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  1. omnius

    Help? Streaming phone to tablet

    Why is this so hard? I've poured over hundreds of searches and I can't find one single solution. I don't want LAN streaming at home, I want to be able to watch a movie stored on my phone on my tablet over WiFi mobile hotspot. Bluetooth is too spotty. Apps like WiFi file explorer won't stream...
  2. omnius

    Is my privacy compromised??

    To make a long story short, I posted some info about an app, along with a Play Store link to that app in a post over at Android Central. Within 24 hours, the developer of that app commented in my thread, and his last post in that forum WAS A YEAR AGO. Can someone please explain how this...
  3. omnius

    Excellent review

    http://gizmodo.com/5995291/samsung-galaxy-s4-review-better-not-best
  4. omnius

    Anyone finding Tapatalk 2 slow?

    On certain forums like XDA and Android Central I'm finding my Tapatalk slows down and hangs quite a lot, anyone else seeing this happen? I clear the app cache and that seems to help but within the same day it bogs down again. I notice it hangs a lot waiting to load forums as well as replying to...
  5. omnius

    UCCW memory, battery use

    I've got 6 uccw 3x3 widgets on my home screen. They're not heavy ones, they're basically just for looks and each one has a small embedded image and one hotspot. I haven't seen any performance issues, and it's not showing up as an item in my battery settings screen. It's showing as using 12 MB in...
  6. omnius

    Google contacts syncing question

    I have my contacts synced to Google and recently synced them all to my new phone. I noticed that the photos I was using on my contacts also synced over even though I didn't transfer them from my old phone's SD card. So where are they residing now on my new phone's storage? If the answer is that...
  7. omnius

    Weak antenna

    Well after reading through hundreds of posts on XDA about it, another 90 on code.Google.com, and seeing it mentioned in a few reviews it's safe to say that yes, in areas where signal is poor, the Nexus 4 does have a weaker antenna than it's contemporaries. Like inside large buildings with...
  8. omnius

    Buy from a carrier or Google Play?

    Virgin Mobile where I live carries this phone but they won't sell it to me unless I sign up for a plan. So here's my scheme: Step 1: Wife is on Virgin, so I could get her to put her existing plan on this phone and buy it outright. Step 2: Walk over to Bell and grab a sim card and activate...
  9. omnius

    Should I buy this or the HTC One?

    I'm going to admit I'm biased already on several levels: I hate waiting for OS updates from carriers/OEM's My usual M.O. is not to be an early adopter of any just-released tech The N4 specs aren't that far behind the 2013 flagships My carrier supports DC HSPA speeds No bloatware But...
  10. omnius

    Canadian support for superphones by OEM and carrier

    Being in Canada, how well each of the android OEMs that I'm interested in support their phones in this country is a big concern for me because we often get short shifted up here. So I thought I'd make a list to help others here see how well each device maker handles customer support. 4.1.2 OS...
  11. omnius

    Samsung just handed all their competitors an opportunity

    Well looks like Sammy just pulled an Apple with the S4. Samsung are not Apple, they can't afford to pull a "same old same old" because they're not the only Android maker, while Apple are the only iPhone maker. By launching what is basically nothing more than just a spec refresh of the older...
  12. omnius

    How Sony botched this phone from day 1

    Way to screw up Sony. Hardly any public attention is being given to this ZL variant because you decided to release two phones with the same specs, but lavish all your advertising on the glassy backed one so you could market a waterproof gimmick. I actually wanted the ZL more than the Z because...
  13. omnius

    sony xperia Z/ZL

    Anyone else thinking of picking this up instead of the HTC One / Samsung SG4 / LG Optimus G Pro / next Moto phone? I've always loved Sony's build quality and from the reviews so far they outdid themselves this time. The other big factor for me is that the Xperia lines are really easy to mod...
  14. omnius

    Why I think Google's Android will remain #1

    Just thinking about the staying ability of all the existing OS's in todays rapidly changing smartphone landscape today, now that we have Android, iOS, BB10, WP8, Ubuntu, Sailfish, Firefox OS, Tizen etc all wrestling for marketshare and something occurred to me - of all of these, which company...
  15. omnius

    Google Drive is "driving" me crazy

    I use dropbox because I can store my KeePass password data file there, make changes on either my PC, tablet, and phone and it will save no problem. If I try to store it in Google Drive and I open up the Keepass file on my phone and make some changes, I get a "permission denied" error when I...
  16. omnius

    How fast is this phone using launchers?

    The reason I'm asking is that I've tried this phone in the store as well as watched the video reviews and yes, the UI is really, really fast and smooth. I'm curious if anyone has installed a 3rd party Launcher, like Nova or something without being rooted and noticed how the speed is after they...
  17. omnius

    Notification bar quick settings

    I want this phone but I have one question - In the stock LG UI, you know the quick settings bar that scrolls sideways in the notification bar when you pull it down? The one with settings toggles like wifi, BT, etc in it? I don't want to lose that, but I DO want to install a launcher like Nova or...
  18. omnius

    Quick Settings menu

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  19. omnius

    Samsung's phone popularity - why?

    Yes. I do realize the vast majority of you are running around with Samsung phones. But I'm being sincere, not inflammatory, when I say I don't understand why Samsung phones are so popular? For me personally I dislike the company's phones. I dislike that all of their phones and their tablets (and...
  20. omnius

    How useful do you find Google Now?

    For those of you who have it, how much do you use it and how useful do you find it?
  21. omnius

    Never again: OEM android phones

    I'm about due for a new phone and there's only one Android phone I'm considering, and it's the Nexus 4. I won't even look at let alone consider OEM androids any more. You have LTE? Not good enough. Better camera? Still not good enough. Better battery? display? Expandable storage? Even all...
  22. omnius

    Still waiting for Android to come of age

    Several areas in which Android still hasn't got it right. -The best selling Android, perversely, makes the cheapest looking chassis of most phones on the market, including other OS's. -OEM's continue to ship brand new phones with ICS to this day, despite JB being out for half a year...
  23. omnius

    Can Nexus tablets do this?

    I was blown away by how good the Note 10.1 multitasking looks in this video. Can the Nexus tablets do this? I couldn't find any good videos to compare Nexus Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 Multitasking demo - YouTube.
  24. omnius

    Factory resets: How to avoid the most recent OTA?

    I'm trying to get some foreknowledge for when the day comes so I can avoid this. I'm currently using a Bell Motorola Atrix running 2.3.4 gingerbread. I absolutely do not want the latest 2.3.6 on this phone. My question is, when I perform a factory reset, how do I avoid it installing 2.3.6...
  25. omnius

    Most reliable laptops?

    I need some help shopping for a new laptop and I was wondering what brands are currently considered the most reliable these days? I'll be shopping for a 17" in the under $1000 range. Windows 7. If 19" is possible at that price range I will look at that also. My top priority is reliability...
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