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Android |OT8| ConFuchsia say beta is better
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I use Duo when to video chat with my wife when she is out of town for her job. Seems to work better than hangouts which we used previously.
where'd you buy the battery and what kinda kit did you use?
Shame all the detailed reviewers like GSMarena and pocketnow didn't get them.
Vague statements about camera not being good doesn't help explain anything.
Also seems like day 1 update greatly improves camera. Who knows!
Sure would be nice if these reviewers posted pictures or something.
Battery
Just ebay nexus 6p tool kit. I actually ended up using a stanley blade and kitchen knife to unscrew the screws.
EazyWeazy3
Member
Damn.
Pretty tempted to check out the Essential. I already have the Pixel XL so not sure what I would benefit from aside from the minimal bezels.
XL2 coming soon too so its a great time to be in the market for a new phone. Note 8 too but looks like that's gonna be an easy pass for me based on the leaks.
Pretty tempted to check out the Essential. I already have the Pixel XL so not sure what I would benefit from aside from the minimal bezels.
XL2 coming soon too so its a great time to be in the market for a new phone. Note 8 too but looks like that's gonna be an easy pass for me based on the leaks.
I sold my Pixel on eBay and sent it after I reset it. I wasn't aware that it has factory reset protection though and the buyer can't sign into the phone until my email and password are entered.
I can either give them my details which isn't ideal obviously, or they can send the phone back.
Is there a way around this? Has anyone else been in this situation?
I can either give them my details which isn't ideal obviously, or they can send the phone back.
Is there a way around this? Has anyone else been in this situation?
Just did it in the standard factory reset settings, although I did go from the O beta back to Nougat.
I've given them my password and I'll just reset my password once I get the two factor authentication to advise it's been used.
BoboBrazil
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Go to emergency dialer during setup and press *#812#
After it will take you to home screen. Go to settings and add new Google account. Problem solved.
TheMissingLink
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FYI, I know this thread is more for flagships & discussion of higher-end phones, but I'm very pleased with the budget Moto E4 Plus I received. Battery life so far (5,000 battery) has been rock solid, and that's the reason I got it; was tired of my S6 dying midway through the day.
My only complaint is that the camera isn't anything special.
My only complaint is that the camera isn't anything special.
Didn't work unfortunately.
cheers. i'm just scared because my display is cracked it will only break it further if i try this
PushingButtons
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I've been using my Galaxy S8 for about a day now but I'm having issues with picture and video quality over text.
Coming from an iPhone using iMessage, I guess I'm a bit spoiled. I'm using Textra now and it's really compressing short video clips.
Any work around for this?
Coming from an iPhone using iMessage, I guess I'm a bit spoiled. I'm using Textra now and it's really compressing short video clips.
Any work around for this?
SolidSnakeUS
Member
What is the best $300 and under phone on Verizon that won't bootloop? Would it be the G5 Plus or would that bootloop too? My girlfriend's 5X bootlooped and won't work at all now.
Jazzy Network
Member
That's how sms and mms works.
It's hard to tell. Phones usually do that 2 years later. Also honestly android phones have other problems after 2 years regardless. G5 plus is a solid phone though.
Don't use SMS/MMS.
BoboBrazil
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Samsung screwed up and put the note 8 on their site http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/phones/galaxy-note/s/_/n-10+11+hv1rp+zq1xb/
I was leaning towards that but then I learned that that's Google internal codename. AFAIK the internal codename never ends up being the final release name.
Nougat was New York Cheesecake, Marshmallow was Macadamia Nut Cookie, Lollipop was Lemon Meringue Pie; KitKat was KeyLime Pie, etc.
I think Google is gonna pull a Nougat on us. Everybody thought it'd be Nutella.
They'll call it Android Oliebol or something.
I just thought about something.
Can we talk about how the Essential isn't waterproof and has a relatively small battery? Now regarding the battery, we don't know what this means because it very may well deliver there. But my point is, that there was no reason to not have a headphone jack, again...
Can we talk about how the Essential isn't waterproof and has a relatively small battery? Now regarding the battery, we don't know what this means because it very may well deliver there. But my point is, that there was no reason to not have a headphone jack, again...
What's your Budget?
There was no real reason to omit the headphone jack. Looking at the schematics on the site, there was room for one.
If you're charging 700 bones for your jack-less phone, please provide some usb-c ear plugs. HTC even did it
Well its ugly. Soon we'll be in the age of connector-less phones. And for lightning/usb-c jacks it does encourage development of more feature rich headphones.That I actually expect to see given all the processing that Apple seems into with the Apple HiFi2. I could see lots of interesting developments there.
As for the Essential, a small battery on such a premium priced device is pretty damn annoying.
PushingButtons
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Google hasn't been any help so hopefully someone here can help me. My Moto G Play (and maybe my og Moto G, can't remember how far back I've had this problem) sometimes turns my alarms off by itself while I sleep. I'll set my alarm or alarms, just in case, wake up late and see that both alarms are set to off. There's no way I'm waking up and turning these off myself and forgetting about it. Anyone ever encounter this before?
I'd like to keep it around or under $500. Maybe a little more depending on the phone.
Baroquemantic
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OnePlus 5 is good if you're alright with a 1080p display and relatively big bezels. You can get a used LG G6 from B&H for under $500.
oh didn't know that sharp essential looking phone is out in china already. Looks like the essential but with the back of a bootleg iphone 8 'clone' lol.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW_L4YRM7Fs
battery is fine for its dimensions. It's like smaller than s8 which has a similar battery.
from what I can tell from phone design, dual camera setups take up a hell lot of space, and getting it 'flush' will have compromises elsewhere. I assume the bezeless design and the earpiece setup doesn't help either.
headphone jack seems like the easiest thing to cut.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW_L4YRM7Fs
battery is fine for its dimensions. It's like smaller than s8 which has a similar battery.
from what I can tell from phone design, dual camera setups take up a hell lot of space, and getting it 'flush' will have compromises elsewhere. I assume the bezeless design and the earpiece setup doesn't help either.
headphone jack seems like the easiest thing to cut.
No, the compression is due to MMS not handling large chunks of data (though I think this might vary by carrier). I did notice Sprint-sent images were far worse than other carriers, however that was at least 4 years ago and I don't really use MMS anymore so I can't say if that's still the case (different compression from different carriers).
The way around it is to use something that's not SMS/MMS, like Facebook Messenger, Hangouts, WhatsApp, etc.
The Faceless Master
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Unknown Soldier
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Honestly I feel like when the new iPhone is released this becomes an Apple thread LMAO.
But Android hasn't been interesting in a long time now. Both Android and iOS are more or less at the same phase that modern Windows is at. Most of the time trying to add new things actually makes it worse and not better.
But it's not just when the iPhone is released ― it's also when rumors of a new iPhone are released. ¯\_(ツ
_/¯ . It's not been as bad since a certain Gaffer was banned... and after more android phones have been released with the features other gaffers were praising in iPhone rumors (what ever happened to 'real' wireless charging? lol)
tries to think of new Android O features of the topic of my head but can't name one
Android is still iterating features but the machine learning/google now focal point are kinda hard to demo and explain their usefulness. That said, Android devices in their infinite variety (excluding 4" flagships) are still quite interesting. Ain't nobody should be having time for iPhone rumor discussion in the Android thread
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
I hate how Samsung's browser is easily like 20%-25% faster in benchmarks than Chrome. Plus it shows in real world use and responsiveness.
Yet Chrome is well Chrome. So I don't want to loose cloud sync for all of my shit between all of my devices.
FFS though Google! It isn't even close. Samsung's Browser wipes the floor with you.
I know like once every idk 10 versions Google always says they know performance has gotten worse, BUT hey this new update will fix it k?
Never actually gets better through.
Yet Chrome is well Chrome. So I don't want to loose cloud sync for all of my shit between all of my devices.
FFS though Google! It isn't even close. Samsung's Browser wipes the floor with you.
I know like once every idk 10 versions Google always says they know performance has gotten worse, BUT hey this new update will fix it k?
Never actually gets better through.
I use Duo all the time. Very good light weight app. Good quality video and sound aswell.
I use it as well. Its the best video calling app, works great on 3g/4g as well.
Baroquemantic
Member
This is baitWhyyyyyyyyyyy Android has to be so bad
Essential is essentially (i'm sorry) the phone of my dreams but i want a good mobile OS goddamnit.
This phone is so goddang perfect uffffff...
NeOak
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Symbian is dead.Whyyyyyyyyyyy Android has to be so bad
Essential is essentially (i'm sorry) the phone of my dreams but i want a good mobile OS goddamnit.
This phone is so goddang perfect uffffff...
You will take Android and you will like it.
No i swear i'm not trying to rile up people it's just that Android openness give more downsides than upsides for what i want from a phone.
The Essential hardware though... nghhhh so much better than Apple is doing.
I've already watched one review about how the "plain" and "boring" back without any logos or patterns needed a dbrand skin
Dave Lee?
Baroquemantic
Member
Ah. It'll be interesting to see if Fuchsia is less open than Android if Google does actually make it the successor.