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[General Questions and Answers] kwiggington:
First one i used was a the htc dream ie the G1 i wasnt impressed liked the iphone better at the time now android has gotten better and the iphone is a no go for me now

Sent from the Apple store using my Gs2
[General Questions and Answers] OmarPlus:
I had a symbian too and when I saw the SII advert I wanted it very bad! So as I always do, I watch A LOT of videos on anything I want to buy. So I watched tons of reviews about SII but eventually I got An S Plus :D I was so afraid of rooting and bricking but rooting my phone only took 3 seconds....!
[General Questions and Answers] solid009:
Same story here, I remember the first ROM I loaded was Pete's bugless beast
[General Questions and Answers] Jbluna:
Wanted a Samsung moment, but because it got discontinued I

got the intercept. Thought It was the **** until my parents ended up getting the epic and evo...yeah I didn't feel so hot. Rooted it and tinkered around with a couple of stuff, but that didn't make it much better. Convinced my parents to let me have the epic (heheh) and that's been my main phone up until now.
[General Questions and Answers] victimed:
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i cant really say what i felt when i got my android phone, so ill simply say it was AWESOME. What i can say is i broke it, and still have a year till the contract runs out. Going back to my old nokia e72 was the hardest thing i probly did, now i cant even turn the internet on! ( no kidding), will probly need to get a 100$ phone somewhere
[General Questions and Answers] Bleezyd:
My first time playing around with a droid was pretty cool. I had a blackberry Storm 1 at the time and my dad, for some random reason, came home from the verizon store with a Moto Droid 1. And after playing around with it, I realized how crappy my storm was. I was pretty frustrated with it anyways since it locked up and rebooted constantly. It wasnt smooth or inuitive in the least.

The Android OS is just so much better then the storm at the time. Everything made sense and was so smooth. The screen was more crisp and everything felt better.

So after trying out my dad's Droid, I instantly started telling him to give it to me and he can have my Storm. haha. He wasnt having it but evenutally it became my phone. I loved it until my friend knocked in the jacuzzi one day. Then I got a Droid X and now a GNex.
[General Questions and Answers] shawn1224:
I played around with my friends G1 and loved it, then I decided to upgrade my crappy samsung Behold (dumb phone) to the samsung Behold 2 (android). Well actually I won the behold 2 in the giveaway they were doing but that was short lived, the cube was fun at first but after getting jilted by Samsung (no eclair) I moved on to the Mytouch 3G 1.2. Those were the good days when htc came preloaded out the box with asop.
[General Questions and Answers] bleach168:
Nexus One was my first. Blown away by how powerful it was, especially navigation. I came from an iPod touch/dumb phone.
[General Questions and Answers] wgoldfarb:
My first Android phone was the galaxy s2 I now have. I got it after having an iPhone for two years. I hated every minute of my iPhone days and could not wait until my contract expired to switch. I now absolutely love my phone.

The first thing I did? Show off to my wife, who got another iPhone, all the cool stuff I could do with my phone that she could not do with hers :)
[General Questions and Answers] HarmonyFlame:
First first experience with android was the Motorola back flip. At the time at&t didn't support android what-so-ever, and buying a nexus one was out of the question so I decided on the back flip. When I first heard of android though I had no idea what exactly it was all about being a fan of blackberry, but after reading alot of reviews and seeing how flexible the OS was I had yo switch over. At first the backflip wasn't so bad. It was certainly the most awesome phone I had ever had, but after seeing the awesome offerings available on other carriers I couldn't help but be completely jealous. Eventually I moved onto the DHD and now onto the galaxy note.

But been completely hooked even with the most basic of offerings.
[General Questions and Answers] Joey11746:
I bricked my phone twice lolol so yea I Wasn't familiar with android at the time until jocala made a rooted rom for my phone :>
[General Questions and Answers] barani kumar:
before android i had symbian (nokia 5800), i play with custom with it.

so i had no problem adopting to android.
[General Questions and Answers] beshar:
Coming from a "dumbphone" my first experience with my first android phone the HTC Desire was awesome =)
[General Questions and Answers] Ace42:
My first android was the G1...I wondered why android 1.0/1.5 were so ugly.
[General Questions and Answers] mornaistar:
i loved it the 1st day - i love it now!

one of my first thought was : i must learn more , i wen to the forums to read more about it - the OS , rooting , fixing etc
[General Questions and Answers] dragid10:
tell me how symbian was? was it anything comparable to android?
[General Questions and Answers] Slap-Yourself :):
I fell in love. Plain and simple. I was in awe at how amazing it was. HTC Hero then HTC EVO <--- (My favorite phone I've owned to date)
[General Questions and Answers] Andrews0508:
My first one was the Samsung Captivate. After seeing my friend's Motorola Backflip. I had to out do him, so I got a Captivate, and thought I was a hacker when I changed launchers. When I eventually rooted it (SuperOneClick), ODIN was my best friend, saved my butt so many times.
[General Questions and Answers] nikzDHD:
Prior to Android I had used plenty of operating systems, before my first device the Desire HD I was using a BlackBerry 9700. It was good for BBM and emails, but the transition to android was smooth and pain free. Whatsapp took care of the BBM side and the native email application was fine but not bad good as BlackBerrys implementation. I was surprised by the customisations of Android, the bigger screen touch screen, applications, and best of all tied in with Google.

Since then not looked back I love Android. It's excellent, ties in well with my Google services, and just keeps getting better with each new release.
[General Questions and Answers] xd8:
My first android phone was the samsung galaxy apollo, what an awful phone that was, slow as hell and rooting it was an absolute pain in the ass.

But still, gave me a good insight into android and thanks to it I now own a fair few android devices!
[General Questions and Answers] jamarious34:
I switched from a windows phone (HTC touch pro 2) I thought it as the greatest phone ever, I was like how could it get any better than this...hahaha! My first Android was the OG evo and I couldn't believe how much better this phone was, I was blown away by the customizations, speed, and of course the giant screen! I'll never leave Android!
[General Questions and Answers] Nitrec:
I think it was an early HTC model, the menus and everything felt totally different. Specially compared to old Nokia's and Sony Ericsson's i used to own.
[General Questions and Answers] dragid10:
haha my sister had the tp2 and it was the worst piece of crap ever!!!! The screen rarely ever turned on, the battery was terrible, and it was the slowest thing on earth. You couldn't even open the keyboard without it freezing
[General Questions and Answers] iNcRiMiNaTi:
Coming from an HTC Tilt 2 (aka Touch pro 2) using windows mobile 6.5 to my Galaxy s3 (My first android phone) now I'd say that android blows it out of the water. I don't even know how I survived the past two years on that tilt 2 when android is so much easier to use and navigate and that old phone was slow and always froze up. I love being able to turn my phone on and be able to use it right away instead of waiting for it to become responsive again
[General Questions and Answers] Pr0f_Farnsw0rth:
Dumbphone to Android blew my mind. Now I couldn't function without it
[General Questions and Answers] MiguelHogue:
I had the first iPhone that came out.. I was so young at the time and just was excited I got a smart phone....Was using an iPhone for a while (not for the name but just because I was like "a phone is a phone") Well recently I been more into technology, so 6 months ago I walked past the Sprint store decided to go in and seen The Epic 4G Touch and heard all the reviews about it... After that I fell in love with android and since especially I stumbled upon this Site via Qbking on YouTube and learned how to root lol... Never again will I use an apple device..... Now I'm debating on the Gs3 or wait to see what they do with that note

-Sent From My Blu Kuban Themed Tapatalk Like A Boss
[General Questions and Answers] _Variable:
Where does the LG Cookie KP500 come in the poll?
[General Questions and Answers] rvguy:
First smartphone was a Samsung Captivate and my wife got a iphone. My first thought was, wow I'm sure glad I didn't get an iphone.
[General Questions and Answers] nanosp:
dumbphone.

I came from a Nokia N82 and Blackberry 9700 and was pretty much waiting for functionality, features [3.5mm headphone output, more stable builds] and faster models to be released. The N82 had one of the best 5MP sensors/cameras of its time, wifi, ffc and was easy to hack. I was extensively using my 9700 for twitter, bbm and a lot of email. When I switched to my first android, a Samsung Vibrant, I was happy to see that most of the features I wanted/needed consolidated in one handset.

I still use my Blackberry [for mostly bbm and twitter/facebook via Socialscope] as their keyboards allow me to type way faster than on a touchscreen and for better battery life.
[General Questions and Answers] Itadakiimasu:
My previous phone was a dumb phone, a LG KC910 Renoir the world's first 8 megapixel phone and I bought it instead of an iPhone because at the time I firmly believed quality doesn't come in capabilities but rather preference. Back then I wasn't a huge fan of the emerging smart phone era, when I got my Renoir I was still hooked up on the old school Nokia call and text phones. I couldn't really understand what's all the fuzz about these new high tech phones.

Then for 4 years on wards my Renoir finally died due to a screen hardware malfunction because my cat knocked it out of the desk and I gave the finishing blow the second time it fell when my alarm clock went on and I was hazed in confusion thus knocking it off my desk again. Finally I gave in to the smart phone fuzz and bought myself my very first android last month the Samsung Galaxy S III and at the end I wasn't disappointed since it was my first smart phone and such a powerful tool was at my disposal.

The first few days of having it was such a thrilling experience and now I'm still looking for ways of improving it within my legal means. Now my dilemma is I don't understand what's the fuzz with Rooting, maybe in a couple of years I'll give in to the hype soon but not now since I am always content with what I have.
[General Questions and Answers] nopain9nogain:
Before using android 2 years ago, I was using Sony Xperia X2 with Windows Mobile (this phone was the worst phone I've ever had). I broke it during my argument with my girl friend then a week later she gave me her aunt's used Motorola Milestone 1 for a replacement. The phone was old and the interface was terrible compared to my old X2 with SPB Mobile Shell but at least I was 3 times faster and had some Widgets. The phone was unstable running Android 2.0. I came to XDA the first time to learn how to install the custom rom then I had my phone running Fission Rom with Android 2.2 (2.1 was the latest firmware for it that time). Few months later my GF bought me a new Samsung Captivate, tried several roms til' my phone was bricked. Finally I saved it using the usb jig.
[General Questions and Answers] dragid10:
I LOVE blackberries, even though i don't own one anymore. I used mine to the point of the usb port breaking. One of the best phones i've ever owned. And i think socialscope was easier to use than alphascope (even though they're the same thing) And typing on that thing was a breeze!
[General Questions and Answers] tny2012:
WOW

I was impressed - WOW!

It is the future of the computer!
[General Questions and Answers] audiocolors:
First time i saw the commercial for an HTC Tattoo,running the new Linux based operating system,i immediately went to the store and bought it.Amazing feeling,touchy touchy...fun.Few weeks later i was digging deep through adb shell,looking at the filesystem layout etc.. And rooted it :victory:
[General Questions and Answers] cool_vibes:
At first, I was on the iPhone bandwagon, thinking that Android was inferior. Boy, was I wrong.

From the sight of the Nexus One and tech demos of it, I knew that the next phone I had was to be Android (had a LG feature phone at the time).

Purchased the Inspire from AT&T and is still my current phone, running Jelly Bean (take that, HTC!)
[General Questions and Answers] M4stersplint3r:
I first used the OG Droid that my friend had and quickly realized it had everything I wanted in a phone. Now I have the Galaxy S3 and couldn't be happier.
[General Questions and Answers] andyfigueroa:
My first Andriod(s)

My very first Android experience was with my wife's Motorola Atrix 4G (AT&T) running 2.2. I thought it was nice, pretty, and reasonably intuitive, but a long way from being as functional as my Palm Pre+ running WebOS. My first real personal experience was having to change my own phone from the AT&T Palm to a Verizon Samsung Galaxy Nexus running ICS. I've been very pleased with it due to it's stability (especially since the 4.04 update), and especially due to the availability of power tools such as Terminal, andFTP, ConnectBot and the like.

I also bought my wife a Kindle Fire. Then I picked up a Polariod PMID701c (comes rooted) and updated the original 2.3 Gingerbread to 4.03 ICS. This resulted in a huge decrease in usability, assumed due to the increased demands of the new OS. After struggling with it for a couple of months, I put it back to the stock ROM and it finding that 2.3 isn't such a bad OS after all.

These experiences encouraged me to by a refurbished Tab 7.0 Plus (USA wi-fi only). I rooted that and enjoyed it a lot except for the regular spontaneous and frequent reboots, which were apparently due to some instability in the stock OS. Growing impatient, I have upgraded to the 7/16/2012 UK/Ireland ROM using the (root) Mobile Odin Pro. What a great experience, both the Mobile Odin software and the new ROM.

Thanks to solid hardware, the well developed OS, and huge range of brilliantly conceived software by the developer community, Android rules. I'm a happy user.
[General Questions and Answers] icl0udn3t:
i found what was buried inside me.

android is my life
[General Questions and Answers] nikzDHD:
There's more to life than a mobile operating system :p
[General Questions and Answers] namelessname:
My first android phone was the G2 (I still have it actually) I came from a Samsung Behold. I had to have the phone because of the keyboard. I loved the live wallpapers and pretty soon I downloaded launchers, messaging apps, etc. After about I year I got bored with it so I decided to root it. I am now running MIUI and plan on getting a Note. I'll probably root that after about a year too.
[General Questions and Answers] Android311:
The first Android phone I ever saw was my freinds HTC dream (google G1) and it was amazing, this was in 2008 and the 3gs was out and I liked the Android better because it was so advanced looking. Keyboard, different OS. I then got my first Android phone, a LG Optimus V in 2011 when Android phones became more affordable and to pre-paid companys. I'll always be an Android fan no matter what :D
[General Questions and Answers] mbwesner:
my first was an HTC evo 4g on sprint. Nice phone at the time. I remember it being kind of a pain to root.
[General Questions and Answers] HellRocker™:
I switched from Symbian to Android. When I first saw an android phone I thought that why my symbian can't be like this but after searching I found that it is the hardware that makes the difference. :cool: Anyways Now I'm loving the android after rooting it. :victory:
[General Questions and Answers] DR01DK1LL5:
first android experience

i think the first time i saw an android i was mostly confused and scared.. confused at how the f$%k a phone could possibly do that kind of stuff and scared because.... well i just added that in to draw a dramatic mind set :eek: after i saw my sister get one i actually would steal her phone every chance i got until i got my own :laugh: gotta love android .
[General Questions and Answers] dragid10:
Same here (except i never actually owned a iphone). But we did have the ipad when it first came out. Now that i think about it, it wasn't that great. I used to think apple was amazing (besides macs. always a windows guy). But as soon as i picked up an android i recanted that statement
[General Questions and Answers] dragid10:
Android is just absolutely amazing. I haven't actually used Linux on a computer. But i do use ubuntu (barely) so i'm looking forward to using linux
[General Questions and Answers] lomistars:
It was impressing moment, at that time i had troubles with arabic font, it was awesome to find custom ROM n install it via Odin or CWM, n the most exciting was having the phone Bricked, then i had to make the USB Jig (with help of my bro) then after i got it fixed i flew of happines :) i just love Android <3
[General Questions and Answers] ProGTO:
First time I messed with a Android was few days ago, I just started rooting. It feels pretty good trying to unlock your phone to max speed, performance, and customization. The android is Sensation 4G, also it the first smart phone that I have.
[General Questions and Answers] Nebucatnetzer:
My first Android phone ever was the Nexus One.

I bought it because I heard it runs a Linux based OS and even though I had no real idea about development at this time (I was mostly gaming on my PC), it immediately came to my mind that it might be possible to change the operating system or tweak it because Linux was Open Source. So everybody could change it right?

I unlocked it after 1 week and tried to flash CM6 IIRC. However I messed it up and had to start again. It was a bit scary because I was a trainee so I didn't earn much money so it was pretty expensive for me at the time.

When I finally managed to get it working and running CM6 I was blown away. In that moment I realized Androids potential. I thought it was great before but with the possibility to change the system and all the other stuff you're able to do with root I simply fell in love with it.
[General Questions and Answers] dragid10:
Then welcome! I hope you find a lot of useful posts on XDA. And remember the number one rule: Search before you post (no but seriously though i've seen this rule on almost every thread i've visited so i'm 90% sure its the biggest rule)
[General Questions and Answers] dragid10:
cm6? i'm assuming froyo. Boy i would have loved that it i didn't already jump straight into cm7 lol. I did sooooooo much research before flashing roms. Like 20 tabs worth each hour. I was scared i'd mess something up, and when i finally did it froze at the boot animation, and i seriously almost cried. But i did a battery pull and then started up as new lol. Now i flash roms like it's nothing. Sure is hard to find a good ics rom for my optimus one (now on milestone 6. best rom currently) Now i'm learning to develop, or at least trying
[General Questions and Answers] African Maniac:
To be honest, I got my first Droid accidentally. Was looking for an apple, but it was out of stock and my n97 was having...issues. so I got a wildfire and a million bricks and a million more cfw's I have not looked back. Even went to exchange i4 for an iconia...lol
[General Questions and Answers] Ciofeca999:
The first time I ever saw Android it was my dad's

He couldn't find USB mode and he asked me... I had to look over the internet to get the solution :(

I googled "unintuitive for newbies" : android was the first result LOL :laugh:
[General Questions and Answers] dragid10:
I actually wanted my first android to be a wildfire, but couldn't find one on craigslist so i just got an optimus one. Best choice ever
[General Questions and Answers] Nebucatnetzer:
Ah no in that case it was CM5. I started with 2.1.

My experience was quite similar but my first problem was a bootloop.:laugh:
[General Questions and Answers] gagdude:
Oh man me too! I flashed CM7 through ROM Manager instead of manually and I got a bootloop. I went to school, came back 10 hours later and it was stuck. This was a week after I got it so I thought it was broken. I got so freaked out. Then I googled how to get out of a bootloop and to this day, fixing bootloops are a walk in the park.

However, I don't use ROM Manager anymore. I don't trust it. XD
[General Questions and Answers] ToinouAngel:
My first (and current) Android phone was/is an HTC, and I'm probably gonna look stupid by saying this but like the first three days after getting the phone pretty much all I did was using the Weather widget because I enjoyed the animations so much.
[General Questions and Answers] surperrover:
It looks well
[General Questions and Answers] dragid10:
neither do i. i used ROM Manager to do a nandroid backup cuz i was too lazy to boot into recovery. And then i tried to flash a rom but bricked my phone (recovered it). Even though it probably not the fault of ROM Manager, i still blame it and therefore never use it for anything (besides booting into recovery)
[General Questions and Answers] pingu_c660:
wow this brings back my memories when i try to root my LG C660 for nth times using SuperOneclick and all other rooting application you can think of. i'm very frustrated at that time it almost took me a week or two just to root my android phone successfully until the latest update for SOC came out.

then when i tried to Flashed CM7 it took me 2 days again just to figured out. maybe my phone don't know the definition of improvement in performance. a little bit stubborn :laugh:

but now, i'm still using this stubborn phone (and yes, this is my 1st and currently android phone that i've used) and enjoying what Android can offer. :o
[General Questions and Answers] dragid10:
lol the day i completely brick myphone, will be the day i die
[General Questions and Answers] surperrover:
It looks beautiful.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Flava:
When i reboot my phone it boots in fastboot mode,

And It says flash failure! i Have to boot again to recovery menu and click normal reboot to on my phone

Plus my status bar is missing! How do i solve these two problems, I'm using epilson v-4 rom On gsm ics Droid razr xt910
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Flava:
Guys i really need help please?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] rigbyrobot:
Check the settings of your launcher see if you have hide status bar checked for the status bar, but I'd rsd back to stock and try the update again to fix the boot problems.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] aktrazer:
Probably going to have to fastboot with RSD Lite.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] HSD-Pilot:
I guess he missed to wipe Data before installing the Epsilon. You can't boot into Boot Menu to restore your Backup?

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