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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.
@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
@lookitmychicken@blorbo.social@minna thank you! What's arcore?
@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
@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 ... ?
@lookitmychicken i mean flip phones make me feel a bit like ive got a tricorder so it's not NOT the gimmick. but i also really like that the screen is inside, so it's got an amount of built in protection from scratches / keys / drops / accidental touches, & that it requires so much less vertical space in pockets. also like that it can prop itself up, which is great for video calls or half assedly watching things without having to have a stand, & having the little outside screen for lock screen functions is rly good for me for single handedly using spotify controls / alarms / etc bc i fumble my phone less when its palm sized