Android: Phone News and Discussion Thread
#6881
Senior Moderator
iTrader: (1)
They haven't mentioned anything about it yet. Hopefully, its an upgrade but I wouldn't mind paying for that.
Well the T-Mobile S3 got the Jelly Bean update first then Sprint and now AT&T. The only one holding out is surprise surprise Verizon. Its probably not too far off though. The multi-tasking update has been showing up in leaked S3 Jelly Bean updates so it should be coming soon as well. XDA should have it if you really want it.
T-Mobile S3 Jelly Bean update info:
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4446
S3 Multi-Window support info:
http://www.androidpit.com/-galaxy-s3-jellybean-update
Well the T-Mobile S3 got the Jelly Bean update first then Sprint and now AT&T. The only one holding out is surprise surprise Verizon. Its probably not too far off though. The multi-tasking update has been showing up in leaked S3 Jelly Bean updates so it should be coming soon as well. XDA should have it if you really want it.
T-Mobile S3 Jelly Bean update info:
http://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-4446
S3 Multi-Window support info:
http://www.androidpit.com/-galaxy-s3-jellybean-update
same here.
#6882
I shoot people
#6883
Suzuka Master
i asked him the same question he said he's not sure. I have the paid version as well (although i got it for free on the amazon appstore when it was free)
#6884
Suzuka Master
ohh nice, yea you should have JB on it already unless you said no to the update, or just force the phone to check for it. I took my dads S3 a week ago? And he just had gotten the update well he had to check for it. But now i'm rooted and running a custom ROM, which actually doesnt seem to change much...
#6886
Suzuka Master
well ICS is def short lived for you
unless you had the s3 for a while now
unless you had the s3 for a while now
#6887
Suzuka Master
I'm surprised ICS/JB is not a ltl higher well i guess it should go up soon with all the S3's getting JB. And the amount of people buying those phones
#6888
Suzuka Master
mike what exactly does xbmc do? Is it just a video player essentially? Like VLC?
#6890
Goodbye.
Release date is unknown at this point, but will be shortly after the beta, which is also unknown at this point (unless you consider "soon" as a time).
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speedemon90 (12-04-2012)
#6891
Safety Car
The only real issue at the moment is hardware acceleration. 480p content plays perfectly fine. However, anything 720p and above will lag because hardware acceleration hasn't been enabled yet within its built-in video player. They're still trying to finalize which Android devices will get it or something. There is a mod, however, that allows you to select which video player app you want to use to enable video hardware acceleration but right now its all over the place. You can get more info about XMBC and the plugins here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1813089
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speedemon90 (12-04-2012)
#6892
Safety Car
Google I/O 2013 set for May 15-17. A month earlier than previous I/Os. Maybe we'll see Key Lime Pie then.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-575...han-last-year/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-575...han-last-year/
#6893
Goodbye.
Google I/O 2013 set for May 15-17. A month earlier than previous I/Os. Maybe we'll see Key Lime Pie then.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-575...han-last-year/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-575...han-last-year/
Even though I have a Nexus, they should slow down on the upgrades, or at least make them more polished.....unless KLP is gonna be what 4.2 should have been.
#6894
Safety Car
I wish I could go. Don't have that kind of money laying around. Although the freebies they give out would probably even it out. Lol. They're also trying to make it more and more exclusive to devs as it should be. I don't mind the updates since most of the apps are backwards compatible. As long as you're on Froyo onwards, you're pretty much able to run any app in the Play Store at the moment.
#6895
Goodbye.
Yeah, but Google Now is really the big thing. If they made that work for at least Gingerbread and up, then they'd really have some muscle.
I agree on the price. You are really paying for the free stuff you get.
My biggest rage would be if they release a Nexus 4 32gb with LTE, like I think they will....
I agree on the price. You are really paying for the free stuff you get.
My biggest rage would be if they release a Nexus 4 32gb with LTE, like I think they will....
#6896
Senior Moderator
Loving the 4.2 right now.
Spent a week in Brazil, and Google Now was great. Lot's of handy info on hand.
The gesture input has been very good, much better than the Swype that I used to have.
Spent a week in Brazil, and Google Now was great. Lot's of handy info on hand.
The gesture input has been very good, much better than the Swype that I used to have.
#6897
I shoot people
other than the occasional self reboots, I'm really liking my Galaxy Nexus even more now. I gotta admit, when the GSIII came out, I was kinda wishing I didn't get the GNex... plus it didn't help that I did a shitty job in applying the screen protector (I've always sucked at doing that), so a couple months ago, I was a mall and had one of those Ghost Armor Kiosk do my screen and Wow! It made such a difference... screen now doesn't even look like it has any screen protector at all... Between the better looking screen and the new 4.2 update... it's like I have a new phone again
#6899
Safety Car
http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/...-versions.html
Download and sideload it. It won't work in Chrome but any of the other browsers that utilize flash will work with it (AOSP browser, Dolphin, Firefox, Tint, HoloWeb)
#6900
Senior Moderator
iTrader: (1)
Flash works fine. Its just not in the Play Store anymore:
http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/...-versions.html
Download and sideload it. It won't work in Chrome but any of the other browsers that utilize flash will work with it (AOSP browser, Dolphin, Firefox, Tint, HoloWeb)
http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/...-versions.html
Download and sideload it. It won't work in Chrome but any of the other browsers that utilize flash will work with it (AOSP browser, Dolphin, Firefox, Tint, HoloWeb)
#6901
Safety Car
You will need to enable "Unknown sources" inside the Settings --> Security option.
The other option is to download the file on your computer, transfer it to your phone's SD Card. Use a file explorer on your phone and navigate to the APK. Install.
Another option is to email yourself the APK and install via the GMail app.
Finally, there's the ADB way. Most complex but once you have ADB set up you can open a terminal window on your computer and do an "ADB install nameofapk.apk"
Any of the above will work.
#6904
Suzuka Master
lol he's giving him options!!!
#6905
Suzuka Master
Hey asianspec, you wanna see how your battery life is and let me know, i wanna compare so i know whether my ROM is good or not. I havent had this phone long enough on stock to know normal battery life.
Just before you recharge, if you can mention how long its been off the charger and screen on time. Screenshots if you want but just mention it is fine also.
Just before you recharge, if you can mention how long its been off the charger and screen on time. Screenshots if you want but just mention it is fine also.
#6906
Moderator Alumnus
The store does the download/install for you.
sideloading means getting the apk from somewhere,
putting it on your phone, and installing it yourself.
This is pretty much the only way to put an app on a phone which google play deems 'incompatible' for some stupid reason.
- Frank
#6908
SwiftKey? I don't think that will suit my needs. What I need is an app that turns my text from, "C'mon home baby, I need to get inside you!" to "Thinking of you."
I could use something like that since I seem to be pressing send before I realize that I sound like a douche.. Invent an app for that and you'd be a rich person.
I could use something like that since I seem to be pressing send before I realize that I sound like a douche.. Invent an app for that and you'd be a rich person.
Last edited by Mr Marco; 12-05-2012 at 01:55 PM.
#6910
Safety Car
So the ROM flashing bug just bit me. Decided to flash Xylon 4.2.1 with the modded animations and recent apps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...ghlight=picasa
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...hlight=youtube
Animations look like so and are pretty cool:
I think this will hold me off until CM 10.1 officially releases and becomes stable. At the moment, this has Quiet hours and the Quick Settings mod so I'm happy:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...rrerid=2864890
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...ghlight=picasa
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...hlight=youtube
Animations look like so and are pretty cool:
I think this will hold me off until CM 10.1 officially releases and becomes stable. At the moment, this has Quiet hours and the Quick Settings mod so I'm happy:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...rrerid=2864890
#6911
Safety Car
Google Now just got updated. Now pulls your boarding pass (United Airlines only for now) and you can post to Google+:
http://officialandroid.blogspot.com/...companion.html
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...quicksearchbox
http://officialandroid.blogspot.com/...companion.html
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...quicksearchbox
#6912
Safety Car
Pretty cool, Google now can tag songs for you if you ask "What song is this":
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I wonder what other enhancements they added. Droid-Life had a list but there has to be more:
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/12/05...gle-now-cards/
uEkgT.png
I wonder what other enhancements they added. Droid-Life had a list but there has to be more:
http://www.droid-life.com/2012/12/05...gle-now-cards/
#6913
Goodbye.
They really should just bundle everything under Google Now, since it does all of the following already:
Google Translate
Google Goggles
Google Music Search
etc...
then bundle all the Messaging options under Google Talk. So much cleaner and productive.
Google Translate
Google Goggles
Google Music Search
etc...
then bundle all the Messaging options under Google Talk. So much cleaner and productive.
#6914
Sanest Florida Man
Yikes! Don't take the nexus 4 to any concerts
<iframe width="853" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dJhVCJUL7-o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
If only there was a phone with awesome mics that could record extremely loud audio without it sounding like pure shit...
<iframe width="853" height="480" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/dJhVCJUL7-o" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
If only there was a phone with awesome mics that could record extremely loud audio without it sounding like pure shit...
Last edited by #1 STUNNA; 12-05-2012 at 10:49 PM.
#6915
Safety Car
Apparently you never used a Galaxy S with Voodoo recording then...
Plenty more samples on YouTube if you want. Search for Voodoo Recording Galaxy S. This mod works on pretty much all international Galaxy S I, II, III / Nexus S lines with the Wolfson DAC. Sure its not a stock setting at default but its nothing new really. I've taken my Galaxy S to an Usher concert (not Rock, yes) but recording was quite great with the Voodoo recording mod and I've talked about it somewhere here before like 2 years ago.
Okay maybe more like 1 year and 11 months. Here's my post on it:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...postcount=1790
Plenty more samples on YouTube if you want. Search for Voodoo Recording Galaxy S. This mod works on pretty much all international Galaxy S I, II, III / Nexus S lines with the Wolfson DAC. Sure its not a stock setting at default but its nothing new really. I've taken my Galaxy S to an Usher concert (not Rock, yes) but recording was quite great with the Voodoo recording mod and I've talked about it somewhere here before like 2 years ago.
Okay maybe more like 1 year and 11 months. Here's my post on it:
https://acurazine.com/forums/showpos...postcount=1790
Last edited by CGFebTSX04; 12-05-2012 at 11:36 PM.
#6916
Sanest Florida Man
Does it handle 140db (Jet Engine at 100ft) at full audio bandwidth with virtually no distortion like HAAC?
#6917
Safety Car
Yeah because that's such a daily situation for everyone who uses a cell phone. Seriously though, the Nokia Lumia 920 has a great camera/video recorder. There's no denying that. But basing your phone choice on something that isn't of every day occurence is silly.
#6918
Sanest Florida Man
It's better to have it and not need it then to need it and not have it
#6919
Moderator
#6920
Sanest Florida Man
homeboy in the video above needed it and he wasn't recording a jet engine, he was at a concert which is something many millions of people do every year...