I was being serious, I'm not sure how this new fingerprint scanners works actually.
I'm guessing not since they nixed the little square off the home button.
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I was being serious, I'm not sure how this new fingerprint scanners works actually.
I'm guessing not since they nixed the little square off the home button.
The Faceless Master
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gloves are gonna be an issue after you unlock too...
i assumed the same thing. i really thought you were joking though!
brotkasten
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Not on Sony or Nokia phones.
Baroquemantic
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I don't know if I'm just hearing things, but I swear the Google Voice Search voice is saying the word "Alabama" with a country accent when you ask it what the population is. It's really cracking me up for some reason.
Wasn't there an app like that?
Vanillalite
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Just tested and heard it too! LoL
Wow, I didn't realize they had dialects for their voice synthesizers, that's sweet.
The Faceless Master
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just tried it... woooooooow
The Broken Ska Record
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I just tried it with Alabama and Arkansas and it happens with both. 
ThatObviousUser
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I don't really hear it with Arkansas and I only slightly hear it with Alabama...
Nah, Noki...
This. They both have screen tech that works even with gloves.
This is crazy hilarious. Its DEFINITELY on purpose, because the rest of the speech sounds pretty normal. But there's a drawl on the word "Alabama". Im screamin
The Faceless Master
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yeah, sure on a specific model of a specific manufacturer's device that may not be an issue because the particular hardware has glove support for certain kinds and thickness of glives... and if someone adds a LED flash to the front camera, face unlock will work under most lighting conditions...
ThatObviousUser
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Hopefully the Play brand goes away because it's always been awful.
The Broken Ska Record
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I dunno. Maybe I'm trying to find it. Although, I didn't hear anything with Georgia. *shrug*
ThatObviousUser
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The Play icon is pretty bad too, they should axe it and replace it (and Movies/Music/etc.) with flat variations. They stick out from the rest of the Google branding too much.
Jazzy Network
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I want the G2 knock knock feature on my One.
UGH. I simply can't get Asphalt 8 on my Xperia SP (can't buy it from Amazon App Store either). It's so idiotic that being the same phone, some units are compatible and not others. It's even more idiotic that my Xperia P and 2011 Sony Tablet S can download it. I love Android but this is the first time I'm going through a fragmentation issue meltdown
ThatObviousUser
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The twins. <3
Taken with my crappy GNex (obviously.) =/
The twins. <3
Taken with my crappy GNex (obviously.) =/
i thought you were going for wood and white?
those phones look nice though.
Junior Mint
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I'm starting to think Google's style guidelines for Android are more intuitive than iOS 7. There are a bunch of wireframe buttons in Safari and throughout all the apps - it's hard to even tell what they're supposed to do. What the hell is a square with an arrow coming out of it supposed to mean?
ThatObviousUser
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They're for my parents. Mom's dumbphone just died and my dad needs a media player, so I knew I couldn't settle for anything but the best.
After XFON, of course. Trololol.
Plus I nabbed em before Goog's ran out of the $200 ones. I got two N4's, two sims, two Ringke cases, and two docks for less than an iPhone 5c!
There's a custom kernal for that I think.
ThatObviousUser
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Also, T-Mo is FRICKING AWESOME. Their plans are great and Jump is a great idea (although I have no use for it, going Nexus and all.)
Oh hell naw. If Apple's fingerprint unlock works like I saw in a video today then it is most certainly something I want. No sliding your finger, fast, and not having to worry about entering PIN...sign me up!
I don't have a PIN lock on my phone because I unlock way too many times a day and it would annoy the shit out of me. In my defense, I do have Cerberus installed as a system app (so immune to a factory reset).
edit: I just realize my Cerberus defense doesn't matter since if someone wiped my phone they wouldn't have my data anyway. Whatever.
BertramCooper
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Play was a great brand change. "Android Market" was clunky and awful, and I like that they have a unified brand name for all of their content: apps, music, movies, books - all of it.
It's much better than Apple's uber-clunky branding for its content. Downloading a movie from iTunes? Yeah, that makes sense.
And downloading a book from "Play" makes more sense?
Holo is definitely more consistent. iOS 7 is a bunch of random shapes, fonts, etc- no continuity whatsoever (even among 1st party apps).
BertramCooper
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True, but it's still a far more inclusive brand name than iTunes. Play was a huge step in the right direction for Google. It's not perfect, but I think it's a solid name and brand.
Anyways, I wouldn't read too much into that logo change. At this point, perhaps they just find the use of the word redundant.
MuddyDonut
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Ephemeris
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Goood. Gooooodd
BertramCooper
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Now they're just fucking with everybody.
Zombie James
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I tired it out for a few weeks before they went invite-only and I really liked it. Unfortunately, I forgot to backup the pre-invite APK when I upgraded to 4.3 so now I'm stuck on the waiting list (it's been a month so far).
Jazzy Network
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Is there a good keyboard out there with a dedicated number row?
Battersea Power Station
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You can do it in Google Keyboard as per http://unleashthephones.com/2012/10/31/hidden-gem-pc-layout-in-leaked-android-4-2-keyboard/
I haven't tried it but that might make your keys too small.
You can also try Kii: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zl.inputmethod.latin
I haven't tried it but that might make your keys too small.
You can also try Kii: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zl.inputmethod.latin
You should really look at Metropcs (TMobile purchased them). Same network as TMobile but cheaper plans, plus the plans do NOT have additional taxes and fees. $60/month gets me unlimited everything including LTE with no throttling.
A Gameloft person just told me it is compatible with my phone. And well, it should be! People on YouTube are playing it on a Xperia SP and people at XDA Developers have confirmed it is compatible. Yet:UGH. I simply can't get Asphalt 8 on my Xperia SP (can't buy it from Amazon App Store either). It's so idiotic that being the same phone, some units are compatible and not others. It's even more idiotic that my Xperia P and 2011 Sony Tablet S can download it. I love Android but this is the first time I'm going through a fragmentation issue meltdown
My phone is special, I guess
MuddyDonut
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MetroPieceofShit?
as we call it in Florida and Michigan, even though I bet nothing is wrong with them.
Completely agree. As much as I dislike the Play branding it has been great in terms of usability. In terms if iOS the App Store is worse than per Froyo days at this point. I have no clue how I still manage to use it on my iPod... Oh wait, it's a nightmare.
Happy news though! I converted my "die hard" iOS friend to get a Nexus 7
NFC provides for a different use case as I understand BLE. The limited range and ability to activate passive receivers makes NFC perfect for secure transactions like payments and quick information grabbing from a source like a sticker or a token.
Unfortunately NFC was shoehorned to work with media transfer where something likebluetooh or WiFi direct provides for a better use case and now everyone hates nfc for it. paying for shit at the gas station with my phone is fucking awesome, and I saw uses for NFC all over the place, with public transit, museums, govt signage etc.
On an unrelated note, I can't see what ik typing on my phone as I type in GAFs reply window. Is it a stock browser issue? I constantly have to close the keyboard to see what I've done.
Does anyone know why using Google Voice Actions to create events is so inconsistent? If I say, "Set an appointment/meeting/event for," sometimes it will instantly create an appointment without any further action from me. Other times, it will just display "Edit event," which requires me to tediously go through menus to confirm the event, when I don't need to make any changes to the automatically created details.
[edit] Seems I can get it to pop up more consistently if I say "Set a meeting" which is funny, because the first time I ever saw the "Create Event" option was when I used "Set an appointment for."
[edit] Seems I can get it to pop up more consistently if I say "Set a meeting" which is funny, because the first time I ever saw the "Create Event" option was when I used "Set an appointment for."
Oh absolutely, I'm not saying anything against that, but I was talking strictly about cosmetical changes
brotkasten
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Not sure about the Xperia phones, but when you say "a specific model", you probably mean almost all Lumia phones released since late 2012. Even the $99 520 can do it.
But it's not surprising that you haven't heard much about the feature, considering Samsung has yet to
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