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Android for all and the new Nexus 5

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Re: Android for all and the new Nexus 5

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Post by badman_ting »

mercuryrising wrote: post #6
canistr wrote: post #3

Nexus 5 site: https://www.google.com/nexus/5 Already appears to be down.

https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_5_bla... What's the point of having google.com/nexus/5, when people are going to be purchasing it from the play store (splitting traffic, rather than sending it all to the store)? Edit: www.google.com/nexus/5 is live now.

Well, people like to learn about things before buying. It strikes me as prudent.

Re: Android for all and the new Nexus 5

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Post by Spoom »

Behind the polish on the screen is the power under the hood. Take the Phone app, which for most people hasn’t really changed since the days of flip phones. Now, we’re making calling easier than ever, by helping you search across your contacts, nearby places, or even Google Apps accounts (like your company’s directory), directly from within the app.

Is that marketing speak for, "We're moving the Phone app into Google Play Services"?

Re: Android for all and the new Nexus 5

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Post by srin »

wnevets wrote: post #4

Has been less than a year since the 4. What is the major difference from the 4?

It's 2 weeks from a year, hasn't that been about the same as the release cycle for most flagship smartphones?

Also, site's down I think, but apparently there's a new camera, haven't heard of much else

Re: Android for all and the new Nexus 5

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Post by Grognak »

bsimpson wrote: post #5

I'm sad that the Galaxy Nexus isn't supported. My phone has increasingly been running out of RAM lately for reasons I don't understand - hearing Google boast about how KitKat has been optimized for memory had me hoping that it would support more than just the latest-greatest.

Galaxy Nexus isn't supported? Got a source on that? If so, that's really disappointing :\.

Re: Android for all and the new Nexus 5

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Post by conroy »

bsimpson wrote: post #5

I'm sad that the Galaxy Nexus isn't supported. My phone has increasingly been running out of RAM lately for reasons I don't understand - hearing Google boast about how KitKat has been optimized for memory had me hoping that it would support more than just the latest-greatest.

Me too. I really wasn't planning on getting the Nexus 5, but I don't want to be on a phone that no longer sees operating system updates.
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