yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Focus General] EnderPsp:
Glad to help. I've also spent a lot of time understanding different types of batteries, to max out my devices. So let's answer one at a time:

Q: Can we leave the phone on charge before sleeping ? I mean is it OK to over charge the phone?

A: Yes, you can leave it to charge before sleeping. It does not overcharge, as the guy in the video pointed out. It's actually called "trickler charge", and whenever the battery's charge drops under a specific value (usually 95-97%), it charges again until it reaches 100% and so on. It doesn't overcharge.

Note: I charge my Focus at least once per day. My battery holds 80% of the initial charge after 1.5 years. Check my post I referred below and do read the 2 links there, to better understand today's batteries and how to max their life.

Q: My friend is in love with windows phone. I suggested her to go for Samsung focus S as she needs bigger screen than focus and less than 400 US $ . What do you think?

A: I would suggest a second generation device instead of Focus i917 as well (Focus S, Lumia 900). Besides being a newer model, Focus S has better screen, front camera and weighs less. However, I tend to notice women prefer smaller phones so you might want to clear that with her, first :) Other than that it would be a big yes.

Note: while the guy in the video seem to know what he's talking about, there are several important points he missed:

1. do not leave your battery to heat up, that damages the battery. You can do that by undercharging it using lower power than needed (that usually means lower amperage -mA- than required, and sometimes this happens over USB, as USB has only 500 mA) or evidently, higher power.

2. try to avoid your battery going less than 40% and charge as often as you can. I will just quote this from one of the links I suggested:

Similar to a mechanical device that wears out faster with heavy use, so also does the depth of discharge (DoD) determine the cycle count. The shorter the discharge (low DoD), the longer the battery will last. If at all possible, avoid full discharges and charge the battery more often between uses. Partial discharge on Li-ion is fine; there is no memory and the battery does not need periodic full discharge cycles to prolong life, other than to calibrate the fuel gauge on a smart battery once in a while. Read more about Battery Calibration

3. it is actually important to calibrate your battery from time to time. Quoting from the same source:

What happens if the battery is not calibrated regularly? Can such a battery be used with confidence? Most smart battery chargers obey the dictates of the chemical battery rather than the electronic circuit, and there are no safety issues. In spite of being out of calibration, the battery charges fully and functions normally; however, the digital readout may become increasingly more inaccurate and will eventually become a nuisance.

GL
[Focus General] lsguntu:
Thanks for taking time for such a wonderful reply. That clears everything on battery issues. So my Focus is still going strong :) . Now I will try my best to charge the battery whenever it reaches 40%.

When coming to focus S , It is one of her requirement for a bigger screen than Focus (1st generation). She saw my wives phone (galaxy nexus) and started liking phones with bigger screens (less than 4.7 inches).

Cant wait for Windows phone 7.8 update and I hope microsoft is giving more than just the home screen update.

Thanks again for your help and appreciate it :)
[Focus General] Byzandroid:
I just got a Mint condition Focus yesterday off of Craigslist and it is working great. I 'm coming from Android (I still have an Atrix 2 as a back-up phone) and I'm exploring the Marketplace trying to find WP equievelents of the Android I like. I've found good many of them but theres one I reallly want. Is there a Battery Gauge app? I would like to see the % left. Is there such a app?
[Focus General] lsguntu:
I think there are couple of app if you unlock the phone. Please check below if you want to unlock your device

http://windowsphonehacker.com/articles/developer_interop_unlock_your_samsung_wp7_with_windowbreak-12-23-11
[G2 and Desire Z General] kbeezie:
http://www.swype.com/get-swype/how-do-i-get-swype/

Register for Beta Account

You'll get a code and url in email to download the swipe installer (which it'll ask you for the code you received when you login and continue to download swype onto the phone).

It's free, but it's also Beta, but using ICS on our devices is kinda like beta in itself.

Installed and working on my G2 with EliteMod ICS Rom (signature for details).
[G2 and Desire Z General] Mrozik1990:
Does any1 tested it on other ICS ROMs? (I'm waiting for my DZ to came back from repair)
[G2 and Desire Z General] shellin:
Using this on Andromadus Mimicry 1.1.2 and it functions perfectly. Also works on flinny test builds as well as Beta.
[G2 and Desire Z General] zung0207:
works fine with my DZ Sensewich rom (ICS Sense 4.0). Just installed yesterday on beta as well :highfive:
[G2 and Desire Z General] blip87:
CM9 Unofficial

Swype works fine for me on the unofficial CM9 RC1 build. FWIW, had it installed on CM7, so restored via Titanium.

Takes a few seconds to load if the phone's multi-tasking heavily, but it works.
[G2 and Desire Z General] lonely_nino:
i just installed swype beta on mimicry 1.1.0 ICS 4.0.4 (cm9 based). it works so good for me.

i tested swype about 1 year ago on my gingerbread rom but this version has improved so much!

added a lot of language support and word prediction is now working so much better than before.

but the problem is loading in first time boot on any application like GO sms.

i love the new swype but i think the default andoird keyboard is smoother.

i will keep using swype until it really slow down my device .
[G2 and Desire Z General] austriker27:
Thanks I actually thought Swype would stink until I actually tried and it works beautifully! Followed your instructions and it's working great for me.
[G2 and Desire Z General] dwardo:
Im trying to install it on my DZ running Mimicry 1.3.1 but it keeps saying "not enough space" and telling me to manage my apps. I have 100Mb left of space so I doubt this is the problem...

Can anyone tell me how much space is required ?

Has anyone run into this and identified a way to bypass it ?
[G2 and Desire Z General] kbeezie:
Installed its about 20mb, but for safety probably won't install on a /data partition with a mere 100mb left. Since got to have some room left for cache, settings, app data and so forth.

Sent from my T-Mobile G2
[G2 and Desire Z General] dwardo:
Thanks for the advice.

I removed 15 Mb of aps and then successfully installed Swype Beta.
[G2 and Desire Z General] kbeezie:
I guess ~100 left is kind of the magic number for some roms. Good to know it installed though.

Sent from my T-Mobile G2
[G2 and Desire Z General] Vladimir2k9:
what version is it now?
[G2 and Desire Z General] own4gepur:
Its legit impossible to get the swype site to work...never recognizes my email :confused:
[G2 and Desire Z General] Aresmar:
I never thought swype-ing is this easy omg. thanks for the beta tip which helped me trying and seeing how I underestimated swype.
[G2 and Desire Z General] kbeezie:
I didn't quite understand your post, maybe try using a gmail account?
[G2 and Desire Z General] austriker27:
is anyone else getting messages saying the swype trial expired? Also it would let me swype to spell words. I thought the trial didn't expire.

sent from my rocking HTC G2 loaded with ICS
[G2 and Desire Z General] austriker27:
Apparently you just need to uninstall and reinstall it for it to work again

sent from my rocking HTC G2 loaded with ICS
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] fire_kid2003:
Need help regarding unlocking bootloader of WT19i on 3 UK network

my build is 4.0.1.A.0.283

i have root

but my phone doesn't go into fastboot at all

i tried many methods including Sony Ericsson Bootloader Unlocking Relocking 1.6 and AndroidFlasher1.8.00 and SEtool

nothing worked

my service menu still says its not allowed

and i seems to remember that i could go to fastboot a few weeks ago

i read many threads but non of them helped

and non of them were noob enough for noobie

any help would be appreciated
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Bootloader Unlocking Tool will not work at all, it is the same as official method.

You need to use paid method, as fastboot has to be enabled and currently only known way is via paid service provider(remove SIM-lock, enable fastboot and unlock bootloader are mostly done in this one operation)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] fire_kid2003:
Any suggestions ?

i heard a lot about this Wotanserver thing

Is it reliable ?

or should i find something locally ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Ominus, WotanServer and some others offer the SIM-lock removal service. They also enable fastboot and in some cases unlock the bootloader(not sure though).

I do not have personal experience, so I do not know more.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] fire_kid2003:
Thankx

Much appreciated
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] fire_kid2003:
just to update i have successfully unlock my LWW from 3 uk network

used setool and 6 credits
[HTC Wildfire S] ashuka1993:
i have unlocked my phone using htcdev...after unlocking and installing cwm recovery i backed up my device...so now restored it...i have ota update...but i cant install it...i want to remove cwm recovery...i have default recovery.img file of wildfire s....but please help me to remove cwm recovery and install default....
[HTC Wildfire S] intel007:
Check my reply in the thread here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1756739

Its the last comment on page 1, download the attachment and follow the instructions.
[HTC Wildfire S] jsthorpe:
Search these forums for Rezo's All-in-One tool. Download it, run it, and flash either stock 2.3.3 recovery or 2.3.5 recovery.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlads:
Just been using my phone, haven't done much, only app I just activated was Samsung apps, nothing else.

Just been browsing etc.

Any ideas where these came from?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, these apps do not appear in the installed apps list or titanium?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ahmato27:
Which apps are you talking about?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] werked:
This has happened to me before after downloading a game app....flooded me with crap exactly like that. Don't think it's spyware tho. I always just deleted immediately and never had a prob.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlads:
The only apps on the screen that are mine are xda and my camera and the search bar and clock, the ones down the bottom are also mine, the other four, "new message" "Droid apps" "slots" and "cab app" I did not install. Its the first time in I don't know how many years I've seen this happen.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dlads:
I'm going to do a full wipe just to be safe, I've heard of crap like this just never had it happen to me.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ahmato27:
They may presumably be app or game addons. Do you have any apps or games that constantly advertise they're products? They may automatically download they apps..

I'm assuming.. I have never seen this happen before..
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] motionUS:
I'm thinking about doing it. Anyone else make the plunge? What do you think of the incredible vs the 4s?
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] ohredwood:
I haven't but I guess it just depends on what you like or dislike about your operating system and the phone looks.

I've never owned an apple anything much less an Iphone. I will say this though, I do have friends that have Iphones and I watch them power it up, zip right to an app or go right to the phone and start dialing away, seems pretty fast to me. My Dinc is somewhat laggy compared to their speeds of hitting buttons, like waiting for my dialer to come up or say the market to load or other stuff.

Now I realize I got apps I've downloaded etc, but so have they. I'm not pitching a sales for Iphone because I am not an Apple fan however, I personally think the Iphone is a hell of a lot sexier than most any other makers phones available. That aluminum housing is just badass looking.

Also realize this is just my thoughts compared to an OG Dinc, I would imagine the Inc 4g should be a crapload faster than my Dinc....
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] tu3218:
My gf just got this phone from the iPhone 4 yesterday. She loves it so far and is absolutely amazed how much you can customize. She was a little overwhelmed from everything but that's just because the iPhone had literally nothing to customize. Screen is soo crisp, an phone is fast.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] polarimetric:
Yes. This phone is a world of difference from the original Incredible. I loved the original Incredible but there was never any question that the iPhone was smoother--just completely impossible to customize without jailbreaking. With the Incredible 4G and Ice Cream Sandwich optimizations, the difference is negligible. So now it's really just a question of whether you want customizability or not, and which UI design you prefer. I think Sense 4 is much more beautiful than iOS, but that's a matter of taste.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] ohredwood:
Polarimetric, that's good to hear, and what I was hoping to hear myself. One question though, I know I've heard of jailbreaking, and my interpretation of this was the same thing as rooting? If that's the case wouldn't the Iphone peeps have the same level as customizing their Iphones as we do our Androids?
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] maqsur:
I had a 4s prior. Yes pretty customizable if jailbroken, had nice themes. However I find myself preferring android, because of more options, connectivity, and 4G service, of course on Verizon.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] polarimetric:
Theoretically, yes. Jailbreaking and rooting are pretty much the same thing (they're both just essentially using an exploit to remove the restrictions placed on the phone by the carrier/manufacturer/OS developer), so iPhones and Android phones in theory should be customizable to the same degree. However, one of the reasons the Android dev community is so much more robust (and thus Android phones are considerably more customizable) is the difference between Google's attitude toward the dev community and Apple's attitude. While Google has largely taken a look-the-other-way approach (the only way in which they've really ever put their foot down is disallowing Google-branded apps from being distributed with custom ROMs, but they've never done anything about the Gapps packages that float around the internet), Apple has devoted hours upon hours of development toward addling or completely getting rid of the iPhone dev community. Although they've been unsuccessful and jailbreaking still exists, Apple's adamant anti-development, closed-source policy has turned many developers toward Android. While almost all Android phones are customizable all the way down to the system level (installing a custom ROM can completely change the user experience), iPhones are mostly just tweakable. An iPhone is always going to be an iPhone. If you like iPhones, that may not be a problem for you, but if you like being part of a community that pretty much guarantees choice, Android will always be the way to go.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Retrokid223:
im on the verge of switching from my 4s to the inc 4g lte due to the fact that i miss android. this is my 3rd time switching from the iphone to android due to the fact that i miss lte and the community :silly:
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] andybones:
My dad just traded in 2 old iphones and got the inc4

i think he will like the switch from crapple to android.

esp once i steal and root his phone, ;)
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] *Madmoose*:
IMO the only thing this phone needs is an Amoled screen and it would be absolutely perfect. Battery life is excellent even in low signal areas like my home. I really don't have anything to complain about with this phone...and I'm pretty picky. I'm just not a fan of the larger screen phones...battery life suffers tremendously. My wife was playing with it all weekend, she has the iphone 4s and wants the Inc 4G immediately. And she is a die-hard iphone junky. Let's see how she feels when the iphone 5 comes out...hehe.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] andybones:
I think even once icrap5 comes out inc4 will still be on top, crapple just sucks, what are they gunna do make it a 3.8' screen. lol, iphone4s was the biggest joke in scmartphone history.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Squeaky192:
I don't see how that can be said. I went from a DINC 1 to the iPhone 4S and was amazed with how smooth it is. I miss Android and flashing stuff some, so I'm looking back into it a bit. Just don't understand the statements like this. The thing is stupid fast, takes some amazing pictures, and the battery life has been killer.

Not a fanboy at all, just can respect things. If the DINC 4G LTE came out before the 28th, I'd have snagged one and kept my unlimited. Now I think I'll have to buy phones outright. :crying:
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] kettlepot:
If you have been sticking with iPhone or at least iPod or iPad, I strongly recommend you to move over to Android world. I had iPhone 4S before (although it's not my previous phone), it's dramatic but more fun to discover. :D iPhone was just too bring for me, and I didn't like jailbreaking because the system got unstable. If you like customizing stuff, I'm pretty sure you would like the phone!
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] PhillyCheez:
While I agree his statement was childish...

You went from the dinc 1 to the iPhone 4s... That's like going from a tube tv to a 1080 Samsung flat screen. I owned the dinc 1 before but that was like 10 tech years ago...

Comparing the latest incredible 4g to the iphone 4s would be more fair. I am stunned how far android has evolved and HTC Sense becoming an actual benefit rather than a burden.

So far the incredible has a great camera, killer OS, and is smooth as butter. I just wish manufactures really did spend more time coming out with quality 4 inchers.

HTC is the maker. Cmon google! Give them the nexus.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] polarimetric:
According to the rumor mill, Google is giving everyone the Nexus. ;) http://www.redmondpie.com/google-wi...h-november-to-commemorate-5-years-of-android/
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Makaveli1490:
So HTC getting the Nexus? How is that going to work?
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] PhillyCheez:
If I read that right it says, "Google looks to be going all-out in an attempt to appease consumers in both software and hardware, the latter of which will likely be all provided by Samsung."

I really hope those 5 devices aren't Samsung!
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] polarimetric:
Ooh. Should have read the specific article I linked to before I linked you to it.

That article seems to theorize they'll all be Samsung, but most other articles I've read have said that the 5 incoming Nexus devices will come from all different manufacturers, bringing more diversity to the Nexus phone brand. Here's a better article on the same subject that lines up better with what I wanted to say: http://androidandme.com/2012/05/new...from-different-manufacturers-by-thanksgiving/

So, essentially, if the rumor is true, the major manufacturers (presumably HTC and Samsung, obviously the Google-owned Motorola; the other two depend on who they can get--I'd bet Asus will be one of them) would all contribute a phone to the Nexus brand, making Google's Nexus store kind of like a carrier of its own.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] PhillyCheez:
I am down for that!

Considering I'm stuck buying phones at retail I'm in for sure. Very exciting news.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] jonah1234:
The incredible is a way better choice, u will be happy with ur decision, considering ur going to root it, only get it if ur planning on rooting. I am purchasing this phone tomorrow, upgrading from the HTC Thunderbolt and I'm very exited.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] andybones:
I can say these things because I HAVE owned and used an is*it4 16GB and used as my primary device for a few months.

I hated it.

Yes the battery is nice, but you can't remove it, and when and issue arrives, can Verizon take care of it?

No. You have to *find* (which for me is an hour each way) a crApple store and deal with them.

I am not telling anyone to buy inc4 and not and iphone5. It's you money and choice.

But Android is better is every way.

I even convinced my dad who has used the iphone4 since it came to Verizon to trade in two for an Inc4g ;)

he loves the switch to Android and how easy it is to work.

the support from Verizon is also nice, any issues they send you a refurb, and I honestly do get great refurbs, and if I didn't Id call right back to send another (yes I've done it before with the inc2 ;) ) and my dad is using the phone stock.

wait until he run a ROM that Nit and I build.

anyway, as I said, all I will give is an opinion, which is what we all deserve to have.

and mine is that I prefer Android.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] joefrog1996:
When JB, is made for this phone everything will be much smoother. Just pointing that out.

But personally, I'd settle for the dinc 2 before I got a 4s
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] akdoyle:
Hey guys..... What's the best way to get DVDs or BluRays onto the SGs3?

tia!!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] dkormend:
I just drag and drop, pc automatically encodes the video to a format the s3 can play, and seemed to have done a pretty good job........this was for hd based movie.. dvd ,might be different since its not just a single file normally for that you might have to run a 3rd party program to convert to single file, unless bsplayer can detect dvd_video structure as well?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] akdoyle:
:confused:
[General Questions and Answers] Wellynz:
Hi there. I have been reading up on the NDS4droid app recently and I realise the developer stopped updating it. I was wondering how it went on the SGS3 as that is arguably the best phone out there right now.

If anybody could test it out, or knows somebody that has tested it then please let me know how it went.

Cheers :)

*If this is meant to be in the SGS3 section, then apologies in advance for putting it in the wrong section*
[General Questions and Answers] Wellynz:
Anybody have any info? :)
[General Questions and Answers] snowman77:
Doesnt work on my brothers i9300. it installs but hangs when loading a game
[General Questions and Answers] Wellynz:
Thanks for the info
[General Questions and Answers] Wellynz:
Anybody else have anything to add please? :)
[General Questions and Answers] steve61866:
It works on my SAGS3. I tried pokemon diamond. It runs very slow and makes the phone run hot. I found it too slow to be playable.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] monkeytown:
hey XDAs,

is it finally possible to extract the droid VA and install it on another smartphone??

it´s the only thing i´m missing, since it was the only OFFLINE VA that i know....

thx in advance