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[Nexus S General] judoka209:
Hey all, thought I would post this here since you all have some time under your belt with the Nexus. I've tried many roms and this phone is definitely great. But I have never tried a Windows phone yet. Any of you tried both the Nexus and the Arrive? Thoughts?

I have the opportunity today to trade my Nexus S 4G for an HTC Arrive. I really like the Metro UI and that keyboard is dreamy. Not a big fan of the tilted screen. Wish it could stay flat.

Anyways, what are your thoughts? Good even trade? Would you go back to Android if you could? Is there a better Windows/Android phone coming down the line I don't know about and should wait?
[Nexus S General] ancilary:
i dont think its a good idea....
[Nexus S General] BrianDigital:
I can imgine that you will be able to find one cheap, I am looking for one, just to try out and keep my nexus.

best bet is to look around craigslist
[Nexus S General] plmiller0905:
I'm in the same boat. However I sell, trade and buy phones constantly ...check the marketplace

;-)

Im suppose to be trading my NS4G for an Arrive plus some cash as well. Some of the things that got me wanting to go through with the trade is:

Wp7 metro design

The accuracy of the on-screen keyboard

battery life

Xbox live integration

Zune Marketplace

Mango

Reasons not to make the trade:

1x data services appear a bit too much

No real navigation app to compare to Google maps

Some of apps I use regularly like Google+ is not on wp7 yet.

GPS looses signal periodically
[Nexus S General] kijp15:
I would stick with the Nexus S 4G. :)
[Nexus S General] fraspas:
Stick with the nexus s until sprint comes out with a keyboard less version of the windows phone. I wholeheartedly agree that the windows UI is prettier and more aesthetically pleasing compared to the android but the only thing ruining the arrive is it's stupid bulky keyboard.
[Nexus S General] derekwilkinson:
The Arrive is so bulky... I wouldn't do it.
[Nexus S General] rentaric:
I'd choose the Arrive. Too bad even Mango doesn't fix that hardly any app outside e-mails/sms is rotating to make use of the landscape keyboard.
[Nexus S General] judoka209:
Thanks for all the suggestions. I agree its a bit bulky and heavy, but actually it's one of the things I do like about it. It feels solid like you are holding quality stuff. The keyboard is fantastic. I forgot how wonderful physical buttons are.

I did go ahead and make the even trade. Beforehand I did look around and even if I would have sold the Nexus to buy an Arrive, the difference was minimal. So I did an even trade and we're both happy with the swap.

The UI is snappy and there is no lag or hiccups. If there is, I don't notice them. My signal has been good so far. Haven't tried the Telenav yet. Connecting to Xbox Live was more pleasing than I had anticipated.

Bought Fruit Ninja and when I heard that achievement unlocked sound I just popped a big ol smile. Looking forward to Mango. I'll miss my Nexus and definitely will miss some of my Android apps, but I'd trade all over again in a heart beat. This is a sweet phone.

Also, the Nexus' Super AMOLED display is the best and will definitely miss that. The Arrive's LCD is decent though and I'll get used to it.
[Nexus S General] rentaric:
True, with Mango WP will be closer to a good closed ecosystem. However, there's only hope that all app devs will react fast to the missing rotation of apps, else it'll render the landscape hardware keyboard less useful. I'd prolly use it for emails/texts only anways, but the idea of using it as a sort of pivot for movies sounds tempting too.
[Nexus S General] Deleted member 3572053:
I haven't had any interaction with the metro UI in wp7 but in my very limited exposure, I've seen a couple videos of it when the HTC hd7 came out. I just want to know what's so great about Redmond's mobile UI? I'm interested in finding cause several friends rave about it as do the tech blogs. Heck, its been worked into test builds of windows 8.
[Nexus S General] bubby323:
My dad is actually lokinng for a trade like this and is willing to trade his mint condition arrive with the original box and everything for the nexus s. :)
[Nexus S General] secbrad:
f@$k Windows. Windows, schmindows.
[Defy Themes and Apps] megaman65:
ahmmmmm... i wanna ask how to put/install games,apps,themes on motorola defy mb525? can u share it w/me in a step by step procedures ... im just 17yrs old trying to put a games,apps,themes on my phone cause the only one i know about putting in it is putting a music and video there
[Defy Themes and Apps] dlcookie:
Apk

The games themes and varoius aother apps are in apk format just upload them to a folder in memory card and then disconnect the usb cable from phone access this folder and install those apk
[Defy Themes and Apps] kbxdauser2011:
..ithink,u don't need to disconnect the phone to check it...u can check & test everything with phone connected.use file explorer from phone!
[Defy Themes and Apps] juli9797:
Get Apps -> the easiest way to get apps is to use the Android Market

-> or get the app apk files from the internet and put them to the

SD card and install them with your file explorer

Sorry for my bad english

Julian
[Acer Iconia A500] vangorra:
I'm trying to see if I have a bad Iconia. I've only read great things regarding the quality of the device. For the most part I agree.

Problem:

So I just I just bought an Acer Iconia on 6 days ago.

Just a couple days ago while listening to some music, I noticed clicking and popping during playback. Its not quiet either, the offending sound is louder than the music that is playing.

Workaround:

I have found if I want to stop the offending sound. If I play music in a different app, then the switch back to the first music app, the offending sound is gone. However, only a short time passes before I have to perform this task again.

Solution:

I'm considering exchanging the tablet for a new one.

Has anybody else experienced something like this?
[Acer Iconia A500] lord_voldemort666:
Just after I first bought mine, my speakers would occasionally make a crackling sound, sometimes even when no audio was being played, it went away after a bout a week though, and hasn't happened again.
[Acer Iconia A500] vangorra:
I exchanged the problematic with a new one. I've been listening to music all day without any issues. It appears I got a bad apple the first time. It happens.
[Acer Iconia A500] vangorra:
UPDATE!!!

So here we are, 3 days worth of regular music playback and I just experienced the problem again. Just as the previous poster mentioned, I will wait until Wednesday next week to see if the problem clears up on its own.

Odd, perhaps this is a software issue?
[Acer Iconia A500] vangorra:
So here we are, 3 days worth of regular music playback and I just experienced the problem again. Just as the previous poster mentioned, I will wait until Wednesday next week to see if the problem clears up on its own.

Odd, this is starting to sound like a software issue. I will report back soon.
[Acer Iconia A500] orbix:
I can pretty much guarantee that this is a software problem, as I didn't have any issues to this effect for months, but now have it happen all the time after either the most recent update or possibly the one immediately prior. I'm having all kinds of problems after this last update, including music playback stopping after the current track when the screen is turned off, the popping and clicking, slow to come back after sleeping, crashing of the browser and of the overall system... Hopefully we'll see another update that will get things back to normal very soon, because this is nuts.
[Acer Iconia A500] Audiophiliac1221:
I agree its a software issue. Here is what I've found:

1) I am unable to replicate this problem using other media players. One of the ROMS i was trying out had the toshiba media player, and i played hours of local music with no issues. The new android music player periodically pops and cracks regardless of whether i am playing local or streamed music via gmusic.

2) By simply pausing the current track, and resuming shortly after eliminates the sound issues. You may even need to unplug your headphones / line out if you are using that.

3) I subscribe to Rhapsody and have yet to experience the popping issue, even after continuous hours of streaming playback.

This is very likely a software issue, much like the random issue some HC users were experiencing with the browser spontaneously closing. Hard to track down, and hopefully fixed in some update that may or may not come :)
[Acer Iconia A500] entropy.of.avarice:
To me this sounds like...

I think more troubleshooting may be in order - have you been able to reproduce the problem with *any* mp3 file you use, or only from one specific set of mp3?

Default music player works great for me for any files I decide to throw at it. Sure, I still have to wake up the screen between tracks sometimes, but that is a known issue with the a500 - never get any strange popping - and my a500 literally plays tracks 4+ hours a day (I do a long commute to get to work lol) :-)

Try reproducing the problem using a known good set of mp3 files - the fact that you have returned one unit and are still having the same problem means that chances are:

1) you have a bad set of audio files - other systems, especially desktop and laptop systems - may be able to decode the corrupted or unstandard file without issue - this does not mean the Iconia can do the same.

2) you installed a application that is causing issues - can you reproduce this problem after a full factory reset? Just reset, load your music, and try to reproduce the problem.

If you could attach a copy of the audio file that is causing this issue - perhaps people can take a look at it and see if you have a format issue.
[Acer Iconia A500] entropy.of.avarice:
Music stopping between tracks while screen is asleep is a known issue - it's nothing unique to your experience.

Work around - use an alternative media player (in my experience winamp does not have this issue) or simply hit the power button between tracks to continue playback in the default media player. It's a pain in the ass, but it works.
[Acer Iconia A500] orbix:
Unfortunately, I've been using Google Music to deal with having a music library I want to access on my Galaxy S phone, Iconia, and work laptop, so unless I just download everything I want to listen to using the 'make available offline' feature and then listen to it in another app (which is a PITA), I guess I'm stuck with this. The 'pause and it goes away' bit hasn't worked for me, either. :(

As for the music stopping when the screen is off, I'm just frustrated by this since it was working fine for me before, and then Acer broke this with the update (at least for me- no guarantees it's specifically that update, but something about that update made this start happening for me).
[HTC Sensation] Srid18:
Hi,

I am new to the forum and appreciate your help

I did a OTA update to 1.35.707.1 after which i cannot turn on WiFi. It tries to turn on after which it indicates error. :(

Please suggest a solution for this......is it possible to roll back to the previous software version of 1.28
[HTC Sensation] Evo_Pimpin:
Try a factory reset. Go to settings, SD & Phone storage and click on Factory data reset. Keep in mind this will erase everything on your phone.
[HTC Sensation] Srid18:
Tried a factory reset...still not successful.

Is it possible to downgrade ROM to version 1.28.....
[HTC Sensation] Born_Immaculate88:
I experienced this exact same problem today when helping a customer with their HTC sensation. I tried the Factory Data Reset as well and still got the same error. The only solution I found was to tell the customer to contact customer support to get a replacement unit. I'm not sure if it is a software issue of if there is some issue with the wifi antenna in the device itself.
[HTC Sensation] Master Loon:
Damn, I have the same issue, how long does the warrenty cover the unit for? Can you just walk into the store for a replacement?
[HTC Sensation] vladvertigo:
also have one phone here with 1.35.707.1 with same problem trying turn on wifi - Error
[HTC Sensation] dlads:
Bump thread, same issue here, turn on wifi, says error. Very sad :(
[HTC Sensation] bk_25:
Same issue here, started to show the error just like that. The night before was working fine and the next day could not turn wifi on.

I did a superwipe and installed mike's Revolution HD 3.6.5 but still same issue.

Hope smb will find where is coming from and really hope is not a hardware issue.
[HTC Sensation] Master Loon:
I went back to stock and sent back as a damaged phone
[HTC Sensation] bk_25:
You are lucky you can return it.

I purchased the phone through E-bay, seller in US and I am in europe, no chance for me to return it :(

Have been experimenting with ROM's and after a superwipe, clear dalvik, installed [ROM]LeeDROiD Sensational V3.1.0 [KERNEL] LeeDrOiD V3.3.0 | 19th Sept | FAST | STABLE , as i read somewhere on the forum that has ROM close to stock and have been cases it fixed the issue (

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16125179&postcount=3

)

but did not help me, the wi-fi still doesnt turn on at all.

Will update if i find anything or get any results.
[HTC Sensation] dlads:
Same issue.

thread : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1302347

That's four threads with the same issue.

someone in the know must see these threads.

HELP.
[HTC Sensation] vladvertigo:
I have a fix for my problem. i had another Sensation for repair here for some other hardware issue, so i was playing around with two phones. after all this i figured out the problem.

this flex inside was giving wifi error :mad::mad:

later on did small research, it has a BCM4329EKUBG chip on it which responds for wifi, bt and fm, its not cheap solution to replace a flex, but for somebody this could be only way

Reheating this chip with hot-air fan (it was like 290-300 degrees) helped me, if you want to try this dont blame me if you mess it up !!
[HTC Sensation] dlads:
Makes sense, i did once cook a graphics card in an oven on 220 degrees for 20 mins and it brought it back from the dead, still working today, got a video of it somewhere.

So specifically, what did you do please? I'm in a place where i have lots of spare parts lying around from pretty much every phone you can think of, so what do i need please?

Many thanks for having the balls to even contemplate trying this. :)
[HTC Sensation] vladvertigo:
first of all try a software repairs, cause i see a lot of people have similar problem after playing around with different roms :D

what i did, just disassemble the phone, take out that big flex cable. disconnect all cameras and flex cables you can (unless you want a blurry camera)

on a back of flex there is metal slab covering chip, took it out. after that i heat chip area for minute or so with my soldering heating gun, wait until it cools and install in the phone, after doing this operations it started working.

do it on your own risk
[HTC Sensation] dlads:
Thanks for taking the time to reply and lol @ the paint writing, cheers m8, your a legend, will give it a whirl if all else fails, why not :)
[HTC Sensation] krugm0f0:
Alright! Now where is my soldering heating gun, I will have to try this one. Reverting to stock everything first in case I mess things up :p
[HTC Sensation] Js.segura:
Any luck??

Did you get it to work this way???

I have the same problem. I try installing ICS on the phone thinking it was a software error. I still have no wifi connection. Try *#*#4636#*#* and the status on the Wifi is Unknown (unintialized on Supplicant state)

Did any of you know where can I get this board (where the BCM4329EKUBG chip is located)?
[HTC Sensation] krugm0f0:
Sent it back for RMA, changed both lcd screen (a single piece of dust) and rigid flex. Comes by air mail tonight!

Sent from my Sony Xperia Arc S LT18i,

using XDA Premium on Arconium 3c, Android 4.0.4.
[HTC Sensation] yansik:
Thnx a lot I fixed by heating and I send my 1st post from this device I just repaired by this solution after long search thnx alot
[HTC Sensation] toolmoo:
THANK YOU SO MUCH vladvertigo (caps intended). I tried all the software fixes I could find, even went back to bone stock, S-ON and everything, so this was my last resort before buying a new flex ribbon assembly. I don't have a warranty because I bought the phone on Craigslist.

Anyway, I can confirm that using the heat gun for a minute worked. I made a heat shield out of an aluminum can, with a small square cut in it. Held it right above the bare chip, and the gun right above that. I disconnected the main camera, but not the FFC. Pretty sure I borked it in the process but it's no matter; I'd rather have working WiFi than the FFC. Which I do now, thanks to you! Woo!
[Xperia Arc Android Development] eqlove196426597:
made by eqlove196426597 from china

http://u.115.com/file/bhztyl4d
[Xperia Arc Android Development] veimus:
pleas send the file to popular hosting web site like Mega Upload etc. downloading from china hosting page its really slowly :/
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Raoa:
Most likely it works the same the other way too. It's slow to upload/download to western servers from China.

EDIT: Dowload didn't take too much longer than usual for me.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] eqlove196426597:
Yes,so you can upload to western servers again.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] veimus:
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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] SOLE 1:
Can we make an android rom for my hd2.bat to be with more memory and better battery life ....

If everything works perfectly without interruption and without interference. wait rom.

Thanks a lot.

Sole 1
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Nigeldg:
*sigh* Oh dear...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] j4n87:
...I've read a lot of stupid posts here in the past, but this one is the most stupid one.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Atomix86:
Carlsberg don't make ridiculous posts....

Sent from my HTC HD2 überphone
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Nigeldg:
Ahh, if only you could 'like' posts...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Atomix86:
You can hit the "thanks" button instead :P
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] elliottg61:
Oh my god are you serious?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] panosm763:
Hello im an owner of a Turbox-450 tablet.

It has a sim card slot and it is equipped with a huawei EM770W 3g modem.

At the manufactures/shop site it says it doesn’t have.

Although the Bmodo 12g it has(they are the same)

I cannot find any device in the device manager nor in the hidden devices.

Any thoughts I deas to try?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] phburks:
Crash course about root and roms:

I keep seeing a lot of people make comments like "I flashed xboarders rom so I could have root and then flashed CM7. Everything working great." That's not really the way it works. It doesn't hurt to do that, but you're adding an uneceasary step. Lets say you use Superoneclick, what that does is roots the stock rom you have in place. For now it works with our phones on Froyo and not on GB. So what are our options to "gain root" with GB? We have to flash an already-rooted rom. But understand that the root privileges are built in to the rom. Flashing xboarders rom or any other rom doesn't "give you root" for the other roms you might flash, it is simply one rom out of many that is pre-rooted by the dev who packaged it up. When you flash it you have a rom that is rooted. If you flash CM7 (another rom that provides root access to its system files) then you have a different rom that was pre-rooted by its dev.

Are you catching what I'm saying? Root doesn't "stick" between roms, so flashing one rom to "gain root" before flashing another doesn't really help all that much. Root privileges are built in to the rom.

If you want to unroot GB, then browse the threads in the development section. There are a couple of stock nandroid backups posted that you can restore via clockworkmod recovery and then you'll have a stock unrooted rom. You can even do that and still have clockworkmod recovery in case you want to flash a different rom to your phone again.

And just a friendly reminder to PLEASE remember when flashing from one rom to a different rom: WIPE WIPE WIPE data, cache, dalvik cache, then flash rom, then fix permissions, then reboot. This will save you SO MANY headaches.

G2X CM7
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sarni84:
Nice buddy;)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] namklak:
I've asked a couple of n00b technical questions that nobody would answer. Like, "does the 'ROM" image contain the linux portion of the run-time?". Since "root" apparently means obtaining unix root privilege at the linux layer (again another question I've asked that nobody answered), and root follows the ROM, then I will add 1+1 and say the ROM contains the linux layer.

As a side note, a ROM is a piece of silicon (where I used to put my embedded code) that hasn't been manufactured for over a decade, so the overloading of that term is still tripping me up.

Nobody on this forum is responsible for technical training. I've looked at some android books on Safari, and all I find is UI stuff. I can't seem to find driver and IOS level stuff. Anyone know of a book about that stuff? It appears Android mostly goes thru JNI, so maybe I need to get on a JNI forum to understand how JNI connects to the linux drivers?

I could care less about app dev - I want to figure why my phone crashes.

Thanks,

-BobK
[T-Mobile LG G2x] short/y:
What most people mean nowadays when they refer to a ROM is a ROM image, flashable or otherwise copyable into the partitions that are set up in the phone's non-volatile RAM.

Yes, the ROM image contains Linux -- bootloader, kernel, drivers and a bunch of binaries like "busybox", dalvikvm (the dalvik virtual machine), dexopt, dhcpd, vold and so on.

EDIT: namklak: since it sounds like you know something about Linux already, you really should learn about ADB so you can login to your phone and look around. You should probably make sure you have a rooted ROM so you can run as superuser and look through / and /system/etc and /dev and /sys.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] phburks:
If you're familiar with Linux then an Android ROM is basically the equivalent of a Linux distro. Its a customized version of Android that contains the Linux-based OS along with whatever modifications and default apps the developer wants to include to give it its own flavor. The name "ROM" is a bit of a misnomer since most all custom android ROMs give the user root access to the system partition. Its no longer "read-only memory" if you have read/write access. The first time I heard the term ROM used this way was in reference to copies of old Nintendo games ROM cartridges that could be run in an emulator on my computer.

Not sure about books to direct you to.

G2X CM7
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jose makalolot:
Most "so-called" doesn't read. Maybe it's easier for them to post/start new thread rather than reading. They don't even care where they pot as long as they can ask, and sadly, it's the same question over and over again.

If you check Q & A (even General and sometimes Development), there are more than 2 root questions in the first and/or second pages.
[HTC EVO 3D] Rydah:
How would I go about, editing an HTC app? I don't use any of the stock skins like Blue Sky or Burgendy, so I removed those apks. I also want to erase there files from the Fusion.apk to save 20+ mb. Once I edited the apk, pushed it, set right permissions, rebooted, I was stuck at the Sense loading screen. (White HTC Screen.) So question is, how can i edit this so that I can remove this bloat and keep things running?
[HTC EVO 3D] Rydah:
Bump! Please.
[HTC EVO 3D] renzo.olivares:
i dont think you can theyre files are written straight into the m10's and i dont think you can delete m10's
[HTC EVO 3D] Rydah:
There's multiple m10s. One for each skin. Should be fine without the ones for the deleted skins. Just don't know how to get it to work after deleting them.
[HTC EVO 3D] Rydah:
Bump. Please.
[HTC EVO 3D] exSD:
What are you using to sign? You have to make sure you aren't signing it as a system app.