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[Android General] stefnuts:
Hi everyone,

I'm watching how rapidly tech. is changing along with the Android OS and seeing how the actual usage of a smartphone while driving a car is. (THIS is the true test of a smartphone's usefulness, simply put.).

Here's my experience:

I recently (approx. 3mos ago) bought the HTC Amaze 4g and It's a nice phone.

I recently found out about the ICS upgrade for my smartphone which is nice also.

Then I find out about "Jellybean" and the never ending technology war in the smartphone world.

This is kind of annoying.....Why? Some reasons:

1. Remember when I said that driving is the true test of a smartphone?

It's true: The entire screen (probably ANY glass screen) IS in fact distracting while driving as I've experienced. The nice thing about the HTC Amaze 4G is that it vibrates when you hit a number on the virtual keypad. Still, the Amaze 4G is a tad bulky.

2. IF I had known that Google would try to get smartphone companies to change phones from physical buttons to virtual buttons and that companies would bite, I wouldn't have bought a smartphone at all right now.

3. I find out about the Samsung Note and I say "What the heck?..Now what?"

I don't know about you but the smartphone world is awesome!

What bums me out is this stuff:

1. The tech, which costs $$, changes too fast.

2. The difference between a smartphone and the smartphone/notepad.

For example: When I saw the Samsung Note I thought, "Wow man..This thing can really beat the Iphone in speed and in practicality."

I then thought about driving and calling someone and said to myself "The Amaze is big enough and a little over cumbersome...The Note is probably overdoing it."

I outright bought my phone to avoid hefty contractual fees and it still kind of smarts.

Feel free to post your views on Android or the current tech available....

P.S. Don't worry, It'll change sooner than you think! LOL :D

Thanks,

stefnuts......This darn technology!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dustookk:
I mean the search bar on homescreen ~

What I'm using is "Stock ICS 4.0.4"

Can I change the default search engine from "google.com.hk" to "google.com" ?

Thank you ^_^
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shockem:
Go in browser, settings, advanced. :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dustookk:
Thank you ^ but , I can only choose "yahoo,bing or google" not "google.com or google.com.hk"
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shockem:
Hmm, than you have to open the apk and change the URL..
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dinuvali:
Try this:

Settings - Location services - Uncheck "Location & Google Search"
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TeeRom:
I thought an Undervolting thread would be good for me and I'm sure it will help others. Messed with it a little bit on my Inc but haven't on this phone yet.

How much do you undervolt by?

How much better is the battery life?

Any kernels that work better with undervolting in your opinion?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] pewpewbangbang:
Well, it's not really needed.

I think most kernels already undervolt themselves to the possible max.

I know Franco has something called Smartflex, which takes in a bunch of calculations and undervolts it at the most optimal level (I think) and undervolting manually doesn't give any more real world battery savings compared to it.

But either way, I'd recommend Franco kernel for some of the best battery life.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wingnut76:
Straight 175 seems to be safe for most people. I can undervolt lower. I can UV much lower but then I get a reboot at least once a week. The nexus is so efficient at many things uv'ing helps but doesn't impact usage that much. Honestly I don't think you get but about 30 minutes tops extra screen time and I'm being very generous. Uv'does help keep temps down and helps longevity of phone life.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] b-eock:
Undervolting shouldn't be relied on for better battery life. It is such a minuscule amount of electricity change. The only thing undervolting should be used for is stability in OC.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] itamifox:
Going through the pen settings in the ICS leak I saw the option for a marker that shows where the pen is hovering but I've only seen it working in Gallery. Anyone notice any other apps that show the icon?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Bales75:
It works in Sketch Book Mobile. Only app I've found that it works in.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] itamifox:
Didn't even know about that app. Easier drawing with Sketch Book than S-memo :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jasonrush:
it shows up in draw something.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Tomdg07:
Works in app drawer, nova launcher
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] 00mred00:
I swore when I turned it on it worked everywhere..but was so small you could barely see it
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] TomasNM:
Hey guys. Is this feature anyhow available also for GingerBread? I am not satisfied with ICS,but this is really perfect feature. I want to use stock ROM on my Note.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] babalonius508:
The hovering icon shows in Photoshop Touch.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Georgegore1990:
I'm currently using chainfire3d with the nvidia plugin and running my droid razr on the eclipse 1.3 rom. Does anyone know how to get the graphics working again? Any advice would be great. I can't really remember when it started happening but it was recent. I also can't remember what I was doing at the time... But I'll be willing to answer any questions! Thank you in advance for your time effort and support.

update: here's some pics of one game, I uninstalled the others
[Motorola Droid RAZR] i500:
Did you try chainfires data?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Georgegore1990:
Do you mean going into app management and deleting the chainfire3d data? I'm gonna post pics in the OP in a few minutes
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Georgegore1990:
Nevermind, I was able to solve this. And for future issues that arise that have the same problem, it has to do with the 'per app' setting. You have to set the proper plug-in to the individual app and then whatever other settings you'd like to set and save it. Hope this helps anyone else who this happens to!
[HTC Incredible S] dinesh2707:
I got my HTC incredible s on jan. It's untouched (NOT ROOTED, BOOT MANAGER-LOCKED, etc).

My phone was working fine. But, yesterday night suddenly my phone crashed. So, i had to pull my battery and then switched it on. It crashed again on the HTC letters. So, i thought of repeating the same. I did and i found the same. So, i factory reset using the boot manager. But, THAT's IT. When i was entering the setup it crashed and then never turned on. It vibrated around 7 times and screen didn't turn on.

I thought the battery drained. So, i put it in charge. But, the light didn't glow. Any idea of what happened to my phone? Also, i own a gsm. So, no connection between my phone and my carrier.

Thank in advance
[HTC Incredible S] vieose:
You are in Qualcomm Diagnostic Mode. Use Search and enter Qualcomm Diagnostic Mode.
[HTC Incredible S] dinesh2707:
Thanks for the reply. But, i didn't find any topics that helps to turn it off. I mean for the untouched and unrooted mobiles. Can you please post the links? Coz, i'm just a newbie to android. I don't know whether the patches will work if i copy to memory card. :confused:
[HTC Incredible S] vieose:
You should sent the Device to HTC, you will get a new one.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1128733
[HTC Incredible S] dinesh2707:
Got a new motherboard fixed. Damn. They took nearly a month just to replace a motherboard! I hate HTC service in India :mad::banghead:
[LG Optimus Black] vincelokmeg:
when i plugged my phone into computer then transfer music and images i cant find the folders like DCIM,ANDROID,MUSIC.CAPTURED IMAGES,MEMO,MOBILE SYSTEMS,OPENFEINT,ANDROID MEDIA,DATA , things like that..i only see the files i tranfered just lately.

i reboot the device many times ,

i unmount and then mount the sd card,

i flashed rom marvel ,lg prada,cyanogen so maybe the rom has the problem

i restarted the pc but no changes at all

but then before i encounter this problem it seems ok.

please help me:):):):)
[LG Optimus Black] Psxmaster:
the files are on the sd card ;)
[LG Optimus Black] vincelokmeg:
yeah right ,,im asking for the solution of my sd card not where the files are..

its common sense i know my files its on the sd card,haha

please read my problem again pls
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[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrivasf:
I just wanted to share my experience with the tf101 ROMS. Especially the cm9 by ricardopvz that i'm using right now.

Before cm9 i was on Revolver on HoneyComb, it was good but as i said honeycomb, slow and not that slick. Also tried the hc stock, revolver on ics, and revolution on honeycomb and ics.

I have a cel with an ics rom and i love it so i miss the ics experience. When the official ics update hit the market i was exited but 2 hours latter extremily dissapointed for all the problems that it has.

Yesterday i flashed cm9 with the test 8 of the guevor's kernel, im very happy with it. Is super snappy, and full ics experience. I think i found a winner

Just a couple of issues if you want to try it:

1. The GPS took a lot of time to lock. A LOT!!! but finally it worked well.

2. The USP-PC Connection doesnt work, so... no file transfer or anything this way.

3. Somtimes it reboots itself when connect it to the power. (Not always)

Thats all i found. Besides that, this is the best rom that i've tried for my tf101.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickyt63:
+1.

Same set up as yours, cm9 by ricardopvz + Guevor's kernel test8.

1- GPS could not get a lock...(only try ~10 minutes). I will try again with loooonger time! :)

2- Dont use USB-PC, ... but good to know.

3- Have my TF docked; connected to charger every nite and haven't had reboot/SOD

Thanks.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baseballfanz:
1. GPS, while not great like HC I still got a lock after a couple of minutes. Just earlier today used it to navigate home and never lost signal

2. USB PC connection working fine for me

3. No random reboot but if it sit for a long time it shut off. Just flashed test 10 kernel and will see how it goes
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] horndroid:
It should work. Sounds like the boot loader didn't flash properly.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kumper33:
Well did a cold boot last night now my transformer wont boot... stuck at logo screen... runnning all stock

Cant wipe all data... freezes at recovery.. APX mode wont work

any ideas.... Cant RMA no serial sticker on the tablet

anyone need parts and a dock unless you have any ideas
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kevhuff:
sbk1 or 2?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kumper33:
sorry not sure what that means
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kumper33:
its about 10 months old
[Eee Pad Transformer General] mrevankyle:
Should be 1 then. What's your serial number. That should tell us
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kumper33:
I dont have the sticker on the bottom anymore or the box... does it say anywhere inside.... I have used APX before to go back to stock... but cant get into it anymore
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Danzano:
Please pm blades he needs a new screen for hes tf101 and has been a great developer here

Or reserve it for him either way :D
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kumper33:
yup all his...

was using it to play music... cold booted it... now it doesnt get off the logo...

full stock... sucks I use this damn thing everyday
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kevhuff:
there is a sbk detect app on here somewhere you should be able to apx though strange what was the last thing you did before "brick"
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kumper33:
music..... surf... then cold booted lol
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Danzano:
Hopefully you can fix it but if not then I know it would help blades alot :)

Have you tried the older nvflash rooting method? It will clear everything off the device but might save it aswell although thats only if its sbk v1
[Eee Pad Transformer General] horndroid:
I am just curious. What would cause APX mode to stop working?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Danzano:
I wonder if he means it wont work or it wont connect. If it just wont connect then possibly its the proprietary connection that's broken?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] horndroid:
You posted 1 or 2 days ago that your USB charger or cable stopped working.

Maybe you can't get into APX mode cuz the cable is broken? Did you try using a new cable?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] SiNJiN76:
Geez. This tablet sounds like a ticking time bomb!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] arikyeo:
I want. If its still available.. Gonna use it for certain projects. Hw mods that is.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] typci:
Dude, why aren't you raising hell at Asus' customer service for not letting you do an RMA? So what if you lost the sticker, that's Asus' fault for using a sticker for a serial number. Did you lose the reciept? Are there even any transformers that are out of warranty? Double check the release date of the transformer with the warranty length. I think the warranty is at least a year, and I'm not sure if it is a year old. If there are no transformers out of warranty, then yours has to still have the warranty by logic.

Even if it is broke, Asus should be willing to fix it for a reasonable price. Hell, I could probably get you a replacement mainboard for a decent price. Look for someone who broke their screen.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] cabraswell:
I hope you're able to get it fixed. If you happen to still have the box it might have the serial # on it.

If you're not able to get it going let me know what you want for the dock. I've been toying with the idea of picking one up anyways.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kumper33:
wow..... finally got them to accept it so I sent it in for RMA... just in case anything does happen and it doesn't get fixed then ill send to blades

Yes my usb cable/charger was a problem but I got it working.

It would go into APX mode I assume, just not connect to computer... tried 2 different computers and 2 different usb cables.

Was running stock... listening to music... cold booted then stuck at Asus logo screen.

So ill keep you updated when I get it back in a couple months
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tropblaster:
Hi guys.

I have huawei honor with android 2.3.6 and just want to know if there is an easy and safe way to root it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoberGalarga:
I think SuperOneClick or Gingerbreak maybe works. Also, you can try this.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shyamjptpm:
Rooting

superone click will work on your phone..dont worry.:) or use the above link posted by tropblaster i cant post link:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tropblaster:
But do i have to root to use a custom recovery?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoberGalarga:
Yes (No, there isn't another way, you MUST root).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n1newbie:
custom recovery requires root permissions. so its a must.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thewailer:
Hello, i wanted to leave a feedback about [NAND] IceDroid V7 but i cant post in developers section xD.

X1 is my only phone, and im using this rom as everyday...

For now, i did not get any sod, just one time, testing the missed call thing.

The user-interface works good, is very responsive, better than windows mobile, or at least, in this phone i think it makes better use of hardware.

Wi-Fi is faster than before, the only problem is the low signal, but when i established the connection never fail for me. So is usable and works nice.

Installed some apps to test performance: Opera Mini of course, works faster than windows version, very smoothly. Installed console emulators like snes, megadrive, gba, all works fast without any kind of lag, much better than wm. Others apps such as messenger, email, works good too.

The method of Tasker app works well for missed call, i unistalled the other one app, the phones did not hang.

About Micro SD, the method of iBored app did not work for me, but the other of 512 fat32 works well.

About the battery: Battery works good for me, maybe we have to understand how it works, because the phone ask for charger in some hours, but i did not charge the battery asap, and give to me some others hours. About 21 hours with fair usage. So the battery life is good the only problem is the meter. You can check the battery status in SpareParts, see the mv left, if the mv is lower than 3400, is time to charge.

Hope the developer/s read this, I think they should get feedback on things that work well also, instead of just reporting all the time the already know bugs
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.T_shaggy:
This build works great for me too. the only thing i am concern about is the battery life of my phone. till time, i can only work for max of 8-9 hrs and the other thing is it take only 1hr to change my complete phone. any suggestions?
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thewailer:
That happens to me the first time ive installed this rom, try this:

When you charge the battery it goes so fast at 99% but isnt real, you have to leave some 3 hours, check voltage in SpareParts, Battery Information, when the battery reach 4199mv i think is full.

After the full charge, restart and go to recovery, advanced, and "wipe battery stats", after that reboot.

Now leave the battery to discharge untill the phone turns off, then power it on and charge again untill the battery is full.

This has worked well for me :)

*The battery meter isnt fully accurate so you have to test how many time you battery last when the phone ask for charger (because it says 15% or less). So do not charge inmediatly, first check how many time still turned on..
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.T_shaggy:
Thanks for the info buddy.....will try it and let you know the result.....
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr.T_shaggy:
Dude.........Its working fine.....the battery lasts for 20 hrs...with 8hrs of Internet use............WOW..........thanks buddy......
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syahmixp:
Very nice info.. :)

Yes, the battery life is good in this NAND rom, I just installed it, before I'm using EXT3 (TwizDroid maybe, I uses this ROM all this long time but don't remember which one I used :p) with that rom, it just last for max 2-3 hours max or just few minutes to one hours standby time. I'm always carry USB cables anywhere with me and a laptop to keep x1 charged.

I've used the EXT3 ROM for long time and decided to switch it and completely remove windows mobile.. After install IceDroid, I left it charged overnight and the next morning I tried downloading some apps through the market using 3g, but after half hour usage, the phone dead.. :mad: I leave it charged again impressive enough, I thought the battery already dead, but now it has been running for 13++ hours standby time :)

About WiFi, since most places I'm visiting still uses WEP Encryption, I cannot connect to wireless :mad: hope this will be fixed soon...

same with me, i'm trying to catch up :D
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] antos121:
How long we have to wait on the next version ?
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oakes:
Try the new kernel.
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cybermanic:
more details

I'm not ready to completly leave WM, not only because battery life.

How good is camera working in last NAND releases ? I really, really use camera on SEX a lot, and really need quality pictures.

Sadly, look like only NAND development is still active ?
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoolrunnerII:
Hi

I removed the autofocus code from from one of the last kernel. Controlling the autofocus has proven to be quite challenging. The harware module that should be able to ouput some kind of analog voltage on pin 107 is not documented anywhere I can find, so getting anythig but closest and infinite has not been possible so far.

CoolRunnerII
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Gestva:
I´m looking to buy the Galaxy Nexus, and I have read a lot about people rooting their region-specific devices to install the Google firmware yaktju. If I´m buying the phone for use in a specific region (say, South America), is there any advantage to keeping the original Samsung region-specific firmware on the phone, as opposed to the Google version? Does anyone know what kind of customizations go into these region-specific builds? (I´m not concerned about customizations for specific carriers).

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] efrant:
Keep an eye on this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=22098573.
[HTC Inspire 4G] fishline:
Hi all,

just bought an Inspire off CL, and unfortunately didn't reallize that the screen won't rotate. I trired recalibrating, but it kept being aborted even though I put the phone flat on the table on its back. A search turned up tons of complaints from about a year ago with few resolutions, and none worked for me (reboot, recalibrate, kill all apps with adv task killer, switch sim card, etc.)

So the big question is, would rooting the phone and flash custom rom solve the problem? Has anyone solved the problem with the g-sensor?
[HTC Inspire 4G] dj sampson:
Is the phone rooted? Some roms have customizations to lock the screen and keep it from rotating. Do any screens rotate? Or is the home screen just not rotating?

Try going to home> settings> display and check auto rotate screen.

Sent from Soundwave aboard Nemesis.
[HTC Inspire 4G] fishline:
Auto-rotate is checked. Apps the should rotate (e.g. Google search, email) don't rotate, and most frustrating is that games that use the g-sensor just won't work. The phone is running stock Gb 2.3.3.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Reinaldo33897:
If not rooted I would root and try a custom rom would hurt nothing. But make sure you use Ace Hack Kit and no out of XDA method. Also read, read, then read the Effen manual and make sure your knowledged on the steps for rooting. If you get stuck anywhere there is an IRC chat connection in the Ace Hack Kit page.

The thing about buying used phones from someone else is like buying a used car. Your basically buying some elses headache.

The other option would be to return to seller for money back, your option.

PS: If you decide to try out a ICS ROM remember that the kernels are not fully released as of yet so some games will not fully work and do have a few bugs depending on how it reacts with your phone. For gingerbread I would try a few out and see which one you like.

(Absolution 3.7 , Coredroid 9.4) lol my preference but thats a can a worms you dont want to open here on XDA by asking which is best ROM so dont.

Welcome and Enjoy the learning.
[HTC Inspire 4G] fishline:
Ok, so all the reading made the rooting process seem somewhat intimidating. However, when I actually screwed up the courage to do it, it was like, that's it? It's donde in under 5 minutes, and I hardly did anything!

So the good news is that the phone is now rooted and flashed with coredroid (looks nice!). The bad news is that there's no change in the problem with the g-sensor! I'm starting to suspect that it's more likely hardware. In any case, I wonder if there are any Roms that might have a better shot at fixing the problem? Somehow I have the probably wrong impression that a custom rom that's modded from stock aren't likely to fix my problem... Any suggestions?