I know its life companion but they definitely meant it more as assistant (at least I hope so). But ya mine has been great. I really love the TV stuff, its actually really useful. S health isn't bad, and it runs all the apps I could possibly need. I don't know why, but I've been using their calendar and stuff and it integrates well. The eye stuff is actually useful. I love the rotation and the video pause. Camera is actually awesome and goes great with my bitcasa subscription. The multi window is another feature that is actually more useful
The hover thing is cool but more of a novelty, I wish they would have integrated it more. S voice sucks, its soo slow and gets text wrong all the time.
At the end of the day it doesn't really feel much more like a life assistant any more than other smartphones (I wouldn't call it a life companion or a life assistant) , but its defiantly a great smartphone.
So how do you feel the phone has held up to being a life companion/assistant ?
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I know its life companion but they definitely meant it more as assistant (at least I hope so). But ya mine has been great. I really love the TV stuff, its actually really useful. S health isn't bad, and it runs all the apps I could possibly need. I don't know why, but I've been using their calendar and stuff and it integrates well. The eye stuff is actually useful. I love the rotation and the video pause. Camera is actually awesome and goes great with my bitcasa subscription. The multi window is another feature that is actually more useful
The hover thing is cool but more of a novelty, I wish they would have integrated it more. S voice sucks, its soo slow and gets text wrong all the time.
At the end of the day it doesn't really feel much more like a life assistant any more than other smartphones (I wouldn't call it a life companion or a life assistant) , but its defiantly a great smartphone.
So how do you feel the phone has held up to being a life companion/assistant ?
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I love mine. She gets me lol. I'm not sure why your S Voice isn't working properly. My texts are very accurate. I rarely have an issue with it. I can't wait to use S Health when I go on my hiking trip at the end of this month. Nothing but positive feedback from me.
P1NK13P13 are you running TriForce 3.0 on baseband MF9 ?
Yes sir, I am... ♥ it!
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The TV remote and app is a cool extra, gps, bluetooth, nfc, camera all work great. I turned off all of the other extra features and just use it like a smartphone. I dont talk to my phone or wave at it or anything like that. It is best phone I have ever used and battery life is excellent. Getting up to 2 days with normal usage and a full day with heavy usage.
I don't use any samsung stuff, running ge. but I really love the hardware, it is so much faster, better in battery then the s3. not to mention the screen and camera. but really I use it like the last 2 galaxies before it. I really liked multi Window though.
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Voice control with music app is very handy. When people try to talk and you say "pause" then give them the look to go ahead and talk blows their mind. I still haven't learned all features but the Sammy commercials hit the nail on the head when people see my gs4.
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I just bought my wife an iPod Touch for her birthday. The reason I told her was that her 2nd gen Nano was at the end of its life, but it was also as much because I wanted to give the iPhone OS a whirl to see what all the hype is about.
One of the first things I looked for in apps was an app to turn the wifi on/off. It's kind of annoying having to go into settings each time I... I mean she... wants to use wifi. Since there are at least a half dozen apps for WM that do that, I figured that there must be dozens of iPhone apps for that.
Guess what? I have yet to find one. Maybe it's just buried in the 100,000 apps, but searching both the App Store and Google have turned up nothing. YGTBFSM! Really? Isn't this about as simple an app as they get, yet would be incredibly useful? To be fair, I did come up with an app searching Google, but I haven't found any sign of it in the app store, and the app was written for the original iPhone (it was to turn EDGE on/off along with wifi).
My initial impressions of the device are that it is very nice, but I'm not blown away by it like all the fan boys said I would be. Frankly, I don't really see anything it will do that my Fuze won't (except to play Apple DRM music). Even the capacitive screen didn't amaze me. Visually, yes, it was beautiful. Web pages look great. But in terms of touch, I really didn't see any big difference over the resistive screens I'm used to. In fact, I have a really hard time typing on it, especially in portrait orientation.
Long story short... I'm glad I got her it. Now I know that I'm not really missing all that much not having an iPhone.
I like the ipod touch, but every other apple product(including the iphone) is for people with more money than tech sense.
there's an app where you can swipe the top status bar and a drop down menu appears where you can turn off 2g, wifi, etc. but i think its in cydia so it has to be jailbroken.
only thing i give apple in props is the games dont really lag from friends iphones that ive seen like on htcs... But idc apple can go stick it lol.
Well. I had WinMo, then got an iPod Touch.
Wi-Fi on the iPod doesn't use any battery when it's off, so there's no real point in turning it off. There's no app for that.
The "it just works" philosophy suits me perfectly, althought I'd like me some native GCal/Facebook sync.
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Well. I had WinMo, then got an iPod Touch.
Wi-Fi on the iPod doesn't use any battery when it's off, so there's no real point in turning it off. There's no app for that.
The "it just works" philosophy suits me perfectly, althought I'd like me some native GCal/Facebook sync.
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Thanks, I wasn't sure if it was using the WiFi while it was off or not. But, it does use it while on and I... I mean she ... doesn't always need it on, especially when listening to music, so it seems like it would extend battery life to turn it off when not needed.
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Thanks, I wasn't sure if it was using the WiFi while it was off or not. But, it does use it while on and I... I mean she ... doesn't always need it on, especially when listening to music, so it seems like it would extend battery life to turn it off when not needed.
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Unless you call an app that uses it (like Safari), it won't try connecting to unknown networks, so it doesn't suck battery as WinMo did.
Ok. So there are plenty of apps in the market, of course, but very few are exclusive and optimized for honeycomb because its so new. The Xoom should have came with more of its "own" apps pre-installed imo. Anyways, we've got CNN, the Human Body, Pulse, Youtube, some games, and probably others. And every app in the market will run on Honeycomb mostly, but I would like to hear some suggestions, comments, and concerns about what apps are great, and what we expect to see months from now. Sorry, if this topic has been posted before. I just want to hear some honest feedback about the Xoom/Honeycomb apps. Please share the what's recommended and what's just essential to our beloved Xoom.
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Ok. So there are plenty of apps in the market, of course, but very few are exclusive and optimized for honeycomb because its so new. The Xoom should have came with more of its "own" apps pre-installed imo. Anyways, we've got CNN, the Human Body, Pulse, Youtube, some games, and probably others. And every app in the market will run on Honeycomb mostly, but I would like to hear some suggestions, comments, and concerns about what apps are great, and what we expect to see months from now.
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Maybe also include "list of apps that don't work well with Honeycomb."
But for the most part, they all work, some just look a little weird (like facebook) or something doesn't show up right (like the lasers in HexDefense).
Good:
Gun Bros works great on the Xoom. Fruit Ninja THD works flawlessly. Google Earth
Bad:
Unblock me; CNN sometimes doesn't display stuff, I have no idea why. And Google Body likes to crash too, but sometimes will work completely fine.
I haven't gotten too many "duplicate" apps - in other words, if I have them on my phone but rarely use them, I'll just keep it on the phone. But if it's something I'm going to be using just as much on the Xoom as my EVO, then I downloaded it. I just haven't gotten around to getting a ton of apps yet.
Thanks for your feedback. I agree with you about how some apps that are rarely used on my phone have no point of being on the xoom. I really haven't delve into my xoom that much either because im anal and waiting for my screen protectors. Lol. But I installed the common ones like root explorer which is a necessity in my opinion, and wordsmith! I love that friggin game! When I start using my Xoom religiously ill post my experiences. However, I know that over time honeycomb is going rock hard, and the xoom will be a longstanding beast in the war of the tablets!
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However, I know that over time honeycomb is going rock hard, and the xoom will be a longstanding beast in the war of the tablets!
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I agree, the main draw to the Xoom was the fact that it was a "Google Experience" device (or whatever they call it). So unlike Samsung, we'll actually get updates quickly and, I would guess, probably before any other 3.0 device (unless it's a Google Experience device as well without MotoBlur/Sense/Touchwiz).
What I meant about the apps I have on my phone - somethings like handcent for example won't be necessary on the Xoom (at least for me). Neither is SetCPU necessary for me right now (since I'm not currently rooted, and to be honest, don't really feel the need to so far...). Hmmm other apps I'll use only on the phone and not the Xoom? Probably stuff like remote control apps, financial stuff like checkbooks and mint.com (just go online or use the phone).
Wapedia works EXCELLENT (awhile ago I bought the ad removal plugin, totally worth it). Almost looks like regular desktop Wikipedia.
Yeah. I love Wapedia! That's an excellent app that would be awesome for the Xoom. I'll install it! So, it's a tablet, NOT a phone. It may suit some people to aquire a data plan for work, or if you're on-the-go constantly, but I won't need it. I simply use my WiFi, and that's sufficient enough. Handsent would be lame, because I have my phone of course, but I'm not going to sit there and send text messages on my kind of "replacement" laptop. LOL! I can Google voice being a good asset because instant messaging seems reasonalbe. I'm pretty sure that it's not working right now and they're planning an update soon to fix it. IDK, I love having the Xoom as my little 'sidekick' for school, and business-related tasks. It's such a multimedia powerhouse! How technology changes so rapidly amazes me...
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Yeah. I love Wapedia! That's an excellent app that would be awesome for the Xoom. I'll install it! So, it's a tablet, NOT a phone. It may suit some people to aquire a data plan for work, or if you're on-the-go constantly, but I won't need it. I simply use my WiFi, and that's sufficient enough. Handsent would be lame, because I have my phone of course, but I'm not going to sit there and send text messages on my kind of "replacement" laptop. LOL! I can Google voice being a good asset because instant messaging seems reasonalbe. I'm pretty sure that it's not working right now and they're planning an update soon to fix it. IDK, I love having the Xoom as my little 'sidekick' for school, and business-related tasks. It's such a multimedia powerhouse! How technology changes so rapidly amazes me...
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Definitely, I'm more stunned by the technology encased inside of it really, and the fact that they've gotten it work this well, regardless of number of crashes or bugs. Still better than a Windows computer!
If I'm not mistaken, Wapedia even had a slightly different layout - like you could change the type of wiki you're searching quickly on the right hand side. I haven't delved into it too much, but I remember it looked better than on the phone.
And of course you can always root and tether your phone if you haven't already so you can get on the move with the tablet. But I just really wanted its own connection since I'm pulling almost double the speed from Verizon as I would off of tethering from Sprint. And it's nice to have two different connections (although they probably connect to the same towers) if your data isn't pulling up well when you're on the road like I am.
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I would love them if they would work like they do in the video and definitely buy them, sadly i dont think they will work at all as they do in the video. No way its gonna be that fast.
I still don't like voice interfaces, no matter if it's called Siri or Glass.
Hmmm perfect to go with their driverless cars so people don't get run over
there's still a road to walk in the voice recognition tech yet
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there's still a road to walk in the voice recognition tech yet
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Yep, siri doesn't work good if you have accent that siri doesn't like lol
I'm pretty sure it would change my life. Imagine all the poles you will run into.
what we are waiting for!
If, in the release, it have all the features bugless from the video, I will buy one, even if I have to sell a organ on the black market
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I wonder how many idiots will walk like this in half-a-year...
well that pic is HUGE!!
and, it seems great to me. Its like the future is here but are you ready for it? - that's what the people are asking.
I would Do anything to get those
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Dear XDA community,
i wish to share with all of you my experience about the Nexus 4 from Google.
Bought it two weeks ago and as far i used it there is lot of issues about that phone i was thinking Android need more time to understand and to finally find stability in an daily use...
First my experience with smartphone mobile :
Iphone 4 for 2 years > galaxy S3 > Note 2 > Nexus 4
Well first why change between a Note 2 to a N4 because of portability and not convenient for sport as i use my phone also as an MP3 and also in the pocket of a suit well look not that good and can disform ur pants or trousers for jeans baggy jogging is ok but not for SUIT! and try to run at gym with a > 5 inch size :cyclops:
I wanted a pure android Google experience so sold the note to get a nexus 4 16GB and some exra money for sure.
First:
The look : i really enjoy it with nice back glass very Cute and screen size is perfect but when u look more closer you can see some square when you change phone position nothing bad but it's a detail. With google case the phone look awesome!
The sound : too low and not crisp i just compared it with some other phones and some mp3 it sound very low and need to put poweramp with using preamp to have a correct sound at gym but distortion make it sound like Crap!
During conversation with audio headphone people have some trouble to hear me and same at my side need to put the sound to the top.
So as i am an audiophile very very sad about that!
Battery life : well another disapointment, can run a day with listening music with the audio boost of poweramp, phone call for work like around 20 phone call a day at minimum, some whatsap like apps surfing the web and playing a little bit games.
It s not an heavy use but need to put in charge very quickly especially if i dont put Juice Defender to cut my 3G data network.
The ecosystem : Well, it's another something i like to focus on, i live in a country ( China ) where google market is just open for free app so you cannot have all the app market to you, plus need to install some other market to get what you want to because google want you to use another country simcard to buy and download the most useful apps >>> that sucks cause sometimes it s full of bugs and virus!
My daily life use : need sometimes some reboot cause call cannot give a sound, for work it's painful.. Some app if you not careful drain your juice as hell like google plus 2 days ago with 45 pourcent of total battery use! Some crash and needed to back up reinstall everything cause get an error msgs every 2 minutes.
So today was really pissed by that phone and i m looking to have something else..
Iphone
Blackberry
Window Phone
Well as it's use for both personal life and work i need to balance but in my side i need Stability, Good sound quality for call and also music, portability i dont need a very big smarphone but like 4inch around..
Well i will be waiting a little bit before make my decision but that phone is not suit my need even if i was so happy to get it here in China but experience tells me that it's not for me.
Thanks and any advies is consider or comments...:crying::crying:
LOL "Windows Phone and blackberry".
Good luck with that. If you were disappionted with your N4, prepared to be REALLY disappointed with those phones, costing ALOT more...
I love my N4, it's the best phone I have ever had. Does everything I need, the battery life is good.
I'm wondering if all your problems aren't related to the dodgy apps that you get in China. Perhaps there is a battery drainer there or some malware.
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LOL "Windows Phone and blackberry".
Good luck with that. If you were disappionted with your N4, prepared to be REALLY disappointed with those phones, costing ALOT more...
I love my N4, it's the best phone I have ever had. Does everything I need, the battery life is good.
I'm wondering if all your problems aren't related to the dodgy apps that you get in China. Perhaps there is a battery drainer there or some malware.
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Just because we prefer android does not mean that he will be disappointed in another OS. Some people do like and prefer other devices and operating systems. I agree I would be suspect of some 3rd party apps in chine though.
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What you need is an iphone. It doesn't matter how bad it is, you'll love it because you paid a fortune for it.
a lot of battery issue can arrise from poor wifi / 3g signal. It can eat all battery in 2h if it is really bad. I know it doesn't help as you can't change the phone masts!
The sound is probably dependent on the software. I would be tempted to root and put custom rom, but sadly there is no stable version of cyanogen mod yet. I just have no idea...
but why did you get rid of S3?!
Battery life is awesome on the n4. Root it n flash harsh Franco or matrix kernel.. I get about 4-5 hours screen on time.
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i get rid of S3 cause i got the sudden death syndrom ... so i ask samsung to give me a discount on their note 2 and they accept
Well i dont want use custom rom kernel i tried that before and you dont use your phone always trying something better and faster but appears some bugs in the end ... i tried already paranoid didnt like and for me the best one
RASBEAN + trinity kernel
so well i will try to think about keep or sell it ... just need some suggestions
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i get rid of S3 cause i got the sudden death syndrom ... so i ask samsung to give me a discount on their note 2 and they accept
Well i dont want use custom rom kernel i tried that before and you dont use your phone always trying something better and faster but appears some bugs in the end ... i tried already paranoid didnt like and for me the best one
RASBEAN + trinity kernel
so well i will try to think about keep or sell it ... just need some suggestions
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What is comes down to is are YOU happy with it or not. If yes then keep. If not then sell.
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Sunsenista said:
i get rid of S3 cause i got the sudden death syndrom ... so i ask samsung to give me a discount on their note 2 and they accept
Well i dont want use custom rom kernel i tried that before and you dont use your phone always trying something better and faster but appears some bugs in the end ... i tried already paranoid didnt like and for me the best one
RASBEAN + trinity kernel
so well i will try to think about keep or sell it ... just need some suggestions
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You don't like roms, you dont like stock, you didnt like the s3 you didnt keep the note 2, So I assume you didnt like it either. Moved on from Iphone 4, so I assume you got sick of the baby hand hold interface.
Get a basic phone and move on. Something that flips open and has really big keys and no display. You don't want a smartphone. :silly:
This is actually very weird. After owning about 5 Android phones in history and guessing that I've experienced all (Have a Galaxy Nexus too), after using the Nexus 4 I was like.. I've been using Ancient Technology. The speed, the stability, the screen.. Everything is perfect for me!
No offense to the OP at all.
Everyone has different views
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i will give a try until March to see if get better stability and so on ...
Of course there is lot of good things about android but the non-stability bothering me a lot ...
If battery drains and too many crash still got one today well for me no more android
Before that i will still give a shot.
But my eyes is also on new blackberry system and their q10
i just give my experience that s a fact the phone is just kind of a disapointment..
If you have a lot of crash, I think the best bet is to fully return to stock and see if crashing persists. If returning to stock fixes all crash, the next step is to try a custom kernel for a better battery life. Use wifi whenever you can to improve battery life. Personally I try to avoid too many mods, tweaks, and system altering applications to ensure stability. I agree that speaker output volume is somewhat low. Not sure on headphone though as I never tried it.
This dude complaining about effect visible in the light at the back of the phone? lol troll alert. And he is from China, installing Chinese apps (if you know what I mean) probably, causing battery drain.
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See ya.
Close thread.
I was a hardcore blackberry user, last I had BB 9900 then jumped ship to iPhone 4s. Both phones are amazing but have a very restricted Eco system , no apps in case of blackberry and boring iPhone software.
Nexus 4 has the ease of a blackberry's and apps of an iPhone , plus extreme customization abilities.
I've had no issues to date with this phone , iPhone 4s used to crash a lot and blackberry I always had to reboot numerous times a day because third party apps used to cause problems within blackberry's software. No such issues to report for nexus 4 though.
Extremely satisfied
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I think I will keep it and take a BB 9900 for work issue at lease I think I need just time to get used to it but I hate those troubles will see with updates coming I keep hope with people who get good feeling of it !!!
I am sure its got to do with the apps installed on the phone. I got all my apps from PLay Store and no problems at all. Running Stock.
Android is very much dependent on what you use on your phone. I use very few apps really, I think I have about 60 installed. Only the main ones, and only through the play store. I tend to avoid games as they always have dodgy notifications and background services running which eats battery, and sometimes face book and maps can drain battery, so best to disable these until they're needed.
Best experience I've had with a phone up til now. The volume and sound can be fixed with Beats Audio Installer from the play store. It really is excellent and the only real answer to low volume on Nexus 4.
Call quality and volume through ear piece on Nexus 4 is excellent and very loud and clear!
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Android is very much dependent on what you use on your phone. I use very few apps really, I think I have about 60 installed. Only the main ones, and only through the play store. I tend to avoid games as they always have dodgy notifications and background services running which eats battery, and sometimes face book and maps can drain battery, so best to disable these until they're needed.
Best experience I've had with a phone up til now. The volume and sound can be fixed with Beats Audio Installer from the play store. It really is excellent and the only real answer to low volume on Nexus 4.
Call quality and volume through ear piece on Nexus 4 is excellent and very loud and clear!
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Agreed.
I came from HTC one x. I can say HTC screen is a little better than nexus 4 but for everything else, nexus 4 is da best.
I know it's a little too soon, but what do you think it's after the pebble steel? Will it be the Pebble 3? When do you think will it be announced?
This is one of my first time posting on this forum , please be nice.
Whatever it is, orders will be accepted at least three months before it is released....
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Pebble Wear?
Pebble aluminium with boom sound
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I'm excited about the Android Wear devices because of the Google Now integration. I've always thought the mic and speaker on the smartwatch would be an important feature - not for speakerphone conversations, but as a good supplemental control system for the times when fiddling with the watch with your other hands is inconvenient. Pair it with always listening voice control of Google Now and you've opened up a world of convenience and utility.
I hope Pebble will consider that, because I'm testing a Gear 2 Neo and the mic and speaker is game changing. Even though w/ Samsung, you're only given control of S-Voice instead of Google Now, there's still a lot you can accomplish with it. It would be cool if a dev could break that open so we could choose which one. I'm at the point where any future smartwatches I choose, will be required to have that kind of feature.
If all Pebble did on the next HW version was add always-on health monitoring (steps & heart rate monitor) and mic w/ speaker I'd be happy.
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I'm excited about the Android Wear devices because of the Google Now integration. I've always thought the mic and speaker on the smartwatch would be an important feature - not for speakerphone conversations, but as a good supplemental control system for the times when fiddling with the watch with your other hands is inconvenient. Pair it with always listening voice control of Google Now and you've opened up a world of convenience and utility.
I hope Pebble will consider that, because I'm testing a Gear 2 Neo and the mic and speaker is game changing. Even though w/ Samsung, you're only given control of S-Voice instead of Google Now, there's still a lot you can accomplish with it. It would be cool if a dev could break that open so we could choose which one. I'm at the point where any future smartwatches I choose, will be required to have that kind of feature.
If all Pebble did on the next HW version was add always-on health monitoring (steps & heart rate monitor) and mic w/ speaker I'd be happy.
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Yes that will be great! Maybe also include wireless charging like the Qualcomm Toq.
I really hope Pebble will stick to what they are doing now. I like them over Android wear because of:
1. Screen is always on. I would hate having a watch that had to be turned on.
2. There are still country's that doesn't have voice recognition from Google. Including Denmark where I live. I frequently use English voice recognition for my phone, but it is impossible to get it to recognize danish names etc. So I would prefer no voice.
That being said, a higher resolution would be great, and a more stable connection would be awesome.
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I really hope Pebble will stick to what they are doing now. I like them over Android wear because of:
1. Screen is always on. I would hate having a watch that had to be turned on.
2. There are still country's that doesn't have voice recognition from Google. Including Denmark where I live. I frequently use English voice recognition for my phone, but it is impossible to get it to recognize danish names etc. So I would prefer no voice.
That being said, a higher resolution would be great, and a more stable connection would be awesome.
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Agreed on point 1. I'm testing the Neo and it is the single most annoying thing with this watch. Any watch that can't reliably activate the screen to the point I have to reach over with my other hand is a fail. It is no longer convenient - I need the info to be immediately visible when I glance down for it to be useful like on my Pebble and Metawatch. Even the Gear 2 Neo is a half second slow to wake up, so it doesn't feel as nice to use as as the Pebble. I am not one to be impressed by the color touch screen of the Gears. It's form over function.
On point 2 - I really feel for you that it is not a reliable way to interact for you. As an English speaker, I cannot do justice on describing how convenient the always on voice commands are when they work - and we're coming upon an age where more often than not, it is reliable and accurate. To extend that to the watch so that the watch on your wrist is the control mechanism in scenarios where your hands are busy otherwise, it's a breakthrough! I hope the voice control is made better for your use someday very soon so you can also experience the convenience I've been enjoying.
I don't care for the round shape of the Moto 360, though. I would like a "screen shape" so I can achieve the density of information I require on certain watchfaces - I don't know if I'll be able to get that out of a round screen.
Like I said, I LOVE the way my Pebble has been able to give me such real features and uses, but due to what I expect a major shift in how I want to use a smartwatch after testing one with the mic and speaker, those are absolute requirements going forward for me. If they don't add that voice control capability, I'll have to eliminate their offerings from my future selections.
I see your point, and would probably love it too, if voice recognition was more useful to me. But as long as it isn't, voice recognition isn't a priority for me.
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My guess is that a future Pebble would have the following:
1) Once again the charging port/cable will be drastically altered from the previous versions. (making it not backwards compatible)
2) The overall shell of the unit is bulkier.
3) If the technology exists, they might have a color screen (e-ink/paper of course).
4) The stock software will allow users more open slots to install/remove watch faces/apps/games.
Adding anything else would drastically lower the battery's performance and be very unnecessary. Adding Android as the base software would really make this watch a nightmare to use. The battery wouldn't last as long, the watch would be heavier, and it would get uncomfortably warm. Adding stuff like a speaker wouldn't give this watch its waterproof ability.
The way Pebble is, its perfect in every aspect. Granted you're still stuck with some watch faces, but physically, its perfect. Waterproof, dust-proof, drop-proof, long-lasting, light, watch-bands are replaceable, and its relatively thin.
I just got my new silver pebble. It is very beautiful and first of all is a watch and not a complex device. My only problem till now it is that does not support greek language and the most letters showing as boxes. I hope a new firmware fix this...
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I just got my new silver pebble. It is very beautiful and first of all is a watch and not a complex device. My only problem till now it is that does not support greek language and the most letters showing as boxes. I hope a new firmware fix this...
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try pebblebits
Yes, pebblebits working just fine, no more squares...
I recently got the Pebble. I use it for Fitness. I use it for Music control. And notifications. I have say I am impressed. The connection issue is improving for me. The screen functional but for sure not beautiful. I hope at some point for future devices the engineers figure out how to have nice looking screens with good battery life. And someway of making the watch useful when the phone is not right there. We may be a few generations away though.
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logitechor said:
I recently got the Pebble. I use it for Fitness. I use it for Music control. And notifications. I have say I am impressed. The connection issue is improving for me. The screen functional but for sure not beautiful. I hope at some point for future devices the engineers figure out how to have nice looking screens with good battery life. And someway of making the watch useful when the phone is not right there. We may be a few generations away though.
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Maybe they can use Qualcomm's Mirasol display.
Yes, higher res, always-on screen is my biggest desire for a new pebble. Ideally color, and I think mirasol would be a great option.
Keep the buttons; I absolutely do not want a touch screen. And better built in apps would be nice: timer / stop watch / single shot alarms, "nag" notifications that buzz every 5 minutes until dismissed.
Voice input to Google now would be nice but not that important to me. My phone does that already.
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I would be curious to know if it is possible for them to come out with an Android Wear watch running on the E-Ink display. Kinda taking the best of both worlds. I think that the development community has been great for Pebble so far but I am pretty sure Android Wear will be catching up really quick to surpass it. But one of the features that I love about my Pebble is that the battery life is great and always on. So if there is a way it would be a neat idea to kinda bridge the gap instead of trying to compete. They would also be offering something that any of the Android Wear devices we have seen so far. Just a thought.