Small things that annoy you (3) - Page 198

Mo34 · #**5911** 16th October 2017, 12:55

Lol I just had an app (for a silly cluedo game) ask me for permission to make and manage phone calls!!.

I've gotton over allowing things access my camera, location etc. but that's taking it to far!

Also hate when they ask for access to contacts - no bugger off!

kirbycrackle · #**5912** 16th October 2017, 17:01

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Originally Posted by Mo34

Lol I just had an app (for a silly cluedo game) ask me for permission to make and manage phone calls!!.

I've gotton over allowing things access my camera, location etc. but that's taking it to far!

Also hate when they ask for access to contacts - no bugger off!

I worry about letting things like apps or whatever have permission to access all my shit on my phone. Going into someone's Phone is like having access to their diary these days! No way Jose.

Silent Ninja · #**5913** 17th October 2017, 20:22

When it rains on me and my new bike on the way home from work.

ghost.of.an.englishman · #**5914** 17th October 2017, 23:20

Jack Whitehall stealing another idea from a better comic, and presumably making a killing out of it.

HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT

Schmosby · #**5915** 18th October 2017, 06:12

^ He's irritating.

Oddity · #**5916** 18th October 2017, 13:07

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Originally Posted by ghost.of.an.englishman

Jack Whitehall stealing another idea from a better comic, and presumably making a killing out of it.

HE CAN'T KEEP GETTING AWAY WITH IT

What ideas has he nicked? I'm not a fan or anything, I just have no idea

Rocket Spud · #**5917** 18th October 2017, 17:13

The bafflement that overcomes some people who answer the door whilst on their phone, who can't grasp the concept of telling the person on the other end that they'll 'just be a moment, i've got a parcel to sign for' and then putting the phone down for no more than 20secs to do so.. !

kirbycrackle · #**5918** 18th October 2017, 19:59

People with those sub woofers or whatever there called in their cars. Yea, we know you're there little man!

shinetaro · #**5919** 18th October 2017, 21:18

people entering my personal space, people shouting, sporty people

MJC · #**5920** 19th October 2017, 15:07

Spotify. I create a playlist of stuff I want to listen to but then it plays this other random crap I never added!

notanotherone02 · #**5921** 19th October 2017, 15:49

^ oh yes! Like no!! I do not pay £10 a month to listen to songs that aren't on my playlist!!

Have charged my phone once already today and it's already down at bloody 30% again!! It's not that old a phone either!!

Ronnie_Pickering · #**5922** 19th October 2017, 16:13

this bloody lady, if you cross the road- you bloody look. And this woman looked at me as if I'd done something wrong. Learn how to cross the road lady.

Mo34 · #**5923** 19th October 2017, 17:15

My laptop freezing for no apparent reason. 3 times already

MJC · #**5924** 19th October 2017, 17:42

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Originally Posted by notanotherone02

^ oh yes! Like no!! I do not pay £10 a month to listen to songs that aren't on my playlist!!

Have charged my phone once already today and it's already down at bloody 30% again!! It's not that old a phone either!!

Exactly! Why does it do this? I was convinced It was just me being senile

I piggyback off my sisters account so I don't pay anything

Eugh, anything with a battery is pretty crap.

notanotherone02 · #**5925** 19th October 2017, 18:42

^ well, my mum keeps telling me to email them and ask why on earth a 14 year old pays more than students do... but I can't bring myself to do that. It ain't happening.

I just charged my phone again... I'm keeping this thing attached to the charger for now

Toxic · #**5926** 19th October 2017, 19:54

That spotify thing really is a pain in the arse

my new car talks to my phone with the android connect thing so I leave spotify on my phone and just play it through the car...I find myself having to skip tracks all the time as its playing whatever the hell it wants

At least I knew where I was with my cd's!

Schmosby · #**5927** 19th October 2017, 21:08

You can play full albums just like you would a CD. You can turn off autoplay in the settings.

ghost.of.an.englishman · #**5928** 19th October 2017, 21:31

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Originally Posted by Oddity

What ideas has he nicked? I'm not a fan or anything, I just have no idea

Sorry just saw this. Another comic had a skit about his grouchy, fuddy duddy old dad, and even had a long sequence where he'd go on holiday to various places. Usually to yoof destinations, to humorous effect.

MJC · #**5929** 19th October 2017, 23:37

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Originally Posted by notanotherone02

^ well, my mum keeps telling me to email them and ask why on earth a 14 year old pays more than students do... but I can't bring myself to do that. It ain't happening.

I just charged my phone again... I'm keeping this thing attached to the charger for now

Your mum has a point...surely you should be getting the student price?

Noticed my phone is in need of a charge now too.

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Originally Posted by Toxic

That spotify thing really is a pain in the arse

my new car talks to my phone with the android connect thing so I leave spotify on my phone and just play it through the car...I find myself having to skip tracks all the time as its playing whatever the hell it wants

At least I knew where I was with my cd's!

Yeah this is the problem I have too, random crap playing and having to constantly skip past it all. I gave up using it in the car and went back to mp3 cd's with tracks sorted into folders. Couple of taps and the song I want is located and playing

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Originally Posted by Schmosby

You can play full albums just like you would a CD. You can turn off autoplay in the settings.

Are you telling me the most annoying feature of Spotify can be disabled by turning this off? I just have and will give it a try again.

Schmosby · #**5930** 19th October 2017, 23:51

I quite like the feature, for example today I played The Chain by Fleetwood Mac and then it continued to play songs of a roughly similar type, which I quite enjoyed.

What annoys me is when I make a playlist and it mixes in other songs that are not in my playlist. The biggest annoyance though would be the lack of ability to thums down/avoid a track.

notanotherone02 · #**5931** 20th October 2017, 00:13

^^ lol I guess I should be, but I'm missing out on getting it for a fiver because I don't want to email them...

MJC · #**5932** 20th October 2017, 00:16

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Originally Posted by notanotherone02

^^ lol I guess I should be, but I'm missing out on getting it for a fiver because I don't want to email them...

Can you cancel your subscription and then rejoin as a student on their website?

notanotherone02 · #**5933** 20th October 2017, 00:23

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Originally Posted by MJC

Can you cancel your subscription and then rejoin as a student on their website?

I think you need to have some proof of student status ID (sounds fancy but it's basically just a student card or something like that) which I don't have. I only have my Young Scot card which they don't accept...

I hate emailing people so much!

Toxic · #**5934** 20th October 2017, 00:27

I appreciate spotify is trying to open my eyes (or, well..ears) to different music but given the state of its "weekly playlist" it keeps adding to my list I think I'll be turning it off! (I did not know it could be turned off, spotify is one of the few things I've never gone raking through the available settings)

Pandora was great at that

it always suggested decent, related artists

MJC · #**5935** 20th October 2017, 00:43

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Originally Posted by notanotherone02

I think you need to have some proof of student status ID (sounds fancy but it's basically just a student card or something like that) which I don't have. I only have my Young Scot card which they don't accept...

I hate emailing people so much!

That kinda sucks.

E-mailing is a lot easier than dealing with things on the phone to be fair.

notanotherone02 · #**5936** 20th October 2017, 00:47

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Originally Posted by MJC

That kinda sucks.

E-mailing is a lot easier than dealing with things on the phone to be fair.

True. At least I'm not gonna have to phone them - they probably wouldn't believe my age from my voice alone either

MJC · #**5937** 20th October 2017, 01:01

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Originally Posted by notanotherone02

True. At least I'm not gonna have to phone them - they probably wouldn't believe my age from my voice alone either

Schmosby · #**5938** 20th October 2017, 06:48

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Originally Posted by Toxic

I appreciate spotify is trying to open my eyes (or, well..ears) to different music but given the state of its "weekly playlist" it keeps adding to my list I think I'll be turning it off! (I did not know it could be turned off, spotify is one of the few things I've never gone raking through the available settings)

Pandora was great at that

it always suggested decent, related artists

I do think spotify is quite poor on UX/UI in general, for example I can't see a list of recently played songs, so if I hear something I like, I have to go add it while it's still playing, but I often realise I like a song a few songs later, when the song is still stuck in my head.

As far as the tailored playlists based on your taste, they were really good at the start when I was mainly listening to one genre, but now I've had time to listen to all the kinds if music I like, they seem confused.

I would like the ability to generate a song queue based on the songs in a playlist, but not including any of them, so I can discover new songs of a similar style to add to that playlist.

Schmosby · #**5939** 20th October 2017, 08:24

People ordering things without paying for express shipping, then messaging saying 'can I get these for tomorrow'. It happens all the time. Yes, you can get them tomorrow, if you go back a day in time and check out selecting express shipping or go back 2 weeks in time and order using standard shipping. Ohhhh 'It's for a loved ones birthday' (get this one all the time too), you clearly don't love them that much if you are ordering their gift the day before their birthday and choosing not yo pay for express shipping right.

newbs16 · #**5940** 20th October 2017, 09:40

^ Haha