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CLAM DOWN posted:Google Maps and the GPS Status app definitely have my location correct and precise. So weird. Definitely seems like things got stuck in a bad state somehow. Maybe clear out all the Google app caches you can find in settings?
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Crossposting from the Fi thread for the very few phones that use it: https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/01/14/google-fi-announces-rcs-support-rolls-out-4g-lte-coverage-in-33-more-countries/ Fi now has carrier wide RCS. However, this means nothing considering that only the Pixel 3 on Verizon can use RCS and I think T-Mobile....about it.
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ThermoPhysical posted:Crossposting from the Fi thread for the very few phones that use it: Sprint supports some version of RCS but I don't know if it's interoperable.
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In non-completely stupid smartphone camera news, Oppo just announced a 10x optical zoom module for upcoming smartphones that uses a prismatic lens system. The prism bends the light at 90 degrees, so that the optical elements run the length of the phone and not the depth. https://www.dpreview.com/news/5618578510/oppo-to-announce-10x-lossless-smartphone-zoom-camera This is actually kinda cool. Compact camera makers used the same sort of lens assembly in super-thin compact cameras, like Sony in their T-series. It will make the phone a bit thicker as the sensor has to be oriented perpendicular, but not significantly. It also means Oppo's not putting like, 50 camera modules on the back and using software tricks to create zoomed images. grack fucked around with this message at 21:14 on Jan 14, 2019 |
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If T-Mobile mobile rolls out RCS to the Pixel, I'm probably going to disable it in Messenger options since SMS Backup and Restore doesn't work with RCS messages.
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grack posted:In non-completely stupid smartphone camera news, Oppo just announced a 10x optical zoom module for upcoming smartphones that uses a prismatic lens system. The prism bends the light at 90 degrees, so that the optical elements run the length of the phone and not the depth. It's a neat trick and will likely have some decent applications, but it's also going to cause a pretty sizable camera hump. It can't not with the sensor for that lens being in the opposite orientation.
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ThermoPhysical posted:Crossposting from the Fi thread for the very few phones that use it: Galaxy phones support RCS as well.
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Desk Lamp posted:Galaxy phones support RCS as well. So is RCS support not standard in Android? AT&T is supposed to support it, but I don't have that option on my Nokia 6.1. On the the other hand, I don't seem to have a visual voicemail option either.
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If the blog post is to be believed, they don't count data from RCS on Fi. That's super cool. Unfortunately, it's not turned on for me yet.
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Looks like missing the weather in the widget is a bit of a more widespread: https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/01/14/missing-the-weather-in-your-at-a-glance-widget-latest-google-beta-v-9-0-broke-it/
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God damnit, why does the Motorola One only have a 720p screen? 1080p and I'd buy it in immediately to replace my G4 Plus.
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I was going to comment how I used a 720p phone on a trip last year and it was OK, but goddamn, $400?
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Shai-Hulud posted:Looks like missing the weather in the widget is a bit of a more widespread: Welp. Serves me right for being on the beta channel! Thank you for linking that, appreciate it, glad I'm not insane.
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Charles posted:So is RCS support not standard in Android? AT&T is supposed to support it, but I don't have that option on my Nokia 6.1. On the the other hand, I don't seem to have a visual voicemail option either. Theoretically, any Android phone using either Google or Samsung's messaging apps should support RCS as long as the carrier they're used on does.
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bull3964 posted:If T-Mobile mobile rolls out RCS to the Pixel, I'm probably going to disable it in Messenger options since SMS Backup and Restore doesn't work with RCS messages. If T-Mobile enables RCS, do I get it on Mint?
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Desk Lamp posted:Galaxy phones support RCS as well. Only if you're on T-Mobile. Verizon only supports RCS on the Pixel 3, T-Mobile on Galaxy phones, and any Android phone on Sprint. So...yeah. Fi users are network wide as long as your phone is supported by Fi like the Pixels, Motos, LGs, and the Nexii.
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ThermoPhysical posted:Only if you're on T-Mobile. They support carrier specific versions of RCS on all major carriers. They've got built in support for the new universal profile but only T-Mobile has rolled out support for it. You still get RCS features when messaging between Galaxy phones on the same network though. E: some cursory googling tells me Verizon is the exception, they currently only support RCS on the Pixel 3. Desk Lamp fucked around with this message at 01:45 on Jan 15, 2019 |
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I'm curious if RCS is some type of concession Google is trying to make to phone companies? It seems painfully obvious at this point that a universal encrypted message service for Android would be far more beneficial than letting cell services keep your data so they can give it up to the first warrant/FBI/CIA/NSA request that comes their way.
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Does anybody know if the Nokia 8.1 is out in Europe yet? It's on the Czech, Belgian, and UK sites that I've checked so far but it doesn't have a release date or any buying info. Nokia is really bad about publicizing their release dates.
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Tetrabor posted:I'm curious if RCS is some type of concession Google is trying to make to phone companies? I just kinda got the sense that this was a “well we tried like 7 things so you guys just figure it out now” move on Googles part Also vaguely possible that Apple will eventually support RCS, but they’re not ever going to support gMessage. Maneki Neko fucked around with this message at 02:47 on Jan 15, 2019 |
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Tetrabor posted:I'm curious if RCS is some type of concession Google is trying to make to phone companies? It is, and they were pretty explicit about it though I'm having trouble finding the blog post about it now. The long and short of it is on the one hand, the carriers are their customers and you're not, so they weren't about to make an iMessage clone that reduced carriers' role in providing messaging. On the other hand, it probably would've been difficult to say the least trying to force OEMs to use their iMessage clone even if they built it. There's also the point that the carriers are very much in favor of turning over your data to anyone who asks for it. They aren't fans of encrypted communications on their network and as they're the customer they get what they want.
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So I got my S8+ back from repair after sitting around for months unused. Ugh, the screen is so nice. I think I'm gonna ditch the 2XL for the S8+ again (at least for the time being). Sucks to lose a conveniently placed fingerprint scanner, but that's that.
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Huh, screens have all kind of converged for me. More or less. Got an LG G7 with IPS display and it seems roughly as good as the OLEDs of my previous Samsungs. I suppose Google is gimping the screen though.
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redeyes posted:I suppose Google is gimping the screen though. The 2XL was pretty heavily panned for having a kinda poo poo screen for a flagship phone. The 3XL is much better.
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The screen on my 6T would be nice if the auto brightness was worth a drat. I think the notch puts the ambient sensor too close to the screen because what's actually displaying influences the brightness way too much. If I'm in the dark, I don't want a predominantly dark screen dimming further and then have an all white screen ramp up brightness and sear my retinas. I used it for the majority of last week as my primary phone, but I was back to the P3 by the end of the week. Don't get me wrong, the 6T is a nice phone, but I pretty much had the feeling of "I'm home" after I went back to the P3. I basically got my 6T for free through so I'm not complaining. The perception of size followed a weird curve. For the first day and a half I was doubting my choice of the P3 over the P3 XL, but by the end of the week I was happy to go back to a smaller and lighter phone. The battery life is epic on the 6T due to the sheer size of it. It didn't actually consume less battery than my P3 from a mah perspective (slightly more actually) but the huge size of the battery meant I ended the day 20% higher than the P3.
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LastInLine posted:There's also the point that the carriers are very much in favor of turning over your data to anyone who asks for it. They aren't fans of encrypted communications on their network and as they're the customer they get what they want. Counterpoint, they have towers and cable buried everywhere, so they're up to their eyeballs in government compliance, permits, right of ways, negotiations, etc. Fighting for your SMS privacy makes all that way more difficult for what upside? Now, some how Apple was able to spin that into their problem and not the carriers, so I don't know why Google couldn't do something similar.
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FunOne posted:Now, some how Apple was able to spin that into their problem and not the carriers, so I don't know why Google couldn't do something similar. Apple makes money by selling you very expensive hardware. Google makes money by owning/selling your data. That gives them rather different perspectives on a lot of this.
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redeyes posted:Huh, screens have all kind of converged for me. More or less. Got an LG G7 with IPS display and it seems roughly as good as the OLEDs of my previous Samsungs. I suppose Google is gimping the screen though. It's certified for HDR on Netflix, along with the G6. Their current mobile lcd panels are legit.
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FunOne posted:Counterpoint, they have towers and cable buried everywhere, so they're up to their eyeballs in government compliance, permits, right of ways, negotiations, etc. Fighting for your SMS privacy makes all that way more difficult for what upside? You are looking at it from exactly the opposite perspective from the carriers. They are enthusiastic partners with the government in surveiling you. Apple can tell carriers to gently caress off because what are they going to do? Not offer the iPhone? Google cannot because even if they wanted to (they don't, see DrDork's post), their OEMs want to sell phones.
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meanwhile I just got a call saying I can pick up my P2XL tomorrow from the place that sent it away to repair the USB C port and I'm so excited about it. I can finally ditch this piece of poo poo Oppo honestly I don't even care if the USB C port is still hosed at least I'll have normal notifications again
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Does anyone have experience replacing batteries on Galaxies (specifically S7)? Mine is pretty poo poo now after 2.5 years, and i'm not really in a position to upgrade the phone. I looked on Amazon for a new one but all the ones I looked at said they didn't support wireless charging or fast charging.
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Replacing batteries on sealed, water-proofed phones is an epic pain in the rear end.
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mastajake posted:Does anyone have experience replacing batteries on Galaxies (specifically S7)? Mine is pretty poo poo now after 2.5 years, and i'm not really in a position to upgrade the phone. I looked on Amazon for a new one but all the ones I looked at said they didn't support wireless charging or fast charging. Given grack's post above and the fact the S7 is pretty dated, is it reasonable to look for a way to apply the battery replacement cost to a new budget phone?
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mastajake posted:Does anyone have experience replacing batteries on Galaxies (specifically S7)? Mine is pretty poo poo now after 2.5 years, and i'm not really in a position to upgrade the phone. I looked on Amazon for a new one but all the ones I looked at said they didn't support wireless charging or fast charging. I haven't replaced one in the S7, but here's how you'd do it. Double glass with lots of glue looks like a bit of a pain. https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+S7+Battery+Replacement/90299
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grack posted:Replacing batteries on sealed, water-proofed phones is an epic pain in the rear end. The Galaxy S5 was IP67 rated and had a headphone jack, microSD slot, and user replaceable battery in 2014.
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Helter Skelter posted:The Galaxy S5 was IP67 rated and had a headphone jack, microSD slot, and user replaceable battery in 2014. ...so?
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Does anyone have the Mi Mix 3? Got great reviews and might be my next phone. Also I miss replaceable batteries, I don't need my phone to be wafer thin. In fact I used to love buying those huge Zero Lemon batteries that were 3 times capacity and not charging my phone for 3 days . But ah well
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