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[Acer Iconia A500] tomlogan1:
Try this and all your gps problems are over at least in the US

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1152318&highlight=gps
[Acer Iconia A500] pacificwing:
There is no question that the aGPS software is not tuned ideally with new A500's. Unfortunately, for some, this is not the only issue. There IS a hardware aspect to this problem. This is evident by the fact that so many users can exchange their stock units for brand new units and get entirely different results.

The above fix will optimize your GPS locking, I'm sure; but only if your adapter actually works in the first place.

In regards to android tablets not selling, I suspect it's just marketing. Android is still the new kid on the block. Even out of the gate, most android tabs offer much more than an ipad at a much better price, but people walk right past them in order to get themselves a tablet that has the shiny white apple logo on the back. They want to be able to tell their friends that they got an IPAD.

Also, those who actually are in the know, might be a little hesitant about android at the moment. Every single android tablet currently on the market has had release problems. The ACER has its GPS and Wifi problems, the samsung has its screen issue, the Xoom has the fiasco with the SD card, the thrive has its sleep disorder. They are all minor, and they will undoubtedly get worked out. It just makes people second guess going with android.

Plus, Mac is playing the major patent troll card right now. They just hammered HTC pretty hard, and other android distributors are rightfully worried. This will no doubt affect the future of the platform as a whole.
[Acer Iconia A500] harlaquin:
IM am a little confussed here. why is everyone complaining because thier tabs dont gps lock indoors? most car gps's dont lock indoors. why would you even need to get a sat signal for gps in your living room? are you having trouuble finding the kitchen?

This is a great tablet and only complains i have heard from people about it is people tring to do silly things with it and then getting upset because it wont do the silly things.

Sat signals were never ment to penatrate roofs and walls thats why your direct tv dish and xm or sirius sat anntennas are OUTSIDE i think you guys are complaining about something it wasent ment to do, and why the nav program has wifi assist so that you can use the nav program at home to plan routes. then switch to the sat once you GO OUT SIDE.

But my main question still is why do you need a sat signal sitting in your living room and why are you complaining when you dont get one?

and also to the people just *****ing non stop about the charger cord really? its like your just looking to complain about something. agan the whole point of the tablet is to be portable not to be used while teathered to a wall socket. so what the cord is a little smaller then other peoples. what are you gonna do with a cord thats 2 foot longer that you cant do with this one?

This s a great tablet and all anyone is doing is complaining about stupid stuff.

well i am mad because the tablet didnt buy itself and walk to my house and set itself up for me. really sat signals arent suppose to work indoors who needs a sat signal indoors? and just because you do get one indoors dosent mean your suppose too. if your getting sat signals indoors i would be questioning the build quality of my house and not the tablet.
[Acer Iconia A500] UnicornKaz:
... :D ... :p
[Acer Iconia A500] silverball.slayer:
Please don't troll.
[Acer Iconia A500] pacificwing:
Your comments are fair enough, I suppose. I'll assume you're not trolling. But I'd ask you to consider the following:

Some A500 owners (obviously, yourself included) have a working GPS module, and can use it as well as can be expected. Other A500 owners (obviously, yourself not included) have a broken GPS, and cannot use it as expected. In fact, it is broken so badly that they never get a signal under even the most ideal circumstances. There is no question that GPS performance seems to vary from unit to unit.

Considering that, your comments confuse me. Are you saying that these unfortunate A500 owners with malfunctioning GPS units have no right to complain? Are you saying they have no right to gather on a forum and try to troubleshoot the issue? Are you saying that they should not be allowed to test their units within the comfort of their own home? Are you saying they should not be allowed to communicate and compare results?

Assuming it's not too subtle, I'll leave you to detect the irony in my statement when I say that I'm deeply sorry if the strife of these less fortunate A500 owners offends you in some way.

Furthermore, I'm also sorry that you don't understand a persons desire to "play" with his or her new toy without leaving the house. Perhaps it doesn't make much logical sense, but a hobbyists enthusiasm rarely does. You can take solace in knowing that you are not required to understand it. Nor are you required to be offended by it.

Cheers,

-PW
[Acer Iconia A500] harlaquin:
No I am not trolling what ever that even means. Granted I may have been a bit harsh with my comments but, my point is that they are expecting thier tablet to do something tha is simply isnt ment to do. they are complainin that its broke because it is not doing something that again it was not ment to do.

gps sat signals are not ment to be recieved indoors period. go take you gps out of your car and see if it dosent lose signal indoors. it will does that mean its broken? no My point sinply was that gps sat signals were never ment to be recieved indoors on any device thats why sat tv dishes and xm radios attenas are mounted outside. because sat signals either dont penatrate buildings at all or not very well if they did then there would be no need for external attenas for t.v and sat radio.

This is why if you want to play with you nav on your tablet there is a wifi assit mode for INDOORS.

I was simply stating people are complaining about something that wasent ment to work the way they assume it should.

I am in no way putting down anyone who has a defective a500 and from what i have read the new updates have fixed most all issues. i was simply stating that not being able to get gps indoors in not a defect nothing gets gps signal or a good gps signal indoors. my comments were directed to those persons.

same as the people who are complaining because no usb charging. well if they would read they would know thier tab has two yes two 3620 mah batteries that have a greater power consumption then what usb provides and cant be recharged by usb that same as about 98% of all other tablets on the market but yet there is post after post of people complaining and saying its a defect when its not.

why is it if someone points out the truth they get accussed of being a troll? just tring to inform is all because if you go and return your iconia for something else and guess what its not gonna get gps indoors either or charge from usb because thats the nature of the beast. not a defect just trying to help sorry i worded like i did im just blunt.

Now if you want to descuse defects how about acers software? anyone else find thier clear.fi not working? Im having to use third party soft to be a client to my nas because all thiers does is show pictures but not any other files.
[Acer Iconia A500] silverball.slayer:
But nobody in this thread complained about not getting a fix indoors, you implied we were. I think we all know that indoors is obviously not the most ideal place for GPS signals. The third A500 I had to return (1st DOA, 2nd bad mic) because it performed poorly when it was in my vehicle and not much better when outside. It definitely performed worse than the one it replaced - which I would have kept except it had a bad microphone. I tested it A LOT outdoors and in my vehicle. It always seemed quite slow to find satellites, let alone get a fix. I also tested a Xoom indoors and posted a video of the results, just to show how well that unit worked even under less than ideal conditions. It may be an apples and oranges comparison though since the GPS hardware is probably different. So I returned the third A500 and I have a 4th one now. The microphone is good and guess what, the GPS seems to work quite well. Not as good as the Xoom still, but my fixes are now done in seconds as opposed to minutes. I have not tested it in the car yet, but inside the house it's maintaining a fix with pretty good SNR numbers.

If you get a chance, check out the thread I posted about the web browser 'find on page' feature being broken in the latest 3.1 update. It has worked about twice in the 20 times I have tried it.

Rob
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Majin_X:
I see the simply bloody theme........ was wondering if anyone new of any others out there. I was about to try flashing some from the continuum v6 themes for the captivate... its JVP so.... it should work right??? Was actually hoping someone would make a pink one for my girlfriend. She had a really nice one when I was running an older Trigger rom...
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Dattack:
Legend X works for me from the i9000 forum. I think you have to have the same number of lockscreens. I do prefer the SH to legend x though,

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1093278
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] SkOrPn:
If I was you I would wait for Simply Honey 4.0 which should be any day now. Then worry about a theme for it. TBH, Simply Honey stock theme is the most beautiful ROM I have ever seen to date and would not dare touching it myself.... lol
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Majin_X:
I personally love the SH but I have 2 vibrants and my GF like pink. Lol. seriously though???? 4.0 huh??
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] SkOrPn:
Yes from what explodingboy70 has said JVQ is a MASSIVE improvement in both speed and stability. Now all they have to do is properly port it to the Vibrant.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Majin_X:
Hells to the yeah.......
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nycro:
Hello!

I'm in need of a LED Flash Module for my Nexus One! Seems my son decided to play with it while I was asleep and somehow he broke the flash module. I cannot find any place listing this part as I have replaced the internal speaker and digitizer before and those parts were easy to find. It looks like the led flash module might be the same across several phones. If anyone can point me in the right direction of a supplier that carriers the flash module for the nexus one or one that is compatiable that would be great. I really need this asap as I use my phones camera and flash daily and without out the flash led I have to use my wifes phone.... :(

So any ideas on where to aquire this part or even a broken phone I could take it out of :)

Thanks,

Nycro
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nycro:
Are any other phones flash modules the same "mytouch 3G slide" looks simlar in apperance from the back.

Sorry if I seem desperate but I love my Nexus One and do not want to replace it as I cannot find any phone that is comparable yet ... the G2x was close but with the screen not being up to par with what I want .... I really need to find a flash module led replacement asap it would make all the differance in me have to but my Nexus to rest :/

So anyone that has any idea whatsoever on where to find one or a phone I could get one out of please let me know

:)

Thanks!
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Galloway:
You mean like this part? lots of them on ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-Flex-Cable-Repair-Part-HTC-Google-Nexus-One-G7-G5-/310251340572?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item483c6bc31c
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nycro:
Well that is the part where the led flash would go but as you can see in the picture they have the camera module installed but not the flash module. I just need the LED that goes into the port next to the camera its a actual removable part that goes there. I will upload a picture from that auction with the module circled that needs the part and then a picture of the actual part.

Here is the module without the flash unit

And here is the picture with the flash unit installed

All I need is the flash unit not the motherboard cable or the camera unit JUST the flash if anyone could find me a part number or a place where I could order it as that would be great! I know others are in need of this part as well... My son somehow got it turned on and it was on all night and it burned it out and melted the plastic lens on the actual battery cover...

Pictures sources :

First one is a ebay auction that was listed above

Second picture if from ifixit.com on there nexus one teardown.

I hope this makes it easier to know what I'm looking for! If anyone can find this part and needs one themselfs for helping me find it I would buy you one as well... Im desperate to get this fixed I use my flash on my phone on a daily basis and without it im at a loss here..... I know some company must have it due to all the other parts I see on ebay!

Thanks,

Dale
[HTC Incredible S] IncredibleSlover:
Is there a way to get all the features of the 3.0 sense into my phone via ROM?

I have searched other places...some of them dont work on my phone. I am starting to think that there are alot of partial 3.0 roms out there

Am I right?

I seen a Youtube video where someone had pretty much ALL the features. I tried looking for it but cant find it.

Is there such thing?
[HTC Incredible S] itandy:
Just install Virtuous Unity. It's a custom ROM ported directly from Sensation so with full Sense 3.0 features. Very fast and bug free.
[HTC Incredible S] incredible s:
installing Virtuous Unity

CAN u plz tell me step by step, what i have to do to install Virtuous Unity in my incredible s.

in my country there is no htc outlet. so no warranty for me. That`s why i just want to know for sure what i m doing :confused:
[HTC Incredible S] ottawadad34:
Go here and follow the steps

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1122805

[ROM][Jun 27][INCS] Virtuous Unity 1.27.0 Sense 3.0 based on Pyramid
[HTC Incredible S] incredible s:
there is something called the s-off. is it needed for this rom & can i use rom manager for this installation
[HTC Incredible S] letmedanz:
please take some time out and read through these forums before you venture installing custom roms.

your statement above obviously shows you have not read much and this could damage your phone and/or the patience of certain members here :)

am sure you'll have all the answers you need if you do look around
[HTC Incredible S] mariushm:
You can also use revolution HD with sense 3.0 add-ons - most 3.0 improvements are there. For truly 3.0 experience, however, Virtuous Unity rom is better.
[HTC Incredible S] IncredibleSlover:
Help me pleae

ClockworkMod recovery wont let me in my recovery settings. In fact the second I go to it from ROM manager the screen goes black and then takes me to my HTC screen and just stays there.

Pressing the down volume button and the power button gives me the recovery option, but will do the same exact thing.

I cant even go back to factory settings.

I went to go flash this rom when it happened, I probably did it wrong but would like to just restore my origional phone/settings and just forget about this whole

flashing rom idea.

PLEASE help me. How do I get to my restore so I can go back to my old settings???
[HTC Incredible S] alexanderi:
Use the latest 4EXTRecovery http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1104765

ClockWork does not allow latest ROM flashing
[HTC Incredible S] IncredibleSlover:
Thanks , got it figured out. Finally :P
[HTC Incredible S] IncredibleSlover:
Ohh thats why I wasnt able to flash it..:P I found that out the hard way until someone told me about 4EXT. It worked like a charm :P
[Nexus S General] rrohanjs:
hey guys .. my current milestone is totally fcked so i need to buy a new one ..

i came across this as an option .. i had sgs2 in my sights but its atleast $230USD more than samsung google nexus s in my country ( india ) ..

so i wanted to know is it a good buy ? .. even with the competion around are there better options ? r u guys happy with this phone ??

hows the battery gaming performance of the phone .. please any answers will b really appreciated .. thnx :)
[Nexus S General] Androyed:
You love this phone or you hate it. I can't really tell you why you should buy it now, but I can tell you why I think the Nexus S is great:

- It does everything great. Not perfect, just great. The phone works, let me put it that way. This is something you won't realise your first week. If you don't get what I mean: I totally agree with this blog

- It is unique. No one has it, that's for sure. The slick curved design, the fact that there's almost no text (at least not on the front), as little connections on the sides as possible: all good choices IMO. For me, this makes it not just another smartphone. If people ask what kind of phone it is, I don't even tell them the real name. I just say: a Samsung, with Android. People see it as Androyed's phone.

- I would NEVER, NEVER buy another smartphone than a Nexus. You probably know why.

- Custom ROMs. I don't think I have to explain this one. The fact that I was able to root and flash multiple custom ROMs and kernels without any problem, for me it says enough.

Besides this, there are some little things that you may find important. I didn't put these things with the reason why I love the Nexus S, because these are not unique features of the Nexus S. There are more phones that have an amazing screen and that are fast.

- The screen is amazing. Whether you take the Super AMOLED version or the Super Clear LCD version. I actually like the latter better, but there is no wrong choice with this one.

- It's very smooth and fast. Even if you stay stock. There is seriously no need for dual core phones, at least not at the moment (except if you like to play wannabe-3D games on your smartphone).

Why you might hate it:

- Google kept the Nexus S as clean as possible. It doesn't have many features. No SD Card, no notification LED, and no FM radio for example. No SD Card isn't that big of a deal, since the internal memory for apps is 1GB, and besides that you still have like 14GB for other stuff. No notification LED may be a problem, but with custom kernels you can use BLN. It lights up the software buttons when you get a message.

That you actually know about the Nexus S 6/7 months after it was released, and that you consider it as an option, I think it says enough.

I hope this was enough help to you. Good luck with your choice!
[Nexus S General] rrohanjs:
wow .. thnx a lot for your time .. in my country samsung has super clear lcd instead of amoled .. n i got this version of nexus s --> Samsung Google Nexus S i9023 .. dual cores well i can buy that once they get more common .. led i dnt care much ..

hows the speaker ? as in for ringtones n notifications n music

thanx a lot .. this was real help for me :)
[Nexus S General] Androyed:
- Speaker volume is OK (may be a little low), but the vibration might cause some troubles. When I have my Nexus S in my pocket, I often don't feel the vibration.

- Sound quality through headphones is very good on the Nexus S, and it's almost perfect when you get a custom kernel with voodoo sound. You won't believe what you hear then. I think I can say that it has the best sound quality of all portable devices (Galaxy S has the same sound chip).

- Sound quality through speakers is also not bad, and also gets very good with voodoo sound.

- Sound quality when calling is good. The Nexus S has noise cancellation software.
[Nexus S General] indian21r:
Hi,

I was in the same dilema when I was looking for phone. Pickedup the phone online from letsbuy last week. Overall it is good value for money package.

I have rooted the phone and testing it. Overall except for connecting bluetooth to the computer it is working absolutely fine

If you are looking to upgrade in the next one year this is a good option.
[Nexus S General] deeren:
If money is not a problem for you, then I would say go for the sg2. I am not saying the nexus is not worth but it's just the way tech evolves. This generation is about dual cores. Even Google is optimizing the next android ice cream for dual cores, n rumors of nexus prime coming with dual core.

People might tell you all over the forum that the nexus s gets updates first...... me myself I usually say that to people a lot but the truth is that it doesn't matter. Updates matters only if you are on stock rom which I do not think you'll remain. At the end of the day, both sgs2 Nexus s will get the ice cream through cyanogenmod,also Roms.....
[Nexus S General] rentaric:
One simple reason to get this phone:

The call quality is good.

Unless you get an E-series Nokia or higher end Blackberry you won't find anything else similar in the smartphone market. There are actually ppl using the phone for calls, so thx Samsung/Google for bringing a decent phone at that.

And yes, I'd still get it today, prices are dropping, below 300€ soon w/o contract, pretty sweet. If you're getting a phone on a new contract might want to think about a SGSII as the subvention will be pretty high, but w/o NxS all the way.

By the end of the year my decision would be different though, WP Mango (especially the Samsung one SGSII-style), new BBs, iPhone 5 and maybe even next Google phone already.
[Nexus S General] zephiK:
Samsung also gave a cm developer a free Galaxy S2 to dev on. But the part about waiting is not true. You would still kind of be waiting on the manufacturer to release the source code for that specific Android version. With it not being fully released the company is not obligated to release the source code.

Kernel without source code creates limitations in development on all fields. Samsung gets a lot of pre released leaks so having a Nexus phone is a plus since Google releases the source code to the kernel in a respectable time.
[Nexus S General] jaoyina:
Call quality better than moto phones? I am using moto defy now, it has built-in hardware noise cancelling, i am very satisfied with the call quality.
[Nexus S General] Enhanced:
I disagree with your stance about updates. They absolutely 100% matter because without a kernel source from the manufacturer for a certain iteration of the OS, the ROM won't function as intended. If the manufacturer isn't committed to an Android update, there obviously won't be a kernel made for it.

And when I say the OS won't function as intended, it means there will be missing features, bugs, and worst of all - terrible battery life. I will direct you to the Samsung Captivate version of CyanogenMOD that was developed without a full documentation for developers from Samsung. It was put together using the Nexus S' software/hardware as the phones are very similar. The end result, while very respectable, has many bugs and terrible battery life.

Anyways, in regards to the Nexus S, I just picked up this phone a few days ago coming from the said Samsung Captivate. Everything just "feels" better (physically and mentally) on this phone. The biggest driver that pushed me to upgrade to a phone that is fairly similar to my old device was that it has lasting appeal. Nexus phones will always sell well in the marketplace if you were to upgrade to the Nexus Prime (the Nexus One still sells for $250 amazingly) and we will still get Ice Cream Sandwich if we decide not to upgrade.

As a result, Nexus phones are always futureproofed which is always important when you are discussing tech. As such, buying a Nexus S is never a bad decision. At least better than buying an Atrix, G2x, Galaxy S or any of the high-powered but manufacturer specific phones.
[Nexus S General] zephiK:
+1 he pretty much said what I said but more briefly in detail. Usually Samsung Firmware leak internal early builds of the next Android OS. This reminds me of the Vibrant leaks using a I9000 kernel rebuilt for the Vibrant. It was terrible battery life. When using the leaked Vibrant kernel for Froyo, it was amazing battery life but it was not as quite as fast. All the Froyo builds were built from internal leaks.

Kernel source code is very important if you're into flashing ROMs.