yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shardnet:
That's because MS got somwhat burned by Vista and has been shifting power from the CPU to the GPU even more these days. A lot easier today with onboard GPus being a lot better.

But yes all 3 systems have a different design philosophy.

Android is usually designed from top down. I.e. tuned to work best on potential future devices which are just a bit stronger. Which means you're almost pressured to get a stronger device.

Ios is designed for the current hardware first and foremost.

And wp7 is designed from bottom up. Which pretty muhc guarantees that the experience on all devices is the same.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dinchy87:
does Windows 7 not need 1gb or RAM? :D but i use this as comparison because of the age :) to say that old hardware specs can use WP7 and be fast and smooth. there are no grapics like gradient, shine here and there, shadows, and so on that must be first rendered then stored. both uses to much power and resources. Metro is easy clean and fast because of the fact it has no shadows, gradients and so on...
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Papaniz:
Thanks for the great replies guys! I'll definitely stick around and do more research on this. Windows Phones are better than I thought they were. :D Very interested.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lamborg:
Reason? Read previous posts, users already told.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dinchy87:
good that you listened to us and say that it is better than you thought :) that's enough for me :) and ig you buy a WP7 you will never regret it
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Papaniz:
Of course, I always do research myself and get some help before ever judging an OS or phone in general. :D And going to stick around a little longer and do more research, but at this rate, I'm eyeing a WP7 judging by what I've learned and seen. :) These were great answers. Helped a lot.

Yeah I know. Like I said, these were great answers that I've noted because of the great info. But it never hurts to do more research, even if I have to buy the phone itself to try it out I will.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andreacorti:
nop.. WP is way lighter and hardware optimized than android..
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leftspeaker2000:
From what i understand the reason why windows phone and iOS run so much smoother then android is the fact they drop priority of other process to ensure that the UI runs smoothly. So when most people talk about lag in android they are talking about UI lag, this is not to say that the application do not lag also because of inefficient or the stablity of the android code.

I personaly use windows phone and prior to that i was using android and i can say for sure that windows phone pretty much never lags. Microsoft has done a really good job, if only others would recognise this fact.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazza9075:
let me correct that for you

"Windows phones are better than I had been misled to believe"

:D
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chabun:
Not completly true to be technical correct. WP7 has no true multitasking which is bad in some ways but is a great way to improve performance. Devs on WP7 can't ruin your experience with bad porgrammed apps consuming to much CPU time in the background (and that's the problem on android). Instead of just letting them do what they want, WP7 is able to optimize the background tasks resulting in almost no lag...

In addition, OEMs on Android are allowed to do whatever they want and well, we all know that they're not always careful developers...
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Papaniz:
Haha. Oh I've never been misled to believe anything. I've owned two iOS devices (Which I did not enjoy), and have been using Android for a while now, I love Android to be quite honest. The thing is I've never done research on WP7, well because I never gave it a shot, not because I "Hated" it for no apparent reason :p. They are really good phones, and amazing features such as the City Lens for Nokia. I'm still listening and noting down any other things users have to say as well as research of my own.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dazza9075:
Then the force is strong with you! Most folk ive seen that have either not liked it or assumed they wont like it have been effected by the dark side, aka Android users on the internet with a chip on their shoulders
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cdnml:
WP is Decent.

I am new to this site ,

I have to say 512 RAM and 1.4 Ghz Processor isn't bad at all to be honest.

Infact i think , for "normal" usage , 256 MB RAM is more than enough (again , this depends on OS u use)

I currently have 5800 xpress music phone (nokia) and an iPod Touch 4G , it has 256 MB RAM and like 800 Mhz Processor (same specs as iPad but iPhone 4 has 512 MB RAM and clockspeed less than iPad).

Yesterday i did HTML5 test on Galaxy s2 (my dad's) and my iPod Touch , 2.3 GB Vs iOS 5.1 , results were too good , ~320 on iPod Vs ~190 on galaxy s2.

(on 2 mbps connection Wi-fi)

So in real life , Optimized software always wins.

Single Core or Dual Core doesn't matter unless software is optimized.

Only concern i dont buy WP right now is because of very less STORAGE , that keeps bugging me whether to buy it or not.

512 MB RAM on WP (if i buy one) will be like heaven to me because On iPod multiple tab browsing works upto 3 tabs and they get flushed out frequently if i had more than 3 opened.

Even though galaxy s2 has like 1 GB RAM , on very HEAVY usage max. consumption on it is like ~700 MB RAM.(As we know android isn't as polished as WP/iOS) , Even HTML Pages render on iOS far better than WP or Android.

Anyway , i like WP to be simple one for day-to-day use but iPod still remains as a daily used device too.But not sure whether to wait for SD-slot support in future or buy now.(Confused)
[HTC EVO 3D] kiewee3:
I am running Newts one s Rom and instagram always freezes up when I try to post a picture. It results in a reboot after about 5-10 seconds. Something about egl's too high idk... Does anyone else have this problem? And/or can you help fix it?
[HTC EVO 3D] junkstar09:
Same issue with Booster Shot R2 rom. I assumed it had something to do with Sense 3.6... but i guess not. I can comment and review others pictures just fine but result in same issue when attempting to edit and upload.
[HTC EVO 3D] kiewee3:
Okay I just tried to decompile the apk and change it somehow but I can't even decompile it.. I'll give someone a cookie if they fix this.
[HTC EVO 3D] kiewee3:
I found that this is an issue on most ICS devices so hopefully instagram will fix it.
[HTC EVO 3D] jem06009:
I am runnin MeanRom ICS with sense 3.6 and instagram works fine for me
[HTC EVO 3D] mreyesems:
it has to do with the camera drivers.. i'm running joelz sense 4 ics rom for the evo 3d and instagram works just fine, only with a slight lag in editing the pic before uploading.. but on newt's rom, instagram messes up.. doesn't connect to camera.. i can't confirm on most other ics roms but i believe it's just a matter of drivers..
[HTC EVO 3D] Mackn89:
I had this problem..mainly on the roms that didnt have the camera working. Im currently running this sense 4.0 ICS rom based on the Evo LTE it has the camera working. Instragram is working when I load picks. Sometimes the only thing you have to do is log out of instagram then log back in. But not all roms (mostly the first few roms) will allow you to load picks but I was always able to login though.You could reboot the phone and/or wipe cache/dalvik cache. Hope it works for you.
[HTC EVO 3D] junkstar09:
Newest Instagram update fixed my freezing problem.

FYI....
[HTC EVO 3D] tt531:
I just updated Instagram and tried to upload pics. It's still freezing when I try to upload/edit pics from Gallery. Maybe the fix helped people using other Roms. I'm currently on Newts.

I use Boot Manager to work around the problem. When I want to use Instagram or take 3d pics, I just boot into another Rom using Boot Manager. Some Roms don't work well with it, but it's cool to have if you like flashing a lot or for issues like this.
[HTC EVO 3D] kiewee3:
I also updated my instagram app hoping it would fix it, but it didn't like you said. Quick question about boot manager... If I'm s-on, and use boot manager, do I have to flash a different kernel to go back to GB?

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3(d)vo one s

Newts my hero.
[HTC EVO 3D] tt531:
I s-off and a noob so I don't know but there's a thread that may be helpful.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1500538
[HTC EVO 3D] banccalif:
Not if you're referring to the gb rom as your phone rom. All you need do is revert back to it. And that problem with instagram must be an issue with newt and boot manager combo because all is well here on mean rom ics
[HTC EVO 3D] kiewee3:
Well your on sense 3.6 and newts Rom is sense 4.0. I think if I really want to post a picture to instagram I'll just flash a gb kernel through fastboot and use a nandroid. Then I'll revert back to newts Rom doing the same thing.

Sense 3.6 ruins the ICS experience, but is stable.

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3(d)vo one s

Newts my hero.
[HTC EVO 3D] mreyesems:
It's a sense 4.0 camera driver issue. According to HTC, sense 4.0 requires dedicated hardware.. which the EVO 3D doesn't have.. so instagram is gonna have its own issues with pics on sense 4.. even on Joelz sense 4 Rom and newts Rom, same issues..
[HTC EVO 3D] ViduzZz:
In Instagram's camera settings uncheck "Use Instagram's Advanced Camera"

and when you'll want to take a photo pick camera as source. That worked for me.

I'm using ICS NonSense 3.0

EVO 3D GSM..
[HTC EVO 3D] kiewee3:
I tried that before and still no go. It sounds like Newt is going to post an update on his Rom in the near future, so hopefully the issue is fixed then.

I'll report back if instagram works after the update or not.

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3(d)vo one s

Newts my hero.
[HTC EVO 3D] brandondouglas:
Did you end up fixing the problem? I'm having the same issue. I disabled the camera but whenever I try and upload just a normal photo the effects still pop up and then a force close kills the app....any help??
[HTC EVO 3D] ASUS DEV:
Newt is working on a fix
[HTC EVO 3D] kiewee3:
No fix from me, but every other sense 4 Rom has Instagram working
[HTC EVO 3D] brandondouglas:
Any fix?? Still force closing...ahhh I'm so annoyed
[HTC EVO 3D] kiewee3:
Run a different sense 4 Rom. Every other sense 4 Rom has instagram working
[HTC EVO 3D] Ahmed93:
I've got a HTC Desire, Instagram doesnt work on any custom rom.

The only solution was to go back to an older version of instagram.
[HTC EVO 3D] Ahmed93:
fix

installing Instagram to the Internal Storage fixed this ! ...but filters don't work all the time

I'm using MildWild's Rom (HTC Desire), it has this option to install apps to your internal, even though app2sd is installed

other solutions I found(didnt work for me, might work for others) were:

-Instagram>Settings>Advanced Features>Use HQ Image Processing

-Go to Developer Settings>Force GPU Rendering

-Crop/resize to 612by612 before uploading (Filters work if I use this)

-Dont use filters

-Use instagram itself to take teh pictures

---- my Instagram btw: amclouds
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ztotherad:
when you flash to stock GB (EH09, i believe [2.3.5]) do you have the gb bootloader or not?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mezster:
Nope, you need to flash it separately. Its floating around here somewhere.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ztotherad:
okay, i definitely flashed it, i wonder if i can flash kernels now separately for GB without bricking my phone
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidstyle:
makes absolutely no difference unless your flashing the glitch kernel...even then all it does is allow the glitch splash screen on boot to function.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ztotherad:
yeah, but I was having problems w flashing kernels before I flashed the GB bootloader
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidstyle:
edit nvrmind
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mezster:
Actually it has been advised in glitch thread, seems there are other features that depend on it:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25881103
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidstyle:
yes i read that, but have you tried both bootloaders with that skunkworks kernel and seen any difference? i currently am using gb bootloaders but all im saying is I dont see a difference and it shouldnt have anything to do with having problems flashing kerns. jt1134 said along time ago that gb bootloaders do nothing more than froyo variants.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mezster:
I hear ya, and I too know jt's take on the subject but when the glitch guys say to flash them or don't bother posting bugs I gotta heed their advice. And no I haven't tried skunk yet but back around m4 I ran without gb bootloaders and all was fine. I'm still on b31 ha! Just been too lazy (and satisfied) to move forward, but I probably will now to check out the new hybrid UI.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] polarbearmc:
I'm noticing that sometimes I'll only get a notification of new Gmail messages once it has a few to notify me of. It almost never tells me I have one new message, it's almost always 2, 3, 4, etc. Meaning that it just simply wasn't notifying me right away when a new message came through... I'm pretty sure my old android phones never did that and would always notify me right away... Any thoughts?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] NextNexus:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1640686
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] polarbearmc:
thanks. SmartSync needed to be turned on. Awesome. One problem down... ONE TO GO: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=25898153#post25898153
[HTC EVO 3D] davelis828:
so i found this guide about getting a custom recovery and S-OFF which looks safe to me

xttp://appcounter.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/installing-custom-rom-for-htc-evo-3d.html

All i want now is simply how to install an ICS leak ROM.

from what i understand, when you are hboot 149007 and s-off you can flash everything

Also,how easy is it to return to a stock GSM EVO 3d after being rooted custom ROMed etc?
[HTC EVO 3D] davelis828:
up for assistance

my phone cant recognize the P86IMG.zip
[HTC EVO 3D] sgunfio:
As i know you don't need s-off to install ics leaked roms cause the kernel is stock.

If i may give you a suggestion ... WAIT, at moment it seems that there is not a sure way to remove firmware upgrade. On my phone thare are now random issues.

Trust me, the ics experience is something less than you may expect... sense 3.6 kill s it
[HTC EVO 3D] davelis828:
cool post bro,i have been thinking of that

but also,what the heck!
[HTC EVO 3D] LinuxDoku:
What means it can't recognize the P86IMG.zip? Does the scan for fimwares abort without any result?

Have you placed it in the root directory of your sd card?
[HTC EVO 3D] davelis828:
yes
[HTC EVO 3D] jura69:
did u check md5 sum on file u downloaded
[HTC EVO 3D] sgunfio:
the file I used has name PG86IMG.zip and not P86IMG.zip, it's size is 14.024kb,

try redownload from shooter rom in dev
[HTC EVO 3D] davelis828:
it is called PG86IMG.zip so i guess you are right

but my file is 373MB!!!

plus im on hboot 1.49.0018 and want to get recovery & s-off first then root current rom, and then install virtuous (with the new P86IMG.zip which i guess contains the new firmware as well)
[HTC EVO 3D] sh080:
The P86IMG.zip will downgrade your HBOOT to 1.49.0007. After that you can use the Revolutionary method ( revolutionary.io ) to get S-off; Revolutionary only works with HBOOT 1.49.0007 or 1.49.0008, that's why you're downgrading the HBOOT.
[HTC EVO 3D] cosmo21:
exactly as above....use this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1316578 to downgrade to hboot 1.49.0007 (check for the steps...might need to skip some) then after that go here http://revolutionary.io/ and follow the instructions as mentioned below :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sw_mgVHWYo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlO8QtMVq6g&feature=related

and now you are s-off....then through recovery you can flash any rom you like....and yes this method is fully reversible as mentioned here http://www.goodandevo.net/2011/07/h...-evo-3d-back-to-an-unrooted-s-on-state-1.html

you just flash the official ruu and all goes back to normal including hboot
[HTC EVO 3D] Big_Den:
Also to answer your second question, Run a correct stock RUU file and it should restore everything. To make it s-on again you need to run some commands through fastboot, which i cant remember.
[Verizon Droid Charge] p2kmafia:
So I've used the sqlite vacuum/re-index feature of V6 SuperCharger blindly without knowing what it does getting a placebo effect sort of thing, and I started doing some research on it and realized that this feature has started getting stripped out of a lot of stock roms and what not on android devices and that basically it makes it wayyyy easier for the system to index and sort out system/app files a lot of it was over the top for me but I figured there could be no negative effects to this at all.

So long story short I downloaded SQLite Installer from the market

Restarted and everything on my phone has been quick and painless it's been up for 6 hours now since the restart and have yet to have any lag/problems.

here's my set up:

Tweaked 2.0

0504 PBJ Kernel

OC'd to 1.2ghz (SIO i/o and Interactive governor)

don't know if it is placebo affect once again and I'd love to get some more veteran knowledge on this but I LOVE MY PHONE NOW

As I am a new member here I cannot post links but go to my thread at rootzwiki[dot]com/topic/25072-sqlite3-phone-is-snappier-than-ever/ and read the instructions there and download the easily flashable .zip file with the included detailing script.

happy flashing

p2kmafia
[Verizon Droid Charge] HTCluva:
I just flashed so ill report if results are the same for me
[Verizon Droid Charge] p2kmafia:
good lookin. there were positive results in my rootzwiki thread.
[Verizon Droid Charge] jco23:
RFS or EXT4?

and is this the app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ptSoft.util.sqlite3forroot
[Verizon Droid Charge] Cilraaz:
It would be fairly easy to run before and after database benchmarks in an app such as AnTuTu Benchmark. That would show if there are any real gains to be had.

Looking at the script, it essentially just re-writes all of the databases on the phone (via a VACUUM/REINDEX combo). Logic would state that if you have badly fragmented databases, which would manifest as things like degredation of performance over time, then this should make your phone a bit snappier.

[edit: I ran before and after tests (average of 3 tests). There was no appreciable difference between the tests. Now, the test results may not reflect real world results for two reasons: 1. I have no idea how the database I/O test in AnTuTu actually tests (what database, etc) and 2. I received errors when the script was attempting to vacuum databases ("error: unable to open file"), though the re-indexing worked fine.

End result? The test essentially means nothing and all we can go off of is anecdotal evidence. However, whether it's a placebo effect or not, this process simply can't harmfully impact your phone. As such, results should be anything from no change in response to some response increase.

Yeah, I know. A whole lot of typing that essentially says nothing. Sorry!]
[Verizon Droid Charge] p2kmafia:
yes that's the app but check out my rootzwiki thread the flashable zip file adds the detailing script to your sd card that you'll need if you feel your device slowing down.

Cilraaz: thanks for testing this out. the error opening files might have to do with a bad install. keep the detailing script and try the app in the playstore for the install or reflash the zip
[Verizon Droid Charge] Cilraaz:
I re-installed from Play and have tested my copy of sqlite3. It is a working copy. I also didn't flash the zip. I downloaded the zip, extracted the shell script, and manually placed it on my SD card. I've run the vacuum command manually as well, and received the same error.
[Verizon Droid Charge] p2kmafia:
I don't know what to tell you. I just re-ran the detailing script and I don't receive those errors, but if you know it is installed correctly/is vacuuming it shouldn't be a problem. I wish I knew more about this software to help out. I just discovered it helps a lot haha.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Endless2232:
Are you using script manager to run the script? And if so are you running with root privileges?
[Verizon Droid Charge] Cilraaz:
Script manager as root. Command line as root. The entire script and individual manual vacuums. Same result on all. Maybe I'll boot into CWM and run a fix permissions to see if that does anything.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Endless2232:
Check the permissions of sqlite3 in system/xbin using root explorer. Read and execute should have all three checkboxes checked and write should have owner checked.
[Verizon Droid Charge] p2kmafia:
hey endless I just checked my sqlite3 and it has all 9 checks across the board. should I change them as well even though i'm not experiencing any problems?
[Verizon Droid Charge] Endless2232:
No, you're fine.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Crap7126:
So i did everything in the instructions and i have one little question. Do i keep the script running in the background?
[Verizon Droid Charge] p2kmafia:
No. Once you've flashed/installed SQLite3 it runs by itself it's not a script. the detailing script is a run once kind of thing that you run if you feel your phone slowing down/lagging. I usually run it anywhere from once every 2 days to once every 3 or 4.

I also have an auto cache clearing app that I use that helps with lag so you don't get the two mixed up.
[Verizon Droid Charge] deafptl4ever:
Failed for me.
[Verizon Droid Charge] p2kmafia:
what failed for you? i'd love to help out but need a little more information :p
[Verizon Droid Charge] Cilraaz:
If this was in regard to my issue, it's of no consequence. The sqlite3 executable was running fine, as evidenced by the fact that there were no errors in executing sqlite3 (the REINDEX command ran without problem). The permission issue would be with the database files themselves, though root should have no permission issues on r/w partitions like data and dbdata, or wherever sqlite3 is trying to write the temporary database during the VACUUM process. The VACUUM process actually reads data out of the database file, stores it in a temporary file, and then overwrites the original file with data from the temporary file. This eliminates "blank" data and fragmentation within the database files, which is why you see a slight performance increase and smaller database footprint.

Does anyone know where that temporary db file is stored by sqlite3?
[Verizon Droid Charge] p2kmafia:
Unfortunately my expertise stops at how it works/why it works I just found out that it helps my phone and that's it
[Verizon Droid Charge] cnoevl21:
This def made my phone much snappier. My only question is, when i run the script i get a constant error, "error mountind database". Not really sure whato do (if anything) since it has made the phone quicker regardless.
[HTC EVO 3D] cobraboy85:
people....

put this in your ROMs, do whatever, it is a free for all. Flashable zip (because some people don't like editing things themselves :rolleyes: ) to increase 4G data transfer speeds...

basically removes data transfer restrictions from the device... you will tap out your wimax connection wherever possible. I live in a 4G area, and this literally doubled my transfer speeds.... :eek:

doesn't improve signal strength, just removes restrictions through wimax binaries, libs, network settings, etc...

be careful with this... i know some people who have been flagged for fast data transfer... lol.

like myself.

*evilnesssss

and whoever says sprint doesn't throttle is full of ***T!

wipe cache, dalvik a few times before flashing, just to be safe. just good practice.

DOWNLOAD

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fhm63yox9a4hweb/2012-05-09_17-12-50.png

this test was done beforehand.... and was half this..... i live about 3/4 mile from a tower...