yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nokia Lumia 900] helio2k:
This is my first Windows Phone and so far loving it and I would not want to pirat any software.

Sent from my Lumia 900 using Board Express
[Nokia Lumia 900] go0gle:
That is an interesting point.. I guess they (developers) care more about volume, than anything else.

People seem to love the platform tho.. You rearly hear people complain about WP, so that is indeed good news for Microsoft and Nokia.. the developers will follow the consumers.
[Nokia Lumia 900] spampocket:
lumia 900

Hi all new to this forum, recently. Bought. The lumia and love it compared to my last phone (android os). I came across a site called mobile9 that did themes for the lumia. I loved all the different choices of tiled live themes but to no avail I could not download the xap file as windows doesn't support it. I looked everywhere and came about chevron wp7 I sent the cert file to my phone in an email and saved the cert to my phone all looked promising untill the next bit. I was required to open the chevron.exe file it came up with two tick boxes one for a pin lock check and one for something else. I clicked the unlock button and it came up with a oops error saying make sure my usb is connected which it was and make sure Zune is up which it was. It says that it can't connect coz of that. So if anybody knows what else I can do to get those groovy tiles on my phone then help please and in laymens terms as I don't understand technical jargon. Hope someone. Can help real frustrated.
[Nokia Lumia 900] kwill:
Probably can't use it anymore http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1598062&page=2 and you needed a token from here http://labs.chevronwp7.com/ to use it in the first place.
[Nokia Lumia 900] EMINENT1:
Excellent post. Very much how I feel after using ICS, IOS for years.

Happily a WP7 user and will NEVER go back.
[Nokia Lumia 900] alodar1:
Thank you. However, I was a first generation Adopter, from, WM 6.5. I was NOT happy. I ran to Android and stayed there for a year. That year seemed like 5 though. I went through...oh heck....you see my sig line. There is something to be said for a phone that just works.

There will always be phones that have features you wish yours had. But, I very much try to be fair about it, meaning....do I want that ability to by pass fees....or do I truely think that phone is better. For me the Nexus 1 was awesome....I still have it. When the hacks took over and started mucking with it....some of the functionality lost its luster....and the excitment about a phone that works disappeared.

I'll be honest here.....since I got my Samsung Focus S, coming over from a Droid Bionic, I have not looked at an Android. I was focued solely on WP. When the 900 came out....I've looked at nothing else. I have had to adjust my impressions of the phones....instead of thinking ...whats next....I now think...what can I do. I've experienced no lack of focus or functionality with my Lumia since I turned it on. Using the cloud, I now use it for about 80% of all my electronic needs away from the Desktop computer at work. I turn on the laptop at home occasionally. I have a Kindle Fire, yes, a droid, for my reading pleasure. But Windows Phone has solidified my preference for a simple solid device...that does not require hacking to extend functionality or evade costs. Thats not a jab at people who do root. I've just grown tired of it. Want wifi to really work....install this hack. What to tether...for free...install this hack..but don't complain about what you can't do afterwards...:p

I like the direction of Windows Phone. Its not perfect, wasn't designed to be. But I am looking forward to WP8 and Win8 tablets and integration across the board. Its just simple...and it just works...
[Nokia Lumia 900] xsever:
@Alodar1

I like what you wrote in this thread!

I am expecting a Lumia 900 in the mail, but was surprised that WP7 does not allow WIFI to stay on after sleep. Now I am considering selling the 900 since I find myself a lot of times in areas with no reception and where WIFI is abundant (university campus).
[Nokia Lumia 900] yaiba60:
Ringtones

Number one reason for me to jailbreak my Lumia 900 is to assign full songs as ringtones. No, please don't tell me cut & edit songs it's a chores, really. I want it just touch and pick. Yes, I am still using my HTC android phone to date and the lumia is for Tom & Jerry entertainment (:D). If the Lumia 900 is announced non-upgrade-able to Apollo then mine will go on craigslist. I bet many lumia 900 owners will be pissed as well.

My first smartphone ever was a WinMo and I say that I would defend Microsoft mobile platform. However, WinPhone isn't really inbetween iOS and Android in terms of functionality. iOS locks everything down along with Apple the only hardware maker. Android has flash and other goodies customizations and comes in many forms from different OEMs. WinPhone, really, is just a locked down optimized OS and different form factors! It doesn't get popular because it doesn't have goodies on both side, namely, FLASH. Form factor isn't enough to buy Android users, and locked down system won't sway iOS users either, because WinPhone comes quite late into the game. Honestly, integrating flash and allowing freedom of ringtones would make WinPhone more attractive to the average consumers (they want to visit flash videos on the go, they want to hear their custom ringtones). Bottom line is WinPhone offers nothing new, feature wise, to the mobile world... Plus, Microsoft made a very bad move with initial WinPhone release: an incomplete OS. The result was obvious that it couldn't compete with the other two established mobile platforms and lost its ground even further.
[Nokia Lumia 900] jimski:
Damn, had no idea how important, full length custom ringtones were. Took me 15 minutes to make nine of them. And there are apps that will pluck clips from the Internet for you, or even do the editing part for your full length tracks. Full length ringtones are resource hogs. And have no place in WP.

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[Nokia Lumia 900] Drewskie:
I agree with those who have issue with certain customization issues. What I want from my 900 is the ability to add whatever ringtones I want, whatever sounds for sms alerts I want and a full blown file explorer.

I don't care about locks and I don't care about paying for apps. As far as I'm concerned, someone took the time to make the app it only makes sense they get paid for it. I view apps the same way I view music. If it's a quality product I'll gladly pay for it. ...don't get me started on what I think if it's not a quality product.

All that being said I want to be able to add sounds I want to be able to add and organize my pictures (the way I want) and I want to be able to add the apps I want. (some perfectly good third party apps that aren't on the marketplace for whatever reason, I'm speaking of the batter percentage app)

All this said I love my 900 and I do hope Apollo will solve the couple of minor issues because if it does, well it will just be that much better now won't it.
[Nokia Lumia 900] alodar1:
And if it doesn't work for you, you should move to something that does. Its why you buy certain phones in the first place. I've never thought about WIFI. I have strong wifi at home and at work....so I never really miss anything. I might have to do a test sometime...to see how I could be impacted with wifi off, during a rest period....it may change my mind....
[Nokia Lumia 900] bertin89:
Anyone who wants custom ringtones and make them pretty quick for their windows phone there is an app called YouRang which is very easy to use and its GREAT!!! also you can make ringtones quickly!
[Nokia Lumia 900] zabihjan:
you heard wrong

my wifi is always on and working in the background
[Nokia Lumia 900] xsever:
What I said is a known wp7 'feature'. What app you have running in the background that's keeping the wifi on. Wifi though not cellular data bcz when the phone goes to sleep' wifi turns off and cellular data switches on.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BodHack:
I've just got back from looking at the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0" on display in the Carphone Warehouse.

Has anybody else noticed that the screen doesn't respond smoothly to pinch-to-zoom gestures in Google Maps? I tried exactly the same thing on a couple of other tablets on display - e.g. TF Prime, Galaxy Tab 7.7 and they responded exactly as I would expect. The errant behaviour I noticed was that the zoom didn't always change the way I expected it to - some gestures resulted in wildly different zoom levels than I was expecting, and it just didn't do a good job of tracking two fingers at once. (Just sweeping one finger over the screen was okay so far as I could see.)

For some reason, the stock web browser seemed to be pretty well behaved. I tried rebooting the device, but that didn't seem to make any difference. Have Samsung cheaped out on the input digitiser, or was the unit in the store faulty?

I'd appreciate any feedback - at £200 I was walking into the store ready to buy one, but my experience with Google Maps really put me off.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miketoasty:
I would never use a store model as a performance benchmark. They are good for getting a physical feel for the device but when you have a popular device that just came out that tons of people are using, installing different (Possibly malicious) apps, and just basically abusing they tend to never perform the way they will when you actually own the device.

I will test out maps myself but I believe this device is plenty fast enough for anything you throw at it.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BodHack:
Thanks for taking the time to reply, and for agreeing to give it a go - I look forward to hearing your impressions...
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imnuts:
I don't have any issues with Google Maps on my tablet. I haven't used it that often, but I don't notice anything unusual when zooming in and out.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miketoasty:
I made a video and went to post it to youtube but it's not letting me. Basically Maps is smooth as butter. I had no trouble zooming in and out and moving around the entire map. No lag at all.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BodHack:
Thank you both for your responses, it's been very helpful to get some real world opinions! I clearly need to give this tablet a second chance.

I'll report back soon once I've made a second visit to the shop...
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miketoasty:
I would definitely say at least restart the tablet before you start using it. Makes a world of difference.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bark777:
It's my experience that this tablets screen is a little unresponsive. My phone has a very responsive screen as compared to the tablet and when I use the tablet with a mouse all the issues go away. I use a Logitech mouse (M110) I bought locally for under $10.00 with this tablet. When using the mouse there is no lag and unresponsiveness.

I still think this tablet is great and am very happy using it daily especially with the app "tablet talk" installed.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wellersl:
I have to agree. Sometimes it's perfect. Sometimes it acts like it's doing something else and too busy to respond. It seems to be most prominent in the all the different browsers I've tried. And it seems to get worse as I add more apps - though I never get past more than half-a-dozen or so before it becomes so bad that I give up and start over. I've tried to isolate it to one specific app, but it even does it in a box-stock configuration. Performing a factory reset fixes it for a time, and then it gradually starts to degrade again.

Sadly, I'm returning it.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrEzkimo:
wow never had anything close to this :(

I notice a stutter sometimes when I am loading the screen up from sleep with the widgets, but after that its fine and I purposely never reboot just to see how it all lasts.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] airwickkk:
Reboots seriously do help me though. My home screen will be laggy about hallway through the day but I reboot and then, its smooth.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jlarsen5:
Poor screen response on mine too. I'm gonna jump over to Samsung threads and see if any reports are being discussed there. Will post findings :banghead:

Soooo, nothing at samsung :(
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BodHack:
Thank you all for taking the time to respond. It almost sounds like there could be a couple of hardware versions out there. Is there any way to find out, as one does with Device Manager in Windows, what the exact hardware configuration is of an Android device? A useful app from the market?

Does ICS come with an easily accessed CPU usage monitor? It sounds like the screen response might be worse when the processor is loaded up...?

(I'm also not familiar enough with Linux to know what command lines might work, if there's no app which would show hardware configuration.)

I'm hoping to get back to the Carphone Warehouse tomorrow, and will ask the salesperson nicely if it's possible to try a new device that hasn't been put out on display...
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BodHack:
I'm pretty sure it's bad form to keep replying to your own topic, but here goes anyway!

My plans changed at the last minute this morning and I had another chance to visit the shop. I discovered the CPU usage overlay in the developer options, and noted that when idle there didn't seem to be any gremlins sucking up all the CPU time. Maps was still a problem, and the gallery was a bit wonky too. It might just be me, but I also found precision selection (e.g. picking a hyperlink out of small text in the browser) to be a little less likely to succeed than I expected.

I wanted to speak to the staff about looking at another example of the P3110, but they were generally uninterested and I had to get back to work after hanging around for 20-30 minutes. Anyway, after looking at their returns policy, it seems like you have no rights to a return an item you buy in-store unless there is a fault which you can convince the staff about. Given their lack of interest in the problem when I brought it up on my last visit, I'm not really willing to risk that!

I'd suggest that anyone interested in buying one of these tablets does so over the phone or internet, because you then have a 14 day return period. The Carphone Warehouse terms and conditions state that if you want to return a tablet ordered online or on the phone that you must adhere to the following:

"Tablets:

* You can turn the tablet on and try it out. But you can't make any calls or send texts or emails, or add anything to its memory (such as saving numbers or taking a photo)

* The tablet must be returned in its original condition"

...So presumably, keep it clean and do a factory reset before you take it back!

For my part, I wouldn't want to buy one without a get-out clause, so I will be considering this option.

To conclude:

After this second visit, I think that many people would be fine with the device - it does respond to your inputs, it's just that under some circumstances it might take two or three goes to get the desired response. With a little patience this is not a problem at all, and considering the price point it's probably acceptable.

Unfortunately, I guess I'm not so patient as I once was - I'm too used to the way that my Galaxy S (Stock 2.3.5 ROM, XXJVT) responds to inputs, and I'd rather not take a step backwards. Ultimately, I'm now considering combining my desire to have a small ICS tablet with a mobile phone upgrade, in order to justify a Galaxy S III with its larger display (once the blue version is fixed/available).

Samsung would probably be happy with this outcome - after all, I'm now talking myself into spending £500 on one of their products instead of 'just' £200!
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wellersl:
Intuitively, the first thing I checked. In my case, nothing obvious indicated by the built-in task manager. I even tried using the setting Developer Options -> Do not Keep Activities

I hadn't seen that before, but it didn't help. :(

I guess I'm in the same boat. I'm really looking for a 7-inch Droid X - without the phone. ;)
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidpixar:
Seems like some of us are having issues and some of us aren't, might it be a faulty hardware thing or a bad batch?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miketoasty:
I just bought mine over the weekend so it is possible I got a newer revision than others who bought it in early May.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidpixar:
You having issues? I got mine last week and no issues so far.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miketoasty:
No, I am not having issues. Sorry said that earlier in the post.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wellersl:
It reminds me of the first attempt by VZW/Moto at rolling out GB on for the Droid X. Some people praised it. Others cursed it. Some people got a new X2.

I was a cusser. Happily humming along now, still on FroYo.

It's true, though. Hardware continually gets revised and updated - not always for good. It could be as simple as changes in tolerances, or supplier's manufacturing processes.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BodHack:
Still curious about this tablet, I went into Carphone Warehouse again yesterday.

For what it's worth, the sales assistant told me that they had none available, and that all their 7" Galaxy Tab 2 stock had been recalled. He may be mistaken, but I think I've heard of other people having trouble buying one in the UK too...? Anyway, I suggest you take this news with a pinch of salt!
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheedje:
I have the same poor pinch zoom response with this tablet. Especially when I use the browser intensively with lots pinch zoom gestures. After a while, the screen seems to be totally insensitive. Zoom is only a bit acceptable if you use two thumbs and sweep horizontally by pressing the screen firmly. It is solved for a short time if you lock and unlock the tablet.

I have flashed the ROM Tab2litebeta 3 (Samsung based), but still no luck.

Is this a software plobleem or is there something seriously wrong with this tablet?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankushkool:
I used the simple steps on the awesome revolutionary.io site to unlock and root my device, now proceeding further i had several queries which i googled but didnt find exactly what i wanted... so here i go.

1. I read about several Sense 4 + ICS ROMS but want to know is there any stable and fully working one?

2. I am backing up all apps (including HTC custom apps) using titanium backup, now i wanna know if the HTC custom apps (like weather, clock) can be installed on any ROM i install.

3. I read about app2sd, data2sd and simple2sd and understood most of it, but my doubt is if we use data2sd will we have to backup and restore all data and apps everytime after installing new rom?

4. Last one i saw ppl recommending class 6 cards for data2sd, is class 6 recommended for simple2sd? and will class 10 be better?

thanks in advance :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k3lcior:
1. No

2. No

3. Yes

4. Depending on SD, some Class 10 are not compatible so it's better to just get Class 6.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kotag82:
1) not working, very long way to go for daily driver

2) htc app requires htc framework unless ported properly

3) you don't need to restore all data unless you want to setup it again manually

4) desire was not made for class 10, some of desires are able to run class 10 some not, class 6 is safer and speed difference on desire is nearly the same due to limitation of hardware

edit: got beaten see above
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankushkool:
Thanks all, have decided to go with Runny ROM v6.1.1 :) just too much into Sense UI :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
Fine choice if I may say so !

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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankushkool:
Vola :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankushkool:
All was going ok... but during the first boot after installing runny rom my phone is stuck on the boot animation :\ (almost 10 mins now) what to do?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
Wait a bit longer...may take a while.

Did you create a ext4 partition ?

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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankushkool:
20 mins now... does it take this much time?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
Did u create a ext4 partition ?

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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankushkool:
i just ran the setup... it mentioned that as i have custom HBOOT it cant install APP2SDX but later it selected the APP2SD option...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
How many times do you want me to ask you.....did u make a ext4 partition on your sd card ?

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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankushkool:
no i didnt...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankushkool:
does the setup not do that?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
Then it will never boot !

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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
Let's continue from here, what recovery do you have (clockwork, 4EXT ?)

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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankushkool:
clockwork
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankushkool:
sud i create the partition now?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
oke, I had clockwork months ago. Now I am on 4ext. But what you can try is to put your sd in your pc and create a ext 4 partition with a program like wizard home partition.

Your sd card need to be setup like this

1 : FAT 32 - PRIMARY

2 : EXT4 - PRIMARY

your FAT size doesn't matter, EXT4 partition should be around 1024 mb.

don't know if you can repartiton your sd card within clockwork recovery !

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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
And its best to do a full wipe of the phone too, wipe everything

Cache

Dalvik

System

Data

Boot

Sd ext

Just to be sure .... and flash the rom all over . Maybe there is a faster way but I think this is the safest way !

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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
Jep, pull battery and repartition the card, format all in phone and flash again ....

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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankushkool:
trying that...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankushkool:
partioned using clockwork but on PC its showing bad disk, using http://www.ehow.com/how_5880339_restore-bad-sd-card.html
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
Did you also format the fat 32 within clockwork ?

I had that problem too, after I formatted the fat 32 partition it was over !

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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankushkool:
clockwork does not give that option :\
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
Then put it in USB mass storage and format the fat part

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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankushkool:
Done but in the start of setup it gives me a message "You are on stock HBOOT. your device does not support AD2SDX" what does it mean?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
I can't explain it clearly, ad2sdx means that the ext4 partition also has function as internal storage. Stock hboot does not. I also run stock because I find it much faster...

Maybe a placebo-effect :D

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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankushkool:
on boot screen... fingers crossed!!!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankushkool:
looks like it booted but now its showing a blank colorful screen... seems like a wallpaper, with notification bar on top... am not able to do anything!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
Your patience will be tested !

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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankushkool:
giving multiple error messages with force close option!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr Hofs:
Pull battery and switch phone back on. Let it boot again, they should stay away

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