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Author:  Grim... [ Thu Nov 02, 2017 13:33 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
I reckon it probably will be better - it'll certainly have a more sensible screen size, and even if they keep the camera the same it's already as good as the one on the S8*. They are keeping the headphone socket (they tweeted about it just last night). But it might cost more, I guess.

TheMy 1+5 is waterproof, by the way. They don't say it is for some reason, but I dropped mine into the bath about a week after I got it and it was fine ;)



* https://www.dxomark.com/samsung-galaxy- ... potential/
https://www.dxomark.com/oneplus-5-revie ... s-shooter/
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Thu Nov 02, 2017 13:36 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Grim... wrote:
The 1+5 is waterproof, by the way. They don't say it is for some reason, but I dropped mine into the bath about a week after I got it and it was fine ;)

There's a world of difference between "might survive an accidental dip if you're lucky" and "hey, you said my phone was waterproof and it was damaged by water, gimme another." OnePlus is firmly on one side of that equation. Consider how much confidence OnePlus have in its waterproofing if they're not willing to sell it as waterproof.
Author:  Grim... [ Thu Nov 02, 2017 13:38 ]
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Oh, fo sho. After it happened I was confused so had a hunt around and quite a lot of people have done the same thing (some on purpose).

But, I shall retract my statement.

My 1+5 is waterproof, by the way.
Author:  Doctor Glyndwr [ Thu Nov 02, 2017 14:10 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Grim... wrote:
They are keeping the headphone socket (they tweeted about it just last night).

https://forums.oneplus.net/threads/the- ... ck.671594/
Author:  MaliA [ Fri Nov 03, 2017 10:11 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
DavPaz wrote:
MaliA wrote:
My S7 edge reset itself three times and then powered down. Hard resets do not work. Balls.

That's exactly what happened to my S4.

Contact Samsung for warranty repair. Do you have a spare phone?


I'm tot take it into the shop and they'll have a look. Hopefully, the smashed rear glass won't color their opinion that it's a "phone bricked2 issue as it ran quite happily for months and months with the damaged rear.
Author:  LewieP [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 4:57 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
My new phone, the Xiaomi Mi A1, just arrived. It's very nice.
Author:  Hearthly [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:40 ]
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Good review, man.
Author:  LewieP [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 8:46 ]
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It's really thin and light but feels very solid. It's got a big screen, it charges quite quickly but drains very slowly. It's got stock android on it. Camera seems good, it's got a speaker that is pretty loud without much distortion.

Finger print scanner is very quick, but I've not decided if I want to routinely use it yet.

Biggest thing that will take a bit of time to get used to is that it's swapped the multitasking and back button around compared to other phones I've used.
Author:  Bamba [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 10:27 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
LewieP wrote:
Biggest thing that will take a bit of time to get used to is that it's swapped the multitasking and back button around compared to other phones I've used.


That's one thing I can say in favour of the S8: you're finally allowed you to swap those back to what they should be after years of idiocy on Samsung's part. I mean I suppose it's not technically a positive, it's just a negative that no longer exists.
Author:  Cras [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 10:34 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
I think the back button on the right would drive me insane
Author:  Grim... [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 10:35 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Just turn your phone upside down.
Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 10:42 ]
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Cras wrote:
I think the back button on the right would drive me insane

It does. Every time I have to use MrsPaz's Galaxy S7 my brain takes a good few minutes to adjust.
Author:  Bamba [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 11:16 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Cras wrote:
I think the back button on the right would drive me insane


Yeah, it's awful. After years of Nexii use I had a loan of my mate's S7 while my N6P was in the hospital for a few weeks and I just never got used to it at all. I'm not even sure why Samsung chose to reverse it in the first place. Or did Google reverse it at some point and Samsung just chose not to follow suit? Hmmm...
Author:  Grim... [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 11:29 ]
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Image

Looks like it used to be on the right.
Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 11:31 ]
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Aww, look at that little thing. How far we've come!
Author:  Hearthly [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 11:34 ]
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My buttons switched sides when I went from he N5 to the S7, but I don't remember it as being any sort of problem, insofar as I can't remember it at all. Obviously I had to get used to the new setup but it must have been a non-issue.
Author:  Bamba [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:00 ]
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Grim... wrote:
Image

Looks like it used to be on the right.


Huh, oh yeah. From doing a little digging I've got a feeling that they were first switched around on the Nexus One; which predates even the original Galaxy S so Samsung have been clinging onto this layout from a point even after it was ditched by Google.
Author:  Grim... [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:12 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
DavPaz wrote:
Aww, look at that little thing. How far we've come!

Lost the (fucking awesome) physical keyboard, though :(

Image

Man, I loved that thing.
Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:20 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
I never had one with a physical keyboard. I was going to get a G1 when it first launched, but that swinging mechanism felt a bit ropey to my hands, so I got am HTC Desire instead.

Since then I've had...

Galaxy S2
Galaxy S4
Moto G (Original)
Nexus 5X
Moto G4
Google Pixel 2

Huh, I thought I'd had more than that
Author:  GazChap [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:24 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Why would anyone put a "back" button on the right hand side of anything? (unless it's in a RTL country, obviously)
Author:  Findus Fop [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:26 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
DavPaz wrote:
I never had one with a physical keyboard. I was going to get a G1 when it first launched, but that swinging mechanism felt a bit ropey to my hands, so I got am HTC Desire instead.

Since then I've had...

Galaxy S2
Galaxy S4
Moto G (Original)
Nexus 5X
Moto G4
Google Pixel 2

Huh, I thought I'd had more than that


That's quite a lot of phones, isn't it? Since 2011 I've had:

iPhone 4
iPhone 5
Samsung S7
Author:  TheVision [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:31 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
I remember someone at work having "A Google Phone" back in the day. I liked the keyboard and did it have a little trackball in the middle? I seem to remember that being pretty cool too.
Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:33 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Findus Fop wrote:
That's quite a lot of phones, isn't it? Since 2011 I've had:

iPhone 4
iPhone 5
Samsung S7

Well, I got the Desire in 2011 so it's basically one a year since then.
Author:  Mr Dave [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:35 ]
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Findus Fop wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
I never had one with a physical keyboard. I was going to get a G1 when it first launched, but that swinging mechanism felt a bit ropey to my hands, so I got am HTC Desire instead.

Since then I've had...

Galaxy S2
Galaxy S4
Moto G (Original)
Nexus 5X
Moto G4
Google Pixel 2

Huh, I thought I'd had more than that


That's quite a lot of phones, isn't it? Since 2011 I've had:

iPhone 4
iPhone 5
Samsung S7

Presumably on some kind of upgradey contract, more upgrades will happen.

As it stands, I've had a Samsung galaxy S, a nexus 4 and a nexus 5x.

In the meantime, my father's had a whole host of budget Samsungs on PAYG. I think spending more than me all told. A bit of a false economy, that.
Author:  DavPaz [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 12:43 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Also, I basically gave up on S4 as it wouldn't stop restarting, even after being 'repaired' by samsung. So the Moto G was a holdover phone.

Pretty much the same with the Nexus and the G4 :)
Author:  LewieP [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 13:40 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Let's see what phones have I had.

I had a Nokia N95 then a 5800 before I got an android phone.

Then it was an HTC Desire, HTC One m7, Nexus 5, then I dropped and smashed my Nexus 5 and went back to the HTC One m7 for a bit, and now I got my new Xiaomi Mi A1.

Edit: Feels like I might have missed something between the Desire and the One m7, but not sure what.


GazChap wrote:
Why would anyone put a "back" button on the right hand side of anything? (unless it's in a RTL country, obviously)

It's a Xiaomi phone, made for the Chinese market. So maybe that's why.
Author:  Findus Fop [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 14:02 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
GazChap wrote:
Why would anyone put a "back" button on the right hand side of anything? (unless it's in a RTL country, obviously)


Every computer keyboard I've ever used has placed the back(space) button on the right-hand-side. There's an almost equivalent logic.
Author:  GazChap [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 14:06 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Findus Fop wrote:
GazChap wrote:
Why would anyone put a "back" button on the right hand side of anything? (unless it's in a RTL country, obviously)


Every computer keyboard I've ever used has placed the back(space) button on the right-hand-side. There's an almost equivalent logic.

Backspace being on the right makes sense as repeated presses move the cursor from right to left.

The back button goes back through a stack as it were though, so the logic doesn’t quite follow through.

IMO.
Author:  Cras [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 14:09 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Findus Fop wrote:
GazChap wrote:
Why would anyone put a "back" button on the right hand side of anything? (unless it's in a RTL country, obviously)


Every computer keyboard I've ever used has placed the back(space) button on the right-hand-side. There's an almost equivalent logic.


You don't use a normal keyboard one-handed, as a rule
Author:  Findus Fop [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 14:16 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Cras wrote:
Findus Fop wrote:
GazChap wrote:
Why would anyone put a "back" button on the right hand side of anything? (unless it's in a RTL country, obviously)


Every computer keyboard I've ever used has placed the back(space) button on the right-hand-side. There's an almost equivalent logic.


You don't use a normal keyboard one-handed, as a rule


You haven't seen me type.
Author:  Mr Russell [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 14:20 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Findus Fop wrote:
Cras wrote:
Findus Fop wrote:
GazChap wrote:
Why would anyone put a "back" button on the right hand side of anything? (unless it's in a RTL country, obviously)


Every computer keyboard I've ever used has placed the back(space) button on the right-hand-side. There's an almost equivalent logic.


You don't use a normal keyboard one-handed, as a rule


You haven't seen me type.

Giphy "kermit typing":
https://media3.giphy.com/media/mEw1X4x7iF62Q/giphy-loop.mp4
Author:  Mimi [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 14:24 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
The reason Russell knows that costs is because he uses that to illustrate me doing anything in a computer.
Author:  Findus Fop [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 14:42 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Mimi wrote:
The reason Russell knows that costs is because he uses that to illustrate me doing anything in a computer.


Kermit looks like a power user to me.

I tried to find a gif of Homer single-digit typing, but all I could find was the typing bird and "this weird typing quiz"*.

*38/42 typing fans.
Author:  Grim... [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 14:51 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
TheVision wrote:
I remember someone at work having "A Google Phone" back in the day. I liked the keyboard and did it have a little trackball in the middle? I seem to remember that being pretty cool too.

Giphy "homer simpson typing":
https://media2.giphy.com/media/dSBCzU9g1WKUU/giphy-loop.mp4
Author:  Grim... [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 14:51 ]
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Lulz
Author:  Cras [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 15:02 ]
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Flawless, giphy.
Author:  GazChap [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 15:04 ]
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Giphy "flawless":
https://media1.giphy.com/media/6w6ix8hfaVOx2/giphy-loop.mp4
Author:  Grim... [ Mon Nov 06, 2017 21:15 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
5T is out on the 21st.
Author:  MaliA [ Sun Nov 12, 2017 17:02 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
MaliA wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
MaliA wrote:
My S7 edge reset itself three times and then powered down. Hard resets do not work. Balls.

That's exactly what happened to my S4.

Contact Samsung for warranty repair. Do you have a spare phone?


I'm tot take it into the shop and they'll have a look. Hopefully, the smashed rear glass won't color their opinion that it's a "phone bricked2 issue as it ran quite happily for months and months with the damaged rear.


"Because the back is smashed, that means it is out of warranty. The main board is broken so all in £280"

"Yeah, I'll have a think, ta"
Author:  DavPaz [ Sun Nov 12, 2017 20:07 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
MaliA wrote:
MaliA wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
MaliA wrote:
My S7 edge reset itself three times and then powered down. Hard resets do not work. Balls.

That's exactly what happened to my S4.

Contact Samsung for warranty repair. Do you have a spare phone?


I'm tot take it into the shop and they'll have a look. Hopefully, the smashed rear glass won't color their opinion that it's a "phone bricked2 issue as it ran quite happily for months and months with the damaged rear.


"Because the back is smashed, that means it is out of warranty. The main board is broken so all in £280"

"Yeah, I'll have a think, ta"

Contents insurance? Gadget cover through your bank account?
Author:  MaliA [ Sun Nov 12, 2017 21:21 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
DavPaz wrote:
MaliA wrote:
MaliA wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
MaliA wrote:
My S7 edge reset itself three times and then powered down. Hard resets do not work. Balls.

That's exactly what happened to my S4.

Contact Samsung for warranty repair. Do you have a spare phone?


I'm tot take it into the shop and they'll have a look. Hopefully, the smashed rear glass won't color their opinion that it's a "phone bricked2 issue as it ran quite happily for months and months with the damaged rear.


"Because the back is smashed, that means it is out of warranty. The main board is broken so all in £280"

"Yeah, I'll have a think, ta"

Contents insurance? Gadget cover through your bank account?


Will read fine print. Ta
Author:  devilman [ Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:28 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Only a minor thing, but after getting increasingly annoyed with Words With Friends and its stubborn refusal to stop vibrating on every notification (despite the setting being turned off and nothing allowing it at OS level) and Zynga not fixing it, I remembered that I saw a sequel to it, so gave that a try instead. Seems more or less the same as the original with a few more bells and whistles, but at least the damn thing doesn't vibrate now, so it stays.

Oh and I might now be addicted to the new 5 vs 5 Lightning Round feature that WWF2 has.
Author:  Hearthly [ Wed Nov 22, 2017 10:18 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Anyone else found that the latest release(s) of Chrome are starting to turn into buggy, crashy messes? (And it's not exactly a zippy web browser any more, either. I actually use Firefox on the media centre PC for Netflix as it just runs it a lot better.)

Also there's something weird going on with the colour saturation that only manifests itself in Chrome. I've Googled it and I'm not the only one.

I'm getting quite used to seeing this on some webpages. Edge and Firefox do not have this problem.

Attachment:
snappers.JPG
Author:  MaliA [ Thu Nov 23, 2017 15:55 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
MaliA wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
MaliA wrote:
MaliA wrote:
DavPaz wrote:
MaliA wrote:
My S7 edge reset itself three times and then powered down. Hard resets do not work. Balls.

That's exactly what happened to my S4.

Contact Samsung for warranty repair. Do you have a spare phone?


I'm tot take it into the shop and they'll have a look. Hopefully, the smashed rear glass won't color their opinion that it's a "phone bricked2 issue as it ran quite happily for months and months with the damaged rear.


"Because the back is smashed, that means it is out of warranty. The main board is broken so all in £280"

"Yeah, I'll have a think, ta"

Contents insurance? Gadget cover through your bank account?


Will read fine print. Ta


I wrote to CEO and said £280 is balls and offered less than half that as business be business.
Author:  DavPaz [ Thu Nov 23, 2017 15:57 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Yikes.
Author:  MaliA [ Thu Nov 23, 2017 19:29 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Some guy replied asking further questions so we're now in a dialogue situation.
Author:  Hearthly [ Sun Dec 03, 2017 9:31 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
I have sorted out the washed out colours in Chrome 62.

Browse to

chrome://flags

Find the entry for 'Force color profile' (#force-color-profile) and set it to sRGB.

I now have normal colours in Chrome again.

Attachment:
chromersone.JPG
Author:  TheVision [ Sun Dec 03, 2017 10:44 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Microsoft Edge is no longer in beta mode on Android.. I'm using it now to type this.

It seems alright.
Author:  Pundabaya [ Wed Dec 20, 2017 2:23 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
I loved my Nexus 6P, then the battery went to absolute dogshit.

I have a bit of spare cash, so I'm tempted to buy a new phone outright, ride out the current contract (5 months left) then get a sim only deal.

So Oneplus 5T seems to be a no brainer, right?
Author:  Grim... [ Wed Dec 20, 2017 8:59 ]
Post subject:  Re: Google Android
Pundabaya wrote:
I loved my Nexus 6P, then the battery went to absolute dogshit.

Google may replace that out of warrantee. They are for me.
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