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zkzkz Aug 27, 2016 11:23 am


Originally Posted by pseudoswede (Post 27123983)
CM may not be around much longer; and even less involved with making their own AOSP OSes. It actually was probably a good decision for OnePlus to go in-house.

As I understand it they weren't given any choice. The CM maintainers signed an exclusive deal with another phone maker who then sued OP. AIUI it sounds like they were defrauded by the CM maintainers but I don't have all the details so I can't be sure.

wco81 Aug 27, 2016 6:45 pm

iPhone has a lot of LTE bands, more than other brands.

Dubai Stu Aug 27, 2016 7:43 pm

Does HD Voice work on calls out of the ATT network (eg not ATT to ATT calls?)


Originally Posted by SRQ Guy (Post 27123322)
OnePlus camera does not hold a candle to Samsung's cameras. Also there is no support for wifi calling, VoLTE, or HD Voice on AT&T. Believe it or not, those were significant factors for me in buying the Note instead of the 1+3 or more likely, the Nexus devices.


WIRunner Aug 27, 2016 8:30 pm


Originally Posted by Dubai Stu (Post 27128592)
Does HD Voice work on calls out of the ATT network (eg not ATT to ATT calls?)

Some, sorta, selected...

http://www.fiercewireless.com/wirele...some-customers

SRQ Guy Aug 29, 2016 8:27 am


Originally Posted by Dodge DeBoulet (Post 27126133)
Root achieved on Sprint, Verizon and AT&T and it doesn't trip Knox ... XDA has the skinny. Unfortunately you have to kiss Samsung/Android Pay goodbye :(



I used Nova Prime on my (very) recently retired HTC One M8. I tried TouchWiz for a couple of hours and didn't find it to be as crappy as earlier versions. The one thing that really bothered me, though, was the lack of auto-rotate on the home screen. I should've gone straight back to Nova Prime, but when I googled for an auto-rotate hack the first thing that came up was Google Launcher so I installed it. That seemed OK, but doesn't have scalable icons or an adjustable grid size. So back to Nova Prime and everything is coming along nicely :)

Another step forward, Samsung's Good Lock UI is now available for Note 7.

I have decided not to bother with rooting this device, and Good Lock has helped significantly with the UI.

pseudoswede Aug 29, 2016 12:20 pm


Originally Posted by Dodge DeBoulet (Post 27126133)
Google Launcher so I installed it. That seemed OK, but doesn't have scalable icons or an adjustable grid size. So back to Nova Prime and everything is coming along nicely :)

I don't understand why people cream their pants about stock Google when Google Launcher (and AOSP) omits simple features like the ones listed above.

gobluetwo Aug 29, 2016 12:43 pm

Hadn't heard about Good Lock, will have to look into it.

nkedel Aug 29, 2016 2:34 pm


Originally Posted by pseudoswede (Post 27135599)
I don't understand why people cream their pants about stock Google when Google Launcher (and AOSP) omits simple features like the ones listed above.

Because the defaults are good enough? I haven't felt the need to change either of those on a phone in a long time.

Dodge DeBoulet Aug 29, 2016 2:43 pm


Originally Posted by nkedel (Post 27136292)
Because the defaults are good enough? I haven't felt the need to change either of those on a phone in a long time.

Seriously, nkedel, it's time to lose the Blackberry :D

Kidding aside, having those huge icons on a device with as high a resolution and as much screen real estate as the Note 7 makes it look like the smartphone version of the old Jitterbug flip phone ...

nkedel Aug 29, 2016 5:32 pm


Originally Posted by Dodge DeBoulet (Post 27136343)
Kidding aside, having those huge icons on a device with as high a resolution and as much screen real estate as the Note 7 makes it look like the smartphone version of the old Jitterbug flip phone ...

My Nexus 6 has a bigger screen (or maybe roughly comparable, if the Notes still use a separate off-screen button row) and the same resolution. 6x4 icons in the app drawer, and 6x5 icons on the home screen seems fine to me.

Dodge DeBoulet Aug 29, 2016 7:56 pm


Originally Posted by nkedel (Post 27137095)
My Nexus 6 has a bigger screen (or maybe roughly comparable, if the Notes still use a separate off-screen button row) and the same resolution. 6x4 icons in the app drawer, and 6x5 icons on the home screen seems fine to me.

Tried it. Didn't like it. No sir, not one bit.

:D

6x5 in the app drawer, and 7x6 on the home screen. Significantly reduces the need to flip from screen to screen and doesn't look or feel crowded at all.

nkedel Aug 29, 2016 8:52 pm

Perhaps I've got beefier thumbs?

Actually, I mostly just use the 3 of the 4 buttons at the bottom of the main screen for apps.

SRQ Guy Aug 30, 2016 6:18 am


Originally Posted by pseudoswede (Post 27135599)
I don't understand why people cream their pants about stock Google when Google Launcher (and AOSP) omits simple features like the ones listed above.

The launcher is only one facet, and it's easily changed. But I do agree, I would prefer Google Now Launcher to have adjustable grid and icon sizes. If it did, It'd be my launcher of choice.

FoxCL9 Aug 31, 2016 9:34 am

For those of you who bought/pre-ordered the Note 7, are you regretting it after hearing of the 'explosions' that happened in South Korea today?

I think 5 or 6 of them have burst into flames while on charge.

Dodge DeBoulet Aug 31, 2016 10:04 am


Originally Posted by murtaza12 (Post 27145762)
For those of you who bought/pre-ordered the Note 7, are you regretting it after hearing of the 'explosions' that happened in South Korea today?

I think 5 or 6 of them have burst into flames while on charge.

Hadn't heard about the explosions until just now. Have to say I'm a bit concerned, although I haven't noticed any issues with heat while charging mine.


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