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docbeard posted:Now that sounds more like the Google that reminds me of bills two weeks after I've paid them. To be fair, they go by the due date if it's in the emailed bill when that bill is in your GMail. They have no way of knowing whether or not you've paid it. What they should do (at least for Inbox users where they're willing to play around with mail options) is allow you to mark bills as paid and have that suppress the reminder. Given that they have a whole unique UI for bills it would make sense. As a side benefit it would allow you to search for bills and see the day/time you paid them.
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RZA Encryption posted:Lmao why do people still root their phones
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I root my phone because android loving sucks and the battery life on my n5x is garbage?
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kcer posted:Is now a dumb time to buy a 5x with the new ones not far away? Idk why it would be but I don't keep up with phone stuff. The battery on my One X is comically bad so it's probably time to replace it entirely. New ones are always not far away.
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I don't root my phone but I'm tempted to just for the chrome Pie controls xposed mod.
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Jul 7, 2016 07:41
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MikeJF posted:I don't root my phone but I'm tempted to just for the chrome Pie controls xposed mod. Those were so great on the old Browser.
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LastInLine posted:Those were so great on the old Browser. don't even know why i liked them, but they were good
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Jul 7, 2016 11:17
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Lol. Hey guys, I just enabled the administrator account with no password. What could possibly go wrong?
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ratbert90 posted:Lol. Hey guys, I just enabled the administrator account with no password. What could possibly go wrong? you're prompted to allow or block when an application tries to run something as root. if you allow access by malware then you hosed up and were too dumb to have rooted it in the first place. it's not dangerous if you actually know what you're doing
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A SUDO password of "answer this SuperSU prompt" is not, programmatically, any different what-so-loving-ever from any other conceivable password, it is merely easier to guess if you are a human with the screen-unlocked device in your hands.
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My battery life seems a lot worse than usual. I'm not rooted or anything fancy. What should I inspect my gadget for to look for possible problems?
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Elephunk posted:My battery life seems a lot worse than usual. I'm not rooted or anything fancy. What should I inspect my gadget for to look for possible problems?
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lol If you janitor wifi/BT/GPS connections.
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Elephunk posted:My battery life seems a lot worse than usual. I'm not rooted or anything fancy. What should I inspect my gadget for to look for possible problems? you could use something like wakelock detector or betterbatterystats to see what is draining the battery also, some of their functionality will be unavailable without root tho
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minusX posted:Are you keeping Wifi/BT/GPS on when you aren't using it?
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Speaking of batteries, what does using Google Play Music show up as in the stock meter? Like today, I've listened to podcasts for like two hours, but none of the services listed are saying that they used the battery for anywhere near that amount of time. Google Play Music itself says it's been active for 2.5 minutes total.
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Syrinxx posted:For the same reason you don't use Edge™ browser by Microsoft hope this helps Because there isn't a mac version?
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Endless Mike posted:lol If you janitor wifi/BT/GPS connections. butt dickus posted:Turning these off doesn't save power. 
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I have mentioned in this thread several times that my 5x has had the battery drained by Bluetooth intermittently. Started about a month or so ago, to the point where I now have to turn it off when I am not using it. This is my first time janitoring my wifi/GPS/Bluetooth since my first Android phone (Nexus S). A couple of people in thread mentioned they were having the same problem.
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Bluetooth definitely drains my batt hardcore on my N5. Went back to the good 'ol aux cable 
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I get that WiFi and GPS are different, but is there a particular reason to have Bluetooth enabled if you don't have any devices?
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docbeard posted:I get that WiFi and GPS are different, but is there a particular reason to have Bluetooth enabled if you don't have any devices? No, just leave it off if you don't every use it
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RZA Encryption posted:Because there isn't a mac version? About that. (VM by Microsoft and mostly meant for web developers, so not technically  A Mac Version but close enough for someone who uses Android)EDIT: Also no qemu version and based on Dell hiring behavior VMware might be dead. dont be mean to me fucked around with this message at 23:08 on Jul 7, 2016 |
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Looking to upgrade my Nexus 5. Can someone recommend me a phone that: -Has better battery life -Has a smaller screen for my tiny baby hands
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Dear Android thread: I've always enjoyed your ridiculous titles, especially the fastball one. I've been lurking in this thread for quite some time and I have to say the thread's absurd title actually helped me today. My Nexus 5 got stuck in a boot loop because the power button appeared to be stuck down. I remembered this thread title so I popped my phone out of the case and whacked the power button against the side of my desk. It actually worked! .....good old Android. Consider this a thread success! 
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Vasler posted:Dear Android thread: I've always enjoyed your ridiculous titles, especially the fastball one. I've been lurking in this thread for quite some time and I have to say the thread's absurd title actually helped me today. Coincidentally, that's exactly the phone and situation that gave the thread its title.
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Vasler posted:Dear Android thread: I've always enjoyed your ridiculous titles, especially the fastball one. I've been lurking in this thread for quite some time and I have to say the thread's absurd title actually helped me today. If you can solder, replacing the switch isn't too bad. It's lead free solder, though, so you need an iron that can handle that.
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Away all Goats posted:Looking to upgrade my Nexus 5. Good luck, all good recent Android phones are hugephones. Maybe Sony Xperia Z3 compact or Z5 compact? Comedy option: iPhone SE
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Away all Goats posted:Looking to upgrade my Nexus 5. Wait until November and see if the small Nexus will be good (it's an HTC though so they'll probably gently caress it up).
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Chikimiki posted:Good luck, all good recent Android phones are hugephones. Maybe Sony Xperia Z3 compact or Z5 compact? Is the comedy in that option the fact that it's way better than the Sony pieces of poo poo?
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So I saw on Slickdeals that the Moto G Plus 4th Edition (64 gb) is only $250 on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...d=ATVPDKIKX0DER (that still has a referral code in it I think, I just lifted it right from the website) I currently have a Nexus 5 with a dying battery that is somewhat aggravating but not the end of the world as the rest of the phone still works pretty well. This looks like a decently priced upgrade, but I'm not the best at leafing through spec sheets and don't know anything about anything. Like which CPUs are worth a drat and which are terrible and so on. I've been holding out for the Nexus 6P to get cheap(er), and ultimately am not sure if I should jump on this or just keep waiting. I guess the biggest question is other than not getting the guaranteed latest greatest Android version FIRST is there any other serious downside to buying non-Nexus models, specifically the Moto stuff?
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LastInLine posted:Is the comedy in that option the fact that it's way better than the Sony pieces of poo poo? What's wrong with the Sony phones? I had a Z3 Compact and it was terrific. Are you referring to the often gimped US releases?
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Stanley Goodspeed posted:(that still has a referral code in it I think, I just lifted it right from the website) For future reference, you only have to grab the URL up to the end of the chunk of capital letters, or you can use the share button to get a shortened URL.
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WattsvilleBlues posted:What's wrong with the Sony phones? I had a Z3 Compact and it was terrific. Are you referring to the often gimped US releases? The z3c is two years old at this point so there's no reason to recommend that and the z5 is a year old and was lagging behind the pack at that time. The iPhone SE is a current phone that is equal to 6s in most ways and will be supported for years to come. I'm not saying the z3c wasn't good for its time but it's certainly not competitive now and the z5c was never competitive at all unlike the SE which is equivalent to its contemporary iOS siblings. Stanley Goodspeed posted:So I saw on Slickdeals that the Moto G Plus 4th Edition (64 gb) is only $250 on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...d=ATVPDKIKX0DER (that still has a referral code in it I think, I just lifted it right from the website) It's well-specced and has a nice price but the question no one can answer is how Lenovo will be about supporting its models going forward. No one can really comment on that. Also Lenovo is currently embroiled in some lawsuits over abysmal post-purchase support (mostly warranty claims) that they seriously failed to hold up their end of. I guess the other main differentiator compared to the Nexus line would be the lack of regular security updates and flashable system images for when your phone shits itself if that kind of stuff matters to you (and it would seem like if the warranty stuff doesn't matter to you, then the system images would because you'd be in a situation where if the software fucks up Lenovo would refuse to fix it while you would be unable to fix it). ClassActionFursuit fucked around with this message at 13:03 on Jul 8, 2016 |
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LastInLine posted:The z3c is two years old at this point so there's no reason to recommend that and the z5 is a year old and was lagging behind the pack at that time. The iPhone SE is a current phone that is equal to 6s in most ways and will be supported for years to come. I'm not saying the z3c wasn't good for its time but it's certainly not competitive now and the z5c was never competitive at all unlike the SE which is equivalent to its contemporary iOS siblings. I'm still using a Z3C and have pretty much no issue with it whatsoever. My battery still lasts a full day (as long as I'm not playing a lot of games) and everything runs smoothly. Screen size is reasonable and it's waterproof to boot. Away all Goats wanted two things in a phone and I'd say the Z3C still fits those criteria. Unless there's a new Nexus phone coming out with a 5-inch screen soon, I don't see why it's such a bad idea.
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Shoren posted:Unless there's a new Nexus phone coming out with a 5-inch screen soon, I don't see why it's such a bad idea. There is (as long as fall counts as soon.) The two HTC devices released this fall are supposed to be 5" and 5.5". Aside from size, screen resolution, and battery capacity, they will be exactly the same.
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Thank you that was really informative especially with regards to thinking about the images and warranty. I had no idea Lenovo owned Moto, thought Google bought them a long time ago so I was extra in the dark. Oh well, hope someone can benefit from the deal and I'll keep waiting.
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Stanley Goodspeed posted:Thank you that was really informative especially with regards to thinking about the images and warranty. I had no idea Lenovo owned Moto, thought Google bought them a long time ago so I was extra in the dark. Oh well, hope someone can benefit from the deal and I'll keep waiting. They did buy them and then sold them to lenovo! You were correct 
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Finally upgraded my Nexus 4 from 4.4 to 5.1.1. It feels brand new, might be able to get another 4 years out of this. 
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Since I know how much you guys love to hate One Plus: "Last night my 1+1 went up in flames, almost burned my face..."
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