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Face Id totally sucks compared to Touch Id. Especially the way Google's implemented it on their phones at the back. Apple nailed unlock on the 5s with Touch ID. Google improved the speed and detection and put it in the back. When I pull the phone ou…
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Boy! Way to completely miss the point of Instant Apps!! It's not to solve the fragmentation problem. WTF? There is, for the most part, no OS fragmentation for developers. When I write an Android app, I don't write a million versions for …
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jimmy.jimmy said: os2baba said:It's not the same situation at all. Google does not prevent handset manufacturers from installing their own apps. It just insists that they have to install the Google apps *as well*. Big difference. Plus…
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auxio said: os2baba said: It's not the same situation at all. Google does not prevent handset manufacturers from installing their own apps. Really? Yes. Really. All the HTC, Samsung etc. phones sold over the last 5 years te…
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jimmy.jimmy said: This is not about marketing agreements, this is about stopping handset manufactures from installing their own apps. Microsoft tried the same thing by not letting OEMs change the default desktop and we all know how that tur…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy Kudos. The "making stuff up" is good to go. Of course security matters, particularly business-wise. If Android devices aren't relatively secure then users eventually look elsewhere, Apple or even perhaps …
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Quote: Originally Posted by john12345 That doesn't mean iCloud was hacked. They found the passwords from somewhere else and used them to log in to iCloud. That's not very likely. If this was a couple of accounts, very possible. But whe…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Constable Odo I've used the Songza website occasionally and it's very simple to use to get some decent streaming music. I mainly use it to listen to old Motown and 60's groups which I pretty much grew up on and the …
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Quote: Originally Posted by fallenjt This means your roommates can unlock your Android phone, computer or tablet when you sleep close by with a G-watch. Good one, Google. Are you serious? You think your phone can be unlocked by an Android …
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Quote: Originally Posted by SpamSandwich With an even more offensive palette of colors than Apple was widely criticized for adopting. That's a web page. Not the OS. iOS7 looked like a paint factory exploded on the phone. In fact Androi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by scott6666 Well, Google is setting pretty clear expectations on the phone price by announcing it already. Might be hard to charge more unless you move off of the reference design much. Obviously there will be more …
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Quote: Originally Posted by EricTheHalfBee Lies. iOS and Android (and WP) are all susceptible to malware, but to claim "All the mobile OS's are just as open" is an outright lie. Which makes you a liar, again. iOS is FIPS certified. Android is…
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Quote: Originally Posted by leavingthebigG Looking at the watches these companies are designing and developing to sell to customers makes me extraordinarily happy that I am an Apple customer! Why are these companies rushing to get crap out the …
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Quote: Originally Posted by j1h15233 Haven't we been down the Google TV road before? I really like Google TV and use it a lot. It integrates Search, IMDB, Netflix very well. The browser is lousy. But the real problem with Google TV is that…
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Quote: Originally Posted by thataveragejoe For the Fandroids in the thread, funny how the Android collective already want the way Apple is doing 'Android-first' supposed features. LOL! Just classic. http://www.droid-life.com/2014/06/02/best-i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nikon133 Hmm... actually he does. WP8.1 does not predict words before you start typing, but as soon as you start, it offers options for your first word, and once you have your first word done, it offers options …
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Quote: Originally Posted by os2baba Is the file system now exposed to apps? I missed that. And you still can't use a 3rd party keyboard. The iOS8 keyboard is essentially the Google Keyboard (sans swiping), not the ability to replace it wit…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ThePixelDoc Considering they demoed it with Swiftkey directly on the screen... it"s obvious you weren't paying attention... as always. Yes.... there will be 3rd Party keyboards available. @Soli - and did you a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Boltsfan17 I would much rather have Apple release something that's polished versus what you see on Android. Android releases features that are basically useless to give Fandroids a hard on over specs. Take for examp…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX None of that was on Android before other OSes that arrived up to decades earlier. Your iOS-did-it-after-Android-therefore-Android-did-it-before-everyone-else is absurd logic. Some form of notification…