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LastInLine posted:They didn't, and you can still do it but you have to get to the back of the unit to do so. You need to fabricate a dongle, I believe, to send the commands in that way. I looked into it briefly before the announcement that it was coming officially and since I'm buying a 2019 it was all academic to me which is why I don't have specifics. The 'easy' way of getting it running stopped working after one of the software updates (fair enough really because it was a security issue). People got all butt-hurt because when you take your car to the dealer they may or may not update the CMU and if they do so it'll stop AA from installing. I'm on an iPhone now anyway so will have to see how much the official upgrade costs - CarPlay isn't as good as Android Auto anyway so I won't be paying top dollar for it.
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Endymion FRS MK1 posted:What exactly do I need to do to sell a Pixel 2? My father passed away a couple weeks ago and I need to sell the Pixel I got him for Christmas. It was paid in full when I bought it, cell service was disconnected when I ended his plan, sim card is removed, and I factory reset the phone. Am I missing anything? Did you remove his Google account first before factory resetting? If not, the next time it's set up, it'll ask for his Google password and will be a brick until then. If you manage to get access to the Google account and have to change its password, there's a waiting period before you'll be able to use it on the phone to get past the factory reset protection. It's either 24 or 72 hours, I can't remember. The idea is to make sure that if someone steals your phone they can't also quickly change your Google password too in order to bypass FRP. kitten smoothie fucked around with this message at 00:52 on Jul 1, 2018 |
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kitten smoothie posted:Did you remove his Google account first before factory resetting? I did not, I assumed the reset did that. I'll have to do that then
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06aNfvIIl8o The HTC U12 Plus's cloth speaker grills can easily fall out (they're held in by simple adhesive), the fake "buttons" can also fall off as they're apparently glued on as well, and the entire back of the phone can be pried off by hand as the adhesive they use on it is absolute garbage...all you have to do is bend the phone a little bit and just pull the back off. It's supposed to be IP68 but I think they're lying.
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incogneato posted:Does anyone have any of those Google store coupons still unused? Was looking at getting a Google Home. The coupon was only good for the Pixel 2, although some people were able to get a Google Home Mini for free as an add on. If you do want a coupon still, check here: https://www.reddit.com/r/GooglePixel/comments/7z6ibj/loyal_nexus_owner_code_sharing_megathread/
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teagone posted:On my Mate SE I'm having an odd video playback issue. When I play videos/livestreams in the phone's native video app, everything runs solid. Though, when I watch videos in the Plex app, or open a livestream in the Twitch app, the video plays fine but sometimes there's a bit of judder(?) every now and then. Think that's the best way to describe it, but like for instance, on a Twitch livestream that's playing at 720p60, it'll run butter smooth 60fps, but then for a few seconds it'll get slightly suttery and then go back to being butter smooth. It consistently goes back and forth like that. It's not super bad or distracting, but it's definitely noticeable. Sometimes it's the app, sometimes the streamer's bitrate is high enough that some apps/hardware just choke on it. Twitch specifically can have playback issues with uploaders running high bitrates. My Chromecast can give choppy playback on this one csgo (don't judge me) stream, but play fine on Mac Safari. I've run mk8d at 4-6mbps, and depending on how they're watching it, it'll play like poo poo even if they have good internet. Mister Facetious fucked around with this message at 05:21 on Jul 1, 2018 |
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Jerk McJerkface posted:The coupon was only good for the Pixel 2, although some people were able to get a Google Home Mini for free as an add on. Ah gotcha, thanks. I had misremembered what the code was about.
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azurite posted:I took a look at my Pioneer head unit's open source components and found out that it actually does run Android. It's heavily skinned, but it's Android. That makes me really happy. Now install iOS on it for lulz.
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Endymion FRS MK1 posted:What exactly do I need to do to sell a Pixel 2? My father passed away a couple weeks ago and I need to sell the Pixel I got him for Christmas. It was paid in full when I bought it, cell service was disconnected when I ended his plan, sim card is removed, and I factory reset the phone. Am I missing anything? I don't think you're missing anything for sale of the phone. Sorry for your loss.
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Verge posted:That makes me really happy. Now install iOS on it for lulz. It also has Quake tucked somewhere in there.
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I went ahead and started the initial setup of my dad's Pixel 2, and skipped everything except connecting to wifi. There seemed to be no Google account on it at all, so a factory reset must've removed it. As far as I can tell, its bone stock now
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Endymion FRS MK1 posted:I went ahead and started the initial setup of my dad's Pixel 2, and skipped everything except connecting to wifi. There seemed to be no Google account on it at all, so a factory reset must've removed it. As far as I can tell, its bone stock now Then it's good to go.
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Endymion FRS MK1 posted:I went ahead and started the initial setup of my dad's Pixel 2, and skipped everything except connecting to wifi. There seemed to be no Google account on it at all, so a factory reset must've removed it. As far as I can tell, its bone stock now
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ilkhan posted:IIRC if you factory reset from within Android you're fine, if you reset from recovery you need the Google account password. Yep, that's what I did, unlocked the phone, went to settings and reset the phone
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Folks, little help: the GPS on my phone (Moto G 4+ dual SIM) is misbehaving. It suddenly stopped getting a GPS lock a couple days ago. Both Maps and Waze only get location data from cellphone towers, and when I try with a specific app (GPS status) it seems like it can see satellites, but can't lock onto any of them. Anyone have an idea on how to fix this?
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Mikl posted:Folks, little help: the GPS on my phone (Moto G 4+ dual SIM) is misbehaving. It suddenly stopped getting a GPS lock a couple days ago. Both Maps and Waze only get location data from cellphone towers, and when I try with a specific app (GPS status) it seems like it can see satellites, but can't lock onto any of them. Assuming you're using GPS Status & Toolbox, try clearing the A-GPS data with it. I don't have my phone next to me to walk you through it, but if you can't figure it out reply back here and I'll look it up. Basically you want something that says "refresh AGPS" or something like that. Somewhere in the settings is a "Time to lock" toggle that's disabled by default. If you turn that on it will show what kind of GPS performance you're getting from a warm startup. (It will always be slow the first time after clearing A-GPS data though.) . Either way as the A-GPS data becomes stale, it's good to have that option already enabled so you can see if your performance is degrading over time. ClassActionFursuit fucked around with this message at 10:54 on Jul 2, 2018 |
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Mikl posted:Folks, little help: the GPS on my phone (Moto G 4+ dual SIM) is misbehaving. It suddenly stopped getting a GPS lock a couple days ago. Both Maps and Waze only get location data from cellphone towers, and when I try with a specific app (GPS status) it seems like it can see satellites, but can't lock onto any of them. I had that happen on my Z1 Compact. I restarted it, started a navigation route in google maps then just left it sitting on the table for hours hooked up to a charger. I figured that a navigation screen constantly on would mean it does the most work to find its position. At some point it sorted itself out. No idea if it actually helped or if it will work for you, but it's easy to try.
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Thanks for the answers!  I'll try them as soon as I get home from work, I'll let you know if they solve things. (I had tried everything: turning GPS off and on again, rebooting my phone, putting it into flight mode and into normal mode again... Everything short of doing a full phone reset, which I'd like to avoid because it's a pain in the rear end to set everything up again later.)
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Mikl posted:Thanks for the answers! I just checked for you, it's in the hamburger menu off to the left "Manage A-GPS State". Hit download. Time to fix is in the same hamburger menu, Settings, Display & Tools, toggle at the bottom. I'd do that before downloading just so you can see exactly how long it takes once you do. There are readings for satellites visible and how many are locked, that number should steadily increase as you run the app. Remember that the Moto G doesn't have a compass which will negatively affect GPS locking time.
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Hey why the gently caress does Google's own Podcast app not support casting?
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It will probably come in the next couple updates before they abandon the app altogether.
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Case post to follow: I'm going to the beach soon and I'm looking for some kind of water-proof case, mostly to keep sand from scratching things. Have any of you guys had any experience with these cheaper chinese knockoff waterproof cases I see popping up these days when I search on Amazon.... I am leary of quality control on these things, but also don't know if I want to drop 50 bucks on a LifeProof case just to keep sand from scratching my screen....
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Mu Zeta posted:It will probably come in the next couple updates before they abandon the app altogether. But will they abandon it before or after they add a chat feature?
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LastInLine posted:I just checked for you, it's in the hamburger menu off to the left "Manage A-GPS State". Hit download. Time to fix is in the same hamburger menu, Settings, Display & Tools, toggle at the bottom. I'd do that before downloading just so you can see exactly how long it takes once you do. There are readings for satellites visible and how many are locked, that number should steadily increase as you run the app. Alright, thanks for this. Using the app you linked and placing the phone next to a window I was able to get a lock after a minute or so. Tomorrow I'll check if it still gets the GPS fix when I use Waze when driving, maybe it was a temporary glitch. As an aside: I've traveled quite a bit, internationally, in the past few weeks; could this be the reason my phone had trouble finding a GPS signal?
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7 Bowls of Wrath posted:Case post to follow: When I go to the beach I just keep the phone in a freezer bag. It keeps sand/water from wet hands out, but I would not trust submerging it.
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Yeah, I was going to ask if you really need a form fitting case or just a dry pouch to put the phone in. The latter is going to be more versatile down the road.
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elmer chud posted:When I go to the beach I just keep the phone in a freezer bag. It keeps sand/water from wet hands out, but I would not trust submerging it. Yeah, I used to do this also, but I'm looking for something a little more robust that I can actually use my phone with, at least to take photos. I suppose I should have specified this...
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My first gen pixel's battery is having trouble holding a charge. I probably have 500-600 cycles on the battery. I deep discharge it probably 8 times a week. Phone is great otherwise. Do I 1) replace the battery, wait for Pixel 3 2) get a pixel 2 3) wait for Pixel 3 in Octoberish 4) get a Moto g 6 I'm on project Fi. I require an equal or better camera than i have right now. I heard the G6 has the same camera as some old Samsung halo phone
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It's only $80 to get the battery replaced at ubreakifix. It's by far the cheapest of the options.
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Hadlock posted:My first gen pixel's battery is having trouble holding a charge. I probably have 500-600 cycles on the battery. I deep discharge it probably 8 times a week. Phone is great otherwise. Jesus. Are you glued to that thing 24/7?
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bronin posted:Jesus. Are you glued to that thing 24/7? Millenials. drat kids too busy eating rear end and staring at their phones
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DP4 is now available: https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/07/02/android-p-developer-preview-4-now-available/ So far no OTA on my 2XL but it should arrive pretty soon.
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I was at an airshow over the weekend and, although some are blurry messes, I'm so impressed at some of the photos I was able to catch: Pixel 2, unedited. I noticed from some of the video I shot that you can tell when an image was captured, as there's a slight stutter: like it's dropped a single frame or something. Still, being able to catch clear images of small objects going at high speeds across a blue smear of sky, using a phone camera, is some amazing stuff.
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Shai-Hulud posted:DP4 is now available:  Nice Also you can't factory reset this version without removing all Google accounts first, just in case anyone needs to
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bull3964 posted:It's only $80 to get the battery replaced at ubreakifix. It's by far the cheapest of the options. I don't know if I would trust ubreakifix. There's been a lot of incidents on /r/GooglePixel about them breaking phones and wanting more money to fix what they broke. Also, when I went to the one here in Omaha, the guy didn't even seem to know what the Pixel 2 was and decided "Oh your phone is fine. That's normal" when it was blaring static right in front of him.
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ThermoPhysical posted:I don't know if I would trust ubreakifix. There's been a lot of incidents on /r/GooglePixel about them breaking phones and wanting more money to fix what they broke. That seems like something you take to Google then since they are the official partner for warranty and repair work.
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Hey guys, I have a device question. Looking into getting a new phone. My current phone is a Moto 5GS+ which I've had for about 6 months. I picked it up cheap because AT&T wouldn't accept my previous phone (Samsung Galaxy S6 Active) as a trade-in since its screen cracked badly after I dropped it in a parking garage once, which is something I would have expected a phone whose marketing heavily features people taking it mountain-climbing and kayaking etc to be able to handle, and the entire experience kind of left me feeling bitter at Samsung (and at AT&T's "Next" plan). So I just got the 5GS+ unlocked as a one-off from Newegg and thought that was the end of it. The main problem is that it tends to lose cell and LTE signal much more easily than other AT&T phones do -- sometimes it'll fail completely at getting me directions home or traffic data when I'm out driving; sometimes while I'm sitting at work I'll get like 6 or 7 SMS messages at once which I was supposed to have received over the course of the day. Sometimes it vehemently refuses to load web content when everyone else's phone can do so with no issue. I looked into it and it looks like the 5GS+ receives cell data on fewer frequencies and LTE on fewer bands than a lot of other phones do, which (a) is exactly the kind of tech spec I would normally completely ignore, and (b) suggests it's a problem with the specific phone I bought. So I'm considering getting a new one even though it's only been 6 months since I got this one. I'm traveling abroad next month or so and I don't really want to have to worry about where I can or can't get cell service. The options I'm considering are: a) just getting the Moto G6, as its specs indicate more frequencies and bands etc than the 5GS+'s do, which might solve the problem cheaply. $215 on Newegg, which seems insane since the 5GS+ cost more than that 6 months ago. Amazon only sells the kind that is preloaded with their lovely bloatware, so this option is Newegg-only. b) coming crawling back to Samsung and getting the Galaxy A8 -- I'm still salty that I sprung for the Galaxy S6 "Active" and the thing couldn't even handle a parking garage, and I don't like Samsung bloatware, but Samsung phones have historically been very reliable for me in ways that my current phone is not. About $400 on Newegg/Amazon. c) calling the whole budget-phone idea a failed experiment and just getting a loving Galaxy S9. Around $700 on Newegg/Amazon, or I could pay AT&T $26 a month for a while. I'm mostly only considering this option because I'm operating under the assumption that you can't do Wi-Fi calling on a non-carrier-branded phone (it certainly doesn't seem to work on the 5GS+); let me know if I'm being stupid on that one. Which of these options would be my best bet, or barring that am I being an idiot even considering getting a new phone at this phase at all and/or would doing so not even solve my cell-signal problem? Thanks in advance for any help!
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