yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Off-topic] Snow_fox:
@DirkGently

I must say I highly respect the giving to charity bit :D

@davidrules7778

That puppy is adorable.

@symphonyAdam

I've been thinking about the flyer myself although you can't buy it from best buy anymore.. since none of the stores have it, won't get it shipped there and they won't ship it to you.. Yet they still leave the "add to cart" option as if it is in stock..

Now I'm considering the Acer Iconia a100 although I've heard it sucks for ereading.. Just don't want to spend more than 300$
[Off-topic] galaxys:
Ring side seat on the catwalk! Then your choice...:);)
[Off-topic] Fracke:
Only a Sony Ericsson Xperia Nozomi :p
[Off-topic] SteveG12543:
Asus Transformer Prime with the keyboard :). Parents are getting the tablet itself for me, the keyboard is my gift to myself lol. Greedy, I know :/ but I WANT! Lol
[Off-topic] jonny68:
This is something im definitely going to get whenever i have the money, im gonna sell off my laptop.
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Got myself a little "christmas present" today. A Samsung Galaxy Note :p I've had an erection for about an hour! Holy mother of Batman the screen is unbelivable.
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Lmao!! xD Have, um fun with that dude :D:p
[Off-topic] Dirk:
That should keep you busy for a while. :) Have fun, and get some pics up so we can all see!
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Nice hat Dirk! :D I'll try to take some decent pics of it, but i only have the Desire HD camera at the moment, so i can't guarantee good quality :p

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Pics of the Note. It's HUGE, but my hands are pretty big, so no problem here. It also fit nicely in my front pocket without any problems. I'll just link them directly so i don't destroy this thread with big pics.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10143538/IMG_20111203_133429.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10143538/IMG_20111203_133628.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10143538/IMG_20111203_133652.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10143538/IMG_20111203_133737.jpg

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/10143538/IMG_20111203_133939.jpg
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Very nice dude, An epic phone :D
[Off-topic] SteveG12543:
Hahahaha wow, I totally thought Dirk meant pics of... Never mind lol. I REALLY need to get my mind out of the gutter lol :(
[Off-topic] LordManhattan:
Hahahaha! F@ck! I should have uploaded a bunch of pics of my "fire truck"!

(And get shipped to hell by the mods)

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Hahahaha! I just checked the posts again, and by removing a couple of words i do understand why you thought it :-P
[Off-topic] Snow_fox:
lol... I don't need a seat by the catwalk, I'd rather spend the time with my girlfriend.

but, that galaxy note looks nice :0

And the transformer prime looks pretty awesome. Too expensive for me though.
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Pjahahha rofl xD

Max. (From my Galaxy 2)
[Off-topic] Babydollll:
I am still waiting for mai Amaze...it's coming Tuesday....
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
:eek: awesome! No playing with it until the 25th however :rolleyes: :p

Max. (From my Galaxy 2)
[Off-topic] Babydollll:
Ummmmm.....yeah, okay you keep ur eyes closed until the twenty fifth and you won't see me using my new Amaze until then. K?

It's a tablet dammit! Not a BIG phone....
[Off-topic] muerteman:
I will be getting either a samsung series 7 chronos or the new envy 15. Well money towards one atleast. The rest out of my pockets.
[Off-topic] olyloh6696:
Beats Tour Headphones

Advent Vega Tablet

Guitar Capo

16 GB microSD Class 10 card :D
[Off-topic] Snow_fox:
Why beats? :eek:

Not knocking your preference.. Just couldn't imagine paying that much for any monster product.. (Sennheiser on the other hand :rolleyes:)
[Off-topic] olyloh6696:
I currently have a Senheisser pair :p

I want beats, because on New ROMs for my Desire, we have the special beats audio software. So I want a pair of in ear beats to compliment my phone :p

I hear they are overpriced though, and a cheaper senheisser offer better sound quality? :)

Also I found a place where I can get the beats for £39.99!
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Be careful bro, If it's the bay I'm 99% sure they're fakes, Google up about it so you can tell the difference when they arrive, However the other week Tkmaxx were selling some didy beats in the clearence for half price £50 instead of £100, ONly ones left were pink though :Dhaha :)
[Off-topic] squintero213:
windex... and lemon pledge
[Off-topic] MaBlo:
I ordered myself a AMD HD 6670 as a early present from my girlfriend. She ordered herself some horse equipment from me. We'll also get something small for eatchother that we'll open on Xmas eve.
[Off-topic] huczek12:
I want ps3 or cash and wait for ps vita :)
[Off-topic] Babydollll:
I want holiday themed pics in Dirk's off topic pic thread. That is my birthday wish.....

:D

(not a Christmas wish...but I can get away with it so..... )
[Off-topic] olyloh6696:
Thanks for the heads up Max :)

Nope, they aren't from eBay, their from some website which are meant to be good! Can't remember the link, but I have the website bookmarked on my PC :D

Wow, if they weren't pink, I'd have considered them :D

Cheers
[Off-topic] MacaronyMax:
Awesome dude :D sounds like a great deal then ! And haha yeah:p

Max. (From my Galaxy 2)
[Off-topic] Montoyatok:
All I can get is a pair of a-jays earphones
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hasan10:
Hey everyone

Here is the problem: Recently I decided to update google maps to the newest version 6.0.0. This update made it simply useless for me. GPS locking is good, however scrolling around and zooming in and out is just plain terrible. Anyone know why this is? I tried to uninstall updates but it reverts back to 5.8.0 which is equally as bad. Is there anyway to improve Google Maps? I know that it has a lot of features however the usability is completely gone now for me it is very slow and laggy every time I start it.

Help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you !
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saud1288:
I do not know ..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GavinAshford:
I also have a similar issue though I don't have a Galaxy S - I have a Galaxy Ace running BehradGH's Cyanogen mod RC2.2.

I often got very laggy maps (totally unusable) and also many "this application has become unresponsive" messages and the options to force close or wait.

I have had to roll back to 5.11 which I had a titanium backup of - this works fine/normally.

I really don't know what causes the issue, I just hope its fixed in the next incremental update.
[Atrix 4G General] NateC2k:
Hi I've had a Motorola Atrix since it came out. Anyway the bootloader is unlocked so I can no longer return it for warranty exchange.

There is a dead spot on the touch screen of my phone and I can never press S or D on my touch screen it always skips over it.

I've tried reflashing and putting on a completely different ROM, but the problem still persists.

So I'm guessing something is wrong with the hardware itself. Since I unlocked the bootloader and that voids my warranty I was wondering what piece of hardware I would have to replace.

Any help would be awesome.
[Atrix 4G General] CaelanT:
Warranty isn't technically voided. The warning said it "may" void your warranty. Far as I know I haven't heard of anyone being refused a repair because of an unlocked bootloader.
[Atrix 4G General] iRobby:
I got mines replaced :)

I flashed the non pudding 2.3.4 sbf before sending it in to get rid of that "unlocked" text on boot.

Have fun ;)
[Atrix 4G General] phatboypat:
I had a similar problem as you. Filed a warranty claim on the website, flashed back to stock, then sent it in.

Just got it back yesterday. They replaced the circuit board and everything is working great.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Skysurfer69:
Has anyone else experienced this on the GN?

I've had this happen twice in the two weeks since I got it.

The device is stock.

The only common thread I can think of is that in both instances I had plugged the phone into my PC via the USB cable.

I only use 3 sources to charge, my PC at home, laptop at work, or wall charge overnight.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rakh1:
Meh, it is the Nexus (tame dev device). The S was way more unstable. Just pull the battery and all is well.

If you want to be cutting edge then you have to take the rough with the smooth.

R
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dnlsmy:
Never happened to mine. You might have a buggy app that doesn't play well with ICS.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Skysurfer69:
Thanks lads, I'm not massively concerned, and yes, it may well turn out to be a bad app, was just posting to find out if it was more "common".

I have of course just seen another thread in this same forum dealing with the same topic (funny that my post flagged up a bunch of other threads in unrelated forums), so this'll probably be closed down...

Think I'll go wade into that other thread now
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jss42:
I've had it twice since I got mine, wasn't plugged in both times so for me it's not down to charging.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CraigP17:
mine reboots everytime i try to use the picture frame widget. i select the pic, then it reboots.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] RotasOpera:
The day I got my phone, I had 2 SOD's.

This morning after I woke up, it was in a SOD and 2 minutes ago, the screen went off and I had to take the battery out.

Really strange

Someone have a solution?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TheEdge65:
I noticed this issue too, whether charging from the PC or the mains charger once the phone hit 100% on the battery it would turn off and could not be started without pulling the battery. I read somewhere that resetting the phone could cure this so, as much of a pain in the ass as that is, that is what I did. SO FAR this seems to have worked for me. I was charging the phone via the USB cable to the PC yesterday and no shut off and when I went to bed last night the phone was on charge all night and again when I woke this morning all seemed good. I'm not sure if this will work for everyone suffering this issue but it worked for me (for now) so thought I would share my experience.

Good luck !
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Skysurfer69:
This is so weird, hasn't happened to me since that day. I was able to reproduce the issue after reading another thread on battery saving. Someone mentioned limiting background processes to 3 in Developer Options, when I did this, my phone SODed within seconds. Twice!

Think I mentioned this elsewhere and someone said he used that option with no problems so it's clearly inconclusive. I'm just going to steer clear of that for now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Buddy Revell:
This has happened to me a number of times, usually when I was multitasking while listening to the Google Music app. It's a good thing that back cover is easy to pull off and put back on.
[XPERIA X8 General] bxmx666:
check this out xda developers bootanimation by hj200

its based on xda tv intro :D

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1349643
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] homescrub:
For some reason, File Manager won't recognize Kindle Books, or in my case, .mbp files.

FM tells me "There are no apps to open this file...". Which I find crazy since I have the Kindle app and it should be able to open my ebooks to Kindle.

Anyone else have this issue and found a fix?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Adelaide.:
Is this happening when you open them through the kindle app, or when trying to open them some other way?

Edit -.mpb files aren't even ebooks as far as I can tell. Mobi files are .mobi and amazon files are .azw.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] homescrub:
You put the Mobi file in the Kindle folder, and then you open them up with your Kindle app. Sometimes, to add them to my library, I would open them up using a File Manager/Explorer. I was able to do this with my HTC Inspire before, I don't see why it won't do it on a Samsung.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] msgfromside3:
I am just curious why you need to open any kindle book from file manager though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Kadin:
Anytime I added .mobi files to my kindle directory, I always had to restart the phone before the Kindle app would recognize them. Once that happened, I could open app and the next book(s) would appear in the 'On Device' section.
[HTC Radar] seattle_kid:
I have a Tmo radar and agree the power button is very low profile. I kind of like that, once you use the phone for a little bit, you know where the button is. I wouldn't mind if it were a bit stiffer, but i'll get used to it.
[HTC Radar] amapeen88:
I do not like my buttons to be flushed so I bought a case that covers the buttons and has distinct button marks on the surface and I'm happy now.
[HTC Amaze 4G] seanvree:
When I click on the “TO” box and start typing in a name, it will auto populate a list of names that started with what I inputted, however I noticed that it won’t match last names. For example, if I want to send a text to Bob Smith, I can’t type “smith” I have to start with “Bob”, am I crazy or does this bother anyone else?

Thanks,
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] steevo1:
I am getting my Galaxy Nexus Tomorrow. This is my first smartphone. I would like to back up the phone completely so that I would have a way to "restore" the phone to it's original state, should I mess something up when I begin to customize the phone. This would also be good if I decide to sell the phone later should the Galaxy Nexus 32GB model become available, I could put the phone back to its original state.

What is the best way to back up my Galaxy Nexus out of the box?

In addition to backing up the phone, what are some other things that you guys do when you first get a new smartphone?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dnlsmy:
In terms of backing up, simply create a Gmail Account before-hand, or make one right on the device and check all the boxes that say "Backup my data to Google's servers". It will keep all contacts, apps, WiFi passwords, and even your wallpaper backed up (if you want to delete the backup, there's an option in settings as well). If you prefer local backups, there is a way to do that and even encrypt the backups, but I believe you need to be an Google Apps Account holder.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Danny80y:
Enjoy your new phone...... Google backs most everything up so you can hit the ground running!! Being your first smartphone you will have plenty of exploring to do!

Danny
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kam187:
You don't need to back it up. There's an option to restore to factory settings which wipes all your data and returns it to out of the box state.

Even if some disaster happens and it won't boot, you can boot into recovery and restore it from there.

And, Even if the sky falls and recovery doesn't boot you can put it into a low level state called fastboot and flash the stock update using your computer!

Don't panic, there isnt anything you can do to take it to an unrecoverable state, unless you root it, and even then the chances are sooooo low.

The first thing i'd say you should do it look into getting a case or pouch (my personal preference). Especially if you're not use to a touch screen phone you'll probably need a bit of time getting use to the idea that it s a little more delicate.

Next, make sure you charge it overnight.

Lastly just play around with the settings and mess around as much as you like. Figure out what you do and don't like settings wise without worrying about returning the settings back. Then restore to factory settings from the settings menu, and set it up properly with everything you learnt from your playing!

EDIT: I read from your post you wanted to backup the phones virgin state, if you meant data backup, the other posters covered that :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] steevo1:
Wow, this is going to be easier than I thought. Thanks for all of the great replies and suggestions so far. I am really going to enjoy this phone!!! :D

edit. I tried to thank all of you guys, but I am only allowed 5 thanks a day and I ran out.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Danny80y:
Yes, and this is a great smartphone to start with!! The new settings are really user friendly!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mklass:
First thing to do when you get this beast is admire it, Its truly a fantastic device. Id recommend watchin a few 1080p HD videos on youtube with the screen brightness at 100% you will looovvveee the screen its truly amazing
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] darrendm:
I ordered the phone this evening. Since it's Sunday tomorrow I suppose it will dispatch on Monday and arrive this Tuesday.

I'll probably give it a go normally for a week or two, before I customise it (in terms of unlocking the bootloader, rooting, and installing custom roms).

What would be the process of customising once I'm ready?

1) Unlock bootloader

2) Install CWM

3) Root device

4) Install custom ROM

Or is there other appropriate steps? Also, when do I take backups? I understand I should back up with CWM or something?

I'm coming from a BB9700 so this will be a big (good) change for me. :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Danny80y:
I just unlocked the bootloader and rooted and installed CWM right off so I didn't havetoo mess with the unlock deleting anything (backup with CWM). I'm still happy with the stock 4.0 so thats what im running now.:D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] darrendm:
Oh right yeah. I will most probably unlock the bootloader first (as soon as the device comes) because that does wipe everything right? Does rooting wipe everything too or can that be done later?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Danny80y:
No, root can be flashed whenever you want. I just wanted it all done so when I do flash I have a CWM backup of the stock ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] darrendm:
Right thanks, and lastly must the phone be rooted for CWM to work?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] IvanDobskey:
First thing to do? Patch that damn volume bug :p If you ever get the patch....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Danny80y:
This is the guide I used.... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1362957 Once you flash root just get Rom Manager from the market when your ready and flash CWM. But thats the easy step so you might as well....lol

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You have had issues with it?? I haven't yet.....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] darrendm:
Cheers for all the info Danny!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] steevo1:
Will this affect the warranty?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kam187:
it _could_. Basically you can relock and flash back to a stock rom to take it back to how it was. But if your phone melts or something while overclocked with a custom rom, and no longer powers up - so you can't relock/restore) , they could blame the rom and void your warranty.

Having said that there's not much chance of that happening if you're not a developer trying extreme things. And even then the chances of them trying (/being able) to check the lock in that state is unlikely.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Clancy_s:
For completeness, there's a guide on how to return an i9250 to stock here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1366806

It even provides a dl link to a backup from a phone with the volume bug OTA update. :)
[Motorola Droid 3] gkitab:
Seeing 2.3.5 out in the wild for Canadian D3 and others. Can we get some love for the Verizon Droid 3 ????
[Motorola Droid 3] tacosrdelicioso:
Install cm7...2.3.7. More love than 2.3.5
[Motorola Droid 3] Willis111:
2.3.5 is in the wild for chinese and brazillian owners, Canadians are just lucky enough to have a similar model :)
[Motorola Droid 3] gkitab:
Will it work on our phones? Can it be ported? Kinda like the Atrix rom for the X2.
[Motorola Droid 3] pedroramos:
Willis,

how can I get 2.3.5 or 2.3.7 to my XT862(used with brazilian GSM carrier)?
[Motorola Droid 3] Willis111:
You would have to make a cwm flashable .zip out of the bell 2.3.x and possibly copy over a few modules to get it boot. Easiest way would be to just make a safestrap rom out of it and flash and see if it boots.
[Motorola Droid 3] DoubleYouPee:
Why would you want 2.3.5 over 2.3.4 so badly?
[Motorola Droid 3] Willis111:
Upgrades I guess, although if someone gets this down they can do it for all other roms, not just 2.3.5.
[Acer Iconia A500] scottjasher:
Hi this is my first post. When i first bought my a 500 i could stream video from sites such as ice films or movies 2k but as they have updated flash player now i can't. Can anyone help. Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] kjy2010:
Try updating your flash player in the Market. I just tested movies 2k and had no problems watching movies through my browser (Dolphin HD). ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] scottjasher:
Most dont

Some work on movies 2k but none on icefilms or some other sites. I have the latest update from the market place. Thanks for your help.
[Acer Iconia A500] San Pedro:
Icefilms uses divx webplayer, not flash. There is no divx webplayer app for android so you will not be able to stream from that site. I wish I was able to stream from there too.
[HTC Amaze 4G] seanvree:
When my phone is locked, and receive a call, I’m unable to silence the call with the “pull ring” even if I pull the ring over the ignore, it always picks up the call regardless. Anyone else have this issue?
[HTC Amaze 4G] zPacKRat:
your doing it wrong, pull the ignore into the ring!
[HTC Amaze 4G] nguyendqh:
What he said! ^
[HTC Amaze 4G] seanvree:
wow, thanks, I remember my first beer.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Binary100100:
If you do answer the call by accident simply reply with

"Did you do it? Is he dead?"

Works for me.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calypso888:
I was just wondering if there's any way we could file a civil lawsuit against carrier iq for wiretapping? I don't let anybody see my phone due to sensetive info I have on here let alone a bunch of corporate hackers I don't even know.

nExVsO
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] megabiteg:
Read all the traffic, the feds are all over the case and even the US senate wants answers.

My suggestion is to calm down and let's see how everything pans out before talking about those kind of moves.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calypso888:
Thanks for the reply. I know its crazy ****, everybody n there dog wants a piece of these people. I wasn't looking to do anything now, I was just wondering if ill have a chance to sometime in the near future. U know, like when a drug gets banned n all the lawyers r looking for people who took it so they can go sue the company.... Something like that.

nExVsO
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rafa0794:
calm down

Please calm down and reason out. Maybe you are just acting impulsively.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calypso888:
Lmao, thanks for the concern but I am perfectly calm, I was just curious if anyone had any info on the situation in regards to my question. I don't have to worry about carrier iq on my phone (anymore). As soon as I heard of them in the begining I went straight to cm 7.x since I knew they didn't have it until it was taken care of. Again thanks for the concern but I'm not as angry as my messages make me out to be, I'm just really interested to see what's going to happen with all this.

nExVsO
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] jvanbrecht:
As the subject states, non of the current roms/kernels appear to have the TUN/TAP driver to run openvpn.

Side note.. ATT pissed me off today (okay so I had it coming for tethering but still..) So, new solution is to run openvpn and force all the traffic through my openvpn gateway, this will keep ATT from spying, and also prevent them from using TTL (still speculation, but one of the methods to detect tethering)