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[Desire General] drmirza2000:
Ok fella's, the Desire is a fantastic phone, probably the best on the market at time of writing, a truly desirable device!

This guide will be split up into the different logical segments of the phone, offering hints, tips and general know-how to ensure you get the most out of your new phone.

As always please either message me here, Rachid (le3ky) on Twitter or leave a comment at the source if you have a tip to add or wish to clarify something I have written here.

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General Android Advice

Android is a multitasking operating system. It is very smart at self-managing its memory and applications. You may hear talk of using a task killer, or another memory management tool, but this is NOT necesarry. Android will manage this task itself. You may have the question "How do I close this app?". With android this question does not need to be asked as android will take care of it in the background.

Turn off WiFi and GPS if you are not using them. They can cause the battery to drain much quicker than if you turned them off. Toggling between these settings is easy via the default HTC widgets.

To add a new photo album, just mount the phone via USB to a PC, create a new folder and give it a name. Add your pictures to this folder. Now browse to the “Albums” in your phone and it will automatically create an album with the folder name you specified containing the pictures you added.

Calibrate your keyboard!!! You will find using the keyboard waaay better. Do this via:

Settings > Language and Keyboard > Touch Input > Text Input > Calibration Tool

There are 3 types of keyboard available for the Desire built in “full QWERTY”, “Phone keypad” and Compact QWERTY”. Give them a try, one may suit you better. To change do the following:

Settings > Language and Keyboard > Touch Input > Keyboard Type

A Class 6 micro sd card is preffered.

If you have both WiFi and data connections turned on, your phone will default to using the WiFi connection as long as you are connected to a WiFi network. So no need to turn mobile data off using home WiFi.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Cameronmx9:
Does anyone know of a dark themed message apk? I hate this ugly white background and can't seem to change it. I'm willing to directly edit the files with photoshop if needed, but thought that someone has probably already done this. I've searched and can't seem to find anything for the I747.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] johnnyutah22:
try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2354012
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Cameronmx9:
Thanks bud, I'll try this out now!
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Cameronmx9:
Yeah so this is working out great and it looks even better! Thanks alot for the link.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] johnnyutah22:
glad it worked for you
[LG Optimus Black] jacky1233:
i used lg support tool to update my phn to ics and sudden a eror occur and now the fone is stuck at s/w mode i also used smart flash tool and firmware of ics and try to flash it but s/w is still there plz suggest me idea to take my phn from there !!!!!
[LG Optimus Black] Crap55:
Tried this?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] karthi161:
My Xperia GO touch is very slow , unresponsive. For past 4 days . I've reseated my phone .. updated wit sus... No use ....can't message in full speed ... It automatically types something and sends it.. Swipe is also slow comparing before using it...I have purchased my cell abroad so i cant even claim warranty.. Plz HELP ME ...
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imranbluffy:
Hi friends,

I have been looking for a call recording features on my Galaxy S Advance GT I9070

i have tried many apps which shows that they record the call but when you play the recording the phone hangs

Also sometimes only my voice is recorded.

I have the Rooted phone with custom Mod Light Jelly Bean 4.2

Please suggest me a app on which call recording works fine
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cosmic blu:
call recorder pro , please remember to check record calls,set audio source as mic

---------- Post added at 10:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:55 PM ----------

you can select recording volume in settings , ther are various option to exclude contacts also from being recoreded as per your choice

link google play :https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.appstar.callrecorder
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LukeSw83:
I’m using 'Enable Call Recording' Xposed module on rooted stock: repo.xposed.info/module/uk.co.villainrom.pulser.enablecallrecording
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imranbluffy:
My phone Hangs when i select play

It works! But when i go to the software and select to play the recording.

It hangs my phone.

but i can listen to my calls by going through file manager.

Any help why it gets stuck through the call recorder interface
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] szzlgupta:
use SHOU by [MENTION=5441957]vecio[/MENTION]
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vecio:
Thanks! I just don't know Shou could be used in this way.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] szzlgupta:
I use Shou for screen recording :P

what happened about the hardware encoder? For which I gave a logcat..
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shut_down:
He wants audio recording of call, not video. :p :)
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] imranbluffy:
True

True
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] szzlgupta:
Just noticed! I'm not sure why I posted that! Also I don't drink :/
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redndian:
Try Harsh Jelly 3.2. Flash the ROM. It has built-in recording facility. Recording s are saved in sounds folder.
[Galaxy S Advance I9070 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atay_:
there is a simper way to enable recording in this i9070 on Android 4.1.1 or 4.1.2 (even modded). Just use it:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2324333

I checked it and it works perfectly, you can combine it with "Call recording - ACR" program from Google Play Store.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humphster:
My "old" sim card simply does not fit in the sim card slot on my new Note 3 N9000 factory unlock. It is too wide. I mean, its that simple. I might add that I have had the card for many, many years. It's a T-mobile card from Hungary.

Thanks for your help
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shoober:
Hi, I had the same thing. I upgraded from my Original Note 1 to the Note 3. The sim card was way too big. The shop I bought the phone from (a big media chain) used a funky gadget to cut my card to fit the Note 3. It works great. I even got the sim card cut out so I can recreate the original larger card and use it in the original Note 1. It works there too.

Can you ask your shop to cut your card to size?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikkelrev69:
Why don't you just order new sim card from your carrier??
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humphster:
I bought the phone from Amazon in the U.S and the card is a T-Mobile so I guess I'll ask T-Mobile for help.

This baffles me. I don't understand how Samsung would produce a device that can't accept a standard SIM card.

I anticipate that T-Mobile will not help me and that I will just have to return the phone and buy another.

thanks for you prompt reply and I'm glad that you got your problem solved.

Richard Carter
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humphster:
Mikkeirev69

The answer to your question is that I didn't know that sim cards came in different sizes. I'll surely ask them about it tomorrow.

Thanks.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mikegrmn:
You can either ask service or just search online for sim card template. The PDF I found a year ago had the outline of a regular SIM card. I taped my card to the print out and cut along the outlines of the small card. If you look for it on the internet, you can also find information that even cutting a bit through the connectors doesn't harm the card as long as you don't cut into the chip of the card. Just make sure you use an appropriate sized pair of scissors as it's getting hard to see the outlines if the one you use is too big. But with most everything in life: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humphster:
Thanks, Mikegrmn.

It was news to me but there is a sim card called a micro sim which I am hoping will do the trick for me.

Apparently this is not an uncommon problem because you can buy a gizmo that will trim Sim cards

Live and learn
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mikegrmn:
Yes, like I said. That there are tools available was known to me. But when I bought my razr HD last year, it was some time close to the end of the week and a colleague told me that he had such a tool and that he would bring it the day after. Well, he forgot, and by Satarday night, I was so impatient that I just used my scissors and the template. Stores are closed here from Saturday afternoon to Monday and my colleague was out somewhere with his GF. And as I always use prepaid SIMs, I thought I'd give it a try. Hadn't itworked out, I'd just gotten a new SIM and a new phone number. I only hand out my number to a couple of people for my private phone, so changing numbers isn't a biggy ;)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxmeister:
Trying really hard to accept that this isn't a wind up! ;)

Micro-SIMs have been around for years, but didn't really hit consumer products until the iPhone was released 3 years ago.

Pretty much every flagship phone uses them now, except the iPhone 5 which uses an even smaller NANO-SIM. My Galaxy Note 1 was the last phone I owned that used a regular mini-SIM, and that was 2 years ago.

The world has moved on, and you've been left behind! ;)

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1sagain:
Yup the Note 1 uses a regular sized sim

The Note 3 uses a Micro-Sim

You can pick one up from your carrier as replacement to swap your plan into

OR

Just cut your old sim..

All the posts above me got you covered ;) :good:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikkelrev69:
The micro sim is the next generation sim cards. Every carrier supply new micro cards on demand. If not they are closing down pretty fast couse this is the new standard.

Why would you bother bying tools when a new micro sim is only one call to support away??...!

Smaller cards = more space awailable when designing phones.

Do you not remember when sim cards was the size of a credit card?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] humphster:
I feel like Charlie Brown. Sigh. As George Gooble once said, Sometimes I feel like the world is a tuxedo and I am a pair of brown shoes.

Thanks for your response
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] darkan9el:
If you could make a Holder for the XDA what would it have?
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] TheSonyGuy:
Hey Guys

I was hoping that you could help me out. I took some photos with my xperia T and now I want to transfer them to my computer, but when I connect my phone, the folder in which the photos are saved isn't shown. My phone saves photos on internal storage into \storage\sdcard0\DCIM\100ANDRO\pic name , but on the computer there is only DCIM folder and nothing inside it. Even if I go into file explorer on my phone the folders and pictures are there. So I don't know what the problem is and i was hoping that you could help me solve it.

thanks in advance
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Yenkazu:
Try to eject your device and reconnect again

If doesn't work, you can try change connectivity setting

Settings> Xperia> USB connectivity> USB connection mode

Change to MSC

Edit: also check if driver installed correctly
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] TheSonyGuy:
I've tried all of this. I also tried connecting it to another computer but it's the same.
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] Yenkazu:
It's weird. . .

Btw, check your system app, if USB connectivity apk still in there

Did you try change to MTP or only MSC ?

MTP for internal storage, MSC only for sdcard
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] TheSonyGuy:
yeah the app is still there, I've changed the connectivity mode, but I still can't see them although if I, for instance zip a few photos and move them to root directory of the SDcard or phone storage I can see that zip with photos in it. I don't know
[Sony Xperia T, TL, TX, V] TheSonyGuy:
ok i've solved it. acctualy i didn't do anything i just connected it one day and it worked- i could see all folders and photos and everything. thanks for the help anyway.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] korsjs:
Does anyone know of any Bluetooth 4.0 profile headphones that look like the one in the picture? Amazon has the small buds and huge cover the ear type.

Mine are worn out and with the new N5 coming today i figured it is a good time to upgrade the headphones.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] pzboyz:
There is no advantage to having Bluetooth 4.0 headphones to those that use an earlier version of Bluetooth, though do get a more recent model of headphones as the A2DP works a lot better on them.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Watcher07:
Data throughput and battery life are the major changes which both matter to headphones.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] unvaluablespace:
Does anyone know of any Bluetooth 4.0 wireless headphones? In particular, I'm looking for small in-ear Bluetooth 4.0 headphones. I like the smaller size. Recently ordered a 2.0 pair but they ended up only being less than 4 hours. hoping a 4.0 pair will provide better battery life.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] korsjs:
The link from amazon was for the small in ear buds I mentioned. They were in stock when I asked the question, but they show out of stock now.

http://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Wir...6553&sr=1-4&keywords=bluetooth+4.0+headphones
[Nexus 5 Accessories] unvaluablespace:
hmmm.... really sorry, but I don't see any links in this thread other than what you just now posted. Not sure whats up with that. Only thing I saw was an attachment you did with a pic of some over-the-ear headphones. Either way though, thanks very much for the link. :) 7 hours is much better than the ones I bought off ebay lol. Still, would be nice to find some with at least 10 hours, though not sure if that's possible with such small Bluetooth headphones. Those are nice though, adding them to my wishlist to when they do go back in stock. :) Thanks for the heads up.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] s2556:
In the description of that one it says "Sportier audio.

For the ultimate Bluetooth sporting headset, check out the soon-to-be-released Anker® Foldable Bluetooth Stereo Headset." I'm not certain as there was no picture but sounds more like what you want. Maybe try emailing Anker and asking for an eta
[Nexus 5 Accessories] DrunkFuX666:
So just to be clear i wanted to confirm on the matter of if a Bluetooth 4.0 HANDset needs a bluetooth 4.0 HEADset for the Bluetooth Low Energy profile to work...? I been reading up on it online and iv seen different things in different places... and considering there are not many 4.0 headsets out there yet, would that mean the power consumtion will downgrade to that standard...??

I was really interested in the Sony SBH52 headset but can barely find it in stock anywhere and its bluetooth 3.0...
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Jimmy2u:
check out these ones at ebay,may be you like them

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Motorol...t=US_Audio_Docks_Speakers&hash=item53fd0214d2
[Nexus 5 Accessories] pzboyz:
Right now the A2DP and HFP profiles used by headsets and speakers are defined to only work using the older standards. It is a huge task to change the profiles to use the BLE connection and this is not going to start anytime soon.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] ehcool:
Ive found a few here some of which not exactly in the same style but here you go anyway

TECEVO Active Sport Bluetooth Stereo Headphones

7dayshop R7 Premium High-Fidelity Bluetooth 4.0 aptX Headphones with Mic
[Nexus 5 Accessories] bhazard451:
The 7dayshop one is AWESOME. I have it, and it has really, really good sound quality when wired or through aptX. The only problem with the Nexus 5, is that it most likely does not use aptX.

Here is a non UK version:

http://www.aliexpress.com/store/pro...ic-with-mic-for-iPhone/315487_1317182127.html

These are the OEM model of the VOXOA 4.0 headphone that goes for ~$150 on Amazon.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] ehcool:
I believe there was a thread about this and it was confirmed by an LG support that it does not support atpX
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Watcher07:
Bluetooth 4.0 uses GATT largely as an application layer for the profiles to operate. The BLE is the spec and operates outside of normal Bluetooth frequencies (at a lower one) which in itself helps with power but the tech has a side effect of slightly lowered range. A Bluetooth 4.0 phone with a 4.0 headset even using old profiles will still see power savings and data throughput enhancements just from GATT alone.

I don't think there really is a way for them to write the A2DP and HFP to utilize 4.0 (HFP profile is at 1.5 right now so it hasn't changed much and am typing this out on my phone so can't easily tell you when A2DP stopped changing but its been awhile). The special profiles 4.0 uses are tied together with GATT, so again, the benefits are going to be there.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] pzboyz:
Hello Watcher07, OK good to see you have a well above average understanding of the technology, in many many ways you should be right in most of your points, though until the profiles change to include a statement that the BLE connection can be used by itself, this is not going to happen. Sadly.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] pzboyz:
This is where your misunderstanding starts, in the first sentence I quote. I agree with you this is kind of how it looks from those stack diagrams. :(

The GATT command you describe does not exist. It would be simple command to define, but it will take a while to actually happen. The work to define that has not started.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Watcher07:
GATT isn't a command, it's a protocol. There's also no minsunderstanding, I spent over a decade working on wireless technologies in the Navy and out of it with civilians and enlisted. I've built all kinds of wireless devices, bluetooth included, from scratch and worked hand in hand with developers on the technology, so the diagrams aren't where my "misunderstanding" started. Regardless, there's a slew of misinformation out there about Bluetooth and there's apparently no headway being made here to help you understand. I appreciate the civility of your conversation despite our differences, so we'll simply bring an end to this particular dialogue as the effort is outweighing the benefits. I'm not sure where you're getting your information from, all of mine is coming from experience and bluetooth.org, I just encourage you to keep an open mind about how this tech works behind the scenes.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] ekjl:
Newer versions of Bluetooth offer no benefits for headphones as BLE, Bluetooth Low Energy, is not adequate for streaming high bandwidth stereo music. That's why you don't see a lot of manufacturer's jumping on the 4.0 train.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] pzboyz:
ekjl, you are right that while streaming there is not a lot of benefit, if the headphones are using 50mA while streaming, if 3mA of the 50mA is due to the bluetooth connection, to save 1mA does not make a large change to the streaming time.

Watcher07 is right that when not streaming BLE could save power and increase the standby time. But some changes would need to be made to A2DP and HFP to allow this to happen in a standardized way.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] tomciopaluch357:
I'm looking for a good Bluetooth for nexus 5 v4.0 with A2DP , i have Plantronics VOYAGER LEGEND and this thing worked with N4 but no go with Nexus 5 can anyone recommend Bluetooth set that will be similar to Voyager Legend with w/ Voice Command so i can listen to music and answer phone calls ? would this work Jabra Classic Bluetooth Headset with A2DP ? What do you guys use on you N5 that works? I think this should work http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Jabra-S...uetooth_Wireless_Products&hash=item2ecb7a035a or that one question is will it work with Nexus5 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Jabra-Extre...adset-Black-/370924381040?hash=item565cd0e370
[Nexus 5 Accessories] DroidBois:
Don't know if it helps but I'm very happy with my (expensive) Monster iSport Freedom headset... Claims to do voice dialling but haven't tried it yet.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] iulipepe:
Jabra Pulse Sport
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Mandit:
I ordered a pair of no name headphones today, No expatiation. I can come back with a revive when they arrived and has been tested.

Bluetooth 4.0 Stereo Bluetooth Wireless Headset/Headphones With Call Mic/Microphone

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hot-Wireles...425?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item20e9cbca69
[Motorola Droid 3] arjunligga:
wifi turn on and then turn off automatically in minimoto rom in my droid 3

what to do??
[Motorola Droid 3] MrObvious:
How long has this been going on? When it was working, can you think of anything that might have changed?

Have you tried flashing a fresh ROM (use a different ROM slot so you don't use your data) and see if the issue persists.
[Motorola Droid 3] arjunligga:
right after i installed minimoto an hour ago....

in installed in slot 3 maybe i should install in slot 2
[Motorola Droid 3] sd_shadow:
did you verify md5 for rom, before installing?
[General Topics] Trozzul:
i think this was started on androidforums first but we all want our bootloaders unlocked right :( ?

https://www.change.org/petitions/lg...bootloader-on-all-lg-phones-not-just-overseas
[HTC Desire X] trawa791:
Hi,

today I wanted to flash this rom http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2249760 , but by mistake I flashed boot.img by clicking "flash system" on WinDroid HTC Desire X toolkit :( I think this is the reason why I can't install any rom on my device because it stuck on the black screen after white HTC. I wanted to flash stock system.img but I can't find it anywhere :crying: Can anybody help me?
[HTC Desire X] xpirt:
Just flash that Rom through recovery then reboot to bootloader and type "fastboot flash boot boot.img" and flash the boot.img inside.

xpirt
[HTC Desire X] trawa791:
It didn't help. :( I still have black screen.
[HTC Desire X] xpirt:
Recovery? If you have JB version you must have hboot 1.25, too; if you have 1.24 hboot install an ICS recovery.

And don't forget to wipe all.

xpirt
[HTC Desire X] trawa791:
I know this. I have 1.25 hboot, TWRP recovery 2.6, I wiped, flashed this rom, and then boot.img throught fastboot. And I still can't launch my phone. :( I also tried other roms but it's still the same. I don't have any backups. I don't know what to do:crying:
[HTC Desire X] xpirt:
If first you try SuperWipe script and then reflash Rom and boot.img? If it's something releated to partitions..

xpirt
[HTC Desire X] trawa791:
Still nothing. I tried SuperWipe. Do you have any other ideas? Thank you for all help.
[HTC Desire X] ORA 1:
I had a couple of black screens, couldnt do a thing. LCD screen replaced both times under warranty
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] lallolu:
I wonder if there is a developer working on porting s3 i9300 or even s4 on our S3 4G.

Is there a place where we i9305 owners can lambast samsung for neglecting our phone?

Why do they have to release an improved version of a phone if the plan is to release it without updating it.
[Galaxy S III I9305 (4G LTE + 2GB RAM) Q&A, Help & ] JJEgan:
Please see identical post /

Is there a place where we i9305 owners can lambast samsung for neglecting our phone

Samsung head office .