The GOOGLE | ANDROID Thread

[Swisha]

new Nexus 7

[Trini Hookah]

Does everyone in here use screen protectors?. I recently got an S3 mini. Not too sure if it has gorilla glass or not. Various sources have contradictory information. I bought a privacy screen protector and within two days, i threw it away. It made the display look really blurred. Wondering it to get a clear protector or just leave the phone as is. The feel of glass is awesome

USE A SCREEN PROTECTOR! Belive me, it wud be worth it in d long run. a couple months down d road wen u peel off d protecter n see d screen lookin like brand new. u wud be happy

privacy screen is chit, just get a clear one and you wont regret

[ZeroOne]

use screen protector, gorilla glass does get scratched.

Im happy with my octa core, would love to see how it would run on custom rom.

[Captain Awesome]

Google event going on now. Here's the livestream...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZzS6BxHEns

[pete]

Google event going on now. Here's the livestream...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZzS6BxHEns

FS: Galaxy Tab 2 10.1

[Captain Awesome]

Android 4.3 OTA update pushing out to nexus 4 from today.

[dean_spleen09]

*preorders chromecast*

[salochinnicholas]

*preorders chromecast*

+1

[RASC]

Chromecast gimme!

[nervewrecker]

We seemed to have established a few pages back that neither local network provides real 4g service. But the HSPA+ that the green network tells me is 4g works fine on my Nexus 4. So in short... Yes it works.

You got any problems with yours? Anything I should look for when buying?

The battery life ain't spectacular but it should get you through the day. And mine tends to get a little warmer than it should. Don't know if any other users experience the overheating but the battery thing is pretty typical. Other than that it's a pretty awesome phone.

I would suggest the 16gb version. But if you use cloud services or have another phone/tablet/media device with more storage for your media needs 8gb should suffice.

Oh, and get a case for that sheit. I've seen some disturbing photos of what can happen to the screen/back glass from an average height fall. I know you don't plan on dropping it but sometimes it happens... *knock on wood*

And if you're on Google+ look for and join the Trinidad&Tobago Android Users community.

Just sent request to join.

Guy with the case, I haven't looked around at cases yet. Still reading reviews and stuff on some.

Meanwhile I looking for screen protectors. The zagg is nice but takes away from the smooth screen feel. Any suggestions?

Awaiting 4.3 on this end too, rumors of better battery life *fingers crossed *

[K74T]

WRT Nexus 4

viewtopic.php?t=519016

[J453]

WRT Nexus 4

viewtopic.php?t=519016

I was just about to put you on to this guy. I know this tuner personally and he is an honest guy who only deals with authentic Spigen stuff, not the chinese knockoffs. He was telling me just yesterday about the nexus 4 stuff that he has on the way, didn't know he already posted it in a thread.

Anyway, wrt to your choices for a case it depends on your need/preference. You can go for max protection and add some bulk or go minimalistic and sacrifice some protection. We had this discussion at length a few pages back. Personally I have a Ringke Slim case on my nexus 4 in matte black and I am considering getting a Spigen from johnnyboi. Sucks that he only has the tangerine tango and not the black.

As for the screen protector... I never took off my factory plastic but I've already put in my order for the Spigen/Steinheil Ultra Crystal as advertised in the quoted thread. I would recommend it based on the research I've done but you need not take my word for it; do your homework before spending your money as there are many other options.
Let us know what you decide and I hope my lengthy post was helpful. Happy hunting!

[casper]

Does everyone in here use screen protectors?. I recently got an S3 mini. Not too sure if it has gorilla glass or not. Various sources have contradictory information. I bought a privacy screen protector and within two days, i threw it away. It made the display look really blurred. Wondering it to get a clear protector or just leave the phone as is. The feel of glass is awesome

USE A SCREEN PROTECTOR! Belive me, it wud be worth it in d long run. a couple months down d road wen u peel off d protecter n see d screen lookin like brand new. u wud be happy

privacy screen is chit, just get a clear one and you wont regret

X 2

[noshownogo]

Tech Armor provides both feel and clarity I want for my screen.

[RASC]

New nexus 7 and chromeacast and allyuh men talking about screen protectors.

[RASC]

New nexus 7 and chromeacast and allyuh men talking about screen protectors.

[sentraman]

Thats a great combo google came with there

[bassotronics]

new update for octa s4 19500UBUBMG9

[nervewrecker]

New nexus 7 and chromeacast and allyuh men talking about screen protectors.

I dont think we have to say it, its pretty much understood that we getting the nexus 7

The ringke slim case wont happen to be this:

http://www.amazon.com/cell-phones-acces ... B00A81H176

Its this one self I was looking at, how does it feel? I prefer something that has a soft rubbery feel.

Is the ballistic case this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Ballistic-SG1098- ... xus+4+case

The rearth is nice but it dosent cover the buttons.

[Ted_v2]

Anyone finds the stock audio player doesn't play the music properly? Compared to something like poweramp or another player.

Galaxy Tab running ics

[bassotronics]

GS4 player works great for me on klipsch headphones, don't really use it for anything else..tried those player already, wasn't satisfied...

[Sully]

I searched, but couldn't quite find the information that I was looking for. (it may be that I overlooked it.)

I picked up an S3 from bMobile and would like to unlock it. I've read about some unlocks that can be done without rooting the phone. (e.g. http://www.phonearena.com/news/How-to-u ... qd_id37417)

I've downgraded the firmware to 4.1.1 (Trinidad spec from sammobile) but I'm not seeing the option to unlock the phone. The menu described is different. Has anyone successfully got this unlock method to work? And if so, what firmware did you use to have the option available?

[mamoo_pagal]

I searched, but couldn't quite find the information that I was looking for. (it may be that I overlooked it.)

I picked up an S3 from bMobile and would like to unlock it. I've read about some unlocks that can be done without rooting the phone. (e.g. http://www.phonearena.com/news/How-to-u ... qd_id37417)

I've downgraded the firmware to 4.1.1 (Trinidad spec from sammobile) but I'm not seeing the option to unlock the phone. The menu described is different. Has anyone successfully got this unlock method to work? And if so, what firmware did you use to have the option available?

it maybe worth it to try an get an official unlock code. I usually use http://cellunlocker.net/. It costs about $200 usually worth it

[pete]

Have you tried putting in a digicel sim card? Most if not all phones from bmobile are already unlocked.

[Sully]

I don't have a Digicel micro sim at my disposal to try. But thanks for the info.

[ebfields]

It's true, I am absolutely certain that your phone is unlocked as bmobile phones are not locked except for the iphones and blackberries.

[S_2NR]

So wait.. A man going and flash all kinda thing and dig up all how to unlock an already unlocked phone..

[M_2NR]

1uhh.. sully, check and see if the phone unlocked eh. also, try using a newer sim card. A friend a mine tried the older types and for some reason it didn't work in her note. My digicel sim worked fine. Once you don't see a prompt to enter an unlock code when you try it with a digicel sim, chances are it is unlocked.

[Sully]

Thanks for the info. Now comes the troublesome part of finding a Digicel SIM.

On another note, I don't mind digging up to find out how to flash firmware. It's not that difficult, and knowledge is power.

[Trini Hookah]

To unlock any galaxy its simply copy and pasting a code string from a hex editor.

That's all i'll say, i'll leave the rest of the fun up to you

Edit: Phone must be rooted btw.