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cage-free egghead posted:Pretty sure you're getting it mixed up with the F6 or something. Before the G2 was the Optimus G and those phones so I'm not sure where you're getting G6 from. No, they have a TV by the name of LG G6.
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Apparently 7.1.1 is bringing Google's GIF keyboard and app shortcuts to Nexus devices. How does the GIF keyboard work? Does it just do a Google search for whatever or does it just have a set of built-in GIF's, or, what?
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Post-mortem on the Note 7 battery issues, although not from Samsung so who knows how accurate it actually is... http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/instrumental-galaxy-note-7-teardown-news/ "They discovered the battery was so tightly packed inside the Galaxy Note 7's body that any pressure from battery expansion, or stress on the body itself, may squeeze together layers inside the battery that are never supposed to touch -- with explosive results. Batteries swell up under normal use, and we place stress on a phone's body by putting it our pocket and sitting down, or if it's dropped. Tolerances for battery expansion are built into a smartphone during design, and Instrumental notes Samsung used "a super-aggressive manufacturing process to maximize capacity." In other words, the Galaxy Note 7 was designed to be as thin and sleek as possible, while containing the maximum battery capacity for long use, thereby better competing against rival devices such as the iPhone 7 Plus and improving on previous Note models. The report speculates that any pressure placed on the battery in its confined space may have squeezed together positive and negative layers inside the cell itself, which were thinner than usual in the Note 7's battery already, causing them to touch, heat up, and eventually in some cases, catch fire. Delving deeper into the design, the engineers say the space above a battery inside a device needs a "ceiling" that equates to approximately 10 percent of the overall thickness. The Galaxy Note 7 should have had a 0.5mm ceiling; it had none."
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Thermopyle posted:Apparently 7.1.1 is bringing Google's GIF keyboard and app shortcuts to Nexus devices. It searches, so you can get really specific. It also has some predefined categories you can choose from, like "high-five", "clapping", "thumbs up", "yes", "no", and "recently used".
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well thats cool. I really want to irritate my wife with some GIFs. Someone quick remind me the ins and outs of flashing factory images or OTA's if thats even possible any more. It's been years since I've messed with that poo poo instead of just waiting for the OTA like a normal non-nerd.
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Thermopyle posted:well thats cool. I really want to irritate my wife with some GIFs. If you are Bootloader unlocked, and want to do a clean flash Would recommend backing up everything you can get your hands on plugged into a PC beforehand. Also if you like to keep SMS messages, SMS Backup & Restore. Also you can get the same GIF access with Flesky currently on any Rom. And probably a few other 3rd party keyboards.
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Thermopyle posted:well thats cool. I really want to irritate my wife with some GIFs. OTA is easier since you don't have to wipe. Just download file, plug device into adb to reboot to recovery then flash the zip file that was downloaded. The step by step instructions are on the OTA page.
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comper posted:OTA is easier since you don't have to wipe. Just download file, plug device into adb to reboot to recovery then flash the zip file that was downloaded. The step by step instructions are on the OTA page. Yeah, this is what I did. Thanks. I didn't feel like installing the SDK, so I just used this terrible XDA thing to install adb and fastboot: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
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Thermopyle posted:Yeah, this is what I did. Thanks. I've used that for years and whenever anyone moans about how hard it is to install adb/fastboot I always bring it up The SDK is so unnecessary
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hooah posted:Does anyone know if the Pixels have apt-x for Bluetooth? I did a quick Google search, but only found people asking. Nope. As I understand, it requires some sort of licensing fee, that of which only Samsung, LG, etc, will pay for. Google "won't."
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Hrmph. Seems like the GIF keyboard thingy isn't working in Hangouts for some reason.
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Actually managed to get this OTA with no intervention on my part on release day for once. This update DOES include double tap and lift to wake.
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Dec 6, 2016 00:36
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bull3964 posted:Actually managed to get this OTA with no intervention on my part on release day for once. I wonder how they decide which phones get the update each day. I checked this morning and no update but decided to check after reading your post and sure enough it's there. It's nice that Verizon is actually keeping its promise to not hinder the updates
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Thermopyle posted:Hrmph. Seems like the GIF keyboard thingy isn't working in Hangouts for some reason. People on Reddit yesterday were saying that the gif keyboard worked for a couple days, then mysteriously stopped working. It seems to be something Google can turn on and off server-side.
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Got my Daydream View promo code. Google store can't process any orders. 
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nimper posted:The novelty of VVM is that you don't have to call in to get your messages. I've never used google voice and my voicemail transcriptions automatically pop up on my phone voicemail.....unless I'm missing something here *I'm on Fi if that matters
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torturemyballs posted:
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Vykk.Draygo posted:People on Reddit yesterday were saying that the gif keyboard worked for a couple days, then mysteriously stopped working. It seems to be something Google can turn on and off server-side. Oh ok. Hopefully it'll get turned on and stay on at some point.
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bull3964 posted:Actually managed to get this OTA with no intervention on my part on release day for once. Damnit, I dont see the update yet. 
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ilkhan posted:On pixel? Yup, Pixel. It has both of the new move actions.
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I have a Nexus 5, should I flash CyanogenMod, or stay on an official version of Android that doesn't receive even security updates? I'd rather not buy a new phone right now.
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Also got the 7.1.1. update on my Nexus 5x last night after checking again, which is like the first time ever I've not got the OTA weeks after it first rolled out. Are Google finally just updating when you check now?
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Internet Explorer posted:Post-mortem on the Note 7 battery issues, although not from Samsung so who knows how accurate it actually is... I don't know that this is a surprise, necessarily. I remember hearing some rumblings that were either from internal sources or external research that suggested the battery compartment could've been physically too small. But also loving  Samsung.
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sleepwalkers posted:I don't know that this is a surprise, necessarily. I remember hearing some rumblings that were either from internal sources or external research that suggested the battery compartment could've been physically too small. No no, people want a thinner phone! A phone so thin that when held your palm touches the capacitive screen! I miss the thickness of my Lumia 920. 
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bull3964 posted:Yup, Pixel. It has both of the new move actions. Got this update on my Verizon Pixel on release day as well. However the new moves seem to only work if there's an actual notification present, whereas Motorola's active display would show the time even if no notification is present. Does this sound accurate or am I not double tapping correctly? Edit: actually I think the moves are related to whether the phone is locked or not. I had my phone set to not lock immediately and it would not display anything on a double tap until the phone is locked. FACKER fucked around with this message at 16:28 on Dec 6, 2016 |
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It must be due to the sleep state. My phone is technically unlocked all the time due to smart unlock, but both moves still work. Power button is set to lock immediately though (even though it stays unlocked due to my moto 360.)
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I am all about these new moves. Taking the best parts from the Moto line is a good thing.
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I was late for the Thanksgiving deals on Google Home and a new Chromecast. Does Google, or anyone else, like BestBuy, usually offer another round of deals closer to Christmas?
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Finally got ahold of Google to replace my 6P under warranty for the Speakerphone and battery issue. Tried a few more software thing like flashing the factory 7.1.1 image so everything was 100% fresh and while the phone runs absolutely fantastic, Speakerphone Mic still doesn't work (It pretty much Mutes me from the person on the other end) and the battery lasted till about 12% before it shut down again which is better than 20%, but still annoying as hell that 12% shouldn't be 0%. If the battery is degrading, then move the drat 0% up to where it should be now dangit. The moving power finish line really makes lasting through the day a crapshoot. Lets hope that the Google Refurbs aren't too bad. I have had mixed luck in the past. (Sometimes better than new, sometimes look like it was buried at the beach, brushed off, and boxed up.) Also if you were having issues with the Google Store yesterday, it was some weird issue on their end. It should be better today and they knew about it but weren't exactly sure what was going on. Have to give it to them though, their customer support is pretty good at Google for hardware support.
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Supposedly the Droid Turbo on Verizon is finally being updated to Android 6 today. Back to only being one major release behind!  I haven't gotten an OTA though.
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http://www.sammobile.com/2016/12/06/exclusive-galaxy-s8-is-not-going-to-feature-a-3-5mm-headphone-jack/quote:We can exclusively confirm that Samsung is going to remove the standard 3.5mm headphone jack from the Galaxy S8. This means that all of your existing headphones will not be compatible with the upcoming flagship unless you use a USB Type-C adapter as the Galaxy S8 will feature a USB Type-C port. This also means that you won’t be able to plug in the Galaxy S8 and use wired headphones at the same time. courage
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CLAM DOWN posted:http://www.sammobile.com/2016/12/06/exclusive-galaxy-s8-is-not-going-to-feature-a-3-5mm-headphone-jack/ quote:This also means that you won’t be able to plug in the Galaxy S8 and use wired headphones at the same time. This is the real problem. I wonder if there can be a splitter of some sort.
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We had a horrible disastrous product recall because we tried to make the phone thin by squeezing a battery into a compartment that was too small Let's make the phone thinner by removing the headphone jack
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Syrinxx posted:We had a horrible disastrous product recall because we tried to make the phone thin by squeezing a battery into a compartment that was too small CLAM DOWN posted:courage
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Hey, everyone loved it so much when Apple did it with the iPhone 7!
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I believe the one positive thing about removing the headphone port is that it helps making the phone waterproof easier. But outside of that, I'm not a fan. If they just want to make the phone thinner, what the hell is keeping them from going to a 1/8 port instead? Sure you would need an adapter for your current headphones, but at least that isn't a freaking dongle.
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I have no problem with USB-C headphones, but I do have a problem with having to carry around a dongle if I want to charge and listen to headphones at the same time
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