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[G4 General] skr_xd:
It's heavily priced in UAE.

Pre-order is up for AED2799 (~$763) for leather back and AED2699 ( ~$735) for ceramic back.

Also, no freebies like in other countries. Very bad?
[G4 General] Lock-N-Load:
You are quoting old information from old rumors. Google will reveal sources on this from that time, but at this stage, nothing new has been said or confirmed on this and so that might have just been an early on /*wrong*/ rumor.
[G4 General] Lock-N-Load:
Check this out.. some interesting info on leather back upgrades on non OEM leather backed phones. It talks about carrier branding on leather, ebay leather backs you can buy, the fit and how feel changes, the button colors, etc.
[G4 General] Swizzle82:
Figured that much.. This is a hard decision for me.. Ive always had black or gray phones. I wanted to switch it up this time and go with white. From what I know right now TMo will only carry the metallic gray and brown leather.. So if I were to switch it up I'd have to go with the leather. Only issue there is I've become very reliant on the quick circle case for my G3.. Obviously I'd have to pass on the case or hope they release an official replacement type leather case which at that point would be pointless to buy the leather up front.. Except.. The face on the brown leather is black which I like better than the gray.. The button color is gold which if I were to get a different plastic back to use the quick circle on I'd pretty much have to get gold to match.. Man I love and hate these options, wish they wouldn't be so damn secretive..
[G4 General] Lock-N-Load:
I have done many colors and most recent was white so I opted to not go white but "metallic grey" (since leather is not a preorder VZW option). I think the white is super good looking, I just needed a change.

My "goal" is to get the plastic back and then in the future, buy the leather color I want as I like the Tmobile tan and the black. As for matching the buttons... it will just be a lost cause as I see it - but the grey buttons from metallic grey is somewhat neutral. As for charging, I intend to just get stickers when they come out and activate the Qi charging - I don't want charging to be limited to the case, I want it to be part of the phone so I will go with the sticker that will surely come.
[G4 General] Swizzle82:
My only problem with buying the plastic first is I'm stuck with a gray front.. I really like the black front better.. My G2 was black and my 3 was gray. Hopefully I'm wrong and TMo will have the white up front, but I doubt it. What I'm thinking is I'll get the leather and then find a gold back and a gold circle case.. Dude this is driving me crazy.. I put less thought into what I wear.
[G4 General] Lock-N-Load:
I need a new phone so bad, I needed to get on it and with preorder open at Best Buy for VZW they only had 3 options: white, M grey, blue. So, I had to pick as I need the phone ASAP and that means june 4th pickup.

Part of me knows how this game works out - I buy now and in 1-2-3 weeks these SOBs will release a new color not originally released, but I am already locked in at that time. But, I need to buy and get on with it and so grey seemed neutral enough I could also source out my leather back color of choice when more options pop up on the web to buy. Also, if by chance between now and June 4th pickup at Best Buy Verizon puts up their direct order options (or Amazon does for Verizon) I will cancel my Best Buy and buy elsewhere IF IF IF those options include a leather option. But at this stage, all I see is plastic for Verizon as Best Buy is the only one with Verizon options. Oh, and BTW, with the $100 gift card from Best Buy it pretty much buys my leather back for me when what I want in leather color comes available.
[G4 General] TR88:
I really hope T-Mobile is added to the Best Buy list. I really would jump at this phone with a $100 gift card...
[G4 General] tourbound129:
T-Mobile won't be added.
[G4 General] Lock-N-Load:
Here is a guy that took the metallic grey (what I ordered) and Photchopped some different leathers on it to see the button + leather combo options against those button colors.
[G4 General] Swizzle82:
I like the white with the gray.. I think that's what I would do. I don't know about the gray with brown leather especially with the gray front too. Thanks for the picture
[G4 General] Guitarfreak26:
I want a red leather I think. Only one I see atm is the Korean one but our international model doesn't have the TV antenna
[G4 General] woozzy101:
Nice, I'm glad people are using my G4 Image editing I did a couple days ago! :)

I am on Verizon and know I want to end up with the brown leather back, but was disheartened that Best Buy or Verizon Wireless is not selling the brown leather as an option at this point of time. So did that photo editing to get an idea if I would like the metallic gray with the different backs or not. On T-mobiles site, the G4 with brown leather comes with gold buttons / camera housing. Which does blend in perfectly with the brown leather.

Also, one HUGE thing to note is that the front of the phone only comes in one color. No matter what color of back or leather option you get, the front of the phone will always have that black diamond pattern. I was originally going to order a white G4 and and try out the brown leather down the road. But after I noticed that, figured there was not much of a point.
[G4 General] Lock-N-Load:
Yeah I saw your post on Droid Life (long time reader there as well as Phandroid) so I felt it was applicable to this thread on XDA. You're new here, but days ago I posted up - the day of the BB preorder release - that so far it is looking like NO leather for Verizon. So, you and I had to make the same choice and I also opted for Metallic Grey preorder and will buy a leather later.

The single front color is actually good IMHO as then it is even less people will try to have to "coordinate" for colors :)

ps - I would like to find this tan leather cover, beige , it is my top choice in color, but surely not a USA offering. Certainly not a Verizon offering.
[G4 General] woozzy101:
Yup, I've always checked these forums, but not a big poster so never created an account till I saw my image being used. Thought it was awesome it was being used :D

And yes, having only one color front does make things easier. I think the metallic gray seems to be a good "neutral" color to go with that will work with all the other different leather and plastic color backs. I also noticed that all the different colors for the G4 Leather backs are available on Ebay if you are willing to pay that price for them. I'm sure once the phone actually releases and backs become more readily available that the price will drop.

I read somewhere on some forum that someone asked a Best Buy employee about them having different backs for sale when G4 gets released and the BB employee said they would. But I don't really believe BB employees much when it comes to cell phone stuff.

On a side tangent.... I did notice that when I pre-ordered the Verizon G4 from Best Buy, that it kept my existing unlimited data plan! I chose to ship the phone to me because I was going to use my existing SIM card to keep unlimited data, but now I'm not sure if I even need to. If I use the new SIM card, I wouldn't have to worry about having that switch order pending on my account I think? But going to wait till i physically have the phone and read the paperwork I get to make sure they don't pull a fast one on me.
[G4 General] Swizzle82:
Yeah I just realized that the fronts are all black. That does make it a little easier. I do like the brown leather with the gold buttons, but unless they come out with a leather quick circle it would be pointless.. I don't understand why they haven't or maybe even make the ones with leather automatically a folio case.
[G4 General] Lock-N-Load:
Well.. ok... now did you see this? A leather from T-Mobile that DID come with a leather and plastic back. So maybe those early rumors were true.
[G4 General] Swizzle82:
I thought that was from the Netherlands.. Either way I'm going with the gray..
[G4 General] Lock-N-Load:
Yes, so it seems.. but the rumor was never tied to a country specific release. So it still seems to then be true. Maybe not in USA - but not everyone here is USA - but like I said, the rumors never made that dual cover inclusion country specific.
[G4 General] Swizzle82:
Yeah Tmo Usa just announced preorder and shipping for tomorrow and a free 128gb sd card with purchase..
[G4 General] Lock-N-Load:
Damn.. I almost wonder if I should have done Verizon Best Buy shipping versus pick up as it seems people getting shipping are getting earlier actual deliveries than what the preorders quoted. Preorders quoted on Best Buy showed earlier phone acquisition with pickup, now I am seeing people already getting shipping notices and shipping info. Maybe not for Verizon per se, but still.... people that opted to get shipping might in fact get it sooner than store pickup despite the dates given :(
[G4 General] androidxen:
I thought preordering from Best Buy meant that you had only a pick up option? I'd love to have them ship as well. I'd suggest keeping the old SIM card though, it gets complicated going through the loopholes to keep unlimited data (I'm trying to keep mine as well)'
[G4 General] thepanttherlady:
Here is the link:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00UMDON2Q/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Interestingly enough, when I purchased this case it had no mention of compatibility with the leather backed versions. I even emailed them asking but received no response. The description now says it is not compatible, however, I am using it and have the tan leather back version.
[G4 General] Lock-N-Load:
You had the option of pick up or ship. I posted the details elsewhere as it had the dates posted on BB, but IIRC it was like June 4th in store pick up or 12th for shipping so... I went with the 4th pick up.

Pre-Order

Pick it up on release day Thursday, June 4, 2015

While shipping shows

June 11th
[T-Mobile HTC One (M9)] pokeycd:
My M9 won't auto rotate the screen any more. Tried reboot. Toggling the setting, tried calibrating the g-sensor in display settings. When calibrating, the vertical level moves, but the horizontal does not budge. If I open G maps, right away it asks me if I meant to shake my device, and therefore initiate "feedback". I didn't even move the phone at ALL.

I am stock and havent had the phone past 30 days. Any ideas before I head back to T-Mobile?
[T-Mobile HTC One (M9)] jcbmddltn@yahoo.com:
Pretty much same thing happening to me, I work as a tech for Sprint and I noticed none of my motion launch gestures working. Co worker told me to run the hardware diagnostics, G-sensor failed. No motion gestures work, screen orientation doesn't change, nada. About to order a replacement device, but facing the dilemma of having a brand new phone <30 days owned, and having to order a refurb device. Kinda bummed.
[T-Mobile HTC One (M9)] billybix76:
Same issue, Have had my VZ M9 for 6 weeks. While i was using it, no less, G sensor failed, no rotate. Tried everything i can find to fix including resets of G-Sensor, recalibrate on board diagnostics, Boot to bootloader and reset to factory( complete wipe). etc...

Called HTS tech support. they took my info and said a supervisor would call back, never did. called back and online tech "could not contact supervisor" said my only warranty options were replace with refurb in 10-20 days after they receive my bad one, or have $500 hold on credit card for advanced replacement MINUS CHARGES FOR REPAIR or REPLACE, AT THEIR DISCRETION, WITH NO CHALLENGE BY ME.

So basically tough luck too bad so sad..Refurb with 90 day warranty or nothing.

UH OH policy only counts for "damaged" phone, not warranty issues...

caveat emptor..:(
[Android Apps and Games] jacopious:
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Download:

Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=eu.pointynose.proskiing

Amazon App Store: http://www.amazon.com/gp/mas/dl/android?p=eu.pointynose.proskiing

Samsung GalaxyApps: http://www.samsungapps.com/appquery/appDetail.as?appId=eu.pointynose.proskiing

SlideME Market: http://slideme.org/application/pro-skiing

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[Android Apps and Games] jacopious:
Hey everybody,

It's official - PRO SKIING will be released on May 8th 2015.

You will soon find out whether you're cut out to be a champion or just someone with high hopes (or possibly no hope at all). Good luck! ;)

Here's some of the promo stuff:
[Android Apps and Games] jacopious:
Released!

Hey everybody,

Pro Skiing got released today. I modified the original post to include download links on Google Play Store and Amazon App Store.

Get it now while it's still hot. :)
[Android Apps and Games] jacopious:
Hello,

Just writing here to inform you that Pro Skiing is now also available on Samsung GalaxyApps Store and on the SlideME Market. Links have been added to the original post.
[Android Apps and Games] jacopious:
Version 1.1 of Pro Skiing has just been released. It fixes some minor problems and adds a small change to the gameplay to make it easier for beginners.
[Android Apps and Games] jacopious:
PRO SKIING just got reviewed by appPicker. Here's what they say about it:

http://www.apppicker.com/reviews/24329/pro-skiing-app-review
[Moto 360] sw6lee:
Hi guys,

There are apps I have installed on my phone that supports Android Wear, but these apps are not in "Start" section. I only have the stock Google ones like fitness, etc that came with the watch. Is this normal?? I thought installed apps show up here.

Please help,

Thanks.
[Moto 360] sw6lee:
Anyone? Could someone at leas tell me if this is normal or not? I've wiped both the watch and phone and set up again but wear apps are not showing up on watch.
[Moto 360] shamelin73:
I think you have to scroll down to the bottom of the list on your watch and choose start then it will bring up a list
[General Topics] josephwaller:
I was amazed to find that this wasn't already discussed.

Trinity looks like it might be faster, which is a big plus as my XDA mini always chugged along a little too slow.

Extra camera

But the Artemis is slimmer

Can install GPS on both equally well?

Any opinions?
[General Topics] Rudegar:
http://www.htc.com/product/03-product_compare_pda.htm

compared here

trinity have

HSDPA/UMTS

and

GPS from the start
[General Topics] LargePig:
The XDA Orbit (o2 customised artemis) is a much nicer design than the plastic looking finger-print hungry Trinity.

Trinity has better CPU and 3G

Artemis has better GPS chip (SirfStar III, and yes it is MUCH better, I have sat the two devices next to eachother and the Artemis is far more accurate) and has FM radio (Big whoop.....)

IMHO the better design and better GPS chip more than makes up for the slower CPU and I don't use 3G anyway.
[General Topics] Rudegar:
and artemis have microSD and trinity have miniSD

miniSD seem to be on the way out before it became very popular

though there are converters like kingson who have microSD's with conveters so they act as normal SD or miniSD though not sure about compatibility
[General Topics] Guybrush:
Artemis was the daughter of Zeus.... Trinity is GOD... so who win ? :)
[General Topics] LargePig:
Hehe, well if you look at it like that......
[General Topics] josephwaller:
So far quite close

Thanks for the info. Definitely good to know the Orbit has better GPS. I was leaning towards the trinity due to faster processor until you pointed that out. Gonna wait for a few more comments before I decide.
[General Topics] Guybrush:
trinity gps works well as p3300 processor, I don't think u found difference in a normal street navigation... maybe just the cold boot is more longer but trinity do well this job :) Of course if u need a pda mostly for GPS maybe p3300 is better... Sirf is very good chip and OMAP have less consumation... but for all other trinity is much better... fast internet connection, fast processor, video call, mini-sd hot swap instead microsd under battery(weird!!), Irda, D-Pad classic with scrollwheel instead the trackball of p3300 (i think it's not very usefull) just my opinion :P
[General Topics] someguysomewhere:
I considered the Trion (TyTn), Orbit (p3300) and the SPV M700 (p3600).

I had the Trion but I gave it back and got the Orbit which I'm very happy with. I was looking at the p3600 but it comes in a horrible white colour and in my opinion is the worst looking of the three.

The way I see it is, there are already new smart phones coming out with CPU speeds greater than 400Mhz, some even with a dedicated GPU. At the moment, the Orbit has all I need from it and should last me 18 months. If after this period, new software and developments demand higher CPU speeds, my contract would have finished and I'll get something new. By this time, advancement in smart phone technology would probably mean that the standard CPU speed is more like 600Mhz or so. If by this time the Orbit becomes an antique, I'm sure it would still work well as a sat nav system!
[General Topics] Rudegar:
p3600 (trinity)

comes in both black and white flavour

http://www.htcitalia.net/public/minfoto/298.jpg

personaly i pref the white though

and Artemis (orbit) looks much better irl then the forum picture

but i would never buy a new non umts phone

gprs is too slow to borther using the internet from the device
[Wear OS Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keller112:
Im using android studio and my debugging session stops whenever the watch times out and goes into ambient mode. Any else had this issue? Anyone been able to fix it?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] ninten5:
Hello Guys and Gals,

I have been an HTC User for a good while now and I finally bought a Samsung and need help with it. So main reason I bought this phone is for is the camera, now I only had it for 1 day and I only took pictures in my house but the pictures have some "yellowness" to them when compared to my M7. I shot all the photos with HDR off, any adjustments I can make to clear this?

Next question I have is the slower transitions, I already went into developer options and drop the animation duration to .5 secs like it is on my M7 but it still "feels" laggy, is this the screen res being too high causing this or can I root this to get away from that?

Lastly, any thin ( this is coming from a guy who never puts a case on his phone) case for this phone, the glass is really scaring me and since it is leased it is more daunting.

Thanks everybody, love the big screen and cant wait to use it for 2 years!
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] yotvb531:
The first thing I did was download Nova launcher. With it running and the animation durations set to 0.5x, everything is awesomely smooth. I never used the touchwiz launcher, so maybe that's the cause of lagginess?

I haven't noticed any yellowness in my photos so I'm not sure there. I have noticed that the "basic" screen coloring profile was the most accurate, where the other modes are super saturated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] -Apollo-:
Coming from HTC also...I'm missing Blinkfeed. Do you guys know of any apps that will stream all of my social networking accounts in one kinda like Blinkfeed?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] kc_sheets:
The spigen neo hybrid cases are great cases, they are thin and look great. I would advise on getting a tempered gl;ass screen protector. better safe than sorry.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] ninten5:
Thanks for responses, i have dodol launcher installed already but switching between app is still stuttering. Ill check the photo options and i got that case.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] waoasis:
Coming from an HTC as well and never feeling anything slower or laggy.

Make sure ur camera is set for auto
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] Congo123:
I've been with HTC and kept up with every model from Touch to M8. There isn't anything laggy. I did read a thread earlier concerning a memory leak if too many apps are open, but just close all until the fix comes which T Mobile apparently is or has received already. Ohh and turn off the Samsung stuff if you don't use it.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] sirjasonroberts:
As far as the cases go I got a JETech clear rubber case. Looks pretty good, thin and doesnt take anything away from the look of the phone
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] ninten5:
Update: I already broke the screen on the phone :/ with a case on, I guess aluminum is stronger than this Gorilla Glass BS. Anyways, the only improvement in lag is if I download a ram/cache cleaner app and clear is like once a week, any permanent fix to this?

Guess I'll just take the case off and use the phone naked now. haha
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] s4titan:
HTC convert also, seems pretty dead in here compared to the HTC forums. Just couldn't pull the trigger on the M9 when the S6 was the better phone. HTC Blinkfeed can be done, and I am running it just fine on my S6 see this link, http://xdaforums.com/android/apps-games/htc-blinkfeed-plugins-devices-08-03-2015-t3049438
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] scott_0:
what effect does it show on battery? I really miss Blinkfeed from my M8 days, I might have to try this! :good: do you need just the Blinkfeed download? or do you also have to DL all the other sense stuff?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S6] s4titan:
haven't noticed much difference with the battery, but phone is less than a week old so still feeling out the battery performance. I loaded all of the files for version 7 listed in the OP and a few of the plugins, twitter , google, and Instagram.
[Moto 360] sw6lee:
My moto 360 on 5.0.2 was performing fine yesterday, but today, for almost the whole day, all the animations are really choppy, swiping, etc. I know that it's not supposed to be as smooth as Snapdragon 400 Wear devices, but yesterday, I could tolerate it. Today, it's a whole new level of stuttering.

It's not just for an hour or so either. Almost for the whole day I was checking notifications time to time, it was choppy. Annoyingly choppy.

Do you know what's causing this? Maybe because I have slow 3G connection? I don't have LTE. I'm home right now, and it seems to be smooth again now. But weirdly, yesterday I was on 3G too, but it was much better.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.
[Moto 360] thebobmannh:
Why would your phone's data connection have any effect on your 360? Have you reboot the watch to see if it helps?
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AvalancheRyder:
Hello,

I just purchased a Nexus 6 and am curious what options there may be to change the color saturation settings. I've already flashed CM12 and have been playing around with the Live Display settings, but they don't seem to help. I am able to change the color temperature and the RGB values, but the colors still appear to be overly saturated in my opinion. I'm interested in a way to adjust them so they are closer to the Professional Photo mode on Samsung's recent devices, or the iPhone. Is there a software tweak or ROM that would allow me to do this or is there a hardware limitation that would prevent this?

Thank you!
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AvalancheRyder:
Solved

Never mind, I found the answer! KCAL Color Calibration can do this.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Themes and Apps] petercohen:
Hello, as of today, which is the best 3D launcher for the GNOTE PRO 12.2? I used TSF Shell and SPB Shell 3D on my Note 2. The transition effects looked very cool. However, they don't look good on my large screen Note PRO 12.2. Probably the effects were developed with small screens in mind. I tried Next Launcher 3D and EX, there seems to be a bug as my device got long pauses. On two occassions, I had to force boot my device.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Themes and Apps] tdetroit:
I bought SPB Shell over 3 years ago and it's been abandoned for well over a year now. Can NOT recommend using it. I've also bought TSF, and the others, and Next Launcher looks the best so far if you want a 3D'ish environment.
[Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Themes and Apps] Rolldog:
Same here, bought SPB years ago when it was probably the only 3D Launcher on the market. I think the company that developed it was bought out by Yandex because for a while they changed the name. I haven't checked out the Yandex Launcher in a while, it was the updated version of SPB.