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[Hasney]

I've not used my phone any more or less and have exactly the same apps installed and the same shitty 4G coverage, but I've had my phone off charge for 16 hours and I've apparently got 21 hours left on a Nexus 6. I'd generally be reaching for the charger right now, because this includes Hearthstone play. (EDIT: 2 ranked games just in case anyone wonders)

If they don't fuck this up before release, it could be what we need.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

I've not used my phone any more or less and have exactly the same apps installed and the same shitty 4G coverage, but I've had my phone off charge for 16 hours and I've apparently got 21 hours left on a Nexus 6. I'd generally be reaching for the charger right now, because this includes Hearthstone play. (EDIT: 2 ranked games just in case anyone wonders)

If they don't fuck this up before release, it could be what we need.

I've been at work for 9 hours used my phone for a podcast and some texting but that's it and on 50% atm

 

[Kill Your Masters]

microSD cards are back, in vault form!

Google's Project Vault secures your devices with a microSD card

Password managers help ease the pain of dealing with security over multiple sites and services, but for the most part, our computing lives are open to anyone with even marginal hacking skills. Google thinks it can fix that with Project Vault, a secure device that plugs into any system both desktop or mobile that supports microSD. The device runs its own ultra-secure operating system that's partitioned from the rest of the host device with 4GB of storage for your most sensitive data.

 

[Hasney]

I've been at work for 9 hours used my phone for a podcast and some texting but that's it and on 50% atm

Hm, weird. Did you flash the cache img when you did it? I always clear it as it fucks with my battery on a custom ROM.

This is mine, still feels like a word order, but it's working generally in terms of time.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Hm, weird. Did you flash the cache img when you did it? I always clear it as it fucks with my battery on a custom ROM.

This is mine, still feels like a word order, but it's working generally in terms of time.

Yup. My usage isn't much different that yours but I have twitter on there too.

 

[Hasney]

Yup. My usage isn't much different that yours but I have twitter on there too.

... Which I haven't signed into yet!

 

[Baroquemantic]

Hmmm. I'm starting to think there may actually be a Nexus device with an sd card slot again, sometime, eventually, in the maybe not so distant future.

 

[-Pyromaniac-]

Hmmm. I'm starting to think there may actually be a Nexus device with an sd card slot again, sometime, eventually, in the maybe not so distant future.

even though I don't care about SD, this is my main worry about 2 nexus phones. I feel like they wont be equal where it matters most for people. What if one has a fingerprint scanner and the other doesn't. But the one that doesn't has an sd card slot and something else that the first doesn't. And so on...

Then like almost every single android purchase, you have to pick what you're willing to sacrifice.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

How long until the S6 gets M

 

[Baroquemantic]

even though I don't care about SD, this is my main worry about 2 nexus phones. I feel like they wont be equal where it matters most for people. What if one has a fingerprint scanner and the other doesn't. But the one that doesn't has an sd card slot and something else that the first doesn't. And so on...

Then like almost every single android purchase, you have to pick what you're willing to sacrifice.

I agree. If there are any differences between the two, I hope that they'll only be screen size (obviously) and resolution -- 1080p for the LG and QHD for the Huawei.

Though the fact that they'll be coming from two different OEMs makes me think the differences may unfortunately be more than just the display.

Edit:

How long until the S6 gets M

I'd guess a few months after the full M release. Maybe (probably) longer for US carrier versions.

 

[Hasney]

I'm going to rarely give OEMs the benefit of the doubt with Lollipop for now, since they both had to redesign some skin and plug a memory leak.

If any phone launched with Lollipop does't get M (assuming the battery life and memory leak fixes work like they seem to be on my Nexus 6) in the first 6 months, then there's bigger issues.

 

[bennywhatever]

Damn, the S5 Active takes some crazy good pictures. I just snapped this one of a dahlia plant in our backyard.

 

[osiris3355]

How long until the S6 gets M

Not these questions already..

 

[SimleuqiR]

I'm I the only one that wants to have the ability to organize images by folders?
I guess I'm showing my age. The new Photos app & website are great and all but lack of "folders" really irks me.

Then again maybe that's what "Collections" are for

 

[wilflare]

new page :X
hmm did anyone figure out the new Photos app
- I'm really tempted to re-upload everything but ugh

 

[Quasar]

new page :X
hmm did anyone figure out the new Photos app
- I'm really tempted to re-upload everything but ugh

I'm pretty meh on the photos app. Seems no different to the flickr service and the flickr service supports hires photos a bit better. Of course maybe I'd feel better if I had more GoogleDrive space to upload my photos without them getting molested.

Annoyed theres no way to apply location to photos without GPS data too.

 

[wilflare]

I'm I the only one that wants to have the ability to organize images by folders?
I guess I'm showing my age. The new Photos app & website are great and all but lack of "folders" really irks me.

Then again maybe that's what "Collections" are for

hmm try organising them in Google Drive instead?
https://support.google.com/drive/answer/6156103?p=create_photos_folder&hl=en&rd=2

doesn't exactly do what you want - but hope that helps

 

[Hasney]

Just hit 50%, apparently got 15 hours battery left. Been off charge for 15 hours too and used normally.

With my experience on a Nexus 6, 30 hours would be unheard of with a normal usage pattern. Not going to put it on charge overnight, going to see if doze helps but I'm impressed with M so far.

Google Play Services is still my top battery drain, but I'm wondering if location based smart lock is affecting that.

 

[SimleuqiR]

hmm try organising them in Google Drive instead?
https://support.google.com/drive/answer/6156103?p=create_photos_folder&hl=en&rd=2

doesn't exactly do what you want - but hope that helps

Not really. I have a folder in Drive for Family Pictures. Within that folder for example I have a folder for each of my two nephews and one for my niece. These folders, "Collections", are nowhere to be found in the Photos website or app.


I can search what's in my Drive folders, but that's about it. And how about letting me sort the images by anything other than dates?

Then there is the older stuff from the Picasa days that doesn't show up in Drive.

Just give me the Albums and Collections on Drive and let me handle some of the organization from there.

They have much to do before this stuff is useful to me.

I feel Picasa/Photos is the image app equivalent of Hangouts. Some cool features, but really badly implemented.

Not sure what Google is trying to do here.

I will resort to just use Drive and QuickPic to handle my photos on mobile.

In Google Drive, you can move your photos and videos from your Google Photos library into folders. Note that the folder names and organization you create in Google Drive will not be reflected in Google Photos.

Why fucking not Goog? Ugh.

 

[osiris3355]

Standby is much better on Nexus 9 but performance is back to shit like it was on 5.0. I'm guessing the performance improvements for 5.1.1 on N9 haven't been merged with the M preview.

Can't wait to see what doze does for the s6. Next spring

 

[wilflare]

I'm pretty meh on the photos app. Seems no different to the flickr service and the flickr service supports hires photos a bit better. Of course maybe I'd feel better if I had more GoogleDrive space to upload my photos without them getting molested.

Annoyed theres no way to apply location to photos without GPS data too.

it seems like the latest Photos app only uploads Camera photos, it does not consider your previous settings of which other photos to upload :/

 

[Noema]

I'm I the only one that wants to have the ability to organize images by folders?
I guess I'm showing my age. The new Photos app & website are great and all but lack of "folders" really irks me.

Then again maybe that's what "Collections" are for

Well, all my old Picasa folders are in Photos, as collections, so there's that.

In other news, Photos just Autoawesomed an old porno video I had in a folder I uploaded from my folder last night.

It edited it down to 10 seconds, applied a hipsterish sepia filter and added some tasteful, happy sounding accoustic guitar music.

 

[Quasar]

it seems like the latest Photos app only uploads Camera photos, it does not consider your previous settings of which other photos to upload :/

Well I tested a few things just copying raw files into my google drive. it picks them up, just it doesn't pick up the xmp file which has the GPS metadata. And theres no way to apply it.

I can still use Lightroom to publish jpg versions with embedded GPS data to picasaweb which is then accessible by photos.

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

I just preordered a G4 from ATT. Can't wait. My G2 has served me well, but it's slowed down MASSIVELY since the Lollipop update. I would have liked the extra memory/battery to come at the same time, but I can't complain.

 

[Fatalah]

Well, all my old Picasa folders are in Photos, as collections, so there's that.

In other news, Photos just Autoawesomed an old porno video I had in a folder I uploaded from my folder last night.

It edited it down to 10 seconds, applied a hipsterish sepia filter and added some tasteful, happy sounding accoustic guitar music.

You can share that now!

 

[wilflare]

Well I tested a few things just copying raw files into my google drive. it picks them up, just it doesn't pick up the xmp file which has the GPS metadata. And theres no way to apply it.

I can still use Lightroom to publish jpg versions with embedded GPS data to picasaweb which is then accessible by photos.

wait what now i'm confused
hmm with the older version, I've set the app to upload my WhatsApp Images
it doesn't seem to do it anymore with the new app - what's up

 

[DrFunk]

It's ok

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Oh I missed it, must be time for Wreav's monthly ban.

 

[Vanillalite]

It's ok

I knew you'd cave! Come onto chat and give us impressions dude!

 

[clav]

It's ok

Need impressions.

I couldn't decide between leather and plastic.

 

[Sch1sm]

Need impressions.

I couldn't decide between leather and plastic.

Leather doesn't look bad at all. It's what I'd get.

 

[Vanillalite]

Leather doesn't look bad at all. It's what I'd get.

That $100 up charge doe

 

[DrFunk]

I knew you'd cave! Come onto chat and give us impressions dude!

Dude, y'all didn't invite me into the new chat - I know I don't chat much, but I didn't get an invitation at all

Anyways - if I could describe this phone - I'd call it the little brother of the S6. It does things so much better than the S6, while doing much worse. Battery life is better, as well as the speaker being louder and more vibrant than the S6. Camera? it's a dead heat - both have incredible picture quality, as well as shutter speed. It's nearly neck and neck. If you're deciding between both, I'd look at which one gives you better screen size vs material build. The plastic is so so boring on the G4. I'd buy a leather case immediately - it doesn't hold up against the glass/metal of the S6.

Need impressions.

I couldn't decide between leather and plastic.

Get leather - jesus the plastic variant is so so fucking boring

 

[Jazzy Network]

What carrier? Oh and shitty camera btw, can't even tell what color the leather is.

 

[tmac456]

looks like it's red

 

[DrFunk]

What carrier? Oh and shitty camera btw, can't even tell what color the leather is.

Shitty camera? I took with the S6

It's the US unlocked version

 

[Vanillalite]

You back dawg. It's hard to keep track with so many peeps we always forget someone in the purge but not on purpose.

 

[clav]

Get leather - jesus the plastic variant is so so fucking boring

Leather doesn't look bad at all. It's what I'd get.

But what about phone cases?

Moto X did a leather variant, and I don't think it holds up.

Plus with a case, you're not going to be feeling the leather back anyway.

That $100 up charge doe

No charge for contracts. Same prices.

 

[Sch1sm]

That $100 up charge doe

It's an investment doe.

But what about phone cases?

Moto X did a leather variant, and I don't think it holds up.

Plus with a case, you're not going to be feeling the leather back anyway.

I don't get cases. Naked phone is best phone.

 

[clav]

I don't get cases. Naked phone is best phone.

Until you drop the phone.

 

[Sch1sm]

Until you drop the phone.

Eh. Get better grip and tempered glass. If it breaks, it breaks. Sucks, but I like the feel.

Spoiler

I had to replace my N5's screen both in March AND April, out like 225 but still no case. Only added tempered the second time around.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

I don't get cases. Naked phone is best phone.

If you are one of those people who literally never drop their phones sure

 

[Quasar]

Until you drop the phone.

Need to learn to look after your stuff

My poor little Nexus 4 is still naked after all these years without a scratch.

 

[longdi]

It's ok

I've touched the metallic cover version, it felt pretty damn solid. Nothing of Samsung cheapness there. If LG could get the other parts(bezels) as rigid as the back cover, in future phones,I may not miss metal bodies in place of removal battery.

However performance wise, do you notice a stutter when entering the apps drawer. It was present in all demo units I tested.

Navigation and apps switching do not run as smooth as S6. Wonder is because of finfet Exynos or the UFS that Samsung uses. S6 is noticeably snappier flagship today.

Lastly, G4 demo units still run hot, hotter than 2014 flagships. I think the QHD screen is part of the blame.

 

[3phemeral]

Demo of M's split keyboard and multi-window support.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

Standy is much better on Nexus 9 but performance is back to shit like it was on 5.0. I'm guessing the performance improvements for 5.1.1 on N9 haven't been merged with the M preview.

Can't wait to see what doze does for the s6. Next spring

Yep it really is bad. The amount of lock ups I get is insane and its back to closing everything in this background when web browsing.

What is it with this tablet??

 

[Jigolo]

Demo of M's split keyboard and multi-window support.

That's pretty sweet.

 

[Baroquemantic]

Awesome. I wasn't expecting multi window to go up to four apps at the same time. I thought it would just be two, even on tablets.

 

[Hasney]

Final result with a Nexus 6 on M was about 25 hours battery before dying, which is damn good comparatively.

 

[HawkeyeIC]

Yep it really is bad. The amount of lock ups I get is insane and its back to closing everything in this background when web browsing.

What is it with this tablet??

Tegra'd