cartoon_soldier
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One thing I looked in iOS was that the phone unlocked automatically when I put the pin in and your didn't have to press "enter" when I was using a friend's phone.
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Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Bro, it's not happening this year.
I played with an iPhone/iPad today to test a website I'm working on, and I really can't understand who had the amazing idea of showing the letters on the keyboard always capitalized, doesn't matter if the "shift" key is pressed or not.
Damn, at least to me this is basic UX done terribly wrong.
Also, Apple did a kind of simplified Google Now wannabe in the notification tray that made me speechless, in a bad way.
I have to say that I really missed my Galaxy S4 during these moments with iOS. Actually, even my old warrior Galaxy S was missed at that moment. lol
Damn, at least to me this is basic UX done terribly wrong.
Also, Apple did a kind of simplified Google Now wannabe in the notification tray that made me speechless, in a bad way.
I have to say that I really missed my Galaxy S4 during these moments with iOS. Actually, even my old warrior Galaxy S was missed at that moment. lol
Two weeks in with my Moto X: really like this phone. Coming from a Galaxy S2, my new phone is an upgrade in every comparable categories.
The GPS locks in almost instantly, wow! Getting more than four hours of screen time including some gaming sessions compared to two hours of screen time with the S2 by simply browsing the Web and listening music. This phone is fast! I really hesitated to buy the phone because I felt that the specs were obsolete for a flagship device. Nevermind that, it chomps through everything, apps and games without any slowdown. Love the deep blacks of the AMOLED screen. The speakers are loud and clear. Quite comfortable to hold in one hand. The camera is this phone's only weakness, especially when taking pics in low-light.
Overall, it's an awesome phone and I'm more than satisfied with it.
The GPS locks in almost instantly, wow! Getting more than four hours of screen time including some gaming sessions compared to two hours of screen time with the S2 by simply browsing the Web and listening music. This phone is fast! I really hesitated to buy the phone because I felt that the specs were obsolete for a flagship device. Nevermind that, it chomps through everything, apps and games without any slowdown. Love the deep blacks of the AMOLED screen. The speakers are loud and clear. Quite comfortable to hold in one hand. The camera is this phone's only weakness, especially when taking pics in low-light.
Overall, it's an awesome phone and I'm more than satisfied with it.
The Faceless Master
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Xperia Transfer tool won't help her find the apps button. only trying will...
Unknown Soldier
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"Do," or "Do not." There is no "Try."
The Faceless Master
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"if at first you don't succeed, try, try again"
Liberty4all
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I did try to use the Sony transfer tool ... Worked for her music but not her photos. She has like 3 gigs of photos and when I tried to transfer them manually it fucked up the metadata dating everything all wrong ... Thousands of photos, she was pissed. Contacts was ok, I found an app in the iTunes store to email them to her.
Overall it wasn't just data migration (although that played a big part), I guess it was the overall unfamiliarity with the OS. While I started to "get it" myself, it certainly didn't feel obvious how to do things the way IOS and WP feels the first time you try out those OS's ... And I say that from the perspective of somebody who as never used Android but can see how the customizability would be awesome once the getting familiar with the OS period is done.
The biggest difference I felt was this: with IOS and WP, Apple and Microsoft make the user experience "tight" by forcing you to do things specific ways. With Android the user makes their experience tight by customizing as they go. Apple and Microsoft have chosen controlled OS's to ensure a fluid experience from the get go, Google has chosen a much more open OS that eventually might provide a more optimal experience, however they won't hold your hand to get you there.
The answer is pretty much no. I think sometimes an app or two gets randomly ported but they never work like they do on a stock ROM so just assume that you will never get OEM custom apps on a AOSP based ROM.
The Faceless Master
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a few apps will work, but many of the 3rd party OEM apps won't work because they rely on framework support files that aren't in stock Android.
The Faceless Master
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yeah, SERO plans have always had to buy at a Sprint store to get the on contract price. some people have gotten by on occasion, but it's not supposed to happen.
Zombie James
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I want to see a Nexus 8. I love my N10 but I think I like the potential of the 8" form factor.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Only works if it's 4:3.
Shadowhaxor
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Maybe Goolge saw LG's Gpad 8.3 and felt no reason to rush with the Nexus 10 revision. Seriously I don't know, maybe they're waiting for the next big thing in mobile device chipsets, which is either Qualcomm or Nvidia's Tegra 4..... or maybe even Intel's Baytrail, that would be sweet. Intel in an Android tablet.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
2014 and the Nexus 7 is still amazatron!
Baroquemantic
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Since Carbon is at v2, I've finally decided to give it a go (been using Falcon Pro for a while now). Carbon is one slick app. Really nice, if sometimes overdone animations, really smooth performance, attractive design. I'm actually liking it better than Falcon. Don't know why I didn't use it sooner.
Also, Happy New Year, everyone. Hope you have a good one.
Also, Happy New Year, everyone. Hope you have a good one.
The Faceless Master
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Samsung uses Intel in their Galaxy Tab 3 10.1 tablet.
Junior Mint
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Google+ photo backup is good stuff. It auto-collaged a bunch of NYE pictures I took last night that were around the same timestamp... pretty cool. Glad I switched over from the pretty crappy Dropbox picture backup.
ThatObviousUser
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Auto Backup is great, and Auto Awesome movies are amazing. Can't get enough of them.
Yup, the 2013 in review video was pure love.
Received my Nexus 5 32GB yesterday and I'm in love with a phone again.
How this phone exists at that price is beyond me.
It never stutters and hasn't let me down once. I agree the camera needs work but I'm loving the software home button and don't miss my iPhone 5S home/fingerprint sensor at all.
I just wish Google would try a get the devs such as Simogo etc. on to android. It's the only area were I think it fails.
I'll see how iphone6 turns out before I decide where I will settle but I just don't see what all the fuss is about when I read comments about android being buggy are. ios7 crashed more that kitkat ever did for me.
How this phone exists at that price is beyond me.
It never stutters and hasn't let me down once. I agree the camera needs work but I'm loving the software home button and don't miss my iPhone 5S home/fingerprint sensor at all.
I just wish Google would try a get the devs such as Simogo etc. on to android. It's the only area were I think it fails.
I'll see how iphone6 turns out before I decide where I will settle but I just don't see what all the fuss is about when I read comments about android being buggy are. ios7 crashed more that kitkat ever did for me.
DonMigs85
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Wha? Was that intentional?
Are they trying to say that Google kept Apple on their toes?
ThatObviousUser
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Still haven't got mine yet, probably cause I was taking photos up to the very end. Hope I get it soon though...
The ordinary flagship phones from Sony, Samsung, LG, and if still alive, HTC.
Oh, and the next Nexus
Taco_Human
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Finally rooted my Nexus 4 after owning it for over a year. Feels good to see that SuperSU icon in my menu again.
Jazzy Network
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I think you missed the part where he said Verizon.
osiris3355
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Moto x2
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I think you must not realize that Verizon gets all the flagship devices now.
Except Sony, for all the improvements the company has shown ever since Kaz took over and started turning the ship around, they still don't seem to have any idea how to enter the NA market.
ThatObviousUser
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Moto G should be free off-contract by then, haha.
I hated autobackup for quite some time. I caved in when I got my Nexus5 and haven't turned back. Autoawesome and everything Google is building around it is phenomenal
The Faceless Master
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they know how to enter the NA market. they just refuse to mar their phones with Verizon buttons and Verizon 4G LTE wall posters on the back
Which Android box is better GAF?
Which Android Box is better?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Minix-NE...59?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item25878ec0b7
$40
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-8GB-...U_MultiFormatMediaPlayers&hash=item3a8951e5c6
$100
I actually own the second one and have being happy with it but the MiniX seems the same but cheaper. I need couple for my family. Use: Videos and maybe some emulators, no Android games.
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Which Android Box is better?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Minix-NE...59?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item25878ec0b7
$40
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-8GB-...U_MultiFormatMediaPlayers&hash=item3a8951e5c6
$100
I actually own the second one and have being happy with it but the MiniX seems the same but cheaper. I need couple for my family. Use: Videos and maybe some emulators, no Android games.
edit: fixed pics
But which one is factually better regardless of price?
Unknown Soldier
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Well, I guess that AT&T and T-Mobile buttons are ok then. Just not Verizon ones.
I think i got the pictures the wrong way around. The cheaper one actually has 16gigs, i kid you not lol.
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