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LastInLine posted:I hate to say it but the S6 might be the go-to phone this round depending on how unTouchWizzed it's been. Seems like I read this every year... Just buy a Motorola phone.
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enojy posted:Pretty sure they use natural calf leather from Horween (aka the good poo poo) so a byproduct of this is, it will very visibly age over time unless you get black. This aging is a good thing, but not for everybody. I bought a leather case for my phone that got trashed in half of its reviews because "it changed color and looks awful now!" I really like the look of the leather and the wood backs. I am really really hoping that they have a 2015 Moto X with those options AND Qi charging.
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Mooktastical posted:Get a Z3/Z3C, and throw the s5 into traffic. I look forward to this time next year when this is posted again but all the numbers are 1 higher.
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lelandjs posted:Also for a very short time I had changed the screen off activation phrase from "OK Google" to "Computer". I realized the flaw in my plan when I said "computer" in a sentence and accidentally activated it, which made me laugh. Google Now interpreted my laugh as "youtube star trek sex". Not kidding. Google Now's voice transcription accuracy is based on what Google knows about you. Google knows that you like Star Trek, Sex, and use Youtube.
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Apr 24, 2015 18:36
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vulturesrow posted:I've had the Droid Turbo for a few months now and love it for the most part. However It doesn't work very well when connected via Bluetooth to my car audio. There are two specific issues. I used to have a similar problem on my old HTC EVO in my car, but not in my wife's car. I found that turning off WiFi fixed it in my car. You will probably have to disable the "scanning always available" option for this to work. Once I figured that out, I made a tasker profile that shut off wifi when it connected to my car's bluetooth. I haven't had that issues since I got a new bluetooth receiver for my car.
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Jun 3, 2015 16:48
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It's a shame. Motorola had been doing so good with updates while Google owned them, but they haven't been able to get them out quickly since 5.0 came out. I know it's not completely their fault, and they did say that they were skipping straight to 5.1 because of bugs (which is commendable) but it's still disappointing.
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As an alternitive to SD cards for media storage, I got one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Patriot-Stellar-Android-Smartphones-Transfer/dp/B00GMG2GEO You can play files right off of it using ES File Browser and MX Player. I wouldn't use it every day, but its good enough for traveling.
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Jun 7, 2015 18:39
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Why the hell has my droid maxx started vibrating and giving toast notifications every time my WiFi status changes?
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Jun 13, 2015 16:01
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SB35 posted:Did they learn nothing from the flop of the fire phone? Hope they sell unlocked too. If this runs a more or less standard version of Android instead of the version Amazon uses on all their stuff, I don't think it will suffer the same fate as the Firephone
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Jul 6, 2015 21:13
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IuniusBrutus posted:My 2013 Moto X (5.1) spontaneously rebooted last night. When it turned back on, it had to compile all of the apps again. A coworker told me that this is the exact reason that AT&T pulled the 5.1 upgrade for the 2013 Moto X.
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Jul 23, 2015 19:25
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This is the second time its done this in a month, and a couple other times it has re-optimized everything after normal power cycles. Has this been a problem for anyone else's phone? I was really trying to wait for the new Nexus devices, but between this and the battery being shot I don't know if I am going to make it, and I can get a new Nexus 6 for $450. I just don't want to buy another Android phone at this point if this is par for the course - I need my phone to be reliable for work.
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Joining the disappointment in lack of Qi charging. My Droid Maxx died on my last week, so I am slumming it with a Moto E till my contract is up and something better is available. I was hoping it would be the new X, but I can't give up Qi charging. So now I am left waiting to see what the 2015 Droid line offers, or wait for the next Nexus.
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bull3964 posted:Uh, completely different model lines people. I didn't want a successor to the Turbo, or the Maxx. I want a phone that is going to get updates that are not delayed by a carrior and has all the features I want. If the new X had Qi, then it could have been that phone.
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Jul 29, 2015 03:07
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LastInLine posted:I had a GSM Galaxy Nexus and it was serviceable but let's not get crazy. It wasn't the Nexus S but it wasn't great. And it was definitely a shitshow with its million variants (with yakju and takju being the "real" ones). The Sprint version wasn't too bad in the beginning (aside from the LTE radio EATING the battery). It did get treated like a red-headed step child towards the end. But it was always stable and usable.
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Aug 11, 2015 16:54
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vyst posted:With the exception of the lock screen you can literally phase out every element of touchwiz with apps now. The lock screen, and the notifications shade, and the settings menu. You know, just the whole drat OS. mAlfunkti0n posted:So you're saying Lenovo cannot push software updates to their phones now? Do tell .... Motorola hasn't had a great track record for updates this whole calendar year. I have heard that the problem has been with Qualcomm, US Telcos, and Lenovo management. Honestly, as a customer, the reason why their updates have been delayed or pulled doesn't matter to me. What does matter is that they went from having their updates come out with in a month of google releasing them to 6-8 months. I am not saying that I will never own another Moto device, but I am saying they have gone from being my favorite OEM to just another OEM since Google sold them.
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mAlfunkti0n posted:Why are you quoting me for this? My post was nothing to do with slow updates. Your post was about Lenovo pushing updates. I was stating the Motorola's update record hasn't been great as of late and I honestly don't expect Lenovo to improve it. edit: VVV I see, I missed that you were referencing their laptop update bullshit. Lowen SoDium fucked around with this message at 17:58 on Aug 14, 2015 |
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bull3964 posted:Doubt it. That hasn't been the case for a long long time. The red Turbo has the Verizon logo on the back. Is yours the ballistic nylon one?
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Super Dude posted:65", that's a really big phone screen! I need a bigger piece of cardboard... Gonna needs some Kevin Smith Jorts.
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Aug 26, 2015 23:48
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Endless Mike posted:Yeah that's old news and Google managed to pick the worst of the various options of dealing with SD cards for consumers (though, conversely, the best for developers). I suppose this shouldn't be shocking. I disagree. By making SD cards part of the internal storage, users don't have to juggle where files are downloaded or stored or where apps are installed. It makes its transparent to the user, which is the whole reason they wanted to do away with SD cards in the first place. It gives all the benefits of easier management while also allowing for user expanded storage. Users that actually swap SD cards around for different media are the smallest use case scenario.
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Aug 28, 2015 16:13
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Endless Mike posted:Except now you have to educate users that they CANNOT remove their SD card because things will probably break, and instead of fast, reliable NAND built into the device, they get to pay for the device AND cheap, failure-prone SD cards. Easier than educating users how to manage files on their SD cards instead of internal storage, how to move apps to the SD card (if the app even supports it), and why their phone says it is out of space when they just put a 128GB card in their phone. Your average user is a lot stupider than you think they are when it comes to this kind of stuff.
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SlayVus posted:If I have both next gen consoles, a shield tablet, and a high end gaming PC is there any added value for me for the Shield console? I am planning on getting an Shield console for in-home game streaming from my PC because it has one of the lowest latency decoders available. But I don't plan on playing any games on it natively.
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I will say that Google Now has gotten a lot better in the last few months when it comes to asking for a song to be played, even if you don't know the correct title of the song. On the way back to work, using my android wear watch, I asked it to play "The world is full of stupid people" and it knew that I wanted "Banditos" by The Refreshments.
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Skeezy posted:Here's the Huawei Nexus 6P. It looks terrible. I think it looks cool... Like a prop from the first 2 seasons of Star Trek TNG.
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Why do people care? 99% of people put their phone in a case that makes it look like a hunk of rubber.
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Endless Mike posted:No, it's suggesting that Star Trek is cool that I am questioning. My mom thinks I am cool, and I think Star Trek is cool so there.
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bull3964 posted:The Nexus 6P also has a metal unibody so that probably means no Qi. What? NO!!!
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Pyroxene Stigma posted:I'm sure Qi back plates will be sold before it's officially released. It's going to be unibody, so it won't have a backplate. It would have to be a qi case or something.
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To those that it matters to, the Droid Turbo 2 is on Moto Maker. Also it does support Qi charging and PMA wireless charging as well.
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Oct 29, 2015 21:24
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beerinator posted:I feel like something like nfc should never display a notification though? It shouldn't because it uses practically no power at all so there is not really any reason you should need to know it is on or off, unless you consider it a security issue. Stock android doesn't show either its on or off.
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Doctor Butts posted:What is the point of Hangouts then? To kill Google Talk.
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Motorolla has reneged on their promise to upgrade the 2013 Droid Ultra/Maxx/Mini to 5.0 and are offering people $100 of Droid Maxx 2 or Turbo 2 Thanks Lenovo!
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chocolateTHUNDER posted:Why so quick to blame it on Lenovo? Could ha e been Verizon saying gently caress it, we don't wanna spend anymore money on QA testing updates for these phones we sold 3 years ago. Oh, I am sure that it is Verizon's fault/decision. I was more sarcastically thanking Lenovo for the worthless $100 discount on a carrier exclusive phone that will probably get the same treatment.
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Feb 22, 2016 14:54
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vyst posted:Only turbo nerds get really salty about touch wiz. It's perfectly serviceable and now as of my galaxy s6 edge the only unmodifiable part of it is the lock screen. Does it still poo poo up the notification area with stuff you can't dismiss like NFC and that Eye tracking icon?
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Feb 24, 2016 14:05
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Do any phones other than Motorola's have the air motion to start camera and air motion to start flashlight functionality? Seriously, the triple chop motion to turn on flashlight is the single most useful function my Droid Turbo has.
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I think some one said Best Buy had demo Galaxy S7 in. Is that true?
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Daily Forecast posted:No, I don't understand his point, because stripping out basic functionality so that you then 'need an app' is extremely stupid and backwards and exactly what nobody should ever want. By this logic, every single use case (no matter how stupid or fringe) should not require an app to accomplish.
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Daily Forecast posted:Quick toggles as they exist now are certainly not 'fringe use cases' and if you think so well then here I found you a better thread. Last in Line beat me too it, but quick toggles for things like GPS, Bluetooth, and NFC most certainly are fringe cases and the use of them shouldn't be promoted by phone makers. The problem is not giving users the option to make quick toggles for any function of the phone. The problem is making the default a bunch of stuff that users shouldn't encouraged to changing. But if you are so inclined to micro manage every single sub system of your phone, maybe I should suggest a phone OS for you.
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WattsvilleBlues posted:Some of us have actual things to ask here, people. TYLT has been the recommended wireless charger around here, but I don't think it does the fast wireless charging.
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Galaxy S7 edge: is the screen worth while? Or is it a stupid gimmick?
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BottleKnight posted:it is only 'worthwhile' if you think it looks cool. the shortcuts and news reel and other minimally-convenient shortcuts are very much secondary to the wow effect of the curve. Let me rephrase a bit. Does the screen curve interfere with anything?
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Zotix posted:Is the gear S2 or the Gear VR the better route? Gear VR. It's harder to watch porn on your wrist while it is moving.
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