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 bull3964 posted:For anyone who has a Pixel coming (or, really, any other USB-C device) Nathan K and Benson Leung have teamed forces to give an easy breakdown of what cables and chargers you should buy and which you shouldn't and why. What is it A sort of open source operating system designed by Google for all kinds of stuff; phones, tablets, wearables, TV's and even some appliances. What it's good at Android is available on pretty much any form factor you want. Human sized phones to jort matched phone slabs. Android has also matured quite a bit over the years and offers a wide app selection that lets you replace pretty much everything on the phone if the out-of-the-box functionality is something you want to change. However, there are two things that it really excels at: Google ecosystem integration (Gmail, contacts, calendar, etc) and content sharing (to contacts, between apps, etc) Version history - 1.0 & 1.1: Android's initial release. - 1.5: Cupcake - 1.6: Donut - 2.0 & 2.1: Eclair - 2.2.x: FroYo - 2.3.x: Gingerbread - 3.x: Honeycomb (Tablet only, what later versions of Android are based on, abandoned) - 4.0.x: Ice Cream Sandwich - 4.1.x / 4.2.x / 4.3.x: Jellybean - 4.4: Kitkat - 5.0.x: Lollipop Should you get a carrier device or a Nexus This matters a lot less than it used to now that many carriers have begun to subsidize Google Nexus devices. Additionally, carriers and OEMs are getting much better at keeping flagship devices updated in a timely manner. However, traditionally it was/is Nexus devices that are updated as fast as Google can put out code. Honestly, just go to the store and get your goony paws on them to see which you like best. Rooting Rooting a device allows a user to access and modify system level files and permissions in addition to installing entirely custom versions of Android. Sound neat? Super. Talk about it somewhere else. poo poo nobody cares about or cares entirely too much about. Shut up. - Removable batteries - SD cards vs cloud storage vs whatever - Task managers. Do people still do this? - Console warrior bullshit - Capacitive vs Onscreen buttons - Pretty sure it's ok to mock people about physical keyboards though because Jesus Christ what is wrong with you? Lollipop is here Official site - http://www.android.com/versions/lollipop-5-0/ - Material Design (complete visual overhaul) - Large changes to how Android handles and displays notifications - Auto/Manual battery savings mode - Default device level encryption + Smart lock - Quick device setup/restoration - Guest mode - Quick settings panel changes - New runtime - Dalvik is now ART - 64 bit support - Android TV and Android Wear support Other Android stuff - SA Tablet Thread - SA Forum Viewer - SA homescreen thread - SA app thread - SA Android games thread - Google Play Phones that matter Nexus 6  Nexus 5  Droid Turbo  Moto X (second gen)  Samsung Galaxy S5  Samsung Note 4  Sony Z3 (and compact)  LG G3  Mod note from pervious thread: If you aren't willing to unroot and un-custom-ROM your phone before asking for help, your question should go to the rooted thread. If you're positive your issue has nothing to do with rooting or your custom ROM, go ahead and post it here. God help you if you're wrong about your custom ROM (or rooting or whatever) not being the issue. Somebody fucked around with this message at 16:43 on Oct 26, 2016 |
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XIII posted:What do you guys think of capacitive vs on screen buttons? I hate you. So much.
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80 hours of uptime and not a single launcher redraw or very recent app falling out of RAM. I'm pretty confident in saying that 5.0.1 fixed the awful memory issues on the Nexus 5. Just gonna wait to see what else Google breaks. Cellular? The ability to turn on? Only time will tell. Maker Of Shoes fucked around with this message at 23:09 on Dec 19, 2014 |
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loving  Edit: vvvv Black because reasons? Maker Of Shoes fucked around with this message at 22:55 on Dec 19, 2014 |
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Dec 19, 2014 22:51
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Skeezy posted:I'm noticing that my Nexus 5 screen starts acting up sometimes while I charge the phone. Screen wonkiness while charging is a common grounding issue. Some phones have it worse than others. Try a different cable or charger.
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Desk Lamp posted:More RAM for Lollipop to munch on. It widens the reboot window from like 2-3 days to 4. 
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Jan 5, 2015 21:17
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1200 bucks for what amounts to a phone without a cellular antenna is insane to me but yeah, music junkies toss gobs of money at "high end" stuff like its going out of style.
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peepsalot posted:Is there a way to auto upload my phone pics to something useful like google drive instead of google plus. Not natively, no. Plenty of apps on the Play Store that do it though.
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The whole thing is hilarious. A buddy of mine got a blue one during the sale. Finally game 2 weeks ago. They call him and offer him a free one to compensate for the long wait. Couple days later a different rep calls him and offers him a free one to compensate for the long wait. Now he's got 3 blue Vu's and hasn't been charged for the 1st.
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ilkhan posted:Is the n7 just not very good with the vu? It doesn't want to charge while standing upright on mine. Thus the vu is at work and my old qi pad is still trucking away at home. The coil on the N7 is closer to the top of the device which means it wont charge standing up, only landscape.
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DangerZoneDelux posted:I don't mean to bring up old arguments up again but what exactly is the problem with the sound controls? It's different.
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r0ck0 posted:I just got an update to the google now launcher via the play store on my Nexus 5 running 5.0.1. Do you think they will be able to fix the memory leak with a google play update? I hear they can push almost any type of system change via google play. Confirm/deny No. Edit: unless the memory issues are tied to Play Services which I doubt.
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Jan 13, 2015 18:22
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LastInLine posted:You'd have be crazy or stupid not to move forward with browser security fixes, especially when dealing with known and exploited flaws. My irrelevant edge case use scenarios are more important. /installs warez app store
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My N5 is about 2 steps from completely unusable on 5.0.1. So bad that I've been trolling CL and the likes to swoop in on an N6 deal. - Battery life is horrid - I have to reboot it every 2 to 3 days so I can have Maps and *gasp* Music going or it will kill one or the other - App switching after a couple days is glacial. Same with launcher redraws. Oh, sometimes it kills my alarm clock app randomly so I've had to plug in my old HTC Sensation with a shattered screen to use it as an alarm clock. Just when I thought iOS 7 on my ancient iPhone 4 was the worst mobile experience ever imagined Google pulls this. Maker Of Shoes fucked around with this message at 17:04 on Feb 11, 2015 |
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RVProfootballer posted:Do you mean on 5.0.1 or do you mean you're using some ROM on 5.0.2? Whoops, 5.01. N7 is on 5.0.2. You're right. butt dickus posted:I didn't think 5.0.2 was out yet for the 5. Have you tried a factory reset? 
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Skarsnik posted:Its a pain but I find wiping the cache from recovery helps, I usually do it once a week or so I shouldn't ever have to do this let alone reboot every 2-3 days. Neither are an acceptable solution for regular people in 2015.
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Red_Fred posted:Why is the HTC One not a recommended phone? Is the OP still up to date? Because - I'm lazy - No one else wants to make this thread every time it needs to be redone - Android flagship renewals are announced like every 15 minutes
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Finally. If Android's biggest OEM is killing removable batteries and SD cards maybe we can finally move forward. Samsung, you're shameless as gently caress but thank you.
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Just about had it with this Nexus 5. Lollipop has already killed its usability and now it refuses to be charged by my Tylt Vu which is happily charging my N7 with no issues.
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SIR FAT JONY IVES posted:How can software kill the Qi charging? I have no earthly idea and honestly it's probably a hardware fault but between that and 5 .0 killing this thing I've had it.
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ThermoPhysical posted:This post has solidified the choice that I am NOT going to buy a Nexus 5 and shall pick up a 6. Yes. As mentioned it's great for a day after a reboot but it's poo poo thereafter. Battery drain is insane and I can't even open hangouts by itself without a glacially bad launcher redraw. With Qi making GBS threads out I have zero reason to keep it. New thread title owns. Maker Of Shoes fucked around with this message at 05:35 on Mar 5, 2015 |
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LastInLine posted:The thing I'm not understanding about is if it's this busted for you, why don't you just roll back? There's nothing stopping you and what you've got is obviously not working for you. Because sitting with a persistent "there's an update available" notification would drive me up a wall just as bad.
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Lblitzer posted:Not only that but going backwards is a huge pain in the rear end. Eh, for a Nexus its just downloading the factory image from Google and typing flash-all.bat in a command prompt.
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LastInLine posted:Long press > App Info > Block notification You can block system notifications? Well I'll be damned.
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FAUXTON posted:no but having flashed the image like a complete nerd I can assure you it's A Good Update. Specifically, how does it compare to a Nexus S with Jellybean?
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Okay this is weird. Nuked and paved the N5 with 5.1. Everything went fine but GEL is only showing a few available widgets. For example, Dashclock had the settings widget but not the 4x2 standard widget it comes with. Anybody else seeing this? Edit: Weather Timeline is missing all of its widgets. Maker Of Shoes fucked around with this message at 05:59 on Mar 10, 2015 |
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4th reboot inexplicably fixed it.
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Same. Mine claimed it was missing system.img. Same thing with previous 5.x flashes on the N5. Weird.
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WugLyfe posted:Nexus 5 has been a champ today on 5.1. Only down 12% with music listening since 10:30EST I've been railing on this 5 all day with more than normal use trying to get it to puke up with launcher redraws or app switching stalls and so far nothing. I wont call it fixed until after it's been a week but normally by now I'd already be itching to reboot it. Crossing my fingers so hard.
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PinnacleOrBust posted:I also had this problem last night, flashing the unzipped components alone allowed me to progress. Flashing images one at a time misses the wipe flag that's part of the normal flash-all.bat. While dirty flashing is usually fine it's not unheard of for it to go tits up and present itself as a bootloop during app optimization.
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Hadlock posted:I probably type two pages a week in email on my blackberry. Physical keyboard is greatly desired. You'll need to get over this real quick.
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Skarsnik posted:Yeah mine is doing good too a week in, battery life is about the same but my memory use is holding solid. Its had about every usage pattern since then too Third. I did have a drunk moment the other night and rebooted it for the first time in a week for reasons I can't explain but I haven't seen a launcher redraw or app switch crawl since flashing.
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LastInLine posted:Same here on the N5 but apparently lots of people in the thread have. Nope, not just you. Both my original and refurb are cracked there. Eventually it will crack in the exact same spot on the opposite side.
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butt dickus posted:I guess I can put this here. There are two people in the US (and probably the world) with my name. The other one is an even bigger dumbass than I am. He uses my email address (firstnamelastname@gmail.com) to sign up for official stuff so on occasion I get his school poo poo or whatever idiot thing he's doing at the time. In the past I received some semi-important looking stuff that happened to have his phone number in it so I called him and got his real email address to forward it to. Not that I've found. I got added to some all day 3 year span event from G+ like that and even after declining via G+ I had to remove it from my calendar via the web to unfuck the calendar on my phone.
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Coming from a Nexus 4 a RAZR v3 would be an upgrade in terms of camera.
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Look at this instagram superstar.
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isndl posted:It's like you think the Droid Turbo doesn't exist. People may not want to get suckered into being a Verizon customer? 
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Posting from lolhugefone N6. I definitely like the fit and finish but haha it's so loving big. Active Display owns bones. How did I live without it? By pushing the power button like a god drat pleb, that's how.
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hooah posted:Since upgrading my Nexus 4 to 5.1, I've noticed that it sometimes momentarily quits charging. I notice this when it's plugged into my computer and it'll unexpectedly play the "device disconnected" sound. However, the phone still claims it's charging, showing the lightning bolt in the battery meter. Any ideas what's going on? Probably coincidence. The USB controller board on the 4 is notoriously prone to failing.
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hooah posted:Is that on or the same as the daughter board? I replaced that around November because it wouldn't charge at all (I think). The USB controller is on the daughter board, yes. It might be the cable itself if it's just the data disconnecting and its still charging but it's hard to say considering most 4's die from USB failure.
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