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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] VVV850:
+ 1 on all aspects and +11 on T9 dialer. Coming from HTC Desire I really miss this smart dialing feat.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cythreill:
Why? I keep thinking about this too.

On the one hand, it's useful if you want to test battery against usage patterns etc. You also get better estimates of when you'll run out of charge.

On the other hand, it's extra information you have to remember and could easily do without, it also gives you a habit of wasting time by looking at it repeatedly and remembering that information. I never have to worry about running out of charge before I get home so it's kind of pointless.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
I see the battery percentage every time I unlock my device. Percentages on a battery image are cluttered, and doesn't increase my battery life. Instead, I watch myself staring at them. I can't judge my battery life off of them, because drain is not linear most of the time. I just have a personal distaste for them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mesajoejoe:
This would defeat the purpose of Android would it not? Google does not want to do all of this, because that's what the developers are for. They make stock android with some enhancements they think will push android to the next level and let all the devs make stuff for us to use to customize our phone.

If i want these features i download apps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] finch8423:
I've always agreed with this, from day one. However, OEMS pump out Android phones more than they do Windows phones for one simple reason, because they can modify Android and they are not bound to upgrade it. Yes, there is that whole 18-month window thing, but it takes phones sometimes 18-months just to get one update. Windows on the other hand requires phones to be built to handle long-term updates, as does Apple. Personally, Google needs to really force manufactures to come closers to upstream AOSP. There's really no need for locked bootloaders, or closed-source skins such as Sense.

Either way, good luck.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
How is that working out for windows phones?

Think their model is working for them? So far, wp7 has been an afterthought in most stores. Most of them are EOL'ed before they see much of updates. A long update cycle is worthless without...updates.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] finch8423:
Droid Razr. Three months later Droid Razr Maxx.

Atrix. Half a year Later Atrix 2.

Droid 2. About 11 months later Droid 3.

Android phones really are not a shining example of longevity either. The general philosophy of the OEM's has been to release new phones, not upgrade existing ones.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Notice a pattern there?

Motorola.

They are idiots.

Besides, you missed some.

droid 2 > droid 2 global > droid 3 > droid 4

razr > razr maxx > razr dev edition

atrix, atrix 2

bionic

photon

Did I miss any big ones?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] asheg:
1. i don't wanna see 1% battery icon, because it is annoying. if you want it, install ROM.

2. quick toggles is great thing. i don't understand why galaxy nexus doesn't have it since the manufacturer of gnexus is samsumg?!? all samung devices has quick toggles but gnexus. though, it is not really a big problem. there is GREAT app from market called Notification Toggle and it's even better then stock samsung's quick toggles.

3. i do not care. i guess it is up for developers, not for google.

4. well, this could be really usefull.

7. not bad idea

so in fact i don't really wanna change anything.. well maybe add a reboot or t9 dialer...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mb02:
I believe his original point that was overlooked by nearly everyone in the thread was "user customizable," i.e. the ability to change or toggle most of the features. Of course many of us might not wanna see battery percentage, but have we not seen just about every feature in our ROMs have the ability to be toggled on/off or easily customized from a settings menu? Remove the need for all fifty Nexus devs to put essentially the same basic features in their ROMs that everyone wants to see, allowing them to focus on further development.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Nah, I didn't miss it. One of my points was that too much customization options scares some people away. You can increase, and hinder sales in such cases.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] biffsmash:
Personally, more customization options on phones is a must. Everyone bangs on about android being really customizable, but im already bored with the limited options.

Custom roms arent the answer because none of them work properly and have things missing. Even stuff like miui, oxygen and all the roms on Htc Desire dont work 100 percent and ive always had to return to stock.

They need to start offering more STOCK customization options that work if android is going to continue to flourish.

Ive yet to find a phone or rom i can customise to my tastes that works perfectly, still on hunt for perfect phone and i doubt i will ever see it.

Good luck.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MattSkeet:
my perfect os is;

- stock android, but if coming from e.g HTC, when setting up the phone give me a choice whether to have sense or stock.

-unlocked boot loader

- let me change the colour scheme. Amoled screens last longer on darker colours so let me gave dark scheme. LCD I don't care.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ianwood:
This has more or less been my experience too. Plus, you get the options the dev chose. Some you like and some you don't.

You probably won't. The reason being that the majority of people don't even know those options could exist. What most people really want (need even) is simplicity. Put a smartphone in your average person's hands and they are overwhelmed. Again, I am talking about the majority which isn't XDA users. XDA is the 1% of smartphone users!

What Google product managers should consider is a tiered option system. Basic simple options for the masses and then an expert user set of options buried a layer deeper for the people like us who really want it a specific way. However, these additional options cost a lot of effort to develop and regression test. That cost needs to be weighed against the perceived benefit.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] he_stheone64:
Thx for your feedback so far, but it's important to note, that this is about giving users the choice. So if you don't like percentage battery, just don't choose it. I'm also aware I can flash Custom ROMS for this and I probably flashed more then most here, but don't forget that 90% of Android users don't even root their devices. So it would be a great advantage, if they get this flexibility out of the box.

Send from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] onlywei:
In CWM, I just flashed the AOKP Milestone 3 ROM, then the Gapps, and then the Franco kernel without rebooting.

Now I reboot and it seems to be stuck in the "Team Kang" boot animation forever.

I checked my MD5s and they were all good.

Did I do something wrong?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jd1001:
Hey I always do rom, gapps reboot sign in set things up then reboot flash the kernel. Never had bootloop. I'd say reflash dude.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] onlywei:
Reflash using a stock ROM or Kernel or reflash something else?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jd1001:
Reflash the AOKP M3 rom and gapps. Then start the phone, set up your stuff and then reboot and do the kernel. I always wipe davlik when flashing a kernel too.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] onlywei:
How would I unflash the kernel before reflashing the rom and gapps?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jd1001:
You don't need to. The AOKP romw will load it's own in built kernel. ;) You getting sorted?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sledgeyj:
I the last 10x or so, have installed the ROM, GAPPS and a kernel all at the same time with no ill effects.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joshnichols189:
I wipe data and dalvik then just install rom, gapps, and kernel all in one go every time.. no ill effects
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] slobo14:
I have a question about CWM. I installed it on my stock rom and now it says unable to mount /system. will i be able to flash other custom roms? and if i can how to make a backup of current rom?

p.s. i made a backup of all my apps via Titanium Backup Pro, and if i install it on new rom will it be able to restore those apps there? and does flashing a kernel and rom changes my baseband version?
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Aspire:
choose the backup option from cwm menu.
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] slobo14:
And do you know an answer for other questions?
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Aspire:
no you need to re-install all apps from the android market.

after re-installation, you can restore your saved data like high scores/achievements and all.

Do press the Thanks button if i helped you ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] speed_bot:
The cwm doesnt work for stock roms because tj style has clearly mentioned that the recovery wont work custom or stock rom using rfs file systems.....you cant do backup using cwm..you can only backup boot and recovery image...to backup apps use appmonster pro......the apps will be backed up in your sd then after flashing your new rom you can install them from sd....you can flash custom roms...:)

any other doubts post it here

please press thanks if i have helped you:p
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Mr.Mu:
thanks! and i pressed thanks button!
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Jose0726:
Is there any way to get a stock rom to dump on cwm? I mean like use the stock rom as a backup so i dont have to flash with odin :S
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] vikas1038:
plz help

i rooted my galaxy fit via update_1. zip method .then i tried to install cwm recovery tj style via odin bt it dint installed n my phone is stuck..plz help
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Jose0726:
That happen to me..ill guide you to what i did.. i think you miss out on restartiong phone before flashing cwm..just flash your phone again with original stock.. let it boot and restar..then add the root zip and restar in recovery..update it and let it boot normally.. restar again and flash cwm with odin.. and let it boot..
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] slobo14:
no, because stock rom has rfs file system, so cwm cant make a backup of stock systems, but after you flash the custom rom you can create a backup of any custom rom that supports ext4 file system... and if you want to make a backup of your installed apps use titanium backup, it worked best for me, and you can use it on any rom...
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] a.cid:
whatever appmonster can do, titanium can do as well...

why have two apps, when one does the entire job (and even more)??

also, backups made by titanium (apk as well as data) are compressed...so you get a little more space on your card...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] THE_KINGDOM:
Is there a way that we can Pre-Load the Google maps with map info and POI info, perhaps in the pre-caching directory.

There must be a way.. right now it allows you to pre-cache small areas (under experimental mode) which is garbage I must say, half the time the place isn't even fully cached and info is missing.

If the maps are available surely they can be added to this directory, as long as they're in the right format. Im sure everybody would love to have REAL offline Google maps support.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D00mSlayer:
Try the app on market. Pre*cache maps.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fenstre:
In my experience, the pre-cache maps feature works, but it doesn't cache all the data. For instance, in my city each subway station may have 2-20 exits. To force my phone to cache the location of the exits, I connect to the internet and zoom in on a subway station until the exits appear. Then I move the view around until all the exits have appeared (and the names of nearby buildings and parks). After that, google Maps remembers all those details.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gja88:
Hi. Recently downloaded a theme that changed the lock screen to a much larger clock. Anyone know how I can change that back to stock? Want to avoid installing an app to resolve the issue. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zombieflanders:
You need to ask in the thread about your theme.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gja88:
Ahh OK. I did and he never replied to the request. Figured I would look else where. Thanks though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Stephen.k.spear:
Decompile framework-Res go to Res/layout/the file is called something like keylockscreentabunlock I can remember exactly I'm at work I'll check later. Then find clock text it will prolly be large change to medium or small. Recompile. Push to system.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gja88:
Not sure I understand the whole decompile recompile process, can you further explain please?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nikosrs4:
pretty simple if you have java installed http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1188389
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djmcnz:
Assuming you don't mind reverting everything to stock theme for your rom, just re-flash your rom without wiping.

That's restore it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gja88:
Yeah reflashing the rom works but the theme is great, just the clock is ugly. I'll go ahead and try the top method and see if that works.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nikosrs4:
upload the framework-res.apk and I'll try to make it..
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] ttocs99:
Hi there just thought I could get a 2nd opinion on this matter wich is when ive been lookin round on google and I had a look on gsmarena and other similar sites at the specs of the mini pro and I I was lookin thru I seen the battery life of the phone wich is on 2g network it has 285 hours of standby time yet on 3g it has a standby time of 360 hours???? Can this be true?? I thought if the phone was on 2g it would save mor power on standby than being on standby than 3g can sum1 just confirm or your own experinces thanx, or and sorry for my grammer and punctuation im not that good at writing :-D
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] kanellos:
In my area the 3g signal isn't really good. So If I have 3g enabled the signal in my phone changes from 2g to 3g and then back again to 2g almost all the time, I guess that kind of depletes the battery quicker than just staying on a 2g network.

That's just a guess, and more than often my guesses are wrong.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] ttocs99:
Well I always have full signal were I live so it never goes on 1 bar so my pro doesnt have to fight to keep the signal therefore less battery drain if im correct? I just dont get why 3g standby is alot mor than 2g stanby on spec sheet maybe we could have some opinions from the devs them selves
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Gifxio:
You can always choose "WCDMA only", but with that signal...
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] obsidian_eclipse:
Unless the phone is switched off you'll be unlikely to get more than 48hrs before charge. 2g in my opinion uses less power, it depends, if your downloading files you might spend 2 mins with an active 2g connection rather than seconds with a 3g! Swings and roundabouts.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] ttocs99:
I download on 3g but swap to 2g wen not using data
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] yuduy:
I'm using 2G but still have to charge daily or 2times/3day :(

still dont know how to use longer
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] ttocs99:
Use it on 3g on 2g standby its 285 hours on 3g its 360 hours of standby time
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] OmegaRED^:
Ok.. on 3G... tell me how.

Because i hardly believe that 3G lasts longer than 2G.

360 hours = 12 days... i smell troll farts.

Because if data is not enabled.. you are not using 2G or 3G you are using GSM and then your battery life makes sense.

Other than that... NO.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] rophiroth:
that is just a swap data, they just make a mistake and battery life of this phone is really less in general duo many bugs
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] OmegaRED^:
It's the same story with the big X10.

They say 30 day standby.... if it's in flight mode.

Who uses a phone in flight mode? :mad:
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] ttocs99:
I didnt see it lyk that but 2g and 3g are totaly diffrent networks u cant download on 2g with 3g speeds can you??? Nope so there for therefore there 2 diffrent networks and if you go buy what you said it doesnt make sence to me? Or and my other point is if you dont use data your still on the network you choose lets just say as an example I done some web surfing on 3g and then I turned data off it doesnt go on gsm does it because when I turn data on its stil 3g network so gsm doesnt even come into the equation but I do agree that sony lied about standby time on this wonderful bit of technology that we have here ;-)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] OmegaRED^:
I'm just too proud to have one currently so i wont have a discussion over how Cellular radio's work. My mini pro = PRO.

The recent FIX makes me wonder if the Big x10 isn't missing a few libs.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] ttocs99:
Same here no point debaiting over gsm radio lol but you could be right about the big x10 its just a shame that big phone companies base standyby time on the phone when you dont go near the thing and its left in flight mode why cant they jus go on daily usage ov the handset from heavy usage to even light usage
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] arielVengeance:
hi. im new to smartphone environment and i did read all posts in this thread, so i learn a lot about battery life. thanks guys ;) but i need to know, (sorry if someone already asked) is the battery life effected when 3g/wifi signal bar is in strong or weak condition?

sorry for my poor english :p
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] ttocs99:
Battery gets hit when its on low signal so it uses more power to boost your signal hope this helps
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] pioloo:
Hi to all!

I need some help for a urgent problem!!!!!

I bought 2 weeks ago a new xperia neo in a big chain store. I haven't rooted it, flashed,.. I haven't done nothing like this.

In this days I have tried to do the update at the firmware 0.62 but SEUS and Pc Companion says that I have a modified software and I can't update.

So I think they have sold me an used phone.

With the *#*#7378423#*#* code I have seen that it's write:

Rooting status:

Bootloader unlocked: Yes

So, i have understand that the bootloader is unlooked and the phone is surely used, it's right??

How can I demonstrate that the modifying has done before the date I have bought it?

There is a date of the flashing saved or an other way to demonstrate that the phone is used and it was modified before I bought it???

Please help me because I don't know what to do!!

Thanks.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] kormatoes:
do nothing and thank them they saved you hours of stress

thats great news why complain but if it breaks then your nacked because of warenty void
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] woody.woodpecker:
wasnt the box sealed? does the phone look new? (no scratched, finger prints etc.).

are you sure it says "Bootloader unlocked: Yes"? or is it "Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes"?

if it is the second, it only means the phone was not locked by an operator. mine has the same message and no problems updating with pc companion (went from .42 to .58).

if you want to know if it is rooted, try using an application from market that requires root (droid wall, proxy droid, root explorer etc.)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] pioloo:
Yes, but I have payd it like a new one and I want to have the guarantee at least up to ICS.

In the box I haven't seen any seal, but the phone looks new.

Yes, it's "Bootloader unlocked: Yes"

I have tried but I haven't root privileges, maybe they have flashed a stock rom to sell it like new?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] kormatoes:
Believe me you will get ics
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] skyboyextreme:
You still get Ics , flashtool my friend ;-)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Raoa:
Well I'd not have paid for this phone, it's obviously used. Would you buy milk that some hairy fat guy opened, took a sip of and then sealed the package? Would you buy a phone for full price that some guy used and did who knows what? You'd really pay for used phone as much as for new phone? You'd really cheer for being cheated?

So for OP, you asked a fair question. The answer is, this phone is used and you're being robbed of your money, unless you paid noticeably less than for new Xperia neo. So do what you will, your money, your responsibility.

I would rather contact Sony Ericsson first and then the shop you got the phone from.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] woody.woodpecker:
the seal would have to be on the box. you cant open the box until you cut the seal. mine was opened in front of me and the seller had some trouble cutting the seal.

i would guess somebody messed with its software (the company that imported it), but not used the phone per se. some smaller companies import locked phones and unlock them then sell as "unlocked" phone (usually at lower price than official retailers). they replace the original SE seal with their own seal.

if you payed less than usual price, i would say mess with the software yourself and make it suit your needs/wishes.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Raoa:
I'd not be so trusting, this phone could have been in use for a week. I've noticed some reseller shop employees having that mentality "I'll just use it for a week, as long as no one notices I am fine."

It could even be a developer phone, which you get for almost free.

How do you make the difference what is what with such a phone? What if sometime later you need to take it for guarantee repairs and Sony tells you "you messed the phone up, now you got to pay for services"

This "shut up and hope you're lucky" is just silly. It's cheating by a company, isn't that awful already?

Breaking a guarantee provided by company is your choice. It's your phone, your money. This guy didn't have a liberty to even make that choice. So...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] pioloo:
Yes, I've paid like for a new one, for this I feel cheated.

So I don't know what to do, sure I'll go to talk with the vendor (that is a big chain, and for this I thought I could trust, but evidently I was wrong)

But at the moment I have no proof if they tell me that I flashed it... :(

For this I'm looking for everything that can proof that the flash was before the sold date.

Anyone know if it's possible explore the files on the phone memory to see the creation date??

Or other things like this?

and thanks to everyone for the help!!

P.S.: I've looked also for the deleted files on SD but unfortunely it seems new (or formatted very well) :(
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] dioggo92:
https://market.android.com/details?...sMSwxLDEsImNvbS5lc3Ryb25ncy5hbmRyb2lkLnBvcCJd

install this and try to see the proprieties of system folders, to see system files you need root, but if you want to go talk to them don't root it before.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] pioloo:
Thanks for the great idea!! :D

I've tried with this but it doesn't shows the internal memory, only shows the SD memory,but I have also tried with "File Expert" and it shows me all the internal memory and there is the date of some files:

- some files are dated 01/jan/1970 "I think the ones of the xperia factory installation"

- some are dated with the date of today

- but there are also some files modified in september / october

now I hope the final question I have to ask you... :)

Which are the files/directory that you can modifying only flashing/rooting, and not in the normal use??

so they can't say me that they have only opened the phone but is a proof they have modyfied it!!!