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   Chris Ahlstrom to -hh   
   Re: Google tells a BILLION Android users   
   16 Feb 26 11:21:34   
   
   From: OFeem1987@teleworm.us   
      
   -hh wrote this screed in ALL-CAPS (fixed):   
      
   > On 2/16/26 07:11, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:   
   >> ...   
   >> I went from Android to iPhone for one phone. It was pretty solid,   
   >> but I found the Apple silo annoying; e.g. installing a custom ringtone   
   >> was something I couldn't accomplish. On Android? Just copy an MP3   
   >> or MP4 to the correct directory.   
   >   
   > There are tasks which certainly are easier when one has the access (&   
   > knowledge) to do things like a file transfer into a specific directory.   
   >   
   > Thus said, once one knows that a particular feature is available, its   
   > then usually just a case of Googling for the solution.   
   >   
   > In iOS's case, the file apparently needs to be .m4r format.   
      
   I was wrong about mp4, it is m4r. However, on this Galaxy phone   
   mp3 works as well.   
      
   >> A couple of my notifications sounds are clips from a Firesign   
   >> Theatre album. "Barney!"   "It's throbbing!"   
   >   
   > My main ringtone is a long (20 sec) clip from the Theme from Shaft,   
   > performed by Maynard Ferguson.   
   >   
   > There's this, plus a couple others on my domain at /usenet/ringtones/   
   > including shorter clips (~10sec) from Kashmir and Black Dog.   
      
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