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[ISOM]

It's at least partially an Android problem. I posted this last week. A game I was playing had an update that started asking for permissions to read phone calls. From what I've read, this single permission lets the app do things from knowing a call is incoming (so that it can save game state) to allowing the app to have access to your phone IMEI, phone number, and the numbers of incoming callers.

http://www.androidcentral.com/look-application-permissions

Games like Angry Birds and Temple Run both require this permission.

So you're angry that an app ask for permission, and then uses said permission to do what it ask for?

 

[Groof]

It's at least partially an Android problem. I posted this last week. A game I was playing had an update that started asking for permissions to read phone calls. From what I've read, this single permission lets the app do things from knowing a call is incoming (so that it can save game state) to allowing the app to have access to your phone IMEI, phone number, and the numbers of incoming callers.

http://www.androidcentral.com/look-application-permissions

Games like Angry Birds and Temple Run both require this permission.

The commenter that said that Phone State and Phone Identity should be broken up into two different permissions is spot on. That would at least take care of most of the issues with that.

 

[Junior Mint]

So you're angry that an app ask for permission, and then uses said permission to do what it ask for?

Umm, are you serious here? My point was that there's no reason for those permissions to be bundled together. The games are obviously using the permission to save state. They don't need the permission for phone numbers and because they're bundled together it's impossible to know if they're actually doing anything with your phone number.

Now I'm sure Rovio is somewhat of a trustworthy company but all this does is make sure that I never download a single game that isn't from a big or well-known developer.

 

[Baroquemantic]

So I've been using a GS4 for a little while now, and battery life doesn't seem that much better than my old phone (a Nexus S). At first I thought it was the device itself, but I'm thinking it's Google Services. It has a keep awake time of more than 8 hours, and is usually the first or second item on the battery usage list depending on how much screen on time. It was never at the top of the list on my Nexus S, and I had the same things syncing (contacts, gmail, etc). I don't remember it ever having such a high keep awake time on my Nexus S, so is this a GS4 problem or a Google Services problem? Anyone else experiencing the same?

Edit: Did a little more searching around and it seems to be a location services problem. This is so weird, I never had this problem before on my old phone. Maybe it's because I'm no longer using an AOSP ROM, or it's a Google problem, or a Samsung/TouchWiz problem? I don't know, but the battery drain is ridiculous.

 

[DrFunk]

more Note 3 goodies:

Alleged confirmed specs: 2.3GHz x4, 1080x1920, 2.5GB RAM..

 

[Adam Blade]

Only 2.5?

 

[DrFunk]

Only 2.5?

Good, but it was never gonna be 3 GB anyways

Also:

...stylus functionally the same as first two Notes.

 

[VanMardigan]

if I could get a 520 for 99 bucks I probably would have bought it instantly and not asked anything lol. Know of anywhere online?

In the US, AT&T sells it at their stores for $99 off contract.

Edit: Amazon

I bought one for my 7 yr old daughter to use as an mp3 player and to play games and apps, never stuck a sim in it.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

In the US, AT&T sells it at their stores for $99 off contract.

Edit: Amazon

I bought one for my 7 yr old daughter to use as an mp3 player and to play games and apps, never stuck a sim in it.

is that completely unlocked? Probably not right. Which means added payment to get that done. Still a decent deal.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom vs Nokia Lumia 1020

Good, but it was never gonna be 3 GB, anyways

Also:

3GB makes way more sense than 2.5GB

 

[DrFunk]

Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom vs Nokia Lumia 1020




3GB makes way more sense than 2.5GB

I didn't say it didn't, it's the fact that it was unlikely to begin with.

Also, apks in Note 3:

 

[vgamer1]

So I just installed a new Rom on my S4. Eclipse TW 2.0. Battery life seems worse and Google services is completely taking over battery drain.

Also, the battery monitor never resets like it used to. Like the phone can completely die and then when I plug it in and turn it on it doesn't reset the battery meter, it shows the graph go back up and then down again.. It's hard to explain.

How can I fix this?

 

[IceCold]

Quick question guys, when you buy a new android device are the apps you had in your old device automatically transferred to your new one (assuming they are both linked to the same google account). If yes, then is there a way to prevent that?

 

[Jazzy Network]

Quick question guys, when you buy a new android device are the apps you had in your old device automatically transferred to your new one (assuming they are both linked to the same google account). If yes, then is there a way to prevent that?

Why would you not want that?

 

[Vermillion]

Don't quite know where else to ask this, but anyone know of any ways to create a DIY security system using one smartphone as the camera and the other to view/record the feed?

 

[Battersea Power Station]

Don't quite know where else to ask this, but anyone know of any ways to create a DIY security system using one smartphone as the camera and the other to view/record the feed?

One phone runs IP Webcam to act as the cam server and the other runs IP Cam Viewer Pro to view and record it. I set this up with an old phone of mine. The quality is great.

 

[Vermillion]

One phone runs IP Webcam to act as the cam server and the other runs IP Cam Viewer Pro to view and record it. I set this up with an old phone of mine. The quality is great.

Brilliant, thanks! Now I just need to figure out how to solve the power issue for my older phone.

 

[jokkir]

The 8GB Nexus 4 has sold out on Google Play, and it isn't coming back

Nexus 5 incoming.

 

[CygnusXS]

It'd be nice if Google dropped the price of the Qi charging orb.

 

[Ephemeris]

The 8GB Nexus 4 has sold out on Google Play, and it isn't coming back

Nexus 5 incoming.

Bring it on.

 

[IceCold]

Why would you not want that?

Because in my case they are apps from my hp touchpad. I don't want them go get transferred to my nexus 4.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

The 8GB Nexus 4 has sold out on Google Play, and it isn't coming back

Nexus 5 incoming.

lord hold me I'm ready. Just make the Moto X the new nexus phone and let me create this one because I like it

 

[tino]

The 8GB Nexus 4 has sold out on Google Play, and it isn't coming back

Nexus 5 incoming.

I would be pretty impressed if Google can sell the 16GB Optimus G2 for 299.

 

[Jazzy Network]

Because in my case they are apps from my hp touchpad. I don't want them go get transferred to my nexus 4.

You can always just uninstall them. It's not a big deal.

 

[Sqrt_minus_one]

I would be pretty impressed if Google can sell the 16GB Optimus G2 for 299.

Would be willing to wager it not being a G2. Or at least a significantly altered G2.

 

[Junior Mint]

Because in my case they are apps from my hp touchpad. I don't want them go get transferred to my nexus 4.

It asks if you want to restore your apps when you first log in to a device with your Google account. Just make sure you uncheck it.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

The 8GB Nexus 4 has sold out on Google Play, and it isn't coming back

Nexus 5 incoming.

Oh wow, I just bought two on Saturday. Glad I bit.

 

[Cipherr]

Would be willing to wager it not being a G2. Or at least a significantly altered G2.

I'm still on the "It wont be LG" train.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/2/46...evices-and-services-unit-unites-windows-phone

I can smell the desperation.

 

[tino]

Whats the chance that the N5 is a MotoX with a 5" screen?

Does Motox have better spec than N4?

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Whats the chance that the N5 is a MotoX with a 5" screen?

Does Motox have better spec than N4?

Yes.

Also, the X's screen is 4.7 inches (close enough.)

 

[Liquidus]

Whats the chance that the N5 is a MotoX with a 5" screen?

Does Motox have better spec than N4?

Hopefully zero.

Better GPU. MotoX is dual core vs. the N4s quad core.

 

[Bboy AJ]

Whats the chance that the N5 is a MotoX with a 5" screen?

Does Motox have better spec than N4?

Not happening. The Nexus 4 was top of the line when it came out. The X, uh, isn't. But yes, it's slightly better speced than the 4.

 

[The Faceless Master]

http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/2/46...evices-and-services-unit-unites-windows-phone

I can smell the desperation.

wow

 

[tino]

Not happening. The Nexus 4 was top of the line when it came out. The X, uh, isn't. But yes, it's slightly better speced than the 4.

Well that fansy Snapdragon 800 ain't cheap. I can see it happening. 5" 720p screen, Motorola Faux-core technology 16GB/32GB for 299/349, "Made in United States"

You guys should have brought the $199 N4 when you had the chance wmahahaha.

 

[Marty Chinn]

Oh yeah, bluetooth. Marty, do you have any blue tooth headphone recommendations?

The one I'm using is a Sony model that apparently is no longer made. I inherited that one from my wife. It works and sounds pretty well, but I'm on the lookout for something that's better.

 

[cashman]

So I just rooted my S3. Don't really know what I'm doing yet, but what are some good apps to install for it?

 

[Unknown Soldier]

http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/2/46...evices-and-services-unit-unites-windows-phone

I can smell the desperation.

So this is how Nokia dies, not with a bang, but with a whimper.

MS's trojan horse plan was amazingly effective, an entire company with decades of legacy in mobile phones was basically destroyed so MS could get into that business.

 

[The Faceless Master]

So this is how Nokia dies, not with a bang, but with a whimper.

MS's trojan horse plan was amazingly effective, an entire company with decades of legacy in mobile phones was basically destroyed so MS could get into that business.

Hello Moto.

 

[tino]

Hello Moto.

When Google purchased Motorola it was a relevant company. Nokia now is a not very relevant company. Plus MS brought the feature phone part, which is not every useful to MS. You can't make $20 WP phone.

Anyway MS is only buying the lumia name not the Nokia name. I wonder if there is a clause somewhere state that Nokia can license the Nokia name to Android phone makers (kind of like how Polaroid license its name to throw away camera makers after bankruptcy.)

 

[brotkasten]

When Google purchased Motorola it was a relevant company. Nokia now is a not very relevant company. Plus MS brought the feature phone part, which is not every useful to MS. You can't make $20 WP phone.

Anyway MS is only buying the lumia name not the Nokia name. I wonder if there is a clause somewhere state that Nokia can license the Nokia name to Android phone makers (kind of like how Polaroid license its name to throw away camera makers after bankruptcy.)

The people on the internet are pretty bitter and salty for such an irrelevant company.

 

[Talon]

If anyone had said, "Google and Microsoft will buy storied hardware manufacturers in order to tightly integrate hardware and software like Apple" about 10 or even 5 years ago, they would have been laughed out of the room.

RIP Nokia devices. Microsoft can only use the terms Asha and Lumia worldwide.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

I'll write up my thoughts on the blog during my lunch. I know it isn't strictly Android related, but it does have implications for Android.

RIP Nokia devices. Microsoft can only use the terms Asha and Lumia worldwide.

They can use the Nokia brand for Asha phones, but not for Lumia. Lumia will have to be branded either alone or Microsoft.

 

[Talon]

They can use the Nokia brand for Asha phones, but not for Lumia. Lumia will have to be branded either alone or Microsoft.

Nokia can only be used for feature phones under a 10 year license.

Nokia smartphones are no more. Ergo, Nokia devices are effectively dead.

Unless you want to play a dull semantics game.

 

[zomgbbqftw]

Nokia can only be used for feature phones under a 10 year license.

Nokia smartphones are no more. Ergo, Nokia devices are effectively dead.

Unless you want to play a dull semantics game.

Well Nokia don't class Asha as smartphones, at least not in their results. On Lumia Microsoft can't use the Nokia brand, I agree. Like you I think it will only be a couple of years before MS decide to stop making featurephones and Asha, so Nokia as a consumer brand is dead.

 

[tino]

WTFBBQ, you are saying Nokia (the Finland company) can start selling Joola or Android smartphone under Nokia name from 1/1/2016?

Can they sell Nokia feature phone with another dumb OS from 2016?

 

[Talon]

Microsoft should just drop the Lumia brand and go with XPhone for the lulz.

 

[Vanillalite]

HTC announced a bunch of 3rd world phones. Yeah GAF doesn't care.

They also announced a Bluetooth BoomBass to pair with your HTC One and the BoomSpeakers. I get that phone speakers have shitty bass, and I get that the One has better speakers than every other phone. Still why make a fucking Bluetooth sub vs a Bluetooth speaker instead?

I like the little slide out platform to rest your phone on though.

Also yes Blue HTC One now confirmed.

 

[brotkasten]

Microsoft should just drop the Lumia brand and go with XPhone for the lulz.

Microsoft XFON with Windows Phone 8.1 Pro GDR3

 

[Mindwipe]

When Google purchased Motorola it was a relevant company. Nokia now is a not very relevant company.

I don't think that's true at all.

Indeed, I would have said outside of the US it was the exact opposite.