Recent content by Tbayrgs

I have the same question. I find no way to change the audio output destination in any of my apps, but primarily Google Play Music and Pocket Cast unless it's to a Chromecast. I could've sworn it existed in the past but can't find the option anywhere. To clarify, for example, in those same...

Had no idea this wasn't included in the Pixel...something I'd come to love on my iPhone and Nexus 6P. I do wear a smartwatch so this helps mitigate the issue a bit but it's still such a nice feature to have. Guess I'll see after a couple weeks with my Pixel XL (arrives tomorrow :D) if I really...

I'm upgrading from a 6P as well. While I like the 6P, battery life is just average (4 hrs SOT is good for me, sometimes it's less), my does seem to occasionally suffer from lag likely due to throttling of the SD810 (it's always noticeably warm when this happens), and while the camera is decent...

Yup, and if I recall correctly, it wasn't available until at least 3-4 months after initial release. Not acceptable, IMO.

Funny, just goes to show how different perspectives can be. I'm a longtime Apple hardware and iPhone user and this is the first year since the original iPhone that I didn't get the new iPhone at launch---didn't even consider it as I found it ever so incremental over the 6s. And now I've pulled...

I very well might return it...but it likely won't be because of the price but rather the overall experience. I put heavy emphasis on timely software updates, reliability and company support and I'm long past dealing with custom ROMs and tweaking the minutia of my phone...don't have the free...

Well, count me as one of those longtime iPhone users who pulled the trigger on the Pixel--bought a black XL 128GB right after the keynote ended. I've also had a half dozen Android phones dating back to the Galaxy Nexus, always favored the Google flavor (stock vanilla until the Pixel's version)...

Ordered a Black 128GB XL...I'm coming from an iPhone so I'm used to the price gouging. ;) Seriously though, the unlimited full res Google Photos softens the blow as it'll save me $240 over two years.

Re: $399? That's gotta be a typo ... Well, regardless of my prior experiences with TouchWiz, I'll reserve judgement until we have some first-hand reviews and I can get actually get some hands-on time. I just don't have high hopes. And smooth performance is only part of the equation, at least...

Re: $399? That's gotta be a typo ... I actually always use a launcher on all of my Android devices, NOVA Prime to be specific. But using a launcher doesn't remove the bloat or lag created by a poor implemented UI--like giving a rusty, broken down car a new coat of paint. It hides some of the...

Re: $399? That's gotta be a typo ... You hit the nail on the head with this part of your post. Spec bumps are great, but if the UI experience is so bad that it drowns out the benefit of those increased specs, the bumps are meaningless. Based on my past experiences using TouchWiz (on both...

I can certainly understand not wanting to pay a monthly subscription or that having a home computer always available may be problematic but don't understand what's complex or the hesitation about more software. The Plex Media Server application is tiny, unobtrusive and runs in the...

Or if you don't mind spending a few bucks, can use PLEX to cast any video from your home library (DRM free, of course) to your Chromecast. If you haven't used PLEX before, you download their Media Server application to you home computer, point it towards your media, set up a myPLEX account on...

The instructions to activate the features are actually provided as subtitles right in the video...

You lose most of the lag and cartoonish theme. ;) (Sorry, too hard to resist) In all seriousness, I really like Nova, use it on every one of my Android devices. And yes, you will lose a few features tied to TouchWiz as previously mentioned but you can so much more, IMO (and you can always...