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Got a Pixel 8 for $375, trading in my 6a. Seems like a decent deal for some camera and software boosts, and wireless charging etc. Expecting the battery life to still be fairly mediocre but whatever
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hooah posted:It's have to have been both my sister and her husband. Usually when an MMS doesn't download it'll actually fail after a few minutes and I can force it to retry. That's not happening with these few messages. Your sister and her husband are conspiring to destroy you
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Nov 26, 2023 05:40
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bull3964 posted:
Seems like a big feature - do other brands offer this?
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Dec 6, 2023 17:44
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C-Euro posted:When getting a new Android phone to replace one that you currently use, what sort of data come over automatically and what data need to be copied over manually? I assume anything tied to the Google account on the old device will come over when you sign in on the new device (photos in cloud storage etc.), but what about more basic data tied to the phone itself like contacts, text messages, and call logs? I just make sure my WhatsApp messages are backed up before I migrate. Everything else is in my google cloud.
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Dec 9, 2023 05:38
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C-Euro posted:Good to know that they can do a wireless data transfer, and admittedly just about everything I'd want to copy from old phone to new (that isn't already in my Google account) has copies on my computer. Though I'm trying to remember why I downloaded a text message backup app sometime in the past... Not even wireless, you can just plug one phone into the other
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Dec 9, 2023 11:51
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I'm very happy with the P8 since I got it, but its physical design is loving stupid. The back is so slippy, and the camera bar makes it sit at such an angle, that when I place it on a surface with an angle of greater than 0 degrees it just starts scooting itself towards the nearest edge and crashes to the floor. This will all be resolved when my case arrives I guess but still it's faintly absurd that phones are now ambulatory
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Dec 15, 2023 12:13
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spincube posted:Mine came as a separate package, a day or so later. same, I got a separate email from google about it
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Dec 19, 2023 21:37
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Dec 28, 2023 22:23
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bull3964 posted:No issues with Bluetooth with my P8P and I have like 4 watches paired to it. I too like to wear 4 watches
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Dec 30, 2023 18:00
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oshuaj posted:I upgraded to the Pixel 8 on Black Friday after my 5A died due to the motherboard issue and this may be the best phone I've owned, absolutely love it From a 6A and same
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Dec 31, 2023 10:51
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ShoogaSlim posted:real talk it just makes me pretty bummed to know that the one place i figure it's acceptable to post about my experience with a phone is where i'm getting yelled at, called a gimmick and a clown, and ridiculed. Mostly it looks like people are just suggesting you replace your phone, and yet here you are crying
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Jan 4, 2024 11:08
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hooah posted:I've been telling my family this for years, but they just don't care. SMS/MMS (plus iMessage for the two or three with iPhones) works well enough for them that I just get left out of a lot of conversations in my cell signal black hole (SMS over wifi works fine on Mint Mobile, bit for whatever reason MMS only sends or receives on cell signal). Lol gently caress the US is so bad at telecoms
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Jan 6, 2024 01:35
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smoobles posted:Can my Smart Ring auto turn off my phone notifications when I am masturbating Or at least start aggressively vibrating
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Jan 12, 2024 16:31
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ShoogaSlim posted:i hate using a case and never bothered in the past, but with the 8 it isn't so bad and i've been using one for a little over a month-ish now? it feels good. Yeah it's fine. P8 without a case was wayyyy too slippery, shits ridiculous
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Jan 15, 2024 09:47
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Uthor posted:Dumb Android question: my mom is going to fly out to Europe and stick a random SIM into her Pixel phone. Will there be any security stuff (asking for additional passwords, etc) she (and by extension, I) will have to deal with? No. But instead of a physical SIM she should be using an eSIM that you can install on her phone before she leaves. I use the Airalo app
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Jan 31, 2024 14:27
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Airalo is great - I've taught 2 boomers in their mid-70s to use it by themselves, the app is very straightforward. You just gotta make sure that the phone is eSIM-compatible but most phones including Pixels have been for years. Huge money saver for me as I'm from Europe but spend at least a month Stateside every year
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Jan 31, 2024 15:30
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Yeah I've been bullying my friends into getting Pixels for years. (I mean, when it comes up naturally in conversation). Most of the people I know with iPhones are just from work. One of my best mates was a senior Google manager for a decade too so that helped.
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If you ever need a reminder of how effectively advertising can destroy people's minds, just read this last page of posts. My word.
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sleepwalkers posted:Also this. The question "why don't you just use WhatsApp" is silly to me, it's the same reason why tons of people in Europe use WhatsApp: there's been a decade-long broad cultural habit/precedent set that it's the thing you use to communicate. That's SMS in the States, I assume because we rarely had to consider international communication. So the built-in SMS replacement on an iPhone became the norm for a lot of people, and when you deviate from that norm (aka use an Android phone), people think you're the weird one and not the other way around. You think us Euros weren't SMSing? We were sending text in the mid-90s while you guys were faxing each other's pagers or whatever. We just adapted to a more pragmatic system (idk maybe because some plans still charged per SMS). I don't think it had much to do with international messaging, except in the immigrant communities, even though that's obviously a big bonus.
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Feb 15, 2024 16:26
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WattsvilleBlues posted:You can double tap the back of the phone to bring down the notification shade. Make sure it's enabled in settings. oh that's cool thanks for the tip! I have to give it a good thwack with this case tho
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Feb 17, 2024 20:09
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Bright Bart posted:I'm not sure I can find that in my phone settings. I dislike how Android not only moves settings but renames them every version. Even Google's own instructions on how to find the settings for hiding private notifications are outdated for 14. Just go to Settings>Notifications it's not that complex
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Sad Panda posted:For those of you with a Pixel 8, how happy are you? Works well for me
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Mar 12, 2024 20:12
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bull3964 posted:Galaxy watches only charge off of Galaxy phones. They are only sorta Qi. Even some Samsung branded wireless chargers can't charge them. Samsung'd!
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Mar 15, 2024 19:09
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Uthor posted:I was told about Airalo a month ago in this thread and have a question about it! I'm going to install it on my mom's phone this weekend for her Poland trip on Monday. I wasn't able to see: is this something that will swap automatically when she flies out or something that can be toggled before she goes or something she'll have to deal with when she lands? Not sure about the proper steps to switch over. You should have both Sims (i.e. your regular Sim and the eSim) enabled at the same time, but your mum will have to toggle over to use the eSim as the default for mobile data and calls once she lands. Also have to make sure Roaming is enabled for the eSim because they all seem to be routed through Eastern Europe or something. Very occasionally you might have to restart your phone to start receiving data but that hasn't happened to me recently.
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Mar 19, 2024 16:36
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Uthor posted:Thanks. Well who knows maybe you actually wouldn't need to put on Roaming (I wouldn't chance it tho). But "Poland - Central vs Eastern Europe?" is  
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Mar 19, 2024 16:47
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Nah just use Airalo it's cheap and reliable
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Mar 19, 2024 22:01
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WattsvilleBlues posted:
Use Airalo
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WattsvilleBlues posted:Oh right I thought I had to have a carrier eSIM with my current provider. I won't be calling friends or family except using hotel Wi-Fi I imagine, it's just to make sure the wife and I can phone each other if we get separated. Yeah for this I just use Airalo and WhatsApp calling
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Mar 21, 2024 15:40
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All corporate work apps seem optimised to gently caress your battery as much as possible
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Mar 26, 2024 16:11
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Secondhand/refurb 7a?
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Apr 10, 2024 10:57
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Uthor posted:One more Airlo question. It tells you when your data is running out at least and lets you top up. Not sure if it does the same with time. There's probably an Airalo or eSim subreddit you can ask aswell tho
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Apr 13, 2024 08:28
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Seems pretty busted to me
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Apr 24, 2024 19:17
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Lowen SoDium posted:I highly recommend using Karafun for a karaoke party. It's $10 a month (you can cancel after your party) but it's features and functions are SOOOO much better than just using youtube. Yeah my buddies have this and it's great when you have a spontaneous hang that turns into a big drunk night and you can just seamlessly transition into screaming some Deftones or Carly Rae or whatever
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If you want to murder someone leave your phone at home, otherwise I don't care about tracking
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