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Android vids
Posted on 10/10/18 at 7:54 am
Posted on 10/10/18 at 7:54 am
Bought a Pixel 2 XL earlier this year. Had it for a few months know and still haven't found an app that will allow me to watch vids sent from iphones. Plus, pics are grainy too from iphones (think I remember reading that issue on here).
Is there anything I can look into to help with this? The vids just don't even open up
Is there anything I can look into to help with this? The vids just don't even open up
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Posted on 10/10/18 at 8:03 am to ChandlerB03
You need to have the person send the videos either through Google photos app, or a chat app such as WhatsApp.
iPhones use iMessage to send uncompressed videos to other iPhone users, but when sent to an Android user it sends as a regular MMS message which is compressed to complete shite.
I have a pixel 2 and my wife has an iPhone. We both use Google photos app and just send videos through it. With the free unlimited storage, I don't understand why everyone, iOS and Android, isn't using this app
iPhones use iMessage to send uncompressed videos to other iPhone users, but when sent to an Android user it sends as a regular MMS message which is compressed to complete shite.
I have a pixel 2 and my wife has an iPhone. We both use Google photos app and just send videos through it. With the free unlimited storage, I don't understand why everyone, iOS and Android, isn't using this app
Posted on 10/10/18 at 8:07 am to ChandlerB03
Also, to add, if the videos aren't opening at all I don't know what the issue is. Pictures usually are clear over text for me, and videos always play, they are just unwatchable quality.
Google has been working on a fix to this in RCS messaging, but it is slowly being adopted by carriers and Android , and it is years away from being adopted by iOS
Google has been working on a fix to this in RCS messaging, but it is slowly being adopted by carriers and Android , and it is years away from being adopted by iOS
Posted on 10/10/18 at 8:42 am to dltigers3
All of what he said. Iphone users won't budge though. Too hard headed.
This post was edited on 10/10/18 at 10:05 am
Posted on 10/10/18 at 9:04 am to dltigers3
Thanks for info guys. And you're right, the iPhone peeps are stubborn
Posted on 10/10/18 at 9:29 am to dltigers3
quote:
I have a pixel 2 and my wife has an iPhone. We both use Google photos app and just send videos through it. With the free unlimited storage, I don't understand why everyone, iOS and Android, isn't using this app
Google photos gives google maps a running for the best app available across all platforms. It's simply fantastic.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 10:49 am to bbap
quote:fify
Google photos gives Waze a running for the best app available across all platforms. It's simply fantastic.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 10:57 am to ChandlerB03
I use mxplayer with the codec pack for whatever phone I have for the past several years with no problems.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 11:09 am to hashtag
i dont really like waze. Not hating on the crowdsourcing function but i just think it looks like an 80s garmin.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 11:22 am to ChandlerB03
If you have someone that you exchange pictures and videos with alot, get them on Google photos. Show them how to unlimited storage works, the assistant videos that are created, and all the other cool features. It is very easy to share videos at that point.
My wife is all about iPhones, but she uses pretty much every Google app available. I'll never understand it.
PS. If you have someone with an older iPhone that loves selfies, Google photos is supposedly working on a portrait mode editing effect so that could be a selling point for them. My wife is on an iPhone 6s, and portrait mode is about the only reason she would upgrade
My wife is all about iPhones, but she uses pretty much every Google app available. I'll never understand it.
PS. If you have someone with an older iPhone that loves selfies, Google photos is supposedly working on a portrait mode editing effect so that could be a selling point for them. My wife is on an iPhone 6s, and portrait mode is about the only reason she would upgrade
Posted on 10/10/18 at 12:05 pm to dltigers3
quote:Is this the only issue at play, though? One time when I was having trouble, I had the iPhone sender send the video to another iPhone...and it was still really grainy.
iPhones use iMessage to send uncompressed videos to other iPhone users, but when sent to an Android user it sends as a regular MMS message which is compressed to complete shite.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 12:09 pm to bbap
quote:I want to agree. Pixel 2 here and lifelong Android user. But...it still doesn't have the Airdrop functionality (which, IMO, continues to be the biggest thing iOS has over Android.)
Google photos gives google maps a running for the best app available across all platforms. It's simply fantastic.
Question: what's your best method for dumping photos from Photos to, say, a desktop? Is there any method that avoids the clunky zip file nonsense?
Posted on 10/10/18 at 12:31 pm to Big Scrub TX
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Question: what's your best method for dumping photos from Photos to, say, a desktop?
Google Photos has a desktop application. Every photo you take on your phone is available to be viewed, edited, etc on your computer.
You don't dump anything from your phone to your computer, they're just there already.
This post was edited on 10/10/18 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 10/10/18 at 12:33 pm to Big Scrub TX
quote:
But...it still doesn't have the Airdrop functionality (which, IMO, continues to be the biggest thing iOS has over Android.)
It's 2 clicks to share something with someone. You click share, then you click their google photos account name (or whatever method you want to share it by). I don't really see how airdrop is superior.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 1:13 pm to bbap
quote:it isnt. just another retard jon snow who knows nothing.
I don't really see how airdrop is superior.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 1:15 pm to Big Scrub TX
quote:clunky? a zip file is what un clucks things.
avoids the clunky zip file nonsense?
So if you dont use the desktop application, and you do download all the photos in a zip, what makes it nonsense? seriously what makes a zip clunck?
Posted on 10/10/18 at 1:20 pm to bbap
quote:and Wazw gets all of its info minus the crowdsourced from google maps. and google maps does import waze wrecks.
i dont really like waze. Not hating on the crowdsourcing function but i just think it looks like an 80s garmin.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 2:14 pm to bbap
quote:I prefer to store my photos ultimately on my own backed up local hard drives.
Google Photos has a desktop application. Every photo you take on your phone is available to be viewed, edited, etc on your computer.
You don't dump anything from your phone to your computer, they're just there already.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 2:17 pm to bbap
quote:That requires reception/service. The bluetooth-to-bluetooth direct functionality is superior.
It's 2 clicks to share something with someone. You click share, then you click their google photos account name (or whatever method you want to share it by). I don't really see how airdrop is superior.
Also, it forces non-Google Photos users to use Google Photos. I'm a realist who understands that some people are going to be using iPhone no matter what. I'd prefer it to be less of a pain to get them in the system.
Posted on 10/10/18 at 2:18 pm to CarRamrod
quote:Just didn't work smoothly. It was really annoying. Also, I've never understood how zips are preferable - it requires a lot of extra steps over just direct downloads.
So if you dont use the desktop application, and you do download all the photos in a zip, what makes it nonsense? seriously what makes a zip clunck?
Also, I do use the desktop application. What made you assume I didn't?
This post was edited on 10/10/18 at 2:19 pm
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