|
Require More Fire posted:Learn to embrace voice-typing. Fixed.
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 15:37
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 10, 2024 15:56 |
|
|
RZA Encryption posted:Fixed. Yeeeeah. Android voice typing is actually usable, and sometimes even good.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 16:11
|
|
|
Can anyone give their experiences with the 2014 moto X and battery life? That is my principal hangup that is leaving me to wait and see how the Nexus 6 and Droid Turbo shake out. Some anecdotes about total time away from a charger w/ some screen on time would be nice. Moto X +Price +Looks +Moto customizations -Battery? -Camera (though this is neutral if it takes quick-focusing pics. Just gotta snap my kids) Nexus 6 +Nexus +Battery (maybe, TBD) +Camera +looks, for being a huge phone +Cross carrier compatibility (tbd, need clarification) -Size -No Moto customizations (though maybe not? Reviews need to detail what the active alerts and voice commands can do) -Price Droid Turbo +Battery +Specs +Moto customzations +Capacitive buttons for some reason -Fugly -Price -Maybe camera?
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 16:25
|
|
|
Turnquiet posted:Can anyone give their experiences with the 2014 moto X and battery life? That is my principal hangup that is leaving me to wait and see how the Nexus 6 and Droid Turbo shake out. Some anecdotes about total time away from a charger w/ some screen on time would be nice. I have one; I usually get through a whole day (15-16 hours or so) off the charger with moderate usage (2-3 hours screen time).
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 16:44
|
|
|
Turnquiet posted:Droid Turbo The camera is acceptable. Probably not as good as what the Nexus will have, but this is a picture I took out of my building yesterday. Here's the lol hueg version if you want as well. Its miles better than the Droid Razr HD's camera was, anyway, which is my frame of reference.  Also, what about it is fugly to you? I think it's a pretty good looking phone.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 16:47
|
|
|
Cidrick posted:The camera is acceptable. Probably not as good as what the Nexus will have, but this is a picture I took out of my building yesterday. Here's the lol hueg version if you want as well. Its miles better than the Droid Razr HD's camera was, anyway, which is my frame of reference. The 'ghost' image of you imposed over the oncoming train that I can see in the HD version is fitting for Halloween. Thanks for this, it seems like the camera will be just fine for my needs as long as it is reasonably quick.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 17:01
|
|
|
Ok, more serious post because I actually am considering buying a new phone: Been using the old Motorola Droid 4 (with slide out keyboard!) and I'm used to it now, but the charging port is finally starting to go (it's at that stage where you have to press the cable just right for it to take a charge) and it's time to replace the thing. I'm with Verizon because family is with Verizon and changing carriers would be a pain. I've read the reviews of the new Nexus 6 and it seems like my best upcoming option. Is there any scuttlebutt on it beyond the reviews I see on the tech sites? Any advance ideas on when it may be hitting carriers? I tend to assume the SA forum posters are clairvoyant wizards who usually manage to figure things out before the same info hits mainstream news outlets, but I don't know if that still holds true in tech or not.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 17:20
|
|
|
Hieronymous Alloy posted:Ok, more serious post because I actually am considering buying a new phone: Wait for both the Turbo and N6 to come to a Verizon store near you. Go in the store and play with each. Both phones are really good and any downsides you see here are just nitpicky goons being goons.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 17:25
|
|
|
IuniusBrutus posted:Any idea when the release 5.0 images will be released for the N5? As soon as N5 + whatever Nexus/GPe releases they want to bundle with it gets past the carrier approval step. The only devices with a timeline more specific than "some day in November" are the 2012/2013 Wifi Nexus 7 and Nexus 10 which have OTA rollouts starting on Monday. Combat Pretzel posted:Why even bother offering them at all in their stupid Play Store, if they even limit a goddamn pre-order? If anything helps with inventory management, it's getting a list of customers ahead of time. Seems like straight up logistics incompetence wouldn't be this elaborate, maybe its a solution to a bigger problem only they know. bull3964 posted:I just think it's too bad that the ambient mode on the N6 looks like a huge compromise. It shows more info when it goes off, but it doesn't "breath" after the fact so you have no idea you have any notifications unless you interact with the device. Wait, why is this even an issue when you have a 360 strapped to your wrist which vibrates/lights up for notifications and affords an even greater distance away from the phone? Plus it seems too early to call, the examples in the dev changelog seem specific enough to imply that they've implemented them: quote:New interaction composite sensors are now available to detect special interactions such as a wake up gesture, a pick up gesture, and a glance gesture. http://developer.android.com/about/versions/lollipop.html#Sensors And this video of Ambient screen on a Nexus 5 running a hacked up N6 build seems to suggest it does have some sort of exponential back off with the first pulse timed just after the LED blink, and the second pulse happening just after two LED blinks (though can't say for sure since there was a bit of hand movement). Also I'm confused since the proximity sensor trick 1st gen Moto X goons were talking about a week or so ago and the new IR sensor hardware the 2nd gen implies that even on Moto builds it doesn't just continuously flash on and off like emergency headlights 24/7. CLAM DOWN posted:I read he hasn't worked on Android directly in a while now, he's been more into the robotics stuff that Google has been doing. Keep in mind that he didn't randomly leave Android, he was more or less pushed out because his desire to keep Android open/neutral was becoming a liability: quote:As the operating system gained popularity, every division of Google wanted to plant its flag on Android smartphones. Rubin closed Android’s ranks, and Google employees were fond of saying that it was easier to work with rival Apple than Android. quote:One person close to Google’s management team, who was not authorized to speak publicly, says Rubin’s reluctance to work openly with other parts of Google was responsible for the only shouting matches he’s witnessed in the upper ranks at the company. quote:At the beginning of 2013, CEO Page told Rubin he had to integrate Android with the rest of Google. Rubin agreed at first, then changed his mind and decided he couldn’t do it. He resigned his position, though he remains at Google, working on a skunk works robotics project. A person close to Google’s management says that forcing Rubin’s hand was the most difficult decision Page has made since reclaiming the CEO spot at Google three years ago. http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-06-24/googles-sundar-pichai-king-of-android-master-of-mobile-profile#p3 Robotics was an attempt to keep him on longer (which didn't work in the end). Tunga posted:Yeah, Rubin was moved to Google X and then later to the robotics stuff (which may or may not fall under the umbrella of X, it's unclear). Rubin was never part of Google X, that's just what everyone assumed at the time before Robotics was unveiled due to the "moonshot" language they used to describe his next post. Robotics is definitely separate from X, the first public Robotics interview Rubin did confirmed it. (Really you can't go wrong assuming everything at Google is a disparate effort until proven otherwise, even when they're part of the same division) Vagrancy fucked around with this message at 17:31 on Oct 31, 2014 |
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 17:29
|
|
|
Vagrancy posted:Also I'm confused since the proximity sensor trick 1st gen Moto X goons were talking about a week or so ago and the new IR sensor hardware the 2nd gen implies that even on Moto builds it doesn't just continuously flash on and off like emergency headlights 24/7. The notifications flash on and off on some sort of schedule. Or you can force them to appear right now with a wave.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 17:38
|
|
|
There is so much bitching on Reddit about the brightness of the Turbo's screen. I was just on a run and my brightness was pegged at 70% the entire time according to Lux and I could see it just fine outdoors. Do I need to get closer to the sun for this screen to not be bright enough?
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 17:40
|
|
|
FordPRefectLL posted:There is so much bitching on Reddit about the brightness of the Turbo's screen. I was just on a run and my brightness was pegged at 70% the entire time according to Lux and I could see it just fine outdoors. Do I need to get closer to the sun for this screen to not be bright enough? Try climbing a nearby mountain and see if the extra elevation ruins the screen.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 17:42
|
|
|
According to this article about Page, Android (as a part of Google) effectively started as a pet project of Page's and was a way for Page to prove to himself that he could learn to delegate/trust others to run a company. He was apparently pretty close to Rubin so having to knock him out like that probably was a legit tough choice.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 17:46
|
|
|
I'm looking for a magnetic qi car charger that doesn't have clips, just holds the phone through magnets. I got a nexus 5 but I can't find a holder that is magnetic and is a qi charger, its either one or the other, not both. Whats the deal, anyone use one, know where to get one? edit: is this the only one, best one? http://www.theairdock.com/
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 17:46
|
|
|
r0ck0 posted:I'm looking for a magnetic qi car charger that doesn't have clips, just holds the phone through magnets. I got a nexus 5 but I can't find a holder that is magnetic and is a qi charger, its either one or the other, not both. Whats the deal, anyone use one, know where to get one? I have an air dock from the kickstarter, and never use it. If you want one, PM me.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 18:05
|
|
|
I tried a combo like this guy (I got a different magnetic holder but same principal). It holds the Nexus 5 naked, but not with my diztronic case. Reading about the airdock, not sure if that would work with the diztronic case either. It says if you have a case it should be less than 2mm and glossy. The diztronic case is 1.44mm but it's matte, so I don't know how it would work.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 18:08
|
|
|
kensei posted:I have an air dock from the kickstarter, and never use it. If you want one, PM me. Why don't you want it, any problems with it? I don't have PM, can you email me, you did, thanks. r0ck0 fucked around with this message at 18:15 on Oct 31, 2014 |
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 18:08
|
|
|
Vagrancy posted:Wait, why is this even an issue when you have a 360 strapped to your wrist which vibrates/lights up for notifications and affords an even greater distance away from the phone? Plus it seems too early to call, the examples in the dev changelog seem specific enough to imply that they've implemented them: Mainly because I don't always have my phone on my person. At work, my phone sits on my desk, but I may leave my desk to go to meetings, go to the bathroom, go talk to someone else, etc. So, on a typical day, I'm out of range of my phone for a bit. So, if a notification came though while I was, I wouldn't necessarily know about it. Home is a different thing. When I get home at the end of the day, the phone gets put down on the bookshelf on the Tylt Vu, the watch comes off, and I pickup my tablet. MOST people get a hold of me through hangouts, but there's still a few people that use texting that contact me. If I don't have some sort of visual indicator on the phone that I have a notification waiting for me, I may not notice a text for hours unless I make it a habit of interacting with the phone every time I walk by. On a different note, here's confirmation that a N6 straight from Google will work for Verizon by doing nothing more than installing the SIM. http://www.droid-life.com/2014/10/31/nexus-6-working-on-verizon-out-of-the-box/
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 18:15
|
|
|
Good to know the N6 works on Verizon even if they won't acknowledge that they'll carry the phone yet, let alone timing on availability.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 18:24
|
|
|
Imaginary Baron posted:Good to know the N6 works on Verizon even if they won't acknowledge that they'll carry the phone yet, let alone timing on availability. Yes they have http://www.droid-life.com/2014/10/17/yes-verizon-will-carry-the-nexus-6/ https://support.google.com/nexus/answer/6102470?hl=en&ref_topic=3415523 Taken from article posted
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 18:34
|
|
|
FISHMANPET posted:I tried a combo like this guy (I got a different magnetic holder but same principal). It holds the Nexus 5 naked, but not with my diztronic case. Reading about the airdock, not sure if that would work with the diztronic case either. It says if you have a case it should be less than 2mm and glossy. The diztronic case is 1.44mm but it's matte, so I don't know how it would work. The airdock kickstarter package came with a sticker with 4 metal discs embedded in it that matches the magnets in the airdock. With a softer case I'd just plaster that sticker on the inside and call it a day.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 19:55
|
|
|
Did anybody who ordered the Turbo on VZW's website yesterday get theirs shipped? Mine is stuck on 'Processing order'?
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 20:49
|
|
|
So I just got a 2013 Moto X, and while it was running awesome at first, it's starting to lag/overheat now after downlading 4.4.4. Is there any way to roll back to an older version, or am I just stuck hoping that Lollipop takes care of the problems?
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 21:41
|
|
|
Hace posted:So I just got a 2013 Moto X, and while it was running awesome at first, it's starting to lag/overheat now after downlading 4.4.4. Is there any way to roll back to an older version, or am I just stuck hoping that Lollipop takes care of the problems? Are you sure it's not an app you're running? What shows up in the battery menu?
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 21:44
|
|
|
Hace posted:So I just got a 2013 Moto X, and while it was running awesome at first, it's starting to lag/overheat now after downlading 4.4.4. Is there any way to roll back to an older version, or am I just stuck hoping that Lollipop takes care of the problems? If you just got it, it's likely doing a bunch of one-time setup stuff in the background. Account syncing, etc. I've been using 4.4.4 since it came out and haven't had any such problems.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 21:44
|
|
|
Hace posted:So I just got a 2013 Moto X, and while it was running awesome at first, it's starting to lag/overheat now after downlading 4.4.4. Is there any way to roll back to an older version, or am I just stuck hoping that Lollipop takes care of the problems? Give it a day or two for all the Google services and background stuff to catch up. Generally it takes a day or two, and then you'll see the battery jump up a bit. This is true for all Android devices.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 21:50
|
|
|
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Step-aside-Sony-Xperia-Z3-the-Motorola-DROID-Turbo-is-the-new-king-of-flagship-battery-life_id62350 Phone Arena has crowned a new king of battery life. Turbo beat out the Z3 and Z3c, along with every other QHD phone for battery.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 22:44
|
|
|
"d[-.- posted:b" post="437070074"] No Nexus 6 tests yet, I'm curious how it will compare.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 22:52
|
|
|
CLAM DOWN posted:No Nexus 6 tests yet, I'm curious how it will compare.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 23:08
|
|
|
"d[-.- posted:b" post="437070074"] Tom's initial testing does dispute that a little, but YMMV with varying testing methodology. http://www.tomsguide.com/us/droid-turbo-battery-life,news-19846.html
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 23:11
|
|
|
There was an update after the Tom's review that appears to have made my battery life a lot better.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 23:13
|
|
|
Bob Log posted:Tom's initial testing does dispute that a little, but YMMV with varying testing methodology. No Z3/c on there, and O+O is the leader by like 4 hours? I'm going to choose not to believe that.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 23:16
|
|
|
Munkaboo posted:Did anybody who ordered the Turbo on VZW's website yesterday get theirs shipped? Mine is stuck on 'Processing order'? Mine is as well. I'm wondering if they're just slow at posting tracking info?
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2014 23:59
|
|
|
Hace posted:So I just got a 2013 Moto X, and while it was running awesome at first, it's starting to lag/overheat now after downlading 4.4.4. Is there any way to roll back to an older version, or am I just stuck hoping that Lollipop takes care of the problems? Even if you were rooted, it's impossible to roll back to any version prior to 4.4.4 because the bootloader got updated. Trying to roll back would brick your device. This is unfortunate only because, aside from Verizon, Motorola decided not to release the 4.4.4 firmware.
|
|
#
?
Nov 1, 2014 01:40
|
|
|
Vykk.Draygo posted:Even if you were rooted, it's impossible to roll back to any version prior to 4.4.4 because the bootloader got updated. Trying to roll back would brick your device. This is unfortunate only because, aside from Verizon, Motorola decided not to release the 4.4.4 firmware. 4.4.4 has been rock solid on my MAXX so I'm surprised there are issues with the X.
|
|
#
?
Nov 1, 2014 01:44
|
|
|
Hace posted:So I just got a 2013 Moto X, and while it was running awesome at first, it's starting to lag/overheat now after downlading 4.4.4. Is there any way to roll back to an older version, or am I just stuck hoping that Lollipop takes care of the problems? Tried changing from dlavik to ART? Doesn't require root. Helped mine a ton with overheating
|
|
#
?
Nov 1, 2014 01:52
|
|
|
Is there any way I can weasel a Turbo out of Verizon without being eligible for upgrade yet and being laughably unable to buy one outright? My girlfriends line says its eligible for early edge up and her line happens to be the one I stole an upgrade for to get my Maxx. I have a day one Maxx and the battery is making GBS threads out and its got a few other minor problems and dear god I have a major crush on the Turbo.
|
|
#
?
Nov 1, 2014 02:20
|
|
|
Hace posted:So I just got a 2013 Moto X, and while it was running awesome at first, it's starting to lag/overheat now after downlading 4.4.4. Is there any way to roll back to an older version, or am I just stuck hoping that Lollipop takes care of the problems? Lagging after updating to a new version of Android? It's an Android thing, do a factory reset and it'll run good as new.
|
|
#
?
Nov 1, 2014 02:22
|
|
|
caveman thug poo poo posted:Is there any way I can weasel a Turbo out of Verizon without being eligible for upgrade yet and being laughably unable to buy one outright? My girlfriends line says its eligible for early edge up and her line happens to be the one I stole an upgrade for to get my Maxx. Try getting a better job instead of trying to "Weasel" your way into a purchase.
|
|
#
?
Nov 1, 2014 02:25
|
|
|
|
| # ? Jun 10, 2024 15:56 |
|
|
 So my N5 has a magical battery. For the past three hours it's been dipping to 3% and then climbing back up to 10%. Look at the end, it's down and back up a few times, with out being plugged in. Anyone want to explain to me what's going on?
|
|
#
?
Nov 1, 2014 02:29
|
|
