Who cares if a phone gets updates when it runs like dog poop.
I guess cause it take good pictures?
I guess cause it take good pictures?
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Uh, I wouldn't use a phone that doesn't get security updates anymore.
Q installed on my Pixel 1. Everything seems to work fine, multitasking/closing/changing apps seems faster than before. Once I had a feeling that the font from notifications changed a little (seemed a bit more spaced). No real deep changes yet, but everything works great so I am happy with it.
No dark theme yet.
IF the camera launches in time.
and i guess people don't record videos anymore?
Nova. It came with the phone and found no reason to change it.
Google Photos on Q seems to pay attention to dark mode, but the UI breaks a bunch.
Definitely seeing app closes a lot, live wallpaper dies frequently enough that I switched to a static wallpaper for now. Definitely an early beta, but overall more stable that I was expecting for the first one.
Definitely seeing app closes a lot, live wallpaper dies frequently enough that I switched to a static wallpaper for now. Definitely an early beta, but overall more stable that I was expecting for the first one.
Used Apex for a while but Nova just offers more features. Quick app launching for the home button from the home screen (basically double tap) being a big one. Use that to open the Pixel cam.
I've always used Nova launcher in every single one of my phones. This time however I have not installed it at all with my OnePlus 6T. I don't have any complaints about the stock launcher so far.
I love how there's one bad update that is fixed in the next one and then people just assume it's that way permanently.
Is it because you are used to your phones never getting updates?
what are you talking about? their video recording has been shit since launch and they have had over half a dozen updates.
Video recording Audio was fixed with January update. There is nothing else wrong with the video recording.
Camera lag was introduced with the February update and patched with the March update.
Got around to do the update to One UI on the Note 9. I switched to Samsung keyboard with the new floating popup option. I always hated how in split screen using the keyboard caused havoc. Now it's no problem.
Smartphones were a mistake:
If you're at the point of considering this as an option, just ship it without any selfie cam at all.
If you're at the point of considering this as an option, just ship it without any selfie cam at all.
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Do you guys use NFC payments? My bank had it's own app for that and it was an ok to bad experience: had to hold the phone 1-3 seconds near the terminal, if you were to move away it would kind of crash and you would need to restart the operation again. It was unreliable and I always had my cars with me if needed.
Recently Revolut added support to Google Pay and I started using it instead. It seems like a complete new system: when I am approaching the terminal it usually gives me the confirmation, if move it away too quick it justs says "move closer", so you move and that is it, payment made. No errors, no delays, "it just works".
I wonder if all other NFC payment apps have this delay, because the Google Pay actually feel like magic. Also curious if Apple Pay is this fast.
Recently Revolut added support to Google Pay and I started using it instead. It seems like a complete new system: when I am approaching the terminal it usually gives me the confirmation, if move it away too quick it justs says "move closer", so you move and that is it, payment made. No errors, no delays, "it just works".
I wonder if all other NFC payment apps have this delay, because the Google Pay actually feel like magic. Also curious if Apple Pay is this fast.
I use it on my bankcard, because Apple Pay (nor Google Pay) are available in my country. But that's the only ones I'd use. Something like that just works better on the OS level, which is where the speed over an app comes in.
I use my own Bank's NFC payments app and it's good enough, it rarely fails. The problem in my case is that Google Pay came too late to my country so by the time it launched, most banks already had their NFC pay apps up and running and I doubt they want to migrate to Google Pay now.
yep. I've used Samsung apple and Google pay.
Stuff has always been relatively painless. Don't think bank apps in the US have had their own NFC pay systems though, so never experienced that.
We also... still are limited in terms of where nfc is accepted though. Pretty much zero sit down restaurants accept nfc payment. many places are pretty cheap on upgrading their old payment systems that accept nfc. the last place I've used nfc was at the Cafe at work, mcdonalds, and panera bread.
When I visited Australia, it was dope that literally every place I went to accepted nfc. brought some Aud and didn't even have to use it anywhere.
My Note8 got the Pie update a couple of days ago and now it's kinda laggy and the battery life sucks. On Oreo it lasted almost a full day [I don't use my phone a lot when I'm at work] and now I have to charge it at least twice before my shift is over. The battery percentage just keeps dropping.
Guys with Note8 + Pie, have you had similar experiences after the update?
Edit: it also gets just slightly warm during normal use (Twitter, some browsing). It didn't do that before the update.
Guys with Note8 + Pie, have you had similar experiences after the update?
Edit: it also gets just slightly warm during normal use (Twitter, some browsing). It didn't do that before the update.
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galaxy fold out in the wild. The crease in the middle is gonna be... distracting in certain lighting.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/...d-off-potentially-crippling-apps-like-tasker/
Who is making all these dumbass decisions?
Who is making all these dumbass decisions?
It depends on how much you want to be spending. I think the S10 family of devices (S10E, S10, S10+) are the best high-end Android phones of the year, until we see the Note 10. Also, there's OnePlus, but they likely won't unveil a new device until the end of Summer.
There are rumors Google will announce the mid-range Pixel phones in May/June but it's all up in the air how much they'll cost, how good they will be for the price, etc.
I'm not really sure what's on the horizon for mid-range/lower end options. The Moto G7 is probably going to be the only solid option at the $300 price range, or you could pick up an older Moto X4 for around $150-$200.
Well, I can certainly afford to splurge a bit if it makes for a better phone, though I don't do a ton of graphics-intensive gaming or video watching on the go. Definitely would like to try to get something relatively soon rather than try to last several more months on my current phone. Are Google's current Pixel offerings not a safe bet, since you didn't mention them?
And to be honest, while it's not a deal-breaker, I'm still wary of notches, especially on Android where it feels like there's no guarantee how apps might handle them (especially in landscape). The forces of the market seem to be against me in this regard, unfortunately.
and yet
do you want to be a beta tester on a 4GB RAM phone? get a Pixel 3.
So yeah.... totally just bought the $200 airpod 2. I liked the first gen ones, but was a pain to have to carry around lightning cables to charge. I would get some Samsung ones if they actually are sold anywhere.
get a note 9. I see ones with US warranties for $700ish on amazon. headphone jack, big battery, big no notch screen, wireless charging etc. crazy splitscreen stuff so you can fgo and be on discord or something.
get a note 9. I see ones with US warranties for $700ish on amazon. headphone jack, big battery, big no notch screen, wireless charging etc. crazy splitscreen stuff so you can fgo and be on discord or something.
Eh, I'm sure many people have fine experiences with their Pixel phones I just didn't mention it because there's been a consistent mess of software issues with them. It started with the Pixel 2 having performance issues, software bugs, etc and the Pixel 3 is having those same issues and Google doesn't seem to care enough to fix anything. It makes it hard to recommend their phones.
If you want the best that money can buy phone right now grab either the S10E/S10/S10+ depending on your preferences (IE Do you want the larger screen of the S10+ or the smaller display on the S10E). If you want the best bang for your buck phone get the OnePlus 6T. If I was buying a phone today it'd be a tough choice between S10E and the OP6T.
Hmm, that's unfortunate to hear about the Pixel. Why does Google seem to have such a difficult time managing quality control with their own flagship devices? In general it just feels like every flagship phone these days has some kind of downside.
I'll have to do a bit of research on the S10 family.
So after million years my verizon note 9 got the Pie update but honestly, i don't want it. Simple multi-tasking is big with me and fell in love with list view and from what i hear, they fucking removed it for the stupid horizontal cards. Shouldn't be an issue to keep ignoring it right? I don't see anything in Pie worth updating.
blame pie.
Also you should dl Good lock from the galaxy store. Basically Samsung's R&D team making additional customization widgets.
You can sorta bring back list view, or a decent alternative with the 'task changer' module.
Multistar brings back all the split window functionality.
blame pie.
Also you should dl Good lock from the galaxy store. Basically Samsung's R&D team making additional customization widgets.
You can sorta bring back list view, or a decent alternative with the 'task changer' module.
Multistar brings back all the split window functionality.
Whoa, played with it and seems like something i can get use to but doesnt seem to work with secure folder apps? none of them seem to be popping up.
Weird. Never used secure apps so I can't help there. Could be a security issue?
Wife's iphone SE has been having issues and not a lot of space. Been trying to get her on the android side as there's many better options for hundreds less than an iphone. She knows nothing about phones or specs, but showed her the oneplus 6/6t, and the razer 2. Going to best buy later today to check out the razer since it's a great deal at 300 off currently. My only issue w/ the phone is the power button finger scanner. Seems like there would be scanning issues since it's a smaller button. Has anyone used phones with side button scanners? Does it have a lower success rater vs back/front buttons?
i had that issue when the app updated but i was on O, but it definitely works with secure folder apps on Pie.
try restarting the phone?
many of those Samsung apps predate the Google Apps. you can disable quite a bit or you could just get a Pixel 3 beta?
I'm not wholly clear what you mean by this; could you be a bit more detailed?
Samsung has been making their Browser, Email, Messaging, etc for 10 years now and the google apps like Chrome and Messages were actually made well after the Samsung apps and they aren't the same and even gmail, which did exist for a while only supported Google emails for many years so many people used the Samsung email app, and Samsung email still handles multiple accounts better. many people for many years now have used and still use use the Samsung apps, and Samsung as the OEM has metrics on that so they keep making and including them.
Still a bit hard to understand your point, but the gist I'm getting is that Samsung's apps are perfectly functional and don't really get in the way of anything. I'll admit the last time I really used their phones in any real capacity was almost five years ago, so I'm sure a lot changed since then.
I went from an SE to the S10e and I couldn't be happier. As for the fingerprint scanner, it's crazy how much faster it is than my SE. It's almost instantaneous, sometimes I feel like it's just letting me unlock it, but then I test another finger and it doesn't unlock so it's definitely working.