Is there a new Gmail backup thing on android google is implementing? First time Ive seen this notification on any of my devices and I've been logged into gmail for a really long time.
The Official Android Thread Part XVI: Care for a slice of Pie?
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guinness
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Late reply, but you need to unlock the bootloader first, however, if the bootloader can't be unlocked, then you can't flash it with a different ROM.
Google the tablet model and bootloader, and if fortunate, XDA will have some info.
Honour Over Glory
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I was able to root it with another android version but for Samsung only. So I'll give it a try.
CutOnDime97
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Is anyone going Google-less? Would like to but haven't found a replacement for Google Maps that will work without Google Play Services.
Power Man
Grrrr
CutOnDime97
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Power Man
Grrrr
Do you need it for walking around or driving?
I heard waze is good for the latter
CutOnDime97
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Google announced the Pixel 3a and 3a XL, and they look like pretty darn good mid-range phones for $399/$479 USD and $549/$649 CAD.
Pros: Price, almost identical camera, OLED screen, headphone jack, no notch, stereo speakers (but one is bottom facing), all the same OS features as regular pixel 3 (squeeze for assistant, call screening, unlimited online storage for photos/videos but at "high" quality instead of original)
Cons: Slower processor, no "pixel visual core" chip, no water resistance, screen less resistant to drops, plastic backing instead of aluminum/glass, no wireless charging
PIXEL 3A / 3A XL SPECS
Pros: Price, almost identical camera, OLED screen, headphone jack, no notch, stereo speakers (but one is bottom facing), all the same OS features as regular pixel 3 (squeeze for assistant, call screening, unlimited online storage for photos/videos but at "high" quality instead of original)
Cons: Slower processor, no "pixel visual core" chip, no water resistance, screen less resistant to drops, plastic backing instead of aluminum/glass, no wireless charging
PIXEL 3A / 3A XL SPECS
- Display: 5.6 inches, 2220 x 1080 (3A); 6 inches, 2160 x 1080 (3A XL)
- Dragontrail Glass
- Size and Weight: 6.0 x 2.8 x 0.3 inches, 147g (3A); 6.3 x 3.0 x 0.3 inches, 167g (3A XL)
- Battery: 3,000mAh (3A); 3,700mAh (3A XL)
- Memory: 4GB LPDDR4x RAM
- Storage: 64GB
- Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 670: 2.0GHz + 1.7GHz, Adreno 615 Graphics
- Rear camera: 12.2-megapixel with optical + electronic image stabilization; f/1.8 aperture
- Front camera: 8-megapixel with f/2.0 aperture, 84-degree field of view
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tacogeoff
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Anyone have a S8? there was an update I think back in late April. After the update I have gone from battery life of a full working day to maybe early evening. I have not changed my habits with the phone at all but I have pretty much gone down from 10-12hrs of battery to 7-8 since the update. Its annoying and seems to drain very fast after you hit 50%.
Good news is that I only have a few months till my contract is up. So now I'm kind of deciding between the s10 and Huawei P30 pro
Good news is that I only have a few months till my contract is up. So now I'm kind of deciding between the s10 and Huawei P30 pro
Buffaloed
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This is pretty neat if you want android but want a divorce from Google.
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You can now buy refurbished, Google-free Android flagships
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You can now buy refurbished, Google-free Android flagships
devices list · Wiki · e / wiki / en · GitLab
Anyone prefer Spotify to Google Music because it makes playlists easier and builds lists based on your tastes and what you like? I'm currently using Google Music but Spotify seems like it might be easier and get more use because of playlists and stuff.
Chaels Arms
Formerly Lias Andersson
I love Spotify. Premium has been worth every penny. Plus the connection with Shazam is great. I can Shazam a song while I'm driving and it's automatically in my Spotify playlist.
PeteWorrell
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I like Google Music because it comes with Youtube Music premium for free. Some songs that aren't available on Google Music or Spotify i just listen to on Youtube Music.
I have an original Google Pixel. I got the update for Android 10 pushed to me this morning. Took ages to install and made me think my phone had bricked at first. A whole bunch of old photos and messages were gone. It was strange. I went to gallery and like 4 photos were in it. I went back again and it filled in a bit more. But still many hundreds gone. I don't back up to the cloud for a variety of reasons. Not a huge deal since photos don't mean much in the end. But an unexpected annoyance. Especially for certain screen shots I had of things (library card number, etc...)
tacogeoff
Registered User
that is weird. I also had an update pushed to my 10+ this morning. After reading this I went and checked my gallery and I am all good, would be interesting to see if any other google pixel users had issues.
Supermassive
HISS, HISS
Wow. I haven’t heard of that happening since way back when an update erased all the photos on my Note 2. Sadly those photos contained my kid as Batman for his third Halloween. Never trusted Android after that.
Obviously Android is far, far better now. Still sucks to lose your card pics though.
I am glad nobody else seemed to have issues. The worst ones to lose were from a recent Euro trip. Fortunately, it was revisiting old favorite locales, so I at least have photos from my first times to them.
The others were photos from exes and whatnot that probably are better off gone, lol. Everything in life is transitory, folks!
More on topic, I hope the release of the Pixel 4 means I can get a Pixel 3a for cheap. I definitely no longer need the latest and greatest in phones.
The others were photos from exes and whatnot that probably are better off gone, lol. Everything in life is transitory, folks!
More on topic, I hope the release of the Pixel 4 means I can get a Pixel 3a for cheap. I definitely no longer need the latest and greatest in phones.
This is downright bizarre. Five days later, and a bunch more of the photos just came back. Not all of them, but back to April 2018.
The odd thing is that I turned off online backup immediately when I got the phone for privacy reasons, and know that none of these photos were ever uploaded anywhere. I am not even sure how/why these photos would continue to trickle in over a week+. I am very curious if it continues all the way back to when I activated the phone or if the backfill just randomly stops at some point. Weird, team. Weird.
The odd thing is that I turned off online backup immediately when I got the phone for privacy reasons, and know that none of these photos were ever uploaded anywhere. I am not even sure how/why these photos would continue to trickle in over a week+. I am very curious if it continues all the way back to when I activated the phone or if the backfill just randomly stops at some point. Weird, team. Weird.
sabresfan129103
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Bought the Moto Z4 from best buy for $240. It's a $500 phone, but best buy was running a deal where if you are due for an upgrade they'll sell you this for that super cheap. I love it. I was still using a Galaxy S5. This thing blows it out of the water. 128gb of storage too.
Pixel 3a is $250 through the weekend.
The Pixel 4 is $800 with a $400 credit towards Google Fi.
Google Pixel 3a vs Google Pixel 4 - specs comparison
The Pixel 4 is $800 with a $400 credit towards Google Fi.
Google Pixel 3a vs Google Pixel 4 - specs comparison
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Peter Zezel
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I jumped on the Pixel 3A deal.
I’m coming from a iPhone 6s and haven’t used Android since a HTC One M7. I feel there will be somethings from Apple I will miss but hopefully the $300 savings by not buying a XR make up for it.
For those interested, YouTube Vanced is a YouTube app that gives you the YouTube premium features (other than downloading videos, but who cares about that?)
Download YouTube Vanced APK [NON-ROOT]
You do need to sideload the app unfortunately but it's a credible app that is open source, if you don't want to put in your Google credentials just dont download the microG apk
Download YouTube Vanced APK [NON-ROOT]
You do need to sideload the app unfortunately but it's a credible app that is open source, if you don't want to put in your Google credentials just dont download the microG apk
