……forgetit
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Sorry, I'm impatient. They promised the upgrade by the end of the year and it's already April.
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Sorry, I'm impatient. They promised the upgrade by the end of the year and it's already April.
osiris3355
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And they had no idea 5.0 was going to be an unfinished mess. They are protecting their customers instead of giving them a janky os which is googles fault.
Also you have a Verizon phone more than a Motorola phone. There is only so much moto can do and then it's in Verizon's hands after it has left theirs
You can still use the Sense launcher if you really want Blinkfeed that much.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/htc-blinkfeed-plugins-devices-08-03-2015-t3049438
The Faceless Master
Member
they didn't buy Softcard. they bought some of the key technologies that Softcard owned.
vivftp
Member
So many rumours running around these days. I certainly do hope talk about a new Xperia Z series Ultra phone is true. I've loved my Z Ultra for the 1.5 years I've had it, and would give a kill for an updated version.
AFAIK the rumours state the Xperia Z3 Neo will be announced April 20th, and the true Z4 will come in September. The rumours are indicating it'll come with an Ultra and Compact variant.
Damned if I can answer why Sony hasn't been doing that as their normal strategy. It makes sense for a compact, normal and ultra variant each year, even if they want to do the flagship refresh on the 6 month cycle. It bummed me out that there was no Ultra variant last year, but this year's looking promising
Hoping the rumours of it using Snapdragon 820 and Qualcoms fingerprint sensor tech are true. Can't wait to have a phone that supports PlayStation remote play too!
AFAIK the rumours state the Xperia Z3 Neo will be announced April 20th, and the true Z4 will come in September. The rumours are indicating it'll come with an Ultra and Compact variant.
Damned if I can answer why Sony hasn't been doing that as their normal strategy. It makes sense for a compact, normal and ultra variant each year, even if they want to do the flagship refresh on the 6 month cycle. It bummed me out that there was no Ultra variant last year, but this year's looking promising
Hoping the rumours of it using Snapdragon 820 and Qualcoms fingerprint sensor tech are true. Can't wait to have a phone that supports PlayStation remote play too!
WhiskerFrisker
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If anything, Xperia Ultron sounds awesome. Sony messing up on a seemingly good strategy is nothing new.So many rumours running around these days. I certainly do hope talk about a new Xperia Z series Ultra phone is true. I've loved my Z Ultra for the 1.5 years I've had it, and would give a kill for an updated version.
AFAIK the rumours state the Xperia Z3 Neo will be announced April 20th, and the true Z4 will come in September. The rumours are indicating it'll come with an Ultra and Compact variant.
Damned if I can answer why Sony hasn't been doing that as their normal strategy. It makes sense for a compact, normal and ultra variant each year, even if they want to do the flagship refresh on the 6 month cycle. It bummed me out that there was no Ultra variant last year, but this year's looking promising
Hoping the rumours of it using Snapdragon 820 and Qualcoms fingerprint sensor tech are true. Can't wait to have a phone that supports PlayStation remote play too!
Jazzy Network
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I'm a big Sense fan, but I never used Blinkfeed at all.
Marty Chinn
Member
Whoa, rad. Thanks for pointing that out.
On a somewhat related note, upgrading to Lollipop on the m7 seems barely different. Surprisingly very little is different.
funkystudent
Member
Did a factory reset on my Moto G 2014 after the battery couldn't last a day with little to no use without crapping out and bam! Now it can go for 3+ days.
Is it the Facebook app? That thing was the biggest culprit for secretly running the the background sapping battery a few years ago but I though they sorted that at some point. Might just keep that installed off for now.
Is it the Facebook app? That thing was the biggest culprit for secretly running the the background sapping battery a few years ago but I though they sorted that at some point. Might just keep that installed off for now.
Really?
The Lollipop notification system and lock screen is very different IMO.
Also, the battery life and performance was improved so much in the Lollipop update on the M7, the HTC engineers really worked their magic.
-Pyromaniac-
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Google play services causing severe wake lock issues on latest cyanogenmod. lol...
patch coming next week, will have to wait until then to see what other bug pops up.
patch coming next week, will have to wait until then to see what other bug pops up.
Unless it's a new issue, the wakelock has been fixed in CM since like March 22nd or so. Maybe it just hasn't made it to stable branches yet.
http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/91579/
http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/91021/
http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/91579/
http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/91021/
-Pyromaniac-
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Z4 Would be interesting it really did get an overhauled hardware design + overhauled software design.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
See everyone riding that 808 train!
that Z5 render looks a bit odd. Smaller bezels and general design look nice, but that flap on the right is ugly - is that supposed to be the new power+fingerprint reader?
and is that an open microSD port on the bottom for charging? Would be good if they can waterproof that still
and is that an open microSD port on the bottom for charging? Would be good if they can waterproof that still
Yeah, right hand side seems to be power/fingerprint, which seems a cool place to put it to not increase the bottom bezel. If it makes it thicker, then good, shove some more fucking battery in there.
Bottom is MicroUSB for charging, yeah. It's already waterproof on the M4 Aqua with no flap.
The stock browser on the S6/Edge is so fucking good.
Unknown Soldier
Member
They tried to take Android away from Google, so Google took away their batteries
The Faceless Master
Member
Looks like Lollipop is rolling out to the Sprint Galaxy S4 L720T (Spark/Triband model)
longdi
Banned
Thank god its just an old render because it looks ugly like some old budget LG phone.
But Sony is jumping on the 2.5D glass wagon, ewww, say goodbye to tempered glass screen protectors....
The Faceless Master
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Just held a 6E
Sam is winning
Shit even made me think twice
TLDR: Worth every penny, all 10,000 of them
Sam is winning
Shit even made me think twice
TLDR: Worth every penny, all 10,000 of them
Its quite striking in person.
……forgetit
Member
Can you imagine buying a new phone with pennies? It would be great.
BoboBrazil
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The Faceless Master
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so Meta
manfestival
Member
shame they take another L in the software department but they are getting better
The edge is a beauty tho
Hero Prinny
Member
Man I'm so freaking upset, my nexus 4 is now bricked after updating to 5.1, which my phone told me to update to it yesterday. Contacted customer support and they won't fix it cause the warranty expired last year even though it was their god damn official update that fucked up my phone, now I'm stuck with a paperweight.
edit:forgot to mention that the issue is that after updating to 5.1 my phone just goes to a screen with an android laying down with the line "no command" under him. I've tried going into recovery mode myself and with the customer service agent(who let me add was really thick headed, told him i did the shit he was telling me to do and insisted that I still do it) and did a factory reset and still no dice.
edit:forgot to mention that the issue is that after updating to 5.1 my phone just goes to a screen with an android laying down with the line "no command" under him. I've tried going into recovery mode myself and with the customer service agent(who let me add was really thick headed, told him i did the shit he was telling me to do and insisted that I still do it) and did a factory reset and still no dice.
OK guys its almost upgrade time and I'm torn between the Xperia Z3 and the Galaxy S5.
On paper the Z3 sounds like the better phone in quite a few areas. I'm thinking of that plus magnetic charger leads instead of going wireless charging which you can apparently do using a special case.
Thoughts?
On paper the Z3 sounds like the better phone in quite a few areas. I'm thinking of that plus magnetic charger leads instead of going wireless charging which you can apparently do using a special case.
Thoughts?
Jazzy Network
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Uh any reason you're upgrading to last gen phones?
Coming from an S3 and its my price range!
-Pyromaniac-
Member
hype+1
Or should I say +2
hahaha
Z3 over an S5 easily.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
I vote LG G3. Why not that?
If this year isn't a big jump forward (except for S6) then it is still a nice update from an S3
I'd go for a Z3 but I have one so maybe I'm biased. I use the magnetic dock which is almost essential because the flap over the USB port is otherwise annoying if you were charging it that way.
Jazzy Network
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Or One M8. Both IMO are better options.
For what reasons?
I want to avoid opening ports unneccesarily. Hence using magnetic charging leads or if I got an S5 i was going to go for the whole wireless battery charger with new back panel.
This dock is it this? http://www.sonymobile.com/gb/products/accessories/magnetic-charging-dock-dk31/
Can you use it with any kind of case?
With the Z3 you can get a wireless charging case too.
Z3 is waterproof, battery lasts a couple of days, nice screen with ability to adjust colour etc, more stock android vs samsungs custom approach. Nicer design IMO vs the plastic S5. Also it might be interesting for you to try a different manufacturer?
DK48 for the Z3 I think. It comes with four different clip in adapters - 2 for Z3, 2 for the Z3 compact. One is slightly wider to allow for slim cases. I have a basic clear case on mine,moles a tempered glass front protector and its fine. Mainly use the case because naked it is very slippery (like the nexus 4 if you've ever handled that)
The dock isn't perfect - you sometimes need to slide it left/right a bit ot get it to engage, but I prefer it to using a cable. And you can set up the phone to launch an app when it docks - eg photo slideshow etc. I think you can also dismantle the dock to get the magnetic connector and use that like an apple MagSafe cable - just snap it on.
This has been my first Samsung phone and to be fair its been a good one but its getting n a bit now. I've always liked Sonys hardware and had some of their old non smart phones. Wanted the Z1 but heard bad things about the screen at the time so decided on the S3
I think you can get these magnetic charger leads for a couple of quid on ebay not expensive at all so could have spares in various places. I wonder if there is a car dock...
manfestival
Member
its part of the premium design
Oh god I remember that shit from my S2 I absolutely fucking hated it. Is it still like that on the S6?
Are you trying to pick up the slack for Wreave while he's banned?
Yes, yes it is.
manfestival
Member
but I like my s6....
Jazzy Network
Member
Download an app called Soundabout.