wrong, I literally have an apple watch but the more I use it the more I realize that this kind of gadget is not for me unfortunately...

What universally loved gadget or piece of tech that you don't like?

I've been eyeing the latest shokz bone conduction earphones for a while now, but I'm still saving up and waiting for a decent price drop before I finally pull the trigger. There are other gadgets that are still on my list, especially the switch 2, but I'm not sure if that's worth it yet tbh..

What piece of gadget are you waiting to go on sale?

I was cleaning up some old application data and realized that I've had the exact same few utility apps (like VLC) installed and running on every single laptop I've owned for years.. It got me thinking about how rare it is for software to actually stick around that long without bloating up.

What's yours?

Reddit has pretty much become my go to place whenever I want to read discussions/ask questions so I rarely visit other forums like Quora..I also used to browse dedicated forums for games but over time it feels like a lot of those communities became less active or they moved to Reddit or Discord.

Do you still use forums outside Reddit?

I remember downloading Threads the day Meta released it because everyone was talking about it, I used it quite a bit during the first week, but after the hype died down I just stopped opening it. It just felt like I'm using another version of Twitter/X and I couldn't really find any reason to keep using both.

Do you know anyone who still uses Threads?

I realized the other day that I quietly stopped using discord this year, I used to have it open almost all the time especially during the pandemic, whether I was gaming or just hanging out with my friends. Lately though, I barely open it, but I guess that's because most of the people I talked to have moved to imessage or other apps and a lot of the servers I joined have gone pretty inactive tbh.

I'm getting tired of getting random whatsapp messages from numbers I don't recognize, some are just 'hi' messages, some pretend they have the wrong person, and some go straight into offering some shady job or investment. I barely give out my number so it got me wondering how they even got it in the first place? Is it from data breaches? I'm curious if there's actually a common way these people find phone numbers, or if it's mostly just bots trying every possible combination?

I have been considering changing my music app recently, and among all the aspects, I think the most important is song recommendations.

I have been using Spotify for ages, but many people say YouTube Music does a pretty decent job with song recommendations thanks to the huge amount of music being played by people on YouTube.

I don't really care about the rest of the features such as podcasts or user interface. All I want is an application that can help me find new music which I will enjoy listening to.

Which one has better song recommendations - YouTube Music or Spotify?

For me it’s definitely Instagram, I feel like I’ve spent way too much time scrolling through different feeds just to gain inspiration for my job lmao.

How about you, what’s that one app you always catch yourself opening way too often?