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[Talon]

Did Google ChromeOS always use the same icon from Android (Gingerbread) for the apps draw?

Also...UNIVERSAL MESSAGING IS COMING

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to ChromeOS

It's going to come to Android and presumably the web platform as well. Makes too much sense.

 

[Battersea Power Station]

What's the best stock Android ROM for the Verizon SGS3?

 

[kehs]

Did Google ChromeOS always use the same icon from Android (Gingerbread) for the apps draw?

Also...UNIVERSAL MESSAGING IS COMING

Spoiler

to ChromeOS

2016 is going to be a great year for people who use google talk.

 

[jokkir]

Hopefully if it's on Android 5.0 that 4.0+ devices will get the messaging app updated as well. Damn Nexus S is aging

 

[CygnusXS]

Please don't let that be the final icon. Dear lord that is ugly.

 

[Vic]

Did Google ChromeOS always use the same icon from Android (Gingerbread) for the apps draw?

Also...UNIVERSAL MESSAGING IS COMING

Spoiler

to ChromeOS

Looks like multi-colored sperms.

 

[gcubed]

2016 is going to be a great year for people who use google talk.

T Minus 3 days

 

[jokkir]

T Minus 3 days

What's happening in 3 days?

 

[Pctx]

I know about that 7" Flyer or whatever it's called. And even making no money on them it's a great way to familiarize more people with your brand and it's USPs and to get them to buy your phones.

They were terrible products compared to what we have now.

 

[Talon]

They were terrible products compared to what we have now.

More importantly, they were terrible products compared to what was available then.

 

[kehs]

T Minus 3 days

I think the switched over to a post counter.

 

[Pctx]

More importantly, they were terrible products compared to what was available then.

Hot Tub Time Machine.

 

[Bboy AJ]

That messenger icon is terrible because it means there's still more than one messaging client. It just looks like they are housing them in one spot. It's an improvement but it's not what I want.

Blue → Google Voice/Google Talk
Green → Stock Messenger
Red → Google+ Messenger
Yellow → Google+ Hangouts

<3 that website

Android Police is amazing.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I think the switched over to a post counter.

hey look who isn't banned, I give it 1 week.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Did Google ChromeOS always use the same icon from Android (Gingerbread) for the apps draw?

Also...UNIVERSAL MESSAGING IS COMING

Spoiler

to ChromeOS

gMessage

That messenger icon is terrible because it means there's still more than one messaging client. It just looks like they are housing them in one spot. It's an improvement but it's not what I want.

Blue &#8594; Google Voice/Google Talk
Green &#8594; Stock Messenger
Red &#8594; Google+ Messenger
Yellow &#8594; Google+ Hangouts

people wanted unified messaging, people got unified messaging!

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Lol is that really the best icon they thought of after all this time?

 

[Battersea Power Station]

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/02/04/stock-android-isnt-perfect-jelly-bean-4-2-edition/

Now when someone points all this stuff out it's obvious that Android needs bigger and faster upgrades to 'get there'. Far from perfect but at least in my case, the huge (good) changes from GB to ICS clouded my judgement a bit.

This stuff is really annoying. How do we make sure someone at Google sees it?

 

[Angst]

This stuff is really annoying. How do we make sure someone at Google sees it?

CM-team to the rescue!

 

[brotkasten]

The iOS jailbreak thread is amusing. Everyone's posting screenshots of their tweaks and I barely can tell a difference. Except for that one guy who's using ComicSans as the font for his clock.

 

[Angst]

The iOS jailbreak thread is amusing. Everyone's posting screenshots of their tweaks and I barely can tell a difference. Except for that one guy who's using ComicSans as the font for his clock.

"I have changed my battery icon!"

 

[DrFunk]

Galaxy Young / Galaxy Fame:

Another day, another Galaxy! After recently announcing the Galaxy Express, Samsung introduced not one, but two new Galaxy phones: Galaxy Young, and Galaxy Fame. The specs on the new phones are nothing extraordinary but they’re addressing a certain segment of the market.

The Galaxy Young packs a 3.27-inch HVGA resolution screen, 1GHz processor, 768MB of RAM, 4GB internal storage (expandable via microSD card), three-megapixel main camera on the back, Bluetooth, WiFi, 1,300mAh battery and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

The Galaxy Fame is both better and worse depending on the specs you look at, packing a 3.5-inch HVGA resolution display, 1GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal storage (expandable via microSD), VGA front-facer, five-megapixel main shooter at the back, Bluetooth, WiFi, optional NFC, Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, and a 1,300mAh battery.

These too will probably be on display at MWC, though the press release doesn’t mention anything regarding availability and pricing. Check it out at the source link below for more details including color options as well as dual-SIM flavors.

http://www.samsungmobilepress.com/2013/02/04/Samsung-GALAXY-Young-and-Samsung-GALAXY-Fame

 

[Kiraly]

God I can't wait till Samsung retires that fucking design

 

[Futureman]

what does it mean when your 4G connection bar is gray instead of blue? My internet still loads... It seems like Google Voice has issues sending texts when it's gray, but Chrome still loads NeoGAF just fine.

 

[SimleuqiR]

what does it mean when your 4G connection bar is gray instead of blue? My internet still loads... It seems like Google Voice has issues sending texts when it's gray, but Chrome still loads NeoGAF just fine.

I think it means you are NOT connected to Google services.

 

[Lagspike_exe]

Galaxy Young / Galaxy Fame:





http://www.samsungmobilepress.com/2013/02/04/Samsung-GALAXY-Young-and-Samsung-GALAXY-Fame

Running Jelly Bean on that screen is a shame. Pricing may be its redeeming quality, but considering the insane GS3 Mini price I wouldn't put much faith into it.

 

[Talon]

Running Jelly Bean on that screen is a shame. Pricing may be its redeeming quality, but considering the insane GS3 Mini price I wouldn't put much faith into it.

I can imagine the Boost Mobile logo already...

 

[gcubed]

What's happening in 3 days?

Coppy gets banned... again

I think the switched over to a post counter.

thats not a benefit, ha, well... have you seen the IOS to Android thread in the OT?

I think it means you are NOT connected to Google services.

indeed it does

 

[kehs]

thats not a benefit, ha, well... have you seen the IOS to Android thread in the OT?

I'm working up another piece of fanfic.

 

[Pctx]

I'm working up another piece of fanfic.

Bullshit. You're working on a secret phone... aren't you?

 

[kehs]

Is it fone or is it wach?

 

[Pctx]

Is it fone or is it wach?

It's phabach.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

The iOS jailbreak thread is amusing. Everyone's posting screenshots of their tweaks and I barely can tell a difference. Except for that one guy who's using ComicSans as the font for his clock.

a lot of people are conservative but you can do a lot more than you think. You can literally change everything. Not saying this is good, I think most customizations are gaudy as fuck, just like most android customizations but as an example of how wildly different things can be: http://i.imgur.com/pz6h6dl.jpg

where is all the android news at, monday gone by and nothing. Now it's tuesday. LEAKS PEOPLE.

 

[Threi]

The iOS jailbreak thread is amusing. Everyone's posting screenshots of their tweaks and I barely can tell a difference. Except for that one guy who's using ComicSans as the font for his clock.

Small tweaks are good. Some of the crap ive seen people do to their android phones are some of the ugliest things I've ever seen.

 

[Talon]

a lot of people are conservative but you can do a lot more than you think. You can literally change everything. Not saying this is good, I think most customizations are gaudy as fuck, just like most android customizations but as an example of how wildly different things can be: http://i.imgur.com/pz6h6dl.jpg

where is all the android news at, monday gone by and nothing. Now it's tuesday. LEAKS PEOPLE.

That customization gave me cancer.

 

[Dali]

That customization gave me cancer.

It's like the iPhone equivalent of a Myspace page.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Most customizations that deviate from the OS too much look horrendous. Even the ones that try too hard at being simplistic. I just hate them all mostly

 

[Pctx]

a lot of people are conservative but you can do a lot more than you think. You can literally change everything. Not saying this is good, I think most customizations are gaudy as fuck, just like most android customizations but as an example of how wildly different things can be: http://i.imgur.com/pz6h6dl.jpg

where is all the android news at, monday gone by and nothing. Now it's tuesday. LEAKS PEOPLE.

Brought to by TriPod.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Saw these renders on droid-life, the specs are fake and the renders fake, so keep that in mind, I'm just posting it to show how much more amazing the galaxy line could look without the cheap plastic:

samsung! Get on that.

 

[Zeppu]

That's too pretty to be a samsung.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I don't even care about the size, I'd make love to that.

 

[Pctx]

not enough plastic.

 

[RobotChant]

Saw these renders on droid-life, the specs are fake and the renders fake, so keep that in mind, I'm just posting it to show how much more amazing the galaxy line could look without the cheap plastic:



samsung! Get on that.

Looks like an old htc design.

 

[DrFunk]

Sooooo...like a black Note 2 w/ a chrome ring around

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Sooooo...like a black Note 2 w/ a chrome ring around

The note 2 is plastic isn't it? That render is metal/aluminium.

 

[gcubed]

looks like a galaxy nexus had sex with a Nexus One. No thanks

 

[DrFunk]

The note 2 is plastic isn't it? That render is metal/aluminium.

can't deny the similarities though

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

can't deny the similarities though

the point is the feel of the device, not the look though. The look is bonus.

looks like a galaxy nexus had sex with a Nexus One. No thanks

that sounds like a great baby to me. Nexus One design was awesome.

 

[buhdeh]

plastic ain't bad if it's done right. All the S2 variants looked fine to me. Don't know why they went backwards with the S3 cause the glossy plastics look cheap as hell.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

I'm not anti-plastic. I'm anti-cheap plastic feeling. I've held plastic phones that felt pretty damn good but that cheap glossy plastic samsung is using these days is just mehhhhhhhh.

 

[Futureman]

may have asked before but I don't think I got a response.

has anyone deleted their Google Music library and re-uploaded since they implemented the scan-and-match system? About 30% of my library has fucked up artist/album/song tags. They are perfect in iTunes (which I used to use exclusively from like 2003-2011). Wondering if deleting and reuploading will sort things out? Does Goog actually scan the waveform of the file, or does it scan and match based off the song's ID3 tags? (I assume the former as it would be easy to trick it otherwise??)