Am I blind? I just got the V20 and I can't seem to figure out how to remove icons from the home screen. When I hold down an icon for a built-in app, it doesn't give me any options other than to move it around. If I do it on an app I downloaded, it at least gives me the option to uninstall the app at the top of the screen, but there's nothing to suggest I can just remove the icon without removing the app.
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Doesn't LG's launcher by default hide the app drawer? In that case I guess there'd be no way to delete App icons without actually uninstalling the app, like in iOS.
There should be an option in settings somewhere to enable the App drawer which should let you delete app shortcuts from the launcher.
here's how to do it.
I wonder if that's why Apple still hasn't gone oled.
But yeah...just look at all the vita burnin complaints.
FlammableD
Banned
Got a £336.99 LG G5 sitting in my cart.
Not sure I want to wait out for the Pixel XL price drop that may not come.
Decent upgrade over a Nexus 6? Decent generally?
Not sure I want to wait out for the Pixel XL price drop that may not come.
Decent upgrade over a Nexus 6? Decent generally?
I'd be sceptical of it's long term reliability based on LG of late.
Don't buy LG
FlammableD
Banned
shit
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Just wait it out. If your battery is fine the Nexus 6 I'd honestly at this point wait for next year.
Jazzy Network
Member
Many phones that are better at around that price I'm sure. Honor 8, OP3, Axon 7. Or you could wait for the Le Pro 3.
FlammableD
Banned
I mean my Nexus 6 is OK, the battery is fine but starting to show it's age, and it chugs and lags below 50% something awful.
Also it has 3 giant cracks down the screen.
I'll see how I hold out.
Also it has 3 giant cracks down the screen.
I'll see how I hold out.
Flash a custom kernel like Elementalx and let your nexus 6 soar to the heights as it was meant to.
Set it free. No need to put up that interactive CPU Governor auto throttling bullshit.
Never had any problems with it on my G3 and I don't remember having to do anything particular with that. Thanks for the info though.
This is something new they introduced with the G5.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
I would take a G5 over an Axon 7 easily. I think the Axon is a great value but the LG has a much better camera, while most other things are about equal.
Jazzy Network
Member
Um no? I really liked the G5, but it had a huge number of flaws. The battery sucks, the headphone jack quality is god awful, the screen is shit, the build quality is suspect, and the UI with the no app drawer was a terrible idea. Not to mention the modularity is a joke. One module in the US is available. Sure the camera is good and cool, but it does not make up for its huge shortcomings.
osiris3355
Banned
Get what you want when you want.
Just be aware the LG issues are real and the Pixel may not drop for a year.
I don't know about a full-on Pixel ROM but it's pretty easy to install Google Assistant on devices running Nougat. Works pretty well.
You can try this.
Jazzy Network
Member
To make you buy the Pixel.
What did he mean by this?
Member
I got too much Google Survey money like $12
the hell do I buy
the hell do I buy
It's reached end of life; Google isn't committed to supporting it any further.
It will supposedly get 7.1 when it's finally released in December; it won't get the Developer Previews like the 5X and 6P though.
There's a CM14.1 build floating around if you want to take matters into your own hands.
Nova Launcher Prime.
Pocketcasts.
Lara Croft GO.
808 gives cancer though!
osiris3355
Banned
You mean Google isn't required to support it any longer. Clearly they are committed.
Also it gets the 7.1 dev preview in November then final release in December. Check the timeline.
I stand corrected. It's indeed getting DP2 in December.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Instead of apps you could rent a movie, buy a comic, or snag some new music.
We use our credit to rent family movies on the weekend with our Chromecast.
does anyone actually go for the subscription on Pocketcasts so they can use the desktop web client?
Is it a sub now? I bought access to it when it first launched and it was a one-off fee.
it's a one time $9 fee. Worth it IMO. I also love it has native Chromecast support.
Such a great app. Chokeful of features yet intuitive and beautifully designed. Worth every penny.
I used to use Antenna pod wich is an open source app. Not bad actually but Pocket casts is so much better.
Such a great app. Chokeful of features yet intuitive and beautifully designed. Worth every penny.
I used to use Antenna pod wich is an open source app. Not bad actually but Pocket casts is so much better.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Great looking the pixel XL so far, battery life has been great for me and it's fast.
I do have a little screen burn though mainly the on screen buttons (and no my screen is hardly ever at max brightness) one thing I really hate about AMOLED.
I do have a little screen burn though mainly the on screen buttons (and no my screen is hardly ever at max brightness) one thing I really hate about AMOLED.
brotkasten
Member
I love Pocket Casts for that reason. I start a podcast on the go and finish it on iPad, when I'm back home. It's great.
Only thing missing for me is a synchronized Now Playing list.
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
I took a photo with the Pixel that changed my mind about the iPhone
The picture in this article is incredible. Just looking at it makes me regret this iPhone purchase
This camera!!! 😭 😭 😭
The picture in this article is incredible. Just looking at it makes me regret this iPhone purchase
This camera!!! 😭 😭 😭
I took a photo with the Pixel that changed my mind about the iPhone
The picture in this article is incredible. Just looking at it makes me regret this iPhone purchase
This camera!!! 😭 😭 😭
I mean, I can imaging the iPhone is able to do a similar shot. Dude just only had a pixel on him.
It can, you just need to shoot it manually and do some post adjustments since it tends to over expose.
I took a photo with the Pixel that changed my mind about the iPhone
The picture in this article is incredible. Just looking at it makes me regret this iPhone purchase
This camera!!! 😭 😭 😭
damn that's a nice picture
Similar, sure. But at some point you have to give some credibility to people who use all of these phones all the time for their job (as hard as that is for some people in regards to The Verge staff).
The camera on the Pixels is legit. Whether it's better than the iPhone or the S7 or not is less important than the fact that it's on the same level, finally. Video is mind blowing as well. Other than some weird wobbly EIS-induced artifacts it's pretty mind blowing.
And it's fast. HDR+ has always been great for low light shots, even on the N6, but until now it has been so slow that it makes you break the phone in half. The Pixel allows burst photos with HDR+ on.
Question is if such a good camera justifies such a high price on such a meh phone otherwise.
It's sort of frustrating that most of the other selling points about the Pixel are software based, like the Assistant.
And it's fast. HDR+ has always been great for low light shots, even on the N6, but until now it has been so slow that it makes you break the phone in half. The Pixel allows burst photos with HDR+ on.
Question is if such a good camera justifies such a high price on such a meh phone otherwise.
It's sort of frustrating that most of the other selling points about the Pixel are software based, like the Assistant.
my bad. guess I should give it a go again.
the last time I actively used podcasts was with iTunes (and on my PC).
guess Pocket Casts should be better than iTunes in managing a podcast library and all that?
and my 6P just shut down on me with 15% battery left...
7.1.1
I took a photo with the Pixel that changed my mind about the iPhone
The picture in this article is incredible. Just looking at it makes me regret this iPhone purchase
This camera!!! �� �� ��
do people mostly use Flickr for their photo library? I've been on mostly Google Photos.
OIS does matter in my opinion. People post a pic they took with their phone and it looks good to them. You then see it on Facebook on your laptop or 23" monitor and it looks like shit. The 5X was a huge step up for me, I think, not just because of the better sensor but because the OIS lead to less blurry photos that I didn't notice till later on.
OIS was a big part of my past stand alone camera purchases before it became standard. The Pixel is now the only high end phone without it that I know of.
Do you mean the Nexus 5x? If so I'm glad that you noticed how good the low light pictures were thanks to OIS. Thing is, the Nexus 5x didn't have OIS. The Pixel camera is an upgraded version of last year's Nexus.
http://www.anandtech.com/show/9742/the-google-nexus-5x-review/6
Been saying this for weeks. It's hilarious that some people say the lack of OIS is reason to discredit the phone. Very few people care about the underlying tech. Consumers just want the best damn pictures, and Pixel succeeds.
Prototype Viktor
Member
Man Open Camera fucks up in low light and HDR on but gives a kinda cool effect
the sensor is limited by physics at this point, having ois isn't going to change the results in auto modes. using hdr also prefer having higher shutter speed which means ois won't do anything.
Prototype Viktor
Member
Oh shit I didn't notice til right now that Google maps is actually keeping track of traffic lights. I was stopped at turning lane and it only told me to turn 5 seconds before it turned green to turn