Hangouts is definitely the best messaging app. Whether it threads the sms together or not doesn't matter to me right now since there's like only 3 different threads i use on hangouts thats strictly hangouts right now.

But it def beats stock messaging app and go sms for speed, UI, etc.

 

Are you using Swiftkey or the stock Android Keyboard?

I told Mike I might switch to the stock keyboard when it comes with the 4.4 update because of the bazillions of emoji

Google is making apps like GrooveIP useless in May 2014. It's sort of a big deal only if they don't get VOIP and Google Voice integrated into Hangouts by then. Sucks for GrooveIP and the like though.

I've realized that the larger bezel on the bottom of the phone bugs the heck out of me because of how asymmetrical it is compared to the top.

 

lol i noticed the lower bezel as well.

 

From AC's EIC

 

Are these emojis something new?

 

I'm using google's keyboard. I used swiftkey but for some reason i always switch back. I'm not much of an autocomplete person. I dont use the prediction stuff cause thats not my style of typing. I just type quickly. I tried to change it to use the predictions but theres just too much thought involved

Its been there since hangouts came in that app only though. Stock keyboard is now getting emoji's built in so its everywhere.

 

Sorry if it seemed that way. I believe it is 100% Verizon's fault. Verizon has always wanted to much control in things they don't need control of. I have hated how Verizon always messes with phones and hardly has it ever been for a positive at all. Been dealing with it since the Windows Mobile days. I hate it but I put up with it for the fact I get a discount on Verizon service and for the 4G coverage.

 

Actually emoji (it is both singular and plural) has been in the Android keyboard for a while now, but it took many steps to activate, and then use not seamlessly. The 4.4 keyboard makes it very easy and built in, so now you either long press the enter key or it automatically replaces the enter key in certain apps like Hangouts, etc...

I like SwiftKey because it lets me type so fast and yet doesn't misspell words (most of the time). I never use the prediction stuff, I use the rapid mode. The latest update is nice with the cloud prediction server and also I love the ability to read from my gmail and messages so that rare words I use aren't automatically autocorrected, but this latest update also seems to lag a bit which is annoying when I am typing at supersonic speed and either nothing appears or a ton of random letters appear in one giant clustercrap of a word.

p.s. Looks like Amazon just reduced the Moto X to $50 on contract. At this rate, people will be able to get the Moto X for free on contract before the 'free on contract Moto G' is announced

 

question: with the non-removable backing, where do I insert my sim card?

 

little slot on the side with a pin hole to open it

 

And a piece of advice, don't lose the sim card tray removal tool

 

Here

And don't worry because the quick start guide included in the box will show you how and where with pictures, if you need more assurance. I forgot, but what was your previous/current phone?



Interesting tidbit: every OS update for all OSs across the board have always grown larger than their previous version. Android 4.4 is actually smaller in size than 4.3.

 

Maybe I will get 4.2 on my Verizon RazrM now...

In Verizon land, "soon" = never.

 

Mine just said it will arrive Monday via UPS

My friend is going to jizz in his pants when I give him a call to come pick up his N5. He still thinks he has to wait till ~Nov 7-8

 

Regarding keyboards, if you are shopping around, give touchpal X a shot. I have used it for years and is by far the fastest swype keyboard I have ever tried.

 

You can always use a paperclip as well. Thats what I did with my iPhone.

Thats interesting, reducing RAM is one thing, but I dunno how they did that when they added some more features into their apps. Now does that include the Google apps with the reduction? Or just AOSP?

 

I sense a perfect opportunity to exploit this opportunity with your friend

 

thanks for showing me the sim card slot and tool!

ive always had samsung products that have a removable back where you insert memory cards and sim cards

 

Did Hangouts update yet? It only gives me the option to SMS people about it.

 

yep! I was expecting by the 5th to ship.

they must of had millions of them boxed up and ready to go. slap on the shipping label and ship it out.

the nexus 4 buying and shipping process wasnt this streamlined?

 

$3.50 case for Nexus 5

http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/1052...4-matte-finish

 

Time to change my XDA bookmark from N4 to N5

 

the updates are rolling out, so you should have it within a couple weeks. I just got the apk that was posted on android police. Works fine on my phone

 

Nexus 4 buying process was like trying to remove radiation from Chernobyl. The shipping process was fine, but it was priced higher than it is today and with only an option for 2 day shipping so some people were mad.

Did you not see that pic of an entire warehouse in Canada filled with Nexus 5?

Yet another walkthrough vid:

 

So I was reading something that Ron put up, and its kinda obvious in the video above as well.

The new launcher is actually the google search app. Ran has a whole article that shows the nitty gritty stuff about his proof, but in this video when he long presses on the homescreen and then clicks settings it opens up a google now type settings.

 

just three more days with this ancient galaxy SII and then I can kiss it good bye!

 

damn you guys living on the east coast mine doesnt come in till Thursday and the terrible thing is that i'll be too busy with work to even get it! I'll be stuck in anaheim all week.

i'm having it shipped to the office which only has a pick up window of 10-3 -_-

 

Did you buy from the very first wave? If so check your email for a ship notification.

 

well i ordered the 32 white before it even appeared on the device store by manipulating the URL (well at least when i ordered only the 16gb black was available)

it shipped today, but since it's ground wont get here till thurs. I did not opt for 2nd day shipping, and it appeared that they prioritized those orders over regular ground.

 

Ahh ok. Dude it was just $4 more for 2 day shipping!

 

i made the mistake of assuming it'd be coming from within CA.

And unless it comes monday morning at the office i wont be able to get it for the rest of the week. I'm literally stuck in anaheim for the rest of the week...sigh.

 

So Verizon finally pushed 4.3 to my S4. It says "supports Bluetooth LE" but nothing about Bluetooth 4.0. I assume they are the same?

 

No, Bluetooth LE and Bluetooth 4.0 are not the same.


And lol @ ez12a. The people that have posted their orders here are not from the East Coast. Heck one is from your area-ish too
Google products have never shipped from CA. Ever. They always come from the warehouses in Louisville, KY.


Kit Kat update: I have won $20 in Google Play credit so far. Already made more money than what I paid for all the Kit Kat I bought, and I haven't even ate them all yet

 

^nice little lick you got there.

 

lick?

 

a lick - to gain copious amount of money in a short matter of time.
you robbed some one.


plus it fit in with the kitkats you havent ate yet.

 

You kids and your hippity hop lingo today.

I would think licks fit in more with Tootsie rolls.

BTW, this guy has been going straight mental with his vids on the Nexus 5 and 4.4

http://www.youtube.com/user/TheAndroidizen/videos

Kinda cool how he is pretty much making vids of his first go at the phone at every step.

 

$20?! Nice haha!

MDKxtreme, where in Anaheim do you work? I work near la palma and lakeview haha

 

http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/vid...clipId=9478663

 

Played with the Lenovo Yoga tablet today. Not bad at all, has two sizes, 7 and 10 inch.