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[General Questions and Answers] droid newb:
Sprint's monthly service fees are killing me. I've gotta go Metro PCS. Which is the best Metro PCS device that can be rooted? Also, will rooting still give me WiFi Hotspot for free? Hotspot is nice, but not critical to my decision.

Thanks in advance folks!
[General Questions and Answers] droid newb:
*bump*

My Sprint contract is up in January. I need to make a move. A little help please?

Thanks!!!
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssmr2t:
Is it possible to port ChromeOS to our tablet? That would be sick!
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Aldo101t:
It would, at this time to be prepared for s-off, making sure you have all htc drivers install, sdk tools and the like, have you recovery.img ready to go and your supersu zip in the proper place, don't wait to the last minute to do this, then your ready to go.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] canpitt27:
I've been working on gathering everything up. I'm unlocked so I need to relock, install update, unlock and get root back yet. I've been holding off cause I hate to give up viper and go back to stock.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Linch89:
Where would one start? I don't know where to get sdk....not to mention how to use it. Do you think you could come up with a list of you have the time? Every phone I've rooted has had unlock tools (unrevoked for og Inc and alpha rev for Inc 2)
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Aldo101t:
go to unlimited.io and you can get latest htc drivers and adb sdk tools too, they have links there. you can get recovery from hasoons tool. we don't have a root tool yet, it's coming.i should say s-off tool

as far as using adb and sdk tools, should be some instruction here somewhere, search the forums for it you should find it.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Linch89:
Thanks boss yeah I know no tool yet
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] jamminjon82:
Do we need root tool, or can we just flash recovery then su binary?
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] Aldo101t:
you can't flash recovery til you either get s-off or unlocked bootloader, you can't flash SU til you have recovery, so.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] jamminjon82:
I was saying once you have s-off
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] andybones:
I'd say get a ROM ready, once u get s-off, u can install recovery, then install a ROM.

the superuser root .zip is only needed if you plan to use the stock ROM.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] bberryhill0:
I am so going to have to take my laptop to town to get to Wi-Fi to update Windows so I can root my phone.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] jamminjon82:
To quote the juggernaut, "sh!t I've been ready to f!ck"
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] altayh:
Whether I try to use the drivers from unlimited.io or the ones linked by jose51197 in the automatic unlock post I can't get them to install on my computer. I'm running 64-bit Windows 8 Release Preview Version 6.2 (Build 8400). OldNut5 mentioned that it worked for him on 64-bit Windows 8 Pro, so I don't think my operating system is the problem. As soon as the installer starts running, it shows an error message which reads:

The Driver Installer is not supported for this Operating System!

Has anyone else had this problem? I tried running it as administrator, as well as running it in compatibility mode for both Windows 7 and Windows XP (SP3), but it always produced the same error. Am I missing something obvious, or does this only work on the Pro version of Windows 8 for some reason?
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] IceDragon59:
Drivers are designed to work for a specific operating system. I personally haven't been able to get a single driver for any device to work on Windows 8 that was designed for Windows 7. Vista drivers more often than not did work on Windows 7, though. Go figure.

In this thread, someone says they installed the most recent version of HTC Sync on Windows 8 and managed to get the drivers working. Try that.

EDIT: Just tried this on Windows 8 and it worked perfectly.
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] altayh:
Thanks a bunch! Installing HTC Sync didn't help, but this worked perfectly. :D
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] nitsuj17:
bleh, just use linux and you dont need to worry about drivers :p
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] altayh:
To be honest I dual-boot my computer and primarily use Ubuntu, but the automatic bootloader unlock guide was written for Windows with a handy zip of executables and a batch script, and I didn't want to have to figure out how to properly install adb on Ubuntu as well as risk messing something up if there happens to be a Linux-only issue.

It's nice to know that it should work on Ubuntu without any need for the drivers. I assume this is how I would have to install adb. It's a shame I can't just "sudo apt-get install adb" it...
[Verizon HTC Droid Incredible 4G LTE] nitsuj17:
looks like a decent guide :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] troutbeck27:
OK quick question.

My wife has a iPhone 4S (I know :(, but her work pays for it).

Anyhow I use Handcent and have even tried the stock text messaging app and for the life of me I can not figure out why I don't received pictures that she sends as a text message.

Any ideas?

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] mav3rick478:
Did you set Handcent as your default messaging app? You have to then make sure in the settings to allow it to receive mms.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] iikbgsdw:
recently my Bluetooth doesnt work properly... it can send file to another devices but it can't receive any files....I never deal with this problems before....please any suggestions... for addition, I'm using CM7 by ezet with go launcher ex

Thanks in advance

sent from my Xalim
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] be-answer:
sorry

i am sorry to here that you have this problem you canwipe all thedata and load the new rom！ good luck!
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] iikbgsdw:
Thanks for your reply....yes maybe I'll switch into others Rom. Btw what rom do you use for daily?

sent from my Xalim
[Windows 8 General] C4SCA:
so im running windows 8 release preview 32 bit.

and every time i use an usb device my pc gets an error when i shut it down and i have do manually shut it...

intel pentium D dualcore 3.2 ghz

2gb of ram kingston

mobistar 945P-A7A
[Windows 8 General] C4SCA:
Anyidea? Any drivers need to be installed?

sent from my almost retired Nexus S (waiting Nexus 4)
[Windows 8 General] JihadSquad:
I got this in consumer preview a lot but i didnt really turn off my computer.
[Windows 8 General] C4SCA:
Im on release preview

sent from my almost retired Nexus S (waiting Nexus 4)
[Windows 8 General] earthsound:
Have you tried using different (or not using certain) USB ports? I have seen problems with Windows 8 and shutdown/sleep/hibernate that were worked-around by going into the BIOS and reducing the number of USB ports and/or disabling Fast Startup.

I'd be interested in seeing if this was fixed in the final RTM build (or the subsequent General Availability Cumulative Update [kb2756872] MS released).
[Windows 8 General] C4SCA:
i have desktop, it was kind of build by my self ages ago (10 years)

all the specs are in the first post, were are the options for disabling usb ports? fast start? i dont think i have it.

it happen with all the ports
[Windows 8 General] earthsound:
Depending on the BIOS, you can change the number of USB ports that are available to the OS. Did you mean a BIOSTAR mobo? I don't have any experience with their BIOS, but it looks like the latest BIOS for their 945P-A7A was released on 2012-09-17. Perhaps the BIOS update, alone, will fix the issue.
[Windows 8 General] C4SCA:
Can u give me a link?

sent from my almost retired Nexus S (waiting Nexus 4)
[Windows 8 General] earthsound:
Well, it looks like I misread their download page. The 2012-09-17 file appears to be the BIOS updater application. The latest BIOS shown (available when you click on ver. 8.x in the "Ver." drop-down menu) is dated 2007-11-19:

http://www.biostar.com.tw/app/en/mb/introduction.php?S_ID=80#dl

It appears an older BIOS is available at http://www.biostar-usa.com/mbdownloads.asp?model=945P-A7A%20V8.X, dated 2006-09-14.
[Windows 8 General] C4SCA:
i already installed that one, thanks anyway
[Windows 8 General] earthsound:
Btw, Fast Startup is enabled/disabled at System Settings > scroll down to the Shutdown settings & uncheck "Turn on fast startup (recommended)."

Fast Startup uses a hybrid shutdown that saves the kernel session and device drivers to the hiberfil.sys on the HD instead of closing everything.

You can also disable Fast Startup by disabling Hibernate.
[Windows 8 General] C4SCA:
I will check that when im back home. Is that on the bios or on windows?

sent from my almost retired Nexus S (waiting Nexus 4)
[Windows 8 General] earthsound:
Fast Startup is in Windows. See this tutorial.
[Windows 8 General] C4SCA:
i will post here then if it works
[Windows 8 General] brunopxt:
Same problem here
[Windows 8 General] C4SCA:
It kinda fixes it, now the pc gets an error but is able to turn off. Thanks again!

sent from my almost retired Nexus S (waiting Nexus 4 or maybe a Nexus 7)

U tell me, wich one u think the best for the price!
[Windows 8 General] argentocruz:
My lappie had the 'won't stay shutdown' thing...

After I allowed all the windows updates it kind of fixed itself...

I wonder if there are some updates that require a restart that call for restarts only, no shutdowns and we'll configure later scenarios?
[RAZR HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JBmfG:
I am trying to sync my audio collection with my Razr HD. Amaorak seems to do it okay but I would rather use banshee or even rhythmbox to do it. I have tried all the .is_audio_player tricks i can think of but nothing seems to work. My computer can see it with mtp-tools and connect as well as with gmtp. Also, i can mount with mtpfs but for whatever reason i cant get banshee to see my phone. Amarok sees it as MTP but the other two do not. Anyone else have any luck? One of the major reasons I traded my iPhone for this one was so I could get away from windows so this is pretty important to me. Im running lubuntu 12.04 32bit
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jakob95:
Is there a way you can do this on Android? Like on iOS you can open up the notification bar in any app.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andrvo:
With 3rd party app maybe, like com.friedflow.statusbarexpander

It didn't work for me btw. As they say in the description - doesn't work on all devices.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmozaffari:
So T-Mobile USA has been branding their improved HSPA+ as 4G for quite a while and they have also been making physical changes to phones to get them to support up to 42mbps. Now it appears that they are doing the same to the Nexus 4.

In theory, 21mbps is plenty fast and in fact faster than most LTE phones get as actual download speed today but of course 21 is not actual speed. So with AT&T for example, you could be on their LTE network with a max speed much higher than 21 but actually get 15mbps while their HSPA+ network with max speed of 21 would give you only 4-5.

My question for anyone that knows this issue well: Is it the same case with TMobile's network? If you get the stock Nexus 4 capped at 21mbps and someone with a tmobile 42mbps phone is getting an actual speed of 15mbps, are you likely to get the same 15 or something lower?

TIA, Babak
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saturn1217:
You will get lower.

I have a gnex with 21 Mbps and before that I had a mytouch 4g with 14.4Mbps. Without changing the location (boston) where I was using T-mobile's network I see faster (not huge increase) network speeds with the Gnex.

BUT Google has the Tech specs sheet https://sites.google.com/site/androidpresssite/home/tech-specs

And here it seems that the Nexus 4 on the play store will be the exact same model as the T-mobile version (42Mbps) so I think everyone gets the good speeds (I hope!)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bfspider:
The question is...is the specs on the google play page a typo or a hidden feature (42Mbps via software/radio flash) or a different phone (SKU etc)?

If there is a special N4 phone for TMO, then, there will be different FCC reports indicating as such. One for the Play Store and one for TMo. We'll just have to keep an eye out and see.

I'm coming from a GNex and I haven't any complaints w.r.t. download speeds.

What I find really lame is the pricing that TMo has set if you buy their phone. Right now it is rumored to be $200 + $20 for 20 months. Currently, there is no full buy-out price except for what is listed on the Play Store.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmozaffari:
Thank you very much for that insight. I haven't verified this independently but this implies that it's not the same phone and that the Play Store version will not get 42mbps:

http://phandroid.com/2012/10/29/t-mobile-nexus-4-price/

The price also implies that it can't be the same device!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmozaffari:
Exactly! See my post above, but looking at previous pricing by TMO, it does appear that the retail price can't be only $350. If it was, this would come out to an APR of 132%!!!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bfspider:
Looks like the phone from the Play Store does support 42Mbps..

http://www.androidcentral.com/fyi-nexus-4-rocks-42-mbps
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vanhoud:
Edit
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaykresge:
First, the radio speed is a maximum potential speed in ideal conditions. If you take a phone with a 21mbps radio, paired with a tower capable of 21mbps, you'd need to be under ideal conditions to get anywhere near it. I have a 21mbps radio in my SGS 2, but I'm on AT&T Medianet, so the best I've seen is around 7-7.5mbps (I suspect that 7.2 is the cap on Medianet). My wife has an iPhone 4s with a 14mbps radio, and the best I've seen on hers (legita unlimited plan unlike my medianet) was 8-9mbps.

As far as I remember, AT&T only supports up to 21mbps, so phones with a 21 or 42mbps radio on AT&T will have the same performance. But, a 42mbps radio on T-Mobile's 42mbps network will see higher performance than a phone with a 21mbps radio on the same network. I have seen people here and on other forums show off speedtest results in excess of 20mbps on T-Mobile's network. Naturally, your speeds will come down to many factors, to include obstructions, signal strength, distance to tower, local network congestion, swamp gas reflecting off venus, etc.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bfspider:
there is no such thing as a "tmo" version.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmozaffari:
Well thanks to those who've confirmed that there is indeed a speed difference even under 21mbps between a TMO and standard phone but as far as the Nexus 4 in the Play Store, I'm no less confused...

It appears to me that come November 13, Play Store will feature a TMO version at a higher price but I'm not 100% sure yet.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ajfink:
If, and I do mean if, there are two versions, the T-Mobile "version" (which would just have different radios) would be directly from T-Mobile, probably not in the Play store. Probably.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmozaffari:
See the availability section in the bottom, it does say it will be available in the Play Store as well as select T-Mobile stores:

http://www.tmonews.com/2012/10/t-mobile-confirms-nexus-4-hspa-42mbps-connectivity/
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funkyblue04:
So is HSPA+ 42Mbps the same thing as having DC-HSDPA?

I am wondering and hoping so. Right now I use Vodafone here in Australia and the new 3G+ network has DC-HSPDA but only the dreaded Apple devices support it so far.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaykresge:
Odd.

On the Play Store, it claims pentaband HSPA+21.

On the TMO announcement, it claims quad-band HSPA+42.

Either there are different radios, or there's a typo on one or both spec sheets.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmozaffari:
I don't think so. DC appears to be dual cell whereas TMO has its own made-up thing that no Apple product supports.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bfspider:
I think it is a typo or something that needs to be added to the spec sheet on the play store. If there is a "TMo version" aka different SKUs, then, it will pop up in the FCC reports.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drumist:
It says "quad band" but then it lists 5 different bands, so that's clearly just a typo.

There is only one version of this phone being sold worldwide. People are reading way too much into what are clearly typos.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmozaffari:
FWIW, that has never happened before. There has never been a phone sold by anyone other than TMO (or at least expressly for use on TMO) that has had support for 42mbps on their network. On the other hand, if I recall correctly, Google did sell different models of Nexus One for AT&T and TMO on their own site.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BennyJr:
Not true, the miui phone supports dchspa and I'm pretty sure the iPhone does too. The unlocked version.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drumist:
Right, but the Nexus One wasn't pentaband. It just doesn't make any sense to make a 21mbps version and a 42mbps version, when literally nothing else is different.

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The iPhone 5 supports DC-HSDPA, but doesn't support T-Mobile's primary 3G frequency band. So you would only be able to get a 3G signal in select areas that have T-Mobile 1900MHz 3G towers, which aren't in many areas yet.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmozaffari:
I hope you're right and it's the same device... if so, how to make sense of the 132% APR interest TMO is charging?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funkyblue04:
So is HSPA+ 42 mean this device has DC-HSDPA+?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaykresge:
They're not charging interest. The $20/month figure is people quoting the difference between the contract and pre-paid plans. They're simply pointing out that it makes no sense to take a $150 subsidy on a device. This isn't the typical $400-450 subsidy.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmozaffari:
Not sure what you're referring to. Here is the t-mobile announcement as linked previously:

* Available via Google Play on 11/13 and in select T-Mobile retail stores and online starting 11/14

* Value Plan: $199.99 out of pocket down payment and 20 equal payments of $20 per month with a two year service agreement on qualifying voice and data plans

* Classic Plan: $199.99 with a two-year service agreement on qualifying voice and data plans
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vanhoud:
Play store nexus 4 supports hspa42

http://www.tmonews.com/2012/10/t-mobile-confirms-nexus-4-hspa-42mbps-connectivity/
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmozaffari:
1- Where is this supposed press release that is mentioned but not linked to?

2- Why would Google make a correction in a press release and not correct the Play Store?

3- How to explain the ridiculous financing by tmobile?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaykresge:
Look at their plans on their website.

Basically, value plans are for people paying full price. Classic plans are typical contract plans. As much as it's a rip off, they're allowing a hybrid of the two plans for Nexus purchasers. It's still cheaper than going with a classic plan, but doesn't require as much up front ($349) as going with the full price + value plan.

I agree that it's a rip off, but I see what they're trying to do. Plus, it makes it sound like the $199.99 counts for more than just the phone. Seems to be the typical 2 months of the plan plus activation fee plus reduced phone cost. Again, still a rip off, but so is almost every contract plan.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MewRai95:
So my only question is, since it doesn't do LTE, will it work just fine on AT&T's HSPA+ network?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheapshot789:
So if radio is the only difference will we be able to flash the Tmo radio to the non Tmo N4 to get 42+?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaykresge:
It should do fine. Google just clarified that the Play Store specs are wrong and will be updated, it's a 42mbps HSPA+ radio. On AT&T, it will perform like a 21mbps radio, as that's an AT&T limitation. My SGS2 has such a radio and performance is fine.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MewRai95:
Alright thanks for the info on that man, I know for a fact I'll be getting this while I wait for my phone carrier upgrade!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drumist:
No, there is no difference in the radio. If you buy a Nexus 4 from anywhere, it will work with T-Mobile 42mbps network out of the box.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bobaka:
play store now shows hspa+ 42
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Red Wolf:
check this out https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_4_16gb

that was a typo mistake :)
[HTC Sensation] DarkLP:
Hello, I recently flahed VIperS 1.3.5 ROM and I like it,except the camera, is there any way to get stock Sense 4.0 camera there?Thanks..BTW ViperS uses sense 4.1 or 4.5 camera.
[HTC Sensation] realsis:
You can look in sensation themes and apps I know there are some cameras to choose from in there. Just make sure it's compatible with sense and ics and it will be fine to flash. Take a look in there and I know you will find what you need. When I was running viper I also flashed over a different camera. It worked perfectly. Best wishes and hope this helps.
[Nexus 4 General] ap3604:
http://www.theverge.com/2012/10/29/3569688/why-nexus-4-does-not-have-4g-lte

Pretty good article explaining why lte on a Nexus 4 doesn't make any sense for any potential whiners out there ;)

Also it explains it pretty well why they didn't make the same mistake by going CDMA like they did on the Galaxy Nexus.
[Nexus 4 General] Ajfink:
All accurate, a good summary.

With its pricing of the Nexus 4 and lack of LTE, Google is quite clearly giving US carriers the finger. I wouldn't be terribly surprised if a CDMA/LTE version appeared for Verizon and Sprint, but LTE doesn't really matter that much if you get decent 3G/3.5G/HSPA+ whatever you want to call it (i.e., not Verizon or Sprint 3G).

Really, anything over a few Mbps is enough for me...but I know other people use their phones differently.
[Android Apps and Games] phuc_tran:
Hi,

I've just published my simple memory match game here : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.greenideas.fruitsmemorymatch.ui

Try it and give me your feedback.

Thanks a lot.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Mandroidified:
Anyone know if the VZW model has the wireless charging pins above the battery as the international version does? Am really wanting to try out that wireless charging MOD.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] razball:
Hey verizon will have an interchangeable back for it to wirlessly charge just like most of there flagships here is link for youtube video of galaxy s3 and the verizon website wireless pad just go to the right and see the compatible devices note 2 is there and the back cover is almost identical.

Hope this helped.

Galaxy s3 video-http://youtu.be/_l4XqpoisAw

Verizon link http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/store/accessory?action=selectPhone&phoneId=6055&archetypeId=12659

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Don't get that pad though get a qi certified one because the lg one has an alarm when done and you can't turn it off