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[Wildfire General] ricky20:
I am not referring to any developers on this site and apologize for any offence caused, I am new to this and have just bought my first smart phone. I read an article about viruses being spread on the android market and it continued to explain how this happens but also mentioned that people using custom roms were also at risk.

I feel you've answered my question from your replies, I was always going to try custom roms but HTC's update installed a new locked boot loader. I was just curious what people thought about the methods used to gain root control, I was just trying to learn more about the whole issue. I think the people who do this sort of thing are very clever and intelligent people and admire there dedication and hard work.

Obviously you very passionate about this kind of thing and I agree entirely that manufacturers and carriers can put far worse things on my phone, thanks for your replies.
[Wildfire General] bx19:
No one can say what happens when u download something from unknown xyzxyzxyzxyz.com

Only thing I can say is go with the trusted sites, where even if the so called viruses are introduced, they will be removed ASAP. That's all from my side.
[Wildfire General] DeletedUser99284:
Custom ROM viruses are only potentially possible and as far as I know, Cyanogenmod already fixed this. It had something to do with the encryption keys used incorrectly if I remember right.
[Galaxy S II General] Noam23:
Now that I've received my Galaxy S2, I kind of wondered if it really has bad WIFI reception as many suggested.

In order to test this objectively, and since I still have my HTC HD2 (which I always thought had decent WIFI reception), I've done a shootout between these two, using Speedtest.net.

I did the test in two locations, one location very close to the WIFI router, a place with good WIFI reception. The other location was far away from the router, a place with poor WIFI reception, this place was the farthest place from the router where the two devices still had enough signal to allow making the test (I did 3 rounds in this "poor WIFI reception" place, to see how much variation there is from test to test).

I have to say these results suprised me for the better.

Here is the test:

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

Enjoy...
[Galaxy S II General] nunomeneses:
Cool comparison. Did you made one to compare sinal strength on both to see who can go wider in range to the wireless router?
[Galaxy S II General] qwerty warrior:
its almost as good as the HD2

so does this mean most of the people complaining here are just trolls ??

and thank you for the tests
[Galaxy S II General] Noam23:
Well, I didn't see much correlation between signal strength (or at least how it is reported at the status bar) and real signal reliability or speed. The Galaxy S2 usually reported worse signal strength, but in the real test it was performing more or less the same as the HD2. You can even see that in the last round of the 3 I did for "poor WIFI reception", the HD2 lost connection for some time (as was reported by Speedtest.net, not by the signal strength indicator at the status bar), but the Galaxy S2 didn't...
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
Nordic Hardware used the SGS2 to benchmark against the Sensation to demonstrate the latter's death-grip issue. One would certainly think that if the SGS2 was the slug everyone's reporting it to be they would have noticed and called that out.

http://www.nordichardware.se/testla...are-med-hoeg-upploesning.html?start=8#content
[Galaxy S II General] seh6183:
Has anyone considered the fact that the Samsung may just have a problem with the reception display and not actually the reception. Maybe the UI is reporting false readings.
[Galaxy S II General] ph00ny:
according to the other posters, wifi analyzer shows low reception

Also based on my test (my 5Ghz band shows less reception than my 2.4Ghz), speed difference between the two were almost non-existent. I couldn't get below what my cable bandwidth offers
[Galaxy S II General] godutch:
Sense default to low wifi transmit power, go to wifi->menu->advanced and increase the power for a more fair comparison
[Galaxy S II General] Noam23:
The HTC HD2 was not using SENSE. It was running a Cyanogenmod 7 Android ROM.
[HTC Desire S] Elcs:
Just moved from a much loved HTC HD2 WinMo with EnergyROM over to an HTC Desire S (God loves free upgrade handsets, lower monthly bill and much more benefits) and I'm looking for a top notch free solution for a flac player.

Any thoughts?

I downloaded a 'Free' app from the Market, which happened to be a free trial, and I don't mind using it as a stop-gap but I thought I'd come to see the experts to use their wisdom :)

Oddly enough, Winamp from the market didn't want to pick up flac files.
[HTC Desire S] Deleted member 2496007:
Although not free, Power Amp supports FLAC and is an awesome player.

However, check this out for a free FLAC player. Can't vouch for it, but seems to have been well received on the thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=575923
[HTC Desire S] InfernalByte:
I thought there is a free and a pro Power Amp? Or are you saying that the FLAC is not available in the free distro? Anyway I would recommend it and if your going to stick with an app you really should cough up the dough IMO. ;)
[HTC Desire S] skymoon_891_:
I found two flac players for now. PlayerPro and PowerAMP. Player pro can't play properly. PowerAMP can play but have some issues. PowerAMP is recommended. By the way it's not free in legal :)
[HTC Desire S] imtc4:
There is an app called andLess available through market which is free and simple FLAC player.
[HTC Desire S] agilius:
i prefer the music player in cyanogenmod,, it can play flac music too :)
[HTC Desire S] mikeyd85:
Just to add to this thread, WinAmp pro plays FLAC now, though it is also not free.
[HTC Desire S] zinchenko:
I bought Power Amp and forget about the other players
[HTC Desire S] oszpiotrek:
Maybe ttpod? Its free, suports flac and have nice EQ
[HTC Desire S] giant_karlik:
i use the Rockbox android port and it plays FLAC just fine. The best SQ i've had on my phone. Though there are some issues with understanding .cue files, the player is good.
[LG Optimus 2x] aratsky:
Hi guys,

I've been trying out most of the custom roms on gingerbread, particulary CM based ones, but it seems like none of them are able to fetch gmail notifications. Installing secondary apps such as Gmail Notifications or LG Notifications does not seem to help either. It seems like there is a problem with syncing. Anyone else experiencing the same problem? Are there any fixes out there for this?
[LG Optimus 2x] Rusty!:
Did you install the GApps package as well as the ROM?
[General Questions and Answers] Fade1:
Hello everyone

I m new here and I dont understand many things ;/

I want install android Kingdom Spirit GB 2.3.3 + Sense 3 but I dont known how :(

Please help someone.

I need instructions step by step how install this android.

Thanks so much for help :)

P.S. Sorry for my english :)

Comon ;/ I can't use my phone now :(
[Streak 5 General] funziebear:
Can anyone point me in the right direction on baseband info , I searched , is there a way to get the T-Mobile 3g baseband to work on a unlocked previously before att locked streak ?
[Streak 5 General] ThinkinBig:
Unfortunately thats not a baseband issue, its a matter of the ATT Streak not containing a radio for the T-Mobile 3g bands, so there is no way to get T-Mobile 3g on your unlocked AT&T branded Streak
[Streak 5 General] funziebear:
Boo thanks that's what I've been reading :( u guess time to sell my useless to me dell :(
[Streak 5 General] IIIV:
I just bought my Streak unlocked directly from Dell. Is it capable of 3G over T-Mobile?
[Streak 5 General] TheManii:
It was likely the US model so no
[Streak 5 General] funziebear:
If its aws model yeah 3g is capable in T-Mobile us , from what I've been reading ,
[Thunderbolt General] boaa:
Its easy read nv items 0 t0 275 in htc incredible and write in the thunderbolt

after write you can write with QPST and not need the simcard

Tested in iusacell mexico
[Thunderbolt General] jimbart098:
Hi boaa

So you now have voice, txt and data?

I want to use it in Iusacell too :D
[Thunderbolt General] jimbart098:
And did you follow any other tutorial?? (Im new in all this hehe)

Thanks!
[Thunderbolt General] kike25:
I read the NV from HTC Incredible 0 to 275 wrote them to HTC TB but no luck can u post your NV items plz

Thanks
[Thunderbolt General] boaa:
esay

:Dyou need try and try some times you can make in the firts time and flash 4 thunderbolts and one im try like 8 times for make
[Thunderbolt General] kike25:
Range (DEC) 0 - 275

Range (HEX) 0 - 113

I'm using CDMAWS

is that the number you get when reading the NV items?

Thanks
[Thunderbolt General] rx7tocivic:
yea, not everyone has an incredible to scan.. post the read!!!! or will an evo work?
[Thunderbolt General] want a droid:
Uhh..... What?
[Thunderbolt General] kike25:
LOL I already tried like 20 times ,he's just trollin' with us
[Thunderbolt General] boaa:
Its easy

Any body need help send me one pm and i hel for flash its fast
[Thunderbolt General] boaa:
See these video

h??p://youtu.be/v_7KaJkXELA
[Thunderbolt General] kike25:
just post your NV items I think It would be easier

Thanks
[Thunderbolt General] dexter35803:
dude forget 1x i got the real 3G solution which allows for DATA AND TALK at the same time on CRICKET
[Thunderbolt General] boaa:
dexter

You remenber the htc thunderbolt have 2 modems you know that:D
[Thunderbolt General] trezegol:
thanks alot boa for all your help im on 1x.. you help me alot without charging me $500 im working on 3g almost there .. ill post a tutorial when im done for FREEEEE
[Thunderbolt General] boaa:
its easy

whast up trezegol its easy solution:D

and freeeee
[Thunderbolt General] kike25:
Thanks boaa you are the man ,Im glad to see you are not one arrogant bastard that tries to charge Ferrari's tune up on a Hyundai
[Thunderbolt General] kike25:
so do i and gonna post it for free on here and other cdma forums
[Thunderbolt General] boaa:
Whats up ****25

I have always thought that the forums are to help each other, not to make money, to make money I would open a store....:D
[Thunderbolt General] dexter35803:
Well the reason y we charge is u get all these wanna be flashes out here flooding the market with $5 flashing making the real Tue good flashers problems with making a dime since they can go to another store that charges less but does ****ty work well I say that's bs and shouldn't be done Damn noobs don't know ****
[Thunderbolt General] bigballa39213:
Great job boaa
[Thunderbolt General] boaa:
Bla bla bla

Bla bla bla bla bla bla:D
[Thunderbolt General] boaa:
For write settings in the MDM9600 port

its easy befor read with qpst full all you settings and write

:D
[Thunderbolt General] boaa:
Update for unlock the signal in the htc THUNDERBOLT

More easy now and the same not need a simcard in the phone only need

read the NV 0855 save annd edit like these

[NV Items]

[Complete items - 1]

0855 (0x0357) - OK

01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00

after edit write to the phone and reestar you phone after that you have signal in the phone and you can reprogram with qpst

FREEE :D
[Defy General] SWAT AXEL:
In Q4, 2011, Google intend to combine Honeycomb for tables and Gingerbread for smart phones into one universal OS. Ice Cream Sandwich.

Developers will be able to account for all form factors within this same version of the OS. This seems to be the end of the OS fragmentation that has plagued the Android system since its release! The announcement has been made around the same time that Windows Phone manufacturers Microsoft announce a universal OS in the form of Windows 8, and Apple's iOS5, which means universal operating systems are the way of the future. But the question is, will the Defy get some?

Source:

http://motoroladefy.com/index.php?/topic/247-ice-cream-sandwich-is-coming/

Source:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/10/google-announces-ice-cream-sadwich-for-q4-2011-for-smartphones/

Guys I'm Really Excited!!!!!!!!!!:cool:
[Defy General] confusedfella:
We may not even get Gingerbread (the leaked one is supposedly for developing for the defy2). I wouldn't get my hopes high for Icecream at all.
[Defy General] dew.man:
no way man! telus just released a version of the defy a couple of months ago.we've got at least two more years of love coming!
[Defy General] riobenny:
i am hoping as well... but here in indonesia, not even gingerbread
[Defy General] BrandonBlight:
There's absolutely no point in getting excited till there's even confirmation of getting Gingerbread.
[Defy General] Cederic:
Right, Q4 huh... so that's end of the year. Then add a few months of delays and small scale release, that's mid 2012. Then add a year on that for motorola being slowpokes with new releases.... that's mid 2013. I don't know about you, but as much as I love my defy I'll probably be having a new phone around then rather than getting excited over what will at that point already be old news.
[Defy General] vikrambharadwaj:
I dont expect an official version of ice cream for my defy, Just hope Quarx or some other developer would be able to port i.. :) I'm sure my defy would be compatible for ice cream as well..
[Defy General] SWAT AXEL:
Man you said the right situation in motorola process , BUT even if they didn't release it for defy , they might unlock the bootloader, like samsung galaxy S2.

tAKE lOOK Here:

Samsung Sends Free Galaxy S2 To Hackers For Inspiration

According to the company, it has already sent a free Galaxy S2 to the CyanogenMod team as part of the plan.

http://www.itproportal.com/2011/06/13/samsung-sends-free-galaxy-s2-hackers-inspiration/#8

so i hope we can wait for something cool later time.
[Defy General] marhensa:
It's still possible, when CyanogenMod 8 comes...
[Defy General] Deonix:
Maybe this?

Ok so maybe Motorola will launch a new Defy. This time more powerful. So we will buy it and have that with running Android 4 and this one as an old phone with CM version of the new Android tweaked for it.

I personally use 2 phones. Primary smartphone Defy and secondly a phone only Nokia (no camera, radio, internet). But i would like using 2 smartphones. Actually that is the future. So in my case i can wait for a Defy2 and than keep this as well

Keep in mind that a smartphone's life is somewhere between 2-4 years. Battery/hardware and software wise . But who knows the Defy can prove even more resistant ....
[Defy General] CSharpHeaven:
The current fragmentation issue has nothing to do with Tablet and Handset form factors. I understood fragmentation is about manufacturers putting too much layers on top of OS to make their own version of Android i.e. Sense, TouchWhiz, Motorla, and so on.

User experience is a science, now imagine how much damage these manufacturers do to an OS that no one would want to learn how to use them. That is why many people would want to use handsets from the same manufacturer. Android introduced a new market and after few years everyone involved realising the cons and pros of it as no one had the experience working in such market model before.

My prediction is... Most manufacturers will give up putting their own layers for three main reasons:

1. Manufactures eventually can't catch up with the progress of Android's development and it would become a complex and expensive process to have.

2. The cost of hardware will significantly will be reduced, that means smaller manufactures giving stock Android start stealing market from the big boys.

3. Future Android versions would become rich in user experience that the cost of putting layers on top of already a rich interface is no longer justifiable.
[Defy General] lanfearxt:
and hopefully with this, release of OS will be much faster due to the more vanilla usage of Android instead of each company spending time and money on 'fragmenting' the OS....and devs like the MIUI and CM guys (plus all the other solo devs) can start porting it over much faster and easier.....and leave the fragmenting and customising to the community!
[Defy General] SWAT AXEL:
true

but if each developer releasing their own os like miui and cmd and etc you will never have stability in the os.

thats why i always stick to the official os.

((consider Camera issues and AGps fixes plus notworking parts in os properly))
[Defy General] WIIstpM:
Ice Cream Sandwich will be released this October/November.. There's even a Nexus S shipped on EBay which has ICS!!!!! Here it is!!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3Pb6IyFvfg&feature=player_embedded

I'm really hoping to see it on Motorola Defy!!

Btw I noticed that all Android versions have a codename based on deserts..

Cupcake 1.5

Donut 1.6

Eclair (a cake) 2.1

Froyo (frozen yogurt) 2.2

Gingerbread 2.3

Honeycomb 3.0

Ice Cream Sandwich 2.4/4.0

:D:D lol
[Defy General] juli9797:
I think there will be a custom rom, but i don´t think we get it official.

Sorry for my bad English!

Julian
[Defy General] tlongren:
I don't think T-Mobile US Defy owners will ever see an official Gingerbread update, or anyone else for that matter.

Why would Motorola put one out when Defy+ is here? Defy team was moved to working on Defy+ long ago, that's why we still have a buggy official Froyo. They're just not working on Defy any longer.
[Defy General] ryan8r:
They re-released the Defy calling it a Defy+ for the sake of a Gingerbread update. What makes you think they wont do the same for ICS. And ofcourse the Defy wont even get Gingerbread forget ICS.
[Defy General] arpith.fbi:
there is no question of getting official GB update in future. But I m sure there will be CM8 for defy :)
[Defy General] vap_66:
Anyway, CM8 sounds way better than a crappy ICS released by Motorola :D.
[Defy General] free2live:
cannot w8 4 the ICS . even if our defy will not get an ICS update i'll buy a new phone
[Android Apps and Games] rogershroed1991:
Hey guys, I just finished up this game, I'd appreciate it if you guys could check it out and let me know what you think!

The controls do take a little time to get used to so if you die on your first try don't be discouraged.

apk link - http://www.mediafire.com/?6suhhfks72pnj
[Android Apps and Games] rogershroed1991:
Added apk download link to OP. I didn't realize coupon codes wouldn't work for apps.
[Android Apps and Games] Tricky-Design:
Thanks for sharing. It's fun that you wrote this game on age 10 and did port it to Android.

Some questions:

I've only played it till world 2, but are there only six levels in the version on the market?

A question about the permissions: Why does it need full internet access?

Some recommendations:

- explanation about the controls, at first I didn't noticed them on the screen.

- explanation about how to play the game in the game. I've downloaded the apk so I've missed the explanation on the market.

- decrease the speed so the controls become less "sensitive". When you're standing on the edge and want to turn around on a fairly small block, the chance is big you'll fall off. I don't think capacitive controls are accurate enough for such a sensitivity.

- ability to save. Because people play games on there phone to kill time. But mostly this if only for a few minutes and then you don't want to start at world 1 every time.
[Android Apps and Games] rogershroed1991:
Thanks for the feedback. The apk I posted and the Market version are the same - there are 6 worlds, and each world has 4 levels, so there are a total of 24 levels. It has the internet permission because I had originally planned to put Admob ads in it.

I like your idea about letting people save. There is actually a "resume" button if you quit in the middle of a game (not including when you get a game over). I think it would be good to let people choose which world to start at though, so they can start at any world that they've already reached.

I also agree about the controls, this is where I had the most trouble because in the PC version it's a lot easier to control with a keyboard. I'll try to fix them so they work better.

I'll add a "how to play" screen. Do you think it's necessary even in the Market version, do a lot of people download an app without reading the description?
[Android Apps and Games] Tricky-Design:
Okay, I thought there were only 6 levels. Maybe it is also good to mention on the market that it includes a total of 24 levels so people know what they're buying.

It is indeed a good idea to let people select the world that they want to play. Most games you have to unlock the world first by completing all previous levels at least once.

If you going to make a how to play screen anyway, I should also update your game on the market. I think most people will read the description when they're buying an app or game on the market. Only with free apps and games people click on install fairly quick without reading I think.

If you've updated the game please let me know. I shall take another look and let you know what I think about the improvements.
[Android Apps and Games] napalm393:
i agree with everything above, especially the sensitivity of the controls.

other than that, nice start.
[Android Apps and Games] wolfnut88:
Definitely going to try this later

Edit: downloaded and loved the game, takes me back to the contra and castlevania era where controls had to be perfect or you die. With that though I do agree with the first post talking about the sensitivity of the controls, I love being able to use my wiimote to play games like this. Also like the first post I had no idea the controls were on screen, an in game tutorial would be nice. Great game though and I can't wait to beat it so you can start working on part two now :)
[Android Apps and Games] orlandojumpoff:
very retro
[Android Apps and Games] Methos013:
The market link isn't working and the alternate downloading site keeps saying "Error downloading file. Retrying..." :/ The game looked interesting, too.

31/8: Nvm. I guess Mediafire was messing up last night. Everything I tried to download from there was having the Error message.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mabok01:
Hi everyone.

Need some help please.

The main board in my o2 HD2 went kaput and as I needed my phone for work (self employed) I bought a new mainboard off ebay. The new board however came with an energy? program. Is there any way of a complete amateur at this sort of thing return the phone to an 02 operating system? I do like the look and feel of the energy system but I cannot seem to get a gps lock and as I drive for a living and use the satnav quite a bit I do need this.

Any help much appreciated.

Ta mucho.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Demon_man:
yeah man go to the HTC website hd2 support section download the stock rom, turn phone off, hold volume down and keep holding power phone on and will come to a coloured screen, plug into pc, turn off usb connections in active sync, plug phone into pc, run the htc exe u just downloaded and it will return it to stock,

providing you bought a euro mainboard :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mabok01:
Thank you for your reply.

I have actually started to like the NRG rom. (see I am learning already) So my next question is. Can I improve the Gps so that it finds the lock faster. It currently takes about 10 mins to get a position.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Demon_man:
quick gps should be on there somewhere, and with it being a NRG ROM he bundles them up pretty darn good there will probably be a folder named GPS, take a look in there and see what apps he has on it. quick gps will grab the nearest cell tower data so gpd can get a lock quicker, i think thats how it works anyway lol,
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mabok01:
Thanks for the reply.

It does have quick Gps and it still takes ages to get a signal.