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So now Google is playing dirty monopoly in the phone business, just to sell its Nexus, which doesn't have an external storage option. God Bless Nexus owners. I didn't want to ask this (because I love the default Samsung+JB interface), but would you be able to tell me if using a Custom ROM would solve this problem ? If yes, any pointers on a Good Custom ROM for Galaxy Grand ? P.S: Below is the quote of one of the comments from THIS website: Quote:
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Meanwhile Flipkart has 5% off on all electronics today. So effectively the S4 would cost around 38k. Tempted to buy the phone via the COD route. How much will the phone be in shops BTW? I am guessing the local shops would also give the phone for around 38k right? | |
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Coming back to no SD cards in Nexus devices, Google has its reasons: Quote:
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![]() Our company has a policy of giving performance awards in the form of coupons and I had recently won 3 awards. So the total value of the those awards was about 11k. So made good use of those coupons. We have list of about 25-30 vendors across India and we can choose whose coupons we want to redeem, so I chose Croma. I am not sure whats the market price of the phone, since we HAD to go to Croma to utilize the coupons. Edit: On connecting the S4 to Kies for the first time, I got firmware update message. It mentions about performance improvement for the S4. Last edited by ajay_satpute : 20th May 2013 at 15:01. | |
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Nobody would come and blame Android if they mess up their phones. So Google and Phone Manufacturers should feel relaxed while offering an opensource OS. Things at this moment (to me) looks like moving in the Apple way. I won't be surprised if one day, we couldn't simply copy paste media files into our phone, but have to start using some stupid app (like iTunes) to copy media. ![]() | ||
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BHPian | ![]() I don't think moving apps to SD card is restricted in the OS. Rather it's a restriction imposed by Samsung. I'm using the AOSP build of 4.1.2 on my Neo V and it allows moving apps to SD card. So it's definitely not the OS that's culprit here. |
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Senior - BHPian | ![]() A strange thing is happening since yesterday, every few minutes, the Google play music app is switching on all by itself. I've switched it off atleast 10 times since yesterday but still it crops up. Anyone having similar issues? I'm on Samsung Galaxy S2 running stock JB 4.1.2. |
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| ![]() So I decided to write my own app. Actually I wrote it about a month back, and bought my galaxy S2 once my proof of concept was a success. In other words, I won't own an android without this functionality. Then I figured I could publish it on market so others could benefit from it as well. Hopefully the next version will have most of the parameters customizable, if I get time to work on it. For me it's easier to just go in code and change them per my needs. Creating user interface takes most of my time. https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...y2k.vcustomize here is the command list for a quick reference. I am in process of making a demo video because the app is not intuitive. In fact it's not perfect because android would not allow keypress access from background service. I have to have an app running in foreground, which is why I use proximity sensor to detect when to bring it up. Quote:
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I can move the apps between internal & phone storage but not to SD card. Even the Apps2SD only move between these 2. Facing severe shortage of space due to apps that I would like to download. Any suggestions. | |
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| ![]() on a side note, I tried out the HTC One today. FAR more impressive and awesome than the S4, but closer to 800$ - what is HTC smoking?!! The screen is great. Not as punchy as the S4 (i saw them both a aweek apart) The speakers are so awesome you can watch a regular movie with very decent sound. The camera is definitely better than the S4 (used only in store, low light photos of people - zoomed in to see detail on eyebrows/beard) There is ABSOLUTELY no LAG on this device. Maybe Im gushing but it felt a tad faster than the S4 (which is itself an awesome beast). I like the sense here, rather than the plain vanilla Touchwiz. The aluminium body construction is drool worthy. For those going for the S4 - you would be REALLY stupid to not consider this phone. |
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Can you help, if the player is indeed available? Quote:
In India, Samsung launched the Galaxy S4 on the 26th of April and people have been buying the phone since the last 3 weeks. Whose stupid and whose the loser? It would mean something to beat the strategy of a company as dumb as HTC. The people considering and buying Samsung aren't stupid. And the HTC One camera is not better than the Galaxy S4 camera (HTC One camera excels 'only' in low light). Reason why I went for S4. Go read some credible reviews sir. Last edited by k_ajay : 21st May 2013 at 12:23. Reason: Adding response to post #15101 | ||
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Incase even after rooting, the apps2sd thing doesn't work, then I would have to believe that it is a JB OS limitation. Any pointers to good custom ROM which could eliminate the apps2sd problem ? Quote:
The performance would be definitely sluggish compared to our phones. Its just 256MB of RAM, which is 1/4th of what our phones have now-a-days. She can keep killing running apps using the Advanced Task Killer, but they crop up. I have not googled for any Custom ROMs'. May be its time, I check out custom ROMs' for the Ace. | ||
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Senior - BHPian | ![]() Please don't be personal with your remarks. You bought S4 and good for you. No need to feel hurt. But the world over, all 'actual' experts do actually find the HTC One to be a better overall product in comparison. And hey, just don't give too much thought to these comparos. They will come and go and 3 months down the line there will be a even better product than both the One and the S4. That's today's tech life. So go out and enjoy your S4... Cheers. |
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Tried out both One & S4 side by side. The low light images are far better on HTC One, but the outdoor shots felt over exposed and S4 better in that part. Probably a software update may fix it ![]() Last edited by bhp_maniac : 21st May 2013 at 12:35. | |
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