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[HD2 General] jvcjbl:
Pictures taken with the HD2 once selected automatically take up the whole screen and then you can zoom in further. I have imported photos well larger than the resolution of that taken by the camera and they are all cropped with a black border on top and bottom. I have tried resizing to 400x800 and 800x400 and 1024x480... etc and can't get my photos to display full screen like the stock included pics as well as all taken with the camera. Any help please?
[HD2 General] kenkiller:
the HD2 screen resolution is 480x800. Your photos need to be ratio 1.666....length/width.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] izmar:
In my view, the Nexus and the HD2 are the two best phones available at this time. I am not taking the Desire or Legend into consideration as I view them as Nexus variants. (However I know the desire has a slight edge with a little more ram.)

So, what do you think? Is the HD2 too big for you? Is the Nexus one to basic/plain?

Vote, and comment, I'd like to hear what people think.

I'd also like to note I am not asking which phone is better out of the box, all variables come into play. Customization, Custom ROMS, style, etc.

vs.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bonesy:
Neither tbh,both were tested on the gadget show along with the hero and the milestone.The hero came up tops over all the others,Having previouly owned a touch HD i would never go back to WinMO.Far to many windows error messages if you are going to get one of those i would go for the nexus but personally id have a Hero
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] defaria:
In a word "Evo". Google it. It's an HD2 running Android (and has some hardware improvements)
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] izmar:
I'm quite suprised to hear the hero beat both. I don't think the hero has any chance between the HD2 nexus. I currently own a hero, and while its a great phone, the nexus alone smashed the hero in processor speed, RAM, screen size and general features. The only plus for the Hero IMO are physical buttons.

As for the Evo, seeing as its a Sprint phone that leaves almost 90% out of the loop.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] craig0r:
WinMo 6.x sucks, and I wouldn't want the HD2 for that reason. However, it's got the little Windows button at the bottom, which tells me that HTC is starting to build their handsets to be compliant with Windows Phone 7. The HD2 might allow you to run WinPho7 leaks/custom ROMs a lot more readily than other WinMo phones.

That said, as curious as I am about WP7, there's no way I'd buy a WM6.x phone just to satisfy future curiosity. Just food for thought.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bonesy:
in proccessor speed yes buit when it was down to apps,camera and other bits they said the camera was way too dark and quite often blurred.They liked the nexus OS but also said hero is due the same and the HD2 was better at camera but they didnt like WinMO and preferred the App market
[HD2 General] unleashed12:
Hi guys i just bought an HD2 about two or three days ago and ive been noticing some sense lag here and there for example sometimes if i go back to home suddenly it takes some time for the weather animation to show up. and the whole phone can lag sometimes when the clock flips. is this normal?

and for my main question im running the 1.66 rom w/ manila version 2.5..would it be wise to upgrade ? what improvements have been made?.. im speaking of getting stock shipped roms only no cooked ones.

thanks.
[Nexus One General] [XRSIST]:
:mad:

So my power button has almost had it. By any chance has any one come across a mod or fix for this besides the trackball wake? My wifes N1 is also starting to show signs that its becoming faulty. Its pretty bad when the phones are less than 3 months old.
[G1 Android Development] kingklick:
I NEED A MOD TO REOPEN MY DROIDERIS2G1 port

I have removed all warez and re uploaded :)

thanks!
[G1 Android Development] asb123:
ok

(10 chars)
[Nexus One General] mynameisjon:
Hi guys,

I was just wondering if anyone out there has already thought of this or if this is even possible.

First off, I have no clue where to send suggestions to google, and I doubt they respond anyway so the best hope for this would be a community effort.

The Situation: (no Jersey shore jokes please) Well we're all annoyed by the rampant abuse of the Market by certain companies releasing and updating their pointless fact based apps, and that makes the whole "Just in" option useless.

We only have "Top Paid" and "Top Free".

Basically, the Android Market experience is pretty bad in terms of searching for apps though categorisation.

Proposed Solution:

What the Android Market needs is the following.

1. A Sort by Rating, Alphabetically, Date Released, Developer option (probably more but that's all I can think of now).

2. More sub-categories within the main ones. E.G Multimedia->Video Player/Music Player

What do you guys think? Is it plausible?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Beaver_2:
Hey guys, I was thinking of using the Footprints tab to take pictures of locations while hiking so I could easily get back to them. But when I'm in the footprints program, it always defaults to TeleNav or Google Maps for getting me back to my spot. This isn't very useful because usually in hiking there isn't reception. So TeleNav and Google maps aren't very helpful. All I need is the digital compass program and it would get me there easily. But it won't let me load from my footprints tab. Is there a .cab or something I could to get around this?

Thanks,

-Beaver_2
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] matthewf01:
Was just playing with it... it seems if youre on a footprint, and you hit Menu, Digital Compass, it tries to load the GPS coord. of the footprint to show heading towards that footprint destination. Im indoors right now so I cant test to be sure, but it goes from no destination being set in the compass, to GPS Locating, so it seems to be working.

Any other really great implementations of the compass feature? It seems like support is minimal, other than Google Maps also using compass data...
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Beaver_2:
Hmn, If I'm in the just the tab and click menu it gives me:

New

Edit

Delete

Settings

If I click on the footprint and then click menu I get:

Edit

Show on Map (Google Maps)

Export

Delete

I don't have a digital compass option. What ROM are you using?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] davemazo:
I`m using T Mobile UK ROM 1.43 and it works for me if I tap on the photo of the footprint (pre-loaded Big Ben) I get Edit, Digital Compass, Export, Delete
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] onisuk:
the artemis ROM does this already ...
[Nexus One General] AbsoluteDesignz:
I know that for whatever reason a lot of Android users do not buy many apps. For me this is due to the still paltry internal storage (We need to start a petition or something to set a minimum for internal storage in Android phones btw) and an overall lack of desire for many apps. I have however paid for well made apps, because I want more well made apps to populate the Android market. At this time a lot of devs who develop great apps for BB and iPhone are wary about wasting time developing for Android because a majority of Android users do not spend money on apps. For example: Beejive and their messaging program is still waiting for Android to "Take off" so to speak.

So my message to Android users far and wide...buy more apps...and we get better apps...

also...GOOGLE SET SOME STANDARDS FOR ANDROID PHONES...internal storage is a definite necessity + micro SD cards...
[Nexus One General] BlueScreenJunky:
Not sure the main problem is the storage capacity. I think some countries still don't have access to paid apps, and even in countries where you can buy apps, some of us won't be able to do it untill android market starts accepting other paiment methods, or Google Checkout starts working with more credit cards / check / paypal.

As of now, I have a paypal account and a credit card, but I just can't use google checkout.
[Nexus One General] Fking1:
It's crisis man :)
[Nexus One General] djmcnz:
You don't need to buy apps to drive the market.

Buy Android devices, tell your friends to buy Android devices then use apps and provide feedback. Even if they're free apps.
[Nexus One General] SBS_:
If Google would've made paid apps available in more than a handful countries you would see that the market would skyrocket.
[Nexus One General] gospeed.racer:
IF there were apps and games worthy of paying money for, I would. There is simply nothing good enough to pay for IMO right now, so I guess it's a catch 22. (ok, actually I did buy the meltus louder app for my G1 but it of course wont work on the nexus, so.....). But yeah, developers have to show me more of an iPhone quality app before I buy anything.
[Nexus One General] pmow:
RIM and Apple's marketshare is huge for phones, hence customers, and therefore paying customers for developers. Coupled with the fact that Android is still developing (push, fragmentation of hardware, new versions every 4 months) of course Android isn't "attractive". It will happen though. I feel that the 1.5 and 1.6-era apps were garbage generally, and now we're starting to see serious apps coming out. Unfortunately, since most Android phones in customers' hands are still not snapdragon-based, anything written for powerful hardware is limiting its audience right out of the gate.
[Nexus One General] Daswolven:
I love the general Free and Pro version approach. If I find that I like or use the free for more than a day, I will usually buy the pro. If I pay for it, I use the next 24 hours to make an informed decision.

The developers are suffering from circular logic. Make decent paid apps and people will buy them. All you have to do is watch any tech news feed to see the growth the Android platform is attaining. I cannot buy something that isn't there. It only makes sense.

I agree the market is flooded with crap apps as well. There has to be a compromise to allow for the user to find the better applications. Even being able to sort by ratings or filter low-rated apps out of a search would be a huge step. Let's hope it gets better.
[Nexus One General] pvillasuso:
Same here , got a paypal account , but it's useless @ android market .. and cant use google checkout , because my country is not listed ...

A good idea would be , using a normal website based checkout system . like the people @ http://www.dataviz.com/ did ... I bought from them Documents to go ( easy , fast payment )..

There are many apps I would like to buy , but can't pay for them as they ONLY have the google checkout payment option ... :eek:
[Nexus One General] erikiksaz:
To tell you the truth, most of the good apps out there are free. Most apps are what, 2 dollars a pop? I don't think I've ever second guessed buying an app, especially with the return-24hours policy.

The real problem is that the android user population is still growing, and sort of still in its infancy. This is definitely changing though, as more and more of the people around me have switched from other OS's to Android.
[Nexus One General] djmcnz:
I suspect we're talking about a problem that doesn't actually exist.

Sure, if you're expecting to make a living off your market app at the moment you'd be one of the lucky few.

Android is just coming out of its infancy and starting to bloom, 4% smart phone penetration (measured by internet usage*) this time 2009, 24% in 2010... fastest growing mobile platform in the world.

Android handsets are going to experience explosive growth in 2010, and with that a significant slice of the premium handset market.

Patience is all we need, and a better Market.
[Nexus One General] TFJ4:
Sorry but I don't think your numbers are right about 24%, try 7 or 8
[Nexus One General] djmcnz:
It was 7% in July 2009 dude... click
[Nexus One General] TFJ4:
http://www.androidspin.com/2010/03/10/android-continues-to-be-upwardly-mobile/

There ya go
[Nexus One General] djmcnz:
And because you have a statistic measuring something completely different from my one I should change my position?

You're trolling, go away.

Edit: Nevertheless your stats actually prove the point I was making ...Mod Edit, keep it clean please
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] area5x1:
I'm trying to convert videos for my G1, and it seems that the G1 is very picky in choosing what mp4's are playable and what are not, and I don't know what h264 profiles work and which ones don't. Is there a guideline? i.e. high profile, baseline profile, main profile, bitrate, audio sampling rate, etc.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wilsonlam97:
-Bump-

Anyone knows?
[XPERIA X10 General] ivansee:
I unboxed my X10 today, and found that besides the relatively more obvious protective film I taken off once I opened the box, there is a EXTRA, very well positioned film on the top of the glass. If you look closely enough, you will see the edge of the extra film from the actual glass underneath. Does anyone else notice the same or is it just me? Is that really just one more layer of protective film or it is part of the material of the glass?
[XPERIA X10 General] Tejstar:
Yes, it comes with one pre-applied screen protector and one inside the box! :)

Out of interest what sized microSD card was included? Mine came with 16GB (Nordic version).
[XPERIA X10 General] ukon:
If I understood it right from the webpage I ordered mine from. does mine come with 8 GB
[XPERIA X10 General] Trekster:
So how to take it off?

It's driving me insane....and why does a SCRATCH-RESSISTANT screen need a pre-applied screen protector???
[XPERIA X10 General] ivansee:
So has anyone tried to remove the pre applied fim? I'm so against to use any kind of film on my touch screen device.
[XPERIA X10 General] Trekster:
I hate it too...so i just removed it :D

before/after pics: (replace xx wiiht tt)

hxxp://i44.tinypic.com/5017xh.jpg

hxxp://i42.tinypic.com/14aip35.jpg
[XPERIA X10 General] redesignni:
I actually got 2 ADDITIONAL screen protectors :-/ and mine came with 8gb card so ordering a 16gb one online
[XPERIA X10 General] brodos123:
The "pre applied protector" is the one SE calls scratch resistant, I think. "Shutter proof sheet on mineral glass".

Take a look at the X10 white paper: developer.sonyericsson.com/getDocument.do?docId=102192
[XPERIA X10 General] Trekster:
As far as i know mineral glass is in itself "scratch proof". But that doesn't mean it can't be scratched of course. It means minor pocket scratches are avoided.

"Mineral glass is ordinary tempered glass made from silica. It is more scratch resistant than Plexiglass which is a plastic also used for watch crystals."

So if infact it is mineral glass there is no need for an extra layer of protection.

I'm not quite sure what "shutter proof sheet" is but seems strange that this screen should need one when other mineral glass screens do not.

Also should point out that for me it seems identical to the included "screen protector" in both size, thickness and consistency.

I'll report back if scratches start appearing on my screen. I'll give it 7 days of normal use(as i used my iPhone, Hero, LG Arena) to see if any scratches start appearing, but I doubt they will.
[XPERIA X10 General] Vin87:
I didn't receive my X10 yet, but isn't the 'protective' film used to make the screen more fingerprint resistive?
[XPERIA X10 General] Trekster:
No, infact there were more fingerprints with the film applied vs when i removed it. You need a special coating on the screen for that(oleophobic coating) and with that you can wipe the screen clean very easily.

As far as i know the X10 has not have it's screen treated with oleophobic coating.
[XPERIA X10 General] brodos123:
According to the white pages:

"Scratch-resistant Yes. Shutter proof sheet on mineral glass"

The way I see it the "sheet" makes it scratch resistant.

If you ever had a watch (clock) with mineral glass, you know that it scratches easily. for a scratch resistant glass you need a saphire glass!

Both iphone and nexus one probarbly have mineral glass, but the thing making those so resistant (see youtube) is some kind of coating on the glass. (I think)
[XPERIA X10 General] Trekster:
There is nothing in the white papers suggesting that either the nexus one, iPhone nor my old Hero had any other coating than the oleophobic coating for easy fingerprint removal.

Here is a good explanation of mineral glass vs. sapphire glass:

http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/1870141

And yes Sapphire glass is the best but cost too much for ordinary phones. mineral glass will protect the phone against most pocket scratches. But the real test will be the next 7 days, today there is no apparent scratching of the phone(no micro-scratches either).

Also of note is that the screen seems much more responsive after the removal of their so called "shutter proof sheet".

What we really need is an reviewer that doesn't give a damn about his test-unit to give it a go...with and without the sheet!
[XPERIA X10 General] ivansee:
Thanks for the two nice photos, Trekster! Do you find touch sensitivity has improved after you removed the sheet? I've been using the X10 for 1.5 days so far, and I still feel like sensitivity is not as good as iPhone :( (even worse than Nexus One)
[XPERIA X10 General] Trekster:
Yes the sensitivity has been improved quite a bit. I would say it's on par with the other touchscreen phones now.
[XPERIA X10 General] ZenithUK:
The watchword here is scratch-

resistant

.

A glass screen will always be more scratch resistant than a plastic screen, but that doesn't mean that it can't be scratched at all. The screen-protector is just a way of helping extend the life of the screen face and I personally thank SE for providing it. Take spectacles for example. Glass lenses are harder wearing, but cost more and weigh more. Plastic lenses are lighter and cost less, but are more prone to scratches. You can still scratch glass lenses by putting them down glass first.

The difference between mineral glass and sapphire glass is interesting. My watch has a sapphire glass face and it has *ONE* scratch after 3 years of being worn everyday. That scratch came from a HARD direct impact (which hurt my wrist). The face is otherwise flawless.
[XPERIA X10 General] Trekster:
Yes if you read my posts further along I do point out that the screen isn't scratch-proof ;)

I do question the decision and still do as my HTC Hero(which I bought back in August 09) has ZERO scratches ;) And they are both supposed to be based on the same mineral-glass technology.
[XPERIA X10 General] misterzak:
Im testing

Well, I've removed the screen protector and I think it is much better.

It seems so much smoother, and the screen is definitely more responsive.

I will post again in a couple of weekend to keep you all up-to-date.
[XPERIA X10 General] Lex360:
soo... u guys can confirm the touchscreen is way better without the foil on? ( more sensetive aaand more accurate???)

coz i am thinking of swappin mine 2 the Desire.. but cant test it takin of the protector.. otherwise they wont return it...
[XPERIA X10 General] TakenName:
I have had my problems with the X10, but the screen and its sensitivity is not one of them.. Without the exception of the edges...

I can almost never type "a".

I added the second protection as well, and love how the screen works / flows...

(with the exception of the left edge :) )
[XPERIA X10 General] Lex360:
thts another problem which will hopefully be solved... meanwhile do NOT use the SE keyboard but the Android 1 eg....it does work waaay better! :) just found out now

c here from the SE blog...

"The letter “a”-problem seems to be related to how you hold the phone. If I write with one hand holding the phone in my right hand, I have trouble tapping “a” (since I percieve that the “a”-button should be in one spot on screen, but the digitizer seems to be calibrated for centric pressure (the registered press is exactly where you press on the screen, which is good if you type exactly from top, and not from the “right” when you hold it in your right hand). I have already adapted to the “problem” by pressing a little longer to the left of “a”, and I now do not miss “a” anymore…..

SE: Is there a way to recalibrate the digitizer to work better with “right”-handed (or “left”) operation….

I also notice the same problem with buttons on top of the screen. I need to press a bit above them for them to register.

I did not have this problem on the iPod/iPhone… on those devices the digitizer seems to be non-uniform, and the pressure-point seem to move on those the further you go up the screen.

I am sure these are software tweaks, that can be fixed…. But a good start would be the ability to recalibrate the digitizer manually for those who wish!

Regards // OwL"
[XPERIA X10 General] ukon:
Well I do not see the big deal with the film.

atleast if it is propperly applied. its better to be safe than... well... to get a scrach :)

+ that it ain't that hard to remove fingerprints, fat stains etc from the screen when you got the film layer on.

and yeah,, it came 2 with it for me aswell(one already applied, and one extra)
[XPERIA X10 General] MrBlonde27:
Taking of the screen protector

Hi guys,

I've got myself an X10 with a scratch on its screen so I want to be sure that it can be replaced easily. Before I learned about this shutter proof sheet I have already tried to peel something off, but I didn't try that much to prevent damaging my phone.

Can anyone confirm it was easy to take of the screen protector (shutter proof sheet)?
[XPERIA X10 General] Trekster:
It isn't easy :D Just peel it carefully off once you get a bit of it going it comes off.
[XPERIA X10 General] MrBlonde27:
Taking of the screen protector

Ok, so than I will skip sending my phone back to Sony Ericsson for a waranty replacement, use the phone for a while until the InvisibleShield body protector I've ordered arrives and replace the standard screenprotector with this one.

Pfew, I am kinda relieved of not having to send it back to SE.

Thanks for the answer Trekster!
[XPERIA X10 General] Vision87:
Its 2 days since Ive removed the protective film (thanks to the original poster ;).. and have to say its enhanced the general responsiveness of the screen.. tap accuracy seems to have improved also e.g when selecting links in web pages, selecting keyboard letters etc,

I'm sure protective film is their for a reason.. and will provide an update if i find out why e.g scratches etc
[XPERIA X10 General] Capn Chaos:
Hi, just want to know how your screen is holding up? I'm still thinking about removing the protector, but a bit concerned for my screen

Any one else with positive experience or even with scratches after the removal?
[XPERIA X10 General] jojosplace:
I've just taken the protector off and it's more responsive plus has a glass feel to it rather than the plastic feel as before, I'll report back in a week or so it see if it's picked up any scratches.
[XPERIA X10 General] Capn Chaos:
Sounds great, looking forward to your test results.
[XPERIA X10 General] sonus:
Shutter Proof flim? Come on guys, it so obviously sounds like a typo for "Shatter proof film"

The film more than likely holds the glass together in case of shattering. I've seen many a friends iPhone screen shatter. A film like this holds the pieces together, and stops them from falling out in case of a shatter.
[XPERIA X10 General] orelsi:
2 protectors in the box? Cool. That should be a standard feature nowdays.
[XPERIA X10 General] xtekm:
just had a look and am surprised there's pre-applied film!! (argh!! just ordered some online!!)

does removing the film affect touch input??

- I find the little buttons are sometimes hard to detect, having to press several times, eg little talk button in google search bar.

tak.
[XPERIA X10 General] im_iceman:
I don't think we get the spare protector in the UK.. I didn't.. anyone else?
[XPERIA X10 General] Jksukino:
in the Netherlands we got an pre-installed one but not an extra one.