Recent content by Crispy

Read on reddit that Moto phones may come with Google dialer and call screen etc is working? This would be really welcome. Can someone who has a Moto G Stylus 5G 2023 model check this?

I think this is very much an age/social thing. For a lot of young people these days taking endless pics to post on social media is the main use along with the texting and constant status updates. And interestingly when you have kids you again tend to take a lot of pics. There are also a lot...

I don't want this to be about politics but I find the whole 'china = evil' to be bs, when western countries have done far worse. do you think you are avoiding govt spying by buying from US brands - you're not. The only US company which actually bothers to enforce your privacy in any meaningful...

Its your fault. Why didn't you pay for the smartwatch ??!! which lasts 1/2 day and costs $400 to show you that a new email has arrived. And why don't you pay for a phone with AOD which kills battery life? Pretty soon they will have phones with displays on both sides - I better patent that idea :)

Phones used to have all these as standard - replaceable batteries, sd card, notification light, and a durable, light plastic/polycarb body that you could get in many colors. And its not like they were 2in thick bricks either. When I say phones, I mean Android (and also if anyone remembers...

Anyone remember how the Moto used to have a lot more gestures and useful tweaks in its Android build? Do they still have that? I think its a shame how marketing means the average consumer only considers Samsung, iPhone and to a lesser extent Pixel - its the geek darling and popular thanks to...

I have my Nexus 6 too !! But its dead, it died suddenly in the middle of a trip years ago. At the time it was considered a phablet, now its just a regular phone. I agree, Motorola makes great phones.

But this isn't really true for a lot of phones and esp Pixels. Starting with the Pixel its been the same sensor used all the way till the 7, with minor differences like an ultrawide or telephoto sensor. Samsung has the same thing. Even when the camera sensor is upgraded say from 12->50Mp...

there are still phones sold with an sd card slot. you can put a 1TB sd card and it costs less than the inflated prices for extra memory. I think that no one will be able to tell the difference between a mid range vs flagship vs flagship from 2/3 years ago, if you hid the branding etc. and...

This is the way I switched all my friends/family from using new phones with the big carriers to 2-3yr old refurb phones + prepaid plans. Its better and its cheaper.

Thanks. Since I'm considering the 5a, how do you feel it compares to the 7 (apart from fp/battery) ?

This isn't a 'P7 is bad' thread, more like 'old Pixels are still great and P7 still has some issues' I recently tried out the Pixel 7 as an upgrade from my 2XL. You can find some other threads I made on this here. I saw the great trade in offer, and bought a used Pixel 5 off ebay and then the 7...

noticed small change in battery usage menu - it now shows a drop down to pick system vs app.

not really sure what the point of this beta is unless they just want people to report whats broken, and I mean broken in regular features as there's nothing new to see here.

Just enrolled in beta program. Lets see what's new. From reading about 14 the biggest feature seems to be the new back behavior which needs app changes, right?