***Official Android Thread Pt 3***

[KilaByte]

Water resistant, s7 cam sensor, 5.77" screen, 4k mAh battery, SD 823 or Exynos variant

Take my damn money already.

Here I am with my 6 month old Note5 with no upgrade program anytime soon...

[natypes]

Anyone else have the standard Samsung wireless charger? Damn that thing is frustrating. Sometimes it won't register that the phone is on it and I have to unplug it and plug it back in to get it to charge the phone. Is the fast charger any better? I got this on free on a promotion. I had a buddy who said his stopped working, but he's not tech savy so I'm sure uplugging would fix it.

Sometimes it will beep after the device has been sitting on it for a couple of minutes.

[UGK4lyfe]

Just buy the wireless fast chargers & profit. Have one on my desk, the goat.

[Crackzaa]

upgraded from Oneplusone where I was having 4G connectivity and GPS issues to Nexus 6p today. Das it mane.

[Fire8085]

Took the plunge and ordered an LG G5. I'm coming from an iPhone 5.

The pictures I've seen from this phone are ridiculously good. I bought a small stand with it so I can play around with its manual mode a lot. I get my phone shipped in about 3 days.

[jason_bh]

Need help. All of a sudden my Note 5's battery is drainning faster. Running for 13 hours and it's at 20%.



Edit: by the time I posted this it was down to 15 percent.

[OneWayFS]

S7 Edge came in Friday. Upgraded from the S6 Edge. I used to think white was pretty aesthetic for a phone but black suits this phone WAY better.

The battery life, I haven't tested yet since it'd literally been on the charger 24/7 so far so it won't see it's first real world test until tomorrow. However it has to be a lot better than my S6E. would literally leave the house at 8am and it'd be dead before 1pm. absolutely disgusting


Got a wireless charging stand as well that works a LOT better than the other one I had with the S6. IT would always disconnect / stop charging and start flashing. Annoying as chit.


Feels a lot nicer and snappier a little bit. It's just so fuking aesthetic though god damn

I really wish the US version got the Exynos and the rest of the world got Snapdragon. Samsung bent the US over on this one. We don't even get the Wolfson DAC. Smh

[TheMatzah]

dark sky in play store now

not bad, http://lifehacker.com/dark-sky-the-u...arr-1776226765

[SDSammy]

Nova Launcher users, how's the latest update?

Does the new night mode make a difference? It's something you can choose not to use, right?

What about the Android N Folder Preview Style? Any pics of what that looks like? It bugs me when updates change how things look and I can't choose whether to use the older style or the newer style.

[P51]

This. Makes no sense. I hear potatoes say that often. Can't root my Android, so they want to go to an even more restricted device. That's like telling us you no longer like women.

Say what? Its much easier to get jailbroken stuff (for example snapchat saving apps) on an iPhone than it is on a verizon samsung phone. That being said its easier on a nexus than anything else, which is why I'm looking hard at the 6p.

[TheMatzah]

Nova Launcher users, how's the latest update?

Does the new night mode make a difference? It's something you can choose not to use, right?

What about the Android N Folder Preview Style? Any pics of what that looks like? It bugs me when updates change how things look and I can't choose whether to use the older style or the newer style.

It's great


Yes it does - things are darker at night, background etc..easier on eyes


Yes, the N folder preview is sick, love it - yes you can switch and pick whatever style you like

[Crackzaa]

random question,

i've sometimes been getting an error message when i send out too many sms' in a row. Say i send out like 5-7 then my phone has an issue sending it and I have to keep re-tapping it for it to finally send.

The error message is #28, whatever that means. using stock android on google nexus 6p.

[TheMatzah]

random question,

i've sometimes been getting an error message when i send out too many sms' in a row. Say i send out like 5-7 then my phone has an issue sending it and I have to keep re-tapping it for it to finally send.

The error message is #28, whatever that means. using stock android on google nexus 6p.

no idea, that's odd - using stock messenger? maybe try a 3rd party sms app?


i searched xda and most issues like this were on previous versions 2012-2014. good luck bud.

[Crackzaa]

no idea, that's odd - using stock messenger? maybe try a 3rd party sms app?


i searched xda and most issues like this were on previous versions 2012-2014. good luck bud.

like I said it's a new phone and it doesn't happen all the time, only seems to occur after sending multiple texts in succession. may be a carrier specific thing as a i just recently switched to a new one when I upgraded phones.

[TheMatzah]

like I said it's a new phone and it doesn't happen all the time, only seems to occur after sending multiple texts in succession. may be a carrier specific thing as a i just recently switched to a new one when I upgraded phones.

yessum, prob carrier specific then - restrictions.

[Crackzaa]

yessum, prob carrier specific then - restrictions.

is there any way to check that within your phone or is that something I guess I would have to take up with carrier?

also using stock google messenger

[Fire8085]

Have had the LG G5 for two days now. I am liking it. It took about a day for me to get use to Android again.

Using Nova Launcher.

Any app recommendations? I just downloaded the ones I had before on my other phone.

[SDSammy]

you can always install android in a virtual machine and test this stuff out. ill download the new one later and let you know

edit: i guess i already have it? i cant tell what android N folder preview is supposed to be. night mode is by default disabled i guess, all the switches are off and i never used it. what do you want SS of?

It's great


Yes it does - things are darker at night, background etc..easier on eyes


Yes, the N folder preview is sick, love it - yes you can switch and pick whatever style you like
[img]http://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Nova-Launcher-Beta-Android-N-folder-icon.jpg[img]

[img]http://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Android-N-Developer-Preview-2-home-screen-dock-840x472.jpeg[img]

Thanks to both of you. That was exactly the info I wanted.

I love when they add more features so long as they don't take something away with new additions.

I think I'll like the night mode since even on it's lowest, my screen is still fairly bright at night. It actually used to be brighter but in an update, they allowed us to make it dimmer.

[Twon91]

Converted an iSheep to Android yesterday during the last day of our transitioning seminar class.

Hhhnnnggggg.

He's going with the S7E apparently.

Should get him to make an account lulz

[Fire8085]

So, I went hiking this past week, while I was up in Seattle for work, and horry sheet!!! The S7E takes some dam beautiful pictures!!!


Have not edited a single picture, straight from camera roll to here:

dat dere golden hour shots, look good gjdm.

[TheMatzah]

@Po

nice shots and I agree, camera is great! here's some I took of the wharf in fla this weekend.

[The-BeAsT]

Have had the LG G5 for two days now. I am liking it. It took about a day for me to get use to Android again.

Using Nova Launcher.

Any app recommendations? I just downloaded the ones I had before on my other phone.

do write a short summary of stuff you like/dislike after a short use, brah. i'm eyeing it, but got damn are the opinions/reviews night and day on it

[TheMatzah]

Samsung pay info/update HERE

[SDSammy]

Sounds like today's Google I/O was a bit uneventful.

Their new messenger (Allo) and Video (Duo) apps sound interesting. While I do use Google Hangouts, I have never been a fan of it's appearance.

You can preregister for the apps at the links below.

Allo
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....apps.fireball

Duo
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...d.apps.tachyon

[TheMatzah]

Sounds like today's Google I/O was a bit uneventful.

Their new messenger (Allo) and Video (Duo) apps sound interesting. While I do use Google Hangouts, I have never been a fan of it's appearance.

You can preregister for the apps at the links below.

Allo
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....apps.fireball

Duo
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...d.apps.tachyon

don't see any pre-register option, only add to wishlist

[UGK4lyfe]

Google pulled them and removed the pre-register button, then added them back with just the wish list option. My problem with this is, when is Google going to come up with ONE messenger, make it universal across all of Android, and actually support it? Same with video messaging. It seems like every year they come up with some new crap that they never support for more than a year instead of just improving and developing what they already had. Why not just include these updates in hangouts and just keep improving/updating it? Kinda makes no sense to me. I'm not an IOS fan but the concept of imessage and facetime are pretty simple across the board.

[TheMatzah]

Google pulled them and removed the pre-register button, then added them back with just the wish list option. My problem with this is, when is Google going to come up with ONE messenger, make it universal across all of Android, and actually support it? Same with video messaging. It seems like every year they come up with some new crap that they never support for more than a year instead of just improving and developing what they already had. Why not just include these updates in hangouts and just keep improving/updating it? Kinda makes no sense to me. I'm not an IOS fan but the concept of imessage and facetime are pretty simple across the board.

this ^


hangouts
google messenger
allo
buhbye
etc....

[mgftp]

Google pulled them and removed the pre-register button, then added them back with just the wish list option. My problem with this is, when is Google going to come up with ONE messenger, make it universal across all of Android, and actually support it? Same with video messaging. It seems like every year they come up with some new crap that they never support for more than a year instead of just improving and developing what they already had. Why not just include these updates in hangouts and just keep improving/updating it? Kinda makes no sense to me. I'm not an IOS fan but the concept of imessage and facetime are pretty simple across the board.

this ^


hangouts
google messenger
allo
buhbye
etc....

Agreed, I am a Google fan, but they have gotten this all wrong for years now.

[butteredtoast]

The one thing I got out of I/O was the new Android N Developer Preview.
Probably going to install it today. It's still only Beta, but they said it should be good enough for a daily driver.

[jason_bh]

My Credit Union is still not on Samsung Pay. But I just realized that I can add my 'membership' cards to the app. This will be a big deal for me as I have trimmed my wallet down to the bare necessities (Driver's license, Debit Card, and Concealed Firearms License ).