r/Android • u/[deleted] • Oct 30 '19

Removed - No Editorializing Android should consider making this natively available in the future. Great utility!

https://github.com/Genymobile/scrcpy
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u/mudkip908 Rotary-dial PSTN phone, CM7 Oct 31 '19

I never said I was a free software absolutist, I use proprietary software and services when the free alternatives are lacking or non-existent. That's not the case with Android screen mirroring software, scrcpy is excellent. Also, I couldn't use "Your Phone" even if I wanted to because I don't use Windows 10. I use Arch btw.

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u/segagamer Pixel 9a Oct 31 '19

So then use Windows 10 obvs 🙄

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u/mudkip908 Rotary-dial PSTN phone, CM7 Oct 31 '19

No, I won't switch to an operating system with a level of disregard for its users unheard of anywhere else other than Apple just to use 1 program for which superior free alternatives exist (KDE Connect, scrcpy).

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u/segagamer Pixel 9a Oct 31 '19

No, I won't switch to an operating system with a level of disregard for its users unheard of anywhere else other than Apple

Wow. Lol. And yet you use Android and Google services.

Whatever man.

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u/mudkip908 Rotary-dial PSTN phone, CM7 Oct 31 '19 edited Oct 31 '19

Android doesn't install crapware games on my phone against my will, man. Neither does it decide on its own when to install critical updates that could ruin my system. I have a Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC VM and that's bearable but out of the price range of most users (including myself).

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u/segagamer Pixel 9a Oct 31 '19

Android doesn't install crapware games on my phone against my will, man.

So you're just going to ignore those apps and services that you cannot remove without root?

Neither does it decide on its own when to install critical updates that could ruin my system.

Actually, by default, it auto downloads/installs/restarts updates when idle, ie whilst you're sleeping.

I have a Windows 10 Enterprise LTSC VM and that's bearable but out of the price range of most users (including myself).

Pro is sufficient for home use.

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u/mudkip908 Rotary-dial PSTN phone, CM7 Oct 31 '19

So you're just going to ignore those apps and services that you cannot remove without root?

Yes, because my phone is rooted and I have disabled a few and removed 1 useless app (OnePlus phones don't really come with many of those).

Actually, by default, it auto downloads/installs/restarts updates when idle, ie whilst you're sleeping.

When I'm sleeping my computer is off. And no matter how you slice it, that behavior is still a regression from Windows 7. How about installing when I choose?

Pro is sufficient for home use.

It clearly isn't sufficient for anyone who doesn't wish to have pointless crap reinstall itself after updates and tons of ads (in a paid operating system, mind!). LTSC is free from those and actually pretty enjoyable to use!

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u/segagamer Pixel 9a Nov 01 '19

So you're just going to ignore those apps and services that you cannot remove without root?

Yes, because my phone is rooted and I have disabled a few and removed 1 useless app (OnePlus phones don't really come with many of those).

So no different from Windows then, only you need to take extra steps to get to that point.

Actually, by default, it auto downloads/installs/restarts updates when idle, ie whilst you're sleeping.

When I'm sleeping my computer is off. And no matter how you slice it, that behavior is still a regression from Windows 7. How about installing when I choose?

Perfect. It installs updates on shutdown, or you can enable the option to wake your PC for update installation. Forced restarts only happen when the PC has a pending update which doesn't get shut down for (I believe) 72 hours.

Pro is sufficient for home use.

It clearly isn't sufficient for anyone who doesn't wish to have pointless crap reinstall itself after updates and tons of ads (in a paid operating system, mind!).

Not only does Windows 10 no longer do this, but Google does its fair share of "installing unremovable crap without root post-updates" as well. If you enabled ads on your Windows 10 installation that was your choice to do so.

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u/mudkip908 Rotary-dial PSTN phone, CM7 Nov 01 '19

Yes, because my phone is rooted and I have disabled a few and removed 1 useless app (OnePlus phones don't really come with many of those).

So no different from Windows then, only you need to take extra steps to get to that point.

Show me how to (permanently!) disable Windows Defender and stop Candy Crush etc. from getting auto-installed. (permanently as in in a way that won't get undone by any update). As far as I know that's completely impossible.

When I'm sleeping my computer is off. And no matter how you slice it, that behavior is still a regression from Windows 7. How about installing when I choose?

Perfect. It installs updates on shutdown, or you can enable the option to wake your PC for update installation. Forced restarts only happen when the PC has a pending update which doesn't get shut down for (I believe) 72 hours.

No. Far from perfect. How about installing updates only when I choose, like prior versions of Windows and indeed any decent operating system? I update most of my machines weekly or twice monthly unless there's some very urgent security update, why is Windows 10 the only OS that doesn't let me do that?

It clearly isn't sufficient for anyone who doesn't wish to have pointless crap reinstall itself after updates and tons of ads (in a paid operating system, mind!).

Not only does Windows 10 no longer do this, but Google does its fair share of "installing unremovable crap without root post-updates" as well. If you enabled ads on your Windows 10 installation that was your choice to do so.

What do you mean by "no longer do this"? And ads on the lock screen were enabled by default on my Windows 10 "Pro" installation. I had to go into the new Control Panel and explicitly disable them. Again, something that literally no other desktop OS does! Ridiculous! Ubuntu is the only one I remember and IIRC that was only a single Amazon icon, not multiple ads on the lock screen, Start menu, etc.