The Nexus 6 will emerge at the end of the week as a greek god.
But really, it's just software. DroidLife, 9to5Goog, MKBHD, are all reporting great battery life. Others are reporting mediocre. And an update was pushed yesterday....
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The Nexus 6 will emerge at the end of the week as a greek god.
But really, it's just software. DroidLife, 9to5Goog, MKBHD, are all reporting great battery life. Others are reporting mediocre. And an update was pushed yesterday....
Why not just greenify it?
Jigolo
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Phonearena is also reporting good battery life but battery life comes down to how any specific person uses their phone (and location) so it's never going to be consistent. What makes you think an update that released yesterday is going to improve battery life for those that found it mediocre?
Anandtech seemed to like it and I sure as hell do.
Gotta wait for a better phone at that size though by the looks of things.
Because it probably contained the wifi drain fix and other software tweaks?
But you are definitely correct on the everyone's usage will be different part.
strikeselect
You like me, you really really like me!
This new messenger app is so pretty.... wow.
brotkasten
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I've replaced Hangouts with it. I can't believe that one can look so good, while the other looks like crap. Oh Google.
WhiskerFrisker
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I posted MKBHD comments earlier so it may very well be a software thing . But according to Ars, it's slower overall because of the storage they chose to go with. I'm waiting a week because this is beyond disappointing. Maybe I should get the iPhone 6+ and be done with this. I just want a new phone >_<
Jigolo
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So you're saying DL, MKBHD and others should report even better battery life later in the week?
Junior Mint
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So who thinks both Nexus devices this year are gonna be flops
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Seems like all of the QHD panels other than the brand new panel from Sammy on the Note 4 all have similar issues of color reproduction and brightness. I mean the N6 panel info mirrors all of the stuff about the LG G3 in that the res is awesome, but the rest not so much.
But the Nexus 6 uses Samsung's panels lol
And do you think Samsung is going to give their best stuff to their competitors. No, they're going to keep those for their phones and give the competition the next grade down.
Shouldn't there be a material update to Hangouts soon? This new app is brand new so has all the pretty interface.
That probably depends on how much Google or Motorola forked over for the panel really. Obviously if they wanted to pay an absolute premium price for it, Samsung would have to give them their best stuff.
Hangouts only a couple months ago got a design update. I really doubt we'll see a MD update any time soon. They probably have to try to figure out how to incorporate that Google Voice Dialer into it first.
brotkasten
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I think Hangouts was updated recently and they made the design worse. Seriously, black icons on green background?
#AndroidLollipop rollout has started and will soon be available on most #Nexus devices. Dessert is served.
https://twitter.com/Android/status/532623587874963456
https://twitter.com/Android/status/532623587874963456
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Ding ding! Samsung kept the best stuff in house. Plus the Note 4 panel was probably new, and they could only make so many anyways ie not enough for two major phone launches.
That's what happens when so much of the Android supply chain is caught up with Samsung (or Sony for Cameras).
BoboBrazil
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Leaked lollipop build for One Plus One
https://mega.co.nz/#!WMY3EbqK!f936pE58yM41JQbFHL9md3bAKYCrOjSR8AthNXXvCKw
https://mega.co.nz/#!WMY3EbqK!f936pE58yM41JQbFHL9md3bAKYCrOjSR8AthNXXvCKw
SolidSnakeUS
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Can't wait to get 5.0 on my original Nexus 7 
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Even though I'd love to upgrade, is it even still worth going up to the 2013 Nexus 7?
I keep thinking the 2013 Nexus 7 is probably the best tablet Google put out.
.Even though I'd love to upgrade, is it even still worth going up to the 2013 Nexus 7?
I keep thinking the 2013 Nexus 7 is probably the best tablet Google put out.
So sometime next week.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I can't wait to see you rage as Nov turns into Dec turns into 2015 and no N4 update yet. LoL
brotkasten
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I can wait for all the "force the update!" tricks not to work.
RoadHazard
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Oooh, nice! This looks much better than Hangouts, which has become really ugly lately. Will be switching to this. It's just unfortunate and stupid that they've now got two separate apps for messaging again. My hope is that their plan is to kill Hangouts and roll its features into Messenger.
Ooooh, even nicer! Now get that factory image uploaded as well, so I can get some flashing going (I'm on the preview, so no OTA update for me).
damn it all.
JonathanEx
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I heard that if you stand on one foot, hold your phone facing North North East, rub your tummy and tap your head, you can reset your wait from the update
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
Fuck everything.
The Faceless Master
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...Droid Life said:
No, google sync them to the cloud.
Nm I thought you said "contacts" I failed.
RoadHazard
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Depends. If you've never flashed anything before you're gonna have to unlock your bootloader first, and yes, that will wipe all user data. If it's already unlocked you might be able to flash without erasing your data, but it's not really recommended. Things might get messed up, a clean flash is always best. Or just wait for the OTA update, which is made to not wipe your data.
The Faceless Master
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i heard you can "force the update" by downloading and manually installing the update.
Baroquemantic
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Seeing some great reviews for the N6. I want one so bad, but that price.
These will be the best selling Nexus devices ever, especially the N6. Compared to the iPhone and galaxies, it won't be close.
brotkasten
Member
That sounds like a Windows thing. Are you sure it's going to work on Android?
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Sending out invites for the hangout. Just shoot me a PM if you care to chat with us fools.
PS: Factory images are out.
PS: Factory images are out.
Nope. But bugs could be why some are reporting great battery life, and others are reporting mediocre.
Software updates fix bugs
lol usually
RoadHazard
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Aw yeah, get ready to get flashed, little N5!
EDIT: Damn it, gotta charge up the battery a bit first.
WhiskerFrisker
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Haha me too. It wouldn't be so bad if it weren't for that price. Subpar display and battery is saddening and irritating at the same time.
This sums up how I feel about this whole Nexus situation.
Ars is the only place talking about pausing and delayed actions. That, combined with the fact that it is the same memory controller as in the MotoX 2014, leads me to assume they have a bad unit.
The screen not being as accurate is disappointing
flashing the image will do a full wipe
Right, but if I flashed it without the shell script/edited it to remove the wipe command, why would it be different to an OTA?
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