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People are getting fed up with all the useless tech in their cars — For the first time in 28 years of JD Power’s car owner survey, there is a consecutive year-over-year decline in satisfaction, wit...

I guess I like the idea of having tech in my vehicle, but it doesn't work right. I've found so many flaws in the software that can't be remedied. It's not designed with user control/customization as the main priority. Furthermore, it's tied to main functionality of the vehicle which is restrictive in what it allows you to do upgrade wise.

As an audio enthusiast, it sucks that I can't upgrade my stereo/audio system.

What would be ideal in my world is open, user focused technology, upgradeable and repairable, and not this proprietary bullshit that we currently have. This is not intelligent design.

Also, while I'm thinking about it, it's bullshit that we are forced into these operating systems. Uconnect is garbage. Just give me stock android, with the ability to do what I want to with the hardware in the way that I see fit. The responsibility, freedom, and trust of the consumer has been predetermined. I don't like that.

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I can not understand how someone in their right mind would be looking at any content firehose without filtering, but it seems like that this is the reality for many.

I typically browse subscribed until I'm seeing posts I've already viewed. I occasionally switch to all to see if I will find any new content/ communities to subscribe to. How do you typically do it?

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I'm never on here during work. Even if I was, that point is pretty unhelpful. I think it's a normal thing for people to want an unlimited supply of content, as that's what we've gotten used to and that's what these websites are for. What's it to you, to dictate how I want to use my time? Whether this behavior is a good or bad thing is another argument. I think the limited content supply here is a concession that most people have accepted on Lemmy, but I also think that it's possible that it wouldn't have to be a concession as the platforms grow and get better.

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What Are Your Favorite Hidden Gem Android Apps?

-Organic maps

Beautifully designed open source navigation alternative. It's not perfect, because I still have to do some auxiliary searching occasionally, but I'm really enjoying using it instead of Google

-Quickweather

Another beautifully designed app. Not perfect, but just really nice to look at because of how well it was done. I still use myradar as my main driver, admittedly.

-ViMusic

Again, one of the most beautifully designed apps I've ever seen. It has a few bugs, but I really enjoy using this one. It uses YouTube music as the back end.

-Newpipe and freetube

Either of these work pretty good as a better way to watch YouTube videos. I'm glad people are fighting back against Google's bullshit...

-Eternity

This is currently my favorite Lemmy front end. I've tried many so far and this one seems to have the best functionality and customization too.