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   Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jun-2024 08:27:03 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

   I've been considering getting a Samsung phone when I eventually replace my Pixel 6 Pro.

   I would've been happy to stay in the Google ecosystem forever, but they keep enshittifying faster and faster. I'm just about at the tipping point.

   However, I often use the Live View feature in Google Maps when I'm walking to new places. I would miss it if I didn't have access to it any more. And it seems like most of my non-Pixel-having friends either don't have access to Live View, or don't know about it.

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jun-2024 08:29:17 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     If you use a Samsung phone, can you tell me if Google Maps Live View is available to you??

     I don't trust the documentation & also wouldn't trust most salespeople's answer to this question.

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jun-2024 09:01:12 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     • minna

     @minna thank you! What's arcore?

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     minna (minna@federatedfandom.net)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jun-2024 09:01:13 JST minna

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     @lookitmychicken it's an option for all the samsung phones I've had inc my current which is a galaxy z 5 flip. Should be on any phone with arcore

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jun-2024 09:02:01 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

     • gold

     @goldgust aish frustrating, I wonder why it's available on some samsungs but not all

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     Inoru (inoru_no_hoshi@blorbo.social)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jun-2024 09:31:14 JST Inoru

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     @lookitmychicken Note 20 Ultra, and idek what Live View is - I'm guessing it's not street view by a fancy name tho, lol. I also don't know how to figure out how to tell if I've got it 🤣 I make Google maps tell me directions on distraction-less map bc I can't tell east from west reliably.

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     not my K-husband, my K-cat (yesterdaychild@blorbo.social)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jun-2024 10:07:19 JST not my K-husband, my K-cat

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     @lookitmychicken is this live view?

     idk about navigation though

     should say i'm on samsung s24

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jun-2024 12:01:10 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     • not my K-husband, my K-cat

     @yesterdaychild
     It's an augmented reality option that lets you point your camera at the things around you so that Google can work out where you are. Then it draws directional arrows on the live view to help you get where you're going.

     (Can't take a screenshot of the directional arrows feature right now cos I'm at the cinema waiting for Furiosa to start)

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jun-2024 20:25:09 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     • minna

     @minna I've never had a flip phone and don't really want one. But since you're a sucker for a flip phone ...😁

     What is it about flip phones that you find appealing? I'm usually a sucker for a gimmick but less so with phones, so I guess it's not just the gimmick ... ?

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     minna (minna@federatedfandom.net)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jun-2024 20:25:10 JST minna

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     @lookitmychicken Google's fake VR thing 😁 there's a list of devices as a starting point here
     https://developers.google.com/ar/devices

     I love my phone bc im a fucking sucker for a flip phone but I will say Samsung's VERYYYY guilty of bloatware lol

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jun-2024 20:28:24 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     • Inoru

     @inoru_no_hoshi yeah it's not Street View, although maybe it uses Street View input? I'm not sure.

     This article seems to explain it pretty well: https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/google-maps/how-to-use-google-maps-live-view-features

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     Pixelcats⁷ (pixelcats@apobangpo.space)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jun-2024 20:41:12 JST Pixelcats⁷

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     @lookitmychicken Yep .. I have a Samsung Fold 5 and it works for me.

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     Chicken :cqlgusu: (lookitmychicken@blorbo.social)'s status on Sunday, 09-Jun-2024 20:41:12 JST Chicken :cqlgusu:

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     • Pixelcats⁷

     @pixelcats would you recommend the Fold?

     I'm thinking probably Galaxy S24+ for me but I'm not sure