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[XPERIA X10 General] k1sr:
Seriously

Seriously does any here really think that Sony are holding back on the latest version of Android just to be pricks...??

Haven't you seen the plethora of apps in the market places that have been broken by the latest Android updates, and don't work anymore...??

Agreed, Sony should be working with the latest release - it just makes sense, but to ensure everything works perfectly (especially with their custom apps like TimeScape and MediaScape), there's a lead time between the official OS release and the time it takes SE to get it working perfectly with their HW/SW

Second to this, let's say they were working toward a 2.2 release, this too would come after another Android release, and then everyone would be complaining that it's not 2.3 or whatever...

I work for a global IT company, and we refesh our HW and SW frequently, but we don't update OS's until at least SP2... Why? firstly because the inital release is always a bit buggy, secondly it needs to be tested and thirdly, we need to overlay all of our custom environment over the top.
[XPERIA X10 General] UserX10:
I´m not the one who is waiting impatiently for the 2.1 but the header with 2012 shocked me a little bit :-)
[XPERIA X10 General] Xstarz:
don't think this is funny at all, SE is doing there best.

some people here think updating is a thing of nothing.

it comes with alot of work ;)
[XPERIA X10 General] phielsyn:
come on, as long as i saw the "sony" not "sony ericsson" in the picture's words, i can be sure it's fabricated by some boring guy. if it's se's official statement, they won't use "sony" to stand for "sony ericsson".
[XPERIA X10 General] fonzthegreat:
+1

If SE releases an update with one bug, everyone is up in arms on how they suck but want a release right away.

People tend to forget also MOTO,HTC and SAMMY, have released a ton of android devices and probably have a much bigger software team working on it and with more experience. Sense, Touchwiz and Motoblur has had a much longer period of time of bug fixes and testing.

Now SE and Sony in general are finally in the black and realized that symbian is a sinking ship and android is they go, surely they will invest more in android development.

PS I WONDER! now that Sony is all chummy with Google... if they will release a big update or newer models to coincide with their big push of GoogleTv. Im sure they will try to sell a partner device with the new Bravias
[XPERIA X10 General] viks X10i:
although its fake thing.. ur heading gave me very bad n helpless feeling first..lol..

coz like everybody else im eagerly waitin for 2.1.. hope it comes soon..
[HD2 General] sreekanth1:
running the HK stock rom with stock radio, the freezing happens only when i make or recieve a call the call connects but no sound heard on either side and i have to take the batter out each time, does not happen always but seems to happen atleast 1,2 times a day any suggestions?

Use myphone dont know if this affects in any way.
[EVO 4G General] khov07:
To those lucky few who have an EVO (or 4g USB dongles) AND are in 4g markets, what is your signal penetration like vs 3g?

It is my understanding that 4g runs on a different frequency band, so has anyone experienced better/poorer signal penetration, such as indoors, or in any other signal-sapping topographies?

What is your experience vs 3g signal penetration in the same area?
[EVO 4G General] misticjeff:
Unfortunately signal penetration is one thing that Sprint and Clear do not ever mention. They don't because it is terrible.

Sprint/Clear WiMax is running at 2500Mhz which is so high that it does not penetrate buildings well at all.

So, if you had your hopes up that you could have WiMax while in your office, you will be greatly disappointed. (Disclaimer: an office with a window will get coverage, but interior offices will likely be out of luck)
[EVO 4G General] cacesasa:
I guess no 4G for me at work :(
[EVO 4G General] SteveChiller:
so no penetration at work??
[EVO 4G General] khov07:
Ahhh, right. iDen runs at 800-900 mhz, which is probably why you get great coverage on those older devices.

In my building we use Sprint-provided BDA's to boost our 3g signal to full bars. I've tested and used a Airave device, it works very well, albeit for smaller areas.

If wimax's frequency is higher, can the carrier just broadcast the signal with more juice? My RF knowledge is limited, as you can see.

What is done to overcome this inherent limitation in urban areas? WiMax providers must have an answer...more towers vs 3g?
[EVO 4G General] colorado_al:
I have not seen a problem and my office is in a 100 year old brick building. No difference for me inside or outside the building. Could be that we have a strong signal here, but it actually is showing only 1 bar on 4G inside or outside. YMMV.
[EVO 4G General] sebring003:
I definitely concur. I have a Clear 4g/3g dongle and unless you are by a window in my "vintage" condo in Chicago, you will hardly get a signal. If you switch to 3G you get full bars. Sprint and Clear make little if any mention of this but it is a point to consider.

Please note that 4G towers, in my experience, don't do tower to tower handoffs. It seems like it just drops when out of range and searches(battery drain) for another 4g. If unsuccessful, it will scan for 3G. All being said, it is not a seamless experience
[EVO 4G General] khov07:
Hmmm...makes me wonder: will Verizon/AT&T 4g have the same issue?

If this is the future of wireless broadband, something seems to be missing here...
[EVO 4G General] Kermee:
Verizon & AT&T is using 700 MHz for 4G/LTE that was vacated by the DTV transition.

Cheers,

Kermee
[EVO 4G General] scaots:
I have pretty decent 4g coverage outside my office, but inside it drops to 0-1 bars. Indoor 3g is at the other end of the spectrum. Though I don't know where the towers are.
[EVO 4G General] magicalan:
jijijji penetration
[EVO 4G General] knives of ice:
another question, how far is the coverage from a tower typically? for instance, im in the pittsburgh area and 4g is coming here soon. will the coverage stretch into a 40 mile radius from the city or will the range be much smaller? i'm just wondering when they say its coming to my area will suburbs of the city 40 miles away or so still be covered.
[EVO 4G General] mrono:
LMAO I <3 you

i'd be happy to get 4G at all, quit your whining people.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WiMAX

Maybe that will help.
[EVO 4G General] krillik08:
Im a technician for Clear. Our freq. for our towers is anywhere from 2.4 to 2.6ghz, that being said our signal does not penetrate well through buildings the further you are away from a tower, think .5 miles far. thats the coverage on a tower in the DFW area. DFW is different because we already had to use most of sprints towers that are around 75ft high in most cases and because of that we have to deal with untypical azmuths. we here are also using different equipment that is not the same as other markets here but i can tell you in this area if your more than .5 miles out from a tower, your pretty much screwed. the main things that have a problem with our signal is energy efficient windows and barriers. if you have any questions feel free to PM me.
[EVO 4G General] impala454:
I work at NASA (southeast area of Houston) and picked up my EVO this morning. Our buildings on site have always sucked in terms of cell coverage, and 4G doesn't seem to make any difference. I get spotty 3G/EVDO coverage at best at my desk, and zero 4G. Outside though the 4G goes up to full bars pretty quick. It's very nice and speedy.

I'm absolutely loving this device so far. Everyone I've handed it to has the same initial comment... "Wow this screen is huge!" The responsiveness is amazing so far. It operates like I wished all my previous phones had.

The facebook syncing is a little strange... I had to turn that off. It was overriding some of my contacts' pictures that I had set for them in my google account.
[EVO 4G General] davebu:
Building penetration on the wimax is somewhat limited, it shouldnt be a problem in your house, but as for office buildings and warehouse buildings it can cause singnal problems. i get 1.5mb at my house, which is blocked by a courthouse/cityhall building, going on the other side of that building i get 8mb easy. those numbers were on my USB modem. On my evo i got about 450 kb on 3g and cant find a 4g signal at all. im going to guess the 4g antenna is smaller than in my usb modem, but i havent tested the 4G outside of my house yet, so i have not actually got any 4g signal to my phone.
[EVO 4G General] Tenny:
Sup my NASA brother...

I get about 1-2 bars of 4G at NASA Ames outside, but nothing in my building. Then again... 3G and 1x are horrible here on base for every carrier. I usually put my phone in airplane mode as soon as I come on base just to save it...
[EVO 4G General] munsterrr:
I was just talking about this in a thread i made for DC

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=695057

Im on the 11th floor of a 12 story building in DC 2 blocks form the white house and 4g goes in and out, if it does its on the lowest.

I was outside a moment ago with full 4g and i only got 864kb down and like 1020kb up.
[EVO 4G General] rdude:
I get about 1 bar of 4G coverage at my desk at Starbucks HQ. It's near the window though, so that's probably why. If I move further into the building it drops, and even further in I can barely get 3G.

But I'm coming from T-Mobile with its high-frequency 3G, so it's not much of a change for me.
[EVO 4G General] perveeus:
According to this article, the next phases of development & the WiMax technologies is to provide indoor coverage through various remediations & that the initial coverage for WiMax was always for the inexpensive development of outdoor mobile data throughput & coverage first.

http://www.huawei.com/publications/view.do?id=5857&cid=10809&pid=61
[EVO 4G General] cmdrogogov:
I'm getting an 4-bar strong signal outside near the Civic Center by Brooklyn Bridge in NYC, however the buildings here are all extremely heavy and the signal doesn't appear to penetrate the outside walls for all practical purposes.
[EVO 4G General] pbarrett:
The 4g signal is definitely more spotty than the 3g. My office is north of Dallas on the 11th floor of a reflective building. I can get 1-2 bars of 4g at my desk, but move the phone a foot or two and it'll drop out. The nearest towers are all over 2 miles away. But when I do find a good spot, I get about 5Mb download.

At my house, the Clear coverage map says it should be good, but I've never gotten 4g at all.

One annoying thing with the Evo is that the default is to not retry a 4g connection for 5 minutes after it drops out. I'm sure this was to save battery life. I went into the ##DATA# menus and changed this to retry every 15sec, but I have to remember to turn off 4g when I go home or it kills my battery.
[EVO 4G General] kudosmog:
WiMax operates at a frequency that does not penetrate walls very well.

I hope this explanation isn't full of fail but here goes:

The higher the frequency, the less able the signal will be to travel through objects.

The wavelengths are so wide that hitting objects causes signal degradation. Tighten the wavelengths up and you have better signal through objects. Unfortunately the only way to do it is to operate at a different frequency a la LTE.
[EVO 4G General] Jus10o:
It doesnt seem like anyone is complaining (at least to much) which is good. I hope everyone keeps in mind that 4g is still in its most beginning stages. Like someone stated earlier, right now im sure they are focusing on getting 4g coverage up in general. Then from there will work on making the signals stronger/reliable.
[EVO 4G General] TeknoJnky:
I get 4g at work, but its very instable. Which is ironic considering there is a CLEAR office in the same building.

I think its because the location is at the fringe of 2 competing 4g towers, it seems to bounce back and forth between them.

At home its alot more stable.

General coverage in st louis is still not 100% though.
[EVO 4G General] Last-Chance:
my clear reciever works fine at my home 4-5 bars constantly. might drop to 3 when it's raining/cloudy. Same thing with my phone (work + home).

should reply with: "you know what else is huge?"
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
One thing worth noting though is that Sprint (or maybe it was Clear?) have a massive amount of frequency for WiMax. So while that frequency is poor at longer ranges, Sprint could potentially negate that weakness by saturated areas with tons of towers.
[EVO 4G General] Last-Chance:
thats the thing, clear is putting up new towers every day. at&t and verizon haven't even started releasing their 4g. Even if their signal from 1 tower is better, by the time they release it, clear will have 3-4 towers per metropolis, and be moving to 5g lol.
[EVO 4G General] cadbomb:
The wimax network is a pos... great when it does work, but otherwise useless. I dont ever even bother with it. The only reason I got the phone was for all of the other features. hspa+ will rule the wimax network any day of the week. I live in midtown atlanta, and rarely get 4g service, and we were one of the first markets to have wimax. Granted this could be a radio problem in the phone itself, but what can you do. I almost feel like the folks who don't even have 4g in their market, it's that useless. Doesn't work at my house, doesn't work at my office, and has very low signal most everywhere else. I think the evo just has a terrible 4g radio in it. Who knows... it's the first one. I'm sure future 4g devices will work a lot better, but until then, we're stuck with constant lack of 4g access. With the signal being in such a high frequency range, it's susceptible to lots of noise. I really wish Sprint could switch their data network to hspa+... may be slower than wimax, but at least it's reliable and would allow for simultaneous voice/data. Just seems to make more sense to use a currently implemented network with room to go than to spend tons of money on a network technology that will either die from its own issues or die because of the competition. (That's just an opinion, don't beat me up ;))
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
Sprint will never switch to HSPA+, and they shouldn't. As I stated earlier, Sprint has a ton of WiMax frequency, more than what AT&T and Verizon have for LTE combined.

Just be patient as Sprint builds it's WiMax network. More towers will mean a better chance of being closer to a tower and thus having better penetration. One thing that I'm not sure of but suspect to be true is that the current towers are tuned for range due to poor coverage, this means lower speeds (probably why it's capped at 10Mbps/1Mbps) and possibly even worse penetration. So again, more towers will help, it's just a matter of waiting. Then you have the future possibility of upgrading to WiMax 2 which brings maximum speeds over 100 Mbps.

And even if Sprint/Clear were to consider changing protocols, it'll be LTE not HSPA+.
[EVO 4G General] kf2m:
The frequency Wimax uses is 2.4-2.6Ghz as stated earlier. Sprint is probably running their equipment as high output as possible allowed by the FCC's MPE for uncontrolled exposure. What can improve your signal is when they start raising more towers.
[EVO 4G General] scooter185:
i get about 1 bar (though it dips down to 0 sometimes) here at work. And I work in the middle of a 50 year old bowling center. Outside I jump up to 2 - 3 bars of course, but i still get 5mbps down while inside. In fact im posting this over my tethered 4G connection.
[EVO 4G General] neodorian:
I tend to look at Wimax as a city-wide Wifi hotspot for use when I'm not at home or work or someplace with Wifi. If I am gonna download or transfer a big file or stream, I switch on Wifi indoors, Wimax outdoors, and otherwise just leave it on 3G for normal use.
[EVO 4G General] hydralisk:
Where I work, I get 1-2 bars inside a room with no windows. Speeds are 6000 down 1000 up on average. Sometimes it's as low as 5000, and sometimes as high as 7000. My best outside has been 8500 down. Overall very fast... but I rarely need it. Nice to have though :)
[EVO 4G General] scooter185:
you in an official area? around here its just testing.
[EVO 4G General] brownhornet:
I get 4 bars and about 7-8 megs down on average inside of my house.. but of course thats only because there's a sprint tower literally across the street. Now otherwise... if I have 1-2 bars outside, inside itll usually disappear or barely show.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] ekeefe41:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3YdVZNq99lg

I know it is wrong, but this kid smokes like a player.
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] wcdisciple:
It is what it is

I'd like this as boot animation as well :eek: :D :cool:
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] ekeefe41:
I hate to have my 100th post be a bump...

but i will not rest until that little smoking Buddha is my boot animation :)
[G1 Themes and Wallpapers] laptopdragon:
i want a boot image of a really hot 17yo brittanany speers giving birth to a g1...or pooping a g1..still on the fence.

maybe a g1 stopping a laser attack by martians,
[Dash 3G, Snap ROM Development] overmachine:
what happend if i install the HardSPL of the mapple to a htc ozone? i make an horrible mistake i know, my phone is dead at all. dont turn on!

it's any possible to fix or ...??

thanks.
[Dash 3G, Snap ROM Development] Coburn64:
It's dead. In other words: GAME OVER.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dalet11:
any way to translate android ui?
[XPERIA X10 General] DaHiA:
Im new to android but im facing a weird issue while charging my already-switched-off phone.. it switches on by itself??!

Something to worry about?

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[XPERIA X10 General] im_iceman:
It's meant to.. not entirely sure why but it's thought to be due to the phone needing to stop charging when the battery is full to prevent overcharging.

Please use the search feature before starting a new thread.. this has been asked many times...
[XPERIA X10 General] iphonepimp:
If you really want it to be charged off hold down the back button for about 5 secs so it wont turn back on
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gatas_gr:
Hello Guys,

I have HTC Touch Diamond 2 (Topaz) and I need an application to use as call and sms meter.

I have HTC Rom 2.53 (WM6.5, Manilla 2.5)

I tried Home Screen Plus Plus but it doesn't work.

Do you have any suggestion??

Thank you in advance for you help!
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fighter7139:
Try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=354103
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gatas_gr:
Thank you!!!

I tried it, yet the settings' setup is very difficult.

Also it isn't interactive; i have to load the data every time.

I imagine an application like SPB Wirelless Monitor but including call duration and sms counter.

Does anyone know any other app??
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fighter7139:
You can try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=228418
[HD2 General] GiantsFan91:
which is best video software for htc hd 2? coreplayer is great software but i want to fast foward while play instead pause and fast foward.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] xarvox:
i accidentaly found a "stylus" for my hero, a hotdog bread worked just great as a finger substitute..

not as precise as a finger (due to its size) but worked just as well.

i have tryed numerous other things as a stylus, but none worked..

have anyone else found a working material for styli?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Pietje_1985:
the screen of the here is a capacitive screen and is different than f.e. the screen from the htc diamond, therefor you should use your fingers for best results and not breaking the screen :P

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[Hero, G2 Touch General] captainstu72:
HTC do sell a stylus for the hero - but i think it is £16 - which is a fair bit to just not use your fingers! Failing that, have you checked ebay? Probabaly pick up a capacitive stylus for cheap and give it a go (i have not used a stylus on a capacitive screen so can't say how well this would work!)

Hope this help though.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] xarvox:
to clarify things a bit; DIY means do it yourself.

i know there are stylii available on the market, but im not going to pay a "fortune" for a small stick with a "high tech" end, hence DIY :)

there should be materials that work just as well as human fingers, just need to identify them.. :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] captainstu72:
My theory was you could likely pick one up on ebay for £1-£2, which would be less for parts of making your own?

that being said, a quick google search did bring up some results. Basically, anything that is sufficiently conductive between you and your phone will work as a capacitive stylus (i think). How About This?

(Sorry I didn't mention this in my first post)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] kien:
http://lifehacker.com/5550029/diy-touch+screen-stylus-new-and-improved
[Hero, G2 Touch General] mengo_:
a wet piece of plant will work for a while (a rolled leaf or a stalk)
[Droid Incredible General] gentleart:
...how to correct these two issues I have.

#1 - When people send me a picture through text, it comes through as a slide show. How do I change that?

#2 - I can't seem to save a picture from MMS to the contact it came from. I get to a certain point and get a "force close" message. I can't even save the picture in a folder.

These problems could be because I'm a former WM user, but I haven't noticed anyone else having these issues.
[Droid Incredible General] Humpa:
1. Use Handcent app from the Market instead. That slideshow thing seems to be a common gripe I've seen posted

2. Not sure, but I'm thinking Handcent might fix that too since it will be handling mms also.
[Droid Incredible General] gentleart:
What a sweet app!

It worked PERFECTLY!

Thank you so much! :D
[Droid Incredible General] Laxgoly20:
How do you turn off the standard HTC messeging app?
[Droid Incredible General] rigman:
Start htc messaging, menu-settings-uncheck notifications.

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Unrevoked forever

SkyRaider Sense 3.5

Radio 2.15.00.09.01
[Droid Incredible General] Kingnothing9:
Usually, when using non-stock messaging apps such as Handcent, rather than turning off the stock messaging app you would just disable the notifications for it. This is done by going into the stock messaging app, hitting the "menu" softkey while in your general messages list and hitting settings. Once in that menu, you would uncheck the "Received notification" box. Handcent will handle your notifications only from this point on.
[Droid Incredible General] superchilpil:
Click slideshow, tap the picture and hit pause to look at it. Hit the bottom right button and check the image, hit done and now you have saved the image

Just in case your like me and say handcent is way too iphoneish

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[Droid Incredible General] laxer3n7:
can't you also just use savemms to save the picture?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hassan:
Manufacturer to target high end market with Samsung Wave and Samsung Galaxy S

Samsung is launching a £12m marketing campaign in the UK next month to promote its flagship handsets, the Samsung Wave and the Samsung Galaxy S, to its high spending customers.

The campaign is targeting a specific group at the high end of the market, following extensive market research... Read on
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TravUK:
"Samsung has identified the high spending ‘aspirational’ segment as the most profitable." - I could have told them that.

Too bad they don't just spend the money on free phones and hand them out the XDA folk. :rolleyes:
[HD2 General] Stilts:
This happens to me often where ill be browsing XDA or ESPN and my phone will freeze and i end up having to soft reset. ive already done a search and there doesnt seem to be a solution for this. i have applied some opera registry tweaks, using kumars 6.5 rom, opera build 35853. Does anyone have a solution for this?
[HD2 General] Stilts:
BUMP! Anybody have any solutions, maybe if i reset the memory tweaks for opera back to defaults? Would that help?
[HD2 General] wafupilot:
Try installing Opera to your sd card and not the device.......it worked for me !