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Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by smileysteve »

CydeWeys wrote: post #419
smileysteve wrote: post #366

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> It's arguably more secure than a 4 number passcode My friends often have to share their passcodes with me; at which point it's like, what's this adding?

I don't have a passcode on my phone to protect it from my friends ... similarly I don't have a lock on my front door (that I give spare keys to friends for) to protect me from my friends.

This is a good point.

I guess that I think once you share it a few times and it's used regularly, then it becomes fairly public knowledge. Maybe this is a mis step from password security.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by SZJX »

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #25

Why did Google bother with all of that work to fix SD storage in Android M[0] if they're still not going to put an SD card in their Nexus phones!?! I was holding out hope that I would finally have a reason to buy a Nexus phone with the 5X or 6P, but now that we have the final spec sheet, I think I'm going to just grab an HTC One M9 or something. The lack of expandable storage really kills it for me. [0] http://www.an…

Why do you need expandable storage if you get 64/128GB. I've never even managed storage on my 64GB Nexus 6 since I got it in February.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by SZJX »

rsync wrote: post #225

I am finally in the market for a new mobile phone - my trusty MOTO FONE (F3)[1] finally died after three years. One of my absolute no-compromise feature needs is removable media ... an SD card slot that can accept the new 128 GB cards. This is because my current music collection is 68 GB in size and carrying the entire collection is one of my use-cases. But ... I also want a non-crapware, pure android phone, and the…

Why do you need expandable storage if you get 64/128GB. I've never even managed storage on my 64GB Nexus 6 since I got it in February, and I have tons of audiobooks with hundreds hours of length already.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by andrepd »

threeseed wrote: post #435
andrepd wrote: post #298

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The problem is smartphones are stagnating. Let's see: * CPU: Processor evolution is stagnating, and processors are so powerful that they can handle most typical workloads with ease. Efficiency is now the order of the day, not raw power. * Screen: Densities are so high it that not only does it become difficult to manufacture higher density panels, but it actually hurts the device by draining more energy and killing pe…

> In short, no major improvements or evolutions in the smartphone. Try the 3D touch on the iPhone. Adding what is the equivalent of contextual menus to the UI is a major improvement to the overall experience and I know I will be upgrading to the 6s purely because of this.

I concur. As much as I dislike Apple it's good to see innovation beyond spec-pushing.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by dexterdog »

mixmastamyk wrote: post #436
dexterdog wrote: post #404

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I used to be the same guy complaining about all of the phones being too small. I like the big phones of today, but I understand the complaints some people have.

Think of the difference between a basketball player and say a short woman and it is easy to see we need both. They couldn't wear the same gloves.

I know that. Actually it was the basketball players and other pro athletes that I always thought looked so ridiculous using iPhones before the 6. That being said, my wife is quite small and she had a Note2 and now a Note4 and she loves them that size because it keeps her from needing a computer for most of her stuff.

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by r-w »

bobert22935 wrote: post #453
r-w wrote: post #418

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Wrench, meet plausible deniability: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plausible_deniability#Use_in_c...

People who say this never game this out. 1. Attacker sees random data. 2. Attacker knows you might be smart enough to use a plausible deniability file system. 3. Attacker starts beating you with the wrench. At this point, there are several possibilities that could happen: 1. You give up the secret and give the attacker what he wants. The beating continues after this point, because the attacker really has no idea if y…

…unless drives were encrypted by default, in which case the wrench would have no method to distinguish the two! Any reasonable wrench would not pursue such a doubtful case anyway. And regardless, the goal is not to avoid being beaten by the wrench, but to sustainably deny the existence of the secret. There is no incentive to ever give up the actual secret when the wrench cannot tell the difference and must continue beating (which would only happen at high levels of worth or likelihood); I might as well have continued lying.

NOW GIMME MY SHITS

Re: Google Nexus 5x and 6P

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Post by CydeWeys »

smileysteve wrote: post #561
CydeWeys wrote: post #419

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I don't have a passcode on my phone to protect it from my friends ... similarly I don't have a lock on my front door (that I give spare keys to friends for) to protect me from my friends.

This is a good point. I guess that I think once you share it a few times and it's used regularly, then it becomes fairly public knowledge. Maybe this is a mis step from password security.

Passwords can always be changed to "reset the access list" if you will, if you're uncomfortable with how widely spread knowledge of the password has become. Biometrics, on the other hand ...
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