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Android |OT4| I/O Silver
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truthiness
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We should ban all OnePlus One posting until it is widely available because it makes me sad on the inside
.Glad to hear you like it though! Grats on winning the phone lottery!
We should ban all OnePlus One posting until it is widely available because it makes me sad on the inside
Glad to hear you like it though! Grats on winning the phone lottery!
FWIW, I literally did the bare minimum on the Oneplus site. I didn't enter any 3rd party contests.
I did the bare minimum as well. Unfortunately for them, I'm over it. Probably going for the G3 instead. Fuck this stupid waiting game.
RoadHazard
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I want that on my N5 running the L preview NOW. I'm bored of the KK look. It's gonna suck if they don't release any of their redesigned apps until the final L release. I understand that it's just a dev preview, but shouldn't they provide some examples of redesigned apps (and not just vague screenshots) for devs to check out?
MuddyDonut
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Same. Was so sad when I had to return it.
NihonTiger90
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Upgrading from a Droid 4. Choosing between G3 and M8 (and S5, but dammit, that fingerprint scanner is annoying as fuck and really has turned me off the phone). Any suggestions between those two (or three), Android-GAF?
I mentioned the same exact thing to a friend of mine. It's definitely closer to L than stock KitKat. Overall, I like the OS. It's basically nothing but an attractive skin with a few gimmicks that I could leave or take. Knock On is pretty awesome though, my favorite little trick on the phone.
Knock On is so much nicer on the G2/G3 than it is on the One M8. It feels so half-assed there.
Just use Hangouts.
RoadHazard
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I use EvolveSMS, mainly because it works together with Pushbullet which lets you reply to texts from your PC (waiting for Google to make this a native Android/Hangouts feature). But it's also a really good SMS app, with a lot of options for different things.
Jazzy Network
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It works like half the time on the M8? The G2 seems like it works around 90%.
Wait, so on my G3, you can set the "Default Messenger App" to something other than the stock text message app. So I set it to Hangouts. I then told the GV app to send my text messages to the default messenger app. It sends them to Hangouts. Voila, after someone texts me, I can reply via Hangouts with my GV number.
You can double tap the screen to turn it on (great). You still have to press the power button to turn the screen off.
I'm up for an upgrade on Wednesday and I'm torn between the G3 and M8. If the M8 had a better camera I think I would most definitely go with that. I think I'd probably be fine with that anyways since I have a dslr, but then I start thinking how nice it would be to have a decent camera on you at all times. What should I do gaf?
Oh, ok I did not know that.
RoadHazard
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Don't get used to it though, because it's gone in Android L. Hopefully they'll add it (or some other shortcut) back before the final release, but right now there's no way to get directly to quick settings. You have to swipe down twice.
I thought it functioned like a real shade? Basically needing to be pulled further to bring up quick settings.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Sort of, but you can't do it in one swipe. If you keep pulling down with that initial swipe the quick settings will peek out slightly from behind the top bar (to hint that they're there, I guess), but they won't actually open. You have to release, and then swipe down again.
Systemwarrior
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Same here! But now I'm really enjoying the Oneplus One.
On the G2 you can double tap the notification bar to turn the screen off.
I know. I was talking about the HTC One M8's implementation of Knock On.
NihonTiger90
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Yeah, I'm in the same boat as you, suplex. Kinda torn between those two.
Fuuuuuuu
Every time it seems like the things I end up liking from major milestone builds is tweaked or removed in the next version
Both are good phones. Don't best yourself up about it. I'd go with the one which will have the greatest resale value.
Me too. Just ordered a couple of cases.
The timing for this was perfect for me. It seemed like every current Android flagship really sacrificed one component or another and I wasn't ready to buy any of them. I was prepared to wait for the fall and whatever Silver and/or Nexus device may come along and never expected to receive an invite.
Very impressed so far. And dat battery. Dat battery.
Systemwarrior
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Agreed! Outclasses my iPhone 5S in every way so far. I love that Sandstone fell and the battery life is crazy. Where are you getting your cases from, Oppomart?
Nicktendo86
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Or swipe down then just tap the top of the screen rather than swiping down a second time.
Jigolo
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Just as bad as all the previous mini phones ever created (excluding the compact). You're better off getting the s4 or some other phone from last year at a cheaper price if money is your concern. S5 mini will be overpriced when it launches
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Still sucks. Nothing new here.
Yup. Now combine that with the shitness of the mini range on top and then you get a bigger, hotter, steamier mess.
I don't think Devs need Google apps for guidance...Shouldn't there be a Design Guide already available for Devs?
Apps that have some Material in them are:
Keep
Google+
Those two have a lot of the Material elements in them
They've also updated the Google I/O 2014 app with Material Design and will be releasing the source code for it.
https://github.com/google/iosched
https://github.com/google/iosched
RoadHazard
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Sure, but that takes about as long. I want a 1-step method to get there.
There is, but it's not quite complete yet. And even if it has generic examples of how things should look and behave it doesn't really give the full picture of what a Material app should be.
The two finger swipe should still be available IMHO. I'm hopeful they'll figure out a way to make them instantly accessible come release.
Two questions before we can answer.
Are you buying the phone off contract? Is price a factor?
If you're in the US, the G3 is substantially cheaper than the S5 and the M8 off contract.
Off contract and price is no factor.
I am in Scaninavia.
So price doesn't come into play sir.
Off contract and price is no factor.
I am in Scaninavia.
So price doesn't come into play sir.
I'm going to say the S5 has the best overall camera picture quality-wise, but not by a huge margin. The G3 does have optical image stabilization though which the S5 doesn't.
Well the G3 is probably the better choice from just a simple point and click perspective due to super fast auto-focus. Just don't get the M8 if you want a good camera.
FallingEdge
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Time to call the T-Mobile store to see if they have a G3 available.
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
Hey guys, random question.
Is it possible to purchase a USB charging cable that has already been modified to allow full speed USB charging in a vehicle?
Is it possible to purchase a USB charging cable that has already been modified to allow full speed USB charging in a vehicle?
Jazzy Network
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Let me know if they are selling it. I'm going to try as well.
The G2 is still worth it in general, though I thought you could probably get one for a bit less than that by now.
FallingEdge
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Tomorrow is what the stores around me say.
All prices i can see are around that price. And getting it through tmobile means free financing which we don't need but seems obvious to take when available.
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