Tap to unmute
Apple user tries Android after 15 years
Embed
- Published on Jul 18, 2025
- Google Pixel - amzn.to/3HCkWeP
📼 RUclips course:
thaomaoh.com/1...
🟪 Wallpaper:
store.thaomaoh...
🧪 How to make a killer RUclips video (checklist):
game.thaomaoh....
🎞️ Premiere Pro Presets:
store.thaomaoh...
THINGS:
🖱️ - My Mouse - amzn.to/4fZZQCT
⌨️ - My Keyboard - amzn.to/41qe9gc
🖥️ - My Monitor - amzn.to/4h3dPJk
🍎 - Setapp - For A Bunch Of Cool Mac Apps - bit.ly/bogSetapp
🔒 - VPN I'm using rn - go.getproton.m...
Some of the links above are affiliate links that I get a kickback from. 
Entertainment
I just found out that you can download +2GB of RAM into any relatively new phone by scrolling back up to SMASH the like button
Pickle
hi bog can you respond
didnt work :(
comment 20 minutes ago... video 17 minutes ago..... how..
@@JonsCode You can upload videos and have them privated, and then release them at a scheduled time
This isn't even Android experience atp, it's just KDE Connect experience
imagine its all a kde connect ad
KDE connect is absolutely goated, I have an entire device ecosystem using android and linux for zero extra cost
And a bodged attempt at that. Idiot forgets to give permission to anything then wonders why almost all of the functionality is broken.
@@anon-fq3udI discovered KDE connect by mistake recently and I couldn’t believe it is not well known. I use android + ios + arch linux with KDE connect
@@arinc9 did somebody shit in your cheerios this morning or what? the dude is clearly not familiar with it so how tf is he supposed to know
04:40 - congratulations you just discovered one of the most horrible things about macOS: Apple REFUSES to implement a way to natively access android storage. It's literally on purpose, not even joking.
Edit: Apple specifically refuses to support the MTP protocol which is what android and many other devices (like cameras/DSLRs) use. This problem goes way beyond Android, and it's 100% Apple's fault. Next time you have to take the SD card out of your DSLR camera because your mac can't read the camera via USB, thank Apple. Anti-consumer company.
They want people to only use apple products
Well, it's kind of on purpose, in fact, Apple just doesn't support the MTP protocol which is not an android exclusive. In earlier versions of android there was an ability to mount phone as usb flash drive but it was removed unfortunately.
just like how they had the tech to add facetime to android but decided to not add it and like how they just added rcs to ios after years
They finally added rcs? Jesus @Fekxyz-gr8hc
@tf2engineerr what isnt on android
Transfer files between Android and Windows:
1. Cable.
Just plug in, tap allow on phone, then the whole directory is accessible from computer file manager.
2. Wireless.
Install Quick Share on Windows, log in with the same Google account.
Tap share when opening a file, choose Quick Share, choose the target device.
If you used to Air Drop, it works very similarly.
THIS!!!
so much this
i was cringing hard at how difficult he made it
@@flavioromano8754 it's alright, he's still learning after 15 years from iOS. As good Android users, we have to teach them everything we know that they have missed.
he had to get an app for that????????
@@flavioromano8754 he was transferring to Mac
Thank you. I have an android phone and I always send myself files by email. This was very helpful, thank you.
I think the issue with technology nowadays is that as long as you don't specifically follow the new trends on purpose, an ordinary user doesn't know about a ton of features. I mean the average person who doesn't work in IT and who doesn't have geeky family and friends. I wonder how many features that would be useful for me I have no idea about.
alternative title: "youtuber swoons over kde connect for 15 minutes"
(i love kde connect)
I've used Android for years, didn't know KDE existed and was using localsend. But KDE is much better!
kde connect my beloveeee
I can even open phone numbers on a web page on my PC directly on my phone by just clicking on it.
KDE Connect is the GOAT
IK dude didnt even try splitscreen multitasking on the damn phone.
bros trying everything at this point and im all here for it
ask him to try wearing a fursuit or something
Next up, "The female experience"
bro smoking crack next
I think that will be an interesting video
Next up i tried crystal meth for a month 😂
iPhone user being unable to comprehend the idea of a file manager on a phone was the funniest part for me 😂
as easy as allowing it from the notification panel
As someone who only used Symbian, Windows Phone and Android I never knew iOS doesn't have a file manager.
As an Android user, it's freaking hard to watch this video 😭
dude did everything the hard way!
Makes me stressed out😅😂
I was beginning to wonder if this was a rage bait video. It started right from the setup where the iPhone option is literally for people like him who are transitioning from iOS to Android and he skips it. He spends quite some time criticising Google's data access, and keeps shooting Android in the foot for at least half the video before signing into the Google Account. All this, while running a massive RUclips channel that has already given Google knowledge about how many times he scratched his ear while editing this video.
for reall, I was literally triggered multiple times
@@ShaakunthKno, starting clean is actually the best option. Especially if you're technically knowledgeable.
id have much rather choosen samsung… it is just better than pixel,!has more features, is more fun, has more customization options has better feel to it… easier to use navigations and functions, has most of the features and functionality iphone has and more extra ones. picel is too uptight and puzzling… not a good android experience… one ui is superior to every other ui
Brother, of course the only hiccup in this video is due to Microsoft Store
For real bro... it had to be, not even surprized lol 💀
There was a lot of hiccups
Most useless store ever. Even more useless than Amazon Store in Windows Subsystem for Android
And windows, and Microsoft!
Noo, he had many hiccups cuz he tried to do simple things the hard way. His searching skills were very poor in this video. He just needed to use 'Link to Windows' app on android which he didn't finish setting up in the video. I don't think he opened the app on android and finished setting it up. That was it.
Dude did everythings in the hardest way possible.
Well yeah it’s his first time on android. I have barely used android (except for my old pixel 5) and i pretty much did everything the same way he does it
@WearylessMusic Download 'Link to Windows' and connect it to 'Phone Link' and there that solves all the phone connecting problems from android to windows. Very Simple.
you chose the pixel os experience, each android oem usually uses their own custom android experience. For ex. : One ui (Samsung's android) uses its own stock apps and a completely different android interface. Basically like having another Desktop Environment on linux
Glad he didn't use One UI because it's terrible. I've had 3 Samsung phones and they all annoyed the shit out of me. Nothing OS, Oxygen and stock Pixel are all much better out of the box
Its smooth as hell even in samsung cheapest phones like a16
The ui design is so consistent
How the hell did it annoyed you lol if that annoyed you wait till you hear about hyperos@@anon-fq3ud
@@anon-fq3udquite the opposite for me, I love one UI, it's literally why I bought another samsung recently from a huawei
Its smooth as hell even in samsung cheapest phones like a16
The ui is so consistent
How the hell did it annoy you then lol
If that annoyed you wait till you hear about xiaomi hyperos that is so much worst and so much buggy and ui is not consistent at all lol @@anon-fq3ud
shoulda used OnePlus. Much better experience
Bro you don't need any external apps to transfer files on Windows 😭
It just works. And you can even browse your data files in the android directory
Was gonna write that as well)
I know you can use usb or over ftp, is there anything else I miss?
This doesn't work intuitive way
*if you plug in the device
@@lynrayy how is that not intuitive? Just open file explorer and enable file sharing on the phone. Takes literally 5 seconds. 1/10 rage bait
17:15 - Yes, it is. It's called private spaces on Pixels and works natively. Please please please stop asking AI to answer things for you (or at least then stop putting that misinformation into the video) as your content is then just AI slop nonsense. Again also with the screen sharing where you follow a dumb rabbit hole AI sent you down instead of looking at, say, the Pixel help materials and seeing how to do it.
in all fairness though, Gemini is Google's own product. You'd expect it to be able to answer questions correctly, seems like an incredibly low bar
But then again, I use Assistant because of how shit Gemini is
this, thanks for verbalizing my emotions
Private Space (or Work Profile) on Android is not the same as requiring a code to launch a selected app. It strictly separates apps, data, accounts from the main profile.
16:53 Gemini is stupid there is screen time, it is called digital wellbeing and you can access it in settings.
it said it are you blind ?
If you disable it, it only shows data of last seven days. :)
Umm...right on the screen it shows Digital Wellbeing...Gemini is right bro😅
Looks like you're the stupid one
Dude there were so many points in the video where I was like the answer is obvious and like Phone link can let you mirror your android screen you just need a little patience and agree to Microsoft with your data. But I guess this was obvious with an android and windows baby/life-time user (used Iphone once felt terrible and came back) may not be so obvious for other people
For those curious, the camera wants access to your location so it can add it to the metadata of the picture, that way apps like Google photos can show you where the picture was taken, it's also a neat way to find the pictures of your vacation to wherever instead of having to remember the year you were there and scrolling through possibly hundreds of pictures from that year only to recall it was the year before you went there. This data is also the first thing you want to strip when sharing it online or with strangers in general as you could possibly give away your home location.
social media that uses any compression or has basic security usually strips metadata by itself. At least in whatsapps and discords case iirc
If you want to be sure and manually strip location and other metadata from images before sharing I recommend 'Scrambled Exif' a simple open source tool for doing this on android
Any competent social media platform or website that allows media uploads would strip location data, or possibly all exif metadata, unless explicitly stated otherwise by design. If you're not active in some obscure forum, you probably don't need to worry too much. Still, it's good practice to strip it yourself.
@@imoutodaisuki how do I strip it by myself?
@@gmilktea Look for an exif editor/remover. My phone’s gallery has a built-in metadata remover when sharing images, so that’s what I personally use.
It was torture to watch someone not knowing how to use an android
even my grandfather uses his phone better
Could say the same about people who can't use apple devices
How's that possible? Android should be super simple to use
@@UbuntuPersonNoMint They suck,
They are simplified @@korkunge
Bog is a PERFECT example of how most people claim there are "problems" with tech/software when it is nothing more than user error. The nice thing about Bog tho is he'll just look it up.
Btw the file tranfser/mtp part was killing me inside
In fairness, a lot of the things im seeing here are usability issues i think exist in stock android. Most users will have no clue that photos is only for cloud stored stuff. Same with a lot of the other things. If anything Google needs to review the usability of stock android.
@@ilyb_444 tbf that's a google issue not a general android issue
He didn't Google half the stuff, and he used Gemini for the other half, which gave him the wrong answers. So it's like 50% him being a moron and 50% Google's own fault.
@@MaxMiller94 Even with that, half of the time he just didn't read what Gemini was saying even if it was right. 65% him being a moron
@@ilyb_444 I don't know what you're on about. The Google photos app can access media in the Google cloud, but it works like a normal media gallery otherwise. The main screen shows a timeline of photos and videos you shot on that phone, and for other media (e.g. downloads, screenshots) you go to the collections. Don't want everything to clutter your timeline after all.
man this was torture, please do another video, have an android user as a guest running through all these tasks. i died watching this.
it gets worse when he tries to connect an android device on windows, like this person does not know that android devices "just work" for windows, through Bluetooth / usb-c and what not without the need to install KDE or any of it. this guy is ..., I'm just going to say that, HE IS IGNORANT!. it has been years since i installed any drivers manually for my devices on Windows 11 PC, people who use Windows / Android, would know. Though it is expected, that bog being an apple user, would not know that Windows / Android users do not deal with tedious nonsense like installing drivers or such..
i did not know mac's required so much of installations to make just one thing work especially when it comes to dealing with other branded/platform devices, and it doesn't even work properly, glad I didn't buy one. i do own other apple devices, but if i had any thoughts towards owning a mac pc, they have evaporated as of this moment 😂
@@unword. Exactly without even mentioning that google even developed their own little Quick Share app for windows for people who want even faster speed than bluetooth.
The problem is totally non-existant.
I really don't like Gemini. Luckily you can change from Gemini back to Google assistant in assistant settings
@@msmith7338 idk, i felt that way to begin with, but with the improvements they made, and it just working fluidly with assistant now, its actually pretty cool. Worth playing around with again.
@@unword.Yeah sure Windows/Android is very seamless, except android is not one smartphone and I can assure you that is it a pain to make things work with Xiaomi for example. Also I don’t really see what you’re on about macos since it pretty much just works with iphone.
Choosing google over samsung at the flip of a coin is honestly pretty wild
9:50 File transfer between android and Windows is simple. Just plug a cable, or connect via Bluetooth.
Also, LocalSend and Syncthing are very good FOSS solutions for file transfer, and folder synchronization respectively.
Or quick share
Was he using KDE for windows also 😅 maybe he wants wireless
Yup
@@mahajn95i think he thought kde is preinstalled on windows
Hey Bog, you did everything the hard way!
In Windows, you can directly connect the phone to the PC and you can acces all files.
Also there is no definitive 'Android'. You are using a Pixel which runs its own version of Android. Oneplus, Samsung all have their own versions or "flavours" of Android
Lol yea I was gonna comment the same thing. Like, I don't blame him for going the route he did since I'm assuming it's foreign to an apple-only ecosystem to be able to plug a phone into a computer and have it appear like a USB stick without any extra software etc. But android mac connections, yea best of luck with that. Gotta love options like KDE Connect lol.
The same actually for the MTP problem he was having as well. To us familiar with android it feels obvious that he shoulda swiped down from the top to open the notification shade and tap the USB connection notification to change it to File Transfer/MTP. But the UI/UX wasn't really helping guide him to be able to do that.
yes, flavours of android define not a lot but enough amount of user experience to be different from each other
so many different things from version to version. but i think it is super cool that this is the way he went about it instead of insta giveing up. they are all simmilar but have their quirks....
@@dunngunkadoidyeah someone switching from iPhone to android that also uses a Mac might be used to how everything is seamless with iCloud and apple products. Not really a reason to have an android if you have a Mac and use it a lot.
I am pleasantly surprised by your attempt to fully customize the Android
as always, he does EVERYTHING except the most basic built in functionality because he read some reddit neckbeard recommending something else. 10/10 content + ragebait, would watch again
I love it because I'm exactly the same way, I never read manuals or anything I just do it and take forever then realize I could've done it way faster if I actually read the manual or looked stuff up properly
You can use a private space to hide/protect apps, it's a built-in feature
Gemini kept giving wrong answers, it was so sad to see
@@LinuxPlayer9his fault thinking ai give accurate answer
There's also different accounts on the same phone... I use that most of the time
@@liamsi5289 Tbh it's mostly Google's fault for pushing this piece of crap to replace Google Assistant
@@liamsi5289 To be fair, it is a native feature of the phone, so it is all Google's fault.
Try F-Droid and Open Camera. You won't regret it. Do disable or change post processing in Open Camera if it looks soft/overly processed.
I wonder the shock Bog would go through once he discovers quick share
Yeahhh lol...
or just plugging the cable into the pc and click the transfer file option on his pixel phone xD
or the multitasking menu
Does quick share really work good? I use Androids always, but still didn't try it
@@ka-md8ue Yes it works amazingly. It's faster than a USB 3.0 connection in some cases, and you can get it for Windows, too.
7:01 look for the notifications and find a "USB connected" notification, exoand it and go to USB configurations or something similar and select file transfer, there ya go, you dont need any external apps, just connect your USB
Maybe mac doesn't support it?
You are a genius
@@taddufort8400 They don't want to
@@taddufort8400Apple refuses to let MacOS play nicely with Android.
The only way you can really transfer files from an Android to a Mac is through ADB, if you wired; or by using something like LocalSend
@@LovecraftianGodsKiller Android File Transfer works fine. I use it all the time.
How does this guy go from trying arch to playing minecraft to trying android. The content on this channel is amazing
He is the only person who can make me waste a bunch of time watching a guy do random stuff
I know right, it shouldn't be interesting yet it is
😂
Not me, I stopped watching the moron at the 5 minute mark.
@@neverswiitch i use android and i never did most of this so it's all new and interesting for me (also him doing all that the hard way is fun watching)
remember to check your kde connect permissions, some things are limited until you have allowed the permissions.
I also forgot to check those when i first tried connect, they should ask for the permissions after installing the app.
Like copy paste directions!
the remote input works totally fine for me with permissions.
@@0xAbdi What permissions need to be enabled to make it work?
All the needed permissions are listed on the front page of the connected device in the app. You just click on each one and then press 'Allow'. How could anyone ever miss it? The list is literally taking half of the screen
as a daily iphone and android user, this was so painful to watch, and I think the biggest reason is, you have the iphone mindset. and try to use it how you use the iphone. which is 100% fair, a lot of it is muscle memory, and not knowing how simple things are in the world of android. I use both daily, and I despise how insane iphones are with how you have to do things, the lack of global gestures, simple tasks needing extra steps to complete, etc.
Imagine moving files from Android to Windows and vice-versa with 3rd party app when you could just connect the phone via cable and the phone act as external hard drive 😂
Super easy, why cant it be just like that to all devices regardless of the OS?
That's an iphone user for you.
But then you don't have to plug your phone every time you want to share a file. You setup it once and don't think about it anymore
@@blgDemon are you talking about airdrop? how is airdrop and connecting via USB to view all files same in any way? and android has had quick share for at least 5 years.
@@elijahkems602 because apple doesn't want that to happen and thus doesn't provide functionality on the MAC
Am I the only person pulling my hair out?😂 he's doing everything the hard way lol.
bog standard video
that's the typical apple user for you... they always gotta have specific thingamajig for any given task...ffs
Because android is not user friendly.
@@gibsonf06 I disagree.
LoL that's bog for you
9:38 the random “ Yee Haw!” is supremely funny to me.
30% Android Experience - 70% "How do I get an android phone working seemlessly together with a MacBook?"
and a massive dollop of asking AI for slop instead of actually searching for answers/asking anyone with a functioning braincell who can read
@@the_bfg4341Sadly a lot of people prefer asking chatgpt instead of google-ing it. It got to the point where I just see people in public scrolling and writing in ai chat bots like they're using social media
I gave up on that but it still not daily drive windows even if you paid me to
17:13 google pixels have a feature called private space you can use to hide/lock apps
also, for your audiobook shenanigans VLC is a pretty solid audio/video player for android
Or the AIMP
I was so excited to see how Bog found some obscure and broken way to do stuff this time. He should really be a tester for these companies for all of these edge cases.
My man is the most USER user I have ever seen
I have never seen so many EBKAC
@@MaxMiller94 At least he's trying
i appreciate that you are actually changing settings and downloading apps to get the features you want. thats the beauty of android. so many videos about switching just blatantly ignore this and complain that they cant use android and switch back.
Since most of the iPhone users, well, are iPhone users. They are mostly ignorant and prefer their comfort zone when it comes to technology.
best comment
If I buy something I wish it works without downloading features phone don’t have. I don’t wanna rely on 3rd party unknown devs, don’t wanna do research if dev is legit and app safe. If I switch from one android to another I don’t want that different launcher sort of thing. I don’t want google apps to follow my every step. I don’t wanna delete google apps or look for similar non google every time I buy new phone. Etc etc
@@corhedThat's kind of like saying when I purchase a house I don't want to implement any new systems to it or install any new furniture. That's certainly one way of doing things, and if you prefer that side, then iPhone will be better for you
@@imAnonymous_19it’s more like buying house and then being forced to destroy half of a walls, make doors totally in different spots and so on. I’m ex android user, now for 4 years I use iPhone and Mac and this is perfect in terms of “everything is at its spot as should be”.
I think this is the most honest review of an android by an Iphone user
Im sorry man, but the title should be "Grandpa struggles to understand how to use a phone in 2025"
he well never step outside his comfort zone he's sticking to apple like what he did with windows
He dont even realises its a oled phone
@@RockyLaRosa and why should that be something to realise? its basically industry standard
Exactly
2:05 "Android is like linux" Bruv, it is literally Linux.
Edit: I'm not backing down about the statement.
Yes, Android is an operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software.
Is an orange a citrus fruit? Yes, it is a citrus fruit. Not even half, it's a true citrus fruit.
Linux is the name of the family of open source Unix-like operating systems based on the Linux kernel.
If Android is not a Linux, nothing is. As there is nothing such as a Pure Linux, according to the definition.
So, Android is a Linux.
I actually never knew this but that makes a lot of sense😅
That is a half-truth at best. Android is based on linux, but the modifications are pretty huge.
except not really though. people use linux to mean the gnu based operating system. android is not this, but uses a (quite modified) linux kernel. the philosophies governing the operating systems themselves are vastly different
@@ironnoriboi Exactly
@@ironnoriboi You're right, since android isn't really linux, it's based on a modified version of linux kernel which is made by google for android.
3:15 The butterfly was freaking good
23:00 This is why you shouldn't trust ai too much. You don't need to setup adb. Just run "scrcpy --tcpip" and it will auto detect the ip of the USB connected phone and save it. Then you can unplug your USB.
For anyone who doesn’t know, all androids have a cast feature that works with almost all smart TVs, even really old ones, and it connects to your TV and mirrors your phone screen and also the audio! You just need to go change sources on your TV to “Wireless screen” and on your android phone, swipe down into the control centre and there should be an option to wirelessly connect to your TV!
Yeah but for some bespoke reason it doesn't work on Pixels of all phones.
google only allows chromecast unlike other androids which allow miracast
Yeah, but scrcpy is so much better, as it has low latency (not the best frame rate), jusing your keyboard amd mouse directly (as in, you can see hover effects on buttons when hovering over buttons), recording directly (hich I'm pretty sure also bypasses drm), and if it works, you can create a second display (it doesn't always work).
yeah it doesn't work on my Pixel
@@DestopLinepixels for some reason only support the Chromecast protocol not the more general Miracast protocol
15:34 as if Siri was anything better LMFAO.
9:55 you don't need to download KDE connect on Windows. Your Pixel should just be accessible in Windows file explorer once you connect a usb cable.
Quick share exists for windows
There's also offline file transfer, quick share needs internet at all times
@RAGta27 I have wifi at my home and quick share is more convenient than plug-in the wire and copying etc, i prefer to just press sent ✅
And after that you select a proper option o your phone
Being able to share clipboard over local wifi with KDE software is still nicer than using Microsoft services for it.
bog just plug your pixel into your windows pc via the usb c cable and click the notification and click the transfer file button as an android user this was lowkey a tough one to watch
also should've gotten a samsung one UI is better IMHO
That's what I was thinking too 😭😭😭
@@shiyobui Samsung ONE UI is terrible, i prefer the stock android ui that you get with pixel phones. theres no bloat, just smooth pure android experience
@@DTronicsUK was using miui and oneui for quite some time and you can uninstall the "bloat" in a matter of minutes, but the android one doesn't have half of the features that other launchers have
@@samirgolchha The issue is when you buy a phone it shouldnt have any bloat pre installed. This is why before i switched to pixel i was on oneplus, same thing, stock android but with a few enhancements and no bloat (well they did have Netflix pre installed but i can forgive them for that since it was when oneplus used a new screen tech and netflix was one of the few apps at the time that could use all the features of the new screen).
but from my oneplus 8T i had the pixel 7 pro, then i tried the samsung flip 3 but didnt like the ui and now im on the pixel 9 pro fold and think im just gonna stick with pixel phones now, hell im even running the Android 16 beta and the new changes to the ui are amazing :D
Неймовірне відео! Деталей стільки що навіть я з досвідом користування андроїд більше 10 років підчеркнув собі нові фішки! Дякую
7:00 you just literally need to swipe down the status bar and tap on the usb setting notification. That notification cannot be dismissed.
16:23 that's because you are in file manager apps and not gallery app which is photos
Also scrcpy is called screen copy.
Some of Google's stock apps is so unusable compared to other manufacturers. If I want to see my pictures/files on my local storage I want to see only them and not my cloud storage and bunch of recommendations
love how kde connect works on literally any device. its so inclusive.
best software ever, I use Linux so I talk for Linux, but the fact that I can run on my desktop every command I want from the toilet is absolutely fantastic (also being able to do custom shortucts). Such an easy task to do for a developer and yet apple and microsoft trying to bloat this kind of workflow. If only people could know... Apple and Microsoft would be cooked
i like the idea but i just have problems with it, and i wish it would support more stuff like screen mirroring. And a nicer UI would be amazing
I'm pretty sure the reason some KDE Connect features - like mouse input - didn't work on your Mac is that macOS requires specific permissions to be granted to KDE Connect first.
On windows you can directly access the filesystem with a usb cable, and probably on linux too. If you got a samsung, it also wouldve had windows integration natively. Android has a native airdrop-like feature called nearby share.
@@mahajn95Same difference
On Linux it even works wirelessly, just connect via kde connect and that's it, also stuff like media control, clipboard sharing etc everything works
Nearby share is a windows feature quick share is a android one.
@@That_One_Arc_User +1
on mac you could probably access with usb too, need to select file transfer on phone
(i can't speak english well)
1. the mouse thing on kde connect works btw, u forgot to give it permission
2. u can find mtp from the notifications menu, click on the first notification that says something like usb settings and from there choose mtp (DO THAT WHILE U R CONNECTED VIA USB CABLE TO THE LAPTOP)
3. screen time is in the battery settings
4. i recommend u use smart launcher as a default launcher it's the most aesthetic launcher out there and makes android a lot easier to use
5. u can hide apps and lock them natively using private space
6. u can customize without root but with root its a lot better and u can even delete google play services and the play store and replace them with microg which is a lot easier on ur ram and doesn't have all that tracking stuff from google
please don't tell him about rooting lmao
that'd be a pain to watch him hard brick his phone since he doesn't even know that he needed to put ./ to use adb from the working directory or maybe that's just on the guide because it assumed user would have setup environment variables on Windows.
@@0xAbdiand the fact that he was just using powershell for the adb commands was pain on its own
How to make that mouse thing work?
@@Heisenberg301open kde connect app on android and scroll down to the permissions (you need to be connected to pc) and tap on those that you need
i stopped paying attention to most of the video because I went to install kde connect myself. what a life changer.
3:16 nice butterfly btw
That's what she said
hahahaahhahha the comment I was looking for🤣
Still waiting here for one butterfly drawing to be completed.
xd.
+@@LegiRGomes
16:29 you got used to the Files app which is not a photo viewer, the normal Photos app has this behaviour.
Phone link with android on windows works like a charm for me ✌🏻
If he's got Samsung, we would have the GoodLock experience video. What a missed opportunity
finelock is the alternative for other oem
@@EmanuelLopesS2 From their website: "Fine Lock is made for Samsung devices running Samsung's Android Oreo or later. Some modules require Android Pie or later. It does not work and may crash on other models. If you have it installed on a device made by other brands, please uninstall it."
It would have been another rabbit hole lol😅😅
Tbh,this is the best "i tryed android" type of video i've seen. You deff overcomplicated alot if stuff and link to windows is amazing but if you haven't sent your pixel back,please try it again when android 16 comes out
You can swap to android 16 in the dev settings labeled as the dynamic system loader.
Yes but is not the full release and its still a bit buggy
@@cards0
Welcome to Android my friend, you've just scraped the tip of an iceberg, there's a whole ocean to explore. Best of luck 👍
True! What this guy said!
Photos app show you all your photos
The file apps shows your photos and oter files like downloads and documents
The file app is basically a file explorer
The photo app is a gallery app
16:37 that should work, turn the setting on , place the pixel your desk screen first. Than place your iphone and it ahould wireless charge it
Compatible phone basically means any phone that supports wireless charging
i don't get why he is confused here... its literally a files and photos app on iphone
To answer you what you did differently at 23:17:
1. You opened the terminal window before installing adb
2. You tried to run the command but it didn't work.
3. You installed adb but did not open a new terminal. This means that the terminal is still the same as before, ie without adb in the PATH. After installing something on windows you always need to open a new terminal.
4. => Now you opened a new terminal which is why it works now.
Gemini likes to hallucinate.
People rely on AI too much
It's the best tool ever created @@BacchusVarg
Seems like you do too, because it actually answered it accurately
@@imAnonymous_19 Its answers were weird or inaccurate at times. Some stuff it said didn't make sense.
@@BacchusVarg FR
The mirroring part was made overly complicated. Normally, if Phone Link is set up properly, it should allow all the thing you used KDE for, native clipboard access, file transfer, screen mirroring. The only thing it should restrict is the calls which do require BT
I was looking for a person recommending Phone Link. Sometimes it can get a lil buggy but when it works, it is glorious.
@@ellislambo yeah., Phone Link is good...
Was good until it got blocked in Russia, I just recently got a phone and set it up, it worked just because I was connected to the VPN, once I disconnected it doesn't work anymore
Not Phone Link's problem, it's just Russia is blocking Discord, RUclips and a lot of things for fun
You can do screen mirroring with KDE?
Availability of phone link features differs between phones. Last time I checked screen mirroring is available with e.g. Samsung or OnePlus but not Google Pixel phones.
I love scrcpy so much, because it has a heck of a lot more options than most android screen mirroring software, they're just hidden in cli arguments (unless you use a gui version).
this was painful to watch. you didnt use the phone at all and did the most obscene tasks not showing anything this has to offer instead expecting it to be IOS
0:30 it's not "THE" android, it's "A ANDROID". android os comes in many more powerful devices. Small thing but worth pointing out.
An Android*🤓🤓🤓🤓☝️
@CommentSectionOffender You stole my comment.
@@Vegeta_ble441 how can I steal something that doesn't exist?
@CommentSectionOffender its like saying you took the words right out of my mouth
It's actually technically THE Android. Google Pixel Phones only run Android. Other phones actually have a reskined OS on top of the running Android that adds more features and stuff
17:08 Use private space, and also stop relying on AI ... they are years behind... :)
bro welcome to Android's World , where freedom is all yours , you can enjoy a unique experience where your phone is completely yours and you can customize it the way you want , you're missing a lot bro , as you said you've touched just the tip of the iceberg 🤓
16:58 You can 'hide' apps using the Private Space feature. It does more than hiding it though.
26:00 The timer will show up larger if you enable 'At a glance' again.
I switched from a iphone 11 to Pixel 8 pro when it came out, was a lil annoying to switch but after a year I am NEVER going back
hey welcome to the android world. :) i hope you enjoy your time here
changed from an iphone X to a pixel 8 pro earlier this year too :D
@@s4yto how do you like it?
@@s4ytohow do you like it?
16:44 its actually very compatible google has an ad were they charge an iphone with that feature but its very slow charging tho
I never thought I'd ever hear "Okay Siri wins this one" for anything.
Yeah, I like gemini but the thing with having two apps (tasks and keep) that could easily be combined in one is a bit confusing, and I say this as a guy who has used Android his entire life.
12:06 dude the play button is right there 😭
I know, what the hell is wrong with this guy?
The image is just a thumbnail of the video, and the play button just controls the playback on your computer. KDE Connect doesn't yet support continuing video playback on your phone.
@@MVpatriotX That's not how the app works, now wth is wrong with you? xD
I mean if he wants to resume the video he can just go to his yt history and resume it from there...should take the same amount of clicks too
lol it only resumes the video on pc as he showed
I don't know why I was actually expecting a soothing melody.
8:25 some notifications are persistent because they're controls for apps or they are notifying you of something you can get rid of, you can turn them silent by long pressing them to remove them from your action bar and lock screen
i use a samsung and to transfer files via usb you can use it normally and go to the quick control panel on top, where a usb option appears. you can select "only charge", "share pictures", "share files / android auto" and the third option allows you to see your files. I dont recommend using usb debugging because if you plug in something unsafe into your phone it will have full access. the pixel launcher is also a very different thing than on most phones. you should def try samsung oneui, im using oneui6 because ui7 is not a finished product and i think it's really fine. happy you enjoyed your android experience.
this, as an android user for the last 15+ years this was a hard one to watch
as for having usb debugging enabled, yes it can be a security risk but only if you explicitly allow it via the popup when you plug into a device, and it's really obvious when you plug into e.g. a charging bank and it says "do you want to trust this computer" lol
2:18 in this case specifically, it's because the wallpaper setting is there by holding your finger on the wallpaper you can access it.
The settings path is the 2nd way you access it.
20:28 How did you forget Scrcpy? You recommended it in The Windows App Iceberg video
Probably because he looks things up, regurgitates the information, then immediately forgets about it.
well this was more of a "using kde connect" then android, also my man, give kde connect the permissions it needs pleaseee
this was the equivalent of driving your car with the hand brake engaged lol
the laugh after the ringtone was hilarious X'D!!!
5:20 you could always choose your browsers since the dawn of time on android. Also its not reskinned chrome if you choose to use Firefox. You get what you exactly want here.
On iOS, apps have to use WebKit, not Chrome - but the rendering engine is not very important for the browsing experience, so it doesn’t really matter.
That said, I would like more choice on iOS anyway.
@@cake_111It is VERY important for the browsing experience. Not being forced to use webkit, means that Firefox can use its own engine and allow add-ons to be installed. Like eg adblocker and many more.
@@cake_111ah i was talking about android browsers, ios is basically just reskinned safari for everything. Like you said every browser needs to use webkit. Android you either get chromium based or firefox based browsers but it uses the proper engine.
You gotta wait for material 3 expressive. Also you can turn off at a glance by changing launchers.
Or he could join the QPR1 beta 😉
Homescreen and lockscreen customizaion on the stock PixelUI launcher is just so bad. Even OneUI now has options like hiding the app label, more grid options, changing the icons size, large folders and stacking widgets.
lawnchair goated
Are you planning on doing updated reviews after like a month or so on things you test? For example, Zen browser, Raycast or Android
20:00 bro just click on the little phone in the left corner, then you can screen cast without usb its so easy bro
21:51 bro is scared to show his local ip lmaoooo
It's okay, he's not technical person. Better that way honestly
@@HexNull And also the new ipv6 addresses aren't local.
Bruh your reactions were everything …this was recommended and wasnt disappointed at all 😊
The best way i can describe android is that EVERY single ui and element you see is practically its own app, which you can change and customize (asides from things for the os itself) to your heart's content
2:05, I think the reasoning behind this is once you back out of the recording setup, you are generally done using it.
The notification / quick actions bar are for general purpose quick actions. Once you perform your action, your action is done. Why stick around?
The thumbnail is so simple but appealing.
An option you will enjoy a lot: Inside the developer options, that you needed to enable USB debugging, there is one called "animations speed". This lets you change the animation speed (duh) or completly switch them off. Makes your phone feel way more quickly and responsive, especially usefull when you have an older device, makes it feel quick and snappy again :D
I can finally feel all those people from Linux and open source programs seeing Bog doing everything roundabout way. I love that XD
God I love it when an iPhone user tries Android and ends up doing everything in ways way more complicated than necessary. Solid video though lol.
What does that say about android tho? :)
17:21 the A.I. summary led you astray, on the Google Pixel at least, the native app for screen time is called "Digital wellbeing" ... it should be on your phone natively
The A.I. literally told him to look for Digital Wellbeing in the settings...+
I love how you early on sarcastically mocked the "very customisable" thing in the Pixel launcher, only for the last thing to really show you what Android is capable of. The base customisability depends entirely on the phone brand (with Pixels being at the very bottom since they run close to stock Android). But atop of all of that, you can use apps to really customise. I remember back in the KitkKat to Marshmallow days how if you wanted a custom lock screen, you could download an app for it.
And then let those apps drain your battery because they had to be running 24x7 on background. fun times lol
I am just begging for him to find out about KLWP.
His Home Screen will be glorious.
I love your experience with using ADB, it's an absolute pain in the butt sometimes as it doesn't pick up the device but 98% of the time it's flawless.
2:17 I think you just hold your finger for a long time when swiping "back". I don't know about the Pixel 9, but on my Android device, a long finger hold sends you to the home screen, and a quick swipe makes a back gesture.
By the way, it's surprising that you thought the "back" function in Android was bad. Because compared to iOS... I mean, iOS basically doesn't have a "back" gesture, if the developer of some app forgot about it, and very often this gesture throws you straight to the home screen. There's chaos in terms of navigation 😅
This was in the ltt "switch to android"-Video as well. they were confused by the back gesture. And I'm sitting here, just switched to ios, and miss the "simple and everywhere it's the same"-backgesture from android so much. on ios sometimes it's the leftswipe gesture, sometimes you swipe down, sometimes there's a button on the topleft, sometimes it's on the topright tough. Even within the same app.
i have a pixel 9, the back gesture is always just "back" regardless of how long you hold your finger, in case you were curious!
@@DeerJerky I wonder then why it works strangely for him 🤔
@@RightAmount because for whatever reason, Google decided that those specific processes all technically go under one menu. I.e, everything he just did only counts as one menu, so the back gesture sends him back to the home screen
Switching to Android from iPhone has its perks, but seriously, the customization options are 🔥! Why are iPhone users so obsessed with that premium feel when they’re missing out on all the fun stuff? 😂 Are you really gonna let a little premium gloss hold you back from making your phone truly yours?
I need my 10 years of updates, thanks.
Pixels have 8@@cardiffe
@@cardiffe lol you had me
This was better than LTT video, this guy is open to understanding android insted of wanting it to be exactly like ios
17:00 there's something called private space where you can hide your apps.
Also you can see ur screen time under apps in settings.
And I don't recommend using a different launcher than the Google one because the animations when closing an app are not nearly as smooth. ( The only way to make them look better would be to root your phone )