Official Android Thread
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- i_monk0
Leaked benchmarks show Samsung’s Galaxy S6 will be the most powerful phone ever made
- but all that matters is it sexy? If it is cheap plastic and bad design, it'll kill Samsungformed
- only thing that matters is if there's anytthing anybody can do with that powermonospaced
- you'd hope so, being the latest smartphone on the market.inteliboy
- Al_dizzle0
My Nexus 5 has been buggy as shit since lollipop.
- My nexus 7 is flawless so farset
- Runs like a dream on 5.0set
- I have the opposite experience. 2013 Nexus 7. Almost smashed it against the wall after Lollipop. So unresponsive.GRAC
- Have you done what I suggested below.. ?set
- Do you have 20,000 apps installed?set
- Not that many apps. It's not really slow but some things are buggy. Wifi settings for example. Opening avilable networks takes 30 sec.GRAC
- 30 seconds. I did factory reset. Haven't tried Clean Master yet.GRAC
- set0
- instrmntl0
Sweet, I need to read this thread and learn what my Os can do.
- set0
All about this from the best designed, straight to the point homescreen -
- set0
If your keyboard looks/behaves like shit, install this. The material design themes are the best.. most of the others are retinal rapers...
- set0
If you don't like particular icons, get this -
https://play.google.com/store/ap…
and an icon pack like this -
https://play.google.com/store/ap…
and what thou wilst
- set0
- formed0
I am still waiting for Lollipop to be available for the S5!!
People wonder why the adoption of new releases is slow, blame the manufacturers!! There stupid need to "customize' and add bloatware slows the world down.
- WhiteFace0
Just published my first app :)
might be useful for some of you nerds: https://lh3.googleusercontent.co…
- Link: https://play.google.…WhiteFace
- "The aim was to make it as quick and efficient ass possible, "slinky
- feck, spulling isnt my forteWhiteFace
- yurimon0
http://www.cryptogon.com/?p=4695…
Major Flaw In Android Phones Would Let Hackers In With Just A Text
- Better get rid of that android phone Yuri!set
- Apple propaganda? Like either of them aren't susceptible to this kind of thing.set
- is the iPhone susceptible to the same thing? I thought the iOS text hack just shut the phone downmonospaced
- Everything is vulnerable. People can't think anything is safe.formed
- for suremonospaced
- GeorgesIV-1
Android M,
can't wait for this "update"--
Some people believe that Android M doesn’t deserve the title of Android 6, mainly because it isn’t as big of an overhaul as previous Android 1.x releases have been or because it doesn’t accompany the visual changes we’ve seen on previous 1.x releases.
While on some level this is true, going over the long list of improvements does really put into perspective how big of an update M truly is.
Let’s go over all the features we will(or might) see on Android M:
• Now on Tap
• Permissions Management
• SD Cards can be “merged” with internal storage
• Android Pay
• Native fingerprint authentication
• Automatic app data backups
• App Links (you’re going to see less of those “what do you want to open this in?” prompts)
• Doze and App Standby
• Multi Window(currently hidden, uncertain future)
• Theming support(currently hidden, uncertain future)
• Dark theme(removed, uncertain future)
• Customisable Quick Toggles along with other UI tweaking
• Visual Voicemail Support
• Redesign of the Clock Widget and Music Identification Widget
• New “Memory” Section in Settings(it was there before, but hidden)
• Support for deleting screenshots directly through the notification centre after they’ve been taken
• Landscape mode available for the Google Now Launcher(feature will likely be backported to older versions of Android)
• New app and widget drawer with scroll bar support and vertical scrolling
• Built-In File Manager receives a bump in functionality
• Native tap to wake support
• Ability to disable “heads up” or “peeking” notifications
• Native 4K output support
• Stricter APK validation
• MIDI support
• USB Type C support
• New boot animation
• Introduction of a “voice interaction” API to allow better interaction with voice actions in apps
• Toggling battery saver by voice
• Ability to undo and redo text changes with bluetooth keyboard shortcuts
• Multi-selection to merge, delete or share has been added in the contacts application
• Faster text selection along with a floating toolbar for text actions
• Default apps UI
• Direct share can allow you directly share stuff with contacts through the share menu
• Much more granular app info
• Native bluetooth stylus support
• Split-screen keyboard
• Better do not disturb along with repeat caller exceptions
• Bluetooth scanning to improve location accuracy
• Native flashlight API
• Easier access to Multi volume controls(ringer, media, alarm)
• Smoother volume scrubbing (credits to Jason Efstathiou)Putting all those features aside there are also a number of under-the-hood improvements that seem to have had a very positive impact on both performance and power usage.
- can you summarise for me please?fadein11
- Android goodset
- Visual Voice Mail doesn't necessarily sound like a new thing for Androidmonospaced
- It's now on tap? like draught?sarahfailin
- but it is a new thing, mono, it was left tot he carriers and they made crap...the only thing I miss about an iphoneformed
- Yea they took their sweet time with that oneset
- I had no idea. Figured it became standardized across all platforms the way it started with ATT and iOS back in the day.monospaced
- ATT's app looks like it was made back in the day. It's about the only feature that iOS has that is missing, everything else is more functionalformed
- No one leaves voicemails any more so I haven't really missed itset
- sea_sea0
i'm on the galaxy S5 trying to make as much space as possible, still trying to make some updates and after cleaning / deleting old apps, clearing chache, moving all apps possible to sd card, i still can't do it. :/
is there a way to clear up space other than deleting the apps i want? i know i'm probably doing it wrong. halp.
- utopian0
Why Android 6.0 Marshmallow is an even bigger deal than Google’s letting on
- utopian0
6 Biggest Features of Google’s New Android M
https://www.yahoo.com/tech/these…
- mekk0
So I'm looking for a new phone since my Lumia 800 is dying slowly after ca. 4 years.
I want to switch to android because WP didn't really make the jump. iOS is no option for me because I don't want to use iTunes and all the other harassments Apple throws at me. But I like their hardware.
I want my new phone to be made out of metal and glass, run stock android and that's pretty much all of it. No games, no fancy cameras (a decent one would be nice, anyway) - just Calling, Texting, Browsing, Music apps etc. No big deal.
The ideal phone for me is an iPhone 4S with the actual stock android OS..
What can you guys recommend?
- Sony Xperia Z2. Excellent phone and can be had for cheap since the Z3 came out. http://oyster.ignimg…set
- look at the OnePlus One, also super cheap because the OnePlus Two is coming out. Runs stock android. Great battery life. nice designsarahfailin
- Moto X Pure Edition is the best phone for that price. It's coming out this week.
and I am not affiliated with Motozaq - Don't listen to these daft twatsset
- hmm I looked at the One and the Moto X and G but I really don't like the plastic cases.. The HTC m8 feels nice but looks like assmekk
- Sony, seriously.set