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Android |OT7| Now With a Whole New Messaging System
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funkystudent
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Its a free upgrade on his plan and he wants something soon dang it!
That or a Galaxy S6 (which seems like a bad idea because from reading that seems like a real off year for Samsung)
I really am not that familure with Huawei all that much outside of the real bottom end stuff they made a few years ago. I know they do high end stuff. Just dont know much about it other then the Nexus 6p.
newdayrocks
Member
I swear someone here has a Mate 8 and likes it. Try searching this thread.
Reviews seem positive enough and if its 'free' and your only choice is between that and the S6...
Do note that EMUI is fairly different from stock android in terms of default launcher and settings/notification ui.
Best to show your friend some youtube videos (Search "EMUI 4.1")
My N6 is on the latest DP, but haven't gotten the OTA yet.
Only 6p and 5x as of right now.
Probably later today or early tomorrow.
I couldn't get TWRP working for me in DP5. Did you flash a kernel with forced decryption?
About time. Now make it easy for the merchants so it can be ubiquitous.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Now that the Nexus 7 has hit EoL I'd like to speculate on a successor.
Basically I want a Nexus 9 without the performance issues.
Something that is bigger than the Nexus 7, but slightly smaller than the 10.1" Pixel C with stereo front facing speakers for media.
Basically I want a Nexus 9 without the performance issues.
Something that is bigger than the Nexus 7, but slightly smaller than the 10.1" Pixel C with stereo front facing speakers for media.
Crimson_Gold
Member
Meh, no big deal...
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There there. You can enjoy the TouchWiz to your heart's content
Until the 810 starts warming up right?🤔
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
Just a quick idea of why I had to get a new phone. I'll never got a Sony phone again - whatever adhesive is holding the front panel to the phone is pretty much gone.
What the....?
Wild. You just said you picked it up? Did the phone have any big accidents in its life?
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Man, that's awful. Another big reason why iPhones are great for most people is the Apple stores. You have an insanely obvious manufacturing problem like your picture and they'll take care of it.
Here's hoping to more Google stores.
osiris3355
Banned
Pretty sure hes showing his old z3 and explaining why he bought the 6p oven.
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
The Z3 was my old phone, prior to my 6P. I baby my electronics the best I can, but the Z3 had other plans. No big drops, never even tried the waterproofing. The worst that happened was a scratch to the metal at the top and losing the top plastic part of one of the flaps.
Yep. Though, in the end, considering I'm a weirdo who values aesthetics over a lot, I'm pretty happy with my 6P, if only thanks to quick charge being a thing. Without it I'd get something else. It'll make a year while I wait for the 2017 Nexus line.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I think Dolphin browser will but you have to install the dolphin browser plug in on your desktop chrome browser to sync.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
So in theory the only 32bit device in Google's currently supported catalog is the Nexus 6. Everything else supported ie the Pixel C, Nexus 5X, 6P, and 9 are all 64 bit.
In theory one more release cycle could cycle out the 6.
I'm not totally sure what this could mean, but in theory only having to deal with the 64bit code base could be a boon to development resources.
In theory one more release cycle could cycle out the 6.
I'm not totally sure what this could mean, but in theory only having to deal with the 64bit code base could be a boon to development resources.
After seeing the reports of issues with the Note 7 decided to try out the Axon 7 again after my nightmare preorder experience with Best Buy. Got a Quartz Gray one. Really impressive phone, looks and feels great, performance is butter smooth, and the audio quality is really noticeable.
For $400 it is pretty phenomenal.
For $400 it is pretty phenomenal.
It's in stock?
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
It's a really sweet phone. I'll trade off some low light camera performance for better audio performance any day of the week. I find the battery life to be phenomenal. I'm getting just under 7 hours on screen time.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
This!
Where did you get one? Currently seems to be prorder only for wave 2 hitting Sept 9th.
The Faceless Master
Member
osiris3355
Banned
Bloat not included!
Unknown Soldier
Member
CyanogenMicrosoft seems like they are in trouble these days.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016...f-20-of-workers-may-pivot-to-app-development/
So much for "taking Android away from Google" and "putting a bullet through Google's head" LMAO
The Faceless Master
Member
less security is better?
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I mean I get their idea that one patch that is throughly tested is less likely to cause issues, but it puts off the fact that you would literally be sitting on fixing OS vulnerabilities.
Not to mention I haven't exactly heard of monthly security updates breaking a ton of shit anyways.
Apparently to google it is.
I wonder how exposed 0 days going public fits into this model.
Nothing about it mentions security updates being 'done' though?
Especially with most phones not even getting on nougat for a ~ year.
What sucks the most about bluetooth headsets for me atm... ive switched most of my cables to type-c.only microusb device i actively use these days is my PS4 controllers and vita and kindle.
Especially with most phones not even getting on nougat for a ~ year.
What sucks the most about bluetooth headsets for me atm... ive switched most of my cables to type-c.only microusb device i actively use these days is my PS4 controllers and vita and kindle.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
http://www.xda-developers.com/with-...delivers-embarrassing-real-world-performance/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-61FFoJFy0&feature=youtu.be
Impressive that a year-old iPhone blows away a brand-new top-of-the-line Samsung.
Frustrated_me
Member
Wow that article is crazy, thanks for sharing.
Jigolo
Member
Give me a list of people that have been hacked in some way that don't receive these monthly updates.
That is the majority of the Android user base, which is likely to be over 1 billion users that don't receive the security patches. Which means that billions of users are vulnerable. Last year it was stage fright and this year it was that root shit that gave the internet a scare.
Hell, if you can give me one person affected by any of this shit I'd be more than happy to be one of the guys that sits here and complains that I haven't received my update by the middle of the month.
The Faceless Master
Member
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sour grapes.
can't wait 'till October when the 2017 Nexus will defeat the iPhone 6S in this speedtest and take the crown.
Won't it be competing against the iPhone 7 by then though?
The Faceless Master
Member
we'll still have the completion time for the 6S.