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[HTC One X] nookcoloruser:
To be honest it seems in Android land, 6 months is about the max any device remains 'flagship'.... Given mobile phone contracts are ever increasing in length (duration) to subsidise handsets, it's a bit of a gip when your new killer phone is usurped after such a short time.

Does it make your purchase any less affective, not really... But it is certainly a total buzz kill.

iOS users get 12 months.

Windows mobile users (excluding those who purchased the Nokia Lumia 900 in the US as Nokia came late to the windows phone 7 party) generally get 18 months.

BB users get at least 12 months (often 18) too.

So yeah, 6 months as King of the Hill isn't great (especially from the same manufacturer), and actually it's less than that if you factor in other manufacturers of Android devices who out pace each other incrementally.
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
As above
[HTC One X] PAGOT:
ofc I did know that.. You didn't??? Its not my first phone, and not my first android, or htc phone... I am a consumer that reads before he buys..Not by "Oh look its so cute, lets buy it".. Do not insult my intelligence.

I just wrote you I am using the navigation a lot, like 40 percent of the phone usage goes for that...

and I said for "me"

Btw I didn't say its a replacement or will kick out the One X from the throne. I just say, its not an tiny refresh :) . At least not for every consumer. You have to give me that.

Crazy talk. You should be happy that there is progress! And just wait patiently with open arms what the future brings us!

What you wrote under this comment makes more sense.

Yes if they released an outdated device and called it a flagship you could be pissed.

This is what SONY was doing and maybe still is :) . Remember the first Xperia (I do :D) overpriced piece of garbage, when phones had standard multitouch (hero, desire, nexus one and etc) this device more expensive then all, was and still is missing it.(software emulation my ass)

But then again, when you bought it, you could know it. (And there was other parts in SW that sucks bla bla to the OT)
[HTC One X] hamdir:
fair enough about the tiny part, but we are discussing what is an HTC flagship to begin with

the One X, X+ and J are all flagships, ie: the upper end of the spec list of HTC's products, not to mention the most widely praised and respected by the media and gets their most attention

judging from my time in elevate, it does seem the situation is confusing, HTC itself do not have clear boundaries and everyone is asking them to define them

more over it seems their choice of SOC is also not a deep rooted decision, if i had to throw a wild guess, HTC only chose Tegra 3 because Qualcomm did not have a quad core ready and they had to counter the upcoming Quad SGS3

In fact the One X Tegra 3 seems much more important to Nvidia (they use its picture in every Tegra 3 occasion), than Tegra 3 is important to HTC (which for them its just another quad SOC)

They also wanted to open up to other SOC vendors just like Samsung does by releasing the same device on three different SOCs, which at the time seemed to give great commercial margins to Samsung

Everything the One X was, seemed a bid to counter Samsung, when in fact it had nothing to do with the values of samsung, in reality its more of an iPhone counter in terms of priorites (fancy build quality, refined UI and amazing screen)
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
It's understandable that HTC wanted to strike while the iron was hot, the HTC Sensation was a brilliant phone but was trounced by the Galaxy S2 in sales figures and reviews.

They didn't want the same thing to happen again with their new One range so they rushed it a little bit and put it out there imho. But nether the less, the Samsung Galaxy fanboys made sure that the S3 beat the HOX is sales figures and reviews when I don't believe it deserves to.
[HTC One X] PAGOT:
I would forbid AMOLED ... seriously nothing that has the current generations of AMOLED or its monstrosity called Pentile Matrix cant be called a flagship, in no company... I mean to buy on such higher rate degrading display or the non existing quality. Am still laughing at ppl telling me that they also have 320PPI....

if htc sticks to IPS, or SLCD or the second gens etc, no way I would switch again back to Samsung ...

Btw I would go for the Evo 3D in the time of SGS2 ... That phone was cheap , fast, great display, heavy and big ... more like a weapon, but higher res and 1GB more as the Sensation.

As its now I think I am set for 1 or maybe even 2 years without requiring a new device. Which I couldnt say with the previous generations phones I had. Even though they were Flagships as well. Lets say SGS.
[HTC One X] hamdir:
yes its good u brought up the Sensation, the S2 was better than it to be honest except the build material, keeping in mind the SGS2 had true 1:1 pixel density, something i can't say about the SGS3 its in no way no how better than the One X

but the Sensation was supposed to be the flagship right?

For me one trip to the store was enough to tell me its not worth upgrading my Desire HD, the screen was actually worse it had a very bad refresh rate and ghosting, the initial sense 3.0 stayed insanely and horribly sluggish for over 8 months, build and design very similar and the camera almost the same, it was only the SOC which was much better but badly supported in the initial firmware

The Sensation did not shine until the ICS update was pushed, in fact the performance nearly doubled with the ICS update and then you could see what the Senation was all about

And like Pagot said, they polarized their fans with the dual Evo3d/Sensation release, but for me the Evo3d is the better deal, the best ever build device by HTC i'm still preplexed until today at how much it have costed them to build the thing, it was "shimmering" with fancy higher grade perfectly cut material in every corner, and the screen in 2D mode was massively better than the Sensation with 60hz refresh rate, when the Evo3d was being cleared out of stock pre the One X release, it literally sold like hot cakes in Lebanon, the main vendors couldn't keep up with the demand

and just as the Sensation example, Sensation XE did not replace it as a flagship, both were the flagship just the XE was the newer repackage

HTC will stick to IPS they have never been fans of Samsung or Amoled, especially after all the praise they got for the One X display, remember how they dropped Amoled by re-releasing the Desire with SLCD (i actually switch my phone to the SLCD version)
[HTC One X] Ruudfood:
Not this crap again! Yes, stand still HTC. Don't refresh your devices and let the competition surpass you with superior specced products!

And then no doubt the masses will complain that HTC aren't innovating and their product lineup is stale! FFS!
[HTC One X] The-Last-Hylian:
I liked the Desire screen, it was bright and fresh, something to show to the iMoans squadron. I loved me Desire!

I guess it's what you upgraded to the Sensation from... if it was a Desire HD then it was a bit of a jump back until ICS FOTA, but as I came to Sensation from my old Desire, that was a big step up. Takes all kinds I guess...

Yes the ICS update really took the Sensation into a world of it's own! Never really got to play around with the Evo3D, I think the Sensation was released slightly ahead of it here in the UK, so I'd already nabbed my Sensation before the Evo3D was released. The screen had to have a 60hz refresh rate I'm assuming as it'd be halved when the 3D effect was on? So anything less than 30/25hz refresh rate would've made the thing look really choppy!
[HTC One X] hamdir:
yes ofcourse the Evo had to have 60hz for 3D but there was no excuse for less on the Sensation both the Desire HD and Desire had better screens in terms of refresh, in fact the Desire SLCD had the best screen in terms of all, view angles and black levels included

I only bought the Sensation much later for my wife for a very good price but she still wanted it replaced with the Sensation XL (and now she complains why temple run lags :D)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simberia:
I have a router with WDS and i want to use the 3G internet conection of my Galaxy S using portable Wi-Fi hotspot (APandroid).

In my router in Wireless (Access point and wireless bridge) I see the APAndroid I put both in same channel and without password but the router dont have the internet of Apandroid.

Its possible this?

Sorry my english, Thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simberia:
Up!

Nobody?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TeaSpoon33:
My Nexus 7 was rooted a few weeks ago with mskip's Google Nexus Toolkit V2.0.0. Today I backed up my files, made a TWRP backup, and performed the OTA update to Android 4.1.2. Then I re-rooted using Wug's Nexus Root Toolkit v1.5.4. because it updated faster and the 4.1.2 notification was driving me insane.

That may have been a mistake.

While the rooting process went smoothly, I just discovered that the one-click root includes BusyBox, which I had earlier installed using mskip's toolkit. The thing is, mskip's toolkit warned me not to install BusyBox twice. Google tells me that installing BusyBox twice is only (or can only be) harmful if they're different versions.

So I wanted to know if what I did will cause any problems. At the moment, everything is working fine and nothing seems to be wrong, but this is going to bother me until I get answers. The version I installed with my latest root is v1.20.2. and no documentation seems to exist as to which version was included in the mskip toolkit. I would ask in the thread, but apparently I need ten posts before I'm allowed into the development section of the forums.

The best case scenario is that the update got rid of the earlier version of BusyBox or that both can coexist peacefully, but I have only the vaguest idea of how all this works.
[LG Optimus 3D] CreamyJustice:
Hey everyone! Sorry if this is in the wrong section can a MOD please move it if it is, but its classed as an accessory? I cant seem to find anything on the O3D so wanted to ask. Does anyone know of a seller or some obscure site that sells a complete replacement shell? Just thinking the O3D would look pretty sweet with a gloss white shell and with that brushed metal on the back ;)
[LG Optimus 3D] CreamyJustice:
What I'm referring to could also be known as the "housing" just in case no knows what I'm on about :silly:
[HTC Wildfire S] vedang81:
Hey guys just wanted to share this awesome app with you , hope you like it.

Display Brightness

A simple application that allows you to change the screen brightness.

Adjustable on screen control is top of all the windows.

You don't need brightness widgets any more.

Just install, setup and adjust brightness by touching screen.
[HTC Wildfire S] RiesVLD:
Thanks

I will trying it
[HTC Wildfire S] junxracr:
Works great :) I clicked thanks.
[HTC Wildfire S] AlexSerg:
Thank you. I'll try it :fingers-crossed:
[HTC Wildfire S] vedang81:
Welcome :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Charius:
I've had my SGS Plus for a bit over a year now and the battery died few weeks ago.

It started with reboots, mainly with high battery drain use like browsing and gaming. When it tried to reboot, came a pop-up telling that I should connect my phone to a charger even tho I had plenty of juice left, and then it shut down the phone because the battery level was too low. When it finally booted after 3-5 reboots caused by low battery, battery level was ~5-8%, and it started to charge itself slowly, so that it would almost reach the level It had before the reboot in a few hours.

The battery lasted +2 days on average with my use, so it definitely has not been charged too many times (150-200 charge cycles). Samsung gives a six month warranty for the battery, so no help from there. The battery itself had swollen ~1-2 mm, that how I got a clue where to look for the fault.

Do you consider this normal? How long has your battery been serving you?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HTC=Hero:
The battery of my i9000 still works after 2 years. Batterys are quite unpredictable so IMo it's not something you could blame on Samsung unless everybody would have this problem. In other words yes I think it's normal, but you are unlucky.

It isn't a big problem either since you can buy a replacement for just a few dollars if you don't care it's not official. The i9001 battery has more capacity though so they are either expensive or hard to find.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] F17Z63R4LD:
Hi there i know what you are thinking this guy didnt even search in the forum and is going to ask another already answered question and............... maybe its right but i didnt understand it right btw sorry for my bad english well anyway im going to get a LG G2X by friday the phone was purchased in the states right now im in Mexico its a T mobile G2X my question is do i really need the code to sim unlock the phone in order to use with a Mexican telecom aka (telcel) or can i just flash a stock LG G2X rom and it will be automatically unlocked since its like its been factory unlocked? or am i just crazy and i need to pay for the sim unlock code? hope not to bother anyone with the question thanks for everything :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] rcsredmage:
You need the unlock code. Just go to eBay and buy it just for .99 usd.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] F17Z63R4LD:
Thanks so much u guys are awesome and.... i hope to fin a way to do that couse... i dont even know how to... but anyway thank u for everything... saludos desde Mexico!
[General Questions and Answers] qwahchees:
So, what's your pick?

Personally, I like the mix of capacitive and physical buttons on the SGS3. The tactile feel of the button makes sense to me, and unlocking the phone on the GNex is kinda difficult, having to grab the side and all.

Edit: And of course cause of my cast I hit the enter key near the numpad. No poll.

GREAT.
[General Questions and Answers] AL92:
yes, for me, a mix of capacitive and phisical buttons is the best way! (like GS3)...i hate Buttons on screen!
[General Questions and Answers] Pauloang:
Agree... Hate to be driving or doing something else and have to look to the phone discovering where to press to decline the call.

To me... the answer and decline button should always be physical
[General Questions and Answers] jgraver:
On-screen

Being a Nexus owner I am biased towards the on-screen.

I now find all the physical and capacitive buttons ugly and awkward.
[General Questions and Answers] xdadce:
me too
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jim Beam5:
My S2 recently stopped taking charge and I was unable to turn it on at all. Tried the usual stuff, different battery/charger etc and nothing worked. Sent it back to Samsung who noticed it was rooted and told me to do one basically, wanted $400 to repair it because the warranty was void.

They did however tell me that the main board was fried, so got myself a replacement off ebay and have just fitted it but still nothing. Just wondering if I replace the main board with a new one, will I have to re-flash Android somehow? If so, how would I go about doing that? USB Jig?

Thanks in advance!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johanjonker:
sounds fishy,

how would they no its rooted if the main board is fried.

but if youre 100$ sure you got a working board, you might have a dead screen or something els thats not working, cause I can power on the board itself, without the screen ..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cenobite_:
Mmm, I don't know about that. He would have heard the boot sound. Also he should be able to connect to a PC.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jim Beam5:
Sorry, scrap this. I just had a COMPLETE blonde moment. Opened it all up and managed to put in the same faulty motherboard haha! I have no idea how they knew it was rooted by the way, they did though and they were having none of the warranty repair. So bought myself a new motherboard AND the Pro Tech Toolkit off iFixit for half the price Samsung wanted to repair it. So here's a big **** you to Samsung.

In answer to my own question, no you don't need to flash Android to the motherboard, it's already pre-installed.

Thread my be closed if you so wish, solved.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
So how much did the total repair come to?.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jim Beam5:
Well you could do it a lot cheaper than I did, I went a bit overkill buying that toolkit. http://www.ifixit.com/Tools/Pro-Tech-Toolkit/IF145-072

But the new board cost me about 150 off ebay and the toolkit was 60 so 210 in total.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
Nothing wrong with buying that toolkit-will be handy for future.

Strange though how they managed to suss out it was rooted.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jim Beam5:
Yeah, I have no idea how they managed it. There must, be something at low level that flags it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thegios:
as per title: anyone has noticed any difference from 4.1.1?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] b1337:
Lol...wow
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crixley:
Try checking the what's new in 4.1.2 thread lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] znplus:
the tutorial when you first power on the phone is slightly different
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strictly#:
Hi can anyone help me I have unlocked my phone to all networks but have been told if I update via Kies

it will lock my handset back to previous carrier ( T Mobile )

I really want to update my os and can't find a way of doing it any help or pointers would be appreciated.

Currently running 2.3.4

kernel I900XXKG1-CL349526

Build GINGERBREAD,XXKG1
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
You can upgrade to ics and pay to unlock.

If it was me,Id upgrade to 4.0.3 by flashing an unbranded firmware from sammobile(for my region).

Then root,then nand/efs backup,then use one of the free unlock apps on here/play(if required).

Rachmats ics rooting

Odin

Hktool

Helroz unlock

Triangle away

Then Id stick on rootbox/dremkernel.........lol
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strictly#:
I have already downloaded firmware from Sam's, phone is currently connected via odin flashing firmware.

This has been running for about an hour now, thou there are still signs of action on my laptop HD.

how long should this process take ?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] theunderling:
10 mins tops.

Disable kies and try.

I hope in the last 2 hours youve done some reading about the stuff I listed rather than diving in and ballsing things up.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strictly#:
I have disabled kies and tried again thou it looks like it's still not having it.

Half of what I have been reading is only starting to make sense now i'm getting my head around all this.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cosmic Blue:
If you flash any rom from this site or samfirmware should not lock your phone again. It will stay unlocked.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strictly#:
If only I could get one to load up, fortunately I haven't bricked my phone thou I appear to have an ADB driver issue.

Only noticed this when using a later version of odin, I found a guide relating to this issue, I will give this a try shortly, fingers crossed.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strictly#:
It would appear I have an issue with the ADB drivers.

I have done a fresh install on another laptop, installed Kies looked for updates still no joy.

Then I even tried Heimdall 1.3.1 for os x no joy there either.

Now I am looking into finding and installing the ADB drivers from another source,

I have also tried downloading drivers from sammobile no joy there either.

Can anyone give me some advice on this.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strictly#:
I am trying now to install drivers in compatibility mode with xp. i'm currently running vista.

I checked properties in device manager and status of ADB is > This device cannot start (code 10)

This driver only shows when phone is attached via USB, I have tried to update via device manager

Still no joy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strictly#:
Finally having wiped my laptop and reinstalled windows, installed drivers, odin, connected phone,

I got a pass, 3 roms a CF root later, I settled for an unbranded UK ICS 4.0.4,

rooted phone with appropriate CF kernel,restored data. Tidy, well worth the effort.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] crazaytalent:
Just received the OTA update, but as Im on stock, rooted, overclocked with cwm recovery, installation failed. I knew it would but tried to let it install anyway. I know its not jelly bean as samsung just announced US variants of GS3 wont get JB for quite some time. Still Im wondering if theres any word on what included in this update, and weather or not its worth me returning to pure stock to get it or even updating here once the update file is uploaded. Still kind of jaded after the last ota I received did more things that hinder my device like removing universal search and S-Voice capabilities (not that i really use S-Voice as it sucks) ... but for those who have updated, what new changes have you seen, improvments? disadvantages? new software? etc? thanks in advance!!
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] bardhi92:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1942269
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Woody:
OP search before posting. You were a little late on this one.

Thread closed
[Nokia Lumia 900] >500:
hi all

im a new user to WP, well branded ones anyway. How do I go about updating the software on my AT&T 900 (unlocked) Can it only be done via Zune?

Also, is there anyway I can flash an unbranded ROM?

Ive tried searching but not having much luck

cheers :cowboy:
[Nokia Lumia 900] jimski:
Updates can only be done via Zune running on a PC (or whatever the app is called on a Mac).

No, no ROMs available for the L900, as the Bootloader is not accessible.

Sent from my Lumia 900 using Board Express Pro

---------- Post added at 10:14 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:11 PM ----------

Check that. You can't install "custom" ROMs, but I guess you can flash an unbranded ROM (I think so anyway).

Sent from my Lumia 900 using Board Express Pro
[Nokia Lumia 900] wardoc22:
There aree no roms available for the lumia 900 since the boot loader is not cracked into yet.

And probably never will as it is probably not a popular enough of a device yet..

And you can update it via Zune. Or use ncs.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joyork:
Hi everyone, this is a really irritating problem, I hope someone can help.

I can no longer download unless I'm using a wifi connection. This applies to the Play Store as well as email attachments and even saving files/images from the web browser. If I switch to a wifi connection it works.

Everything else works fine. I've tried clearing data from the download manager in Settings --> Apps but that doesn't fix it. Kinda run out of ideas.

I'm using a stock Galaxy Note 4.04 (non rooted) on Orange, UK.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Human_dude_007:
Playstore-->menu-->settings-->untick download only using wifi..same applies for downloader managers as well.

Pressing the thanks button requires just few seconds and a mind n heart that feels satisfied;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nokiamodeln91:
seems to be a problem with your APN.. check that out
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joyork:
I've checked and "Update over Wifi only" is not checked. I've tried checking it and unchecking it again but still no joy.

As for download managers... I am using a stock phone. I don't know how to change any settings in the download manager. All I can do is remove the data when I visit Settings --> Apps.

If I try to download it downloads about 8k and then stops. If I then enable Wifi the download continues normally.