yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[LG Optimus 2x] yjwong:
Hi,

I'm currently using a Motorola Milestone A853 (GSM version of the CDMA Verizon Droid), and I'm looking to upgrade to the LG Optimus 2X P990 soon. Is there anybody out there who also came from the Motorola Milestone? :p

I want to know the battery life as compared to the Milestone... The Milestone sometimes has terrible battery life (6 hours!). I'm hoping LG Optimus 2X will be a good purchase. What do you guys think?
[LG Optimus 2x] FreeZr:
Personally i believe the optimus was a good buy, especially now. the newer phones dont seem to have problems.

6 hours? LOL even the lgos can beat that ;D

I'd say, go for it. Its an incredibly good phone with some teaks
[LG Optimus 2x] mparack:
Have had the O2X for just over 2 months now. I had a few reboots and freezes initially but not after the V10d update from LG. The only other issue I had with the phone was an unreliable USB connection to the PC. I got the phone replaced and haven't had any problems with the new one.

You haven't mentioned whether you are looking for an out of the box phone or are willing to install a custom ROM on it. This seems to be the most well supported dual cure android out there at the moment with Cyanogen and Modaco doing great stuff for it.

Based on my experience, I have no issues recommending this phone but that doesn't mean there are 'better' alternatives out there depending on what you are looking for.

Battery usage is subjective and depends on usage as well. I am ok with battery life. I get better life out of it by freezing certain rogue stock apps like Car Home after rooting though .

Let us know what you decide.
[LG Optimus 2x] ClausG76:
I have been using a milestone for over a year. I am happy with the upgrade. I don't miss the hardware buttons and i prefer the thinner design of the Lg. The speed in applications and internet browsing has improoved. I'm also impressed by the media playback. The other night i streamed an online flashvideo through hdmi to my tv, without any problems at all. There are a lot of disappointed Lg ovners because of the continuing fw delays. But it's nothing compared to the way, the Milestone owners has been treated by Motorola.
[LG Optimus 2x] yjwong:
Yes, super pathetic right :/

I read about the reboots, but I'm not so bothered. My current Milestone is worse (DSI errors!) and is not fixable. But nice, good to know there's an official fix.

I'm actually a power user so I'm fine with both. If stock LG with minor fixes are good to go, then I'd prefer to go that route. I frequently do ROM cycles on my Milestone, currently using CM7 on it, but thanks to the locked bootloader, I haven't had a taste replacing the kernel yet :P Glad to know it's officially supported by Cyanogenmod!

I originally considered the Samsung Galaxy S II, but it was too expensive even under contract (S$488, SingTel, Singapore). LG Optimus 2X is S$218, and since I can trade in my Milestone for S$100, it's effectively S$118, pretty good price. So I'm kinda fixed on O2X :)

Thanks! :D I hope I'll be happy with the upgrade too. But how about the differences in battery life? (it's kind of like a deal decider...)

Quoted for truth.

Thanks guys for the input! :D
[LG Optimus 2x] manasgirdhar:
Even i changed to optimus 2x from Milestone.threatened Motorola through legal methods and got my whole money back.

anyway coming to the main point.O2X is much better than Milestone.A choice i dont regret.I just Miss the MIUI Roms.

My battery easily lasts 1-1.5 days.I am a heavy user.Wifi,Games,Songs,Movies.

The best Part bieng an open boot loader.we dont have to wait for the Companies to provide an Update.

Ram is double than that of milestone.The processor is dual core not to mention it has HDMI out and the graphics are awesome.

All in all you should be happy with the O2X
[LG Optimus 2x] Kribou:
Hi,

I came from a Motorola Defy to Optimus 2x and I should say that Motorola is releasing poor software compared to LG (even if it's not perfect).

The video playback is really good out of the box (Divx / Divx HD support and more), the camera is by far better, the bootloader is opened for real good custom roms, the battery will improve with time today it's more than a day for me.

Don't hesitate go for it.

Compared with the SGXS2, it records full HD 1080P, the screen being smaller, the phone is a bit smaller (not thinner), today again I would think about the difference for the price.

Cheers
[LG Optimus 2x] FreeZr:
The SGSII has some serious display issues right now, i wouldnt go for it at the moment.

As ive said previously, my brother has already sent back 2 SGSII
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d3athb4dishonor:
Ok, So I wanted to change my ROM and I thought I did it right, but obviously that was not the case lol.

Pretty much I flashed the clockwork recovery, had it set to wipe the two things you want to wipe and then once it came back I installed zip from sd card, however, when I thought I was done and restarted my phone it just continuously loops back and forth back and forth.

I know there's a way to fix it since I have a micro sd reader, but how? I've got something REAL important to do tomorrow and not having my phone will be a huge mess.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OriginalGabriel:
What ROM were you on and what ROM are you going to?

What did you wipe?

How did you wipe?

How did you flash?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d3athb4dishonor:
I was on the stock rom and I was trying use the update-cm-7.0.3-vision-signed

I used Clockwork Recovery to wipe and it already had two options checked to wipe, Pavlik cache and wipe data or whatever it says... Then I flashed into clockwork recovery and I went to install from ZIP, I went and found the rom file on my sd card and pressed install, it took a few moments and was done. I also added the googlepack using the same method right after. Then when I thought I was finished I rebooted my device and its been stuck in a loop ever since.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d3athb4dishonor:
Appreciate you trying to help, I guess I figured it out with a good ole fashioned guess hahaa.

I went and wiped my phone and data to factory, wiped the Pavlic (which I think I'm saying wrong lol) and then I installed the ROM again and it worked this time.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cjward23:
I would recommend flashing the superwipe from this thread. there are 3 downloads, Try the standard superwipe first. and use superwipe+ if you have GPS problems.

Super wipe automaticly wipes system, data and cache partitions. Flash the ZIP in recovery as you would flash a ROM.

And it is recommended not to use ROM manager for flashing and to always to it manually in CWM.

So download superwipe, flash superwipe, flash ROM, flash GAPPS and reboot.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsteven77x:
I would also recommend flashing cm 7.1 because its an outrageously HUGE upgrade over the one you just flashed.
[Click General] guenmn:
Hi,

how i can make it that these apps worked on this rom?

Thank you?
[General Accessories] Mgamerz:
First of all, (to mods), there isn't really a section for this... since it's not erally off topic (cause it's related... just can't find a place to put it), if you've got a better place for this, please move it :)

Since I just started developing for android, and I have an ego the size of my... muscles, I made a shirt on Zazzle for Android developers.

Unfortunately, it's not cheap (typical Zazzle) at $27, but it's pretty neat looking.

That's my store/thing, they make you sell it through that, and it looks terrible because I'm not interested in selling stuff as a profession, that's why I'm an android developer!

I was just looking for some feedback ;) I might make some more, because the 'Android Developer' category of apparel is very small, I found only one other item that's for females, which means its really rare!

http://www.zazzle.com/android_developer_shirt-235706480561704515

The link goes to one that is slightly different than the one posted, mainly because I had to swap out the Android logo because you are not allowed to use the font.

I can't guarantee the quality yet, but I chose the american apparel t-shirt because I've had their value tshirts and they suck. I'll get back in touch when mine arrives.
[General Accessories] mrguru2011:
Im thinking of grabbing an ANDROID DEVELOPER SHIRT myself!! EGO SKY HIGH
[Acer Iconia A500] nasimdejai:
Just got this via a twitter feed: http://www.technology.feedmyhealth.com/?p=1913
[Acer Iconia A500] OrionBG:
You are Joking right?

This leak have been in the Development section since 23rd! There are even custom ROMs based on it already!
[Acer Iconia A500] FloatingFatMan:
Slow poster is slow.
[Acer Iconia A500] foxmeister:
Just seen this on Twitter: Primitive man invents wheel..

I'll get me coat! :)
[General Accessories] Van Stellato:
Some times when i plug the charger in it will charge for a little bit, but after then a triangle with an '!' in it shows up and says "Charging is not supported with this accessory", and i used to be able to charge and this never happened... i use a wall jack and a USB, happens to both, i have restard my IPhone a million times that doesnt work... and i have a 3GS...
[General Accessories] laura331:
I had the same problem. Solved by replacing charging connector with flex.
[General Accessories] Airfaire:
try using another usb cable hope this helps.................
[General Accessories] laura331:
maybe water .

try to plug in and out head set jack, clean charger connect with alcohol

hope it work
[General Accessories] Van Stellato:
This way ok,you are smart .
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lapalways05:
I've been contemplating on rooting my Nexus S, since I've done so on my G2 and G1 since it was necessary since their stock roms were slow but I don't see anything wrong with the Nexus S at all. Also, I definitely think the unlock picture on a rooted Nexus S is ugly.

Anyways, post why it was necessary to root your Nexus S besides the fact that you're an android-fanatic

What do you use which needed root?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
- Titanium Backup

- Flashing ROMs (Doesn't require root, but its a gateway toward flashing)

- Custom Kernels

Basically, I mess with my phone because stock is boring and not flashing/rooting your phone is well... BORING!

Exciten things up.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deejaylobo:
Let's not forget the amazing Chainfire 3D!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamsforgotten:
My first move is always rooting and flashing a stock deodex rom so I can theme it.

Also I use apps for security as well like droid wall, orbot, lbe privacy guard, my backup pro, lookout, which mostly require root.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tailsthecat3:
I have to delete apk's Ill never use.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thiagodark:
Voodoo

Bln (change kernel)

Atomic clock sync

Market enabler

Ahh, and flashing some roms when i'm bored...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Greefus:
can't use ad free or mlb at bat on ns4g without root
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MacGuy2006:
I have not found a compelling reason to root yet, either.

I rooted both my previous Galaxy S and Vibrant, but that was because they were performing poorly and Samsung is the worst at upgrading their cr@ppy software.

But the Nexus S has been pretty stable and I've seen nothing to make me root and play with ROMs (and I am weary of getting back into the WM6 cycle of constantly flashing, hoping that the next build will be the one stable one....)

I have settled on MIUI.ADW.Launcher as my default (using Suave HD icons http://macthemes.net/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16804800, which I actually like better than the MIUI ROM), so I really can't see a reason (yet) for going through the hassle of rooting and flashing with this one.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicknowsky:
really thats what this whole community is based on, if you are not gonna root it, then you CANT do anything thats discussed here at XDA. I mean I dont even hesitate to root a phone as soon as I get it. Actually make sure I can root a device before I buy it
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lapalways05:
Yeah, I always think like that too, espcially with htc devices I love pure android and if i were to get any htc or custom skinned phones I would root to change rom but the nexus s non rooted is pretty stable and looking at the rom development in nexus s, majority of it is AOSP-based. but thanks for the replies guys! I think I'll stick to non-rooted until something cool pop ups that needs root or if i wanna further customize

ps: Man saying this, I feel like a traitor to xda and I shouldn't even be here lol

PS PS: one reason for me wanting to root the phone before g etting is was to get HD video but it's unfortunately a hardware problem. blah oh well
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uansari1:
Voodoo sound and color

BLN

ext4 speed mod
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt2053:
You guys keep posting things that don't require root :)

I only recently rooted so I could take screen shots. However my bootloader has been unlocked since the day I got the phone :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AtroX_cc:
Well, BLN, overclocking and the fact that I want to have full control of my device :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DumbUglyDragon:
I originally did it for BLN.

Just relock it when you are done - no unlock picture
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CB620:
I have a question for u why isnt it necessary lol.

But all in all it unleashes more fun for u and the phone. More roms more apps more battery more power. More jealousy from people that dont have one :-)

Delete unwanted apps etc tweak stuff up
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sroeseler:
well depending on network, it unlocks the wifi hotspot capability
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lapalways05:
I mean, I've rooted my phones before but the Nexus S has no problems with speed, its filled with only google apps no bloatware, it's pretty fast already, and I'm always on XDA to find more android development but I couldn't find a reason to root the phone so I just wanted to see what you guys specifically root it for :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kanariya:
Same here i used to root my phones like g1 and vibrant. But i dont find a reason to do so now as everything i need already works.

Keeping it stock i can get the latest update directly from google asap
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deeren:
the primary reason was the addiction to flash. The will to try all the roms that comes out :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vandy343:
My addiction that started with the og Droid of flashing something new to my phone just for the hell of it.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris6278:
I rooted so i can have complete control of my phone also i love flashing roms
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheesiepoof:
A better question might be "why not root?" - are there any disadvantages?

I need root for Nexus S for:

Voodoo Sound - huge difference on Galaxy, Nexus S, Galaxy Tab devices IMO

Wireless Tether

MyBackupRoot

+ any tasty apps that pop up in the future that require root.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heeter:
For me,

It was just sitting there, on my desk, and it's little green android voice kept crying out "root me, root me, root me"

So I did

Heeter
[Thunderbolt General] :
Here is a running list of the entries which I'm not sure are totally accurate (I'm actually not sure if any of the entries are totally accurate, but these are the ones I'm sure aren't). If you think something should be changed with one of these, well, you're probably right, so let me know :)

- ADB

- Bootloader

- Kernel

- Deodex

- Busybox

- ROM

- Radio

- OTA

- Firmware

- Zipalign

- RUU

- S-OFF

- Dalvik

- Rosie

- I/O Scheduker

- Swap

- eMMC

- RIL

- CDMA

- LTE

- Baseband

- HBoot

- GPU

=================================

The Coming-Soon List

- Launcher Application

- Fix Permissions

- Background Application

- Foreground Application

- SIM card

- Root Explorer

- Terminal Emulator

- Linked tutorials for many of these terms are coming just as soon as I figure out how I would like to format them... Stay tuned :)

If you see a term that you don't understand while navigating the Thunderbolt forums, post a request in this thread and it will be added! :)

Changelog

6/27/2011 @ 2:30AM - v1.0 released after a full day of typing, 28 entries!

6/28/2011 @ 3:45AM - v1.0.1 released with 20 entries added.

7/7/2011 @ 12:30AM - v1.0.1 with an additional 2 terms and split the OP into two separate posts to bypass character limit.

*** Please let me know if you see any typos, grammar errors, or any other errors that are unrelated to the meaning of the definitions! ***
[Thunderbolt General] azturbomini:
Nice work. Much appreciated!
[Thunderbolt General] :
Thankya :)
[Thunderbolt General] masterxchief:
Thanks for this. Coming from only Moto Android phones, I didn't know some of these terms but now I do!
[Thunderbolt General] lrs421:
Mods, please sticky.
[Thunderbolt General] nerozehl:
For your ADB entry...

SDK = Software Development Kit

adb is located in platform-tools directory.
[Thunderbolt General] cuguy:
Suggestions: Hboot, MR

edit: for thoroughness purposes, those should have their own entries
[Thunderbolt General] :
Fixed :)

Later today, I'll be adding something like 15 more terms, and I'll be sure to sneak those in there as well :) But could you just clarify what you mean by MR? Do you mean the MR radios?
[Thunderbolt General] :
v1.0.1 released

Added 20 more terms to the list, check it out :)
[Thunderbolt General] lrs421:
Bump. Hopefully this gets stickied soon :)
[Thunderbolt General] swamp2:
Absolutely fantastic. Thanks for the effort. If not done yet - mods - please sticky!
[Thunderbolt General] :
Thanks for all the support guys! We've been stickied!! :D. Watch out for v1.0.2 version later today :)
[Thunderbolt General] lrs421:
Good, now I can stop bothering the moderator ;)
[Thunderbolt General] tswltd:
This is great. Thanks for getting it started!
[Thunderbolt General] mistoffelees:
Thanks! Great help for noobs.
[Thunderbolt General] Ronsa:
Thanks fore your time, a good basic primer
[Thunderbolt General] dwnfdrknss:
Great dictionary for the entry level person. Wanted to double check any new terms coming from my OG droid. Needed clarification on radios and HTC specific terms. Thanks.

Rick
[Thunderbolt General] loonatik78:
Can I suggest a couple of entry edits which might make this dictionary a little more accurate? Feel free to edit to fit language and format...

CDMA: a.k.a Channel Division Multiple Access: This is the wireless air interface for Verizon, Alltel, Sprint, US Cellular, the virtual carrier Boost Mobile, many portable phones, as well as many satellite uplinks and downlinks. In function, it all devices hosted "talk" to the tower through an assigned code, or language, simultaneously. As opposed to LTE/GSM technologies, which "talk" to the tower based on an assigned frequency and/or time slot. Imagine it like this: the tower knows all the languages on earth and can hear them all at the same time... and speaks them all at the same time. You phone in a particular cell speaks an assigned language so to avoid other phones speaking the same language in the same cell. All handsets are "heard" at the same time, but as distance increases, the handset must "shout", or broadcast stronger, to be heard as well as other devices in the cell, hence the sometimes shocking drain on a CDMA device battery when on a cell's edge.

CDMA2000: A Quallcomm patented communictions technology based on the CDMA mode of air access. Specifically, this pertains to the methods and protocols which towers and handsets use to communicate with each other. Subsets of CDMA2000 would be 1XRTT, EVDO rev.0, EVDO rev.A, EVDO rev.B (not implemented currently).

If any of that is useful, feel free to include it.
[Thunderbolt General] :
I'll definitely use some of that in the post! I'll just word it in more layman's terms and edit it in.
[Thunderbolt General] Topyeti:
Suggestion : Root

I know it seems silly, but this is my first day to seriously spend time on this site, got a TB a few hours ago, and already wading through the terms.

I consider myself tech savvy but, even the difference between rooting and loading new roms is making it had to tell what I should or shouldn't be afraid to do with my phone. (I just want to clean it up a bit)

Thanks for your hard work on what you have here already!
[Thunderbolt General] :
I've exceeded my 30,000 character limit :(

But here you go :)

Root:

1. (n.) In Linux (which Android is based on), the equivalent of administrative privileges on the system level. Therefore, obtaining root on your Thunderbolt equates to obtaining access to administrative rights on your phone. 2. Root[ing]: (v.) The act of obtaining root access on your phone. This can be done through ADB or by using the newer and experimental one-click root methods.

1u. A root user can edit system files, which unlocks all the potential of custom ROMs.

2u. Rooting your phone is the best way to get a full, unhindered user experience.
[Thunderbolt General] Topyeti:
Perhaps you could simply split your dictionary in half and edit your second post to add the second half?
[Thunderbolt General] :
That's what I've been thinking. I'll most likely do that later today.
[Thunderbolt General] spyder329:
A big thank you to MattBeyers for posting this.. I am new to all this and this is a huge help...
[Thunderbolt General] :
You're very welcome! If you see anything within the forums that you're unclear about, stop back and post a request! :)
[Thunderbolt General] emsrider:
Looks good and is helpful.
[Thunderbolt General] jwa0042:
Thanks for taking the time to do this :) It's definitely helped me not be completely clueless, lol.
[Thunderbolt General] dhy8386:
Very helpful. Much thanks
[Thunderbolt General] bigb78:
Very cool. Thank you.

Just starting.... and appreciate this!
[Thunderbolt General] milliken1050:
Thanks!! Some jargon explained!
[Thunderbolt General] Moyeto:
Thank you very much your time. Please keep it up. Perhaps we can all contribute and add to your list. By the way, what does term bacon mean when it comes to android?
[Thunderbolt General] swieder711:
Wonderful resource. Thanks.

Can someone tell me what FREEZE refers to as in "I want to Freeze Yahoo!"
[Thunderbolt General] loonatik78:
I tried to fill some of these in the best I could. My contributions are in brackets below the item defined. Hope it helps. Feel free to reformat the information as you see fit.
[Thunderbolt General] jbmilman:
great guide, thanks
[Thunderbolt General] tazz5150:
Great info source

One day, I will do this forum a favor as you have done for us (me).. Thanks for your time and effort to helping others!:o

Very helpful, and feeling good that there ARE good ppl out there!

Many thanks;)
[Thunderbolt General] rrrrrrredbelly:
thanks for putting this together
[Thunderbolt General] ddpowers22:
good info, thanks!
[Thunderbolt General] djpetway:
Noob

As a noob I am grateful for this synopsis. By the way running Newts sense 4.0 ICS rom currently. Great ROM, waiting for the Wifi fix but other than that it works great.
[Thunderbolt General] :
Some updates coming today/tomorrow. Glad to see the thread has been helpful!
[Thunderbolt General] sdnick484:
The list is very comprehensive, thanks. One term I've noticed for a while, but I'm still unclear on is "JMOD"; could someone define that for me?
[Thunderbolt General] trter10:
a rom modified my the user [SP]Jester
[Thunderbolt General] sdnick484:
Thanks for clarifying. I wasn't clear whether it was a standalone ROM or a patch/mod that you apply on top of an existing ROM.
[Thunderbolt General] trter10:
Full rom
[Thunderbolt General] jizzyburnizzy:
thanks

thanks for the nice list.

this rooting noob thanks you!
[Thunderbolt General] johncr00:
thanks

I've been reading around and trying to learn this stuff, thanks for the comprehensive list.
[Thunderbolt General] jonah1234:
You should probably add wip

Sent from my HTC Droid DNA
[Thunderbolt General] Thunderbolticsleak:
thanks

This rocks