Is this about the Daydream VR headset?
http://uploadvr.com/report-googles-daydream-vr-headset-calle...
Oct. 4
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Re: Oct. 4
#132Earlier quoted context omitted.
Which is entirely by design, when they make batteries not be swappable. If your goal is to make a good product, it makes perfect sense to have a long update window, just as it makes perfect sense to offer replacement batteries.
If your goal is to make a good product then introducing points of failure around its power supply probably isn't a great idea.
The battery itself is a far bigger point of failure than the connection to the battery. If your goal is to make a good product, it is worth introducing a small failure mode in order to remove a larger one. Since most phones no longer have replaceable batteries, they are hosed once the battery no longer holds a charge.
Re: Oct. 4
#133I want... 1) a thicker phone, so I can grab it without the grip feeling precarious, and because it has a super-sized battery that easily lasts ll day and all night. 2) 2 cameras, yes, but specifically for depth perception, because omg all the amazing programs I could write! 3) waterproof, cause I like pulling my phone out in the rain and I'm a klutz.
2 cameras aren't enough for an accurate depth map though, right? I thought you need infrared.
Depends but there are computer vision techniques for deriving depth from two or more calibrated cameras. It may not be super accurate but it is likely do-able.
Re: Oct. 4
#134Earlier quoted context omitted.
Pretty much the only reason I even use Android has been the Nexus line. Why would I want vendor crapware on my phone? Why would I want a Google phone with Google crapware?
So, which phones will be good options going forward if you want to avoid crapware?
The OnePlus looks like an option, though I haven't ever used one myself. It's got an unlockable bootloader, so an AOSP variant or CyanogenMod should be reasonable simple to install.
Re: Oct. 4
#135Earlier quoted context omitted.
Another vote for the Z3C. Small, fast enough for me, and I can easily get two days out of it.
Is the Z3C getting Android updates? How is the Sony software/skin/bloatware/addons compared to the cleanness of the Nexus line?
Sony provided an update to 6.0.1 I did not think the bloatware was as bad as a carrier-branded phone and most of it appears easy enough to delete. For a personal phone, I'd buy the Z3C again. (For my second, work phone, I liked the Z3C enough that I decided to go with a Z3, which I also like.)
Re: Oct. 4
#136Earlier quoted context omitted.
Pretty much the only reason I even use Android has been the Nexus line. Why would I want vendor crapware on my phone? Why would I want a Google phone with Google crapware?
So, which phones will be good options going forward if you want to avoid crapware?
Get a phone that has an unlockable bootloader and install Cyanogenmod and Google Play (if you must :) ).
Re: Oct. 4
#137Earlier quoted context omitted.
So, which phones will be good options going forward if you want to avoid crapware?
Get a phone that has an unlockable bootloader and install Cyanogenmod and Google Play (if you must :) ).
Is that possible to do on a Galaxy S7? I'm competent on the command line but never worked much with Android/ROMs/etc.
Re: Oct. 4
#138I want... 1) a thicker phone, so I can grab it without the grip feeling precarious, and because it has a super-sized battery that easily lasts ll day and all night. 2) 2 cameras, yes, but specifically for depth perception, because omg all the amazing programs I could write! 3) waterproof, cause I like pulling my phone out in the rain and I'm a klutz.
> 1) a thicker phone, so I can grab it without the grip feeling precarious, and because it has a super-sized battery that easily lasts ll day and all night. I'm dreading the day my lame-o iPhone 5c with a slowly-dying screen becomes unusable, because it can go over 3 days without a charge provided I don't use the GPS. If I charge it at work Friday it'll usually still have ~40% charge Monday morning, having been unplu…
Mophie case
Re: Oct. 4
#139Earlier quoted context omitted.
I'm not saying you're wrong, but you didn't really counter anything in the previous post.
One said it launched barely functional, the other said it's an excellent Android tablet. Those are very different.
Is it not true that it could have launched barely functional and updates worked out the kinks so that now it is an excellent tablet?