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[HTC EVO 3D] PartyMango:
Thanks for all your responses so far, I really appreciate the feedback! I am strongly considering waiting for the Evo 3D, I think I may be able to bear the Nexus One for a few more weeks - it seems so tiny now :p

I think the Samsung Galaxy S2 has quite a few very significant downfalls/design problems. While in theory a great phone (fast, very thin design) these did push my decision to buying a Sensation:

low display resolution: 800x480 is no longer enough for me - fonts get much crisper and more readable with qHD, websites display a much larger area, list views are better. The Sensations/Evo 3Ds higher resolution makes all the difference, improves the quality by a lot.

extreme colour banding: The S2s display shows an extreme amount of colour banding, apparent in almost all applications. Better black levels aren't worth such atrocious colour reproduction.

uncomfortable ergonomics: Yes, the design is very slim, but that comes at a price: The thin edges make the phone pretty uncomfortable to hold, long calls are awkward due to the sharp upper edge, very close to the speaker. The hand-feeling is very off, compared to the cushy Sensation.

TouchWiz is absolutely terrible: What Samsung did to Android is extremely sad - their launcher apes the iPhones launcher, including all of its faults (no sorting of apps by alphabet, unelegant). The TouchWiz stock-android-replacements (calendar, email, music) are all of atrocious quality, including glaring bugs or featuring terrible usability.
[HTC EVO 3D] Phreddo:
I cannot speak to the GS2, but coming from the Epic to the EVO 3D, I have a thought.

It seems that samsung makes some really great hardware, but their software/support is minimal at best.

HTC in comparison seems to have much stronger support in terms of apps, widgets, and just overall Android enhancement. Not only was touch wiz anemic as far as features go, but it seemed to lock out any other customization.

For example, i couldn't find any sort of lock screen app/widget/customization that would replace the stock locker. instead, it sorta came either before or after the samsung lock. The Epic just seemed hard to tweak/customize, and they offered no worthwhile widgets or apps of their own. Stock Clock? Weather Clock? The froyo update finally allowed some sort of location-aware weather, but that was barely functional at best.

It also appeared that, while samsung, on the surface, had the better hardware, the OS and apps did not seem to take proper advantage of the better CPU/GPU setup. Now, I did try the leaked gingerbread, and it was a significant improvement. However, there were stability issues that kept me away. Plus, i had no faith that the Epic would continue to get support and upgrades. I think that Samsung/Sprint would rather push the new hardware rather than risk cannibalizing new sales by upgrading previous products.

So, overall, samsung/sprint have left me very skeptical of any future purchases, not because of quality or hardware, but because of the policies and behavior of the manufacturer.

By the way, while this appears to be off topic, I should mention that I currently have an EVO 3D, which makes the epic look like an unpolished toy at best. And I think the Epic is great, but totally mismanaged/underutilized.
[HTC EVO 3D] mr.orange303:
Well I think the gs2 is a nice phone.

However I both chose and love my EVO3d because...

I started android day 1 with g1. It was a work horse. Everything worked.

Eventually I went to the Samsung Vibrant. The damn phone had a great screen. But never worked right.

It never got updates. Took forever.

Moved on to the g2x. It had potential. But my phone would heat up to the point I had to take it out of my pocket. Once in a meeting and luckily my boss was willing to hear me out and felt it. She just said damn. You need to get exchanged.

My wife could not get hers to switch from data to WiFi . No matter the amount of resets. Ever.

Tmobile sent refurbished phones. The phones were 18 days owned. they tried to replace brand new 18 days owned purchased full out phones with refurbs.

We left to Sprint and got the EVO3d.

Mine is all love and good. Hers has a signal issue. Hers has to be returned.

We have issues. We went through wirefly. They need 250 to return a phone. Then they refund. We can't afford that. 4 kids.

So I'm worried wirefly just sold me a defective phone and I won't be able to get a working EVO

Sprint says hers has never connected right to the network. It doesn't stay connected.

It's a defective unit.

If it wasn't for that we would be as satisfied as we were with our g1's.

The phone is great.

I've played a plenty with the sensation. Pretty much the same. But when you power up the sensation its smooth for a little. The you open the internet. Or xda. It keeps that running in the background cache.

Then you see that jittery effect.

The EVO3d does not suffer the jitter type problem. Ever. It is just smooth.

Honest.

3d movies. Wow.
[HTC EVO 3D] PartyMango:
Another Galaxy negative: As someone who always carries a spare battery and therefore exchanges it regularly (when needed), the flimsy SGS2 back cover was pretty unnerving to me - especially combined with the much worse battery life I experienced with that phone, compared to the Sensations pretty excellent runtime.

I am not all that exalted about HTCs decision to have a one-month Vodafone/A1/Swisscom exclusivity period before the unlocked release. But I will probably wait the wait for the SIM-free option.
[Captivate General] Mortem Tuam:
I found this online thought I would share...

SGS2 Teardown article

http://www.abiresearch.com/press/3716-ABI+Research+Teardown%3A+Samsung+Galaxy+S+II+Shows+New+Design+Approach+Including+Exynos+Dual-Core+Processor

SGS2 Teardown with Specs

http://www.abiresearch.com/research/1008698-Samsung+I9100+(GALAXY-S-II)+Teardown

got a feeling SGS2 will be my next phone :cool:
[Captivate General] flashman2002:
That is cool and all but doesn't really do anything for the Captivate. :rolleyes:
[Captivate General] Mortem Tuam:
yeah well since I don't own anything but a Cappy at the moment....this is where I posted it. :rolleyes:

at least i filed it under general discussion and not in development. :rolleyes::rolleyes:

if the mods want to delete it, then so be it
[Captivate General] dhostetter:
Thanks for posting.
[Captivate General] conantroutman:
I would have moved this to SGS2 general but there already is one.
[HTC EVO 3D] life64x:
I would like to carry replacement batteries with me and I was wondering what is the best way to remove the back cover? I see that there are two areas to be concerned about...power button and camera area. Any thoughts?
[HTC EVO 3D] Jeremiah239:
I run my finger nail around the edge of the battery cover until all the clips are undone then it just falls off basically.
[HTC EVO 3D] life64x:
That's what I do also...a friend took the back off and his power switch took a snap and now it is hard to power on and off. On the old EVO not a problem. The new back looks kinda sensitive. I will keep on doing it like this. Somebody else suggested get the bottom loose and open it like a book..

Thanks for the input.
[HTC EVO 3D] Mayonesa:
I hate the back cover on these phones, one thing i wish HTC would work on.
[HTC EVO 3D] USSENTERNCC1701E:
Bummer, I've seen no problems with it. I just pop it up from the slot on the bottom, jiggle lightly and it just falls off. IMO it's far superior to the noisy mal-fitting cover from the DINC, but then again that's the only phone I ever had a cover issue with.
[HTC EVO 3D] life64x:
What i hope will happen is that the back will eventualy just easily come off from constant opening. I had a couple of batteries on my old EVO and charge the batteries on the wall..never had problems and was always powered up. When i get home tonight..I am really going to take a look at the back to see if I could make life easier. I always have a hard cover on it and the back popping off is no big deal. But the design on of the power switch and a removable battery makes the current design a Achilles tendon on a powerhouse of a phone. The extended batteries currently out are just butt ugly and would prefer a slimmer look.
[HTC EVO 3D] Jeremiah239:
Why? It fits good, doesn't make noise, and looks nice. Sure its kinda hard to get off but that's a plus in my book!
[HTC EVO 3D] mr.orange303:
Start on the side opposite of the camera button. And just pry along.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultanbrunei:
I had BIG problem transferring file(s) over wifi and cable, from pc to galaxy tab.

Tried MTP protocol, 'video sync' by samsung kies, wifi transfer via wireless pro, wifi transfer via 'add file to gt-p7500' via samsung kies.

Each one of it, yields same outcome. "error transferring files", or at the end of transfer, it would say "tablet stop responding" and such.

I had zero problem when transferring files below 400mb. No matter what format the file is and what method being used.

Please give me guidance. I am getting mad!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mdt73:
Did you enable usb debugging? I transferred over 20 gig worth of movies for a long trip I took last weekend, with some movies over 2 gig in size, and didn't have any problems. I didn't try with wifi tho, only with the data cable connected via usb.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultanbrunei:
Really. HOW on earth did you enable usb debugging and still manages to transfer files over usb cable ??

- When you connect the device with enable usb debugging, nothing and no disk space would appear on windows.

- When you connect the device with usb debugging OFF, Media Transfer Protocol would appear, and this is where large files transfer problem started.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Entropy512:
'adb push'
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jnn1:
I've had no trouble moving video files over 700 MB and 1.3 GB, using the given usb cable. Windows 7 PC with Samsung Kies drivers installed recognized the GT10.1 as a mass storage with a cell phone icon.

I've also used SwiFTP from the android market to set up my GT10 as a web disk, and then transfer files, which worked slow but without error. The one problem I have seen for SwiFTP was files with non-Western characters and symbols would sometimes get stuck.

You should not need to adb push/usb debugging to merely transfer files.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Entropy512:
It seems like getting the drivers for MTP to install properly can be really funky. In my case I can't even get MTP to work at all on my Ubuntu box.

However, SwiFTP on an 802.11n network is around 3x faster than adb push.

(Either our tabs support 5 GHz N, or my router is not doing what it's supposed to be doing...)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultanbrunei:
have you tried moving video files over 4GB ?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultanbrunei:
This is what happens ALL THE TIME after 16 mins of waiting !!

This transfer was done using MTP (Media Transfer Protocol) - usb cable - debugging off

Now, How do I solve this?

See for yourself, and put your comments below.. :D
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultanbrunei:
anybody else could help? :(
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultanbrunei:
Bump. seriously no one EVER tried to transfer files over 4gb to their tabs??
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boogiemunster:
As Entropy512 mentioned, use adb push. its not the quickest upload in the world, but it did not time out like transferring via usb or wifi. I have been able to successful transfer a 15GB file and an 8GB file with no issues
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] burhanistan:
Heh. I think the workaround here is to download smaller sized torrents if you're going to watch them on your tablet.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultanbrunei:
I still get the same error message after waiting for almost 40 mins of waiting.. whoaa:eek:

How long you waited to transfer 8gb files? And seriously, how do you transfer 15gb files to a 16gb galaxy tab?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NisseGurra:
Do the Galaxy tab really have support for file sizes over 4 GB?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultanbrunei:
You really should ask boogiemunster for that... lol
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoodoomagic:
If your tab is rooted you can try Samba fileshare. I've had no problems with transferring large files over wifi with that app.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultanbrunei:
How large ?

Btw, i tried to download samba filesharing, and it says download not available in my country (indonesia). Weird...
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoodoomagic:
Download it here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8239139&postcount=128

Largest files I've moved around so far have been about 3gigs. I haven't had any troubles using a variety of methods, but I tend to use Samba the most often.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultanbrunei:
Samba filesharing is not available in my country :mad:
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoodoomagic:
The apk is attached to the post I linked...
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] figurine:
I use TTorrent a lot and I tried to download an HD version of fight club onto my tablet and it wouldn't even attempt to, saying "Cannot download files over 2gb because it is not allowed by the android file system" or something to that effect. I ended up downloading a similar version of it at about 1.7gb and it works fine. Is the memory in the 10.1 formatted for fat32 or ntfs? Fat32 is typically for files up to 4gb isn't it? this could be a cause for some of your problems

ok I just found this

http://androidforums.com/droid-x-support-troubleshooting/174522-file-system-file-size-max.html

one of the posters says that android will not play video files over 2gb. Just trying to point you guys in the right direction to solve your large file size woes
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoodoomagic:
I've had zero problems with video files that are over 2gb and I never ran into that kind of problem on any android device I've owned.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultanbrunei:
I also had no problems before with my older samsung galaxy tab p1000. Even 5gb files were transferred without any problems.

This is my first non-hassle-free android. I feel more like owning an iPad.

Even when I tried to transfer/copy photos from my digital camera, from pc to it through MTP, I was being asked

everytime

:

I mean, cmon, seriously, is it really necessary to display message such as "your file will be copied, but you might not be able to play or view it on your device" each and everytime I want to copy my photos ?? This also happens when I transfer some movie files !
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultanbrunei:
it is a dev build. can you help me post apk from your device and attach it here?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoodoomagic:
Have you maybe tried uninstalling and re-installing the samsung usb drivers? I just moved a 4.3gb file over to the tab over usb just to make sure I haven't been delusional this entire time and it went over just fine.

Anyways, I attached the Samba apk for you to try as well.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kharismata:
yes i do and fail, as i know, sgt 10.1 doesn't support video file large than 4GB
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ianken:
Current drivers. Smaller files work. But 5.9GB video does not. Hangs with windows saying "5 sec remaining" and just sits there.

Seriously? What is this? 1998 with a 4GB file limit?:rolleyes::mad:
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomasmedek:
I have absolutely same problem. It drives me crazy!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultanbrunei:
Wondering, did samsung dev team actually read and realize this stupid problem on their device ??:confused:
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5thElement:
No you can not transfer a file that is over 4gbs to the tablet. Must be under 4gb. Ive tried it also. Sounds like a fat32 issue?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5thElement:
4.3gb in decimal is still under 4gb in binary, and since the tablet only cares about binary the file is actually smaller than 4gb and this is why you were able to transfer it.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultanbrunei:
how about this one ?

you think the tablet would still be able to transfer it ?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultanbrunei:
Does 10.1 uses fat32 as its system? LOL. its really funny how samsung advertise the tablet with 'full 1080p video playback' but unable to do simple task of transferring over 4gb files into it. Its even funnier when they sell 64gb without the ability for it. BIG LOL.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5thElement:
No, 4.5gb would be too big. Try it anyway and report back. If your file wont fit then its definitely a fat32 format.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomasmedek:
OK. Maybe. But it is not explanation of speed. Why is it taking so long to transfer files. Is it like USB1.0 :-(
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pdxrealtor:
Kies does not support mkv files. That might be your problem??

I transferred a 6.6 gb mkv today using file expert FTP and had zero issues. Watched a good portion of the movie with no issues either.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] therealpure:
So you can move files bigger than 4gb onto the tab?

Can you use ES file explorer to move files off a NAS onto the device over wifi?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joedoe:
Theoretical limit for FAT32 is one byte less than 4 GB or (2^32−1) bytes.

Yes you can
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cameraz:
I get that message when I try to transfer videos from my Windows 7 laptop, but the same video will transfer from my Windows XP desktop with no messages, no problems. I haven't tried anything over 700MB yet, but that video transferred very quickly (with no conversion needed).
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elizabeth05:
according to my own experience, the single file over 4G can't be put on galaxy tab, i just use foxreal video converter to change the video into a small size, the result video looks prttey good, without quality lossless
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultanbrunei:
Makes sense!

Then how on earth would this guy be able to transfer 6,6gb single file into the tab? Was he telling the truth?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pdxrealtor:
Admitting up front I did not read the entire thread, however, you can bypass kies all together and use file manager HD (optomized for tablets), or ES file explorer to transfer large files of any type from your computer to your tab or from your tab to your computer.

Hope this helps....
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joedoe:
He could if he had the internal memory formatted to EXT2
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pdxrealtor:
I transferred an 8 gig MKV file no issues, using ES or file explorer HD
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultanbrunei:
any screenshot of the file you can share with us? :)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sultanbrunei:
how to format our tab's fat32 to ext2 ?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pdxrealtor:
I mis-spoke in my second post. My first post was correct. The file size is 6.xx GB.

See attached...
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pdxrealtor:
You guys get out figured out?
[Epic 4G General] TheRob44:
Hi, I'm having a problem with an erroneous "out of space" error when trying to install an application. I had Skype 2.0 working on the phone with minor issues for a few days. I then uninstalled it to try a new version and since then, whenever I try to reinstall any version of Skype (even the one from the market), it gives me an out of space error. I can, however, install other applications, so it's clearly not a space issue, as Skype isn't a big application.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

-Rob
[Epic 4G General] gtuansdiamm:
Move apps to your sd card

Settings>applications>manage applications>(click on a big app)>move to sd

And your done
[Epic 4G General] The Root:
You could also uninstall some apps you use less frequently until you can get Skype installed and then put those other apps back on.
[Epic 4G General] TheRob44:
...

Thanks for your replies. The issue here is that I'm 99.9% sure that I actually DO have space to install the application, it just won't install. Other applications will install currently, I've removed a bunch of other applications, and I actually HAD Skype installed two days ago. It's very odd. Any other ideas?

Thanks,

-Rob
[Epic 4G General] The Root:
Wipe cache and dalvik 3x.
[Epic 4G General] GlassGorilla:
I had the same issue with Skype. It bloated to ~40mb after two or so days, so I uninstalled it. I wasn't able to reinstall it after that, regardless of available space. I have since loaded a rom so I was able to install after everything was wiped, but I never found a way to get it installed before that. Having said that, I didn't really try very hard, because the Skype app annoys me more than anything else I've ever downloaded. I've also re-removed it since I put on the new rom :)
[Epic 4G General] TheRob44:
...

I tried out the cache wipes, but it didn't work, unfortunately.

Gorilla, that is not good news. I suppose I needed an update, anyway...oh well.

Thanks for the help!

-Rob
[Epic 4G General] hayzooos:
I've never personally had the issue, but I've read about applications not installing a second time and throwing this error. It could be some residual files left over from the last installation.

Use a file explorer and search for "skype" and see what pops up. Remove them all. Reboot phone and try installing again.

If you already bought Root Explorer, that should work, but I use Super Manager as it works just the same and is free.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] fcukcompany:
well..... i'm really bored about the music player, wanna listen some from FM Radio

The radio antenna is built in the ace but it needs earphone to enable

does anyone have solution to disable earphone to listen FM Radio?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Tib44:
I think you can't

But you can liten radio with 3G ou Wifi with a app

But if you find how to listen radio Without 3g and earphone I am interrested
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] consegregate:
The earpiece functions as the antenna isn't it? The most you could do is plug in the earpiece and play in speakers.

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[General Questions and Answers] IcemanX_:
Hello,

I hope to not open a double Post, but I do not found anything similar :)

I like to upgrade my DHD (HTC Desire HD) with Android 2.2 (Build 1.38.207.1) to Gingerbread.

I have rooted my device with "visionary" and I also get S-Off with "Easy Radio tool v2.2", I checked my CID after this and the CID is HTC__102 for German, after this I made for disaster recovery a backup with "Titanium" and also with the "ROM Manger". Then I tried to get Gingerbread via OTA, but I get only the message no updates available! Can someone help me? I like to update via OTA to not lose my phone data.

Thanks in advance!

Ricardo
[General Questions and Answers] IcemanX_:
??? can anyone help me ???

:(
[General Questions and Answers] RTWright:
I just noticed something today, had not really paid much attention till I upgraded to the latest Cyanogen 7.1 RC1. I lost my MP3 download software and when I went to look for a new one, there are NONE on the market now. Did I miss something? Not that I'm shocked by any means, just usually something like this would have some pretty huge write-ups about it.

Thanks
[General Questions and Answers] civilsachin:
Can you tell in detail how you get the audiobooks on mac device
[HD7 General] ruyzalim:
Hello First sorry if there is already discussed here this point but I'm using xda app to post and don't know how to search in the app.

So my problem is that I installed mango beta on my HD7 an now from time to time it reboot imselfe :( any one knows what can I do for a solution?

Thank you very much ;)