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[General Topics] z33dev33l:
Eh, I may dislike android but some of your info is a bit off. For instance the Cliq actually did see a 2.1 update which goes to show they may not be the absolute worst when it comes to updating devices. Samsung takes that cake in my opinion. The Cliq also wasn't too much lesser than the droid, the droid was just in a much fancier casing. Manufacturers would not make a perfect phone because then they would have a pinnacle issue. People would only be going for that phone and all other phones would be ignored including the OEM's other endeavors. Not to mention there is no device that would fit everyone. Your device may sound perfect to you but to me it holds all the issues that leave android lacking in my opinion so they release multiple devices to appease the masses.
[General Topics] rawr4dj:
you are right but that phone was for boost mobile
[General Topics] jags_the1:
You seem to be quite rich :D

why dont you buy me a high end phone :) i really really need one . but i cant afford damnit!
[General Topics] ratnakar_choudhary:
Technology evolves

I think one you call beast today will not be a beast tomorrow.

Again phone manufacturer has to keep price in mind.
[General Topics] KingKuba13:
HTC is not even close to owning the whole football field.

Besides an unlocked bootloader which is changing now they are nothing special.

Every phone looks the same with minimal difference in specs.

All these companies cater to a wide range of people so thus why no one super mega phone.
[General Topics] Kailkti:
Best is relative to time. What may be the best today may not be the the best tomorrow.
[General Topics] dejavu157:
The best phone is already the G2
[General Topics] MilkPudding:
The best today is definitely NOT the best tomorrow. Nothing will ever be the best.

Not to mention that the OP's 'best phone' doesn't equal to another person's 'best'.
[General Topics] queencitypete:
Agreed, a 1ghz processor will be laughed at in the next 2 years or so.

Whaddup dual core?

and it's only gonna get better
[General Topics] russian392:
they already made a phone with quad core and 5 inch screen lol o hate to big screens though.
[General Topics] jonshipman:
Post is a year old mate.
[General Topics] eksasol:
Not everyone, even in the western world, is rich enough to afford Apple prices. Also Android is about choice.

oh.
[General Topics] tsuncello:
edit: whoops crazy old thread

Sent from my CM9 MoPho~
[General Topics] galaxys:
Yep, oldie but moldie! :D
[General Topics] Matt3333:
Make a phone with all the features, and what's going to be on the next one? Marketing isn't about making the best featured phone, it's about making the best selling phone. Like when the Galaxy S2 & iPhone 4/4S came out, more iPhones were sold than Galaxys, even though the galaxy had better features. That's why Apple are in this position where they could probably sell a turd.. and still sell millions, just aslong as it has the Apple logo on it.
[General Topics] Dr Doppio:
I think it's useful to dig out threads like this one so that one can put things in perspective.

IMO the key is not to put out a phone with each and every feature, but to have a healthy balance of advanced features. For example, LTE radios were expensive a year ago, they were using a 40nm process and the networks were underdeveloped. So, putting it in a phone resulted in increased price, poor battery life and not much use outside the limited coverage. Today, prices have dropped, using a 28nm dye process insures efficient battery usage, and the networks are more mature -- so this feature is a big plus, vs. being a questionable novelty one year ago. You can apply similar logic to multi-core CPUs, storage, RAM, camera sensors etc.

One phone maker may not have an incentive to put all the latest and greatest in a single phone IF this maker is alone on the market, but with Android phones this is not the case. If you hold back on features the other players will pass you by and get your leader spot. But if you screw up the balance of features too much (say, throw in a monster latest 2.5 GHz 8-core CPU that'll drain the battery in 6 hours), then you'll end up with lots of returned and unsold devices and bad publicity.

It looks like the SGS3 or HOX have fairly balanced feature sets while providing most of the latest and greatest; it is expected that these two devices will capture a significant market share. Thus, those who claimed one year ago that phone makers refrain from making the ultimate feature packed phone were not entirely correct.
[General Topics] archieguy:
Why-cheap phone makers are presenting some great phones in affordable prices. They might not look stunning, but great features...
[WebOS Software and Hacking General] goodboynyc:
I recently ordered a Palm Pre- on ebay to use on sprint for about $20. I currently have an Evo but I've been salivating at the Pre3 since it was announced. I've always been a fan of webOs but not the hardware in the Pre to justify me to use my upgrade on it.

But that said, the only thing holding me back from jumping eco-systems is navigation. I LOVE Google Maps/Navigation. It's worth the price of admission on android itself. Is there anything on the Pre or WebOS that would/could replace Google Navigation?(I luv being able to get directions to a friends house from the middle of no where).
[WebOS Software and Hacking General] LazPL:
Not really. There is Google Maps, but it's pretty far behind its Android counterpart. Then there is open-source Navit, however I have problems getting it to work on my Pre2, and it's not especially intuitive or user friendly. If navigation is important, you might want to think twice, but that is the only gripe I have. The OS is really smooth, pleasant to use. I can't say anything about the Pre- as I jumped on the Pre2 from start (GSM version), but I've been using all OSes there are (except Bada, but who cares!) and I can't really like any other OS any more after using WebOS. I would assume that a god navigation option is in the works, certainly HP realizes it is crucial functionality.

I think one of the US operators also has a proprietary app, but alas, I'm European so I have no clue.

Good luck!
[WebOS Software and Hacking General] Jive Turkey:
I agree with LazPL, Google Maps on WebOS is missing a lot of the features of the Android version.

I thought you might be interested in this as well. It's the WebOS App Catalogue, online: http://www.precentral.net/app-gallery
[WebOS Software and Hacking General] jamcar:
could i have your evo
[WebOS Software and Hacking General] drizek:
Sprint navigation is pretty good.
[WebOS Software and Hacking General] ashykat:
Just remember you're gonna be jumping onto an older device so it's not nearly as fast or smooth as the newer Pre 2, and certainly not like the Pre 3 and Veer will be. WebOS is amazing, I love the OS but it's not without it's shortcomings. Luckily they seem to be improving quite a bit now, plus the homebrew community for webOS is AMAZING. I'd definitely suggest going to the precentral forums and installing preware on your new Pre. Overclocking is an option for you and it will certainly help speed things up a bit, but unfortunately battery life on the OG Pre was pretty abysmal. Sprint Navigation comes free with the Sprint Pre, and it works pretty well so luckily you'll have that to use in place of Google Nav.
[WebOS Software and Hacking General] lvav06:
i began with the pre-, it was good till i tried evo, i liked it but i am waiting for the pre3. try overclocking it will be nicer then.
[WebOS Software and Hacking General] vaxick:
Google Maps on WebOS is pretty much dead. Palm completely ditched it for WebOS 3.0 and will be using Bing Maps for navigation instead. It still won't be as well equipped as Google Navigation for Android, but "hopefully" HP is working on getting us a ideal navigation tool for the car.
[WebOS Software and Hacking General] tonygoes:
I've had pretty good experiences with Sprint Navigation on the Pre, and while Google Maps isn't the greatest ( I actually think the PalmOS version was better), it works fairly well to. The Ebay route is a good idea, though. I just went the opposite direction - from Pre minus to Android, and between the faster device and the bigger selection of software, there's no way I'd go back. I do miss WebOS, though. In a perfect world, I may have gotten the Pre3 on Sprint... oh well.
[EVO 4G General] ReubenRene:
Hi guys I was wondering if anyone could help me out here. I have been trying out some new ROMS and kernels and I rcently began to notice that there are black lines flashing off ad on my screen which is very annoying. Does anyone know how this happend and if this can be fixed? any help and input would be so appreciated :)
[EVO 4G General] snowboarda42:
Does it do that with all the roms? Try going back to bone stock un rooted, if it still does it I'd guess hardware issue and return it to sprint. Make sure it's totally unrooted though!

Sent from my hand with XDA Premium installed
[EVO 4G General] tonker83:
It's most likely the kernel you flashed. If you use say a Savage-zen Kernel with a sense rom, you will get the black lines that look like tearing. It's because you need to use Sense Kernels with Sense roms, and ASOP Kernels with ASOP roms like CM6 or CM7. To fix, just Wipe cache, Factory reset, and install the rom again, but don't flash the kernel. Hope that helps.
[EVO 4G General] ReubenRene:
Thanks a lot guys I think that was the issue, I was flashing a Savage Zen 2.1 kernel and the kernel was for gingerbread and the ROM I was using was the Acer Liquid port over. Thank you for the help and clearing things up, the problem has been solved :)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lilazngoku8:
I'm looking into buying an external keyboard for my phone. The ones I see from eBay are all China Generic brands. Do you think like the major name brands such as Logitech Bluetooth keyboards are compatible ?

CHINA : http://cgi.ebay.com/Mini-Bluetooth-...ltDomain_0&hash=item19c3e1bd0f#ht_7197wt_1139

Logitech : http://www.logitech.com/en-us/keyboards/keyboard/devices/3848

- Thanks
[Droid 2 General] JeezyMT3G:
I found this theme for ApeX ...but for a DX

wondering if it will work with D2?

i would try it myself but havent had much time to flash any themes or roms

TIA

[LINK]

http://www.droidxforums.com/forum/droid-x-themes/20039-theme-apex-1-4-honeybread.html
[Epic 4G General] blackdragon79:
Ok we live in an age where our phones can pretty much do anything we need on a fly but for the life of me I just don't understand why they come with only a 1500 battery. Is there a reason why they can't give us a 3000 battery or better and still have the same phycial size of a 1500 battery.
[Epic 4G General] JMMusic:
Because the aliens have not granted us access to a high enough level of technology to allow it.

The battery in your phone is an incredible piece of technology. Let me tell you about my Zach Morris phone from 1987...
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
Because then the phones look like this:

Yes, that is the Verizon Thunderbolt with the stock extended battery.
[Epic 4G General] 063_XOBX:
Why doesn't my car get 300miles to the gallon?!
[Epic 4G General] f0xblade:
Basically, it's physics and safety. A LiPo battery would provide more storage, however they can explode when damaged or old. Youtube showcases quite a few examples. Personally, I think Apple is crazy for using them in the iPhone 4. I'm sure they have taken reasonable precautions, but I can't help imagining the thing going off in some poor man's pants!
[Epic 4G General] blackdragon79:
That's ugly. That's why I said keep the same physical size lol
[Epic 4G General] socos25:
Maybe Tony Stark will share his technology and then we will never have to charge our phones.. Come on Tony, where is the leak??? :D:eek:
[Epic 4G General] iSaint:
Its all lies....
[Epic 4G General] abduljaffar:
Lolokilililololol. That thing is ugly. No wonder they done give us more pawer!
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
Yea, I dont understand why they cant just create a battery that isn't EXACTLY rectangular, so that it could conform to the entire back of a phone.. Battery life would be gigantic.
[Epic 4G General] 063_XOBX:
They need room for the camera, speaker, etc.
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
Take our phone for example. If the stock battery was 2mm thicker, it would create a cavity just above where the battery sticks out from where it could extend into right up until the camera lens.

Battery would look like this:

_________________________

|________________________|

|__________|

|__________|

Want that. For example, with the extended battery I have, it could literally be at least double the capacity it is now without needing a new back cover, if it really filled up every mm of the back cover.
[Epic 4G General] piscesjoey:
*organ keys crash* ahhhhhh get it away from me! Lol

Epic 4G on Tapatalk
[Epic 4G General] gTen:
There are prevailing techs to increase battery life if you read Engadget...but they are still in test phase..but I will say this...the EVO/TP2 battery is practically 1.5x-2x the size of our battery..so I dont at least see why they can't put a 2250mah-3000mah battery thats the size of the TP2 battery..but I guess its because we are all (or at least majority) so obsessed with thinness...

What they can also make is a back cover thats a battery >.>..I mean there is no rule that it has to be square...if they do that they can easily fit 3000-4000mah without sacrificing too much depth...
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
The Evo battery is 1500mah

The TP2 battery is 1500mah

The Epic4g battery is 1500mah
[Epic 4G General] 063_XOBX:
Not to mention there is the weight such a large battery would add, I know I am not the only person who doesn't want a phone that weighs half a pound or more.
[Epic 4G General] musclehead84:
It would be like.carrying a brick around. Lol

Sent From My Evo Killer!
[Epic 4G General] herzzreh:
I don't know. I have Ericsson T28w, still works well and no issues with its LiPo battery.
[Epic 4G General] Kitteh298:
the only real problem with the lipos that i have seen with my radio control cars is that you cant let them go dead or they will not charge again, and thats about it. I know theres more to it than JUST that, like they can explode somehow but thats what i have experienced.
[Epic 4G General] rygran87:
People don't seem to mind the weight of the Evo which is noticeably heavier than our Epics. I wouldn't mind the weight if it DOUBLED my battery life.
[Epic 4G General] 063_XOBX:
The Evo is around ~1 gram heavier than the Epic (largely attributed to the larger piece of glass that makes up the front) in contrast the 2800mah is nearly 3 grams according to Amazon. Essentially it would nearly DOUBLE both the thickness and more importantly (IMHO) the weight.
[Epic 4G General] muyoso:
I really dont care about the weight. The perfect phone would be one where they take the Nexus S for example, make it as thick as the Epic, with ALL of that thickness being battery. I am talking like a 5000mah battery. Now THAT is a phone.
[Epic 4G General] austin420:
By the same size, he meant the acual physical dimentions of the battery. Not the mah.
[Epic 4G General] ungovernable1977:
I would find the battery issue more annoying if I were on a stock ROM and used 20 widgets... silly as that may sound to us, that is kind of what they are selling... I JUST now tried out a clock widget, and kinda cool, but I just hate the idea of something running that I dont really need. But customers are sold on the idea of every social network crap app running at once, LWPs, widgets galore... what do they get, 4 hours on stock roms like that??? I think manufacturers should shoot for 12 hours or better for the STOCK bloated, widgeted users, and our devs are proving you dont need a marine deep cell strapped to the back of your phone to do that... shouldnt this be in the accessories section??? I never knew there were battery fetishes until I looked around there :) To each their own...
[Epic 4G General] Top Nurse:
Why would you need a bigger battery? I have 4 of them and just swap them out as needed. Most of the time I ge by on 1 battery all day long. When I'm beta testing I go through 3-4. Just buy some extra batteries...if you can afford an Epic you can certainly afford some extra batteries.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
Ya, but no one really wants to carry around a crap load of batteries. One battery should be able last them long enough for their needs.

Sent from my always stock, froyo Epic
[Epic 4G General] bjhill2112:
Unless you spent all your coin on the shiny toy...:D
[Epic 4G General] Top Nurse:
If your totally stock and use your Epic like a phone it will probably last all day long. My brother has one for business and he charges it up only at night.
[Epic 4G General] BrianDigital:
So people are against having a bigger stock battery.........
[Epic 4G General] tmuka:
Very interesting, thanks for sharing!
[Epic 4G General] deisel:
I was wondering why they havent put a solar panel on the phones or even put it behind the screens to keep the pgone in charge mode even if its a little i would imagine it would work no?
[Epic 4G General] 063_XOBX:
Solar panels are extremely inefficient, and having a panel behind the screen would pretty much allow for very little Sunlight to charge the cell. In a nutshell it would just jack up costs without a net gain. You would be better off asking why they don't have a windmill attachment to charge the phone.
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
Actually, I am totally stock. I text all day, use the phone sometimes, browse the web, use xda app, angry birds, email etc. And mine lasts all day.

Sent from my always stock, froyo Epic
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] raaleck:
Hi Folks, anyone knows if there is an App that put below the FB posts you are posting from Galaxy Tab?
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] codewisp:
I'm not quite sure about this but, I think whatever it says at the bottom of a feed item in Facebook tells you the name of the App that it came from, in this case from the official Facebook app, it would say: Facebook for Android.

You would have to make an App which is specifically called Galaxy Tab or whatever you want to appear in order to achieve that: i.e. App name is "his Galaxy Tab" so the text would appear as "Xxxxx shared a link via his Galaxy Tab" or something. And I don't think anyone out there has made one.

Someone with better knowledge can correct me though.
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] natious:
When i post from launcher pro, it says posted from launcher pro, you could possibly edit that line, ill have a poke around, but it might be on the facebook side of things, never know tho
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NightTickler:
Hi Everyone,

Has anyone else noticed that turning on WiFi via the notification bar doesn't always work? I've noticed this numerous times across different ROMs (stock too). I know there is an error because when I go into the WiFi settings it says so right underneath the heading. Is there a solution? Or does anyone know why this occurs?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] venomio:
I use my WiFi notification bar all the time (and have used a lot of different ROMs), but I've never really come into this problem... How often does it happen? Has it always happened? Even when you were on stock?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NightTickler:
Not very often as for me to rage, but enough for me to go 'huh'... It was happening even on stock. The problem is usually fixed by going into the WiFi settings and turning it on from there. Very strange...
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diablo009:
+1 Mine too happening the same
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crystalhand:
I tend to notice it most when i misclick and then rapidly click
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Liv33viL:
WiFi Hide N Seek...

I haven't had any issues as such, but I have a suggestion, if you haven't tries this already.

Is your SSID visable or invisable?

Is your encryption compatible both on the router an with the device? (ie: Both set to WPA2 Personal, WPA Enterprise, WEP, etc...) or do you have encryption enabled at all?

See that the setting on your device corresponds to the router configuration setting.

If you're still experiencing issues...

Remove all your WiFi location settings from your WiFi connection List then perform a cache clean on the device.

Reboot into recovery and find the setting to wipe dalvik cache and wipe it then reboot the device. This will take a bit longer to boot.

Go back to WiFi settings and re-enter your WiFi settings and test it out.

As long as there isn't a hardware defect or the WiFi receiver / antenna isn't being blocked or deterred - this should work.

Give it a shot -

HtH

Peace-
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] mptrh336:
I just bought my new thunderbolt and was trying to get my apps reloaded and noticed that tubemate has disappeared from the market. Anybody have a version they could back up and post?
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] orcsbane13:
I quit trying to get it from the market go here.

http://devian7.iisweb.co.kr/download.jsp
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] airforss1:
Awesome...I had noticed the same thing and now have it back. Thanks, much appreciated.

message struck down from my HTC Thunderbolt
[Trophy Windows Phone 7 Development] ansar.ath.gr:
Dear forum members,

In the following A, B, C and D sections is described the flashing process

of the NoDo unbranded ROM: RUU_Spark_Vodafone_ELL_1.20.401.00_Radio_5.54.09.21_22.33b.50.10U_NoDo

A. Pre-Requisites

If your Tropy 7 is flashed with a ROM of the following releases:

1. RUU_Spark_Vodafone_ELL_1.10.168.04_Radio_5.52.09.16_22.33a.50.10U

2. RUU_Spark_Vodafone_ELL_1.10.168.05_Radio_5.52.09.16_22.33a.50.10U

then you can flash the following NoDo unbranded ROM and when you like you can comeback to your previous ROM

In case your Tropy 7 is flashed with a different of the above 1, 2 ROMs but your Firmware version at your phone settings>about>more information

is of the form xxxx.yy.zzzzz.168 i.e. with characteristic value 168

then you can also flash the following NoDo unbranded ROM, but you can comeback only to one of the above 1, 2 ROMs

B. Downloading

You must download the following 2 ROMs:

1. Download this zip ROM file: RUU_Spark_Vodafone_ELL_1.20.401.00_Radio_5.54.09.21_22.33b.50.10U_NoDo_by_ansar

2. Download this zip ROM file: RUU_Spark_Vodafone_ELL_1.20.401.00_Radio_5.54.09.21_22.33b.50.10U_NoDo_Signed_by_ansar

Extract the downloaded zip ROM files with an unzip / 7zip utility in separate folders of your choice

C. Flashing Process

In order to successfully flash the provided ROMs you must follow these steps:

1. Flash the ROM of the above (B.1.) extracted zip ROM file

2. After flashing Tropy 7 will automatically enter again in bootloader mode

3. In the screen of your computer the ROMUpdateUtility will report an ERROR

4. Ignore it and exit from ROMUpdateUtility

5. Now flash the ROM of the above (B.2.) extracted zip ROM file

6. After flashing your Tropy 7 will boot normally

7. Exit from ROMUpdateUtility and proceed with your brand new ROM

If you do not want them you can delete all operator apps, in order to have more free RAM

Beware, in WP7 deleting an application means it is deleted from ROM

D. ROM Flashing Instructions

In order to flash a ROM follow these steps:

1. Press and hold power-on/off button to power-off the phone

2. Press and hold volume-down button and then press power-on/off button to enter bootloader mode

3. When your phone enters the tricolor screen bootloader mode, release volume-down button

4. Connect your phone to your windows 7/vista/xp pc/laptop with a usb cable

5. Verify that your phone will be identified and relevant drivers will be installed by windows os of your pc/laptop

6. After completion of (D.5.) above, check the usb message connection on your phone screen

7. To flash the ROM go to your pc/laptop folder where the downloaded zip ROM file is extracted

8. Double click on the ROMUpdateUtility.exe file and strictly follow the instructions on your pc/laptop screen

Till next version enjoy!!!

Regards, ansar
[Trophy Windows Phone 7 Development] LEFTKOYL:
Hi,

Please explain what language is ( _ELL_ ).

Thank you.
[Trophy Windows Phone 7 Development] totalcmdext:
It is Greek Language