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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] exitprogram:
I hear what you guys are saying. As far as security for an Android phone goes, just be careful and don't install anything from anywhere that you don't trust.

But like i said.... What about when connecting your phone to your PC? Couldn't something be laying dormant on a windows machine and infect an android device? I'll just be paying more attention to what i allow super user permissions to. (Not that i don't already)

Since the vital portion of the OS are kept separate or are "sandboxed" in a way... I will have to ALLOW these things, before they cause damage, right? Or did i already "allow" them when i installed the app and agreed to all of the things they have access to? Like when it sais "This app can read call history, access contacts, etc" ... I know that some apps i install seem to have access to things that have nothing to do with its functionality. Like why would a game need access to Contacts?

I think i ran across some kind of security app that has a firewall that will restrict outgoing and incoming connections for any app. I will probably just use something a long those lines to ensure none of my sensitive information is leaving the phone.

Thanks again! These are the responses that i was looking for.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] exitprogram:
This APP is actually an antivirus w/firewall. Its Avast. Its free.

I think the "Freeze" option in Titanium Backup would have a similar effect, but you have to pay for that feature.

Even if your not concerned with getting a virus... At least you can control the data that apps send to and from your phone.

It also could be helpful if you download an app a buddy said his friend created and your a little paranoid about it. Or if the app isn't available from your carriers market and you need to download it by other means.

Anyway. This should suffice as far as the security i (was) looking for.

Now i know viruses can't just run rampant on Linux/Unix based system like Android. But JUST IN CASE, i will restrict all apps from communicating to the outside world using that firewall =)

You guys have been very helpful and very informative and even refrained from being d*cks .... Amazing! =)

Thanks guys.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jjdellorusso:
security

what about security from another person hacking into the phone. I have a disgruntled ex-wife that constantly hacks into my phone, fowards my texts and email to people and displays pictures of her for me to see when I turn my phone on. How do I stop this? to me this is much more important than a virus. A phone can always be wiped clean, but a hacker can still get in.

Jerry
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MeWarning:
Did you try calling the cops? That's more than one law she's breaking.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrao_n:
Take a look at this

Http://www.itworld.com/security/267484/android-apps-dont-need-permission-see-your-data
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrao_n:
Also for your reviews check this one out

www.droid-life.com/2012/03/07/over-...nly-7-have-malware-detection-rate-of-over-90/
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] deedscreen:
Avast!™ Mobile Security in the Google® Play™ Store (formerly the Android® Market™)

Avast!™ Mobile Security in the Google® Play™ Store (formerly the Android® Market™)

Avast!™ Mobile Security in the Google® Play™ Store (formerly the Android® Market™)

Avast!™ Mobile Security in the Google® Play™ Store (formerly the Android® Market™)

Avast!™ Mobile Security in the Google® Play™ Store (formerly the Android® Market™)

Umm... did I make my point clear?

Sent from my Samsung® Galaxy™ SII Epic™ Touch 4G running CyanogenMod9™ ICS!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ggtsu:
I'm currently running BAMF Forever 1.10, which I was loving for the incredible bump to my battery life and the fact that everything runs solid on it, no matter what. However, I am not loving the speed of this thing. I let an iphone user use my phone, and she kept thinking it was broken because it was responding so slowly.

I was running cm7 before, which was nice and quick. Unfortunately it had horrible battery life. Can anyone recommend a rom that might be a better balance between speed, battery life, and stability. I'd love to try them all, but alas, there are only so many hours in a week.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xs11e:
I'm running Thunderstick Bareback. It's stable and battery life is very good.

It's a no Sense ROM and I've been converted to prefer ROMS w/o Sense by it.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] YtsejamHP:
I have to say Liquid Smooth 3.2

It's given me the best battery life, best stability, above average speed and superb customization.

I know others have had myriad bugs pop up and stability issues, but for whatever reason, everything on my phone has been clockwork, regardless of what launcher/widgets I use.

Give it a try why not, with a nandroid back up, what do you have to lose?

:)
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justjayhere:
I have been using SkyRaider Zeus 1.3 Bolt since I got the Thunderbolt back on Black Friday 2011; I have tried every ROM and it is my Personal Favorite.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emptyshell:
+1 for Liquid Smooth (Liquid Gingerbread) 3.2

I'm running the LeanKernel 6.1.0 on battery saver mode and it's still much faster than the iPhone and battery is easy 18 hours or more.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chocobo87:
+1 on liquid, but can't seem to get Gmail working :(
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] splashattack:
Flickering and unable to access it? Known problem on the latest gmail update. Thought it was the rom I was on till I flashed a couple others and got the same thing, and I looked it up. Android Central had a post up and google let out an official statement saying theyll fix it soon
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chocobo87:
Oh! Awesome!

I just then need to find a way to use Liquid in my Yaris lol
[LG Optimus Black] Xen_0s:
Someone can port this launcher? It's a beautifull launcher for me :D
[LG Optimus Black] gabwerkz:
Find timvdhoorn's post. he has already shared it. Copooi launcher or something. Correct the spelling someone.. :D
[LG Optimus Black] Xen_0s:
I do not find it, can you link me? :(

EDIT. I find it xD thank you :D
[LG Optimus Black] gabwerkz:
A few seconds in the search function my friend...

http://www.google.com/cse?q=copooi+launcher&sa=Search&cx=partner-pub-2900107662879704%3Afs7umqefhnf&ie=ISO-8859-1#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=ligux%20launcher

Click the first one. Be reminded it has different settings for the "Settings". Settings will FC.
[LG Optimus Black] facekill1337:
i installed it on LDF ROM but i dont can slide the app drawer from dock up, its a button if you know what i mean xDD
[LG Optimus Black] N00BY0815:
This should be a setting somewhere, that allows you to either push the button, or to slide it, how you seem to like it. Just look for it. At least it was there in Ligux ROM ;)
[LG Optimus Black] timvdhoorn:
I think that the launcher that is included in ligux 3.2 beta6 is an newer version maybo i am going to port the newest version for you guys :)
[LG Optimus Black] facekill1337:
i love the slide up thing...

Nooby, ich hab da ne einstellung gefunden iwas mit launcher slider oder so aber wenn ich das an oder aus habe passiert nichts neues

..nooby, i found a setting but its not working or just wrong setting..
[Dell Streak 7] EwanG:
My Streak 7 has what appears to be a small gap between the main case and the display on the left side. This appears to have also let some dust get in between the layer and the LCD screen itself. Is there anything I can do about this?
[Dell Streak 7] EwanG:
Anyone who can suggest a fix? I tried to use a vacuum with a crevice tool to see if that would work, but evidently while the opening lets dust in, it can't be used to get dust out. Is the gap there to allow you to pry off the screen by chance?

Help... please?
[Dell Streak 7] Lookin4Trouble:
(edited above for brevity)

Do NOT disassemble unless you've had experience and you have the right tools. Even WITH the right tools, I managed to crack the piano black plastic on the non-hard-button side of the screen :( I guess my heat gun wasn't quite sufficient to melt the adhesive, but I usually don't try to get my electronics too hot anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V0VRTk4epA
[Huawei Ideos X6] s_lapking:
Hi, I have looked to all threads but not one's is for the Huawei 8510, is anyone done or in the making of android 4.0 for the above mention phone?

Marco
[General Topics] mox123:
I've been looking at alot of material that suggests the Tegra 3 is weak compared to both the A5 as well as A5X,

http://www.anandtech.com/show/5163/asus-eee-pad-transformer-prime-nvidia-tegra-3-review/3

this shows some benchmarks between the prime and the ipad 2

edit 23/05/12:

after much debate I finally got the One X and decided benchmarks are not at all accurate with the difference being in software, OS, hardware, etc. being hard to actually benchmark universal and accurately.

after playing shadowgun, riptide and running plenty of apps, watching the beautiful smooth graphics and tegra 3 technology; who's to say which phone is better or worse, all that matters is that the htc one x performs excellent! and I look forward to more tegra 3 optimized apps and games.
[General Topics] HTC-Gunge:
already a thread with lot of information in it here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1544676
[General Topics] hamdir:
this was discussed till death on this thread

Discussing the performance of the Tegra 3 SoC

and on this thread

HTC One X and One S - HTC's New Hero Devices! Mega Information Thread

i dont see a need for a new thread....
[General Topics] mox123:
http://www.tuaw.com/2012/03/16/ipad-a5x-cpu-vs-asus-transformer-prime-tegra-3-cpu-benchmarks/

this shows that the tegra 3 is seriously weak compared to the ipad 3,
[General Topics] gwuhua1984:
This just out from Gizmodo

Transformer Prime VS New iPad
[General Topics] craig@xatik:
At least we know that the A5x is not "4x better than" the Tegra chip.
[General Topics] Magnesus:
Look more like 20% than 4x. How can they lie like that?
[General Topics] mox123:
thats weird, because this video shows it is just over 3 x as powerful ???

http://www.tuaw.com/2012/03/16/ipad-a5x-cpu-vs-asus-transformer-prime-tegra-3-cpu-benchmarks/

this is a benchmark of fps between transformer prime vs ipad3 in the gpu arena? am i missing something here? not sure if the tuaw are using the old linpack test which is stated on gizmodo as not being accurate so they didnt carry that one out???

" (Note: We planned to use the age-old Linpack standard test to evaluate CPU performance, but the Linpack apps for iOS and Android are very different, and their results could not be accurately compared.) " gizmodo - http://gizmodo.com/5893970/ipad-test-notes-speed-versus-tegra-3

im not sure like i said above if tuaw are using the old linpack standard test which could be giving false readings and showing the benchmark for ipad to be just over 3x as powerful as the tegra 3 which might be false benchmark figures,
[General Topics] kadji9:
Ipad 3 -> all
[General Topics] IRASadPanda:
Paid by apple I would assume.
[General Topics] d_brimer:
stupid test IMO

i can agree that the a5x gpu is faster than the T3 but the numbers shown at the gl benchmark is totally biased !!

you need to remember that ANY app that is on the app store goes throgh an apple tech guy and is being optimized to the device before its published.

this is not the case with android market where anyone can put whatever they want , and most of the games/apps are not optimized for a single device (btw that is why apple devices are so good the software is optimized with that device)

i am an android dude myself but i do appreciate apple devices , but from a technological POV if the transformer prime were to be optimized with its os, gpu drivers, and games/apps it will be better than the """new ipad"""
[General Topics] LordManhattan:
Bull****.

Apple goes through the apps and checks that they work like they should. Apple doesn't tweak or optimize the apps.

The fact is that iOS is better optimized for the hardware it runs on, and since Apple makes both, it's not shocking that their products runs better.
[General Topics] h.motawee:
The latest tests shows that the A5X wins at graphical processing while the Tegra 3 wins in calcualtions and memory handling .. and lately they discovered the processing of the A5X and the retina display makes the new iPad get hotter than the iPad 2 by 10 degrees
[General Topics] usaff22:
I thought Samsung made the hardware, well at least the processor?
[General Topics] tablord:
ZDNet compared iPad3 and Transformer Prime

ZDNet is quite inconclusive, comparing two games, namely Shadowgun and riptide, in a Tegra3 and an A5X device. While the iPad3 has a little crispier colors and text display (thanks to its Retina display), the Prime displays some special graphics effects not to be seen on the iPad3 (yet). So in the end it depends on the other hardware components and the software optimization I guess..
[General Topics] sickorwuut:
Tegra needs to out do apple
[General Topics] IRASadPanda:
Everyone needs something, doesn't mean they'll get it. Though I am on a G2x and believe the Tegra 2 out does the 4s, that iPad is powerful, if only we could slap android on that hoe.

And to people saying that iOS is better optimized for the hardware, you don't think companies just slap Android on these phones right? Some phones seem like it though which is what gives android a bad name for some. But then some custom ROMs come around and can fix a whole wave of problems for phones (especially my G2x).

Sadly though, I don't think NVidia will ever release Tegra 2 drivers for ICS G2x.

Sent from Narnia
[General Topics] IRASadPanda:
They won't release apps that have accurate benchmarks though and will show that their products aren't so revolutionary. I mean seriously, I like apple, but hate their "Somebody did it first but since we did it months later it's revolutionary," mindset.

Sent from Narnia
[General Topics] tw1ztidmopho:
lol wow....
[General Topics] eskimo99:
Apple like to lie for customer :mad:
[General Topics] jairo.serrano:
Whats happens with nvidia, tegra 3 its slow compared with apple A5... now with new models :S
[General Topics] anITee:
Cool

Where r the marks of A5X??
[General Topics] prince9030:
apple really know they sh1t im not a fanboy but when credit is due you gotta give it.
[General Topics] Mobiplayer:
Yes it is, although only in some tests :p

It's not easy to compare, as the Transformer Prime has a 1280x800 res. vs the iPad's 2048x1536, that can also be tested at 1024x768.

No matter how we look at it, the A5x has more raw power than the Tegra 3. That's not necessary a big problem, the big problem is that the A5 also outperforms the Tegra 3.

Cheers
[General Topics] chaki-:
If the rumors are true and they really put A6 in the new Iphone 5 there will be some catching up to do. I am kinda disappointed with those tests. Always believed that android prossecors are better then apple's......I got to give them credit about the good work:mad:

Edit:

But hey, maybe Tegra 3 is slow but look on the whole picture. The apple products are very expensive and they have not the half little extras wich makes our life easy with the tech. It's not just the processor. USB, customization, bluetooth, for example in Germany man from T-mobile said to me that there isn't way to configure a apple pc for internet. I mean what the h*ll. Sellings are above the charts and they can't even make internet run on your apple? Just wifi! Not to mention the simple ringtone apply on iphone. You got to go to the Grand Canyon with the Itunes to have one personal ringtone.....
[General Topics] realfelix:
why they lie like that? erm.. its Apple.
[General Topics] MultiLockOn:
You're mistaken my lad. The processors aren't anything special. Dual core A9 if I'm not mistaken, pretty run of the mill processors. It's the GPU that is good. And it's probably the best graphics chip out there at the moment, but benchmarks show absolutely nothing. Because of the quad core on the tegra 3 the gpu can push pixels there for extra rendering. In the end they perform very similar.
[General Topics] Elviscosho:
nice i like this
[General Topics] KingKuba13:
How about something else beside GL benchmarks?
[General Topics] c5satellite2:
APPLE LIES, JUST WATCH THEIR COMMERCIALS!

I have a Transformer Prime for 3+ months now and Tegra 3 is a monster. New iPad is faster than iPad 2, but is not really a new CPU. A5x is a revamped A5, and does beat Tegra 3 in certain aspects by a little. As a whole Tegra 3 is better overall. And yes I have had it side by side with a new iPad and they are very close in speed, but the Prime beats it more often and does many things faster. Android is just faster, and easier than iOS, so I guess that gives the Prime an unfair advantage. LOL
[General Topics] stephen2282:
Benchmarks arent everything! Bcoz benchmarks depend on many factors, while all favor diff processor architecture. N all processors work differently too! So what rly matters is real life performance.

In my opinions, these 3 r almost on the same level. Averaged over CPU, GPU, cores, threads, processing power etc.

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+1
[General Topics] Mobiplayer:
Oh XDA-Developers, what happened to you? :confused:
[General Topics] er_fabio:
A5X is the best
[General Topics] vielikiy:
A5X luse
[General Topics] justinhforsyth:
I think one thing that should be praiseworthy about Apple is that they're actually giving customers good internals on their mobile devices.

I'm not going to get into which is better in practical usage between Tegra and A5X, but as a whole this is an enormous departure from Apple's long time scheme with their computers.

The iPhone has a great display, a zippy CPU, great graphics, and enough RAM for the OS.

Same for the iPad

Their laptops have adequate specs, but they are still a bit underpowered when compared to other ultrabooks for the price.

Their desktops are utter **** in terms of specs.

Basically the smaller you go, the better internals they're offering.
[General Topics] ryanjsoo:
guys please be rational here. the tegra 3 gpu may not be the strongest on the market however that is not really the point. nvidia have a very heavy influence in the gaming market and will pay devs to provide apps that offer superior frame rate and graphics. it all comes down to software. the tegra gpus have always been weak yet they play the same games as all other phones just as smoothly. ios is heavily optimised as all iphones have powervr gpus and similar hardware. android has to run on many differet hardwares and gpu`s. the same problem happened with the galaxy sii, it had one of the most powerful gpu`s on the market yet had incompatibility problems as it didn`t support the same formats as other gpus. adreno gpus had great compatibility however had serious performance issues due to drivers. just compare the t mobile galaxy sii to the htc sensation. it all comes down to software. in reality we should be camparing the ipad 2`s a5 with the tegra 3 because the a5x will be pushing 4x the pixels. anyways the sgx543mp 2(a5) has 16smads whilst nvidia tegra 3 only has 12(nvidia says 12 cores which is bs). in real world applications however both will have similar performance.
[General Topics] bastard18:
Wait for galaxy s3.
[General Topics] op-war:
tegra=nvidia

nvidia => best!
[General Topics] vnvman:
On the PC scene that's for sure, but here on Android Nvidia really failed to impress so far.
[General Topics] savage24x:
The A5X is a dual core CPU with a quad core GPU. ARM architecture of course. I don't know the specs of the Tegra 3. The main point of this is Apple's A5X beats NVIDIA's Tegra 3. I believe it comes down to how the OS manages resources. Apple has always beaten Android in that aspect hands-down no questions asked. Not many people want to accept the fact that Apple's processor beats their beloved latest Tegra chip. Well, they have. I'm still sticking with Apple for my main mobile device experience.
[General Topics] IRASadPanda:
Tegra 3 is Quad core CPU with 12 core GPU, plus the low power core so you will get a lot better battery. What it comes down to is that every app that goes through the app store is specifically optimized for the iPhone/iPad. You can't compare benchmarks across phones and tablets like this, only to show improvement between two of the same devices. Apple will always be behind Android as long as they are closed source and anyone who sticks to apple is close minded and missing a lot.

I'd like to see your A5x in a phone like the Tegra 3 is already, have fun waiting for your quad core iPhone that'll probably come out when quad core phones are already outdated.

Sent from Narnia
[General Topics] m_1_x_a:
a5 is better and ipad application will "cook" more
[General Topics] s4one:
really is it that much better?
[General Topics] steinarlundemo:
Yeah, thats true. And optimized apps (iShait) runs better than compatibility ones ('droids)
[General Topics] mox123:
ive updated my main thread, read this, benchmarks actually mean jack **** when it comes to using ur phone
[General Topics] Kailkti:
Unlike the tegra, with one core, the power vr is able to operate. It's in a sense, a true gpu with a multi cored architecture. Now if you were to put tegra in the same position, and try to operate with only one gpu "core", it wouldn't even operate. In other words these "cores" nvidia is advertising aren't actual "cores".

But by the time apple releases a quad core cpu it will be based on the A15 architecture, just like all the other SoCs. In other words the A6 will be a SoC like every other, keeping up with the pack. You really didn't think that the mobile SoC evolution was based mainly on the number of cores did you? Cortex A8? Cortex A9? Cortex A15? Cortex A7?

But yes theoretical/benchmark performance has limited effect on a phone's qualities, as it is the end user experience that define how good a device is.

$1 gets you a reply
[General Topics] IRASadPanda:
I am no fool and did not think that it was based mainly on cores, the person I replied to did so I was proving a point to him that his quad core GPU didn't mean jack ****.

Sent from Narnia
[General Topics] MitchAifa:
Either way, Exynos 4212 Quad Core + Mali400MP smokes both of them..
[General Topics] Kailkti:
Not in the GPU department. Sgx543 mp4 is the current king.

$1 gets you a reply
[General Topics] blackhand1001:
The sgx543 mp4 also sucks up battery faster than john Goodman can eat a burger. Its only the fastest gpu because its twice the size of all the other gpus. Look at the size of the iPad 3's battery.
[General Topics] Kailkti:
True, cons of the sgx 543 mp4. Regardless it is still the gpu king.

$1 gets you a reply
[General Topics] rcarbal:
I only posting in regards to what I have been reading on various sites. (i cannot post links yet, since im such a noob.)

Many ipad 3 owners have been posting that the tablet cannot run high end games smoothly and with full affects. Many say that ipad 2 runs the games smoother and with full affects.

i will soon have $600 dollars soon to get eigther the n ipad 3 or the new infinity that has tegra 3. I've been reading alot of good things graphics wise about the tegra. Guess i'l wait and keep reading.

I don't know much about GPUs just what I can put together.
[General Topics] Kailkti:
The reason being is that the sgx 543 mp4 cannot handle games with so much effects at the extremely high resolution the iPad 3 is displaying.

$1 gets you a reply
[General Topics] zamir.c:
A5 is the best
[General Topics] ice14777:
Thank for information.:)
[General Topics] rcarbal:
I dont wan't to beat a dead horse, but I thought everyone might be interested to confirm what has already been said.

forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=136966

Here they talk about the new ipad unable to run nova 3 with full affects, and that Gameloft will release a ipad 2 version for the new ipad so they can run the games full affects but no high res.

But still new ipad's quad cores GPU should be better then ipad 2s 2 cores and tegra's 3, 4 cores.