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[PriitV]

https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=chromecast

But I want to know how to buy it from Best Buy or Amazon.

Yeah, I'm not one of those fancy google play device store enabled countries. Will probably have to wait for amazon or get someone to send it to me.

 

[daoster]

Welp, just bought the Chromecast! Wee

 

[Yasawas]

Chromecast is not available in your country.

Boo. On the plus side hopefully this will give it time for a) Twitch to update their app to support it which is my main interest, or b) bomb entirely and I'll save myself the £25 or whatever.

 

[Junior Mint]

The Play Games app is pretty nice

 

[opensource]

Buying the chromecast when I get home. There any mention of smart TVs with a YT app being able to use it?

 

[gcubed]

Buying the chromecast when I get home. There any mention of smart TVs with a YT app being able to use it?

i dont think this really offers anything beyond what is on smart TV's today? (as far as the youtube app, as long as they have the "newer" youtube app that allows you to control it via your phone)

 

[Doopliss]

They updated the Jelly Bean features page for 4.3:
http://www.android.com/about/jelly-bean/

 

[Ephemeris]

They updated the Jelly Bean features page for 4.3:
http://www.android.com/about/jelly-bean/

Hold up. I knew stock didn't have the short-cut button ability in the dialer, but it never had Autocomplete until now?

 

[Talon]

So much for that battery life bump.

 

[DrFunk]

Didn't I read somewhere that 4.3 had newer screen transitions?

 

[VoxPop]

Just picked myself up a Chromecast to compliment my Apple TV. Pretty much impulse buy @ $35.

I'm just hoping there will be a way to stream my downloaded videos onto the TV via this thing.

Also love the Auto Turn on TV + Input feature

JB 4.3 sounds like garbage and doesn't really offer anything I would want/need. Might as well have been 4.2.3

 

[gcubed]

Just picked myself up a Chromecast to compliment my Apple TV. Pretty much impulse buy @ $35.

I'm just hoping there will be a way to stream my downloaded videos onto the TV via this thing.

Also love the Auto Turn on TV + Input feature

JB 4.3 sounds like garbage and doesn't really offer anything I would want/need. Might as well have been 4.2.3

watch the video through a chrome tab. Not the most elegant solution, but hopefully Plex can get this to work

 

[kehs]

damage control:.

With the exciting news about Chromecast we are getting a lot of questions mostly wondering if Google TV is dead.

No, in fact partners are continuing to launch new Google TV-enabled HDTVs and boxes. As we announced at I/O, we are working with partners to bring the latest experience of Android and Chrome to devices later this year. We believe there is ample room for both products to exist and succeed.

https://plus.google.com/+GoogleTVDevelopers/posts/LC48x2EjrzK

 

[Talon]

Well, it's true. It would have to have been alive at some point to be dead.

 

[Vyse The Legend]

JB 4.3 sounds like garbage and doesn't really offer anything I would want/need. Might as well have been 4.2.3

False. It apparently improves the performance and battery life of the N4 tremendously. It's a nice stop gap until KLP.

 

[gcubed]

damage control:.



https://plus.google.com/+GoogleTVDevelopers/posts/LC48x2EjrzK

translation - "we have all moved over to the chromecast team or been reassigned as necessary, stop bothering us. "

 

[VoxPop]

False. It apparently improves the performance and battery life of the N4 tremendously. It's a nice stop gap until KLP.

Well the N4 battery isnt anything amazing to begin with. Still can't forgive Google for basically killing my original N7 with 4.2.2. What a shoddy update.

 

[Zombie James]

So much for that battery life bump.

Hm?

 

[Vanillalite]

Has 4.3 hit OTA for current Nexus devices yet?

 

[Liquidus]

Has 4.3 hit OTA for current Nexus devices yet?

Not mine.

 

[SimleuqiR]

So much for that battery life bump.

Has Google ever touted better battery life with OS updates?

I don't think that page is any indication.

If there is a bump in battery life, it could be attributed to Bluetooth 4.0 and updated GPL support (better use of the phone's GPU?).

 

[Futureman]

Google Play Music doesn't work in IE at work anymore. I guess they just updated it or something. Say I have an old version of Flash (((

 

[Groof]

Has 4.3 hit OTA for current Nexus devices yet?

Haven't gotten anything. Google says from today but with the way they've been handling roll outs lately it'll probably end up being out by next month

 

[HawkeyeIC]

Google Play Music doesn't work in IE at work anymore. I guess they just updated it or something. Say I have an old version of Flash (((

Mine is working fine.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Random but is anyone here good at app development on android? Or maybe just app development in general because maybe that would help too. PM me if yes, got a random question for you.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Google Play edition 4.3 "very soon".

They already fucked up lol.

but who will win!? Samsung or HTC?

Verizon LTE YESSS

all i gotta say is ... I CALLED IT!!!

Update: We've learned from Google that 3G service will work through HSPA on AT&T and T-Mobile. Verizon users will be left out, however, as a CDMA radio isn't included — only an LTE one. That shouldn't be a huge issue for Verizon users though, as the carrier now has LTE coverage in over 500 markets.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/24/4553054/new-nexus-7-lte-att-verizon-tmobile-one-device

yep, LTE only on Verizon, no CDMA. all because of those spectrum rules that went into effect when Google bid *just enough* to make them go into effect.

 

[Vanillalite]

New 4.3 factory images are now up on Google's page.


https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#instructions

 

[Fox318]

New 4.3 factory images are now up on Google's page.


https://developers.google.com/android/nexus/images#instructions

no toro?

 

[Mindwipe]

Seriously Google? You're Google. There is no excuse for this gradual roll out shit, especially for the relatively small amount of Nexus users out there and without even a way to override it.

Apple can do it to many many millions of devices in an evening, so can you.

 

[Vyse The Legend]

no toro?

Verizon GNex isn't a real Nexus. Wait a few months and maybe.

 

[The Faceless Master]

"Where's the Component and Composite connections? A lot of people don't have HDTVs!!!" - Gaming side

:lol

They updated the Jelly Bean features page for 4.3:
http://www.android.com/about/jelly-bean/

ooooohhhhhhh

Settings
Disabled apps tab - check which apps are disabled in Settings > Apps.

nice!

 

[Battersea Power Station]

but who will win!? Samsung or HTC?







all i gotta say is ... I CALLED IT!!!


http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/24/4553054/new-nexus-7-lte-att-verizon-tmobile-one-device

yep, LTE only on Verizon, no CDMA. all because of those spectrum rules that went into effect when Google bid *just enough* to make them go into effect.

I wonder if they'll throw a Euro GSM radio in the Verizon version at least, to make it a useful travel tool.

 

[Cipherr]

I wonder if they'll throw a Euro GSM radio in the Verizon version at least, to make it a useful travel tool.

There is no Verizon version is there? I was under the impression that it was just one model. Guess not.

 

[The Faceless Master]

I wonder if they'll throw a Euro GSM radio in the Verizon version at least, to make it a useful travel tool.

there is no 'Verizon version'

that's the beauty of it all. there is one model and it supports LTE on AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon... and HSPA on AT&T and T-Mobile.

 

[PGamer]

Has anyone with a Nexus 4 got the update to 4.3 yet?

 

[Battersea Power Station]

there is no 'Verizon version'

that's the beauty of it all. there is one model and it supports LTE on AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon... and HSPA on AT&T and T-Mobile.

Oh, sweet. So it has to have the Euro bands.

And I can put in my Verizon LTE SIM for around the US. Awesome. I'm guessing no telephony, though. I wonder if I can use it as my main device via VoIP apps.

 

[thespot84]

Oh, sweet. So it has to have the Euro bands.

And I can put in my Verizon LTE SIM for around the US. Awesome. I'm guessing no telephony, though. I wonder if I can use it as my main device via VoIP apps.

gvoice was awesome years ago, i imagine it is still awesome

 

[Vanillalite]

Has anyone with a Nexus 4 got the update to 4.3 yet?

Despite Google saying the roll out would begin today I've yet to see a single person say they've gotten an OTA yet for any of the current Nexus devices.

 

[BoboBrazil]

I just gotta say the new Google Maps with integrated navigation is pure shit. It stops whenever you do anything else on the phone and then crashes when you try to restart it.

 

[kehs]

So I guess they're calling the flinging "Google Cast". Little more explaining on the whole "why can't we have both?" between chromecast and googletv.


http://allthingsd.com/20130724/sund...chromecast-and-google-tv-interview/?mod=tweet

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Native Verizon LTE support is pretty sweet, but I tether my tablet to my phone when i need to get Internet access to my tablet anyways. My phone is always on me after all.

 

[Vanillalite]

So in honor of Google Play Games launching today everyone recommend one game we should all try! I'll start

Hero Forge Beta

It's a multiplayer puzzle battle game where you match blocks in this 3d space to do different moves and conquer your opponent via depleting their life bar before they do the same to you!

It also has full integration with all of the new Google Play Games Services!

 

[BootlegSnackz]

for $35, who here has not already pre-ordered the Chromecast? I've wasted more money on worse things... mine ships in august, i'm a bit late on the draw since I was at the Angel game with my company today.

additionally...


nice nexus 7, but maybe i'll wait for revision 3 since the OG holds up just fine for what i use it for (which at this point, with a Nexus 10, is pretty much nothing, or just flashing experimental ROMs). don't really know what else new i would do with it.


on to the Nexus 5? or are we waiting to see how big of a flop the Moto X will be first?

 

[Vanillalite]

In theory I'm thinking about waiting to see if we get a Nexus 10 refresh that doesn't suck (ie have kernel lock issues like the current model). I could easily see my self cave before then and just get the 7.

Don't forget this fall is suppose to be the Phablet war!

Also in the short short term I think everyone is waiting for Google to actually hit the button to start sending out OTAs.

 

[The Faceless Master]

for $35, who here has not already pre-ordered the Chromecast? I've wasted more money on worse things... mine ships in august, i'm a bit late on the draw since I was at the Angel game with my company today.

not me. i can see why other people like it but to me it's pointless. even with the 3 months of Netflix, that's $11 i can spend on chocolate...

 

[kehs]

I literally have no use for it since my house is decorated with googletvs, yet I still want to buy it.

 

[Vanillalite]

https://plus.google.com/+CyanogenMod/posts/8tNdWgg56zN

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It begins

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I would like to see a Nexus 10 refresh with an updated SoC. We're so close to the point where ARM can finally play back 10-bit H.264 1080p videos.

 

[Liquidus]

for $35, who here has not already pre-ordered the Chromecast? I've wasted more money on worse things... mine ships in august, i'm a bit late on the draw since I was at the Angel game with my company today.

additionally...


nice nexus 7, but maybe i'll wait for revision 3 since the OG holds up just fine for what i use it for (which at this point, with a Nexus 10, is pretty much nothing, or just flashing experimental ROMs). don't really know what else new i would do with it.


on to the Nexus 5? or are we waiting to see how big of a flop the Moto X will be first?

Chromecast seems pretty lame until it can stream emulators and VLC tbh. Better off getting a SlimPort dongle and having full mirror for $5 less.

 

[rc213]

Chromecast seems pretty lame until it can stream emulators and VLC tbh. Better off getting a SlimPort dongle and having full mirror for $5 less.

Where can I find a slimport dongle for anywhere close to $5.