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[G2 and Desire Z General] ginobili1:
I was always fascinated by Blackberry's trackpad/ball accuracy and loved it at first on my Desire Z. But from day one, just because of moving in light, the trackpad would behave all crazy and from that day I just stopped using it. Even when I think about it now, I don't use it at all not even for corrections. So for me its a good way the manufacturers are going. Also removing them help them make full screen phones (ala GNexus) so it keeps the phone size in check as well.
[G2 and Desire Z General] redpoint73:
HC is the tablet only iteration of Android. The reasoning in doing away with the buttons on tablets, is that you have so much more screen real estate on tablets, and taking some for the home/back/menu buttons is no big deal.

I think ICS supports devices having capacitive buttons or not. I haven't looked at the actual screen proportions/dimensions, but from the Galaxy Nexus screenshots, it looks like the screen is actually lengthened to accommodate the screen buttons. Otherwise, they are hogging up way too much screen area.

I personally would not like to see the capacitive buttons go away. If nothing else, the Home buttons works most the time when an app freezes up. If you are using an app and have the screen buttons hidden (like a game of watching a video), you are just stuck waiting, or maybe hold down the power button.
[G2 and Desire Z General] killj0y:
x2 hardware buttons definately help...
[G2 and Desire Z General] happycube:
I think the trackball/trackpad is a legacy from pre-iPhone android... which looked a heck of a lot like a blackberry.
[G2 and Desire Z General] blk_jack:
Personally I like and use the trackpad quite a bit. It's perfect for adjusting typos and allowing for better cursor placement as well as coming in handy as a directional tool when using the terminal or ssh.

Plus having it light up in different colors a la the nexus one is a great way to provide notifications.

I don't really like this new over simplified approach mobile devices are getting though. Sometimes it's worthwhile to include more than one button on a device and just because android devices have different hardware than apple ones doesn't mean it's bad or that android needs to conform.

These days people seem to be opting for the Apple route of form over function. Why stop with the trackpad? Get rid of the camera button or even the volume rocker and just have a device consisting of a backplate and glass screen. I'm sure people will think it's gorgeous without taking into consideration the huge loss of convenient functionality.
[G2 and Desire Z General] killj0y:
It isn't form over function, it is just that most "normal" people don't use it. They have probably stadium size amounts of people that do surveys that say they don't use it. Case in point, me. I do everything with my phone literally and I've never had to use the track pad. Gimme a mouse or a screen not an in between!
[G2 and Desire Z General] scottmog:
I hope so,seems like wasted space that could be a screen to me.
[G2 and Desire Z General] killj0y:
The trackpad on a smart phone reminds me of the damn nub they used to put on laptops, I hated that thing lol
[G2 and Desire Z General] redpoint73:
Me too.

I'd be able to get along fine without the trackpad, if every screen keyboard (including 3rd party keyboards like Swype) had arrow keys (or the option to turn them off/on at your preference). Otherwise, trying to get accurate cursor placement for correcting typos by jabbing on the screen is enough to drive me crazy.

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I'm not personally interested in what the masses of cattle want. While I believe that you do quite a bit with your phone (without a trackpad), most smartphone owners mostly use it to play Angry Birds and make poorly typed, one sentence status updates on Facebook, and not much more.
[G2 and Desire Z General] killj0y:
I'm pretty sure you were agreeing with me, but in either case lol, i was just pointing out that it costs less not to put in a trackpad, especially considering most people probably don't use it. I am not talking down those who do, it is similar to a physical keyboard, i do in fact use it, but there is probably far more people that don't care for one, especially if there is a possibility of it lowering costs.
[G2 and Desire Z General] AntSmoove:
I understand completely what you mean as far as cost goes. Me personally I like having my track pad and I'd probably miss it if it weren't there. But with all the development for the g2 I dont think I'm going to get rid of this phone for a while
[G2 and Desire Z General] killj0y:
That goes double for me. I was wishing big with the new nexus, but no SD slot is a deal breaker for me boo...
[G2 and Desire Z General] amp:
I'd say the removal of a functional button such as a trackpad is a downgrade. There is nothing of it's hindrance to provide an extra input method for our usage. Simplicity in smartphones is important but removing this is not simplification, it is a removal of a function. Now if only they wouldn't make the bottom chin of devices to wide and long.
[G2 and Desire Z General] blah1898:
Personally, I only used my trackpad when on recovery. Now It's pretty much obsolete after installing 4EXT Touch Recovery. I believe that the space from the trackball could be used for other stuff (screen, moar buttons, etc)
[G2 and Desire Z General] Whippler:
i use my track pad to move text cursor, also when i use remotedesktop, its great for precise mouse movements.

on a side note, when i first saw galaxy S/SII, Great touchpads /../ What thee hell they are just huge ugly home buttons :/
[XPERIA X10 General] ImS0Raw:
Heey guys,

I haven't seen a post about this new phone, so I thought lets make a thread about it!

There are 2 new Sony XPERIA phones spotted, they seem legit to me! Really beautifull phones, if they got some nice hardware it may be my next phone!

Original article:

http://www.xperiablog.net/2011/12/0...-shot-leaks-two-new-xperia-handsets-unmasked/

We have heard (and seen) much of the Sony Ericsson LT26i (Nozomi), the company’s 2012 flagship, and now we have come across what looks like the first press shot for the device. The image matches what we have already seen, but this new high-res shot really shows what an attractive device it really is. The phone is still branded Sony Ericsson and you can see the front-facing camera on the top-right. You can also make out the small back, home, menu capacitive buttons on the bottom, highlighting that it will most likely be running Android 4.0 ICS out of the box.

As many of you know, this model is believed to sport a 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 12MP camera, a 4.3-inch display with 720 x 1280 pixel resolution, 1GB RAM, 32GB ROM (no micro-SD slot) and a sealed 1750mAh battery. It looks like a handset to look forward to in this gorgeous white colour, but it will also come in black according to @Ricciolo1. Unfortunately this shot isn’t high-res, but you get the idea of what it will look like. Our money’s still on the white model.

As well as this, two new pictures have also emerged of what are believed to be new Xperia devices, but we question their authenticity. Both new models are branded ‘Sony’ rather than ‘Sony Ericsson’, but they look a bit like fan renders or concepts to us. The phones look very much like SE’s mid-range offerings if true, with one of them having an unusual teardrop profile in terms of its thickness. It reminds us of the wedge-shaped Sony S Android tablet, with a thicker bottom compared to the top.

Interestingly, the second Xperia render has the date of 12 January 2012 on its ICS lock screen. This could be in reference to the CES trade show in Las Vegas running from 10-13 January 2012. It is believed that Sony Ericsson will announce at least some of its new Xperia portfolio at that time. If you remember, Sony Ericsson announced the Xperia arc in January 2011 at CES, so we would almost expect at least one new phone announcement at CES 2012.
[XPERIA X10 General] Hzu:
Uh, look at the latest posts in the 2012 Nozomi thread. They posted pictures of that pregnant Xperia and that one with the ripple lockscreen.

But I thought they were just concepts?! Fake photos?!
[XPERIA X10 General] unknown13x:
For the last time...They are fake...
[XPERIA X10 General] iridaki:
LOL@pregnant Xperia!!! :D

"The whole new Xperia Preggo.

Due in 2012."
[XPERIA X10 General] scoobysnacks:
9 months after you buy it an xperia ray pops out..
[XPERIA X10 General] Hzu:
They can't, the name is copyrighted for spaghetti sauces. :P

@snacks,

1. Put your X10 on top of that pregnant Xperia. Leave them for one night.

2. The bump will become bigger the next few days.

3. ????

4. Profit!!!!! (2 Rays comes out after 9 months!)
[XPERIA X10 General] -PiLoT-:
problem is though if the waters break you lose warranty
[XPERIA X10 General] Hzu:
Ah crap, you are right. So how do we prevent it from breaking?
[XPERIA X10 General] -PiLoT-:
safe text

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[XPERIA X10 General] sahibunlimited:
Its impossible to do that without that

Oh and x10 is weak in that take a sgs2 ;D
[XPERIA X10 General] Hzu:
Where's the baby?!

@sahib,

On a second thought.....yeah. But it would be awkward to see a hybrid of Xperia Ray and Galaxy S II.

Hmmm, Galaxy Ray?

I'm a genius! Galaxy Nexus sounds so bad!
[XPERIA X10 General] scoobysnacks:
What would the baby be covered in when it comes out?

Battery acid?
[XPERIA X10 General] -PiLoT-:
CarrierIQ
[XPERIA X10 General] negrobembon:
But if you read the end of the article, it says they are pure concept pics and they were sorry
[XPERIA X10 General] Hzu:
Lol, we get another USB cable too! If you get what I mean.
[XPERIA X10 General] scoobysnacks:
you have to cut it though, it doesn't just unplug lol
[XPERIA X10 General] OmegaRED^:
Ok.. this is totally unexpected.

But i think... it's F^#&1ng pretty. "the design looks like a true SE device"

But i'm scared it will let me down like my x10 did.

I think the battery still... very.. very small,

But i guess that is to allow it's thin size.

1.. how much heat will it absorb from my hands?

2.. how much heat will the radio generate in certain conditions?

3.. how can SE guarantee us high build quality?
[XPERIA X10 General] unknown13x:
Err...no....that is DEFINITELY not a design of SE LOL You can tell right away when something's off and doesn't fit the "brand". If you think these are pretty, wait til you see what's in store. There are more coming that are even prettier than Nozomi IMO.
[XPERIA X10 General] pngface:
Yea I heard Xperia Play 2 is going to be announced at CES.. Fingers crossed for quadcore and a half decent GPU
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] ntebis:
As i know the phones are same except for the camera.

It will be ok if a buy a neo case for a V phone?

Also whats the differnce with TPU and Gel/Silicon?

Thank you in Advance,

ntebis

Future owner of a NEO V
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] armando101:
Yes, you can buy neo case for neo V...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Fotis_13:
Yes, xperia neo and neo v cases are the same.

But, i have the same question: what is the differnce with TPU and Gel/Silicon?

Also future owner of Neo V. I have order it at Vodafone in Greece!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] ntebis:
Hi, TPU i think is more hard than silicon/gel and more thin than gel/silicon skin.

Anyway I am going to buy tpu

PS I just received mine from VF GR
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Marcell96:
Silicone <> TPU
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] ntebis:
can you tell us the difference excpet of the design
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] SCHUMI_4EVER:
I'm not sure but I think Silicone is softer and doesn't allow much design freedom.

TPU is harder and allows for all sorts of cover design to be created.

Overall I think TPU is superior.

Then there are also still hard plastic cases though like the Armour case I got for my Neo.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Rushyang:
Alright this is not the question you think it is! After rooting from THIS THREAD, I already googled and installed Link2SD, ROM Manager, Titanium Backup, Super Manager, BusyBox, Quick Boot and SetCPU. I have tested all of them except Titanium Backup and ROM Manager.

What I am confused is, CF-Root and ClockWorkMod Recovery. My plan is definitely to install Latest CWM v5 so that I can apply CM7 later (at least after more 5 months till I'm working on one development project related to Maps & GPS of Android platform). But as I heard, some themes & customizations needs CF-Root from THIS LINK. Which i find quite confusing how to apply. My questions are:

1)

How to apply CF-Root? Please explain steps and Give me Attachments to download.

Will my device work same as right now? Because I need my device to run fully so that I can test my written android applications directly via USB Debugging.

1-A) Do I need to unroot before applying CF-Root? If yes, what about the soft links of apps I have made into SD Card through Link2SD?

1-B) Will CF-Root include CWM?

2) Suppose I have CF-Root or CWM installed successfully and what happens to my stock recovery? Is there any way to keep it backed up so that When I need to send it to service station they wouldn't know about it? (By the way, what is the Stock Recovery image's location?)

3) Please also give some suggestions which you think I should keep in mind. I want to keep my ace as close to stock as possible. I also don't know about how to take snapshot of current ROM from Custom Recovery Mode and of Applications from Titanium Backup so that if anything could go wrong I could recover from CWM.

My Device info:

SGA (of course)

Android Version: 2.3.4

Baseband Version: S5830DDKQ5 (STOCK ROM)

Kernel Version: 2.6.35.7-perf-CL518855root@DELL142 #1

Build Number: GINGERBREAD.DDKQ5

Applied Root (for GingerBread) FROM THIS THREAD

XDA RULE!! :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] evil_penguin:
remove rom manager for god sake..

rom manager will brick your phone

.. search before you do anything.. thousands of people have destroyed their phones due to rom manager.. so remove it as fast as possible!!!!!!!

next time do things that you know!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Rushyang:
Thanks for your suggestion buddy. I know it bricks smartphones.. But also it doesn't work without CWM so I could not use it. :)

Thanks for quick suggestion. :D

EDIT:

I highly admire your suggestion and just removed it. :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] evil_penguin:
Your welcome bro , but be carefull ! Watch your steps :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] adeklipse:
Please please please CMIIW.

Now to answer your questions, but firstly:

CF-Root is a kernel, adapted by the awesome ketut.kumajaya. CMW is a custom recovery. I'm saying this because I'm getting the impression that you think CF-Root and CMW are the same thing.

1. Most recent custom ROMs already provide CF-Root, so once you install the ROM, you'll have CF-Root.

1.a. No. At least, I don't think so, because flashing a kernel/ROM doesn't require root access as a dependancy

1.b. Not to my knowledge. I've been using CF-Root for so long, I forgot what the stock kernel feels like. :P

2. You know what? I actually have no idea. The only way I can think of to restore the stock recovery is by flashing a stock ROM via Odin. If you take it to a service counter, I doubt the counter will notice, but I would be pretty doubtful for the people who actually service your phone.

3. If you want it to be as close as stock ROM, use the stock ROM; it's that simple! :)

But if you want to use a custom ROM with the closest resemblance to stock ROMs, I would recommend the GingerReal ROM; it's essentially stock ROM, spiced up with performance tweaks.

3.a. You can do an entire system backup (Nandroid backup) with CWM. Just boot into CWM (hold Power+Home button when the phone is off), and choose "backup and restore" > "Backup" and wait. To restore, do the same things, except pick "Restore"

3.b. Doing a Titanium Backul is... complicatedly simple to answer. I'd recommend you to look up their FAQ or something.

Hope that helps! :D

Sent from my GT-S5830
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Rushyang:
Hello adeklipse,

First of all thanks for replying. And sorry I have messed up to explain my question more clearly... But, I do perfectly understand difference between two of those. :) CF-Root is custom kernel and CWM is custom recovery mode which provides a lot more facilities that stock recovery wouldn't.

First of all, I am on Stock ROM 2.3.4 DDKQ5 and I want to stay on it without flashing ROMs. Because I need my phone working super fine till I complete my project of android application development.

In what I am confused is, I want to apply some themes/bootanimations which according to what I read, requires CF-Root (which already covers root, Super User, CWM and BusyBox)... I have all of them except CWM in my phone.. What I think of a possibility that I could just apply CF-Root and use themes etc. which automatically will install CWM helpful for me taking snapshots of stock ROM as backup before I change even theme.

My question is: Chainfire's Post says different method to apply CF-Root and Ketut.Kumajaya says different method to apply CF-Root. However, I understand only the method which says go into recovery mode and apply update. But that post fails how CWM 4 automatically booted. :(

I want to be on safe side asking proper procedure before I proceed.

Also, ChainFire says his custom kernel is tested on

"stock Gingerbread XXKPH, XWKPN, and DXKPB"

which I assume are stock firmwares of different regions. So another question about compatibility in my region's (India's) stock firmware.

Thanks
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] SpaceCaker:
U can theme your stock rom without root just copy th systemui apk and frameworkres apk to pc extract them change items and your done
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Prawesome:
Chainfire's method invloves flashing via Odin if i saw it right.

Ketut's method is of flasihng CF-Root via recovery

I recommend flashing via recovery,its safer,easier and faster.

Don't worry,theres nothing such as Firmware compatibilty,its all about stability and perfomance.I am from India too and is using KPH firmware which is European firmware.I syggest you flash the KPH firmware,its the most widely used firmware.You would not face any problem if you flash another region's firmware.Flashing a different firmware is not easy atleast in my opinion.You just need Odin to do that.I suggest you read hubix's step by step detailed tutorial on that.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Rushyang:
Thanks.. what I don't understand is there are bunch of files under Ketut's attachment. Which ones to apply in recovery mode and in which order??

Please help me out with that.

Also, if there's any bug like Wi-Fi or anything else pesters me, how would I revert it back to original custom ROM?

PS: I have just rooted my phone. CWM is not installed yet. Hope it will be installed by CF-Root directly.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Prawesome:
If you have a bug,you could always restore a backup by using CWM.

I suggest you flash CWM before you flash cf-root.

About the files,ask in ketut's thread
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] xdaboy122:
Seriously I never tried cf-root. huh prawsome should i try it oR should I stick to oc kernel of ketut?

sent from my phone

plzzzz hit thanks if I helped you in any means .......;)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] doctorace92:
lol...ketut cf-root kernel is the only kernel for stock(samsung) ROMs present here.Of course it is made by ketut . All other kernels are for cm7.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] xdaboy122:
I mean oc kernel bro :p

sent from my phone

plzzzz hit thanks if I helped you in any means .......;)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Prawesome:
I never used oc :p

I say you stick with oc bro
[HTC EVO 3D] DJ1994:
I was wondering if on an unrooted phone can you tell your phone to use 1x instead of 3g because the speeds may be better due to a stronger signal?

boom!! from my shooter
[HTC EVO 3D] Sad Panda:
Ok I will bite, how slow is your 3G? Even if your 3G is very slow it is still highly unlikely that you would get 1xrtt that is faster than your 3G speed. 1xrtt is very slow. It peaks just shy of 20Kb/s, but real world speeds are likely to be more like 7.5-13Kb/s.

If you are unhappy with your 3G speed you could setup one of the custom PRLs to allow you to roam on Verizon's 3G towers. They are way better, and way faster than sprint in nearly every region.
[HTC EVO 3D] DarkManX4lf:
In my area my 3g speeds is about 5 kB/s. 1x is definitely faster.

One option is to use wifi at your house as I am sure 95% of home ISPs are much faster than 1x and possibly 3g.

Outside of your house you may want to use 1x or the Verizon prls but be careful, you roam too much and Sprint will cancel your line(s).
[HTC EVO 3D] gk1984:
I think I might take DJ's angle on this... there are rare occasions where I have the weakest signal available too and 3g just won't do anything. Nothing will load, yet it acts as if there is signal. I wouldn't mind seeing if 1x would do something in these instances - would be better than being at a stand-still.

However, flipping this around... I have noticed that when I do get bumped to 1x while I'm doing something on the web (streaming music, navigation, etc), it stays in 1x until I'm done using data - even in areas I know I normally would get strong 3g speeds. Is this just a limitation where switching or even scanning for 3g would drop whatever data stream there is and not be able to pick up where it is or just have to restart?
[HTC EVO 3D] Sad Panda:
You guys having 3G speeds that are as slow as you describe are likely not experiencing slow 3G, but actually only connected to 1xrtt. Sprint for some reason has the ability to tell our phones they are connected to 3G, but if you run a diagnostic it will tell you that you are in fact connected to 1rxtt not evdo-a. So apparently they can spoof the 3G icon to show up. Total BS. So that honestly sounds like what is happening.
[HTC EVO 3D] ydoucare:
False, unless you're referencing kilobytes and not kilobits, in which case when you refer to kilobytes, you capitalize the B. Uppercase B = byte, lowercase b = bit. Real world 1xRTT bandwidth should peak around 140ish kbps (averages probably below 100). I've seen 80+ myself a number of times. The important thing to keep in mind about 1xRTT is you don't even have to fully saturate your bandwidth before the latency skyrockets.

However, I will agree that even if your 3G is slow, it's still probably faster and more responsive than a good 1xRTT signal.
[HTC EVO 3D] tgruendler:
If you are going to give this bad advice out, put a disclaimer on it stating that force roaming to Verizon could get your account cancelled.
[HTC EVO 3D] Sad Panda:
Had I provided the link or the method to do it there would have been a disclaimer about that possibility for my own liability. However as these people all signed contracts they would know that already. Unless you are an idiot and don't read every last bit of every term and condition before signing, or don't understand what you read. Now if that is the case they have far more problems than any trouble I could get them into. I would be courteous and issue a reminder before providing the method, but as far as you trying to shift responsibility on to me, I think it is a load of horse ****. No person has any business signing a contract they haven't read or haven't understood. So "my bad advice" from your perspective is really a moot point. That's great that you don't agree with the method, you have your reasons I'm sure, but I personally have unlimited roaming, that's something I pay for. I've read my contract and I stay within the confines of those terms. If these people read their's I'm sure they will too.

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As you can see I used capital K. I was responding on my phone and didn't notice the b was left lower case. If you do the math on the kbits you sourced you are in the range I posted.