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[Thunderbolt General] RunNgun42:
You knew 1MB would never suffice for a computer because you could foresee the advancements in technology requiring more space in the future. So what advancements do you see in cell-phone technology requiring 64gb, 128gb, screw it a full terabyte if storage? You might as well tell me that I'm foolish for feeling 160mph is fast enough in my car, because one day we might all be cruising at 250mph through the neighborhood. Movies arent getting any longer, songs are getting any bigger. There is no practical reason for a feature length film to be more than a couple of gigabytes since the screen size will always be less than 7".

It is precisely because phones are getting bigger that the engineering involved is getting more difficult. Special considerations have to be made when designing a battery that can be removed. It is MUCH easier for a designer if he doesnt have to worry about this. Imagine if cell-phone had removable 4G chips, video processors and ram. Do you really think the design could still be kept as portable as something like the Iphone, DNA, or SGS3? Of course not, you'd end up with a phone as big as a laptop trying to accommodate this.
[Thunderbolt General] nonews:
Bad assumption, straw man and non sequitur

I had no special knowledge for what computer memory would be used. I only know, looking BACK at computer technology, that EVERY time someone has suggested “No one will ever need more than _____” we blew right past that without a pause. People are pretty clever in using all of a given resource. For myself I am just under 32GB used on my SD right now so 64GB I don’t have to worry about filling given my current usage model. (Which is why I stated that I could live with a 64GB fixed memory phone?) Even so 128GB devices are practically a given and 1TB is not much of a stretch. This trend will probably continue until we can fit no more into 1cm^2. What will use all of this storage? I don’t know. People are very clever in using all of a given resource however.

Does online storage and fast wireless mitigate the need for large local storage? Yes. Does it fully replace the need? No. Are data caps and overage charges making replacing local storage harder? Probably.

As for video I think your assumption of 7” is incorrect. Phones already have outputs (HDMI or the like) to drive large screens. What will those screens be in the future in size and frame rate be? HD, 2K 4K 8K? 24,30,48,60 FPS? I fully expect video files to grow.

Audio – I don’t see it changing much but perhaps bandwidth and storage will favor lossless CODECs.

Your car analogy is weak. Automobiles already operate close to the human ability to perform in many areas, portable devices… not so much. I would like to go 800 miles on a tank of gas.

I really disagree with you regarding designing for bigger vs smaller phones. A larger phone, dominated by say the display should offer more opportunity to fit things in. Of course if the wider and taller phone actually has less volume than previous phones then it would be more challenging and if it has to weigh less even with a larger volume then it may be really tough. Removable storage and batteries ARE harder to design as I said before and I fully understand that the extra cost of design and manufacture of removable storage and batteries favors the design of non-removable storage and batteries. No one mentioned changing SOC or coms or radios but that is another straw man.
[Thunderbolt General] RunNgun42:
Before I go on, I'm just curious, what does your 32gb of cellphone storage consist of?
[Thunderbolt General] Dannar:
The key word here is "right now."

Right now 64 GB might seem like a top end tier for mobile storage. But the DNA is 1080p resolution with more phones to likely follow suit. The files will be larger, and data consumption will increase.

Carrier networks are no longer in the unlimited era. Caps, throttling, and insanely annoying persistent wifi alerts rule the day. If carriers insist on treating network bandwidth like gold from Ft. Knox, then I'm going to want to carry more, and cloud less.

16 gigs of storage becomes 11 after OS and bloat. 11 gigs is pretty pedestrian on a device that can hold apps, movies, and songs. How long have we had iPods with more than 11 gigs in storage?

SGS 3 had it right. So does the Note 2. If I want locked down drudgery I'd buy an iPhone.

I love HTC, but they need to get somebody else making decisions over there. Carrier exclusive phones? Fail. No SD Card or removable battery? Sigh.

I'm considering a Nexus 4, but that's only because it has budget pricing, and I can use it with pre-paid service. (Read: I'm cheap)

Duely blundered from my thunderdolt.
[Thunderbolt General] nonews:
25.6GB of audio

1.1G of nandroids (each about 1Gig)

2G Ti backups, app data, app cache and system stuff

I could live with 32GB if I had to for a while at least.
[Thunderbolt General] simonbarsinistr:
If you have a few Roms you like and have nandroids of, they're almost a gig a piece.

I hate how new phones are stopping at 16 gigs with no sd slot. It's not enough memory for me, nandroids and app backups are necessary and use a lot of space.
[Thunderbolt General] RunNgun42:
I'm the last person I ever thought would be advocating for less storage space. Believe me I'm with you when it comes to the ignorance of people who always thought ABC/XYZ was enough. I guess a better way to justify the design of something like the Droid DNA is that it at least gets the job done. I watch tons of movies, listen to tons of music, and keep my phone docked in a cradle on my desk to surf at work all day long. I just found alternatives to storage limitation that just so happen to be the direction the industry is trying to push us in. I recognized that I dont need to have 10 movies on my device at any given moment because it's not like I'll ever really be watching them. At least not often enough to justify a need for storage to keep them. I uploaded my entire song library to Google Play which was a huge boon because now I have it with me on any device anywhere I go. I dont keep more than 1 nandroid of my device because my previous build is the only thing worth keeping. When I flash a new rom I simply keep a failsafe, and I only store about 2-3 roms on my device as redundant failsafes for each other in the event things really go sour or I just get really bored.

If this is the tradeoff necessary to have a beautiful 5" display with wireless charging and weighs light as a feather, then I consider this a win. If the alternative is a larger, heavier, more expensive phone to accommodate the best of both worlds (tons of storage and tons of power) then I consider that a loss. I will gladly take form over function since the function can be made up for in other areas that actually add quite a bit of newfound convenience. To me, this whole idea of clinging to old phone standards of sd-cards and removable batteries is just oldschool thinking. It reminds me of the business tycoon still using his monochrome blackberry thinking he's the ****, and that all these kids just dont "get it" with their fancy colors and lack of technical needs. Or the supposedly tech savvy laptop pro who buys the heaviest most impossible to carry device with a 17" screen, optical disc drive, and 10 USB ports for that 1 time he actually needs it. Everything you use your storage for is just for an emergency. 25gb of music, multiple nandroids, etc. They're all just "what if" scenarios that probably see the light of day once every few months. Sacrificing the entire build of a phone for this off-chance scenario is just very backwards thinking imo.
[Thunderbolt General] disconnecktie:
You dont have to believe me but the dna gets excellent battery life for a phone with a 1080p and the lack of an sd card is irrelevant since it is otg capable meaning an external hard drive can be used. The sad part is that a new one x phone is right around the corner.
[Thunderbolt General] nonews:
I glad you found a usage model with which you are happy. I prefer another.
[Thunderbolt General] FloatingBusError:
I am still trying to determine if my data usage is high enough to justify the cost of keeping unlimited. And still hoping that there will be some really interesting new phones available when I finally make up my mind. :fingers-crossed:
[Thunderbolt General] simonbarsinistr:
I don't mind non removable batteries if every phone was like the Razr maxx, (I don't get why they're not) and I'm okay with no sd, just like my gnex doesn't have one. But 16 gigs is a low number. I don't have the insane music collections some people do, but I have enough to leave me with uncomfortably little space left to spare. I don't like relying on cloud music, because I like listening to music at work, and there's commonly no reception at work.

Plus, it was always nice to be able to swap sd cards to transfer pics and music, instead of going through a computer.
[Thunderbolt General] FloatingBusError:
I've had bad batteries in the past. That makes me reluctant, though not necessarily 100% adverse to the idea of having a non-removable battery. I have become accustomed to not being able to swap the SD card in the Thunderbolt, however. It is indeed nice to be able to do, but I can live without it.
[Thunderbolt General] simonbarsinistr:
Good point, I've had some bad batteries before too.
[Thunderbolt General] RunNgun42:
Keep in mind phones with larger displays and faster processors tend to consume more data. You'll probably surf faster and pull more webpages in rapid succession. You'll be streaming youtube vids in 720p or greater. I pulled 1GB in my first 3 days on the DNA. That was me playing a bit, but still I could see my typical data usage had gone up a few notches. Dont make the mistake of benchmarking your current data needs with that of a superphone. You should probably assume an extra 30% at least for any new phone purchase. If you ask me unlimited data is a godsend and you should do absolutely everything in your power to keep it. Metered bandwidth in this growing era is an absolute joke and nothing but gross extortion/gouging/exploitation of mobile users.
[Thunderbolt General] FloatingBusError:
Definitely good points.
[Thunderbolt General] simonbarsinistr:
I use around 7 gb a month on my gnex, my bionic is the house Internet (no landline isp where I live) and it consumes 10+ gb a month. Even my wife, who is more normal of a user, uses close to 3gb on her iphone 4.

So unlimited is definitely a big deal for me.
[Thunderbolt General] Dark Jedi:
Since getting my N7 I have no desire to really get a new phone. It does everything my thunderbolt bolt does and all these new phones does and cost a third of the money. I mostly use my bolt for tethering duty and phone calls. As I text from my N7. Just don't see paying over $600 for a phone when tablets like the N7 is just add good and cheap. Must say battery life is real good also. Getting these new phones is just to show off look what I got.

You want to save unlimited data plan? Buy a nexus 7 and turn your 4g phone into a mobile hotspot. Then you saved a lot of money.
[Thunderbolt General] disconnecktie:
I told my wife to get me one for Christmas for the same reason but I did throw a hint that the dna is a sweet phone that I would like. I would be happier with the dna but if the n7 is what she gets I'll still be happy.
[Thunderbolt General] Dark Jedi:
I swear you get the n7 and you won't be disappointed and might not want a new phone.
[Thunderbolt General] simonbarsinistr:
The phone itself is the hobby as much as using it. So the n7 would be nice. My xoom, old DROID x, and now my friends old tbolt keep me busy messing with flashing things. Whatever phone I get just has to be unlockable and be popular with the devs.
[Thunderbolt General] soulesschild:
Most likely the S4 if it's worth it, and of course buying it full retail to keep my unlimited data + special data plan pricing ( $10 per phone instead of the 30, huge discount when you factor in 4 smart phones)

Otherwise, either a 2nd hand GN2 from people upgrading to the S4, or a fairly cheap used S3 ( <250)
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jordanl17:
I have a very strange issue on ATT, no one else seems to have:

first, I got a new micro SIM and I'm on the correct 4g plan (I generated an IMEI for an ATRIX 4g to give to ATT).

Problem:

About 2 to 10 minutes into a call the person the other end looses the ability to hear me. but I can hear them. so I hang up. at this point ANY calls in or outbound are silent in both directions. Bluetooth, Speakerphone or headset, same results. and at this point wifi and cellular signal bars are now gray. Reboot and the phone works again.

Does anyone have any ideas????? I may need to send the phone back. Do you think ATT has something provisioned wrong???

update: I did a factory restore, I still have the problem. I have a bad feeling it's something to do with ATT / Nexus 4 / fake IMEI ??? and this happens using either popular Nexus4 ATT APNs.

OH and another update... today when this happened I noticed my Ford's Sync system flashed "In Privacy..." the rest was cut off... then silence!!!! WTF ?!?!??!?!?!? In Privacy Mode?!?!?!
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jt.61:
I would call att customer service because it seems they activated the Sim card wrong.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] munchy_cool:
Is it a play store n4???
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jordanl17:
Yes, I got the from the Play store. Why? do you theorize that someone else had it provisioned?

I'm on my second sim card and I still have the call silence issue. I think I need to return the phone.

Any other thoughts??
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] munchy_cool:
naah bro, I was thinking you got it from fleebay and maybe it was a chinese replica ...call Google and get a RMA
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jordanl17:
I have just purchased the advanced replacement Nexus 4, so the RMA process has begun.

Thanks for your help. I hope I get the RMA unit fast!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nosidefcp:
hi

i have a aftermarket navigation system in my car that includes an adapter to conect other screen in the upper dash. this adapter is to connect to OEM screen of the car but i dont need it.

my idea is to conect a chinese tablet i have here. the tablet is a 7''. the adapter lets me mount the tablet but i wont be able to see all the screen.

anyone can tell me me if i can resize the screen size to match the adapter opening size?

thanks in advance
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nosidefcp:
any help?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ClintBeastwood:
Is it possible to add multi-window to any app? I've tried searching but couldn't find anything relating to the Galaxy S3.

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freddy1991:
Try this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1996050

Don't forget to hit the thanks for the developer and also for me

:)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ClintBeastwood:
Thanks for the link, I'm not sure which one to download from the link below for the rom I'm using.

http://www.mediafire.com/?g5p6prgi65z9m

The rom I'm using is

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35188205&postcount=529

Thanks again
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolhof:
The rom is deodexed so downl. the first one.

But I think there's already a option in the rom made by LegendK95

Verzonden door mijn GT-I9300 met xda premium
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ClintBeastwood:
ok thanks, and I can't find the option to add other apps, only the default ones show.

Edit: I downloaded and installed only the Control App and it allowed me to add other apps.
[HTC EVO 3D] sublim3style3:
Alright so this was the first time that I'm adding a ROM to my HTC EVO 3D. This is because I was sick of the battery running out so quickly. I searched for a ROM that would be the most stable and found viperROM to be listed as the most suitable. The rooting process along with the installation of the ROM worked out beautifully. Lots to learn about viperROM. Anyways, the reason I am posting this is because a couple apps are crashing on it and I was wondering if there was some way I could tweak it to make it work better, or if there was a substitute app I could install. The first (worst) one that is crashing is "Google Search". Crashes every time I open it. Any suggestions? Another app that I've had issues with is "Alarm Clock Plus". Every once in a while the app will force close as I am setting an alarm. I'd love to hear some feedback, this is the first time I'm posting on an android forum and would like to learn as much as possible about it! Thanks a lot!

P.S. I will thank every response!
[HTC EVO 3D] Uncle Lizard:
One too many times today!

Please post question in the "Q&A" section.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moemoks:
Has anyone had this issue? Anytime I'm on a call with my Bluetooth headset I can't use WiFi it won't scan or connect. When I switch to phone speaker or earpiece it connects. Also when I'm listening to music with Bluetooth it connects just not when calling.

Thanks for any reply.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ameri-CAIN:
I have a different issue with Bluetooth. Whenever I turn on Bluetooth and am done with it I turn it off. The next time I want to use it I try to turn it on and the on toggle switch toggles to the off position. It won't turn on until I reboot the phone. Then it's on as soon as I reboot. When I'm done with Bluetooth I turn it back off. Rinse, repeat. Any body got any ideas? Hopefully the op doesn't feel I'm highjacking his thread. I just haven't seen any other post relating to Bluetooth troubles on the Nexus 4.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moemoks:
Not at all it might help get these issues exposure
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clubtech:
Yup having this issue. WiFi connectivity does when on a call using Bluetooth. Connect to a 5ghz WiFi network so both can work together at the same time or hope Google will fix it.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheFluffyOne:
Having done a small amount of digging around trying to figure out why I can't use my 2.4GHz WiFi at the same time as a Bluetooth headset, it looks like it's most likely due to the change of Bluetooth stack in 4.2.x.

Bluetooth has a feature called Adaptive Frequency Hopping that is supposed to automatically detect which frequencies in the 2.4GHz range are being used by other services, such as WiFi, and then avoid them. My wild and uninformed guess is that this is not working correctly and hence the Bluetooth and WiFi signals are interfering with one another to the point that neither can operate reliably. Fundamentally this is likely to be the same for headsets used for voice calls as well as basic audio playback.

If I switch the N4 to the 5GHz radio on my AP then everything co-exists happily and fluffy bunnies hop around peacefully in flowery fields.

In my case it certainly doesn't just affect streaming audio. If I play a local music track via my Bluetooth headset or speakers, the WiFi connection will usually drop; though even if it doesn't, it's not possible to download any files for example.

I have also tested on a Nexus 7 running 4.2.1 and, whilst it seems this can just manage streaming audio, as soon as I start to download a file the BT audio stutters very badly. That could also be down to the poor I/O bandwidth, though, and I'm not in any hurry to downgrade to 4.1 to prove the point at the moment.

Final test was on an ASUS TF300 with 4.1.1. This happily streamed audio over BT and downloaded a file at the same time. Also no problems playing a local track over BT whilst downloading a large file using WiFi.

There are a few related bugs open on the Android bug-tracker, for what that's worth. There are a massive number of Bluetooth issues overall, but a few WiFi/Bluetooth ones are:

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=39633

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=41631
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Moemoks:
Thanks
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tommmtom:
It also happens when using a Bluetooth game controller, the WiFi stops functioning properly!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] universe555:
The only network I connect to is my home WIFI... here come's the stupid question...

when I leave the range of my home network it will switch to 4G

but... will it switch back to my home network when i am in range

in essence, does it prioritize wifi over a 4g connection if a profile exists?

i ask because i had downloaded VZW auto wifi on... seems like it might just be bloat

anyway, thanks all
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] SlimSnoopOS:
I'm fairly certain all Android phones "prioritize" Wi-Fi over mobile data. If you leave LTE enabled then turn on Wi-Fi while home, you can see this yourself.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] BraddahBoi808:
Yes. If you leave your wifi on on your phone and at home, when you get back home it will auto connect to the wifi cause it scans for available points every so often
[Trophy General] DrKernel:
Hi,

I apologize for posting this in this forum especially if a question has already been answered similar to what I'm asking but I can't seem to find a solution specifically to the problem that I am facing so I come to you all for help.

I have HTC Trophy on Verizon. I took this phone with me overseas and I requested the unlock PIN from Verizon. I got the PIN. The Phone is unlocked.

Now I got a free upgrade to HTC 8X. I have the WP8 device and I like it. I have another line from AT&T that I want to use on my unlocked HTC trophy. Both support GSM and the phone is unlocked, but it still connects to Verizon.

I've downloaded connection manager and I chose to manually select AT&T and it reverts it back to Verizon.

Any ideas how to fix that?
[Trophy General] trilaxx:
Hmm nvm mind them
[Trophy General] DrKernel:
Hey, thanks for your reply! Can you please elaborate more? What do you mean by nvm mind them?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guitarman:
I've heard many good things about the v6 supercharger script and wondered if anybody has a lot of first hand experience with this "speeding" up performance and whatnot with the KF. Does the effectiveness of it's memory management depend on individual kernals and ROMs? I am currently running the 11-04-12 release of the stockish cm7 from Goo Manager through Incr3at1on and run the script.......everything "seems" to be flowing nicely with this ROM but is that really due to the supercharger or am I experiencing the placebo effect?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ixthusdan:
I saw a difference with cm9 roms, but not cm10.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jersey846:
I cannot find the original thread that explained how it was possible to trick the Google Play store into thinking my Kindle Fire device was some other tablet. I am rooted and have the Google Play Store on my device, but unfortunately I still have to do a lot of backing up apps and sideloading from my Razr M rendering the root and Play Store access on my Fire nearly useless. Just wanna be able to trick Google Play into thinking its some other device that will alow me to install more apps. I'm fairly noobish so i'll need somewhat detailed instructions.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guitarman:
It has to due with tweaking the build.prop.......I know twa_priv's cm10/sgt7 ROM thread has a link to a flashable modified build.prop that disguises it as a Galaxy Nexus.......wonder if it works with other ROMs?

Twa_priv's cm10 link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28885657

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[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jersey846:
Oh you know what, thats where I saw it. I haven't installed his ROM. I wonder if it's possible for use without the custom ROM.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Guitarman:
I'm not that knowledgeable to answer that but here is another link that might help if you ever go to a cm7 or cm9 Rom: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=27784658

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