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| From | Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android, uk.telecom |
| Subject | Re: Handling phone loss |
| Date | 2015-09-06 13:25 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <d52t6kFdu0iU54@mid.individual.net> (permalink) |
| References | (6 earlier) <d4ua23Fo32U1@mid.individual.net> <d4ucs4Fdu0iU45@mid.individual.net> <d50i4sFhkbsU1@mid.individual.net> <d50s1pFdu0iU51@mid.individual.net> <d52pq8F41e7U1@mid.individual.net> |
Cross-posted to 2 groups.
On Sun, 06 Sep 2015 12:27:52 +0000, Frank Slootweg wrote: > Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> wrote: >> On Sat, 05 Sep 2015 16:04:44 +0000, Frank Slootweg wrote: >> >> > Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> wrote: >> >> On Fri, 04 Sep 2015 19:34:27 +0000, Frank Slootweg wrote: >> >> >> >> > Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> wrote: >> >> > [...] >> >> >> It's not. I have a Nexus 5 and a Nexus 7 with vanilla Android, >> >> >> and it has that facility. >> >> > >> >> > IME and AFAICT from the posts in this and other groups (and >> >> > fora), >> >> > there is no such thing as "vanilla Android". >> >> > >> >> > Each manufacturer/supplier has their *own* *stock* (not >> >> > 'vanilla') >> >> > Android version. That is one of the biggest - if not the biggest - >> >> > disadvantage of Android, the lack of any standardization accross >> >> > brands. >> >> > >> >> > "Android, broken-by-(non-)design!" >> >> >> >> While I agree in principle, surely a Google phone is less 'messed >> >> around' than any other one is likely to be? >> > >> > I don't know. Don't Google phones have any Google-phone-only apps? >> >> Google. Google Play store. Google Drive. That's about it. > > No, I meant apps (or other 'enhancements') which are *not* available > on other brands. > > The ones you mention are available on all other brands. The Play Store > app is even a *required* app. Without it, the phone is basically > useless. In that case, nothing. Which was my point.
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Handling phone loss Walter Briscoe <wbriscoe@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2015-09-03 10:32 +0100
Re: Handling phone loss Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2015-09-03 10:49 +0100
Re: Handling phone loss "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2015-09-03 20:25 +0200
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Re: Handling phone loss Someone Somewhere <nntpac@gmail.com> - 2015-09-03 11:27 +0100
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Re: Handling phone loss chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2015-09-03 15:31 +0100
Re: Handling phone loss Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-09-03 17:44 +0000
Re: Handling phone loss chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2015-09-04 09:04 +0100
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Re: Handling phone loss "Bob F" <bobnospam@gmail.com> - 2015-09-06 14:24 -0700
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Re: Handling phone loss Roger Mills <watt.tyler@gmail.com> - 2015-09-04 23:12 +0100
Re: Handling phone loss Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-09-04 19:34 +0000
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Re: Handling phone loss Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-09-05 16:02 +0000
Re: Handling phone loss Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-09-04 20:22 +0000
Re: Handling phone loss Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-09-05 16:04 +0000
Re: Handling phone loss Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-09-05 18:53 +0000
Re: Handling phone loss BugHunter <bughunter@com.invalid> - 2015-09-05 20:57 +0200
Re: Handling phone loss Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-09-06 12:27 +0000
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Re: Handling phone loss Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-09-06 15:26 +0000
Re: Handling phone loss Andy Burns <usenet.feb2014@adslpipe.co.uk> - 2015-09-06 16:46 +0100
Re: Handling phone loss Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-09-06 13:25 +0000
Re: Handling phone loss Bob Eager <news0005@eager.cx> - 2015-09-06 14:36 +0000
Re: Handling phone loss Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-09-06 15:21 +0000
Re: Handling phone loss David Taylor <davidt-news11@yadt.co.uk> - 2015-09-08 09:00 +0000
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Re: Handling phone loss The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> - 2015-09-06 12:44 -0700
Re: Handling phone loss Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2015-09-06 20:25 +0000
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Re: Handling phone loss "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2015-09-03 20:29 +0200
Re: Handling phone loss "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2015-09-03 20:27 +0200
Re: Handling phone loss F Murtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2015-09-07 09:47 +1000
Re: Handling phone loss Walter Briscoe <wbriscoe@nospam.demon.co.uk> - 2015-09-07 08:37 +0100
Re: Handling phone loss Albert Hirsch <doc@treadstone.net> - 2015-09-07 10:17 -0400
Re: Handling phone loss "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2015-09-07 22:24 +0200
Re: Handling phone loss chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2015-09-03 15:37 +0100
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