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[Motorola Droid 3] MJ5150:
I got a D3 yesterday, after having the D1 the last two years. After about 20 hours using it, I love it. I really dig how fast it is, and the larger screen is nice too.

As soon as I got it home, I rooted it and ran the scripts to remove the VZW apps. I really don't see a need to flash a ROM since this D3 runs so smoothly already. I'd like to edit some PNG files here and there, and that will probably be about it for me. I remember the constant flashing of ROM's, SBF files, and themes on my D1. This time around, I'm really not looking forward to that. It feels to me like VZW and Motorola did a great job with the device as is once you skim off the bloatware.

Like SrulDog, I switched to LP immediately. I've been using LP since about the time it was released, so I am very comfortable with it. It runs great on the D3 too.

I say go for it. I don't know how it compares to the Droids you have owned, but I know it is much better than the D1.

-Mike
[Motorola Droid 3] Androidsims:
Sure the screen looks crap sometimes. But I'm standing in direct sunlight in 100 degree weather right now and I can see every detail on it. Try that on an AMOLED.
[Motorola Droid 3] MrObvious:
I have had this phone for a couple weeks and I am enjoying it. I had an OG Droid that the screen crapped out on me so this was nice because it works! I am used to the hardware keyboard on a Blackberry Tour/Bold 9650 but that's personal preference. I am getting used to this one though and I can fly on it so I guess it's pretty good for a keyboard.

A couple things I have done are root, freeze a few apps like VCast and run Autokiller at Strict, and the phone is as smooth as butter now. It has the same hardware as the Bionic really so I mean it's as high end as you can get. If you want 4G then as mentioned you should wait, but I have been getting great 3G speeds and yes I have to wait for the Market apps to download a little but it's a lot faster than it has been in the past with my OG Droid.
[Motorola Droid 3] cj316x:
Well 4g isent really a biggy for me.

More like.batterry life and great rom features really
[Motorola Droid 3] jjhiza:
Great responses here! This is why I love XDA! To answer the question…yes, I would definitely recommend getting a DVD for all the reasons given above. Dev work is going well, CM7 is on the way, and we MAY have an AOSP rom by the weekend (permissions to port pending). The physical keyboard is outstanding, and the screen is good. Even though colors are a bit washed out, being able to view the screen in direct sunlight, with no issues, is a massive bonus. If you don't need the keyboard, and can wait a little while, I would jump all over the Nexus Prime/ galaxy Nexus/ whatever they're calling that 4.65" piece of sexiness! Either way, you'll end up satisfied imo. :)
[Motorola Droid 3] leobg:
The biggest bugger for me is the lack of RAM. Phone would have been a whole lot better if it had 1GB ram instead 512MB only. The screen is a letdown IMO, but indeed is great in the sun and also better on the battery.
[Motorola Droid 3] Raa_1:
Aside from the occasional issues from being in Australia, I must say I recommend the Droid 3. It's excellent!
[Motorola Droid 3] gravenimage:
I still fail to see what the lack of ram is holding us back from. But I've already convinced pne person to buy this phone, and they text me damn near everyday to thank me.

sent from my MONSTERDroid3 from the XDA app
[Motorola Droid 3] The Solutor:
Two years ago the Milestone was an awesome terminal for its time.

Nice design, perfect size, one of the best display ever seen, incredibly good audio quality and decent CPU power.

The only drawbacks were the horrible battery life, the cheap keyboard and the crap camera.

The D3, although can't be considered a bad phone, is the shadow of what the MS1 was.

The performances (I mean the real ones, not the benchmarks) aren't on par with one years old phones, the crap camera and the poor battery life are still there, the keyboard is improved but is still built like a toy, while the phone grown more than the display, the display went from the best available to the worst ever seen, the signal sensitivity went from the top to the "below the average". The audio quality, while better than the HTC phones is not on par with the motorola ancestors.

As I already said, my Desire Z (aka G2) was a better phone in any area, excluding the audio level and the lack of the numeric ROW.

From my point of view was a boring phone, everything worked from the beginning, good battery life, great photos, super stable system, good keyboard, and fantastic tethering capabilities.

The display was also good, not as the one on the Milestone 1, but light years better than the Droid 3's one.

All in all I suggest to buy the D3 only if you can get a very good deal.

If you like a ready to go smartphone, a DZ/G2 is still a way better choice, especially considering its today average price.
[Motorola Droid 3] kern417:
x2.

i think people come from older phones and get hung up on the numbers when with a better processor and other amenities a 'low' RAM really isn't a factor and can actually make the phone faster with everything cached and saved to the system memory. I don't even check the RAM since i've never had an issue with slow or choppy speed.

Also i go a whole day with my phone and end with 30% battery at the end of the day. i use it heavy while im out, not as much when home from work but even then i come home with 50-40% battery. I'm not sure what you guys are doing to get poor battery life.
[Motorola Droid 3] The Solutor:
Usually just using it on modern networks.

The motorola basebands are usually poor (especially on the erly releases), and the power drain has a lot of variation depending on the generation and the make of the BTS/node-b, whatever.

Just for example when I got the milestone 1, with the initial firmware tha battery lasted less than six hour with a vodafone SIM, and almost a day with a three SIM.
[Motorola Droid 3] kern417:
Idk I hear people on Verizon say the same thing and we get pretty good service just about everywhere. sure at my old job where I was tucked in the basement my phone would die quickly but I couldnt blame that on the phone or the software, like you said it's the radio trying to get signal. I think it more depends on the user and how they use the phone/what services they run.

I had installed Juice Defender originally because i thought it would increase battery life, but i turn my screen on and off so much that it actually drained more battery from turning data off and on all the time, so now i only use it to automatically enable wifi when i'm home and turn off data while i'm asleep. maybe something like that could help you out?

All in all I think the D3 is one of the best Android options out. Plus i'm petty and like the fact that not everyone around here has one since it didn't seem to get a bunch of publicity...people still ask me 'What phone is that???" :D
[Motorola Droid 3] The Solutor:
When I bought the MS1 "wi sync plus" was the program that saved the ms1 form a jump out of the window.

Btw i never tried any wi sync+ clone, like juice defender.
[Motorola Droid 3] cyclonmaster:
I'm about to purchased D3 today. Too bad it's hard to find one here. Already ask the seller to check with the supplier if there is any. I only found Motorola Atrix at one single shop here.

This is definitely my choice right now. In my opinion, 512MB RAM is enough for a dual core 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 SoC processor.	PowerVR SGX540 is just nice, too bad that it only support OpenGL 2.0 and not DirectX as in Playstation Vita with PowerVR SGX543.

QWERTY keyboard has improved a lot this time. It had HDMI Type-D, Physical Button for Camera & Sound Volume & Micro-USB. I really hope it will get ICS update when it release and capable of USB Host. Another thing is that Motorola had been bought by Google, I believe Motorola will have latest update every time new Android version released. I hope so :)

One thing that make me stay away from Samsung Galaxy S2 is that it had one single port Micro USB for everything(HDMI through MHL, USB data, USB Charging, USB Host)

If i use HDMI output, then I cannot use USB Host at the same time. I wonder if the USB Host adapter connected to USB Hub, can it handle and recognize multiple device such as keyboard, mouse,game controller,USB Pendrive etc?
[Motorola Droid 3] savedR:
Yeah, but the way I understand it, even the phones that have 1gb of RAM right now (Atrix, Bionic) dont really have 1gb because 512mb is locked to be used with Webtop. And so far as I have been able to find, no other phone has more than 512mb right now. Can anyone confirm?

This mattered to me because I have an Atrix right now on AT&T and I absolutely love the phone, but can't take the ****ty service everywhere anymore, have to switch to Verizon. I had basically three phones I was looking at in the Amazon penny sale, D3, Bionic and the new Samsung qwerty, Supernova or something. So, if the above is right, the D3 I'm getting is essentially the same phone as my Atrix now without Webtop (don't care) or 4g (not here for years, boucou wifi) but with a physical kb, which actually makes it way better. I actually really, really like Gingerblur, and if it's slow I dig Launcherpro, so I should be good, yeah?
[Motorola Droid 3] savedR:
This. Coming from an Atrix getting HDMI mirroring will be a big deal to me; I didn't buy any docks and haven't rooted or reflashed other than official 2.3 update, so the only thing I ever get over HDMI is the media player interface. Which is cool, but I want something else.
[Motorola Droid 3] mothman57:
I totally recommend the Droid 3. I love the physical keyboard and the power it has. Only thing that sucks is when it comes to the bootloader, it is locked. motorola said they will unlock the bootloader late 2011. I believe them too because guess who just bought out motorola.......Google! I am so happy for this buyout for google will bring better dev control in the future for this company. On another side note, i wish the 3G was 4G. But if that is not a concern for you or you will not get 4G in your area for awhile, I would go with the Droid 3.
[Motorola Droid 3] cj316x:
Ah thanks.everyone for each opinion.

And well I have bought the droid 3 should expect it this week.

Hope all develpoment gets really good!

Such as cm7, miui and great roms!
[Motorola Droid 3] Baconstrip:
i love my D3. Yes there are more powerful phones with 4g and more beautiful screens... but having an excellent keyboard? I can't live without it. The amount of times with the d3 and the OG that I've thought "wow, I'm glad that I don't have to use a touchscreen for this" is way more than I ever would have expected.. (ironically I'm typing this on my transformer tab touchscreen)
[Motorola Droid 3] Benjamin150:
No Cyanogen or MIUI yet, but shouldn't be too far off!
[Motorola Droid 3] patfactorx:
This is the best keyboard phone I have ever had.

If you don't need a keyboard then I would get the Photon, Atrix 2 or Bionic.
[Motorola Droid 3] The-Captain:
Nice choice! Enjoy the phone! I really like mine and i cam from an Incredible.
[Motorola Droid 3] cj316x:
So cm7 and miui or any other roms like that will be comin to the droid 3 for sure?
[Motorola Droid 3] The-Captain:
Pretty much!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] iceman3kco:
I have been unable to fine a boom car mount to my liking for my 2011 Nissan Frontier and Tmobile G2x. I have attached a picture with my idea. If anyone has any better suggestions, I am open. As of now, I have a mount in the location just below the hazard button that uses adhesive. I like the location because it is easy to reach for music while driving. The adhesive is not very good solution as it falls off, especially when it gets hot in the cab.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] tboooe:
I noticed that Google Services was causing a lot of wakelocks on my phone. From searching the web it seems that the Backup option may causing this. I am wondering if it is safe to disable this option? Will Android Market still know what apps I have purchased? This is what I am mainly concerned with. I also have Titanium Backup. Does this make Google Backup unnecessary? What is the downside of disabling this option?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] nyydynasty:
yes it will still know what apps you bought.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lytnus:
As the title suggests, is there a means to assign the volume up/down keys on the transformer to changing music tracks when they are long pressed?

As far as I am aware, none of the current ROM's provide this feature using the stock music app; would it be easy to implement such a modification or is there an app to enable it?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Good question

I also would like to know it. I'm missing it, since I use it on my htc Desire.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrevankyle:
You could probably recommission tasker for that problem

https://market.android.com/details?id=net.dinglisch.android.taskerm&hl=en
[Focus General] ultimaxtofu:
So I have my Samsung Focus on Mango.

And just last night, the power button started acting weird. First it wouldn't charge, and then now, when ever I press the power button, just to lock/unlock, it acts as if it is going to turn off, with the "slide down to power off" screen. If I press home or anything to get out of that, it'll shut off anyways, and then it takes a longish press to turn it back on.

(I hope that makes sense)

as of now I'm going to drain the battery and charge it, just to see if anything might change, I really don't want to softreset/hardreset and start the phone fresh again, that's my last resort.

I'm thinking it may be a problem with the power button, possibly pressed in. Either that or something around that nature.

Any one have any advice, or ideas on what to do?
[Focus General] Mister Locke:
This happened to me, but it was BEFORE the Mango update you lucky dog. So my phone just kept turning itself off and on whenever it felt like. Even entering a limbo state.

It also refused to update the battery meter, which can be fixed by removing the battery then turning the phone off and on again. Trial and error.

The fix I did was took it to an AT&T store got it approved for a replacement. Just take it in to your carrier's store and get it replaced. Remember to factory reset before they take it and to sync all information to respective windows live accounts/Zune on the PC. :)
[Focus General] ultimaxtofu:
Were you under warranty or insurance though? Because I'm not.
[Focus General] Mister Locke:
Well yeah I was under carrier warranty I suppose. I don't know why you wouldn't be under warranty. I even Walshied my phone too, but I did fix it. I'm not sure what you can do to fix it, other than getting a new phone. Sorry!
[Focus General] cysser0:
Battery saver says I have about 1 day 13 hours after a full charge. In real life I think this is better than what I got with NoDo.

To save battery I have:

- Screen set to low brightness (also preserves SAMOLED screen)

- E-mail set to check every 30 minutes

- WiFi off unless I'm using it

I always charge off AC as my PC doesn't seem to charge the phone at all. The phone will say it's charging but it won't actually do anything. Probably an issue with my motherboard not providing enough juice to the phone.
[Focus General] Mister Locke:
This has nothing to do with his problem at all.
[General Questions and Answers] linkload:
Guys somme app conflicted with the android boot, so when i start the tablet model MID7020 he gets stuck in android logo and dont go any further, like in this picture:

(cant post image, so its the ANDROID logo boot screen)

I didnt root the tablet,(Now i cant root, because dont start) the system data and firmware its original, probaly some app conflicted with the android, and as result the tablet dont start.

So i used ADB in android stuck screen, and adb recognize , i was able to do some command like reboot and pull the system files, but i dont have root acess and cant root the tablet because it dosent start.

I was able to do this : adb reboot recovery , and the tablet started in recovery mod, like in this picture:

(cant post image, its the recovery menu from android)

I can navigate trough the options ( reboot system now- update from sdcard- wipe data/factory reset- wipe cache) BUT THE PROBLEM IS i can select the option , i can navigate with volume keys (up,down) but the home/back button when pressed just get back to the traingle with the android and exclamation.

when pressed again shows the recovery menu options again.

There is any way that i can do factory reset using ADB without root permission?

What can i do?
[General Questions and Answers] linkload:
SOLVED

i used adb in prompt command in windows and give the command:

adb reboot bootloader

the tablet inicialized with black screen but the pc was able to detect via usb

then i used fastboot in prompt again, and the command:

fastboot erase -w

It erased all userdata and cache ( solving the probaly conflict between apps and android system) and restarted the tablet

and its working FINE
[Focus General] leooel_2000:
i have received my at&t unlocked samsung focus rev 1.3.

i have the following ques

0) what is the first thing i should do dev unlock/mango update/prevent relock

1) how can i update to official mango build

2) how do i dev unlock my phone

3) how do i prevent the relock from happening
[Focus General] EnderPsp:
Short version here
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] neotoky:
Out of curiosity, who here has an airave? My mother got hers yesterday for free for being a loyal customer for 11 years and also because of her horrible coverage in her home. I actually called customer service to see if she was eligible and she was. She used to get 1 to 2 signal bars on her epic 4g touch and now she gets full bars. Her 3g speeds went up 1.5 mbps from .3mbps. She's pretty happy with her airave :). I also find out that they are planning to build a sprint tower about 20 minutes away off the highway from where she lives. No reason to leave sprint anyone time soon :). Hell if the Tmobile and AT&T merger happens and I hope it doesn't, I'm heading to Sprint.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] poppygt:
I don't know about Sprints version but we've used an At&t microcell for over a year with little to no issues. Had to pay $150 for the damn thing but it's been great. They should work similarly.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Tahde:
Have had ours for some time now. Had a couple issues with it, but was always resolved within a timely manner. Without out ours here in the home, we'd see 1 bar if that. Got ours free from the problems that we've had signal wise.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bbedward:
Got an airave v2 from sprint for free since my basement drops calls, works great throughout the entire house, sometimes it doesn't switch properly to the sprint tower when I get out of range outside and drops though, but that's a rarity

Sent from my sprint galaxy s2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cds0699:
I have a new version Airave in my home (got it for free from Sprint cuz of poor signal quality indoors), and it works very well.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] neotoky:
That's great that some have it especially for free. One question, does anyone have the GPS blinking green. When I first set it up it stopped blinking green and noticed now that it's blinking. I don't have the airave near a window nor elevated because of how her computer is set up and located. Should I bother connecting the external GPS or just not worry about it. My mother won't use her GPS whatsoever. Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dallastx:
Gps has to get a signal before airave will recieve data. As well as in highest level of support every call was airave. They work for a while and stop. We had an airave dept, but the calls were in the 100's every hr. We had to take all the overflow airave calls. Hate those things!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] austin420:
I used mine without the extra gps ant. For a few months with mixed results. After a while I noticed the gps light flashed often, so I hooked up the external Gps reciever. Night and day diffrence. The airave never skips a beat, and signal is 100 fold better.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] geto234:
I can't get my airave to work. I have it after the router and the GPS and Mobile lights are still blinking.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R1ptide:
love my airvana

if your having issues put it before the router
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shoulon:
Airave here. I like it and it works. Was free via sprint rep

Sent from my Epic Touch 4G
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] geto234:
I want it after the router. I dont want to use the Airave's routing capabilities since I already have it set up on my linksys router.

I've read that you that you can just plug it in and it should work. I have tried changing the IP, etc. So far nothing.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bigjim1488:
It needs to be close to a window or attach the GPS antenna to a window. Also first time plug in could take hours to go solid lights.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R1ptide:
I want to have it after the router as well, and thats where mine is; however, in a situation like yours where your trying to fix a problem its time to troubleshoot. If you put it before the router and it works then you've identified where the problem lies...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] rdcrds:
I have 2 of them Since i have a large family on my account that live in 2 different cities they gave me a second one free.I love them while in house i get great download speed and calls are not a issue.

I got it more for the download speed then anything else plus helps with tether :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R1ptide:
Wait... Your tethering from your phone which gets its signal from the airave which gets its signal from your home Internet connection?

I see two middle men that can be cut out of this equation

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Docarut:
I too have crappy signal at home. For those who have gotten unit from Sprint free do you still have to pay the monthly airwave fee? Seems to be unfair since you are using your own internet service provider to hook the airwave to.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R1ptide:
I pay nothing

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shoulon:
By the way to all of you who want it after a Router, I have mine setup after a Router. The steps are easy just gotta port-forward. Google it =)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] geto234:
I did google. I also have the ports forwarded. The mobile and GPS leds are still blinking. It might come down to my charter service is not that great for VOIP (I even have OOMA too). I suspect it's that.

Shoulon, what steps did you do for after router setup?

Thank you.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shoulon:
I used these steps
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Docarut:
Thanks R1ptide. I may have to call Sprint up and see what they will do for me. Supposedly tower near me will have upgrade done by 11/30/11 so may wait and see if service improves.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] drrtydisko:
Have had mine almost a year now. When I had my evo 4g there was an issue where my text messages would send multiple times it was a known issue a rep did something to it but my evo bricked a couple of days after so I never knew if the issue was fixed. With my et4g, I have the issue where sometimes my text dont send.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Androidawg:
Hello World

I am an old-head member from the G1, Mytouch, and Vibrant forums. I have recently switched to Sprint and I'm looking at options for my Nexus S4G. I have a few questions before I get started.

My ideal setup is to stick with the Stock ROM and use and OC Kernel. But I am curious about the file system. I have seen Voodoo mentioned a few times in these forums. Voodoo was a big deal on the original Galaxy S phones because they came stock with their crummy implementation of RFS. Does the Nexus S use the same RFS file system? If so, are you guys enabling Voodoo to improve performance? And if so, is it included on the Kernel side or does it take a complete ROM flash?

I can pretty much figure everything else out by reading the forums, so thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to answer for me.