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CLAM DOWN: Feb 13, 2007

nimper posted:

Google! Why gently caress everything up!?

uggggh why

# ? Mar 8, 2018 00:38

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# ? May 27, 2024 02:07

bull3964: Nov 18, 2000; DO YOU HEAR THAT? THAT'S THE SOUND OF ME PATTING MYSELF ON THE BACK.

iTT we complain about UI changes while Google is in their "loving around" phase 8 months before they have final software.

Also, the FAR more offensive thing is the shaded dock area.

# ? Mar 8, 2018 00:39

Internet Explorer: Jun 1, 2005

bull3964 posted:

iTT we complain about UI changes while Google is in their "loving around" phase 8 months before they have final software.

Also, the FAR more offensive thing is the shaded dock area.

I'm usually onboard with your posts but I don't think you can fault us for Google loving up UI choices.

# ? Mar 8, 2018 00:42

CLAM DOWN: Feb 13, 2007

bull3964 posted:

iTT we complain about UI changes while Google is in their "loving around" phase 8 months before they have final software.

You're god drat right

# ? Mar 8, 2018 00:44

Blue Train: Jun 17, 2012

Shaded dock is good

# ? Mar 8, 2018 00:45

Hughmoris: Apr 21, 2007; Let's go to the abyss!

Talk about getting Google'd. I'm sticking with my Nexus 6p so I don't have to upgrade to that trash.

# ? Mar 8, 2018 00:46

Luceo: Apr 29, 2003; As predicted in the Bible.

Charles posted:

The Nexus 6 line was designed to expire after a set lifespan.

My Nexus 6 is still going strong. :smug:

# ? Mar 8, 2018 00:49

Internet Explorer: Jun 1, 2005

Hughmoris posted:

Talk about getting Google'd. I'm sticking with my Nexus 6p so I don't have to upgrade to that trash.

Good luck with this approach.

# ? Mar 8, 2018 01:04

cage-free egghead: Mar 8, 2004

Google just honing in on their days of having a clock in the status bar, homescreen and lockscreen.

# ? Mar 8, 2018 01:13

vyst: Aug 25, 2009

Did they add any more messaging apps?

# ? Mar 8, 2018 01:35

Vykk.Draygo: Jan 17, 2004; I say salesmen and women of the world unite!

Classic Android: I set a timer in the stock Clock app and watched it count down all the way to -17 seconds before finally going off.

# ? Mar 8, 2018 01:47

Blue Train: Jun 17, 2012

Vykk.Draygo posted:

Classic Android: I set a timer in the stock Clock app and watched it count down all the way to -17 seconds before finally going off.

Have also seen this, annoying

# ? Mar 8, 2018 01:49

DangerZoneDelux: Jul 26, 2006

Vykk.Draygo posted:

Classic Android: I set a timer in the stock Clock app and watched it count down all the way to -17 seconds before finally going off.

I saw a reminder flash on top and then disappear forever. I didn't dismiss it. Just lost in the abyss. Remembered why I rarely use them. Before that I was reminded something from 6 months ago

# ? Mar 8, 2018 03:01

Uthor: Jul 9, 2006; Gummy Bear Heaven ... It's where I go when the world is too mean.

Don't know what Google is doing, but notifications have been hosed for a while.

Last week, I didn't see an email my friend sent me about a job until my phone altered me 24 hours later.

This morning I got my first calendar notification in about a day and a half.

I have my calendar alert me both through a notification and an email, so I usually catch one of them, but I've had both fail before. It's kind of hard to trust.

# ? Mar 8, 2018 03:28

Thermopyle: Jul 1, 2003; ...the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt. �Bertrand Russell

For all my problems with Google, I'm not having the described notification problems and I rely on reminders a lot and have had no problems.

Hangouts does decide to stop doing audible notifications if I ever go into Do Not Disturb and then later turn the volume back up. Have to reboot the phone to get them back.

# ? Mar 8, 2018 03:31

strap on revenge: Apr 8, 2011; that's my thing that i say

my notifications have been a bit all over the place, outlook seems to be the only reliable one. I'd say most apps give me notifications within 5 minutes but some emails haven't shown up til several hours after they should have

# ? Mar 8, 2018 03:35

bull3964: Nov 18, 2000; DO YOU HEAR THAT? THAT'S THE SOUND OF ME PATTING MYSELF ON THE BACK.

I haven't had an issue with notifications in AGES on android.

I mean, there are times when I have all of my (way too many devices) on at full volume in my house and I'll get a hangouts message and I get like 7 simultaneous notifications across all devices.

# ? Mar 8, 2018 03:37

Dr. Despair: Nov 4, 2009; 39 perfect posts with each roll.

As a notch phone user I have no idea what the clock on the left is supposed to do, unless you're trying to move notifications closer to the notch area.

# ? Mar 8, 2018 03:48

Blue Train: Jun 17, 2012

Mr. Despair posted:

As a notch phone user I have no idea what the clock on the left is supposed to do, unless you're trying to move notifications closer to the notch area.

Free up room for icons on the right

# ? Mar 8, 2018 03:50

Blue Train: Jun 17, 2012

tbf it is fairly balanced looking when both sides approach full

# ? Mar 8, 2018 03:52

Uthor: Jul 9, 2006; Gummy Bear Heaven ... It's where I go when the world is too mean.

strap on revenge posted:

my notifications have been a bit all over the place, outlook seems to be the only reliable one. I'd say most apps give me notifications within 5 minutes but some emails haven't shown up til several hours after they should have

Outlook has been reliable for me except for one day a few weeks ago when everything came in a few hours late. :shrug:

# ? Mar 8, 2018 03:59

hotsauce: Jan 14, 2007

CLAM DOWN posted:

I'm already aroused.

Save all ur cum

# ? Mar 8, 2018 05:56

spincube: Jan 31, 2006; I spent so I could say that I finally figured out what this god damned cube is doing. Get well Lowtax.; Grimey Drawer

bull3964 posted:

iTT we complain about UI changes while Google is in their "loving around" phase 8 months before they have final software.

It'd be nice if Google could design something courageous all by themselves, instead of microwaving Apple's leftover courage from last year. Again.

# ? Mar 8, 2018 07:50

ClassActionFursuit: Mar 15, 2006

Mr. Despair posted:

As a notch phone user I have no idea what the clock on the left is supposed to do, unless you're trying to move notifications closer to the notch area.

It's not rocket science, what they're going to do is make the clock on the left, the status icons on the right and then they'll have a dedicated notification bar spanning the full width for notch devices below.

Why they can't make this device-configurable so it doesn't look like rear end on every normal device I don't know but you know that's how they're going to gently caress this up.

Also how much do you want to bet this means the Pixel 3 is going to have this dumb useless notched screen?

# ? Mar 8, 2018 09:30

Incessant Excess: Aug 15, 2005; Cause of glitch:
Pretentiousness

CLAM DOWN posted:

I'm already aroused.

Hope you like notches!

# ? Mar 8, 2018 09:31

Incessant Excess: Aug 15, 2005; Cause of glitch:
Pretentiousness

LastInLine posted:

Also how much do you want to bet this means the Pixel 3 is going to have this dumb useless notched screen?

The Pixel 3 announcement will make fun of notches, the Pixel 4 will have a notch.

# ? Mar 8, 2018 09:33

ClassActionFursuit: Mar 15, 2006

Incessant Excess posted:

The Pixel 3 announcement will make fun of notches, the Pixel 4 will have a notch.

It will also have a chin that is large enough that had it been at the top instead of the bottom there would have been enough room for all of the sensors, a better speaker, and FFC along with a regular screen.

# ? Mar 8, 2018 09:35

CLAM DOWN: Feb 13, 2007

Incessant Excess posted:

The Pixel 3 announcement will make fun of notches, the Pixel 4 will have a notch.

100% it'll be this heh

# ? Mar 8, 2018 09:39

sleepwalkers: Dec 7, 2008

Looks like S9 reviews are starting to come out. The Verge is... well, The Verge. The reviewer seems to miss the point of the dual aperture lens, as the video review shows him taking photos with each in a well-lit coffee shop, comparing the two, and concluding that he'll likely only ever use one mode because the photos were more or less identical.

# ? Mar 8, 2018 15:09

frameset: Apr 13, 2008

sleepwalkers posted:

Looks like S9 reviews are starting to come out. The Verge is... well, The Verge.

Pros:
- Very nice screen
- Great battery life, especially with battery saver enabled
- Best camera of any smart phone
Cons:
- Not an iPhone
- Not made by Apple

Conclusion:
You should probably buy an iPhone instead.

# ? Mar 8, 2018 15:13

Sab669: Sep 24, 2009

Edit : this isn't the path of exile thread :saddowns:

# ? Mar 8, 2018 15:38

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

spincube posted:

It'd be nice if Google could design something courageous all by themselves, instead of microwaving Apple's leftover courage from last year. Again.

Eh, this just allows a consistent behavior for what applications will do. Its not googles fault android phone developers are gonna copy apple. I dont see this as a bad thing for google to do.

# ? Mar 8, 2018 15:51