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[XPERIA X10 General] manajui:
i my self is waiting for an answer for this question. i mean, i found that the snapy performance is due to the frimware update not the root. now what would the root could add. i.e what are the apps that realy needs root and how imp. they are
[XPERIA X10 General] SXUsr:
Hi.

There is this thread for apps - Apps.

I know what you mean, I'm a newbie too and finding it a bit "bamboozling" lol. I will be spending a bit of time here over the next few days. :)
[XPERIA X10 General] x10addict:
Okay, for my part, I've found that Opera Mini is even better than the already good default browser. Because Opera Mini uses server side compression, you get noticeably faster downloading and rendering of web pages. Very important for me, as I have a limited data plan.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] jxr94:
Is there an apk available for someone on the stock 2.1 hero rom like myself?
[Hero CDMA General] WhiteWidows:
Im going to be eligible for an upgrade in October and I know others are waiting on theirs. Id like to know if you are going to upgrade, what are you planning to move to and why. Here is descriptions of both phones.

Samsung Epic 4G Preview

HTC 4G Evo Review
[Hero CDMA General] tatonka_hero:
I can't stand the samsung phones, especially after seeing how they treated the Moment (worse than the Hero was treated by HTC and Sprint). Not to mention I think the Epic looks like crap, and the Evo just looks freakin sexy
[Hero CDMA General] :
Touchwiz is pretty damn ugly and it's quite pervasive in the Galaxy S operating system. Then again, there will likely be custom roms and lots of support for the Epic since it will be on all major carriers. The screen kicks the EVO's ass and it's allegedly quite responsive, unlike the Moment. I think we need to wait for full reviews of the Epic.
[Hero CDMA General] gunnyman:
I'm keeping my eye on the Epic too. There were some good points to the Moment but the bad outweighed the good.
[Hero CDMA General] cmccracken:
They're both too damn big. Who has pockets that large?
[Hero CDMA General] Nanan00:
Both are intended for purses obviously.
[Hero CDMA General] reedsw:
lets hope software updates last longer than 6 months.
[Hero CDMA General] spiritcrusher33:
ya they are big..a damn holster would like so freakn silly for these phones.. hell the one for my hero with the seidio 3500 extended battery is huge already.lol

I think 3.5 to 3.8 inch would be my range as far as screens go.. any bigger and to me its like a mini tablet.lol

but like all will skip samsung because of one reason. they never have any good extended batteries.. unlike htc... where they are plenty... so might get a evo ( maybe ) around dec.. who knows.. still love my hero...to even think bout it.. I mean look at the dream..lol they got froyo.. the hero will still get support for a awhile..so why switch..when that money can go to something else.. like food,lol
[Hero CDMA General] tatonka_hero:
the Evo will fit nicely in my back pocket. Hell, it'll fit nicely in my front pocket of any pair of my jeans. And it'll rarely be in my pocket anyway, since it sits on my seat in my car when I'm driving, and it'd sit on my desk while I'm at work, just the way my Hero does now
[Hero CDMA General] danaff37:
But the hero fits in my watch pocket also the epic is supposed to have a faster gpu. And I love my hero, but I like the idea of a keyboard for gaming.
[Hero CDMA General] rulyskull:
im like the epic better but like what has been said ill wait for reveiws and see what people say on here and see if samsung will fix any problems that might happen like with the evo
[Hero CDMA General] danaff37:
I plan on waiting for the dual cores next year anyways, not eligible for upgrade may.
[Hero CDMA General] srkmagnus:
Both phones are nice and I think it comes down to three main factors imo:

1. Will Samsung Epic be rootable, and if so, will Dev support be equal to the Evo;

2. Do you prefer a physical keyboard; and

3. Do you prefer Sense UI over the Epic's UI

The thing that sucks (well, actually good) is that technology is always advancing and new devices are being released every few months and each release tries to out-do the last.

Personally, I'm going to say Samsung Epic since I am on a Hero and have problems using the keyboard. I'd like to give a physical keyboard a try for a few months.
[Hero CDMA General] WhiteWidows:
If its essentially the same as the other Galaxy S line up the yes easily rootable. The Dev Support should stretch across the lineup too.

I have no specific preference but they are nice

Neither! I want AOSP Froyo on it.
[Hero CDMA General] Triptic:
They just need to announce a damn release date.
[Hero CDMA General] muppetman462:
I have the seidio 3500 extended battery also. What holster are you using?!?!? I can't find anyone that fits it.
[Hero CDMA General] hough77:
Im due for an update in october as well, I'm goin for the epic!
[Hero CDMA General] c00ller:
Hard to say. This is how I see it.

Epic: Best hardware, good physical size.

Evo: Full support of xda.

Top-notch hardware vs. top-notch modding community, it's a very hard decision (for me, at least).
[Hero CDMA General] hgelpke:
I'm leaning towards the Epic. What keeps me on HTC phones is the support of this community. If that is going to carry over to the Epic, there is no real reason to stay with the Evo. HTC has poor support for their phones which has been proven by their lack of porting Froyo to the Hero. Clearly it is doable. Additionally, if the Epic crosses carriers, we will see a lot of great minds working on the same phone.
[Hero CDMA General] coldsweat:
Ive read that the actual processing power on the galaxy s is quite better than the snapdragon processors, so if that's your thing...

Plus the pervasiveness of this phone might lead to a lot of work getting done in the xda community.
[Hero CDMA General] tatonka_hero:
Actually, it wasn't entirely HTC's decision to not put Froyo on the Hero's. Google set a minimum standard for phones that can be updated to Froyo. 1GHz processor, and 512 RAM if I'm not mistaken.
[Hero CDMA General] bitbang3r:
I use ConnectBot a lot, so for me the keyboard is now a non-negotiable requirement... if only so I won't have to waste 1/3 of the screen on a soft input area.

Truthfully, now that real, honest-to-god Graffiti 1 exists for Android, what I'd kill for is a portrait slider phone that "goes both ways" -- slide up, and the phone wakes up with big, finger-friendly digitizer at the bottom for Graffiti input with the usual hardkeys flanking it. Turn it 180 degrees, slide it the other direction, and it wakes up with real hardkey-equipped phone keypad (plus the same 4 hardkeys as the other orientation).

Anyway, I've warmed up to the Epic4g quite a bit, for three big reasons:

1) accelerated video... something HTC has never been interested in giving us. HTC can point their fingers at Sprint and blame retail price points & Qualcomm licensing fees, but the fact is, if you buy a HTC phone, you're stuck for the conceivable future with unaccelerated video and no good way to get it anytime soon.

2) Samsung's kernel uses proper .ko loadable kernel modules. HTC, as we all know, $hits out a monolithic binary blob with proprietary drivers compiled directly into it, rips them out of their sourcecode, then chucks what's (more or less uselessly) left in our general direction. How many scratchbuilt, ground-up kernels that still work with the camera and WLAN has anyone seen posted here for our phone?

3) The button to wake up the Evo is on top. The button to wake up the Epic4g is on the side. I carry phones in my back pocket, and expect to be able to wake them up with one hand. To me, at least, the Epic4g's button is in an ergonomically-superior position.

Last week, I still thought SenseUI was important, but using Buufed for the past few days made me realize that you can get everything SenseUI gives you for about $10 worth of thirdparty widgets from Market.
[Hero CDMA General] danaff37:
Not true, all the my touches on t mobile Are getting froyo, and the originals are slower and have less ram than heros
[Hero CDMA General] Kcarpenter:
These specs are speculated for GingerBread - realize Google never speaks about anything really until its ready to go live. So we won't really know if GingerBread can run on our current devices until Google drops us a hint on specs OR drops code. ;)
[Hero CDMA General] adelaney:
Enjoy your pos
[Hero CDMA General] celemew2:
I'm thinking of going with the Epic because of the physical keyboard. Though I've had bad experiences with Samsung (Instinct, Moment) so I really want to wait for HTC to come out with a phone like the Droid for Sprint.
[Hero CDMA General] reedsw:
Instinct didnt have a physical keyboard, did it? :confused:
[Hero CDMA General] scifan:
I've had some bad experiences recently with both a Samsung Moment and intercept...

I think I'd wait a bit to allow others to experience the issues with an Epic before buying one...

I actually am eligible for an upgrade NOW, but can't find an EVO, and was given a "lateral" into a Hero today... so I'm just going to play with that for a while...
[Hero CDMA General] unCoRrUpTeD:
Crazy thing about Samsung is that the 2.1 update for the moment did not have Touchwiz on it. Just plain old Android. Maybe they realized that it ran faster with out the extra UI. But samsung has made pretty crappy phones so if I were even contemplating getting a Samsung I would wait until its been out and see what they consensus is
[Hero CDMA General] dsMA:
I think that requirement has more to do with the inclusion of flash then anything but I have nothing to back that up.

Personally I think all older Android phones would benefit from 2.2 because of the inclusion of the JIT compiler that would have speed a lot of the older phones up or at least made them feel a bit more snappy.
[Hero CDMA General] dsMA:
I agree with you, the support in this community is awesome. I like my Hero and like the things that people are doing with it. I also like that HTC doesn't really mind that there is a modding community out there doing things to their phones. But if the community for the galaxy S is going to be just as strong I might have to think about switching.
[Hero CDMA General] DirtyShroomz:
I don't see this happening but we'll have to wait and see
[Hero CDMA General] markus_del_marko:
well they did just make jailbreaking/unlocking and rooting legal. i can speak for myself that my unlocking business i run off of craigslist has seen a huge surge since that. now we have to get the companies to change their policies on voiding warranty by doing it. ;)
[Hero CDMA General] DirtyShroomz:
Good luck, not going to happen
[Hero CDMA General] joehunni:
I want a Hummingbird powered (or equivlent), Droid Incredible sized, easily rooted (yet not essential like the Hero lol), non physical keyboard havin, phone with the build quality of the Droid X, needless to say, I'll be waiting.
[Hero CDMA General] ronnienyc:
I have the Evo and the Hero, and the Evo is not that much larger in practice, and EASILY fits in all of my pockets. Battery life is about the same (24-36 hrs), and the EVO is way easier and more accurate to type on because the keys are so much larger.

As to Evo vs. Epic: Unless you want a physical keyboard, I would get the Evo because these two phones are about the same size and weight, but the EVO has the larger screen, and it's thinner.

And like others have said, I would bet the Evo gets much better support from developers.

IMO.
[Hero CDMA General] vampir4997:
Still debating on an evo. My hero has been pretty good since rooted and running csrom. And 10 bucks extra for 4g when its not even available in my area os nuts. As far as epic. Looks ok. Just got the wife an intercept, not to bad except the home and back buttons have to be hit just the right way. Save ten bucks a month and get a hero, root it. ( and sprint charges extra 30 or something to use wimax!! Wtf)
[Hero CDMA General] NYCHitman1:
I think I'm gonna go with the EVO solely b/c I have a strong dislike for physical keyboards and the EVO is straight sexiness.
[Hero CDMA General] DirtyShroomz:
Extra $30 for WiMax? What are you talking about?
[Hero CDMA General] markus_del_marko:
he's talking about paying the $30 to sprint for the hotspot which you do not need if your rooted.
[Hero CDMA General] markus_del_marko:
wrong on both counts. the evo is much bigger and not pocket friendly and the battery life is 10x worse than the hero. when i owned mine i had to disable every feature on the phone to get maybe 12 hours as the hero i have much better battery life.
[Hero CDMA General] DirtyShroomz:
Of course, youre powering a much bigger, better screen as well as extra radio... and you must be a size 2 in women if you're evo doesn't fit in your pocket :P I can easily fit 4 Evo's in my pockets and I wear size 38.
[Hero CDMA General] markus_del_marko:
the evo makes the hero look like an ant. when i sold my evo and got the hero again it took me a good week to get used of the small size again.
[Hero CDMA General] Bukem75:
Touchwiz is crap plain and simple. I love my sleek, slim, and fukkin sexy rooted Evo. Is the keyboard really worth it?
[Hero CDMA General] markus_del_marko:
if i could get the droid or droid x on sprint id buy that over both phones in this thread. i worked on a droid the other day and i loved it!
[Hero CDMA General] vrajpal:
the epic has better graphics abilities right?

Sent from my Hero CDMA using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Hero CDMA General] DirtyShroomz:
better for graphics, worse for text
[Hero CDMA General] vrajpal:
im really torn between the two, sounds like most people in this thread are saying evo though

Sent from my Hero CDMA using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Hero CDMA General] ronnienyc:
Do you wear hot pants?

I am size 32 and the Evo fits in every pair of pants and shorts I own. Battery 10x worse?? You probably did not have the Evo long enough to figure it out. And battery takes time (weeks) to reach optimum power range. And now you say you would buy the Droid x, even though the Evo is too large for you? That's a good one.
[Hero CDMA General] it.:
Epic pros:

samoled screen

hummingbird processor

gpu

portability

hardware keyboard

better camcorder and camera

Epic Cons:

Samsung's bad repuation

touchwiz

smaller than the Evo's screen

okay design

Evo pros:

larger screen

kickstand

HTC hardware and support

Sense

SEXY

Evo cons:

lower quality screen

not very portable

slower processor

horrible gpu

I'd go with the Epic just because of samoled and hummingbird. I can get a separate kickstand for the epic and hopefully load CM6 onto it. They're both awesome phones. Just my personal preference.
[Hero CDMA General] churro7:
ima go for epic cuz of the keyboard and slightly smaller screen weird eh?
[Hero CDMA General] laufine:
I heard so many problems on GSM version Epic, such as signal or Gps.
[Hero CDMA General] markus_del_marko:
yes the evo is a huge phone even compared to the x or incredible. i actually played with the droid x yesterday...talk about lockscreen lag. :eek:
[Hero CDMA General] markus_del_marko:
actually after seeing some videos and seeing there will be development / roms for the epic i may pick one up in a month or two. just as long as i can remove touchwiz ill be happy. but i will not pay the $299 sprint wants, ill wait for a deal on craigslist.
[Hero CDMA General] iviyth0s:
I'm more interested in the Epic but I'll wait til it comes down in price, since Heros have 2.2 now there's no reason for me to get something new.

I am glad that there is finally a superphone with a physical keyboard though, I can cope with a virtual keyboard but nothing beats the real deal
[Hero CDMA General] mrinehart93:
I was considering the Epic until I saw it's $250 price... yeah no thanks. I'll wait until it comes down to at least $200.
[Hero CDMA General] theresthatguy:
The more I read about the epic the more I want it than EVO. why? Screen is only a TAD smaller. I get a keyboard (hey emulators). I don't have anything to HDMI out to. Hummingbird cpu/SoC/chipset seems to best the snapdragon.

Mostly I want the glory days of my g1 back with super specs. I remember when I used to play DOOM at work.
[Hero CDMA General] thatguythatdid:
I'm with you on that probably why they don't want to give an official 2.2 update.

But me I'm gonna wait till they get something more like the hero in terms of size, button layout. But with at least 1ghz "processing power".
[Hero CDMA General] Riff76:
I got my OC'd Hero running Fresh Hero with appstosd. I also have a swap partition on my sd. The Hero almost kicks ass with it. I'm sure the Evo would too. I wish HTC would make a phone for sprint with a slide out keyboard, 1ghz or better. TMO has the mytouch slide. If it were between EVO and EPIC, EVO by a hair. But I would wait for this upcoming phone from HTC with 2ghz chip (dual core?).

http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/07/01...heading-to-sprint-confuses-us-in-the-process/
[Hero CDMA General] jwalk40:
I have to think that Sprint has another Android device or two lined up for the holiday season. After seeing the Verizon roadmap on androidandme, Sprint won't be able to just fall back on selling the EVO and Epic. Looks like they'll have the trump card for the EVO with the "Merge" and the Fascinate is close enough to the Epic for most.

I know a lot of Hero owners will be up for full upgrade in October. Here's to hoping to some info leaks by then because I'd hate to pull the trigger on the EVO or Epic just to wish I hadn't later on.
[Hero CDMA General] theresthatguy:
info leaks already trickling: http://www.techeye.net/mobile/htc-plans-2ghz-and-dual-core-smartphones-by-year-end

honestly sound too good to be true seeing as how EVO and Epic just came out.

edit: and apparently the source is unreputable
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] RodneyBR:
I uninstalled Superuser, anyone know how to get it back? I also wanted to upgrade to the latest 2.2.2 if possible.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Keegan_P:
http://bit.ly/su222cd

Download that on your sd card. Then, if you haven't already, download astro. With astro, browse the zip file and go into /system/app, then click the file here and open the app manager, and install the app!

Android Variations: Check em out!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] RodneyBR:
Thanks so much. I did what you said and it installed Superuser. I guess now I should reboot the phone?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Keegan_P:
Probably.

Android Variations: Check em out!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] RodneyBR:
Ok, rebooted and now works fine, or seems to anyway. Thx again :)
[Hero CDMA General] jxr94:
Anyway to get it for the non rooted stock 2.1?
[Hero CDMA General] thedudejdog:
short answer. no

flash this

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=681856

fffrreeeeshsshh
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skedone:
high guys can you give me some advice, I have just got a desire on orange uk and now want to flash a generic rom to this phone as the orange firmware is shiiite.

So could some one let me know what steps are needed please, as I'm a bit confused as to what guides to follow and if unlocking is needed.

Thanks in advance guys and gals
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimore19:
No need to unlock it if you are staying on orange

I would suggest following this http://android.modaco.com/content/h...e-now-with-hboot-0-80-and-os-to-1-21-support/

As the TUT on here is still for the r5 rooting process - you will have to make a goldcard

After this is all done you will be able to flash a generic rom or any rom on here
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shane8002:
Hey guys I wanted to root my n1 but my computer (windows xp home) wont do anything when I plug the n1 in. The nexus wont mount either, when I plug it in it just charges and I got a usb mount widget and it just force closes everytime. I went in the windows registry and deleted the usb device log but still no cigar.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stickerbob:
Try this thread to install a known working driver.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=613217
[Desire General] kuhine:
Dear kernel developer,

do you have a firewall on your destop computer?

I think, the answer is "yes, of course!"

Why don't you wan't a firewall for your phone?

Your answere: "It is linux, we don't need it!"

Sure?

In contrast to the "safe a.p.p.l.e market" we are free to get our application from everywhere...

But every person with minimum programming skills is able to use tools like "apktool", "smali/baksmali" to modify existing applications.

Why not integrate some spy functions (send private photos, use camera and microphone, send phonebook and email-adresses).

Solution:

There is always a FREE program to disallow or allow applications the use of wifi or mobile data connections:

DROIDWALL ( h ttp://code.google.com/p/droidwall/ )

But this superb program need some special compiling parameters in the kernel compilation process.

(Something like 'iptables', 'multiport', 'iprange' and 'ipowner')

I found only one working kernel+rom, which is DroidWall compatible: "Six O´Clock A.M." from user 'oclock',

( h ttp://android.modaco.com/content/htc-desire-desire-modaco-com/312051/oclock-custom-rom/ )

This is a fine and stable release, but it is a v2.1 rom (not froyo).

Please, please froyo-kernel-developer: get the right parameters for kernel compilation, so we can use DroidWall.

So everybody can decide by himself, which application is allowed to send data to wifi or mobile data connection.

Kind Regards
[Desire General] divvet:
i knew linux didnt need an antivirus, thought it still needed a firewall...

since ive always had one set up on my linux installs... but then again, im a linux noob.
[Desire General] mercianary:
What about using the phone as a hardware firewall for your laptop when on public wifi?

I'd have no use for it personally but I am sure others might.
[Desire General] dieselboy:
You do not NEED a firewall on your computer. You need a firewall between your computer and the internet. If your computer has a public routable IP then you need a software firewall. If you have a hardware firewall that is a good known brand and it is not OLD then this will be fine providing you do not illegally download software - generally. And therefore there is no requirement for a software firewall.

You need a firewall to deny traffic to port's (and IP addresses) that are not closed by default. These open ports potentially open a security risk providing there is an exploit for said port.

Please inform us of which ports are open on our Android phones? I mean open for inbound communication of which did not get opened due to software making an outbound connection.

I can do an NMAP to my desire over wifi sometime this week to discover... But right now I can pretty much say you do not need a firewall on your phone. It will only cause you problems with software needing the internet. And besides, our phone ISPs put us on a private network - they dont usually allow connections between hosts / customers, and we sit behind a corporate type hardware firewall...
[Desire General] safttuete:
iptables

Actually Andorid has a Firewall installed, its called iptables.

It's not a personal firewall... but thous are just to get money from PPL without any advanced security... Linux does, by design not have open ports... like windows where you need a program to close what shouldn't be open anyway... And when you Install an APP you see what the APP wants to do, if it wants access to your contacts or internet or what else... so there is absolutely no need for a user scaring Personal Firewall