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Comment Authority: The best comments for Week 15, 2018
August 19, 2025
Welcome to a brand new feature here atAndroid Authority! Each week, Comment Authority will compile the best comments written on the site by you, the readers. Sometimes commenters make terrific observations that aren’t mentioned by our hard-working editorial staff, or simply make a great joke that keeps the conversation lively. We want to highlight the awesome readers who contribute to the community of Android enthusiasts that keepAndroid Authorityvibrant and alive.
Without further ado, here are the best comments from this past week!
Kids can be so cruel
The most popular article for comments this week was “Over 80% of teens don’t ‘Think Different’, prefer iPhone to Android“. It amassed nearly 150 comments, with opinions ranging from “The iPhone sucks” to “Just accept that Android is the worst.” But one commenter with the usernamewahoowahad an interesting perspective to give as a father of teenaged children:
The hate for the notch won’t last
If there’s one smartphone trend right now that is causing the most controversy, it’s the adoption ofthe “notch” display, first introduced on theEssential Phoneand brought to the public eye by the iPhone X. In our post analyzinga poll we conductedabout your feelings on the notch, usernyc_rockhad an interesting (but still divisive) point about how the notch is only controversial right now because it’s so new:
Don’t make an April fool of yourself
The devs behindLineageOSput an April Fool’s joke into the April build of the custom ROM. It’s a long story, but the joke essentially boiled down to users thinking their device was compromised and causing much distress. After some major outcry from the LineageOS community,the devs issued an apology. Here, like a concerned parent giving us all some sage advice, usersdelfinlets us know their opinion on this joke-gone-wrong:
Negative Nancy of the week
Not every commenter contributes positively to the conversation (this is the internet, after all). With that in mind, we’d like to close out this inaugural edition of Comment Authority with the Negative Nancy of the week,Goran, who is either Donald Trump in disguise or doing a pretty good impression of him in ourHUAWEI P20 Pro review:
That’s the end of the first Comment Authority! Let us know in the comments below if you dig this new feature. Or just tell us what you’ve got planned for the next few days if you like. Have a terrific weekend, everyone!
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