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[General Topics] orb3000:
If I would go for Android I certainly will wait for this one...

But I´m not going for Android:D
[General Topics] steffen1337:
IMO the best Android phone is the EVO 4G, if you´re on Sprint. It all depends on what you are going to do with your phone, do you really need the 1 Ghz processor and such HIGH-end specifications?
[General Topics] shahid.malik:
Hi there

First off, I came across this info while researching phones a while ago (~6 weeks ago), but I'm pretty sure that this is STILL the case.

You mentioned the Motorola Milestone as a potential candidate. I would recommend you NOT get this phone. This is because while the Motorola Droid can be rooted and use ROMs, be overclocked (to 800MHz! get that one lol) etc, the Milestone's bootloader is locked down by Motorola which means that you can NOT install 'custom' ROMs on it, you're stuck with the stock ROM (at least until Motorola actually decide to open up the bootloader).

It's not a matter of waiting for someone to crack it either; apparently they've signed the bootloader and not released their signing keys (sorry, I'm not sure of the technical details), which makes it pretty much impossible to load up anything because it will check the signature before loading anything.

So while I don't really have a real suggestion, I may have narrowed down your choices. Do investigate thoroughly if the next phone you buy really is 'open' or just 'open for marketing/advertising purposes'!

Happy hunting :)
[General Topics] devwithzachary:
thanks dude, i think that pretty much knocks the milestone out of the running, got to love my custom roms :P
[General Topics] shahid.malik:
Sure np :)

Do make sure your next phone doesn't have such a stupid restriction.

I'm looking for a new phone as well, even though the one I have is perfectly fine and zippy (HTC Hero GSM with the Cronos ROM) haha

The one thing I AM sure of is that I definitely require a physical keyboard! Touchscreen isn't good for hooves like mine lol

Guess I'll watch this thread too, for suggestions :P
[General Topics] swee08315:
I noticed you wrote milestone instead of droid.

do not get the milestone.

If you can, try to get an unlocked droid (I for one need a keyboard), but don't get a milestone since motorala locked it up making it unrootable (so far).

besides that I'd get a N1, I've played with a friends and it's pretty sleek, very fast and all around great
[General Topics] Digital1325:
Two words: Nexus One
[General Topics] devwithzachary:
As im in the UK i cant easly get a droid, and alot of the ones on ebay that say they are a droid are the milestone, is there any easy way of telling them apart?
[General Topics] reorx24:
I was a former milestone user, and the draconian attitude of Motorola regarding the bootloader led me to swap it for an HD2. Now I am in rom-flashing heaven. The HD2 is miles ahead of the milestone in terms of customizability and usability.

BUt to answer your question, AFAIK, Droid = CDMA while Milestone = GSM. So if you are using a GSM network in UK, a Droid is out of the question, and you can only use the (locked) Milestone.

Im also in the same bandwagon, observing the android landscape, looking for what phone to get (looks like android for the HD2 is gonna take awhile). Since HTC has yet to announce a GSM version of the EVO, the Samsung Galaxy is looking MIGHTY tempting. Cant beat a 4-inch super AMOLED screen.

if you CANT wait, then just get the Desire or the Nexus One. Im more partial to the Desire myself. I like Sense.
[General Topics] MyTomato:
the TMobile MyTouch Slide is suppose to have a great physical KB. I hated the Hero's KB, in fact that's partly why I didn't get it. I tried the KB on the iPhone (amazing KB) and on the HTC EVO (really, really nice) and you'd be surprised how you get used to it.

Hope that helps.
[General Topics] Step666:
That's exactly right.

And since there aren't any CDMA-based networks in the UK, the Droid isn't an option at all.

In the UK, I can't really see why anyone would take the Nexus One over the Desire.

All you do is end up limiting yourself to Vodafone with their crappy web bundle and poor 3G coverage.
[General Topics] galaxys:
+1 it rocks big time! Especially with FroYo :D:eek:
[General Topics] devwithzachary:
sadly i havnt to be with vodafone has they are the only network that i can get coverage in my village :(
[General Topics] shahid.malik:
Thanks for the info, I'll check it out.

I've used the iPhone's keyboard too, and I also thought it was much better than the Hero's.

Still, I think I've pretty much had my fill of touch keyboards :P hehe
[General Topics] ddotpatel:
Or hold out for the HTC Vision if you want a hardware keyboard.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Deleted member 2500726:
Credits to bernard_photography who initially made the animations and a version for the CDMA Hero

This should work for any device on any ROM

I have not tested the WVGA version since I don't have a Desire or Nexus (or something like that) so please tell me if it fits with the screen

Help me spread this awsome bootscreen: Post it on the theme section for your device!

First screen

Second screen

Instructions:

1. Boot your phone into recovery mode by holding the "home-" and "power" button

2. Go to your backup menu and select "NANDROID BACKUP"

3. Flash the .zip file that fits your resolution

4. (If anything goes wrong) Go to your backup menu and select "NANDROID RESTORE"

If you would ever like to restore the original boot screen flash your ROM .zip on top of this but remember if you've made other changes to your ROM they will disappear (themes etc.)

HVGA: for devices like HTC Hero with the screen resolution 320 x 480

WVGA: for devices like Nexus One with the screen resolution 480 x 800
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] h.boushi1987:
wow!! man it's an honor to write the first reply :p:p:p

i'll try it on modaco 3.1 build 6 and feedback:D
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Deleted member 2500726:
Sounds good:P
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] h.boushi1987:
yep!!! it works on modaco 3.1 and look awsome thanks again:o
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Swiftwork:
Bummer

Crapp I was making a android pee on apple...

Anyway GJ
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Deleted member 2500726:
Well that's a shame but i didn't make the picture just made it work for GSM Hero:) And it's always nice with a little competition:)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] +++MadMatt+++:
This is Brilliant!!! Thanks very much! :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Morak75:
Doesn't work on Villain 6.2 :(( It doesn't change the bootscreen.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Deleted member 2500726:
Okay i'll add that in the description... It's because VillainROM has another bootscreen system with .png´s and this one is .gif... You can install it though but it's pretty complicated but if you have experience with the ADB stuff (which i don't) i can help you install it;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] ablivian:
It doesn't work on a htc Hero GSM with Legendroid

[ROM] [Android 2.1] Legendroid 1.0.1 Final, Legend 2.1 Port

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=646684
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Deleted member 2500726:
Okay thank you for feedback:) It really annoys me but i don't know how to make an update.zip for those ROMs:/
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] ablivian:
is metamorph an option?

i don't know anything about how to program.

a couple of days ago i tried to convert a theme but, i don't know anything about how it works, and i failed:) i hope that someone can help you to fix it:) because it's really cool:)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=648555

the boot from this worked fine, maybe there's a way to change the animations?
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Deleted member 2500726:
I already found a way:D I just need to find something to cenvert .gif´s to multiple .png´s cause i don't wanna make all my images again. And MetaMorph i think uses the same and it would probably take a lot more work;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Hanness:
Doesn't work on Chronos Rom (1.6). Hoping you can fix that :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Deleted member 2500726:
Im working on it;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Hanness:
Should it be hard to do it with ADB ? I have not much experience, but maybe there is a guide for it ?
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Deleted member 2500726:
I don't have much experience in ADB either but i'ts just deleting some files and adding mine though it's a bit harder with Cronos Droid 1.6 im still trying to figure it out... Im am so close yet so far away:/
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Hanness:
Very poetic :p Good luck with the search for (ab)solution!
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Deleted member 2500726:
Thanks hopefully i'll find it today:D
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] boe87:
does not work with official update.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] bharat_goku:
loved this boot animation! +1 thanks :D :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] caiyc9064:
how to use it
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] vere850211:
Cool~~ Thanks a lot
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Jermaintube:
Hey i downloaded it with Bac changer lite ( its a nice boot)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] abudulamh:
Nice job.....
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Dazze:
Good job on that Bootscreen!
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Sapok:
wow!

amazing!good job
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] BeatsByMessi:
looks good, may have to give it a try
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] fishingfon:
Hi all, i am new here, but i have been on some other forums for a while.

i want to install this on a rooted Samsung Galaxy S2, but i cant figure out how to do it. can someone give me some detailed instructions on how i should install this. as i am new to this kind of thing (i only rooted my phone yesterday lol).

thanks heaps to anyone who can help

Cheers corey
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] @non4:
The zip was flashable in older versions of clockworkmod recovery, but more likely you need to extract bootanimation.zip and move it to system/media using root explorer or a similar app, just move the old one somewhere safe in case something screws up
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
Can someone make me a boot up animation of an Apple pissing dollars signs on the android bug?
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Army_Spec_Ops:
Are you sure you're in the right section of XDA? Lol

Sent from hell using my GNex
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] @non4:
How about a boot of me having a dump on you for being so blasphemous? :D

Sent from Iron man's Jellybean powered suit
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] kemoba:
And how about you make a bootanimation yourself ?
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Thinkode:
Functionnaly on gt-s7560m

thanks u guy :good:

and remember : WE PISS ON APPLE:fingers-crossed:
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] nAsir@Zia:
Thnx WVGA works for me in my whyred revice
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
Yeah i know i forgot to pu it on thanks for reminding me:)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] B1nny:
K, if you want it to work on VillainRom10 you gotta do some real weird things..

in

system/customize/resource/

is a .zip file which contains the SECOND animation, it's called

bootanimation.zip

(bootanimation.zip is attached)

only the weird thing is, that it isn't a .gif file, but they are all different .png files :confused:

i haven't found out yet where the first bootanimation is saved..

i hope i helped ;-)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] DarkSniper:
Very nice job ! :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
Yeah i know i just made another boot screen with that system that i haven't released i'll probably convert this later:)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] B1nny:
okay ;-)

keep the work up
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Swiftwork:
I will give a shot at converting it. Not that hard=). Be right back.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
Your welcome then i don't have to do it:P
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Swiftwork:
There. This should be placed in either /system/media/ or /data/local/ or (/system/customize/resource/ according to official 2.1). I suggest to get SU FBS or Root Explorer and search for bootanimation.zip and replace it with this one.

bootanimation.zip - 1.9 Mb
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
If it's okay i'll just make an update.zip later:P
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Swiftwork:
Go ahead. But you might want to reduce the quallity for a smoother playback. :mad:
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Morak75:
Are you gonna do a release working on VillainRom 10 ? :D

Courage!
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
Yes i'll have it posted in a moment:)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Hanness:
Just flash the zip again, now with the newer version ?

EDIT: Flashed it, and it still doesn't work :( (must have something to do with the 'new' bootscreen on chronos 1.5)

Too bad..
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] ablivian:
still doesn't work on Legendroid Rom :S
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] BigD18t:
the newer update, works great on villainrom 10 cheers :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
Yeah can't get it working on Cronos either:/ It has a sick boot screen system... I don't get it...
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
Glad to hear:D
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Swiftwork:
I can have it working on cronos droid np. Copy the bootanimation.zip from the main post(VillainRom) and put it in data/local/. Don't forget to remount system.

#su

#mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

Enjoy :cool:
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Hanness:
Do i have to do this commands in adb ? I'm a real noob in that stuff :) And data/local/ is that on sd-card or the root off the phone. And if root, how do i copy it there ? Thanks :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
Tried to put it there some time ago but it didn't work for me:/
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Swiftwork:
Weird

Through a terminal on the phone or adb in cmd. Also it is not on sdcard but on system.

Very weird. My best advice is to search with SU FBS or root explorer for bootanimation.zip. Find and replace with the VillainRom.zip or the one in my post(same). Btw I suggest you clean the first post a little because it is a bit messy. Take the size down on the text=P
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Hanness:
Any chance you could give more details ? I found a way (androidmate) to explore the root, but how to copy the zip file in there ?

And for the adb commands, what are they exactly. (i've set adb up, but don't know the commands). :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
That's what i meant.. I copied it and it didn't work... Also someone is reporting that the new zip i made for VillainROM etc. didn't work for Cronos Droid... But please tell me if you've got it working:) And about my post... Whatever i'll do it for you only then:P
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Swiftwork:
I hope this works

I am making a new website where I will post more info on how to with bootscreens and my own gallery but for now this is what you do for Cronos Droid:

1.Download VillianRom update zip and extract the bootanimation.zip or download my zip from post #28 (same).

2.Place it on the desktop for easy access.

3.Open adb by directing your cmd to it(you can find it in android-OS-sdk/tools/). Example: Start > Cmd

#cd c:/users/admin/documents/android-windows-sdk/tools/

#adb shell

4. type:

#su

#mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

#rm /data/local/bootanimation.zip (Cronos 1.5.x)

#rm /system/customize/resource/bootanimation.zip

#rm /system/media/bootanimation.zip (All 3 needed for 1.6.x)

#push C:/your-location-for-bootanimation.zip /data/local/ (Cronos 1.5.x)

#push C:/your-location-for-bootanimation.zip /system/customize/resource/

#push C:/your-location-for-bootanimation.zip /system/media/ (Do not have 1.6.x so can't try but either you need all 3 pushes or only 1. I would recommend try one first and use push number 1)

5. type:

#exit

6.Close cmd.

7.Reboot phone.

8.Cross your fingers and GL it is a trial and error process.

I was able to run on Cronos Droid 1.5 and 1.5.1.

/Swiftwork
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Hanness:
I indeed see the point of what to do. But when i type the first 2 steps (su, and mount +...) nothing noticable happens. And when i then enter the 'del' command it says: 'del: not found'. Maybe i didn't set up adb right ? (and yes, my usb debugging is on). If i type 'adb devices', my device comes up. Also adb shell seems to work. But i can't see the problem.

I also tried to search bootanimation.zip using androidmate, but i only found it in '/system/bin', and this dir doesn't appear in one of your steps.

Do you see the problem ?

Thanks again for the steps :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
Haha! Your taking over my post:P:D
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Swiftwork:
What Rom are you running?

When you write the first 2 commands there should not be any output. So no problem there. I am not sure del is a valid command. But I thought it would. Anyway try Android commander and delete / copy to the correct paths. It is a quite explanatory UI. Gl. ;)

Yea sorry :(
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
Nah it's fine i don't know anything about that ADB stuff anyway...:D
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Hanness:
It's cronos 1.5. Ok, i'll try android commander :) but it is possible that there is something wrong with my adb setup.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
If I may "jump in"... Which OS are you running? There has been some problems with Windows 7...
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Swiftwork:
I was running windows 7 so it works but Hannes might need to re-install adb.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
Actually my question was for Hannes...
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Hanness:
Yeah, it is indeed Windows 7 (64bit). But i followed the steps of someone's tutorial. And adb devices works and adb shell too, but from then off, no commands seem to work :) But maybe with Androidcommander it will work.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
Okay... Then im lost:P Don't know anything about ADB;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Hanness:
Swiftwork, maybe i found the problem. Do you maybe know the solution. I saw a fix for openvpn for cronos rom

remount shell, en cd /system/xbin seem to work, but when i do: 'rm bb', it says rm failed for bb, read only system.

I also had that problem when i wanted to delete apps with adb. Do you know what i've done wrong somewhere ?
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Swiftwork:
Re: [BOOTSCREEN] Android peeing on Apple and smashing it with a baseball bat

Yes you have probably found the fix. My del command should be rm and here you need my remount command. So in my earlier Tuto use rm not del. Will edit.

Sent from Swiftwork on HTC Hero
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Hanness:
Haha, i love you man :D

It works now, i used both the 'pee' animation, and your cronos animation. They both work! Thanks :D I'm using cronos 1.7, and i only had to do the first push to let it work. (When i tried the second, it said phone memory full, so i guess that's because your file is 18 mb :) )
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Swiftwork:
On Cronos 1.7 there are 3 locations for the bootanimation.zip but only /data/local is read. So you can safely delete the other ones too. frees a megabyte;).
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Ampicillin:
guys is it working with VillainROM 10.2 ? :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
It should and i think someone confirmed it in one of the other comments just remember to download the version for VillainROM (there are two versions)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Ampicillin:
It works with latest VillainROM 10.2 Just now i flashed it with Nandroid back up & Must tell you Bootscreen is awesome :cool:;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
Thank you:D But i must say it isn't me who made the gif's (pictures) it was bernard_photography;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Ampicillin:
Well then Thanks both of you .. :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] ablivian:
both versions doesn't work on vanillaeclair 4.0
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
Thanks for the feedback it's added;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Rptynan:
SuperHero 2

Just tried this on SuperHero 2 and it works. I'm gonna flash VillainRom11.9.1 tomorrow so I'll try it on that too.

BTW, what's the difference between the two versions?,

and is the first screen with just HERO on it supposed to be replaced?(It didn't on mine:confused:)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
No not the very first, the second (so you will only see android peeing);) Great with some feedback hope it will work on VillainROM but I know it did on the 10 series:P
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Halphas:
Oh my Gooooooooooooood....

This is EXACTLY what i´ve searched for ! :eek:

Incredibly awesome !

Thx alot !

You´ve made my Day :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Rptynan:
So the HERO screen must be irreplaceable? (btw I do actually see the android with the baseball bat)

BTW, Tried it on VillainRom 11.9.1 and it works fine :)

(So that means it's probably good for VillainRom 12, since 11.9.1 is actually the beta version of 12)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
Cool thank you so much for the feedback:D And yes the first Hero screen is irreplaceable and i completely mixed it up:P The difference between the two versions is that the first one is for 1.5 ROMs and the second is for 2.1 ROMs;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] b33:
classy :D

thanks!
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Rptynan:
Cool, Thanks!
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] ddaannnnee:
cool! :)

does this work in ahero?
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
I don't know since i don't know where the bootscreen is located in non-sense ROMs but i'm guessing it's not going to work but you can try it out just remember to do a nandroid backup;) Please feedback:P
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] mello0110:
doesn't work on cyanogenmod 5.0.8
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] klm66:
Worked fine for me on villainrom 12. Thanks.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] davrave:
Excellent! works perfectly on VillainRom 12.0

Thank you for this fantastic Bootscreen.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Biglia05:
I installed this but now I keep losing reception... bummer
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
That has NOTHING to do with the bootscreen....
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Talos4:
Thanks for making these, devs. This is awesome. It would be cool if you could make one where the peeing Android melts the apple into a puddle.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
That sounds really nasty:P
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Caz666:
I just want to confirm that this works on a Motorola Milestone by placing the bootanimation from post #28 in the /system/media folder. I was using a fairly stock ROM...
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
Wow! didn't expect it to go from one device to another:D
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Biglia05:
Ah come on you know what I was talking about ;p
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] :
I sense a dirty/nasty joke that i'm to stupid to understand?:p
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Caz666:
You get lots of attention when you make the front page ;)

Besides, I hate Apple with a deep, deep anger that borders on the dark side...
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Army_Spec_Ops:
can you make this for WinMo too? :D
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] soraxd:
i placed the bootanimation.zip from post 28 into my system/media folder, but i didnt get any change.. (galaxy s on modaco r2)

anyone know if its possible?
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] dalex7777:
The only the second one could be any better, is if the stream turned into a rainbow... cause it's "Magical"!

ROFL
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] motodroidfreak:
Dosent work on moto droid with ONIX
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] hiddenangel:
For newer ROMs like VillainROM.zip <<<<--- works on ChocolateEclair 1.1r2

thx to bernard_photography, Swiftwork and C0mpu13rFr34k
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] AndroidJunk:
Not working!

Hi there,

the anime bootscreen is not working wirh DefroST ROM...2.2

Could you fix this?

i love to crush that Damm Apple...

greetz

AndroidJunk
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] soraxd:
would love to see this on other phones.. like MINE for example. anyone know how to get this on a galaxy S?