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[Motorola Droid RAZR] JoshRH:
So I have been here and there, had this and that and enjoyed most phones I have owned, this however is not a "Razr vs Galaxy Nexus" thread. I just happen to be someone who switched from the Galaxy Nexus to the Razr and am having some issues and am looking for some help.

I picked the phone up before work and didn't have a chance to use it until I got to work and my experience at work was slightly disappointing to say the least, one of the biggest complaints I had with AT&T and my 4S was that I didn't have a data connection at work, so I switched over to Verizon for the Galaxy Nexus (more on this later).

Well the Razr seemed a bit strange today, it seemed as though I would go from three bars of 4G to full service of 3G, the issue being that this process took 20 minutes with the phone being unusable in the meantime. The other issue I faced was that my data connection was almost none existent. If I loaded up a website the front page would load but clicking a link woild either do nothing or would load a blank page. The most concerning part seemed to be that if I closed the browser or just switched to another task not only would I lose any background tabs but the phone would take the tab I was on back to the Google home page. Shouldn't the phone remember what website I was on instead of the browser resetting every time I go to another task?

My most concerning issue, which I'm not sure if it's specific to my device or is a Razr thing, is that upon looking at the screen head on the text entry field (white) has a yellow tinge and the grey buttons surrounding the keyboard are seriously yellowish. The strangest part is that if I tilt the phone either left to right or up and down all yellow tinge goes away and the display/picture looks incredible. What in the world?!?!?

I'm also now having issues remaining connected to my wifi network at home (works and then remains connected but no data transfer until its shut off and turned back on)

For the record I understand Verizon has had issues lately and am wondering if this is a lingering issue. My galaxy nexus averaged less bars but would switch between 3G and 4G almost instantly and was very speedy connection wise even with less bars (on 4G) .

Any help will be greatly appreciated!!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] milkshed27:
Sorry you're having so much trouble. I haven't experienced any of the issues you are having.

Hand off from 4g to 3g and vice versa takes a few seconds for me. Verizon has had a few outages lately so data has been a bit spotty for many people.

Have you tried a 3rd party browser such as Dolphin Browser? Try duplicating the issue on another browser other than the one you're using.

The screen on the Razr does have a greenish/blueish tint when it is set at low brightness levels. This is a flaw of the AMOLED screen technology used. However, I have not noticed any yellowish tinge, and when looking at my phone dead on it looks much better than if I were to tilt it in any direction. Whites don't look absolutely white, but definitely not yellowish.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kholk:
Absolutely not true. It is a software problem that will be solved with a custom kernel when Moto will unlock the bootloader.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jake21:
Can you expand on this; the screen tint being an os problem and not related to the type of screen. Mostly just curious.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] mistawolfe:
+1

Please elaborate. I'm extremely curious to how a custom kernel can change how a screen technology produces colors. Awaiting your reply.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] JoshRH:
+2

My phone clearly has a yellow tint of everything when looking directly at it, tilting it left or right, up or down and everything whitens out and gets more crisp. Are you saying this is normal and software related??

Anyone else notice this?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] rushless:
Mine does not appear to have the tint.

---------- Post added at 02:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:13 AM ----------

Mine does not appear to have the tint. It is easy to adapt and get used to color issues, so I compare to other devices like the Rezound and Gnex.

Only issue I have is green and red are GREEN and RED, but that is the issue with this current tech.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] irizwan:
I believe that the slight tint is due to the AMOLED technology used and the one used in Razr does not use the traditional RGB color pattern i think it uses RGBG ... using a kernel with Voodoo driver could let one alter the colors to their liking ... just like in the Galaxy S and Nexus S =) hope i was of some help :D
[Motorola Droid RAZR] IP IHI II IL:
Display cannot be corrected with software.

I haven't had any display problems at all. I believe the problem lies in a faulty build batch. I've heard it throughout the RAZR threads, and it may be necessary to contact your provider about the problem, and make them give you a razr that works properly. As far as browsers, I have all of the 3rd party browsers installed for just a case. I never use stock, and although it's a bit slower, XScope has always had the best results for me (on almost 10 different devices, and 3 providers).

\\Carved into this thread by my RAZR//

http://android-gz.com
[Motorola Droid RAZR] elias.parasini:
Yes, my RAZR XT910 also like this.. Dont know why and how to fix this..
[Motorola Droid RAZR] nerdslogic:
LOL....you mean

IF

Moto unlocks bootloader and that is a huge

IF
[Motorola Droid RAZR] djr83:
I dont have much to say other than that I have the same problem. Head on the white is yellowish and just a bit tilted it's much better.

Photo: http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/443/razr2wdi.png/

The white is a bit more white IRL but the photo is pretty much showing the truth.

Gonna see if I can get it replaced tomorrow.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Adauth:
No screen problems here.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] redwolf7690:
I have the yellow tint also, turning up the display brightness seems to help though.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] JoshRH:
After a visit to two Verizon stores and looking at three Razrs (2 black, 1 white) I can assure everyone that this is simply a trait of the screen used on the Razr.

All four Razrs I have had in my hand have experienced the same thing, slighting yellow white and greys head on and a slightly blue/bright white when looked at from an angle. A great way to see the difference is in the XDA app when looking at the new post list, just look at the green bubble on the right side at am angle, it pops much much better than looking straight on.

On a good note though my screen was by far the least yellow of all four I looked at (all set to the same brightness and tested at different levels including auto brightness ) and was the only one that didn't have image retention.

I will live with it though because other than that I am working through most issues and love the phone.

On a side note has anyone noticed when unplugging the Razr that directly after you do the batter goes from 100% to 99& instantly? Just wondering if anyone else noticed this. Thanks!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] PilsnerIb:
Water-repellent nano-coated Smartphone

Just to participate in the brain storm, could it be due to the water repellent nano- coating that the screen appears to have a coloured tint of some kind. The colors are - after all lightwaves and of the nano-coating has an influence on that they might just bend the lightwaves a bit. Honestly I don't really see it unless I really want it to be there.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] TheMuffStuff:
Just got my Razr yesterday, compared to my bionic the screen is yellow lol. Whites are not white like on my bionic, they have a slight yellowish tint, but your right when tilted to the side its fine. Go figure.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jacob_s:
I'm in a similar situation as several other people around these forums are - I purchased a Razr from Costco and it had the splotches on black screens and developed a dead pixel. I then returned it and got another which doesn't have dead pixels but still has the splotches and also seems to have a very creaky case (feels like it's not together very solidly). Also, I do notice the colors aren't as accurate as I would have hoped with an extremely narrow viewing angle before color significant color distortion. Has there been any consensus made as to what "issues" are expected with these phones? Obviously Motorola doesn't think the splotches are a defect, but with Costco I can return as many times as I want :) I did notice that my current Razr had a late November build date, which was interesting in light of the other thread around here saying the October (pre-launch) devices were the ones most likely to give trouble.

I'm not sure how a sampling of 3 devices ensures that the trait is shared by the thousands created, though I too have seen three Razrs all sharing these problems. I was hoping the White one would have been improved in that regard.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] mistawolfe:
I know the yellow tint he speaks of, so do others. It's there.

Takes a lower brightness to really see it.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] JoshRH:
Sadly the longer I use the phone the less I notice the issue because I'm getting use to it but then I see someone else's phone and instantly see the yellow again.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dey.santanu2011:
Cant really tell whether it is the display issue(filter) or some tweaking in the graphics controller of the chipset to produce images with "warm" feeling...

But anyhow, mine does not have this... whites are purely white....even compared to the ClearBlack AMOLEDs of Nokia....
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jake21:
I don't notice it on my phone. Hum. I do notice a strong blue tint if i look at it from an off angle. This is a bit weird because the one in the verizon store had a green tint at an off angle and a bit of a yellow cast; so maybe my phone really is neutral or closer to neutral than yours. As to the black splotches; I was told they were part of the manufactor process for oled screens; but again I cannot find them on my phone. I tried turning off all the lights; loading a black jpeg; and look at the phone on both max and min brightness. Hum. Oh well if I can't see them I guess they don't bother me too much.

-

The off angle blue tint is a bit annoying but not as bad as the green tint i saw on other phones so I can live with it.

=

About phone indicates a build date of Nov 30; not sure if this is the actual hardware build date but seems a bit later than your oct. date.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] schizo:
Halo mas elias, apakabar? :)

Back to the topic. As I have had an earlier experience with another SAMOLED handsets to have an apple (or better say it android?) to apple comparison, such SGS2, I would say that the RAZR is much better in terms of colour accuracy, at least to my taste.

Side by side SGS 2 will show much blueish tint at all range of brightness while RAZR is indeed yellowish but only slightly. This matter lot when you look picture of human being, the RAZR will look more natural for skin tone albeit slightly yellowish. Just see RAZR review in Anandtech and you will see the white level balance in RAZR is indeed warmer (closer to yellow around 6000K) but stable, while SGS2 is much cooler (closer to blue at over 7000K) and keeps increasing with brightness level. The saturation level in RAZR is also higher than SGS2, but this is very subjectively matter of taste. As I know not everyone luv high saturation

Not too mention that i can easily read website on far zoom while on SGS2 i must zoom closer. The famous pentile effect is very subtle, i can only see when i concentrate to look for it. Normal usage, i simply don't see it.

In the end of the day, all in all, if compared to SGS2 i prefer RAZR screen. I suspect Nexus's screen has similar characteristics to SGS2. Yet i must see it first, before make conclusion *tee-hee* :D
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mehdi.moha:
hi

this is new update :)

does anyone received this update ? is that still 2.3.4 ?

is there any tft file ?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thatsupnow:
Yea its still 2.3.4 its a small memory management fix and from what I've read about it over in the arc section it can't be rooted at all. Zergrush doesn't work on it
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antispiral:
And nothing for r800x still :(
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mehdi.moha:
don't worry , flash your phone :)
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
i know there are many threads out there on this but i have both answers and questions to put out there and i wanted to start fresh.

so first of all for our slow little G1s we need the most up to date radio/spl which you can get here - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=831139

there are a lots of favorites out there so here are mine

1.6 - superCSDI (thanks super@tmel)

2.1 - super e (thanks benbuchacher)

2.2 - froyobylaszlo (thanks laszlo)

2.3 - ezgingerbread (thanks ezterry)

sense roms... not my favorite so ill let someone else answer that

ok so we have rooted our phones, updated the radio/spl, and we have tried everything in the rom bible (thanks RoyalKnight i wish you still updated this) and just about every other rom we can get our hands on, yes we are nerds, yes we are nostalgic (or poor) since we still use the g1, but what can we use day in and out?

so i have been playing with some old roms again, namely superE, and i must say with the 2708+ and an updated launcher it really can come back to life to be a daily use rom (again). still i miss some of the sparkle in the newer froyo and gingerbread (power control widget in notification bar, newer apps, etc) but it is clean and has a bit less lagginess than these newer ones.

maybe its just me but i want some thoughtful thoughts on this, what is best for those of us who like speed and flare? :confused:

oh and please give a little more info than just the name of the rom, why is it the best and what are the optimal settings so others can try and see if they agree, thanks!

(sorry for making this sound like it should be posted on blogger)
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankdrey:
Nonsense is a very nice cupcake (1.5) rom

One of the fastest

And has a nice htc ime that's lighting speed

The dialer is also lightning speed

It doesn't really need much setup

I used it with a regular cm6 left over radio/spl setup

I had like 96mb swap

But I don't remember if it supports ext or not
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brjoon1021:
forgive the necromancy, but I HAVE to chime in.

I have only had a G1, no other phone. I have had one for 3+ years. All that time I have only tried HTCclay's Superfast. a few variations of SuperCSDIv4 (90% of my use) and now Superbler with RAM hack.

I have yet to see a downside moving from Donut based SuperCSDIv4 to Froyo based Superbler. Not even speed is an issue. I really recommend you check this ROM out!
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
i remember that rom, but i dont remember liking it too much... so upon your recommendation and necromancy, i tried looking it up - found the rom (version4) but i cant find any of the themes that were to go with it, at least not the theme links

ill try out the rom again either way but do you know where i can find a good link to the theme?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheShortybro:
The Themes by DorianX for ICS are awesome, they are for FBL too, you can just flash it over your FBL ROM and you have a beautiful theme installed on your chubby, ugly G1 :P
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brjoon1021:
I don't know about themes. It came themed well enough for me. I love this ROM.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frankdrey:
Alright. Update. My new favs

1.5 - Nonsense Cupcake Revolution

1.6 - Donut By Laszlo

2.1 - *shrug* idk yet.

2.2 - FroyoCreamSandwich

2.3 - CM7

Sense - Liberty and of course the old 1.5 sense ROMs

Right now I am LOVING donutbylaszlo. I've installed so much junk on it :P and it still doesn't lag.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gonzalocav:
I love 2.3.7 CronMod
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcfcyl:
This is sort of a technical question regarding the architecture of the Android OS and possibly its licensing, etc... For most Windows computers, you can simply download, or buy a copy of Windows directly from Microsoft, install it on any x86 hardware and it will be fully optimized (speed, battery life, etc...). Why can't Google make a build of Android like this so I can simply buy a copy from them and install it on my phone with OEM hardware overtop of their bloated and skinned version of Android? For example, why can I not buy, say a Galaxy SII, and then buy a copy of 'Vanilla Android' from Google and install it legitimately and have it work? I realize that I can flash a copy of CM7 or some other custom ROM from open source developers but I would like to be able to just simply buy a copy of stock android, directly from Google, install it on my device, and have it work, just like with a Windows computer. Is the reason Google does not do this due to licensing issues? Or is there some other reason for this seemingly obvious solution to all the annoying OEM and Carrier bloatware that most Android phones are subject to?

Note: I realize this question has already been asked but I was hoping for a reason for why Google can't (or won't) provide an alternate build of android that works on all devices in addition to the stock builds that come with phones. As well, why do device manufacturers insist on being total d'bags and not just simply release all the drivers for their phones so we can choose the best phone for the reasons you want to (i.e. speed, build quality, price, specs etc...) and not because of the stupid bloatware or lack thereof?!?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicholaschum:
Because, stock Android means absolutely NO drivers installed for a specific device so your phone WILL NOT function (No Touchscreen, No signal, etc). Samsung releases their own firmware after compiling their own Baseband, Kernel and ROM. This contains their touchscreen drivers, wireless drivers, etc. When you change the ROM, you essentially void the warranty, so manufacturers do not encourage it, but they do allow you to combine their components together for you to make your own custom ROM (using their baseband, kernel and/or Samsung official rom as their base roms)

They build their own ROMs so that they know what they are managing, and what they need to fix and update. Also there's also a USP for every product released, let's say, Sony Ericsson's UI with Timescape, Samsung's Touch-Wiz UI, Motorola's Blur, etc. If you want a stock phone then I suggest you go for the Galaxy Nexus, or one of those Nexus phones that Google themselves maintain.

If you want a stock copy of Android OS on the Galaxy S II, try CyanogenMod, it is a custom ROM which is very stock and runs on every device, BUT each device, you need to download a DIFFERENT rom, because their different drivers. If you expect Google to release drivers for each phone for their stock OS'es, they will go insane as their are an uncountable amount of Android devices released on a weekly basis :P
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Great answer Nicholas ;) I read this about an hour ago & spent 10 minutes trying to come up with a detailed answer that would make sense to a user of any experience level. Then I gave up :p
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slig:
I'm referring to all smartphones not only SGS2 here.

Ad part 1 - It could be difficult. Every device is different and going this way Google would have to prepare/upgrade it's OS for every device on the market. This is hell of a job, so it's up to device manufacturer or community to do this. I think smartphones differ to much (much more than PCs), so it's not possible to create one system for all. Besides, warranty issues - manufacturer of the device could not be responsible for problems caused by someone else's OS (this is understandable). It's also worth to notice that flashing a smartphone is a process completly different than installing OS on PC as PC cannot be bricked in this process. Give users easy way to flash anything on their phones and you have another gate to problems as they will surely flash everything including windows dlls on their phones. You say that on PC any OS can be installed, I say FOR NOW. In a few years You will have a choice - cheaper PC, windows only, OS only from manufacturer or more expensive one and you install anything You want. Why do you think UEFI was created? It will happen unless PC market collapses, because according to some market analytics we are entering post-PC era and mobile devices will became our main devices.

Ad part 2 - It's just business model. Manufacturer/carrier does not sell You the device (that's how they see it), they sell You some bunch of features and have no interest in You adding more of them to Your device. SGS2 is a flagship phone and it's kernel sources are released. It has unlocked bootloader also. You payed accordingly - so you free to do much more things, and use full hardware potential. With lower-end devices - manufacturers prefer that You buy another device instead of upgrading current one. Market insist on lower prices, but with every device unlocked/released drivers etc. prices would be much higher and smartphones much less affordable. Devices like SGS2 are created for very specific users - power users/devs/businessmans/enthusiasts.

I think that You want impossible. IMHO it's almost miracle that Samsung released some smartphones with unlocked bootloader so You can flash everything You want. (btw. it was the reason for me to choose sgs2). And about that "bloatware obsession" - I just don't understand why some people are sooo obsessive. I don't find some app usefull - I don't use it, period. But TBH I must say that Samsung put some serious s**t preinstalled on SGS2. Sometimes it outranks even worst market junk.
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[HTC Rezound] DroidMaestro1:
I went to the Verizon store to swap my GNexus for the Rezound. I left the Nexus charger at home and they told me to just use the Gnex charger and that it plugs in just the same so they just kept the Rezound charger.

I was wondering if there would be anything bad with using the Nexus charger with my Rezound.

Also how long does it take for you guys to fully charge the standard battery? With the Gnexus charger, it went from 60% to 95% in about 1.5hrs and the graph shows it is slowing down charging...

I also bought the extended battery and was wondering if it would mess with my battery meter gauge accuracy if I swapped between the two a lot... I was planning on using the Extended on long trips or days where I know I will be streaming lots of radio or doing a lot of stuff with my phone.
[HTC Rezound] nrfitchett4:
I would guess that the nexus charger is a standard Micro USB. That should work with the rezound, but won't fit as snug as the standard cable.

As far as switching between the extended and regular batteries, I don't think it will hurt the phone, but your battery meter would probably be off.

When I used the thunderbolt I had the stock battery and 2 off brand extra batteries that were not quite as long lasting. My phone would shut off at about 15% when using these batteries, since the phone's batt stats were for the stock one.
[HTC Rezound] feralicious:
Yeah, the Rezound's is different than a standard micro USB. And it's a little bit longer too and kind of snaps in for a nice secure fit. Personally, unless it's a big hassle, I would swap the chargers and get the HTC one even though the nexus one will work.
[HTC Rezound] Freedom First:
I'm using my old BlackBerry charger (micro usb) and haven't had any issues. Fits snug. Also, I've been using a Verizon branded micro usb car adapter without any issues. It's nice that phone manufacturers are starting to standardize their charging ports, so you don't have to get all new chargers/adapters every time you get a new phone.