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[Android Software Development] meshdub:
This is actually a Java question rather than Android, but I'm hoping you guys know the answer.

I wanna make an app where I'll be using data from an rss feed. The feed will be updated approximately every 3-10 minutes, so I was wondering, is it even possible to set up a listener for that feed's updates? Or do I have to check if it's been updated (which would make it much less accurate/efficient)?
[Android Software Development] meshdub:
Nvm, solved the issue =]
[General Topics] Pyr0wl:
Hi everyone!

As the title suggests, I'm thinking about making the switch to Android :) I'm currently at windows mobile, on a HD2. It's a great phone but I can't help but feel that WinMo just doesn't make such a great mobile OS.

Custom ROM's do improve the experience and all, but still, it's WinMo.. So, I thought "Okay, I'll sell my HD2 and buy myself a Desire". At this time of writing, someone is willing to pay € 250 (keep in mind that this phone is almost a year old and has some scratches on the side).

€ 250 is okay, but I'm aiming for € 300 :P

But, now I'm getting second thoughts.. Should I wait to switch to android? Or should I keep the HD2? The Desire seems pretty solid and futureproof...

I really don't know anymore.. And since it involves quite a lot of money, I thought I could use someone else's take on this :)

So XDA, what do you think is best?
[General Topics] jdkoreclipse:
Wait for something better than the desire, and in the mean time, use the android rom for the hd2
[General Topics] Pyr0wl:
Yeah, that's why I'm having second thoughts :( There are a lot rumored phones which should out somewhere around the holidays I guess.. But, is it worth the wait? Because the rumored dual core cpu seems kinda overkill.. And 1.2 GHz cpu's don't really seem to make much difference to me.

I mean, 1GHz is already a lot of horse power for a phone :O

Edit: In the world of gadgets and technology, something new and better is released daily, I could keep on waiting for something better?
[General Topics] narcoustic:
It depends what you want from your phone. I've had the desire since probably about April, and whilst it was already an amazing phone, I rooted it yesterday because I didn't want to wait around for froyo update. Now what was a great phone is a Stellar phone!

But that's just me. As others have said, HTC are bringing some new phones out but hardware wise they're not too dissimilar to turf desire. If you want either a 4+ inch screen an 8meg camera, or a slide out keyboard, then wait for the desire HD or the Desire Z.

If these are not essential, a desire will be future proof for a least a year yet id say. But hey I'm no.expert :-)
[General Topics] Pyr0wl:
I was kinda thinking the same thing :D Although I'm hoping to get by a little longer with such a phone, so that's why I want to make the right decision this time. I mean, the HD2 feels like a mistake.. It was and still is, a quite expensive phone so yeah..

En pff, a 4" screen is nice but I don't know.. It's probably going to be the same resolution? And the design of the Desire HD looks less attractive compared to the one of the HD2 or the Desire. Well, that's just my opinion :)

and oh, do you have any remarks on your Desire? Something that could've been done better or..?
[General Topics] kareeem:
I'd definitely make the switch. With the help of a friend, I was recently able to put Android (2.2) on my Acer L2R Geeksphone. Since then, I've just been addicted to the phone (mind you, my Tilt2 has got super specs in almost every single aspect than the Acer L2R).

Everything that wasn't available for me with Wm is now on Android. My Tilt2 has just been laying on the floor since I got Android on this device. Now I'm looking to get a Captivate.
[General Topics] player911:
I've been with Windows Mobile since PocketPC 2002 on my Toshiba e740. I liked the OS because it was hackable. Swap out components, make edits, and new features.

What I didn't like is the sluggishness.

Android on my Nexus One is amazing. Here are a few thoughts that I've come across. The trackball is better then an optical pad, but don't buy anything without either one of those. You could get by without it but the trackball has really been useful in games and emulaters. I'm not sure how the optical pad would suffice. I had a Samsung Epix with an optical sensor and 1 swipe was 1 direction. So gaming is out right there. Selecting text is a pain but better then nothing.

The larger screens may seems nice, but the same resolution things will start to look blocky/pixelized. My friend has an AT&T Captivate (Galaxy S) and the screen looks good. It is a bit too big for me. The bigness of the screen make the phone very thin. Which is a good/bad thing. The Galaxy S is sweet but it lacks a trackball/sensor that is very handy.

The Desire is basically the same as a Nexus One. If I could trade my Trackball for a few physical buttons... I wouldn't. The phone is responsive and fast enough to use the onscreen controls. Being able to hit the green send button to quickly bring up the dialpad would very sweet vs having to launch the dialer from my homescreen. Honestly I don't miss a physical button though.

Life is a trade off though:

Nexus One

Trackball is the best of the best if you want to do any kind of gaming.

Trackball Notifications is a treat, presenting 255 programmable different colors for various notifications.

I think they got the FM radio working on the Nexus One.

Software updates are glorious.

You can make the Nexus one look like the Desire (which is sexy)

Desire:

Physical buttons make it easy to bring up the dialer from anywhere to make a call. I've noticed on Android the End Key doesn't really do anything beside hang up a call. I guess some programs could remap those keys for other uses.

Optical sensor is middle grade. Makes gaming basically useless unless it is all touch controls. Given the quirky multitouch issues of the screen in the Desire/Nexus one, that is also limiting.

I think the Desire is sexy

Galaxy S

I'm not too sure about it yet. I recommended my friend by one, and he did. He complains about the battery being very very short (half a day on light use).

The screen has a blue/green hue. Very noticable.

The screen is easily visible in direct sunlight. Which is awesome.

No trackball/sensor. Ouch.

Hummingbird processor/GPU

Screen has a great multitouch screen. So multitouch gaming is easily possible.

Phone is so THIN that you could probably afford a thicker longer battery to make it last throughout the day.

My opinion... wait. If you want one now the Nexus will start to get Gingerbread probably starting in October (almost a month). Maybe try to find one second hand or cheap. Stay out of contract because some better phones with better processors will start coming out very soon.
[General Topics] chrishornet:
The wait for a new phone like desire hd or desire z is not to long and will be a big difference. But no one would blame you if you jumped the gun, especially if you like the design better and feel 1 ghz is enough.
[General Topics] Pyr0wl:
Yeah, the Nexus One has crossed my mind already.. but it's a bit more expensive than the Desire and it's kinda hard to order one and get it shipped right here to Belgium.

I don't know why, but Google doesn't ship to Belgium. It did to the Netherlands but, Google has stopped shipping Nexus' and right now, I don't find a webshop which has cheap shipping or even the Nexus One.

And concerning the Desire HD/Z, I don't think there'll be much difference, the Z will have a physical keyboard and the HD will have a huge screen, just like de HD2 does. But, I noticed that with the HD2, holding the phone can be problematic sometimes. Operating the device with one hand can be kinda tricky, you could easily drop the phone that way..And oh, the Desire HD is not likely to have a trackbaal/sensor :D And just like player911 says, it's something which is very handy! Most of the time when I have a Android device in my hand, I use the trackball/sensor to switch screens etc.

http://htcpedia.com/news/995.html

(rumored spec's of the HTC HD, although I guess most of you already knew that :) )

Are there any more rumored Android devices? :O
[General Topics] narcoustic:
One of the only things I would have improved on the desire would have been speed of the OS as it ran slightly slow at times. However now that I've upgraded to froyo I'm struggling to think of anything. The minor gripes I had before are mostly ironed out in froyo.

The biggest negative for The desire is the battery life, but this can be remedied in a # of different ways. I have a spare battery for instance. Also, froyo supposedly improves battery but I haven't run any tests personally.
[General Topics] Semseddin:
I'd wait for better and more powerful android devices as i can't see much difference or generation gap between the HD2 and Desire/Captivate etc.. HD2 is still a powerhouse device and it has great android rom ports. In addition, it looks like WM7 port will be available for HD2,too. So hd2 is also very flexible between different platforms.

Sems.
[General Topics] Pyr0wl:
Hmm, I've read about the battery life.. Is it really that bad? I mean, do you have troubles to get through the day with one charge?

Good point. But the Android ports for the HD2 are nothing close to the real deal, it seems. No? And personally, I don't like WP7 at all.. Way to apple-ish for me. I want a phone which lets me do whatever I want to do with it. That's something which is not going to be possible with WP7 - unless it gets hacked, and it probably will, but still, I don't like it :D
[General Topics] narcoustic:
Battery on desire will get you through about a day on a single charge (pre froyo) but its not drastically worse than other smart phones I don't think. I always charge my phone everyday anyway.
[General Topics] orb3000:
I wouldn´t think on make the switch:cool:

My Leo is capable of having the best of both OS and still has same or even better specs than "newer" devices.

And now that WP7 is just around the corner, I´ll stay with WM/WP!
[General Topics] checkbox111:
After owning an HD2 you won't to go back to anything with a smaller screen, i did and hated it, so bought a streak! So much better than the HTC in every department :)
[General Topics] ozy944:
Personally, I think 4" is the biggest screen size I find comfy. Anything bigger is a bit of a risk in the hand.

Ive had the Nexus one and the desire. ALthough near identical, I much appreciate the hard buttons as opposed t o the softkeys on the Nexus.

The Nexus Trackball acts funny after a few months of use (or did in my case) and the optical joystick on the desire randomly breaks with most CM based Roms. so :p

Btw HTC Sense has a pretty good text selection feature making it easy to deal w/o any sort of joystick/trackball.

I'd wait and get the next range of HTC phones or a samsung galaxy phone. Both will have huge android dev (galaxy coz they simply sold so many!) and HTC because the community has been built around HTC Devices.

The two biggest things on my Desire wish list include:

- better GPU not that I really play games , but hey! I would if I could!

- Multi touch issue (you wont notice it in the browser) but a lot of games are soooo frustrating because of the multi-touch bug

THe Nexus one had the following issues:

Power button has a mind of its own

hard to press soft keys

Bought a Galaxy S to review so will let you know what thats like. Im sure it'll have its quirks.

Hope this helped :)

Oz
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tehpriest:
I have done a search here and Google and cannot find out what triggers the dock modes on the Vibrant. Does anyone have any idea ? Just to be clear. I mean what triggers the Vibrant to go into one of the dock modes when it is put in to a physical OEM dock.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kizer:
I know there is an app you can get, but I don't think there is a magnet like the Droid.

Car Home

Desk Home

I'm guessing you could use Tasker and have it load up your Desk Home when it senses power.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tehpriest:
Reading the advert for the upcoming car dock I know it does it automatically but I cannot find out how. HTC I believe use a shorted pin in the Car charger on the usb.
[HD2 General] basil_555:
I know, this question has been asked before, but I couldn't find an answer to it anywhere. Is there is a way to increase font size when writing SMS messages on HTC HD2? Thank you!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martyzidek:
Anyone know why my texts sent have a red "!" On the right side of the text sent?

Edit: also I have been getting text messages with the time stamp from the future always says from next day in the morning with only the right part of time is the minute of the time they sent it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rafroehlich2:
That usually means that it did not send because of an error.

Sent from my PC36100
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martyzidek:
Well my girlfriend reply back though? When it has a red x and I press and hold it will tell me it couldn't sent. When I do the same with the red ! It gives me regular info like the type of message, to who and the time sent..
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martyzidek:
She said it tells her its important.. my priority was set to high.. changed it and its gone.. thanks for the help..
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rafroehlich2:
Glad you found that out. Now I know for nest time. Thanks for posting the results.

Sent from my PC36100
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] twilk73:
Ok just to clear thigs up since I do know. You are right the ! is showing up because you have your text message settins set to high priority. If it shows the ! with a triangle around it then that means it didnt send. But I believe the Evo automaticly tries to resend it after a minute. I think you can also click the message that didnt send and it will automaticly try to resend it.. I think that last part is true.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkamikaze:
My college has it's own wifi broadcasting throughout the campus. Before you can access the web though you are prompted (usually) to sign in when you first open the browser.

It seems the Android browser won't go to that page resulting me in a no network connection when I go on my browser..

Is there anyway I can get around that?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnnydeathmatch:
Could you use a computer's browser to find the url of the page and enter it into the android browser? Aside from that, I think that the only other way would be to sign in on another device and then clone its mac address.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkamikaze:
lol I actually tried that! it didn't load :(.. worked for my laptop before though..which made me sad when it didn't work.

I'm home now so I'll try installing Dolphin to try and see if Dolphin will pick up the login screen :x
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tytdfn:
Did you try using other browsers like dolphin and opera. I know that when I'm at a hotel or a mall i have to put in any address first(like google.com) and then i get redirected to the said page.

If I were you I would try to contact the IT department. I'm sure they could fix it within a day or two considering its a college and that android is such an ez platform to develop in
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darkamikaze:
yea.. i wasn't able to download Dolphin at school because my primary building has some AWFUL reception. lol I'll try again tomorrow.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hkk:
I connect to hotel wifi all the time, where they also redirect you to a login page before you can go anywhere else. But, the redirection happens automatically when you open the browser and try to go to any site. And, I am using the stock browser.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oswade:
There may be an alternate way to set up your connection... Does your school provide any instructions on connecting to the wireless via linux? (because i used those instructions to connect to my uni wireless).
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] deckardbr09:
I have a stock Tmous HD2, never touched the rom or radio. I do want to try android but from reading some posts a stock rom/radio is not the way to go.

Can someone provide a link in this thread to a good radio to update too, that basically won't brick the phone, or even what version radio and I can find it. As for updating the stock rom, I'm pretty sure I need Miri but don't want to install that without knowing my radio is compatable.

As for the radio/rom installation, I can search the forums but any advice would be great also.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] polo735:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=611787

There is no best radio. It depends on carrier, rom and still varies from user to user. I opt for the most recent radio and have had success. Try a few and see what works for you. The same goes for roms. There is no best rom. Read the rom threads, look at screenshots and features and try some out.

All this information is easily found numerous times by SEARCHING.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] gatekeeper007:
Deckard,you may have the same prob I had,I thought mine was "stock"too,after doing some research it is a refurb,if so,download a stock radio and flash it,if you get sound when making calls that was the prob.
[Touch 3G General] lemat1:
Hi all, could someone please provide me with a cab of the unique manager? i think its already in the windows directory in the folder uma.(thats a hunch) would be really grateful! its for an expeirment with a touch HD

cheers

Mat
[Touch 3G General] lemat1:
Guys 65 views and no reply!? can anyone confirm atlest if the file if in the windows directory?

thanks

Mat
[Touch 3G General] kwackerjeff:
Hi

I am also looking for the UMA update as I flashed a different rom, and did not back up original.

I would like to go back to original as I have very poor signal and could do

with the UMA connection but can not find anywhere to download it.
[Touch 3G General] kwackerjeff:
Found complete rom download on HTC site and loaded it,

UMA now working nicely.

Proper Job
[Droid X Android Development] rjriddle:
Has anyone else had problems with the time stamps for Chomp and/or Handcent after updating to rooted 2.2 on their DroidX? The timestamps are correct in the native messaging app, but everything shows up with a time stamp 5 hours earlier than the actual time received.
[Droid X Android Development] meshdub:
Yeah a lot of people are reporting it. It's a widespread issue.
[Droid X Android Development] inzandity:
Yes I have definitely noticed this as well as it randomly moving my picture messages to different places than they originated (if that makes any sense...)
[Droid X Android Development] kameleongt:
i'm almost fed up to the point where I want to go back to stock . .
[Droid X Android Development] afoulke:
Both devs are good about updating bugs, it is probably an easy fix that they will have corrected in a couple of days.
[Droid X Android Development] titos1997:
Handcent just updated theirs and fixed time stamp issue on froyo for Droid x was in the release notes
[Droid X Android Development] inzandity:
Handcent is back up for me with correct time stamp and I can't recreate my MMS issue which is cool.

Another thing I love about switching to android...bug fixes don't take extra time for approvals...ahhhhh life is sweet!
[Droid X Android Development] bblanski:
Guess on to handcent
[Droid X Android Development] onelifexv:
After the handcent update my timestamp is fast an hour.
[Droid X Android Development] inzandity:
Ugh...noticing the time stamp bug again. 3 hours ahead but only on a couple of texts.

Anybody else?
[Droid X Android Development] Tapple:
If you're still seeing a timestamp issue, install Handcent, then optionally go into settings and toy with the Timestamp adjust option until it shows up correctly. I don't believe this will have any effect on the native app, and for some reason conversations may still show in the wrong order in the convo list, but at least the messages are in the right order.
[Droid X Android Development] Tim.Smith:
I'm still having the problem. Changing the offset does nothing.
[Droid X Android Development] Tapple:
Are you testing by sending new messages after changing the offset or just looking to see if it fixed the messages you already recieved?

I'm pretty sure changing the offset will only fix the order of newly recived messages since the change, and only in the Handcent app. Keep in mind, it will not fix the order on the conversations screen. Only when you tap through to see each conversation.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Gadgety:
I wonder if there are any current X10 users who previously used the X1? How do they compare - advantages/disadvantages?

Thank you!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] tecmobility:
I have x1 that I have used with original stock and with cooked ones.

The very big jump is from WM to Android; it is a completely new way of using a phone. It is really open, lot of application and lot of free stuff.

WM might be more linked to the professional applications of Windows. Nonetheless android will allow you to get synchronized with you office exchange server mails and contacts with no major issues

Personally I am more than happy to have done the jump.

In terms of hardware you have to get used to a smaller display and a smaller keyboard. I have used also the X10 which has a wider display but I am now happy with the mini pro. It is also a matter of what you need more from your phone.

If you take lots of photograph or you intend to watch video and films is better to go with the X10, not the mini.

If you look at a lesser priced android phone, smaller and with a physical keyboard then the mini pro is your choice
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Gadgety:
Grazie 1000!

You seem to be very happy.

Still comparing x10 mini pro with x1, would you also say

a) the x10minipro is snappier than the X1?

b) Is it easier to use? (phone is not for me)

c) What about stability?

d) Which has the better display in your opinion?

e) Better keyboard?

f) Camera on X1 or on X10 mini pro

I found the X1 for half the price of the X10mini pro, so cost also enters into the equation.

Thanks again!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] tecmobility:
Telephone is always a matter of personal preference and feelings.

I was not meant to say that the x10 is better in any field compared to x1.

When you get used to it I do not find any big difference in usage, but this is a matter of taste or habitude.

I found, so far,the x10 more stable than the X1; it is also true that I have not many applications installed but I use it as I did use before the X1.

Display of the X1 is better and this is way I consider the x1 better for video and films. Also going to internet having a bigger display is better.

Camera on x1 has more options.

Price is also a decison factor, but I believe that if you go with X10 mini is because you want to go with Android. And, besides the cooked roms, the difference between WM 6.1 and Android is abysmal.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Gadgety:
Grazie 1000. I ended up with the X1, price+screen was deciding factor.
[General Questions and Answers] msr4:
Is there a way you are able to remove the blue lines that separate a plugin on Windows Mobile 6.5 like this? This is 6.1 but it still applies to the same thing.

I would like to get rid of the lines that separate the Homescreen plugins. :confused:​
[XPERIA X10 General] forzanerazzurri:
Every once in awhile, I will look over and notice the Roger logo popped back up on my phone which means its restarting. No idea how much this does in a day but I have caught it a couple times in the past few days. Anyone have this problem? An excuse to get a phone replaced?
[XPERIA X10 General] Nocturnal310:
yup..happens to me on average around 3 times a week.

i launch an app..the screen goes blank..suddenly i notice the phone has restarted.

maybe low on RAM or too high temperature
[XPERIA X10 General] Lord Takyon:
Me phone has only done this once to me after I cleaned too many built in apps from my phone.

Other than that my phone has never rebooted.

Swyped from my rooted X10i using XDA.