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Lblitzer posted:So apparently Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 devices are being bricked by OTA updates... GOOGLE'D Samsung, wipe that loving smug grin off your face RIGHT NOW.  Bleeding edge (well, sorta) has a price I guess. /betablowup Hope LG/Asus/Google have a plan for this fiasco. Lots of angry, angry nerds with old broken devices holding pitchforks. Fun!
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Apr 11, 2015 05:21
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DemonMage posted:Guess that explains thef massive delays in getting 5.1 for my N7. Actually, 5.0.2 is bricking the '13 7s and 5.1 is bricking the 5s. The thread on Google's page goes back to last year in December. The Nexus 5 thing is new apparently. Lollipop seems kind of hosed, really. There's someone there recommending to try flashing from a factory image and it'll still brick. Some even go through the OTA just like normal with no flashing and it'll brick. Some even got hit days to weeks after it all updated seemingly fine and it just randomly died. Asus seems aware of it...Google probably not so much.
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Apr 11, 2015 05:29
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There are some really smart people at google, why can't they figure out how to handle os updates half as well as apple?
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Apr 11, 2015 05:44
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RZA Encryption posted:There are some really smart people at google, why can't they figure out how to handle os updates half as well as apple? That'd involve some actual QA testing. Nobody wants to do QA testing.
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Apr 11, 2015 05:58
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isndl posted:That'd involve some actual QA testing. Nobody wants to do QA testing. Nobody wants to pay for proper QA testing, more like. As someone literally looking for work in the field, I can tell you plenty of people want to be doing it.  Seattle area likely doesn't help though.
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Apr 11, 2015 06:04
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The strange thing is the Nexus 6 seems to handle every update just fine. It's like they tested it on that only and said "good to go."
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Apr 11, 2015 06:30
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Mnemosyne posted:I don't think it's so much that people want 24-48 hours of idle time, it's just that they know that if it can last 48 hours on idle, it can probably last through a full 8 hours of me watching videos or playing games when I've been called for jury duty. And still have enough power left that I can get home without it dying. (Living in Baltimore means that you WILL get called for jury duty every 18 months.) So buy an external battery pack for that one time every 18 months that this is an issue? This it is like the edgest of edge cases. Like, if you're on Verizon, sure, get a Droid Turbo since there's really no better Android phones there, but importing a variant from Puerto Rico or whatever just because of something that will happen literally once in the lifespan of your phone seems pretty crazy to me.
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Reverse Centaur posted:The strange thing is the Nexus 6 seems to handle every update just fine. It's like they tested it on that only and said "good to go." Same goes with Nexus 10. Really glad it's made by Samsung, since they know their hardware.
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Mnemosyne posted:I don't think it's so much that people want 24-48 hours of idle time, it's just that they know that if it can last 48 hours on idle, it can probably last through a full 8 hours of me watching videos or playing games when I've been called for jury duty. And still have enough power left that I can get home without it dying. (Living in Baltimore means that you WILL get called for jury duty every 18 months.) I don't think standby and actual usage time are necessarily that closely connected though - I can easily get two days standby from my G3 (or even my old N4) if I don't mess with them much, but that only translates to like 4 hours screen time (2.5 on the N4)
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Endless Mike posted:So buy an external battery pack for that one time every 18 months that this is an issue? This it is like the edgest of edge cases. Wanting your phone to last through the day, whatever that day might bring, is hardly an edge case. The Note, the Maxx/Turbo, the iPhone 6+, and the Z3C will do just that.
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Endless Mike posted:So buy an external battery pack for that one time every 18 months that this is an issue? This it is like the edgest of edge cases. You're assuming that you'll only make use of the extra battery life once or twice in the lifespan of the phone, which seems like a poor assumption to make. Hell, just having that battery life available means you can do things you ordinarily wouldn't because your phone wouldn't last otherwise. Stuck on the bus for two hours on the way home because someone got into an accident? gently caress it, stream some video, why not? As for importing a Moto Maxx, the longer battery life was only part of the consideration for me (I also wanted the other Motorola features). The markup was minimal and I didn't have to pay tax on it, so really I broke even on the whole thing.
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I wouldn't care if the Moto Maxx/Droid Turbo had 12 days of screen on time and a blow job port, it looks like it stepped right out of 2011 and has capacitive buttons. That right there is an automatic "Nope" from me.
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LastInLine posted:I wouldn't care if the Moto Maxx/Droid Turbo had 12 days of screen on time and a blow job port, it looks like it stepped right out of 2011 and has capacitive buttons. That right there is an automatic "Nope" from me. The VZW droids are basically the phone version of energy drink cans.
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Ihmemies posted:Same goes with Nexus 10. Really glad it's made by Samsung, since they know their hardware. Would it be stupid to go Nexus 6 + 10 in 2015? The N6 sounds like a great phone and has the 2k screen I really want, but I'm considering a Windows tablet since no dual OS options seem to have hit the States.
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:Would it be stupid to go Nexus 6 + 10 in 2015? The N6 sounds like a great phone and has the 2k screen I really want, but I'm considering a Windows tablet since no dual OS options seem to have hit the States. I've owned an N10 for two years as of next month and loved it, but if I was buying today I'd get a Tab S for 50% more memory and the lighter weight.
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LastInLine posted:I wouldn't care if the Moto Maxx/Droid Turbo had 12 days of screen on time and a blow job port, it looks like it stepped right out of 2011 and has capacitive buttons. That right there is an automatic "Nope" from me. This right here (the last few pages of this thread, not just LastInLine's post) is Android's main strength and main weakness in a nutshell. Android is my smartphone OS of choice, but I know things like an update bricking your device or having glitches that no one else with the exact same model as you have come with the territory. As unfortunate as it is, it is the tradeoff to choosing a platform as diverse and flexible as Android and it is undoubtedly the platform's biggest weakness.* As far as I know, no other platform offers you the choice Android does. Big screens, small screens, absolute top of the line or bare minimum, Android has a model for nearly any use case you can imagine. The endless debating in this thread is proof of that. Android's biggest strength is that you can completely change what your priorities are but still take all your apps and settings with you to your next device. My priorities are battery life, display and software features, so I could not be happier with my Note 4 and Droid Maxx. For some, a pure Android experience is the biggest draw, for others Motorola's/HTC's tweaks take precedence over anything else, others focus purely on hardware. Yet we are all on the same boat, and we can change to a radically different experience if we feel it'd be better for us, that is why I chose Android. *That's not to say Google shouldn't work towards fixing this issue, and they have been trying to do just that.
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:Would it be stupid to go Nexus 6 + 10 in 2015? The N6 sounds like a great phone and has the 2k screen I really want, but I'm considering a Windows tablet since no dual OS options seem to have hit the States. Tunga fucked around with this message at 10:04 on Apr 11, 2015 |
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:Would it be stupid to go Nexus 6 + 10 in 2015? The N6 sounds like a great phone and has the 2k screen I really want, but I'm considering a Windows tablet since no dual OS options seem to have hit the States. Nexus 6 + either a Samsung Tab S or a Windows tablet are your best options. I personally find Windows tablets really really good if you go for the bigger screens and they are awesome for some pc gaming (civ 5 has touchscreen capabilities from what I know). I love my N7 2013 but if I had to have another 10" one like the Asus TF201 I wouldn't choose android again for media, windows is way ahead in that matter in my opinion and as I said, if you like gaming, you can play some nice games too.
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Trip report: tried the S6 and S6 edge in store. The edge is kinda gimmicky and doesn't feel as nice in hand. The S6 looks and feels great. The screen and double click to camera own. Might be tempted to get one when the price drops.
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Desk Lamp posted:This right here (the last few pages of this thread, not just LastInLine's post) is Android's main strength and main weakness in a nutshell.
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Eejit posted:Kinda stuck on what to do. Seems like my options are S6 and suck it up, wait and see if the G4 is worth it, or go phablet with the Nexus 6, but not sure if the less powerful hardware is worth it. Any advice on what seems logical? All considering that I can't really afford not to have something that doesn't go through AT&T. Get a Nexus 6, the "less powerful hardware" is fine. It really is an awesome phone. People are still recommending a 2013 Moto X, which even at the time had "less powerful hardware" and is still good today.
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Why the hell do I keep getting an exclamation point on my wifi signal when I'm on my parents' wifi? Nexus 4 ,running 5.0.1. I googled around, but couldn't find much that helped.
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Why the hell do I keep getting an exclamation point on my wifi signal when I'm on my parents' wifi? Nexus 4 ,running 5.0.1. I googled around, but couldn't find much that helped.
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Why the hell do I keep getting an exclamation point on my wifi signal when I'm on my parents' wifi? Nexus 4 ,running 5.0.1. I googled around, but couldn't find much that helped. Do they have MAC filtering active on their router? That may be it.
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Guillermus posted:Do they have MAC filtering active on their router? That may be it. Definitely no mac filtering, it's secured via wpa2.
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I'm not too knowledgeable about phones and ran into a problem recently... I have an LG optimus D415 phone running Android which was bought from a carrier (t-mobile). I bought an international SIM card from ekit.com for traveling purposes. I have gotten the unlock code for the phone from the carrier tech support and successfully entered it. However when I have the SIM card inserted it only says No SIM card - Searching. Does anyone know why it might not be recognizing the card and what I might be able to do? thanks
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RZA Encryption posted:There are some really smart people at google Are there anymore? It seems like Google X has poached all the talent and the core products are being left to be poo poo up by the C-listers.
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So I need some help because some things got me stumped. I got a call last night and no matter what I did, the other person couldn't hear me (regular or speaker phone). I then checked other services that use the mic and none of the text to speech or voice commands were working either. I tried one last thing, recording a video, and that worked like a charm. I'm on a droid turbo and as near as I can tell the camera mic is just the mic, the same one used for everything. I've tried clearing the cache partition, running in safe mode, disabling Bluetooth, checking for debris in the mic port and everything short of a factory reset and nothing seems to be doing the trick. Now before I interrupt more of my vacation to spend time backing up and restoring my phone; am I just a big dumb that can't find a setting somewhere that mutes the mic or tries to force something else to be the primary microphone? All of this stuff worked fine just hours before and the fact that I can still record audio in a video makes me think it isn't a hardware thing.
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LastInLine posted:I wouldn't care if the Moto Maxx/Droid Turbo had 12 days of screen on time and a blow job port, it looks like it stepped right out of 2011 and has capacitive buttons. That right there is an automatic "Nope" from me. I was the same really, but then I couldn't figure out what my actual problem was with the buttons. Every Android phone I've used has had capacitive buttons. I disabled them for probably a year on my GSIII, but it wasn't life changing or anything. I'd rather have 12 days of screen time and a blow job. 
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Whizbang posted:Are there anymore? Whizbang posted:It seems like Google X has poached all the talent and the core products are being left to be poo poo up by the C-listers.
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LastInLine posted:I wouldn't care if the Moto Maxx/Droid Turbo had 12 days of screen on time and a blow job port, it looks like it stepped right out of 2011 and has capacitive buttons. That right there is an automatic "Nope" from me. bold statement
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TenaciousTomato posted:bold statement correct statement 
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I really hope google doesn't brick my nexus 7 until I can afford an iPad, android has gotten quite awful lately and it's pretty sad.
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I was told this is the place to ask about an issue with my android device. I own a Galaxy S3 and S2 and since wednesday I've been having trouble with mobile data. I'm on T-Mobile UK with an unlimited data plan and it's worked perfectly for over a year as a mobile hotspot (I use it as my home internet). Basically the data connection drops out anywhere from within a minute to multiple hours, and only turning on/off mobile data resets it and makes it work for another few minutes-hours. Both phones have the same issue, and I even factory reset the S2 and the problem still persists. I've spoken to T-Mobile but they could only suggest resetting the phone, but I've tried that. They mentioned some masts in the are are being upgraded but apparently have been doing so since November and this has only started happening the last few days. I've travelled 20 miles or so away from my home and still cannot get a reliable data connection, mobile signal and texting/calling work fine. My data icon when it's working:  And what happens very soon when it turns off:  Despite it saying it's connected I can't load anything that requires internet. I'm at a loss goons!
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Are you allowed to tether? They might be blocking you If you have a computer running through it, try pinging a known IP address like 8.8.8.8 (Google's DNS server) and see if it goes through. If it works try setting your network connection to use that as a DNS server. DNS is the worst
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Mogomra posted:Is this where we try to give people battery envy? That's cute. 
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mobby_6kl posted:That's cute. You have exactly 1000 unread emails 
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