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WattsvilleBlues posted:Firefox. Works every time. Thank me later! yea firefox is seamless when you're signed in on multiple devices/pc
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Nothing we haven’t seen already, but Google is finally showing off the phones themselves. https://youtu.be/u_uap-98Knw?si=lFH_A5pG_xlkAYH6
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bull3964 posted:Nothing we haven’t seen already, but Google is finally showing off the phones themselves. I wonder how long they'll stick with that design language? Nothing wrong with it, just curious. A few years back I got the AUKEY Quick Charge 3.0 Car Charger 34.5W. Would thisprovide actual fast charging for my Pixel and my significant others' iPhones in the car? WattsvilleBlues fucked around with this message at 14:42 on Sep 8, 2023 |
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Sep 7, 2023 20:32
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a PPS charger is indeed what you want for modern phones but that 130W one is overkill unless you want to charge something like a laptop as well, something cheaper that delivers at least 30w will work just as well for pixels and iphones e.g. https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Charger-Adapter-Samsung-Compatible/dp/B0B3CKYSMR/ which will do PPS up to 45W on the USB-C port repiv fucked around with this message at 21:12 on Sep 7, 2023 |
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Whoa, the 8 is exactly as wide as the 5. The one-handed Pixel is back?
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So you know how you can set your profile picture on Galaxy phones and when you call other Galaxy users your picture shows on their end? Samsung had a bunch of animated options, and around the Note 8 or 9, I chose this strange white cat profile pic that moved up and down weirdly. It was always fun taking people by surprise the first time you called them. Well, back on the Fold 3, I was playing around with the animated options and switched to some guys having a beer. I didn't realize the Fold 3 didn't have the cat as an option, and I haven't seen it since in any newer phones either. Anyone I mention this to thinks I'm just describing a fever dream. Is the only way to get the cat back to find an old Note? Googling for cat gifs is as futile an endeavor as you might imagine, there's only roughly half a trillion of them. I figure most people here won't have the slightest clue what I'm talking about, but maybe someone remembers that weird rear end cat.
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Desk Lamp posted:So you know how you can set your profile picture on Galaxy phones and when you call other Galaxy users your picture shows on their end? Samsung had a bunch of animated options, and around the Note 8 or 9, I chose this strange white cat profile pic that moved up and down weirdly. It was always fun taking people by surprise the first time you called them. I have an old note 8 with a cracked screen somewhere. if I can find it I'll try to look for what you're talking about.
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Having some issues with USB-C to 3.5mm adapters for headphones and using the phone's mic etc. Android 13, galaxy s21. Lots of quirks and problems with it. Just made a thread for this question, kind of a ramble but any info would be helpful. https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4041555 Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 01:02 on Sep 10, 2023 |
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Sep 8, 2023 07:47
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Desk Lamp posted:So you know how you can set your profile picture on Galaxy phones and when you call other Galaxy users your picture shows on their end? Samsung had a bunch of animated options, and around the Note 8 or 9, I chose this strange white cat profile pic that moved up and down weirdly. It was always fun taking people by surprise the first time you called them. If you Google for cat bopping gif is that the one?
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repiv posted:a PPS charger is indeed what you want for modern phones but that 130W one is overkill unless you want to charge something like a laptop as well, something cheaper that delivers at least 30w will work just as well for pixels and iphones Thanks son, I bought both, the 130W for me and your suggestion for my wife's car. When I'm driving sometimes we have 3 devices charging simultaneously. Edit: Is PPS a standard that will finally replace all the other charging standards? WattsvilleBlues fucked around with this message at 14:43 on Sep 8, 2023 |
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Sep 8, 2023 11:02
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Ordered the Fairphone 5, I can answer questions in about a month when it arrives. It's replacing my LG G6 which is showing it's age and was last updated in *checks notes* 2019
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WattsvilleBlues posted:Edit: Is PPS a standard that will finally replace all the other charging standards? PD or PPS (which is an extension of PD) has been the standard for android phones for some time, with the exception of the BBK family (oneplus/oppo/etc) which still do their own proprietary thing google were one of the earliest backers of PD over qualcomms proprietary QC spec so pixels have been using it for a while
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repiv posted:PD or PPS (which is an extension of PD) has been the standard for android phones for some time, with the exception of the BBK family (oneplus/oppo/etc) which still do their own proprietary thing Thanks goon. What do Apple devices use?
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i'm not up to speed on apple stuff but it looks like they're also using PD/PPS on their newer devices
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Any word on Pixel 8/Pro camera changes? Curious if they're going to try to compete with the crazy 10x on Samsungs now or just be happy with having a great normal/wide. Also, while on the topic, I've taken some really great photos with my Pixel 7 this year at concerts that rival my 35mm film shots at the same shows. I've sold these and been booked for big gigs directly because of photos I took with my phone, even when I had ~10k worth of pro camera gear on my sides, which is pretty mindblowing. It was specifically useful when I needed a wide shot and had telephoto lenses on. Here's a few favorites:        These are all shot in raw and pushed pretty hard to match film, and as a pro photographer they're more than good enough for socials/web use. Even did a decently large print for one of the artists and it held up fine. Bottom Liner fucked around with this message at 17:22 on Sep 8, 2023 |
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TITTIEKISSER69 posted:If you Google for cat bopping gif is that the one? Unfortunately, no. That's the cat that makes searching for this useless since that gif has a million different variants. "White bobbing cat", "Samsung white bobbing cat", "Galaxy white cat profile gif", and a whole bunch of other variations all return that same cat in the results. The one I'm talking about is a still image of a white cat, but the image is animated. The cat is looking at you, and it kind of bobs up from the bottom of the screen as if the cat is peeking at you from under a table. But the animation is weird and almost seems like it's playing to the beat of a ringtone, and the fact that the moving cat isn't animated just adds to the whole weirdness of the thing. Basically whenever I called someone with a Galaxy for the first time, their first sentence would invariably be "what the gently caress was that cat on my screen?" Now when I call someone they get an animation of two dudes clinking their glasses together 🥂 and I'd rather have the cat. Anyways, I hear the new iOS is adding that feature, so I imagine Samsung is gonna add a whole bunch of new ones in response, so maybe I'll find a new favorite.
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I'm pretty sure it's still going to be 5x and honestly that's fine. I have both a P7P and S23U and superzoom on the 5x lens gets really drat close to the 10x optical with the smaller sensor. The P8P is expected to have the same GM5 sensor as the P7P with a 1/2.25 size compared to the pair of 10mp tele in the S23U with 1/3.52 size. The main camera on both P8 models is expected to be updated with the ISOCELL GN2 for the main camera which is larger than the GN1. That sensor also has improvements in autofocus and HDR capture modes. The 8 will have the same ultrawide as the last two pixels with a slightly wider FoV. The 8 Pro gets a newer IMX787 for the ultrawide which is the same sensor used for the main camera on the Pixel 7a.
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Will this fast charge an iPhone 13 or 14?
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Desk Lamp posted:Unfortunately, no. That's the cat that makes searching for this useless since that gif has a million different variants. "White bobbing cat", "Samsung white bobbing cat", "Galaxy white cat profile gif", and a whole bunch of other variations all return that same cat in the results. Something like this? https://giphy.com/stickers/peek-peeker-cat-peeking-stfwkkXwbOHoJ4shOI
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Nalin posted:Something like this? Haha something very similar but it was a real cat and the movement was more erratic.
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bull3964 posted:I'm pretty sure it's still going to be 5x and honestly that's fine. I have both a P7P and S23U and superzoom on the 5x lens gets really drat close to the 10x optical with the smaller sensor. The P8P is expected to have the same GM5 sensor as the P7P with a 1/2.25 size compared to the pair of 10mp tele in the S23U with 1/3.52 size. Please tell me that all this is a meaningful upgrade from the P6p camera so that I can justify the P8 that I'm probably going to buy regardless. Bottom Liner posted:Any word on Pixel 8/Pro camera changes? Curious if they're going to try to compete with the crazy 10x on Samsungs now or just be happy with having a great normal/wide. This is pretty neat and impressive. Thanks for sharing.
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Is there no security patch coming this month?
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What is the state of android-to-android file transfer? I've used x-plore app to do this between phones I own, it has a nice "wifi server" that makes things easy if you've paid the few bucks for it. But between two random android phones, what is the most seamless way to transfer a file or two? Still just email/messenger attachment?
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Nearby share works for me
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PleasantDilemma posted:What is the state of android-to-android file transfer? I've used x-plore app to do this between phones I own, it has a nice "wifi server" that makes things easy if you've paid the few bucks for it. But between two random android phones, what is the most seamless way to transfer a file or two? Still just email/messenger attachment? If you want something that is simple but sometimes randomly doesn't work: Nearby Share, Bluetooth share If you want something that always works, but is needlessly convoluted and needs data services: E-Mail or whatever messaging app you prefer.
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PleasantDilemma posted:What is the state of android-to-android file transfer? I've used x-plore app to do this between phones I own, it has a nice "wifi server" that makes things easy if you've paid the few bucks for it. But between two random android phones, what is the most seamless way to transfer a file or two? Still just email/messenger attachment? Quick Share if it's Galaxy to Galaxy, Nearby Share if either device isn't a Galaxy.
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Got a Samsung A23 5G and noticed that all notifications are the same tone. On my old Samsung S8 each app had a different sound. I've trawled through various settings and google searches trying to figure out how to enable app default sounds but having no luck. Any ideas without having to resort to sourcing all the app sounds and manually assign them?
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I keep getting this notification on my Pixel 5 for a feature that's only available for Pixel 6 and up (skipping the "hey Google" prompt for certain phrases). If I tap the notification it takes me to a settings page that tells me as much. Yet, it has shown up every day or two for a week. What's my best way to stop seeing it? I can turn off this category of notification ("low priority system notifications" for Assistant) but will that block anything else I might want to see?
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Sep 10, 2023 15:06
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I've been getting that on my 5a lately too.
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I get it on my 4a 5G and I don't even want hey google to work 99% of the time.
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Just saw an article about it claiming it's a bug hitting older Pixels.
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I've been getting it on my 7Pro and Fold as well. Others have had it pop up with non-pixels too.
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Haven't seen it on my 6, fwiw.
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Humphreys posted:Got a Samsung A23 5G and noticed that all notifications are the same tone. On my old Samsung S8 each app had a different sound. I've trawled through various settings and google searches trying to figure out how to enable app default sounds but having no luck. Any ideas without having to resort to sourcing all the app sounds and manually assign them? Good question. For me, I don't recall apps having their own sounds by default for notifications on Samsung phones. I tended to pick them. On s21 I imported my settings etc from an s10e, and did indeed go into a bunch of apps settings and give them different notification sounds myself. And for some of them I downloaded old notification sound files from youtube rips etc. Also, android 13 adds a thing where apps have to ask for notifications first, so most apps don't have notifications on by default. But many of my imported apps never asked, so I went through my list of apps to enable notifications on a bunch of them etc. So overall it seems Android does involve manually taking a peak at these settings for every app you have installed these days. I'd probably do that anyway, but you really notice it when setting up a new phone. Anyways, one of those bugs I was having on s21 I've at least seen googled that other people have too. The thing where it cycles connected and disconnected notifications for USB, and will even keep doing it for many hours after you unplugged anything. The phone is such a mess I'm looking to try another one, but I was always content with Galaxy phones before this one. It is kooky that USB-C only instead of headphone jack is apparently the undoing of Galaxy's flawless run for me. Couldn't they just keep the darn thing. Getting rid of the SD card slot is a bit of a shame too. I'll probably go for 256gb internal storage for the next phone I try. At least spotify remembers which albums I downloaded, since that's kind of like bookmarking for me. I've got quite the podcast addict backlog too. Heavy Metal fucked around with this message at 03:38 on Sep 11, 2023 |
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Got a bit of a solution by clearing cache and data for FB Messenger. It instantly fixed up whatever was blocking the default app notification.
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How do you see your backed up phone contacts on your Google account? Or tell if it's working? In my Google settings on s21, under backup I have everything on except photos. The bottom one says Google account data (synced with contacts etc), clicking on that I see Contacts enabled and backed up recently along with other apps like Calendar etc. But when I go to contacts.google.com, logged into this Google account I use with my phone, it says "no contacts yet". And when I first started using this phone a couple weeks ago it said there was nothing on my Google account to restore. But the Samsung account restore worked and imported everything, including contacts. So for if I switch to say a Pixel phone in the future, not using the Samsung stuff, how do I see my phone contacts on my Google account, to know it worked? Before trying it on a new phone.
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By going to contacts.google.com like you did. If the contacts aren't there, then they aren't syncing to your Google account. Maybe try downloading the Google contacts app? That should grab all your local contacts that seem to be only syncing to a Samsung account.
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bull3964 posted:By going to contacts.google.com like you did. If the contacts aren't there, then they aren't syncing to your Google account. Much thanks! That did it. It said none but that I had some in other account etc, had them under device. Then asked me to enable Back up & sync in that app etc. Now it's on that site too. Nice.
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Reason number 582 why Samsung's duplicate apps and ecosystem end up making experiences worse.
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bull3964 posted:Reason number 582 why Samsung's duplicate apps and ecosystem end up making experiences worse. Honestly, if the price of everything Samsung does better is one random accidentally saving their contacts to the wrong place, I'd say it's fair.
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