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Sprint REALLY wants you to know if you are in a fast data market with the HTC One MAXX. http://www.androidcentral.com/sprint-doesn-t-want-you-forget-you-ve-got-dizzingly-fast-spark-lte-data Dear god that would be annoying.
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bull3964 posted:Sprint REALLY wants you to know if you are in a fast data market with the HTC One MAXX. e: apparently it's the not-named-by-motorola Max, not MAXX.
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Nov 15, 2013 19:47
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When it comes to battery life my N5 is doing much better than my N4. I was using the Lumia 920 before that (my brief foray away from Android) which to me is the king of battery life (I averaged 20 hours). I also have a history of picking really lovely phones, Vibrant - Desire Z - Captivate. All of which I had some form of performance/battery issues and they couldn't make it through a work day without being nursed by the charger. My N5 on the other hand handles whatever I throw at it just fine, I'm browsing reddit/news for 20-30 minutes in the morning as I head to work then I tinker with it throughout the day. On the way home it's another 20-30 minutes of reddit/news. The Auto Brightness kinda sucks and likes to leave itself maxed out, I'm too cheap to get Lumox.
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Nov 15, 2013 19:54
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Got my X today and its fantastic. Solidly built, fast as hell, and a pretty compact package. Noticeably smaller than my S3 and the screen is only .1" smaller on the diagonal. SA Mart post coming tonight for my S3. No looking back.
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Nov 15, 2013 20:50
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There is definitely something screwy with the battery reading on the N5, because despite spending a bunch of time browsing the forums with Awful, and streaming music via Pandora, neither of them are showing up on my list:  You can clearly see the dive at the end of the chart where I had the screen on for an hour or so, and the early decline was all bluetooth streaming of Pandora.
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Nov 15, 2013 20:58
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Apparently, verizon is offering an extra $50 off the Moto X through their website. Magic checkout word is "vzwdeal". This amounts to a free 16 gig version. Haven't tried it yet (have to convince them to give me an early upgrade first). http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/11/15/deal-alert-get-a-moto-x-free-on-contract-from-verizon-with-this-coupon-code-save-100/ Sidenote, what do you guys think the 6 month depreciation would be for this phone? 50%...? If this is the wrong section, let me know and I'll redact as needed. the last s0n fucked around with this message at 21:58 on Nov 15, 2013 |
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Nov 15, 2013 21:31
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SeaTard posted:There is definitely something screwy with the battery reading on the N5, because despite spending a bunch of time browsing the forums with Awful, and streaming music via Pandora, neither of them are showing up on my list: I'm starting to think that it's not the Nexus 5 but it's Android 4.4 itself: Nexus 4 (Factory Image 4.4):  The screen on time is 54m 31s Nexus 7 (OTA 4.4):  The screen on time is 2h 26m 52s They don't seem to be dying too quickly or anything, but I think 4.4's battery reporting is broken.
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Nov 15, 2013 21:36
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My phone is experiencing an epoch fail. Clock reset to Jan 1 1970 today. I'm pretty sure its all configured to get the time from the service provider(t-mobile), so maybe their tower's config got borked somehow. Just wondering if there's any possibility that its a config/software issue on my phone itself (Nexus 4). e: well I suppose I should have done this before I posted, but I just checked my settings and somehow the checkbox to grab time from the network got turned off. I'm sure it was selected before, it seems to have flipped on its own. 
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Nov 15, 2013 21:36
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peepsalot posted:My phone is experiencing an epoch fail. 
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Nov 15, 2013 21:52
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Well, he's right, tho.
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Nov 15, 2013 22:14
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the kawaiiest posted:Oh so my husband probably has it already. Sweet. Thanks. If you upload your iPhone videos to G+ it'll do the same thing. edit: for anyone who doesn't want to gently caress around with G+ backup, there's a few apps that create videos with licensed (real) songs. Magisto is a decent one and is cross platform, all you have to do is give it photos and video to work with and pick a song. 1st AD fucked around with this message at 22:41 on Nov 15, 2013 |
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Nov 15, 2013 22:39
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peepsalot posted:My phone is experiencing an epoch fail. Clock reset to Jan 1 1970 today. I'm pretty sure its all configured to get the time from the service provider(t-mobile), so maybe their tower's config got borked somehow. Just wondering if there's any possibility that its a config/software issue on my phone itself (Nexus 4).
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Nov 15, 2013 23:37
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Combat Pretzel posted:The N5 seems pretty busy. Most of these small activations seem to be from Play Services. That's around half an hour from unplugging it.
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Nov 15, 2013 23:50
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Ya, but of all these micro-activations, GPS was only triggered twice. Battery usage isn't actually that bad. It's far from N4 Play Services wakelock.
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Nov 16, 2013 00:13
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Rusty! posted:Have you been clearing the data for Google Services Framework in the hire if triggering an update by any chance? I don't know what any of this means.
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Nov 16, 2013 00:19
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So, realistically, how long do you think I have to wait before the Note 3 starts to come down in price (VZW)? I know I could sell my GNex for $100 pretty easily and help offset the cost, but I'd still prefer not to spend the cash then watch the price fall the way the new Droids have been immediately after.
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Nov 16, 2013 00:23
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peepsalot posted:I don't know what any of this means. There's this one weird trick to get updates quicker, which is to find Google Services Framework in your Apps settings and repeatedly clear its data, to make it check for updates every time. The reason the government doesn't want you to know about it is it fucks things up
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Nov 16, 2013 00:28
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Combat Pretzel posted:Ya, but of all these micro-activations, GPS was only triggered twice. Battery usage isn't actually that bad. It's far from N4 Play Services wakelock. The previous Play Services problem has mostly been fixed with the latest update. The problem is that 4.4's battery screen is just broken.
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Nov 16, 2013 00:36
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bull3964 posted:Sprint REALLY wants you to know if you are in a fast data market with the HTC One MAXX. I've said this a lot and I'll remind you: American telecoms are terrible. Like 'lets put our corporate logo on your expensive phone' terrible.
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Nov 16, 2013 00:47
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Now 4.4 is out for the N4 what's the consensus on ART vs DALVIK? I switched over almost straight away and everything does feel very subtly faster but I'm not sure what is down to general 4.4 improvements and what is down to the runtime change e. Unrelated, under 4.3 the new launcher was showing 5x5 apps in the drawer, under 4.4 its only 4x5. Kind of annoying as there was plenty of space for the old grid
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Nov 16, 2013 00:53
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1st AD posted:If you upload your iPhone videos to G+ it'll do the same thing. Nah I deleted my G+ account a couple of months ago. I was just wondering. Thanks for the info though. 
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ThermoPhysical posted:The problem is that 4.4's battery screen is just broken.
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dissss posted:Now 4.4 is out for the N4 what's the consensus on ART vs DALVIK? I enabled it once it see how it was. It's...okay? I mean, I personally didn't see much of a change from how fast it normally is. I went back to Dalvik. Though, I don't think I want to do it again since it takes a while to optimize my 170-something apps.  Combat Pretzel posted:What? The awake bar still not fixed? It shows more activity than on 4.2/4.3. No, this. ThermoPhysical posted:I'm starting to think that it's not the Nexus 5 but it's Android 4.4 itself: The battery graph just goes crazy. On 4.3, it was a steady, gradual decent. On 4.4, it just kind of...does whatever it wants to. I never even plugged the tablet in for it to do that and I don't know what the phone is doing. Actually, now that I look at it, the phone is sorta normal... it's the tablet that's just kind of weird.
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XIII posted:So, realistically, how long do you think I have to wait before the Note 3 starts to come down in price (VZW)? I know I could sell my GNex for $100 pretty easily and help offset the cost, but I'd still prefer not to spend the cash then watch the price fall the way the new Droids have been immediately after. The note II is still going for around 3-400 last I checked. I wouldn't expect the 3 to drop in price anytime soon.
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Yalborap posted:The note II is still going for around 3-400 last I checked. I wouldn't expect the 3 to drop in price anytime soon. I mean the on contract price
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Nov 16, 2013 02:55
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Droid Maxx is absolute tits once you realize the panel being a little more grey then the G2's doesn't really matter. Only thing I would change would be the on screen instead of physical back/home/menu buttons E: well, and that Verizon shouldn't take 3 months to sort through evey update
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Nov 16, 2013 03:01
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So, my only gripe about the MotoX so far is that the controls on my headset from my S4 don't work. Anyone had any luck on a decently-priced wired headset where the controls work?
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Nov 16, 2013 04:11
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So I got myself a Moto X at a good price from someone who decided they wanted a Nexus 5 more. I'm looking for a decent screen protector to slap on it, any recommendations?
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Nov 16, 2013 04:25
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I've been using CyanogenMod for so long that I can't remember if what I'm looking for is even in stock - is there a way to prevent the phone from waking up when I unplug it?
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crazkylo posted:So I got myself a Moto X at a good price from someone who decided they wanted a Nexus 5 more. I'm looking for a decent screen protector to slap on it, any recommendations? Recommendation: don't buy a screen protector. Not being a smart-rear end -- literally no reason to purchase one. Enjoy your great new phone and don't worry about it!
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hooah posted:I've been using CyanogenMod for so long that I can't remember if what I'm looking for is even in stock - is there a way to prevent the phone from waking up when I unplug it? mfaley posted:Recommendation: don't buy a screen protector. Not being a smart-rear end -- literally no reason to purchase one. Enjoy your great new phone and don't worry about it!
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Ahh, can't wait to get the Moto G. For once I probably won't have to root or install a custom ROM  Those of you with a Moto X, is the Motorola Connect Chrome extension useful? Do you get day to day use out of it? Hoping the Moto G is supported.
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mfaley posted:Recommendation: don't buy a screen protector. Not being a smart-rear end -- literally no reason to purchase one. Enjoy your great new phone and don't worry about it! I'd second this. Modern phone glass is incredibly scratch resistant. Screen protectors attract grease and mark easily. You're more likely to crack the glass than scratch it. And a screen protector doesn't help against cracks.
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mfaley posted:Recommendation: don't buy a screen protector. Not being a smart-rear end -- literally no reason to purchase one. Enjoy your great new phone and don't worry about it! I'll recommend this too. I'm trying going protector-less with my new Nexus 5, but if you feel you absolutely must have a screen protector, I had quite a good experience with ZAGG Invisible Shield protectors on my HTC One X. I can understand the feeling that you need one. EDIT: When I say a good experience, I mean that the screen looked largely the same with the protector on and it did its job of keeping scratches off my screen. I also had to clean the screen meticulously first the make sure nothing got stuck under it and there was still an eyelash caught under it that annoyed me every single day from then on. smilingfish fucked around with this message at 14:30 on Nov 16, 2013 |
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Nov 16, 2013 14:24
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Screen protector = abomination
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Nov 16, 2013 14:36
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I say no screen protector and no case either. Cases are for the careless.
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teagone posted:Those of you with a Moto X, is the Motorola Connect Chrome extension useful? Do you get day to day use out of it? Hoping the Moto G is supported. It's handy and I generally prefer to use it if I am at my desk, versus taking out my phone to see who is texting me. Only downside is that MMS is not supported so it misses group conversations.
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Mega Comrade posted:I'd second this. Modern phone glass is incredibly scratch resistant. Screen protectors attract grease and mark easily. Cell phone screens are ridiculous grease magnets too, and I've seen more than my fair share of scratched cell phone screens on modern phones. If you are worried about it at all, just put a screen protector on it and don't listen to the ultra-nerds.
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