Android Thread - The only phones with patented Kernel Panic™ technology!
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[QUOTE=garychencool;40733809]Still looking for an sms app, tried stock messaging ported from 4.1 jelly bean. Mms doesn't even work.[/QUOTE]
Who the fuck uses mms.
[QUOTE=mobrockers;40734338]Who the fuck uses mms.[/QUOTE]
People.
Ever heard of whatsapp, hangout, dropbox share?
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Seriously, mms on a smartphone is useless and expensive.
[QUOTE=Foxconn;40734243]Now explain all of us what did you mean, because we're confused as the bloodiest fuck in the world now. :v:[/QUOTE]
Swiftkey is a Keyboard app for Android phones. It is not as good as the Blackberry software keyboard. It would be better to get an Android phone with Swiftkey on it then a Blackberry, because most Android phones are better than the Blackberry Z10.
[editline]21st May 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=mobrockers;40734376]Ever heard of whatsapp, hangout, dropbox share?
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Seriously, mms on a smartphone is useless and expensive.[/QUOTE]
It is convenient because it is universal. I can't use any of those services because none of them have ALL my friends on them. Any service that does not include everyone I know is useless.
[QUOTE=mobrockers;40734376]Ever heard of whatsapp, hangout, dropbox share?
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Seriously, mms on a smartphone is useless and expensive.[/QUOTE]
Literally nobody I know from real life uses those.
[QUOTE=Matsilagi;40733776]420 ROOT IT FAGGOT #HOLO #YOLO
Found an Cyanogenmod7 that semi works, aside from a bluetooth problem (Cant recieve files) and some minor screen flickering, its a pretty stable one! Finally my cellphone will get worth the use![/QUOTE]
Minor screen flickering counts as stable? :v:
[QUOTE=person11;40734384]most Android phones are better than the Blackberry Z10.[/QUOTE]
What makes your typical mainstream Android phone, for a quick example: Galaxy S3, better than a Z10? Tell me. I'm curious.
Last time I used MMS was back in... somewhere between 2002 and 2004 I think?
[QUOTE=mobrockers;40734376]Ever heard of whatsapp, hangout, dropbox share?
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Seriously, mms on a smartphone is useless and expensive.[/QUOTE]
MMS is free for me, bro.
[editline]21st May 2013[/editline]
Also very useful for sending pictures and what not.
Get a fucking Q10 and be done with it ffs.
[QUOTE=PyroCF;40734494]Minor screen flickering counts as stable? :v:[/QUOTE]
Sure, if i rotate the cellphone, it will turn normal again.
Now, i only need a good theme to go with it, does anyone have any? Remeber also that im still using the blue JellyBean one for ADW Launcher EX.
I think its caused by some of the Broadcom drivers and the Hardware acceleration of the device.
[QUOTE=Foxconn;40734532]What makes your typical mainstream Android phone, for a quick example: Galaxy S3, better than a Z10? Tell me. I'm curious.[/QUOTE]
Better notification management, wider app support, more customization, plenty of hardware and design choices, etc.
[QUOTE=person11;40734814]Better notification management, wider app support, more customization, plenty of hardware and design choices, etc.[/QUOTE]
BlackBerry Hub, exceptional HW/OS optimization, advanced security measures, Android app emulation.
[QUOTE=Foxconn;40734835]BlackBerry Hub, exceptional HW/OS optimization, advanced security measures, Android app emulation.[/QUOTE]
I played with the Z10 in the Verizon store and I felt like it was noticeably slower than my Note 2, and app emulation can only end well..
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If you want a secure phone with exceptional HW/OS optimization, Apple's had that one down since, I dunno, the first iPhone ever...
[QUOTE=Foxconn;40734835]BlackBerry Hub, exceptional HW/OS optimization, advanced security measures, Android app emulation.[/QUOTE]
phones from a manufacturer that hasn't gone out of style 2 and a half years ago??
[QUOTE=Foxconn;40734835]BlackBerry Hub, exceptional HW/OS optimization, advanced security measures, Android app emulation.[/QUOTE]
The Android app emulation is laughably bad
[QUOTE=Foxconn;40734835]BlackBerry Hub, exceptional HW/OS optimization, advanced security measures, Android app emulation.[/QUOTE]
The Hub has been universally reviewed as a confusing bridge between a proper messaging app and a proper notification center. You do not want to try Android apps on a Blackberry it is terrible.
"swipe up, hold, and slide to the right to reveal (or "peek" at) your BlackBerry Hub, a unified notification area which also doubles as your inbox for email, text messages, and more. That gesture takes a little getting used to — think of it like the beginning of a McDonald's "M" arch."
that sounds like the stupidest ever gesture to get to a notification center
[QUOTE=LordCrypto;40734956]phones from a manufacturer that hasn't gone out of style 2 and a half years ago??[/QUOTE]
Too bad this, and every other companies had forgotten what the basic idea of a fucking cellphone was. (dunno if it applies to BB too) The basic idea of a fucking cellphone able to fit into a very small pocket was to send and receive messages and to make calls, and that was it. Everything else is pretty much an optional gadget. But now, with the technological advancements, people demanded innovation in their phones.
And what do we have now? Facebook machines with 5" huge screens with unneeded and often exaggerated functions with an operating system, that is a literal virus cesspool, slapped on them.
[QUOTE=Sergeant Turtle;40734986]The Android app emulation is laughably bad[/QUOTE]
But who wants you to use it? Instead of experimenting, you can always look for some alternate BB10-native apps.
[QUOTE=Foxconn;40735105]Too bad this, and every other companies had forgotten what the basic idea of a fucking cellphone was. (dunno if it applies to BB too) The basic idea of a fucking cellphone able to fit into a very small pocket was to send and receive messages and to make calls, and that was it. Everything else is pretty much an optional gadget. But now, with the technological advancements, people demanded innovation in their phones.
And what do we have now? Facebook machines with 5" huge screens with unneeded and often exaggerated functions with an operating system, [B]that is a literal virus cesspool[/B], slapped on them.
But who wants you to use it? Instead of experimenting, [B]you can always look for some alternate BB10-native apps.[/B][/QUOTE]
bahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahah -ahah
yes i have had to reformat my nexus 7 three times a month because of viruses (no)
also all of those native apps you are using blackberry ported because no one will touch their ecosystem because no one buys blackberries
[QUOTE=LordCrypto;40735139]no one buys blackberries[/QUOTE]
What about businessmen?
What about the US government agencies?
What about [I](irony)[/I] Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google?
What about Barack Obama?
[QUOTE=Foxconn;40735172]What about businessmen? -- because they are creatures of habit, and they've used blackberries before, thus they will use blackberries
What about the US government agencies? -- because they can be secured for intelligence
What about [I](irony)[/I] Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google? -- "Google's chairman admits in an interview that he is still addicted to his BlackBerry, because he just loves, loves the keyboard"
What about Barack Obama? -- ditto to government agencies[/QUOTE]
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to elaborate on security, I don't mean that iOS/Android are inherently insecure, just that RIM allows USG to run them through a separate backend IIRC
[QUOTE=lavacano;40733493]What the hell are you on about?
You don't press the status bar to close the notification drawer, you use that handle on the bottom (or hit the back button).[/QUOTE]
o i thot u meant the bar on the bottom
[QUOTE=Foxconn;40735172]What about businessmen?
What about the US government agencies?
What about [I](irony)[/I] Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google?
What about Barack Obama?[/QUOTE]
I don't get your point, I thought Obama uses an iPhone?
The fanboyism here is insane. BBOS has a valid use but trying to pretend that Android is some insecure mess is a joke. Motorola Android devices are locked down tighter than most iPhones.
[QUOTE=Foxconn;40735172]What about businessmen?
What about the US government agencies?
What about [I](irony)[/I] Eric Schmidt, CEO of Google?
What about Barack Obama?[/QUOTE]
It doesn't matter how many random individuals buy a blackberry, the market share numbers don't lie. As much as I'd like there to be a 4th OS in the mobile sector, BB is just not a real competitor. Sorry.
[b]edit:[/b]
Its almost like saying Chrome OS is a competitor in the PC market. Its laughable.
Only 3 OSs will stick around. iOS, Android, and Windows Phone.
There is one situation, [i][b]one situation,[/b][/i] in which BB can be a serious competitor and that is if the Android OEMs jump ship and start using their proprietary OSs (like Samsung's Tizen).
If the market splinters enough, BB may survive. But that's not likely to happen before they go out of business or scale back into nothingness.
So I flashed Paranoid Android 3.15 RC3 on my GSIII and I've been having problems with random app crashes (System UI crashes fairly often, Google Play Music refuses to work at all [crashes almost immediately], apps will randomly freeze up and fail to respond), as well as other bugs like my screen freezing and refusing to respond at all meaning I have to force the device to restart.
I wiped my caches before/after flashing and wiped factory data before installing, are these just instabilities with the current build, or is something up?
Also, mms is still widely used in the US.
[QUOTE=sdwise;40736307]Also, mms is still widely used in the US.[/QUOTE]
It's also a clusterfuck of a protocol.
[QUOTE=Hunt3r.j2;40736354]It's also a clusterfuck of a protocol.[/QUOTE]
Adoption of alternatives is too slow, though. People in the US don't use anything else, really. If your flag is accurate, I'm sure you've experienced this. MMS is the only thing that's even close to universally adopted here.
I still use MMS every once in a while when I need to show someone something by picture, but I don't think an app is going to take that anytime soon, MMS is way too convenient still.
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