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[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LucidSomnia:
Anyone knows how to change phone (unsync) contacts into Google contacts without creating new ones on CM7? I am really bored to do that for all my contacts.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saadislam:
you can try exporting contacts to sd and importing them into google contacts from your pc.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eventcom:
not exactly sure if I understand you right :confused: do you mean contacts from a different phone which cannot sync with Google? If so: can you get an internet connection with the other phone? Because a lot of (non-android) phones can sync with Google contacts, too.

If you can't do that, I'd guess export and import into Google would be the best bet. Google supports a lot of formats to do so - csv, outlook specific csv and vcard - details here: https://support.google.com/mail/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=14024

What phone is it exactly?
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LucidSomnia:
On the same phone, unsynced to make them google contacts. I dunno if i can explain it better but anyways, i'll try exporting to sd, importing into google. The one in my signature. Buzz.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eventcom:
now I seem to be really confused lol: if you want to make contacts of your phone Google contacts you have to *sync* then instead of unsync - what am I missing?

Swyped from my HTC Wildfire (Buzz)
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saadislam:
From what I understand, he saved his contacts as phone contacts rather than google contacts. So these phone contacts wont sync with google.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eventcom:
Well, there are only two three conditions this could happen: 1) if someone not in your contacts calls you and you don't add him to your contacts (but that's only a phone number then), 2) if the contacts are on your SIM only (to be honest I'm just assuming so - haven't tested), 3) if you disable syncing or are not logged into your Google account - right - or am I still missing something?
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saadislam:
On cm7 when you add a new contact, it used to ask whether to save it as google or phone contact.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eventcom:
Ah, I see - too bad, seems I haven't added any contacts manually when I used CM7 (I use Google apps on the PC for a long time now - usually I do the contact entries there...)

Thx for enlightment ;) (and if this is the case exporting and import to Google contacts should be the way to go).
[HTC Rezound] z0mghii:
http://www.geeksaber.com/?p=1640
[HTC Rezound] csong95:
look like the wrong forum but there is another ruu that comes out . from what i hear it in dec / feb but 4.1 for rezound it not really possible at this time we don't even have ics source codes
[HTC Rezound] PhantasmRezound:
Meh, this is the General section on a Sense device. Fair enough. I found it interesting lol. Furthermore, to prevent further confusion for those reading these posts but not the article:

"Sense 4.1" is based on Android 4.0.4 ICS. Not on Android 4.1.x JellyBean.

Just putting that out there for those not fully aware, it is a bit confusing. And any future updates to the Rezound is mere speculation and rumor right now, I mean really.
[HTC Rezound] renzo.olivares:
looks the same....just bug fixes here and there....and speed improvements..
[HTC Rezound] z0mghii:
Better battery life is definitely catching my eye
[HTC Rezound] PhantasmRezound:
But how much of that battery improvement has to do with the kernel of the One X rather than more efficient code in the Sense 4.1/ Android 4.0.4 OS itself? I'd wager that the kernel is where all that extra battery time is being picked up, and that isn't of use to improving the Rezound's battery life.
[HTC Rezound] Tachi91:
Wasn't there a patched Rosie that got rid of the 3D effect or was it just the carousel?
[HTC Rezound] PhantasmRezound:
Yup, mods to remove both effects in Sense 4.0.
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
yeah. more like sense 4.0.1 lol
[HTC Rezound] PhantasmRezound:
Really, would it have been so hard to name it Sense 4.0.4?
[HTC Rezound] AshtonTS:
Actually, the carousel was removed in 4.0

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[HTC Rezound] PhantasmRezound:
:eek: *blinkblink* Pretty sure it was in at least one of the Rezound Sense 4.0 ports I ran.

And why inquiries such as this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1595920
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
the carousel effect is when you spun the homescreen and it went round and round..people just don't know the correct terms.
[HTC Rezound] PhantasmRezound:
Well yes, I know that general application of the effect was taken away on the launcher. I was thinking also of the unlock carousel animation effect still present; it is that part that I thought was being questioned and eliminated as well between Sense 4.0 and 4.1. Sorry I was a bit unclear as well, "carousel" is generally the spinning by hand, simply "unlock animation" is a bit better term for that aspect.

What was the point in all this again? :eek:
[HTC Rezound] renzo.olivares:
Well sense doesn't have many updates so they don't exactly run through the version numbers all that fast sense 2.0 > froyo sense 2.1 > gb it makes sense.....sense 4.0 > 4.0.3 sense 4.1> 4.0.4 jellybean might be 4.5
[HTC Rezound] antp121:
thats annoying. why not just follow android's patterns...
[HTC Rezound] rezoundness:
Sense 3.0

Sense 3.5

Sense 3.6

Sense 4.x
[HTC Rezound] renzo.olivares:
Cause honestly theyre both bad at version numbers......IMO jellybean should be ICS 4.0.5... but that's my opinion
[HTC Rezound] scy1192:
Then they'd have to give us official Sense 4.0 instead of 3.6 :p
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
na man it got a .1 upgrade and brought more features than a whole number upgrade in ios
[HTC Rezound] renzo.olivares:
Like?

Project butter and Google now and notifications are about it.... I don't hate iOS and will admit its ui is faster than even jb and siri is better IMO....
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
siri? better? you're joking right?
[HTC Rezound] renzo.olivares:
Course not well at least for me siri is better
[HTC Rezound] TXI Kaze:
iOS runs at 30fps. Jb runs at 60. Siris voice recognition is horrible.
[HTC Rezound] rezoundness:
I think HTC said sense 4.x needs an s4cpu
[HTC Rezound] renzo.olivares:
i know but i feel like IOS is faster...really in the end it comes down to opinion
[HTC Rezound] big_mike_2k6:
I think that's bogus. I'm sure they just say that so if people want sense 4.x they have to buy a new phone.

Sent From My HTC Rezound
[HTC Rezound] AshtonTS:
Siri's voice recognition is just as good as google now. And it's more fun to play around with, and right now, it can do more than google now.
[HTC Rezound] renzo.olivares:
+NEIN NEIN NEIN

lol i do think google now looks cooler though =)
[HTC Rezound] rezoundness:
What a company lie to.it's just to move product! Shocking I tell you
[HTC Rezound] big_mike_2k6:
Lol I've never seen such a thing!

Sent From My HTC Rezound
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
joel, you don't even own an iphone. siri is NOT better than JB voice commands. i sat with my nexus and an iphone in my store and did the same exact tests that are all over youtube, and JB owns siri.
[HTC Rezound] AshtonTS:
I HAVE an iPad and a Gnex, and I can tell you, In use over time, they both accomplish the same, Siri just has some extra flair, not to mention movies, games, and integration with wolfram alpha. With a little work, and a few partnerships for Google Now, I think they can make it better than Siri, but right now, it isn't
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
Google voice search is way faster
[HTC Rezound] TXI Kaze:
But it's a gimmick. Apple has put more emphasis on visuals than anything. It basically works by visuals first then functionality. Even if it seems the app/page is loaded, it's still loading pieces. I'd rather wait an extra .2 of a second to have a full running app =p
[HTC Rezound] AshtonTS:
Nah, ran a few questions by both of them when connected to the same wifi network to ensure fairness of speed, they give me results at the EXACT same time
[HTC Rezound] k_flan:
I like that google now auto searches the web where you have to tell siri you want to do that. Don't know how the meeting/reminder integration compares. Ask siri and google now "when does day light savings start" and see which answer is better. Questions like that are the type I ask and seem to do better in google now.
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
n00b I know you're lying http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw-RzN4xYyE&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[HTC Rezound] AshtonTS:
after further analysis, your initial statement prevails. Google Now is faster
[HTC Rezound] LunaticSerenade:
Keep in mind that I loathe Apple when you read the following.

It's generally true that existing software is 'better' than new sofeware. I would not be surprised if Siri's imementation is more thorough than Google Now's.

Given time, I'm certain Google Now will fully surpass it.
[HTC Rezound] AshtonTS:
Agreed. When google adds more functionality, it will be better than Siri BY FAR
[HTC Rezound] sojrner:
I agree with you Joel... any time I've played with an iSomething I can see that the UI has no perceptible lag in navigation. I've not used a single android launcher that does not exhibit some UI lag. It doesn't matter what the posted numbers say, the iThings I've played with are just smoother.

Many people never see the lag. They don't notice blur, stuttering or the screen slowness behind wherever your finger is. These same people do fine w/ CRT monitors at 60Hz and don't notice most visual anomalies. These are not digs against anyone, just observation. Some have more sensitive eyes that others. (sensitive != better btw, so nobody flame out over this)

Forgetting siri (never used it) and recognizing that I would not own an iAnything simply because of the walled garden they live in... the UI is "faster." I still like Android for all the other benies it brings to the table, but a truly "realtime" responsive UI has never been one of those options. :)
[HTC Rezound] ijustwantmydock:
This has been said before it's easy to be fast with just icons and no transitions
[HTC Rezound] AshtonTS:
iOS is also written in C. Biggest difference.
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
after further analysis, you got owned.

stop talking out of your ass, ashton. seriously. enough of the apple fanboyism already.
[HTC Rezound] AshtonTS:
I was just trying to say what I thought, jeez...
[HTC Rezound] jayochs:
lol despite the fact that we've posted numerous times how google now is faster and works better than siri, and how we've posted it with proof, and you've SEEN these posts in the off topic thread, yet you still come in here and act all fanboyish. dude, you bounce back and forth like crazy.
[HTC Rezound] Insidious:
Honestly I can agree with you Joel. Android is getting close though, and animations look waaayy better. I heard awhile back that the reason Android lags and iOS doesn't lag as much is because the code is set so Androids UI is of normal priority and iOS' is at max priority, meaning that the system puts UI smoothness as priority over, say loading time, or keeping apps in memory.

Sent from my HTC Rezound whilst blazing on AOKP!

If I've helped please hit the thanks button!
[HTC Rezound] Squirrel1620:
IMO, siri gets owned by even Google voice I do it all the time to my Co worker he has an iPhone and we compete on searching stuff all the time. My phone always has the answer and siri is still thinking. iOS is smoother though but that's because they put visuals lower in the stack where android, Linux, for that matter does not but has better Internet connectivity and hardware support not to mention flexibility
[HTC Rezound] nicotinic:
Difference

iOS is smoother and apparently less susceptible to the lag that Google and OEMs try to power through with improved processors. The gallery was where I noticed the difference between my Droid X and a iPhone 3GS. They're working on it but I think it's easier for Apple because they can leverage their experience with the Desktop OS they've been working on for years.
[HTC Rezound] Squirrel1620:
The smoothness also has something to do with the way iOS multitasking (or lack of it) works. I read this

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/112013-how-multitasking-works-on-android-and-ios

Then read the Android part ^_^
[HTC EVO 3D] bandbrain:
My friend recently got a used Sprint HTC Evo 3D which he got flashed over to MetroPCS, he was wondering if this would affect anything for flashing custom ROMs to his phone. He wants to make sure if flashing a ROM would not kick him out of the MetroPCS service or does nothing and just flashes the ROM like any other EVO 3D with the Sprint service.
[HTC EVO 3D] dacman55:
On Metro since 2/2012

I have been on metro and the tech flashed it . I have the evo 3-d 1.50 S-on Locked, and it was returned to me with rom manager installed and

S-On and locked and only getting 3g. I then proceeded to unlock through evohacks instructions and I finally got root through fastboot

usb commands, installed CWM recovery and flashed roms. Be careful,IMO one should be totally S-Off and go back to 1.40 hboot in order to

flash practiacally any evo rom and especially seperate kernals. I once installed the Antrax kernal on a rom through flash UI and had some trouble, but I always do BACK -UP NANDROID BU FIRST and foremost. Sometimes it works but you have to really read and read and read in order to understand whats happening on your internal OS and internal USB/External USB--ETC. Take your time and read what others with ur phone and same set-up go through!. Patience..is the KEY. Alll these Mods here will help you but they have to know what exactly U want or need. Learn terminology too, all the Abbs' Etc. Don't forget to give praise where and when it is due. Ima noob and will probably always be one

but some of these moderators are PROS. IMO probably All are...

Hope this helps. LUCK!
[HTC EVO 3D] 808souljah:
good info here!!! I am flashed to boost, and the only thing that screwed me over was when I downgraded to hboot 1.4 and ran revolutionary to obtain s-off, it wiped my flash, and I had to get the phone reflashed...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Kunnorinno:
Hi i have problems with my LWW. My firmware is very unstable. My wifi often disconnect and loose signal. Bluetooth, radio doesn`t work. System restarts very often. I must click the walkman button many times before the music menu will be open. The system works very slowly. Sometimes backward button doesn`t work. I`ve got Android 2.3.4 0.62. Rooted and Clock Work Mod. It`s very annoying. Sorry for english
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] usman_fareed:
update to ics :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] pikpok:
Backup your current rom in CWM and do factory reset to check if in clean rom it works properly. You can also try updating to ICS. If phone will work like before, something's wrong with hardware. If not - your software is the problem.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Kunnorinno:
Okay, and after update to ICS the smartphone will work ok i will could downgrade to Gingerbread ??

Mam starego backupa tuż po wgraniu CWM ale myślę że to nie pomoże. A po tym jak zrobię update do ICS`a i telefon będzie dobrze działał będę mógł zrobić downgrade do GB ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] pikpok:
Use english here, please. Yes, you will be able to downgrade after ICS update. If you want root on ICS, do everything from third step here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1695514
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Kunnorinno:
Okay sory, my mistake. I know how to root on ICS but i want only to fix it and I`ll sell it to buy Nexus 7. Thanks i`ll try to fix my smartphone
[LG Optimus 3D] xstokerx:
I dropped my lg optimus p925g 20 feet at work and it broke so i called my insurance company and they no longer have the 3D so i will be getting the LG p935 lte.

just wanted to say thanks to all the great devs that worked so hard to make this phone way better then lg did and thanks to all the people that helped out rooting v20x firmware and also thanks to dan rosenburg for the root method and one click megatron program.

my wife has this phone still so i will be checking in once in awile to see when and if ics drops. hope to see you guys on future android devices its been a pleasure.
[LG Optimus 3D] sketch2k278:
Now that's the way you say a goodbye..... no ill feelings just well wishes :thumbup:

Take care and enjoy your new phone
[LG Optimus 3D] yourguitarist:
+1

Hopefully the guys over there treat you well. Hope you have the best of luck!
[Motorola Droid 4] badboi_zero:
I was running GB .219. I restored data from a backup I made. After that Safestrap was gone. I can still boot to the boot menu by holding the volume keys down when you turn on the phone. I tried flashing via RSD but would fail all the time at system.img. Now the battery is dead. All it does is stay at the Motorola dual-core screen. Nothing more. No black screen or bootloop. It just stays there unless I unplug the phone or hold vol - and power to reset.

I ordered a factory cable. Can I use that to flash a rom via RSD? I believe there is no Android OS. It may have corrupted somehow. Would using the factory cable save the phone? Or is it lost forever? I can still exchange the phone but I ordered online so I have to send it in first to receive the replacement. I just want to know possible options. I'm really banking on the factory cable.

Please help.
[Motorola Droid 4] myfishbear:
did you try to flash the 219 sbf or the 215?

---------- Post added at 04:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:58 PM ----------

get into fastboot. use droid 4 utility 1.6 and install safe strap from there. switch to your non safe system and factory reset. if it still wont boot up then try the 219 sbf again. this time it should work.
[Motorola Droid 4] badboi_zero:
I can't get into fastboot with the standard motorola usb cable. The battery is dead. I only have a laptop here in my dorm, no desktop.

Will I be able to do it using the factory cable? I hope so. I believe it's a soft brick with no android os on the phone. And I read an OS is needed to charge the battery. I also read the factory cable will bypass the "low battery, cannot program" warning, allowing flashing.

Does the phone still have hope with no OS and a dead battery? Will the factory cable be able to get the phne operable?
[Motorola Droid 4] cellzealot:
Yes, the factory cable will be able to power the phone directly and allow you to flash the FXZ.

That is what they are designed for! :)
[Motorola Droid 4] KrellaKrentoshi:
Noob Question

Sorry, but I have heard a lot about a factory cable in this and other posts. I was wondering, What is different between the factory cable and the standard, out-of-the-box cable?:confused:

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Rooted D4 with FM radio!!

Stock Samsung Galaxy S/Facinate

Stock Nook
[Motorola Droid 4] dbreezy187:
It use an extra pin in the micro USB I think pin 5 that tells the phone it can be flashed with a dead battery.. you can make your own...
[Motorola Droid 4] cellzealot:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1077414&highlight=motorola+factory+cable

That link explains in detail how to make your own factory cable and has diagrams for the pinout .
[Motorola Droid 4] badboi_zero:
It works. Without an os the phone can still be saved as long as it's not hard bricked. Thanks, all.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eseblese:
Hey,

what the right way to backup my apps before flasing ROM,

Because i saw some say not to use TB.

Why is that?

Thanks.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BartLuke94:
You can only do backup for the USER APPS (the app that you downloaded, like facebook, skype ecc.), and you can use titanium backup to do it
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gamer819:
To be safe, you can use es app manager to backup apk files. It's free on play and easy to use. :good:
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grneyez:
Best program to back up apps is Titanium Backup.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eseblese:
Thanks for your answers.

I saw on one of the ROM installation instructions that after you flash the ROM they say "Do not restore apps from TB"

Any idea why?
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BartLuke94:
Don't worry, you can do backup of the user apps without problem :)

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[HTC Rezound] xmoox:
I have an htc rezound that is S-OFF and was running the ics leak 3.14.605.5 I installed the ruu using ph98img on my sd card. Was running very well just some small bugs. I saw that the ota had been released(got the flashing bug) so I decided to ruu back to gingerbread to get the ota(i flashed the ruu twice). Once I do that everything is working in gingerbread (4g data). I get the ota notification install the 7 meg patch and everything still works. I have 4g and everything is running smooth no force closes. Then I get the ota notification for the big update(download on 4g data). It downloads and installs. Once the ics upgrade finishes and reboots It is stuck on 3g and that drops in and out. I then try a factory restore through power down and volume and it resets. When the phone comes on it says i have 4g data but the phone has no internet connection(cant browse web sites). Anyone have any idea what i did wrong or does my phone just not agree with the ota. I have also flashed the ota ruu that was released but my phone does the same thing. So far I'm lost. Also called Verizon and no problem on there end. Any help would be greatly appreciated

UPDATE: quick update got 4g speeds for a little bit after toggling airplane mode on and off alot
[HTC Rezound] topgun1953:
Back cover on tight and no messed up contacts...

You already did the factory reset, I see. All I can add, is go into your settings and make sure you have LTE/CDMA selected and maybe try toggling airplane mode on and off.. :confused:
[HTC Rezound] xmoox:
yea back covers on tight was working perfect in gingerbread full 4g speeds then ota ran and now just 3g tried airplane mode toggling wifi and changed the setting.

also when im using it i notice it drops 3g when its idle but picks it right back up. is there a power menu maybe that im missing that turns off my lte.
[HTC Rezound] mikeyk101:
I am having the same problem and will be watching this thread. On GB and previous ICS leaks, the 4g works fine but after update I can only get 3g. I even tried running just the full 3.14.605.12 RUU that I downloaded from AndroidPolice and got the same results. (I am S-Off) My back cover is on tight and seems to have a good connection in GB. I ran the speedtest app in GB and got the normal speeds I always got before. So it seems to be an issue with this update. Right now I just RUU'd back to the stock GB and am doing the update one more time to see what happens. Hopefully this works. If not, I guess it will be time for a call to Verizon tech support. My wifes phone is completely stock and the update when fine for her.

Last nite when I did the 3.14.605.12 RUU, right after the install finished and rebooted, it got a 3g signal at first and then a 4g. I then restarted in bootloader and installed AmonRa with the PH98IMG file of it I have. That also went fine but after restarting, I got 1 or 2 notifications about a SIM card error could only get 3g again .
[HTC Rezound] mikeyk101:
I was able to get mine back up and running. After reinstalling GB, I had 4G back. I did the update and it went back to 3G again with SIM card error icon. I rebooted back into bootloader, did a factory reset and now my 4G is finally working. I am in the process of adding all my apps back in. I had tried using my nandroids yesterday and kept having problems. But for now, it looks like Im back in business again. Maybe this will help you.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] demo23019:
nevermind reopened...please lock this

edit

wasn't even the one in this section that was locked and reopened...weird xda app is acting funny looking under my thread post history it linked me to this one