yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[About XDA developers] Christian Nothing:
oh man , i had good time with my lg optimus one, 2 years ago when i first googled a custom rom for my p500 and the cm7 thread popped out :laugh:

i was an silent watcher for 2 months till i decided to post my first mod and after that my android journey begun , 2 titles changes , many roms flashed and mods created for that device and after one year i bought my current s2 device in february 2013 and i started to work on it .

now i'm trying to remember the good times when the xda wasn't ruled by so many rude & egocentrics mods , those were good times :o:)
[About XDA developers] Masinac85:
I've wanted to root and install new rom on my DHD, so I found this forum via Google. At first I was just looking for stuff that I needed to finish the job, and after a while, I decided to register... :good:
[About XDA developers] dreadful05:
After the Touchpad fire sale to read about people wanting to find a way to put Android on it.
[About XDA developers] TPS_Reports:
Got a GNex as my first smartphone. After reading through the forums, I was able to learn how to root, flash roms, etc. Now I have a LG G2 VS980 and find myself flashing roms all the time. Thanks XDA!!
[About XDA developers] 3x3cUt0r:
I was looking for a way to root my Galaxy Tab 10.1 :laugh:
[About XDA developers] DavilaDarkness:
Looking up Root my old Samsung GEM no luck yet... :(

Tried to root Wife's HTC DesireC... got bricked due to wrong overclocked kernel. :(

Now working on Xoom development.
[About XDA developers] Furchendackel:
I came about 5 year ago to this forum. I had a HTC Touch Pro 2 and was trying to get rid of the branding. After successfully managing this, I found new firmware here for this device.

After purchasing a Galaxy S2, xda-dev was my source for new official ROMs which often got relased in other countries way ahead of their release in Germany. As time passed, I lost my constraints regarding the warranty and flashed custom ROMs.

Well, since it was quite easy and Cyanogenmod provided OTA updates, I neglected my account so it got lost.

Now, as my brother longed for a new android version for his aged Desire Z, I needed new input and created a new account.

Well, so, here I am.
[About XDA developers] maxfact:
My first visit xda forum because my phone is slow and I wanted to delete the app provider phone

I was curious about the rom for android
[About XDA developers] friedrich420:
Thank you so much you guys for sharing your experiences!! Its like I thought.. everyone has a very interesting story :)
[About XDA developers] GimliTheGreat:
I wanted to learn everything I could about rooting my nexus s
[About XDA developers] Golo9491:
Missing IMEI

Hi Guys

This is my first post on your site, its just to give a bit of praise for all the info available:good:

Just for information, I bought a phone whilst in HK visiting relatives etc and didn't insert my normal sim from the UK till I got home, but used my UK phone, when I was examining it it had a 3HK sim installed. I didn't give this any thought till I tried to use it in the UK.

To cut a very long story short I couldn't make any calls as it wouldn't recognise my sim. I got 'sim not detected' etc, it lost my IMEI they didnt appear when dialing *#06# and a host of other things.

I have tried everything to sort it out! just when I was about to give up I remembered the 3HK sim. Luckily I had kept it so I inserted it and lo and behold! everything is back!

IMEI # are back, radio for phone 1 is on, all appears to be OK, but still not connecting to my network.

Could it by any chance be locked to the 3HK network? it should have been unlocked.

Cheers :good:
[About XDA developers] erdal67:
Looking for guides for my old HTC wildfire...

Have a break, Have a KitKat (powered Samsung Galaxy S²)
[About XDA developers] enalgree:
When i need a custom rom for my xperia ion to make it fast and better, i search on google but i found the best way with xda forum

So, now if i want search whatever about phone, i'm always add blablabla"xda" on my keywords :D
[About XDA developers] JayR_L:
I came across XDA shortly after purchasing my first Android phone. Sadly, this phone was the Galaxy Axe II X which some of you may know to be severely nerfed. Hence, not very much development is going on for that device. Either way, XDA has since proven to be the most informative forum regarding all things Android and I have since then pawned my Axe II X for a Galaxy S2.

So, I come to XDA every day and check my subscribed threads and to follow the development of my favourite ROM, thanks to which I still use my S2 :)
[About XDA developers] DyNamix_:
well, my 1st visit here was searching for a good custom rom for my GS3.
[About XDA developers] matt514:
Coming back to the States

For me, it was after leaving Okinawa, Japan and coming back to the states. At the time, the only real smart phone was the iPhone. I came back and got a Galaxy Nexus and have never left android since. Doing searches for ROMs I came across the XDA developers site and found a treasure trove of information, ROMs, and MODs. This is a great community with a lot of talented developers. Keep up the good work and THANK YOU!!!
[About XDA developers] wafna:
Nokia orphan

I had been a Linux user since the mid-1990s. My first mobile was huge with a tiny LCD screen in 1992 - the number was 981-1065., the 65th cell phone in that city! Then came those Motorolas with nixie-like numbers and vibration :-O And then I had my first SIM phone, an Ericsson, soon replaced by a Nokia 9000 "communicator". It was huge, but it opened and had a screen inside. None of that "closed software" stuff, just an option in the file manager to show system folders or not. Those were the days when software for mobile phones cost about $30-$50 and Nokia, with EPOC/Symbian were the only ones who had lots of applications. Then came the 9100, the 9210, the E90 - a phone with GPS! Then Nokia started making phones which were getting worse and worse, less functional, slow, lacking in internal disk space, the software locked inside, inaccessible files, one had to crack one's phone.

Then I got so fed up with this that I thought let's try this new Android thing, I heard it's like linux. And the phones work like the old Nokias, just plug them into the computer and they are recognized, everything can be copied.

But how can one use a Linux system without root? And so, about two or three years ago, I found this forum :)
[About XDA developers] superskid:
As soon as I switched from BB (couldnt tinker with it) I joined here to start rooting and customizing my Nexus 5.
[About XDA developers] izzwann1255:
Great..

i'm start from here how to make my phone (android) become more usefull.. thank for the thread in XDA :good:
[About XDA developers] Kusnezow:
i have seen how much better new phones with nearly same specs are, and want my phone push on same lvl, brings my tablet on a cs (Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1....) aaand want make my geeky english (german guy) better :cyclops:
[About XDA developers] moshated:
The reason I started to come to XDA was I wanted to learn how to modify my phones and tablets
[About XDA developers] Elzbach:
I came here after getting my first smart phone some years ago. It was a Samsung Infuse. I just loved looking through the threads for mods and hacks. I only joined recently though, since now I've started to develop for Android.
[About XDA developers] munch77:
Got my first android phone, (yes sad i know, had blackberries for years for some strange reason i now no longer understand) and had to come here and see what i could do with it
[About XDA developers] friedrich420:
i was actually (for reasons i also dont understand) a windows phone user for a while (yeah i know...) :eek:

apparently most of us thankfully "see the light" eventually ;)
[About XDA developers] Omoroca:
When i brought my first Android device in 2009, a HTC Magic with android 1.6 :laugh:
[About XDA developers] eyeswhite:
years ago bought a really crap android to try out this whole smartphone thing and wanted to see if I could make it less crap :)
[About XDA developers] pratham2poonj:
I Came Here to Check Custom Roms and mods for my device.
[About XDA developers] GDalla:
I was looking for some enhancements for my phone :p
[About XDA developers] bmw_125i:
Yeah

Wao so good
[About XDA developers] pickle_pk:
I'm searching on google how to unbrick my cousins HTC Flyer. Sorry for my horrible english:o.

Thank for all the work to xda developers!!
[About XDA developers] Jackson_81:
I was looking for a good custom rom!
[About XDA developers] |>/\nte:
My first (android) smartphone. A sony xperia tipo (see signature). I'd been watching modding videos for a very long time and I was really interested in modifying my device, too....then came here and found lots of ways to "tweak" my phone.
[About XDA developers] Justin Timberlake:
i bought new phone and visit local forum in my country and they brought me here to find some custom rom
[About XDA developers] jjjbrown:
Bought my Korean phone in China and was already modd'd, came here to find how to upgrade without breaking my phone.
[About XDA developers] LilSmiler:
I've come here as a long term Android fan, but have never got around to any rooting and modding, have had multiple HTCs and Samsungs and now finally have seen the light with my recently purchased Nexus 5 :p

Thanks to XDA it was unlocked and rooted on the 2nd day since getting it awesomeness! :good::laugh: thanks guys and gals
[About XDA developers] genny80:
Custom ROMs!!!

Thanks XDA!!!
[About XDA developers] Mytheos:
My dad showed me a little of custom roms and I've always been wanting more out of my smartphone. So I started reading here and have found a plenty of information. Just need to increase my post count a little and I'll be golden. :)
[About XDA developers] ronin63:
Hello

I have this stupid phone note 2 with battery eating problem so I searched for custom roms and here I am

thanks
[About XDA developers] Fenny:
The year was 2007, and I had an HTC Wizard that I wanted to upgrade to run the latest version of Windows Mobile. This was the place to go for it. :D
[About XDA developers] Towly223:
I wanted to find out how to root my phone, found xda on my first search. Now I'm on here daily for custom roms, mods etc
[About XDA developers] :
Quite simply, Google search. I had the OG HTC EVO 4g from Sprint and it was overloaded with bloat. I'd heard of rooting and after a Google search, I ended up here and never looked back. Though I just anonymously lurked for the first few years, I finally created an account last year.
[About XDA developers] logos382:
i visited xda firs time to acces his big knowledge on android
[About XDA developers] xdayudh:
can i quote this?... It's the same reason for me too :D
[About XDA developers] GreayStone:
Why I came here, because no mater what android related question I searched XDA was always in the top 10 Google results & I taught I had bricked my old HTC. The forums here helped me fix the device & now my Girlfriend is using it. Thank you for an awesome site for those who like to thinker with there little droids.:D
[About XDA developers] roar514:
When it was time to root my first phone every time i was looking for help the answer was here. The same thing todays after 4-5 device rooted new rom/kernel still THe place
[About XDA developers] Robert_1968_:
htc radar

It started with my htc wildfire, and my first tablet. I thought that the software could be better and after searching on google for about half a minute I came here on xda and everyone has helped me a great deal on a lot of different roms. so far

htc wildfire

a tablet I forgot the name of

an arnova tablet,

a htc rader

a nexus 7 tablet

and now a sony xperia z1 with the beta of the Ihackers rom.
[About XDA developers] Aeyan Ashraf:
Well , I had Galaxy ace duos and I had heard from my friends that rooting unlocks new capabilities and flashing custom roms increases the performance of an android phone and when I searched on google I used to get mostly XDA results . Then I tried rooting and flashing custom roms and found that XDA is a genuine site . Then , when searching the forums I saw that some comments had "Sent from my________" then I searched on google play store and downloaded the app and finally I registered on XDA and from then I'm here everyday looking for custom roms , kernels , guides etc. for my new device . the lack of development for my Ace duos forced me to buy new device . The credit goes to 'XDA DEVELOPERS' . Awesome site for increasing performance of android and phones unlocking new capabilities .

Sent from my GT-P5210
[About XDA developers] SUPERSPORT25:
Wow good question I think it was when I had a blackberry storm and I was looking to theme it or something like that but glad those days are over with whew.....good times good times
[About XDA developers] abby_alert:
I needed ROMs and support for it

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same here bro...

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same here bro. :)

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same here bro.. and looking for ROMS
[About XDA developers] lloyd06:
Im here.in xda.because. I.search.a custom rom for my sony xperia sp then the google answer me
[About XDA developers] Simonna:
Because when I bought Galaxy S3 phone I wanted to know more about this phone,and found XDA. :D
[About XDA developers] Meikun:
look for some information abou my new brand smartphone :laugh:
[About XDA developers] Face_Plant:
I think the first time I visited XDA was when I was looking for more ROMs for my Galaxy Nexus. Development on Galaxy Nexus Form had suddenly come to a screeching halt and I was suck with this phone for another year. There was no way I could live with being on the same ROM until it was upgrade time, so it was XDA to the rescue!
[About XDA developers] duartix:
Looking for a ROM...

...and then updating it!
[About XDA developers] corezion:
I discovered XDA some years ago while searching for ways to extend the life of my HTC StarTrek (Cingular 3125). I am still running one of the ROMs posted on XDA on that phone.
[About XDA developers] equitube:
Every search for any tech questions always led here anyway. The ONLY forum with true, helpful professionals willing to openly share and help newbs and pros

Sent from my rooted SM-T110
[About XDA developers] xkvegans:
because there are many genius developers in this forum :cool:
[About XDA developers] eagleeyetom:
It's been a funny story. I was an user of Sony Ericsson C702 and decided to buy a phone with so called Android. I had not too much money so I got Xperia X8 and my buddy [MENTION=4353877]Anomalious[/MENTION] told me about XDA Developers. So I actually registered a week or two before getting the phone and read all the rooting things etc. Boy, it was fun.

Actually my first post was about some problems with MiniCM ROM and I got flamed at the same day. But I decided to contribute and became a mod in time.

Fun, and sentimental thread :)
[About XDA developers] friedrich420:
That was awesome lol :D :good:

A very nice travel back in history ;)

Its great for new members to see that imo!! It shows that if someone is serious about it, helpful, willing to read and read and read and learn then ANYTHING is possible!! I got ridiculed (i couldnt believe it tbh) on a Rom thread when i showed the theme i flashed for that Rom and that was one of the main reasons I decided to try to "create" my own roms ;)
[About XDA developers] ravhi1044:
For ask question on samsung galaxy tab forum, but i cannot post in development forum coz my post does not enough :crying:
[About XDA developers] bupkus:
My gf and I bought 3 HP Touchpads all of which have been sold, some with Tenderloin ROMs. I still offer support including ROM updates.
[About XDA developers] dawnbudgie1306:
Just Built My First PC

I just built my first PC & the guy who helped me assemble it told me I need to hang out here and learn more for the next time.

I7-4770 CPU

16 GB-PC-1600 dual channel memory

250GB Samsung 840EVO SSD

Gigabyte GA-Z87-D3HP motherboard

Hoping to learn and not be a pain in the arse while I'm doing it. :)
[About XDA developers] kulshan:
the roms
[About XDA developers] gamerkram:
Bricked phone

I bricked my phone, and my friend says to be able to repair it I will go to this site and read the threads.
[About XDA developers] KidCarter93:
My journey to finding out about XDA and becoming a member here started in late 2011.

After previously only owning Sony Ericsson's and Symbian devices, I got myself the Xperia X8. At that point I had no idea what Android was or the potential of it. My good friend [MENTION=4074229]bbeanss[/MENTION] also had the X8 at that point but the setup on his was much different to mine and I didn't know why. I got home that day and had a browse through Google and came across different launchers to completely overhaul how the UI looks.

After testing out different launchers, I noticed that it still wasn't quite the same so I asked him how he did it. That's when he told me about custom ROMs and told me to check out XDA. I did just that and I was hooked.

After a few months I got rid of the X8 and switched to the Xperia S. At that point I decided to become a member as I wanted to make the most of this site and learn as much as I could.

[URL="http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=24577832#post24577832']My first post[/URL] was rookie mistake #1 by asking without searching first. I was quickly pulled up on it by [MENTION=4204411]Felimenta97[/MENTION] but at least he was nice about it, unlike a lot of replies I've seen across the forums since then.

Now, here I am just over 2 years after signing up and am glad to have been part of the RC program and now the moderation team. I certainly didn't expect to have been so active here, or even still visit XDA for that matter :)
[About XDA developers] Codemasta:
After i learned a few things about the Unix File Permissions i found the folder with the saved Ads on my Kindle Fire HD (KFSOWI).

I removed the permissions of this folder and the Ads were gone. :laugh:

I wanted to share my knowlage and found xda developers as the biggest Android Forum on the internet.

And so... i posted a Tutorial :D
[About XDA developers] dawnbudgie1306:
Thank you KidCarter for that very detailed and inspiring explanation. To be honest one of the main reasons I have a hard time posting in forums like XDA is that I don't want to experience what you did by getting pulled up on a quote for not searching first. I think I tend to go to the opposite extreme and search to the point I get paralyzed with not wanting to post the wrong thing. It's good to know that when you were called out they were nice about. It's also very nice that you are posting here and you've had so much success here. Thanks so much for sharing your story.
[About XDA developers] F27:
I registered a while back but I think the first reason I came to XDA was way back looking for information on customising Sony Ericsson's T610 UI. I really do miss Sony Ericsson's brilliant Java based OS. That was their peak and the phones seemed so ahead of time with customisation and games, now as Sony Xperia's they have lost some of their spark.
[About XDA developers] tarunhiremath:
Was looking for custom ROM for S3

lagging issues with custom rom of s3...

searched on google..

Got to XDA!!!

:):):)
[About XDA developers] chris170569:
Wanted to root my Galaxy S3 and experiment with custom Roms
[About XDA developers] VantenKiest:
I first jumped here when I got the LG ally for verizon. I heard that I could swap my SD and Internal storage. I had a 32 gb sd card.. no more deleting apps i thought. WEll i was wrong then but found a lot of cool stuff that improved my device and a lot of information out there. I am happy that I have been here througout the years. since I have been on the Htc Droid Inc and Inc 2 then the Rezound Razr Razr maxx Droid 4 Galaxy s3 4 and now the Note 2. and every step of the way XDA has been a large part.
[About XDA developers] friedrich420:
You just got the kit kat update for your Note2 my man :)

I d/l it and debating whether to make anything custom for my wife's phone...

She is the hardest judge of the Echoe Roms so i really dont wanna mess up anything... I prefer the unsatisfied users of XDA rather than the unsatisfied users of my household ;)
[About XDA developers] jimbo77:
Long time ago, around 2010 haha. I bought my Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 and googling around how to do stuff on android (That was my first Android phone and came with 1.6) found this site. Registered and then all the fun began.

Up to now I've had at least 11 android phones in my hands (between wife's and mines) and XDA has played a great role in each modding and development for each of those phones!
[About XDA developers] ericadiew:
because this forum has many think that it was cool !:good:
[About XDA developers] VantenKiest:
Nah Im on Alliance Build 23 waiting on 26 to drop later tonight/tomorrow. I am so very excited.
[About XDA developers] friedrich420:
Good choice ;)

My update is the following: I have it ready, deodexed, deknoxed, with modded systemui for OG Battery, call recording, modded settings, logsprovider, secmms, 4way reboot etc. and im waiting to get the green light to test it :) Ill have to do an exchange with my S4 for a couple of hours... The condition is the following: If she cannot have the OG Battery Mod then there's no reason to update her Note 2 to kit kat .... So out of everything i did the most important thing to test is the systemui.... aye ;)
[About XDA developers] VantenKiest:
nice I just love having the 6x6 pattern.... and just drawing a single line through it .. .. yeah Im just that secure :silly:
[About XDA developers] friedrich420:
hahahahahaha :D

Good one!! :good:
[About XDA developers] VantenKiest:
Yeah Its pretty epic.. I am hoping to get Pen Window working on my phone by tomorrow night, its the only feature of the note 3 that I really want.
[About XDA developers] sam82x:
I have joined this fantastic forum because there are all for modding the device. I love the technology and love all something that can do the upgrade for become more better
[About XDA developers] imthatjeremyguy:
I bricked a work phone and was searching for ways to resolve it. XDA helped me resolve it and not have to fork over the cash to replace it.
[About XDA developers] ex-28:
I first came across xda while searching how to mod my phone. came across all the forums and knew right away I found my home.

I rember way back on my old nokia phone I used buy the led keypads and the flashing antenna ect , once I found my love in android I came searching and found my home here, started with an infuse 4g I think it was.
[About XDA developers] Hansani:
I found my way here from coming across XDA videos on youtube as I continued to look for more information on rootins, roms, app and device tips and reviews. So today I decided to sign up and join the forum.
[About XDA developers] T1MEHUNT:
Signed up some time ago for a custom S1 Rom, but just in the last 2 weeks I've been really eager to post in Goldie's S5 Alliance Rom Thread to Thank him for this awesome Rom. Since I don't have 10 Posts yet, I went to the general Forums first but still kept getting the Error Message about not having the 10 Posts. I was getting the Page even when I tried editing any of my Personal setting but had been a bit to lazy to look any further so I've been trying a couple of Days now, always getting the same Page. So Today I finally figured I probably hadn't ever clicked on the activation link 2 years ago. Let myself be sent one again and voila here I am. :victory:
[About XDA developers] FoodAlmighty:
I found XDA when I was rooting my LG Optimus 2X. Brand new, the first thing it does after successful root and installing cyanogen mod, bootloops, heh, got me good there, quite scary when you do it for the first time. :) Times passes quickly, that was four years ago..