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[Defy Themes and Apps] Offlineo:
Hi

I have a brand new Motorola Defy on T-Mobile UK still running 2.1. It is red lens. There is still no official update for it.

Whilst I am quite geeky, I prefer my phone to just work. So once I have upgraded it I don't plan to do so again for another 12-18 months unless there is a really good reason to update before hand.

So I am looking for a stable update, that will still be compatible with new apps in 12-18 months time. I want the updates for the following reasons: speed, battery life, as few bugs as possible, stability, any camera improvements and 720p video recording.

Yes it is a long list I figure an Android 2.3 is probably better than a 2.2 for future proofing. Last night I spent a few hour reading the wiki and information about lots of roms.

I am not looking for help in how to do anything as there are quite a lot of info on the threads about it. I would just like to know which is the best rom/s to install now, from experienced users.

Thanks Alex
[Defy Themes and Apps] sp8y:
The official update for T-Mobile UK android 2.2 (froyo) has been out for a couple of weeks now - it's on the Motorola Software Update site ready for download. There's also the retail version there that would have no operator logo etc.

I'm using CM7 on my UK Defy (green lens on mine as it's an early one) & find it be the best ROM I've used so far - much better than the stock eclair it came with & better than the froyo ROMS I flashed (used 2 leaked UK 2.2 & a Nordic 2.2).

I'd recommend CM7 as it's very stable for me - no random reboots or freezing like would happen from time to time on 2.1 & 2.2 when I had those.

CM7 is still in development but it's working fine for me but if started using it you may need to flash an upgrade every so often but this was quite easy for me & only took a few minutes.

MIUI is also out for the Defy - haven't used it myself so can't comment but it seems popular.
[Defy Themes and Apps] Offlineo:
Thanks for the info.

Can anyone tell me how I can get this posted in the General section?

I have no idea how it got into the Themes and Apps section.
[Defy Themes and Apps] Offlineo:
It might be on the motorola website but over an hour later I cannot get the installer to recognise an internet connection, so I will give up on this. CM7 doesn't yes support 720p recording so I will try something different.
[Defy Themes and Apps] lanfearxt:
if you want a customisable and pure speed ROM, it's CM7, but if you dont plan to tinker a lot, then MIUI is pretty good as it's already a pretty nice looking ROM, with a lot of iOS influence
[Defy Themes and Apps] Offlineo:
Im so good at listening to advice I ignored it all and tried to install 2.3.4 from forum.xda-developers com/showthread.php?t=1135901.

Somehow I not get a flashing red moto logo, system restore and bootloader do nothing and the phone does not show up on my computer. At a bit of a loss what to do now!
[Defy Themes and Apps] sachhi:
Remove battery, and put it back.. While starting keep the vol up button pressed. It ll take u to moto bootloader state. Connect to pc with usb. Use rsdlite software to detect it.. Then flash with any full sbf of ur choice to give back life to ur defy...
[Defy Themes and Apps] Offlineo:
Thanks for the info. It sounds so simple. Sadly after hours of trying this morning I still can't get the phone to turn on.
[Defy Themes and Apps] K3n H1mur4:
First of all: check if your phone has a green or red lens (the answer is here). If your phone has a green lens, sorry, but nothing can be done for it to record 720p videos (hardware limitation). But, if your Defy is brand-new, you'll probably get the red lensed one, because green lensed Defy are old and, AFAIK, not selling anymore.

If you want speed and stability, with 720p recording, I recommend you to install Barebones Froyo with Hancock's 720p mod (mod available here). For better compatibility, ROMs based on the leaked GBs are the best option, and there is also a patch for it to be able to record in 720p (even though I wasn't able to get this one working on my phone - but many people did and are satisfied with it).

For speed + stability + compatibility, CM7 is the one to go for. But it doesn't have 720p enabled yet (some nightlies do, but they're not stable, and even on these nightlies, 720p is not working for everyone).

MiUI is also stable - and beautiful - but not as fast as CM7. For CM7's speed with the looks of MiUI, check here for the Meizu theme.
[Defy Themes and Apps] farsight73:
First thing first... Flash back your phone with full sbf. I would recommend start flashing froyo 2.2.2 since you're from 2.1.

I assume your Defy is red lens as it is newly bought right.. Flash gingerbread 2.3.4 and patch it the 720p followed with installing lgcamera for video recorder. Lastly patch it multitouch to have more than 2 fingers touch. You can find these all in the developer section. Above poster already guided you how to go into bootloader, clean cache and installing rsdlite drivers. Take one step slowly...

Sent from my awesome Moto Defy: Stock Rooted Gingerbread 2.3.3 - XDA Premium
[Defy Themes and Apps] LenAsh:
Hmm... my Defy is a May 2011 model (taken from the serial number) brand new UK retail version from Amazon. Updated to 2.2.2 from the Moto site. Lens is clearly Green...
[Defy Themes and Apps] MuscleNerd:
CM7, out of the question.
[Defy Themes and Apps] Manish54:
CM7... da best u can hav!
[Defy Themes and Apps] murad12s:
CM7 is really stable for defy!
[Defy Themes and Apps] bisto321:
Stock 2.2 GB rooted and overclocked is really nice.

Current custom roms break too much at the moment for me.

I need an infrastructure hot spot, stable wifi, gps that does not need agps to lock and working fm receiver.

I fancy a go with CM7 or miui, but I am going to wait a while for all the fixes to roll in. The devs need people to test and use these roms, but with over 2 million hits i think they have enough already:D

Ask yourself if you really need a custom rom yet?
[Defy Themes and Apps] futurenos:
I would recommend either a stock froyo rom or adlxmod froyo, as they are stable and won't require any real upkeep. Adlxmod can be updated directly from the phone itself and is hassle free.

CM7 is probably one of the best roms but has nightly updates almost everyday, which is great for people like me who want to be on the bleeding edge :) but not if you dont want to update.
[Defy Themes and Apps] LenAsh:
Stock 2.2.2 GB retail via MSU has 1-2 random reboots/day marring its Kudos. Always when you really don't need it...
[Defy Themes and Apps] futurenos:
True, I forgot about that, I tried it for an hour and was amazed that the official was that bad. In that case nordic froyo is very stable and 2.3.4 motoginger is also very good too, just takes a bit longer to install though.
[Defy Themes and Apps] bisto321:
Really? Wow, mine has been rock solid with overclock to 1Ghz. My hero running MoDaCo and villain used to bork out all the time, but the defy has been up for 3 days now using gps, sms, email, wifi tether and web and not a single reboot or lock.

Running launcher pro with scale transition effect and it is very smooth and responsive - very pleased with it so far.

Sounds like I might be doing something wrong:)

I wonder if some folks hardware (mem and cpu) is a bit flaky? Might be interesting to see place and date of manufacturer of those units that are rebooting. Still does not explain why they can run CM7 well though.
[Defy Themes and Apps] futurenos:
Practically every rom has ran fine for me except 2.2.2 uk. I even used MSU and then re-did using rsdlite, both instances it was terrible. If I was a standard user and didn't experiment with different roms I probably would have been pissed :) you must be one of the lucky ones.
[Defy Themes and Apps] Offlineo:
I broke my red lens phone on the second day. They sent me a new one with the green lens. The quality of photos is so much worse, i'm disappointed but happy to have a working phone again.
[Defy Themes and Apps] xopito_cc:
CM6 owns ;)

Enviado desde mi U20i usando XDA Premium App
[Defy Themes and Apps] d2000269:
i have the CM7 and i believe that is better than official froyo and mainly in speed
[Defy Themes and Apps] twa_priv:
Also on CM7 (cm7-110715-1018-NIGHTLY) and have no issues at all.
[Defy Themes and Apps] LenAsh:
Might firstly give another Launcher a go... and if the random (but infrequent) reboots continue, may try CM7 or another ROM. I use CM7 (nightly 136+ patches on my Blade and it isn't too shabby). My Defy is May 2011 build.
[Defy Themes and Apps] luciferps:
I WILL bbe buying a defy soon..but i wanted to know one thing ..i new Motorola defy will come with android 2.2 froya thtz for sure..now

in what circumstances i will void my warranty if i flash my phone ???? official /unofficial rom

what are nandrives what is sbf what is rsdlite man these all are killing me..

please help me out i m a newbie to motorola and android.. and one thing please also tell me what is wiping off hehe and what os on pc you have to use while doing all that flashing and other things windows or mac??

thanx
[HTC Sensation] ohiosux:
I can pair my TMoUS Sensation with an AT&T iPhone 4 but the two won't connect. Is anyone else experiencing this?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mariezk:
Hello,

I'm on SGS 2, lite'ning rom 2.2 and i use launcherpro plus cause it looks great.

Now... if i use like 6-7 homescreens with calender, friends, facebook etc...will it eat more battery than using 1-2 homescreens?

It should not right? cause the program itself is running...

Any thoughts are welcome..

greets
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cangir:
maybe my android os = 50 % :S
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MassPrince:
I dont think that the pure amount of homescreens drains more or less battery, but ofc. the more active widgets(Twitter, News, ...) you use, the more battery will be used.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prodygee:
More homescreens makes the process use up more memory. With you using more widgets, your Launcher Pro will use up more memory. More memory usage equals more battery power is necessary. So if you USE those homescreens they'll suck your battery dry.

Btw, you made two threads.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Archer:
Will asking the same question twice eat up more forum space?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1168611
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
It's not about more Home screens but the widgets in them. More widgets=More battery drain, especially the one like Accuweather which continuously searches for place and refresh temp at an specified interval unless you stop automatic refresh.

Regards.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] rizaldi:
Hello,

I don't know if anybody know about this fix or not, but I've just found a way to fix the lag when the home screen auto-orient from landscape to portrait and vice versa: click on the + button that you use to add widgets and apps to the home screen, select any tab other than the add widget tab, go back to your home screen and that's it no more lag! I believe the left and right screen transitions are smoother as well.

I do not know if this problem/fix is specific to our tab or honeycomb as a whole, but I'm glad I found a workaround since it was really bothering me. I hope this can be useful to somebody.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] SolusCado:
Wow - that really works well; thanks!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] markp99:
Hmm, still a bit laggy. 3-5 seconds to re-orient due to rotation. Seems too long, IMO.

...Ok, maybe a small reduction.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] rizaldi:
Hmmm 3 to 5 secs was what I had before the fix, it's now only about 1 sec.

Do you have many widgets and use a live wallpaper perhaps?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] markp99:
No live wallpaper, just minimalistic text and weather widget.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] foethalove:
I don't know why but this works perfect! I went from a whole 6 seconds for the orientation to change to near instant changes. I noticed once you choose a different tab, I have apps shortcuts chosen, if you go back into the + menu that tab is still selected. This is a strange bug but awesome. Thank you
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] madsquabbles:
i really didn't spend much time on the stock launcher, but launcher pro switches quickly.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] ralexand:
I concur. The best way to get rid of the lag is to use a different launcher. Personally, I prefer ADW Launcher EX because it is "optimized" for Honeycomb, but LauncherPro is a great alternative.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] TabGuy:
I've never had more than a 1 second orientation lag. What am I doing differently?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] joeystyles66:
Are they smoother? I think my biggest Honeycomb pet peeve is the choppiness when swiping to different home screens. It makes the tablet feel slow to me. I have LauncherPro on my Nexus S but Im not sure if I'd use a phone launcher on a tablet...
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] MrBaZ78:
Strangely its working :) !!!!!!!!!!!!

:):):):):):):):):)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] thatdude90210:
Huh, it does work. But doesn't survive a reboot. Have to redo after reboot.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] akarol:
Amazing indeed! Great find! Will test on my friends thrive tomorrow too. I think that HC, for some odd reason, is caching the widget drawer on the background and it might be straining the orientation of the device. They need to have HC keep the alo or other drawer on default instead to keep his from happening every time you restart.

Sent from my badass Galaxy Tab 10.1.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] celtichazard:
thanks dude work like a charm
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] rizaldi:
Anybody know if there is any way we can submit a bug report to Samsung/Google?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] MisterEdF:
Same here and I'm using live wallpaper. Maybe it's the ROM I have loaded?
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IamMrH:
Hello,

I just bought a Defy a month ago and its awesome.

Does the Nokia BH-214 works on Defy ? In eBay India there are many OEM version of BH-214 are there for about $16.

Any one using it on Defy ?

Also recommend me other bluetooth stereo headsets.As i ride a lot i need the earplugs to be inside my helmet.

is there any other way (except power amp) to control music through the normal headset which came with Defy ?

Thank you,

Hari :)
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daniel_loft:
I've tried an original Nokia BH-214 and it works. It's not as good as directly to headphones (tested with some good IEMs). But it works and it's pretty decent.

Have a nice day!
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fladna9:
BH-505

Hi !

I bought a Nokia BH-505 (hands-free + speakers)...

The price is correct... about 45€ in many shops like Virgin or Fnac.

The sound is more than correct, the mic is a little misplaced (can't call with it in the train because of the ambiant noise, but i can in the street), it has buttons to play, stop, answer call, FWD, BCK, VOL+ and VOL- !

This headset is aslo water-resistant (not waterproof !).

So, ... I LOVE BH-505 !

PS : Any bluetooth headset normally is compatible with ... any recent and decent phone... because they all use A2DP (for Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) and those with remote controls like BH-505 also use AVRCP (for Audio/Video Remote Control Profile), with is a standard.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IamMrH:
I will order it assuming it will work on defy.

I need something which fits inside my helmet so will buy BH-214.

Thanks for the clarification

I know bluetooth works on any model but I just want to know if the music control button works.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IamMrH:
Thanks a lot will order one asap.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] murad12s:
Nokia Bluetooth Stereo Headset BH-214 Works on Defy. Sound quality more than good ;)
[Desire General] st0kes:
Just noticed this in the new market, under Menu > Settings. You can opt out of AdMob ads. Nice!
[Desire General] jordan.harris01:
This is in the older version of thr market as well. Not sure if there's any downside to opt'ing out.
[Desire General] winsettr:
Unfortunately, that is not correct. This is not a new feature, it has been an option in previous versions of the Market as well. You can only opt out of *interest-based* ads, which means non-identifying information about your location, age range, gender, and other data Google has to characterize your interests will not be shared with sites that advertise in apps.
[Desire General] Bcroc:
In other words: you still get ads, but they will be randomly chosen.
[Desire General] st0kes:
Ah, oh well. I thought I had stumbled across something good for a minute! Thanks for explaining it.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] anupam_luv:
I just found an ebay.com seller listed a kingston 32gb micro sdhc (class 4) card for just $16 ...I dont whether its a genuine deal or not but till now has already sold more than 80 cards (within 12 hrs)....

here's the link http://cgi.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270781614305&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Last week I saw a similar deal (32gb kingston for $20) I purchased 3 .... although paypal refunded all my money today when i raised a claim but it's such a waste of time....

Can anybody confirm whether its a genuine deal? ALso can anybody suggest a best deal (with worldwide shipping) for buying 32gb micro sdhc class 4 (or 10) card
[Galaxy S II Accessories] darkodin14:
Nope they are fake. when you plug it in it will show 32gb but in reality they are 1-2 gb cards. I once bought a 16gb flash drive which turned out to be 2gb. never buy flash memory on ebay esp from china. Buy from trusted sellers only.

the money for the "16gb flashdrive" was refunded to me.

Edit:

Same seller look at this auction:

http://cgi.ebay.in/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270781633716#ht_1367wt_1139

How the hell can a 256 gb flash drive cost 9 euros.

If anyone did get their flash memory on ebay and its always corrupting, Run a test with a program.

Here is the guide: http://reviews.ebay.com/How-to-chec...ke-USB-flash-drive_W0QQugidZ10000000003407025
[Galaxy S II Accessories] anupam_luv:
If he sends the same kingston card as shown in the pic.... is thr any chance of gettin fake ...

I hv seen many loose or unbranded cards as fake ....hv u encountered any fake card in kingston's retail packing?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] darkodin14:
Yes they are fake. Fake packaging. Made mostly for schmucks like you who think they are real because of the box they come in. If you put a Lamborghini logo and a ford, Its still just a crappy ford.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] darkodin14:
Anyone can duplicate packaging even if it has holograms. Everything is easily duplicated. Also the card they state is a class 4, Which I doubt. Its most likely a class 1. Either way Class 4 is useless. Get at least a class 6 card or class 10 which is best. If you care at all about watching movies or recording in HD onto the card.

LESSON OF THE DAY:

IF IT SEEMS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.... IT IS!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] anupam_luv:
Thanks everybdy... anyway the listing removed by ebay ...

Mods can close this thread...
[Galaxy S II Accessories] R3Y:
If you need a 32GB class 4 - THIS is the best deal.

I have got the same one, and I can guarantee it is genuine. And I am having no problems whatsoever.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Joey2o11:
Recording and playback will be fine with a class 2 card. You certainly don't need anything faster than class 4. The only advantage a class 6 or 10 card has would be faster transfers between your pc and the card.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Beautyspin:
Thanks so much. Saw it now. Immediately ordered. I had purchased one fake 32GB card from Sandisk card and will be returning now.

Love this forum.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] tbong777:
I have both...I can claim without a doubt my Class 10 32GB Patriot is a lot faster than my 16GB Class 4 Sandisk.

Where do I notice it most besides PC transfers? Media scanner.... the 32GB scans more than twice as fast as the 16GB on reboots after changes. Well worth the $86.

http://www.amazon.com/Patriot-Signature-MicroSDHC-Memory-PSF32GMCSDHC10/dp/B004H8FTCU
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Joey2o11:
So it scans a bit quicker and costs nearly twice the price of the class 4....

I'd rather have the extra money in my pocket and wait a few extra seconds for the scanner to finish.....
[Galaxy S II Accessories] tbong777:
It scans far more than a "bit quicker". It scans faster then the internal SD card!!

No matter.....I paid $600 for a phone...and am flashing custom ROMS and Kernels and donating to the developers and this site supporting them

for more speed with stability

, I am not going to cut corners in the same arena to save $40 on a lesser SD Card. I want to get the most out of the handset on all fronts. In that regard the class 10 card makes sense.

Then again people will pay $600+ for a handset, $300+ a year for a data plan and balk at paying $3 for a helpful app or donating to a developer. Strange world this mobile phone world indeed.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Voilenteraser:
Not to sound dumb, but how much is "Rs. 2500"?
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Khatmal:
Around $56 USD
[Galaxy S II Accessories] crush:
Looks like this is indeed a good deal

http://www.flipkart.com/mobiles/mem...jQ--&ref=209fbae8-76ab-4e8b-9f5f-a4b5ff0a14f7

for around $40
[Galaxy S II Accessories] kotaro_14:
Try searching 3C Pro 32GB Class 6 micro SD. I bought one of ebay it was from TOPRAM. 3C has 10mbit speed and is a real Class 6 and 32GB I have one myself and it is legit. Made in Korea. Not China like SanDisk. Doesn't fail. HIGH TRANSFER SPEEDS!
[Galaxy S II Accessories] NoPompem:
Happy to say that my 32gb Kingston drive from HK is completely functional with full capacity and fine transfer rates. Thanks for the link.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] kotaro_14:
Just want to say that remember that Hong Kong is not China even if they are connected and the people look alike. Hong Kong has been a British ruled colony until 1995. China's government tried to make villagers make steel made in the villagers backyards. Do the math.

HK>China
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Voilenteraser:
That's actually interesting.
[Galaxy S II Accessories] rabatinova:
or you could try this one.

I have sold couple of them so far. I use two of them by myself. One is in girlfriends SGS and second in my SGS2

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Lexar-32-GB-class-10-micro-sd-card-card-reader-/170666433461?pt=UK_AudioTVElectronics_PDAsAccessories_MemoryCards&hash=item27bc831bb5
[Galaxy S II Accessories] ShaKki:
i wouldnt buy a microsd on ebay... most of them are used or faked one from ebay... if u remove the cover..
[Galaxy S II Accessories] Voilenteraser:
Does used matter if it works as it should?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aup808:
Hey - so, I am running Das BAMF PreRC5, and I went to change from Smartass to OndemandX and checked off the 'Apply on Boot.' Only problem is, I forgot that I also changed the min and max to both be 245 Mhz (or whatever that default is set too). I tried to change it back but now my phone is running so slow I cannot do anything with it. How would I be able to fix it?

If I try to unlock it, it becomes too slow to load WidgetLocker and then it goes to black again... I tried to hold the power button but the menu to restart/whatever does not come up. I was thinking of battery pulling but I am afraid with that "Apply on boot," I am not going to be able to even load up the phone. I am not sure what to do with this phone now, ha. Any help would be appreciated.

EDIT: I battery pulled and actually since it was an 'unclean' shutdown, those setting were not applied. I actually set the max frequency to 25 Mhz (I am not even sure how these low frequencies exist...). Sorry about this post, I just freaked and panicked when I first realized what I did. Thanks anyway!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xebryus:
Well I'm glad you fixed it. Let that be a lesson though, NEVER select "Set on Boot" unless you've messed with your phone for some time, and if it runs smoothly without freezing, force closing, acting weird, etc. than go ahead and set on boot, but some frequencies don't agree with your processor (they aren't made equally). So, yeah, glad you could fix it. If you run into that problem again and can't luckily get out of it, restore a back-up