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Ragingsheep posted:Its too subtle imo. lol, why not just go whole hog and make a shock collar?
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Ragingsheep posted:Its too subtle imo. isn't that what ambient display does
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Nov 11, 2016 01:20
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Blue Train posted:isn't that what ambient display does Ambient display on the Pixels lights up once then stops. I'm hoping for something that's more along the always on functionality of the S7 but only when there's a new notification.
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Nov 11, 2016 01:23
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Ragingsheep posted:Yes. And lightflow works - maybe yours is broken. I seem to remember lightflow wrecking battery life in the past (wakelocks?). Is it all good now?
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Nov 11, 2016 01:26
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Ragingsheep posted:Ambient display on the Pixels lights up once then stops. I'm hoping for something that's more along the always on functionality of the S7 but only when there's a new notification. what the hell
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Nov 11, 2016 01:28
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hotsauce posted:I seem to remember lightflow wrecking battery life in the past (wakelocks?). I don't use Lightflow. It's also broken if you have ambient display on.
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Nov 11, 2016 01:46
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Ragingsheep posted:I don't use Lightflow. It's also broken if you have ambient display on. Ah, thanks for that. I tried it on my XL and was like "um, this doesn't work." Ambient was on. Uninstalled it anyhow.
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Nov 11, 2016 01:48
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It worked for me but having ambient display on makes the screen constantly flash on and off (which is what I want) but even when you don't have any notifications.
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Nov 11, 2016 02:11
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It's definitely the biggest issue that I have with the Pixel (which honestly isn't that bad). Both the vibration motor and the notification LED are pretty weak and while I'm at work I don't like to have my sound notifications go off since it's kind of disturbing. Active display on the motos was the best feature and I really miss it.
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Nov 11, 2016 02:11
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A work friend is looking for a new phone. He's on a Samsung Galaxy S4 that's giving him problems. I suggested a Moto G 3rd generation but getting the 16GB/2GB RAM model is getting tricky. His cost ceiling is pretty low. I'd like to recommend a phone with 2GB RAM and either 32GB onboard storage or 16GB with adoptable storage with an SD card. I think he wants to pay upfront without getting a new contract. Suggestions?
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Nov 11, 2016 02:21
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get the unlocked moto g4, 2gb ram 16gb storage with sd card slot is like 200
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WattsvilleBlues posted:A work friend is looking for a new phone. He's on a Samsung Galaxy S4 that's giving him problems. I suggested a Moto G 3rd generation but getting the 16GB/2GB RAM model is getting tricky. His cost ceiling is pretty low. I'd like to recommend a phone with 2GB RAM and either 32GB onboard storage or 16GB with adoptable storage with an SD card. I believe the Pixel is "half off" through t mobile if they are able to switch to that. It's a billing reduction though, so would still be relatively expensive upfront.
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wouldn't that still be like 400? he specifically said dudes cost ceiling is p low
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Nov 11, 2016 02:30
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My Galaxy S6 edge has been autoincorrecting lately in some apps but not others. As an example, in "email", it replaces the 's' in "it's" with an apostrophe, leaving [it'']. It's not capitalizing after a period, but it is after a new line. It's doing all sorts of crazy stuff that I can't make sense of at all. Any ideas? Again, it's only some apps - the messages app works fine. I'm using the 'something' app now and it's fine. Driving me nuts.
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Nov 11, 2016 02:34
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Ragingsheep posted:Ambient display on the Pixels lights up once then stops. I'm hoping for something that's more along the always on functionality of the S7 but only when there's a new notification. The google issue tracker page has an entry for tilt to check, so star that to help get it noticed I guess. You could also look into The Ambi-tuner app, which is specifically designed to fix some of the ambient display stuff that’s missing. I haven’t used the app personally, and you need to pay to unlock some functionality, but it might be worth checking out.
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I miss the AOD on the Note 7 and S7. Other than that, the Pixel is a fine device.
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Moey posted:I miss the AOD on the Note 7 and S7. Samsung's always on display is one of the best things they do on their phones, the native ambient display thing is garbage in comparison.
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Nov 11, 2016 04:16
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VERTiG0 posted:How is the Oneplus 3? Checks all the boxes and then some, I just wish there was a 5" screen model. The price sure is right. Doesn't seem popular on this thread, or at least there's few responses related to it. For me I'm very tempted to get one, once they're back in stock. There are hints that something new will be announced by Oneplus on the 15th, so probably best to wait anyway. For myself I'll wait for whatever might be announced then try to order either the new shiny or the Oneplus 3. Seems reasonable to me, with no contract or anything it'll be about half the price of the Pixel in Canada.
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So HTC just launched their latest flagship. Exclusively on Sprint. Using a Snapdragon 810. At the end of 2016...
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Melraidin posted:Doesn't seem popular on this thread, or at least there's few responses related to it. For me I'm very tempted to get one, once they're back in stock. There are hints that something new will be announced by Oneplus on the 15th, so probably best to wait anyway. I'd get one if it wasn't Huge McLarge Phone.
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bull3964 posted:So HTC just launched their latest flagship.
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I can't speak to Samsung's version, but Moto's Active Display is 100x better than Google's Ambient Display.
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Newf posted:My Galaxy S6 edge has been autoincorrecting lately in some apps but not others. As an example, in "email", it replaces the 's' in "it's" with an apostrophe, leaving [it'']. It's not capitalizing after a period, but it is after a new line. It's doing all sorts of crazy stuff that I can't make sense of at all. What keyboard are you using?
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The Android Thread - The answer is to get a Pixel. I mean that's the biggest bang for your buck as far as performance, quality, functionality, and future proofing goes. It's probably a touch pricey if you originally leaned toward like the OnePlus or some shenzhen special monstrosity running something off XDA but if you're looking to buy a phone most likely capable of lasting the two years until your upgrade (or whatever they're loving you with on Verizon these days) with less "ungraceful aging" than others, your answer is the Pixel. Not the Moto X Pure that's for sure. poo poo was months behind security updates even before they became Lenovo. Even the 2015 MXP has started to show its age very prominently.
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FAUXTON posted:The Android Thread - The answer is to get a Pixel. Wait 4 days to see what the next one plus x phone will be then buy a pixel if it's not to your liking.
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XIII posted:I can't speak to Samsung's version, but Moto's Active Display is 100x better than Google's Ambient Display. Having used all three, Moto's is the best.
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PerrineClostermann posted:I used to be easy. Devices used to support drag and drop file operations. They used to support USB Mass Storage. Now everything's hidden behind the broken Media Transfer Protocol and From an embedded developer perspective, MTP is a god send. It allows simultaneous access to a file system by both host and device. MSC bypasses the devices file system, sharing the underlying block device, so you have to rely on the host having the correct FS driver and not stomping on something the device is doing. Alternatively, you can lock out device access while a host has the disk mounted. With MTP none of that poo poo matters.
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CLAM DOWN posted:Samsung's always on display is one of the best things they do on their phones, the native ambient display thing is garbage in comparison. Samsung's always on display is (currently) a very stupid implementation. It doesn't show notifications from any apps except Samsung's. It only seems to show notification count (number of unread messages) but doesn't say anything about who those messages are from or titles or anything. And clearing a Notification (a missed call for example) from the notification tray will not clear it from the always-on screen. You have to open your phone app and look at missed calls to clear it. I read that the Nougat beta for the S7 is enabling 3rd party apps, but I am sure Samsung will gently caress that up somehow too. I don't remember the default Android ambient display being that bad, but I can't test it because it is currently broken on the Pixel. Moto's active display is the best.
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Lowen SoDium posted:I read that the Nougat beta for the S7 is enabling 3rd party apps, but I am sure Samsung will gently caress that up somehow too. Note 7 (  ) had 3rd party apps on the AOD. But it should have been that way on the S7/Edge from the beginning.
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I'm running an S7 with the 7.0 beta. I posted about it yesterday but probably got swallowed up in the Pixel chat. The AOD does indeed support 3rd party apps now and it works well.
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Moto's implementation is still the best. I have no idea why Google doesn't have ambient 'breath' just the notification periodically on the display since all but one of their phones has OLED displays ( and honestly, the MXP having an LCD really didn't affect battery life in this respect.) They also need interaction or at least a way to adjust timeout. The screen doesn't stay on long enough after a notification to really read it. Being able to lengthen the time the display is one would be great as would the ability to interact with the screen. I don't know how many times I've reached over to my Pixel to touch an incoming notification to peek at what it was only to have it fade under my fingertip.
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Lowen SoDium posted:
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..btt posted:How is it broken? As far as I can tell it works the same on my pixel as it did on my 6 & 6p It doesn't respond to movement.
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So report of using a Nexus 6P with Daydream, it is correct that it throttles way too soon to be truly enjoyable, but a few experiences can be had rather ok like the Harry Potter one as well as PolyRunner VR. It has the ability, but the heat and battery drain just nosedive rather quick. If you have a Pixel or PixelXL though, I would highly recommend it as the view and remote is really good for a mobile device and hopefully a lot of GearVR apps make the jump as there isn't a good reason for them not too if the Devs like Money. The headset is comfortable, feels like yoga pants, and the lenses are really good. Also yea on the HTC Bolt...... Not sure exactly what their goal with this thing is. Maybe a budget phone for the common folk? If it comes out at anything above $299 (since you can get an M9 for $300 right now) it will be DoA and just flop as this isn't the end of 2015, but the end of 2016 with 820/821's making their showing and showing how old the 810 really is. It was an OK processor, but drat if nobody really could get the drat thing cool long enough to be useful. I still wonder what an Active Cooled 810 would have performed like vs the one in all these hot phones.
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Having no IR blaster on my PXL kinda sucks, didn't even realize how much I used it to control stuff around the house. Guess I'll need to completely Googleify my house. Can a Chromecast control TV volume via HDMI input?
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The Duggler posted:Can a Chromecast control TV volume via HDMI input? No, but you can change the volume of the thing that's playing from your phone.
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HTC Bolt, the Thunderbolt of 2016.
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nimper posted:No, but you can change the volume of the thing that's playing from your phone. This, and I am still pleasantly surprised how even with my chromecast (and Shield TV) plugged into a 3 way HDMI splitter, connected to a 2013 Panasonic TV, when I hit cast on something to one of those two, it will Turn on the TV, Change the input to the correct input, and start playing. That is fancy. I would like more of that sort of control over my place. If I ever get my career to stop kicking me in the nuts, I would love to build a home from the ground up to be a slick smarthome. Would be cool too if someone making a house near me would let me design the smart system for them. Everyone I talk to seems to love the idea, but getting people to bite on actually making it happen, even when it cost a fraction of some of those older universal remote style systems that are clunky as hell and never work right a few years down the line when you replace a single component.
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Any word on the Daydream View promo codes that were supposed to be sent out to those who preordered a Pixel? Did some googling and couldn't find any mention of the codes being sent out or an ETA.
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EdEddnEddy posted:
It's $600, so, yeah.
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