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[Droid Incredible General] liteon163:
OK, I've switched from ADW to Launcher Pro. I'm not going back. Launcher Pro is much more smooth, that's all there is to it. It looks roughly the same but performs better. And I don't need any widgets, so I doubt I'll pay for Launcher Pro Plus.

Battery life is largely unchanged by the switch in launchers. But my employer added some reflective coatings to many of the windows between my work station and the nearest Verizon tower, so battery life at work is down. I wouldn't say it's "awful," just disappointing. As a result, I've gotten into the habit of charging my phone up right before I leave work. Problem solved.

I still wish I could have a Sense ROM that includes battery percent in the status bar, along with signal strength. But I haven't really tried researching anything.

The CM7 camera seems to work just fine, despite hearing people complain about it. Sure, it doesn't appear to capture 16:10 images, but it is much easier to capture photos that aren't all blurry. I am satisfied with the camera's performance. It would be nice to have TV out, but I never used it when I was on Sense, so it's not something I "need."

I'm looking forward to seeing the upcoming phones on Verizon. The DROID Bionic sounds intriguing (as long as its screen is no larger than 4.3 inches), as does the rumored Samsung LTE slider (again, so long as its no larger than 4.3 inches). I'd really strongly consider an upgrade to one of these, but I also want to know if they will support Netflix. It's not like I watch much, but I would be more likely to on LTE.

But if I upgrade my phone, I won't be getting rid of my DInc. I'd keep it around for playing music, videos, and games.

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[Droid Incredible General] liteon163:
I just read today that Netflix officially stated that the DROID Bionic will be supported. Woo-hoo!

Now I just hope the phone is decent when it comes out...
[Droid Incredible General] liteon163:
OK, I'm back with sort of a stupid (lazy) question: what kernel does CM7.0.3 use? I want to try Chad's latest Incredikernel, but I also want to have the "stock" CM7 kernel handy to revert to, if necessary.

I'm sure I could figure it out but I'm at work right now. The filters here keep me from using my work PC for such things. I guess I could use the phone...
[Droid Incredible General] k_nivesout:
Just reflash the rom without wiping to get back to the stock kernel.
[Droid Incredible General] loonatik78:
I'm not sure where this idea came from that app data doesn't restore well across ROMs. I never once had a problem. I've restored apps and app data across completely different devices, from froyo to gingerbread. I would recommend Lou's 8 over 9. Ziggy's kernels are great, but not what I'd call the kernel of the casual user. These kernels are meant to be messed with. You can tweak them out to be highly aggressive or very conservative on power and performance. The best way, and only way to use all its features, is to run it with a script. Incredikernel was about on par with an untweaked Ziggy kernel.

In short, if your kernel has a sysfs interface, it would be wise to take advantage of it. It can take a kernel you might reject because of power consumption or lag and make it more much more desirable.
[Droid Incredible General] ilovehtc2011:
CM7 Nightly 812011 with Incredikernel 7/06 and radio 7.28 on Verizon = Flawless so far 4 hours on first charge. But did notice that wifi signal not as strong as stock rom was....?
[Droid Incredible General] ilovehtc2011:
I had a issue with dinc not working properly after so many flashes of roms and radios. There could be a number of factors that could lead to data not being written correctly. The best fix so far for me is to flash the original RUU then go back to a custom rom.
[Droid Incredible General] loonatik78:
I've had issues too, and it sounds like the same cause as what you're dealing with. /system not being wiped or overwritten completely. I flashed a ROM on my Bolt and after flashing 4 different ROMs the thing still wouldn't boot right. I flashed a ROM from a different base and that got things going again. Rooting a Tbolt isn't nearly as easy as the dInc. RUU flashes are a last resort and rife with problems because of the bootloader. RUU's scared me on the dInc because of the tendency to brick the thing flashing identical radios.
[Droid Incredible General] ilovehtc2011:
So I installed a incredicontrol with these and -50 all options. F-n awesome. Stable with 5hrs of hard use. Movies, games, everything. Nice!

Forgot to add that it was 5hrs at 10% battery power remaining. Battery stayed at a very cool 31. :)

I recharged the battery and this time I got a full 7hrs out of it!!
[Droid Incredible General] liteon163:
If I choose to go back to the stock CM7 kernel, all I have to do is flash the ROM without clearing anything? Does that mean all of the apps I have will be unaffected? I think I'll do a Titanium Backup just in case... and I think I'll clear the battery stats too. But what about the cache and dalvik? I understand not clearing the user cache will help, but I'm leery about this. Please explain a bit more. Thanks.

I'm noticing that the latest Incredikernel is just not quite as good for me as the stock kernel. I'm losing a few more percent of battery life while the phone is idle overnight. Incredikernel also seems to drain a bit more quickly than stock, especially right after coming off the charger. And this is with IncrediControl running -50, like ilovehtc2011 said.

So I want to go back to the stock kernel. And I'll see if IncrediControl helps the battery last longer.
[Droid Incredible General] k_nivesout:
Yes, if you want to go back to the stock kernel, just reflash the rom. No need to wipe anything, everything, including your apps, will stay exactly the same except for the kernel. There's no need to clear battery stats as it's done automatically whenever you switch kernels.

I'm not sure why incredikernel isn't working as well for you, most people's experience is opposite that of yours. I don't believe the stock CM7 kernel has the sysfs interface, meaning you won't be able to use incredicontrol.
[Droid Incredible General] Crossxcalibur:
Sorry for the newbish question but where can I find these updated Kernals? I have searched quite a bit but have not had any luck with finding them. Most links lead to dead pages and the like.
[Droid Incredible General] k_nivesout:
There's not any development going on as far as sense kernels, but for AOSP, there is incredikernel and tiamat.

www.incredikernel.com

www.tiamat-aosp.com
[Droid Incredible General] liteon163:
I've been quite disappointed in the battery drain I've been experiencing overnight while on wi-fi (11-15% in eight or nine hours). I've also been noticing that every time I wake the phone to access the internet, wi-fi takes awhile to connect. I dug around in the wi-fi settings and the phone was turning off wi-fi whenever the screen was off. I'm guessing that since I have K-9 mail and my weather widget set to update every 15 minutes, I was losing quite a bit of juice to having to reestablish the wi-fi connection. On a whim, last night I set wi-fi to never sleep. I woke up after 8 hours and lost only 4% of my battery.

I wonder what other settings I could dig into to help reduce battery drain? I have already set the phone to undervolt and underclock, so I doubt there's much room for improvement there.

I'm open to suggestions...
[Droid Incredible General] liteon163:
I'm continuing to use the latest Incredikernel and IncrediControl (-50 across the board). I'm getting decent battery life (24+ hours with light to moderate use) so I'll stick with it for awhile.

I have been having occasional issues with my battery sometimes losing 4% within minutes of coming off the charger, despite having NO usage. So I plug it right back in and then its good. So this is bump charging, huh? :rolleyes:

I downloaded MIUI and have it sitting on my SD card, just waiting to be flashed. I'm not sure when or if I will flash it. It sounds stable and highly customizable. I'm just not sure I want to go through more of this now that I've got CM7 and LP set up the way I want.

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[Droid Incredible General] loonatik78:
It's much less likely an issue of data being written incorrectly and more likely and issue of remaining data being left behind. This is why Chingy has been putting wipe commands into his updater scripts for about a year now. Most update scripts don't format /system, and your usual factory restore/wipe user data doesn't format /system either. A good bit of garbage can linger from ROM to ROM unless /system gets formatted from time to time.
[Droid Incredible General] Homindroid:
I've had better results with incredikernel then tiamat, not sure why as though.
[Droid Incredible General] zoomy942:
I am enjoying HeyLou #7 very much
[Droid Incredible General] liteon163:
I was able to pick up a 32 GB TouchPad, so I will be laying low for the next few weeks, playing with my new toy. I might still try a different kernel, and if I do I will post my results. But it won't be a priority for me.

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[General Questions and Answers] mirren:
I got an HTC DHD, running Android 2.2, and there is a system software available now to upgrade it to 2.3..

My query is that if i do switch to 2.3, and if any battery issues do occur, can i downgrade from 2.3 to 2.2 or from 2.3 to a custom ROM..??
[Xoom Themes and Apps] padanfain:
Can anyone suggest a fully featured exchange email client? The stock one is missing what i feel are two key features:

Search and auto correct

I like the UI and the full integration with stock contacts/calendar. Also, the stock one seems to run into security errors or other unknown reasons why it won't sync and i have to add and remove the account to get it working.

Touchdown seems slapped together for the tablets and wants me to confirm everything, which is very annoying. Also, it isn't integrated with the stock stuff.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Lodans:
I use Touchdown on my phone and my tablet. You only have to pay for it once and it loads on both. It works very well and has tons of features.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] HuckFinn:
I know you said you did not like Touchdown, but that is what I use on my Xoom as well. I do not mind the layout and while quirky at times it still gets the job done better than the stock email client.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] padanfain:
The two biggest problems I have with touchdown are that it isn't integrated with the rest of the android system (calendar/contacts) and that it constantly pops up little warning windows... why do I need a warning when I send an email? There are other little things about the layout that bother me, such as the email action buttons that are too small, the inability to delete an email right from the main screen, etc.

I guess what I really want is Outlook on my android :(
[Xoom Themes and Apps] RMarkwald:
You can disable the warning windows for sending/deleting emails. You can also delete emails from the main screen by long pressing on that email and hitting Delete, FYI.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] mickliq:
Am also using TD on my Xoom. Don't love it (stock was prettier) but lack of Search on stock Xoom client is a killer. I'm probably going to return my Xoom this weekend and try to pickup a GT 10.1 in NYC next week...we'll see if it has a different client (doubt it but their KB is diff anyway).
[Xoom Themes and Apps] KerryG:
+1 for touchdown, you do need to tweak a couple settings like mentioned above but the MAIN thing "I" like is that it allows me to keep my business email separate from my personal.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Sistema1927:
I have been using Touchdown since I first purchased my G1. When I bought the Xoom I was able to get the email app to work to synchorize my work emails and calendar. This was OK, but I soon went back to TD for two reasons:

1) Since I don't necessarily want to see work emails on days I don't work (4 day schedule), the ability to turn off push on a schedule is a real plus.

2) Keeping work email segregated from personal lets me keep my sanity.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] flippingout:
After the 3.1 update I went back to TD. Nice to see the registration from when I used it on my G1 still worked. It's feature set is great. I really wish they would overhaul the UI...it's flat out fugly. If they made the app with some curb appeal, it could gain traction as a serious alternative.
[Android Apps and Games] will03r6:
SOOOO...I open up my SORRY ASS BOYFRIENDS laptop and I see my self on this webcam... he tells me he is trying to make boot animations...and that's what the web cam is for... what tha??!! Is he playing me for a fool? Am I a fool for asking this question?? To the Professionals out there!!!!! PLEASE GIVE ME AN ANSWER AND PLEASE BE NICE ABOUT IT!!! PLEASE!!!
[Android Apps and Games] dirtsky:
I dont know i think he maybe playing you for a fool
[Android Apps and Games] Dirk:
He's spying on you. You have access to the laptop so have a search for evidence, i.e folders of videos that he may have made.
[Android Apps and Games] will03r6:
Man... really? He um.. has a history of that.. has hiddin MY... MY iPod... recorded. Thank u. That's what's up.. I really appreciate u guys. I really do.. the thing is as far as lookin and finding anything, i dont have a chance in hell with that... what u guys do is way beyond me.. I'm lucky to have even gotten here.
[Android Apps and Games] will03r6:
To DIRTSKY and To DIRKGENTLY... THANK-YOU.... for the disturbing news. Thank u for the quick replys.. I can't find my Smiley faces but very much appreciated
[Android Apps and Games] chucknaldo:
Any chance of uping some pics??? :p
[Android Apps and Games] k4p741nkrunch:
Way to make it creepy! :rolleyes:
[Android Apps and Games] will03r6:
Sure why not
[Android Apps and Games] k4p741nkrunch:
BTW OP he could just be camming it up with some other developers, I know I used to when I did some dev'ing. You should totally call him out on it and ask if he's Zipaligned his APKs yet ;)
[Android Apps and Games] will03r6:
Krunch ur clever. That I will do.. great support. I had to totally look up what ur talking about cause this is all foreign to me.. and did I mention I'm hopeless?? I'm hopeless.. Translated for the uneducated!!!
[Android Apps and Games] Chosen_on184:
Maybe he just wanted to make a overnight celebrity :D

Or maybe have a video for those lonely nights when your pissed off and he has only palmela to depend on :p
[Android Apps and Games] k4p741nkrunch:
I personally ditched my Palm once I upgraded to this sexy Evo ;)
[Android Apps and Games] Se7enLC:
Admit it. You just want her to zipalign your apk.
[Android Apps and Games] k4p741nkrunch:
Well if someone wants to do the work for me that's just weight off my shoulders. :P
[HD2 General] srichardson84:
I cant get past the MAGLDR screen...I can load a HSPL or ROM what do I need to do
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
did you load clockwork or a rom yet? if you only just flashed magldr, then there is nothing past the magldr screen yet, you need to flash something (clockwork would be my guess for your next step)
[HD2 General] srichardson84:
Will give it a try thanks
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] simz1987:
Just wondering if anyone else is having problems with gameloft sacred oddessey everytime I start the game I keep getting the force close straight away tried playing on phone and sd card also tried clearing data and reinstalling any suggestions please
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Red_Kop:
Yep, everyone on 2.3.3 has the same problem.

Same thing with Rainbow 6 as well.

I only bought Sacred Oddessey last week so I'm annoyed I can't play it now.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] simz1987:
Just hope they fix this problem soon
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] DeadlyDazza:
I've submitted a ticket for both Sacred Odyssey & Rainbow 6 but heard nothing back yet.

I've also tipped off engadget, if these issues hit the online press Sony Ericsson & games companies may be more inclined to collaborate closer in the future and a fix for this may be faster forthcoming.

I'd suggest that more people submit this problem to engadget in the hope that they do article the problem.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Logseman:
Engadget will morph the news so that "Gameloft's games don't work on Android" so one has to make judicious use of the press thing.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] DeadlyDazza:
I received a reply from Gameloft saying that they've 'resent the download links to my phone'.

Redownloaded from the links but still force closing.

I don't think that they've actually changed anything!
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] evo6:
Yep its because of 2.3.3 because i went back to 2.3.2 and it works. I only went back because i was half way through the game!
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] DeadlyDazza:
How did you revert without a factory reset?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] AndroHero:
Do you have an unlocked bootloader? Just flash the rooted 2.3.2 system .img, i did that, i prefer the 2.3.2 rom, it seems faster :)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] mrchewbacca:
I was getting this same issue. It would force close after about 5 min. like clockwork.

1)I went in and deleted the game files/ folder stored on the SD card manually.

2)Then I restarted the game and let it redownload them.

3) I then soft reset the phone ( removed battery with phone still on, then waited 10 sec-- not sure if it's completely necessary) turned phone back on.

I haven't had any issues since. Played the game for about an hour with no problem. I suspect it was a software issue. Also could be Androids OS related. Something like memory/resource management. Nor sure. Also could've been just corrupt game files from my initial download.

Anyhow, hope this helps someone. Helped me.

I'm running 2.3.2.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] evo6:
Yep i did the same as you :). I did not like 2.3.3 either, all they have done is added more Facebook crap which i normally uninstall anyway using root uninstaller.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] AndroHero:
2.3.3 seems slower to me and battery drain is more but maybe im wrong :p
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steelbadgers89:
Hello,

I have a really quick question about the GingerBlur Rom. At the bottom of the home page where it has the phone/dropdown/browser, is there a way to replace the default browser icon there with say, dolphin HD? Or at the very least have the browser icon open dolphin HD? I would appreciate any help.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vangelis13:
Download any other browsers and it will ask you which one to use every time you click on the browser icon. Unless you choose to always use the one of your choice by default.

I'm using Go launcher, it's easy to change the target of every shortcut on the dock. Maybe that's possible; have you tried long-pressing on the browser icon?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] White girl:
I'm considering to buy a long lasting phone and Nexus S seem to be good, do you think it will survive over 2 years without casing? I'm good at caring phone, my current Sony Ericsson G900 is already over 2 years old and still functioning perfectly (it looks worn out clearly) and most people who have my phone broke within a year.

Nexus S is going to be my first Android phone, only thing that I don't like that you can't enable or disable flash in camera mode, it will decide if it should flash or not by it own. The design seem awkward but I could handle it.

I'm also considering Incredible S but it doesn't have enough developers and it's still locked, so I guess I should go for Nexus S.

What do you think, will it survive more than 2 years?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dario3040:
It probably would if your G900 did.

But the galaxy s II is more durable than both.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgalan14:
It depends of what you talking about ? If hardware wise maybe and Evo 3D , htc sensation or SGSII but about updates most likely this one , any phone that is in the market and is a high end device most likely get ice cream(next big update for android) , nexus s most likely get it before anyone else(besides maybe nexus 3) google is trying to get manucfactures to make sure their phones they get updates within 18 months since launch but first they havent sign a form or paper that says they will second they haven't said for how long after google releases the update they need to release it as well so for all I know they could take 6 months( Evo is getting official gingerbread after 6 months, rolling out June 6, and the Evo was one of the best android phones in 2010 and a best carrier phone ) So I would stick with google if you want timely updates , that's one of the reason I got Me a nexus s :D
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lvnatic:
He is talking about the phone durability and yes, I would say it should last 2 years. It's made of plastic but it's not poor quality, it's much better then the galaxy S.

Since its a Google phone, you can't go wrong on picking it, it will always have the up-to-date software and will always have developers, even after 3 years (well, unless its about hardware limitation).

Its currently one of the best (if not the best) single core devices on the market, its definitely future proof.

And the camera does have the ability to turn the flash on or off, depending on your preferences.

The design is gorgeous btw, at least I think it is. The curve form is unique and when the display is turned off it looks completely black and clean, I think it looks very elegant.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jgalan14:
Oh ha ha yeah man then you should be good and since it would be hour first android device it would be great for you to see what's android about
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
yes you can. i do it almost every day. and btw, the NS is very well built.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] White girl:
Thanks for your responses. :) Though there's one problem, I live in Moscow, Russia and there is no Google support store or something like that, if I need phone repair, it won't be possible? :(

Though I never need any repairs in past, so hopefully it will be same for Nexus S.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] A_Flying_Fox:
Don't use your rubles on a nexus s when its going to be outdated in a few months

Or, if you can't wait, then just get the GSII. Its what the nexus s shoulda been lol [just the only major letdown is...Touchwiz :'(] plus its available in the motherland, no?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] White girl:
Why the [bleep] do people keep telling me to buy GSII, it's NOWHERE near my price range. Also I don't even want 4.3" in my teenager girl hand.

Mod edit: Observe the forum rules please and watch your language
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
ха-ха ты смешно .. но NexusS хороший телефон, будете очень счастливы :D

(sorry, even though im russian, my russian sucks :p )
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] herbthehammer:
If somebody can answer the op's question, I've got a question too. What are the winning numbers for this week's powerball jackpot?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PeXda00:
Hi, Samsung handles all the warranty/hardware support for the nexus s, not Google. Only question is if you have access to Samsung support in Russia...?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] White girl:
Alright, and yeah we have Samsung support.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vandam500:
I wouldn't say its very well built with all the creaking it has lol.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryno502:
My NS4G doesn't creak at all. Its very well built.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dario3040:
The Nexus S is perfect then.

Its the best single core phone ever made.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] panda.bear:
I've owned an HTC hero samsung instinct, HTC ppc6700, etc and the nexus s seems as durable as any of those devices. I still use my ppc6700 on my wlan!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lvnatic:
No way! Galaxy S I9000 creaks like hell, but not the nexus s. It may be made of plastic but it sure has a solid feel.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
really? yours creaks? i havent heard that one before. no creaking here. my only complaint is that id put the volume buttons where the power buttons is, and vice versa. but thats no biggie.