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[–] [email protected] 132 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It looks like they really wanted to get both frames in one picture, so they did the obvious thing…load one frame on your phone, another frame on your partners, and then take your 2007 flip phone out of the drawer and use that to take a picture of both of them.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Side note: why is it SO HARD to put two images together into one image file on a smartphone? There are multiple apps that want $1.99/mo for the privilege of making a collage, Instagram Layout has been broken for years now, and the first party solutions (particularly Google Photos) are overengineered in some big ways (like not allowing you to make a collage without some kind of border) and underengineered in others (like not allowing you to choose an image from a search, make a different search, and then choose another image). And as far as I can tell the only way to actually put one image on top of another is to use Double Exposure on Snapseed.

We've had this problem solved on Windows for literally my entire life, and I'm pushing 40. So why can't we figure out basic, no frills raster editing on mobile? I'm not even talking about layers (though, yes please). I'm talking about pretty much anything other than a filter.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (2 children)

i've had this issue so many times I just gave up and now use gimp from vnc connected on localhost to termux

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

"Just." That's awesome.

I mean that. I'm not being sarcastic. I love that idea. I just don't have the capacity for something like that; I just want something built in to Android.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

photopea.com is extremely nice, it's browser based.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

I was skeptical until I saw a GitHub link on the page

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

My Samsung does it very easily with decent customization options in Gallery (and has for at least two phones). What phone are you using that can't? I agree the collage feature in Google photos is lame.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Pixel, but I've had the problem with Motorola and LG in the past too.

Samsung has enough other problems that I'll never make that leap, but it's good to know that somebody is working on it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Gotcha! I've stuck with Samsung because they make a phone that will fit in the pathetic excuse that is women's pants pockets. My husband tried to get me to switch to the Pixel but it was too big.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Pocket extensions are a great beginner’s sewing project, nobody can see your pockets in most pants so it doesn’t matter if your stitches are uneven. A basic sewing kit is all you need, you don’t even need a sewing machine.

https://youtu.be/LRAz9eQexHQ?si=m2RiNH1acfhkXTYM

https://www.instructables.com/How-to-Extend-Your-Pants-Pockets/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Here is an alternative Piped link(s):

https://piped.video/LRAz9eQexHQ?si=m2RiNH1acfhkXTYM

Piped is a privacy-respecting open-source alternative frontend to YouTube.

I'm open-source; check me out at GitHub.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Totally get it. I miss my Pixel 2 form factor.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The answer is that app stores are designed to rake users over the coals for all the money they can. Part of the reason I have never made my phone the center of my computing. It's too expensive and crap of an experience. I have just always made a habit of carrying around my laptop almost everywhere. I have an old phone (now PinePhone) for calls, texts, music, basic web browsing and internet tethering for the laptop.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Right, but you could say that about...anything. And there are FOSS solutions on FDroid and even the Play Store for a ton of other problems, so why not image editing?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I suppose I hadn't considered nor know much about slideloaded solutions as my previous phone was an iPhone 5c. It was a handmedown from my parents.

I don't really like the lack of hardware support on the Android side (parts availability). Not exactly like it's much better on the iPhone side either. So I went with the PinePhone. Linux on there is very barebones but at least the parts are available. If I am going to use my phone in a barebones manner then why buy in to an expensive fixed life device?

Not exactly a knowledgeable user. Just another user frustrated by the subscription/throwaway economy. I realize this wasn't really a relevant answer to your question but more how I adapted to the worthless app store.

BTW, one of the few apps I did purchase was 1Password. $60 for the Mac app and $40 for the iOS app. So $100 all in all. Those ass hats switched to subscription only the very next version citing we need funds to further develop the security. That plus a couple other examples is why I gave up on paid proprietary software on both devices. I'm full force trying to find FOSS solutions instead. Not that many exist for mobile or even desktop as you have also discovered.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

I don't generally have a problem paying for an app, it's the subscription model I hate. And because of business practices outside the FOSS world, it seems like FOSS is the only place to get anything reasonable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Uuuh my cheap Android phone can do that from the gallery. Its called collage

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You say "gallery," but do you mean "Google Photos?" And if so, did you miss the part where I said that exists but is weirdly both over- and underbuilt?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I think Samsung subs in their own "Gallery" software on their phones. Other manufacturers may as well.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I really like JointPics: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.gr.java_conf.se_3.jointpics

Unfortunately, it wasn't updated for 10 years, so it may not work for too long.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Your device isn't compatible with this version.

Bummer. Thanks for the thought, though!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

As I said, it wasn't updated in 10 years.

HOWEVER, it doesn't mean it wouldn't actually work. Google Play store just started doing this crap based on target API version. Due to that I often search Google for apps, check results from Play Store, and try getting an APK somewhere if I find app that looks interesting. The risk of that is obvious, just like with mod apks.

Edit: In case you trust me (which you really shouldn't as I am just a stranger), I used this APK extractor: F-Droid link Github link
And uploaded the APK here: https://d.kuku.lu/ss3xcf7fe
VirusTotal report shows the hash matches already checked Joint Pics_1.2.0_Apkpure.apk so it seems unmodified by the APK extractor (well, that's what it said before my checks anyway as it uses filename from last previous check). It also came out clean, but that's not 100% to be trusted, as usual.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Interesting, and thank you for the additional information. I may have to check this out.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Or two Nintendo DS.