ZTE to make Google Now Launcher default on future phones
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- 21 Jul 2014
Angry Mobile Nerd, 21 Jul 2014Who gives a sh... about ZTE, really? Anyone? They have ... morethe whole asia is using zte phones so what the fk are you talking about? just because your village uses samsungs plasticfetish phones doesnt mean the rest of the world will do the same
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- 21 Jul 2014
So true, they just need to stop with the UI customization and start to offer it as an option via Google Play as apps the user can install, instead of forcing them.
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- 21 Jul 2014
Anonymous, 21 Jul 2014zte huawei are banned in usa for security reasons .Not their phone division. Their back-end server products are.
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- 21 Jul 2014
Finally, more and more OEMs are starting to understand that if they modify stock android they can only make it worse.
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- 21 Jul 2014
zte huawei are banned in usa for security reasons .
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- 21 Jul 2014
Angry Mobile Nerd, 21 Jul 2014Who gives a sh... about ZTE, really? Anyone?
They have ... moreThey are actually the third largest smartphone company in US, larger than LG, Sony, HTC etc, and the fastest growing smartphone maker in 2013.
Might not be at the top, but Samsung will surely be looking over their shoulder, as ZTE attacks every market segment Samsung is in.
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- 21 Jul 2014
Angry Mobile Nerd, 21 Jul 2014Who gives a sh... about ZTE, really? Anyone? They have ... moreWell, it appears you CARED enough to post a comment. Just saying
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- 21 Jul 2014
Who gives a sh... about ZTE, really? Anyone?
They have extremely poor distribution logistics and marketing, and me being a marketing guy they make my hate list (somewhere around the top). I've never seen anyone using a ZTE Nubia phone, and I've walked right past their HQ office building.
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- 21 Jul 2014
AnonD-92838, 21 Jul 2014This is ZTE choosing to utilize the stock Google launcher, ... morenah man...Google told Samsung to do that which happens to be the main android player and leader in customization..ZTE is just a small player, just trying to get noticed as others are pointing.
Things change gradually, not overnight..
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- 21 Jul 2014
AnonD-174570, 20 Jul 2014Google is trying to do things the Microsoft way i.e. having... moreThis is ZTE choosing to utilize the stock Google launcher, not Google telling them to use it. Android will never be as pathetic as Windows Mobile. That's the wonderful thing about Android, manufactures can choose to do what they want.
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- Anonymous
- nC6
- 21 Jul 2014
ZTE is making a very smart political move to gain Google's favour, since Google and Samsung are actually fighting at the moment.
http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/07/19/google-and-samsung-escalate-hostilities-over-watches-tizen-and-androids-openness
http://dailydigestnews.com/2014/07/report-google-and-samsung-executives-at-odds-over-smartwatch-software/
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- 21 Jul 2014
Anonymous, 20 Jul 2014Missing the point ..missing the fact, that 'ok google' voice command can be activated on 3rd party launchers for a long time now
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- 21 Jul 2014
I install Nova Launcher, enough said
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- 21 Jul 2014
So everyone will have the same boring UI even though the phone are made by different company.
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- 20 Jul 2014
Google is trying to do things the Microsoft way i.e. having a homogenized UI among different manufacturers...
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- 20 Jul 2014
That certainly takes ZTE off the list when buying phones, if one has to install 3rd party crap from Google Play to get something useable. Everything Google Now is the first thing i disable on any Android phone i am using, its lame, and i think ZTE and Google has made a deal here, ZTE must be getting something in return for this.
ZTE has long been among phones i recommend to other people, that stopped today.
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- Anonymous
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- 20 Jul 2014
AnonD-134293, 20 Jul 2014Meh, I found the Google Now Launcher to be soo boring and l... moreMissing the point
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- 20 Jul 2014
Meh, I found the Google Now Launcher to be soo boring and lacking in customization options compared to other launchers, OEM and third party...
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- 20 Jul 2014
See no one want's over custominizations at the cost of smooth experience..!! These are gimmicks from which person very quickly gets bored and curse it for making phone slow and laggy...