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Oh my, finally an Android tablet that doesnt feel like a downgrade from an Android mobile phone.
Nice lcd screen, nice weight balance, nice keyboard and most of all so smooth, exactly like the Note 2 I had before.
I'm not a big fan of Touchwiz but on this tablet it actually seems to make more sense than in a phone.
I've wasted a lot of money on Android tablets, hope this one lasts me for a while lol!
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congrats, I love my note 8
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Me too. Most of the Android tablets out there are junk. This one's definitely different.
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Yeah just found I have bad light bleed. I'm going to try to get it replaced. It's only annoying when watching videos though.
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Nutsonfire said:
Yeah just found I have bad light bleed. I'm going to try to get it replaced. It's only annoying when watching videos though.
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Same mind.
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Yeah just found I have bad light bleed. I'm going to try to get it replaced. It's only annoying when watching videos though.
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The light is bleeding from where?
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congratz.. it will be a nice tablet man:cyclops:
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The light is bleeding from where?
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In portrait mode top left on about 4-5cm and top right side 2-3cm. Shop wouldn't replace it... It's true that in normal use you don't see it, only with dark movies. My Tab2 was as bad or worse but on the 10.1 screen it wasn't so bothersome.
If it bothers me I will try to send it in under warranty.
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In portrait mode top left on about 4-5cm and top right side 2-3cm. Shop wouldn't replace it... It's true that in normal use you don't see it, only with dark movies. My Tab2 was as bad or worse but on the 10.1 screen it wasn't so bothersome.
If it bothers me I will try to send it in under warranty.
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Is it cover by warranty? I have very bad light bleeding issue too.
msn0005 said:
Is it cover by warranty? I have very bad light bleeding issue too.
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I dont know I'm living with it for now. Fact is that when you flex the tablet the whole screen goes black or white so probably there is something with how these tablets are built. Also if I press at the spot the light bleed disappears...
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Nutsonfire said:
Oh my, finally an Android tablet that doesnt feel like a downgrade from an Android mobile phone.
Nice lcd screen, nice weight balance, nice keyboard and most of all so smooth, exactly like the Note 2 I had before.
I'm not a big fan of Touchwiz but on this tablet it actually seems to make more sense than in a phone.
I've wasted a lot of money on Android tablets, hope this one lasts me for a while lol!
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Welcome to the club! While I was very happy with mine out of the box I'm getting a lot of pleasure out of tweeking the performance and trying out different apps to take advantage of the stylus (in between playing a shed load of games that wouldnt run on my old tablet).
There is no need to open a new thread because you bought the tablet. Imagine everyone who buys Galaxy Note 8.0 to open a new thread.
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Hey guys, I've got a nexus 4 coming tomorrow and I am really excited! However, there is one thing that kind of scares me... Do the on-screen buttons take up a lot of screen space? Also, what is the best way to deal with them.
Thanks in advance!
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Hey guys, I've got a nexus 4 coming tomorrow and I am really excited! However, there is one thing that kind of scares me... Do the on-screen buttons take up a lot of screen space? Also, what is the best way to deal with them.
Thanks in advance!
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No, they don't use much space. Some people like to use the PIE instead, I personally turn on expanded desktop on CM10.1 and downloaded a gesture control app. Works pretty good, esp. because I didn't like the PIE
Haha mine is coming in tomorrow too! Along with the wireless charger and cases I bought off of Amazon!
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That makes 3 of us :good: I finally pulled the trigger. I will be receiving it tomorrow. Hope to get the case and SP tomorrow too..
Also most roms have options to change the height of the navbar
Is goo manager the best way to install twrp?
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Is goo manager the best way to install twrp?
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Theres not really a "best" way.
Why not just use "fastboot flash recovery" to install it? Its probably the most efficient and direct way to go about it.
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Hey guys, I've got a nexus 4 coming tomorrow and I am really excited! However, there is one thing that kind of scares me... Do the on-screen buttons take up a lot of screen space? Also, what is the best way to deal with them.
Thanks in advance!
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The size and alignment of on-screen buttons is perfect with respective to screen size. However, you can change their size also after rooting the device.
Do you mean flashing it through like twrp?
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Do you mean flashing it through like twrp?
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The navbar?
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Honestly you can adapt to both options, I used to use it normally and now I am using pie
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T-Mobile lied to me... T_T
They said it would be coming expedited next day but they sent it ground shipping... Won't be here till Monday or Tuesday! Lame.
I prefer the navigation bars over pie. If you use a custom rom with the feature then you can adjust it's size so it appears smaller on the screen.
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Flash a custom ROM and adjust the size of them. I personally think the size of the Navbar on stock is hideous, whenever I compare my phone to my friend's stock N4 I think that mine just looks so much cleaner with less black space at the bottom of the screen. 70% works perfectly for me, not too small but not intrusive either.
Just got mine today! Love it so far!
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The screen buttons are about a quarter of an inch, which imo is fine. Coming from an s3 I prefer on screen buttons over physical buttons any day and will be a deciding factor in buying any future phone.
Yeah on screen a really more responsive in my opinion. Find myself only having to hit them once unlike my s3.
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Thanks guys for all of the info, really excited for my phone to come... Coming from an HTC One S right now and I really like being able to have my recent apps key double as menu on short press and recent apps on long press... Would that be possible with the onscreen buttons?
Sorry for the double post, just wanna say that it arrived last night and I couldn't be any happier on a work day. XD
I don't find them intrusive at all even on the default size, but then again I migrated from an 800x480 phone, lol.
They also auto-hide when playing videos - tapping the screen during the video brings them back again for a few seconds.
Flashing a custom ROM is great for customizing the buttons and what they do. I find that I prefer a menu button over having to hunt for a 3-dot overflow, and I also find a search button useful for quickly bringing up the address bar in the browser so I can type a URL. So thanks to CM10.1 I was easily able to reconfigure the onscreen buttons - I now have Back, Home, Menu, and Search from left to right. The Menu button doubles as a Recent Apps Switcher when longpressed.
What is annoying though is that they are easy to accidentally hit when using apps in portrait mode. I have inadvertently exited Carmageddon many times to my extreme rage :/
Just got my g2 this am and its not that I'm disappointed I just don't know if its worth the full retail I paid over my nexus4. I'm moving to India in a few months so lte does not really matter to me.
Anyone come from a n4 to the g2 and have any insight on what you are enjoying more about the n4?
*not a fan of the lg skin but figure its just a matter of time till we have aosp roms.
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Just got my g2 this am and its not that I'm disappointed I just don't know if its worth the full retail I paid over my nexus4. I'm moving to India in a few months so lte does not really matter to me.
Anyone come from a n4 to the g2 and have any insight on what you are enjoying more about the n4?
*not a fan of the lg skin but figure its just a matter of time till we have aosp roms.
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I am considering the same thing. Can you post pics of them together? I may wait for the nexus 5 but think i like the buttons on the back and bigger battery. I hope the bootloader is able to be unlocked.
Sure give me a few and I will grab some pictures.
Overall the nexus feels better in the hand to me, love the back glass feel, I don't mind dealing with stock for a couple weeks as long as that bootloader becomes unlockable and we get some aosp action.
Re: the buttons on the back, I don't mind em one bit and actually like em but I don't use volume up/down much on my phone anyway.
My phone is on back order, but I'll be giving my wife my Nexus 4 so I can't comment on that decision, but I'm definitely keeping the G2 for myself. I played with one for a few minutes and I'm sold.
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My phone is on back order, but I'll be giving my wife my Nexus 4 so I can't comment on that decision, but I'm definitely keeping the G2 for myself. I played with one for a few minutes and I'm sold.
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What sold you the most on the g2 vs the n4?
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Thanks!! Really loving the bezels. I see you hide your onscreen keys on the Nexus.... Decisions, Decisions. I may wait to see if the new nexus is based off of this.
I've had a nexus 4 one and s4 in the last 6 months and now g2.. loving the g2, screen is better on the g2, way better battery life, snappier processor better camera.. Also aosp Roms will come in time... That said I will undoubtedly get the next nexus as I'm a gadget junkie.
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I've had a nexus 4 one and s4 in the last 6 months and now g2.. loving the g2, screen is better on the g2, way better battery life, snappier processor better camera.. Also aosp Roms will come in time... That said I will undoubtedly get the next nexus as I'm a gadget junkie.
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I had them all too, but I find myself back with the nexus. Mainly for the simple things. I love the onscreen buttons and cyanogenmod mms with the quick reply and functions. I would love the battery life and better camera though, .
Wow they really are close in size! The nexus screen looks great with the buttons hidden. Does the G2 not allow 3rd party wallpapers appear behind transparent notification bar and buttons at the bottom?
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Wow they really are close in size! The nexus screen looks great with the buttons hidden. Does the G2 not allow 3rd party wallpapers appear behind transparent notification bar and buttons at the bottom?
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Only on stock launcher.
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I had them all too, but I find myself back with the nexus. Mainly for the simple things. I love the onscreen buttons and cyanogenmod mms with the quick reply and functions. I would love the battery life and better camera though, .
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I hid the on screen buttons on my n4 and now that I'm rooted I hid them on the g2..as for the MMS quick reply functions, try sliding messaging pro.
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I love your wallpaper on the nexus 4 , would you mind sharing ?
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I hid the on screen buttons on my n4 and now that I'm rooted I hid them on the g2..as for the MMS quick reply functions, try sliding messaging pro.
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How do you navigate without the navbar??
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How do you navigate without the navbar??
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Auto hide soft keys from play store or lmt
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Auto hide soft keys from play store or lmt
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Im asking how do you go back home from a screen or press the back button if you have the keys hidden?
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Im asking how do you go back home from a screen or press the back button if you have the keys hidden?
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I believe they pop back up when you tap the bottom of the screen.
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Im asking how do you go back home from a screen or press the back button if you have the keys hidden?
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It hides the soft keys and emulates them at the same time.. I have mine set to display when I swipe up on the bottom edge.
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Auto hide soft keys from play store or lmt
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Auto hide is compatible with this device because its compatible with nexus 4 do you think?
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Only on stock launcher.
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that is a bummer
I'm on the fence about leaving smart stay on? It only seems to work sometime, and I can't tell whether it is killing my battery or not. Just curious if anyone out there is using it?
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I never used it in my Note 2 and immediately disabled it in the Note 3.
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I'm on the fence about leaving smart stay on? It only seems to work sometime, and I can't tell whether it is killing my battery or not. Just curious if anyone out there is using it?
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I have been keeping it on, but it doesnt work very well for me thus far. If you look away for more than a sec or so and then look back it will still shut the screen off. I havent noticed battery drain though.
I turned off Smart Stay and all the other "Smart" features, they rarely ever work properly. For instance, Smart Stay requires that I stare at the sensor for the screen to stay on. In addition, now that I have a case with a lip on the front of the phone, I think the lip interferes with the sensor and none of the Smart features have worked since.
I use it. It doesn't work 100% of the time but enough to leave it on.
I've used S3, S4, and now Note 3, and I've always enabled it. I never realize how much I've depended on it until I got the Nexus 7, which didn't have this feature. The Nexus 7 would always dim the screen when I'm browsing/reading something. So good job to Samsung. They made a feature that is not only useful, but also transparent.
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I've used S3, S4, and now Note 3, and I've always enabled it. I never realize how much I've depended on it until I got the Nexus 7, which didn't have this feature. The Nexus 7 would always dim the screen when I'm browsing/reading something. So good job to Samsung. They made a feature that is not only useful, but also transparent.
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I use it. It doesn't work 100% of the time but enough to leave it on.
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Same here. The notification "eye" annoys me a bit, but that's bc @beanstown106 roms spoiled me haha
I never used it with my Note 2, honestly never even knew it was there :laugh:
I didn't like the screen dimming all the time, I do read a lot on my phone so have it enabled for that purpose makes it worthwhile to me.
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Same here. The notification "eye" annoys me a bit, but that's bc @beanstown106 roms spoiled me haha
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If you're rooted you can disable that "eye"notification using Wanam Xposed.
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It does not seem to work for me, probably because I wear glasses. I disabled it after a week and did not notice any difference.
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It does not seem to work for me, probably because I wear glasses. I disabled it after a week and did not notice any difference.
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I thought about that too but I tried it without my glasses, didn't work.
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If you're rooted you can disable that "eye"notification using Wanam Xposed.
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Thanks. Do you know if wanam xposed can change the clock position /color? I don't have much experience with Xposed.
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Thanks. Do you know if wanam xposed can change the clock position /color? I don't have much experience with Xposed.
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Waste of battery IMHO.
Yeah it's lame. I thought it'd be cool but it pauses way too much
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Save some space on your N5
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I have GTA III. I'm still learning the controls, LOL! Imagine learning THIS one!
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Skyrim on the nexus 5 would be crazy
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I have GTA III. I'm still learning the controls, LOL! Imagine learning THIS one!
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Really? I found them quite adaptive. Especially since you can customize the layout of each individual button. The position of it on the screen and 5 different sizes for each button. Even the HUD map on the screen is customizable. I definitely couldn't rock the default controls on GTA 3 and Vice city for mobile. So I suggest you go into the settings
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Really? I found them quite adaptive. Especially since you can customize the layout of each individual button. The position of it on the screen and 5 different sizes for each button. Even the HUD map on the screen is customizable. I definitely couldn't rock the default controls on GTA 3 and Vice city for mobile. So I suggest you go into the settings
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So you can set what buttons do what? Good to know! I'll have to try again. It's on my phone, but I didn't use it because I didn't understand that I could configure it. Thanks!
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So you can set what buttons do what? Good to know! I'll have to try again. It's on my phone, but I didn't use it because I didn't understand that I could configure it. Thanks!
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Not exactly. You can move the buttons pretty much wherever is comfortable for you. And choose 5 different sizes for each one. Yw!
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Not exactly. You can move the buttons pretty much wherever is comfortable for you. And choose 5 different sizes for each one. Yw!
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Yeah. You should have seen me the first few times. I kept flipping the car over!
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Yeah. You should have seen me the first few times. I kept flipping the car over!
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Haha for sure. Also in Vice City mobile you could boost performance and graphics/ draw distance. I'm not certain if you can on gta3 mobile, but you should check it out in the settings. Might be under "display". I don't have a nexus 5 yet, I'd imagine it would look very nice.
fantastic news!! get your mogas ready
gado45 said:
fantastic news!! get your mogas ready
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Doesn't the moga controller suck? I've seen lots of complaints about it. I think using a ps3 controller would be better.
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He'll yeah!! Can't wait man. I'm guessing the size would be around 2-4 gb
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im still waiting gta5 to come on pc!
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Doesn't the moga controller suck? I've seen lots of complaints about it. I think using a ps3 controller would be better.
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The Pocket isn't great, the Pro is good.
So I may pickup a moga pro just for this Badboy. I've been on the fence about it for a while now and this is definitely a game I would invest a controller for.
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Doesn't the moga controller suck? I've seen lots of complaints about it. I think using a ps3 controller would be better.
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Once setup works like a charm. I only play every once in a while but never had any issues
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The Pocket isn't great, the Pro is good.
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I have the pocket
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So I may pickup a moga pro just for this Badboy. I've been on the fence about it for a while now and this is definitely a game I would invest a controller for.
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Same here. The new Moga Power series looks really good. They made it better than the v1 and it now can charge your phone while you play.
Ok that's cool I didn't know there was a new version. But I already have a ps3 controller so no point in buying something else. Unless there was something that attached to the phone like a slide case like the iphone one. Then that would be worth buying (except for iphone it costs 100 dollars id only buy it if it was at most 1/3 of that lol )
Amazon version is out now!! At least for the UK. I'm not going to purchase it from there though, I'm waiting for the Google play version.
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Amazon version is out now!! At least for the UK. I'm not going to purchase it from there though, I'm waiting for the Google play version.
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Google play version is out but seems broken
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Google play version is out but seems broken
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Just downloaded it and as a lot of people had the purchase bug, got a small update, fixed it but Crashes upon starting a game.
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