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The sensor on my 6p has been pretty inconsistent regardless of whether I set 1 or 5 profiles for the same finger so I stopped using it. It works for a while after setting it up but inevitably stops after a day or so. Maybe it's having a hard time distinguishing between cheeto dust and dorito dust I dunno.
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sirbeefalot posted:Is a Moto G still a good choice for a very low budget, fairly functional device for someone that uses a minimum of non-stock apps? The new Blu Life One X is the new king of the budget phone as far as anyone can tell, but I'm not sure if it works on sprint.
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I didn't see this mentioned in the last couple pages, but it looks like if you use Google Pay ten times between now and Feb 29th, you get a free Chromecast. http://gizmodo.com/google-hopes-free-goodies-will-persuade-you-to-use-andr-1753213993 I opened my Android Pay app after seeing this and the Android Pay 'Tap 10' Rewards thing appeared.
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If your Note 5 fingerprint sensor doesn't work all the time, add an extra 'fingerprint' or 3 and just use the same finger at different angles. I use four profiles all for one thumb and I can't remember the last time I got a failed message.
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sbaldrick posted:The new Blu Life One X is the new king of the budget phone as far as anyone can tell, but I'm not sure if it works on sprint. I don't think it would work on Sprint or Verizon, its GSM only I believe
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Godinster posted:If your Note 5 fingerprint sensor doesn't work all the time, add an extra 'fingerprint' or 3 and just use the same finger at different angles. I use four profiles all for one thumb and I can't remember the last time I got a failed message. I just did different angles when it has you pick up and put your finger down over and over. I programmed in 4 fingers, each at a bunch of different angles, and all seem to to work really reliably.
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Godinster posted:If your Note 5 fingerprint sensor doesn't work all the time, add an extra 'fingerprint' or 3 and just use the same finger at different angles. I use four profiles all for one thumb and I can't remember the last time I got a failed message. Yeah, if your fingerprint sensor isn't incredibly reliable you probably just need to retrain it. I don't think Samsung has the best training system, they should be more clear on the best way to register your fingerprints with the smaller sensor but once you get it right it should work incredibly reliably. It took me a few tries, I have no advice, I just kept trying moving my finger at different angles and different spots on the sensor.
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DrBouvenstein posted:I didn't see this mentioned in the last couple pages, but it looks like if you use Google Pay ten times between now and Feb 29th, you get a free Chromecast. It's only offering me a free song on first, fifth, and tenth tap 
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sbaldrick posted:The new Blu Life One X is the new king of the budget phone as far as anyone can tell, but I'm not sure if it works on sprint.
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I'm likely returning my Life One X and so is a friend of mine. I've had deadzones on the screen happen with alarming regularity, the phone has froze several times while opening text messages through Textra and Fleksy. It's a nice phone while it works but I dunno how usual these issues are for people.
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Vykk.Draygo posted:It's only offering me a free song on first, fifth, and tenth tap 
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sbaldrick posted:The new Blu Life One X is the new king of the budget phone as far as anyone can tell, but I'm not sure if it works on sprint. GSM only (does it even support all US LTE bands?). Nor would I call it "the king" it's still a rebranded cheap-as-poo poo (and likely built like it) Chinese phone.
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Is there any chance that a future update of some kind (either of Android or the app) that will address the frequent lockup issues the 5X has when launching the camera? I tried to take a picture earlier today after an hour or so of not touching the phone. I launched the app via a double-tap of the power button, and over a minute later I was still fighting with the app to get it into a state where it could take a picture. I eventually gave up because it was supposed to be a spur-of-the-moment kind of thing and I didn't want to keep the other people I was with waiting. The camera experience on the 5X is better now than it was when the phone initially launched, but still, when comparing it to the twist-to-activate-camera feature on the 2013 Moto X (my initial introduction to the concept of camera unlock from the lock screen) it's such poo poo. I disabled "power button locks device" because I heard it might help, but it hasn't really. I just want to be able to snap a quick picture, but right now it's nowhere near as reliable as it should be.
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Karthe posted:Is there any chance that a future update of some kind (either of Android or the app) that will address the frequent lockup issues the 5X has when launching the camera? I tried to take a picture earlier today after an hour or so of not touching the phone. I launched the app via a double-tap of the power button, and over a minute later I was still fighting with the app to get it into a state where it could take a picture. I eventually gave up because it was supposed to be a spur-of-the-moment kind of thing and I didn't want to keep the other people I was with waiting. FWIW, I've noticed this with my 5X about 1 in 10 tries, but only if I have a shitload of stuff open like a game, G+ ( For Watchmaker posts  ), maps, inbox, chrome, etc. I'm thinking it might be some sort of limitation of the 2GB RAM.I had a Z2 before though and probably had about the same rate of failure when using the dedicated camera button to launch the ( Sony ) camera app. So it could also just be something about Android/camera app/OS interaction that causes occasional failure to launch. TollTheHounds fucked around with this message at 01:02 on Jan 16, 2016 |
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I managed to train the lovely sensor on my Note 4 to reliably pick up my fingerprint 9 times out of 10, I strongly believe any issues with the new Samsung and Nexus sensors is solely due to either the user or a faulty unit.
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Syrinxx posted:why does cdma even loving exist any more wait you mean there are people out there who aren't on T-Mobile? lmao
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Daily Forecast posted:wait you mean there are people out there who aren't on T-Mobile? I like to be able to use my data.
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Daily Forecast posted:wait you mean there are people out there who aren't on T-Mobile? I like to be able to have more than 1 bar of service.
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Not T-Mobile's fault you guys live in the wrong place.
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bull3964 posted:I like to be able to use my data. Yeah, Binge On throttling ALL video regardless of whether it gets comped that way is a dick move. Daily Forecast posted:Not T-Mobile's fault you guys live in the wrong place. Adam Orth parachute account spotted.
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vyst posted:Verizon Uber alles CDMA is a thing mostly because voLTE isn't a widespread thing, yet. My dad just got his first cell phone. Ever. He took the ATT S3 my mom has been using for 3 years and she bought my N5 from me. They've been saying they were going to this since before the 6P was ordered. They're so technology impaired. *sigh*
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Sir Unimaginative posted:Yeah, Binge On throttling ALL video regardless of whether it gets comped that way is a dick move. It's optional fyi.
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"d[-.- posted:b" post="455037427"] And not made terribly obvious, and switched on even on plans that don't comp throttled video data.
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Sir Unimaginative posted:Yeah, Binge On throttling ALL video regardless of whether it gets comped that way is a dick move. Disclaimer: I don't use T-Mobile
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Quoting from the T-Mobile thread:Dr. Fishopolis posted:Dude could literally get out from under all this by saying "we made it opt out because most people will either like it or not notice, and it de-congests the network so everyone gets more speed." Also, unlimited music streaming loving owns.
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The best part is Binge On works with the free tablet data plan.
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Until T-Mobile AT LEAST covers major highway corridors, it can't enter serious consideration in my book. Hell, my 60 year old parents tried the T-Mobile experiment and left for At&t prepaid shortly later because they were tired of their phones always being dead hunting for signal. Then there's the fact that T-Mobile often isn't a choice in most employer discount plans which end up making them the same price or more expensive anyways.
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Syrinxx posted:Counterpoint: unlimited music streaming owns I do, and it does. Though yeah, if I ever left the city I lived in, I imagine coverage would be a massive pain in the rear end.
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Does anyone else have charging port issues on basically any phone using microUSB? I had this same issue on my old phone, SGS3, and now I have it on my Nexus 6. Basically it just stops working out of nowhere. Idk what to do bc I'm out of warranty but if I wanna pay off my phone and get a new one it's like $250+ (plus whatever the cost of the new phone is). Right now I'm using a wireless charger but it's not the same. I miss my quick charge.
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bull3964 posted:Until T-Mobile AT LEAST covers major highway corridors, it can't enter serious consideration in my book. Where do you/they live? I guess I'm spoiled; Seattle is saturated with T-Mobile coverage. There's nowhere in this city I can't go and not get LTE I feel like.
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Around Pittsburgh. The city itself is fine, but as soon as you get 15-30 miles outside downtown, it quickly turns to poo poo. They need to, at minimum, cover the PA turnpike end to end along with the I79, I70, and I80 corridors as well.
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I travel outside of one city so I can't use t mobile
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Captain Yossarian posted:I travel outside of one city so I can't use t mobile Wow, that's disingenuous. I've worked delivery and gotten fine service with them, currently they have great wireless unless you're in a single cul-de-sac in Graham that's an inexplicable hole. I've seen Sprint, Verizon, and AT&T phones lose connection entirely there.
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AnonymousNarcotics posted:Does anyone else have charging port issues on basically any phone using microUSB? I had this same issue on my old phone, SGS3, and now I have it on my Nexus 6. Basically it just stops working out of nowhere. Idk what to do bc I'm out of warranty but if I wanna pay off my phone and get a new one it's like $250+ (plus whatever the cost of the new phone is). Right now I'm using a wireless charger but it's not the same. I miss my quick charge. Take a paper clip, wrap some scotch tape around it sticky side out. Wiggle this around inside the phones USB port to collect all the dust.
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"Hi thread, there are little bits of scotch tape stuck in my micro USB port that I can't get out and now it doesn't work, help?!!?"
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Anyone have any experience using android auto and having a hard time actually making it work?
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Captain Yossarian posted:I travel outside of one city so I can't use t mobile Next time travel outside one country, T-Mobile has free international roaming data.  Star War Sex Parrot posted:Cool garbage carrier chat What's today's topic supposed to be again? SD card Saturdays?
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:Cool garbage carrier chat Inspect Your Gadgets › The Android Thread - talking about phones not allowed Daily Forecast fucked around with this message at 22:29 on Jan 16, 2016 |
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