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[Nexus 6P General] Zaphon:
So you work for Google, got it. I have the cash to pay for the phone, it's just I see NOTHING justifying the extra $270 over the 6P, short of that's what Samsung and Apple charge (who BTW I can purchase through all 4 carriers here in the US and finance with programs such as JUMP, etc. vs applying for a ludicrously high interest credit card through Synchrony (which will have 100% balance on it day 1, no thank you)). All the other vendors you even mentioned sell similar or in most cases BETTER hardware for WAY LESS money. So yeah, I am annoyed about the announcement (and not because they didn't make a phone for me, I'm not nearly that narcissistic), and I think a lot of people are in a similar position to me. But hopefully Google will find a bunch of new customers in that 99% (although honestly it's already a small bucket in that it's a Verizon exclusive, as people on the other carriers aren't going to break out the wallets to pay off their current phone with whoever they have, sell it in the private market, and buy a Pixel directly from Google)
[Nexus 6P General] Hoodeddeathman:
You're as wrong about my occupation as you are about the smartphone market and business in general. You seem to think that research and development, software and support have no monetary value. The Chinese manufacturers can slap together a big spec phone, load it with AOSP and sell it for peanuts but in the end it'll never reach the same standards. Take the N6P for example, still arguably more fluid and better to use than any current flagship. The experience of using the pixels will speak for itself I'm certain of that and that's why I've spent £819 or $1034 out of my pocket, carriers asside, for the cream of the crop. You're also lucky enough to have finance options direct from the Google store as well as project Fi. Don't buy it and use your 6P, it's great but in the same way Apple has the best IOS device Google has the best Android device and it's name is Pixel.
[Nexus 6P General] knitler:
Is blows my mind that they can release what is basically a One Plus 3($399) (2GB less ram, and 1/2 the storage) in an HTC A9($499) body and call it a $650 phone.
[Nexus 6P General] B3501:
Yeah but it's "premium".
[Nexus 6P General] Zaphon:
The ZTE Axon 7 is much much closer in specs to the Pixel XL and comes in a full $369 less ($769 vs $400) and has double the storage of the Pixel XL (64GB vs 32GB), Front Facing Stereo Speakers, etc. I guess that SnapDragon 821 (which people are saying is under-clocked in the Pixel) costs a BUNCH more than the SnapDragon 820. Oh wait, R&D, Software & Support, etc. Still not adding up to $369 per device. Nice try Google.
[Nexus 6P General] knitler:
What really bites is that I've been enjoying Fi. So I either buy another 6P when this one goes or move to a used Pixel. it really feels like Google entices many people to their bang 4 the buck phones, then to their lower prices Cell service to then just crank up the phone prices for those locked in already. I'm tempted to go back to T-Mobile because of this. If it wasn't for the fact I REALLY hate iTunes I likely would have picked up an iPhone 7 as well.
[Nexus 6P General] Hoodeddeathman:
When ZTE or OnePlus sell as many phones as Samsung or Apple and very soon Google I'll take your point.
[Nexus 6P General] Zaphon:
I'm betting that Samsung and Apple both sold more phones last week then Google ever will sell Pixels. Any takers?
[Nexus 6P General] krolla03:
Guys its not the phone itself thats worth the $650 Anyone can put together a bunch of parts. Its the software. Google is keeping certain things exclusive to their new phone line up to make it seem more "premium" They are taking a very apple approach where the control both the hardware and software. Look at the iPhones. Their specs are usely wayyyyy under the current benchmark yet they still charge $600+ for their phones.

Weither the 7.1 software will be "optimized" for the hardware compared to apple is a different story. (early benchmark tests show that its nots) But thats the "package" Google is trying to sell here.

Im just hoping the Devs will be able to port the exclusive features such as the google assistant to other phones.

The other things like the special camera app support tab and special theming for systemUI in the setting is a mute issue.

Now whether Google will be successful with this type of approach is yet to be seen. Honestly I dont think they will be but then again I dont understand why people pay so much for iPhones. But Google kinda tried this with some of the earlier Nexus Such as the Nexus One Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 6. And none of these were "hits"
[Nexus 6P General] Ghstudent:
I'm tired of you down talking to all of these people when it's very clear to me that you don't know what you're talking about and only rely on what you read on the internet. So I made a post for people like you.

http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/general/main-concerning-google-assistant-t3475551/page1

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Sammy is not the best person to be throwing in the ring right now
[Nexus 6P General] Zaphon:
Even with all the Note 7 problems (and new problems), they're still easily going to outsell the Pixel. It's going to take a bit more to put them out to pasture. Also doesn't change my statement. Take either Samsung or Apple and I guarantee you they both sold more phones each last week than the Pixel ever will.
[Nexus 6P General] Ghstudent:
True, but you could have said this statement at almost all of the Nexus line. Google phones have never really been extremely popular except among the nerd community.
[Nexus 6P General] Zaphon:
Yup, but they're supposed to be trying to compete with Apple and Samsung with the Pixel line (hence the exclusive "premium" features, pricing, etc.). That's what everyone keeps saying in justifying why they're going away from the Nexus line/name (and quite frankly users). I'm just calling it now, it's not going to happen.
[Nexus 6P General] Ghstudent:
I'm not disagreeing with you. A week may not be correct, but I wouldn't doubt a month.
[Nexus 6P General] Zaphon:
Well using the Q2 2016 numbers, Samsung sold 76.7435 million phones (5.9 million per week) and Apple sold 44.3950 million phones (3.415 million per week). And that's before both Apple and Samsung released their new phones, so probably low compared to say last week. I'll be shocked if Google sells 3M of the Pixel phones. But hey good for them if they do.
[Nexus 6P General] KLit75:
Apple tells its customers whats good. Google's customers tell Google what they want. I dont think the pixel will lead to making even a minor dent in Apple or Samsung's sales. It could be a huge mistake that hopefully Google learns from and in late 2017 the Nexus line will be resurrected better than before...

Or maybe Im being naieve. Whatever. I certainly don't NEED a new phone.
[Nexus 6P General] Hoodeddeathman:
Considering the phone isn't out yet and neither is assistant in its final form where are you getting your information? Most of my speculation on why it may be hardware exclusive was exactly that, speculation, which I made abundantly clear. So you can step off your pedestal since you're doing exactly the same thing you just told me off for.

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I totally agree with what you're saying and it's going to be a long journey. Google take cues from their customers and regardless of how this phone does Google isn't going anywhere any time soon.
[Nexus 6P General] Ghstudent:
I'm going off of years of experience seeing the same naysayers say the same thing over and over again just to see them be wrong in the end because of their own ignorance. The assistant is nothing special when it comes to a software standpoint. It is mostly server sided, 2D, and uses a microphone, all of which the Nexus 6P has and is able to support. I've been rooting and flashing custom softwares/Roms since Android 2.1 and have seen posts like these in almost every single update. So I will remain on my "pedestal" until I am proved wrong, until then you should work on your ignorance because it is bleeding through your posts.

Edit: I also am in college for design and coding which helps me understand that there is absolutely nothing CPU or GPU intensive going on when assistant is launched. Yes it may be optimized for the pixel's hardware, but if that is the only thing holding it onto the pixel then it will be on the Nexus line (and possibly other phones) within 3-4 days.
[Nexus 6P General] Hoodeddeathman:
You're arguing my speculation purely based on your own speculation now and calling me ignorant for using sources, I'll take the word of an interview from Bloomberg over a college kid any day. You're missing the point that Google spent time and money developing Assisstant and it's their choice to debut it on the Pixel line which will provide the absolute best experience. It's up to XDA to back port it, if Google did and the experience was ropey that's bad for business. I hope XDA does bring it to the 6P, it's not a question of whether or not the 6P hardware can do it, we've been discussing why Google has chosen not to provide it to the 6P. who knows, they still might.
[Nexus 6P General] Hoodeddeathman:
Here's an article with a few good points about the subject, I hadn't considered limiting the user base to maintain stability.

http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-why-google-is-limiting-access-to-google-assistant-2016-10?IR=T
[Nexus 6P General] Jammol:
Guys it's okay......Mine is bigger![emoji12] [emoji23]

On a more serious note. Both of you have great points, you really do. But I can't help but lean on the side of thinking that this 'strategy' isn't in the best interest of anyone but Google's pocket. Not saying they aren't allowed to make money, but overcharging doesn't guarantee maintained increase in revenue in every market. apparently it's working in the phone industry. Time and time again we have seen this, we see it every single year...looking at you Samsung.

They release their new devices and try to lock down the features and advertise them as exclusives. We all know why, just so that the regular people, yes Regular People, can rush out and buy them. And simply because it's the new ooweee, they are cool. My wife's office went bonkers when the iPhone 7 was announced. Everyone there went crazy about waterproofing...lol. I went in for my appointment there (Dental office) and the conversation began with one of them about the device.

Me being the person I am, I asked, "So you're excited about paying more money for something that has existed on smartphones since before 2010?" She had the dumbest look on her face and all she could reply with was, "but it's iPhone, Apple is so better."

That's who Google, Samsung, HTC, LG, and still Apple goes for.

Edit: And before any of the PC or whatever they are called today, people say I'm being sexist or whatever, the office is all women. Literally no men are allowed to work there.
[Nexus 6P General] Hoodeddeathman:
Google is only looking after number 1 of course, as I've said in a different post over on the Pixel forum, I feel as if they internally decided a price, figured it was close to Apple's pricing and thought "what the hell, let's charge the same" back during my time at Carphone Warehouse I honestly saw a few people that came in looking for iPhones, I offered them alternatives and their response is "If it's so much better than an iPhone why is it so much cheaper?" and like you said more than enough "Because iPhone" people, at least with a big name such as Google I'm hoping we can redeem some souls from the other side as they have more than enough money for marketing (Looking at you HTC, great phones p**s poor marketing) so it might not be such a bad play after all if they can capture that market.
[Nexus 6P General] el_smurfo:
Hopefully everyone remembers the most popular Nexus of all time, the Nexus 5 had Google Now as an exclusive when released. Assistant will come to everyone because Google needs our data from it.
[Nexus 6P General] B3501:
Google Now was a launcher, not something that was integrated entirely into the OS . Yes, it'll come to all Nexus and other phones but not for quite a while.
[Nexus 6P General] Ghstudent:
I give it a week after the launch of the pixel (if the pixel is able to be rooted)
[Nexus 6P General] tech_head:
Google Allo is something that can be installed and has the Assistant baked in.
[Nexus 6P General] Citizen_Snips:
That doesn't do everything the full assistant does. It is baked into the OS itself, more than just part of an app.
[Nexus 6P General] DarK_DemoN:
Assistant is part of the Google app and can be enabled relatively easily with 2 minor build.prop changes: http://xdaforums.com/android/software/guide-how-to-enable-google-assistant-t3477879/page1
[XDA Assist] hyllus100:
The security on my Note 4 is all jacked up. I've been using the same Screen Lock pattern for a long time. This morning it kept telling me it was wrong until I had to put in the lock password. I was successfully able to unlock my phone but when I try to settings > Lock Screen and change the screen lock, it won't accept the PIN that I used to previously. My questions are a.) what would make my pattern change like it did and, b.) how can I reset the PIN to secure my phone again?
[XDA Assist] thereassaad:
Try to use this zip flash it through twrp , its will reset ur current pin / pass etc ok

Link ::

https://mega.nz/#!OgYhHa4C!peys8ho-3ztOAyhwCHOlyeobLaTs2nenkYn4-JtQeSk

Good luck ,

Thank you for Using XDA Assist ,,
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flexmaen:
I found some old thread about installing APK files on a Windows Phone 8/10 (let's say Lumia 640).

It seems that it was possible to do so, but isn't anymore unless you install a specific verson.

Did I get that right? What's the current status of runnung Android or iOS Apps e.g. a game like HayDay on Windows?

I found this here:

http://xdaforums.com/windows-phone-8/general/apk-installed-unsupported-devices-sd-t3175843

This was found by a Google "last month" search:

https://tunesgo.wondershare.com/windows-phone/run-android-apps-on-windows-phone.html

Is this still valid or is it outdated?
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surya467:
This is all way outdated, Microsoft has already said they wont be adding the android subsystem.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flexmaen:
Ah ok. I thought it might still be possible to get an older version on the phone where this still is enabled.

But obviously not.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ajshal:
No. Microsoft removed the Simple android subsystem kernal. Its not possible now
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] catcatcat1382101:
hello ı am trying to downland apk to my lumia 950 can some one help me plase
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flexmaen:
This it not possible anymore. It was possible with certein versions of Windows Phone, but was cancelled in the following versions.
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] no111one:
Astoria has died, unfortunately.

More info about supported devices on 4PDA, the Russian XDA-developers https://4pda.to/forum/index.php?showtopic=682776&st=320
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] maurit43:
hello, I wanted to ask something to the person who be root. I read a lot of thread and coments on youtube´s videos about a lot of people, and i read 6 or seven persons/users that root there phone a time ago and one day wake up ( Example) and theres phone has soft bricked and they has to re flash the stock version via odin again.

I wanted to bee rot but I fear that tomorrow (example) I will wake up and i have to re flash the rom and i lose everything on my phone storage.

Can someone give me your opinion ? and wich method use for flash supersu ?

thanks you so much !
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] RiTCHiE007:
First of all why did you open up 2 topics that are the same? And if you search for root on this forum you will see lots of topics so do some research and stop acting like a kid.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] maurit43:
sorry but my browser was freezing and not appear me that I open the first topic.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Spud37:
Has anyone found a way to root without tripping root?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] RiTCHiE007:
Root without tripping root? You mean knox! Try search the s7 forum for root and do some reading. No need to ask when there are so many topics bout this.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] grave-diggers:
If you root correctly and don't mess with things that go outside of your knowledge, you should probably have little less chance of waking up with a bricked phone.

Things start to go bad when you touch things you shouldn't touch.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Hansoliv:
Good day.

Recently i rooted my phone, 5 day after i bought it. Installed TWRP and Xposed.

One and a half day after,without any reason, the phone started to bootloop. Without thinking, i sent the phone for warranty. 40 days later the same phone came back from Samsung, they repaired the phone without charging anything, as i am in a country that Samsung has to repair it even with knox tripped.

I asked here at XDA if it was root that bricked the phone and the response was that most probably it was Xposed or a module that made that, and i could repair it at home.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] maurit43:
its sound so good that Samsung repair the phone even with knox tripped .

and about Xposed, i dont interested in install it, i wanna just delete some pre charge apps and flash volumen mod. nothing more

NOTE: Wich metod do you use to root ? thanks you
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Hansoliv:
For now i have not rooted my phone,and i froze all my bloatware with an app called "ez disabler". I only miss root because of titanium backup and Lucky patcher.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] Hansoliv:
Good day

Sorry, i did not see the NOTE part.

I rooted my phone through TWRP (http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s7/development/recovery-official-twrp-herolte-t3333770).

I don't know if there is any another way.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] goodfell4:
Whenever I press the wifi button to toggle it on or off, the wifi settings will get launched. It was not supposed to act that way unless I long-pressed on the wifi button. How can I fix this?

SPH-L720T running de-bloated stock lollipop 5.0.1 .
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
Well in the other thread you said you debloated so I'm thinking you removed a couple things you weren't supposed to.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] goodfell4:
Well, if that is true, what app could be missing for the functionality?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] bilgerryan:
That's why it's recommended to make a nandroid backup before messing with stuff, or at least wow down the apps you ate removing so you can put them back.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] goodfell4:
I still have all the apps stored away somewhere. The thing is that I'm not sure if the problem was there before or after debloating. I'm just lazy of having to put the apps back and removing them again. I need someone to just point me in the right direction.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahabec:
Hello.

I received this device as a dead device. It would boot until half the Samsung logo and freeze.

Since it's a giveaway and I didn't know about the Note 2's specific EFS/IMEI issues, I just downloaded and flashed the newest firmware.

I then got out of factory mode using terminal commands (from a thread on the same problem with S3 mini) but am stuck with 0049 IMEI.

I at no point did a backup of this device's old EFS and IMEI.

Is there a way to save the phone? all the advice I saw so far refers to people who begin the process by backing up the old EFS.

Can I make the phone work without an old backup file?

Just tell me if it's salvageable or it's a nearly functional brick

thanks!
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ahabec:
PS After flashing stock ROM phone also had the "factory mode" label and would shut down with a short press of power button. I flashed AICP v 6.0 before trying to reflash stock with ODIN correct for my region (Israel).

IMEI has been 0049 ever since phone first booted up (prior to me succeeding in booting it, its stock recovery had the "E: couldn't mount /EFS" error message), on first stock ROM (N7100XXUFPF1_N7100FTMFPE2_N7100XXUFPE2),

AICP,

and second stock ROM (N7100XXUFNJ1_N7100OJKFNJ1_N7100JKUFNF1).

Current modem is Modem_N7100XXDMG1

Please advise.

I have read Dr. Ketan's threads, but found no solution. My logic says what's the point of backing up a faulty EFS file, which seems to be what I currently have. I would appreciate any help
[Nexus 5X Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FynxSyndct:
I did an update tomorrow and it brought me back to today. ?

That is all. ?

PS security update for October is out.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gorman42:
Google has removed 6P and 5X from its store.

I suppose this signal a specific clock that starts ticking now.

What's the official policy?

By the way, I read that 7.1 won't come as final version till next year. So much for speedy updates Google. Way to betray customers trust.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] therock3181:
Simple search would give you this on EOL.

www.xda-developers.com/google-publishes-end-of-life-for-nexus-devices
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gorman42:
So Security updates till September 2018 and major releases till September 2017.

I guess 7.1 will be the end of it.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] therock3181:
Actually no. O will be the final Android OS update officially from Google. You will need to rely on the community starting from P.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] galaxys:
XDA will save the Day! :) :cool:
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ixon2001:
Both the Nexus 5X & 6P will be stuck on the back burner now while Google put's all it's effort into these new overpriced phones of theirs, so much for having a Nexus for speedy updates as that will now be a thing of the past, we have to wait for 7.1 & it wouldn't surprise me if we probably get a half hash chucked together version aswell.

In another post I said i was going to keep my nexus 6P till it either dies or looses it support, I'm actually tempted now to get a Note 7 one that doesn't explode :P which is cheaper than a Pixel XL
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blowntoaster:
Dissapointed

I pondered getting a 6P (from an S7 Ege) until now. Not sure it's worth it now that The Google Pixels are out. Software support for the Nexus devices will probably be an afterthought now.

Will then rather go for a Note 7. I'd rather wait 6 months for a OS update while rocking a phone with some pretty decent features...and that S Pen...! GIF mania!

What I won't do is walk around with a phone that people would continuously think is an I Phone.
[Verizon HTC 10 Questions & Answers] aer0zer0:
Think we will see any roms based off of pixel? or maybe commits to use to get cyanogen and all variants working?
[Verizon HTC 10 Questions & Answers] orvon.freeman:
I have asked about a port http://xdaforums.com/verizon-htc-10/help/upcoming-pixel-phone-port-t3460899 . Seeing as though the Chipsets are different and the Phone is a Google device and not a HTC Device. I dont see it happening. We dont even have 7.0 and I am sure big G has added a few things to make their device different enough to slow or stop such things.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gravediggaz:
Ok ever since the new update everytime I use Chrome it freezes my 6p for a minute or so and other times just crashes and resets my 6p. I've used other browsers but they work fine just Chrome has the problems, anyway to fix this problem?