longdi
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It is an awesome phone.
Only if Google/Sony make it the next Nexus as it can go head to head with Apple on the build quality.
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It is an awesome phone.
Only if Google/Sony make it the next Nexus as it can go head to head with Apple on the build quality.
This is the reason I disabled it on the Z3 - it shows an icon at all times when enabled. I don't know why, as you can disable everything else, even all battery and time info, and the WiFi icon. But not the NFC icon.
Jazzy Network
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Wait isn't it made of glass? No thanks.
Why would you want a number on your icon when it's already in the notification bar? That's why it's called the notification bar.
longdi
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Why u hate glass?
Dont be dismissing the glass before you get your hands on the copper Z3.
Johnny Ryall
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About a week in with the LG G3, I'm enjoying it greatly as an upgrade from the Nexus 4. Had to root and freeze some crapware. I'm especially enjoying having an SD slot again, was always close to full with audio before. Stuck a 128GB card in there and just went to town with spotify/google cloud music/podcasts.
I remember reading something about the nexus lead guy not being a fan of how external storage works but they really need to get that on the nexus phones.
I remember reading something about the nexus lead guy not being a fan of how external storage works but they really need to get that on the nexus phones.
GOAT phone(s).
rrvv
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I get same thing and it work flawlessly. did you check the indicator?
maybe something to do with the "baser". my store give me 2. one is bigger than other since seem Z3C didnt fit with smaller one
there is always case option
Jazzy Network
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Ive used glass phones like the iphone 4 optimus g and nexus 4 they all scratch too easily and I hate the feel.
This looks awful.
what are they doing? From the M7 to ... this.
Re HD video, it seems like some (most films) do work in HD from the Play Store but a few don't for example, "We Need to Talk About Kevin" works in HD but "The Dark Knight" doesn't....could be a WB licensing issue with Sony devices. Sony should allow HD videos via their Unlimited service on their mobiles....hopefully in an update!
This is true. It's just that my only prior smartphone experience was Windows Phone so it taking some time to get adjusted to Android....it's starting to grow on me. Gifs work as saved images which is a first for me! Quality wise the Z3 is amazing....I'll need a few more days before I decide whether to stick with it
Snarfington
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Didn't get great life on my Z3C for a few days (4 hours SOT in an 18 hour period killed it, which is REALLY GOOD but not even close to what I've heard) so factory reset that sucker (knowing I'd updated twice since starting last time) and let's see what happens.
I have the dk36 for Z2. It only works if plugged into the wall if you try using USB it cannot seem to draw enough power.
I think the four day battery life claims are based on no background data and least amount options activated.
Still killer battery life though.
Baroquemantic
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Can you go into detail about what's so bad about mobile IE? One of my friends has a Windows Phone and I thought the browser was pretty par for the course when I tried it, not necessarily worse than any other browser.
On the release candidate for WP 8.1 they changed it. On android (well at least firefox) I can go out of it, come back in a few hours later and the pages are cached so they don't reload.
With WP 8.1 if you go out of ie, then back in it reloads all the pages. I can understand why if the phone has 512mb ram but it does it on 2gb devices too. This drove me insane because it was a total waste of data.
My biggest gripe is that text reflow is dreadful in the browser - about 10-15% of the text is cutoff horizontally.
It is markedly slower than any other mobile browser out there - Anandtech's loading tests confirm this.
Mobile IE is a dinosaur compared to Webkit in terms of rendering. Part of this is a chicken and egg problem, Webkit-based browsers (Chrome, Mobile Safari) grew to dominate the field, so web developers take advantage to tune for those browsers.
Case-in-point - the input text on GAF on Mobile IE is some default serif system font. Looks dreadful.
Also, for the people saying the app situation isn't that far off - that's straight-up bull. Sure, Twitter and Facebook are fine, but Yelp doesn't even do location-based refreshing from the map view. It looks like Yelp's app hasn't been updated in well over a year. Not to mention there's no native Dropbox app.
vpance
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I think once I settle down back to normal usage patterns I'll be getting 3+ days battery life easy. Tweaking it every 15 mins isn't helping right now, lol
Yeah, I've had the same experience whenever I try out my mom's Lumia 520 on WP8.1. Still years behind the competition in terms of software. She treats it like a dumb phone though, so it works out.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
This is their selfie phone though. It's not supposed to be a new flagship - more of a lateral device.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
That's what I said?
Brah, I quote to agree like 40% of the time.
You just see me quote Unknown all the time, so you get the impression that I'm always out to refute.
Unknown Soldier
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This is a problem with you unfortunately
Seems like an addition to their products, it's their selfie phone.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Unknown is the only person I have blocked on all of GAF so I wouldn't know.
Har har
Baroquemantic
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Yeah, that constant reloading would be terrible for me since I'm still on a measly 200MB data plan with at&t. Luckily I have Wi-Fi available basically all day.
Eesh, didn't realize mobile IE was that bad. Also didn't realize the app situation was still like that. Sounds similar to using the Amazon app store.
Probably the right thing to do.
Get a different SMS app? Try Hangouts or Textra. While you're at it, get Google Now Launcher, Google Keep, Month Calendar Widget, and White Light Flash. My fave apps.
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NinjaFridge
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Anyone have any ideas why I can't stream videos in the iplayer app? I can download and watch videos but the quality isn't as good as it would be if streaming. Having this problem on my G2 and Galaxy note 10.1 2014 edition.
Baroquemantic
Member
Nexus 9 passed through FCC:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/10/04/htcs-nexus-9-appears-to-have-passed-through-the-fcc/
Almost Nexus season time? Is passing through FCC usually an indication of impending launch/announce?
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/10/04/htcs-nexus-9-appears-to-have-passed-through-the-fcc/
Almost Nexus season time? Is passing through FCC usually an indication of impending launch/announce?
Jazzy Network
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No reason to upgrade my nexus 7 to 9. Its perfect.
Not to big of the fan of the M8 from the M7. A slight degradation. But yes, it's a die product that boost their lineup.
Also, I'm loving how smooth the Moto G is to operate. Stock is a joy to use. Some hiccups when opening to many applications as well some others, but it's been a great experience so far. Camera is shoddy, but expected.
I eventually got it working - I took out the "phone clip" or whatever it's called from the charger to see if that improved the phone's contact with the charging pins. It seemed to as I got the familiar charging sound / status that I'd got through microUSB. That was with the phone taken out of the case, but I found that the "Z3 compact + case" clip is the perfect size to hold the Z3 in a case, or at least the case I have for it. It's now happily charging. Possibly the previous phone clip wasn't properly inserted into the dock, but it did seem to be.
The good thing about Android is the openness - if there is something you want the phone to do, the likelihood is that there will be a way to do it. Some require rooting etc but a lot don't.
This thread, the Android apps thread and the weekly apps recommendation topic over on /r/Android are all good places to find apps or tweaks to do things you want the phone to do (and plenty of things you didn't know you wanted it to do until you read about them).
One thing's for sure, the app selection and customisation is far more advanced on Android than it is on Windows Phone.
Unknown Soldier
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They haven't updated the larger tablet (Nexus 10) in almost 3 years now? It's about time.
Unfortunately they waited too long, I have a Surface Pro 2 now.
WhiskerFrisker
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How safe is it to use swappa? I see some pretty good prices for phones but I've never purchased anything like this before so I'm hesitant. Is it better than eBay? Any thoughts?
I've only used it once but I really liked it. Very simple and low fees.
I've always read good comments about it.
I think one gaffer said he had an issue where the seller didn't pay off his phone and T-Mobile blacklisted it like 6 months later. But that could happen no matter where you buy the phone.
The Faceless Master
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16GB with no MicroSD in 2015... smh
Jazzy Network
Member
Sounds like the Moto X.
Baroquemantic
Member
Yeah. 32GB needs to be a standard, especially on tablets. I can't imagine it costs that much more than 16GB.
The Faceless Master
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like $4 more, so FOUR MILLION DOLLARS if you ship a million units...
Putting an sd slot would be cheaper...but Google hasn't managed to figure out how to handle multiple storage sources. It's a wonder how their data centers function.
Baroquemantic
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Sounds like Google being cheap.
I don't care for SD cards. I'd rather just have bigger internal storage.
Ugh, Google makes it hard to go Nexus sometimes.
The Faceless Master
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indeed, that is pennies.
osiris3355
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SD slot requires licensing payment to Microsoft or risk of lawsuit...
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