brekk
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Smartphones
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Guest, did you like the last podcast notification?? Well here's the second one, and for the third podcast! Yep. This Thursday 8-8-24 at 7pm Central
Go here to check out his podcast thread for info on topics and links!Go into the FoH discord and find the Happy Time Fun Hour channel and give it a listen!
kegkilla
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Denamian
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I would guess sooner, since Samsung wouldn't have to wait for carriers to fuck with and delay the update.
Just got developer preview 4 of O on my pixel XL. Still has some bluetooth performance issues but is overall pretty solid.
brekk
Dancing Dino Superstar
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Generally it goes; Google releases new version to their "naked" android devices and manufacturers. Manufacturers verify the new OS to their hardware and add on their mods/skins, release it to "carrier neutral" unlocked phones, and pass it along to carriers. Carriers add their bloat crap and roll it out to carrier phones.
Palum
what Suineg set it to
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Destiny's Paw
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Palum
what Suineg set it to
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Facebook invented a brick.
It can function as a smartphone or... Any one of these eight apps that you can already get on a smartphone!
When has modularity ever, ever worked for technology. Convergence sells, divergence is a death knell.
Jysin
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As afar as I know, the main rear facing S7 and S8 cameras are identical. The front facing "selfie camera" is updated only.
Vaclav
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That very well may be true, but better software and or chip behind it is posting results for me if so.
The autofocus changing is faaaaar quicker.
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Siliconemelons
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Adebisi
Clump of Cells
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Putting the speakers on the bottom by the charging port was one of the things I didn't like about current Pixel
I like to lay on the couch and rest my phone on my fat CISMALE gut, which covers the speakers.
Gator
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I saw this a few days ago and thought to myself I should back-up my phone and my wifes. Go figure she would walk up to me today and say "Babe my phone just shut off and won't turn on"...yup its a brick and I get the bootloop on her Nexus 5X. It's a shame since I was hoping to maybe push them until next year. Now I have to find a replacement to hold her over or just pony up and get her an S7 or S8. I wonder how much longer I have with my phone?
Edit: Does anyone know if LG or Google will take them back and repair/replace them? Or a cheap alternative? We are on T-mobile, btw.
Intrinsic
Person of Whiteness
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About three-four months ago when my 5x did it they sent me a refurbished one without charge. It's worth a shot unless you want to just get something else. Probably a >60% chance the refurb will do it too.
I had my 6p and 5x both replaced for similar issues. They were under 2 years old and I purchased the 'device protection' plan when I bought them from the Google store. No muss, no fuss.
Edit: There was a $50 or $60 deductible per phone that was still required.
Cutlery
Kill All the White People
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All of mine have been replaced free of charge from Google with Refurbs. I have Fi, though.
They will sit on my desk as backups. They're not worth carrying around anymore.