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[Droid X General] Orange_furball:
I have recently agreed to a trade with someone for a Droid x. I am on att, and just want to use it as a media device for music. Can I bypass the activation or whatever when setting up my phone? I won't use it unless I switch.

Phone has a clean esn by the way.

Sent from Galaxy Note with CM9
[Droid X General] Reilly1812:
Yep. Use it wifi only.
[Droid X General] dtashmore:
skip activation

I have a droid x which I use as a tablet, we have no CDMA networks in South Africa but I bypass the activation process by touching the four corners of the screen until it takes me passed the activation screen, I hope this helps.
[Droid X General] Reilly1812:
+1. Confirmed.
[Droid X General] MultiLayer:
Droid X GeneralAny way to skip activation

Touching four corners in a clock wise direction also works for Droid and now Droid X as well. 1+:)
[Droid X General] freakboy13:
Can also confirm this works

sent from my Droid-X

got a-Dev?

www.android-dev.us
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] john200412:
The cell phone cannot receive the 3G signal and only have normal signal when i come out from a place cannot receive any signal:(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] racerklm:
What kernel and radio are you using? I had the same issue on AOKP M5, I flashed AOKP b36 with leanKernel 3.7.0exp2-230 and have not had signal issues since.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AimerPaddle:
Did you tweak any of the kernel settings or just leave it as is?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] racerklm:
I used leantweaks as well. min 350 max 1200, no undervolting. You can use color control on leantweaks if you like, has no effect on the signal.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dutchman71:
My Epic 4g Touch worked pretty good with my MyFord Touch setup in my car. It would show artist and song titles when streaming music. It would notify me of new text messages and read them aloud.

In comes my brand new Evo LTE. All that went out of the window. Pretty disappointing. It will stream music fine but no titles on the radio display. It does not tell me about new texts nor will it read them for me.

So... the latest greatest isn't as advanced as my last phone. Bummer

EDIT: I spoke too soon. I found a setting under the advanced bluetooth settings: Message Access. I set the service to on and now the messaging does work through the car stereo... Still no song info though.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] nunyabiziz:
Sounds like software issues that more than likely will be resolved down the line. This phone has bluetooth 4.0 so one would think that technology would get better as time goes on.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] FlowingAway:
I also have a Ford with MyTouch software on it, and love the Bluetooth feature. That sucks to hear, but is something I can live with. It doesn't let you respond to the text while driving anyways. I've always wished you could talk to it and reply to texts that way. What kind of car do you have?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dutchman71:
I hope they will be able to fix that. I have a 2012 Explorer.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] FlowingAway:
Nice dude I have a 2011 Sterling Grey. I freakin love that thing.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kaisies:
afaik its 4.0.4 that has the new bluetooth stack with whatever acrynum it is that does that.

and yes, I hate it too. My tC loves my touchpad for that feature.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dutchman71:
4.04 on the Epic Touch didn't have this issue (feature). Come on HTC!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dutchman71:
I spoke too soon. I found a setting under the advanced bluetooth settings: Message Access. I set the service to on and now the messaging does work through the car stereo... Still no song info though.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dutchman71:
Now the music isn't streaming either. Hiccups ever 5 seconds...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kaisies:
thanks for the tip. no idea on the skipping though. Finally got the phone to cooperate with my 2012 scion tC (stock radio)... but i blame that on made radio more than my phone, that thing is always doing what it wants.

its AVRCP 1.3 that displays track name, and again, afaik its in 4.0.4.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] c5satellite2:
Others are also having the same problems on the Att HOX with their cars. Also having issues with audio out of sync with video when using Bluetooth headset or speakers and watching movies.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] spridell:
Did you do anything else or it just worked after you checked that off?

I have a 2011 Edge and I have it ticked off on phone but the car screen still says phone doesnt support messaging.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dutchman71:
I might have re-paired the phone with the car, but not sure.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] dutchman71:
Update of Bluetooth Music streaming. If you are having trouble streaming music via bluetooth, turning off Wifi fixed my problem. I turn it back on and the music stops and goes every couple of seconds.

Hopefully HTC will fix this soon....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dave2metz:
What is the best caller id app for android these days? I'm looking for one that gives the best information for incoming calls.

Also, does anybody know where to find the T Mobile Name ID APK? Thanks for the information...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshlete:
I really want those widgets on that screen. Since it has been a few days on the thread with no response, I thought I would try here.

Anyone know how I can get those widgets? Is it a certain app that gives those widgets?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oodork123:
Minimalistic text, android market

that dude drives a A-Team van. yeah that's right, I'm working on it. Z.R.T.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshlete:
So you have to create your own widgets?

EDIT: Yeah, so I guess you need to build your widgets. This is very difficult. I was hoping for widgets that looked exactly like that.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Vocalshock:
Here is an easy one for somebody. I have tried holding power and volume down and power and volume up and i can not get my att one x to load to the bootloader. I have fast boot off. WTH? Can someone please assist? Thanks.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] powerwagon:
Hold volume down and power down...bottom buttons will flash 7 times...then release power button but keep holding volume down. That should get you there.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] KillaHurtz:
Try removing the battery and sdcard 1st.

:D TROLLOLOLOL :D
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] HydroSkillet:
Why even take the time to respond when your answer is going to be this......

Edit ... to OP ... you're doing it wrong... wait 1 min after power down, hold vol down for 5 sec, then hold power together with vol down.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] stnguyen09:
I don't believe you have to wait...What I do is reboot/power on while holding vol down the ENTIRE TIME until I get to the bootloader. I've found that releasing vol down too soon will just lead to a normal boot.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] HydroSkillet:
No I completely agree. I've jumped the gun personally on a shutdown a couple times and ended up just rebooting tho, so if this guy is still (which I hope and seriously doubt) trying to get to his BL, then may be the issue.. who knows.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Tarpit_Carnivore:
What is the current state of CM based roms stability with GPS? The last time I ran CM 7.2 RC1 the GPS would turn off as soon as the screen went off so I went back to MIUI. I'm getting bored of MIUI and need something new so I want to switch back to a CM or CM based ROM but need the GPS to work. Just curious if the AGPS script would help this or if it's an ongoing issue.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Aldo101t:
well, i'm running cm7 rc2, had none of those problems with gps, works fine.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] E4GTL33T:
On latest FE22??

I ran CM9 in the past and it was unavailable.

Is it working on the stock leaks

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dante32278:
Not on cm9 as far as I know...not until source is released. Give it a shot and report back after u nand.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dpaschall:
I have CM9alpha4 FE22, the option is available under the security settings. I would test it for you, but my battery is not fully charged (which it requires and plugged in) and it says it takes an hour to complete XD.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] Vicpdx18:
***Updated***:6/26/2012 7:53PM Pacific Time

In this thread I am going to show you how to revert back to ICS with GB before you update in 6 steps!

Step 1: Be on a custom rom

Step 2: Put the PH39IMG file on the root of your sd card.

Step 3: Go to Hboot(power+volume down) and it will automatically start it up

Step 4: Go back to Hboot(Power+volume down) and Relock your boot-loader with this command: fastboot oem lock and it will now say relocked.

Step 5: Go the the check for updates under Settings-check for updates and download+install the OTA ICS update. Note: your phone will reboot and show the ICS ROM installing.

Step 6: let the phone do it's thing and in about 10 minutes you will be back to Stock ICS

If you want to unlock the boot-loader again find Hansoon's 2000 all in one toolkit and get the unlock code if you lost it from the htcdev website.

PH39IMG File location: http://d-h.st/yPN

All In One root kit: http://www.mediafire.com/file/p2xf624yjdcopt0/Vivid_All-In-One_Kit_v2.1.rar

If this method has helped you please comment. Please also consider a donation to me as I uploaded both of these and had to use my time to search for them plus find out this method to return back to stock ICS.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] o012:
heya

sorry to revive a dead post, im guessing this will work to set my phone back to ics from holics rom? im s-on and want to go s off cause i want to upgrade and go up to atleast kitkat as a lot of stuff is not supported on ics anymore from what i seem to be having issues with anyway

any help is appreciated
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] stuffed_tiger:
If you have the correct RUU for your phone and you want to return to stock ICS, then you can follow the directions inside the (BEFORE YOU BEGIN) section of this post: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1416836

It is necessary to be able to use fastboot from your computer to complete the steps. If you are on Windows 8.1, follow my guide here: http://xdaforums.com/htc-vivid/help/fastboot-windows-8-1-t2993559
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] knlmwq:
Can anyone post there success or failures in getting Best Buy to do an upgrade on a Sero-P plan? I have seen post from about a year ago saying there are limited instances where people were able to pull it off but nothing recent. Also just incase someone is unclear. Sero-P is different from the old school old school sero plans that could not accept newer phones. Also, Sero-P is not the same as the EPRP plans.

Thanks! please let me know of your success stories or failures!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] lilbitz_1018:
im on Sero-P 500. Called Sprint before hand and told them I was getting the phone in BB and wanted to check compatibility. First rep said not compatible (They did that with my OG Evo as well) So I hung up and called again, the second rep said that I should still be able to stay on the same plan so I told her to NOTE the account stating that before we hang up.

Bought the phone in BB and they have to activate it and change your plan blah blah. I just took it home and called sprint and said check my account notes, I should be on Sero P 500. and they switched me back which reflected in 15 minutes.

GL. Its possible
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] debarron:
When I bought my OG Evo @ BB it took them making a couple calls to get it through. Today though I wasn't as successful. Had BB switch me to the Everything plan and then chatted with Sprint later and had them change it back.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mikejones13:
I was able to upgrade today in bb and I have SERO P. The rep has to call their sprint rep to get it done and if that doesn't work like with me, I just hit *2 talked with regular cs handed the phone to the BB rep to talk to sprint and 10 min later I walked out with my evo. There was some talk about how it won't work with my plan and I would have to change it but that was a bunch of bull
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PaulHBK:
This makes me upset. The guy at BB was unwilling to talk to sprint cc and sprint was unwilling to help me over the phone while I was at BB... I ended up canceling my pre order and left. AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mrnamster:
I didn't buy in BB but upon first boot, the Activation app ran and made me choose a new plan. SERO Premium was one of the options ($40 / 500 mins). I tried to activate a new device on Sprint.com to see if I still had to choose a new plan and it still made me, but SERO Premium wasn't an option.

Maybe you'd have the same options upon first boot.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ken830:
The SERO-Premium plans only existed on October 1, 2010. That means you could order an Android phone in late September 2010 and activate it on October 1st 2010. With Sprint's 22-month upgrade eligibility, that puts our upgrade dates to July 1st, 2012 at the earliest.

How are you guys upgrade eligible already?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ckoadiyn:
FYI I got my 4g before someone I know however they can upgrade at the same time as me and it makes no sense

Which is July 1st
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] knlmwq:
Im sure there are a couple different scenarios in which people are upgrade eligible now. Me for instance, I left the og Sero plan and switched to everything data 450 when sprint offered me $20 off my bill every month on top of a 15% discount. I later convinced sprint to switch me back to Sero-P. Since I was a Sprint Premier Gold customer I was up for yearly upgrades and I still have one more to use before I am stuck on the 20 month upgrade cycle. Others probably either did a prorated buyout of their current plan to be upgrade eligible or some how convinced sprint to move them up
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] slimcognito:
Yesterday at the store, the BB guys called Sprint rep and couldn't retain my Everything Plus 500 plan. So I told the guys to change my plan (Everything 450). This morning, I logged onto my account on Sprint website, looked at all the individual plans and noticed that Everything Plus 500 is listed as a plan option for me. So I changed it back. Apparently the Sprint database remembers.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mikejones13:
Personally I bought out my contact, sold my 3D on craigslist, preordered at bb got $50 GC. All in all cost me $50 out of pocket to get the EVO 4g lte after using my upgrade last year to get the 3D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kisakuku:
Premier Gold had a 12 month upgrade cycle.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mswlogo:
I suspect that BB has to activate a 2 year contract on something for you walk out with that price. My guess is they would have a hard time doing that.

Not even the Online Web or Calling Normal Sprint could activate my phone and I already had SERO Premium.

I had to call Sprint Employee support and then it was fine.

I'd say it's not worth the risk in BB messing up your SERO plan.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bit1:
I've been able to go to Best Buy but I was told by an employee I should go to Best Buy Mobile as they would know all about it and be able to do the upgrade just fine. Which seemed to work just fine in my case and a few different friends who went to different Best Buy Mobiles but it worked just fine with them as well.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] knlmwq:
So it sounds like two people so far have been able to get the phone from Best Buy while being on Sero-P
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kisakuku:
I'm seeing at least 5 in this thread.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] knlmwq:
I was referring to those who were able to buy the EVO 4g LTE from best buy.. not any phone I.E. Old evo or evo 3d. But I could have counted wrong
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] cr45h:
I don't think it matters what phone you are upgrading to. The issue is that Best Buy cannot activate phones on SERO Premium accounts through their systems. If the BBM associate is willing to let you call Sprint from your old phone (*2) or if they are willing to call Sprint Employee Accts (888-876-8381), then you should have no problem. The issue is that, at quite a few stores, the BBM associate will not be willing to activate using a different method. If they cannot do it through their system (or their escalation phone number) they won't let you buy the phone.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DoubleJet:
looks like I don't such luck. Have called Sprint employee service 3 times and every time what I got is "no you can't upgrade the SERO-P at any 3rd party retailer". Even the change plan to Everything Plus then switch back method is not acceptable. sigh, guess I'd better wait for official launch now.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PaulHBK:
Did you have to speak to a supervisor to get SERO back? Because they are giving me trouble. I'm on my second phone call with them now...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mswlogo:
I told you, it was not worth the risk to save $50.00
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PaulHBK:
It wasnt just about saving the $50, I want the phone now especially knowing it may be a while before replenishment comes in. But I got them to put SERO back on finally!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kisakuku:
I doubt most of the SERO folks in this thread are trying to save $50. We are frustrated that since the online pre-orders closed on May 15 we haven't had a single option of buying the phone from Sprint and won't be able to buy one until the national launch, which has not even been announced.

Also, the BestBuy savings are $100 if eligible for the Freedom promo and $130 if trading in an OG Evo on top of that.

---------- Post added at 08:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:02 PM ----------

Congrats. Of course the two SERO supervisors I've talked to said that is absolutely impossible to get the SERO plan back and if any reps are doing it, they should be referred to the fraud dep't. Care to elaborate on how you got it done?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] liemydude:
Took 2.5 hours and 7-8 phone calls but I was finally able to get both phone upgrades activated at best buy without getting my plan changed. Still on EPRP. Kept getting the run around about how I can't purchase a phone from a 3rd party.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mswlogo:
$30.00 for EVO 4G Trade-in, Sprint will give you $73 right now.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] knlmwq:
To my understanding the trade in value for the Evo 4g is $50 right now at bestbuy because of a promotion. On top of the $50 trade-in bestbuy is throwing in a $50 giftcard bringing the total to $100
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Kisakuku:
Exactly, so that's $30 more than the Sprint's trade-in value for Evo 4G.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] atlgator:
Why bother with 3rd parties?

I got a SERO-P plan by calling Sprint telesales on May 14. I posted that in an earlier thread. I paid $200 for the phone. I asked for a better price, but couldn't get one.

I didn't mind, as I was paying $50 for an otherwise $80 plan. In two months, I'm ahead of any Best Buy, Amazon, or WireFly deal.

Plus, I have the new phone in my sweaty hands, with a free Body Glove hardshell case to boot as an apology.

That $50 plan will save me $660 over the next 22 months. In 3 months, nobody remembers what they paid for the hardware anyway.

It's too much trouble futzing with 3rd parties on new releases if you have a special plan. I wouldn't bother.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] knlmwq:
I guess im different. I won't really care if I end up paying $50 dollars more. But I will at least attempt to get it for the cheaper price. I have no worries that I will lose my plan all together. I have dealt with sprint many times and the same holds true for everything. Its all about getting the right rep. 50 dollars is still 50 dollars. I'd rather spend that on something else.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] cr45h:
Well, I finally got the phone at Best Buy. They let me call Sprint to activate it directly (after they couldn't do it in their system or over the phone). However, because I activated through Sprint, they didn't get their credit and they didn't give me the $50 gift card. Also, I couldn't participate in the $50+$50 trade in offer. In the end, I paid the same amount as I would have if I had purchased from Sprint directly.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] knlmwq:
Just a heads up, I was able to purchase my phone today from bestbuy and keep my sero premium plan. They just had to call and everything worked out fine. I was also able to apply the $50 giftcard to my purchase. Total price after tax came to $163.99
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] vannyx:
how did you call employee support. i cant reach them.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] RedWingsFan:
18888768381

That's the number I called to switch one of my girlfriends devices on her SERO plan last night.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] ken830:
Do you mind sharing the location of the Best Buy? Maybe we can start a list of stores that employ people who are able to get it to go through.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] knlmwq:
It was a bestbuy on the east side of Columbus Ohio. The employee who actual did my sale wasn't sure how to do it but another guy told him, "I just activated someone elses phone on a sero premium plan earlier today. You just have to call this number and you are set."
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] CalcMan:
Any idea what 'this number' was?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] unknown_owner:
Working on getting back to Sero, but with a corp discount plan I was not able to get converted to Sero. I was told by a Sero rep if I was on a referral plan then maybe...

Sent from my Transformer Prime TF201
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] knlmwq:
No I don't know what the number was. The bestbuy employee looked at some sheet of paper and called the number
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] eyecon82:
anybody have luck lately?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] eXplicit815:
I don't know if I've mentioned it in here before, but when I bought a phone in store (and this was even a Sprint corporate store), I had to call Employee Accounts to have them move my account to a regular contract, then back to SERO after they activated my phone in-store. I would imagine that it would be either the same or harder to do it in a Best Buy because even in the corporate Sprint stores, they don't even have the ability to activate the phone for you.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] eyecon82:
they/you don't have to call in prior. The computer is supposed to do it automatically

funny thing was I was told the same thing. however, they would do all the calling for you since they have a special department that handles their stuff.

When he was all done, he called the number to have them put it back to a SERO; However, it never changed back to a regular account
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] eXplicit815:
That's what I meant. I was in the Sprint Corporate store and when they went to activate the phone that I bought, they were like, "We can't do this because of the type of account you have." Keep in mind, this is a phone that I preordered at the store. They were wanting to give me back my money and have my order it online. I was there the second they opened to get it, I wasn't about to wait to process the order with Employee accounts, then wait for them to ship it. I called *2 on my phone right there in the store, they took me off SERO so the store could activate the phone, then when it was activated, they put me back on it. No activation fees or anything.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mikejones13:
When I got my evo I did it through BB brick and mortar store, I then went back to upgrade my wife's phone about a month later. That was a no go in the store, but I then went to the local mall and went into the Bb mobile store. I told the employee I wanted to buy my wife a wedding present (new phone) and to NOT activate it, since it was going to be a suprise and she needed her phone for the day. I walked out with the phone and called sprint to activate the phone. All they needed was the esn of new phone....phone activated on sero bought from bb. Now that all was when the evo lte just came out, so things may have changed, but I will be trying that again.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] debarron:
I had two SERO 500 lines and recently one was getting cancelled. I added a third line but had to get the EPRP plan. When I bought a phone in a corporate store for the new line, they called in to get the plan switched back and apparently switched it back to the same plan as the other two lines (SERO plan).