March 14, 2022

#SGGQA 245: Apple's F for Repairs, Samsung Throttling Update, Goodbye Vanced

2 hours 35 minutes

Apple earns an F for smartphone repairs. Samsung is sending out an update to address throttling. Router fees are still a major problem in the USA. Vanced YouTube is being shut down. Will the new iPhones split the chips being used?

And Juan rambles on about using the Galaxy S22 for a couple days.

Let’s get OUR tech week started right!

Stories This Week:

Phone vs Camera 2022! They finally match??? https://somegadgetguy.com/2022/03/11/phone-vs-camera-2022-they-finally-match/

Can we save Premium Android when Samsung keeps letting us down https://somegadgetguy.com/2022/03/10/how-can-we-save-premium-android-phones-when-samsung-cant-get-it-done/

Android 12’s desktop mode is still really rough… https://somegadgetguy.com/2022/03/10/android-12-desktop-mode-use-a-phone-as-pc-but-wheres-the-progress/

Samsung Throttles TONS of apps https://somegadgetguy.com/2022/03/03/samsung-throttles-thousands-of-apps-on-the-galaxy-s22-reacting-to-reddit-hot-takes/

Poco X4 Review: The All Rounder? https://somegadgetguy.com/2022/02/28/poco-x4-pro-5g-review-is-5g-worth-the-cost/

Poco M4 Pro vs M4 Pro 5G: The cost of 5G https://somegadgetguy.com/2022/03/02/will-the-real-poco-m4-pro-please-stand-up-the-cost-of-5g/

TicWatch GTH-Pro review https://somegadgetguy.com/2022/03/01/mobvoi-ticwatch-gth-pro-review-a-watch-that-looks-at-your-heart/

IQOO 9 Pro review: It’s a Rally Racer! https://somegadgetguy.com/2022/02/22/vivo-iqoo-9-pro-review-cancel-your-galaxy-s22-pre-order/

Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra Camera Review: One Year Later https://www.patreon.com/posts/63343631

Pixel 6 Pro Camera Deep Dive https://www.patreon.com/posts/62644977

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Router rental fees still a major pain https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/03/router-and-modem-rental-fees-still-a-major-annoyance-despite-new-us-law/

New Features coming to Android! https://blog.google/products/android/new-android-features-March-2022/

Vanced is getting shut down https://twitter.com/YTVanced/status/1503052250268286980?t=SdccQ5kaqOQq6zF4gPEsdQ&s=19

Apple receives an F for repairs https://appleinsider.com/articles/22/03/08/apple-given-an-f-by-us-pirg-for-difficult-iphone-repairs

TOP STORIES OF THE WEEK ON r/GLOWINGRECTANGLES https://www.reddit.com/r/glowingrectangles/top/?t=week

New iPhones will split the chips https://twitter.com/mingchikuo/status/1503033974473760768

Samsung pushing patch for throttling https://www.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s22-update-gos-performance-fix/

Juan Rambles on about phone reviewing and throttling…

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