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    Facebook Home: Too Much Hassle?

    in OS'es/ROM's & Themes

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    I'm extremely wary of anything Facebook does to get us to use it anymore than most people do already. Anyway' date=' I'm not planning on installing it.

     

    Sent from my EVO using Tapatalk 2

     

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    That would be a good idea, I was furious when I found out they took away my data. Facebook has reached it's climax, and everything they do from here on out will just be mistakes. People are going to start switching to Google+ and Twitter, especially when Facebook puts ads in their mobile app (which is in the near future). At that point, I will only use Google+.

     

    Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII

    Facebook Home: Too Much Hassle?

    in OS'es/ROM's & Themes

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    The biggest virtue of the Facebook phone is that if you turn Facebook Home off' date=' it reverts to a stock Android phone on AT&T with LTE on Band 17.

     

    I don't know how Facebook got that through the Death Star, but I have to give them credit where it is due.[/quote']

     

     

     

    Yes, that is a nice feature. I won't bother with the HTC First though, especially because it's not on Sprint yet. Also, is it just me or does it sort of resemble an iPhone?

     

    Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII

    Facebook Home: Too Much Hassle?

    in OS'es/ROM's & Themes

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    Alright, so as you all may know, Facebook released Facebook Home: a new launcher that Mark Zuckerberg thinks will increase his already large fortune. As a tech dork, I had to get it, and I must say I was a little disappointed. The overall UI was alright if you love Facebook. There's no lock screen, once you tap your power button, you're looking at your news feed. You can swipe left-to-right and view photos and status updates, and if you want to see a photo in full view, just tap and hold the picture and it will go into full screen mode. If you want to access all of your apps, just tap the screen so your Facebook profile picture pops up, and then drag it up and it will open your app drawer. This is fun and all if you use Facebook 24/7, but for someone who doesn't, then it's just an annoyance. Don't get me wrong, it's a neat idea, but after a while it just gets to be annoying. I want to use my phone, I don't like having to spend 5 minutes navigating to my Phone. If I'm in an emergency, I'm done for. But that's not the reason I am disappointed in Facebook Home. No, the reason is that after a while, I noticed my 3G wasn't on. Everyone else had a fast 3G signal, but I had nothing. Further investigation showed that all of my data passwords had been reset. I can't use 3G until we call Sprint and ask them for the passwords. Worst case scenario, I have to do a factory reset on my phone, which will NOT make me happy. I have looked at a few more reviews and I'm not the only one this happened to. This is a common issue. I have written to the Facebook Team and am waiting for a reply. The five phones that support Facebook Home are high end phones (Galaxy SIII, Galaxy SIV, Note II, HTC One, and HTC One X+), so this should be a big deal. Anyways, I will update when I have news!

     

    Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII

    Ubuntu for Phones announced

    in OS'es/ROM's & Themes

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    The thought of an Ubuntu phone is pretty neat. On my old Evo 4G, I found tons of Ubuntu themes. I have Ubuntu on one of my computers, too. So I have been introduced to it, I haven't used it for a while and I'm not a pro at at. Yet I am somewhat fond of the idea of another OS. But what amazes me the most is the idea of a phone that recognizes gestures. At first it will be difficult, but I'm sure it could be pretty fun to use. I will see the gesture OS firsthand once it comes out on the Nexus and I'm very interested.

     

    Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII

    3G Issues with Photon Q 4G LTE

    in Motorola

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    @swintec yeah, I have the Photon Q and that's how I solve this annoying problem. If THAT doesn't work, try rebooting. If it STILL doesn't work, try a hard reboot (holding down the power button for 20 seconds). If it still is causing problems, then you may have to hit the Sprint store. But this is how I fix it on my phone

     

    Sent from my Motorola Photon Q

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