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I use Poweramp for locally stored music.
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I use Poweramp for locally stored music.
But I mean local. Having it on your phone or SD card. And for some reason I think you know that I knew that...
It's super inconvenient having it in the cloud when out and about all over the world. I hate it and then oops no signal in the airplane.
It usually downloads 100 or so tracks for me, so I like it a lot. Unlimited access to music 90% of the time and then an interesting mix like an ipod Shuffle when I have to flick it to Downloaded Only.
Yeah it's all fine but I were talking about local content. Having it on a SD card. It brings peace of mind.
RoadHazard
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You know you can manually save (pin) whatever you want from the cloud service so that it's available locally, right? That's what I do (at home, on Wi-Fi) with the stuff I know I'm gonna want to listen to. Then I stream stuff when I'm in the mood for something else, which is usually no issue for me.
But if you really want to manually move files back and forth, the file structure doesn't really matter as it uses your ID3 tags to build your library. Just put everything in a folder called "music" in the root of your SD card, then it can look like whatever in there. I always use the "Artist/Album/Song.mp3" structure though, as I like neatly organized files.
GillaTheGorilla
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Ah my fault, misread your post. Yea if you travel and don't have signal it's not so good.
brotkasten
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I just opened the Store app to update an app and noticed that the nice hambruger-to-arrow animation was basically killed by that new slide in menu. Why would anyone do that? RIP Material Design.
It was always meant to be this way. The spinning arrow was made for backwards compatibility and submenus. In the MD guidelines it states that the slide out menu is supposed to cover the entire screen, even the status bar.
brotkasten
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That's a shame. I thought it was a nice detail.
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qizah
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Trying to decide on a new phone is tough.
The HTC M8 looks cool, but the camera is apparently poor. The Note 4 looks good too, but I hate TouchWiz.
Coming from the Nexus 5, I really just want something with better battery... and that's not laggy. I'm so tired of worrying about battery.
The HTC M8 looks cool, but the camera is apparently poor. The Note 4 looks good too, but I hate TouchWiz.
Coming from the Nexus 5, I really just want something with better battery... and that's not laggy. I'm so tired of worrying about battery.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Same boat. Wait for CES.
-Pyromaniac-
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no point in getting a phone now. Just wait for the 2015 flagships. I'm with you too. Battery + stock + not huge. All I'm asking for in 2015. Everything else can be just decent for all I care.
I have decent hopes for the M9 as it sounds like HTC is ditching the rear ultrapixel cam. It was the only real knock I had against the M8.
Wait for Q1 flagships. LG, HTC, Samsung, ONO and Sony will all announce handsets.
cartoon_soldier
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I gave in and got a Nexus 6 in India. Will be delivered to my business Jan 7th.
Hopefully I like it. I love my Nexus 5 with 5.0 currently.
I really hope Google delivers with the next Nexus, 5.6 inch screen, same resolution as N6, bigger battery, better camera with better software, good speakers.
Hopefully I like it. I love my Nexus 5 with 5.0 currently.
I really hope Google delivers with the next Nexus, 5.6 inch screen, same resolution as N6, bigger battery, better camera with better software, good speakers.
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qizah
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Yeah this is what I'm waiting for.
I'm stuck on contract until December 2015, but I want to cancel it early and switch to the corporate plan offered at work. Hopefully they'll have the new flag ships available for purchase, they got the iPhone 6 and Note 4 pretty fast.
Canadian Telecomms man
.-Pyromaniac-
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Yeah this is what I'm waiting for.
I'm stuck on contract until December 2015, but I want to cancel it early and switch to the corporate plan offered at work. Hopefully they'll have the new flag ships available for purchase, they got the iPhone 6 and Note 4 pretty fast.
Canadian Telecomms man
As a canadian I feel you. Sony phone we probably won't get right away but Samsung/apple are always quick with it. HTC is pretty quick as well in Canada for releases.
manfestival
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sup
pls no
sup
edit: I just received my phone and you guys telling everyone to wait until the next flagships. heartless
Should have waited for the Nexus 5 (2015 edition).
If that's about the size, I'm already loving it. Really great ergonomics.
Is there any alternatives for Viral Popup? I like to listen music through youtube but I hate that you can't shut off your screen while doing so.
In Viral you can but it has some serious bugs and super annoying ads. (I know I could buy the premium) but I wonder if there are any free alternatives.
I know there is firetube but not sure if you can turn off your screen there.
In Viral you can but it has some serious bugs and super annoying ads. (I know I could buy the premium) but I wonder if there are any free alternatives.
I know there is firetube but not sure if you can turn off your screen there.
I'm really thinking. Is there really not an app, that makes your movie collection on the phone somewhat presentable? Right now I have 3 of my movies in the Gallery app, but it looks like such a mess.
Isn't there something like the Plex app but for local movies?
Yeah that's how I wanna structure it as well just for the sake of structure. But where do I find the ID3 tags?
Isn't there something like the Plex app but for local movies?
Yeah that's how I wanna structure it as well just for the sake of structure. But where do I find the ID3 tags?
Maybe Mizuu will fit your needs.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/1...izuu-gets-material-3-0-makeover-becomes-free/
RoadHazard
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Kodi (XBMC) exists for Android, but I don't know about using that on a phone. I use MX Player for videos.
ID3 tags are embedded into each MP3 file. If you change the artist or title or whatever of a song in something like Windows Media Player, what you're actually changing is the ID3 tag. And that's what's then displayed in most media players. File names and folder structure usually don't matter at all. To view all ID3 info for a bunch of files and batch update them, MP3Tag is a nice tool.
I downloaded this but it seems like it can only find movies stored on the phone itself, and not from a SD card?
I will look into this, thank you.
osiris3355
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I would be all over a google play edition.
Use Photos for backup to G+, but use Piktures for a super clean gallery.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.diune.pictures
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.diune.pictures
shinshoryuken
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Soo the note 4.5 won't have the snap 810...it will be an exynos..owells..
Quick Pic is hands down the best gallery app. I've been using it since the Gingerbread days. The developer is always making it better.
Recently they release a beta version that includes Cloud Back up:
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...-adds-colorful-themes-automatic-cloud-backup/
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
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RoadHazard
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You don't get the default Google Contacts app at all? Too bad, it's great IMO. Unfortunately it's one of the few things they haven't yet broken out of Android and put on the Play Store.
sup
edit: I just received my phone and you guys telling everyone to wait until the next flagships. heartless
Welcome brother!
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
I just bought a Moto G but, damn, that's a tempting phone.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Looks better than the G to me. It'll be my new recommendation.
Project Thunder will save us from our battery woes.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Oh yeah, looks worlds better. I bought a first generation G for $65 but this definitely looks like the one to beat for a$200 phone off contract.
Unless there's some horrible thing wrong with it we can't know until its release.
WhiskerFrisker
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Sony's version of lollipop will be incredibly close to stock.
If it's anything like their KK skin it won't be. Nothing was left untouched.
I think that Sony android is better than stock even though I don't see much of a difference :|
WhiskerFrisker said that he expects Lollipop to be incredibly close to stock, when going by their efforts with KK that's unlikely. Every inch of it was skinned.
WhiskerFrisker
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shinshoryuken
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Oh please...I rather have the xperia home and Sony optimization than stock android...
Sony already proved that they can optimize battery life....while Google gives empty promises...Project Volta was a dud..
Sony already proved that they can optimize battery life....while Google gives empty promises...Project Volta was a dud..
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