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[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] jdmba:
Greets,

I have been watching the tilt since last July, anxiously awaiting it release. Then, it came out to somewhat limited available, followed immediately by the removal of the reasonably priced unlimited data plan from AT&T premiere. So I never bit.

Its been about 1-1/2 months since it came out, and there are so many good reviews, and so many bad bad bad reviews of the Tilt. Negative reviews talk about (i) battery life, (ii) sluggishness, (iii) camera, (iv) speakerphone, and (v) crashes.

This all said ... should I take the plunge? Any thoughts?!?!?

Thanks!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] kireol:
there's no better phone out in the U.S.. Not sure about europe. so depends on where you live.

(i) battery life ----Improved with tweaks

(ii) sluggishness, ---Only a few applications are sluggish. most are replaceable with better.

(iii) camera, ---- this is a phone with a decent camera. Not the other way around.

(iv) speakerphone, --- sucks

and (v) crashes.--- not at all with a new ROM
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Prolab:
Are you actually gonna use the features or more like a gadget envy?

I've been a palm/treo user for 4 years and i've been waiting for them to come out with a wi-fi. Im still waiting as we speak.

As for me buying a kaiser? Well, i got tired of waiting for a wifi for a treo and to be honest, i want a new gadget. Most of the stuff that i can do with my Treo 650/680 can be done with my kaiser.

And i wanna dip my hands to winblows. It's still sluggish compared to my palm. But i do learn a lot of tricks everytime i read this site. I bought mine unlocked so unless you're going to buy the tilt this black friday for a good deal, i say do it ;) .

Im happy with mine. Good luck!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] nighttime:
Well, I cant tel you what to do, but I can tell you what I think about mine.

Battery Life- Its not the best with the default settings. But with some minor adjustments (like brightness settings, backlight\screen power off timers, and auto disconnect timers), I can get a day out of it easy, and others have gotten more. But for all the things the Kaiser (Tilt) can do, I think the battery life is probably about right with today's current technology.

Sluggishness- The default AT&T ROM does have slowdown it times, so that is true. Other ROM's are faster, I use Sleuth's 1.0 ROM.

Camera- It takes decent pictures, but I wouldnt count on it to take great pictures, or pictures of a special event. To me, its for pictures when youre out with friends messing around, or when you need quick improptu pictures, like on a job site. Admittedly, there are other phones that have better camera's, like the Nokia N95, but thats 5MP vs 3MP.

Speakerphone- Its not the best, my last phone (Samsung C417) had a better one, I get a couple of "huh"'s that I didnt get on my other phone. But overall, it gets the job done when needed until I can get a new headset.

Crashes- I only ran the stock AT&T ROM for about two days, but it never crashed during that time. Ive been running Sleuth's 1.0 ROM for a solid week and it hasnt crashed once. I think some of the problems people have may be related to the software they are running. Ive used all the features on the phone with well written programs, and I havent had any major issues. I think the worst issue Ive had was that Windows Live Mobile stopped responding when it the GPS was looking for satellites and I tried to close the program, but I havent been able to repeat it so Im writing it up as a fluke. (I was able to close it with the Task Manager, BTW)

Im more than pleased with mine, and I plan on keeping it for a very long time. Also, depending on where you are in the country, AT&T is selling ALL their phones for 50% off, including the Tilt. Not a bad deal.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Goanna:
I was gonna hit up compusa for the $199 Tilt deal with 2yr contract this weekend (part of their black friday deals) but on Teusday I went on newegg.com and found the tilt for $175 plus a $25.00 MIR from ATT.

I ordered at around 4:00PM EST Teusday and I had the phone on Wednesday at around 2:00PM, and I didnt even pay for rush processing.

Also the newegg deal only requires a voice plan to get the price advertised. The compusa deal required you to get a data plan as well (and their PDA data plans are expensive, better off adding MediaMax later on).

I am still waiting for my sim to be activated (ported number over from T-Mobile) but so far I love it. I didnt upgrade the rom yet, I am going to play around with the default ATT one for a while, but no issues at all so far and I have been using all kinds of apps.

I would say if your thinking about it, nows the time to go for it. I doubt you'll find a price better then 150 anytime soon.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] Blowfish64:
It really depends on what phone you have now. If you have an 8525 or any phone within that generation, I'd recommend sticking with that. The Tilt is really a step backwards in my opinion. HTC took SO many shortcuts on this phone that it really suffers a lot as a whole. I've never actually had much of a problem with battery life myself, but that's because I usually never go for more than a day without access to a charger. The sluggishness is quite noticeable compared to my older phone, on top of which HTC didn't bother to provide driver support so that's not something that will ever be fixable anytime soon. The camera is the worst one I've ever had on a phone, and that is including previous 1.3 mp "dumbphones". It's really that bad. Anyone who says "oh it's a phone first, then a camera," should get off these boards and go back to RAZRs. It's people like them that let HTC get away with cutting corners like this. I find the camera unusable in anything but very brightly lit conditions, and the auto-focus is attrocious, leading to long lag times and blurry pictures. The speakerphone is rather quiet for me, my last phone's was much louder, but it gets the job done. As for crashes, I think that's more an issue of the ROM you're using. The stock Kaiser ROM was rock solid for me, duttythroy's Cube ROM made my phone unusable with the number of crashes, Sleuth's is pretty good but with an occasional lockup, so it really all depends. So again, if you have a halfway decent phone now, wait for something better to come along. If you absolutely need a new ppc, you might take the plunge if you find a good deal.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] jdmba:
Pricing ... and TRIED to buy

Went to an AT&T store with their big sale. It is 50% so they would charge you $249.99 and you get a $100 rebate. They were, however, out of stock.

I went onto Premiere and they are making the same exact offer ... of course, you don't walk out with it, but you are already set up with premiere pricing.

I think I will go for it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] workingmomjd:
I purchased this phone from T-Mobile when they were first released. It has been my hacking baby. I recently upgraded to the s7 edge (skipped the s6 bc no removable storage) and it got passed down to my 15 y/o niece, who lives with us, as do my mother and father (her legal guardians.) She really, *really* wanted the iPhone 6 Plus instead. In short order, my babied, perfectly tweaked, mint condition S5, was brought to my mother as being completely broken. Wouldn't turn on, black screen, nothing worked. So she got her iPhone 6 Plus and I have my old S5's corpse. The thing is, when I went to boot it to see how "broken" it was and if I could fix it, it booted just fine. The twist is the screen colors are all too cool (weirdly cool), and it goes black periodically until you flex it. I hooked it up to my laptop and Odin not only recognized it, but I was able to flash the last firmware tar I had. I'm guessing she bent it to get it to "break", which is why flexing it fixes the screen blacking out, but am clueless about the colors (was hoping the flash would fix it, but no.) Any ideas on the cause? Am I looking at replacing the entire lcd/touch/glass assembly, or is the motherboard now questionable because of the flexing issue?

I've attached a pic of what the phone colors look like with Odin on in the background. I'd love any suggestions!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 5] ShinySide:
I don't know the current prices on the lcd but OEM ones are expensive as hell. I broke my s3 or s4 screen (can't remember) and an OEM lcd screen (the entire assembly not just the glass) was in the $300 dollar range.

But mother board should be good I'd imagine, probably just the screen, but gotta ask yourself is it worth fixing a 2 years old back up phone?
[XDA Assist] Haydos2901:
Hey

My LG l40 (D160f) won't boot properly

The lg logo displays for a second and then the phone turns off.

When I plug the phone in to charge, it cycles a screen with a battery and a loading symbol in the middle, turns off and then repeats.

I can't put the phone into download mode, so I can't flash the software.

Please Help

Thanks
[XDA Assist] Vatsal:
Hello,

What exactly were you trying to do? What firmware was your device running?

-Vatsal
[XDA Assist] Haydos2901:
Hey.

It appears the issue was caused by a combination of the battery being completely dead, and the wrong firmware installed. I have fixed the problem now.
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] C.3.S.4.R:
Hello, this thread is just for asking if some dev can make a custom kernel for the a5 2016 the a510m to be precise, I just want to boost a little the core clock and the gpu scaling, and maybe some audio boost, and selinux permissive. I know is not that hard, but I'm not a dev and I know nothing about coding. So if somebody wants to help, or know where I can find someone that could help me I will be great. A already asked to the boeffla kernel dev (I used to use his kernel on my old s3) but maybe he don't want to do it.
[HTC 10 Questions & Answers] nitramus:
Can't find it anywhere. Just trying to find somewhere the htc 10 firmware changelog and judt can't find anything. Can anybody please point me to the write place?

Thanks
[Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers] skerry2006aj:
Hello!

I want to get a Mi Max 64GB / 3GB RAM / 652+510 .

My understanding is that this is helium... any change this will get custom ROMs or official Cyanogenmod?

Any chance these phones will get Nougat?

Anyone knows if there is far more support for Hydrogen or for Helium?

(I am deeply confused, even after reading about these things...)
[Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers] dj69holland:
I can only suggest to check other xda mi max threads about this topic, as it has been discussed many times.
[Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers] ajsmsg78:
Helium all the way. Go big or go home. Yes we will get Nougat in the future.
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pkirtan84:
Have you tried flashing official Marshmallow 6.0 or 6.0.1 for your device?

I have xt1068. A month ago I was almost in a same situation. Only barcode command was working and nothing else from fastboot screen.

I have no experience in this flashing thing so I went to retailers store to fix this software issue but they failed.

Later I found official Android 6.0 thread on xda forum and just followed every step of installation Android 6.0. And Boom!! Phone is now working flawlessly on latest Android OS.

ps. While installing Android 6.0, my phone was not rooted, no custom ROM was Installed before and USB debugging was turned OFF.

I don't know if this is a proper solution or not; as I said I have no experience in flashing.

Hope this help. Ty
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jayadu:
Hey, can you provide the link to the official android 6.0 thread?
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ederstk:
Hello, pkirtan84.

I have experience in roms samsung and LG, but on a Motorola is my first attempt, so I figured he was doing something wrong.

Anyway, although I have already tested one rom with Android 6, could send the rom link you used? Perhaps I would not have been the wrong rom I used, not hurt to try!

Thank you
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pkirtan84:
sure ederstk, here is it

http://xdaforums.com/moto-g-2014/general/official-stock-firmware-t3018682
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ederstk:
Thank you, pkirtan84! I'll check when I get home and post results!

All the best!
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ederstk:
Hello, pkirtan84. Still not working, with same messages.

I believe that the low battery warning is now in the way. I will try to recharge it and continue my tests.

Still, thank you!
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pkirtan84:
um.. what's not working?

download link of Android 6.0 or the process of flashing 6.0?
[G 2014 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ederstk:
the flashing process. still stuck in same screen. I try searching more solutions in the web
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy Note5] TMAC 13:
Lol FLASHING* recovery

Feeling like a noob. All the threads I've found for my T-Mobile Note 5 mention basebands that I do not have. And when I search my baseband, I see people mentioning systemless root but there are no links to follow for further instructions.

I've rooted MANY devices with little to no issue the majority of the time lol. I have never had an issue finding the tutorials, until today.

Can someone just point me in the right direction?

Thanks!
[Device Reviews and Information] qasimala:
Who will be the real flagship killer?

Today’s tech headlines are flooded with the release of the new phone from LeEco, the LeEco Le Pro 3. LeEco is on a roll after releasing the*dual camera Cool 1*recently and has gotten mostly positive reviews for their products. This, together*with the staggering reveal of the *Antutu*benchmark for the Xiaomi Mi 5S clocking in at 164002 *left most tech enthusiasts wondering which phone is the better of the two.

The Xiaomi Mi 5S has taken the number 1 spot from the LeEco Le Pro 3 which scored*163594 on Antutu. Can it beat the Le Pro 3 in other departments as well?

What do you guys think? I have tried to compare the Le Pro 3's specs to the rumoured Xiaomi Mi 5S specs here: http://techwanderer.com/xiaomi-mi-5s-vs-leeco-le-pro-3
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] MaxRink:
On the lowest brightness setting some parts of the screen flicker and the gamma seems easy off.

Does anyone else have this issue or is it just my unit

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Edit: everything is fine when I turn the brightness up a bit and the screen is perfectly fine then.

Edit2: it feels like the a2017G isn't using the panel for the lowest brightness setting but just alters the gamma curve to make the screen look darker.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] MaxRink:
Fun fact: it's the charger that causes this for me

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[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] swissdre:
This happens on certain parts of the screen - when brightness is low - while charging for me too
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] ThePainOfNever:
This is happening on my unit too when charging. But only seems to happen at low brightness. Funny enough it didn't happen on my first gold unit but does on my second grey unit. Hopefully it doesn't develop into a bigger issue...
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] strifej:
Me too. Only when charging, you'll see banding/snow.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] MaxRink:
Switching to a non quick charge charger greatly reduced the flickering ( might even prolong the battery life and it's nbd if the phone needs a few hrs to charge overnight )

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[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] celoxocis:
I haven't noticed that on my A2017G. I'm on one of the latest batches I guess. It came pre-installed with the B02.

Give me a few steps how to reproduce that issue and I will see if it happens.

Also I'm curious does this happen with the A2017U.
[ZTE Axon 7 Questions & Answers] Twinky1:
I have a ZTE Axon 7 2017U and it happens to me too. On my phone the flickering happens when I'm on the lowest setting and it seems that the brightness/gamma flickering is only from the middle of the screen and below, the top part is fine. But to be it happens on the lowest setting whether it's charging or not.

It is rather annoying but same as you guys my solution is to bring the brightness up a little.

I don't know if this is due to the life of the screen fading or an incompatibility on the system that causes the flickering.

- Twinky
[Mogul, XV6800 General] unstable357:
Whats going on good people, I hope everyone is having a wonderful holiday. I just have one question, is there an medical dictionary program that is compatible and/or available for the 6800, if so by any chance those anyone have it or can possible lead in the right direction to where I can find it?

Thanks Chris
[Mogul, XV6800 General] Medic1013:
Hi, I'm a paramedic and i use 3 medial programs. I use taber's 2.0 which is medical dictionary, er suite 6.0 which is a useful reference and drug calculator and a Davis drug reference manual. All 3 can be found at www.medicalwizards.com.

PM me for details or email me at vato . mescalino @ gmail.com
[Mogul, XV6800 General] mstevens:
I realize this is off-topic for the dictionary question. I haven't opened a medical dictionary in years.

ePocrates is an amazing, free drug reference. Most of the physicians at my hospital have been using it for years on their Palms and PPC's. It's got lots of calculators, etc. for those who like them. I've been using it since it was in beta, and it just keeps getting better. NO ads, either. AFAIK, you need to be a medical professional (physician, nurse, EMT, etc.) or student to get it. ePocrates is the reason that if my handheld breaks, I go out and buy a replacement THAT DAY. I can't function nearly as well without it. Those who need a drug reference should check it out.
[Mogul, XV6800 General] unstable357:
Thanks guy, they both look very helpful. I just bought my fiance a 6800 who is a nurse, so i hope she find one of these options useful.
[Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers] skerry2006aj:
The title pretty much states my question.

I'm curious if I will have to always install ROMs by myself or if we can receive OTA updates of sorts... I'm confused where to get the latest updates for Mi Max, there are too many variants..
[Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers] Zeblade:
The MIi Max does get OTA updates and should tell you. You can always click "updates" .some icon on the screen mayby under tools. Yeah.. OTA
[Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers] skerry2006aj:
I have a distinct feeling you're being sarcastic yet funny xD

I'm asking with all seriousness. Never touched one of these things, and I actually want to know before ordering one what to expect from them.
[Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers] panospc:
You can have OTA updates if you have an official ROM.

Many resellers send devices with unofficial ROMs.
[Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers] skerry2006aj:
Coming back over this question, it does get OTA, but if I root, it won't get OTA anymore?
[Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers] ROIDjoy:
Yes if you root your device and install a modified recovery such as twrp you will not be able to install the updates, yet you will be able to download them on your device but you can not install them with a modified recovery.
[Xiaomi Mi Max Questions & Answers] skerry2006aj:
Good to know.

Seems that it's fairly stable after the latest OTA updates though I have a few rather unpleasant problems...

When someone is calling me, sometimes I have to unlock the screen before I can answer, no evident solution yet.

Sometimes when talking in a call, the display activates and my ear plays in menus (even though it's set to not activate while the sensor is covered.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] galaxy4mylife:
Just got this from T-Mobile showing up as a refurbished phone! Anyone else?
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Intub8:
How did you check
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] OvrDriVE:
i'd like to know how you see it is a refurb, cause these are supposed to be brand new. i ain't paying for a refurb, i'm paying for a brand new phone and thats what i expect to get. so how did you check cause now i want to make sure mine is new

nvm, figured it out

use samsung phone info, refurb check. mine says original so not refurbed.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] galaxy4mylife:
If you download the Phone info app from google play and click the side menu it has a referb check and mine says my date of manufacter does not match the phone serial number. But the store i picked it up from got a silver shippmet they are gonna swap it and I'm gonna check the new one tomorrow morning when I'm there. So ill see if they all say it.

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[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] galaxy4mylife:
lucky you lol!
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] OvrDriVE:
yeah i figured it out. mine just says it's original.

if it had said anything but original it would have gone back. i ain't paying for a used device. i'm paying a small fortune for a brand new phone and that had better be what i have

and after checking it is so. almost had an excuse to exchange it and get one that didn't force the new update on me
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] galaxy4mylife:
well ill get mine swapped out in the morning so I'm not too worried lol
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] kdoweb:
Mine is original too, good luck to ya mate.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] galaxy4mylife:
ill let you all know what happens tomorrow! this is brand dedication folks its been a crap fest and still I go back lol
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Chr0nicDreamz:
Mines original.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Intub8:
Both of mine are not listed as refurbs. However on one of my boxes (the silver one )I do have new labels over the old labels. It was either done to add the black square and v2 or they removed the batteries of existing unsold units and replaced them. My black one only has the new label. I would bet samsung popped the back off of devices not yet shipped and threw new batteries in them. I wonder if they also changed something serial number wise that is maybe giving the app false positives.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Djapatos:
Mine says original.. how accurate is this app? That would be messed up if Samsung is shipping refurb.

At the same time, if they popped up the phones and exchanged the batteries BEFORE they ever went out, would that really be considered used or refurb?
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] Sirdragonx:
Mine shows original and manufactured on 09/09/2016. Also shows made in China.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] galaxy4mylife:
Switching a battery shouldn't have anything to do with the date of manufacture and since no one else is reporting theirs saying it's refurbished I'm taking it back and swapping it out.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] pdotc:
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Just checked my says original.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] djnicho12:
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Mine is original
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] galaxy4mylife:
So went and swapped my phone again and then this happens! Guess the first one was just a weird phone. Happy I'm on an original one now!

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[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] dugryce:
Mine is an original. I applied the new update, so rooting is out. Cool thing is, they accidentally rung the exchange up as a purchase, so the phone cost me $0.00!
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] vat829:
What does you mean that rung the exchange as a purchase? I think that's what they are suppose to do. Do a return for the old phone that do a purchase for the replacement.
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] djhotsauce:
Mines isn't refurbished ??
[T-Mobile Note 7  Questions & Answers] dugryce:
What happened was I came in with my old phone, try to do an exchange. They had my old phone and the new phone side by side, they rung up the old phone as paid off trying to do the exchange, but couldn't add the new phone so I had to wait and call T-Mobile order a new phone over the phone. When my new phone came in it showed as a warranty exchange and that I was exchanging a phone that was fully paid for for a new phone.