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[Microsoft Surface] Mulsivaas:
Well, in my opinion, if someone is getting a tablet, then it is either to be used as a personal lightly-used machine (think a netbook, like mail, social, photos, etc.) or it has a specific job at their work. I know some workplaces where employees travel about with tablets for quick access to work programs, etc.

In the first case, live tiles will be great. Recent tweets, number of Facebook notifications, unread e-mails... the list goes on. All at a glance. :)

In the second case, the user will usually unlock, go straight to the app and probably won't even see the live tiles too much.

I don't know... just some ramblings.
[Microsoft Surface] valfis86:
I hope developpers will have more possibilities to design and develop their own live tiles. The live tile API for windows phone is very restricted...
[Microsoft Surface] eternalseal12:
In windows 8 preview versions its easy to work with live tiles while developing.live tile system is going to be useful in many ways.Like notifications,last mails etc.I'm waiting it to be released badly!
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kuberchib:
I have been looking for (Non In-Ear) headphones with Mic n audio controls. I know it might sound weird to many but in-ear headphones causes me headache within 15 mins of use n m not at all comfortable using them :(

Unfortunately, all manufacturers are providing in-ear headphones these days.

Can someone suggest a good on-ear headphones with decent sound quality n above mentioned features?

I have found various on-ear but some lack Mic and some doesn't have audio control....

Thanks in advance:)

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Accessories] alcast082:
I don't know what your budget is but I've found these to be one of the best earphones under $100 bucks. They come with a mic and one button which can be used to answer, hang up call and also pause and play music. IT features double and triple push options so you can press twice to skip to teh next song. As far as I know there are no decent earphones with full music control at the moment.

I can't post links but you can find them on amazon

they go on sale every other month or so.

you can read reviews and get info from head-fi. org,

Also they come with several tips and my favorites the comfy foam tips which is like memory foam.

I've compared these with others which i own or have owned. The Klipsh Image S5i (remote doesn't work on droid and sound is not as good), I tried the image s4a(returned them) and the ATH-CKM50 (really good but no remote)

Hope this helps:good:
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kuberchib:
what's the name for which u r talking about ? what shall I search on Amazon?

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Accessories] alcast082:
Omg, I can't believe I didn't rewrite the name after I deleted the links. Sorry about that. I'm talking about the brainwavz m4.
[Galaxy S III Accessories] kuberchib:
it looks nice but they are in-ear which I don't want...thanks anyways!

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Accessories] ilordvader:
I was wondering if there is a good Noice cancelation headset with wire

not a bluethooth headset

Thanks
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] envygreen:
Ok, I'm running the Mirage KANG of CM7 on my nook, and I've got a stock rooted ICS HTC Vivid running Faux's 007 kernel. Just recently installed the kernel, so that's my suspicious point, but I'm on the road so not much time to research.

Basically, I can wifi tether to my Vivid with laptop and with nook, but the connection keeps crapping out. Downloads on the nook will stall out. Sometimes I'll be unable to open pages for a bit there or on laptop.

Bonus variable, I'm sitting in an airport with a million wifi signals around me.

Even better? I'm on a locked down work laptop that encrypts any removable media or treats it as read only, so I can't really do any tinkering.

Any suggestions or thoughts?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Snowdan:
Hi Guys,

Just a quick question here that I cant seem to piece the answer together for. I have seen in the forum requests and talk about Three branded S3's and just wondered if anyone that has used it or knows more than I could tell me.

1) Apart from start-up logo is there anything else on a 3 branded phone that's missing or cant be removed without needing to be root or re-flashing it?

2) I directly asked the guys in the shop if they change the firmware/ROM and they said no when Samsung release updates you get them instantly, would that be true? I mean if its branded doesn't that mean it goes through the network to tinker before release?

I ask as my HTC Desire was from T-Mobile and they took so long to release the 2.3 update (If they ever did) I went custom ROM and while I can always go custom or flash an unbranded ROM out of the box I could just go to carphone warehouse, etc and buy it unbranded in the first place (For a slightly worse deal) and the fear I feel flashing a brand new phone is quite high :eek:

Thanks,

Snowdan.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] InevitableDJ:
i can tell you that its not true., i also purchased it on three UK and the firmware it came with was the inital release one which is I9300XXALE8_I9300H3GALE4_H3G which i believe was released in may, i tried to update to the latest one via ota and kies but it kept saying my software is uptodate. which was a lie. i then installed I9300XXALE8 (4.0.4) which is a unbranded version and check on kies and immediately it prompted me for an update I9300XXBLFB (4.0.4) which was released 26 June 2012. I9300BVALE4 (4.0.4) was released 13 May 2012.

i had to change the CSC so that kies would recognize my device and allow updates.

check this thread and video it'll explain all

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1646610
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Snowdan:
Thanks for the response guys it sounded unlikely. I will take the non optimal deal and have the unbranded out of the box just to save the upfront effort. Once I start flashing ROM's I find it hard t stop and would like to use this vanilla and unrooted (Hoping for Sky Go ICS support one of these days) for a bit.

Thanks,

Snowdan.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] andrekas:
I got mediaserver draining my battery with no usage and screen off. Is there any fix for that because its destroying my battery life. Plz help ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] JirousH:
You have this drain every time? I think the mediaserver is some dlna sony feature. When i was on stock rom, i was very angry about that. you can root your phone and then you can delete this useless apps
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] andrekas:
I am on jj's hybrid Rom with unlocked bootloader. I have this drain once a week.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] Untouchab1e:
This is a known ICS issue. I have not been able to verify whether or not its fixed in JB, but the issue is somewhat being documented here
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Ramhardy:
It's the T989, I just want to buy the whole front piece including the LCD, any help would be appreciated and yes I already looked on ebay

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] fmartine:
I had to replace my s2 screen unfortunately it cost me nearly as much as my s2 :-( I chose ebay
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
Any unlocking cell shop in Florida can carry the devices parts. Might have to wait a few days but by then it would be cheaper than getting a new phone
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Ramhardy:
It's about $170 on ebay, hopefully its OEM

That's a good idea I'll check with my guy tomorrow thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
Look around in Craigslist as well they have ads for that around that area
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Ramhardy:
My parts guy is getting the whole front end including bezel for $200, but my phone will look like a zebra because the front is black lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
How much would it cost u for replacement? Thats kinda high ,here on my end they charge about $100
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Ramhardy:
I don't have insurance for t-mobile, I use simple, so I have to buy the part straight out I guess
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] datrapstar:
Ahh that sucks. But my opinion, I rather buy another one just to have . Extra battery which is how I got mines. Paid 100$ and it came with a battery charger and 2 batteries included. Someone was hurting for money I guess. I didnt inspect it or nothing. Had water damage. Sent it in to tmo and the sent me another one for an extra 20$. Can't beat it for the price I paid
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Ramhardy:
true, I'm going to have to see if I can find a stronger case, if not, I might just go buy a commando for verizon, these phones are getting to expensive to repair these days
[Desire General] steveyc2:
My desire is now 22months old. I've upgraded to BCM ICS. Stable enough to be pretty sure it'll reach a polished and reliable state over the coming months.

I've trialed ICS and it's great but the battery life often leaves me with a dead phone when out for the day.(highly annoying). This starts to hamper my use of the phone because i'm mindful of it running down.

My dilema is whether to upgrade my handset. I want the newer functionality of ICS and if I can get acceptable battery performance out of Desire I'll keep it for another year or so. I have just extended contract for another 24months sim only - got a great deal.

I'm trying to work out if a new battery will bring a decent (ie 30%+) improvement to the battery life.

There are plently of anecdotal threads about battery life such as this one http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1478267&highlight=replace+battery

Many people on this thread are claiming 2 days+ use which i have never seen. In fact using say just using navigation will flatten battery from 100% in around 1.5 hours.

But these threads are irrelevant since there are too many varibables ie usage and network.

3 Questions:

1. So i've tried the AnTutu tester and scored 391. Anyone else used this - please post your score, age of phone and max CPU speed?

2. If you are aware of a more popular battery testing util which has lots of stats for desire users please let me know

3. Has anyone replaced battery stock with stock and used some testing software to compare performance? What did you find?
[Desire General] anzianzi:
I just replaced my two year old battery with a new HTC battery. And even on the first charge I got at least one hour more screen time. So if you're gonna stick with your desire its definitely a good idea to get a new battery.
[Desire General] steveyc2:
Thanks. I guess i'd be interested to know if you measured the battery vs the old one with an app so i could compare. (my old battery may be in much better condition than you old one so replacing may not improve things much.

Where did you buy your official one?
[Desire General] steveyc2:
Bump.

Anyone?:)
[LG Optimus Black] ZuA123:
Hey guys,

I currently have GB operating system. I want to root my LG Optimus Black. I was wondering if I could upgrade my OS to ICS after rooting my device. LG will soon announce ICS for Optimus Black. Will I be able to upgrade my OS?
[LG Optimus Black] agritux:
yep
[LG Optimus Black] ZuA123:
Are you sure?

Hey buddy, very thnx for your answer but just confirming........ ARE YOU SURE? This is my first smartphone and I really want to upgrade to ICS.
[LG Optimus Black] agritux:
yes i am sure ;) with this phone, no locked bootloader etc.

you can return its original always.
[LG Optimus Black] ErnuB:
Unless you have inside news from LG or know something the rest of this community doesn't, I wouldn't wait for official LG ISC (or any ics) too soon
[LG Optimus Black] xaneem:
Make sure you do a nandroid backup of your stock ROM using recovery, and everything will be good:)
[LG Optimus Black] agritux:
no need this. there are bin and fls files of stock roms and they can be flashed with smart flash tool.

dont afraid friend. only root your device and relax :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] krobinso2295:
I heard that 4.0.4 is out for the EVO 4g LTE. I am not sure if it is, or not. I want to know if I can update version of android if I'm rooted, or does it have to come with a ROM?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] mprunty:
Updating through normal channels isn't the best way to run newer software if you want to stay rooted.

Just wait for one of the devs to include features in their Rom or root the latest release.

Sent via the EVO 4G LTE on the Now Network
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] R0M CHEF:
No u cant unless u dont have a custom recovery than u can

Hit the thanks button if i helped
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] metalfan78:
Where did you hear 4.0.4 is out for the lte? I've seen unofficial builds, hopefully 4.1 is on the way soon though.

"We're coming from a pure power source"
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] R0M CHEF:
4.1 will be a while but. Will appear soon:)

Hit the thanks button if i helped
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Robert542:
We will see 4.1 maybe this time next year. Maybe even later because the next generation Evo will be released around that time and everyone knows how sprint likes to play marketing games with the updates. We will probably see 4.0.4 soon to fix some of the bugs.

Sent from my Evo Lte
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sosobri:
I'm pretty much asking the same thing, im rooted also so i can use wifi tethering. Dont have a custom rom or recovery, so its pretty much vanilla. So im assuming i need to unroot/root if i need to update the phone?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rxpert:
JWe are going to be 4.1 before this time next year... This is still a brand new top of the line flagship phone... they are going to want to keep sales up.

Sammy is known for taking forever for an is upgrade. If HTC pushes it out fast they'll see a huge bump in sales.
[Nexus 7 General] loueber:
Was debating on buying the nexus 7 due to its nexus status .

2 questions.

1- there are many other 7 inch tablets for less price than 200...

sure some are no names, but is this THAT much better?

2- Planning on sending it to another country. mexico to be exact.

It should still work the same right if it connects to wifi?

thanks
[Nexus 7 General] r4d14n7:
Well, budget tablets are most likely going to have a slower processor, lower resolution, older version of android, etc. If these things aren't important to you/him/her, get a cheap one.

As far as Mexico, you'd need to do some research on what services work there. Play Store content and services like Google Music and Pandora are blocked in some countries. You should probably make sure even the Nexus 7 will work there. Not trying to dissuade you, but make sure you don't have surprises waiting for you.

Edit: make sure your budget tablet has a capacitive touch screen and not a resistive one. Still seeing resistive screens around for some reason and they aren't worth a dime.
[Nexus 7 General] loueber:
yes that makes sense...

the whole point is for fiance to skype or tango to her mom over there. Important aspect is that the device doesnt have issues, and is supported. Seeing how its a nexus device, i would assume google will update it with priority if there are any issues with it. Its not like i can have her ship it back or fix anything with her so far away and not understanding anything about tech.

ill have to see what results ill have connecting to the internet over there or downloading apps from the market.. worse case is i can download everything i need and install it here before i ship it.

thanks for the advice...
[Nexus 7 General] RMXO:
check out Ainol Elf II or Aurora II
[Nexus 7 General] Ravynmagi:
Something to keep in mind is the Nexus 7 is sold at pretty much no profit.

While those cheaper 7 inch tablets are sold at a profit. Common sense says those cheaper tablets are using considerably cheaper parts and build quality to be cheaper and profitable.

I'm pretty sure there is no sub $200 tablet that has a 1280x800 IPS display and quad core processor or even comes close. I think this really is that much better.
[Nexus 7 General] RMXO:
Yeap, I agree, the Nexus 7 is the best price for the above avg specs that are included.
[Nexus 7 General] Nexcellent:
$200 is stupid affordable for a tablet with these specs, you shouldn't even be considering anything else lol
[Nexus 7 General] neok44:
There is NOTHING better for the price.

The only reason for you not to get it would be if Google Play won't work in your country, and there may even be ways around that.
[Nexus 7 General] demandarin:
I just read that Archos is releasing a new line of tablets which one or more is aimed right at the nexus 7. its rumored to be same price.

pros: it will have

-microsd card

-HDMI out

-same resolution as nexus 7

cons:

-slower processor that's not more powerful CPU or gpu wise than tegra3

-will ship will ICS....who knows when it'll get jellybean

-not likely to have huge xda developer support following like nexus7 is showing already

-was said that build quality not as good or solid as nexus 7
[Nexus 7 General] 808Nexus:
The only other tablet that you might want to consider is the T-Mobile branded springboard:

http://www.t-mobile.com/shop/Phones...d&cell-phone=T-Mobile-SpringBoard-Prepaid-MBB

Qualcomm MSM8260 Dual core, 1200 MHz

1200x800 (217ppi, IPS)

capacitive

1GB RAM

16GB storage

micro SD slot

micro USB

front facing 1.3MP camera, rear 5.0MP camera

4100mah battery

and obviously t-mobile 4G capable

HDMI

it is on sale right now for $250 and works with t-mobile's 4G/3G frequencies.

It is a re-branded Huawei MediaPad, and for those people that can't live without a microSD slot and HDMI out and want the option of using a SIM for data on the go this is probably the best deal out there currently.

That being said, I'm going with the Nexus 7 hand's down.
[Nexus 7 General] Sienna Hanon:
Been down the "surely the cheap tablets from China aren't that bad, right?" path before. Have a 10" Zenithink C91.

Pros:

Had cool things, like OTG & HDMI at a price well under any competitor similarly equipped.

Easy to open to get at the HW.

Cons:

The TFT screen in a tablet form SUCKS. At minimum, only consider something with a capacitive IPS screen.

I was sold an "ICS" tablet. Their version of ICS came with no support, no source, was buggy, and crashed constantly on the 512MB of RAM. Flashed the table to GB, and the experience got a whole lot better.

When these manufacturers make a new device, old devices are left to rot - no firmware updates.

Bottom Line:

Cheap tablets offer cool tricks if you can't afford the do-it-all Transformer Infinity's of the world.

But they come with no support from the manufacturer, no ability to roll your own distro, and are often oversold on their capability.

With name brand tablets being sold for a mere $200 these days, I would stick with the name brands.
[Nexus 7 General] blackhand1001:
The no name ones also pretty much always don't have working ics 2d gpu acceleration
[Nexus 7 General] Rafase282:
I would recommend Archos.

New product

It might be worth looking into that, they will have sizes from 7, 8, 9.7 inc

The most expensive is to be 250$
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] muwatally:
Hi,

There is a system to increase the maximum volume level? ....Some videos have the volume low.

I've asus tf with revolver rom RC3.

thanks :cyclops:
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fear_factory84:
with honeycomb we had voodoo sound module at least for headphone output.

Now nothing on hardware/kernel side.

You can try with apps like volume+ but sound may become distorted and in extreme cases you can damage your loudspeakers.

Anyone tried it?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R0M CHEF:
Try volume+ its in the market it boosts volume exponentially
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrevankyle:
If you really want to and if you have the know how you can do some systemUI.apk mods which can increase volume. In my experience installing Beats Audio also increases volume
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thing O Doom:
+1 to Beats audio, helps alot. Just don't damage the speakers x)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wtharp2:
Beats Audio Install = TF101 Bootloop

Any suggestions on how to get out of this? The *only* thing I added was Beats Audio. I was rooted, and the only root-requiring Apps I was running were Adfree and Market Changer...
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kakomalo:
The only way i found to fix boot loop is reflash an stock ROM using Wheelie or easy flasher
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wtharp2:
That is pretty much what I did. :(

Unfortunately, the market changer app is no longer available on Google Play...

Thanks anyway.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Degaron:
Hi when using any AOKP or aosp ROM the sound seems 20% softer then the stock ROM. Does anyone notice this?
[HTC EVO 3D] elias17:
I have a gsm evo 3d and unlocked bootloader with root and CWM , when i flash customs roms only few boot and work others are stock on the roms animation and when i flash boot.img in fastboot my phone keeps restarting to the animation and then restarts , and when i flash roms with 4ext with smartflash activated i get the same thing ! plz help
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
Are you s-on our s-off? Ics Roms tend to not boot correctly for some people if you are s-on.

Sent from my ICS 3VO with Tapatalk 2
[HTC EVO 3D] elias17:
s-on

i am s-on , but everyone with s-on was able to boot them successfully by flashing the boot.img in fastboot but when i flash it the phone keeps on rebooting :/ am i missing something ?
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
From my reading of the forums, it seems that GB Roms flash fine doing what you said (or using 4ext Smart Flash) when s-on, but the ics Roms still boot loop.

Sent from my ICS 3VO with Tapatalk 2
[HTC EVO 3D] elias17:
thx

thx man , but my rom now is evolver 3d and it booted fine without commands or everything , do you think they will fix the bootloop issue on ics ?
[HTC EVO 3D] lbhocky19:
i'm on 1.4 s off and have reboot issues with every ICS rom. hasn't been an issue for weeks though and suddenly today it wont stop
[Android Themes] buzzandwire:
is it possible to change/mod icon sets to work with miui? how do i get icon packs in the psd, png, jpg format into an mtz to work with miui, i was specifically looking at the pace icon set and dope icons by filipovsky.
[Android Themes] taospirit:
it's easy, download a miui icons themes or a miui theme .mtz, change .mtz in .zip. Open it with winzip or 7zip. Inside u may have a icons file, unzip it and add .zip in the end. Then open it with winzip or 7zip.

now u have the icons of the theme.

If U want to replace some or all , be care to keep the name of the icon u replace, because it's the name of the Application in miui.
[Android Themes] buzzandwire:
thank you for your reply i will give that a try.
[Android Themes] buzzandwire:
hmm everytime i try it says successfully applied but always just replaces the icons with the stock MIUI set, i opened up the icon.zip inside the .mtz file deleted all the old.pngs and put the new ones i want in converted in and thats it right?
[Android Themes] hoppermi:
You have to zip it properly. open the icon folder and select all icons, then right click and go to 7zip add to archive. take resulting zip and rename to icon and put it in the theme folder . select all files in the theme and right click and 7zip add to archive again. rename to .mtz and apply
[Android Themes] tung91:
You need rename each image to right package name, or it will not work with miui, when you done , put all theme in one folder, zip all files ( not folder ), and change archive name to "icons" with out extension , then add "description.xml" and maybe some preview image, and zip both these thing to one zip file and rename to "YOUR_NAME.mtz" and it should work .

Sorry my bad english :fingers-crossed:
[Android Themes] buzzandwire:
"You need rename each image to right package name, or it will not work with miui," i think this is where im going wrong but i dont quite understand what im supposed to be renaming them to? i've been trying to convert these....

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27402389&postcount=16

so some of the names are cup.png , microphone.png, what would i rename those too before i zip them all up?

thanks.