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[benzilla427]

LG is finally addressing the bootloop issue of the G4

http://www.androidauthority.com/lg-admits-g4-bootloop-problem-hardware-fault-669603/

 

[ILLMATTERS]

LG is finally addressing the bootloop issue of the G4

http://www.androidauthority.com/lg-admits-g4-bootloop-problem-hardware-fault-669603/

Good news, but sucks we have to go wthout a phone while we wait for the repair. Im sure all the g4s there making atm still have the wron part if there still in production.
I kinda wanna cop the g4 as rumours are the g5 will be awesome but have a smaller screen.... And battery..

 

[shimmyhendrix]

 

Son

 

HTC One M10 could look like HTC's One A9, heading AT&T

The latest news on the upcoming HTC One M10 (aka the HTC Perfume) is that the phone is heading to AT&T and that it might share a few design elements with the HTC One A9. Neither detail should come as a surprise. Since the HTC One M7′s release, all major US service providers have carried HTC’s flagship smartphone. And while HTC has received a lot of criticism regarding the HTC One A9′s design, HTC has been adamant that we would see similarly designed phones in the future.

Based on previous rumors, we are expecting the HTC One M10 to features metal-clad body, a circular camera lens on the back and a fingerprint sensor on the front. Other than that, we have no clue what the phone will look like. Hopefully that will change in the coming weeks.

http://androidandme.com/2016/01/news/htc-one-m10-could-look-like-htcs-one-a9-heading-to-att/

that's a very misleading headline imo. metal body, circular camera and front fingerprint = "could look like". I guess...

Exactly lol.  "Metal-clad body, circular camera lens, and a front fingerprint sensor" describes almost every device that has dropped in the last 2 years

.  That article is clearly for click traffic 

 .

If you dont hear it from AndroidCentral, GSMArena, Droid-Life, Engadget,  etc, Its probably some bs.

 

[mastamind89]

Google Hangouts 7.0 for Android asks users to stop using it for SMS
Google seems to be backtracking on SMS support, points users to the regular SMS app.

Remember when Google finally integrated SMS into Hangouts, bringing Google's beleaguered IM client a little closer to Apple's iMessage? It seems like Google is now backing away from this strategy. In the newest update, Hangouts 7.0, the app now pops up a dialog box suggesting that you stop using Hangouts for SMS and switch to Android's standalone SMS client, "Messenger."

Google apps usually pop up messages like this when Google is preparing to remove or stop working on a feature. Hangouts posted a similar message when it first integrated SMS, and again when it integrated Google Voice, telling users to switch to Hangouts from whatever they were currently using. The message to switch to the SMS app was predicted by a Phandroid rumor a month ago, which said that this was the first step toward removing SMS support from Hangouts. For now, Hangouts wouldn't be able to completely remove SMS support since Project Fi users rely on it, but it seems that users of other carriers will be pushed to the regular SMS app.

Besides threatening to remove a major feature, 7.0 adds a quick reply function, which lets you type out a reply right from the notification panel.

While Google's biggest competitors treat IM clients like flagship products and invest billions of dollars into them, Google Hangouts still feels like a small, disorganized, understaffed side project. Now it seems SMS support will be getting worse, not better.

 

[AZwildcats]

Even Google knows Hangouts is trash for SMS 

 

[mastamind89]

Even Google knows Hangouts is trash for SMS 

they're finally admitting it
phasing it out and coming back with a new app. If we're going by their track record, the next app might be a bust

 

[jadaqwest]

does anyone on here know about huawei media pad x2 as a phone on tmobile network in the u.s.? any problems?

 

[Nawzlew]

does anyone on here know about huawei media pad x2 as a phone on tmobile network in the u.s.? any problems?

Look up the network bands.

 

[shimmyhendrix]

Google has way too much potential and way too many resources to keep shooting themselves in the foot like this

.  How hard is it to create a solid unified messaging system for Android?? 

 

[verbal kint]

Even Google knows Hangouts is trash for SMS 

Hangouts is almost perfect for my needs.. just needs to add video support.. Google dum

 

[whywesteppin]

Google annoys me when they use theit let's-try-everything-and-see-what-sticks approach.

Stock messaging app has been pretty reliable for sms/mms. Not sure why the tech from different apps can't be merged.

 

[rillo561]

Google has way too much potential and way too many resources to keep shooting themselves in the foot like this .  How hard is it to create a solid unified messaging system for Android?? 

Drives me crazy, wish they would just pick a direction, support it and stick with it.

 

[mastamind89]

Google has way too much potential and way too many resources to keep shooting themselves in the foot like this .  How hard is it to create a solid unified messaging system for Android?? 

Drives me crazy, wish they would just pick a direction, support it and stick with it.

Apparently it's pretty damn hard. Hangouts just got quick replies
It's astonishing how much of a mess they make of it

 

[oidreez]

I dropped my note 3 on the floor face down and now the screen wont turn on but it charges and the buttons light up. Any help?

 

[ii flash ii]

We've been saying this for a long time how Google messed up with their messaging system

Something that users rely on everyday, they can't seem to get right

 

[don ramon]

 

Google Hangouts 7.0 for Android asks users to stop using it for SMS
Google seems to be backtracking on SMS support, points users to the regular SMS app.

Remember when Google finally integrated SMS into Hangouts, bringing Google's beleaguered IM client a little closer to Apple's iMessage? It seems like Google is now backing away from this strategy. In the newest update, Hangouts 7.0, the app now pops up a dialog box suggesting that you stop using Hangouts for SMS and switch to Android's standalone SMS client, "Messenger."

Google apps usually pop up messages like this when Google is preparing to remove or stop working on a feature. Hangouts posted a similar message when it first integrated SMS, and again when it integrated Google Voice, telling users to switch to Hangouts from whatever they were currently using. The message to switch to the SMS app was predicted by a Phandroid rumor a month ago, which said that this was the first step toward removing SMS support from Hangouts. For now, Hangouts wouldn't be able to completely remove SMS support since Project Fi users rely on it, but it seems that users of other carriers will be pushed to the regular SMS app.

Besides threatening to remove a major feature, 7.0 adds a quick reply function, which lets you type out a reply right from the notification panel.

While Google's biggest competitors treat IM clients like flagship products and invest billions of dollars into them, Google Hangouts still feels like a small, disorganized, understaffed side project. Now it seems SMS support will be getting worse, not better.

what do you guys think this means for google voice users who use the hangouts app to send messages (including photos, etc)?

like will they phase it out completely and or return it to being a text based app for google voice users? either would really suck (for me)

 

[tripda6]

Lulz at hangouts FINALLY getting a quick reply feature when they're phasing out the sms aspect...

#GoogleGoofin

 

[Nike Jordan]

I can't even remember the last time I used Hangouts.

 

[Nujavez]

does anyone on here know about huawei media pad x2 as a phone on tmobile network in the u.s.? any problems?

Ive looked it up in xda in the past before. I dont think it.can do.LTE on T-Mobile. Fastest speed I think it can go on T-Mobile is HSPA

 

[dathbgboy]

Why can't they just have one seamless SMS/MMS system?Gosh darn it Google

 

[iamdef]

I haven't had any issues with Hangouts and have enjoyed using it instead of Textra. Just wish it was truly integrated to where I can text on my laptop or tablet from my cell number and not my email

 

[T Lo Sweater]

Google has way too much potential and way too many resources to keep shooting themselves in the foot like this .  How hard is it to create a solid unified messaging system for Android?? 

I heard itll be really bad. Since it's so open, having that on every android phone would be detrimental since it'll be on Samsung phones htc phones etc

They could get a lawsuit. That's basically the gist of it. I'll try and find the article I read

 

[yeah]

Got you T Lo Sweater

It'll happen eventually. Only if and when Android becomes closed source

Not true at all, pa. Google literally can not make Android closed source without also opening themselves up for a littany of anti-trust lawsuits, especially in Russia where they are already under heavy scruntiny for "anti-competitive" practices. Google was never focused on entering the smartphone market as a major player, and their only major attempt at that was the Nexus 6. If you paid attention to the in-store sales figures for Nexus 6 devices....you know it didn't go very well for them.

Google's primary focus with producing phones have been twofold since Android's inception: use the Nexus line to offer consumers a vanilla android experience while testing new hardware and software features in conjunction with new versions of the operating system, and use the One line to break into emerging markets while encouraging other manufacturers to scale back on replicating functionality that Google already provides through its app suite (remember all those S-apps from the Galaxy line?) The Nexus line was much more successful than the One line, but they're relaunching the One line to pursue a more unified Android experience across devices.

It'd be easier for Google to create an entirely new operating system than it would be for them to change Android into a closed source project at this point, unless they decide to just take the L with the lawsuits and plethora of funding they've received for keeping Android open.

Yall should just pin this post.

Heres a quick link to an article that explains part of the problem. http://www.theverge.com/2015/9/14/9325873/google-abused-market-position-russia-finding

 

[elderwatsondiggs]

[COLOR=#red]Your boy at the GooglePlex 2 weeks ago. I toured their campus as well as Apple and Intel while I was in the Silicon Valley visiting. I'll be relocating to SV in August.

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[based mod]

The boy back

Is the drone business boomin?