Dl'n the flashable zip now. Will report back
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Dl'n the flashable zip now. Will report back
brotkasten
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I'm glad that they kept that feature. I'd really miss it if it was gone.
I think it worked on the first preview though.
However, if I delete the account in the accounts pane of phone settings and reboot, I can get a little further than before.
Some screenshots from the new system images.
asop browser and messaging icons? wtf?
RIP AMOLED.
Lol even more at the potential Moto X battery life for using stock with material design colors.
WhiskerFrisker
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Project Volta is supposed to redeem the Moto X bro
Project Volta's mostly for when the screen is off and apps are running in the background. ICS all the way up to JB/Kit Kat had a darker theme. Material Design throws that away in favor of bright colors which AMOLED isn't good for.
RoadHazard
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Fuck it, I'm done with 4.4, 5.0 here I come! Again! Hopefully for good this time.
EDIT: Wow, there's a lot of new stuff since the old preview. All-new first boot experience (logging into your account if you have Authenticator enabled is no longer a pain in the ass), new animations everywhere (for example, the app drawer button button expands in a circle to show the app drawer, instead of it just zooming into view like before), the tilt animation when you try to swipe past the last launcher/app drawer page is gone (now it just moves a bit and bounces back, like in earlier versions), the app drawer itself looks different (it's now sort of a white sheet that hover over the home screen), etc.
And THANK YOU, they've brought back the 2-finger swipe to open quick settings! In the last preview the only way to do it was to swipe down twice (which you can still do), and I really missed the single gesture for getting there right away.
EDIT: Wow, there's a lot of new stuff since the old preview. All-new first boot experience (logging into your account if you have Authenticator enabled is no longer a pain in the ass), new animations everywhere (for example, the app drawer button button expands in a circle to show the app drawer, instead of it just zooming into view like before), the tilt animation when you try to swipe past the last launcher/app drawer page is gone (now it just moves a bit and bounces back, like in earlier versions), the app drawer itself looks different (it's now sort of a white sheet that hover over the home screen), etc.
And THANK YOU, they've brought back the 2-finger swipe to open quick settings! In the last preview the only way to do it was to swipe down twice (which you can still do), and I really missed the single gesture for getting there right away.
AMOLED works good with balck and colorful backgrounds but not white backgrounds.
Zombie James
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I think I'll give the new preview image a try when it gets ported to the N4 (which sounds like it could be soon-ish). My N10 could really use it more, though.
brot knows.
L redeemed. I was livid when I tried the preview and that was gone.
RoadHazard
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And you can clear all notifications again, yay! It's a bit weird having that button below the list of notifications instead of above it, but oh well!
Zombie James
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Anyone here use Francisco Franco's kernels? He's posted an update on his work going forward:
https://plus.google.com/+FranciscoFranco1990/posts/hGVnn6JMUQ9
https://plus.google.com/+FranciscoFranco1990/posts/hGVnn6JMUQ9
RoadHazard
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Another pretty cool (?) thing, that I believe is new, is that the recent apps list remains intact through reboots.
Hell of a lot cheaper than what the UK gets.
The 32GB N9 is £399, or $642 USD. Yours works out at a mere $516 USD.
If anyone is getting screwed it's us.
BoboBrazil
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Wonder why he didn't mention the One Plus One? Franco kernels are good, but I like the over clocking capability of ak.
basic_element
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Moto G LTE 2013 or Moto G 2014?
It's for the parents and will be running on TMobile. I'm leaning toward the 2nd Gen because the bigger screen is easier on the old eyes, but will they miss LTE much? I'm thinking HSPA+ is plenty fast for them.
Thoughts? Maybe a better alternative in the $200 range?
It's for the parents and will be running on TMobile. I'm leaning toward the 2nd Gen because the bigger screen is easier on the old eyes, but will they miss LTE much? I'm thinking HSPA+ is plenty fast for them.
Thoughts? Maybe a better alternative in the $200 range?
RoadHazard
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One thing I don't like about the new preview is the effect when you press one of the navigation keys. The tap indication is now oval, and it doesn't do the cool "splashing" thing it did in the last preview anymore.
Also a bit disappointed that Smart Lock (which lets you bypass the lock screen if you're connected to a trusted device) only works with BT devices and NFC tags. Seems like a no-brainer to also be able to set Wi-Fi networks as trusted, but I guess not.
Also a bit disappointed that Smart Lock (which lets you bypass the lock screen if you're connected to a trusted device) only works with BT devices and NFC tags. Seems like a no-brainer to also be able to set Wi-Fi networks as trusted, but I guess not.
WhiskerFrisker
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I like this a lot:
That's disappointing, the wifi thing.
Edit:
Just pre-ordered the Nexus Player:
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_player
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Lol, the new "tap the version number a whole bunch of times" easter egg:
I didn't do very well.
(In case you haven't heard and can't tell from the image, it's basically Flappy Android.)
I didn't do very well.
(In case you haven't heard and can't tell from the image, it's basically Flappy Android.)
BoboBrazil
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Lol, the new "tap the version number a whole bunch of times" easter egg:
I didn't do very well.
(In case you haven't heard and can't tell from the image, it's basically Flappy Android.)
Awesome! Can't wait to try it.
Vyse The Legend
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WhiskerFrisker
Member
Wow it's pretty big. I want to try one in my hands.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
They've removed the DND stuff (mute notifications) from the quick settings. Instead, now when you press the volume keys you get a popup where you can set notifications/disturbances to All, None, or Prioritized (you can set what's prioritized and not), either until you change it again or for the next X minutes/hours. You can also set this to automatically happen at certain times of certain days of the week, where only prioritized disturbances will be allowed through. You can limit the prioritized contacts to your starred ones, but not to individual people.
Taking the place of this in the quick settings menu is a flashlight shortcut, which is nice!
Taking the place of this in the quick settings menu is a flashlight shortcut, which is nice!
RoadHazard
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It's available to install on my N5 as well, but the app description clearly says that it's just for Moto devices.
Ah, should have tested it out before posting. Tried "Adding a device" and I just got the option to add a Moto 360 or a Power Pack Micro.
-Pyromaniac-
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I know it won't happen but I kind of hope the nexus 6 gets grilled on its size from reviews. I know the text will grill the size but the score won't be affected. Would be nice if it did. Just to send a message.
Excellent. Someone finally made a correctly sized phone.
Just waiting for my contract now in case those Z4 rumors become true, but if they are, I wish it was 6" rather than 5.5".
Just read The Verge's review. They'll grill the size AND lower the score.
BoboBrazil
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Verge score gets 3 points deducted because it is Android.
WhiskerFrisker
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It's time for the true Human race to rise, big hands master race!
-Pyromaniac-
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edit: oh I thought you said they reviewed it already
There's no doubt in my mind lots of reviews will grill the size...IN THE TEXT. But the scores will still be really high.
BoboBrazil
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It really is huge in comparison to the Note 4. The Note 4 is already bigger than my OPO and this dwarves the Note 4. Damn.
The Faceless Master
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i think i saw i bow down a 0:07
There's really no other thing that google can do with the nexus brand.
(where they hell is my nexus android laptop google?
RoadHazard
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There's really no other thing that google can do with the nexus brand.
(where they hell is my nexus android laptop google?)
It's called a Chromebook. Well, ok, not really. But you can run (some) Android apps on those now, can't you?
Baroquemantic
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Been watching videos of the new dev preview and Lollipop looks amazing.
Looks good, not much bigger than the Note 4.
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