Recent content by Ethan Grimes

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    What are YOUR impressions of the Pixel 3/3 XL?

    As much as I love Google and the Pixel brand, after seeing the 3 and 3 XL, I think I'll stick with my 2 XL for a bit longer. Make no mistake, I wouldn't shy away from a 3 XL handed to me, but overall I didn't really feel the changes announced merited dropping the kind of money being asked for...
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    Which color will you go for?

    32GB Silver baby!
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    [Closed] Win a Nexus 5X from Android Central!

    I would love to win a Nexus 5X because the device has the right dimensions and capabilities for my mother-in-law who recently cracked her own phone and could use an upgrade. :)
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    Will the Quick charge 2.0 and cable's I've been using work with PortaPow?

    Actually I've found that charge only cables don't work with quick charge because quick charge needs to be able to "speak" to the phone during charging. As the battery total charge increases, the charge rate decreases with Quick Charge tech. The PortaPow charge only cables short the data line...
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    [Closed] Santa Phil Day 6: Win one of two Nexus 9 tablets and a keyboard folio

    Wow. Dis Doge haiku. Very Android. Such awesomesauce. Much short. We like Phil.
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    [Closed] The Android Central non-sexist, non-spammy OnePlus One contest

    Would love to get one as an upgrade for my wife's phone.
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    Weekly Photo Contest: Focus and Blur

    Our intrepid heroes and their trusty Tardis landed on my desk this evening, fortunately I was there with my Nexus 5 to capture the action! A Power Vampire came bursting from his hub to attack our fedora wearing Gallifreyan while the Racer was busy fixing some damage and our Nexus user was...
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    Battery case with built-in microSD card reader?

    Could integrate an nfc chip that launches a dedicated app that automatically switches it when done using the card.
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    Did wireless charging kill my NX5 screen!?!?

    Qi is a standard, the chargers you listed have all been approved by the standard. It sounds like something wrong in the with charging circuit in your phone, maybe a short or something unshielded, but it's doubtful that a charger caused it when you said you get the same effect on multiple...
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    Google: Samsung Galaxy Nexus won't get updated to Android 4.4 KitKat

    Actually right up until merging the official update, cm 10.2 had stable switching data. Merging the official broke it again somewhat and they're working to fix it properly. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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    List of cases compatible with wireless charging (request)

    Good idea for a thread but pretty much any case available for the n5 right now is qi compatible. The case would have to be very dense or unbelievably thick to not work. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
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    Spigen Tempered Glass Screen Protectors

    FYI they've stopped selling both Glas.t and Glas.tR for the N5 from their website and amazon and amazon.ca. Looks like they're trying to figure out what to do about the problems and halted sales of them. That said, they're still not responding to Facebook, twitter or email inquiries so who...
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    Spigen Tempered Glass Screen Protectors

    Yep, all Nexus 5. I should rephrase, the cutout is decent size, but when the phone is in the case it restricts cable size. I have a collection of micro usb cables I've accumulated and ended up finding a couple on top of the one that comes with the N5 that would work, but I'd say about half...
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    Spigen Tempered Glass Screen Protectors

    I had the Neo Hybrid with the Glas.tR protector and they fit fine together, however I will say "had" the case because the usb cutout is relatively small and only a couple of my micro-usb cables fit into it as well as the micro usb cutout has a fairly sharp edge that kept digging into my pinky as...
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    Spigen Tempered Glass Screen Protectors

    I'm really interested to see if yours comes out good or not. Between XDA and here, I haven't seen an install without problems including my own when I got it a few days ago.