Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
XDA, great stuff comes out there. But the community is so toxic.
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Android |OT5| The Sonic Cycle
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Jazzy Network
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Eh I don't really mind Osiris anymore. TBH a lot of his recent posts have been pretty informative. There are still some dumbasses here though.
-Pyromaniac-
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I'm assuming low light improvements teased here for S6:
The Faceless Master
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okay, say somesite.net has an mp3 of the hot new (hot garbage) mixtape single whatever from the latest garbage southern rapper... how would someone [like my step-brother] go about making a ringtone on an iPhone 5C?
on his old Android phone, he would just download the file, open it in RIngDroid, clip it however he wants and then when he saves, the app would ask if he wanted to set it as a ringtone.
-Pyromaniac-
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meh unless something has changed, it's pretty easy if you're someone that knows how to use itunes well but for most people it's pretty obtuse. Not as easy as ringdroid.
The Faceless Master
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they let you do that in iTunes now? how!? is it some long press or triple tap weird combo?
-Pyromaniac-
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There's 2 ways. One is to just right click the the mp3 in itunes and click"Create aac version" and then go to where the file is located and rename it from .m4a to .m4r and then drag it back into itunes and that's about it.
Another is to use a ringtone making app on the app store which creates the file which you plug into your phone get that file and then drag it into itunes. Basically does that first step for you.
edit: basically this for the first way.
edit 2: itunes on a computer lol. Hence why it's not easier than RingDroid.
The Faceless Master
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on a computer? when did i even mention a computer? he doesn't have a computer. just an iPhone. WTF!?
he hs to be able to do it *on the phone* like he used to on Android.
-Pyromaniac-
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not possible, apps don't have access to that shit.
The Faceless Master
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Google did it again!
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...ns-across-services-now-available-public-beta/
It really sucked when Facebook removed the functionality for Messenger to act as your proper texting client. This app seems to fill that hole. I've given it a go and have concurrent conversations with my daughter via text and my girlfriend via FB Messenger all in one app. I'm hoping this will have a decent effect on battery drain since it reduces the services running in the background.
Anyone else tried it? What did you think? Honestly I already miss chatheads and all the FB Messenger stickers but maybe it'll be worth it to save some battery and have everything all in one place.
It really sucked when Facebook removed the functionality for Messenger to act as your proper texting client. This app seems to fill that hole. I've given it a go and have concurrent conversations with my daughter via text and my girlfriend via FB Messenger all in one app. I'm hoping this will have a decent effect on battery drain since it reduces the services running in the background.
Anyone else tried it? What did you think? Honestly I already miss chatheads and all the FB Messenger stickers but maybe it'll be worth it to save some battery and have everything all in one place.
That's a cool looking picture.I'm assuming low light improvements teased here for S6:
Unknown Soldier
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Anybody know if the Galaxy S6/Note 5 will be 64-bit?
Knowing that Samsung is bringing Lollipop to my Note II makes me want to skip the Note 4 and just wait for Note 5 if it's 64-bit. I've already waited this long, I can wait a bit longer.
Knowing that Samsung is bringing Lollipop to my Note II makes me want to skip the Note 4 and just wait for Note 5 if it's 64-bit. I've already waited this long, I can wait a bit longer.
Jigolo
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Yes they will. S6 is rumored to use the Exynos 7420 which is a 14nm 64-bit chip.
Well according to PhoneArena via KomputerSwiat, Samsung will introduce a 64-bit TouchWiz with the Galaxy S6 which is supposedly releasing on March 27th.
Unknown Soldier
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Hot damn. I guess my Note II lives on another year then.
Yeah, Sammy's support for the Note 2 is crazy if it's really getting lollipop.
Unknown Soldier
Member
It is.
Samsung killing it right now, they are supporting their devices more than Google supports Nexus.
New S6 renders....
I'd buy this without touching it if it weren't made by Samsung. Me, absolute hater I am, would rather throw money at HTC, LG, or Sony than pay money to Samsung. Give me something different that's unique and not a blatant ripoff with respect to trade dress.
I'd buy this without touching it if it weren't made by Samsung. Me, absolute hater I am, would rather throw money at HTC, LG, or Sony than pay money to Samsung. Give me something different that's unique and not a blatant ripoff with respect to trade dress.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I would absolutely buy the M9 if it looked like that and the camera wasn't a POS. The fine upgrade my M7 has been waiting for.
So I've had my Moto G for two days now (2013 with 4G) and the battery has been extremely impressive. Only charged it once - compared to my Nexus 5 which I would've charged at least twice.
I've always thought 1440p screens on phones overkill, but maybe even 1080 is? I mean I think the 720p screen on the G is pretty good. Its very crisp for me eye, maybe thats because its slightly smaller than the Nexus 5.
Having just a 720p screen to get a much longer battery is a pretty good deal to me.
I've always thought 1440p screens on phones overkill, but maybe even 1080 is? I mean I think the 720p screen on the G is pretty good. Its very crisp for me eye, maybe thats because its slightly smaller than the Nexus 5.
Having just a 720p screen to get a much longer battery is a pretty good deal to me.
Horseticuffs
Full werewolf off the buckle
Ah, that EULA. Well good thing I already deleted it. I just can't live without my chat heads!
So as it's starting to seem like the Sony Xperia Z4 is going to be delayed till summer, I've been looking at what other new phones are coming out at MWC this year. The Samsung Galaxy S6 seems like a contender, anyone have any comments about Samsung's phones? Or are there other phones I should be looking at upgrading to? I want to upgrade before the end of April so that I can give my mom my old Xperia Z phone when I go to visit her.
WhiskerFrisker
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QHD you mean? qHD is quarter HD which is 540p.
Everyone seems to be rooting for the HTC M9 so you can look out for that.
The Faceless Master
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they want to make money...
Jinfash
needs 2 extra inches
Tell me more about this. I can rid of it without voiding warranty? How do I check if my carrier is on the shit list or not? (I'm on t-mo US)
ToyMachine228
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Dropped my new Note 4 in the toilet last night. Dried it, took out the battery and the sim card, done a bunch of things. Phone turns on but the display only comes on briefly then shuts off. Any tips?
Nope. How many times have we seen Google prioritize mobiles apps on iOS over Android? That gap between Gmail updates on the two platforms was about, what, 4 months last year?
Googy plz.
Also, get a kick out of the "Samsung and all metal chassis => Success" meme. Samsung is being squeezed at the higher margins and the lower margins. It's a market challenge.
The Faceless Master
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Verizon and AT&T request that the bootloader be locked. iirc everywhere else you get one it's not locked. it definitely voids the warranty though.
tips? next time get a Sony Xperia Z series waterproof mobile handset.
you were supposed to put it in a bag with rice for 48h before trying to turn it on again.
i guess you could try the rice thing still...
yeah, making a phone with *lower* margins totally makes sense!!! not to mention lower accessory sales since they won't be able to sell those $30 replacement batteries and $50 battery + battery charger kits for a device that has a sealed battery.
Junior Mint
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Lol come on, the Gmail app on iOS is trash. It's so ugly and out of place on iOS. Not to mention how fucking janky it is. I have to resort to using Mailbox.
Janky as it is, emails are 1000 times more readable on iOS. Soooo much wasted space on the new material design app on Android.
Only negative on iOS is you can't swipe to delete, only archive.
The Faceless Master
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is that even a negative lol... who deletes email? i mean, other than spam... iOS #winning
-Pyromaniac-
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Samsung is basically fucked. They simply can't compete on the low end. They just can't. Too much overhead. And they're losing the high end at an alarming rate. This is the make or break year. If the slip continues you will be able to see the writing on the wall.
Meanwhile HTC had their best quarter in a while recently so hopefully they stay focused. Wouldn't mind seeing them go up. Moto also is doing decent, not profitable yet (I believe) but slowly...moving in the right direction. Android market is really interesting.
Meanwhile HTC had their best quarter in a while recently so hopefully they stay focused. Wouldn't mind seeing them go up. Moto also is doing decent, not profitable yet (I believe) but slowly...moving in the right direction. Android market is really interesting.
I don't think this is true is it? I haven't used it in a while but all email apps have that option in the settings and I recall gmail having that too. Can't 100% remember.
This was happening to me, but i had some filtering rules on GMail I forgot about where they were hitting the inbox but not notifying. I'd check that all your bundles are set to notify.
The notifications is the reason I still use Gmail.
Talking about the iOS app. Of course it's fixable on android.
I use Inbox and get all notifications, but I had to go to Settings > Labels and Notifications, and turn them on for each label, including Low Priority. You have turn notifications on for each label and change the option "Show Bundle" to "As messages arive".
After I've done that, I never missed a single notification.
After I've done that, I never missed a single notification.
WhiskerFrisker
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Gmail is life
-Pyromaniac-
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On iOS the new outlook app = the best mail app. On android I still prefer gmail. Inbox is just bleh...I mentioned it before but too confusing too much BS. Just wanna see my mail tbh.
WhiskerFrisker
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Idk if it's the Surface Pro version but I do not like the Outlook app. I hate that it doesn't separate mail like how Gmail does it.
-Pyromaniac-
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do you mean like "social" and whatnot. I don't really mind that not being there. Never used it. Gmail.com doesn't even do that for me on my computer lol. It used to be there but not anymore. Unless that's not what you mean. I probably disabled it lol.