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[Windows Phone 7 General] MartyLK:
Wooo-hooo! The Focus S may be coming November 9.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/10/28/samsung-focus-s-focus-flash-geared-up-for-a-november-6th-releas/
[Windows Phone 7 General] otherworld:
That's great news - thanks for the link - fingers crossed available in the UK not much later. I'm getting RSI repeatedly typing 'Samsung Focus S' into google every morning ;)

Can't wait.
[Windows Phone 7 General] StrangeReality:
So it is confirmed to have a 1.5Ghz proc? Will be getting it as soon as it's released in the UK. The Galaxy SII is a fine phone, but I'm looking for a change in OS.
[Windows Phone 7 General] MartyLK:
I thought I read 1.4GHz. But still better than any Android or iPhone.
[Windows Phone 7 General] otherworld:
Is their any news on the build quality / materials used? Fingers crossed it's a nice cold feeling glass touch screen and metal edged - but maybe I've been living in HTC world too long. The screen will be amazing.
[Windows Phone 7 General] MartyLK:
If you've held an SGS2 or Infuse, it will be the same in look, feel and build quality.
[Windows Phone 7 General] voluptuary:
Better have expandable storage or at the very least 32GB of storage... Or I'm gonna punch some babies. Since Nokia let me down with the 800 this is my only option now... Or I'll have to move to android.
[Windows Phone 7 General] MartyLK:
Strangely I couldn't find any solid specs on the memory. But WM Poweruser says the rumor is 16GB and 32GB options.

http://wmpoweruser.com/rumor-focus-s-has-1-gb-of-ram-and-32-gb-storage/
[Windows Phone 7 General] AnyMal:
Engadget reported that November 6 is the day!
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
Anyone seen the off contract price?
[Windows Phone 7 General] gaabrysz:
I'm also in to changing is and I want WP7:) but as far as I know the focus s might not be coming to Europe:/ or it might take some time so I think ill go with HTC Titan.
[Windows Phone 7 General] AnyMal:
Usually (with AT&T) $199 contract phones translate into $549 off contract prices.
[Windows Phone 7 General] OndraSter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAMGeFd3HTw&feature=player_embedded

Dear Santa....

But please, bring it to Europe! Or if the AT&T one would do european 3G and HSDPA, I would import it.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Peew971:
Focus S not coming to Europe :mad:

http://wmpoweruser.com/samsung-focus-s-only-for-us-and-samsung-omnia-w-coming-to-europe-in-december/
[Windows Phone 7 General] PG2G:
Unfortunate, but I saw the writing on the wall when Samsung only announced the Omnia W worldwide but AT&T announced both the Focus S and the Focus Flash.

I have no idea why they would do this. Maybe it is a device that AT&T asked them to make, but I don't see why they wouldn't have made it regardless.
[Windows Phone 7 General] svarog84:
Let's hope for suprise, Omnia S in Europe :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] agp64:
Another poor decision buy Samsung, Why not sell it to the rest of the world as well. Well Samsung you have lost me as a customer.
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
The 6th is the roll out date, correct?
[Windows Phone 7 General] AnyMal:
Yup! Can't wait :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] hwalker84:
I just don't see how its possible for this phone to be releasing on Sunday when we still aren't sure how much storage it has and there are no in depth hands on with the phone.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Peew971:
I'm pretty sure Samsung and Microsoft are holding an event to unveil the phones. It would just be an immediate launch which would be a nice change.
[Windows Phone 7 General] dkp1977:
And they better take the opportunity and announce the world wide launch of the Focus S.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Peew971:
I'm pretty sure this won't happen, we would have heard about it already. It might come in 2012 though but it better not be another 16GB phone.
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
http://m.gizmodo.com/5856297/samsung-focus-s-first-impressions-big-tasty-windows-phone

Hope is alive! (Focus S is also reviewed.)
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/04/samsung-focus-s-hands-on/

When it rains it pours. I expect the Focus S review up in a bit.
[Windows Phone 7 General] edved:
One more...

http://techcrunch.com/2011/11/04/samsung-focus-s-hands-on/

http://wmpoweruser.com/
[Windows Phone 7 General] Peew971:
Again 16GB, what a disappointment.
[Windows Phone 7 General] hwalker84:
This really sucks that I'll be going backwards in storage.
[Windows Phone 7 General] AlvinPhilemon:
Thats what I do everyday. One Focus S is coming to Singapore with me!
[Windows Phone 7 General] :
So who's picking one up today?
[Windows Phone 7 General] hwalker84:
I really want to but I'm still in my iPhone 4 contract.
[Windows Phone 7 General] dtboos:
ETF + Ebay, or buy off contract + Ebay :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] webbstar842:
This post is from focus s. Screen is unreal, responsiveness is night and day compared to focus...love it!
[Windows Phone 7 General] AnyMal:
Other then the size what is the difference between original Focus and Focus S screen-wise?
[Windows Phone 7 General] webbstar842:
I'm not too experienced on how screen technology works, but I found this little tidbit on the diff b/w super amoled and super amoled plus:

"Super AMOLED Plus displays are an upgrade to Super AMOLED. They use a real-stripe subpixel matrix and not pentile - and so has 50% more sub-pixels"

I guess you kind of have to see it yourself but I have my focus to compare with still, and there really is a significant difference...16 gb is no big deal to me, as I take full advantage of cloud with documents, pictures (auto-upload), zune pass, etc., so there really is no need for massive amounts of storage. Also, I'm not sure what they tweaked with the keyboard, or if it's just the upgraded touch screen, but the responsiveness is much, much better than focus.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stevenmcneal83:
I really don't like the boot-down sequence sprint includes. I would like to remove with root exploer and possibly replace. Which file should i remove? I'm running Starburst Rom 1.6 right now and phantom left it on there for some reason. Rom is amazing by the way! People need to get on that ****!
[Motorola Photon 4G] RockoDev:
Pretty cool lockscreen works great

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=18489203
[Motorola Photon 4G] frozndevl:
I loves me the Go Dev Team, lots of high quality apps from them.
[Motorola Photon 4G] havok6:
the go team has a bad rep, so i don't think ill be rocking any of their stuff. You guys should really look into what they really do, ever wonder why its free? Ill just tell you this much XDA doesn't support Go dev team
[Motorola Photon 4G] foxsdaddy67:
bad rep as far as what?
[Motorola Photon 4G] rj_22:
I've never had a problem with any of the Go apps. They always update weekly, and they do everything I need for them to do.
[Motorola Photon 4G] beartrap:
This has worked flawlessly for two days - I like it. Agile Lock, which has much greater customization ability, would give me the double lockscreen occasionally regardless of which of their fixes I used. No issues with the Go Lockscreen. Given some time, this will probably have the same level of customization as Agile Lock.
[Motorola Photon 4G] RockoDev:
I wanna know what the bad Rep about them is all about too
[Motorola Photon 4G] Mustangmatt1966:
+3 - Me too
[Motorola Photon 4G] mquinn24:
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?deskto...e.com/watch?v=iGPbvzPvkWw&v=iGPbvzPvkWw&gl=US

XDA TV will not review anything from goteam. Some people say it has to do with privacy and them selling your information
[Motorola Photon 4G] bearw815:
What can they get that google/carriers don't already have?
[Motorola Photon 4G] havok6:
Google doesn't sell your info... and nor do carriers, it would make them look shady and untrustworthy why do you think google pulled out from china? (Or did your forget already?) china was hacking and what not into google severs and such taking peoples basic info and sensitive info. Digital era my friend now they can literary F***K you up online and do you some pretty bad damage. IE Take your money, Your Titles , Profit from your info from other companies etc etc etc etc and yes even take Mr Fluffy that 50 Pound cat that does nothing
[Motorola Photon 4G] bearw815:
Not wanting to start a debate, just giving my two cents.

careful or paranoid?

Nearly every app you install asks for permission to your info. I don't keep sensitive info in my phone. I don't input CC numbers, don't use a bank app and all my passwords are different on my phone then the ones I use for my "sensitive info".

"Opted in or opted out" lately, do you really know?

How many times have you been out at a restaurant and given the server your CC and they disappear for 5-10 minutes in the backroom? Lord knows what they can do with it in that time.

The world knew me from the day the internet started and before.

They can have the damn cat.....

Sorry for the off topic BS...
[Motorola Photon 4G] oxmis:
I noticed thoze things to about accessing info on ur phone so i stay weary, but does thiz app have a password to really lock it or is it just for looks?
[Motorola Photon 4G] oxmis:
Me +4
[Motorola Photon 4G] Mustangmatt1966:
I was using it for a bit (didnt try the password). It seemed to work pretty good but I went back to the stock Motorola lockscreen. I did however keep using Go Launcher Ex as I love the themes. Currently using the Ice Cream Sandwich theme :D
[Motorola Photon 4G] Jess813:
This bad reputation thing seems just like an opinion from somebody. As big as the go launcher is google would have been up on them already!
[Motorola Photon 4G] Schulz3:
I like GO apps, first app I install on my new phones are GO SMS.
[Motorola Photon 4G] frozndevl:
After using this for a few days, it appears that it was carousing sine battery drain. I had to uninstall until the next version hopefully fixes it.

Sent from my MoPho
[Motorola Photon 4G] havok6:
Just going to end it with this you can never be too careful. And certain apps need that type of info to operate correctly from trusted sources, what your cc and a restaurant have to do with this I have no clue. XDA doesn't trust them and that's more than enough to keep me away from them point period
[Motorola Photon 4G] xTMFxOffshore:
So I installed the go locker from the market, and as was mentioned in one of the previous posts here I believe, it won't lock. Bipasses my lock screen, so it is pretty cool, but that alone made me uninstall it.
[General Questions and Answers] android2.0:
okay so im in Toronto, canada

and i got the ROGERS samsung infuse 4g a few days ago(complete noob to android) . tried rooting it and FAILED!

bricked the phone!

unbricked it with the unbrick guide for the Infuse 4g (gtg's ultimate unbrick)

now when i start it instead of saying ROGERS it says "at&t world phone".

and its stuck on the samsung logo after the "at&t world phone" comes.

how can i restore the phone back to the rogers form?

i dont want to root it or anything.

just want the phone back to normal

PLEASE HELP!!!
[LG Thrill 4G] mikeeey:
I've seen lots of cheap screen protectors on eBay. I just want something that's smooth and feels like the glass on the device. I don't want something rubbery like invisible shield or has the matte anti glare surface that feels like notbook paper and scratches easily. Any suggestions on a brand or seller to look for?

Thanks!
[LG Thrill 4G] Ronacarino:
saw this on a previous ad. you might want to take a look into it.
[LG Thrill 4G] pamaguin:
Skinomi on Amazon is only $5
[LG Thrill 4G] mikeeey:
And skinomi has the smooth glass-like texture? I see on eBay there's a full body protector. If the $3 Xtremeguard body protector doesnt seem to work I may get that.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] shaklee3:
I rooted my phone for the first time yesterday after having it for two weeks. I never had a LoS issue and was getting 3 days of battery life. About an hour after rooting, I got my first LoS. I charged my phone overnight, and verified everything was okay in the morning (had sync). After 6 hours of being at work, I got a low battery warning and noticed it hit LoS again.

I know people with stock phones have reported LoS, but I'm convinced that it's either significantly worse with a rooted phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] elliwigy:
install starburst v1.6 which includes lost kernel.. lost kernel fixed my LOS issues.. maybe it will do the same for you..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] shaklee3:
Question: I flashed the stock kernel from Bubby to get rid of the LoS problem. Everything succeeded, but I still have root. How is that possible if I put the stock kernel in?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ripalsanghani:
Did you flash a ROM?

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Will of fire:
I haven't got Los on my new ept4g. S

I don't think its root though
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mattykinsx:
It has

absolutely nothing to do with root.

That is nothing more than a rumor.

Developers have stated, and so has Sprint, that this is a problem with the Samsung firmware with the phone.

If this is true it was just a mere coincidence.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] shaklee3:
I believe you, but I also believe it's worse with rooting or something caused during the rooting process. I had the phone for two weeks and never once saw a LoS. I rooted it using CWM + su, and had 4 LoS over the next two days. It just seems like too big of a coincidence.

ripalsanghani, no I didn't flash a ROM
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Success100:
root does NOT cause LOS. It happens on stock firmware also. It does happen more tho after you root (seems like it)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] chetstriker:
If it doesn't, then it definitely makes the problem EXTREMELY worse.

I've had two EPIC 4G Touchs (replace one before return policy ended because of stuck pixel) both phones I had running for about a week and half before rooting without issue.

Both immediately had LoS after rooting (and frequently.)

Haven't tried the newest kernel that is supposed to be much better though.

I'll probably feel brave enough soon.

For both phones, they immediately were better after putting stock kernel back in place. So YES definitely the previous kernels at least were either causing or exacerbating the issue. I've been able to recreate it.

I hope the new kernel is better.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] desantim:
100% rooting was the cause of my LoS's.

I had the phone for 2 weeks before rooting, not a single time did I have an LoS, and I was on the thing pretty much constantly. I rooted the phone, tried all 3 of the popular roms out there with the zedo kernel, 30 stock, and stock, and within 2 hours of rooting I had an LoS. After a few days, it got worse and worse, I would get LoS's at least 3 or 4 times a day, and I'd wake up every single morning with it having LoS'd over night.

I have since gone back to stock with the image available on XDA about 4 days ago, and I haven't had a single LoS since with no change in usage and all the same apps and settings as I had before. The only change was no root, and stock image.

It's too bad, I really loved my Evo and how responsive it was to rooting, kernels, and roms. I love this phone, I hope they get this part worked out.

Mario
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
LOS definitely can happen with stock kernel+stock ROM, but it happens in much fewer cases.

"Root" doesn't cause LOS.

However, many methods of "Root" include a "recompiled" kernel from Samsung stock source code.

It is the "recompiled" kernel which can in some cases exacerbate LOS. In cases where people were already seeing LOS, it could get worse. For people who never saw LOS before, they could start seeing it. There is an attempt to minimize the LOS effects in the "recompiled" kernels. It is called lostkernel.

It is unclear whether LOS getting exacerbated is due to Samsung source code being problematic or the build parameters being slightly off from what Samsung originally used.

Also keep in mind on Samsung Recovery and Android use the same kernel. On other platforms, Recovery and Android are separate so the kernels can be updated independently. What this means is if you install a Custom Recovery, your Android will also start using whatever kernel it came with (because there is only one kernel for both). Up until recently (as in a few days ago) every Custom Recovery came with a "recompiled" kernel so you might have been using a "recompiled" kernel from stock sources even if you didn't realize it, especially if you came from another platform expecting Recovery and Android to have separate kernels.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] desantim:
Good explanation - that being said, at the root of the issue, no pun intended, after having rooted/kernelled/rom'd my device, I started getting LoS's, before, and after, I haven't had a single one.

Just hope they get it worked out, blame isn't something I am throwing around or pointing at, if it gets fixed, that's all I care about :) It's a great phone, best phone I've ever used by far.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] manekineko:
It's definitely not the rooting itself, but rather the recompiled kernels that seem to cause the increase in LOS.

There are non-kernel roots in the dev forum that don't have this increase in LOS behavior that people complain about in the custom kernel threads.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] shaklee3:
Maybe I'm just new to this, but I don't believe I flashed a new kernel. All I did was install CWM, then flash the su program. This is when the LoS started for me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] sfhub:
Which CWM did you install? Every CWM except the repacked one from chris41g that came out 2 days ago includes a "recompiled" kernel.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] shaklee3:
It was the one referenced in the thread at the top of the development forum summarizing the status of everything.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dodgeram02:
Ok I just got this phone I had the EVO 4G/Then got the EVO 3D..well the Development was awesome with those 2...So I figured on how damn sweet this Epic Touch is..I figured the Development would be smokin..Ya i know phone only been out for a few weeks...I love this damn phone..Im done with HTC CRAP...I just hope that there are some Good Developer that comes over this way an make some good Roms for this Phone...Hey you people can responde i dont care hell if you want to ***** or talk crap go for it lol I dont care..I just like to see other peoples thoughts...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stangdriverdoug:
The development will come. I too came from the evo and was spoiled a little. I am really happy with how things are going though. So hang in there. Rumors have it there are top developers working on things right now... Hope they are right.

Also in all seriousness there are at least one of these threads per day that pop up lol.

Samsung Galaxy S II
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] malibu_23:
theres no development like htc development. hell the HD2 is still poppin in the dev section. lol. shoulda did ur research on cdma sammy phones. nice drop off in rom/mods, but there is some. maybe by dec will see is nice bump in roms.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jeffyv2:
Atleast you posted in the right section...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dodgeram02:
Ya i know how sammy phones are with updates etc..i just couldn't pass up the big ass screen an the specs of this thing ..so far im loving this phone..im running it stock an she dam quick alot quicker then the Evo 3D rooted...ya i will be patient on the development...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R1ptide:
Out of all the phones this one needs the least amount of development. But the Devs we got are great.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] malibu_23:
Wouldn't go that far. Its. Nice. but needs some work!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R1ptide:
Needs the least compared to all the others. My phone doesn't have the signal/los issues others do.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shoulon:
I think I'd have to somewhat Agree with R1ptide. The phone was so great I ran it stock for almost 2 weeks. And im a Modder and Flashaholic.

But really give the phone 3-5months minimum before complaining about dev's =)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] cds0699:
We have some awesome developers already, and they're doing great work. Heck we have guys that don't even own the phone building kernels, and removing CIQ for us. I am pretty confident that you will have a fine selection of kernels, ROMs, and themes to pick from over time.

Lets spend more time encouraging and praising the guys and gals we do have working hard for us, and giving up their own time... instead of complaining about "this isn't nearly as good as EVO development".
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Will of fire:
I came from GSM att atrix slow development but I'm sure it will pick up. Atrix is kinda dead because people are rude just wait and it will pick up
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ravizzle:
What do you need developed? Cm and miui will take a while due to

Cdma and Wimax. We have some awesome devs. I know Bubby from the og epic and he does amazing stuff, and absolutzero has been working on his ROM getting that all good, viper just got

an et too. I think we are just fine. Just request what features you want.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Vegasden:
What's wrong with trying to learn to do some things on your own? All these Devs had to start somewhere. So why wait around and complain? Sure, coding may be a big leap, but things like changing most graphics isn't that difficult. Take the time, do a little research and before long you won't be reliant upon others. Plus you'll have the satisfaction of your phone being Your phone.

.....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ajamucamphor:
any idea where the 'interested' can find some groundwork tutorials to learn rom building?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dkotoric:
All I really want is a AOSP rom, doesn't necessarily need to be CM7 but I figured if anyone can do it it will be their team first, but now that ICS SDK is out and source code probably soon I have my doubts that it will come at all to this phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ajamucamphor:
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[XPERIA X10 General] Haldi4803:
Oh common, Ice Cream sandwich is gonna be announced soon an not one Thread about that here?

What'ya think ? Is there gonna be a official Android 4.0 for X10i ?

Will the Devs here make a 4.0 Port with working Camera and stuff?

Is Pilot gonna close this thread? I hope not.... that would mean its a Stupid thread/ against the rules and would just make him more Work! Sorry if it does.
[XPERIA X10 General] -PiLoT-:
We already know the answers

No its not getting official

Yes the devs will be able to possibly port it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] grabiarz:
So was anyone able to scan any NFC tags?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
some stores has NFC payments enabled, some movie posters or stuff like that has NFC chip build in

in some countries there's NFC tickets for the bus/subway

so, it all really depends how popular or not it's in the are where you live

not even all USA cities are that high tech
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Splaktar:
I've heard that NYC taxis and some pharmacies and such there support NFC. But I've also heard that the phone's software isn't really setup to use the NFC yet. I know that Sprint and the Google Nexus S 4G have Google Wallet hooked up to their NFC.

I don't know that TMO has a deal with Google Wallet. Are they part of that Isis group?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] zaventh:
I've successfully scanned my SFO Clipper card which uses NFC. Pretty cool.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Splaktar:
The venture is now developing provisioning systems that will allow existing payments services to be added to any NFC phone owned by a subscriber to any of the Isis founder's mobile networks, says Johnson — and Isis already has a number of banks ready and willing to pay for this service. "When we launch next year we will launch with multiple banks," he explained.

http://www.nfcworld.com/2011/05/24/37652/isis-sets-out-new-nfc-strategy/