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the_varky t1_ja032o9 wrote

Reply to comment by more_beans_mrtaggart in The Bluesleuth-Lite is a device that can instantly find a hidden AirTag by thebelsnickle1991

Yes, but per the linked article: "It's true, though, that AirTags can take at least hours before a user gets a tracking alert on their iPhones."

Another source: "Currently, users will receive an alert at a random period between eight and 24 hours once an unknown AirTag has been detected traveling with them." [https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/10/22927374/apple-airtag-safety-update-stalking]

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I suppose you could say you should always be scanning for an AirTag on you at all times with any phone, and yes I guess that would solve that problem.

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more_beans_mrtaggart t1_j9zy7hy wrote

Reply to comment by AbortedPhoetus in HMD’s latest Nokia phone is designed to be repaired in minutes. by SUPRVLLAN

Nobody apart from a few loud internet people want repairability. People want a shiny brand new phone every few years.

If Samsungs/Apples customer base had repairability in their top 20 wants, we’d have had it by now.

Nobody wants it. Nobody buys these phones that come up again and again offering swappable cheap parts, upgradeable modular parts or other shit that gives people a way out of obsolescence, because they are upgrading their phones every few years.

They joy of owning the latest S25 ultra overrides any thoughts of repair.

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RiChessReadit t1_j9zxw16 wrote

Reply to comment by Akmapper in HMD’s latest Nokia phone is designed to be repaired in minutes. by SUPRVLLAN

That's always the problem with these. It's low-end hardware that only a select few reddit nerds want, and it's only ~$180 while a screen replacement for it is $54 +tax/shipping which puts it around $70 all in, which is ~40% of the price of a new G22....

It's nice to see repairability, but I really don't think it matters until it comes to flagship phones that people actually consider valuable enough to bother repairing.

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