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LastInLine posted:Because fingerprint readers have eliminated the need for it. When I'm within my own home I'd prefer having no unlock process at all rather than the fingerprint. EDIT: My fingerprint reader is on the back of the phone and sometimes it'd be nice to unlock it without having to pick it up.
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docbeard posted:Ads are definitely less intrusive than I was fearing (even having heard that they were pretty easy to ignore). I use Weather Timeline's persistent notification so I basically never see a fullscreen one on my lock screen. code:
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Incessant Excess posted:When I'm within my own home I'd prefer having no unlock process at all rather than the fingerprint. Which is totally reasonable. But location unlock was always flakey back when it was one of the two primary lazy unlocks. With fingerprint sensors being standard, I doubt they've touched it in awhile. And I wouldn't expect them to. Don't be surprised if the option just goes away some Google Services/Android update.
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Incessant Excess posted:When I'm within my own home I'd prefer having no unlock process at all rather than the fingerprint. Yeah that's great. He asked why the function still hasn't been fixed, I gave the reason which was Google stopped caring about fixing it now that no one really needs it to work. Have your phone trust a Bluetooth device or something if you don't like it.
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LastInLine posted:Google stopped caring about it Should be part of the OP.
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Jul 15, 2017 11:15
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Mu Zeta posted:Why doesn't the location based unlock ever work. gently caress.
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Jul 15, 2017 19:13
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I think Google must just fiddle with their smart-unlock services 'behind the scenes' - a few weeks ago it felt like every other day my Chromebook wouldn't be able to 'see' my N6P without toggling its Smart Unlock on and off. It seems to be fixed now, touch wood, but hooray punching in a 64-character alphanumeric string every time I opened the lid!!
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so I could say that I finally figured out what this god damned cube is doing. Get well Lowtax.
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spincube posted:I think Google must just fiddle with their smart-unlock services 'behind the scenes' - a few weeks ago it felt like every other day my Chromebook wouldn't be able to 'see' my N6P without toggling its Smart Unlock on and off. You can set a PIN unlock for ChromeOS if you'd prefer.
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Jul 15, 2017 23:29
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Endless Mike posted:I only want phones that say DROOOOOOOOOID upon boot V-V-V-VIRGIN MOBILE
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Endless Mike posted:I only want phones that say DROOOOOOOOOID upon boot Legend has it the Note 7 said "Samsung'd" upon explosion. Hughmoris fucked around with this message at 00:04 on Jul 16, 2017 |
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Jul 16, 2017 00:00
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Can someone tell my why NFC is still so rare in even mid-range phones? Are there some onerous Android Pay certification issues or something because fingerprint unlock and Android Pay makes life so much easier after getting those loving annoying chip cards on all my accounts.
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Three Olives posted:Can someone tell my why NFC is still so rare in even mid-range phones? Are there some onerous Android Pay certification issues or something because fingerprint unlock and Android Pay makes life so much easier after getting those loving annoying chip cards on all my accounts. Samsung pay and android pay are amazing. Samsung pay is the one thing i wish was available on every phone. Being able to interface with the magstrip reader when nfc isnt available makes life easier.
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Three Olives posted:Can someone tell my why NFC is still so rare in even mid-range phones? Are there some onerous Android Pay certification issues or something because fingerprint unlock and Android Pay makes life so much easier after getting those loving annoying chip cards on all my accounts. It's called the tragedy of the fragmentations.
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Three Olives posted:Can someone tell my why NFC is still so rare in even mid-range phones? Are there some onerous Android Pay certification issues or something because fingerprint unlock and Android Pay makes life so much easier after getting those loving annoying chip cards on all my accounts. Allegedly, Motorola, at least, said that they don't think it's a popular feature among "economy phone users in the US" as an explanation why the US Moto G5+ doesn't have NFC. (I'd feel worse about that if any fucker around here actually took Android Pay to begin with.)
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Yeah I've never seen Android pay anywhere and I live in tech central e: or Samsung pay either
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Jul 16, 2017 05:13
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The latter is because no one needs to explicitly take Samsung Pay. If there's no tap and pay available it can just work as a swipe card. It really is their one just straight up Good feature.
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I just got an s8 for the vr and 360 camera stuff after owning exclusively iOS devices for the better part of 8 years Is there a "how to android" guide for iOS users who aren't used to this interface?
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Yeah, get a Pixel
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Mu Zeta posted:Yeah, get a Pixel Brb changing my birthday present in
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thecluckmeme posted:I just got an s8 for the vr and 360 camera stuff after owning exclusively iOS devices for the better part of 8 years You need a "how to Samsung" guide which is totally different.  this gon be good
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If you're waiting for some hilarious "OH NO SAMSUNG IS GARBAGE *weeps*" moment then uhhhhhhh I went from a 5c to an s8 and just am not used to the new OS, and looked for a transition thread and got nil. There's a ton articles out there but I though that the phone forum here had a quick link resource for new converts
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Well asking for a How To Android for a Samsung is harder than most because they rip Android apart and rebuild it in their own and kinda lovely-arse way that's nowhere near as good and everything's slightly different to other android phones and also fire. Most stuff should apply but you never know when you're gonna come across a fun Samsung jack-in-the-box of stupidity.
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great job just giving lots of "lol Samsung" to somebody asking for real advice instead of being actually helpful 
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thecluckmeme posted:If you're waiting for some hilarious "OH NO SAMSUNG IS GARBAGE *weeps*" moment then uhhhhhhh https://www.digitaltrends.com/android/guide-to-android/ Samsung do things a bit differently but some things there will be similar. Also, swiping down from the top of the screen with two fingers will expand the notification and action shade more than using one finger to swipe. I recommend installing Nova Launcher too. Play around with it, it's got a ton of customisation features and performs really well.
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Lol drat. Htc 10 with stock keyboard
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WattsvilleBlues posted:I recommend installing Nova Launcher too. Play around with it, it's got a ton of customisation features and performs really well.
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thecluckmeme posted:If you're waiting for some hilarious "OH NO SAMSUNG IS GARBAGE *weeps*" moment then uhhhhhhh Things will be a little different on Samsung (or other manufacturers) than generic stock Android, things like where an exact setting is or how multitasking works/looks exactly. So mainly just keep that in mind, eg, search for "setting X galaxy S8", not "setting X Android". Try to keep contacts, calendar, etc synced with the Google apps rather than Samsung ones. That way everything is in the manufacturer-agnostic cloud, not Samsung's specific duplicate apps that may or may not be allow easy transfer or editing. Otherwise, just start using it!
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Jul 16, 2017 14:48
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Did you try asking Bixby to show you around?
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The Duggler posted:Did you try asking Bixby to show you around? It might need to be leveled up to have this ability.
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Mu Zeta posted:Yeah I've never seen Android pay anywhere and I live in tech central Wait, does the US have places that accept Apple pay but not other NFC?
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It's hilarious as gently caress watching Americans struggle with chip payments, we've been using them literally everywhere here flawlessly for many years.
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Bryter posted:Wait, does the US have places that accept Apple pay but not other NFC? Yes, but around here at least if one works the other usually does, too. I get to use it in a handful of places (everywhere at Disney World accepts Android Pay now) and I swear every time the clerk says they didn't know they accept it. CLAM DOWN posted:It's hilarious as gently caress watching Americans struggle with chip payments, we've been using them literally everywhere here flawlessly for many years. Where I work we have the terminals for accepting chip cards but we're holding off on it because it takes significantly longer than swiping and they don't want our lines to slow down. It's such a clusterfuck.
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It's so much better in every way though. When I go to a restaurant in the states and they literally take my credit card away to swipe and then I hand write in the tip....like, jesus that's archaic and insecure as gently caress
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Mu Zeta posted:Yeah I've never seen Android pay anywhere and I live in tech central Samsung pay actually works by using the mag strip reader. You dont need nfc for it at all. And ive had it work everywhere so far. Its incredibly convenient compared to apple pay or android pay.
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Does Samsung Pay always use the magstrip reader, or is there an nfc mode too? If it does both, how do you choose which technology to use?
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thecluckmeme posted:If you're waiting for some hilarious "OH NO SAMSUNG IS GARBAGE *weeps*" moment then uhhhhhhh
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Oh hey, the thread is here again. Let's sum up. We use chip and signature not chip and pin so you are still going to hand of that card to your server at a restaurant. Most POS terminals in the US either lack wireless capability or have it turned off. When if it is turned on, the clerk will likely tell you to pay by card because that phone thing never works. A few large chains have no plans on ever doing wireless payment support. Chip terminals in the US are slow and usually require you to wait until everything is totaled before inserting the card which means most people are fumbling to put the card away after the transaction is already done which ends up holding up the line. Most people give between -2 and 0 fucks about credit card security as they aren't liable for the charges. There. Done.
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Anyone have a link to the class action lawsuit for the LG bootloop issues? I think I should add my name to that.
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bull3964 posted:Oh hey, the thread is here again. Yep.
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I paid with my 5X a few times when I first got it, just for the novelty. It came in handy one time at Panera Bread when I forgot my wallet in the car. Other than that, it's been meaningless to me and I don't miss it at all on my G5+. Fin.
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