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[HTC Sensation] Jonny:
S-OFF and htcdev tool are two different things

htcdev tool only disables write protection on recovery partition - allowing you to flash custom recovery.

S-OFF unlocks all partitions including boot partition which means you can flash ROMs without flashing boot.img manually or needing to have 4EXT SmartSync on.

In short the htcdev tool is misnamed because it does not unlock the bootloader - only unlocks recovery
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
only recovery ? isn't it recovery,system,boot and data partitions ?
[HTC Sensation] Jonny:
Boot partition? no because you have to manually flash a boot.img with htcdev

system partition write protection is controlled by the OS and disabled by rooting - rooting allows the end user to give certain programs write permission. As to whether the recovery can access system and data partitions without unlocking the bootloader, I believe it can because stock recovery can overwrite system and data using OTA files controlled by a similar updater-script that we use in custom ROMs
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
If boot partition is locked then you can't even flash boot.img via bootloader using fastboot flash command.. I think it has some issue getting flashed from recovery.. That's all

First to get root itself you require write permission on system partition.. That means at the end you require system partition unlocked.

The stock recovery can only flash signed stuff.. Thus a signature check is made.. (at the end unlocking of partitions is nothing but removing sign checking of whatever we flash)

Iirc the FAQ of htc-dev mentioned about what partitions are unlocked.... And those are what I mentioned
[HTC Wildfire S] cammykool:
Everything I'm seeing on amazon is for the gsm model I'm getting the CDMA any extended batteries for the CDMA?
[HTC Wildfire S] omnomnomkimiiee:
Can you post a picture of the battery compartment of your phone ?

I highly doubt there are different batteries for WFS models.

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"You can overclock as much as you want, your phone will always seem too slow."
[HTC Wildfire S] cammykool:
it will be arriving today i will then

the only battery that looks good has a metroPCS user complaning it doesnt fit

http://www.amazon.com/Aftermarket-E...=8-2&keywords=htc+wildfire+s+extended+battery
[HTC Wildfire S] SargentRudy:
I have heard that the gsm model and cdma model have very slight differences in the battery dimensions.
[HTC Wildfire S] cammykool:
and i cant find ANY batterys for marvelc
[HTC Wildfire S] Android311:
The gsm model extended battery will fit the cdma version. The back door from the gsm extended battery will not fit the cdma. All extended batterys you see on ebay or amazon are for the gsm models. If you want more battery life for your WFS then I would go on ebay or amazon and just look for a Chinese brand battery that has more MAH as the OEM battery but keep's the same size as the stock battery. Chinese brand batterys aren't the greatest but thats all that is available for use cdma users.

Also, some "off brand" battery's like you find at amazon or ebay can have false MAH ratings. Example: "off brand" battery says it has 1800 mah but it might only have 1600 mah. Dont pay more for less. Hope this helps :)
[HTC One X] ixon2001:
I'm a Galaxy S3 owner I'm not here to slag off the HTC One X i think it's a great phone, as i use to have a HTC Sensation & actually liked Sence more than Touchwiz.

But i'm wondering what made you choose the the HOX over the Galaxy S3, was it build quality, Sence, Camera ect ect?
[HTC One X] kentrix.si:
3 things:

1. Touchwiz(don't like it)

2. HTC Sense(love it)

3. When you hold S3 in your hands you get this plastic feeling, feels like a cheap toy(but that's just my opinion, I'm sure its a great phone)
[HTC One X] vivek_bhoj:
1. Better Screen

2. Better UI though a bit laggy

3. Better Design and build quality

4. Tegra Chip - special tegra high quality games

5. Was released earlier and i couldn't wait till s3 was released

6. Its camera's burst feature and Feature of taking pics while shooting a video
[HTC One X] atrako1973:
I personally didn't want to wait for gs3 to comeout ,I wish I did,I could have saved me being angry at a phone (first time)for 4 months,now I'm happy after I got rid off it and did what I should have done fist place
[HTC One X] glukosio:
i chose HOX instead of GS3 because i had galaxy s1 for 2 years and i was tired of amoled screen and crackling plastic.

the screen on hox is really better in my opinion, and colors are realer!

then, design! i loved hox since the first time i've seen it!

then i wanted to try sense, i always loved it but never used!

i'm happy of my decision and i'll never come back from it! :D
[HTC One X] AcoAlex:
Cuz its just better :) like they said "the s3 feel's cheap n plasticy ^_^
[HTC One X] Nitin985:
Build quality

Found GS3 to be overrated

HTC sense is much better than touchwiz

Cheaper

HTC brand

My mums GS2 had loads of issues

Don't care about the very small spped differences. Find one x faster in several cases.

THD game support. Power saver core

Honestly when the next flagship is out (MWC 2013) most people's issues with the one x will be fixed, it will use either tegra 4 or snapdragon s4 which are both 28nm a15 which will boost performance and battery life with both having improved GPU with the tegra most likely 24 core GPU. The biggest reason I would find to buy the Samsung galaxy s4 is because of the Mali gpu but tegra 4 may be better
[HTC One X] mrdey:
Because I knew some day HTC will fix lagging and optimize tegra, so HOX with his diplay and design will simply become better package then sammy:) And yesss, they already did it with last 4.0.4 update!
[HTC One X] worldatlarge14:
i am an avid mobile gamer and the nvidia tegra chip on this phone coupled with the 1.5ghz processor simply provides an unbeatable gaming experience. i also enjoy the sense interface on this phone compared to the s3,which wasn't. to my liking. then again, its juz my opinion. im sure the s3 does have its fair share of advantages.

Sent from my HTC One X using Xparent ICS Tapatalk 2
[HTC One X] webpatrick:
had my HOX even before SIII specs were released but would prefer HOX over the SIII

I prefer Sense way over Touchwiz. Android's default UI is better then Touchwiz.

Though would like the "Keep-On when watching phone" fucntion of the SIII, though I think it would drain battery.
[HTC One X] shiningarmor:
honestly i regretted getting the hox
[HTC One X] 4z01235:
Not a fan of AMOLED or Touchwiz, thought the HOX looked really nice physically, and I also don't like Samsung's side power button. I also don't like the look of the S3, although it doesn't feel as bad as I expected.
[HTC One X] hamdir:
These threads are not allowed in sub forums, you can post it in the android general sections, it will be closed very soon
[HTC One X] Ruudfood:
Because I knew that the OX would become the technical and developers' successor of the HD2. In my opinion this phone will live for 2.5 years and more.

Plus I wouldn't touch a Samsung with a bargepole because of the AWFUL TouchWiz *spits* ;)
[HTC One X] Zlotin:
One word: design...

Look and feel is so much better, that I would buy my hox over and over.

Other great point is the display (vividness of my original galaxy s was the main issue with it)

Although I would have better battery, but everything else is just super since I flash custom roms (I prefer stock Android look over sense and touchwiz)
[HTC One X] Kenia1234:
IMHO no comparisons can be done! GS3 is a great device just like the HOX but it doesn't have HTC Sense (And all HTC apps)

In general, as regards the software HTC is slightly ahead and the design of this phone is far better than the GS3.

The performance are equal!! I've had both HTC and GS3 and GS2 and iPhone before, and I have to say that I'd never change my HOX!

Best phone I've ever had!!

Even if I must admit that maybe I'm lucky because my unit is just perfect (no overheating, no short battery life, no flickering, no wifi issue etc.)

To sum up, if you have the luck to get a perfect HOX it is the most advanced and beautiful phone in the world for now!

Of course there are my humble opinions...
[HTC One X] Otis_S:
Choice based on past experience

I chose the One X based on the fact that I used to like and trust HTC.

Their eye for detail is usually sound. The One X's pysical design is outstanding and I was originally in favour of the their new policy of a non-removal battery. Sence has also always been another plus and the reason to choose the One X. I have owned 4 other HTC phone (Hero, Desire, Desire S and the Sensation) and all devices have been enhanced by the inclusion, running alongside the various Android versions.

But having owned the One X, since May, little things about the device now have begun to annoy me. The back of the device heats up after moderate use. The non-removal battery, originally seemed like a sound idea, until you realise that the battery installed is not capable of lasting more than an 6 hours on moderate use.The fixed SD storage, with no option to add your own, like their previous devices, now can be viewd as an idiotic decision. If they were going down this route, it might have been an idea to increase the internal storage on the phone (and the battery's capacity).

Sence has now become too "heavy" for ICS and unfortunately slows the device down, god knows what it will do to the speed of the device once they upgrade it to Jelly Bean!!

Funnily enough, I still love the device
[HTC One X] thunderc8:
I had the s3 for 2 days and i loved it but then i tried the hox and sold my s3.

For Better screen, better build quality and better ui i dont need any more reasons
[HTC One X] xchasa:
Screen

Sense

Camera

Text to fit browser

Feels nice

Call quality

Auto brightness that actually works

No constantly flashing new roms to improve things

Works great stock unrooted

No home button
[HTC One X] twistedh:
Had Samsung phones for years, and loved my sg2 but got impatient waiting for the sg3 so went for the HOX.

Do not regret it at all. Had its issues in the early days as I got it on release day but all has been solved with different otas.

Screen is superior, better build quality. Development is a little slow because of the s off issue but still good. Some very talented developers on the HOX forums. I do wish the battery was removable tho.

I do wish I had my sg2 still though, mainly so I can access skygo and sky sports tv. Oddly, sky release a brand new app a week ago without supporting 2 of the most popular phones on the market right now in the sg3 and hox.
[HTC One X] orb3000:
Closed because redundant and wrong section, please read and search before posting!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dj341:
Hi guys,

I am aware that one can update the firmware of galaxy note via Kies, the software update option probably relates to Kies and not to the phone itself, right?

So what if one does not have a laptop, how else could one update the phone? Is it even necessary? What use does it have?

Thank you very much!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shoey63:
Check this out:- http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1424997
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R@J$3K#@R:
You can get OTA updates through air

You can check for the udates in Settings<Software Update<Update
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baz77:
you will find a sea of infromation in your manual
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dj341:
I never knew about the possibility of updating the software via the settings. Thank you for this!

Just one more thing, should I be updating the firmware as well?

Thanks again a lot! Very useful being here
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
When u do an ota update the firmware gets updated..... ie by the setting
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] R@J$3K#@R:
Ofcourse your firmware gets updated

you need to download some amount of data from your phone and then u gets updated
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quetzalcoatl:
This is something I just noticed.

Should I go through the trouble of exchanging it at Walmart (where I bought it) or through Asus?

Its still covered under the 30 day return policy.

Edit: should I bother returning it? Its the only thing I found wrong with it so far. I'm scared of getting a worse tablet lol
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redmonke255:
If you're going to return use walmart. Much easier than dealing with Asus. If that's the only thing I wouldn't return but it's your call.

Sent from my paranoid Nexus 7.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ketani73:
I am a little concerned about the amount of available RAM after upgrading to leaked JB firmware !! As it is the available RAM without upgrading to JB is merely 780 MB ,I hope it does not go down too much after JB upgrade !!

Can anyone confirm how much is the available RAM after upgrading to JB ?? :confused:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 123shree:
It's 778mb.. , it won't change don't worry. :)

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] eljueta:
Hello all,

Having used a CM7 release by phiexz, but that one not being developed anymore (apparently), which are the more stable CM7 versions for GIO?
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] voetbalremco:
It is, but on phiexz.com , wich is currently down
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] wojtek267:
Search for mirror for his newest release
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] eljueta:
I know his releases, I just wanted to know if there was another one also worth trying. thx :D
[Samsung Galaxy Gio GT-S5660] coolhof:
I have used this CyanogenMod 7.2.0 RC1 Miracle Edition for a wile and liked it.:good:

It's was for me stable and looked good.

So give it a try.:)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bloomer2011:
I've just received a credit card reader (Paymate OnTheGo, similar to Paypal Here) which plugs into the headphone socket. On my Arc (stock 2.3.4 rooted), the reader doesn't work. It is identified by the payment app, but cannot read a card (the app doesn't notice any input via the reader)

In the supplier's compatibility list is another Xperia: the Arc S. Has anyone observed a difference in power supplied from the socket on the Arc vs Arc S? Can anyone suggest a way of boosting power?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sblantipodi:
As title.

Google now on my gnex tell me to enable WiFi to help for a better positioning.

It says that wifi helps also if it is not connected to a network.

How can wifi help positioning if it is not connected to a network?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Petrovski80:
Google has a vast database with access point location information. So even if not connected, when wifi is on your gnex will still see nearby access points. It sends this info to Google servers, and Google tells your gnex where it's located based on this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sblantipodi:
Why not use the GSM positioning for this purpose?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Petrovski80:
It does both. But for proper triangulation you need multiple cell towers in the vincinity. If this is not the case, location fix based on access point(s) location helps.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nexicon:
Woah, vast database with access point locations? That's kinda troubling and scary. How they have all that Info troubles me into what else they or the government have. Anyone else feeling a little uneasy with that?

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Petrovski80:
I don't. Google collects what is publicly broadcasted by access points (SSID, MAC address). If you don't want a person/company/government to collect information you send out on any RF, don't send it out (yes, it's that easy).

Also, unless you include personal information in your SSID, there's no way to link the collected info to people.

I never understood the fuss about this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herman76:
This is what AGPS is, Assisted Global Positioning System which means it needs help by other sources to pinpoint exact location.
[Xoom General] Warbuff:
Hey Daily steals is having a sale for what appears to be a refurbished 3g xoom. 200 bucks.

Source link: http://androidspin.com/2012/08/22/deal-alert-motorola-xoom-10-1-32gb-wifi-3g-tablet-up-for-200/

Deal:

http://www.dailysteals.com/?utm_sou...2_2012_Wen_5_Deals_8_21_2012&utm_medium=email
[Xoom General] WA_Bob:
I saw this and I'm tempted. My big question is if I can use it as a WiFi only one even if it's a Verizon branded one. :confused:
[Xoom General] dvandam:
I don't see why not.
[Xoom General] Trooper Thorn:
Can this be upgraded to ICS/JB?

I am sorely tempted by this deal. I have an HP Touchpad currently, but would like the better resolution and full functionality (camera) of a real Android tablet. I've been looking around online a bit and haven't determined if the 3G only Xoom can be upgraded to ICS or JB.

Can anybody give me some insight to this? I'm trying to decide if I should replace the Touchpad with this, which I currently have running ICS reasonably well, but I don't want to get a device that won't have enough dev support to get me to Jelly Bean at least. I see some threads in the development section here for some early JB builds and a CM9 RC, but I just want to be sure these will work on the 3G version, and not just the WiFi or 4G versions.

Thanks for any insight.

**EDIT**

I see in the development section some JB roms from Team EOS, but their roms seem to be for the EU 3G, US 4G and WiFi models only. Is the US 3G largely unsupported?
[Xoom General] trunzoc:
I'm in the same boat. Have a Touchpad with CM 9 running.

I searched all over the damned place in here and can't seem to find an answer. about this.

Can we install the WiFi only version of ROMs (CM9 in particular) onto a Verizon 3G Xoom and have it work for everything EXCEPT the 3g? I could honestly care less about ever activating it on Verizonas long as WIFI works.
[Xoom General] d3athsd00r:
As far as I know you can install the wifi only version. It just doesn't include the 3G drivers.
[Xoom General] Trooper Thorn:
I would really love to know for sure...it would be the difference between me ordering this or not.
[Xoom General] Warbuff:
I remember one of the team eos members saying that you could do that
[Xoom General] matt4321:
Yeah you can, you're able to install a WiFi only (wingray) onto any xoom, whether euro, us 3g, us 4g. But the respective data won't work! It is possible, thought I'd help clarify that for you guys.
[Xoom General] trunzoc:
Thanks!

BOUGHT A XOOM!
[Xoom General] Trooper Thorn:
Thanks a lot. Just bought a Xoom. Looking forward to selling off the Touchpad and having a fully functional tablet once and for all. Not to slight the great devs who made my Touchpad so much more usable than it was with WebOS. Can't wait for Jelly Bean.
[Xoom General] rvbarton:
that is how I use mine. just turn airplane mode on so your tablet is not constantly looking for a mobile data signal and you will be golden!
[Xoom General] ByteWrencher:
I've ordered one of these as well. I'm also coming from the Touchpad.

ByteWrencher
[Xoom General] dvandam:
For those of you that missed out on this deal, you can get a similar deal via icemonkey. It's $20 more, but if you're dying for this tablet, you can still get it quite cheap:

http://www.icemonkey.com/motorola-xoom-10-1-32gb-wifi-3g-verizon-android-honeycomb-tablet
[Xoom General] Trooper Thorn:
Has anybody's order shipped yet? Mine hasn't had any activity since I made the purchase last week.
[Xoom General] ByteWrencher:
My order is still sitting there "open" as well.

(Edit: I just checked and it shipped late last night and should be here tomorrow! Woo HOO!)

ByteWrencher
[Xoom General] Trooper Thorn:
Yeah mine has shipped and should arrive tomorrow as well. Can't wait. Too bad the case I ordered for it won't be here for another week.
[Xoom General] trunzoc:
Got mine today. No USB charging. WTF

Edit: nvrmnd. read about how the USB doesn't provide enough power. makes sense.
[Xoom General] Cubanluke88:
I remember being upset about this at first last year. Seemed like just a way to get more money for proprietary chargers.

I think USB power could have been done if they had really wanted to (look at the Xoom 2, more battery and uses USB charging), but it would take forever. I can get 10-12 hours of moderate-heavy use on my Xoom on a single charge that takes less than an hour. That is pretty damn sweet.
[Xoom General] trunzoc:
For those still waiting...

It shipped with honeycomb. SOon after boot, using wifi only, it said I had an updated, which I applied. After reboot it said there was another update (ICS), which I also applied.

So using the OTA updates, you can get to ICS without an issue and still use the 3g Connection. I rooted that with this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1242241

Then backed up.

I have installed the EOS JB Wingman ROM for the hell of it and all seems to be working great.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1764751
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c_anuraag:
The trends we are seeing in this part of the World (Asia) with the New Crop of "Value for Money" Smartphones is MediaTek Processors...

Be it Lenovo, Alcatel or all major vendors in Asia, China, Indonesia...they are starting to go with these Processors...

Having said that We see a lot of Bad Mouth about this brand of Proccy....so what the real deal?

All of us would agree when we are looking at a dual core smartphobe at under 200 $ prce bracket.....we cant expect a Snapdragon S3!

And looks like all new VFM Samrtphones from China OEM or other places who rebrand OEM are ending up being MediaTek!

Starting this thread to get some discussion going for more enlightenment....

Current MediaTek Proccys in Market :

- MT6575 : Single core Cortex-A9 solution with an unidentified 5-series PowerVR GPU

- MT6577 : Dual Core 1GHz Cortex™-A9 application processor from ARM, a PowerVR™ Series5 SGX GPU
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c_anuraag:
MediaTek breaks into Top 5 in Smartphones Procy sales Worldwide!

MediaTek in Top 5
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c_anuraag:
MediaTek announces Dual Core Proccy for Sub 200$ Smartphones

MediaTek Launches Dual Core Processors
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c_anuraag:
Lenovo A750 - First Android Phone with MediaTek MTK MT6575 Processor

http://youtu.be/9cgnCgqD-9A
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nayneshdev:
bad mouth about mediatek, well i don't think so. mediatek processors should be at par with any other processors but the problem is afaik they dont release their kernel sources and they are still stuck with their sgx 531t gpu which is almost at par with our adreno 205 but not any better. however i might be wrong. i read about this a long time back and i dont remember the exact source.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] c_anuraag:
They are on PowerVR GPU Now...on eh 1Ghz Single Core and 1 Ghz Dual Core chips :D:D
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmaacc:
I'd suggest to move the whole discussion to "Android General". There you will certainly find more people to discuss your particular issues and do not spam this board. Thank you....even if I sound like forum police now :laugh:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poyensa:
moved
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ka24e:
Hello,

I was wondering if anyone was able to get the stock camera from the stock rom to work in Cyanogenmod? I cannot find any threads about it.

Thanks,

Scott
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] smartguy044:
wrong section bro and im pretty sure its not going to work but i could be proving wrong
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ka24e:
Oops sorry, had tabs opened, didn't look haha. Yeah Probably depends on the touchwiz and libraries and stuff. :(. Just wish the Cyan/pure android had a better camera.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] KennyG123:
Under zero tolerance posting question threads in develpment will earn you an infraction

READ FORUM RULES BEFORE POSTING

Questions go in Q&A

Thread moved

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