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[Defy General] lanfearxt:
great phone, and battery life can easily fit under your requirement, with CM7. camera pretty hopeless unless in bright lights, but since you're not bothered, it's a no-brainer.

probably the best phone that fits your requirements, but then again, HTC Incredible S is pretty up there as well. just that Defy is smaller, and tougher.
[Defy General] Jaflo:
I'd definitely recommend this phone to you. It's very quick, especially with Android 2.2 or higher and also the battery life is excellent for a smartphone. I can squeeze about 2-3 days out of it with average use (about the same as you are planning to use it).

I don't see a reason why you wouldn't like this phone.

I also had the Nokia N97 which is about the same as the Nokia 5800 (only difference is the keyboard) and I'm very glad I have the Defy now. My N97 would barely last a day and was very slow.
[Defy General] theweakend:
I'm gonna have to agree I came from a nexus one and my defy is as fast, if not faster then it and gets a 24 hour battery easy. When I take my phone off the charger and head to work I don't take it out until lunch it still has a full battery, that and if you do a dirty job like I do it's dirt and water proof so your covered. I just can't wait for a defy 2 ;)

Sent from my Defy
[Defy General] Nietzschean:
Alright. Thanks for the replies guys.

I decided to look into it, then came across these comments:

http://www.cnet.com.au/motorola-defy-339307513.htm#comments

I'll spare you the trouble of reading them, but 95% of them are outspokenly negative (mostly regarding battery life and build quality). I don't know what to make of that.

Also, if I'd get it I'd like to get the latest android OS on it, can i do that without having to make motionblur accounts and what not?
[Defy General] LetoKynes:
Battery life is significantly improved by installing custom ROMs from what I've heard. And, complaining about the build quality of a rugged phone? That doesn't make any sense.. it feels very solid in the hand, what's more is that additional sense of security you get from the plugged-up sockets.

The problem with most of these reviews are (I'm assuming) that they take the product as-is. The benefits you get from a custom ROM are amazing, but some people just don't bother or haven't even heard of one. Since you've come to this place, I'm guessing you fit in neither of those categories, so good on you ;)

P.S. Quarx is doing a very nice job getting us CM7 on the Defy - that's worth keeping an eye on.
[Defy General] Nietzschean:
Sounds reasonable.

I'm leaning towards this phone more and more, but think that if I get it, it means that I'll have to get CM7 on it (better battery/no branded stuff). Just a bit afraid of messing it up since I don't have any concept of what "flashing" and all the other stuff means.

I found a guide on here, but if anything happens beyond that guide I'd be dead in the water (and even then...).
[Defy General] lanfearxt:
be brave and take the plunge. you might just find that it isnt that hard after all. even if you do screw up, you wont go far wrong with flashing rsd lite again
[Defy General] pedromole:
Another recommendation for the defy from me. My wife has got the Desire S and it is a lovely phone but the Defy with CM7 gives me better battery life, smaller in the pocket and it runs really smooth and quick. It is pretty rugged so I think that those who complain just abuse their phones.

I am a bit of a battery freak (can't stand the idea of bad battery life) and the defy lasts me several days.

It is the first phone that has lasted me more than 3 months ..... normally I just get bored of them but this one ticks all the boxes.

I am completely new to flashing ROMs and I just followed the FAQ guide for CM7 and it was much easier than I thought it would be. Just read up and follow step by step.
[XPERIA X10 General] gAracUh:
what is the right or best tool for this version im just ensure it thanks in advance:)
[XPERIA X10 General] tsuyo.kou:
Flashtool is better to get root and install xrecovery.
[XPERIA X10 General] tiltyu:
+1 here!! simple to use and lots of info and tutorials easy to find for flashtool...
[XPERIA X10 General] gAracUh:
oh i see.. thank you for info both of you.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] PHAMOS1:
Hey everyone i found Win HD Converter on freebie.com and the conversion to mp4 with 1080p is great no stutter or pixel mess going on. I have tested a bunch of different settings but these are the ones that worked best for me.

Movie: The Mechanic (Original Bluray iso file)

to MP4

Audio:

194kbps

48000

+4

acc

Video:

1600kbps

29.97fps

MP4

MPEG4

Image Settings:

Custom Size with Custom Aspect Ratio

1920X1080

Advanced Settings:

Cores will very depending on system but when i use 4 cores it takes as long as the movie is i.e if the moves 1:23 then it it will take 1:23 plus or minus 5mins

Check the "Use High Quality Engine" box

The Mechanic was 1:32:44 and it was 1.14gb

Here is a link to get the program good luck

http://www.fileserve.com/file/MwqwXAG
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] trancemode:
thanks I'll try this out!
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] knaranekprime:
I have tried the download a couple of time now and it looks like the link for the free download is broken. I keep getting a .bin and not the zip. The bin is under a MB so I don't know if this is working for anyone else.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] djdevine2:
Trying it right now! It's draining my system though..... My PC is too slow!
[Windows Phone 7 Apps and Games] dbG33K:
Dragon Ball Episode Guide

Just as the name suggests, this app is a tool for looking up information about the episodes of the anime, Dragon Ball.

At this point, it just includes summaries of the first "saga" or "story arc." It still has a ways to go, but once summer hits, I'll have much more time to update with more summaries and other info.

I began work on this app a few months ago, and it is my first app ever, from a developer standpoint. Any feedback you guys could give me woud be greatly appreciated.

The download below is an XAP. You will need to sideload it to your phone or emulator. It is also available for free on the Marketplace.

Enjoy!
[HTC Incredible S] Cookie Ninja:
Hi, anyone has a pdair case for his device? Any review/feedback? I'm interested in the case and want to splurge the $28 for the leather vertical flip-type case (postage inclusive). Any help will be appreciated.
[HTC Incredible S] jkolner:
I had one for my HD2 and it fits my IncS just fine, so i can defintely recomend it.
[HTC Incredible S] Cookie Ninja:
Ok, thanks for the info. Based on my previous experience with pdair case for Asus neotouch s200, obscene gone and ordered one. Wait a week for my review.
[HTC Incredible S] Esspee_London:
My other half has book style case. Fits perfectly.
[HTC Incredible S] ACD168:
That looks like a purse for the phone. I love it. The only think I would hate it opening that flap for txt and phone calls
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sarni84:
so for ****s n giggles i installed it cuz i have a backup and i must say it is def a lil faster idk if team shockwave put this in there already but i notice a diff, only thing is my time on the top rite corner is like a dark gray can just barely make it out used to be white but other then that all is well
[T-Mobile LG G2x] fcisco13:
Yup patch is for stock froyo, white bar.

G2X
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sarni84:
yea no biggie still have clock widget but yea i def notice a diff
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tweezit:
It is in the rom I am currently working on but I don't think it is in eaglesblood.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] fcisco13:
You working on froyo??

G2X
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tweezit:
yes look at last page of eaglesblood rom for my post ;)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sarni84:
nice! so tweezit it will be on an upcomibg rom but not the current ones rite? and it doesnt play nice wit black notification bar well atleast the time part
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tweezit:
Look here and then you can see the rom I am working on. http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=14020212&postcount=1498

Just remember this is a work in progress and not enough has changed to warrant a new thread on xda yet.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sarni84:
yea i like it tweezit keep doin the dam thang:D good job
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jlevy73:
You really should bring it over to XDA, I didn't even notice it until I stumbled upon this thread. Looks nice though going to give it a go
[LG Optimus 2x] baste07:
is there a way to add options when we long press the power button? optionto not only shutdown the phone but also reboot.
[LG Optimus 2x] frapaa:
The CyanogenMod (CM7) ROM, does this. If you can live with that ROM (or any ROM based on that), I can highly recommend this one from wgspoelstra.
[LG Optimus 2x] baste07:
does it have the 64RAM hack (freeing up an extra 64 mb ram)
[LG Optimus 2x] frapaa:
Yes, CM7 uses the vorkKernel which has this hack.
[LG Optimus 2x] baste07:
thanks! i have the WGSPOELSTRA on my phone, working great, i am on v.26, i haven't updated to the latest because i'm seeinig some negative feedback on the release
[LG Optimus 2x] Graffin:
It would be great to use the volume buttons to unlock the screen.

Anyone knows if it could be plausible?
[LG Optimus 2x] baste07:
i can't find it again...i knew i found an option that does that... now i'm not sure if it's in the slick custom roms or the WGSPOELSTRA's
[LG Optimus 2x] Edupena:
CM7 has this functionality.
[LG Optimus 2x] baste07:
yan go to CM7 settings --> input --> and volume rocker wake option
[LG Optimus 2x] djmcnz:
Whilst it is possible with stock it's a lot of framework edits. I took a look and hacked together a reboot proof of concept... you have to call an existing function and LG have obfuscated this function in their framework... :(

WidgetLocker supports this.
[LG Optimus 2x] mustafahusain:
Brilliant. I love LG 2X but the power button at the top and volume buttons on the right are a big fail in my opinion. I might be too use to the layout on SGS.

Having said that I don't mind if there is a workaround and this for me is perfect. Thanks.
[Samsung Mesmerize] galaxysfreak:
I recently changed over my mesmerize to the honeycomb layout for tablets that was posted on xda, by first changing the dpi to 160 then creating the layout. But was wondering if its possible to get tablet versions of the gapps onto a phone or is it an impossibility. Note I know most won't want to do this as its not without its problems making the dpi on a phone that small, and I don't expect development specially for this purpose. Rather just do it to see if its even possible and if it could be achieved with a quick usb debug or would the application only work on the honeycomb framework. Thank-you for your time if you stop to answer or read.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nautme:
I've got at a T-Mobile Galaxy Tab which I realy like. The one thing I wish it had was voice calling support. Rather than hack it to make voice calls, I'd like to find a model that does natively. I tried searching for which models support voice, but I just keep finding how to enable voice on my T-Mobile or AT&T tab.

Can anyone tell me which models/carriers support voice calling out of the box? If there aren't any US variants, then which International variants would work on either T-Mobile or AT&T (preferrably 3G)? I'm hoping to find a used one on eBay or somewhere and sell mine.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deio:
Only European versions have GSM capabilities. You have to buy a P1000 from a European retailer, mine is from Orange carrier, but there are plenty retailers that sell GSM enabled ones here in Europe.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GldRush98:
Wtf are you talking about. All AT&T and Tmobile tabs are GSM too. They are exactly the same as the European Tabs with the exception of the rom running on the tab (and the Tmobile one has a different radio for Tmobiles odd frequencies).

If you want voice on your tab, just flash a stock rom that hasn't been modified by any carrier. Be warned though, the carrier will usually block voice on tablets, so it is probably a fruitless venture.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pronse:
I now have the GT-P1000, which I bought over eBay from a UK eBayer. However, and in hindsight, a T-Mobile stock flashed with Over Come 2.2 and GingerBread 2.3.3 would do exactly the same but with less hassle and cheaper.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gobiasinc:
Thanks for all the help guys!
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheChampJT:
You could just use Skype, much much cheaper
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keyhell:
Skype is cool, but GSM can be useful too.

I'm not saying I use, but anyway... I can imagine when it can be useful.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nautme:
Thanks for all the replies!

I want to find one on eBay, so what would a more specific model number be? Like I think mine is the SGH-T849. Aren't they all P1000's?

I realize that my version is GMS, but there's no call functionality. I guess I assumed that with a European version, they wouldn't block calls on it as it's not the model they sell/block. Am I wrong in my assumption? Do T-Mobile

and AT&T block calls on all models of tablets (specifically all Galaxy Tab 7s)?

Why? I guess I'm just worried about bricking my Tab and would rather use one that I can just keep updated with the Samsung releases.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] btyork:
If you look around, there are quite a few well written documents that explain exactly how to flash a ROM. Alterbridge and Pittbull have written one and posted it for both their Froyo and Gingerbread ROMs. If you just MUST have stock, there are also very good guides written up from Rotohammer and his stock ROMs.

There is no need to buy a whole new tab just to enable voice. Buying a European tab WILL NOT enable 3g and calls at the same time. It currently is not possible to have 3g capabilities and voice capabilities at the same time. Rotohammer has written up a script that allows you to switch between 2g+voice and 3g(without voice.) Currently, those are the options for Americans on the T-mobile network. I do not know if AT&T is still allowing 3g and voice, I had heard it's been blocked. Again, I can't say for sure.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fleurdelisxliv:
i have it and have never been blocked they are blocking the ones with unlimited plans! 3g or h and voice is what i have. and op its just the rom :)
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SuperDeform:
Yahoo n skype are the answr
[Galaxy 3 General] jazux:
do you know java? if so please help us bring a better user experience on SG3 by contacting me! we need someone who knows java programming so that we could port .jar file! please contact me!!!!
[Galaxy 3 General] akash.gpta:
I would like to help bt i dont know if i would b able 2...I've learnt java at a preliminary stage at school and did a project on it..further hav been learning about android development(which includes java too!)... I dont know wat u mean by .jar porting or how to do it...bt I'm ready 2 do research!!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mummer96:
I bricked my phone a couple of days ago and now I got a new phone so I'm scared to root.

Is there any .zip files to use in recovery mode to bring phone back to life if it does brick?

Are there other ways to unbrick?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 063_XOBX:
If you can get into recovery mode then you aren't bricked. It's literally as simple as flashing a Rom or NAND backup.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Top Nurse:
You might want to consider using Heimdall instead of odin. You can find win32, win64, linux, and osx installers on the Bonsai main support website as it is more robust and much more configurable. For example you can flash a EB13 tar and EC05 modem at the same time.

Personally I avoid the Sprint EC05 ota like the plague going > eb13 tar > MasterKey unlocker > flash a rooted rom.

Sent from Bonsai 7.1.1.1
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
It's sponged if there is still life. A bricked phone is dead dead dead. If you mess up a root, you can always use Odin to get back to a working phone. Follow directions here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1052813
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dal_T:
Hi there I'm having problem updating from JPO Froyo to the recently released Ginberbread JVO.

I've reinstalled Samsung Kies and the Samsung USB drivers but I'm still getting this error everytime I try and upgrade. The phone itself is unlocked.

hxxp://img805.imageshack.us/img805/7192/androiderror2.jpg

Details of the error here:

hxxp://imageshack.us/m/17/6568/androiderror.jpg

I've never rooted the device or installed any custom ROM. I only upgrade via Kies.

Some help would be greatly appreciated.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lttldvl:
It looks like kies itself is misbehaving. Try uninstalling kies and then reinstall it to see if that solves your problem :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dal_T:
I already did that and i'm still getting errors when I try to upgrade.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lttldvl:
Is it being blocked by your firewall?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dal_T:
My firewall is turned off.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lttldvl:
hmmm that's strange, it should be working normally in that case.

OS shouldn't be an issue, im assuming you have plenty of free ram, and that you're not running anything else you don't need to be running in the background.

Maybe try giving samsung a call and see what they say? I know kies is very tempramental from my experiences with it in the past. That's why I started flashing custom roms lol, to get away from kies.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] engljeff:
Anyone know of a way to get into recovery mode (botton combo, one-click, etc.) on the 10.1 tab without having android sdk and adb installed on my PC? I am not new at flashing files in recovery mode, but going through help files/instructions on adk is a bit overwhelming.

I have the root zip file on my tab, I just need to get into recovery mode to flash it.

Thanks in advance...
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kentoe:
It isn't possible without adb on a non-rooted device. You can attempt to boot into recovery mode by holding power and volume down on start up and selecting the android guy with "downloading" but it will say: "waiting for usb" and hang there. I was attempting to do this the other night.

Getting into recovery is dead simple though once you have adb going. Go to the android development section and go to rooting your tablet. Download the drivers > connect to the computer > run adb in command prompt once you have your sdk installed > then if you have your drivers fully installed and usb debugging mode is on just type in command prompt "adb reboot recovery" and it will send you directly to recovery mode to flash any zip file you please.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] engljeff:
Thx, Really wish someone had a one-click option, I guess i'll just have to jump in :-)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bakobitz:
I've been trying to boot into recovery for a while now, but with no luck. I installed the full SDK platform, and the Manager app downloaded and installed all the available packages (took forever). The 'push' command seemed to work fine, and when I do "adb reboot recovery" the tablet reboots, but just goes into the battery charging screen. Any idea why this might be happening, and what I can do to get into recovery?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Itaintrite:
The mode that says "downloading" is not recovery mode. Just select the one on the left and you will get into stock recovery mode (unless you already have Clockwork installed).
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bakobitz:
I managed to do that, but it wouldn't show anything on my '/sdcard' directory, even when I renamed the root package to "update.zip"

In red, it says "E:unknown volume for path [/sdcard]" Not sure if I'm getting into real, stock recovery, or what - seems crazy that stock wouldn't be able to access its own sdcard directory.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dregus311:
Battery not recovery mode

I am in a similar situation, when I use adb to run recovery mode it sends me to teh battery charging screen. With the exception of that they only other things I can do are to hold power and vol to get option of using Fastboot or ODIN. I do not have any options ever to chose to go into recovery mode. Anyone know why this may be? I am running 3.1 IO version.

Thanks
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mughalgxt:
You will need fastboot and recovery.img to boot into recovery in order to perform a factory reset.

Installing the sdk works best, as drivers needed are acquired from the process! ELse there are extracted contents available on net including just the drivers, adb (and fastboot!)

Check my thread #9

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1136958
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Berner:
I don't think the stock retail recovery is capable of flashing off SD storage. That's why the current rooting methods have you first flash either I/O recovery or a custom recovery.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunzo71:
The manual says to press the power and UP VOL button to get into recovery mode for update flash or wipe data ..

Pressing power and DOWN VOL enters fastboot mode
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mughalgxt:
Go ahead and let know if you are able to enter recovery with the keys combination and wipe or factory reset the device, according to manual. Did not work for me, am on 3.1 honeycomb i/o galaxy tab 10.1 and many others.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tiny4579:
Use the quick boot app. Works well for me. Supports power off, recovery, and normal reboot for the free version. Oh yeah but that requires root.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunzo71:
yes it did.. thats why I said try that ..

On 3.1 IO too .. though I broke it within 3 weeks :(
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobbytomorow:
This worked for me on Rogers 4G version
[EVO 4G General] davidc23:
Okay, first of all I want to know which will be a better phone for my brother. I am aware that EVO 3D will be released soon and the Nexus S has been out for a while (new to sprint but been out for a while ) .

So my big brother has a epic and in his own words, "wants a new badass phone to replace his epic." Should he just buy the Nexus S or wait for the release of the Evo 3D?
[EVO 4G General] redsoxfan320:
I'm guessing he got the epic because he needed a keyboard otherwise he would i bought the evo. That said, does he need a keyboard because neither of those phones has a physical qwerty keyboard. If this assumption is not true, I would grab the Evo 3D only because it is going to be more powerful that the Nexus S.
[EVO 4G General] egreenwood1:
I have a Evo which I avsolutley love. I just had my mom go get the nexus s 4g and I can say not very many phones give me phone envy but the nexus is soooo sexy. Thin and powerful plus the screen is gorgeous. If your brother cares about looks and latest software I would go nexus s. But the evo 3d is a whole nother monster. All of its specs are top of the line with new features that are sure to please. Honestly if he is looking for the next basses phone wait a couple more weeks and pick up the 3d everything I've heard makes me drool and HTC just knows how to make awesome phones. Hope this helps!
[EVO 4G General] davidc23:
He bought the epic because he broke his previous phone and at the time the evo was still on back order. Sprint customer service told him they had no clue as to when they would have the evo in stock so he went with the epic. The keyboard is not an issue, he actually seldomly uses the keyboard. Battery life would be his biggest issue. Thanks.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DAKIDD236:
I am currently flashing a PDA file to my vibrant and it is stuck on dbdata.rfs with a bright orange/yellow screen, is it possible to stop the flash by removing the battery or pulling the usb cord?