Doom878

WTF are you guys doing to your launchers? Honestly I have one page with folders and apps and a second page with the large calendar widget. I don't like the music widgets TBH but I'd like to hear your ideas.

TeknoKing

Two pages of widgets: Bloomberg business week, steps, nhl scores, google search, weather, light switch controls.

Three pages of folders, phone related, work related, network related, home related, baby related, shopping related, prayers, games, food, bookmarks, remotes, finance and list goes on... So f@ck reset

01acls

Does anyone know when the release date is for the sony z5 with the 4k screen and how much?

I'm kinda waiting for it.

Doom878

Aren't there apps to restore settings? I had an app on my Note 2 to restore my texts and other items that weren't covered by the factory restore.

TeknoKing

Yes this Samsung Smart Switch?: Transfer Contacts, Music & More (it replaces Kies)

But I have never tried it.

Doom878

Just because it's a Samsung app it makes me cringe

TeknoKing

45 mins into the back up... 100% completion... Smart Switch PC has stopped working.

CCColtsicehockey

My 6P shipped today. I should have it tomorrow.

kurtatx

Ugh, my order is still processing.

SamDoe1

sup.

Mine showed up yesterday. Love it so far, battery life is fvcking amazing. Had mine off the charger since 7:30am and it's at 85% now (I'm a really light user but still).

stogie1020

So, I did a full reset today, mostly all set up.

Doom878

How has it been^

stogie1020

OK, so far, but is going to take a day or two to find out of the random reboots occur again...

Doom878

hopefully not

stogie1020

Currently it's running pretty warm to the touch, but I think that is a product of me syncing a full year of Google gmail to one of my accounts (work).

I will check the temps once the sync is complete. Currently at 45-47C.

stogie1020

Grrrr...

The handset just rebooted again. I had a 10 minute call (on a BT earpiece), turned the earpiece off and set the phone down. Picked it up 5 minutes later and it was at the splash screen frozen. Rebooted and now it's "optimizing apps 43 of 128"...

Is there some logging I can enable to determine the cause of this?

Doom878

stogie1020

18 months of good usage, then 5.1 and kaput?

Doom878

Have you considered custom ROM?

stogie1020

You know, I jailbroke my Nexus7 to get kitkat back, so I am considering it for the phone, but my main concern is that I run a business from this phone and so having a stable, reliable, no hassle setup is important. I don't want to find myself having to do frequent flashes, updates, etc. nor do I want to have to worry about additional security concerns.

If I absolutely had to, sure, but I would REALLY prefer not to root it.

Doom878

New phone, write it off

oonowindoo

18 months is considered pretty good already...

stogie1020

For a $300-$400 phone, that's bullshit IMO... I hate tat "disposable" is creeping up in price every year...

oonowindoo

yah mine is double the price and my expectation is 12 months...

but what can you do...

not a lot of ppl can resist and deal with it...

Doom878

I agree. When the hell did phones become time limited devices and why is it ok? We buy TV's for cheaper and expect them to last at least 5 years when they used to last 10+ which is like a third of your lifetime. Other applicances as well last longer than a phone. Video game consoles, computers, the list goes on. Why do phones get a pass?

stogie1020

Honestly, I am OK with every two years. The technology changes fast enough that I want a new one every two years.

But give me effing two damn years of the thing working!

stogie1020

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU@K

Just rebooted again... Seems to happen AS I am receiving a call.

I know this because my work number, when I don't answer, goes to my Google Voice line, which is set on Do Not Disturb, so I get a Google voice (and gmail) notification of the message. I am realizing that many times the reboot happens as a call is incoming, because I am siting at my desk and as I see the reboot, I also see the desktop computer notification of the missed call and the google voice message.

Been using this setup for several years with kitkat with no issues until Lollipop
FFS...

stogie1020

OK, preparing for worst case scenario... New handset.

I don't want a phablet, I really liked the 4.7 inch screen and the 5" size form factor.

What are the best options right now in a sub $450 phone?

CocheseUGA

You have a Moto X, right? Hop on the Motorola forums and make a thread.

stogie1020

Yeah, maybe, just not sure it's worth the effort for someone to tell me "it's probably one of your apps" and leave it at that. Seems like there should be some log file that shows crash causes.

Doom878

$450? I think you wanted to avoid the new Motos. Nexus 5x. One+One, Zenfone. I did see S6 Edge I think for $500 on slickdeals today.

stogie1020

Nexus 5x looks nice... Seems like the biggest complaints are about the speaker quality.

kurtatx

A little on the high end, but the Sony Xperia Z Compact line looks great

Costco

Is there any way for you to get an Xperia through a carrier though? Or subsidized in some way?

I wanted one badly before, and my friend wants to get a Z5 Premium. But the only way to do that is to get an international one... which means coughing up $800+, and you get no warranty.

kurtatx

I don't think there is, which sucks, because $800 is a huge amount for an Android phone up front. The compacts aren't that expensive, but if I'm looking at the regular Z5 Premium, there are cheaper phones which are better.

01acls

Rumors has the Sony Z5 Premium due out any day now but, not sure how much in the U.S.A. I'm hoping my phone carrier will subsidize it.

Doom878

I thought TMo was the sole provider for Sony

CCColtsicehockey

T-Mobile decided to stop carrying them as well. Right now Sony has no US carrier backing at all which is sad really. I like their phones.

Doom878

They are super attractive.

Finally bit the bullet and got a replacement battery with external charger for my Note 4. $38 at Best Buy rather than $50.

oonowindoo

Factory Refurbished Note 4? I know you dont want a big one but you will get used to it. I don't really trust any galaxy ones even i have one right now. Should have gotten the note 5.

I did not have any issues with my note 3.. it lasted me 16 months

Out of all the android phones I have had, Note 3 was the most reliable one. More reliable than my S6 Edge+