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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tolis626:
The only area that users of iDevices can really say their devices are undeniably better is gaming.We all know that,and until recently I have to admit I was kinda jealous.I was almost ready to buy an iPad just to play Infinity Blade.Happily I didn't as things are getting better.

Up until recently,the best-looking and closest to console quality games were Dead Space and Asphalt 6.I mean,Angry Birds are nice for making time pass by on the subway,but that's about it.Asphalt 5,NOVA and Modern Combat 2 were so-so,but not nearly enough.Not to mention that NOVA 2 was a disappointment.Graphics were kinda better than NOVA,but gameplay and controls were seriously lacking.GLU games are also somewhat good at the beginning,but are repetitive,they get boring after a while and seriously,I won't spend 50€ in GLU credits as long as my brain serves me well.

Then Modern Combat 3 came out.This was the game I had been waiting about.Graphics,storyline and gameplay-all were awesome.It was the first title that could really claim it was "console quality".Things have got better since,especially with games by Gameloft and EA.Mass Effect is really great too.But my only complaint now is that all these are REALLY short.I ain't the most hardcore gamer,especially on mobile devices,but I finished Mass Effect the day I downloaded it.MC3 may have online mode but bleh,I don't want to sell my house to pay the data bill.Plus when I'm home I have a PC and a PS3,I won't play on my phone normally.

3 days ago NOVA 3 came out.And...OMFG!This is the best-looking game I've ever seen on a mobile device of any kind.And to tell you the truth,I don't think I remember many PS2 games having this kind of graphics.And its gameplay and controls are vastly improved over NOVA 2.It's much closer to MC3 actually.Plus,even MC3 didn't push the hardware to its limits.My Desire HD had no problems playing it with a pretty playable gameplay-it wasn't too noticeable,just not 100% smooth.Not to mention the Galaxy S 2,it didn't break a sweat.But with NOVA 3 things are different.My GS2 struggles to play it properly sometimes.It only plays perfectly if I overclock the GPU,but then it overheats a bit.I won't even bother playing in on the Desire HD and will be waiting for my GS3 to fully enjoy the game in all its glory.I haven't finished it yet-that's a good sign,although I haven't played too much these days.Still,it seems it has some duration and the storyline unfolds nicely.

NOVA 3 is another step in the right direction,after Dead Space,MC3 and Mass Effect.We shall wait and see what Asphalt 7 brings on the table.But what's your opinion,guys and gals?Are things for Android gaming getting better?Will we really enjoy "cosnole-quality" games from now on?The hardware is surely powerful enough to give the opportunity.And most importantly-are the aforementioned games a sign that NVidia's dream of monopolizing gaming on Android won't come true?I sure hope it's like that(I'll avoid buying a Tegra device as long as I have another choice)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bleach168:
The games are still too short and too simplistic. Best game I've played is Anomaly Warzone Earth.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tolis626:
The simplicity of games is slowly being fixed.As I said,games like NOVA 3,MC3 and Mass Effect are really good.Anomaly Warzone Earth is good,and is different than other tower defense games. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sugadee:
The information is very interesting. I like the post.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vnvman:
What I don't like about Android as a gaming platform (ex GS2 user) is the fact that nearly every time a very good looking game comes out it makes your hardware outdated. The example with MC3 is a good one: when it came out it lagged in a very annoying way on my GS2. I guess that as soon as say MC4 comes out it will be too much already for the GS3, and so on. Honestly it doesn't sound fair that I have to upgrade every 6-8 months in order to keep up with the latest games just because of rough ports. I really hope that this is gonna change in the future, also because I'm getting an Android tablet (or phablet, I still have to decide) soon, and I'd be pleased if it served me as a gaming console for more than a few months before it can't handle anymore the latest and greatest incarnation of my favorite game. On iOS people can play MC3 100% smooth on a simple iPhone4, we deserve nothing less as end users IMHO.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tolis626:
MC3 has some problems on the GS2.As I said,it plays quite well on the Desire HD,so no issue here.Just on the S2 the level where you are on the back of a truck and shoot others is lagging like hell.It's not that the hardware can't handle it,something is just wrong.It even lags on my overclocked device at that point Apart from that it plays perfectly smoothly.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vnvman:
Yeah, it probably is device related. However, I found that the textures are more detailed on the GS2 compared to other phones: a friend of mine has a Desire S and I must say that textures are worse on that device. This may actually be the cause of the random laggyness you get at times, maybe the developers overestimated the power of the Exynos SOC when they were working on the port...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Allanitomwesh:
Hardware is getting serious. Games will follow suit.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Custodian:
Glad my SGSII is a beast and makes even 8-bit games look 2D. Lolololol

Sent from my SPH-D710
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liovan#:
+1
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tolis626:
Dunno about you guys,but I saw a trailer of Dead Trigger and I just realized for the 413513122th time that I hate NVidia so,so much... :mad:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Allanitomwesh:
Lol

Daily realisation. Those guys aren't serious, that's why AMD got the PS 4. Qualcomm are stomping all over them with adreno.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tolis626:
Right.NVidia's guys act as if their chips are the best you can find.Still,the super-duper-wow all powerful almighty ULP GeForce GPU in the Tegra 3 is a direct competitor to the Galaxy S 2's GPU,not even the Adreno 225!And they get the best games.How ****ed-up is that?I just hope gaming companies realize that NVidia is full of ****.Sony did at least...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MattyOnXperiaX10:
Yep. Games such as Nova 3. Fifa 12. Shadow Gun n many more are ramping up android finally
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vader540is:
awesome stuff man :D the games are getting way better.

you said you overclock your S2 right?

you also said your are waiting for the S3, but doesn't the S3 have the same GPU as the S2? i hear its an overclocked Mali-400 @ 400mhz

the S2 is also a Mali-400 at 286 mhz i think... so what did u overclock your S2's GPU? i really wished Sammy used the Mali-T604 GPU but im still on the fence on getting the S3...yes it does have 2GB of RAM but i still haven't found a Android that can match the GPU power of my iphone4S PowerVRSGX543MP2 that is one badass GPU i love Android and what it stands for... but i have yet to find a device worthy enough to replace my iphone4s , i mainly use it for gaming, i do use a android phone for daily use cause android OS works for me better than IOS but not with gaming... maybe ill wait for the adreno 320 or Mali-T604 or Mali-T628....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sofia2012:
Anriod game

I think the andriod game is so good.Easy to learn and play.If we can use the tablet to play games.It will be better.More tab,www。netacce.com
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Allanitomwesh:
Yeah,nvidia are just confused. Galaxy note owns everything with a tegra 3 IMHO, has more screen and....arrgh,no games. Samsung try with the game hub,but it's not oomph.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tolis626:
Well,I wished for a better GPU too,but what can we do? :rolleyes:

The S3's Mali-MP400 runs at 440MHz,while the S2's GPU runs at 267MHz.Still,the S3 has a quite faster bus,so one could say that an overclocked Mali-MP400 at 400MHz in the S2 is underutilized compared to the S3.

Anyway,the only mobile GPU that can beat the S3's GPU is the iPad 3's GPU.The S3 is miles ahead of the iPhone 4S in GPU power(And everything else in that aspect).However,iOS does have better games-<3 Infinity Blade... :p

NVidia are just idiots.They think they'll make much profit from monopolizing Android gaming.However,all that they're managing to do is to make gamers go to iOS.For the time being,all my hopes rest with EA and Gameloft...The others either make crappy games or make them run better(Or only) on Tegra devices.I also hated Madfinger Games.Did you guys see Dead Trigger's trailer?It implies that Tegra 3 is different to Android.Idiots...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Allanitomwesh:
I hate that, playing a game especially madfinger ones and the first thing you see is NVIDIA logo. Then you proceed to excellent gameplay only to be hit by some heavy lag(or entire force close) ahead. Really? I want an android game period. Why should I check the innards of my phone everytime a new game is out?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vader540is:
yeah your right, the INTL S3 does have a better GPU then my iphone4s , problem is the USA S3 has a adreno 225 GPU.... so ill hold off on getting the S3 untill a phone comes with a adreno 320 or malit604....:(
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
F*** Nvidia. Who cares about them cant you see that Gameloft rocks and i put all my gaming hope for android on them.

Relax people, easy android started to live only with gingerbread so we cant expect 100000 HD blowing-away games in just 1,5-2 years.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tolis626:
Actually Adreno 225 is at least on par with the iPhone 4S's GPU.And when I say at least,I mean it's about the same as the iPad 2's GPU.So don't worry,the S4 is an awesome SoC.Quad-core or dual-core is,at this point,a detail. :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Allanitomwesh:
Anyone else interested in Huawei's in house GPU in the quad core chip they made? It made Riptide look like angry birds...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vader540is:
Wow what does it benchmark at?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crumpets:
Sony is releasing its' PlayStation Mobile suite to HTC, so I reckon we'll see a lot more PS-Certified devices running around. And if the big console gaming companies such as Bethesda, EA, and Rockstar jump on board, and produce console-quality games for Android, we may just get a whole heap within 3-5 years, if not 1.5-2.

That is, if HTC does get back on its feet as a leading provider of business-oriented quality phones, and Sony suddenly becomes popular again...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Allanitomwesh:
62.75 fps in Nenanark.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ReDDs3D:
Sure good games are coming out but all these games are on ios as well and most of them look better on ios (if only by a margin) but almost all these games especially gameloft titles perform much better on ios. Sorry but ios is just more optimized for gaming even now. Even games like nova 3 don't really hold a candle to exclusives like infinity blade 2. Android is making advances fast, but until it gets better optimization (usually game developers problem, but it wouldn't hurt if google would optimize android itself a bit more) ios will be game king in terms of performance and graphics
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Allanitomwesh:
Android 4.x will probably fix this in the next Nexus phone,the Google side of this equation I'm not worried, it's goons like madfinger that favor nvidia,and others like gameloft that favor ios (cause they'll pay higher for games,and cause the smartphone is easy work.)
[Droid 2 General] casper82384:
hello every one i am casper i need help plz to unbrick my driod 2 verizon

i try to put cm7 on it and when i did that it just want soft brick it can go to bootloader but on the rsd lite it dose not show my phone and how do i get the software to put it back on i would love help i use my phone ll the time to talk to my kids
[Droid 2 General] casper82384:
Ok I found out what to do but in boot loader it tells me Battery is low
[Droid 2 General] casper82384:
Plz help me fix
[Droid 2 General] sd_shadow:
buy a $5 spare battery charger like http://www.amazon.com/MOTOROLA-Droi...=UTF8&qid=1338740850&sr=1-6&tag=5336653508-20

edit: what is phone doing, bootlooping, did you try wiping data in stock android recovery

http://droid.koumakan.jp/wiki/Android_Recovery

if white light next to usb port, comes on, it's charging
[Droid 2 General] casper82384:
I fig it out but after I us rad it gives me era 047 so whats mean
[Droid 2 General] casper82384:
Rsd
[Droid 2 General] sd_shadow:
not sure

what versions of rsd lite, sbf, moto drivers

compare md5 check sums

check out ezSBF

READ http://droid.koumakan.jp/wiki/Welcome
[Droid 2 General] casper82384:
Ok I had it then when at 99% it tells me code corrupt so no what
[Droid 2 General] sd_shadow:
not sure

which versions of rsd lite, sbf, moto drivers

compare md5 check sums

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which SBF are you using?
[Droid 2 General] casper82384:
Ok bit that issue I need a up to date sbf up to date Droid 2 global verizon
[Droid 2 General] casper82384:
Up to date software
[Droid 2 General] sd_shadow:
which version are you trying to flash?

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use the 4.5.608, not the 4.5.629

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this is easier if you say what versions you are using

RSD Lite 5.6?

moto drivers 5.2?

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if you are on t-mobile, did you have to band unlock

you may want to flash with ezSBF, it may not flash over the radio
[Droid 2 General] casper82384:
i did that ez sbf but my pc wont let me after the line's go away it go to this wierd **** were i cant use keyboerd now when i did rsd lite i use 4.9 i think it was but i had to get drivers for all that now on rsd it tells me faild to flash interface i think that's what it means and the sbf i was useing for rsd was this 1FF-p3_droid2we_cdma_droid2we-user-2.3.4-4.5.1_57_D2GA-59-120117-test-keys-signed-Verizon-US not only that i have driver detective and it tells me this that i need motorola flash interface s flash omap3630 mi i dont know if i got to have that your not its in bootloader but it tells me code bad you know what i mean
[Droid 2 General] casper82384:
Hey can I look at my post plz it tells I more on what's going on think I so far for trying to help your cool
[Droid 2 General] sd_shadow:
code bad or MEM-MAP Blank error?

moto drivers 5.2

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you may not have waited long enough

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did you see this
[Droid 2 General] casper82384:
Can it be DVD r
[Droid 2 General] sd_shadow:
yes it can
[Droid 2 General] sd_shadow:
but may not work, now that you tried 4.5.629
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] dan 6a:
News and weather (aka Genie) has always been the first thing I install on my previous galaxies, Can someone work out how to make it work for sgs3 please :)

Kind regards Dan
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] paulswift36:
I've had a look at the apps inside Cyanogenmod roms and can't identify a specific apk for news and weather I'm afraid so it must be part of something. Otherwise you could just install it and off you go. So far with my S3, I've added the calender, music, gallery and messaging apps from Cyanogen9 to replace the fat Samsung versions, gradually heading to a stock ICS feel, oh, Nova launcher as well.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] deezid:
Just pull the genie apk from Google apps and put it into /system/app ;)

Gesendet von meinem GT-I9300 mit Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] Nitroz:
Its named GenieWidget.apk in CM9 ROMs and AOKP ROMs it will work because its based on 4.0
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] teddybaerd:
Here it is (extracted from a ICS customrom for the S2):
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] zigson:
Thanks, but it didn't work for me. I got "Application not installed".
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] rahan95:
You have to copy/paste it to /system/app using Root explorer for example.

It's then in the list of your available widgets
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] acbatman54:
Working on AT&T Galaxy Note i717

Thanks for the link and info on putting it in /system/app. It worked instantly on my rooted AT&T Galaxy Note i717 with ICS 4.0.4 ROM.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] moco22:
Transparent genie widget
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] chriskinetic:
need to be rooted for this ?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] marbss:
Install failed on my non rooted phone... anyone else confirm? Thanks for posting the apk .
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] darshanmatharu:
Flash ics gapps you will get the widget
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] VJKotts:
this worked for me.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] marbss:
this one works

Confirmed working on non rooted i9300. Thanks VJKotts! :)

(if someone could get the pretty graphics for the weather widget that come with the S3 into this News and weather widget - we would definitely have a great widget)
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] MD1500:
Confirmed working on a non-rooted Samsung Galaxy S3

Many thanks.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] sohebq:
how to make it work without touchwiz?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] s0nny:
Thx. This worked on my unrooted sgs3.:good:
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] jednc:
Stock Apps

I have a non-rooted SGIII. Where can I get the calendar, music, messaging, and gallery apps you are talking about above?
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] biblefreak:
Another successful nod for the above apk working on a non rooted s3!
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps] mikedenney:
better than Hooked on Phonics

Yarp, me too. LG Optimus G E970 (AT&T), unrooted, 4.0.4.

Yay!

Thanky!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rallisf1:
I have a very nice 3G plan on my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 (P3100) with Ice Cream Sandwich and i want to use the tethering option to share my internet connection and advertise my business through it. I can successfully share my 3G over wifi but i wanna go a step further and install a proxy on my tablet (or something similar) so when someone accesses my tethering wifi connection gets redirected to a webpage of my choise before being able to access any other websites (just like most proxies work in Hotels/Airports etc but without the need of any password, maybe just pushing an "Accept" button after a few lines of info)

I have done a quick search and all i could find is how to connect to a proxy for internet use at my android device or how to setup a proxy server for USB tethering (with software installed at the PC) but i need a softwareless wifi solution based on http headers so that any device can use it.

I don't expect there is an app for what i wanna do but any direction to it, perhaps the source of a proxy server i could try to build under android SDK, would be greatly appreciated.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaxonlll:
A 3G wireless router with OpenWrt installed is more suitable for you than an android phone:>
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t0rr3nt:
Hi,

I have minecraft pe on my tablet. Usually, I need to play multi player with other people in places without wifi. On honeycomb, I solved this using the tethering setting. However, on ics this setting does not work. I have downloaded lots of wifi tethering applications ( like FoxFi) but they all required an active internet connection. My question if there is a tethering app that does not require an active internet question in order to be used.

(Btw, I'm on AOKP milestone 5)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thing O Doom:
Bluetooth or WIFI direct works pretty well to setup a LAN connection. Or search for a LAN app in the market.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] lukyjay:
Is there any cases that can cover the camera lense to protect it, and maybe stop the speaker from getting dirt in it?
[Galaxy S III Accessories] Deleted member 4238276:
I think the best way to do that would be to buy a hard case that clips onto the back of the phone. It should prevent the camera getting hit uf you drop the phone.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] dehaani:
This one covers the back of the phone completely.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] vasp3690:
I got the gear4 from mobilefun as a hard cover and it is thick enough to lift the camera cover away from want surface

sent with SGS3
[HTC Sensation] iTeeXDA:
I flashed an incorrect CID firmware and now the phone is stuck in a boot loop. I tried taking out the sd card, it will still not boot. My computer does not have a Micro-SD card reader. I know I need to SuperCID and I have ADB set up, but I can't get the phone to be recognized. Can I use USB/ADB in HBOOT?
[HTC Sensation] matt95:
no you can use adb only through recovery and phone on, so from the bootloader go into recovery and that's done :) you can use adb
[HTC Sensation] wbdennis:
You are probably long past this, but if anyone else is reading posts, this might help : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1631861

I used #s 2, 3a, and 4b
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] honj90:
Hi there.

I tried downgrading my 2.3.4 xperia neo to 2.3.2 to root it. It worked, but I have the battery problem and I've heard it's a common issue.

I tried removing the battery for more than 10 min and reinserting it.

I tried upgrading to the latest official ICS with PC companion (strangely enough I could upgrade from 2.3.2 although it showed no new upgrades while in 2.3.4). Didn't solve the problem.

I tried flashing a the stock 2.3.4 rom. Didn't solve the problem.

I found following two threads:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1312398

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1510703

Unfortunatly, both of these workarounds require an unlocked bootloader. The problem is, I don't seem to be able to connect my phone to the PC in this unlock bootloader mode, maybe because as soon as I remove the USB cable it thinks it has no battery left and turns all systems off?

I also found this thread for locked bootloaders, but only applicable for the arc: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1465702

Is there something like this for the neo? If not is it easy to make?

To summarize, I can flash new roms, but I'm not able to unlock my bootloader. Is there something I could do? Thanks in advance for your help :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] jasonvoor:
charge your phone to 100%

take out sim card and memory card .highly recommend to format your card

flash phone using suse or flashtools

and when done replace sim and memory card

then everything is clean

works a treat i have amazing battery life on ics 4.0.4
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Madfysh:
@OP: Have you try to unlock bootloader wit unofficial way? With s1tool? Check neo v development section for more info.

Have you even read his post? :)

He already tried flashing.

Which wont help him, because he have 0% problem, because he flashed 2.3.2.

If you don't know about that bug, google a bit.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] honj90:
Thanks, I'm not sure I like this method, but as it's my only choice at the moment I will try it out, as soon as I can get my hand on the needed materials.

In the meantime, is there any chance somebody could make an locked bootloader workaround like this for the xperia neo? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1465702

How much programming skills does it require?

It seems to be the easiest method. I just need my phone to realise it's charged for a few hours, until I can unlock the bootloader and install one of the custom roms workarounds :D

Thanks again for your quick replies ;)