soundahfekz
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Never dropped my Note 4 until I was pool drinking. Put it in my towel to protect from heat and forgot it was there. go to dry off, bam.
Cracked my tempered glass but saved the actual screen
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Android |OT6| Huawei or the iWay [Nobody Reads Edition]
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Never dropped my Note 4 until I was pool drinking. Put it in my towel to protect from heat and forgot it was there. go to dry off, bam.
Cracked my tempered glass but saved the actual screen
Unknown Soldier
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#Snapdragon2015 #winning
Yeah, that's actually pretty cool. Only other company that does that is Oppo
As of today, USAA now supports TouchID and split view multitasking on iOS. What is their Android group doing?!
Apple's first Android app just released onto the market for those of you planning your trip down the iWay.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.movetoios
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.apple.movetoios
The Faceless Master
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I wouldn't be surprised if Intel gives them the SoC for free.
I would rather use Windows Phone.
I have had my Moto X Pure Edition all day and have not had any issues with heat or poor performance. It'll take awhile to get used to the size, but it's gorgeous and works great.
BoboBrazil
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iOS users finally experiencing ad blocking is an amazing thing to read in that iOS thread.
Never dicked with it on Android, but I assume you need root?
BoboBrazil
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Yeah,to get the full experience you have to root. They have one that blocks ads without root, but apparently only over WiFi for some reason.
The Faceless Master
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You just need a browser that supports it.
It's just Web based ad blocking, not system wide.
It used to be possible without root but Google changed some stuff around years ago to stop that as it could also be used as an attack vector
So you're making fun of people enjoying functionality that stock Android doesn't have?
Oh you.
BoboBrazil
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This is true too. You can also use a web browser with it built in on Android. If you root, you can use adaway and that blocks ads in apps too. If you use xposed you can even you YouTube adaway which blocks YouTube ads.
BoboBrazil
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Well I might be one of them soon. New IPhone looks like a winner and I'm bored of Android.
Unknown Soldier
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Ad blockers on Android work the same way, only works over WiFi without root because of how baseband cell network works compared to WiFi network.
With one exception. There is one ad blocker on Android which works over cell network and WiFi without root but it works by creating a VPN on your device and routing all network traffic through that.
Your track record of picking winners is under review, and your impending purchase is suspended until final verdict.
Junior Mint
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Sounds like a janky, fucked up kluge of a solution. Much like Android itself.
BoboBrazil
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Lol. Really my main hold ups with iPhones were the 1gb of ram and no ad blocking. Now that both of those issues are fixed, along with Android seemingly becoming more locked down, it doesn't seem like a bad switch.
LostMyNarbles
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The Nexus 6 actually fits really well in my hand which is surprising. I like how the phone feels so far and since it fits in my shorts pocket I'll take it running later on. That being said the Wifi isn't working half the time so I hope this isn't a dud device.
Unknown Soldier
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Android is at least as janky, fucked-up, and kludgey as Windows. This is why they are both so successful.
Actually Windows actually gets timely updates to all machines that run it. You can't stop this Doomtrain now, all aboard the Android Security Apocalypse Express!
Gg Google gg.
The Faceless Master
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i tried to replicate it but my Samsung Dialer won't let me copy
Based Knox working for you in the shadows.
-Pyromaniac-
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That was me last year (that and disappointment of all android phones). That's why you gotta go back and forth.
Right. Just rooted the Moto X Pure and installed adaway.
The Faceless Master
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from what i'm reading, it basically only works if you have the stock lockscreen, dialer and camera and have a password set, not a pin or pattern.
gg for already patching it?
speakin of droppin phones
I never drop mine, ever
except
when im drunk and in front of a toilet
this seems to happen often. as I dropped my previous phone on the toilet 3 times, and 2 of them it broke
this moto supposedly has some small water resistance so here's hoping it ends toilet-gate
I never drop mine, ever
except
when im drunk and in front of a toilet
this seems to happen often. as I dropped my previous phone on the toilet 3 times, and 2 of them it broke
this moto supposedly has some small water resistance so here's hoping it ends toilet-gate
-Pyromaniac-
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I've never cracked a screen in my life. And if I do rock a case it's always the thinnest one possible that doesn't really protect from that.
But since toilet water spins the other way where you live, it actually shoots the phone out of the toilet.
-Pyromaniac-
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I upgraded to ios9 earlier today and tested out the so called battery improvements. The hype is real. #projectVoltaDoneRight
Still want my nexus 5-2 though
Still want my nexus 5-2 though
-Pyromaniac-
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I'm not even talking about power saver mode, they claimed 1 hour more of battery and it was decently noticable. Haven't tried power saver but I imagine it's good.
I'm pretty shocked apple beat google to the splitscreen (inb4 samsung). Google it has been in the code. Wut r u doin.
-Pyromaniac-
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word. 2700mah on a ~5 inch 1080p screen could actually be pretty good if the optimization is there. Let us hope.
Jzero
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God damn at those reviews haha
BoboBrazil
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-Pyromaniac-
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lol embarassing but expected
Nah, battery saver activating at 20% is what gets you the extra hour unless I'm severely confused.
-Pyromaniac-
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I had read that the 1 hour is from general optimization and power saver gives you a separate ~3 hours extra.
Unknown Soldier
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IR blaster just fucking won
I'm just chilling here at the shop while my car gets worked on. The TV here was showing HGTV for some reason. The nice old man waiting with me asked a guy who works there if he could change the channel to CNN so he could watch the JV no one cares about candidates do their debate before Trump burns the Republican party to the ground later. The guy who works here couldn't find the remote.
No problem, I paused the game I was playing on my phone, opened that Smart Remote app on my phone, pointed my phone at the box, and changed the channel to CNN. EZPZ with built in IR blaster on my Note 4.
I'm just chilling here at the shop while my car gets worked on. The TV here was showing HGTV for some reason. The nice old man waiting with me asked a guy who works there if he could change the channel to CNN so he could watch the JV no one cares about candidates do their debate before Trump burns the Republican party to the ground later. The guy who works here couldn't find the remote.
No problem, I paused the game I was playing on my phone, opened that Smart Remote app on my phone, pointed my phone at the box, and changed the channel to CNN. EZPZ with built in IR blaster on my Note 4.
Bloodember
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Ordered my OP2 Monday, of course it still hasn't shipped yet.
What's funny about that is I never signed up an invite and I've never posted on their forums but Monday I had an invite, so fuck it I bought it. Will sell my Op1 when I recieve it.
Jzero
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Why are they never included on Nexus devices? I want to try it.
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