my fancy new work phone is some fancy galaxy thing
it's loaded with apps. i use it for emails only. and yet because of all the stupid apps, the battery lasts 24 hours. POINTLESS.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:23, 5 replies, latest was 12 years ago)

Have you thought of maybe deleting or disabling the apps you don't use?

( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:25, Reply)

I'm no expert in these matters, but I'm fairly sure it'll be as simple as:
SETTINGS - APPS - REMOVE UNUSED APPS? - YES
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:25, Reply)

i don't have a clue how it works
it has eye recognition, this thing where you can wave your hands over the top and it does stuff without contact, i can drag an approximation of a word over the screen and it types it for me... man.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:28, Reply)

That's called 'swype' and it's one of the best Android features.
That sounds like the Galaxy S4. That's what I've got - it's a pretty nice phone.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:32, Reply)

yeah and if you are reading a page it automatically scrolls down when you reach the bottom.
Its great :)
( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:35, Reply)

And if you're watching a video of something, it knows you're watching and stuff.
It's like MAGIC
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:36, Reply)

All seems a bit Orwellian to me

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:38, Reply)

When you download some apps you have to be careful to look at the permissions.
Facebook messenger wants access to your text messages for some reason.
( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:40, Reply)

There was a Blackberry Enterprise client app I downloaded as an experiment for work.
It said "installing this app will give your BES adminstrator the ability to modify and delete personal data".

The fucking thing gave itself admin rights over your entire phone.
( Kroney, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:42, Reply)

I'm waiting for the first one to demand permission to have a go on your missus
or the soul of your first born child, or something.
( b3th Not shit. Not mod., Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:45, Reply)

Facebook snoops around everything on your phone and computer.

( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:49, Reply)

I haz a Galaxy.
I hate how they all come with bloatware now. Android moreso with all the google stuff.
( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:26, Reply)

you should try an 'HTC One'

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:28, Reply)

they are for povs and chavs

( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:28, Reply)

no, that's iPhones

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:30, Reply)

how many big corporates use HTC as their business phones?

( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:32, Reply)

I don't care
I'm not the kind of vapid idiotic cunt that views mobile telephones as status symbols or indicators of income level.

'Treacs'.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:33, Reply)

You are exactly that sort of vapid idiotic cunt.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:34, Reply)

nah, with me it's clothing and DJ equipment as status symbols

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:35, Reply)

My mistake.

(Set your faces to Stunned Bigly, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:36, Reply)

easily done, no hard feelings eh

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:39, Reply)

and is bitter because he can't afford anything else

( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:37, Reply)

wut?
When I last upgraded I had the full choice available, I just went for the best phone.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:38, Reply)

HA! You are though.

( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:36, Reply)

and a large part of choice of business phone is down to marketing.

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:34, Reply)

Nope. HTC's are actually understated.
Im wanting one for my next phone. The specs on the HTC M8 are just geektastic.
( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:35, Reply)

but then you'll have something that dozer thinks is good
that cannot be a good thing
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:36, Reply)

I know, but it's like one thing in all the things he thinks he has superior taste in.
Which, let's face it, is everything.
The odds are against us
( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:44, Reply)

the 'povs' thing is funny, most mobiles are 'free' with a contract
Very few people actually buy handsets.
(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:37, Reply)

you look like a massive metal headed pov

( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:39, Reply)

you just look massive

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:39, Reply)

Free, no such thing as free. Compare Sim only contracts to Phone + Sim contracts and then Unlocked
phone prices. Pfft, free. I am now doubting all your sage financial pearls.
( d.r._and_quinch when will you be famous?, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:48, Reply)

yes, hence 'free'

(dozers, do fuck off ur a nob m8, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:49, Reply)

Well, you pay for the device over the time of your contract, really.
Same as for when you get a "free" plasma telly
( GeordieJay Bummers are deaf, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:52, Reply)

It's not the apps, they don't actually run unless you start them up, it's just that battery technoology hasn't kept up with phone tech and demands.

( Bazongaloid, Thu 10 Apr 2014, 12:51, Reply)