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[Galaxy 3 General] Einril:
I don't think iPhones and Android phones actually share the same architecture.

Porting iOS to Android phones would be like porting Mac OS X to PC. It's possible, but it's quite long, hard, and you end with a half-functionning system, full of bugs.
[Galaxy 3 General] ygerg:
There's nothing that great in iOS in comparison with Android. Just a bit different approach on things. I have an iPad2 and I still love my G3 =)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZombiiBite:
I keep looking online and I just can't find the answer I need, I want to make some text icons with the Comfortaa font to make the rest of my phone, but when I make them they always have their white background and I feel like I've tried everything (notepad, word, CS5, paint.net) and no success. Could someone please explain. Thanks in advance!!! :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
When you start a new project in cs5, you can make the background transparent.

You could also just grab a template and edit to your liking.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZombiiBite:
Appreciate your help as always!!!!

EDIT: I chose transparent but the background still came up when I added then to my homescreen
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elixir911911:
So I'm running Skyraider 4.0 on chads incredikernel 12/23 and I'm absolutely loving it.....the battery life is outstanding and the fact that I can underclock to 844 and still be smooth as butter is amazing.....but just out of curiosity what is it about Skyraider that makes the performance so awesome? Normally sense Rom are laggy at 998 but this is very clean....does this have something to do with Skyraider sense? I've noticed that if I press my home button with other launcher apps installed when it prompts you to pick a launcher it says Skyraider sense instead of HTC sense.....I understand that he did a lot of mods to the original sense 1.0 framework like a customizable right button etc but did he also make the framework lighter? I'm just curious cause I'm loving this new Rom and I wanna know more....
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] POQbum:
First, that is a really long run-on sentence, congrats.

Yes he did many customizations to the HTC sense framework and launcher, he probably changed the name because he could :p

It's definitely lighter and he did take out a lot of bloat.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elixir911911:
I'm just stunned at hoe much smoother it is....like this is the fastest Rom I've seen on my phone period and its sense.....that just doesn't make any sense at all.....sense Rom are slower and worse on battery by nature. And thanks for the congrats on my run on. I'm practicing for the world record
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] demster:
I found this micro SDHC card on a Dutch site and I'm wondering what you guys think.

What I think:

1. It's damn cheap!

2. It's not so fast, but fast enough to record (write) 1080p video

3. It's damn cheap!
[Defy General] rrhg:
Hi

Anyone knows how to root defy with terminal emulator ? Without windows !!!
[Defy General] rumcajsz:
Try Mono and SOC:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682
[Galaxy S II General] oTToToTenTanz:
Hi dear Galaxy S II community,

I just opened a thread in the android development section asking why a WP7 lockscreen port is so unthinkable for android. Anyways, some users were refering to the SGS2 lockscreen and we found it pretty similar...do you guys think it's possible to get a port of it for us (any other android phone)?

I'm using a Milestone 2 and think the resolution is 480 by 854...does that matter? What's the SGS2 resolution?

Hoping for any suggestions or tips...

Kon
[Galaxy S II General] pulser_g2:
480x800 screen, and it depends on samsung frameworks.

Can't your devs try to port it? No idea how you deal with dependency on touchwiz though
[Galaxy S II General] Scottland:
For what its worth, I've got a WP7 phone here and the lockscreen is much better than the SGS2. Maybe speak to the widgetlocker dev and as him to add WP7 style.
[Galaxy S II General] Hyperion82:
I think it would be much easier to create a similar one from scratch ...
[Galaxy S II General] tetris15:
Why would someone want our crappy SG2 lockscreen? :eek:

I have actually paid for widgetlocker to get rid of it... lol
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mas5acre:
Hi, Im new here, this might be my first post as I dont remember setting up an account but I guess i did cause I could login.

I was just wondering if anyone else liked having a low res screen? I do myself because games run smoother and the battery drain isn't as great. I run taxing programs too like emulators.

I haven't noticed any light bleed. I was getting reboots though. I took someone's advice and unistalled tmobile apps with titanium backup. That seemed to fix it. After it was working I played around with some cyanogen builds but they don't quite seem ready for 24/7 use. Im currently on the leaked tmobile gingerbread 2.3.3.

I am coming from an N900 and do not like the way Android multitasks, but thats as far as my complaints go. I ran android on n900 thru nitroid so I knew what I was getting.

I am curious about an oveclocking kernel and if it is compatible with stock tmobile 2.3.3 (the leaked gingerbread).

I like simple themes so I thought Id show a screenshot of mine. There's no scrolling. Its only 1 page. Set to fast mode with ADW launcher. Using clockr widget, widgetsoid, and some widget besides stock music player I get this with a wallpaper from the HD wallpaper app.

The angry birds icon, nes icon, and folder icon open folders to android games, emulators and programs respectively. I think the icons I used are the glass sense ADW theme if i remember correctly
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jrwingate6:
Read my launcher review thread. Launcher Pro runs the best on the G2x out of Go, ADW and Zeam. Its even smoother than the stock launcher and much more smoother than ADW.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] r4d14n7:
My battery lasts longer than my low resolution G1, so it's not the battery drain that gets me. I've been sticking with the default resolution on this thing because I can type crazy fast with it. If I increase the density, I start getting mistypes.

I always swapped back and forth between ADW and Launcher Pro back in the day, but with the G2x I find myself sticking with the default launcher.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mas5acre:
I meant more so the stock resolution vs. a super amoled screen. Higher res and larger screen means more battery used especially considering its got tegra under the hood.
[Nook Color General] juryben:
As for a cheap tablet, should I purchase a Nook Color? $250, isn't a bad deal.

Is it worth it? Laggy?
[Nook Color General] indagroove:
It's worth it. Benchmarks running cm7 beat the benchmarks of my evo running sense.
[Nook Color General] n3cr0tic:
Well, it really depends on what you want to do.

As a tablet pc for the price it can't be beat, Don't buy it if you are expecting a powerhouse of a mobile device that will play crysis 2.

For my uses it's a perfect device, I use it for email, web surfing, rss feeds and ebooks and for a little music off and on.

If you are looking for something that has manufacturer support and will play HD movies with no configuration and has a battery that will last for a week with 3g wireless, then no this will not be the best for you.

All-in-all though I love it esp for the price, what this 'ereader' can do is amazing.

But before you buy you really need to ask yourself what you want to do,otherwise you will be like the other poster in the 'I regret buying a nook' thread....
[Nook Color General] ebubar:
It does depend on your expectations. If you want something that just works great out of the box with no effort, this is potentially your device. The stock works very well. The browser is very responsive and the Pulse app is great. All I would need in the stock is a comic book reader and it would be perfect as-is.

Now, if you want lots of functionality, you can install a new OS either internally or on an SD card. For the SD route, the experience is quite good. Not really much lag at all with my Sandisk Class 4. For running off a card, its impressive and I understand the internal install is even better. Once they get honeycomb ironed out and stable, it will be perfect.
[Nook Color General] phyrexia:
I have an iPad, bought it new, love it. I bought an NC 10 days ago and gave it to my girlfriend as a gift. I am thinking about buying another one for me. For $250 I think they're awesome. The screen is very nice. I think it is only going to get more useable.

ps: first post :D
[Nook Color General] TooSlo:
How are you in my brain??? (kidding)

That being said, my buddy bought a nook the day he saw CM7 on mine. He also liked blowing away my EVOs quadrant score, but got mad when I kicked him off my tethering for gloating.

I wouldn't buy one retail for $250 when you can save a bit by shipping around or if you are ok buying used. I see two for under $200 locally on craigslist.
[Nook Color General] ugknite:
short answer ... definitely worth it. Had mine for a few days, installed CM7 (Gingerbread). Much better than what I had expected from a $250 device. The soft keys are unresponsive on very rare occasions.
[Nook Color General] Jgrimoldy:
Four months ago, it was far and away the best value you could get in a small tablet. It still is a great value and I have no regrets, but the Asus Eee Pad Transformer is incredibly intriguing. However, by the time you get the max RAM and dock, it's much more than 2x the price of the nook.

I'd caution against this approach. $50 is not a large enough savings to take the chance on latent problems and then dealing with potential warranty headaches born from not having the original receipt. If you're comfortable with that risk, then by all means.
[Nook Color General] indagroove:
+1

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[Nook Color General] vxpredacon:
Personally, I bought it as an expensive toy. I've used it mostly for leisure e-reading, browsing, and textbooks. I've stuck a few engineering textbooks on it (works surprisingly well with EZPDF and landscape mode). Although, I do think a 10" screen at the very least would be more comfortable fit for textbooks.

When it's in not use, it's usually sitting on my desk as a photo frame in slideshow mode. And I have to say, the pictures really do look awesome thanks to the sexy IPS screen.

All in all, well worth the $250+tax I payed for it nearly 4 months ago. Going from stock to autonootered to froyo/honeycomb to CM7/phiremod made it feel like it just kept getting better.

Currently using the latest CM7 build overclocked to 1300 MHz. Browsing runs smooth enough in Dolphin HD to not be an annoyance.
[Nook Color General] ExploreMN:
I used mine as an eReader for the first time today! LOL

Makes an awesome tablet...so yeah, its worth it!
[Nook Color General] joetrizeo:
test one out. it's 1000x better rooted. i enjoy mine.

why don't they just make it into a full tablet and sell more?!?
[Nook Color General] cyberkhan:
Just go for it and you wont repent. Worth every penny, rather lot more!
[Nook Color General] Ravynmagi:
Last year the Nook Color was an awesome value for just $250. It was a 7 inch Android device with a 1024x600 resolution IPS display, 800MHz processor with SGX530 graphics, and 512MB of RAM. Out of the box it was mostly just an ereader, but it isn't difficult to root and you can even boot a seperate ROM straight from an SD card without having to modify the stock OS, very awesome.

This year though, some nicer tablets have come down in price. The Nook Color is certainly still the best at it's price range. But there are some tablets not much more expensive that have some advantages worth spending a bit more money on.

The Galaxy Tab wifi is $350.

+ It's a tablet out of the box and Android 2.3 is rolling out.

+ 385 grams, it's lighter than the 422 gram Nook Color.

+ 1GHz TI OMAP 3630 processor, Nook Color is a 800MHz TI OMAP 3621.

+ 16GB internal storage.

+ Dual cameras.

+ More attractive appearance, flat glass front, white back.

+ Easily accessible microSD slot.

- Not an IPS display.

The ASUS Transformer is $400

+ Android 3.0 Honeycomb.

+ 10 inch 1280x800 IPS display

+ 1GHz dual core Tegra 2 processor

+ 1GB RAM

+ 16GB internal storage

+ Dual cameras.

+ More attractive appearance (yeah, I think the NC is ugly as sin)

+ Easily accessible microSD slot.

- Heavier weight compared to 7 inch tablets (same as iPad)

If you don't want to spend more than $250, then the Nook Color is awesome. But for just $100 to $150 more, I think you can get quite a lot more value from a tablet these days.
[Nook Color General] tuffghost:
I would definitely say its worth it. I was originally looking at the Asus transformer for my first tablet but after the ridiculously low stock at launch I settled on the Acer iconia. It was a nice tablet and I liked it a lot but couldn't justify 450 bucks for what's basically a toy and also I like to tinker with things and it looks like that one won't be getting any custom roms for a while at least so I returned it and picked up the nook.

The first night I installed cm7 and haven't looked back since. I was especially glad I got the nook when the Netflix app came out since we can make it work on the nook very easily and I don't think that's possible on the iconia tab at all yet. I've been running cm7 overclocked to 900 MHz with the cm7 settings and it runs well for my uses, ebooks, web browsing, music, and some games. Theres really only two negatives I've noticed, one is the lack of haptic feedback and the other is wifi issues at my work. I'm not sure what causes it but it constantly loses the connection and as soon as I go into wifi settings page it reconnects. It works fine connected to my home network though and also when using my g2 as a wifi hotspot. Overall I really like it and think it is definitely worth the money especially compared to other tablets that's are available.
[Nook Color General] ddgarcia05:
The only tablet I see which may rival the nook color is the sonicview gtab.

Sent from The Republic of Texas
[Nook Color General] Ravynmagi:
I had what sounds like a similar problem too. Wi-Fi Lock seems to have solved my problems with wifi and CM7.
[Nook Color General] minotauri:
i think the Nook Color is a great value at under $300. That said, you can also get a G-Tablet for about $299 now fairly easily. Of those two, I'd go with the NC because of its size, display, and build quality. It's not as fast though.

That said, I am no longer an owner of a NC. I just sold it on craigslist an hour ago for $235 with some accessories included. I recently purchased the Acer A500 honeycomb tablet and I love it. I was surprised I'd like the larger size and weight (heaviest tablet...) but it actually feels nice and solid. The speed of the Tegra 2 + 1gb DDR3 Ram is a huge step up from the Nook Color even with root/overclock and lots of tweaking.
[Nook Color General] xfbo:
Since a few other comparisons have been brought up in here, what do you guys think about the ViewPad7 for $50 more?
[Nook Color General] cfrock:
I'm on the fence too. Between NC and wifi tab, I can't seem to decide. I was an early adopter; bought NC within 1st week of release but returned it as then there weren't any custom roms etc. is the sammy tab worth $100 more for the hard keys and gps? I would use mostly for browsing, second as a reader. Can anyone care battery life between the two (post rootingNC of course)?

-sent from my supersonic evo
[Nook Color General] ExploreMN:
The GPS is nice, and the camera (if for nothing other than crap like Shopsavvy) but also the Tab has a microphone which is great if you take your tablet somewhere and need to record (like a school lecture, presentation, meeting, etc)

So there are things that make the Tab worth it IF IF IF you are going to use those features. If they are things you might use once or twice or never at all, then the extra $100 is a waste in my opinion. Although I would use the GPS and microphone...probably not the camera.

However, I got my Nook for $200 and for $150 I can use my Epic for those other two things... :)
[Nook Color General] cincibluer6:
As the price of tablets keeps going down, the NC is less of a deal but still very, very good for the price, especially if you flash CM7 or something on it.

I'm perfectly happy with mine.
[Nook Color General] tbXDA:
I've had mine a week and paid $250 minus $25 best buy gift card with purchase).

As an ereader it is a perfect size.

Running CM7 it is a true android tablet and a perfect lightweight size for browsing internet.

Installed the Nook app from the market (and now with support for mags and newspapers)

There is no downside going cm7 for me and it works much smoother than the autonooter method for 1.1 which still had remaining issues with creating shortcuts, folders, flash, etc.

I think the IPS screen is one of the best aspects of this device over current but higher performing tablets from viewsonic, acer, motorola, etc. To me, if you can't get the screen right, it's not worth purchasing.

The only device I'm keeping an eye out for is the new viewsonic 7x recently announced. If the price is $299 or less and has a good IPS screen, I would seriously consider it.
[Nook Color General] angomy:
Another thing to keep in mind is that Amazon is coming out with a series of android tablets later this year, to be announced sometime soon. Supposedly in multiple screen sizes too.
[Nook Color General] nagi603:
I'm lovin' it!

I did try the Galaxy tab, and:

-the camera was quite bad (you won't miss it, you have a phone for that)

-it does not seem to be lighter. Both are comfortable, but the tab's slippery back always had me on edge

-3G would be quite nice on the nook, as would a usable, stabile and longer range bluetooth

-you can't really beat the price of the NC!

-GPS? Nah, again, I have a phone for that.

-hard keys would be nice, but softkeys is adequate for me.

-unfortunately, neither will actually have official HC

So yeah, it all depends on wether you actually use those extra features. If you have a dumbphone, go for the better euqipped one. If you already have a medium/high tier android mobile, I don't really see the point. (Except for the 3G or BT tethering, for convenience's sake on the go.)

As a cheap tablet, if you root it and OC it even to 1,1Ghz, there is nothing out there on the market at this price level that can beat it. The screen is wonderful, and at 1,1Ghz, I'm playing xvid encoded videos at the actual resolution of it.

And I don't think it's ugly. Quite the contrary, in fact.
[Nook Color General] Fekish:
I think on 24 may probably the new Nook will be announced? I was going to buy it, but in the wnd i decided to wait a bit to see what exactly will be thw announcement...
[Nook Color General] findmike:
And then there is the residual value of the NookColor. When you're done with the Galaxy Tab you have to try and sell it or use it as an expensive picture frame. When you're done with the NookColor you just restore to stock and give it to mom, dad or the girlfriend / wife as a present.

I guess what I'm saying is that while the NC can play tablet for the geeks among us it is by default a very accessible e-reader that most everyone would enjoy long after the shine has worn off for us bleeding edge folks.
[Nook Color General] angomy:
That's exactly my plan. I'm not entirely sure I want a full-sized android tablet so I went with the Nook Color. If I decide to upgrade to a dedicated tablet later on, I plan on giving this one to my sister or her children. I've been very satisfied with it especially with the price I paid in real $$ (used some Best Buy dollars), and for the most part I use it for reading, web browsing, checking email, and video watching. I don't really play with a lot of apps. My laptop is too heavy to lug around but a full-sized tablet would be too uncomfortable to read with in bed, too. So it's a nice size. Though tbqh I kind of wish the form factor was 4:3 instead of 16:9 since it would be better for reading in general.
[HTC EVO 3D] Randy D:
I just pre-ordered my evo 3d from best buy. I will have to pay the full sticker for it, but as much as I use my evo for its purpose (as a phone) I also get a hours of enjoyment testing roms and other stuff. I'm not sitting around watching "glee". If you want the phone get it. A dodgers game costs $250 after parking, tickets, a dog. A movie night with dinner $100. Xda and roms open 24/7 priceless. Btw if it is $700. Buy out your contact, resign, or tell them you're gonna do it and they will help. I did. Sprint is good. Try verizon or att/t-mobile/europe/asia. The worst.
[HTC EVO 3D] demo27vol1:
So have you thought about selling your old evo? and thats quite an expensive dodger game lol.
[HTC EVO 3D] Randy D:
Yeah, hate to sell it though, have a blackberry 9700 too. Makes a good doorstop. And 2 decent seats at a game with all the other crap is that much, which is sad
[HTC EVO 3D] vinterchaos:
T-Mobile has always given me early upgrades for a new subscriber price... Verizon and AT&T on the other hand, I will agree are teh devil!

But since the announcement of this potential merger, and have always wanted an EVO, I'm jumping ship before it has a chance to sink....
[HTC EVO 3D] Bp3dots:
If you're buying off contract, it will probably be much cheaper to get it from RadioShack or a Sprint store. BBY usually has extra high outright pricing.
[HTC EVO 3D] mayfield103:
The evo was 450 at sprint, and 599 at bestbuy full price

EOD is evotastic!
[HTC EVO 3D] OneStepAhead:
Preorder directly from Sprint on the first if you want to buy it off contract, will be much cheaper.
[HTC EVO 3D] heathmcabee:
This is what I am waiting on. First sounds interesting.
[HTC EVO 3D] scotbot:
might be off topic but, I have a 25% Discount on my bill through my employer, Does this 25% apply to new equipment purchase either at full price or upgrade?
[HTC EVO 3D] 063_XOBX:
No. 10char//
[HTC EVO 3D] ldominguez1986:
do you know best buy sells their phones for 150 over regular price from anywhere else. Look it up. Evo 4g 450 from sprint best buy 600. epic 4g 500 from sprint 650 from best buy. nexus s 4g 550 from sprint 700 at best buy. Best buy will not price match either because I tried when I bought the nexus s. I went to sprint and bought it for 550. I would def not buy a phone from best buy if you are buying outright cuz their prices are crazy. I asked why the price difference and they said it was because they do not like selling the phone outright and want to sell it with a new contract.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fixxxer2008:
which current roms are ok to use with the new 4g phone? i think it would be nice to know. also is there a stock rooted 2.3.4 i can use when i get my phone this week? i see there is already a kernel we can use which is awesome.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NYYFan325:
I may be wrong but I don't believe any ROMs work with our phone yet. What I did in the mean time was just root using the fastboot method and flash CWM. Works like a champ
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fixxxer2008:
that's funny because netarch said last week they would work. :eek:

2.3.4 stock rom please devs!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NYYFan325:
The kernel works (I have it on my phone) as netarch stated, but rom's I *BELIEVE* are not compatible
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] netarchy:
I said the kernels should work fine, and roms possibly.

On closer inspection of a system dump from an ns4g there are some differences that will prevent current custom roms from working properly.

I'd need a guinea pig with an ns4g to assist me in testing to find out the exact changes necessary to make them compatible.

Atm there are at least 2 files I've found that would need to change.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt2053:
You can go ahead and flash Net's kernel and start overclocking though!

I ended up getting so used to stock 2.3.4 rom that I am still on it!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeyinid:
Guinea Pig here...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dalvarez7:
Count me in as well as a guinea pig.