Zaraki_Kenpachi
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Ya, I was hoping it did once he told me how to do a ? but unfortunately it doesn't.
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Ya, I was hoping it did once he told me how to do a ? but unfortunately it doesn't.
!!! Another pleasant surprise today!
Chrome to Mobile BETA
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/02/07/google-introduces-chrome-to-mobile-beta-send-live-urls-to-chrome-for-android-in-a-snap/
Link to Extension
Chrome to Mobile BETA
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/02/07/google-introduces-chrome-to-mobile-beta-send-live-urls-to-chrome-for-android-in-a-snap/
Link to Extension
Al-ibn Kermit
Junior Member
It's like why do they even have an incognito mode on a browser that doesn't have Flash?
Gamer @ Heart
Member
Ugh. Looks like I am finally a victim of the developer vs amazon spat. I got pocket casts as a the FAOTD and apparently they killed support for it months ago. Being happy with the app, I never noticed all the updates the market version got until recently when the developers started blocking the amazon version from downloading anything. It can stream, but the download request is null on their end. I'm glad I'm only disappointed because if I had paid for the amazon version I would be PISSED. I read the blog and feel their pain, but the situation still sucks be cause that last move is a bit dirty as they say in the same blog that they wouldn't cripple the app. Its weird, I want to support them on market, but I feel kind of burned and don't support that behavior.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Because there's a whole lot more to anonymous browsing than just disabling Flash?
Wait, what? Are you sure this is HTC you're talking about here? Nobody makes ugly square plastic phones which weigh 40 lbs. and use QUALCOMM SoCs like HTC. Even HTC themselves admit that they are at fault for their profit nosedive in 2011 and have resolved to make better phones in 2012!
I think he meant that without flash there is no porn and without porn there is no need for Incognito mode.
And I think Unknown is saying that there is a lot more uses to Incognito mode than just porn. What they might be, I haven't got a clue.
Shining Sunshine
Banned
Is ICS available for the Xperia Arc?
Kandrick
GAF's Ed McMahon
Could not find it on my phone, and that link is not working. "This item cannot be installed in your device's country"
lolgoogle.
Unknown Soldier
Member
It only appears if your device is running ICS.
Kandrick
GAF's Ed McMahon
Kandrick
GAF's Ed McMahon
Yeah i am looking into that right now. Would have liked to just click a button to download it though!
Unknown Soldier
Member
The Chrome Beta is only available in some countries right now, hence your error. What country are you in?
The Faceless Master
Member
i'd love to see a list of those non-porn uses...
Buy presents for loved ones of course!
Speaking of Chrome, is there a way to make it request desktop versions of sites? or to change the user-agent?
Kandrick
GAF's Ed McMahon
One that is not on the list! But installing it directly through the .apk worked.
It load pages faster than stock browser for me on a Nexus S, but the scrolling stutters. The tab system is awesome though!
HurricaneJesus
Member
Needs an easy way to close current tab.
5-inches
4:3 Ratio
Phones be getting bigger yo
http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/08/...-smartphone-with-5-inch-screen-4-3/#continued
cuevas. PhD.
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The Faceless Master
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cuevas. PhD.
Member
They are just covering a niche. Their flagship phones are still relatively normal sized phones.
The Friendly Monster
Member
What's the resolution on this then?
5-inches
4:3 Ratio
Phones be getting bigger yo
http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/08/...-smartphone-with-5-inch-screen-4-3/#continued
Also Gingerbread is unforgivable at this point.
Not necessarily. Unfortunate though. How old is ICS? I don't think many people know how long it takes to design a mobile phone...it's up to 12 months, in most cases. These aren't dumb phones anymore.
The Friendly Monster
Member
I don't care, I mean it's unforgivable from Google as much as LG.
It's rumoured 1024 x 768, my game appears fine on that, but its sure feels weird.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
There's no niche. They just can't make smaller screen phones with 720P or around there resolution.
jobber
Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
you're part of the problem!
Mrcapcom
Member
Didn't appear in my Prime's Market I had to install it from the web market
The Friendly Monster
Member
It depends if you root or not. If not you are at the mercy of the carriers and manufacturers. If so then you can install unofficial custom roms (most of gaf I'd imagine). Community support for each handset varies. I think most of the popular ones have at least some form of Ice Cream Sandwich rom now, and if you aren't running ICS you are missing out. Especially now Chrome is here.
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Why the fuck is swype so shitty for emails? Whenever I hit backspace it reprints the last word I typed instead of deleting. I hate this thing.
if you hate it, switch.
Here's some good alternatives:
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.touchtype.swiftkey
https://market.android.com/details?id=inputmethod.latin.ported
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.moo.android.inputmethod.latin.free
Zaraki_Kenpachi
Member
Well I just hate it adds a word when I hit backspace instead of deleting... It works fine in messaging but not in email for some reason. I love except when I sent an email with it for the first time and ran into that. Like if I click to the end to delete the last word because it chose wrong it duplicates whatever is before it.
For example:
ICS is Ice Cream Sandwhich, the newest version of Android for both phones and tabs. 4.0.x version numbers, currently.
Root is just allowing your phone to have superuser permissions, nothing more.
Notifications still look Gingerbreadish!! WTF?!
Here is what I mean:
Icon on the notification bar is still the old one, and contact pictures still don't show up when pulling down the notification drawer.
They need to follow their own ICS guidelines and update this app >_>
There might already be a "notifications" folder in the phones directory. That's where you want to place those files. There is also a "ringtones" folder.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
So I decided to get a GN. Great device overall, but I've already noticed a number of issues:
Every time a sound is played, a few seconds later there's an audible "pop" (as the speaker turns off?). Seems to be a very common problem with this phone.
The compass is off. When running Maps, it constantly points about 90 degrees away from how the phone is actually oriented.
UPDATE: The compass just seems very unreliable. Sometimes it will be off in another direction that it was previously. GPS seems really good though.
The screen seems to be slightly brighter on the right side than on the left. Not sure if this is my only screen issue; haven't done any rigoruous tests on this yet.
UPDATE: Ok, the screen is actually tinted pink along the right edge. Very clearly visible when the screen brightness is turned down.
NEW: The phone vibrates EXTREMELY loudly. It's not just a "bzzz", it's more like the phone is actually playing a tone (a G# if anyone's interested, haha).
(Reposted from the GN thread, since this once seems much more active.)
Every time a sound is played, a few seconds later there's an audible "pop" (as the speaker turns off?). Seems to be a very common problem with this phone.
The compass is off. When running Maps, it constantly points about 90 degrees away from how the phone is actually oriented.
UPDATE: The compass just seems very unreliable. Sometimes it will be off in another direction that it was previously. GPS seems really good though.
The screen seems to be slightly brighter on the right side than on the left. Not sure if this is my only screen issue; haven't done any rigoruous tests on this yet.
UPDATE: Ok, the screen is actually tinted pink along the right edge. Very clearly visible when the screen brightness is turned down.
NEW: The phone vibrates EXTREMELY loudly. It's not just a "bzzz", it's more like the phone is actually playing a tone (a G# if anyone's interested, haha).
(Reposted from the GN thread, since this once seems much more active.)
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Hmm, ok... It's just that I have never ever heard a phone vibrate like this before. Like I said, it's not just a "bzzz", but the phone actually generates a very clear G# when vibrating.
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