yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bkrodgers:
Android itself is open, but any phone that the carriers and manufacturers have control over generally gets locked down. The Nexus phones are the notable exception, and are intended for use by developers and tinkerers. In particular, the bootloader is locked down to prevent you from tinkering. However, there's been a big push to get manufacturers to release their phones in way where the bootloader can easily be unlocked. Many have stated they will move in this direction, but it's a recent development. I'm also still not fully convinced the carriers won't try and succeed in blocking it, but getting the manufacturers to commit to it is a great start.

Until then, we have to rely on an exploit, which for almost all versions of almost all phones, they've been able to do. But it isn't necessarily easy. You still have FAR more customization and tinkering opportunities on Android even without an unlocked bootloader, but once you have that, yes, you can tinker with Android in ways you couldn't even imagine with Apple.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvoNotion:
I don't see how this is legal. We're paying on average $300-$500 for phones, that are mini-computers. I can pay that for a laptop and get a mobile usb stick for it on the same carrier, and I have many options of Operation Systems to put on said laptop, even though it's an HP, or a Dell, or a Chinese Knockoff.

Same with Sony and XboX, such Bullcrap!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mike.s:
Ask a third time. Maybe you'll get a better/faster response.

Sorry to see that search is broken again.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] necosino:
I'm interested in the answer to this, too.

Oh wait, I just googled it and got the answer in less than 2 minutes.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jaskwith:
Ehhh i apologize. Googling is a pain in the ass for me i don't have a lot it time on the phone and when i am i usually have things going on. Sorry.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flyboy123:
try going to the library or opening an encyclopedia ha!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RunNgun42:
Yeah well flooding the forum with repeat question is a pain in the ass for everyone else.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Turnyface:
You're making us Minnesotans look like asses.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] setexascustoms:
Yes, you will get to keep you're unlimited data. Atleast it was in Q&A. :rolleyes:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crashdan:
Hi all..

So im thinking of getting the Arc.. (have the x10). Whats the actual big difference in terms of the two phones ? From what i see online they are very similar. :confused:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jinx13:
X10 Weighs more and doesn't have a HDMI port :confused: lol

Arc looks better (my opinion of course)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crashdan:
Well I agree on that... Just trying to decide what phone to get my contracts due for a upgrade ...:p
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jinx13:
Again my personal opinion but get the Arc it's a fantastic phone :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mariolouis:
First and foremost, the firmware. Android Gingerbread is way faster than Froyo. Much much more than stock x10 which is Eclair.

Second, the processor. Although at same speed of 1Ghz, arc processor is faster still. Much like an intel pentium 4 vs. Core at same clock speed. And with 45nm process, it should require less battery.

Ram. It has more so it should run pretty much more than x10.

Exmor camera, hdmi, bravia lcd, etc, etc..
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pngface:
If you have an x10 I would say wait for a dual core SE. The Arc is too similar to the X10 in terms of hardware. Ofcourse the camera and screen are way better, but the rest of it is more or less the same
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lord Takyon:
You are correct as far as hardware goes, but the camera and screen are not just improved, IMHO it is a big improvement.

The whole phone just seems better. My only gripe is the stupidly slippery battery cover, but I have a case on the way lol
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SXUsr:
If you've got and love your X10, you'll love the Arc even more! The Arcs battery cover is a tad slippery as LT has mentioned, but just buy one of THESE which has the same feel and texture as the X10's battery cover and your phone will be complete. :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TanMak:
Moving from X10i to Arc was fantastic ... The performance & sleekness of the phone is beyond just hardware specs. It's just a big improvement from the X10i
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crashdan:
Thanks for the replies i will probably get it then, end of the month.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foolmoron:
Arc is a huge upgrade to the X10, but X10 is really easy to install custom stuff onto while Arc's bootloader still hasn't been unlocked
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtacy!:
You're behind the times mate. We've been able to unlock, as well as relock, the bootloader of the arc for some time now thanks to the geniuses here at XDA. Moreover, custom ROMs are being developed for it.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crashdan:
Thats good News :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nepturion:
I completely agree with you, i had X10i and i felt the X10 was the greatest ever. And after i got Arc the performance, hdmi connection and design where so much better than X10, and i dont regret buying Arc!
[Xoom General] BrandNewMrX:
i used my xoom this morning for a while then left it there for about two hours when i came back i found out that it has been shut down and it did't work. pressing the vol up and the power button at the same time also didn't work. the device did't respond any action. when i charge it the led still works. now the battery is fully charged but i still cant boot it. looking for help! thank you very much.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exjc1986:
Hi!!

My contact app is not working, yesterday I had installed PaulDiddy Remix Contacts on my phone via CWM... It did not work and now i'm stuck with it... The contacts app is no longer working... Although I have installed Go Contacts from the market however i'm still unable to edit or add new contacts... I'm not sure what can be done in this case...

Any ideas how I can restore stock contact app... I have a rooted I9000 running stock gingerbread 2.3.3 with hardcore's Speedmod kernel... Thanks...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lunchbox115:
Factory resett/data wipe will help. ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exjc1986:
Is there any way to do this without a factory reset ??
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pwlj:
Not really :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exjc1986:
Can't I just copy the original files from someone running the same stock rom to system/app and then see if it works or not??
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exjc1986:
well factory reset did not work... Any other ideas??
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lunchbox115:
Then you should flash the whole thing again, but with PIT-file + Re-partition ticked to be sure. :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exjc1986:
Flashed a custom ROM yesterday and everything seems to be working normally now... :) Thanks for your help...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sicopat:
Hi XDA :)

I try to understand how is working Android.

I am interested for now in kernel part of the ROM.

From KE7 TO KF2 for example, whitch are the modifications in the kernel :

* only initramfs ?

* version of linux Kernel ?

or something else ?

Thanks for answers
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bgn9000:
I am afraid only real official ones (those in Kies) are available into supercurio git / initramfs.

I am looking into https://opensource.samsung.com : GT-I9100_Opensource.zip...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sicopat:
Thanks for your answer :)

But usualy when a new kernel is released, what is modified ?

just initramfs ?
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Sorry to ask a question that I thought that I knew the answer to but is the XTC clip S-OFF reversible, the post below has confused me:

as this obviously has significant implications towards being able to ensure that we can keep our warranty valid.

Would appreciate your comments and opinions.

I thank you.
[HTC Desire S] luca2006:
may be you need someone to try it ???
[HTC Desire S] stonedandhappy:
So far as I can tell, no its not
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
I think it isn't. Even if it is, we need someone to test it, but i'm pretty sure no one will. Who want's to revert back to stock? You'd have to do the WHOLE procedure again. S-Off is the toughest part, no one would want to go back (except for warranty purposes)
[HTC Desire S] zorbakun:
Someone who owns the unlimited version of XTC Clip, can try these commands and confirm if it works, He can then S-OFF again using the clip.
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
I Completely agree with you, so do we have any volunteers?

I know that I had to travel 60 miles and spent £10 to achieve my s-off status (thanks @yourmate) and I'm not ready to do it again ;)

But this would be very good to know
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
60 miles ?!? Wow that's a lot. I found one in my neighbourhood, so i barely travelled 3 miles, and i spent the same amount, but for what i've got on my phome right now, i would've travelled 60 miles.
[HTC Desire S] GURUGSM:
Hi Everybody,

XTC Clip can only Turn S-OFF. It dosent have the Feature to Turn S-ON.

Hope My Clarification is Enough.

I have success fully S-OFFed many.

You can see my Reff By others Here..........

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1334185

Br

GURUGSM
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
Was there any need to revive this old thread? The xtc clip is no longer needed
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
I know haha, it seems several of Ben's threads have been revived from the dead! :eek:

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Sent from my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
So I'm not the only one who noticed :p
[HTC Desire S] andybones:
has anyone tried

fastboot oem writesecureflag 3

?
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Unfortunately I haven't, if I still had an XTC clip I'd happily do so....but I'm not about to end up S-ON with no way back and No UNLOCKED doesn't quite cut it for me!
[Defy General] praky:
Hi all,

i am thinking of selling my galaxy ace (1month old) and buying a defy. Though the problem is there is no service center of motorola in my whole state. I am from India. What i want to ask is this-

does this phone has any bugs or shortcomings which may lead me to visit a service center. Samsing galaxy ace has a sod bug.

I really cannot take the risk of buying this phone if it has any bugs which might appear later.

Scanned the forum. Seems like phone can have earpiece issues. Can any Indian user confirm that we are not hving this issue.

About mb525 or mb526, Is there any way to check this on the shop?

Thanks.
[Defy General] praky:
seems like mb526 hasn't released yet but there are leaked roms of 526 which are compatible with red lense defy.
[Defy General] heartreaper:
If before buying, you can check that the phone has red lens, then there shouldn't be a problem for the earpiece. (most red lens donot have earpiece problems) you can also check by entering the IMEI # on the box, here: moto110.com check if your phone is manufacuted in late jan -feb or later, 2011, then there shouldn't be a problem.

apart from doing something that may brick you phone, there is not a high possibility that may lead you to a service center. Make sure you keep all the ports closed when not using them. ( USB and Headphone slots)

Regarding MB526, there is no official news from moto about that, but there are leaked versions of Gingerbread (2.3.3 & 2.3.4) which have device name set to MB526 by default. This may be a hint to a new Defy+ or Defy2. Just a hint.

In a shop in india, you probably wouldn't be getting defy as MB526. But who knows, maybe the shop is selling defys with 2.3.4 already flashed. Only way to check is by switching it on, then going to system settings to find that out. It would say:

Model number: MB526

Android version: 2.3.4
[Defy General] arpith.fbi:
dude defy is the best handset..i surveyed alot b4 buying this beautiful handset..defy is worth it..dint have any probs till now..and dude motorola has service centre in every city..

MB526 is not yet out in the market...only leaked android 2.3.4 is out which was for mb526(which also runs on mb525).

no ear piece problem till now...everything runs smoothly :)

btw ACE sucks to be frank...even u will think like me once u use defy with custom ROM :)
[Defy General] praky:
dude moto doesn't even have a single showroom in UP & Uttarakhand, let alone a service center. This was the main reason of me buying ace.

I will be buying defy online. And they have a june model. So I think I am sold. Thanks a lot guys.
[Defy General] arpith.fbi:
moto doesnt have exclusive showroom anywhere in india i guess..but as far as i know they have service centre in all cities..at my place there r 2 service centres..

same case with sony ericsson..they dont have exclusive showroom..coz they cant keep a whole shop just to showcase few mobiles..

i understand that sellers dont keep moto phones after they backed out of indian market..they say no one buys moto..

even i bought online as models were not available at my place..i had to go to bangalore just to see defy with my naked eyes :) ..to feel it in my hands..but online price was cheaper..so i bought it
[Defy General] praky:
hey dude, how to check for a service center in my city?

no one buys moto because there are no ads. you know i can have near 10 exceptional ads keeping in mind water resistant features of defy. :P
[Defy General] scrannel:
The biggest complaint I see on the non-us moto forum for Defy Indian users is the phones they're buying for (or from) their carrier are all 2.1.

https://supportforums.motorola.com/thread/50767?tstart=0
[Defy General] pritishnanda:
[Q] Purchasing a new Phone

I'm also planning to buy Motorola Defy. But am not sure whether it would be a good decision or not. I live in India (presently at Kolkata, but would be shifting to Bangalore in a couple of months).

I have heard that the support of Moto over here is not impressive & I may land into trouble if there are some issues with the phone after the expiry of warranty period (coz many believe that most of the hardware inside moto aren't discrete & thus the whole board needs to be replaced). If this is true, the cost for repairing can be very high!

My second concern is the OS support. I don't know whats MB526 is actually. Do the new phones come with MB526 & no earphone problem?

What are the prerequisites, that I must check before buying this phone?
[Defy General] fire159:
please guys this is moto and thats samsung !!

how u can compare ??

motorola = benz - bmw -

samsung = kia motor - lifan - ...
[Defy General] prozai:
hei!how to check my moto defy manufracture date!

i used my imei and all of the code got behind the phone and i duno which one is msn number!

the site require msn number to check the manufracture date!help pls

edit: just checked with msn code on box

it is manufracture on january 2011

suppose not be problem for earpiece rite @@
[Defy General] Football Fan:
Finally after a couple of months of deliberation i got my new Defy! :D

First check was camera lens colour and it was red! A check of the MSN number revealed that mine is manufactured on March 2011 :D

After that i was pretty certain i got the BAYER camera but wanted to check that too so i ran adb and i got:

07-09 21:24:17.163 1233 1233 D LibCommonCamera: CameraCommon: Detected BAYER device

Gingerbread! Here i come!
[Defy General] sdixit3:
Hi football fan, where did you buy from? And @ what price?
[Defy General] abirokz:
Hi football fan..me also looking forward to buy Defy after months of research :D

Well did u buy it from online..?'m looking it to buy from letsbuy or flipkart..!

and hows u r DeFy??
[Defy General] arpith.fbi:
just google :p

MB526 is a new defy model which will be released soon..

present defy model number is MB525.

OS support will always be there for defy :) officially or unofficially :)

As far as i know earphone problem is not an issue here.. very few people got this problem.

before buying a defy just make sure that it has red lens..coz all the new defy are red lens and will be red lens only.so support will only be fore red lens in future.

All the best :)
[Defy General] abirokz:
Dude any confirmation about MB526 releasing??actually 'm planning to buy defy if MB526 come i will wait..:D

read in some forums that it has speed of 1Ghz with gingerbread OS..

really confused now..:confused:
[Defy General] arpith.fbi:
hardware is same in both mb525 and mb526...CM7 also comes with default overclocked to 1Ghz and gingerbread OS :)

well cant say when they will release mb526..still development in its OS is going on..final touches..u may have to wait alot !
[Defy General] abirokz:
Thanks for the info dude..:)

Seems to be go with MB525 is a better option i think..:D

Well MB526 got 1Ghz OMAP "3620" and 1700mAh battery these are the hardware differences i think..:confused:
[Defy General] arpith.fbi:
not a big difference dude...CM7 in mb525 will deliver btr performance and hardly u may get 2 hrs extra on battery with 1700mAh :p
[Defy General] Izak80:
How will it deliver better performance? Does this oc the cpu to 1GHZ (the same as Gingerbread)?
[Defy General] arpith.fbi:
stock gingerbread gives a quadrant score of around 1400..but CM7 at same frequency(1GHz) will give u 2200+..so thats called performance...CM7 is tweaked, optimized..so its damn fast..u can overclock defy till 1.3GHz..it will be stable..
[Defy General] Football Fan:
Hi sdixit! I bought it in Saudi Arabia at around $380. The box said that its packaged in India but the phone and other accessories were labelled as made in China.

Hi abirokz! Good to know another guy who has been researching this phone before investing his hard earned money :)

This is my first Android and i am absolutely thrilled with my decision! Already updated it to Froyo (official) and will try the various ROM choices soon :)

Buy it from letsbuy and use the coupon code to get a neat discount. Its a lovely phone, rock solid build with big screen but not too big. Super hardware and the DEV support makes it a super choice. You can go for it :)
[Defy General] abirokz:
Yea dude researched so many months for a phone..:rolleyes:

now i come under conclusion its one and only DeFY..:D

yea 'm also looking forward to buy it from letsbuy..Thanks a lot for u r suggestion..:)

EnjOy u r New DeFy;)

Cheers..!
[Defy General] Izak80:
Yeah, that's a big performanceboost for sure. Is this a risky operation in terms of things that can go worng and potentially brick my phone?
[Defy General] Football Fan:
Do come back here and let us know once you get your phone :)
[Defy General] abirokz:
Sure I will..;)
[Defy General] Izak80:
The baby has finally arrived

So today my Motorola Defy finally arrived in a neat little box, much smaller then i expected (the box that is). This'll be my first smartphone ever, coming from a Sony Ericsson W595 and a 880i before that. Well see if i'll get hooked to Android or if i a few months from now are just so fed up with it that i change to an Iphone instead.

Oh well, here's two pics anyway and i can't wait till the 8h, first recharge time, are through so i can start using it.
[Defy General] Football Fan:
Congrats Izak80! You will love your Defy, i'm sure :)
[Defy General] liboug:
your similar is very interesting.

lifan is from china,bmw is from germany
[Defy General] desihu:
I too plan to buy this after a long search. Just wanted to confirm that the ones bought in India are with or without MotoBlur? Which one should be preferred. I would probably buy it online unless I get cheaper price in a a local shop. the current price tag is at INR 14.7-15.5 k
[Defy General] arpith.fbi:
indian defy doesnot have motoblur..14.7k looks cheaper..buy it!
[Defy General] desihu:
thanks. that was quick. did you cm7 your device?
[Defy General] arpith.fbi:
yup..its running smoothly :)
[Defy General] pritishnanda:
Which one to buy:

1> Motorola Defy (MB 525 on Froyo) - Rs. 15,000/- (without MotoBLUR)

2> Samsung (Google) Nexus S i9023 - Rs. 20,000/- (without AM-OLED)
[Defy General] saurav_k:
Red Lens / Green Lens Dilemma

Hi Freinds. My first post on XDA and Defy bought me here :)

After a lot of research I finally have decided to buy a Defy. I am from Kolkata (India). And yes, the mod capabilities and upgradability is Point.No-1 for me. Everything is fine but the Green/Red Lens uncertainty is still bothering me. I wont buy a Green Lens (SOC one).

As per the discussion in this thread I understood that newly manufactured models are coming with Red Lens. I almost went with this info and bought one from Flipkart/Letsbuy/Infibeam. But, A recent review from a customer on Flipkart saved me from buying a green lens or maybe unnecessarily confused me.

Here is the review from Flipkart.com

I also called up Flipkart knowingly that they wont know about the Red/Green lens factor but they confirmed that manufacture date is July 2011 for the current stock they are shipping now.

So it seems that with latest manufactured Defy also we will get Green LEns in India.

Read another customer review on letsbuy and its contrary to the above:

Now, I am really confused.

Anyone here who bought this phone recently in India Plz mention the Lens type and the Source of purchase. :confused:
[Defy General] abirokz:
Defy+ will hit Indian Market soon..So imho pls wait for that..'m also waiting to buy defy+ ...:D i think now Motorola is manufacturing old defy with green lens only..defy+ will be a great buy bcs it resolves previous defy issues and ofcourse with red lens and 1700mAh battery..
[Defy General] saurav_k:
I dont think Defy+ is worth the wait and Price difference for almost the same hardware and same software upgrade which we can have on defy itself
[Defy General] arpith.fbi:
according to a moto sales manager, defy+ will be released in india after 2 month..tats minimum..it wont be before that..it may take 4-5 months also..i don think its worth the wait...
[Defy General] saurav_k:
But, how to ensure I get the red lens with defy if I buy now. This is something no seller will be able to confirm or even understand if you ask before buying.
[Defy General] TJKV:
Hahaa that was my review, glad it saved you from a green lens :D
[Defy General] saurav_k:
Ohh. So you got a green one. I am really confused. Looks like they are shipping Green/Red lens models randomly and it cannot be identified based on the manufacture date.

To check the camera module, do i need to root the phone or do anything that voids warranty? (Not planning to play with the device at least for first 3-4 months :P)

Any idea how how can a red lense be ensured before buying?
[Defy General] arpith.fbi:
dere is no problem with the green lens at all..i dunno y r u guys making a big deal out of it..only u wont get 720p and u cant install official defy+ gingerbread..once they unlock bootloader(which is very likely) devs can do anything..
[Defy General] saurav_k:
Agree. But 720p is not the reason why I want Red lens. Just that I would like to use the official GB upgrade at least till the warranty period of the phone and then shift to CM7.

With Official GB the camera wont work at all if its a green lens. right?

Can you explain the bootloader unlock thing. I am a newbie in the world of android. :)
[Defy General] saurav_k:
Also, how is Ideos x5 as an alternate to Moto Defy? (I am inclined towards Defy more at this point :D)
[Defy General] saurav_k:
Ok. I have decided to buy Defy today. Getting it for 13.25K INR.

Just one question - I read on some forums that Defy users face the overheating problem. Is this problem real? Is the overheating issue seen with latest June-July 2011 manufactured sets?

Recent buyers, plz Update