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    April 30, 2020

    Android Help What should I buy Thursday (Apr 30 2020) - Your weekly device inquiry thread!

    What should I buy Thursday (Apr 30 2020) - Your weekly device inquiry thread!

    Posted: 30 Apr 2020 04:12 AM PDT

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    Warning Over Chinese Mobile Giant Xiaomi Recording Millions Of People’s ‘Private’ Web And Phone Use

    Posted: 30 Apr 2020 09:47 AM PDT

    Gmail now creates purchase, flight summary cards on mobile

    Posted: 30 Apr 2020 09:27 AM PDT

    Android and Windows need a cross platform AirDrop alternative.

    Posted: 29 Apr 2020 11:23 PM PDT

    Since Microsoft is working on Android devices, it would be a great opportunity for Google and Microsoft to work on a cross platform AirDrop alternative. I suppose that most of Android users have a Windows PC, so this integration would be great.

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    Motorola Edge+ Review: Fully-Fledged Flagship

    Posted: 30 Apr 2020 06:03 AM PDT

    I received my Pixel Buds - My experience so far

    Posted: 30 Apr 2020 08:51 AM PDT

    I received the pixel buds yesterday and began playing with them when I got home from work. I'll detail my experiences below so far, and update as I continue to use them today.

    FYI, I'm using a Pixel 2 with the April security patch

    Unboxing & Setup

    As all of the reviews stated, this is a seamless process. Unbox, go into Bluetooth settings, pair new device, open the Pixel Buds case, and they paired within a second or two. Good job, Google!

    Pixel Bud App

    The app walks you through a brief tutorial about how to seat them in your ear, the features, using the touch features on the outside of the bud, etc. Was thorough, easy, and contained good information.

    Connecting to a Computer

    Again, this process was easy. Make sure the buds are in the case, go to Bluetooth settings on the computer, add a device, press and hold the little button on the case, and select the device. There was definitely a delay in audio on games, youtube, etc., when the source was the computer. My desktop experiences an audio delay, but my Surface Book 2 is fine. My desktop is about 7 years old so it probably isn't supporting Bluetooth 5.

    Speaker & Microphone Quality

    The ear bud tips form a pretty good seal in the ear physically, and the audio quality is pretty good. Like many others have said, the bass is a bit lacking, but aren't they always on ear buds? You're not going to put a banger on and get those deep lows, but everything still sounds great. If I wanted better audio quality I'd throw on my Sennheiser cans, not a pair of ear buds. I noticed a brief drop every once in awhile over the hour or so I was listening. Maybe half a second at a time.

    My wife and I called each other back and forth from inside the house with little background noise and our voices sounded extremely clear. It didn't sound distant or tinny like The Verge's review did. My father was impressed and told me that it didn't sound like I was on a pair of headphones at all, and that he wouldn't have had any idea if I didn't tell him.

    I haven't tried these outside with ambient car noise, etc. Will be one of my tests today.

    So this is where things get bad. I went on a 20 mile bike ride this morning. I fired up music via the Google Play Music app, and almost immediately the buds were dropping in and out. It got so bad at one point that I had silence on the buds for 2 nearly minutes of a song. It eventually started playing again, but with a lot of dropped bits. Most of the time it would cut in and out briefly, like a bad connection on Discord. I'm not sure if the bits in the stream were being dropped, or if the Bluetooth connection itself was disconnecting. I need to do some research and playing around with the app's settings. Will probably submit a bug report to Google.

    I fired up Play Music again at home, along with YouTube, and have not experienced the drops like I did on my bike ride.

    I will say, the comfort was pretty good during my 1.5 hour bike ride. My ears didn't get sore, even with a helmet and sunglasses on. I also didn't feel like they were going to fall out or have to adjust them during the duration of the ride.

    Charging

    The case charges great via wireless charging.

    TL;DR: Ease of use is great, call quality (audio playback and record) is great, comfort and fit are great. Had massive quality issues on a bike ride with the music stream dropping in and out, one time for about 2 minutes straight with no music playing. Will be following up with Google.

    Ask me any questions you may have!

    Updates

    If you take one bud out, music/playback from both buds stops. However, if you resume playing on one that is in your ear while another is out, the one that is out of your ear will not play. When you put the second one back in your ear there is a slight delay and you can hear it turn back on and resume playing. Pretty cool!

    Audio delay on my Surface Book 2 is nonexistent. My desktop is older and probably doesn't support Bluetooth 5.

    Used the buds while in the car. I had all of the windows down, AC vents blasting in my face, and driving 60. Called two different people. They said I sounded clear. They could definitely hear the wind noise, but it wasn't overpowering or garbling my voice. When I wasn't speaking they could still hear the wind. Overall, they were both pretty pleased with how I sounded.

    I wore these for a GoTo meeting today for work on my laptop, and I had two instances where I lost all audio for 1-2 minutes, then it came back. While I had audio, there were no hiccups, skips, etc. I ended up taking them off and going to my wired pixel buds. Will test further.

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    Updating My Snapdragon 865 GPU Drivers With Before & After Results! [TechTablets]

    Posted: 30 Apr 2020 10:29 AM PDT

    China Smartphone Sales Underwent the Highest YoY Decline in Q1 2020, But 5G Smartphone Sales Grew by 120% Sequentially - Counterpoint Research

    Posted: 30 Apr 2020 03:07 PM PDT

    Xiaomi launches Redmi Note 9 series, Mi Note 10 Lite globally

    Posted: 30 Apr 2020 06:03 AM PDT

    This Is Samsung's $400 Phone: The Galaxy A51!

    Posted: 30 Apr 2020 07:11 PM PDT

    Deus Ex GO is now free on the Play Store

    Posted: 30 Apr 2020 08:35 PM PDT

    [MKBHD] Moto Edge+ Review: We Need to Talk!

    Posted: 30 Apr 2020 06:01 AM PDT

    Tim Cook expects iPhone SE to attract Android users, ‘it’s faster than the fastest Android phones’

    Posted: 30 Apr 2020 09:14 PM PDT

    Google Pixel 4a camera stills leak in early comparison

    Posted: 30 Apr 2020 10:20 PM PDT

    The misleading pricing problem.

    Posted: 30 Apr 2020 05:48 AM PDT

    So I have noticed a problem with smartphone advertising that is becoming worse and a bit more irritating over the last couple years.

    That is advertising the devices price after a trade in. Now that wouldn't be that big of a deal but it's becoming more and more misleading. The text that says with a trade in is getting smaller and more hidden, and the device they are assuming you will trade to get that advertised price is getting more and more absurd.

    The companies are starting to advertise the price with trade in as if it's a sale price. It would appear the device is on sale the way they cross out the normal price and show that trade in "sale price"

    Where the bigger problem starts to come in imo is the seemingly great deal that there advertising is something like trading in your galaxy s10+ for a s20, or trading your iPhone XS Max for a 11 pro max. That upgrade is almost pointless and is only something people who absolutely need to have the newest device for some reason.

    Now Samsung has done it here and there but I think the trade in programs should focus on giving people with older devices a better deal instead of aiming for people with last years device. I feel as though the companies now more than ever should be starting to release trying to target the yearly phone upgrade market is dying. They need to start targeting the 2-3 year old phone market.

    With the every increasing smartphone prices the seemingly good 200$ trade in they offer seems almost all but non existent when you get to the checkout and see that your total price is still over 1000$ even with your trade in. Especially when one considers that they can usually get around 100$ more if they were to sell that device on eBay, amazon, or swappa. And a large portion of people still keep their old devices as a hand me down.

    Other than the very small consumer base that is the smartphone enthusiasts almost no one upgrades every year. Or the very few other that choose to upgrade every year typically don't want to trade in their only 1 year old device, they upgrade to give someone else there perfectly fine and in good condition device. Many people look at it like well I paid 1000$ for it last year, I'd rather give it to one of my children or family members rather than trade it in for 450$.

    TLDR: the companies need to stop advertising their trade in deals like they are sale prices. Instead of crossing out 999 and putting 599, they need to put 999, or 599 with qualifying trade in. I know it might sound dumb to some people but everything down to the advertising affects the general end consumer, the more transparent and up front a company is with the consumer the better it is for the mass market.

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    The Pixel Buds don't have ANC. But if Google could use their background noise cancellation magic from Google Meet, it would be a game changer.

    Posted: 30 Apr 2020 12:34 AM PDT

    Bose and Sony may have the best ANC but it's limited to continuous frequency noises. So it doesn't cancel out keyboards, honks and conversations. But what Google (demo), Nvidia (demo), Microsoft, Discord and others have demoed with their background noise cancellation filtering algorithms seems more useful. The catch might be that it's only available when on WiFi, but it would still be useful in offices and cafes.

    There's precedent for Google removing the need for hardware - portrait mode used to be limited to dual cameras until GCam in Pixel.

    Edit - I understand they are different technologies (just didn't know they had different terms). I meant to say it seems more useful than just ANC.

    Edit 2 - Note to self - don't wish for oranges that taste like apples. Should have read up a bit before posting. (this comment should clear it up)

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    What's the hype about macro cameras?

    Posted: 30 Apr 2020 03:26 AM PDT

    Why are OEMs replacing the telephoto camera with a macro?. I think the telephoto camera is more useful in a day to day use. I have been looking at new phones and most of them replaced the telephoto camera with a macro. Why are they doing it? Am I missing something?

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    The two words Motorola doesn't want you to read: one upgrade for the $999 Edge+

    Posted: 29 Apr 2020 10:11 PM PDT

    $300 Motorola Hyper One: Honestly looks pretty sweet? Snapdragon 675 | 4/128 | pop up camera | water resistant | 3.5 mm | 4000 mAh

    Posted: 30 Apr 2020 02:14 AM PDT
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