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[–] moon_matter@kbin.social 32 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (6 children)

Sometimes they can afford to not know because they have a relative who can manage the device for them. In which case they really wouldn't be installing software on their own really.

You would be surprised at how many people cannot even change the volume on their tablet.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago

You would be surprised at how many people cannot even change the volume on their tablet.

If that number is more than 0 then I would be very surprised. There are buttons on the side for volume and volume buttons have been standard on devices since at least the early 80's.

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