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[General Questions and Answers] midix:
Hi all.

I am a programmer and I would like to do some Android application developing some day.

Now I have a Nokia N79, got it pretty cheap from my operator. Operator has changed his terms and now there is no way to get a cheap phone, so it seems I'll have to buy Android for a full price :(.

I was disappointed to find out that almost all mid-range Android phones have worse cameras than my N79. I really would like to buy something with not very large display (4" is overkill for me and I have small hands). But I just cannot find a phone which is good and small.

The other thing that bothers me is about developing and modding.

I have read on Sony Ericsson blog that SE officially supports unlocking their phones to have full access (warranty void) but there is a warning that the process is irreversible.

Now I a am a bit confused - why I cannot just use their update software and revert the phone as it was? After all, the other phones can be reverted to the original state even after rooting and s-offing and other tricks, can't they?

Also it is confusing how this rooting and updating stuff works on all the phones. If I have no root, does that mean that I cannot load a custom ROM? But how the phone vendor updates their new ROMs? Do they all the update together with the bootloader? But if they reflash also the bootloader, then why SE warns that there is no way back after unlocking?

Really confusing. Maybe there is some article or wiki about how each vendor protects their phone - wich needs hacking bootloader to get root access, which needs root access to load custom ROM, which vendor reflashes also the bootloader with their official updates and so on.

I have read that now with Android version 2.2 there is a way to install programs on flash cards even without rooting (Andorid SDK is used to modify setInstallLocation setting). Maybe there is a phone which can be rooted and reflashed without hacking its bootloader? Or maybe there are even phones which can load custom ROMs without rooting? I really do not like idea about messing with bootloader. If things go wrong with ROM, I can just upload the old one, I guess. But if bootloader goes bad, there is a good chance to get a brick.

So the main question is: which Android phone manufacturer has the most developer/modder-friendly policy and makes modding more safe?
[General Questions and Answers] midix:
Uhh, never mind, I was a bit confused with formulating the question, so I got everything messed up in one long mess. Actually this thread can be deleted...
[General Questions and Answers] meatman12:
Phone is streaming youtube videos and online videos very very slow on multiple builds. someone please help me solve this problem
[Touch HD General] psychomex:
In my quest for the perfect rom/distro/os/whatever for my Stone, I stumbled up on

what i tought was a sick joke from either MS or HTC...

he-he... i start to chuckle just thinking about HOW/WHY/WHO/WHAT...

this puppy has been sold to the general public as a winmo phone, when it

actually is a state of the art DEVELOPERS PHONE.... it's one of the most

advanced COMPILER/DECOMPILER ever made.... The Enviroment comes with

a DOUBLE set of IRQ instructrions... that's right... DOUBLE.....

and with a GYRO/SENTRIFUGAL driven COMPILING, it is a walk in the park designing software with this... you can run the machine code front to back, up and down, and back to front, to create ur crashdumps, wich then calc's the checksum..

i cant stop laughing... i got mobile 6.5 on the left side of the gyro, and on the right side i have a mix of droid/nix/linux/whatever. the thing is... when u run two sources side by side to filter by checksums, and u CAN... (double set's of IRQ instructions) ... i am gonna end up with a UNIX Mobile system that can run apple software, linux software and windows software....(IBM, 60's?)

but my big question is WHY, whould microsoft fund HW that has been known to be a hacker tool.... (decompiling to reverse engineer software)... i know htc supports software developers, but this has to be the ultimate prank pulled by htc on MS... was it actually ment for MS techies to develop on? did they try to rip off htc selling these RARE dev-tools as top of the line winmo instead?

i know i am gonna develop a UNIX Mobile Platform that runs on iphone, droids, tablets, laptops, PC's, Servers, and God knows what...

i even claim the ms soft that is on the HW, as i bought it with no strings attatched.

PsYcHoMeX

this HW must cost more than the 6500,- NOK i gave for it

a couple of years ago, (not knowing the INSANE power this arcitechture's got.)
[Touch HD General] sirskull:
Amen... :D
[Touch HD General] afr33s:
I've got no idea what you're on about but if something new for the HD comes from your post I'll be very happy! :D
[Touch HD General] Bodisson:
Uh... I'd (maybe) like to know what's this about...
[Touch HD General] pisiiki:
Take your medication and spend ten more years programming before throwing white noise to xda-developers again.
[Touch HD General] psychomex:
ok.... sure... troll or challenge !?!
[Touch HD General] arrrghhh:
This thread made me chuckle a little. Good stuff.
[Atrix 4G General] ale922:
Hey everyone, just got my atrix yesterday and i love it.

To make things short, i followed the guide here to root and enable sideloading with gingerbreak and had no problem at all, i got root permissions and io thought i'd have sideloading enabled also but i can't find the option. I tried to install an apk an the phone shows me an error saying that i don't have t enabled for security reasons.

Before you tell me, yes, i did have my sd card in the phone and it was mounted. But sideloading doesn´t show up.

>I'd appreciate any help
[Atrix 4G General] lhurtado:
Look here, its easier than it appears...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=969960

Es más fácil de lo que parece!
[Atrix 4G General] ale922:
I checked that thread, but i honestly don´t know where to start. The page doesn´t explain much other than just show a script. how do i use it? im running on windows xp 32 bits
[Atrix 4G General] ale922:
Nevermind, i used gladenabler and it worked perfectly. Thanks
[Legend Themes and Apps] cyRq:
Heres another combination from me.

Again fully ported by cryshop so all credit goes to him. The discussion was in this thread. The NavBar was ported from this ROM

This time we need to push two files:

INSTRUCTIONS

Backup your current com.htc.resources.apk and Rosie.apk by mounting /system/ via Clockwork Recovery and pulling them via adb:

adb pull /system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk C:\YourPathHere

adb pull /system/app/Rosie.apk C:\YourPathHere

Download the modded com.htc.resources.apk.zip and Rosie.apk, unzip them, copy them to the same place where your adb.exe file is stored and push them via adb:

adb push com.htc.resources.apk /system/framework/com.htc.resources.apk

adb push Rosie.apk /system/app/Rosie.apk

Reboot and thats it.

All credit goes to cryshop for the skins, and Blay0 for a fantastic ROM.

Be aware! If you made some changes to com.htc.resources.apk or Rosie.apk by yourself, you will lose them all by pushing this file!

SCREENSHOTS

DOWNLOAD

Click.

Enjoy. Greets.
[Legend Themes and Apps] Sesme:
run's great!!

Thanks
[Legend Themes and Apps] Greedybro:
Perfect !!

Thank you for doing the job, I was considering doing it since I reverted back to BlaY0's after a week of Ogo's use ! Love that NavBar !!
[Legend Themes and Apps] Dr.Romca:
Looks nice, but don't you lose the desktop indicator with this?
[Legend Themes and Apps] cyRq:
Yep. That's why u need to modify Rosie.apk with a transparent .png.
[Legend Themes and Apps] Dr.Romca:
Exactly...but there are routines to "move" the slider straight, at least in my ROM on the DS...so it may be possible to port that over here too...Anyone knows what .xml file is responsible for this? Thanks!
[Legend Themes and Apps] Bob Sacamano:
Looks great! Thanks!!
[Legend Themes and Apps] eatpepsi:
Awesome!
[Legend Themes and Apps] dam0z:
Am using the navbar, thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] sacrelege:
Dear all,

I've just released a new Version for the GeekTool.

NEW Feature:

- Spirit Level

https://market.android.com/details?id=ch.nextgen.geektool

Greez,

Sacrelege
[Samsung Galaxy 5 I5500] saumilt:
hello guys, i want some wallpapers for my G5, share your wallpapers please :P
[Samsung Galaxy 5 I5500] Marcell96:
instal Zedge on your phone,

than choose most donwloaded or something like that.

it's great: https://market.android.com/details?id=net.zedge.android&feature=search_result
[XPERIA X8 General] nyirog:
Guys, i downloaded many apps in the recent weeks, and now i tried to upgrade them, but i got error message in market: The requested item could not found. Not all apps missing, just several eg. Google maps, tunein radio. I tried wipe cache and data but not helped. Any ideas?

I have minicm6
[XPERIA X8 General] nyirog:
Solved. Google Services Framework data cleared and now it is OK
[XPERIA X8 General] prajnamu:
It would be nice if you edit this thread's tittle, and add SOLVED. :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iKaosTony:
Heey,

I'm planning to buy the Galaxy S II, but I was thinking... (Maybe it's a dumb question...)

The resolution on the original Galaxy S is 480x800 on a 4 inch display, but on the Galaxy S II it's also 480x800 on a 4,3 inch display.

Won't there be any difference in sharpness or quality of the display?

I hope someone can explain it to me.

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Natascha303:
i think S2 is sharper than S1 (im a s2 owner also had s1)

BUT yesterday i played with a S9003 with SLCD, it's white is whiter and text is sharper than on the S2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
not really because the original galaxy s had pentile pixel matrix, which cheated and shared subpixels. the SGS2 has full RGB subpixels, giving sharper text etc.

the galaxy s really only had 600x300 or so effective pixels because of the sharing pentile crap. SGS2 has the full 3 sub pixels.

that said, i went and played with the Infuse, and thought the screen wasnt as sharp as it should have been coming from the pentile screens. even the Inspire SLCD next to it, same resolution and size, looked sharper. so i dunno...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SIIII:
Saw a pretty picture yesterday :) + video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFYN8TgD6Kw

Spread it?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BeelzeM:
That is a pretty funny pic. A stone, lol.

Reminded me of the iPhone/Android superheroes pic where Flash wasn't there on iOS.

This one:

http://blog.stuttgarter-zeitung.de/wp-content/iphone-vs-android-no-flash.jpg
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreoXDA:
the graphics is good, the video is a waste of time and is ugly , but the beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

what is the point anyway of comparing a new generation phone with an old generation one? the comparer himself suspects the new gen is not that advanced and is trying to assure himself this new gen is worth the hype?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SIIII:
Just want to spread it around, make others see that iPhone isnt`t that great. Hehe
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drm111:
Way to be a fanboy.

(i've never owned an iphone)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreoXDA:
come on, it is GREAT for the people that buy it (and it is a lot of people, and many smart people too). enjoy your Android as it is obviously great for you. not everyone wants and likes the same thing. why start another war or flame war?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] style34:
Exactly! People who compares these two phones - Android fans or Samy fans and show to all Apple fans how the GS2 blows away Iphone 4 even don't realize that comparison like this is a really big compliment for Iphone 4. Every an year old phone would be proud to be compared to the most powerful phone released a few days ago.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trs020382:
To be fair, I've just moved from an IP4 to a GS2, and the iPhone was an excellent device.

Just too many limitations on it.

Granted, android "just works", but iOS, for most people is pretty good. iTunes is a bag of ****, and I fully hate it, but the iPhone is more than just a fanboy toy.

Not getting rid of my GS2 anytime soon though, love it!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
What network is the stone on ???

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreoXDA:
The picture clearly shows some ORANGE hues around the EDGEs of that stone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stoney73:
O2? they are pretty slow to respond, which I'm sure is one of the rocks characteristics?:p;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] valdigre:
What is it with this ridiculous "fanboism"?

What is the point in comparing this year phone with last year phone?

What is the point to complain on iPhone, that it doesn't have this or that...

I will never understand it...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacobnorth:
Ugh, I really hate these fanboy apple vs android wars. Like style34 said, this comparison is a big compliment for the iPhone 4 (and I think it deserves it).

I'm looking forward to the iPhone 5 and I'm really wondering how the SGS2 would hold up against that one.

I've never had an iPhone myself as I've always preferred an Android device. However, I've never denied that Apple makes good products.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BeelzeM:
Same here though. I hate flame wars, no reason to convince fanboys. That's why I rarely go to Engadget anymore.

Granted, some pics I find pretty funny either way.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HumanoidTalking:
LMAO,, ....IP4 AND STONE are very similar in specs
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sianzb0i:
This is good!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ams84:
iPhone = iStone

hahahaha
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rooster19:
Yes, comparing the SG2 to the iPhone 4 in every thread is the worst possible comparison.

The phones a year old, it should be compared to the iPhone 5.

Although I am still certain the SG2 will be a much better phone anyway, its meant to be SGS2 v iPhone 5.

BOL next year iPhone 6, oh wait...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bawezy:
I thought the iPhone 4 had gorilla glass? :S
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidsjonnie:
Its not a compliment. People just compare it to the iphone 4 because that is the current flagship of iOS, androids biggest competitor.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmd512:
Agree with all that given SGS and the iPhone4 are closer in specs, but bottom line: the market doesn't wait on delays.

Apple had issues with delivery of iPhone5... whether it be the speculated Japan earthquake that disrupted their supply of camera lenses or whatever else... the point is all Apple could come up with at this point is the release of a thicker white iPhone4.

In manufacturing (which is what I'm in), time to market is everything. If you get beat, you can't keep holding onto the straw that "well the only thing I have available on the market right now is from a year ago, not a fair comparison." May work if you're crying to sympathizers, but just about falls on deaf ears anywhere else (investors, consumers, the market, etc).

Right now, the best that Apple has to show is the iPhone4 when other vendors are already pumping out dual core beasts. It's a valid comparison.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheWarKeeper:
this picture is fake! the rock actually supports drag & drop and play feature!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skibadee:
I still say the i9000 (with a good rom like darkys) was better than iPhone 4. The retina display was overhyped, blacks are grey and colours washed out. The only thing I was envious of was the gyroscope. That was it!

While I agree comparing iPhone 4 to sgs2 is not really fair in terms of generations, the soon to be iPhone 4 white is apples latest effort.

I just like the fact Apple are chasing Android now where as 2 years ago it was all Apples stage.

1 thing for sure is several of my mates are stuck with apple now as they paid for apps and are essentially locked into Mr jobs paddock! Glad I made the decision not to join the cult ;-)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Little Dragon:
Loool!! The pics in the first two posts are the greatest!! Hahahaha
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jangomango:
Lol epic iPh'ownage'....
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SIIII:
Fanboyish or not, you have to smile when you see the picture:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a67543210:
This is the quickest way to make a million people see it. Post it on your face book page, like it. Then all your friends 200 plus friends will be notified you posted a new pic or liked it. If anyone comments, his own 200 plus friends will see it and if any of the other 200 plus of any of the 200 plus comment, guess how viral this will be in less than a day. haha
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sohanlon07:
Thats quite funny, especially the rock.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stian230:
funny pic.;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tameracingdriver:
OK... just to play devils advocate.... lets see what the iphone does out of the box that the SGS2 doesn't....

* Gapless MP3 playback

* Can last 7 hours 40 on a single charge of constant screen on time versus < 5 hours SGS2

* HDR mode on the camera

* 300+ DPI screen

* Much better resale value

* Average app quality is much better / better "ecosystem"

* Better after sale support

I came from an iphone 4 and it was a good device, but too restrictive. But the versus wars make me cringe. I wouldn't go back but then I wont slag off the iphone 4 either. People would do well to remember we wouldn't have the smartphones we have today without their innovation... but that said, they will get a kicking this year unless they REALLY push the game forward.

I left the iphone because it was too restrictive, the screen, while very good, was TINY and I simply prefer Android. However, only the most blinkered would deny that the iPhone 4 was, and still is, a very good device.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kreoXDA:
most people here are geeky loners with only a couple of friends on facebook. and those are the old folks. you can however follow your strategy if you are an iPhone fan ;)

/trollling
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skibadee:
* Gapless MP3 playback - poweramp for a few quid

* Can last 7 hours 40 on a single charge of constant screen on time versus < 5 hours SGS2 - left my sgs 2 on video cam software transmitting over wifi (playing with IP cams) for 6 hours as well as general use for 3 hours beforehand. + faster needs more power, just look at gpus on pc's. They used to run off just the M/B power!

* 300+ DPI screen - if you like greys instead of blacks and washed out colours

* Much better resale value - why would u sell a gs2 now?

* Average app quality is much better / better "ecosystem" - granted, but androids got enough apps to satisfy and are not restricted in what they can modify on phone.

:P but agreed, iPhone 4 isn't crap by any means
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SIIII:
The iPhone is a good phone. It`s just to simple for me. It`s more a phone for first time buyers, girls and so on. Real boys now seems to like android.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ognjen123:
I so dont like iphone :/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SIIII:
If anyone else got pictures like this. Please post them here:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rovex:
I also thought the iP4 had Gorilla Glass. However it seems not. Corning confirmed it doesnt use it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] godutch:
edit:nevermind
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delitero:
The pictures is indeed funny but at last iphone has a battery that can provide you 7/8 hours of usage and not 3/4 as on galaxy...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SIIII:
The Galaxy has a very good battery indeed. With my normal use, at lasts almost 2 days,
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skibadee:
Not true at all
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimyen:
The list should be way longer than this, but fun pic nonetheless:)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] olyloh6696:
noooooo, they need to do a sgs 2 vs iphone, just like the evo style ones!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danim:
What resale value? The IPhone battery can't be changed by the user. The lifetime of a battery is 2 to 3 years. After that, the phone becomes useless. You have to spend a small fortune getting battery replacement from Apple... but wouldn't it make more sense to buy a new device?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delitero:
iPhone 4 battery can be changed by the user unless you are an idiot who's not able to remove 3 screws.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] delitero:
I can prove 7 hours of real usage with locations, notifications, 3G and wireless ON using an i4, can you do the same with galaxy s2?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SIIII:
Maybe hehe, but do they sell iPhone 4 battery`s ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rovex:
What exactly do you mean by 'usage'? My SGS2 is now on its second day without charging. I call, text, play angry birds, browse, generally show it off. Its got all the notifications, twitter widgets, news widgets and Wifi enabled constantly.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danim:
Some people seem to disagree... I guess all those people are idiots then? http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/iphone-battery-replacement-diy-or-not/

Many say it's not quite that easy, even after you buy the DIY kit and guide.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazmancumbria:
Just sent to my mate facebook !! lol
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deanwray:
Not a fanboy, but lets not kid ourselves

Ok I may have an iphone 2g, 3gs, but only use sgs and now sgs2 in last year. But just to add another perspective imho.

Battery

ip4 : Quite amazing

sgs2 : not bad, but not quite there

Games / Apps

ip4 : Unified Hardware resulting in better and more stable games/apps

sgs2 : android has to support 100's of different devices that limit developers a little/well lots

Development

ip4 : Better developed SDK for developers (faster too)

ip4 : UI framework much better and quicker (better tools for creation also)

ip4 : Hardware development cycle predictable

sgs2 : bit slow sometimes in the full compile install upload model

sgs2 : lots of different handsets release all the time, no fixed cycles or guaranteed HW predictability

User UI

ip4 : IOS better suited to majority of users. Simple. fast looks good

sgs2 : bit more complicated for average users ;)

I suppose the big thing for me although being an android user is the fact of the quality apps/games. Dont get me wrong, I come from linux and osx, so android at a root level feels more at home to me. Just wanted to add why IOS os probably one of the best mass market mobile OS's out there in terms of usability, stability and look/feel.

Not going back to an iPhone and starting to develop on android now, but I still have to admire apple at what they have achieved, but not for their not so subtle brain washing of consumers in terms of product releases.

Just my humble opinion :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbqnelli:
lol, nice one
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skibadee:
I have lattitude on always, callender sync,BBC news, LP friends widget updating twitter and face book, gmail, weather, Samsung mobile tracking. I also leave GPS on, wifi,3g, H and H+ (my mate with iPhone tells me they only get 3g, don't know myself) Thats stuff just on every day.

Medium / high playing with apps/browsing, whatever. I get approx 10/12 hours use.

And if its just on? Who knows.... I don't leave it alone long enough to find out!

Again the iPhone 4 is slower, can't even load flash (which eats more resources) and uses less power due to its inferior CPU + gpu so even if it did last longer what is your point?

You saying u wouldn't want a Ferrari cus its petrol runs out faster?

For a faster + dual core phone with a bigger display I think 10/12 hours ain't bad!