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Post by vicedestroyer on Aug 19, 2022 0:36:25 GMT
For those of us on Pixel that are itching for Android 13, but haven't got the update yet, it is possible to enroll in the OS Beta programme. Because the final Android 13 is now out, enrolling in the beta will push Android 13 to your device. I've done it. Easy and cool. Click here to visit the invitation page. Log in with the Google account on your Pixel and enroll. |
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Post by dogbot on Aug 19, 2022 5:51:56 GMT
My Pixel 5 has already had the OTA update for 13.
Best thing so far is the ability to turn off the two line clock on the lock screen.
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Post by Dougs on Aug 19, 2022 6:56:58 GMT
Oooh, will check now.
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Post by vicedestroyer on Aug 21, 2022 23:16:44 GMT
So, the Samsung Tab 7 FE, 128GB has been bought. Argos is currently selling it for £489. Which is a nice bargain. But I get a discount from work with the Samsung Portal, so checked their website. They are selling it in 4 different colours. But at £503. Apart from the silver colour, which for some weird reason, is going for £435.60. So I bought it in silver!
Even weirder, the 64GB version in silver is going for £399.60. But if you choose any of the other 3 colours, you pay £467.10. We already know that the 128GB silver is £435. But if you choose the 128GB version in any of the other 3 versions, you pay £503.10.
Which means that the 64GB in black, green and pink is pricier than the 128GB in silver. I am assuming that some poor schlob at Samsung has labelled these items wrongly? In any case, I have my order confirmation and this piece of kit should be with me on Tuesday! Goodbye, iPad. You are being sent to my brother in Uganda.
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Post by vicedestroyer on Aug 22, 2022 10:20:22 GMT
What a difference 11 hours makes. Checked the Samsung website today. And the tablet I bought yesterday for £435, is now listed as £475. Someone has clearly made a mistake. Let's see if they'll swallow that £40 difference or make me pay for it.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Aug 23, 2022 3:55:09 GMT
Are there any *low priced* android phones that have decent cameras and optical image stabilization?
I can't really bring myself to get an iphone, but it always seems like they have better photos, especially low light / indoor ones.
It seems weird when a 12MP 2020 Iphone SE gets recommended over a 108MP 2022 Android phone.
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Post by gamecat on Aug 23, 2022 6:52:25 GMT
Pixel 6 has good cameras and OIS, and has been discounted down to around the same price as an iPhone SE. Generally though OIS seems like a midrange+ thing, and you don't get it with the cheapo phones.
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Post by sport✅ on Aug 24, 2022 12:46:56 GMT
Not really a phone post but close enough.
Has anyone here replaced a usb port on a Android tablet?
I got an old Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 with a busted usb port (cable doesn't fit in properly and it looks mangled inside). As far as I know the tablet works fine and I want to give it to my dad so he can play basic games and stuff.
I see that you can get usb ports on Ebay (for like £1.50) and I got a solder kit, but wondering if it's worth DIY, taking it to a repair shop or buying a new tablet?
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Post by dfunked on Aug 24, 2022 12:50:47 GMT
I did on my old Nexus 7 tablet yeeeears ago and it was pretty doable, but tablets have got a lot thinner since then and rely more on glue than easily openable back covers. I'd say have a look on ifixit and see what's involved/difficulty level because it could be a doddle or could be a massive pain in the bum.
If it's over 2 or 3 on the difficulty scale I'd say just get a repair shop to do it.
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Post by sport✅ on Aug 24, 2022 13:05:55 GMT
I did on my old Nexus 7 tablet yeeeears ago and it was pretty doable, but tablets have got a lot thinner since then and rely more on glue than easily openable back covers. I'd say have a look on ifixit and see what's involved/difficulty level because it could be a doddle or could be a massive pain in the bum. If it's over 2 or 3 on the difficulty scale I'd say just get a repair shop to do it. Cheers mate, will have a look on iFixit. |
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Post by Blackmarsh63 on Aug 24, 2022 14:39:46 GMT
Yeh , the back should come off pretty easily. Straightforward job if your handy with a soldering iron. If its the 10 inch version the socket just unscrews. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT78t9HARsg |
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Post by jono62 on Aug 24, 2022 14:49:36 GMT
Sports one is a 12 incher.
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Post by sport✅ on Aug 24, 2022 16:10:19 GMT
Sports one is a 12 incher. On a cold day. |
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Post by Lizard on Aug 28, 2022 5:35:33 GMT
Got home from a gig on Friday night and obviously dropped my phone in the toilet, now completely fucked. Got a Nokia X20 for less than 300GBP, which seems all right. Not much choice in NZ if you want stock Android sadly.
It comes with a biodegradable case which is cool, but hilariously ugly.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Aug 28, 2022 14:35:57 GMT
Nokia still make phones?? Can't vouch for the new ones, but old school nokias would survive a trip to the toilet.  |
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Post by vicedestroyer on Aug 28, 2022 17:31:13 GMT
I bought a Nokia XR20 for my mum in Uganda. Bought it in Argos. Shipped it to Africa. Once there, discovered that there is some sort of widespread charging issue and the phone is now dead. Obviously still under warranty and it is being exchanged, but it's such a faff. It has set be sent back to UK from Uganda.
Wish I had just bought a £300 phone from OnePlus instead.
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Post by dfunked on Sept 2, 2022 12:11:42 GMT
Just got my Pixel 6 Pro back from Google and it seems so much better already. Managed to use it for 20 hours and I'm only down to 46% which was unheard of. No random overheating when I'm doing nothing at all with it.
Android 13 seems nice too. The song progress on the Spotify notification looks like a swimming sperm, which I'll never be able to unsee...
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Post by Dougs on Sept 2, 2022 14:36:10 GMT
Ha, yeah the bar is far too wiggly.
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Post by drhickman1983 on Sept 24, 2022 14:15:10 GMT
My Moto Edge G5 was updated to Android 12 and it's totally fucked the colour balancing. Everything is very saturated, reds in particular are pretty painful to look at. Seems to be a known issue, but doubt anything will be done about it. Really, really wish I hadn't updated, especially as most of the new features are totally lost on me
And the clock widget is now blue, which I don't like.
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Post by crashV👀d👀 on Sept 28, 2022 10:37:08 GMT
I have a 15% off code for the Google store for being some friendly neighbourhood Google maps uodater. Don't know if it's locked to me but if anybody wants to try it they're welcome to it
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Post by Dougs on Sept 28, 2022 10:38:11 GMT
There's 20% off across the store today...
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Post by crashV👀d👀 on Sept 28, 2022 16:05:41 GMT
So assuming the current 20off doesn't require a code then potentially 35% off ...
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Post by dogbot on Sept 28, 2022 16:08:58 GMT
They're due to announce stuff next week, so probably trying to clear out old stock.
I think I'll wait for the 7 Pro, tbh.
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Post by vicedestroyer on Oct 4, 2022 11:23:15 GMT
I only got my Pixel 6 less than a year ago. Otherwise I'd also jump in for the 7. Or perhaps even the 7 Pro. As it stands, I'll hang fire.
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Post by dfunked on Oct 4, 2022 12:30:49 GMT
Aye, I'll hang on for the 8 pro at least. The me of the past who went through multiple new phones every year is long gone.
My 6 Pro has been absolutely perfect so far after the repair. It's gone from something I regretted to one of my favourite phones. It went for a little swim on holiday and had condensation on the inside of the lenses for a week, but thankfully that cleared up. I'm guessing the repair messed up its waterproofing a bit.
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Post by Lukus on Oct 4, 2022 15:47:46 GMT
Anyone else lost the pinch to zoom function on their Android device recently? It seems to have been removed (deliberately or otherwise) from Android 13 on Pixel 4a. Which is really, really shit.
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Post by baihu1983 on Oct 5, 2022 17:46:23 GMT
Yeah mines no longer doing it.
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Post by Vandelay on Oct 5, 2022 19:19:46 GMT
I have a bit of a tech support question that someone on here might have an answer to, or at least be able to give a bit more information rather than having to hand my phone in.
I recently was transferring a reasonable amount of money out of my Lloyd's bank account into account I have with another bank. It got flagged as suspicious and I had to call them up. During the call, the chap at the other mentioned that it looked like I had registered a new device a few minutes before making the transfer. This wasn't the case, as I just used the same phone as I always use with the app. He looked a bit more into it and appeared that every time I was logging in it was re-registering the phone. He checked back 6 months and saw the same thing then.
He said that this could be a sign of a rooted device (I haven't rooted the phone), an app that shares control of the phone that has removed some of the security (don't believe I have anything like that) or malware. He suggested I take into a specialist to run some tests.
The phone is a One Plus 8 Pro and it is fairly close to stock Android. I bought it directly from One Plus, which he seemed to think meant that it was less likely to have anything installed on it that would interfere.
Any ideas what might cause something like that (besides shitty banking apps) or any troubleshooting I can do my end without having to get someone else to look at it? The fraud guy said it was likely it would flag up if I made similar large transfers and would need to go through the process of calling them again, which took up over an hour.
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Post by Dougs on Oct 5, 2022 19:25:55 GMT
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Post by Bongo Heracles on Oct 5, 2022 20:02:14 GMT
Uh… yeah… weird one. If your device is rooted it should fail the safetynet check and the app shouldn’t work at all (unless the Lloyds app is an exception or a bit fucked), so I think he’s talking bollocks.
So, standard tech support, I suppose. Download rootcheck from the play store to see if it is rooted, update everything, wipe your phone clean, try again a few times, ring them and see if it’s still happening. And make sure it’s a number from their website. It’s such an odd one, I would quadruple check the person you spoke to was just talking shit rather than getting details out of you.
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