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[HTC Inspire 4G] wastegate13:
You can always manually link them from the contacts app. It will suck if you have a lot of contacts.

Open the contact, menu, edit, join and it should find potential matches.

Sucks to do it one by one, anyone know if there is a way to have it run through all and make suggestions like sense does?
[HTC Inspire 4G] tmt64:
get syncmypix from market
[HTC Inspire 4G] Elbob10s:
If they have the same name it should link itself. I usually have to manually add a few who have changed their Facebook name. Twitter can be added as well as linked in.

Inspire 4G - CM 7.1 Nightly - TalonACE
[HTC Inspire 4G] MikeIsCore:
Thanks for all the comments everyone!
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gizmoe:
Go dialer functions the same as the sense one. It can be downloaded from market. "the dev team" is who makes it.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] XigntCrcmstnc:
First off, let me apologize for being a NOOB. I hate myself. HOWEVER, I watched the video and I'm following the rules. So go easy...

AFTER having ready TONS and TONS of post and threads, I have still not found a definitive answer to my question.

Is there a copy of the stock ROM (or RUU) for the HTC Doubleshot (aka myTouch 4G Slide) that is readily available?

I have had my phone for about a month and am now wanting to root. I would like to have a stock backup for warranty reasons (obviously). I have never rooted an Android. I have "jailbroke" many iPhones and in the begining I always had a backup just in case. Is this not a possibility right now for the HTC Doubleshot?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
Don't hate yourself, everyone starts somewhere. Welcome to android, where a stock, un-rooted device is capable of much more then a jailbroken i-anything.

There are a couple of ways to go about getting a backup - click the link to backup guide in my signature to see how to go about making backups of your data (both through ADB and CWM).

If you want to grab a ROM file from the dev section, supposing you don't have your own backup:

In the dev section:

De-odexed stock repack

Stock - equivalent of a factory reset on a fresh device

And also, Undeadk9 made a stock version that is de-odexed, has root and so forth, check it out:

Stock - rooted, busybox, etc...

Also, once you get from S-ON to S-OFF there really is no way to go back, but it won't have any impact on your warranty or exchange ability if needed.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] XigntCrcmstnc:
Thanks. I am looking forward to this. If you are referring to the Stock ROM uploading by UndeadK9 or PaulObrian ( i think those were the names) I have already kind of glanced over those. The DEVs made sure to mention that they weren't 100% stock and It was "flashing" at my own risk. I don't mind this. I am just worried that if I mess up somehow I won't be able to take it back to T-Mobile to get a new one because they will see that it has been rooted... I
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
The one that is the equivalent of a factory reset on a fresh device is what you would want to use, if you wanted to go back to stock, with an odexed ROM, and all.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] XigntCrcmstnc:
Thank you for the help. I am reading the Backup Guide link in your signature right now...
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] XigntCrcmstnc:
I was following instructions on how to use the Revolutionary Method to root my phone. ALL that I did was download Revolutionary, The HTC Fastboot Drivers and I obtained my beta key from the website. I hooked up my phone on charge only with USB Debugging enabled. The program ran fine and it said successful. The next step was to power down and then do an HBOOT. HOWEVER when I hit selected power down, my phone shut off AND IT WONT TURN BACK ON! Help!

What do I do? Please help me... Did I just BRICK my phone that friggin easily?!?!?! =(... I could cry....
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Droidmoder:
Turn your phone back on it should resume revs picks up where it left off normally. If it doesn't hit power and volume down at the. Same time that will bring you to hboot (skating androids) verify you have s off in the upper right it should say s off. Then reboot.

You should be fine. And if it won't turn on as in power up you may want to check your battery
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xluryan:
I have an Epic 4g Touch (SGSII), and am wondering about screen burn-in.

I already know it's possible to burn-in our Super AMOLED+ screens, but I'm wondering what kind of things I can do to prevent it, and if doing certain things will accelerate the burn-in or not.

1. I'm mostly indoors, so I always keep the brightness set to 30%. This should be sufficiently low to slow the burn-in, correct?

2. I use ADW Launcher Pro, but I don't have it auto-hiding the notification bar. My screen is on between 1-3 hours per day. Should I be using the auto-hide feature?

3. I was thinking about using the clock in dock mode at night while I charge my phone. I set the brightness to the lowest possible setting, and I know that after a few minutes, the phone sets a black background with the clock text being yellow and moving around the screen every minute or so. With all of that in mind, is that going to be bad for the burn-in?

4. This is kind of related to #3. If a pixel is pure black, is it susceptible to burn-in?

Thanks in advance to all replies. I'm pretty tech savvy, but kind of a noob when it comes to these advanced screen questions. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xluryan:
Awesome, thanks. Wasn't aware of that strobe trick; I'll have to start doing that :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xluryan:
I just had a thought...

Isn't burn-in caused by pixels becoming physically damaged? So how can a strobe light app that uses these damaged pixels "wash away" burn-in?

Not trying to be rude or anything; I definitely appreciate everyone's knowledge on this subject. I guess I'm just looking for more information.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjcollum:
personally i wouldn't worry too much about burn in. things move around enough on these phones to mostly prevent it.

and for what it's worth i still use my original samsung launch day moment as a clock for the last year or so and have yet to notice any burn in at all (and that clock doesn't bounce around) sometimes during the day i still use it as a media player or terminal device too. screen still looks awesome (not compared to the gsii but)

granted the moment was super amoled not super amoled+ but heh....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjcollum:
you sure? the og box i have on my shelf def says amoled.

EDIT. ok maybe its not SUPER AMOLED. But it def is AMOLED.

"3.2-inch AMOLED display"
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjcollum:
the only difference between amoled and super amoled is the PenTile RGBG pixel matrix is replaced with a common RGB subpixels arrangement, going from eight to twelve subpixels in a group, resulting in finer details. The screen technology is also brighter, thinner and 18% more energy efficient. super amoled+ adds more of the same just brighter lighter and less power hungry.

yes any led panel (amoled and super amoled) is just an led panel thats true.

its the material used for the led catalyst (organic) and position of the film in the glass (under not over) that differentiate them.

but then again it's really not an issue. and i could be wrong.

all i know is that my moment has been left on in situations that i know would cause burn in on any normal lcd style device and has never been an issue.

for the length of time that most people keep a phone (2years or so) i personally wouldn't worry about it.

that being said OLED pixels degrade with use (become dimmer, and the different colour pixels degrade at different rates), but according to most screen datasheets ive seen we are talking 15-20,000 hours of screen on use for a noticeable difference.

just ask yourself this do you ever see screen burn in on display phones that are left running screen on all day?

but didn't mean to push the thread offtopic :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Zurginator:
I have seen burn in on my Captivate, so yes it will happen.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjcollum:
yep it will happen in certain circumstances i just went looking through my old amoled info and found this link

http://data.4dsystems.com.au/downloads/micro-OLED/Docs/4D_AMOLED_Presentation.pdf

this has a lot of good info but is out of date.

what we get isn't true burn in (although the outcome is similar)

what we see as burn in is really the degradation of pixel intensity and has alot to do with the colors the screen must display. so even a moving clock is degrading the pixels just that it's degrading them (hopefully evenly across the screen) the super amoled+ screens seem to have added a white led to the mix to help prevent burn in from white screens/txt and lower power consumption.

it also appears some colors are better for screen life than others with blue having the shortest life.

keep in mind if your interested in looking at the link that it is describing the first gen amoled screen and much has been improved since then.

from this i would also make the assumption that flashing the screen doesn't unstick any pixels it just burns them all out a bit.

i'll shut up now :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xluryan:
Well I've done some more research too, and found that what mjcollum said is pretty much the case for us. We don't actually get a "burn-in", but rather the pixels degrade and leave a sort of "ghost" image where the degradation is worse than surrounding areas.

The "half life" of older AMOLED pixels was 14k hours, but most articles I've encountered mention that technology has improved, ergo the pixels should last a bit longer in our Super AMOLED+ displays.

But still, there will definitely be some degree of degradation. I suppose it's a lot like sex; leaving the screen off will keep your pixels the safest, but it's a lot more fun to use what you've got ;)

I only wonder if a dim display degrades slower than a brighter display... ?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] SpaceMonky:
interesting. good to know.

does this apply to qhd displays like the photon also? or is this only a amoled thing?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] walord:
The moment was AMOLED... it had a seperate digitizer.

The Galaxy S was Super AMOLED it incorporated the digitizer with the pentile matrix.

The Galaxy S II is Super AMOLED+ which replaces the pentile layot with the standard RGB grid.

To prevent burn in limit screen on time, no need to do any crazy pixel unsticking tricks as it'll just reduce the vibrancy of your screen.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mjcollum:
thanks warlord good to know.

one thing to think about is even if the pixel halflife is only still 14k hours

365(days) x 24(hours) = 8,7650 hours if you left it on for a full year.

so i say just use the thing. :)

---------- Post added at 10:19 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:13 PM ----------

i could be wrong but i believe the qhd part just references the resolution.

and the photon has a normal style lcd display. so if it got burn in at all it would be the normal lcd style.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] xluryan:
You're correct, qHD only references the resolution, not the display type. Which is funny, because a lot of Google searches are for "qHD vs Super AMOLED+". I think people are just trying to pit their Droid Bionics against our SGSIIs :rolleyes:
[Vibrant General] KnowledgeBroker:
Rather than anyone come in and say it isn't possible if they don't understand the process, I'd like to hear the explanation from a dev or someone that has a solid understanding.

I know there are multiple devices that can Dual-Boot different roms/kernels, but all this time with my Vibrant I have never seen it brought up, or at least anything come of it.

I know many people would likely use it, to have a stable 2.2.1 rom with everything working as an alternate boot, but have an easily updated gingerbread boot that may have missing features like gps..

Even if you kept the main boot for rom testing, I haven't been able to find anything that shows we couldn't reformat the partitions and get this done.

Here is the one for the nook color, it has more partitions than ours does, but the scripts used are simple enough(and like I said, I can't find an explanation it wouldn't work for ours).

The only threads I found even reasonably recent are:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1289618&highlight=dual+boot

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1152652&highlight=dual+boot

The second one someone mentioned that we couldn't split the rom partition, but my understanding is you repartition the main sd card into the additionally needed partitions..
[Vibrant General] bobshute:
The Nook color has a couple things going for it that our Vibrants do not.

The biggest is that it uses an open source bootloader, Das U-boot, whereas our Vibrants use closed source bootloaders from Samsung. Not having the source for the bootloaders makes it almost impossible to change to boot sequence.

The Nook Color using Das U-boot allows developers to do what they want.

One potential option for the Vibrant if a dev wanted to try it is to do the "unbrickable" mod to the phone which turns the phone into a KIT-S5PC110 development board allowing access to the phone before the bootloader kicks in, then write a Das u-boot bootloader for it (not using samsung boot loaders) where dual booting would be possible.

Beyond my paygrade
[Vibrant General] TheSneakerWhore:
No open [source] bootloader=no deep changes.
[Vibrant General] KnowledgeBroker:
Hmm, I kinda thought it might be bootloaders..

Okay, then I am wondering about options. I know the intl galaxy S 2 has an unlocked bootloader, but I haven't found anything about the t-mobile US variant.. That was the perk of the intl sgs2, but the bands would be for ATT..

I guess I have been waiting for the nexus prime(or whatever the name will be for tmobile version), but I wasn't sure.. since it is a google phone, will it have unlocked bootloaders?

I'm trying to do the research on what phone to get next, but so far none really stand out as a winner unless I was willing to switch carriers.. which I'm not.
[Vibrant General] bobshute:
It has nothing to do with unlocked bootloaders. The Vibrant has unlocked bootloaders. It has to do with closed source bootloaders.
[Vibrant General] TheSneakerWhore:
This is what I meant. Oops.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] alude904:
I know its possible but i just cant remember where i saw the option at. I want my phone to think its plugged into a docking station when i plug it in. The reason being is becausewhen i plug it into my car stereo via usb, i get a format read error or n/a error on my stereo. I believe making my phone think its plugged into a docking station will let me listen to music through my stereo
[HTC EVO 3D] aFoodStampBaby:
When a incoming call comes in the screen stays black. Anyway to fix this. Thanks.

My money making shooter in 3D.
[HTC EVO 3D] aFoodStampBaby:
??

My money making shooter in 3D.
[HTC EVO 3D] akrod2as:
Change your kernel.
[HTC EVO 3D] aFoodStampBaby:
Thanks that did the trick

My money making shooter in 3D.
[Nokia Lumia 800] z33dev33l:
Well, now that it's for the most part over, what were your thoughts on Nokia World.

I for one am not a fan of the Nokia 710 Sabre, the hardware is clearly high quality. However, the overall look and feel of the device looks too... HTC-ish. The 800/Searay on the other hand was simply astounding. I have no problem admitting that I was disappointed in the lack of a FFC, something that is rumored to be heading to the U.S. release but that still halts me from importing one. The rest of the device however, is awesome. The unibody is amazing, there's not a seam on the device. Even the glass seems to meld right in to the unibody. It's almost a work of art.

Another bit I was interested in was

[YOUTUBE]<iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/xL7ASARTlJI" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>[/YOUTUBE]

The Nokia Kinetic flex display, bend your device one way to zoom in and the other to zoom out, there are numerous other applications for this but quite frankly, I just can't wait.

So, what do you think of Nokia's new offerings. They also released the Asha series running Series 40 which is an OS between smartphones and dumbphones to aid developing countries in accessing the internet.

Overall, it went well. I expected more things to occur that I didn't know in advance but I'm certainly not disappointed.
[Nokia Lumia 800] Illicit Hero:
A little bit disappointed was hoping to hear about the ace, and no US release date.
[Nokia Lumia 800] xaccers:
The 800 is the one that looks like an ipod touch nano isn't it?
[Nokia Lumia 800] MartyLK:
Well, the flexible phone could be excellent for hotheads. Girlfriend pisses them off, they can throw their phone as hard as they want against a wall and it will bounce right back to them.
[Nokia Lumia 800] cobraboy85:
hmmm. well, nokia is kinda garbage. and in my opinion windows mobile is the worst mobile OS ever conceived. lags, terrible UI. and we all know that nokia uses outdated hardware.

nothing to sing about, but thats just my opinion.
[Nokia Lumia 800] MartyLK:
Get with the times. WP7 is better than all of them now. Android can't even compare to how nice WP7 is. Not even iOS, which bests Android for quality and reliability, can't even compare to WP7.

You're missing out on WP7.
[Nokia Lumia 800] xaccers:
So they've basically taken the N9 and bunged WP7 in it.

Woah, it can't handle arabic or chinese? Seriously?
[Nokia Lumia 800] orb3000:
Thread back, sorry about that
[Nokia Lumia 800] sygeek:
They have a giveaway for Lumia 800 at facebook. Probably not winning, but it's worth a try.

Oh, and the phone does look pretty awesome.
[Nokia Lumia 800] z33dev33l:
please do feel free to come back when you're discussing the proper OS.
[Nokia Lumia 800] MartyLK:
Just wanted to give everybody a heads-up, don't bother entering the giveaway, I'm going to win. Just want to be kind and save people time and effort.
[Nokia Lumia 800] Illicit Hero:
If you say so. :D
[Nokia Lumia 800] wendellc:
Hope the lumia 800 comes to T-Mobile, gonna definitely give it a try.
[Nokia Lumia 800] z33dev33l:
Kept telling myself I wouldn't be ordering one due to the rumor of a FFC on the U.S. Released one but after 3 hours hovering over a submit button it will be here in just a couple weeks. Damn you technology addiction.
[Nokia Lumia 800] galaxys:
LOL...what are u smoken?
[Nokia Lumia 800] z33dev33l:
please don't turn this into another thread full of petty and childish insults. I would like to know the opinion of all parties on the offerings put on the table at Nokia world.
[Nokia Lumia 800] MartyLK:
I think the Lumia 710 is an attempt at bringing a production version of the highly desired mockups shown a long time ago.

These: http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/02/11x0211nokiaconcept.jpg
[Nokia Lumia 800] z33dev33l:
Honestly, I never was fond of those. They looked like the focus to me and though I like the focus, I wanted something new.
[Nokia Lumia 800] AnasNazeer:
that bending screen and phone is a huge step towards new gen phones and wp is a soild OS , just needs time
[Nokia Lumia 800] MartyLK:
Screw Nokia. I just found out the N9/800 isn't aluminum like I had believed. That was the only remaining thing in Nokia's favor and now that's gone. I won't even look in Nokia's direction now.

But me saying this should make Nokia more favorable to people who have hated them.
[Nokia Lumia 800] Gusar321:
Err, it's Marty's post that contains petty and childish insults, with it's "get with the times" 'tude.
[Nokia Lumia 800] z33dev33l:
I think he was just informing them that winmo was not windows phone.
[Nokia Lumia 800] Ekamsaral:
I dont really see the use of that flexible screen without touch. Didnt Samsung do something similar??

What are the advantages of such a screen? How could it be utilised in an innovative way?
[Nokia Lumia 800] MartyLK:
Eh...don't bother. He's one of those kinds who will only see what he wants, no matter the reality. It's why he's ignored. He wants to make a mountain out of the tiniest molehill if people don't agree with him. Please don't quote him.
[Nokia Lumia 800] Gusar321:
I would say that's the case for you. And that's why you have me on ignore. Because you have your own reality in your RDF and you can't have people disturbing that with their pesky facts.

PS. Marty won't see this, I'm aware of that. Doesn't matter, I'm not writing this for his benefit.
[Nokia Lumia 800] lowandbehold:
Now he will see it! Either way, there is no use in arguing with Marty. The only facts he acknowledges are ones that he benefits from. If you bring up a fact to benefit your side, he completely ignores it and goes into some ranty bull**** post.
[Nokia Lumia 800] MartyLK:
I won't see it because you get to visit my ignore list also.
[Nokia Lumia 800] lowandbehold:
Good, it will be a much better forum when you ignore everyone but z33.
[Nokia Lumia 800] xaccers:
It's a bromance made in heaven :D
[Nokia Lumia 800] orb3000:
.

Please stay on topic and respect each other, if this thread becomes a rant/flame war we will have to move or close it.

Thanks for your cooperation.
[Nokia Lumia 800] z33dev33l:
thank you, I'm merely inquiring about the opinions of others.

The idea is to make the screens touchscreen in time, for now they're just readying the flex technology.
[Nokia Lumia 800] Illicit Hero:
N9 got good write ups about build quality, saying the body even feels like aluminum. Unlike what you would get with a motorola/samsung phone, although I leaning towards a HTC Titan now that doesn't seem we will get a Nokia phone for a few months.
[Nokia Lumia 800] Hodapp007:
Will Nokia fade away?
[Nokia Lumia 800] jfin79:
What
[Nokia Lumia 800] Hodapp007:
I'm using Nokia now, damn, I wanna change to Smart phone.
[Nokia Lumia 800] z33dev33l:
upgrade to the new ones. They're beautiful devices.
[Nokia Lumia 800] MartyLK:
When you get your 800, give us a thorough perspective on it. Illicit says reviewers are saying it feels and is as solid as aluminum.
[Nokia Lumia 800] ajithpregy:
Nokia is still ruling the indian markets...series of asha devices might give them a boost:)
[Nokia Lumia 800] xaccers:
I hope so as they made a loss earlier this year.

That's a lot of employees who's jobs would be on the line if it fails.

Much as I don't find WP7 worthy for my needs, it doesn't mean other people with simpler needs shouldn't use it if that's what they want.
[Nokia Lumia 800] upichie:
I actually like the look of that iPod Nano-esque one. I feel it shouldn't weigh as much as an aluminum and glass iPhone though, given it's looks.

EDIT:

You don't have to lie. You single-handedly provoke the most flamewars in this sub-section. You should be proud of that; if you aren't, then stop doing it! Please!
[Nokia Lumia 800] z33dev33l:
Every encounter thus far with you has been you attempting to provoke me with me simply replying to the statements you make regarding the phones rather than personal issues. Please do rethink your stance. This should be a pleasant forum experience for all users.

The Lumia 800 is a beautiful device and that polycarbonate, I believe, is the same that spitfire skateboard wheels are made out of so it can take a beating. I can't wait to get mine.
[Nokia Lumia 800] upichie:
It's common knowledge that you start arguments here. And I wasn't kidding. If you're not proud of it, please stop doing it. As you said, this forum should be a pleasant experience for all of us.

Anyone have a link to a hands on of the Lumia 800?
[Nokia Lumia 800] z33dev33l:
I'm mobile atm so I tend to pull mobile links but there are numerous. I think the best I've seen was by phones4u.

I don't try to start arguments, I post my opinions, people disagree with my opinion, they get mad. I enjoy a different OS than them, no amount of raging will change that for either party, if they want to argue over it, that's their call.
[Nokia Lumia 800] upichie:
Alright, thanks. I'll Google it.

I believe your posts are perceived as trolling because you often post contradictory things, saying one thing and then later being completely hypocritical of your previous posts.
[Nokia Lumia 800] fansile:
well, nokia is kinda garbage