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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hadrice:
Hi I just got a Galaxy Note a few days ago.

Just wondering, is screen burn in permanent?

Also how long before you noticed you screen degrade in brightness/clarity or anything else?

I usually have the screen on for about 3-4 hours a day

I use TouchWiz and usually have no icons in the notification bar

I have a static wallpaper

Does keeping it out of direct sunlight help preserve it?

Does turning down the brightness only affect the back light or the AMOLED pixels?

What should I do to make it last longer?!?!?!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pboesboes:
There is no backlight. If you want to preserve it, keep the brightness as low as possible and keep it out of direct sunlight.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] cluendo:
Hello, might be a strange question, as Kindle Fire is electronic ebook reader itself :D

But as we all know, we play it, we root it, we have this beauty called ICS CM9 and Kernel 3 with master Hashcode.

But now I have strange problem. I DO NO KNOW a good ebook reader app on the market. I'm missing the reading experience which I got from original Kindle Fire rom/software.

I tried Mantano reader - UI is just horrible. The text is stoo small to read(UI), it works slow and so on..

I tried google books - same crap, cannot use dictionary, what about highliting??.

I tried Kindle App - which I think is the best for reading books, and I found out that it is not scaled properly.

Any solution for scaling problem?

Or maybe some suggestions of nice ebook apps or advices how and what you guys use/do ?

Thank you very much
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] Lotek:
Check out Cool Reader and Moon Reader.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] veeman:
Try fbreader. People say it's good.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] cluendo:
Thank you guys for suggestions, I will try it!

But do all of you have scaling problems with Kindle App ? Because it fells like it is not a full screen.

Also I tried Aldiko ( I heard it is the best ). For me it i the worst. The most laggy app I've ever experienced. Unusable on Kindle unfortunately :(

Don't think I'm picky or smth. I just hate an idea that there are no simple apps as ebook reader..or at least it's hard to find.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] veeman:
I completely agree with you. I almost went back to the stock ROM. I now just use Mantano reader because it's the smoothest.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] Lotek:
Thanks for the tip, handles pdfs very well.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] VaksenDK:
Aldiko is great, but for some strange reason it identifices a 7" tablet as our KF as a phone instead of a tablet. If they could get that fixed they would be kings of tablets again as well as they are of phones.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] veeman:
My only gripe is that the UI text is a bit small.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] Majin Kaioh:
I use Aldiko and have never had any issues with it like those that are being described here. Its very smooth on my device. Mine is overclocked, though.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] veeman:
OP is on CM9 with the 3.0 kernel so that means he is (99% sure) overclocked too.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] gandoe:
Ironically, I like the B&N Nook reader the best - IMHO the best legibility of fonts, spacing and scaling controls, and better/more intuitive/easier to use highlighting and commenting tools.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] milanche:
Have you tried Kobo Reader? It's my favorite!
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] cluendo:
gandoe , I never actually see the NOOK app! I did a research and found that it is somehow restricted in my country - I can't download it via market.

Can someone upload this app please! link here http://www.appbrain.com/app/nook-for-android-by-b-n/bn.ereader

Here is what I found:

*Kobo app is working pretty flawless and smooth ! Best app so far I've used ( I dunno about the NOOK one though..) big thanx to milanche

*Kindle App is smooth as well, but it just doesn't completely full screen on my Kindle Fire.

*Aldiko for me is annoyingly laggy app, especially when zooming, scrolling pages etc..

*Mantano Reader is nice a well BUT UI text is way too small and it just doesn't feel nice as an app ( just my opinion)

So can someone upload NOOK for android apk ? :)

THANK YOU!

P.S. Yes I tried to use Market Enabler to fake my country, but it do not allow me to install.....
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] veeman:
You have the app brain link there. Why can't you download it?

Edit :

Here is a link for download.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1294967&page=2
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] cluendo:
I don't know, even using AppBrain app I cannot download. It doesn't allow me.

But I found it here http://www.mediafire.com/?wr4w53d735rb0w4

Its an older version but I managed to update it via market once installed :)

It is pretty the best app now, even comparing with Kobo.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] shravbits:
Aldiko is pretty good
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] bivouac:
I use Aldiko and I love it. I have my background as tan and letters as brown and its quite easy on the eyes. Night setting is just the reverse brown/tan.

People talking about font being too small on some readers, isn't that customizable? I've only tried aldiko and kindle, an I was very unsatisfied with the kindle app. Alot of my book covers in the row were very small while some big and I couldn't find a fix so that killed it for me.

I do wish tho that the bookshelf in aldiko was resizeable. I like big book thumbnails.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] shravbits:
I agree, but I use Aldiko only for free books, because I have 2 kindle devices so I need to use the stock kindle app to sync everything. But Aldiko does have small book covers and very basic page turn animation, but it still is pretty good
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] cluendo:
I don't know why but Aldiko when you turn pages of the ebook it delays for 1 sec or so. I particularly don't like that, and the book shelf has small thumbnails as mentioned. I'm playing with Kobo and NOOK apps now. I think NOOK is the best right now. Big thumbnails of books, quickly loads the books, nice animations on turning pages, and it's smooth when you turn pages. Easy highlight, notes selection tools. And you can adjust everything from font size to margins to font itself. So it's pretty cool app now for reading I think.

Kobo would be great as well, as I like the design of the app more. But it loads books slowly somehow. Even between chapter it takes some time to load book up. Selecting text and highliting is annoying though...

So I stick with NOOK now and probably Kindle app sometimes.

Aldiko would be great if they would fix small thumbnails of bookshelf, and if they would remove that scrolling the page delays...
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] chris_m128:
Cool Reader is by far the best non stock kindle reading app. Because I was on stock for months before I switched to ICS, my entire library was MOBI format. SO I didn't have to convert them to another format. Cool Reader also has a ton of features, a lot more than the stock reader app or any of the other ones.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] bivouac:
The book page turning in Aldiko is really lame, I agree. And alot of times when I press the left side of the kindle to change the page backwards it will flip forward for some reason.

I tried the nook but I didnt like that i couldn't pick a file to use for the book directory like you can with the aldiko and I dont like having alot of the same books in a lot of different places on my kindle, as I think you have to put books in the nook directory? I didnt make it that far lol. I looked at the front home area of nook, looked at aldiko and abandoned nook. I do like the idea of page turn animations, and speed.

Does nook have page and font color customizations, a 'bookshelf' and what formats are supported? I could probably find the answers but I'm already here and we are on the topic.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] babaAntoun:
I use the Kindle reader obviously for Amazon books but I also installed Kobo and Moon Reader which is highly customizable...was impressed enough by Moon Reader that I bought the Pro version.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] xsaix5:
i use moon+ reader pro anyone know how to make the text to speech sound good?
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] veeman:
Try Fabrik. It's my go to reader app now. It's relatively new, just got out of beta.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] VileParty:
Agree. Lots of options.

Sent with a Jelly Bean on Fire via XDA app.
[Kindle Fire Themes and Apps] verfahrer:
I like this ebook-reader from Samsung Galaxy Tab: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1895241

Note for help (founded somewhere in this forum):

"The only bug i found was that when we try to import books from app it crashes.

Here's a solution: open the .epub file with any file manager and open it via this ebook app and the book will be included in your shelf"
[HTC Sensation] BrainPaint:
Hey i am german and my english is ohhh sorry..

I flashed my phone (HTC Sensation) with the "CoreDroid Sensation V5.1 (03/04/12)" and my question is where is the folder with the bootanimations ?

Befor i get the new falsh software ich have my own startup animation end now i whant to try this again.

please can every body help the noob ;-)
[HTC Sensation] Nescar:
Hi villeicht kann ich dir helfen und zwar findest du die bootanimations in dem verzeichnis /data/local oder /system/media/ da die neuen bootanimation.zips reinkopieren und fertig :)

Wenns geholfen hat dann thanks butten bitte :)

Edit lad dir mal meine batch scripts runter da ist ein Bootanimation changer drin:)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=26079493#post26079493
[HTC Sensation] Kevc44485:
Probably more of a general android question but why, if I press the stop button in the browser does it go to a white screen? Every android phone I have had does this. I can try to browse and the browser will hang for as long as I let it then when I hit the stop button it goes to a white screen. Pointless it seems.
[HTC Sensation] CactusProtist:
That's... the function of the stop button in every browser ever. Even desktop browsers. It stops the page from continuing to load. Hence the name.
[HTC Sensation] Kevc44485:
Um I think you can read but are you able to comprehend? I don't think so. I clearly said that the stop button does nothing when I press it when the browser hangs. It just goes to a blank white screen, even I wait 5 minutes. The instant I press the stop button it goes to a white screen, instead of just stopping. Next time take a few hours for the question to register in your brain before you write something down that clearly has nothing to do with the question at hand.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] igorls1:
I would like to ask to all kind users out there (specially people with dev rarzs) if you could send me the Block 18 file of yours.

its located on /dev/block/mmcblk1p18

please send it to me, and post your Carrier/ROM/Location http://min.us/cbkR8aZbFP (feel free to upload to this folder)

it doesn't contain any personal info, only carrier/location specific signatures.

They will be useful for many things, for example: downgrading, signature bypassing, kernel flashing, etc...

I really appreciate your help.

Thanks,

Igor
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dtrail1:
I tried already downgrading with this p18 trick and I failed. Downgrading from the new leak isn't possible so far because the CID partition is not the problem. So better don't try that anyway otherwise you will loose root (if you are running the new leak). I also tried antoher methods and nothing worked. The problem are the signed partitions and they can't be bypassed with the p18 file. Also the older kernels can't be flashed using this method, already tried. The only one we could try is the old kernel from the first 4.0.3 leak, maybe this one can be flashed over the new kernel, if so we can root the new leak. But downgrading won't be possible. The best way is to wait until the new fastboot files will be released.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] igorls1:
I've just downgraded from China ICS to German T-Mobile 2.3.6 using a modified p18 file ;)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26054625&postcount=11 just look at the kernel!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] lukas77:
Downgrade from ICS China is possible but not possible from ICS T-mobile leak. I've been there and I ended without root. No root = PITA :(
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dtrail1:
Ehmm, from the chinese leak to the german leak is not a downgrade... it's an update. And so far there is no way to downgrade from that..
[Motorola Droid RAZR] igorls1:
actually not, i went from bootloader 0.73 back to 0.6!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dtrail1:
Its possible to downgrade the bootloader, I also did, but you cannot downgrade to any other rom now because of the signed partitions. Believe me, I tried a lot, no way! We have to wait until the fastboot files will be released..

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[HTC Rezound] skater95:
I just got offered a HTC rezound and a ps3 with mw3 that has the elite subscription, and I was wondering how good this deal is? how's the battery life and the roms? Ics? Do I have to have a-off for rooms cause I don't wanna do that wire trick..
[HTC Rezound] blackhand1001:
I have the nexus and my dad has the rezound. I honestly wouldn't switch. The battery life is definitely better on the nexus especially in standby. The rezound seems to drain even when your not doing anything. It also looks like the rezound isn't getting aosp anytime soon. Both are nice phones but the nexus is truely in a whole different league especially if your into flashing roms. Also the TI omap > snapdragon s3 in both speed and for how easy it is to develop. The OMAP is probably one of the most open chips there is.

I recommend flashing winner00's cm9 kang nightly with franco's kernel if you haven't already. By far my favorite rom and much better than vanilla cm9 in my opinion. Better stability and speed.

The wire trick for the rezound isn't bad though. I got it second try on my dads rezound.
[HTC Rezound] WasabiWa83:
I have both phones. The battery life is the exact same for me on both phones. You don't have to s-off to flash roms for the Rez. It's more of a matter of taste. If you like stock aosp, keep the nex. If you don't mind sense, it's a good deal that you've been offered. The Rezound is the better device overall, though.
[HTC Rezound] Troider:
Wait, you get a rezound and a ps3 for your Gnex? I'd definitely jump on that deal. In fact, I'd probably trade a Gnex for a rezound period. It's a great phone, and AOKP is coming soon that will open up other AOSP based roms. And until then, the Sense 4 roms are really good, and if you really dislike Sense there are some senseless options. I never really like the Gnex, besides the variety of roms they have. Battery life is not great, but comparable to the Gnex. Getting better with each new ICS leak. Heat can also be an issue, but I'm not experiencing any trouble on the new leak.

And you'll probably want to get S-off. Not necessary, but it's very helpful. The wire trick is not difficult at all, and I don't think anyone who has done it (and LOTS of people have) has bricked their phone.
[HTC Rezound] jimbo.levy:
IMO, the Rezound smashed the @#$? out of the GNex.
[HTC Rezound] platinumrims:
To answer your question that's a good offer... Nexus is better for development obviously, but the rezound is getting there and is better in pretty much every other way. My battery life on mine is much better than on my friends nexus... And here in my house I have almost full 4G where as he only has 3G... His bad. He also complains that he can't turn his brightness low to save battery because his screen looks like total crap when it does. And he's right. His camera doesn't hold a candle to this one either. I spent an hour taking pictures with both of them because I was bored the other day..Yea... the camera on it is a joke if you want a descent picture. Seriously cameras on my old HTC phones produce a better picture... Oh also, data over phone calls.. I can do it. He can't. But Idk if the nexus can actually do that or not. His signal was kind of weak here in some places of the house.

In the end its your choice...
[HTC Rezound] Marcismo55:
I would take that deal...that is if you don't hate Sense.
[HTC Rezound] skater95:
Yes rezound AND ps3. That's what I was like! PS3 and Rezound? Lol.
[HTC Rezound] I Am Marino:
Just so you know, the wire trick is so simple, it's not even as intimidating as it sounds.

Sent from my ADR6425LVW
[HTC Rezound] chefthomas99:
Might wanna check and see if they aren't stolen...
[HTC Rezound] hopesrequiem:
Rezound hands down. Nexus is cool......for five minutes till you need to make a call lol. I hate Samsung anyways so ill stick to HTC for the rest of my.life. thunderbolt kicked ass and so does the rezound
[HTC Rezound] skater95:
So I traded for the rezound already s-off, unlocked and rooted. Already has stock ics deoodexed Rom. What's the best Rom kernel combo for battery? I would like sense 4.0.
[HTC Rezound] Troider:
It may not have the best battery, but I'd flash the new Team Pokemon rom when they update it tonight. Kernel is included, and there really aren't any other options for Sense 4, besides maybe Sebastian's.

I'd RUU to the latest leak for better performance / battery. If you already have 3.14 you're already there though
[HTC Rezound] bjaxon:
I traded my Rezound for a Nexus and a few weeks later traded back to a Rezound. I just love the phone. The radios and data speed I had on the nexus were horrendous.
[HTC Rezound] sheanzyy:
I traded my GNeX and Nexus S for a ReZound. Best trade I ever made. The superb quality of the ReZound and HTC phones for that matter at beyond that of Samsung.
[HTC Rezound] skater95:
So should I just stay on the leak?
[HTC Rezound] Troider:
Unless you're having issues for some reason, I'd definitely stay on it. It's by far the best ICS leak. I'm having much cooler temperatures and better battery life than on all previous updates, including the GB ota
[HTC Rezound] skater95:
Alright, thanks man. I appreciate it.
[HTC Rezound] dg4prez:
i think if you were to ask this question in the gnex forum you'd get a totally different answer, of course.

personally i'm moving in the opposite direction. i want a development friendly phone, and i'm not on the go nearly enough for the other concerns to be a big deal.

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if his screen is bad when turned down, then it's defective and should be returned.

also, when you have 4g, having bars has nothing to do with your 4g signal. the rezound does have a more solid radio, but if he had 3g and you had 4g, you probably had a weakish 4g signal. the signal bars are for 3g whether you're in 4g mode or not. it's a bit of misdirection, really.
[HTC Rezound] platinumrims:
Me having 4G and him not isn't a misdirection. My signal was stronger period and he couldn't even get 4G. my download speeds on 3G were also faster by a descent margin.

He has to leave his brightness at like 50% for his screen to look good because of the lines and such that show up. It's not defective, that's just how it is.
[HTC Rezound] dg4prez:
There is some variation in the quality of some of the nexus screens, and yes, he has a sub-par screen on his phone.
[HTC Rezound] platinumrims:
Well I guess pretty much every amoled screen I've seen is messed up... Don't have that problem with lcd/slcd.. I like darker colors on my phone but lcds use more power to make dark colors :(
[HTC Rezound] tmach:
I dunno... The amoled in my Incredible was beautiful. I kinda miss it sometimes. Definitely miss the 25-30 hours of battery. But the Rez screen is better and the kernels for better battery will come.
[HTC Rezound] platinumrims:
Incredible probably had the best one I've seen on a phone.
[HTC Rezound] zetsumeikuro:
Pretty much every Nexus I've seen at like 0-15% brightness has that sandpaper screen w/ vertical banding. Some people say it's a defect, other's say it's just the tech while others say it's software. After seeing so many Nexus' I'd have to agree it's just the tech (could be software but I don't see how). It's a newer tech for Samsung and hopefully it will get better over time. I really don't agree with them using the pentile submatrix as that worsens banding/grain issue. I mean with kernel modifications and some gamma tweaking the screen looks great. I usually run @ 30% brightness and there is no grain and vertical banding is to a minimal. The banding @ that brightness is only slight on greys and some white webpages. But once all the page loads/text loads I don't even notice it anymore. Brigthness over 40-50% and pretty much all gone and the colors are great.

It can happen on lcd/slcd screens but it's not as apparent. Now if it had a pentile submatrix.. I think I've made my point :D.
[HTC Rezound] ksizzle9:
I've owned both, Razr Maxx as well, go.back and look at some of my post. U see the phone.I'm still using. Not to mention the camera on the 'Zound is SOOOO much.better
[HTC Rezound] kevinb721:
rezound all day over nexus. nexus looks cool but rezound is a better all around phone.
[HTC Rezound] kmundell14:
Rezound > Nexus
[HTC Rezound] JeffDenver:
I am running the stock ICS leak from May 7th. Even if it were a straight trade I would take the Rezound.

That in SPITE of the fact that it is polluted with Sense. I don't like Sense at all, but I am willing to tolerate it because this phone is so full of awesome in every other way. With the ICS leak, it is every bit as fast and smooth as anything I have seen on the Nexus.

Things I like about the Nexus:

- I do like the curved glass display

- Vanilla android is ALWAYS a plus, even though HTC allows you to unlock now

Things I like about the Rezound:

- One of the best cameras you can get right now, and probably THE best for Macro shots.

- SD expansion (64 gig SD cards have been confirmed to work with it, so you could have 80 gigs of storage)

- True 720p display, and it is RGB

- Excellent 4G reception

- Probably the best GPS I have seen on a phone so far

- Hardware Nav buttons (I don't know that I will ever like soft-keys...it is just annoying having them change places...you always know where hard buttons will be and they are always persistent)

Battery life: I use the extended battery. I have gone 24 hours between charges before. the new ICS leak does eat battery slightly faster and runs about 5 or 8 degrees hotter. I assume this is because ICS is making full use of both cores where GB wasn't before.

ROMS: I had this rooted at one time, but honestly, I am enjoying the ICS leaked ROM so much that I haven't really had a reason to go to a custom ROM at all. Even with the Sense pollution running in the background GoLauncher and Apex run butter smooth. Even Live wallpaper doesn't phase Apex...I still get high frame rates.

The Nexus is a great phone. It doesn't suck, its just that the Rezound is THAT good.

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I passed on the Incredible back in the day because of the display. It looked really good on some pictures, but it only had 16-bit color, so there were banding issues. The Droid 1 could do full 24 bit color (with GB it could even do it on the desktop).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DesirezHD:
hi folks!

I recently dropped my phone in asphalt so the screen broke.

It is all black. I want to return it, but i have alot of personal,

and buisness information on it. Therefore I want to comnpletly BRICK it!

I dont even want it to boot up. Like removing H-BOOT and recovery completly.

Anyone that can help me? :confused:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klin1344:
Make sure you have root, and use adb shell or terminal emulator.

Type 'su'

'rm -rf /*'

It should delete and destroy all the partitions on your phone and completely brick it.

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Emmanuel U:
well that might not work just reboot to the bootloader and type fastboot flash radio boot.img

Just call a random file boot.img and flash it as your radio.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamsungAdmire:
Use ROM Manager and try to download a recovery that isnt for your phone