yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] miker71:
It used to be here in the UK that I knew more friends with iPhones than Android (and indeed I had the iPhone 3G myself)

Now, I'd say 40% of my smartphone wielding friends are using an Android handset. The iPhone has lost the "wow" factor (and I was seriously wow-ed back in 2007, it was obvious this was the first smartphone that wouldn't be like operating DOS 2.0)

For me, strangely enough, I started researching Android when Apple began suing HTC - after all, I knew any credible competition would get sued if they were getting close to superseding iPhone and because I use all Google cloud services Android started making a lot of sense to me and is, of course, cheaper than Apple "premium" prices (not that my iPhone 3G was premium quality, with a cracking back plastic case and dust under the screen).

Then you look at Steve Job's record of mis-direction and you realise you just can't trust his RDF or BS or whatever you want to call it. Android is not perfect but I'd say it's more open in terms of transparency, and of course AOSP.

What I'm not keen on is the carrier customisations (being spoilt coming to SGS from a N1/Froyo) - but the SGS doesn't seem to suffer too badly apart from initial firmware bugs (I get all my phones factory unlocked for various reasons, including my iPhone 3G which at the time had to be imported from Italy!!)

I really think the hardware in the SGS is more future proof than the N1, but the software is still catching up.

If iPhone5 has a 4" or 4.3" screen and can sync OTA with iTunes then I might be tempted back. But I reckon the SGS flexibility of ROMs will trump iPhone5 anyway.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AXIS of Reality:
Well, I'm looking forward to when people in Australia realise they have a choice. Android is unknown to the point where I walked into one of the telcos (Virgin) and asked what Android handsets they have, and both and sales assistant and manager stared at me and asked if that was like a Nokia or something. =S

iOS4 is a step in the right direction for Apple and few can deny they have very stable, smooth software that is very intuitive to use and learn. However, I've fallen in love with the customisation of Android and (true) multitasking, as well as having a choice of handsets. Eg: if one had a flaw like the iPhone 4's antenna problem, you can choose a different phone. I was deciding between the HTC Desire and Galaxy S, for example.

On a side note, I was very very interested in the iPhone 4 until I heard only certain apps and parts of apps will allow multitasking, not to mention I'm left-handed so my hand would cause the reception issues. Also the fact that when I inquired about what plans the iPhone 4 would be on down here, it would be $0 on about the $89+ a month plans over 24 months for the 16gb.

The Galaxy S and HTC Desire are $0 on $49 a month plans over 24 months, and are unlocked.

Things that would make Android perfect and will hopefully be priorities in Gingerbread:

- Interface speed / fluidity. Apple has this down pat, but while Android is very responsive it isn't quite the same smooth and seamless experience. For example, scrolling between homescreens.

- Consistency. Another thing Apple has good, I've heard the beautiful Gallery app is the style the Gingerbread interface overhaul is being modelled off, so should hopefully fix this too. At the moment both market and built-in apps are a bit all over the place in interface design and usability, so need some more consistency.

- Multitasking awareness. Love multitasking, but having seen WebOS's cards that let you look at ALL the apps you still have running and exit any with a touch, I'd much prefer this to using a task killer. Kind of hard in Android at the moment to know if you've actually exited the app or whether it's still going in the background chewing up CPU and RAM. Holding the home button lets you see only the last 6 things you have running, and can't tell if they've stopped or still going.

Those are just my thoughts. =)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mderm:
hmmm

while this is very funny, I think its also dangerous cause the SGS suffered the from the death grip also (at least mine did, at before update to JG5).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] miker71:
Perception vs Reality.

Frankly until I see some dBm values recorded by these so-called "expert" testing facilities then it's all overblown bunk.

However, I don't see Samsung handing out free phone bumpers to fix an issue that doesn't exist, do you?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Pika007:
And now, some facts:

1- Even though the Galaxy S is claimed to "lose signal" from gripping it, only half the users are able to replicate this, and only on 3G signal.

2- Only 1 user among more than 200 device owners we have here complained about dropping calls, and it seems like the said user is very biased against the device.

3- The nature of the "Issue" between the 2 devices is VERY different:

For the iPhone, it's enough for you to bridge the gap between the 2 metal parts with a single finger to be able to drop a call and/or repliacate the antennagate problem.

With the galaxy s... people are going out of their way, gripping the device in various very un-natural ways, to replicate a "problem" that doesn't even seem to exist.

Some food for thought.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kcharng:
funny, apple deserved it for being such a cry baby. Who in their right mind start swagging blindly at all other competitors when your products are shown to be defective?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] miker71:
"Samsung UK: Don’t Like Your iPhone 4? Here, Have a Galaxy S (UK)"

http://www.theandroider.com/2010/07/23/samsung-don’t-like-your-iphone-4-here-have-a-galaxy-s-uk/

Marketing warfare! No wonder they're releasing frequent new firmware to squash the first bugs ;-)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
best Ad ever made! :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] nizzit:
hahaha great ad!! Now what's the story on the Pole Dancer??:D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Logicalstep:
Hmm maybe they shouldn't be so quick to judge, my sgs does loose signal when held, it just doesn't drop calls, which is fine by me.

Logicalstep
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Tachikoma_kun:
Had my first dropped call on the SGS today ironically, was out in the garden having a smoke and talking to the mrs and the phone went from 3 bars to 0 and dropped the call.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheGrudge:
Hi guys, can anyone suggest a reliable, trusted and fast source where i can buy unlock code for my Desire. Thanks in advance.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] syklitengutt:
If I download a rom with apps2sd and dalvik-cache2sd is that the same as apps2sd+ ?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MasDroid:
Yes, that is correct.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sergioiacobucci:
Hi All,

I recently bought a G1 off ebay...its locked to T-Mobile. I knew that when I bought it, however i have tried people who supply unlock codes and they cannot find the code for it!

Its really frustrating me! Is there not another way around this? Surely one of you can work something out I've seen you all do amazing things!!!

All the best,

//Serg
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 804010:
I had a few come backs with no unlock codes available from internet unlock suppliers as well. Then came across a site that did actually supply the service it offered -and unlock code was sent to my email address within 10 minutes.

If you do not get any postive - or quick fix answers, I will PM you tonight when I get home - I do not have the site details here at the office

Good luck
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -RotorDemon-:
PM me as well..

Thanks!
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sergioiacobucci:
great thanks that is much appreciated!

//serg
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] austriker27:
you can also buy codes off of ebay. i bought one and got it within hours and it worked perfectly! best of luck dude!
[Off-topic] djmcnz:
This software will warez your internet!

Thread can be locked.
[Off-topic] ClementNg23:
nah you cant change it that why i epic failed my last poll and got mod edited... :(
[Off-topic] captainstu72:
pointless post... but..... 72 should win.....
[Off-topic] vmiguel:
You think?

I prefer the ones 17yo... sure, it can get me in some legal trouble, but just looking is allright. ;)
[Off-topic] htc fan89:
I voted so, where's my candy?
[Off-topic] vmiguel:
Your kidding, but there was a guy in a town here, re-running for Mayor, that was handing out electric appliances, just before the elections! And he won!!!:eek:
[Off-topic] djmcnz:
I post it immediately after you voted, should be there any day now... ;)
[Off-topic] lufc:
I like 11 best so what now :)
[Off-topic] jaszek:
Whats the best thing about seventy two year old?

H/o, a party van just parked outside my door, brb.
[Off-topic] GbrilliantQ:
72 will take it.
[Off-topic] galaxys:
Looks like 72 all the way.
[Off-topic] Purple Drama Llama:
Ugh, 72 is soooo...... 72ish:eek:
[Off-topic] djmcnz:
Well that totally suck... not being able to add a new poll.

Thanks for voting, 72 is your favourite.
[HD2 General] daliGR:
Hello, although I have searched a bit to find a solution in XDA, I have not been successful. What I am looking for is a way to show Opera 10 (I installed after HD2 purchase) thumbnails in the Internet section of the Sense UI. Although I can store the favorites, no thumbnails show (I do not use Internet Explorer at all). Is there a registry entry to change? Any parameter in Sense UI?

ROM is stock 1.66 WWE.

- Dimi
[HD2 General] Yorkshire Yellow:
What i remember about this.

I'm not 100% sure, but try this. I have the feeling it's what worked for me.

Open the site you want a thumbnail for from within Opera.

With that still open, add the URL to the quicklink on the Sense UI.

Close Opera.

Click the quicklink on the Sense UI.

I think that's the way I did it, and I have thumbnails. They don't update though.
[HD2 General] JasonLA:
doesn't work
[HD2 General] colthekid:
Sense doesn't update the thumbnails from opera10, only from opera9 or Internet explorer.

As indicated above, open opera9 (which is on a stock rom by default), navigate to the pages on your quicklinks, let the page(s) load completely, then you'll find the thumbnail will have updated.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] terrorblind:
Guys

the long awaited remote control app is availeble in the samsung app store for the Galaxy..!!

I have installed it but i dont have a samsung tv to test it with (yet!)

-TB-
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dizzle118:
Woah - I dont understand what are compatible tv sets ? Would the LE40M87BDX be compatible for example? Or has the TV got to be connected to the Wifi also?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dizzle118:
1) Model – All TV models having Internet@TV functionalities published after 2010 2) How do I know my TV supports this application? a) Turn on your TV b) Go to "Menu" c) Go to "Setup" d) Check if you have "Wireless Remote Control" menu Application Display Language - English Only

(source:http://www.samsungapps.com/topApps/topAppsDetail.as?productId=000000020400)

LE40M87BDX would not be compatible
[Droid Eris Android Development] Excessiveidling:
Not sure if this topic would be in this forum or not...but I've noticed quite a few of the roms I've tried (celb2.1, white widow, kaosfroyo) all have a drag to silent phone feature on the lock screen. The only one I noticed that switches it to VIBRATE instead of just plain silent though is kaos....any idea how to change this function in say...celb2.1?
[Droid Eris Android Development] whojabacod:
U have to change ur vibrate options in settings sounds
[Droid Eris Android Development] onelegofthestool:
I am interested in trying to get the vibrate function working on Aloysius's lockscreen also instead of the sound off, there is no vibrate option in settings sound however, any ideas?
[Droid Eris Android Development] mistaj:
I just use the volume rockers on the side. One tick above silent is vibrate only.
[Droid Eris Android Development] rasjacob:
I would be interested to know if you could change the slide to silent to slide to vibrate as well.
[Droid Eris Android Development] Excessiveidling:
All I did to enable the slide for vibrate feature is make sure phone vibrate is checked in your settings under sounds and display
[Droid Eris Android Development] onelegofthestool:
That didn't work for me, i checked it but nothing changed w the lockscreen. I don't know if its a different lockscreen.apk or a setting.
[Droid Eris Android Development] chancellorr:
Same here.
[Droid Eris Android Development] Nikolai2.1:
I think this might be Froyo thing as when I was using Eris Lightning Bolt it would only go to silent mode
[neoTouch S200 General] mspock:
Hello everybody,

my acer S200's gotten the gps cable cut.

So, if anyone of you has :

- an old broken s200

- the little black cable that connects the speaker or the gps antenna to the motherboard

please let me know as i need them .

Thank you very much.
[neoTouch S200 General] netnerd:
i have a bricked S200, unable to turn on.

what country do you live?
[neoTouch S200 General] Arto:
OOHHH reallyy?? have you the jack audio piece for me? I really need it, its a black piece which can be detached easily if you remove the top cover (at top of the battery) there are some guide here which explain how to take out the cover.

Hope you can do that for me...:)
[neoTouch S200 General] netnerd:
what guide? you mean the guide that tell you how to get better gps fix? haha

(i never bother to try it, cus i dont believe it will make a difference).
[neoTouch S200 General] Arto:
this guide

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=742642

on the second picture, at the top, there are two screws (red circle) + one little in the middle (not surronded). If you remove those 3 screws, then you can remove the plastic cover and inside there is the speaker and the jack audio (what I need) piece with delicate pins. but if you think its more convenient to sent the whole phone thats ok too ;)
[neoTouch S200 General] mspock:
I live in Italy .

I only need the little gps cable that connects the motherboard to the gps antenna :confused:
[neoTouch S200 General] Axel85:
You have to belive there are really great improvements in signal stability and reception,i can say about 70%.I ve read in a italian forum that someone asked acer about this mod,and after some mails someone at the acer assistance asked their engineers to test this mod;they confirmed the improvement,and even that this mod maybe doesn t void the warranty,because you have not to open the phone.Finally they said they would report about this to acer Europe to have final confirmation.After this mail no new reply.Maybe Acer won t admit fault
[neoTouch S200 General] mspock:
well netnerd , believe me or not, but gps signal after mod DOES indeed improve a lot. Anyway Arto's not referring to that mod guide.

Arto, if I find I can't fix my problem , I will be happy to give you my device.

Netnerd, if you don't use it, you could send-sell the device to me or Arto, after that we could share the pieces needed. Unfortunately I live in Europe.
[neoTouch S200 General] netnerd:
i removed all the screws, i still can not open it to get the parts you guys needed. want the whole phone? i only charging shipping cost (13.50 USD to italy). phone comes with battery!

if you or arto want to pay the shipping cost, email me!
[neoTouch S200 General] mspock:
well....that would be AWESOME !!

The only thing's that Italy has some restrictions about vat, well anyway the tax' calculated only on the assured price so I should be ok.

Well, After that I could send the piece to Arto ;).

Well Netnerd....that would be really awesome, thanks.
[neoTouch S200 General] mspock:
Netnerd, have you got any news?

I've sent you a PM
[neoTouch S200 General] netnerd:
i'm a lazy person. haha

give me 2 more days...
[neoTouch S200 General] Arto:
with windows mobile we have learned to be patient :D
[neoTouch S200 General] netnerd:
sorry mspock and arto,

i dont have the bricked neotouch s200 anymore.

some low-life losers broke into my house and took my used Sony X1, bricked neotouch, and my working neotouch!

i cant cook anymore neotouch rom since i dont have neotouch nomore.
[neoTouch S200 General] Arto:
oh Im really sorry for that, dont worry about me I will live without it , that's a bad situation for you I hope you will be refund.

bye
[neoTouch S200 General] mspock:
Oh man that's terrible! I'm really sorry, well people if you need some roms you have to help him!!e

Anyway, I'm thinking about moving to Android.

I managed to fix my gps cable using an iphone wifi replacement cable, if you're interested in this fix, it's totally compatible.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xephrey:
Hello!

I'm wondering if there's anything out there that does what Apps2SD+ does but takes out the unfortunate bit of me needing to reformat and restore every other day because of the SD card becoming damaged.

Thanks guys!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djoni1980:
Are you disconnecting your phone from pc only while in "charge only" mode?

That is the main reason for corrupted sd cards, there are no issues with a2sd+
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xephrey:
You mean if I plug the phone into my computer to charge only, there's a step I have to take before I simply pull the plug?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djoni1980:
No, file transfer to/from sd card (disk drive mode), you need to return it to "charge only" before unplugging usb, as it can cause sd card to unmount by itself, and finally stop working
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xephrey:
Ahh. I see. Thank you, I'll do that then from now on.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xephrey:
Hmm.. did everything right and it broke again. *sigh* now to start the several hour long process of extracting everything off the damaged MicroSD card that I want, formatting it (which only Windows XP can do for some reason) and restoring the ROM on the internal phone storage (since it now can't boot up with or without the damaged card in).

Apps2SD+ is just too great to abandon for this reason, so I guess I won't use disk mode again. Kind of a pain in the *** if I want to transfer anything big. Dropbox is pretty awesome, but it'll only get you so far.

This makes me wonder if there's some kind of threshold or number of apps you can have installed through Apps2SD+ where if you do anything over that number, there's just too much going on to enter and exit disk mode successfully.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroHero:
there must be somthing wrong with your sd card pal. im using apps2sd+ with a 1gig ext3 partiton, i must have 2 or 300 apps easly and its never happened to me, maybe you should move the dalvik cache back to your fone as the constant i/o does wear down sd cards quickly :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xephrey:
Can't wait till the next webOS device...
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroHero:
you can shove webOS up ya ass :D lol im waiting for the samsung galaxy Q :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xephrey:
That the prequel to the S?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroHero:
no its the successor to the s, its a galaxy s with a qwerty keyboard and a 1 gig hummingbird cpu :D
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xephrey:
I gotta see this!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xephrey:
And again today... I've finally retired my 8gig MicroSD (the problematic one) to my Canon. I guess it's that 2nd partition that just pushes it over the edge. Or it's just plain defective, as has been suggested. Looks like I'll be falling back on the 4gig the Desire came with. It won't be my main music / podcast player, so that capacity should be more than enough.
[Windows Mobile] moehbius:
Hello cooks want to explain that problem I have in the kitchen of the rom that I made for the Mega.

To cook the rom I used OsKitchen with official HTC rom and I have imported the 23563 Da_g Roll ups build the program and then I created the image without the program me of any error.

After the installation in the Mega everything works, but I have a problem trying to create a new SMS Email or does nothing and can not be or send sms or emails.

I hope some of you can give me some solution or idea of what is happening and apologize for my English out of the translator.

Regards
[HD Mini General] Wackey:
Hi,

I have a DAN HTC HD MINI can i flash a ENG rom on it?

can i just download from http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Photon/

and flash it to my HTC HD MINI?

and witch one must i select? :confused:

Regards..
[HD Mini General] dashrink:
I would get this:

RUU_Photon_HTC_WWE_GCC_1.36.488.1_Radio_Signed_32.2803.05.06_0.63.05.36_Ship.exe

WWE stands for Word Wide English.

This seems to be the newest of those ROMS.
[Desire Themes and Apps] dgattenb:
How high do the levels go ?

I'm on level 80

I've heard story's of folk being level 1000
[Desire Themes and Apps] rackspace:
Is it a game or what?
[Desire Themes and Apps] dgattenb:
http://androidandme.com/2009/05/reviews/robo-defense-120-levels-of-tower-defense-madness/

google is a wonderful thing
[Desire Themes and Apps] X Qlusive:
hi!

i play to with robot defence. I was on level 120 but i do a wipe for instal defrost and i forgot to save my progression on robot defence. I do not have courage to start again. I do not know if it is possible but can you give me your sauvgarde?

tkx
[Desire Themes and Apps] GANJDROID:
So is there an all round cap at 120? Takes some time getting that high though I should imagine :)
[Desire Themes and Apps] dexteral:
i like this game although i wish they add more weapons:D
[Desire Themes and Apps] The Equalizer:
Bloody stuck on level 2.

Planes n stuff wipe me out no matter how many surface to air misiles I get.

More practice needed, me thinks.
[Desire Themes and Apps] dgattenb:
Spend Reward points !!.. get more powerful weapons!

I'm now on level 125... and still climbing .... I'll put my save file on here .. but how do I know the folk who say they have reached that far really have ???mmm

I will reach level 1000 !!!! LOL if it's there !!
[Desire Themes and Apps] The Equalizer:
Your absolutely right dgattenb.

I wondered what the point of all those points were.

lol, That explains a lot. lol

I'm up to level 2.....WooHoo
[Desire Themes and Apps] alienwolf426:
from what i understand, there is no limit to the levels. I remember hearing people complaining about that on the official blog for the site, dont have the exact link to the post but the blog is here: Robo Defense
[Desire Themes and Apps] dgattenb:
Unlimited reward upgrades

Unlimited difficulty levels

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!... I'll be in my 80's playing this...I'm on level 20 000 .. then my phone will fail .... ( 42 years time BTW !! )
[Desire Themes and Apps] The Equalizer:
With these unlimited levels etc, does the game get that little bit harder with each level?
[Droid X Accessories] sp1kez:
Does the multimedia dock have a speaker? I ask because my Droid X alarm is really low volume (was late today) so I was wondering if the Multimedia Dock has a speaker to increase the volume of the device while attached?
[Droid X Accessories] eighty1:
I used it for a few days but mostly just charging my phone and ease of bedside and there was no speaker.
[Droid X Accessories] sakowitz:
does it have a 3.5 audio jack out?

i've looked for pictures and i can't find much. i thought i saw a shot that showed the HDMI connection was a normal sized one so it acts as a convertor from mini to normal.

fedex just left a door tag! it could be here today!!!!
[Droid X Accessories] crazy talk:
micro HDMI. not mini.

and it has the same size HDMI plug as the phone itself. and lacks a 3.5MM headphone jack.

the only benefits you get are

1)it looks good.

2)it automatically puts the phone in 'dock mode'

3)it charges the phone

4)it looks good.

i really wish it had the same capabilities as the dock for the Nexus One.

A2DP bluetooth was fantastic. as was being able to remove the phone from the dock without having to hold the dock down.
[Droid X Accessories] TheFuzz:
So I got my dock today and the build is quite nice! As other posters have said it serves no purpose other than charging and is great as an alarm clock! I also got the hdmi cable with it. My question is, what can I stream to my tv? I know I can do photos and any video I capture with the phone. Can you stream movies? If so how and in what format?