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[HTC Rezound] feralicious:
Hi Purp!

I don't know what you are coming from, but I love this phone but then it's my first smartphone. I looked for over a year before I took the plunge on this one and I think it's great. Like you, I don't need the latest and greatest, though when I bought this it pretty much was just that.

As to battery life, it doesn't bother me but I'm pretty much always in a position to be able to charge it. I have a spare battery now so if I go for a day hike I can take that with me, although if I go for that type of hike I'm usually out of service area since I'm in the mountains.

As to ROMs, I've stuck with sense ROMs and I was going to try an aosp ROM but I've heard the camera and video playback doesn't work properly so I changed my mind. aosp and jb ROMs are still works in progress. You can find several sense ROMs that are in good working order though.

Also, you say you're rooted, don't know if you are s-off or not. It involves shorting out something on the phone using a wire. Some people have lost usb function doing it. It makes it easier to flash ROMs - although now the devs are making it just as easy to flash when you're s-on so I'm not sure that's even a factor any more - and it makes it easier to brick your phone too. Used to be that if you were still s-on you had to pull the kernel from the ROM you were flashing and flash it in fastboot after flashing the ROM, but if you were s-off it was all automated. Well now devs are making it so you can select s-off or s-on when you're flashing so you don't have to pull the kernel and flash it separately any more. I don't flash much so I'm going to stay s-on. And since I'm not constantly tinkering with that type of thing I don't want to forget and do something that bricks the phone without thinking. So, something to think about. Maybe you already knew all that, if so forgive me for babbling on. Forgive the babbling even if you didn't know it, seems like I went on for a while on that! :)

Anyway, hope you like the phone as much as I do!
[HTC Rezound] don728871:
Could u buy it online for like 100 with a new contract
[HTC Rezound] Purpeltendire:
Thanks for the warm welcome. :) Up until now I had a basic phone; a combination of not liking a device and finances kept me from upgrading. That being said, I've had a bit of experience before this from helping a friend who had a Galaxy Nexus, and I learn fast.

I don't have a spare battery, but I do have a car charger and a spare wall charger. So for the most part I'm also covered.

I barely use my camera, so the JB roms might be less of an issue for me. But stability is a big plus so for now I'll probably stick with ICS. Sensed vs Desensed is a whole different story. ;)

Yeah, at first I had just rooted. Last night I took a stab at the wire trick and got it after my third try. Was a bit worried at first but it went smoothly. I can already tell I'll be a flashoholic, so S-Off is probably the way to stay for me. And no problem with the babbling, I'd much rather take the time to respond to a long-winded response like this than a bunch of short ones. :)
[HTC Rezound] evilstewie23:
If I may give you a suggestion for a good rom. Try EclipticRez by Hawknest. Its a sense 4.0 rom and man is it really smooth. Im pretty sure everything works too. :good:
[HTC Rezound] zekemo:
If you want a stock ICS Rom I am on NeoMax 2.0. It's desensed and smooooooth like butter. Any Rom made by iamtheonetheycallneo is a safe bet. He makes roms to fit any taste and they are of great quality.

Also, welcome. This community is a smaller one, but I think it makes it excellent. I recognize the same names in most of the posts and it makes it far more personal experience.
[HTC Rezound] scy1192:
What are you waiting for, get yourself onto CM10.1 http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2113140

Also since you seem to be somewhat new to Android, you should get Terminal Emulator and DriveDroid. Being in NA you should appreciate them.
[HTC Rezound] Purpeltendire:
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone. :)

I was looking at that one in some detail; I liked what I saw except for the fact that the bloatware such as NFL Mobile was not taken out, but as I've already taken the liberty of removing my bloatware with ROM Toolbox Lite, it's not really a big issue. That may be my first or among my first ROM tries, as for now I think I'll stick with Sense. Compared to Motoblur and TouchWiz, Sense is far less intrusive and overall quite likable.

Awesome, I'll take a look. Stock ICS is what truly drew me into the Android OS in the first place, I really liked the look of it on the Nexus devices. Seems like a lot of people like Neo around here, and that kind of loyalty and popularity can't be earned easily. So I'll definitely be taking a look at his releases.

I've definitely found that the popularity of CyanogenMods is well-deserved. But I think I'll wait for a while before I try this one, given that I haven't really looked into all the bugs people are having with JB builds.

Terminal Emulator I got immediately after reading this post, thanks for the tip. DriveDroid looks interesting. I'm not sure if I'd have a use for it, as I have a Linux USB boot 'disk' and a HDD with a couple partitions for non-primary operating systems in my computer. But I'd like to try it out at the very least. Thanks for the suggestions.
[HTC Rezound] zekemo:
Just remember that desensed roms still smell of HTC and aren't a true ICS experience. If you want a full ICS you will need to check out the AOSP builds, which have some basic features missing; like Bluetooth calling and wifi tether encryption.
[HTC Rezound] Dark Jedi:
Do t know where your store said the gnex wasn't offered no more. I was at a Verizon store last week and they still had gnex out on the floor. As far as battery life on this phone I can get easily 18 to 20 hrs on the stock battery. Maybe its because I came from the thunderbolt and that phone is known for some of the worst battery life besides the gnex. I have had the rezound for only a few weeks and just love it. This phone has more solid ROMs for it than the bolt could even wish for.

So enjoy the phone as it will serve you well. Also the guys in here are more forgiving than the thunderbolt section lol.
[HTC Rezound] Purpeltendire:
Alright, thanks for the heads up. Bluetooth isn't an issue for me, as I don't use calling very much. And same with tethering, because I'm a stingy data user. :p

Well that's depressing. :( It's gone from their website, and all stores in Washington and Oregon that I've checked at or called. Ah well; I'll live. Plus this was free while the GNex wouldn't have been. :laugh:

Once I settle into a regular usage pattern (Which might take a while, seeing as I know I'll be flashing lots once I start) I'll probably get around the same. I need to do my homework on the different governors though, there's a few that I'm unfamiliar with.

Yeah, it seems like a great group of people around here. I'm looking forward to getting more involved. :)
[HTC Rezound] Purpeltendire:
Now that I've familiarized myself with much of the Rezound forum, I was wondering how I could begin contributing in my own way. I don't have much skill in the way of development, and with school I doubt I'd have the time. But then another thought came to mind... guinea pig! :p

A Governor a Day

So basically what I'm planning on doing is testing the effects of the various CPU governors. I was planning on doing this for myself anyways, as I'm very curious what the practical differences are between governors.

I'll be setting several constants (Min/Max frequencies, voltages, ROM/Kernel, etc) and the only variable (at first) will be the governor. I'll probably start off with a one day time period, just because of the simplicity. Overall routine will be to set the governor when I plug my phone in, either at night before I go to bed or just before I run out of juice -- say 10% mark. And then just use it as I always do, because I have the benefit of a fairly regular class schedule there shouldn't be any significant changes to my usage pattern.

I'll be using several apps to help document all this data; if you want to suggest another to add to the accuracy and range of the stats, feel free. So far the list is:

Statistics

GSam Battery Monitor.

SystemPanel [Paid].

CPU Spy.

Settings

Kernel Tuner

I'm guessing that for the first week or so I'll be taking community feedback from you all and incorporating it into the OP as constants and such, so the final experiment probably won't start for another few days and I'll have to redo my DanceDance statistics, as well as whatever I use tomorrow. But that really doesn't bother me. :p

This is sort of my introductory post, I'm almost done with my day on DanceDance. As I told some people in the Infection2.1 thread I'd be making a very detailed post of my battery life and settings, I'll also be copying that post into a new thread and reserving the first few posts for myself. You're all welcome to make suggestions in both this thread and the dedicated thread, but let's try to keep Neo's ROM thread clean for him. :)
[HTC One X] Shoarma1998:
Hi guys,

I've got the following issue.

I'm running the exchange policy on my HOX and it's set on 30 minutes (that's when the pin lock kicks in).

When the exchange policy kicks in and I want to take a picture from the lockscreen (pulling the camera icon into the ring), it takes apr. 5 to 6 seconds before I can take the picture. What is the culprit? Is there a way to diminish that time?

Stock or custom rom, doesn't matter.

I cannot remove the exchange policy settings, because they are there for a reason,

Can someone help me with this minor inconvenience? (If not, it's no biggie ;))

cheers
[LG Optimus Black] SeaWinston:
Hello,I was wondering what launcher(on Play store or not,doesn't matter)has the least RAM consumption as I want as much RAM as possible.I'm currently using CM10.1 20130216version.Thank You
[LG Optimus Black] rrgrrg:
Basicly all the new launchers are the same becuase they deal with the new ics\jb system wich consumes a bit of ram like 40mb or so ,, if you want a less usage about 11~20 mb use holo launcher (not the hd one)
[LG Optimus Black] ykumar00:
The least RAM Consuming launchers are Zeam Launcher and Lightning Home. Try them out, both are free!
[LG Optimus Black] xNooBCannoN707x:
I am using nova launcher and it only uses between 15 and 17mb. I am running official ICS ROM btw
[LG Optimus Black] vishaldhamnekar:
Give a try to Xperia Launcher. I mostly use this...
[LG Optimus Black] Pollie81:
i'm using atom launcher, uses 32mb so wil probably not be your choice but i think it's awesome.. fits perfectly with ICS because of it's looks and is nice and smooth.
[LG Optimus Black] rrgrrg:
as for me ,, i would use the lg stock launcher or apex launcher
[LG Optimus Black] stoplysy:
Apex launcher is great
[LG Optimus Black] ccaitor:
Launcher

I tried xperias launchers, and i could say that are excellents with low consuption..
[LG Optimus Black] jantdroid:
Bazooka Launcher. I tried almost all launcher tat one is the best
[LG Optimus Black] Ereckson:
I use apex it's really good. For my Optimus black which has 512mb of ram I use smart launcher pro.. It's lightweight fast and unique.. Did I say beautiful?
[LG Optimus Black] Maniek8:
I'm using ADW Launcher Pro. With CM10 based Mackay ROM it works perfect. I like it. I'm using ADW since i got my OB. ~1year. I recommend both, the rom and the launcher ;)
[LG Optimus Black] yoshiro3:
Zeam launcher its about 14 to 17 mb ram usage.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] revofev:
after using odin to set my phone back to stock because of the custom lock image that showed when i booted my phone up my navigation doesnt work, cant find location on google or weather app, i followed all directions to remove the custom lock from boot up screen now my gps doesnt work, someone please help, ive had to factory reset my phone twice before and this is starting to get really annoying

THIS THREAD CAN BE DELETED...I searched for the problem on here and got it fixed everything is working now
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] viconate:
We with the samsung admire 4g need some good person/peoples help with gaining root access for our phone,ive tried all the easy/one click methods to no avail :( ive been to most forums and nothing anywhere,i mostly stay on the phandroid site its always helped me with my past androids but no luck with my new one,and i know xda has some of the best around so any help or ideas would be greatly appreciated
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Shukaze:
I looked around and this pretty much sums it up: "To root this phone, which I also have, you need to look up the guide for s-off as well as rooting using Linux. There is no other way as of now because the phone isn`t popular amongst the modding community. No one has made a script or even a guide for that matter, but I found out the hard way and the distribution model is s-on. Good luck. I`ve already done this, but with no clockwork recovery or mods available, it is utterly pointless unless you`re a developer. Seeing as how you asked this question, I`m assuming you`re not. Sorry. Maybe the devs will spread the love one day, but by then you`ll most likely have a newer, better phone. I know I will. Try using adw launcher and power toggles. I managed to create a righteous theme using those and a white marble stock photo to blend with the phones shell. Good stuff."

I hope this gives closure to your question.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NexTech00:
I used to have CM10.1 but i didnt like it a lot. Now, i am using stock rom. I want to overclock my tablet but i only find forums on how to overclock the Tab when using CM10.1. Is there any way to do it on stock ROM?

All the Kernels i see are for CM10.1 :(
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shakatu:
I would not push it higher than 1.2GHz long term.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2108442
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NexTech00:
Haha :D I am using zap blaster at 1.35Ghz and its working fine, no problems ⊙_⊙ =)
[Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G] Ldya1492:
Help!!! I stupidly tried to do a root on my Samsung Exhibit ii and after selecting the root.rar through cwm it just loops. Only going to the screen where it shows the phone name. I forgot I deleted the backup I had and cant reset. Is it possible if some one can send me a back up or a fix please!!!
[Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G] theAPANT:
Are you sure it was a root.rar because that doesn't exist for the t679 and cant be flashed in recovery. Check to make sure you have the t679 not t759 and if you do, use this http://xdaforums.com/wiki/Samsung_Galaxy_Exhibit_4G to return to stock, but make sure to read before doing anything.

Edit: to elaborate on the .rar .tar can be flashed with Odin, but that is NOT for the exhibit 2 the exhibit has .zip made by jocala, .rar i don't think can be flashed any way
[Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G] Ldya1492:
Thanks so much. That helped!! :D It was the T679. The root was a .zip file but as Im not very root suave I must have made a mistake some where in the steps. I think Ill reframe from trying to root my phone in the future. Too many confusing steps.
[Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G] Dvarl:
Now I thought this phone was the easiest to root compared to the G1 and the HTC Espresso. The latter being worse. This is just two steps, flash root, flash recovery. Done unless you want a custom rom, then flash rom & gapps.
[Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G] Ldya1492:
Well I have never done a root before and I was really overwhelmed with all the information for rooting it. The forum I was on that provided the root info seemed to be more then just two steps.
[Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G] theAPANT:
That is because there were multiple methods although now only one works after the update to android 2.3.6 this is the easiest phone i have ever rooted although the nexus 7 was also easy. HTC phones are a bit harder to root and much harder to flash anything to.
[Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G] Dvarl:
It doesn't help that with HTC phones to get true root you need to achieve s-off. The locked bootloaders are a pain. I was kind of glad I didn't gave to deal with that with this phone. Although the lack of fast boot means less custom splash screens. :(
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Optic_Vithu:
I think the help prokennexusa has dedicated to this community is extra-ordinary. He is legendary. he helped me fix so many problems. With just one of his tools, the Kindle Fire First Aide. The software is like a must have when you are playing with your Kindle. He has saved many peoples kindles, and made life easier for millions. :D

Basically Thank you so much for all your hard work and dedication towards the XDA community.

Thank you
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] bryanchapman9999:
Totally agree.

Many thanks prokennexusa

:good::good::good::good:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Krsmqn:
3rd this! ProChrisFtw!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] nimzp:
+1
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] persano:
agree too, he is an exellent developer
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] AmrBanawan:
+9999999999999

:good::good::good::good::good:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] keyleroy:
Big Thanks!

:good:Ditto:good:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] lacoursiere18:
Also agree! If it wasn't for Chris my kindle would be in the garbage and I would be out $200. We thank you so much for your hard work and dedication to all us "noobs" out there! THANK YOU VERY MUCH CHRIS!:good::good::good:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] stefanescupatronu:
Deserve respect do a great job
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] maccc:
Alright,

so I tried to root my Galaxy S3 using Odin, and it failed miserably, and I ended up getting a black screen. Nor did I make a proper backup before going ahead with the operation.

So, from what I can see, since Team Win Recovery Project is still installed, it seems my last option is to "Restore" some sort of default backup. I dont have a backup, but maybe someone in here does. : ]

Does anyone have a default TWRC backup available for GT-l9300 for me to use to restore my phone using TWRC?

That would be immensly helpful.

:highfive:
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
1) Wrong forum. Go here: http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1563

2) Nobody will give you a nandroid because they contain personal data.

3) Odin a firmware from here: http://www.sammobile.com
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Pennycake:
How do/did you install TWRP without root in the first place ?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Aerowinder:
Because you don't need root to install recovery (Odin).
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Pennycake:
Ah, I've only ever used Odin when I obtained root and the guide I followed rooted from scratch, assuming you had neither root nor custom recovery.

I'm curious as to how all the pieces fell here (could the custom recovery have interfered with a rooting procedure that assumed you had stock ? - not really asking, just hypothesizing)
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] joemm:
I doubt a custom recovery caused your problems...maybe a bad download on the file you tried to flash through Odin. Did you do an md5 check sum check before flashing it through Odin?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Pennycake:
I'm not the OP, so don't mind me.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] joemm:
Lol.....oops :p
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nick.falconer:
Hi,

I bought my Nexus 7 about a month ago. It works perfectly apart from the GPS. It can get a signal fast enough when I'm outside, but if I'm in my car it will get the signal will stationary, but once I start to move it loses connection and I have to come to a stop for a while to regain signal.

I downloaded the GPS Status app and looking at the number of satellites I have about 8/8, once I start moving it drops to 0/2 sometimes 0/0.

Should I take this back under warranty?

Thanks

Nick
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack Barrett:
I dont have this problem. Try latest update 4.2.2 and see if there is still problem. Also download FasterGPS (if you are rooted) and select your country. If not just replace it with new one.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nick.falconer:
I have already updated it. And it not rooted, guess I'll take it back.

Thanks for your help
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bftb0:
Sort of depends - on a number of things

- # of satellites above the horizon

- clear Brillioun zone (no trees etc)

- sitting inside of heavy buildings or metallic enclosures (like autos)

Metallic cabs on vehicles have a way of making signals that are already at -155 dB in free space that much more wonky once you climb inside them. But if you have other consumer/commodity GPS units (e.g. a smartphone) that can maintain a good lock very well in the same vehicle, then perhaps it could be a hardware problem.

All these phones - Android / Apple / whatever - seem to come out of the chute with widely varying reception sensitivity floor (btw, there is no "connection", the GPS chip only listens). The original Samsung Galaxy was pitiful - it could barely maintain a lock with a clear sky and an unobstructed horizon - sitting side by side with other phones that worked perfectly. Never mind getting in a vehicle and moving - a lock condition was nearly impossible in that case.

The origins of the problem can be a poor gps reciever front-end, or more likely antenna design - possibly even interference from the tab itself (in the form of IF mixer spurs that land in the GPS band). Hmmm interesting - Asus is not exactly a cellphone design company - if your unit is a tilapia (3G) N7, does the problem change if you put it in Airplane Mode?

If it affects only a single unit, look for a loose connector for the external GPS antenna. There is a thread here on XDA in the N7 forums somewhere - search for that.

I took mine out for a drive with a different Android device right now - no speeds in excess of 30 mph, but they both seemed to hold lock with roughly the same error estimates. Unfortunately for the test, there were 10 satellites up, so maybe that test means nothing for when there are only 5 or 6 visible.

I doubt I'll be using my GPS much in a vehicle as it is WiFi-only (I suppose I could tether, but none of that seems like something I should be doing while I am driving :) It seems to lock pretty easily indoors, but that is not the problem you are experiencing.

(I vaguely recall that some of those Galaxy S users were trying to tweak GSP configuration files so that their devices would accept poorer lock conditions. I'm not sure if something equivalent is easy to do for the N7)

hope that helps - it's not a fix for you but at least a little more info.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nick.falconer:
I just tried it again outside alongside my nexus 4. My nexus 7 (which is 32gb without 3g) would only find at most 5 satellites and even then it would keep losing lock. My nexus 4 on the other hand would find about 17 satellites and have a lock on at least 9 of them. I then moved inside and my nexus 4 maintained a lock on most of the satellites whereas the nexus 7 lost all.

I think it is faulty in some way.

Thanks for your help
[Xperia Arc General] niteshbhatia:
i need help to root my xperia arc locked bootloader, i have tried so many thing but still not rooted yet
[Xperia Arc General] SXUsr:
Read a guide, found in the stickys or Google.

Sent from Myushi
[Xperia Arc General] Maddhouse:
Just search I have done it went from gb 2.3.4 to. 587, you just have to use flash tool to downgrade kernel then root with android emulator or something then flash back to. 587. I personally would do that install x parts v5 (cmw) or recovery x then install ultimate hd then mod ultimate hd

On the other case just unlock bootloader install kernel with cmw all ready on it, I am using rush and install custom roms

Hope this helps

Edit: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1683957 try this
[Xperia Arc General] niteshbhatia:
Handts officered

Thanks for reply rooting done.... flashing new ROM :)