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[Desire General] Zhypr:
Unless you really use the 3D chip from the Galaxy S I would go for the Desire. Samsung's phone quality is rubbish, the Galaxy is no exception.

As said the GPS is very poor, while the Desire's is very good. The processor itself isn't much better than the Desire's. And if you get even one update on the Galaxy you should be happy.

The SUPER AMOLED is a bit nicer but that's mainly because the Desire has a relatively cheap AMOLED screen. It won't help you much in direct sunlight although they claim it will.

The resolution is the same and personally I think 3,7" is a better phone size than 4".
[Desire General] rolphez:
I agree with you on that one...
[Desire General] FSake:
One thing struck me from using the Galaxy S is the screen quality and touch responsiveness compared to the desire. The Galaxy S pisses over the desire in this department. Add the better Camera and camcorder and I was actually thinking of moving from the desire to the Galaxy. I use the phone for a lot for navigation duties so to hear that the GPS is lacking is a real shame. Is it a hardware problem or something that can be fixed by an update that it will probably not receive by the sounds of things?
[Desire General] dave wroe:
There is a lot of theories that it can be fixed with a firmware update, but I think thats hopeful rather than factual. I messed around with it over the weekend to see if any of the theories held out, and it made no difference to me. On the desire I can see 8 sats at any time, with the galaxy at most 2, and no lock. If you need gps, then forget the Galaxy, it's poo :)
[Desire General] Whiterin:
Several people in here keep saying the screen on the Galaxy S is "sooooo" much better then the one on the Desire... is it really that noticeable? I haven't had a chance to mess around with a Galaxy S yet. Went to a shop that has them the other day, but they were already closed by the time I was able to get there. Anyways... the screen on the Galaxy is the best I have seen on any device. Putting it next to pretty much any other phone is kind of a joke. Even higher end devices like the HD3 and iPhone 3GS look dull and washed out in comparison. The colors are EXTREMELY vibrant on the Desire and I have seen people complain that colors look over saturated. Though here, I see people saying the Desire's colors (claimed to be way over saturated) are dull and boring compared to the Galaxy's screen. Is there something that sets it apart, or is this all pretty much BS and a placebo effect from the hype of a new device?
[Desire General] rolphez:
LOL Very True!
[Desire General] FSake:
I had a side by side comparison between my Desire and my mates Galaxy. Its definitely noticeable, but I’m a bit of a videophile to be honest. The brightness you need to set each to make a comparison is also apparent. My desire was at about 25% and my mates Galaxy was at about 5-8%. That’s the SuperAMOLED technology for you. Typing on the keyboard is also more accurate on the Galaxy. Don’t get me wrong I love my Desire. I also don’t think the Galaxy ticks all the boxes I need for me to warrant swapping to it.
[Desire General] FSake:
Well Whiterin I have to agree with you about the sluggishness of the Galaxy. It was very laggy when going through the menus and opening some apps. Which is strange for one of the most powerful mobiles on the market.
[Desire General] st0kes:
@dave wroe if the HD2 is your ideal design for a phone but you want Android, then you would want the Evo rather than the Desire? Everybody is saying it is pretty much the same device (same screen, cpu, etc) except with Android instead of WinMo.
[Desire General] irccar:
if desire had better battery i will buy it without thinking. I would forget about multitouch problem, pink screen, that battery falls from 100% to 95% in one second, etc...

But that i must charge my phone every day.... :mad:
[Desire General] Azurael:
Hmm, battery life seems to be an odd issue of Android devices. Given the capacity of the battery in the Desire/N1, combined with the battery life we have seen Snapdragon-based devices deliver under other OSes, it should be doing a lot better than it is.

In fact, come to think of it I'd say battery life in actual use (fairly frequent browsing) was fairly similar between my old iPhone 2G and the Desire - neither quite stretch to 2 days if used intensively. However, with a less intensive usage pattern (i.e. a couple of calls, quick use of SMS, listening to music on headphones now and then) the iPhone would stretch to nearly a week, where the Desire barely does any better than if I use it a lot.

It has improved (for me) a little with the update to 2.2, but perhaps there's more to be had.
[Desire General] ajaffarali:
I've used both and in short, Galaxy has better hardware but crappy software. I prefer Desire any day. Even with lesser hardware, it runs faster than the galaxy at it's current stage
[Desire General] Cheesy Wotsit:
Reading this thread with interest as I'm waiting for a call from Vodafone upgrades and these are the 2 phones I'm interested in.

Had a quick play with the 2 phones in my local store yesterdsay. Thought the screen was noticeably better on the Galaxy but though it was just a bit on the big side. Also the phone felt a bit too light and toy-like.

Coming from the Magic I think I'd really miss the hard keys too.

Both phones were very responsive compared to the Magic and if anything the Galaxy seemed to have the edge. Having said this the Galaxy was brand new straight out of the box and the Desire was a demo that was sitting behind the desk. No telling what it had be subject to.

At the minute I'm tending towards the Desire but it's not an easy decision.
[Desire General] choccy31:
Been playing with a Galaxy today (girl here got one today - I have Desire)

My first thoughts were wow big screen - but on using the phone and sorting it all out for here, thought it was much more quicker than the Desire in making things happen.

I have already reccomended it to some friends, although the screen size might put some people off.
[Desire General] djoni1980:
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/07/13/samsung-galaxy-to-add-10-million-to-android/

impressive sale numbers for Galaxy S in Korea and around the world, so it will probably have better community support than previous models...
[Desire General] Harnec:
Good sales is a win win situation for both galaxy owners and any android user. More devices mean more and better apps for android users, and better support for galaxy owners.
[Desire General] rolphez:
I agree with you on that one you' re 100% correct on that one!
[HTC Aria General] xdafly:
have a new system with kubuntu linux 10, bootcd only.

where and how is root.zip saved since nothing is installed and linux runs from cd ?

what program is used on a bootcd system to open it? since nothing is installed, how is the file saved?

as trying to follow steps in http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=714250
[HTC Aria General] farquep:
A live cd runs as if it were a fully installed operating system, the only difference is that it runs from the cd. As for the files you need they can be downloaded from the the two posts. "How to root the Aria" and the " Liberated Aria" thread.
[HTC Aria General] xdafly:
I Know the files, I do NOT know how they are opened on a bootcd system with no drives

where is root,zip saved? how is root.zip opened?
[HTC Aria General] M1m3R:
Most modern LiveCDs allow you to read files from a USB drive. So, you could put the files on the key in windows and then have access to them after booting from a LiveCD.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] topdnbass:
So which is it?

In my opinion, startup auditor is the easiest to use and has a friendly UI.

Autostarts on the other hand allows you to do much more and is also fairly easy to understand..

I made a poll, check em out, and leave your vote!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dred.lukes:
Best startup manager ?

Best startup manager :confused:

Do you think any startup manager is best than MSconfig :shifty:

Its free guys , well it has many flaws like user can't add any new

program into it , Many applications in market provide u the best

solution to manage the startup programs. That's why user has to go for

other utilities.Well I can suggest u one of them which I found really

useful namely Advanced system optimizer , basically it boost ur PC

performance by optimizing it.U can use its startup manager that manages

your startup program on win7 as well as vista no matter 64 bit or 32 bit

OS. It is available on CNET & Tucows :-)

Download it & have a look on other applications including startup manager

embedded in it as well.

Lemme know how it goes :cool:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xtcislove:
I think he talk from Android and not from PC.

Back to topic

Why any startup Manager?`Android kills the apps if RAM is needed for another Apllication. So why you want to deactivate them from starting?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] topdnbass:
Right, i was talking android apps.. In the android apps sections :p

I find that on my Evo if I don't do "some" kind of management (stock or root) I get slowdowns when it reaches <50MB free ram.

Many ways to fix that.. The best is probably adjusting the low-mem "killer" that android already comes with.

However, I find that also using a startup manager not only speeds up boot and prevents things like the Launcher from closing when say I click the camera button and about 5 applications run code (leaving little RAM and killing off the hog, Launcher).

Apps like autostarts let you disable everything except say, the camera.. :p

There are such triggers all over android such as screen turning off, audio becoming too noisy LOL, different buttons, bootup that apps can register for.

If you disable the app from being accessed everytime one of those actions occurs, then you are in control of everything that runs code when you are unaware.

I am against task managers and auto task killers, but this is a viable way of making sure nothing runs without your knowledge.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Soul_Est:
Startup Cleaner 2.0
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Tinalv:
I think Startup Manager
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] milad407:
im using Startup manager it's easy to use + it's free
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Frank8234:
Refine Efficiency Pro (http://refineandroid.doodlekit.com/)

Refine Efficiency Pro.

It has 2 approaches for rooted and not rooted devices. As you know it's quite long to load booting settings of apps on a device. Refine Efficiency caches this info during a launch and show it quite quickly second time and after.

The approach for rooted devices is reliable. 100% the app will not run on boot.

The approach for not rooted devices is just a killing of the app on boot.

The first time Refine Efficiency can not turn on/off booting settings of the app it proposes to switch to the not rooted version.

It's pretty usable to manage startup settings in Refine Efficiency Pro.

- start up manager (root and non root(no guarantee));

- cache cleaner (root and non root(individually)), no sd card cache support;

- market history cleaner;

- task killer;

- task scheduling.

Also browser history cleaner.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] blankzebra:
Please see Google Android issue 14889
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] alojo:
Thanks for this excellent thread.

I've heard good things about Autorun Killer.

Here another issue:

Issue 15707:	Allow choosing the startup applications - Startup manager

I can`t imagine some Desktop OS without any user "autorun control".

Would it be acceptable a Windows without msconfig?

Maybe google wants to have its apps running whenever they want, and this is a privilege too for corporations as Amazon, Verizon, etc.

Best regards!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] brando56894:
Autorun Manager
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] enotar:
autorun killer is the best.

I tried them all
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dimspace:
autorun manager for me.

easy to stop startup processes (and for those who say android auto frees up memory theres a world of difference between starting with 110mb free memory, and starting with 40mb free memory)

But it also has a lot more in the advanced view when you can disable as many of the recievers as you want. My galaxy ace boots up with 110mb free and nothing major is disabled
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] AJMetal87:
Autostarts
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] luqman7:
i think..

the best is when u use Creed ROM...

the StartUp Manager is Awesome..
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] daimler1727:
My vote goes to Autostarts. I tried tinkering the two highest voted startup cleaner apps in the poll. Sure, the Startup Manager was really easy to use but it's so straightforward that it kinda missed a lot of what Autostarts can do. Startup Manager simply does what it says it can do--stopping unnecessary apps that starts up during boot, nothing more, nothing less. Autostarts, on the other hand, does more. It can stop apps from running during startup and a lot more. It can control apps from running too on some events that happen on your device like when you turn WiFi on, when you change the date and time, etc. I was able to stop widgets from showing up on the Add>Widgets menu. Don't quote me on this though. This is just based from my limited knowledge on evaluating stuffs.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tuxintosh:
I chose Startup Manager.

I deleted v3.8 to install 4.1. The trouble is that when I try to choose the custom application that I already had disabled with your Startup Manager, it weren't there. It was not on the list of the applications in Startup Manager. Can you help me?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] FutureSteveJobs:
download magic locker and the steve jobs magic locker theme it is a steve jobs lockscreen and i love it
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Atharkhan101:
I tried top startup managers but I finally settled with the option which is in 'Clean master' app called Autostart manager (this feature appears if the device is rooted) and i think it is working very well.
[Android Software Development] stewie63:
I'm trying to implement pinch-zoom in an app I'm making and am having issues with the onTouch event. It appears that the pointer up & down actions do not fire immediately, like you won't get a pointer up or down until an action move occurs. So what happens if both fingers hit the screen nearly simultaneously is that the 2nd finger (should be pointer(1)) gets a move action before pointer down is called, making the code think it's a DRAG not a pinch zoom. Anyone else seen this? Anyway around it? Thanks.

*Edit*

I just tried out the dotty app and noticed the same behavior on it. Could it be my phone (EVO w/ custom ROM) or is this just an android issue? I'm really having issues keeping my pinch zoom & drag from acting sporadically because of this.
[EVO 4G General] starplaya93:
Is it normal for the battery cover to be "snapped in" perfectly on one side and on the other side it isn't as flush and sticks out. I just exchanged my first evo today because of screen issues and my brand new one's battery cover doesn't seem to fit perfectly. I also had this same exact issue with my first evo, so i'm assuming its a "normal defect"?
[EVO 4G General] knocternal:
Doubt it if that's normal but mine also is the same way. When I first got it it was flush the when i had to remove the battery a couple of times it didn't go back onto it flush. The back bends pretty easy too.

Maybe you got a refurbish one the second time and they just said it was new.
[EVO 4G General] IceCreaMan:
mine does the same as well as 3 other evos that i know of
[EVO 4G General] jerryparid:
Out of the 3 Evo's I've had. 1 had perfect battery cover, 1 had **** (whole side raised up), 1 had bad (one corner raised up).
[EVO 4G General] starplaya93:
I'm 100% surethat my evo is not a refurb...
[EVO 4G General] madsquabbles:
it's a pretty common problem. there's a thread somewhere here whey they suggest using a folded post-it note to fix the problem. it helps the back keep it's shape.

mine actually got to the point that if it got too warm the back would warp and start popping off!
[EVO 4G General] baiatul:
It's not normal. I don't know when they are going to start making smartphones with detachable battery (without cover) like the old Motorola cell phones, or the camcorders. You just need to pull a clip or something and that's it. No fragile covers that may break if you snap them in a hurry. The EVO one looks particularily thin.

The same for the memory, I think some phones have an external slot already.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] teknx:
The Samsung Vibrant looks like an awesome phone and I might pick one up. But I would like to know if it is possible to remove the T-Mobile branding (or any other branding for that matter).

*DISCLAIMER* Please do not try to remove the branding off of your phone if you do not know what you are doing (which is probably most of us). I will not be responsible for any damages that you or your phone might incur.

With that being said, my first suggestion would be to find out if the front case can be replaced just as easily as the back case. Can anyone confirm this?

If replacements for the front covers exist , that gives us some room to experiment. On the other hand, if it is not possible to swap it out then this whole idea could be too risky for most.

Also, can someone confirm if the branding is laser-etched onto the phone case?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] accinfo:
I was thinking about something like that too.

Now we have to wait till we have more info on the phone
[Galaxy S I9000 General] bushrat:
I believe the front branding is actualy under the glass layer, probably the only option would be to buy a replacement screen ? Not sure if you could get under there to remove the branding. Its some kind of metalic material.

All the branding seems printed, not etched.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] MacGuy2006:
Yep, this is what it looks like to me too.

I wish carriers and manufacturers would learn some taste from Apple and keep their sets cleaner. AT&T was basically not allowed to stick their logo on the iPhone, and design and good taste only benefited from it.

This is why I bought the unbranded Galaxy S, so I don't end up with some ugly carrier logo on the face of my phone (I wish the Samsung logo stayed on the back too).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] drizek:
This has really been annoying me. Not only is it branded, they doubled up. Carrier on top, manufacturer on bottom. Totally unnecessary and very ugly. I love that my Pre has very little branding on it, and none at all on the front of the phone.

I'm not stupid, I don't need to be reminded that it was made by Samsung every time I look at it.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] teknx:
Does Samsung sell replacement front covers for the Galaxy s? If so, it might just be as easy as swapping your branded cover with an unbranded Galaxy s one.

Don't forget that you can always go tacky by using the good ol' black sharpie.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] caelestis2:
Do you know how much it decreases in value on ebay once you take a sharpie to the logo?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] accinfo:
Yeahhh it lookks like that to me too.

Maybe we are able to use this guide? IFFFF it's not laser etched

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-remove-Logos-from-your-PDA--cell-phone-wit/

and we can use this guide to get the glass out?

http://translate.google.com/transla..._View.php?nModeC=4&nSeq=1742568&sl=auto&tl=en
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] darkspadez:
I have been following wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Full_Update_Guide_-_Fender/1.2 step by step i just got to the fastboot flash radio radio.img and its been saying in my console writing radio for the past 10 minutes
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] darkspadez:
You can close tried a new thing and it worked
[General Questions and Answers] Kagerusui:
Hello, I have a question to people familiarized with Metro PCS and/or Metro PCS Phones.

Is there a smartphone good enough, maybe like a G1 available for Metro PCS?

I wont even ask Nexus One because it sounds too much for the carrier to handle...

I dont really like the bulky blackberries, and Im looking for an alternative...

Have someone managed to Flash/Root a phone to support Boost mobile without sacrificing any feature? (walky talkie for example)

Query Phones are a huge +++ :)
[Desire General] tolis626:
Hi guys,I will be getting a Desire one of these days and,although I won't be rooting it for some time,there is one thing I would like clarified.Since the Nexus One and the Desire are almost the same phone(I presume most of you here know what the insignificant differences are) can we install roms that are designed for the Nexus on the Desire or inversely?

Thanks in advance! :)
[Desire General] hyocca:
Nexus one for the regular updates.

Desire for the htc sense!

Sent from my HTC Desire
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] brown14you:
Is anyone using this? I really like it.

With the rotator add-on you can set a folder of wallpapers to change as often as you want (I have it changing every 30 minutes without a noticeable change to battery life).

I wish the lockscreen can have a different wallpaper from the homescren, though.:cool:

HINT: (If you would rather use your own set of wallpapers).

1. You can download the wallpapers posted here.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=6678309&postcount=5

2. Resize the wallpapers to 960x800.

3. Upload the pictures to the folder used by Flikie (/sdcard/Flikie/Wallpapers)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] AcIdC0R3:
Yeah, it has a nice 3D wall scroll. I uninstalled the rotator though as it was a little buggy.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] brown14you:
It works fine for me.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] AngelaB:
I like this app~~~! Thanks for your sharing~
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shortyboy1987:
on the fresh updater i applied the vanilla lock + vanilla apps + world clock 2 n when i applied it it took away the htc music away & i want it back because i dont like the vanilla music app. i tried to apply the vanilla lock enable to see is that would take it away but i didnt. what can i do thanks
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markus_del_marko:
I gave up on fresh 2.3.3 too many issues. No offense to flipz but ill stick to 2.1.2.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shortyboy1987:
im not having that many of issues it runs pretty good to me does anybody else know what to do thanks
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Powers16:
After reading one of fresh's release notes on his earlier builds like 2.1.2 or something, i noticed that he had 3 update zips that did different things to sense and vanilla lock screen. You will have to reinstall the rom and choose the basic vanilla lock screen because the other lock screens have issues with sense. Thats why certian sense items are not working. The update zip you choose to run which was the vanilla lock screen plus clock + apps. That paticular update zip deletes parts of sense that are incompatible with the lockscreen.

Hope this helps
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shortyboy1987:
ok it makes sense ya ill just reinstall the rom thanks
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shortyboy1987:
i tried to back up both nandroid & bart & they both said (error : run nandroid-mobile.sh via adb! & error : run bart via adb!) whats causing that
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miyu-hitori:
I find I can connect sucessfully to my openvpn,but still can't visit some block site in China,like twitter and facebook,the openvpn on PC use is OK.

I find someone say it's DJ Droid Rom's problem,it use iproute2.please help to use openvpn,thanks
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] espi12:
I don't know DJ Droid Rom but with stock HTC rom you need to fix routes.

I use "OpenVPN Settings" and in advanced settings I need to check the option "Fix HTC Routes", with that option it works for me.

Cheers