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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PsiPhiDan:
iPhones will continue to be bought by the following:

-Apple fanboys

-People desiring a solid product that requires minimal figuring out and runs great out of the box

-People who want a simple phone that just works

-People who shop based on price tags

-People who don't compare features

-People who feel that Apple is an elite product and want the status (redundant maybe with the first on my list...)

-People who like talking to their phones for some reason

Google will continue to attract:

-Google fanboys

-People who love tinkering with their phones

-People who love freedom and choice with their phone

-People who compare features and prices closely

-People who love cutting edge technology

-People who like screens more than 3.5" in size

-People who like green robots delicious product names

All in all, I believe it will be a wash in terms of new fans coming and going. Both have attractive features, and pros and cons. I'll never buy an iPhone, but mostly due to Apple's insane price inflation and lack of SD card expansion (also the battery being non-removable, but I've forgiven HTC for that faux pas due to the other incredible things going on with the EVO LTE).
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Award Tour:
Insane price inflation? How much is a iPhone 4s / iPhone 4? Same as all new flagship phones.

Besides that, the iPhone 4s continues to lead in graphical performance months after release. The display is still one of the best on the market. And although Android has improved a lot, iOS continues to be the platform of choice for creative/innovative third party apps.

Btw, Android already has a bigger user base but the iPhone will continue to be the best selling single device.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PsiPhiDan:
Yes, insane price inflation. On Sprint, the 16 GB is 199, the 32 GB is 299, and the 64 GB is 399. $200 more for the extra space? Come on now. That's absorbent by today's memory prices. I'll take the EVO LTE and the 16 GB internal, expandable with SD slot, plus 25 GB cloud with dropbox (for 199).

As for the camera and display, many of the latest phones can top that (see One line by HTC, among others).

I had an iPod not long ago, and I'm not much more impressed with the iStore than I am with the Play Store. Both are so vast that they seem to have anything I need.

And personally, I was quite tired of the boring OS. It was reliable though, I'll say that.

But as for sales, of course it will be the number one seller. That's like comparing Big Mac sales vs. every other burger sold at McDonalds. The beauty of Android is the choice, which creates scattered sales statistics. I don't think this shows anything much about iPhones, but it shows the diversity in Android options.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ECrispy:
Most 16GB Android phones are 199, many are more, so they are priced competitively. Esp considering how well Apple products hold their value. Don't add sd card, there are plenty of Android phones that won't have sdcard support as well.

None of that matters though, it will still be the best selling iPhone ever and make billions.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PsiPhiDan:
It all comes down to personal preference obviously. I'm not knocking Apple for their making of lots of money, they obviously will. I just don't like the fact that they charge $100 for an extra 16 GB ($20 maybe?), but people are willing to pay it so they may as well.

But I'm not sure that PLENTY of Android phones won't have SD support... unless we see a complete shift over to the cloud storage. That's one of Android's selling points, I don't see companies straying from that anytime soon. Although the One X shocked me with that lack of support.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ÜBER™:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMiY1kSTHZw

This whole argument in a nutshell.... watch this it will change your ideals about android and iOS.... this made me appreciate android all that much more ... its a long video but watch all 4 parts... youll be surprised.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tempe38:
I don't know which way I'm going on my next phone but I'm sure I'm waiting to decide until the new iPhone drops this year. We'll see what's out at that point.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scottspa74:
Thanks for this link. I would NEVER consider an apple product, but these videos are a fantastic illustration as to how and why Android is vastly superior to iOS

from my 2yr old ICS Evo
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PsiPhiDan:
Terrific video.

The guy presents and speaks well, with clear thoughts and sentences. Most people on YouTube sound like they're making things up as they go. This sounds like it was rehearsed - very nice video!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ÜBER™:
=] glad you got the point.... his videos aren't actually rehearsed .. he states he has no scripts this all coming from expierence/disappointment. ;) although he loves both android and iOS but chooses android over iOS because it

IS

better. He's not done with all 6 parts but the first 4 are proof enough that android is more intuitive and "just works" even more efficiently than iOS.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PsiPhiDan:
Haha I'm only on part two... Not sure when he talks about the lack of script. But really, he makes great points in an organized, clear, concise manner. He should be a teacher or public speaker, haha. And this is coming from a current teacher! :-)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trau89:
I think that android grabs more to users that want to customize and make their phone truly unique and have total control. I have never messed with a jailbroken iPhone, but based on what I have heard its not nearly as customizable as a rooted droid. This helps apple keep a more stable/faster product due to simplicity. But to those like me that get bored with phones and rather than buying a new one can just grab a new rom, droid is #1.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tony0691:
I've switched over to the iPhone 4s and although I'm happy (for some time at least.) I do miss Android and I still very much appreciate my Evo 4g.

Although It might seem a bit dumb the main reasons I switched over was because of the screen, camera, and apps.

My Evo's charging port was also broken. If it wasn't I wouldn't have upgraded and instead gone with the new Evo this summer.

If apple doesn't step their game up majorly and the next iPhone is only a minimal upgrade from the 4s and for whatever reason they don't upgrade the damn screen size, I'm definitely going back to android.

Customization on the iPhone is a bit harder but there's plenty of themes and widgets like there is for Android and once u get the hang of it it's a piece of cake.

With these new phones having cameras as good as the iPhones, hd resolution displays, huge screens, the android market quickly catching up to apples app store (in terms of quality apps) it's hard not to go back to android. Sadly I only just upgraded 2 months ago.

Every now and then I still boot up my Evo and flash a new build of ics or miui ics just to calm my flash withdrawals.

Until the day comes that I return to android I will keep on lurking these forums like a creep ;)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trukenx:
A lot of people do not realize that apple cannot change their products mainly because of their business plan. This is because they Bulk buy their parts. They pretty much have to leave it up to their amazing PR department to sell their consumers on the products they are going to release without the influence of other products on the market. Basically the next iPhone 5 is decided by their supply, not the market so any information given right now is pure speculation.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ECrispy:
That video is preaching to the choir. We know the advantages of Android all too well. The reality os a majority of iPhone users have already made up their mind they want it and don't even bother to cross shop or even think about Android/WP7. It simply doesn't matter. I don't really want to call people like this stupid, they aren't interested in efficiency or configuring, they just want to use the simple, limited UI iOS has.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PsiPhiDan:
I'm sorry to hear this... I'm surprised you didn't go to the E4GT for your new phone... that has a big screen, great resolution, hardware, camera, etc. Any reason you passed that up for the iPhone 4s? Just wanted to try something new?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scottspa74:
Weird comment. Seems like those are exactly the reasons you would AVOID apple. Interesting and puzzling argument to make.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arpit85:
For ur comment on insane price - in India - unlocked iPhone - 900-1,000$

unlocked One X - 700$

And rest of Asia iPhone is expensive minimum by 100$ (depends on country) as compared to android flagships.

Will you say there is no price difference??
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lemoon:
I think this is depends personals preference. To me, I prefer the iPhone, and have collected many nice resources and free apps for it, such as:

http://www.enolsoft.com/blog/must-have-iphone-4s-apps/

http://mashable.com/2012/02/10/free-iphone-apps-every-day/

For your information, this "10 Things iPhone Does Better Than Android" could be reference.

And now there is not iPhone 5, only iPhone 4S. :D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NaterTots:
Its hard to just say that one is better than another. But that list of 10 things is very much outdated.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PsiPhiDan:
Pretty much every one of those 10 things no longer applies. ICS fixed most of those (referencing Froyo in the article).

Not to mention this person claims the storage is expensive on SD cards... REALLY?? Not as expensive as your storage you pay for upfront on your iPhone! Haha that one made me laugh out loud.

Oh well, I suppose they had to try. Maybe back in the day iPhone beat Android, but in today's day and age there is no contest.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evocm7:
For some reason, apple is still popular. Why, I don't know. Such a boring device but like others have said, it works. Some people are just plain retarded and need a device that does everything for them, hence siri. Apple and everyone that buys it needs to go away...... Far far away and never come back. Apple's headquarters is #1 on my hitlist if I somehow ever aquire a bomb of sorts
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OneDeep:
Have anybody noticed that most of Android free apps you have to pay for in the App store? Its crazy! I couldn't give up my Android because I would lose most of the apps I did pay for. Oh and I'm a rom junkie :D

Sent from my White Evo 4G
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrollercoasters:
Android till the day I die! Although I might go Apple for peformance and battery then jail break it figure out how to get android OS on it (my friend has it) and then flash roms lol, but Idk with that whole 1 button thing that hologram screen and key board looks so cool on iPhone 5
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PsiPhiDan:
Have you played with a One series phone by HTC? Those things are amazing. You won't care about iPhone 5 anymore if you're anything like me.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrollercoasters:
Yea I'm def. Thinking of getting EVO LTE (HTC one) but its in the back of my head
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trukenx:
hey guys

don't be to hard on the apple fanboys... they have been trained to believe that innovation takes at the very least 2 years... android started pushing out 4g and lte phones in 2010, its 2012 and yet now they are waiting for the end of the year to MAYBE get one, android went from single core to quad core devices in that time frame for phones and apple chose a dual core MHz 9 month old under-clocked iPad processor... they'll learn someday
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evocm7:
I wouldn't count on it. Apple will always be a couple years behind the curve. But that works for them because their customers are too stupid to realize it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PsiPhiDan:
Well luckily Sprint gives you 14 days to try out the phone, because if you got the iPhone 5 I think you'll be back to Sprint in a day signing up for the EVO 4G LTE. As said above, iPhones are ALWAYS behind in the times technologically, yet they have this public perception that they are cutting edge. Why do people perpetuate this nonsense in the world today? I don't understand. And I'm not talking about you by the way. Just people in general.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trukenx:
I also love the Apple fanboy statement.. " I want a device that just works"... or I do not want a device that force closes all the time

well link below is a Forbes article showing IOS actually force closes apps more than android basically for every 6-7 time an android app force closes 10 IOS apps force close... these numbers get more drastic depending on the app. the only difference is IOS returns you to the home screen with out any notification so users most of the time think is their fault or they pressed the wrong button, android on the other hand tells the user whats going on which causes the user to remembers it.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2012/02/02/does-ios-crash-more-than-android-a-data-dive/
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evocm7:
Used to have 30 days to try out the phone. We can thank the communists at Apple for f*cking that up too.

Anyone considering an apple product should be ashamed of themselves. Sry to rant, but my hatred for apple and the ignorant people that buy their products infuriates me. Yes, that's how bad I hate apple, it makes me MADDD lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tony0691:
How exactly? The retina display although small its a beautiful display. The camera takes great shots and video is terrific. The app store compare to android has great quality apps and of course the majority of the time apple gets first dibs. I also like the fact that it's not cluttered with a bunch of system tools or tweaks and instead have their own place in cydia, that is if you decide to jailbreak.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tony0691:
The E4GT was the phone I was originally going to get. The reason I didn't was because of the fact that being the phone had been out for quite some time overseas it was a bit outdated already and of course the GS3 being right around the corner. By the time my next upgrade comes I'm sure there will be some pretty epic phones for android which in that case I'll come back. Assuming I last that long with this phone I doubt it though I get bored with phones real fast.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tony0691:
I don't know what it is people are doing with their phones but I know damn well I get less force closes on my iPhone than I did on my Evo.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trukenx:
like i said its a proven fact... my brother and one of my closest friend own the iPad 2 and 3(the new iPad), and i have notices their apps randomly going straight back to the home screen heck this happened to me more than once in one hour last time i tried to watch a YouTube video using the new iPad(iPad 3). that is a force close most people will just reload the app just like i did without even thinking... that includes YOU.

this is basically the apple... "way don't tell the consumers whats going on, and they would think it doesn't exist"
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lilman355:
I never said there was an iPhone 5 :) simply referring to the future
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PsiPhiDan:
One person's experience doesn't make it fact.

Someone did research on this and proved it. Your refute means nothing except that there COULD BE exceptions, which is already obvious (everything has exceptions).
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Papa Smurf151:
e-peen contest over....congrats to those that swung them out and compared sizes...you are all giant wieners.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tmb04:
Hi i'm having a problem trying to get my evo shift Perm Rooted. There's like 4 different guides that i've found on how To root an Evo or even more specifically the Shift. I've followed all these guides and still no luck.

I already have my phone Temp Rooted through VISIONary, my problem happens when I have to go to the CMB (Command Prompt)

8. Next, Open the command prompt (Start > Run > type "cmd") and paste the following...

Code:

cd C:\AndroidSDK\platform-tools

Hit enter, and type the following...

Code:

adb

If adb runs you're golden. Type this...

Code:

adb shell

Hit enter, you will see this...

Code:

$

Now type...

Code:

su

I make it to where I need to type in adb shell and what it says is adb server is out of date. killing... *daemon started successfully*

Then it shows the $ sign.

What i'm supposed to do now is type su

Then when I do it says su: permission denied

This is where i'm lost at. I followed everybody's instructions perfectly but cant move on till I get pass this... Can anyone help me please?

Thank you
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
What Android version are you on?

2.2 ?

2.3.3 ?

2.3.4 ?
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sparksco:
Check the permissions under properties of adb.exe (right-click adb.exe and select properties) in your sdk/platform-tools folder. Make sure it is allowed to run as a program.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tmb04:
2.2

Is that good or bad? Should I upgrade?
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tmb04:
I have a Windows XP So when I go to properties the best I can do is Run it as an older version in compatibility mode? I'll still try it out to see if any older version works

*edit, tried and didnt work
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
NO DO NOT UPGRADE!!! If your on 2.2 it's very easy. Just download and use THIS TOOL. It will do it all for you. Just connect the device via USB Cable, and choose charge only. Extract the Zip file that you downloaded onto your desktop, and run the program. Then click the ROOT Button. Make sure your Anti-Virus and Firewall are disabled before you start. Then just follow the Prompts. When it's all done go to the Play Store ( Android Market ) download Rom Manager Free. Open up Rom Manager follow the prompts to Flash CWM Recovery. That's it your Rooted with a Custom Recovery.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tmb04:
I downloaded what you said, I run the program and disable the firewall, I clicked on Root and it says "Error running ADB try again"

I know that means I probably did something wrong in an earlier step but still unaware where I messed up at.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sparksco:
You need adb working... In order for adb to work you need to have android debugging checked under Settings > Applications > Development on your phone. It's not enabled by default on Sense roms so you'll need to make sure it's enabled and turned on.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tmb04:
Ok I made it past the part I was stuck at. Rooted my phone, downloaded ROM manager, clicked on Flash ClockworkMod Recovery, and before it finishes it says " An error occurred while attempting to run privileged commands! "

I'm sorry for asking for so much help but I'm not trying to mess anything up
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
All good about asking questions. When the message pops up asking for SuperUser Permission, you have to click yes. Otherwise it will not run.
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tmb04:
I ended up factory restoring my phone and followed a youtube video for the same exact guide that you told me to use. I followed it step by step and now my phone works perfect. I appreciate all the help.

Instead of me creating a new post, can you recommend a good guide for me to flash my shift to boost mobile?
[EVO Shift 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
You should be able to find to find the info you need HERE.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsungepicgeek:
I guess the picture explains it all. Everytime I go on the email application, It just doesnt work but says its syncing....

Does anyone know how to fix this?

-CM9 Beta 3
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amateurhack:
Beta 3? Or do you mean Beta 2 with one of the test kernels?

There's a lot of different possibilities (including that the server you are trying to log into is temporarily down.) What type of email account are you logging into?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsungepicgeek:
Im on beta 3, trying to log on to a gmail account
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ÜBER™:
Beta3 doesn't exist...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amateurhack:
Ok. Well, bypassing the Beta 3 issue, did you use the automatic setup?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsungepicgeek:
Sorry I fully wasn't thinking, Im on beta 2
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsungepicgeek:
Yes
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amateurhack:
That would mean all the settings should be correct. I would suggest trying to set it up manually just to double check. If that still doesn't work, wipe data for the email program and try again both with the auto setup and manually if necessary.

Beyond that, check factors outside the email program. It could be a theme problem. It could be a connectivity problem. It could be a server problem.

Good luck.
[G Tablet General] manesag:
Hi my headphone jack broke after I dropped it. Where can I buy a replacement jack?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zorigo:
So here's the scenario;

I'm currently on an odexed JVU rom. My CWM is version 5.0.2.7.

I would like to flash an ICS build soon, haven't decided between CM9, AOKP build 33, a derivitative of an AOKP build or Slim ICS (as i understand, a rom of its own with highlights of CM and AOKP).

I was wondering, if i flashed one of the aforementioned ICS roms and for some reason wanted to return to my current JVU rom, could i just restore a JVU nand backup in CWM in the ICS rom, or would i have to reflash stock JVU, then semaphore kernel (that's how you install the JVU rom in the first place), then restore my JVU nand backup.

And if i can restore my JVU nand backup on an ICS rom, is it only possible some roms or a specific kernel with a version of CWM 5 built in?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ishangoyal:
I don't know whether restoring nand backup over some other rom works or not (I think I tried once but it didn't work) but I would suggest first flashing the JVU with the kernel of your choice and then restoring the backup.. this will give you your previous configuration without any problems..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zorigo:
coolio

just wanted to see if i could avoid odin, my micro usb port on my phone is a little loose and it isn't a problem really when charging or transfering but i'd be in tears if something went wrong during an odin flash because my usb cable was jiggled
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ishangoyal:
downgrade to GB by flashing CM7 through recovery.. you'll have to flash twice.. first flash and reboot recovery and then flash again.. ofcourse with wipe the first time atleast..

then flash JVU through recovery
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zorigo:
Did not know that! That could have caused some problems, thanks a bunch for letting me know
[General Questions and Answers] Vallandu:
Hi,

I'm new to rooting and wanted to root my samsung galaxy s2 but now i'm totally lost and my phone doesn't even boot anymore. Ive used the following steps from this site: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1056334 (long guide) but forgot to check my kernel number (Netherlands KPN branded phone) :(

Everything was going smooth until superoneclick crashed on my pc. Ive tried the factory reset but that comes with a lot of errors and didnt help.

My phone is stuck at the beginning with a large yellow sign.

Somebody please help me, lots of love in return!
[General Questions and Answers] ZlajoX:
Can you turn on the phone?
[General Questions and Answers] Vallandu:
Yes, but then i get the yellow ! sign and the samsung galaxy s2 text and thats it.
[General Questions and Answers] ZlajoX:
Yellow triangle? You can remove it with usb jig or if you have ics with program Triangle away.