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Exactly. I mean, that's great and all as Android standby can't touch iOS, but it isn't going to be some huge difference even once developers implement it.
faceless I'm sure thought that. I mean... it will for the Note 4 right?
BoboBrazil
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1. I'm pretty sure the GE Galaxy S4 sold like shit, so you probably won't see them jump too fast into that again, otherwise they would have with the S5.
2. You can install a custom rom to get stripped down touchwiz now without all the bloatware or uninstall most of the apps you don't want.
3. Hopefully they will start fresh with Lollipop on new devices that come with that from the factory.
I've had a Galaxy S3 and S4 and both were great. Will probably get the S6 if it has a Snapdragon 810 or just do the One Plus 2 that will probably come with it.
And it will also cure Ebola
Well... if you contract it sure....
Agree. Let's se what apps may benefit from volta. I guess ,messaging and social ones, and those with push notifications would be the ones. But wasn't that already available with Google services? many apps use them so they do not use their own push services.
I also have seen that my nexus 5 may behave a little better when idle but SoT is the same and chrome still is a huge battery drainer.
Btw, anyone know any good (free) app to edit/recode videos? 1080p mp4 vids i record are HUGE and would like to make them smaller but keeping decent quality. Some of them need to be rotated 90% degrees ^^
Oh, i guess all this samsung hate is kinda justified, but really, they make nice phones, yes TW is not perfect but the same can be said for most skins, some are lighter, sure, but they offer almost nothing above stock. At least samsung gives some extra functionality. My opinion is that they should make it optional, that would be a win-win situation for all.
Sqrt_minus_one
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PC's are way over priced.
brotkasten
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I wouldn't say that, but some people were definitely convinced that it would turn a mediocre or "acceptable" battery (according to reviews) into a good one and we'd all just have to wait for L. Can't remember who said that, though.
Also, where the hell is my Google Play services update, Google? I want a pretty new update screen and trusted locations!
For anyone that has the Droid Turbo.
Have you been successful with wireless charging? I have the nexus magnetic wireless charger back from when I had a nexus 5 and I tried to use that last night. When I put the turbo on it, it seems to recognize it, because I get this like weird smaller desktop screen. But it doesn't seem to charge the phone.
Have you been successful with wireless charging? I have the nexus magnetic wireless charger back from when I had a nexus 5 and I tried to use that last night. When I put the turbo on it, it seems to recognize it, because I get this like weird smaller desktop screen. But it doesn't seem to charge the phone.
The Faceless Master
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yep. totally. you got me. i was the one constantly talking about how awesome the upgrade would make a newly released mobile handset. it was me me me, all me. things are looking up
Not really sure where to post this and I don't think it's worth making a thread for so I'll try my luck here. For UK folk, what is T-Mobile's policy on their unlimited data plans? I found a contract on a Z3 Compact that's quite enticing but I know that Three are the only ones who actually do unlimited data. Is there anything I should know before I possibly order this?
There are but I've never used them so I can't recommend any. Just search kid mode launcher/parental control etc..
I've seen this posted a few times and I don't understand it. In my experience kids almost never stay in one app. This works fine if you're sitting next to them and don't mind unpinning and repinning constantly. And that only works until they figure out how to unpin it themselves.
Jazzy Network
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RoadHazard
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You can set up restricted profiles on Android tablets (at least stock ones), letting you choose which apps that user has access to, etc. Should do what you want.
(For some inexplicable reason this is not possible on phones, they only allow you to create regular users that can basically do anything, but that's beside the point I guess.)
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Jazzy Network
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Seems the tradeoff will be looks vs better battery life so that's up to you. The Nylon black ain't no slouch doe.
I did get the ballistic nylon. I'm mainly worried about the phone getting updates in a timely manner.
FallingEdge
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So what is the final verdict of the N9? I have the N9 but it is still sitting in the box. I don't care for gaming but the Nvdia Shield is something that I was looking at. Don't care for gaming but am interested in watching vids, browsing, etc. I would just stick with the N9 but 32gb just seems way to small to store vids and whatnot.
That's news to me. I love mine and I have a Shield Tablet as well.
Jigolo
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Don't listen to this. Actually I wouldn't ask for opinions on devices in this thread.
I have an N9 and I give it a meh/10.
Pros:
+ Display is nice
+ Feels nice to the touch
Cons:
- Battery life is mediocre at best
- Performance sucks. Very slow overall to switch apps. Once you're in an app it's mostly okay though.
- Gets warm really fast
- Buttons are terrible
- Tons of bugs in Lollipop still, even on the Nexus.
Honestly, I'm quite unhappy with it but it's unfeasible for me to return it so I'll just suck it up and hope future updates fix up some of the cons.
Lollipop on the Nexus 5 is terrific though. Much smoother and quick overall. Probably something to do with the lack of device encryption.
If I was in the market for a tablet, I'd be all over the Shield. Sure, it's slightly smaller, but for the same money as a 16gb WiFi Nexus, you can get a 32gb LTE Shield. On black Friday, they're even throwing in the joy pad (and native Half Life 2, in case people still haven't got it).
I think k it even got Lollipop before the non-new Nexus devices they were that quick.
I think k it even got Lollipop before the non-new Nexus devices they were that quick.
Milpool
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I get this on the N9, feels like a familiar .0 android release so far.
I really am curious as to why half of the Nexus 5 Lollipop updaters are having battery life issues, UI redrawing, sluggishness, etc., while the other half are reporting the exact opposite.
Dirty flashes are probably a factor, but I feel like there is something else at play here...
I wasn't having these issues before, and they don't happen when I restart, only after a while of using.
White the preview, it was a full wipe before I flashed. Another full wipe to go back to 4.4, and an OTA to go up to 5.0.
I'm not having any other issues except weird memory problems.
Jigolo
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http://www.phonearena.com/news/HTC-RE-camera-will-cost-only-99-this-week-end_id63234
welp I know what I'm buying this BF.
It's too bad my N5 has a scratched lense and dust inside.
welp I know what I'm buying this BF.
It's too bad my N5 has a scratched lense and dust inside.
HTC had this as their "hot deal" earlier today for $200 with a car/bike mount.
I did a clean install of both the preview and final build of 5.0.
I get homescreen redraws more often than not. Restarting the phone seems to fix it for about 1 day (it just makes it slightly better, redraws still happen).
This happened in KitKat, too.
It's just silly.
Standby battery is at least kinda decent for me...
Jazzy Network
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It was so hot everyone had to stay away from it.
osiris3355
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If you do some research from users in forums you will find the shield is riddled with issues. The nexus 9 has some issues but were not sure if all of those are permanent since lollipop is pretty rough.
I have the 9 and although its over priced I love it.
-Pyromaniac-
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nexus 9 was such a disappointment, bahh.
That nokia/foxconn tablet looks hot. Runs stock right? They should release that shit asap in NA.
The short time I had an S4 I noticed that. I'm curious if the Nexus 6 has something similar.
It's really pretty bad. It almost made white text while scrolling unreadable.
RaySpencer
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I hate lollipop on my nexus 5 so far.
Going back to home screen has a huge dumb load time now, chrome crashes, chrome makes pocket casts shut off/crash.
Bleh!! Everything just seems a little worse now with lollipop.
PS. I also hate the bug where if I press space twice for a period it deletes the lastlette . letter.
Going back to home screen has a huge dumb load time now, chrome crashes, chrome makes pocket casts shut off/crash.
Bleh!! Everything just seems a little worse now with lollipop.
PS. I also hate the bug where if I press space twice for a period it deletes the last
Nightengale
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That was an unexpected surprise.
Now they need to the remove the mini apps from the recents, and everything's perfect... Other than a 5.0 update.
Honestly, the amount of bugs people are still reporting, this might be one of the times it's better to be on an OEM.
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