Hey I have a Verizon retail unit I'm reviewing and figured I start a thread about it with what I'm experiencing as I go.
I did an unboxing and first look comparing it to the V40 and the Pixel 3. https://youtu.be/fFcwGiNcJkw
First I must say I like that LG launched this with Android Pie, V40 still waiting. Also it's great to have a wide angle camera back. I stopped using the v40 since it did not have pie and could not set it up from my daily pixel 3 because of it.
I have popped a Verizon sim in so real world testing has started. I will be taking it down to a NASA launch this week so will be taking LOTS of photos and videos with it over the next week. Be sure to follow me @jerflash on Instagram and Twitter for first look at photos.
Let me know if you have any questions and take a look at my other videos ?
1st, could you please show in video if one can turn on "Pie Andriod gestures" on G8 in settings? Or are they totally disabled from kernel and not supported ? That'll be weird 'cause w/o gestures G8 is DOA
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1st, could you please show in video if one can turn on "Pie Andriod gestures" on G8 in settings? Or are they totally disabled from kernel and not supported ? That'll be weird 'cause w/o gestures G8 is DOA
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The Android Pie gestures are indeed present. When I used my Pixel 3 to fully setup the device they turned on automatically bit you can enable them in settings.
The pill looks a bit different from the one on the Pixel but works the same. The animation is a bit jank when swiping up from the pill to get resents. I suspect they don't think many people will turn it on.
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Can u use it with glove with high sensitivity touchscreen mode turned on?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIZRV91HirI
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The Android Pie gestures are indeed present. When I used my Pixel 3 to fully setup the device they turned on automatically bit you can enable them in settings.
The pill looks a bit different from the one on the Pixel but works the same. The animation is a bit jank when swiping up from the pill to get resents. I suspect they don't think many people will turn it on.
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Not sure if you knew this but you don't have to even swipe up. You can just swipe sideways on the pill for recents which I find very quick.
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Nice video. I'll have to get you to try twilight when it's ready and maybe you could review it as well!
harysviewty said:
Can u use it with glove with high sensitivity touchscreen mode turned on?
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i have not messed with that setting but will check it out
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Not sure if you knew this but you don't have to even swipe up. You can just swipe sideways on the pill for recents which I find very quick.
Yes this does work quicker than the pull-up but not quite as intuitive for me. I use it on the pixel occasionally.
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Nice video. I'll have to get you to try twilight when it's ready and maybe you could review it as well!
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Oh I did not know you were a themer, I have been looking for a good G8 theme. I dont really like the bring white everywhere so getting something darker would be great. Let me know when you are done with it
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Oh I did not know you were a themer, I have been looking for a good G8 theme. I dont really like the bring white everywhere so getting something darker would be great. Let me know when you are done with it
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Will do. I have a thread in the themes and apps section. Right now I have pixel Experience released and by end of week i hope to have the dark version done and then twilight which is my personal favorite
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Will do. I have a thread in the themes and apps section. Right now I have pixel Experience released and by end of week i hope to have the dark version done and then twilight which is my personal favorite
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Waiting for that dark ?
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Waiting for that dark ?
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Me too
I am possibly thinking about to buy a new one
Awesome review. I am possibly thinking about to buy a new one.
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Awesome review. I am possibly thinking about to buy a new one.
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Liking it quite a bit so far! The size seems great. Way better than the v40
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Hey everyone I went the a NASA launch and to the NY auto show and used this phone for my Instagram stories. Check it out to see how the g8 did.
https://www.instagram.com/jerflash
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Love the LG G8 that I’ve purchased from T-Mobile though I have major issues that might make me trade it in for a Oneplus 7 (if T-Mobile sells it).
work on improving face ID and hand ID for better security features
use TOF camera to create excellent selfies
update the Lg skin already to something more modern UI
full screen gestures as an option (pill gestures are terrible)
perfect night mode in the camera app
Finally, to make a difference join the google android Q beta and be first since both of your phones were out early.
With these problems, if the one plus 7 comes with the 48 mega pixel Sony sensor for binning support, 6.2 – 6.4 inches display and how fast they do updates will make me trade in LG G8.
Can you please share screenshot of camera details using app called hw device info?
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Love the LG G8 that I’ve purchased from T-Mobile though I have major issues that might make me trade it in for a Oneplus 7 (if T-Mobile sells it).
work on improving face ID and hand ID for better security features
use TOF camera to create excellent selfies
update the Lg skin already to something more modern UI
full screen gestures as an option (pill gestures are terrible)
perfect night mode in the camera app
Finally, to make a difference join the google android Q beta and be first since both of your phones were out early.
With these problems, if the one plus 7 comes with the 48 mega pixel Sony sensor for binning support, 6.2 – 6.4 inches display and how fast they do updates will make me trade in LG G8.
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With what you describe here it sounds like you are more of a Pixel/1plus type of person. Hopefully the 7 comes out for you and you can move on.
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Can you please share screenshot of camera details using app called hw device info?
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Here ya go.
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Here ya go.
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Identical to LG v40
The front selfie is different, it uses the same one like the 5x zoom telephoto camera sensor of Huawei p30 pro
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Not 100% finished yet, think of this as a Dev-thread.
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Hello one and all, this is Paranoid Android for the P7510! If you've seen any of the other PA threads, they're a bit swankier than this. That'll come in time, no worries! This is still very much my first build - both personally and in the case of the ROM. Things might be a bit squiffy, but that's to be expected, I went into this completely dumb and learnt as I went
Still. It works. My tab hasn't exploded. Give it a try, tell me what works and what doesn't. I'm learning PA settings as much as any of you guys will be
What doesn't work:
Everything non-functional in CM10.
Can't find the button to enable MTP. That might be a problem with me and the button being moved?
Download here!
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/23306362/pa_p4wifi-2.00-27AUG2012-2325.zip
Installation instructions:
As normal, make sure to install GApps. Any plain old jb ones will do, which is awesome.
Once booted (a black screen after the boot animation seems usual) you'll need to enable the navigation bar. To get it you have to go to settings>system>navigation bar and then turn the option on in there. If anyone can tell me how to have this enabled by default, that'll be awesome.
I've been strongly considering selling my tab to get the n7, but with cm10 quickly catching up and now Paranoid being here I may have to rethink the move. Thanks for this! Downloading now..
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That's great. thanks for share.
Just installed this on my phone, will definitely be keeping an eye on this thread.
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Just installed this on my phone, will definitely be keeping an eye on this thread.
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I use it on my phone too. Between the Optimus 2X and the Tab 10.1, it does seem more sensible to be using PA on the big screen. Apps scale up better than they do down, if you see what I mean.
Ok so I flashed it and it works pretty nicely, but I think it doesn't scale very well in some areas or functions as well as cm10, such as with multitasking. Nonetheless, I'm excited to see where this ROM will go.
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Forgive me for this but what the point of paranoid Android on a tablet? On a phone it's pretty useful since I can enable the tablet side of apps without going full tablet UI, but what about on a tablet? Most horribly scaled apps can already be rescaled using that arrow thing in the combined bar.
Also, I'll try to look into that MTP issue for ya (don't totally rely on me though). I feel like I've forgetten everything so I want to brush up.
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Forgive me for this but what the point of paranoid Android on a tablet? On a phone it's pretty useful since I can enable the tablet side of apps without going full tablet UI, but what about on a tablet? Most horribly scaled apps can already be rescaled using that arrow thing in the combined bar.
Also, I'll try to look into that MTP issue for ya (don't totally rely on me though). I feel like I've forgetten everything so I want to brush up.
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Thanks good sir. The best way I can put it is manipulation of the system ui. In that I mean you can have the device running at stock dpi, but get the style of the Nexus 7. People may think I'm crazy for that, but i like the notification shade instead of a button, and the launcher in phone mode is just so much better, especially when done right. Of course it's subjective preference, but it's an option and I find that some aspects are far better than stock tablet ui.
In other news, yes, the multitasking is completely wrong, I'm fiddling around with settings now, but will have to ask more knowledgeable peeps if I can't solve it.
What did you port this ROM from? There's a hitload of problems that have to be worked out.. Plus Android seems to be trolling me, this is what logcat puts out when I enable / disable the navigation bar;
Code:
D/WifiService( 283): setWifiEnabled: true pid=1051, uid=1000
As to how the hell that can even happen, no idea.
Anyway I hear default settings are in SettingsProvider.apk but I didn't see the ones I was looking for. Multitasking isn't exactly broken, it's trying to use the phone UI. If you look at the power menu you'll see it's stupidly oversized because of the the phone Ui. In fact that can all probably be changed or fixed in Paranoid Settings.
On the sad side, launchers are extremely laggy. What gives? I hate lag
EDIT: Super smooth in the tablet mode. Something is up, making the Phablet UI super laggy.
Downloading... i know this is in development but i want to see what to expect seems promising
If I read right, one of the main features of this will be a Nexus 7/phone styled launcher in portrait mode?
Jay Rock said:
If I read right, one of the main features of this will be a Nexus 7/phone styled launcher in portrait mode?
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Yes
I love it, but it needs some work as stated in the OP
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If I read right, one of the main features of this will be a Nexus 7/phone styled launcher in portrait mode?
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Yep, that's right. You have to enable navigation buttons manually though.
EDIT: Ninja'd.
Hi friends...all the project is great,I've not tested it though...
don't think I've lost my mind but for the MTP, I think you must:go to settings-->storage-->the menu button in the upper right corner of the screen-->USB PC connection -->connect as a media device(MTP) may this help...
I have the p7500 but am used to flashing all useful 10.1 ROMs
again I say:I've not lost my mind...
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Hi friends...all the project is great,I've not tested it though...
don't think I've lost my mind but for the MTP, I think you must:go to settings-->storage-->the menu button in the upper right corner of the screen-->USB PC connection -->connect as a media device(MTP) may this help...
I have the p7500 but am used to flashing all useful 10.1 ROMs
again I say:I've not lost my mind...
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That would be correct, except there's no way to get into the menu. The three dots are missing and there's absolutely no way to press menu.
Hi, this seems to be more than interesting.
Do you have any plans for a GT-P7500 version?
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That would be correct, except there's no way to get into the menu. The three dots are missing and there's absolutely no way to press menu.
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If one long press the current apps icon in statusbar you will get menu options for the app your in. I have not installed this on my tab only on my S3.
Please try if it works
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Forgott one thing, in settings/system/hardware keys theres an option for action overflow wich brings the three dotted menu in apps back. Dont know if it apply to settings.apk but it wurth a try.
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What did you port this ROM from? There's a hitload of problems that have to be worked out.. Plus Android seems to be trolling me, this is what logcat puts out when I enable / disable the navigation bar;
Code:
D/WifiService( 283): setWifiEnabled: true pid=1051, uid=1000
As to how the hell that can even happen, no idea.
Anyway I hear default settings are in SettingsProvider.apk but I didn't see the ones I was looking for. Multitasking isn't exactly broken, it's trying to use the phone UI. If you look at the power menu you'll see it's stupidly oversized because of the the phone Ui. In fact that can all probably be changed or fixed in Paranoid Settings.
On the sad side, launchers are extremely laggy. What gives? I hate lag
EDIT: Super smooth in the tablet mode. Something is up, making the Phablet UI super laggy.
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Yeah...the WiFi is odd. I grabbed some files from maple syrup to actually make WiFi work. I'll look into it later on.
Anyway, the source should be pretty clean. All of it was from Pershoots github for the tab and PA's for their stuff. The only niggle is that I have the Paranoidpreferences apk from the Gnexus in there. It's closed source and the N7 one doesn't give us phablet mode (because it is one already)
Edit: How odd, the MTP option just suddenly appeared after a reboot. Going to have to figure out why...
Love paranoid and would love to have a p7500 version if you can .. I'd love to Perma put my tablet into nexus 7 mode
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Yeah...the WiFi is odd. I grabbed some files from maple syrup to actually make WiFi work. I'll look into it later on.
Anyway, the source should be pretty clean. All of it was from Pershoots github for the tab and PA's for their stuff. The only niggle is that I have the Paranoidpreferences apk from the Gnexus in there. It's closed source and the N7 one doesn't give us phablet mode (because it is one already)
Edit: How odd, the MTP option just suddenly appeared after a reboot. Going to have to figure out why...
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Can Apktool be used to bring it in the Nexus 7 apk?
Also, is anyone getting bad lag in the Phablet mode? The launcher lag is crazy' but as soon as I go to tablet mode, its smooth.
Just like everyone else, I'm patiently waiting for the mailman to ring my doorbell. Not only for the cases and screen protectors ive purchased, but most importantly for the Nexus 5 I've ordered!
So I figured an official "it arrived" thread was in order. So post up when you get yours! Post pictures! Post videos! Post short reviews! Whatever you feel like!
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Is yours out for delivery today? Someone from the shipping thread says his is out for delivery, received shipping notification 5 am and lives in NYC. Just curious about the chances of arriving today.
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I'm one of those lucky folks who has one already.
Feel free to ask any questions.
Sorry for the terrible pic Nexus 4 never did take great photos in bad light.
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/\ let's see some pictures of the screen, the menu, the about phone screen!
@Ethan, no, mine isn't shipped yet. I'm in Canada, my delivery date will probably be mid next week.
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I'm one of those lucky folks who has one already.
Feel free to ask any questions.
Sorry for the terrible pic Nexus 4 never did take great photos in bad light.
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Does it feel a lot thinner then the N4? My wife has an HTC One and I love the thinness of that device. My N4 feels like a brick next to it. Do you notice much difference when holding the N4 and N5?
Also, how is Kit-Kat. Dies it feel like much of the same? What about screen size? On a 4.7" screen the nav bottons feel like they take up way to much room. On a 5" screen, do you now feel like there is plenty of screen real estate to do what you want to do?
And last for now, how does the screen quality compare to the N4 or any other top of the line phone out now?
Thank for any responses....
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/\ let's see some pictures of the screen, the menu, the about phone screen!
@Ethan, no, mine isn't shipped yet. I'm in Canada, my delivery date will probably be mid next week.
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Hope this helps
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Does it feel a lot thinner then the N4? My wife has an HTC One and I love the thinness of that device. My N4 feels like a brick next to it. Do you notice much difference when holding the N4 and N5?
Also, how is Kit-Kat. Dies it feel like much of the same? What about screen size? On a 4.7" screen the nav bottons feel like they take up way to much room. On a 5" screen, do you now feel like there is plenty of screen real estate to do what you want to do?
And last for now, how does the screen quality compare to the N4 or any other top of the line phone out now?
Thank for any responses....
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Doesn't feel any thinner to personally, When I lay the N5 flat next to the N4 is actually pretty level due to the camera hump.
Kit-Kat is smooth and really responsive, the translucent Status and Nav bar is a great touch imo.
The screen real estate is ok for me, especially considering this is about as big as my hand can support with one handed use. I'm sure as soon as custom roms start coming along we will be able to utilise PIE controls again.
In terms of Screen quality it's really sharp but the colours appear to be slightly washed out but once again I'm sure custom kernels will remedy this.
after some time please share battery life impressions.. !!!
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Doesn't feel any thinner to personally, When I lay the N5 flat next to the N4 is actually pretty level due to the camera hump.
Kit-Kat is smooth and really responsive, the translucent Status and Nav bar is a great touch imo.
The screen real estate is ok for me, especially considering this is about as big as my hand can support with one handed use. I'm sure as soon as custom roms start coming along we will be able to utilise PIE controls again.
In terms of Screen quality it's really sharp but the colours appear to be slightly washed out but once again I'm sure custom kernels will remedy this.
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That sucks about the size! So no wow factor with the screen. I love the HTC One screen so was hoping the N5 would be just as good or better.
Post some Camera Samples
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I'm one of those lucky folks who has one already.
Feel free to ask any questions.
Sorry for the terrible pic Nexus 4 never did take great photos in bad light.
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Can you please post some camera samples? Doesn't have to be anything photogenic, I just want to get an idea of quality when it comes to random pictures in non-optimal lighting situations etc. Could be outside a window, your foot, a wall/chair, doesn't matter.
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Can you please post some camera samples? Doesn't have to be anything photogenic, I just want to get an idea of quality when it comes to random pictures in non-optimal lighting situations etc. Could be outside a window, your foot, a wall/chair, doesn't matter.
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Please see my IMGUR album here.
http://imgur.com/a/QvqZd
As I said in the Photos thread I take really bad pictures so take these with a grain of salt.
Thanks.
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Please see my IMGUR album here.
http://imgur.com/a/QvqZd
As I said in the Photos thread I take really bad pictures so take these with a grain of salt.
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Wow you really got out an about with it already, thanks! I think some of the shots look really good.
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I'm one of those lucky folks who has one already.
Feel free to ask any questions.
Sorry for the terrible pic Nexus 4 never did take great photos in bad light.
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Does the N5 feels bulky in hand? Because it does on the picture.
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Does the N5 feels bulky in hand? Because it does on the picture.
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Feels really good in the hand imo.
The soft touch plastic is really nice and doesn't feel cheap at all, It is slightly slippy however.
How about the storage? How much free storage do you get?
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How about the storage? How much free storage do you get?
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12.55gb free on the 16gb SKU
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12.55gb free on the 16gb SKU
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How does the battery drain look so far? How much screen time on do you have right now -- and how much battery is left?
Can you tell us about the notification LED? Does it work out of the box or do you need to install a 3rd party app?
Thanks!
Has anyone seen any unboxing videos yet? That's my pre-order porn man.
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Can you tell us about the notification LED? Does it work out of the box or do you need to install a 3rd party app?
Thanks!
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Worked out of the box.
Works fine with lightflow and It's super bright as well!
It's actually better than the LED on the N4
So the oneplus 5t is here and it's great for the price point but a punch in the gut for users who bought the original one for the same price . But I get why did that so it's fine.Anyhow the 5t is more 2017ized now so how many of you would consider changing to that going from your oneplus 5 which you bought only a couple of months ago?Is a bigger screen (same res and stuff tho) and face ID(fastest one in the market rn) enough to turn to a new phone ? In any case what are the chances of something like face Id being ported to our oneplus 5 and it being functional ?
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So the oneplus 5t is here and it's great for the price point but a punch in the gut for users who bought the original one for the same price . But I get why did that so it's fine.Anyhow the 5t is more 2017ized now so how many of you would consider changing to that going from your oneplus 5 which you bought only a couple of months ago?Is a bigger screen (same res and stuff tho) and face ID(fastest one in the market rn) enough to turn to a new phone ? In any case what are the chances of something like face Id being ported to our oneplus 5 and it being functional ?
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Maybe we all just wait what oneplus will do as face recognition is merely a software gimmick as there are no hardware needed.
Camera and screen is hardware related but for the camera software changes can also be implemented for the 5 I hope.
Let's hope gets 5 and 5t a cross development like the 3 and 3t.
I'm going to get the 5T if my 5 sells (currently have it up for sale). I'm only willing to pay the difference after selling my 5.
Face unlock does seem to be very fast but it doesn't use all the other sensors that are on the iPhone X for example, which could in turn make it less secure/accurate - time will tell though!
As for it being ported, not too sure but there is an Xposed module available (Instant Face Unlock) that works with Google's smart lock I believe, so maybe it could be possible - a better answer can probably be given from a dev
Guys, I think we should open a new thread for OnePlus 6, anyhow it's just a couple of month away.....why bother with the 5T.
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Guys, I think we should open a new thread for OnePlus 6, anyhow it's just a couple of month away.....why bother with the 5T.
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Face Unlock is already implemented in OnePlus5. So nothing new here. Unfortunately it's all marketing.
Most of Android phones have face unlock included because it's an Android feature.
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Face Unlock is already implemented in OnePlus5. So nothing new here. Unfortunately it's all marketing.
Most of Android phones have face unlock included because it's an Android feature.
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It's actually separate from the default face unlock and apparently it's way faster.
I'll stick to my op5, I hate the fingerprint in the back, will buy a new one once they know how to implement it under the screen.
will the 5t even have hardware buttons like the 5? i totally need those, hate this on screen stuff
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I'm going to get the 5T if my 5 sells (currently have it up for sale). I'm only willing to pay the difference after selling my 5.
Face unlock does seem to be very fast but it doesn't use all the other sensors that are on the iPhone X for example, which could in turn make it less secure/accurate - time will tell though!
As for it being ported, not too sure but there is an Xposed module available (Instant Face Unlock) that works with Google's smart lock I believe, so maybe it could be possible - a better answer can probably be given from a dev
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oneplus face unlock just uses camera to capture 2d image of your face from many angles. very insecure. can be easily tricked, maybe even with a photograph.
iphone x face unlock literally sprays your face with 30,000 lasers and measures. much more secure and probably induces cancer much more quickly.
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reawo said:
I'll stick to my op5, I hate the fingerprint in the back, will buy a new one once they know how to implement it under the screen.
will the 5t even have hardware buttons like the 5? i totally need those, hate this on screen stuff
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no hardware buttons. all on-screen.
you will likely have an opportunity to use PIE navigation on the 5T later on. its... purty coo
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oneplus face unlock just uses camera to capture 2d image of your face from many angles. very insecure. can be easily tricked, maybe even with a photograph.
iphone x face unlock literally sprays your face with 30,000 lasers and measures. much more secure and probably induces cancer much more quickly.
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Yes that's pretty much what I was getting at, minus the cancer part lol
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iphone x face unlock literally sprays your face with 30,000 lasers and measures. much more secure and probably induces cancer much more quickly.
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And this, ladies and gentlemen, is how stupid rumors start. As unsubstantiated statements pulled from where the sun does not shine. Or as our mor... eh... president likes to say, fake news.
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And this, ladies and gentlemen, is how stupid rumors start. As unsubstantiated statements pulled from where the sun does not shine. Or as our mor... eh... president likes to say, fake news.
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iphone x face unlock literally sprays your face with 30,000 lasers and measures. much more secure and probably induces cancer much more quickly.
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Apple responded "The iPhoneX didn't give you face cancer, you were looking at it wrong."
When your phone is no longer up-to-date, custom roms can implement facial unlock, or will this feature disappear?
It seems that Face Unlock wont be coming on OnePlus 5T,
This is what GeekyRangit says, he asked it to Carl Pei and he responded him back saying there are some Hardware limitations -_-
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It seems that Face Unlock wont be coming on OnePlus 5T,
This is what GeekyRangit says, he asked it to Carl Pei and he responded him back saying there are some Hardware limitations -_-
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BS there is no other dedicated hardware they use the exact same camera. You really think a oneplus employee even if it is Carl would promise something like facial recognition for the oneplus 5 without asking it's company. What is more convenient than just to say no it is a hardware limitation. Think about it what would be needed to make facial recognition work a camera even more cameras to make it 3d and some infrared to make it work at night.
The 5 T has a camera and no ir because reviews all ready showed it needs light to work otherwise it does not. Some people believe anything :-s
Tell me looking at the screen protector where could this mystical hardware be ?
The face id that's implemented on OnePlus 5T is less likely to come to OnePlus 5 according to an Indian youtube tech reviewer 'Geekyranjith' (source : Twitter). He claims to have spoken to Carl Pei, who in turn said that the face unlocking feature on OnePlus 5T won't come to OnePlus 5 due to some hardware restrictions. Will have to wait and see if the feature is hardware or software related. Ofcourse for now there is Google 'Smart Lock' feature( in all android phones 4.0+) for face unlock,but not as fast and reliable as on OnePlus 5T.
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BS there is no other dedicated hardware they use the exact same camera. You really think a oneplus employee even if it is Carl would promise something like facial recognition for the oneplus 5 without asking it's company. What is more convenient than just to say no it is a hardware limitation. Think about it what would be needed to make facial recognition work a camera even more cameras to make it 3d and some infrared to make it work at night.
The 5 T has a camera and no ir because reviews all ready showed it needs light to work otherwise it does not. Some people believe anything :-s
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Yeah..I Know in actual, there no hardware limitations. The both device have same camera sensors.
Also I dont Trust GeekyRanjit,
But it seems OnePlus might want to keep the feature limited yo Op5t. -_-
Lets see if we get the ans for this in the AMA session on 21st.
Even If it it doesn't come to Op5 then it would be easily ported by some Developers
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Face Unlock is already implemented in OnePlus5. So nothing new here. Unfortunately it's all marketing.
Most of Android phones have face unlock included because it's an Android feature.
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Shock, horror!
Do you know... i didn't know this.
So I whipped out my U11, found the settings, plugged in, Annnnnd.... Yup. It's there. And it's quick. And works in very dim light.
So. I'm gob-smacked.
I have a T-Mobile snapdragon Galaxy Note 9 that I purchased and I noticed that the camera is not as sharp. I don't know if I have been spoiled by the pixel 2 xl but even using the Galaxy s9+ and the note 8 and so forth before this phone, the camera seems very soft.
Another issue is that Snapchat and Instagram cameras take a long time to focus. I know Android and Snapchat/Instagram don't get along that we'll still but I never had these issues with another phone. Still a great phone, just wanted to know if I am the only one with this experience and if I have a defective camera.
Try turning off scene optimizer.
More than half of my picture are not clear indoor or low light. Been comparing it to my note 8 the past few days and my note 8 is consistently sharp. I'm hoping this is just a software issue on the note 9.
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More than half of my picture are not clear indoor or low light. Been comparing it to my note 8 the past few days and my note 8 is consistently sharp. I'm hoping this is just a software issue on the note 9.
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Thats what I have been worried about as well... Got a 2XL and love how sharp pictures are.... Been trying to research if the GCam APK Mod is available yet to see if anyone has really tested it out.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/themes/google-camera-snapdragon-note9-t3835123
That guy seems to have made one work but I havent seen any comparisons yet.
Did you change your screen resolution in the display options yet? (In the display options, not the camera options) I notice my pics weren't sharp either..until I realized my display was set default at 2220x1080..I changed it to WQHD+ (2960x1440) And they look a lot more crisp and clear to me now.
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Did you change your screen resolution in the display options yet? (In the display options, not the camera options) I notice my pics weren't sharp either..until I realized my display was set default at 2220x1080..I changed it to WQHD+ (2960x1440) And they look a lot more crisp and clear to me now.
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Funny you mention this. I've noticed that 1080p doesn't look as good on the note 9 as compared to the note 8.
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Gilley said:
Thats what I have been worried about as well... Got a 2XL and love how sharp pictures are.... Been trying to research if the GCam APK Mod is available yet to see if anyone has really tested it out.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-note-9/themes/google-camera-snapdragon-note9-t3835123
That guy seems to have made one work but I havent seen any comparisons yet.
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I tried the 5.1.20 from that link and although the picture is sharper (similar to my note 8) there is a lot of noise when shooting indoors.
At least this proves the hardware is good and it's just software.
Same thoughts about the camera! Outdoor/good lighting are OK for the most part, but there are shots that just look plain bad! Often get blurry pics or pics that almost resemble an oil painting (like they look blocky/pixelated... hard to explain). I've had this with scene optimization both on and off.
I also have a Pixel XL 2 and am certainly spoiled, but really thought the Note 9 would be better than what I'm seeing, especially how Sammy hyped the camera... Seems with the Note 9 more often than not I am taking 2 or 3 pictures to get a good one whereas with the Pixel XL 2 99.9% of the time that one shot is the keeper and looks incredible. Hopefully Sammy can address this.
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Same thoughts about the camera! Outdoor/good lighting are OK for the most part, but there are shots that just look plain bad! Often get blurry pics or pics that almost resemble an oil painting (like they look blocky/pixelated... hard to explain). I've had this with scene optimization both on and off.
I also have a Pixel XL 2 and am certainly spoiled, but really thought the Note 9 would be better than what I'm seeing, especially how Sammy hyped the camera... Seems with the Note 9 more often than not I am taking 2 or 3 pictures to get a good one whereas with the Pixel XL 2 99.9% of the time that one shot is the keeper and looks incredible. Hopefully Sammy can address this.
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Yeah I'm keeping my 2XL and if all else fails if I know I will be taking a lot of pictures I'll toss the sim over into that for the day unless the GCam mod works soon or samsung fixes it.
YankInDaSouth said:
Same thoughts about the camera! Outdoor/good lighting are OK for the most part, but there are shots that just look plain bad! Often get blurry pics or pics that almost resemble an oil painting (like they look blocky/pixelated... hard to explain). I've had this with scene optimization both on and off.
I also have a Pixel XL 2 and am certainly spoiled, but really thought the Note 9 would be better than what I'm seeing, especially how Sammy hyped the camera... Seems with the Note 9 more often than not I am taking 2 or 3 pictures to get a good one whereas with the Pixel XL 2 99.9% of the time that one shot is the keeper and looks incredible. Hopefully Sammy can address this.
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Agreed. I've using my backpack as a test subject. 4 out 5 take look like this. My note 8 just need one take.
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Yeah I'm keeping my 2XL and if all else fails if I know I will be taking a lot of pictures I'll toss the sim over into that for the day unless the GCam mod works soon or samsung fixes it.
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I certainly understand... Really liking the phone otherwise but still on the fence as to whether or I'm sticking with it. Was really wanting to downsize phones but Sammy made an offer I couldn't refuse LOL ($450 trade in on my old S7)
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I certainly understand... Really liking the phone otherwise but still on the fence as to whether or I'm sticking with it. Was really wanting to downsize phones but Sammy made an offer I couldn't refuse LOL ($450 trade in on my old S7)
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What? How did you get that offer? I thought s7 was only $200 off.
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Agreed. I've using my backpack as a test subject. 4 out 5 take look like this. My note 8 just need one take. View attachment 4583968View attachment 4583969
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Well, this gives me hope that Samsung can get it corrected... Just hope they do it sooner rather than later!
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Yeah I'm keeping my 2XL and if all else fails if I know I will be taking a lot of pictures I'll toss the sim over into that for the day unless the GCam mod works soon or samsung fixes it.
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Here is a shot of the gcam v5. 1.20. There's a lot of noise.
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I certainly understand... Really liking the phone otherwise but still on the fence as to whether or I'm sticking with it. Was really wanting to downsize phones but Sammy made an offer I couldn't refuse LOL ($450 trade in on my old S7)
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Haha yeah thats nuts... For that price it would be a worthy backup if you need to lol jk
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Here is a shot of the gcam v5. 1.20. There's a lot of noise. View attachment 4583974
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Yeah that is quite a bit... I take a lot of pics of my kids and their hair looks like its blurry so hoping that someone figures out the gcam so it can get a little closer to the Pixel.... It doesnt need to be the pixel but somewhat close i'd take lol
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Haha yeah thats nuts... For that price it would be a worthy backup if you need to lol jk
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Yeah, at only $25/month through Samsung finance it almost seems like a no brainer to keep it ... But I could sell it for a profit too LOL decisions, decisions ?
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Well, this gives me hope that Samsung can get it corrected... Just hope they do it sooner rather than later!
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I honestly wouldn't bank on Samsung getting it fixed unless it is all over the media outlet. They still haven't fixed the gallery issue when viewing gallery in the camera app. It will shows pictures you've downloaded, received, screenshotted when it should just show you the pictures you've taken with the camera. That's been going on since nougat on the note 7.
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I honestly wouldn't bank on Samsung getting it fixed unless it is all over the media outlet. They still haven't fixed the gallery issue when viewing gallery in the camera app. It will shows pictures you've downloaded, received, screenshotted when it should just show you the pictures you've taken with the camera. That's been going on since nougat on the note 7.
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Ugh, that's not good! Hopefully this will get some coverage and catch Samsung's eye enough for them to fix things up.
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Yeah, at only $25/month through Samsung finance it almost seems like a no brainer to keep it ... But I could sell it for a profit too LOL decisions, decisions ?
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Way too many things bothered me about the Note 9, so I sold mine and made $350. [emoji1303]
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Way too many things bothered me about the Note 9, so I sold mine and made $350. [emoji1303]
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Yeah, I may go the same route... Waiting to see what the Pixel 3 looks like (not the XL as that notch is a huge NO fire me)
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Hi all,
Saw my daughter over the weekend and she has a p20 pro like me. However her play store has dark mode?
She's on an earlier EMUI build to be, 318 I think, I'm on 328
Both emui 9.1
I've tried darken interface colours and some themes but it just stays on light mode?
Any ideas?
dladz said:
Hi all,
Saw my daughter over the weekend and she has a p20 pro like me. However her play store has dark mode?
She's on an earlier EMUI build to be, 318 I think, I'm on 328
Both emui 9.1
I've tried darken interface colours and some themes but it just stays on light mode?
Any ideas?
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Do you have the stem wide dark mode enabled?
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dladz said:
Hi all,
Saw my daughter over the weekend and she has a p20 pro like me. However her play store has dark mode?
She's on an earlier EMUI build to be, 318 I think, I'm on 328
Both emui 9.1
I've tried darken interface colours and some themes but it just stays on light mode?
Any ideas?
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You can find it lower in the battery settings
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dladz said:
Hi all,
Saw my daughter over the weekend and she has a p20 pro like me. However her play store has dark mode?
She's on an earlier EMUI build to be, 318 I think, I'm on 328
Both emui 9.1
I've tried darken interface colours and some themes but it just stays on light mode?
Any ideas?
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instal dark mode app in Play store.
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instal dark mode app in Play store.
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^^This.
Funny thing is, after you get dark mode you can uninstall the app.
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Fredrik æøå said:
Do you have the stem wide dark mode enabled?
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You can find it lower in the battery settings
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You're referring to darken interface colours. Like I said I had turned that on already. .
Limeybastard said:
^^This.
Funny thing is, after you get dark mode you can uninstall the app.
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Yep I just did that.
So stupid the way they've dragged this dark mode out for so long..I've been using dark mode for years on custom ROMs..
Whstapp is still in beta mode?? No idea why..
I use whatapp beta
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Thank you, I just did and then uninstalled it, perfect, thank you..
Strange thing is my daughter didn't do this so wondering how it happened on hers
dladz said:
Yep I just did that.
So stupid the way they've dragged this dark mode out for so long..I've been using dark mode for years on custom ROMs..
Whstapp is still in beta mode?? No idea why..
I use whatapp beta
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Do you have the APK for that by any chance?
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A bit out off topic but has anyone managed to make instagram dark mode? It activates on its own the dark mode as far as i know when you have it enabled on the phone but mine is still on light mode even though my phone is on dark mode. Also i am on 9.1.0.345 version and instagram on its latest version installed.
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A bit out off topic but has anyone managed to make instagram dark mode? It activates on its own the dark mode as far as i know when you have it enabled on the phone but mine is still on light mode even though my phone is on dark mode. Also i am on 9.1.0.345 version and instagram on its latest version installed.
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Surely that has a switch built in?
Limeybastard said:
Do you have the APK for that by any chance?
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Just search for WhatsApp plus
Meant to say plus not beta
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Just search for WhatsApp plus
Meant to say plus not beta
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What's WhatsApp plus a third party WhatsApp? As Bruno would say "Ich don't think so .."
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What's WhatsApp plus a third party WhatsApp? As Bruno would say "Ich don't think so .."
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It's an official version modified to allow for changes like themes and such, you can also block things like status etc.
Literally no one asking you to install it..so don't.
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It's an official version modified to allow for changes like themes and such, you can also block things like status etc.
Literally no one asking you to install it..so don't.
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No need for the last sarcy comment fella. I was only asking and did so in jest in case you missed it.
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No need for the last sarcy comment fella. I was only asking and did so in jest in case you missed it.
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Lol u asked for the apk then said no knowing it was already a modded version?
Confused me.
No offence.
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Lol u asked for the apk then said no knowing it was already a modded version?
Confused me.
No offence.
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No worries mate, bet you're happy today after UTD beat Citeh?
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No worries mate, bet you're happy today after UTD beat Citeh?
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I had a feelin about that tbh, called a draw but I'll take the loss. Pep finally being found out.
Everyone's still looking for the wheels to come off for city, they're already off, Leicester are the real threat now unless vardy goes off form or Madison gets injured..
Or both hopefully
I'm still sceptical. One at a time..
And boom, AJ just schooled Ruiz..
Did you watch it?!
dladz said:
I had a feelin about that tbh, called a draw but I'll take the loss. Pep finally being found out.
Everyone's still looking for the wheels to come off for city, they're already off, Leicester are the real threat now unless vardy goes off form or Madison gets injured..
Or both hopefully
I'm still sceptical. One at a time..
And boom, AJ just schooled Ruiz..
Did you watch it?!
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I watched the footie yes, but not the boxing game. I lost interest in watching boxing around the Chris Eubank era days.
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I watched the footie yes, but not the boxing game. I lost interest in watching boxing around the Chris Eubank era days.
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Aye I'm even older than that unfortunately, Steve Collins was my favourite boxer. Just a beast.
The AJ fight was absolutely superb, great undercards and he really did teach him a lesson.
Just watching villa hopefully pip Leicester.
My lads football team just won 7-1 too.
Doing well
The city loss is a thing of beauty though, might subscribe up the city YouTube channel just to raise my smile a little more.
PS: on topic (ish)
Started using flick launcher, got the pro version. Not bar at all, smooth and themeable.
What's the AOSIP / AOSP launcher called? That's ridiculously smooth..
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Aye I'm even older than that unfortunately, Steve Collins was my favourite boxer. Just a beast.
The AJ fight was absolutely superb, great undercards and he really did teach him a lesson.
Just watching villa hopefully pip Leicester.
My lads football team just won 7-1 too.
Doing well
The city loss is a thing of beauty though, might subscribe up the city YouTube channel just to raise my smile a little more.
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Started using flick launcher, got the pro version. Not bar at all, smooth and themeable.
What's the AOSIP / AOSP launcher called? That's ridiculously smooth..
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The City YouTube channel? Haha I checked nothing really much of a unofficial fan club exists, well I saw one, had about 10 subscribers. Lol a bit like the Emptihad stadium.
Don't flame me, but I quite like the Yandex Launcher.
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