Like the title says,
does anyone know what the effect would be on the battery if you were to keep the capacitive buttons on all the time? (like in %)
Thank you so much in advance.
(If no-one knows, I'd certainly be willing to try it out and let you know )
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adelancker said:
(like in %)
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You mean for the variation of battery consumption time?
Not so good i guess....
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adelancker said:
Like the title says,
does anyone know what the effect would be on the battery if you were to keep the capacitive buttons on all the time? (like in %)
Thank you so much in advance.
(If no-one knows, I'd certainly be willing to try it out and let you know )
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Why?
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Why?
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the flash on this phone is too powerful for him...
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the flash on this phone is too powerful for him...
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Haha!
I'd just like to keep it on all the time, because I think it looks good, but hate the fact that it only illuminates *after* touching the button, although I understand that Samsung can't know when you'd like to push those buttons.
And since I hate that the buttons are so inconsistent, I just keep them off all the time, because that looks cool too, but then again when I hand someone my phone, he/she doesn't get that there are buttons present there, which means they always press them, which then again leaves me to explain that this is not an iPhone and that there are cooler devices out there who work differently.
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You mean for the variation of battery consumption time?
Not so good i guess....
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Exactly. I am afraid it wouldn't do any good, but I was just wondering: how much faster would the battery level drain (in comparison with the default settings).
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You can activate the always on mode in the screen settings....but u do know nobody here will actually test battery drainage times with and without the buttons always on just to make a percentage for you man?
Srsly, try it for a couple of days and ull see....but i dont see them as such a neat feature, i like much more the colored notification led which can be changed with the lightflow app
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You can activate the always on mode in the screen settings....but u do know nobody here will actually test battery drainage times with and without the buttons always on just to make a percentage for you man?
Srsly, try it for a couple of days and ull see....but i dont see them as such a neat feature, i like much more the colored notification led which can be changed with the lightflow app
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I know. I just wondered *if* someone tried it already. And if so, if he/she would be so kind to share his/her results.
I am not expecting other people to do what I just asked. What the point for that?
Then, I'd better do it myself and not bother anyone.
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Yeah....though i think youre getting a bit...."fixated" (forgive me if the term id too strong but since im not native english speaking i cant think of anything else right noe, just take the general meaning of the word) about these buttons.
Really battery is a big problem for smartphones and the buttons arent that cool, even if they were you still press on the so u cant see them....plus its useless cause nobody cares about your buttons as long as you have that cool 4,8" (at least if i remember well) screen...
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They are just two little led's, they should really harm the battery life by anything really..
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anything
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My god! Aything could be......ANYTHING!!!
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I've been searching on google and on here and can't seem to find a thread on it.
My home button led seems to leak half way into my display when i'm viewing a black screen.
The screen would display a black image and having the buttons on makes the home button leak on the screen
It is really annoying... Anyone else have this issue? it looks like a lightsaber on my phone...
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Given where you sent this message from, I think you may be in the wrong forum.
If not, I can't say I've had such an issue, but apart from using a mod to turn off the LEDs for good, there's probably not much you can do.
i'm using my hd2 because I just got my vibrant from Samsung for a screen replacement....
No one has a problem if the led from home leaking?
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i'm using my hd2 because I just got my vibrant from Samsung for a screen replacement....
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I think you just answered your own question
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haha thats what everyone would think but it had this problem before i even sent it out
thanks for your help!
Exact same problem with the home key, gradually learnt to live with it
How bad is yours? I just need to feel better about it lol
My gf is not as bad as mine
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In complete darkness it gets to about half of the screen. In normal light its not as bad.
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Yea I have the same problem, My gfs doesnt. I think its a factory defect when they are putting it together. One little pinhole in the paint that seperates the softkeys from the rest of the screen and boom, you have led glare half way up the screen.
I had 3 vibrants replaced an they all had same problem but I dont care buttons are off most of the time
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I have this problem but it's very minor. I barely see it when dark. Do they just give you a new vibrant for replacement? Were you able to force them to let you do like an upgrade to a better phone or something?
no they replaced the chrome bezel and the housing + the display and glass...
It's practically new now..
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I had 3 vibrants replaced an they all had same problem but I dont care buttons are off most of the time
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Same exact thing here. The home button leakage is on most(if not all) vibrants. But it's only noticable in near or in pitch dark really. Using 2.2.1 roms turn off the lights while not being used but for some reason, that particular build on whatever rom always decreases sensitivity to the point where going back to used applications(holding home) doesn't work while the processor is being used extensively(800-1ghz) which is REALLY annoying. Anyone else by chance?
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no they replaced the chrome bezel and the housing + the display and glass...
It's practically new now..
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Since doing the work it too much, Ilm sure they instead give you a refurbished vibrant and used your old one for parts. In other words, Samsung didn't repair anything for yours but gave you another vibrant(which could be using parts from various sources).
It's the same imei and the same way the home button leaks... I also have a minor scratch on the camera which mine still has
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Hey guys,
I dropped my phone the other day from 50cm on wooden floor (i have tpu case on it) and noticed that the screen is now a little bit up from the body right at the bottom right and I have now light leak from the back bitton ((
Screen is sticking out like 0.5mm
nothing major I guess, but was wondering if someone has taken their baby apart and knows if this is easily fixable? I guess it's just the glue, doesnt stick to the screen anymore, but not sure
Any suggestions appreciated, thanks )
Pic is bad quality sry
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Can you take a close up photo. Someone might be able to help or suggest if they have a better idea.
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Can you take a close up photo. Someone might be able to help or suggest if they have a better idea.
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Hah thanks i totally forgot
The camera I have now is my iPad, but it can be seen!
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With a case on you'd never know it.
Maybe somethings just popped and needs reseating?
Maybe there's a YouTube video somewhere?
Sorry can't help any further. Best of luck.
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Crazy idea but might as well turn off the backlight buttons under settings. That should help to ease your eye strain from that light leak
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mundixx said:
Crazy idea but might as well turn off the backlight buttons under settings. That should help to ease your eye strain from that light leak
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Hah thanks, but light is soo strong cant see the menu to turn it off )
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I know they turn on in low light but is there a way to keep them from turning off while in bright light??
many times I have wished they were lit so I can see them
I have been looking for the same thing!
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Put a small, removable sticker over the light sensor on the top of your Rezound?
You can always get them to our come on, on demand, by placing your thumb or finger over the light sensor.
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The ineffibilis gingerbread rom has the option to keep the lights on. ICS roms have them on all the time I think.
There's an app called keyboard backlight. It lets you keep them off or on all the time
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well I'm not rooted so the only fix I see above is the "tape" fix or the "cover censor if you need to see them" fix.
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There's an app called keyboard backlight. It lets you keep them off or on all the time
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Thanks for posting that, that app works perfectly.
I was using the mik tweaks in the inneffabilis ROM for this, but you have to reselect it every time you restart.
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Thanks for posting that, that app works perfectly.
I was using the mik tweaks in the inneffabilis ROM for this, but you have to reselect it every time you restart.
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It always persisted for me when I ran that rom iirc.
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It always persisted for me when I ran that rom iirc.
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Weird, I have to uncheck then recheck the box after every reset.
Other people in the ROM thread posted the same thing.
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The ineffibilis gingerbread rom has the option to keep the lights on. ICS roms have them on all the time I think.
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Not the ics rom I am running. Desensed 3.8 and lights are currently off as I type this in the bright lobby of pennstation.
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Blocking the sensor works, but...
I just tried putting a small piece of tape over the sensor and found that it works. The red buttons always stay on regardless of the ambient light conditions, however, during a call the screen will no longer go dark so that your ear, cheek, etc are no longer prevented from inadvertently clicking on anything. Obviously the sensor has a double duty.
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There's an app called keyboard backlight. It lets you keep them off or on all the time
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Thanks for the app tip. Have you noticed any battery drain using it?
Haven't noticed any worse battery life since installing it
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Or you could just turn auto brightness off?
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There's an app called keyboard backlight. It lets you keep them off or on all the time
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Thanks. That app works great.
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Why would you want to do this though? I'm not trying to bash but that's gotta be a battery killer.
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Why would you want to do this though? I'm not trying to bash but that's gotta be a battery killer.
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Father insisted that he get the same phone as me and he has never had a smart phone. I tell him to hit the "back" or "menu" button and he cant find them... heck in the day I have to guess where their at.
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There's an app called keyboard backlight. It lets you keep them off or on all the time
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Sounds like a great app but just an FYI for the masses in case they missed it... it requires root. May be obvious but I thought I'd mention it. I'm not rooted so... :-(
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There's an app called keyboard backlight. It lets you keep them off or on all the time
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App works great, I'm keeping an eye on battery life.
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There's an app called keyboard backlight. It lets you keep them off or on all the time
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jdfrye said:
well I'm not rooted so the only fix I see above is the "tape" fix or the "cover censor if you need to see them" fix.
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Or you can try the app suggested in the post right above yours.
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Hey guys,
I was wondering if anyone here could confirm a small, miniscule, almost-non-existent issue I found with this beautiful device. The left (Menu) touch button seems to be every-so-slightly faded compared to the right (Back) touch button. I haven't been able to find any pictures, or take a picture of mine (no camera around at the moment) to show what I mean. It's almost ridiculous that I am spending my time and energy in typing about this, but I would just like to know if this is normal and not something that is unique to mine. Besides, I think it gives it a bit of a personality (like Nemo and his fin).
Unique to yours.
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i have this "problem" on my S2.. not on the s3. So.. it happens
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Not even sure what you mean to be honest.
Do you mean the light is dimmer?
I haven't noticed any issues in any case. I don't think I'd really care. I'm more inclined to worry about signs I've used it! (microscopic scratches that you can't see from anything but the most obscure of angles etc.)
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I haven't been able to find any pictures, or take a picture of mine (no camera around at the moment) to show what I mean.
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You have 2 cameras on your phone :silly:
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You have 2 cameras on your phone :silly:
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Irish by name....
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irish-sid said:
You have 2 cameras on your phone :silly:
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How can he use the phone to take a picture of the phone? With clarity?
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Irish by name....
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Excuse me??
I agree it was a pretty stupid comment but come on, we aren't all stupid!
Dear god you're Scottish, that must be ****.
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Irish by name....
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And using the front camera to take a picture in a mirror won't work because....? Use your imagination.
I'm not actually endorsing that (though the front camera is actually not bad, so it could work with enough light), and I'm sure that's not what was meant by that post, but if you're gonna be a **** about it...
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And using the front camera to take a picture in a mirror won't work because....? Use your imagination.
I'm not actually endorsing that (though the front camera is actually not bad, so it could work with enough light), and I'm sure that's not what was meant by that post, but if you're gonna be a **** about it...
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Well considering the problem is one button is slightly faded compared to the other and the lackluster FFC, I wouldn't assume that would produce anything useful. I said a picture with clarity.
It was an honest question. Obviously he can use the FFC but he is talking about something so slight it likely won't be captured with the FFC.
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nodstuff said:
Excuse me??
I agree it was a pretty stupid comment but come on, we aren't all stupid!
Dear god you're Scottish, that must be ****.
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I take offence to that. Can a mod delete these semi racist comments please. No place for that kind of **** on these forums.
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I take offence to that. Can a mod delete these semi racist comments please. No place for that kind of **** on these forums.
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This is the internet.
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kickassdave said:
I take offence to that. Can a mod delete these semi racist comments please. No place for that kind of **** on these forums.
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I took offence to your compatriots comments. Talk to him about the racist comments mate, I have no problem with Scotland, been there twice on hols.
I was just trying to piss him off.
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Well considering the problem is one button is slightly faded compared to the other and the lackluster FFC, I wouldn't assume that would produce anything useful. I said a picture with clarity.
It was an honest question. Obviously he can use the FFC but he is talking about something so slight it likely won't be captured with the FFC.
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I know I know. I was replying solely to the quoted comment.
About that post anyway, I'm just hoping whoever (s)he is, is trying to make some sort of sarcastic statement about semantics, since the original post said "no camera around" as opposed to "no other camera around". I'm hoping that's what the post's intention was.
Oh how I hope...
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I took offence to your compatriots comments. Talk to him about the racist comments mate, I have no problem with Scotland, been there twice on hols.
I was just trying to piss him off.
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Better ways than that. In any case, both remarks were pretty tame/lame. No need to make a bigger deal out of it than it is.
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Can a mod delete these semi racist comments please. No place for that kind of **** on these forums.
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I was unaware that Scots and Irish were nowadays considered to be a different "race".
Anyhoo. Back on topic, still don't even know exactly what issue we're talking about here with these "faded" buttons.
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Better ways than that. In any case, both remarks were pretty tame/lame. No need to make a bigger deal out of it than it is.
I was unaware that Scots and Irish were nowadays considered to be a different "race".
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My original reply was pretty light hearted I think.
And we are definitely different races, they like deep fried mars bars!! Lol
But ya we're not. And deep fried mars bars are actually delicious.
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akarol said:
Hey guys,
I was wondering if anyone here could confirm a small, miniscule, almost-non-existent issue I found with this beautiful device. The left (Menu) touch button seems to be every-so-slightly faded compared to the right (Back) touch button. I haven't been able to find any pictures, or take a picture of mine (no camera around at the moment) to show what I mean. It's almost ridiculous that I am spending my time and energy in typing about this, but I would just like to know if this is normal and not something that is unique to mine. Besides, I think it gives it a bit of a personality (like Nemo and his fin).
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yes this is an issue and it also exists in my phone. i got my first S3 and it had lots of glue marks on the screen and the menu led was placed a bit above where it should be causing its light to come on the screen from inside of the scree. i got that set changed with a new one and now rest of the issues are gone but yes the menu led is a bit faded.
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yes this is an issue and it also exists in my phone. i got my first S3 and it had lots of glue marks on the screen and the menu led was placed a bit above where it should be causing its light to come on the screen from inside of the scree. i got that set changed with a new one and now rest of the issues are gone but yes the menu led is a bit faded.
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Thank you for keeping this thread on-topic. Yeah, it doesn't bother me at all. Just thought I'd inquire.
Has anyone else noticed that when they have full brightness enabled it seems to use more battery power even when the screen is off
Obviously I realize there will be higher consumption when the screen is on
But how can this effect the screen off time
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Has anyone else noticed that when they have full brightness enabled it seems to use more battery power even when the screen is off
Obviously I realize there will be higher consumption when the screen is on
But how can this effect the screen off time
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I can remember when this was a developer forum.
Either its black magic or someone is dumb
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henrybravo said:
I can remember when this was a developer forum.
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Well your in the wrong section I think you'll find this is for general chat
I remember when people could actually read
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Either its black magic or someone is dumb
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Pointless and idiotic response
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Either its black magic or someone is dumb
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That !!
How can a phone use more energy when the screen brightness is full if the screen is off (Maybe your black screen is too bright ? ) lol
Cats, they drained your battery.
Seriously now?
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Well your in the wrong section I think you'll find this is for general chat
I remember when people could actually read
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Well it's supposed to be general chat about development stuff (hence the name xda developers), not questions like why a bright screen drains more power when the screen is off.
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Well it's supposed to be general chat about development stuff (hence the name xda developers), not questions like why a bright screen drains more power when the screen is off.
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So if everything was reflected by the name of the website am i to believe that skysports.com is about sports played in the sky
No doubt be called a troll now
So Predictable
Just stop acting smart, will ya? Be rational and respect others even if you're being disrespected. Let's all be a gentleman in these forums (unless you're a lady on her period which makes you so irrational and cranky )
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