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[Verizon Droid Charge] jmorton10:
I agree 100% that megapixels don't mean much in a camera phone but the Charge has a fantastic camera (as far as phones go), I doubt it will be "much better than the Droid Charge"

~John
[Verizon Droid Charge] DirgeExtinction:
I think I read on Gizmodo that the Galaxy Nexus has an HD Super Amoled Plus display. :o
[Verizon Droid Charge] AlexDeGruven:
Not +, just SAMOLED HD. The plus refers to the subpixel arrangement. + is standard RGB, where the regular is pentile.

In this case, I think most people will barely notice the pentile, if at all with the 720p screen (316ppi, just short of iPhone's).
[Verizon Droid Charge] vash1053:
Pentile will always look different than a screen using a normal sub-pixel layout, and it will always bother some people.
[Verizon Droid Charge] AlexDeGruven:
Indeed, there is always going to be a contingent that will ***** about it constantly.
[Verizon Droid Charge] DirgeExtinction:
Where is everyone getting that it will be pentile?
[Verizon Droid Charge] rand4ll:
From the specs of SAMOLED HD
[Verizon Droid Charge] mkarps:
Just being pure google.... I'm going to probably surf craigslist once its released.
[Verizon Droid Charge] vash1053:
Yeah, well, even if it is tolerable, it is pretty much the undisputed truth that pentile produces inferior images and text compared to its peers.

Some people who were excited about the prime are going to ***** about it, so what?
[Verizon Droid Charge] AlexDeGruven:
It's not as black and white as tolerable vs. intolerable.

The SGS's (WVGA800) screen was noticeable but perfectly tolerable for most

The DroidX2's (qHD) screen was both noticeable and intolerable for most (mostly due to the different RGBW pentile configuration, rather than the classic RGBGR)

Since the Galaxy Nexus' screen is both RGBGR and exceedingly high density, I think far fewer will notice it, and for those that do (like myself, most likely), it will be much more tolerable.

The key with displays is always "for those that notice it". Your statement "the undisputed truth that pentile produces inferior images and text" is true, but is only a problem "for those that notice it".

TN-film LCDs produce inferior color depth, contrast, and response times when compared to IPS panels. This is only a problem "for those that notice it". Which is a big part of the reason that TN panels are still in use and popular, people don't notice the difference enough to want to put forth the premium for an IPS panel.

My point about the *****ing is that in 80% of cases (my own spit-balling number, not based on real research), consumers would not notice the differences between a pentile and RGB layout given sufficient pixel density. I believe this will be the case with the Galaxy Nexus (316ppi), and it is my personal feeling that much of the *****ing about the screen will come from people who simply have it out for pentile displays. Any text sufficiently small so as to suffer from the effects of the pentile display will be uncomfortable to read at best, leaving MOST people to run text at a large enough size that it won't come into play.
[Verizon Droid Charge] jmorton10:
you mean like anybody who has ever looked at the horrible screen on the Bionic??

~John
[Verizon Droid Charge] binglejellsx2:
+1

These screens are running the same resolutions as regular TV's... it's so ridiculous. I'd consider these much higher than a regular HDTV just because it crams the same pixels in a tighter form factor.
[Verizon Droid Charge] AlexDeGruven:
Again: DX2, D3, Bionic, Atrix - All use RGBW pentile screens, which are pretty universally reviled, even at qHD.

I'm saying it will be different with the much superior RGBGR 720p display on the GN.
[Verizon Droid Charge] vash1053:
I'm going to disagree on what might be a point of semantics. I think the majority of people can tell that pentile is, on some level, inferior. The difference I believe is that some people just don't care.

We haven't seen the HD yet, so I'll reserve judgement until we get a good view of it. That said, pentile has a lot of strikes against it for a very good reason and I'm remaining skeptical until I have the device in my hands.
[Verizon Droid Charge] ilovesoad:
I had a dx2 with the pentile display. Contrast was nice, colors were rich. The only issue I had with it was a motion blur that would happen most noticeably between dark and light colors, which was Maddening. The samoled plus is better in all aspects other than resolution, though.
[Verizon Droid Charge] AlexDeGruven:
AnandTech just did a good writeup comparing the GN's screen with other devices.

The truly important part, subpixel density (rather than bulk pixel density), shows that what you see will be even smoother than what's on the SGS-II, which is SAMOLED+. The effective ppi is 316, while the subppi is well over 400.

I continue to maintain that the VAST majority of users will not notice that it's pentile. Again, the word I use is "notice", meaning that people will not even see that it's any different than any other display. Of the extreme minority of users that will notice, I think an even more extreme minority of them will actually be bothered by it (though I can't imagine anyone actually being bothered by it, since the display's subpixel ppi is higher than that of the human eye).

No matter what, however, I know that there will always be a vocal minority who simply object to pentile screens based on principle. They believe that all displays should be RGB, and anyone who speaks to the contrary is simply an apologist for the pentile lobby.
[Verizon Droid Charge] fortesquieu:
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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chintz24:
Hi before installing MIUI1.9.16 I backed up all contents to kies backup.

To restore in miui,

What do I do?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
I don't think you will be able to connect to Kies after flashing MIUI !

Do Backup with Titanium dude.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rembrandtlnx:
kies connects only on samsung based firmwares (tw roms) im sorry.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Javinator:
I'd flash back to your stock ROM and put your phone back how you had it. Then use KIES to get your stuff back that got wiped from your phone. Then install Titanium Backup or similar backup app (I'd recommend the Pro version) and back up your data that way.

Stock ROMs: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278

Then you can flash a new ROM on there, get Titanium back from the market, and perform a recovery from Titanium to get your apps and data back onto your phone.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chintz24:
****.. Again all the work... :(
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
Just released a major update adding a lockscreen player, search capabilities, and customizable gesture system.

WHATS NEW:

-Bunch of fixes for 1.1

-Check changelog for full list of changes

KEY FEATURES:

(Note: Some of these features are disabled by default. They can be enabled in the preferences)

-Runs on Android OS 1.6+

Playback:

-Supports the following formats: aac(mp4/m4a/m4b), mp3, ogg, wav, flac, tta, ape, wv, mpc, alac and wma (wma lossless not supported)

-True gapless playback (mp3 and aac gapless supported on most devices | THERE IS AN OPTION IN THE PREFERENCES UNDER AUDIO TO TURN THIS ON)

-Crossfade

-Customizable 2 to 10 band graphic equalizer with 3 quality settings.

-Preamp gain control

-Left/Right audio balance adjustments

-Additional support for the 2.3+ android equalizer

-Save/Load equalizer presets

-Ability to jump directly to a specific time in the audio track

Library:

-Highly optimized media library, designed for large music libraries (50k+), that works with every supported format

-Contains views for artists, albums, genres, songs with optional statistics

-Supports the album artist tag

-Built in tag editor (supports mass editing)

-Search artists, albums, and songs

Playlist:

-Save/Load playlists or create playlists on the fly

-Supports m3u, pls and wpl playlist file formats (online streaming not supported yet)

-Edit playlists with an easy to use drag and drop interface

-2 Shuffle modes: Shuffle Playlist and Shuffle Collection

-Custom actions on playlist completion: Stop, Play Random, Loop Playlist, Play Random Album, Play Rest of Album

File Browser:

-Built in file browser to navigate your collection

-Automatically scans in new music as you navigate

-Option to display file using the info in their tags instead of just the filename

Album Art:

-Automatically download album art

-Reads art embedded in audio files

-Reads art present in the album's directory

-Manual search feature that lets you search google, bing, or the local folder to choose the album art

Other:

-Scrobble support: (ScrobbleDroid and Simple LastFm Scrobbler)

-Customizable gesture system: 14 assignable actions to 7 different gestures

-Lockscreen player

-Auto resume playback when ending a phone call

-Auto pause/play when unplugging/plugging in a headset

-Bluetooth headset controls

-Automatically adjust volume when connecting/disconnect bluetooth audio or wired headsets

-Comes with a 2x1, 2x2, 4x2, and 4x4 widget

-High customization: Nearly everything is customizable

Feedback is welcome.
[Android Apps and Games] Andyt95:
great audio support, possibly the widest range I've ever seen. I think that should be the feature you develop most, because there are a huge number of music apps out there, very few being for the audiophiles like myself. The only one i've seen is nuetron player, which is MASSIVE and takes about 3 hours to parse your music collection...

Yeah, keep adding format support, and this app will become hugely popular, like VLC. Unfortunately, the common person does not appreciate this, and will focus purely on interface and there are plenty of interface based apps; so I suggest keeping this app specialized, don't try to jazz it up with a pretty interface, it's not that sort of app (don't get me wrong, features are important, but don't spend too much time trying to give it a great interface, cos it's most likely you'll end up wasting your time).
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
i agree.. i've always been more about functionality than looks. I redid the interface a few versions ago because my original UI was pretty ugly. I do however want to do a tablet specific interface.. but that is more about taking advantage of the larger screen size.

"The only one i've seen is nuetron player, which is MASSIVE and takes about 3 hours to parse your music collection..."

GMMP parses your collection very fast. I spent a lot of time setting up a database to allow for large collections and being able to browse them as fast as possible
[Android Apps and Games] Andyt95:
Lovely idea, I think interface matters less on a big screen, due to the fact that buttons don't take up the entire screen, unlike on phones. Most apps over-engineer buttons and controls to try to make it easier to use the apps without needing buttons, but for tablets it's less of a problem. I would love to test your app and give you feedback, but unfortunately I'm not running my android phone any more (got myself a firesale pre3) and it would test your bulk features well, I have about 12GB of music on my SD card :P

Any chance of an .apk to download so I can put it on the phone without an internet connection?
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
I'm keeping it to the markets only since I update fairly frequently and it can be a nightmare trying to maintain separate downloads. A quick google search however will probably lead you to the apk of one of my more recent versions.

GMMP can handle 12 gig of music no sweat. My initial work was done on a 500 gig archos 5IT with 300 gig worth of music on it. Most of my alpha testers were users of that device as well.
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
released 0.30 on the market last night

Changes:

-Added crossfade (Preferences -> Audio -> Crossfade)

-Added option to replace repeat and shuffle buttons with seek forward/backward (like before 0.28)

-Added repeat menu option when seek buttons are visible

-Added Russian translation

-Reduced lag/stutter in playback when using other apps

-Fixed various crashes

-Fixed issue where playback would not resume from last position after closing
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
1.0 (10/28/2011):

-Added error messages when a track from a playlist is not found

-Moved widget processing to a background thread to prevent Application Not Responding issues

-Added volume control to the menu in now playing

-Added randomize feature to the playlist. It will take your current playlist and randomize the tracklisting.

Fixes:

-Fixed crash when updating notification

-Fixed crash involving adding multiple files to the playlist

-Fixed widgets not updating on track change with shuffle collection enabled

0.30.2 (10/27/2011):

-Fixed crash introduced in 0.30.1

0.30.1 (10/26/2011):

-Updated russian translation

-Tweaked crossfade to reduce potential stuttering

-Fixed another crash on bad track uri
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
Made a pretty big fix for mp3 gapless playback

1.0.2 (11/6/2011):

-Fixed case where the first played song would not start at the beginning of the track

-Fixed gapless playback for mp3 (some files would have a noticeable click during the transition)

-Improved playing folders from the browser view that have not been scanned yet

1.0.1 (11/4/2011):

-Added help button to initial trial popup

-Updated russian translation

Fixes:

-Caught out of memory error in widget update service

-Fixed 2x2 and 4x2 widgets only showing the control buttons

-Fixed notification not updating when manually changing tracks in shuffle collection mode

-Fixed widget not updating when the track automatically changes in shuffle collection mode
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
2 more updates with fixes and some changes to make increase usability

1.0.4 (11/10/2011):

-Filescanner will now catch and log out of memory errors

-Fixed the 2 "On Select" preferences for the browser view

-Fixed genre view so it only shows albums and songs of the genre selected instead of everything

by the artist

-Fixed issue where using the tag editor in the playlist view on songs added from the browser would

result in all the tags to be blank

1.0.3 (11/8/2011):

-Added email field to manual error reports so the user can be contacted about the issue

-Added /sdcard to default scan path

-Auto detect and add /sdcard-ext to default scan path if it exists

-Added preference to adjust time to skip when pressing the seek buttons (Preferences -> Audio -> Seek Time)

-Translations updated

Fixes:

-Fixed nullptr exception in the command broadcast receiver
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
There might be one more patch after this, but I intend to begin working on 1.1 with new functionality shortly

1.0.5 (11/15/2011):

-Fixed crash in randomize playlist functionality

-Fixed crash in genre view

-Changed directory traversal code in the scanner to match the browser which will hopefully fix some scanning issues

-Fixed issue where incorrect duration was listed in now playing

-Fixed seek issue with some WMA files

-Lowered default decoder priority to above normal

-Updated translations
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
I just released another update fixing some more issues. I am also hard at work on 1.1 which will bring in features like a lockscreen player and search functionality. I put up a post on my forums showing the current progress of 1.1. There will most likely be a beta version released for testing before I push the update to the market.

Changelog for the last 2 patches:

1.0.7 (11/29/2011):

-Fixed issue where the end of playback for a flac file can bring the device to a halt

-Fixed crash when playing mono flac files

-Fixed issue where album art would not update when going back to the previous track

-Fixed issue where the incorrect song would sometimes play next after editing the playlist

-Fixed exception on bad file path

1.0.6 (11/18/2011):

-Added m4b to supported file extensions

-Fixed crash when non numbers are entered into time select view

-Fixed detection of certain headsets being unplugged
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
Released a major update and put the unlocker on sale for 75% during the 10 billion market download sales

1.1 (12/9/2011):

-Added lockscreen player (requires 2.0 or higher)

-Added search capabilities

-Added 4x4 widget

-Added custom gesture control options (Preferences -> Now Playing -> Customize Gestures)

-Long press of next or previous track buttons in now playing will move to the next or previous folder.

-Added preference to crossfade when gapless data is missing

(Preferences -> Audio -> Crossfade -> Disable When Gapless)

-Now playing now has customizable font size and optional icons to replace the artist/album/track/genre text

(Preferences -> Now Playing -> Font Size & Use Metadata Icons)

-Added delete option to the file browser

-Added "Delete Without Confirmation" option where you will not be prompted when deleting a file/folder

-Widget update service will now shutdown along with the music service

-Added MusicService idle timeout option (Preferences -> General -> Music Service Timeout). After 5 minutes

of inactivity, the music service will shutdown. NOTE: headset/bluetooth controls will not function without

the MusicService running

-Added option to ignore the "The" prefix in artist names when sorting

(Preferences -> Library -> Artist Library -> Ignore Prefix When Sorting)

-Added traditional back button behavior support (Preferences -> General -> Traditional Back Button)

-Added Italian and German translations

-Improved playback error handling

-Set default equalizer band count to 4

Fixes:

-Caught out of memory exception when trying to destroy the media controls

-Resized status icon to comply with android standards

-Fixed issue where removing current view from nav bar would cause you to get stuck on that view

-Fixed crash when the android equalizer class cannot be found

-Fixed crash when trying to play a file that doesnt exist
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
did a few patches and extended the sale up through sun 12/18

1.1.3 (12/16/2011):

-Fixed crash that could occur when receiving a phone call

-Long press of playlist button will launch the manage playlist view

-Moved widget button handling to a background thread to hopefully reduce the amount of ANRs

-Updated german translation

-Improved recognition of storage folders for "Browse Storage" in the scanner

-Playlist edit mode is now persistent

1.1.2 (12/12/2011):

-Fixed some compatibility issues with 2.2 and 4.0 devices

-Gapless playback is now enabled by default

-Headset/remote controls are now enabled by default

-Preamp and balance now scroll with the other equalizer bands

1.1.1 (12/11/2011):

-Updated german translation

-Changed list items in artist/album/genre views to use translations

-Changed 'On Select (Playing)' preference's default value to 'play' instead of 'enqueue'

-Fixed crash when playing next/previous folder
[Android Apps and Games] kinnerful:
Is it possible to add cue sheet support?
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
it's on my roadmap of things to do
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
never got around to updating this thread for the last patch

1.1.4 (12/21/2011):

-Sorting in the file browser is now case insensitive

-Added Tasker integration. Populates the following variables: %MTRACK %MARTIST %MALBUM %MTRACKNO

-Fixed crash when advancing to the next track with a remote control

-Fixed crash when deleting a file fails

-Fixed issue where album art would not write to disk which prevented the album art from showing in widgets

-Caught exception that can be thrown when unregistering the UIControlReceiver

-Added net.dinglisch.android.tasker.PERMISSION_RUN_TASKS permission
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
50% off through the 20th

1.1.6 (01/13/2012):

-Added option to skip to the next track when an error occurs during playback (Preferences -> Audio -> Skip On Error)

-Position in list will be used instead of track number for songs in an album if no track number is present or is 0

-The scanner will now list more paths when clicking browse storage

-Added scanner option to allow for multiple folder albums (by default a new album is created for each folder)

-If album art is disabled, the tags will take up all of now playing instead of just half

-Enabled move to sd card feature (will break widgets if used)

-Album art download location is verified before trying to save an image

-Added 2 new On Playlist Completion Actions: Play Next Folder - Plays the folder after the just finished song, and Play Next File - Plays the next file after the just finished song. This mode will make the previous track button play the previous file.

-Disc number tag is now read in and used to correctly sort multiple disc albums. NOTE: A clean rescan is needed in order to pick up the disc number tags and the sorting options might need to be reselected in order to correctly sort

-Updated translations

1.1.5 (12/30/2011):

-Critical fix for compatibility with m4a files from iTunes match
[Android Apps and Games] amskhan1:
can you make this work with google music?
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
when google releases an api for google music, i'll add support. As far as i know there is nothing to let 3rd party developers access it yet
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
still on sale at 1.99 through friday

1.1.8 (01/17/2012):

-Added file and folder as displayable metadata in now playing

-Search categories can now be turned on/off individually

-Added 4x1 widget

-Widgets should now update quicker after manual track changes

-Fixed itunes match support (the fix was accidentally reverted in 1.1.6)

-Fixed tags not stretching out across the whole screen in landscape mode when album art is off

1.1.7 (01/14/2012):

-Fixed stack overflow when skipping track due to errors

-Updated translations
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
1.1.9 (01/22/2012):

-Added filename to the search categories

-Added option to obey audiofocus requests. GMMP pauses on AUDIOFOCUS_LOSS_TRANSIENT and lowers volume

on AUDIOFOCUS_GAIN_TRANSIENT_MAY_DUCK. (Preferences->Audio->Obey AudioFocus Requests)

-Fixed album art position in 4x1 widget

-Made slight visual improvements to all the widgets

-Fixed some situations where song transitions would not crossfade

-Album artist tags stored in the 'TXXX' id3 tag are now supported

-Added a retry count when skipping bad files (to prevent stack overflows)

-Fixed force close when skipping bad files in shuffle playlist and shuffle collection mode
[Android Apps and Games] amskhan1:
Can u add some cool music compatability in there?
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
what do you mean by "cool music"
[Android Apps and Games] Pickx:
Right now the functionality is top notch while the UI leaves a lot to be desired (which is just as it should be! Functionality should always predate glitter)

Pretty fantastic stuff

For now I would love an option to replace all the cyan with white (so the app is in black and white)
[Android Apps and Games] GoneMADSoftware:
Thanks!

There is an option under preferences -> ui to switch to white icons for the navigation bar at the top

The next major version (1.2) should bring in some different color themes of the current skin (white will definitely be one of them).. and I hope to make it so custom skins can be done by the community. I will probably do a holo theme at some point since that seems to be the latest craze.. and is something I should be able to do myself

it is refreshing to hear someone else believes that functionality should come before good looks haha