hydroGEN@lemdro.id to Android@lemdro.idEnglish · 9 months agoGoogle One VPN is 'built into' the Pixel 8 with no persistent notification9to5google.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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minus-squareshiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months ago a persistent notification is no longer required. A key icon in the status bar is the only indication you get that the VPN is enabled You still get the key icon. Is the fuss that it now takes more screen taps to reach the on/off, rather than just using the persistent notification?
minus-squarelimerod@reddthat.comMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·9 months agoThe fuss is that 3rd party apps need a persistent notification to stay alive. But, because Google owns pixels, it can skip that step and be less intrusive/visible, which others can not.
You still get the key icon. Is the fuss that it now takes more screen taps to reach the on/off, rather than just using the persistent notification?
The fuss is that 3rd party apps need a persistent notification to stay alive. But, because Google owns pixels, it can skip that step and be less intrusive/visible, which others can not.