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[Windows Phone 8 General] dazza9075:
Its quite a simple answer, because most people don't need choice, they need it to work, as already pointed out flash is a horrendous headache, most people wouldn't know the difference between a XAP, APK and 40ft inflatable Santa.

Android sells because of its Brand, but shove an iphone, a WP, or a Droid device under the nose of an average user and you will be greeted with blank looks, people don't care so long as it works and its easy to use.

So is WP targeted to you? well obviously not, you want more than it can give, you have to make the choice and that is what is critical, Choice, you can choose what OS you want and its important you do that in a mature manor without bias.

Many of the long term WM die hards on here moved away from the Flash-o-day times because we don't really care, we just want it to work.

and in my opinion that is partly why WP and iOS is locked down, because most people don't care

another reason apple and MS are not stupid enough to unlock the OS is that the world is full of idiots, you add a button to allow a user to bugger up his phone, that simply means some idiot will break his phone, that will cost time and money to repair, Do Google care about this? nope, they don't sell any OS, its nothing to do with them, they let the OEMs /networks deal with it, they have to deal with it because the brand of Android far out strips the actual quality of the OS, all things being on an even field OEMs and networks would always jump to the device that would give them the lowest amount of additional costs which is the device with the lowest amount that can go wrong.

So there you have it, you are a minority, most people really don't care what a phone does, only that it does it. Flash HTML5? it doesn't matter, most people wont know what they are, until flash buggers up their system and the learn the hardway ;)
[Windows Phone 8 General] ohgood:
1 mmm, no, apparently people do care. people change from one os to another, there is reason for this.

2 you mean DRM and MPAA/RIAA have nothing to do with lockdowns ? really ?

3 if this were true carriers would only offer cans and string. they will offer -anything- people are interested in signing a multi-year contract to get.

4 I fed this into google translater and whatever live/"LIVE"/bingo search is called, but it was garbled in translation.

5 if flash can bugger your system, you should find a better system. never had a problem on mac os, linux, or android... but haven't tried windows is 6+ years now, so it may be fine there, too.
[Windows Phone 8 General] StevieBallz:
Actually several Android phones disable access to DRM protected content as soon as it is unlocked for the installation of Customer OS-software.

Still the main reason for that lock down is not DRM. Windows 7 and Windows Vista have a pretty hard to crack protection system for Media content and still you can customize loads of stuff in these systems. Or you could install different ones - so I guess that is not really the relevant question here.

There are people who conciously change away from a certain system but I have rarely seen people change there phone to another OS unless they are from the techy side of things anyway. People who have real issues with their phone will start researching those and therefore find out about the whole OS-thing but when simply buying a "new phone" most people don't realize that an SGS3 and a HOX+ run the same operating system (actually that is a very important part of why OEM DO skin their systems).
[Windows Phone 8 General] dazza9075:
1, generally people don't do that, one reason is due to vendor lock in, you spend £30 on apps your unlikely to ditch that platform, the other is they use what they know, generally people are ignorant of other options and frustratingly people may not be aware of devices that better suite their needs because of FUD they ready in the interweb

3, well no not really, firstly physics plays a part in this idea, secondly if I were to phone the states on my tin can from O2 it would very well cost more in string then buying a while shops worth of phones, networks hate expense, ergo they will minimize that where possible

4, it means the mere fact you are on this website (ive sure ive said this to you before!) means you are not a normal user, you fall outside of the "general public" rule, you will always have a different mind set because you are of the mindset to change your device, if you wasn't they you wouldn't be here

2 and 5

:rolleyes:
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ncvikingx97:
When do you think we will see 4.2?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sahshah:
We should see them start rolling it from Nov 13th, not before that.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] najaboy:
As per the announcement from Google, mid November... the 13th at the soonest.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmm200:
Add a week past Nov 13 for a rolling update.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Travisdroidx2:
Who waits for updates? Lol we will have it within a day it drops.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gbroon:
I think generally the sdk gets released first with the source/ota days later.

My take on the announcement is that the date of the 13th being given relates to the play store changes and may not relate directly to 4.2 seeing as these store features are already available in the us and will also apply to older versions (the only new feature, music matching, is probably an upgrade to the upload from pc.)
[About XDA developers] HoldeminPoker:
I'm Newbie here and want to learn more about xda ?
[About XDA developers] flastnoles11:
This thread will help... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=27147931. You should also start by reading the forum rules, thanks!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] feered:
I received my Razr today and I can't explain how much of a relief it is to own a half way decent phone. I was using the Thunderbolt and I can't begin to vent my frustration for that crappy device...

Anyway, I had some questions because I've noticed a few things that are slightly different in this device section on these forums... Hopefully some of you can clear the air.

1. I see there are some GSM and CDMA ROM's, so I am guessing the Razr isn't just for Verizon?

2. Is there anything I have to do prior to rooting my device? I heard the bootloader use to be locked and it required a lot of effort to get around it... I'm not sure if this is still the case or if someone has made a simple exploit to go around the loader.

3. What is the most popular method of rooting this device today? I see the EternityProject EasyRootICS 1.5 has a lot of views, would this be a good recommendation for rooting?

4. Sort of related to my last question, but I read awhile ago that the bootloader was unlocked but only one core worked. Is this still the case?

5. I looked for JB ROM's for the phone but I don't see any. Is there any other forums that have a JB CDMA XT912 ROM?

6. What else should I expect when it comes to rooting this device?

THANKS in advance!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] kevintstephens:
1. CDMA is for Verizon, GSM is for all the others.

2. Yes, the bootloader it locked, and as far as I'm aware, it still hasn't been able to be unlocked. It is very easy to root the device, actually. There are many threads with many different methods of rooting. Just search for them.

3. If it works, it works!

4. Not sure, I haven't heard that. But I could be wrong.

5. I have searched far and wide as well (including off of XDA) and haven't been able to find any stable ones suited for everyday use.

6. Not sure what you mean by this, but rooting unlocks many new features of this device that really help to unleash its full potential.
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevguillot:
ok i have the razr maxx hd and im using foxfi. I use the speedtest.net app on my phone and my speeds are 20-30 mbps download speed. when my laptop is connected via wifi to my phone using foxfi I go to www.speedtest.net and I only get .8-1.0 mbps download speed. why is there such a huge difference in speeds? shouldn't my laptop be getting the same speeds as my phone?

if anyone can help me ive been trying to find answers all over the net to no avail.

thanks

kevin
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevguillot:
now that i have messed with it some more......when i choose to do USB tethering my speeds on my laptop are the same as my phone. so only the wifi tether is what is so slow.
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevguillot:
Anyone?
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] holtenc:
Nothing to add other than I experienced the same.
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hradak:
i just tried at home and I got good results: I got 11M down / 13M up on the phone, and with FoxFi, my desktop pulled 14M down / 4M up.

Hary
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DonKilluminati23:
This is crazy. I was using Foxfi til recently, and noticed that after about half an hour or so, my tethering speeds slowed way down. I did several speed tests several different nights and found that my download speed on my laptop (while connected to my Razr Maxx HD) were almost nearly identical every time, right around 0.8 mbps.

I decided that, even though I had no success with the WiFi Tether app on my OG Razr, I needed to try something else. I downloaded WiFi Tether from the market, and guess what? I actually got it working! Woohoo! But then the craziest thing happened...... My download speeds remained at an almost identical slow speed, even with the WiFi Tether app!

What the heck is slowing down the connection? I hope someone smarter than I can get this figured out. :fingers-crossed:
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mynewrecipe:
bump this is driving me nuts
[HTC Sensation] 22VIN:
Hello

So, as the title says, my phone is dead. Doesn't turn on, doesn't charge, nothing. I just found it like this, it didn't die during usage, it was simply sitting on the table and when I picked it up I noticed it.

Now, obviously, I will send it to warranty, but I have some issues:

- it's unlocked via htcdev; the service Vodafone sends it to is a third party service - will they notice?

- two days ago my volume rocker fell off and I haven't had time to send it to warranty; can they say that I dropped my phone and that's the cause for both the volume rocker and the phone not working? There are abolutely no shock marks on the case, the phone was never dropped, I'm pretty careful with my devices.
[HTC Sensation] anasmunir:
Hi.

May be a dumb question, but are you sure its not the battery issue and the set is really dead? I mean have you tried using another battery..??
[HTC Sensation] 22VIN:
Shouldn't the LED light up in orange when I plug the phone in even if the battery is the problem? Mine doesn't do anything.
[HTC Sensation] 22VIN:
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[HTC Sensation] anasmunir:
No. Sometimes, if the battery is dead, it doesn't even charge or show any sign.. I have faced this kind of problem, thats why I was asking..
[HTC Sensation] realsis:
Same here I had no signs of life, no charging light nothing then put another battery in and my device came to life again! So yes please try another battery because it probably is just as simple as your battery. Best wishes
[HTC Sensation] 22VIN:
Sadly I don't have another battery I could try and I don't know anybody with a phone that uses a compatible battery so I can't try this.

Thanks for your answers :)

edit: plugged it in without a battery and still nothing.
[HTC Sensation] anasmunir:
It will never work without a battery, plugging in the charger without any battery inserted wont do any good since there wont be any battery to charge.. The charger only recharges the battery, it cannot power up the phone..

Before you do anything, try to manage any compatible battery and try to boot up your phone..

If it didn't work, then please visit This thread.

Best of Luck!:good:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yoerz:
Hey Guys,

I just found out about Photo Sphere and I'm really excited about it, it's basically a 360 panorama photo taking app, similar to Microsoft's Photo Synth. Does anyone know where I can get it to install on my Cyanogen Mod 10 Evo 4G LTE ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FrankyDoodle:
You need to wait until google releases the SDK or when system dumps go public
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mattix724:
Or wait until CyanogenMod merges 4.2 into CM10

And speaking of CM10 will 4.1.2 be 10.2 and 4.2 be 10.3?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chugglet:
Hello everyone.

I'm kind of a newbie here.

I joined a long time ago when I had and Advent Vega tab however I have never posted before.

I have the cash in my pocket for a 10" tablet and was looking at either the Galaxy Note 10.1 or the Asus Transformer Infinity.

I managed to finally make my mind up and go for the Note 10.1 and then Google decided to throw a spanner in the works with the Nexus 10!

So, which do I go for??
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r1tesh:
GNOTE ][
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarcusSi15:
Nexus 10

the Nexus ten is better in all aspects. the screen is by far better. it has an higher resolution and pixel density than the ipad 3
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thedicemaster:
MarcusSi15: except UI, multi tasking, storage, and stylus support.

nexus runs a phone/phablet UI while the note has a proper tablet UI.

the note has the ability to have certain apps running in the foreground at the same time.

the note also has support for sdxc cards.

and while the nexus can only work with a capacitive stylus, the note comes with a Wacom stylus which is way more accurate.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoodnessofL:
nexus 10 by far with its screen depth amazing!!!
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donharden2002:
Easy, buy the nexus. The note 10.1 has a horrible screen on it. My og galaxy tab 10.1 has a better looking screen than the note tablet.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rookiegenius:
do youself a favor DONT buy the note 10.1. Im using it now but will return it to buy the nexus 10. screen is bad comparing to nexus 10. software lags...
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] relldroid:
The Note 10.1 is a great tablet, the screen resolution isnt the highest, but it still looks good. If you in to drawing or writing the Note is the choice, its also quad so gaming is amazing as well, its also does multitasking like a champ.

The Nexus is a good looking tablet too, it depends what you find most appealing, A higher res screen with up to date software, or a specialized tablet that also handles any other task better than most tabs out.

The S-pen is great I want a N10 but dont know if i can give up the S-pen.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unnamed.aj.:
galaxy

galaxy all the way :good:
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chugglet:
Thanks for the replies everyone and as I expected, the opinion is divided.

I see it like this:

The obvious Pro points for the Nexus 10 are the amazing screen, the updated software (including the lack of Touchwiz), Google's obvious work on it and the price.

However the big negative for me is no SD Card support.

The Pros for the Note are the S-Pen, the Quad Core Processor, expandable memory & multi-tasking, I'm also assuming that there will be a software update at some point too.

The negatives are the screen (a lot lower resolution but still ok) & touchwiz (however that can be changed with a different ROM).

Both are built by Samsung and from what I have seen, in grey they don't look that much different!

I currently have an S3 and love it so I think I way be swaying towards the Note!!

:D
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wtgserpant:
Gnote vs nexus 10= n10

To be truthful its like comparing older vs newer

1. Processor: gnote's quad core is nowhere as fast as n10's a15 is next generation arm soc with Mali t604

2. UI: touchwiz is an abomination of common sense, its bloated, ugly, inefficient compared to stock Ui

3. Updates: Samsung is the worst OEM when it comes to update, I am running jb on my gtab 10.1 yet Samsung thinks it does not deserve update, ludicrous! But nexus devices are always first on update

4. Community support: nexus devices are more favored by devs since sources are available and thus more custom ROM and overall hacking

5. Display: since it beats apple, no point talking about it

6. Ram: gnote=1gb, n10= 2gb

7. Unless u want stylus ( which is barely useful), sdcard ( I think 32gb is reasonably priced and should be enough for majority) I think nexus 10 takes the win in every comparison possible

U might enjoy your s3, but why would you get less for you money when there's option for more?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rookiegenius:
nah the dual core processor in the Nexus 10 outperforms that quad core processor in the Note 10.1. it's even better than the snapdragon S4 pro in the nexus 4... (wonder why a dual core is more powerful? google it...)

also price is a big factor here. the note 10.1 is 100$ more.. lol The real pros of the Note is the SD slot and the pen.the nexus 10 is better in every other aspect.

But hey, it's your money, your call.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rp3:
I wanted to give my feedback on the matter. I have had the Transformer prime and infinity, have had the Nexus 7 and currently have a SGS 7.7.

The reason I no longer have Asus's Tegra 3 line is that all of them have had slow internal storage which caused crashing problems. I considered the Note 10.1 before deciding to get the Galaxy Tab 7.7. The main reason I didn't get the note was that I felt it was overpriced (given I didn't care for wacom support). With the Nexus 10's release, I believe that even more strongly. At $400 for a 16gb Note 10.1, its a feasable option because expandable memory matters.

Nexus 10 vs Note

Pros:

Processor: The Nexus 10 has Samsung's next generation processor which is faster than the Note 10.1's.

Screen: It has a higher resolution, higher technology screen.

Nexus program: It will stay updated to the newest software for longer (and with effectively no wait time). It will have a larger development community.

Cons:

Nexus program: It lacks a micro sd card reader so memory is limited to 16/32gb.

Non-Note: It lacks wacom stylus support. Samsung's Note software streamlines multitasking split screen.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chugglet:
Thanks for the reply wtgserpant.

Some interesting points.

1. When you say the CPU is nowhere near as fast, will it really be that noticeable bearing in mind one is dual core and the other is quad?

2. RAM on the note is 2gb isn't it?

3. Do the current Note 10.1 ROM's remove Touchwiz (or at least the useless crap out of it)?

4. I agree with the updates comment, my S3 is unbranded and I received JB after most of the Service Providers!

5. The Note is currently £399 in the UK with £50 cashback from Samsung (Making it £349). Not a bad price really?

Oh and completely off of the subject, I have just seen your location as New York. Stay Safe mate.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Magnesus:
If you write a lot go with Note 10.1 (handwrite on lectures, at work, taking notes, scribbling, drawing etc.) - nothing can match the Wacom stylus, nothing. If not - Nexus 10.

@chuglet:

Ad. 1. They should be similar in practise, though Nexus 10 will probably be better optimised being Jelly Bean and Nexus. Nexus 10 has much more powerful GPU but it is needed for so many pixels.

AD. 2. Yes, 2GB. Keep in mind Nexus 10 will probably have more memory for GPU so it will be more like 1.5GB in reality - but it should be more than enough.

Ad. 3. Touchwiz is quite nice on Note 10.1. I wouldn't want it removed. But yes, there are ROMs without it.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chugglet:
Aaaarrrrgggghhhhhh!!!!!

Decisions decisions.

I came to work thus morning with the cash in my pocket to get the note but now I'm not sure!

I don't do a lot of writing or drawing but I like the option of having it there if I want to.

I also like all of the obvious plus points of the nexus; updates, processor, price!!

Should I wait until it is actually released and then really come the two?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TimurS3:
galaxy Note 10.1

:good: galaxy Note 10.1
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bongbongcong:
Absolutely Nexus Ten :)
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chugglet:
I have decided to go for the nexus!

I've registered my interest on the play store so hopefully I will be able to pr-order soon!

Thanks for all of the advice!
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] picoroma:
I Agree!
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] IamIrene:
Just get nexus 10

Actually nexus 10 just like nexus version of galaxy note 10.1

The down side on nexus 10 is no micro sd slot
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarcusSi15:
The Nexus processor is a dual core but is reported to be 2x times faster than the quad core on the note just saying. and the Nexus also has multi tasking. The GPU in the nexus is amazing which is great for games
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bathanr:
I have to agree.. It is really a matter of what you will use the tablet for. I fell in love with the S-pen. I think all tablets should have that capability. The N10 screen resolution is ridiculous, but I have to wonder how battery life will be with a res that high. If you want it to look good all the time, you would have to increase the brightness and that will affect battery life.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superapp:
Processor

I'm buying one of this two tablets also, but I have a question.

I have just sold an ASUS transformer TF300, because it suffers a lot of lags, in my opinion. So I want now a fast and smooth experience. So Power is my first concern. I have tried Note and is smooth enough. I have tried Nexus 7 and has lags.

What is the difference between both processors? . Note Quadcore 1.4 seems much faster than Nexus 1.7 Dualcore. Is it so? Which GPU is faster?

If I knew that the nexus is powerful enough so i don't have lags, the decision would be taken.

Another question is about SPen. Can you really take class notes with it? Is it the same experience as with a paper?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] computingwarren:
Nexus 7 lag? ...what you talkin' bout willis
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superapp:
Well, I tried it in a store, and I did not feel a good transition between apps. It had lags. I haven't had used it more than 3-4 minutes, so it could be that devices's problem.

Anyway, about the processor comparison, what do you think?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] computingwarren:
What do i think? The Nexus 10 will kick every tablets ass.
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superapp:
Even though nexus is Dualcore vs Quadcore in note? why should nexus be better?
[Nexus 10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] computingwarren:
Quad core doesn't mean its better as people have said. Even dual core computers are faster than quad core.

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Also, Nexus is pure Google/android.