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[Touch HD Themes and Apps] ASK768:
Hey guys,

i am trying to connect to a network here but it requires that i enter proxy information in order to use the internet. the information i have is:

http proxy - in the form proxy.xxx.xxx

port - 8080

where am i supposed to enter this? i had a look around the settings on opera 9.7 on my ROM but couldnt find anything. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] tids2k:
try google.com:80 in the proxy settings ;)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] ASK768:
which proxy settings?
[Nexus One General] iNeko:
Hey everyone, sorry if this has been asked before, but here goes!

Every now and then my Nexus One will stutter when anything animates, the homescreen, twidroid, even the beautiful widgets weather thingy, it'll act all smooth for a few seconds, jerk and stutter, then carry on as before.

I wondered if anyone else had this, or if it's something I've done/not done. Or am I just abusing this wonderful device a little too much and need the RAM I was promised (sorry, I am really bitter about my missing RAM bank :rolleyes: )
[Nexus One General] grainysand:
Some third-party live wallpapers are badly optimized and will cause your homescreen to lag.

Go to settings, find "Sound and display" and look for "Show animation" tab, check "Some animations" instead of "All animations." You won't notice any loss of eyecandy, and the phone'll magically become a lot faster.
[Nexus One General] iNeko:
I was using the Bezier live wallpaper (fantastic wallpaper) with 4 lines, quite a slow movement with a small stepping and everything jittered like heck, even with the "some animations" setting, which lost me the menu transitions :(

It's the same even when I use the 'Nexus' live wallpaper, everything is a bit jittery. I tested it with a static photo and one of the stock wallpapers and it's still a bit jittery but an awful lot less noticeable!

I love the phone, but I guess I just want to see it blow me away with speed, it just seems that I can bog it down really quickly!
[Nexus One General] grainysand:
Huh. I've never experienced slow-downs with the stock live wallpapers, but when I used Digital Rain all speed went to hell. Not tried Bezier.

You could also try home replacements, I suppose (if lowering animations to "some" doesn't help); many of them make use of the GPU over the processor, resulting in better performance overall.
[Nexus One General] iNeko:
I found a bit of a balance between stuttering and the buttery smoothness I long for (it's now only happening in the beautiful widgets weather forecast as the clouds drift/stutter by) I tweaked some of the settings in the live wallpaper, uninstalled some widgets I don't use and rebooted the phone - I'm guessing it's my constant abuse of the poor thing eating up all the ram! ;) I'm still trying to work out how I coped with my old G1!

It'd be nice to see some of the graphical touches offloaded to the GPU, especially transitions... OpenGL rendered home/menu/window transitions does sound nice...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] slaming:
hi,

i'm form the uk and seriously looking to get one of these phones or anything running android, in the last month i have used 2(3) devices i have had a blackberry 8900 (running beta os) and a htc touch hd (running both android and winmo) the android on my htc hd is very very very very buggy and fails to unlock nearly every time meaning it needs a full re boot but from what i've seen from it i loooooove android and have decided to go for android over an iphone my budget is pretty much any thing under £300 but i am willing to go over, i have looked at both the hero and the magic i am tempted by the magic just because it is cheaper but hero with multi touch is irresistible. but heres my question. i've seen the sprint hero which i believe is chinless and well i prefer the look of that does anyone know where i can get one of them in the uk, or does anyone have any other recommendations of phones i would like? also as you can probably guess i have the beta bug and love using cutstom roms and firmwares i have been using android 2.1 on my htc hd so is this available for this device?

sorry if this question has been asked 1000 times but i couldn't seen to find a search button
[Hero, G2 Touch General] rogershroed1991:
The GSM ones all have it.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] foxmeister:
The Sprint Hero is a CDMA device as opposed to GSM - there are *no* CDMA networks in the UK full stop, so it would never work in the UK.

Note for the pedants - W-CDMA is part of the GSM standard, but W-CDMA <> CDMA, though the technologies are very similar! So, when I say no CDMA networks, I'm referring to networks like Sprint and Verizon in the US. ;)

Regards,

Dave
[Hero, G2 Touch General] slaming:
thanks for your help mate looks like ill just have to go with the chined hero which i don't like as much.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Brownstone:
Hey Slaming,

You will grow to love the chin. It stops the screen from getting scratched when you lie it face down, it makes it more comfortable to hold when texting and makes it curve around your thigh when it's in your pocket.

Do yourself a favour and get the Hero asap!

Cheers,

BS...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] cdove85:
Ahmen to that, i had the same feelings when i first got the hero, for me it was a choice of Hero or HD2, but the HD2 had WinMo, and though i would like to have a play with WinMo7 when its out, Android secured the deal for the hero, but after a week or so, i changed my mind on the chin, its quite usefull, now the only reasons i hate it is because it dont fit in the accessories that well, but i can over look that, its not a big deal.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] rogershroed1991:
I actually prefer the chin. It makes the Back button a little easier to reach when you're holding the phone with one hand, and it's a button you'll use a lot. It also looks pretty cool and a couple of girls have asked me "hey what kinda phone is that" whereas the CDMA Hero just looks like any other phone.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] slaming:
yeah i'm definatly going with a hero now all i have to do is pay of my mum for my mac then save another £350 ish for a new hero which should all be good btw i am 15 so i'm not like 30 and have a loan of my mum lol

edit:

wow nexus one only £10 extra i think i might be going nexus one but is there any diffrence between hero and nexus one bar multi touch because i know multi touch is meant to work now with the new update
[Hero, G2 Touch General] tmuka:
As much as I love my Hero, i'd go with the nexus one for its faster processor, dual mics, and beautiful screen. Of course, there are cool new phones coming out all the time, so do yourself a favor and save up some money now so you're ready when the new htc stuff arrives.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] htc fan89:
chin makes hero stand out from the rest of the mobiles out there!:cool:
[Hero, G2 Touch General] rogershroed1991:
There's always new stuff coming out, if you wait for the next batch of phones, they'll have announced the next next batch, and you'll never end up buying anything. I think if there's something you like, just get it, and if you really really like something that comes out in the future, just buy that too or sell what you already have and buy the new one.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] hi_john:
how can i install a custom rom in my touch 3g i ve downloaded one rom but it dont have any exicutable files please reply asap
[Off-topic] orb3000:
I found this one and have to share it with you guys!

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[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] CarpeNoctem:
Hi all,

I have been looking for a while and can't find any answer. I use a English ROM and do most of my work in English but sometimes need to send emails or SMS in French but the XT9 is always set to the english and changing the keyboard layout doesn't change the dictionary.

Any way to have this kind of function?

Thanks for your answers.
[Nexus One General] Paul22000:
http://www.slate.com/id/2244165/

What do you guys think?

I'll hold my comments/rage in order to start this off objectively...
[Nexus One General] grainysand:
Basically, he's saying that Android needs to be dumbed down so that, just like the iPhone, it too can be useable by five-year-olds.

No thanks. Having intellectually developed beyond the age of five, I for one am capable of telling four soft buttons apart. A feat one can only expect of mental giants, I know, which I'm sure is asking too much of Apple fansheep.

Translation: assume everyone is a retard and develop accordingly. Sweet. Seriously, a more intuitive interface is good, but I feel that Android's plenty intuitive as it is. It just happens to offer more options to the end user (and presumably to developers too), which can't just all be vomited onto the app's main screen. I'll go with a greater range of options and customization over a one-button, idiot-proof UI, please.
[Nexus One General] pjcforpres:
Gotta agree! I read this article last night, and was biting my tongue the whole time. I can't believe the guy had the balls to claim it takes too many key presses to do things on Android compared to the iPhone... Hmmm, lets check that:

He is wrong about making an appointment, in Android you can long press the day and it pops up a short list of options for that day, new event being one of them. I don't see how hard that is, or how it takes too many key presses, and actually it is the same # as the iPhone.

Lets make a phone call... on an iPhone you gotta find the dialer, then search the contact, yada yada yada.... on Android, just tap the contact short cut, or start typing a name in the search bar, or really hard here folks, hold down the search key until voice command turns on, then say "Call John Doe"...

And it goes on and on... Sure, Android has menus giving the user more options, but what is wrong with that? The only thing I agree with is that Android could be a bit prettier, well the 3rd party apps, and it will blow the iPhone out of the water given a little more refinement, especially considering as is it already is better.
[Nexus One General] grainysand:
****, since I use a grid calendar widget, I don't even have to load up the calendar app to add new events. I swipe to the homescreen with said widget, press the desire date and voila: a dialog box pops up for me to enter the event name, more or less like the quick add in the full google calendar.

iPhone users might finally get contact shortcuts on their homescreen in the next iPhone--after three whole years! Revolutionary really, just like copy-and-paste and sending MMS were.
[Nexus One General] jay_zhead:
What a load of crap. Seriously. Android is much quicker to use than apple's toy, probably the worst thing about the iPhone is that you have to open an app for EVERYTHING, even to read a tiny little SMS that was just sent to you. Opening apps = time, and is not at all as intuitive as having a custom living screen with the information you want displayed on it.

You're 100% right, pjcforpres. Dumbing devices down does not make them better. There are plenty ways to have an intuitive interface without cutting off options. I'd say the only thing really missing in android at the moment is not a dumb-phone-like drilling of limited options on the main screen, but a dumb-phone-like music player, or at least one with a simple five-band eq... I hope google don't take notice of idiots like the one who wrote that article and work on ADDING functionality to our devices, rather than taking it away.
[Nexus One General] xManMythLegend:
First he was wrong on two points forgot what they were ((read this yesterday)).

Its amazing how only iphone people want there UI to be simpler. Hitting a Fn menu key is destroying the experience for you ?

Secondly

How the hell is "MENU" something hidden.

His knock is a major plus in UI developing. When you can have a single dedicated button to sub menu options it makes UI creation ALOT easier. Your app will have more real estate to display relevant info and your interface will be less cluttered because of it.

From an OS standpoint the Menu button provides uniformity the Apple OS lacks. Every apps sub menus can be reached by the same button. Iphone the menus and options are often all over the place on apps.

N1 interface took a major leap forward IMO. The news genie app is a prototype to how simple and extremly functional an App can be.

What Android needs is better visual designers. They suck. Almost by default Iapps will have better visual appeal because many of the best graphic designers are already in the Apple ecosystem. They have a better talent pool.

Most apps on Android have the visuals seem almost like an afterthought. Heck even on XDA all the tons of useful apps that people have come up with few if any are actually visually well done. ((PURE apps being one of them)) and frankly even those are barely cracking "good" looking.

The fact they went to cooliris for the gallery , and rumored to be working with coreplayer guys for media player. At least makes me think Google acknowledge there visual appeal shortcomings.

Bottom line Iphone is Mcdonalds , Android is a nice restaurant.

Crying out for in your face menus and narrowed options makes me think you should just get up and go to the fastfood joint down the street.
[Nexus One General] kevwright:
To be fair this guy is just like me, a clearly longer term iPhone user who when faced with the differences is struggling. In the calendar app for example, yes you have to press an extra button, but in return you get more on the screen, a decent trade off in my opinion (as basically an iPhone fanboy).

It comes down to preference, and to be fair to the guy, he does say that if he had to get rid of the iPhone the N1 would be his pick.

I am trying to hold back on comments while I try to get to grips with Android after a good year plus on the iPhone, and today I used the N1 exclusively, left the 3GS at home.

What I found is that voice dialing is not as good as 3GS version, unless I am doing something wrong which is quite possible, and don't underestimate how useful Universal Search is on iPhone. From the First Home screen, (never more that 2 keypresses away), a single press always give a search function, which allows you to type anything and the list narrows down with each letter. It can be set to search in as many or as few catagories as you want, and in most cases you find what you need within a few letters.

When I saw the tittle of this post, I assumed this was the one thing he was talking about.

grainysand is right about one thing, Apple do take their sweet time to add stuff, but when they do, i.e Cut and Paste and Universal Search, it is class leading.

Kev

Kev
[Nexus One General] kevwright:
Now come on, if you are gonna pick on something, surely not this?

I have both phones here, so, I sent an SMS from my 3GS to my Nexus One, and made sure the screen was off. OK, so I get the noise and the flashing trackball. The screen does not come on. To read the message I have to Slide the lock over, and then I have to sweep the notifications bar down, and then I can see what the message is.

So I sent an SMS back to my 3GS from the N1, again, I made sure the iPhone screen was off.

I got my alert, it automatically turns my screen on, and the SMS is right there, on the screen, I do not have to OPEN anything at all. If I was away from my 3GS at the time, the message would still be right there when I next turn it on.

So, completely the opposite to what you are claiming. Wanna try again?

Kev
[Nexus One General] xManMythLegend:
My problem is that there seems to be know comprehension of what a learning curve is.

Going form a nintendo wii to an xbox 360 is going to be daunting the first few days/weeks...why ? because you can do more. The less you can do the easier you can make things.

You seem to have a grasp of this curve..the writer and many others dont.

My issue is that these guys write blogs posts etc that may get Googles attention. Thus Google starts paying attention to things it doesnt need to change and takes attention from what DOES need changing.

As for you specifically Im glad youre giving it a shot and hope you enjoy it..

The universal search can be customized in the settings menu contacts/apps/songs/web even specific to certain apps.....

It can also be activated with one touch ((magnifying glass button on lower right))

Tap once for quick search , long press for voice search.
[Nexus One General] Antiskunk:
I think his whole reasoning just points out how GOOD the menu button is.

When he talks about having ALL of the buttons you need on the screen it just points out that you can have much MORE options with a menu button, the opposite to what he says. Also, when you put ALL of the buttons you need on the screen, you immediately lose a third of the screen.

erm, no thanks. When I open my maps application I don't want to see a thousand options and a huge search bar, I want to see the MAP.

Wrong again... just press the search button. I know 4 buttons gets complicated for the long time iPhone users but even my 4 year old niece can use my sister's G1. (she plays coloroid; opens it herself too).

Edit: I read a post somewhere from an iPhone user using the nexus one saying he couldn't figure out which button to use to complete a task, he found it confusing... What has Jobs done ¬¬
[Nexus One General] xManMythLegend:
Handcent sms allows you to customize this. You can make your screen turn on and pop up appear , or just in the notification bar.
[Nexus One General] grainysand:
The thing, though, is that such things should have been there from the start. Apple's the king of limiting functions, so that when they finally release basic crap that should never have been left out in later versions, people will cough up money for it and dance for joy--whereas anyone sane would have been fed up with that lack in the first place and ditched Apple a long time ago. Everyone is trying to maximize profits, obviously, but none does it so brazenly and shamelessly as Apple. Their products aren't tools that function. They are status symbols, mostly informing the world that you have more money than sense (or have no understanding of finance management--I've seen tech-illiterate people who aren't exactly loaded go for a Mac because they buy into the advertising campaigns and that "it just works" bull, even though buying a Windows PC with equivalent/better hardware will cost them half the money).

Heck, the iPhone 3GS is still more expensive than an N1 even though it's running on horrifyingly outdated hardware.
[Nexus One General] barisahmet:
I think everyone -who chose a phone with android OS- has enough IQ to hit the menu button for executing off-screen functions. Android offers more than it can show, you can't force-fit everything on the screen.
[Nexus One General] xSiraris:
I don't disagree that the menu button is an easy, and intuitive way to use the OS. I also feel it's a benefit because it reduces clutter on the screen. I am able to have the full view of Google Maps at once, as opposed to it being partially covered with a search menu always on the screen.

That being said, your reaction to his comments are indicative of one issue with Android. You're calling people who use iPhones retarded 5 year olds, and you, as a brilliant geek savant, are too elite and exclusive to appeal to the lowly iPhone users. Unfortunately for you, in order for Android to become a successful operating system, it needs to appeal to all walks of life, and make the experience as easy as possible.

The reason most people are afraid of computers is because they are difficult to use, and they don't understand it. More and more people are using Macs, because they feel Macs are easier to use than PC's. The entire reason Linux hasn't taken off as a main stream OS, aside from a lack of push from any one source, is because it's one of the most confusing programs ever created.

Google should do everything it can to make Android as easy and intuitive to use for consumers of all walks of life. If they don't, Android will never succeed, and it will just become a niche OS for geeks just like Linux is.

Unfortunately, just taking this step isn't everything that's needed to make Android successful.

Side note: The author should point out you can long press almost anything in Android to get a menu of options without hitting the menu soft button. That's very intuitive.
[Nexus One General] kevwright:
Sure thing, I totally appreciate your can change it for Android, just pointing out a frustration of people slagging the iPhone for not having something which is so clearly does have.

I have both an iPhone and the Nexus One, and I feel that a huge number of iPhone haters on here have never ever used one.

Kev
[Nexus One General] grainysand:
On the contrary; the brilliant geek savants are the people who develop and mess with the code. I'm a peon much like anyone else, but you don't need to be a brilliant savant to understand, utilize, and distinguish four buttons. The iPhone OS is useable by toddlers--literally--which is fantastic for toddlers, but it also means you can't do jack-squat with it. Why should everyone be forced to the same level of non-customizable, closed, boring UI? Android's appeal is its options.

At which point do you stop? Does Android need to cater to the lowest common denominator, or does it merely need to gain enough market-share or mindshare to have staying power? Beyond a certain point, you get dumbed-down garbage with no options for anyone: hence non-JB iPhone homescreens all looking identical (and even with themes/backgrounds, they still look essentially the same). If Android's dumbed down to the level where it'll no longer "scare" away people with attention span so short and intellect so limited they can't do anything but interact with a one-button device, where does that leave people who are fine with being able to customize their homescreens how they like, install whatever app they like, and enjoy the extra screen real estate thanks to the presence of buttons?

FYI, my mother's computer-illiterate. She tried my N1 and found it incredibly intuitive. So which breed of utterly, absolutely hopeless morons exactly find Android too complicated to use? Apart from the tool that wrote this article, I mean.

Fantastic. They deserve to pay Apple's stupidity tax.

What a coincidence, because most Apple fanboys have never used anything but Macs and iPhones, but that doesn't stop them from showing up to troll Windows/Android users: anything from "Windows blue-screens five times a day and you need to format a Windows PC every week" or "I used to use Windows but, being retarded beyond belief, got it infected with fifty varieties of malware within five minutes of Internet use. MICROSOFT SUCKS." Not speaking of you specifically (although, haha), but just take a look at any popular tech blog. For every sensible Apple user, you will get twelve more singing panegyrics to the might of Steve Jobs and how Apple devices are the best ever and will never, ever lose their dominance. Uh, apart from the fact that they still don't have a majority market share in the PC sector, but you know. Facts and logic don't feature in fanboy-vision.