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[Android Apps and Games] scary alien:
PeeHoo,

Not exactly sure if this is what you have in mind, but my battery monitoring app, BattMonX, will keep the LED on (provided the phone's hardware supports it, of course ;)) while monitoring the battery charging state.

Its highly configurable and might fulfill your needs.

Give it a try...its free in the Market.

Cheers!
[Android Apps and Games] PeeHoo:
Thx... I tried it... but I'd like more a solution where I could choose that led blinks f.e once in a 30 secs or 60 secs when phone is stand-by and still alive... I cannot get this apk working like that...

And this might confuse me also (when led is always on) because sometimes if android crashes or freezes it could cause similar situation (that led stays on)...
[Android Apps and Games] scary alien:
Yeah, it there does seem to be a little "wonkiness" (if you will) to the consistency of how the LEDs are supported throughout the Android world. Much of this inconsistency is due to hardware implementions, I'm sure (for example, the HTC phones are much different than the Motorola phones in the API's behavior and affect on the LEDs (not to mention what colors are supported)).

There's also the issue of what is actually happening in "stand-by" (I assume you mean when the phone's screen is off and presumably asleep). I've found that without using wake-locks, the user apps (services included (even ones monitoring for system intents)) are indeed quiesced within a few minutes of turning the screen off. This was why I added my "rainbow mode" feature in my app...it was purely to see how Android was affecting how responsive my app was after the screen is turned off. You can actually see Android slowing things down as time goes on after the screen is turned off. So, I think the only way you could get what you want would be to have an app that implements a wake-lock and keeps the CPU alive while the screen is off...a scenario that I don't think most folks would really like due to the potential impact on battery life (i.e., if the CPU is awake for your app, its awake for all apps (I believe)).

Cheers!
[Desire General] rouvax:
Hi All

I want to generate a poll about you, desire users.

About using my desire after a year I'm planing to change it.

Some of the reasons,

Low internal storage

Mismultitocuh screen

Lower process power than new phones.

You! Desire User! Which one you ll buy?

You can write your own models...

My choice is SGS2
[Desire General] cez10:
Never had problems with my desire I would keep it if I could but Im just a tech freak and i like the new stuff :p so far my fav android phone when I will be able to upgrade is sgs2 though I am not sure about the size, ill check it out better when it will be more accessible :p

Swyped from my HTC Desire using XDA Premium App
[Desire General] davebugyi:
HTC Sensation/SGS2 - depends on the hands-on test, when I'm tested them both.
[Desire General] rouvax:
I'm little angry with touchscreen of my desire and htc.

And as I search for some touchscreen documents and i saw that Samsung using best Touchscreen hardware. (ATMEL)

And also SAMOLED+ pulling me.

Sensation has lower internal memory that makes me angry.
[Desire General] cez10:
And also worst camera and screen and probably a battery life

Swyped from my HTC Desire using XDA Premium App
[Desire General] adamdaj:
After rooting my desire I have had little issues with storage but am noticing processor speed starting to not handle some apps and games, I do like more of a stock Android look so I might go with an Atrix with Launcher Pro UI...but before my new phone it will be a Motorola Xoom!!!! :)
[Desire General] vnvman:
My answer is none of those lol..i'm just not impressed enough by the new dual-core processors, i guess i'll wait for some 2ghz(+) one before i drop my Desire ;)
[Desire General] peacekeeper05:
Something that will have an android 2.4 already. Im going to wait till google i/o next month. We might see some monster phones before the year ends that runs on 2.4.

I will not buy a SGS2 cause i might wait another year just for me to get an upgrade knowing how much crap they put on touchwiz. It will take them forever just to port 2.4 on on sgs2. The same for sensation.
[Desire General] Meaple:
No matter what, I am waiting for 2012 for a new phone for a couple of reasons.

1) I want a brilliant dual core (1.5GHz)

2) My contract doesn't run out till Dec this year anyway.

The Desire is still one of the most powerful phones on the market and getting something like a Nexus S will be defeating the purposes of upgrading. So dual core for me with a pretty good graphics chip. Not bothered about OS version. 2.3 is good enough for me.
[Desire General] rouvax:
I think it's good time to sell my desire, it makes 300$ in Turkey now adays and this is a good number for here. If i wait for some more time , i cant sell it for this number.

I think sensation and sgs2 will take 2.4 easily
[Desire General] devotee101:
Same here. Don't see the point upgrading to another single core.
[Desire General] Pl4ub:
None of the Poll devices. My next phone will have HW keyboard. But not sure will I get a new device for years. Desire rocks. Been rocking a year next month.
[Desire General] Ghisy:
I will possibly get the HTC Sensation, provided it's rootable and "s-offable" not too long after release.

I got the Incredible S but only kept it a couple of weeks because it's too heavily protected (signed bootloader says hello). It was a nice phone though but my Desire can do much more so I went back to it.
[Desire General] doctormetal:
Same here. My contract end in 2012 and there is currently no worthy replacement for my Desire with CM7.
[Desire General] mmace:
"other"

the HTC Evo 3D will not be released in the UK (according to HTC) so I will be going for the LG Optimus 3D
[Desire General] klaverand:
I will try the this one: Lumigon T1 . It is the companies first cellphone, so ill try :)
[Desire General] aca85:
HTC for me :)))

And Sensation all the way :))) I'll wait a bit when the prices drop ;)
[Desire General] jacksonliam:
Do you have a source for this?

Because I was really looking forward to a GSM version of this. HTC France twitter said something about getting it and france uses GSM.

I do like the look of the Optimus 3D but LG is a bit meh...

and I love HTC sense!
[Desire General] Chaoticaa:
I'm most probably going to buy the HTC Sensation. The only thing I can think of that would make me change my mind would be the battery life. If the phone can't handle over a day of medium to heavy usage, I'm not going to buy it. I complained endlessly when I get my Desire because of it's terrible battery life. Then I found out that good Android phones don't really get much better battery life.
[Desire General] aaa:
Hmmm...I don't plan to get a new phone this year...but....

I vote for Sensation.
[Desire General] rouvax:
Sensation voters

did you watch or read the SGS2 reviews ?
[Desire General] Nitin985:
Yep. I'm kind of unsure between the two. I prefer sensation because the sgs2 is too iPhoney and the sensation has a better processor but the sgs2 has unlocked bootloader but swaying to sensation
[Desire General] aaa:
SGS2 has an unlocked bootloader?...hmmm...googling time!
[Desire General] Zhenya13:
I have two annoyances. First is low storage memory, so I certainly want something with more Ram memory. My other wish is a physical keyboard. I just hate texting on the touch screen. Other than that I like HTC's interface much more than Samsung, but it all depends on hands on test. Also, my carrier is CDMA and they have a very bad selection of phones. I think Desire is by far the best. They have the Galaxy S phone, but I like the Desire more (also it got Froyo earlier).
[Desire General] reaper7881:
I want a lg optimus 2x

Dual core bros
[Desire General] Rageypeep:
The prob with the evo is that it uses a 4G mobile internet network witch the UK does not have, at some point in 2012 bidding for the rights to launch 4G in the UK will start with means not untill 2013 will we start to see it roll out :-(
[Desire General] zMastaa:
sensation and sgs2 are both dual core and optimus 3d
[Desire General] Lothaen:
wasn't there a report from sammy that quad cores would be out beginning of next year

i'm holding out for as long as I can for now
[Desire General] grillchips:
I really hope that we can expect some dual cores from HTC later this year. I've had my Desire for about a year now and I'm getting a new phone in November and for now I plan to stick to HTC. :)
[Desire General] rouvax:
Offical reviews for retail version of sgs2 has come... techradar
[Desire General] eesmm:
So my Desire is about 1 year old now, and I don't think there is another model available or planned that I would switch it for. If it was run over by a truck :eek: , there is a good chance I would buy exactly the same model.

The Desire S's benefits over the original model are not so important to be, especially given the increase in price. (I have a casemate tough case, so the aluminium body is not significant to me, and I would NEVER use the front camera since i have never used it on my Nokias for the last 6/7 years. Also I would miss the optical trackball while correcting my typing)

I really think this might still be the best phone on the market. I'd expect that my next phone, in a couple of years, would be the same size, weigh a little less, have more memory all round, be thinner, but the hardware would need to feature a real "game changer": like a pico projector, high quality speaker(s), a 2/3 day battery, or some kind of synthetic diamond (ie unscrachable/unbreakable) screen - not just gorilla glass which I have seen scratched.
[Desire General] Xinot:
My tech freak days are gone, and desire goes fine now for my needs. I dont play games much with my phone so no need to upgrade for now. When the time comes that i need a new phone, ill again choose some long living high-end model that has good value for money. Most important thing is of course good developer/community support...

Boring answer i know, but in this way i dont have to buy new phone every week or month... ;D
[Desire General] m33-snk:
The HTC Sensation. It's a wonderfull cell phone.

But my Desire is only 4 months old...
[Desire General] Lothaen:
a similar reason why I am holding out - also that they'll be another one out by the end of the year probably, slightly better spec'd - right after I get a htc sensation :D
[Desire General] adz63:
My next android will be evo 3d
[Desire General] lilraul:
I want the Evo 3D as well, I've had my desire for a year now and just rooted few weeks back for the first time and installed LeeDroid's GB rom and now that's holding me back from getting a new phone! lol
[Desire General] skiecloud:
i wan the htc sensation !! or galaxy 2 !!
[Desire General] I ON:
Htc Desire S very soon.

If the price will be decent, mabe i'll change my mind for Htc Sensation.

Anyway	→ HTC 4 EVER
[Desire General] The3File:
Nexus S 100 percent it's Google man! :D :D
[Desire General] vnvman:
Hmm idk...nexus s looks hot but it has born already old if you ask me, and now that htc started locking bootloaders i'll have to look some other way, in spite of the good hardware featured by the new sensation...i could even go for a galaxy s II, if it wont be made with the usual cheap plastic (but it probably will). Lg seems a bit too "young" for the moment...anyway i heard that something is coming out quite soon from motorola, and engadget reported that bootloaders will be open there...there is hope :D
[Desire General] rouvax:
Iphone look is not very good but i decided it will be SGS2 , i think it will have also bigger community with this popularity
[Desire General] ste1164:
Just a note if you want a phone with good build quality don't get the SGS2. The back of the phone is even thinner than the SGS and that was pretty bad.
[Desire General] rouvax:
Technology geeks are changing their phone in aproximitly in 1 and a half year. So is it realy important ?
[Desire General] premler:
Ofc a HTC Sensation. But the screen feels to big. Would like it to be 3.7" as the first desire. 4.3" is way to big for me.
[Desire General] anoniemouse:
More than likely be the htc sensation, then again it will depend on what the devs manage to get out of the desire.

There will also be the consideration of how easy the sensation will be to root.
[Desire General] Hilton.Swart:
Sensation FTW, personally prefer a larger phone... :-)
[Desire General] Riki1kenobi:
I dont intend on swapping mine anytime soon, had it since its pre-release days as well and honestly apart form the memory (or lack of) issue I am more than happy with it now as I was when I got it! TBH IF/WHEN I get a new phone I will probly still use the Desire for a long time yet (even if it is only as a second/backup phone!).

That said, I am patiently awaiting what delights Team Nokia/M$ will throw out in late 2011 early 2012........and IF el Googlio continues down the path to un-righteous'ness I for one wont be going with them!
[Desire General] Jasand:
As we all know a new phone is released every 3 months or so. I personally love the sensation and after a brief hands on from a HTC guy at the gadget show it looks sexy and just awesome.

Why wait, ill have the sensation in a few months and a newer phone a few months after that but as long as I have the best.mobile on the market for that short period Ill be very happy
[Desire General] dgattenb:
Yup , loads of folk at work have the desire HD .. it does make my desire feel ever so small .. I have also noticed how small the screen is now on the desire ... and the hard keys .. not soft keys ... yup next phone I think will be the Sensation ( daft name )
[Desire General] neoghio:
I think I will be sticking with my Desire for another year before I look into new phone. The Devs really put out great ROMs for the Desire that makes it work flawlessly, don't see a need for an upgrade as of yet.
[Desire General] Oqudsi:
This for sure.

I definitely want a phone with a physical keyboard since it would make everything a lot easier. In addition to providing more screen real estate.

Physical memory is a bit of an issue, but with A2SD, Custom MTD and all the other alternatives out there its just an annoyance more than a real problem.

If no powerful keyboard phone comes out then like most other posts I'd probably get the SGS2 or the HTC Sensation.
[Desire General] jerdna87:
People managed to find solutions for low physical memory but what is stoping them to give us like 8GB of physical memory like galaxyS? i dont think its money.

High physical memory is a must for all future HTC mobiles...

btw.. cant wait to get my hands on HTC Sensation... though im very curious about 3D evo...
[Desire General] chris100575:
Of the available choices the HTC Sensation, however despite having had my Desire for a year I am in no rush to replace it. Certainly how easily rooted the Sensation is will have a bearing, plus what the devs can come up with after its release.
[Desire General] garveygibbs:
am in love with my desire...but sensation is the hot sister..so am keeping it in the family
[Desire General] neoghio:
Exactly how I feel. I would find it odd not being able to flash custom ROMs and tweak the phone to my liking.
[Desire General] erklat:
+1, support here on the xda will tip the odds for me between HTC Sensation or something from Samsung whose Hummingbird is still faster than anything Qualcomm has come up with. Desire is still going strong, I am holding my fingers crossed Sensation gets the same popularity here ;)

One would easily be inclined to think that someone who has a Desire would have a basic knowledge of PC structure. Of course, that would mean that that very person would know that RAM and internal storage have nothing in common and are not the same in any case.
[Desire General] undercover:
Who cares, 3g is piss poor in uk, let alone 4g. I'd rather see them to invest money to improve 3g networks. Good 3g network with strong signal is speedy enough for anything you'd do with your phone.
[Desire General] Mgzkun:
none...

I will stick with my Desire until December, or maybe later... cuz none of the current phone is worthy enough to upgrade right now... gonna wait for the "perfect phone" that is suitable with my needs.
[Desire General] SilverHedgehog:
I'm not planning to get a new phone any time soon, but if I had to, I'd pick Galaxy S II.
[Desire General] 3f1f37:
I only got my Desire Oct last year so I aint due for an upgrade for a long long time, but quite frankly after having come to XDA and discovering what functionality custom ROMS bring its like I don’t even feel the need to upgrade even though there are some very worthy contenders on the market. I mean my internal space issue was solved thanks to unrEVOked and the devs in the Desire community. I mean how many of us out there keep one ROM on for more than a week, as I personally switch almost every second day and I am beginning to think I have a serious problem because when I had a stock Desire I was content.

When I am eventually due for an upgrade I will stick to HTC purely because I love the Sense UI, I mean c’mon I have a HTC Desire running 2.3.3 with Sense 2.1 & 3 mixed.
[Desire General] Ipoodulz:
I fancy something with a tegra 2, newer games like samarai 2 mean that our desire is already outdated... its a shame, maybe ill get a xoom
[Desire General] vnvman:
I wouldn't call that a shame, it has been out for a year you know ;)

Actually i won't consider buying a newer phone until heavy 3d games start FLOODING the market for real: it's plain stupid to have a phone with even 4 Ghz i7 quadcores and 4 AMD Radeon HD 6990, as long as all that you can play on it is Angry Birds LOL...
[Desire General] Lothaen:
I got a Xoom and apart from simple stuff like Angry Birds I'll probably use it for most games...
[Desire General] Vidkum:
I have no plans to buy a phone before the 3.1 release.
[Desire General] PlayPetepp:
Having my Desire only for 3-4 months and seeing what it can do and what I can do with it, I'm not gonna think about buying anything else for at least a year. Seems to me it's just not that big of a deal having a dual-core phone since most apps ('xept games wich I don't play) don't even use it's full potential. I'll wait. :)

Anyway, from the poll I would porbably get Sensation since the sense experience is a whole lot better then touchwiz imo.
[Desire General] cez10:
Heheh probably most of you will decide not to buy the sensation after its been discovered it will have a locked bootloader ;)

http://tinyurl.com/44dwv3f
[Desire General] godutch:
Well I tied the knot today, it's a sgs2 for me not just because of superior specs but also because of the bin locked bootloader, I will miss sense though and the beautiful HTC designs :(
[Desire General] Ipoodulz:
True, it is getting old now, but i meant its a shame due to the fact that I still have another year left with it as my contract phone hehe :P

I like my games, but i do think your right not much need for a powerful phone if theres no way to use the power
[Desire General] undercover:
The only thing which would stop me buying sgs2 is bloody touchwiz, didn't like it at all. Can't beat HTS Sense I reckon. The most flawless overlay for android.
[Desire General] cez10:
well according to pretty much all the reviews ive read so far about the sgs2 touch wizz works like magic, still if you wont like it after you try it, you always have the freedom to use another launcher or flash a custom rom :)
[Desire General] undercover:
Believe it or not but i just forgot about different launchers!!!!

Die hard sense fan tho, so it would be quite difficult to get used to different launchers, tried them all before, but sense just makes everything so easy, i just love that integration of everything in everything.
[Desire General] :
I'd vote for the HTC Sensation but unfortunately my current subscription ends Oct 2012, which means i cant pick a new phone untill July 2012.. Ah well, there'll probably be some badass phones out by then :D
[Desire General] vincheesel:
Id go the new Samsung galaxy S II for sure!
[Desire General] registr5:
I would like only HTC Sensation or higher of another HTC product:)
[Desire General] erklat:
Yeah but locked bootloader sucks ass. Why would they do something foolish like that anyway :rolleyes:
[Desire General] erklat:
Integration still works under the hood even if you use alternative launcher. It merely eliminates the Sense widgets, while all the goodies 'under the hood' still work. I agree, Sense offers so much built in awesomeness, trading it for SGS2 superior specs would be a tough tradeoff.

Sorry about double post, I accidentally pressed submit while selecting text.
[Desire General] undercover:
That's exact what I mean. Touchwiz will be still there no matter what launcher you use....
[Desire General] RollingStar:
HTC's next (hopefully dual core) QWERTY slider. Swype helps, but it's no replacement for a proper keyboard IMO

EDIT: whoops, just seen the poll :p if i had to chose from those, it'd be the galaxy S II
[Desire General] esk02k:
Yea I'm using my galaxy s2 now, couldn't resist. Its buttery smooth but

I do really miss sense! The locked boot loader on the sensation was what

Pushed me to get it. This phone is amazingly thin and light so the size is

Not a problem at all, you don't even notice its in your pocket. The camera

And screen are really good to, I've taken some nice snaps, the shutter speed

Is quick. Only had it a day so I'm not sure how the battery life is. Oh yea and 10

Point true multi touch. I'm pretty happy. Just needs clockwork recovery.
[Desire General] cez10:
Exactly but they ve done it wit the recent phones so we cannot be sure until its out, maybe they want to make sure people use sense instead stock or something
[Desire General] rouvax:
I didnt buy it. Still waiting for Sentation Review.

But i would probably go for sgs2 , reviews are very nice.
[Desire General] mjmonsada:
samsung galaxy 2 looks really tempting to buy but ill wait for the sensation reviews.
[Desire General] hesperos1980:
Not HTC
[Desire General] undercover:
Why?
[Desire General] erklat:
This, but what I wonder is how much am I really going to miss Sense and where are the developers going from the Desire :D
[Desire General] fastlone:
Sensation or Galaxy S 2. Maybe :)
[Desire General] undercover:
Well, I believe Desire devs are moving to Sensation.
[Desire General] tonnytech:
galaxy 2 looks well tempting , my desire has been great but not sure if sensation is all that , will await reviews before making further decisions. Hopefully when released we will still be able to use custom roms as this will sway decision.
[Desire General] Star-tronic:
Im done with android couse i have parallel iphone and android phones last is what i have now is htc desire , so after iphone all android phones look like half products , my desire are nonstable , i change 5-6 android phones and only phone that i have all time from day when is start seeling is iphone 3g and now 3gs .

I dont know what others people think but i buy htc tablet and after 20 days i sell it and buy ipad , couse for me android is still half products but maybe in future something will change to better in android

This is only my opinion
[Desire General] repel89:
Either the Sensation or the SGII :D:D
[Desire General] vnvman:
Because of the locked bootloader i guess...atm this is a big no no factor, especially for devs...
[Desire General] undercover:
Well, I think ways around locked bootloader will be found.
[Desire General] hesperos1980:
Because lack of space, buying a phone for 450 euros and have 140 mb free space for apps. Very bad
[Desire General] Harrysoon:
Only if they get really lucky.

I'd love a Sensation myself, or I'll get the next Nexus.
[Desire General] T3h vICE:
the desire is enough right now. i will buy a new one if they produce a phone in future with an one week standby time and has fast updated roms for every phone...not like htc. they need month to convert this little sense to the new android version -.-
[Desire General] VileParty:
Not too sure what I'll end up getting...by the time I can get a new one, the next amazing phone'll be out.

I kinda like the samsungs...dunno if I'd get another HTC or not.

via dictata ipsum in somnium

Sent from my HTC Desire via the XDA app.