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Android |OT7| Now With a Whole New Messaging System
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Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
That looks fucking ugly. Like it doesn't look flagship at all.
Instead it looks like one of those random LG models you've never heard of that they only sell at Cricket or Boost mobile for like $20 as a burner phone.
Instead it looks like one of those random LG models you've never heard of that they only sell at Cricket or Boost mobile for like $20 as a burner phone.
LostMyNarbles
Member
I wonder what the battery size is going to be, that looks pretty chunky.
Jazzy Network
Member
Tab S3 will reportedly come with S-Pen built in.
Think you might have been looking at a Samsung phone in which flip board is swipe to the left for their default launcher.
IISANDERII
Member
Yea it was Samsung tablet. I can't get that on my Sony??
BoboBrazil
Member
LG G6 serves no purpose. Who is gonna want to pay flagship prices for a phone that has a snapdragon 821? Flop.
The Faceless Master
Member
no.
that functionality is built into the stock (TouchWiz) launcher on those Samsung devices.
Does Google Now exist on other launchers as a swipe to the right? Google Now is one of the main reasons I got and kept getting Nexus phones. Might as well as get an iPhone if they keep going this.
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I think that's part of the reason it looks cheapy to me despite always saying make the phone bigger to give us better battery.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Finding myself using Hangouts for SMS again for the single reason that when you reply using the nougat quick reply it dismisses the notification which the stock SMS app doesn't...
It's a small thing but one that's annoys me to no end.
It's a small thing but one that's annoys me to no end.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
I've said it before but LG is in this super weird no mans land where samsung is clearly better if you want an OEM experience, and pixel is the alternative if you want a premium stock experience. I can't imagine a scenario where someone chooses the LG phone.
I think if this phone flops like the G5 they're in serious danger.
no matter which messaging app I use, I always go back to hangouts on android phones.
I'll stick with my Garmin Vivoactive HR. Until smart watches catch up to what that does, I see no reason to look elsewhere.
I got one of those recently and was surprised I liked the smart watch features. I was even more surprised it didn't effect the already shitty battery life of my 5X.
BoboBrazil
Member
It's definitely going to flop. Noone buys a LG if they are looking at flagship phones. Most people with LG phones I know have the shitty free ones you get when you join carriers.
Yeah. I had no interest in smart watches and thought watch notifications unnecessary. Hell I was a non watch person. But health reasons caused me to buy the vivoactive. Totally won me over.
Was it a Samsung tablet? Because Samsung's launcher has this very feature baked in, but just with Flipboard.
Unknown Soldier
Member
I have a Xiaomi Mi Band. It cost $26. It does everything I need a fitness band to do.
People who spend $300+ on Apple Watch are doing a great job of funding my retirement though, so keep it up people! I need Apple's stock to go up more!
People who spend $300+ on Apple Watch are doing a great job of funding my retirement though, so keep it up people! I need Apple's stock to go up more!
Hilariously no one even mentions HTC anymore.
G6 won't be flagship priced like overpriced Samsung phones you can bet on it, but it will have a huge battery as one of it's main selling points judging by it's girth.
Nexus 6p is still the best looking phone out there IMO, love the Robocop visor, everything else is just a bland copy of each other.
Nexus 6p is still the best looking phone out there IMO, love the Robocop visor, everything else is just a bland copy of each other.
crazy monkey
Banned
I still have g3 and its still going fatastic. I plan to keep it for at leAst couple of years.
Thick is good.i do not like fregile phones.
Thick is good.i do not like fregile phones.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Certainly better than the Pixel but doesn't beat the Nextbit Robin.
VanMardigan
has calmed down a bit.
IPhone 7 in glossy black is the sleekest piece of tech I've ever held. Gorgeous and the deep black makes the whole thing feel like one piece when the screen is off.
Edit: on Android, I'd say the Note 7 looked the best. Blackberry slider looked slick too, the one released last year I think.
Edit: on Android, I'd say the Note 7 looked the best. Blackberry slider looked slick too, the one released last year I think.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
Think I might get the GF using it also. As a hangouts noob all she needs is my email in my contact information and the same for me right?
Okay, okay, I need help. Seriously.
So, my sis has an older Samsung phone. And she wants to migrate to a newer LG phone. But as it seems the /%&)(/!!! google account is tied all to your data on the phone? So, you remove the account, all your SMS and contacts get deleted? You can't just setup a new account for backing up with google because what?? I don't get it.She has forgotten the old account password because she doesn't really use apps. Mostly only stock. We only made an account to install Opera. But now when I delete it it goes nuclear it takes all your contacts and SMS with it?
So apparently we can't migrate via google drive so how to migrate from an old Samsung to a new LG offline without getting scammed.
So, my sis has an older Samsung phone. And she wants to migrate to a newer LG phone. But as it seems the /%&)(/!!! google account is tied all to your data on the phone? So, you remove the account, all your SMS and contacts get deleted? You can't just setup a new account for backing up with google because what?? I don't get it.She has forgotten the old account password because she doesn't really use apps. Mostly only stock. We only made an account to install Opera. But now when I delete it it goes nuclear it takes all your contacts and SMS with it?
So apparently we can't migrate via google drive so how to migrate from an old Samsung to a new LG offline without getting scammed.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
yeah pretty much, though if you want to sms she will need the actual number too but yeah. Hangouts is one of the simpler ones.
well SMS you can save. Just download the app SMS backup and Restore and use that. It's a good one.
Thanks. Also did a manual import/export of contacts first, now installing.
Randy Lanzarote
Member
Damn... I'm guessing the Pixel launcher will be made available to all phones on play store? I don't want a have to use crappy Touchwiz!
The Faceless Master
Member
Can't she just do an account recovery on the old device to change the password?
you have Nova though
Randy Lanzarote
Member
I like the Google Now dedicated page in the GN launcher. :/
No, it's okay, I was able to migrate by hand
But a good suggestion for a new standard messenger app would be great, my sis can't life with all that white and the huge orange top bar.
TheCochese
Banned
I'm really enjoying my 7+, another week or so if I decide to jump for good. There are some things I miss, but much less than I thought I would. The out of app experience isn't as good, but I think the in app experience is better. Plus the hardware to me feels better.
I'm thinking about selling my 6P, 7 and Moto 360 1st gen as a bundle.
I'm thinking about selling my 6P, 7 and Moto 360 1st gen as a bundle.
All browsers can now have the dediated Google Now page, they just need to implement, Google released it for everybody. A few days/weeks and the most popular launchers should get an updated version with it.
Did you mean launchers?
This article is saying Nougat reduces the battery life of the S7 phones. This seems kind of odd but it did happen on my Nexus 5X for a few weeks before going back to normal.
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s7_edge_android_7_nougat-review-1564.php
Psychological Intellect
Banned
crazy how much LG derailed after the G3
Just OEM Launcher, NOT others like Nova etc.!
Ohhh. That's terrible news then.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
The disappearance of Google Launcher is yet more evidence Google is continuing to close off Android.
Unplugged iPhone SE at 10 am. Used it for about an hour today total, max. Mostly just left it on my living room table. Go to bed at 10 pm and it's at 80% battery. Outstanding.
I used my 6P yesterday for a bit. It feels better than my iPhone 7+. The 7+ feels so slippery and unwieldy. I plain do not like holding it. The 6P has a nice, solid heft with a secure feel the 7+ doesn't have. Obviously, the 7+ is way way better built, though.
Unplugged iPhone SE at 10 am. Used it for about an hour today total, max. Mostly just left it on my living room table. Go to bed at 10 pm and it's at 80% battery. Outstanding.
I used my 6P yesterday for a bit. It feels better than my iPhone 7+. The 7+ feels so slippery and unwieldy. I plain do not like holding it. The 6P has a nice, solid heft with a secure feel the 7+ doesn't have. Obviously, the 7+ is way way better built, though.
TheCochese
Banned
Can't speak for him but the Matte is slippy too. I quite liked the 6P edges, gave a pretty good grip point, particularly with a skin. I hope the 8/Pixel 2 go for more of a 6P/iPhone 4 edge treatment. Rounded edges are comfy, but dangerous.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
The jet black iphone is the least slippery iphone ever made imo.
huh had the impression of the opposite really... well it's not like i had a ton of iphone 7s hands on.