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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] anilhk:
I need a kickstand too

I know there are many plastic cover based kick stand available on Ebay, but I was hoping to have backdoor attached kickstand released in market. I use 4 batteries a day, so if I have to keep removing the plastic and then the back door again and again will be a hassle. Any eBay sellers reading my feedback here from China??? Please make one!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] realdeal1:
Magnet issue?

Hi guys. O.P. here. Thank-You for the responses. I ordered and already received the Zenus Masstige Color Edge Diary Series case which has a kickstand. Not sure if it has the magnet issue. It sure is a nice looking case. Louie
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Ludikhris:
Anyone hear any news about a Shadowgun THD ICS update? Pretty lame that they come out with a version only for Tegra 3 devices at the same time ICS is released and its incompatible. I'd like to check out the new version but am unwilling to drop to Honeycomb for it.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] eduardmc:
i'm using shadowgun THD with ics about a week now........... i'm my missing something here
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MRCANNADY:
:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Man, if this is a legit question, please translate it for us humans to understand
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] 05GT:
I've been tearing up some Shadowgun THD using my 360 controller.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xray49er:
What he means is.. There was an update that added new levels and multiplayer levels. The update was only available for the non thd version.. They have yet to release the update for the thd version.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MRCANNADY:
Ohhh, thanx man I didn't get that from reading the OP's post. I would hope an update will be released soon
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] 05GT:
Now I feel cheated.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tuckersmission:
I'm running Shadowgun THD & ICS & PS3 Controller via BT no problem :-)

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Oops, Got ya! Cool!! Hope they release that soon :-) Great Game.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaiger:
help guys, i did everything the procedure of bypassing the activation like: tap 4 corner, safe mode, cdma workshop, cancel the *228 upon calling on them and non of them work on me.

i'm here in philippines and verizon network provider is not here.

my phone is htc incredible, android 2.3.3 and just a stock rom no mod just a fresh stock rom.

thank you
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmlusco:
If none of the other options work about your only other choice would be to try and root it and get s-off, then you could remove the activation from a rom zip and then flash it.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaiger:
can you give some information how to do that and what is s-off?

how can i remove the activation from rom zip and flash it?

and last how risky is this procedure?

thanks for responding my question :)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] el6006:
did u cancel the *228 activation several times in a row? canceling once only will not work. you must cancel it like 3 or 4 times in a row.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaiger:
i did it in several times not only 3 to 4 times i did it as many as i can but still doesn't bypass the activation.

many user out their have a same problem as mine and *228 cancel the call works for them, but in my case it doesn't :'(
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmlusco:
If your on a gingerbread rom ie 2.3.* then this is the only known method to root and get s-off. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1306400 S-off turns off the bootloaders security and allows editing of system files and flashing things thru hboot like radios and different versions of hboot.

Dissabling the activation is fairly easy. It just requires a build.prop edit, either in a rom zip before flashing or on the rom you are currently on. This requires you to be rooted and s-off though. If you can get your self rooted come back here and i will tell you exactly how.

There is always some danger when modifying your phone from its factory intended state, however thousands do it every day without issues. Just go slow and read carefully, if you follow instructions you should have no issues.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaiger:
Ok ill be back as soon as i've done on rooting and s-off my htc device :D
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ezeuba:
Try these instructions carefully:

1. On the Welcome screen with the touch the android to begin icon, do the following:

2. Tap the top left corner of the screen then

3. Tap the top right corner of the screen then

4. Tap the bottom right corner of the screen ( just above the grey bar along the bottom with emergency dial and change language in it) then

5. Tap the bottom left corner of the screen ( just above the grey bar along the bottom with emergency dial and change language in it).

6. That’s it, should pop up the home screen shortly, if not retry. Remember not to drag your finger, simple tap top left, top right, bottom right, bottom left.

OR This:

When you see the screen that tells you to call to activate just hit call to activate end call, back activate again, end call and repeat 4 times and then it will bypass activation.

Let us know how it goes. Cheers...
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaiger:
ok i'm stuck

I follow what cmlusco say http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1306400

and now i'm stuck on turning my usb debugging because i'm still stuck on activation screen.

is their other way to turn on the usb debugging?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmlusco:
Crap i didnt even think about that. I dont think there is a way to turn it on without booting to the os.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaiger:
I'm Doom!!!

Huhuhuh... if their is no way to enable the usb debugging i guest this is the end.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaiger:
And yes i already enable the usb debugging in another way :D

here how it done. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1486529

1)when the phone calls to *228 tap contacts icon,right to the "end call"

2)try to add a new contact and enter facebook or other socialnet dialog.

phone asks you to enable wifi, do this and connect your wifi network

3)next hold the search button and (via voice search) search in google "market"

4)tap to the official market page, phone asks you about opening this page,choose market app.login in the google accounts,if you need.

5)search in market "usb debug" app. install it and tap "open' in the market app

6)enable usb debugging and enjoy)

thanks to ramazancik94

this is just accidentally

another way if you didn't downgrade to 2.2

1. call *228 and tap the contact on the right side of end call.

2. add contact and put any information.

3. try to connect it in facebook to prompt the setting window.

4. tap setting.

5. tap search softkey and type application.

6. finally you can enable usb debugging without any problem.

now what should i do cmlusco told me to change the build.prop before flashing so it will bypass the actication screen. but i don't know how to do it, please help me.

ohhh... by the way i already root, s-off and install cwm .

Thanks
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmlusco:
Ok your probably going to hate me but the build.prop edit dosent work as i thought it did. I decided to try it my self before i took the time to write it out, and it does bypass setting up the phone (ie. google setup, location service setup), but not the ota programing as i had thought it did. Sorry :(

However now that your rooted have you tried flashing another rom and then see if you can use one of the tricks like 4 corners, access epst (##778), or call and hang up? The 4 corners trick, call and hang up, and selecting emergency call and typing ##778# choose edit mode and enter 000000, works on my rom, and on several other roms. Note it may not be ##778 on your rom, it could be ##data#, *#*#program#*#*, *#*#data#*#*, ##prog#, ##program#. I saw this which i have never seen before, turn the phone off then back on to get to the language select screen, press volume up, volume down, back, and search one at a time in quick succession

The only other way i know (and tested) to bypass it would be to rename /system/app/Phone.apk to Phone.apk.bak and then reboot. This will bypass ota programing. However by renaming the Phone.apk you can no lonher access EPST which you would need to enter your local carriers info.

You could also look in to QPST, a windows program that can be used to program a phone.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaiger:
Its ok sir cmlusco, you're really a great help for me. i just want to know what am i going to edit in EPST after i access it, and is QPST is cdma workshop.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmlusco:
Are you trying to activate it on a local network? If so you need to enter that carriers info in epst, you need to get that info from them.

If your just trying to use it as a mp3 player etc with no service, just change everything in nam settings to zeros. If it says 0004564 change it to 0000000.

Qpst and cdma workshop are similar type programs, but not the same program. Im not very familiar with cdma workshop and if it would work or not.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaiger:
thank you sir im going to use my phone as mp3, picture taking, video recording and gaming. Because i can't use verizon carrier, there's no verizon carrier here in philippines. Thanks a lot sir cmlusco you are really a great help for me :D
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmlusco:
Here is some info on what exactly to change. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1475303
[Desire HD General] SsZzliMm:
Hi All, mostly hungarian people!

I have a Desire HD from T-Mobile Hungary and with AHK just suddenly unlock my SIM, and because of that tool the part7 backup file missed and now I cannot relock. So, if you rooting your phone, flashing custom roms and stuff, and have a T-Mobile Hungary HTC Desire HD part7 backup file please send me PM.

If anyone else has any suggestion to relock my SIM please tell me!

Thanks in advance!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] natehoch96:
So I just recently bought a T989 and I love it, but I don't know if I should keep it or keep my Sensation. For starters, I love the color and size of the screen on my T989, however, coming from a qHD display to a 480x800 resolution is terrible. Also, I can't stand touchwiz and I love Sense. Development also seems to be better for the sensation right now. That being said, I love the hardware on the T989. Camera is great, battery is great, and I love the feel of the phone. In an unbiased opinion (although I feel many people might pick the T989 ;)) which do you think I should keep?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AllGamer:
If you don't mind an obviously Biased answer, then go for the T989

posting here it suggest so already, or perhaps you have pretty much already fallen for the T989

The T989 is way better than the sensation by far in every count, perhaps except in Development interest
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kkg720:
I had my sensation stolen three days after i got it so its not really a good idea to listen to me, but i loved my sensation (first smartphone sicne g1) and i jsut bought a gs2 and im actually not that impressed with it. My sensation's screen jsut looked better to me and it seemed faster. Plus i loved the design :P
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] itsomaryo:
ive owned both and this phone is amazing but i think i miss the sensation =/

better camera, sharper screen, more dev for it... also doesnt it have ICS already?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] natehoch96:
That's why I'm starting to lean towards keeping the sensation, I know I'm gonna miss it! But yes it has stock ICS and Sense's version of ICS.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] itsomaryo:
wow i miss that bad girl =/

just curious how did you get your gs2?

upgrade from t-mobile?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] natehoch96:
I got it in a trade in the marketplace. My upgrade is this August which kind of makes me want to just stick it out with the sensation until then.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] itsomaryo:
yeah in august there will no doubt be some new crazy phones out... maybe even quad-core

yeah maybe you could post a thread up in the market again and trade or sell her (T989) while she has a nice value

BTW i went and checked out the sensation forums and they have ICS Sense, Miui, and AOSP! im so jealous! this phone (T989) would be my dream phone with a nice ICS Miui!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] natehoch96:
I'll probably keep it for a couple days to make sure I want the sensation then do that. Sensation is an amazing phone so its still a win.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] itsomaryo:
yeah man no doubt :p

i might try to pick up a sensation now.. or an amaze
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chlehqls:
Looks like you have invested pretty deep within the Sense infrastructure judging by your sig. It's no wonder you have attachments to it. I would keep the Sensation for now and then use your upgrade this year when new phones come out.

Personally, I had the EVO 3D, I loved and hated Sense during my ownership. The carousel animations as well as the overall bloated feeling of running Sense 3.0 eventually turned me off. Touchwiz is so much more fluid especially with Juggernaut ROM that I can't go back to any HTC phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] steven178s:
So we can all agree that the GS2 beats the Amaze but he should keep the Sensation over the GS2...Makes no sense...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Havoc1127:
I have both currently and I love both for different reasons. The sensation has ICS as sense and asop. If you like sense I would flash arhd as it is a very clean and stable rom with the 1.5 kernal to top it off. Just read carefully on flashing the new firmware which is now required.

For asop in my opinion virtuous inquisition which still has some sense in it with a asop experience is the best. The true asop roms are still a little buggy.

I am glad to see development increase for the gs2 here recently.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DeadPlasmaCell:
Right? My wife has an Amaze and she loves it. It's really a great phone. I had a Sensation before T-mo gave me a GS2 to try out and though I did find the Sensation a great phone, the GS2 just feels way better. It's faster, thinner, lighter, the screen is bigger (though I miss the qHD of the Sensation), & I think the camera quality is slightly better, IMO. In the end, I stuck with the GS2 and gave the Sensation to my brother. I don't regret my decision. Really though, you can't go wrong with either :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Teo032:
Gs2 beats both, but the amaze is pretty close sourced for the most part so little dev support. That's why people prefer sensation over amaze. Amaze still has the best camera but there's not much to flash over there.

I think what people are suggesting is that the sensation is a great phone and can hold it's own. If it's not necessary then don't blow your money on a gs2.

I for one need battery life so gs2 is the best for that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bobby3306:
I came from the sensation to a gs2 and haven't looked back...sold the sensation 3 days after getting the gs2. Only thing I wish gs2 had from sensation is the resolution and the instant shutter on the camera. Other than that the gs2 blows it away
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] joel32137:
Go with the Sensation...

I have the Sensation 4G and I just got an S2 when it was $79.99 after rebate a couple of weeks ago and i'm returning the S2 today.

If you do a pixel test on both and put the screens side by side, i find the Sesation white screen to be whiter. I feel the S2 screen is more light grey or even a bit bluish at times.

Also, development support is also better on the sensation. With a cooked rom, the sensation is just as fast as an S2.

Finally, I love the resolution of the Sensation over the S2. I wonder if the Blaze will be HD (T999).

Finally, the Sensation is cheaper.

There's no such thing as a perfect phone but the Sensation actually has my vote. :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] vabeach454:
I have both as well and while the sensation has better res. The font is Very Small and I have a hard time seeing it. The GS2 as we all no has big font that i can see. I would trade my sensation for another GS2 anyday, even though I love sense.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sunlaw2:
got an amaze pretty good (stock)

got a sensation too, just to flash roms,and have fun.

t989 is by far the smoother phone.

kind of lost inteterest in the sensation,but its a very nice phone still.

overall the t989 is worth it.

maybe wait to upgrade in case there will be an hd screen coming out.

upgrading to an amaze?

its just about the same as sensation.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ykman1:
The sensation sucks compared to the galaxy... Screen is smaller, has a major "dirt under the screen" defect, and reception issues that htc did actually do an official recall for... Also, it does not have an official release of ics yet... I just came from the sensation and it was very disapointing. The galaxy is so much better in every way, oh n if u want better then great pics then buy an actual camera lol. I buy n re-sell phones on the regular n i will say that the galaxy beats them all.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] natehoch96:
You guys bring up excellent points, for both phones. However I think I might do the unthinkable and keep the Sensation. Heres my reasons:

Screen: As much as the colors on the T989 look amazing, I hate having everything so large due to the resolution. Personally, I like the resolution on the Sensation a ton better. Also, despite my tall height, I have small(ish) hands. I feel like doing things on the T989 with one hand is a chore, Sensation is much more doable.

HTC Sense: I love HTC Sense. I hate TouchWiz. I can deal with AOSP. Sensation has both Sense and AOSP roms, which I love. T989 has TouchWiz and AOSP, one of which I hate and the other Sensation already has, and better AOSP roms.

Camera: This is a very small, contributing factor, but I enjoy the Sensations camera more.

Design: I love the look of the Sensation, and it feels great in my hand. The T989 feels too light for me and plasticy. Although I will say that the sometimes creaky back cover on the Sensation can get annoying.

LED Notifications: I never realized how much I enjoyed it on my Sensation till it was gone.

Please don't think that there is nothing I like about the T989 though, battery is amazing, speed is awesome, NFC is... cool to have... ;) and overall performance is great. It was a very difficult decision to let it go!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Teo032:
I came from the amaze so here is my thorough input

screen: sensation has more "accurate colors" and higher resolution... I got over the resolution after like... a week of heavy use of the gs2, the samoled screen is just much more beautiful in overall because when I went back to the amaze.. I started noticing the washed out colors from viewing the phones at angles... it was very annoying. I felt like i got my money's worth with the gs2 screen even though it has lower resolution... I got use to it.. now i love it.

htc sense: what do you like about sense? I like sense a lot too... like everything was beautiful.. but then I started playing with a lot of launchers and well.. the could basically manipulate the sense UI.. the 3d scrolling.. similar widgets.. you just have to look for it.. these launchers are a lot lighter than sense so you save battery life. The lockscreen.. is replicated by lockscreen apps like milocker.

Camera: coming from the amaze... yeah htc cameras **** all over our camera lol.. sorry guys its true. even with our miui camera... does not compare.

Design: true sensation phone feels like it conforms into the hand better, BUT most likely, you want a case for your phone.. so the phone feeling is gone (although i think the gs2 is very well built).. the weight of it... the cases add a good amount weight. Now the buttons for the amaze and sensation has been known to give people problems.. because of the removable cover.. which takes out the buttons too... the buttons break and fall out easier... you can only remove the back so much...

LED: true the LED was really useful and our alternative to that is BLN... it lights up the bottom softkeys of the phone when it receives a notification... blink or stagnant options.

I was a strong AMAZE user for 2 months and was a very active user in the forum at that time... I'm glad i made the switch because as you know by now... the battery life for the GS2 is SICK... roughly 1.5 times more than the amaze and sensation... it can reach 2 times more too. BTW the wifi, gps, and bt is faster and stronger... go ahead and test it out lol.

The only thing I miss from the amaze is the camera. I don't even care for the resolution anymore... the big fatness of the icons and font matches my giant screen and phone and it tells people, hey *****es i have a huge screen... it actually makes the screen to appear larger than it actually is. and it helps my eyes lol.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
It sounds like the Sensation is just a better fit for you, OP. For me it was the exact opposite- I liked it, but I didn't LOVE it, and there were a lot more about it that I hated than liked(like the bluetooth reception & battery life), so the T989 was a better fit for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sunlaw2:
I have all 3.

Best of the bunch?

Hate to admit it,but the amaze is going to get the #1 spot from me.

The T989 gets second place.

The sensation just does not come close to either.

I repeat,the sensation is not worth the upgrade,when there is the amaze and t989 available.

Each have good/strong points,but you cant go wrong with the 2 better phones.

Sensation development is not a reason to buy that one.

The roms are about the same.

Theres quite a few,but basically,all the same.

I like the sensation...

But,only as a phone to play with,and not worry about bricking since I have 2 superior phones.

#1.Amaze

#2 (or 1A).T989

#3.Sensation (a good phone,but not worth upgrading and locking into for another term)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jordanishere:
I was going to get the sensation untill i read about all the issues people have with dust getting under the screen. between screen dust, bad call quality, short battery life and the locked bootloader, i just couldnt buy one.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] intenman1:
T989 if I was you

They only thing that HTC sensation have is more DEV support. T989 is getting more and more Dev as I type. So if I was you I would go with SGII T989.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jordanishere:
Yeah this is definitely true. sensation has been out for a while and it does have a lot of developers working on it.