Yea, played around with it briefly in store (S6 and S6 Edge). Both feel really nice to play with, TouchWiz has definitely improved and so has the build quality of the device. The screen display is really crisp/clear too. No complaints but I'm waiting to see what the LG G4 can offer and at what price. Also, I just upgraded my Nexus 4 to Lollipop 5.1 (from Kit Kat) so I might stick with that for a while longer as it feels to be performing like a new device.
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Yea, played around with it briefly in store (S6 and S6 Edge). Both feel really nice to play with, TouchWiz has definitely improved and so has the build quality of the device. The screen display is really crisp/clear too. No complaints but I'm waiting to see what the LG G4 can offer and at what price. Also, I just upgraded my Nexus 4 to Lollipop 5.1 (from Kit Kat) so I might stick with that for a while longer as it feels to be performing like a new device.
I might consider the Samsung Galaxy S6, but it'll be really expensive I think... Let's see... The Z4 doesn't seem like much of an improvement over the Z3 either.
There's also the new Xiaomi phone but don't even know if I'll be able to get it, if I was interested (waiting for the announcement).
And the OnePlus 2 whenever that is scheduled for.
There's also the new Xiaomi phone but don't even know if I'll be able to get it, if I was interested (waiting for the announcement).
And the OnePlus 2 whenever that is scheduled for.
I'm also trying to decide how to get my new phone:
Use a 30% discount at O2 and get a new contract with the phone, or buy the phone outright and get a sim-only contract with 3. I do like the idea of having data abroad at no extra cost, it'll mean that my photos can be geotagged when taking pics abroad and give me more freedom whenever I do go to another country, but then it's not essential is it?
Use a 30% discount at O2 and get a new contract with the phone, or buy the phone outright and get a sim-only contract with 3. I do like the idea of having data abroad at no extra cost, it'll mean that my photos can be geotagged when taking pics abroad and give me more freedom whenever I do go to another country, but then it's not essential is it?
Yeah I kinda forgot about this thread the past few months. It's been dead.
What are the biggest, latest headlines? Now that Google seems to do just main big OS update a year, it's probably all just hardware news now and I think the S6 and G4 are the ones getting the most attention.
Any rumors for what the next Nexus will be? Manufacturer, stats, etc?
What are the biggest, latest headlines? Now that Google seems to do just main big OS update a year, it's probably all just hardware news now and I think the S6 and G4 are the ones getting the most attention.
Any rumors for what the next Nexus will be? Manufacturer, stats, etc?
So, I'm seriously considering getting the LG G4 and whether I want to get it on O2 or Three. I'm also considering whether to get it using a discount on O2 Open (where I will try to get cashback on top to make it a more cost-effective deal), or as a contract on Three or to buy the phone outright and get a Three Sim-Only contract.
I may have to wait like 3 months to get the O2 Open 30% discount on the LG G4 though. The 30% off is on the airtime and not the device and as they now split the contract into two halves the 30% is probably more like a 15% on the total cost of the entire contract - so just waiting for prices and then I'll do my calculations because I like to be more cost-effective these days.
I may have to wait like 3 months to get the O2 Open 30% discount on the LG G4 though. The 30% off is on the airtime and not the device and as they now split the contract into two halves the 30% is probably more like a 15% on the total cost of the entire contract - so just waiting for prices and then I'll do my calculations because I like to be more cost-effective these days.
I'm expecting there to be more emphasis on Android Auto this year. I'm guessing that they might announce the first car models to have it embedded into the system.
I'm also guessing that they'll showcase more things using DART and how the web interface for some of Google's services will be more app-like (similar to how they have made the new Google Play Music).
I'm also guessing that they'll showcase more things using DART and how the web interface for some of Google's services will be more app-like (similar to how they have made the new Google Play Music).
Tony Fadell and his Nest team are now heading hardware at Google, even Glass was moved out from the Google X division into the Nest team, so my thought is that Android @ Home has become a part of that team as well. My cousin did tell me a while back that Google had moved a lot more engineers into the hardware team so I guess we'll have to wait and see what happens at IO.
I'm hoping for a large Nexus Player / Android TV update as well. Right now, every single smart TV product on the market feels like a beta to me, including the Nexus Player. None of them have cracked the market, not Apple, not Amazon, not Roku. Proper Google Photos, Google Drive and Dropbox integration, with adaptive TV interfaces would be a logical move. Google must surely be working on this. Right now, I have 1 terabyte of Google Drive space that just isn't getting used to it's full potential. I really like the Nexus Player, but the experience right now seems limited. I'm not entirely sure if there's a lot of specific things that I WANT it to do, but I want to be shown use cases that I wouldn't even think of myself.
I'm pretty happy with the state of Android Wear, as it stands right now with 5.1.1. I don't have that update yet on my G-Watch, but I've used it on a G-Watch Urbane that my friend who works for LG showed me. Once I get that, I'm happy with Wear. It's leaps and bounds ahead of the software on the Apple Watch. The only thing I find myself wanting now is better hardware and a bigger screen, I'll probably go for a second-gen Moto 360 once that drops.
My Chromebook is still happily cruising. No degradation, no slowdowns, no lag and I've had it for 10 months now. It's really a perfect portable web machine, and I only paid £180 for it. Since I bought it, there's now 5 more people in my family who own Chromebooks in different models. Like I said, Apple and Microsoft ought to be worried about this.
I'm hoping for a large Nexus Player / Android TV update as well. Right now, every single smart TV product on the market feels like a beta to me, including the Nexus Player. None of them have cracked the market, not Apple, not Amazon, not Roku. Proper Google Photos, Google Drive and Dropbox integration, with adaptive TV interfaces would be a logical move. Google must surely be working on this. Right now, I have 1 terabyte of Google Drive space that just isn't getting used to it's full potential. I really like the Nexus Player, but the experience right now seems limited. I'm not entirely sure if there's a lot of specific things that I WANT it to do, but I want to be shown use cases that I wouldn't even think of myself.
I'm pretty happy with the state of Android Wear, as it stands right now with 5.1.1. I don't have that update yet on my G-Watch, but I've used it on a G-Watch Urbane that my friend who works for LG showed me. Once I get that, I'm happy with Wear. It's leaps and bounds ahead of the software on the Apple Watch. The only thing I find myself wanting now is better hardware and a bigger screen, I'll probably go for a second-gen Moto 360 once that drops.
My Chromebook is still happily cruising. No degradation, no slowdowns, no lag and I've had it for 10 months now. It's really a perfect portable web machine, and I only paid £180 for it. Since I bought it, there's now 5 more people in my family who own Chromebooks in different models. Like I said, Apple and Microsoft ought to be worried about this.
Yep, Plex runs really well on the Nexus Player, and so do Netflix and obviusly YouTube.
Android TV is really all about providing the easiest way of accessing this content on the big screen and it does a great job.
I think Android TV will become a really strong player, especially since it's going to be shipping built-in on lots of Sony and Phillips TV's.
The recommendations bar needs fixing though. It has real potential. The Youtube stuff it shows is good, because it has a lot of data to draw from. But with lesser used apps, it's just recommending me random stuff and there's no way to tell it to stop trying to make me watch the fucking Kardashians show.
Android TV is really all about providing the easiest way of accessing this content on the big screen and it does a great job.
I think Android TV will become a really strong player, especially since it's going to be shipping built-in on lots of Sony and Phillips TV's.
The recommendations bar needs fixing though. It has real potential. The Youtube stuff it shows is good, because it has a lot of data to draw from. But with lesser used apps, it's just recommending me random stuff and there's no way to tell it to stop trying to make me watch the fucking Kardashians show.
When I think of Android TV, I think of what was introduced around this time in 2011. Four years ago.
There was the Logitech Revue, I think? And then that one Sony TV that had Google stuff integrated into it. That Logitech box, I'd buy that for the price of a Chromecast, so about $30. Not for the $199 I think it sold for.
It was neat and I think it'd still be neat to have it now. But it hasn't gone much beyond that.
There was the Logitech Revue, I think? And then that one Sony TV that had Google stuff integrated into it. That Logitech box, I'd buy that for the price of a Chromecast, so about $30. Not for the $199 I think it sold for.
It was neat and I think it'd still be neat to have it now. But it hasn't gone much beyond that.
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