brotkasten
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I'm highly skeptical of the usability. Great, if Samsung can pull it off, but even the thin bezels on my S7 can be a problem.
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Android |OT7| Now With a Whole New Messaging System
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The official ROM doesnt seem nice for me, but the custom ones are great. Another phone to take in consideration when I decide to pull the trigger. I like the CM/Lineage look and feel.
I miss messing around with custom ROMs, I had a ZTE Blade, 512mb ram and 3,5'' screen which was awesome back then (2010?). Used it for many years relying on custom roms. I even had it running Android 4.4 (the phone itself was 2.2 if I am not mistaken). That was awesome, super cheap phone with great life because of the custom roms!
LostMyNarbles
Member
Kind of disappointing how wide the regular S8 is now. I know you get a much larger screen, but width is important for handling and the S7 was one of the very few good "Small" phones around and now the choices have dwindled even more.
Apple was finally able to open it's first store in Korea after the President got impeached as well. Honestly nothing is going to happen to Samsung after this anyway. It's basically their country.
BoboBrazil
Member
Their edge versions suck. Your hands always end up touching part of the screen while using it and messing up what you are doing.
So I flashed my Nexus 6 to 7.1. Does this mean I'll have to flash for every future update, or will I eventually get System Update notifications to do it the standard way?
I waited as long as I could to upgrade to Nougat, and with no option to do it the regular way, I got impatient after 3 months of waiting.
I waited as long as I could to upgrade to Nougat, and with no option to do it the regular way, I got impatient after 3 months of waiting.
I use a slim black matte case. No issues for me
nature boy
Member
Try buying at gearbest, they have a shipping method that "avoids" custom tax.
BoboBrazil
Member
Might be better with a case since it puts some separation between the edges and your hands. I used the s7 edge without a case. Interested in seeing snapdragon 835 benchmarks though.
The width of the regular one is acceptable. It's the Plus 8 that's ridiculous. They should make the current regular S8 the S8 Plus size and then make the regular S8 a 5.3 inch screen at 8mm thick to make room for a slightly bigger battery.
I have a problem with my new phone (Xiaomi Redmi 3s). I installed 6 or 7 different music apps but only two of them (Poweramp & Shuttle) display the album art that's stored in my mp3 files, all the other apps (Google Play Music, Phonograph, Black Player, Pulsar, Xiaomi's default player...) only show the cover art for very few albums (1 out of 10 maybe). Copying the files from the sd card to internal storage makes no difference. On my old phone (Xperia SP), Google Play Music shows all cover art without any problems. The file manager on the new phone always shows the cover art, too. Tried a different sd cart with a different selection of songs from my computer -> same result.
What the heck
I always take good care of my music collection and don't want the app to download album art on its own. Any help is much appreciated because I have tons of music and that is quite a dealbreaker to me.
What the heck
I always take good care of my music collection and don't want the app to download album art on its own. Any help is much appreciated because I have tons of music and that is quite a dealbreaker to me.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
That depends on you. It's fine for the vast majority of people.
The Faceless Master
Member
fills up too fast if you like local access to multimedia
SolidSnakeUS
Member
I have just under 13GB of free space left on my 64GB Nexus 6P. Mainly because of music.
Rodney McKay
Member
I think you can just disable apps like Facebook, even if it is included as bloatware and not normally removable.
But yeah, I've heard Package Disabler is great for stuff like that too, especially if it can't be disabled easily already.
in how much time?
SolidSnakeUS
Member
I've had the phone for over a year now, but a lot of the music went from basically phone to phone, so some space was already guaranteed to be used.
Also, did anyone get the 7.1.1 update on their Nexus 6P?
I need help because a first world problem is making me boil over. I'm at work, girlfriend just got off. Since I'm working, she's on speakerphone. Since she's driving, I'm also on speakerphone. Without fail, any time this happens, its a constant string of not being able to hear me, very quiet background noise completely overtaking my voice, or me sounding like I'm in a tunnel. I can hear her perfectly fine. I have an LG V20, what the hell is going on?
-Pyromaniac-
Member
try a different phone and see if it's the same problem. If not, you just got LG'd.
Unknown Soldier
Member
If you use your phone as a camcorder on vacations you'll fill it up in like 10 minutes.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
shouldn't be a problem
make sure to sync all your contacts to your sim card (forgot how to do on iOS.) or to like a gmail account.
besides that, all the other apps (facebook twitter etc) you just login and it should be fine
Hi Android GAF! A few days ago I managed to smash the display on my two year old Nexus 6. It's easily my favorite phone that I've owned, so I was very sad to see it go, but I figured now was as good of a time as any to pick up a Pixel and switch to Project Fi. Unfortunately, the unavailability of the Pixel has put that idea on the back burner for now.
My provider's insurance is willing to replace my Nexus 6 with a Galaxy S7 Edge, which by all reports seems to be a nicer device anyway, but I have concerns about what this means for the operating system. How much of a downgrade am I going to be looking at by going from a pure Android experience to whatever Samsung has bolted on top of 7.0 at this point?
My provider's insurance is willing to replace my Nexus 6 with a Galaxy S7 Edge, which by all reports seems to be a nicer device anyway, but I have concerns about what this means for the operating system. How much of a downgrade am I going to be looking at by going from a pure Android experience to whatever Samsung has bolted on top of 7.0 at this point?
I mean besides some UI differences, it should still 'feel' like android. The buttons are flipped on the bottom though so that might take a bit to get used to. Samsung settings are different from AOSP.
there are alot of gimmicks with samsung stuff, good to look at to see what you could use.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
aggressive memory management and the phone performing questionably over time are the only downsides. You may even like some of the samsung features.
With that said, imo nothing beats stock but it's not like you're entering a different world.
Jazzy Network
Member
The space gray Mate 9 is out of stock on Amazon. Hopefully this means it's doing well.
feel like nexus/pixel aren't resistant to this stuff too, all depends on the next google patch lol.
heck pixel seem to have crap memory management compare to the competition.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Samsung had memory management issues in the LP era because they were working around LP being crap. It's been mostly fine since the transition to MM.
I was checking ebay in the morning and I came across a Nexus 6P in perfect condition for 320 euros shipped (free shipping). Checked the seller references, a few phones and all buyers said the conditions were 'as described' or 'perfect condition' so I got it. It also comes with 2 cases, box and usb c cable, so I dont need to spend nothing extra. Seems like a great deal (other 6P on ebay were at least 10% more expensive and were not in such a great condition and without accessories).
As it is a Nexus, it has the clean Android look, and will still get another Android update later this year (meaning it will be running the latest android for 1+1 year. Awesome.
The plan is to use it for a few months (until before summer) and then buy a new phone as my girlfriend also needs a new one (she has a shit Zenfone Go that cant record or play videos because of... who knows)... idk if I will keep this for myself or give it to her, we will decide it later. It should arrive early next week (or as fast as this friday if the seller is quick). Super excited.
I went to sleep with the Honor 8 and 6X in my mind, I just stayed home until 10 because that's when the mall opens near my house, and in the meantime I found this beauty <3. I still want to go try the Honors, though.
As it is a Nexus, it has the clean Android look, and will still get another Android update later this year (meaning it will be running the latest android for 1+1 year. Awesome.
The plan is to use it for a few months (until before summer) and then buy a new phone as my girlfriend also needs a new one (she has a shit Zenfone Go that cant record or play videos because of... who knows)... idk if I will keep this for myself or give it to her, we will decide it later. It should arrive early next week (or as fast as this friday if the seller is quick). Super excited.
I went to sleep with the Honor 8 and 6X in my mind, I just stayed home until 10 because that's when the mall opens near my house, and in the meantime I found this beauty <3. I still want to go try the Honors, though.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Alright, finally contacted Huawei to get this 6P repaired. I am annoyed already at having to deal with iOS on my iPhone SE. Huawei wanted me to send them pictures of my 6P before approving my out of warranty repair. It's the battery issue, though, so that's on them.
Also, my iPhone 7+ arrives tomorrow, I think. I have too many damn phones and I didn't want it to be like this. I just want my 6P, frankly. Is it separation anxiety from Android? I can't use my Sony Smartwatch 3, either. Well, I guess I can, but it'll be quite different.
Also, my iPhone 7+ arrives tomorrow, I think. I have too many damn phones and I didn't want it to be like this. I just want my 6P, frankly. Is it separation anxiety from Android? I can't use my Sony Smartwatch 3, either. Well, I guess I can, but it'll be quite different.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Is Daydream tanking?
Nobody is talking about it, and Google just price dropped the headset to $50 on the store.
Idk what Google expected since it only worked on the Pixel, and even now does the Axon 7 even have it's update yet?
Samsung has the benefit of being out a few years before Google. Plus seems like all of the flagship Galaxy phones have launched with the free headset promo.
Granted Google gave away some headsets too, but not near as many.
Nobody is talking about it, and Google just price dropped the headset to $50 on the store.
Idk what Google expected since it only worked on the Pixel, and even now does the Axon 7 even have it's update yet?
Samsung has the benefit of being out a few years before Google. Plus seems like all of the flagship Galaxy phones have launched with the free headset promo.
Granted Google gave away some headsets too, but not near as many.
brotkasten
Member
I think that Daydream can still be successful, but I had higher hopes before I/O. That presentation felt like "we're doing something with VR, I guess". Baking the functionality into the OS is still a better solution than what Samsung is doing with Oculus. A big issue is obviously the display requirements for Daydream. Until good OLED panels get cheaper, we're not going to see a wide adoption of Daydream.
Are they just trying to get an early jump? How does this work? Doesn't Samsung have to send them the specifications?
Jazzy Network
Member
Pretty sure that's a headphone jack not an S-Pen cutout.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I dunno if tanking, but Google has plenty of margin to spare on the headset anyway.
But the launch was terrible, presented by a product lead who seemed to have a pretty weak grasp of what was presented, and the bits about buying content still are pretty clunky.
They also missed a really obvious opportunity to sell 3D movies on Google Play.
You're probably right but it really does look like a cutout for an s pen. Far too wide and oval shaped for a normal 3.5mm jack cutout.
……forgetit
Member
So my google account is set up for two step verification. Should I go ahead and put my sim card in my new phone before set up, or should I set up my pixel with my google account info and then transfer the sim over?
I always put the sim card in before turning it on. It allows it to go through the whole setup process without interruption.