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Blue Train posted:My last phone has a 4.5 inch screen and is 5.11x2.6in. it feels like a tiny child's toy now and I could never use something that size again. Big phones are good This is my take on screen size. When I got my Droid 3 with its 4 inch screen I said, this is huge! I wouldn't want one bigger. My nexus 6p and pixel 2xl are the best phones I've ever had. Everything else is so tiny. Like a phone for babies. As an aside, people get mad when you say that about their small baby phones. I don't know why.
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Is GPM playlist playback via Assistant broken for anyone else here? Up until yesterday, I could ask Assistant to play a playlist. Now it just searches GPM for the artist or song with the name of the playlist... Thermopyle fucked around with this message at 18:21 on Feb 6, 2018 |
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Feb 6, 2018 18:17
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Wacky Delly posted:This is my take on screen size. When I got my Droid 3 with its 4 inch screen I said, this is huge! I wouldn't want one bigger. Penis envy, clearly
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Feb 6, 2018 18:21
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Google up reviews of the original HTC EVO 4G, they are hilarious in hindsightquote:Several readers have written in to ask if the EVO is comfortably pocketable. That's a tough question to answer because it depends a lot on the size of your pockets. The phone fits fine in my loose-fitting corduroy pants, but it's not going to be pocketable in tighter jeans. Its dimensions make it feel more like a small tablet than a large phone. quote:Bigger isn't always better though. Those with small hands and dainty women simply will find the Evo 4G's panel too large. Manly men with big mitts and people that like watching video on their devices will gush over it. quote:it's safe to say this thing is the Escalade of smartphones: Big, brash, occasionally clumsy, but there's nothing like being able to stretch your legs out and fit a couple of hookers in the back. Yeah, I got that EVO, gonna roll in an Escalade with a couple of hookers in the back https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q2vjMeEquo It was a 4.3 inch phone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg
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Feb 6, 2018 18:27
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Rastor posted:Google up reviews of the original HTC EVO 4G, they are hilarious in hindsight My old roommate had one of these and I remember being very envious of it. 4.3" was huge back in the day, most were in the 3-3.7" range. I had the HTC Hero (US version) and the Samsung Moment for a spell. They ended up being pieces of poo poo, as was most of that stuff except the Droids, ironically.
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Feb 6, 2018 18:36
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My Pixel XL is among the best phones I've had. And I definitely appreciate the extra screen size. And I definitely hate reaching for the corners. If I were to go back to a smaller phone: I would definitely appreciate being able to reach the corners. I would definitely miss the extra screen size.
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Feb 6, 2018 18:40
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Just pulled the trigger on a Moto 5GS. I've never used an unlocked phone before, though. How do you direct calls to it? Do you just switch out the SIM card or am I gonna need to take it down to an AT&T store and ask them to do something?
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Feb 6, 2018 20:20
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loquacius posted:Just pulled the trigger on a Moto 5GS. I've never used an unlocked phone before, though. How do you direct calls to it? Do you just switch out the SIM card or am I gonna need to take it down to an AT&T store and ask them to do something? I bought one of those 2 weeks ago. With T-Mobile, just popped the sim in and was on network 30 seconds later. You did get the 4gb/64gb version right?
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Feb 6, 2018 20:23
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Amazon has announced that they are removing lock screen ads on their prime phones because they don't want to interfere with things like fingerprint reader and face recognition. All prime phones are going up by $20 though, but they should still be cheaper than normal.
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Feb 6, 2018 20:24
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poo poo, I remember myself saying in one of the ancestors of this thread that the Evo was "Comically huge" Oh those heady days when 3.2" HVGA was baller.
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Feb 6, 2018 20:54
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Meydey posted:I bought one of those 2 weeks ago. With T-Mobile, just popped the sim in and was on network 30 seconds later. ofc I ordered it from Newegg because I didn't want the weird ad version from Amazon, so I'm actually a little peeved to hear they're taking the ads out of those Newegg's free shipping is just so much slower than Amazon's
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Feb 6, 2018 20:59
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The minimal bezels of modern phones makes the bigger screens so much nicer. Going from a pixel xl to an essential phone was a nice change, it feels like a lot smaller phone enough though the screen isn't really much smaller.
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Feb 6, 2018 21:27
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For the first time in years, I'm actually getting a refund instead of owing hundreds on my taxes!Google Play posted:Thank you for your order I'm so excited to get rid of my slow-rear end Nexus 6!!
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Feb 6, 2018 23:44
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I have two android devices (Samsung J3 and Lenovo Tab 4 8) and they have both suddenly stopped connecting my wifi network. There is nothing wrong with the wifi network, as I have another non-android device (windows 7 desktop) connected to the network, with no issues. Basically, the devices can see the network, but can not connect to it. I've tried rebooting the router and Tab 4 8, and this allowed the Tab 4 8 to reconnect for a while, but the next morning it was unable to connect again. On the J3, I have tried forgetting/logging back into the network, clearing the app cache, wiping the cache partition, restarting the phone, turning wifi on and off, etc. Both devices are Android 5.1.1. Advice I've found online suggests wiping the cache and turning off the smart network switch (it is off). Does anyone have an suggestions on what to try or where to look next?
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Feb 7, 2018 00:39
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Rastor posted:Google up reviews of the original HTC EVO 4G, they are hilarious in hindsight I don't care!
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Feb 7, 2018 01:23
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Rastor posted:Google up reviews of the original HTC EVO 4G, they are hilarious in hindsight I still have a bionic and it's lapdock from that era, that thing was so painfully slow (tough as nails though).  It really confuses me when I see samsung trying to bring back this sorta poo poo, even if the phones are probably fast enough now.
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Feb 7, 2018 03:58
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Lately I've been getting some notifications from Google Play Newsstand about topics I gave no interest in. Is there a way to tell Google I'm not interested in the topic for a given story?
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Feb 7, 2018 04:04
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In Now I hit the 3 dots to the top right of a story and pick one of the block options.
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Feb 7, 2018 04:30
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Organ Fiend posted:I have two android devices (Samsung J3 and Lenovo Tab 4 8) and they have both suddenly stopped connecting my wifi network. There is nothing wrong with the wifi network, as I have another non-android device (windows 7 desktop) connected to the network, with no issues. I have a Samsung tablet that has pretty bad reception on the 5GHz band, some channels being worse than others. Try using 2.4GHz instead. If you're using 2.4GHz, try switching the channel. Also, don't let the router automatically pick channels. The fact that you can temporarily connect is suggesting to me that a new network or appliance (owned by you or a neighbor) could be knocking the tablets offline via interference. Others in the thread have also complained about some Google Home or Chromecast bug DOSing their home networks. Could be that too.
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Feb 7, 2018 05:08
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azurite posted:Others in the thread have also complained about some Google Home or Chromecast bug DOSing their home networks. Could be that too. This was fixed in the last stable Play Services update.
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Feb 7, 2018 05:13
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necrotic posted:In Now I hit the 3 dots to the top right of a story and pick one of the block options. Yeah, if this were in Now I'd do that, but they're regular notifications.
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Feb 7, 2018 05:19
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hooah posted:Yeah, if this were in Now I'd do that, but they're regular notifications. They show up in now with the notification, so I dunno. Maybe clicking the notification will take you to where you can? Would be nice if they added actions for that up in the notification though.
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Feb 7, 2018 05:52
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Mr. Despair posted:I still have a bionic and it's lapdock from that era, that thing was so painfully slow (tough as nails though). The lapdock is neat for hooking up raspberry pis or whatever, but you have to get a couple of cables and adapters. Windows PCs recognize the monitor and kb/mouse.
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Feb 7, 2018 08:04
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hooah posted:Yeah, if this were in Now I'd do that, but they're regular notifications. You can expand them down and choose not useful
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Mr. Despair posted:I still have a bionic and it's lapdock from that era, that thing was so painfully slow (tough as nails though). Heck Moto is probably gonna bring back this sorta poo poo    
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Skarsnik posted:You can expand them down and choose not useful Nope, I have settings and bookmark as my options. Settings takes me to the overall app settings. I didn't know the articles show up in Now at the same time. Next time I get one I'll try that route, thanks. (Phone-posting so couldn't quote you both.)
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So this is a very specific question that might not be able to be answered by anyone here, but here goes. Switching from an iPhone to a Galaxy S8. I have all of my Live Photo’s backed up to google photos. On the Galaxy s8, when I download google photos, will I be able to view the Live Photo’s? I know on the Pixel 2, you CAN, just without sound. On my mom’s cheap little BLU phone, it’s just the still picture with no Live Photo feature. Just wondering if the Galaxy S8 can, since it has a moving picture feature. Also, are the moving photos on the S8 backed up to google photos?
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Mr. Despair posted:The minimal bezels of modern phones makes the bigger screens so much nicer. Going from a pixel xl to an essential phone was a nice change, it feels like a lot smaller phone enough though the screen isn't really much smaller. Yeah, I think the PH-1 is pretty much perfect in dimensions for me
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Feb 7, 2018 18:13
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I have 8.1.0 on my Pixel 2. I just got an update notification for 8.1.0. There's nothing to indicate that it's a normal monthly security patch. Why is google so bad at updates?
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Feb 7, 2018 22:27
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Taffer posted:I have 8.1.0 on my Pixel 2. I just got an update notification for 8.1.0. There's nothing to indicate that it's a normal monthly security patch. Why is google so bad at updates? Go to the update screen from the notification, it says right there it's a security update.
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Feb 7, 2018 22:43
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 Hardly. I know it's a security update but it's annoyingly obtuse. Why can't it just say "February security update, fixes stability and security issues blah blah"
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Feb 7, 2018 23:04
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Taffer posted:
Why does it matter what the exact title of the update is? The average user won't give a poo poo, all that matter is "update".
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Feb 7, 2018 23:07
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My Moto G5S has arrived and it is totally sweet, that is all The blush gold is a little pinker than expected but whatev, I'm getting a case anyway
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Cao Ni Ma posted:Yeah, I think the PH-1 is pretty much perfect in dimensions for me Same here. I switched from a Moto X Pure to the essential and it's the exact size I wanted.
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Feb 8, 2018 08:01
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So some issues with my Pixel 2 XL: Sometimes Touch on the lockscreen is...weird. I double tap to wake the phone and if i try to swipe a notification away it just won't do it. I registers the swipe but the notification just stays. I have to try like 5 times until i finally works. Same with unlocking. I need to swipe up very deliberately and from the very button to the very top of the screen to have it finish the unlock. Otherwise it just acts like i stopped to early. Its pretty weird. Anyone else with these problems?
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Feb 8, 2018 11:04
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Shai-Hulud posted:So some issues with my Pixel 2 XL: Anecdotal, not Pixel phones: any time I've had touch recognition issues it's been battery/power problems. Are you plugged in and charging at the time? Because a lovely charger causes that sort of thing.
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Feb 8, 2018 12:22
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Nah its happening when unplugged. But you remind me of another thing. The charging of the last 10% or so of the battery take pretty loving long. Its not a big deal that its taking longer but it shows like "2 minutes left" for 20 minutes or something while it charges the last 2-3 %.
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Feb 8, 2018 13:30
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That's a feature to protect the battery.
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Feb 8, 2018 13:42
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I know. I'd have just thought that the "Time till fully charged" adapts to the slowdown and wouldn't show "aaaaany minute now!" for half an hour.
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Shai-Hulud posted:I know. I'd have just thought that the "Time till fully charged" adapts to the slowdown and wouldn't show "aaaaany minute now!" for half an hour. I've never watched it that closely but the time to fully charged is almost always accurate enough for the few times I've cared. As to your swipe problem, are you always swiping from the same place or have you tried being closer to the middle or edge to see if that makes any difference?
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