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[Desire General] boojay:
Check out nexus 4g, google's third phone. Hopefully they remedy all the issues that were present in the nexus s

Swyped from my iPhone killer/HTC Desire
[Desire General] Da Big D:
Sensation seems to be the logical next step, though gaining root access and S-OFF is a bit of a problem at the moment. Last summer when I bought my Desire, I knew I would not have to change my phone until dual cores kicked in. Well, they came a bit early :p I'll probably keep my Desire for a year or two more before I move on to dual cores.

I do keep hearing that dual-core processors and Sense 3.0 are not optimized, but that won't be much of a problem once the device is fully rooted and ROMs start cooking. Think of how innocent the stock Desire feels, if you ever for some reason turn back to it. We have a monster now. So, it's all up to devs to figure out a way to root Sensation. After, it's golden.
[Desire General] sudkcoce:
rant... Disregard...
[Desire General] madmatsui:
I was thinking on buying the HTC Sensation but its too big for me...

HTC Desire S didnt evolve much... and I love HTC Desire buttons...

Ill be waiting till IceCream Sandwich!
[Desire General] waggermama:
I know its v picky, but why has HTC switched to shiny buttons for power and volume? They look so tacky. One thing I love about the Desire - it looks muted/classy, not shiny shiny.

On the S Nexus S, I was surprised how little I noticed the increased screen size, v different to the Desire HD which feels massive (there's only a .3 difference, isn't there?)

Sent via phone - nuff said
[Desire General] Murrzeak:
I hate those physical buttons. They were OK when I bought the phone a year ago. Now I have to press twice or press them really hard to make them work... But I don't like the touch buttons on my gf's Wildfire S as well so I'm kinda stuck...
[Desire General] vnvman:
Chances are the Nexus 3 will be a dual. Unless it's Htc branded and very, very well built (amoled, full alluminium body, 4.3") i guess i'm not gonna drop my Desire until the Galaxy S III (most likely the first Tegra 3, quadcore) hits the shelves, and that's not gonna happen before spring 2012 for sure.
[Desire General] x潮騒x:
i dont really care about dual core as my phone is fast enough for everything. Im still looking for a worthy successor though - it should be like the desire size wise but with better camera, better mic/speakers were nice too. Besides that, front facing camera would be perfect. Thats it.
[Desire General] steveathome:
Won't be moving away from my Desire or Nexus One too soon. All the new phones are cool enough but am running their Roms now without any problem. Only thing I dislike is the move for Sense to be like SPB. UGH in my opinion. I will wait for this year to go by and see where Android modding is and if HTC do unlock the bootloaders.

Have plenty of Roms saved and themes so never get bored. The Devs and Themers here are very talented and made the move for me from iPhone to Android a worthwhile pleasure. Probably wait for the Desire S successor and stick with the Desire name. Maybe the Nexus One will be reborn by HTC and Google with new internals. I like to see that!

I like the size of the Desire suits me perfect. So as long as the Desire forum exists and have no doubt is a long way from running out of ideas I will enjoy my current Androids.

Alternating between Insertcoin-Oz and Rcmix-Oz. pimped with Diaz v13. :)
[Desire General] DAyellow:
spec-wise my desire is still fine, but i don't like its HTC organic appearance anymore. like somethink more black and edgy
[Desire General] vnvman:
I still think that this one is the biggest pro the desire packs atm. I can't stand the plastic bricks that Samsung and others are making now.

Anyway, tbh after 3 years of full touch phones i still miss the physical candybar style keyboard of my old samsung i780 (tho the phone really sucked under every other aspect lol). I've been texting a lot lately and touch screen keyboard is really starting to bore me to death a times...on that note, the new blackberry bold is coming out this fall, sporting a 1.2 ghz scorpion and adreno 205 gpu: nothing too outstanding for sure, but os7 actually uses the gpu in the ui, so it's really ****ing smooth, unlike the sgs 2 that has top notch hardware but STILL LAGS and that's a real shame.

If ics won't bring gpu acceleration to ui and browser i might say goodbye to this yet promising android os, google devs are such a joke, even rim got accelerated ui before them. It's really sad to see that a great project like this is so poorly mantained...
[Desire General] Murrzeak:
So you'll choose a dying platform over the one that's constantly evolving? I don't see any problems with the interface. Flash it with some custom ROM and be happy :-)
[Desire General] vnvman:
Well my point is that android is not "really" evolving anymore (IMHO), not in the right direction at least. Basically google wants a lot of tiny cheap screens to advertise on, so every high end/professional user will get bored with this, basically it's a matter of time. Personally i hate the idea of buying a 600-700€ superduperhighend device just to make up for crappy, badly mantained software. Flashing a custom rom is ok, but there's not much to earn when it's google itself being lame. I'd rather get a mid-high range device with rock solid software, i can live without a few features probably, that's what i mean. But hey, that's just me, maybe most people can't so they have to accept the compromise...if they don't see any compromise then yeah, good for them, too bad i'm really really picky ;)
[Desire General] boojay:
Samsung Nexus Prime baby

Swyped from my iPhone killer/HTC Desire
[Desire General] DesUKire:
The Samsung Galaxy S 2 seems to be walking away as the 'must have next smartphone' but the HTC Sensation is not far behind at all.

I'm liking the look of the Desire S and it's getting some awesome reviews
[Desire General] tricky-tricky:
Did you check the Desire S? it seems a little better but not by much. I will stick to my Desire for a little longer until I find a dramatic change in both software and hardware. For the time being my desire does everything I want and more.
[Desire General] erklat:
Desire S though being an overall ok handset per specification, comes with an unacceptable price tag. Here with a plan from my carrier Sensation and Desire S are almost the same. I'd still prefer HTC, I'm happy with their devices, Desire is more sturdy than Galaxy S, if we consider them like rival devices which they are. Pity we couldn't get 540x960 S Amoled on the Sensation :eek:
[Desire General] leader288:
Just wished they had decided to out a dual chip in the desire....
[Desire General] CanisCanis:
Agreed. How on earth is some gargantuam 4+ inch display gonna squeeze into pockets?
[Desire General] boojay:
Well, I do recall some company had managed to come up with foldable screens with no crease so it's possible

Swyped from my iPhone killer/HTC Desire
[Desire General] aaa:
My next phone will have quad core proc but still holding 3.5"-4" in size.

I hope I can find something like that...altho' I doubt I can find anything below 4.3"....
[Desire General] mmceorange:
this probably isn't news to anybody at this point, but the sensation really isn't that much bigger than the desire... I spent about 15 minutes with one at a t-mobile store (even though im on att.. just wanted to play with it).

Phone-to-phone physical comparison shows the sensation to be physically thinner, MAYBE a millimeter or two wider... its just taller thanks to the qHD aspect ratio of the screen... it sounds huge in text, but really it doesn't seem that big in the hand.. just tall (which I like.. been jealous of Japanese phone form factors for a while)

And the ui lag isn't any worse than gingerbread on desire.

I love my desire (especially after having to use a captivate for a while due to power button problems) but I'd like a hardware upgrade.. hopefully to full multi touch ;)

Currently eyeing the xperia arc or the att-compatible sensation
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cliffahn:
I use a banking app in Korea that somehow checks whether or not a phone is rooted. So in order to start using it again, I flashed stock firmware on my S2.

But even after deleting busybox and superuser after reflashing stock firmware, the app still says that I'm rooted... What else to I have to do to completely unroot my phone?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tjjensen23:
Odin doesnt wipe /data when you flash stock firmware. Do a factory reset aswll as firmware reinstall
[Thunderbolt General] skillzo1:
Not bad
[Thunderbolt General] viceversa:
nice pic bro. You should provide a link to the picture on your photobucket so we can see the full resolution version :)
[HTC Desire S] ro7-alQulooB ali:
pls I have purchased Desire S. in fact, i face a problem with battry life

could you advice me for any solution?
[HTC Desire S] .sh4d0w.:
Settings>Sound>Pocket mode off (uncheck) that will help a bit.

Oh and don't try task killers they are useless.

And leave only syncing of essential programs on(like mail, weather, facebook/twitter..) and stop the stocks, news... useless stuff.
[HTC Desire S] ro7-alQulooB ali:
Thank you for your early reply
[HTC Desire S] Numline1:
Also turn off auto brightness adjustment, set it to 30% (very good when inside) and add brightness widget to your home screen (to adjust when outside, bcs of sun)
[HTC Desire S] ghuk:
are task killers really useless?> but how can I exit all of the apps that are running in the background? I think they drain a lot of battery juice on my desire S.
[HTC Desire S] .sh4d0w.:
Thats what i tought at first...well is not how you think.

1. The memory uses same amount of battery even if used 99% or 5%.

2. When you "exit" one app, even if it doesn't close, it will use 0% cpu, and only stay in memory for quick start the next time you start it.

3. If you run out of memory, android will take care and close background apps to free up memory.

No need for task killers. Anyway, if you use task killers it will only use more battery because, some apps autorestart, using battery.
[HTC Desire S] Numline1:
Background apps (not services, but apps you closed recently) run in background mode and only for some time, Android has it's own memory management.
[HTC Desire S] amonrei:
It's just how latest Android works thus making task killers useless.

If you're still paranoid, install System Panel app. With it, you can see a crapload of apps running in the background, but none is using the CPU which is what drains the battery. You can still end tasks with it, but you'll notice some of it will be back up instantly.

So if you're constantly auto killing those background apps which then instantly comes back up and then killed again and then up again and on and on, it will end up using more battery than leaving it in the background.

I even see some games in the background apps lol. But does it drain my battery? No. ;)

Don't worry about the memory, it'll never run out. :D
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
There is a section regarding extending battery life within this extremely helpful guide

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1097538
[HTC Desire S] njd:
Once I have the syncing under control, and resist the urge to spend hours playing games, I find the biggest drain is the screen.

I'm using Screen Filter to reduce the backlight level in situations where the automatic brightness is just too bright. This is especially useful in the evenings.

Only problem with Screen Filter is it sometimes interferes with the touch-screen in places, like when installing an .apk - the Install button doesn't respond until I switch Screen Filter off. Weird.
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Rather than use an application or the Auto setting which I think aims far to high.

I just simply switch screen brightness down to about 25-30% and then turn it up when I'm outdoors in bright sun light if and when needed.
[HTC Desire S] Numline1:
I recommend what friend above said. You can add widget to your desktop and switch brightness by one tap.
[Android Apps and Games] raihansazal:
Is there any software like "Photoboard" for iphone/ipad

See the preview of the software:

[YOUTUBE]PBzb1pIN05M[/YOUTUBE]

Can any one know similar kind of software or any developer may try to make this for android????
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skv012a:
Really odd to me because the stock t-mo rom was absolutely fine. Any way to fix this guys?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDV28:
Hit up the market for an app called "sim2phone" should still be there. Install it, get contacts, then sync to gmail so you dont need to worry about losing/backingup/restoring contacts
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skv012a:
1/2 of a solution, yea; but if I want to use the sim like on the stock rom, this still remains unsolved.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDV28:
This will sound stupid, but do what I said above, then if you ever switch to another rom that does work with your SIM, then sync from gmail, and export to the sim.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] truckerdewd:
I tried another rom and had the same issue with it not seeing my sim contacts, it just said I didn't have any contacts on my sim card. Might be an issue with the GB roms for MT4G. Never had an issue on any of the roms for the HD2
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDV28:
Its not all GB roms, looks like its just CM7 and RoyalGinger right now
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] truckerdewd:
It's weird that some don't show the sim contacts even though they are there. I tried the mexDroid rom and had the issue of it saying I had no contacts on my sim card. It also didn't seem to know the voicemail number for T-mobile.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDV28:
I guess its hit or miss.

I dont even pay attention anymore,

I havent talked to half the people on my SIM in years haha,

it all goes through my Google acct now.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rkrumw01:
by far the best rom that i have tried so far. Unfortunately i am running into the same issue. Sim2Phone did not work i also tried pushing the contacts directly to the sim from tmobiles backup with no joy.

SKV did you find out how to fix this yet?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skv012a:
Flash a rom that's not fk-ed up lol. But issue w/ those, for me, is that they're either too battery-hungry or have that tmo branding and useless apps and feats/logos I do NOT want or need.

Skinny roms, Y U NO WORK RIGHT?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDV28:
Thats the only fix posted in the corresponding ROM threads, try flashing a rom that it DOES work on, then just sync to your Google acct, then back to the rom you want.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rkrumw01:
i went back to the older 2.3.3 that a friend put on there exported teh contacts to the SDcard downloaded RG2.1 from a different location took my time loading it and i did not even have to import them back in they were already there.

Thanks for your help too btw.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skv012a:
Honestly, this is SUCH a basic, native feature that I simply refuse to do some kind of work-around. I also think a good majority of "heavy" roms support this fine and only the bare-bone ones seem to lack it; thus, rom devs should step things up just a tiny notch and not strip out such basics outta the roms.

Hey, if I didn't want to use sim cards and change phones at will without worrying about losing my contacts, I'd be on a CDMA carrier.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VolcanicSkunk:
Please post any issues with RoyalGinger in the RG thread. I haven't heard of this and I'm not sure even CKisgen knows about this. I'll let him know and maybe he can get it working on his next update.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skv012a:
Sure. If most of you guys sync w/ google and mem card all the time, then I can't blame some devs for overlooking the sim stuff.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VolcanicSkunk:
True enough! I didn't even consider it in my testing. It's totally an easy oversight. I already emailed LanternsLight (head tester) and informed him about the issue. He's really good about keeping up with CKisgen on these matters, so we may be able to see resolution to this issue.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skv012a:
Cool. It was just surprising to me that with all these improvements and customization, some roms lacks utter basics, you know?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lanternslight456:
I gotta admit, ever since I had a sim card corrupt and lose half my contacts while making triplicates of the rest I never sync anything to it. I'll talk to ck. What a weird issue. Maybe an aosp thing. I heard royal Ginger and cm7 mentioned in this thread along with another rom I'd never heard of. Is that one aosp? Any sense roms or miui roms get this?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDV28:
So far I have only experience and heard of these issues in RoyalGinger and CM7. I've used all of the current Sense roms out, (2.0,2.1,and 3.0) and havent gotten this issue, same with the two current MIUI roms. Looks like you are right with it just being *some* AOSP roms. Not all.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rkrumw01:
to be totally honest anything is better then stock. I have always had a problem with companies telling me what i want and what i need so as far as this glitch with the Royal Ginger rom (which i don't think is a glitch just people not following instructions, like i did the first time) is very much worth it. I RG2.1 and i can't wait to see whats next with it.

Regards,
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skv012a:
With me this issue is the opposite- right now I cannot rely on this phone, so sim contacts make switching phones a breeze and I'd like to keep it that way. MIUI demonspeed has this same issue by the way, else I really like that rom.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] odror:
I have been looking for information on the tiamat kernel. Their web page (http://tiamat-aosp.com/) is useless for beginners.

Specifically

1. How do you optimize the tiamat kernel to reduce battery usage.

2. What is the sbc version of the kernel in comparison with the non-sbc

3. Where can I find basic tutorial info about it.

4. how do you overclock.

5 What is the price in battery usage is for overclocking. How safe is it?

Thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plainjane:
These answers apply to almost all custom kernels. The website most likely does not give this information because before you flash anything, it is expected that you do your own research.

1) Optimizing battery life doesn't only depend on the kernel. Shutting off radios when not in use, etc, will increase battery life. In the case of the kernel itself, try out Viperboy's mods. You can find it here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1028322

2) SBC kernels give better battery life than non-SBC builds by trickle charging. SBC allows your battery to reach a "true" 100% charge. The downside to this is that the number of charges you get out of the battery may be less. As far as I know, this has not been verified, and is only a theory. You'll need to do more research and decide which is right for you. I personally like SBC kernels and have never had a problem, but again, you'll need to do your own research.

3) A lot of good kernel info here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php...el starter guide and other information ¤‡¤‡¤

4) Since Tiamat is strictly a havs kernel (someone correct me if I'm wrong) you should not use apps like SetCPU - they will fight one another. Overclocking is simply setting the max CPU speed to something higher than the standard 998mhz (or 1 ghz). You can either undervolt to save battery or overclock for better performance. You cannot do both at the same time. I've never seen a need for overclocking, but whatever floats your boat. To do this properly while using a havs kernel, use Viperboy's mods mentioned above.

5) Overclocking will kill your battery faster than not messing with the CPU settings. Overclocking too high can cause system instability and crashes. You may get reboots, so if you want to overclock, start with lower settings and see what your phone can handle before moving up another step.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] odror:
Thank you, I will try to switch to the sbc kernel. The evo has a serious battery like issue.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwelder:
This post answered my question I was looking up. Thank you!
[General Questions and Answers] badkuk:
hi peeps,

Just need your inputs...

All this time SE was never in my radar w/ regard to Android phones, but i learned recently that they will be or already have released a Gingerbread update for their Xperia X10 unit; keeping my fingers crossed that they'll continue updating it at least up to Ice Cream Sandwich

Where i'm at the unit can be had for about US$ 370; what do you guys think, is it worth it? i plan to play around with Android development initially, then play with custom roms eventually(that's why i'm getting second thoughts about shelling out ~US$700-750 for an SGS 2 when i'm eventually gonna mod the crap out of it B)

tia
[Droid X Android Development] oldmacnut:
I hate having to use sites like mediashare, and those other sites that take to long, make me wait, etc.

Also, I'm broke. So I can't donate to devs.

So, since I paid for a few years of hosting, I decided to donate the only way I can, by giving devs an FTP account so they can upload their projects for others in one easy free and fast place.

WWW.blackmigmedia.com/Android

I am currently uploading galaxy tab roms, kernals, recovery, software, etc that I have collected over time so others have a working mirror, once done I will be uploading all of the dx stuff I have downloaded, again so people have access at anytime.

If you are a Dev and need an FTP account and a personal directory for your rom/kernal/project shoot me a pm, or text me.

If you have files that you can add to the mirror I am building, shoot me a text or pm

Hosting is good till 2013 when I need to renew.

This is the only way I can donate, I hope it really does help you devs out.

Jim

Oldmacnut@Gmail.com

903-647-0996 text only
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tarrance17:
Is there anyway i can use wifi calling on another network?

If i cant can you give me similar apps(I cant use Google voice b/c in not in america)

Thanks!:)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GazaIan:
What do you mean? WiFi Calling uses your T-Mobile Minutes just like a regular one... (Unless you have an EM+ Plan)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] esincho:
It's t Mobile only
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thepza:
I believe the Groove IP allows this. AFAIK, it doesn't touch your plan minutes and uses your Google Voice number. Boost up that wifi and give it a shot.

Glacier (duh)

CM7.0.3 (winning!)

Faux 2.5.2 LV (blazing)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rakant:
Hi, thanks for such a wonderful forum.

I want to know if Nook color can be used in grayscale mode for reading e-books.

While on the subject, I'd also like to know if TFT monitors can also display in grayscale. I feel, while increasing battery life it may reduce strain on my middle- aged eyes.

Thanks
[Android Software Development] neurostu:
Before you start saying that I'm posting in the wrong section, hear me out, I'm not asking about how to make themes or how to alter existing themes

I want to know how to write an app that is completely self contained application but can have its visual appearance and behavior altered when other apps are also installed on the same phone.

I'm pretty sure this functionality can be achieved b/c there are soo many theme apps in the market for ADW Launcher.

Does anyone know how to do this, and where I can find documentation about this kind of functionality?
[Android Software Development] parabola949:
I'm curious about this too. My best guess at the moment though is to make sure all of your UI controls are drawables, not just stock spinners / sliders / etc. Use drawables for the graphics in the UI, and when you publish your apk, those resources should be not only visible but changeable by others. Then again, I'm not 100% sure, so don't quote me on that lol.