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I agree that 5.0 this october is iffy for sure but I still think they'll release a new nexus phone.
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I really can't believe that they haven't added something that simple. And I was also surprised when my S4 arrived and I noticed that Samsung didn't change that. It's the same thing as stock android, but with the ugly touchwiz green.
You can show battery percentage on Touchwiz.
-Pyromaniac-
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I like how showing fucking battery percentage is like some special thing on android. Shit should be built in since the beginning. Design 101.
-Pyromaniac-
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better than a vague ass bar. Stop defending lack of obvious choices. It's unbecoming.
shinshoryuken
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yeah..its kinda weird why such a simple thing is overlooked..
touchwiz had it
Sense 5 with 4.2.2 has it now.
um....more accurate than a tiny lil battery icon ...
I'm talking about the way the system itself even measures battery life.
As long as it aint red you're good to go
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I am so mad we don't have a legit new version of Android that I have resorted to posting from my 3ds web browser!
shinshoryuken
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um...OK.
enlighten us then.
Tell us why you think there's no need for a battery percentage and how a vague tiny battery bar is suffice.....
And i will share your rage by replying from the vita browser!
Kill Your Masters
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If they have big changes for 5.0, it's gonna take a while for those features to become 'mainstream'. If the changes are big, so will OTA updates for skinned phones take longer than they are already. Nexus owners will benefit, but these are not the majority.
A weird situation they put themselves in...
A weird situation they put themselves in...
Randy Lanzarote
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Google Now update with the TV and Offers cards that were seen in the leaked 4.3 rom.
Also there was an update to World of Goo, now has integrated Google features (leaderboards and achievements).
Also there was an update to World of Goo, now has integrated Google features (leaderboards and achievements).
Kill Your Masters
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No game save sync? Bummer. Are there even games out there with data sync? All I encounter is achievement and leaderboards.
it was seen before the 4.3 ROM, Google announced the update
I literally can't be arsed to play any game that doesn't include Save sync.
I use Custom ROMs so much that I've quit trying to play anything
I agree.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
They need to allow me to redeem my humble android bundles on the play store!
Oh my god I want this so bad too.
Thats bloat though.
Hope google adds this option in Android 4.3 as one of the new features.
/s
Unknown Soldier
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-Pyromaniac-
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not only that but when apple has had it for many years you know you're slow on it google.
Jayayess1190
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I never had it on my iPod Touch until I jailbroke it...
-Pyromaniac-
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that's weird, I can't remember the last iOS device I've had that didn't have the feature.
Ah it was added since the iphone 3GS. So you must have had the OG ipod touch. Still though. That was what...2009 lol. 4 or so years ago.
Jayayess1190
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I had a 4th Gen Touch. Apple doesn't care about the Touch's in that regard, they are the only iOS devices that can't show the battery percentage.
-Pyromaniac-
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that's interesting, I wonder what the reason is. There must be one, doubt they took it out for ipods for no reason when iphones/ipads have had them for a while.
cuevas. PhD.
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What's the smallest android device? I wanted an iPod nano 6g but can't find one for cheap.
-Pyromaniac-
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defeats the purpose of knowing it at a glance.
I use an ipod nano 6g specifically for the tiny ass size, great stuff lol.
shinshoryuken
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On the status bar.
BIGWORM
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On TWiz overlays, dude.
Your lack of ideology is a credit to your name.
cuevas. PhD.
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Yup exactly why I want it, and the clip for working out.
Maybe someone has a solution to a problem...
I have an old Samsung Galaxy W - i keep trying to re-root it and it fails, even the original rooting method via stock recovery and update.zip (power, up volume, and home button) won't root it.
Also this fone is stuck on getting IP addresses on the wifi - but using a static ip works. Router has 12 slots free for dhcp.
Any advice?
Also... what's the verdict on Alcatel's OneTouch devices - build construction, updates and support?
I have an old Samsung Galaxy W - i keep trying to re-root it and it fails, even the original rooting method via stock recovery and update.zip (power, up volume, and home button) won't root it.
Also this fone is stuck on getting IP addresses on the wifi - but using a static ip works. Router has 12 slots free for dhcp.
Any advice?
Also... what's the verdict on Alcatel's OneTouch devices - build construction, updates and support?
-Pyromaniac-
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lol I bow to no god.
wsoxfan1214
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I dunno if they did. Have the leaked 4.3 for the s4 on my phone right now trying it, but it was always there for TW, so I have no idea.
brotkasten
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Andrex, i didn't know you hated me that much!
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
If you just need an mp3 player then try to get one of the cheap Sansa players and flash Rockbox on it.
brotkasten
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Andrex, i didn't know you hated me that much!
indigo-cyclops
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I have one more question, though maybe no one has an answer. So I have two phones on my 700 family plan line. My smartphone has unlimited data and my wife has a basic phone. So no data. We both have upgrades. I'm wondering if I could potentially use her upgrade to get a new smartphone, then deactivate, activate her old phone, then transfer an upgrade to it. Then I would activate the new smartphone on my line and hopefully keep the unlimited data and allow her to still get a smartphone, but a different one?
Jigolo
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I hope key lime pie really changes the color palette to something other than that god awful blue in the notification bar and app drawer. Notification bar always looks hideous during the lockscreen and almost every app that doesn't look good with blue. ex. Google music, spotify, Note, G+, etc, etc. (Almost every app). Google needs more colors in KLP.
They should bring back the white and green and add some transparency to Android. HTC's notification bar looks great and Google should do something like this:
Also the on screen buttons need a major redesign. They don't look well with the design Google is starting to go with JB and future versions. The buttons are still from Honeycomb. Not only that but Google needs to give us a way to hide and bring the buttons out on command with a gesture or something. I need my FULL SCREEN apps. They should implement something like PIE.
Also obligatory: Keep adding butter. Still not as smooth as WP and iOS.
Those are some of the major gripes I have against Android right now. Here's hoping 5.0 is a huge update as ICS was.
They should bring back the white and green and add some transparency to Android. HTC's notification bar looks great and Google should do something like this:
Also the on screen buttons need a major redesign. They don't look well with the design Google is starting to go with JB and future versions. The buttons are still from Honeycomb. Not only that but Google needs to give us a way to hide and bring the buttons out on command with a gesture or something. I need my FULL SCREEN apps. They should implement something like PIE.
Also obligatory: Keep adding butter. Still not as smooth as WP and iOS.
Those are some of the major gripes I have against Android right now. Here's hoping 5.0 is a huge update as ICS was.
Also KLP for G Nex pls
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