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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] haydonxda:
The Play Store didn't work as it should and I'm limiting my exposure to it in the future. Logical response if you ask me. I don't enjoy attempting to claw back money thanks to billing issues, failure to deliver service, "oh the system had a problem", etc every time it happens. When it does I consider those entities unreliable and stop doing business with them. (Unless I have no real alternatives like TV/Internet/phone.)

If the Play Store didn't offer a refund I wouldn't have purchased the app. I appreciate that they do offer a refund to check for compatibility, does the app work as intended, etc. What I don't appreciate is that system not reliable.

The dev got his $4 and I'm no longer going to use the App Store for purchases that I'm not 100% certain I want. You have a different philosophy and you're free to spend as much time as you like dealing with customer service, different developers, etc as you like. My philosophy is different and I'm going to deal with the Play Store less.

We're all entitled to make our own decisions on how to spend our money and somehow how I spend my money has become the topic rather than the app itself.

The app doesn't look too much like a work in progress. Just another camera app with a few neat controls. It's no iPhone 645 PRO app. That would have been worth paying quite a bit more for.

My post's intention was to let people know that this app did not improve photo quality. I said as much. I've been critical of the GN camera and was hoping that saving in a lossless format would have improved the camera output. It didn't. And because it didn't I don't feel it's worth $4.

However, instead of that, the only thing people appeared to be interested in is my comment about Google's Play Store borking my refund and my how I was going to deal with that in the future.

"quitchabitchin"? I'm not *****in. My problem is resolved. The problem it seems is that YOU don't like how I resolved it. If no one responded to the point about how I decide to spend my money this thread would be a lot shorter and a lot more informative.

My beef isn't with the developer and I have no intention of trying to contact him/her because the Play Store broke. Not their fault and I'm changing how I deal with the Play Store, not the app developer. I fail to see how that isn't clear?

BTW, this "getting burned" has warned me off of anything Samsung phone related as well. And quite a few other products. Unless these companies resolve their issues they've lost a customer and I steer people to products that work for me and I find reliable.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
No offense, but I rather hear about the app than the hissy fit between you, the play store, and zephik. Take it to PMs guys.

Just sayin.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] codesplice:
Agreed. I'm sorry I got involved in that mess...

On topic, I'm overall pleased with the app. I went ahead and purchased the paid version. It does take a bit longer to load the application than I would like, but I suppose that is acceptable for something that strives to emulate the functionality of a DSLR. The feature set is quite impressive. I'm tired of all the other camera apps who want to shower the user with cheesy "effects"; it's nice to see a photography app for people who actually know what words like "aperture" mean.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DjRenigade:
For those wanting DSLR like controls!

I use this app all the time. Very nice developer as i have emailed him a few times on issues i found. Before long we will have no need for a big DSLR like i shoot.:)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rayiskon:
Just fyi guys, xda rules are clear when advertising apps is involved, there is a section intended for that, so this thread in first place is breaking xda rules, needless to mention some of the pointless arguements around here.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
No one is advertising any apps,. The OP just thought it was a good thing to share because he liked the app and wanted to see if anybody else purchased the app for additional feedback.

And no one is arguing about anything, we are all being civilized and having a conversation.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] z06mike:
Yup, that's all I was trying to do. I realize there is a section for that but I have seen some comments where people were saying they wish they could have better control over the camera, which is why I posted here.

If it needs to be moved, so be it. Didn't mean to start any arguments here. :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
You know, there has been some apps I've been disappointed with. But for the most part, I was happy some change went into the developers pocket even if the app didn't serve my needs or wants. The other half of android is the app ecosystem, not just roms and kernels. If the developers have a roof over their head, a computer, some food to eat, caffeine and a phone or two, android continues it's legacy. If devs are broke then we must eat more apples. Plain and simple. Thank you developers even if i didn't like your rom or app.

Btw, I didn't try this app but I just saw too much 1WS up in here.

...of the people, by the people, for the people...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
z06mike, post a pic with it, and then with the stock camera.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] haydonxda:
Here are two fairly close samples cropped. Nothing interesting, was just looking for detail retained. Quality looks close to identical to me.

First one was jpg from the stock camera app, second one was png output from the app in this thread.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrynalyne:
Definitely not awe inspiring difference.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] z06mike:
Not much of a difference in those pics bit... for those who know photography there are some cool features: adjustable focus, white balance, and metering. Bracketing (which I haven't tried yet but for some HDR it might be cool) and lastly it has a "long shutter speed" mode.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Valynor:
Cropped pictures are useless in this case - to be able to compare properly both of the original files (full resolution, unedited) are needed.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] haydonxda:
True. One of the things that I was excited about was the promise of better quality images. For myself, if the overall image quality hasn't improved it's not worth the time twiddling with the settings. If I'm going to spend time on a photo I will use a SLR.

The quality improvement in 645 PRO is something to write home about. If any Android app was able to achieve that improvement I'd pay quite a bit more for it.

Spot/center weighted metering on the touch to focus point would be awesome. Can't think of how many photos have come out poorly because the sky killed the exposure on the subject. Trying to fight that with exposure compensation is a pain.

They're crops, and otherwise not edited. They're not resized. What you see is representative of the rest of the image. Believe me, you're not missing anything.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] harveydent:
Shot Control has touch metering, meaning you can set a different point in the frame for spot metering and a different point for the touch focus.

Haven't fiddled with this one yet to look for features like this.

What were your settings on the test pics? All auto for both? That may explain why there's not much difference between the two.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zok-star:
how do we zoom?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DirgeExtinction:
Haven't tried Shot Control, but I've tried the lite version of this app. Not too many options in the lite version, though.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Pat123:
I am assuming that this app just modifies the image after taking the shots depending on what parameters you have set. I don't think Android provides APIs for all that. For e.g.: I don't think Android has a API that allows changing the Shutter Speed!
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miro101:
Hello!

I was wondering if there is any complete guide to kernel 3 roms?

I tried to use Kindle Fire Utility v0.9.6.

1. The tool instatlled [fff]1.4a

2. i tried to install twrp

now its stuck on fff logo with press button 4 boot menu.

the Utility tells me not to do anything.

probably i will find a way to fix this. but why is there not a full short one step guide to tell people how to flash those things.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kinfauns:
Because...

1) 3.0 kernel based ROMs are all works in progress

2) It's no different than flashing any other ROM

If you use a 1-step automated program like KFU, you accept the possibility that the automation will fail and you have to figure out how to fix it. Alternatively, you can learn what needs to be done from the first place, so you understand the process and have the capability to deal with abnormalities. What road you take is up to you.

The phrase "full short one step guide" is truly an oxymoron. No such thing exists here or elsewhere, but if you want to figure out what's going on with your device, start here...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1552547

The end of post #3 has a link to another guide with details on how to get those things installed and flash a new ROM.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] PeterGuru:
I just discovered something with my Rogers ONE X.

Okay, let's provide a bit of background information.

I unlocked my bootloader using HTCDev. I rooted my phone using Superboot r2 method. I installed the interim CWM Recovery available today.

Here's the problem ...

I simply can't get sound-selections to stick after I reboot. At first I thought it might be the fact that I had all my personal sound files installed on the SDCard under directories entitled: Alarms, Notifications, and Ringtones.

So, I moved them all over to the appropriate directories under system\media\audio.

Still they don't stick. When I reboot my phone, my Ringtone and my Default Notification sounds both revert back to a sound file called "Unlock." Strangely enough, my Alarm sound DOES remain.

Any ideas? Is there anything I can do to resolve this?

Thanks,

Peter

Addendum: No offense, but I object to this thread being moved to the Q&A section. It specifically relates to rooting because the problem did NOT occur prior to the root/CWM installation process. Therefore, it could be an issue for developers. My opinion.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exec228:
Salut all!

How can I reset pre-cached info of stock music player?

I edited tags of all my music files, having categorized them by Classical, Folk, New Age, Pop, Rock, Russian, Soundtrack.

These are ONLY genres I specified.

When I open player, it displays a bunch of Ethno-Lounge, Classic Prog, JPop, Light Classical Crossover, Minimalist Techno and all of those Mumbo Jumbo.

Then I erased all IDv1 and APE tags, I edited and resaved IDv3 twice, I ensured no genres except specified by me really present in these files.

But it looks like the player displays just an old info.

How can I reset pre-cached info of stock music player to force it to re-read new tags?

P.S. Settings\Applications\Music and Music Enhancer\Clear Data - already pressed. No effect except options "Shuffle" and "Repeating" are reset, and buttons take the default order.

P.P.S. Sorry for crossposting. But it's not quite an actual crossposting, eh? ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exec228:
[SOLVED]

Must wipe data of "Media Storage"

P.S. cannot edit title to insert [SOLVED]
[HTC EVO 3D] swaze:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/5/10/3011498/sprint-small-cell-deployment-lte-rollout

pretty interesting.
[HTC EVO 3D] aypanthony:
Sprint better find a way to roll out their LTE quicker and with more coverage. After all, who launches a LTE phone without LTE being available? I think the sales for Evo LTE will suffer greatly because of lack of LTE. By the time LTE is up, the Evo LTE will be old news.
[HTC EVO 3D] Vinchenzop:
The evo 4g was available before Wimax was in 90% of places that it's currently available.
[HTC EVO 3D] caseyatbt:
I think more people are likely to buy a phone that is ready for what is coming(LTE) than a phone that is for what is leaving(WiMax).
[HTC EVO 3D] swaze:
I might be mistaken, but im pretty sure VRZ did the same thing. The sold LTE phones before the LTE network was officially up and running.
[HTC EVO 3D] notasimpleway:
Yep. The Thunderbolt didn't have LTE at launch if I remember correctly. Sprint has LTE running but has blocked users from connecting. I bet they will have the Atlanta market ready by release of the new Evo.
[HTC EVO 3D] aypanthony:
I hear ya knockin'. These days, phones become outdated fast....faster than when the OG Evo came out. I want the Evo LTE to succeed, but not having LTE out at this point in time doesn't make me want to upgrade to it and people from other carriers won't want to leave their 4G. And a few months from now, when LTE finally gets going, the Evo LTE will be considered old. Just my $0.02.

Good news that Sprint is going the extra mile to improve the LTE.
[HTC EVO 3D] flonker:
This makes me laugh.

Sprint is essentially using hardware that is designed for home use (say a family of four) and rolling it out as a solution to it's congested network.

Is THIS their "Network Vision?"

No wonder I'm not surprised when I get 1kbps download. Can't wait for Sprint to install some "personal network extenders" (way better than an actual network) in my area, maybe I'll see 2kbps.

Two kids with a couple of paper cups connected by a piece of string has a better network than Sprint.
[HTC EVO 3D] Vinchenzop:
If you're so disgruntled with them, then why do you stay with them? Not trying to argue, nor troll.

edit: I don't have 4g, I barely have 3g, and when I do have 3g it is intolerable. However, sprint has the best voice coverage in my area, so I keep them. After all, these are phones
[HTC EVO 3D] flonker:
I'm not paying to get out of my contract (especially now that Sprint upped ETF's), that is why I stay. Simple as that.

Before I signed my current contract, I talked to a Sprint representative (not a Sprint store employee) who assured me that Sprint was going to be extremely proactive in establishing a network.

Since then:

-Sprint upped ETF's

-Sprint spent funds that should have been allocated to improving it's network on the iPhone

-Sprint ended the premiere rewards program (a major reason I stayed)

Prediction: When Sprint finally has a network that can compete with other companies say goodbye to unlimited data plans. Sprint only keeps them around because that is the only card they have to play.

Getting back to the article, Sprint needs to completely overhaul it's network, not deploy "personal network extenders" that only mask the problem.
[HTC EVO 3D] gilbydakid:
Sounds like a stall on the lte?

Sent from my EVO 4G LTE
[HTC EVO 3D] Genjinaro:
Don't care how they do it, I just want the end result to be better than the Wimax. Which it will be.

Verizon did it pretty damned fast, AT&T is trying under extreme odds, Sprint doing it on their own should be inbetween.
[HTC EVO 3D] swaze:
Lets just say someone has no idea what network vision is or what it entails.
[HTC EVO 3D] notasimpleway:
It involves awesomeness. That's what. I bet it will be better than the other 3 carriers once it is finished.
[HTC EVO 3D] aypanthony:
...if Sprint can do it without going bankrupt first.
[HTC EVO 3D] ncfastls1:
This sounds like a great idea for high traffic areas. Reminds me specifically last year at the state fair; there were so many people in such a small area that the tower(s) were so overloaded that data, voice, AND texting were absolutely unusable. You simply could not get through no matter what. It was horrible. Areas like that would be perfect for these small cells.

I'm just as fed up with sprints data service as everyone else is, but I have hope. If network vision ends up being as good as they say it is, I'll definitely be staying with them.
[HTC EVO 3D] runcool:
look at the towers they own. lmao. they don't own any towers. they have an entire tower in a CITY! then claim, OH YOU NOW HOW 4G! OR WE'RE DOING VOICE UPGRADES! SERIOUSLY!? TO A SINGLE TOWER!? It takes a network of towers in the RIGHT SPOTS to provide service. Sprint is a waste of time.
[HTC EVO 3D] flonker:
Exactly. All these people are swallowing everything Sprint is feeding them.

"Network Vision is going to be great!"

"Sprint's network is going to be better than all the other carriers!"

Please. "Network Vision" is just that, a vision, a concept, an idea, a hope and a dream. It only becomes a reality when Sprint begins to aggressively overhaul it's 3G and 4G networks. Not install "personal network extenders." lol.

Sprint has the crappiest network and is pretty much broke. I'm so sure that they will have the best network available in two years time.

I'm guessing that the people who believe in all this "Network Vision" crap are the same people that thought WiMAX would be better than lte. How'd that play out.
[HTC EVO 3D] swaze:
Played out pretty well. 12-15 mbps for me. That's plenty of fast for the things I use it for.
[HTC EVO 3D] flonker:
Did it? Know how much money Sprint shoved into that network even though nearly everyone in the industry said it would never work? What do they have to show for it? A network that they will keep around for the next couple of years until they redo it with lte, what it should have been in the first place.

I'm glad you can use it and that it works good for you, that still doesn't replace the fact that it was a huge business mistake.
[HTC EVO 3D] swaze:
Yea I'll remember to ask you next time I need business advice. You're a millionaire making tons from your business acumen right? Lol
[HTC EVO 3D] gilbydakid:
How is it a vision, a hope, a dream? They already have lte sites up.

Everything you stated are pictures in your head, not something that's actually been created.

Sent from my EVO 4G LTE
[HTC EVO 3D] flonker:
I'm making more money than Sprint, because Sprint's losing money. lol.

This really has nothing to do with me, Sprint itself as a company admitted it was a mistake... Why do you think they're switching to lte?

When Sprint originally unveiled their WiMAX 4G network most everyone in the industry was skeptical that it would succeed.

Sprint got in bed with clearwire, another failing company, and pretty much had to buy the company just to keep what little 4G network it had rolled out functional.

Sprint then realized that it wasn't going to work and decided to switch to lte, something all their competition had from the beginning.

I don't claim to be some business genius, but I'm not a complete idiot either, Sprint messed up. If Sprint had gone with lte from the get go, their network would be further along and they wouldn't have wasted money on WiMAX or clearwire.

If you don't agree with me tell me this, how would it not have been better to use lte from the start? What did Sprint gain from clearwire or WiMAX?
[HTC EVO 3D] WatermelonSlim:
Not true.

When the Evo 4G launched, Sprint had been rolling out Wimax (and selling Wimax data cards) for quite a while.
[HTC EVO 3D] Genjinaro:
Sigh... Too long of a story.

They had to use or lose the spectrum.

WiMAX, technology wise was already ready (tech, hardware, partners etc.) LTE wasn't yet. Things had to move fast.

Wimax isn't **** like many blindly assume it is, it's the band that Clear was running it on that was crap, no penetration or distance.

Sprint gained more post-paid customers than ever before with the start of WiMAX (Really around when the EVO/Overdrive came) & MVNO partnerships.

I might be missing a few more points but that's the short answers to those questions.
[HTC EVO 3D] notasimpleway:
WiMAX has/had potential. The frequency Sprint used to provide the service did not. I doubt LTE using the same frequency would be any better.

Sent from my iPhone with the bigger Gee Bees.
[HTC EVO 3D] ncfastls1:
Jesus christ, the stupidity of your post amazes me. I don't know what city you live in, but they own lots of towers here and it's way more than "just one". A net work of towers is exactly what they have. You think I get coverage from one side of Raleigh to the other with just one tower? Seriously dude, think before you post.

So I guess all the work Ericsson, Sprint, Samsung and Alcatel-Lucent are doing is a hoax? Adding microwave dishes and fiber for back haul along with everything else they are doing is just a "concept"? Aggressively overhauling their 3G and 4G network is exactly what network vision is and is currently underway. Sprints current 4G network was Clearwire's to begin with, and now Sprint is rolling out their own 4G network with LTE using a much better spectrum in the 1900 mhz range and also the 800 mhz range thanks to the nextel iDEN network being shut down. Wimax is terrible because of the spectrum used, not because of the technology. Try rolling out LTE on a 2500 mhz spectrum and it's going to suck pretty bad too.

http://s4gru.com/

That site has tons of articles on what network vision actually is and what the current progress is.
[HTC EVO 3D] adamantypants:
I live in Vegas where clear started building network here well before the EVO came out. I get fantastic reception most places in the Vegas Valley, PROVIDED I'm outdoors. And clearly that's where the spectrum failed.

As far as the EVO lte I really want to want one, but without 4G its really hard to justify. Especially since the devs have really hit their stride with the current 3d
[HTC EVO 3D] Mikee4fun:
Well I have to say the past year Sprint had turned into utter garbage. I had 200kb/s downloads on 3G. Since the first of this month, I am now at 1800kb/s download on 3G. So they are updating their network. I feel like I am being ripped off though regarding the 4G. I never use it because it is like no where! I would rather just opt out of WiMax all together and save 10 bucks a month.
[HTC EVO 3D] swaze:
He won't understand any of this
[HTC EVO 3D] ckoadiyn:
The 3d presents more problems.which have been half the trouble with it I believe having 3 cameras as well as the 3d feature to.view.3d things its just to much to get everything right imo. And I can see this being a problem with the gs3 as well with all of their features. Maybe not tho hard to say. EVO LTE is where its at IMO unless you can actually use WiMAX
[HTC EVO 3D] sgt. slaughter:
haha, so true so true... :)

But "Network Vision" evidently is a myth and only a "vision" aka not real. lol

gotta love it when there are people so fed up with Sprint they continue to ignore the facts that they are doing a complete overhaul of their network as a whole...

also the whole "...they should of gone with lte instead of wimax..." is complete bs. how were they supposed to know from the very beg that lte was going to win the battle????

hindsight is 20/20....dont be a monday morning qb saying they should of gone with LTE fromt he get go...

the network is changing and greatly improving to be on par or really better than the other big 3 here and theres nothing that is going to shut up the doubters until it hits their area themselves.....but they likely will be over on big red by then anyway...:p
[HTC EVO 3D] wardfan220:
This thread is out of control.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] fielddb:
Every time I use any app my phone gets noticeably warmer under the camera. About 10 degrees Fahrenheit more then the rest of the phone
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] claudiuslu2011:
Yes same thing happens to me, and I am only using the browser nothing else
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] fielddb:
Ok I just wanted to make sure it wasn't only me, any ideas on what is causing the heat?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] 05GT:
My Galaxy Note warmed up in the same area. I'm guessing the CPU is somewhere in that region.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] stnguyen09:
Take a look at the teardown picture of the Tegra3 version. The big grey section under the camera is where the processor is mounted (I think).

http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/23/htc-one-x-teardown/
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] vioalas:
What he said. I feel like the camera ring is like a heatsink, haha.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] stnguyen09:
At least it's made of plastic and not aluminum like the international version
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Red5:
The heat is the second core kicking in FOR ULTRA FAST DATA!!!

Imaging what the 4-core processor feels like. :D