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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xulture:
Sciphone N21 is apparently the same as DSTL search here for roms.

Sciphone N19 (the one i got few weeks ago) doesn't seem to be a replica of some other known phone. It runs android 1.5 out of the box, has unusual filesystem structure and I haven't found a way to recover (in case i brick it) with upgrade, therefore I won't be attempting upgrade to 1.6 or 2.0.1. 'official' site doesn't seem to mention existence or intention on publishing upgrades.

Android Market doesn't exist as app, out of the box, but there are some ways around it. (eg get Android Market for SDK -- as per some posts on this forum) then dig out apps to put on Sciphone N19. Once I collect everything required for a 'patch' I'll post.

Resolution on N19 is weird -- QVGA, not the usual HVGA, so a lot of the apps off Android Market that are written poorly for a fixed rez don't scale, and are not usable.

I'm not sure about other phones you were asking about.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kurt.hewett:
What I was waiting for

that was what I was waiting for, (not the debate which phone is better nor which economy :D)

btw what is the official site you were talking abt?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xulture:
the box came with www.mysciphone.com written on it.. That site seems to be the most official ;-) I can't seem to register for their forums though. Other models they have for sale are android and iphone look-alikes. I don't know much about iphones. But the N19 and N21 actually come with proper Android.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pbrennan42:
The N21 does actually take my interest. 0.6ghz? check. 2 SD card slots? check. Android 1.5 Cupcake? Meh, but never mind. 5mp camera? Sweet. Under £100? You bet.

And don't knock the Chinese. Remember, they had their enlightenment while we were still stuck in the dark ages, and if you really think about it, they have been exporting their technologies to us since time immemorial.

Yeah, they're cheap knock offs, but they're aimed at their domestic market. The stuff they do for our market, Google and HTC have commissioned, like the Nexus One for example (and yes, I would bet my last pound that it was manufactured in China).

And I bet there are loads of Chinese Android hackers who, if only we could communicate with them, could show us a thing or two about rooting and modding Androids (and possibly give us the rooting kits to these phones as well).

Phil.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hakkinen60:
i think the product that u r waiting for shares the same solution or PCBA with this: http://www.jetsun.net.cn/ProductShow.asp?ID=116

There is another version that runs on CDMA EVDO(CDMA 1X) network. They should be selling at around USD$180. For the rooting kits, you need to make sure the chipset solution is the same; otherwise it won't work. For example, the tool on Hisilicon platform doesn't work with Marvell even they both runs Andriod 1.5. Even so, still a lot of work needed to be done as u need to migrate the LCD drivers, TP driver, camera driver.....etc.

Once again, Androids or WM6.5 do not need to hack. Google/Microsoft pass their solutions/designs to chipset makers; Androids or WM6.5 then can run on that specific PCBA design. We will get an example and BOM list of that design when we purchase the chipset with RMB or USD. IT IS COMPLETELY LEGAL because this is called "technology transfer". In fact, those chipset makers are pulling all stops to help us to develop our own product. BECAUSE THEY WANT SALES AND $$$! Just that simple!

P.S. I don't know whether you guys have ever heard of Marvell....It is listed on Nasdaq, and bought Intel's Xscale(Mobile CPUs) division back in 2005. Marvell currently supplies : Alcatel、Arima、Asus、Cisco Systems、Compal、D-Link、ECS Elitegroup、Ericsson、Fujitsu、Gateway、Gigabyte Technology、Hewlett Packard、Hitachi、Huawei、Intel、Inventec、LG、Linksys、Lucent Technologies、Motorola、MSI、NEC、NETGEAR、Nokia、Nortel Networks、Panasonic、Sharp、Sony、Quanta Computer、RIM、Samsung、Seagate、Toshiba、VTech、Western Digital。
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scote:
knock offs of what exactly?

isn't android open source? isnt this what google intended?

some interesting points made in this thread, nice to see comments from a manufacturer
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] criminalogic:
just want to say (as iv have researched a lot on these knocks off type phones) a lot are Beautiful ! well worth the money.. have Good build quality , hardware & software (there smartphones anyway) and last time I checked my htc's etc were not built in US, Canada or tha UK lol

Just to add, http://fastcardtech.com Anyway not only has grate products, desent customerservice (Quick to answer anyway) They allso offer One year warrenty on all products, have grate prices (high shiping costs) They allso have a lot of grate video unboxings & reviews allso by there customers.. So buying a brand new WM or andriod smartphone that comes with warrenty for $100 to $200 is well worth it in my books... even if its just for WiFi surfing & software testing..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hakkinen60:
Anyone wanna see our "look-alike" HTC Tattoo on Win6.5? On Hisilicon Platform; our product comes with 2 different colours of housing!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlackElvis79:
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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Technochris1:
All i can say on this topic is that real products from china are really good. I seen this crazy navi-system over 5 years ago. Its not phone related, but just to show you what they can do....http://www.autoblog.com/2008/01/10/ces-2008-video-of-delphis-dual-view-nav-screen-in-action/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gjizaqin:
trying to stay on topic...

I own sciphone n21, which has full android system, so it is android.

The n21 is same as DSTL1 so its the same thing just different brands.

The phone itself is really nice one, its of really good quality. The design is nice, it has a display from Sharp, Sony's 5 mpx camera (its real) and has 624 mhz processor wich is a nice thing, gravity sensor and wifi, the touch is resistive but it responds very good. The bad thing in N21 is, it has only 128 ram and 256 rom which is not very good thing. Except that the phone is working very nice, it came with android 1.5 cupcake, but i upgraded to 1.6 donut, and it's really nice, and i think very soon we can expect 2.0 upgrade too.

There is a thread on the forum about DSTL1 (or N21) on how to do the upgrade, and how to get android market on it. Im using market without any problems, and you can use market enabler app if your on the countries not supported by android market.

So for anyone who own N21 and wants 1.6 upgrade here is the link on the forums.

Or you can go to General Mobile site for more information regarding DSTL1.

I hope this helps you.

Best regards Gjizaqin.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SmokeyJBluntz:
even with a g1, i would really like to get my hands on one of these chinese phones. id like to see a little more dev done first before i do, but the n21 looks like its coming along nicely

on the other hand, i have an iFoe model no p186+ that was given to me that was fun to play around with. the touch screen needs to be calibrated BAD, so bad its stuck on the lockout screen. anyone know anything i can do?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hakkinen60:
I think there is something wrong with the TP......coz those USD$3 resistance Touch Panel had a pretty high failure rate(around 10%)! Touch Panels(raw material) are built in Japan; however, China could only buy 3rd grade models(Japs leave all 1st grade for themself, Korean/Taiwanese share 2nd grade)...that's why lol. The only way is to replace it....

There are quite a lot of those spare parts selling in ShenZhen, China! If u have friends there, ask them to try your luck in the "Hua Qiang Bei" mobile market. For all mobile product lovers, you guys should really take a look there. There are tons of different own brand models inside the market, and it sales over 200k pcs(in combine of all models) per day!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hakkinen60:
Speed comparision
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SmokeyJBluntz:
weirdest thing, i searched the web, found a forum dedicated to the iFoe p168+. pulled it out and its working fine again... now time to **** it up :rolleyes:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hakkinen60:
If it is a software problem, that's good. If it is TP related, the problem will appear again after a while! Good luck
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] criminalogic:
Umm Hellz yeah !

allthough I may have allready.. hook it up none tha less, "should have just linked it to begin with IMO"

lol
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxzhao:
im Chinese,we call these products county side goods,most of them are made in little workshops with poor quality(not huawei),I think I won't buy one no matter how cheap they are,I prefer a second hand htc phone¡*¡*
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hakkinen60:
where are u though? "Nong Min ji" only mean of those RMB200 Dual Sim dual standbys......haha! If you r in Shen Zhen, just shop around at Hua Zhang Bei; you would be amazed by the qualities of those "Gao Feng ji"(fake smartphones). Some of them are really good!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxzhao:
well，I‘m in zhejiang province，but as I know，those so called “gao fang ji” are in a poor reputation，most of them are based on MTK with poor function but look alike some sharp or nokia phones，they are of fake brand and I will feel it a shame to have one in my hand...but they have something nice，one is they have powerful loudspeakers，it will shock you if it rings unexpectedly...

sorry for my poor english
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hakkinen60:
Actually, my local clients are selling about 300pcs(including ours) of those "gao feng" smartphones per day! Most of their customers are in ShangHai, Beijing, and Zhejiang. They even tell me that their clients sold to enduser as "Real" ones!! So watch out, coz the really good quality "fakes" could even use the real tooling! End-users would be difficult to notice the differences unless they compare the PCBA or know the factory command. Most of the good "fakes" are made with Huawei or Marvell platform. MTK products are mostly for the export market; the good quality ones may sell more than 200k per month!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] foxzhao:
well,that's the point,they are fake,they are imitations,but they are sold at a high price，it's a shame of the Chinese mobile field...and they eat up many market and made those cellphone companies who are creating（not imitating）new products die out...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SmokeyJBluntz:
those chinese knockoffs are not going to make HTC/motorola/nokia/etc die out... let them be

and they are not high priced. the only ones i have seen that were "expensive" was the WM based phones.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AMoosa:
I used to have one of these. The phone is ok and mostly as described above. The biggest problem I found was that the resolution of the screen was too low and so text input was a nightmare and some apps did not scale very well. So it had to go!!! I got a Milestone now and am very pleased.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ducir:
n19

i have a n21 from china and i updated it with the dstl1 1.6 donut update

.. it works really well .. except for the battery life sometimes..

and no google apps

now if only GM would put out a eclair update

...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gjizaqin:
google apps work on n21 with google patch. and about screen resolution your right, but i think over at androidspin they managed to fix this with some kind of density patch, havent tried yet, but the phone itself is good one.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HerrBulles:
Hello ! Sorry if I disturbing you, but recently I bought me a dual-sim Android chinese phone named H2000 . The phone is MTK platforma based , bought from the site : solomobi . com

I would like to help me a little. I live in Europe , and the phone works great here .

The problem is that I would like to be able to root the phone but I can't do it because the Factory Mode menu does not allow me to hit the ENTER key for input commands, and it allows me only to navigate the menu commands .

Do you know any work-around for that, please ?

I noticed on youtube a similar phone, named A3000 , where a russian guy enterred succesfully the FACTORY MODE and navigate around and he can actually hit the ENTER key.

Thanks in advance !
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] florisz1:
MTK 6515 or MTK 6573 root

I Like the Chinese dual sim very much also. The MTK 6515 was good but slow and no 3G. The MTK6573 is fast and has 3G.

I want to root also, but didn't get it done jet. Lack of time.

I found 2 dev modes:

1) Factory mode: plug in power when phone is off. Push volume down and power button at the same time until you see something that say 'factory mode'. Here you can test stuff and clean cache.

2) dev mode: plug in power when phone is off. Push volume up and power button at the same time until you see something that say 'dev.. mode'. Here you can clean cache, install from SD, format SD, etc.

Navigate with volume up-down. 'Enter' can be the Powerbutton or the 'menu'((softmenu) button). Sometimes the Volume up button can be 'Enter' also.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cwkhong:
MTK6516

is there any development on mtk6516 android phone? i have a mtk6516 5" china android phone. the screen is good, like a plasma tv. but the cpu is under power and not enough ram 256. any way to overclock this type of phone? how to replace with a 'recognized' kernel? i tried a few overclock cpu program, each one report cannot recognize the kernel or something like that. any guide to build custom rom or kernel? i don't regret buying this phone, just wish to overclock or upgrade.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] yawnmoth:
I was thinking about selling my HTC TyTN II but I have a lot of junk on it that I'd like to be removed. Were I selling a computer I'd simply reformat the drive and then reinstall the OS that it came with via a hidden partition or via CD's or whatever. Or, failing that, I'd take the hard drive out and sell it without the hard drive.

But for HTC smartphones / Windows Mobile, I don't know how to do this. Any ideas?
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] TaurusBullba R.I.P.:
Easy as pie.

Start -> Settings -> System -> Clear Storage

This will erase all the data on the phone (but will leave your SD card untouched) and return it to factory specs. :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] GuestD2640:
Morning Yarnmoth, first remove any memory cards and your SIM card. If you want to sell the memory card with the phone then make a folder on your home computer and move not copy all the data from card to folder. To be double sure then format the card. Then connect the device to your Home computer. Use the home computer file explorer to open up the device. It will be rare that you haved saved anything outside the documents folder, but have a look anyway. If you have any folders saying for example pictures music or photos move them over to the home computer. Do the same with the contents of the documents folder. When you have removed all the data you require then remove device from your home computer.

The most important part, you have to profrom a hard reset details below

1 hold the left and right softkeys and then isert the stylus in the reset hole

2 keep pressing the soft keys and remove the stylus, after a short while you will see a screen saying "This operation will delete all your personal data, and reset all settings to the manufacturer default settings. Press SEND to restore manufacturer defaults, or press any other button to cancel."

3 release the two softkeys and press the send (green telephone) button.

Now your machine is in the factory default setting.

DO NOT connect your device to your home computer.

Start the device. You can set the phone up no problem ie time screen calibration.

use the built in file explorer to check if any data is on the device.

use the calendar contact programmes to check if of you personal info is on the machine

Any problems please message me
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] GuestD2640:
Yarnmoth use Taurusbulbas method to hardreset your machine. but do not activsync your device
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III General] yawnmoth:
Thanks all! :)
[Nexus One General] _Sri_:
Hi,

Can anyone who has got the Nexus one confirm, landscape mode is available for web browsing, SMS and Email?

Is this an OS feature? Sorry my knowledge of Smartphones is not that great :D

-Sri
[Nexus One General] jairuncaloth:
Yes, the phone rotates in apps just like all other android phones.
[Nexus One General] _Sri_:
Thanks :)....
[Nexus One General] mlevin:
But apparently not on the home screen, which is a little bit annoying. Any easy way to work around that?
[Nexus One General] jairuncaloth:
I'm sure our favorite rom modders will be enabling that functionality like before. :)
[Nexus One General] melterx12:
am I the only one that hates landscape mode on the home screen?
[Nexus One General] matt_stang:
Nope (10 char)
[Nexus One General] Eclair~:
When rotating the phone, is there still that small blur lag that happens on the G1? I only have the G1, so I'm using it as a referral. I always found that irritating. I wouldn't think it'd be on the N1.
[Nexus One General] str4vag:
hate it as well.
[Nexus One General] nazforex:
No lag at all.
[Nexus One General] melterx12:
yeah auto-rotate on nexus one is simply amazing compared to g1/mt3g. its so fast it doesnt even have time to blur lol
[HTC Excalibur] turtle1981:
Is there a way to Teather the t mobile dash with a playstation 3 so I can use the internet from my phone as a connection to get internet on p3
[HTC Excalibur] blcistheking:
perhaps this might help:

http://www.1800pocketpc.com/2009/07...fi-router-for-your-windows-mobile-device.html
[HTC Excalibur] turtle1981:
I wanna start off with saying thanks to the quick responce but however I installed the cab and it installed on my device but when it asks to detect an internet connection it doesent let me hit yes or no... why would that be?
[HTC Excalibur] blcistheking:
i just checked this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=538874

sorry for the posting the wrong info, i guess it only works with certain touch screen devices. Perhaps the "wifirouter" app will work although i dont think its free
[HTC Excalibur] turtle1981:
ok No problem Thanks for the effort
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] circleofomega:
Hey guys, i had my 'remember password' on...then i changed my password on the comp..but when i tried the FB panel the next time, BOOM!

"Facebook Login Failed" Error..anyways i can work around this error????

I tried reinstalling the panel..no avail, logged in with another account, same error....BTW, this has happened for the first time....Im using Unoff, Infinte ROM 6.5 by Spikegotti...

Thanx a TON!
[XPERIA X1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] circleofomega:
ok,....never mnind..started working on its own...
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sassyness77:
FIRST OFF!! Am i wrong in thinking that the original htc dream has the light thatt reacts with the notifications?

i think you can solder a light under your trackball in the T mobile version of the g1, (im pretty sure someone has already done this) but would it light up with notifications still, or would it just constantly light up?

I am sticking with my g1, i love the keyboard and the nexus is too much right now but the trackball lights up and i want it! :)
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pfunk1978:
Hello all,

So I've bought both the Seidio 1400 mAh and the Andida 1600 mAh batteries and neither one of them will charge. My stock battery still works, but it's like my phone refuses to charge any non HTC battery. Am I just a victim twice in a row of bad batteries or am I missing something simple?

Thanks,

P
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] ChasDun:
I have read several threads regarding Touch Input in this forum but I still don't understand why I cannot change from Touch Input to any of the other 4 listed soft keyboard options. I can choose them in the pulldown and then select OK. But then if I go back into Input, Touch Input is back as the choice.

And if I cannot choose a different soft keyboard, is there at least a way to turn off the auto suggest for words? It is driving me crazy as it often changes my acronyms and other spelling to something I don't want. But I don't see any options to turn it off.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] ohyeahar:
Just turn off XT9...

The toggle button is under the "a" and to the left of the "z". Just tap it to switch to ABC mode.

Then you can type "cant" and it won't autocorrect it to "can't".
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcispcpro:
First things first... Long time reader, (well, since november) but a first time poster :) ... Ive learned an unbelievable amount from this site, and am currently running Fresh ROM 1.1, and LOVING it :D

However, i have a few questions... I figured it would be easier to condense it into one thread, unless i need to make more...

1. Im loving the new blueish theme. However, even with older versions, and the stock rom, i cant ever tell how much battery life i actually have.. I was wondering if it were possible to have a text indication as opposed to an icon? I remember reading somewhere that the OS only supports 20% (i think) increments... but even so, it would be easier to figure out how much battery i have. Im guessing its some type of image(s) that just update according to the reported battery percentage, but i have no clue.. If thats so, could the images be replaced with images containing text? I figured if this was possible, it could be applied thru a ROM update.zip (as done from recovery).

2. I don't know if this is a Fresh ROM "bug" or not, but i was on the phone the other day, and when i pulled it away from my face to turn the screen on, then disconnect the call, i had to drag down on the screen like it was locked. Now, this was a three way call, and my first ever on this phone. So thats why I am unsure if its even a bug... Perhaps its meant to be? I just found it odd.

3. MMS over WiFi problem... This was brought up in another thread that never received a reply... I doubt this is a Fresh ROM problem, as i had the problem on stock rom as well: when WiFi is enabled, I am unable to send OR receive any MMS messages. The message will show up in the chat log, BUT, when i press "download," the EVDO icon pops up in the status bar for a split second, then disappears and the picture does not download. As soon as i turn off WiFi and press download, it downloads it with no problem. Anyone know what is causing this? and is there a workaround? Or do i just have to turn off wifi for MMS? I thought the system would be smart enough to turn on & use EVDO when needed.

Thanks

Ben
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abcdfv:
Look into the Tsowen(sp?) battery icon for that. It was the default in 1.0, but if you're interested in accurate battery percentages, the HTC Battery Widget from the market place gives info on voltages, heat, battery type, and level down to 1%.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcispcpro:
thanks for that.. i didnt think to look in the market. not exactly what i was looking for but itll do lol.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Orangeandblue302:
also you may want to try Power Manager from the market, it has a very accurate percentage readout along with the ability to limit certain things from running at lower battery life, such as dimming the screen automatically and also turning off wifi and gps and whatnot. it has saved me on trips to Philly a ton of times!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pedtech:
1.1 fresh copy paste from gmail no longer works

I usually during work have to touch my email screen when i have the gmail application up and it normally grabs the address thats on the screen in the body of the email......with the new fresh 1.1 it doesnt anymore. Is there a fix for this???

thanks
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcispcpro:
yeah the apps work. i was just hoping there was some way to replace the icon in the notification bar with text.