Root it, Install Tweaked 3.55, Uninstall Pro all the bloatware, Custom Launcher into Nova.
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Root it, Install Tweaked 3.55, Uninstall Pro all the bloatware, Custom Launcher into Nova.
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Just tested it with my cousin. Asked her to send me an MMS to my GV# and I got the image on Hangouts. Both on the Chrome extension and my phone. We are both on T-mobile.
Depending on what phone the person has an how it handles MMS , the contact you send the MMS to may get the image inline the SMS conversation or a link to the image. That's the only issue I've noticed.
But I do receive all MMS via GV in my hangouts app with no issue.
BertramCooper
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Settings (in Hangouts) > SMS > Send SMS from
You can't switch it on the fly; you have to go into the settings menu. It's not an issue for me, since I use my GV as my primary number and never actually use my T-Mobile number, but I definitely get why some people are peeved about it. I'd imagine it will probably get added in a future update.
Err. What. You do realize the Note 4 is only .2" bigger in screen size than the G3 right? I think what is making people take notice of the 1440p screen on the Note 4 is more that it's AMOLED so colors just pop more.
Yeah, Smart Reply seems to default to my GV number for any new texts which is really dumb. At the very least they need to have a default setting for new texts while using Smart Reply. A toggle would be better.
Yeah, very disappointed by this. Also, the call quality through Hangouts is poor and it will not automatically route international calls through GV or even give you the option when dialing. Totally half baked feature, I have been forced to reinstall GV. As bad as GV is, it is much better than the Hangouts implementation.
Sony needs to do a few more things before I'd buy an Xperia phone I think. Main one being to stop making their phones so damn tall. I don't know why them and Apple keep doing it. The Z3 is the same height as the G3. And while it is thinner and more narrow than the G3, it also has a smaller screen.
They also need to somehow get the US carriers to sell their phones sooner.
They also need to somehow get the US carriers to sell their phones sooner.
outunderthestars
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Any rumors/word about a Google press conference regarding nexus tablet/phone whatever else?
Jazzy Network
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They also need to get rid of those flaps. I understand the reason, but Jesus.
Junior Mint
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It's pretty sad how fucking laggy Evernote is on even a 2013 Nexus 7
More does not always equal better.
osiris3355
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If you wanted the closest experience to your nexus and fastest updates I would choose the 2014 Moto x. Its 100 on the nutz.
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Ask me about the GAF Notebook
You do get that your gonna be paying waayyy more than $100 if you go this route right? That's how on contract phone plans works?
If I were you, I'd ust buy a used TMobile Note 3, and root it yourself. As far as updates go, I assume Android L will have minor updates for the next few years.
I honestly remember it being really close to 6", huh. The rest of my post still stands. The LG G3 display is problematic since makes some compromises that make it look worse than the very best 1080P screens when compared side to side. The Note 4 display will not have any of the same compromises (as you pointed out, OLED is the reason) so the only real detriment is probably battery life.
Some people want the best coverage. Verizon offers the best in the U.S.
Verizon Pre-Paid 500mb data = $45/month. Buy extra 3gb data for 90 days for $20. (Stupid system)
Verizon contract 2gb data = $60/month.
I don't know about you but I'm going to go with the one where I get a subsidized phone price.
rrvv
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most of the time it is thought.
more battery life is better.
more display pixel is good. but not so good if it come with less battery life
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
As someone who needs good coverage there hasn't been an area where I haven't gotten decent coverage with AT&T towers post major 3G/LTE rollout, and I have an off the beaten path lake house that I need to get service at. One of my best friends who use to swear by Verizon jumped ship to prepaid to because he found this to be the case well.
This isn't a decade ago where Verizon clearly had a service edge over competitors for 90% of the US population. Even T-Mo is waaayyy better than they use to be.
Sprint towers are the odd man out in this discussion still I'll admit though.
Not to mention you aren't getting on Verizon for $60 out the door. More like $90 for a line with 2 gigs of data. Granted it's cheaper if you use the edge program or bring your own phone, but if you are gonna do that you could go cheaper else where. That's not counting extra fees either.
There are 0 ways the math works out in favor of AT&T or Verizon proper.
I kind of see the point of having it. I only started using it recently before the new GV update integration and while it was nice to have my inbox "clean-ish," it would end up looking the same quickly afterwards once I received more notifications. It didn't seem to affect my usability of it because all recent conversations are moved to the top anyway, but I did like having the message list less populated. It is an odd choice to remove something that other people do find useful.
Delicious.
Samsung Grand Prime handset is leaked
http://www.gsmarena.com/selfieobsessed_samsung_galaxy_grand_prime_leaks-news-9651.php
http://www.gsmarena.com/selfieobsessed_samsung_galaxy_grand_prime_leaks-news-9651.php
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Sad that the name implies that it's much better than it actually is.
But that screen! It's not QHD, it's AMOLED, and close to stock Android so it must be way more efficient.
Honestly though, I think he might have a rogue app battery drain somewhere.
My guess is Hangouts.
In Dallas, AT&T coverage is way better than Verizon (granted this is where AT&T is based) so I switched. No regrets, AT&T has gotten a lot better and Verizon is over priced and way too restrictive.
And not only for message deleting & archiving, but bouncing between threads/chats.
You guys understand using these fast chargers is HORRIBLE for battery life right?
Hmmm, I haven't noticed bad call quality through hangouts at all. Are you on Wi-Fi or cellular data when you've tried? If carrier data, which carrier? I've tried it on Wi-Fi and an T-Mobile LTE and call quality was great the times I've tried it.
But they didn't use fast charge to test the battery?
Well before reviews were out, we were supposed to wait for the Moto X because those Motorola engineers know how to optimize a 2300 mah battery. Now that reviews are out we're supposed to wait for Android L.
Here's the thing. I could spend $60 a month with Verizon, which has the best service in my area, and get a G3 for $50, or I could spend $45 a month prepaid for a similar plan, and get the G3 or similarly specced phone for ~$550. If you look at two years, which the contract is for, I'm only spending $360 more for Verizon plan over the course of time than the prepaid plan. Which means I'd actually be saving money since the phone is so heavily subsidized, and getting better service in my area, no less.
Baroquemantic
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Isn't it more likely that something is wrong/buggy with the software because of how high Android OS seems to be in some of the screens? That said, I'm not expecting really great battery life from the X. Moto should've tried to pack at a 3000mAh battery in there.
I tried calling my aunt in the UK on WiFi and we both thought the quality was poor.
At these sizes, you cant see the difference in resolution, so you are essentially getting lower performance for paper spec feature.
To me, battery life is most important, together with reasonable specs. I dont even need something like 801 at all, so i could handle mid range device when it comes to speed, but i do like the build quality, screen, camera and battery life of top end phones. Looking at Z3C "on contract", I can get it for 315 and 14 contract that covers all of my needs. It is very nicely priced, a lot less on my carrier than Z3.
Huh? I don't understand what you're saying. Anyway using fast charge on battery's is a bad idea. It lowers the charge capacity of the battery much faster then if you just charged it normally. So that crappy Moto X battery is going to die even faster sooner then if you just charged it normally.
Maybe being waterproof is the reason for size, despite z3c being really small for its screen size.
Btw, does anyone know which way of tethering is less battery hungry? Wifi or BT?
Oh I thought you were saying that they were using the fast charge which is why the battery life was crappy.
It's great that it's waterproof, but those port covers are pretty annoying. I feel like Sony should have just put wireless charging built into the phone rather than selling it as a case so I'd never have to open the port covers.
Also technically bluetooth is less of a battery drain than wifi.
cuevas. PhD.
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Weren't this generation of phones designed with this in mind?
osiris3355
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Reviews are saying battery life is better than 2013 battery life. I guess I will need to see more hands on results compared to the 2013 model before I purchase.
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