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Anyone using the Air Dock wireless charger care to comment on your sticker/case set-up? I use a Nexus 5 which seems to stick on the dock OK, but I really hate not using a case with the phone. With my Cruzerlite Edge case, it doesn't stick well at all even with the metal sticker placed between the phone and the case. With the sticker on the outer edge (to create a shiny surface) it sticks well, but I don't like the feeling of a sticker on the back of my phone case. Seems like I need a very thin and shiny plastic case for the phone to allow maximum adhesion. Another option would be to possibly buy more stickers and just put lots of the metal rings in between the phone and it's case? What do you guys think? It was a gift - I really wish I had just got a regular wireless charger that holds the phone in a normal way.
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YggiDee posted:I don't think it's my carrier, because I've never had problems making calls or texts, I just didn't get them. I ended up finding a thing here. It sounds like my problem? I've disabled LTE, but I'm going to be honest, I don't exactly understand what LTE is. Yeah this sounds similar, but it's a long thread spanning several versions of Android https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/nexus/eOToYgJXdrw/discussion Check your APN settings on your phone too, make sure they're what your carrier says they should be
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MoosetheMooche posted:Anyone using the Air Dock wireless charger care to comment on your sticker/case set-up? I use a Nexus 5 which seems to stick on the dock OK, but I really hate not using a case with the phone. With my Cruzerlite Edge case, it doesn't stick well at all even with the metal sticker placed between the phone and the case. With the sticker on the outer edge (to create a shiny surface) it sticks well, but I don't like the feeling of a sticker on the back of my phone case.
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ilkhan posted:Airdock+naked N5; no issues at all. Thanks for your input. I'm mostly looking to see if anyone has found a case combination that works since I don't like the feel of the naked N5... have you found any cases that stick to it without the ugly sticker showing on the outside?
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EDIT: Nevermind it appears to be fine now.
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Jul 24, 2015 23:59
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Tunga posted:At this point most notable details have leaked anyway. Its a Moto G with Moto Maker, it's waterproof, and the 16GB model has 2GB RAM. I guess we don't know the prices yet, nor the launch regions. Really only care about the possibility for the next-gen 360.
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My nexus 5 started getting less than 4 hours of life per full charge. I bought a replacement battery from/through Amazon. Immediately after install, the replacement battery read "Cold" and wouldn't take a charge. After messing with it a bit, it accepted a charge and charged to 100%. However, when I screw down the motherboard cover, the battery goes dark. I have duplicated this several times. Applying pressure to the battery connection with my finger cannot duplicate this behavior. So, with back cover and motherboard removed, it works fine. Reinstalling motherboard cover and screws causes some sort of battery connection loss. I already ordered another battery; these are LG BL-T9s. Can anyone explain what is happening, how to address it, and whether or not another battery will fix or imitate this behavior? P.S. The original battery is gone. It sparked while I pried it out and I immediately walked it out to the curb.
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Jul 25, 2015 01:03
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My Moto Maxx finally has a system update, time to install Lollipop! ...it's 5.0.2. 
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Jul 25, 2015 01:49
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I got about 13 hours of standby today with a whopping 30 minutes SOT for my Droid Turbo. It was just sitting in my desk the same as every other work day. What gives, Android? I thought people having battery issues with the turbo were crazy, but here I am.
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My HTC one is about to kick the bucket, and it's always been just a little too big for me to use one-handed. So I'm looking for a smaller phone and there seems to be slim pickings these days with all the phablets around. The Xperia z3 compact is looking like my best bet, but I would have to but that unlocked. Are there any good smaller phones on AT&T now or in the near future?
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That's pretty much your only option full stop. iPhone 5S I guess if you aren't married to Android.
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Nitrousoxide posted:I have some crazy stuff going on with my Nexus 6. It'll indicate that it's power is at 60% after being used for 20 minutes from a full charge, but then when it gets down to 1% it'll stay there for another 2.5 hours of screen on time. Its battery drain graph basically looks like the positive side of a (1/x) graph. This is even after a factory reset and several power cycles of my phone from fully dead to fully charged. If you're on M preview 2 or using a custom kernel with M support this is a known thing.
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Dracula Factory posted:My HTC one is about to kick the bucket, and it's always been just a little too big for me to use one-handed. So I'm looking for a smaller phone and there seems to be slim pickings these days with all the phablets around. The Xperia z3 compact is looking like my best bet, but I would have to but that unlocked. Are there any good smaller phones on AT&T now or in the near future? The Z3C is as good as it gets at that screen size bracket. The 2013 Moto X and Nexus 5 are the only other small devices worth considering, but they're even older than the Z3C, which is no spring chicken itself. No matter what, you're probably not going to find one that you can buy through a carrier subsidy.
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Reporting back with an update on 5.1.1 on the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact - so far so good. Some stuff that was problematic on 5.0.2 has been resolved, mainly some sluggishness with stuff like bringing up the dialler. It's not kicking things out of memory so quickly either - normally if I used Awful a few apps ago, if I brought it up in task switcher, it would reload the thread I was in. Same for pretty much any app, including Chrome. The new volume controls are a nice convenience but it's the performance improvement that I'm most impressed by, rather than any new feature.
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WattsvilleBlues posted:Reporting back with an update on 5.1.1 on the Sony Xperia Z3 Compact - so far so good. Some stuff that was problematic on 5.0.2 has been resolved, mainly some sluggishness with stuff like bringing up the dialler. It's not kicking things out of memory so quickly either - normally if I used Awful a few apps ago, if I brought it up in task switcher, it would reload the thread I was in. Same for pretty much any app, including Chrome. My real test will be two commutes with navigation and music going simultaneously. If the random pauses continue I fear I am going to have you break ties with this amazing phone. It's so frustrating that everything rocks except this fatal flaw. edit: Finally got to a desktop and Sony bridge is saying that my software is up to date. Is there a way to manually install 5.1 or do I have to continue to be impatient? TraderStav fucked around with this message at 17:00 on Jul 25, 2015 |
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TraderStav posted:My real test will be two commutes with navigation and music going simultaneously. If the random pauses continue I fear I am going to have you break ties with this amazing phone. It's so frustrating that everything rocks except this fatal flaw. There are online guides to flash the ROM yourself if you're comfortable doing that sort of thing, with the caveat that you could brick your phone. I flashed the 5.0.2 ROM a few months ago because I didn't want to wait ages for Vodafone UK to push the update. Scared the shite out of me but I didn't really have an idea of what I was doing, but it eventually went well in the end. I take it your phone is carrier-branded in terms of the software?
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WattsvilleBlues posted:There are online guides to flash the ROM yourself if you're comfortable doing that sort of thing, with the caveat that you could brick your phone. I flashed the 5.0.2 ROM a few months ago because I didn't want to wait ages for Vodafone UK to push the update. Scared the shite out of me but I didn't really have an idea of what I was doing, but it eventually went well in the end. No, its a UK unlocked version that hotsauce picked up on day one. Would that wipe all my data? If so, I may just wait for OTA
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haha oh my god someone ported CM9 to the ARCHOS 10.1 INTERNET TABLET https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFPbYqdw3oY and you know what its actually significantly more usable than its previous state. i still wouldn't even call it 'usable' but you can at least browse the web and do basic functions with the calculator and such without it spazzing out and on top of it it's actually got a tablet ui. and the touchscreen actually works now lol otoh there is literally nothing i can use it for cause 256mb of ram means it can't even run the youtube app or the google play music app to work as a chromecast remote (which is why i thought i would bother installing cm9 onit in the first place) so what the gently caress can i use a barely functional tablet for
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TraderStav posted:No, its a UK unlocked version that hotsauce picked up on day one. Would that wipe all my data? If so, I may just wait for OTA I can't remember if there's a way to install the ROM without wiping the phone completely, but that's how I did it - check out some of the guides. Most settings are backed up to the cloud, and you can back up your files.
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A wipe wouldn't kill me and everything is backed up, but I'm lazy. Thanks for the info
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Hope I'm not making GBS threads up the thread here, but Amazon is selling the Samsung Galaxy S6 32GB black for £364.99, which isn't bad at all really.
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Cool beans, looks like the new Moto G's going to be $180. Definitely more reasonable, so I'm definitely getting one and Craigslisting my Note 4. I'll probably get one for my fiancee as well so she can finally ditch her beat up Galaxy S3 that she's had since it was brand new.
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Daily Forecast posted:Cool beans, looks like the new Moto G's going to be $180. Definitely more reasonable, so I'm definitely getting one and Craigslisting my Note 4. Wait and see, don't do it unless it has 2gb of RAM. It's not worth the pain one only 1gb.
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SB35 posted:Wait and see, don't do it unless it has 2gb of RAM. It's not worth the pain one only 1gb. It's supposed to have 2gb now. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it ran better than a S3 with only one, though. I'm pretty excited that quality android phones are rapidly dropping in price; if the new Nexi/Moto X don't impress at a <$500 price point I'm probably just going to get on a yearly-rotation with the Moto G or equivalent.
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IuniusBrutus posted:It's supposed to have 2gb now. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it ran better than a S3 with only one, though. Does she have an "international" s3? The north American one came with 2GB of RAM.
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A T-Mobile one, so whichever version that is, I dunno. Whenever I have to use her phone I get angry at how much it lags.
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FAUXTON posted:Is the Moto event on Tuesday supposed to be a release or just an announcement of a release date? In the past these events have been product announcements during which no release date gets mentioned at all.
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I've seen this story come across all of my tech RSS feeds this morning: http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/07/27/426613020/major-flaw-in-android-phones-would-let-hackers-in-with-just-a-text Supposedly a malicious MMS message can perform remote code execution without any action by the user required. Real? Bullshit? People getting worked up over nothing? Edit: Link to the original story. WhiteHowler fucked around with this message at 15:28 on Jul 27, 2015 |
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From the few discussions I can find online this morning, it sounds like the actual method to perform the exploit hasn't been made public, just the fact that it exists. Probably only a matter of time until someone figures it out and starts bulk-messaging though. I'm not sure if it helps, but I think you can turn off Hangout's pre-processing of MMS messages: - Settings - SMS - Uncheck "Auto retrieve MMS" It might at least protect you from getting hit by a text without even opening it. Maybe. Worth a try! (Seriously, who even uses MMS anymore?)
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WhiteHowler posted:I've seen this story come across all of my tech RSS feeds this morning: The story reiterates what we already know: if your updates don't come directly from Google you are running a huge risk. If you care at all about security, you'd better have a nexus or an iPhone.
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RZA Encryption posted:The story reiterates what we already know: if your updates don't come directly from Google you are running a huge risk. If you care at all about security, you'd better have a nexus or an iPhone. Didn't iOS have almost the exact same issue a few months back? http://www.macrumors.com/2015/05/26/ios-bug-crashing-iphones-with-text-message/ I guess it's just a crash not a compromise though.
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RZA Encryption posted:The story reiterates what we already know: if your updates don't come directly from Google you are running a huge risk. If you care at all about security, you'd better have a nexus or an iPhone.
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TollTheHounds posted:Didn't iOS have almost the exact same issue a few months back? Bugs are going to exist, the question is how effectively the software maintainers can deliver the fixes. If you're on some carrier branded non-flagship, it just isn't going to happen, there's just no monetary incentive to do it. This will always be the case unless the company in charge of the platform has complete control over updates. This is why 99% of Android devices will always be complete dogshit.
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IuniusBrutus posted:It's supposed to have 2gb now. I honestly wouldn't be surprised if it ran better than a S3 with only one, though. The 16GB version might be the only Moto G model that has 2GB of RAM, and will be I'm guessing around the $240-$250 price point. I imagine the 8GB version, which is likely the model that will retail for $179.99, still has only 1GB of RAM. http://www.androidpolice.com/2015/0...ultiple-colors/
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There's going to be an Android One phone in India with 2GB RAM and a quad core processor for $177. http://www.androidcentral.com/android-one-initiative-gets-reboot-lava-pixel-v1 I wish Android One devices were available in the USA instead of the horrible things at the bottom of the prepaid carrier offerings.
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I have some serious issues with my Nexus 5 and I guess this is the place to ask? 1. I can't turn on my wi-fi. The button is grayed out. With some Airplane Mode fuckery I can make the wi-fi turn on. This throws the phone into a boot loop until I shut the wi-fi off. This didn't bother me for a while since I didn't use a lot of data, but is a problem now. 2. My batteries die extremely fast. I have replaced them multiple times, I am on the third battery. My phone was fine and then the next day my batteries died within 3 hours, got extremely hot and charged very slow. 3. My camera shuts my phone off. Whether I use flash or not, if I take a picture my phone turns off. I can't turn it on until I plug it in and then unplug it. The phone will then remember it has a battery.  I bought my Nexus 5 about a month after release and am on the latest Lollipop. I have done numerous factory resets and tried various versions that friends have recommended to me, with zero luck.
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