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I finally got mine in!! Love the feel. I don't care about all the hate on this device. It feels super premium!
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Lol how did you get already
hellot1M said:
I finally got mine in!! Love the feel. I don't care about all the hate on this device. It feels super premium!
Picture attached. Not sure if it'll post in thread or not.
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i see a sprint package. Are they in stores or did you pre order and have it shipped?
danon.brown said:
i see a sprint package. Are they in stores or did you pre order and have it shipped?
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Maybe more likely it's a Sprint employee who has access to upcoming devices
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Tell us more about nightshots. Is the camera better now on the production unit?
Don't show night shots! Between that and the shipping and communications fiasco, Andy Rubin is already in hiding.
I've never had a phone that was good at taking night shots. I'm coming from the LG G6 and the night shots suck just as much as any other phone. Don't see what the big deal is.
Quick question. Can you check the display settings and see if there is a blue light filter? Or night light whichever they call it? Thanks!
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Quick question. Can you check the display settings and see if there is a blue light filter? Or night light whichever they call it? Thanks!
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The phone ships with stock Android 7.1.1
If you would look at the features within Android you'd know it would have that feature... Or you could google it.
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danon.brown said:
i see a sprint package. Are they in stores or did you pre order and have it shipped?
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I’d also like to know as I preordered and am wondering if it’s actually going to ship tomorrow like Sprint is telling me
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superchilpil said:
Maybe more likely it's a Sprint employee who has access to upcoming devices
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Could, we just got emails today about launch. I'd imagine retail are getting their demos in.
Hoping mine comes in tomorrow or Friday
Will the essential have calling plus on sprint?
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superchilpil said:
The phone ships with stock Android 7.1.1
If you would look at the features within Android you'd know it would have that feature... Or you could google it.
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Just an FYI, it appears there is no blue light filter on this phone. Someone who has the phone looked for it in the settings and it’s not there
Does anyone else have the ability to manually check for OTA updates? The feature seems to be missing..
Got mine today. All I can say is WOW!
As a die hard Nexus fan for years, Pixel didn't cut it for me. Essential feels like Nexus is back. Amazing phone.
Yeah, I am really enjoying this phone...the only things I wish it had were the fingerprint gestures and the night mode. Those are the only things I miss from my Pixel XL. Anyone know if the apk's for those are floating around? Would be nice to install like the Google HDR camera app which seemed to improve the camera a bit.
You can search Google for the camera app. It's also floating around the apps section under the essential phone forum
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Does anyone else have the ability to manually check for OTA updates? The feature seems to be missing..
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About Phone < System Updates < Check for Updates
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???
Nice troll post.
But, with the amount of kernel development going on behind the scenes in various threads, the second screen for AOSP project, monthly ROMs, the ability to update without losing root, and the many other things floating around the development section, I'm inclined to say you're wrong.
I don't agree that the device is dead, it's still popular and really is a good phone. It's fairly new and LG will keep it updated, so many will continue to use and customize it for a while.
But me personally, I can't wait for the Note 8!!! [emoji3]
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stanglifemike said:
I don't agree that the device is dead, it's still popular and really is a good phone. It's fairly new and LG will keep it updated, so many will continue to use and customize it for a while.
But me personally, I can't wait for the Note 8!!! [emoji3]
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Already got mine
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Already got mine
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<------jealous [emoji51]
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I'm looking for a good side-by-side photo of the 2 phones (Note8 V20). Does anyone have both and can take a photo?
JDMpire said:
I'm looking for a good side-by-side photo of the 2 phones (Note8 V20). Does anyone have both and can take a photo?
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The tech in the v20 is two years ago the note 8 is 3 times nore powerful
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The tech in the v20 is two years ago the note 8 is 3 times nore powerful
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@JDMpire knows the specs, just wants a side-by-side photo to compare sizes
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Anyone read about this?
https://www.reddit.com/r/oneplus/comments/7iydl8/oneplus_allegedly_kept_711_firmware_in_its_oreo/
A couple of Chinese developers found that one plus was still using a branch of 7.1.1HAL/firmware in Oreo OOS update. Users are complaining in the Chinese OP community. Peter Lau retorted: "What exactly is the core of Android 8.0?"
Update: Oneplus disabled Reply function(yes, the reply function) altogether in the Chinese Oneplus community! How about that. The company is seriously ****ED UP. I'm speechless.
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Yes it's a shame. Also they refuse to include treble. Im so dissapointed. Devs will have to do much more work
I'm glad I waited. Seems like there are a lot of shortcuts behind the scenes in the software. This and the missing crypto libraries for HD YouTube etc.
How about this? True?
I don't get it? They did say they weren't going with treble, so why would the firmware change much between N and O?
I'm not defending them in any way, I just want to know why this is bad?
Well, its like using win7 drivers in win10. Calm down.
A lot of code of N still works in O so I dont know what the problem is.
Same here, I really don't See the problem
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I'm glad I waited. Seems like there are a lot of shortcuts behind the scenes in the software. This and the missing crypto libraries for HD YouTube etc.
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Youtube has 1080p60 working.
What do you mean?
PuCiNhOOO said:
Youtube has 1080p60 working.
What do you mean?
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https://m.androidcentral.com/your-shiny-new-oneplus-5t-cant-stream-hd-videos
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https://m.androidcentral.com/your-shiny-new-oneplus-5t-cant-stream-hd-videos
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And why not investigate a little more?
Maybe Netflix and Amazon, yes, youtube NO.
Want proof?
nadejo said:
Yes it's a shame. Also they refuse to include treble. Im so dissapointed. Devs will have to do much more work
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The first o em including treble and providing community openness will be the first big seller of them all.
nadejo said:
Yes it's a shame. Also they refuse to include treble. Im so dissapointed. Devs will have to do much more work
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To be fair, the process to add treble when updating from 7 to 8 seems to be quite difficult. Good chance that making the update smooth for end users was too hard.
That said... they could have just shipped it with 8.0, but again, to be fair it was probably too tight of a timeline to get it ready vs just tweaking the oneplus5 7.0 build to work on the 5t.
Yo OnePlus are wild [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
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It's really shame for such a company.
hoax ?
Seems like much ado about nothing. Maing mountains out of molehills.
Probably bs
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I bought a Pixel with What supposed to be the real Oreo, but there was no creme filling. Fake!
Secondly, Android 7 to 8 with Trebble is do-able. Essential phone is in the process and I bet they will prove OnePlus's 6-month release and money making greed.
Look how almost exact the Android P theme looks to Flux white theme in Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flux.white.substratum
Looks more like old TouchWiz to me
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browniegirl said:
Looks more like old TouchWiz to me
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Well that too lol
Cozzeck said:
Look how almost exact the Android P theme looks to Flux white theme in Google Play
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=flux.white.substratum
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browniegirl said:
Looks more like old TouchWiz to me
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Cozzeck said:
Well that too lol
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Ugly no matter how you slice it! ????
Badger50 said:
Ugly no matter how you slice it! [emoji855][emoji27][emoji43][emoji43]
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Cozzeck said:
Well that too lol
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Indeed, at least it's "fresh"
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browniegirl said:
Indeed, at least it's "fresh"
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Yep...5 years ago fresh on TW? ????
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Yep...5 years ago fresh on TW? [emoji16][emoji23][emoji16][emoji23]
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I know..I know, makes me cry too
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It does look very much like that theme. I don't think it looks like old TouchWiz though. Galaxy S3 and S5 I had I remember being very green on blue background.
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I hope they fix this crap or I'm staying on O
The amount of free advertising this theme is getting is absurd. 4 days of non stop threads and posts about it.
PieOfJustice said:
The amount of free advertising this theme is getting is absurd. 4 days of non stop threads and posts about it.
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Well said! :good::good:
mac796 said:
I hope they fix this crap or I'm staying on O
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Because of the looks? As long as it's functional and works fast, that's what should matter most.
EeZeEpEe said:
Because of the looks? As long as it's functional and works fast, that's what should matter most.
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If I wanted an I phone I would have bought one. N was completely functional.
mac796 said:
If I wanted an I phone I would have bought one. N was completely functional.
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?? EMUI is way more iPhone looking and functioning than Android P. The hate on the look is really not that serious to not update and stick with Oreo.
EeZeEpEe said:
?? EMUI is way more iPhone looking than Android P. The hate on the look is really not that serious.
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I just don't like the white. I hope substratum team can work there magic. I'm sure they will. As long as I can make it dark I can be happy.
Just for laughs... let's say this actually is the final design and look. It still goes right along with the rounded, colorful, flat, and simple Material Design that Google had implemented way back in 2014 for 5.0 Lollipop. So this argument of "copy" is invalid.
Also: Without Google there is no Android, and without Android there is no Substratum. Know your roots!
PieOfJustice said:
The amount of free advertising this theme is getting is absurd. 4 days of non stop threads and posts about it.
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Think of all the people buying just to make their phone look like P. LOL
StrifeSoldierVII said:
You do realize that a good portion or some of the elements are most likely placeholder elements, right? With a really early preview there are always going to be missing features, themes, etc. This is essentially an Alpha release, which means maybe 0.01 percent of users will ever see this version in person.
An example of a placeholder would be how Amazon deals with video game release dates for games that have no official release window at the time. They like to use the "December 31" with 20XX year as a placeholder until the game has an official release date. Does that mean every game comes out on December 31st of every year? No. Many companies use placeholder text, images, and even themes until the final version/product is ready. The final product may look similar to early builds, but there is a lot of time between early stages and consumer release. Expect some changes, tweaks, and other visual elements in later versions at the very least.
Just for laughs, let's say this is the final design and look. It still goes along with the rounded, colorful, flat, and simple Material Design that Google had implemented way back in 2014 for 5.0 Lollipop. So this argument of "copy" is invalid.
Also: Without Google there is no Android, and without Android there is no Substratum. Know your roots!
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I realize it's the first. I didn't like O either. Thought Nougat was better. People just can't not like something. If the end product is anything close to this, it sucks in my opinion. And that's all it is my opinion. What I don't like you might love. And I remember the first preview of O. It didn't change much. Actually the preview was better. had more options.
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I realize it's the first. I didn't like O either. Thought Nougat was better. People just can't not like something. If the end product is anything close to this, it sucks in my opinion. And that's all it is my opinion. What I don't like you might love. And I remember the first preview of O. It didn't change much. Actually the preview was better. had more options.
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I wish more people would think like you! Trying to make one centralized theme that fits everyone is not going to happen. Some like colorful, some like dark, some like rounded, some like squared. Everything is all about choice, personal preference, and opinion. Same goes for smartphones... trying to make a device that has the look, feel, and features that will appeal to everyone is next to impossible. There will always be someone who disagrees, doesn't like, or prefers something else. It's human nature, and part of what makes us an individual. :good:
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I wish more people would think like you! Trying to make one centralized theme that fits everyone is not going to happen. Some like colorful, some like dark, some like rounded, some like squared. Everything is all about choice, personal preference, and opinion. Same goes for smartphones... trying to make a device that has the look, feel, and features that will appeal to everyone is next to impossible. There will always be someone who disagrees, doesn't like, or prefers something else. It's human nature, and part of what makes us an individual. :good:
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You're absolutely right and it seems Google's trying to take that away from us little by little going the iPhone route. I hope not
What are we thinking guys? Are the developers going to support our skip this device? I hope work the low cost we can lure some of the devs from higher priced flagships but with the lower specs will they take the device seriously? Let me know what you think.
i hope it gets support. should be fairly easy too as it is a pixel
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What are we thinking guys? Are the developers going to support our skip this device? I hope work the low cost we can lure some of the devs from higher priced flagships but with the lower specs will they take the device seriously? Let me know what you think.
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Of course it will. That's kind of a silly question. The x4 is getting support, and this phone already has far more appeal.
Usually the more popular budget style phones get a lot of dev support. I would be surprised if this one doesnt.
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Usually the more popular budget style phones get a lot of dev support. I would be surprised if this one doesnt.
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I tend to agree with you. It really brings back shades of the Nexus 5 with this price point. Also, VZW is not the sole carrier and BB along with others is selling it for basically $299 after credits / gift cards. The only 2 things that slightly bother me is the lack of waterproof and no wireless charging neither of which is a deal breaker. I'm curious what they look like so I'll head over to BB later. Now comes the question, will there be a Pixel 4a and what will that be like?
I was kinda bummed about wireless charging but I just put a wireless charging receiver on it from Amazon and it charges surprisingly fast.
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I tend to agree with you. It really brings back shades of the Nexus 5 with this price point. Also, VZW is not the sole carrier and BB along with others is selling it for basically $299 after credits / gift cards. The only 2 things that slightly bother me is the lack of waterproof and no wireless charging neither of which is a deal breaker. I'm curious what they look like so I'll head over to BB later. Now comes the question, will there be a Pixel 4a and what will that be like?
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i saw a teardown and it seems they may have sealed the phone and just opted to not get it an ip rating to save cost(one plus does this)
Archangel said:
I was kinda bummed about wireless charging but I just put a wireless charging receiver on it from Amazon and it charges surprisingly fast.
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I bit the bullet after your recommendation and bought one today. I always have 2 phones and two lines.. just because. I traded in my 5X and had a $125 store credit and got mine for about a buck fifty after rebate. My other car is a Benz. Lol. J/k I have a Pixel 3 in hand. Went to Best Buy today, took one look and feel of the 3a and bought it in the parking lot.
Awesome brother, yeah I have not regretted buying my 3a. I had the Pixel 3 when it first came out and sold it for a used Galaxy S9 and a OnePlus6T which were both better than the Pixel 3. There isnt anything that I miss from my Pixel 3 to this Pixel 3a,,,all of the good features are here. Plus with the addition of a wireless charging receiver from Amazon for 9 bucks I am all good LOL.
bobby janow said:
I bit the bullet after your recommendation and bought one today. I always have 2 phones and two lines.. just because. I traded in my 5X and had a $125 store credit and got mine for about a buck fifty after rebate. My other car is a Benz. Lol. J/k I have a Pixel 3 in hand. Went to Best Buy today, took one look and feel of the 3a and bought it in the parking lot.
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I was kinda bummed about wireless charging but I just put a wireless charging receiver on it from Amazon and it charges surprisingly fast.
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Would you please supply a link to that? Thanks.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06Y5FDXD4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
bobby janow said:
Would you please supply a link to that? Thanks.
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For sure.
The Pixel 3A has already booted on DU and Carbon. TWRP trees exist for it too. They just aren't finished, but they work.
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For sure.
The Pixel 3A has already booted on DU and Carbon. TWRP trees exist for it too. They just aren't finished, but they work.
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Yeah I saw the du post. Excited. But that was for the xl. I would assume they share the same source but I'm not positive. Flar says there are hardware differences over on the ex thread.
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jmtjr278 said:
Yeah I saw the du post. Excited. But that was for the xl. I would assume they share the same source but I'm not positive. Flar says there are hardware differences over on the ex thread.
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Would you mind sharing on link to the post? I'd love to check it out.
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Would you mind sharing on link to the post? I'd love to check it out.
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I questioned him on the differences. Never got a response. I will link you to the post. Give me a minute
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=79538548
Here it is. Not sure what he meant as I thought the only difference was the 0.4 inches in screen and the 700mah battery size.
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I questioned him on the differences. Never got a response. I will link you to the post. Give me a minute
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=79538548
Here it is. Not sure what he meant as I thought the only difference was the 0.4 inches in screen and the 700mah battery size.
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Cool man. Well, I hope we see some stuff soon.
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I questioned him on the differences. Never got a response. I will link you to the post. Give me a minute
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=79538548
Here it is. Not sure what he meant as I thought the only difference was the 0.4 inches in screen and the 700mah battery size.
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Yes the only difference is the panel and battery from what I can tell.
So after a month doesn't look to good.. No ROMs no TWRP.
Is it still to early?
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So after a month doesn't look to good.. No ROMs no TWRP.
Is it still to early?
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Oneplus 7 had twrp after a week :/
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Oneplus 7 had twrp after a week :/
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A good developer, @tdhite, mentioned swapping over to a Pixel 3a from the Samsung flagships, not sure if he's going XL though. I also heard someone is working on TWRP, not sure on the progress.