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Pre ordered mine through Best Buy. $100 off with activation and $100 Best Buy gift card for the unlocked version.
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lobotomybeats
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- Jan 8, 2004
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No. I bought mine from Amazon
- Mar 1, 2011
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Pixel 4 doesn't look bad, but I dont understand Google's recent obsession with making iPhone ripoffs. Wish they'd go back to making fresh designs like in the Nexus days.
- Mar 5, 2005
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I'm surprised too, especially since they brought in half of HTC's team. I think Google has an iron-grip on the final design because I know those product designers would kill it if they were given free rein.
- Dec 9, 2002
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If you can't beat em, join em. They are just looking at the money aspect.
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Mr Dink
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- Oct 8, 2012
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Love this phone already.
- May 27, 2017
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About time
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AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile have finally agreed to replace SMS with a new RCS standard
There will be a new app
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Nike Jordan
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- Jun 27, 2002
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Anyone?
antidope
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- Jan 2, 2012
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Last time I'll be a pest about this but if anyone can recommend a halfway decent data enabled tablet for like 400$ or less I would appreciate it.
- Sep 10, 2011
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On the Android 10 beta for the S10.
- Aug 26, 2009
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you not trying to get an iOS tablet? iPads are great tablets and they have sim versions. otherwise I think samsung makes the best Android tablets that i've used.
- Aug 26, 2009
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Not sure this is the answer. Entrusting that the carriers will get this done? I doubt it. Sad thing is google if they cared enough could of fix this long ago.About time
AT&T, Verizon, Sprint, and T-Mobile have finally agreed to replace SMS with a new RCS standard
There will be a new app
antidope
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- Jan 2, 2012
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Nah no ios dad doesn't care for it
- Aug 26, 2009
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bet. I would just go hit up costco and grab a samsung tablet if android is the choice. not sure if they carry the sim ones though.
elpablo21
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- Feb 11, 2008
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Check out the Samsung Tab S5e. I know Verizon has it for around $400, not sure about other carriers
antidope
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This legit?
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This legit?
- Nov 15, 2001
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Has anyone else tried the RCS hack? It's working great on my Note8
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Nike Jordan
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I tried and I couldn't get it to work on my phone.
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Even though it sounded like there might be some caveats, the big four US carriers recently announced that they'd finally get their act together and roll out a joint RCS system, bringing modern messaging to US customers sometime next year. Too little, too late, carriers. Earlier today, some folks figured out how to forcibly enable RCS on seemingly any recent phone here in the US via Google's Messages app. At first, it sounded too good to be true, but in our own testing, it works.
Thanks to the folks at the /r/UniversalProfile subreddit for figuring out the steps required
Prerequisites
There are just a handful of steps required to get RCS working on your phone, but you will need to be running the latest version of Google's Messages app (also available on APK Mirror, if you need it). Note that some are only seeing success with the Beta version of the app. If you don't want to opt-in to the beta, you can download it over at APK Mirror.
You'll also need to have Activity Launcher installed so we can use it to flip a flag in the Messages app.
The process below can take as little as 3-5 minutes — longer if you run into any issues. I'd advise setting aside at least ten minutes or so, and try to have these instructions open on another device so you don't have to constantly switch between apps to read them.
Once you've got the latest versions of both apps installed, just follow the steps below on the phone you'd like to enable RCS on. Also note that there may be other prerequisites we aren't yet aware of, should any of the options or settings required for setup not appear for you
Instructions
On the phone you'd like to enable RCS for, do the following:
1. Turn off Wi-Fi (it can interfere with the setup).
2. Open the Activity Launcher app.
3. Tap the drop-down menu at the top of the screen, select "All activities
4. Scroll down to "Messages," tap it.
5. In the Messages sub-list, scroll to "Set RCS Flags," tap it.
6. In the screen that opens, tap the drop-down menu below "ACS Url" and tap the option named "http://rcs-acs-prod-us.sandbox.google.com."
7. Tap "Apply" at the bottom of the list.
8. Open the multitasking/recents menu and clear the Messages app from your recent apps
9. Open Messages, you should have a banner at the bottom of the screen — something along the lines of "New! See when friends are typing" — prompting you to set up RCS/Chat for Messages.
10. Tap "Upgrade Now" in that banner and follow the setup process, it should complete within a few minutes
My phone had some issues during the setup process when trying to verify my phone number. Though Google's 2FA key was received via SMS, Messages didn't want to read it. If that happens and RCS doesn't start working for you (and you can check if the setup completed correctly via the three-dot menu in the corner of Messages -> Settings -> Chat features -> Any warning on the top of this screen) there are some troubleshooting steps you can follow
Troubleshooting
Try the following steps if you run into issues:
1. Swipe the Messages app out of memory in your multitasking/recents menu and open it again.
2. Reboot your phone.
3. Clear app data for "Carrier Services."
-However you access "All Apps" in your version of Android (sometimes Settings -> Apps -> All Apps), find "Carrier Services" and clear the app's data (sometimes in a "Storage" sub-menu).
4. Re-do steps 1-6 in the "Instructions" section above, but set the "OPT Pattern" in the "Set RCS Flags" menu to "Your\sMessenger\sverification\scode\sis\sG-(\d{6})" in the drop-down menu, then continue again from step 7.
We've tested the steps above on a Pixel 4 on T-Mobile and a carrier-branded OnePlus 7 Pro on T-Mobile. Other reports from our readers and elsewhere indicate general support here in the 'states across a wide range of carriers and devices, effectively bypassing the carriers in enabling RCS via Google.
There's a decent chance that this avenue for enabling RCS wasn't meant to be user-facing, so Google could disable or remove it at any time. Still, right now, you can get RCS via Google's Jibe in Messages without any stupid carrier restrictions — and that's all anyone has been asking for.
Thanks: Adam, Tyler, Robert, Danny, Justin, Joseph, Starks, and everyone who sent this in
Thanks to the folks at the /r/UniversalProfile subreddit for figuring out the steps required
Prerequisites
There are just a handful of steps required to get RCS working on your phone, but you will need to be running the latest version of Google's Messages app (also available on APK Mirror, if you need it). Note that some are only seeing success with the Beta version of the app. If you don't want to opt-in to the beta, you can download it over at APK Mirror.
You'll also need to have Activity Launcher installed so we can use it to flip a flag in the Messages app.
The process below can take as little as 3-5 minutes — longer if you run into any issues. I'd advise setting aside at least ten minutes or so, and try to have these instructions open on another device so you don't have to constantly switch between apps to read them.
Once you've got the latest versions of both apps installed, just follow the steps below on the phone you'd like to enable RCS on. Also note that there may be other prerequisites we aren't yet aware of, should any of the options or settings required for setup not appear for you
Instructions
On the phone you'd like to enable RCS for, do the following:
1. Turn off Wi-Fi (it can interfere with the setup).
2. Open the Activity Launcher app.
3. Tap the drop-down menu at the top of the screen, select "All activities
4. Scroll down to "Messages," tap it.
5. In the Messages sub-list, scroll to "Set RCS Flags," tap it.
6. In the screen that opens, tap the drop-down menu below "ACS Url" and tap the option named "http://rcs-acs-prod-us.sandbox.google.com."
7. Tap "Apply" at the bottom of the list.
8. Open the multitasking/recents menu and clear the Messages app from your recent apps
9. Open Messages, you should have a banner at the bottom of the screen — something along the lines of "New! See when friends are typing" — prompting you to set up RCS/Chat for Messages.
10. Tap "Upgrade Now" in that banner and follow the setup process, it should complete within a few minutes
My phone had some issues during the setup process when trying to verify my phone number. Though Google's 2FA key was received via SMS, Messages didn't want to read it. If that happens and RCS doesn't start working for you (and you can check if the setup completed correctly via the three-dot menu in the corner of Messages -> Settings -> Chat features -> Any warning on the top of this screen) there are some troubleshooting steps you can follow
Troubleshooting
Try the following steps if you run into issues:
1. Swipe the Messages app out of memory in your multitasking/recents menu and open it again.
2. Reboot your phone.
3. Clear app data for "Carrier Services."
-However you access "All Apps" in your version of Android (sometimes Settings -> Apps -> All Apps), find "Carrier Services" and clear the app's data (sometimes in a "Storage" sub-menu).
4. Re-do steps 1-6 in the "Instructions" section above, but set the "OPT Pattern" in the "Set RCS Flags" menu to "Your\sMessenger\sverification\scode\sis\sG-(\d{6})" in the drop-down menu, then continue again from step 7.
We've tested the steps above on a Pixel 4 on T-Mobile and a carrier-branded OnePlus 7 Pro on T-Mobile. Other reports from our readers and elsewhere indicate general support here in the 'states across a wide range of carriers and devices, effectively bypassing the carriers in enabling RCS via Google.
There's a decent chance that this avenue for enabling RCS wasn't meant to be user-facing, so Google could disable or remove it at any time. Still, right now, you can get RCS via Google's Jibe in Messages without any stupid carrier restrictions — and that's all anyone has been asking for.
Thanks: Adam, Tyler, Robert, Danny, Justin, Joseph, Starks, and everyone who sent this in
- Nov 15, 2001
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What's the problem you're having?
- May 27, 2017
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Anyone have the OnePlus 7 pro? Considering it
big j 33
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- May 31, 2006
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I do.
I love mine. Battery life could be better but I also don't have the strongest signal at work and at home so I think that's a big factor... along with having it connected to my watch most of the time and that I'm a heavy user. It's mostly my own anxiety that plays a factor in "worrying" about battery life, because with Warp Charge I never have to really worry. It's crazy fast and I recommend also getting the warp car charger and I never really have to worry. Great screen with the 90hz refresh rate, love no notch, speakers are good, camera is solid enough, crazy fast, the best phone I've had.
I love mine. Battery life could be better but I also don't have the strongest signal at work and at home so I think that's a big factor... along with having it connected to my watch most of the time and that I'm a heavy user. It's mostly my own anxiety that plays a factor in "worrying" about battery life, because with Warp Charge I never have to really worry. It's crazy fast and I recommend also getting the warp car charger and I never really have to worry. Great screen with the 90hz refresh rate, love no notch, speakers are good, camera is solid enough, crazy fast, the best phone I've had.
