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I'm still baffled at how awful the skin is on LG still after all these years. Every other heavy skin improves every iteration. LG is still the same awful pseudo ios ugly.
The headphone adapter supplied with my Pixel 2 worked on and off from when I got it, and a few weeks ago stopped totally. I contacted Google Support and they said they would send a replacement, but it hasn't been sent yet, 11 days later. And maybe it will take weeks to be shipped after that to Australia?
I had a few LG device and I was always satisfied with them. But when I got the V30, after a day of use I went back to the razer phone. Disappointing cause I really likes the V20(besides the image retention issue).
Speaking of the razer phone, I don't think I can go back to less than 8gb ram well may 6 ..., its really amazing how apps don't reload after multitasking.
Oh yeah. Maybe I'll get one of those but prices are too high...
Wonder if 2 rumors are true for Sept? With laptop dock lol
Their mid range is a dumpster fire unfortunately. They had the k10 in 2016 which was a solid piece of plastic, albeit with a slow SD410 and some pitiful ram, but it was a decent piece of hardware. The X series had potential too, but it was too fragmented, had some awful build quality, and the only decent piece of hardware-the X Mach-launched for too high a price with a weird SoC choice, SD808 in late 2016 early 2017. Then things dropped off a cliff in 2017, and 2018 is gonna see them continue to use Mediatek garbage, along with flimsy plastic cause for some reason removable batteries is the hill theu chose to die on, instead of say, the volume keys on the back.
I had removed the date and weather information from the top of the pixel launcher but today I got an update and it's back now, and it doesn't seem to be able to be removed? It can be customised, but not removed.
With Meizu/Xiaomi switching to side mounted fingerprint sensors Sony could be finished in this market in a few years max. I need a new device and ran into a huge problem: nothing comes with an NPU. It's looking like an LG G6+XZ1C when it comes down to $300 around the time of MWC. That's a solid $520 plus tax.
I need a really small android device that gets OS updates consistently as a flagship so some people may accuse me of being an Sony astroturfed but that is not the case. I just want great smartphones with flagship features at a cheaper price.
Around the end of the year the Honor 10 should be out with an NPU and all the features of the P20 for a much cheaper price.
I need a really small android device that gets OS updates consistently as a flagship so some people may accuse me of being an Sony astroturfed but that is not the case. I just want great smartphones with flagship features at a cheaper price.
Around the end of the year the Honor 10 should be out with an NPU and all the features of the P20 for a much cheaper price.
Please help quick, I got a moto g4, how do I disable system updates (preferably permanently)?
get Bluetooth headphones.
use Nova Launcher.
take all of your personal information and post it online.
Picked up a Moto E4 a few weeks ago and unlocked it (one of the Verizon prepaid phones for $40, then an unlock code for $2, so around $45 total with taxes and all).
Gonna say, it's been surprisingly good so far. I originally bought it as a backup phone, and I've been using it for about a week now for work and it's been pretty solid.
Of course, it's not without a few issues. Calling seems to be kinda iffy depending on who's calling/who I'm calling (the phone has to swap back to 3G to make calls a lot of times; can't call certain people if they have a REALLY old phone).
No VoLTE or Wifi Calling sucks too, but I didn't really have those on my previous phone so it's not too bad.
(Blame AT&T for being restrictive since they don't sell the phone themselves.)
Gonna say, it's been surprisingly good so far. I originally bought it as a backup phone, and I've been using it for about a week now for work and it's been pretty solid.
Of course, it's not without a few issues. Calling seems to be kinda iffy depending on who's calling/who I'm calling (the phone has to swap back to 3G to make calls a lot of times; can't call certain people if they have a REALLY old phone).
No VoLTE or Wifi Calling sucks too, but I didn't really have those on my previous phone so it's not too bad.
(Blame AT&T for being restrictive since they don't sell the phone themselves.)
i'm pretty convinced that nowadays the only people that buy Sony phones do it because they're made by Sony
That's me since 10+ years or so, I just love the convenience knowing where everything is , videoplayer (except on lolipop) and walkman app are excellent. It's possible newer Sony phones aren't as good anymore though, I got a z5 and sent it back immediately, absolutely horrible phone (slow, got hot just from turning it on lol).
Lol, wtf. Why even answer if you don't know.
There must be a way to turn it off somewhere?
But probably not permanently on newer android versions from what I'm reading?
The moto g4 I just got was 130€ new, I think it's great, I love the screen, unfortunately it's for someone else though, I might get one for myself however, it looks gorgeous. Best thing no finger print sensor and a 3.5 headphone jack. ;)
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i know how to turn it off... in theory anyway.
it's just a terrible idea from a security perspective.
install Package Disabler Pro. look for the update service apps in the list. disable them.
Oh, is it? On kitkat I always had to disable it (which worked permanently) and on my z3 with lollipop I have to disable the update service (which will always turn itself back on upon reboot)
But ok, good to know it won't update itself automatically then (probably).
varies depending on phone I bet.
pixel phones does a dual partition thing that dls updates and install in the background. Is applied on restart. Think you have to manually disable it in a setting.
In all honesty the main reason I root for them to get it right is because they're the only OEM that makes a 4.7 inch flagship. If Huawei released a 4.7 inch flagship I'd champion them. If Glonee released a 4.7 inch flagship with a Snapdragon SOC I'd champion them, etc. Champion doesn't mean I'll stan for the OEM. It means I just want a flagship that gets updates with all the features everyone else has that can fit in my jeans comfortably.
Sony phones have too many flaws to buy at day one which is the entire point of releasing flagship.
some phones will automatically do it on boot if they find an update.
Nah, the xperia xz premium is straight legit performer.
It performs as well or better than any flagship phones. I thought it performs better than the pixel 2 xl, razer and v30.
Pixel 2 xl had burn in the first day so i never really gave it a chance, the razer I had to reboot a few time and the v30 just didn't feel snappy to me.
4k ips lcd is screen is better than the low tier screen that LG made.
Most complain was cause of the old design and bezel.
The camera is OK and usable compare to the Razer.
It has a headphone jack!!
I can't wait to get the xz pro when it comes out.
sony phones are weird... like they genuinely feel last gen for ages. Stubbornly sticking with the same design along with the (disabled in the US) fingerprint sensor location adding a bunch of side bezel.
They update their rom quickly but the trade off is that is even more bare bones than pixel (still no night light I think?). Still has an app drawer button... heck they even got rid of their old nav buttons for just pixel buttons. At least they speed up the animations by default so it does feel quite snappy.
2018 might be on to something though, with working fp sensor in the US without flashing a europe rom, 18:9 4k OLED display.
They update their rom quickly but the trade off is that is even more bare bones than pixel (still no night light I think?). Still has an app drawer button... heck they even got rid of their old nav buttons for just pixel buttons. At least they speed up the animations by default so it does feel quite snappy.
2018 might be on to something though, with working fp sensor in the US without flashing a europe rom, 18:9 4k OLED display.
I always buy the international version so fingerprint out of the box. The thing is even with speed up animation, it performs really well. I hardly no hiccups at all.
Also, the built quality is superb! Maybe i was lucky on the one i got cause the built quality of the z5 premium was garbage. XZ premium had better built than the v30 and pixel 2 xl.
The skin doesn't bother me because the display is awesome. No blue shift, no annoying image retention/burn in, and black crashes.
It's still has SD slot and headphone. Price wise its pretty much a bargain when it came out.
Nope, at least not now, there's an Open source program on XDA but I think that you need to be Qualcomm or Google to move big number
https://forum.xda-developers.com/honor-view-10/how-to/honor-source-program-t3732573
There's swipe up to access apps and can also remove the app drawer icon. With the update in the home launcher a month or two back.
The rumored XZ Pro sounds incredible. I've only ever used iphone but I feel like switching to android now. The iphone hardware and ios have really gone to shit, I can't even update to the new software because it ruins phones. I have a Mac, but when I think about it, I'm not really tied into the apple ecosystem. I use chrome and gmail and the rest of the apps I use are third party anyway. Only thing that ties me down is imessage. Has anyone recently switched over and regretted it?
Honestly there is a lot to love in Android but losing iMessage is a real bummer in the grand scheme of things especially when they don't have an actual replacement for it.
The gamechanger is that its insanely fast screen on as well. No throttling
Yeah, it's crazy. I'm glad OnePlus released the kernel code to let this work in custom ROMs as well.
for adaptive fast charge? Usb-a to usb c basically any of the big brand ones should be fine. Anker, aukey etc.
Speaking of Sony, they are gonna make a comeback this year I feel. Bar the L2, their midrange game is on point, and if the design Language of the ZX this year is a slimmer metal version of it, then I can do nothing but root for em. Its not quite obvious, but this year is gonna be a huge one, mostly because you both have Nokia AND Sony releasing full featured Sd630 phones at a very competitive price. I say competitive, because with both companies build quality, the actual hardware will be leagues ahead of Xiaomi and their ilk, so 250~300$/£/€ won't he questioned.
Of course this doesn't mean I agree with the SD630 being the chipset of that price range. In a mythical age called 2016, SD650 and Helio X20 phones had far higher performance and GPU power, and their successors with marginal changes are used in 400-500Euro phones when you could see them on 200-300 euro phones. Shits backwards yo.
https://www.androidauthority.com/sony-xperia-fcc-headphone-jack-831705/amp/
Seems like Sony might be ditching the headphone jack too
Seems like Sony might be ditching the headphone jack too
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Damn it.
If Sony doesn't have the best looking flagship design I've ever seen in a phone, then I won't buy it. The camera was the only slight exception I was going to make. This is too much.
Glad Sony is joining the fray. Though not surprising since they already make the best BT headphones along with the best BT codec.
The less wired headphones the better, lets get demand up, spread those R&D costs and lower them prices for future generations of ANC over-ear headphones. Hopefully the mark 3 1000X's will be closer to 300 bucks on introduction.
The less wired headphones the better, lets get demand up, spread those R&D costs and lower them prices for future generations of ANC over-ear headphones. Hopefully the mark 3 1000X's will be closer to 300 bucks on introduction.