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Android |OT7| Now With a Whole New Messaging System
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It seems that the S8 will be the only one to get the next snapdragon 835 processor (for a while), so all other flagship phones will use the "old" 821... I moved from WP to a OnePlus 3T which already have the 821, 6gb RAM, good battery life, THE fastest charging and IMO is absolutely beautiful. Almost stock Android as well, runs smooooth. No complaints. It costs half (or nearly that) of what the S8 will cost. Camera is the only not so great part of the phone, but still does its job well most of the time.
Only Huawei can surprise us with a P10 because they use other processors that might be close to the 835... It's camera should also be amazing (the 9 is already awesome).
Jazzy Network
Member
Nice just upgraded to 7.0 and EMUI 5.0. Software is so much better. Mostly fixing things like notifications and lockscreen functions goes a long way.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
I've read a lot of people say this about that phone. Weird.
not even being able to last 12 hours of light to moderate use and dying at 10% is fun
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
So glad I ditched mine after it fucked me once. Couldn't call an Uber during the grand opening of a casino because it said 40% when I left the casino and died while all the cabs canceled or figured out how to get around the new casino, through grand opening casino traffic. Stranded at 3 am with a 7 am meeting four hours later.
That was enough to bail out. Bless this iPhone SE in all its Rose Gold glory. I should just keep the tiny phone as a backup to the 6P. It's small enough.
Bonus photo of all the plebs trying to get in like it's Black Friday
Nova Launcher question: I'm trying to get the Pixel style persistent search bar, but am unable to get the link to Google's weather app on the right side of the search bar. Right now it just shows the date + a link to the calendar. Is there any way to get the weather there? I tried doing the whole "hold volume down in Nova settings to access extra features" or whatever it is but couldn't find the option. On an S7 Edge. Any thoughts?
(not on the beta version, could that be it?
(not on the beta version, could that be it?
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
I took that photo with my 6P. No way can the SE take photos as well as the 6P.
TheCochese
Banned
I thought it was good until I started using this 7+. Sheeeeettt.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
It is insane how much better iOS is at battery. Absolutely insane. I never got great Android SOT battery life like others reported so YMMV but man, iOS is actually usable for hours for me.
Of course, it has its drawbacks in background data pulling. Works perfectly fine for me, though. I notice no difference in how I actually use the phones.
10% is lucky, try having it regularly die at 40%
Unknown Soldier
Member
I've never had any problems with Android SoT....but I use Samsung
vivftp
Member
Personally I'm waiting to see if the rumors of a new Xperia Premium phone are true, as that'd probably be my next phone. The rumors state it'll have a 4K screen (like the last premium, which could be nice for phone VR), 64 GB internal storage and possibly a 128GB variant available, and be using Sonys latest image sensor. That last point is especially interesting since Sony just unveiled their latest image sensor for smartphones with built in DRAM:
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/201702/17-013E/index.html
It should be able to take some damn fine pictures with the sensor being capable of taking a photo in 1/120th of a second with results similar to what would previously take 1/30th of a second to take. Plus the possibility of 960FPS recording sounds nifty.
If the rumors aren't true, or if it winds up being "meh" I'll probably look at the next Xperia Ultra as I have the original Z Ultra and love big phones
MWC can't come soon enough, although some say we won't see the new Premium model at MWC. We'll see.
crazy monkey
Banned
I usually get 5 hrs minimum sot in mi5. On g3 around 3. I never usually run out of the battery as i am light user. If you are businessmen or someone who is on the phone all the time they should buy battery case. 10000 mah once lasts days for g3 g5 or ios devices.
I feel the same about my Nexus 5x after Nougat.
With that said, I tried something yesterday that may have helped.
Went to Battery => Battery optimization => all apps => reset permissions.
Seems silly, but I'm quite sure it helped.
PinkyMonkey
Banned
7.0 is out for Moto Z Play....in India.
Damnit Lenovo, here are the release notes https://motorola-mobility-en-in.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/116402
Damnit Lenovo, here are the release notes https://motorola-mobility-en-in.custhelp.com/app/answers/prod_answer_detail/a_id/116402
ZTE Axon 7 to get Android 7.0 Nougat and Daydream compatibility starting today
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Also, I'm impressed with how many western outlets actually like the Mate 9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3If7MgMdrE
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Also, I'm impressed with how many western outlets actually like the Mate 9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3If7MgMdrE
That's because you haven't used the Android phones with the top tier battery life. A lot of people in this thread haven't and even though it's well documented on which phones are offer good battery life. It consistently has not been any Nexus or Pixel phones.
It's usually because people are still chasing after the overrated stock Android experience.
My current phone and prior phone were battery kings, delivered excellent performance, included expandable storage, and have been upgraded to Nougat. If I wasn't in the office all day and using the phone under regular conditions, 6+ hours screen time was typical.
Is it though? Both my wife (6s) and son's (5s) iPhones seem to have average battery life at best. Neither will come anywhere close to a full day if they are using it much, although my son's phone is a few years old now so that is at least somewhat understandable.
I'm new to Android, but my OP3 easily gets a day+ of moderate usage, and can go 2+ days of light use.
Still loving my Moto Z Play. Best phone I have ever had. I don't think I will be able to go back to a phone that has just a day worth of battery life. Getting about 1.5% battery drain/hour average over my use: ~8 hours of screen on time over 2 days, with a good amount of music streaming in between. Hopefully it will get Android 7 on it soon.
TheCochese
Banned
I'd rather have zero screen on time than use non-stock Android again.
Motorola's tweaks were the ultimate version. Full stop.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
Have a Pixel that I lost at a Farmer's market on Sunday. Not sure where I dropped it but I recognized it before I finished shopping. Went thru all the aisles but couldn't find it. The lady who picked it up must have went outside. After checking lost and found twice, I hauled ass home because I was by myself and wanted to locate it.
Pop open google but I have 2 factor on. So, I had to dig out my 8 digit codes from my keepass. I usually use Keepass on my phone but I set it up on my mac via chrome and a chrome extension. Needless to say, you should think this through before hand. How will you access your backup codes if you lose your phone? How will you access you account if you lose your phone? Can you access it anywhere or do you have the sign on codes printed out?
I say this because I'm not sure of the person who found my phone. She went outside without turning the phone in. I got home in 5 minutes, located it as being outside the farmers market. It has a fingerprint sensor, so it locks when the screen turns off. The fingerprint sensor is a god level upgrade for security. You don't have to worry about your phone locking in 2 minutes or 30 seconds. Before, I used to use 5 minutes so I didn't have to constantly unlock my phone. Now, it's so quick and easy, I rather it just lock. I have sensitive work info on my phone so I need it locked down.
So, over those 5 minutes for me to get home, I see she has the phone outside. With Google 'locate' (or whatever they call it), I sent a message to 'turn the phone in please', you can also give a number where a button will pop up on the lock screen and the person who has your phone and clicks that on screen button is connected to that number you choose. I used my wife's number and haul ass back to the store after she calls to let me know she has the phone. And you can make it ring. I made it ring 4 times, to get someone's attention.
Run back to the store because the lady picked up and said she was at 'customer service.' Not being thorough and just rushing out, I assumed it was a worker. Nope, just a customer. Get back there, ask customer service and they don't know WTF I'm talking about. I start to assume a worker was trying to steal my phone because I only heard 'customer service'. I'm phoneless still, so I hop on their phone, call my wife. Can't figure it out but I'm frantic since I need my phone for work. Rush back home. Unbeknownst to me, my wife calls my phone, gets in touch with the lady while I'm driving home. Get home, find out my wife is on the phone with my phone (the lady who found it) so I grab her phone, haul ass again. She's trying to get her husband, who was picking her up, to wait for me. I'm on the phone, lying, 'I'm 2 minutes away, don't leave.' Get there and she hands it to me as she's standing on the sidewalk.
So, I was helped because I had easy access to my 'single sign' on codes for google via keepass and another computer, being close to my house. This would suck if I was out of town. I was hindered because I didn't think to grab my wife's phone the first time I left the house. I think she was just calling my phone and coordinating with the lady who found it. But if you are by yourself, you may not be able to communicate with your phone. You may hesitate to ask someone to use their phone or a business may not let you use your phone. Either way, I have the phone back.
I think having it locked down via the fingerprint sensor helps. It's useless locked and you can erase it remotely and do other things to help yourself out.
Just FYI.
Pop open google but I have 2 factor on. So, I had to dig out my 8 digit codes from my keepass. I usually use Keepass on my phone but I set it up on my mac via chrome and a chrome extension. Needless to say, you should think this through before hand. How will you access your backup codes if you lose your phone? How will you access you account if you lose your phone? Can you access it anywhere or do you have the sign on codes printed out?
I say this because I'm not sure of the person who found my phone. She went outside without turning the phone in. I got home in 5 minutes, located it as being outside the farmers market. It has a fingerprint sensor, so it locks when the screen turns off. The fingerprint sensor is a god level upgrade for security. You don't have to worry about your phone locking in 2 minutes or 30 seconds. Before, I used to use 5 minutes so I didn't have to constantly unlock my phone. Now, it's so quick and easy, I rather it just lock. I have sensitive work info on my phone so I need it locked down.
So, over those 5 minutes for me to get home, I see she has the phone outside. With Google 'locate' (or whatever they call it), I sent a message to 'turn the phone in please', you can also give a number where a button will pop up on the lock screen and the person who has your phone and clicks that on screen button is connected to that number you choose. I used my wife's number and haul ass back to the store after she calls to let me know she has the phone. And you can make it ring. I made it ring 4 times, to get someone's attention.
Run back to the store because the lady picked up and said she was at 'customer service.' Not being thorough and just rushing out, I assumed it was a worker. Nope, just a customer. Get back there, ask customer service and they don't know WTF I'm talking about. I start to assume a worker was trying to steal my phone because I only heard 'customer service'. I'm phoneless still, so I hop on their phone, call my wife. Can't figure it out but I'm frantic since I need my phone for work. Rush back home. Unbeknownst to me, my wife calls my phone, gets in touch with the lady while I'm driving home. Get home, find out my wife is on the phone with my phone (the lady who found it) so I grab her phone, haul ass again. She's trying to get her husband, who was picking her up, to wait for me. I'm on the phone, lying, 'I'm 2 minutes away, don't leave.' Get there and she hands it to me as she's standing on the sidewalk.
So, I was helped because I had easy access to my 'single sign' on codes for google via keepass and another computer, being close to my house. This would suck if I was out of town. I was hindered because I didn't think to grab my wife's phone the first time I left the house. I think she was just calling my phone and coordinating with the lady who found it. But if you are by yourself, you may not be able to communicate with your phone. You may hesitate to ask someone to use their phone or a business may not let you use your phone. Either way, I have the phone back.
I think having it locked down via the fingerprint sensor helps. It's useless locked and you can erase it remotely and do other things to help yourself out.
Just FYI.
Bloodember
Member
It shouldn't.
Mr.Shrugglesã
Banned
I've never heard of upgrades messing up with Authenticator.
It's happened a couple of times when Google updated the actually app on iOS, and when they had to reset all the tokens cause their master key got stolen.
Jazzy Network
Member
Hyperbole at its best.
TheCochese
Banned
Perhaps for you. For me it's the truth.
Jazzy Network
Member
So you rather have a non working phone than one that works? You don't think that's hyperbole at all?
TheCochese
Banned
I'd rather not have Android. Perhaps Huawei or OnePlus have nice OSs/skins, but for me, stock is where it's at. Stock Android isn't perfect, but the most perfect form of it I thought was Moto's additions to handsfree operation and gestures.
For as much as the Note 7 was tempting, it was still Touchwiz and once was enough.
Jazzy Network
Member
That's not really what you said though but OK.
Just updated my Axon 7 to 7.0. Hopefully it fixes a lot of my complaints with tbe phone but I doubt it'll fix the lackluster signal strength.
OK, how do you do this? I did not see any option for this under Android device manager when I've tried to locate a lost phone in the past.
When you hit the "lock" button in Android Device Manager there's options to set a message and a phone number on the lock screen for someone to call that number
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Perhaps but there are no Android phones to me but Nexus and Pixel. I am not interested in any other Android phone. I'll just go to iOS.
Even my 6S Plus isn't as long lasting as it was, and it's only from august. I used to get 12 hours of usage on the battery screen, now it's around 8 or so at best.
Your problem isn't with Android - it's that you limit yourself to phones with battery life issues or you go with iPhone.
Spiritreaver
Member
Random thing that still irks me about Android/Google. I still can't get tennis updates in Google Now. Google has the info as they have SCRBs with standings, schedule, and ranking information, but they still haven't put it in Google Now.
Tender Joe
Member
Does the Android 2.0/New LG Smartwatch announcement this week have any chance of being exciting to anyone outside of people that already own a smartwatch?
I have been sitting on the fence for a couple months now about buying a Gear S3 (I own an S7 Edge) but won't bite because I don't like the look of the the Frontier, the other model is not as feature rich, and the Samsung ecosystem in watch form seems completely lacking.
I want one of these devices so bad but can't work up the excitement to actually spend the money on one. Does Android 2.0 seem like it will be the new hotness?
Am I just being a picky asshole that needs to admit that smartwatches are not for me?
Please help me...
I have been sitting on the fence for a couple months now about buying a Gear S3 (I own an S7 Edge) but won't bite because I don't like the look of the the Frontier, the other model is not as feature rich, and the Samsung ecosystem in watch form seems completely lacking.
I want one of these devices so bad but can't work up the excitement to actually spend the money on one. Does Android 2.0 seem like it will be the new hotness?
Am I just being a picky asshole that needs to admit that smartwatches are not for me?
Please help me...
Mr.Shrugglesã
Banned
The problem is that nearly every smartwatch has something missing from it that would make it great.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
The back might be a train wreck and I'd still never get a samsung phone but props to sammy for the front cuz it's beautiful and it's what I hope google can match with the pixel and apple with the iphone 8. Low expectations on the pixel front :/
Not sure what you're seeing but I have 3 choices. "Ring", "Lock" and "Erase"
Lock brings up the form where you can lock your device remotely, and put a message on the screen.
Mr.Shrugglesã
Banned
When you click it, you'll get a pop that says:
The icon should really be separate, but google gonna google. On the web interface they are two different options.
Select the device your on and you'll see it turn into three buttons in the app.
Looks good.The back might be a train wreck and I'd still never get a samsung phone but props to sammy for the front cuz it's beautiful and it's what I hope google can match with the pixel and apple with the iphone 8. Low expectations on the pixel front :/
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Just get a cheaper model. There isn't much difference between watches. Try it out. If you like it, get a nicer model.