plett: up_the_irons: I'm waiting to see what the specs and cost Nexus 5X are going to be. The rumours say that it will be announced in about two weeks time. up_the_irons: plett: ah interesting plett: I've currently got a Nexus 4 from 2012 but it's starting to be a bit flaky, and rumours are that Android M will only be backported to the Nexus 5, leaving the Nexus 4 stranded on it's current software up_the_irons: ah ***: m0unds has quit IRC (*.net *.split)
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hycer has joined #arpnetworks mnathani: up_the_irons: The Notes are pretty larget phones, phablets I think they call them. The S6 is more usable in my opinion -: brycec dislikes Samsung phones, specifically their version of Android and how locked-down things are. up_the_irons: i just root them brycec: I was under the uninformed impression that most Samsungs don't root or don't stock ROM or both m0unds: i have a note5, it's fine, but i don't expect to ever be able to root it
only root thing i did on my oneplus one was to tune multitasking using an app called recently
camera is pretty decent on the note, white balance blows in lower light but it's good otherwis up_the_irons: I was liking the Note 5 at the store
my brother roots everything. he has 3 phones. he's been able to root every Samsung device he cared to own. m0unds: are you on at&t or vzw?
if not, you might be able to manage it - on at&t and vzw due to payment stuff, if you trip knox on it it will render it unbootable
allegedly up_the_irons: m0unds: neither, I'm on pTel (t-mobile underneath) m0unds: ah, ok - tmo device though? or do they have their own branded version? up_the_irons: m0unds: no, i've gone with Google Edition phones for like the last 5 years. So they're all unlocked, pure android, no carrier crap. m0unds: right, but i'm talking about the note thing
because there is no google edition note up_the_irons: oh right, but there's factory unlocked onmes
*ones mercutio: it's a bit annoying how samsung don't do updates for new androids much. m0unds: right, but they're only SIM unlocked
nah, they do
i've gotten two OTAs in three weeks mercutio: with notes you have less rom choice becuase of stylus
you kind of want samsung's bloatware, but with a fast recent note you should be fine. up_the_irons: m0unds: ah ok m0unds: but new nexuseseses later this year - one LG and one Huawei up_the_irons: m0unds: i was going to say, i'd probably stay with stock samsung for the note m0unds: ah, ok
i used to despise samsung's ui stuff, but it's really not too bad on the 5 up_the_irons: that's what i've been hearing, same on the s6 m0unds: i like stock android a lot better, just because i think the UX is more polished and snazzier up_the_irons: yeah m0unds: but touchwiz isn't as awful as it used to be
and you can theme it, so i have a free material design dark theme on mine mercutio: i haven't rooted either my phone or tablet.
i always used to root
even with bloatware things tend to be a bit better these days m0unds: i only did it w/my opo because the task management in lollipop was annoying - i really didn't need to see tasks from the last 5 days mercutio: it is annoying actually m0unds: so i used an app called "recently" that let you adjust how much stuff showed up, how many search instances, etc
but it required root mercutio: i like that i can use flashlight easilywith android 5, really the only great benefit i've had m0unds: i'm finding that the note5 doesn't seem to hang on to as many recent tasks though, so it's not as annoying mercutio: how's note5 better than note4? m0unds: incrementally better hardware, significantly better build
better display mercutio: i was considering getting a note 4, but it was cheaper to get note 10.1 2014 and normal phone m0unds: in terms of color accuracy and stuff
aesthetically, it's a lot nicer (but i don't see mine because it's in a big-ass otterbox case) mercutio: ahh, i found the note4's sceren looked great m0unds: the camera is really, really good aside from flaky white balance in low light (which you can fix using pro mode) up_the_irons: Makes me wanna get the 5 now... One thing that kinda threw me off was no SD card slot or replaceable battery. *Now*, I don't have those things in my current HTC One _either_, but still, seems kinda nice to have. I have hit my 32GB storage barrier once. mercutio: sd card readers are cheap m0unds: https://goo.gl/photos/1jXD3pimCi1PQVY2A BryceBot: https://goo.gl/photos/1jXD3pimCi1PQVY2A -> https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMmlZsGBOix51A_ZS1oVApTJwDntYIvJmzirSZfsRtYsgIdOMHJ4Y_GD1U0NBCtVA?key=QlAyTmZoUklibFdLV3F4aV9QVTU0N0doNGxjWHpR mercutio: oh microsd :) up_the_irons: mercutio: yeah but who wants to have to carry one? m0unds: i bit the bullet and went 64GB on mine, since i had 64GB in the opo mercutio: up_the_irons: i dunno, i don't want tos tore stuff on my phone at all
but it has sdcard in it
because it was easy/cheap
i use less than 8gb on all my devices pretty much up_the_irons: mercutio: i have lots of videos and podcasts. maybe i should delete some... mercutio: up_the_irons: just store them somewhere else?
actually if you have lots of old videos and podcasts you can always stick them on a 2.5" external hard-disk
with a usb otg adapter m0unds: i've got a month's worth of joe rogan and bill burr and a couple others mercutio: then you can plugin to laptop/phone/etc as you like m0unds: i had to make my podcast app purge older ones because i kept forgetting to up_the_irons: otg adapter? m0unds: oh yeah, forgot about those
http://www.amazon.com/StarTech-com-5in-Micro-Host-Adapter/dp/B00B4GGW5Q/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1442358297&sr=8-2&keywords=usb+otg BryceBot: Amazon: "StarTech.com 5in Micro USB to USB OTG Host Adapter - Micro USB Male to USB A Female On-The-GO Host Cable Adapter" mercutio: up_the_irons: means you can plug normal usb devices into phone
they're like $2 on ebay
my phone takes ages to read in my 2.5" hard-disk
but it does work up_the_irons: ah cool mercutio: it doesn't work on all devices
but they're cheap enough you can just try it
like my phone works with standard os, with mouse and keyboard, and hard-disk brycec: And remember that they draw from the phone's battery ;) mercutio: yeah
i have one cable that lets you plugin charger at the asme time brycec: nice! up_the_irons: man that seems like a lot of stuff to carry around ;) mercutio: heh
having a mechanical 10keyless keyboard on phone with utg was fun
terminal worked a lot easier :) m0unds: haha mercutio: yeah it looked funny
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Guest26600 is now known as qbit mnathani: Sorry, the last notification we sent listed the incorrect reverse DNS address. Please note that all hard-coded references to *.reverse.softlayer.com will need to be updated to *.sl-reverse.com or a custom URL scheme of your own. We apologize for the confusion. The rest of the information from the previous email is still relevant: up_the_irons: man, took them a while... ***: toeshred has joined #arpnetworks mercutio: did someone register it? m0unds: the "corrected" domain registration predated their notification, so i just assume they screwed up ***: awyeah has quit IRC (*.net *.split)
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