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Probably a long shot, but I wish they added a headphone jack and sd card to these phones. These features would also benefit privacy.
I've finally accepted the death of the 3.5mm jack. But no sd card is bullshit.
E/os is working for me tho. Realized I don't even need microG to have permissions for anything other than notifications and all my stuff works. All I really miss is the ability to chromecast music.
I'd love an SD card again. At home, I can just use SMB to access remote file systems on my phone. I can do it while mobile, but despite the gig connection, it's a bit too slow for my taste. Works for files, but it won't ever let me watch a downloaded movie on a plane or a podcast while driving across Kansas. I'd rather be able to dump 128GB on an SD card via my laptop (much faster I/O) then stick it in the phone.
I've gotten used to BT headphones, but I'd love to be able to plug in to a stereo again without a flakey Bluetooth dongle
Well, if you're using bluetooth to hit your stereo you can get a receiver that jacks in and sits next to it to keep the phone dongle-free. There's real cheap ones and some higher end ones with better DACs in them (if your stereo doesn't have a DAC). But it's not much more difficult to set up a DLNA Media Server or get a chromecast receiver to stream to your stereo over wifi without needing to compress the audio the way bluetooth does.
I've also got a bluetooth DAC/Amp with a 3.5mm and 4.4mm jack that you can clip onto your clothes. Basically putting the dongle on the end of the headphone cord instead of the phone. But it runs on a charge. You can use any sort of wired headphones that you want (or connect to a stereo) and not have to be physically connected to your phone though.