Android for all and the new Nexus 5 • Hacker News Board

Re: Android for all and the new Nexus 5

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Post by k-mcgrady » Thu, Oct 31, 2013, 6:28 PM UTC

drcube wrote: post #16

I thought it was "Key Lime Pie"? Did Android get a corporate sponsor?

It was announced a couple of months ago. I don't think any money changed hands it just a big marketing partnership. KitKat are producing millions of bars with a special Android competition and Google are naming the OS KitKat.

Re: Android for all and the new Nexus 5

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Post by cleverjake » Thu, Oct 31, 2013, 6:29 PM UTC

mscottmcbee wrote: post #29

ciferkey wrote: post #23

For all, unless you are on Verizon.

I was wondering about that. Can you can still buy an unlocked phone and use it with their service?

nope

Re: Android for all and the new Nexus 5

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Post by corresation » Thu, Oct 31, 2013, 6:29 PM UTC

ambiate wrote: post #17

I will be sticking with my Nexus 4. I do not utilize the camera too much. KitKat will come to the Nexus 4 in time. The price is the really questionable point.

The doubling of screen resolution is what has inspired my update, not to mention the ridiculously powerful CPU/GPU.

Re: Android for all and the new Nexus 5

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Post by Symmetry » Thu, Oct 31, 2013, 6:29 PM UTC

wnevets wrote: post #4

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

LTE connectivity, a bigger battery, and a better camera. On, and a faster processors and more storage and stuff.

Re: Android for all and the new Nexus 5

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Post by tonfa » Thu, Oct 31, 2013, 6:29 PM UTC

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.

I don't think the play store link works for people in countries where it isn't sold.

Re: Android for all and the new Nexus 5

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Post by wowfat » Thu, Oct 31, 2013, 6:30 PM UTC

Just purchased one thanks. It says dispatch 8th Nov. In uk. Moved from sg3

Re: Android for all and the new Nexus 5

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Post by klausa » Thu, Oct 31, 2013, 6:31 PM UTC

eigenvector wrote: post #9

Here's the Android release notes: http://developer.android.com/about/versions/kitkat.html Highlights: * WebView is now based on Chromium * KSM and zRAM integrated into stock kernel * Public SMS framework * Printing framework * Storage access framework

>WebView is now based on Chromium

Does that mean that there will no more be stock 'Browser' app? I refuse to use Chrome on Android because of brain-dead, non-disablable 'font-boosting' that makes (among many others) Hacker News absolutely unusable.

If that means that the same engine is the only one officially supported on 4.4 forwards, then that's really sad and unfortunate.

Re: Android for all and the new Nexus 5

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Post by k-mcgrady » Thu, Oct 31, 2013, 6:31 PM UTC

[deleted] wrote: post #12

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>> "I'm a little bummed that this is now a consumer device instead of a legit developer powerhouse"

What's your reasoning here? You don't develop on it, you develop on a computer. As a developer I don't particularly want to be testing on a really powerful device as most of my customers won't have that power available to them. I want to test on a few screen sizes running average hardware.

Re: Android for all and the new Nexus 5

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Post by spindritf » Thu, Oct 31, 2013, 6:32 PM UTC

Wait, wait, does that mean that I can expect some version (possibly not entirely official) of Android 4.4 to run on my old HTC Desire Z? A snappier Android on a device with a keyboard would be great.

Or is it for the billion people who buy a phone from now on?

Re: Android for all and the new Nexus 5

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Post by vdaniuk » Thu, Oct 31, 2013, 6:32 PM UTC

csomar wrote: post #25

I had a terrible experience with the Nexus S. I bought it a couple years ago (which seems to be a vety long time in Google terms) and right now it's totally unusable. It's very slow, the battery is sucked up in less than an hour when on wifi, some apps can't work, the play store is a mess and I can go on and on. I experienced the nexus 4 a little bit and though it's a great phone I'm afraid the next OS updates are go…

Just to counter your anecdote, my HTC Desire D which is the same hardware as Nexus S was one of the best phones I had with great battery life, durability and it works well even after I dropped it on the concrete and in the water on several occasions.