The Faceless Master
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sounds like you should call corporate. that should be exchanged on the spot at any Sprint store.
or shoot an email to russ.s.mcguire@sprint.com detailing your issues
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sounds like you should call corporate. that should be exchanged on the spot at any Sprint store.
or shoot an email to russ.s.mcguire@sprint.com detailing your issues
Dr.Horrible
Member
Just about two hours til I go grab mine. Can't wait. Still undecided on black vs. white. Leaning white, any drawbacks?
I love my white, I don't know about the black but I always feel like scratches and nicks are easier to see on black
also, not sure if it's been mentioned, but i got the screen protector from techarmor....if you're not super anal about it it's no big deal, but it's not exactly the perfect size. the naked eye won't notice though
BigEvilTurtle
Banned
With the default alarm app? That's extremely weird.
Macmanus
Member
First person that tells me how to get this glorious twitter feed font system wide gets a cookie. Looks like a thin roboto.
rebumping this!
Stormtrooper30
Member
Is a screen protector really necessary? My Incipio case came with one but I could never get all the dust off the screen and the bubbles were annoying.
BigEvilTurtle
Banned
Download the .ttf from here and follow this guide.
Not sure if that's the font you want, but it looks close.
If you don't mind micro scratching, no. Personally, I haven't used a screen protector on any smartphone, and never regretted it.
Thanks, I'll check it out! I didn't see any Roboto FlipFonts on the market. I think this font package is actually the one, it's the thin that I'm after. I was hoping to avoid the whole "root your device, install some shady font changer".
The Faceless Master
Member
did you look in the XDA Flipfont thread? also, you can make your own Flipfont with Font APK Creator and any TTF front.
ZedIndyLil
Member
A few impressions:
-Although I'm basically fed up with my annoying old Droid Bionic, I was still amazed at how the S4 makes it look low-res, chunky, and slow. I'm also happy to see how the S4 is only marginally larger than the Bionic, despite the big difference in screen sizes (4.3 vs 5 inches). I was worried it would feel like a small upgrade, but it's definitely not.
-So far, the mass of features is not too cumbersome, and I've found it pretty straightforward to test them out and enable/disable to my liking. I like the somewhat overconfident "Now you know how to..." notification after semi-successfully trying out a feature once. I wouldn't be so sure, S4!
-0 for 2 on a successful screen protector install. Have one left. If this doesn't work, I'm giving up on that.
Much more to explore with this thing. So far, no regrets.
-Although I'm basically fed up with my annoying old Droid Bionic, I was still amazed at how the S4 makes it look low-res, chunky, and slow. I'm also happy to see how the S4 is only marginally larger than the Bionic, despite the big difference in screen sizes (4.3 vs 5 inches). I was worried it would feel like a small upgrade, but it's definitely not.
-So far, the mass of features is not too cumbersome, and I've found it pretty straightforward to test them out and enable/disable to my liking. I like the somewhat overconfident "Now you know how to..." notification after semi-successfully trying out a feature once. I wouldn't be so sure, S4!
-0 for 2 on a successful screen protector install. Have one left. If this doesn't work, I'm giving up on that.
Much more to explore with this thing. So far, no regrets.
The Faceless Master
Member
did you steam up the bathroom first?
Victory Red
Member
Anyone else getting this error in Hangouts
I tried making my own with that APK creator, and it even shows up in the font selection menu correctly, but then I get a "this font is not available" message.
edit: i'm not alone
ZedIndyLil
Member
You mean for humidity? Haha, it took me a sec to figure out what you were talking about
My problem was mainly positioning; unless it's perfectly centered, the protector gets pulled up by the edges of my Elago case. In any case, third time was the charm.
The Faceless Master
Member
yeah there's some sort of trick to get them to apply on the GS4.
Slayer-33
Liverpool-2
Any recommended 2.0A portable chargers (just as backup
Ordered one for my Note 2 the other day from amazon, works great
Official one
zephervack
Member
Just got one for my mom but I can't figure out how to delete some home screens, we don't need 7 lol
The Faceless Master
Member
Dr.Horrible
Member
Got back from lunch with a white one, now to try and fiddle with it throughout the work day while trying to maintain some level of productivity.
The Faceless Master
Member
In related news, Dan Rosenberg ( @djrbliss ) has released Loki, a bootloader bypass tool for the Verizon and AT&T Samsung Galaxy S4 models.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/0...-bootloader-on-the-verizon-and-att-galaxy-s4/
wsoxfan1214
Banned
I do the same. Still, I'm getting sorta used to it I think.
RangersFan
Member
having fun playing around and setting up my phone so far. being my first smartphone since my droid 2 it is quite fun seeing how much better android has gotten. the camera on this phone is stunning. just wading my way through the bloat ware preloaded on this phone, seeing what's actually worth using or not.
any recommended settings/apps/widgets to enable/disable?
i'm on verizon.
any recommended settings/apps/widgets to enable/disable?
i'm on verizon.
Too bad the bootloader isn't actually unlocked. hmmm
HerbertFish
Member
I can't begin to tell you how awful my experience was trying to get one from Verizon today.
Alright so this is probably a dumb question, and it's not specific to the s4, but I'm all out of ideas.
How on earth do I seek/skip through parts of a podcast in Google Play Music? Any attempt to do so skips to the next track. I see nothing in settings to adjust this and it's driving me mad. I've been using Omich player but it's a bit unstable and has an ugly widget.
How on earth do I seek/skip through parts of a podcast in Google Play Music? Any attempt to do so skips to the next track. I see nothing in settings to adjust this and it's driving me mad. I've been using Omich player but it's a bit unstable and has an ugly widget.
The Faceless Master
Member
you use a podcast app instead of a music app.
I was hoping in my year absence from Android that devs would have finally figured out that they can use AVRCP to display track metadata on media displays like car stereo screens while connected with Bluetooth.
Between the stock Samsung Music app, Pandora, Slacker, and Pocket Casts, only Pocket Casts displays current track info on the car radio screen. So. Much. Hate.
Between the stock Samsung Music app, Pandora, Slacker, and Pocket Casts, only Pocket Casts displays current track info on the car radio screen. So. Much. Hate.
What the shit, they're all mp3s! But I'll check out the play store.
The Faceless Master
Member
yeah, but music players are designed for music while podcast apps are designed for podcasts and the two types of players usually have different features that help with each specific task.
jamesinclair
Banned
Sadly, no. Sprint has a terrible warranty process.
After 14 days.....they send you to the manufacturer or charge you $50, unless you bought their extended warranty/insurance shit.
Good news though, since youre less than 30 days in, you should be able to buy into it, then go exchange it, then cancel the insurance.
Unknown Soldier
Member
Let me guess. You didn't preorder and it was sold out everywhere you looked?
I just discovered the galaxy comes with both Swype and swiftkey flow. Which one is generally regarded as the best or is it mostly down to personal preference?
Also this is my first android phone so excuse my ignorance. I'm not used to having a choice in anything smartphone related. *cough* iPhone *cough*
Also this is my first android phone so excuse my ignorance. I'm not used to having a choice in anything smartphone related. *cough* iPhone *cough*
Victory Red
Member
I only used Swype for about a week and been using Swiftkey every since. I find it superior in every aspect.
But, the consensus seems to be that Swype is better at the actual swyping process while Swiftkey is better at "tapping" texting and sentence prediction and auto correction.
HerbertFish
Member
No. They have tons of them actually. More just incompetent workers, archaic account management, and systems being down resulted in me going to the Verizon store three times and still no phone. Try a fourth time today I guess.
WELL, I preordered the S4 in black off of Amazon for Verizon Wireless as soon as the listing went up. It was supposed to have shipped yesterday and arrived today, but I get an email this morning saying the new expected arrival date is JUNE 10th - JUNE 18th.
What the fuck.
I really hate that there is no where you can buy this phone in-store for retail price, it's contract upgrade everywhere and when I tried buying it through Verizon's online store - it would only show up in the store when I chose the option to upgrade.
Looks like I'm stuck with my droid charge for another month.
What the fuck.
I really hate that there is no where you can buy this phone in-store for retail price, it's contract upgrade everywhere and when I tried buying it through Verizon's online store - it would only show up in the store when I chose the option to upgrade.
Looks like I'm stuck with my droid charge for another month.
poppabk
Cheeks Spread for Digital Only Future
Yeah I am on an old alltel plan that I would like to keep, so I know this is going to be a pain in the ass. Before release I went to two stores and got two different stories about whether I could keep my account.
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