yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kingofthebraves:
I've been using the s2 for more than 7 months now and recently got a Galaxy Nexus. I don't know if this is a downgrade but there are definitely a lot of areas where the s2 just trashes the galaxy nexus.

1. S2 Camera is definitely better than the galaxy nexus, although the shutter speed of the GN is faaast.

2. S2 has better codec support for movies plus it renders movies faster. I'm using MX player on the GN and it takes 3-5 seconds when jumping between scenes. Even fast forwarding is slow.

3. Super amoled + is much much brighter than regular super amoled. It took a few days for my eyes to adjust to the screen's "dimness" and yellowish color. I'm sure you'll experience this if it's your first time viewing super amoled coming from the s2.

4. Battery on the GN is a little worse than the s2, I'm usually at 30 percent before the end of the day with barely 1.5 hr screen time.

The development of the GN on the other hand is amazing. The software of the s2 has gotten pretty stale thanks to samsung and their ICS implementation just blows. A lot of guys were still on GB even when ICS came out. The GN is still a mixed bag for me, maybe by the time the next iteration of android comes out it'll pay off. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aPiso:
And after 444 posts you still don't understand what is to put in the "Android Developement" section? That's Amazing man!!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djkinetic:
+1 it's truly amazing how many people cannot read or follow rules/directions.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thatguyzx:
Pretty sure this Development section is the wrong place for an opinions thread.

To not seem like a jerk though, I'll share. I had an SG2, my GNex battery lasts on avg 35 hours with normal texting/facebook/calls. with gaming still get around 18hours.

I HATED the lag in screen wake with the SG2. (it's due to the way SG2 goes into deep sleep)

& Screen brightness? Honestly, I never have the brightness more than 60% unless showing off pictures.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kingofthebraves:
Woops didnt mean that sorry . Mods if you'd kindly move my thread now before everyone flames my ass: )

Yeah one of the reasons why i wanted to switch my s2 was the wake up lag and the annoying home button lag . Seems allsamsung branded phones come with this now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dai323:
I had an htc sensation and a galaxy s2 before getting my Nexus, and all I can say is this: Root your nexus, install Aokp, foxhound, gummy, liquid, or paranoid (paranoid =coolest rom EVER) rom, install popcorn kernel and overclock to 1,4 , use root toolkit to increase camera quality to high, and then tell me if your still not happy with your Nexus :-D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
I'm not happy that you said use toolkit. People need to start learning how to root / do things without the toolkit.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] babymatteo:
That's the easiest and fastest way of doing it. What's the point of doing it differently if its going to take you longer and still gives you the same results? Just because you know more about Android than others, doesn't make you better than everyone else in here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
The point is that person is understanding the process of what rooting is. In the long run, it'll be better for them rather than making a new thread asking the same questions.

I never said I was better than anybody. People take things for granted, I've started using Android since the G1 days where we had to obtain root via typing things in terminal emulator / ADB to obtain root. Not use a toolkit. Having root access and flashing ROMs/kernels/radios is a valuable step in Android, it can't be spoon fed to you. The person has to put some effort into knowing what their doing. Otherwise they'll just make a bunch of threads asking the same questions because they didn't know what the toolkit was doing. Same concept goes for mathematics and science. If you don't know how the formula is derived then you're just walking in the dark.

If installing drivers for your phone then typing,

fastboot oem unlock

fastboot flash recovery <nameofrecovery>.img

is too difficult for them to understand then they shouldn't be rooting and tinkering with their phone. It is Android 101, if they dont understand the basics of ADB / fastboot then they will have problems in the long run and keep saying that their phone is bricked because they don't understand the process of fastboot flashing back to stock.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1469909 8 pages here... for the most part they agree with the point I made here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] blade30p:
Not being funny but that's how You like you'r fone set up, don't mean he's gonna like it too :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dai323:
I also started in the G1 days, and have had 7 or 8 phones and 2 tablets. I know how to use Odin, fastboot, ect. Yeah, knowing those methods is of course great, but not relevant to what the OP is talking about right now. Having the toolkit available is another reason why I like the Nexus so much, and if he's saying he a not happy in general with the Nexus, difficult or more complex rooting methods won't help convince him otherwise.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
All of this is relevant. Especially when YOU told the OP to start flashing his phone etc etc. What made you think the OP is a person that likes to be flashing ROMs? He could be one of those individuals who feels that the GN is good as the way it is and wants to leave it stock and leave future updates in the hands of Google?

If anyone starts flashing their phone they should ALWAYS know the common knowledge of how to fastboot and use ADB. It is a absolute NECESSITY, especially if people are having problems with their phones. The cause of this is because people are unaware of what's going on because they're using a toolkit.

Galaxy Nexus (and other Nexus devices) are not hard to root/unlock bootloader compared to other phones. Drivers, fastboot oem unlock, flash custom recovery.

Other phones you have to do so much more.. take a look at Motorola.

That's like saying if a friend asked you for the solution to a math problem. Would you feed him the answer? No. Guide him in the right direction to learn and expand his mind. It's not that difficult. The hardest part of rooting a Galaxy Nexus is getting the drivers installed. And if you have a Mac, that's even easier. No drivers needed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] avyonix:
You both have valid points here...but this thread still needs to be moved :P
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
then report the thread so a moderator can move it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] avyonix:
done
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hp13:
Toolkit is the greatest and best way to root. forget about other methods. simpler is always better. end results are same. i don't need to know what the process is behind rooting ...i used toolkit enough times and had no issues at all. thanks to Dev for simpler method.

so accept it that toolkit is better. just cause you know the steps behind rooting doesn't mean everyone needs to know. sure you used G1 and followed harder methods but reality is that now we have toolkit so why bother using other methods?

ThANKS
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
No. Just...no.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Exodian:
Ease of convenience does not always make for better solutions. Short cuts don't always work out so well and if your going to be modifying your device why not take the time to learn the correct methods? But on the other hand, to each their own.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Exodian:
Correct but if you plan on rooting it you most definitely should know the steps behind it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andrewlax120:
seriously? who cares how people root their phone...go outside.

and yeah op, the gnex is pretty sweet for roms and mods, but yeah the s2 has some better attributes then the nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] keennay:
[Q] Considering jumping from AT&T Skyrocket to GSM Galaxy Nexus (4G Unlimited Plan)

I currently have an AT&T Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket (with the 4G LTE unlimited data plan) but I'm considering trading in for a GSM Samsung Galaxy Nexus phone.

Does anyone know if the GSM version supports 4G LTE, specifically AT&T's? Or should I just wait for the AT&T version coming out soon? I just don't really wanna have to deal with getting AT&T OS upgrades (specifically ICS on the Skyrocket) 5463523 years after everyone else.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ATnTdude:
GSM version does not support LTE. Only the CDMA model has LTE.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] El Daddy:
It does not support att lte. Hspa+ only.

I doubt there will be an att lte device coming.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mattrb:
First, ATT LTE GN is not a sure deal, 2nd, if you want quick updates you best bet is to learn to root. ATT Skyrocket has ICS if you root and flash. Also, it will have ICS very soon officially. I say wait.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] keennay:
Oh yeah, I've definitely done that as I'm using one of the custom (leaked ICS) MODs from the AT&T Skyrocket forum section.

Thanks folks. I think I'll stick with what I have.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
It will support HSPA+ only. By the time, Skyrocket gets ICS--Jelly Bean (Android 5.0 or whatever its called) will be out.

Even though a custom ROM has ICS for your phone not all the essentials are there: updated kernel, drivers for native ICS.
[HTC One X] shogun168:
Hey guys,

Wondering if anyone knew how to remove exchange security policy in mail on the One X?

It's annoying having a PIN to unlock the phone (even with the 15 minute timeout), it'd be nice to be able to use the pattern unlock. PIN unlock for some reason is really laggy and because of that, I keep making typos just entering 4 digits :mad: ... anyways, if someone could help that'd be great!

Thanks! :)

EDIT (8/5/12):

This solution is working on my One X
[HTC One X] Stanimir Komitov:
You can try the modded app from HTC Sensation. It has a version for Sense 4.0, so there shouldn't be much of a difference.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1520431
[HTC One X] shogun168:
Thanks! I'll take a look now
[HTC One X] shogun168:
Thanks! It worked!
[Droid 2 General] Kabukiman50:
So, I was working in the yard last night and reached into my pocket and I hit some buttons on my phone no idea what I hit but now my phone is constantly showing running processes in the background over my wallpaper, it even show's it when I have menu's up. I have no idea what I did or how to turn it off but it's driving my nuts here's the specs

R2D2 Droid

Cyanogenmod 7.1.0

Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks!
[Droid 2 General] pomeroythomas:
I think that's your Dev Tools.
[Desire HD General] Buddhainuk:
Dam it htc

Though I was in luck this morning as there was a system update wow ics was going to be downloaded but it was a small update so I was pissed when it wasn't.

So how do I find out what it was?

Sent from my HTC Desire HD A9191
[Desire HD General] ishtar007:
HTC Watch.
[Desire HD General] Muikkuman:
Ye me too i was like "omg did it finally come?"
[Desire HD General] Eddie1506:
So, anyone have the link for OTA? Is it WWE?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Vandelay007:
Does anyone have the version before the most recent update? I foolishly deleted my backups on mybackup pro and can no longer revert back... thanks guys...
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Vandelay007:
Bump
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] linsalata28:
Here is a backup I have from the 15th IDK if this is the one your looking for but I hope it helps.

http://db.tt/h1KBOaii
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Vandelay007:
Thanks for the apk, I appreciate it, sadly it is the one I had, plus they just did another update ...

I really appreciate it though, so thanks
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] leon sprouse:
This is it V4.1.1 new version is 4.1.5View attachment 1039631
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] BIGJER99:
Nice work. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Vandelay007:
Thanks, I think the one I was looking for was even before that one...but I appreciate it
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Vandelay007:
http://www.freewarelovers.com/android/app/handcent-sms#old_versions

Found it there....but thanks guys
[HTC Sensation] wesley.neary:
Hey guys, I have recently purchased a horizontal car mount for my sensation XE so i can finally get rid of my old satnav and use the sensation. While driving I also use my phone to BT stream music to my stereo as well as listen to podcasts via doggcatcher and receive phone calls.

I know there is the dock mode in HTC sense but as far as i can work out there is no way of removing the clock and now playing icons and also adding a dialler option short cut. Its quite awkward to read who is calling sideways and scroll through recent calls while they are in portrait and the phone is in landscape.

Does anyone know of a way round this problem is it possible to unlock htc sense to allow landscape orientation or not?

Any help is greatly appreciated
[HTC Sensation] dislplin01:
For one you shouldn't be scrolling thru your resent calls while you're driving blue tooth it not it's bit safe ;-) and two no as far as I know almost everything on sense and otherwise can be put in landscape mode with the one exception of the dialer app I cold be wrong and if I am someone send a link but I am pretty sure you can't
[Android General] zenithvictor:
It has been a while since i joined xda and as have learned a lot and am still learning from all those wonderful peepz out here.COMING TO THE POINT

while dwelling at xda i have felt an urge to get things organized alot. I wanna put up my views on custom rom development here. As we all know stock roms normally are far stable than custom roms. "why?" I believe cause they go rigorous testing before a release. Well when we have so many people at xda(with all those skills you got) why can't we create a CHECKLIST of the bare minimum testing to be done by a dev/modder/themer before he uploads his roms and put them up for the members to test. If such a CHECKLIST were in EXISTANCE and every dev/modder/themer was to follow it sincerely then we could avoid lot of hazards and blunders that happen commonly.

Lots of Regards

Sam
[Motorola Droid RAZR] sextape:
Verizon Droid RAZR

Hi Everyone,

Since I dont have a RAZR I cannot test this out, I'm Hoping I Can Help With This Build.

Intended for Developer Droid RAZR

Disclaimer:

Be careful when flashing I am not liable for damage of your phone.

[Do not Upload Any Mirrors or Re-post Without My Consulting Me First]

Please Hit The Thanks Button!!

PLEASE POST RESULTS HERE:

http://digitalspecialists.net/index.php
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jamminjon82:
Anyway to fastboot back to 173 on this? Also I'm on 84 can i fastboot up to this without bricking
[Motorola Droid RAZR] quadjacks:
So what is this about?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] pedrotorresfilho:
Be advised this for developer razr only. Don't flash over a regular razr
[Motorola Droid RAZR] sextape:
\

RAZR Engineering Build ICS
[Motorola Droid RAZR] quadjacks:
ok
[Motorola Droid RAZR] XCellPhoneSalesRep:
*cancel that*
[Motorola Droid RAZR] b_wat:
so what is this for a dev razr only
[Motorola Droid RAZR] _base2:
I remember this now. This has huge potential to permanently brick users that flashed the 84/85 leak and soft brick others.

Do not flash this.

Edit: actually this a different build than the one I was thinking of... I reckon we ought to dig into this a little bit and see if there's anything we can use from this... sorry for being an idiot and posting before thinking lol

[ 43V3R IC3'd on .84 ]
[Motorola Droid RAZR] _base2:
Edit: removed bc I'm a dumb ass lol

[ 43V3R IC3'd on .84 ]
[Motorola Droid RAZR] xlightwaverx:
This little buddy, is the fB files all you brick junkie's have been waiting for. :)

X
[Motorola Droid RAZR] sextape:
We're all dumbasses at some point lol its all good
[Motorola Droid RAZR] _base2:
Lol thanks dude. So has anyone loaded this yet? The most important think for all these brickety brick folks is the bootloader version... anyone know what the bl version is for this?

[ 43V3R IC3'd on .84 ]
[Motorola Droid RAZR] sextape:
Not sure im hoping this will all help the Razr Droid Community
[Motorola Droid RAZR] PWn3R:
I suspect since this is signed with test keys and not release keys, this won't boot after being flashed, I also suspect this may perma-brick folks even if they are on the current ICS leak that has us all (possibly) off the upgrade path. If we could get p3droid to try flashing this on his "special" razr we might be able to shed some more light.

*** No one should flash this if they have a locked bootloader because they will likely get a $700 brick ***

It is interesting that this fastboot has HIGHER build numbers than the build for .84 and .85 -- this is making me feel better, I suspect that we won't be stuck on this build once the official ICS OTA comes out I think we will be able to fastboot to it. I wonder if the update that was pulled via Cheesecake was placed there for someone from the Dev team to make a jump to the newest ICS core for the build (CDT update ETC) hopefully it stays standardized through the builds.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Gimpeh:
Interesting. I will be watching this very closely.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] stkiswr:
Sextape was very helpful to the et4g folks w some leaks. Maybe he's able to do the same for us
[Motorola Droid RAZR] nespresso33:
Maybe it contain a unlocked bootloader which can be flashed over regular Razr.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] bb12489:
That would be too easy.... lol
[Motorola Droid RAZR] [TSON]:
Thanks for trying to help us out sextape c:

Wish it was that easy...
[Motorola Droid RAZR] PWn3R:
I find it more likely that it contains a free $700 brick.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] :
Have anyone tried it?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] trekie4ever:
This looks so interesting and I am so tempted but I have. 84 running just fine...
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dcrazydan:
SPYDER?

something doesnt make sense... spyder is for uk razr?

it dosent make sense to put the name spyder with cdma and verison!

in US the name is droid razr....

or am i mistaking...
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dcrazydan:
OK!

SORRY....
[Motorola Droid RAZR] AtariDroid:
I too will be watching this very closely.. intriguing..
[Motorola Droid RAZR] jimmydafish:
This is a dev only build from 3/05 its not worth the flash..

---------- Post added at 09:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:08 PM ----------

This is a dev only build from 3/05 its not worth the flash..
[Motorola Droid RAZR] beecker:
Thats one hell of a brick.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] _base2:
But is it really FREE if it has a value of $700? ... lol

[ BEWARE :: n00bs are afoot ]
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kholk:
I've tried that on my unlocked RAZR....

.....it's useless. It doesn't work at all.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] :
Thanks for the info.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] whirleyes:
Not 100% useless, there's alot of usefull stuff than can be extracted from those images file.. e.g the thing that is stripped out in production release.. Bring more I you found
[HTC Sensation] wesley.neary:
Hey guys, I have recently purchased a horizontal car mount for my sensation XE so i can finally get rid of my old satnav and use the sensation. While driving I also use my phone to BT stream music to my stereo as well as listen to podcasts via doggcatcher and receive phone calls.

I know there is the dock mode in HTC sense but as far as i can work out there is no way of removing the clock and now playing icons and also adding a dialler option short cut, it just generally isnt ideal for what i need. Its quite awkward to read who is calling sideways and scroll through recent calls while they are in portrait and the phone is in landscape.

Does anyone know of a way round this problem is it possible to unlock htc sense to allow landscape orientation or not?

Any help is greatly appreciated
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zack F:
Hi all!,

My bro has bought a Galaxy SII, today he tried to run the tab but when he's trying run it, he can just see the logo that appears at the beginning and the phone just remain in this position !!!!, I think that's known as a bootloop but I don't know how can he fix it !! :)

please how can he fix this problem :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rocky23:
dumb ? but i dint get u wats the tab?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
Don't suppose you saw the sticky post at the very top of Q&A that is titled "[READ THIS] Got a Boot Loop? Don't post a New Thread!", did you?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zack F:
sorry, I wanted to write the ''phone'' .. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zack F:
ouuups I didn't say it :( .. thank you anyway !!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zack F:
stock ROM

but please guys, where can I find a stock ROM ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
Is your search button broken?

Stock firmwares.

Forum rules. (take note of rule 1)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zack F:
no file works in the fist link you've posted .. sorry !!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
*sigh*...

Any link (anywhere on the internet) that links to multiupload or megaupload will not work. (they have been shut down by the DOJ and FBI for copyright violations) That includes any link in the first link I posted.

HOWEVER....

MANY MANY MANY links on that page are NOT linked to multiupload or megaupload. They will just say "Download", instead of a URL string. Those links work.

And I SERIOUSLY doubt you tried all the hundreds of links on that page in the 5 minutes since I posted.

EDIT to add: plus it appears you're still not following rule #1 of the forum. But I'll take pity and provide you with ONE more set of links. Then you're on your own.

You can find older stock firmwares at www.samfirmware.com. You have to register to download, but it's free.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
That means you have tried every file ??? including the ones that are downloadable from skywanker .com from that link .

jje
[General Questions and Answers] himom:
We have an app built into the system of a custom rom/hardware that allows the end-user to update various programs on the Android device. However, we have no way of updating the update program. If we do it normally by installing it like any other app, it gets reverted when the system is rebooted.

Is there a way to update a system APK without having to use adb push or have the end-user do anything special? I'd rather not have to send out a bunch of SD cards with firmware images and instruct each of them on how to update it. Is there some way we can sign the application so the Android OS knows it's a valid system app and not overwrite it?
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] AwesomeAHlee:
could some share sony ericsson default ics phone app .apk for xperia arc s

thanks
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] adoet_t:
already posted here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1615641
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mojitsu:
Hello there

I am unable to post in dev section of the forums.

After using so many custom roms I went back to stock and atm I got NeatROM (deodexed stock). The only issue I have is when I switch to 182 dpi the dialer and launcher is messed up. Tried looking everywhere but I can't seem to find a modded version and custom roms have different dialers/launchers anwyay (not the samsung ones)

Anyone able to help with this?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bala_gamer:
ics stock dialer and launcher dont have multi dpi mod as of now. you have to use any other alternative launcher
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ctomgee:
What bala_gamer said, and you shouldn't have posted this to dev anyways. It's clearly a question.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] _Sale_:
You can use Go launcher + go contacts with go keyboard. Works fine :)
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] gabepari5:
I got my HTC Vivid a few months ago and I upgraded to ICS and I dislike it a lot but I was wondering how to downgrade it easily. I also found a kernal source for GB; will that help? How do I downgrade my phone back to GB?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Aus_Azn:
Unlock bootloader, flash recovery, flash GB ROM zip. That's the fastest and clearest way to do it.