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suddenlyissoon posted:I should just give up hope that there will be any Pixel XL's in 128gb that will be available before the end of the year, right? They seem to be getting stock occasionally that sells out almost immediately. Just keep refreshing 
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GutBomb posted:I got some cheap google cardboard unit from best buy for $20 and after about 5 minutes my BlackBerry priv throttles down because of heat. It's not surprising that enclosing your phone in a unit and making it do poo poo with the screen on would generate heat. Eagerly awaiting the first dude on Reddit/YouTube to "life hack" their Daydream headset with a CPU/tower case fan. 
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CLAM DOWN posted:The NFC button does a custom action, you set it in the Live Cases app. I set mine to toggle the flashlight on and off for example, it's just "okay" because it does not work reliably. Oh, that’s a cool thing that it’s supposed to do, a shame it doesn’t really work well. I'd totally go for the case if it was 10 bucks cheaper or so. Do you think the case provides decent protection? I’ve never cracked a phone even though I’ve never used a case, but still would like to know that the case will provide some protection as opposed to a rubber / TPU case or something.
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Nov 14, 2016 22:08
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So, this is probably the best place for this... I bought a Google Home the other day. I'm really, really impressed with it - the sound quality and volume is good enough that the price tag doesn't both me much, and the industrial design is pretty excellent. But what is really shocking to me is the voice recognition - it is leaps and bounds better than the Echo. It picks up the hotword much more reliably, particularly when its playing music, and has nearly 100% accuracy registering my commands despite my horrible cold right now. Its missing some functionality right now (lol Google), but it works with my Hue crap, plays music, and gets me the news and weather so I can't complain much. It is a much, much better buy than the Echo right now IMO, unless you are invested in Amazon stuff. It seems to be selling very well too - if it achieves anywhere near the success of the Chromecast, hopefully it will not be abandoned in a couple years.
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Nov 14, 2016 22:15
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suddenlyissoon posted:I should just give up hope that there will be any Pixel XL's in 128gb that will be available before the end of the year, right? Mine's got a scheduled ship date of 12/16.  ...though I just checked the website and now there's *nothing* listed under 'status.' 
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Nov 14, 2016 22:25
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Stan Taylor posted:So is there any truth to all those battery tips that people spout all the time? Like, that it's bad to charge your battery to 100% or that you should let it charge all the way and then use it until its dead the first time you turn it on or whatever. My Nexus battery was poo poo but I chalk that up to my charging cable being poo poo, and plugging it in using any USB adapter I could find. Charging early is better for the battery than letting it run down, and going to full is fine because the phone will stop charging and restart when the level drops below like 97% (and you don't need to know that, so it'll lie to you and say it's at 100 the whole time) I think charging with the phone off can help if the level is screwy in Android, like to to recalibrate it, but I forget if that's actually a thing
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Nov 14, 2016 22:30
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IuniusBrutus posted:So, this is probably the best place for this... These things seem pretty neat, but I'm gonna wait until my wife and I can ask it about our agendas and get different responses.
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Nov 14, 2016 22:32
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Khisanth Magus posted:I briefly switched over to a random wifi network I found and then back to mobile data and it worked again. Wonder what is up with that. Hope iti s fixed soon. I dunno if Verizon fuckery might be involved. I pulled the sim out of my note 7 and stuck it in the pixel. This shouldn't have an effect according to my knowledge but with Verizon you never know.
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Nov 14, 2016 22:56
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PerrineClostermann posted:I dunno if Verizon fuckery might be involved. I pulled the sim out of my note 7 and stuck it in the pixel. This shouldn't have an effect according to my knowledge but with Verizon you never know. I use t-mobile, not Verizon, so if you are on Verizon it doesn't seem to be a Carrier specific thing.
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Nov 14, 2016 23:12
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I'm on Verizon and haven't had even a hint of data trouble with the Pixel.
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Nov 14, 2016 23:17
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PerrineClostermann posted:I dunno if Verizon fuckery might be involved. I pulled the sim out of my note 7 and stuck it in the pixel. This shouldn't have an effect according to my knowledge but with Verizon you never know. Does it to me on Project Fi too. I just kill the app and start it up again. Seems to be some bug where the OS doesn't reconnect the app to data. I'm willing to bet it is a bug in job scheduler or something similar.
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Hi guys, I was looking to buy a Nexus 6P (and have been since forever, just waiting for prices to drop) but I don't even know where to do it. I went to Google Play and I guess they don't sell them anymore, and Amazon just seems to be third-party sellers. Does anyone have any advice for where to purchase, and also maybe speculation on if I should just go and pull the trigger now or wait until some nearby sale like Black Friday or Christmas or something? I was hoping the release of the Pixel would drop prices but I don't think it's done much of anything. Anyway sorry for this kind of vague question, just want to make sure I'm doing this right since I've only bought one other phone and don't want to get ripped off here. Thanks for your help!
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Nov 15, 2016 00:10
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Stanley Goodspeed posted:Hi guys, I was looking to buy a Nexus 6P (and have been since forever, just waiting for prices to drop) but I don't even know where to do it. I went to Google Play and I guess they don't sell them anymore, and Amazon just seems to be third-party sellers. Does anyone have any advice for where to purchase, and also maybe speculation on if I should just go and pull the trigger now or wait until some nearby sale like Black Friday or Christmas or something? I was hoping the release of the Pixel would drop prices but I don't think it's done much of anything. swappa.com sells used 6Ps for very cheap right now. That's where I got mine
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Nov 15, 2016 00:12
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Don't buy a used 6P. Order through Project Fi at $399 (for the 32gb model). You'd have to activate it on Fi to keep the $399 price (otherwise they bill you the difference??) but you could immediately cancel.
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You could also check out B&H Photo if you aren't in New York, you can get it sales tax free which helps, especially if you want bigger than 32G.
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Hey guys, I dropped my Nexus 6 a couple months ago, and the screen had some hairline cracks at a corner. Up to a few days ago, it was working fine, but then, I left it on my desk at work and walked away for like 30m, came back and there were cracks all over the screen. The screen no longer turns on, all I get is a quick flash on the top edge if I try do anything. Is this a problem that can be replaced with cheaply with a new screen? I am mostly confused if I simply need a new screen or a new digitizer also. Or should I just get a new phone?
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Nov 15, 2016 01:04
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Femur posted:Hey guys, I dropped my Nexus 6 a couple months ago, and the screen had some hairline cracks at a corner. Up to a few days ago, it was working fine, but then, I left it on my desk at work and walked away for like 30m, came back and there were cracks all over the screen. The screen no longer turns on, all I get is a quick flash on the top edge if I try do anything. Most if not all modern phones need a whole new screen if anything other than just the glass goes. I'm thinking you'll probably need the whole assembly.
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Nov 15, 2016 02:01
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Forget grip tape. New hotness is puffy paint. http://phandroid.com/2016/11/14/google-pixel-protip-how-to-tips-tricks/
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bull3964 posted:Forget grip tape. New hotness is puffy paint. drat, Phandroid beat me to my next troll idea. Oh well.
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Nov 15, 2016 02:38
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Daydream promo codes are starting to go out, just redeemed mine.
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Nov 15, 2016 05:50
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bull3964 posted:Daydream promo codes are starting to go out, just redeemed mine. Same.
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Nov 15, 2016 05:52
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Was just about to come here to say that.
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Nov 15, 2016 05:53
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Thanks for the heads up! Just ordered mine.
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Nov 15, 2016 05:59
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I ordered and *then* came here to post about it. 
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Nov 15, 2016 05:59
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I don't have one yet. I presume you all ordered yours early and got them at launch?
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Nov 15, 2016 06:06
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Yeah, launch day order. Anyone else annoyed that replying to a text from the notification shade doesn't mark the message as read? It even shows your reply in the shade afterwards.
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PerrineClostermann posted:I don't have one yet. I ordered on 10/4 but received mine on 10/24.
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ilkhan posted:Yeah, launch day order. Then it'll be some time 'till I see my code, I guess 
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PerrineClostermann posted:Then it'll be some time 'till I see my code, I guess
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PerrineClostermann posted:I don't have one yet. Didn't you order through Verizon? I could have sworn you were posting about that in the Verizon thread. Because if you dit you don't get an individual code. You just submit the info to the Verizon rebate website with the promocode GoogleGift to start the process
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DangerZoneDelux posted:Didn't you order through Verizon? I could have sworn you were posting about that in the Verizon thread. I was going to, but ended up ordering off the Google Store.
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Got my daydream code too. Is this better off flipping?
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Tried the Daydream + Icepack cooling on the 6P last night.  Turns out, the 6P just isn't going to run VR outside of cardboard that well. CPU was at a max of like 40C but the 6P has a weird habit of if it gets too cold, it turns off the 4 big cores which confuses the hell out of me. However VR Karts actually plays fully playable and looks good, if only the physics were anywhere close to good. The kart's hitbox seems to reach out like 6 inches on any side so cutting close to another kart or a wall stops you flat even though you aren't "visibly" touching. Oh well, will eventually get a new Daydream capable device with the Snap 830 arrives so not too worried.
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EdEddnEddy posted:Tried the Daydream + Icepack cooling on the 6P last night. Source your quotes.
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Jerk McJerkface posted:Is this better off flipping? Nexus Q that poo poo.
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:It's a half-baked Google product that will likely never be refined but nerds are salivating over it. What do you think? My nexus q is sitting on a shelf in my closet. "Your user data is secretly sent to China through a backdoor on some U.S. Android phones posted:Included for free with some Android phones: “a backdoor that sends all your text messages to China every 72 hours.” quit buying cheap androids
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EdEddnEddy posted:Tried the Daydream + Icepack cooling on the 6P last night. please go back to xda
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Nov 15, 2016 18:47
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Went to the store to check out the Pixel first hand. I'm in love. This is the phone I've been waiting for all my life. So nice!
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AlexF posted:Went to the store to check out the Pixel first hand. I'm in love. This is the phone I've been waiting for all my life. So nice! I checked out the pixel yesterday and I really liked it but that price tag...
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