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[HTC One X] nearlygod:
But I'm not closing my apps. I'm new to android, but my understanding is that you close an app with the back button.

I always use the home button or the multi tasking button.

I set multitasking to 4 apps, but that didn't help.

If I just toggle between my GPS mapping app and the camera, it already doesn't work anymore.

And I'm not using the sense launcher. I use apex.

The iPhone and my Touch HD had both 512mb RAM. The hox has 1GB and still doesn't multitasking?

So is it safe to by an S3 instead? Does it have more free ram?

I also hope with the S3 I can root legally and maybe even get an asop Rom at some point, which would have a lot more ram and deal perfectly with multitasking.

Nearly
[HTC One X] nearlygod:
nobody?
[HTC One X] accord99:
It appears from comments that the AT&T One X right now is more aggressive in killing apps to free memory.

On the International version running the latest stock firmware, I can usually open and use 4-6 apps with the browser simultaneously without the browser being killed. These apps include Google Maps, Twitter, IMDB, Angry Birds, etc. Using System Panel, I've noticed that the One X will rarely kill apps until free memory drops to around 150 MB. From a restart, the One X has about 350 MB free.

Also, I noticed that flipping through Flipboard tends to especially cause a lot of frequent browser restarts, even when there is 200+ MB of free memory, maybe suggesting that some of its operations require large amounts of additional memory. Perhaps you have an app that is like that.

I would suggest using System Panel to check on your free memory, the memory used by your apps and the free memory threshold as to when the One X starts killing apps.
[HTC One X] xdn:
I just did a quick test right after booting my One X... I opened Google Maps, then Android's browser, then Chrome and then the Camera. Used each app for a few seconds only, not even loading opening pages on the browsers or taking pics with the camera. After doing all this, Maps had been killed and needed to be restarted and when I tried to open Chrome, it needed to be loaded again too.

With the big amount of hardware issues plaguing the HOX, I can't risk losing the warranty to gain root and fix this myself, and it seems clear that HTC won't provide a solution, so if the S3 doesn't have this problem I'll seriously consider exchanging my HOX for an S3.
[HTC One X] bimmerboii:
The s3 is suffering similar multitaking/ram issues. I saw a thread in their Q&A section.
[HTC One X] Srgsx:
I returned my HOX due to the horrific lack of multi-tasking. Played around with the S3 last week in Europe. It seems just fine and did not have to reload any web pages or map programs.
[HTC One X] Tsukurimashou:
Maybe you should look at this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1669074 I don't know why threads like that are not sticky...
[HTC One X] nearlygod:
Yeah, thats nice, but you need root for that and then you loose your guarantee. With buggy device like the hox i wouldn´t dare that.

Another plus for the ugly S3. Im considering now to get a second hand S2 and put cyanogen mod on it. And than i will wait for another superphone. Maybe a windows phone 8...
[HTC One X] KLUVJ:
Just tested. Easily multitask with 4+ tasks. Including browser, camera, xda, music, messages
[HTC One X] Tsukurimashou:
Tested the GS3 or with the one X?
[HTC One X] lt iibad:
It is very safe to buy the S3 rather if multi tasking is a major issue. From what I've seem the OneX even closes the launcher and live wallpapers. Don't know why they didn't put two mb of ram. The S3i ave with the exact same apps doesn't close apps nearly anywhere as often.

The problem is with Android itself and maybe the developers. In that either the apps dont save state or the system doesn't request.

On iOS the OS closes all apps on pressing the home screen button but saves the apps state. So when u go back to an app its where I left it.

I would think android would have an advantage coz it doesn't immediately close apps. So when u go back to an app it's probably even progressed as is now more current than it was when u left it. The problem when it closes the app due to low resources the apps don't save state. Very frustrating.

Conclusion, get an S3 it won't close the apps due to low resources half as often.
[HTC One X] nearlygod:
So, now i got something odd.

2 days ago my HOX went super slow. Even in safe mode.

I resetted it and now i can toggle between Backcountry Navigator and the camera.

If i add one or two other apps, BN will restart.

Anyway, i recently switched to Mytrails and things are looking even better there.

So, i wouldnt call multitasking great now, but my basic needs are fulfilled.

It seems, now i have to send it 3 weeks to htc for repair the bloody gps-module...
[General Questions and Answers] bacoksai:
Hi all,

this is probably a very dumb question:(

but anyway, how do I remove all of the annoying ads from the free downloaded applications on my Android device :confused:

your answer are highly appreciated.

thanks
[General Questions and Answers] vx117:
If you're phone is rooted you can try AdFree: https://play.google.com/store/apps/...DEsImNvbS5iaWd0aW5jYW4uYW5kcm9pZC5hZGZyZWUiXQ..

This is by far the most effective adblocking app.
[General Questions and Answers] ROFLkopter:
I use AdAway from the Play Store, does the job for me. Any ad blocker will do though, as long as you're rooted.

Also, if the app doesn't require the Internet then you can turn the data connection off when using it. I used to do that with Angry Birds before I rooted my phone.

Press 'Thanks' if I helped!
[General Questions and Answers] tatlotry:
use adaway.. it's simple and very user friendly.. Ads also annoy me, we share the same prob.. so glad if it could help you out.. :)
[General Questions and Answers] quircky:
Are these apps for free? I want to remove the annoying ads as well. :cool:
[General Questions and Answers] mikpel:
The ads are there to support developer.

If you really want to remove them, the easiest way is to use your phone offline whenever you are using the add supported app :)
[General Questions and Answers] ROFLkopter:
Yeah, AdAway is free from Play Store

Press 'Thanks' if I helped!
[General Questions and Answers] bacoksai:
thanks all for answering my question :)

well, both apps require a rooted device. my tablet is not rooted yet, and I haven't even think of rooting it :D

but thanks anyway guys, I'll try those apps when my tablet is rooted someday :D

yes, I know those ads are there to support the developers.

but, if I use my tablet offline, there's not much that I can do with it since a lot of apps require data plan to run
[General Questions and Answers] goran95:
re:

The best ad blocker is ''AD Blocker Trial'' try it all, it's free on play store and doesn't require root acsses, that's simple ya... ;)
[General Questions and Answers] onyxbits:
Use a firewall (e.g. Droidwall), set filtering to "whitelist" and only allow those applications that really must have internet access. That will not only block ads but also prevent apps from phoning home other sensitive data. Of course, you need a rooted device for this.
[General Questions and Answers] arybagusoctora:
Try Adfree friend.. you can download in play store!

i have try it ;)
[General Questions and Answers] pablo2121:
Some roms have it built in

Find a rom that has ad blocker already in the list of extras.
[General Questions and Answers] crypticmystic:
play store has removed ad removing apps?

Hmm, it looks like the ad removing apps are gone from the play store (which I guess I understand from googles point of view - they probably get a few pennies for these ads also).. Is there another place to get these? Amazon app store has "ad-blocker pro", but the 3 reviews all say it doesn't work..

Is there non-store place for some of these.. We can load a rom yet with ads removed for the LG Motion 4G, but removing the ads would be good enough for me :)

---------- Post added at 05:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:57 PM ----------

Ah indeed.. Apparently I'm too much of a newbie to allowed to post links, but google "pcmag" and "ad-block" and I guess you'll see the article.. I do see that the apps are available on f-droid (which is an open source apps store that I can't post a link to either - google is usually your friend here)...
[General Questions and Answers] KiakSvk:
You can try to download and use Lucky Patcher, very usefull app. It can help you.
[General Questions and Answers] aarish1:
You can download Adblock plus from their official website because google has pulled these adblocking apps from play store or you can use the lucky patcher if you have a rooted device. Hope it helps!
[General Questions and Answers] Izzysoft:
For AdAway, check F-Droid. AdFree can be found at the Adfree Android Homepage.

As both work using a modified /etc/hosts file, one could also manipulate that manually. But that would be quite a hazzle :silly:

I remember there was one app that worked by disabling the ad modules themselves -- which would be much more interesting to me. I just cannot figure out which app that was. Any hints?
[General Questions and Answers] Deleted member 1890170:
Can confirm that Adblock Plus installs and works well with un-rooted devices.
[General Questions and Answers] Shoppey:
nice

Just wanted to say thanks! :good:

Also alot of other good suggestions here. :) Adaway jusy bugs the **** out of my phone though (Desire HD JTime R8).
[General Questions and Answers] zipperX:
If you just want a file host http://adf*ly/703YZ just copy and save as on notepad with name host. Then copy to your sdcard and copy again to /system/etc:o
[General Questions and Answers] urobasa:
root device and install adfree
[General Questions and Answers] xfire22:
At last got rid of those damn ads cheers for Heads up :good:
[General Questions and Answers] muztopa:
try this one, it should work... ADFREE :good:
[General Questions and Answers] rampo:
You can just disable Wi-Fi or Data Connection when you see ads. :victory:
[General Questions and Answers] snehalmasne:
The ads are there to support developer.

If you really want to remove them, the easiest way is to use your phone offline whenever you are using the add supported app :cool:

Regards,

Snehal Masne
[General Questions and Answers] hackmod:
Adaway from the play store
[General Questions and Answers] upendrades:
MoaAB

Root and try MoaAB.. Report your experience.. ;)
[General Questions and Answers] Stuart Little:
Adaway

Sent From A Samsung Galaxy S2 With AOSB Project ROM .
[General Questions and Answers] surya.putra:
Ad Away still the best for me..:D
[General Questions and Answers] Stuart Little:
Adfree android

Sent from my beastly SM-T320
[General Questions and Answers] Valik98:
Help!!!!

Hi , today when i unlock my phone i saw a strange icon in status bar , when i pull down i saw wifi icon with a red mark and chinese characters , after a second the notification disapier alone!!!! , is this an ads , and if its ads should i be worried? Thanks :)
[General Questions and Answers] h3hh:
All the offered solutions require rooting my device. I do not want to root my device. please offer a solution that does not require rooting.
[General Questions and Answers] androikinfo:
Use Ad Blocker app

To block annoying ads you can use Lucky Patcher apk or Adaway. But you have to root your Android first. :o:)
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Discussions of using Lucky Patcher or any other warez software arent allowed at XDA, the Moderators here wont tolerate it, in fact, even the loyal members here don't tolerate members that use them either, that's a good way to get black balled around here. This is, after all, a site built by developers and warez is designed to steal their work, it's not very smart to discuss using something that can steal from them here.
[General Questions and Answers] androikinfo:
I am sorry. :(
[General Questions and Answers] lolvatveo:
why block ad allowed? It must also illegal here, developer want money from their services but user block them? like luckypatcher you modify app to use free sth.

Edited: my english is bad
[General Questions and Answers] Droidriven:
Ad blockers and Lucky Patcher(and other warez software) are two entirely different things, ad blockers do not allow you to modify a developers proprietary work nor do they allow you to install paid apps for free or steal in app purchases for free, which is the reason why Lucky Patcher and other warez software is not allowed here. Ad blocking is a matter of personal choice, like turning the TV channel when you don't want to see the commercial ad being shown on that channel.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] dbearstrong:
Hey guys, I'm new here and I recently just got a Samsung Galaxy Ace S5830D.

I successfully rooted it with SOC, and when I tried going into debug mode, I believe it's called, and tried to install ClockWork Mod, it wouldn't install and would give me this error. Now unfortunately I can't post a screenshot0 cause I'm new, I'll try to reply with it under this.

Edit: I can't get a screenshot up on here, but PM me or something and I'll send it over. Thanks.

Edit again: Solved.

-dbearstrong.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] abhibnl:
I guess CWM is only for S5830 and S5830L??

Sent from my Galaxy S IV
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] :
No I think it is compatible with the 'D' did you go to the recovery and select 'install zip from SD card' .

Which thread did you find the cwm in?

Sent from my GT-S5830 using my hands :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] abhibnl:
Well then following correct procedure should work:

1. Download latest cwm 5.0.2.6

2. Put it on sd card.

3. Go to stock recovery.

4. Select "install zip from sdcard"

5. Select the cwm zip and flash it

Sent from my Galaxy S IV
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Paulicarpio:
New ACE?

is your phone the NEW version of ace? Maybe its not compatible yet.
[HTC One X] Dtguilds:
I have a few annoyances with my One X so I went to try out an S3 with high hopes seeing as it's been getting a lot of praise.

Thoughts -

Looks & design: The S3 is so ugly it's criminal. Samsung must have the worst designers in the world. It felt like a cheap, plastic toy, too. Awful. :(

The camera: The software seemed worse for the camera and the pictures didn't seem as good as my X.

The video: Again, virtually no different to the X here.

The screen: Well, what can one say. The X screen blows the GS3 screen out of the water. The AMOLED really looks dated now, aside from the black levels which are rarely seen anyway by most people. The colours are better on the LCD and it's noticeably sharper.

The software: TouchWiz is just plain horrible. It's possibly the worst designed software in the world, despite feeling snappy.

Performance: Virtually no differences here, both fast and smooth.

Audio quality: It looks like they've used the lowest end Wolfson DAC in the S3, the audio didn't sound good at all. I thought this would be a stand out point, but it wasn't.

The battery life reports only seem to be marginally better than the X from what I can see... so no real benefit here.

Have I missed something or have the Samsung fanboys just convinced themselves the S3 is good to try and cover up their disappointments? HTC have done a far better job in my opinion and they got here months in advance.
[HTC One X] barondebxl:
Lmao. You're definitely a fanboy.
[HTC One X] mudtail:
You gotta agree the S3 is ugly as sin though :P
[HTC One X] Totòòò:
The least unbiased post one can read lol
[HTC One X] electric0ant:
LOL!

having seen an S3 in real life, I've got to admit its not that bad, but nothing inspiring and nothing new.

What I really wonder about is samsung's cohesion between the departments, their marketing is going on about this made for humans thing, and stuff about nature, so the phone is more rounded like a pebble and even the live wallpapers are nature themed. Why then did they put this chrome edge all around the phone and why does the blue one have this faux brushed metal look? just doesn't look like it was all properly thought through.
[HTC One X] ladyhaly:
Good point. When I looked at the phone, it just didn't seem nature-like to me... Or looking like a pebble. It would have been better to take on a spaceship thing. Haven't taken it for a spin yet so can't comment on the software... Except that from what I see on blogs and videos... Well, I hate Touchwiz.

Designwise... The One X blows it overthe edge.
[HTC One X] electric0ant:
I think if they had given it a matte finish like the one x it would be more pebble like.
[HTC One X] Raider0001:
audio is made using Wolfson Micro WM1811 which is

Like WM8994 in Galaxy S / Nexus S, except:

1x stereo DAC instead of 2x.

2x 2W Speaker amp instead of 2x 1W

Smaller and probably cheaper, same sound quality expected.

analysis by François SIMOND aka supercurio

I do personally think (i had i9000) that HTC One X makes better sound when pushed volume to the limit
[HTC One X] Arsaw:
You are definitely wrong. I managed to play around a demo unit of GS3 for about an hour and compare it with my brother HOX.

GS3 feels better on hand because of the round shape.

The back cover feels like cheap plastic but luckily front face looks extremely good and high quality.

Unlike GS3, HOX screen's glass pops out above the bezel which looks a bit awkward. HOX screen is just 4.7inc but feel very big because the whole front face is cover by glass.

SAmoled HD screen is very good and comparable to HOX screen.

Sound quality on GS3 is definitely better and louder than HOX.

GS3 camera though not as sharp as HOX, it has better contrast. To be honest, looking pictures on GS3 is more enjoyable than HOX.

Touchwiz improve a lot and feel lighter. Sense 4 on the hand, still laggy and feels like a downgrade from Sense 3.5

Removable battery and sd slot is a big plus for GS3.

Playing just an hour with GS3 but it makes me feel enjoyable and feel like there a lot of surprised in this device that I yet to find out. HOX is a bit boring. I just play HOX for less than half an hour and feel nothing new.

Just my opinion. Don't take it seriously :D
[HTC One X] barondebxl:
I disagree I love the pebble blue version.
[HTC One X] drvsbsm:
Designed from a pebble WTF:D Does the owner of Samsung got a collection of pet rocks :eek: That phone is freakin UGLY, I hope they enjoy their pebble phone while my super smooth HOX looks AMAZING and runs AMAZING! No defects so don't come in here and start that sh^t like you are talking in your thread on ur forum, those were early batches, they fixed that issue. Actually my ONE X is an early version SH23 defect free made in China, looks great.

They got a thread over there at there rock nest about 100 pages comparing the S3 and One X.:)
[HTC One X] Drefsab:
some people will love it some will hate it im in the hate it category I think its ugly as sin, but then its a good thing that I dont have one then :D
[HTC One X] mafia187:
It's been 10 day with my first android mobile gotta say its blown me away, my 4s is packed away eBay soon. Didn't choose the s3 because all Samsung phones feel way to cheap and doesn't look as good as the X. So what if the s3 has better benchmarks its not like the X isnt a beast
[HTC One X] Emmure:
Quoted for truth.

Been using the One X and SIII parallel for a week now. There is no way the SIII can match One X's screen, camera and design.

But apart of that, the SIII takes it all. From the extendable memory over the heat problem while gaming and especially in battery life. That even on stock battery and I'll get an extended one soon. Did I mention, there is no locked or halfassed unlockable bootloader?

After a week of using both, if I had to stick with only one of them, I'd go with the SIII for sure.

Sent from my rooted HTC QuadCore Beast with S-Voice
[HTC One X] kingkij:
i neither love nor hate the design of galaxy s3 its okey dokey. Samsung is very good for hardware but they sucks when it comes to software. So this time i got HTC One x (my first htc phone). Previously i had a smasung device (samsung wave - its a bada pone) and what the hell i have to wait for whole year for official upgrade Thats kinda sucks.
[HTC One X] treebill:
Sigh wish people would stop trying to justify their buy by attacking the other phone, its like two friends dating sisters.
[HTC One X] enyaj:
this thread is waiting to be locked. hehehehe...peace!
[HTC One X] mafia187:
Thank god we all have different tastes, I like blondes and you like red heads ;-)
[HTC One X] Goku80:
You know what I am gettin sick and tired of these threads. Search first. So many threads exactly as this that has been shut down. You could get your answers there. Try the main general thread to. Many people are talking about the phone. From now on if I see threads like yours will be reporting. Pointless. Make your own judgement or watch on YouTube comparison videos.
[HTC One X] jaaystott:
I'm a HTC fanboy arguably, however I disagree and agree with you. Here's my thoughts on the GSIII versus HOX:

Software: Sense 4.0 is certainly better than TouchWiz and there really is no arguing about it. It's things like the ability to set Scene's and Theme's and get a real personalization of your phone. On the other hand TouchWiz feels snappier, but it's starting to feel dates. It's extremely lightweight and barebones and the killer for me is that it doesn't offer much more functionality than Vanilla ICS, therefore why bother. The Keyboard and Messaging application on the One X is much more useable and better looking than the GSIII and the Mail application is bliss compares to the GSIII too.

Design: The GSIII design is really dates in the respect that you could erase all branding of 'Samsung' from the GSI AND GSIII, but if you put then alongside you would still be able to guess one was the others successor. With the One X and Sensation, there's not much that looks the same. The buttons have changed, the Camera location etc, which brings me to a flaming. Who the hell at HTC was allowed go design a raised camera lens? Put the thing down on a table and it scratches SO easy!

Camera: I don't think there's much in here for either of them, both phones use 8 MP sensors and I must say myself, I'm not really into camera's. If anything I'm slightly disappointed that both companies failed to improve either camera. The One X uses an 8 MP like the Sensation (despite being a different camera) and the GSIII uses the exact same Camera as the GSII, which in my experience wasn't actually that good. When it comes to the camera at least HTC have made a slight improvement by bumping the camera to 1.3 MP, however for some reason Samsung downgraded theirs, the GSII used a 2.0 MP sensor where as the GSIII uses a 1.x MP sensor.

The whole 'designed by nature' thing just goes right over me. I'm sorry but it looks like a bus run over a clay mould of a GSII and the GSIII is the stretched & curved result. The hardware buttons (as in the Menu button specifically and Hone) are well out of date in the respect that the One X no longer uses a Menu button, however the GSIII has that physical Hone button and the Menu button, basically a 2011 phone design.

Overall I think the Samsung GSIII is an extremely over hyped phone. It is ugly, but then it's old looks. I think the only thing to shout about is the processor, which is arguable better than the HOX's, however where are you really going ti ever see that improved speed? This may seem biased, but it's just my personal opinion.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] tsmt971@yahoo:
Is there anyone experienced the RMA process in Sydney Australia? Please share?

Is there any near by ASUS support site so I can drop my Prime for RMA?

Thanks