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[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] DizzyWorm:
Why

Why would you want to look at the screen from a angle there is absolutely no reason for it
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] logiesean64:
My thoughts also,I use my phone in bed every night, but hold it straight with on prob what so never!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] willww:
I should have pictured that people who obviously own the phone are going to defend it.

From most of the replies, people think I use my phone at an angle. This isn't the case. The problem I have is that the viewing angles are poor, which leads to colours being easily shifted and this can become quite distracting especially on a mobile where it's constantly being moved/tilted. Like a shade of grey will change from dark to light with just a slight movement, if you can't notice this, get your eyes checked, if you don't care, I don't mind.

If it's all good for you that's fine. I was only trying to see who had the same mindset as I do. I can gather that a lot of you haven't seen a quality screen before. Resolution isn't everything.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] unrealboot1:
i come from a galaxy s. Amoled is better in every way more vibrant colours, brighter,better viewing angles, etc. Not mentioning xperia s's resolution, the plus side on the xperia s is having a more natural colour, galaxy s is a little yellow while xperia s shows real colours. For the viewing angles, yeah it is a little bothersome even a 10 degree tilt will make it slightly blurry, if it had a 20 degree tilt viewing angle that would be fine that would be great but all in all i can live with it. At least on the train you will have privacy :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] logiesean64:
I've come from Samsung Galaxy nexus, and I have to say it's better, colours are more natural it just pops, wife has iPhone4 and the screen on that looks pants compared to the experia s.

Lent @ 22degrees :-D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] BleeDK:
well, for a long period if time, probably not...

But say the phone is lying on the table and you just wanted to check something real quick, but don't got a free hand to pick up the phone and all you got is one finger free that is not greasy from a burger you are holding ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Scratchling:
I can read mine from like 170*.....wtf is the problem?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] awolbriggy:
If 0 is from the front, you are saying you can see yours from behind....impressive..

I love the screen, but..it is slightly annoying when trying to use while eating, and leaving phone on table... Only annoying not a big deal...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] unrealboot1:
How the hell can you see the screen from behind?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Cholek3:
Do you know anything about viewing angles? You never watched Baywatch? ;) Peoples eyes viewing angle is almost 180 degrees (from left to right). So by 170 degrees he meant:

0 degree is looking basically on a side of the phone (left hand side). You can see the flat screen, eye level is on the same level as screen.

180 degrees is same, but looking on the right side of the phone. Still can see flat screen, eye level is on the same level as screen.

90 degrees is looking at the phone normally (vertically).

Now narrow it to 170 degrees, you can see flat screen from a side, but eye level is a little above the screen.

I think he a little bit pushed it to 170 degrees, but I hope it gives you an idea.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Scratchling:
Cholek is bang on. I did tech graph and app maths in school so I referred to things the correct way.

Gonna make a video on this later if the focus on my other camera will allow.

Also note, I was talking about with max brightness, obviously it wont be as easy with it down to 20% or w/e.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] zed011:
Viewing angle is important, I doubt anyone uses their phone in front of their face. How biased can one be to ignore the weaknesses of a phone? Probably from someone who has never ever owned a ips display
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] xerox89:
fine for me .

doesnt degrade in 90'

and acceptable in 140'

why the hell whould you look at your phone from over half of the angle -.-?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] OmegaFM:
Imagine you are:

A) Lying on the bed and watching movie on the phone not holding it in hands. Impossible? Not with AMOLED.

B) Sitting at work. Your phone is on the table. Now, someone calls or screen turns on to show you some notification. What do you usually do? Leaning forward or picking your phone to check it? Imagine you're not moving an inch - just reading what you need from the screen at current viewing angle. That's AMOLED for you.

C) What monitors all of you have? Do you always sit looking straight at it? Have you noticed that sometimes you can't see what's in the corner of the screen? If not, then you have IPS or PVA monitor. Don't tell me you don't know that LCD monitors differs.

Now, if you hate that feeling when you search for a good viewing angle looking at monitor, you'll definitely understand topicstarter. The screen of SXS is only 4.3" so you easily notice the color shifts and tint even when changing your view angle by 2-3 degrees.

Why am I writing this? Cause I don't own this phone yet :) I went to the local store, checked the phone and loved everything. But yeah, viewing angles weren't perfect. Now this is a real problem for me especially assuming I use AMOLED Galaxy at the moment.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] anthon:
Viewing angles have improved a lot compared to my xperia neo, so I'm happy with it.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] R64:
After removing the pre-installed screen protector the viewing angels seem to have improved for me. It's still not good but better.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] im_iceman:
Viewing angles are fine for me too.. but then I'm in the.. Screen is so small that I want it square on to me when watching video, otherwise effectively I'm losing screen real estate.. Ie.. viewing on an Angle makes it even smaller.. And it works fine on an angle for general use.. Ie phone calls, reading mail, texts etc..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] zed011:
Funny I did the same thing today. Nice looking device but is definitely not better than LG's True HD IPS display. When you own something better, it's hard to take a step back; never settle for less.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] willww:
It's good to see that there are a few people in this thread that can relate with me in this. When you're so used to a quality screen that dosen't have such problems, it becomes much more easier to notice.

As OmegaFM said, it was very noticable for me when I had that phone laying flat away from me. Like when a call came, the colour of the caller's picture was overly bright/white and the skin colour just wasn't natural - it became annoying to see the same picture but with several different colours shades depending on where the phone was.

There were other little things like it was difficult to unlock with one hand, dust gathering on the screen alot, and I finally got the 'yellow tint' problem after weeks of use. I decided to trade the phone for a 4S to try out iOS (an LCD with GOOD viewing angle), which I will sell at a later date (because I think it will hold its value better) for the SIII and go back to AMOLED.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] niaboc79:
Viewing is perfect for me as I'm using a phone...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] zed011:
For sure. Like I said , I doubt anyone who is ignoring viewing angle as a weakness ever owned a IPS panel or AMOLED screen. The viewing angle is worse than a TN panel monitor, seriously what is sony using? Even their bravia engine can't save them when it comes to this.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] richteralan:
Coming from previous LG G2X and ASUS Transformer TF101,

I would say this screen is decent with decent view angle.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Mazzstrikers:
Hmm its true. I previously used an xperia arc and it is true that Sony screens have poor viewing angles. But it is a worthy trade off in my opinion. Sony LCDs are the best LCDs ever made if you look at it head on. Colours are vibrant yet not oversaturated, sunlight legibility is excellent, sharpness is there, detail is awesome. I guess you should try to get used to it. It's just a slight flaw in a somewhat brilliant display.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] junglizste:
My prime came with 9.4.2.15.

Viper's tool work great. Rooted.

Installed OTA Rootkeeper from the market.

Let the OTA 9.4.2.21 update run.

Restored root with great success.

So those who are still locked(with warranty) should know that 9.4.2.21 update and rootkeeper seem to work.

Now... I have to give this tablet back to my girlfriend and I'm worried about loosing root with a wipe. How should I go about wiping or switching the main user account? Or should superuser and root be immune to wipe? Could I just download rootkeeper again and restore?

thanks in advance... long time android tinker-er but new to rootkeeper and locked bootloaders.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] buxtahuda:
I wish Rootkeeper would include the option of choosing where you put your backup..

Anyway, the wipe will eradicate any and all data on the Prime, including the SU backup that Rootkeeper creates. *Root stays intact, just not the backup.*

But, lucky for you, sparkym3 has graced us with a root app that you can keep ready to go in your ASUS WebStorage or DropBox or external mSD card, whatever you want.

But again, everything on the internal SD card will be lost when you wipe so be sure to back up your apps and their data (don't do system apps and data, restoring these usually just causes problems) to a location other than /sdcard along with any movies, music, and other personal files.

*EDIT:

Actually, no root methods currently work on .21, ASUS patched the exploit (badly I may add)
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Deleted member 2879886:
Factory reset should not touch root and you have root keeper so your good.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] JSale:
this is true as I had trouble trying to unroot on. 21 after using root keeper, as a factory data reset does not remove root
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] buxtahuda:
This is true. But it does remove the backup and all other files, so you need to be sure and back up as well as run Rootkeeper again after the wipe.

Why trying to unroot? You could try reverting to .15 either through an "emergency update" or with the .blob method, both of which are in my signature, then remove root and upgrade again to .21.

At this point however, you'll be at the mercy of time for the next root method; you won't be able to revert again I don't think since you won't have root.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] sly.cooper:
I installed .21 and my root access was intact. I did not use OTA rootkeeper. Do I need to use it?

---

Sorry . I mixed up with HTC sensation upgrade. I used OTA rootkeeper to restore root.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] ay0ung:
I would like to use a razr XT912 offline and w/o sim but I wiped it and can no longer get to the debugging option.

I am hoping someone knows an option for me.

Is there a pre rooted SBF?

would it be to much for someone to compile one or something else that would be effective.

thanks for any help
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atlfinestdee:
I have:

Revolutionary

Supersonic EVT3 Ship S-OFF

Microp 041f

HBOOT 6.16.1002

Touch panel ATMELC03_16ac

Radio 2.15.00.0808

Mar 8, 2011

and I really want to update my root to 2.3.5 and update the marketplace but I am not sure how :confused: If anyone has step by step instructions on how to do this it will be greatly appreciated :D Thanks in advance
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sitlet:
You are already rooted, you don't "update your root". If you are talking about updating your rom, find a stock rooted 2.3.5 rom in the Dev section and flash it. Or flash one of the many custom roms.

What do you mean "update the marketplace"? The market updates are automatically pushed to your phone, you should definitely have gotten the Play Store update by now.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atlfinestdee:
thanks a lot i will give it a try but i haven't gotten the play update yet just the 2.3.5 update from sprint
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sitlet:
Umm don't take an ota update if you are rooted.
[HTC One S] 6gex:
Hi !

I have a desire s and the acuracy of the gps is sometimes awfull.

With gps test it sometimes give me a precision of 6m and sometime of 80m what is a big problem when your driving a in a big city where the is 3 or for road side by side.

If somebody can make some test with the gps precision of the one s.

I would apreciate it.

Thanks in advance.
[HTC One S] psych0t1c:
a) Where is the phone located in the car when driving?

b) Have you downloaded some GPS Toolbox that gives you a clear overview of how many satellites are in view? Especially IN CITIES the line of sight to the sky varies a lot and can often obscure satellite fixes when being jammed between high rise buildings.

c) Do you have the most current radio firmware (I believe this one contains the GPS stack also).

As I rely on navigations by phone a lot too I will be happy to give you results once my One S comes in, however I can only compare to my current Sensation which has never given me any problems.

Also note that some types of cars have a coating on the windscreen that screws with GPS reception, so if you have a high end vehicle with an expensive optional windscreen this might be the cause (although unlikely, people driving those cars with those options usually have onboard satnav).
[HTC One S] 6gex:
My car is from 2004, and I did not have any problem with my htc hd mini and my touch cruise before. same car holder on the windscreen.

And I already have flash lastest htc stock rom ans lastest radio, it 'sa bit better than the bouygues telecom rom and radio that came with the phone but last time in paris the gps was lost during 15mn hopfully a friend had a htc hd2.

Your feedback will be apreciated.

Thanks
[HTC One S] gnowak84:
Hi, I've had the same problem with a Desire HD Gps. It took ages to fix or accuracy was terrible. One S Gps receiver is way better than that. I takes seconds to fix even at home (old one only worked when placed in the window).
[HTC One S] psych0t1c:
As promised I have just sampled the GPS of the One S and the Sensation side to side (I used a MyTracks recording while they were both in my rear jeans pockets when walking the dog).

The routes have only minimal differences. Initial GPS acquisition on the One S was a bit slower than on the Sensation, but I credit that to needing to get a "fix" while the Sensation already has one (and the GPS satellite manifest) for my area cause I use it regularly. It was the first time GPS was ever turned on on that phone so a little delay is understandable.

No difference to be measured, both OK. will update once I actually use the One X with CoPilot Nav Software in a crowded city with high rise buildings etc. that block the view but I expect the same performance that I got from the Sensation.

Maybe this helps.
[HTC One S] 6gex:
thanks

I have passed my order today:D
[HTC One X] Victor.S:
What is the best app to track your phone after it has been stolen or lost?

I was using Wavesecure a couple of months ago, but stopped because my desire isn't worth much now.

But for my brand new One X I think it is a good addon. :).

Thanks!
[HTC One X] nikzDHD:
I use PhoneLocatorPro and it's been excellent. Paid app but worth it. Plenty on the market read the reviews for each one.
[HTC One X] :
A very good one, from the makers of Lookout Mobile Security (which also has tracking ability) is called Plan B.

If your phone is lost or stolen, quickly get to a computer and install Plan B via the marketplace website. It'll install on the phone, turn all radios on and email you location updates every minute for 5 minutes. Works very well.
[HTC One X] Victor.S:
So this is basicly a backup plan? I have been using Lookout aswell, but it isn't good anymore?
[HTC One X] invasion13:
Dont forget the Avast one , free, and if you have root, it survives to hard reset and i believe even to custom roms flashing.

you may locate, lock, erase, make a siren shouting, it sends the last sms/call history

of any non approuved sim card inserted so on
[HTC One X] Gatos7:
I use Anti Theft Pro

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oneos.antitheft&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5vbmVvcy5hbnRpdGhlZnQiXQ..

Gots lots of options even in free version (if u want to enable commands through mail you have to get the pro version though)
[General Questions and Answers] ay0ung:
I would like to use a razr XT912 offline and w/o sim but I wiped it and can no longer get to the debugging option.

I am hoping someone knows an option for me.

Is there a pre rooted SBF?

would it be to much for someone to compile one or something else that would be effective.

thanks for any help
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cwoodard73:
The good news - Instagram for Android is out today. The bad news - shows as incompatible with the Prime :(

Any way to get around that?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] garbagedump481:
Download it on your phone and if you can use TiBu on your phone to back it up (root required), then copy the .apk backup to your prime; you can install the app. Couldn't tell you if it works, but that's how I move apps from my phone to tablet when I see that incompatibility message.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] dagrim1:
Yeah, works fine so it seems... I just transferred the apk from thr /data/app folder to my prime and installed it. Haven't logged in yet but installed and opened fine.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] lamboboy732:
Just download the .apk online, it is funny they are listing it as incompatible because it seems to be tablet optimized.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] magicalan:
nice, i just installed it on my evo :D thanks
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cwoodard73:
I grabbed the apk and it seems to work fine on the prime!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] magicalan:
just checked i tryed to add a picture...doesnt let me...i tried from album and from the camera..it just shows a while screen and closes the camera :( buu we can still see the pictures tho :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cwoodard73:
yeah i discovered pretty quickly that trying to edit a photo crashes it. well at least you can poke around a bit.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] babymatteo:
+1. Having the same issue with my prime...but works flawlessly on my SexyGnexy.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Dhyneland:
Strange issue with Instagram.. I am unable to update/refresh stream over wifi on my TFP or my phone.. If I turn off wifi on my Epic Touch and use 3g or 4g it will refresh. Its just wifi thats giving me the issue, so its useless on TFP right now..
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
there was another update for the app. hopefully it added fixes and will be prime compatible soon.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] copc:
ditto
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] CloudTown3:
I have that same issue to on my T989
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] RamAir02:
The 1.0.2 update seems to be working well on my Prime.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] cwoodard73:
still can't edit photos on my prime with the most recent update.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] leebrunet:
Could someone poste the apk? Thanks
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] copc:
Hey OP turn that frown upside-down, they just updated it and it shows for our prime's now!

http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...lets-wi-fi-handsets-sd-installation-and-more/

Downloading right now...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Coderedpl:
Not sure how it shows for you but it doesn't for me.

Even their FAQ says:

http://help.instagram.com/customer/...-3-graphics-cards-not-supported-android-only-
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] ecatsab:
Tearing

Anyone else getting tearing after taking a picture?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] OttoDeFe:
Just showed as available on Play... installed and off to test...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] RamAir02:
Yeah Instagram was just updated for HTC One X and Tegra 3 tablets. ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] cvcduty:
Has anyone seen this?

There are a few vendors that have these in stock including Amazon...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006SOLXT4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Here is the Samsung OEM Part Number...

ECR-D1C3BEGXAR

Looks like the book cover will soon be available as well.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006SOLXWQ/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Samsung Part Number: YA-C1C7NBECXAR

Most of the online vendors either show "on order" or "special order" for the book cover.

I recently bought a Rearth slim case and am quite happy about it. I wouldn't mind getting one of these book covers once they become readily available.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] iJimaniac:
Cool! I have been wondering if one of the docks for the gt-i9000 would work for the 4.0. I should look at the dimensions more closely.

Sent using the XDA app.
[HTC One X] chillaxx:
Installed the app. When I use the camera after it goes to the options menu, menu closes. No picture? :confused:Anyone have the app working?

*there is an update in the play store phone camera now works with One x and more tegra 3 support.*
[HTC One X] chowdarygm:
Same here :( , its a cool app on my nexus. It's not able to take a pic from gallery too
[HTC One X] dampen:
Also have a problem with instagram, hopefully there will be an update coming. I have emailed them and told them the problems.
[HTC One X] chillaxx:
okay, let us know when you get an answer
[HTC One X] Hampa_D:
1.01 is out does that work? can't try myself my HOX is at the post office waiting to get picked up this afternoon
[HTC One X] Huey85:
v1.0 = camera crashes and returns to main menu

v1.0.1 = error pops up saying that the camera is not supported in this version of instagram

Fail...
[HTC One X] chillaxx:
Huge fail. They put out an update that does nothing but tell you the app is not compatible with your camera. :banghead:
[HTC One X] ZeneticX:
what's more fail is that they advertised One X on the main page
[HTC One X] chillaxx:
OMG your right. There is a picture of the One X in the android section. Epic fail.:eek:
[HTC One X] knoxploration:
This is a crying shame; hopefully it's sorted soon.
[HTC One X] theliquid:
Same here ... Crappy work Instagram...

Hope this will be fixed soon ...

Edit: New version 1.03 doesn't bring a fix...
[HTC One X] antonholmstedt:
Too new camera drivers I suppose, guessing Instagram is working on it now :)
[HTC One X] knoxploration:
My guess is we're a very low priority for them so far, because there are very few of us out there with this phone. Once it's been shipping for a couple of months, we'll probably be a higher priority.
[HTC One X] jaaystott:
Instagram isn't just about taking pictures though, its essentially seing what other people have took too, and in this case it does it perfect?
[HTC One X] bimmerboii:
Instagram just released an update. Camera works flawlessly now. Kudos to them for fast updates
[HTC One X] ShyamSasi:
Works very nice now.
[General Questions and Answers] geonabro:
Hey guys i want ask you where can i find the history of the apps which i have installed...its no simple the issue....i need exactly the location and the way that i could delete them...i have juno wallet and as u can see if i have installed the apps juno wallet cant identify them again(i can install them just one time per profile,but if i change the profile the apps cant still be identified by juno)....i want to find the way that i can "restore" them in list!

IF YOU DONT KNOW WHAT IS JUNO WALLET GO GOOGLE OR YOUTUBE!

THANK YOU GUYS!
[HTC Incredible S] kaijura:
Instructions

You must not be using any custom or aftermarket SMS apps, stock only please.

1) Tell us what ICS Rom and ROM release date you are using

2) Tell us what mobile carrier you are using

3) Tell us what APN settings you are using. You can find his in your phone under mobile networks / APN settings. Yes, you must post EVERYTHING that shows up in there.

4) Give us a logcat of your SMS/MMS attempts

Post back here and everyone including me can try to help you out.