I thought the big advantage of Android was that it is "open" and you can basically install any tweak or anything. Can't you therefore just get those Samsung tweaks over to the pixel fold?
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I thought the big advantage of Android was that it is "open" and you can basically install any tweak or anything. Can't you therefore just get those Samsung tweaks over to the pixel fold?
I'm not seeing any ads on YouTube I have a YouTube premium... But don't get me started with them since they're doing an increase come year end smh
Dude every streaming service is and it’s freaking annoying. I’m only renewing my Apple TV+ for season two of foundation but after that cancelling it again haha
Ha don't blame ya...I just got offered Apple TV+ for 6 months and will probably sign up ...
Weird… it’s just ad free without premium on this device. I think they messed up with the apk shipped with this device.
Today was the second time my signal just dropped badly while out and inside a building and didn't come back till a reboot ....my iPhone was working perfectly during this time ...
Also I want y'all to test for me ...check what your battery percentage is then do a reboot and I swear with Pixels the number changes after the reboot ...I don't see that with other phones ..
Also I want y'all to test for me ...check what your battery percentage is then do a reboot and I swear with Pixels the number changes after the reboot ...I don't see that with other phones ..
Good news for foldables (and tablets)
www.theverge.com
Google will start pushing Android developers hard for large screen support
Pixel Fold landscape mode could start looking better.
Let's hope so... We really need to get these apps behaving correctly for all foldablesGood news for foldables (and tablets)
Google will start pushing Android developers hard for large screen support
Pixel Fold landscape mode could start looking better.
Google is rolling out Android 14 Beta 4.1 today as a pretty sizable bug fixer. This follows the last release just over two weeks ago.
There are 34 fixes in UPB4.230623.007 (July 2023 security patch) with a number for the Pixel Fold and Tablet:
There are 34 fixes in UPB4.230623.007 (July 2023 security patch) with a number for the Pixel Fold and Tablet:
- Fixed an issue where in some cases after a user performed the system back action to close an app, the app couldn’t be launched again until the device was restarted. (Issue #288390661)
- Fixed an issue with ScrollView that caused the overscroll effect to get stuck after performing a fling gesture. (Issue #286422637)
- Fixed issues that prevented Wi-Fi calling from working in some cases. (Issue #277940461)
- Fixed an issue that caused the system to fail to transfer an animatable icon to the client when using SplashScreen#setOnExitAnimationListener.
- Fixed an issue that prevented notification groups from expanding properly in the notification shade.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the screen to flicker when launching an app that uses activity embedding.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the system UI to crash if one app in split-screen mode was closed by swiping up from the Overview screen.
- Fixed an issue that caused the network status icon to display incorrectly in some cases after turning on or off one of the SIM cards on a device that had multiple SIM cards.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the system theme to change color after rebooting a device.
- Fixed an issue where lock screen shortcuts sometimes displayed incorrectly when using certain system theme color palettes.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the launcher UI to flicker when launching an app.
- Fixed an issue that caused Battery Share to be interrupted or fail shortly after it was enabled.
- Fixed an issue that would cause an erroneous “No installed apps work with this USB Accessory” message to display when a device was connected to their vehicle, which prevented users from launching and using Android Auto.
- Fixed an issue with the system UI that sometimes caused the screen to flicker when a video was playing or an app was using picture-in-picture mode.
- Fixed an issue when unlocking a device while TalkBalk is enabled where TalkBalk sometimes erroneously stated that the device was still locked before stating that the device was successfully unlocked.
- Fixed an issue with WiFi scanning that sometimes caused scanning to continue even after exiting the Settings app, causing additional power consumption and slower WiFi connectivity until the device was restarted.
- Fixed an issue where, in some cases, Ultra HDR images didn’t display correctly in Google Photos.
- Fixed an issue where, when a user who had enabled Fingerprint Unlock tried to launch an activity from Quick Settings on the lock screen on a device that has an in-display fingerprint scanner, the sensor sometimes failed to activate, forcing the user to relock the device and unlock the device first before accessing Quick Settings.
- Fixed an issue where, when a user who had enabled both Fingerprint Unlock and Face Unlock tried to launch an intent by tapping on a notification and then authenticated using their face, the intent didn’t launch and the user was brought back to the lock screen.
- Fixed an issue where a white or black bar was sometimes displayed between the status bar and the top of an open app.
- Fixed an issue where the background color of the “Add to homescreen” dialog was fuchsia instead of its usual color.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Tablet devices where interacting with the device while transitioning from the screen saver to the low light clock could cause the system UI to crash.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Tablet devices where the home screen sometimes only displayed the wallpaper but no app icons after unlocking the device.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Tablet and Pixel Fold devices that caused the foreground and background colors on certain screens to have insufficient color contrast to enhance accessibility.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Fold devices where wallpapers that were applied to the lock screen displayed left-aligned instead of center-aligned on the outer display.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Fold devices where the “Tap to check phone” feature sometimes stopped working after folding and unfolding the device.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Fold devices with 3-button navigation enabled where folding and unfolding the device while on the home screen could cause the navigation buttons to become misaligned.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Fold devices where the wallpaper picker showed a blank thumbnail for the default live wallpaper option.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Fold devices that sometimes caused two clocks to display on the lock screen.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Fold devices that caused the clock on the lock screen to appear clipped.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Fold devices that caused widgets to overlap or stack on top of each other in some cases.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Fold devices where an app icon on the home screen couldn’t be moved out of a folder while the device was unfolded.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the Pixel launcher to crash in some cases.
- Fixed system stability issues that caused UI jank in some cases.
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So I think I’m going to order a Pixel Fold.
Watched some newer, recent reviews and the consistent theme seems to be that it’s a nice phone to actually use day to day. Great cameras, good external screen, all the things that Samsungs Fold isn’t doing well basically.
I still have my 20% off for being a Superfan, and I have my 7 Pro to trade in which takes the price down to around £1100 which seems reasonable. Plus I get the free watch which I’ll sell as I wear my current pixel watch everyday so don’t need 2. If I sell that, essentially it would be more like £1k for the device.
They’re still preorder here as not out until end of august in the UK. But I think I might go for it.
Watched some newer, recent reviews and the consistent theme seems to be that it’s a nice phone to actually use day to day. Great cameras, good external screen, all the things that Samsungs Fold isn’t doing well basically.
I still have my 20% off for being a Superfan, and I have my 7 Pro to trade in which takes the price down to around £1100 which seems reasonable. Plus I get the free watch which I’ll sell as I wear my current pixel watch everyday so don’t need 2. If I sell that, essentially it would be more like £1k for the device.
They’re still preorder here as not out until end of august in the UK. But I think I might go for it.
Oh and z fold 5 is exactly 💯 the same as last year, except it finally fully folds flat. Cool, glad I went with pixel fold lol. Form factor here is still king 👑
I wonder how long till Samsung makes the Z Fold Wide
I wonder how long till Samsung makes the Z Fold Wide
Random question. Y'all think the trade in from Pixel Fold to pixel fold 2 will be substantial? Like I hear z fold 4 to 5 is $1000, that's pretty darn good
Question #2, I paid for the 2 years of protection. Does that carry over to the new phone due to trade in?
Question #2, I paid for the 2 years of protection. Does that carry over to the new phone due to trade in?
Rumors have it that Samsung will address the cover display display with the Fold 6.. but not entirely sure if they plan to adopt the Oppo Find N/Pixel Fold design. Or they do exactly how it was done with the Fold 4 and slightly increase it.
Probably not that good, but this year they offered 800-900 for fold 3/4 as trade ins.
In my mind if they do something it should be a new phone, some people like the way it is and the portrait mode
Google has a history of really undervaluing their devices on trades. I wouldn't expect more than 750. You would probably get more for an iPhone or galaxy s series Ultra or Fold.
Thank the Lord, I updated my fold to Android 14 beta and was regretting it because of all the bugs. So far, this update feels much better. Will see how it continues as I use it more.Google is rolling out Android 14 Beta 4.1 today as a pretty sizable bug fixer. This follows the last release just over two weeks ago.
There are 34 fixes in UPB4.230623.007 (July 2023 security patch) with a number for the Pixel Fold and Tablet:
- Fixed an issue where in some cases after a user performed the system back action to close an app, the app couldn’t be launched again until the device was restarted. (Issue #288390661)
- Fixed an issue with ScrollView that caused the overscroll effect to get stuck after performing a fling gesture. (Issue #286422637)
- Fixed issues that prevented Wi-Fi calling from working in some cases. (Issue #277940461)
- Fixed an issue that caused the system to fail to transfer an animatable icon to the client when using SplashScreen#setOnExitAnimationListener.
- Fixed an issue that prevented notification groups from expanding properly in the notification shade.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the screen to flicker when launching an app that uses activity embedding.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the system UI to crash if one app in split-screen mode was closed by swiping up from the Overview screen.
- Fixed an issue that caused the network status icon to display incorrectly in some cases after turning on or off one of the SIM cards on a device that had multiple SIM cards.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the system theme to change color after rebooting a device.
- Fixed an issue where lock screen shortcuts sometimes displayed incorrectly when using certain system theme color palettes.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the launcher UI to flicker when launching an app.
- Fixed an issue that caused Battery Share to be interrupted or fail shortly after it was enabled.
- Fixed an issue that would cause an erroneous “No installed apps work with this USB Accessory” message to display when a device was connected to their vehicle, which prevented users from launching and using Android Auto.
- Fixed an issue with the system UI that sometimes caused the screen to flicker when a video was playing or an app was using picture-in-picture mode.
- Fixed an issue when unlocking a device while TalkBalk is enabled where TalkBalk sometimes erroneously stated that the device was still locked before stating that the device was successfully unlocked.
- Fixed an issue with WiFi scanning that sometimes caused scanning to continue even after exiting the Settings app, causing additional power consumption and slower WiFi connectivity until the device was restarted.
- Fixed an issue where, in some cases, Ultra HDR images didn’t display correctly in Google Photos.
- Fixed an issue where, when a user who had enabled Fingerprint Unlock tried to launch an activity from Quick Settings on the lock screen on a device that has an in-display fingerprint scanner, the sensor sometimes failed to activate, forcing the user to relock the device and unlock the device first before accessing Quick Settings.
- Fixed an issue where, when a user who had enabled both Fingerprint Unlock and Face Unlock tried to launch an intent by tapping on a notification and then authenticated using their face, the intent didn’t launch and the user was brought back to the lock screen.
- Fixed an issue where a white or black bar was sometimes displayed between the status bar and the top of an open app.
- Fixed an issue where the background color of the “Add to homescreen” dialog was fuchsia instead of its usual color.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Tablet devices where interacting with the device while transitioning from the screen saver to the low light clock could cause the system UI to crash.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Tablet devices where the home screen sometimes only displayed the wallpaper but no app icons after unlocking the device.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Tablet and Pixel Fold devices that caused the foreground and background colors on certain screens to have insufficient color contrast to enhance accessibility.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Fold devices where wallpapers that were applied to the lock screen displayed left-aligned instead of center-aligned on the outer display.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Fold devices where the “Tap to check phone” feature sometimes stopped working after folding and unfolding the device.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Fold devices with 3-button navigation enabled where folding and unfolding the device while on the home screen could cause the navigation buttons to become misaligned.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Fold devices where the wallpaper picker showed a blank thumbnail for the default live wallpaper option.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Fold devices that sometimes caused two clocks to display on the lock screen.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Fold devices that caused the clock on the lock screen to appear clipped.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Fold devices that caused widgets to overlap or stack on top of each other in some cases.
- Fixed an issue on Pixel Fold devices where an app icon on the home screen couldn’t be moved out of a folder while the device was unfolded.
- Fixed an issue that could cause the Pixel launcher to crash in some cases.
- Fixed system stability issues that caused UI jank in some cases.
Google store has the pro with an estimated trade in a $400..I had a look at the Z Fold trade ins just out of curiosity. They don’t even offer a trade in on the 7 Pro that I can see.
Even more of a reason to swerve Sammie.
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