yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G General] phinnaeus:
I an always overprotective of a new gadget, and the Evo I am getting tomorrow will be no exception. I was looking through a blog and I saw an image of the front glass being removed. They noted how easy it is to remove, and lauded this as a feature. When I see this, all I can think is about the horror I felt when I found a stream of dust particles between the LCD and the glass on my iPhone and my Sprint Hero (and yeah, every single other thing I ever get, somehow).

I was thinking about how much I hate this and I want to avoid it this time around. For those of you that use full body cases, have you ever had this problem? For that matter, has ANYONE ever had this problem? I wouldn't be that surprised if it turned out I am alone in my compulsiveness.

Regards!
[EVO 4G General] Rennat:
Pick it up and blow on it....jk

I highly doubt that anyone has had this prob. The reason why on the video it was like that is because he had already taken the screen of a million time before.
[EVO 4G General] catpunt:
there is a tiny gap in the seam between the screen and the housing and i have already seen dust get in there

however i have not seen any dust under the glass (yet) and i have definitely been watching out for it. i'm hoping my silicone skin that covers the seam will help to prevent dust seepage (like it did with my hero, though my hero eventually got dusted regardless)
[EVO 4G General] shep211:
The n1 had this issue but i have not seen one post about evo with dust. My evo looks and feels like it was built 10x better then my n1.
[EVO 4G General] konfuzed:
i have some dust building up on top left corner...right below the hTc logo :(
[EVO 4G General] althejandro:
I've had dust under my screen on the top left underneath the htc logo for like 2 weeks. I have no idea how it got there. Very aggravating
[EVO 4G General] rutter9:
I use the seidio active case and have no dust. Had the phone since launch day
[EVO 4G General] Jykinturah:
Evos have had issues with the screen rising up due to improper adhesion.

Solution involves using a hairdryer on hot to gently heat the adhesive while pushing down on the screen.

I am uncertain whether what I stated is the correct method or not. I read it some time ago, and I cannot remember where.
[EVO 4G General] the.tall.man:
Just noticed quite a bit of dust in the upper left corner of the lcd... Can't unsee it now. Seems there are a bunch of reports of this exact area being a problem.
[EVO 4G General] Drewmungus:
Same here. It is way less noticeable than my hero was.
[EVO 4G General] davem007:
Top left corner = dust
[EVO 4G General] edwards379:
I noticed dust in the top left corner since 6 days after getting thephone
[EVO 4G General] rekphiv:
We need some pics of phones with this effect. My screen has the dust too. Its bs. It has never been dropped in dirt or near the beach yet when the screen is off its obvious.

Sent from my PC36100
[EVO 4G General] tmixmn:
So went to Sprint one day to ask if they could clean the dust that is in the top left corner (which has been done on my previous hero phone a lot) and i was told that they didn't have too because that is normal wear and tear. Like if your car was to get dust in it the dealership wouldn't be responsible. I just laughed in his face and said are you serious. I have all the protection plans and i demanded he go and clean it. Then he tells me that he has to take off my protection screen because he claimed that there was dust under that. Which i know how to put on a screen in dust free area and it was impossible for dust to get under it when the screen is on. This guy was an idiot. So he went in the back and came out moments later saying well we moved the dust off the screen but they couldn't remove it from the phone. I looked at the phone and the dust appeared to be gone. About 15 min later the dust was back. I am not sure was is going on but it is really wierd that all of you have the same dust in the upper left hand corner like mine. Anyone else go to sprint and ask about it? I am curious to here what they have told you. I am going to another sprint store to see what they say to me this time
[EVO 4G General] x iFLaWz:
There is another thread about the same thing. Its probably the headphone jack.
[EVO 4G General] eskomo:
It is because of the headphone jack. Its going to happen to all EVO's, just the nature dust and having a jack near the screen like that without being fully protected from the lcd screens.. Case's do help and I've heard of plugs coming out to plug into the jack to prevent dust and moisture getting inside.
[EVO 4G General] rekphiv:
All of a sudden silicone caps for ports don't sound so 1995 anymore. Im not sure its the headphone jack, to me it looks like its getting in around the earpiece/speaker. Not sure of that though.
[EVO 4G General] Rownan:
My first handset had dust in the upper left corner.. one of the main reasons I asked for an exchange. My second handset has dust accumulating in the same spot but I'm trying to ignore it.. =\
[EVO 4G General] sitlet:
The Evo I have now has dust in the bottom right corner. Noticeably a large piece about 2mm from the bottom. I got sent a replacement from sprint due to another issue, and right out of the plastic packaging i noticed a LARGE piece of dust right in the middle of the screen. Very annoying, and I sent it back. I cannot believe HTC would let this get through a quality inspection.
[EVO 4G General] xcom923:
OK, this is what I did. I went to:

http://wsf2.letstalk.com/brands/bestcarrierdeals/homebrands/index.htm

I ordered the phone for $199 (no tax) then got $25 off using the following link (well it was another referral code but same thing...)

http://www.letstalk.com/inlink.htm?to=7504&rafgId=276311

after all is said and done it turns out to be $174 ^_^
[EVO 4G General] jblazea50:
hope you pre-ordered in advance; i just talked to letstalk.com and they are all sold out; some people that pre-ordered won't get it now and they don't know when their next shipment is
[EVO 4G General] shep211:
They control your account(they create a account with sprint ). You cant change any setting through sprint. You have to call them and they call sprint. If you skip them and change anything through sprint they charge you a huge fee. They have mail in rebate that you cant use until 6 month after purchase. I forgot by the time I needed to use the rebate. It ended up being more expensive and a waste of a lot of time.
[EVO 4G General] xcom923:
O_O I didn't know that. I actually have to add another line to the account in a few weeks and I'll have to modify the account
[EVO 4G General] gqstatus0685:
In the words of the great T Pain.... "You've officially been chopped and screwed"
[EVO 4G General] deekoi:
wow very good to know shep211! thanks for the heads up!
[myTouch 3G Slide General] chrisinaz:
Has anyone found any app to change the LED color or flash frequency for notifications? That was probably my favorite thing about the G1, and when I got the Cliq I was disappointed. The Slide is leaps and bounds better than the Cliq, but I was still hoping for a blue LED...
[myTouch 3G Slide General] turboyo:
Im pretty sure if you use handcent for notifications atleast you can change the color for text
[myTouch 3G Slide General] chrisinaz:
I use handcent for all my texting, and that's about the only thing it won't do so far is change the LED.

-------------------------------------

Sent via the XDA Tapatalk App
[myTouch 3G Slide General] bhang:
i dunno it may not be a multi color led

I haven't been able to get any colors out of mine yet but green orange and red(orange may be just red and green on together?)

why not put a led like in the g1 its nice to know what the notification is before the screen goes on... it cant be that much more costly, i am also coming from the cliq, I bought a g1, mt3g,cliq and not a slide all on the first day they were available from tmob.

im very glad to be back to htc, i have used htc almost exclusivity for the last 4-5 years and i doubt ill stray again in the future
[myTouch 3G Slide General] chrisinaz:
Yeah That's what I did minus the original mt3g. Hated the cliq though. I went through 5 cliqs because of hardware defects. Worst phone ever made.

-------------------------------------

Sent via the XDA Tapatalk App
[myTouch 3G Slide General] turboyo:
i just noticed handcent isnt on the market.. wtf?
[myTouch 3G Slide General] chrisinaz:
Seems like everyone says that, but I can see it just fine. Im using it on my slide right now.

Send me an email cdholland87_at_gmail.com and I'll email you the apk
[myTouch 3G Slide General] MrOtsKrad:
There seem to be people that can get it, and cant get it. Like, I jsut downloaded Handcent yesterday, but others cant, but I cant Find/Download LauncherPro, but others can.

Been told its a Google issue.
[myTouch 3G Slide General] bhang:
i heard it was a problem when apps get updated they are not showing back up in the market, it only seems to affect the slide, odd but the first few days i had my slide the market was acting very odd it was slow and wouldn't show any paid apps at all, but it seems fine now...

bhang
[myTouch 3G Slide General] turboyo:
Well I installed sms pop up and atleast have led blinking for sms now, before it didn't even have led notification
[myTouch 3G Slide General] chrystal0925:
I use Ringo pro it allows u to change color mine is blue now

-------------------------------------

Sent via the XDA Tapatalk App
[myTouch 3G Slide General] bhang:
hmmm, then why dont other apps change the color

for 5pounds I can wait till a free app changes the color... but if there is a multi color led in there why cant other apps use it?

bhang
[myTouch 3G Slide General] mesajoejoe:
Are you sure your getting a blue led flash using Ringo Pro, cause i have it and its green only. Even if i set every setting on my phone to not show a led for notifications, using Ringo pro it still flashes for some reason. If you have a blue led pls take a picture so we can see this?
[Hero CDMA General] diaknia:
----------------------------------------------------

Original Text:

----------------------------------------------------

Firstly, I tried to search but if this ends up simply rehashing another thread, mods please direct me to proper thread and delete this.

Now to my question. I am still running the base HBoot of my phone from the 1.56 RUU (I bought phone in December 2009). I'm rooted right now with that and using custom ROM/radio.

Now that the infamous 2.1 official RUU is out, would it be safe to up my phone to the root-included TEST RUU, RUU_Hero_C_Sprint_2.20.651.1_signed_test, and re-push flash_image or does it even really matter which hboot I'm running on (figure hboot is the only thing permanently stuck on phone from RUU)?

Or to put another way, do I gain anything from a higher-version hboot from the Test RUU other than it looking more like the official release so root isn't as obvious?

Any thoughts welcome

-----------------------------------------

This is sorta deprecated now that we have Root on the Release RUU, so repurposing the thread.

My new question: Now that i've rooted the Official Release version, can I restore my old nandroid backup without breaking my phone?

I did a nandroid backup of my fully-set-up Fresh 2.1.2 Install before I ran the Official RUU to 2.27.651.5 and now I'm wondering if it will break anything to "restore" that backup.

Again, any thoughts are welcome.
[Hero CDMA General] dirkyd3rk:
to my knowledge if your hboot changes from 1.56 to the one from the official you will lose root as of now, the test RUU still has root but its super buggy, why would you want to flash the official or the test anyways, theres roms here that blow the stock ones out the water, but once again to my knowledge you WILL lose root. And the test ruu with root has mad issues you should do a search bro as far as upgrading to the newer hboot well im not sure if it has features but the devs are still trying to break root in the new hboot.

check this out bro just in case you already flashed it http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=693449&highlight=hboot
[Hero CDMA General] diaknia:
I have not yet flashed the Test RUU.

From what I understand the Test RUU still has su built in, so all I need to do is re-push flash_image to get a custom recovery back on it and I'm golden from there.

I don't plan on using the stock ROM that comes with the RUU more than I have to, just curious about installing custom ROMs from that base versus the 1.56 base.

I still plan on uploading flash_image and doing the custom ROMs and Radio like now.
[Hero CDMA General] dirkyd3rk:
well from what i heard recently that base doesnt have audio issues that some people deal with on certain roms like the drivers are better, but my old hero i always had audios issues not with this refurb i dont get um anymore. but that 1.56 base is solid theres so much **** to work outta 2.1, until then im rocking darchdroid2.63 the only asop rom out there for our phones!

Im running Godspeed recovery, darchdroid2.63 and the latest 2.1 sprint radio and i cant complain
[Hero CDMA General] diaknia:
good to know

I've already had audio issues installing custom ROMs based on 2.20.651.1 Test while using the 1.56 base, yet Fresh 2.1.2 based on 2.27.651.5 has yet to glitch on me for audio *crosses fingers*.

I'd still prefer to run a 2.27.651.5-based ROM like Fresh 2.1.2 even after upgrading my HBoot to the one from the 2.20.651.1 Test RUU, if I do so.

Original point of my question was if there was anything buggy in the HBoot itself moving from 1.56 to 2.20 RUU. Correct me if I'm wrong but HBoot is really the only thing that can't be easily flashed. You can flash both ROMs and Radio.

Far as AOSP, it's cool and all, but call me crazy: I actually like Sense.
[Hero CDMA General] regaw_leinad:
There is nothing wrong w/ the hboot. and the hboot isn't even the thing blocking root. The audio issue seems to differ from phone to phone, I have never had audio issues on my phone.
[Hero CDMA General] diaknia:
Thanks for the responses, regaw and dirky.

It looks like doesn't matter one way or another which base (rooted 1.56 or rooted 2.20) I use. I should have same functionality either way. I'm just gonna stick with 1.56. Really comes down to "if it ain't broke..."

On a side note.... i'm an eager follower of the official RUU ROOT thread on the dev sub-forum, Regaw, keep up the good work. Still feel bad for you that you've been stuck without root so long...

When you crack the thing, and I maintain hope you will, that's when I'll probly go and upgrade to the Release RUU.
[Hero CDMA General] abcdfv:
Basically this.
[Hero CDMA General] dirkyd3rk:
yeah ive yet to run into it but i hear hboots are *****es to downgrade, but yeah i guess you and i both learned something dude, im rollin with your last post, if it aint broke dont fix it lol
[Hero CDMA General] danknee:
If you had run the test ruu and already pushed flash_image and custom recovery back to the phone then you can restore the original hboot in about 10 seconds if you want.

From recovery flash the .zip attached here and the hboot will revert to 1.41 instead of 1.47.
[Hero CDMA General] diaknia:
Cool, moot point now, though.

Now that the release version is rooted, I upgraded to the release RUU and re-rooted. Got Toast's OC recovery kernel rocking already.

Sorta off-topic, but I do have one small question:

I made a nandroid of my install of Fresh 2.1.2 before I upgraded. Would it be safe to restore that nandroid back now that i'm on the 2.27.651.5 RUU?
[Hero CDMA General] cbarth3:
I am curious about this also. Currently running fresh 2.1.1 previously from a 1.5 root and was thinking about updating to the .5 ruu and doing the root and than restoring a nandroid
[EVO 4G General] dsarch21:
well, I got hooked up with a sprint business rep and I got:

$100 Port Credit

Free month service

No activation fee

10% recurring discount

I am pretty stoked, although I won't get my evo til monday, but that is a small price to pay for the deal I got.

if anyone is interested, PM me and i'll give the guys name to you.

I don't wanna get anyone in trouble for posting names here.....

I also posted this on android forums....
[EVO 4G General] deekoi:
what do you have to do to get it? All you did was ask?
[EVO 4G General] pecosROB:
I did a quick search and it seems like this is only for B2B (business 2 business) users. Is it if you switch from one carrier to Sprint as a business customer?
[EVO 4G General] dsarch21:
yes, you need to start a business account.

(if you have a business)
[Desire General] lambada24:
I've updated from 1.15.405.4 to 1.21.405.2 Radio 32.36.00.28U_4.06.00.02_2 and it seems that the phone has become more power hungry.

Has anyone else noticed this?

I've got a debranded T-Mobile phone
[Desire General] grippa:
yeah same here!
[Desire General] nubbin:
Yep my battery drained to about 15% within an hour of downlaoding - I thought it was just all the installing and rebooting etc! See what happens tomorrow....
[Desire General] lambada24:
I've mostly noticed this while browsing. Looks like I might have to downgrade to 1.15.405.4. Anyone knows if it's possible to do so?
[Desire General] DashingGentleman:
Anyone checked out the battery history to see if maybe it's an application is going haywire? Might be some HTC app is not letting the phone enter sleep mode or something.
[Desire General] lambada24:
My phone is sleeping because 'awake time' is about a quarter of 'up time'.

It also seems that this update enables 'trickle charge'. Meaning that the battery stays @ 100% after it finishes charging if the adaptor is kept plugged in.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] agriff:
I'm having a problem with the new Gmail app in Froyo and wanted to see if anyone else was having it too.

When I do a search in Gmail, I can pull up the search results for all the old emails that match my search. But, when I try to open one of the emails that is older than the "Number of Days to Sync" I set up in /Gmail/Settings/Labels/, it will never load. It acts like its loading the email but it will continue for hours, if I let it. Also, on occasion when I search the "Loading Search Results" will cycle over and over and not load the results.

So say I have the app Settings set at Sync 3 days for Inbox, and if today I were to search for "xda". I would get the search results. One of the emails in the search result was dated February 15. I try to open it and that's when the nothingness happens.

Anyone seeing this? I tried Wiping the Cache/wiping Dalvik/fix mismatches from Recovery. Also tried pushing new versions of the Gmail apk and odex to /system/app, with no luck. Hoping to avoid a wipe and re-install but that's next on the list if its just me.

Thanks,
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] TheSKYY:
Hey,

I was browsing through different roms for other mobile phones which are also using Manila and I found the Onyx Rom for the HTC Touch and there, the internet tab looks pretty awesome, also the list view of the favorits is kind of nice. Is there a possiblitiy to change it at the HD2 too? A much more nicer world etc.?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] chrisrj28:
The thing about that is the Internet Tab you see is for Manilla 2.1 if I remember correctly (been so long since I have used it) and 2.5 has the style that we use. To be honest I like that style too.
[Android Apps and Games] danielt021:
Hi guys, i'm looking for a keyboard or app that will enable me to draw the letters instead conventional hitting keys on my keyboard. I kinda have huge fingers and texting or writing something is a nightmare for me. Thanks for any reply.
[Android Apps and Games] evilkorn:
Nothing I have used.

http://www.androlib.com/r.aspx?r=handwriting
[Android Apps and Games] evilkorn:
dbl post..
[Android Apps and Games] danielt021:
thanks a lot
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lolz mclollerson:
The reason for the update is to repair some issues that select EVO's are having with the included microSD card.

Check here to read about the exact issue many are having:

http://androidforums.com/support-tr...disappearing-defect-included-8gb-microsd.html
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] extrafuzzyllama:
not sure its due tomorrow but should be in next few days
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheBiles:
It isn't worth losing root.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toastcfh:
do not accept it. we will make a rooted version. they could patch root with it and ruin the chance of root
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lolz mclollerson:
I won't be. I just thought it would be beneficial to tell the folks here.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] watzone69:
For anyone tempted to accept the OTA, or any update from Sprint or HTC, take a little visit to the Hero forum.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rmk1825:
How do we ensure we do not receive the OTA update? Please post instructions!!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DKYang:
If it's the same as the G1, then all you have to do is refuse the update. It will ask you if you want to update, just say no. Correct me if I'm wrong or it's been changed.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twin001:
Easy:

Step 1. Do not go to Menu > Settings > About Phone > System Software Updates

At least that's how it is on my CDMA Hero running Aloysius 2.1.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toastcfh:
this is true. should be the same on the evo. once we make a rooted version, the reminder will go away. it should take no more then an hour for the update to be rooted and uploaded. so be patient, most likely its not going to be a life altering update to froyo. itll just be a patch update
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrono:
What if it's a froyo update?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chuckhriczko:
I can almost guarantee you it won't be. But if it is I will flip lol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aridon:
I want to say the phone checks for firmware updates on the first boot. At least that is what I saw in a few videos.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chuckhriczko:
You are correct. That's what happened with my I/O Evo
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toastcfh:
the phone will have to download the update to the sdcad and require u to reboot into recovery if that were the case. im not sure as ive never seen this happen first hand. all the OTA's ive senn just came up with a notice saying... you have a software update availible. wwhen u click it, it will take u to setting and ask if u would like to download it now. u can say no. but if u say yes it will download and when its finished, ask u if u would like to reboot to apply the update. if u say no again ur still in the green. if u say yes it will take u to hboot (bootloader) menu. at this point it will searche for the update on the sdcard, validate and flash it. this is how it worked on my wifes Eris at least and the CDMA hero worked the same way. note this though. Sprint doesnt seem to like doing full rom updates via OTA. they have in the past always made the update avail via the Sprint support site. this was the case for both the Moment and the HeroC. again thi isnt for certain things will work this way on the Evo. but im assuming HTC/Sprint wouldnt bother changing their methods all of a sudden just for the Evo. but again anything is posible
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] timothydonohue:
i may just have them hand me a box then, and tell them i will activate at home. i can pull the sd card and use my N1 to put the files on it, and boot straight into bootloader, flash, then do the recovery dance, all before said phone looks for updates.

thanks for the heads up about auto checking. maybe some of the nice folks on the east coast that are going to have the phone 2 hours before i will can post up whether or not this happens, once they get theirs
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toastcfh:
heh im gonna pay and run. i feel them bastards know im toast :p
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcnice20:
Wait should we be worried about sprint reps updating our phones when they activate it cause ima be super pissed if that happens and I'm not gunn a be the one picking it up sadly I have to work