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[HTC Sensation] alanapone:
Is their a particular ROM that most people use? I'd like to get a little better battery life and make my Sensation run a bit quicker if possible.

Also, Is their anything around that can make your GPS more accurate and speed up data rates?
[HTC Sensation] maverick0729:
The ARHD roms seem to be quite popular including the newest ICS build. Wouldn't hurt to go around and test out a few others to see if they fit your need. :)

And yes, there are some current hotfixes out there if you are having trouble with your GPS. :)
[HTC Sensation] alanapone:
Thanks Maverick. I'm not so much having issues with my GPS as wanting to boost it a little.

I use an app for recording my time on race tracks. It records things like the g-forces and the lap times as well as video and audio. The built in GPS is "okay" but I've heard a lot of people us an external GPS as it gives better data times ie. the built-in GPS = 5Hz compared to external GPS = 10Hz. I wondered if their would be some way of boosting the built in one so I don't need three things plugged into the car at once!

Are the ROMs as easy to flash and "un-flash" as the normal big updates I used to do every now and again on my HD2 etc?
[HTC Sensation] maverick0729:
Yeah, the Roms are pretty easy to install and remove if you don't like they way they work. As far as boosting the overall performance of the internal GPS.. I don't think there is any way to overclock that part of it. I could be wrong though.
[HTC Sensation] alanapone:
Sounds good. I'll try and unlock it tomorrow and then try and install a rom or two. Looks like I'm going to try out the ARHD Rom first, and have a look at an overclock ;)

I'll have a look around to see if theirs much that can be done to or with the built in GPS. It would be andy to get a bit better performance from it but I guess I can live with it until the next big thing comes along and takes my fancy ;)
[HTC Sensation] c1p0:
Hey,

I've haven't been on this forum for long.

I think you should definitively root. It takes almost no time at all to go through the noob guide and then in a couple of hours, if you really want to know about things like S-OFF, kernels, radios etc. you can check out the documentation online.

I've owned a HTC Desire before and I rooted that as well and flashed LeeDroid's custom ROM for the Desire. Now a friend is using the phone and she's most happy with it. It's a lot faster than the stock ROM for the Desire.

Right now I'm playing with an HTC Sesation. I've also been reticent on rooting it. The guide on the forum seemed a bit complicated and I didn't have the patience to go through every step, but it turned out to be a lot faster than I thought. The tool from Revolutionary disables the security and installs the bootloader and recovery with just one click. Than you would just flash any custom ROM, as they are all rooted and there you go.
[HTC Sensation] dmcb123:
what are the best roms for battery life?
[HTC Sensation] HorstDCC:
best battery

First off: with Sense or without Sense does make a noticable difference because launchers and widgets differ a lot in battery usage.

With Sense:

In my case the unexpected winner of that comparison still is ARHD 5.0.2 with the new firmware flashed. It out-lives any other Sensation ROM by more than 40%.

Without Sense:

The differences were minimal.

If you don't want the risks of ICS which is still beta and comes with problems for many, MIUI.us was second best with the appropriate kernel. Since it's been more than two weeks since I tested MIUI and that one isn't stable either, I'm unwilling to advise you. You should ask in the thread.

In all of my comparisons I used JuiceDefender.

For battery life comparison you need to stick with a ROM for more than 24h and a few reboots.

I've tried LeeDroid, SensEay, Virtuous, all 3 ARHD, HyperSensation CM7, Miui.us, InsertCOIN.

hope this helps
[HTC Sensation] alanapone:
So just putting the ARHD ROM on will also give me better battery life?

The main thing that worries me with ROM flashing is stability. I can't be without my phone for a day if I flash it then have problems while i'm at work. Are most of these roms etc stable when they are released? Is it mainly the overclocking and hardware mods that make it unstable?

Thanks for answering my questions... as you can see I'm a total N00B but you guys are helping me out loads and making me more confident to do it all
[HTC Sensation] kkk121:
I think you should try Eleganica ROM for battery life ;) you will like it for sure!! Give it a shot!
[HTC Sensation] kkk121:
Back again. This is so far what the battery life is giving me using Elegancia.ROM um ICS 4.0.1. ;)
[HTC Sensation] HorstDCC:
GPS antenna boost.

There is a simple and cheap way to boost the GPS antenna.

jjdoctor is currently experimenting with that. You could ask him.

---------- Post added at 10:28 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:18 PM ----------

Like you I need my phone as a business tool.

And like you I need to use several of its functions without hassle.

As long as you stay with stock kernels and keep way from finetuning voltages and clocks, flashing is a very safe and stable process.

Even with the safe approach suggested above, there can be issues with games, sometimes camera issues, rarely bluetooth issues anymore and music issues. If there issues of this kind with a ROM they are without exception reported within the hour of a release. :-)

So my second advise is not to flash a ROM before it is a few hours old. And read-read-read. Well, that's 3.

Now for the golden advise: make nandroid backups (via recovery). Whenever you are in trouble simply restore that backup (via recovery) and without any additional step you are in your stable ROM-as-it-was-with-everything-as-it-was-when-you-backed-it-up.

This being said, I still have my HD2 so I take chances.

cheers
[HTC Sensation] UKseagull:
So, are you folks confident in being able to back to S-On if you need to make a warranty claim? There appear to be some phones bricked trying to do this, is it meant to be a simple procedure?
[HTC Sensation] alanapone:
Thanks for that info Horst.

I have clockwork recorvery on here already and have run a backup on that. Is the nandroid backup much different? I basically followed the howbto thread to get my phone s-off, clockworked, superCID and rooted. I need to unlock it yet though.
[HTC Sensation] sinmantx:
I've done it twice without any issues.. Just take your time and follow the instructions and you will be fine.
[HTC Sensation] KabutoJR:
hey guys!, i rooted my phone n put in CM7 n google app but why i dun have the maps app??
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mynameismolotov:
I used the GN Toolkit V2.2 to unlock the bootloader, after installing the adb drivers via PDANet. I flashed Clockwork Mod on as well, and was going to install the Android Revolution ROM. I thought I had already copied the zip file to the internal storage, but when I tried to flash it from inside CWM, it said no files were found. (May have copied it before wiping device, I can't remember). So I restarted so I could copy the zip file again and then flash it. However when starting, it seemed to be stuck on the startup screen, with all the flashing blocks of color fading in and out. After a while stuck on there I couldn't do anything so I did a battery pull to restart. At this point, I can start normally or into recovery mode. If I try to start normally, (or go into recovery mode and choose restart from the submenu), it shows the black screen with the white Google logo, and the unlocked icon, stalls for a few seconds, then does a short vibrate and reloads the logo again. It will keep doing this and not go any further. I tried doing an additional data wipe from recovery mode but that didn't help, and I tried to do USB mount from recovery mode, hoping to copy the Revolution zip file and flash it over, but it couldn't mount. I'm starting to panic a little bit, did I brick or otherwise mess my phone up? What can I do? Any help is REALLY appreciated.

Thanks so much and I hope this is the right forum.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] spitefulcheerio:
I dont have the answer but I wanted to post to calm you. This happens a lot.....multiple times to me on my android devices. You live and learn :) next time, do a backup in cwm before wiping data and flashing new stuff

Im sure someone will post shortly to solve your problem
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mynameismolotov:
Well ok that is reassuring thanks. I downloaded the Google factory ROM from the code.google.com and was able to flash that on my phone with GN Toolkit. It is trying to boot right now, still on the colorful screen. I think maybe I didn't give it enough time last time around? At least I'm past the black and white logo screen. So I'll let it sit for a few minutes and see what happens.

Edit: I let it run for a couple minutes, and it blacked the screen for a sec, showed the white Google logo again, and then went into the colorful startup screen again. I think it's working now so that's a relief.

If someone finds this thread in the future with a similar issue: Don't battery pull during start up and be patient if you don't want to freak yourself out haha. But as spitefulcheerio said, it will be okay so just don't panic. Thanks again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] times_infinity:
Make sure you do a Factory Reset in STOCK recovery after unlocking the bootloader. THEN install CWM. learned that one the hard way. skipped a step after doing the oem unlock. :P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cancerouspete:
Yes, first time will take awhile on the boot animation.

And, as long as you see the google logo, you are ok, even if it freezes on that. They designed this phone to be easy :)

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus Bugless Beast 4.0.3 lte +franco#6
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mynameismolotov:
Guess all I needed was a psychological confidence boost, thanks for everyone for being supportive I thought I just threw a few hundred bucks away. But I got Revolution installed, phone and rooted and runs like a dream. Thanks all around!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joeykrim:
To provide some technical details on why it takes longer the first boot and appears to "hang" at boot animation ...

During the boot animation, the /data/dalvik-cache directory is built up for each application loaded on the device. This occurs during the very first boot. If the /data partition is wiped, the dalvik-cache directory is also wiped and will have to be rebuilt on the first boot. All subsequent boots will be quicker as this directory has already been populated.

Whenever loading a new ROM or performing the fastboot oem unlock command, the /data partition is generally wiped which takes with it dalvik-cache and results in the delayed initial boot time while the dalvik-cache directory is re-populated.

Hope that makes sense and fills in a few blanks on the why Android appears to "hang" at the boot animation during first boot after the /data partition is erased or the /data/dalvik-cache directory is erased.
[HTC Sensation] jamcomp:
Hello, I have an issue where I need to send my HTC Sensation in for repair. However, I had to re initiate S-ON, upon doing so. When I went to reboot, I get a blank screen with nothing showing. I can not even get into HBOOT. I know that if I send this to HTC for repair they are going to see I had S-OFF on this phone, and clockwork recovery. So they are going to charge me for the repair.

Anyone out there have any ideas on how to avoid this at all?
[HTC Sensation] jamcomp:
Just to let you know I just seen there was another thread on this and went to T-Mobile and they are sending me out a replacement free of charge except the $5 handling fee. Which is nominal at this point, they even let me use a loaner phone. This might be another avenue that people might be able to persue rather than wait the 6-10 business days for HTC to get done with their phone.
[HTC Sensation] NYCguy2020:
Yup,they are a lot easier to deal with than HTC.I bricked mine on Christmas eve trying to flash an ICS firmware,contacted T-mo and got my replacement 2 days ago.
[HTC Sensation] jamcomp:
Got my new one a day later. Thank God that I had insurance on my phone so they replaced it. I told them that an OTA update must have corrupted the Android OS data.
[HTC Sensation] Psychoticus:
Did you flash the stock ROM before you put S-ON?
[HTC Sensation] jamcomp:
No I did not, that is the mistake that was made. Going to wit for the official launch of ICS before rooting my phone again so I don't have the same issue again.
[HTC Sensation] jjdoctor:
Poor HTC... It wasn't their fault...:(
[HTC Sensation] Cullan:
Bricked

Same boat. ROM worked great... Now I'm bricked. Got my replacement today. Gonna wait a few days before sending bricked one to T Mo... Can they tell if I have S Off? Or do I hope for the best... Also in their terms and conditions they "conveniently" sent me it says " tampering or modifying your device is a violation that directly harms T-Mobile which cannot be fully redressed by money damages,and that T-Mobile shall be entitled to immediate injunctive relief in addition to all other remedies available." Should I be scared to send it back to them...? Lol
[HTC Sensation] webstar1:
They don't mind. I had dust under screen and sent it back. I sent them it with miui lol. It came back still s offd but with the latest ota
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrao_n:
1. how do I find out which touchwiz version my phone is running?

2. in your opinions what is the smoothest launcher for this phone?

my phone is running the stock +root el26.

thx in advance guys
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] 3ndless:
Well, for the 1st exactly how to verify which TW you are running the 3.* got some dots on top of your screen & the TW 4.* got the same dots down on the screen.

On your 2nd question, I've seen that a lot of roms uses ADW Launcher, LauncherPro & Go Launcher EX. (I came from the Original Epic 4G and actually have a Epic 4G Touch which haven't root yet ironically, but soon!) >)!

I hope my little knowledge on it can help you out, =:)!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ja5oN:
Launcher Pro... However, seems like people have recently been having issues do to lack of development. Go Launcher is my next pick, fully customizable to your liking... Either one in my opinion outshines the stock TW Launcher.
[Motorola Droid 3] trer253:
Hi guys, noob here, but not so noob on android OS :)

I was trying to unlock my verizon droid 3. And when I´d inserted a sim from another carrier, it just says "subsidy lock, call provider".

How can I make the phone ask for the unlock code?

I read somewhere that this message appears when you tried too many codes, but havent tried anything. I read that this problem was solved on other moto phones by leaving the phone idle at subsidy lock screen for 4-5hs and the phone will ask again for unlock code, but thats not the case :(

Anyone experienced this problem?
[Motorola Droid 3] Dri94:
call verizon tell them your going our of country on a business trip and you have a european SIM already that you would like to use, but you need to unlock your phone. viola :)
[Motorola Droid 3] trer253:
Im already outside US. Problem is phone dont ask for unlock code.
[Motorola Droid 3] Dri94:
Alltel or Verizon Wireless do not use any type of subsidy locks on their CDMA phones. Default Code:000000 or 123456 or 654321

that is what i found by looking up the subsidy lock error you described. tell me what happens when you input one of these. im still doing more research for you
[Motorola Droid 3] trer253:
Hi, it just says "subsidy locked" and a discard dialog box, there is no box to enter any number :(

Phone is dual cdma/ gsm 3g, Im trying to unlock the sim part.

I´d read this xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1406812 but Im missing the enter code dialog box :(
[Motorola Droid 3] Dri94:
the fact that their is no dialog box is weird to me. can you press the menu key? does anything pop up? i googled this but did not find anything. ima check some other sites. do you have an account with verizon?
[Motorola Droid 3] trer253:
Yes, phone was working on verizon till the day I leave my city.

The only option when I put a foreign sim card... it´s just the subsidy lock legend and if I hit the discard dialog box, phone goes to android home menu. But obviously with no gsm signal.

I can do everything, flash, root, everything. The only thin I cant do, it´s downgrade, phone was updated to last verizon 2.3.4 OTA when was connected to verizon network, and as other thread says, it´s no downgradeable atm. Im thinking that verizon could have put some newer simlock protection to latest updates...
[Motorola Droid 3] Dri94:
since subsidy lock is simply by the carrier you can contact verizon and they can tell you what to do. if you dont have anyway to call the usa, you should email them.
[Motorola Droid 3] trer253:
Well... more news. Contacted verizon tech service and they teach me how to get to the unlock screen. But for the code I have to wait almost 6 more months.. lmao :D
[Motorola Droid 3] trer253:
Well... more news. Contacted verizon tech service and they teach me how to get to the unlock screen. But for the code I have to wait almost 6 more months.. lmao :D

At least I can try any code now :rolleyes:
[Motorola Droid 3] Dri94:
sorry you have to wait. i should have said there is a certain wait period for each person [i think 10 months] before their eligible for an unlock code. butttt you can always get one online. glad your initial problem was solved though :)
[Motorola Droid 3] trer253:
Yep, thanks for helping. Maybe Ill try some online code :) but I think they wont work :o

If anyone is experiencing the same problem, the only way to get the unlock code input screen is setting to only gsm mode and then turn on/off airplane mode a couple of times and magically unlock dialog box will appear.
[Motorola Droid 3] Dri94:
there is one that works. ima go find which forum i found it in and post back tonight. probably within the hour. well i cant personally garuntee it works but it had good reviews from xda memebers
[Motorola Droid 3] trer253:
That would be nice :) In case you dont want to post link here, just send me a pm :)
[Motorola Droid 3] Dri94:
I have to do some things for the rest of the night and its too much too look up on my phone. If I don't get on again tonight I always check xda whe n I wake up so ill have it first thing tomorrow morning at the latest

Sent from ICS Droid3 using xda premium
[Motorola Droid 3] BenSWoodruff:
Maybe share what you did to get the unlock code dialogue to open. Save others the time of having to call Verizon themselves, since you already did that :-)

Why do you have to wait six months? Was your line on Verizon too new to get an unlock code?

Droid 3 with stock xt862 ROM working on T-Mobile via xt883 radio.img & custom build.prop
[Motorola Droid 3] trer253:
Yep, first rule on a forum: dont say it works, say how you make it work :)

Its a couple of post above, set only gsm mode, turn on off airplane mode a couple of times, and unlock dialog will appear.

I'd unlocked other phone some time ago on verizon and for the next one, I have to wait half a year :(

Anyway Im not coming back to states anytime soon, so I'll have to throw it through a window :)

Btw fisrt ebay code didnt worked.
[Motorola Droid 3] BenSWoodruff:
My bad, didn't see this whole second page when I was on mobile lol. Second rule on a forum: read all posts! Good luck.
[Motorola Droid 3] Dri94:
ebay switftunlock freedomobile and unlock_fusion

whichever you choose and they can send you and unlock code. these are based on reviews from this forum
[Motorola Droid 3] trer253:
Thanks, I´ll try one of them :)
[Motorola Droid 3] Dri94:
i almost forgot, after purchasing email the seller as they are required to send it through mail, but if you ask them to they can email it to you. Also report back here on your experiences :)
[Motorola Droid 3] trer253:
Yep, already asked for a code, but didnt worked :(

Asked other sellers, and looks like all has the same unlock code.

On of the last sellers tell me this:

"Verizon changes the code, you have to get it directly from them."

So, I guess we are out of luck.
[Motorola Droid 3] Dri94:
I would call them and get a code for you but i have to unlock my phone so i can travel this summer =/

i just saw another thread where the person said there phone was unlocked. but they live overseas so i asked them how they did it. i wont give up on this ! lol
[Motorola Droid 3] trer253:
:D

I was reading that thread too. I guess older droid 3 gets unlocked simply using ebay sellers codes.

Maybe we´ll have to wait until ebay unlockers get their hands on newer unlock codes... who knows...
[Motorola Droid 3] Dri94:
Thanks for posting back! They all refunded you right? Im thinking, since all the codes dont seem to be working now. I wonder how these people get the code in the first place?
[Motorola Droid 3] Ed27:
purchase an unlock code for my droid 3 and it worked.

I recommend this website is very cheap I paid 6 dollars for the code

unlock4moto.com
[Motorola Droid 3] trer253:
Well... still no luck. All sellers give me the same code :mad:

If anyone have a verizon account and could make a call or just try a live chat with verizon telling that a familiar it´s outside us and needs to use the phone, just send me a pm.

I read that sometimes they gives unlock codes without asking too much :)

I dont have lot of money :D but I can give the $ of an unlock code, just as a present for the time spent.
[Motorola Droid 3] BenSWoodruff:
When I unlocked my G2x (gifted to family member for Christmas), T-Mobile required me to call from a land-line phone, give them the IMEI (which may not be the same number they ask for at Verizon, maybe the MEID), so you may need those numbers to give to the person who helps you out. Once I gave the carrier my info over the phone, they looked up my account, then emailed me an unlock code for my phone. You friend should be able to forward you the number after that.

Just fyi, and good luck!
[Motorola Droid 3] Dri94:
Also unlock4moto.com was discovered to work. Its 6dollars i think
[Motorola Droid 3] trer253:
I'll try unlock4moto this week :)

If doesnt work, I guess the only way out, is to hang myself with the charger cable :D
[Motorola Droid 3] digitalsynner85:
If you're needing use of your phone to make calls to the US while waiting for the subsidy unlock, might I suggest getting an app such as Groove IP? It uses your google voice number and allows you to call out over WiFi. This in conjunction with the google voice app will allow you to call and text people from the states. I found a free APK for it using google. It's the 6th link when you search for "grooveip 1.2.13 apk" (I don't know if linking to outside sources is allowed so yeah lol :P). If you want to buy it legit, it's $5 on the market, but personally I believe it's well worth the 5 bucks.

There are other things such as SipDroid, but I've never managed to get that app to work right. Others state that it works great. Keep us posted on how it goes with Verizon.
[Motorola Droid 3] Dri94:
Dont post anything about warez. Especially in a developer community -_- developers dnt take nicely to warez lol
[Motorola Droid 3] trer253:
Thanks again guys :)

IP wifi calls could be a termporary solution to make some calls to the US, I´ll look for that app on market.
[Motorola Droid 3] trer253:
More news, tried every unlock code seller, none worked. Not much to do.

Hope a soft unlock solution like the one for defy will come to droid 3...
[Motorola Droid 3] Dri94:
For now i reccommend sipdroid+gtalk
[Motorola Droid 3] newshook:
If you are a verizonwireless customer with good standing and have not locked another other GSM phone in the last 10 months, you can call verizon global support from overseas by having the verizon sim in the phone and dial 908-559-4899. I was told it is toll free if you did it that way.

I am in US and called verizon last week, it took 3 minutes or less to have the phone unlocked. Hope this information helpful to you.
[Nexus S 4G Android Development] Androidawg:
Downloading. Now. Will report back. So many ICS ROMS. DL is slow as Christmas BTW.