yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Desire S] c.m.b:
I did a quick google search and I found an video about the app called NVidea Tegra PRISM Toggle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7R9rhr6dkA&

I haven't tried it, but it is worth a shot.
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
Anyone tried out the new version of Apollo on the market? I've never been a big fan of apollo but this new version is slick.
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
There seem to be a lot if tablet sales recently leading up to the Christmas holidays.

Loads of N7 deals, and I found a nice deal for this Toshiba 10" quad core tablet.

Any thoughts on this?

http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/toshib...81d5-a25372d2e3d7&istItemId=qqpxmxaq&istBid=t

Prefably, I prefer a 10" tablet, but over the N7, the PPI is much less, and its not got Google support...
[HTC Desire S] PVL_93_RU:
Does Toshiba even support their devices with updates?
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
I had a Toshiba TG01 before my Desire S. it ran WM6.1 and got upgraded to 6.5. It has poor customer support.
[HTC Desire S] rain987:
Just got a handed down a100 tab. I know it is not much, but i am over the moon.

Just visited the dev sec, looks like a mess over there. Gonna keep unrooted until i find a reason to root.

Gonna take my time to read their general section.

People here dun appreciate the index sticky that we have until they gone to a place where they have non, talking about me by the way ;p
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
I'm dreading moving on to another device, especially if I can't get a n4. Even then I think I'll keep it stock until things get sorted out. All the other device threads I've seen as possible upgrades look quite chaotic

“Any fool can use a computer.* Many do.”

(Ted Nelson)
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Guys, can someone install Echofon from the play store and pull the apk for me? The free version is not available in my country, only the paid one is available. Want to try it.

Tapatalked from Desire S running Andromadus
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
yep, its a big nasty world out there, out side of this friendly little place! which is the exact reason why I created this SANCTUARY thread - read OP for explanation and persevere with getting the N4, if it every becomes publicly available again.

Sywepd form my DsereiS
[HTC Desire S] rayulove69:
Use this instead ...i use this app to dl all only us apps...

https://www.box.com/shared/es5fnnx4u4uf3d7upe4s

I dled it from market ...but sumhow it was removed .. thank god for titanium ... and it still works like a charm
[HTC Desire S] :
Well lets go completely off topic again in the off topic topic (yo dawg!):D

I started sanding the aluminium body of my ds but I was quite lazy to finish it lol :p, so I gave it to my dad who sandblasted (spraying small sand particles at it with pressured air) it at his work, and this is the result: http://imgbox.com/g/GYwBhQLE4x

I feel photo 7 gives the best view where you can see that it has really gotten a nice rough texture. Ordered a transparent case though on ebay because it gets dirty easily.

I also painted my buttons and grilles red with car paint (beats coloury), so when that has dried, my Desire S LE will be finished :D

Please, tell me your opinions :)
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
OMFG, looks super HAWT

Did you scratch the glass on the capacitive buttons too?

I think the white buttons look fine, painting them red may not look too good
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Pimp my DS?

Sywepd form my DsereiS
[HTC Desire S] rayulove69:
@dj Superb!!!
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
That actually looks pretty amazing! What colour was your DS to start with?
[HTC Desire S] :
nah, i left the lights the way they were, maybe ill try some thin red paper between the leds and glass, that would look amazing maybe :P

Hell yea, ill make a thread with the progress ect in it when its fully complete ;)

i had the dark grey one, the black and red one didn't sell here :(
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
The red one was exclusive to Vodafone I think. I got one, looks good. I like what you've done to yours

“Any fool can use a computer.* Many do.”

(Ted Nelson)
[HTC Desire S] rayulove69:
How much difference does SD card class make to usability and speed ? Do you guys have any idea? Anyone changed their default mSD card that came with phone after buying? If so what difference did you notice?
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Anyone played Shadowgun Dead Zone?

Loads of positive reviews saying how its the best game ever, but personally, I found it very similar to the original and other similar games.

I mean, the graphics felt the same, are there improvements? Or are they just exclusive to Tegra devices?
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
I doubt it's exclusive to tegra. It's all a gimmick and even if there are exclusive features, there are ways of getting them on other devices. I've yet to try it though. My tablet seems to be dead all the time
[HTC Desire S] PVL_93_RU:
Pretty nice game, though playing shooters on a touch screen is just dumb
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
I like it a lot, I've been playing it on my N7 for the past week. Yeah it's not really 'easy' to play shooters on a touch screen as on a console, but you get used to it ;)
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
My colleague with a SGS2, was having an opinion that JellyBean needs a quad core device :). He was not aware there are two JellyBean iterations 4.1.2 and 4.2.

He was surprised to see JB running on a single core phone and thought stock Android look and feel is a theme :)

Tapatalked from Desire S running Andromadus
[HTC Desire S] :
I'm getting an N7 soon so im going to check it out :good:
[HTC Desire S] :
lol in the world of android, nothing is impossible :D
[HTC Desire S] ste_vlad:
Looking for a place to vent my frustration...

I finally caved in and ordered online an HTC One X on contract since the price was too good, ended up paying 175 Eur.

Device finally arrived today, went through all the painful process of waiting for a full charge for >2hrs while drooling over it. It's the white version which I was very reluctant to get but it was the only my operator had in stock but I have to say that it's absolutely pure gorgeous, best looking phone I held in my hand.

Finally green led was on, performed the change to micro SIM, power on, and.....horrible black line in the lower part of the screen visible as hell on the white HTC startup screen... Disappointing is too little word... Took it back to the local shop, it seems that besides what I thought to be an LCD problem it also has other issues since there it booted up only after many power button presses. I don't live in the capital so it gets sent to the service only on Wednesday so there's a long wait ahead.

I kept reading the One X forum about all the issues but I never thought it would happen to me, I still think that the universally accepted alternative SGS3's design and most important the software is crap but it seems they nailed it on reliability...
[HTC Desire S] PVL_93_RU:
So much for the only color in stock - black devices rule the world
[HTC Desire S] Skanob:
Guys I need your opinions on this:

LG Nexus 4 vs. Asus PadFone 2

Let the battle begin!

I'm torn on whuch to be getting. Well, the PadFone 2 isn't out yet. And there's currently no stock of Nexus 4 loosely in the wild. So.

Any opinion counts.

Go!

(I think I should be startinf up a poll on this one?)
[HTC Desire S] bronx:
Well... As I don't like what I read in n4 threads, I would get padfone2. Thinking of it, I will probably sell my iphone 5 (when I shall finally get it... :rolleyes: ) and maybe even n7 to buy it. I like the looks of padfone2, also the idea of having one device with two screen sizes is just awesome.
[HTC Desire S] Skanob:
That's what i like about the padfone 2. Honestly, i dont take too seriously everything thats posted on the N4 thread. There will be problems on new devices, that are really no biggie. As I have already expected IF I'm going to get the PadFone 2. But, really, that thread is crowded with non important stuffs.
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
The n4 forum needs cleaning up quite a lot, someone needs to go through it and be brutal about the cleaning

“Hardware: The parts of a computer system that can be kicked.”

(Jeff Pesis)*
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
It's a pit of filth that N4 forum, nothing but constant whingeing., whining and bickering.

Need cleansing.
[HTC Desire S] bronx:
Well, yes... But what is even more worrying, some issues with n4 seem to be quite bad. Yellow spots (could lead to permanent damage) or some games stuttering a bit. Pretty much every other s4 pro device performs better, both benchmarks and games.

I hope that second batch is going to be revised.
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Well, most people with Nexus devices don't even bother with the forums. Follow your favourite devs on twitter and you're done. I probably wouldn't either, what's the need to look for something when there's official AOKP support ;)
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Personally I like the Padfone 2. It's a superb device with good internal storage

Tapatalked from Desire S running Andromadus
[HTC Desire S] PVL_93_RU:
Guys, how do you think Google is gonna name their next devices? For the next Nexus phone I believe they could go with Nexus 5 (or something like Xperia Nexus, if Google gives Sony the opportunity to make one)

But what about the tablets? With the N7 and N10 - their number in the name resembles the screen size. But if Google is to make new 7" andb10" tablets - they can't name them, like, Nexus 8 and Nexus 11, as that would lead into confusion that those would be the 8" and 11" devices. But on the other hand - they can't name them Nexus 7-2/7.2/etc. and Nexus 10-2/10.2/etc either.

What do you think?

Oh yeah - about Padfone 2: crazy thing, lol
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Once again we the Android OS gets mire fragmented. 4.2.1 is now available....
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Oh actually the update is only 1.1MB for Nexus devices. I wonder how this will work for other devices. They dint suffer from the calendar bug anyway as they use Sense/TW apps.
[HTC Desire S] eyahl:
oh guys, i´m really tempted to buy a sgs3 for 400euro today. have been waiting too long for nexus 4.

any thoughts? should i buy the s3? enigmaamit?
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Resist the temptation. Wait for N4 :)

Tapatalked from Desire S running Andromadus
[HTC Desire S] eyahl:
well, i could already get my hands on it. but i´m afraid about a few issues (yellow spots caused by glue, heating, wireless charging not working properly).

i could see a few of those issues in real life, since in office im sitting next to 2 android-newswriters and they got a n4 for testing...

the sgs3 on the other hand has only one thing keeping me away - the plastic body. everything else is awesome in my opinion.

its not that i cannot wait anymore and so i´m going to buy something else.

its like i waited so long for something, and now i fear its not as good as i thought it would be.

EDIT: btw, nexus 4 in my hands while typing and reading this thread...sadly its not mine :(
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Sorry I took so long to reply. Work is slowly sapping all else out of my life...

As far as the S3 is concerned, its a lovely phone. I like it very much personally and it was the fastest thing on the planet when i bought it.

BUT...that was THEN.

I'm afraid the GS3 is already outdated, if specs and speed is what you are after. There are better options on the horizon, including the N4 (apparently) and the Droid DNA etc etc.

SLCD3 will definitely outshine amoled plus if SLCD2 on the One X was any indicator of things to come. As far as slickness is concerned, all devices are nearing a plateau... the software is failing to cope with the hardware thrown at it. So is the battery.

My advice is to wait for something better... give yourself maybe a couple months more, otherwise go for whatever device gives you a good screen with better than average battery life. The S3 ticks both those checkboxes. But it's now half a year old.

I'm not de-recommending the i9305... I'm just saying that bigger better things are around the corner.

That said, use the S3 a bit... if you like it, go for it. If not, wait. It's more of a personal taste than anything else. I still maintain my reservations about the N4 (no offence ben and lowveld)

Reading what i wrote, it's very ambiguous i know, but that's the best i could honestly come up with.

Cheeers.
[HTC Desire S] eyahl:
Thanks for the advice..

In the end I didn't bought the s3 today.

I also had the chance to compare the N4 and s3 side by side in the office this evening. Result is that I'm no longer afraid the s3 may feel "plastic" or something. And as I'm pretty big-handed it fits really good.

But imo the N4's display blows away the s3. It is so much better..

So I think I'm gonna continue waiting (which is in this case harder than it sounds :p) until I have the chance to get n4.

Thanks again for your words, they took part in my decision for sure :)
[HTC Desire S] Skanob:
I think im gonna go for N4 too rather than the PadFone 2. The price really just gave it away.
[HTC Desire S] lowveld:
Was over at the N4 general forums, and the Limbo Level 3 thread (don't ask) degenerated into some guys discussing which hand gun they prefer to shoot. This because one of them got tired of waiting for the phone and decided to buy a pistol instead. No, really.

We live in a truly ****ed up world.

Sent from my sofa
[HTC Desire S] eyahl:
Speaking of pistols, anyone interested in far cry 3? Am playing since a week :p
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
The more I read in the n4 thread the less I want one, and that's purely down to the level of discussion going on, actually getting much meaningful information in there just seems to be like far too much hard work. I truly keep forgetting how cloistered and friendly this forum is compared to the rest, especially the newer phone forums. Anyway it doesn't look like I'm going to get one in the very near future, due for upgrade on the 11th and Vodafone still don't have a date yet, looks like I'm staying comfortable for a bit longer

“Hardware: The parts of a computer system that can be kicked.”

(Jeff Pesis)*
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
Definitely going to get it! Looks much better than the 2nd one. Just gotta wait for my exams to finish and I've got a lot of catching up to do. Still need to play Assassin's Creed 3 and Hitman Absolution.

EDIT:Probably need an upgrade first. Still stuck on my old 4890. Used to play most games without breaking a sweat, now I have to bring all the settings down to medium :(
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Do you guys keep giving exams all year around?

Tapatalked from Desire S running Andromadus
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
Seems like it :p

There's exams in January and May due to the modular system in our college (which I prefer). But in the second year it'll be one big exam at the end.
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
One big exam? I thought it will be the paper we were meant to take in January aswell, as the paper in June, so we have 2 of each subject? Well that's the case for AQA, as far as I. Ow at the moment.

You ready for the exams? :p
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
No way. I'm struggling to find time to actually revise. The problem I have is that by the time my college day is finally over I'm too tired to do any revision. Still have to do tons of homework though.

To be honest, I'm not sure how it's going to work :p I assumed it would be one big exam but you're probably right.

How's it going for you? You probably have less time than me!

I'm not sure whether it's the teachers or me or something else but I'm finding it harder to understand the stuff. Maybe I'm just not paying attention but I find it pretty hard to concentrate.
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Haha :p

If you noticed lately, I'm not as frequently online on xda much, I only tend to be on now (just before I sleep :p) or during school in my frees/lunch.

Been spending a lot of my time the last few weeks working/homework. I lack motivation too, haha, but I really need to do well in my A-Levels to get to uni!

We've got/had a few mocks already, you?

Definitely agree, content is indeed harder to understand, especially Chemistry which is a lot more in depth. But don't give up if you don't understand! Ask your teachers/research etc, that's what I've been doing, and it seems to work!

Sadly there will be no Xmas for me this year :(

Haha, at least next year will compensate!
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
Same for me. Christmas time is too important to waste. My chemistry teacher seems to have problems understanding questions. You ask her one, she answers something unrelated. The rest of my teachers are alright though. I just make sure I look up on the chemistry a lot more.

We've had tests but they're not proper tests since we haven't even finished the syllabus yet! But they're just to make sure you're on track and understand
[HTC Desire S] PVL_93_RU:
Bump
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Loved far cry 1. Hated 2. The gameplay completely changed with the day night cycle, malaria meds and all that crap. How's 3? Closer to the original or like 2.

I'm personally a Crysis guy. Loved all the games, though none beats the original release.

But this life and profession I chose doesn't give me any time to pursue these guilty pleasures anymore... ahh, college was heaven.

Tapatalked from my SIII
[HTC Desire S] ammenRA:
no kisses for me bronx?
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
I still think phones can be kept slim without compromising on essentials like removable battery or micro sd card. Samsung did it didnt they - with both a 2100 mAh removable power pack and a removable sd card in a device only 8.6mm thick? That they constructed it out of third grade cheapo plastic is another matter, but material aside, it CAN BE DONE, has been done. At least they listen to their customers. No wonder they're the single largets smartphone maunfacturers in the world and HTC posts losses despite being a "premium" brand. Look at their sales statements from 2011. And still they refuse to learn from that! I'm a BIG fan of HTC, but it feels they've gone rogue. Sentiments are difficult to repair like this...
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
This is the reason I have such a problem right now. I don't think I'm being too picky with the list of what I want for my next phone;-

Between 4.0 and 4.3 inch screen

Dual-core (quad-core if possible)

Decent built-in memory + SD-Card slot

NFC would be really good as I feel it will become more used over the next couple of years

1280 x 720 (minimum) screen without yellow spots or other issues

Not feel cheap and plastic

So, what the hell am I supposed to go for? :confused:
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Exactly the kind of fix I'm in...

Don't forget S-Off capability (Do you really wanna toss your warranty on the first day you unlock with HTCDevil?) There should be some way to restore stock bootloader for warranty purposes.

Been looking at some Galaxy Note reviews recently. Size aside, I must say I'm pretty impressed by the reviews. Everybody using it seems to love it. >5 Million units sold since its launch in Oct 2011 - that's just 6 months!!

What do you guys think?
[HTC Desire S] djsubtronic:
I think that every time a new phone comes out these days, I appreciate my Desire S more and more. Even if it is only for the fact that you don't have to be an ogre with 12 inch hands to operate it.
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Note is good, if you plan on using a Bluetooth headset. Dont like 4:3 on such a big device IMHO

Sent from a Desire S waiting for Kernel 3. WAKE UP HTC!!!!
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
No way man! Remember the Note is using virtually the same hardware as the Galaxy S 2, which is LAST generation! It probably won't even see JellyBean support!
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Last generation? I'm using a Single core 1GHZ processor !

Well then, I guess it's down to the One X versus Galaxy S3... HTC's *****iness (with the sexy lines) versus the Plasticky prowess of Sammy. What's it gonna be...? Tough one!
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Hmmm. I was thinking the same as you, but reports out say that the GPU in the SGS3 wipes the rest of the competitors!

It's better than the PowerVR in the iPhone 4S
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
True, we are last, last Gen, dual core is last year! Especially since money isn't an issue for you, I would get the latest and greatest hardware if possible!

If I were you, don't get a new phone for the sake of it! You might aswell hang on and wait a little longer...

When our ICS update comes, it will liven things up here a bit ;)

I suspect it will be pretty soon among us now; the EVO 3D had it's leak yesterday! And that device is supposedly getting it at the same time as us!
[HTC Desire S] djsubtronic:
Dual core is last gen midrange. :)
[HTC Desire S] Asddsads98:
Just curious, Why doesn't anyone talk about Motorola?
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
I seriously lol'd so hard when i read this :D Then again, it was probably because i was watching the big bang theory xD
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Probably coz it sucks big time.... like a Black Hole!! :p:p:p

On a more serious note : Moto Blur is crappy. Development not upto the mark as compared to HTC and Samsung devices. Horrible horrible after sales support (at least in India - as compared to the stellar service provided by HTC and Sammy) based on personal experience with the original Moto Razr. Seriously, there are only two contenders when it comes to real Android supremacy battle (hint : Motorola ain't one of them)
[HTC Desire S] goatimus:
All this uncertainty on what new phone to get makes me almost glad I've still got 1 year on my contract left...........almost.
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Wait, what? I thought he was being sarcastic. It's not easy to make sure on the internet :p

Seriously though - it's just Samsung vs. HTC for android. Motorolla isn't even close. It sucks, big time. The only company that is worse than motorolla, is LG.

Sony was pretty bad, and right next to these two, but due to their tremendous dev support, they're almost next to HTC and Samsung. They seriously provide beta software here to test, they contribute code to AOSP rather than keeping it closed source and give free phones to devs. Xperia devices were the first areno devices to get ICS, courtesy FXP (freeXperiaProject). Plus, the Xperia S is a pretty nice phone, worth calling a flagship, better than anything LG and Motorolla have to offer. At this rate, they may even get the Nexus 5 (not 4, they're not quiet done struggling yet ;) )
[HTC Desire S] bronx:
@ ammenRA

lol what? :what:

Yeah... Sony... I have a hunch, that we may see quite nice device from them this year...
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
The Xperia S is nice, but it uses old hardware, it uses the Snapdragon chip found in the Sensation, a 2011 device
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Screw this! I'm keeping the DS, and getting something else instead... :mad:
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Well, the One S was perfect for me on paper, but there is no dev support whatsoever. It isn't even barely comparable to the One X. That's probably because it hasn't been launched everywhere, most places just have the X and V, no S (like here in India). All this, AFTER rootzwiki gave away a bunch of these to devs to kickstart ROMs. Still, MAO chipping is a big issue too. I guess I'm stuck with the DS too. Now back to kernel 3.0 rants, in hope of a One S full Sense 4 port ;)

Sent from a device waiting for Kernel 3, WAKE UP HTC
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
I wasn't a big fan of crysis 2. For me it was too far apart from the original. My favourite series by far is the metal gear solid series.

Used the nexus 4 today and realised how android should be running. Not to knock the devs, but they're not miracle workers. The device is too old and it seems to show. When that phone is back in stock I'm definitely going to try and get one
[HTC Desire S] bronx:
Well... You can try to get one, if you know what I mean... :rolleyes:

They should get a special prize for most ridiculous launch ever.