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[Atrix 4G General] paravorheim:
First off, I'd like to thank everyone on XDA trying to make modifications to the Atrix. You all have done an exceptional job.

I've owned an Atrix since Early March, upgrading from an iPhone 3G. When I got it, I was very excited at the new possibilities Android gave me for customizing my phone, increasing performance, etc. By the way, this upgrade is a huge step up from my iPhone 3G in terms of performance.

But.

It seems like Android as a whole doesn't really feel like the smartphone experience I hoped for. Sure, I have a laptop dock, it runs most Linux programs compiled for ARM, people are impressed. But the user interface on the phone, the errant bugs on stock builds (I'm using Alien, so no exactly stock, but it also has its downsides), and the apps on the Android Market just don't feel as nice as iOS or Windows Phone 7 (those are the only two mobile OSes I've used). It probably has a lot to do with the large manufacturer control over software instead of Google, the lack of a lot of hardware acceleration in most applications and the user interface (for now, I know!), and overall lack of programming aptitude of some Android developers (There are some damn good apps on Android compared to Apple's Appstore too, but I'm going to have to give this trophy to iOS, and inherently Objective-C).

Granted, I haven't tried CM7 or MIUI largely due to me needing webtop mode for classes (has anyone tried porting that to CM7 yet?). Yes, Ice Cream Sandwich will probably be a hell of a lot better than pretty much any OS out there right now.

I'm very tired right now so this may be long-winded, but in my opinion, it seems like Google and Android phone manufacturers are behind the game right now. Performance can get abysmal if you're on stock, but if you've unlocked your bootloader and installed a fresh ROM, the experience can get a little wacked.

Thoughts? Comments? Rebuttals? I'm all for it.
[Atrix 4G General] anupash:
As much as I respect ur opinion. What bugs and what app problems are u facing?

Because I had the Alien Rom for more than a month and it was smooth as butter and very responsive.
[Atrix 4G General] TheBassman369:
This is my thoughts exactly. After going through 5 different Android phones in the last year and then using to iOS when I bought an iPad, it really changed my opinion on Android.

I think Android is a little rough around the edges and could definitely use some improvement.

Personally, I'm jumping ship for the next iPhone. *waits for angry posts*
[Atrix 4G General] anupash:
That's what I seriously don't like about u iOS lovers. U talk in all the vague terms. Gives a perception that u don't know what u r talking about. Will u ever mention exactly what r ur problems with Android ? A healthy insight would be great. And why not post on xda if u r facing some problems or glitches.
[Atrix 4G General] againareku:
I don't know. I use android for my personal use. I almost make a living off iPhones.

I'll say one thing

the majority of the dev scene for Apple REVOLVES around jailbreaking and unlocking [and trickles down into free apps] that's pretty much it, yes, there's a lot of homebrew and a lot of work done with apple, but the real hard work goes into unlocking

the majority of the dev scene for Android revolves around improving the core use of the OS and also fixing or tweaking the way hardware is used [such as unlocking frequency bands, fm radio, camera resolutions, battery tweaks, processor or GPU OC/UV, etc]

that should tell you what it comes down to.
[Atrix 4G General] s1mpd1ddy:
Im excited for cm7... but I need webtop!!! So torn. I know the devs are working on a port because cm7 requires stock functionality (webtop and fingerprint scanner) to get official status

Sent from my alien
[Atrix 4G General] Mac11700:
I think my Atrix out of the box is great compared to my Captivate I had...so..it might have something to do with the early builds and how you have your phone set up...that's giving you problems

Mac
[Atrix 4G General] CaelanT:
I would like to understand why so many people say they "need" webtop, and why so many cannot live without it on this phone. Somebody please answer this. I am pretty sure everyone lived perfectly fine before the Atrix came along, so why the sudden requirement for school and work to "need" webtop?

If you came from the iPhone, you certainly did not have webtop before.
[Atrix 4G General] ccrows:
This really isn't geared at you per say, but to anyone in the market for either an iPhone vs Android I'd say wait till the fall when you can compare iP5 against ICS.

If ICS is all that, then a lot of Atrix users will be "very happy" to put it mildly (and so will their wallets)... ;)
[Atrix 4G General] Phalanx7621:
Here's what it breaks down into.

Do you love modding your phone, choosing where, when, and how things are done on your operating system, being able to have full control over your processes / cpu usage / bandwith consumption? Do you like personal freedoms and choices? Get a phone with an Android operating system.

Do you love....Apple? Get an iphone.
[Atrix 4G General] vishurao:
For me, its same as windows Desktops and Laptops comapared to Macs or linux.

When you buy a Dell/HP laptop, you get a ton of crapware. that slows the machine down to a limit that the upgrade seems worthless in some case.

To make it all right, you have format and have a clean vanila install. (at least thats what I do).

On Mac, you get things that are good and apple certified. So, you get a good performing machine from the very first boot.

Our android phones are same as windows laptops/desktops from Dell/HP. CM7 is the clean vanila install for android. and i jumped for the first CM7 prebeta that was available!
[Atrix 4G General] bbb90104:
I was talking to my brother the other day. He was trying to decide which phone OS to go for his next phone. My basic description went like this:

Apple, will take you by the hand ... and bring you to your destination (smart phone nervana). If you see something along your path, apple will ignore it ... and keep on going.

WP7 (never used it, but from what I can gather) will take you by the hand, and guide you to your destination. If you see something interesting along your path, you can stop, but WP7 will constantly nag you to keep on moving in their direction.

Android, will tell you which direction your destination is in, and say ... good luck.
[Atrix 4G General] beyondlogic:
THIS IS AWESOME!!!!! I'm stealing it!
[Atrix 4G General] xploited:
Amazing description. LOL ! :D
[Atrix 4G General] paravorheim:
I've been getting random reboots every couple of days. Whenever the phone stats up again out tells me that there is no sim card so I have to reboot again.

Sometimes the screen will be unresponsive, and a reboot is required. Then I get the no Sim card problem again so I have to reboot a second time.

Pandora doesn't like to be kept in memory very well, which may be am issue of me just needing to reinstall the app.

I'm sure there's more, and definitely many worse problems on my iPhone 3G.
[Atrix 4G General] paravorheim:
This is precisely why I bought an Android phone instead of an iPhone this time around. Because honestly performance was my main issue with my iPhone.
[Atrix 4G General] xploited:
Hmmm... sorry but you SHOULDN"T be having these problems. :eek:

In regards to random reboots issue - are you overclocked? do you use launcherpro?

In regards to sim card absent issue - how old is your sim card? this could also be a phone issue, you should be eligible for a replacement in that case.

Touchscreen unresponsive issue - again, you shouldn't be having this issue. Which rom do you use? Do you have a screen protector? In what specific usage cases does it freeze? :confused:

I have nothing like this problems at all.
[Atrix 4G General] paravorheim:
You're right, I didn't have webtop before when I owned an iPhone. I also had a laptop given to me by my school then too.

Now that i've had to return that, I bought the laptop dock specifically for note taking and remote desktop into my computer in my room for using programs required for engineering (Matlab, Eclipse, Mathematica, etc.)

I could have bought a NetBook for a little more money, and had much better performance, but I thought the cool factor of your phone powering a laptop and all the work being done to better

webtop would be worth more. (especially now with the source out :D)

I think my op suggested I was frustrated to the point where I would sell the phone. No, I still love it. But I thought I'd express my feelings about some of its shortcomings.
[Atrix 4G General] paravorheim:
More than likely all I need is a new rom flash, with a newer or stock kernel. I'm not overclocked, and I use adw launcher ex.

My Sim card came with my phone when I got it, so is about 6 months old. I may just ask them for a new one whenever I go home to see if that fixes the problem.

I believe that the touchscreen being unresponsive could be due to overheat issues, because every time it happens I think it gets fairly toasty. Or maybe when my phone vibrated in my pocket when someone calls me, and I press the power button to mute it. I do indeed have a screen protector on though; do you think that's why it would become unresponsive?
[Atrix 4G General] xploited:
Well... to address your frustrations now...

I only managed to conclude that your homescreen lags, right?

Well, on Android you can always find alternatives for everythings. When it comes to homescreens, you are spoiled for choice - ADW, Stock launcher, GO Launcher, launcherpro, even Touchwiz launcher are all available for Atrix.

I assure you that you will find at least one that you like visually and which doesn't lag. ;) :p
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RAMBO29:
Hi

I have the paid version of ADW Ex 1.3.3.1 and after being inspired by the many homescreens of Transformer, tried mine and has problems:

1) I know there is a hidden dock but I cannot get it to show even after ticking show hidden dock in settings.

2) When I try to keep a widge to the sides of screen it goes to the next screen and does not stay there. I have seen screenshots of users with icons on either sides. I did change the rows and columns under UI to 10 and 10. Still no joy.

Any help appreciated.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] usmc092180:
This is how you get the icons on the edge of the screen

Heres everyones chance for payback

I had ADW setup last night and at some point I was unable to use the left and right 1/2" of the screen for widget placement. I can with Launcher pro but it doesnt have some features I want. (ADW has a widget for selecting a specific homescreen).

What setting did I change to lose the real estate on the left and right part of the screen. This is in landscape BTW, I don't use portrait much.

I have searched so much that I now hate the 60 seconds between searches rule

Please help this dumbass frog in his quest and I will take all smartass comments with humor. Thank you in advance.

I quit looking and found the answer. Thanks SwiftLegend

Originally Posted by SwiftLegend

ADWSettings > UI settings > Main dock > click it off. Your homescreen should shift over a column, or the column on the farthest left should free up.

for the hidden dock, I know its in the UI settings somewhere.

Also you can long press anywhere on the screens and select launcher actions, and then put an icon on the screen that would make the hidden dock, appear and reappear.....their is also a tutorial on how to make the icon transparent.

go to the themes and apps section of the forum and read page 1 of the hubs layout thread on the front page
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RAMBO29:
Thank'd.

Would you know how to make the Dock appear on either sides instead of one below? Does not make much sense to get an icon column for loosing a dock.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebadfrog:
Go into ADW settings and set one of the swipe actions to reveal the hidden bar. Its the easiest way I've found
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SwiftLegend:
It's either one or the other. The dock takes up a whole column so you can't have both. If that is what you mean.

If you want the dock to be on the side, you have to use the main one which will then make the big gap on the left of the screen. If you really want it, try VLT Launcher (It's either VLT or VTL) You can have a dock on either side and on the top or bottom. It is built using ADW source code, so it has most, if not all the same settings/features.

Easiest way to turn on and off the secondary dockbar ("hidden dock") you can either use a icon: Long press on Home Screen > Launcher Actions > Hide/Show Dockbar or set it to a swipe action: ADWSettings > General Behavior > Gestures. Mine is set to a swipe down to open/close, swipe up to open/close app drawer.

Also, like previously said, check out the Hub's layout thread. There's a lot of info on manipulating ADW in there, some of it from yours truly :D. Just gotta look a little.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RAMBO29:
Thank'd all of you.

I do not know which settings but trying all that was posted here has made the sides usable and Dock still available.

I did try VTL and it was good ,but was too laggy and looked too big(reslution issue?).Anyways happy with ADW. launcher Pro also seems to be good.
[Milestone XT720 General] xxeddixx:
I tried searching for wifi hotspot on forums and found no information.

wifi hotspot does not work. I am using the xda special hellmonger rom on WIND Mobile Network

Could someone please steer me in the right direction? thank you in advance :o
[Milestone XT720 General] barrybek:
Wind user

Try changing Apn settings. Although I never tried Xda special, when I was running Froyo erasing Apn settings solved the WiFi hotspot problem. It should be something like "default/supl". Good luck!
[Milestone XT720 General] xtwister6:
I think Wind pulled the plug on that.

To the OP.. you can use wireless tether app if your phone is rooted.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] edokassiah:
ok guys i decided to make my own custom game save

after a bunch of trial and error 2 hrs and a 6 pack of my fav brew

i made a game save with the following

first time game start up

cloud is at lvl 99 with every item maxed out every materia mastered your able to equip materia when you leave barrets crib lol

also have every weapon for everyone

cloud already has ultima weapon etc

gold choco bird

a crap load of money

i uploded a file for psxperia converted version and a fpse

use the 0.raw for psxperia

and use the slot1.mcd for fpse

i know this game is old but i had a hell of time with this game

sure alot of people when they first got there play there first thought was hell yeaah ff7

hit the thanks if it works
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Cat_On_Droid:
...so what happens?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Nhialor:
How did you do this? I want to use my PSXperia games with FPSE, do you know how?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] edokassiah:
fire it up and play it duh it aint gonna blow up your xperia

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convert it to slot1.mcd i believe

make a back up of you saved to check the file name
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] bubblegumballoon:
where does fpse store the mcd files? (memory card files)

I cant seem to find them anywhere, any help would be much appreciated because then I could transfer my saves to psxperia. :)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] AndroHero:
there stored in /data/data/. just do a backup in the main menu, you will find copies of both memory cards in the backup folder on your SD Card.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] bubblegumballoon:
I didnt have a data folder inside the data folder, however when I did the backup I was able to find the memory cards by going to /fpsebackup/memcards/

Thanks AndroHero! :)
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] edokassiah:
anyone try it out yet?

seriously i thought it was gonna be a simple task of downloading a ff7 game save and converting it to 0.raw but for some strange reason i would either get a "mem crd must be formatted or a file is corrupt " error

so after about 2 hrs and a six pack of budlight later finally got it more of a trial and error what took the longest

when i get home later i will try and make a game save for fpse

can anyone confirm the fpse extension name? so i can upload
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] jajabinx35:
I've done this many times with Final Fantasy VIII.....I still have the save file if anyone is interested.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] edokassiah:
post it up buddy

and is it already converted for psxperia or fpse?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] jajabinx35:
It is for fpse. I can do cheats for any psx games. After I clock FF8, I'm going to play FF7 and will add cheats onto the save file.

PLEASE NOTE: This will only work with the US version of the game....
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] edokassiah:
hook me up with a save game for gran turismo 2 for either psxperia or fpse
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Silvist:
Wow seems like you guys are onto what I've been working on. But I'm trying to do it reverse, fpse to psxperia. I keep reading about how fpse can do raw format, but not really sure how to convert slot1.mcd to 0.raw format. If you guys know how to do that please let me know. Also i'm testing to see if this allows me to import saved games to sequels, like Suikoden save data to Suikoden 2. Another game i'd like to try this with is .hack lol. There's a decent amount of old ps games that carry over data.

So yeah please let me know how you guys did this.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Silvist:
Lol guess I found out my own answer. I can confirm that slot1 = 0.raw, and slot2 = 1.raw. The only tricky part to this is before renaming the file to 0.raw or 1.raw, make sure to check that the save game you want is actually on the slot1.mcd. I had to redo it several times due to the file not being on there. Psxmemtool probably works the best out of all the different ones I tried.

So I was able to run Suikoden 2, and import save data from suikoden 1. Its kinda annoying, but each games 1.raw or 0.raw file, is unique. Meaning, if you want to import a certain save, it has to be on the 1.raw or 0.raw of the specific game. Reason I find this annoying, is if you have a game and its sequal. You completed the first, want to import to the 2nd. In order to do that, you have to go through the steps I listed above. Also there may be a limit to how many slots the game actually sees on the memory card inside of the game. Hopefully we'll see other improvements to the native emulator someday...
[Nexus One General] JieeHD:
Just wanted to say Hi, just got my Nexus from a mate after being stuck on the Hero. And I'm loving it! Would quite like a Sense ROM on it though so maybe I need to look at that? :p
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Carlos Silva:
Great :)
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Striatum_bdr:
I've not tested all, but all those I've tested except the the first one don't work in CM7

Should be precised in first post.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] miguelctv:
Excelente, great information.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] slimmWS:
Take photos from hackers
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kepster:
Hi all,

Is it normal for wifi to drain 1% every 5-10 mins on standby? Where as when I'm on 2g mobile data I get 40-45mins for every 1%. I've investigated this for 6 hours and it consistently shows the same result.

My setup:

Same Apps and setup. Wifi Cisco E3000 and 20 feet away from my room.

I also placed my phone 6feet away and still get the same batt drain.

I get a 120-190mah as per batterymonitor app on wifi and only 20-30mah on 2g

Thouhts?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TECK:
My battery consumption on a 2.3.4 XXKG3 rooted S2, without Samsung crap:

Check your running services, you will know rightaway what is killing your battery.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lennyz1988:
Yes, that is possible. It all depends on your situation. For some people mobile data drains more battery then wifi. And for some wifi drains more then mobile data.

Nothing to worry about.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kepster:
How the heck can your battery last that long? I barely touched my phone and its down to 50 in hours. Does it matter if I'm on KH3? I live in Nz but imported my phone I think from Taiwan or hk. Will I be able to use KG3?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
WiFi drains battery if it is continually searching for a signal when non is present i find .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] /dev/null/:
I prefer to use wifi when possible just because the battery consumption is less than 3G.. i remember one time I forgot the phone at night with wifi turned on and connected, after 7-8 hours i had lost only 2%
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Archer:
I leave wifi and data both turned on, all the time. That way it just uses whatever's available and I don't have to worry about it. With very minimal use (only a few calls and a handful of SMS) I can get 4 days out of my phone. I have a tablet and am usually in front of a PC, so the phone rarely gets used as anything more than a phone!

Anyway, wifi is not your issue. Have you looked into freezing the wifi sharing app? (You don't have to actually be sharing wifi for this to be a relevant thing to do!)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
this is correct, if you have a good Wi-Fi signal the battery drain should be les than 3G but if not then it's gonna be worse.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kepster:
thanks for the rep guys. I notice that my wifi scans continuously eventhough its using my home network. It's like scanning every 20 secs or so. Ss that normal?

With regards to Apps, and I've frozen everything I can think of that might cause a drain like beautiful widget, setting all my snyc to manual except my google account. I don't receive too much push email. I've frozen the usual culprits like wifi sharing/manager, all samsung Apps, disable fast dormancy, disable auto backup by google.

3 hours ago I frozen juicedefender and when I checked batt still drained 1% 5-15mins.!!! I'm now trying viber frozen.

I'm running out of Apps to freeze!

Is it possible that my phone drains more batt by using wifi N? Btw, as my first post says I already tried to put my phone closer to my router and I still get the same drain. Damn!!!

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Does having kh3 have anything to do with it? If I change modems will I benefit from it? Could it be rom related - I remember when I first rooted I was on lp and I think the batt was better. I'm now on cog1. 5.1. But I'd imagine it's more of the kernel

Edit: I forgot to mention that I'm getting 60-80% Android OS
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kepster:
I will do what you said bro and start from scratch! Never thought I'm actually causing more drain by disabling some Apps! One more question bro. Which Apps did you remove from the list?

Thanks again!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rumthin:
Certain routers are known to drain battery life on our SGS2s. I'm fairly certain some D-Link routers are known offenders in this regard. I can't be certain about you're router, but if you have access to different wifi connections, you should do a little testing.

Fiddling about in your router settings and upgrading your router firmware may help.

I'd link the threads where I came across the info, but I can't seem to find them atm.