And HTC has the same issue...look at the praise they get!
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And HTC has the same issue...look at the praise they get!
afaik, htc (and sony with the huge z series bezels, have been widely criticised. HTC get praise because they do a few things right, like construction quality , speakers, design (despite being subjective)...
I personally dislike HTC design, their phones seem to have a weird aspect ratio, too thin, just like iphones.
No. It's due to the multitasking nature on Android. Multitasking on iOS is very restrictive. On Android anything can run in the background whenever it wants. Upside is true multitasking. Downside is possible rogue apps eating your ram and battery.
Battersea Power Station
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Is that true? I thought that was a common misconception.
That's not exactly true. onStop/onDestroy can be called at any time an app is not in focus.
The exceptions to this (I can't recall exactly what it's called as I haven't designed a background app) are apps that register those persistant notifications (of which you may have noticed an increase in lately since Google plugged a loophole).
You can also register services, but those aren't exactly "true multitasking" as you would think of on a PC, either.
You can't deny that Apple having full control over hardware and software leads to a great advantage in efficiency.
Also, is this NotBacon admitting that Android is laggier than iOS? Because the question you quoted was talking about smoothness, not multitasking ability
I said goddamn at that battery life.
I can't test sms yet (i think no one can anymore) but receiving calls is strange. I THINK the expected behavior is:
1. someone places a call from a real phone to your hangouts number
2. the hangouts dialer pops up first and allows you to answer with VOIP.
3. You can answer or decline, in which case your normal dialer is supposed to pop up assuming your number is forwarded
I have had issues with forwarding forever, and those are still there. though the hangouts dialer showing up is somewhat consistent.
EDIT: i would get occasional "we could not complete your call errors". after uninstalling the google voice app, and making my cell the only forwarding phone, i now get "we could not complete your call" 100% of the time. trying to revert back to old hangouts to see if this fixes GV. what the fuck.
This is normally because the update requires a new permission on your device and it won't update until you accept.
These apps waiting for you have probably changed "permissions" and they require you to grant them access to this data. If you previously gave apps permissions and they have not change since the last update they will update automatically
The Faceless Master
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I fully believe in the ideology of open source software.
Kinda hard to embrace that with a locked boot loader...
manfestival
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I am thinking of getting the latest moto g. I know there hasnt been an improvement in speed/power but the front facing speakers and improved camera at that price point are very appealing aspects to me. I had the htc one and ruined it and now im currently using a backup galaxy s2 but I have grown tired of this super fast.
Financially I am in a tough spot so I figure this would be ok. I would love the one+one but I need an invite for that so its probably not gonna happen for me
Financially I am in a tough spot so I figure this would be ok. I would love the one+one but I need an invite for that so its probably not gonna happen for me
Battersea Power Station
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re: Hangouts + Voice integration
Firstly, thank goodness I finally got the prompt to switch over. I took great joy from erasing the Voice icon from my home screen.
I wonder if they'll introduce the "make all calls using Google Voice" option to Hangouts, so I can uninstall and forget about the Voice app altogether.
And lastly, why is there still no search in Hangouts?? It used to be in the old Google Talk. I know I can search in Gmail using various operators, but, come on, searching through your chats and SMS should be built into and easily accessible from the app that handles them.
I'm not digging the lack of "swipe to archive" ability either.
Firstly, thank goodness I finally got the prompt to switch over. I took great joy from erasing the Voice icon from my home screen.
I wonder if they'll introduce the "make all calls using Google Voice" option to Hangouts, so I can uninstall and forget about the Voice app altogether.
And lastly, why is there still no search in Hangouts?? It used to be in the old Google Talk. I know I can search in Gmail using various operators, but, come on, searching through your chats and SMS should be built into and easily accessible from the app that handles them.
I'm not digging the lack of "swipe to archive" ability either.
adios brochachos, its been fun
Are you in Australia? Only way that price makes sense.
That's a great price - are clove reliable?
The compacts are fully featured like their big brother right? Just smaller screen.
The Faceless Master
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adios brochachos, its been fun
not bad. was $100 more a year ago.
That's not exactly true. onStop/onDestroy can be called at any time an app is not in focus.
The exceptions to this (I can't recall exactly what it's called as I haven't designed a background app) are apps that register those persistant notifications (of which you may have noticed an increase in lately since Google plugged a loophole).
You can also register services, but those aren't exactly "true multitasking" as you would think of on a PC, either.
You can't deny that Apple having full control over hardware and software leads to a great advantage in efficiency.
Also, is this NotBacon admitting that Android is laggier than iOS? Because the question you quoted was talking about smoothness, not multitasking ability
I was simplifying things because not everyone understands the activity lifecycle or the nuances of a background service
And I guess I didn't fully read what I quoted haha, I just saw java being trashed and jumped into action because I have a soft spot for java.
But since you mentioned it, the occasional lag people see is usually due to GC_ALLOC being called too often. New phones can power through those hiccups, but the final ART should remedy it altogether!
A better Moto X coming to Verizon, with wireless charging and a bigger battery. http://www.droid-life.com/2014/09/1...y-to-verizon-wireless-charging-turbo-charger/
Me wants it. Me has to haves it.
brotkasten
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Black icons on green background. Why, Google. Why.
That's better. Now there's a contender for Sony for my wallet if that makes it to the UK.
Perfect Cha0s
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Wow at that battery life. Not even in Stamina Mode, at that.
Probably fake but who knows
Seems reasonable.
Probably fake but who knows
I refuse to believe Google will not include an SD card on this device. SD cards are standard on all android flagships so this should be the case here.
Probably fake but who knows
Cautiously optimistic
Nexus hasn't had expandable storage in ages....I doubt it's coming back
They want people to use the cloud.
The last Nexus device to have an SD card slot was released over 4 years ago. Google don't like them.
See also the changes in 4.4.
Jzero
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Probably fake but who knows
That has to be fake right? The url doesn't lead to anything.
Edit: fuck, double post.
Verizon will be sure to ruin the look with a Kevlar back and ugly front, unfortunately.
Do the droids get slower updates than the X?
Zombie James
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Probably fake but who knows
Oh, I don't know. I'm happy with the size of my N4 and the N5 is probably as large as I'd go.
Probably fake but who knows
Seems more reasonable than the QHD rumors.
Why would "Lemon Meringue Pie" have a ® symbol?Probably fake but who knows
Seems like all new model, above X.
Bingo
osiris3355
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Yes. Moto hits the x before the droids.
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osiris3355
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Finally got the damn prompt:
I can now send SMS from my voice number but not my actual cell. Crap. Lol
Edit: looks like there is a send SMS from setting you can change in the settings. There is a bug with toggling the send from in conversation tho.
And really I've certainly had no issue with a 16GB Nexus phone.
Now a tablet with the same approach is more problematic as with a tablet I would be wanting to locally store video.
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