• Android Thread - The only phones with patented Kernel Panic™ technology!
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Blah. Sucks being a Canadian sometimes. A method just got released for getting recovery working on KitKat G2's, fully automated and everything. Supports every variant under the sun..except for the D803, the Canadian variant. Blah indeed.
[QUOTE=K1ngo64;44526072]Took S4 out of pocket today, hairline crack going from top to bottom and I didn't hit it against anything it just cracked of natural causes. Fucking shits me so much. Is there anything I can do about it? Can I claim it under warranty since this is clearly a manufacturer defect since there is no physical damage to the phone other than a fucking hairline crack.[/QUOTE] Kogan, the online store I purchased from, claims to have 1 year warranty on the phone so I called up and put in a claim. They asked for photos of the front and back of the phone to investigate. This is a photo of sadness and denial [t]http://i.imgur.com/D6Y6p9n.jpg[/t]
[QUOTE=loopoo;44529597]I have absolutely loved my S4, I've had it from release date. Should I get the S5 if I've been really happy with the S4? It's been everything I've wanted in a phone. I'm not sure if I should trust in Samsung and just go along with the S5, or if I should look at alternatives (but not the iPhone, I had the iPhone 4 for 2 years and I hated it).[/QUOTE] I, for one, am never buying a Samsung phone again. Can't install my own ROMs on my S4, it's too locked down. That was the last straw.
[QUOTE=garychencool;44529698]Android Authorty had a video about it just today. Link to G+ post with some comments. [URL]https://plus.google.com/+AndroidAuthority/posts/gKkumTWX1si[/URL] Here's the actual article [URL]http://www.androidauthority.com/galaxy-s5-reasons-to-upgrade-galaxy-s4-367796/[/URL] Here's the video. [URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdji9Zb2pNo[/URL] no idea why video tags are not working[/QUOTE] remove the 's' in https
[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;44531430]I, for one, am never buying a Samsung phone again. Can't install my own ROMs on my S4, it's too locked down. That was the last straw.[/QUOTE] People kept telling me Samsung would never do that, and now all the S5 carrier variants are locked down tight in the US. People should tell me more about how Samsung would never lock bootloaders.
[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;44531430]I, for one, am never buying a Samsung phone again. Can't install my own ROMs on my S4, it's too locked down. That was the last straw.[/QUOTE] Fuck Knox, too.
[QUOTE=Hunt3r.j2;44532200]People kept telling me Samsung would never do that, and now all the S5 carrier variants are locked down tight in the US. People should tell me more about how Samsung would never lock bootloaders.[/QUOTE] That was back in the good old S2 days..
[QUOTE=garychencool;44532320]That was back in the good old S2 days..[/QUOTE] Back in the good old S1 days when it didn't give a fuck and you could install anything on it infinite times.
So I just found it after some casual window shopping that the nexus charging assessory (that was released somewhat recently which costs $15) is the same AC power adapter (and I guess cable) that comes with the Nexus Wireless charger (which came out last year for $50). After reading some reviews on the wireless charger, it takes twice as long to charge a Nexus 7 2013 compared to the regular charger that the tablet originally comes with in the box. 3 hours vs hours. [url]http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2013/11/look-ma-no-wires-a-mini-review-of-googles-nexus-wireless-charger/[/url] I'll stick with good old cables.
[img]http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_8259-640x412.jpg[/img] Who the fuck designed that thing It's perfectly thin enough to fit in the space of one socket, but they put the pins on sideways because fuck having two plugs next to eachother
[QUOTE=SGTNAPALM;44531430]I, for one, am never buying a Samsung phone again. Can't install my own ROMs on my S4, it's too locked down. That was the last straw.[/QUOTE] Can you explain to a technologically illiterate person what exactly the benefits of being able to install ROMs are? Are they like your own personal programs or what? This isn't the first time I've heard people talking about this.
[QUOTE=kaze4159;44533407][img]http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_8259-640x412.jpg[/img] Who the fuck designed that thing It's perfectly thin enough to fit in the space of one socket, but they put the pins on sideways because fuck having two plugs next to eachother[/QUOTE] ... The most common way of having wall sockets is stacking them vertically, and that orientation also works for power strips.
[QUOTE=loopoo;44533757]Can you explain to a technologically illiterate person what exactly the benefits of being able to install ROMs are? Are they like your own personal programs or what? This isn't the first time I've heard people talking about this.[/QUOTE] Most phones come preloaded with apps from the Carrier. Which most people don't want. Some phones like HTC's come with Sense, Samsung phones come with Touchwiz. Which are reskins of the stock Android OS, which some people don't like the look of/how they work. So people use custom ROMs to get the pure Android experience you'd get if you bought a Nexus Device, or a Google Experience Phone. Some ROM's also give you lots of new features that don't come in stock devices. They can also have features from other ROM's. So you could have Stock Android, but then have the Multiview Window from Samsungs Touchwiz.
[QUOTE=nikomo;44533782]... The most common way of having wall sockets is stacking them vertically, and that orientation also works for power strips.[/QUOTE] Odd, our sockets are almost always horizontal in Australia
[QUOTE=kaze4159;44533821]Odd, our sockets are almost always horizontal in Australia[/QUOTE] Your entire country is upside down, not exactly a surprise that the wall sockets are wrong.
[QUOTE=kaze4159;44533407][img]http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_8259-640x412.jpg[/img] Who the fuck designed that thing It's perfectly thin enough to fit in the space of one socket, but they put the pins on sideways because fuck having two plugs next to eachother[/QUOTE] It makes perfect sense if your North American. These are much easier to work into a power strip. [editline]13th April 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=loopoo;44533757]Can you explain to a technologically illiterate person what exactly the benefits of being able to install ROMs are? Are they like your own personal programs or what? This isn't the first time I've heard people talking about this.[/QUOTE] They are sort of different OS distributions for Android devices made by the community. They can introduce features that allow you to customize the user interface of your phone. They can allow your stock phone with HTC Sense to become the stock "Google experience" like what the Nexus' have. Or they can be simply optimizations and debloating of the original stock software. They become increasingly important to consider as your phone becomes EOL'd by your manufacturer. Even after they stop offering updates to the stock ROM, you can still update your old phone to the latest OS, as long as someone is willing to make and optimize it. This is how my Galaxy Nexus is running the latest version of Kitkat, despite Google stopping support with Jelly Bean.
Not much of an android guy, so I dunno how well recepricated this question might be. Is there a way to get past throttling? If it matters, my carrier is metroPCS. I've already rooted my phone, also.
[QUOTE=Jesus Crits;44535145]Not much of an android guy, so I dunno how well recepricated this question might be. Is there a way to get past throttling? If it matters, my carrier is metroPCS. I've already rooted my phone, also.[/QUOTE] If your carrier is actually remotely competant, its throttled on their end and your phone is trying to go as fast as they allow. In other words, there is nothing you can do, short of pay more money.
[QUOTE=Demache;44534563]It makes perfect sense if your North American. These are much easier to work into a power strip. [editline]13th April 2014[/editline] They are sort of different OS distributions for Android devices made by the community. They can introduce features that allow you to customize the user interface of your phone. They can allow your stock phone with HTC Sense to become the stock "Google experience" like what the Nexus' have. Or they can be simply optimizations and debloating of the original stock software. They become increasingly important to consider as your phone becomes EOL'd by your manufacturer. Even after they stop offering updates to the stock ROM, you can still update your old phone to the latest OS, as long as someone is willing to make and optimize it. This is how my Galaxy Nexus is running the latest version of Kitkat, despite Google stopping support with Jelly Bean.[/QUOTE] Adding on to this, if you're not really "technologically literate," my complaints might be worthless to you. The S4 & S5 are still pretty decent phones when taken at face value. I'm just saying that for me personally, being able to put custom ROMs is a huge part of the Android experience. It's part of the reason it converted me from iOS. If it's gonna pull the same shit Apple pulls at the end of the day, what's the point?
[QUOTE=kaze4159;44533407][IMG]http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/IMG_8259-640x412.jpg[/IMG] Who the fuck designed that thing It's perfectly thin enough to fit in the space of one socket, but they put the pins on sideways because fuck having two plugs next to eachother[/QUOTE] That usb port can only really fit the cable it comes with...
ap rumor: pretty new icons coming soon to android, me likey [img]http://cdn.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/nexusae0_comparicon_thumb3.png[/img]
I really like the Nexus 5, but after using my Note 2 for so long, it's really one of a big pros for me to be able to change batteries once the one I have starts to last less and less as long. Anyone here notice any big battery difference say, after about a year with the Nexus 5?
You missed a few: [IMG]http://cdn.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/nexusae0_wm_Screenshot_2014-04-12-17-58-41_thumb1.png[/IMG] I'm not sure why play movies is purple, and the play store is only blue, but it's pretty cool nonetheless
i hope they actually [url="http://cdn.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/nexusae0_icons.jpg"]get icon sizes right for once[/url]
I'm not a fan of the camera one, the rest seem pretty good though.
Oh god I want them
[QUOTE=Gran PC;44537463]i hope they actually [url="http://cdn.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/nexusae0_icons.jpg"]get icon sizes right for once[/url][/QUOTE] um welcome back bbyz also tbh the icons are all different shapes, so what would they equalize to
[QUOTE=LordCrypto;44537569]um welcome back bbyz also tbh the icons are all different shapes, so what would they equalize to[/QUOTE] just overall sizes. as for icons with the same shape having different sizes, [url="http://cdn.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/nexusae0_image_thumb75.png"]google can do that too[/url]
[QUOTE=GURREN LAGANN;44537435]I really like the Nexus 5, but after using my Note 2 for so long, it's really one of a big pros for me to be able to change batteries once the one I have starts to last less and less as long. Anyone here notice any big battery difference say, after about a year with the Nexus 5?[/QUOTE] The Nexus 5 hasn't been out for a year yet...
[QUOTE=GURREN LAGANN;44537435]I really like the Nexus 5, but after using my Note 2 for so long, it's really one of a big pros for me to be able to change batteries once the one I have starts to last less and less as long. Anyone here notice any big battery difference say, after about a year with the Nexus 5?[/QUOTE] It was released on October 31st, 2013 so it has only been 5.5 months since release. If you really need more battery power, there are external batteries that act as cases. Or you can get those power banks.
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