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monster on a stick posted:Why does it need to know who my contacts are? Probably to do QR to contact card
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monster on a stick posted:Why does it need to know who my contacts are? It explains the permission right in the app description on the play store....
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Jul 29, 2017 18:02
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Just turn off the permission in the settings.
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Jul 29, 2017 18:21
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Mister Facetious posted:Not sure if using a trusted device to unlock your phone is a Nougat or an LG thing, but it's mighty convenient. Still doesn't come anywhere close to overcoming the biggest issue of "Why in the everliving gently caress would I want to spend twice as much on bluetooth headphones to get anywhere near the same audio quality as my wired headphones." And yes, sound quality matters to me as I spend a lot of time listening to music to help me deal with migraines.
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Jul 29, 2017 18:31
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FYI the Samsung Browser has a built-in QR code scanner.
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Edit: this would be better in the apps thread.
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Jul 29, 2017 18:43
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grack posted:Still doesn't come anywhere close to overcoming the biggest issue of "Why in the everliving gently caress would I want to spend twice as much on bluetooth headphones to get anywhere near the same audio quality as my wired headphones." Church
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Jul 29, 2017 19:02
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Does the Pixel actually do more spying on you than an average Android? I got an iPhone, and while I'm going to try to finish setting everything up and then give it a week or so, I'm not liking it so far. I might just sell it and buy a used Pixel. Any news on when to expect an announcement on the new Moto G?
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Jul 29, 2017 19:37
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22 Eargesplitten posted:Does the Pixel actually do more spying on you than an average Android? I got an iPhone, and while I'm going to try to finish setting everything up and then give it a week or so, I'm not liking it so far. I might just sell it and buy a used Pixel. All android phones are pretty much purpose built to spy on you. The only difference in how much is gonna be which apps you have installed.
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Jul 29, 2017 20:06
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I live my life according to a very strict security protocol of being dull as dishwater and always being broke, keeping me safe from the NSA, our corporate overlords, and identity thieves all at once.
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Jul 29, 2017 21:10
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docbeard posted:I live my life according to a very strict security protocol of being dull as dishwater and always being broke, keeping me safe from the NSA, our corporate overlords, and identity thieves all at once. This. I go to work. I go out once in a while to my friend's bar. I take my kids to kid events. Just because Russian spies happen to be there already isn't my fault or concern.
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Jul 29, 2017 23:59
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I exclusively use my phone for looking at German fetish porn so if anyone spies on me they're probably going to have either a really good or really, really bad day.
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docbeard posted:I live my life according to a very strict security protocol of being dull as dishwater and always being broke, keeping me safe from the NSA, our corporate overlords, and identity thieves all at once. Also potential love interests
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Jul 30, 2017 00:41
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Das Facebooks des anderen.
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Jul 30, 2017 01:52
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I have a couple broken phones that I want to get rid of, but can't figure out how to wipe first. One is a first gen Moto X with a broken screen (phone vibrates, so apparently turns on, but screen is dead), and other is a LG G5 that bootlooped and won't turn on now. I'd like to drop them at the local electronics recycling place, but both phones had access to Gmail, bank accounts, etc. Even though they're apparently unusable, it makes a little paranoid to just leave them somewhere. Neither seem to be tied into the Google Find My Device thing that would allow remote wiping (it only seems to reference the current phone?). Any suggestions, simpler the better? I don't really want to spend a ton of time mucking about with dead phones I'm tossing out anyway. Or am I being worried over nothing?
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Jul 30, 2017 21:17
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Use them for target practice
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incogneato posted:I have a couple broken phones that I want to get rid of, but can't figure out how to wipe first. One is a first gen Moto X with a broken screen (phone vibrates, so apparently turns on, but screen is dead), and other is a LG G5 that bootlooped and won't turn on now. For the LG you don't really have to worry since the only way to bypass bootlooping is with a manufacturer-only diagnostic tool. However if you're super paranoid and it will still work you can try booting into Recovery and running a Factory Reset form there; after powering off the device hold the power button and volume down until the menu appears. For the Moto X you can look up instructions on how to do this for the version it was last updated to; I'd recommend finding a Youtube video showcasing the steps so you can navigate blindly by the number of required button presses to get to the Factory Reset option.
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Blue Train posted:Use them for target practice My .22 hungers for cell phones
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LastInLine posted:As far as I know it's tied directly to their Google account photo and nothing more. It's been stripped out of G+ and everyone for me just shows up. This is on a Pixel XL. It just hasn't kept them up to date though. How do I resync them?
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Jul 31, 2017 05:03
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Kerning Chameleon posted:And they still haven't brought back QR scanner functionality to Assistant either, forcing everyone to keep using Goggles, a program which has not seen an update in years. I just saw this on slickdeals.net https://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/fp/308256
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KingKapalone posted:It just hasn't kept them up to date though. How do I resync them? That's a really good question. If you view them on the web https://contacts.google.com they appear correct? If they do there and don't in your contacts app I have no idea what to do. It's always just worked for me.
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Anyone using low energy Bluetooth devices with a G5 Plus? I have a BLE heart rate strap, it works fine with the old Z3 Compact but not with the G5+. It can see it, but it gets no data. Ideas? (I've sent a support request as well). e: if I can't quantify my exercise then TO HELL WITH IT Ola fucked around with this message at 14:38 on Jul 31, 2017 |
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Jul 31, 2017 14:32
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FunOne posted:Try "Hey, Google" to talk to the home only. No such trick though to only talk to the phone. Of course, since they made the assistant useless without enabling voice unlock I don't really use the hotword with my phone anyway these days. It'll wake both, but the Home will take precedence and the phone'll pop up and say "answering on another device." Or at least it used to, on a Pixel.
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sleepwalkers posted:It'll wake both, but the Home will take precedence and the phone'll pop up and say "answering on another device." Or at least it used to, on a Pixel. It did a couple weeks ago when I was visiting my mother, who got one with her Pixel. I bought her an Echo a couple mother's days ago but after a while she took to calling it a "dumb ho" because it wasn't listening, and has so far been happy with her Google Home.
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Are there any recommendations on adapters that allow charging and 3.5mm audio out from USB-C port on a Pixel XL? Trying to cut down on cord clutter.
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maltesh posted:Are there any recommendations on adapters that allow charging and 3.5mm audio out from USB-C port on a Pixel XL? I would say don't throw money at this since your Pixel actually has a headphone jack. But I wonder - does the USB-C standard support this? I've found a few on Amazon but the reviews all say that it either won't charge or it charges very slowly.
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Ola posted:Anyone using low energy Bluetooth devices with a G5 Plus? I have a BLE heart rate strap, it works fine with the old Z3 Compact but not with the G5+. It can see it, but it gets no data. Ideas? (I've sent a support request as well). Just a hunch, but are all the permissions enabled on the companion app? You can check under Settings > Apps > [BLE App] > Permissions.
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Jacobus Spades posted:Just a hunch, but are all the permissions enabled on the companion app? You can check under Settings > Apps > [BLE App] > Permissions. Good tip, thanks. Two permissions were disabled, microphone and storage. I thought storage might have something to do with it, but it made no difference.
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LastInLine posted:That's a really good question. If you view them on the web https://contacts.google.com they appear correct? If they do there and don't in your contacts app I have no idea what to do. It's always just worked for me. Hmm nevermind then. I guess my friends just don't care.
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KingKapalone posted:Hmm nevermind then. I guess my friends just don't care. More accurately they don't have any idea what their Google+ profile photo is.
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I dunno if anybody else jumped on it, but the refurb Woot Pixel came with an Alcatel One Touch usb-a wall wart (5v/2A) and an A-C cable, and nothing else. Seems to be slowly losing charge when powered on, too.  I'll have to see when I get home if an actual C-C charger works better. At least the phone is in decent shape (some micro scratches/swirls in the front glass, only really noticeable under a spotlight). Yep, garbage charger. Reporting as a USB charger in Ampere, maxing out around 1A briefly. My old 5v/2A HP Touchpad charger with an Anker Micro USB cable and micro to C adapter is giving a solid 2A and is up 5% in charge in a minute already. sirbeefalot fucked around with this message at 20:54 on Jul 31, 2017 |
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Jul 31, 2017 20:38
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Ha mine just turned up too. Same Alcatel charger. Just left it in the box as soon as I saw it was A-C, I've got some decent USB-C chargers around as was on a Nexus 5x. Front glass looks good on mine, metal on the back seems a little scuffed.
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Jul 31, 2017 20:52
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WEL- COME TO THE PIXEL
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nimper posted:I would say don't throw money at this since your Pixel actually has a headphone jack. Well, blast. Given that I only use the 3.5mm jack to line-in on my work computer, I wanted to reduce the connection to one cable into the phone instead of two. Given the apparent influx of USB-C only phones, I was hoping that use-case had gotten better served by now.
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Jul 31, 2017 23:09
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Stop👏🏻 removing👏🏻 the👏🏻 headphone👏🏻 jack
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Jul 31, 2017 23:12
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In the 18 months since the 5x and 6p came out, USB-C accessories have not gotten better, in fact, they might have gotten worse. Yay Nintendo for releasing a product that's selling millions upon millions while making GBS threads on the standard. Ditto for Samsung and Apple as well.
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RZA Encryption posted:WEL- Here's my blistering hot take so far: it is a Good Phone.
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Amazon suspended sales of Blu phones for including spyware...again.
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Thermopyle posted:Amazon suspended sales of Blu phones for including spyware...again. Lmao chances are they come from the same factory as OnePlus
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