And it's less filling....

To each their own. Part of my problem is probably that Samsung does their own thing with the Android OS. My Bluetooth pops and skips when playing music in my truck (the current Android update is supposed to address that but Samsung is still f'in with their version of it and won't release it until next year sometime). The phone will occasionally ring and if I happened to be doing something at the same time the call came in, the screen freezes up and I'm stuck listening to a ringing phone and no way to answer it. Same thing happens sometimes when trying to hang up a call and I can't hang up. When I hit the back button inside the messaging app, it acts like the master back button on the face of the phone and will take me completely out of the messaging app instead of up a level inside the app. Yeah, I know, jailbreak it, load other messaging apps, etc. etc. ...but I want my smart phone to be a smart phone - not another hobby.

And then I proof read that and scare myself with how much that sounds like something Gramps would post.

+1

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Even though the droids had better tech, my iPhones run much better than my droids ever did.

I used to have to yank a battery on the droid once a week, sometimes more. The iPhone has required that exactly zero times in 3 years.

Great, thanks for the help. I deleted the tracks. If anyone else wants to set up their phones, let me know when you want me to clear the tracks.

One of my clients needs me to work on Saturday and I might have to miss the Steeplechase. The more we get set up in advance, the less issues raceday.

We all have technology horror stories.

My iPhone 5 that I have to use at work (it sits on a dock on a desk and it has exactly one app installed) has to be rebooted every 24 hours or else my bluetooth headset refuses to connect when receiving a phone call (placing a phone call is fine mind you). The stupid pop up windows on it are directly over top of the "End call" button so if you manage to be a half second late hitting "hide" then it hangs up on the call instead.

Anyways. Your back button complaint is a common one - the functionality isn't properly implemented by app developers everywhere. There are literally 10,000 messaging apps on the play store that you don't need to root your device for..

Sorry for the topic divergence. I'll go back to playing with my Moto 360 smartwatch now (that I'm developing sailing apps for) :P

I just turned my tracker on for Steeplechase (on an app that works quite well on the Samsung).

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. . . . because you can't.
:P

lol, wait... what!?

1 week away b!tches! Beat downs coming! Yep, looking squarely at you Ricky. No particular reason, just because.

Not the specific subject matter...I know you are an Android fan...just the tone.

I never drank the Apple cool-aide, but my wife sure did. I think she is currently looking for "i-husband".

I'm far from a power-user on the android platform. I want to call, receive calls, possibly text. The S5 seems to be doing that just fine, but I'm sure the i-phone would do just as well. Verizon has a good network here.

She did admit the S5 screen was nicer than her 6.

Did they ever get Apple and Adobe to play nice together? It is nice that i can open .pdf files (seem to be the dominant player in my biz) on my phone so I can fake being in the office while I'm cleaning the boat...

Oh I got it...

here's the problem that she hopes the "i-husband" will fix (from a recent conversation - you can figure out who the speakers are)

idiot walks into room, lovliness reclined on sofa staring at phone

lovliness: "Hey, can you put that over there?"

idiot (looking baffled): "uhhhhh... what?"

lovliness: "Put it over there!"

idiot: "Put what over where?"

lovliness: "Are you [explitave] deaf? PUT IT OVER THERE!"

idiot: "yeah, that's not helping..."

lovliness: "[referring to various religious dieties] you are an idiot"

Ok that's it, you're flicked from this thread.

idiot leaving thread

Shiza, that was the best story I've read in a while.

If I ever get the time to write it, you'll enjoy my Holiday drive story. Bucket-potty, sliding doors, and a van load of mexicans.

~sigh~, tomorrow we start the packing to make the trek down the Islander for the start of the Steeplechase. I'm packing so many toys (kayak, sailboard, paddleboards), it might even require two trips. I'm particularly worried about the traffic... this trip might take several minutes each way and given that we are now nearly out of liquor, we may even need to make an extra stop along the way.

That was not nice Mr. Kohl!