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Am I paranoid in being a bit worried about fast chargers? I thought those were bad for battery longevity. Maybe I'm misinformed.
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Am I paranoid in being a bit worried about fast chargers? I thought those were bad for battery longevity. Maybe I'm misinformed.
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That was something I wondered about as well. I don't know what the long-term consequences would be. I think I'll still be buying one though, but only for those specific situations where I need a bunch of juice. Otherwise, hopefully it will meet my needs where I will just regularly charge overnight.
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First full day. Not bad.
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I can't choose Moto X, G3 or Note 4. I love the Note 4 the most but I'm afraid it may too big to carry around.
Those with Notes, clip? back pocket? How do yo do it?
Those with Notes, clip? back pocket? How do yo do it?
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Don't be that guy with a clip-on phone.
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Mr. Maker (10-08-2014)
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I use to be one with a blackberry. Anyways Note 4 is on the order.
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Mizouse (10-05-2014)
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Note 2 front pocket even with jeans. I just bought some straight leg jeans that were a little tight on my thighs but fit my waist fine and just did a concert no problem with it in my front pocket.
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TeknoKing (10-06-2014)
Been having an annoying issue with group texts in Hangouts. When I send an MMS, this message will pop up:
Sender Unknown
Message Not Found
Seems like the only choice I have is to wait for an update? Using the stock messaging app for now.
Sender Unknown
Message Not Found
Seems like the only choice I have is to wait for an update? Using the stock messaging app for now.
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If you have any doubts about size, just make a cardboard mockup.
Don't worry about the thickness, it's length /width that determine pocketability
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I have two batteries and my Note 2. Mind you one of them I hadn't used for months and it still had 20% charge left when I inserted it. Now it won't fully charge to 100% in my phone overnight (about 6 hours). I think the battery is fine but Touchwiz occasionally crashes upon restart. I refuse to restore because it runs fine and there's not much going on in the background. I'll have to play with the settings and tough it out till March.
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Textra is the best. Super fast and not a RAM hog like Messages or Go SMS. Google Now has a pretty good sports widget. I only really use music app widgets and the calendar widget that takes up a page. Easily the calendar one is my most used. If you want to discuss in the app thread just bump it. Some of us subscribe to it.
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Looks like Nokia Here is starting to roll out to Samsungs via the Samsung App store. I checked and it seems per the reviews that only the S5 can get it but it's a slow rollout. I will consider since Maps lately doesn't let me zoom in for shit. Is it just me or did they fuck up the zooming level?
Nokia's Here app comes to Android but only for Samsung devices - CNET
Nokia's Here app comes to Android but only for Samsung devices - CNET
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Looks like Nokia Here is starting to roll out to Samsungs via the Samsung App store. I checked and it seems per the reviews that only the S5 can get it but it's a slow rollout. I will consider since Maps lately doesn't let me zoom in for shit. Is it just me or did they fuck up the zooming level?
Nokia's Here app comes to Android but only for Samsung devices - CNET
Nokia's Here app comes to Android but only for Samsung devices - CNET
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You should rethink this part. Maps is a software from Google. The S5 hardware is manufactured by Samsung. Samsung has nothing to do with Google Maps.
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As for Maps, look at the screenshot. I can't zoom more. Some of the streets aren't labeled. When I'm looking for a house the dot is too far out to pinpoint. I recall it allowing me to zoom more. Is there a setting or something that I can fix?
EDIT: I figured it out. I had it on Terrain.
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FWIW, I'm currently trying to find all the pack-ins to my HTC so that I can sell.
Just made Textra my default app. Thanks guys. Even matches my phone
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I think they took the Android L style in their latest update. It used to be Green Lantern green but now they're rocking what is that turquoise? And don't forget the emoji plugins
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Why must Verizon always mess with a good thing. The Z3 looks so good. The Z3v not so much.
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Fucking carriers
Two random questions: What's your favorite launcher? And if I root and flash ROM, I lose warranty, correct?
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And as for rooting yes if you make the counter in the bootloader go up. FOrgot what its called. Some phones have ways to root without messing with the counter. Then you won't lose your warranty, just make sure to unroot before sending it in.
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TeknoKing (10-09-2014)
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I just found out that all of the 'My places'/'My Maps' stuff that was removed from the google maps app last year is now availiable via a separate google app, called 'My Maps'.
I find my maps very very useful for trip planning. Make a map, tag/save points of interest, etc, and you have an easy list for examing/navigating to/etc. Not to mention you can share it with other people on the trip, etc.
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Doom878 (10-13-2014)
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Google Launcher (the one found in the playstore)
And as for rooting yes if you make the counter in the bootloader go up. FOrgot what its called. Some phones have ways to root without messing with the counter. Then you won't lose your warranty, just make sure to unroot before sending it in.
And as for rooting yes if you make the counter in the bootloader go up. FOrgot what its called. Some phones have ways to root without messing with the counter. Then you won't lose your warranty, just make sure to unroot before sending it in.
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TeknoKing (10-09-2014)
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haha thats funny because I dont like the small icons anymore. Especially on my tablet haha.
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If Touchwiz is giving problems like crashing and maybe battery use, outside of rooting/ROM is a launcher app just going to change the "look" or is it a way to at least partially circumvent Touchwiz?
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No, it's still baked into the entire ROM. A launcher just covers up the majority of the user experience.
I will say that once I put a non-TW ROM on my S3, I found the experience to be worse than TW. YMMV.
I will say that once I put a non-TW ROM on my S3, I found the experience to be worse than TW. YMMV.
That's what I figured, launcher is just theme, so in result you are just putting even more strain the processor and battery? What's the point- just for a cleaner looking UI?
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Exactly my sentiments and why I've ignored launchers