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[Android General] ABBCC11:
Hi there,

I have been an avid iOS user since it came out in 2007. I owned an iPad 2 for long time and was very used to its speed. Surfing was really fun because scrolling was as soft as cutting through butter. I was thinking that this is how surfing was meant in the first place. Hence the iPad redefined "surfing" for me. I rarely used my Laptop after the iPad.

And... well, recently I bought the new Nexus 7 to see how far Android has gone. I never owned an Android device before. But i occasionally tested it over the years. My overall impression was, that it's too laggy. Even though today's android devices have strong hardware specs. It was laggy.

But I thought to myself: Google had 5 years to tune android. When I got the Nexus 7 I was hoping to get a fluent experience that I was used to from my iPad 2.

But no. One of the first things I did was to install Adobe Reader, because the main purpose was reading PDFs on the Nexus besides surfing. I was shocked. It was sluggish and really laggy. Even though the device had 2 GB of Ram and a high-speed CPU? I compared it to my 2 years old iPhone 4S. I installed the iOS version of Adobe reader and compared it to the nexus. It was fun to scroll. No, I mean it. After seeing it on the Nexus 7 it was great to have the speedy iOS below my finger tips. Then I spent several hours on searching for other PDF readers. I tried out many. Only a few had a considerably good speed. But those also had many downsides. Either they were really ugly or didn't provide important functions like bookmarks. Eventually I gave up and stuck to Adobe reader. What a miserable fail.

Surfing on the Nexus wasn't fun either. Chrome is even more sluggish. Not comparable to Safari on the iPad. Remember when I wrote that I put my Laptop aside in the most cases when I first got the iPad? In this case there was no urge to do so. Surfing was a pain.

I installed the AOSP browser. It was way better than Chrome considering speed and scrolling/zooming. But it had bugs on non root 4.3. The control elements disappeared regularly. And, yes, it wasn't beautiful.

How is this possible? Is this real? How come the Nexus fails at its two most important tasks? Surfing and reading PDFs?

In my eyes Google has failed. I gave them 5 years to make up their mistakes. They ended up making a device, that's behind my iPhone 4S considering the real life usage speed.

I don't care much about the specs. If it runs smooth, it's good. If not, it's not. My iPhone 4S has 512 MB of RAM and runs smoother than Google's state of the art device.

Ok, now I want to know your opinion about this matter. Did I do something wrong by having the same expectations that were set as standard for me by using an iPad?
[Android General] quattros:
I'm not sure what you want. Are you asking a question?

As for your observations, I have a Nexus 7 and a Galaxy Note 8, as well as an iPad 2. I don't have the same experience that you describe even with the nexus 7 stock.

In terms of comparing the devices, they don't even come close. The iPad is an overpriced, crippled Kindle.

There are so many things that an Android based device can do that iOS device will never LET you do, even if you jailbreak.

Use the device you like ... it's as simple as that.
[Android General] posuniator:
Same here :D i have an ipad mini and a Note 2 and I even Use my Note more often then the ipad to surf the web etc...

The Android system is so more Open and has much more to offer...

The iPad is like a overpriced Browser for the Couch...

Sent from my Note 2
[Android General] ABBCC11:
Ok, sorry guys. Let's stick to the following two questions:

1. Safari on iPad is smoother than any Android browser out there. Do you agree? Yes/No? Why not?

2. There is no good PDF reader for Android. They are all sluggish and/or don't provide good interface and/or bookmarks functionality. Do you agree? Yes/No? Why not?

What browser do you use on your note 2?
[Android General] quattros:
Check out Dolphin browser.

Frankly I've seen ios based devices be sluggish / have crappy apps / not work right / fail just as much as any other device ... they're not made with fairy dust.
[Android General] grcd:
Well, I am not sure if this is intentional, but the tone you use is that of a biased fan, not of a person that wishes to hold an objective discussion.

Let's start from the beginning: Google does not manufacture every Android device. They do not manufacture your Nexus 7 (ASUS does), and they do not tinker their OS specifically for a particular device. Google release their code, and then manufacturers are tasked to implement it as they see fit. The issue at hand here is that Google's developers do not really have a 'base minimum' architecture with which to work. When they develop Android they have to take into account that their code will be run by 256MB as well as 3GB RAM devices. Or from single-core A7 700MhZ devices all the way to quad-core beasts. By default, it is hard to find the right balance. The end result is that Android is not designed/catered for a particular architecture.

By comparison, Apple works with specific architectures, which they were even involved in designing. They have a small handful devices to support, and they can make sure that things work smoothly from one device to another.

Objectively, I agree that iOS is more stable, fluid and responsive on the same hardware compared to an Android device of the same specifications. Of course, the problem here is that even with the same specification, due to different Android implementations you could have Android devices performing vastly differently. The beast in question here is complexity.

Nexus 7 is a decent device, but it is far from being high-end in Android. Given that Android seems to use more resources than iOS (in terms of RAM, but also in terms of CPU/GPU requirements -- and this is a direct consequence of having to work for a huge range of different architectures), it seems to me that almost no Android devices can offer you indisputably superior stability, fluidity and responsiveness. But it is hard to understand why Android can be 'slow'. For example, HTC One S overclocked running custom ROMs can be blazing fast. I would say almost, if not even better than (in certain situations) any iPhone device. Then, on the other hand, the Sony Xperia T which has the same CPU as the HTC One S is a very slow device, with many hangs and freezes with its stock ROM. The reason is different optimization, and the main culprit behind any discrepancies in performance for Android.

Apple's iPhone 'works out of the box'. It is stable, fluid and responsive. For the average user, I can completely understand why this is beneficial. To get the most out of Android, you are on the right way as there are many intelligent and hard-working people around here who work with particular devices trying to get the most out of them. I am certain that there is the right ROM + Kernel configuration for you out there that will help you get the most out of your Nexus 7.

With that said however, keep an eye on the new Spandragon 800 and Mediatek octacore devices. We are already seeing some incredibly powerful Android phones that I really believe you will find much faster on every account than the best iPhone out there right now.
[Android General] Lindsay02:
Good, I've never paid attention to those.
[Android General] ABBCC11:
I think it is not the hardware, but the software that is important.

No doubt the Nexus 7 has enough power to deliver a smooth browsing and PDF reading experience (see AOSP browser for example).

But the sluggish apps make you have no fun with the device. There is no decent PDF reader out there. Chrome is slow and AOSP is hard to install on non root devices.
[Android General] mashed_ash:
Try dolphin 10 with jetpack browsing and ezpdf pro for pdfs.
[Android General] netify:
Big agreement on Dolphin 10 with jetpack. Chrome and firefox are laggy, Stock browser stinks too.

Also agree w/ summary by 'grcd' above re: different hardware implementations using a stock OS. Take-away: Find the OEMs who are most responsive / most attentive / focused on quality and user experience. If you're a business user - find those that cater to business. If you only care about consumer media / gaming - the world is your oyster, eat it at your peril.

I work at the largest networking company in the world, and only two device vendors are 'recommended' buys for BYOD: Apple and Samsung... read between the lines.

FWIW:

My experience with Android (3 devices since 2.x) - on phones, 'multi-tasking' takes away from core phone functionality that should ALWAYS be prioritized. Phone functions should preempt all other actions in the device, every time, no exceptions. When i want to dial a number or respond to an incoming call, every other process had better bail / suspend / hibernate, whatever it takes to get out of the way. Think fire truck and heavy traffic - pull right / left and stop to get out of the way.

On tablets not used as phones, there should simply be consistency of operation, smoothness of interaction, it should feel elegant. Apple wins this hands down from what I've seen. I've never owned an apple product for daily use, and that still comes across loud and clear.

20 years in IT - I'm a tech geek by choice, love to fiddle with the bits... but starting to lean to less distraction with the apple hardware/software package. Thinking 'more do... less fiddle'.

Biggest apple gripes off topic: arbitrary cellular download limits (100MB in iOS 7), no SD/MicroSD, no USB, no Flash... hmmm, can I really live with that. May have to try one out for a couple of weeks.

happy computing!
[Android General] spunker88:
I've always preferred the way Android devices scroll. On iOS you have to swipe a lot more to scroll through a page, where on Android one fast swipe will keep scrolling. iOS also has that annoying overscroll feature where the page keeps scrolling and then bounces back. I find that annoying as you have to wait for the bounce back to stop before you can start reading the page.

If you are ok with the limitations of iOS, nobody is stopping you from using it. For me personally I'd rather put up with a bit of lag if it means I get more features.
[Android General] NubzX:
2 troll points for effort but that's it.
[Android General] Infinite Jest:
I've also noticed that pdf and office software in general is very sluggish when compared to iOS. Browsing definitely isn't as smooth as well. Regardless, iOS 7 killed any love I had left for my iPad, so it looks like I'm on to a Windows tablet in the near future.
[Android General] shbaldw:
On an overclocked note 2, running a debloated ROM whips an iphone's speeds, coming from using both. Adobe reader is just slow by itself.

Sent from carbon note 2 on XDA premium app
[Android General] iONEx:
I find it odd that no one's mentioned Naked Browser or Easy Browser!?

I use Naked Browser and it's very fast, no lags. Very efficient browser, very small RAM usage.

Only downside for some ppl would be the GUI, it's not meant to be pretty.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] android167:
So guys, i have a problem with my housing. I used a case for my One from day one since i bought it, an after three months this is what it happened. So, parts of housing which were not covered with the case are now different colour from the rest of the phone.

So my question is do i have any chance to get a new phone from htc support?

Here are the pictures: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/24k729amcvqmbm0/2ujYYcUtj2

I never seen anyone with this kind of problem.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CoryTallman:
Why would the replace the phone? The part that was uncovered got something on it, which caused discoloration. I would expect this to happen eventually with all the stuff our hands, and in turn our phones, come into contact with everyday.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wireroid:
Scrub it with some rubbing alcohol and a paper towel.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mchockeyvette27:
Had many marks on mine after a while that won't just rub off but using rubbing alcohol worked fine.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] android167:
I tried rubbing it with alchohol, acetone, even with gasoline, but nothing worked. How come no one had this problem like me?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xartic12:
Try a magic eraser.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] rezadue:
Hi,

I just bought a Videotron locked SGH-M919V and purchased the unlock codes.

I am with Rogers, and since the unlock this phone works well for voice, but I can not get data to go faster than 3G.

In a place where i used to get 25+ mbps download with LTE I cant get more than 3.7 mbps.

When I look at the APNs, I have LTE tethering and Rogers LTE and Rogers LTE is selected.

In network mode I can only choose:

GSM/WCDMA

GSM only

WCDMA only

How can I get LTE speeds?

Thanks:confused:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] sangokudbz79:
Had the same issue on the BELL LTE network.

While searching on the web today, I found out two answers to your querry :

1 - Installing a little .apk application named "phone info" not available on the google store witch allow you to kinda force the usage of certain band (including LTE) on your SGH-M919V! See the attachement for the .apk application.

Once the application is installed on your SGH-M919V, open it

Select the first option (mine's in french, but it should be similar to Device Informations or Pheripherical Informations).

Scrool down to where you can choose the network bands or protocols from the menu.

On the Bell Network, "WCDMA prefered" was the default option, and changing it to "LTE/GSM auto (PRL) maked the phone switch between 3g and LTE speeds when available.

2 - Flashing the SGH-919's (

non-v

) modem.bin with odin. I tried this method, but it didn't worked as expected. The flashing wouldn't work as installed so I started to look for other answers. If someone found answers for this method, a tutorial would be greatly appreciated! (I followed theses instructione but it didnt worked for me :

I didn't wrote theses instructions, they are freely accessible on http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2266101

1) Download the T-Mobile firmware from http://www.sammobile.com/firmwares/1/?model=SGH-M919&pcode=0#firmware

2) Find the file "modem.bin" and move it to another folder. This file should be about 50MB.

3) Put phone in download mode and plug in USB.

4) Start Odin software.

5) Select "phone" and select the "modem.bin" file.6) Only thing checked should be "Auto Reboot"

7) Hit Start

8) Let it reboot and after that you should be able to connect the LTE network.

The first method is the one that worked for me. Feel free to post any questions if unclear, i'll be glad to answer!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] Dubardo:
Might be Rogers oversaturated LTE Network.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4] LimitsX:
The solution I found is this

For M919V flash the entire original stock rom of I337M from rogers, bell, or telus (3x) and reboot after each flash and then wipe cache and factory reset (with stock recovery). Your phone becomes I337M even on bootloader. Now you have LTE. To get AWS band, look for a thread that says how to enable AWS for I337/I337M . And now you have LTE + AWS :)

I recommand flashing Telus I337M 4.2.2 rom (it only has one telus bloated app) or the Bell one (4 bell apps). Rogers is the worse rom to flash lol

I've experimented and tested it, thus it definitely works!

That solution seems to work for M919V models only.
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JohnnyCarrera:
i just got my xpz for nearly a week now after having a htc desire hd for 2 1/2 years.

my dhd was rooted, unloked and had leedroid 5.1.1 running which was pretty awesome(-8mA in idle and fast as hell).

now ii'm looking for a similar rom for the xpz, i want smth. smooth, slick that conserves energy.

at the moment i seem to have a bug which causes high battery drains which is why i have to flash

a new rom anywas (stock at the moment, .244)

anyone got any suggestions, i'm not yet familiar with xpz roms
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Destroyedbeauty:
Stock ROM = Try ROMAur v8.0

AOSP ROM = Try PAC v.23

Both battery friendly and smooth as hell.

Skickat från min C6603 via Tapatalk 2
[Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] venky716:
Battery friendly my suggestion would be to use stock firmware and a custom kernel, Doom or XZ.

AOSP - Carbon rom gave me better battery than any other.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mark1holland1:
I bought the a samsung GT-I9000 off ebay, it was locked to vodafone and running standard OS.

Despite soft bricking it I did a factory restore, rooted and flashed it with cyanogenmod 10.1.

Everything is working, except I cannot to any mobile network. When I try to connect it says "cannot connect at this time, try again later" or it encountered "an error". It takes ages doing this as well.

The APN settings are all there and correct as I can compare them to my rooted HTC which works fine on the same ROM.

The IMEI number is given by *#06# and this is also given in the phone information. The same IMEI is on the back of the phone under the battery as well.

If I leave the phone on, it gives Orange (EE ) as the network but says emergency only i.e no service.

I rang Orange and they said there is no problem , which I suspected, as my HTC work fine. Orange also said there is no problem with the phone relating to IMEI - its not stolen.

Can anyone help please? Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tetakpatak:
Hi again :)

Two questions: is the phone unlocked now? Did you have the connection with this same SIM card by using previously flashed ROM?

If both answers "yes", your presently installed baseband is probably not compatible with the region where you live. Google after the regional codes (letters in your baseband version) and find the right one for your region. Here are all flashable baseband versions for the CyanogenMod:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1870460

I won't have internet next few days, but you may make it now alone.... good luck, mate :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mark1holland1:
I upgraded to stable 10.1.3 last night, simply thinking what do I have to lose? and it worked for a bit then stopped.

Whats stranger is it started working when I got to work - it doesnt recognise EE which is the company who bought Orange/T-Mobile but it connects to Orange or T-Mobile and works as Orange......

It connected to providers last night but never for more than a few seconds and then stopped.

I have called and texted from it and all now seems fine!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mark1holland1:
The phone lost signal when I got home - ultimately solved it by flashing it with modem XXJVP and updated APN to those given for EE, not Orange.

All been stable now for 3 days :laugh:
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bibicp:
I've opened Samsung link application (Allshare play). I got notified about an update, tried to update then the Samsung apps launched. After a while it said "connection unavailable". I've tried to google this problem and it seems to be happening frequently with the tab 2.

I've tried clearing cache, data, force stopping and even disabling/enabling the application. Nothing works.
[General Questions and Answers] curiousgeorge2:
Hi, so basically i just signed up with tmobile and their jump program, for those that dont know its where you pay 10 bucks a month and u can get another phone twice a year, however you have to return your phone before getting another one, anyways my question is is it possible to make a backup of the original img of the stock firmware or rom before rooting, and then reinstalling the stock back when the time comes in to turn it in for another phone, i heard somewhere that they can tell if your phone has been flashed even if original firmware was put back, is this true? the phone i have is lg g2. ty
[General Questions and Answers] gbr357:
There are quite a few articles out there on unrooting the G2. Shouldn't be a problem to unroot and go back to stock recovery/stock ROM. Most CSR's are only going to check the rooting status in the "About Phone" "Status" area.
[General Questions and Answers] gorilla p:
While you can unroot and go back to stock they can tell if the bootloader has been tampered with I.e. unlocked and locked. With T-Mobile they don't include your phone in your rate so you're best off just buying a good phone that you own and keeping it.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] babakmaham:
Hey guys

Is there any method/guide for better performance/quality in in uz?

I am wondering about this under average quality photos in this phone even with a powerful ximor rs sensor at indoor conditions!

Uz takes very bad noisy photos in low light conditions that i have never seen in each other 8 mp phones.

I have tried all options for gaining better results but unfortunately this camera disappointed me at all.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] serotizm:
That's true. ZU camera is not the best one.

But try Cemre Zoom FX. It takes much better photos.

I'm happy with that.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
The lack of an LED should have tipped you off straight away, and the fact that the ZU uses the same camera as the Z (correct me if i'm wrong), but without an LED. You can of course install a different camera app from the Play Store, or wait until devs have ported the Z1 camera app to the ZU (still no guarantee that it will produce better photos though).
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] unk_damnation:
It's not really clear whether zu has the same camera module as the z, actually. Zu is only 8mp, while z has 13mp, so no guarantee the hardware is the same. And zu is far thinner than z to contain the same module, but this is just a wild guess.

Anyway, there's a thread that ported SuperCamera app from lenovo k900 for zu, too. Maybe you can check it out.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] babakmaham:
Yah

I have tried that app but i seems there is no big differences between original app from sony with that app!
[General Questions and Answers] No_Nickname90:
Okay. So I'm interested. I was working really hard to make this solar system I created in Solar 2. And there are even MORE complex systems in the game.

I got the game in the Hundle Bundle when it was there. It's a pretty cool game. Especially if you like space and stuff like that.

I wanted to see what's the most complex system you all have created. I'm interested in knowing. I mean, it took me a while of playing to get this. LoL!!

Here is a higher resolution of the image.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] doc1066:
Hi all,

i am new to this forum. i hope you all can of of some assistance.

i ahve an XDAII O2 for a year now. previously i was able to make vidoes and then watch them on my Pc on windows media when i first bought it..i have now after many months made a video and tried to watch it on my PC. it is sets the video file as a MP4 file and on XP says it is a windows media file, yet when i try to open the file on windows media , says it doens t recongise the file. same with winampe also. i dunno why i am having this problem. i have no upgraded the O/S or done any thing different to the XDAII.

is it a XDAII iisue or XP issue? i have windoes media player 10 on my PC, and pocket pc windows media 9 on XDAII.

Can anyone help me please?

If you need more information pleae let me know.

thanks alot all!

MrT
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] Vedas:
hmm...

Try this...

http://www.mpegable.com/show/download.html

Hope it helps, good luck!

:)
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] egtan:
Try downloading and using Quicktime Movie Player.

Works for me.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] tumtum:
That's right

You can use Quicktime to view MP4 on your Desktop PC.
[MDA II, XDA II, 2060 General] doc1066:
Thanks guys. realplayer works!

hi all,

thanks for ur input. i tried quicktime - no luck :(

however i accidently tried it on realplayer and works.

its very strange that i amde videos using a microsoft application yet it does not work using windows media player but on their rival realplayer! very strange.