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Welp, high time for a smartphone.
Scotty:
--- Quote from: altuixde on May 01, 2015, 12:58:10 am ---Thanks for those tips, Scotty! And thanks for pointing me to the XDA forums. I'm signing up for an account there right now. I haven't installed 5.0 yet because people have been reporting various problems with it and the Z1 compact. However a few people having problems doesn't necessarily mean that it's not a good update for the phone (if everything is working fine then there's little reason to post something). Is there a way to go back to 4.4.4 if I do run into problems with 5.0?
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I think Sony is pretty good at making their images of previous versions available for everyone. It's definitely MUCH easier to go to a previous version on Android than on iOS by a landslide. If things get TOO technical, stick with the XDA forums.
Accoun:
Speaking of, I assume for superbudget phones the answer is "Just go for Moto E"? Especially since I've been seeing it used for a bit under $70. What I have is ancient, but I don't remember when my contract ends, so I'm pretty much whatifing now since the smartphone topic came up.
--- Quote from: altuixde on April 29, 2015, 07:08:17 am ---I've read that Android had a hidden feature called "App ops" that granted users privacy controls similar to what iOS users have, but that feature has been removed; hopefully Google will bring it back in the future.
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It should be still available in some custom ROMs. Not sure about Lolipop, but Paranoid Android has it as part of system settings on Jelly Bean/KitKat, under "App Privacy".
@up: Well, Sony is pretty much mod-friendly. At least the current one - I have an old Sony Tablet S I got for free and they locked the bootloader (IIRC) in one of the system updates. After some time their phones and tablets got moved from one division to another and they decided that they will go as open as possible, but not the old devices. :-(
Scotty:
Moto E is a great budget phone.
altuixde:
--- Quote from: Accoun on May 01, 2015, 08:18:39 pm ---It should be still available in some custom ROMs. Not sure about Lolipop, but Paranoid Android has it as part of system settings on Jelly Bean/KitKat, under "App Privacy".
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I'll look into learning how to use custom ROMs. This is gonna take some effort because there are a lot of terms that people on the XDA forums are using which I'm not familiar with.
Scotty:
--- Quote from: altuixde on May 01, 2015, 11:12:42 pm ---I'll look into learning how to use custom ROMs. This is gonna take some effort because there are a lot of terms that people on the XDA forums are using which I'm not familiar with.
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You'll learn. It's what makes Android fun. On a related note: Sony seems to be doing well in regards to Custom ROMs.
I used to flash Custom ROMs weekly years ago. I kinda burned out on it, and Stock Android has everything I need, to be honest. But they can extend the life of old forgotten phones, for sure.
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