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Blue Train posted:Dragging the spacebar to move the cursor works and is nice but I feel like it could still be improved  .
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Blue Train posted:Dragging the spacebar to move the cursor works and is nice but I feel like it could still be improved How did I not know this
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bull3964 posted:Never change OnePlus. I wonder how many times the term "daily driver" got flung around.
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So I'm about a month outside of the warranty on my newly-bootlooping Nexus 5X (my wife's actually, making this even more awesome). What are the chances LG or Google will make us whole? Purchased through the Google store. VV Yeah, I've started the process, just curious if anyone has been in the same situation already. sirbeefalot fucked around with this message at 22:17 on Dec 31, 2016 |
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sirbeefalot posted:So I'm about a month outside of the warranty on my newly-bootlooping Nexus 5X (my wife's actually, making this even more awesome). What are the chances LG or Google will make us whole? Purchased through the Google store. There's only one way to find out.
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The G4 play is the first phone I've seen in ages that actually gives you access to the FM radio that's baked into the CPU, that's pretty cool. Most carriers turn off the FM radio functionality entice you to use up your monthly data limit on stuff like Pandora so you feel pressure to upgrade your plan.
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sirbeefalot posted:So I'm about a month outside of the warranty on my newly-bootlooping Nexus 5X (my wife's actually, making this even more awesome). What are the chances LG or Google will make us whole? Purchased through the Google store. These posts about 5Xs going bad are upsetting. My friend asked me for a recommendation on a ~$200 phone a couple months ago. The 5X was all I really knew about, and he liked the idea of Fi since he uses almost no mobile data and it'll save him money. Less than a week after he activated it, he said it wouldn't turn on. They sent him a refurbished one as a replacement (he was not pleased with that). I already feel guilty that I suggested what sounds to be a crappy phone to my friend. I'm not sure what other options there were before November, though.
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incogneato posted:These posts about 5Xs going bad are upsetting. My friend asked me for a recommendation on a ~$200 phone a couple months ago. The 5X was all I really knew about, and he liked the idea of Fi since he uses almost no mobile data and it'll save him money. Less than a week after he activated it, he said it wouldn't turn on. They sent him a refurbished one as a replacement (he was not pleased with that). Moto G4?
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monster on a stick posted:Moto G4? Yeah, I mean I guess that's what I should have done. It's a bit late now, though. I thought I had read earlier this year in this thread that the 5X was regarded as the best cheap phone if you got it with the Fi discount. Maybe the issues weren't as widespread at that point, or maybe I just hadn't paid attention. Basically I should have done more research and now I feel bad. 
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incogneato posted:Yeah, I mean I guess that's what I should have done. It's a bit late now, though. I thought I had read earlier this year in this thread that the 5X was regarded as the best cheap phone if you got it with the Fi discount. Maybe the issues weren't as widespread at that point, or maybe I just hadn't paid attention. Until the bootlocking hit, it was, but some goons here were recommending it even after the bootlocking issues came out because doing otherwise would upset their Google waifu. Even before though, the battery life was poo poo. There's a reason LG didn't make any 5X phones after the initial production run last year and no longer has any parts, the phone was a total flop.
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incogneato posted:Basically I should have done more research and now I feel bad. Don't feel too bad, it will probably end up failing and he'll get his money back which he can use on a Pixel.
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Yeah, at least he's under warranty for a while yet (I'm getting a replacement which will go on Swappa immediately)
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My 5X was one month out of warranty. LG said they would repair it; then they said they would refund me; then by surprise they shipped it back to me fully repaired. This process took several weeks.
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Should have taken it to the Lucky Goldstore.
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Endless Mike posted:Should have taken it to the Lucky Goldstore. Wait...Apple has stores??
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i have a first gen moto X and i am all of a sudden having weird issues it changed the lockscreen on me? kind of? if i double click on a notification and the lock pattern shows up it will unlock but if i go into system the same pattern won't let me change the pattern. and if i use the lock screen normally it also tells me it's invalid using the same pattern it's also re-compiling all of the apps every time i turn it off and on. i did a factory reset in the (stock) bootloader but it still says i have the same number of apps so im not sure it did that right i swear if its some sort of software dead switch im going to be upset because the spare phone i have is a 2013 moto g  e: alright so the 'factory reset' doesn't reset it to factory, the lock screen is still there except now it's not connecting to cell service and there's a notification that says 'the commserver started' what the gently caress. i cant remote wipe it via android device manager since it's not connected to the internet now e2: commserver is some weird thing that happens if you're using a charger too powerful apparently, i was using an ipad charger so that explains that. unplugging it and restarting made it work so i device manager erased it. weird. nigga crab pollock fucked around with this message at 20:01 on Jan 1, 2017 |
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nigga crab pollock posted:i have a first gen moto X and i am all of a sudden having weird issues It's possible that the flash storage is dying. I've killed a few cheap phones doing Perk and other earning services that seem to write data to the phone 24/7 in a year or two. Usually they exhibit weird behavior like you described for a while and if they can keep running they'll eventually have a failure on boot due to the file system corrupting. Sometimes a factory reset will get them working normally for a while longer, but if they're about out of flash writes then the reset will make it worse or never complete. You should definitely back up anything important because it could die anytime. On some Moto G phones I wore out the flash on, I was able to get replacement main boards on eBay for $7. The Moto x is a little harder to work on but it's not impossible if you love the phone to find parts and swap it out. It'll be a new phone except for case, screen, battery, etc though so you should consider if it's worth the effort versus long for a replacement.
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Rexxed posted:It's possible that the flash storage is dying. I've killed a few cheap phones doing Perk and other earning services that seem to write data to the phone 24/7 in a year or two. Usually they exhibit weird behavior like you described for a while and if they can keep running they'll eventually have a failure on boot due to the file system corrupting. i'm not really concerned about any data on it since it was all backed up anyways, but is there an app to test the flash storage if it manages to turn back on? i've already replaced the plastic back and ripped off the glue so it probably shouldn't an issue but there aren't any tmobile motherboards on ebay and the rest of them are like $70, which with a new battery is the price of a new phone :/
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I'm not sure of any app to check the flash writes and lifespan. You could try shopping eBay for cracked screen phones to disassemble but you never know the full extent of the damage on those. It's probably time to shop for a new phone. The Moto G4 play is pretty inexpensive, or the Nexus 5X. If money is no object, get a pixel. Rexxed fucked around with this message at 20:23 on Jan 1, 2017 |
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nigga crab pollock posted:it's also re-compiling all of the apps every time i turn it off and on. This is a bug that isn't getting fixed. The only workaround is to make sure the phone is unplugged if you have to reboot it, then it doesn't recompile everything.
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well it's turned back on but for some reason i don't have mobile data. weird. i double-checked the apn too and made sure my account wasn't lapsed or anything i'm probably gonna buy a 5x off of one of my friends but i at least want like a half functional phone until i get it it's kind of weird that it died suddenly with no prior indicators of failure though
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nigga crab pollock posted:well it's turned back on but for some reason i don't have mobile data. weird. i double-checked the apn too and made sure my account wasn't lapsed or anything You could try reinstalling the sim card, although I thought you'd usually have a notification if it had sim card issues. If the flash is really going then it will just act all weird and hosed up until it dies, though.
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Jigoku posted:Why get a 5x when they are randomly boot looping? excitement and the thrill of spontaneity
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I have a 5X and have been enjoying it. If I get unlucky and it bricks, what's a good phone in the $300 range that is stock or close to stock android? I'd like a pixel but I don't want it bad enough to spend $700.
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Jesus christ, I accidentally stuck my s-pen in backwards in my Note 5 and bricked the lever that detects the pen. This has got to be the dumbest design possible. Anyone run into this and is this something Samsung will warranty (haha)?
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Have you seen my apex seals? I seem to have lost them.
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Aeka 2.0 posted:Jesus christ, I accidentally stuck my s-pen in backwards in my Note 5 and bricked the lever that detects the pen. This has got to be the dumbest design possible. Anyone run into this and is this something Samsung will warranty (haha)? How even One end has a point, the other doesn't
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Hadlock posted:The G4 play is the first phone I've seen in ages that actually gives you access to the FM radio that's baked into the CPU, that's pretty cool. Most carriers turn off the FM radio functionality entice you to use up your monthly data limit on stuff like Pandora so you feel pressure to upgrade your plan. Galaxy s7 and s7 edge have fm, at least with att. I think verizon turned it off or maybe it was t mobile. Just gotta plug in headphones to act as the antenna.
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PerrineClostermann posted:How even It fell out of the phone, I blind grabbed it and threw it back in while half asleep in bed. The bigger question is, how even should a phone break because a pen is inserted backwards, it's not like I had to force it in, basic loving keying should be engineered if direction can break something.
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I remember that cropping up around the time the Note 5 was released. I thought there was supposed to be some sort of fix? In any case, it's definitely a known issue. To the public, who knows about Samsung.
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hooah posted:I remember that cropping up around the time the Note 5 was released. I thought there was supposed to be some sort of fix? In any case, it's definitely a known issue. To the public, who knows about Samsung. The fix was a sticker saying don't do it 
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Wacky Delly posted:Hey, other than battery life, the gnex wasn't that bad. (the battery life was terrible) (triggered)
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EugeneJ posted:I'm guessing Google comes out with a 5x replacement by the end of the year since otherwise $400 for a 6P isn't a great starting point for someone wanting to try Fi "The problem, gentlemen, is that no one is making money selling Android phones," said the CEO. Raised eyebrows and murmurs go around table. EugeneJ clears his throat and in seconds all eyes are on him. "The problem, gentlemen," he said, "is that we aren't selling them cheaply enough. Face it, selling a phone at a price above our cost to make it can't work long term. We need to go back to selling a $500 phone for $250." "But if we're losing money on every unit, how will we ever make money?" "Volume."
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Blue Train posted:The fix was a sticker saying don't do it Hah, never even got one of those as I bought mine when they came out, and I'm on my second due to a 1 foot drop which also didn't have that warning.
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PerrineClostermann posted:How even Are you blaming the user for poor device design?
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LastInLine posted:"The problem, gentlemen, is that no one is making money selling Android phones," said the CEO. Raised eyebrows and murmurs go around table. So are the overpriced phones a way for Google to promote Fi, or is Fi a way for Google to promote overpriced phones?
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