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Android |OT4| I/O Silver
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Eanan
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If your worried about battery, id recommend AOSP borwser. Requires root though.
I just stick with chrome though as I like all its features.
I was using dolphin before on my Nexus 7 (2013), but for some reason performance became so shitty. Tapping on links wouldn't work and at random when browsing, things just became unresponsive as fuck. I had to swtich to chrome and it performed 10x better. I just did a clean flash of 4.4.4 stock this time (last time was a dirty flash) so i'll probably try Dolphin again sometime later.
Dolphin works best for me because of the slide out bookmark bar (which seems unique to Dolphin and is critical to me now in a browser) and the fact that the damn address bar doesn't constantly flash in and out.
I use an old version of dolphin though because I hated what they did in the new version.
I use an old version of dolphin though because I hated what they did in the new version.
Marty Chinn
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Is the battery drain still a thing? I knew it used to be, but it seems fine now.
I was using Next Browser, but the random crashes where suddenly all my tabs are now closed got really annoying since it didn't have any type of recovery. Chrome has been rock solid as far as stability and hasn't crashed once. If it has, it has great tab recovery like Safari does so that I never notice. So I've recently switched back to Chrome because of Next Browser being unstable. I tried out CM Browser, but the scrolling feels sluggish.
How does it differ from the built-in Android Device Manager?
Xposed modules?
My faves are Javelin, CM Browser, Now Browser, and Chrome of course. With the newest update, Dolphin sucks balls now.
Eanan
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It has FAR more features. If you install the disguised version through recovery, it is invisible and cant be removed (without some terminal modification I think), and survives factory resets etc. It also makes 3G/GPS impossible to turn off.
The app itself is great as you can do lots of things from the website, such as recording audio without any notification and take pictures/video and get them sent to your email, block the phone from being unlocked, display messages and lots more.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Chrome on my phone Chrome beta with material design on my Nexus 7 with the L preview.
So gooooood. It's nice to have this again!
Stock 4.4.4 + Xposed module with Gravitybox + Franco R17 kernel = you don't need another tablet
OriginalThinking
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Doesn't it do that already? My GPS only switches on when an app needs it, it's not on permanently.
rocketskates
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I wish ARHD would update past 4.4.2.
Quadrophenic
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Sounds great! I'll get this for my next phone for sure.
Android Device Manager didn't help much with my phone, but it may have been my screw up. I had TMobile issue me a new sim card so i could use my old nexus 1, which I would guess deactivated the sim card in the stolen Nexus 4 making its signal turn off...right? I guess? Or the thief shut the phone off. Either way, Device Manager couldn't find it.
The OnePlus looks pretty good, I am just worried about the size. It (and the N5) are both larger than the Nexus 4...and the Nexus 4 felt like it was about as big of a phone as I'd ever want. Anyone have any links handy comparing the sizes of these phones?
Eanan
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Yeah, the thing thats great about Cerberus is that the thief, assuming they aren't very tech savy, will probably wipe the phone using a factory reset at worse case scenario if they can log in.
But providing you've installed the disguised Cerberus app through recovery, it wont matter; you will still be able to track the phone and record sound/take pictures and get an idea as to where they are located etc. without them knowing when they next connect to wifi/3G, even though they think the phone is completely wiped like new.
I came from a nexus 4, and the size of the OPO is fine I think. Sure its a bit big, and you usually have to use two hands for a secure grip, but I think its worth it as the display is amazing.
This comparison is about as best you will get without seeing the phones in person to compare sizes: http://www.phonearena.com/phones/size#/phones/size/Google-Nexus-4,OnePlus-One/phones/7531,8603
It will give you a rough idea of the size differences.
Firefox because of Firefox Sync. I like having my bookmarks/history with me all the time.
truthiness
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I also came from a Nexus 4 and actually looked at that PhoneArena chart before receiving my OnePlus One. Let me warn you that even that chart won't really show you just how big this phone is compared to the Nexus 4 - you need to see it to get a good feel for the size difference. The first day you get it you'll definitely think "this phone is way too big."
With that said - after my first weekend with the OPO I couldn't go back to my Nexus 4. The OPO is an amazing phone and you definitely get used to the size after a few days of using it. The screen and battery life completely blow the Nexus 4 out of the water. This is the real deal.
I'd still rather have a phone I can use with one hand. The HTC One/Nexus 5 is my limit when it comes to that size. The G2 was at a good size too. Around 4.6-5 inches with most of the screen taking up the body of the phone is perfect for me and I have no trouble reading on there. If I want a big screen then I will use tablet. It seems that too many manufactures are going towards phablet = phone. That extra screen size doesn't benefit me as much unless I'm trying to do something more productive - for which I'd use a tablet anyways!
Moto moves ahead of Nokia (undoubtedly because of Moto E/G).
Fucking microsoft.
e:
I guess those sponsored tweets didn't work out.
http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-08-02/news/52356362_1_moto-e-moto-g-amit-boni
Fucking microsoft.
e:
I guess those sponsored tweets didn't work out.
-Pyromaniac-
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The Faceless Master
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a Smartwatch can't be good if it only works with a few devices.
Built in browser in Sense 6 is god tier. Love the circular side controls. Easy on the battery too.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
When the fuck is Moto gonna have their press event? Feels like they give more of a fuck about the G/E these days.
BoboBrazil
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SMS backup and restore.
Worked like a charm. thanks!
Zero-Crescent
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Marty Chinn
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Which one? There seems to be a few that go by that same name.
BoboBrazil
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By Ritesh Sahu
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Not as deep as he thinks
I've been using lightning browser and it works wonderfully. There's a free and paid version, so check it out. I grabbed it from a recommendation on here and I couldn't be happier. I also recommend Boat Browser.
Unknown Soldier
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I guess I'm literally the only guy who actually uses Chrome for Android.
BoboBrazil
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Dolphin is still the only browser that doesn't make my phone hot and it drains the least battery.
Chrome. It works perfectly fine for me, plus a bunch of the chrome features (such as seeing the chrome tabs from my other browsers) I find really useful.
The Faceless Master
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just leave it on. it's only in use when you see the icon active.
Marty Chinn
Member
Cool, thanks. I'll check it out.
-Pyromaniac-
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I use chrome. My battery life kinda sucks. Features are worth it. YOLO.
And Moto deserves every bit of that success.
Wayyyy underrated phones (not in communities like this, but regulars think Moto = crap or DROOOOOOID)
OriginalThinking
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Chrome beta all the way. I know some swear by pie controls and that chrome did suffer performance issues compared to the aosp browser. That's a thing of the past on relatively recent hardware (anything with a reasonably modern GPU).
brotkasten
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The only thing that keeps me on Dolphin is the interface. I pretty much only browse GAF or YouTube on my phone and being able to just swipe in from the side and tap on one of the two bookmarks is godly. It takes way too long in Chrome (tap the menu button, then bookmarks and then the actual bookmark). And since I browse different content on my phone than I do on my PC, syncing bookmarks and tabs isn't beneficial to me either. I only wish Dolphin didn't get so goddamn ugly. What's with the green tabs anyway? They should get on that material design ASAP. The Chrome Beta looks great.
RaySpencer
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Is there a way to get tablet only games on my phone?
Why?
OriginalThinking
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A tip: an easier way to navigate to bookmarks is to go to the address bar and just stick in one or two letters of the site bookmark you want to navigate to (it then usually suggests that site). I do that rather than actually using the bookmarks menu. Maybe not as fast as Dolphin mind.
RoadHazard
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There are two versions of Opera, Mini and the regular browser. Mini compresses all pages on a server before sending them to you, and is meant for people with slow/limited data connections. If you have a decent connection the regular version will be faster, so try that instead.
The GPS is only actually active when an app is using it if your phone is working correctly, so there's no reason to turn it off.
I use Chrome, but it constantly has to reload tabs (and often tabs just "die" completely) on my N5 with 2GB RAM. Scrolling performance and such is fine, memory usage is not.
zomgbbqftw
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You guys are all doing it wrong. Stock Android browser with quick controls enabled is the only proper browsing experience. You can even hack Flash playback in with root privileges. You can turn images off, your data isn't sent to some dodgy Russian data company (does Dolphin still do that?), the browsing is smooth, everything loads super quick and with 2GB RAM you can have around 4 tabs open before it needs to purge the memory buffer.
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