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Anyone use Google wallet yet?

How was it? Do u like it. I just got my free $10 and added 20 on it. Will try out tomorrow when I fill my bike up. I'm kind of excited to try this out. I also downloaded the nfc always awake
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Just got my free $10, hoping it doesn't embarass me in Mcdonald's later lol
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Sigh.
Only works for Sprint, I think. It's blocked by T-Mobile. We have to wait for Isis. Ridiculous. Let the consumers choose which is best.
www.paywithisis.com

Pig Vomit said:
Sigh.
Only works for Sprint, I think. It's blocked by T-Mobile. We have to wait for Isis. Ridiculous. Let the consumers choose which is best.
www.paywithisis.com
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That sucks. Heard you don't have the data widget on the notifications status window.
Now im going to start watching where I can all use this.
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Mastercard ONLY
I would REALLY like to use it and in fact was looking forward to doing just that until I found out you can only use Mastercard with the stupid thing? I mean wtf, I don't want to have to use my MC to purchase crap, who does this, unless you're trying to get cash back or freq-flier miles? The pre-paid card from what I understand is bogus too? Why would I go to the trouble of funding a " virtual" credit card with money from my Mastercard so I can use my phone at McD's?
Now, if there was a way I could somehow fund all my purchases with my debt card? THATS what I was hoping to be able to do? I would think there'd be a way to do that but out of all I've read so far, nothing sounds promising? Does somebody know of a way around the Mastercard limitation?

yahknow1 said:
I would REALLY like to use it and in fact was looking forward to doing just that until I found out you can only use Mastercard with the stupid thing? I mean wtf, I don't want to have to use my MC to purchase crap, who does this, unless you're trying to get cash back or freq-flier miles? The pre-paid card from what I understand is bogus too? Why would I go to the trouble of funding a " virtual" credit card with money from my Mastercard so I can use my phone at McD's?
Now, if there was a way I could somehow fund all my purchases with my debt card? THATS what I was hoping to be able to do? I would think there'd be a way to do that but out of all I've read so far, nothing sounds promising? Does somebody know of a way around the Mastercard limitation?
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Its not just ANY MC either.. it has to be theirs.. the Citi one.
and was really disapointed in the Loyalty card selection as well.. no grocery stores or drug stores or any other useful ones.

Yea I would have thought this would have really expanded fast, not at the snails-pace that it seems. I mean wallet has been around for a long time, at least a lot of my e-purchases are recognised as "wallet" transactions

i used it this am at Circle K for a fountain drink and some chips .... I just rooted and flashed a rom hoping it will work again this evening

i can't believe what a flop google wallett is. how dumb you can only use one specific card or add money to a google gift card?
beyond stupid. who would ever use it unless you just happened to have that citi card? getting out my card is easier

fatboypup said:
i used it this am at Circle K for a fountain drink and some chips .... I just rooted and flashed a rom hoping it will work again this evening
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Hope you wiped the settings before flashing the new rom?

Quit working for me. Set it up the other day and now it says this version is no longer supported and to update, yet there is no update.

I just had the update loop idk what I did but its working now got my free 10 im rooted and on a custom Rom
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CapsLockKey said:
Quit working for me. Set it up the other day and now it says this version is no longer supported and to update, yet there is no update.
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It may be because you are rooted? I get the same message.
I added $20 to the virtual card and look forward to trying it as soon is bearable to go outside!

If rooted this is what it will look like. This is normal, it will still work.
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I used mine at McDonalds today, they were like "whoa, wtf? That's awesome!" They had never seen it before. Pretty simple though, once your card is setup, you wait till the point where you would swipe your card, tap the phone to the NFC reader, it'll prompt you for your pin, and then you tap it to the reader one more time, and voila!

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I used mine at McDonalds today, they were like "whoa, wtf? That's awesome!" They had never seen it before. Pretty simple though, once your card is setup, you wait till the point where you would swipe your card, tap the phone to the NFC reader, it'll prompt you for your pin, and then you tap it to the reader one more time, and voila!
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I used it at 7-11 and the girl (young teen) couldnt stop cracking up! She had never seen it either lol

I had the update loop after installing an OTA update from sprint. I just cleared the app data and uninstalled updates for google wallet and it started working again.
Hopefully they will add more card options soon. If I could use my visa debt card it would be awesome but for now I don't see the point in transfering money to the google card just so I can use my phone to pay.

Anyone with ATT have it working? It says unsupported for me.
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Voelker45 said:
Anyone with ATT have it working? It says unsupported for me
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ATT here too, and nope, still not working ootb.
I'm in no rush, though, as there's still so very few places to use it (even in NYC), and I'm not about to putz around getting a rooted version working and risk getting it banned for life or whatever. This crap "should just work", but it doesn't.
(and I even have the damn citibank MC card that everyone complains you need to use, and I still don't care. (It was also lame that Citibank renamed their diamond preferred MC to the boring "ThankYou Points" Mastercard a few months back)

knives of ice said:
i can't believe what a flop google wallett is. how dumb you can only use one specific card or add money to a google gift card?
beyond stupid. who would ever use it unless you just happened to have that citi card? getting out my card is easier
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It's only a "flop" because the banks and carriers have all decided to create their own competing systems, not Google's fault they think we'll pay extra for NFC payments

Why can't I spend my $25 Play Store balance?

I bought a couple apps, and now it says "payment method declined" under my Play Store balance. What on earth is this?
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When you activated the N7 and signed into your gmail account, you should have gotten the $25 credit and an e-mail informing you of the credit. Did that happen? When you go to make a purchase, does the $25 credit show in the dropdown for payment method?

does it work if n7 bought in usa and exported to eu?
What Say this e mail exactly?
If you reset the device and changee mail you get 20$ again?
How do you register. Is there a code to enter?
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swisstourist said:
does it work if n7 bought in usa and exported to eu?
What Say this e mail exactly?
If you reset the device and changee mail you get 20$ again?
How do you register. Is there a code to enter?
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So you bought a used device and reset it when you received it in Europe and signed into Google?
There's no code, if you're eligible all you do is sign into your Google account for the setup screen and it activates the credit.
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Groid said:
When you activated the N7 and signed into your gmail account, you should have gotten the $25 credit and an e-mail informing you of the credit. Did that happen? When you go to make a purchase, does the $25 credit show in the dropdown for payment method?
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Yes, like I said, I bought two apps with it, but now it just says "payment declined" in the drop down menu.
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I dunno if it helps or not, but I haven't been able to use the credit for anything involving subscriptions (bummer, I wanted to subscribe to Slam magazine) but I had no issues buying individual issues
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I tried to use it to buy callrecorder, an I'm in Texas. No cheroot.
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TheBiles said:
Yes, like I said, I bought two apps with it, but now it just says "payment declined" in the drop down menu.
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Bumping because I have this same issue. Most apps will allow purchase, but some won't. When I e-mailed the devs to find out if they could choose to decline payments from Play Store credit, they said that they could not. I am rooted on stock, but my wife is having the same issue with this same app on her account (unrooted N7). I've contacted the play store and hope to post a response when if I find out anything.

Getting rid of that GT avatar would be a great first step

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Getting rid of that GT avatar would be a great first step
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U(sic)GA fans know how to use the internet?
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31Cats said:
Bumping because I have this same issue. Most apps will allow purchase, but some won't. When I e-mailed the devs to find out if they could choose to decline payments from Play Store credit, they said that they could not. I am rooted on stock, but my wife is having the same issue with this same app on her account (unrooted N7). I've contacted the play store and hope to post a response when if I find out anything.
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I was wondering if you (or anyone else) has received a response. I have the exact same problem right now and it is really annoying. I've got over $10 left over from that $25 credit and I can't use it.

TheBiles said:
I bought a couple apps, and now it says "payment method declined" under my Play Store balance. What on earth is this?
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Did you ask for a replacement? If yes, google might be holding money until they receive the broken device
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jamesst20 said:
Did you ask for a replacement? If yes, google might be holding money until they receive the broken device
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Nope. Same device.
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I've having the issue too - only seems to be an issue with apps from certain devs. I've emailed the author of the app to see what's app. I'll post my finding when they reply...
I'm still able to purchase most apps with the credit without issue though.
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Ha! The author of the apps that I can't seem to purchase responding saying they they don't know why and basically told me to contact Google to find out why. I politely responded that *they* should contact Google - not me! Like I told them, they are the ones that are losing the sale here!
Not real encouraged by their "customer service", so I probably won't buy their apps anyway now!
By the way, the apps that I cannot seem to buy are from "Elecont Software" - the particular app that I wanted to buy was "eRadar HD". I'll just look for alternatives now....
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jtrosky said:
Ha! The author of the apps that I can't seem to purchase responding saying they they don't know why and basically told me to contact Google to find out why. I politely responded that *they* should contact Google - not me! Like I told them, they are the ones that are losing the sale here!
Not real encouraged by their "customer service", so I probably won't buy their apps anyway now!
By the way, the apps that I cannot seem to buy are from "Elecont Software" - the particular app that I wanted to buy was "eRadar HD". I'll just look for alternatives now....
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That's the same app I was trying to buy! Ended up buying it with real money anyways, and it's a great radar app.

Do you guys know where the dev lives by any chance? I was trying to buy an app from a guy in Barcelona, Spain and he was guessing it had something to do with Google not having all of their payment services up and running there. If he is correct then yes, it isGoogle problem that the devs can't fix.
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Actually, I think I "mis-interpreted" the authors reply... After telling them politely that I think *they* should contact Google, they replied again stating that they have been trying to contact Google about this issue without any response and just figured that I, as a customer, may get a reply. Then, they even gave me their "main" app for free (gave me a redemption code to register it to the full version for free) in order to compensate me for my time in trying to get to the bottom of this issue. Their "main" app is titled "Eweather HD, Radar HD, Quakes" and actually costs $5.99! So, they made it worth it for me to contact Google!
So, I did just that - I've emailed Google support about the issue - I'll report my findings.
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How to remove google play balance

When I bought Nexus 7 I followed this trick http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792592 to obtain 25$ free credit.
But now I have all prices in dollars and I want to remove my Google play balance, but when I try to go to wallet.google.com I have no way to remove google balance like other credit card, because there isn't the REMOVE button.
I can't change also my country and address if I don't delete my google balance.
Do you know if it's possible to delete it?
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mouse100 said:
When I bought Nexus 7 I followed this trick http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792592 to obtain 25$ free credit.
But now I have all prices in dollars and I want to remove my Google play balance, but when I try to go to wallet.google.com I have no way to remove google balance like other credit card, because there isn't the REMOVE button.
I can't change also my country and address if I don't delete my google balance.
Do you know if it's possible to delete it?
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Having the exact same problem and it's driving me crazy. I just immigrated to Canada and my bank apps are country restricted, this is a huge pain. I have 28p which is difficult to spend...

I guess nobody found a solution to this? I have 22p left in my account but want to change it to US to sign up for all access...

gumbald said:
I guess nobody found a solution to this? I have 22p left in my account but want to change it to US to sign up for all access...
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Can you not buy a paid app (say .99) and use the play store balance and pay the difference?
Not sure if this will help or is possible, but thought I'd see if it could be useful.

kilometers4 said:
Can you not buy a paid app (say .99) and use the play store balance and pay the difference?
Not sure if this will help or is possible, but thought I'd see if it could be useful.
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Sadly not, from their terms:
May not be combined with other forms of payment.
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I've had a new idea, does anyone know an app that has some really small in-app purchases?
EDIT: Update! Even with a Google Play balance of £0.00, it still won't let me change country...

gumbald said:
Sadly not, from their terms:
I've had a new idea, does anyone know an app that has some really small in-app purchases?
EDIT: Update! Even with a Google Play balance of £0.00, it still won't let me change country...
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I just ran into the same issue.

I have the same issue :S
Has any one found out if something can be done? I don't really want to sync my phone with a new mail just to change my play balance...
sent from a land far far away...

here same problem.
I want my 5 euro that i won of eating a kitkat

The free balance is said to expire by the end of the month. Maybe then this will resolve our issues?

Asovse1 said:
The free balance is said to expire by the end of the month. Maybe then this will resolve our issues?
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I have some credits from a year ago (from the purchase of the N7 2012) and the balance has been 0 for about 6 months now. Still no way to change home country.

bitbitbit said:
I have some credits from a year ago (from the purchase of the N7 2012) and the balance has been 0 for about 6 months now. Still no way to change home country.
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I also had a N7 and did the US trick to get 25 dollars, but now I won 5 euros from kitkat and google doesnt give em to me. I have 75 cents left in my account, what can I do? Can't google support help us in any way? Because this is plain stupid..

This is kind of ridiculous... People need to be able to change their country if they move and what not. It is October 1st, yet the remaining .75 cent balance is still in my account! Sigh...

gumbald said:
Sadly not, from their terms:
I've had a new idea, does anyone know an app that has some really small in-app purchases?
EDIT: Update! Even with a Google Play balance of £0.00, it still won't let me change country...
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What app have you used ? Thx
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i would like that too!
i have 35 cents left on my account.
any ideas how to spent them?

Even with spending, the card stayed on my account with 0 balance.
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Anybody know if theres a way to delete/re-add or reset google wallet?? And if that would remove the balance??

Just want to confirm I've basically got the same problem. I moved to the US but can't change my address because I have $0.07 CAD in my google play balance.
This is actually outrageous.
I hope someone finds a solution, I've been trying for two months now.

Did somebody find a solution for this weird issue?

I'm with the same problem... I have .83 Pence (UK) on my google wallet, I now moved to USA, and I purchased a $25 google play card. It won't let me redeem the card. I contacted google, but they will not help, they said I need to create a new google wallet account.
This is ridiculous

nm8 said:
I'm with the same problem... I have .83 Pence (UK) on my google wallet, I now moved to USA, and I purchased a $25 google play card. It won't let me redeem the card. I contacted google, but they will not help, they said I need to create a new google wallet account.
This is ridiculous
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I believe one can contact the Wallet help online, or by phone, ask them to close the wallet account and then rejoin. All transaction history will be wiped out and no balance will appear. you will start from scratch again.
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Google wallet balance help
How to close a gogle wallet account
support. google .com / wallet / answer / 3086986 ? hl=en&ref_topic=3209987
Link : Deleting an wallet account
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could be this the solution, who knows it is Google we are talking about....:angel:

For people who already have Google Music

I emailed a google rep about google play music and the 6 months free. This was their response.
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So people who already pay for google music get ad free youtube?

I still see ads in Youtube while signed in with my All Access email. I am an existing All Access subscriber.

I canceled my all access. Waited for it to run out. Opened the app. Got 6 months free. That easy.

I asked them about this after I received my nexus 6 and they basically told me to pound sand. This is a mistake many companies make. While getting new subscribers is good, keeping your current userbase is also important. Giving current users stuff like this provides incentive for people to sign up, while simultaneously keeping the current userbase happy.

I had a free trial a few months ago so I wasn't eligible for the free 6 months. All I did was add a 2nd Google account to my phone and selected it in the Google Music app and bam free 6 months. Everything else on my phone is tied to my main Gmail except for Music. Works great.

Does this promotion only work if you bought it through Google Play? I got mine from T-Mobile

md1008 said:
Does this promotion only work if you bought it through Google Play? I got mine from T-Mobile
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Nope, it is for anyone who purchases a Nexus6. You should see it if you open up GoogleMusic from your phone.

NightHawkUndead said:
I canceled my all access. Waited for it to run out. Opened the app. Got 6 months free. That easy.
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I did this on accident. Had to change the CC on file, forgot to do it before Play Music expired, went to change it and was told I don't have to pay again until May 2015 :highfive:

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Nope, it is for anyone who purchases a Nexus6. You should see it if you open up GoogleMusic from your phone.
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I use google play music all the time. I don't have all access but I have 60gb legally purchased music saved to cloud. No message. Of course I go back and forth from having all access.
On a side note I never got an email from Google welcoming me to the nexus program. Like I did with NS, Gnex, N4, N5.

yeah i got the option for 6 free months, i need to actually use it now
i wonder if anyone can spoof that their phone is a nexus 6 and get the 6 months as well.....hmmmmmmm

So how about that ad-free YouTube that the OP was asking about?
Anyone seeing ad-free YouTube? Are you a 6 month free subscriber or a paying subscriber?

GPS3 said:
So how about that ad-free YouTube that the OP was asking about?
Anyone seeing ad-free YouTube? Are you a 6 month free subscriber or a paying subscriber?
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And would this only apply once the device ships?

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So how about that ad-free YouTube that the OP was asking about?
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I think its only for the music channel thing that YouTube has now. it also let's videos play in background I believe.
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Ive been a spotify subscriber since they launched in the state. I tried google play when they first launched and it was nowhere near being real competition to spotify... Now it has matured a bit, and I get 6 months free, I am giving it another shot.
Does anyone know of a way to get my spotify playlists transfered over?
Also... did they seriously not include the functionality of crossfading?!

I'm getting my Nexus 6 tomorrow. So should I seriously cancel my subscription today and try to use the promo tomorrow? Will that work?
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I have had All Access since it came out....
I have zero ads in YouTube now.

mjs2011 said:
I'm getting my Nexus 6 tomorrow. So should I seriously cancel my subscription today and try to use the promo tomorrow? Will that work?
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You can try, I have been canceled for about 2 months, I was not offered a promotion

tsy87 said:
Ive been a spotify subscriber since they launched in the state. I tried google play when they first launched and it was nowhere near being real competition to spotify... Now it has matured a bit, and I get 6 months free, I am giving it another shot.
Does anyone know of a way to get my spotify playlists transfered over?
Also... did they seriously not include the functionality of crossfading?!
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Still nowhere near as good as Spotify, unfortunately. I want to get rid of Spotify because their customer support and neglecting everybody wanting them to support chromecast.
But I have now tried all access several times (about every 2 months) and I always have to come back to Spotify since it is just that much better service.

KerryWood34 said:
I did this on accident. Had to change the CC on file, forgot to do it before Play Music expired, went to change it and was told I don't have to pay again until May 2015 :highfive:
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I think they pro rate it too. Because I had something similar happen to me. Had to change an expired card. And when it was renewed they only charged me $8.99 instead of the $10.

CandyAndy said:
Still nowhere near as good as Spotify, unfortunately. I want to get rid of Spotify because their customer support and neglecting everybody wanting them to support chromecast.
But I have now tried all access several times (about every 2 months) and I always have to come back to Spotify since it is just that much better service.
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I have yet to try Spotify. I have been a user of GPAA since the beginning and i have never had reason to try anything else...what makes spotify > GPAA in your mind?
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Aquaris 4.5 New Ubuntu device

There is new Ubuntu device Aquaris 4.5 Ubuntu Edition available to buy for €169.90
http://www.bq.com/gb/ubuntu.html
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Hi, yes but these are only available to order during occasional flash sales which only run for a few hours. I managed to order one on 19th February for delivery in March. Haven't received it yet although the payment was taken from my credit card on the same day it was ordered! So don't order one if you need it immediately!

And there'll by the MX4 soon.
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Do you know it this version of ubuntu will work as desktop when it's conected to a monitor or a dock?

@akira.ons No, it won't. They are still working on that part of the software.
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It will be a huge step for the smart phone devices to have this feature working.

akira.ons said:
It will be a huge step for the smart phone devices to have this feature working.
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True. That's why they are working on it: http://youtu.be/c3PUYoa1c9M

akira.ons said:
It will be a huge step for the smart phone devices to have this feature working.
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Not really, its been done before in a sort of similar way, in fact, the phone I'm using to type this message does it..
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JustSueMe said:
Not really, its been done before in a sort of similar way, in fact, the phone I'm using to type this message does it..
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Yes, screen mirroring has been done before. However, having a fully-fledged deskop OS on your phone hasn't been achieved by anyone yet.

nikwen said:
Yes, screen mirroring has been done before. However, having a fully-fledged deskop OS on your phone hasn't been achieved by anyone yet.
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Actually it has a hdmi and loads a small debian based webtop and a window to see the original phone screen to male calls and text. They also sell a laptop dock so you have the feel of a normal computer, So ill have to disagree with you there,
Its an atrix 4g Motorola

@JustSueMe That's cool, indeed! However, it's still not the same OS powering both modes.
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nikwen said:
@JustSueMe That's cool, indeed! However, it's still not the same OS powering both modes.
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I know but its still a desktop on a phone via hdmi.
jealous of your awesome ubuntu touch device, I'm still waiting on delivery :[
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I know but its still a desktop on a phone via hdmi.
jealous of your awesome ubuntu touch device, I'm still waiting on delivery :[
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Me too, just got the gummie cover from Amazon today, but still waiting for the BQ Aquaris E4.5 to ship, supposedly they will start shipping on the 20th of March which is tomorrow, hopefully we should get them next week or the week after.

JustSueMe said:
I know but its still a desktop on a phone via hdmi.
jealous of your awesome ubuntu touch device, I'm still waiting on delivery :[
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Yes, it is.
Jack Harper said:
Me too, just got the gummie cover from Amazon today, but still waiting for the BQ Aquaris E4.5 to ship, supposedly they will start shipping on the 20th of March which is tomorrow, hopefully we should get them next week or the week after.
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Some BQ devices have already arrived: https://plus.google.com/+AlanPope/posts/5DkLhbBcpLg
So there's hope for you.

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Some BQ devices have already arrived: https://plus.google.com/+AlanPope/posts/5DkLhbBcpLg
So there's hope for you.
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I read on BQ's Twitter account that they started shipping Ubuntu phones this week, I didnt receive email notification that mine is shipped yet, I am hoping they will ship mine soon, they are probably shipping those sold in the first flash sale now, then the second etc, I bought mine in third but they said buyers will receive their phones in March so I am holding them to that lol.

@Jack Harper They don't seem to send them out ordered by the number of the flash sale. Someone who bought one in the third flash sale posted on Google Plus that he has already received his phone. So there's hope for you.
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I emailed them and all they tell me is shipping will start in 2nd half of march and refuse to give me a date.
I hope the next Ubuntu phone gets sent out on day ordered via another company.
Since when is the 18th not in the 2nd half of march and why is shipping date on a product I paid for such a massive secret?

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@Jack Harper They don't seem to send them out ordered by the number of the flash sale. Someone who bought one in the third flash sale posted on Google Plus that he has already received his phone. So there's hope for you.
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Then they are being sent randomly, yeah hoping is the only thing I can do now as they dont give out any estimates as when the phone is shipped, still I am holding them to the promise that devices will be received by the buyers in March. I saw your Forum Browser application in the Ubuntu Touch store, your application is going to be one of the first I will install I noticed you also have Cantata player in the store, does it allow folder browsing? I have a few folders on my phone with music randomly collected from many sources and many songs dont have any tags, that makes a mess in players that sort music via tags, having a player that can browse folders would be awesome.
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JustSueMe said:
I emailed them and all they tell me is shipping will start in 2nd half of march and refuse to give me a date.
I hope the next Ubuntu phone gets sent out on day ordered via another company.
Since when is the 18th not in the 2nd half of march and why is shipping date on a product I paid for such a massive secret?
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Because they probably dont know, it seems they already shipped some phones from the third sale so that could mean they ship them randomly, and if that is the case then they cant know the date. Still they did say that buyers will receive their devices in March, I am holding them to that, if I receive my phone during March I am ok with that as that is what was promised.

I got the phone today :victory:

I noticed one thing that Ubuntu Touch desperately needs and that is a music player with folder browsing, Music makes such a mess with my music collection as not all of it is 100% accurately tagged, if someone makes a music player with folder browsing I am so paying for it or donating, I cant stand the mess tagged based players create with my music