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General Android questions • Page 9
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THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years agoWhat the fuck have google done to the external SD card on kitkat!!!
Its fucking ridiculous.
Wondering whether to root my new s5 now.
Plus points
Titanium Backup
SD Card will work properly (only got a 16gb phone so this is important)
Can debloat Samdung ROM / eventually install CM - although some of the new samdung features are actually really awesome like the one handed operation mode
Sixaxis support
Minus Points
KNOX - this will kill my warranty and resale value, there is no way to flash back to stock
Can't get work emails
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Rodpad 2,997 posts
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Registered 11 years agoSpotify doesn't have a graphic equaliser, nor does it have all music in the world, plus it requires a subscription fee to be ad free. -
THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years ago@DiddlerDo
I can't spotify or netflix on the tube or on holiday, so I need stuff downloaded.
Pics are already on Dropbox but fifa and modern combat take up 4gb on their own!
Edited by THFourteen at 12:08:19 19-04-2014 -
pauleyc 4,548 posts
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Registered 20 years agoTHFourteen wrote:
Maybe this would help, needs root though:
What the fuck have google done to the external SD card on kitkat!!!
Its fucking ridiculous.
Wondering whether to root my new s5 now.
http://lifehacker.com/sdfix-allows-kitkat-users-full-sd-card-write-access-1548731298 -
Syrette 51,181 posts
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Registered 19 years agoAnyone else given Chrome Remote Desktop a go? Works as well as I'd expect, but I doubt I'll get much practical use out of it as I put my laptop to sleep when I'm not using it.
DiddlerDo wrote:
What if you have no wifi/don't want to use your data?
Return it. What exactly do you need an so card slot for anyway? Spotify for music, Dropbox for pictures etc. -
Dougs 100,414 posts
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Registered 18 years agoHardly. I use SD cards a lot as I only have 500mb of data a month, and live in an area where I barely get GPRS, let alone 3 or4G. Hence why I've not upgraded from my S2,not sure I could manage with just 16GB of local storage. -
yegon 6,511 posts
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Registered 18 years agoDiddlerDo wrote:
Or you live in the real world where decent mobile coverage isn't blanket 100% no matter who your provider is.
Then you are on the wrong data plan and a smart phone is completely wasted on you.
If you're a desk jockey who never goes anywhere and have constant access to good wifi, the cloud is fine. Indeed, for syncing of data/files etc, the cloud is brilliant, I typically use 3 or 4gb a month for all sorts of things, and get good/great LTE coverage 75% of the time.
For zero frustration, decent quality audio/video anywhere and all the time though, eesh, we're 10+ years away.
Local storage FTMFW.
Edited by yegon at 18:19:26 19-04-2014 -
Dougs 100,414 posts
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Registered 18 years ago4G rollout should fix a lot of that as it's meant to be 98% of indoor coverage. But we shall see! -
yegon 6,511 posts
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Registered 18 years agoEE is a massive improvement in that regard to my previous carrier, Three. I get 3 or 4 bars of LTE in my house with EE, whereas I had to position my phone in a specific place to even accept calls with Three. Only since they went to "UltraFast" (their sub-LTE) in December though, it was fine before that.
I get frankly amazing speeds with EE though, I've had 60 down and 30 up regularly in a fair few places.
Edited by yegon at 18:22:56 19-04-2014 -
iancognito 2,476 posts
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Registered 14 years ago3G is very patchy where I live and Orange & Vodafone struggle getting a signal at all sometimes. It's a big town in the south east so it's not like I'm living in the woods. -
THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years agoDiddlerDo wrote:
On my train journey from Twickenham to Waterloo every day I cant stream shit on 3G or 4G. Spotify works ok but any kind of video and its unpossible for more than 2 minutes at a time, really frustrating. And its not like that journey is in the middle of nowhere.
Fair enough, didn't think there were places left in the UK that struggled to get 3G. I don't think I would bother with fancy new phone if I didn't have spotify, netflix, dropbox etc. always connected with unlimited data.
One of the reasons I ditched giffgaff is that unlimited internet was doing nothing for me, I have wifi at home and wifi at work, so commuting was the only time I need 3/4G and you cant stream video commuting so whats the point.
Oh and if all you do is stream video and Spotify then I think a smartphone is actually wasted on YOU my friend. -
THFourteen 54,987 posts
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Registered 16 years agoAnyway fuck it, rooted. Cant go 2 years without using my dualshock for starters.
SD card fixed too, thanks for the link up there. -
yegon 6,511 posts
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Registered 18 years agoStreaming video to mobile is still flakey with a great signal, never mind when it's less than optimal. In times past I've watched footy via Sky Go on my iPad over carrier, you can have a full, strong signal and it's still unreliable. That was with EE and Three and, for one month, with Vodafone when I got a free data sim. Same applies to Netflix, it's an infrastructure problem clearly.
Much rather have a nice range of high bitrate mkv's to watch from local storage, hence why I've got a full to the gills 128gb iPad!
Edited by yegon at 21:22:55 19-04-2014 -
MrWorf 64,187 posts
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Registered 20 years agoMy partner just sent me this
"Beaming service for Beep N go, more bloatware crap. That's it, I'm rooting tonight"
Clever girl. Cyanogenmod still good for a SGN III -
DiddlerDo wrote:
Leave the Cities perhaps
Fair enough, didn't think there were places left in the UK that struggled to get 3G. I don't think I would bother with fancy new phone if I didn't have spotify, netflix, dropbox etc. always connected with unlimited data..gif)
Here in the Wiltshire there are entire blackspots with barely 2G and in towns you might get really slow 3G. For example at work i cannot stream Spotify, despite it saying full 3G. The networks dont really add any capacity out here so even when we do get signal it doesnt live up to its potential. -
Last year on holiday in camber sands phone only managed a Edge connection which was useless. Devon wasn't much better. -
OllyJ 4,866 posts
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Registered 17 years agoI updated my HTC ONE to the latest update, since the gallery has now removed the folder where downloaded images go. Anyone else noticed that happen? -
RedPanda87 2,169 posts
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Registered 14 years ago@OllyJ My HTC One is on the latest update and there's still an 'All Downloads' album in the gallery if that's what you mean. -
OllyJ 4,866 posts
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Registered 17 years agoYeah that is what I mean, when you save an image that's where it goes. On mine it has vanished! -
RedPanda87 2,169 posts
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Registered 14 years agoAh, that is odd, I have to assume it's meant to still be there! Not sure how you'd get it back though. -
OllyJ 4,866 posts
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Registered 17 years agoIt's now been replaced by the "All Downloads" folder after a reboot. which has meant I have lost many many 60' Spider-man memes. My friends will be relieved. -
Dougs 100,414 posts
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Registered 18 years agoDownload Quickpic or similar. I had a similar problem where the gallery app couldn't find the photos but this sorted it. Was on a custom rom, so assumed that was why! Or Es Explorer to find the right folder... -
Rodpad 2,997 posts
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Registered 11 years agoAnother +1 for Quickpic from me. -
OllyJ 4,866 posts
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Registered 17 years agoOK cheers, I'll have a look, just a pisser it corrupted all the files. I can see them but they are unreadable. -
If you want a 'play' version then why not just install a different ROM? Without the HTC fluff.
I assume the phone bootloader can be unlocked. No research or knowledge on my part but very few android phones cannot be changed.
Edited by Sharzam at 20:36:15 17-05-2014
Clever girl. Cyanogenmod still good for a SGN III .gif)
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