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[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yak22:
I'll put my two cents here. I'll summarize my feelings after owning a Kindle Fire HD for a week.

Pros:

Great Sound (Dolby audio)

One of the best 7" displays out there

Amazon Prime benefits including discounts on books, videos, and music.

Descent specifications (1GB RAM, 16GB, and 720p)

Competitively Priced $199 US

Cons:

Clumsy Launcher and ROM compared to stock Android:

"Carousel" likes to reload apps you don't want after reboots

Carousel is a bit large and obnoxious

No changing wallpapers or any other UI elements

Opt-out of Ads is $15 (without Root)

Amazon's App Store isn't nearly as large as Google Play (50,000 vs 500,000)

Locked Bootloader = no custom ROMs anytime soon (most likely not in 2012, but I'm still optimistic)

Limited Development/Support currently (Note: it's only a month old right now)

I would give it 85/100 right now.

With that said, this is a great device. The major limitation right now is the software, Amazon goofed up there.

Rooting opens up a lot of doors for this device e.g. Play Store, non-stock Launchers, and permission capabilities. Though everyone needs to be careful about this because there is no backup/restore mechanism for potential mistakes.

Summary

I'm hopeful that future developments for this device are more promising than the current environment.

I don't want to discourage anyone about getting this device if you like or use Amazon's stuff like Kindle, Prime, or other services.

But I think if you are looking here (XDA) you probably want something stock or not locked down like the Nexus 7 if you want to tweak to your hearts content.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rensenin:
Hello . Will rooting the KFHD will allow us to buy ebooks at later point of time thru amazon services. i may be interested as a android tablet which will allow freedom to user on downloading apps and games and also to read ebooks. will rooting would help . if so i can think of buying one. please let me know.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ayaxxa:
Yes, even on a rooted KFHD you can buy and read amazon ebooks. Or you can use another source for paid or free books!
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raymond199483:
If you want great sound for games and movies yes not to forget about the great screen it has trust me its worth getting

Im using mine right now
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prokennexusa:
Kindle Fire HD vs ?

brkumar,

Really the answer is a mixed bag as you are seeing with the responses.

As a developer, we like the Kindle Fire HD 7" since everything has been

a challenge. We have successfully piped over Jelly Bean on the Fire HD

but it was by no means easy and Buggy, well let's just say we need

another year. Then you have to ask yourself, is the time better spent

on the Asus Transformer, Nexus 7 or 10? The quick answer is yes,

the long term answer is probably no. Really, the Kindle Fire HD 7"

is a great piece of hardware and it is based on a solid TI Chipset

OMAP4460. I have found the sound to be better than the Nexus 7,

the screen clarity is not bad either. We run HD Videos on the

Kindle Fire HD 7" and really notice that Dolby is running, very

nice audio. The Kindle Fire HD 7" also "feels" solid in the hand.

The Kindle is responsive and is quite smooth when transitioning

from application to application. They did a great job on the screen

outdoor glare is almost non-existent. The unit is sturdy, we have

dropped it several times without damage. Finally at $199, not bad.

Amazon Store is nothing to highlight, so you are not missing

out. Just Root the device and install Google Play, you will have

plenty of options.

My complaints are a few. The mini output jack does not support

a mic. The volume up and down keys feel flimsy with little

tactile feedback. No rear facing Camera. You have to buy

a charger, they do not include one. Most of the VoIP applications

seem to have a problem with internal Mic, although Skype

does work.

These are my personal opinions, so take it

as just this, a XDA User opinion.

That is my ten cents.

Oh by the way, we do own 12 other tablets, so we have

been able to do a side by side comparison.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gitlygit:
Thanks for the information, much appreciated!
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prokennexusa:
Kindle Fire HD 7" Pro's and Con's

gitlygit,

So are you going to get one and add to the ever growing XDA Kindle Community?

We would love to have you here adding to this wonderful community!

Keep us posted.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HTCfreak!:
Can pictures be taken while recording video like the sgs3?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markysd:
of YES :)
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HTCfreak!:
can u help me out pls..i cant figure it out :eek:
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EdgaBimbam:
lol ...when you are doing video. In the right side there are three buttons: above is "taking photo" the middle one is "pause" the under one is "Stop"
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HTCfreak!:
Found the problem, anti shake has to be turned off for this feature to work.:p
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sdm5:
Hi i really like CM 7 nightlies, but it's kinda annoying to wake the phone by the power button and my trackpad is broken. I know that there is a wake by volume button option but i prefer not to use it because i listen to music a lot and waking the screen every time i change the volume and turning off the screen is annoying. So i was wondering if there is an app or some option in the settings that i missed that enables wake by any other button like the home or genius button?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] estallings15:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=850464
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sdm5:
Thanks a lot!
[General Questions and Answers] Israeleet:
Hey XDA,

My beloved Omnia 7 has sailed off into my sister's hands, and I was left stranded on an island of sadness, phoneless.

But no matter, as the power of the intertubes brought me here, and much other places.

I am looking for a savior budget phone.

And I found one.

No, folks, it's not a WP7 device as you may have anticipated, ala the shining turd that is the Nokia Lumia 610 (or some other

generic, faecal device). I have ventured to the lands of china and have explored options I would have not dared to before due to fear

of SARS, rape, and being casually ripped off by scamers.

And guess what, brotha? It appears like the Hero 9300+ is my guy.

Yeah, yeah, I know. A clone, not to mention a modified one. But if this is a turd, it's a sparkling one, worth a whole $200 dollars.

Some specs (the most important + drawbacks):

-CPU: MTK6577, two cores running at a generic 1GHz. Seems like a piece of ****, but one that flies pretty fast. Antutu scores look rather promising.

-GPU: SGX-531. The old cousin of our modern SGX-540's and 544's. Not bad, not great. It does the job for me given I can play

generic time wasters like Dead Trigger at a solid 30fps with next to no lag.

--OS: Android 4.0.4 (marketed off as 4.1 JellyBean; the developers thought they could fool us English folks by editing the SDK during ROM creation, har har har. ******s.)

-RAM: 512MB. This may be a problem given ICS takes up what, 300MB? Plus I want to run a launcher (Why? Because **** you, that's why) which will take up additional memory space.

-Camera a world class piece of ****. 5MP marketed as 8MP, records video at who knows what resolution. (I will be installing another ROM for this bad boy which will enable 1080p recording unless you guys have better suggestions how to pimp this thing up).

BEST PART: Gorgeous 5.3 inch display.

Anyways, that's that for specs.

Price is $210, with Fedex delivery, from Pandawill (Safe? Not safe? Hm, got PayPal covering my ass anyway).

THE ULTIMATE QUESTION:

Is there anything around this price that beats the **** out of this but has a display which is not too small?

Am I making the right decision here?

Thanks matey for giving this your two cents. It's all appreciated.

LINK:

http://www.pandawill.com/i9300-smar...oid-40-mtk6577-1g-ram-3g-gps-wifi-p66034.html
[General Questions and Answers] SammiSaysHello:
I highly doubt you would find another phone that isn't from china that has those specifications and price tag, however, I still wouldn't buy the phone because...well it's from china and not of a legitimate/recognised phones manufacturer. I would instead pass this phone and maybe save up another 100 dollars and get a phone of similar specs (maybe not the same screen size) from htc, sony, samsung etc. just for the security, support, safety and the mods :)
[General Questions and Answers] Israeleet:
Hey matey, thanks for the reply.

I don't think I can agree with you more. This is a huge risk and I know it, although review have been rather positive (which, I must say, is encouraging).

Given the price point and the fact that I need a phone ASAP, I am not so sure I can bang out another $100 bucks for an imaginary phone with similar specs; I mean, this thing performs closely to the galaxy nexus- a ~$500 device. I also found out that Chinese phones are going to be blessed with new quad and oct core processors in Q4 2012 and Q2 2013, respectively. Going to be an insane jump, but I bet they will be price accordingly.

Thanks for your response nonetheless, I'll definitely go ahead and snoop around for brand devices right now.
[General Questions and Answers] SparkyXI:
Glad to see you coming around in your mindset... imho, buying some Chinese knockoff is only asking for trouble. If it were my decision to make, I'd find a friend with an old Android you can use and buy a real phone with a warranty, a little support, and some quality behind it. The specs may be one thing, but if I know Chinese knockoffs, everything about the case/finish/etc will be absolute junk.

I'd rather use a non-Android for a while, personally...
[General Questions and Answers] Israeleet:
I was actually looking into WP7 devices earlier because my previous device was one. I am sad to note that nothing compares other than an old Samsung Focus (much like my Omnia) from the US for $170. I mean, it's not too bad, but I feel it's time for an upgrade. I snooped around other shops, nothing comes close to the Hero, but your suggestions have shaken me up a bit. I'll be wary as this online buying thing is no game of tag- they can disappear on you.
[General Questions and Answers] Technica:
What did you eventually purchase?

I have X710D and did have a bad experience with the seller, but eventually found another seller who I have now purchased many phones from with great success.

In relation to Chinese phones, I have to say walk with care as many fiddle the OS version number and it always pays to ask as many questions as possible prior to purchase. If there are features that you want then ask for confirmation, if they don't know then treat this as a warning about the seller.

Quality: I have no problem with the quality of build of Chinese phones. I do however have an issue with some stupid design decisions - like the 3.5mm headphone jack on the X710D - can't take standard headphones.

Just found out that the X710D has stopped manufacture, so hope that a better design is coming.

9300+ looks promising.
[General Questions and Answers] davidayling:
Hi all.

I too was in the market for a new phone and purchased a 9300+ from a site called Android for cheap and I can tell you it's a great phone. It's zippy and handles anything you can throw at it. I'm running wp8 custom on mine and it looks beautiful on the big screen. I'd recommend this phone to others as have I already. Gaming on it has no lag and due to the multi touch screen its really responsive.

I've had mine for 3 months and I think when I eventually purchase a new phone it will probably be a newer model of the same phone..... If they are still in existence then lol.

All in all its an awesome phone. I don't think you will be disappointed :)
[HTC One X] yagilk:
Hi

Can anyone tell the cost of display replacment at an authorized HTC lab over at the U.S. ? (digitizer + touch board)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ygulsen:
Hi,

I am getting below notification after flashinh Poland 4.1.1 Stock firmware to my I9300.

Anybody have any ideas?

Or what does it say?

View attachment 1392393
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lopman:
I think that have something to do with an app you have installed
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Conflict94:
It's an application that's causing it. Check your installed apps for anything that has permission to cause system level notifications.

Anyway if my Chinese isn't failing me it's basically an advertisement for porn sites.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DeadSOL:
"weird Chinese notification". lol. Chinese is a language? :p
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tanjiajun_34:
Not good in chinese but its an advertisement.

First line sounds like "Bring you to dunno what thing, experience.."

Second line means below 18 cannot enter.

I don't think its a problem of Jelly Bean.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheetah2k:
Hahahahahahahha!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reuental:
Being a Chinese, I am pretty sure that you have installed some apps, e.g. games, which caused this problem.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ygulsen:
well thanks, can someone show me a way to find out which application is doing this? I currently have no apps installed in Chinese
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolboiz:
OK. New language: Chinese. Should submit this thread as news tip.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skander1998:
Extend the notification (double finger gesture) and click app details.

Uninstall the app that comes up.

Or simply root it and install AdAway and say goodbye to all ads.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zoot1:
Press and hold the notification..you will get an "app info" option..click on it ..it will direct you to the offending app
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] metahand763:
Good day to all!

Does anyone have tun.ko module for stock ROMs of Galaxy W GT-I8150?

If you have one, please upload it here, or a download link would do.

I have downloaded some CM9 based ROMs for Galaxy W GT-I8150, hoping that it would have preloaded tun.ko,but there's no tun.ko inside /system/lib/modules.

I want to use OpenVPN, and i'm pretty sure, tun.ko module is needed.

Please, I need help on this.THANKS IN ADVANCE.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] raclimja:
I have tons of Blu-ray and 1080p videos that i want to transfer to my phone

as i understand, H264 is the best codec to use with this phone because it has the best compression/quality and is hardware accelerated so it should not consume way too much power as opposed to software rendered that eats up cpu power

so what resolution, bitrate, profile should i transcode my HD videos?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
This is what I use but I haven't had time to really push the quality and see what I can get in terms of quality/size

mp4

Codec: h264

Size: 1280*720

Bit Rate: 1,500 kbps

Frame Rate: 29.789fps

Audio Settings

Codec: aac

Sample Rate: 44,100 hz

Bit Rate: 128,000 bps

Channels: Stereo
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jspsuperman:
Heres my avengers file properties shown through mxplayer
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jspsuperman:
Comes out absolutely perfect
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
Thanks, now I don't have to play with the settings. I know where to start pushing, that's gonna save me a lot of time
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jspsuperman:
No problem, i had to do some trial and error to get th highest quality while staying under 4gb :D
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] mrallyluz:
Wrong Section

I help You? Please give me Thanks!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] alkesh95:
Here you will get all the links for what you want read all those please..

And a tip use search option please

Globally recognised and certified NOOB
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Mitko:
Instead of criticizing him for posting on the wrong board you could try and help him out.

I recommend you use the Universal Gingerbread Root method. The developer requested that it'd be taken off these forums so I'll give out an alternative link: www.galaxyyarchive.info/2012/03/tutorial-rooting-your-samsung-galaxy.html

100% guaranteed to work.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] alemad:
1. Download any update.zip file for SGY from any root tutorial

2. Put it in your sd card(not in ANY folder.

3. Boot in recovery mode by pressind vol. up button + home button + power button.

4. In recovery mode touch screen is disabled so navigate by vol. up and vol. down. Chose ,,aplly update from sd card" by pressing home button on it.

5. Chose update.zip , flash it.

6. Reboot.

7. In app drawer search for superuser app and if u have it ur phone is rooted.

Sent by a kid that dreams to be a developer...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MellowHype:
does anyone know how to remove them its annoying me lol its on the right side of the software buttons thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iSeven:
dont use adw this launcher for GB, for ICS and JB - Apex or Nova much better :good:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] djdecker:
Cheers

Apex is great, thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] AntonyOrtega:
Somebody please help me! i can't flash a ROM with this program and i don't know what to do (i'm new on this)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Supermaster34:
If you are flashing a ROM, then you need to put the file in the PDA section of Odin, not the bootloader section
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] DZonikg:
Be lucku if you not kiled your phone if you have flashed rom on bootloader :D
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Psycho29388:
It's already been said but you do in fact need to put the rom in the PDA section.

You also need to put your tablet in download mode for it to work.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] AntonyOrtega:
I clicked the wrong button (sorry about that), i tried to re-flash the ROM in the PDA section, but no success, and my device can't start (doesn't even show the samsung logo or the boot animation) only shows a black screen, i can boot into download mode, but the recovery mode is not available, shows the black screen too :(
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] AntonyOrtega:
Hopefully not :)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Psycho29388:
Fear not, if you can get into download mode you can simply flash the rom again and you should be able to get it working.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] AntonyOrtega:
Yes, i can get it into download mode i tried to flash it again but it gets stuck. Odin displays this:

<ID:0/003> Added!!

<ID:0/003> Odin v.3 engine (ID:3)..

<ID:0/003> File analysis..

<ID:0/003> SetupConnection..

<ID:0/003> Initialzation..

<ID:0/003> Set PIT file..

<ID:0/003> DO NOT TURN OFF TARGET!!

<ID:0/003> Get PIT for mapping..

<ID:0/003> Firmware update start..

<ID:0/003> factoryfs.rfs

<ID:0/003> NAND Write Start!!

<ID:0/003> ¤Ô*RÊ)¥)¥¹ð

I posted 2 images of what my computer and my device are displaying

My device is connected right now, i don't want to disconnect it for fear that something very bad happens
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mevordel:
Use heimdall?
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] AntonyOrtega:
I heard of it, but i don't know how to use it. I searched tutorials on YouTube but they use an older version (in the video the version is 1.1 i guess, and the version i have is 1.32)

Edit:After searching some tutorials I flashed my device successfully, but now it's stuck on the boot animation (keeps repeating and repeating it)
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mevordel:
Reboot device and try again. It happens sometimes. You can't brick any further by force rebooting it.
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] AntonyOrtega:
Finally!!! My device is working again, thanks for all your help guys, i really apreciate that :)
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] danisariandi:
Hi excuse me. Do you have a Sony Media apps includes lib, etc, and framework from TX ? Anyone have this ?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Pandemic:
again you in the wrong topic :S

when you will ever learn it ??

Reported
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] AvRS:
Thread moved to Q&A. Please make sure you post your questions in the correct forum as this isn't a discussion topic, you're specifically asking for something.

Thanks

AvRS
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DoubleCrxssed:
So I just updated to deck's Oct. 10 build and then applied some init.d and build.prop mods from the pimp my ROM package (it was featured on the portal if you want to check it out) and now my 3g doesn't work! I get WiFi and everything else works fine. Its just data. This is my only phone and I can't afford a new one if this one is busted. I've tried reflashing the ROM and the tweaks, but nothing worked. Any and all help is welcome. I can even send you my build.prop if you need to look at it. I'm s-on as well. I flash kernels with Flash image GUI if it means anything.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
Have you tried flashing without tweaks and seeing if that works? If not I would flash back to sense and reprovision the phone, I don't exactly remember the process of the top of my head
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] El_Colombiano:
Do a fully clean install and see if that helps. Narrow your possibilities. I lost 3G when I updated the kernal the other day and had to S-OFF and update the whole firmware to get it back to locking onto 3G. Do you at least get 1x like I did?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DoubleCrxssed:
I did a clean install of the ROM, and nothing. Does re-provisioning involve ruu? I don't even have 1x. It just says searching for signal on my lock screen where it should say sprint. Its late where I'm at, so maybe something with the tower? That's just wishful thinking. Here's what my lockscreen and signal icon look like:

View attachment 1392443
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
No its a dialer code in sense that is used for activation or reprovisioning of services. It's like reprogramming your phone
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DoubleCrxssed:
Downloading a sense ROM now. I'll post the results after I re-provision.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
If I could remember the dialer code I would write the basic steps but I haven't needed to do so with this phone. It's been posted quite a few times so I'm sure a quick search will get you the steps

---------- Post added at 01:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:21 AM ----------

Well that's lucky, look at the thread for manual prl update, someone posted the steps for reprovisioning the phone there
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DoubleCrxssed:
I believe I found the code. Does ##SCRTN# sound right?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
That one doesn't sound right to me but I could be wrong. I think it was something like 786
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DoubleCrxssed:
In numbers it's 73786
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sofocused504:
##72786# is the correct code for provisioning
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
That may be it, I'd try it but its supposed to reset the device and I've finally got my phone the way I want it lol
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Sofocused504:
Now it won't reset your device your apps and other things will still be in there this will just reset your network. Settings
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] om4:
Well now I know and that's something to remember, there is another one that does force a reset. Dont recall what it was though
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DoubleCrxssed:
So I don't know my msl, and ms reader won't fetch it because it needs a data connection
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DoubleCrxssed:
So I got my msl. I entered the code and it showed some information. Msid was among that. I went to menu and hit reset. My phone rebooted and my data still doesn't work... I can't even make phone calls its just got the signal bars with an x over it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] bog3nator:
did you make sure that your 3g was working before flashing pimp my rom?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] DoubleCrxssed:
Yea, I flashed it on a previous build and it was fine. Then I updated to the latest build, but flashed pimp my rom in the same go ( noob mistake on my part, I know) and now no matter what rom or version of that rom I use, I don't get signal at all. I called sprint after reprovisioning didn't work. They tried everything, and now they want me to take it in for repairs :/