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[Windows Phone 7 General] domineus:
that's a funny question. It's not ha ha funny but it's funny to jump through those hoops. As far as information shared, on social networking, I know its vitally important to keep professionalism especially in clinical psychology. Personally, if my posts aren't related to tech or anime, I don't post it on social networking. I call a person, I write an angry email or something, but rarely do I kvetch on a social networking platform. Because it's a bad idea...

I mean I have opened a second fb account and surprisingly my first FB is still open. It doesn't bother me because it is "dead" for all intents and purposes. Honestly I just really don't mind it personally, but again that's just me. I'm not the type to post inflammatory material. I guess its different strokes.

However, I do agree, it should be easy to delete your own account. But I have to correct you on yahoo specifically. You can recover the account if its deleted. It's rather easy and I've done it multiple times. I think after a year (for yahoo specifically) then its gone. But otherwise, nope it's still there.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Yahoo! gave me an instant way to delete my account hte last time I did it. It was instant, with no recovery. I checked immediately afterwards when I did it and there was no way to recover the account. Perhaps that is a new development.

Both Yahoo! and Google allow you instant account deletion (or did, IRT the former). Microsoft keeps the accounts for something like 120 days (used to be 45, then 60, etc.) and AOL seemingly keeps them forever because the account I had to go through the run-around to delete hadn't been used for years (almost a decade), but had a ton of personal information on it that I couldn't change because I didn't remember an old secret answer so I couldn't even log in to get it off there (I used to have AOL internet access).

I went back and deleted almost all of my posts on Facebook. It took over 6 hours because you have to personally track down every comment you've made on the site (including those on walls of people no longer on your friend's list). This is intentionally convoluded compared to Twitter, where all of your tweets and retweets are there in a list and it took like 5 minutes to delete them...
[Windows Phone 7 General] OTD Razor:
As much as I despise Facebook's practice of making accounts hard to delete I've been wondering for a while if it is a result of a fragile database structure they are using. N8ter 's description of having to manually remove comments all over the place makes me wonder if Facebook's database structure has some sort of vulnerability to having data scattered in so many places removed.

Granted, it's prolly more likely they make it difficult because they can.
[Windows Phone 7 General] elyl:
What do you mean, "you people"?
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
Nice one :)

Suppose I.walked right into that :p
[Windows Phone 7 General] sure haven't:
So... let me get this straight,

You signed on to privately owned websites, handed over private information/made incriminating posts (in any capacity)... and now you're complaining about it?

In boardroom meetings in those companies, people like you are punchlines.

Nothing on the internet is private. Let me repeat that; nothing on the internet is private.

Learn it, know it, love it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
I think your missing the point.

Facebook makes it almost impossible for people to leave after they've used the service a lot. You have to track down every comment and wall post and delete them one by one, among other things before they will delete your account.

Blacker flat out refuses to delete accounts even after several emails. They don't consider email private information... ... ...

Other services just make it impossible. Google voice makes it impossible ti remove the service or your phone number. Aol generally flat out refuses to delete accounts. Windows live wants your info to stay there for six months.

Its not about it not being private, its about me not having a choice in whether or not my personal info sits on their server.

Having a ton of extra accounts increases spam email, among other things...

Hope that cleared up my stance a bit...
[Windows Phone 7 General] Tone_:
I thought you could see those pages in "Download Your Information"

http://www.facebook.com/help/?page=18830
[Windows Phone 7 General] sure haven't:
honestly, I know what you mean. Its very annoying and frustrating. But just take it all as a lesson that these are all private companies. Neither you or I have any right to an expectation of privacy. Its a hard truth to face. My Facebook profile is as dry as a bone. I never post or submit any info I wouldn't be comfortable with the whole world knowing.

Until there is a government-run social networking platform, just understand that.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
No. That's only to download your pictures, videos, and stuff like that if you want a hard copy or to put it on another social network/profile.

For example, if you want to put all your facebook stuff on your Windows Live Profile, but they don't exist on your computer/smartphone anymore...

Also, that won't remove the ridiculous amount of manual labor involved in tracking down every comment/wall post and deleting them one by one... :P

All that information is trivially seen by clicking on "Profile" at the Facebook homepage. It shows all your activity. But you should be able to remove it by clicking on the X. Right now, you have to go to every page, track that comment down (sometimes in a sea of 1k+ comments), and manually delete it. Some of those comment feeds are so damn large, that they can crash some users' browsers or slow them to a crawl.
[HTC Sensation] CB620:
I have the G2x right now and I keep considering the Sensation. The only thing that is stopping me is that the bootloader may be hard to crack. The devs have yet to do it for several devices and this may be the next. Will this stop you or are you still buying?
[HTC Sensation] mouzaihem:
Still buying it, too tempting not to
[HTC Sensation] xl DIGITAL lx:
I rerurned my g2x just for the sensation.
[HTC Sensation] RellikZephyr:
Was definitely a deal breaker for me with atrix, but sense I can live with until its hacked. Blur and touchwiz I cannot, so no, I'm still getting it

Rellikzephyr
[HTC Sensation] vegetaleb:
From what HTC leaks said, it will have a level of security like thunderbolt or incredible S.

If it's like thunderbolt it will be very easy to unlock, if it's like IS given the actual R&D of the devs...it ''may'' be unlocked once released if the IS method is working.

So it doesn't look like an impossible mission for our good devs :rolleyes:

All the N1,Desire and DHD devs will work on it, very few are going towar the SGS2
[HTC Sensation] DuoM:
Yes. It IS a deal-breaker for me. It was the only reason I didn't get the Incredible S two months ago.

So far it looks like the only way to unlock the Incredible S is with an XTC Clip and the last time I looked it was only working for some models.

Bin4ry may have made some headway on this but the last post I see from him with any new information on the matter was on the 26th of April when he said, "I said that i made progress YES, but i have not achieved anything."
[HTC Sensation] Ok_Kaleidoscope5109:
TBH I've been having a terrible Android experience so far. Being on the Motorola Milestone, I still don' tknow what it's like to be on a fully free device... not to mention the 256mb RAM really CRIPPLES the entire experience of this phone.

So while the specs on these new phones are nice, I think I'd be getting a screwed up vision of Android once again if these phones never get unlocked. Somehow I had hoped Moto's bootloader would get cracked. Boy was I wrong.
[HTC Sensation] touness69:
The question is : why getting the risk ? there is plenty of unlocked bootloaders devices out there from LG and SE and even some better spec'd like the SGS2. LG and SE aren't very supported by devs but HTC and Samsung are the best supported one, so if a free bootloader is important for you and you don't even want to worry about dev support take an unlocked one ;)

But for me it is not a dealbreaker as I'm getting both (SGS2 and Sensation), but for someone that will only pick one of the two you might have to think twice..
[HTC Sensation] CB620:
Or stick with the G2X.
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
Not at all, I heard The same thing when I got The myTouch 4g. I'm confident devs will figure out a way to root they always do.
[HTC Sensation] CB620:
I didnt hear that with the mytouch and I had it since launch. Just heard it mainly with the atrix.
[HTC Sensation] CB620:
Rooting and unlocking the bootloader is two diff things.
[HTC Sensation] MoonRaven:
Yeah it's a huge deal breaker to me :( Can't have another failure like the milestone :/
[HTC Sensation] epsix:
MyTouch4G and G2 bootloader was lock. Dude don't worry.. if you have doubts just buy what you like Samsung S II or LG
[HTC Sensation] CB620:
How is the milestone a failure its dev section has loads of roms and hacks
[HTC Sensation] MoonRaven:
Still the kernel can't be changed. Keep in mind that a stable 2.2 rom wasn't possible until motorola released beta's of that rom. This due to the fact that the 2.2 rom didn't really want to work with the 2.1 kernel. Motorola isn't really great at writing kernels either.

I already know the next android version will probably won't work.
[HTC Sensation] epsix:
HTC have their bootloader sign is different from Motorola bootloader sign with encryption is two different things htc don't use encryption moto does.
[HTC Sensation] jcbofkc:
So it will be rootable and we can block ads, use apps requiring root, etc, just not load different ROMs?

Not overly concerned about custom Roms, but definitely want to be able to run some apps that require root.

If I am understanding this correctly my G2x is going back tonight.
[HTC Sensation] kampf:
I'm completely content to run a stock ROM if it's stable. I've never had occasion to root or put an alternative ROM on my Nexus One and all of my experiences with the HD2, G1, and Viewsonic G-Tablet ROMs have been mixed, Cyanogen or otherwise.

Definitely not a deal breaker.
[HTC Sensation] MoonRaven:
Hmm I did understand that the latest update of the wildfire made it impossible to flash custom firmware. Hope it doesn't go that way.
[HTC Sensation] epsix:
How many people buy wildfire? Sensation is worldwide that's why samsung is all pist off hahahaha. No hard feeling samsung its just bussiness as usual. :D
[HTC Sensation] CB620:
Well I buy phones to run custom roms. So it depends on what happens
[HTC Sensation] Ok_Kaleidoscope5109:
It's filled with ROMs yes, but any Gingerbread ROM is pretty close to fail. Yes you get the nice features, but you boot up with 30MB free. LOL

The Milestone has a lot of issues like a terrible kernel in general. We're lucky to get root and a recovery and have neutered ROMs, but overall compared to the Droid, the Milestone is a huge failure.

But all in all the device is a failure because Moto stuffed only 256mb of RAM. That's just pathetic for an Android device. But that's another story.

Here's to hoping devs can beat the Sensation
[HTC Sensation] joemm:
Still buy it.

This is HTC's first duel core phone, it would be unlikley to think that the great phone hackers in XDA wont be getting this phone. Hence im positive once release they will have a team put together in IRC rooms working on it. Ive got the Vision and it took some time but scotty2 and others finally got us perm root and im sure they will find a way again.
[HTC Sensation] legendary1022:
Shh those where the days sitting in G2root irc. Good times lol. I just can't believe T-Mobile is going to have two top of the industry devices in June with the sensation and galaxy s ii. The choices I going to be outstanding. Either device that I can get a CM7 running will be amazing and CM8 may not be too far away (crossing fingers we get an update out of I/O)
[HTC Sensation] n7of9:
i'm pretending/hoping/wishing that because it is locked the super genius geeks will try even harder to unlock it :D
[HTC Sensation] Chalup:
Yes! Galaxy S2 or g2x for me!
[HTC Sensation] smjfosho:
I have a g2x and am very happy with it. And cm7 may not even come to the sensation, because cyanogen said he wouldn't get another HTC till they unlock the bootloader.
[HTC Sensation] CB620:
Plus our development is picking up.
[HTC Sensation] sabo2000:
Just because Cyanogen is not going to support it, does not mean that it will not get CM7 or 8 for that matter, dont get me wrong Cyanogen is the man, but there are a lot of other great ROMs out there as well.
[HTC Sensation] sabo2000:
Oh and to stay on topic will not stop me from getting a Sensation!
[HTC Sensation] Ghisy:
I'm concerned about the bootloader situation. I got the Incredible S and sold it because of that.

The SGS II looks tempting, specs-wise, but it looks like a toy (too much plastic Samsung! what happened to you?).

What to do...?
[HTC Sensation] n7of9:
hasn't it always been like that? (at least with their phones)
[HTC Sensation] CB620:
The incredible s was a great phone
[HTC Sensation] Ok_Kaleidoscope5109:
Yeah but CM7 is the most popular rom ACROSS every phone. Even the unofficial ports get huge support.

I have no doubt the Inc S or Sensation will get it even without official support. But the question is if we can't get easy root, and even if say the bootloader gets hacked 6 months down the road, a lot of devs will hold out or jump onto other platforms at the same time.

It's risky, but I hope people crack the Sensation soon. I mean even if you can't get custom kernels on there, at least root will help a TON. HTC's radio and drivers are MUCH easier to deal with than say Moto, and even then the Milestone and Droid X crew got a LOT done with just root and recovery. We'll see about HTC. I'm crossing my fingers because this is my next phone hopefully. Sensation > SGS2 in my mind, but if I really need to I'll have to jump to another dual core phone :(
[HTC Sensation] n7of9:
i rooted my Desire out of boredom as i already had an unlocked and unbranded phone with early OTA updates...reading CyanogenMod how-to's made it all seem easy (and it was), but after only a few months on CM6/7, as soon as GB Sense 2.1 ROMS were released i tested all of them

for me, Sense makes the experience all the better, so locked bootloader or not, i'm getting the Sensation (unless it's stupid expensive)
[HTC Sensation] CB620:
Same price as g2x. Guy at t mobile said if I keep my phone in tip top shape I can do a even exchange
[HTC Sensation] abuserkadayf:
Sensation will get huge support im guessing, its htc first real flagship..so i think alot of people gonna jump on this one.. alot of people having this means that there will be a huge demand for a root so people will work hard to get acces to root
[HTC Sensation] Chalup:
I hate how the Galaxy S2 is such a blatant copy of the iPhone's design.

Edit: don't get me wrong, the iPhone looks great but to be a "copy cat"
[HTC Sensation] MoonRaven:
How about this? The Samsung F700:

Released and announced before the first iphone.

Whoops not really staying on topic :)
[HTC Sensation] Flexican:
Im still not decided about the Sensation.

From what I heard with the new security of the Incredible S it is still not cracked and being able to install ROM's is pretty much why im on android..

If it's not really crackable ill go to the galaxy s2
[HTC Sensation] Chalup:
Touche (probably what Apple's lawyers say to Samsung's after seeing that phone) :-p

However, I am sure you agree that nearly everyone who sees the Galaxy S2 will associate its design with the iPhone.
[HTC Sensation] daivik:
Then, anyone with sense will realise how much better it is, and then the really wise ones will realise how much better it will be than the iPhone 5. :-P
[HTC Sensation] MartijnMM:
Announced, not released, iphone was first.

http://androidcommunity.com/who-was-really-first-apple-vs-samsung-story-truly-debunked-20110420/
[HTC Sensation] kampf:
First real flagship?

Phones are still trying to catch up to how good the Nexus One was.

The Sensation will be the first phone they've released that will properly eclipse the Nexus One and will be my next.
[HTC Sensation] daivik:
What was the Desire than? Wasn't that a flagship + it was pretty similar to the Nexus One.
[HTC Sensation] kampf:
The Desire was very similar to the Nexus One and could be called a fraternal twin, for sure. Here are some of the differences between the two from https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/HTC_Desire

A different body shell

An optical trackpad in place of the trackball

Hardware function buttons instead of touch-sensitive buttons

FM radio activated (FM radio in Nexus One is disabled by default but can be activated through hacked firmware)

No second microphone for enhanced noise cancellation

No dock pin connectors, instead micro-USB is used

576 MB DRAM instead of 512 MB DRAM

Dual band HSPA/WCDMA: 900/2100, 850/2100 or 850/1900 MHz depending on vendor[23] instead of 850/1900/2100 tri band

HTC Sense interface (not present in the Nexus One)

All support and updates directly through HTC rather than partially through Google

I tried out the HD2/Leo for a bit and really fell in love with the 4.3" screen. I'm looking forward to a better display, higher pixel count, dual-core CPU, front camera, 8MP rear camera, and yes, even Sense.

Interesting to listen to the latest engadget podcast where they mention that Sense is the only Android skin many users actually want. Not all, but there are few out there pining to put TouchWiz and Blur on their devices.
[HTC Sensation] daivik:
I fell in love with the Nexus One (i'm generally a google fanboy) and there were issues (at least on T-mobile) in England because the Nexus One or S didn't come over for a little while. SO i got the next best thing, the desire :p

Nexus' are kinda out of the option for me because i'm stuck on a t-mobile and they never stock good devices...and when they do it's MUCH later then everyone else! :p
[HTC Sensation] kampf:
T-Mobile has almost always had the best availability of Android devices since the G1 was released. The OG Droid and EVO 4G are the only exceptions I can think of. The Atrix maybe, but seriously...

G1, Nexus One, Nexus S, and soon Sensation? That about covers 2.5 years of awesomeness on the magenta carrier in the US.
[HTC Sensation] daivik:
I did mention I'm from the UK right? Obviously T-mobile focus on america (which makes sense)

in the UK they are utter crap. They WILL get every single decent phone last...

It's almost like a guarantee!!

iPhone 4 - at least 3 months after everyone else (after exclusivitys had finished)

Desire - Don't think it was that bad.

But all T-mobile do is blackberrys.
[HTC Sensation] kampf:
You did mention UK, but it seemed like that might have been in past-tense.

I understand that most European phones have the same frequencies. This is the exact opposite of North America, where few phones are mobile between carriers, and only two of the four major carriers are even GSM.

I guess what I'm getting at is that it's much easier for Europeans to pay full price for any handset then use it with their carrier. It's expensive, but an option nonetheless.

Back on topic, availability through TMOUS trumps locked bootloader. We likely won't be getting the SGSII on T-Mobile in North America, so it's a dogfight between the G2x and Sensation. I've already returned one LG...
[HTC Sensation] Ok_Kaleidoscope5109:
2 of the mobile providers (soon to merge) use GSM but use different frequencies. 2 of the CDMA providers won't ever let you use each other's phones on the other network. US cell phone networks are just FAIL. The closest we got was quadband 2G phones. Har.
[HTC Sensation] nucentury08:
Why G2X owns it?
[HTC Sensation] kampf:
Please give me one reason, besides an extremely limited number of games and yet-to-be-unlocked bootloader, why an LG G2x is better than the Sensation.

My limited time with the G2x was a brutal display of how it has a hard time competing with my Nexus One, which is 16 months old.
[HTC Sensation] nirvana2506:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/13/htc-sensation-looks-to-have-signed-bootloader-custom-roms-look/

dont know how much you can trust the source though...
[HTC Sensation] Prodelin:
There is so much else to consider when buying a highend smartphone.

It's not all about unlocked bootloader, quality is one concern and HTC stands many levels above the rest today and their support is excellent, also their design is one to die for.

Only drawback as of today with DHDS is that the bootloader is locked but i beleive this will change, all it takes is that some insider from HTC leaks a unlocked bootloader.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtraini7:
I have a Droid Incredible and I am currently running CyanogenMod-7.0.2.1-Inc. I have tried to install roms from rom manager and also some roms from the sd card and i have been having issues. When I install a rom, the back up works fine, the installation looks like it worked perfectly too, and then when it reboots, it hangs at the HTC Droid Incredible spash screen. I am having problems with every rom I have tried. Please, can someone help me out!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doug piston:
Are you wiping data and cache?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JWhetstone02:
Make sure you use the correct CWM recovery for each ROM. Some may say they are compatible with CWM 3 but will leave you hanging. I had this problem with the Warm Z 2Point2. It would not load past the white HTC Incredible screen. I flashed CWM recovery 2.5.1.2 and it all worked fine.

I also heard that CWM 2.5.1.2 performs a better wipe of data cache and dalvik than the CWM 3. Though they say.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dtraini7:
Thanks I am gonna try that! Because I loved that rom but once it booted for a while it would constantly reboot, then the only way to stop it would be to take out the battery, then I restore my back up! It was so annoying! But I am going to try that, thanks!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twinkiestar:
is there a widget that you guys tried working that allows you quickly toggle on//off the wifi hotspot? (without widget, I'd have to go to setting->mobile hotspot->enable, at least four clicks) I tried switchpro widget, most of the toggles coming with it work, only exception is this wifi hotspot option, I click the toggle , nothing happens...is this a bug from gingerblur?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmarchi:
I have the same problem here.

Someone?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mentalityx:
Hotspot widget or Extended Controls.
[General Questions and Answers] ccooluke:
I have the HTC G2 (Desire Z) on t-mobile. I just purchased a 32GB iPad 2 last week and am waiting for it to arrive soon. I want to use it's video out features a lot with my TV and I also have an apple bluetooth keyboard for typing and stuff.

My main question is are there any apps that allow an android phone to be used as a remote or mouse for the iPad??

Just any apps that allow android and iOS to play nice together would be great to know about. (and I'm not really asking about games, more so productivity apps or remote control type apps) Thanks!

p.s. Please no fanboy/troll comments please. I seriously am just trying to get the most out of what I have purchased. I love android and I love the iPad 2, and I would love some input on making them play nice together as I can't find anything online besides tablet comparisons
[General Questions and Answers] ccooluke:
Just found this:

http://phandroid.com/2011/05/05/access-your-android-phone-from-your-browser-using-lazydroid/

I'm thinking using it to browse your phone on the ipad? Could work? Havnt tried it as I haven't received my ipad yet. But I think its worth a look.
[General Questions and Answers] styago:
Hi,

I have the same question, but cannot find any option in Google.

Any new ideas!?

Thanx, mates.

Regards
[General Questions and Answers] HitchslapHTC:
I would love to have media controls for my iPad on my Moto X, so I could control my Youtube app. It's that possible?