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[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rippley05:
Yea, this is bad news for android. It sucks, but apparently apple can just patent its way to the top
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tbis:
I feel like apple is going to censor us just as our rights as Americans are fading. For example you can say the f word on engadget but can't say obama. You get censored. Illuminiti master plan coming all together. Censoring us while we blindly look the other way.

Shouldn't of watched that YouTube documentary got me geeking out. Auck fpple
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] erichj:
For the most part Apple is legally obligated to do this. I'm not a lawyer or anything but not enforcing a patent or a trademark makes it harder later on if you try to. You also have to keep in mind that not pursuing companies who may be violating one of their patents opens Apple up to minority shareholder lawsuits. I don't agree with their tactics or even their belief that they are right, but, I do understand why it has to be this way. Altruism really has no place in the corporate world. Most of the times you are blaming Apple and other companies for things that their ****ty stockholders demand they do.

Just my two cents.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] KaoMinerva:
Apple blows, case closed

LT. EVO reporting sir!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] br54:
I was eatting applesauce while reading this from my xda Android app,then I burped
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] chinchillables:
Any judge willing to allow rotten apple a patent for this is a true retard that needs to be kicked from office because he obviously is on the bandwagon of iphone. That's like allowing one company a patent to use 4 wheels on a car. NOBODY else with a much better, less polluting vehicle design can put them on the market cause it has four wheels. Somebody needs to take a job with Apple and sabotage the company from the inside out to stop this foolishness.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] starplaya93:
They aren't trying to follow the rule book by filing all these completely arbitrary lawsuits. Their intentions are very transparent and it's evident that they want to monopolize the mobile work...I mean world.

Of course I agree with the idea of maximizing profit, but it doesn't take a genius to see that Apple is choosing to do so the "evil" way, for lack of better wording. Apple is the exception to many rules because they have so much freaking money. They can either put a fraction of that money into innovation and develop new technologies that will give them the competitive edge OR they can use a fraction of that money to take advantage of a corrupt system and buy their way to the top without having to innovate or create...This is why I said they chose the evil way.

I also doubt that apples stockholders are pressuring them to make all of these cynical moves. Apple stock has been doing phenomenally well, not because of them suing everybody but because they actually used to be one of the most innovative corporations and that gave them an edge over the competition and ensured that their stocks would continue to rise... Unfortunately they've run out of ideas and have resorted to buying out the system. I don't believe I am speculating anything here as i feel that all of their moves are premeditated and pretty darn blatant.

It really is a tragedy that they aren't using what's at their disposal for the good of mankind and technology rather than filing law suits through a broken system. Honestly, Apple could have achieved their goal of taking over the world if they just continued to innovate and come out with new and better things.

I understand that some of you don't think Apple innovated anything and stole all their ideas but that's just the way the world works. I don't condone it, but it is a sad fact.Take Edison for instance. He is labeled one of the greatest creators and thinkers ever while Nikola Tesla is barely even known or remembered. We as society give power and notoriety to those who don't deserve it while the ones who do all the hard work rarely get any exposure or credit. It's in our nature.

We gave Apple all of its power and now they are using it against us and there is absolutely nothing we can do.

Forgot to add that this is obviously all just my two cents as well.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] roadster99:
In my own personal (and very limited) opinion, I think that Google isn't worried much about this "patent war." I believe that because I think Google and/or Android is moving in a different direction. I think that they are looking to dump the "mobile platform" altogether. Almost all of you have heard of Project Glass?

If not link here: http://youtu.be/9c6W4CCU9M4

I think that this is going to be their flagship system in the very near future. I also think that it has the potential to become very big. Imagine having all of the capabilities of a smartphone, but being voice activated and hands free. An augmented reality, if you will. Personally, I wouldn't mind sporting this over an iPhone any day. iPhone, suck it. We have glasses. Imagine Project Glass integrated with Google Now. Plus phone/messaging, GPS and internet.

What the hell's an iPhone?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Jabawockee:
As long as we can root it, unlock the bootloader and get S-Off. I'll take one.

Long live XDA!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] kimi_sae_ireba:
correct me if i'm wrong, but from what i understand, the patent in question relates to the scroll bar that gets displayed in a scrolling list. the "vertical bar" (scroll bar, but patent emphasizes that it's not a scroll bar) appears when you touch the screen in an attempt to scroll through the list and this "vertical bar" disappears after a certain time-out from inactivity. its variable width and height are determined by the amount of scrolling that's possible on the current list. the patent goes into details on how the scroll bar functions by describing and depicting different types of apps that make use of the scroll bar. the patent is for the scroll bar and not for the arrangement of ui elements in these apps. i wouldn't be surprised if apple tried to go for the arrangement as well.

basically, it's a patent for a scroll bar and how it functions in specific types of apps on portable devices. this patent was filed in jan 2008 and was granted in march 2012. its updated(?) version was granted just recently. it's not a broad ui patent that everyone seems to be making it out to be, but a scroll bar is still a scroll bar nonetheless. how apple will use this in their patent lawsuits is anyone's guess right now since this scroll bar is a core functionality of android.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PsiPhiDan:
Apple has a patent on this though. I'm not kidding either.

http://www.androidtablets.net/forum...ranted-patent-google-glasses-like-device.html
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] roadster99:
Ho Ewa Beach. Makiki represent!

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WTF, you killed my happy moment. Oh well. Apple here I come...cry...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PsiPhiDan:
Haha, infuriating, isn't it?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] antiparadigm:
I think the big thing is (and why Google has dodged a lot of this) that in order for you to avoid having a patent lawsuit against you, all you have to do is change your item 20%. That is it. If it is only 20% different than anything apple makes, it can pass. I tried to patent a few things before and that is what they had told me, is the 20% rule. Google doesn't sweat all of this, because it is bringing mostly bad publicity to "Apphole" (as i like to call them). Some of the fanboys (like the ones who created Patently Apple) see this as apple protecting their inventions, but what it is really doing is stifling progress. They are playing dirty.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] {ParanoiA}:
So they put a GUI on a phone. Neither of which did they invent.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Jabawockee:
LOL! Thats the first! I thought I was the only one in Hawaii. LOL!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Genjinaro:
Soon the only phone you'll be able to buy in the store is an iPhone.

Then the DOJ & ITC will kinda-sorta pull their heads out of their asses, 3 years after the market has been f**ked by Apple & then try to reform.

We need to ban together like we banded together against SOPA.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Rydah:
I'll be there in November.

Sent From My HTC Evo 4G LTE, On The Now Network From Sprint!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] megabiteg:
Strongly believe that a check with some stocks in it was posted to the US Patent for this to happen.... That's just not logical to patent something like that....
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] starplaya93:
and then CISPA was passed...WE have no power. corporations rule all
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bobarune:
What's the difference between patent # 8223134 and patent # 8130205? I looked them up online and both are owned by Apple and describe the same thing. I guess Apple really wants to protect their "property."
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] semperlux:
This is so irritating and wasteful

:rolleyes: Damnit! It's simple for all parties...

If Apple invented it, don't copy it. Come up with something else! I'm a designer and we deal with this sort of thing all the time. Innovate!

Why do designers copy Apple's messaging format (speech bubbles)? Do something else and let Apple have it!

The messaging program on the EVO LTE uses the speech bubbles... what was wrong with what we had? I don't even like them.

I realize that I'm probably oversimplifying this but some things require simple solutions to put to rest. When I saw the first round of phones come out from Samsung I knew that Apple would get on them for it--they look like iPhones.

Design something else. The iPhone's a nice design, it's simple and elegant. But there's no copyright infringement on aesthetics. Bring out some of those ultra-thin concept phones like the ones Nokia used to post, or... I don't know... something else.

This is getting ridiculous.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Genjinaro:
Trolling much? It's not even remotely simple.

iOS copied LG for its UI, Motorola's push syncing, Android for it's drop down menu notifications, using music as alarm, decline incoming calls with text. etc. etc.

There's so much criss crossing in the patent system war its not even funny.

The IP-system is what's wrong here, more so than just Apple or anyone else, wake up.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LiquidSolstice:
I predict as usual, people will see this post as Pro-Apple. I can only hope the intelligent ones read it all the way and actually understand what I'm saying and why this doesn't matter right now.

So much hate for a company that's only been granted a patent and hasn't yet done anything with it. Apple has many other patents which it could be using to attack Android and they're not.

Their spat with HTC and others is all a political game, not an attempt to dethrone Android. Theories of attacking Android by proxy are speculation at best. Right now, Apple has whatever beef with said companies and is hitting them where it hurts by using not so moral tactics. They can't declare a war on Android because they would face far too much opposition. What Steve Jobs is recorded to have said in his autobiography (before you all pull that out) stayed in his autobiography. It's not what Apple is currently doing right now.

Put simply, this patent is just another thing for news blogs to spell out doomsday forecasts with and attract large hits and mobs from people who are already assuming Apple has done this as some sort of "weapon" against Android.

Knock knock, you bloody gun-jumpers. Look at the link. Look when the links were filed. A decent number of those patents were filed in early 2008, before the first Android phone. It just takes the patent office years to fully process patents.

There's also the question of what a judge and jury will do if presented with a patent case that's filed so soon after actually receiving the patent. They'll know it's in bad faith and they might even throw it out.

Seriously guys. Have some ****ing common sense. The truth is your Apple bias is leading many of you to believe Apple has done this out of response to the recent patent wars and that this will instantly be used against Android.

That hasn't happened. All the cries of "oh noes! apple be evil and apple use this against google OMG ANTICOMPETITIVE SCUMBUGS ARRHRHHRHR" are so ****ing premature it's ridiculous.

Is it not favorable to Google? No, it's certainly not. Is it a problem right now? No, not really.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LiquidSolstice:
That will never happen. Ever. Even thinking it could happen is idiotic.

By the way, "banning" together wouldn't help anything. ;)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] groovdafied:
Don't forget that you have a lot of hipsters and fanboys who prefer the iPhone. Case in point, check out this article and read some of the comments.It's an article about how iPhone users were literally disgusted the fact that Instagram was made available to Android, and iPhone users are saying that Android phones are cheap and low quality.

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57409388-94/iphone-users-android-is-ruining-our-instagram-club/
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] vader860:
Don't know what considerations the US patent board takes but this is absolutely absurd. Good luck apple having this patent upheld in court. This is tatamount to creating a monopoly. No fair unbiased judge will ever rule in favor of a patent which inherently breaks the law.

Android has nothing to fear, assuming Google challenges this in court.

Apple is so afraid of competition that they shifted focus from developing new innovative ideas to developing schemes to forcefully take and retain control over the market.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] br54:
So afraid their iphoney won't out sell the superior android. I laugh at people who own apple crap.

Then watch them sour up when my lowly Android out performs out tasks theirs. Android for life, screw apple
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
This means nothing, Google stated they have multiple interfaces in testing a few years back, chances are they are holding on to something better then what we currently have
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Jbluna:
Hello all, I love the ear buds that came with the s3 but when I use them on any other device like my laptop, I get a 2 -3 second delay on the sound when ever I start something up like a youtube video. Anyone else getting this delay, or is it just me?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] jmorton10:
Just you.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Not_That_Droid:
Hi all first post here not first visit though :-)

I tried to post on the forum for this ROM but apparently i need to post 10 times in the general sections first.

Everything works perfect, smooth as hell, only problem I'm having is with MMS.

When i go to send an MMS it just says "sending" but never sends and stays in the same state.

Any help with this would be appreciated, I Have tried deleting and adding the APN/MMS settings still no avail.

I cannot find anything in the settings to select the MMS set (i know in android 2.1 update 1 there was a setting in message settings to select the MMS set of settings.

HTC Hero running Elelinux-7.2-Hero-v3.9 Android 2.3.7
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m--m:
Hi,

I don't have that ROM, but mine have the same Android version and I just experienced the same problem.

To work, you need to have 3G enabled and data enabled. If you don't want Internet access on 3G, you need to misconfigure the Internet APN before enable the data.

Also, I use only 2G to save battery. After enabled 3G, I needed to reboot the phone to the radio correctly identify the 3G network and connect.

M
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Not_That_Droid:
I have 3g and data enabled thats not my problem, my problem is it wont send an MMS, as i stated above.......

"Everything works perfect, smooth as hell, only problem I'm having is with MMS."

I'm sorry but your post was a waste of time.
[HTC Amaze 4G] AllanJH:
Yesterday I was using my device when it locked up, crashed, and refused to boot back up past the white HTC screen. I tried doing a hard reset, reflashing the ROM and kernel, clearing all the caches, and removing the MicroSD card. Still wouldn't boot.

Finally I wiped the 16GB internal storage, and it booted no problem. I did however lose a great deal of data (I connected he now-blanked internal storage to my laptop and un-deleted most of my data) and I'm a little concerned as to what this might indicate.

I'm running a rooted stock Gingerbread ROM with S-ON. I recently played around with updating to ICS, and in the process made a backup via CWM backup/restore, which I reverted to about a month ago, and after wiping the internal storage last night. When I restore this backup, it goes through the whole process with no problems, but at the end it says that there was an error restoring /data. The phone however, still functions normally after restoring.
[HTC Amaze 4G] kenneth11414:
For some reason all of the sudden couple of days ago my amaze doesnt recognize my sim card in the mobile network settings and when I try to put in a APN it wont save it nor does it recognize the default APN. I tried a new ROM followed the normal procedure and still the same thing. I basically have no internet. Help please
[HTC Amaze 4G] Double0EK:
Did you pay your bill? Lol

But are you rooted and running a Rom? If so, which one?
[HTC Amaze 4G] Dark Nightmare:
Battery pull? And what what double asked as well.
[HTC Amaze 4G] alobear:
happened to me, had to call T-Mobile sent me a new phone. sucks I know dude.
[HTC Amaze 4G] kenneth11414:
well basically what i did was i just reloaded the phone with SpeedRom and so far so good, i dont it was weird, i really didnt want to go to the extent of having to do a warranty exchange because even if i were to relock the device, when i go to the bootloader its still gonna show on the screen RELOCKED and that will avoid the warranty. Isnt there a way to not for it to show that because i think i saw it somewhere in one of the forums. I deff did the battery pull before anything didnt help.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] repairsuniverse:
RepairsUniverse compiled this video repair guide which walks you through taking apart your Captivate Glide, allowing you to replace the screen assembly or other internal parts. Following this guide will insure a safe and quick repair is made on your Samsung smartphone.

This guide will help you to install the following Samsung Captivate Glide part(s):

Samsung Captivate Glide LCD + Touch Screen Digitizer Replacement

Tools Required:

Safe open pry tool

Small Phillips

Heat Gun / Hair Dryer

How To Repair Samsung Captivate Glide Screen

First step is to remove the back battery cover, the battery, the sim and the memory card.

Then use Small Phillips Screwdriver and remove the 7 screws as shown at Figure 1.

Figure 1​

Once all the screws have been removed, slide to open the device then use safe pry opening tool and start prying along all the edges to release all the clips holding the back housing in place.

Once the back housing has been totally removed use Small Phillips Screwdriver to remove the 2 remaining screws. Then use safe pry tool to release the 3 connections. Once the screws and connections are released, you can now remove the motherboard. Once the motherboard has been separated, use safe pry tool to gently lift the lower circuit board and antenna away from the rest of the device.

Figure 2​

Next step is to remove the ten (10) screws.

Once the screws had been removed, use safe pry tool and begin lifting the back plate. Once all the clips had been release, the back can then now removed as well as the keyboard.

Next, we can now need to release the slide flex cable which is adhere to the slide portion of the device. Carefully slide it through the slot and be careful not to ripped the cable.

Remove the four (4) Phillips Screws in each corner. Once removed, you can now start releasing all the clips at all four sides of the screen assembly using safe pry tool. Once release you can now remove the back plate of the device. Be careful not to damaged the slide flex ribbon cable.

Now starts releasing the main jaw connector to totally release the slide flex ribbon cable together with the speaker and the front camera. You can also release the keypad flex cable from the jaw connector.

Figure 3​

With the use of heat gun or hair dryer, begin heating the outside edges of the device for about 45 seconds to soften the held adhesive. Use quick movements when applying heat.

Once the adhesive has been warmed, use safe pry tool to begin releasing the front housing from the front assembly. Once released, the front frame comes up from the front assembly.

Use safe pry tool and gently lift the keypad flex ribbon cable from the screen assembly. The screen assembly can now be replace.

Figure 4​

Reverse the instructions above to reassemble your phone.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Pyho:
Thanks a ton. :)

Would it be possible to get less fuzzy pictures? The motherboard pretty much looks like a jumble of blobs on my end.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] antonyfirst:
OK, thanks. Now we'd only need a cheap source to buy replacements.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] dudejb:
Amazing thanx for the great info and step by step instructions with the pictures. I do not know if I would ever do this as My Big fingers have trouble with such little parts. Very courageous of you and I am glad you were able to fix your Glide.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] repairsuniverse:
No problem, glad you found the guide useful.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] Havok-San:
Please excuse the late reply, figured this would be the best place to ask.

I'm currently repairing my Glide, the slider is damaged and my home keys don't work. I think I've got the slider figured out. My issue is that I'm not sure what to replace to repair the home keys. I believe it's the ribbon that is connected between the screen and the digitizer. I've circled it (and arrowed it) in the image below.

imgur.com/NFCjD (No links yet, sorry.)

I think it's think because there's a slight tear in it. My biggest problem is, I don't know where the hell to find that ribbon or what it's called. Any idea? Thanks.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] pierreone:
Maybe you can find the part that you need: cellphonerepairshop.com. I bought an antenna from there and they shipped the item very fast.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] dmw0215:
I have a bricked camera and am now convinced that it is a hardware problem and a camera module is only $15 online, do you have better pics of the back with the housing off so I can see the cam module before attempting this or maybe you can answer this, can the cam be replaced after the back housing is off without more disassembly ? I'm 99.9% sure i can fix it but this is my only phone for now and i'm just trying to be educated before i start, Thanx
[Samsung Captivate Glide] drewnashty:
Dido on the Camera repair

Thx for the walkthrough, my Glide got water damaged but the screen and camera have no visible damage and if I can get a used one for cheap on eBay that just has a scratched screen I will definitely try this out but would also be interested in how to interchange the Camera just in case the Camera lens is scratched as well. My phone wasn't soaked but it was in my pocket when I had to walk home in the rain and I'm pretty sure it just got wet around the battery and probably shorted the board.

I am a noob and yes i used the search and this is where it led me.
[Samsung Captivate Glide] xdaforo:
It's curious.

You have to use the dryer or something like that with the outside edges of the device in order to soften the held adhesive.

Does this mean that adhesive it's the only thing that fixes the screen to the phone body? I ask this cause I bought what seems to be a refurbished one that I'm returning right know. It looks completely new, but the screen started to come off the phone structure one week after I started to use it.

Is this due to an screen replacement, and that adhesive as the only thing to hold the screen in the device? LOL
[Samsung Captivate Glide] amith12:
It is possible to replace just the LCD screen for this model?
[Samsung Captivate Glide] repairsuniverse:
We highly suggest using a full screen assembly to do this repair. The lcd is bonded to the touch screen on this model.