|
Jmcrofts posted:Maaan, I love love love the hardware on my new Note 3 but god I hate the OS middleware. My last phone was the N4 and I miss the pure Android so much :< I wonder if there will ever be a Phablet-sized Nexus... I seriously doubt it
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 00:12
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 17, 2024 08:06 |
|
|
friendly gentleman posted:I know this is kind N5 chat right now but I'm in Verizon so I gotta interrupt. I just got a G2 (on Verizon)as well, and rooted and installed a bunch of ROM's. Every AOSP ROM breaks something. Usually it was the camera. One ROM I couldn't for the life of me get any notifications to work. Another gave me FC's left and right. I settled on Medallus ROM, as it's a "stock" ROM, so all the normal stuff works. Except the clock app, which FC's anytime I try to run it (which is bad since my phone is my alarm clock). Basically what everyone else has said is true, Verizon and their poo poo really hurt the development of the ROM community unfortunately. Hopefully some 4.4 ROM's will come out soon and they'll get better.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 00:35
|
|
|
Jmcrofts posted:Maaan, I love love love the hardware on my new Note 3 but god I hate the OS middleware. My last phone was the N4 and I miss the pure Android so much :< I wonder if there will ever be a Phablet-sized Nexus... I doubt you'll see it, as the form factor has yet to reach wide appeal. You can: 1. get a LTE n7 and learn to live with VOIP solutions 2. root and ROM Most Samsung users can just trick themselves into thinking they have google with a launcher and maybe some replacement apps. Besides, if you ROM, you'll lose some of the actual compelling features, like the superior camera, stylus support, and that multi-view thing.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 00:35
|
|
|
Binge posted:I just got a G2 (on Verizon)as well, and rooted and installed a bunch of ROM's.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 00:47
|
|
|
LastInLine posted:Maybe if people didn't keep buying broken pieces of poo poo with the intention of fixing it they wouldn't keep making them? No, man, it has the best hardware right now! The developers will fix it, just like they fixed the G2x! Let's ignore that it's only marginally more powerful than phones that actually work properly out of the box and that power is never, ever going to show up in the real world anyway, and certainly not in the six months before he replaces the phone!
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 00:49
|
|
|
Apparently the Nexus 7 2012 and Nexus 10 aren't getting ART. Currently, the only supported ART devices are the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 2013.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 00:51
|
|
|
LastInLine posted:Maybe if people didn't keep buying broken pieces of poo poo with the intention of fixing it they wouldn't keep making them? The phone itself is great. Maybe if people didn't buy phones intending to install "goku wizard black v4.20" and just used them out the box. Dunno why a ROM is needed. Chuck a launcher on it if its too ugly. I'm bone stock and love it.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 01:08
|
|
|
bull3964 posted:Soak test invites are going out to the Moto X I hope the MAXX is next 
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 01:20
|
|
|
I didn't spend several hundred dollars so that a Motorola device could get an update before my Nexus 4! How can I be  if I don't even have that anymore? Google 
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 01:24
|
|
|
Holy moly the massive Google Search update that's going out right about now  http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/1...e-apk-download/ e: also, simply install the launcher apk from the N5 alongside this and you will get an apparently flawless experience with the GEL on any device 4.1 and up e2: confirmed, I just put this on my N4 and N7-2012 VAGENDA OF MANOCIDE fucked around with this message at 01:47 on Nov 14, 2013 |
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 01:38
|
|
|
api call girl posted:e: also, simply install the launcher apk from the N5 alongside this and you will get an apparently flawless experience with the GEL on any device 4.1 and up Yep, just put it on my N7 2013 and it works perfectly.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 01:50
|
|
|
Whoa. You can ALSO say "Ok Google" on the homescreens.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 01:58
|
|
|
My Dad owns a N5 and the phone isn't appearing in as a phone in Google Play Store, or Android Device Manager's web interface. He removed from the list his old Nexus 4 (which he wiped and gave to me) and now Google Play says that he has no devices. Is this a common thing, or some weird event just affecting him? I told him it's possible Google needs to update the web interface yet to include just-launched hardware, but he bristled that he couldn't believe a big rich corporation would be so sloppy to ship hundreds of thousands of phones and not have it's software infrastructure in place. Yes, he's new to this whole "being a Google customer" thing.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 02:28
|
|
|
If he logged into his Google account on the phone in the settings?
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 02:29
|
|
|
Mu Zeta posted:If he logged into his Google account on the phone in the settings? Yes. Everything is set up fine there.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 02:31
|
|
|
Craptacular! posted:Yes. Everything is set up fine there. Have him download something from the Play Store on his phone.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 02:33
|
|
|
Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:Have him download something from the Play Store on his phone. I've also tried this. I'm going to try removing his Google account in Settings and logging back in and seeing if something 'takes' this time. I know when I logged into a 4 the other night it showed up in Play right away and a Nexus 4 user guide showed up in Books. I don't think he got any of this.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 02:41
|
|
|
ThermoPhysical posted:Apparently the Nexus 7 2012 and Nexus 10 aren't getting ART. Currently, the only supported ART devices are the Nexus 5 and Nexus 7 2013. Weird. You mean not getting them as a developer option right now, right? They haven't ruled it out entirely have they?
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 03:28
|
|
|
I received my N5 today and this thing is loving amazing, even coming from my N4. It's lighter, but the build quality seems better. No rattling buttons or frame, no gorgeous glass back to be paranoid about (I will sort of miss it), and a staunchly anti-glare screen. I'd go so far as to say the screen seems way less 'glassy' than the glass on the N4. It's not matte, but it ain't the 4's Archimedes death ray either.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 03:33
|
|
|
baka kaba posted:Weird. You mean not getting them as a developer option right now, right? They haven't ruled it out entirely have they? It's not in the developer options for either device.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 03:40
|
|
|
baka kaba posted:Weird. You mean not getting them as a developer option right now, right? They haven't ruled it out entirely have they? Right, not in developer options right now, which could be a matter of them simply not having a runtime for the CPU on the older devices yet. They seem pretty intent on offering it as a legitimate alternative to or a full-time replacement for dalvik going forward, though.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 03:41
|
|
|
Is there a way to change the default home screen? My only complaint about this update is I've had my calendar on the left screen for years and I don't want to change.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 03:48
|
|
|
Yeah I didn't see any reason why it wouldn't get there eventually, if it's basically a compiler and they're all running 4.4. I bet the real reason is it's too drat good and makes the transparent bars work just fine!!!
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 03:49
|
|
|
I'm a recent android user coming from iOS. All my iOS friends can't message me because it keeps trying to send an iMessage! I've turned off iMessage on my old phone and i've unregistered the device from the apple website. Anything else I need to do to fix this bug? EDIT: My iPad is still registered. Could this be the problem? Spekkio fucked around with this message at 03:54 on Nov 14, 2013 |
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 03:52
|
|
|
Civil posted:I'm not sure how anyone could recommend anything but yellow accents. Navy blue + yellow accents.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 03:54
|
|
|
Spekkio posted:I'm a recent android user coming from iOS. All my iOS friends can't message me because it keeps trying to send an iMessage! Cozmosis posted:Also make sure the device is gone from your web support portal at Apple's site.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 03:59
|
|
|
Long Francesco posted:Is there a way to change the default home screen? My only complaint about this update is I've had my calendar on the left screen for years and I don't want to change. This is driving me crazy as well. I don't like that Google Now is always the first thing to the left.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 04:22
|
|
|
Thats just the way it works. If you want something different you'll have to use a different launcher.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 04:23
|
|
|
Vykk.Draygo posted:This fixed it for someone in the last thread: Yeah, it's gone from there. Any other ideas?
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 04:27
|
|
|
Internet Explorer posted:This is driving me crazy as well. I don't like that Google Now is always the first thing to the left. Use Nova
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 04:30
|
|
|
I have no idea how you take something as core as SMS and completely gently caress it up from a UX experience but well done Google. Ugh.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 04:51
|
|
|
Got my Nexus 5 last night, 7:30PM delivery from UPS, sheesh. So much faster and nicer than my Galaxy Nexus. This is yet another battery chart but mostly for CLAM DOWN, fellow GNex user awaiting his Nexus 5.  Basically had a normal work day with a lunch break sitting in the middle of food court that had poo poo all for reception. Didn't charge the phone overnight so I started at 77% battery, got home with 28% battery. This is without having set up Lux to give me reasonable brightness settings either. Considering my GNex would regularly go from full charge to like 5-10% during a typical 8 hour workday, that's not bad! Kinda sad that Puzzle and Dragon doesn't work on ART though.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 04:57
|
|
|
Damiya posted:I have no idea how you take something as core as SMS and completely gently caress it up from a UX experience but well done Google. Ugh. Why not just install a different SMS app if you're having such an issue with Hangouts? Takes like five seconds.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 06:03
|
|
|
Man, google ALMOST had me fooled that bluetooth was fixed in 4.4 and it does seem generally improved, but still not quite on the mark. The pauses every 15 seconds on my Nexus 10 streaming video for buffering only last 2 seconds now instead of 10 while using a bluetooth speaker.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 06:07
|
|
|
Simply disabling gchat in the hangouts app turns Hangouts into an awesome stand-alone SMS app. Of course, that means you can't gchat. But it helped simplify my life anyway.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 06:11
|
|
|
A reset fixed it. I should have first turned it off and on again... Xarb fucked around with this message at 06:22 on Nov 14, 2013 |
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 06:17
|
|
|
So the cause of Mediaserver keeping my Nexus 5 awake all of the time was Scramble with Friends. Thanks Zynga.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 06:50
|
|
|
Welp, it happened. My Nexsus S has survived falling bouncing off metal stairs and landing onto concrete, but slipping out of my pocket and belly-flopping onto my chair's caster was enough to do this to the screen. The digitizer still works, but is that likely to continue?
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 09:10
|
|
|
I broke down and ordered the Nexus 5. Pretty much everyone says it's the best bang for your buck by a longshot. I got it in White so it'd get here faster, I'd prefer black but I could always just get a case that covers up the white part. This is not only going to be my first Android, but my first smartphone. So I gotta know - should I root this phone? Is it even possible yet? And if I did somehow brick it, would I be able to warranty it (even if it's supposed to void the warranty, I'm not above lying about it).
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 09:47
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 17, 2024 08:06 |
|
|
Benjamin Black posted:So I gotta know - should I root this phone? Is it even possible yet? And if I did somehow brick it, would I be able to warranty it (even if it's supposed to void the warranty, I'm not above lying about it). The phone is a wonderful phone, but I had an assembly issue with my phone's buttons and others have reported them with the vibration motor and dirt under the screens. I'd suggest not rushing to root it right after you open the box. the first two issues can take a little time to manifest. I can't say if rooting voids your warranty rights for hardware defects, but there were isolated issues on that assembly line.
|
|
#
?
Nov 14, 2013 09:52
|
|
