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[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] redpoint73:
I think the reason that Sense apps and widgets are not deployed as separate downloads is pretty simple: they want to provide a user experience that appeals to the masses, and provides features that (they think) most people would find useful or cool, right out of the box.

Once you relegate those features to separate downloads, many people would probably never know those features even existed, or not bother to download them.

Not saying you are in any way wrong. But I also think I see HTC's viewpoint as well.

You also bring up an interesting point, that HTC would be able to deploy updates or fixes to the components without deploying a whole new firmware.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Silellak:
This is true, though I touched on this in my post - HTC could easily have these features installed by default, but allow for the knowledgeable user to uninstall them. My problem right now is that you can't get any Sense features (some of which are quite good) without the entire bloated Sense OS that comes with it.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] yobbei:
That's such an awesome letter thank you do very much.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] insanecrane:
I agree with your letter entirely. I've never owned and HTC product before I bought the One X. Why? Just because of Sense. To me it's unneeded bloat just like carriers put on their phones. I root and mod anyway but that's not the point. The point is that HTC and other manufacturers feel the need to shove their skins down people's throats without a choice. This imo is a complete contradiction to the very premise of Android, to be open and free.

Even though I do root and mod every phone I buy, I won't be buying another HTC device in the near future. I won't say never, but it would have to be something that is one heck of a better phone than anything out there. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my One X and I am happy with it, but my hesitation to buy from the start was Sense and it always will be.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] omario8484:
If you want a pure android experience you should get a nexus.I mean every one puts their skin HTC's just happens to be the heaviest...it's not like you can't slap on nova on there and HTC is getting better with releasing their kernel source so original development is doing well for the devices... But HTC just can't 'drop' sense ...like I said earlier for them to put an option when you first boot the phone to go stock android or have sense would be brilliant and than would appeal to every user...with great hardware and what type of software on their you like you can't go wrong
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Sarsippius:
I was spoilt by my HTC Desire, being basically identical to the Nexus One it had multiple great AOSP roms and battery life was better as it should be on AOSP. I'm making do with Clean Rom and Nova launcher atm in part for the camera and sense has improved, also to be honest the fact CM10 has worse battery life has scared me away from even trying it. I was set to switch to the Nexus 4 but they put the wrong chip in it leaving battery life quite poor. In the end I still feel like this is the best phone on the market for me even with sense.

Anyway, to your letter I agree almost 100%, I would like to see them release like a developer AOSP rom for their devices on htcdev to flash over the standard rom for those inclined to do so. I don't see how it would be difficult for them to do, I'm no software engineer but surely all the hard work has been done with the low level stuff like drivers etc. when developing the sense rom. I have seen they will be releasing developer roms but it's unclear whether they will still be sense based.

As you say they could embrace some of these things and really carve out a niche for themselves. I still think they make the best phones.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] tinza123:
I mean, cell phone is not only for geek like us. Recently I bought an One S for my day, who is really in love with that system. But yes it indeed make upgrading much slower...

The most important thing is I love their design and hardware, and I really hope they can have some longer sight and survive recent crisis.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] bapep:
Hello

How to make the glass on the watch as shown in the picture?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] poyensa:
that s done in the wall paper
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] bapep:
Thanx
[HTC One X+] mgymnop:
I just realized something weird. I used my phone in a completely dark room and I was blinded by the bright screen on auto-brightness. I couldn't imagine that it was on the lowest setting in a dark room and switched auto-brightness off; and indeed with manual brightness I could bring the slider much more down to darker levels. Is that normal that auto-brightness doesn't go down to the lowest brightness levels?
[HTC One X+] lohthx1r:
I also don't like the auto brightness issue, it was too bright in a dark room.

I end up buying Lux from the play store and it address my problem.
[HTC One X+] hardstuffmuc:
I am no fan of auto brightness inside of buidings either.

Outside it is handy, but indoors I switch to a widgetsoid app toggle on my homescreen with 5%/25%/100%/auto steps

25% is more than enough indoors, with 5% in dark rooms.

But with the advance of custom ROMs the auto brightness settings will be adjusted to more suitable values, I believe.
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] bawita87:
Hi Friends..

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Look here for download..

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[HTC Pico (Explorer)] DanceOff:
I tried before you posted this....its laggy and horrible ....that's because its New ....slowly it will become stable and fine aaaaaand usable too
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] Gladiator00:
Ive used Launcher7 .. It was laggy.. Didnt try this..
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] wsdyleon:
It‘s an awesome app，but it could be improved critically！

sometimes it cannot work，and once you manipulated much it would laggy
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] mmk.dr:
Very laggy after using it for a while. Needs furious development.

sent from HTC Explorer Sense 4.0a build #2 by derefas modded version #2 by bulletproof
[HTC Pico (Explorer)] Sandesh7:
Guys check the permissions before installing the launcher!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] pezlomd:
Hey what's up guys I have the T Mobile note 2 and I've noticed that when the screen times out and you are in an app and you press the home button to wake it up it wakes up the screen but takes you out of whatever app your in basically just taking you back to home none of my other phones including the Galaxy s3 have reacting this way and I'm curious if you guys in this AT&T forum are having the same problem if anybody has a solution it would be greatly appreciated thanks.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note II] garyd9:
Might I suggest that you search, or even just read the first page of threads in a section before posting in it?

At the time of this reply, just two posts down from yours is a thread on this topic.
[Galaxy Note II General] jitin02:
So, lets discuss what settings u r using to take best (good) pictures on ur Note2 camera, also post the picture

It would be great if every one here also provides the settings via. They love the most and use the most and suggest them also. That's what basically I opened up this thread :D

Basically a place where we can share what we know so that all can also learn and take most out of there note2 camera
[Galaxy Note II General] InsteadWoolf:
So let's start guys! I always wanted to know the best configs. to take the best photos at the right moments. At the moment, I'm using ''Lucky'' configurations. Please, share your knowledge with our community. :highfive:
[Galaxy Note II General] Bl!GhT:
I guess lower exposure setting is one way.
[Galaxy Note II General] nanoo-eg:
You need just 2 settings so as to have the best photos everywhere and any time.

First one is HDR specially when your plan has strong shadows in different places.

It helps to have the same light at all the picture. No white sky or dark down part..

See my photos:

First one with HDR. See the sky color.

Second normal settings

An other very important setting is the "Low light". It gives you nice results at places like a room with low light, when you can't use flash.

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[Galaxy Note II General] emprize:
super fine, anti hand shake, single shot, 8M pixel, and other effects depends on situation
[Galaxy Note II General] sumeshd:
No matter if I select low light or normal..low li8 photos always comes out grainy..any suggestions? ?
[Galaxy Note II General] therockk:
With the Note 2 camera there are many options to take great photos. There isn't 1 particular option that works better than the others. Each option is tailored to suit a specific set of circumstances in which your taking the photograph. Your best bet would be to go through each and everyone of the different options and find the 1 that best suits the situation in which your trying to take a photograph and play around with the settings.

Sent from my Galaxy Note 2 - N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] jitin02:
If u tryin to shoot on a area already havin enogh light. U shud decrease the iso to 200/400. N if its dark then increase the exposure a lil.

Thtd wat I read on googl. Correct me if m wrong.

Sent via The Ultimate beast Note 2 :))
[Galaxy Note II General] Lucidmike:
From a photographer's perspective, it is ridiculous to see people forcing shots in the worst lighting situation possible. Usually, light is everything, and every step possible is taken to provide enough ambient light, bounce light, indirect light so you can take it at the lowest ISO settings without blur from handshake. Sunny days with no clouds at noon are the worst times to shoot. Deep overcast days at noon are best lighting situations as long as you don't want rich blue skies in your photos.

The settings I like to change most are exposure and white balance. I think HDR works great also. I've changed my shortcuts so that I have always in front of me is white balance, exposure, ISO, light metering.

I always have that no good flash off. Always have guidelines on.
[Galaxy Note II General] jitin02:
Its good to see a photographer here.

But it would be great if every one here also provides the settings via. They love the most and use the most and suggest them also. That's what basically I opened up this thread :D

Basically a place where we can share what we know so that all can also learn and take most out of there note2 camera
[Galaxy Note II General] jitin02:
That's all??

Others don't use there camera or they don't know how to use!!!

Come on guys. Post your picture along with setting you like the most
[Galaxy Note II General] tian105:
im no photographer.. so stock everything for me. but the pics usually come out quite well.
[Galaxy Note II General] jitin02:
So I guess no one takes pictures ..........
[Galaxy Note II General] Att.Fan1982:
Explain your reason behind "Always have the guidelines on" please!
[Galaxy Note II General] SenK9:
Standard settings work for me. Just flash off and judicious use of the manual focus for some bokeh as required. It's a shame that there's no AE lock that I can find, whereas the iPhone has AE/AF lock from touching each point. As a result I set one of the camera quick settings for manual exposure control.

What the guy further up said is true, the setting and camera can only do so much, the rest is up to the photographer. I've seen amazing pictures from way worse phone cameras than the Note 2!
[Galaxy Note II General] superweird:
HDR. kinda weird its not the default setting when it should be for most of the time... :D
[Galaxy Note II General] spidermoon:
People do take picture, there is a thread for that: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1916475&highlight=photo

and my 2 cents about settings: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=36293426&postcount=317

I forgot to mention i have always the gridline on, it's useful for framing according to the "rule of third".

---------- Post added at 12:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:12 PM ----------

It's a great help for framing according to the "rule of third". An explanation here in wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thirds
[Galaxy Note II General] Dr.Paul:
No, not if anything is moving in the shot you are trying to take. ...
[Galaxy Note II General] NEDSTER1972:
Low light no flash single shot.
[Galaxy Note II General] sychak:
Exposure up or low light mode in low light settings. Iso down in bright settings as needed. Hdr is good for landscapes. Make use of white balance settings under different lighting indoors (incandesent, florecent, etc.).

Another fellow photographer here.
[Galaxy Note II General] KyleDevlin12:
Wow sweeet pic man :)
[Galaxy Note II General] sz1a:
I like using the warm retro filter in the camera and lowlight is great when taking photos at dusk. That photo is from Stockholm.
[Galaxy Note II General] sz1a:
Low light from a church, also Stockholm.
[Galaxy Note II General] BullHorn7:
Some great photos. I prefer taking photos with my DSLR because of the quick access to all settings via actual physical rotating buttons. It's the same with games, I prefer using a PS3 controller and a GameKlip to play, touchscreen controls slow me down.

By the time the phone's camera settings are ready, I've already missed the shot...
[Galaxy Note II General] jitin02:
For Ae/Af locks use camera FV-5.
[Galaxy Note II General] SenK9:
Great find, thank you!
[Galaxy Note II General] jitin02:
Heres one of mine...........................and man Macro focus with Centre weigh metering really does a great job ;)
[Galaxy Note II General] smithinsundar:
Warm vintage
[Galaxy Note II General] smithinsundar:
A crystal peacock:
[Galaxy Note II General] fulcrum1971:
All on auto. Flash off.

sent from my Note 2.
[Galaxy Note II General] ktgohdt125:
here is my pic

1st 2 pic with hdr on.the rest with standard mode.

normal mode....
[Galaxy Note II General] drzcharlie:
These were taken with HDR, no flash, white balance on auto and in low light conditions with fog and rain. Taken along the Talimena Parkway in Oklahoma and Arkansas yesterday.
[Galaxy Note II General] KanjiMan1977:
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[LG Optimus 4X HD] simonwkc:
I accidentally deleted this file(DroidSans-Bold.ttf).:crying:

I've tried to find it on the Internet but there are various versions with different sizes.:eek:

Can anyone upload me the original file please?:crying:

Sorry for my bad English.:(
[LG Optimus 4X HD] Arne_B:
Here you go: See attachment

Unzip first ;)
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Just curious to see which color is de favorite , on this beautiful monster :D

At the end of the day, that's all about personal taste...

Was just curious to know which one is more popular ....

Cheers
[Galaxy Note II General] Magnumutz:
I got me the Titanium one :D
[Galaxy Note II General] Att.Fan1982:
I will purchase the titanium grey one :good:
[Galaxy Note II General] TonyHoyle:
Titanium on its way. I don't trust a white one to stay looking clean after a few months.
[Galaxy Note II General] brooon:
I got both and sticked with the white one in the end. The grey looks way more business like and I would prefer it - BUT: It is an incredible fingerprint-magnet and looks like an oiled plate after some usage (and hey, I really am the dry-handed kind of guy :)).

As I went with the white S3 for several months, realizing that the white stays...well, white, even after months of hard usage, I decided to sell the grey one and get the white instead.

In the end I am much more satisfied with my white one now. Looks clean, elegant and modern as well. In a few days I´ll get a new backcover (not that shiny like the original one) and I think it will be perfect then.
[Galaxy Note II General] EdgaBimbam:
i have bought titanium but if there would be pebble blue, i would choose pebble one ;D
[Galaxy Note II General] chinaa:
I assume you dont have yours yet :laugh:

get it soon. anyway I got the Titanium, dont like white. i dont know I always thought white get dirtier faster lol

plus I already have siblings with blue and white GS3 models.
[Galaxy Note II General] EvoYas:
White always, Titanium shows fingerprints like no yomorrow and makes the phone look dirty. White always looks so nice and clean. But each to his own.

Sent from my GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] Evan702:
Titanium for me! :)
[Galaxy Note II General] cd1yat:
Titanium. Easy choice in the end
[Galaxy Note II General] CitizenLee:
I went for white because for as long as I can remember all my phones have been black or dark.
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Just sold my Note 1( 1 hour ago...}

Probably going for the Titanium , almost 100% sure :cyclops:

Titanium gives a more original feeling...

Furthermore I don't want any resemblance with the iPhone ...:laugh:
[Galaxy Note II General] badasscat:
White. Because the only way you can make plastic look cheaper is by trying to make it look like metal.

Now, I could see buying a titanium phone and then getting one of those metal backs for it. But I hate the faux-finish on the plastic back of the stock titanium phone.
[Galaxy Note II General] Bl!GhT:
Just ordered the white today.
[Galaxy Note II General] naturist:
I got me the Titanium one.
[Galaxy Note II General] crizolli:
Grey, and changing when the black one comes.

I would never buy a white phone.
[Galaxy Note II General] kebabs:
A BOSS phone needs boss colours, whites is just not boss, it's too girls and suites girls devices like iPod touch and galaxy s3 mini. Titanium grey on the other hand, now that's where the parties at! /hint of sarcasm ;)
[Galaxy Note II General] MohJee:
Went with Grey. White is too girl-like for my taste.
[Galaxy Note II General] boxer29:
got the titanium in the end
[Galaxy Note II General] Laynee1:
went for pebble white!! Gray looked bit ugly to me, beCause of that home button. No offence to the gray Owners

Handwritten from my Note 2
[Galaxy Note II General] k4ndle:
I like white personally, had note 1 in white but note 2 definitely go for titanium, looks better
[Galaxy Note II General] andrawer:
Titanium , it was the only color available in stock at Best Buy.

I would've taken whatever they had.
[Galaxy Note II General] ronj1986:
I bought the titanium!! White looked too bland on the Note II. I had it for months on the GS3, it was great.
[Galaxy Note II General] saadi703:
Yes, same is the case with me. Bought Greg after owning white S3. White in note 2 is not that good. I bought white S3 because it was better than pebble blue.
[Galaxy Note II General] afzal_m:
Titanium Grey for me :)

The white one doesn't look right for me.
[Galaxy Note II General] Phen0m:
Ive owned a Tm-Mo white and just picked up a titanium.. The Titanium looks really bad in pictures imo, but looks super nice in person. Titanium > White
[Galaxy Note II General] fr4c:
Had titanium, but swapped it out for a white. Wasnt feeling the brushed look on the grey and was a fingerprint magnet the moment I took it out of the box. It does look sleak but I feel the white just look more uniform and clean.
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
just curious....

What is wrong with the home button?
[Galaxy Note II General] Randles:
Titanium all the way :cool: but Id say white for the ladies :)
[Galaxy Note II General] Manipur:
Titanium indeed....
[Galaxy Note II General] clubmajestyk:
got Grey because getting bored with white already
[Galaxy Note II General] cswarrior:
got a titanium grey, but more colors would have been better.
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
At the end of the day. it is all about personal taste and needs..

But I already read more than once, about white phones getting yellowish and being more susceptible to scratches and little damages, or scratches being more visible than on other colors ...

One of the reasons I could sell my Note 1 very fast and with a good price, was the fact that it was in a perfect condition...

Off course you can always avoid scratches with cases and screen-protectors...

But that yellowish thing possibility erased all my doubts ......

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[Galaxy Note II General] greenflaw:
Titanium Grey :) White is very prone to scratches and back panel turns yellowish in color if used without a case
[Galaxy Note II General] brooon:
Huh? Sorry, but both is far from being true^^ The grey one looks more polished, yes, but it es MUCH more sensitive for scratches in comparison with the white one, on which you can barely see scratches even if they are pretty deep. And the yellowish thing...just ask the millions of white S3 users --> the samsung stuff stays white.
[Galaxy Note II General] bAsemDroid:
Titanium and loving it ... although its not good like the brushed real aluminum on my prev tab 7.7 ... may it RIP :cool:
[Galaxy Note II General] sandulea:
Titanium! Would have preferred black, though. I find the results surprising, because Samsung really push for white phones in their ads lately, and I found more pics and videos of the white Note 2 than the grey one. I expected the poll to show ~60% white. I guess people aren't as likely to follow manufacturer-induced trends as I thought.
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Samsung use the white ones in ads, probably just to tease Apple :laugh: :laugh:

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[Galaxy Note II General] Psykko0:
Would have loved to get white, but since the eta on those were about 3 weeks compared to 2 days for the grey one by the tiome I bought it, I went with the grey one.
[Galaxy Note II General] prashanthan.g:
Sent from my titanium GT-N7100
[Galaxy Note II General] FizzyBum:
Titanium all day
[Galaxy Note II General] michal_alton:
Went for white one. Every phone I had was in black/grey. Got bored, time for a change. Wish there were more colours available though.

PS is coming tomorrow,.can't wait!
[Galaxy Note II General] zulljoe88:
Whoopsy.. I got my first Note 2 on Titanium Grey, but have problem with it and the retailer change 1 on 1 on it.

Now I'm on a white one.

Btw, one of the salesman is my ex-classmate. He suggested to me to pick the white one since the titanium grey unit is Made by Samsung with unknown region while the White one is Made in Korea by Samsung. Just check it on the battery slot fyi.

Just a tips to share.
[Galaxy Note II General] Lucidmike:
It is my first white phone. White is the new black, so really for me, there's no difference when it comes to appeal. I thought I'd just change it up.
[Galaxy Note II General] imkr1:
Titanium grey here too.... Just feel white look like girlish..
[Galaxy Note II General] F123D:
Once you go black, you never go back.

Unless its titanium. :D
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
There are always more colors / materials ( replacement back covers) to be found on Ebay ;)

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[Galaxy Note II General] bigjonmoo73:
I'm coming from the HTC Thunderbolt, which is pretty much the Titanium Grey. I am excited for the new bright white color that the Note 2 has to offer. Can't wait to get this beast of a phablet into my hands! :laugh:
[Galaxy Note II General] Bruce MJ:
Exactly my thoughts. My SII is black and I just received my Titanium grey NoteII.
[Galaxy Note II General] amg009:
Titanium grey is just awesome outdoors, a lot better than white imo...
[Galaxy Note II General] philby123:
White for me, my son has the Titanium grey but as many have commented its a fingerprint magnet, he tried to get me to swap the cheeky s*d :)
[Galaxy Note II General] :
There was only titanium grey in the shop.Anyway I am loving it.It looks better and more elegant I think.:D
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Doesn't look like white is catching up :p
[Galaxy Note II General] tbong777:
I am going for the dark one. I have a white Note now and had it skinned because white makes the phone look larger than it needs to be.
[Galaxy Note II General] betoNL:
Excelent point :good:

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[Galaxy Note II General] BratPAQ:
white for ladies, titanium for guys
[Galaxy Note II General] xtacy1:
I bought myself the titanium grey. White just does not look good for me. Makes the note look cheap :D