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[Off-topic] Shadow-Nexus:
Mod Edit: Moved to Off Topic

Yay another crazy thread from Shadow_Android!

So how the title says what brought you to xda?

I'll start!

So one day while i was using my xperia mini pro it got really slow and hot i got mad and the phone suddenly rebooted

From that day and on it would happen like 3 times a day, it got really frustrated

At that time i didn't know about root and custom roms

After a few weeks i went to a party a my grandma's house, my cousin that know a lot about hacking asked me if i had my phone rooted and i was like "what the hell is that?" so we went upstairs to his room where he had his laptop and everything else

After a few minutes he got my phone rooted and he told me all the cool things i could do with it

the same day at my house i started looking for apps that needed root i came across some really cool apps with cool features like being able to change the font of the phone and the bootanimation and to be able to eliminate all the bloatware

I was really happy with my rooted xperia mini pro but the reboot problem was still there

my cousin had also told me about roms and all that crap but at that time i didnt pay much attention so in my search for making my phone faster i came across this site

I was really amazed of all the new features the custom roms had so i decided to try them out!

From there and on it was all about flashing roms and staying updated in the rom i used which was cyanocomb (really good rom)

After flashing my first rom i made an account so i could post my opinions and suggestions about the roms

After 7 months of using my xperia mini pro i sold it and bought a brand new g2 unlocked

That was my story know its your turn!
[Off-topic] ptesmoke:
I started off on ppcgeeks forums back in the winmo days, cooking roms etc. I then made my way to xdandroid, then finally purchased a sony x10, joined xda in hopes of rooting it, sold the x10 and bought a stock DZ after reading I could sim unlock it myself! Haven't looked back since. Love xda, and love the development that goes on.
[Off-topic] killj0y:
Bought my G2 because at the time it was the best phone and had a keyboard. Knew about root and all that with my computer tech background but needed a reliable forum to get answers to harder questions. read for a few weeks actually before I joined and posted and tried helping ever since :)
[Off-topic] GottaStayFly:
For me it started with my first smartphone, the Sony Ericsson X2 (looks very nice, but the software... oh god) anyways, yeah just searched random stuff on Google on how to improve it, because this phone was terribly slow and had so many problems and one of the links just brought me XDA,
[Off-topic] G1ForFun:
For me it was being on a G1 and wondering how to tweak it. A google search led me to a youtube video about Super D rom and within that video was a link to XDA. Ah the memories.
[Off-topic] Stargazer418:
I came here for the first time trying to put Android on my old T-Mobile Wing. Now that I have an Android phone, I come here all the time.
[Off-topic] heybobitsme:
I originally bought a G1 and was fine with it for a while. At the time I wasn't very tech savvy, although I had built a computer, and had no idea you can mod it. I started reading Android blogs and started seeing these posts about rooting the G1 and doing all sorrts of mods on it. I soon found out my soon-to-be-brother-in-law, who was way more savvy, had a G1and had rooted his phone. So I asked him to root mine and he installed CM3.x, which was Cupcake based and was done by cyanogen himself as this was before the CM explosion, and showed me the XDA thread. From then I was hooked.

Edit: @G1ForFun, I remember using SuperD! That was a badass ROM with the memory hack!
[Off-topic] flaheat88:
For me it was simply to see what i could do with my G1, tweaks and all that good stuff, I simply love to hack my phones, I dont post much i mostly read because my questions are always answered before i even ask :) .. this place is awesome man.. now I have G2 and im learning "ADB" and its a breeze.. these Devs are amazing and the community is so helpful.. My home away from home:cool:
[Off-topic] dweller88:
Like some of the others I got a G1 and then found out that XDA was the place where everyone was tweaking it. Started with android 1.0 and enjoyed the build up to cupcake etc. First onscreen keyboard. Getting the video camera to work. Getting first multi-touch. Then getting Sense on the G1. I was addicted. Now with the Vision the scene is so fragmented with so many different android models. But I still try to keep up with what is happening. Can't wait for the attempt to get ICS on our handsets.
[Off-topic] thepaddedroom:
I had a Tmobile Dash (HTC Excalibur) and WinMo5.0 was killing me. Google brought me here.
[Off-topic] theSpam:
I came here when I first had my now retired HTC Hero (GSM version) and was looking to get some extra performance out of it. As I am still doing now with my DZ, that meant installing some Sense-free ROM.
[Off-topic] Ritualz:
I first came to xda after trying to find some programs for my HTC diamond, and from when i came to the site i found all the customroms i could get. I had my HTC diamond for 2 years (still running android). But last year i found out that i needed a Android phone, with a physical keyboard. So i got the Desire Z, and its the best phone i've ever had.
[Off-topic] aDeQ666:
First time login to xda bcoz i want to root my DZ. Got all the information & successfully root my DZ. ;)
[Off-topic] ffff00:
I first came to xda when Cupcake was leaked (maybe ported from mytouch?) for the G1.

I actually rooted my phone solely for the virtual keyboard and the multitouch hack way back when you had to telnet into your phone to root. "wtf is telnet?!" I ended up figuring it out, and the Android community is now one of the best communities that I've ever been a part of.

The G1 days were awesome btw, when we had everyone working on a single device.. JesusFreke, Cyanogen, TheDude, haykuro, etc.
[Off-topic] phillyd420:
Wanting to know more about android and what I could do with it
[Off-topic] phillyd420:
To learn more about android
[Off-topic] angr1112:
After having my G1 for a couple of months, I discovered xda by the search terms: hacking Android. I read up on rooting, appplying themes and installing custom ROMs for my G1. I learned a lot here at xda. Rooting an android phone makes everything so much better. I have always been a fan of getting more bang out of technology.

T-Mobile G2 | meXdroidMod GC AIO
[Off-topic] Thoughtful:
First Android phone was the HTC Hero and I came here to get some optimized ROMs for it so it would run smoother. I've been here ever since, currently have a DZ, looking to upgrade soon again.
[Off-topic] CCpotter:
well, i remember that i googled a thing that day, i forget what the thing is, and MR. Google brought me here, then i found there are so many modules here and people seems to know a lot, LOL So come to Xda every day has become a part of my life
[Off-topic] terhiha:
I was trying to root my DZ with some finnish instructions.

They weren't complete, so i needed to search for help :)
[Off-topic] killswitch11:
Fell in love with Android when I got my T-Mo MT3G. Unlike iOS, I found Android to appeal to my geeky side. I learned of rooting from the T-Mo forums, asked some questions, and directed to XDA. I rooted my MT3G on Jan. 1st of this year and loved the extra features and freedom rooting provided. Then got a crazy unexpected deal to upgrade to a G2 for practically nothing and wasn't even anywhere close to qualifying for an upgrade... but I took it! Did my research for a month, then took the plunge and rooted my G2. Lovin it and this place ever since.
[Off-topic] :
I have joined XDA mostly due to G2/D-Z forums on Modaco being nearly dead compared to the ZTE Blade forums for instance...
[Off-topic] Mnementh666:
The need to modify my first smartphone, the HTC TyTN (AT&T 8525). Waaay back in the WM5 days.

*sniff*

Sent from my HTC Vision
[Off-topic] convolution:
Heard there was child pr0n here...

oh wait that's 4chan...
[Off-topic] leikamkei:
I first came here when I was try to root the Samsung Vibrant for my brother at around November of last year. I already had my G2 by then, but I actually didn't even bother rooting the phone until around January of this year just to remove bloatware... Since then, I've been learning little bits here and there and slowly becoming a flashaholic... Oh boy.. :p
[Off-topic] The Odom Project:
For me, it was simple. I owned a Samsung Omnia (the original) and hated WM6.1. The hardware was amazing, it was just that OS wasn't. Windows sucks so bad on tablets, why would they shrink down XP and put it on a 4 inch screen?!? Most un-touch-friendly ui ever. So I Google's "hack Samsung Omnia" and this is what I found :) within no time I was running a modified version of 6.5 with htc's interface.
[Off-topic] mtmerrick:
My LG Vortex sucks. :p After having it for not too long i couldn't stand the bloatware anymore. So, I poked around and found superoneclick (on cnet of all places) and it worked great. from there i found about the wonderful world of android modding, and i found and joined XDA shortly after. Been a loyal fandroid ever since :p
[Off-topic] Seddy318:
I came to Xda after getting redirected here by so many links over at the Android Forums. This site has been my safe haven when it comes to my rooted Epic. :-D
[Off-topic] Apatche69:
Wanting a better experience with my htc fuze a few years ago
[Off-topic] MikiOCN:
I get directed here from members of another forum I regular at unrelated (generally) to phones. Today, I decided to join this fine forum, just in case I decided to actually ask a question, or make a contribution.
[Off-topic] mlin:
Google. When I had the HTC mogul.

tapa tapa tapa
[Off-topic] BPHusker:
Finally deciding to root my Evo after a year and half of using stock. :)
[Off-topic] ohyeahar:
I had the HTC Touch Dual which (like the original HTC Touch) had that TouchFlow cube that you bring up by swiping up from the bottom. I always thought that thing was cool but it was too bad that there's no option to customize the shortcuts.

Google got me here and I found out all about editing the png images and registry values.
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
I was looking for a nice community to chat around, troll forums and spam. Found it.
[Off-topic] geekygrl:
Google...when I was looking for ways to improve on an old 02 XDA Mini....and its been downhill ever since...flash this...root that... ;):p
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Hot babes and drugs.
[Off-topic] project.self:
I don't really remember the specifics of it, but someone on another site that I frequent, linked to here about an Android phone. Forgot about the site for a few months, but in recent times, I was looking to upgrade to an Android phone and since I love to customize my phones as much as possible I came back to this site too for ROMS and themes and the like. I bookmarked countless threads haha.

But I've been trying to post more so we'll see how that goes
[Off-topic] urinamess:
im searching for custom ROMS and the rest is history... hehe
[Off-topic] Dirk:
You must be soo disappointed! :(

:D

I came for the awesome and stayed for the awesome.
[Off-topic] Dblfstr:
Had the T-Mobile shadow, WM 6.1(?). It had black and white status bar at the top. I had figured out how to change many of the icons and such since they were just images. I started looking around the internetz for other ways to customize my phone. I cam across ppcgeeks (maybe) and found a colored status bar tweak. It was a simple tweak that required some .dll file. Once I messed with the phone so much, I had to hard reset to only add the things I actually needed. So I googled the custom status bar tweak because I did not remember where it came from. Turns out it was from xda... the rest is history. 5 phones later and I am still here. (I think it was ppcgeeks because I found that I had bookmarked the page and had forgotten what it was for... :D
[Off-topic] downhd:
When I bought my Optimus One a friend told me to have a look on xda-developers for updates and stuff for it. I'm reading the forums for a while but only yesterday I've created an account because I had an issue with my phone but now everything is ok.
[Off-topic] Jump1ng:
Had some issues with my old HTC Wildfire phone and google brought me here and now I visit more or less everyday to check whats happening....and loving all the good guides on getting the most out of our phones.

Just updated to a new Sensation ROM so big thanks to EddyOS for his nice clean 3.5 sense rom.
[Off-topic] jr866gooner:
Hello,could you pm me how you rooted and installed a Rom on your original wildfire please?

Many thanks

Jr

sent from t'internet
[Off-topic] dexter93:
my htc desire :(

i miss it

edit: no, that was actually the kaiser... but the desire made me stick here... not to mention about the mafia ;)
[Off-topic] kevin2516:
Was finding out how to root my wildfire. Waited until full root came out.
[Off-topic] King-Nai:
First was messing with my Old G1's innards, now it's adding to the ICS development for the G2x. Hopefully I can help get it off the tables by tomorrow.
[Off-topic] the_scotsman:
My HTC Himalaya way back 6 years ago :p
[Off-topic] NightHawk877:
I got a Captivate back in December and already knew of the cool hacks for it. I searched on Google for Captivate hacks and I wound up here. Got it rooted less than an hour after I unboxed it and installed my first ROM, Serendipity two months later. Now I am running Fasty KK4. Since then, I got an AT&T galaxy s 2 running Serendipity and an Australian HD2 with Hyperdroid.
[Off-topic] hiu115:
it's actually pretty funny:
[Off-topic] erasable:
My G1 brought me to xda. Preordered mine and been with Android since.
[Off-topic] saxena.siddhu:
My X10 Mini Pro....

being fed up of my x10 mini pro i started googling how to improve the phone...

got knowledge of root and found out about xda...

now it's almost all my time on computer that is only xda browsing
[Off-topic] negrobembon:
Google, in fact google has brought me everywhere, even to buy this phone
[Off-topic] phazingazrael:
I knew a little about rooting androids so when I got my phone I seaarched for the most reliable site and have continued to used it almost a year later, I'm here almost every day looking for new things for my epic 4g

Such a G, posting on the fly from my epically epic
[Off-topic] grzesiek1945:
Link from polish forum, android.com.pl

THE BEST POLISH forum about android ;)
[Off-topic] olyloh6696:
Started when i first got a O2 XDA Orbit secondhand from my dad. i wanted to twerak the boring UI. I used to visit loads of webs and download apps, cabs etc.

XDA was a site that frequently came up. i decided to make an account here, purely to download stuff.

After a while, i got a Toshiba TG01 5 months later. i wanted to know about unlocking it, so i came across XDA again. From there i began to post on the forum, and i was from the very start of the community in the TG01. i watched the forum grow and make custom ROMs and decided to flash ROMs for the first time. This opened a new door to me to endless customizability. Soon i became a full time member on XDA,

and in the following months got myself a Samsung Galaxy Tab, ZTE Blade, and more recently the Samsung Galaxy S II and the HTC Desire S
[Off-topic] jared407:
My friend turned me on to xda when I had my G1 to learn how to root and mod and ect since then I have moved to a Epic 4G and enjoy then endless mods that can be done to a phone . I love this forum:)
[Off-topic] :
The readily available women :rolleyes:

-We do what we must because we can; for the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead-
[Off-topic] orb3000:
I was trying to upgrade and tweak my beloved still active HTC Universal back in 2005!

Those Windows Mobile OS times were amazing!

Imagine XDA was 90% exclusive for HTC devices. Of course with the time more brands were added. I remember even we told to IOS users to find in a different place lol, now we even have ios section and apple news.

Then I started to make new and cool friends around and that gave me this community feeling for 1st time on an online forum, I was automatically hooked up!
[Off-topic] pojr:
needed help finding custom roms for the oneplus x. never knew theres basically an entire community dedicated to this kind of stuff.
[Off-topic] :
My galaxy tab 2 brought me here !! I was searching for an app that can update it from android 4 to 6 (idiot, wasn't I ???) And then I came here, did one year study on how to install custom ROM and finally did it !!!
[Off-topic] ManojNairOnline:
Searching for a Samsung device ROM lead me to XDA. Never looked back.
[Off-topic] Sentimental Sugarcube:
So, what brought me to XDA Developers was actually Reddit.

I had posted my concerns with my compromised device (malware/spyware), and someone suggested I take a look at this site. I'm really, really glad that I've come across this forum, because I feel like I'm learning more information and seeing that other people have experienced or are experiencing the same issues as I am makes me feel better.
[Off-topic] orb3000:
I can see you are waking dead threads!

I came here to make the best of my beloved HTC Universal back in 2006
[Off-topic] Sentimental Sugarcube:
You caught me, lol. This is a really interesting website, but you're right, I've gone through way too many threads and posts. I ranked 6 in this week's Most Achievements, too!

And wow, that's a while back — I was only 3-4 years old, lol.
[Off-topic] Danish on XDA:
ima newbie...anyway i have a poco m3 (which is now rooted)..as u alll know MIUI is bad and laggy and i was sick of random freezes and bloatware and stuff..so i asked my brother for help..and he told me that installl a custom rom or sum..i was like what is that then he told me everything about root and custom roms and what u can do with that and this site...so finallly i flashed my first phone 2 moths back and loving it

{Mod edited due to unsuitable language - Regards Oswald Boelcke}
[Off-topic] galaxys:
Getting out of rehab😁
[Off-topic] Renate:
What in heaven's name brought you to XDA?

My health. I came to XDA for the waters

The waters? What waters? We're in the desert.

I was misinformed.
[Off-topic] maoosonyourdesk:
loneliness
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jahganja:
Hi everyone,

I have had this problem a few times when I flash a new ROM I can't send text or get data. I fixed it before but I can't get it to work anymore and I'm not sure exactly why, except that it is related to some sort of problem with the APN and SMSC (I think). I am with Cincinnati Bell wireless (CBW) and I'm running CM7

I set the APN data similar to what they have on their website:

http://cbwportal.wdsglobal.com/wap?...&manufacturerId=35&phoneId=3531&mobileNumber=

But when I dail *#*#4636#*#* to get to the phone info and enter the Hex value for the CBW SMSC # (+15132400140) 07915131420041F0 and change the network type to GSM/CDMA auto (PRL) neither will stay. The SMSC won't update and the network type just keeps reverting to WCDMA.

Anybody know how I can get this to work??? Many thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Canadoc:
Noticed since upgrading my stock bell kg2 firmware to xxki4 that some things are not working and wondering if I am alone.

This phone can do wifi on 5 ghz n network. Was doing it until I upgraded. Now it is not being seen.

There were a whole bunch of stock wallpapers that were very nice but the ki4 firmware only has 5.

Also found that the speech recognition using either the Google or Samsung voice apps for search etc seem less accurate than before. Especially for names.

Any ideas for fixes? Don't want to go back as battery life is much better.
[EVO 4G General] alaman68:
Just wondering, for those of you that have been around for a while. Who were your favorite developers that moved on to a different device?

Mine is probably Calkulin, way ahead of the times and never really got the credit he deserved.

thoughts?
[EVO 4G General] Art2Fly:
Stawberry_Yogurt was a great developer when i had my moto razr
[EVO 4G General] auau465121:
Damage he was the best from my hero to the EVO best dev ever
[EVO 4G General] auau465121:
O yeah and he also taught virus everything he knows and virus is one of the top dev's out right now so u do that math
[EVO 4G General] ckoadiyn:
Netarchy however lithid came but seems he has moved on also ms (made sbc) kernels
[EVO 4G General] HipKat:
Koni, but who knows where he went
[EVO 4G General] alaman68:
Yeah. What is with him vanishing? Guess he didn't like GB
[EVO 4G General] ruben1221:
I liked vetvito, who worked on my TP (Touch Pro). He did some amazing work.
[EVO 4G General] atapia984:
Definitely Calkulin. His mods, radios etc. Always very reliable work.

Sent from my PC36100.
[EVO 4G General] piscesjoey:
Yeah that's true Koni moved to the iPhone. I have a couple favorite ones mostly from the WM days like Mighty Mike (he went iPhone also), Juicy, Herg62163, indagroove (don't know if he is still devving anymore but he is still around the Evo forums time to time), Whosdaman (had the sickest Manila 2D Diamond ROM for the Vogue), & there are a few others also.

Evo 3D on Tapatalk
[EVO 4G General] playya:
Yea man used to rock the hell out of Indagroove's stuff... but must put another vote in for Caulkin... Solid and reliable...
[EVO 4G General] delman420:
from what i heard koni is gonna come back with a new update on the elite.
[EVO 4G General] HipKat:
When did you hear this, because he said that in August, then disappeared again.
[EVO 4G General] piscesjoey:
He moved on to the iPhone 4S

Evo 3D on Tapatalk
[EVO 4G General] bcarter2000:
Damaged, Calkulin, Netarchy, Decaednce, koni, treve, and a few other I can't remember.
[EVO 4G General] piscesjoey:
Damageless & TrevE are on the 3D with Team Synergy, Calk I last seen was on the Photon with Yay 4 Juggs ( I almost got a Photon cuz of them 2), & Dec is over on the Epic making CM7 a reality for it

Evo 3D on Tapatalk
[EVO 4G General] alaman68:
list can get pretty long if you want to add myn and virus too. Now that we have some really good (nostalgic / retro) sense ROMS rolling through, Netarchy is missed. Only kernels that could take a beating and last 2 days on one charge.
[Captivate General] vamshi999:
Hi , At&t is offering me galaxy s2 for $230 as an early upgrade offer. my contracts ends in nov 2012, so if i take this upgrade offer, my contract would end in nov 2013, should i go ahead with this or wait for some new phones in june/july.
[Captivate General] quarlow:
There will always be a better phone coming out in a few months. If you wait for summer, it will be the holiday season.

Samsung sold over 10 million GS IIs before selling a single one in the US.

Any flaw, what so ever insignificant, in the captivate is fixed in the GS II. It feels amazing in hand, super smooth and fast, plus there is already 7 different ROMs, and it hasn't been out a month yet.

You cannot go wrong with the GS II. Go into the store and play with it. After two weeks I have yet to find a flaw, or a way to make it lag, or hesitate.

My question for you is: how do I get att to let me renew a year early? (For next time)

Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)
[Captivate General] 24fan4life:
AT&T is letting me upgrade a year early also. Pretty sure it's not a full discount upgrade, or what, but my contract isn't up until 2012.
[Captivate General] vamshi999:
the original retail price is $199 and they are offering me for $230. I just called customer care and asked for an upgrade for s2 they gave the above option...this is with a 2 year contract....
[Captivate General] Captain_Nero:
Don't do it! You'll feel ripped when the SGS 3 comes out, Think about how long the SGS 2 has been out outside the USA..... Or you can can get the GS2 as it is one of the greatest phones out there right now and it flies like the wind.

*Get Chance and Luck*