Recent content by ahaxton

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    How's the Pixel A Buds?

    Personally I love them. My first wireless buds were the Samsung Gear Icon X which hurt my ears if I wore them for any length of time, and had strange connection issues. So I went with the Pixel Buds 2, which looked more comfortable. Turns out they were MUCH more comfortable, but had there own...
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    Way too many issues, who's jumping ship once S22 Ultra launches?

    I've had this phone since they launched, and had not a problem. My last Samsung was the S9+, and the only thing I preferred about it was the ease with logging in. It used facial recognition first, then fingerprint, then PIN. Instead of being only one solution, it chose all of the above...
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    Why is everyone dissing the pixel 6/6pro?

    In the Your Mileage May Vary camp... I upgraded from a T-Mobile purchased Pixel 4a 5G to a T-Mobile purchased P6 Pro. My cell signal is INFINITELY better on the P6 Pro than it was on the 4a 5G here in the DFW metroplex. I was consistently having to go into the network settings and downgrade my...
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    Is the pro a Flagship?

    The term "flagship" is meaningless. Does the phone (ANY phone) do what you need it to do, in a manner and at a price you consider reasonable. If yes, huzzah, you have the right phone for you. If it does not, fine a phone that does. The word "flagship" should not enter anyone's thinking.
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    This unlocked update situation is really looking bad

    I've been using the 3a XL and 4a 5G from T-Mobile for the last 2 years and now the 6 Pro from T-Mobile, and I have never had to wait for an update. They have always been available on the date they are launched. I cannot speak for other carriers.
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    Clean install or backup?

    For me it's because over my time with a phone I tend to install apps that I never use, but can't get myself to uninstall because "I may need it some day." When I install clean, I only install apps as I need them when I actually need them and I can paid down the cruft.
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    Which Phone Are Your Replacing With Your 6 or 6 Pro?

    4a 5G. I must say, I've missed waterproofing and wireless charging. And I am super looking forward to a high refresh display to see if I can tell a difference.
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    Bixby, do you use it?

    I didn't use it When I had a Samsung Phone I found it useless Without the Google It did not meet my needs as An useful AI 5-7-5
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    List what Google ruined

    They moved back to a horizontal stack because they are making the cards capable of interaction, ie being able to highlight and copy text in a card without having to go back completely into the app. It is hard to interact with information that is literally hidden behind another card. So they...
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    List what Google ruined

    #4....not Apple. The first to do horizontal cards was the Palm Pre, whose UX designer was...let me check....ah yes, Matias Duarte, currently Vice President of User Experience at Google.
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    I never thought I would be happy with a "mid range" smart phone.

    Sure. Here is a link to a search on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=wireless+receiver+usb-c&crid=3A7RVKSC35MZX&sprefix=wireless+recive%2Caps%2C314&ref=nb_sb_noss_2&tag=hawk-future-20&ascsubtag=UUacUvbUpU6682542
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    855 plus

    I went from a Galaxy S9+ with a Snapdragon 845 and 6GB of RAM to the Pixel 3aXL with a Snapdragon 670 and 4GB of RAM, and God's honest truth, I cannot tell a difference.
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    Op Ed: Google's Looming Pixel 4 disappointment

    It's not a bad thing, but your posting style makes me think you're posting in Haiku.
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    Is anyone else underwhelmed with Android 10?

    This happens LITERALLY every release. From my list I put together after Pie that is proving prophetic: The cycle: Upon release: Hey, this isn't as big an upgrade as it should be. <---- YOU ARE HERE Shortly after release: I keep reading all these bad things. NOBODY wants to upgrade. This may be...
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    New leaked Pixel 4 Pictures

    Speaking only for myself, I would like the covers if the were rubberized matte backs (grippy), like on the Nexus 5, not glass.