I think every single wear might be a little overkill. I clean mine maybe once a week and barely see any earwax/gunk buildup.

That effort is probably better spent on just cleaning your ears when you shower everyday.

There's no revolutionary advantages. They're a bit easier to toss in your pocket and the outer screen's limited functionality seems to be a good way to do things like check the time, check notifications, turn on/off smart devices, or switch songs without having to open the phone and potentially falling down an instagram/reddit/lemmy rabbit hole

There's really no real reason to stay loyal to a brand when you're using Android. If you like a particular OEM's UI or a feature they provide, good for you! If not, then there's literally no reason not to switch brands. It's not like your apps won't work or your contacts won't move over.

That's not the use case for those features. Syncthing synchronizes files between devices. If I want to send a photo or file to my friend, do I have them log into the same account and then synchronize all my files? Obviously not.

The e in eSIM standa for embedded, not electronic. You need to embed the SIM onto the SoC.

I haven't paid a cent for YouTube in my life. Wouldn't that mean it's free?

It's pretty much identical to the Apple Find My network, which means you get tracking for phones, trackers, and headphones (support has been confirmed by Google, JBL, Beats, and Sony).

Was he using another debrid service? Because from what I understand you can only stream if the file is cached by the service, otherwise torrentio just gives you the torrent. Without a VPN it makes sense why he got DMCA'd

New feature isn't good.

Agreed

Stop using old features

What?

You can have multiple users on the Pixel Tablet. Google made a whole new UI for user profiles specifically for the tablet. Each user gets their own customization and apps. Sure it's not a nest hub, but it's not meant to be?

You can't have information dense and minimalist at the same time.

What add-ons do you recommend?

Mostly FOSS enthusiasts who see any move by Google that makes Android more "closed source" as negative.

Yep this is what I've done. Seems to work so far.

What do you mean? You're telling me you don't want to watch reviews for the weekly Oppo/Honor/Xiaomi/Nubia phones with identical specs?

Ah fair enough. Yeah moving here from a country where unlimited data was around $3 a month was a shock. That said I get 40 GB for $50 a month with Koodo so I've never even come close to reaching my limit.

In India those prices are still "expensive" for the average person. India and SE Asia are a huge cash cow so I doubt they'll increase prices right away since they're still trying to bring more users in, but eventually I'm sure prices go up there too.

Nobody's forcing anyone to opt-in to the beta. If you want new features before the company is ready to release it on a stable channel, you pay for it in a buggier experience. That's literally what a beta means.

I usually keep data turned off on my phone (because Canada)

What does this mean? I'm in Canada and I've got data turned on virtually the entire time

For a legitimate question you sure do keep countering answers with "I don't do it so why do you?"

As for why people use a dedicated app? Convenience. All my podcast are in one place, they get updated automatically, and if I want it they get downloaded to storage automatically too so I can listen to them offline.

If someone tells me about a new podcast I might like, I can search for it and be listening to it within seconds, rather than having to download it from a website. Plus if I'm using Google Podcasts, playback is synced across devices so I can pick up on my phone where I left off on my computer.

Besides there's a ton of open source podcast apps and most don't have ads or tracking.

I don't understand it so nobody does

Just because you don't understand what security patches are doesn't mean your phone can't be exploited, especially when it's running an os that's half a decade old.