I've had three and they've all had them. They weren't all that expensive.
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| Author: | Mr Russell [ Thu Oct 05, 2017 8:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
TheVision wrote: I wonder how long those bread rolls take to charge? Wheat and see. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Thu Oct 05, 2017 8:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Mr Russell wrote: TheVision wrote: I wonder how long those bread rolls take to charge? Wheat and see. Genuinely got me! Good work. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Thu Oct 05, 2017 9:09 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
TheVision wrote: Mr Russell wrote: TheVision wrote: I wonder how long those bread rolls take to charge? Wheat and see. Genuinely got me! Good work. Jokes are his bread and butter |
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| Author: | Trousers [ Thu Oct 05, 2017 9:14 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
DavPaz wrote: TheVision wrote: Mr Russell wrote: TheVision wrote: I wonder how long those bread rolls take to charge? Wheat and see. Genuinely got me! Good work. Jokes are his bread and butter Aye he's on a roll. |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:28 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
I'm quite amused that on the Google Play store right now the basic model Pixel 2 is actually cheaper than the Pixel (when you take into account that the £30 difference wouldn't get you an extra 32GB of storage). |
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| Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:33 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
My Nexus 5X froze today and won't come back on. I managed to get it to the boot menu by holding power+vol down, but after I selected 'start'...nothing. Tried again, after selecting 'start' I got the Google logo, and then, nothing. Now i can't even get to the boot menu.... I think it's toast, sadly. I've had it 16 months, which feels disappointing, moreso as my iphone 3G and 4S still work - and I was really quite pleased, battery life aside, with the phone. |
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| Author: | Bobbyaro [ Thu Oct 05, 2017 10:53 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
hmmm, google phone dies day after announcing new google phone... |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Thu Oct 05, 2017 18:26 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
So the Pixel 2 costs £629 which is about the going rate for premium smartphones, except crazy Apple ones, of course. Price wise it's acceptable. Early impressions of the phone from review sites who've had a hands-on at the demo seem good, but no headphone jack (WHY?) and the fingerprint scanner is still on the back which is stupid. I'm not even much of a listener to music or suchlike on my phone, but I do occasionally plug headphones into it to listen to something. I don't understand the logic of removing something as neutral as a headphone jack, unless it's just to sell you the £150 wireless bud thingies. The fingerprint scanner on the back is a pain. Maybe it's something you get used to but it seems like a daft choice to me. Still, it'll probably be my next phone, I'm fed up with third-party fucking with Android, and miss the 'clean' Android experience of my Nexus 5. |
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| Author: | myp [ Thu Oct 05, 2017 23:05 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Wireless is the way to go. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Thu Oct 05, 2017 23:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
My OnePlus 5 is pretty 'clean', is well cheap for a high end device, and has a headphone socket |
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| Author: | Cras [ Thu Oct 05, 2017 23:47 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Lonewolves wrote: Wireless is the way to go. I lose headphones at least monthly. Find me £10 Bluetooth headphones and I'd agree with you. |
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| Author: | Satsuma [ Thu Oct 05, 2017 23:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Cras wrote: Lonewolves wrote: Wireless is the way to go. I lose headphones at least monthly. Find me £10 Bluetooth headphones and I'd agree with you. As a regular headphone user, I’ve got through A LOT of wired headsets cause they always seem to break at that hard plastic but near the jack. It’s always the same, it feels like a loose wire or something and you’re turning the jack around in the socket or bending the wire to try and get it to pump sound out of both speakers instead of one; oh wait, no, now the sounds crackly; no, here goes, oh fuck, now Siri thinks I want to talk to her sporadically, nope, here goes, the sweet spot, and it’s back in my pocket with you Mr Phone, nope fucking lost sound in the left again. Im not saying I’d pay eARPHONE money for a wireless pair but wired headsets are gash and I’d rather pay a bit more so I didn’t have to fork out more money in 3 months time. |
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| Author: | Bobbyaro [ Fri Oct 06, 2017 8:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
I have 3 pairs of bluetooth headphones from China for less than a tenner, probably not your Audiophile standard, but absolutely fine for listening to music on your phone with, they are as good as the £45 Sennheiser's I had as a comparison - I have never bought anything more expensive. I bought them for the exact reason Sat said. |
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| Author: | Kern [ Fri Oct 06, 2017 8:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
My issue with wireless earphones is the same one I have with wireless keyboards and mice. I don't want to worry about something fundamental to my interaction with the device running out of juice. |
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| Author: | markg [ Fri Oct 06, 2017 8:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
I've got some of these anker ones from Amazon for running and on the bike: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Anker-Headphon ... 01IUP89LS/ They're pretty good. A bit lacking in bass but ok for the most part and absolutely fine for audiobooks and whatnot. It is one more thing to remember to charge but because I don't have some stupid shitty phone with no headphone jack I know I could always use the pair of buds that are stuffed down in one of the pockets in my work bag. |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Oct 06, 2017 16:27 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Kern wrote: My issue with wireless earphones is the same one I have with wireless keyboards and mice. I don't want to worry about something fundamental to my interaction with the device running out of juice. Which is why most Bluetooth headphones come with a cable so you can connect them if you run out of battery. Just keep it in your bag or desk drawer. Not that it really affects me. Mine are amazing and last weeks on end. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Fri Oct 06, 2017 17:13 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
"Most"? I've owned 5+ pairs and only one (the reeeaaalllyyy expensive ones) has that. |
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| Author: | myp [ Fri Oct 06, 2017 17:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
I've had three and they've all had them. They weren't all that expensive.
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| Author: | TheVision [ Fri Oct 06, 2017 17:56 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Are you sure you haven't just been buying lanyards? |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Fri Oct 06, 2017 18:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
What you want is these.* https://www.zungleinc.com/ I got a pair as a Kickstarter backer. The sound quality is super bad, but they're nifty for wearing on the bike for instructions from Google maps, and have the benefit of not impairing your ability to hear road noise. *You really don't |
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| Author: | markg [ Fri Oct 06, 2017 19:19 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Findus Fop wrote: The sound quality is super bad, but they're nifty for wearing on the bike for instructions from Google maps, and have the benefit of not impairing your ability to hear road noise. I guess at the cost of impairing your ability to actually see where you're going if it's dark. |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Fri Oct 06, 2017 20:07 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
markg wrote: Findus Fop wrote: The sound quality is super bad, but they're nifty for wearing on the bike for instructions from Google maps, and have the benefit of not impairing your ability to hear road noise. I guess at the cost of impairing your ability to actually see where you're going if it's dark. A cost can't be placed on style. |
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| Author: | Malc [ Fri Oct 06, 2017 21:31 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Lonewolves wrote: I've had three and they've all had them. They weren't all that expensive. I've had 2, one had them, one didn't. |
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| Author: | Bobbyaro [ Fri Oct 06, 2017 21:51 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
I've had five, none of them did. |
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| Author: | Sir Taxalot [ Fri Oct 06, 2017 22:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
I have never had a pair of wireless headphones |
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| Author: | markg [ Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:10 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Findus Fop wrote: markg wrote: Findus Fop wrote: The sound quality is super bad, but they're nifty for wearing on the bike for instructions from Google maps, and have the benefit of not impairing your ability to hear road noise. I guess at the cost of impairing your ability to actually see where you're going if it's dark. A cost can't be placed on style. Where's your mallet? |
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| Author: | Findus Fop [ Sat Oct 07, 2017 7:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
markg wrote: Findus Fop wrote: markg wrote: Findus Fop wrote: The sound quality is super bad, but they're nifty for wearing on the bike for instructions from Google maps, and have the benefit of not impairing your ability to hear road noise. I guess at the cost of impairing your ability to actually see where you're going if it's dark. A cost can't be placed on style. Where's your mallet? In the shed beside the smokeless fuel. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Sat Oct 07, 2017 22:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
I picked up my Nokia 8 today and have finally jumped on the Android bandwagon. It's going to take a lot of getting used to but so far, it's very messy compared to the Windows Phone. I was quite heavily invested in Microsoft and as far as I can tell, this phone is finding it difficult to ignore my Google contacts and just use my Microsoft ones. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Sat Oct 07, 2017 22:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Also, the play store is quite an eye opener. Unless you know the name of the app you want to search for, I can see it being very hard to find something that isn't an ad infested pile of rubbish. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Sat Oct 07, 2017 22:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
TheVision wrote: Also, the play store is quite an eye opener. Unless you know the name of the app you want to search for, I can see it being very hard to find something that isn't an ad infested pile of rubbish. Yep. I will fondle your phone this weekend. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Sun Oct 08, 2017 0:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
DavPaz wrote: TheVision wrote: Also, the play store is quite an eye opener. Unless you know the name of the app you want to search for, I can see it being very hard to find something that isn't an ad infested pile of rubbish. Yep. I will fondle your phone this weekend. You're most welcome too! And you can laugh at the fact that I've got all my contacts duplicated 3 times each... Good old Android. I seem to remember having this problem last time I had one and that was years ago! |
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| Author: | myp [ Sun Oct 08, 2017 1:03 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
I have a few that did that and I just used the merging tool to fix it. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Sun Oct 08, 2017 1:17 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Yeah, that's what the internet suggested but it doesn't look like that's an option on this version of Android. I think I can download an app for it though. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Sun Oct 08, 2017 11:37 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Can you not just filter the list? |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Sun Oct 08, 2017 11:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
TheVision wrote: And you can laugh at the fact that I've got all my contacts duplicated 3 times each... Good old Android. I seem to remember having this problem last time I had one and that was years ago! If you load https://www.google.com/contacts/?hl=en do you see duplicates? If not that's a very interesting bug. If you do then a) it's nothing to do with Android b) it's probably been caused some device you've had synced against your Google contacts list having broken syncing code, which might not even be a Google device c) this isn't going to have magically healed itself if you didn't open your Google contacts since you "last had Android", if the contacts are duplicated upstream it's doing the correct thing by showing them to you duplicated d) do the steps listed under "merge duplicates" here https://support.google.com/mail/answer/1069522?hl=en |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Sun Oct 08, 2017 12:38 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
TheVision wrote: Also, the play store is quite an eye opener. Unless you know the name of the app you want to search for, I can see it being very hard to find something that isn't an ad infested pile of rubbish. If you don't know the name of what you're searching for then, well, what are you searching for exactly? I genuinely don't understand your complaint here. Obviously there is a lot of nonsense in there, as there is with the Apple app store, but that's just a side effect of having more than like 10 applications available for your platform. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Sun Oct 08, 2017 12:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Bamba wrote: TheVision wrote: Also, the play store is quite an eye opener. Unless you know the name of the app you want to search for, I can see it being very hard to find something that isn't an ad infested pile of rubbish. If you don't know the name of what you're searching for then, well, what are you searching for exactly? I genuinely don't understand your complaint here. Obviously there is a lot of nonsense in there, as there is with the Apple app store, but that's just a side effect of having more than like 10 applications available for your platform. Vision's just used to the Windows Store, where you can browse the top ten lists for each app type. Because every app on WP is in the top ten of whatever it is. |
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| Author: | Cras [ Sun Oct 08, 2017 12:41 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
I realised as I made that joke that you'd already made that joke, but I was committed by then. |
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| Author: | Bamba [ Sun Oct 08, 2017 12:43 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Cras wrote: Bamba wrote: TheVision wrote: Also, the play store is quite an eye opener. Unless you know the name of the app you want to search for, I can see it being very hard to find something that isn't an ad infested pile of rubbish. If you don't know the name of what you're searching for then, well, what are you searching for exactly? I genuinely don't understand your complaint here. Obviously there is a lot of nonsense in there, as there is with the Apple app store, but that's just a side effect of having more than like 10 applications available for your platform. Vision's just used to the Windows Store, where you can browse the top ten lists for each app type. Because every app on WP is in the top ten of whatever it is. Being able to fit an exhaustive list of every app available onto a single screen probably is a convenience that's hard to adjust from. |
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| Author: | Hearthly [ Sun Oct 08, 2017 12:52 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Cras wrote: I realised as I made that joke that you'd already made that joke, but I was committed by then. I think you got away with it. |
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| Author: | BikNorton [ Sun Oct 08, 2017 13:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
I've got Lindy Bnx60 wireless noise cancelling headphones. They were 80 quid and are ace. They have a cable for if the battery runs out. Using the cable is horrible after not having to. Same as with Xbox controllers. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Sun Oct 08, 2017 13:16 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Bamba wrote: TheVision wrote: Also, the play store is quite an eye opener. Unless you know the name of the app you want to search for, I can see it being very hard to find something that isn't an ad infested pile of rubbish. If you don't know the name of what you're searching for then, well, what are you searching for exactly? I genuinely don't understand your complaint here. Obviously there is a lot of nonsense in there, as there is with the Apple app store, but that's just a side effect of having more than like 10 applications available for your platform. I was looking for an alternative to the official Twitter app for a start, just thought I'd browse and see what was available but the amount of chaff in there made it very difficult indeed. I'll get used to it I'm sure but yeah, I'm used to the Windows store where there isn't as much choice. |
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| Author: | myp [ Sun Oct 08, 2017 13:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Flamingo |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Sun Oct 08, 2017 17:19 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Lonewolves wrote: Flamingo Is the right answer. |
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| Author: | Doctor Glyndwr [ Sun Oct 08, 2017 17:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
Flamingo is the second hit on a search for "Twitter app." The first app, Talon, is also pretty good. Works on my machine. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:35 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
I think I'm just overwhelmed by choice on the play store. Regarding my contacts, the problem is that I use Outlook to store all my contacts but my phone would rather use Google. I've set the default view to exclude my Google, Duo and Whatsapp contacts but the phone doesn't seem to take any notice of this and instead, displays them all. Weird. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:36 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
It may have synced the other lists *to* your google account. Might have to manually curate the list. |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:40 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
DavPaz wrote: It may have synced the other lists *to* your google account. Might have to manually curate the list. I've checked that and it hasn't. The link that Gaywood posted above goes to my contacts and they're all present and correct, presented just once per name. Now I think about it, there's extra names coming from somewhere. For instance, one of my Google contacts only has an email address against his name. He's only on my Google contacts and no where else yet he still appears 3 times in the contacts on my phone. One of my other friends (who I speak to regularly) is in both my Google and Outlook contacts yet he only appears twice? It’s all very strange. I’m not losing any sleep over it but it would be nice to have it sorted. |
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| Author: | DavPaz [ Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
You'll get an email only contact for everyone you've emailed, IIRC |
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| Author: | TheVision [ Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:44 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Google Android |
DavPaz wrote: You'll get an email only contact for everyone you've emailed, IIRC Which is fine and I think I knew that anyway. This person was added by myself anyway so that doesn't matter... but I did only add him once. |
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