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[EVO 4G General] pseudoremora:
While there are valid points in the OP's post in regards to WebOS and how its software is somewhat better than Androids (I don't really think this is true), this will all change come Android 2.5/3.0 (Gingerbread).

Google has already stated that they will be giving Android a major UI face lift. The Human Interface and User Experience VP who used to work for Palm, Matias Duarte left Palm about two months ago and joined Google to work on Android. Not to mention, Google also acquired BumpTop technologies, which is a 3D desktop interface for computers. With BumpTop and Matias Duarte together, I wouldn't be surprised if Google redid the entire Android UI from the ground up and made it so well designed that people wouldn't need HTC Sense/Moto Blur/etc.

Sure there are flaws with the Android OS for now... but come October, I see Android really going mainstream and becoming the dominant mobile OS, especially after its UI changes.
[EVO 4G General] admorris:
I bought a Pre on launch day and I must say that it was probably the clunkiest, cheapest phone I have owned to date. I initially liked it just b/c it was different than anything I had used before, but once I got over that, there wasn't much to like about it in my opinion. The hardware is some of the worst hardware in the business...maybe they have improved it since its inception, but my phone along with all original Pre's that I dealt with were complete junk. The slider wobbled (see oreo effect), the power buttons frequently failed and lost their spring. On the softare side, the phone always felt as though it was in beta mode. Palm kept trying to fix the stuttering and speed (lack thereof) issues, but most of their updates caused more problems than they fixed. The ONLY thing I really liked about the phone was the multitasking, but even that is more of a gimmick than anything. I don't know too many people that want to keep more than a few apps open at once. Sure it's nice to show people that your phone can keep 25 apps open at once, but who really does that? I'm not really sure how Android's multitasking could be any easier to use...hold down home button and there are your last 6 apps used in their previously used state. The battery on the Pre was absolutely pathetic at best. I realize a smartphone's battery is never going to be that great, but I felt as though it was constantly connected to a charger of some sort...either home or car just to keep it running. As you can see, I'm not a Pre fan and judging from their sales and Palm's demise, I am in the majority.

oh well, to each their own.
[EVO 4G General] davebu:
Gingerbread is definitely on my radar, as I said I love both of these OS. As for the two many cards issue, that was solved on the Pre Plus, more RAM. I really already would say android is mainstream. It has quickly become the 3rd ranked smartphone OS and blackberry will loose huge marketshare when their original adopters no longer use smartphones, as many people stick to what they are used to.

Yes Palm is not known for their hardware and neither is HP. I wouldn't dare to say it compares to any HTC hardware. Of course there is no need for 25 apps, but 5-10, maybe. Having anymore just makes navigation take forever. The Pre battery is basically useless, I would expect it to be bigger in a bigger device though. Really comparing a 1150 mAh battery to our 1500 mAh one?

I am definitely more hopeful about the future of android, multitasking needs to be easier though. How about take a note from WinMo's multitasking navigation. It was so easy to see what you have open in it. Guessing what you kept open like in android is painful and when switching between many apps you might have more than your previous 6 open. Also nearly all of the google and phone apps dont close.

Can we please steal some of those gestures from WebOS though? Deleting messages/emails and dismissing notifications is just made so simple. Wipe it right off your screen. WebOS has a superior notification system, multitasking, and no need to root, I know everyone here can agree at least give us the option for root.
[EVO 4G General] mebo73:
I dont know how u can say the battery on the pre is horrible?? I love the battery. I use mine all the time, play everything and still is awesome for me. I have a friend that has the Pre Plus and she says its horrible also. I guess im lucky!
[EVO 4G General] davebu:
I used it for a few days and without charging a few times throughout the day. Fully charged it might make 8 hours, max, while the EVO lasts me closer to 16.
[EVO 4G General] lgevo:
Lol idc what any one says about multi tasking on webos on the original pre it sucked... basically only causr the out of memory stuff i would get so pissed cause it happend so often. Also about the webos interface i had a hard time figuring out his to do stuff. But with android vanillua i understood instantly. I kinda had issues with sense at 1st but i got it pretty quick too. I prefere aosp over sense anyday. Hope a real fully working aosp comes soooon
[EVO 4G General] flam253:
yeah the pre was pretty nice, hardware wise it sucked but webos made up for it. im temtped to try out the pixi if i can get my heads on it for real cheap. i like its simple form factor and it looks more solid than the pre in terms of hardware design.
[EVO 4G General] madcow706:
Palm/Hp should join the Android world and make the Web OS UI a type of Sense like UI for Android. Having come from a Pre to the Evo I can tell you Web OS is nice but it is missing a lot of features. I got rid of the Pre because it had horrible quality issues and on top of that a lot of missing phone features from the software. In the time it has taken Palm to go from version 1 of web os to version 1.4.1.1, Android has gone from 1.5 to 1.6 to 2 to 2.1 and now 2.2 (and we can discuss all day about manufacturer's not upgrading handsets to the new OS version just to sell new handsets, but at least the community is here to help get you there, my problem with the Web os upgrades is the slow trickle of missing features being added, really, where the hell is voice recognition? is it that hard to get down?). I think Palm trying to do it themselves caused them to fall behind. It was just too much. I got the Pre because I liked the Treo's from Palm before, but the Pre just made me dislike Palm a lot. Yeah, and I know, version 1 of a device and OS, I went in knowing there were going to be better things to come. But after going through 6 phones myself, 4 for my wife, and 5 for my dad (that's a total of 15 pre's, all hardware issues, screen cracking on refurbished phones, phones just outright dying, never to turn on again, headset issues, keyboard issues) it was too much to put up with. They just dropped the ball on the quality of the phone. Because of the Pre, I may never go back to a Palm device.
[EVO 4G General] davebu:
Yes, the hardware is pretty bad on the Pre, but WebOS itself is nice as an OS. After reading some of the things you said, I realize that it is missing some things I take for granted on android. It isn't as well developed as android, but as an overall OS and its actual potential are still great. I'm sure it is somewhat possible for a home replacement to simulate cards, I've actually thought about it before. If only I knew how to program for android now. I really think android needs better running service/app management, something visual like cards would be great. How about long-pressing the home key brings up running apps in some nice visuals?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pixel mixer:
Hi

I have an HD2 with the official update from HTC. The phone is not locked and it has:

OS version:

5.2.21869

Manila version

2.5.19211619.0

ROM version:

1.48.479.1 (71294) WWE

Radio date

2.05.51.05_2

1.48 seems like an old update, it has been released in December and since then just some minor improvements have been made, no new ROMs.

I have several questions for you smart guys:

1. Is it safe to install an unofficial ROM which is not WWE_EastEurope? one that is not linked to a carrier :) i've tried dowloading a ROM from UK but it says my hardware does not work with that ROM, are non carrier ROMs limited to hardware?

2. Would i be able to go back to the original ROM if anything goes wrong? (like brick it)

3. Somehow my phone is in roaming no matter what i do which seems wrong, are there any settings specific to a provider and where can i find those settings? cause my provider does not know **** about this phone

4. Can i disable the weather demo on my home screen? it just drives me crazy

Thank you
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pixel mixer:
OK, i found a way to disable the weather demo on the home screen:

Go to World Clock and use My Location instead of your city. This will force the weather demo on the home screen to stop since there is no way for the phone to know your actual location. If you want it back just set a city in your World Clock.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pakure:
if you use cht 1.8.5, you can toggle on and off the weather animation
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pixel mixer:
but cht is ugly :(

anyway i found out that once your location has beed set by google maps for example you get the weather demo back on, and that still sucks.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pakure:
what is ugly in CHT????:confused:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsamuel:
turn off weather by...

HKCU/software/HTC/manila

Find the reg entry Home.WallpaperMode

set it to

0 for animated weather

1 for animated wallpaper

2 for plain (no weather)
[Desire General] icedan86:
Spotted several threads with the same issue but not quite what I'm experiencing. I have my contacts synced with their facebook account and its fine, but these never get updated! I go to sync now, says its fine but the photos just never get updated and neither do their 'status' that appears in the people app. Similarly, if I add a new friend on facebook and store their number... I can't link it because the contact is not found on facebook - obviously it is just not updating anything.

Any ideas?

I wouldn't like to remove my account and re-add it... whilst it works as I've done it once already, I have to manually go through my contacts afterwards and re-link them again! And still... following that syncing still won't work! I find it stupid having to do this simply to get it to update :(
[Desire General] EddyOS:
This has been reported a number of times as a bug, hopefully HTC address it in their FroYo build
[Desire General] bridgstfer:
have you tried updating your software to the latest release from HTC - seems to be updating fine on mine now (although I was experiencing the same as you before).
[Desire General] icedan86:
I'm on 1.21.405.2... updated about 2 weeks ago OTA. I would have thought they would fix it with the update... apparently not! At least in my case.
[Desire General] stephen2529:
got the same problem on mine
[Desire General] asbush:
me too, how to come over.......????
[Desire General] sparksalot:
Sync My Pix is a good temporary fix i found :)

You can schedule it too

To grab if you're reading on your phone:

http://market.android.com/search?q=SyncMyPix

Be sure to look in options for HQ pictures checkbox etc

You can also find it on the market
[Desire General] icedan86:
Thanks, good find!

I'll give it a go :)
[Desire General] gaaten:
Just go into people,online directories,facebook. Press menu and update from there. Works for me. :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] talldog:
eg, I have 2 contact numbers, +8613901234567 and1252013901234567. I want the 2 numbers in two different threads, but hero wrongly puts them into one thread. All my 2.1roms have this problem, but all right on 1.5 roms. How can I do to get it right on my 2.1 rom? Thanks.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sublue:
Try the Handcent SMS app from the marked, search for "handcent".

See if that solves your problem. ;)
[HD2 General] threedguru:
Im curious how to remove the animated clouds on the stock rom (2.13.xxxx)

I have everything setup the way I like and just cant figure this out.

Thanks in advance!
[HD2 General] jimbonics:
I was able to finally accomplish this with Cookies Home Tab Editor. I'm relatively sure it was that and not HDWalls.
[HD2 General] sirphunkee:
Yes, CHTE has the option for that (not HDW)...it's a quicklink you can add once you have that installed.

There's also a registry edit that will do the same thing, but I don't happen to have it handy...just search on here for "disable fullscreen weather"
[HD2 General] threedguru:
Got it with CHT, THanks!
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
without cht can use

HKCU/software/HTC/manila

Find the reg entry Home.WallpaperMode

set it to

0 for animated weather

1 for animated wallpaper

2 for plain (no weather)
[HD2 General] sirphunkee:
Yup, that's the one! Thanks Sam...I'm actually going to save it this time ;)
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
hehe, had to trawl through the registry for the key name and then search xda to find the info from last time.
[HD2 General] mastajest:
You can also just select animated wallpaper instead of weather wallpaper, and then just choose the wallpaper you want, whether animated or not. Just another method for stock ROMs w/o CHT, or using the registry. :)
[HD2 General] threedguru:
What about removing the weather in the flip clock?
[HD2 General] sirphunkee:
CHT/CHTE will allow you to choose clocks that don't have the weather, but only certain types that are built that way...you can't just "remove" the weather from the regular ones.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Deke Martin:
The title says it all. I seem to remember it was under the Sounds & Display settings in 1.5, but I can't find it now...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Ganii:
In the official 2.1 update no longer exist.

Forget,I do not think,I think has been removed forever.

Perhaps with further update available,or never!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ticho:
See discussion here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=7067687
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zipredictive:
Is there a procedure to root a n1 with stock frf91 with unlocked bootloader and original recovery?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zipredictive:
Tell me if this is good...

Install a recovery and then install frf91 already rooted rom
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niljale:
Hi all,

Is it possible to use HTC HD2 to make voip calls? any suggestion please :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrhankey_ch:
Hello,

I tried many softwares for VoIP on the HTC HD2...

But I encountered the same problem as I had on my Kaiser before: the voice comes out from the external speaker and not the ear-speaker...

So, without a hand-free kit, I think it's useless.

If anybody found a solution to this problem....

Good luck!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niksrulz:
Voip Perfectly works on HD2

I use Port Sip and Fring on My hd2

And I use Exetel's voip service in australia

It works like a charm if you have good network coverage.

Also , You can use the earpiece as well as speaker with port sip

Try that!!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tighoor:
try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=6916206#post6916206
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jafru:
try audio router .....this will fix the issue...works like a charm on my hd2
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] scottxperia10:
Basically having seen the top 10 thread I thought that a thread where users reccomend just one app with a brief reason why.I will start

APP:Handcent sms

REASON:Fantastic app for messaging.Works better than the stock app for me.Also very customisable.Regular updates also and never experienced any issues of any kind.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Astral07:
APP: Contact Widget ABC Dialer Light

REASON: Good app for quick dial, solves the slow dialing problem but for only 6 free contacts, if you want 12 you have to pay. Only bad thing is you HAVE to have a photo of a contact to dial them and you can't customize looks of the widget yet, it's white and non transparrent.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] vrs2610:
WEATHER=Palmary weather app

download from palmary's site its the best and only weather app you'll need
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] nekkidtruth:
I can't live without SuperDial. It runs circles around the stock SE dialer. I can't believe SE would put so much time and effort into customization and then completely ignore the stock dialer. Searching your contacts is overly complicated and even when you do finally get to the contact you want, it's like 17 clicks to even dial the number.

Yeah....SuperDial all the way. Best of all, it's free.

As a side note, there appear to be 2 different apps called SuperDial now. The one from episode6 is the correct one.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Mobzter:
i think its time people get the "Goto" app -although it aint free-

its a lockscreen replacement app..

1) allows you to place any name you want on the top bar

2) includes date/time/weather temp -although im not having no luck with weather temp.-

3) ability to change phone volume from loud to vibrate to silent without even havin to unlock!

4) the swipe itself is like a swipometer.. you have messages, then call logs, then gmail and finally unlock..

5) Ability to change background image - although could do with being able to customize other features!

only saw SE swipes twice.. so far!

1st - when someone rang my phone whilst it was in lock mode.. swipe needed to answer

2nd - when i put passcode on, i thought id test just pressing the back key instead of entering my code.. and lo and behold the SE swipe showed up! lol.. i really find these as minor issues..

although i dont think this was meant to happen im actually glad it did lol basically when the lockscreen shows, if u keep hold of the home button, it shows the 6 previously used apps which you can go to without the need to unlock although once you back out of the app you chose to view, your back to the lockscreen again lol

for those who are bit off about the whole unlocking and then passcode thing, i just tried a quick test now and i can say when this phone is in lock mode, you can jus press home key and draw ya passcode and your then taken to homescreen :-) also holding home key doesnt show previously used apps here so no worries about anyone bypassing security!

wasnt meant to be a huge review lol but though id cover most of the points so it makes it easier for people to decide!!

Hope it helps!!!

:::Edit:::

all buttons cause screen to power up during lock mode!

Ive attached a screenshot of my X10i lockscreen..
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] azian_advanced:
Uninstaller

reason: Uninstall stuff. :rolleyes:
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mirage2:
from where can I get the goto APP Search on the market but I didn't found it
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] majik8ball:
goto

i found it and purchased it from android usa market... love it works great but all buttons cause screen to power up
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Mobzter:
Had to add that bit to my review.. guess its not really a good sign is it :-(
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Pepper67:
Have you tried ThaiDial?

I found it to be better but superdialer is still way better than the one we were given with the phone. I didnt like how in superdialer when someone called me it would show their number with a 1 in front of it and then list it differently as the contact in my phone book
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrMm1rCctkE&feature=related

Lets not flame. I didn't make this video, but I got a kick out of how easy it was. :D
[EVO 4G General] Plancy:
He doesn't really prove anything, but I'm going to try it.

Ps. nvm it sounds silly. 2 days? come on
[EVO 4G General] beesneazy:
LOL

knew it was gonna be some bull****
[EVO 4G General] itmustbejj:
Suggestion for thread retitle: How to waste 2-3 minutes of your life.
[EVO 4G General] nebenezer:
:( I was hoping that would at least be funny...
[EVO 4G General] os10:
2 days ain't bad, but if you want to make it last a week then just turn it on when you want to make a (short) call and turn it off when you're done.

edit: just watched the video and that's basically what it shows. duh
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Guys,

Is it me or is there no way to set a smart alarm on the SGS for a particular date?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mickeko:
It's only a "smart" alarm, not a "prodigy" or "genious" alarm. ;)

I think you're stuck with setting alarms for a week ahead at most. Unless there's a way to make a calendar entry trigger a smart alarm in some way.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Beards:
Thanks..... Just needed to make sure I was not missing something.

Shame though that Samsung did not add an ability to have a 'Smart Alarm' or normal Alarm from inside the Clock App with date selection.

Using the calendar to set an Alarm is nothing and I mean nothing compared to the dedicated Clock Alarm App.
[Omnia II General] pedikwa:
I have omnia II and a problem I need to restart my telephone to hear the sound (any ring or music or film). When I turn my mobile to silent mode the situation repeats and I need to restart my telephone again. I can hear only cracks from the speaker when I again return from silent mode. Is it connected with the speaker or codecs or I do not know. Can sb help me?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] anthro:
I read Ars' review of Froyo on Nexus One and found THIS (screenshot).

What's that "GwibberSh..." app? Is that Gwibber, as in the Microblogging app on GNU/Linux? Can't find it on the Market. If it is, what's the whole name?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] snotf:
it is, it was announced to be ported to android, maemo, and i think another os earlier this year. may have been a beta .apk that the reviewer had.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] lemon seltzer:
The Ars writer who wrote that review is the dev of gwibber, so it's most likely an alpha/beta that he has on his n1.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] rarspace01:
is there any progress or did someone ask him about the android version?
[XPERIA X2 General] sindbad_3:
Dear All

I'm living in UAE which the skype website is blocked and i try to download the Skype Xperia Panel but it's not working is their any way to do it work on my experia. i heard i can Chang the proxy in the experia but i don't know is it right or no? and if it's Ok can some one inform me how to do it?

thanks
[XPERIA X2 General] yummy-fun:
i have the links for both the skype xperia panel and skype 3.0 but skype has completely dropped support for WinMo and although those apps MAY work for you, sometime this year it'll just stop working. here in the states skype has already stopped running completely on any of my phones where just 2 months ago they were working fine. either ways here are the links

skype 3.0

http://www.mediafire.com/?ng3m3mxz43q

skype xperia panel

http://www.mediafire.com/?2lkmmuyggmm

good luck, and tell me if they work for you
[XPERIA X2 General] sindbad_3:
Dear Yummy

Many thanks for your reply

i download the panal and instal but it's not working as messege tilling not for windows mobile and they send the link for instal the new but the website is not working in UAE as they blocked the site here.

i came to know i can change the proxy in my mobile and it'll work but i don't know is it right or no and even i don't know how to change it. if you know pls advise.
[XPERIA X2 General] yummy-fun:
sorry, thats just the work of skype. they have totally dropped support for windows mobile. and to rub salt in the wounds they are suing 3rd party apps that bring skype to our WinMo like fring. again sorry, theres nothing else i can do :(
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dakine:
My phone refuses to go into pc sync mode now. I tried resetting the phone, closing all apps but I still get the message that sync mode is only available in idle screen and that I should close all apps. Any suggestions?

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