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Would let Tony Parker sleep with his wife
I didn't see it on the tf300 either. In fact...I don't see the sidebar announced either. It looks exactly like the youtube app from last week. (yes I updated)
ghostofsparta
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I'm not a big app guy, I download maybe 1 a month but here are a few your should start out with
amazon appstore (free app every day) and ics browser+ (much better than chrome) and airdroid to transfer stuff over wifi.
FB app is still dumb as fuck though. It doesn't clear the notifications if you view them on another device and will push them to the app even though you clear them as soon as they show up on the page. The text snippet on the notification is useless. Pressing it will take you to the notifications screen instead of the item in question, and the app itself will sometimes not clear the red badge. Messages don't get push notifications either.
God I hate that app. It's slowly becoming slightly better, but it's still crap overall.
The Google Now stuff comes up via a gesture upwards through the home key.
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/06/27/video-quick-hands-on-with-the-google-nexus-7-tablet/
The Faceless Master
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Facebook notifications magically started working for me in the middle of last week.
brotkasten
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I don't know why, but the Galaxy Nexus is suddenly in the battle for my next phone. It doesn't look anywhere near as good as the white Xperia S (imo), but being able to use a charging dock is really appealing to me. Probably the only good thing Samsung does with their phones is putting the MicroUSB port where it belongs. How's the battery life?
The Faceless Master
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called it!
Wow, Google Now is really giving Metro Tiles a run for their money.
ThatObviousUser
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Not fantastic...
So is this the new hotness? If I can't bail out on Verizon I'll be looking for a new phone to replace my Droid X.
ThatObviousUser
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The old-new hotness, made new.
brotkasten
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Coming from you, it probably means it's pretty bad.
ThatObviousUser
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ThatObviousUser
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4.0.4 also improved the idle time a lot. Like, you can leave it on a desk, on, unplugged for like six hours and it'll only go down 1-2%.
Same here, don't know what changed but push notifications work for all things Facebook for me now :\
I did notice in my apps on the desktop Facebook page I now have Facebook for iPhone, which was never there previously...
brotkasten
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Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
TRAITOR...
brotkasten
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I don't let the OT I created own my life!
ghostofsparta
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LTE version doesn't have good battery.
Play store (gsm) version has great battery life.
Same here. I once got 4 hours of screen time, but I was on the thing the whole 4 hours. 24 hours with 3 hours screen is usual i would say.
Don't forget the gutter launcher!
ThatObviousUser
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You're crawling back too, ain't ya?
I didn't assume anything. I said "if", and it was mostly in jest.
And to clarify the first part, I simply meant that since all you're used to is IOS, you'd have to play with it before really taking advantage of Android's strengths. It wasn't meant to be condescending.
Remember, you're the one that said it mostly felt the same, when its actually not.
Vanillalite
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Crawling back would mean I was ever in the Android camp to begin with. That's not the case.
Wait, no. The OTA is apparently only for the Nexus' out today?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...t-it-only-works-on-io-galaxy-nexuses-for-now/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...t-it-only-works-on-io-galaxy-nexuses-for-now/
The OTA is only for the GSM Nexus sold through the Play Store.
ThatObviousUser
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OK, so you're crawling away from the burning wreckage of WP7 and towards your bright Android future. Is that a better way to say it?
The Faceless Master
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pop champagne
My gfs Evo4g fell and now has Web cracks all over the screen. It still works, but she really wants the screen fixed. I called sprint a and they're saying that basically repair is not an option and that she will have to buy a new phone. I saw screen repair kits on Amazon for about ten bucks. Is repairing the phone myself a fairly easy thing to do or would I want to just get her a new phone? I'm not sure what the warranty is, but she has had it for six or seven months.
So, is the Verizon Nexus essentially like not having a Nexus at all?
Are Verizon Nexus owners going to wait 6 months to a year for updates like non-Nexus phones.
It changed for me a long time ago. At least a couple months.
Pretty much, it's a Verizon phone. dat CDMA.
its not out for all google play store devices. Only for the devices that were given out at I/O, which came with an older build that was upgraded to the preview release. The Galaxy Nexus LTE is the best you'll get from Verizon at this point. It will always be the first on Verizon to get upgrades, but it will be a month or more behind the GSM version. Im curious to see how Google handles the next wave of Nexus devices. Something has to give on the largest carrier in the US
im pretty sure i would have noticed. I clearly didn't though.
basic_element
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It changed this past Monday for me.
well then that makes a bit more sense since i dont use it very much at home
ThatObviousUser
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Total BS unless they want to end up like Nokia.
Have there been any such reports? Or just rumours that can be shrugged off?
ThatObviousUser
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Only idle speculation from what I can tell.
Unknown Soldier
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I find it hilarious that you are loyal to a company which has discarded two mobile platforms in the space of two years. At least with Android you know it's going to be around getting sued by Apple and MS until the end of time. 1 million activations per day and still rising!
Samsung has had their own smartphone platform called Bada for years now. It's their little plaything but Samsung's increasingly close relationship with Google suggest that it will never be anything more than their little plaything.
LyleLanley
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I really like the way Android looks like a TV turning off when I turn off the screen.
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