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Mu Zeta posted:The glass back sucked. Why the gently caress do companies make slippery phones. I don't want to use a case. Glass feels more premium than plastic and you cant do wireless charging through metal. There ya go Don Lapre fucked around with this message at 23:03 on Jul 5, 2017 |
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Mu Zeta posted:The glass back sucked. Why the gently caress do companies make slippery phones. I don't want to use a case. Sounds like someone needs some grip-tape.
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Jul 5, 2017 22:21
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Don Lapre posted:Glass feels more premium than glass and you cant do wireless charging through metal. Metal sucks too. Give me a rubberized plastic material any day of the week. Moto X superiority.
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Jul 5, 2017 22:40
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bull3964 posted:Metal sucks too. loving right. That's the thing I miss the most about my OG MotoX.
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Don Lapre posted:Glass feels more premium than glass 
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Jul 5, 2017 23:02
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fixed 4 u
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Don Lapre posted:Glass feels more premium than plastic and you cant do wireless charging through metal.
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Also cases rule, and are cool
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CLAM DOWN posted:Also cases rule, and are cool This is wrong, however the delicate nature of modern cellphones make them pretty much a necessity.
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Sorry but you'll find that when it comes to phones, I am never wrong and also hotsauce is my brother
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Jul 5, 2017 23:28
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I've went over a year with no case on my 6P. Feels good!
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Jul 5, 2017 23:48
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bull3964 posted:Metal sucks too. One of my favorite phones aesthetically was the HTC Sensation which combined rubberized pads with a metal back (that was removable to boot)  It's a shame they don't put out designs this ill advised anymore.
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A silicone case makes the Pixel way better. This is the first phone I've owned that I bought a case for. No idea why they make the phone out of lovely metal and glass instead of nice, grippy plastic.
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Jul 6, 2017 00:17
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Internet Explorer posted:DEFEND. YOUR. PURCHASE. M'android
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Jacobus Spades posted:One of my favorite phones aesthetically was the HTC Sensation which combined rubberized pads with a metal back (that was removable to boot) I had this phone and I loved it!!
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ColdPie posted:No idea why they make the phone out of lovely metal and glass instead of nice, grippy plastic. Idiot tech reviewers always say "the plastic is super durable and feels great and has a nice grip. It doesn't feel "preimum" though 2/10" Basically, Apple did it now it's synonymous with quality even though it's objectively worse in almost every metric.
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Jul 6, 2017 02:31
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Is there any piece of hardware that Apple won't ruin? I still can't believe they managed to convince everyone that buttonless trackpads are usable.
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Jul 6, 2017 02:37
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Tbf they are on Apple notebooks
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ColdPie posted:Is there any piece of hardware that Apple won't ruin? I still can't believe they managed to convince everyone that buttonless trackpads are usable. Pretty sure they're poised to ruin VR next, then self-driving cars.
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ColdPie posted:Is there any piece of hardware that Apple won't ruin?
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Virtual assistant of the future here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hl6JjFcSS28&t=627s Literally has to macro itself through settings to make changes.
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Jul 6, 2017 04:31
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Holy poo poo that's embarrassingly bad
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I'd expect nothing less from Samsung, Kings of absolute poo poo software.
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Taffer posted:Idiot tech reviewers always say "the plastic is super durable and feels great and has a nice grip. It doesn't feel "preimum" though 2/10" It's a great case, but I'd rather not need it.
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I've got Android Auto on my Samsung S8 and it's brilliant, makes browsing Spotify / Audible / Pandora way easier whilst I'm driving, and if a good song comes on, I don't have to dangerously whip my phone out and add it to my favourites, I can do it straight from the dashboard. But one thing that really annoy me: - Car mode is a pain in the rear end. If I'm parked at traffic lights, or outside a friend's house waiting to pick them up, I need to unplug my phone to disable Android Auto so I can message them on Facebook / Whatsapp / whatever. It stops the music, and is a little bit of an annoyance. Is there a way to disable this "safety" feature. It's really dumb, and should really be left to the discretion of the user as to whether they want to operate their phone whilst driving. Being locked out on purpose, even when 100% safe to use the phone, is like being coddled by a nanny. Are there any fixes to this dumb option, or am I poo poo out of luck?
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Q8ee posted:I've got Android Auto on my Samsung S8 and it's brilliant, makes browsing Spotify / Audible / Pandora way easier whilst I'm driving, and if a good song comes on, I don't have to dangerously whip my phone out and add it to my favourites, I can do it straight from the dashboard. But one thing that really annoy me: You can send messages by voice in Auto, can't you?
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Everything about the iMac was peak 90's
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nimper posted:You can send messages by voice in Auto, can't you? Forget that, it'd send garbage. I just wanna be able to use my phone when I'm parked or stopped, but there's no options to allow that. It automatically goes into car mode the second it's plugged in. Update: Using a Bixby button remapper to open "Recent Apps" works. Lets me open Messenger if I opened it beforehand. It's not perfect, but it'll do the trick. Qubee fucked around with this message at 13:04 on Jul 6, 2017 |
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I've always used recent apps button then home button and it gets me back to my home screen with Android Auto.
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Don Lapre posted:Virtual assistant of the future here It even says "what are you thinking"
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Q8ee posted:Is there a way to disable this "safety" feature. It's really dumb, and should really be left to the discretion of the user as to whether they want to operate their phone whilst driving. Being locked out on purpose, even when 100% safe to use the phone, is like being coddled by a nanny. Are there any fixes to this dumb option, or am I poo poo out of luck?  preventing texting while driving is coddling you like a nanny?
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lol when you begin your lovely opinion from the assumption that there are no other cars on the road for you to run into while changing your animes
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This may be a controversially out-of-place thought for a smartphone thread, but you don't actually need to be connected to people every second out of every day.
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Voice to text works well for me. It's definitely good enough to say "Can't talk driving". I'm pretty sure it even gives you an on screen button that does just that.
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docbeard posted:This may be a controversially out-of-place thought for a smartphone thread, but you don't actually need to be connected to people every second out of every day. This is one of the nice things about some of the larger state and national parks. You get out there and you've got voice/text service at absolute best, no data. Sure it isn't like a "throw your phone in the water and cheer" but the whole "oh dearrrr I'm not getting push notifications anymorrrrrre" thing wears off in like 2 minutes and you stop trying to escape human interaction by checking your phone.
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Iron Crowned posted:Everything about the iMac was peak 90's That's sort of the point of style, isn't it? To be of the time in which it resides? To be a landmark of an era?
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FAUXTON posted:This is one of the nice things about some of the larger state and national parks. You get out there and you've got voice/text service at absolute best, no data. Sure it isn't like a "throw your phone in the water and cheer" but the whole "oh dearrrr I'm not getting push notifications anymorrrrrre" thing wears off in like 2 minutes and you stop trying to escape human interaction by checking your phone. Funny you should mention that. I'm on a road trip through Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota. We have all major carriers represented, and I, being the only Verizon user, was the only one to have coverage almost everywhere we stayed. To me that's worth paying the premium and putting up with their customer hating poo poo. Otherwise we would have had to resort to physical maps like cavemen.
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Bandire posted:Funny you should mention that. I'm on a road trip through Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota. We have all major carriers represented, and I, being the only Verizon user, was the only one to have coverage almost everywhere we stayed. Which way did you take through Nebraska, because I know for a fact Verizon coverage drops to "spotty voice/text only" around Valentine and is "literally only severe weather warning texts" level coverage by the time you get to the merritt reservoir. If you're sticking to the interstate system and major in-state highways then yeah of course you won't lose coverage. Hell even when we visited Smith Falls and the Niobrara I had full LTE with Cricket, but it went away drat quick once we got back onto the 2-lane highways.
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Q8ee posted:- Car mode is a pain in the rear end. If I'm parked at traffic lights,[...] I need to unplug my phone to disable Android Auto so I can message them on Facebook / Whatsapp / whatever. I bet you also throw your arms up when someone honks at you because the light turned green 5 seconds ago.
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FAUXTON posted:Which way did you take through Nebraska, because I know for a fact Verizon coverage drops to "spotty voice/text only" around Valentine and is "literally only severe weather warning texts" level coverage by the time you get to the merritt reservoir. If you're sticking to the interstate system and major in-state highways then yeah of course you won't lose coverage. Hell even when we visited Smith Falls and the Niobrara I had full LTE with Cricket, but it went away drat quick once we got back onto the 2-lane highways. I remember Niobrara getting pretty bad for Verizon, unless you were at the absolute top of a hill. Major transportation routes are definitely well covered though.
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