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- Autofill API works great on Android, I've been using 1Password for a while

- Camera is usually device-specific, but my Pixel/OnePlus devices have usually been very good at this

- Google released the "Nearby Share" feature a couple weeks ago

- Wi-Fi sharing can be done with standard QR codes, but I don't know if this OS-specific

- Tasker is different from Shortcuts, but a viable option. Very powerful, but more complex too

- I agree with the Duo point. It's a great service, but not well known. Google being Google I guess.

(To be clear, not disagreeing with you, just adding to the conversation)

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- I always had trouble with the Autofill API and LastPass. I wonder if it was a LastPass specific issue, but I'm not too willing to change password managers at the moment.

- Nearby Share looks great! Looks like its only Android -> Android or Android -> Chromebook right now. Hopefully we get Windows/MacOS/iOS support.

- What is the workflow for sharing a Wi-Fi password as a QR code? I looked in to this a while ago, and Android doesn't even let you access saved Wi-Fi passwords without root, and the stock camera app didn't have a QR reader built in.

- Tasker was pretty powerful, but the polish and user experience was lacking. Haven't kept up with Tasker's development, but I hope they take some inspiration from Shortcuts/Workflows and streamline their interface for general cases. There was a lot of additional features that were separated out into separate apps, which also made it more difficult to manage.

Thanks!

My OnePlus let's me see QR code and passwords for Wi-Fo networks without root.

> Google released the "Nearby Share" feature a couple weeks ago

...and insisted to bring it to the top of the share menu without a way to disable it.

I don't even think it was malicious intent, like growth hacking or something. It's just a sloppy implementation.

... like Googles camera and photos apps that stopped respecting the accessibility setting not to use haptic feedback and enabled it for some rare and random ui elements, like tilting an image or changing camera modes.

Or how Android 11 new (and random?) background animations during notification bar pull down does not honor disabled animations, another accessibility feature.

... or the new button right next to the screenshot button in the app switcher that just does not appear to do anything? It just makes the app switcher unresponsive until you press the "x"-button. They probably just forgot to add a feature there.

What device are you using? I'm using a OnePlus on Android 11 and it's just one item in the share sheet, nothing special about it. This is likely device-specific

Good point. I didn't think of device differences.

It's a pixel 3a. There it got a full, dedicated column above all regular share sheet items.

I have to scroll past it many times a day, which feels like some form of absurd punishment.

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