Hah, me neither! My carrier also wasn't bothered to upgrade mine, so I just pulled the factory ROM off the internet and flashed it. Depending on your model, you could probably do the same. I noticed the monthly builds as well, I see they just added a second one, so I'll probably go try that. Their feature list looks very impressive, I hope it's mostly complete in the most recent version.I'm using the Galaxy Note, which while new, still hasn't had an official version of Jelly Bean leak yet, unlike the S3. It's funny, though, I hear Samsung talk about how they've sold millions of Notes, but I don't think I've ever seen anyone with one, and I run into people all the time who've never seen one other than mine. As for CM10, the second monthly I downloaded the other day upgraded me to 4.1.2, which is the newest version for any phone. I think I'm going to stick with monthlies for now.
It's basically a large smartphone, with all the pros and cons of a smartphone.Honestly, this is why I love my Note. It is a large smartphone, but it's not significantly smaller than some tablets. I have no use for a full-size tablet, and a 7" one seems like a waste when I always have my phone on me. (Battery life could be much better, of course)
Anyone have a phone running Android? What type of phone do you have, and what flavor is it running?
I have a Samsung Galaxy Note running Jelly Bean (4.1.2) via CyanogenMod 10.
Yeah, Android is basically this:
Pros: Connectivity
Cons: Productivity
Which is to say, it's good as a phone/web browser/navigator but don't expect to do any work on it. It doesn't even have its own file manager, and accessing files outside of the storage directory is almost made impossible. I recently tried some audio recording applications, and the resulting 150+ MB files were, inconceivably, nowhere to be found when my phone was connected to my computer. I'd be staring right at them on my phone's screen, and my computer would just show an empty folder.
I've never used a tablet myself, so I can't provide a definitive judgement, but if I needed a tablet/netbook hybrid (tabletbook?) I'd go with a Windows-based one. It's just way more versatile, and I'd willingly sacrifice however much ease of use Android provides for touch-based devices.
Or worse, Linux... :-P :-D
You guys sound like a bunch of Mac users.Don't mac users use iPhones? But yeah, my laptop runs Windows 7, and I have absolutely no desire to switch to Windows 8.
Or worse, Linux... :-P :-D
Oh! I just realized what you mean, you have to flash the Google apps separately! That is, flash the ROM, then flash the Gapps, then restart. I've been logged into Google (and using the Play Store) just fine on both the monthly and the stable CM10.Okay, how do I do that?
Here is the wiki along with some example profiles. (http://tasker.wikidot.com/profile-index)
What I did manage to do is to modify the pre-made Docker script to enable auto-rotate along with the Clock screensaver application, so that I can prop up the phone and use it as a clock without it going to sleep automatically. Now I want to make an application-specific script that makes the time-to-sleep longer when the browser or the pdf reader is active.
Is the Droid 4 still the best phone with a physical keyboard?
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1 out of every 2 iPhone users seems to have a fucked up screen
Does the Nexus 5 have an actual release or announcement date yet?no :psyduck:
My Samsung Galaxy S3 should be here today :Dwhat carrier and what color? :P
I think I'm gonna wait another year to buy a new phone.That feels like the right thing to do. I feel like the market is a bit stagnating, and the impeding rollout of smart watches is going to liven it up a little bit, and will hopefully make smart devices a bit more attractive.
Apps feel like they're tacked on, without much thought, and that ruins the entire experience for me..what does this even mean. :psyduck: apps on android are no different than software on any other OS. sure, they vary. though not as much as on, say, windows.
Despite you having 2GB of RAM (that's HALF OF WHAT I GOT IN MY PC), your screens still stutter when scrolling too quickly.that's absolute BS. android lag was vanquished so long ago its just a myth now.
And the concept of an app drawer, a grid of icons that say absolutely nothing about their content, is just starting to be so ugly in my eyes that I turn away every device I know now.so.... the windows 8 "all apps" screen is enough to turn you off from windows 8? :psyduck: cuz its the same concept. i prefer a grid to a list, but i can change it to a list if i want. but most of the time i don't need to go into the app drawer at all, just like you rarely need to go into the "all apps" screen on windows 8.
I suppose I am a Microsoft fanboy. I know saying this will probably get me feathered and hushed out of this forum quicker than I can say "open-source", but.. eh! I don't know what more to say!there's a difference between a Microsoft Fanboy and a MetroUI fanboy. which one are you?
Please DO prove me wrong, because at this moment, I really don't see it. I don't see Android as what it is.clearly.
it takes a second to open the app. I keep it open anyway, since I get a lot of work e-mails. But I also get on a glance updates to who wrote me, and what it's about.as method said, we have a widget for that. just like you have 1x1 static tiles, and larger "live" tiles, we have static icons and interactive widgets.
wrong. when did we start calling them programs instead of applications? oh yeah, that's right, microsoft coined that term.Eh, what? The term "program" has been around a lot longer than Microsoft.
feel like they're tacked on, without much thought, and that ruins the entire experience for me.That is a recurring quib I have with Android, one that doesn't necessarily has to do with feature parity (because in that regard they are undoubtedly the best), just of a certain percieved lack of continuity.
Also, one last thing mtmerrick, thanks for that wonderful response to my legitimate plea of help. The fact that I wasn't seeing Android the way you see it is so much CLEARER to me now. Anticipating this kind of response was the exact reason why I apologized in advance.
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try to understand my point better by engaging me, the way Method of Madness has been doing, and not by showing off the length of your dick.
Windows is so badly designed. i mean all it is is a mess of playschool color blocks that are way too large for practical use. Its a weak and useless system.
but i still want to hear your side of the argument.
yeah, but it didn't overreachingly refer to all software that's not the OS, like most people use it as now. :psyduck:
Every program in Android is fundamentally different in its percieved behaviour. I never know what's about to happen in an program, if I have to double tap or swipe, or else. The advantage that Android gets because of this is a limitless stream of design choices. But it also suffers from inconsistency. And this is especially true in an ecosystem where virtually every distributer uses a skin that looks and behaves fundamentally different.So, basically, you don't like Android because you're not familiar with it. The thing is, I could probably list a similar number of consistencies across all of my Android applications that allow me to use them effectively. Of course I'm going to be confused by the consistent control method you just described if I got a Windows phone shoved into my hands; I'm just used to using the Android OS. Similarly, whenever I have to work on a Macbook and I want to adjust a simple option, such as mouse sensitivity or number of pages on the screen, I'm all "WTF, this is horrible design" because I have practically no experience with iOS.
I know that every program in Win8 will show the menu bar when I swipe from the top or bottom. I know that a long press will show a contextual menu with options on the item I just pressed. Swiping down on an object selects it. Zooming out in most places will show me an overview of the view I'm currently in, be it in the start screen, the (btw excellently written) Wikipedia app or my cocktail recipes. I know I can trust Win8 to behave like I expect it to, even if I'm in unsailed waters. I don't know if I can with Android. (rest assured, programs still need some work, but I've been using Win8 for half a year now and they're getting there.)
Smartwatches are an amazing class of devices, but that class is still in its infancy. I've been shopping for one for quite some time now, and I have yet to find one that gives me everything I want - access to all my phone's notifications, voice controls, Google now, music/media controls, and a weather widget. The latest and greatest Sony Smartwatch is the best one I've found so far, but it still doesn't do everything I want, and you must keep in mind that it's useless without a Bluetooth connection to your phone.Those are high standards. If I were you I'd sooner strap an Xperia Mini to the underside of my wrist, that'll probably get you all of those features. How are you going to fit all those things on the display of a watch? I suppose voice control would be useful in that regard, but I've always had an instinctive aversion to using it. If I ever were to rely on it I'd probably end up arguing with my phone like a crazy person. I don't care for weather widgets; I've already got an application that gives me a notification if it's going to rain within the next few hours, and I don't need to know anything else. And Google Now doesn't tell me anything interesting.
I'm not a huge fan of the pebble, because it doesn't have a touchscreen (making navigation a pain), and it's functionality is limited. However it's one of the only Smartwatches on the market that lasts a day on a charge, so there's that.I wouldn't mind having something with buttons, as long as I don't have to contort my hand to use them. I actually kind of miss physical buttons on my phone. I can never escape the disconnected feeling when using a touchscreen, however routine it becomes. Besides, isn't it hard to use a touchscreen that's only about four fingertips large?
He should try to have more foresight, and carry no less than 5 computers on him at all times, like a sensible person
I haven't ever seen a single device or component that had exactly as much storage space as it claimed having. Windows says my 64GB SSD has 59.6GB of space, my music player says that my 16GB MicroSD card actually has a total space of 14.976 GB, and my phone's internal storage reports 13.33GB available of the advertised 16GB. I think that only in the last case there is actually space being reserved for the system.
Well, at least you should get the next update then. Samsung is supposed to be skipping 4.2 for this thing to go right to 4.3, which is expected to be announced late this year. Verizon is slow but reliable with rolling out updates, so that's good for you. AT&T
I love my Nook simple touch. I have a lot of... um, non-purchased books that were really simple to sideload. And it's so much better than reading on a screen with a backlight.This. Plus you can use Calibre to convert if your book is in the wrong format.
iOS is definitely easier to use than Android. Ease of use is not why you get an Android.
lolwut. everyone i know with an iOS device is constantly annoyed/confused by it, or has no idea on 2/3 of its features.
The fact is, some people aren't ever going to see a computer as intuitive because they lack the knowledge to understand new technology.
Intuitive: using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive.
Yes and no - something may be intuitive given your general background, without specific knowledge of the matter. Hence people who have grown up with different levels of technology in general may find the same thing more or less intuitive.
I don't think the distinction is always as big as you think. A 7" tablet is much closer in size to a 5" phone than a 10" tablet. Phones these days are just smaller tablets that can make phone calls.
Can't dial out? Maybe somebody stole the control crystal!
Aside from the ability to make calls, what can you do on a phone that you can't do on a tablet?I don't think the distinction is always as big as you think. A 7" tablet is much closer in size to a 5" phone than a 10" tablet. Phones these days are just smaller tablets that can make phone calls.
It becomes more distinctive when you can't use the newer features of kitkat on your tablet. Like I said, google seems more interested in making phones or "mini tablets" instead of actual functioning tablets. When I buy a seven inch tablet, making a call is the last thing on my mind. Besides, some of the larger tablets don't come with the ability to dial out, you have to look for an appropriate app to make that functionality available.
Aside from the ability to make calls, what can you do on a phone that you can't do on a tablet?I don't think the distinction is always as big as you think. A 7" tablet is much closer in size to a 5" phone than a 10" tablet. Phones these days are just smaller tablets that can make phone calls.
It becomes more distinctive when you can't use the newer features of kitkat on your tablet. Like I said, google seems more interested in making phones or "mini tablets" instead of actual functioning tablets. When I buy a seven inch tablet, making a call is the last thing on my mind. Besides, some of the larger tablets don't come with the ability to dial out, you have to look for an appropriate app to make that functionality available.
The device has detected an application attempting to perform actions that are not permitted. It is recommended that you restart your device.I can dismiss it or reboot, but either has it coming up again. It won't tell me WHAT the application is, because that would be far too helpful :psyduck:
The advantage of having a Samsnug phone. I couldn't take out my battery if I wanted.I bought a Samsung tablet for my mom. The one time it froze up and so I tried to solve it by taking out the battery... and then found out I couldn't take out the battery. I ended up finding out you could hard-shutdown it by holding the power button for 60 seconds, though.
100 internets for the person who tells me where "Samsnug" is from.
Specifically - no idea; but it's the exact kind of thing that is widely done in anime to avoid being charged for using trade marks, so I'd be confident that it's been done in some even if that's not what you have in mind (computers running Mindows is a common one as well)
I'm guessing it's the time-wasting part. :-DOn the train? Isn't time-wasting a good thing? :roll:
It's probably a terrible idea but I just installed a GBA emulator on my phone. Time to play some Pokemon on the train!Weird. I think we both did this on the same day.
I had a Gameboy emulator on my calculator. My proudest achievement is evolving a Dragonite during my Year 12 Further Maths exam.Okay, now I'm curious as to what calculator has enough CPU power to run a Gameboy emulator.
The TI N-spire, I think. It was surprisingly simple to install, and it even had a turbo button that ran the game as fast as the calculator could manage - about 10x for Red/Blue, 3x for Gold/Silver. I imagine that newer versions of the calculator could run Gen 3 games.I had a Gameboy emulator on my calculator. My proudest achievement is evolving a Dragonite during my Year 12 Further Maths exam.Okay, now I'm curious as to what calculator has enough CPU power to run a Gameboy emulator.
Why does the Facebook update for Android ask for permission to read my texts? Why would it need to do that?
I have yet another silly problem. When I first got my phone, I could switch back and forth between apps with no problem and the app I would return to would be right where I left it. Now, when I return, the apps all restart. What did I do? :-(Maybe you're running out of RAM. If an application needs more memory than is currently available, it might terminate a background program in order to make room for it. You can check your RAM usage by going into Settings > Apps > Running, at least on my Android version.
Considering rooting my LG G3. Y/N and why?
It's definitely still under warranty, just not sure if it's worth the hassle or the risk.
Yet except in the most dire circumstances, rooting is completely reversible. If you relock the device before sending it in for a warranty claim (and reinstall the original OS if you installed something else) then I believe your claim is still valid.Considering rooting my LG G3. Y/N and why?
Depends if it's still under warranty. Unlike jailbreaking, rooting has always been legal, but it does void your warranty and if you send your phone in for anything they'll find out about it. If that isn't a problem for you, rooting is pretty great because it allows you to get rid of pre-installed bloatware and download apps that help your phone run better.
The other downside besides warranty cancellation is that you have to be careful what apps you download - you open yourself up to viruses and spyware. Do research before downloading any. Also before rooting make sure you find a good set of instructions and follow them carefully, because it is possible to brick your device trying to root it.
Man, I can't get over wanting the Moto 360, even though it'd probably mean having to get a new (second-hand) phone and I'd have to keep it in a pocket at least 8 hours every working day. Stupid gadgets why do you have to be so sexy!
I'm almost tempted to get a Galaxy Note 4 (even though it'd be little-to-no improvement over my current LG G3) just so I can get the Oculus made specifically for it.
...the G2?
Not everybody can afford to flesh out 80 bucks a month for an unlimited data plan.I only pay $30 for the data itself.
And for some weird reason, any photo I take keeps coming back after I delete it. Which really sucks because the camera has no auto focus, so the memory is full of blurry pics that won't go away.
Have you tried deleting them using the stock gallery app or just from the camera app?
Does the problem persist even if you disable photo backup/sync?
If you delete the photos directly from the microSD-card using your computer and then put the card back into the phone while making sure wifi and mobile data are turned off, do they still come back?Yes. :-(
My phone has been updated to Lollipop. I hate it!
Sounds like your phone is literally haunted.
I was pretty disappointed to find out that Cyanogenmod never released a ROM for my phone...Well ain't that a kick in the teeth. What's your phone?
Any other newbie Android tips would be appreciated. :)Well uh, maybe install the Swiftkey keyboard, I'm pretty happy with that too. AVG antivirus would be a good idea. TitaniumBackup for, well, backup. You could customise your home screen with launcher applications, which is a good way to personalise without having to jump into the deep end of installing a custom operating system. There are hundreds of them, take your pick. My choice is ADWLauncher.
LG Optimus F6 (model number LG-D500)I was pretty disappointed to find out that Cyanogenmod never released a ROM for my phone...Well ain't that a kick in the teeth. What's your phone?
What service do you use?
bluetooth headphones like a douchebagAww, I like my bluetooth headphones!