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Android |OT5| The Sonic Cycle
- Thread starter Bboy AJ
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It led to me getting the older model. It's much better for what I'll want. Plus if they're going to emulate Apple like that they'll probably get rid of SD slots, which is something I will not abide.
Go into device manager while the N6 is in recovery. If it shows it can't find the divers for the device, manually choose to pick from a list and select the adb drivers. Should work then!
Tried that and it says not compatible with this device.
Device manager shows nexus 6 with a question mark. It works fine when the phone is on, but loses it when I'm doing the sideload part in recovery.
Jzero
Member
The Nexus 6 drivers are all fucked up. Mine was set to Acer Device instead of MTP USB Device.
So select 'Update Driver...', in the opened window select 'Browse my computer for driver software' then 'Let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer' in the list select 'MTP USB Device' and click on Next button.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Be glad you don't
All according to keikaku. They know they aren't going to win the war of low-end phone spam with China, so they're trying to move into the upmarket high profit niche that Apple resides in. It's not a bad play considering how terrible the other Android OEMs are doing even when they aren't yet forced to compete with China outside of the domestic Chinese markets.
The real question is why you should choose to buy a Samsung Galaxy i6 instead of an iPhone 6. If Samsung can solve that dilemma, abandoning the low end bottom feeders like HTC, LG, Sony, Motorola, et. al to be torn apart by the Xiaomi, Hauwei, Lenovo, ZTE, Oppo, etc. piranhas while sailing to Apple's glorious profit margins will save the company. If not, well then Samsung's going to have problems.
Your phone is about to explode. Run.
Must be when your phone downloaded a new modem. Rejoice!
Settings > Storage > (three dot menu) > USB Computer Connection
Uncheck MTP. ADB doesn't work when the device is connected with MTP.
Now when you plug it into your PC, it should ask you to allow with the computers RSA key.
Yeah. I accepted the key. The problem is when the phone is in recovery mode and I issue the adb sideload command.
Not a mem leak, that's a buffer overflow. Seems like a 16 bit integer is holding the # of MB.
Maybe this will help? I don't sideload, so I can't be direct help.
The Faceless Master
Member
thermal throttling?
I don't think so, they are still lighter and cheaper than a laptop and can do media way better, that being said I don't consider a laptop for entertainment so...
I do think that the interest in tablets grew because of how tiny smartphone screens were in those first few years. But now with lots of people getting 5 or 6 inch phones, or monster phones like the Note line, tablets won't be as popular because it's better to have one device that is an "okay" tablet than have two different devices to carry around. We saw this with smartphone cameras, Nobody wants a point-and-shoot because most smartphones are an "okay" camera, good enough for most people's on-the-go needs and more convenient.
If Apple would create a more Surface-like notebook it would pretty much kill the iPad. Probably why they won't do it.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Well all they would have to do is look at how the Surface didn't kill the iPad and decide their current course of action is the correct one.
I love my SP2 but holy hell is Windows 8.1 a huge piece of shit. God I hope Win10 is a better tablet OS than Win8.1 is.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I have a Nexus 6 and a 10. Love them both.
I tried the preview on my surface.
It was even worse then windows 8.0000000.
Hell, it was worse then using windows 7 on a tablet.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
Yes! 5.0.2 for my Z3! It's finally happening! Hopefully Sony fixed all of Goog's fuck ups with the memory issues because 5.1 is probably at least 6 weeks away.
It seems like some think tablet sales will be slightly down this year, while others think they'll be slightly up, so not dead, but not really thriving either. I was shocked that in the last few months only the Z4 tablet was announced as a high end Android tablet as I thought we'd see a lot of new models.
I suspect that people feel the urge to replace tablets less often than phones, which probably bodes poorly for the long term success of tablets.
As Bboy mentioned I don't think having a large phone makes a tablet that much less useful. I have had a Note 2 and Note 3, but even something like a 7 or 8.9 inch tablet seems like a very different experience for videos or comics than a phone. Perhaps a Nexus 6 and a 7 inch tablet would be close enough that it would not make sense, but for me having a Note does not diminish the value of my tablets.
I agree with this. I mean the only time I pick up my tablet now is if my phone is low on battery or slightly further out of reach and I want to play Hearthstone or cast a YouTube video to the TV.
EDIT: Although I may use my Kindle Fire HDX a little more in the near future as Carcassonne is the app of the day
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0081SRJSY/?tag=neogaf0e-20
WhiskerFrisker
Member
I still use my tablet, granted I use it as a laptop, but I use it nonetheless. I do think people have less incentive to upgrade, I mean, what's the point of getting a new one?
If not at least we have a restart option in the power menu...
Wow, that's fantastic, but why are they using the iOS keyboard?
Jazzy Network
Member
Sony is last to the party as usual.
Baroquemantic
Member
Nice. That's the best looking OEM skin of the bunch (only second to moto). It's kinda close to the stock look and feel. Sony's own apps actually look material as well. The only thing that looks bad is the home button, because it sticks out like a sore thumb.
It's too bad Sony hasn't gotten it's shit together in the US or else I'd be seriously considering them when I finally upgrade.
WhiskerFrisker
Member
Looks very good. I wonder if they'll show Google what Volta should really b like.
Saving costs.who wants Z2, er Z4 leaks!
SolidSnakeUS
Member
Looks sexy.
who wants Z2, er Z4 leaks!
The phone looks nice, but it would have been better if Sony had moved the volume rocker to the left and increased the size of the power button.
longdi
Banned
who wants Z2, er Z4 leaks!
Yay moving the speaker grills back top! Z3 centered speaker grills make it tough to apply a glass screen protector. Z4 looks like a nice mix of Z2 and Z3 design. No more noticeable plastic protector corners too.
Now let see if the SD810 will be shit or god tier in Sony's hands.
I played with the LG2 Flex2, not sure if it is due to Lolipop memory bug or the SD810 throttling, there are noticeable dropped frames from time to time. It is as jarring as GS Note4 slooow task manager.
Jazzy Network
Member
The G Flex 2 is supposed to be janky as fuck. But the M9 is smooth as hell. LG just sucks at optimizing.
HTC One M9 test shows 131 degree surface temp while running GFXBench
SD810 - processor and toaster all n one
SD810 - processor and toaster all n one
Jazzy Network
Member
HTC One M9 test shows 131 degree surface temp while running GFXBench
SD810 - processor and toaster all n one
Best winter phone confirmed.
Would've been perfect for me this past winter in NYC.
soundahfekz
Member
HTC One M9 test shows 131 degree surface temp while running GFXBench
SD810 - processor and toaster all n one
no other OEM has developed an anti-frostbite mode, ya'll stop hating
brotkasten
Member
HTC One M9 test shows 131 degree surface temp while running GFXBench
SD810 - processor and toaster all n one
I saw this and laughed out loud. This is truly amazing. Just great.
who wants Z2, er Z4 leaks!
Any specs? I need a full spec sheet, because...
After this, I might consider a Sony phone after all. My Nexus 5 battery disappointed me greatly today (took it off the charger around 5 am, died around 3:30) and home screen icons and clock aside, the skin looks really good. This might be my next!
E: aw, shit. What if Sony got the 810 for the Z4 as well...? Hype deflated.