http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/10/02/pixel-phone-listings-at-carphone-warehouse-offering-new-shots-more-info/
There’s not a ton of new stuff in this apparent error, but I did notice one thing. SD card support. Android Police seems to think that is not necessarily true, but I for one would really, really like that.
So far the Pixel XL looks pretty appealing, but let’s see what Google has to say tomorrow.
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/09/19/non-blurry-photos-google-pixel-pixel-xl-leak/
18 months ago I lost my Fitbit Flex in the airport. At least I think I lost in the airport during a business trip, however, I could theoreticall have lost anywhere. This illustrates by biggest problem with the Flex – the locking mechanism. I lost it a couple of times before, but I always managed to find it again. But not that time.
So, when I decided to venture into the wearables category again, I needed something that would not fall off my wrist without me noticing. Enter the Fitbit Charge HR. I am not fully committed to any specific wearable yet, so the very reasonable pricepoint defenitely swayed me here. I know – I am a cheap bastard. Compared to the Flex, this is a meaningful upgrade in terms of features, so right now I am more than happy. The expanded data collection is quite useful to me. Heart rate, floors climbed, moving reminders are all features I actually use. ¨
I don’t use the Charge when I go running, as I still have my Garmin Forerunner. I am reluctant to make the switch, since it is not possible to change the band like it was with teh Flex. The wear and tear from running is pretty significant, and is the weak spot of the Charge. No replaceable band.
For now I am tracking my nutrition via MyFitnessPal as I think that service is better than what Fitbit offers. However, the integration between the two is pretty good, so it’s not really a problem. If Fitbit makes their service a little bit better I would definitely consider switching.
I have been using my Nexus 5X for around two months now, and even though I swore I would not blog about it I feel compelled to do just that.
So far it the experience has been pretty good. I am really enjoying the plethora of apps. Although I never considered myself an “app person” there seems to be some apps like HBONordic that I am using a lot more than I would have imagined.
However, it seems to me that the phone is starting to slow down, which is way too early for that to happen. I think more ram would have helped out a lot, but that’s what I get for not getting the high end version. It could ned up being a problem, but for now I’ll just have to waut and see.
Android itself is ok. It seems to me that it lacks a lot polish and it doesn’t handle 3rd party email terribly well, which is very disappointing. Luckily I can mitigate that by installing Outlook.
All in all I am pretty satisfied with my purchase. However, I really miss Windows mobile for it’s great performance and more polished look. The app selection on Android seems to negate that feeling so I don’t see myself returning. Perhaps my next phone should be an iPhone.
I reached out to Google on Twitter to get some assistance with the charging issues I experienced with my Nexus 5x. They actually got back to me pretty quickly and even though it didn’t help they still deserve a hat tip.
https://twitter.com/googlenexus/status/736542074510643200
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I have finally left Windows Mobile. It took a little while but eventually I started to feel a little left out because of the app gap and because of the limited develoment put into the OS. I chose Android because it came highly recommended and because I am not too comfortable investing my pension saving in Apple products. They are nice and all, but I don’t want to be tied down to one platform and I don’t want devices that are so expensive I am afraid to use them.
Moving to Android has been an experience alright. I have had some seous issues with the charging capabilities as documented in another blog post ut I have also experienced some grievances with the software. We’re talking bugs for the most part, but there some things that work a little weird as far as I am concerned.
Office365: I am a heavy Office365 user because of my work. My company recentl moved to O365 and it has been really great in my opinion. However, I have had issues with it after moving to Android.
The Gmail app cannot add my Outlook account for some reason. It was supposed to after the update but I don’t get the option. It could me be not paying full attention but the user experience has been lackluster. I have installed Outlook for Android, which works very well with my Outlook.com account, expect it doesn’t pick up my aliases this time. However, I cannot add my O365 account. What gives? It appears to be a company setting that prevents this, so I have to get a hold of support, which in itself is scary. It would be nice if I could integrate O365 better with Android.
Gmail: The app itself works well with my Gmail account, but does not handle my Outlook account well. I don’t get to change the swipe options, which is a big deal to me as I like inbox zero – or as close to zero as possible. It’s nice that it detects my pop3 account from Gmail, so I can use my domain email without having to add another email account.
Since I cannot add y work account to Outlook, I have been trying to add it to Gmail instead. However, the option does not show up when I try to add a new account. Apparently you have to re-enable Exchange services as described here. I must admit this is getting a little frustrating.
Calendar: The calendar doesn’t let me change the colors of of my non Google accounts, which is a little weird. I guess Google is hell bent on making their own services a first class citizen while demoting others’. I am not sure if this is also true for Yahoo accounts.
Apps: One thing that trips me out though is all the apps. Coming from Windows Mobile I am not used to making frequent trips to the app store but on Android that is a different story all together. Good stuff.
So, I finally got my Nexus 5X on Friday. Being a happy camper I get started right away and everything looks and works great. Battery is at 74% so I plug in that bad boy using the USB-C cable in the box. In no time the battery goes to 82% and the phone even displays a little notification about rapid charging. Great.
Then Google tells me there’s a software update to Android 6.0.1. I happily accept and the phones updates. Great, I am now running the latest and greates Android has to offer.
Imagine my surpise though when I realize that the battery is now down to 72%, despite being plugged into the wall socket. As the battery keeps draining out of my brand new phone I go on the hunt and try to figure out how to deal with this. So far nothing at all has worked, but here’s what I have tried so far:
So now I am stuck with a new phone that has no juice left and won’t accept the charge.
Update 1: I just did the unthinkable and bought a USB-C to USB adaptor from Humac. It cost me my entire savings but now I will try to charge the damn phone via my laptop as suggested.
Update 2: I have tried using the charging cable with another Nexus 5X and guess what – no charge. I am starting to think the cable is dead.
Update 3: Now we are getting somewhere. I used the new converter with an old USB cable and guess what, the phone is charging! Right now it charges 10% pr. hour which really sucks but at least we have power.
Update 4: The Force is strong with me, but I am not a Jedi yet! My Nexus charged over night but only reached 40%, which is pretty disappointing. I am going to get a new USB-C charger and see if that works. Google suggest a lather-rinse-repeat approach to this, so I am going to let the battery run very low before charging again. Who knows it might work.
That being said, I have to admit that I am pretty disappointed in this Google product right now. It doesn’t work as intended if at all.
I have ben really annoyed with the Outlook.com birthday calandar becase it has a lot of double or even triple posts. Well, I found a quick fix. Just delete the birthday calendar and the add it again. This will make Outlook.com rebuild your birthday calendar based on your addressbook.
I have had a whole bunch of services connected to my email, which made my birthday calendar have many double entries. I have since removed these connections but the calendar entries persisted. Now, having gone through the steps mentioned above, I now have a new and actually useful birthday calendar. Happy days.
I have finally abadonned the WordPress theme I ahve been using for many years. I have replaced it with Syntax, which is a nice white and minimalistic theme. I am doing to this because I am unsure of what to do with this blog since it is a waste of money to maintain the hosting if I don’t use it. Having a white theme is like having a clean canvas. I hope I will find some inspiration and come up with something clever.
