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[Nexus One General] j.bruha:
Agreed. Having a long history of Symbian phones that would each receive only incremental updates that were designed to fix major problems or add features that are standard on other phones, Android is certainly a refreshing experience.

I bought my Nexus One as soon as Google made it available on January 5th and I still feel the magic with it like the day I opened the box. My productivity and organization has gone through the roof with this phone and I don't see myself getting a replacement until, oh, 2011?
[Nexus One General] pjcforpres:
Well written post with many positive points some of us fail to remember all the time. I have had multiple BB's and WM devices... I heavily modded my WM devices, and even modded my BB's to an extent. Then one day, I booted Android up on my Kaiser, and there was no turning back. It was like a fresh spring day, and each and every day with Android brings new, unique and interesting discoveries.

I got a G1 about a month after my first experience with Android on my Kaiser, and the N1 a couple weeks after it came out. In the 10 months of using Android, it has never felt stale on my end either. New launcher, new mods, new ROMs, and so forth are allways welcome. But for me, what keeps it feeling fresh is the fact that it is such a smooth clean smartphone OS that just gets the job done.

Sure, there are shortcomings and things it could do better, or even do(audio/video codec improvement would be nice). But as a phone that lets me get my work emails, surf the internet, stay up to date on the news, connect with and communicate with my friends, manage my day and life, there is nothing that compares.
[Nexus One General] Paul22000:
I was showing one of my buddies at work today some FroYo stuff and (one of) the things he said (among "wow" etc :D) was looking at the home screen: "wow, your home screen is different every time I see it," haha. :D

Definitely can't get bored of Android when you can actually customize it. (Hear that Steve? :P)
[Nexus One General] j.bruha:
+1. Having a home screen alone is a huge win over the pages of apps stuck in a grid that doesn't give you any relevant information as it is, but having such a customizable, interactive, and useful homescreen is what sets Android way above the competition.
[Nexus One General] galaxys:
Good thread! I was bored with WM, but can't even keep up with the Android progressive development :eek: And that's a good thing :cool:
[Nexus One General] codesplice:
I'm with this guy, lol. My first experience with Android was running it on my Kaiser as well, and it blew my mind - and this was only after I had run out of things to do with WM. Even flaky though it was at the time (no power management, for instance, and an ugly hack to even make the display go to sleep), I was impressed. Then I got a Raphael, tweaked WM as far as I could on that.... and started running Android 2.0.1 on there as the primary OS. Sure, it was still flaky and would occasionally crash, but the smoothness of the interface and all of the various capabilities far outweighed the inconvenience.

And I finally got my first official Android device , the NexusOne, just a few weeks ago now. My only regret is that it took me so long to actually walk into the party rather than just dancing by myself in the street. The freedom represented by this platform is so uplifting. If it doesn't work the way you want it to, you're free to re-work it using free tools from the developer, that will run on any OS. And then the phone's platform will even let you install programs you wrote or code you spliced together without having to jump through a dozen different hoops of differing sizes and strange shapes.

I could go on and on about all the things I love about this platform and this device... and I haven't even gotten proper data access yet! I'm currently in Afghanistan working with a bunch of Air Force guys, and after showing off my phone to them THREE have ordered NexusOnes and there are another two waiting to sell their iPhones before they order. They constantly come around to my tent anxious to see the latest hack or tweak or mod :-D

Thanks for kicking this thread off, jasrups. All the negative threads griping about Android missing "basic features" and doing things the "wrong" way were getting old. Nice to see that some people still appreciate the positives :-D

Cheers.
[Nexus One General] DarkDvr:
Absolutely agree.

I sign after every word. If only everyone would try to focus on the positives...

Oh well, I'm a happy camper and glad to see I'm not alone.
[Nexus One General] tomfreay:
Seems a lot of us got a taste for Android on the Kaiser, its exactly what I did! Got an HTC Hero, loved it and developed for it and Google gave me a shiny new Nexus One!

Have to say its an exciting time to be in the Android world, explosive growth will bring lots more "official" apps and a load of other interesting concepts. Plus we have Froyo and Gingerbread, in one year!
[Nexus One General] khaytsus:
I used Android as about 70% primary OS on my Rhodium for 2-3 weeks before I finally got the N1. I really wanted the Desire to be honest (hardware buttons and touch screen) but the N1 is an awesome phone and I'm happy I got it.

I tried Android on my Kaiser (SD not NAND) and the experience was pretty poor.. Quite slow. Perhaps NAND is faster, but regardless, it's great we could preview Android before making the big move. :)
[Nexus One General] jasrups:
Stay safe in Afghanistan man!

I think it's always most satisfying when you impress an iPhone user. I was about to convert a few of them completely until the iPhone 4G was announced lol.. It's a little different here in Canada though, Android phones are harder to come by and contracts are more ridiculous. Usually a minimum 3 year commitment, with an upgrade only every 2 years.. That's another reason why I bought the Nexus unlocked.. I love the phone, but I would hate to HAVE to keep same phone for a minimum of 2 years, I'll most likely be sticking with unlocked phones from now on.

I remember I had a chance to pick up a G1 when it first came out. I had a Nokia E61i and frankly, I completely brushed the G1 off.. It looked ugly to me (didn't like the bottom chin, especially when the keyboard slid out) and I had read that Android was still very rough around the edges. However I had no idea the modding community was this immense! At that point Nokia was still a powerhouse and my E61i was still kickin it but thinking back, I wish I had looked into the G1 further so I could have seen this grow from the beginning. Last summer I pulled the trigger on the Magic and have been Android since.
[Nexus One General] karthikjr:
+100 for all the positives mentioned out here so far.

When I look at the cribfest that's on right now in other threads, I do wonder: what platforms have these XDA users migrated from? My pre-Android phone was a Sony Ericsson m600i, running UIQ (yes, that failed mod of Symbian). The day I got my G1, I was wowed beyond words, with everything from the Market, to the SDK (which, to be honest, I had been running for months before I got the phone). And this was pre-cupcake!

I discovered XDA along the way, and yes, as someone noted above, it *is* a freaking candy store! :) Just as important as the OS and the apps, the devs and the user community here have kept the Android experience alive for me. I bought the Nexus One within a week of its Jan 5 launch this year (right after Steve Kondik said he was getting one) :D. Absolutely. No. Regrets.

Oh, and here's that other thing: Influence. I have five little green Android robots showing up in my gtalk list here in India. And they're all people who've been wowed by the G1/NexusOne in my possession, at one time or the other. Viral marketing/selling works, apparently!
[Nexus One General] codesplice:
Thanks mate! Definitely doing my best to keep my head down here :)

On topic, one more of the USAF guys just clicked the BUY button on a N1.

karthikjr, you're right on with your last comment. People recognize greatness, and they recognize it in these phones - even after Apple has put blinders on them :-D
[Nexus One General] :
Pfff Steve just revolutionized cellphone industry by adding the customizable wallpapers in os 4.
[Nexus One General] jp_macaroni:
my rule of thumb is that with new phones you'll be bored with it after 3 months.

and so far the nexus1 hasnt come close to being a yawner. and I haven't even root the phone yet! :D
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxnirvana69xx:
I just partitioned my card, installed fresh's rom. It says I have a2sd running but when I install applications, even after reboot, my internal memory keeps dropping. Am I missing something?

lrwxrwxrwx root root 2010-05-27 03:43 app-private -> /system/sd

/app-private

lrwxrwxrwx root root 2010-05-27 03:43 app -> /system/sd/app

Starting Darktremor A2SD version 2.7 update 1

[ ] Mounting /system as read-write

[ ] Mounting /data as read-write

[ ] Starting A2SD in check mode

[ ] Running A2SD Check Program.

[ ] Searching for Mount Point...

[!] Mount point found..no further action required.

[ ] Checking for ext partition

/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 /system/sd ext3 rw,noatime,nodiratime,errors=continue,data=

ordered 0 0

[*] Ext partition found and already mounted.

[ ] Checking A2SD links.

A2SD Status Report

================================================== =============

Apps -

[*] Linked to SD Card.

[*] File .noa2sd not found.

[*] Programs run from SD card

To run from internal storage, type a2sd remove

Private Apps -

[*] Linked to SD Card.

[*] File .noa2sd not found.

[*] Private Programs run from SD card

To run from internal storage, type a2sd remove

Dalvik Cache -

[*] Regular directory.

[*] File .dalvikcache not found.

[!] Dalvik runs from Int. Storage.

To run from SD card, type a2sd cache.

Swap -

[*] Partition present.

[*] File .noswap not found.

[*] Swap starts.

To deactivate swap, type a2sd noswap

ZipAlign -

[*] Running at boot.

Property Patch - Property found.

cm.filesystem.ready or dc.filesystem.ready

[*] Boot image init.rc patched.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eydoc:
Same problem here.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lineman78:
Did you partition before flashing? Also I don't think Fresh supports ext4, so make sure you are on ext3

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[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eydoc:
I was under the impression you partitioned before flashing so did that. Don't remember having to change extensions at that time. So, i though i needed to partition after. Did that after installing fresh 2.1.2. Now my phone is stuck in a boot loop? Keeps restarting to dancing android!!

HELP PLEASE! Can't use phone right now.

On a side note: Once you load a rom, do you have to keep the zip on the sd or can you delete it (i removed fresh 2.1.2). Could that be my problem.

Thanks
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lineman78:
You need to partition before flashing fresh, because the implementation in fresh is auto sensing and only turns on when it sees you have your card partitioned. For best results you should be using a class 6 SD card and your ext partition should be ext3. You do not need to keep the zip on your SD card. Also, after you partition run an ext wipe before flashing.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tkirton:
It's Dalvik-cache. When you flash Fresh 2.1.2, the dalvik-cache stays on the internal storage (same with the Darktremor A2SD 2.7). Dalvik-cache will always consume internal memory until you move it to the SD card.

To move it, type a2sd cache in an adb shell or terminal program to move the cache.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bmwguy:
I was kind of wondering the same thing. I installed fresh rom 2.1.2 and am noticing the same thing that my phone storage is shrinking as I install apps. I wasnt sure if it was safe and stable to move the cache to the card? Also when I look on the sdcard I see no files that look like app files. Where are they stored at on the card and what do they look like? Im not sure if its working. I did format the card in advance. I dont need to do anything to "activate" aps2sd once the fresh rom is installed do I?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] zangi25:
hey guys i just installed the update for cyanogen 2.1 and i have an issue i have no market place and also i have no gmail account sync or anything any1 know whts the issue?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] DopyG:
I think you didnt install the google addon :I

First you install CM 5.0.7

Then you flash google apps addons...

I would ink you to it but can't since I can't acces CM's 5.0.7 homepage :I
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] RootNBoot:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=688262

flash google add-on and you're all good.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] hammer4203:
You don't need the google addon with 5.0.7 final version.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] bunu:
Ummm if you get the one officially from Cyanogen then you do. Google and Cyanogen had a little battle about GAPPS and Cyanogen and Google decided to sign a treaty and that is how the Google Addon was born.
[Hero CDMA General] shahrukh817:
The ruu is an exe file, so how does a mac user do this? I'm tired of changing roms, and I just want to use the sprint 2.1
[Hero CDMA General] gunnyman:
use a Virtual machine like Virtual Box or Vmware Fusion and install Windows that way, or use Boot Camp.
[Hero CDMA General] boredmug:
you will be stuck with the crappy sprint rom if you use that 2.1... Just a warning. It's buggy and you WON'T be happy.
[Hero CDMA General] Powers16:
He's using a mac, do you think he car......... er.... He will be just fine with The RUU of 2.1 :D
[Hero CDMA General] centran:
Once you do run the offical 2.1 RUU there is no going back. You cannot go back to 1.5 and you cannot root(therefor no more ROMs)

I think there is a ROM that is the 2.1 but is flash-able and keeps your root. There is also a Test 2.1 RUU which still has root. People have said they changed nothing from the Test to the Official other then removing root.

Other then that, if you want the official then I am sure you can go into a Sprint store and they will upgrade it for you... if you do that please don't come back here and *****.
[Hero CDMA General] shahrukh817:
Eh, kinda funny, but at least apple never claims that their OS is bug free like Windows does. Remember Windows ME? The supposed fix of all operating systems?

I'm not going to *****. If you read my post, I'm tired of flashing roms all the time. None are perfect. All have some sort of lag, even the overclocked ones. I RUUd back to 1.56 and have absolutely no lag.
[Hero CDMA General] grego442:
From what I understand, this rom is the same as the official release, it just maintains root. It may be easier for you to just download that and flash it, and then never flash another rom again if you don't want to. But I'm willing to bet you'll be back to flashing soon.
[Hero CDMA General] lineman78:
If you look through this thread in the dev section, I think regaw_leinad captured the adb commands that are actually sent. You will need to get the zip files that are extracted by the exe though.
[Hero CDMA General] shahrukh817:
Thanks everyone, I think I'm just going to take my phone to sprint and have them do it. Can't wait for the EVO!!
[Hero CDMA General] Powers16:
(Peter Griffith) Touche Salesman.
[XPERIA X10 General] aberdan:
Hi guys,

My wireless network is WPA2 with EAP-TLS (certificates authentication). I'm trying to get this set up but without any chance. Does any of you know or have this set up and could share the how to?

I really appreciate it.

Thanks

Alex
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] amjazz:
Hey guys, First off I wanna thank all the wonderful people in this awesome forum for their help in making me get the best out of my phone, truly you guys are great !

So, I did my 'research' into ROM updating and stuff (been a homebrewer on various mobile/portable devices before, just got an old WM6.1 Opal from my brother and decided to play with it :) )

So, I'd been using the stock WM6.1 + Manila (TouchFlow 2D) that HTC provides in India (Idea Splash Screen ROM) and a few awesome apps such as the M2DC and stuff. Loved it till I'd did something wrong with the M2DC that it stopped displaying the weather (it would show nothing but "Select your city" ). Also, I'd HSPL'd the device a while back using 2.00.cmon (ty cmonex :)) So, I wanted to try a few ROMs. The first ever ROM I installed was jagan's Evolution2, it was an awesome ROM, zero bugs (except for ActiveSync; which maybe my fault), but I didn't like the button layout at the bottom of the device, I also missed Manila 2D. So I tried out Opal_WM6.5_D20_21896_WWE loving the design and stuff, but it ain't as smooth :(

All those gripes aside, I can't seem to get ActiveSync working at all ! With both of these ROMs, was it because I didn't remove the microSD/SIM while flashing or some other fault of mine or does 6.5 not work with Activesync 4.5. The only dialog I get when I try to get it to work is that " It needs Activesync 4.5 or later", I do have 4.5 installed, all the necessary windows components installed, etc ! I don't know why it doesn't work anymore. It used to work perfectly till I flashed these ROMs, any way I can get this to work as I need to get back a ton of contacts and stuff :(
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] GFX:
What's your OS? XP, Vista, or 7??

On XP re-install Activesync and see what happens.

Vista requires an Activesync update from Microsoft, visit their site and look for it.

on Windows 7 I'm using the Evolution 2 ROM and it syncs fine right from the beginning, never had any kind of trouble.

If re-installing doesn't solve your problem, try deleting the partnership, and creating a new one.

BTW, you should try the new Evo 2.5A, it has a newer version of Manila 2D, and a different button layout.

Tell us what happens.

Good luck.
[Touch Viva, MDA Basic General] pequi:
Solution on WM 6.5

I'm sorry for my english... :p

The problem is in the USB to PC configuration. For example, on my WM6.5 the procedure is:

1) Start --> System --> USBtoPC

2) Clear the checkbox "Enable faster data synchronization"

(Clear this check if ActiveSync does not recognize the device) :cool:

Good luck!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] terminatorxman:
My stock froyo facebook app was working perfect and today will not fetch data. Even after I cleared it and re-logged in.

Any one else having problems??

Facebook app no theme, Paul obriens rom rooted
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Chopes:
I think this is a problem on their servers (Facebook) as I have the same issue on 5.0.7.1 and from what I have found it randomly fixes itself after a few days somehow in most cases. First time it happened to me as well.

The message that I get is something like "An error had occurred while fetching data [null]"

Do you get a similar message?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] rossonza:
ye same problem for me as of last night ~10pm GMT
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] XZQ't:
I also have this problem on CM 5.0.6

Probably facecbook issue.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] bewA:
I get that as well but i'm on CM507 and it was working!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] terminatorxman:
Yup!

Same error code!

Thanks

I was about to reload some stuff
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Pawl03:
Doesn't seem to be wanting to fetch data. It's a facebook issue. I really do hope a new optimised app for froyo will be out soon, and bring more goodies to the table. This app is starting to feel old (not to mention the bugs)
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Chopes:
Yeah, defiantly seems to be a server issue on their side, nothing much you can really do other then try touch.facebook.com and use that as a bookmark and place it on your home screen or something.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Abbsta:
Same here and I'm on 5.0.6 and I also think it's a facebook issue.

Side note: This maybe old but anyone seen the option to 'download facebook for Nexus One' at the bottom of the mobile site? it just takes me to a blank page.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] CyberStorm98:
Yeah same issue as of a few hours ago on the stock leaked FroYo. Glad it's not just me, lol. The weird thing is the widget is updating!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] zarbam:
good thing we have flash to access the real website :D
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] TailsNeon556:
I think its a mobile facebook issue.. My gf's Cliq and a buddy's BB Curve have been having issues since last night as well as my N1
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] slayer214:
Yeah it must be a facebook issue. I am having the same error on my froyo nexus one, and my 2.1 htc hero. Very wierd that the widget still updates. Come one facebook, release a REAL facebook app for android.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] BrotherG:
Possibly because of the new privacy changes.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] JWhipple:
Whew - someone else having the same problems!

I installed Froyo last night and Facebook worked fine for the first few hours, but starting late last night it's been having the "Fetching" problems.

Go figure?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] fitsnugly:
*sigh* I bet this has something to do with it:

http://www.androidguys.com/2010/05/27/facebook-releases-sdk-android/
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] dessanct:
I am also having this error. Very annoying!

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[Nexus One Themes and Apps] xManMythLegend:
Interesting.

Seriously hope this improves FB for Android.

Its doo doo balls right now.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] codito:
Doing the same thing for my girlfriend and a friend with Droids so it's Facebook.

I surmise there's an update coming soon for the official app that uses the new Facebook Android APIs including the new facebook graph API.

Let's hope they include chat soon too...
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Sindroid:
Same problem. Installed FB Touch as replacement meanwhile.

I also have problems with my email app. It force closes easily. Annoying.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Markdental:
I asked Facebook and they stated that we cannot download data because they are too busy uploading all of our private personal information to everyone and their mother.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Lodell:
Is Blood having the same issues?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] teddy_ballgame3:
Bloo is working fine. im using Paul's desire rom and i had the same issue.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Lou2serious:
Its definitely facebook for android and not froyo, the app sucks and is unreliable but every android facebook app is garbage IMO. I've had this problem on many different roms at different times, including now.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] jdmoore81:
Blame it on i think his name is erik the one who left google for facebook . he is being paid by google to screw their stuff up so people will start using googleu when they release therir big social site
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] futango:
Been having this problrem since yesterday. On froyo and CM 5.0.7.1. Def a facebook thing. I can never blame anything on my beloved android.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] alexland:
From what I've read elsewhere - if a friend shares certain types of links on your wall or posts them in general it will 'break' the app. For whatever reason, the android facebook app can't parse the post properly.

I've noticed the error happens when people post videos etc on my wall.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] lostprophet5921:
Something that worked for me - I was getting the error, killed the facebook running process, opened the browser and logged in to m.facebook.com (touch.facebook.com doesn't seem to make a difference) and opened it again and it loads. Let me know if this does it for anyone else.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] crazyknallchopf:
same problem here...

go to settings and delete cacheand data then stop the prog and start fb again!

works for me...

can anyone confirm this?

sry bad english
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] JWhipple:
Problem appears to be gone. I was able to get facebook to work fine today.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] bud760:
just upgraded to CM 5.0.7.1 and getting an error "(process com.facebook.katana) has stopped unexpectedly" please advise :(
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] codesplice:
Sounds about right, and is much more believeable than them actually breaking it to build a better Facebook app for Android ;)