BoboBrazil
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In dumbest news of the day, OnePlus spent 300k to be in House of Cards season 4.
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Android |OT6| Huawei or the iWay [Nobody Reads Edition]
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That's like Sony PSP bad
You mean Vita bad?
Just as bad as I remember... Or don't because I didn't remember it was a Vita
Is that the guy who always posed with cellphones at the beginning of his reviews?
Saiyan-Rox
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brotkasten
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He's also the guy with the best voice in phone reviews.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Do we know where he is going?
So I got my first smartphone yesterday, a Oneplus one. Anyone wanna be my personal guide as to how to use these things? I have a million questions and I dont wanna litter the thread with my old man yelling at cloud comments. I've been using this: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/new-android-make-smartphone-work/ it's pretty helpful but I still have some small issues that I'm sure is somewhere in the settings menu.
Jzero
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How old are you?
The best way to learn is honestly playing around with the settings.
crazy monkey
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Welcome to the club. I joined about a eight months ago. Ask questions away dude. Enjoy the phone.i have lg g3 same year as yours.go to opo forms as well if needed.
link contacts to Google account so they can be restored easily.
If i were you i'd try a few apps you may be interested intensively for a few days , once decided which ones work for you, factory reset, and install just the ones you really want. Disable or unistall the rest.
Set location services to battery saving mode (data/wifi location only).
Try to keep it simple as possible (few widgets as possible) Use google photos or dropbox to backup pictures.
If limited data plan you can disable data for non esential apps (so they only use wifi) as well as set a limit/warning in the settings.
-Pyromaniac-
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ask away, it's one of the purposes of this thread.
I read that while I was at work and laughed. I haven't seen the season yet but does anyone mention the phone by name or is it just random angles of the phone?
I binged watched the season and don't remember seeing the oneplus.
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How do I get this shit to stop vibrating every time I click a letter?
How do I add more icons to the home screen? Right now it's 4x4 and I changed the settings to 5x5 but it's...i don't know just not doing anything.
It's better to just unistall all the base apps and download something else right? I read google hangouts for everything text message related and then just download your email providers app?
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Ask whatever you want. My main advice is just to use it for a bit. Then ask us about things you dislike or wish to change.
Everyone is going mad on Reddit about Android Pay launching in the UK, but it's obviously not happening this week. There's no press releases, the app isn't available from the store in the UK and only one UK bank lets cards be added, which then get immediately wiped.
Some stores are supposedly ready for this week, but it's obviously been delayed. And Google being Google don't communicate.
Some stores are supposedly ready for this week, but it's obviously been delayed. And Google being Google don't communicate.
1- settings - language & input - choose settings for the keyboard you are currently using, search for the option that enables/disables
2- it usually depends on the launcher you are using. Some are limited and allow almost no customization. Try nova launcher.
3- For sms/texting google messenger is probably the best option. Or stock one. As for email, it will depend on your provider, but gmail sometimes (depending on phone) supports exchange, or stock email app can be enough too (varies capabilities depending on OEM). Sometimes stock apps are good enough. Give them a try
-Pyromaniac-
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google messenger is definitely recommended for sms (even by google lol). The best email app other than gmail IMO is outlook. Great exchange support, very easy to add accounts, and slick/simple overall design.
I also second the use of Nova launcher.
ohmygod yes this is so much better thank you
launcher?
launcher?
Well I wanna install it so I can buy music but that leads into my next issue, how exactly do I play music on this thing? I did a test and connected it to my labtop(this usb 3.0 thing is so alien like) and dragged and dropped a mp3. I found the file manager on the phone and the song was in the music folder and it played. Though it's incredibily basic I need an actual music player. Googleplay wont let me even go past the $9.99 screen and spotify wants $9.99 as well for offline play, so what do I use to play my own music on the go? This is primarly the reason why I got it, as a music and texting machine.
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
http://pocketnow.com/2016/03/05/the-big-goodbye
That's his farewell article. He posted this on reddit:
Hey everyone! Feels weird crashing my own goodbye party but just wanted to say how thankful I am for the kind words. Communities like this one are part of why I love making mobile tech videos ... and why I don't plan to stop anytime soon.
More to come. Stay tuned.
Bloodember
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Theres music players on the play store, also the oneplus one doesnt have usb 3.
launcher is the 'UI' or the interface each phone uses. Android allows to use whatever launcher you wish.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.launcher&hl=ca
it allows for customization. Nova is one of the most popular and has some basic functions for free. Install hit home button and just select it as 'always'. Sometimes depending on owm you can select it from settings.
They burned their money, i know my stuff about smartphones and barely recognized it because every scene where the phone was there was super dark.
At least with the Vita it was super clear (and cringy).
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Thanks!
Still doesn't tell me where he is going, but it does sound like he isn't leaving the business.
For some reason google let me in and it immediately detected my 1 song on the phone, success!!
I thought usb 3 was the thing where you can insert it any which way, top or bottom and it'll still read it.
Eh, too much work, I tap my screen and it wakes up which is all I wanted from it.
Thanks for all the help guys, rest is just me figuring out how to use tabs and copy paste, makes me wish I had a stylus or something.
……forgetit
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Wait. What? That's crazy, the dude is pocket now. Can't imagine the sight will go in for too long without him.
Bloodember
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No thats usb c, which in oneplus's case is usb 2. But the one plus one just has a reversible cable.
Jigolo
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That's a nice upgrade. 801 + 1440p wasn't the best decision. S7 is better in every way including software and I think both LG skin and Tocuhwiz are terrible. But LGs is the worst in my opinion
Jazzy Network
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G3 is still very capable but it is a 2 year old phone so I think it's not a bad upgrade.
lem0n
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Right on, thanks for the replies! I hope my Tmobile store has an Edge in stock soon so I can mess around with it. Do you guys know if the S7 has a metal case or not? I really liked the feel of my HTC one m8 that I had (and was stolen).
Bloodember
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The S7 is glass. It might have a metal band that goes around it though.
lem0n
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Honestly that would be good enough for me, im tired of the plastic on this G3
-Pyromaniac-
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pretty big upgrade imo, it's either that or wait for nexus.
lem0n
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Is the 6P still worth looking at?
Jazzy Network
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It's still a good phone and the only downsides I would say is the 810 processor and it's big.
longdi
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Oh snap! dragon!
47% faster?? Even Apple got smashed! Talk about comeback of Istanbul proportions, we are looking at PS4-Xbone difference right now?
What happened to Samsung's SExynos....the 820 makes mid-range phones like Xperia XP looks like a pro, i guess it is my karma for abandoning Xperia this year.
yeah A10 is going to smash. At this point, I don't really care for everday use because even a snapdragon 801 with 2 GB of ram will fly. Strong GPU is more important now though for VR. Can't wait to try some of this stuff out.
brotkasten
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Even more reason to be disappointed that Samsung is feeding their garbage SoC to the rest of the world, while the US gets the 820 for the same price.
Roberto Larcos
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What will Android use the increased performance for? Higher resolution panels (again)? Generally faster and smoother running. Bigger and better games?
Basically what I'm asking is, what is the 'big picture'? Microsoft will use this performance boost for Continuum, Ubuntu for their own 'one device' dreams. Apple use their power gains to make the iPad a more genuine productivity device, running more hardware-intensive software with split-screen multitasking. The other player (Jolla) probably won't be pursuing the high-end any time soon. What is Google working towards?
Genuine question. I realise the writing style comes across as a little abrasive.
Basically what I'm asking is, what is the 'big picture'? Microsoft will use this performance boost for Continuum, Ubuntu for their own 'one device' dreams. Apple use their power gains to make the iPad a more genuine productivity device, running more hardware-intensive software with split-screen multitasking. The other player (Jolla) probably won't be pursuing the high-end any time soon. What is Google working towards?
Genuine question. I realise the writing style comes across as a little abrasive.
For Samsung and LG, VR...
For Android as a whole, better multitasking and general smoothness, but they obviously need to get their tablet shit together. Remix OS makes Stock Android on tablets look embarrassing.
brotkasten
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Increased performance is mostly important for VR (especially the GPU) and considering that Samsung has their own headset (in collaboration with Oculus), one would think that they'd try to enable the best experience across the board. Instead they're using a slower chip than Apple last year.
If you don't care about VR, there's little reason to be remotely upset.
Jazzy Network
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Best Buy confirmed March 18 preorders so obviously not much longer after that it will be out.
lolwut
a mere 3-4 months ago people would have given their firstborn child to have that kind of SoC in android devices.
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