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I am looking for a case for the base model 2026 that is low profile and allows me to press the buttons in the top corner of the closed front screen.

I've tried and returned a couple cases that are too thick on the front and prevent me from pressing these buttons. For example, watching a YouTube video on the closed screen, I cannot press the settings gear in the top right corner if the case is too thick.

I would also prefer a case that does not have a hinge cover that makes a bump when the phone is open. I would like the phone to lay flat on a table when I have it open

Please send links if you have a case that fits these criteria 🙏

Making this post in case it helps anyone and perhaps maybe experienced Android users could give me some advice as well.

I was an iPhone user since 2012, Mac user, iPad user, Apple watch user. Never thought I could leave the ecosystem but I was getting tired of Apple's lack of innovation on iPhones. I had a 13 mini and they weren't making minis anymore and I didn't want to get a larger phone unless I could fold it in half.

I was worried about leaving and still using a Mac, but I decided to just take a leap of faith. and now I wish I switched years ago!

I love the Razr. I love how much more I can do on an android that I couldn't do on an iPhone. Feels like I broke free out of a prison I never knew I was in.

I still use my Mac and iPad. I no longer use my apple watch. more on that below.

Things I miss from Apple and what I do instead:

- Airdrop: I use LocalSend now. Works way better than QuickShare

- Messages on Mac, specifically being able to take a screenshot on my Mac and just paste it into my Messages to text it from my computer: I can open Google Messages in a browser and achieve this, although it feels a little slower to actually send the images

Things I miss from Apple that have been hard to replace:

- Apple watch: I tried that Merge app. it sucks. you have to have the apple watch app open and the android app open and hold the phone and watch next to each other and wait for them to sync if you want your steps and activity to sync. and my phone calls did not ring on the watch. Wasn't gunna pay $6/month for that.

I have tried a couple Fitbits and I hate the Google Health app. If I wanted to spend more money maybe I will get a Garmin or something that has its own dedicated app. but for my needs Fitbit is working, I just hate Google Health

- the keyboard/cursor/autocorrect: I'm using Gboard and I really miss the ios autocorrect. also I used to be able to type completely lowercase without a capital "I" and now I can't do that. I've tried a few other keyboards and settings but I gave up. I also wish I could just tap between words and have the cursor go to the start of the word and not the middle. or select and drag handles where my finger is actually trying to move it.

- Reminders: I miss having a reminder that would keep the banner notification on my lock screen until I actually checked it off. I'm using TickTick and despite all the settings I can't get it to work how I want

Notes: This is highly specific but on apple notes if I had a list with check boxes and checked something off, it moves below the unchecked ones. I know I can do this with Keep but I don't really like Keep. I've been using the Moto Notes but my checked stuff cant be sorted

I also feel like some third party apps just suck on this phone?

Snapchat: my audio never seems to be in sync with the video when I record myself

Paramount Plus: keeps glitching and I keep having to restart my phone and clear cache for it to have my watch history

I feel like some app developers maybe prioritize the ios versions of their apps and have more bugs in android versions

anyway that's all! thanks for reading

I basically want it to function like default ios reminders. I switched to android and I'm having a hard time getting this to work the way I want.

on my iPhone, if I had a reminder for "Morning skincare" set for 8am every day, it would show on my lock screen with the full text of it and not go away until I opened it and checked it off.

I'm now on a Motorola razr 2026, and I want this to happen but can't get it to stay on the lock screen. It shows up and then if I open my phone and do other stuff without checking it off, I still want to lock/close my phone and come back to it later and still see that I need to do my "Morning skincare" with a full text banner saying so

This doesn't feel like it should be difficult but there's so many settings and I still can't get it to happen

2020 SV owner here.

I have been trying to figure out if the problem is the car, my cord, or my phone. But lately it feels like if I breathe wrong my stuff disconnects. I usually just unplug it from my phone and replug and then it's fine, until I breathe wrong again lol

I had this issue with my iPhone 13 mini, tried a few different cords and had the same problem with all of them. These were USB A to Lightning cables and I even tried a high end Anker one and had the issue still.

Then a couple weeks ago I actually switched to Android, a Motorola razr 2026, so now I'm using a USB A to USB C cable, another high end Anker one, and it still disconnects often but not as much.

Is it possible that the car's USB port is just getting old after 6 years? Curious if anyone has experienced this. I'm considering trying one of those wireless adapters but worried it won't help

I just switched to the base model razr 2026 from iPhone. For the last couple days I have noticed when I try to record a Snapchat of myself talking, there's a slight audio sync issue and my lips don't match up to what I'm saying.

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I use Snapchat a lot this way. My friends and I record videos back and forth to each other with our daily updates. So I'm gonna be bummed if my most frequently used app sucks on this phone :(

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Has anyone had this problem or found a fix? I tried clearing app cache and restarting but it didn't work. This happens both if I record from inside camera on open phone and front camera on closed phone.

I just switched to the base model from iPhone. For the last couple days I have noticed when I try to record a Snapchat of myself talking, there's a slight audio sync issue and my lips don't match up to what I'm saying.

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I use Snapchat a lot this way. My friends and I record videos back and forth to each other with our daily updates. So I'm gonna be bummed if my most frequently used app sucks on this phone :(

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Has anyone had this problem or found a fix? I tried clearing app cache and restarting but it didn't work. This happens both if I record from inside camera on open phone and front camera on closed phone.

Idk who needs to hear this, but I've seen a few videos recently of girls taking mgk's stuff. One took off his hat while on stage for Bloody Valentine, and another stole a bandana out of his pockets while he was in the pit.

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In both videos he looked annoyed. In the bandana one he was clearly not okay with it and was asking for the red bandana back, even offering to trade for a black one instead.

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If people continue to act like this, he might stop doing so much fan interaction during the shows. It's rude and disrespectful to grab anyone's stuff, especially the artist you are there to see perform.

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Both videos are on the mgkmagic tiktok account if anyone wants to see.

Very well-written article!

(If I can figure out how to paste the text in comments I will but I’m on mobile and the ads weren’t terribly intrusive)

I’ve been shopping for allergists to get allergy drops. Since they aren’t FDA approved they aren’t covered by insurance.

I went to a place in Richmond that would have cost $250 for a 3 month supply but I got bad vibes from them. (see below)

Yesterday I went to Allergy Partners here and their drops are $120 for a 1 month supply.. they also said I might need 2 bottles since they can’t mix certain allergens together, which would cost twice as much, unless I want to pick and choose which allergens to have drops for.

Trying to see if I can find any cheaper options locally but I might just give up on this idea if I can’t.

(end of post if you don’t want to read about the Richmond place)

The issue i had with Richmond Breathe Free:

I don’t know how to say this without sounding like an asshole but I just got the vibe they’re not competent medical professionals.

I opted to do skin prick testing as opposed to blood testing, since it’s the gold standard. I went off my antihistamines for a week. I felt TERRIBLE for a week. Nausea and headaches from the withdrawal. Then I drive all the way there to do the skin test and this girl who seems to be no older than 20 does the prick test, and says I reacted to the negative control glycerin, so they can’t use the results and need to do the blood test instead. The entire week was a waste of time and suffering because you don’t need to stop antihistamines for the blood test. I asked them why they use glycerin instead of saline for the negative control, and the doctor admitted that saline has less skin reactions but couldn’t give me a straight answer on why they use glycerin.

They also gave me a 3D CT scan of my sinus that I didn’t ask for, and sprayed Afrin to look in my nose which gave me a sore throat. I didn’t ask for that either. They just all gave me the vibes that they don’t know what they’re doing

I saw posts online that Jake Lang, a J6er, was in CW trying to have a "rally" and basically yelling at people with a microphone while open carrying. This was on May 13th. I believe weapons are prohibited in CW and I want to know if he got arrested or anything.

I'm just nosy tbh 💀 does anyone have the tea?