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Author: | Grim... [ Tue Dec 01, 2015 21:23 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Irritatingly I didn't notice until quite a while after I got back, or I could have just had Android Device Manager make it scream at me. |
Author: | Hearthly [ Tue Dec 01, 2015 21:24 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
We live in perilous times. |
Author: | Bobbyaro [ Tue Dec 01, 2015 21:47 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Does it have gps? Can you tell Google to tell you where it was last through that history thingy? |
Author: | Hearthly [ Tue Dec 01, 2015 22:22 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Bobbyaro wrote: Does it have gps? Can you tell Google to tell you where it was last through that history thingy? It supports the Location function through the usual settings, but as it's wi-fi only it can only do so when it's connected to a network I suppose, as there's no version of the new Shield that you can put a SIM into. It's properly stripped back to the basics, a single 16GB model, with wi-fi only and no LTE. You don't even get a cable in the box. |
Author: | Grim... [ Tue Dec 01, 2015 23:24 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Bobbyaro wrote: Does it have gps? Can you tell Google to tell you where it was last through that history thingy? Oh, sure. It's in my house. |
Author: | Bamba [ Tue Dec 01, 2015 23:31 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Hearthly wrote: Bobbyaro wrote: Does it have gps? Can you tell Google to tell you where it was last through that history thingy? It supports the Location function through the usual settings, but as it's wi-fi only it can only do so when it's connected to a network I suppose, as there's no version of the new Shield that you can put a SIM into. It's properly stripped back to the basics, a single 16GB model, with wi-fi only and no LTE. You don't even get a cable in the box. Seriously? You genuinely thought that question was aimed at you? |
Author: | Hearthly [ Wed Dec 02, 2015 10:54 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
I was just answering the question, and had to quickly slot it in between games of Hearthstone, as such I didn't really analyse things much. |
Author: | Mr Dave [ Wed Dec 02, 2015 11:53 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Bamba wrote: Hearthly wrote: Bobbyaro wrote: Does it have gps? Can you tell Google to tell you where it was last through that history thingy? It supports the Location function through the usual settings, but as it's wi-fi only it can only do so when it's connected to a network I suppose, as there's no version of the new Shield that you can put a SIM into. It's properly stripped back to the basics, a single 16GB model, with wi-fi only and no LTE. You don't even get a cable in the box. Seriously? You genuinely thought that question was aimed at you? No. I didn't. |
Author: | LewieP [ Wed Dec 02, 2015 12:02 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Having got back into using Android on a daily basis after having been without a phone (but with a Laptop and iPad) for like 6 months, I can confirm that for my tastes Android really is so much better than iOS for daily use. I mainly got the iPad for games, causal web/twitter use, and youtube. It excels at these tasks, particularly for games, I think if that's all you need your device to do, Apple hardware is quite nice, and iOS has lots of superficial sheen to it that is quite pleasant. When it actually comes to a device that you rely on, use in short bursts, or want to do any more complex tasks on, I find Android to be far better. I'd never want an iPhone, but chose an iPad over a similar Android tablet. Android handles multitasking far better. It's smoother, quicker to switch between apps, and doesn't seem to just arbritrarilly forget what I was in the middle of doing and reset me from the start like iOS does. I can get a web page loading up on Chrome, switch to a different app, and when I come back the page has loaded. On iOS the webpage won't load in the background, it'll just give me an error and ask me to reload the page when I come back to it. The Android keyboard is so much nicer than the iOS keyboard. Even with the minor upgrades in recent iterations of the iOS keyboard, it's still lagging so far behind Android. It's crazy that I'd prefer to type a longer message on a small Android phone than an iPad. I guess it also helps that I use a lot of google services. Youtube is way better on Android, you get a notification entry telling you how far downloaded videos are that you are saving for offline viewing (something I do fairly often). I feel like the option menus are so much more intuitive on Android, and it gives you scope enough to customise things to suit your needs even though it's basically fine out of the box. Still getting used to some of the stuff new in Android 6, but I like it so far. Not saying iOS is all bad, it has far more games I want to actually play, and it is a little bit slicker in (as I said previously) mostly superficial ways, but it's more a thing I tolerate in order to get access to the broad industry support and nice hardware Apple make than it is the thing that attracts me to Apple devices. For actually getting shit done, I prefer android. |
Author: | Grim... [ Wed Dec 02, 2015 13:24 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
SwiftKey is available for both, should you want to stop hating the keyboards. |
Author: | Bobbyaro [ Wed Dec 02, 2015 13:41 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Mr Dave wrote: Bamba wrote: Hearthly wrote: Bobbyaro wrote: Does it have gps? Can you tell Google to tell you where it was last through that history thingy? It supports the Location function through the usual settings, but as it's wi-fi only it can only do so when it's connected to a network I suppose, as there's no version of the new Shield that you can put a SIM into. It's properly stripped back to the basics, a single 16GB model, with wi-fi only and no LTE. You don't even get a cable in the box. Seriously? You genuinely thought that question was aimed at you? No. I didn't. |
Author: | Mimi [ Wed Dec 02, 2015 13:58 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Can you play a tune through it, like whistling to your keys? If it wasn't for 'find my iPhone' i would never find my iPhone. I Mrs so great name. |
Author: | Bamba [ Wed Dec 02, 2015 14:03 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
The Virgin Mimi wrote: Can you play a tune through it, like whistling to your keys? Not without any charge in it you can't. |
Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Wed Dec 02, 2015 14:45 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Grim-beard... the noisy wrote: SwiftKey is available for both, should you want to stop hating the keyboards. Third party keyboards are terrible on iOS. |
Author: | myp [ Wed Dec 02, 2015 15:04 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Doctor Glyndwr wrote: Grim-beard... the noisy wrote: SwiftKey is available for both, should you want to stop hating the keyboards. Third party keyboards are terrible on iOS. -edit- omg you're using my terrible ms paint-altered avatar. |
Author: | LewieP [ Wed Dec 02, 2015 15:04 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
I much prefer the default android keyboard to swiftkey, don't really want to pay money for an imperfect solution on iOS. Google should put their keyboard on iOS. |
Author: | Grim... [ Wed Dec 02, 2015 15:04 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Huh, that's crappy. How come? |
Author: | myp [ Wed Dec 02, 2015 15:06 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Grim-beard... the noisy wrote: Huh, that's crappy. How come? I only tried both Swiftkey and Swype at launch, but they were buggy as shit. And also in some apps it would default to the normal keyboard, so I just couldn't get used to swiping. They're added like other language keyboards are, so you can't get rid of the normal one. |
Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Wed Dec 02, 2015 15:26 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Grim-beard... the noisy wrote: Huh, that's crappy. How come? They crash a lot, either stop halfway through or fail to appear when they should. They're slow to load. The main way to change keyboards is by tapping the "next keyboard" button, which all keyboards must include but doesn't have to be in any particular place; this button is easily hit by accident, which means you need to tap back through it N times to get back to the keyboard you wanted. At least one keyboard I know of couldn't use HiDPI textures for the keycaps due to memory pressure. |
Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Wed Dec 02, 2015 20:17 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Bamba wrote: Anyone know how to block an incoming number in the Marshmallow dialler? All the instructions I can find online must be for older versions because I'm not getting the option at the point they think I should. Fixed...? https://twitter.com/RDR0b11/status/672127765785612288
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Author: | Bamba [ Wed Dec 02, 2015 20:38 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Good to know, presumably this will be in a subsequent update of some kind. |
Author: | Bamba [ Wed Dec 02, 2015 20:42 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Ha, the update was waiting for me when I opened Google Play and it works a treat. Nice. |
Author: | DavPaz [ Sat Dec 05, 2015 11:59 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Nexus 5x get! |
Author: | Hearthly [ Sun Dec 06, 2015 11:52 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
/mumbles something about wireless charging.... Anyone got any cool Android games on the go at the moment? Obviously HEARTHSTONE has pride of place on my Shield, and I've been trying a game called SUMMONERS WAR which a mate is all over like a cheap suit on his iThing but I can't get really get into it. The problem I have is all the F2P shit on the Play Store, which you know is going be loaded with horrible game mechanics to try and get you to part with cash. I'd much rather pay a few quid upfront for an actual game, rather than get something ZOMG FREE and then endure repeated attempts at gouging for cash. (Plants Versus Zombies 2 got the better of me in that way in the end.) As I have a PREMIUM POWERED tablet it can be as shiny and sparkly as it gets. (The benchmarks/reviews that pitch the Shield somewhere between an iPad Air and iPad Air 2 in terms of performance hold up in the real world in my experience. Not bad for something that costs £150.) |
Author: | Bamba [ Sun Dec 06, 2015 13:07 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Get Hitman Go or Lara Croft Go. Also The Room or The Room 2 are wonderful as is Monument Valley. |
Author: | Bamba [ Sun Dec 06, 2015 13:08 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Also: check the entire thread we have for Android apps and games. |
Author: | Hearthly [ Sun Dec 06, 2015 17:37 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Bamba wrote: Also: check the entire thread we have for Android apps and games. I'd forgotten about that thread, cheers. You've even posted a list of 'here are all the games I've liked' sort of thing to it. I LIKE THE CUT OF YOUR JIB. |
Author: | Bamba [ Tue Dec 08, 2015 21:03 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
The Pixel C has officially gone on sale on the Google store at £400 for the 32GB model and £479 for the 64GB. I'm really tempted because my Nexus 9 annoys the shit out of me and I'm definitely upgrading it to something else soon, but I don't want to repeat the mistake of just buying the thing sight unseen before the dodgy reviews come in. Hmmm... |
Author: | Grim... [ Tue Dec 08, 2015 21:04 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
That's less than the Nexus 6P. I can't make that compute in my head. |
Author: | Grim... [ Tue Dec 08, 2015 21:06 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Oh, it doesn't come with the keyboard. That's a shame. |
Author: | Bamba [ Tue Dec 08, 2015 21:12 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Grim-beard... the noisy wrote: That's less than the Nexus 6P. I can't make that compute in my head. Tablets always cost less than phones (if you compare the same segment of their respective markets), are you just noticing this? I'm not at all interested in the keyboard as I don't want a 'productivity' device, I just want a nice high-spec Android tablet that preferably isn't a Samsung. That last part being the real problem. |
Author: | Grim... [ Tue Dec 08, 2015 21:27 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Bamba wrote: Grim-beard... the noisy wrote: That's less than the Nexus 6P. I can't make that compute in my head. Tablets always cost less than phones (if you compare the same segment of their respective markets), are you just noticing this? I'm only just giving it serious thought. If I didn't have a Surface Pro (which is the daddy of all tablets) I'd seriously consider a Pixel C (and a keyboard). |
Author: | Malc [ Tue Dec 08, 2015 22:25 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Quote: Pixel C
Currently out of stock |
Author: | Hearthly [ Tue Dec 08, 2015 22:57 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Wow, £400 for the tablet and then £100 or more for the keyboard? This review is hardly enthusiastic - http://www.theverge.com/2015/12/8/98699 ... ew-android The Nvidia X1 chipset is very much of interest, but it's the kind of thing Nvidia will probably do in their own £200(ish) tablet if the K1 chipset is anything to go by. I'll wait for that. |
Author: | DavPaz [ Tue Dec 08, 2015 23:37 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
In Nexus 5x news, I love it. That's as in depth as I can be arsed to go, quite frankly |
Author: | MrChris [ Tue Dec 08, 2015 23:53 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
I luffs my Nexus 7. I'm pretty sure I'm not getting remotely everything out of it that i could, though. Where's this android games thread, btw? |
Author: | Bamba [ Fri Dec 11, 2015 20:03 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
So the Pixel C is a very, very nice bit of kit then. It's all lovely smooth nice metal that just feels really nice (and which I'll ruin utterly by shoving it a folio case at some point). At the risk of giving myp something to be a dick about, it's proper Apple levels of fit and finish basically. Aside from that it's just a really nice and fast Android experience, which is exactly what I was after. Thoughts:
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Author: | Bamba [ Fri Dec 11, 2015 21:11 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Urgh, spoke too soon! I've got touchscreen issues exactly like this guy: Looks like this is getting returned! Fuck sake Google. |
Author: | Bamba [ Fri Dec 11, 2015 21:16 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
On the upside, the magnets on the back are so ludicrously strong you can have yourself a smart fridge. |
Author: | Grim... [ Fri Dec 11, 2015 21:29 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Christ. Best keep it away from things with a hard drive. |
Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Fri Dec 11, 2015 21:36 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Grim-beard... the noisy wrote: Christ. Best keep it away from things with a hard drive. Nah. Most powerful magnets in your house are inside your spinning rust drives. |
Author: | Grim... [ Fri Dec 11, 2015 21:40 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Doctor Glyndwr wrote: Grim-beard... the noisy wrote: Christ. Best keep it away from things with a hard drive. Nah. Most powerful magnets in your house are inside your spinning rust drives. See, I've always thought that, but there are plenty of accounts of magnets fucking hard drives up. We clearly need to do science. You can buy 2kg pull magnets from Amazon for next to nothing. |
Author: | Hearthly [ Fri Dec 11, 2015 23:16 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Bamba wrote: On the upside, the magnets on the back are so ludicrously strong you can have yourself a smart fridge. You're not exactly selling it here. Your list of complaints is far longer than your list of likes, the touchscreen doesn't work properly, but it's the world's most impressive fridge magnet. (I'll concede the fridge magnet part.) Other than that I'd say that on balance I'm currently fairly happy with my £150 Nvidia Shield. It doesn't stick to the fridge, but the touchscreen works and I can plug any micro-USB cable into it that I want to, of whatever length. |
Author: | Bamba [ Fri Dec 11, 2015 23:31 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Hearthly wrote: You're not exactly selling it here. Because I wasn't trying? I bought one; I don't care whether you do or not. Anyway, it doesn't do wireless charging so I know I'd be on a hiding to nothing there.<--THIS IS A JOKE. Hearthly wrote: Your list of complaints is far longer than your list of likes, the touchscreen doesn't work properly, but it's the world's most impressive fridge magnet. (I'll concede the fridge magnet part.) Fucking hell dude, you might want to just possibly consider the idea that I wasn't actually genuinely saying that it's ability to stick to a fridge somehow outweighed the serious flaw in it's basic operation. I may just have been pointing out something amusing for the sake of it. |
Author: | Hearthly [ Fri Dec 11, 2015 23:49 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Yes I know, I get that the fridge magnet thing was a joke. |
Author: | Bamba [ Sat Dec 12, 2015 18:24 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Huh. So I reported it to Google's support and they sent me a list of the usual steps to go through before they'd take it back (reboot, hard reboot, etc). The last step was to do a full wipe and reset from the bootloader and, unexpectedly, that seems to have sorted it. Certainly I've just spent more time in Google Maps and Chrome solidly pinching and zooming that I have in the rest of my life put together and it's running like butter. I have no idea how that could possible have made any difference, but fuck it. |
Author: | Trousers [ Wed Dec 16, 2015 10:30 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
My S6 was updated the other day and now nobody can hear me and I can't hear them when I make phone calls and normal sound will only play via Bluetooth speakers or headphones. I've tried googling that shit but I can't seem to find anything about it - anyone else hit this issue? |
Author: | DavPaz [ Wed Dec 16, 2015 11:38 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
What version are you on now? |
Author: | Trousers [ Wed Dec 16, 2015 13:20 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
5.1.1 Android Version. Just a really odd error to have. |
Author: | Grim... [ Wed Dec 16, 2015 13:33 ] |
Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Does it think you've got some headphones plugged in? |
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