Android OS Discussion v2.0

Tried that! Wifi has stopped working on laptop though so restarting router

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Restart the phone as well

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Nice.

A few small things that would make Android great...

In the phone app, when dialling a number, it should bring up a contact (like dialling 36... should bring up all the Emmas in your phonebook)
Merge contacts in the SMS app (i.e. for some reason a mobile/work number for the same person show up as different contacts)
Allow renaming/hiding apps in the app drawer
Built-in file manager
Nicer widgets (get help from HTC on this)

I like stock Android, but I think a lot of things HTC Sense includes are awesome, and Google should integrate a few of them

Can't you already do all that.

Or am i missing something.

With different phone, messaging, widget collections, file manager and launcher apps, yeah

but I would prefer it all to be part of Android

A few small things that would make Android great...

In the phone app, when dialling a number, it should bring up a contact (like dialling 36... should bring up all the Emmas in your phonebook)
Merge contacts in the SMS app (i.e. for some reason a mobile/work number for the same person show up as different contacts)
Allow renaming/hiding apps in the app drawer
Built-in file manager
Nicer widgets (get help from HTC on this)

I like stock Android, but I think a lot of things HTC Sense includes are awesome, and Google should integrate a few of them

Also, Android will never be as smooth as iOS unless they focus on optimising it for certain devices (like a Nexus range) and leave optimisation for other devices up to manufacturers.

I hate how there aren't any contracts for new phones that target the low user market. I only need about 100 minutes, cos I barely call, about 100 texts cos I use whatsapp, and unlimited data (only three offer this). The cheapest contract with unlimited data for the S4 is £33 with three, which includes 500 minutes n unlimited texts which I don't need. If I could have fewer minutes n texts, I could easily save around £5 a month.


Anyways has anyone on here got an Oppo Find 5

Apart from widgets and file manager i'm pretty sure all the stock apps do that. right???

The dialler thing is default for me on ICS (though it is a custom ROM).

Unsure about messaging as I generally only receive texts from people's mobiles...

Can't rename/hide icons.

For most people their file manager needs are met by the gallery and the music app. Those in need of one already know how to find it.

I'm less enamoured by widgets these days as I was when I was on my HTC Hero/HD2. I like the simplistic ones in ICS and if you want something else then Beautiful Widgets is cheap.

HTC Sense is my favourite of the manufacturer skins and it looks very slick . I have a Wildfire S and it looks much more advanced than my dad's Galaxy Ace, and both run Gingerbread. Even my mum's HTC Wildfire which runs Froyo looks more advanced than my dad's phone. Although since ICS TouchWiz is greatly improved.

I'm currently using a Jelly Bean custom ROM on my phone in order to try out Google Now and I'm missing HTC Sense. I prefer most of the mods that Sense has, especially the "People" app and the widgets (my dad is envious of the widget with the clock/weather combined )

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http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/search.aspx?product=HTC_One_Silver&rowqty=10&sortkey=11&order=1&page=1

Third one down - Orange, £36/month for 18 months = £648
Less £144 cashback gives £504 (Dialaphone are very reliable with cashback)

That compares to £490 SIM-free from Amazon, before any contract costs are included.

£105 cashback is also available via TopCashBack: http://www.topcashback.co.uk/dial-a-phone/. Again, Dialaphone cashback is very reliable in my experience, so that reduces the total costs to £399. If Panther 36 doesn't cover what you're after, there's nothing to stop you from also taking out a rolling contract with Giffgaff or similar and you'd still be saving money. It takes a little more effort, but for the saving it's worth it in my books.

http://www.dialaphone.co.uk/search.aspx?product=HTC_One_Silver&rowqty=10&sortkey=11&order=1&page=1

Third one down - Orange, £36/month for 18 months = £648
Less £144 cashback gives £504 (Dialaphone are very reliable with cashback)

That compares to £490 SIM-free from Amazon, before any contract costs are included.

£105 cashback is also available via TopCashBack: http://www.topcashback.co.uk/dial-a-phone/. Again, Dialaphone cashback is very reliable in my experience, so that reduces the total costs to £399. If Panther 36 doesn't cover what you're after, there's nothing to stop you from also taking out a rolling contract with Giffgaff or similar and you'd still be saving money. It takes a little more effort, but for the saving it's worth it in my books.

I'm currently looking at deals with the S4 as Vodafone retentions were completely useless as they no longer offer an 18 month contract and 12 months is too expensive (they won't budge on price)

But looking at the offer you posted, I can't see one from dialaphone with cashback. Am I missing something, or has that offer just gone?

Edit: Ignore me, just realised the offer you posted was for HTC One, my bad!

You can still fast cashback via Quidco or Topcashback, though.

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http://www.buymobilephones.net/mobile-phones/htc/htc-one-black/o2/32-o2-600-24mths-internet/15009300 This one is a cracking deal

Went into carphone warehouse to have a play with the S4 and the HTC One today, and decided I actually preferred the HTC One. So I went ahead and ordered via Topcashback and dialaphone. I went for the offer without cahback via redemption though as it had extra minutes and data and I decided I probably wouldn't be arsed/would do the redemption part wrong anyway.

Yep, Sense is the best imo too.

I hate hate hate TouchWiz, I think it's horrible. I got a Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 cheap, but hated the interface so much. I installed CyanogenMod for the stock Android experience, but it just didn't feel right, so I ended up selling the tab

Not really a fan of stock Android either. Currently using AOKP on my HTC Wildfire S for the last 2 days only because I wanted to properly try out Google Now and see what it was all about (even though I already had it on my iPad). Lets see how long I manage to resist the temptation to change it back to the normal Sense (which I was very happy with, plus battery life doesn't seem too good on this ROM).