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[Hero, G2 Touch General] ASSK:
I guess that people think I’m crazy, but still wanted to share it.

I’m actual in the same dilemma. About 4 days my contract is done, so time to get a new phone. I like to try out new phones and different operating systems. I've thought to stick with android, but I seen that and now I just want to have something else. I had symbian phones, I’ve tried iOs and I think it’s time to give BlackberryOS a try. I think that the most of you a thinking.....yes he lost his mind, but I always wanted to play with BlackberryOS and I like the hardware keyboard. 2 years with android is more than enough for me. Also Blackberry phones en OS are much better now then there previews models and I just want to feel it for myself ( I really don’t care what other people think about BbOS).

So yeah this week I thought about it, and I really want to get a Blackberry with a 1 year contract (I already seen some great 1 year deals). So I know it’s a difficult situation, but if you really just want to try something else, go for it. Eventually Windows 7 is also coming on my list.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Bad4ss:
I've stuck with my Hero with Cronos Ginger X 2.4.0. It is on android version 2.3.7 :D.

It feels like a new phone, haven't needed to upgrade even yet. Saved loads of money too because I went to a sim only contract with T-Mobile for £8 p/m for 300mins 1000txts and 500MB internet. With the money I save over a year from my previous contract I will save around £320. So I'll stick with the phone until I can buy a new phone outright and stay on the £8 contract. :o

If you want to have a go on the latest Cronos (which I have found to be better and more stable than all the roms here, here is the link:

http://www.cronosproject.org/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=1981&pageNo=1

You have to register though as people kept nicking his stuff in the past. :eek:
[Hero, G2 Touch General] dkelley:
plenty of android phones have hardware keyboards, like my wife's shine plus (currently running an overclocked kernel... I love android underground development LoL).
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Karl231:
Personally I would choose the S2, purely for the fact that we are on this forum, we are the kind of people who like to update and tweak and maybe lose some functionality every now and then! We like choice! and we like to mess around a little every now and then!

Don't listen to the hype about quad-core, personally i think even dual-core is a little over kill, the fact is there will ALWAYS be a phone around the corner which is slightly faster, so dont worry about that. And Think of it this way, what android phones do most consumers have? App developers wont make awesome apps for quad core phones if only 1% of the market owns them, it would be a waste of money! Most people have a single-core 1Ghz android phone at best, so thats what most apps are made for.

The hero is over the hill now, but it must be around 3 years old now. The S2 should be at this positon in 3 years IMHO.

After all of that.

I actually love the look of the lumia 800 compared to the S2, we need an Android phone that looks so nice! All this hype about the "premium plastic" seemed to hold true, it feels beautiful in the hand, it doesn't matter about the clock speed! what is it 1.4? Thats plenty! What I really love about its design is the fact it is not trying to look like an iPhone, the S2 isn't too bad for this but come on gSys, admit it, a lot of android phone manufactures are quite unimaginative, the S2 is an absolute screamer, with a beautiful screen but the overall look leaves a lot to be desired.

HTC Seemed to make some nice looking phones, but they are beginning to look very dated, the hero was different, love it or hate it, but since the desire and the days of optical trackpads they all look boring! And they annoyed me when they released 3 versions of the sensation, all in the space of what seemed days.

When it comes to android flagship phones we need less variants of the same thing, manufactures should make 1 or 2 a year and make them unique looking, fast and tested!

WP7 seems a very nice OS! I see it as real competition to iOS, and probably better for a lot of people (like my mother!) but not for most of us here, the tinkerers!

If you are looking for a reliable and beautiful phone go for the lumia, if you are looking to stay active on XDA and have a nice project for the next couple of years or so, get the S2!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] whitealien:
Maybe it was not the right place to ask which system is better since obviously here are only pure Android lovers, as was myself. I went for Nokia Lumia 800 instead of Samsung G II and I don't regret even one single second. All I can say it is the best phone I ever had. Finally I have a phone that does what I want, when I want and do it without single second of laag or other problem.

Some guy just wrote very short resumé so I'll just qoute him:

No more tinkering, that's right, but I don't have time anymore for that. Good bye Andriod, welcome WMP7 :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] treesurf:
As long as you enjoy it, that's all that counts. :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] puppyko:
Congratulation on your new love.

We will miss your presence and contribution.

All the best. Cheers!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] stefpaul:
Hey enjoy your new phone and the same time platform:D...It's your choice and hope you have time these days to make a little personal review on what you like and what you don't like in WP7:D

All the best and have a Merry Christmas

Stefan;)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] whitealien:
Thanks, I could write a short review if more are interested.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] brat.haneq:
I am interested also :) i heard that after mango was released WM is quite nice :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] dkelley:
yes please! After you use it for a couple of weeks or something it would be really good to hear your opinions.

no lag is great, although I haven't used an android device that lags besides the hero and other legacy hardware (any more than the ipad lags... which it does surprisingly often).

if wm isn't lagging then I'm really happy they did that part of the OS so well :-)

cheers - hope to read more
[Hero, G2 Touch General] bharat_goku:
Ah nice,I was thinking of galaxy s2 or sensation xe but after checking out stores in Australia I figured I'd buy a laptop instead so m buying d asus n55sf instead of gettin an upgrade which means 2more months of play time wit vie hero :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] puppyko:
I'm inclined to get a Samsung Note :D
[Hero, G2 Touch General] benrees21:
Well I'm actually thinking of switching to WP. Although I have a long wait till Dec 2012 as I'm not due an upgrade until then. I want to know what updates are like on a WP though. How can I make sure my device gets updated? Or does it not matter because all devices get updated? And does Microsoft ever intend to release a flagship phone like Google do with the Nexus line? Thanks.

Sent from my Nexus S on Ultimate ICS ROM, Morfic's Bareback TEUV ICS Kernel and some help from Tapatalk!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] istosevski:
I just got myself a brand new gun metal gray HTC Radar...

And I just wanted to share my experience

with any of you that are considering WP7.

First of all (and maybe the most important thing about WP7)

You have to use Windows Phone to be able to understand it...

You don't get the whole picture while trying other people's phones, reading or watching reviews...

Almost everything they say about WP7 is true... (buttery smooth, slick, fresh)

And the color accents are true accents... (I thought I will get bored instantly but somehow I happened to love them instead... They are not as dominant as I thought they will be and they feel like real physical tiles below the screen that you interact with... dare I say they feel like part of the hardware and not the software)

As for the Radar... It is universally beautiful hardware, people of both sexes fall in love with it at first sight.

Technically there are better phones out there but not in my country...

I hate the fact that it does not have a compass... I actually use it in maps...

@whitealien I see you purchased the Lumia 800... Great choice... I know how good it feels, kinda...

So I guess this is goodbye to this forum...

It was great knowing you all...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Habarug:
Just saying that I just recommended WP7 for my dad :) For his use I think it is the best alternative. If you just want to be able to call, sms, browse a bit and stuff, it is really good. Still, I won't buy it, because I like to customize my phone :) A lot :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] daveybaby:
More power to anyone who's willing to try something new. Hope it works out for you.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alvespt:
Hi is there a way to test if the nfc is working? In my country i dont have any paying terminal with it but ive checked that you can scan rfid security tags is this right?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sindark:
If you have a Mastercard or Visa, just tap it to the back of your phone.

Your phone will make a noise to say it recognised it.

This also worked with my Perth transit card (i live in Western Australia).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] alvespt:
will it work with rfid?
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xXfreshXx:
hey :)

i have a question about getting more speed while using a2sd+... my sd card is not the fastest and i'm tired of getting lags with daily use apps like facebook, whatsapp and opera. so my question: is it possible to switch chosen apps in internal storage and the others with a2sd+ to sd?

and what about dalvik cache? in kyrillos or kyrora is it with a2sd+ on sd or internal? and is it useful(for speed) to switch it to internal?

big thanks

xXmyselfXx
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xXfreshXx:
no ideas?

push
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] umangsagar:
Yes it is very much possible to have few apps in internal memory and rest in SD card. For this you need a properly formatted SD Card which has partitions. If you are on Kyrillos ROM then App2SD is already there, else you will have to do it on your own. On Kyrillos ROM , install an app called KMAP and it will help you with that...let me know if u need any help with this.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hadi_xman:
u are using custom or stock rom...

flash kyrillos rom and enable hybrid data2sd its awesome i m currently using this is very fast and stable...

be sure if u r new to this flashing thing then carefully read instruction and how to use odin cause if u do something wrong ur phone might be brick...
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xXfreshXx:
no i'm not new in it

i had kyrillos 9.3 but then i switched to kyrora rom... (with g3mod 2.3 and his multiboot)

what do hybrid data2sd? i thought data2sd makes phone slower? (i have class4 sd card)

kmapp is broken...a unknown error... i will flash kyorarom(or is there a difference beetween kyrorarom and kyrillos? 'cause i prefer the design of kyrorarom) again and then i try again...

sd card is formatted with partitions(but without swap)
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhirend_6d:
Data2SD makes phone laggy. Hybrid Data2SD doesn t. In that you can choose what all folders you want to move to the SD card. How to tutorial is given in the G3Mod thread. Check it.
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] h4r5h:
There's also another alternative available, i.e. Link2SD. Just search for it in the market and follow the instructions mentioned in the description.

I myself have a class 2 sd card, and after switching to Link2SD I've barely gotten any lags on my device! :)
[Galaxy 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xXfreshXx:
but how to get link2sd worked while app2sd+ is working?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Deenybird:
I am using the UCKH7 one click w/root tool.

I start download mode by holding volume up and down while plugging in USB. I click the start button but the program hangs at 'factoryfs.img'

Please help. Thanks.

AT&T galaxy s2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] karth500:
I use heimdall personally. Never had any problems with it. Do you have all the sgs2 drivers installed?

Also check md5 sums to make sure your download is ok.

Sent from my SGH-I777
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Deenybird:
I'll try heimdall. Drivers should be fine as kies is installed. Rom should be good as I've tried 2 different download sources
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] karth500:
Make sure you install the libusb drivers for heimdall before flashing. The instructions are in the heimdall readme. Good luck :)

Sent from my SGH-I777
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Deenybird:
Just wanted to post that my problem is solved.

Summary: My AT&T Galaxy SII showed an error on boot (software upgrade failed. connect to kies...). Kies wouldn't even recognize the device so that route was a no go. So as everyone's recommended method of last resort, I decided to flash the device back to stock via odin. I entered download mode (volume up + volume down and plug in usb) and Odin would recognize the device, I would load the stock rom in the PDA slot and hit start and it would begin normally, but it would always fail after a few seconds on 'NAND write start', or 'factoryfs.img'. So I got a 1 click download solution using odin for reverting my phone back to stock. Same thing, it would recognize the phone, but stall out and fail. I also tried flashing clockworkmod via odin but and same problem. People recommended I try heimdall. It would recognize my device, and then fail after 'kernel 100%'.

I tried both programs on 3 different computers, and must have tried 12 different USB slots amongst all of them. I'm fairly handy with this stuff and I worked for hours on it.

xtra info: I had successfully used odin on my computer to flash a kernel just a week ago so I know my stock usb cable was working etc...

Resolution: So I hung my head and drove to the ATT store. After pressing a few buttons on the device and not getting anywhere they sent me to a nearby Device Support Center. I told the girl at the counter that my phone booted to this error screen and that connecting it to Kies did nothing. She asked if it was ok that in the case that she couldn't fix it she would offer me a replacement. I said that was fine and after 10 minutes in the back room she came out with a replacement (free of charge).

Well that was the good news. For the bad news, unfortunately I still don't know how to fix the problem I had, and don't really know how to avoid it in the future. I thought phone's could only get truly bricked if you messed with PIT files and such. There didn't seem to be anything more I could do than flash with odin or heimdall as those were already last resorts. I know I had the right files, the right drivers, and working usb. No matter how crazy I got with my iphone, a full restore was only a click away by plugging in to iTunes. Somehow I messed up my phone so bad that even the device support center couldn't fix it....? Shouldn't have had to be like that.

Thank yous: Thanks to ATT for having a walk-in store and for so easily offering up a replacement. Thanks to the many people on the web who offered remedies.

tl;dr - phone broke, att replaced, still a mystery
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] phreshjoker:
Am i eligible to get a replacement.. It randomly just popped outta nowhere... The bezel on the right side is cracked...

Sent from AN AMAZING PHONE WITH A FREAKING DENT TT^TT
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Did you drop your phone in the past?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] phreshjoker:
Yupp but thats was a long time ago and this just happened recently and i had a case on the whole time

Sent from AN AMAZING PHONE WITH A FREAKING DENT TT^TT
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jerrold24:
How do I root the SGS2 on Linux?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] New_here:
I believe people have used odin on linux using a windows emulator.

I found this post that talks about running odin in linux via virtual box. U can give that a shot.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=778609
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] biswasd:
any word on call recoring kernel for the verizon GN?

any updates / opinions would be much appreciated.

anyone know if total recall works out of the box with the GN?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] civicsisedan:
So I am an idiot.

I flashed the zip for google wallet on thursday and had everything working. Loaded money onto it, used it 3 times. everything was good.

Decided to try and erase data and use a different email address.

After I did that I got secure element is not responding.

I tried to recover a backup with no google wallet ever on it and i get the same thing.

i tried to load just the .apk and same thing.

does anyone know how to get it working again after this error message? i have tried a factory reset...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] civicsisedan:
No one knows?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] blacktimusprime:
i remember reading a thread about this yesterday i think you have to reflash the APK. good luck
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] civicsisedan:
What do you mean reflash?

I restored prior back up and tried to use the .apk and reflashed the zip. Same thing.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Noev:
ran into this same problem, can not seem to get wallet to work and i am worried that if it ever dose get released for verzion gnex that it wont work. Really hope someone is able to figure out what is causing it or how to fix it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] civicsisedan:
I'm still looking for a fix. Will let you know if I find one.. do the same if you find a fix
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Noev:
Will do, saw in the wallet .apk thread that if that happens and you don't have a nandroid back up of before wallet was on there then the best you can do is get a new device because the element has locked the phone out. Seems like it would be a silly feature to lock the phone out forever rendering it useless forever but who knows. Maybe someone smarter then me can figure out a solution if not i'm sure i can make up a good reason to exchange mine before the 14 days are up.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] civicsisedan:
noev.. went and exchanged for new nexus today.

I unlocked boot loader. Rooted. Made a backup before installing google wallet this time.

Loaded the .apk and installed. Worked fine.. clicked on pre paid card. Took forever to get card info..

And there's $10 on it again. Weird because I only had some change on before. I have loaded money on it and made 3 purchases. Their still in transaction history but I'm at $10 again.

Gonna go try it out again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] predation:
unlimited money glitch!!!! profit! lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] civicsisedan:
yeah im glad i didnt have more than $10 on it and have it reset to $10..

that would suck...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] OSully:
Hey all - for some reason, I am unable to see my internal storage correctly. If I plug into my PC, I can see all the files I have on my phone - root explorer, es file explorer, etc are not seeing these files.

Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] popug:
What you're seeing on your computer is your "virtual SD card, to see it in root explorer, go into /sdcard and should be the same files you're seeing on comp.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] MeltingSnowman:
How do I get app2sd on CyanogenMod 7.1 by Grif07?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] amrith.28:
its there by default in cyanogenmod. Settings > Cyanogenmod settings > Application.

Select Allow application moving. (optionally u can choose instal location as external)

Goto Manage Applications, and move whichever app u want to the sd card.

IF u are talking abt using an SD-EXT partition, u can use link2sd app.

u need an sd-ext partition to be present.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] sleepercode:
What is the difference between the the two metods if i use Cyanogenmod settings to move an aplication on SD wich does not have an SD-ext partition

or

if i use the link2sd with an sd-ext partition?:confused:
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Since001:
The cyanogen method is the same as the stock android method. It just moves the apk to a folder on the sd card. Link2sd for example also moves application data to sd and if you want to it moves everything apps related to sd. With this method you will never face low internal memory issues. Hope this helped ;)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] MeltingSnowman:
A very big thank to everyone helped me.
[Acer Iconia A500] godden:
Help please. Roms file not showing on external SD but is there when in recovery. Still has all files that I copied there.
[Acer Iconia A500] shaun298:
What rom and what app are you using to see the ex SD card.
[Acer Iconia A500] godden:
Taboonay 2.2 and file expert. It just got an update so I'm guessing I'm just not bright enough to figure it out. I can find all other files on card.
[Acer Iconia A500] Moscow Desire:
You're looking at the wrong memory ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] godden:
Thanks both found it
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wardriva:
I found that Tiamat's kernel in Deck's ics-pre-alfa supports ext4 filesystem. But i can't find info about how to format\mount system\data\cache as ext4. My 'mount' command tells me that all these stuff is mounted as yaffs2. How can i fix it? Will this dirty hack increase performance? Why can't i fix it? All that you know about it I want to know.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HipKat:
If you're going to use A2SD, you don't want EXT4.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] gogol:
Hi,

Which app do you use to check Android system information?

App that is fully compatible with ICS and have good UI.

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 2ksilverbullet:
Look in the market for 'Android System Info'.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Colemak:
I've been using Elixer 2, it has more system information then you'll probably ever need, and works great on my LTE Galaxy Nexus with a good UI.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ves:
I used Android Assistant
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] PLinga:
Which one of those apps has the most 'beautiful' or 'minimalistic' widget?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] ananddugad:
hey friends

i ve rooted DDKQ6

i found out tat my cellphones display start automatically 3-4 times back to back for 2-3 secs

wt was d problem
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] domnic79:
Can u put more light on ur problem? I din get u.

Sent from Galaxy Ace GT-S5830 using Jusada's awsum ICSunday2 + Slaidmod script.

Dont jus say thanks, use d 'THANKS' button. [XDA RULE]
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] fjordstrom:
Hi, I had the same problem last night! It kept on turning on and off and woke up with a low battery.

Maybe a dumb question, but did you try rebooting?
[Nexus S General] blakev599:
Hey, so I WAS on nexus beam v3.0 and everything was working great, but then v4 came out and I wanted to try it out. So I backed up everything, did a full wipe, and flashed it. The network wasn't on when it booted up and I waited a little bit to see if it would kick in, but it didnt. So I did another wipe and restored my old rom. But when it booted up..NO NETWORK. so i tried rebooting, removing the sim, flashing a new radio, eveything I could think of and nothings worked so far. Does anyone have any insight to this problem or can direct me to an answer? Thanks so much in advance!
[HTC Rezound] Kratz17:
So my ReZound decided to die last night. I was sitting on my bed and my phone on the desk when suddenly it restart and go to the boot animation and then back to the white HTC white screen and keep doing the same all the time. I took it this morning to the Verizon store and the guy was working with it for about half an hour and decided to give me a replacement I will get it by Tuesday. In the meantime I'm using my old DROID 2 and let me tell you is a BIG DIFFERENCE this phone is ao small LOL!!!!

Sent From My Mutant Droid 2
[HTC Rezound] feralicious:
Did you leave the Rezound at Verizon? If not, check this out in case it's the same thing that happened to you:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1394659&highlight=bootlooping+fix+inside