yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
Yes I've seen the thread, been considering it for a while, it's the only thing original left on my phone. Will try it later :thumbup:

Those who believe in telekinetics, raise my hand.

—Kurt Vonnegut
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Guys, CES time again.

Did you follow the NVIDIA presa conference?

Tegra 4 looks nice, might beat S4, but, Project Shield looks wicked.

http://m.androidcentral.com/nvidia-announces-project-shield

http://m.androidcentral.com/nvidia-announces-tegra-4-processor-4g-lte

Tapatalked from Desire S running Andromadus
[HTC Desire S] :
this is what the Nintendo Nexus would look like :')

I wonder if they would release the controller seperately. seems nice to me for the nexus ;p

Im excited for the rest that the companies will show :)

Edit;

<3_<3 'dat new xperia
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
And this plays games from your own PC... nice

Tapatalked from Desire S running Andromadus
[HTC Desire S] PVL_93_RU:
Nintendo Nexus?
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
That's in his head :p

Tapatalked from Desire S running Andromadus
[HTC Desire S] broncogr:
Hello.

The moderating team assigned to your forum has decided to no longer allow any offtopic threads whether those were previously sanctioned by moderators or not.

We have come to this decision due to the fact that those threads offer absolutely nothing to the device specific forum or to development in general. After all the name of the site is xda-developers.

If you feel the urge to engage in any offtopic discussion, the offtopic forum is always at your disposal.

As such, this thread will be closed in 24 hours from this post.

Please understand that this decision was made only to streamline the forums ridding them from any topic that doesn't pertain to the specific device.

Thank you for your understanding.

Broncogr

Senior Moderator - Team Leader for HTC International
[HTC Desire S] teadrinker:
And I thought the reason for having an off topic thread, was to keep the other threads clean of off topic stuff. A bad decision, IMO.
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
I couldn't agree more, shame.

See you guys else where :(
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
No way! :(

I guess this is the end... Doubt we'll all be in the same place again. Such a shame as this thread has been very useful.

Maybe in the OT forum, we can create a DS dedicated thread?
[HTC Desire S] flastnoles11:
Could have swore that The Fallen Angel said one offtopic thread per forum is ok... talk about lack of consistency! SMH....
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
Can i ask why the decision made to to close this off-topic thread as opposed to the [sanctuary] thread. If there is to be one ot thread then why keep the ex desire s owners, no offence to ben_pyett but it makes more sense to keep this thread open for the people that still use and have the device.

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.

—Oscar Levant
[HTC Desire S] :
Worst decision made by xda staff in over 9000 years.
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
They are removing all off topic threads from device forums, I'd say that my thread has simply gone unnoticed, under the radar, so any chance you could edit your previous thread, wouldn't want to flag it to anyone's attention, perhaps we could all relocate there?
[HTC Desire S] teadrinker:
Ssshhhhh, don't bring the existence of that thread to the attention of Big Brother, or they'll close both :eek:
[HTC Desire S] jotha:
And why would a Recognized Contributor try to elude the decision of the moderating team? ;)

There is no OT Thread that is treated differently. We just can't work on all simultaneously.

C'mon guys, where is the problem? Make a Desire S Thread on OT-Forum and all is well for you.
[HTC Desire S] teadrinker:
Oh no, too late
[HTC Desire S] :
Nvm this one...
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
Sorry Ben i was under the impression that 1 device ot was going to be allowed. And it just made more sense to keep this one. Granted I'm going to be looking for your thread in a matter of days now I'm out of contact :D

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.

—Oscar Levant
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Too late, he did and they have. No hard feelings. :(

I'll request that they'll move the SANCTUARY thread into the OFF TOPIC forum and we can possibly continue to use it there.
[HTC Desire S] jotha:
We could do that ofc. But you could as well start a new one there now.

That way you could post a reroute on your old thread so that others find the new thread on OT-Forum easily. We will not remove the old threads, just close them.
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
I spend a lot of time in ot and if this thread was to be moved there you wouldn't have this homely feel for people wanting to learn and pass on that knowledge. It would be flamed and trolled to within an inch of its life. I've only been here little more than half a year but i feel that one the reasons this device has maintained good development is because of the people that use it and this thread is probably the near the heart of that.

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.

—Oscar Levant
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Okay, I'm on it for making a new thread... Hang on. Will update OP for the last time after as well :(
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Here it is.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2087824

Alternatively, couldn't we just move this of topic thread straight over to the OT forum? :( would be so must easier for everyone else subscribed to it.

But from now on, can everyone please subscribe to the new thread!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2087824
[HTC Desire S] c.m.b:
@Mod

Please stick this thread so the new users find the one in the OT section.
[HTC Desire S] lowveld:
Hey guys,

Just my 2 cents before this gets closed down. Basically it's the end of an era. The DS forum was head and shoulders above the rest, mainly because of the community feeling threads like this and the Sanctuary encouraged.

There is no other device specific forum in which the community feeling was so strong that ex-users actually spent more time here than on their actual device forums.

The name of the site may very well be XDA-Developers, but strip away the 99% non developers, and see where this will end.

I've been spending less and less time around here. Decisions like these make it easier.

Cheers, see you around. You can always reach me by email for personal stuff if needed.
[HTC Desire S] jotha:
As I said about that other thread: Ofc we could move it. But then it would vanish here without a trace and the others would not find it again most probably. It's better you make a new one and leave a link to it here in OP or in the last post tomorrow. Thats why we decided not to move the threads there.
[HTC Desire S] jugg1es:
The first post in this thread proves my point

What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.

—Oscar Levant
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Okay...

OP updated please check. Please subscribe to the new thread posted in the OP, or here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2087824

See you all there.

P.S - lowveld don't leave is just yet! ;)
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
Hopefully if the Moderators of XDA are going to start down this path, they will also start to actively remove threads and punish users who repeatedly refuse to follow even the first rule of XDA;-

We are constantly inundated with repeat threads for the same three or four questions over and over again - they are far, far more harmful to the well-running of XDA than a couple of OT threads where people can actually chat in a friendly manner without any abuse or grief, and without getting in the way of the technical threads.
[HTC Desire S] PVL_93_RU:
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO (dot com)

P.S. Have you guys tried to message the staff back and and at least ask to keep this alive?

P.P.S. Where are we gonna meet now then? In the Off-topic sub-forum of the General section?
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
So many things wrong with this. I spent most of my time on xda on here. :(

I don't see what the problem actually was that made you decide to close all the threads?
[HTC Desire S] rain987:
Instead of closing this thread why not close every other thread that is just a repetition of ppl who are lazy to search?
[HTC Desire S] flastnoles11:
Not saying you're wrong, but have you any idea how long that would take? I'm guessing there are literally thousands around xda as a whole... :eek:
[HTC Desire S] hisname:
Sad to see this place going... :(

Sent from my supercharged tank
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
If the moderators actually closed them as they appeared or were reported then they wouldn't build up. It should be simple. I report a redundant thread, the mod checks it and deletes it. No warnings fire the OP, just thread deletion. Simple...
[HTC Desire S] UmairAhmad:
Al i can imagine is more offtopic posts in ROM threads.... Enjoy XDA-ns
[HTC Desire S] flastnoles11:
And that would be fine, but the build up is already there because of lack of action taken by the mods... not all, but some...
[HTC Desire S] jotha:
Thread closed

As announced here:
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Went to a mates house yesterday, he's bought a HOX, Wow! Literally out of this world, such a amazing screen. Even with a plastic case it felt thinner and as light as my DS. Unfortunately I found it slightly too large for easy one handed operation. The full Sense 4 experience was the dogs though, everything so smooth and slick.

To repeat what wnp_79 said, after using the HOX for a ten minutes and then picking up the DS it seemed like it had shrunk. :D

Certainly think 4.3" (sensation/DHD) is the size limit for me.

Just now need to wait for what I believe will hopefully be known as the 'HTC Two something?', next years flag ship device? only hope that it doesn't take longer than a year...(as don't suspect that I or the DS can wait any longer than that)

Ideal specs

4.3" screen (>SLCD2 720x1280)

Quality (non plastic aka Samsung body)

Completely S-OFF'able

Quad core (<=32 nanometer cortex A15 chip set)

64Gb internal storage

Micro sd card option

Removable 2000mAh battery

NFC

4G enabled (in the hope that the UK has a working 4G network by then)

Probably with jelly bean installed

Sense v5.0

Ultimately what I want is the One X (and it's screen) in the form factor of the One S.

I'm slightly concerned that the above device might not appear and we'll regret not getting on board with the X, in what could be the desire of it's day.
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
The unfortunate thing (in some ways) is that the more I look at them online, the more I feel I will end up getting the SGS3. I know it is slightly larger than I want, the One-X is almost exactly the same size, but it has the specs I want - especially the removable storage and battery.

I don't want to wait (and can't really afford to) and having seen that Three are offering it for £34 a month on their all-you-can-eat data deal it seems almost too good to say 'no' to.
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
Just seen the C# article. It sounds really promising. Here's hoping we see it on the Desire S!
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Yup, I read that too. But it seems very nascent, and if somehow Google decides to shift to C, it's going to take a couple of years to actually materialize it as a new OS, then a few more to debug it and produce something close to GingerBread as a standalone OS (GB is still the most landmark OS that Google has produced to date. ICS is shiny and all, and i welcome it... but GB has all you need, albeit with a little less polish on the outside as compared to ICS)

And on the topic of devices to buy.... I agree with ben.... The One X is currently the sexiest handheld device in existence (The Sammy S3 doesn't even hold a burnt out candle to it!) Does anyone have any idea if HTC or Samsung are planning to release any new devices besides the aforementioned ones. I still feel both are a compromise in one way or the other, and really hope there's something tastier in the works (that doesn't take another year to deploy)

:)
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
I see you're a recognised contributor now! Awesome. But I don't think we'll see anything else from them other than variants of existing phones.
[HTC Desire S] suku_patel_22:
Congrats on the recognized tag...

Got 40 gigs on dev host now did you :D
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Thank you!:D

Just noticed they upgraded me when I logged in today morning. Felt really elated. And that came with a 40GB (with a single file limit of 10GB) lifetime free Premium Membership at Dev-Host file hosting services. Thank you all for everything you guys have done for me and let me do for you. I have been roaming the Samsung and HTC One X forums as part of recon to select my next device (dropped the idea currently), and I still have to find a community as decent and tightly knit as the DS community. Feels like hanging out with school/college pals on these boards. I spend more time here than on facebook! :p
[HTC Desire S] eyahl:
Awww... :o

Sent by my fingers to your head.
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
So do I - but that's helped by the fact that I don't do FaceBook :p

I am fairly certain I'm switching to SGS3 now, but I will probably stay around here as I'm passing my lovely little DS onto my Mum.
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Still about a month to go... When it does happen, I'll be waiting for a user review on the SGS3 from you. :)
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Although I reckon no matter which device we move to, if its a flag ship device, with world wide release, like the X and SGS3 the forums will be flooded with Idiots....I don't think that we'll be luckily enough to get the friendly feel that we have had here for the last year, that was only possible due to the non mass market attraction the DS had. The DS forum has fortunately served as a great learning environment for myself and I'm sure many others....

EDIT

Just realized that that sounded very past tense......just to be clear I'm not off anyway anytime soon, well unless someone gives me a HOX which is unlikely...
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
I'm pretty sure you won't be seeing anything major from HTC till the next MWC, that's probably the whole point of the ONE series, they don't wanna spam the market. If we're lucky, HTC may get the next Nexus, but that's still months away. Though I'm pretty sure google won't allow the semi unlocked bootloader crap on their flagship :D As far as the next Samsung is concerned, wait for a week, another Galaxy will definitely pop up from somewhere ;) Maybe not a high end model, but I'm sure Samsung will have more devices this year than all other Android manufacturers combined.

Sent from a device waiting for Kernel 3, WAKE UP HTC
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Yeah, dunno if anyone's interested but the HTC Radar is going pretty damn cheap here in the UK.

http://www.coolsmartphone.com/2012/...ed:+coolsmartphone/huIR+(Coolsmartphone+News)

£99 is a cracking deal, and it has virtually the same specs as us.

WP7 looks like a cool interface! Not an upgrade I know, but it seems cool to have one to play around with!
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
ROFL... you're probably right about that one. And probably three different SGS3's with different processors and screens, still being sold under the same name!! :p
[HTC Desire S] :
Yep. Confirm that the One X threads are swimming in a sea of imbeciles. But don't forget google+. You Can have private huddles and invite who you like for talk and discussion if you find (like our team have) that communication on xda has become difficult.

You easily get any flag ship device you wanted, and keep the ds team spirit alive!
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Don't get me wrong I'm very tempted by the X....especially as I'm out of contract so could get it for £31 a month (although would rather get a non-branded unit after hearing various comments) plus I also fear that another device of that quality might not come along in a while....Must resist.....must resist...
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
HTC did ONE thing right, they're keeping One flagship, this device, along with it's two younger siblings will get all the support, stuff like quick updates. They don't need to make updates for 50 devices, so the devices that do get updates will get them much quicker. I'm pretty sure that Sense 3.6 marks the last update any old device will get, single or dual core. The bootloader policy could be improved, no doubt, but it's better than absolutely nothing. I suppose it's better to flash boot.img from a PC, than to stay stock and wait 3 months for someone to find an exploit. It's definitely better than hunting down a person with an XTC clip and paying him for the S-OFF, all the while wondering whether he knows what the hell he's doing or have you given your shiny new device to a noob ;)

EDIT - AT&T screwed up, big time. Many people will probably go for the unlockable T-Mo One S, rather than their locked down variant of the One X. The One S is a pretty decent device, IDK why HTC isn't releasing it in India. At this point, i think that the release isn't delayed, but abandoned :(
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
The 'noob' I gave my Desire S to use an XTC Clip was me :eek: It was my first 'smart' phone, I had only had it a week, just reading on this forum and decided to buy a one-use XTC clip just because I simply had to root it.

Thank my lucky stars that I didn't screw it up :p
[HTC Desire S] bronx:
Yeah, I know how You feel Ben. I had HOX in my hands again today, and boy. This thing is amazing. ...but the size, for crying out loud... On one hand, it must be amazing to browse the web on it. On the other, I just cannot imagine myself using it with one hand at work. Ugh... Tempting... :banghead:
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Resist the temptation :p :p

On a serious note, still haven't had a chance to play with a One X. On paper, yes the specs are groundbreaking, but I cannot convince myself it is a must buy (many other people felt this way too) but I hear after everyone else used it, they were so impressed by it!

Anyway, the One X or SGS3 is out of my budget, so no chance of getting one :(

My 2 devices I'm mainly looking at is the One S and Galaxy Nexus. A little indecisive. On one hand, the S has better hardware, (poorer screen though) and Sense would be good. On the other hand, the Galaxy Nexus is going to receive JellyBean first, which is what I want - sick of waiting on updates! The drawback to the Galaxy, is that its quite old by the time I upgrade in August, and just a few months later the successor will be out, making the GNex 'old' .. the One S will be nice, but its Dev forum is deserted! Hmmmm...

Thoughts anyone?
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
Nothing wrong with the XTC Clip, thankfully due to a local friend that I found on xda the XTC unlocked my device and my expectations about a year ago, although unfortunately it doesn't work on the One series yet? or does it?

Totally with you there....browsing on the DS has been a problem recently and I'd of loved a larger screen and they don't get any better than the ONeX, not to mention all the rest (in fact the more I write about it the more I persuade myself that I need/want one)

I recommend that you go out to a shop (T-mobile or 3) and try the two devices side by side, as I did the other day and even though on paper I loved the OneS I couldn't purchase one after seeing how inferior its screen was compared to the OneX, especially considerating that the difference is only £50 and a tiny 0.4" (1cm)
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Wow, the price difference is that small? :eek: Guess I haven't done enough price researching!

Last year the DS compared to the Sensation in terms of cost was BIG. I automatically assumed the One S to the One X would be the same. It could be bad though, if it means the One S is closer to the One X and more expensive ...

On a side note, check this out everyone!

http://opendesign.blamesamsung.org/

Curious.... thoughts?
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
@oly - Where did you find this? Seems interesting.
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Over at one of the SGS3 discussion pages about bringing CyanogenMod to the SGS3. Apparently Cyanogen Team aren't going to work on it, which I find puzzling! I saw this posted within the thread.
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
I looked on clove, where the unbranded unit price is only that much difference, through a mobile phone company with contract it must be significantly cheaper.

Hmm....CM9 world release? nice....finaly a reason to stay on DS, 3.0 Kernel Source code would be another much better one!

that is strange, don't understand?
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Well one of the main CM9 devs, specifically said that he doesn't have any intentions to get a SGS3, and he won't be working on it. Only Nexus devices are guaranteed for CM support, other devices depends on other factors.

Samsung feared this last year with the SGS2, so they sent devices to the CM team. Anyway, I think CM will include support anyway, as this device will end up being very popular!
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
I think you misunderstood them, I didn't read the thread but I guess they mean that no CM dev plans on getting a SGS 3 (no one got the Desire S). Nexus devices are garunteed CM builds, but other devices get them only if a team member gets the device, or someone new compiles it and enters the team (like Nexx). I'm pretty sure the SGS 3 will get CM9 anyways, if not, sammy will give away devices like last year. Dev support is a key selling point for them (that's the one thing i like). Now about that other site, what do you think it is?
[HTC Desire S] GideonB234:
I think with CM9 though, they expect a lot of people to be porting it to SGSIII because everyone ports CM to a lot of phones, its only a select few that are on the official releases list really

Samsung will probably do the same thing again, as they know supporting the dev community is a /very/ smart idea (HI HTC HOW YOU DOING TAKE A HINT)
[HTC Desire S] dan-fish:
What's with the blame samsung? Other companies are much worse. Although I have to say, May 10th seems to be a day to mark on the calendar. This has me intrigued!
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Original Thread
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
Poll - SGS3 vs. One X http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...se-the-htc-one-x-or-the-samsung-galaxy-s-iii/
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
SGS3 in the lead :eek:
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
You say that like you are honestly surprised :p

I have no doubt the SGS3 will out-sell the HOX by a considerable margin. Especially as the two phones are almost identically priced on plans here in the UK (so presumably the same elsewhere).

What I really can't understand is why the Galaxy Nexus is still so much more expensive though - what's so special about a 6-month old phone?
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Well yeah! :p I thought ALOT of people were disappointed with the SGS3! They said it was a failure and didn't live up to the hype! And the One X has received so much praise!

Galaxy Nexus is the pure Google experience and the developer device.

I'm waiting for the price on that to drop! Hopefully it will once the SGS3 is officially put!
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
I think the reason that some many people have been 'disappointed' with it is precisely because there was so much pointless hype and prediction.

People were expecting a 1080p screen, ceramic body, cold-fusion reactor for the power source and it was supposed to actually be your new girlfriend, in all ways, not just talk to you.

Oh yes, and the telepathic communicaton of course :rolleyes:
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Lol....

I've been looking around, and seen some nice deals on the Sony Xperia line up ..

What do you think of it?

Particularly the Xperia P? :)
[HTC Desire S] SimonTS:
I like the look of the Xperia S, but I haven't seen the P anywhere. What is the difference, apart from screen size?

I really like the idea of NFC technology - switching on GPS & Bluetooth, increasing sound volume and launcing Google Maps when I put it in my car for example.
[HTC Desire S] enigmaamit:
Made for an interesting read... What the htcdev unlock really means for your warranty : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1631610

Sent from a Desire S still looking for a good replacement.
[HTC Desire S] :
that's a very big question mark in my opinion. I will carefully consider that before buying a new HTC device.