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[Thunderbolt General] eraursls1984:
Well I had a 2 Razr's and a Droid X and no Samsung, LG or HTC can match the reception of any of those, and they all had great build quality (personal experience, not reviews) I also had a blackberry storm which was a joke, but it did have great reception and call quality when it wasn't frozen. I have also had a few Samsung and LG phones (as well as my wife) and all of them had poor reception and call quality, and the trend continues from what I've seen with the galaxy phones. I've only had one HTC phone and it hasn't impressed me but from what I've seen in the inc, and what many others have told me about HTC Windows phones they seem to be good phones, that's why I think the t bolt was rushed because it isn't a very good phone.
[Thunderbolt General] triton302:
I agree with both of you on certain points.

I have owned a few Motorola devices and my DX was by far the best when it came to call quality, I could be in my basement with -99 dbm signal strength on a call and it just wouldn't drop. Only a few times in the year I had that phone did I ever just randomly drop out of 3G in an area where Verizon had excellent coverage. Probably the most dependable phone I ever had. My old v325 held signal very well too, never had a dropped call with it.

However... the lack of updates and the outdated hardware makes it difficult for Motorola to keep up with the competition, that's why Samsung and HTC are ahead in the Android game. Those two companies are always coming out with something better in one way or another... but what has Motorola release lately that is a knockout? Nothing, and pretty soon the Bionic will be in the same boat. Motorola is too late in the game with the Bionic and it'll probably have the same crappy Pentile qHD display. I'd almost rather have a standard LCD screen.

I owned the Incredible when it first came out, but I sold it for the DX because I wanted a bigger screen and I wasn't a fan of that generation of AMOLED screens, looked just like the Pentile on the X2 except with more vivid colors. Otherwise it was a speedy phone, just didn't have the call quality the DX did.
[Thunderbolt General] loonatik78:
My devices usually see a minimum of 30 or so states, if not all 48, so I definitely get to try out devices under just about every condition and terrain there is. Motorola's devices have consistently sucked ass. I was forced to stop using them all together when my wife and I lived on an island in FL. Forget making a phone call... you couldn't even text with them. I'm not too concerned about call quality if I can't make the call. The only company to make radios that are as bad is LG.
[Thunderbolt General] triton302:
I will agree with that.

Are you on your original TB? What do you think of the screen and the call quality? Those are the two biggest factors in my decision on getting this phone. I read that the TB gets much better 4G reception than the Charge does.
[Thunderbolt General] ILMF:
Screen and call quality have been great with mine. But like loonatik, I've never had reboot problems either. That said until I bought the extended battery I was ready to give up on it.

courtesy of my bolt and tapatalk
[Thunderbolt General] davidstech11:
I have had problems with both the Droid X and the HTC Thunderbolt. I also travel all across the country and seen how each each work in those areas. I don't know why but one of the many Thunderbolts I had would have terrible static at times. I could hear the person but all they heard was a bunch of static. I heard static on my end a couple times. That device was replaced and I never had that issue again. Out of the LTE devices available NOW, I would still pick the Thunderbolt out of any of the others. I would actually pick it over any of Verizon's smartphones as of NOW. The Thunderbolts pros outweigh the cons for me. I love the 35+Mbps download speeds at times.
[Thunderbolt General] JBO1018:
I have been lucky and have not had any reboot issues or any of the other ones some have mentioned. I get great reception unless I'm buried in the basment of the building I work in. I also think the screen is damn good. It's bright, great color reproduction, deep blacks, and very crisp. It doesn't do good in direct sunlight but thats pretty much the case with most any phone screen. Overall it has been a great phone for me but I would recommend rooting and a custom ROM for the best experience.

Sent from my HTC Thunderbolt
[Thunderbolt General] vash1053:
The TBolt is a cool phone. I had a really tough time deciding whether to get it or the Charge. At the end of the day, the Charge was cheaper at Costco and I liked the screen more. Development definitely seems better on the TBolt, though I don't really mind as much since I don't use 3rd party ROMs. I'm a huge fan of the SAMOLED+, the proper subpixel pattern makes all the difference. I hate the pentile format that older AMOLEDs used, as well as what Moto is using on all of their new phones...

Regardless, I'd honestly say wait a few more days and see what the Bionic does.
[Milestone 2 General] jorgegarro:
Hi Guys,

Im new on the Android World. I have a new Motorola Milestone 2 from the Claro Company in Argentina with the Android 2.2 with motoblur. Somebody told me an Android update should increase the performance of my phone, but Claro wont offer me any update for the moment.

Doing some research I realized that I can perform my own "UNOFFICIAL" update porting these "customized" roms. Here is where Im a litle lost.

I have red a lot of info and a lot of different ways to flash the phone and port a new rom. So, I kindly ask you to give me some guidance on this. Here are my questions:

How can I upgrade mi Android?

Which is the correct procedure?

Which ROM to use for mi Milestone 2?

I have red some post of users that bricked their phones during the process. Is this real? Can I loose my phone doing this?

I would really appreciate your help with this.

Thanks a lot.
[Milestone 2 General] robertoszym:
every rom have diferent procedure.

you can try this rom

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1216705

i tested 5 diferent rom and don't bricked my phone. If you have full batery always when phone don't boot you can flash stock android via rsd.

Every time when i change 2.2.2 to 2.3.4/5 i have gsm problem but this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1182050

everytime solved it
[Milestone 2 General] _vino_6_:
Thanks!

Thanks for the info, I am trying different roms now.
[Milestone 2 General] pponto:
There are currently 3 roms in development session!
[Milestone 2 General] Faelz:
I recommend CM7. great
[Milestone 2 General] crazyteknohed:
Does CM7 fix crap like the keyboard double-press and the multitouch bug?
[Milestone 2 General] Szadzik:
Double pressing can be fixed without flashing a ROM. Search the forum, there is a fix.

For multitouch there is a Defy multitouch app.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Virtuososteve:
So like the previous models of the sgs series ROM's that were made for lets say the vibrant wont work on the captivate and so on. Will that be the same for the US variants of the sgs2 because having a 3 million plus community on the international version is much more enticing. I dont want to buy the tmobile version and miss the opportunity of flashing awesome ROM's like the ones you guys are running.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Syrellaris:
As far as I am aware any SGS 2 rom should work fine on any SGS 2, regardless of where you bought your SGS 2 from in terms of country or provider. You might have to unlock the phone from T-Mobile to accept all sim cards though, but don't pin me down on that.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KayvinM:
I don't think you would be able to flash any I9100 Rom out of the box without some modifications. Mainly due to the fact that the variants have 4 buttons instead of the 3 & different clocked cpu. Although I'm sure that Devs will be able to port these roms with modified kernels and so on.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jedi.kesha:
hi everyone!

few days ago on desire (bravo) disappear sound on external speaker.

problem solved with inserting of another sim-card. (I don't now why it's helped)

but yesterday sound disappeared again.

I tried another sim, oficial firmware, no results.

and there is no sound till splash screen with htc logo on booting.

so, please, help me!

and thank you
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jedi.kesha:
hi!

problem was solved wuth installing firmware 2.10.405.2

amd cyanogen installing after it.

I still have no idea why it happend.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 918273645ams:
I am trying to unlock my bootloader so im using the automatic thing..

My phone says failed to boot 0x1000. it warned me that this might happen and that i can use the volume keys to select fastboot but the volume keys arent doing anything..

help!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spitefulcheerio:
when youre phone is first booting, the very first thing you have to do is hold the down volume key (instantly after boot starts) and then press the up volume key to select it
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 918273645ams:
ok so i did that and now at the bottom it says

"current choice is mode:

fastboot

starting fastboot protocall support"

the next step it tells me to do is turn off the phone while i press and hold volume down

but it wont let me turn it off.. the power button isnt doing anything
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 918273645ams:
please if somoene could help mee
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spitefulcheerio:
skip that step. You already did that step (what I just told you to do). You now have to run the fastboot protocols that they tell you to use in the "pudding" thread

edit: don't worry man. I'm here to help. Just keep telling me whats going on
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 918273645ams:
i THINK i MAY have figured it out!!!

the phone now has the big Motorola sign with dualcore technology under it and it says

unlocked at the top right.

:)

ill let you know if it eventually finished turning on.. :)

EDIT:

does it usually take this long??????
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spitefulcheerio:
sounds like you took care of it. If it says unlocked, youre good!

Good job man
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 918273645ams:
does it ever boot? does it take a long time the first boot?

its still at that screen. -- never done this before if you cant tell. :)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spitefulcheerio:
no worries man. Give it a couple minutes!

You'll learn a lot as you keep doing more and more. In case your contacts get deleted, be sure to check out an app called "contact restoration" in the app market from moto. Works great. And be sure to check out faux123's 1.3 OC kernel (most stable I've seen so far) and either the Alien 4 rom or CyanogenMod7 pre-beta 3 (what I run and I love it)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 918273645ams:
okay ill give it a couple more minutes hopefully itll do somtehing :)

and yeah I want to put the alien rom on here.. is cm7 pre beta 3 better working than alien?

what do you think

EDIT:

its still at that same screen.. should i be worried yet?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spitefulcheerio:
well, for you, I'd suggest running alien build 4 with the alien 4 theme. It runs really smooth and has very few issues. You should do some research into CM7 though...I can do lots of cool **** with my phone that I never knew was even possible with a cellphone

The only problem is it's not a very good "all day, everyday" rom. Some things dont work and there are some quirks but all basic functions work well
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 918273645ams:
stillllll..
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spitefulcheerio:
man...that's a little unusual. I've never heard of it doing that. Let me ask a buddy real quick
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 918273645ams:
okay because its still doing it haha gt back to me soon !!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrewxu:
That happened to me, just pull battery and reset

Sent from my Atrix 4G
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 918273645ams:
YESS YOU SAVED MY LIFEEE

i dont know why i didnt try that in the first place but THANK YOU SO MUCH :)!!!!!!!!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spitefulcheerio:
lol took the words right out of my mouth. I just wanted to be sure it wouldn't brick your phone before I told you to do it!

Good luck with roms and kernels and such
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 918273645ams:
thank you so much for all of your help :)

one more question -- which rom do you think is best?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spitefulcheerio:
Alien 4 (or any build) for a standard, everyday rom for sure.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 918273645ams:
yeah thats the one i am downloading right now.

I rooted the phone now and installed superuser.

once i download the rom and put it in my phones storage do i get intwo cwm by holding power and volume down ?

and then do i just flash it
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spitefulcheerio:
Which CWM are you running? If you're using tenfars, upgrade to romracers.

-put the zip folder on your internal SD card

-turn off phone

-hold power and down volume

-press down volume till you see "android recovery"

-press up volume

-MAKE A BACKUP OF YOUR CURRENT STUFF

-wipe data (wiping data wont erase the backup)

-flash the file

Let the phone boot up and sit before you flash the theme
[Acer Iconia A500] iamtek7:
Newb here (sorry), but after installing the Honeyvillian 1.1 rom, after reboot, the screen is backwards (flipped) and if/when I attempt to rotate the screen, the screen is corrupt..

Attempting to recover saved backup, but clicking on things are rough due to being backwards (opposite side of screen...??) Images below:

Any thoughts?

Thank You!
[Acer Iconia A500] duloz:
This happened to me on stock ROM with a non stock kernel. Make sure you are using the correct kernel version for the ROM.
[Acer Iconia A500] dottat:
a dyslexic iconia....how about that?
[Acer Iconia A500] iamtek7:
Thanks! As stated, I'm new to the Android world (Windows guy for ages) and am trying to learn this as quickly as possible and understand this new universe. I get now that I install the ROM first, followed by the kernel.

My confusion was that there are two diff kernal's for Honeyvillian 1.1 (2.5 / 3.2).

I have now installed Honeyvillian 1.1, rebooted, it's there and working! (Progress!)

Now, I'm updating the 2.5 kernal (finishing now and rebooting)...

But now my screen is not flipped, but corrupted at times and no wifi....

Do I now update to 3.2 kernal for Honeyvillian 1.1 which fixes the two?

What am I missing on my reading on doing this?
[Acer Iconia A500] bogia:
Honeyvillian 1.1 is based on Honeycom 3.2, so you must use the kernels which are made for HC 3.2 such as richardtrip's one (Ver.3.0) or thor's one (ver.2.0).
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tmuka:
I was looking for a solution to invert browser colors on my Epic4G. I look forward to a day when Cyanogenmod runs on the epic so I can use the modded browser with "invert colors". Dolphin HD's "Reader" addon was close, but it added padding to the browser on my Epic.

So... i decided maybe a javascript bookmarklet could do what i wanted. turns out, it did.

This has only been tested in the Android 2.3.4 stock browser. To use it, copy the code from the page linked to below into the clipboard and add a new bookmark, pasting the code into the URL box. Give it a name like "Invert Color". Then when you're viewing a page you want to invert, open the bookmarks menu, and click the bookmark.

http://tonymuka.com/js/

You still have to click the link for every page you browse to for now, but perhaps somebody knows a better way. I did try to contact Dolphin for info on writing Addons, but it doesn't seem very open. I haven't used firefox mobile too much yet, but maybe there is potential there...

I wasn't sure exactly where to post this, and since it might work on any device with a browser that supports bookmarklets, i put it in general. mods should feel free to move it with my thanks!

Enjoy!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Magpir:
does this work on wp7??
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tmuka:
It should work in any modern HTML compliant browser that supports javascript in bookmarks. You'll probably have to copy and paste the javascript into the bookmark and give it a try. Please let us know if it does :) I tried this weekend in Dolphin HD on Android, and in Mobile Safari on Apple's iPad2 and it works there too.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Magpir:
i tried it works on windowsphone IE 9 in mango

But not all webpages invert colour

and also each time u need to press the bookmarklet

is there a permanent solution?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tmuka:
Glad to hear it works in mango!

Unfortunately i don't know a way to make it permanent, i think the browser would have to allow such plugins to run automatically every time a page loads. (like a greasemonkey script, etc)

If you send a link to a page that wont invert I'll check it out and see if i can fix it. If it has a background image or flash there's not much i can do without removing background images altogether...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Magpir:
just try to make it permanent...like a cookie ect,,

or make an entire new browser and upload to marketplace for free
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] claimui:
Tony, thanks for this. It inspired me to think about a more permanent solution using a web filtering proxy. I have proof that it would work, but I don't have the skills to develop this further. Would be great if you could take a look at this and see if you have any thoughts: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=17960461
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] yareally:
Browsers that support web storage could probably do it.

Also the one browser I know wont have a problem making it permanent would be Opera Mobile, because it supports user javascript and css like the desktop browser does.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tmuka:
claimui, great idea, i'll check it out!

yareally, i'm an old opera fan, but haven't fallen in love with the mobile version despite several attempts... gotta love the user js and css though- didn't know you could use them on mobile too!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] yareally:
Yeah, it's not quite as friendly to do as the desktop browser, but you can set the userjs/usercss locations and such in opera.ini and mod whatever you like.

I semi wrote an informal tutorial on it in a thread for opera mobile in the forum area http://my.opera.com/community/forums/findpost.pl?id=9373312
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ino-xda:
Pardon me, but this is rediculous! How do you justify accessing your private site for a "bookmarklet" over 90 kb in size running and incorporating parts of several versions of jQuery??

I put it to you that this is spyware! Swapping foreground and background colors is a oneliner in any version of this bookmarklet, doesn't need any external sites, runs much faster and doesn't have privacy issues like this garbage!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tmuka:
I assure you this is not any kind of spyware, read the source, it's all there in plain text... Feel free to provide the one liner bookmarklet you refer to if you are really trying to be helpful, otherwise, move along...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] radoxme:
Hi Tony M

Just to repeat it here:

Put the javascript in a gesture activated bookmark in dolphin hd for ease of use.

I also found this gem on css sheets with opera mobile.

androidforums dot com/samsung-captivate/195082-high-contrast-browsing.html

I used to have an app that let you pass pages between browsers with intents. Lost it and can't remember the name!

Found it. It is called choose browser.

Pluck the best from each browser.
[TouchPad General] LlamaLord:
So i was able to buy 1 16 off amazon for 99 and then i was able to get a 32 from my work. Well the 16 was working fine with no problems. But the 32 had a white spot on the screen and after looking into it more it was the screen that was bad. So i was able to return that one through my work and get a new one. Last night i opened it up and what do you know a dead pixel right in the center of the screen. So now i hope i can get a 3rd 1 to replace this one this is my luck lol
[TouchPad General] ponyboy82:
Yeah, I have a tiny dead/stuck pixel in the middle of my screen too. I'm debating on sending it back.
[TouchPad General] yareally:
White spot = stuck pixel. that happens sometimes and can usually be unstuck.
[TouchPad General] ponyboy82:
Yeah (I thought he meant something like a mark or scratch on the screen glass, but I digress) -- I've tried using http://www.flexcode.org/lcd2.html on mine, as well as another online tool I can't find now. Interestingly, mine appears more greyish, and I can actually see it on an all-black screen. I'm guessing it means it's stuck as opposed to dead. The other site I mentioned actually had a test with different combinations and it seemed to get hidden on a cyan-magenta screen. Should I just keep trying to run these tools to try to "un-stick" it? I've left this flexcode one running overnight and the screen seemed the same in the morning. I have to say HP's support was very (surprisingly) accomodating and sent me a box to return my Touchpad, but I still would rather not have to.
[TouchPad General] Stroid01:
where do u work that you have such availability to swap out touchpads? Can you get me one :) ?...I cant find them anywhere in Atlanta, GA. I have one but my buddy has been searching with no luck.
[TouchPad General] pwnst*r:
Sending back to whom? Nobody has stock.
[TouchPad General] ponyboy82:
HP support/service center. I believe they are still obligated to carry inventory internally to be able to honor warranties, etc.
[TouchPad General] Stroid01:
they sent me a replacement micro usb cable overnight I was impressed
[TouchPad General] ponyboy82:
Seriously! For a discontinued device from a big-name company, I'm really impressed with the service. To be fair, I haven't actually taken advantage of it yet, but still. I had to go through a similar situation with Barnes & Noble with the Nook Color and was constantly treated like a lowlife thief.

That said, does anyone have more tips on what I can do to try to revive that darn pixel?
[TouchPad General] NissanNick:
HP told me on the phone that my warranty was good and i could send it in for service or replacement for up to 1year, so i would assume they have a stash they have to keep for that reason.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 93grandcherokee:
So I turned on the galaxy tab to come upon a screen with a cell phone..yellow triangle with exclamation point..and computer it will not go past this and will not go into download mode or recovery. Any thing to help me with this please and thanks.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pvtjoker42:
that's the secondary bootloader. If you hook it up to your pc, you should be able to flash back to stock with odin or heimdall.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 93grandcherokee:
Ok well I am trying to get it to download mode and I am also looking for the right pit file I am using the SCH-i800 so any help for that.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pvtjoker42:
that is essentially the same as download mode, so plug it into a pc and it should be recognized.

check this thread for the stock VZW info.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=967175
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 93grandcherokee:
Well when I see that screen I hear the computer beep and recognized but I am using odin and not showing a connection is all.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pvtjoker42:
do you have the drivers for it installed?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 93grandcherokee:
Yes following the instructions for heimdall now. Will try that instead much simpler