I ordered a gear fit 2 today, does any one have experience with the first gear fit, or any other wearables? I was fairly impressed with the specs, mainly the GPS and standalone music player. Love my 6, but having this thing in my pocket while I run is fairly cumbersome. I'll post a review once it comes in.
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I ordered a gear fit 2 today, does any one have experience with the first gear fit, or any other wearables? I was fairly impressed with the specs, mainly the GPS and standalone music player. Love my 6, but having this thing in my pocket while I run is fairly cumbersome. I'll post a review once it comes in.
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I have the original gear fit. Thanks to the open fit app it still works past kitkat. The stand alone music player has to be a nice option in itself, the original one only worked with the Samsung music player
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I got the gear fit 2 yesterday; its a fantastic device, and plays well with the nexus 6!
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I got the gear fit 2 yesterday; its a fantastic device, and plays well with the nexus 6!
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Nice! Are you stock, or running a rom? I'm currently on N dp3 and was a little concerned that they may not play well together. Have you put any music on the band? If so, do you have to use a phone to do this, or can you use a PC?
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running a custom rom, no issues at all
didnt put any music on the band yet, but the "music" app on the band controls what ever music app you have running on the phone, so that is cool
I assume you transfer music from your phone to the band via BT; no usb connection on the band at all
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running a custom rom, no issues at all
didnt put any music on the band yet, but the "music" app on the band controls what ever music app you have running on the phone, so that is cool
I assume you transfer music from your phone to the band via BT; no usb connection on the band at all
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Awesome, thanks for the info.
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running a custom rom, no issues at all
didnt put any music on the band yet, but the "music" app on the band controls what ever music app you have running on the phone, so that is cool
I assume you transfer music from your phone to the band via BT; no usb connection on the band at all
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Do you have force close issues with the S health app? I think the issue may be that I'm running N DP3, may have to go back to 6.0.1
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i'm sure that S health isn't ready for N yet..
I don't bother with N until there is actual source; since your running pre-release software, I wouldn't expect it to work properly..
no problems running s health with any MM rom I have flashed so far..
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i'm sure that S health isn't ready for N yet..
I don't bother with N until there is actual source; since your running pre-release software, I wouldn't expect it to work properly..
no problems running s health with any MM rom I have flashed so far..
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That's what I figured. I'll probably roll back to MM.
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Fit 2 works OK with nexus 6, it syncs well and has a stable connection (stock rom). Google messenger is a bit of a hit and miss with the sms reply function, but textra works fine.
There is a huge issue with all non Samsung phones the gear appstore is severely lacking, and it's very obvious when you connect the fit 2 to your nexus. Since launch there has not been any added apps, not even Spotify. Youre stuck with 8 watch faces and no alarm.
For users with Samsung phones there's a plethora of app options to choose from, so at the moment it's not a very good combination to run the fit 2 with anything but a Samsung phone
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Hey guys,
Looking at getting a new head unit for my truck, and I saw that Pioneer had some that used Android Media Control through the USB, and I just wondered if anyone had used it and knew how well it worked.
I just had some questions like does it recognize playlists and stuff like that. Especially if I'm using something like doubleTwist to sync my music to my phone.
Or am I just better off using bluetooth?
TYIA
Fatty
I've seen.it on YouTube looks really good a little expensive if u ask me .but awsome concept
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The app radio and app radio 2 look pretty good when connected to HTC sense phones.
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I don't mean the App Radio 2, those are expensive.
I'm just talking about their usb interface. I'm wondering if it'll recognize playlists and stuff from non-OEM music players, or if it just uses the file system to play music. I always hated using it that way, because you could never organize your music, unless you put everything into separate folders. And that's a pain in the @$$.
Here is the deck that I'm looking at:
Pioneer FH-X700BT
Bump.
Anyone got any experiences with newer Pioneer, Android, and how the well the deck works over USB?
bringing this back from the dead to say...... i have a DEH-8500BH and it works flipping awesome via bluetooth for pandora/slacker/poweramp and u control it all through the h/u never tried via usb though : Galaxy note 2 :
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bringing this back from the dead to say...... i have a DEH-8500BH and it works flipping awesome via bluetooth for pandora/slacker/poweramp and u control it all through the h/u never tried via usb though : Galaxy note 2 :
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App radio 2 is bad ass. Picked it up at Best Buy for $250 brand new. Since Pioneer is pushing out the 3 now, the 2 is hard to find for a deal but I have seen them out there. Full HDMI mirroring with touch imput. Cant beat it.
I've got a AVH-P1400DVD and it used to work like a usb drive. It also read all the files, so any ringtones or sounds would be thrown in the mix. I've heard the newer models have better Android support, but I own an iPod just for the car. Unfortunately, nobody has mastered Apple's integration... yet.
App radio also supports iPhone/iPod. Check out appradioforums.com
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So I've been playing with the IR blaster on my new S4... and I have to say it is priceless to see the expressions on peoples faces when I use my phone to control almost every TV in range. LG TV's seem to be the most responsive FYI.
Plus it is a nice little tool to troll people with
Anybody else found any other uses for it yet? I'm waiting for some custom IR apps to start popping up here and having some real fun.
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So I've been playing with the IR blaster on my new S4... and I have to say it is priceless to see the expressions on peoples faces when I use my phone to control almost every TV in range. LG TV's seem to be the most responsive FYI.
Plus it is a nice little tool to troll people with
Anybody else found any other uses for it yet? I'm waiting for some custom IR apps to start popping up here and having some real fun.
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Lol, I plan on messing with some co-workers during production meetings next week with TV in our conference room.
Love being able to use the S4 for channel surfing too as it is much faster than my slow direct tv box.
I caved and bought the "Smart remote for Galaxy S4" but haven't played with it too much yet. Seems to have alot of function available. Gonna mess with it more this weekend.
Maybe it's my tv, but do you have to point the blaster directly at the TV in order to get it to work?
I love the IR feature. But I found the range and angle to be very lacking. The IR beam seems like its only like 25° degrees... So you have to be right on with your aim. It's a little annoying I wish they would have used a better lens for the IR emitter.
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Maybe it's my tv, but do you have to point the blaster directly at the TV in order to get it to work?
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Mine picked up my Sony Bravia and Samsung TVs very easily. But I had to try a few times and aim very directly for my Direct TV boxes. After paired though they seemed very responsive.
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Mine picked up my Sony Bravia and Samsung TVs very easily. But I had to try a few times and aim very directly for my Direct TV boxes. After paired though they seemed very responsive.
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It's seems to work fairly better after some use, but I usually have to point it directly at my TV in order for it to work. Wonder if it's just my specific model TV.
What app do yall use for this? The paid IR blaster app?
I just use the watchon app, works fairly well for my needs. Haven't explored other apps yet though
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What app do yall use for this? The paid IR blaster app?
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The one that ships with the phone.
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More importantly, why doesn't the cable box have a freaking guide button and arrows...
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WatchON? I think I figured it out.
Love the watchon app. So easy to setup and use.
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[/COLOR]More importantly, why doesn't the cable box have a freaking guide button and arrows...
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It does, at least my uverse does. Just scroll down.
I tried the watchon app and it seems to work well with my Samsung tv and Directv. I have an audio receiver that I use for sound. Has anyone figured out how to use the volume for one device while the channel operates another? My Directv remote does it. Any of the pay apps do this?
I got all my TVs working decent enough, though ones that have HD converter boxes don't get a guide button. There's a menu button but that only brings up useless options, not the guide itself. If it's a TV with just the digital converter box there's a guide button that works fine, haven't quite figured out how to fix that yet.
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Lol, I plan on messing with some co-workers during production meetings next week with TV in our conference room.
Love being able to use the S4 for channel surfing too as it is much faster than my slow direct tv box.
I caved and bought the "Smart remote for Galaxy S4" but haven't played with it too much yet. Seems to have alot of function available. Gonna mess with it more this weekend.
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That smart remote in the play store looks a lot better than the remote in watch on. I need to decide if it's worth $10 or not.
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I tried the watchon app and it seems to work well with my Samsung tv and Directv. I have an audio receiver that I use for sound. Has anyone figured out how to use the volume for one device while the channel operates another? My Directv remote does it. Any of the pay apps do this?
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Hold down the Volume rocker (on the screen, not on the phone) and a separate pop up will come up. I have an audio unit also that separately controls my sound. It'll bring up a thing to insert it. Strange that they would put it there, and not in the settings but...whatever it works... ya know?
Downloaded smart remote and 100 times better than watchon range seems better as well
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Hold down the Volume rocker (on the screen, not on the phone) and a separate pop up will come up. I have an audio unit also that separately controls my sound. It'll bring up a thing to insert it. Strange that they would put it there, and not in the settings but...whatever it works... ya know?
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Awesome but I just tried it and don't get the pop-up. I added my tv, added the directtv, then added my av system. I went to the remote where everything works but the volume. It tried to work the tv volume that is not used. Long pressing it does nothing. Did I miss something?
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Downloaded smart remote and 100 times better than watchon range seems better as well
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That smart remote in the play store looks a lot better than the remote in watch on. I need to decide if it's worth $10 or not.
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link?
Looking forward to getting the phone and using this! Has anyone found a way to use it with the xbox 360 or is it impossible?
My stereo Bluetooth earphones of two years is giving up with a charge not lasting as it use to. So naturally I was keeping my eye out for something with more features but nothing that I'd cry about.
The Sony Bluetooth sets have some extra features other than there's usual remote control buttons like text display, an ear speaker but cost more than US$100.
Enter a local Philippine brand, Cherry Mobile which offers a small sized basic phone called P1 that bluetooth pairs with your better Android device to remote access your calls, SMS, audio media, and itself is a basic phone with its own SIM card. It retails for only Php 799 (US $18.16).
It works with the Galaxy Note 3 on Jellybeans 4.3 without the need to install extra software. It uses the Message Access Profile or MAP usually used for current car radios for calls and SMS for your smartphone.
Key features:
*A smartphone remote dialer
Smartphone SMS viewer (Bluetooth Message Access Profile (MAP) needed)
*Single regular SIM card
*Dual band GSM 900/1800 Mhz
*1.77 " LCD @ 176 X 220 pixels
*VGA camera
*FM Radio
*Music Player
*Bluetooth 3.0
*Built-in battery
*Micro SD slot up to 4GB only
*Available in 4 colors - white, light blue, orange and red
*54 x 89 x 10 mm (with buttons slightly protruding)
*No specs on battery or weight
Pros
*Acts as a secondary phone and remotes your Android device for answering and making calls and SMS
*Decoy device where you shouldn't be flashing your more expensive or larger Android device
*Acts as bluetooth audio for your main device
*Compact and light
Cons
*No thrills plastic build with 1990s inexpensive cellphone design (but that maybe a good thing)
*Basic dumbphone with all low end features with no wifi access or Internet capabilities, or social networks and email notifications
*No 3.5mm earphone jack, and only takes micro USB earphones which is NOT provided
*Sound only comes from the ear speaker and is low quality
*Built-in battery with no user replacement
Okay, the P1 doesn't aim to give any visible first good impression. It looks cheaper than any of the current low end basic Nokia phone. The P1's choices of colors of light blue, cherry red, Vermillion (orange) and white aren't exactly attractive either. I got the less atrocious white. Its buttons are made of hard translucent jelly with strange dotted text styled numbers and small crate numbering styled letters, but they won't be fade away like past generic 2G phone devices of late 1990s.
Don't hold your breath on the VGA camera too. It'd probably be OK for some quick urgent pictures... if you navigate to the camera function quickly enough. You'll need to place a micro SD card for this to work.
The P1 doesn't have a regular 3.5mm jack for audio. It only has a micro USB for you to plug in old earphone or adapters for your usual earphones with this connection socket. The FM radio will not work at all without a wired audio as it uses the wire as an antenna. Don't expect stellar audio quality as your main Android device.
Conclusion
It's as tiny as my extra battery case. for my Note 3. The unspecified battery seems to be decent enough to last the entire day connected. The P1 is unapologetically unattractive, but it's a perfect compliment to the Note 3.
Well, you'll get the FM radio receiver missing in the Note 3, and it's functions surpass that of any Bluetooth earphones. You can probably put in that 2nd SIM card of a different network for signal differences when you need to make that call.
The remote dialer and sms functions are probably the main features to get the P1 for those less appealing places. This is the first I have heard of of such a device. No guarantees in keeping you from harm, but at least it gives less reasons for anyone to stop you on the lonely streets seeing you using an expensive device. It would be a selling point for other established brands out there to add a MAP feature on their dumbphones. They'd make a killing.
Great review. Will the write message work on Note 3 4.3 JB? Thank u
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Where can I buy one of these?
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Great review. Will the write message work on Note 3 4.3 JB? Thank u
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I am still on JB 4.3 and I can remote the SMS functions of the Note 3 using the P1. You can also make and get calls via P1.
Other known brand that works is with LG G2. You can test it when getting.
I tested the P1 with iPhone 5s, and never worked with it. Not a surprise.
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Where can I buy one of these?
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I got this from the Philippines. Some China made cellphone, then rebranded for local sale. No other models have this remote dialer and Bluetooth SMS features.
Staggering battery stamina, with continuous 9 hours of actual battery with streaming music from my Note 3.
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TheNeighbor101 said:
I got this from the Philippines. Some China made cellphone, then rebranded for local sale. No other models have this remote dialer and Bluetooth SMS features.
Staggering battery stamina, with continuous 9 hours of actual battery with streaming music from my Note 3.
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Where can i get this in the u.s?
Do u have a link or sometning..i have been searching..but can not find it.
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I am still on JB 4.3 and I can remote the SMS functions of the Note 3 using the P1. You can also make and get calls via P1.
Other known brand that works is with LG G2. You can test it when getting.
I tested the P1 with iPhone 5s, and never worked with it. Not a surprise.
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Thank u for this. So the note 3 supports MAP. Buying 1 tomorrow.
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grabshell said:
Thank u for this. So the note 3 supports MAP. Buying 1 tomorrow.
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I'd love to buy 1..anyone have a link for u.s customer? Or that will ship to u.s?
What the H? A phone for my phone that makes my smartphone dumb?
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What the H? A phone for my phone that makes my smartphone dumb?
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More like a dumb phone for your smartphone. It's my bluetooth earpiece most of the time when I play media from my Note 3. For what it can do and the fraction of the price of a brand bluetooth earpiece, the P1 is superior.
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blah. I found another review here: http://dronthego.net/spotted-gadgets-the-new-cherry-mobile-p1-2013-edition/
and cherry mobile website: http://www.cherrymobile.com.ph/phones
P1 is not listed!
Is there a way to dump the rom/application/apk and use it in other android phones? (bluetooth sms/call stuff)
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Is there a way to dump the rom/application/apk and use it in other android phones? (bluetooth sms/call stuff)
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P1 is not an Android phone. I saw an MAP app at PlayStore but costs more than $10! I didn't bother since the P1 serves is purpose as a inexpensive decoy which will not likely attract much attention.
You wouldn't be also able to listen streaming media or remote the Note 3 like the P1 can. It has replaced my bluetooth stereo earpiece set entirely.
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blah. I found another review here: http://dronthego.net/spotted-gadgets-the-new-cherry-mobile-p1-2013-edition/
and cherry mobile website: http://www.cherrymobile.com.ph/phones
P1 is not listed!
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Strangely, the P1 isn't listed in their site.
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Tried with Note 3 and everything is OK.
Tried with iphone 5, calls are supported but no SMS function.
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P1 is not an Android phone. I saw an MAP app at PlayStore but costs more than $10! I didn't bother since the P1 serves is purpose as a inexpensive decoy which will not likely attract much attention.
You wouldn't be also able to listen streaming media or remote the Note 3 like the P1 can. It has replaced my bluetooth stereo earpiece set entirely.
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What's the name of the app? Thanks
Anybody knows the OEM of this P1? I hope we can update its firmware, I noticed there are so many bugs on this phone. I am on V3.
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Tried with Note 3 and everything is OK.
Tried with iphone 5, calls are supported but no SMS function.
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Yup, audio and calls work on the iPhone only. SMS doesn't. I really wouldn't expect much from Cherry Mobile for updates. They can't even update their product site!
P1 just really is simple. Gives longer than Bluetooth earphones can. Texting is a ***** again from before smartphones came out.
How come no one can post a link of where to buy this phone from?
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How come no one can post a link of where to buy this phone from?
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Sorry, I don't think this isn't sold online. Only Cherry Mobile sell this. Distributors aren't selling.
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Im planning on getting a chrome cast dongle for my N3 and I am wondering if there are any expected issues like intermittent connections and what not.
No issues so far. I just got my Note 3 on Friday and it controlled my chromecast all weekend with out issue.
I run Chromecast daily on this phone. The only issues are due to your wifi connection itself and if you flash a custom AOSP ROM like CM, AOKP, etc depending on which one you flash or timing of the flash may have some issues relating to wifi connections, etc.
Works perfectly on stock 4.4.2 for me. Streamed YouTube no problem as well add movie files using Playto Chromecast app.
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I do have an issue with Chromecast and the Note 3. It keeps disconnection after a few minutes of playing music. I think it has something to do with the Note 3 because Chromecast worked fine with my Nexus 7.
Thanks for the feedback, 3 working fine and 1 with issue. hmmm..
Any smart bluray or Tv with mirror cast or all share is a better deal. However, if you need to carry the tech with you. The samsung allshare cast will work better. If cost is the issue then last but not least you have the Chromecast.
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Hi,
I have this idea and would like to validate if it is feasible:
-What if I use one of those cheap VR headset , for example,
ebay.com/itm/New-1pcs-3D-Glasses-VR-Box-Headset-Google-Cardboard-Virtual-Reality-Hot-/391636008832?hash=item5b2f533f80:g:tvsAAOSwZQRYWNTS
- Then install controller-emulator app on of my old android 6.0:
developers.google.com/vr/daydream/controller-emulator
-Then I launch the Daydream app on my Axon 7 manually (no need for the fancy NFC trigger)
Is there anything that could stop this from working? I do not think the google daydream viewer has any special sensors or anything, right?
This is working but there are problems with the functionality by using the emulator method. Inputs weren't recognized in my lollipop device.
On mm it could work.
Why don't you try the emulator before buying the VR headset?
It did work perfectly for me. I used it to try daydream before deciding to purchase it. I used a Nexus 4 as a controller
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Why don't you try the emulator before buying the VR headset?
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I am waiting for stable stock N rom for my Axon 7.
0Kajuna0 said:
It did work perfectly for me. I used it to try daydream before deciding to purchase it. I used a Nexus 4 as a controller
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Thanks, but why would you still purchase google's viewer if this method of using cheap one with emulator is working? you just wanted higher quality headset?
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Thanks, but why would you still purchase google's viewer if this method of using cheap one with emulator is working? you just wanted higher quality headset?
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The Daydream headset is quite nice, compared to the carboard one I used for testing, and the actual controller is much better than a phone because you can actually feel and press the buttons. With a phone, you don't really know where your finger is and you have to do strange things like double clicks to simulate some controller actions. The controller, though, sometimes has problems, like losing connection, which a phone does not have. Hopefully they will get solved with firmware updates
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I am waiting for stable stock N rom for my Axon 7.
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The release we have now is pretty stable
kokonuts86 said:
Thanks, but why would you still purchase google's viewer if this method of using cheap one with emulator is working? you just wanted higher quality headset?
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The Daydream headset is quite nice, compared to the carboard one I used for testing, and the actual controller is much better than a phone because you can actually feel and press the buttons. With a phone, you don't really know where your finger is and you have to do strange things like double clicks to simulate some controller actions. The controller, though, sometimes has problems, like losing connection, which a phone does not have. Hopefully they will get solved with firmware updates
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To be honest I just want the controller. I have a "VR" headset (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/retrak-utopia-360-virtual-reality-headset/5449500.p?skuId=5449500) that works well enough and fits more securely than a Daydream viewer would (had an extra support strap).
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The release we have now is pretty stable
To be honest I just want the controller. I have a "VR" headset (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/retrak-utopia-360-virtual-reality-headset/5449500.p?skuId=5449500) that works well enough and fits more securely than a Daydream viewer would (had an extra support strap).
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They are also selling VR remotes on ebay, but I have no idea if they will work with daydream.
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They are also selling VR remotes on ebay, but I have no idea if they will work with daydream.
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They won't