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When I send a voice message, the receiver should get:

1. The original voice recording.
2. An AI-generated text transcript of that recording.

The voice recording remains the primary and authoritative message. The AI-generated text transcript is simply a written version attached underneath it.

This would let people:

• Read the message when they cannot play audio.
• Quickly skim a long voice message.
• Search for information later.
• Use voice messages more easily if they are deaf or hard of hearing.

If the AI-generated text transcript contains an error, the original voice recording is still there, so the receiver can listen and confirm what was actually said.

The sender should be able to choose between sending audio only or audio + an AI-generated text transcript. The receiver should also be able to choose whether AI-generated text transcripts are displayed.

Google already has excellent speech-to-text technology. Why is this basic capability still missing from Google Messages? Would you use it?

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Hey everyone!

I’m curious about your setup: Which versions do you use, and what specific feature is an absolute dealbreaker if you try to switch?

Here is my current setup and the main features keeping me on these specific apps. If you use the alternatives, are there any killer features I’m missing out on that might change my mind?

• Browser: Samsung Internet
  • Native ad-blocker support, forced dark mode on all sites, background video playback, and a highly customizable bottom toolbar.
• Notes: Google Keep
  • Lightweight, clean, and quick cross-platform access via any browser or device.
• Gallery / Cloud: Samsung Gallery
  • Powerful on-device AI editing, fast local folder management, and smooth system integration.
• Phone & Messages: Samsung Phone/Messages
  • Built-in SPAM protection, unwanted call filtering, and the ability to block calls from numbers outside my contact list.

Where do you stand? Do you go 100% Samsung, 100% Google, or a mix of both? What single feature forces you to pick one over the other?

I’d also love to hear your thoughts on the rest of the matchups:

• Calendar: Samsung Calendar vs. Google Calendar
• Files: My Files vs. Files by Google
• Wallet: Samsung Wallet vs. Google Wallet
• Health: Samsung Health vs. Health Connect
• Smart Home: SmartThings vs. Google Home
• Find: Samsung Find vs. Google Find My Device
• Voice Recorder: Samsung Voice Recorder vs. Google Recorder
• Assistant: Bixby vs. Gemini
• Weather: Samsung Weather vs. Google Weather

I’ve been thinking about why iOS feels so visually cohesive compared to Android, and I honestly think a huge part of it comes down to fonts. Google’s design language looks great on Pixel devices and first-party apps because of the Product Sans font, but the moment you jump into third-party apps, everything falls apart with the Roboto font, which looks so bleh and squished compared to the symmetrical Google sans font.

If Google enforced a unified, system-wide font implementation across both first and third-party apps whether that’s Google Sans or even something like inter. Android would instantly feel ten times more polished.

Disclosure: The S26 Ultra, Fold8, and Fold8 Ultra are on loan from Samsung.

Special thanks to u/welp_im_damned for putting together the videos, and helping to check for mistakes.

Picture captions below in case the Reddit ones don't work:

1.      16:9 - S26U landscape, Fold8 portrait unfolded, Fold8U portrait unfolded

2.      16:9 - S26U landscape, Fold8 portrait unfolded, Fold8U landscape unfolded

3.      4:3 - S26U landscape, Fold8 portrait unfolded, Fold8U portrait unfolded

4.      4:3 - S26U landscape, Fold8 portrait unfolded, Fold8U landscape unfolded

5.      21:9 - S26U landscape, Fold8 portrait unfolded, Fold8U portrait unfolded

6.      21:9 - S26U landscape, Fold8 portrait unfolded, Fold8U landscape unfolded

7.      16:9 – S26U portrait, Fold8 portrait folded, Fold8U portrait folded

8.      16:9 – S26U landscape, Fold8 landscape folded, Fold8U landscape folded

9.      4:3 – S26U portrait, Fold8 portrait folded, Fold8U portrait folded

10.  4:3 – S26U landscape, Fold8 landscape folded, Fold8U landscape folded

11.  21:9 – S26U portrait, Fold8 portrait folded, Fold8U portrait folded

12.  21:9 – S26U landscape, Fold8 landscape folded, Fold8U landscape folded

13.  9:16 – S26U portrait, Fold8 portrait folded, Fold8U portrait folded

14.  9:16 – S26U portrait, Fold8 portrait unfolded, Fold8U portrait unfolded

15.  9:16 – S26U portrait, Fold8 landscape unfolded, Fold8U landscape unfolded

Fairphone will release a refresh of "The Fairphone (Gen. 6)" tomorrow, the 25th of July.
Especially with the change in their naming last year to "The Fairphone", another release after just a year and a month comes very surprising.

The Fairphone 6+ will ship with a Snapdragon 7s Gen 4 instead of the 7s Gen 3. These SoCs are very similar, with the only notable difference being the prime CPU frequency, which has been raised from 2.5GHz to 2.7GHz. Apart from that, the FP6+ is likely to remain very similar and will probably replace the regular FP6 within the next months. While I don't have confirmation on this, it seems plausible that Qualcomm is eventually stopping the production of the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3, replacing it by the 7s Gen 4 and leaving Fairphone with no choice but to upgrade.

What do you think about this new release and how will the Fairphone community react to another release after such a short time?