I don't understand that ad. Is the guy with the awful haircut waiting in line for an iPhone while the Samsung dude walks past him?
94chem said:
I don't understand that ad. Is the guy with the awful haircut waiting in line for an iPhone while the Samsung dude walks past him?
94chem said:
I want to upgrade my Samsung S4 mini to a Huawei. What are my best options for under $300? It looks like there aren't any more phones that small on the market. I want a small Huawei with a good camera. What should I get?
The bolded is the exact answer. Having the ability to control my phone exactly as i want it to. Being able to change my hosts file to block adds on everything on my phone. Debloating the phone by removing worthless apps that come preinstalled. Being able to back up every app in my phone in case a new update comes out that pisses me off, i can roll back. If i jump phones or have to get a new phone, I can install from a nandroid backup or from an app backup to get everything exactly as i had it within an hour or so. Custom theming of the roms etc. Its all about how I want my device to function, not how some idiot who sold their company's soul to a third party for money wants it too.AggieDruggist89 said:
Happy New Year,
After fiddling with it throughout the day, I installed Project L A7 custom ROM on now retired Note 4. What do I think?
It's OK.
But thinking about why would you root your phone, it boils down to control. Because user experience in bloated Android is believed to be restrictive.
But in my opinion having flashed a custom ROM to a perfectly fine note 4, Samsung optimized their ROM to provide the best experience possible.
4 years ago after rooting my Note 2 into a boot loop, I swore I would never do it again. And I stay true to it because I won't root my DD. And I love my V20 and I do not feel restricted. In fact, I have only scratched the surface of the full potential of this phone.
I'm looking at OnePlus as my next phone in 2 years but the lack of microSD is a deal breaker.
Bottoline, it's not worth rooting your high end previous flagship phone. Leave it be. There are worse case scenarios... Your $800 phone slows down with new updates and you hysterically wait in line for a $1,150 phone with a notch.
94chem said:
I want to upgrade my Samsung S4 mini to a Huawei. What are my best options for under $300? It looks like there aren't any more phones that small on the market. I want a small Huawei with a good camera. What should I get?
AggieDruggist89 said:
Not seeing any deals on V20. You can still find them on B&H and Amazon for a bit over $300.
At least with V20, battery won't be an issue since it's replaceable.
The Fife said:
I would've have bought an Essential anyway, it's missing an essential part (headphone jack).
The Fife said:
I'm patient, this evening I'm doing a backup so time will be on my side. Do sales come around often?
My 6p is doing that at 14% now, Changing out the battery on Saturday when my kit gets in. $20 gets me everything needed except the heat gun which I already own.The Fife said:
So the battery on my Nexus 6P has decided to crap out - 30% charge is the new 0.
Anyone know of any good deals on a LG V20, or any thoughts on what else should I be looking at?
I just bought a moto E4 yesterday because I needed a pay as you go plan. I won't be in this area much longer and the carrier (US Cellular) has almost no presence where I'll be moving, so I didn't want a long contract. I was pleasantly surprised by the cheap little moto e4. It's an excellent phone, especially for the price. I paid $50 for it. It's just the right size, and I've never seen a phone that is so responsive to text and voice input. I stopped using motorola phones years ago but have to admit that when I move and get into a regular plan, I may look at the higher end motorola phones, OR just get another e4.Frozen Concoction said:
If probably get a Moto G5. I bought a Moto G4 after my Nexus 5x bootlooped and I have not regretted it.
Switched mine out today. Took about 30 mins. Followed the video below. 1 very important note though, when removing the battery, be very, very careful not to damage your video ribbon wire below it. You can see it at 6:08 in the video so you know where you can pry at to remove the battery without hitting it. My heat gun worked great, ended up slightly melting the bottom plastic cover lol so I ordered a spare of it, otherwise, no damage. The kit i posted before worked perfectly. Battery is charging up now.The Fife said:
I'm very much wait and see with mine, what will probably make or break the battery swap decision is figuring out for sure whether the rear mic defect has returned. Just need to remember to go outside and call someone, but rain and a toddler at home kind of get in the way of remembering to do that.
Apps are updated all the time even if the OS isnt. You can always root it and put a custom OS on it that gets updates after the normal OS stops getting them too. A 2015 phone is still plenty good enough for today.1st Generation Ag said:
Is there any disadvantage to buying an Android phone that no longer receives updates? I'm switching from iPhone, and my concern if I buy a new-old stock phone from 2015 (Note 5 to be precise) is that the apps won't be useful for too long. Should be nothing, but I want to be sure.
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A buddy of mine gave me his iPhone 7+ for the last few months thinking I would jump to iPhone. If anything it has made me want to stay Android. This surprised me because I am fairly tech illiterate and only use phone for call/text/browse/spotify so I thought I would be happy with anything.
bunlundun said:
Any fix to the group text issue AgRacer? Anyone with the OP5T have any issues or positive experiences you care to share?
My S5 screen shattered last fall and I have been lurking this thread since. I was dead set on a Pixel 2 until I held it. I could not get over the dated screen appearance on the smaller version compared to most other 2017 offerings (large top and bottom bezels....Not interested in XL).
I was interested in V20 for a bit, but I think OP5T might get my money unless I decide to wait for a 2018 pixel release.
A buddy of mine gave me his iPhone 7+ for the last few months thinking I would jump to iPhone. If anything it has made me want to stay Android. This surprised me because I am fairly tech illiterate and only use phone for call/text/browse/spotify so I thought I would be happy with anything.
Recent Software update from One Plus have not fixed the issue. There are about 50 threads on the OnePlus community bb complaining about the issue (although some people say they don't have issues). I am using Textra. The phone has rebooted itself a few times randomly. Otherwise the phone has been really good.bunlundun said:
Any fix to the group text issue AgRacer? Anyone with the OP5T have any issues or positive experiences you care to share?
My S5 screen shattered last fall and I have been lurking this thread since. I was dead set on a Pixel 2 until I held it. I could not get over the dated screen appearance on the smaller version compared to most other 2017 offerings (large top and bottom bezels....Not interested in XL).
I was interested in V20 for a bit, but I think OP5T might get my money unless I decide to wait for a 2018 pixel release.
A buddy of mine gave me his iPhone 7+ for the last few months thinking I would jump to iPhone. If anything it has made me want to stay Android. This surprised me because I am fairly tech illiterate and only use phone for call/text/browse/spotify so I thought I would be happy with anything.
Is the stock messaging app Google Message or a OnePlus app?agracer said:Recent Software update from One Plus have not fixed the issue. There are about 50 threads on the OnePlus community bb complaining about the issue (although some people say they don't have issues). I am using Textra. The phone has rebooted itself a few times randomly. Otherwise the phone has been really good.bunlundun said:
Any fix to the group text issue AgRacer? Anyone with the OP5T have any issues or positive experiences you care to share?
My S5 screen shattered last fall and I have been lurking this thread since. I was dead set on a Pixel 2 until I held it. I could not get over the dated screen appearance on the smaller version compared to most other 2017 offerings (large top and bottom bezels....Not interested in XL).
I was interested in V20 for a bit, but I think OP5T might get my money unless I decide to wait for a 2018 pixel release.
A buddy of mine gave me his iPhone 7+ for the last few months thinking I would jump to iPhone. If anything it has made me want to stay Android. This surprised me because I am fairly tech illiterate and only use phone for call/text/browse/spotify so I thought I would be happy with anything.
Edit; the stock messaging ap has the group message issue, not Textra.
It's the OnePlus app built into their Oxygen OS.Ezra Brooks said:
Is the stock messaging app Google Message or a OnePlus app?
Thinking about pulling the trigger soon, but this has me concerned.