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[Pixel C General] ferrydust:
I strongly agree to stay away from Samsung, so you're already in a good spot after that decision.

Regarding storage space, I'm with you on wanting more space/expandability, but the general trend is to store eveyrthing online these days. At least if you have 64 gb for base that should be reasonable for most core use. (Android and its apps eat up considerably less space than Windows does, so it's not a straight space comparison. But ceretainly there is still a space comparison.)

In either case, bluetooth keyboard will hopefully prove comfortable for you as connection should be strong and seamless.

It really comes down to what you want to do with your new device. Pixel C will give you more portability, more apps, everything your Samsung could do but do it much better, faster, and cooler. Surface will give you PC-ability, Microsoft Office and similar full-PC apps, stylus-digitizer, expansion and desktop-friendly.

Also, Surface is available now and Pixel C is available ?? "by 2015 holidays" ???
[Pixel C General] wclark57:
Certainly Windows is part of the reason I shy away from surface, but it is a necessary evil sometimes. I could have a Surface 3 pro right now if I was all that enamored with it, that I don't is due in part to the fact that I don't have to make the decision now. I've been with Android a long time and don't have major complaints, but battery life and security are issues I care about. Both seem to be getting some attention so I've no real burning reason to move away just yet.

So if I can reliably distill the above ramble into a shorter statement it might be that I feel the tug of Surface because I travel a bit for work, and I want a new tablet. I'm just not totally sold on the Pixel C Because of doubts and dissatisfaction with the keyboard and lack of external memory.

That may seem weak sauce to those of you who've been in the Nexus realm for a bit and I'd certainly put lots of faith in your expectations vs experience thoughts, and that's part of why I'm here. Nexus seems like the only realistic Android choice for me as updates and security go hand-in-hand. The Pixel C being an outgrowth of Nexus would presumably follow in the same foot steps. I also like what I'm seeing from an industrial design standpoint.--a Nexus 6p will be in my hands in a couple weeks. As I've stated, memory is an issue more because it doesn't seem enough to hold the pictures from the EyeFi card. I'll have to see how much space I'm currently using to justify that thought though.
[Pixel C General] ferrydust:
FWIW, I'm pleasantly comfortable with Windows 10 on my laptop. I did not love windows 8 and had several measures in place to wrangle it into behaving like 7 for me. I've left windows 7 as is on my Workstation, but both my machines have very similar setups and I use Synergy between them and have been pleased with everything running swimmingly. Having a good touch screen makes a good bit of difference. The Windows store apps, though, are pretty bleh to me. That's not been an issue for me on Win 10; I use the regular desktop apps I've always used on regular windows, rather than the "touch-screen friendly" and "metro-style" apps.

Agreed. Battery life should be comparable if not better from Android, particularly in this case.

If you use MS Office for work or similar desktop-dependent software, and don't want to lug around two machines (laptop for work plus tablet) then Surface is definitely your way to go. Otherwise, there's decent-to-great productivity applications on Android now (if you need MS Office or full Adobe Illustrator or similar, then nothing short of PC will cut it) and you may find the Pixel more portable, hardware and software-wise.[/quote]

Yes, other options are slim anyway, especially having ruled out Samsung. The other ones I'd look at in your case are Sony's Xperia tablet line or one of Lenovo's various tablets and tablet-laptop hybrids.

Yes, I really wish they'd offer more memory across the board. You may find yourself happy and comfortable though with a combination built-in-memory+cloud-drive solution.

Since you're not in a rush, keep exploring the options and asking the questions. until you're comfortable or decidedly smitten with one machine.
[Pixel C General] wclark57:
While the ramble I've written above stands true, enough cannot be made of the security faults with non Nexus devices. My 2014 has not been updated since I got it and it has a bunch of bloatware I cannot remove and have not accepted the permissions for. Not to mention that the reason I tried Apple was largely what this version of Android attempts to fix. So this is the only Android tablet I am considering.

I've also recently bought a fine laptop and its running Linux--which is what I run at home. So while I can configure some synergy in, it isn't a given that the synergy will be all that. And yes I'm sure I could put Linux on the Surface, but that would take me away from my main use case for it.

It comes down to what I most value and I think the process of writing this all out has all but made my decision for me, but still, I would prefer a positive argument for this tablet and frankly I'm not sure I have one. That leads me to the thought that I have an actual use case for a Surface, but not an Android--well there is the photography, but I can setup the surface, or even the laptop (its just not as easy to lug around) to handle that.

The practical side of me says Surface, but every other fiber of my being says Pixel C. I'm trying to convince the practical me that its full of it.
[Pixel C General] ferrydust:
Cannot remove but you can disable them yes? Should be able to disable just about any app you like as long as it's not System... I'm not 100% sure if that's true for Samsung devices though (we've already covered that general topic...).

Yes you and me both; I've ruled out the others this round. Most of them just don't come close to spec requirements.

Okay if you have this, then you may not need another laptop[hybrid] in the Surface, neh?

It does have that type-C usb port that can take external storage in a small lightweight form if you want to expand memory that way. I know that's not the same as built-in. They all (incl. Microsoft) really want us to be using their respective Cloud storage options, even though they don't yet provide us wth global free high-speed wifi to really take advantage of such.

It's purportedly attractive and pleasing to hold, cool keyboard charging and mechanisms, good specs (besides relatively limited storage space), very portable and nice size for frequent use, wide range of Android apps, reliable hardware and software, latest and greatest software and updates.

This is a strong argument for the Pixel C. If you're not reasonably/unreasonably smitten with your device then what's really the point?

I think the strongest argument for the Surface above the Pixel C is not as much the storage space (even though that is a huge sticking point with me in general -- storage and ram. I'm annoyed at the general offerings by the technology world in this regard), but the Surface Pro capabilities as a digitizer. If you'll use a pen to screen, then the only choice is the Surface (but then the SP4 is much improved in that regard over the SP3...) Otherwise, for a high-powered Android device you can play and work and browse and do Android things with, Pixel is the choice for you.

If you can wait yet, wait for a bit more news on the Pixel C and some proper hands-on reviews to see if you're still intrigued. If they don't give me news soon, they're making the decision for me. (Grrrrrrr.)
[Pixel C General] wclark57:
Yes, the use case does not apply at home, only during travel, and it deserves to be said that the case is served by a normal laptop currently--only the convenience of a smaller, lighter system is implied.

I just don't think moving images from my SLR to the cloud is all that good an idea. It already takes long enough to establish comm with the EyeFi card, adding several seconds to each image transfer to the cloud when you just took 20-30 shots seems excessive.

So follow my heart? That's not my normal approach with hardware. Still, the very fact that I'm engaged here and checking several times a day does tell you that my heart is not to be trifled with. FYI, I read yesterday that Marshmallow is optimized for active stylus. But the whole of the application space for its use has always been less than inspiring, and keeping track of a stylus seems a bit of a chore. I will probably try one out though. As I alluded to earlier, the Note stylus barely got used and that was largely because it was a pain to use--largely a function of its size and the button placement. Its size was mainly driven by its storage method--which was a sensible feature. The surface stylus seems clumsy when it comes to keeping track of it. So IMHO there are limitations with how easy a stylus is to live with. It isn't on my list of must haves.

I'm with you on the lack of solid information. And I am so tired of the endless attempts to make this out as a competitor to the Surface with all the comparisons--just doesn't sound realistic to me.
[Pixel C General] wclark57:
Also,

If they ultimately release a 128 GB version then I will stop complaining about memory--though I would still prefer it to be removable. Beyond the very real need to have space for pictures, is the convenience of traveling with something that would be able to replace my work laptop. I hope to convince the company to pop for a Surface so I think I'm just going to stop thinking about that. Still, if anyone uses an Android for work--using Office or Google Drive and its office suite--then workflow discussions would help.
[Pixel C General] mjkurke:
I use a Note Pro 12.2 and I find both multiwindow and pen window to be absolutely brilliant. I am not sure I could use another android device without the pen window. I do use it for some work stuff when I am at home or away from my desk. For the most part I use Hancom Office apps for a couple of reason; first, it seems completely compatible with almost all other office suites, and second, because I use the s-mouse with my Note pro and in Hancom the s mouse has right click capability. As far as I know hancom is the only android office suite that has right click compatability built in and it means I can actually edit the data sets in excell fully on my Note Tablet. If the Pixel C does get a version of android with multiwindow support I would definately consider it. Otherwise the SP3/SP4 are the best option.
[Pixel C General] wclark57:
They certainly could have fixed it for the 12.2. Multi-window on the older note was great, but on the 2014 it just sucks. I click on a youtube link and half the screen is the browser window and half is the youtube window and I can only make either of them about two thirds the screen size by dragging the dividing line one way or the other. No movable windows, just a split screen, and no discernible way to make one take full screen. I don't tend to use the word, but I hate the thing.
[Pixel C General] kibmikey1:
Considering this is a Google tablet running pure Marshmallow, being able to unlock and root it to customize it, like putting Linux on it, or maybe even dual booting it for both Android or Linux or even Windows, it's pretty much a no brainer for me to get this. The 64 gb is the perfect amount of storage for me as well.
[Pixel C General] wclark57:
I've beat-up on the Galaxy Note 2014 enough to feel compelled to report that it just updated to Marshmallow.
[Pixel C General] atg284:
Wat. I just got mine on Lollipop 5.1.1

How are you on Marshmallow?!?

I will say the 5.1.1 update was a positive but I am still gunning for the Pixel C.

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I dont think Windows will work on an ARM processor. I could be wrong though. I have heard of a decent amount of people wanting to dual boot into Linux though.

What I would really love is a dual boot of android/chromeOS. :D
[Pixel C General] wclark57:
Yes, I should have checked my version numbers.
[Moto G 2014 LTE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orbitingful:
I recently rooted my device, and want to install a system update. I unrooted my phone using superSU, and tried installing the update. It downloads, then restarts the phone. After 10 seconds, the phone restarts and it tells me that the download was unsucessful. :( I rooted my phone using mobileGO. I am thinking about doing a factory reset - will that remove any files preventing the update. I really want this update, and any help would be appreciated.

:fingers-crossed: Thanks.
[Moto G 2014 LTE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mavireck:
I have never user Mobile Go. I don't know how it works but I think it disables OTA.

You can always flash the complete stock ROM (There is a tool in the dev's section) but you will loose everything.

A factory reset will not help because it will not delete any file in the root directory. OTA updates verifies all files while flashing.

Try redownloading the update first.

Then if you don't mind loosing everything, flash the complete stock ROM.

There may be an easier solution, but I don't know it...

Hope it helps ;)
[Moto G 2014 LTE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] orbitingful:
Thanks for the reply; I tried redownloading the update with no success. Would you still need root access to flash the stock ROM?
[Moto G 2014 LTE Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] icarome:
No
[HTC Sensation] oefiske:
Hi

Tried to flash my HTC with cm-12.1-20151018-UNOFFICIAL-pyramid - now stuck in recovery mode

Had a backup of previous system, tried restore but it won't boot into original system, just ends up in recovery mode.

Have rooted phone, installed CWR, and copied the cm-12.1-20151018-UNOFFICIAL-pyramid.zip and the gapps-lp-20141109-signed.zip to the SD card. when trying to install it fails - seems it has some mount problems ?

Please help :)

OddE
[HTC Sensation] rzr86:
change your recovery to 4ext

http://d-h.st/rG7

extract the recovery.img and flash it via fastboot

the command is fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

then from 4ext

format all partitions except sdcard

enable smartflash (only if you are on S-ON)

flash the rom

done
[HTC Sensation] oefiske:
Screen flaw as well

Thanks a lot !

Managed to flash the 4ext, and it's running well. But I ran into another problem that makes me wonder if I should discard the Sensation totally. I started this because I wanted to give it to a friend, I currently have a S4 active.

When I changed from HTC to Samsung it was mostly because I tought it was too slow, but in the end there was also a issue with the upper right corner of screen starting to be unresponsive. Seems the flaw have gotten bigger, and now it seems that a larger portion of the screen failing - I can't even manage to press install from SD card in 4ext - lol

**** happens !!

OddE
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[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] death_entry:
Hi,

I just had new phone delivered the 32GB Prime version and it complains it has insufficient storage space after installing only a small handful of apps... (no games) it says it only has 111mb free of 32GB storage but the total "internal storage" only shows as 1.5GB...

Mi Verification app webpage shows it as the RedMi Note 2, where it shows the correct IMEI#, LTE Device Model and N/A for Purchased on and N/A Warranty..

The Mi security logo on the box looks like the legit version shown in the guides (has x's in the mi logo)

Is this a counterfeit or just very small app storage??

I ran Antutu 5.7.1 64bit and the device got 48,304 which I installed from play store myself and the demos seem to be very fluid at 27fps... I don't understand it's like the phone is has real CPU but someone forgot to put the storage in? :S
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xmister:
If Mi Verification says it's original, then 99% it is.

I would suggest installing the latest multi ROM on it, and doing a full wipe.
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Esp_McLee:
Perhaps the storage has been corrupted somehow? Or not partitioned properly? If you're going down the TWRP/custom ROM route, maybe you can check TWRP's partition tool.
[Redmi Note 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miro1973:
I had the same problem. Just reboot your phone and check internal storage should be shown correct.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] said2010:
my s2 stuck... no boot or access to recovery just download mode

but any thing i flash it failed stock rom kernal ...etc

i wonder if there is solution for nand write in odin then failed ?:confused:

thanks
[Galaxy Note5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] charlesrmathieu:
Hi All,

I have a strange problem with my Australian Note 5. I have to run an FTP client (AndFTP in this case) each night to download about 1.3GB worth of files to my phone so what I normally do is to start the transfer just before I sleep and then lock the phone and sleep. Files would have completed downloading successfully by morning. This was how it was with my Note 4 but with my Note 5, the file transfer fails midway around 43% mark with a broken pipe error. I initially thought that this was caused by the aggressive memory management issue with the Note 5, so I borrowed a Sony Xperia Z5 from work and tried the same thing...identical wifi, same settings same ftp server...and the EXACT same error occurred and my FTP transfer failed midway around the 42% mark this time.

I then thought it must be my WiFi/ADSL 2+ connection; so the following night I reverted back to my Note 4 to do the transfer and....IT WORKED FINE!!! I am now beginning to think that it may have something to do with a new feature in Android 5.1.1 but then my Note 4 is also running Android 5.1.1. I have tried using different FTP clients but none make any difference...always fail around 40% to 50% mark.

Has anyone else seen this behavior before?

CM
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eiwik95:
Hello all,

I recently met a problem when I plug my z1 to the adapter. There is no vibration or green led notification or "lightning symbol" on the icon battery but the phone is charging. And when I turn it off and plug it, it vibrates, shows brielfy the battery level and then it reboots to the system.

But when I plug it to my computer, the phone charges correctly with vibration, led notification etc...

I tested another adapter (nexus 7 adapter) but the problem is the same.

I tried to solve my issue by flashing the last official signed rom (by recovery) and done all OTA updates but the problem is still here.

Does anyone have an idea of the of my problem and can help me to solve it ? I use the official USB type C cable.

Thank you very much for your help.
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LiME23:
Same problem here

Hi,

I've been a ZUK Z1 user for 4 days now and I'm experiencing the exact same issue. The phone charges whatever you have it plugged to, although only shows it when plugged into a PC.

So I would say this is a software bug which hasn't been discovered yet, or either a hardware problem in the worst of the cases.

Let's hope is the first one :)

PD: if you own a Z1 please check this, it should really be investigated ;)
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eiwik95:
thank you for your reply

I'm relieved I'm not alone but it seems it is an unusual issue... I hope it will be fixed soon because it's annoying to not know if the phone is charging.
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Klanac89:
It's the cable... I order a new charger and typ-c cable from OnePlus - now I have no problems.
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LiME23:
Are you sure you had the same issue?

I've noticed sometimes the phone detects the cable after being powered on while plugged in.

Also if anybody has solved it changing the cable, please post it:fingers-crossed:
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eiwik95:
weird thing

Yesterday I used my phone in gps mode, plugged on my car adapter with the original zuk cable and charging worked very well. I'm confused I really don't have any ideas why my zuk doesn't charge well when charging at home :(
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eiwik95:
problem solved

Hi, I tried charging my zuk with the original adapter using another cable and everything works fine. Changing cable solves the issue
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LiME23:
Yess!!!

I'll order a new cable on amazon then, really appreciate the info.:highfive:

Any recomendation on what cable should I buy?
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eiwik95:
yess!

I bought ORZLY brand cable on Amazon :)
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ficino:
I also had to change the cable. Not a very good quality cable Zuk offers then..
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abelvarela:
Same problem here. Original cable worked perfecly during 2 months. Now I have the same problem.

IMPORTANT:

I ordered from amazon an USB cable, guided by Benson Lung (Google Engineer) recommendations:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A25GROL6KJV3QG/ref=cm_cr_rdp_pdp

http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/16/9742360/oneplus-usb-type-c-cable-adapter
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cbhat:
I have issue with phone Lenovo ZUK Z1. It was fine for a month. Now not able to connect to PC with cable and not able to charge with adopter also. I tried same cable with different adopted it worked fine. Now I am confused, My phone has issue or charging cable?.
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android51:
i've the same issue since a few weeks. It only beginn to charge, if i reboot the phone. I've given my cable to a friend with a nexus 5x and he said that the cable works perfectly. His cable doesn't work on my phone. So the cable can't be the reason.
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rudra_nike:
Problem solved

Hey...guys .

Actually I got same problem from morning ....So I google it .then I founded this blog and read ur messages ..then I got problem about wire. So I concluded it. And problem is solved ...

U jzt twist ur wire 4 or 5 time ...then connect twisted wire as like in twist condition and plugged in ur phone....

So guys I think is help 2 u also......
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Android51:
That's not solving the problem . Maybe it works a few times. Eventually, it will no longer function . My device should normal load , as provided by the manufacturer . Therefore, I have sent the device and wait for a response since .
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoreKido:
You are a life saver :') _/\_
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keityrobins:
So I tried his method but seems it only worked for a day and now the cable doesn't work anymore
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Taro@123:
Lenovo zuk z1 is not charging

Lenovo zuk z1 is not charging but when switched off it charges abnormally.
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strongst:
Did you tried another charger and cable? It's the most possible problem. Have you stock Cyanogen OS installed? Any grime on charging socket? Does the battery icon shows charging while screen is on or not?
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Taro@123:
Yes I tried another charger and cable. I am on linage OS and Battery icon does not show charging while screen is on.
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strongst:
Backup with twrp and try clean flash of rom.
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strongst:
Deleted:)
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Taro@123:
Still not working
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Srijith Bharadwaj:
Try changing the cable or whole charger set
[Zuk Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rudra_nike:
Jzt go to oneplus charging cable ....