yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Desire S] outsidetown:
Which version are you using? Going to try it with Fallout :)

Edit: It's cool! Works mostly fine, Voice search is good, the only glitch I've found so far is reported in the first post of the thread - doesn't exit with back button. My favourite part of JB on my favourite ROM!

We'll see how it affects battery...
[HTC Desire S] pughie:
Hi guys

Any idea where I can find the colour weather icons for cm10 I've read about them somewhere but for the life of me can't find the link..:confused:
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
Have a look on the uccw pages, you might find them there

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[HTC Desire S] c.m.b:
Just one word: wow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E6PDgIwFg4&
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Good one!!! but 5 inch is too big for me, i am perfectly happy with a 4.3 to 4.5 incher
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
<GULP> and then Wow! if this device would only get worldwide development support...

Dare I pick something missing from what seems to be the most amazing spec I've seen EVER but no 4G (LTE), with the UK getting 4G later this year, LTE support is a must have feature of my next smart (super) phone! and 5" is a touch on the large size.
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
TBH 4G doesn't interest me for my next phone. Maybe 2 years down the line once it has support beyond the cities and the sh1t-fight between the different operators has been resolved it will be more of a feature worth having, but the cost of a data-plan is likely to be sky-high for a few years at least.

The phone itself - nice features, but very telling that he didn't even have a mocked-up model to look at. Could quite easily still be FUD.

As for the size - I actually want to find a decent-spec 7" tablet with full phone capability in-built. I am happy to use my blue-tooth headset for the few calls I will make, but I want the SIM slot to support text and MMS messaging as well as data when I'm out and about. Why, or why, didn't ASUS release the Nexus 7 with a SIM-card slot?
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
Quick question

Hi guys,

Just a quick question because there's enough people from all round the world on this thread and I'm not going to open a new thread somewhere.

I am looking at possibly sending my DS (upon its retirement) to a friend in the Philippines. There won't be anything I need to do prior to sending to make sure it works will there? The reason I ask is that I have previously sent an old Sony Ericsson W595 which I had to flash a new radio file to, but it strikes me that either a WWE or any of our custom ROMs should be absolutely fine.

I have seen a couple of guys from the Philippines on our forums before, but can't remember who they are to ask directly.
[HTC Desire S] outsidetown:
Semi-related:

How much is a used DS worth these days? One with small scratches on the screen and case, oops. Just wondering really, have another year on the contract! Think it's going to be pretty dated by then, but hopefully a stable JB will keep me going...
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
Current e-bay prices are about £100 for one in reasonable condition.
[HTC Desire S] Skanob:
Kamusta? :p

The only thing that you need to look at is if the phone is network unlocked. Anything else should work fine. ASIA_WWE or the latest ICS ROM with their radios works just fine. Best radio so far is from the ICS, based on experience.
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
It's pretty worthless. I've been looking too. My brother is getting the iPhone 5 (don't ask why) and I'm hoping to get his S2 but he still has to pay off his contract
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
Salamat.

I'm looking at shipping it with Reaper for stability and it already has the latest radio. Thanks for the quick answer. Are you from the Philippines?
[HTC Desire S] Skanob:
Yup. Born and raised. :highfive:

If your friend knows much about the phone (root, hacking, custom ROMs and all that), then I think its alright to ship it with custom ROMs. But if not, I would suggest to ship it with stock RUU. Might as well let your friend venture on what small world HTC gave the Desire S then off to another, BIGGER world (custom ROMs, AOSP perhaps.) :fingers-crossed:

P.S.

"finger-crossed" smiley looks more like "peace sign" to me.. :D
[HTC Desire S] rayulove69:
wow ! you guys seen this??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3kMx921Ts8&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[HTC Desire S] PVL_93_RU:
Is anybody here getting iPod Touch 5? I surely am!
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
I would really like to, but at $300, I would much rather get a Nexus 7.
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
+1 The Nexus 7 I've got (well, work bought but I always use) is simply amazing for the price.
[HTC Desire S] PVL_93_RU:
Not a correct comparison, if you ask me...
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
I think its a fair comparison. At only 7" the nexus 7 can be used in any situation where you'd use an iPod touch. Plus the nexus 7 is a lot cheaper. I'd go for the nexus 7 too. Would be a great train companion.
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
I mostly use my iPod for listening to music before I sleep. A Nexus 7 would be pretty bad under my pillow :p:p:p

But seriously, it's the only possible device to compare with the iPod touch. I used my iPod for everything, then I slowly shifted everything to my phone. The only thing I use my iPod for is Music (no Android player app is as good as the iOS app), and Tapatalk occasionally. I would prefer a 7 inch Quad Core beast over a 4 inch dual core device.
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
Is anyone else having problems logging in with tapatalk, ive been cut off all day its been driving me nuts
[HTC Desire S] PVL_93_RU:
I did the same, simply because my Flyer can do the same as iPod (e.g. browsing, reading, music, videos, games...), plus iT4 is really REALLY weak... I mean, 800 MHz CPU, 256 RAM and 930 mAh battery!?

It's just a joke..

But luckily iT5 is MUCH more powerful than iT4, so at least there'd be no problem with gaming (precisely, it's the main reason I'm using the iPod = games, which are not present on Android, sadly...)
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
In Chennai right now for eye checkup. Kudos to enigmaamit for tolerating the weather and language :p.

Can't stand it more than a day.

Tapatalked from Desire S running Androdamus
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Ha ha ha... yenna rascala, mind it!!
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Lol, that stuff is hilarious. I have an uncle living in chennai, been there for over 10 years now, he's still not used to their language :p Although he understands most of the spoken words, it's impossible to read a single letter. But apart from that, he really likes it. How's your experience been so far?
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
If the rumours about the next nexus device are true in the fact that it will only be a small upgrade, is it really worth getting?
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Shiiiiiiiit, rumours, what rumours...clearly been busy today.....

Sywepd form my DsereiS
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
I'm okay with the language too. The script is insane though. And the climate is a killer.... literally. But the new job is top notch. And it's only for a year, so I'm going to ride it out.
[HTC Desire S] eyahl:
I just failed with my driving exam because of driving with one hand all the time. Everything else was fine.

AARGH I. JUST. WANT. TO. SMASH. ANYTHING. :banghead:
[HTC Desire S] PVL_93_RU:
HTC Keynote is today
[HTC Desire S] c.m.b:
Banned iPhone 5 promo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFUz6vHEQCM&

:D
[HTC Desire S] Reamox:
Freaking hilarious!
[HTC Desire S] rayulove69:
same old **** ...dont see anything revolutionary up untill noww
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Not impressed by HTC lately. They lack innovation and competitiveness they once had. They are happy to be beat by Samsung.
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Not really. The 8X is better than any wndows phone device on the market. Even the lumia 920 IMO. No news on Samsung and Windoes phone, though the SGSIII and Note II are killer devices.

They know they're being beaten and are trying really hard to come back. Let's hope they give something huge on the Android front too. The one thing I want is a unlocked bootloader, not the HTC DEV crap.
[HTC Desire S] rayulove69:
design seems better .also the body is not that glossy fingerprint magnet like 920...offers 720p on 4.3 inch that is really great plus i liked that the unit is slcd2...might be greatest like the HOX that all the reviewer hailed

---------- Post added at 07:55 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:12 AM ----------

been thinking of asking you guys a question for a while ..so here goes,

would you root your friends phone and put a custom rom in it just because you can and your friend is just fascinated because you did it?

some people at my versity are asking me to do so . but im in a dilemma cause it doesnt take much for a noob to mess up a rooted phone badly .. even though they are my friend they are total noob in this regard..

waiting for anyones opinion who sees this :)
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Nope. My friends with a Desire S and Incredible S wanted custom ROMs, (Sense4) but I said I won't do it, as it may mess up their phones. Unless you can do it yourself, custom ROMs are not that good, as you can't switch whenever you want ;)
[HTC Desire S] rayulove69:
hmm might have to disappoint them....
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
Yeah I would never do it either, no matter how easy it is. I just don't trust myself with someone else's phone. Even if they 'don't care' if it breaks.
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
I just remembered why I had this policy. My friend asked me to jailbreak his iPod 2G on iOS 4 and I did it since it was painfully easy. The thing is, the device was too old, support was limited. It got stuck in DFU mode and I thought it was bricked (I realized later how easy it was to get out). Anyways, it fixed itself the next day, and I manged to jailbreak it in the next attempt, but the experience was pretty bad. It's a differnet story that he now has a Galaxy Ace with CM9, which he flashed himself :p So you should guide them, but not do it yourself.

Edit: They ALWAYS care if it breaks, no matter what they say.
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
Finally put both feet in the water and s-offed the desire.:D

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[HTC Desire S] UmairAhmad:
I once tried to root galaxy s2 without any knowledge about rooting samsung and got stuck 4 three days...
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
The good thing about Samsung products is that they're almost unbrickable. Apple devices are actually unbrickable, it's impossible to brick (unless you're messing with very high level commands in terminal). No matter what you do, you can bring them back from odin/iTunes respectively.
[HTC Desire S] UmairAhmad:
Yep but as it was not mine and i had to charge it nearly 48 hours so that i could get into download mode.... It was terrible....

Actually whenever i try to help somebody i get stuck lol
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Lol, never done my friends stuff, but I've installed ROMs on my dads SGS2, brothers OSF, Archos 70 tablet, and pretty soon his Orange San Diego once its rootable :D
[HTC Desire S] blueboy2021:
Man, i love really the codename android saga 3.5, but my battery got empty over night :S
[HTC Desire S] rayulove69:
thanks for the input on this guys :)... not doing it, but might tell them to learn themselves!
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
I'm seriously starting to consider Motorola now. Just saw the RAZRi and it's a seriously good phone for the price. Although not sure about Intel and it'll be interesting to see how development is on it. The RAZR M was also nice but I have to say a higher screen resolution would make it perfect. I just hope development kicks off.
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Motorola =Locked bootloader

Tapatalked from Desire S running Androdamus
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
I like the direction Sony is taking as far as dev friendliness is concened. Their batteries suck and all, but overall they make decent devices (except for the recent ones with that god-awful transparent bar)
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
Meh I think Sony devices are average and that's their biggest problem. I love the path they've chosen in terms on development but their phones just don't have that wow factor. Motorola doesn't have it too much either. I really like their build quality but their flagship device wasn't too impressive. And I've been looking at the RAZRi and realised it's not going to keep up with technology advancing. These companies can't keep up with Samsung in terms of hardware but everyone seems to have the s3 now so I don't want the s3. I'm just praying that the next nexus brings something amazing to the table.
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Well, Samsung is definitely the top Android manfacturer ATM. HTC and Moto are second. HTC is my favourite, but both these companies refuse to help devs and provide insufficient bootloader unlocks, or none at all. Sony and LG both suck now. Sony got good attention due to their dev support but hve nothing great recently.

The only 2 devices worth buying now are the SGSIII or One X. No point in anything else. The new Razrs are pretty nice, except the M but nothing great. The M is underwhelming, and not to good performance wise (read something on AndroidPolice or Droid-Life). I would choose a Sensation or GSII over these Moto devices :p At least they still have brilliant dev support.
[HTC Desire S] rayulove69:
I am waiting for the next nexus too. gonna spend like another year with this then see what samsung/htc has to offer. thought of buying the 920 once it came to market but then again realised that I'll get bored of it and there will be no way of getting out of that. Then came the thought of a phone with multiple OS choices officially from manufacturers. specially ones that do and will offer both android and wp flagships. that would be purely awesome! if htc made it they can name it HD3 and possibly ship it with 3 OS choice . well i have gone nuts dreaming about it...
[HTC Desire S] pughie:
I think the RAZR I for its price is an intriguing prospect, seems to be perform about as well as the one s, it has an Intel processor which is fairly unique and an unlocked boot loader for little more than the price of a one v on contract, to me that's no contest if that's the budget you have to work with and want to change soon. Not sure how the dev support will be but the unlocked boot loader will surely help it garner some support

I read this to get an overview :-

http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/smartphones/1294792/motorola-razr-i

Sent from my Nexus 7
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
I'm pretty glad I made the decision not to buy the One S last month, as seeing it now, HTC will probably abandon it soon, it doesn't have much media attention.

However, sticking with the DS another year is something I'm not too sure off. Strangely a few of my friends just upgraded to a SGS2 from their old phones. (low end androids)

I agree with Shrome, the only 2 best devices now are the HOX or S3. Out of my budget anyway, so I'm just waiting for my dad to upgrade his S2 to the S3, handing it down to me, and it would be pretty much perfect. I get a free phone, and already have a existing contract to just pop my sim in, from 3... (worst network ever BTW)
[HTC Desire S] pughie:
That sounds like a win to me Oly, a few friends have the SII and its a great device. 3 are crap though....:p

Sent from my Nexus 7
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Haha thanks mate :) how's the S3 anyway? You still clearly love your dear DS! Heheh :p
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
I'm due an upgrade in December, the hox looks a lovely phone, but the lack of sd slot and the locked bootloader really is a put off.

The S3 is a really nice phone, not sure I'd get either of them on my contract. But I think I'd go for the Samsung. To be honest I might just buy the s2 and wait till the next nexus hits the market

sent from the thing I stab with my finger when I get two minutes
[HTC Desire S] c.m.b:
Oly, is wifi hotspot working?
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
The next nexus is only a few months away. I'm sure your DS will keep you happy till then! :D
[HTC Desire S] pughie:
@Oly I still love the ds and trying all the latest roms hence i can't stay away from here :) , the s3 is a monster and i HIGHLY recommend it , the dev section is a nightmare though (its so big they have threads for owners from different countries for example) so pretty much keep myself to myself over there and the N7 forum too. Its a big bad world out there :D

Sent from my Nexus 7
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
Don't get me wrong,I love my ds. I fully intend to keep it on until the chip dies or the development does, Whichever comes first.

sent from the thing I stab with my finger when I get two minutes
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
I second that. Used a friend's one x recently and while the screen is definitely the best on the market, I was amused to hear his rants about all that was wrong with the phone. Too many software and hardware issues... and the two most glaring problems were the poor battery life and the lack of expandable memory. Trust me, 16 or 32 GB is no longer enough especially if you're into gaming. I have 48 GB on my phone (16+32) with only 3 GB remaining free... I use directory bind app so the entire memory is available even on android 4+

And by the way, we've been running stable, Samsung built jellybean since last month, much more functional than cm10. The one x still had to receive leaks.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy SIII
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Personally I liked the RAZR M. It should be good performance wise S4 dual with a gig of RAM. The screen size is perfect too. Too bad that it's not there in Europe and the shi1tty Motorola bootloader and runtime verification. Even worse than HTC.

Even though I am not buying anything till mid next year, I think the next Nexus will be a good device. If it is multiple Nexus from HTC, Samsung, Motorola, Sony then even better. Nothing beats a HTC Nexus :)

Tapatalked from Desire S running Androdamus
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Something to ponder upon...

http://www.gsmarena.com/lg_optimus_g-review-818p5.php

Where is technology headed?:eek:
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Quad Core Krait with Adreno 320. Of course it kills the competition :p
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
What i was pondering upon is that hardware is progressing in leaps and bounds almost every month now... with the software barely getting time to catch up. I think that's an unhealthy direction to take. What I would like to see is a more battery friendly hardware setup, with heavily optimized software that can juice out the hardware to the max without needing a nuclear reactor to fuel the processor/GPU... as well as money invested in Battery tech development rather than into multi-core orgies.
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
good point. Quad core is fast enough. There is no need for a regular person to have a device with higher specifications. Everyone needs and demands better battery now. Maybe that will be the focus of companies in the coming years. This reminds me of something I read a few months ago - "There have been more advances in technology in the last 10 years than in the 100 before that"
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
I always wonder how we as a younger generation will look back on this
[HTC Desire S] c.m.b:
When I was young, I had to charge my phone every day
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
Haha, when I was young we had a hardline ontable phone :)

Then came the prepaid cards for street phones, mobiphones/citrones (they required a suitcase to carry it with the charger, xexe) and later my first mobile was Erricsson (not Sony) which has to be recharged once per 10 days. I loved it with its tiny green monochrome display and the Snake game accessible with a secret code only. Great time it was

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Nice one... made me chuckle!!:o
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
My father always tells me that he didn't have stuff like phones when he was my age :p And at the rate this stuff is going, I doubt my children will ever get to see a phone, just like I've never seen a pager ;)
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Shrome dreaming of his children :D

Well with every iteration of processor, the battery consumption is going down. Intel is working on a new clover trail platform with even lower battery drain.

http://www.zdnet.com/intels-new-clover-trail-chip-will-support-android-and-linux-7000004451/

So definitely working on processor advancement will help battery life. What is sad is that there are so many green battery technologies in the lab, but none for real world application.

Tapatalked from Desire S running Androdamus
[HTC Desire S] nyag_rus:
Look this >>> Nokia Lumia 920. Its real)))

But "Wireless Charging" is only start using new technology in the device.
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
Used the iPhone 5 today and have to say that although I may have walked in with a biased opinion, it honestly was nothing special. In terms of build quality, I mean it feels good but not as good as all the reviews have been saying. I'm pretty sure the DS feels better in quality. The screen I wasn't a big fan of either. If it was wider it would've been nice. Also I've been using the S3 a lot recently (dad's company phone) so the width and weight didn't mean much to me. Tested Siri and Google Now on Andromadus was still quicker and more accurate. I'm not too sure what else there is. Didn't seem to stop my dad and uncle buying one though.

Although we also purchased an iPad. I have a feeling it's going back but I think it's clear why it dominates the market. I would prefer the iPad over any of the Android tablets and I'm happy to admit it.
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
Really? I am totally the other way around. I have both an iPad 2 and a Nexus 7 due to work (the iPad a customer gave me and the Nexus is a toy (I mean tool). I always carry the Nexus with me - much better size and usability. The iPad is just too big to lug around all the time. Also, if I'm on a customer site then I can bring the Nexus out and have a quick play while I'm waiting for stuff, but I would just be too self-concious doing that with the iPad.
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
I'm in Year 11. Assuming it's pretty much the same year. Looking forward to college to forget about physics!
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Personally not finding P3 too bad. Pretty much the same, just the motor and generator effect takes some time to get round your head. I only need to get an A in my final module to get the overall A* so not really bothered what I get in the module as long as it's an A (82 UMS) ;)

focussing more on my humanities...

When's your first exam?
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
My first exam is on the 16th. AS Philosophy. Have to say I'm not too bothered about doing bad in that. When's yours?

With P3 I'm just stuck on the Forces and waves section (mirrors, lenses and all that rubbish) With our science department, I'll be glad with whatever.

I was set for an A, but after failing all 3 of my ISA's, I went down to a B :(

Just had to retake all of my ISA's.

Not too concerned about geography, just learning the case studies but history is proving to be challenging. Remembering all those bloody dates!
[HTC Desire S] goatimus:
I just started a HNC in mechanical engineering through open learning so I'm doing one module at a time starting with analytics (maths). Now I haven't done any kind of learning for 15 years and calculus is a *****. My battlefield 3 time is taking a big hit to be replaced by logarithmic stuff and trigonometric formula.

What have I let myself in for?:confused:
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
11th May. Maths :/

Ah, the mirrors and lens. Just take time to learn the diagrams, and practice them! I'm finding the chemistry chemical tests quite a ***** to learn and memorize ... I didn't do to well on my first ISA attempts. But I redid some again, and got 100 UMS in them :D

What exam board are you doing for History? Are you doing the poem anthology for English?
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
Edexcel for history. My maths is until June 11th! Trying to learn them but i have absolutely no interest in physics. I quite like biology and chemistry though. Haven't gotten around to chemistry revision yet though.

I am doing the anthology (the relationship section of the book). Just spending time annotating them.