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Re: Google may be sued over Nexus 6P early shutdown and bootloop issues

tombetz — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 15:45:07 -0000

7.1.2 didn't fix my 6P's shutdown problem That's when I decided to get a replacement from Google.

Re: Google may be sued over Nexus 6P early shutdown and bootloop issues

tombetz — Fri, 14 Apr 2017 15:41:00 -0000

in all fairness, last week I called Google to complain about my purchased-direct-from-Google Nexus 6P shutting down at 25% power. Even though it is two months out of warranty, they advance-exchanged a clean refurb replacement that (I tested it) does not have the problem. Others having the problem may want to do the same; though if you didn't buy it direct from Google, it may not be as easy to arrange what I arranged.

Re: Google posts 7.1.2 changelog, adds battery usage alerts and fixes serious bugs on Pixel and Nexus devices

tombetz — Wed, 05 Apr 2017 15:46:48 -0000

I had my 6P shut down at 25% just two days ago. Twice in one day, because I spent the day away from my chargers. I hope Google has finally fixed it. It's a pain to have to carry around an external battery all the time, just in case.

Re: Verizon phones will soon get the useless 'AppFlash' search tool in an upcoming rollout

tombetz — Thu, 30 Mar 2017 11:30:07 -0000

That's my solution. My last actual Verizon phone was an OG Moto X Developer Edition (for ease of rooting to remove the bloatware). I replaced it with an unlocked Nexus 6P, and it runs like a champ on VZW, no need to root. While I was still using my grandfathered unlimited data plan (now switched to the new $30 cheaper unlimited everything plan), I was even able to WiFi tether without paying the extra tethering fee. I don't think I'll ever use anything but an unlocked phone again.

Re: Google Releases March 2017 Android Security Updates For Pixel & Nexus Devices

tombetz — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 21:03:09 -0000

This update totally hosed my 6P's WiFi throughput. On the same connection, my Galaxy Tab 2 gets ~50 Mbps, and my 6P now gets ~5 Mbps. They used to get pretty much identical throughput.

Very broken. I wish I hadn't installed it.

Re: Video shows Tucson police shoving 86-year-old woman to pavement

tombetz — Thu, 02 Mar 2017 14:11:42 -0000

Here. https://youtu.be/dnwGXIYyoIE

Re: Android 7.1.1 image and OTA files finally available for the Nexus 6

tombetz — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 14:38:53 -0000

I just switched my phone to the beta program when 7.1.1 was released, and instantly got the release version, then turned off th beta program. Just today got the Jan 5 update. Hoping it fixes the "powers down at 30% battery" problem.

Actually, it's a "powers down when Battery Saver is engaged" problem. As long as I prevented Battery Saver from taking effect, I was fine... but's it's too easy to engage Battery Saver by accedent when the "low battery" notification pops up. And then you have to plug it in to charge before you can power it back up.

Re: Linksys joins the mesh networking WiFi router party with Velop Whole Home WiFi system

tombetz — Tue, 03 Jan 2017 16:10:21 -0000

Plume isn't that expensive. About $330 for six "pods". And it's a lot more flexible system, as you can add as many units to it as you need, where all the others stop at 3. They also permit wired backhaul. http://www.digitaltrends.co...

Re: Nexus 6P users experience battery shutting down early, no fix ready yet

tombetz — Thu, 22 Dec 2016 06:28:15 -0000

So THAT's what happened to me the other day! It was at 14%, I was about to plug it in, and it shut down. Grrrrr....

Re: Play Music v7.1 prepares to add an autoplay option and sound quality settings for Wi-Fi and downloading [APK Teardown]

tombetz — Wed, 14 Dec 2016 13:11:25 -0000

What do you mean "allow autoplay"? It already autoplays on my Nexus 6P - EVEN WHEN THE APP ISN'T OPEN. Before I disabled the app (and unsubscribed from Play Music) it would autoplay every time it connected to my car Bluetooth, and every time I finished a phone cal on my car Bluetooth, no matter what audio app I had been playing before the call came in.

Now, if they are adding an option to DISABLE autoplay, I might switch back from Amazon Music Unlimited to Play Music. Amazon's app doesn't autoplay unless the app is open.

I tell the story in this Twitter thread:

https://twitter.com/TomBetz...

Re: Breitbart News planning lawsuit against 'major media company'

tombetz — Tue, 15 Nov 2016 15:56:53 -0000

Very much looking forward to what comes out of the discovery phase of this lawsuit.

Re: Secret Recordings Fueled FBI Feud in Clinton Probe

tombetz — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 22:46:20 -0000

Please. The FBI has been like the KGB since its inception. Have you forgotten J. Edgar Hoover's blackmail files? What he tried to do to MLK?

Re: Trump Already Looking Past Presidential Race

tombetz — Wed, 26 Oct 2016 12:19:16 -0000

https://www.youtube.com/wat...

Re: GOP In Danger Zone of Losing House

tombetz — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 16:13:42 -0000

Howie Klein is doing a really good job of that this year. https://twitter.com/downwit... You can donate to those candidates at his Blue America page. https://secure.actblue.com/...

Re: Audacity

tombetz — Fri, 14 Oct 2016 16:07:56 -0000

Re: The new Amazon Echo Dot will be priced at just $50 and everyone can get one

tombetz — Thu, 15 Sep 2016 05:53:39 -0000

Which makes it great for my home. My Dot's bluetooth-connected to a 900 MHz digital transmitter (which also feeds an FM transmitter) giving me house-wide audio on several stereo systems and FM radios. But Amazon is really missing a bet by not mesh-networking Dots together so that one Bluetooth-connected (or cable-connected) Dot executes commands received by any of the meshed Dots in a household. I'd buy a lot more Dots and do a lot less shouting.

Re: Trump: 'Terrible' China didn't provide red carpet stairway to Obama

tombetz — Tue, 06 Sep 2016 10:27:29 -0000

So Trump is such a coward that, faced with the slightest adversity at a major summit meeting, he'd turn tail and run.

Got it.

Re: Trump Puts $10 Million Behind New Ad

tombetz — Mon, 29 Aug 2016 16:47:54 -0000

How ill it run in "Ohio, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida, New Hampshire, Iowa, Nevada, Virginia and Colorado"? Trump hasn't bought any TV time.

Re: What I learned after a week using the 2013 Moto X

tombetz — Fri, 26 Aug 2016 14:51:50 -0000

I stopped using my Develloper Edition Moto X shortly after I bought my wife a Google Fi Nexus 6P and fell in love with it, bought one for myself. I keep the Moto at my office, and use it as a music player, a job it does nicely.

Re: Video shows moments before North Miami Police shot unarmed man – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale

tombetz — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 07:14:58 -0000

As an originalist, I say the Constitution clearly authorizes ownership of a muzzle-loading weapon. Anything beyond that is historically questionable.

Re: Eschaton: Assholes

tombetz — Mon, 23 May 2016 17:05:45 -0000

Download and run the Never 10 utility from GRC.COM on all your windows PCs and this will never happen again.

Re: Little Pork Chop coming back

tombetz — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 16:53:19 -0000

Dave, I'd like to post a twitter essay I've been thinking about on the prevalance of scraping LinkedIn for e-mail addresses and sending spam that really does not relate to the content on the LinkedIn profile. Seems to me Little Pork Chop would be just the ticket as an editor and posting client; thanks for providing it. You can see who I am at twitter.com/Tbetz_IT - it's not real active, mostly read, but I'm trying to produce more work-related content using it.

Re: Google Project Fi: Nexus 5x sale, no invite needed | BGR

tombetz — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 08:19:16 -0000

Yeah, brain fart.

Re: Google Project Fi: Nexus 5x sale, no invite needed | BGR

tombetz — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 20:41:26 -0000

Project Fi has worked out well for my wife, who hardly uses any data on her 6P, but really benefits from being able to use either AT&T or T-Mobile, depending on which has a stronger signal. On the other hand, I keep my 6P on my grandfathered Verizon unlimited data plan, which works well for me.

Re: How To Buy A New Amazon Echo Dot Without Using Alexa Or Fire TV

tombetz — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 19:09:28 -0000

Works on my phone, but not on my tablet. The spoken input just acts as a collection of search terms there.