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[Acer Iconia A500] Vintage144:
Although I havent actually backed up to and external drives ,I usually move all my backups to an external drive ,the reason is this , if something gets corrupted I can always take out the sd card and reformat it , then transfer a backup onto the sd card (of course if recovery isnt there you can use Euclid Brothers recovery tool ,to get it back ! But this way I can keep tons of back ups without using my sd card 16 gigs!
[GT540 Optimus General] pahb22:
Im going to flash a friends GT540 phone but he wants a stable ROM, i know the fastest one would be SDSL but there are still some bugs in it, what ROM should i use? Haven't tried tejas 2.3 ROM, is it stable? Or what other rom should i try? Thanks! :3
[GT540 Optimus General] andreas__:
Utopia 1.0 or swiftdroid asis/sdsl 1.1
[GT540 Optimus General] shadovraven:
The most stable rom with good battery life ( excluding 2.1 roms ) is CM 7.2 by tejas build three.
[GT540 Optimus General] androidboss7:
Try the

2.1 Rom.
[GT540 Optimus General] ham4ever:
i used many ROMs but tejas builds are awesome for daily use ,

for me i liked CM 7.2 by tejas build TWO , everything in it , fast smooth battery life,,,, just one bug with wifi cant turn on till turn Bluetooth on,

anyways try CM 7.2 by tejas build three
[GT540 Optimus General] pahb22:
Thanks for the feedback, one last question, what are the differences between 2.1 utopia and 2.3.7 SDSL??
[GT540 Optimus General] shadovraven:
Utopia 1.0 is good daily rom based on android 2.2 with excellent battery life and stability but it's not good for gaming. Application compatibility is lower than SDSL which is based on android 2.3 and SDSL supports theme choser themes which makes it more customizable. So basically SDSL is better for gaming and for people who needs more customization or want to use certain applications that requires android 2.3. Utopia 1.0 is better if you're looking for stable rom for daily use.
[GT540 Optimus General] Punkiderma:
The rom I used for the longest period was PCFighter's V5 with supercharger and and loopy smoothness script. It was the better I've ever tried, stable and fast. Now I'm on ICS, and while I find it faster than GB, I think still isn't enough stable for everyday use if your friend simply wants a phone that work.
[GT540 Optimus General] edi194:
EleganceSwift 5.0 , very stable and comfortable rom. Without any tweaks is very fast , and very long battery life (in my phone 3-4 days without wifi ) :)
[Motorola Droid RAZR] schades:
I used matt's 1.6 utility to install safestrap, and I know I need to make a backup of my rom to flash to in the event of.... an accident... and most tutorials I have come across seem to leave out a good deal. I spent the last 4 hours on XDA trying to figure this out,

any help would be nice.

so after installing safe strap I noticed it had it's own icon in my app drawer and clicked it.... it said... not installed/not safe. Oh well I thought and clicked it. Install successful. Now it loads when I power off my phone. How to stop this? So now I have 2 bootloaders.

I also found this article on getting C7 onto my gsm droid razr bypassing the CW rom manager so to speak. it wants me to install another boot strap.... do I need it? It will make #3 bootloader. I needed to know If I might brick my testy razr by having 3 at once, so I know how to proceed.

**on a side note... since rooting and removing bloatware and install needed root only apps.... my battery dies in half the time it did before. I could surf porn for 2-3 hours and make a few phone calls of 30 min each, listen to 2 or 3 hours of music and standby for a couple more hours before the battery would power off the phone... now in one hour of surfing my battery drops 30-40% and keeps declining rapidly unless the screen is off (this is why im going to C7 it apparently doesnt have that problem.)

EDIT: So yea..... 3 bootloaders does tank my phone. No power on. Doesnt do anything when.plugging it into the charger either. Luckily the bootloaders alreadry installed let me go from a power off state directly to recovery. And then it put me in a bootloop. Was able to get out of it, and now everything is correct. I even understand how to use this to flash a new rom. But since CWM rom manager doesnt work i have no sleek way of making a copy of my present rom to flash back to, or smooth way to transistion into new roms and out again. Its like taking 20 miles of dirt road instead of the interstate because theres a traffic accident for 6 hours, but it gets me where i wanna go. I noticed its been 7 months since this method came out and this is the best work-around we still have? I dont CWM is ever going to support the razr so im giving up on the shiny glossy buttons. Id like to see a full and complete tutorial for newbs on rooting to flashing a rom with the updated methods you guys have worked on, that way they/me dont have post and.hope to hell someone cares enoughs for 60 seconds to post a reply like "thats bad do this instead....." oh well. Now im off on my own to figure how to make a backup... then ill write a tut.for other poor newbs.like me who could finally afford a razr.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] bwheelies:
I did the manual update to ics with Matt's 1.7ut and I cannot get to recovery. Just goes to M logo and hangs.

Any ideas regarding this?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] bwheelies:
Had to root my phone to install ezboot which gets me into recovery.

No such luck with the stock three button initialize. Can select recovery but it just hangs at motorola sign.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] drmrjake:
Me too....aaarrrgg :-( what to do????
[Motorola Droid RAZR] refuse2bstopped:
While you're at the M logo, hold power and volume down key as if to do a hard reboot. This somehow simulates a "battery pull". As soon as the M vanishes (the reboot starts) IMMEDIATELY press and hold the volume down, volume up and power buttons at the same time and hold them at least until the M comes up, possibly longer. This should at least get you back into the recovery mode. You need to basically be holding the power plus both volume buttons BEFORE the M comes back which is why I say start pressing them immediately after the "STUCK" M-logo disappears.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] camarti:
Wipe cache

I had an issue when the update wouldn't install from sd card. I suggest all that do this update wipe cache and restart
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jryanvt:
My wife and I both got EVO LTEs in the beginning of June. Her bluetooth connection started getting flaky about a week in, then one morning the phone wasn't able to access its internal memory or connect to WiFi. She tried resetting but then it got stuck on the boot screen. I took it back to Best Buy and they replaced it. Almost the exact same thing has now started happening to her replacement phone. The only differences between her phone and mine (which has been fine so far) are she connects to her work Exchange server and uses the Mail app for her yahoo account. Has anyone else run into similar issues?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f8ct:
I'm not sure how/why this happened to my phone, but I noticed it when trying to make a clockwork recovery a while back. When I usually backup I just choose the option 'backup' but now it says 'can't mount backup path' so I always have to do 'backup to internal sdcard' which changed for no reason. Not sure if this has anything to do with not being able to access my files in root explorer because whenever I open the app now it just crashes and reboots my phone.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] locolbd:
I had a similar problem and it could be one of a few reason. I dont think I will have all the reason here but it should still help

1. Try a new SDCARD and see if that resolves the issues.

2. If you can connect your old sd card to the computer and it is recognized backup whatever data you have on the SD card stick it back in the phone and format the SDCARD

3. If none of the above works, check to see if your phone is still rooted or if root explorer still has root permissions.

4. Try uninstalling and reinstalling root explorer again
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f8ct:
Ah thank you. I don't actually have an SD card inserted, that's the weird thing haha. But turns out I just had to go to LBE Guard on MIUI or whatever it is, and tick the "I Trust This App" thing and it's fine now. :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] thomasr1950:
How do i determine if my proximity sensor is bad? It goes black at times, at times it comes on when moving it away from my face. I went back to BB, they said it was normal. I need the screen to come back on so i can use the keyboard. Anyone have a fix? HTC acts like there is nothing wrong, just like BB. What am i suppose to do? I'm beyond the return period.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cezaralboiu:
Is it possible to port sgs2 ics official softwere on our i9001? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1521974
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daniel.96:
I think it's not, or at least too hard to port it. Thats because both phones have complitly different hardware ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smoke_cristi:
the sgs2 rom is very close with the one from sgs+ and the ics rom is out of our league. if you want you can install the value pack which is the closest to s2 with the touchwiz 4 or you can try a custom rom with a s2 theme
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CodeXpert:
Actually No..!

it is totally not feasible.

Ports are more easy on msm7k similarities..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bigguzzo:
absoluty no
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cezaralboiu:
But it worked on galaxy s isn't it possible to port it for galaxy s plus?
[Galaxy S III General] ferris2375:
I like the blue quite a bit, but the white one seems to be grabbing my attention the more I look at it. Has anyone here made the switch and regretted it?
[Galaxy S III General] Diaze:
OmG doesnt matter what other ppl thinks..choose the one that you like more

ps.for me white looks better
[Galaxy S III General] ferris2375:
haha I'm just getting some opinions man. Sometimes people switch and there may be something they don't like about their decision that can help me make an informed decision.

Sure it's a preference but there are other aspects to the colors that can help a dude decide. Light leak, dirt etc
[Galaxy S III General] Khizar:
gotta agree with him.. decide for you not for others. but i am also confused about the colors as well they are both very good. i guess i will just close my eyes and put my hand on one and buy that color lol
[Galaxy S III General] Pratz852:
Eww I waited for the blue one and I'm glad I did. I held the white phone of my cousin in my hand. And imo it felt subjectively cheap to me after having the blue one! I would never never buy a white one, but as I said taste is very subjective!

Just go to a shop or friend and take it in your hand and then you can decide for yourself ;)
[Galaxy S III General] Khizar:
one thing i am worried about is that the white will get dirty so if you like your phones super clean then dont get the white

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i think the white looks a little plain IMHO. the blue just looks classy
[Galaxy S III General] megagodx:
Blue unit is supposedly a smudge magnet in comparison.
[Galaxy S III General] Khizar:
is that your opinion or experience? cuz the thing with me is i hate it when my phone gets dirty thats why i was leaning towards the blue more
[Galaxy S III General] ferris2375:
It is a smudge magnet. It's dark and glossy...I mean unless you have some kind of special fingers it gets smudgy.

I have a matte skin coming for mine to take care of that and a regular skin on there now that helps, but naked it gets pretty smudgy. :)
[Galaxy S III General] graffixnyc:
I dont get it.. how can the white feel cheap when the only difference between the two is color? If you closed your eyes and handled them you wouldnt be able to tell which is blue and which is white so how can the white feel cheaper? lol

I will be getting the blue though only because I dont like white phones.. on that note.

Dear Student Loan check,

please hurry and get here so I can buy a shiny new pebble blue Galaxy S III

Thanks, you're the best :)

signed me
[Galaxy S III General] MrIwik:
I can't stand the white version. The phone is already struggling in the looks department so I have no idea what they were thinking when they went a did that to it.

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III General] Poker gypsy:
For me it's not smudgy my old arc was much much worse, but I did notice one thing. I put a Samsung flip cover to help protect it, for some reason that back gets a little smudge? But the original didn't
[Galaxy S III General] Poker gypsy:
But it did put some needed extra weight witch I love
[Galaxy S III General] milkybarkid:
I'd gladly swap my white for your blue if you wanted. :p

I like to watch films in the dark and the white kinda sticks out like a sore thumb.
[Galaxy S III General] ferris2375:
haha I'm in the US

Grass is always greener. :cowboy:
[Galaxy S III General] vnvman:
Honestly I can't look at the blue version in a direct light: that brushed finish it has around the screen becomes all shiny and looks cheap as hell, really hurts my eye. A friend of mine is getting it today and i tried everything to convince him to go with the white one, but no luck. I wonder how people aren't bothered by this, especially in direct sunlight...
[Galaxy S III General] sxi200:
No idea what you mean man. The only way it can hurt my eyes is if the sun reflects off the glass into my eyes, as any phone would.
[Galaxy S III General] NOZdroid:
I have white. I've always had a black phone or dark coloured one so for me white was refresging . I saw the blue when it was finally in stock and glad I got qhite . Some say the white looks cheaper but I think the other way roubd
[Galaxy S III General] esist:
That's what I didn't like about the blue one. The white is just a simple colour, which, looks much more elegant (if you consider only the pattern by itself).

Also, that after a few months I'd look at it and think "Ugh, why did I get this colour?!". Shades of grey, black and white are more neutral. If I had to pick only one colour clothes for the next two years, it wouldn't be blue, so neither is my phone.

But to be honest, the blue being dark is nice. If it had been that dark in grey, I would have definitely picked it. (I think the brushed finish probably would have suited grey better anyway). My white hasn't had any transfer staining so far, but I am slightly worried hearing what others have said. I'll just have to make sure to use only dye-free (clear) cases.
[Galaxy S III General] mrmooa:
blue

i have had three blue ones because of various faults. after i sent my first blue one back i went to the carphone warehouse to see the white one in the flesh as the replacement date was earlier for the white.

but after comparing it to the blue one i decided to wait for another blue.

again there was unrelated fault and had to send back again, still waited for a blue and very glad i held out as i love it.

just my opinion, maybe because i have a white s2
[Galaxy S III General] pcyyijb:
I really wanted to like blue but couldn't get past my girlfriends comment about the sides being purple. I am really pleased with white, for me the brushed silver plastic looks smarter than the "purple"
[Galaxy S III General] IFireflyl:
I got the white SGS III and I love it. It looks sleek, elegent, and sexy. It's very light, but not cheap or flimsy. It doesn't smudge on the case, and I have no problems with dirt or dust on it. It's a great phone. If I had to pick all over again I'd still stick with white.
[Galaxy S III General] barondebxl:
I love my pebble blue S3. It is so classy, I can see myself wearing a blue suit with sun glasses and that S3 will seal the deal!
[Galaxy S III General] JAMJAMAL:
The blue one has a lavender home button.

Looks strange
[Galaxy S III General] ricey1986:
Gotta agree I think the white looks cheap blue looks like the top end phone it is imho
[Galaxy S III General] witeboy07:
The white looks good, but it's too personal preference. I wanted the white one and when I went to Wal-Mart and saw the blue one I was amazed by the metallic look..
[Galaxy S III General] r3a1ist:
Pebble blue is pimpppppp and will remain that way.
[Galaxy S III General] r3a1ist:
Got the boeing blue jumbo jet 747 of smart phones baby.
[Galaxy S III General] vnvman:
Just out of curiosity, what kind of fault was that? If I remember well the blue version actually shipped later due to some weird "problem"...

@sxi200: Well, good for you if you don't see this "issue", honestly the brushed finish doesn't look right to me: it looks cheap and way too shiny in a direct light IMHO. If the blue version had a basic finish like the white one I would have liked it better for sure, I just wonder why they made them so different.
[Galaxy S III General] Maverick777:
I might keep my blue one and just get a Seido Surface case to cover the edges.
[Galaxy S III General] r3a1ist:
Blue will also hold better resale value.
[Galaxy S III General] dan_ep82:
how?
[Galaxy S III General] danarama:
On account of it looking nicer :eek:
[Galaxy S III General] mrmooa:
first one was locked to vodafone when i had ordered a unbranded handset.not realy a fault but sent back.

replacement had problems when making a call. other person could not hear the first 10 seconds of a call.

third one all ok

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as regards the blue being a fingerprint magnet, it does tend to show prints more than my white s2.

now i keep my s3 in a clear gel case which is mat finish so no prints also i have a zenis charging cradle which can take the s3 still in its case so no fiddling to get the case off at night.

if anyone is interested the zenis cradle for the s2 fits the s3 and is on ebay for about £6
[Galaxy S III General] IFireflyl:
The looks are a personal preference. The blue one will not hold a better resale value.
[Galaxy S III General] akarol:
Easy. Do you have a vagina?

If yes, get the white. Otherwise, get the blue.
[Galaxy S III General] :
I install Internet in the country and often get my hands dirty. Use my phone a lot. It's still white, haven't had to clean it. Wiped it down a couple times for finger prints but haven't had to clean smudges off. And my hands sometimes are black from handling masting or tower sections as they usually literally have grease on them
[Galaxy S III General] akarol:
You didn't know that the color blue is going extinct?! Wow! Someone needs to watch a bit more Discovery channel.
[Galaxy S III General] danarama:
They will right now. Everyone is scrambling to get one. Supply and demand.

"Only white? But I need my galaxy now! White it is"... market flooded with all those white devices brings the resale down
[Galaxy S III General] slight22:
I'd prefer one in purple, esp considering verizon is getting one in red.
[Galaxy S III General] vnvman:
My God, what are you, 10? If you think that owning a white phone will make your sexuality questionable...then maybe the colour of your phone is the very least of your problems, just sayin :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III General] Balong020:
Pick the White one...

Do you Think samsung will Release a High end Phone with an Low end materials?

I have white one...

the Glossy Coating is Furnished Perfectly...

The Only thing ive noticed is my FInger Prints.

and i Think thats not a Dirt thing? ;)
[Galaxy S III General] snowwhite007:
Lol I love threads like this you always no its going to explode but on a positive note I have a vagina because I have white Fun Times
[Galaxy S III General] akarol:
No, I'm not 10. What I am is very observant. Look around your office, school, supermarket and do the math. You'll be surprised how many more females own white phones over man.

FYI: http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/45375/htc-women-prefer-white-smartphones
[Galaxy S III General] mrmooa:
i have a white s2 and a blue s3 and i found his comment funny, bit immature but funny none the less
[Galaxy S III General] Ohamn:
I waited for a couple of weeks extra just to get the blue one! And I don't regret it one bit.

The white one just screams "I didn't have the guts to buy an iPhone, so I got the second best thing!" ;)

Nah, just kidding! :D

For me it was just a matter of convenience. I was afraid it might get dirty quicker.

//Ohamn
[Galaxy S III General] IFireflyl:
For having a lot of posts you sure don't say anything that makes me want to ask you for advice. To say if you're a man get a blue phone, and if you're a woman get a white phone is stupid. It's personal preference. Maybe next time you'll say something worthwhile.
[Galaxy S III General] androidmonkey:
I am thinking about going the white route but I am worried about scratches. Even the smallest scratches will grab dirt and be very noticeable with white.
[Galaxy S III General] IFireflyl:
I haven't scratched my phone yet (knock on wood), but so far there's nothing that leaves noticable smudges/dirt/grime/etc. Maybe someone that's dropped/scratched a white phone could give their input.
[Galaxy S III General] setspeed:
White will fall out of fashion sooner or later. It's only really been since the iPhone blew up that everyone's tried to get a white phone in their range. If and when Apple decide to stop offering a white iPhone then every other manufacturer will drop white like a brick of ****. Good luck selling your "last year's colour" phone then.

That's why blue is the safest bet if you're likely to want to get rid of it at some point.

Also, as pointed out in not such a subtle way above, many men will not buy a white phone, and more of them buy expensive toys (compared to women).

I really think the blue is a sounder investment.

I personally think the blue looks waaay classier as well - white just screams

"Look at me, LOOK AT ME, I'M SPECIAL I HAVE A PHONE THAT STANDS OUT FROM THE CROWD!" I just find it a bit gauche.

Having said that, if you like white then go for it! It's your phone, get what you think looks best :)
[Galaxy S III General] slopokdave:
@ OP, YES! Cancelled my Verizon pre-order for the blue one today and re-ordered in white. I had hesitations since I ordered it, wife suggested I go blue.... then, I saw the AT&T blue in the wild last weekend. It was meh. Totally depends on the lighting though, but that's just it: I don't want my phone to have to be in certain lighting to be the color I prefer. And that color is not purple.
[Galaxy S III General] vnvman:
You're way too much observant IMHO, just get what you like. And honestly, at least around the place I live I've seen much more white iPhones rather than black, owned by males and females regardless...
[Galaxy S III General] Cdjones187:
I ended up going with the White version. I already knew that white would get "dirty" a lot easier.. BUT, if you plan to put a case and screen protector on your device, the 'getting dirty' factor is pretty much eliminated. What I really like about the white version VS blue is that the capacitive keys (menu and back) and the LED notification light are completely hidden.

This is just my opinion though. I like the whole 'minimalist' look personally. I purchased my zagg a week before I got the phone (I'm use to the orange peel effect from having a zagg on my SII), and got a case from at&t (incipio, not familiar with the brand but seems VERY heavy duty) the same day the phone arrived.

Just for reference, I am a construction contractor that was tired of the same ol dark colors that 95% of android device manufacturers release and am VERY pleased with the white GT-I9300 =]
[Galaxy S III General] Fornowagain:
Ha, great line :laugh:
[Galaxy S III General] patmacca:
Yes waiting to send my blue one back (faulty ) and getting a white instead. Imho the blue looks more feminine than the white it almost looks purple/pink in daylight