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[Unknown Soldier]

it's a discussion

also I wonder when keylime pie will be out. Manufacturers are probably skipping 4.2 and will go straight to that if it's near

I wouldn't be shocked if Samsung skipped 4.2 and went straight to 5.0. There is literally nothing in 4.2 that isn't already in TouchWiz except the side load malware scanner which only catches 15% of malware (LOL).

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I want to eventually upgrade to the Note series, the only thing putting me back is the weight. I never use my Nexus 7 because that shit's heavy and helpe Note phones look to be in the same category.

The Note II is actually lighter than the DROID DNA and the Lumia 920. It's not heavy at all. Samsung's plastic phones are much lighter than most other devices of their size. Instead, to increase internal rigidity they use a magnesium alloy frame inside the device which protects the motherboard and important internal components. This is similar to the design Lenovo uses in ThinkPads.

 

[The Faceless Master]

The Note II is actually lighter than the DROID DNA and the Lumia 920. It's not heavy at all. Samsung's plastic phones are much lighter than most other devices of their size. Instead, to increase internal rigidity they use a magnesium alloy frame inside the device which protects the motherboard and important internal components. This is similar to the design Lenovo uses in ThinkPads.

this shit right here. that with their perfect cuts on materials, they make solid feeling devices.

 

[jokkir]

What are the pros and cons for using Falcon Pro over the official Twitter app?

 

[Ocho]

What are the pros and cons for using Falcon Pro over the official Twitter app?

Con: No push notifications.

 

[thespot84]

this shit right here. that with their perfect cuts on materials, they make solid feeling devices.

so will you put a sedar plate on your head come march?

 

[Bboy AJ]

What are the pros and cons for using Falcon Pro over the official Twitter app?

Go read some reviews of the app. They're posted in the app thread. Or just google them.

 

[forknknife]

I repeat this post from the galaxy nexus thread because i think that it fits better here.

Another thing that is bothering me

After updating to 4.2 this is what my browser looks like. an extra horizontal bar on top with an ugly ass extra loading bar on top that looks all weird. anybody else dealing with this?

Can anybody help?

 

[Bboy AJ]

I repeat this post from the galaxy nexus thread because i think that it fits better here.



Can anybody help?

I had that issue. It went away. Are you running CM? Because I am and was.

 

[forknknife]

I had that issue. It went away. Are you running CM? Because I am and was.

no, it's just stock android 4.2 :/
it actually goes away for me sometimes, randomly, but it keeps coming back

 

[OriginalThinking]

no, it's just stock android 4.2 :/
it actually goes away for me sometimes, randomly, but it keeps coming back

Factory reset? Never had that problem. Very strange.

 

[tino]

no, it's just stock android 4.2 :/
it actually goes away for me sometimes, randomly, but it keeps coming back

I would go back to 4.1

 

[Cipherr]

I just picked up a galaxy S3, verizon. It has 4.1 but I don't think Verizon will do me any favors by updating to 4.2. But is it worth it? Just did some digging and it seems like photosphere, some updates to Google Now, gesture typing and a better way to use notifications are the biggest updates. Am I missing something? Is it worth it to try and root for that incremental update?

Sorry if this has been answered before. Thanks for any answers.

BTW: Verizon are dicks. Selling the S3 for $200 now. Luckily Amazon came thru for $100.

Arent all the Google Now updates issued through the Google Search update? You don't need 4.2 to get the new features of Google Now IIRC, you just need 4.1. Then all the new cards are updated through the google search app, which is not linked to the Android point updates.

I repeat this post from the galaxy nexus thread because i think that it fits better here.



Can anybody help?

Im running 4.2 on a Gnex and have never seen anything like that, sorry.

 

[forknknife]

I would go back to 4.1

I did not want to update, believe me. Before 4.1 my phone had become almost useless because of the whole radio bug where my phone would loose all connectivity once it got into sleep mode and the only way out of it was resetting the phone. Such a pain in the ass, it lasted well over 3 months until some update fixed it somehow. So I was trying to avoid any other updates just in case the problem would come back but the problem is I would get this message asking me to update all the fucking time so in the end i gave in. Good thing is that I think it runs pretty good so far, it's just this shitty thing with the browser.

 

[Revoh]

Either the last MIUI on gingerbread (2.4.20) on miuiandroid or go with the latest official stable or nightly of CM10 (not 10.1).

Hey, I've installed stable CM10 on my Galaxy S GT-i9000
It's amazingly fast but I have a few problems...
The battery drains really fast now.
Also, I can't connect to the 3G network anymore (my APN settings are fine).

How can I solve this problems?
Thanks in advance.

 

[Pctx]

not to sound like an xda douche, but the APN's are on the XDA wiki for all of the major carriers.

 

[Revoh]

Well, my APN configuration was indeed wrongly configured, I have Internet access now. Still, the battery draining thing is really bad...

 

[Pctx]

Well, my APN configuration was indeed wrongly configured, I have Internet access now. Still, the battery draining thing is really bad...

I actually just switched from cm10 to the latest embryo release which uses a custom kernel which is way better at battery management than the cm10 release. Did you reset your battery stats when you wiped and installed?

 

[Liquidus]

Anyone have any issues with having their Email app stuck in constant sync but never showing your emails. Hotmail doesn't seem to do anything but sync.

 

[Liquidus]

Sorry for the double post.

 

[JonathanEx]

So glad it's taken half a year for HTC to update my One S to 4.1, which... uh... adds Google Now, which they have nothing to do with, aaaand... an unclearable, permanent notification to use a power-saver option.

THANKS GUYS.

 

[Jazzy Network]

So glad it's taken half a year for HTC to update my One S to 4.1, which... uh... adds Google Now, which they have nothing to do with, aaaand... an unclearable, permanent notification to use a power-saver option.

THANKS GUYS.

Also kills your battery faster.

 

[belvedere]

Anyone have any issues with having their Email app stuck in constant sync but never show your emails. Hotmail doesn't seem to do anything but sync.

Have you just added the account? I've seen it stick there before awaiting input for a prompt in the background.

 

[Madtown_]

Also kills your battery faster.

What does? 4.1 in general?

 

[Liquidus]

Have you just added the account? I've seen it stick there before awaiting input for a prompt in the background.

My gf added her account 3 days ago and it's been like that since then. I deleted the cache, disabled/enabled the app, deleted/input account info. Not sure what else to do.

Edit- Works fine on the Nexus 7 but not on the Nexus 4.

 

[jokkir]

What does? 4.1 in general?

Google Now.

Google Now keeps your phone awake more often to check your location to determine what cards it will show.

 

[Pctx]

Anyone have any issues with having their Email app stuck in constant sync but never showing your emails. Hotmail doesn't seem to do anything but sync.

issue with the AOSP exchange client of which I f'ning hate. Usually it is an issue with exchange server policies not loading on the client end (2007/2010 and up) that control whether or not your phone can be remotely wiped. I've had issues with out exchange server (2003) even loading with the default e-mail app which is why I went back to TouchWiz and Samsung's version of their e-mail client.

 

[Liquidus]

Thanks for the help guys. I went ahead and downloaded the Hotmail app from the Play Store. That works fine. Wish the stock Android client did though.

issue with the AOSP exchange client of which I f'ning hate. Usually it is an issue with exchange server policies not loading on the client end (2007/2010 and up) that control whether or not your phone can be remotely wiped. I've had issues with out exchange server (2003) even loading with the default e-mail app which is why I went back to TouchWiz and Samsung's version of their e-mail client.

So the issue is on Microsofts end I guess. Any work around? It's dumb that the stock 4.2 email app works fine on the Nexus 7 but not on the Nexus 4.

 

[Vic]

Nova Launcher 2.0 is here.

What's in this version:

Custom Icon Size (Prime)
Swipe actions on any desktop icon (Prime)
Custom wallpaper cropping
Increase maximum desktop grid size
Infinite Scroll Drawer Setting
Alphabetical list drawer style
Small Icons Dock Setting
Force wallpaper scrolling on USA SGS2
Aggressive Desktop Setting (Keep in memory)*
Lower memory usage
Improve scrolling performance
Fixes, optimizations and tuning

*"Retrieve Running Apps" used for Aggressive Desktop and warning when multiple launchers are running

Additional changes:

"Swipe to open folder" allowing swiping over a desktop or dock folder to open it, with the tap action doing something else (such as opening an app).
Use app icons as replacement icons, for example to change a folder icon into the icon of an app within it
Disc background for folders
Folder background transparency
Slightly redesigned Nova Action icons (and at Nexus 10 resolution)
Auto-close options for drawer and dock
Merge Android 4.2 changes
New background image for settings apps

 

[The Faceless Master]

Nova Launcher 2.0 is here.

guess i'll try Nova Prime for a week or two. liked Apex more when i tried them both months ago, but i imported my settings and i'll see how it is now.

most of the settings converted fine!

 

[Battersea Power Station]

Am I an idiot or is there no way to share an existing photo album with a new person from either the Gallery or Google+ apps? It's kinda frustrating.

 

[Vanillalite]

DSP Manager + Apollo + new IEMs = OMG AWESOME!!!

 

[Unknown Soldier]

>using Apollo

It's seriously the worst music player ever. It's only there because the stock AOSP player literally hasn't been updated since Android 2.1 because Google switched to the Play Music app which isn't open-sourced. Even the CM people know no one actually uses it and nobody even knows why they bother developing it.

 

[JonathanEx]

Also kills your battery faster.

Welp, custom ROM it is. I like Now though.

Can HTC go back to Nexus phones soon? Lovely hardware ruined by their meddling software.

 

[Vanillalite]

>using Apollo

It's seriously the worst music player ever. It's only there because the stock AOSP player literally hasn't been updated since Android 2.1 because Google switched to the Play Music app which isn't open-sourced. Even the CM people know no one actually uses it and nobody even knows why they bother developing it.

What is better that is still light on resources and without extra fluff besides Google Music?

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Check out the sony yuga/odin thread, akira posted the first official pics: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=500748&page=6

I was always impressed with the rumoured dimensions of the Odin. A 5 inch screen on a phone that is smaller than MOST android phones today. That's impressive. After seeing that pic, it's clear how they did it. Barely any bezzle!

Also it being thicker I'm sure helped.

 

[iavi]

Can someone please tell me how to run YT vids in the BG. There has to be an app. This is the silliest limitation.

 

[tino]

Can someone please tell me how to run YT vids in the BG. There has to be an app. This is the silliest limitation.

stickit

 

[Vanillalite]

Ubuntu Countdown: So Close, You Can Almost Touch It

Ubuntu Home Page With Countdown

T-Minus 25 hours as of this post...

Speculation some kind of Ubuntu hybrid with Android.

 

[navanman]

Anyone using/used a Facebook replacement app called FaceDroid?
I see they lauched a phone version of their app (was previously a tablet orientated app).
It looks very nice at first glance, following Holo design rules.
On sale for 99c at the moment.

 

[Hieberrr]

Hey, I've installed stable CM10 on my Galaxy S GT-i9000
It's amazingly fast but I have a few problems...
The battery drains really fast now.
Also, I can't connect to the 3G network anymore (my APN settings are fine).

How can I solve this problems?
Thanks in advance.

Hm, try the last CM 10 nightly before the experimental 10.1. The kernel should be better. If that doesn't help, check XDA for other kernels.

 

[Vanillalite]

I saw that, but I haven't used it. Honestly now that they made the app native I'm cool with the official FB app!

 

[Face it Tiger..]

Anyone using/used a Facebook replacement app called FaceDroid?
I see they lauched a phone version of their app (was previously a tablet orientated app).
It looks very nice at first glance, following Holo design rules.
On sale for 99c at the moment.

I don't use an android phone, but Friendcaster looks superior from my PoV.

 

[Skyfireblaze]

I wonder, could anyone here provide me of a system.img from any MIUI v4 ROM? I would love to play around with MIUI in the Android SDK because I lack a Android phone myself. All MIUI downloads I found are in .zip format

 

[thespot84]

so on 4.2, every time i hit a 'back' button in any app (top left, with a little white left arrow) the app crashes. Is this a known bug?

 

[Unknown Soldier]

What is better that is still light on resources and without extra fluff besides Google Music?

I use Poweramp. I've been using it for like 2 years now. I've used it on 3 different devices. It's the most important app that I own.

 

[Vanillalite]

I use Poweramp. I've been using it for like 2 years now. I've used it on 3 different devices. It's the most important app that I own.

Problem with PowerAMP is that it is resource heavy and redundant for my setup.

The feature set is great, but CM gives me access to an actual great system wide EQ + settings. So the only thing I'd need is just a music player.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Problem with PowerAMP is that it is resource heavy and redundant for my setup.

The feature set is great, but CM gives me access to an actual great system wide EQ + settings. So the only thing I'd need is just a music player.

Unless you're still using an original Motorola DROID the system resources use is literally bupkis. And no one is forcing you to use the EQ feature in the player.

 

[Madtown_]

Anyone know of a way to stream with Amazon Prime streaming on Android?
Unbelievable to me that there is no app at this point.

 

[OneEightZero]

Subbed.