The_Rev Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Got a new card on Google Now today. Trainz! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Been using my nexus 4 that finally arrived yesterday, absolutely beautiful phone. Only thing that really bothers me is that the gamma level for the screen is so bloody high, would love a proper screen settings option in the menu. A minor thing but if the screen was properly calibrated then this would bee even more amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted January 26, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 26, 2013 Been using my nexus 4 that finally arrived yesterday, absolutely beautiful phone. Only thing that really bothers me is that the gamma level for the screen is so bloody high, would love a proper screen settings option in the menu. A minor thing but if the screen was properly calibrated then this would bee even more amazing. You want the Faux Kernel thingy ar kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 You want the Faux Kernel thingy ar kid. Can you use that with just stock or do you need to be rooted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robojoel Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 OK, so I bought and installed swiftkey 3 for my phone after hearing lots of recommendations BUT I cant 'swype' like I did on the standard keyboard (which I really liked). I have read about swiftkey flow but can only find a BETA version that says it has expired, am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted January 27, 2013 Administrator Share Posted January 27, 2013 OK, so I bought and installed swiftkey 3 for my phone after hearing lots of recommendations BUT I cant 'swype' like I did on the standard keyboard (which I really liked). I have read about swiftkey flow but can only find a BETA version that says it has expired, am I missing something? I'm not sure what you are asking. Swype is not Swiftkey. Swype is still in beta and you'll need a beta key to use it. 4.2 has "gesture typing" which is essentially Swype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robojoel Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Sorry if I was not clear, I meant that in the standard keyboard on Android I can swipe the keys to write, does that make sense? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limpid Posted January 27, 2013 Administrator Share Posted January 27, 2013 Some older Samsungs had Swype as standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Sorry if I was not clear, I meant that in the standard keyboard on Android I can swipe the keys to write, does that make sense? Swiftkey isn't swype, or the gesture typing of the standard keyboard where you can drag across keys to make words. Swiftkey just uses normal typing to predict what you're going to say next. If you want to use gesture typing then you either need to just use the stock keyboard (which is excellent) or Swype. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 For most of us who are on Nexus devices what would make you consider moving to a non-nexus device? For me I would like to see more concerning the Motorola Xphone and certainly the HTC J Butterfly looks a beautiful piece of kit. I have seen a couple of Galaxy Note II and if they did that in pure android it would be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Nothing really. I think I'd go to iOS if I moved from Nexus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodgyknees Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 can some android people test an app for me, let me know what OS you are on, what phone and whether there was any crashes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ingram85 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Do you need to be rooted to use that faux kernel app or can you use it on stock? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piav_k4 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Argh! My S3 on Android 4.1.2 keeps on freezing up and it's driving me mad. i'm having to manually reset it every 10 mins! A few people are reporting it... Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted January 29, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 29, 2013 Do you need to be rooted to use that faux kernel app or can you use it on stock? Umm, dunno, give it a try. If you need to root your phone you don't have to reinstall everything. It just means you can access & change the under the bonnet settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eames Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I thought the point of rooting was to remove bloatware and play with "pure" android. If you've already got a Nexus phone whats the point in rooting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted January 29, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 29, 2013 I thought the point of rooting was to remove bloatware and play with "pure" android. If you've already got a Nexus phone whats the point in rooting? So you can change thigs that are otherwise locked. Like the gamma settings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mykeyb Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Nothing really. I think I'd go to iOS if I moved from Nexus. Just out of interest why? assuming you havent been on iOS before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted January 30, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2013 As a previous iPhone user, I can say that iOS does still have some advantages over Android. It's outweighed by the negatives fo course, and I certainly wouldn't be looking to go back. But there are things it does better, imo (bearing in mind I'm a reltive layman) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Posted January 30, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 30, 2013 Nexus 4 is back in stock on google play people... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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