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    NPR Brilliant Audio Format Test

    Yes, 128 kbps vs lossless CDs with a premium vehicle stereo should make your try easy. I was surprised my corded Bowers & Wilkins headphones struggled to make correct picks, but they aren't an overly loud headphone either.
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    What do you do with your old phone?

    I certainly would never return my phone to my carrier for their low ball offer. Change has been remarkable enough that I have no interest in holding on to old phones. I have never purchased year over year upgrades. My last jump was from the Note 5 to the Note 8. My next jump might be the...
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    What do you do with your old phone?

    No judgemental here... But that is a remarkable Android phone fixation, having moved on from a Note 8... Maybe the 6.3 inch screen wasn't for you... Some don't like the rounded edges, and I understand that.
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    I'm not going to lie. I really love the Apple music app on my iPhone.

    You can pay a relatively small fee to keep all your uploaded music in the Apple cloud, or just pay the $9.99 monthly subscription. The guy said he doesn't have an interest in access to pretty much everything ever recorded or all new releases... Personally, I thinknits like like stealing...
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    I'm not going to lie. I really love the Apple music app on my iPhone.

    As I wrote... No podcast ability on Apple Music in 🇨🇦, so I stopped using it. There is no difference in music quality bwtween itunes and Google Play... If there is, I can't hear it.
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    NPR Brilliant Audio Format Test

    NPR folks wondered... So, should you pay double for a lossless 'HiFi' Tidal digital music service option? Take the test! Tip #1 : Easier to tell at higher volumes. Tip #2 : Take your time. Replay the 3 options. The smart folks at NPR created an audio test using three audio clips from six...
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    Can I expect modern Android devices to last 4 or more years?

    The top android phones have plenty of RAM and cpu power. They won't suffer from their expected 2 or 3 years of OS upgrades. Screen burn in is s fact of life for OLED displays unless you are very careful. I'd certainly never have a lock screen always on, displaying something. I alrwady have...
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    Can I expect modern Android devices to last 4 or more years?

    All rechargable batteries from all manufacturers slowly loose their ability to recharge and hold their charge. I'll get my battery replaced at 2 years. Easy ways to increase batttery life between recharges: Turn off the recording by Google of your Google web and app activity, and your...
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    I'm not going to lie. I really love the Apple music app on my iPhone.

    Weird discussion... Guilty as charged, I once bought an Apple 4S... And lots of music... Uploaded all my cd's, etc... I moved to Android. Along came iTunes to Android, it's called 'Apple Music'. You can access your entire iTunes music collection, buy more, etc... At no extra charge using...
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    Anybody have YouTube Music? Question...

    YouTube Music is a work in progress. Sound quality right now is awful. Rumors the Google Play catalog will be available to YouTube subscribers eventually. I wouldn't subscribe yet... In fact, I'm shocked Google would introduce such an inferior product. Typically, you only get one chance to...
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    How important are security updates?

    Lol... Keep selling fear... There has never been a large, financially punishing hack of Android. Just dumb people with easy passwords...
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    My Take on Mobile Upgrades June 2018

    Technology matures... We saw the PC expand and reach a performance point where the differences between the best and worst PC's were tiny. Then users stopped upgrading as they once did... Apps on our Android smartphones will perform exactly the same on the best or worst smartphones. So why buy...
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    Google Services is draining my battery.

    Yeah, the battery issue is very off. Your display should always be the number one battery consumer. I suggest having a look, one by one, at permissions you give all your apps. Turning off permission to location services and not allowing background data use will help. How many Google accounts...
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    How important are security updates?

    Cite the news reports of hacked Android users on phones no longer receiving security updates. (No, I won't hold my breath)
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    Interesting read - thoughts? "Stock Android"

    You are in total denial.... And passively aggressive. Bloatware has no effect on today's high powered premium smartphones. The days of limited internal storage or bare bones RAM are long over. Android M, O, P... You are not at any competitive disadvantage regardless of OS used.... They are...