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[Q] Dissapointed with Nexus S ,are u?

hi all
after waiting of six month when arrived to Iraq ,and i bought Nexus S I9023 with 500 $ , after 4 days iam very disappointed because:
1.rooting and recovery very difficult .
2.there is no Radio
3.there is no Zoom in camera.
4.will damage and not work with two different ROM ,this problem i didnt get it with my old DEsire.
5.Internal Storage , so there is no SDcard thats a bit problem.
there is solution to these problem?
now planning to get HTC Desire HD .
are also diissapointed?
thanks.

1. No it's not, it's easy
2. Can't do a lot about that, a dev might figure it out though
3. Digital zoom is turd and shouldn't exist anyway
4. Pardon?
5. Yes that was a poor decision

cutiyar said:
hi all
after waiting of six month when arrived to Iraq ,and i bought Nexus S I9023 with 500 $ , after 4 days iam very disappointed because:
1.rooting and recovery very difficult .
2.there is no Radio
3.there is no Zoom in camera.
4.will damage and not work with two different ROM ,this problem i didnt get it with my old DEsire.
5.Internal Storage , so there is no SDcard thats a bit problem.
there is solution to these problem?
now planning to get HTC Desire HD .
are also diissapointed?
thanks.
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i'm very satisfied
but i am very sad about arabic language

My friend has a Desire HD and he is lucky if his battery lasts the whole day with wifi, gps and sync turned off. With my nexus s I can easily make it through two days with light use.
The rooting/custom recovery/custom rom process should be the easiest among all android devices since it is a pure google phone meant for developers.

oh man its a devphone why a dev want fm and rooting is easy as pie! fastboot oem unlock & fastboot flash recovery Name.img
what is the difficult?
zoom on camera is silly, you can make a photo and "zoom" in gallery.. same quality as digital zoom
maybe you flashed the roms false? not the devs fault ;D
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cutiyar said:
1.rooting and recovery very difficult .
2.there is no Radio
3.there is no Zoom in camera.
4.will damage and not work with two different ROM ,this problem i didnt get it with my old DEsire.
5.Internal Storage , so there is no SDcard thats a bit problem.
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Err, no. The thing's wide open, you don't even need any exploit code. Care to share your difficulties?
True, but you knew that beforehand (and who knows, maybe the FM radio that's inside it can be brought to life).
Where would you put a zoom lens? Not enough space. "Zooming" in software just lowers the image quality. You can do the same in post-processing by cropping to an area and enlarging that.
Sorry, I didn't quite understand that sentence.
As a matter of fact I agree with you but again, you knew that before you bought it.

1. You rooted a Desire (and s-offed maybe?) and you're saying that nexus s is hard to root? Jesus Christ people what's wrong with you?
2. Who listens to FM radio nowadays? We're in 2011, move on.
3. Why? To reduce quality? Kick ass feature indeed, you can zoom in gallery anyway.
4. Not our problem you can't read ROM descriptions. Besides, the two phone models were already splitted in to 2 different forums.
5. I'm still trying to figure it out why people need more then ~10gb of storage on a phone. Even with 1000 mp3s and a few movies, plus sd card files for certain HD games, you'd still have enough with the 16gb memory.
Instead of crying because of these non sense "dissapointments", you should wine about the laggy browser or about the fact that we only actually have 300mb RAM (since 200 are used for the GPU).

lvnatic said:
2. Who listens to FM radio nowadays?
5. I'm still trying to figure it out why people need more then ~10gb of storage
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2. I do, because streaming local radio stations over the internet is generally wasteful (all that tech, just to listen to radio), doesn't work right (mobile internet just isn't reliable enough), is expensive (my data allowance is large but streaming radio will eat it like that) and drains the battery.
5. I don't need more storage but I'd like to be able to physically remove most of my personal data from the phone, to back it up or even just stick it in the next model. Even if I drop my phone and it's toast a microSD card could probably be salvaged. Built-in storage also takes away choice: How much storage do I need? How fast does it need to be? And lastly, cards can be re-used in a lot of different devices, which I prefer over buying new storage for every one.

fallenguru said:
2. I do, because streaming local radio stations over the internet is generally wasteful (all that tech, just to listen to radio), doesn't work right (mobile internet just isn't reliable enough), is expensive (my data allowance is large but streaming radio will eat it like that) and drains the battery.
5. I don't need more storage but I'd like to be able to physically remove most of my personal data from the phone, to back it up or even just stick it in the next model. Even if I drop my phone and it's toast a microSD card could probably be salvaged. Built-in storage also takes away choice: How much storage do I need? How fast does it need to be? And lastly, cards can be re-used in a lot of different devices, which I prefer over buying new storage for every one.
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while you might have a point for the radio thing, i kind of disagree with the storage thing. the purpose of storage is not to store your important data. you should in fact never do that. What if you lose your phone or it gets stolen?
I think this is the tech era evolving and that you have choices like google docs, dropbox, picasa.... for storage which is easily accesible (even through your computer at home) and safer.

only complaints i have are battery life(decent), icon looks garbage (thank god for customizable icons but still a hassle...wish the market made a standard for a xxx amount of pixel/size for icons or something. more continuity with the icons) and RAM....the ram is just not enough. /sigh
not really disappointed as i give this phone a 8.5/10 and i was a previous iphone 4 user.

cutiyar said:
hi all
after waiting of six month when arrived to Iraq ,and i bought Nexus S I9023 with 500 $ , after 4 days iam very disappointed because:
1.rooting and recovery very difficult .
2.there is no Radio
3.there is no Zoom in camera.
4.will damage and not work with two different ROM ,this problem i didnt get it with my old DEsire.
5.Internal Storage , so there is no SDcard thats a bit problem.
there is solution to these problem?
now planning to get HTC Desire HD .
are also diissapointed?
thanks.
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1. Rooting & Recovery is not difficult at all. It's one of the most simpliest. One-clicks do not count. This phone is one of the few phones that permit unlocking the bootloader. Other phones' (with the exception of the N1) unlock their bootloader by using Android exploits.
2. There is a radio. Every phone has a radio including a flip phone.
3. All zooms in phones are not real "zooms." Real zooms consist of physical zoom.
4. ROMs doesn't damage your phone. It's because of something you did wrong.
5. If SDCard was such a problem, why did you get the phone in the first place? You should of done your research before buying the phone.

The only thing I'm disappointed with is the fact that they go ahead and release a 4G model a couple months later.

fallenguru said:
2. I do, because streaming local radio stations over the internet is generally wasteful (all that tech, just to listen to radio), doesn't work right (mobile internet just isn't reliable enough), is expensive (my data allowance is large but streaming radio will eat it like that) and drains the battery.
5. I don't need more storage but I'd like to be able to physically remove most of my personal data from the phone, to back it up or even just stick it in the next model. Even if I drop my phone and it's toast a microSD card could probably be salvaged. Built-in storage also takes away choice: How much storage do I need? How fast does it need to be? And lastly, cards can be re-used in a lot of different devices, which I prefer over buying new storage for every one.
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Data allowance?? That must be a T-Mobile thiing...because on Sprint the data is unlimited.

Quis89 said:
Data allowance?? That must be a T-Mobile thiing...because on Sprint the data is unlimited.
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LoL he's in Austria dude
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You should have gotten Galaxy S instead.
FM Radio, expandable SD card slot but no camera flash.

cutiyar said:
hi all
after waiting of six month when arrived to Iraq ,and i bought Nexus S I9023 with 500 $ , after 4 days iam very disappointed because:
1.rooting and recovery very difficult .
2.there is no Radio
3.there is no Zoom in camera.
4.will damage and not work with two different ROM ,this problem i didnt get it with my old DEsire.
5.Internal Storage , so there is no SDcard thats a bit problem.
there is solution to these problem?
now planning to get HTC Desire HD .
are also diissapointed?
thanks.
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Im not disappointed generally
the only thing i dont like is the lack of Sim Toolkit coz i cant access my SImcard's menu like banking and all, plus Google removed FB sync for Nexus S. and the compass screws up a lot too, which is impt for me when using maps coz I drive a lot.
but i can live without the sim toolkit and the fb sync... its the compass that bothers me.

lordnikon11 said:
You should have gotten Galaxy S instead.
FM Radio, expandable SD card slot but no camera flash.
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maybe you mean Galaxy S 2 its really a piece of art from inside and outside

asim1401 said:
maybe you mean Galaxy S 2 its really a piece of art from inside and outside
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No I meant Galaxy S.
The S2 is a different league.

deeren said:
while you might have a point for the radio thing, i kind of disagree with the storage thing. the purpose of storage is not to store your important data. [...] I think this is the tech era evolving and that you have choices like google docs, dropbox, picasa.... for storage which is easily accesible [...] and safer.
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Important, hm, not that important mostly, just a hassle to re-create. And I do use it to transport data between home and work ... let's settle for sometimes important data . If I had important data on there I'd certainly not upload it into some cloud. Also sometimes it isn't practical. Store my music and videos in the cloud, whoever thought of that. So it can skip and eat up bandwidth?
melloyellowkc said:
only complaints i have are battery life
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Really, mine's excellent, as long as Latitude is off. What does it say is using it?
zephiK said:
2. There is a radio. Every phone has a radio including a flip phone.
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You realize what (s)he meant, right?
Quis89 said:
Data allowance?? That must be a T-Mobile thiing...because on Sprint the data is unlimited.
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This is a forum with a very international user base, which is great. I've seen flags here that I didn't know existed. Why do so many Americans still assume every one else is from there, too?
Anyway, I'm in Austria and pay €4 / GB. Even if it wasn't limited it still shouldn't be wasted. Wireless bandwidth is scarce no matter what you do.

thanks for all our posts.
i Cant answer all posts but :
1. there is no radio but mr.zephiK said there is , u can tell where to get it?
2. r u in same ?? u say yes there is zoom in but u have to zoom it from gallery , so all phones should remove zoom button , this company pay alot of money to have good lens for zoom in .
3. Mr. Rusty doesnt need pardon i tried modaco and cyaogen mod ROM but they will damage some times.
thanks .

[Q] not make sense without sdcard

pls, someone explain how you guys who are using nexus 4 and going to get nexus 5, how you guys can possible use your phone without sdcard?
I just cannot image a using without sdcard which give me much extra space and freedom to change it and make backups.
sdcard is not just extra space, it is separate disc in your phone.
Also, the speed of micro sdcard such as "Kingston microSDHC/SDXC Card Class 10 64gb" never been issue for me on sgs4 i9505.
And for me it is terrible idea to use any external storage, while I can have everything inside my phone, all the time.
Here some talking about much more terrible idea, using cloud or stream services instead micro sdcard, this insane for me.
I cannot understand why Google is doing it, and why you folks follow this rule.

x111 said:
pls, someone explain how you guys who are using nexus 4 and going to get nexus 5, how you guys can possible use your phone without sdcard?
I just cannot image a using without sdcard which five me much extra space and freedom to change it and make backups.
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Some people don't need a lot of space. I much prefer larger internal storage over SD card any day. Though i need 64 for all my music which is an issue with nexus devices. For many people 16 is enough though. 1 backup, decent amount of apps, little to no music, and all is well. Some people just have different needs. SD storage is slow and limited anyways. I wish it was completely rid of and larger internal storage options were offered for all devices. Google has been trying to get rid of SD card storage for quite a while.
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xXxG0dzRAgexXx said:
Some people don't need a lot of space. I much prefer larger internal storage over SD card any day. Though i need 64 for all my music which is an issue with nexus devices. For many people 16 is enough though. 1 backup, decent amount of apps, little to no music, and all is well. Some people just have different needs. SD storage is slow and limited anyways. I wish it was completely rid of and larger internal storage options were offered for all devices. Google has been trying to get rid of SD card storage for quite a while.
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can't store much porn on a 16gb phone...

Stream music and porn, streaming is the best. But you must have a good connextion where you live. For trips seagte wifi or OTG ftw.
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Stop hoping for SD Card storage, hope for return of USB On-The-Go is better!
In USB Flash drive, you can store so much HD Porn and tons of music and many more (impossible to super application there) using USB OTG!
But for me, 32GB is enough for everything
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^^^ super? ah i mean store (my gesture keyboard fails. ^^^
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I don't store music or movies on my phone so it has never been an issue.

At least on my SGS3 using a sdcard is pain because it always disconnects from the device.

Mkvarner said:
At least on my SGS3 using a sdcard is pain because it always disconnects from the device.
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never had this problem on sgs3 and nowadays on sgs4

This thread needed to be deleted, there has been at least 10,00 threads like this in the past. Nexus never had sdcard after the Nexus One. It never will get sdcard again in one million year, stop asking. Use cloud storage or USB OTG or get the 32gb version or buy a different phone. I wish it was against the forum rule to make these threads.

eksasol said:
This thread needed to be deleted, there has been at least 10,00 threads like this in the past. Nexus never had sdcard after the Nexus One. It never will get sdcard again in one a million year, stop asking. Use cloud storage or USB OTG or get the 32gb version or buy a different phone. I wish it was against the forum rule to make these threads.
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+1
^ Exactly
x111 said:
pls, someone explain how you guys who are using nexus 4 and going to get nexus 5, how you guys can possible use your phone without sdcard?
I just cannot image a using without sdcard which give me much extra space and freedom to change it and make backups.
sdcard is not just extra space, it is separate disc in your phone.
Also, the speed of micro sdcard such as "Kingston microSDHC/SDXC Card Class 10 64gb" never been issue for me on sgs4 i9505.
And for me it is terrible idea to use any external storage, while I can have everything inside my phone, all the time.
Here some talking about much more terrible idea, using cloud or stream services instead micro sdcard, this insane for me.
I cannot understand why Google is doing it, and why you folks follow this rule.
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You're right.
You deserve to treat yourself better.
If you don't like it get another phone.
Get a google play edition phone.
You have plenty of options nowdays.

How do people live without SD storage? Easy. Steam music, use cloud storage.
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the1onewolf said:
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^ Exactly
You're right.
You deserve to treat yourself better.
If you don't like it get another phone.
Get a google play edition phone.
You have plenty of options nowdays.
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Give that man a cookie!
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x111 said:
pls, someone explain how you guys who are using nexus 4 and going to get nexus 5, how you guys can possible use your phone without sdcard?
I just cannot image a using without sdcard which give me much extra space and freedom to change it and make backups.
sdcard is not just extra space, it is separate disc in your phone.
Also, the speed of micro sdcard such as "Kingston microSDHC/SDXC Card Class 10 64gb" never been issue for me on sgs4 i9505.
And for me it is terrible idea to use any external storage, while I can have everything inside my phone, all the time.
Here some talking about much more terrible idea, using cloud or stream services instead micro sdcard, this insane for me.
I cannot understand why Google is doing it, and why you folks follow this rule.
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It's called cloud storage...
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32gb is a good amount of storage on a phone. Need to make backups USB-OTG all the way for that and use cloud storage for allot of things. anything under 32gb for me is not enough.

cloud service is a crap to keep files to which you need access most of the time, I do not want pay for unlimited mobile internet which not every where available and have the same speed.
cloud service can be used just maybe for backup and sync, and of course for the files which you wanna share.
On my phone 16gb internal storage and 32gb micro sdcard and this amount very close to be full. And not going to manage my files just because google want it.

Then a NEXUS device is not for you. Use a phone that does support micro sdcard storage. I just hope, for your sake, that other device manufacturers don't follow suit and get rid of that old technology. :good:

x111 said:
cloud service is a crap to keep files to which you need access most of the time, I do not want pay for unlimited mobile internet which not every where available and have the same speed.
cloud service can be used just maybe for backup and sync, and of course for the files which you wanna share.
On my phone 16gb internal storage and 32gb micro sdcard and this amount very close to be full. And not going to manage my files just because google want it.
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I disagree. Cloud is great..there is no way I'm getting my 500GB music collection on my phone while still using it as a phone, without the cloud. I use Subsonic, Google Music, and Pogoplug Cloud, as well as the usual Drive/Dropbox/Keep solutions for everyday junk. 16 or 32 becomes insiginificant once you move your mind into the cloud, either personal (subsonic,Pogo) or service provider (Google,Dropbox,etc.).

wideasleep1 said:
I disagree. Cloud is great..there is no way I'm getting my 500GB music collection on my phone while still using it as a phone, without the cloud. I use Subsonic, Google Music, and Pogoplug Cloud, as well as the usual Drive/Dropbox/Keep solutions for everyday junk. 16 or 32 becomes insiginificant once you move your mind into the cloud, either personal (subsonic,Pogo) or service provider (Google,Dropbox,etc.).
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+1
Thats it. I think google push cloud services a bit forward with every single release (Android, ChromeOS) and thats good in my eyes.
More users + more devices = increasing demand for faster mobile internet speed.
Only some mobile operators need to follow - their main purpose is still the same - pull from our pockets as much money as possible.
Just think what happend with CromeOS, great stuff but 70% people around the glob can't use OS for normal operations.
Again problem, slow internet connections. Google was sure in year 2012 world will be more hi-speed covered with optical internet.
I don't know if u know for project FLAG (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe). Almost all world countrys are covered with optical
internet the main fu*king problem are our stupid internet providers. They still selling old technology.

Don't believe cloud storage will be a plausible alternative until mobile phone providers stop being money hungry power giants. On at&t its 10 bucks for a single gigabyte of data I believe. At least their 3gb plan is $30. That's insanely expensive if you plan on relying on cloud services to keep your media. I listen to music 2+ hours a day. I would be spending at least $100 on data overcharges a month. There is no way I plan on making a switch to cloud storage for at least the next 3-4 years. Even then I doubt mobile data charges will have gone down, at all. Maybe $7.50 a gigabyte but even that is way too much.
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Google Photos Uploading without permission

check this out:
http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2015/07/google-photos-uploads-images-without-app.html

antawnm26 said:
check this out:
http://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/blog/2015/07/google-photos-uploads-images-without-app.html
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I call BS. Probably someone who has little knowledge on how to use an android device. I have used photos for months and never had this issue. I even hoped my photos were backed up when I had to do on a recent wipe and Google didn't "accidentally" back mine up lol.

Yeah he moved the camera away in the video hmmm might give it a try and see
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Actually i swear this happened to me. I took 2 pictures which were xxx rated and sent them to my wife via stock messaging app then deleted the pics from my phone a bit later. A couple days later i entered the photo section on the pc i beleive it was through G+, i could be mistaken how i accessed the photo section i dont remember now, and those 2 pics were there! I was shocked and embarrassed at the same time. My next mission was to figure out if they were public or privately filed. It seems they were private, but i do not trust photos, drive, or any of those pic and storage apps anymore. True story i promise...

http://m.androidcentral.com/stop-syncing-google-photos
Check this out, might be what you guys are looking for.

m3lover1 said:
http://m.androidcentral.com/stop-syncing-google-photos
Check this out, might be what you guys are looking for.
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Good find. I just looked and i don't have that option. I'm guessing it's because i removed photos from my phone. Should install photos, turn that of, then Uninstall again. Thanks Now take my example and say your kids look at that photos on the PC....i think i might have hung myself if my kids saw those pics?

I have Google Photos upload photos before I have even set it up. I'm talking right after flashing a new ROM and then downloading Google Photos automatically from the Play Store but I haven't even opened the app yet. I finally went in to backup all my photos before flashing again and I discovered it already backed everything up. Not that I care that much because I was going to back them up anyway but it's just a little creepy.

Scartaris12 said:
I have Google Photos upload photos before I have even set it up. I'm talking right after flashing a new ROM and then downloading Google Photos automatically from the Play Store but I haven't even opened the app yet. I finally went in to backup all my photos before flashing again and I discovered it already backed everything up. Not that I care that much because I was going to back them up anyway but it's just a little creepy.
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Yea i agree. I assume thats what happened to me too.

Scartaris12 said:
I have Google Photos upload photos before I have even set it up. I'm talking right after flashing a new ROM and then downloading Google Photos automatically from the Play Store but I haven't even opened the app yet. I finally went in to backup all my photos before flashing again and I discovered it already backed everything up. Not that I care that much because I was going to back them up anyway but it's just a little creepy.
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sshafranko said:
Yea i agree. I assume thats what happened to me too.
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You think maybe you guys opted to restore your apps and some of that app data google holds on to then keep the photo app in back up mode?

pcriz said:
You think maybe you guys opted to restore your apps and some of that app data google holds on to then keep the photo app in back up mode?
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I dont think so only because i have never in my life used Photos or any other cloud storage for my photos. I use my sd card and my 2trb personal cloud sitting on my shelf. First thing i do is remove Photos and many other apps i dont use when i load a rom so it must happen in the couple of minutes between booting the rom and removing apps...its kind of annoying

Considering getting a Note 5. Have some questions

Hey all. I'm considering switching to a Note 5. I currently have a Note 3. I switched to t mobile from att last week and picked up a LG V10 which I am supposed to start using tomorrow. I'm now considering this phone. I had a concern about battery life but from what I see here after rooting and running a custom ROM battery life seems great. I'm concerned about the storage with no sd card. If I got this phone, I'd get the 64 gb version. I'm wondering if samsung has any solution to uploading your photos/videos while on the go. I'm going on vacation for 10 days next month and I know this limited amount of storage wouldn't be enough unless I uploading my photos and videos somewhere each night. I won't have my pc with me. Does samsung have a place to upload? If not where do you upload? Thanks
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thegameksk said:
Hey all. I'm considering switching to a Note 5. I currently have a Note 3. I switched to t mobile from att last week and picked up a LG V10 which I am supposed to start using tomorrow. I'm now considering this phone. I had a concern about battery life but from what I see here after rooting and running a custom ROM battery life seems great. I'm concerned about the storage with no sd card. If I got this phone, I'd get the 64 gb version. I'm wondering if samsung has any solution to uploading your photos/videos while on the go. I'm going on vacation for 10 days next month and I know this limited amount of storage wouldn't be enough unless I uploading my photos and videos somewhere each night. I won't have my pc with me. Does samsung have a place to upload? If not where do you upload? Thanks
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I use Google photos. It auto uploads pictures and videos too.

thegameksk said:
Hey all. I'm considering switching to a Note 5. I currently have a Note 3. I switched to t mobile from att last week and picked up a LG V10 which I am supposed to start using tomorrow. I'm now considering this phone. I had a concern about battery life but from what I see here after rooting and running a custom ROM battery life seems great. I'm concerned about the storage with no sd card. If I got this phone, I'd get the 64 gb version. I'm wondering if samsung has any solution to uploading your photos/videos while on the go. I'm going on vacation for 10 days next month and I know this limited amount of storage wouldn't be enough unless I uploading my photos and videos somewhere each night. I won't have my pc with me. Does samsung have a place to upload? If not where do you upload? Thanks
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I use Google photos as well it's imo the nicest and most user friendly cloud upload for photos. However you could auto upload to dropbox, or onedrive. If you have a Microsoft 365 account you get 1 TB of onedrive space included with your account plus you get an additional 100 GB via a Samsung offer when you buy the Note 5. I use Google photos as my primary and onedrive as a redundancy backup.
I thought I was going to miss the sd card slot as well but I don't. I got the 64 and I also carry a 64 GB sandisk otg/usb combo drive which you get usually find on sale at reasonable prices on amazon.
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Having had both, the note 3 and the 5 honestly, I think I should have went with the 4. I like the 5 and all but I do miss the SD card, I use Google photos as has been mentioned but having to delete photos and videos is aggravating to me. Between photos, videos, music and apps I am out of space, granted, I have the 32gb but the 64gb would be the same in time.
I have not rooted this phone, been holding out for Samsung pay and my bank to work together, says coming soon. Regardless tho, that's something else I am tired of...I should have stayed with nexus devices in regard to root the more I think about it lol. Anyways, getting off topic now.
I got the 5 because costco had a $250 rebate, Samsung had the holiday promotion and Samsung pay had a $100 credit for purchasing from samsung.com if you sign up for and activate a card. When I added all that up it was just to good of a deal to pass up on.

Just get one of these.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00R0...ard+reader&dpPl=1&dpID=41dF3fqC1OL&ref=plSrch
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andROIDS said:
Just get one of these.
This looks interesting. I worry if I have the phone in my pocket with this in it it might break.
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thegameksk said:
andROIDS said:
Just get one of these.
This looks interesting. I worry if I have the phone in my pocket with this in it it might break.
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You only have it in when you need it, otherwise you put it back in its little holder and keep it on your keys.
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The Note 5 is so much better than the 4. I think the 3 was better than the 4 but the 5 is a great device as long as you can get over the storage. I think a Keychain OTG thumb drive is a good compromise for those with additional storage needs.

Yes please dont fall into the trap of so many being dependent on an sd card. There are so many choices to use and honestly 50 gb of data on your phone just because is a lil crazy. You have as mentioned above plenty of storage alternatives and videos I simply upload to Youtube and privately share or watch.
People seem to forget that sometimes phones take a dump, get lost, stolen or break. Now with your whole life on the phone what next?
Great phone, first time not rooting in 6 years or so and with package disabler and a conscious effort to effectively keep my phone from being bogged with crap things are working out lovely.... Plus I use and love Samsung pay

playya said:
Yes please dont fall into the trap of so many being dependent on an sd card. There are so many choices to use and honestly 50 gb of data on your phone just because is a lil crazy. You have as mentioned above plenty of storage alternatives and videos I simply upload to Youtube and privately share or watch.
People seem to forget that sometimes phones take a dump, get lost, stolen or break. Now with your whole life on the phone what next?
Great phone, first time not rooting in 6 years or so and with package disabler and a conscious effort to effectively keep my phone from being bogged with crap things are working out lovely.... Plus I use and love Samsung pay
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I have a thought......
Because of Qi charging. The Micro SD will be seldom used. The Note 5 is slick so most people will end up using a case....so..... I am waiting for someone to build a case that has a microsd built in that connects to the usb port and it does not interfere with Wireless qi & NFC use. If someone builds it... I want my 10%! I thought of it first :silly:

theshaz said:
I have a thought......
Because of Qi charging. The Micro SD will be seldom used. The Note 5 is slick so most people will end up using a case....so..... I am waiting for someone to build a case that has a microsd built in that connects to the usb port and it does not interfere with Wireless qi & NFC use. If someone builds it... I want my 10%! I thought of it first :silly:
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Great thought I can't be mad at that just don't see why we need to have terabyte worth of data on our phones. But hey again patent that thought

playya said:
Great thought I can't be mad at that just don't see why we need to have terabyte worth of data on our phones. But hey again patent that thought
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Couldn't agree more. People also seem to be forgetting or just not reading the reason behind getting rid of the External SDCard.

Jammol said:
Couldn't agree more. People also seem to be forgetting or just not reading the reason behind getting rid of the External SDCard.
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Whaaaaaat There is a reason for it who would of thought. LOL
People just hate change that's all I swapped a S2 for a Nexus and didn't not sweating the 16gb hard drive just did what I had to do. We are just a bunch of complainers and entitled people that's all.... Lol

I guess the future will be personal cloud ?.. people will have their own wireless storage as a wearable device and it can be accessed without any wires or case and it can be used with laptop, phone and may also be encrypted from others stealing it ?
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My Note 4 is my go to device but I also have a Note 5. I thought about getting a V10 but I need the SPen so I had no other choice if I wanted something new.
Somebody mentioned how SD cards are not reliable and can mess up resulting in lost data. Frankly, that hardly ever happens. In years of SD card use I've never had that happen to me but I did have my Note 5 become completely unresponsive. It would not turn on at all and I had to get a replacement from TMobile. Guess what? I lost all the pics I had taken that day because even though I use Google photos, I only sync the pics when charging and on WiFi to avoid using too much cellular data. If I had an SD card I would have been able to pull the pics off the card even though the phone wouldn't turn on.
Some people say there is a good reason for the SD card feature being removed. The only reason is profit. Why could they not have made it work? Some people say it's because the memory isn't compatible with the new memory being used on these phones but I don't believe that. Why is it that OTG works? Couldn't they have just made an SD card slot that worked the same way as OTG?
I like the Note series but I sure hope we get back expandable storage.
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jlczl said:
My Note 4 is my go to device but I also have a Note 5. I thought about getting a V10 but I need the SPen so I had no other choice if I wanted something new.
Somebody mentioned how SD cards are not reliable and can mess up resulting in lost data. Frankly, that hardly ever happens. In years of SD card use I've never had that happen to me but I did have my Note 5 become completely unresponsive. It would not turn on at all and I had to get a replacement from TMobile. Guess what? I lost all the pics I had taken that day because even though I use Google photos, I only sync the pics when charging and on WiFi to avoid using too much cellular data. If I had an SD card I would have been able to pull the pics off the card even though the phone wouldn't turn on.
Some people say there is a good reason for the SD card feature being removed. The only reason is profit. Why could they not have made it work? Some people say it's because the memory isn't compatible with the new memory being used on these phones but I don't believe that. Why is it that OTG works? Couldn't they have just made an SD card slot that worked the same way as OTG?
I like the Note series but I sure hope we get back expandable storage.
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Expandable sd slot is built into the chpset. USB otg is not. Think of it as a truck. The bed is built into the body, but to get more room you get a trailer hitch and trailor.
Now we have an suv instead of a truck. That's why swapping primary storage drives was a thing on some older phones. Instead of using a actual nand flash, some phones used a micro SD card for internal and a second for expandable.
On some devices you could actually change to the Expandable storage being the "internal" storage via bootloader.
The type of chip being used in the note 5 is not capable of running a micro SD card and maintain high speed for the onboard. The how to just isn't there yet.
Regardless of that being bs. The other thing about designs, the shells are made first, then the rest of the product. Outside in.
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Accidentally reseted the phone and forgot tobacco up the phone. any way to restore it

hey
i reseted the phone thought my google + sync was on.. but it wasn't and all the pics are deleted..
i don't care about anything other then pic and video. there are lots of important family members pics who oolong with us...
will i be able to get it back any of the pics or vid in this situation ?
i was searching on the web and i might have to root the phone and then there is applications that would able to get it back.. is it possible ?
Thanks

Phone was not rooted? How did you reset the phone?

snxda said:
hey
i reseted the phone thought my google + sync was on.. but it wasn't and all the pics are deleted..
i don't care about anything other then pic and video. there are lots of important family members pics who oolong with us...
will i be able to get it back any of the pics or vid in this situation ?
i was searching on the web and i might have to root the phone and then there is applications that would able to get it back.. is it possible ?
Thanks
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First, I don't think this belongs in the development area. Next, there is NO WAY to get your stuff back unless you were rooted, already had a backup, SD card or idk. A factory reset wipes all internal storage, including your personal data. Sorry...

The lesson is to use something like Google Photos or even Samsung Backup.
If the photos were on the sdcard AND the card has not been used in the meantime, you can possibly recover some files using R-Studio ($$) or similar free software (testdisk, zero recovery).
If the data was on the internal memory AND you haven't overwritten it by using the phone you can send it to a recovery company for $$$. There is a channel on youtube called HDD Recovery Services where they show how they achieve this.

Up the phone is not necessarily the best place for your tobacco...

How do you 'accidentally' reset your phone?
It asks if you are sure multiple times, and explains what is about to happen first

*Detection* said:
How do you 'accidentally' reset your phone?
It asks if you are sure multiple times, and explains what is about to happen first
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Ain't Nobody Got Time for That... next,next,yes,yes,next. done

copenhagen said:
Up the phone is not necessarily the best place for your tobacco...
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heikis said:
Ain't Nobody Got Time for That... next,next,yes,yes,next. done
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lol true, but what did they think they were saying "next,next,yes,yes,next. done" to? It's in a completely separate part of the settings to anything else

Root the phone, try DiskDigger from the PlayStore.
You'd be surprised.