Curved display on all four sides, that sounds like a nightmare.
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Curved display on all four sides, that sounds like a nightmare.
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Jzero
Member
Anyone who kept theirs is a dumbass haah
Do they still get to switch theirs out for a galaxy?
The Faceless Master
Member
i would assume that everyone who is still holding on has already rolled back from the 60% firmware to the 100% firmware and disabled updates with Package Disabler Pro.
in other news, still waiting on that shipping box from Samsung, but i got my money back from my carrier last month so like ... whatever
I don't think people dumb enough to keep using one of these phones have heard of rolling back or disabler pro.
The Faceless Master
Member
i would think just the opposite... the people stubborn enough to keep using one definitely know about rolling back and package disabler.
Junior Mint
Member
Google Now removed the 5 day forecast card and replaced it with one that only gives you the current conditions only. My personal cards got pushed into an "upcoming" tab that is perpetually empty for whatever reason. I remember when they made a big deal of Google Now and it's just a shitty feed of bad stories and a useless weather card now lol.
Yea, I think they are tweaking it some as mine just got added this morning.
While upcoming trips, appointments and package tracking makes sense in the "Upcoming" tab, today's events like someone's birthday should be in the main feed. Less focus on random news articles. That said traffic and today's weather should be in the feed, and maybe long term weather forecast in the "Upcoming".
newdayrocks
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The Faceless Master
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Junior Mint
Member
I'm probably going to turn it off now..
Frankly, the widget view in iOS is more useful than Google Now.
I can expand the weather widget to see the rest of the day WITHOUT VISITING A WEB PAGE.
I get service advisories/disruptions for public transit.
I can see my entire calendar's events for the day.
I can see all my reminders and check them off right there without opening the app.
And it surfaces useful news articles (like actual world news) unlike Google Now which loves to show me garbage like an article from The India Times about some piece of shit Lenovo K4 getting Marshmallow because I searched for Android Marshmallow in Google one time.
I feel like I spend more time trying to prune Google Now into something useful than the time it actually (tries) to save me.
But if you can't charge it how do you dial anything? I think they have people on contracts or payment plans with these phones, people who would be willing to stick it out to a Note 8, so they will likely drag it out til that's out, then debilitate the 7.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Well, the Nexus 6P 30% charge crash screwed me big time last night. My phone died at the DC MGM casino grand opening. Terrible. I would have taken a charger or battery pack if I knew 70% charge leaving home meant 40%.
I thought that all phones are supposed to allow 911 calling even if it doesn't have a SIM card due to some sort of FCC regulation.
osiris3355
Banned
Maybe your interests just got shittier?
Junior Mint
Member
so edgy
The Faceless Master
Member
Sprint will roll out the final update on January 8th.
AT&T and T-Mobile have not commented so far.
exactly.
AT&T and T-Mobile have not commented so far.
exactly.
Action Launcher update is here.
http://theblerg.net/post/2016/12/9/action-launchers-december-2016-update-is-out-1
Rumours say the Nova dev is crying in a corner.
http://theblerg.net/post/2016/12/9/action-launchers-december-2016-update-is-out-1
Rumours say the Nova dev is crying in a corner.
rumors say that fanboys would care about launcher dev competition...
the quickpage thing is cool though. I might give action launcher a try
The Faceless Master
Member
[crying_in_money.gif]
Can you access google now with it yet?
that's what I was expecting based on his post because that would have been actually crazy
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Love to buy a new tablet, but both Google still just trying to peddle the Pixel C for $500 still a year later.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
The Google WiFi sold out hard. I had a late second desire to buy three for my parents' house. Can't find it anywhere. I wanted it because WiFi coverage in their house is poor. And now I'm stuck here for the weekend with poor WiFi.
I set up the Google Home, though. Pretty slick. I can see myself using it but probably not a ton. Still, seems convenient. For the $75 I paid, I'm happy. Should have gotten two.
I set up the Google Home, though. Pretty slick. I can see myself using it but probably not a ton. Still, seems convenient. For the $75 I paid, I'm happy. Should have gotten two.
Same. Still struggling using my phone and smashed Zenpad.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I wouldn't even mind getting the C (or maybe the tab s2), but not for launch msrp 12-18 months later.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Holding out for that rumored 7" Huawei tablet, although 7" might be too small for my liking.
The Faceless Master
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still rocking my OG Tab S
feel zero need to upgrade
feel zero need to upgrade
Jazzy Network
Member
I'm happy with my Tab S2. Fingerprint sensor is trash tier, but everything else I use it for is fine.
Am pretty sure I'll buy a second one, unless we see say Sony announce a new rev of their speakers with home built in. I know google wants companies to do that.
Looking forward to see what happens now that the actions api is open.
Still not sold on Google Wifi though. I just get the impression that like other mesh systems its dumbed down feature wise.
I'm at least going to be using the "My Day" feature every morning.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Like if I already had an S2 I'd be fine. It's still a solid device.
18 months post launch makes it hard to buy for launch say MSRP though.
worked flawlessly for me when I owned one. You should have returned it
Jazzy Network
Member
Didnt really realize it until way after I got it. Not a huge deal for me though.
DrForester
Kills Photobucket
Few weeks since returning to android and I love the Nvidia shield. Chromecast works perfectly to let me bypass blackouts on my NHL TV account and I can watch everything. Even Amazon Prime works great.
Hello again, android-GAF.
I'm (still) looking for a medium priced android phone. I wanted to go with a One Plus X, but those aren't available anymore.
Now, I want my phone to be as small as possible. Preferably 5 inch or smaller but no bigger than 5.2 inch. I know the One Plus 2 devices are really good, but that phone is just way too big for my tastes.
I've hear mixed things about the Nexus 5X, but it seems to fit my tastes the best. Any serious caveats I should know about? Battery life and the camera app crashing a lot pop up regularly in the reviews...
I'm (still) looking for a medium priced android phone. I wanted to go with a One Plus X, but those aren't available anymore.
Now, I want my phone to be as small as possible. Preferably 5 inch or smaller but no bigger than 5.2 inch. I know the One Plus 2 devices are really good, but that phone is just way too big for my tastes.
I've hear mixed things about the Nexus 5X, but it seems to fit my tastes the best. Any serious caveats I should know about? Battery life and the camera app crashing a lot pop up regularly in the reviews...
Mate 9 coming to the US: http://m.gsmarena.com/huawei_mate_9_will_likely_be_coming_to_the_us_early_next_year-news-22099.php
The Honor 8 is still your best bet. If you want to stick to that size, you'll either have to find older phones or go must cheaper in pricw, but you'll lose out on performance.
Try seeing if you can grab a new Galaxy S7 from Swappa over the next few days. I think that there could be some in the $400 price range.
The Honor 8 is still your best bet. If you want to stick to that size, you'll either have to find older phones or go must cheaper in pricw, but you'll lose out on performance.
Try seeing if you can grab a new Galaxy S7 from Swappa over the next few days. I think that there could be some in the $400 price range.
No swappa here in Belgium.
Side by side, Honor 8 blows the Nexus 5X out of the water it seems. Guess I'll just have to bite the bullet and settle for a larger and more expensive than wanted phone. It's just really hard to find here in Belgium. Cheapest I can find ATM is € 360...
I'd recommend you try it out in store first as the Huawei phones have Emotion UI which some people really hate.
juliushandle
Member
I love my Honor 8 with Nova Launcher. I even don't mind the stock UI if it wasn't for the fact that I can't hide apps I don't use.
Performance is blazing fast and has never given me a glitch or any type of slow down.
Performance is blazing fast and has never given me a glitch or any type of slow down.
You can hide apps from the App Drawer in Nova Launcher.
Having Honor 8 as a temp phone for a couple days now, EMUI really makes me angry sometimes. Once the phone is set up and not having to go into settings frequently means I can ignore the skin right? Not really.
They totally changed how DND works. You can't turn it on and tell it to turn itself off after certain amount time. You have to make a schedule for it.
Change the font size only affects EMUI, wtf?
The screen color is as inaccurate as reviews.
It's really aggressive at killing apps unless you go through multiple places to disable it per app - basically there's Android way and then there is EMUI way.
Notification is truly crappy, why take away something that Android does better than iOS? I guess EMUI5 will change that, thank god.
Otherwise the hardware is good at discounted price. Finger print sensor feels nice. The camera and the software together is decent. There are better choices if it's at full price.
They totally changed how DND works. You can't turn it on and tell it to turn itself off after certain amount time. You have to make a schedule for it.
Change the font size only affects EMUI, wtf?
The screen color is as inaccurate as reviews.
It's really aggressive at killing apps unless you go through multiple places to disable it per app - basically there's Android way and then there is EMUI way.
Notification is truly crappy, why take away something that Android does better than iOS? I guess EMUI5 will change that, thank god.
Otherwise the hardware is good at discounted price. Finger print sensor feels nice. The camera and the software together is decent. There are better choices if it's at full price.
juliushandle
Member
Exactly, but not for the stock launcher.
osiris3355
Banned
Moto G 4 Pro/Plus?
Yeah, I still like Nova
However, I find it strange Nova hasn't seen a non-Beta update in quite a while. Delivering timely updates should also be expected for the amount of money they make.
You can if you are rooted.
See http://theblerg.net/post/2016/7/21/...oogle-now-integration-for-rooted-devices-only
and a later post.
Jazzy Network
Member
Just got my Gear S3 Classic. Beautiful watch. Can't wait to use Samsung Pay with this. It's a bit thick though and the leather band is incredibly hard. The software is a bit more fleshed out and the screen is definitely the best smartwatch screen I've ever witnessed.