There's talk of Microsoft's new voice assistant Cortana, and I was wondering, would it be possible to port it to an Android phone? If it makes any difference, I have a nexus 5 and a lg g2.
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It's not even released yet, and it'll definitely be closed source, i.e same as Google Now, which is pretty impossible to "rip", so no, i wouldn't count on it.
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I am not the only one who thinks that Google should merge android into moto...
http://www.fastcompany.com/3001760/what-if-google-allowed-android-and-motorola-share-secrets
You do understand that if android goes that way you can kiss your custom ROMs goodbye. Not only that but also your options for android devices would shrink because the open handset alliance would quickly fall apart. Why not just buy an apple if you want a closed off system? These thoughts show exactly how you do not understand what open source is and why Google is doing what its doing.
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Maximinus I said:
You do understand that if android goes that way you can kiss your custom ROMs goodbye. Not only that but also your options for android devices would shrink because the open handset alliance would quickly fall apart. Why not just buy an apple if you want a closed off system? These thoughts show exactly how you do not understand what open source is and why Google is doing what its doing.
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Sounds fine to me. I would give up custom roms...
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Well then it sounds like you'd enjoy an iPhone. Why would you want Android like that? I'm interested to hear your response on this question.
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Maximinus I said:
Well then it sounds like you'd enjoy an iPhone. Why would you want Android like that? I'm interested to hear your response on this question.
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Faster updates and all. We can then all have a uniform android experience and not this hap hazard one we now have. Just to turn on wifi is different in sense and touchwiz.... they should compete on quality and look of the phone and not software as the hardware and software should all be the same. And i would never buy a iphone no widgets.
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Faster updates and all. We can then all have a uniform android experience and not this hap hazard one we now have. Just to turn on wifi is different in sense and touchwiz.... they should compete on quality and look of the phone and not software as the hardware and software should all be the same. And i would never buy a iphone no widgets.
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Why does this have to be so either/or? Samsung has no intention of suckling from the android teet forever--samba/tizen? Its open now, but won't stay open forever---look at how reluctant they are to release their hardware libraries... hundreds of thousands of people 'superbricked' their (insert qualifying samsung device here)--and though a simple fix would have been to release their emmc firmware to the xda community, and we'd all have functioning (instead of limping) quality samsung mobile warez....i', calling events like the MMC_CAP_ERASE bug instancas of 'planned hyper-obsolescense'... i fell to it too: gTab 7.7? Superbricked and in a coma on my shelf--- why wouod i buy a new one when the gNote 10.1 just came out.
Motorola could set the bar so high, that tthey force companies to stop doing that, or force them onto their own ecosystems. Motorola has liscenced the AMOLED patent from samsung, so we could see a motorola droid or nexus tablet sporting the same features as the Note 10.1 but with Amoled--and hd--and a kevlar back...
I personally am excited about ubuntu mobile and boot to gecko.
Motorola should be Android's greatest champion, but there's no reason why google would ever close-source android just to make motorola its flagship manufacturer. I think we're going to see an incredible rest of the decade---as long as isreal doesnt get nuked---then all bets are off.
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Apparently Mozilla is working on their own smartphone OS - aptly named - Firefox OS, which they claim to be an attempt at a truly open mobile OS. I personally haven't heard much about Ubuntu mobile, but I'd be willing to move over to any other Linux based OS. Fragmentation is an issue, but that's just a side-effect of having an open operating system. Personally I think Android is managing this issue well -- but then again I'm only speaking from the perspective of a RAZR owner.
Fragmentation is not an ssue with open source deployment, its a problem because OEMs are so corporate, so profit/competition-driven, that they cant even fathom a gnu-gpl development scenario---"wait, R&D investment you cant monetize???" Its just beyond them.
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We can have a nexus certified device that has all the gapps. Then enter open source but reduced version no gapps no movie streams no play mArkey no gmail and cant have latest update for two years
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We can have a nexus certified device that has all the gapps. Then enter open source but reduced version no gapps no movie streams no play mArkey no gmail and cant have latest update for two years
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Haha you gotta be kidding. Google loves to make money and by doing what your saying they would lose a lot of money. Just accept the fact that you can't have the latest os without buying a new phone. Even iOS is like that every new revision has new features that work on the latest iPhone and not or only partially work on previous I phones.
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Haha you gotta be kidding. Google loves to make money and by doing what your saying they would lose a lot of money. Just accept the fact that you can't have the latest os without buying a new phone. Even iOS is like that every new revision has new features that work on the latest iPhone and not or only partially work on previous I phones.
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Ok but its been 4 months and in the us no phone from launch date has shipped with jb yet... puttyful
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There are phones that have jb on them? Just because our phone doesn't have it officially doesn't mean it isn't out. why does it even matter if we have the latest OS that isn't even very different on an old phone. It's not like we are stuck on GB.
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There are phones that have jb on them? Just because our phone doesn't have it officially doesn't mean it isn't out. why does it even matter if we have the latest OS that isn't even very different on an old phone. It's not like we are stuck on GB.
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It matters to me BIG time. Never show weakness by having an outdated os. People on the latest os will glare and snicker at those who dont. Its a dog eat dog world. Its like my razr ics is a pcjr without it. I think we need support groups and we should sue Google and the carriers over updates.
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I wonder it can work on the OG because I would love to try this.
I think it looks pretty cool I love using ubuntu on my pc
http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/02/ubuntu-for-smartphones/
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It ooks really interesting and would be cool if someone ever got it working on our optimus gs
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I would love to use this, since most of the apps are native it should be fast as hell on are hardware compared to the galaxy nexus they where using.
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Very possible. I am sure that n4 will get it.
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Ubuntu for Android has been talked about for months.
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I will try it if possible. I seem to remember reading it not being ready till 2014.
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I will try it if possible. I seem to remember reading it not being ready till 2014.
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Source and img is going to being released in a couple of weeks
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Go and get yourself a Nexus 7, it's one of Canonical's targeted development devices.
I use my phone for making calls and other mundane but critical daily functions, so I am leery about experimenting with my phone; however, it's a different story with my n7 tablet. I can flash any available ROM and do unspeakable things to it and I am able to maintain my level of service for daily living.
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Ubuntu for Android has been talked about for months.
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There are two separate products.
http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...buntu-for-phones-coming-soon-to-galaxy-nexus/
Ubuntu for Android which was announced about a year ago or so.
Ubuntu for Smartphones was announced yesterday and is a different product.
U4A = a dual boot type environment. when you are walking around it's an Android phone...when docked it's a full fledged Linux OS.
U4S = a full fledged Linux OS...no android at all.
i would love to see this in action. i expect the Carriers to be a big hurdle. AT&T and Verizon will not want to give up control over the handhelds on their network. but just like the ISP has no control over your device's in your home, i hope the consumers can eventually push hard enough that the Carriers go the same route. but to date AT&T still makes the manufacturers lock down their devices and if they could they would revert back to the days when rooting your phone was illegal.
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Go and get yourself a Nexus 7, it's one of Canonical's targeted development devices.
I use my phone for making calls and other mundane but critical daily functions, so I am leery about experimenting with my phone; however, it's a different story with my n7 tablet. I can flash any available ROM and do unspeakable things to it and I am able to maintain my level of service for daily living.
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I flash on my phone number tablet and every other device. I have no hesitations to experiment with anything.
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Can someone please recommend an alternative to Skype. I'm fed up with this POS app. Now you can't even use the speaker option during video calls. Or maybe there's some alternative being developed here?
Thanks.
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Can someone please recommend an alternative to Skype. I'm fed up with this POS app. Now you can't even use the speaker option during video calls. Or maybe there's some alternative being developed here?
Thanks.
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Try Oovoo or Tango
I like Google hangouts personally.
Not the same as Skype but then again not owned by MS.
I stopped beta testing for Skype shortly before ms took it over. Not going back on principle fwiw.
I think others mentioned here might be open source which is good in a way but far less development I think.
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Not right now but soon we may finally get rid of Skype if www.tox.im will be ready.
Looks interesting. Would like to know more than the marketing though.
What's the protocol?
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I'm really interested in Tox, distributed means reliability and security as well. I tried using Jitsi today and the server was down. Nice program but obvious issue there. If Tox truly gets distributed messaging working I'll get everyone I can on it.
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Today a rep from Nokia was displaying the 1020 at work today, this gave me the chance to play with the Nokia Refocus app and that's quite interesting. Are there any Android apps capable of doing the same?
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I haven't seen Nokia Refocus, but you can check out "Afterfocus Pro." I use it quite a lot. And I pair it up with "Perfectly Clear" for better results. Check them out, they're on the Play Store.
Hit thanks if I helped.
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Thanks. While they're smart apps they do nothing like Nokia Refocus
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I assume the refocus works on the nokia as the camera is 42 megapixel or whatever it is, android can't compete with that as of now.
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I assume the refocus works on the nokia as the camera is 42 megapixel or whatever it is, android can't compete with that as of now.
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Nop it works on the older ones with far less megapixels as well. It's purely software...
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Ooo... that does sound good.
Just gonna revive this thread to see if anyone had found anything yet?
Focus camera!
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i am searching for something like that too.
Lytview(paid) can also do the trick
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Lytview(paid) can also do the trick
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Nope, it just lets you view images shot with the actual Lytro camera as opposed to the app actually letting you take similar photographs with your phone.
Just posting this in here if people don't know what the app does.
http://blog.gsmarena.com/nokia-refocus-now-available-for-all-lumias/
More here
http://conversations.nokia.com/2014/01/20/nokia-refocus-gallery/
I don't get why sony wouldn't have come up with a similar app? The bokeh app from sony is ok, but doesn't always work the best.
Really interested on this, but for now I think is Nokia exclusive, if something worth appears, some tech news website will publish
This feature has started to emerge in stock camera apps with the HTC One. It is also present in the Galaxy S5 (selective focus) & the LG G2 Pro.
I'm using a Note 2, dont have any recent future plans to upgrade my phone and i dont feel the necessity to do it. I hope there will emerge some third party camera apps that will do this trick for older phones.
big lens
Check out big lens application
Here's the news and the link
http://www.phonearena.com/news/LG-t...-third-party-apps-can-use-the-feature_id51906
http://developer.lge.com/resource/mobile/RetrieveOverview.dev?categoryTypeCode=ANRS
I'm sharing this and hoping some talent developers could help to leverage this SDK for 3rd party apps for rooted LG G2.
In my opinion it is another great multi-tasking approach.
This is fantastic and a very good move from LG!
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Finally they did something right lol. Hopefully we see a few new or current apps take advantage of it.
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That's great! Both QSlide and QRemote SDK. :good:
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I was wondering if there is away to run these apps/operating systems on other android platforms like the HTC One? If not, have developers ever thought about making that happen?