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Android |OT6| Huawei or the iWay [Nobody Reads Edition]
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Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Yeah it does. It slows down then, too. Super annoying. But that's the #810life
Jazzy Network
Member
The savior.
I tried VR for the first time yesterday with the Samsung Gear VR headset and while I am not blown away, I am surely very impressed. I saw a pianist play in his apartment and a Circei de Soleil performance.
Does this thing have worthwhile content? I have seen there's a star map, street view VR and some video service with nature and one game in Into the Dead interests me with its use. Is there any other content, lime VR movies or stuff on the Internet?
Also can a Galaxy S7 Edge from the Philippines be used in Denmark?
Sorry for these questions but I don't have that many minutes of data here.
Does this thing have worthwhile content? I have seen there's a star map, street view VR and some video service with nature and one game in Into the Dead interests me with its use. Is there any other content, lime VR movies or stuff on the Internet?
Also can a Galaxy S7 Edge from the Philippines be used in Denmark?
Sorry for these questions but I don't have that many minutes of data here.
osiris3355
Banned
Because those phone companies aren't supporting it. Nexus devices only have Gmail and there's an option to do exchange in there and even asks you when you are setting up the phone the first time.
I don't think the deleting is an issue. People delete when they don't want something. It should delete off the cloud at the same time. The user also has the option to delete the device copy if they so please which IMO is a rarity. Wanna purge everything off the phone but not the cloud? There's an option for that too.
I get what you are saying about video/audio but Google photos plays videos and people never do local videos on their phones. You may get someone that does mp3s but thats a rarity. More and more people just use the streaming services. People don't like to fiddle with moving hard copies of music to phones.
The things you feel are missing are things I feel power users may care about. I don't feel like those are issues with the general population.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Have you tried Cardboard? I just tried it for the first time today and it's crap. Is the Gear VR any different? Just curious. I already have a Vive I haven't bothered to set it up yet.
It is not my problem that Google allows oems to disable exchange for Gmail when there are other apps in the play store that can use exchange. It makes no sense.
As for photos, people may want to delete local photos to free up space but that option is buried somewhere. It should be easier instead of only allowing to delete all of them.
And you would be surprised how many people play local content, mp3 and videos at least in Europe, since roaming or unlimited data plans are not as common and are expensive. Not to mention the huge battery drain that is playing a streaming video using 4g
AngmarsKing701
Member
If you want a VR experience through your phone via Gear VR, then go with Samsung (S7 or S7 edge).
osiris3355
Banned
If the option is there to do exchange with gmail than the option is there. You don't need an extra app with vanilla Android.
With google photos deleting the app off local only is two clicks (menu > delete local only). Not buried imo. Delete from local and cloud is one click.
Ive lived in a few places in the US recently that were both large and small cities. You dont see people using local content anymore but I don't live in a city where subways are common which could make a difference.
If they were to make a Nexus 6P refresh with 820 or something, it would be perfect. oh well
Terbinator
Member
I had an S7 delivered this week and I was wondering what are the best methods of securing the phone - just in case I lose it or it gets stolen etc?
As a side-note, coming from an S5 this thing actually feels slower lol.
As a side-note, coming from an S5 this thing actually feels slower lol.
Jazzy Network
Member
Nexus 6PS
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Use the app Android Device Manager.
osiris3355
Banned
Gotta disable all that bloatware.
My blue life one x came in today and holy shit this thing is awesome (coming from an iPhone 4s).
1080p screen with a good amount of real estate, solid response time, great form factor and hand feel, everything I wanted for a killer price. The OS itself is really clean too, though I'm still learning it.
1080p screen with a good amount of real estate, solid response time, great form factor and hand feel, everything I wanted for a killer price. The OS itself is really clean too, though I'm still learning it.
Samsung VR being the best way to keep it as stock as possible and not care about fiddly bits that make things make sense as a phone.
For all you inbox from Gmail fans, is there a way to create filters from Inbox? In Gmail you can select a message and there's an option to create a filter on messages like that so they behave in a certain way (example auto forward similar messages to another email). I don't see any way to do this in Inbox?
Cerberus and Android lost,both in play store, and samsung's own security 'Find my mobile' , in security settings including reactivation lock.
Should be more than enough
Download Smash Hit and be amazed. Killer app right there
The Faceless Master
Member
its not.
i didn't assume you lived anywhere.
i merely pointed out that if Samsungs are complicated and users are stupid and we know the market share in the US vs the market share in Europe, your comment about the percentage of users choosing iOS instead of Android in the US means that US users are more stupid.
Wildschwein
Member
I can vouch for this. I mean, its not some mind blowing experience, but it was the first thing I've tried that had me going "whelp, that's something I couldn't do before."
Stereogatari
Banned
Thank you. The instructions are generally a good pointer, but some of the steps weren't explained fully, so I was left frustrated and scratching my head a little bit.
I managed to figure it out in the end and it's all working fine. Just a little frustrated at how many OTA updates it has done and is still doing. I haven't been able to use the darn thing yet!
On the bright side it didn't delete all of my stuff, so thankfully I don't have to go through the hassle of restoring all the backups.
So let's finally see what all the fuss is about with stock Android. The next few months with this firmware could be the difference between me staying with Android for my next phone, or going back to iOS.
Cerberus is the best I think. Especially if you flash it into your rom instead of installing it as an app.
osiris3355
Banned
Gotcha. I don't necessarily disagree with that statement but even more so I feel Americans struggle heavily with making purchase decisions between many brands and typically ignore everything besides the biggest and/or second biggest player.
So much that sometimes we don't even know the difference between a product and a big brand name.
Chapstick/Lip Balm
Kleenex/Tissue
iPad/Tablet
Coke/Soda Pop
osiris3355
Banned
I dont remember but hopefully sooner this year.
First post in AndroidGAF!
Some history:
- used a Samsung Wave running Bada OS until June 2015. That's right. Always thought mobile wasn't up to par yet with desktop.
- then had an epiphany when I had to get into Android and internet of things, smartwatches (Pebble) for my master's thesis.
- eventually the itch started to do an upgrade. So I bought a Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. Compact + high performance + nice battery life. Currently running the Concept ROM, which is amazing.
- have been reading up on the Android ecosystem the last few months. Still have tons of "stuff" to do (experimenting with apps, UI customization, learning to root, optimizing battery life, etc.): my bookmarks folder is huge.
Some history:
- used a Samsung Wave running Bada OS until June 2015. That's right. Always thought mobile wasn't up to par yet with desktop.
- then had an epiphany when I had to get into Android and internet of things, smartwatches (Pebble) for my master's thesis.
- eventually the itch started to do an upgrade. So I bought a Sony Xperia Z3 Compact. Compact + high performance + nice battery life. Currently running the Concept ROM, which is amazing.
- have been reading up on the Android ecosystem the last few months. Still have tons of "stuff" to do (experimenting with apps, UI customization, learning to root, optimizing battery life, etc.): my bookmarks folder is huge.
Cerberus is da bomb.
Also has built-in functionality similar to Tasker. I experimented with it yesterday:
Seems to work well. Though I've had occassions that I receive a video but not a screen recording.
(Could be because it only records when you touch the screen. Haven't look that into it.)
Also, the 'Display message' task can use text-to-speech. Problem here is that the speech occurs at full volume. I haven't found a way within Cerberus or within the OS's text-to-speech options to tune this.
Also, the geofencing doesn't seem too work as expected. I've had occurences that I seemingly left the geofenced area while I clearly haven't. I tried to fix this by really expanding the area but doesn't seem to help.
I dumped all of my Apple gear to jump over to Windows and android two weeks ago and purchased a nexus 6P and this phone is just blowing me away.
The screen, sound, the way I can have any third party app replace the installed such as using Textra as my main messaging app is just fantastic.
I actually find this phone smoother than my iPhone 6S, I have read and seen videos that counteract that but I'm just not seeing it when using this device.
The price to performance and feature rich of this phone is just unbelievable.
The screen, sound, the way I can have any third party app replace the installed such as using Textra as my main messaging app is just fantastic.
I actually find this phone smoother than my iPhone 6S, I have read and seen videos that counteract that but I'm just not seeing it when using this device.
The price to performance and feature rich of this phone is just unbelievable.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Other than working normal when heating up, I don't know what else I want from a phone. 6P is p much perfect.
If they release an HP Veer phone, I'll bite.
Hamster Plugin
Member
I just want to know if there is a new Nexus phone coming this year or if Google is going to do a tablet only. If no new phone this year, I will be kicking myself for not taking the 5X deal I found last week.
As soon as there is a leak that says "it's a phone" it's time to play the waiting game!
Jigolo
Member
I'm sure the rumblings will start around July. I'm expecting an earlier launch for Nexus phones this year due to the unexpected early revealing of Android N. So Nexus launch in August/September; if not those then early October. Tablet wise I have no idea if Google is gonna do one this year.
Fixed that for you.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I don't know. We believed we'd hear phone news around summer last year but there were zero leaks until a month before. It was kind of awesome. I hope we have that again.
Also, I, too, want a new tablet. I am skipping the Pixel C because 10" isn't for me. I'd love a new Nexus 9. But one that wasn't hot garbage when rumors started. That's how crap that tablet is. It's trash.
There will be a phone this year. Google launched the Nexus 6 during the aborted Silver program. If they went to those lengths to ensure there was a phone, there will be a phone this year.
well that solves almost all my app problems with ChromeOS. Just need a decent IDE
Jigolo
Member
Cool. Just slap Chrome OS on a tablet and call say it's just Android for tablets.
LostMyNarbles
Member
Man, my Chromebook is already the best laptop I have ever owned and the addition of Android Apps would just knock it out of the ball park.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Fenix is dead. It reached the Twitter token limit. Hope you all got in because it's the best Twitter app on Android.
Sweet.
app settings > photos & media
YES. Thanks man.
Jzero
Member
Holy fuck
Saiyan-Rox
Member
I much prefer Talon tbh not that fenix isn't good just like it more.
That whole token limit is such a piss take.
OneEightZero
aka ThreeOneFour
Is there anyway you can force this? I haven't gotten the Holo version yet.
I'm sure APKMirror has it up by now, just download and run it.
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