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[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] KevPPC:
Hello people. I hope you can help me here!

I'm from the UK. I've been looking for a PDA/phone for AAGES. The closest 'ideal' is the HTC Universal, or more specifically, the O2 XDA Exec.

I require VGA, WiFi, Fast CPU, headphone jack, Bluetooth, GSM/UTMS, WM5.0, SD/mini, etc. Basically, everything that the Universal has. I intend to use it as a phone, web browser, audio/video player and games.

HOWEVER, the thing thats stopping me buying is... well, two things. Firstly, its the SIZE. I've held it and tried it in my jeans pocket. My friends look at me weird. It's massive.

Secondly - its been out for a while now. I'm worried something new is around the corner. The closest match i can see is the HERMES. However, lacks the 640x480, headphone jack and has micro SD.

I would definitely appreciate some help in this sticky situation.

Regards.

Kev.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] vijay555:
You might want to wait:

Man, I wish...

No seriously. If you want VGA, options are virtually nonexistent I think.

V
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] thefunkunfaked:
Get it now.

Reason: While the successor to the current Universal will offer true VGA and much more (also probably running WM6.0), it could be as much as a year's wait. It still offers more than current and foreseeable future options in many aspects.

I don't think that this Willcom es is going to be anything great, the specs did not boast anything to make my jaw drop.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] DennisCooper:
Hiya!

when it comes to electronics, theres ALWAYS something around the corner!

While we all like to have the latest gizmo's and gadgets, I prefer to buy my items after the initial furore dies down. The last Xbox 360, forthcoming PS3, the PSP, various PDA's, PCs, LCD tellys etc etc have new designs and features every few months. If you waited for the next best thing you'd never buy anything at all !!

The universal is quite large, however, I 'usually' find it's users who are stepping up a little from having normal mobile phones and testing out PDA's who say this.

Because were' all so used to having much smaller phones, carrying and seeing the exec makes it look like a brick!

The Xda Mini S (and it's other names) is a good alternative for people like this - the Exec seems to be for more experienced and/or power users mainly.

Just so happens I have a brand new '4 week old' Exec for sale!!!

Cheers! Dennis! West London UK!!
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] adamdon89:
Yeah they things look freakin awesome, I would get one if it wasn't for the lack of WiFi- I mean like why have a QWERTY keyboard and VGA screen if you can't go online with WiFi?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] xqizit:
What are the names of the known devices that are to come out in the next year or so with similar or greater specs than the Exec/M5000?

I basically want to know what I can look forward to....
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] surur:
No one knows about a VGA replacement.

Surur
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] themonkbythesea:
get it.

i'm still somehwat new to all this and got alot of advice before diving in and buying mine. i pretty much live by it now. really, the size factor is more a current perception of what is too big. i don't even notice mine anymore. it may seem an eye sore at first, but large screen it well worth it - like a little tv. really not all that big. i see people with nintendo sidekicks and such which is just as big. keyboard though no laptop, can really get you buy for majority of mobile computing. nothing overall had as many features either. it does everythign i need.....and i got my off ebay for around $600.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] richardlai:
The prices of second-hand HTC Universal are falling now, so have a look on ebay (I got my refurbished unit for 240 pounds!). Then it should last till whenever the next VGA replacement comes out.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] sub69:
Yeah, you can now get a secondhand Universal from a relatively well-known chain for £300 with a 12 month guarantee if you're in the UK (which I prefer to do, rather than risking the whole ebay thing).

If you're lucky it'll be in mint condition, but in any case it won't be too battered and you have peace of mind for a year. That's how I've replaced my lost JasJar with a nearly-new Exec, anyway.

Back to the original post, I seriously considered waiting for the FS T830, despite it's puny screen but decided against it mainly 'cause I'd rather be stuck in the middle of nowhere watching movies on my VGA screen, than using GPS to find my destination with a 240 x 240 pixel eye-strainer.

Nothing else really on the horizon. The Hermes looks nice, but it'll be practically the same price as the Universal, and of the two I'd rather have the Uni. Of course, next summer there'll be all sorts of competition, but who wants to wait 12 months....?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] richardlai:
LOL agree. But then wouldn't watching "Lost" make you feel nervous? ;)

The T830 looks rather thick too. But hey, that's what everyone says about the Universal.

And what shops sell second-hand gadgets? I know you can sometimes get refurbished items from shops like PC World (who don't sell phones, I believe) but they are rare and are often battered.
[Google Chromecast] DJames1:
99 cents
[Google Chromecast] dundee06:
Thanks!
[Google Chromecast] ROADKING17:
What's Difference between this one and the free one in Google play store?
[Google Chromecast] bhiga:
Plex for PlexPASS is free, but it requires a PlexPASS membership to use.

Plex for Android is paid, but does not requires a PlexPASS membership to use.
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
I should point out that the Amazon version is three versions behind the Google version....

Thats an Amazon thing not really a fault of Plex...(At least thats what they claim!)
[Google Chromecast] DJames1:
Actually I consider that a good thing. The Amazon version does update, but it's just a few weeks behind the Google Play store. Let the other bleeding-edge testers run past me and throw themselves on the pikes before I decide to update. :)
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
LOL Thats a valid point...
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nathsgames:
Hi,

Sony Xperia Z1 unable to open connection to Exchange Server unless connected to internal office WiFi.

It's like it can't resolve the mail server name by DNS.

However I also tried putting the mail server ip address in directly to the server name field and it still won't connect.

Any ideas as we have been having major Exchange issues with this phone ever since purchase but it's worse now since the 4.4.2 upgrade.

Email account works fine on Note 3 and iPhones. - Also works fine on Z1 with Touchdown installed so is a definate Sony issue.

Thanks.
[Google Chromecast] mmmmBACON:
I wasn't sure where I should put this, but since it's a great program for Android/Chromecast I figured here would be a good place.

If you have the Amazon App store you can get Plex for $0.99US or $1.09CDN depending on which store you use. For those of you who don't have it yet, it's basically a steal at this price. You should definitely jump on it!

Helps solve a lot of the local casting issues without a bunch of workarounds.

http://www.amazon.com/Plex-Inc-for-Android/dp/B004Y1WCDE/ref=sr_1_1?s=mobile-apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1396499599&sr=1-1&keywords=plex

http://www.amazon.ca/Plex-Inc-for-Android/dp/B004Y1WCDE/ref=sr_1_1?s=mobile-apps&ie=UTF8&qid=1396499599&sr=1-1&keywords=plex
[Google Chromecast] siratfus:
I notice the Amazon version is 3.2.9.113 whereas the play store is 3.2.11.118.

I don't buy apps from Amazon, but it's the same apps from the same developer, right? Amazon is just slower to update? If you buy from Amazon, does the phone recongnizes that there is a new version? And then update from google? Does it work that way? I guess what I'm asking is who's going to tell me I need an update? The Play Services or Amazon's own prompt?
[Google Chromecast] mmmmBACON:
Yeah it's the same devs. It is just Amazon that hosts the updates and not Google. So they may be a bit slower. It will work exactly the same way though.

You need to keep the amazon app store installed as that is where the program will update from.

The prompt etc. will all go through Amazon.
[Google Chromecast] muchtall:
Thanks for the tip (button pushed)!

I've been holding off (re-)buying Plex on Amazon until the price came down. I've gotten so used to only buying buying an app once on my Android/Play devices. The thought of buying an app again just for the one Amazon Android variant device in my home pisses me off. Plex, however, is worth it to me. Now this gives me a way to easily allow the baby sitter to play movies for the kids.
[Google Chromecast] mmmmBACON:
Haha, yeah I hear ya.

I keep the Amazon app store kicking around because they toss in paid apps/games/bundles for free relatively often. It's not really different from the Play store except that it's Amazon and not Google. If I'm going to buy an app I'll generally use the Play store, but occasionally there will be deals (like Plex) on Amazon that are worth it and I don't mind jumping on.
[Google Chromecast] cmstlist:
Amazon is terrible with keeping apps up to date. I downloaded Magic 2014 there and purchased some in game content. Now it's still stuck on a version 10 months old that doesn't support new features or content. For $1 I'm less worried, but I would never spend real money there again.
[Google Chromecast] muchtall:
I could be wrong here, but I'm pretty sure you can blame the developer for that. Developers have to submit their apps to each "store", generally Apple, Google, and then Amazon. If they neglect to do so in a timely manner, you get outdated apps.
[Google Chromecast] Asphyx:
Well.....Yes and No....

Even in cases where the Developer keeps both up to date the Amazon App does not automatically update you and will not always notify you of one until you run their App...

Google will almost always automatically update you to the latest version except at times where the permission requests have changed significantly enough to require manual accepting of the new permissions.

And if your flashing custom roms a lot the other thing about Amazon is that unless the app is installed it not only won't update but the license will expire until you log in to Amazon at least once after every flash.

While it's nice to save money for the $3 or $4 I prefer to get most (if not all) of my Apps from Google.

But I sure understand why people are willing to go through the extra hassle to save a few bucks in this economy.
[Google Chromecast] cmstlist:
I think there's more to it. Something is blocking developers from getting their updates submitted or approved in a timely fashion. Maybe there's a confidentiality agreement that explains why the details are not clear to the public, but for some reason even apps from reputable developers are chronically behind in updates on Amazon.
[Google Chromecast] ETFoneHome:
One of the main reasons I installed Amazon appstore on my various Nexus tablets and phones is for the daily free apps. I have over 500 + so far and some of them are quite good, including those I already bought from Google playstore: swype and switfkey, Runtastic pro, SketchBook pro, etc., and tons of games. And don't forget about the Amazon coins promotions. I have over 500 coins so getting Plex for 99 coins is a no brainer because its free!

Also I remember, a while back, having Android devices that don't include Google playstore nor is it supported. It's much easier to side-load Amazon appstore in such cases. Even with all that I still think Google Playstore is more refined and works great on Google "approved" devices. Amazon has been making some major improvements to the UI lately though.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lojak29:
:eek: Ive about lost my mind trying to restore my nexus 5 to stock .Img . I have tried Wugfresh toolkit v1.8.2 i have adb installed i have google drivers installed.. I have tried to manually flash everything via cmd prompt. I have checked in device manager to make sure everything looks good

I am assumingmy device is being recognized based on that fact it is stating these errors ....I keep getting boot sig error and out of memory error.

I have rebooted into twrp done a data wipe factory reset wipe tried it all as mentioned to try in some topics ive read... I cant find any fix or any relevant topic in regards to these errors on a google search people just say try this and that..

When i try to run the toolkit again same errors.

This is more difficult than even htc ever was for me.

Any help anyone have any ideas?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Daddy:
Could you post a screen shot or a log of what is printed out?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lojak29:
heres what the toolkit says after errors

sending 'bootloader' (2508 KB)...

FAILED (data transfer failure (Unknown error))

finished. total time: 0.099s

rebooting into bootloader...

FAILED (unknown status code)

finished. total time: 1.052s

sending 'radio' (42049 KB)...

FAILED (command write failed (Invalid argument)

finished. total time: -0.000s

rebooting into bootloader...

FAILED (command write failed (Unknown error))

finished. total time: 0.638s

archive does not contain 'boot.sig'

error: out of memory
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] El Daddy:
Try a different usb port. Make sure it's a usb 2.0. If that doesn't work, try another usb cable.

Errors such as: "out of memory" - "too many links" - "data transfer failure" are usually USB problems.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lojak29:
I have tried other usb ports.. and cords..

I have tried my other USB port I'm on windows 8 gateway PC.

It recognizes USB debugging and all that cause the script reboots my phone into bootloader

Cf auto root worked fine for me yesterday and that was in the bootloader mode I could swear I have the correct connections and drivers ... It seems like its something else ... Why would I get a out of memory error and no Boot SIG..

I googled that error and others have mentioned it but Never mentioned what caused it .
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GUGUITOMTG4:
what happens when you do this way?http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-factory-image-t2513701
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BirchBarlow:
Yet another reason not to use toolkits. Since you're using toolkits (for all intents and purposes CF Auto Root is a toolkit), you obviously don't have the SDK installed and the error messages indicate that the USB drivers aren't properly installed. You can't trust toolkits to properly install the USB drivers, and without the drivers the toolkit is worthless, you can't do anything.

Do it the right way, and make sure you install the drivers through the SDK manager, not through plug and play... [GUIDE] Nexus 5 - How to Unlock Bootloader, Install Custom Recovery and Root
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bitdomo:
Download USB drivers.

Extract the drivers.

Connect phone in fastboot mode.

Open device manager.

In "Android Device" topic right click on "Android Bootloader Interface" and select "Update Driver software..." (depending on what drivers are already installed on your pc this "Android Bootloader Interface" could be "Samsung Galaxy Bootloader Interface" or something similar.)

Install the new drivers.

Download adb+fastboot.

Extract it, and place the adb folder to an obvious place, like C:\ or C:\Users\<Your user name>

Open Control Panel.

If the view settings is set to "Cathegories" then click on "System and Security" then select "System".

If the view settigns is set to anything but "Cathegories" then just click on "System".

In "System" window select "Advanced system settings".

Select "Environment Varaibles..." in "System Proerties" window.

At "System variables" section in the "Environment Variables" window look for "Path".

Select it then click on "Edit...".

Place a semicolon (this ===> ; <=== this) at the end of the "Variable value:" line in the "Edit System Varaible" window.

Right after the semicolon type the path to the adb folder. If you placed your adb folder to C:\ then it should look like something like this: ...blablablabla;C:\adb

Then click on "OK" in every window.

Download stock firmware from google.

Extract it (you may need winrar).

Connect phone in fastboot mode.

Double click on flash-all.bat in the previously extracted folder.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
Andere dont forget to disable driver signature authentication in Win 8/8.1.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
Don't need to do that (or I didn't anyway)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
My USB driver didn't installatll at first before i did that ? ?

Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nexus 5 met Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
So long as you have the latest drivers from the SDK you should be fine
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gee2012:
I always use the Google USB drivers and never had an issue.

Verstuurd vanaf mijn Nexus 5 met Tapatalk
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
Strange, it's always worked fine on my Windows 8.1 laptop - even with USB3
[Android Apps and Games] coder_for_life22:
Hello all,

My new game "Fruit Panic" is set to be released in a few weeks. until then, i am looking for exclusive beta testers to test and provide feedback for the game.

Typically those of you who have interest in a puzzle games.

Just reply to this thread and i will contact you via PM for further instructions.
[Android Apps and Games] coder_for_life22:
Anyone wants to help out?
[Android Apps and Games] jundan barofil:
I'm proudly want to be your beta tester on all my device: samsung galaxy tab, andromax i new, an other, :D

Sent from my New Andromax-i
[Android Apps and Games] coder_for_life22:
Thanks! Just sent you a PM. :)
[Android Apps and Games] la_malacoda:
I'm willing to help too, I've got an S2 if it's fine for you :)
[Android Apps and Games] Siyad@AM:
I will test on Galaxy Pocket (gts-5300) . May I ?
[Android Apps and Games] cheathy15:
If u need i can help. i have Huawei ascend p6-u06.
[Android Apps and Games] FiniteDGk:
Nexus 5 running KangDroid, so, I'll help out with what you need if I can provide.
[Android Apps and Games] 10507:
samsung galaxy note 3 would gladly help test
[Android Apps and Games] Sky-tek:
Hey I'm willing to help you test I have a Moto X running stock android 4.4.2
[Android Apps and Games] coder_for_life22:
Hey Guys,

I have sent everyone who replied above PM's about beta testing. :)

Thanks so much for all the support. If anyone else wants to join, just reply here.
[Android Apps and Games] carloswii5:
I wanna join the party :D

-Sent From My Jelly Frosted F3

-Axios!!
[Android Apps and Games] coder_for_life22:
Just sent you a PM. :)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slamanna212:
I have never sleep while charging checked in the dev options but that doesn't seem to apply while charging wirelessly. Is there any fix available for this?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justinisloco:
I use daydream. It will jot turn the screen off when wireless charging. Just be careful, I've noticed excessive overheating in this case personally.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slamanna212:
I never want it to sleep, for example, while im using google play music while its in my car dock
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] frigidazzi:
I use a tasker profile to keep screen on (among several other things) when my Bluetooth connects to my car. Could try that if you fit the requirements.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slamanna212:
Unfortunately it wont. I use a 3.5MM to Tape adapter (my car is old)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jj14:
You can customize tasker to suit your needs... so you could tell it to leave the screen on if play music app is running (though music should continue to play even with screen off)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] slamanna212:
Ok thanks, I was honestly just hoping it was a setting or a zip i could flash.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] zim2704:
I am curious as to how the phones signal has been for those that own it. I currently have the S3 and have had it since launch but don't like how it gets stuck in 3g or 1x when losing 4g temporarily even though I know i'm back into a good 4g area. Overall signal is good but the transfer between 1x/3g back to 4g is terrible and my next phone i'm hoping to avoid all the frustration.

I have thought of buying the moto x just because its motorola and they're known for good radios. I have some time and am thinking of waiting until the moto x2 or g3 but its one of those things where why wait if it's good.

Thanks in advance.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] lucky_strike33:
To be honest with you. Samsung has the worst radios. I had an s3 and it dropped signal too many times. I then got the HTC DNA and it was so much better. I believe HTC has a way better radio than Samsung.

My All New One
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] robocuff:
I was kind of concerned about this too before I bought mine. I come from a long list of Moto phones. The only non Moto phone I've had was a Rezound. I had it for all of one day. The darn thing would only ring probably 1 out of 4 calls I received. 1 out of 3 if I was lucky. I took it back the day after I bought it and they looked at it and told me there was nothing wrong with it. Well, I've never had a problem like that in my house with any Moto phone. So, I told them to keep it and went home with a Razr Maxx. You can see why I was concerned.

Anyway, I have to say, this phone has the best radio or at least the best reception of any phone I've owned. I work in an area that is quite iffy as far as a signal goes and my Moto phones would hold a pretty good signal there but depending on where I was at any given time, I would lose the signal and have to walk around a bit to get it back. In the shop there, forget it. I pretty much had nothing. The signal on this phone shows it's slightly weaker at work than my Maxx but it's worked flawlessly for me out there. I can even take it in the shop and it works great. Signal is weak but somehow it seems to hang onto it. Listened to Tune In Radio for 5 hours in there today and never lost the signal once.

I also went to a town today where it's worse than at work. My Moto phones there would work but constantly on and off. I was listening to Tune In there today too and it did have one hiccup for 10 seconds or so but that was it in a half hour's time. But, that doesn't surprise me in that location. What does surprise me is that it only stopped once. No way any of my Moto phones would do that well there. Anyway, maybe I'm just lucky but I'm extremely pleased with mine and don't regret buying it at all.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] bakemcbride21:
The old faithful LTE ON/OFF FOR thunderbolt app still works like a charm to control the radio bands on an HTC phone.

Highly recommend to install to force lte or 3g when needed.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] broprah:
The S3 in particular had a wretched radio, I couldn't get signal for the life of me in my house. Verizon ended up replacing it for me with a Note 2 which was better in many regards. The radio so far on the M8 has blown the note 2 out of the water, it doesn't even compare. I get a steady 10-20 asu improvement over what I used to get with the note 2 in most situations.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] zim2704:
Liking what I've read so far.
[Verizon HTC One (M8)] deeznuts:
Been so so for me. I've always had ATT and personally only had bad reception in my home. Almost anywhere else I had 4g LTE everywhere. Never saw Edge connection, worst was 3G.

I just switched to Verizon for this device when it came out so first time with Verizon. I get better 4g LTE connection at home but I've noticed in stores I get only 1x (is this Edge type of network compared to AT&T?) Or maybe 1-2 bars of 3G. Only get 4G LTE when outdoors. Even inside huge Target, Wal-Mart, whatever get cfao reception when on AT&T this was never an issue. This might be a carrier thing though, nothing to do with this device but again nothing to compare to, first device and time on Verizon network. Surprising too living in southern California where LTE is literally everywhere here. Actually had much higher hopes for Verizon network, feeling let done here.