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I'm one of those that really needs the slider keyboard, so this is the phone I'm considering. I'm also on AT&T with grandfathered voice and data plans and don't want to mess things up getting a phone from them.
My current phone is an LG Expo. It's Windows Mobile 6.5, stock ROM and just some tweaks. I went with WinMo because of the seamless integration with my work contacts and calendar. Employer does not allow use of cloud to sync these. I understand there is the Kies app that allows you to directly sync these (though I also have seen that many have trouble with it). I really, really need pop-up reminders of my appointments.
I don't use my phone for games, I don't tweet or facebook, and I don't listen to music or watch videos on it
. I do text a lot, Google, Wikipedia, check sports scores, occasionally use the camera or video, and , of course, make calls. I do occasionally need to sneak in some tethering via WiFi (for which I plan t use PDANet/FoxFi). So, I'm not very demanding. If my eXpo would do better on web sites, I'd probably just stick with it. But even the "mobile" sites have so many graphics these days that they often won't load completely on my phone.
After Microsoft left us WinMo 6.5 users high and dry, taking down the apps store well before it's time, I swore I's never get another Windows phone. No removable battery kills the iPhone. So, Android it is.
With new phones going for around $160 on eBay and the ICS upgrade available (stock AT&T or a few here), this seems the right phone to move to Android. I'm not sure I'm going to like a phone that's an inch longer and half an inch wider, but that seems to be the only real choice these days.
I know a lot of folks here are into getting the most from their phones with the hottest new ROM, but I think there might also be some less experimental that can help me determine if I'm making a good choice.
Well, its been out for quite a while now. Not that its outdated, it is still fast and usable. But the ROMS for it are quite limited, i suggest you stay with stock ICS if you dont want any trouble, but you will lack some features.
Other that that, i still have that phone, using it everyday, still working good, the battery died so i bought a new one (extended). The keyboard and mechanism is still working fine with no sign of it breaking soon.
The tegra 2 chipset is fast enough for any apps to run at a decent speed on it.
The only thing i hate about that phone is the wake-up bug, in a hurry, it can be frustrating that the phone doesnt turn on at the exact moment that i press the button (it normally takes 1-2, even 3 seconds to turn on the screen).
I would recommend it since its gone quite cheap and its been reliable for me.
I bought mine new very recently (2 months) from a seller on amazon, and I haven't been disappointed.
I also love slider qwerty, so the combination of specs and price sealed the deal. Unlike Gab1288 I can't say I recommend the stock ICS rom, it was unstable for me -- I had multiple freezes per day in the 3 days I used it right after I bought the phone.
I've been using spyke555's CM10.1.0 RC2 rom and never been happier with an Android rom. I can't get gps to work right with Sygic maps, which is a bummer, but apart from that, I highly recommend this phone and this rom.
Since I've gotten it, and learning how much I paid for it, I've had two people ask me to buy them one when I visit the US again.
This is my 3rd Captivate Glide in the row. The first had a damaged physical keyboard - the "s" key was very so hard to press that it caused me a pain. The second one had a damaged microphone - sometimes people could barely hear me. After being hit, it worked for a moment. The third phone finally works. So I'm not happy with I927 in terms of the overall quality. But I enjoy the working phone, 512MB RAM in my previous phone (HTC Desire Z / Vision) was not enough. Thus it was extremely slow and unresponsive. 1 GB RAM is not that much but unfortunately there is no 2 GB phone with a physical keyboard on the market. There's also Motorola Photon Q which I would probably prefer better, but I couldn't find a way to get it imported to my country.
EDIT: The third does not work either. After some time IMEI disappears as if there was no /efs. To get it back I need to reconnect the battery...
I'm in the UK and I was considering picking one of these up. I can get a brand new unlocked 32GB model for under £100.
Would I be mad to buy one? I've been reading lots of reviews from a year ago, but very few people speaking about using one today.
I bought one for essentially 30 dollars and it's fine for what it is. CM11 runs great, if you don't need a perfect camera.
£100 is probably a bit too much IMO. Better to go with a Moto G or even a Moto E at this time.
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I'm in the UK and I was considering picking one of these up. I can get a brand new unlocked 32GB model for under £100.
Would I be mad to buy one? I've been reading lots of reviews from a year ago, but very few people speaking about using one today.
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If you want a smartphone that many people are talking about and using today, then the Fire Phone will be a bad buy for you. If you just want a good cheap phone and you are an Amazon prime member and the phone come with 1 free year of prime, then the phone will be a good buy. If you subtract £79 for prime from £100, the phone will cost you less than £21.
fire phone bought in the UK doesn't come with free prime membership anymore!
No prime no way! 100 is too much. Euros pounds or dollars.
Honestly, this thing, with google play installed blows both the Moto E and G out of the water. Has LTE ( e does not ), more ram, a better adreno processor, and all for less then 100 bucks. You guys are crazy if you think a moto G is as fast as the firephone cause it isnt. it becomes apparent when you try to play higher end games that the adreno 306 the 3rd gen G has isnt enough.
I updated to 4.6.3, installed the play store via the directions of an awesome poster on here, and put cheetah launcher to replace the fire launcher. Instant win. Id go for it and nab a fire.
FireOS is a key factor for me. If you like it things will work well. I couldn't stand it. If not you can install CM11 or SlimKat but will deal with some bugs like the camera. Those may get worked out though, who knows. I put on CM11 and love it and the bugs don't affect me much. I love the form factor, CM, and being rooted. In all cases any major updates are iffy. People are on the fence if it will get FireOS 5 or the bootloader unlocked. Without prime though I'd be on the fence about getting one.
Yes I'd get one. Might even get another for the Mrs if I can find a reputable source. I've had a Moto g and e. Currently have a nexus 4 and fire and fire is easily the best overall. Admittedly, not out of the box though.
I have two of them and a 2015 moto e and change among them frequently. The second one was $20 (after subtracting amazon prime with its state tax). I keep one rooted, Xposed, and use fireos, and the other with cm11/slimkat. The firephone is a great piece of hardware (the multi processor benchmark is higher than the oneplus one) that is hamstrung by a very mediocre OS, Amazon keeping some of the source code unavailable for the devs, and not letting folks unlock the bootloader.
I wouldn't buy it without Amazon Prime. But with Prime, it is at worst a good little camera or a gamer for kids at a cheap price. The moto e (2015 has lte) is a great little, inexpensive phone that does everything well - but not great. It's not the speediest, but it's always been fast enough for me.
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Honestly, this thing, with google play installed blows both the Moto E and G out of the water. Has LTE ( e does not ), more ram, a better adreno processor, and all for less then 100 bucks. You guys are crazy if you think a moto G is as fast as the firephone cause it isnt. it becomes apparent when you try to play higher end games that the adreno 306 the 3rd gen G has isnt enough.
I updated to 4.6.3, installed the play store via the directions of an awesome poster on here, and put cheetah launcher to replace the fire launcher. Instant win. Id go for it and nab a fire.
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I will concede hardware wise, Fire Phone wins out. But hardware isn't everything. You either have to stay on the atrocious Fire Phone OS or change to CM11 that has a wonky camera. While CM11 is nice, it's not going to get updated to CM12 or CM13 due to the lock bootloader and the camera is very likely not going to fixed as Amazon didn't properly source out their ****. Moto G is already on Lollipop and will likely be updated to what ever is after Marshmallow. And it has a working camera, same amount of ram, and bigger screen.
I got my unlocked refurb fire phone for $60 without Amazon Prime attached. It came with the box, headphone and charger. At first I was really skeptical of my decision... FireOS is really ugly.
But once I got root, supersu-me, and play store, I promptly installed Nova Launcher, which made my experience so much better: it was essentially a rooted Kitkat rom with an Amazon menu screen.
Compared to my previous device, Galaxy Note 2, the development is stunted because of its locked bootloader. However, it has more storage space and a much faster CPU.
My main gripe is the back swipe. I don't think I have any other alternatives to make that disappear other than installing CM 11. I can't do that because I need my snapchat lol. Another problem is the size.. 4.7 in and unwieldy sides cramp up my thumbs. In addition, the camera (stock or snapchat) can't focus correctly even after I wipe the lense, so I can't take advantage of OIS +digital zoomed photos.
Overall, I'm happy with my purchase. I think I can make it through with this device for a while. If the bootloader ever gets unlocked that'll be a treat.
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Got mine for 130€ from T-Mobile (in germany).
For this price it is a fantastic phone. Most of the software quirks can be easily worked around (root + gapps = win) and its hardware should be good enough for the next ~2 years.
I've got a Moto G as my every day driver and the Fire blows it away in most every regard honestly. The big thing is Fire OS as it's pretty horrible but now that you can easily add the Play Store and then a Launcher to go along with it, that pretty much solves the Fire OS "issue".
I bought my Fire for around 25 bucks with a year of Prime so it was an easy choice as worst case scenario I'd have a phone with a great camera (as compared to the Moto G) and another device for my son to play with or me to use for music.
I'd definitely buy it again just because it's so cheap and just fun to play with.
I bought mine for $80 second hand without prime, I think it was worth every penny. I rooted it and put Google Play and Google Now, I haven't put CM-11 on it yet because I don't want to loose 5Ghz wireless or the good camera.
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I haven't put CM-11 on it yet because I don't want to loose 5Ghz wireless or the good camera.
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Imo, with Google play store and root, we can get around a lot of the initial problems with the fire phones, mainly the launcher.
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Did those that have stayed in the fire OS, do you have problems with background apps? I found that most apps that has a background process didn't work. Ie hangouts wouldn't alert me to a message or Tasker wouldn't run scheduled events. Was that just me? That's what drove me to cm11 but if I could fix that I might go back until the camera issue is sorted out.
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Did those that have stayed in the fire OS, do you have problems with background apps? I found that most apps that has a background process didn't work. Ie hangouts wouldn't alert me to a message or Tasker wouldn't run scheduled events. Was that just me? That's what drove me to cm11 but if I could fix that I might go back until the camera issue is sorted out.
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Some apps require Google services for push notifications. Some don't. I'm not running Google services. Telegram, Conversations, AwSMS, NoNonsense Notes, F-Droid, all seem to be notifying me of events normally.
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I've recently noticed Telegram is giving me issues. Sometimes, it doesn't update until I manually open the app. I haven't changed anything or done any system updates. I'm not sure if its been that way all along, or if its something new.
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My main gripe is the back swipe. I don't think I have any other alternatives to make that disappear other than installing CM 11. I can't do that because I need my snapchat lol.
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I installed Gravity Box on mine and have been using Pie Controls, but there are quite a few different options here:
Ultimate Dynamic Navbar: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2270198
Button Savior: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smart.swkey.nonroot&hl=en
Simple Control: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ace.jun.simplecontrol
and quite a few more.
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Some apps require Google services for push notifications. Some don't. I'm not running Google services. Telegram, Conversations, AwSMS, NoNonsense Notes, F-Droid, all seem to be notifying me of events normally.
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I had Google services installed at the time. I'm wondering if I did something wrong while installing. All the apps worked fine aside from the background processes. I know it shut them down if I removed from the carousel, but even if I didn't, they still wouldn't with.
Would not buy one again
Although the hardware is good, Amazon software is terrible. It is very buggy - most of their apps are buggy. For example my phone is loosing contacts on the regular basis, the amazon appstore settings crashes and would not let me change settings. Maps do not work without setting up amazon account. The status bar font is invisible, unless you have a perfect vision. If you lock from full screen app like fbreader, status bar is invisible on the lock screen. Lock screens do not show workable clock, they show stylized clock that is hidden in the jungle or some such nonsense. You can't tell if your battery is charging, etc. etc. Amazon should fire whoever designed that user interface. Fire os is complete garbage although it originated from android.
CM11 works great BUT camera does not work well and mute button requires workarounds.
In the end I went back to fire os for the camera and mute. With CM launcher and simple image lock screen, it is barely passable phone. I wish I could get some third party lock screen to work which has large time display.
Prime has very little value to me so for the same money I would go with Moto E or Moto G. These provide much better experience IMHO.
Hi. Im in the Army and found out Im going to Afghanistan soon. I am looking for an android tablet/hybrid (not looking for a Surface) to hold me over until I we get things set up and I can have my wife ship my gaming laptop over (which is why i dont want a Surface, as I already have a windows device). what I need it to do: read comics, read ebooks, watch videos (by that I mean mostly 1080p 10bit x265 HEVC videos), play games, and skype. ok, the comics, ebooks, and skype dont need much hardware for that, but the videos and games need a good processor. So far I've read the wifi sucks...and other say that the wifi doesnt suck, that it has issues playing games and others say there isnt an issue playing games, etc. Can someone give me their opinion on if this would meet all my needs. Thanks for your help.
howdy, this would meet all your needs, wifi only has issues if you are at a distance from access point and seems to only affect in higher bandwidth internet connections. (hasnt had any effect on mine but im less then 30 meters from AP with adsl connection).
the screen ratio is really good for reading comic etc, wide screen movies have bars but most tablets do this, these days
performance wise this is still the strongest android tablet on the market, will run everything no problem
battery life is pretty good on this tablet too easy get 11 hours screen time over a 3-5 day period on a single charge.
ive said this before but i have owned every major android tablet release from nexus 7 onward and normally get disappointed and sell after a few months but the pixel c really has given me no regrets and would highly recommend it
Thanks for your response. I do like 4:3 ratio-type tablets better than wide-screen for books and comics. I doubt where I'm going there'll be high bandwidth Internet anyway. Lol
Ive had zero issues with mone from the beginning so i dont really know how much i can add. The screen is great and battery life is superb. Its done everything ive wanted.
I bought one and it's to be delivered tomorrow. I'm coming from a Nexus 9, which I really like, but wanted a change. If for some reason the Pixel C is not what you were looking for, the Nexus 9 is a really good device that will easily do what you seem to want to do with a tablet, plus they've really come down in price lately.
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I bought one and it's to be delivered tomorrow. I'm coming from a Nexus 9, which I really like, but wanted a change. If for some reason the Pixel C is not what you were looking for, the Nexus 9 is a really good device that will easily do what you seem to want to do with a tablet, plus they've really come down in price lately.
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I actually was looking at the Nexus 9 with its keyboard as a 2nd option. saw them for decent prices on Amazon. but, im pretty sure im gonna get the Pixel now since it is new and hoping that Google keeps improving it with updates.
It's a great device, get it.
In my opinion, it's a device that's not ready for prime time. There are issues or have been issues with almost every facet of this tablet from build quality to touchscreen issues to display quality to keyboard support and still currently major wifi issues. One of the reasons I cannot recommend the device. For now, the best android tablet is the tab s2 9.7 inch, you get the 4:3 display, a super amoled screen which makes reading easier. A stable device with fast wifi speeds and one of the lightest tablets out there. For extended all day battery life, keep the display brightness on 40 to 50% and all battery life concerns are solved. You will get all day battery life with this setting. There is also microsd card support if you want added memory.
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I think the no BS answer is that you are rolling the dice. If it works for you, it's an excellent device, although the keyboard is (still) a little glitchy. If it doesn't, you'll be in Afghanistan coping with a device giving you stupid problems. Have a good backup system.
Since I just applied another software update a few minutes ago (March 1 security patch), I will add that the reason I rolled the dice on the Pixel C was exactly that -- the promise of future software updates and the hope that the initial glitches that have been plaguing some people would eventually be fixed. I just read an Anandtech article saying that the Feb update fixed many of the touchscreen issues they were having, which is good news.
on 5Ghz wifi, and no problems. Wifi range is predominately determined by the Wifi router, not the Wifi device...
I really like the Pixel C. However it's the wrong size/format for single handed traditional tablet use. But it sounds like you have already decided to get it with the keyboard, so thats not an issue.
The hardware build quality is amazing, I think you will be pleased with it. make sure to get the latest OTAs it makes a huge difference to the device.
Bought in Dec with the keyboard or whenever it came out and ended up sending it back. It didn't seem ready for prime time. Laggy and stuttery screen pick up.
Excellent build quality for both the tab and the keyboard.
Just purchased with the discount and updated to the latest 6.01 and its great. Very responsive so far, with none of the initial issues. Never had wifi issues but am not far from the router, so likely why.
Didn't get the keyboard this time as overall the two together it was quite heavy, it had no backlit keys and disconnecting from the tab always made me feel like I was going to scratch the screen. Likely wouldn't of happened but didn't feel right. As well as I didn't think it was worth the £120.
@jeebugorn - Not sure if you ever got it, but perhaps also consider Remix OS running on your Pixel C.
Here are the download links and the tutorial on how to flash:
Pixel C: http://www.jide.com/remixos/devices/pixelc
Nexus 9: http://www.jide.com/remixos/devices/nexus9
Tutorial on how to flash onto your device:
https://jide.zendesk.com/knowledge/a...rand_id=449827
Thanks!
I really, really like the Pixel C. I like it so much that I hope my 4th one works. The first one died after one day. The second one died after several months. The third one died after one hour.
I've been debating whether I should actually keep the next replacement when it arrives or sell it while it's still sealed in the box and get something else.
I don't mean to hate on the product or on Google. There must be a large majority of people who just get them and use them without any big issues.
If it doesn't die it's a terrific device. Despite my exasperating experience I'm still going to give it one more go because I don't know of a better tablet I'd get instead.
Mine works fine, but I mostly use it to read comics, so my main concern was the screen - and for an LCD it is amazing. I'd love to upgrade to a tablet with AMOLED display in the future. One thing I have noticed though is that it is strangely sluggish - my Note 4 (having almost the same resolution and older SoC) seems much, much faster. I don't know, maybe WiFi is the reason? But it seems to be doing OK.
The keyboard is quite bad though, I end up using a Logitech bluetooth keyboard instead most of the times.
First of all let me apologize for probably creating a new thread for something that has probably been addressed dozens of times here. I'm a Sr member & should know better (but I live in WA state where our biggest retail crop these days is cannabis and - well you get the idea
I just bought a brand new s9 from the Boost up program and the battery life is terrible. I have to charge this phone at least twice a day.
I am a power user and have this phone on a good portion of the day but I've had dozens of new and 1 or 2 yr off flagship phones and the battery life on this one reminds me of about a 3-year old fading flagship
Is this normal for this model? For the record, I love this phone. The cam is awesome. If I could put it in my broken S7's skin it would be about perfect. I just loved the feel of the S7.
Boost store wouldn't exchange it because of an imagined scratch on it (ugly scene, the words "call a cop then bi**h were shouted.)
Is it normal to suck so much
I was used to an LG XCharge, tough, good working phone w a 3500ma battery (free from Boost for switching, still works perfectly after 16 Mos, my new record for owning a phone, highly recommended)
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First of all let me apologize for probably creating a new thread for something that has probably been addressed dozens of times here. I'm a Sr member & should know better (but I live in WA state where our biggest retail crop these days is cannabis and - well you get the idea
I just bought a brand new s9 from the Boost up program and the battery life is terrible. I have to charge this phone at least twice a day.
I am a power user and have this phone on a good portion of the day but I've had dozens of new and 1 or 2 yr off flagship phones and the battery life on this one reminds me of about a 3-year old fading flagship
Is this normal for this model? For the record, I love this phone. The cam is awesome. If I could put it in my broken S7's skin it would be about perfect. I just loved the feel of the S7.
Boost store wouldn't exchange it because of an imagined scratch on it (ugly scene, the words "call a cop then bi**h were shouted.)
Is it normal to suck so much
I was used to an LG XCharge, tough, good working phone w a 3500ma battery (free from Boost for switching, still works perfectly after 16 Mos, my new record for owning a phone, highly recommended)
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yes, the battery on these things suck. if you flash the U1 firmware, it removes a ton of crapware on it and it helps some, but not much. Maybe 20% increase of batt. The batt was the biggest letdown of the whole phone
Thanks, I knew the processor was a bit power hungry. I got spoiled w the X charge. It was less than 2/3 less powerful but had a huge battery. If the cam didn't suck so much I'd still be rockin it.
Then of course there is the display on the s9 which is fantastic. That takes most of the power. I can switch to a lower res & do if I'm not playing games. It's nice to have a phone that can keep up for a minute.
Another thing I've noticed is frequent app crashes when playing graphic intensive games. Is this common? I'm trying to get a positive review for my blog.
Oh and for the record
I HATE BIXBY AND ESPECIALLY THE BIXBY BUTTON
That was a mistake. Here's hoping Google will quietly strangle Bixby in her perpetual sleep.
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Thanks, I knew the processor was a bit power hungry. I got spoiled w the X charge. It was less than 2/3 less powerful but had a huge battery. If the cam didn't suck so much I'd still be rockin it.
Then of course there is the display on the s9 which is fantastic. That takes most of the power. I can switch to a lower res & do if I'm not playing games. It's nice to have a phone that can keep up for a minute.
Another thing I've noticed is frequent app crashes when playing graphic intensive games. Is this common? I'm trying to get a positive review for my blog.
Oh and for the record
I HATE BIXBY AND ESPECIALLY THE BIXBY BUTTON
That was a mistake. Here's hoping Google will quietly strangle Bixby in her perpetual sleep.
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i dont game at all so, i have no experience with that. the last game i played was Earthworm Jim 2 on my modded psp and i only played it to make sure it wasnt glitchy. Literally purchased it for next to nothing just so i could mod it as i hadnt ever done one until then.
positives? its functionality is as solid as can be expected with android. my opinion is that the world of android is so fractured that once the source code is released with its own niggles, it gets compounded by each mfg adding their own little flavor upon. I dont know if google is requiring mfgs to write their own bluetooth stacks etc etc. There isnt a perfect android phone and at this rate there never will be (not that actual perfection is attainable in the first place, but you get my meaning, im sure). Samsung keeps broadening its lineup to appeal to the hundreds of millions of people out there in need of new phones in emerging markets and the recurring customers who number in the billions. It feels like theyre trying to be too many things to too many people.
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positives? its functionality is as solid as can be expected with android. my opinion is that the world of android is so fractured that once the source code is released with its own niggles, it gets compounded by each mfg adding their own little flavor upon. I dont know if google is requiring mfgs to write their own bluetooth stacks etc etc. There isnt a perfect android phone and at this rate there never will be (not that actual perfection is attainable in the first place, but you get my meaning, im sure). Samsung keeps broadening its lineup to appeal to the hundreds of millions of people out there in need of new phones in emerging markets and the recurring customers who number in the billions. It feels like theyre trying to be too many things to too many people.
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I believe you're right about the code. In it's purest form Unix was a very stable OS, along comes Linux and it gets a bit more convoluted, splinter off Android and its continual need to upgrade and pretty soon you get an OS as buggy and patched together as WinBlows.
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I believe you're right about the code. In it's purest form Unix was a very stable OS, along comes Linux and it gets a bit more convoluted, splinter off Android and its continual need to upgrade and pretty soon you get an OS as buggy and patched together as WinBlows.
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yup. speaking of which. i restart my daily driver pc every day. i never (or maybe 3 times a year) leave it on hibernate or suspend overnight. So the night before last i left it on hibernate overnight and all day the next day as i was at work and wanted to have all the tabs i had open still be there. Got to the computer yesterday after work and it had an update that needed to be installed so badly that it kept reminding me every 45 min and wouldnt let me dismiss the update notif altogether. I was like "really? the ONE DAY i didnt reboot??? REALLY???"
apparently the answer is "really"
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yup. speaking of which. i restart my daily driver pc every day. i never (or maybe 3 times a year) leave it on hibernate or suspend overnight. So the night before last i left it on hibernate overnight and all day the next day as i was at work and wanted to have all the tabs i had open still be there. Got to the computer yesterday after work and it had an update that needed to be installed so badly that it kept reminding me every 45 min and wouldnt let me dismiss the update notif altogether. I was like "really? the ONE DAY i didnt reboot??? REALLY???"
apparently the answer is "really"
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Sometimes I think the MS devs release 'critical, time now' updates just to entertain themselves. Of course a scheduled mandatory world or country-wide update could affect many things, maybe even a tick in the stock market. If that's true, I"m sure there's an algorithm to make it in MS 's favor
Pixel 6 pro, had it for like 3 months and this is getting outrages, fingerprint sometimes not working, phone buggy as hell, always over heating over the most basic of task, the battery life is mediocre compared to other phones of the same size and price, so many bugs like camera dot being turned upside down, things not loading and now?? None of the Chargers are charging the phone after the January update. Like not even the pixel 30W adapter and cable will charge it. Like what is this crap, $1200 CAD phone and it barely works and runs on an operating system that runs worse than window Vista. I thought Google had standards but clearly this phone is such a giant letdown, I could go on and on about all the problems this phone has and now the simplest of task can't even be accomplished by it, it can't even charge with a OEM cable and adapter and needs to be restarted 3 times a day when the system bugs out. I have never had such an awful experience with a phone and the pixel 6 pro just proves Google is incapable of making an actual flagship phone. I won't even start with my pixel buds 2 and how bad they are always disconnecting, every time one side earbud dies before the other even hits 90%. I've had enough of Google. It's been out for like 3-4 months and they still can't even fix this. Imagine if they focused on the phone with the same effort they do in the ads department.
As with your phone, have you tried a factory reset?
Your ear buds have gone bad. I had the same problem with my Sony wf-1000xm4 and Sony acknowledged it was a problem caused by a software update. I got mine replaced under warranty after almost a year.
I get you. I've felt like crushing the phone into bits with my hands, or snapping it in half.
But windows 11 for me is the same. My pixel watch etc. I think technology as a whole just isn't a user friendly experience
I got a Samsung a34 5G. Same. It's like the manufacturers of devices conform to deliberately build tech to screw up.
But having said all that, android Z is about 4-5 years away, and with enough people complaining about stuff not working, I think things will need to evolve
how did you get fricked over so badly with the price you paid for it - 1200 cad for a pixel 6 pro in feb 2023? you got ripped off, i got mine for the equivalent of 940 cad in june 2022
I've paid 350$ and i think that I'm ripped off
The phone is good but not as quality of 'google'
It makes some headache from time to time
I came from a oneplus 7 pro /8 5G about 2 years ago and it was a tough transition admittedly. However, I have to say that I've come to find this thing to be both versatile and quite resilient. I put it through hell and it only costs 30 bucks to replace the screen on Google's $9 protection plan. And thanks to the work of the development community, I enjoy a lot of cool features and privacy protection. After hearing about Google's plan for dashcam (supposably, you'll be able to user pixel as a dash cam via the safety app) I will give serious consideration to Pixel 8 Pro.
I'd say Android Flash Tool, flashing al partitions and formatting device, that worked for me, from hating it to loving it, try it if you want as your last choice, if that does not fix it, nothing will
Justarandomguy said:
I'd say Android Flash Tool, flashing al partitions and formatting device, that worked for me, from hating it to loving it, try it if you want as your last choice, if that does not fix it, nothing will
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my battery life was so bad, even after doing that, but a custom kernel fixed that
Main problem with mine has been the mediocre modem. Constantly have bad signal and at least twice a day whilst not on WiFi I will lose all connectivity. Even though shows I have signal and on 4g/5g I have to toggle airplane mode to get it talking again. My first experience on a Google phone and possibly my last
Bliss 16.7, radioactive kernel, with pictured modules, and LSPosed modules. Best phone setup I've had in awhile. Then get ReVanced modded apps. Hmu if you need help making your P6P better.
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I get you. I've felt like crushing the phone into bits with my hands, or snapping it in half.
But windows 11 for me is the same. My pixel watch etc. I think technology as a whole just isn't a user friendly experience
I got a Samsung a34 5G. Same. It's like the manufacturers of devices conform to deliberately build tech to screw up.
But having said all that, android Z is about 4-5 years away, and with enough people complaining about stuff not working, I think things will need to evolve
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I was a bit harsh in my statement about modern tech's shortcomings.
With AI manifesting itself daily into most applications I think things will change. I rooted my a34 and it is a little less powerful than the 6pro, with just 6gb of ram.
The pixel 6 pro isn't a bad phone, I was just having a bad day when I posted that.