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Red_Fred posted:Why is the HTC One not a recommended phone? Is the OP still up to date? I think the omission of the One M8 is an oversight. Its tradeoffs aren't as bad as the S5's or the G3's, according to most of us (and most online reviews) anyway. OP's also missing budget phones and dosen't actively discourage ppl from getting the OnePlus. Basically I'm gonna quote myself: Web Jew.0 posted:We should maybe have a goon recommendation blurb in the OP like: Web Jew.0 fucked around with this message at 03:52 on Feb 18, 2015 |
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I finally updated Facebook messenger on my N6 and it's improved battery life dramatically. Good catch whoever it was that spotted that.
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I found a weird nexus 6 thing! It sometimes... Reboots? Except it doesn't. The at&t jingle/boot sound plays out of nowhere (it's happened.. 3 times and all 3 the phone has just been sitting). When I check it, the screen is black and won't come on. I hold down the power button and it starts booting. Not sure what it's doing. Completely different subject, but turbo charging is goddamn amazing. If you are looking to buy a new phone and it doesn't have turbo charging you should probably look at a different phone. It's seriously amazing. hotsauce posted:(ya'll may be happy to learn I've moved on from the griptape stunt...) Moved on to what?
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I said come in! posted:I have a Samsung Galaxy S5, and it updated to Lollipop and now the light to indicate I have notifications no longer works. How do I enable that again? Settings -> Display -> LED Indicator
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Desk Lamp posted:Settings -> Display -> LED Indicator LED Indicator is turned on. 
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I said come in! posted:LED Indicator is turned on.
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Feb 18, 2015 06:34
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LastInLine posted:Okay then Phone -> Garbage -> Don't buy a Samsung This advice actually worked. Thanks.  In all seriousness, I would not have bought Samsung if it wasn't for the great deal I got on this phone, and Sprint only carries Samsung and iPhone.
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I said come in! posted:This advice actually worked. Thanks. A Samsung and on Sprint? You done hosed up, son.
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Feb 18, 2015 06:42
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Whizbang posted:A Samsung and on Sprint? You done hosed up, son. Should have kept my 2012 Moto X.
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I said come in! posted:Should have kept my 2012 Moto X. That came out in late 2013 (unless you mean Droid X or some such nonsense) Anyway on my LG (which has similarly lovely software) there is a tickbox under Display - Notification LED - Downloaded apps that you need to check to allow non-LG apps to use the LED so have a hunt through the menus for anything that looks similar. Also Lollipop's 'Do not disturb' mode seems to stop the LED from working so make sure that's switched off.
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dissss posted:That came out in late 2013 (unless you mean Droid X or some such nonsense) Sorry, 2013 Moto X. The first gen one.
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dissss posted:That came out in late 2013 (unless you mean Droid X or some such nonsense) More good advice might be to see if Light Flow can do anything for you. Try the free version before plunking down money for the paid, much better structured version.
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Hey guys, my gf got a Samsung s5 because apparently it's cool to not have an iphone now. Anyways every now and then she gets into a screen she can't get out of, like looking at a photo sent by SMS. It's happened a couple of times on various apps and annoys the poo poo out of me, there is no 'back' button and all manner of swiping, pressing and screaming doesn't fix it. What am I missing?
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Chadzok posted:Hey guys, my gf got a Samsung s5 because apparently it's cool to not have an iphone now. The back button
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bronin posted:The back button Thanks mate. There is no back button. there is rotate, save, set as.., nothing else. None of the physical buttons on the phone help. Why am I such a failure at life?
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Chadzok posted:Thanks mate. Might be immersion mode? Try swiping down from the top of the screen.
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Chadzok posted:Thanks mate. The back button is the capacitive key to the right of the home button - it is pretty much impossible to see if the backlight is off for some reason.
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It seems like tapping the bottom of the body of the phone (samsung 5s) goes back to messages. There is no indication that this is a button or even sensitive to touch. Why they turned a user interface into a loving game of Where's Wally, I'll never know. Thanks for the help Android thread, and rest assured I will never buy this product for myself or others. EDIT: Yeah, guy above nailed it. Cheers.
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You got Samsunged
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Feb 18, 2015 10:07
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Yep mixing two capacitive buttons with a physical one was pretty stupid but it's pretty much Samsung's trademark now so I doubt they'll change it. I think there is a setting somewhere to keep the buttons lit while the screen is on, but once you know they're there it's kinda pointless.
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edit: How do I change the folder which camera saves images to? (Lollipop)
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Stoat posted:edit: How do I change the folder which camera saves images to? (Lollipop)
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My Galaxy S3 died, should I just get an S5 or are some of the other phones better?
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Boz0r posted:My Galaxy S3 died, should I just get an S5 or are some of the other phones better? Get a Sony Z3
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Boz0r posted:My Galaxy S3 died, should I just get an S5 or are some of the other phones better? What carrier and how much do you care about the size?
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I hooked up to a bluetooth device on my Nexus 6, and now I can't stop getting pairing requests from it. The device is a Nyrius BR-30 audio link (http://nyrius.com/product/Songo_Link.eng-19-videos-88.html), and every 30 seconds or so I get a pairing request from it. I've tried accepting the request, and forgetting the device, as well as clearing data for Bluetooth Share in the app settings. What else can I try?
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LastInLine posted:It depends on how much you care about having a good camera. If that's your top priority, the S5 is your best option but even then the Sony Z3/Z3c is a probably still a better choice. If you don't need the camera to be top of the line, then you should consider the Nexus 6, the Moto X, or the Motorola Droid Turbo (if you're on Verizon) instead. I'm in Denmark, so I have TDC. They don't have Motorolas, but the do have Samsung, Nokia, Sony, Huawei and LG. I though the Galaxies were a fine size.
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Boz0r posted:I'm in Denmark, so I have TDC. They don't have Motorolas, but the do have Samsung, Nokia, Sony, Huawei and LG. BoyBlunder posted:I hooked up to a bluetooth device on my Nexus 6, and now I can't stop getting pairing requests from it.
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LastInLine posted:If those were my choices I'd pick the Sony Z3 or Z3c if you prefer a smaller device (an S3 would be solidly in the "a smaller device" camp). They've got great cameras, outstanding battery life, and pretty good software. They're also waterproof. How durable are they? I've smashed two galaxies.
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Boz0r posted:How durable are they? I've smashed two galaxies.
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I had the annoying "I'm not really going to update all the apps" thing today, and now the "update all" button is unresponsive. I tried backing out of the Play Store app and then swiping it away from the app switcher, no luck. I then did those and also went into the Settings -> Apps and force stopped the Play Store. Still no response from that drat button! I guess I'll update these two apps by hand.
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Boz0r posted:How durable are they? I've smashed two galaxies. They are the least durable flagship phone. Sony goes for looks over function - although everyone has adapted a similar style since so the looks aren't as unique anymore either.
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Reverse Centaur posted:They are the least durable flagship phone. Sony goes for looks over function - although everyone has adapted a similar style since so the looks aren't as unique anymore either. It won't shatter if you look at it wrong. My Z1 has suffered quite a few drops with a very basic case (one of these) and its all perfectly intact. If you ever drop your phone, you should really just get a case for it no matter what you buy. It makes all phones as durable as each other (though depending on the case quality too).
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I love my rooted HTC one m8. I almost got the Sony Z3, but I figured Sony's proprietary stuff would annoy/break on me if I modded it much. Assuming Sony didn't lay mines and cantrips on the path of modding/customisation. Sony's "ecosystem" annoys me almost as much as Apples. (Am I wrong?) Also I probably won't get ps4 ever or until it's like $150
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Boz0r posted:I'm in Denmark, so I have TDC. They don't have Motorolas, but the do have Samsung, Nokia, Sony, Huawei and LG. How much are you willing to spend on a phone? You can get an unlocked Xiaomi MI4 (a chinese phone running MIUI - Android 4.4.4) from $369.99 from http://www.xiaomishop.com/28-eu-direct It can be had in either a 16GB or a 64GB version. Got one myself for roughly DKR 2500,- including shipping. A really good phone - but I sold it when we at work got a Samsung Note 4. E: Any particular reason you're on TDC? If not, you should change company to something else, TDC is just too expensive.
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LastInLine posted:Did it ever work? Are you rooted? Yeah, the dongle worked fine, but I'm done with it, and my co-worker's using it now. I am also rooted, yes.
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galahan posted:I love my rooted HTC one m8. EDIT: This is probably rooted-thread talk but since it's instrumental in determining a purchase for many people it probably also belongs here: Pretty much everything rooting-related involves checking XDA for factory image availability (and workarounds to put back useful subroutines that got deleted just because you unlocked the bootloader, Sony) these days, because Lollipop changed the update model so it'll abort updates directly if literally anything is off about partitions like /system that are ostensibly not user-accessible. Yes, you should probably do this before ever ordering the phone. dont be mean to me fucked around with this message at 16:07 on Feb 18, 2015 |
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Qualcomm announced new 4xx and 6xx range chips. This graphic is hillarious to me. Enjoy your pathetic 150Mbps DL, "curious explorer" plebs. 
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Sir Unimaginative posted:EDIT: This is probably rooted-thread talk but since it's instrumental in determining a purchase for many people it probably also belongs here: Sony factory images (or FTF's) are readily available the same time OTA's roll out. Getting root without unlocking the boot loader on my Z3C was tedious, but not particularly difficult.
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If everyone knew how to find all that out we wouldn't need a rooted thread.BeastOfExmoor posted:Qualcomm announced new 4xx and 6xx range chips. They put a fifty-meg upload chip higher than a hundred-meg one. Even though 300 down is already local-storage-tier. It's disingenuous as poo poo is what it is. (Actually more than; actual poo poo doesn't really have pretenses.)
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