shinshoryuken
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I want that droid DNA on AT&T =(
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Unknown Soldier
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Why? It's going to have a battery life of 3 hours.
OriginalThinking
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Chrome on 4.2 is definitely an improvement on my nexus 7. It's not perfect yet, but it handles the verge desktop site way better than it did on 4.1. I'm much happier with my tablet browsing experience. In addition the Google plus app is smoother too.
shinshoryuken
Member
well no one really knows how much battery life it will have..I'm just being optimistic.
Interested on the note 2, but after finally holding one, it was just a lil too big..
Glad to hear that Chrome is improving. My main want for 5.0 is a browser on par with Safari for iOS.
Unknown Soldier
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I just can't believe that Verizon is delaying the Note II just so that abomination can launch first. Fuck you, Verizon.
Verizon
Verizon
The Faceless Master
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the latest stable release was based on 4.1.2 but they will move on to 4.2 as soon as the AOSP push is done.
+CyanogenMod
BootlegSnackz
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Good this is what I needed to hear
Battersea Power Station
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I sometimes can't believe the opportunities Google is missing even amid their huge push to be a media store and social hub.
For example, why not have as part of the people app, or in other places you can see your friends, a status of what song they're listening to or what movie they're watching. Then you can click it and see its entry in the Play Store. (And it will be controlled with Latitude-type privacy settings.)
It seems like a no brainer to me.
Edit: Did I just read that Safari for iOS is some kind of standard for browsers? I'm a iOS fan, but yikes.
For example, why not have as part of the people app, or in other places you can see your friends, a status of what song they're listening to or what movie they're watching. Then you can click it and see its entry in the Play Store. (And it will be controlled with Latitude-type privacy settings.)
It seems like a no brainer to me.
Edit: Did I just read that Safari for iOS is some kind of standard for browsers? I'm a iOS fan, but yikes.
BootlegSnackz
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Apparently a lot of their shit is absolutely the best...just ask BGR.
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NinjaFridge
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Ugh. Is there a reason they haven't included this feature?
As far as speed and smoothness, I think Safari blows Chrome out of the water (mobile)
The Faceless Master
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Verizon:
Verizon
the same celco that brought you Bing search as default. nothing to see here. no amazon cloud player, no care.
Safari isn't even as good as Chrome on iOS (especially if the iDevice is jailbroken and has Chrome running at full speed)o
-Pyromaniac-
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iOS browsers are way better than android chrome in terms of smoothness. Google wins on features, apple wins on fluidity. If chrome were as smooth as the browsers on iOS devices, it would truly be the beast of beasts. Also iOS browsers also have the whole user agent thing in their favour, whereas on chrome for android you still can't view tons of content on the internet, even though it's perfectly capable.
Vanillalite
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So is it just the OS itself that has sped up with 4.2 or is there something specific to Chrome to push it ahead?
Animated gifs don't display properly in the stock browser for me, while they display fine in Chrome.
Unknown Soldier
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They've always worked fine for me...
Vanillalite
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To be fair if you have a Nexus 7 then it matters.
...considering Chrome is just a wrapper for webkit on iOS, no.
Now, omnibar. All over my face.
SSGMUN10000
Connoisseur Of Tedium
I got my 4.2 update on the my Gnex an hour ago. Anyone else get prompted?
BootlegSnackz
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couple things here:
1. You can get the stock browser on the Nexus 7 pretty easily (with a working flash plugin as well)
2. As of JB 4.2 Chrome is the default stock browser on all of the Nexus line (yes even the 4), and I believe AOSP (though i may be mistaken on the AOSP part)
ghostofsparta
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I got it. I don't like it much.
The camera interface is nicer but when you slide to the the right the background is now an ugly grey instead of black. It looks like I have a crappy LCD screen.
The notification shade is also uglier. The top black part is too distinctive from the rest. Much better looking how it used to be. They also added an unnecessary darker grey rectangle at the bottom.
The new gallery app is also uglier.
Also the swype keyboard is not that accurate. It catches 8/10 words but it's just not at the level Swype is at.
The new lockscreen is also ugly imo.
Ugly everywhere basically.
BootlegSnackz
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i should see if i can get the n7 update for 4.2...didn't even think to try it...been plenty busy today.
ghostofsparta
Member
one more thing I noticed. Google went back to displaying two times on the lock screen. Are you kidding me .___.
for shame duarte
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and the disappointment just don't stop. I didn't think Google could make the music lock screen any uglier but they worked countless sleepless nights and came up with this.
All hail lord googy
for shame duarte
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and the disappointment just don't stop. I didn't think Google could make the music lock screen any uglier but they worked countless sleepless nights and came up with this.
All hail lord googy
BootlegSnackz
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yeah that double time (and not even same minutes!) looks pretty ridiculous...
honestly that would never make it past iphone bug testers i don't think.
wonder if it is because of a certain app?
What do you mean not the same minutes?
I don't think you understand what he is complaining about.
I also don't think having the time repeat in the status bar and large on the lock screen is a big deal at all.
Dammit, now I notice all of this. Someone at Google fell in love with the grey color...
I'll disagree on the keyboard. It works amazingly well for me and it blew me away that two fingers works (not as well but that is because I am not as accurate)
Kill Your Masters
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New lockscreen is terrible IMO, as someone mentioned before the widgets really feel tacked on.
Clock app is a big improvement and finally there is a stopwatch and timer app.
Camera looks ok, but yeah the grey on the gallery-swipe isn't good.
Notifications are worse than before now I need another touch/press so I can get into settings.
Also quick notifications don't work CM-style wich is a disappointment.
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Overall the update is so-so, some stuff is better but unfortunately I feel some things have gotten worse...
Clock app is a big improvement and finally there is a stopwatch and timer app.
Camera looks ok, but yeah the grey on the gallery-swipe isn't good.
Notifications are worse than before now I need another touch/press so I can get into settings.
Also quick notifications don't work CM-style wich is a disappointment.
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Overall the update is so-so, some stuff is better but unfortunately I feel some things have gotten worse...
BootlegSnackz
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oops...was looking at the alarm lol
The Faceless Master
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gonna guess it's because Big Music licensing deals dictate that uploads can only happen from a PC
why? because you're locked to one browser as default that can't be changed?
CM10 better tweak the crap out of the 'quick' settings.
Kill Your Masters
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And the lockscreen widgets could also use some tweaking. IMO CM10 had nailed lockscreen info before pretty good (upcoming events and weather info as simple text)
I played around with photosphere a bit now and it feels good and easy to make decent pictures.
Lockscreen kinda feels slower now (it takes a little bit longer to show up), when pressing the power button...
The Faceless Master
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i know some people like small phones...
$349.99 - Samsung Galaxy S III Mini 16GB 3G Unlocked Android Smartphone with 4" Touchscreen, Wi-Fi and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
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Nicktendo86
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This. Why the hell can't I have more than one widget on one screen? Live other parts of this update though, especially when you install apps from unknown sources and get a full breakdown of what that app can do to your system. My old galaxy nexus is running as smooth as silk as well. Oh, love the little improvement they made to the recent menu
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Isn't that a misnomer then in #1 as Chrome IS the stock browser now according to #2.
I get what you mean though.
As for people asking why it's relevant well since Chrome is the stock browser that'll be the browser most people try out with the system at least at first. So obviously any improvements there would be welcome.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Oh the web is a buzz from people saying the T-Mobile version of the GS3 is getting Jelly Bean pushed to them.
2 down with the big 2 still to come then at least in the US. Supposedly AT&T is going to maybe push their update before Thanksgiving next week, but we shall see.
PS: Meanwhile HTC you need to get on your shizzy!!
2 down with the big 2 still to come then at least in the US. Supposedly AT&T is going to maybe push their update before Thanksgiving next week, but we shall see.
PS: Meanwhile HTC you need to get on your shizzy!!
One X and One S devices in Yurop are scheduled for a mid-end November Jellybean update. 19. Nov is a rumored date for branding free phones.
SSGMUN10000
Connoisseur Of Tedium
I agree. Only thing I like is the new camera features. The new pull down settings and lock screen are a step back.
Odds are the originator of the comment doesn't own a S3 or know anyone who does and runs CM10.
I echo PwnCakes. I've had an S3 since it came out, I love it. I've used a dozen roms and keep going back to one ICS ROM when I get bored (WanamLite) and the CM10 releases. IT has had rocky patches, but depending on the carrier you can get some really nice and stable releases. I run ATT which is probably the most troublesome since ATT has not leaked their JB rom. CM10 is a solid daily driver. It has a couple issues which you need to work around but it has only gotten better. For a free service, its fantastic. If you root, be aware you are a beta tester. But if you rooted, odds are you love this sort of thing anyway
PwnCakes193
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Odds are the originator of the comment doesn't own a S3 or know anyone who does and runs CM10.
I echo PwnCakes. I've had an S3 since it came out, I love it. I've used a dozen roms and keep going back to one ICS ROM when I get bored (WanamLite) and the CM10 releases. IT has had rocky patches, but depending on the carrier you can get some really nice and stable releases. I run ATT which is probably the most troublesome since ATT has not leaked their JB rom. CM10 is a solid daily driver. It has a couple issues which you need to work around but it has only gotten better. For a free service, its fantastic. If you root, be aware you are a beta tester. But if you rooted, odds are you love this sort of thing anyway
A perfect way to state this. The minute you install a custom ROM a whole new world sorta opens up to you. It's up to you which ROM you want and what you want it to focus on. CM10 gives me a good mix of everything I wanted in a ROM with minimal issues, which is amazing because some devices still can barely even run CM10 with the low amount of problems we've ran into.
I actually have never even ran Touchwiz, the minute I got the phone I rooted it and put CM10 on it. Maybe one day I'll try Touchwiz and see how bloated it is, but with 4.2 on the horizon I can't see myself switching back
criesofthepast
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All this talk about chrome is kind of surprising to me. I thought it was thought of highly as a mobile browser. I'm coming from safari on iOS so I hope I don't notice much of any difference.
I asked this in the nexus thread but maybe it's better fit here:
So, I have my iCal, Notes, and Address Book on my Mac syncing to the gmail equivalent now.
Only thing I don't know how to sync is the reminders app. What is the google/android equivalent of that? Also, is google notes only found within gmail or is there a separate google notes app that can sync with the mac notes app?
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