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vyst posted:I'm in the market for a new phone and I'm thinking of jumping on that Verizon upgrade deal. If i dont see myself using that Google assistant much what's the recommendation still on the Pixel vs Galaxy S7? Pixel, hands down.
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Wrong, the phone to get is the BLU Dash JR W D141w GSM Dual-SIM Android Smartphone.
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Thermopyle posted:Wrong, the phone to get is the BLU Dash JR W D141w GSM Dual-SIM Android Smartphone. He said Verizon  I totally thought you were making up that name
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Dec 18, 2016 01:39
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Thermopyle posted:Wrong, the phone to get is the BLU Dash JR W D141w GSM Dual-SIM Android Smartphone. Yup, get this bad boy, root the poo poo out of it, and slap on CM12 nightlies from rootzwiki
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Lowen SoDium posted:So Blackberry is out. Good riddance to bad management. Who won the death pool?
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Thermopyle posted:Wrong, the phone to get is the BLU Dash JR W D141w GSM Dual-SIM Android Smartphone. They don't have this on Verizon...
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Dec 18, 2016 06:14
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True then get a Pixel, the best phone.
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So I dropped my moto X and the screen is black. It's still getting messages and the like though so I know it's on. I already replaced it but I want to know if theirs a simple way to pull the media off of it (pictures and such) without being able to unlock the screen. Turning it on and plugging it into USB is thus far not working :/
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Dec 18, 2016 18:28
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Use power and volume down button to boot to fastboot mode, use ADB pull to get the files http://www.teamandroid.com/2015/01/08/enter-moto-x-fastboot-mode/ http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10050925/how-do-i-adb-pull-all-files-of-a-folder-present-in-sd-card
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Dec 18, 2016 18:34
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And backup your poo poo regularly or store stuff in the cloud. There's no reason to lose contacts, pictures, videos, etc. in this day and age.
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Dec 18, 2016 18:58
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Is the Pixel's front-facing camera any good? I've never seen an Android camera with a good front-facing camera, they all look like mid-2000s webcams.
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Dec 18, 2016 19:08
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Segmentation Fault posted:Is the Pixel's front-facing camera any good? I've never seen an Android camera with a good front-facing camera, they all look like mid-2000s webcams. It's excellent, but the S7/S7e/Note 7 front facing sensor is the best I've ever seen. Cameras is one thing Samsung nails.
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CLAM DOWN posted:It's excellent, but the S7/S7e/Note 7 front facing sensor is the best I've ever seen. Cameras is one thing Samsung nails. Samsung phones still use TouchWiz right? After having two HTC phones I'm kind of done with any Android UI that isn't stock. Honestly I'm not even looking for an amazing front-facing camera, just one that doesn't remind me of the Logitech webcam I bought in 2004.
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Dec 18, 2016 19:24
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Segmentation Fault posted:Samsung phones still use TouchWiz right? After having two HTC phones I'm kind of done with any Android UI that isn't stock. Honestly I'm not even looking for an amazing front-facing camera, just one that doesn't remind me of the Logitech webcam I bought in 2004. The Pixel is what you want.
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Dec 18, 2016 19:26
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I watched one video about app speed today, comparing 3T, S7 & Pixel. Why the Samsung phone is so goddamn slow? All Samsung phones I've used have been awfully slow, but I thought by now they would've fixed the slowness: https://youtu.be/otwED6s3rCQ (starts at 1:17)
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Internet Explorer posted:And backup your poo poo regularly or store stuff in the cloud. Oh yes there is brother  
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Dec 18, 2016 19:57
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Does anyone have a Pixel and wish they had gotten an XL or vice versa? Trying to decide between the Pixel and XL. I haven't had one of those larger screen phones so I'm curious how people that have it enjoy it for daily usage. The specs of the XL are alluring but I'm so used to the smaller screens. *I know i'm being a baby
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Dec 18, 2016 21:18
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I have the moto g4 which is nearly the same dimensions as the xl and I like it. I came from a first gen moto g and it feels like a toy now. I thought I wouldn't like the larger size but I got used to it after about a week and wouldn't go back now. I am six feet tall and have normal sized hands so if you are much shorter or have tiny trumplike hands you may not like it
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Dec 18, 2016 21:25
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I went from a MXP (which is the same size as the XL, actually with a larger screen) to a regular Pixel and couldn't be happier.
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Dec 18, 2016 21:29
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It's been 2 months of Pixel commercials on NFL Sunday and I only just realized that I don't think any of them have ever included the word "Android" in any way.
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Dec 18, 2016 21:33
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I got the standard pixel, moving down from the nexus 6. I couldn't be happier. 2 years with a giant phone is enough for me.
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Dec 18, 2016 21:37
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vyst posted:Does anyone have a Pixel and wish they had gotten an XL or vice versa? Trying to decide between the Pixel and XL. I haven't had one of those larger screen phones so I'm curious how people that have it enjoy it for daily usage. The specs of the XL are alluring but I'm so used to the smaller screens. I ordered a Pixel when the blue became available but kind of wanted the XL the whole time, then I finally saw a Pixel XL in stock at a Best Buy and knew I really preferred the XL. That's when the blue XL came in stock and I cancelled the first order and now that my girlfriend's Pixel is here I'm confident I made the right decision for me. Star War Sex Parrot posted:It's been 2 months of Pixel commercials on NFL Sunday and I only just realized that I don't think any of them have ever included the word "Android" in any way. Why would they? Any phone that's not an iPhone is an Android and everyone already knows this.
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LastInLine posted:Why would they? Any phone that's not an iPhone is an Android and everyone already knows this.
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Dec 18, 2016 21:43
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The full version of the ad actually says Android Nougat (in a blink in you'll miss it sort of way.)
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Dec 18, 2016 21:45
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bull3964 posted:The full version of the ad actually says Android Nougat (in a blink in you'll miss it sort of way.)
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Dec 18, 2016 21:46
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:Must just be the 30 second TV spots that don't have it then, or I'm not paying that much attention to commercials -- likely. Yeah, it's normally cut out. It's in the quick feature compilation flashes on the screen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rykmwn0SMWU&t=59s
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Star War Sex Parrot posted:I read it more as them potentially moving away from that brand entirely, but we'll have to see what 2017 brings. I don't know that they've ever been particularly strong at mentioning the Android branding. The only thing I can think of that specifically sought to tie Android to the OEMs was the forced inclusion of the "Android" boot screen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdhGvK406Do That said I don't think the Pixel actually uses that boot animation. It just has four dots jumping each other eventually turning into the G: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_U-nOy-mA4 So maybe you're right, no "Android" there.
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Dec 18, 2016 21:50
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Segmentation Fault posted:Is the Pixel's front-facing camera any good? I've never seen an Android camera with a good front-facing camera, they all look like mid-2000s webcams. I'm not a big selfie person, so I don't have a ton of comparison. But my wife's Pixel took some really nice looking selfies of us when we went to Yosemite recently. Even blown up they looked like something taken by a back/primary camera on a decent phone. I was pretty impressed.
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incogneato posted:I'm not a big selfie person, so I don't have a ton of comparison. But my wife's Pixel took some really nice looking selfies of us when we went to Yosemite recently. Even blown up they looked like something taken by a back/primary camera on a decent phone. I was pretty impressed. Yeah and I don't think posting selfies on SA is a good idea to show an example, but the Pixel front camera is really good for sure.
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Can anyone recommend a reliable micro-SD card? The SanDisk I had plugged into my Shield K1 as additional storage just crapped out and I haven't had it that long.
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I've been using a Samsung one for a couple years and it's held up It's the orange and white Evo
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vyst posted:Does anyone have a Pixel and wish they had gotten an XL or vice versa? Trying to decide between the Pixel and XL. I haven't had one of those larger screen phones so I'm curious how people that have it enjoy it for daily usage. The specs of the XL are alluring but I'm so used to the smaller screens. Regular sized Pixel is really nice after having a Nexus 6 and 6P. I like typing on a bigger keyboard, but don't really use my phone to watch stuff or play games, mostly just reading, music, and general internet stuff, so otherwise don't really benefit from a bigger screen. Normal Pixel battery life is also really good for me, so again, not really missing the advantages of the XL.
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I've been dumping my music onto my old Droid MAXX (XT1080) running 4.4.4. Is there a way to get Android to recognize non-English characters in a .m3u playlist file without having to totally recreate the playlist on the phone? It's cutting a few of my playlists rather short due to either folder or file path issues.
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Sidesaddle Cavalry posted:I've been dumping my music onto my old Droid MAXX (XT1080) running 4.4.4. Is there a way to get Android to recognize non-English characters in a .m3u playlist file without having to totally recreate the playlist on the phone? It's cutting a few of my playlists rather short due to either folder or file path issues.
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Dec 18, 2016 23:36
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Grey Area posted:Encoding issue maybe? Try opening the playlist in Notepad and saving it with UTF-8 encoding. Look at this amazing goon solving my problem with two sentences. Thanks!
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Dec 18, 2016 23:54
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Best Buy just got the same $10/month for 24 month deal on Pixel today. I got to keep my Verizon plan (my unlimited) and walked out with one.
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LastInLine posted:I don't know that they've ever been particularly strong at mentioning the Android branding. Isn't that because they had to pay Lucas Arts/Disney every time they used the word Android in an ad?
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Wax Dynasty posted:Isn't that because they had to pay Lucas Arts/Disney every time they used the word Android in an ad? That was Verizon and Motorola with the Droid ads.
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Apparently that Nova Launcher special prize for nova launcher prime owners was just some lame contest for icon packs
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