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[WhiskerFrisker]

There you go

Hmm. The shot with the girl looks grainy. As I previously mentioned, wait for revreviews before you dismiss it.

 

[-PXG-]

Anyone have links to the apks for the new gmail, messenger and google play music apps? Or is Google just randomly rolling out updates for those of us running lollipop?

 

[Baroquemantic]

Anyone have links to the apks for the new gmail, messenger and google play music apps? Or is Google just randomly rolling out updates for those of us running lollipop?

It's a leak. The apps are apparently from lollipop test firmware on the N6. Google's not rolling anything out.

Edit: I'm sure you can find the apks on XDA.

 

[jokkir]

Here's the new Calendar

**New Calendar**

 

[woeds]

Anyone have links to the apks for the new gmail, messenger and google play music apps? Or is Google just randomly rolling out updates for those of us running lollipop?

The apk's don't work yet without the new framework. We need to wait for someone to combine it all in a flashable zip so they it be used on the Nexus 5 with the Lollipop preview.

 

[Sch1sm]

Here's the new Calendar
**New Calendar**

I'm in love with Material Design.

Spoiler

I wanted to take that class in my school but had no space! ):

 

[jokkir]

The apk's don't work yet without the new framework. We need to wait for someone to combine it all in a flashable zip so they it be used on the Nexus 5 with the Lollipop preview.

If the developer is anything to go by, he'll port it to the Nexus 5 too.

 

[kehs]

For the Xperia guys without root that don't like the sony nav keys, there's a free L theme.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.candl.xperia.theme.l.free

There's also a paid version that changes the default xperia launcher to materialish look, but I'm sure alot of you are using google launcher anyways.

 

[RoadHazard]

Here's the new Calendar

**New Calendar**

http://i.imgur.com/f2TlExb.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/O7y1I8n.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Q4DtsFH.png

http://i.imgur.com/eCV6yc3.png

Did you take these or just find them? I want to see the week view of the calendar, it's pretty much the only one I use.

 

[Zombie James]

RAW support in L is going to be huge. Here are some sample shots someone took with an N5:

JPEG output @ 100 ISO:

Edited DNG @ ISO 100

Rest of the gallery here.

 

[kehs]

RAW support in L is going to be huge. Here are some sample shots someone took with an N5:

JPEG output @ 100 ISO:


Edited DNG @ ISO 100


Rest of the gallery here.

gwantatutu gonna be so happy.

Looks great.

is not the camera we've been looking for unless L is some super fucking wizardry.

-With Love.

 

[jokkir]

Did you take these or just find them? I want to see the week view of the calendar, it's pretty much the only one I use.

I took them. Here's another view

And Weekly. It forces horizontal layout for some reason.

 

[RoadHazard]

I took them. Here's another view

And Weekly. It forces horizontal layout for some reason.

Really, no week view in vertical orientation? That's gonna piss me off. Stupid, it works just fine in the current app.

Thanks, though!

 

[jokkir]

Really, no week view in vertical orientation? That's gonna piss me off. Stupid, it works just fine in the current app.

Thanks, though!

This might be because it's for Nexus 6. When it officially releases, it might be fixed.

 

[teiresias]

So the new calendar basically ripped off Today Calendar then.

 

[-PXG-]

The apks were posted on Reddit but you still can't install them :/

 

[kehs]

So the new calendar basically ripped off Today Calendar then.

Pretty sure google showed off a "generic" calendar during I/O which Today calendar is pretty much based on.

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

RAW support in L is going to be huge. Here are some sample shots someone took with an N5:

JPEG output @ 100 ISO:


Edited DNG @ ISO 100


Rest of the gallery here.

Moto X is gonna take some great pictures then lol. I guess Osiris was right all along. Let see how Project Volta increases battery life.

 

[SimleuqiR]

RAW support in L is going to be huge. Here are some sample shots someone took with an N5:

JPEG output @ 100 ISO:


Edited DNG @ ISO 100


Rest of the gallery here.

Saw this last night on Reddit.
Fucking awesome. I hope that official Google Camera app has a way to have presets saved to it. This way you can calibrate the camera and get the best out of the hardware.

 

[osiris3355]

Moto X is gonna take some great pictures then lol. I guess Osiris was right all along. Let see how Project Volta increases battery life.

You must be confusing me with notbacon or someone else because I've never cruched on lollipop camera improvements.

 

[Volotaire]

Its a nice improvement over the current one. Slightly off topic, what are the best calendar apps ?

 

[Vanillalite]

Moto X is gonna take some great pictures then lol. I guess Osiris was right all along. Let see how Project Volta increases battery life.

Turns out to be different optics in the same setup. Moto X is the IMX135 while the Nexus 6 is the IMX210 despite looking the same and sharing the flash ring and such.

 

[th3dude]

Its a nice improvement over the current one. Slightly off topic, what are the best calendar apps ?

Today - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.underwood.calendar_beta

 

[soundahfekz]

Latest Lollipop dev preview has to be damn near OTA cause there isn't a bug in sight.

Using an N5. this is the smoothest thing ever.

And the quiet best feature of Lolli has to be auto 2-step auth for the google accounts that use it.

I think I'm gonna run it on my m7 and I'll DD it until the 2015 flagships drop

 

[WhiskerFrisker]

You must be confusing me with notbacon or someone else because I've never cruched on lollipop camera improvements.

I thought I remember you saying that Motorola was going to use lollipop to enhance the camera. Or was just for battery life? My bad then.

Turns out to be different optics in the same setup. Moto X is the IMX135 while the Nexus 6 is the IMX210 despite looking the same and sharing the flash ring and such.

Wow I did not know that. But I'm sure the moto X will show similar improvements.

Sony Z3v review. Tons of bloatware from Verizon.http://mobile.pcmag.com/?origref=ht...91ce2b000084-sony-xperia-z3v-verizon-wireless

 

[Sch1sm]

Sony Z3v review. Tons of bloatware from Verizon.http://mobile.pcmag.com/?origref=ht...91ce2b000084-sony-xperia-z3v-verizon-wireless

Yikes. 8 GB wasted.

 

[osiris3355]

I thought I remember you saying that Motorola was going to use lollipop to enhance the camera. Or was just for battery life? My bad then.

Wow I did not know that. But I'm sure the moto X will show similar improvements.

Sony Z3v review. Tons of bloatware from Verizon.http://mobile.pcmag.com/?origref=ht...91ce2b000084-sony-xperia-z3v-verizon-wireless

I've never said that either.

 

[kehs]

Messenger

but when you do have messages you can archive them with a simple swipe to the left or right.

Bastards take it out of hangouts and put it in another app.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/10/20/a-quick-look-at-googles-new-messaging-app-messenger/

 

[RoadHazard]

Messenger



Bastards take it out of hangouts and put it in another app.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/10/20/a-quick-look-at-googles-new-messaging-app-messenger/

That looks so much nicer than the current Hangouts. Guess I'm switching unless they significantly update the latter. Still a bit flabbergasted at their decision to create a new SMS-only app instead of improving Hangouts or integrating its chat functionality into this new one (which is what I would prefer).

 

[Groof]

That looks so much nicer than the current Hangouts. Guess I'm switching unless they significantly update the latter. Still a bit flabbergasted at their decision to create a new SMS-only app instead of improving Hangouts or integrating its chat functionality into this new one (which is what I would prefer).

Really. It feels like Hangouts has been regressing in the design department. Their choices are really questionable.

 

[BertramCooper]

I'm praying we get a new version of Hangouts with Lollipop's release, including a better dialer for Google Voice calls.

 

[Sch1sm]

I'm praying we get a new version of Hangouts with Lollipop's release, including a better dialer for Google Voice calls.

Better pray hard because we'll need a miracle for both to happen.

 

[Nicktendo86]

I am really annoyed with what they have done with hangouts but the new messaging app looks beautiful!

 

[brotkasten]

Really. It feels like Hangouts has been regressing in the design department. Their choices are really questionable.

Seriously. Black on green background? What the hell.

 

[Sch1sm]

Seriously. Black on green background? What the hell.

Looks like a goth's dream.

 

[Nicktendo86]

Love that google have found a good use for face unlock BTW, works great in combo with a pin code!

 

[Groof]

Seriously. Black on green background? What the hell.

i was scratching my eyes out when i saw that. who the fuck thought that was a good idea

 

[Toki767]

I'm guessing we won't even see a Material Design Hangouts until 2016.

 

[HawkeyeIC]

I'm guessing we won't even see a Material Design Hangouts until 2016.

Hangouts will be gone by then and replaced with 5 alternatives.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

I feel like I'm locked into some stupid cell with this Galaxy S4 on Verizon... because I have no fucking idea on what I would rather want. I may just suck it up and wait for a Z4. And hopefully a legit Z4 this time, not the fucking stupid one (Z3v).

 

[Toki767]

I feel like I'm locked into some stupid cell with this Galaxy S4 on Verizon... because I have no fucking idea on what I would rather want. I may just suck it up and wait for a Z4. And hopefully a legit Z4 this time, not the fucking stupid one (Z3v).

You say that like Sony has leverage on what they can and can't do for bringing over their phones to Verizon.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

You say that like Sony has leverage on what they can and can't do for bringing over their phones to Verizon.

I'm not saying it like that. I'm just saying I hope for that sort of thing. Also, why did Verizon leverage the Z2 body and battery instead of the given Z3 phone? That still boggles my mind.

 

[DrFunk]

I'm not saying it like that. I'm just saying I hope for that sort of thing. Also, why did Verizon leverage the Z2 body and battery instead of the given Z3 phone? That still boggles my mind.

Because T-Mobile has the Z3 exclusive

 

[Rodeo Clown]

That looks so much nicer than the current Hangouts. Guess I'm switching unless they significantly update the latter. Still a bit flabbergasted at their decision to create a new SMS-only app instead of improving Hangouts or integrating its chat functionality into this new one (which is what I would prefer).

I'm thinking that it had be carrier and OEM pressure. Can't imagine that they want Google pushing people toward Hangouts, which is potentially a way to get around SMS charges. (Yes, I know the rest of the world uses WhatsApp or Kik or Line or whatever, but I'm American, everyone texts here.)

 

[tzare]

I miss heads up notifications on this preview. I also wonder if we can add some extra quick toggles since there's room for two more

 

[reKon]

As much as I love my Nexus 7 (2013), I really wished that the quality control was better on it. I installed one of the patches to help with the erratic touch screen issues a while ago and it worked for a while, but it's been screwing up again recently and I think I need to try one of the other versions of the patch.

Also, I swear performance has gotten worse since the amount of space in the tablet filled up...

The tablet is buttery smooth 95% of the time, but every once in a while when scrolling the home page or navigating within apps, there's a tiny bit of a stutter. It wasn't like this before.

I thought it was only the Nexus 7 (2012) that had its performance effected by the amount of flash memory free...

Anyways, I'm hoping the combination of the touchscreen patch + stock Android L will make this feel like a significant upgrade. If so, I can hold out until around next June and hope that a 64GB variant is announced (and then just be very disappointed again when it's $600 for the LTE version)

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

Because T-Mobile has the Z3 exclusive

Didn't know they could have exclusivity on the body of it. I guess the specific name of the "Z3" is theirs, but "Z3v" does not fall in line with that.

 

[Benedict]

I thought it was only the Nexus 7 (2012) that had its performance effected by the amount of flash memory free...

How much is recommended?
I have sent in my N7 2012 three times, getting a refurb one the last time, but this is also starting to show problems, rebooting and such.
My problems with all my N7 2012 was that they got stuck in an endless reset/reboot that was impossible to escape from.

 

[Got the Shakes]

I'm thinking that it had be carrier and OEM pressure. Can't imagine that they want Google pushing people toward Hangouts, which is potentially a way to get around SMS charges. (Yes, I know the rest of the world uses WhatsApp or Kik or Line or whatever, but I'm American, everyone texts here.)

Except Apple users. iMessage is essentially what Google was trying to achieve with Hangouts, and Apple was able to leverage carriers into allowing iMessage to exist.

 

[kehs]

Except Apple users. iMessage is essentially what Google was trying to achieve with Hangouts, and Apple was able to leverage carriers into allowing iMessage to exist.

I thought the carriers didn't know about it until it was too late.

gruber I know, but http://daringfireball.net/linked/2011/06/06/imessage