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Twerk from Home posted:Here's the million dollar question I've been wrestling with as I examine my chargers: qualcomm quick charge, usb-c-PD, or both? Pixel is USB-PD
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Jerk McJerkface posted:While I understand the appeal of swappable batteries, when the phone is a couple years old and the battery is aging, it's only $80 to have ubreakifix (the Google Approved Repair Partner) to swap a new battery into a Pixel. Good to know - thanks for the info.
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May 3, 2018 15:20
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It's technically a violation of the USB-C PD spec for it to support Qualcomm's charging protocols as well.
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May 3, 2018 15:27
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Surprise Giraffe posted:I though there were backdoors for intelagencies everywhere though? If you believe that then it's probably internally consistent to not worry about the marginal risk of yet another intelligence agency having access.
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May 3, 2018 16:04
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So my Axon 7 is having some weird battery issues, and I'm thinking the time to get a new a phone is coming closer and closer. I skimmed the past few pages but didn't see it, is there an official release date on the new Nokia phones?
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May 3, 2018 16:11
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SpookyLizard posted:So my Axon 7 is having some weird battery issues, and I'm thinking the time to get a new a phone is coming closer and closer. I skimmed the past few pages but didn't see it, is there an official release date on the new Nokia phones? May 6 for the US 6.1
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May 3, 2018 16:15
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My essential phone finally updated to the newest style of Google now (or whatever that's branded now). No more swiping away stories and legit ads in the feed too? Ugh. Thoufht I had ditched that when my pixel died.
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May 3, 2018 16:34
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That's how the app is and being unable to swipe away the stories sucks. Shouldn't be ads tho
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May 3, 2018 16:50
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Is there a way to completely reset the voice assistant stuff? A couple of updates ago it stopped unlocking my phone which makes it basically useless. I've gone through the app and tried deleting and retraining but so far it's made no difference. I have an OG pixel XL if that makes a difference.
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May 3, 2018 16:51
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Horn posted:Is there a way to completely reset the voice assistant stuff? A couple of updates ago it stopped unlocking my phone which makes it basically useless. I've gone through the app and tried deleting and retraining but so far it's made no difference. Happened to me as well within the last couple of weeks and it is very bad and annoying, on moto g4 so it's not phone dependent. Have uninstalled/reinstalled app retrained voice model etc and nothing works
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May 3, 2018 17:04
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Mr. Despair posted:My essential phone finally updated to the newest style of Google now (or whatever that's branded now). No more swiping away stories and legit ads in the feed too? Ugh. Thoufht I had ditched that when my pixel died. Shouldnt be any ads in there. Or, at least, I've never seen or heard of it before now.
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May 3, 2018 17:22
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Will I be able to use the Nokia 6.1 on project fi?
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Ask Me For Warez posted:Will I be able to use the Nokia 6.1 on project fi? Nope, it doesn't have the radios for Sprint so it won't work on the current implementation. Also missing the radios for Verizon, and it looks like it might not have ideal band selection for AT&T or T-Mobile but at least it has enough to work in all the major markets on those carriers.
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May 3, 2018 17:52
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Twerk from Home posted:Nope, it doesn't have the radios for Sprint so it won't work on the current implementation. Nokia 6.1 4G LTE Bands: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38 AT&T 4G LTE Bands: 2, 4, 5, 12, 17, 30 Band 30 (2300 MHz WCS) is a fairly high frequency, phones probably don't use it much indoors. So missing this probably just hurts speed tests in outdoor areas, assuming they are even areas it is rolled out. T-Mobile 4G LTE Bands: 2, 4, 5, 12, 66, 71 Band 66 is an extension of the Band 4 frequencies, I assume it is fine to not have it as long as Band 4 is supported. Band 71 (600 MHz) is T-Mobile's newest rollout, those low frequencies go farther and penetrate buildings better. More about T-Mobile's 600 MHz plans here: http://www.spectrumgateway.com/600-mhz-spectrum
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May 3, 2018 18:31
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Thermopyle posted:Shouldnt be any ads in there. Or, at least, I've never seen or heard of it before now. Yeah, that was new but it was a "sign up for the Washington Post" thing, and there was a little green ad icon next to where it was WaPo, and it gave me the option to see why I was getting an ad. Don't remember seeing those on my pixel, should have grabbed a screenshot shot of it because it's gone now.
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May 3, 2018 18:48
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To be fair, there are very few phones right now that support T-Mobile's 600mhz band, so not a lot of good choices on that front. It is a valid concern moving forward though if you are intending to keep a phone for awhile.
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May 3, 2018 18:53
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Yeah band 71 is a "nice to have" if you're a T-Mobile subscriber, but any bands 2, 4, 5, 12, 17 phone should be just fine for use in the USA.
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May 3, 2018 18:58
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The lack of band 41 could actually come back and bite you on T-Mobile if this merger goes through though. A lot is the inherent limitation in the SD630 though, it simply cannot handle as many total bands at once as the SD835 and SD845. So, this is likely going to be a continual sore spot for cheaper phones that aren't specifically tailored for the US market. bull3964 fucked around with this message at 19:13 on May 3, 2018 |
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May 3, 2018 19:09
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Horn posted:Is there a way to completely reset the voice assistant stuff? A couple of updates ago it stopped unlocking my phone which makes it basically useless. I've gone through the app and tried deleting and retraining but so far it's made no difference. It's a problem with Smart Lock. If you look in the settings for it, I bet you'll find it blank. Some combo of these steps fixes it for me. Go to the Trust Agents and untrust Smart Lock. Reboot. Smart Lock now should have settings, if it does, go back to Trust Agents and re-trust Smart Lock. Then go into Smart Lock and set it up again. Try rebooting after various steps if it's not working.
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May 3, 2018 19:49
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Proof of concept code has been released that takes advantage of the rowhammer vulnerability on your phones GPU to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of your mobile browser...simply by visiting a web page and keeping it open for at least 2 minutes. This means that visiting a web page that has this javascript on it will allow the page to access passwords, browser history, etc. Of course, this is just proof-of-concept that works on just one phone (Nexus 5) from security researchers and it required lots of know-how to implement, and both Chrome and Firefox have, or will shortly have, released updates to mitigate the issue. On the other hand, the security researchers say that Firefox hasn't really fixed the issue and I remain skeptical that a user-space fix is capable of fully addressing the problem in general. Anyway, security updates are important!
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Thermopyle posted:Proof of concept code has been released that takes advantage of the rowhammer vulnerability on your phones GPU to execute arbitrary code with the permissions of your mobile browser...simply by visiting a web page and keeping it open for at least 2 minutes. JavaScript was a mistake. Also it works on more than just one phone. Wiggly Wayne DDS posted:on the fun security frontier:
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Rastor posted:Nokia 6.1 4G LTE Bands: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38 Any idea what bands the Euro version has?
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May 3, 2018 20:43
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Wasabi the J posted:JavaScript was a mistake. Possibly, but this exploit isn't exposed because of JS.
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Charles posted:Any idea what bands the Euro version has? LATAM & USA: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38 EMEA & APAC: 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 Hong Kong & Taiwan: 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41
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Rastor posted:LATAM & USA: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38 Alright, so a Euro version wouldn't be useful with AT&T LTE. I don't think they're going to release a 4GB version of the Nokia 6, are they? Should I go ahead and order the 3GB? edit: Ordered from Bhphotovideo with 1 day shipping cause I'm impatient and really need a new phone. Kia Soul Enthusias fucked around with this message at 20:59 on May 3, 2018 |
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effika posted:It's a problem with Smart Lock. If you look in the settings for it, I bet you'll find it blank. Holy poo poo thank you for this, untrusted rebooted and trusted again now it's working. Symptoms were exactly what you outlined as well.
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Thermopyle posted:Shouldnt be any ads in there. Or, at least, I've never seen or heard of it before now. Remembered to take a screenshot this time:  Some real bullshit google
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May 3, 2018 22:56
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Ah, so that's why they hid the useful cards, need to make room for ads
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May 3, 2018 23:02
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I just realized maybe I haven't seen them before because I use an ad blocking VPN. That would block them if they were served from an ad domain rather than whatever domain serves the news cards...
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I don't remember seeing them on my pixel when it got the newer non-swipeable design, but it's possible that it just died in whatever brief window there was between the new layout and the new ads getting pushed. Or it's only being sent out to non-pixel phones, I should boot up the pixel and see if it's getting the same cards. e.   Left is my essential phone, right is an og pixel. 
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Rastor posted:LATAM & USA: 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38 It's like the loving Matrix in here. I feel so sorry for you North American goons. Come to the UK where everything is good and noble and you don't need think about your purchase 
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Man I'm about to just start reading the news stories in chrome and not bother with the Google feed. They're the same stories anyway and I can swipe them away in chrome
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Mr. Despair posted:I don't remember seeing them on my pixel when it got the newer non-swipeable design, but it's possible that it just died in whatever brief window there was between the new layout and the new ads getting pushed. Yeah, I've got a Pixel and regularly browse that feed, never seen an ad and no ad blocking app or anything on my phone.
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sourdough posted:Yeah, I've got a Pixel and regularly browse that feed, never seen an ad and no ad blocking app or anything on my phone. Same
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I'm truly very surprised that an ad company is serving ads. Just astonished, really.
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May 4, 2018 02:46
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All I ask is that they're consistent about it.
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May 4, 2018 03:13
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I was just walking to the store when my BT headphones started cutting out. I think I was half a mile from here when Andre 5000 got all static
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May 4, 2018 03:23
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My phone was on my chair Pretty good range though
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ShoogaSlim posted:Tapping 'DELETE' on a notification that I took a screenshot just dismisses the notification but doesn't actually delete the screenshot. Googling comes up with nothing. I know if I contact support I'll just be told to factory restore the entire phone and be shipped a refurb (with the same problems or worse). Anyone run into similar issues or now how to help? I gave in and did support chat via the phone itself. The support rep had me share my screen (was pretty cool actually) and helped me understand the issue kinda. Turns out tapping 'Delete' from the notification removes it from my device but it's already backed up to Google Photos which is why it shows up. I also asked him about my Smart Unlock not working and he walked me through troubleshooting steps. After all was said and done, turns out having DND on was loving with location settings making it so my phone wouldn't "know" it was in the right spot. Sucks because I leave my phone on DND pretty much 100% of the time but having it off makes the thing work so screw it.
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Mr. Despair posted:All I ask is that they're consistent about it. They are. If you didn't pay them for a phone, they subsidize that loss of revenue through advertising. If you did, they don't.
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