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[this_guy]

well ZTE is still one of the biggest phone companies out there so don't treat them like a indie shop

I think china is generally good with security updates with their premium stuff, maybe.

What security version is Honor 8 on?

Not sure which security version Honor 8 is on, but I think it was ArsTechnica that said Huawei was committing to at least 24 months for updates but wouldn't commit to monthly security updates. Seems like they will do quarterly security updates but that's just speculation.

Surprised you guys love your no name brand mid-high spec phones so much. Real courage.

I think big manufacturers like ZTE and Huawei are fine because they're trying to make a dent in the US market, but I wouldn't touch Blu unless you need something absolutely cheap.

 

[clav]

Android gets such good press..

Reporters are so clueless on anything that's not the iPhone...

Journalism is a very underpaid profession, and news just wants clicks for money since no one wants to subscribe. Reporters all over have sacrificed quality reporting for quantity.

 

[The Faceless Master]

Damn the Note 7 is so fucking sexy

my sister got the Blue Coral

lawd that color scheme is amazing

 

[Jeffrey]

i just wish samsung would 'line' things up.

the ports and grill just aren't really symmetrical. I forgot if note 7 addressed that.

 

[BoboBrazil]

I'm using an S7 Edge and not really that impressed. It locks up for a couple of seconds sometimes and the back gets pretty hot doing normal tasks. I'd probably go crazy using this phone without any custom roms to get rid of Touchwiz.

 

[osiris3355]

i just wish samsung would 'line' things up.

the ports and grill just aren't really symmetrical. I forgot if note 7 addressed that.

And I thought people that complained about bezels were picky.

 

[The Faceless Master]

i just wish samsung would 'line' things up.

the ports and grill just aren't really symmetrical. I forgot if note 7 addressed that.

i know right.

they need to have 2 headphone jacks.

MIRROR EVERYTHING!!!

 

[Jeffrey]

i know right.

they need to have 2 headphone jacks.

MIRROR EVERYTHING!!!

2 stylus.

 

[The Faceless Master]

i just noticed there was a response.

 

[Quasar]

Well...got my cross country non techie sister on the Allo train. Seemed to work pretty well for our first long chat using it.

 

[Quasar]

Question to everyone here: what's your favourite music player for Android?

I have used plex on occasion.

 

[Dobsie]

Question to everyone here: what's your favourite music player for Android?

I'm using shuttle, nice lightweight customiseable player. I got sick of play music trying to get me to subscribe to crap all the time.

 

[Unknown Soldier]

Question to everyone here: what's your favourite music player for Android?

I've been using Poweramp for years and I don't plan on stopping.

 

[Xisiqomelir]

Surprised you guys love your no name brand mid-high spec phones so much. Real courage.

If someone would make a flagship with an unlocked bootloader and MicroSD slot, I'd check it out.

This crop of camera-centric, locked down, 64 GB at best widgets aren't for me.

 

[DrFunk]

GSM Arena V20 Review

 

[PinkyMonkey]

Moto Z Play, the new king of smart phone battery life in the US market! https://www.reddit.com/r/Android/comments/53iyx2/moto_z_play_battery_life_is_legit/

 

[The Faceless Master]

Question to everyone here: what's your favourite music player for Android?

ZPlayer

 

[Vanillalite]

I have sooooo many questions about Android DayDream! It's crazy!

I hope Google sells this well and answers them all.

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

I'm thinking of getting Allo but I know my girlfriend will stick to SMS. Any potential problems there?

 

[this_guy]

Pro tip: to see which of your contacts has Allo installed, click on Start incognito chat.

I have 5 people with Allo.

 

[Crimson_Gold]

I'm thinking of getting Allo but I know my girlfriend will stick to SMS. Any potential problems there?

Oddly enough, all of my text messages from allow have been responded to in allo. My brother was texting with me for most of the day before he finally downloaded the app

 

[AndyD]

Pro tip: to see which of your contacts has Allo installed, click on Start incognito chat.

I have 5 people with Allo.

It's not perfect. I have 4 but already had two incognito chats with people who do not show up in that list. I showed up in theirs.

 

[this_guy]

It's not perfect. I have 4 but already had two incognito chats with people who do not show up in that list. I showed up in theirs.

That makes sense though because the people you've already had incognito chats with should be in your conversation list.

 

[Jazzy Network]

Pro tip: to see which of your contacts has Allo installed, click on Start incognito chat.

I have 5 people with Allo.

1 person. And its someone I've talked to like twice in my life. No thx.

 

[AndyD]

That makes sense though because the people you've already had incognito chats with should be in your conversation list.

It does not make sense as incognito conversations expire from the list. One of the two missing ones now appears in the Incognito list. So it's a slow rollout process I am sure.

 

[Mindwipe]

1 person. And its someone I've talked to like twice in my life. No thx.

I have a member of my ex-wife's family! Woo.

 

[diaspora]

Trying to SMS anyone in Allo just opens the fucking Messenger app.

 

[osiris3355]

Trying to SMS anyone in Allo just opens the fucking Messenger app.

On Android it does not open messenger. Allo does not send SMS unless the other phone has out of date google play services or its an iPhone but either way messenger is not involved on the sender side and shouldn't be on the android receiver side.

Learn more here.
https://developers.google.com/android/guides/app-preview-messaging

 

[Khalifa Jayy]

Anyone looking to buy a Moto X Pure Edition? White with Gold Champagne trim. 32 GB. Hit me up.

 

[MuddyDonut]

Anyone looking to buy a Moto X Pure Edition? White with Gold Champagne trim. 32 GB. Hit me up.

What are you getting instead

 

[Khalifa Jayy]

What are you getting instead

Not mine, my wife's. We will likely be getting her a 6S.

I have a 6P and loving it.

 

[Saiyan-Rox]

We’re whipping up something sweet for a big day tomorrow. 🎂 #Android https://t.co/I4idH0F4am


Wonder what it could be? Also Check out the replies to this tweet theyre so bad.

 

[DrFunk]

http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...-wifi-a-129-home-wi-fi-router-on-october-4th/

Google Wifi router is coming. Hope you didn't buy an OnHub?

 

[Vyse The Legend]

http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...-wifi-a-129-home-wi-fi-router-on-october-4th/

Google Wifi router is coming. Hope you didn't buy an OnHub?

Why.jpg

Also, AndroidPolice got the pricing for this unannounced, out-of-nowhere device, but they can't get Home's?

GOOGY PLS.

 

[Mindwipe]

Please buy our router. We know we said that last time and promised rapid updates that never happened and it was an expensive disaster.

But this one will be different, even though we won't even admit we fucked the last one up badly.

Honest!

 

[HawkeyeIC]

Our source claims multiple Google Wifi access points (two or more) can be linked together to create one large wireless network.

Now this is interesting

 

[clav]

Now this is interesting

Mesh networking.

Concept is not really new as I heard of it when OLPC was a thing years ago.

This article provides background info + suggests some products you can already buy:

https://www.dslreports.com/shownews/Networking-101-Mesh-Networking-137853

 

[HawkeyeIC]

Why.jpg

Also, AndroidPolice got the pricing for this unannounced, out-of-nowhere device, but they can't get Home's?

GOOGY PLS.

From AP comments:

Rita El Khoury AP Staff Steven Santinelli
They plan to talk more about Home, but don't think they're releasing it. It'll be a bit later, after the Pixels I think.

 

[AndyD]

Now this is interesting

Can't you do that today by setting APs with the same ID/pass?

 

[clav]

Can't you do that today by setting APs with the same ID/pass?

You can although there has yet to exist an easy to setup and affordable solution.

 

[No Love]

Surprised you guys love your no name brand mid-high spec phones so much. Real courage.

It must take courage to be a brokeass kid trying to hate on people spending more ona phone than ya make in a week.

 

[Mindwipe]

It'll be very weird if Google hold a second event where they announce Home and still don't release the thing.

I mean, yes, it's better to not release something that release something like Allo, but something in Google's project management is deeply wrong if that keeps happening.

And yeah, mesh networking isn't very interesting. Loads of routers have mesh networking.

Heck, if you're in the UK Sky's Satellite TV boxes have mesh networking to enhance your wi-fi range if they're your ISP.

 

[AndyD]

You can although there has yet to exist an easy to setup and affordable solution.

I am confused, what's easier and cheaper than setting your routers/APs to the same SSID/pass?

Or is there a fundamental difference in the way the mesh network acts?

 

[Mindwipe]

It's interesting times on the leak front. Android Police are doubling down that they don't think a 7 inch Pixel is getting announced. But it's very hard to see that one is coming this year (as per Evleaks) if it doesn't get announced that this event.

 

[Vinterbird]

You can although there has yet to exist an easy to setup and affordable solution.

Depending on your definition of affordable there is already Eero and Netgear Orbi.


I will be extremely surprised if Google will release anything other then the phones beyond the US sadly.

I am confused, what's easier and cheaper than setting your routers/APs to the same SSID/pass?

Or is there a fundamental difference in the way the mesh network acts?

I'm not a hundred percent sure, but using the AP setup will only be as strong as the strength of the signal the repeater unit gets. Whole mesh networks becomes a single unified network.

 

[Vyse The Legend]

From AP comments:

Uh, that would certainly be dumb AF.

Edit: Exclusive: Google Home will cost $129, Chromecast Ultra will cost $69

$129 is an instant buy.

 

[Zombie James]

http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/0...-will-cost-129-chromecast-ultra-will-cost-69/

$70 (probably $129 CDN) for a Chromecast...

 

[Toki767]

$129 is nice, but I don't know how much better Google Home will be than the Echo. Amazon is seemingly going all in on the Echo whereas Google may just dump Home by next year.

Plus we better be able to say something other than "OK Google" to trigger it.

 

[Jzero]

Uh, that would certainly be dumb AF.

Edit: Exclusive: Google Home will cost $129

$129 is an instant buy.

Yasss better start saving up for this

Plus we better be able to say something other than "OK Google" to trigger it.

Yea i don't want my watch and phone to turn on every time i say OK Google

 

[Vinterbird]

$129 is nice, but I don't know how much better Google Home will be than the Echo. Amazon is seemingly going all in on the Echo whereas Google may just dump Home by next year.

Plus we better be able to say something other than "OK Google" to trigger it.

In the promotional video for Home they use the trigger word "Hey Google"