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The correct answer is SMS Backup+, and then never worrying about restoring again because its all filed neatly in gmail
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Neatly is a stretch. Some of my conversations aren't threaded properly so they are scattered between different threads with no way to merge.
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Aug 16, 2016 19:12
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Oh ok, that's odd The only break in mine are from when I've flashed from scratch with a complete wipe , otherwise it's all exactly as you'd expect it
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CLAM DOWN posted:Cool, thanks!!! Why not just use Smart Switch if you're just switching SMS over?
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Godinster posted:Why not just use Smart Switch if you're just switching SMS over? I'm not switching from another Samsung phone, my personal line is a Nexus 6P.
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Aug 16, 2016 21:35
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The Merkinman posted:Oh I know. It's just that's the main feature I use hangouts for. Same, man. Same.  Skarsnik posted:The correct answer is SMS Backup+, and then never worrying about restoring again because its all filed neatly in gmail Like you I've never had a problem with misthreaded conversations. It's perfect in every way.
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My only gripe with SMS Backup+, and this may be a limitation of Gmail, is that threads can only be up to 100 messages long. After that, a new one is created for the next hundred messages. But since I so rarely go back through my texts, it doesn't really matter to me.
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hooah posted:My only gripe with SMS Backup+, and this may be a limitation of Gmail, is that threads can only be up to 100 messages long. After that, a new one is created for the next hundred messages. But since I so rarely go back through my texts, it doesn't really matter to me. That is a Gmail thing. I had a really long running thread with a friend of mine through Gmail and it would start a new thread every 100. Annoyingly, sometimes it would switch at like 98/99 messages, end the next thread at 100, then put 1-2 messages in the previous thread before creating a new one.
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Note 7 reviews are coming in  http://mobilesyrup.com/2016/08/16/note-7-review-the-best-big-phone-ever/ http://www.cnet.com/products/samsung-galaxy-note-7-review/ http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/16/12491196/samsung-galaxy-note-7-review quote:Make no mistake; if you’ve been waiting to pick up a large Android smartphone, the Note 7 is the device of your dreams. quote:The Galaxy Note 7 is the best no-compromise, big-screen phone you can buy if price is no object. All but the most devoted stylus lovers, however, will do just as well with the cheaper S7 models. quote:The Note 7 is Samsung’s best device ever, and arguably the best big phone ever made. 
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Still made by a company who keeps threatening to abandon Android, still going to get shat up by your carrier, still not worth it. Really next time they talk about switching everything to Tizen Google should pull their GMS privileges. Don't let the door hit you and all that.
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It's easy to say that in our Android thread bubble, but Samsung IS Android for the average consumer.
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Sir Unimaginative posted:Still made by a company who keeps threatening to abandon Android, still going to get shat up by your carrier, still not worth it. Somehow I don't see Google getting belligerent with their most important partner.
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Do you see Google capitulating to Samsung?CLAM DOWN posted:It's easy to say that in our Android thread bubble, but Samsung IS Android for the average consumer. Which is probably why Google will have to replace Android entirely sooner rather than later. ... There's actually plenty of reasons, like the kernel/feature management being a huge boondoggle, but each of those and several others are on their own enough reason to replace Android. ARC on Chrome OS is probably more important than we're giving it credit for.
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CLAM DOWN posted:It's easy to say that in our Android thread bubble, but Samsung IS Android for the average consumer. A lot of people had awful experiences with the 4 and 5 galaxys. They weren't the greatest devices. I have my note arriving on Friday. Glad to be moving off the Nexus 6, pure android isn't the greatest if the hardware is just passable. I'm happy to finally have a camera that works again
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DangerZoneDelux posted:A lot of people had awful experiences with the 4 and 5 galaxys. They weren't the greatest devices. I have my note arriving on Friday. Glad to be moving off the Nexus 6, pure android isn't the greatest if the hardware is just passable. I'm happy to finally have a camera that works again For sure, they've come a long ways in fairness. The S7 is a fantastic phone, and I've had an amazing experience starting with the Note 5. I remember the Galaxy Nexus, ugh.
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Sir Unimaginative posted:Do you see Google capitulating to Samsung? Do you see Google in some kind of struggle with Samsung?
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When Intel said no more (handheld) mobile processors, I thought the were just bowing out of the handheld market. https://www.engadget.com/2016/08/16/intel-arm-manufacturing-licensing/ The next few years could get very interesting in mobile SoC development.
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That's just their foundry being able to make ARM parts for other chip designers, not Intel saying they're going to make ARM SoCs of their own. ARM designers having access to Intel's 10nm FinFET process is enticing, but it's hardly earth-shattering.bull3964 posted:The next few years could get very interesting in mobile SoC development.
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CLAM DOWN posted:For sure, they've come a long ways in fairness. The S7 is a fantastic phone, and I've had an amazing experience starting with the Note 5. I remember the Galaxy Nexus, ugh. Galaxy Nexus was the last Samsung phone I owned, and it was the one at which I went "gently caress Samsung" too. I have a hard time imagining they've unfucked themselves to be as palatable as the 2015 Moto X Pure, but maybe someone has had both and can share their impression.
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ThermoPhysical posted:
How the gently caress is this a thing?
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Lowen SoDium posted:How the gently caress is this a thing? Works for snapchat. Worked for Instagram for the longest time.
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Lowen SoDium posted:How the gently caress is this a thing? Don't worry , they'll make another new messaging app for that.
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CLAM DOWN posted:I'm not switching from another Samsung phone, my personal line is a Nexus 6P. You can switch from any other Android as well, not just a Sasmung. It just uses WiFi Direct I believe PS I've had the Note 7 for about 2 weeks now and love it, you probably will too Nairbo fucked around with this message at 03:50 on Aug 17, 2016 |
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Godinster posted:You can switch from any other Android as well, not just a Sasmung. It just uses WiFi Direct I believe No way, I thought it was just Samsung to Samsung. And yeah I can't loving wait, this wait is brutal.
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Desk Lamp posted:Do you see Google in some kind of struggle with Samsung? Samsung is building their smart devices empire largely* on Google's back and dragging their name through the mud in a way that Google cannot gracefully deal with, so... uh, maybe? *Less than they used to but the damage is done.
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Sir Unimaginative posted:Samsung is building their smart devices empire largely* on Google's back and dragging their name through the mud in a way that Google cannot gracefully deal with, so... uh, maybe? How are the other OEMs not making Google look bad? Not that I'm the biggest Samsung supporter but let's face facts, Samsung makes the only aspirational devices that run Google software. If it weren't for Samsung, the reputation of Android would be piss garbage for poor idiots (which it mostly is now). At least Samsung manufactures an Android device that people want.
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Sir Unimaginative posted:Samsung is building their smart devices empire largely* on Google's back and dragging their name through the mud in a way that Google cannot gracefully deal with, so... uh, maybe? I'm sure Google really resents the way Samsung made Android the most popular mobile OS in the world. Samsung and Google know they're essential to each other's success. When reports of Samsung losing ground to Apple and Chinese OEMs came out they were pretty much immediately followed by news of secret meetings between Samsung and Google execs. Google was more than happy to throw their patent portfolio at Samsung and provide native support for Touchwiz features in Android to get that marketshare back. Notice how despite offering their own alternatives to native Android features, Samsung stays away from replacing Google's bread and butter services, there is no Samsung ad service or search for example. Their alliance is much stronger than their respective fans want to believe.
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Lowen SoDium posted:How the gently caress is this a thing? 
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LastInLine posted:How are the other OEMs not making Google look bad? Not that I'm the biggest Samsung supporter but let's face facts, Samsung makes the only aspirational devices that run Google software. If it weren't for Samsung, the reputation of Android would be piss garbage for poor idiots (which it mostly is now). At least Samsung manufactures an Android device that people want. Eh, Samsung fucks with Android by far the most and really makes using it much more frustrating than other OEM devices, especially with all the Samsung account crap.
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MikeJF posted:Eh, Samsung fucks with Android by far the most and really makes using it much more frustrating than other OEM devices, especially with all the Samsung account crap. Have you used a recent Samsung device? The Samsung account stuff is really not frustrating at all, that's an odd stance to take. vvvv gently caress you i'm normal CLAM DOWN fucked around with this message at 06:19 on Aug 17, 2016 |
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MikeJF posted:Eh, Samsung fucks with Android by far the most and really makes using it much more frustrating than other OEM devices, especially with all the Samsung account crap. I'm not saying that's not true, but the fact is that none of those manufacturers are making desirable* devices. Samsung turns a profit making devices that people want to buy. No one else does that. Desirable by normal people, not people in this thread.
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CLAM DOWN posted:Have you used a recent Samsung device? The Samsung account stuff is really not frustrating at all, that's an odd stance to take. The main issue is poo poo like... for example, my sister tried to upgrade her S5 to an S7. Sorry, turns out Samsung turned off contacts syncing to your google account by default because they wanted to you sign in with your Samsung account and sync to there even though it's a horrible service! Little bullshit like that just makes the whole experience more painful. LastInLine posted:I'm not saying that's not true, but the fact is that none of those manufacturers are making desirable* devices. Samsung turns a profit making devices that people want to buy. No one else does that. True for a lot of devices, but I don't think they're that much superior for the consumer than some of the other better OEM devices so much as just much better branded and marketed.
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MikeJF posted:The main issue is poo poo like... for example, my sister tried to upgrade her S5 to an S7. Sorry, turns out Samsung turned off contacts syncing to your google account by default because they wanted to you sign in with your Samsung account and sync to there even though it's a horrible service! You're right, it's this poo poo that makes OEM poo poo terrible but it's hardly unique to Samsung. Further, it's hardly unique to smartphones. If this kind of stuff bothers you, don't buy devices that aren't produced by the curator of the ecosystem. The thing is, most people don't mind. MikeJF posted:True for a lot of devices, but I don't think they're that much superior for the consumer than some of the other better OEM devices so much as just much better branded and marketed. But we're talking about how they supposedly "dragging [Google's] name through the mud". The fact that they're branded and marketed well enough to be thought of as the Apple alternative demonstrates that they're making Google look good, if any of it rubs off on Google at all. CLAM DOWN posted:vvvv gently caress you i'm normal LOL you and me both, buddy. Hell, we're all normal in here, aren't we, guys?
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Ehud posted:Thanks for the advice, everyone. We are in a weird spot with this initial batch of phones. They are having some custom software loaded onto them and then being resold to customers. I'm working on some long term plans to use an MDM solution in the future, but for now I just need to strip out the useless apps, add our software and then I'm not touching these phones again. Quick follow up to this: I am working on the batch file to uninstall a bunch of apps. Here is an example of the command I am using: adb shell am start -a android.intent.action.UNINSTALL_PACKAGE -d "package:com.gotv.nflgamecenter.us.lite" The problem I'm running into is that the phone then displays a confirmation, "Are you sure you want to uninstall NFL Game Center?" How would I answer that dialogue box automatically to confirm the uninstallation? Sorry, I realize this is basic. I have zero experience with any of this stuff, which made me the obvious choice for this project 
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Sir Unimaginative posted:Do you see Google capitulating to Samsung? Welcome to... Magenta? The Register UK posted:The source code of Google's latest operating system has emerged, and it looks like all new code from the ground up. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/08/15/googles_new_os_could_replace_android/ https://fuchsia.googlesource.com/?format=HTML
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Everything I've seen about Magenta looks like it's designed for embedded devices and is part of google's automation and device plans. Probably'll end up powering Chromecast dongle v3 and devices like that (at the moment they're running a heavily modified stripped down Android)
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So I'm looking pretty closely at this galaxy note 7 for my next device. According to the releases it has gorilla glass 5 and it says it can withstand a drop from 6 ft onto concrete without breaking 80% of the time. How does that translate to, say, 150 ft and falling into a grassy meadow, from a bird's talons?
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