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SirMossyBloke
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It's not about being stupid, it's over saturation of these things. Whatsapp, BBM, viber, Kik, have all been around for a long time, and are always in the top 20 used apps. Having another one just doesn't make sense. Especially when it's taking them so long to actually add features people have been asking for, for years.
ThatObviousUser
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I'm pretty sure Google Talk was around for a while before WhatsApp.
Guess no one can make chat clients anymore cause innovation is dead. *shrugs*
Guess no one can make chat clients anymore cause innovation is dead. *shrugs*
The Faceless Master
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there were rumors of a Google buyout, but they denied it, and they were also pretty adamant about not having ads and sticking to the paying customer model.
it makes sense to Google. and anyone with a Google account...
SirMossyBloke
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Or should we have 100s of them instead?
You're also forgetting LINE (huge in Japan) and KakaoTalk (huge in Korea). There's also TikTok that's quite niche, ChatOn for S Heads and a whole lot more. But there's always someone using something.
I currently have Whatsapp, Hangouts, KakaoTalk and FB messanger that I use on a regular basis. I used to have LINE as well but decided to trash it because it's stuck in the Gingerbread days. The problem with these apps however is that you have to install them. Hangouts will already be there. Moving forward, it'll be default for many devices. If people get a whim that it's going to be the iMessage of Android and notice that it already exists on their device, they'll probably migrate. However, install base will never be 100%. Same as Whatsapp isn't 100%, or any of the other thousand chat apps. None will ever be. People will always have preferences and people will always use more than one.
edit: Four more I found from a quick search: WeChat, Pinger, Tango and fring.
The Faceless Master
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we have 100s of them, some last forever, some die out, some new ones are made.
MSN Messenger is dead.
iMessage is growing.
BBM is in chemotherapy.
SirMossyBloke
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I actually decided to load it up again after my recent phone wipe and it keeps sending me a text then saying it can't confirm my phone number :/
Hangouts has got to be a US thing more than anything or some shit.
Hangouts has got to be a US thing more than anything or some shit.
I love BBM... I am already chating with my brother who is Argentina
Revolutionary!
Steve Jobs would be proud
Please I'm kidding. I just wish I could skip the line
ThatObviousUser
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Welcome to 15 years ago?
Every time I've had to do it, it auto detects the SMS. I live in Sweden, a real 3rd class Google citizen.
SirMossyBloke
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15 years ago? Really dude? You couldn't have picked a more realistic time frame to try and show me up?
ThatObviousUser
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You're already showing yourself up, so I didn't want to lay it on too thick.
SirMossyBloke
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No way. Hangouts is shit.
ThatObviousUser
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I'm in Canada and every one of my friends uses hangouts. My company uses hangouts as well.
ThatObviousUser
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Mossy is being ignorant because Google knows what a whiner he is and won't confirm his number for Hangouts. In fact I doubt he's even used Hangouts.
Vyse The Legend
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Everyone is bored (and tired of) waiting for Papa Googs to announce the Nexus 5 event, so we're killing time rambling about the state of messaging apps and other nonsense that would normally go completely ignored in this thread.
People are just edgy because Google has been mum about the Nexus 5 announcement.
Not if you want to view GIFs on your phone. Quickpic is the photo gallery app I used when opening files from Reddit and or Imgur.
SirMossyBloke
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How can I use hangouts when no one else uses it? lol
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
http://www.droid-life.com/2013/10/2...to-new-2-5ghz-quad-core-snapdragon-processor/
Supposedly next gen Snapdragon leaked via an AnTuTu benchmark. 2.5ghz quad core with an Adreno 420 gpu! :O
Supposedly next gen Snapdragon leaked via an AnTuTu benchmark. 2.5ghz quad core with an Adreno 420 gpu! :O
Tallshortman
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Anyone deal with android calendar never syncing? Tried looking online but could never find a fix. stock calendar and google calendar both never finish loading calendar when I try to create events/reminders. I remember stopping the calendar syncing process a bit ago while on a trip because it was showing high power usage.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
To be fair if you are on a device from the GNexus on, but don't have a S800 then you are getting a worse battery experience. BIG little chip design does wonders for the battery.
Agreed. Stronger processors mean more battery load meaning more battery consumption which is very bad. If a new processor is going to be announced, announce a more battery efficient version of the S800 or something.
Also bigger batteries.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
S800 is more battery efficient than the S600 though despite being the more powerful chipset.
Vyse The Legend
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Agreed, for the most part.
Battery tech is lagging way, way behind right now, and LG is the only company making any attempt to change that fact. The stepped battery that they created for and use in the G2 allows for about 16-20% more battery in the same space as the existing technology, which is impressive. But, other companies likely won't adopt it, since they'd have to source them from LG directly.
Thankfully, PC processors like Haswell show that optimized chipsets can make a huge impact on battery life. Hopefully, such tremendous gains come to ARM chipsets in the future. The SD800 is a big first step in that direction, thankfully.
Why don't we talk about this?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...-play-store-4-4-21-with-slide-out-navigation/
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...-play-store-4-4-21-with-slide-out-navigation/
Quickpic is superior for everything except viewing photosphere pics.
HoodWinked
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whats an app that will let me set a wallpaper without making it look like ass?
Baroquemantic
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From what I can tell, the Google+ integration is the same as it has been for a long time now. The slide-out navigation just shows the currently used account.
ThatObviousUser
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Wallbase?
SirMossyBloke
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So I tried BBM again even though I never got an email and it just started working and let me in. Odd.
Yup, and that will probably keep making itself into many more apps to come.
Get "Rotating Wallpaper"
HoodWinked
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i tried both they're not quite what im looking for. i did find an app called wizardrii which works but the interface is pure garbage :3
HoodWinked
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wasnt that great either if you want scrolling wallpaper which youre trying to crop. wizardrii still seems the best :/
The Faceless Master
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SirMossyBloke
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Talking about phones though.
The Faceless Master
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these processors are getting *more* battery efficient.
also, newer screens are getting more battery efficient too.
and batteries are getting designed better.
battery life has bee going up.
for years now.
Vyse The Legend
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So, October 28th isn't happening.
That leaves 29-31.
Time to eat your dick, Andrex.
That leaves 29-31.
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