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[HTC Amaze 4G] Binary100100:
I agree. You have a two year contract when you purchase a phone with a discount. Who here thinks that T-Mobile shouldn't start offering new phones before your two year contract expires? Seriously! The phone has been out for what... three, four months now? I would say that's pretty good actually. Don't worry about the phone itself though. You still have a 1 year warranty which will still be honored should you require service. It's still a powerhouse of a phone and we're expecting an update here very soon. So... what's the problem? You guys are acting like it's the damn G1.

You know to be honest I was expecting a better phone to come out about a month after ours did. I'm surprised that it didn't. But I'm saying this to people that are suprised that in this day and technological age your phone is old and outdated before you can manage to buy accessories for it. :rolleyes: Just look at it this way... iphone fans are constantly being screwed by Apple and their yearly releases! You wait in line overnight to buy the new iphone 4GS or whatever and nine months later Apple teases you with the new iphone 4GS2 for a super low price of $600 because you're still on contract. Else they can wait for another year for the release of the iphone 5 or whatever. It's a sales gimmick and that's all there is to it. Yet you guys are surpised to see this with HTC? Naive I think.
[HTC Amaze 4G] xManMythLegend:
Only thing you need to worry about is awful Dev support.

Im sorry I like XB and the others but this phone has just about zero Rom selection compared to SGS2 and other phones. Nothing even close to a workable ICS build.

The phone itself is fantastic mostly due to the camera , HW isnt what you should be worried about.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Binary100100:
Samsung devices don't have to be worried about a locked bootloader either.
[HTC Amaze 4G] xboarder56:
i dont see any progress on the sgs2 tmo version im further then them
[HTC Amaze 4G] Totòòò:
Don't worry be happy. Is just a phone!
[HTC Amaze 4G] marleyfan61:
Just a phone?? Watcha you mouth!

And.....you managed to get that damn song stuck in my head.
[HTC Amaze 4G] AJ26T:
Yes its not the end of the world its just HTC Saying ok we aren't making the phone anymore tmobile n HTC aren't going to blow u off if u have a issue with it.

They are not going to make the phone anymore because of what's on the horizon. I say in about a month or two we will see a new HTC tmobile phone.

with ICS "wink"
[HTC Amaze 4G] smatthew45:
samsung has horrible support for their phones, except for ones running vanilla android, they are incredibly slow when it comes to pushing out os updates, im almost certain htc will give us a stable ics before samsung does with the sgs2
[HTC Amaze 4G] stefnuts:
It might be "just a phone" but I paid a large chunk of cash for my phone and I don't like getting screwed over by Google.......not to mention Apple's bait & switch marketing.

Smartphones "smart" once you find out your phone will be semi-obsolete as is the case here with Google trying to tell software & hardware developers what to do.

stefnuts
[HTC Amaze 4G] rubyman94:
All of this is true but don't you all feel that the htc amaze is a bad phone? You can't have a case because you lose WiFi signal, you have to put electrical tape on the back of the phone to prevent the flash from messing up your pictures at night, the haptic key light bleeds in the screen, the faceplate on the back creaks really loud when putting pressure. I did not pay over 600 for a phone to have so many problems.
[HTC Amaze 4G] aj_2423:
T-mo news did post an article stating that the amaze 4g is reaching "end-of-life" and will he discontinued soon. This may lower our chance of getting more dev support, but let's be thankful for who we do have which is some great developers like xboarder, faux, and now nrg... Just have patience, soom good stuff is going to be coming to us in the near future, we just need to wait. No one has a perfectly running ICS with no bugs we arent far behind guys we will have what we want soon

Sent from my BulletProof Amaze, Powered by Faux kernel...

via xda premium
[HTC Amaze 4G] Totòòò:
I do not see why it is such a big deal they won't be producing htc amaze anymore(if that is true). anyway even the htc ville we are expecting to come out in march or the samsung bliss, they have nothing special, same dual core cpu, same speed + the camera that the amaze has is one of the best in the market. So I find all this "worried about my amaze" a little too exaggerated. and yes it is just a phone, if you are concerned just go sell it back and buy a new one when it comes out. hope your worries about the htc amaze do not keep you from living a normal life...extra stress is never good :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] NeoAndroid:
I love my Amaze. I knew about the "flaws" before I bought it. To my amazement, it's better than I thought and read about. I fortunately do not have the creaking back cover(there's a fix), Wi-Fi range is awesome even with a case, GPS locks in seconds even inside the house, battery life last all day, awesome ROMs available (thank you devs, you know who you are, lol) the list goes on. My 0.02
[HTC Amaze 4G] fuego77:
In my room I have 1 - 2 bars of WiFi

With the case off I get full 4, pretty annoying
[HTC Amaze 4G] Totòòò:
what case do you have?
[HTC Amaze 4G] zetsumeikuro:
Don't worry about it and spare yourself from an ulcer/headache. Pretty much every carrier has an official lifespan of 6 months for all their devices. Doesn't mean the device will be "obsolete", as long as it does what you want shouldn't that be good enough? Trust me trying to have the "best" all the time will result in you spending wads of $$$ just to do so. Also the "newer" phones just have minor bumps here and there, nothing too huge occurs till like 1 - 1 1/2 year later generally. Don't worry about quadcore for a mobile phone.. Dual cores are hardly necessary for our devices at the moment. Just enjoy your phone! But if it bugs you, then fork out the cash for a newer device :cool:.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rubyman94:
How do you fix the creaking? What's the fix?
[HTC Amaze 4G] rubyman94:
What's the fix for the creaking?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Totòòò:
No need to post the same question twice. Either take the plate off and apply some tape on the left bottom corner of the device or just leave the plate outside in a cold place for couple of days (i havent tried it but another member was saying that this works)
[HTC Amaze 4G] yaddamean:
OP your overreacting. If anything, I should be the one complaining but I am completely content with my phone. Single core snapdragon and it still does everything i need it to do. Why get the latest and greatest if it is sufficient in running anything you throw at it? Maybe I will replace my MT4G when htc releases an ICS phone but for now, be happy with what you got.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Chance Ill:
We should be a little worried....

Normally, I don't participate in these kind of threads because they are simply pointless and most comments are unhelpful and often times, insulting to new or uninformed members but I can understand the OP frustration. I'm sure he, along with everyone else understands that phones, electronics,........EVERYTHING has a EOL; time frame in which it becomes ''dated''. The underlying question is WHY! A product that has reached EOL, by definition, is at the end of its useful lifetime. This is usually done to make room for other products (HTC Ville). Problem is, the lifespan of our devices are becoming shorter shorter for no justifiable reason. The funny part is, not only do we honor it, we defend these shady business practices and attack each other in their honor. I have a friend that is a long time employee (engineering supervisor) with HTC America in Bellvue. He described EOL as essentially being buried alive. In a nutshell, EOL has become policy for profit instead of new innovative products taking its place like it use to be simply because we continue accept it and it will get worse. Not to mention that the resale value drops dramatically. Most of you probably sale your current device to compensate for the cost of buying a new one, right?

The notion that HTC or any manufacturer will/must continue to support a EOL device is wishful thinking on our part and sympathy on theirs, for a short time at least, because they DO NOT have to according to their EOL policy. Stop being so critical about legitimate concern of the OP's investment. He should be.......you should too.

Sorry for the long post! :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] rubyman94:
i didnt know how to delete the message lol.
[HTC Amaze 4G] NRGZ28:
OMG... have to have zee latest phone! Can't do with outdated devices! Iphone 6+ here I come!!

Like the poster above said, a dual core 1.5Ghz 4G phone will NOT be obsolete anytime soon.
[HTC Amaze 4G] seansk:
haha, true, second that...I actually love my phone, and think it's going to be good for another couple of years. I really don't need a quadcore phone at this point, heck my desktop is quadcore...why the heck would I need quadcore on a phone at this point...tablets might be different and could become laptop replacements I understand that (especially with the introduction of asus prime and keyboard....If you look the sensation XL has only one core running at 1.5 and runs very smoothly, AND it just came out...even the old nexus one 2 years old with the old snapdragon runs pretty smooth on custom roms.
[HTC Amaze 4G] NRGZ28:
Hell.. my HD2 which came out in 2008-2009 is running Sense 3.5 ROMs and ICS like a champ !!
[HTC Amaze 4G] rubyman94:
You guys are dumb. Do you even know what I'm trying to say? Do you even know what I mean by that? Are you high? I wrote this with the intention to understand why tmobile is already getting rid of it when its a new phone! The Samsung galaxy s2 is cheaper than the htc amaze and their selling it for 200 when there selling the amaze for 180 in tmobile.
[HTC Amaze 4G] rubyman94:
Lmao!
[HTC Amaze 4G] xxquicksh0txx:
If anyone wants to sell their outdated obsolete phone send me a pm.

I find it funny when people are talking about a phone with 3x the cpu of my phone, a bigger screen and that's not even a year old is obsolete already.

I personally can't wait to switch to tmobile and have one (If I do end up switching and they're still selling the amaze).

And to run Nrgz rom again, last time I ran that was on my TP2 best ROM I ever ran.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Jms122589:
I bought the both the galaxy s 2 and the amaze 4g. I kept the amaze and gave the galaxy s 2 to my girlfriend. The screen on the sgs2 looks like a cartoon no matter what ui is on it. There is just something about the form factor of the sgs2 I hate. The amaze has such a nice screen and htc's great build quality. I'm coming of a mytouch 4g so obviously I miss all the development on there but I'm ok with it for now. I'm just going to root it, then remove bloat ware and see we're that gets me. I really just have never been a fan of Samsung and their super amoled displays idk why.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Digitaldreamer7:
T-mo is always swapping phones like this nothing to worry about.

The only thing that would make this phone better is a damn fix for the light bleed and S-Off for cyanogen or a 100% ASOP rom
[HTC Amaze 4G] eggydrums:
Hey talked to a rep at tmo through live chat, told me that the amaze was definitely not near its "end of life"
[HTC Amaze 4G] Digitaldreamer7:
http://www.tmonews.com/2012/01/htc-...-life/screen-shot-2012-01-28-at-3-45-14-pm-1/
[HTC Amaze 4G] charlatan01:
...and sometimes, contrary to popular belief, a picture is NOT worth 5 words, let alone 1000.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Digitaldreamer7:
I was just posting the pic people talking about. I wasn't trying to be all doomsday or anything.

I think "end of life" is good for this phone. It hopefully will lower prices, get more people to buy it and hopefully some of those people will be developers who can add to our collective knowledge here.
[HTC Amaze 4G] pnguyen5:
Honestly, I don't see the problem here. Talking about obsolete phones when it's been out for only a few months. I understand where the frustration is coming from, but is it really necessary?

Sure, you just bought the phone, and are expecting it to be the best phone for at least 6 months because you paid X amount for it. And sure, it has the best specs at the time and you thought it'd last so many months before they come out with something better. But nearing EOL doesn't mean dead phone, no support, etc. Just means they're making room for something better. Personally, I'd be kinda happy because I'd feel like, if they stopped selling them, I have a limited edition phone (kind of like what they did with the Nexus One). But I digress.

I have the MyTouch 4G now, and I've had it for a long while. And believe it or not, its SINGLE-core 2nd gen CPU, it's 5MP camera, physical buttons that creak, power button that doesn't like to press sometimes, and 3.7 inch 800x480 resolution are more than enough for what I do, and I do a lot with my phone. Although the development over there is pretty amazing because of its age, I'll admit, but who's to say that the Amaze's dev section won't pick up with time, as well? Especially with the unlocked bootloader, sexy design, and ICS 4.0 guaranteed. And just look at the Sensation. The dev over there has blown up.

Just give it time. I'm sure in a few months time, the dev section will pick up over here, as well.

/rant.

Just my .02. Not flaming, trolling, etc in the case anyone thinks I am. Ha ha.
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
Volted Ice v3.7​

**

Download the Custom WidgetLocker Theme in Post #3

**

Please read the entire OP before posting any questions or issues!!!!

If you like this theme, please click "Thanks!"

DONATION INFO

If you would like to donate to me, send me a PM with your email address and how much you want to donate.

If you donate, you will be entitled to a few extras such as:

1. First download of future themes

2. A chance to test themes I'm currently working on (if interested).

3. One on one support by PM or Social Network of choice.

4. Your name will be added in every OP as a contributor.

CONTRIBUTORS:

patsoxfan, ethonyy, capt730

Hey guys! Here I am again with what is possibly my BEST THEME YET! This theme is complete with the essentials but I still have to theme some more apps and fix 1 issue with how the theme currently is.

Known issues:

None so far!

What is themed so far?

framework

SystemUI

Settings Menu

Homescreen Menu Icons

Power Control Widget

Browser

Gallery

Desk Clock

Google Searchbar Widget

YouTube App

What is coming soon?

Calculator

Email

MMS

Youtube

Phone and Contacts (these will be worked on last because they take longer)

Changelog, with updates will be posted in post #2. Screenshots are attached to post #1 and post #3

Instructions:

1. Download -

Volted Ice v3.7

2. Place the zip file on your sdcard

3. Reboot into Recovery

4. Wipe Cache Partition

5. Wipe Dalvik Cache

6. Flash Volted Ice

7. Reboot

Enjoy!!!
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
v3.7

**NEW** Themed Mms.apk (finally!!)

v3.6

**Added the Official CM9 Bootanimation

V3.5

**NEW** Custom Statusbar Notification Icons (adb, gmail, email, missed calls etc.) (Screenshot 1)

**NEW** Themed More icons in the SystemUI (No screenshot)

**NEW** Themed YouTube App (2nd and 3rd Screenshots)

**NEW** Very cool and very clean, new Custom Pop-up Menu Backgrounds (last screenshot in post 3)

**NEW** Themed Google Search Widget (Screenshot 1)

**NEW** Changed the Wifi Icon

(Screenshots for these updates can be found in Post #3)

vX.X

**NEW** All custom WidgetLocker Theme made by me :D

v3.0

*FIX* Wifi Icon icon in Notification Pulldown (tested and confirmed).

v2.5

*NEW* Fun and informative updater script when flashing lol

v2.0

*NEW* Themed Google Search Bar Widget

*NEW* Themed Gallery

*NEW* Themed Browser

*NEW* Themed Desk Clock

*FIX* Airplane Mode Icon

v1.5

*NEW* Themed all statusbar icons

*NEW* Themed Power Control Widget

*NEW* Themed Carrier header

*NEW* Themed Notification Pulldown icons

*NEW* Themed Settings Menu

*NEW* Themed AOSP Lockscreen

*NEW* Added Cyan overscroll glow

*NEW* Added Cyan scroll handle

*NEW* Added Cyan Menu Dividers

*NEW* Custom Notification Pulldown Handle

*NEW* DeadMau5 Wallpaper

v1.0

Initial Release (Basics)
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
To use the WidgetLocker Theme, you must first have the WidgetLocker App which is available in the Market.

Download the zip file from here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/54918541/Volted_Ice.wltheme.zip

Put the zip file in the INTERNAL STORAGE, in this folder:

/data/com.teslacoilsw.widgetlocker/themes

Go to WidgetLocker and apply the Custom Slider.

I'll be working on a lot more of these as well and will soon be taking custom requests!
[LG Revolution] KaneOfMars:
I like what you did with the buttons in the 1st screenshot, very nice :D
[LG Revolution] revo_65:
So are you gonna do like a ICS looking status bar?
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
Probably not, ICS has been done already (which Kane did a remarkable job on btw). I'm still trying to figure out what to do with it though. I'm up for some ideas if anyone has any but keep in mind:

This will be a Cyan color based theme this time so any ideas need to go along with the color scheme.
[LG Revolution] Grizzy3:
The on off switches are sick. Nice work.
[LG Revolution] S.Meezy:
...of stealing!

I think I need to make a new theme, and find time to do so...

Also, those switches are bangin! If only you could make it so you had to "flick" them up or down. ;-)
[LG Revolution] KaneOfMars:
Hey! It's only half stolen :D lol!
[LG Revolution] markapowell:
I liked this a lot too. I like kangs icons on golden, if you could merge the two ideas together.
[LG Revolution] S.Meezy:
I gave you credit for stealing well :-p

Can wait to see how this theme turns out once its finally official!
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
So I got a couple updates that should be coming out within the next week. This theme is starting to come along pretty good and it's looking pretty badass so far lol. Hopefully I'll be able to shoot out a test theme sometime this week. Thanks guys for giving me your support and for motivating me to keep making themes! Again, just another reason why I love this community so much!
[LG Revolution] ethonyy:
Thanks for all of the hard work hicks!
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
Very welcome! Here's a little preview of what is to come. I've got almost all the icons done for the various apps that will be themed.

Here's a little sneak peek:
[LG Revolution] droidgenius:
when we it be released?
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
When its done :D

This isn't exactly very easy.
[LG Revolution] patsoxfan:
nice and clean looking
[LG Revolution] indyred99:
Come on let's go you're slacken!

It's looking good!
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
It's getting there lol. Almost done with the 3 essential apks. Getting ready to work on the 8 other apps lol.
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
Sneak peek of the XDA App and Homescreen
[LG Revolution] revo_65:
This is looking sick!
[LG Revolution] keynith:
I can't wait!
[LG Revolution] sevron:
Looks like a nice theme. Still kinda scared on flashing to gingervolt though to use it lol.
[LG Revolution] elreydotcom:
Looking fantastic! Can't wait to see the end result. Great work man
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
As long as you have a nandroid backup made then you have nothing to lose. You'd be amazed at how much better your phone will perform if you flash a custom ROM on it.
[LG Revolution] ThatOneDude05:
OOOOOOOOOOOOO VERY NICE!!
[LG Revolution] elreydotcom:
Anxiously awaiting :)
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
I'm using the same lockscreen theme lol.
[LG Revolution] keynith:
The anticipation is killing me haha
[LG Revolution] revo_65:
I keep checking back too! Lol
[LG Revolution] capt730:
i am a total noob (first android) and mt and the guys here have made it incredibly easy to play around with this phone....mine is gingvervolted/blitzed/supercharged and it is like a totally new phone. my wife looks at me and says, "are you messing around with that damn thing again?" lol
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
Sorry guys it's coming very soon though. By Saturday the link should be posted and the OP will be updated.
[LG Revolution] elreydotcom:
Take your time man, it's only getting better!
[LG Revolution] keynith:
No worries. I'm still enjoyimg your other theme :)
[LG Revolution] droidgenius:
What's his other theam??
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
I have 2 other themes out lol. GingerFusion and Dread Ginger.
[LG Revolution] droidgenius:
Wow dude those are my 2 favorite themes! Lol...
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
Lol thanks! Glad you like them, and I hope you end up liking Volted Ice just as much!
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
Theme Released!!!! Link is posted in the OP, changelog in post #2. Screenshots are in post #1 and #3.

Let me know what you guys think, hope you all like it!!!
[LG Revolution] markapowell:
I will check it out. I see everyone is going crazy for it.
[LG Revolution] jimmyhawk:
Great job, it looks really nice!
[LG Revolution] patsoxfan:
What theme are you using
[LG Revolution] Obsidian_soul:
Just flashed on to my phone, looks real good. Can't wait for the next version
[LG Revolution] revo_65:
Looking good!! Couple things, my wifi icon is lit up even tho wifi is off (like on the first release of Dread Ginger) also maybe I am crazy and just missed something but i cant find that wallpaper lol

NEVERMIND, just seen you know about the wifi issue, sorry lol
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
Volted Ice, just haven't changed my signature yet.

I had to reboot again for the wallpaper to set.
[LG Revolution] revo_65:
Hmm, that didnt work for me. Maybe its the launcher I am using.

The background behind the airplane mode icon when you hold down the power button is a white box. Nothing major cuz you never really see it but thought i would share.
[LG Revolution] elreydotcom:
Looks awesome! Fits in perfectly.
[LG Revolution] keynith:
Are you using a specific adw launcher theme?
[LG Revolution] elreydotcom:
It's the antique Cm theme
[LG Revolution] droidgenius:
It says website doesn't exist when I click on the link?

Nevermind I got it
[LG Revolution] markapowell:
my zip will not install. I will try downloading on my computer when I get home
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
Using the stock browser? Works for me. Anyone else having trouble downloading?
[LG Revolution] elreydotcom:
Nope, worked great for me. 5 sec download.
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
Cool thanks! Getting some of the other stuff done now, expect an update within the hour. Also going to upload the default wallpaper and add it to post #3.
[LG Revolution] Obsidian_soul:
Worked great for me

Sent from my Blitzed Volted Ice Revolution
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
Added the default wallpaper in Post #3 in case it didn't change for you guys. I've also themed a few more apps but I'm going to give you guys some time to enjoy the theme before updating it again lol.
[LG Revolution] Obsidian_soul:
Pulled wallpaper from post 3,seems go launcher doesn't want to import the wallpaper otherwise

Sent from my Blitzed Volted Ice Revolution
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
I still can't figure out why the wallpaper doesn't change for everyone. When I first flashed it, it didn't stick for me either. Then a little while later I rebooted and there it was.

Yeah I was wondering if it turned out like that but I forgot to check it so thanks for confirming. It will be fixed on the next update.
[LG Revolution] Beamer9408:
Not positive on this but I believe if you have a wallpaper you selected yourself that isn't the default one that one will override what the default wallpaper is. I.E. I have a wallpaper I'm using from go launcher theme when I install a theme over top of that mine doesn't change from what I have it set to even though the default wallpaper was changed.
[LG Revolution] jimmyhawk:
I have 1.5 installed and want to update to 2.0 but my dumb ass cant find the download link. I didnt see it in the 1st 3 posts. Sorry. Any help would be cool. Thanks

Edit. My dumbass just saw it. Sorry for the dumb post...lol
[LG Revolution] spc_hicks09:
Did ya get it working?

Also, OP has been updated to v2.0. Check changelog for all the new themed apps!!! Enjoy!

If you downloaded the theme, please don't forget to click "Thanks"