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[Desire General] GANJDROID:
Chances are, there will be an 18 month contract out in August, so it might not be too bad.

Id recommend the Desire, but then again, better Android phones might be out by then so only time can tell.
[Desire General] danamoult:
Hmm, I'd rather stick to a 24 month plan as it is generally cheaper to do so.

Of course, if another amazing phone comes out in the next month then I'd reconsider, but as for now that's unlikely and choice for me is really coming down to the Desire vs the SGS.

I really like the community behind the Desire, and if people are going to stay behind it for a long time to come, I will most probably get the Desire. On the other hand, if the Desire's life is 'coming to an end' with the Desire HD and SGS coming out, and if people think the SGS is the 'next big thing', I might just get the SGS instead.
[Desire General] TerrAme0:
I think a 24 month plan would leave you stick with the same phone for too long.

1.5 Ghz Snapdragons are scheduled to be released till the end of the year, and dual cores are expected in the first half of next year.

1 Ghz snapdragon is still the high end category, but not for too long.

If you really want the Desire, wait a little more, and you might get one with a super amoled screen.....

Personally, I'd choose one of the new or upcoming droid(s) now.
[Desire General] GANJDROID:
There won't be any super amoled Desires, HTC are going to use a SLCD. (or a similar name)

My bad if I've missed more recent news about it since I read that :)
[Desire General] danamoult:
So would you recommend getting the SGS, ride out the bugs and wait for better updates?

I'm still a student and the phone I get will have to last me two years. Unless I win the lottery, of course.
[Desire General] Bouncer5:
I havent really heard of any new phones that are "Major game changers" recently, Unlike the desire which I had discovered well before it was even called that! I think all the companies have brought out there major hardware for this year anyway, X10, Galaxy S, Desire, Nexus One, Only other thing I can think of is Dell Streak and Motorola's new phone, When ever that comes to the UK if at all judging by the Milestone delay.

Stick with desire IMO :)
[Desire General] Chainfire:
I can't speak for the Desire but I do have an SGS and am fairly happy with it. To me it seams, yes, there are many bugs still and it's far from perfect, and the dev community for SGS isn't so big yet. However, there have been a massive amount sold already and they expect a lot more sales, so that is bound to grow.

Also, it seems Samsung is working their ass off to get things fixed, and are dev-friendly (easy root, APIs, etc) We have new leaked firmwares now every few days. But will it fix everything? I had to face the same decision 3 weeks ago and went SGS.

So what to advise ? I wouldn't at the moment. If the SGS were operating perfectly I would definitely advise it over the Desire (I personally fell for the specs), but such is not the case.

The best advise I can give is, you still have a couple of weeks... postpone the decisions until more information is available, and SGS has had more fixes :)
[Desire General] rob81h:
Hi, Vodafone do it on 18 month for £35, 600mins, Unlimited txt and 1GB data which isn't half bad! (i think) lol
[Desire General] danamoult:
Thanks for your input, probably the best I've had in a while. I definitely got that impression about Samsung and how they seem to be acknowledging the dev community. If this is truly the path they are taking and the community is willing to take the bait (why not, it's a great piece of hardware) then the SGS will definitely be a great phone.

I suppose I'll take a break for 3 weeks and reaccess the situation then. My brain is still thinking a LOT about this though and it's hard to shut it off! :(

Thanks all, though more input is always welcome. :)
[Desire General] danamoult:
EDIT: Nvm.
[Desire General] eatmold:
HTC Ace

I have the Desire, and it's great. Rumoured HTC Ace (aka HTC Desire HD) coming in October ... bigger screen, more on board storage, HDMI out, same 1Ghz processor.

As much as I love my phone (even more now that it's rooted to Froyo), I would be tempted to hold off a couple of months to see what appears.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seriousblack25:
Not much of a Making threads type of guy but I have just 1 question...is it possible? I have Wifi-Tether running to my PS3 but i want to be able to disable calls...irritating when someone decides to call you when your making a killing :D...and then "Disconnect"....yeah I just don't answer or ignore but I wanna be able to just disable it!

Thanks in Advance!

Oh yeah Fully Rooted...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mendez_v:
There should be a "do not disturb " option under mobile network or phone settings ..2.1 roms have it. Not sure about froyo. I just checked my CM 6 and it's not there.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nukedukem:
Check the DDTM button under "call" settings. It will send incoming calls to voicemail while you are using data.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jadehawk:
thank you for the info I did not know it was possible :)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seriousblack25:
lol yeah same here but running Cyanogen havent really seen the option but thanks everyone....
[Captivate General] joshua2327:
I Lose my data connection several times a day even when having 3 or 4 signal bars for hours at a time.

I had an iphone for 2 years and never had this problem even though the att signal is spotty at best where i live. Once i lose the data connection it refuses to come back even when i have a solid 3 or 4 signal bars for hours plus.

ive tried every combination of using task killers to not using them to toggling airplane mode, toggling apn settings and gps settings and even rebooting the phone, even the reboot doesnt always fix it........

the most successful i have gotten has been to toggle airplane mode on

run a task killer 2 or 3 times and then turn off airplane mode and then toggle the apn switch off and then back on

anybody have any insight ?

this really interferes with my plan to drop the $20 unlimited text package and use google voice. when my edge connection just disappears on me
[Captivate General] joshua2327:
Nobody?
[Captivate General] systoxity:
looks like you're alone on this one. go get your phone replaced
[Captivate General] pantyryder69:
Get a new sim card it worked for me
[Captivate General] romangeeko:
I'm having this issue as well. I'm only noticing it about once a day, but its really irritating.

New SIM is fixing this for people?
[Captivate General] dsjr2006:
Happens to me occasionally but not often enough to be a real issue.

From my Samsung Captivate
[Captivate General] joshua2327:
So those of you who lost data connection.

How are getting it to come back on? Mine seems to get worse each time. Could there be some ill effects of iphone data package being on my account still?
[Captivate General] acmcelwee:
I didn't have this problem until the past few days. I've been traveling in Colorado for those two days, and I've actually had a data connection less time than it's been disconnected. When. I go into the menu and choose About -> Status, it shows "Mobile network type": EDGE, "Mobile connection status": Disconnected. I haven't been able to figure out what's causing it. Sometimes restarting it or turning flight mode on/off gets the data connection going.

Back at home in Austin (a 3g city) I've not experienced it once. Now, in edge data areas of rural Colorado and Durango, I've experienced it most of the time.

You're definitely not alone in this, but unfortunately I don't know how to fix it yet.
[Captivate General] systoxity:
guys, get your phone or sim card replaced and see if that helps. This is not typical behavior for this phone.
[Captivate General] joshua2327:
I had my 2 year old sim card replaced and my apparently my account still listed Iphone data plan and not android data plan .. they assured me that was the problem and this would fix it .

....however tonight it still happened.. it was very brief.. but still..

seems to be something with spotty service and only edge. wish there was an option to disable 3g on the phone.

maybe its a bug and getting stuck searching for 3g
[Captivate General] systoxity:
there is an option to disable it. check the secret menus thread here on xda. The sim card replacement is for faulty sim card not faulty data on their system. Your new sim could be acting up or it may be your phone. Doesnt hurt to get them both replaced, give it a shot.
[Captivate General] matthewpapa:
Same problem here almost exactly. Ever since taking a trip to Colorado from Austin, when on edge network the data connection craps out despite the fact I can still make calls and text. At first I thought I was just roaming but then after looking in connection settings it said I was connected to att.

Its a really weird and annoying problem. The way I beat it when the data connection drops is I turn on flight mode, then turn radio back on and then turn wifi on and then off. A really weird procedure but it almost always works.

Anyone found a way to prevent this yet?
[Captivate General] uberamd:
Try getting a new SIM card. My Nexus One and Motorola Milestone do this (lose data) a few times a day. Same SIM, different devices, and across different ROMS. My Captivate even did it. A new SIM could very well fix this issue for you.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htc_woe_is_me:
As titled, after I flashed cm6 to my Hero I reported, etc, and I notice the market is gone. Is this normal? I can't be expected to survive without it, can I?

I'm hoping that I can recover it with a nandroid restore, but I wanted to have Froyo for more than 5 minutes.

Is there any way to add the market to this? I understand that its a system file (i read somewhere). Can someone point me in the right direction please?

Sent from my rooted Incredible with Froyo
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] htc_woe_is_me:
I see now... was supposed to flash GAPS file that was hidden in the small print.

Mod can delete thread

Sent from my rooted Incredible with Froyo
[Desire General] dinidudealwis:
I bought a Desire, and have issues with it restarting randomly. I know that this is an issue that has been discussed at many places, but is there a surefire way to fix this? I've noticed that it's more prone to restarting while plugged in for charging. Help?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Quiksilver78:
Hi,

I am glad I found this site, excellent source of information.

I have a question regarding updating firmware on the Samsung Galaxy S i9000.

My phone currently has firmware I9000XXJF3, looking over at samsung-firmware it seems that the latest version available is I9000XWJM2

My question is, will my phone be compatible with this firmware version? should I not go beyond the I9000XX releases? Languages don't mean much to me personally because I only use English (hopefully XW has it!)

If I do install I9000XWJM2 will the other 'tutorials' work for me as well? (the lag fix, etc)

Your help is appricated! :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] J_Caselles:
those XX doesn't mean anything related to the specificity of the model (i9000). In other words, yes, you can flash the new firmware without problems. In general you should make sure it's for i9000, but not in the name of the firmware, cause it's rather confusing. You should look for a thread of this firm and check it's for your phone: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=733368

Yes, tutorials still works!
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Roy Ngan:
I believe this is good for those who wanna know what does JP1 offering without flashing the ROM

[YOUTUBE]p2oWELcd-lI[/YOUTUBE]
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] trancelated:
no Flash 10?? wtf? :/

apart from that, its a nice video!! thanks for sharing :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] cheetah2k:
Looks ultra quick. cant wait for a fully blown version !!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] MiG123:
you running samset 2.0 with this?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] Rumble6059:
agreed, looks real nice, roll on September :-)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TT1986:
So I have a folder called 'Icons' on my SD card. When I download an icon from the browser it goes into the 'downloads' folder. I goto my file manager and move the icon from 'downloads' to 'Icons'. Then I goto Gallery and see this:-

One instance of the Icons folder without the newly downloaded icon

A

2nd

'Icons' folder with only the newly downloaded icon and nothing else

the downloads folder still showing anything that I've moved across to the Icons folder or any other folder

I have rechecked the folder and file structure on my PC and the Gallery is definitely wrong. I only have one Icons folder and nothing in my downloads folder. The horribly slow refresh of the Gallery app is a common issue isn't it?

Aaarggh these annoying imperfections on the Nexus One really drive me nuts! I don't understand why Google, at times, produces these half-baked applications.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilkorn:
It's not half baked, did you rescan the media on the mSD card?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TT1986:
Thanks for the reply. How do I rescan media? A Google search on "android rescan media sd card" doesn't help me
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilkorn:
Look in dev tools -> media scanner. (application on the phone)

That function is usually called after the sdcard has been unmounted after transferring files to the card.

PS. I don't find the gallery to be slow by any means, but I don't have thousands of pictures on it either. (not saying that's your case, just an over exaggeration)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TT1986:
Sorry, where is dev tools or media scanner? I think my original post needs a bit more clarification. I actually moved the files across from one folder to another using Estrongs File Explorer. I then reconfirmed the directory/file structure (after Gallery acted funny) using both ES File explorer and my PC.

I only have 21 images on my sd card (2 in camera folder, 15 in 'icons' folder and 4 in 'wallpapers' folder). I have absolutely zero issues with the speed of the Gallery app. My complaints are to do mainly with behaviour. I've just rebooted the phone, and Gallery still isn't able to identify the folder structure properly.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack_R1:
Connect USB to PC, mount and unmount your SD card.

That should do it.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] khaytsus:
It rescans the card when it's mounted, but not all of the time, so if you manipulate it with a file editor it won't see the changes.

So remount the card, or if you do this often, there's a Market app.. http://www.cyrket.com/p/android/com.humanrobot.scanmedia/
[Captivate General] derek4484:
I have a general question about the AT&T apps that I uninstalled via Titanium Backup. I used Titanium Backup to first backup and then uninstall all the AT&T bloatware apps. I thought the purpose of backing them up first was so they could be reinstalled at some point. But now I find out that the backups made by titanium backup are basically worthless since I uninstalled the original apps. Now I have to try and find the apk files for all those apps if I want to reinstall them.

Is all this correct? Or is there some way to reinstall from the backup files that were saved. If not, what would be the purpose of backing them up first?
[Captivate General] big99gt:
On a "normal" android device, Titanium Backup works perfectly to backup your apps and system data. But on a locked down AT&T device its only really good for removing apps after you root the phone. There is a fix that lets you install 3rd party apps but I'm not sure if that includes factory apps (my guess would be no). On a regular Android phone you can download files in your phones browser and use a program like Astro file manager to find them and install them from your SD card. So we are basically waiting for custom roms and hacks to give us the most basic Android functionality. Not cool.
[Captivate General] derek4484:
Yes, I know about the AT&T lock down, and I have done the settings.db mod to get non market apps to install.

I guess my question was more about titanium backup. On several threads in here about removing AT&T bloatware using titanium they always said "make sure you back them up before uninstalling them." So I did back them up. I was thinking that the backup was so after we uninstall them, we could later re-install them if we changed our minds. But this is not the case. If you back them up, then use titanium backup to uninstall them, the backups are worthless. The only way to reinstall them is to find the apk file and then reinstall them that way.

So whats the use of backing them up before uninstalling them? And where can we find the apk's for reinstalling them if we need to return our phone for servicing? All of this should have been discussed before offering directions on how to get the bloatware off. I'm pretty new to android so I had no clue that once gone you can't get those apps back. Thats all I was saying; wondering if that is correct.
[Captivate General] systoxity:
really? i had no idea, ill fix the guides.
[Captivate General] derek4484:
I dont know what the current guides say, I got my captivate on the 18th and there were several threads then about how to use Ti-backup to remove bloatware.

Its not the end of the world, the full one-click odin flash back to stock is available.

I was just rooting around inside the .tar.gz files that titanium backup creates last night. Discovered that there's no apk file hidden in there. Got me wondering whats the sense in backing up before uninstalling since now those backups are good for nothing. When I go into Ti-backup now and go to restore, the att apps are gone completely from the list.
[Captivate General] big99gt:
I think people were just saying to do a backup because thats what they were used to doing on other devices. It may be able to restore everything once a custom Captivate rom comes out. You could try asking all the guys that flashed the i-9000 roms if they had any luck with it. I used it to delete wallpapers and such that were stock on my nexus one and it saved them....but my Nexus didn't have any bloatware to delete and restore so....
[Captivate General] derek4484:
Yea, I've downloaded the Odin 1-click factory restore thing and got it saved on my computer just in case.

I'm ready for some custom ROMs, I've thought about trying putting that I-9000 ROM on my phone, but it seems like a lot of work for little or no gain. I've got my phone rooted, did the settings.db mod, uninstalled all the att bloatware, got launcher pro on it; so it runs pretty well. I dont really see a need to put the I-9000 2.1 rom on it, with how much trouble it is to get on. Now if it was 2.2 or if it fixed the crappy GPS I'd jump all over it.
[Captivate General] systoxity:
If you do a backup & then uninstall, it's not gone from the list. You can find them at the bottom of the list.

From what OP is saying im guessing TB isn't letting people restore from a backup?
[Captivate General] big99gt:
I'm the type who waits for something to be tested and proven before I'll try it lol. My phone runs well enough and I'm not willing to risk crashing my daily driver. I think the headaches just aren't worth it. But I am grateful to all the other guys in these forums dealing with those headaches so they can try new things and learn more about our phones. Eventually they'll get it....and I'll read a forum post about a total noob (even worst than me) installing a rom or fix effortlessly on the first try...and I'll jump right on it lol. I'm not going near the i-9000 stuff for now...no proven gains and so far every version has lost functionality somewhere along the line....but it makes for good reading:)
[Captivate General] derek4484:
You're right, the uninstalled programs still show up at the bottom of the list, but if you click on it, the options are Backup, Freeze, Uninstall (dont know why, because its already been uninstalled). There is no restore or re-install.

That was my point, Ti-backup lets you uninstall an app, but it wont reinstall it from a backup that you make using it.
[Captivate General] Leo_ee:
I backed up all the crapware just as advised. But now I cant reinstall them using TB. Please devs help us what happened to our TB crapware backups. I need them to update the phone. That seems the only way the jh7 would install
[Captivate General] wrayrb:
It seems to me that there are a lot of bugs in the Captivate, even with the new GPS Update available. I have held off buying the Captivate (I want it alot!).

So I watch these and other boards to see when AT&T comes out with a Captivate that actually works to most everyone's satisfaction. (I am struggling to keep my Tilt ! alive for a little longer.)

Keep up the great work you first adopters. Its valuable to guys like me who are second adopters!

Thanks,

Dickr
[Captivate Accessories] cpc71783:
Samsung recently released some cases on their website for the Captivate. They're a little pricey but they look to be of decent quality. I noticed carbon fiber and silicone. I can't post links yet, but if you check the Samsung website, you'll find a couple of decent cases under "Cases and Holsters"

Enjoy!
[Captivate Accessories] alphadog00:
And you couldn't fit this in the existing "cases" thread right below your new post?

WTF?
[Captivate Accessories] systoxity:
Thanks for the info. Put your hater glasses on
[Captivate Accessories] TexUs:
If you're talking about this one,

http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/...c_detail&subsubtype=cases-holsters&returnurl=

No, it's not released yet.
[Captivate Accessories] cpc71783:
Seriously, you should relax. "WTF!" lol

I'm sure I could have fit it there, but I chose to use the "New Thread" button at the top of the page instead. Your concerns are noted, and due to the pure destructive power of this thread, I think I may need to create a new thread in order to apologize.

Hope you're not 'too' butthurt over this whole ordeal!
[Captivate Accessories] chupacabrachus:
More importantly, the cases in the links aren't actually available, so this thread truly is a waste of space.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jm1999:
I dont know if this has to do with me being a flashaholic but my battery wont charge. The lights on. But its taken an hour to charge 11 to 15 percent.

Does anyone have any suggestions to check the integrity of my battery?

I swear this happend after i flashed the a sense 2.2 rom.

Is there an app or anything that will tell me if my battery is effed'?

i turned my phone off and its charging. hopefully everythings ok.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ryjabo:
Did you try flashing back to whatever ROM you were using before and see if that makes a difference?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jm1999:
HTC IS SENDING ME A REPLACEMENT BATTERY NO QUESTIONS ASKED!

My battery only charged up to 30% on a 8 hour charge. Eeek.
[EVO 4G Accessories] conflikt:
Anyone know if any company or companies plan to produce AMOLED, Super AMOLED, or Retina screens for the EVO?
[EVO 4G Accessories] Geniusdog254:
Calling it a Retina is like directly calling SJ and begging for a lawsuit ;)

The pixel density is already really high on the Evo as it is. Sure, it could be pushed higher, but just like the iPhone4, outside of ~6" from your face, you won't be able to tell a difference.

Super AMOLED can't happen because Samsung has them only for their own private use for the next 18 months!. It's kinda ridiculous IMO, but whatevs. Plus they only make them in 4" ATM not 4.3"

AMOLED is also in short supply, plus, they're not made in 4.3" varieties either. At least not in the mass market. The cost for a 4.3" AMOLED would be ridiculously high anyway.

Sorry to burst your bubble :(

It'd be nice to have S-AMOLED but it just ain't happening...
[EVO 4G Accessories] conflikt:
That sucks, hopefully HTC or some other company will produce some screens.
[EVO 4G Accessories] phobos512:
Why? What is your problem with the stock screen?
[EVO 4G Accessories] SharkUW:
Indeed. The stock screen is nice and strong.