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Android |OT7| Now With a Whole New Messaging System
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cartoon_soldier
Member
After upgrading to nougat my calendar widgets on home screen do not update at all. Using business calendar 2.
And if I add the default Google calendar widget it just shows blank.
And if I add the default Google calendar widget it just shows blank.
brotkasten
Member
I wish I was able to find a good one for my S7, but they're all total garbage. They either don't cover the entire screen because of the rounded corners of the glass or have only adhesive on the top and bottom, but not the glass itself, making it easy to peel off again or get dirty beneath the glass. Fucking hell.
Just look at this shit!
very stupid question.
Im in Australia,
I have a xperia z3, and my partner has a z3 compact.
I got the android 6.0 upgrade a month or so ago, but she still hasn't received it.
Is it possible for her to download it online from a site such as
i.e: http://support.sonymobile.com/au/xperiaz3/software/
Im in Australia,
I have a xperia z3, and my partner has a z3 compact.
I got the android 6.0 upgrade a month or so ago, but she still hasn't received it.
Is it possible for her to download it online from a site such as
i.e: http://support.sonymobile.com/au/xperiaz3/software/
PipefishUK
Banned
If you bought the phone from a network provider then it usually depends on your mobile network. They receive the update from Sony then they vet it and test it on their network and add loads of useless crap and their own apps to it before releasing it to you.
Some are faster than others, but they'll usually concentrate on getting it done for current/flagship phones first then update the older ones (like the Z3) a long time down the line - if at all.
If you just bought the phone unlocked from a shop then it should have a standard regional version of the firmware on it, which comes direct from the manufacturer, which you'll get as soon as they release - but I guess if that were the case you'd already have the update by now (if it's available).
That's not the upgrade, it's the PC client for doing things like backup.
However, if you install that and plug her phone into the computer via USB it should offer to download an update if one is available. But it needs to have been approved by her carrier still, and the completely unbranded generic one isn't available.
You can download the FTF file from Xpericheck, but I'd try this method first, installing the FTF is non-trivial.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Just watch out cause the wifi can be total trash that's tbh the only niggle I have.
Of course they're now pulling away from stock swell now with the new community build its a mixture of stock and hydrogen OS
Thanks for the explanation.
I find it ridiculous there are seperate firmwares depending if you're with a carrier or not. It should just be a standard regional one across the board -.-
Ah well, I already have my update, sucks for her
Thanks
PipefishUK
Banned
Thanks for the explanation.
I find it ridiculous there are seperate firmwares depending if you're with a carrier or not. It should just be a standard regional one across the board -.-
Ah well, I already have my update, sucks for her
Thanks
It's annoying. You'd think there'd just be one version for each hardware variant. Like the S7 - just an Exynos version and a Snapdragon version and that's that.
I can't see that there's a technical reason they can't do this? Other than keeping the size down?
It's especially annoying here when buying unlocked and unbranded phones. Sometimes you get a specific UK version and also a Europe version that is available in, and includes the UK - So when you buy certain phones in the UK it seems to be pot luck whether you get the specific UK version or the Europe wide version - there is no difference as far as I know...
Except you randomly have to wait ages to get updates when your mate down the road who randomly got other version gets them straight away.
Also - now I can afford it I buy my phones unlocked and unbranded and I get a 'SIM only' plan from my network. When I had the S6, my carrier (Three - three.co.uk) introduced VoLTE. I knew my phone supported it and knew I was in an area where I should be getting it, but wasn't getting it. Turns out that they'd restricted it so that it only worked on phones bought through them with their version of the firmware on it. They've since released it to any phone on their network that supports it (*kind of) but it took them months and months.
This is one thing (the only thing?) Apple have got right - their centralised all-at-once direct firmware updating.
* http://www.three.co.uk/Discover/network/4G-Supervoice - look at the disclaimer at the bottom, ridiculous. Although my phone isn't from them and it now works on my S7.
cartoon_soldier
Member
So most of my widgets don't work, nougat on 6p. Like adding the WhatsApp widget doesn't load any conversations in it. Calendar widget is just blank.
Any ideas? I already reset the phone after updating it to 7.0
Any ideas? I already reset the phone after updating it to 7.0
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
My widgets aren't blank but Fenix isn't updating.
Jazzy Network
Member
Lol compact with those bezels?!
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Waiting for the Nexus.
Wonder if Google will sell a day dream bundle. Getting a phone + headset + touch controller would be pimp.
Wonder if Google will sell a day dream bundle. Getting a phone + headset + touch controller would be pimp.
Yeah the on the fly DPI settings are definitely one of my favorite things about nougat. So much information density on my 6. It's like a tablet.
If you don't mind using a third party launcher, Nova can give you as many rows or columns as you like and you can also scale the icons independently of the system wide DPI. Very handy.
Get rid of the bottom bezel and we have something unique.
What I want in this device:
IR blaster
Wireless charging
S820
4 gigs of ram
Daydream support
1080p display
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If 5.2 inches is now the default 1440 resolution then 4.7 inches should be worthy of 1080p. I have money saved up from foregoing a G5 purchase to spend on this device...
Junior Mint
Member
Watch that Sony cost $800
Only the bottom one is bigger than the god tier Z3C.
But the bottom one is the most important because it's the one that makes it hardest to type :-(
At least it exists. It's virtually guaranteed to be my new phone by default given the lack of competition in the market.
Just be good, please?
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
So let's Nexus speculate
What would be a good starting price for you for both Nexus
S=Smaller L=Larger
S $350 - 16 gigs
L $450 - 16 gigs
And what do you think they will start at
S $450 - 16 gigs
L $600 - 32 gigs
Think we will get boned on storage either way, but I can see why at least on the smaller model they might start at 16 gigs still to get it as the lowest entry price.
I got this feeling that with both devices being relatively the same and having 821 chips they are gonna be more expensive than last year. Especially the smaller model.
I don't think we are gonna get Axon 7 like pricing and storage here sadly.
What would be a good starting price for you for both Nexus
S=Smaller L=Larger
S $350 - 16 gigs
L $450 - 16 gigs
And what do you think they will start at
S $450 - 16 gigs
L $600 - 32 gigs
Think we will get boned on storage either way, but I can see why at least on the smaller model they might start at 16 gigs still to get it as the lowest entry price.
I got this feeling that with both devices being relatively the same and having 821 chips they are gonna be more expensive than last year. Especially the smaller model.
I don't think we are gonna get Axon 7 like pricing and storage here sadly.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
To be fair Google Daydream isn't officially out yet other than initial development.
I readily assume cardboard will go by the wayside for Daydream once it drops.
Cardboard will just become a cheap vessle for Daydream enabled phones.
Do launchers like Nova cost any additional battery life or system resources compared to native launcher? Or does it shutdown completely in the background when replaced?.
I don't really use Google now so I don't mind using Nova. I do love Google now on tap though.
I have been using Nova for a long time and have never noticed an impact on battery life. It never shows up in the list of stuff that's draining my battery, and using it won't impact Now on Tap at all.
LostMyNarbles
Member
I doubt they will do 16GB base storage this year. It seems that Apple will move away from it and Google seems to want these devices to be premium so I imagine both devices will be 32GB base like the Nexus 6P was last year.
I'm expecting the pricing to be either $450/$500 for S/L or if they price it even higher than the Nexus 6P was at base than it will be $500/$550. I don't know why, but I feel like there won't be a huge $100 gap between models since the only difference seems like it will be the battery/screen/size.
There's no way they'll price the small one under $400, and there will be at least a $100 gap between the large one and the small one. So our best case scenario would be S $400 and L $500.
But I think that might be too optimistic, specially if the large one starts at 32GB. So more realistically I think your prediction of S $450 and L $600 sounds very likely.
Which would mean the phones would almost be dead in the water I fear. They'd be uncomfortably wedged between the $400 budget flagships and the true premium flagships.
The gap has to exist to differentiate the models. If there's only a $50 gap there's almost no reason to buy the small one since the 5.5" isn't even that much larger and also has added perks like a larger battery and higher resolution. 5 is still too large for people who want small phones, specially with those bezels.
Where do you live?
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Get a 5X off of eBay deals
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
You're probably right, but ugh. $600 for the large Nexus is tough sledding for me. I know the hardware would be better, and you'd have stock Android. Idk if it would be worth the $200 premium for me personally over the Axon 7 with 64 gig stock storage.
Are we being trolled?
Prototype Viktor
Member
Straight up was going to complain that a feature wasn't working through the feedback in Android to only realize right before hitting send I was on my Nexus 7 not 6p so I wasn't on 7.0
brotkasten
Member
Really reminds me of the old Lumia phones.
LostMyNarbles
Member
The Xperia X Compact would be a compelling alternative to the smaller Nexus if it is priced right, but it will probably cost just as much if not more than Sailfish and it probably will not be as competitive spec wise.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
It's gotta be in something soon or else what's the point?
Next year people will move on to the 830.
I ive in Estonia. Surprisingly I found out the 5X is only 249 euros, which isnt bad. Anything cheaper thats also alright?
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Nextbit Robin.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
You can get an unlocked GSM model of the net for cheaper. Just check around!
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Hello Moto
My understanding was it wouldnt be halved like that, But that the extra partition would be like 4 gb or so. But yeah I'd hope any phone with the dual system partition starts at 32gb.
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
HTC Breaks One A9s 15-Day Update Promise on the Phones First Major Update
Probably old news considering HTC has had time to respond, but posting here in case.
Kind of sucks, but I understand that they're focused on their flagships atm
Probably old news considering HTC has had time to respond, but posting here in case.
Kind of sucks, but I understand that they're focused on their flagships atm
crazy monkey
Banned
I am planning to buy le max 2 from ali express. I will be importing it in canada. Do I get charged with duty or not?
Enter the Dragon Punch
Banned
I've never bought a phone from Ali but I've also never been charged duty buying stuff from them
osiris3355
Banned
I wouldn't count in it since all the benchmarks are showing the 820 but who knows. Google may have multiple models in the wild with different Qualcomms.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
If not the Nexus devices than what?
Everything next year will move to the 830. So what else is there?