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[General Questions and Answers] iamsuper123:
Which OS is good, reliable and stable, android or iphone?
[General Questions and Answers] skeet34:
Honestly, they are both good, reliable and stable operating systems and each has their own strengths and weakness. Its really a question of personal preference. I prefer android and the open source nature of the system, and am not a fan of the highly proprietary apple brand. Both OS are good, but you have sooooo many more options when it comes to android over iOS, from the phones to apps and more.
[General Questions and Answers] Asperity:
Compelling question, sir. Let us consult the Magic 8 Ball, for reasoning necessary to arrive at the answer is far too complex for minds of a non-magical nature.
[General Questions and Answers] mr.frankm:
Are you trying to start a fight? Lol.
[General Questions and Answers] bonebeatz1234:
Iphone to me one phone one operating system easy to make apps and games for compared to androids many operating system and most apps run on certain operating systems like netflix or Verizon with exclusive apps and games. But i love android open platform but for the phones that's locked android sucks stock roms are laggy.
[General Questions and Answers] MartyLK:
I have an HD2 running CyanogenMOD 7, an HTC Inspire 4G unrooted running Android 2.2.1 (FroYo) and an iPhone 4. I also have a Samsung Focus running Windows Phone 7.

Out of all of those the Androids (HD2 and Inspire) are the most fun to use. They work flawlessly and have more convenience features than my iPhone 4 or Focus. Nevertheless, my iPhone 4 is my main phone and is the primary phone I take with me all the time. The reason being is because it is the most reliable system ever created. The Androids, for me, work flawlessly, but are prone to issues from what I've observed from other people. And my Inspire, in the beginning, almost got me lost because of a screwy compass and non-functioning Google maps app (maybe due to GPS or lack of data signal). Since a subsequent update the Inspire has been flawless.

But I trust my iPhone 4. It may not have the convenience of a free voice guided nav like on the Androids, but I can manage fine with the maps system it does have. Nonetheless, I love Android and feel it is superb and would not be without it.

Decipher through that and see if I declared one over the other.
[General Questions and Answers] pHyR3:
Both have their strengths although i think at the moment android has more strengths as Apple is playing catchup with the iphone5 and iOS 5. I like androids open source nature and its general layout is just 'cooler.' Most android users go on and on about fanboys but the truth is almost all iphone users are not fanboys, infact i didnt even know ABOUT android until mid 2010! That's how bad their marketing (and how good Apple's) was. Most have been duped by Apple's excellent marketing which they've done fantastically over here in Australia and don't realise there are other options.
[General Questions and Answers] stoudtlr:
Both. The choice between the two is simply personal preference.
[General Questions and Answers] mallen462:
Apple is all about brand name, android is about functionality features scailabilty, now Apple has seen what an Android can do they're trying to play catch up with IOS5 see how they treat their developers now. For example a few ebook developers had to go out of business because of all the fees Apple charges
[General Questions and Answers] DAyellow:
better overall experience def. android

apps/games are 1-2 yrs ahead in terms of innovation and smoothiness: iphone
[General Questions and Answers] MaxPower84:
Depends on what you like to do with your phone...if you like to explore your phone 360° in complete liberty i'll remand you to an android device...if you like apple style get an iphone :)

I prefer android devices. :D
[General Questions and Answers] SimpleFear:
My friends have had nothing but problems with their iPhones.

Buddy had 2 iPhone4's die out on him in a month (speaker, microphone and one just wouldn't hold a charge) and he's since upgraded to an Arc (android).

I believe it's personal preference, but if your buying a new phone then the iPhone just can't compete... Think about it, the iPhone4 is old technology. There are new insanely powerful and innovative Android devices released every other week...

Let me put it this way. Galaxy S vs Iphone4 is/was a toss up. Side by side reviewers often gave them ties or a slight edge one way or the other. The Galaxy S is over a year old and the new Android devices are lightyears ahead of it. If you read a review that DOESN'T say a phone like the Arc destroys, yes, destroys, the iPhone4 in every category then the reviewer is likely a fanboy/on the Apple payroll.

I'm sorry, but it's an old phone. Besides, the o/s are completely different styles. It's a lot like the original windows vs mac vs linux debate. Mac=iPhone, Android=Linux (literally)... Both excel at different tasks and each has a loyal fanbase... It's all preference without question in terms of OS. In terms of hardware I don't think there's a comparison with any new phone.
[General Questions and Answers] lude219:
Neither, my friend. webOS is the better os.
[General Questions and Answers] vipaman:
Android......Anyday:)
[General Questions and Answers] ravoyd36:
I feel the iPhone is outdated with regard to hardware. I mean, the old galaxy s which came out before the iPhone4 is better than the iPhone 4, let alone all these new phones. People say gaming on apple devices is better. Never Understood how. I mean, it's the same games and the same developers and android gets all the more important and good games
[General Questions and Answers] evo_like:
I personally prefer Android, because I like the open source nature of the system. I love that there are so many Android device options out there now. However, I do have to admit that iPhone has that extra something that somehow android devices just haven't mastered yet. A touch response is like a .000000098 seconds faster in iPhone vs. Android phones, but I can tell there's that little bit of .000000098 seconds lag....lol. But bottom line--Android for me :-)
[General Questions and Answers] crushalot:
As a lead support tech for a large company, I have to answer this question every time I respond to a smartphone issue, because the user always ask, should I have something else or will X product give me less trouble?

Really, it all comes down to personal preference. Some people only use a phone for a very limited set of tasks(email, phone, games), and in those cases it comes down to which hardware/cellular provider the user wants.

I like to use mine for any and everything as it helps me every minute of every day either at work or with personal stuff, and since I am a techie and like to tweak my device to my liking I prefer a rooted Android device.

Rooted HTC Thunderbolt
[General Questions and Answers] tawcw:
both os are good.but i prefer Android...iphone is nothing for me
[General Questions and Answers] jonnythan:
In all seriousness, iPhone. A jailbroken iPhone 4 is really an incredible piece of hardware, and especially with iOS 5 the software is second to none. Compared to any Android phone, it has a more complete feature set and fewer bugs and problems. It's a more mature, more slick overall system.

That said, I use Android. I think Android is really, really awesome and there's some fantastic hardware out for it. And it's overall much cheaper to be an Android user on Sprint than an iOS user on AT&T and Verizon.
[General Questions and Answers] URINUDNK:
I like the Android the best, definitely :)

But then again i havent really used an iPhone, only my moms, lol.
[General Questions and Answers] icreepin:
Ok from a guy that has used every smart phone OS and recently went from android to IOS since my wife wanted an iphone. I habe to say that with the 2 different versions of ios (att and verizon) I much rather have the android. Why? There are some basic functions that ypu get with android wm blackberry that you dont get woth certian versions of ios.

I tried to create a group so I could send mass text and email messages to certian people (work, family, motorcycle buddies) and with att unless ypu sync with windows contact you cant create groups. When you do you cant select the entire group with one click. Stupid I think. On verizon you can create groups on the phone but ypu cant talk and surf the web or send text messages at the same time.

There are others I am sure but I am going to get an inspire after I post this message.

I think android is better since the fit and finish is more polished.
[General Questions and Answers] MartyLK:
Another thing I think is worth mentioning are the web browsers among all the oses. Apple says mobile Safari is the best but from my experience, I find mobile Chrome to be the best for functionality. Chrome will format a web page for the specific zoom level. That means all the content will be centered in the viewing region where you don't need to scroll side to side. Neither Safari nor mobile IE does that.
[General Questions and Answers] jonnythan:
"Mobile Chrome" isn't something that exists.
[General Questions and Answers] Armenian6000:
Nobody answered a simple question without writhing a paragraph lol

ANDROID!!@
[General Questions and Answers] FATKMZ:
Definately see this as bait... on the other hand I prefer android. I see it as a more developed operating system and more stable out of the box. I also have an iphone as my second phone. I just have too many problems with it to compare. Love the open source and customizability of android and the capability the differenr types of phones offer. It will always be a personal preference and nothing more. Fed up at people arguing about which is better lol. Happens all around me. :( (I work in an I.T environment lol)

Sent from my Galaxy S running Galnet's MIUI v2.2 @ 1.3ghz!
[General Questions and Answers] mrpaulmanley:
I love Android, but have honestly not spent too much time on ios. I like flashing nightlies too much to go with ios though :)
[General Questions and Answers] zawoogle:
I prefer Android because I can tweak it to my preference. :D
[General Questions and Answers] MartyLK:
Android web browser, then.

But this is what I mean when I speak of Android being more user friendly than iOS. iOS is simple but not as user friendly as Android. Having to scroll side to side in mobile Safari to see all of the web page content isn't as friendly as Android web browser formatting the content so you don't have to scroll side to side.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smcastillo:
My dad just got my mom this Tablet, I dont want to mess with it to much, so no custom roms. All I want to do is give her access to the android market. I have read tons of posts and they all start with open the market then close the market, but I dont have the market. Is there an APK to download to install the market then do the "clear cache till I get an error" fix. Or is the only way to get the market is to install a custom rom that already has the market. Please any help would be greatly appreciated.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goodintentions:
Just flash a custom rom and make it run 10 times faster and more stable. The whole process will take less than 20 minutes if you follow my instructions down to the letter.

http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/starthere.htm

You're either a code green or yellow. Take your pick.

I'm serious about it. The stock rom is really not that great. If you want to maximize the user experience for your mom, flash her a custom froyo rom. I like the calkulin+clemsyn combo the most. Make sure you pay attention to which branch of development you're on.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smcastillo:
Ya, I was afraid that was going to be the response. I actually have been on your site for dummies. I am not new to android as I have a Motorola Atrix and have done my share of modding on it, but am nervous about screwing up my moms new present and never hearing the end of it. Gues I might just have to bite the bullet and get it done.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] captirwin:
Go on and do it...

I'm 65+.

That said, I went to goodintentions website, followed the instructions, and wala, I have a custom ROM, running at blazing speed and could not be happier.:D

Calkulin+Clemsyn 1.5ghz Froyo Combo V6 BL1.2

I'd give it a shot.

And don't forget to make a donation to goodintentions...:eek:
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smcastillo:
Moms about to drop the tablet off. Once I find out which branch it is on, I am going to start the process goodintentions has on his "Start Here" page. thanks all for the input.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FATKMZ:
Goodluck modding the tablet. I put a custom rom on my fathers tablet. Boy did he yell at me as i was halfway through but then he used it that night, called me up and said "holy **** what did you do?" Quite funny in the moment. :)

Sent from my Galaxy S running Galnet's MIUI v2.2 @ 1.3ghz!
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brettdwagner:
Another vote for Calkulin+Clemsyn 1.5ghz Froyo Combo V6 BL1.2

It's been perfectly solid and stable for me. Your mom shouldn't have any troubles for the foreseeable future.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TJEvans:
The good thing is, it's essentially unbrickable, so there's always a way to back out. I assume that she's been using her Tablet since getting it, so she may be used to the UI of stock Tapntap...

That being said, if you flash a rom (another +1 here for Calk+Clem combo 1.6 for bootloader 1.2) and she doesn't like it, you can always take it right back to stock for her. I highly doubt that she'll hate the custom rom, though. She'll have full market access, speed WITH battery management, stockish settings menus, A way to backup the system OS (through CWM) , and basically just a whole new experience that is far superior to stock...

NOW, I'm sure you know, but make sure to backup whatever apps she's already got prior to flashing the new rom...

but, yeah...flash a new rom, let her use it for a few days, THEN ask her which she liked better...
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smcastillo:
All right, got the new rom and have been playing with and I am quite happy. She only had it for a day or two so I she still was getting use to it. That is why I did it right now before she got to attached to the stock rom. Not seeing the full market but need to do the clear cache and force close thing and see if it will work. I noticed several apps that I wanted to install were not showing up.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goodintentions:
In theory, you will never ever have "full" market. Google market is set up so that certain device only gets certain apps. It is impossible for any one device to have access to all apps. Don't ask me why google does this.

My "girlfriend" just bought the transformer. I've been playing with it. Right away, I noticed that the market for the transformer is missing a whole bunch of apps.

That said, if you want more market access, go to the following link and read.

http://viewsonic-gtablet-for-dummies.webs.com/apps/blog/categories/show/1101880-02-market-fix-
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] captirwin:
Don't forget to repartition and fix permissions first...:D
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smcastillo:
Ya, I actually started on goodintentions site "code green" and did each in order so I should have covered everything. I also did the market fix and I am able to find alot more apps now. I know you will never see everything, but there is alot more apps showing after the clear cache, force close fix.
[HTC EVO 3D] Zorachus:
Love the new higher resolution on the 3VO, but one thing I have noticed it seems too tall for only 4 icons top to bottom, seems like it could almost handle 5 rows tall ?

Could custom Rom allow that change ?

Sent from my EVO-3D waiting for Myn's ROM
[HTC EVO 3D] error4o4:
Not even a custom rom, Launcher-Pro ADW_Launcher etc has the ability to handle additional icon rows/cols if I remember right.
[HTC EVO 3D] SayWhat10:
correct, i love the new sense 3.0,but dumped their home launcher on first day for ADW

i now have 6 rows of icons with the 3D resolution, and 5 columns of icons (compared to the 4row 4col with sense)
[HTC EVO 3D] Zorachus:
I will have to try that. I really need more than 4x4 on this phone.

I looked up ADW launcher in the Market, all the recent comments say it force closes and freezes up a lot ?

Sent from my EVO-3D waiting for Myn's ROM
[HTC EVO 3D] error4o4:
HOnestly I find ADW to be crap in comparison to Launcher Pro.

ADW i've always had issues with from 2 years ago even till now.
[HTC EVO 3D] SayWhat10:
well im using ADW EX on the 3D with no force closes

i think you're reading about the free one
[HTC EVO 3D] Zorachus:
Does it effect the new Sense lock screen ?

Or take up more memory slowing down the phone at all ?

Sent from my EVO-3D waiting for Myn's ROM
[HTC EVO 3D] SayWhat10:
curios, why you say crap?

like what advantage or things does launcher pro do that ADW cant?
[HTC EVO 3D] SayWhat10:
effect in what way?

the only thing is, if you choose ADW as your launcher(or probably any other launcher), when you hit the personalize button, it wont do anything. Meaning you cant change the options for lockscreen and stuff.

I dont know how much memory ADW takes up, but I see no ill effect (plus we have more memory than previous evo 4G anyway)

It doesnt slow my phone down at all (had it on evo 4G didnt slow it down either)

HOWEVER, all you have to do is change back to the sense launcher, do your changes, then set ADW back to your standard launcher. Easy

I really suggest you try it if you want to truly customize your homescreen,its literally like about 100more features to ADW than the standard sense,even with it being 3.0
[HTC EVO 3D] superandroidhero:
When I had my Evo 4G there was something you could flash on top of a custom ROM to allow 5x4 for sense so I'm sure it'll be possible eventually.
[HTC EVO 3D] error4o4:
With ADW/AWD ( always get that wrong, sorry) I had my share of problems ranging from FC's (Force Close) every so often restarting the entire launcher.

But my #1 main issue with it happened no matter what ROM i'd be using. The icon bars would randomly disappear and would not re-appear till I reboot the phone. Even when I tried to restore backups of the launcher (build in feature) it wouldnt fix it till I reboot.

Never had that with Launcher Pro, and LP seemed cleaner all in all.

Both are good dont get me wrong, but in my personal experience one certainly was better than the other.
[HTC EVO 3D] fowenati:
I use LPP and love it, got the 5x4 setup going on. its great.
[HTC EVO 3D] awenthol:
I agree HTC kinda messed that up. It's okay for most widgets but definitely too much space for apps. And multicon (my saving grace on the EVO) looks messed up...

Via 3VO on TapaTalk
[HTC EVO 3D] fowenati:
Just use LPP or ADW

Shot from my L96A1
[HTC EVO 3D] festo702:
I put Launcher Pro on my 3VO and I have to say, I love my phone 100 times better. I was seriously not very impressed with this phone, but now that I have more control over everything, I love it. Get it!
[Defy General] lidor:
hi i am new here because i usually use the forum iandroid...this is israeli forum and my english is awful so i am soory for that (and that is also a reason why i using the israeli forum).

i have a problem and i think the people here can help me more.

i changed my firt time rom to cm7 rco and everything worked excellent (cm7-i will donate to you in the future don't worry :) ). and now i tried to change to rc1 v2. and i did it in this way: backup, wipe data, wipe cache, wipe in the advanced, and then install from a sd card zip- the rom and then and google apps. and finally reboot but here goas the problem:the phone started to do loop he turn on and turn off, and blue led was showing and after it the green and no led, and again the blue, green, nothing. i entered the boot menu and there i did boot and then normal. the phone wasn't even opened at all! i take off the battery and put it. and from nowhere the motorola log was showed and a white led and new loop was started: white led with the motorola log, no led no log, blue led with log, green led with log, white led with log and again and again. so i enered the recovery and did a restore, and then reboot but the loop with the white led appeared again. now i entered the bootmenu.

what i can do from here? i hope i was clarfied my self.
[Defy General] WolVish:
I think you'd better start from scratch.

1. Since you have a backup of everything, I suggest you flash Nordic in the bootmenu using RSDlite.

2. Boot into the OS, copy 2ndinit 1.4.2.apk, cm7 rc v2 and gapps to your SD card.

3. Then root using superoneclick (usb debugging ON), reboot, install 2nd init, turn usb debugging OFF, reboot twice, in the second reboot, set default boot as 2nd init, wipe cache, wipe data, flash the files from recovery and you are good to go..

Hope this helps
[Defy General] lidor:
hi

thank you for your help

but i the rsdlite doesn't recognize my Defy, i entered the bootloader and it's said battery low cann't programm. i will try first of all to bring my battery back to live ( isaw in this forum one way to do it with USB cable). and then i will try to flash the nodrich with rsdlite.

i succeed to save my phone i flashed nodrich and i charged my battery with that way http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=892026&highlight=battery+low.

now i will do root and then 2ndinit recovery and then flach the rom.
[Defy General] lidor:
wolvish i did in the seond reboot what you have told me to do: set default boot as 2nd init and now the phone isn't opened at all...why? only the M logo is being showed. i didn't have time to wipe or change rom...

what should i do now?

i don't how but i succeed to get to the boot menu again but this time i did in the boot normal and phone opened successfully, wolvish is it must open with boot-> 2nd init? or it is o.k that it is opened with boot->normal?
[Android Apps and Games] TheOneBD:
Neverending Dance of Happiness v1.2.0

Requirements:

Android v2.1

Overview:

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[break]

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•Six fantastic music styles with 9 exciting levels of gameplay each!

•Special unlockable moves by ‘Bumping’ with friends!

Download Instructions:

http://www.filesonic.com/file/1325986714/Neverending_Dance_of_Happiness.apk

Mirror :

http://ul.to/duclnjp8

http://uploading.com/files/ma7ae178/Neverending_Dance_of_Happiness.apk
[Android Apps and Games] ketrg:
These file sharing sites never work right on my phone.
[Android Apps and Games] PokeAsheep:
S Samsung Epic, stock rom, rooted.

When I try and install I get "java.util.zip.ZipExcepion: Expected end of central directory signature" as the details for the parsing error I get.
[Android Apps and Games] 4silvertooth:
This is huge, I mean the apk.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] koolxxx:
Mobile City is selling an HTC EVO 3D that can be UNLOCKED to tmobile. is this true? go to Mobile City and search for it. let me know if this is true of fake. thanks.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] MadusDogus:
it wasnt my idea to update it and the 1 person who can help me left me to do it on my own :( I could really do with it being solved tonight, I need my phone tomorrow :(