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Could someone give me some confirmed info?

I'm just curious as to what it is. I'd be really interested in an android tablet. I currently have an eris... which is pretty weak.
I've googled a lot but everything seems to be old or "rumored" so could someone help me out? I'd appreciate it.

What is it you want to know?
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Specs, pricing, will it be google supported, full market place?

Oh and I'm also really curious to see if anyone has tried logmein to remote access their computers. I do it on my Eris but it's slow. I've seen it on the iPad and it's much better. How is it on the GTab?

Hungry Man said:
Specs, pricing, will it be google supported, full market place?
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Pricing isn't announced yet in most of the world.
For every other piece of infromation, why not just, eh, check the official website? I mean, have you even looked at Samsung's website? It lists all the specs for the device and few other details.
tl;dr: Price - dunno, not announced
"with Google" -experience - yes, if you mean GMail, Market and stuff.
Full Marketplace - Yes, it's a full phone and has all the capabilities as such, even market.
ps. Aside from the larger (and different) display, the Tab is essentially a Galaxy S.

Perfect thanks.

Does it Have an FM Radio Chip on it?

AnttiV said:
tl;dr: Price - dunno, not announced
"with Google" -experience - yes, if you mean GMail, Market and stuff.
Full Marketplace -
Yes, it's a full phone
and has all the capabilities as such, even market.
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sorry but just to clarify this is a full phone but in tablet format?
so the inbuilt cell is capable of making GSM calls the same as say an iphone, NOT just able to use 3g connectivity for web as say a iPad?
wonder why the camera spec is so lame?

adzman808 said:
sorry but just to clarify this is a full phone but in tablet format?
so the inbuilt cell is capable of making GSM calls the same as say an iphone, NOT just able to use 3g connectivity for web as say a iPad?
wonder why the camera spec is so lame?
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YES.
I'm sorry if I YET AGAIN sound angry or frustrated, it's not specifically you.
But don't you people ever think of yourselves and either read the official site or google around before asking questions? Yes, it's a full GSM/GPRS/EDGE/UMTS phone. The official site lists all the bands the phone works on. (except I hear the USA version lacks the phone capabilities? but retains data/sms? I don't know.)
http://galaxytab.samsungmobile.com/
or head to http://www.samsung.com/ and navigate from there.
EDIT: Euro/FI version:
GSM&EDGE / 3G / CDMA / TD-SCDMA - 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
3G - 900 / 2100 MHz
GPRS - Yes
EDGE - Yes
3G - HSDPA 7,2 Mbps / HSUPA 5,76 Mbps
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yes.... i hae got it on saturday and i have made GSM calls also...
GSM calls and 3g video calls are extra features compared to ipad which will need a seperate micro sim and 3g contract and pay extra
when at home i use wifi for the tab and while on long journeys , put my existing contract sim and use it and will not miss calls too , the display is just awesome and so smooth........
i dont need to take seperate contract for stupid things

AnttiV said:
(except I hear the USA version lacks the phone capabilities? but retains data/sms? I don't know.)
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lol i didn't take that personally
i think you answer your own q there, when you make ref to different claims made in diff web sites, that no one seems to totally know the answer too!
thanks tho'
just the price & lame camera spec to get my head round !!

adzman808 said:
lol i didn't take that personally
i think you answer your own q there, when you make ref to different claims made in diff web sites, that no one seems to totally know the answer too!
thanks tho'
just the price & lame camera spec to get my head round !!
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Ah, good. What I did mean about that was that the other specs are official, but that part I haven't read anywhere but "rumor" sites.

As of right now they make no note of voice calling on american advertising ... It will be in the hardware but not in the firmware (rom) but im sure If we got a copy of your guys roms (all other countries besides US..lol) we will have the voice feature.

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As of right now they make no note of voice calling on american advertising ... It will be in the hardware but not in the firmware (rom) but im sure If we got a copy of your guys roms (all other countries besides US..lol) we will have the voice feature.
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I'm not really clued up on all this but wouldn't this be tied in with the hardware? And since the Tab has been announced in the states not having voice(and possibly sms) capabilities wouldn't that mean it was missing the hardware to do it?
If that isn't the case then it's awesome for the people in the states to potentially have that option

[Q] Getting Frustrated Trying to Root

I think i might be losing my mind. I unfortunately updated to 2.3.3 without thinking. Now that I am trying to root my phone, ive got some questions.
1. When it comes to CF-root, what program do I use to flash a tar file? All I can come up with is Odin, but thats only for samsung. I got started on post #2 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12489034
2. I tried using SWUpgrade to put the tar file on my phone, but I couldnt figure out how to get my evo into "Download Mode". Does this even exist on the evo?
3. And lastly, is there a way to just get the hotspot app to work? Because that is the only reason I want to root. I get about 6-7MBs down with 4g on at my apartment and I want to use my phone as my ISP instead of paying for DSL\Cable.
Sorry if these are all stupid questions, but Ive spent all day glued to this screen google-ing and searching till my fingers are numb to no avail. Your comments are much appreciated

offroadn_redneck said:
I think i might be losing my mind. I unfortunately updated to 2.3.3 without thinking. Now that I am trying to root my phone, ive got some questions.
1. When it comes to CF-root, what program do I use to flash a tar file? All I can come up with is Odin, but thats only for samsung. I got started on post #2 here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=12489034
2. I tried using SWUpgrade to put the tar file on my phone, but I couldnt figure out how to get my evo into "Download Mode". Does this even exist on the evo?
3. And lastly, is there a way to just get the hotspot app to work? Because that is the only reason I want to root. I get about 6-7MBs down with 4g on at my apartment and I want to use my phone as my ISP instead of paying for DSL\Cable.
Sorry if these are all stupid questions, but Ive spent all day glued to this screen google-ing and searching till my fingers are numb to no avail. Your comments are much appreciated
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This is the HTC Evo forum.
"Download mode" "odin" even the instructions you linked to are all Samsung based.

what he said ^^
also....since you updated to 2.3.3 you cannot root as of this time. the devs still haven't found the exploit to give root on the Evo. So all the methods of rooting that are out there right now cannot be used on the OTA 2.3.3 (they are for 2.2 and lower).
just be patient...they'll find an exploit soon enough....hopefully

Yea, I figured as much. So, while Im waiting to be able to root my phone, is there still the possibility to hack\unlock the hotspot app?

offroadn_redneck said:
Yea, I figured as much. So, while Im waiting to be able to root my phone, is there still the possibility to hack\unlock the hotspot app?
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Do you have an Evo?
If so this is a good easy thread for rooting.
I'm sure it will be updated as soon as rooting is possible on 2.3.3.

offroadn_redneck said:
3. And lastly, is there a way to just get the hotspot app to work? Because that is the only reason I want to root. I get about 6-7MBs down with 4g on at my apartment and I want to use my phone as my ISP instead of paying for DSL\Cable.
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I am with you there. My DSL went up to $49 from a low of $27. I am canceling the DSL and I am contemplating just paying sprint for the hotspot until somebody finds a hack for 2.3.3.
Sprint $30 vs Comcast $49. Blo-me Comcast.

Why not use one of the tethering apps on the marker? Search 'tether' and you will get some options. Last I checked, they require pc software, but you can try them out and see if they work for you.

cg 112358 said:
what he said ^^
also....since you updated to 2.3.3 you cannot root as of this time. the devs still haven't found the exploit to give root on the Evo. So all the methods of rooting that are out there right now cannot be used on the OTA 2.3.3 (they are for 2.2 and lower).
just be patient...they'll find an exploit soon enough....hopefully
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't I see a rooted version of the OTA somewhere around here? Flash and go...

tcoz2000 said:
Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't I see a rooted version of the OTA somewhere around here? Flash and go...
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And how do you expect him to flash the rom............. seriously the level of intelligence is at an all time low.
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Ouch.
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Why not just pay for the hotspot feature? It's $30.00 a month, which is still cheaper than your DSL or Comcast.

I have a work laptop that doesn't allow pda net or easy tether. They made me uninstall the tray software for easy tether.
Gonna go get my other pc from the house tonight. I have three residences, this one has minimal amenities. This way with my own pc and at least I can tether visa usb.
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HTC EVO can be used for hotspot. I've had it since Feb. Some of you people are crazy with misinformation.
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xnemexisx said:
HTC EVO can be used for hotspot. I've had it since Feb. Some of you people are crazy with misinformation.
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IF you have an Evo with 2.3.3 / Gingerbread... no, you can't root right now. There are many threads with this discussion. All the same answer. You cannot use any known method to root. You cannot downgrade unless you have a good friend in HTC.
Odin is for Samsung. The Evo is by HTC. HTC ≠ Samsung.
There is no temporary root for Gingerbread Evo, no permanent root, no S-off method. Unrevoked is working on it. If rumors are to be believed, they are close.
Gingerbread Evo = UNROOTABLE (currently)

[Q] Bypass tmobile Tethering Limit?

i have t-mobile's unlimited data plan with 2.5gb mobile hotspot and tethering. How do i bypass this limit or block tmobile mobile from seeing how much tethering i've been using?
I did google searches and only found outdated threads. The newer threads states that you can't bypass tmobile's tethering anymore cause they've gotten too good at detecting it. is that true?

jinjin12 said:
i have t-mobile's unlimited data plan with 2.5gb mobile hotspot and tethering. How do i bypass this limit or block tmobile mobile from seeing how much tethering i've been using?
I did google searches and only found outdated threads. The newer threads states that you can't bypass tmobile's tethering anymore cause they've gotten too good at detecting it. is that true?
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Don't know if that's true or not, but I am hoping to find out myself.
Sent from my Nexus 7 (2013)

Try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47203432&postcount=70

jinjin12 said:
i have t-mobile's unlimited data plan with 2.5gb mobile hotspot and tethering. How do i bypass this limit or block tmobile mobile from seeing how much tethering i've been using?
I did google searches and only found outdated threads. The newer threads states that you can't bypass tmobile's tethering anymore cause they've gotten too good at detecting it. is that true?
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This is not true I'm using the T-Mobile Note 3 and I use over 2.5GB of hotspot. I am running a ROM, but it's a stock Deodexed ROM. I did do the whole "tether_dun_required" with a value of 0 edit, but I'm not sure if the ROM I'm using already has a tether bypass installed in it, or if the "tether_dun_required" fix did the trick. Either way, you have your answer You can go over the 2.5GB limit

PowerMan572 said:
This is not true I'm using the T-Mobile Note 3 and I use over 2.5GB of hotspot. I am running a ROM, but it's a stock Deodexed ROM. I did do the whole "tether_dun_required" with a value of 0 edit, but I'm not sure if the ROM I'm using already has a tether bypass installed in it, or if the "tether_dun_required" fix did the trick. Either way, you have your answer You can go over the 2.5GB limit
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No, the mistake was in my number...... ithe hotspot limit for the unlimited is 4.5gb not 2.5gb. Therefore, you never really went over your limit. you can't go passed it for now. Some people claim switching user agent on their desktop works, but i'm not sure about that. and even if that trick works, it's a horrible way to browse the internet cause you're browsing in mobile web mobile on your desktop, it's not an enjoyable browsing experience, i've tried it.

jinjin12 said:
No, the mistake was in my number...... ithe hotspot limit for the unlimited is 4.5gb not 2.5gb. Therefore, you never really went over your limit. you can't go passed it for now. Some people claim switching user agent on their desktop works, but i'm not sure about that. and even if that trick works, it's a horrible way to browse the internet cause you're browsing in mobile web mobile on your desktop, it's not an enjoyable browsing experience, i've tried it.
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No, no... this is incorrect. The unlimited data plan comes with 2.5GB of data NOT 4.5GB. I just pulled the image below from T-Mobile's site. I should I know, I am on this plan
Please note, it says "includes up to 2.5GB of Mobile Smartphone Mobile Hotspot"
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Lastly, again you CAN go over the 2.5GB data if you edit the "tether_dun_required" value to 0. Again, please see my screenshot below which shows I've used 5.36GB of HotSpot data. You don't have to switch agents or any of that nonsense in Chrome. Quite frankly that just sounds like a waste of time :-/
See, you can go over the allowed limit

PowerMan572 said:
No, no... this is incorrect. The unlimited data plan comes with 2.5GB of data NOT 4.5GB. I just pulled the image below from T-Mobile's site. I should I know, I am on this plan
Please note, it says "includes up to 2.5GB of Mobile Smartphone Mobile Hotspot"
Lastly, again you CAN go over the 2.5GB data if you edit the "tether_dun_required" value to 0. Again, please see my screenshot below which shows I've used 5.36GB of HotSpot data. You don't have to switch agents or any of that nonsense in Chrome. Quite frankly that just sounds like a waste of time :-/
See, you can go over the allowed limit
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Yea right after I typed this, I looked at the mobile website and its 2.5gb.
Anyway if you go over the limit , would they charge you? Have T-Mobile charged you extra?
Also do that trick work for WiFi hotspot or only USB tethering?

jinjin12 said:
Yea right after I typed this, I looked at the mobile website and its 2.5gb.
Anyway if you go over the limit , would they charge you? Have T-Mobile charged you extra?
Also do that trick work for WiFi hotspot or only USB tethering?
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No, T-Mobile cannot charge you overage. They only make you see that upsell page once you reach your limit (hence the reason why so many people try to bypass it.)
The trick works for WiFi hotspot. I don't use the USB tethering (I don't like to deal with cables :silly: )

They don't charge an overage. Eventually they'll keep an eye on you can throttle you when you reach your limit. Enjoy your freedom for now.
Also their AI or whatever detects throttle is smarter now, it use to be possible to modify a system file to disable throttle.
Sent from my LG Optimus G

Ace42 said:
They don't charge an overage. Eventually they'll keep an eye on you can throttle you when you reach your limit. Enjoy your freedom for now.
Also their AI or whatever detects throttle is smarter now, it use to be possible to modify a system file to disable throttle.
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I'm seeing some people get away with 20GB/month. Over on the T-Mobile Note 3 forum of the XDA site, people are posting their data usage and getting around it just fine :-/
I guess we'll see. So far I have not been throttled for my hotspot.
They can't throttle me for my mobile data usage. T-Mobile doesn't do that anymore on the new plans if you have unlimited 4G plan.

PowerMan572 said:
I'm seeing some people get away with 20GB/month. Over on the T-Mobile Note 3 forum of the XDA site, people are posting their data usage and getting around it just fine :-/
I guess we'll see. So far I have not been throttled for my hotspot.
They can't throttle me for my mobile data usage. T-Mobile doesn't do that anymore on the new plans if you have unlimited 4G plan.
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I have unl 4G but they say I have 2.5GB for tethering. Also I wasn't aware that the note owners figured a way to get around the tethering, guess I'll look into that...
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Ace42 said:
I have unl 4G but they say I have 2.5GB for tethering. Also I wasn't aware that the note owners figured a way to get around the tethering, guess I'll look into that...
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I don't think it's so much as a "Note 3 users found a way around it" I think it's just the settings.db file you have to edit. However, from what I've been reading online, I think Nexus owners are having issues. My guess is that with an OS update, T-Mobile blocked it. That's all I can think of.

Can anyone confirm that the SQLite mod works? I'm running CM11 and want to know if I need this. I used the sqlite mod on my droid X and my RAZR but now I have a Nexus 4 and just want to know of it works.
Thanks.

BigCrisco39 said:
Can anyone confirm that the SQLite mod works? I'm running CM11 and want to know if I need this. I used the sqlite mod on my droid X and my RAZR but now I have a Nexus 4 and just want to know of it works.
Thanks.
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It did not work for me. I found the guide online and I followed it to the T. The guide I believe is for Nexus though :-/
I rebooted the phone and opened the file after I edited it and confirmed the changes stuck, they did, but I would still get the upgrade notice. I even created a new APN and still nothing. I must have tried for like 2-3 days and never could get the SQLite trick to work.

PowerMan572 said:
It did not work for me. I found the guide online and I followed it to the T. The guide I believe is for Nexus though :-/
I rebooted the phone and opened the file after I edited it and confirmed the changes stuck, they did, but I would still get the upgrade notice. I even created a new APN and still nothing. I must have tried for like 2-3 days and never could get the SQLite trick to work.
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Well if you had already hit your limit before trying it, T-Mobile doesn't NEED any new information to tell them you've hit your tethering cap. They already know. I dunno I guess I'd try it at the start of your billing cycle to see how it is

nice find:good:

Is there any possible way to get wifi hotspot on the sprint model via software or apn

The main feature that I would love to get from this phone is Wifi Hotspot without paying sprint extra. I have an unlimited data plan already.
My phone was paid-off so I got my MSL
I tried the code ##33284# (##debug#) no MSL needed or edit options
-Active APN Connections
--internet
---APN type default,mms
I can see the setting but can't edit APN type to default,mms,dun
I tried the code ##3282# (##data#) MSL required to edit
-APN Settings
--internet (selected edit and entered my MSL)
almost all the APN settings seen in debug are missing. APN type is missing.
Is there a hidden menu or something? Can we use the shortcut maker like we did on the LG G4?

My guess is that it's not going to be a simple thing. I used to use PdaNET for this on Verizon and 7.0 killed it, and from the limited I've read on their pages about it, it doesn't sound like something they're likely to get around any time soon. That to me says that it's not an easy one to break open, so... I'm not keeping my fingers crossed yet, but I would love the world to someday prove me wrong.

I have unlimited on sprint and I'm not charged extra to use hotspot. At least I haven't been yet. Maybe something has changed?
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EROMITLAB said:
I have unlimited on sprint and I'm not charged extra to use hotspot. At least I haven't been yet. Maybe something has changed?
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You are using wifi hotspot on your v20 without paying extra for it?
You are lucky. I had to get a custom rom on my LG G4 that allowed you to edit the dun.

esqueue said:
You are using wifi hotspot on your v20 without paying extra for it?
You are lucky. I had to get a custom rom on my LG G4 that allowed you to edit the dun.
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Try 277634#*#
Works on T-Mobile Variant. If it works for you there should be an APN unlock menu in there.

esqueue said:
You are using wifi hotspot on your v20 without paying extra for it?
You are lucky. I had to get a custom rom on my LG G4 that allowed you to edit the dun.
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Yes
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EROMITLAB said:
Yes
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Ask any other sprint user and if you try to connect to hotspot it will error out. Somehow sprint thinks that you are paying for the service and unlocked the feature on your phone.
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esqueue said:
Ask any other sprint user and if you try to connect to hotspot it will error out. Somehow sprint thinks that you are paying for the service and unlocked the feature on your phone.
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Maybe I need to triple check into it, because I can promise it works without issue. I'm going to try my girlfriends phone when I get home and see what happens with hers. She's on my plan as well.
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Ohhhhh, okay. I see, they want to get rid of those on the grandfathered unlimited data plans. I have the SERO plan Thanks for the reply.

Im on Sprint stock rom and pdanet and foxfi both work over usb and bluetooth if anyone needs a temporary fix till its hacked....

intenselyinsane said:
Im on Sprint stock rom and pdanet and foxfi both work over usb and bluetooth if anyone needs a temporary fix till its hacked....
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Seems like root access was achieved. Now things are looking good. http://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/development/ls997vs995h910-dirtysanta-bootloader-t3519410

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Unofficial (Windows) USB Drivers/ADB/Fastboot [Essential PH-1/Mata] by sd_shadow​Q3: Does the phone have an unlockable bootloader?
Yes! The bootloader on Essential Phone can be unlocked by following the directions here: https://source.android.com/source/running. To reach fastboot on your Essential Phone press and hold volume down, then press and hold power.​Q4: I currently have the grandfathered Verizon Unlimited Data Plan does Hotspot work without Rooting?
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Can anyone verify if Hotspot works on Essential using Verizon Gradfathered UDP?
I currently have the grandfathered Verizon Unlimited Data Plan and I have to root using the build.prop hack to enable Hotspot on my Pixel XL. I used to have the Nexus 6P and I didn't have to root to get Hotspot and I really would prefer not to root if I don't have to. I need the Hotspot feature and I will not pay for it (don't get me going on this BS by verizon). I was hoping that the essential phone would allow hotspot without rooting. Can anyone confirm for me that Hotspot is working out of the box for Verizon Grandfathered UDP??? I will place my order ASAP if it works. I appreciate any help!

I want to know how is its photo quality in low light condition? Thanks in advance
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Mangtas_666 said:
I want to know how is its photo quality in low light condition? Thanks in advance
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Firmware update that improves the camera quality should be ready when the Phone ships

sd_shadow said:
I'm pretty sure stock android includes the tethering checks that prevent devices on a Verizon Unlimited data plan from activating
wifi tethering/hotspot.
Some kind of work around will be likely required.
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Nope.
Nexus 6P, 5X and most non-Verizon compatible unlocked phone do not do the provision check that is required for Verizon.
I doubt the Essential will have the check.
I'm on Verizon and it doesn't matter anyway, since the legacy unlimited plans are more expensive than the current plans once your contract runs out.
I have four lines and my bill will go up by $80/month.

tech_head said:
Nope.
Nexus 6P, 5X and most non-Verizon compatible unlocked phone do not do the provision check that is required for Verizon.
I doubt the Essential will have the check.
I'm on Verizon and it doesn't matter anyway, since the legacy unlimited plans are more expensive than the current plans once your contract runs out.
I have four lines and my bill will go up by $80/month.
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I haven't had a contract with Verizon in years, still on old unlimited data plan, new plans are throttled after so much data

sd_shadow said:
I haven't had a contract with Verizon in years, still on old unlimited data plan, new plans are throttled after so much data
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I got under contract so as not to pay the $20/month per line increase for unlimited two years ago.
I'm moving to the (old?) new plan because the $80/month increase on my bill will be painful.
They introduced new plans today that cost more. So I switched to the other plan yesterday.
Anyway pay more, get less. Same old story.
I doubt the build.config on the Essential phone will have the provision line.
The Nexus and non-branded Pixel phones do not and work right out of the box on Verizon for tethering.

The specs mention that the Essential Phone has four microphone noise cancellation, which is fairly unusual (most phones stick with three microphones at most). But I haven't seen this discussed in any reviews.
I'm wondering how good the noise cancellation is during calls. In other words, for your caller on the other end of the line, if your are in a noisy setting with the Essential Phone, how well is background noise cancelled? Are all four microphones even used for this purpose (or only for voice commands and/or video recording)?
In call noise cancellation is something that really hasn't changed or improved since the Nexus One, which was the first phone to use the Audience chip (no one uses it anymore--Qualcomm's inferior noise cancellation built into the chipset has taken over). My Nexus One was so good in noisy setting for calls. I'm still waiting to get a phone that achieves that quality.

fredload said:
I currently have the grandfathered Verizon Unlimited Data Plan and I have to root using the build.prop hack to enable Hotspot on my Pixel XL. I used to have the Nexus 6P and I didn't have to root to get Hotspot and I really would prefer not to root if I don't have to. I need the Hotspot feature and I will not pay for it (don't get me going on this BS by verizon). I was hoping that the essential phone would allow hotspot without rooting. Can anyone confirm for me that Hotspot is working out of the box for Verizon Grandfathered UDP??? I will place my order ASAP if it works. I appreciate any help!
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Just tried it on mine. Seems to work just fine. I'm already at 30+ Gb this month on my plan so I'm not sure if my speeds are cause I'm being throttled or not. But it didn't give me any issues when I turned it on. Though I'd expect that once it goes and gets VZWs officially certified lable that may change.

Just got mine yesterday.
Have to say, a little disappointed in it compared to the S8+ .
Got notice the camera has shipped, main reason I bought it.
Anyway my question is, how can I get more home screens (I dont root phones) ?
This phone seems to only have one screen.
I usually use an extra screen for a calendar widget...
Also, anyone know if using a skin on the back affects the camera attachment ?
Thanks

To get a 2nd home screen, long hold an icon and move it to the right. The 2nd screen is there and will be created.
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Any way to replace the normal font (*.ttf) with custom without root (since we don't have it yet)?

Speaker in status bar
I'm coming from an S7 so maybe I missed something but I have no speaker icon in my status bar. Is this normal for pure Android? I really liked being able to hit it and mute the phone quickly.

jburd said:
I'm coming from an S7 so maybe I missed something but I have no speaker icon in my status bar. Is this normal for pure Android? I really liked being able to hit it and mute the phone quickly.
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THat's not part of any bare bones Android.
I've had Nexus phones and never seen that.

Has anyone rooted theirs yet?

xMopx said:
Has anyone rooted theirs yet?
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No TWRP or factory images if you mess something up.
You can install Magisk with an unlocked boot loader but no way to go back to stock.
Until images or an OTA is released people will be reluctant to root.

Anyone else, having problems with the Textra app? I'm having problems actually sending a message

Hi. Is there any way to get rid of the gray outline and/or hide the bottom "box" completely and just use a swipe gesture? I've tried Nova launcher and it is still there. Will play around with it some more. TIA