I'm not familiar (although these kind of things is what me made leave Moto), so i can't help you with any information about it. However, why not trying ADB to remove Motorola bloat and see if the issue's still there?

Man it is sad to see what has become of Motorola these days... Will probably never get another one if they continue the bloat and invasive software. How i loved my Moto G2 back then...

I agree, to some level at least. It is not good enough in its current state as my daily driver, but i do believe the hardware is good. Not €700 good (more like 300 good, if we don't talk about 'fair' products). If the software was better, i would've used it as my daily driver.

I don't care about the fingerprintreader and camera for example (but i do understand that it is a dealbreaker for some). I think the camera is actually pretty good (again, not €700 good, might be somewhat software related). I think the vibrationmotor and battery are the things that are the worst on the FP5.

I just wished they focused on software and better new parts for once, instead of earsbuds, new versions of phones etc. They can improve what is already there, for the most part...

I wished i tried out the FP4 first, because for now it is 700 not very well spent. Hope that can change in the future.

Well, that might go a little far, but they need to step up their game when it comes to software: that's where they currently lacking. Too many bugs, bad optimization and unpolished designs. That's why mine is now my secondary device, which i probably want to use to try out custom ROMs. Hope they find a way to improve their software team (better and more developers, perhaps more colabs with Nixos, Graphene etc.)

Agreed. Up to ~8 were good times. After that, meh.

This is probably the least exciting Android "update" to date, for me at least. These are basically all just options that could've been added with regular updates. Charging to 80% is nice tho. Hate the new, Apple-like, default bluetooth setting (thank god that you can turn that off, although it doesn't look good for the future...)

I don't have any experience with SOG, but when it comes to specs, it seems very decent! D2 is a great steel in that pricerange.

Unless you are buying one of these to throw in your trunk after opening a package or whatever (even then i would not get one of these), i would:

Skip any Smith&Wesson, especially at that pricepoint. They are not the same Smith&Wesson that make guns etc. The brand has been aquired (well actually just using their name) by Taylor Brands, which is not really known for quality products (a typical how-to-make-as-much-money-possible-without-spending-to-much company).

Gerber has some great ones i believe (the fixed Strongarm for example), but i would skip this brand too in this pricerange.

With these options, the CRKT or Buck would be most trustworthy, but i will still recommend spending 10-20 bucks more and get something like a Spyderco Tenacious, Buck Spitfire, Civivi Baklash/Elementum/etc or anything in that range, which aren't the best, but a whole lot better then anything you suggested.

Poor updates (policy), overpriced for the specs. I mean, 400-500 for a phone with a SD695 and 60hrz? Come on... Such a shame, because they are the only ones with a screen without a punchhole/camera cutout...

I guess Settings App -> System -> Feedback. But i think this is an OS feature request (like Jet in the other comment said), which is being handled by the manufacturer of the device you're using instead of the actual AOSP. I'm not sure where you can leave feedback for AOSP, if that's possible at all. Hope someone else can add that here.

Go to settings -> apps -> the app you want the restriction gone -> the 3 dots top right

I think you can turn it off there. It is an extra security layer design by Google, because without that restriction and with the access turned on, the app can see pretty much all your touches and swipes, notifications and whatnot throughout the system etc. Edit: spelling

I hope that Google releases more tablets and give landscape orientated designs a little more love, something that is currently falling behind by many many apps (many don't have that options at all). That could really make a difference once they DO decide to implement desktop mode.

Maybe they could experiment with some forced landscape mode or something? (If that does already exist, let me know because Nothingphone has removed homescreen rotation for no reason).

I would like to see that coming more to smartphones anyway. Phones are so big these days, landscape mode gets really comfortable because of it IMO.

Why is it the best? Why does it stand out? Why do you recommend it? A little more info etc would make this post seem much less like an invasive ad... Edit: this as reply to you comment: why the downvotes

While i agree and support a lot with what you are saying / trying to do, i'm not sure this is the right way to reach people. I'd say keep your blog going, but try find some nicer words and images and such (not the Anonymous kind of stuff..). The content comes off a little... strange (the word 'cringy' in the other comment was kinda wellplaced too), i hope you anderstand.

And i'm afraid most people won't be reached at all unless other ROMs are more (easier) available, like being pre-installed on devices you buy in stores.

Wished i could be of help in any way, i like your intentions and input!

Oh nice, that's great. Thanks again!

True. Will look into it. Thanks :)

I don't know. I guess they have some vision about how their products should behave/look, which is a fair thought. It is just not executed very well...

Thanks for the recommendation. I'm not sure if i want to want to continue using Google services at all, since i use my Fairphone as a secondary device. If MicroG is optional, or if i decide i do need some Google services, it might be worth it. First i'll see how a degoogled Android suits me

I very much agree. Would call that a win-win situation for everybody: we get more privacy and better performance, they have more time and money for innovations and releasing more (different) products globally.

One of the poor UI design "issues" (the top row icons don't seem to fit the appdrawer, gets either a little better or much worse when changing screen/letter size). I already made sure to let them know.

Yeah i've noticed it recently in Lawnchair. But thanks anyway. Terrible design choice from Google if you ask me...

Only on the homescreen

I agree. Sadly the Fairphone 5 is still running Android 13... A14 is "planned" to released this summer

Fairphone is dropping some balls when it comes to software. So much that in its current state, i can't recommend the Fairphone 5 at all. Plenty of issues. They need to hire better developers/software designers and probably more of them too.

I've had contact since november, and only a few weeks ago (after i had to sent it to the repaircenter in France, i live in the Netherlands) they could tell me it was "an intentional design choice"; so the notificationbar would be more visible. I sent it to them because of the hue, because they first said; "it looks indeed suspicious". So... Yeah...

Different launcher does indeed fix the issue, but that's such a shame because i really like the stock ones already.

That was actually one thing i also thought! But then i thought, why only do that on the homescreen? Because even the lockscreen misses that "feature".

Well, that's nevertheless somewhat odd. Fairphone and Nothing have different stock launchers. I think they just modified the standard launcher and thus used a "feature" that was included in the first place? All things point to an actual intended design choice which can't be changed.

No, i used them as backgrounds on my homescreen. In gallery the fade is not present on your images.

Yep. I've seen it happen in brighter backgrounds too: but instead the fade will be a little darker (it does not happen on a white only wallpaper tho...) I was afraid it was an actual "feature", and this all kinda comfirms it. For now, a launcher will be the only "fix".

True! And to be honest, i kinda checked it again after your comment... (With no luck)

Haha no, it is not.

Yeah, it looks way worse on my original photo, because brightness was turned on to the max. On Fairphone it is a little worse then on my Nothing phone, but not that much.

Hmm... I understand why you say that. But the thing is, my Fairphone has been send to the repaircenter for this exact reason. I got the same one back because there was no fault present in the screen or phone.

The funny thing is, the same thing happened for other people:

https://forums.androidcentral.com/threads/white-fade-at-the-top-of-home-screen.983310/page-2

Notice the guy saying: "oh, it actually shows up on a screenshot"? And i don't see it there too. Edit: actually i do, but indeed much less then when taking a actual photo.

This is just weird man...

Really? I double checked on my other phone, there it was visible as well...

It does.

Nope. Because on the lockscreen and when i slide down the notification/quick setting panel, it is just normal, oled black.

Hmm, i still notice some fade effect.. Edit: same on both devices.