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[Xperia Arc General] fajarep:
Based on my experience with LG Optimus 2x with unlocked and standard bootloader, it is very easy to bring back brick Optimus 2x by using nvflash/smartflash way. I can mess with partition size without worry about non bootable android device.

And now, android development in Optimus 2x getting rise, many new ROMs get published..

If Sony gives those flexibility with their phone(not to worry about brick phone as long it is related with software), I believe we can really mess with Sony Xperia S :D

Cheers
[Xperia Arc General] Touranaga:
I agree with DoomLoRD its better to have quality over quantity. Few ROMs but stable, fast, and beautiful instead of bunch of ROMs that hardly have difference from the STOCK one or improve nothing its pointless.
[Xperia Arc General] vegetaleb:
I don't agree with samsung actual users being loyal to the brand, most of sgs2 users are freshly converted people from symbian/bb/iphone to Android.They wanted the best specs from the beginning,though they are a little deceived by the poor plastic and design.SE Arc lacked the dual core and was sold at a high price which made people buy sgs2 instead, the Xperia S packs very good specs(12mp,dual core),superb design and appareantly nice materials!

So unless the sgs3 features quad-core cpu and also 12mp there are big chances to have people switching from sammy to Sony this time.

HTC fans are very loyal to HTC because of the Sense roms and super high quality aluminium materials,but some dudes like me who were SE fans in the past...we can come back to Sony again :D
[Xperia Arc General] Flo95:
Why should SGS II people switch to the Sony Xperia S?!

They should offer the same performance or SGS II should be faster due Exynos.
[Xperia Arc General] Bin4ry:
SE is corporating very much with us devs. FXP team has got access to the needed devices of 2011 line. From what is expected this work will be continued with 2012 devices. Dont worry FXP team will support Xperia S for sure :-)

Regards
[Xperia Arc General] dp94:
Then I'll pre-order one for sure. :D

Thanks FXP Team for your great work.
[Xperia Arc General] DooMLoRD:
Now that we have your "official word" on the matter we all can stop worrying about developer support :D
[Xperia Arc General] Rycon33:
Fxp team, Doomlord, and all devs currently working with SE devices are all unbelievably awesome devs.

But it is still nice to have additional good devs coming to SE. More Rom/Kernel options are always good. A win-win situation for us common users.
[Xperia Arc General] festa20:
So basically we will have CM9 from the awesome FXP team (can't thank enough for their tireless work)

Which also mean a MIUI4 rom ported

And custom stock roms :P (one by us ;) )

basically all the roms one could want

Sounds awesome to me guys!!!!

Cant to get my hands on one ASAP
[Xperia Arc General] vegetaleb:
Hello bro! long time no see!

Well the good news is that sgs3 will not be out before July even August, HTC Ville is nothing but a Sensation with a super amoled screen so unless they have a surprise in MWC I think the Xperia S will be the champion of the spring season!

The first Android with 12mp screen and ICS :eek::D:p
[Xperia Arc General] maddes1402:
I even posted this link in the X10 section. But perhaps this could also convince some devs that the Xperia S will be a very good base for developing when you compare all these benchmark results.

But as Iris mentioned before. A donated device would be the best solution :p
[Xperia Arc General] Bin4ry:
Lets see :) I really love the Xperia S =) And cannot wait for it to get on the market :D

We will have a awesome phone with it, i really think S(E) did a big step forward at all! Finally a design which fits my pov and hardware which makes it superior ;)

Regards
[Xperia Arc General] hemo1001:
Well no wonder why many devs left developing for SE smartphones ... after what happened with the x10 .. " 2.1 update was delayed " .... "they said they couldn't provid the latest android version cause of the hardware limitation " .. " also with the dual-touch story" ... "64 K color " .... "slow unexplained touch screen cause it was capped at 30fps"...."strictly locked bootloader" ... well i can see that they learned their lesson and avoided doing the same mistakes with the arc but still ...

btw : if i wasn't so loyal to SE i wouldn't buy an Arc S .... the reason of this loyality is cause if their good built quality and design... maybe they need to advertise that.

Edit : i would really thank ( Z , J , doomlord , T , binary , and all x10 devs) .... well will never forget your hard work for us .

*sorry for my bad english
[Xperia Arc General] vegetaleb:
They did a very bad start in Android with the X10, it was more in a bootloader level than hardware that devs preffered to have a N1 and Desire.

Till now many devs think all new SE are locked while they are not
[Xperia Arc General] DooMLoRD:
yes i know... i remember seeing a "review" on XDA TV for Xperia ARC S...

that dude had no clue that Xperia 2011 devices can be unlocked officially (bootloader unlock)
[Xperia Arc General] HSNalfar3:
you mean Samcaplat... I watched his review and what pissed me off was he saying that nexus s is better than the Arc S :mad:
[Xperia Arc General] DooMLoRD:
some devs dont like to shift from a particular vendor... like u will hardly see any devs of Samsung/HTC work on other brand device... and there are currently very few devs working on SE/Sony devices...
[Xperia Arc General] meidan95:
I have just one question.

the fact that we can't get the battery off the phone wouldn't make the development harder?

sorry for my bad English...
[Xperia Arc General] iridaki:
No, there'll be a failsafe button or something. Much like when your PC freezes, you don't pull the plug, you press the force reboot button. And there are a number of phones with non removable batteries already available and that didn't affect their popularity.

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[Xperia Arc General] maddes1402:
...which makes it so much more awesome that you are gonna buy this device!

When I remember that right you were asked some time what happened to your Galaxy S2 development. You answered sth like that you stopped it because for such a device which has so many devs it is not really neccesary to work for.

Thanks Rahul :)

Btw In a German forum it was asserted that in Sony´s opinion the real price will be 369 Euro, that you can buy it for this price everywhere in an internet shop. But tbh I haven´t found the source yet, the source where this was said by Sony :o

But I guess this would be a really attractive price from the start which could help to become popular for all kind of customers, even devs? :rolleyes:
[Xperia Arc General] Flo95:
369€?

That might change my mind :D

Super cheap xD

Guess the S3 will be 500€
[Xperia Arc General] vegetaleb:
Dude don't waste your time with samsung, they have high specs but crappy plastics, I thought it's not important and got a sgs2 but I ended swapping it with a Sensation because of that!

SonY xperia S looks like it will have high grades materials :D

Also the sgs3 will not be available before June and at a very high price,meaning at least 3 months after the Xperia S

The only real challenger for xperia S would be an HTC with HD screen and coming out in April (certainly not the ville), so MWC will be the rendez-vous to see if you should invest in Sony or not.

There was rumours before Christmas that HTC will release a 16mp HD screen android...
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
http://www.netbooknews.com/43643/why-i-left-windows-phone-7/

The reviewer here, left WP for Android after using it for 7 months.

Key issues that deterred here from using it beyond 7 months:

Lack of multitasking like Android where apps actually run in background

It did not connect to people as well as Android

Display resolution of 480 x 800

IE9 giving an error twice a month that - browser is out of date (new to me!)

Inability to share locations

You can't zoom in the maps (on pinned locations)

Can't share pics on Twitter (it's a **** experience -probably compared to iOS/Android?)

Now I for one know that I would disagree and can prove that those claims are wrong other than 3rd and 4th one as I've never had those issues. So they might be there waiting for me to discover it?

Anyone have similar issues after using the phone for more than a month or even better if you've used it over half a year!

Please don't troll.
[Windows Phone 7 General] slimshady322:
Yeah he has a point there, although I think Microsoft's solution (toast notifications and Live Tiles) is better for the user and the battery life. However this limits the options of small developers.

At least for WP7 every app runs on (almost) every device, the only thing that's missing from some devices in the front facing camera.

Newer happend to me either.

You can share locations on Facebook or using foursquare, WhatsApp etc.

I don't really know what that means, in the maps app you can zoom in.

You can, Twitter is built right in.

I have been using WP7 since April 2011.
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
Are you planning on moving away from WP anytime soon though?

A centralized notification area is definitely needed - probably within the 'ME' tile?
[Windows Phone 7 General] AndyFZ1S:
Never had any issues since Mango really, When I first started using WP7 on the HD7 early Jan 2011 I soon got bored with the lack of customisation as I had been using a HD2 and there was so much difference, I did go back to using my HD2 again but liked the new easy to use WP7 OS & after updating to mango I became more interested. I admit I don't fiddle with the phone as much any more but know it will do whatever I want when I want, Am happy with WP7 for now but eagerly await future updates to improve the few "lack of" features, I can't see me moving away just yet.
[Windows Phone 7 General] LiFePo4:
I personally do not agree with any of the issues listed and believe them to be false as far as useful experience. WP7 has been doing great for what I want and need since Mango and I actually have no plans to look at anything else. I use it for work as well and it fulfills it purpose and then some.

I have come from WM6 to Crackberry to this.

My family (4 of us) all have WP7 since VZW first released them and everyone is happy. I am the "IT" department for my family and we all came from RIMs and I have not had any "support" needs for the WP7 (same can not be said for RIM); it just works.
[Windows Phone 7 General] sinister1:
On a possessive note, as much as I grip and complain about WP 7; I have never had issues with IE 9 and find multitasking easy to use and don't see what people complain about. Twitter??? I personally don't use it on the phone nor the PC because it basically sucks. And about the display, well I see nothing wrong with it at all. There are so many other aspects of the phone that would have had made valid points for leaving WP which I will not bring up because I don't want to feed the troll/fanboys.
[Windows Phone 7 General] dtboos:
Been using it since Feb 2011. Am very happy with the platform and look forward to added functionality & features with Apollo.

I've not had any issues as he described. You can zoom in on maps. I've never seen that IE error. Sharing location is all over the place in WP and so is twitter sharing including pictures.

The resolution? Ok. Thats up to him if that is a platform killer. Can't argue with his preference on that.

Doesn't connect to people as well? Sorry I'm scratching my head here lol.

Apps running in background? Thats a preference as well, but I prefer the way MS has implemented it. When I was on Android it was a constant headache with stuff running my battery down when they shouldnt be running.
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
THAT is such a change from your remaining posts through out the forum, thanks! ;)
[Windows Phone 7 General] slimshady322:
No I'll stay with my LG Optimus 7 for some time. At some point I will upgrade and I will probably again chose a WP7 device, but before I upgrade I would like MS to provide an option to backup my LG Optimus 7 and transfer all the data to another phone. Even though most stuff is in the cloud, I have tree stars in every Angry Birds level and I don't want to loose that :D

But I agree with you that the notifications should be stored somewhere.
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
I think your wish will come true with Apollo as a 'total' back up is scheduled to be introduced. You will be able to back up 'everything' - unlike Android full back ups like Titanium where game scores are not backed up and neither are progresses!

Probably Apollo is where WP will stop 'catching up' and start adding things :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] prohibido_por_la_ley:
That reviewer must be on some kind of crack or something. I have not had issues with anything that he has mentioned and I have used WP since march 2011 and used all the mango betas. Only issue I have is with the disappearing keyboard and that you can't upload from the browser. I would also want a backup solution,Skype and integrated public transit directions (already found a semi-integrated solution) to be 100% satisfied.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Dr.8820:
13 month user, I didn't like WP for a week, but never put my SIM back in my HD2..that's all I'll say about that :D...

Sent from The ACSyndicate Tower using XDA Windows Phone 7 App
[Windows Phone 7 General] weijoon:
11 months Mozart user here, since changing to WP, i had lots of free time to do my reading due to i spent less (actually almost none) time on tinkering or flashing my phone...

IMHO, I prefer the way MS integrated the "FAKE" multitasking method which I found it very suit my taste, and I can have total control on which apps I gave permission on background task, feel like I had total control of the phone (don't flame me because I know that some others had a different definition on Full Control of their device)
[Windows Phone 7 General] ROCOAFZ:
I find all of his accusations false except maybe 9. I think he means auto sharing location. There is some app i've seen peeps complain about because windows phone will only report your location automatically if it is in the foreground. From a security standpoint though, i'd be glad it doesn't but if you like that kind of app i guess that would be an issue.

The rest is BS. I've been using Windows phone since i got my surround for 180.00 off ebay (wasn't sure if i would like windows phone and my contract was up soon so i didn't want to waste my upgrade in case i didn't like it.) I used my upgrade to get a titan and my wife uses the surround to play games and use facebook. (she has a flip phone and didn't want to pay for data even though i swear to her i can shut the data off... i just got a purple case coming in from ebay so i may sway her ;) )
[Windows Phone 7 General] Nev1337:
i dont have any problems of them :D maybe the problem is the girl who tested :DDD
[Windows Phone 7 General] arkavat:
I have been using WP for a year. I still have my Nexus One that I used to use while travelling for Wifi hotspot and Navigation reasons. Mango and Navigon have resolved these issues. I still miss the notification tray/center and I sincerely hope WP gets it soon. Those who have used Android will vouch for me about importance of a good notification system.

Having said that, WP is my daily driver. The one thing that WP offers, that Android lacks, is the peace of mind. With Android, it was flash a ROM every week. Most of these ROM upgreades were not for features but for stability or improving some feature that google didn't integrate properly. Android reminds me of my WM days. Powerful but not a stable, cohesive experience.

I plan to stay with WP at least till beyond Apollo. I am curious to see how they integrate Windows 8, Xbox and WP8.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Symondo:
ive admitted only had my windows phone a week but after a serious play over the weekend when ive not been working - videos, photos, borwsing, messages etc.. you name it.

my only gripe is the volume/vibrate with no optin for silent and no vibrate.

Tother than that - coming from my HD2 which had been modded, my Titan seems very polished and smooth.
[Windows Phone 7 General] adesonic:
The article is BS, the only valid point is the screen resolution one.
[Windows Phone 7 General] pakure:
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my only gripe is the volume/vibrate with no optin for silent and no vibrate.

.[/QUOTE]

go to settings/sounds and ringtone/ set vibration to off

then on home screen you can toggle between ring and "silent":cool:
[Windows Phone 7 General] RoboDad:
That is true, but it is a far from optimal workaround. Changing that setting doesn't just affect silent mode, it affects both ring and silent mode. I think what Symondo is asking for is a way to conveniently toggle between ring+vibrate, vibrate-only, and complete silence without resorting to opening the settings app.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Team_rev:
I have been on WP7 since it first came out. I have gone from Iphone to Android to WP 6.5 to WP7. I feel WP7 has for me been the best interface I have used. I mostly use my phone for Work, emails, phone calls, pictures, internet news browsing etc. In my opinion WP7 and Apple where the easiest to use. Android just didn't do if for me. Being on Tmobile and tired of hacking Iphones, WP7 has been great. I really don't worry about modding anymore and windows just works for my needs. Hope that helps:)
[Windows Phone 7 General] nipungupta7:
Well i was using Android since may'09, and i was never satisfied. I joined a respective forum related to my phone development and kept changing roms everyday, which eventually made me unable to use my phone normally.

I agree with what someone once said here on XDA, Android is for dissatisfied youth, or for those who just cant accept things as they are.

Changing the roms everyday, rooting, making your phone do what it is not able to do, bla bla bla

when i switched on to WP7, first i was angry as hell. i was pissed off that this phone cant do this and that (though i dont remember actually now:p)

but seriously, what one need from phone. Apps, what do you mean by them. how many apps you have on your phone, and how many you use actually. i only use ie9 for my google reader and xda, people for (useless) status updates and linked email (which i l really love a lot)

the phone has stability and speed, am using it for more than 4 monhts, and only 1 random reboot till yet, amazing isn't it

i really really love this phone, WP7

waiting for that Tango or Apollo though

Would love if MS provide more than 2 panorama view on homepage/desktop

like we have apps on the right, we may have a notification center on the left, and then further a toggle page with all the shortcuts

they can do, not an issue, and i hope they are more serious in developing this platform than its users

i believe, we all will have a very powerful and "complete" OS with Apollo (though the wait is too long for me atleast)
[Windows Phone 7 General] MKohlman:
I've been using a Samsung Focus since its release date on Nov 2010. The only real issue I ever had with the device was the stability issue with the add-on SD card (which was unique to the Focus and fixed with Mango)

None of the things listed have been an issue for me and I continue to be impressed with the smoothness and ease-of-use as a daily communication & media device.

Really the only thing that has been holding me back from getting a 2nd gen phone has been the lack of storage (my Focus has 40GB, and while not everyone needs that I like the ability to be able to travel world-wide with all my stuff and minimal data-roaming charges). Considering that the Focus continues to be just about the best smart-phone I've ever owned that hasn't been a big burden.
[Windows Phone 7 General] toothfish:
I have been using my mozart for 13 months. Initially i was disappointed with the lack of features compared to android or iphone but as more updates came, i was becoming more and more enthusiastic about it.

I have to say, it may lack a few features but I am absolutely happy with carrying it everywhere i go.

And as always, im looking very much forward to the next big update which i believe will be stunningly comprehensive and satisfying. May even prompt me to buy the newest generation wp7 then!!
[Windows Phone 7 General] Boburto:
I have mine since May last year and i still love the OS. It gets better everytime i use it. I can't believe my G1 phone is still so fluid and fast compared to my old 3GS which is donkey slow now (iOS 5 really bogged it down). I was an iPhone user and had an android for a while (didn't like it).

My only issue is that the hardware (personal preference) isn't as good as the iPhone. I was really looking forward to the lumia but it has so many issues (sound/screen jitter/battery) and only 16GB memory that i'm turned off.

I'm not talking about internals like dual core/1gb memory... just the sound quality and physical build quality.

I'm not about to switch to android because the hardware is similar quality to WP7 and i don't like the OS.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Strike_Eagle:
Eh?

November last year is 1-year-mark for Windows Phone in my life ;)

The fact is, Leo brought me to the Windows Community and XDA, and then Leo introduced me to Schubert, and Schubert stayed with me for about 10 months, now i am having the "Ace" of Windows Phone Mango Fighter Wing, HTC Eternity.

Locked and Loaded with Chevron Labs' unlock, everything is just sweet, all iPhone's users just look at me with the jealous eyes.
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
What app is that for location sharing?

Can you share a pin on maps? That seems to be a major point in that review regarding location sharing too.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Boburto:
Maps. click on the three little dots on the bottom right of the screen and you'll get 'favorite places'.

You can share a pin too. Just drop a pin, select it (you'll see address and directions) and click those three little dots again (or the middle button on the bottom). You can click the icon on the right to add a favorite.
[Windows Phone 7 General] drupad2drupad:
Ok so once I've dropped the pin and when I share it with someone, can they zoom in etc to see exactly what I am trying to show by that pin?
[Windows Phone 7 General] buffalosolja42:
I would disagree as well

I have had wp7 since it first came out I have had EVERY other major mobile platform (wm 5-6.5, blackberry, iphone, android, symbian) and I like them all but wp7 runs great for me. And on the notification tray if the app is important to you pin it to the start screen most of them have some sort of live tile that will notify you.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Boburto:
It doesn't give a link so i'd guess that's a no.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Strike_Eagle:
Me => Check In

About Sharing stuffs here is an example:
[Windows Phone 7 General] Jimmy586:
Ok, so I'll be the first one in a new thread. I found this forum when I was looking for something about rooting my X10 and custom ROM. I've found here everything that I was looking for and even more... Now I know how can I personalize my phone in million ways ;D
[Windows Phone 7 General] sinister1:
With Windows Phone 8 we can put all this behind us.:D
[Windows Phone 7 General] makoute:
Been using an HD7 for a bit over six months, I have enjoyed it so far, it has started to show it's age though, and the fact that is pretty full doesn't help matters.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bakron1:
I would like to ask if one of the developers out there could incorporate the "Blacklist" function into a custom ROM like the old GB CM7?

I really miss having the ability to block calls without downloading a custom app or adding a bunch of 800 numbers in my contacts and having to send them to voicemail. Just a suggestion.
[Samsung Galaxy R i9103] arpith.fbi:
Hi friends,

I was thinking of buying Galaxy R. But wanted your review..How is this phone? and why very less development in this forum? I heard it will get Official ICS update in mid 2012..but over all would you guys recommend me this phone?

how is the battery life?

Would you guys recommend me this phone over SE neo V or xperia pro?

is it worth going for this phone for its dual core and nvidia GPU?

Any help would be appreciated

Thank You :)