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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dr.MacHack:
Which music player are you using?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faraz_fireboy:
Told already

Device is completely stock
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pranav2607:
Update to 2.3.6 via wifi on your cell. you can update to ICS when its available
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faraz_fireboy:
So you think that it's a rom bug...
[Android General] kilus:
i dont understand why apply iphone is faster than the andtroid phones.. why is tha?
[Android General] Andrew149:
Because they have majical ponys inside of them ;)

Sent from my SGH-I777
[Android General] 309041291a:
Because you are comparing the wrong Android :P.

Nexus S (GSM i9020a)

AOKP (Build 28)

Air Kernel (3.45)

OC 800/100 (Noop)

Live OC (100)

v6 Supercharged

Chainfire 3D (Force GPU)
[Android General] cashng:
Probably because of their dedicated hardware for os? personal opinion
[Android General] Spaqin:
Because their **** is optimized.
[Android General] DanielEGVi:
Depending on your phone and ROM, it actually isn't. For example, most phones with Gingerbread aren't faster than the iPhone, but if you are talking about a high standard phone, with stock AOSP ICS, it does actually beat the iPhone 4S. But it depends actually on how much installed crap is running on your phone at the same time. iPhone will kill instantly any background activity that that tries to slow down the foreground app AND vice versa. On the other side, Android gives many chances to apps in the background and then asks you if you want to kill the foreground app, or, if you have Display Background ANRs enabled, the background app. The point is, as long as you don't install lots of crap, and/or your Gingerbread device is supercharged, it is high spec or it can be overclocked, and it has lots of RAM, it will give its best. Take for example, Galaxy Nexus is equally, if not faster, fast to the iPhone 4S. Mine too, supercharged, slightly overclocked, and Android 4. Hope that answers your question.

Sent from the best gaming android smartphone in the world with the best forum android app in the world ;)
[Android General] TerryMathews:
IPhone also doesn't allow multitasking either, when you leave app it has to page out and close a la classic Palm Pilot.

Apps have to register with the notification service to catch alerts when not running. Like an Ebay auction reminder.

Its a really good system for a portable device, both for responsiveness and battery life.

That said I still use Android, because I don't use my phone the way apple intended. But I can appreciate the benefits if I did.
[Android General] flyrocket:
You are probably comparing an iPhone to a low budget android phone :o
[Android General] vetvito:
Faster at what?
[Android General] mistermentality:
That's not quite correct as apps on ios can run in background (multitask) but only certain apps and only for a specific duration iirc.

Dave
[Android General] 309041291a:
I can feel an argument coming up soon...

Nexus S (GSM i9020a)

AOKP (Build 28)

Air Kernel (3.45)

OC 800/100 (Noop)

Live OC (100)

v6 Supercharged

Chainfire 3D (Force GPU)
[Android General] dot.gif:
define faster :>

faster at what?

also, not sure if all of you know this, but in iOS, every app has a default image that is displayed right after you open the app. So in short, while you are waiting for the app to load, you can see the image. So i guess you could say that in that way apps on iOS are faster. or rather seem to be faster.
[Android General] 309041291a:
I agree. It seems* faster. I can't give a reliable source right now.... but I heard that iPhones were clocked at 800 MHZ. If you think about it our "modern" android can all hit at least 1.5 GHZ (That's almost double. And some can already hit about 2 GHZ..). So can't we classify them as faster phones? iOS has a lot of cosmetic effects that make it look faster. Also the way it handles background and apps in general is a little different which could result in a smoother* experience.

Correct me if I'm wrong.

Nexus S (GSM i9020a)

AOKP (Build 28)

Air Kernel (3.45)

OC 800/100 (Noop)

Live OC (100)

v6 Supercharged

Chainfire 3D (Force GPU)
[Android General] Spex:
faster?

lol?

compare galaxy s2 or galaxy nexus with it

my galaxy ace with iLaucher scrolls faster and opens folders faster

iphone needs like 1 to react that it needs to open folder
[Android General] kilus:
to a samsung galaxy 2? are you serious?
[Android General] MikeyMike01:
Because Apple has a vested interest in making you happy, while Google has a vested interest in making something cheap that will get used by OEMs to fuel their data farming and privacy destruction.

Because Apple makes one solid handset a year, while Android OEMs are so preoccupied trying to one up one another with worthless spec increases every six weeks that they don't stop to make their products great.

Because Android is open source, which leads to an incredibly fragmented and closed platform.

There are plenty of reasons. And unfortunately there's no end in sight.

Sent from my SGH-I777
[Android General] kilus:
the iphone beats the samsung galaxy in speed and processing including opening apps faster. go check this on youtube. android has been shown to be slower in speed and scrolling than iphone.
[Android General] mcord11758:
Difference in speed between a quality android phone and a iPhone is fractions of a millisecond in either direction. It comes down to what you like
[Android General] TheChaoticLlama:
The iOS UI may feel slightly faster, but then apple have been developing it for a longer amount of time. As well as the fact android has been developed to be compatible with a variety of different hardware whereas apple can develop their operating system around a single bit of hardware. One other thing to take into consideration is many phone vendors such as Samsung and HTC choose to plaster a slow, unattractive (imo) UI ontop of Andorids true beauty. Look at ICS for instance. It has a very good looking UI, then look at Sense 4.0, running on ICS, well. Do I say anymore? ;)
[Android General] kilus:
you made very good points about android and iphone. and youre right.. android comes up with "better" specs than previous ones. but somehow, the specs are **** if they dont live up to benchmarks. and everyone knows that android is slow as hell. but considering what you mentioned, why wont android learn from apple and make android as smooth and fast as iphone?
[Android General] mcord11758:
It is

I am sorry I just do not grab my iPhone and sit in amazement at its superior speed to my android device, and vice versa
[Android General] zelendel:
Because you would lose more then you realize. Things apple doesn't do. Benchmarks are a joke and should never be used to judge a device. When come pared to real world usage.

No we have had enough of these threads that you should have found one when you did a search. In the end if you don't lime something you can change phones or you can help to work out the problem. There is no complain on XDA option.

Thread closed
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] JamesBarnes:
I have had a search around but I cant find any mention of a USB Host mode for the flyer. Have I just missed it or is it not currently implemented?

Thanks
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] EpicFail236:
It is available for some roms, however its a little odd to get it working. You have to send power to the port for it to actually start, so you can't plug a device directly in, and a vast majority of USB hubs won't work either. If you can find a hub that works, and is relatively cheap, let me know :D
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] grafik2:
When I go to gallery and see the selections for all photos, camera shots, then the various picture folders on my vivid, what is the factor that chooses which picture is the cover thumbnail for that folder? I know for camera shots it's the most recent one, but I can't determine what it is for the others. I'd like to manipulate a dummy photo so that it's always the cover thumbnail in a few of my "other" folders!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] megatronisabeast:
I can't find an option to change the top picture. You may have to get another album from the play store.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] grafik2:
Another album meaning replacement app for "gallery"?

There must be a method to the way the top picture is chosen, whether it be size, date taken, name? Ideally is like to be able to sequester certain folders from showing up at all in the gallery, accessible only by file explore r!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] formicae:
Have you tried creating a blank '.nomedia' file in that dir? Just a thought...
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] grafik2:
I've changed the name of some pictures before however it doesn't affect which one is selected for thumbnail view. in root explore, the folder is listed alphabetically but in gallery view it seems to be by date created?..

Is there a way I can edit a jpg file so that it says it was created in say 2005 for example? Hopefully this will allow me to choose which file is the thumbnail
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] brucegil:
Can you go to the My Pictures/Pictures folder on your PC and find an old picture - one older than the ones in your album(s)? I know I have photos 8-9 years old on my PC.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] homeslice976:
Using Windows you can edit the "date taken" by right-clicking, properties, Details tab, edit Date Taken field. Apply. OK. See if that works
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] grafik2:
Every time I take an older picture and copy it into this folder, it changed the date modified field to todays date, which makes it no longer an older picture! I even created a new folder and copied all the pictures over, with the one I wanted as the cover first, but it reverted to the same order it was in before!

On my work laptop with windows seven I'm not able to edit the date fields, I can change some other info on the file but right clicking or double clicking the date doesn't do anything.

So this is not possible to change the picture that shows up as the cover of the folder album!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] brucegil:
Try the QuickPic app. It's free I believe. I got it because the HTC Gallery app was displaying my shots in random order, not in the order I took them. See if QuickPic works better.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] grafik2:
Looks better! Thanks for the tip. Any way to set it to default over "gallery?"

Like when the camera is open and I click the pictures that have been taken it opens gallery
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] brucegil:
I don't see a way to change the association between the camera app and the gallery app, both from HTC. You can associate QuickPic with photos. Using a file explorer app (I use Astro), go to a folder containing photos. Long press on one file name. You will be prompted to select from Gallery or Quickpic. Check the default checkbox and then select Quickpic. This may, or may not, help some.

As for date changes on the files when you transfer them, try Dropbox or a similar app. I use it for moving files between my PC and phone. The file dates don't change.

I really miss my Resco Photo Manager from my old Windows Mobile phone. It is much better than any Android apps I have used.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] grafik2:
Thanks, I have drop box I'll try that!
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] lostsoul1:
any way to enlarge the photos IN Gallery? before the ICS update the gallery was easier to see all the pictures.. but now its smaller and hard to make them out before opening it
[Blade General] aman.droid:
plzzz tell me which is better and how to use them currently i m on miui by andalulu.

plzz tell me about partitioning also.
[Blade General] Faiz Malkani:
Partitioning is a way of using part of ur phone memory to install apps. However it formats ur sdcard so DON'T FORGET TO BACK IT UP. Its easy

Boot into recovery

Select advanced

Select partition sdcard

Select partition size. Ideal is 1 gb. It can store around 450 apps

Select swap size. (Ideal is 0. If u use the blade for gaming select 32)

Confirm and wait.

Reboot

Download s2e from link below

Install it.

Check all four boxes.

Reboot

Start installing ur apps :)

S2e is better than darktremor a2sd because it has scripts inbuilt and is easy to use with an easy UI

Sent from my Supernatural Blade
[About XDA developers] andrewsoong:
I know I can use adblock but I don't tend to bother blocking ads as the sites I visit either don't tend to have ads or have ads that aren't too intrusive. And Google ads can be quite good these days.

But recently on here there's one ad at the bottom of the page that autoplays and has sound which is really annoying (trying to watch the spurs game!).

Any way to disable the ads playing on page load? If not then at least auto mute audio on play.
[About XDA developers] dicky82:
You can use adblock without a filterlist and just point it to this single ad / adserver
[About XDA developers] 8balldown:
Audio Ads when opening this site... stopped!

I did some searching on this site and found out (at least in CND) that the nasty adds were coming from a site called "well.ca". I blocked this site in windows firewall and the audio ads no longer play.

So far so good ...
[About XDA developers] boborone:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1596570

I know alot of members don't search before posting a new thread, but at least look at the first couple of pages. This thread has been on the first page now for a few days that I know of if not week(s).
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] connor-:
Hi,

Long story short, I broke my touchpad. The screen is working but no picture, can't find a fix. Approx how much could I expect to sell for? Thanks!
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luke1987:
I'd buy for $50
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moshe5368:
I can find lots of 5 non-functional touch pads for 250 so 50 dollars sounds about right. I pick up tp's when I can in working order or not mostly for parts as I do repair work on some tablets.
[TouchPad Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ji(n)X:
What exactly do you mean the screen is working but there's no picture?

Is the back light coming on?

Or, is it still detecting touch? (Though determining this would be a bit tricky)

As for the value, I assume the storage capacity would have to be taken into account.
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
I was thinking of putting a Rick Roll here, but I think Happy April Fool's Day will work just fine. :)
[HTC EVO 3D] Jep4444:
Too obvious...
[HTC EVO 3D] ssojyeti2:
This should be in the dev section :p

It would really fool people there...
[HTC EVO 3D] Unknownforce:
As it was intended to be. Thanks.
[HTC EVO 3D] Lothaen:
Aren't April Fools suppose to end at 1200?

Also it doesn't look like a realistic build number

2.04.401.1 may be more realistic IMO... GB would be build 1, ICS 2...
[HTC EVO 3D] dastin1015:
Still April Fools Day in the U.S.

It's only 9:35am on the west coast :)

CDMA Evo 3D's already use 2.xx.xxx.x for version numbers on gingerbread

私のEVO 3Dから送信される。
[HTC EVO 3D] SoraX64:
If you're going to try to pull the same trick that countless people already have, at least make it entertaining.
[HTC EVO 3D] notsointeresting:
lol nice man. After seeing the one posted this morning I was already prepared but still a great way to get at a few people.

Although it would've been great/wrong to post in the Dev section :D

A Mod should move it there :p
[HTC EVO 3D] bloodrain954:
Error 404: funny not found
[HTC EVO 3D] mthii:
Super funny how people take it seriously enough to even bother mentioning that its not funny.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mIRChele:
I have a tf101 with ics (IML74K.WW_epad-9.2.1.17-20120312) and I want to root it. I follow the instructions using the bat file for windows and I backup a small app (such Astro File Manager) following the guide. I follow the instruction on the bat but when I press enter for the second time it says "/system/bin/sh: cannot create /data/data/com.asus.backuprestore/files/busybox: No such file or directory" but continues. So I continue following the instructions and I do again a backup of the same app but the tf won't reboot! I even tried to do a factory reset, Astro is the only non-stock program installed. Where is the problem? Did I do something wrong?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baseballfanz:
Use ViperMod (option 1)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mIRChele:
isn't it for prime (tf201)? I have a normal tf101

edit: I discovered that it works for B70 tf101, but I checked S/N and it starts with B50, I have a few questions:

Did it works even with B50?

Did I have to install drivers provided with vipermod?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baseballfanz:
Shouldn't matter what your serial number is
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Boeby:
dont worry, i rootet mine also with Viper and Option1. Option3 doesnt work with my device..
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Goatshocker:
Viper option 1 here as well. Worked like a charm.
[Nokia Lumia 900] 937dytboi:
Hi, I recently preordered my Lumia 900 on the 30th. I was able to play around with the 900 while doing so. I noticed a few things compared to my current DVP. I love the screen on my DVP and think it looks awesome some may differ. One thing I did notice about the Lumia 900 is that the screeen sensitivity and scrolling didnt seem as fast as my DVP. I can flick the screen of my DVP and it scrolls very fast through the homepage. Colors seemed to be a bit washed out to me not as much as the Titan imo. Some people differ. On the DVP the colors seem to be very vibrant and alive. Not sure if it was due to the color choose the owner had or what but I didnt care to much for it but it didnt detour my decision to buy it. The lumia 900 felt light to me after coming from a DVP, this thing is heavy. Lumia 900 was also thinner and felt great and solid in the hand.

Few things I didnt get to test out was the volume of mic, speakerphone, and headphone jack. Nokia has been known for their loud speakerphones but not sure if they brought that over to WP. Output of the headphone jack is important to me but at the same time not really because I have a headphone amplifier that increases the volume because I use the headphones a lot.

But on the other hand im satisfied and cant wait to get my 900. Cant wait to see what apps Nokia will come up with. Im looking for an audio eq app from Nokia that would be great for me using my headphones a lot. But im going to enjoy my Lumia until the Nokia superphone comes out to replace my 900. I hope Nokia comes back to the states and take over like they did before. I remember when Nokia was the phone to get and they had tones of third party accessories for differentiating phones to whatever you wanted.
[Nokia Lumia 900] alodar1:
as an ex dvp owner I tend to agree with you. The screen was pretty good, and the scrolling speeds were amazing. Only the Samsung focus was on par with display. While the scrolling speed of the 900 is not the same, don't equate scrolling speed with overall speed. The 900 blazes.

As far as weight. The dvp was heavy, but it was a good heavy for me. The 900 is heavy in comparison between apples and oranges, but, to me, it fits nicely in my hands and does have a very good balance.

Perhaps the scrolling speed will have an adjustment somewhere
[Nokia Lumia 900] 937dytboi:
You know the touch seemed to be more accurate on the 900 than the DVP. The DVP scroll speed is something I will miss but hopefully they will either have a fix or bring in a setting that can change this. When I did look in settings I didnt see anything that could change this but im moving on from the DVP, it will still be around if I dont like ATT service.
[Nokia Lumia 900] lovenokia:
really, i have tried a lot of windows phone and have not seen that difference. I used a samsung focus, htc titan and tried the L900 that i too preordered but didnt notice this things.
[Nokia Lumia 900] alodar1:
everyone has something they like, or don't like, best. Unless you had a Venue Pro, you may not know what we're talking about. The vp's up and done scrolling was incredible. A single flick with your finger could send scrolling forever. I've been exposed to most first Gen phones, the VP was the best at that flick.

Its such a small thing. The 900 is not broken by any means. Its just that in comparison, the VP could take off.

No big deal at all...
[Nokia Lumia 900] stratax:
For me; I think im going to love the screen on this phone. I love Nokias clearblack technology displays. I would get the n9 if it was the same size as the lumia 900 since it has android and meego. ive only had HTCs really and a few other devices. and HTCs screens tend to not be the best.. also their build quality of their recent phones (sensation/amaze). I have the amaze right now and I plan on trading or selling for the lumia 900 asap :) last windows phone I had was the HD7 and I liked it but it had build problems and crappy sound/washed out colors. ive actually never seen a Nokia smartphone before so im pretty excited.

Unlocked of course, since i'm on tmo
[Nokia Lumia 900] alodar1:
compared to an hd7, this thing is s beast. Don't get me wrong, the hd7 is pretty DSM hood. But it's the poster child for old, taking its chasis design from the hd2. My girlfriend still uses it. She'll be getting my focus s next week. :p

After enduring a year or so of android, build quality is on top for me, followed by reliability. Both thongs seriously lacking in android. before any android lovers scream, android is fine...if you like modding. Otherwise its second rate...imo . Its a great tablet platform...fire and xoom.

I'm crossing my fingers that Nokia and ms hit a homerun here.
[Nokia Lumia 900] 937dytboi:
You know I honestly loved modding my Windows mobile devices, but now after owning WP I dont even feel the need to mod anymores. Dont know because Ive grown older or what but I dont even feel the urge to mod the way I use to
[Nokia Lumia 900] alodar1:
I was thinking about that the other day. I too modded my winnow to no end. So aneroid was attractive. I think thechange for me came when I realized that aneroid is one big mod, and operators allow a certain amont of it just to survive. In my opinion its leading to a huge mess.

With windows phone, stuff works out of box. Apps work. I don't have to worry about which version or which driver, etc.

That's not to say I'm 100% happy with winphone. I wish a slightly more flexible color scheme was in place. I would love black on white tiles,or white on black combos. I'm sure other people have their thoughts. I don't need the operating system ripped apart, or apps hacked and tweeked just run. If it wont run right on my phone, I don't want it. But that's just me..

I personally think android is getting ready to break. Too many low quality phones...too many os varients. Ice cream sandwhich is a great hit, and what's next...jelly bean? Too many exposed parts...just my opinion. I spend a lot of money each year on phones. The 900 will be my fourth this year, plus a kindle fire. I just want my phone reliable. Right now that means iphone or windows phones. Just too many broken andy Rubin looking things running around.
[Nokia Lumia 900] lovenokia:
my experience with android is allright, i have an hp touchpad that i put ics on it and made wonders, but kinda bricked my samsung vibrant. Android is cool but i could never use it as a daily driver. I cant wait for my pre ordered nokia lumia 900! currently using an htc titan and cant stand the video lag that occurs every once in a while. Never happened on my focus but happens on the titan all the time.
[Nokia Lumia 900] kirdroid:
Just read the reviews of One X on verge and Engadget, that phone looks gorgeous. Lumia 900 also looks gorgeous but not sure about the low resolution display of the WP7. I'm pretty sure WP8 will support higher resolution displays but it always bugs me on the current WP phones. Hope MS pushes the next gen of WP OS pretty fast.
[Nokia Lumia 900] 937dytboi:
My wife has a Asus transformer with ice. I liked the change at first but the OS still lags and gives problems. Not liking that. Android is a big mess and I never liked the UI layout at all. To cluttered.