Has anyone seen a date when kitkat will be available for Note2 users?

 

Samsung has yet to announce anything. My guess... a while.

 

I think you mean 8 inch.


Anyone else noticed that their G+ Photos app is now called Photos and has a new logo?



They put all that auto awesome and highlights and video thingymajig all in there now.

 

old news is old dude!

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Sorry for the spam lol

 

Not sure about Kit Kat. There's an article where they leaked 4.3 getting kicked out to various carriers for the Note 2. My ATT Note 2 is updating supposedly Nov. 20th.

 

 

For those of you lucky people getting receiving your Nexus 5 today, can you do us all a favor and take pics and/or vids of anything about it and then use your Nexus 5 to make it into an Auto Awesome Video for us all to watch?

 

^i have an "end of day" delivery date. about a 7pm-730 window.
I'll try to create an autoawesome

 

I'm very intrigued by it and could do it on my N4, but I haven't backed up all my photos and vids to G+ yet mainly because I'm lazy but also because I have too many to leave my phone idle for that long of a time.

 

Omg what a freakin tease. Why didn't he show us what the video would look like!?

 

Probably cause it has his mum and girlfriend in it? And you know how the internet gets with female pictures/video online.

Here is Google's promo vid for it though:

Word in the tubes is that Google will be rolling out a future update to the Nexus 5 mainly for its camera software optimization.

 

the verge's review is up

For the most part it seems to be the camera holding it back. Battery is okay. Everything else is great.

 

wait, what do you need to create autoawesome movies?? I don't have that create movie option.

 

bro just called saying a package was dropped off at the house.
C'mon 530pm!

 

where do you live?? I get off at 3 and can go grab yours

 

Waaaa maybe I should head home for lunch and check! But naah. If I did that I won't focus on work AT ALL. Haha.

Any ways, I think I want to convince my wife into switching out for GS3 for the N5 I got her. She's been feeling the slowness of the bloatware on her GS3 and I think she would like the LTE upgrade since her GS3 doesn't have the LTE band.

Btw, did you guys know the Nexus 5 has a step detector/step counter?! What the heck? Nice!

 

^yep. its called the pedophile counter.

 

4.3+

Yes Makes fitness apps more accurate instead of relying on the accelerometer which you can cheat by just doing the shake weight motion with your phone.


While the OK Google is going to be mostly a novelty and party trick, I think that would fascinate her enough to switch. Also, the nicer feeling back, bigger and better screen within the same sized phone, and LTE. I mean, I would totally not convince her so that I can get that Nexus 5 from you, but you know...


And here's a video of the bumper case if anyone is interested:

As for the N5 camera, just like every camera equipment out there, how the pictures turn out mostly depends on the person taking the picture too. I've seen comparisons with the Note 3, S4, and HTC One and the N5 is not as terrible as The Verge makes it out to be. The stock camera app though is still questionable.

p.s. I hate how people are using a new product for less than 2 days and then making a review about it. WTF?! I despise how websites need for clicks/profit counters the need to produce an actual review.

 

After 3 straight Google phones, I am now considering other phones. I'm eyeing the Note 3, possibly the S4, and Xperia Z (the waterproof one, I get confused between the Sony phones).

I don't mind the cheaper built of the Samsung phones that everyone frown on, I just prefer having removable back/battery swap, and ability to increase storage

 

The heck?! I didn't know you were switching phones every year. Thought Canada only lets you switch every 3 years, or more?

If going Samsung, Note 3 > S4 if you can stand the size. Every Xperia with a "Z" in it except the ZL is waterproof.

 

ken might as well wait for for the s5

 

This is a good read for anyone thinking about going into the prepaid wireless option for their Nexus 5 or any other future off contract phones.

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/11/04...ireless-plans/

 

well, it's like this... I bought the Google ONE (I think that's what it was called) used just when they brought out the Nexus S... had it for a while (skipped the Nexus S), then bought a used Galaxy Nexus... and last year, my gf (now fiancee) bought me the Nexus 4 for my birthday. And as much as I hate to admit it, IMO, there wasn't a big jump or improvement going from the GNex to N4... yeah, it's cool getting the updates first, but never has it "WOW'd!" me after the updates.

At the same time, up here in Canada, I'm currently on Mobilicity, and I hadn't been following, but it looks like Mobilicity is doing pretty bad... I only looked into it last week when their customer service pissed me off... Their C/S hours has been cut back, and one day I called @4:50pm and got a message saying to call back during business hours which is until 5pm Who does that? Clocking out or close up shop early ONLY happens with mom and pop's operations. So, anyways, Now I'm looking into Wind... I'm NOT going to go with one of the big 3 because the charge too much for my needs especially unlmitited calling the States and data (even if it's NOT LTE). Wind is mainly non-contract, BUT they DO offer discounted phones with contracts

but I'm also partially talking out of my ass, I'll just wait until the Kit Kat update and see if this will "Wow!" me... I'll still most likely go over to Wind, but just non-contract plan (and use my N4)

 

^good shit, as Im about to get off my parents service and start my own.
the tmobile plans are awesome!

 

Hope it works out for you, Ken.

I don't know much aboot Canadian carriers, but I do recognize Wind from my time in Italy.

BTW, it was called the "Nexus One".

Which plan did you go with, Justin?

 

i'm gonna insert my sim card tonight, and look over the bills.
if I use less than 100 minutes of call time, I'm doing the 100 mintues talk and unlimited everything for 30 bux a month.

if on the bill, i go over or use up too 100 minutes, i'll probably pick the 60 dollar plan

 

Yea i'm running PA on my phone so i do have 4.3, still don't have the option though.

 

Nexus 5 dropped at door. Stuck at work till 4. Sigh.

 

For those of you with new Nexus 5 today, grab this handy Nexus 5 guide from the Google Play Books store for free:

https://play.google.com/store/books/...d=3SfNAQAAQBAJ

*cough* Justin *cough*


and here's a vid of the Nexus 5 vs. Moto X vs. Note 3 vs. Nexus 4 vs. Galaxy S4

 

 

 

Photo samples from a Nexus 5 (and some comparisons with a Galaxy S4 too). Results are surprising.

https://plus.google.com/+BrentRose/posts/H7QGpcj3jp1

Optical Image Stabilization test:

 

So my friend was excited as shit when I called him to pick up his N5. I made sure to buy a screen protector and Spigen case and had it expedited to deliver today. He was so excited that I decided to sell him my case so that he doesn't damage his N5. This is the guy that lost one of his phone and broke his N4 so he needed it more than I did.

I haven't even unboxed my phone. Just bought another Spigen case for myself cause I refuse to hold this phone without a case.

 

I dont see what is so great about the auto awesome? It just lets you take a lot of small videos and makes them one?

 

no post about playing with your N5's?? You guys fail, gimme!!

 

...so, would it be safe to say the 4.4 KK OTA will be going out soon?

 

my friend snap chatted me playing with the easter egg.

 

Eh....Spigen. Might as well not have a case on it. I can understand not holding a phone without screen protector or something like an Otterbox if you are accident prone, but for a cheap case like Spigen, I wouldn't bother unless you are scared of fingerprints.

No. It includes photos and videos. Think of it as a wedding video made by a videographer out of all the photos and videos taken during that weekend, edited to fantastic quality and mood with the proper song/sounds for the moment. It takes a whole lot of time and work out of a person's life to do it, especially if you are not a professional. Only, you don't have to spend time learning how to do it and then stumbling while doing it and the end result isn't that great. Auto-awesome video does it all for you, while still giving you options to easily change some things around if you want.

Yes.

Your personal (naked?) videos with Simon do not count!


Google's Helpouts is kinda fantastic.

 

Nexus 5 ratted me out for tethering the N7. As soon as I turned on the WiFi tether I got redirect to T-Mobile page. F me.

 

^ouch. there must be a work around.

I wanted to install the nexus 7 into my car's dash and tether it to the nexus 5....