Woohoo past 2 days on one charge. At 15%.



Screen on time: 3 hours 38 minutes
Voice Calls: 58 minutes

All on LTE. Never on wifi. I've noticed my battery life is heavily impact on wifi compared to LTE. Don't know why wifi drains the battery faster. Weird.

12/14/2012 4:11:51 PM

LTE is a much lower frequency, though higher power.

12/14/2012 4:33:33 PM

So why is wifi draining my battery much faster? Hmm.

12/14/2012 5:35:53 PM

Does the choice between the S3 and Note II really just come down to size preference? Seems like hardware-wise it's splitting hairs. I'm about to upgrade from my Razr, just not sure whether to get one of those two, or if something else is about to be released in the next few weeks that I should wait for.
I can also get the S3 for $50 tomorrow at Best Buy, so I'm leaning towards that right now (at the cost of dropping from unlimited to 2GB, which is inevitable, and I use <1GB a month as is).


[Edited on December 15, 2012 at 2:59 PM. Reason : .]

12/15/2012 2:53:25 PM

No the note 2 has the quad core and the much better screen. The us S3 just has the dual core.

12/15/2012 9:42:17 PM

Note II is essentially a gigantic S3 but with better battery life, dual screen mode/multitasking, and a few other perks

12/16/2012 9:20:45 AM

^The SPen(is) mightier

12/16/2012 12:40:49 PM

Quote :

"Woohoo past 2 days on one charge. At 15%. Screen on time: 3 hours 38 minutes Voice Calls: 58 minutes All on LTE. Never on wifi. I've noticed my battery life is heavily impact on wifi compared to LTE. Don't know why wifi drains the battery faster. Weird. "

What phone? How did you pull that off?

12/16/2012 1:24:28 PM

^^^Eh and a much more powerful processor and the lcd screen technology is much better. A lot more sub pixels. Plus the pen is awesome.

^Note 2.

12/16/2012 1:53:49 PM

Just picked up a Note II. First smartphone ive ever had. Really enjoying it so far. This thing is fast

12/18/2012 12:58:11 PM

Still using my DX2 (that replaced my DX1 when I cracked the screen). In some ways I'd like to get another one but I don't feel like paying for it or paying for non-unlimited data either. It's good enough just a tad slow at times now - might even just be worth it to pull pictures and other files off and just do a factory reset to try and speed it up.

12/18/2012 1:02:59 PM

Google is working on building their own phone, 'X Phone', to compete with Apple and Samsung.

Quote :

"Google is putting its acquisition of Motorola to use by building a powerful new device known internally as the 'X phone' to compete with offerings from Apple and Samsung, according to a new report. The Wall Street Journal reported that engineers at Motorola are working hard on the new handset, to be released some time next year. It will mark the first time that Google has built a phone with struggling Motorola, which it acquired for $12.5 billion. Motorola will continue to produce devices for its carrier partner Verizon, while also devoting resources to the 'X' partnership with Google -- a partnership that will eventually include a tablet as well, according to the Journal."

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57560532-93/google-x-phone-to-compete-with-apple-and-samsung-wsj/

12/21/2012 7:50:33 PM

surprised it took this long, this is what we all assumed would happen when they bought Motorola

12/25/2012 5:48:43 PM

BFD

Gruber's analysis of that report was spot on
[quote]Sounds terribly exciting at first glance. Finally, Google’s real plan for Motorola: a secret new phone and tablet that will change everything! But it’s all just vapor. There’s nothing specific in this report. The whole thing boils down to someone from Motorola telling Efrati that they’re trying to make a great new phone for next year. As though that’s any different than what everyone else is doing.

What would be insane, considering how Apple and Samsung are dominating the handset market, would be if Motorola sources told the Journal that they’re not working on anything to rival Apple and Samsung. Just keep in mind the rule of vaporware: there’s an enormous chasm between “We’re working on something” and “We have something ready to sell”.[quote]

12/25/2012 11:54:32 PM

I thought the Nexuses were Google's phones.

12/26/2012 1:04:57 AM

^ IIRC, they're made by a manufacturer (LG and samsung so far...I think) to be sold by google

they're not "made" by google, though...now that motorola is owned by google, however, we can expect phones "made" by google

12/26/2012 11:07:14 AM

you forgot htc...

12/27/2012 2:36:33 AM

so all of the big manufacturers, then

12/27/2012 8:06:38 PM

well, moto hasn't. sony hasn't.

12/28/2012 2:12:16 AM

Motorola had the original Droid, which was basically a Nexus

12/28/2012 10:48:27 AM

^^ sony isn't really relevant in terms of smartphones...at least, i've never known anyone who owned one...their marketshare is probably comparatively small

and motorola's next!

12/28/2012 5:09:50 PM

so has anyone rooted a kindle fire 2 10.2.4? there's so much crap out there right now on it I can't figure out what to follow and what to ignore

12/29/2012 1:10:58 PM

nevermind. was able to do it using the guide here

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2051270

12/29/2012 11:21:18 PM

does anyone use an app to back up their phone (including all data - from apps, contacts, SMS/MMS, call log, pictures, etc) to the cloud (preferably box)...an app that ISN'T titanium?

because aside from the fact that the person/team who makes titanium clearly has no capacity for design, it keeps bitching at me that it can't upload because of some data thing (despite the fact that i'm on wifi when it complains)

i know tibu is the end-all/be-all, but i think it kinda sucks for the one thing i want it for

sandisk's memory zone is okay, but i don't think it does incremental backups, nor can you schedule a specific time for it to do the updates (it just defaults to the same time that you did the first one)

i really like mybackup (pro or the free version), but i don't think you can upload to your own cloud services, just to theirs

1/16/2013 1:25:10 PM

Been using My Backup Pro since the OG Droid days and haven't been disappointed. It's limited to either phone storage or MyBackup online storage as you said though. Comes with 92MB of space before you would have to buy more. Suppose you could just manually upload the files to dropbox but that requires a bit more work.

1/16/2013 1:37:57 PM

^ mybackup pro would be ideal because I already like what it does and how it does it...except for the uploading part

maybe there's an app that will automatically upload anything in a folder on your phone to cloud service of your choice? kinda like how dropbox works on a computer...except that i'd really rather use box since i have 50GB there

1/16/2013 1:40:00 PM

I'll point out Folder Sync since it might work for someone else's uses (dont think it does most of what you're looking for)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dk.tacit.android.foldersync.full&hl=en

1/16/2013 2:04:18 PM

^ i don't know...it might do the second option (keep a folder on my SD card synced with the cloud service)

EDIT: actually, it looks like it might work perfectly...with the free version of foldersync, too

there's no version control, though that wasn't really something i was too concerned about as i want to back up data and that's comparatively small...i might care eventually, though

[Edited on January 16, 2013 at 2:55 PM. Reason : .]

1/16/2013 2:31:11 PM

^^that's what I've been using to sync my phone and tablet to my nas nightly. It works great for sd card backups.

1/19/2013 6:53:13 PM

What keyboards are you all using? I'm on Swiftkey now, but on my 4.1 GNex, after coming out of sleep mode the suggestions/corrections don't work until you get rid of the keyboard and then bring it back. I can't figure out a fix, so I'm looking for a replacement.

Also what games are you into? I'm currently playing Hill Climb, Road Trip 2 and Raiden Legends.

1/22/2013 12:55:28 PM

Jetpack Joyride is pretty fun

1/22/2013 1:46:25 PM

Not sure what you mean by version control... but DataSync will verify last modified timestamps and attempt to make an intelligent decision on which way to Sync, or it will ask you, or you can manually specify the sync-direction. Also, it can sync between devices if you want to skip the cloud.

DataSync Beta (don't get the original or + yet as this is the new upcoming version)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.quintstoffers.DataSync.beta

Reasons I like:
- Offers cloud syncing to Box, Dropbox (which I use), and FTP/S
- It syncs by folders and/or applications (which includes data + .apk)
- Only syncs if changes detected
- Syncs between devices on same Wifi or by Bluetooth
- Clean interface

Note: this version is still in beta so you might find a bug, but I've not lost any data yet.

[Edited on January 22, 2013 at 2:27 PM. Reason : .]

1/22/2013 2:25:53 PM

super hexagon finally came to android not too long ago

http://bit.ly/WuJQes

so good



re: keyboards, i've been using swiftkey ever since it was the app of the day on amazon; got the swiftkey flow beta, but i don't use the flow aspect it

[Edited on January 24, 2013 at 9:45 AM. Reason : add Ø]

1/24/2013 9:44:28 AM

Bigman.score += 1

1/24/2013 12:48:37 PM

http://www.droid-life.com/2013/01/24/koush-releases-updated-carbon-beta-non-rooted-users-can-now-have-fun/

Quote :

"This morning, Koush released an updated version of Carbon, his backup app that has been making the rounds and receiving a lot of great attention. In this update, he has allowed non-rooted users to get into the game, with the help of a desktop application that is easily installed on your computer. With this app, every Android user (rooted and non-rooted) can backup apps and app data easily and safely. Koush mentions that this beta will expire January 30, but he intends to have a version on Google Play before then. There will be a paid version and a free version, so we await that release."

1/24/2013 2:41:12 PM

Running the new CM 10.1 nightly on my toro and love it, smoother than 10 and a lot of fixes, thankfully they've replaced the Google gallery app so it now connects with Picasa again.

1/25/2013 11:39:54 AM

does anyone else's android phone take forever to send photos/docs to gmail? i'm with verizon, if that helps, and it can sometimes take hours for those e-mails to go through.

sorry if this has been asked before

1/31/2013 11:41:37 PM

Quote :

"does anyone else's android phone take forever to send photos/docs to gmail?"

No.

2/1/2013 5:09:44 AM

In case there is anyone that still has a Thunderbolt, Verizon finally approved the Gingerbread update

http://support.verizonwireless.com/pdf/system_update/thunderbolt_instructions.pdf

2/1/2013 11:20:07 AM

^ ICS update, you mean?

wish i knew where my thunderbolt was

2/1/2013 11:48:08 AM

^Oops, yea ICS

2/1/2013 12:06:49 PM

anyone here (still) use a bionic? nabbed one off CL for $60 (with accessories...it's been in an otterbox since day 1 and so the phone itself is immaculate)...sadly, this will be an upgrade from my bolt

some quick googling indicates that the bionic is capable of being a world phone (CDMA and GSM)...and as such, you can throw in an AT&T SIM, as well as using it with straight talk...if that's the case, i'm kinda thrilled

have to go pick up another 4G SIM (lost the first one when my bolt when missing...the CSR from VZW said that customers are entitled to 2 free cards for every 12-month span), but then i'm gonna root, install CWM (unless 4EXT works with it), and start playing around

[Edited on February 2, 2013 at 8:58 AM. Reason : comes with ICS stock and is slated to get JB 4.2 any day now...which is awesome]

2/2/2013 8:52:27 AM

Quote :

"I thought the Nexuses were Google's phones."

I read somewhere that it is not going to be considered a nexus, but be stock Android. It probably won't be sold through Google play, but by moto

2/3/2013 8:01:10 AM

For you Sprint people, I noticed I had 4G in the S Saunders/Wilmington St area last night. So hopefully they're getting close.

[Edited on February 3, 2013 at 6:00 PM. Reason : ]

2/3/2013 5:59:45 PM

anyone ever partitioned their internal memory to act as a "fake" SD card on a phone? i was just wondering if it was possible to bypass the use of an SD card altogether on a phone (i know that tablets frequently do this by default)

2/4/2013 9:36:43 PM

Just remove the SD card?

2/5/2013 7:33:42 PM

Anyone know of a good way to backup and restore MMS messages?

Also I just started playing Strikefleet Omega. All kinds of fun.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sixwaves.strikefleetomega

[Edited on February 5, 2013 at 7:55 PM. Reason : ]

2/5/2013 7:54:44 PM

^^ nope

^ my backup root?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rerware.android.MyBackupRoot&hl=en

2/5/2013 8:04:01 PM

what's good to back everything up before rooting?

I'm done waiting on Verizon, want to root and throw CM 10.1 on there, but not if it's going to reset everything

2/5/2013 9:57:35 PM

Oops

[Edited on February 5, 2013 at 10:16 PM. Reason : Just noticed you said before rooting]

2/5/2013 10:12:57 PM