When will the new 1.4 update drop on our Huawei watch? This is getting old. How long does it take? seriously I want the speaker to already be functional. Hate asking the watch something only for it to just show me not speak it to me like a "SMART WATCH" SHOULD!.
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All indications are pointing towards March/April at the latest.
i want march no later pls
I agree. The speaker in this watch, made this watch the only option for me, when looking for my first smartwatch. ( i wanted round) I hope it don't sound crappy.
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i want march no later pls
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OK. Done!
I've went as far as registering for huawei's own community forums and as well and everyday tweeting to @huaweiDeviceUSA to get any kind of update. As of now there have been no responses but I encourage others to try as well. Ever since the one guy leaked the update it's been talked about a lot and of course with the 2 newer higher end watches being making their debut as CES already with this functionality built in it seems it must be close. I'd rather have a timeline of "sometime in X-month" then just flat out not knowing. But we all know that won't happen...
When it is released, it is released.
If it takes 2 or 3 more months ..... ok
If Android Wear is never updated again, oh well.
I can do nothing and do not care much.
Tomorrow at 630
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I received a DM on Twitter from @huaweiDeviceUSA when i asked them about the update. The reply was the following
"Hello Michael, the update that activates the speaker on the Huawei watch is slowing being releases to customers. Please be patient with us as this update is disbursed. (Al)"
I did reply saying no one has reported receiving the update and asked if there is a timeline when the roll out should be complete. We'll see if there is a response
By "Slowly" do they mean one watch a day [emoji1]
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Und3adShr3d said:
By "Slowly" do they mean one watch a day [emoji1]
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funny....that was my thought. I wish they would roll at full force by mid-feb or within 2 weeks or something. Not an exact date but at least a certain time frame instead of such an answer that will only spark a more loaded question
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funny....that was my thought. I wish they would roll at full force by mid-feb or within 2 weeks or something. Not an exact date but at least a certain time frame instead of such an answer that will only spark a more loaded question
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I suppose it makes sense for them to trickle the update rather than flood the consumer base with it in case something happens but I would expect it to go live before the Jewel and elegance models drop.
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I received a DM on Twitter from @huaweiDeviceUSA when i asked them about the update. The reply was the following
"Hello Michael, the update that activates the speaker on the Huawei watch is slowing being releases to customers. Please be patient with us as this update is disbursed. (Al)"
I did reply saying no one has reported receiving the update and asked if there is a timeline when the roll out should be complete. We'll see if there is a response
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I dont understand. Are they saying that is allready being rolled out? Just slowly?
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I suppose it makes sense for them to trickle the update rather than flood the consumer base with it in case something happens but I would expect it to go live before the Jewel and elegance models drop.
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yea that was my thought too. I just don't know when they are supposed to drop.
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I dont understand. Are they saying that is already being rolled out? Just slowly?
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According to them yes. But IMHO, that's BS and they havent done anything yet. I'm pretty sure that response is just a way to make you feel at ease while not telling you anything at all
Hope soon!
This is such a wanted feature. It is the 1 thing that I actually dislike about the Android Wear watches to the point where it is annoying.
Using a watch creates a distance. I leave my phone on the charger or laying around while I run around the house. Getting a call now involves me running to grab my phone. Or what I have had to do was just keep my phone on me, which defeats the purpose. Also in the summer, when I am in the pool, drinking beer on my float, if a work call comes in, it is a mad dash to flip off the float, run out of the pool, dry hands, grab phone, answer.
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Hope soon!
This is such a wanted feature. It is the 1 thing that I actually dislike about the Android Wear watches to the point where it is annoying.
Using a watch creates a distance. I leave my phone on the charger or laying around while I run around the house. Getting a call now involves me running to grab my phone. Or what I have had to do was just keep my phone on me, which defeats the purpose. Also in the summer, when I am in the pool, drinking beer on my float, if a work call comes in, it is a mad dash to flip off the float, run out of the pool, dry hands, grab phone, answer.
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I agree, but you shouldnt go into the pool with your huawei watch...
Screw that! I swam with my LG G Watch all summer. I don't purposely submerge it but it can take some water. My pool is 4ft and I mostly lounge/float. But the Watch is good for 3feet for 30min. It will probably last longer and able to go deeper, but that is a safe zone. I do sometimes take it off and leave it poolside so I don't get tan lines.
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Screw that! I swam with my LG G Watch all summer. I don't purposely submerge it but it can take some water. My pool is 4ft and I mostly lounge/float. But the Watch is good for 3feet for 30min. It will probably last longer and able to go deeper, but that is a safe zone. I do sometimes take it off and leave it poolside so I don't get tan lines.
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Your lg watch hasjust a tiny little hole for the mic. Your huawei watch has 2 relatively big wholes for spekaer and mic. Good Luck with that buddy.
HW is IP67 . Sould resist without a ptoblem for a swim or shower!
calinormy said:
HW is IP67 . Sould resist without a ptoblem for a swim or shower!
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I am not saying that it will break 100%. I just wouldnt risk trying it.
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expecting a fedex guy w/ my samsung galaxy nexus
any tips?
a1exus said:
expecting a fedex guy w/ my samsung nexus prime
any tips?
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Send it back and get a Galaxy Nexus.
martonikaj said:
Send it back and get a Galaxy Nexus.
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why? whats wrong w/ nexus prime?
Considering a nexus prime doesn't exist... There's a lot wrong.
Nexus prime was a rumored name.. It's actually called galaxy nexus.
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The nexus prime dosen't exist, it never did, it was the suspected name for the phone for months but since it was launched it has been reffered to as the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, if the place or person you ordered from said it was a nexus prime then it's probably fake.
ok, i apologize for confusion.. now i know
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ok, i apologize for confusion.. now i know
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You should just start reading the threads and get acquainted with the current state of discussion on the device. It'll increase your knowledge base and reduce "omg what do i do" threads later on down the road.
Give the guy a break it doesn't matter what he calls it, even less you nimrods know exactly what he is reffering too...
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Give the guy a break it doesn't matter what he calls it, even less you nimrods know exactly what he is reffering too...
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Word, geesh, I wouldn't even waste the time correcting him.
Anyway, enjoy your phone OP. I missed delivery of mines today As an owner of multiple android devices the best tip I can give you is to read the general and development forums starting with the stickies. The best thing you can do for your device is to get fully aclamated with the ins and outs.
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Open it in front of him to make sure you didn't get a brick. Lol.
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Word, geesh, I wouldn't even waste the time correcting him.
Anyway, enjoy your phone OP. I missed delivery of mines today As an owner of multiple android devices the best tip I can give you is to read the general and development forums starting with the stickies. The best thing you can do for your device is to get fully aclamated with the ins and outs.
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Exactly what he/she said, also make sure to read on helpful battery tips(if you already didn't know), so you won't freak out on battery issues.
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Open it in front of him to make sure you didn't get a brick. Lol.
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Its fun to joke about, but seriously do this! I saw someone in one of the early Expansys/Clove/Handtec threads (one of the Euro importers) report that he missed delivery of the phone, and had to go pick it up at the distribution hub. He signed for the package, which indicates that he took the package and was OK with the condition of the materials. He then opened the box when he got home and found that someone at the shipping co had opened the box, taken the phone, and replaced it with something of similar weight. Extremely rough because it is super troublesome to deal with the shipping co and especially the importer who's based outside the US.
I plan on opening mine at the counter at FedEx when I go to pick it up. Not gonna take that kinda chance. I also requested the package be held at the distribution center, rather than taking a chance that I miss delivery and it sits on the truck for too long. Super tinfoil hat, but damn its a $575 package, I'm gonna check that **** first.
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Its fun to joke about, but seriously do this! I saw someone in one of the early Expansys/Clove/Handtec threads (one of the Euro importers) report that he missed delivery of the phone, and had to go pick it up at the distribution hub. He signed for the package, which indicates that he took the package and was OK with the condition of the materials. He then opened the box when he got home and found that someone at the shipping co had opened the box, taken the phone, and replaced it with something of similar weight. Extremely rough because it is super troublesome to deal with the shipping co and especially the importer who's based outside the US.
I plan on opening mine at the counter at FedEx when I go to pick it up. Not gonna take that kinda chance. I also requested the package be held at the distribution center, rather than taking a chance that I miss delivery and it sits on the truck for too long. Super tinfoil hat, but damn its a $575 package, I'm gonna check that **** first.
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whoa... i hope mine will get to me safe and sound i ordered it to work, so i dont even get to sign it (which is kinda sucks after what you said) so i'll just hope for the best, and the worse case scenario i'm going have to give a call to verizon
Return it for an iphone 4s lol jk enjoy your phone im hoping to get one soon
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If anyone is interested, just got off the phone with Liquipel support and they informed me that they should be supporting the Galaxy S 3 within the next 2 weeks. If you are not sure what it is, here is a link http://www.liquipel.com/in-action/
not trying that with my phone! But could be cool!
hmm, Id give it a shot... wonder if it voids any warranties? Didnt read whole site yet But damn that woman that passes by few seconds in is hott!
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hmm, Id give it a shot... wonder if it voids any warranties? Didnt read whole site yet But damn that woman that passes by few seconds in is hott!
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If they have to open it to apply it, it would.
When I watched the demo at CES they stated they do not need to open the device. They put the phone into a machine that released a 'fog' which spreads through the phone which waterproofs it.
looks neat and if you are one of those people dropping $40 on a case you probably wouldnt mind dropping the $60ish it looks like it costs. I'll be considering this.
How do water damage indicators work with this?
No way that's a real woman sitting in that chair. She got splashed and didn't say a word?! Isn't this the same thing they have a t Best Buys. There's a big jar full of water with an iphone sitting at the bottom.
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No way that's a real woman sitting in that chair. She got splashed and didn't say a word?! Isn't this the same thing they have a t Best Buys. There's a big jar full of water with an iphone sitting at the bottom.
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That's just to sell their protection plan/insurance I think..
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That's just to sell their protection plan/insurance I think..
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Isn't that for the life case?
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Isn't that for the life case?
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ya we do that with the lifeproof cases in our store too. sound still works submerged, so we play pandora and drop it in a bucket of water lol
stretchwookie said:
ya we do that with the lifeproof cases in our store too. sound still works submerged, so we play pandora and drop it in a bucket of water lol
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which mobile do you work at? I just left 440 last year.
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which mobile do you work at? I just left 440 last year.
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i work at a preferred retailer called wireless experts. ive never heard of 440
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i work at a preferred retailer called wireless experts. ive never heard of 440
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GotYa. I guess Life Case gives that to everyone haha. I worked for Best Buy Mobile 440.
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If anyone is interested, just got off the phone with Liquipel support and they informed me that they should be supporting the Galaxy S 3 within the next 2 weeks. If you are not sure what it is, here is a link http://www.liquipel.com/in-action/
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Thanks for the update, they have yet to respond to any of my e-mail inquires about it and as far as I can tell Hz0 only deals with OEMs, I can't wait.
Can't wait to freak people out by using my Cell Phone as an underwater camera @ the pool lol.
Galaxy S III on Liquipel
Liquipel is now offering the Level II Slosh & Slip Protection option for the Galaxy S III
Not really happy that it's only Level II, but my phone is on the way.
I wish with this kind of technology, phone manufacturers would just add this to their manufacturing processes. obviously no one would because it would be higher cost and less revenue from non covered accidental damage.... Sigh
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Thanks for the update, they have yet to respond to any of my e-mail inquires about it and as far as I can tell Hz0 only deals with OEMs, I can't wait.
Can't wait to freak people out by using my Cell Phone as an underwater camera @ the pool lol.
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Good luck with that... This isn't designed so you can take your phone in the pool. Read the faqs and disclaimers.
Looks like the site was updated for the same price as everything else the s3 get "slap proofed" very disappointed and looking for alternatives.
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Liquipel...
I got Liquipel on my iPhone 4 back in June and it’s saved it from getting destroyed at least three times. I even dropped it in a bubbling jacuzzi and it survived. I’ve been a believer ever since. You can’t tell anything has been done to it either, it comes back all clean in a nice metal container with a microfiber pouch. None of the water sensor stickers changed color when it got wet so even if it fails I can get a new phone on Apple. All in all I’d say its worth the $59. You no longer have to worry about losing a phone over a spilled drink or a little rain. Just makes you feel good.
Liquipel is going to be at CES again this year can’t wait to check out the show, I hear rumors of a machine doing free treatments at the show. :good:
Hey guys,
I saw this smartwatch on Indiegogo the other day and I think it's pretty sweet.
http://igg.me/at/kreyos/x/2722203
Looking at the specs sheet alone its definitely something.
What do you guys think? Get it or wait till more is out?
I'm holding out for the nexus watch
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do you really think Google will concentrate on a watch instead of their Google Glass? I think they just might skip the watch...
juinny said:
do you really think Google will concentrate on a watch instead of their Google Glass? I think they just might skip the watch...
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How many people do you think work there...... im sure they have tons of projects going on. Like the self driving cars. I thought i read some where the watch was a for sure thing.
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How many people do you think work there...... im sure they have tons of projects going on. Like the self driving cars. I thought i read some where the watch was a for sure thing.
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Well if that's the case, I doubt it'll be anytime soon. Seeing as there hasn't really been any leaks for a Google smartwatch so far.
Kreyos it is....for now.
I love the voice search thing. Hopefully it has full support for Google Now. A watch is useless without voice recognition.
However, I like to be able to stream music remotely to it and plug in my 3.5mm headphones. I know that's asking a bit much, but I think it's somewhat reasonable. Does anybody else think that should be a thing?
I'll wait for a Nexus watch. Google will have the most optimized watch for Android. Hopefully.
I backed this up the first day it was on indiepop. We'll see come november how it works with android phones. Even if an nexus watch does come out, I highly doubt it'll have a speaker, voice control AND be waterproof.
Ive been looking for a good smart watch for a while, have been waiting to see what comes about.
The nexus one i cant see coming out for a good 6 months + yet,
The new sony watch looks gorgeous but function is a bit boring, the greykos function looks good but i think
it looks ugly!
I thought so too at first, but I guess the design grew on me.
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I backed this up the first day it was on indiepop. We'll see come november how it works with android phones. Even if an nexus watch does come out, I highly doubt it'll have a speaker, voice control AND be waterproof.
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I wish I knew about it first day. I'd get it without any hesitation.
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A watch is useless without voice recognition.
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Take that Casio!
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Take that Casio!
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Haha. Smartwatch was implied, my good man. There is no way a watch can achieve its full potential if you can't enter text into it.
I've been using Casio watches for like the past 10 years. Great stuff, but I'm ready to make the switch to Smartwatches.
Just went ahead and the pledged for it.. Hopefully it's worth the 129$
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Been a fair while since the last post here, but just to let anyone seeing this know Kreyos STILL haven't sent out these damn watches.
The first 5000 have been sent via ship to the US but now have apparently been stopped by the US longshoreman contract negotiations, this being the fourth delay in shipping.
I've backed out and bought a Gear Live watch instead.
Android Wear shows far more promise than Kreyos' watches and I suggest anyone that wants their watch before Smartwatches are a thing of the past should just ask for a refund and get something that can actually ship before hell freezes over.
So whats your initial thoughts? Now that you have it in hand.
I've got to wait till the 2nd September boooooooo
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So far so good. Great improvement over my iPhone 6 Plus. Iris scanner works flawlessly for me and I have glasses. Overall I'm in love. Just sensuous using it as my case and screen protector won't be here until tomorrow. I'm on AT&T btw.
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So far so good. Great improvement over my iPhone 6 Plus. Iris scanner spells flawlessly for me and I have glasses. Overall I'm in love. Just sensuous using it as my case and screen protector won't be here until tomorrow. I'm on AT&T btw.
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I'm on sprint so hopefully tomorrow.
Who did you order from, I ordered from Samsung, and it seems I won't be receiving mines anytime soon.
The phone is absolutely gorgeous! I came from the iphone 6s+, the fit and finish is phenomenal. My case and screen protectors will be here tonight from Amazon Prime (same day delivery totally worth it), the only thing I dislike now about the samsung phones would be the "ok google" is not longer available for always on, and yes I know how to set it up I wish Samsung would have kept that feature like "Hey Siri" on the iphone 6s+.
It is going to take some getting used to as I have been away from Android for about 8 months rocking my iphone, but I have always tried out the new Samsung phones S6 edge plus S7 edge plus but I have always returned them and went back to the iphone so we will see with this phone if I keep it past the 14 days , but so far so good!!!
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The phone is absolutely gorgeous! I came from the iphone 6s+, the fit and finish is phenomenal. My case and screen protectors will be here tonight from Amazon Prime (same day delivery totally worth it), the only thing I dislike now about the samsung phones would be the "ok google" is not longer available for always on, and yes I know how to set it up I wish Samsung would have kept that feature like "Hey Siri" on the iphone 6s+.
It is going to take some getting used to as I have been away from Android for about 8 months rocking my iphone, but I have always tried out the new Samsung phones S6 edge plus S7 edge plus but I have always returned them and went back to the iphone so we will see with this phone if I keep it past the 14 days , but so far so good!!!
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This exactly. Had the 6S and then went to an SE haha. When the Note arrives, it'll be twice the size. I've promised myself to at least keep the Note until the release of the iPhone 8, as it's supposed to be edge to edge display and ultra HD.. We'll see
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This exactly. Had the 6S and then went to an SE haha. When the Note arrives, it'll be twice the size. I've promised myself to at least keep the Note until the release of the iPhone 8, as it's supposed to be edge to edge display and ultra HD.. We'll see
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LOL at least I am not by myself when it comes to trying out the latest and greatest! Thats so funny what you said about the iPhone8 .....I said the exact same thing LOL!!!!
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So whats your initial thoughts? Now that you have it in hand.
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Indescribable upgrade from my S4 lol
Coming from an iPhone 6+, I'm very happy with it
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So far so good. Great improvement over my iPhone 6 Plus. Iris scanner works flawlessly for me and I have glasses. Overall I'm in love. Just sensuous using it as my case and screen protector won't be here until tomorrow. I'm on AT&T btw.
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Lmao I wouldn't even pick it up until I get a case and screen protector on it. I would just let it sit in the box and carry it around like that.
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Lmao I wouldn't even pick it up until I get a case and screen protector on it. I would just let it sit in the box and carry it around like that.
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Haha I'm actually using it without a case but i left the stock "protector" on it. I am still waiting for the otterbox defender to be released so i don't have any plans on buying a case soon, i am temporarily using my mumu PS Vita pouch as a "case" to keep it in when I'm not using it as it has a very food material inside the prevents the device from getting scratched
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Haha I'm actually using it without a case but i left the stock "protector" on it. I am still waiting for the otterbox defender to be released so i don't have any plans on buying a case soon, i am temporarily using my mumu PS Vita pouch as a "case" to keep it in when I'm not using it as it has a very food material inside the prevents the device from getting scratched
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Same here. Well the front film anyway. In so tempted to remove it but I'm getting my screen protector in about 12 hours.
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Same here. Well the front film anyway. In so tempted to remove it but I'm getting my screen protector in about 12 hours.
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That's awesome, i will go to the mall tomorrow to get a screen protector. Hopefully there will be some available locally (Philippines). At first i wss fixed on getting a TGSP for my note7 but after reading a lot of things about TGSP on "edge phones" i think I'll stick with the "plastic" ones for now.
Hopefully the defender will be released soon, i am honestly not that comfrotable using the phone without any protection as from the videos on YouTube, it can get scratched easily.
Actually pretty jealous of you all. I had mine preordered but accidentally hit the cancel button instead of save one day and had to start over. I was 55th yesterday, and 54th today/tonight, guessing I won't be getting it anytime soon haha.
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That sucks, that happend to me once before. So i know the feeling haha
Coming from an HTC M9, love it.. I thought it was only going to be a small upgrade but it's a large step..
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Actually pretty jealous of you all. I had mine preordered but accidentally hit the cancel button instead of save one day and had to start over. I was 55th yesterday, and 54th today/tonight, guessing I won't be getting it anytime soon haha.
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Don't feel too bad for yourself lol. You could be in my position:
I ordered the Black Onyx 2 minutes after midnight with a Sprint invite code that was given to me by Sprint. Was supposed to get the phone over a week ago. But they screwed up my order. Instead of Black Onyx they are sending me the Titanium... Which I dont want. They refused to cancel my order or to even change the order to the proper one. Stating that they were 'still trying to find my device in the warehouse'... I'm sitting here like "well good, then you can tell them to STOP trying to find it" but they wouldn't. Then when I was told it would ship by a specific day, it didn't. I paid an extra 50 dollars for next day shipping as well, but guess what? It JUST shipped yesterday at 8pm! And wont be here until tomorrow while I'm at work. So I basically paid 50 bucks to have my phone shipped the same day as what it would have been with free shipping... Ontop of that, Sprint put a restriction on my package! So I can't have UPS hold the package at their sorting facility for me to just come pick up like I always have to do. My 'UPS Driver' is cruel and won't take the time to go down my drive way to deliver packages. Sure the drive way is around a quarter mile long, but his excuse every time is "I can't find the house"... When the house is two stores, the ONLY two story house in the area, and can be seen over the tops of the trees from the road... But nope, he just won't come down the drive way to deliver. So since I have that restriction, I can't pick up my package like I normally have to do. So, I now have to call off from work so I can sit at the end of the drive way to wait for the UPS guy to show up... Then I have to take the phone into a Sprint Store to have them exchange it for the Black Onyx one... IF they even have it in stock... Because apparently the stores haven't even gotten their devices in yet. I talked to them yesterday when I tried to see if they could just hand over the proper phone and then I'd drop off my current phone and the incorrect Note 7 back to them. They said they would, but they don't have any devices in the store. So I really need to hope and pray they have a Black Onyx version that hasn't been purchased yet...
Getting this phone has been the worst experience of my life in regards to trying to buy a smartphone... My Note 5 was a breeze, and my S4 was as well. I just walked into the store 4 days before launch and was like "hey, I wanna buy the S4" and the sales guy walked outa the stock room with an S4 and sold it to me. I pre-ordered the Note 5 within minutes of them opening up pre-orders, and got the phone 3 days later, weeks before you could even buy them in a store. And now, they ask me if I want this phone weeks early, and I take them up on the offer, and presto... worst experience ever.
HikariNoKitsune said:
Don't feel too bad for yourself lol. You could be in my position:
I ordered the Black Onyx 2 minutes after midnight with a Sprint invite code that was given to me by Sprint. Was supposed to get the phone over a week ago. But they screwed up my order. Instead of Black Onyx they are sending me the Titanium... Which I dont want. They refused to cancel my order or to even change the order to the proper one. Stating that they were 'still trying to find my device in the warehouse'... I'm sitting here like "well good, then you can tell them to STOP trying to find it" but they wouldn't. Then when I was told it would ship by a specific day, it didn't. I paid an extra 50 dollars for next day shipping as well, but guess what? It JUST shipped yesterday at 8pm! And wont be here until tomorrow while I'm at work. So I basically paid 50 bucks to have my phone shipped the same day as what it would have been with free shipping... Ontop of that, Sprint put a restriction on my package! So I can't have UPS hold the package at their sorting facility for me to just come pick up like I always have to do. My 'UPS Driver' is cruel and won't take the time to go down my drive way to deliver packages. Sure the drive way is around a quarter mile long, but his excuse every time is "I can't find the house"... When the house is two stores, the ONLY two story house in the area, and can be seen over the tops of the trees from the road... But nope, he just won't come down the drive way to deliver. So since I have that restriction, I can't pick up my package like I normally have to do. So, I now have to call off from work so I can sit at the end of the drive way to wait for the UPS guy to show up... Then I have to take the phone into a Sprint Store to have them exchange it for the Black Onyx one... IF they even have it in stock... Because apparently the stores haven't even gotten their devices in yet. I talked to them yesterday when I tried to see if they could just hand over the proper phone and then I'd drop off my current phone and the incorrect Note 7 back to them. They said they would, but they don't have any devices in the store. So I really need to hope and pray they have a Black Onyx version that hasn't been purchased yet...
Getting this phone has been the worst experience of my life in regards to trying to buy a smartphone... My Note 5 was a breeze, and my S4 was as well. I just walked into the store 4 days before launch and was like "hey, I wanna buy the S4" and the sales guy walked outa the stock room with an S4 and sold it to me. I pre-ordered the Note 5 within minutes of them opening up pre-orders, and got the phone 3 days later, weeks before you could even buy them in a store. And now, they ask me if I want this phone weeks early, and I take them up on the offer, and presto... worst experience ever.
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Holy hell that's terrible. Hopefully it all gets sorted out.
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PearsonDKA said:
Holy hell that's terrible. Hopefully it all gets sorted out.
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Hoping as well haha. I wasn't even planning on getting the phone until they said they'd give it early and at a discount. But guess that was just too good to be true D=
In a chat with US Cellular I was just told "with the recall, it will not be able to stay on your account much longer, due at some point, Samsung will be turning off all the phones on all carriers."
I asked when but she said they do not know the date yet.
She also said I could re activate my Note 7 (which I didn't think was allowed) if the Note 5 I purchased online doesn't work properly.
It is inevitable.
They will try to get everyone to return or exchange their Note 7s first. And then this kill switch to reach out to those who has been living under a rock.
Unless you root the device and circumvent the kill switch.
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Novarider said:
As stated we know your position on the subject. If you returned your phone why are you even still on the note 7 forum? Go troll somewhere else.
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My phone is on the way back.
But I'm sticking around because I still want to know what happened with the Note 7.
You know, it's like losing your loved ones in an accident, you gotta wait for the autopsy report.
BozQ said:
My phone is on the way back.
But I'm sticking around because I still want to know what happened with the Note 7.
You know, it's like losing your loved ones in an accident, you gotta wait for the autopsy report.
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I can understand that. That is until you start saying things like people "have a problem" and there is "something wrong" with people because they still have a note 7. Br0adband has said these things and worse.
Novarider said:
As stated we know your position on the subject. If you returned your phone why are you even still on the note 7 forum? Go troll somewhere else.
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what is more laughable is that he has never owned one. From memory he had/has an S7E and was thinking about upgrading (before all the shxtstorm).
I am willing to suffer a phone sizzle if it means I get a few more weeks with this fantastic phone. I understand the risks, they are significantly low, but I also understand the impact of a total battery failure (running without the 256G SD card currently to avoid damage to it in the event of the phone internally melting).
I do not appreciate BrOadbands incessant drilling of existing N7 users, worse than a 19 year old cop doing the "respect my authority" thing.
Only 2 phones have cooked in Australia, from the original batch (1 was a forum member on Whirlpool forums, the other Samsung indicated when they were quoting numbers), we were getting the second batch a bit later than you guys in the US which may have meant slightly improved production process (made in Vietnam though, if that means anything).
I am however(unfortunately) getting this replaced, as I do fly and the American FAA getting a bit nervous and doing the banning meant globally all airlines followed not to mention that Samsung are giving some financial incentives that may not last forever to replace with S7E/S7 (got told almost 2 weeks ago now by a local Samsung phone rep "your S7E is coming within 21 days"...)
I think part of the product pull by Samsung was not about an inherent fault in all units, but some inevitable butt covering, since the product reputation was tainted, no way to recover from that, the phone would be impossible to sell with all the transportation bans, and how many different battery icon colours could they use to indicate if you owned a v1,2 or 3 lol.
I do believe it had a higher than normal failure rate though, esp in the US, my speculation is the soft construction of the battery was allowing it to get sufficiently distorted during assembly that some further condition was causing battery failure for those excessively distorted (such as plate to plate crystal growth).
Edit: look at this discussion about li-ion failure modes: http://www.mpoweruk.com/lithium_failures.htm
Essentially, it says that the anode SEI layer can break down in as low temps as 80degC including from external heating. I know when we had that dodgy Ocululus update, my CPU when I checked was over 70degC and the whole phone was very warm due to very high current draw due to the max CPU load. So heat from both current draw from the battery, and external heat from the CPU getting toasty would not have helped any phone where the battery was also a little squashed/distorted when packed into the phone during assembly.
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NO Turn Off but will only be able to Use 60% battery from 1st Nov
just now got Notification on phone
http://www.samsung.com/ae/note7exchange/
Still holding on to it to Exchange it with the Galxy S8
ilordvader said:
NO Turn Off but will only be able to Use 60% battery from 1st Nov
just now got Notification on phone
http://www.samsung.com/ae/note7exchange/
Still holding on to it to Exchange it with the Galxy S8
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Are you in the UK?
chrisnosleep said:
Are you in the UK?
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im in Dubai
Hope this Helps -
Is there a way to disable updates without root?
This update is meant to correct all those replacement phones that run at 100% battery. Since this was found to be 1 of 3 suspected issues with the phone igniting the second time too
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CerveCesar said:
This update is meant to correct all those replacement phones that run at 100% battery. Since this was found to be 1 of 3 suspected issues with the phone igniting the second time too
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Would have preferred they nerfed the CPU instead. And disable fast charge and wireless charging. All to prevent it from generating too much heat. Limiting to 60% probably isn't going to help much.
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If the battery has any charge at all it can still "explode" I am not sure this would make the device any less of a risk than a 100 charged battery. Sure the fire might be less but it would still pack a punch.
Really disabling fast charge would be more beneficial I would think.
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Aaaaand...my Note 7 just got nerfed. Forced update.
Oh well, I won't be holding on to this phone for another 4 days. Then it's out of my hands.
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BozQ said:
Aaaaand...my Note 7 just got nerfed. Forced update.
Oh well, I won't be holding on to this phone for another 4 days. Then it's out of my hands.
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Did you disable updates packages? If so which ones?
LightningJay said:
Did you disable updates packages? If so which ones?
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Sorry. I didn't.
It was powered off for a few days. And I just got my V20. Turned it on to get some files out but I was shocked to find my Note 7 shut off. And then it rebooted and update my unit. And as expected, it was the 60% battery update.
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BozQ said:
Aaaaand...my Note 7 just got nerfed. Forced update.
Oh well, I won't be holding on to this phone for another 4 days. Then it's out of my hands.
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Was your Note rooted?
Thanks
evo4g63t said:
If the battery has any charge at all it can still "explode" I am not sure this would make the device any less of a risk than a 100 charged battery. Sure the fire might be less but it would still pack a punch.
Really disabling fast charge would be more beneficial I would think.
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If you paid any attention to the pictures we were shown about the burned out phones. There was a a complete burn out and the phones were destroyed. Not a single phone was just damaged a little and stopped working. That shows the battery had a complete or near complete charge.
The batteries burned out completely because of the amount of charge held into them. Not because of their chemical composition. If you know what I mean.
If you ever worked with batteries; You'll know they get very hot and can expand as they overcharge. Thus expansion plus the new sharp aluminum frame inside, may have been 1 of the reasons for ignition we believe.
Keeping your charge at 60/80% lowers the risk of ignition by a lot.
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I actually think BroadBand or whatever actually did post a receipt of the purchase, although everyone knows you can find that on the internet. The person is a far-left lib/progressive who thinks their safe spaces are in jeopardy because a phone (Iphone 7 anyone??) may catch fire.
Anyway, I seriously, seriously doubt they will disable the phone completely. You bought the phone, and it is your phone. If you choose to use another battery inside the note 7, then press on (I have heard reports of folks trying this...it worked, but not sure of the specifics. One guy cracked his screen trying to get the battery out).
Plus, it is an FCC violation to disrupt a communications device. You don't know the person's circumstances. They may live on the fringe of civilization and haven't heard the news or didn't get the push. The first person that is harmed because their working phone was disabled will lead to humongous lawsuits.
A Sprint employee in Newnan Georgia told my daughter that Samsung would be shutting off her phone, and it was against the law for her to keep using. They pressured her hard, made her cry (she's young, first time away from home) because she couldn't get in touch with me. She didn't know what to do because she didn't want to get "arrested," which was the implication they were trying to make. She ended up getting pressured in a S7 because she was afraid of getting in trouble (and she is super furious for getting duped). She wanted to keep the phone until the release of the s8. She was in the store to pay her bill and they saw the phone sticking out of her pocket.
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By the way, Samsung has publicly stated that less than half of the phones were returned. That indicates a million or so are still out there.
I promise you, PROMISE YOU, that the very FIRST Note7 to catch fire despite the recall (because not being returned), would be splattered over every news channel.
How many post-recall reports of exploding batteries have we seen??? As far as I can tell, ZERO!!!! Don't mean it won't happen, but I think the danger is over-blown. Samsung did it because of the media coverage. A single injury (if they had not recalled) given the history of the phone would have resulted in 10s of millions of dollars in damages via litigation.
BozQ said:
Aaaaand...my Note 7 just got nerfed. Forced update.
Oh well, I won't be holding on to this phone for another 4 days. Then it's out of my hands.
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Thanks for the Update Bro
wondering what city are you in ?
so i know who got the shut down update 1st
ilordvader said:
Thanks for the Update Bro
wondering what city are you in ?
so i know who got the shut down update 1st
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I'm from Singapore. I'm pretty sure the update was rolled out on 30 October local time here. (GMT+8)
BozQ said:
I'm from Singapore. I'm pretty sure the update was rolled out on 30 October local time here. (GMT+8)
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I got this Notification few days back
so seem all get the Software update at the same time