yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G General] bjb_nyj101:
+1

You know, I never really thought about it until you said it; when / why did people start getting so hyped for this phone? Like my friend, for example: a month ago, I was on T-Mobile. Not Once did he ever say something like "you should get the Vibrant, it's such an amazing phone"

But now, once I've switched to Sprint and got the Evo, all he talks about is how I should return my phone for the Epic. Like you said, it's basically the same galaxy s as all the others (for better and for worse)

Sent from my HTC Evo 4G
[EVO 4G General] rockethot:
I switched from an Evo to an Epic and I don't regret it one bit. I had so many issues with my evo. So far no issues with the Epic, and I love the screen and keyboard. Touch Wiz isn't bad either. I guess it all comes down to everyone's personal opinion but I definitely prefer the Epic over the Evo.
[EVO 4G General] ort84:
I had the Evo since launch day, picked up an Epic and will never look back. The epic screen is much better than the evo; the evo looks washed out. The epic on 2.1 feels and is faster at everything than my evo did on 2.2. There really is no comparison, photos look better, 720p video recording looks better and is much smoother than the evo.
[EVO 4G General] dmora01:
I heard this before with the hero and the moment, yeah, the moment had better hardware but is a piece of junk and I went back to the hero.

Bla bla bla.... Samsung is a regular phone, in any way is better than the evo. Evo is a very nice phone. And if you need better get a laptop.
[EVO 4G General] ptfdmedic:
I returned my Epic this afternoon. I had image retention and usless GPS. The image retention looked exactly like an older plasma's image retention. From what I saw it didn't go away but I didn't really try to get rid of it either. The GPS may or may not get fixed my Samsung as we all know their history of fixing things like this.

I found one of the last EVO's available at a Best Buy in all of Ohio and went running back. I'm happy once again. I also noticed that my screen didn't sit flat when closed so it "clicked" when I would touch the screen.
[EVO 4G General] hydralisk:
The way people argue about the EVO\Epic just makes me mad. It seriously sounds like an android\iPhone argument. Android users should be embracing each other like brothers!

I have both phones, but so far, I find myself using my Epic more than my EVO. It's mostly because of games. 3D games are just so much more enjoyable on the Epic. I've also fallen in love with the keyboard when playing emulators and other games that support keyboards.

As for the GPS, I've used google navigation 3 times to get me somewhere I haven't been before. The GPS NEVER failed me. Not a single hiccup. I don't understand why everyone says broken. Google maps and navigation both work for me.

Overall, the EVO and the Epic are great phones. I just wish the EVO had a processor that wasn't already outdated when it was released. I think Sprint has a very nice offering and you can't really go wrong picking either.
[EVO 4G General] Bigjim1488:
I'm still trying to decide which to go with and I really am stuck. The one thing I must say though is nothing drives me crazy as much as keyboard lag. So I ask you all.......which phone is snappier and less lag? I have no problems rooting phones so if its just a matter of rooting the Evo to get it faster then I am ok with that.

Thanks! :D
[EVO 4G General] bjb_nyj101:
Because for most people (or at least half, based on the information I've gathered from various forums) it is broken. My roommate picked up the epic; the GPS consistently placed him 90+ feet away from his actual location.

Go to a Sprint store and try them both out for yourself.
[EVO 4G General] Last-Chance:
was playing with one today:

1. The game that comes with it, asphault or w/e. Wouldn't even launch. They had 4 epics on display, tested the game on all 4 of them. It automatically exited on every single one.

2. The theme of it is weird. Sense hands down

3. FPS is slower than an evo. With a customer kernel/rom, I am able to reach 55-60 fps on evo. On the epic it was averaging 45. Again, tested on both phones using fps2d.

4. The buttons or w/e they are called are weird. Some of them vibrate hard, some of them vibrate soft. and this isn't part of the design, its a flaw. The buttons will probably stop working fully after a while. One of them had a problem with the menu button. Had to hit it multiple times for it to come up.

5. Its supported by samsung. Yes that is a con.

I really don't give care that it has a faster processor and faster this and faster that. What are you going to use that for? afaik, there's barely any graphicly advanced games on android. Other than asphault which works fine on my evo, and the thing wouldn't even launch on the epic. Not only that, but that faster processor, that isn't even need it, eats away at your battery.
[EVO 4G General] bjb_nyj101:
The epic's hummingbird processor is actually more efficient than the evo's, resulting in better battery life.
[EVO 4G General] Last-Chance:
it's still pointless. There aren't that many things that you can use it for. It's like having a Ferrari and never going above 45mph. Yea you got the speed to go 200, but it's not like you have the chance to.
[EVO 4G General] bjb_nyj101:
Better battery life is pointless?
[EVO 4G General] LordLugard:
Don't bother arguing that one with him, cause it's pointless. He likes his 7 - 8 hrs of battery life it seems.
[EVO 4G General] Last-Chance:
actually i'm getting a full day use. But you must like your smaller screen with ****ty updates and broken buttons.
[EVO 4G General] Mbai2:
I'd still take the Ferrari though.
[EVO 4G General] InfDaMarvel:
After playing with the Evo I decided to cancel my preoder and get the Epic.

Evo was heavy, screen looked washed out and the hardware is already becoming outdated. Only pro I saw in getting it was more unofficial support. I can live without a kickstand and 8megapixels doesnt not mean quality camera.

I like the Epic's 4inch screen compared to 4.3, the super amoled screen is nice. Keyboard seems very enjoyable as well. and all and all its still Andriod so most likely whatever is possible with the Evo is possible with the Epic.
[EVO 4G General] OtisFeelgood:
Alot of good posts. I'm still on the Hero and am on the fence when it comes to the Evo/Epic. I was leaning towards the Epic but I might get the Evo now.
[EVO 4G General] Success100:
then you just effectively contradicted your whole argument. Why would you buy an evo then? The evo has a 1GHz core also, the epic just has a much better GPU then the snapdragons adreno.

I still love my evo, and wont be switching, but anyone who tells you that they would rather have the snapdragon core over a TI Omap or cortex 8 core is retarded.
[EVO 4G General] skydeaner:
I can't stand whites not looking white. LCD's currently have the whitest whites.

But i would love a better gpu. I have the evo now. Looks like i'll stick with it until my two year mark and then see what is out then. i don't think i would be able to handle bluewhites on an amoled/samoled/oled of any type. I also wouldn't be able to deal with the pixel segregation. That IMO looks much much worse than the "washed out". On this topic. The evo's LCD is FAR from "washed out". Is it super contrasted and saturated like a oled? No of course not, but it is a very high end LCD for a phone and has great contrast and saturation as well as all the brightness it will ever need.

Watching movies on any 4" screen isn't ideal, but i would much rather deal with slightly less color vibrancy than a checkerboard effect.

On the gpu topic though, you can get similar performance on the evo with a custom rom/kernel that you can get on the epic. You just have to be willing to overclock and have proper profiles and processor scheduling setup. Which means your trade off is the battery. I know the epic will do better game performance without overclocking or excessive battery drain because of the hummingbird platform, but the screen tech just wasn't ready. You can always have a spare battery on hand. You can't swap out your screen as needed.
[EVO 4G General] Hanson68:
If I could actually get 7-8 hours on my Evo, my head would explode from excitement.
[EVO 4G General] chino0131:
I experienced worse battery life on my EPIC than on my Evo. I even thought it may have to do with apps, so I wiped both to factory and tested. The EPIC had a worse battery, both draining quicker and taking longer to charge. That said, the EPIC was amazingly fast and snappy stock compared to when my EVO was stock.
[EVO 4G General] chino0131:
Nicely said.
[EVO 4G General] zer0vette:
i get my evo tomorrow. Can't wait. i'm coming from a sluggish hero. I'll be ecstatic when i'm able to do more than one thing at a time, LOL.

It's funny to see everyone defending each device as if they built it from the ground up themselves. There's always going to be something bigger or better, or smaller and better the day after you buy ANYTHING. It's the nature of material things.
[EVO 4G General] bomix:
Have the Epic will switch back to Evo soon I love the Camera! but too many things wrong with it.. Unless It gets an update soon it's back to the EVO.
[EVO 4G General] Hanson68:
It's completely unscientific, but it seems like a lot of people on this and other forums are exchanging their Epics for a laundry list of different issues, some swapping to solve one problem (say, bad GPS) only to have a different issue pop up (unresponsive buttons).

I wasn't around for the Evo launch (I only got interested in getting one at the tail end of June), but this seems like another Pre-style exchange-fest. It got so bad that my brother in law got thrown into a pool shortly after launch and went to exchange his wet Pre. As soon as he walked into the store, he was handed a new one in exchange because the HW problems were so widespread the clerks didn't even bother troubleshooting issues anymore. Or, apparently, checking the moisture sticker.
[EVO 4G General] oxeneers:
This is exactly what I said to three girl at Best Buy when I returned my epic
[Hero, G2 Touch General] freddie001:
Can I get flash 10.1 on the hero I have the. Apk file
[Hero, G2 Touch General] pulser_g2:
A search will tell you this is not possible. Flash is for a different architecture so would need to be compiled for ARMv6 specifically by adobe.

Moved to General as not development and already covered. Please use search feature in future.
[Epic 4G General] TheRob44:
I was looking at the general Galaxy S forum and saw a nice root+lagfix by Tayutama. Anyone applied this fix yet to an Epic? Thread is here: forum. xda-developers .com/showthread.php?t=765820 (can't post links yet)

Thanks,

-Rob
[Epic 4G General] bonkasnucca:
apparently samsung has

i saw this at sdx:

they mount /dbdata/ as a tempfs in the epic 4g

epic 4g's init.rc: http://www.mediafire.com/?267r9xm77c6m3cn

################################################## #################

# create dbdata partition mount rfs /dev/block/stl7 /dbdata

mkdir /dbdata

# mount rfs /dev/block/stl10 /dbdata

mkdir /dbdata/databases

chown system system /dbdata

chown system system /dbdata/databases

chmod 0771 /dbdata

chmod 0777 /dbdata/databases

now my question is: is this faster/more stable/better fix than what has been applied to the vibrant with the ext2 buffer partition and jacs kernel or can they both work together and give the epic wings :)
[Epic 4G General] Vandam500:
I'm pretty sure the Epic doesn't need a lagfix. It was already included by Samsung
[Epic 4G General] apfrost:
Quadrant gave me a score just over 900, must be the same file system as the other galaxys.

Sent from my Samsung Epic 4G™
[Epic 4G General] hydralisk:
the other phones get an insanely high quadrant score because of the way the lag fix works. they mount a different file system which scores retardedly high on the I/O portion of quadrant (the flaws of quadrant have been documented in several articles all over the place).

THE EPIC DOES NOT NEED A LAG FIX. It is the fastest galaxy s phone out of the box thus far.
[Epic 4G General] skeeterslint:
Yes the RFS filesystem is standard on all samsung phone don't know why they use it its really not that great.
[Epic 4G General] rufflez2010:
I'll say, been running it hard all day since 9am and no lag at all. great phone, very impressed with it. The only issue I have is with the Sammy dock I also bought with it. If you touch it, the sound shoots down to mute, which could be very detrimental if I don't notice it and it also silences the alarm. only way to adjust the audio is to pull it out... unless someone knows of another way.
[Epic 4G General] apfrost:
Yea, that's what I figured. High quadrant scores are just for bragging rights ;-)

Sent from my Samsung Epic 4G™
[Epic 4G General] 2.0t03speed:
My quadrant is on par with other galaxy s phones. I'm wondering about what linpack scores y'all are putting out.
[Epic 4G General] mlin:
No lag on my wife's epic and her neocore benchmark just slaughtered my EVO: 55.7 fps to 31.6 fps.

EVO on Tapatalk
[Epic 4G General] pongoface:
Cuz the evo fps fix is a dirty hack. But my evo's root and development slaughtered my wifes epic. The evo was nand unlocked b4 It's release date. Plus i'll keep my hdmi out over buying a new tv with dlna support. We need development on the epic.

EVO on Tapatalk
[Epic 4G General] ForrelZ:
WoW sounds like someone is a little bitter. Besides I could never go back now, after playing with the Super Amoled, it's like comparing a 65" Mitsubishi DLP TV vs a nice 50" LED. As much as others may think size matters the quality just isn't the same and 4" is the sweet spot as far as phones go.
[Epic 4G General] Fixter:
Because developers were given the phone previous to its released. >>
[Epic 4G General] aim1126:
I believe nand unlock came out about a week after the phone was released
[Epic 4G General] linckraker:
did i stagger into the evo forum? i thought i was hear to talk about the epic. i must have taken a wrong turn....
[Epic 4G General] YellowGTO:
It would be the otherway around. Properly tuned new DLPs crush Plasma,LCD and LED. a CRT in the the same size would be the only thing I could imagine being better. Well I guess a laservue would be better also.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] webstar1:
I have ported the famous theme, Minimal Matte onto our galaxy s.

it is orignally designed for the android 2.2 froyo and have ported it to android 2.1 (near abouts). It isnt exactly the minimal matte but is most like :D . screens are below.

Orignal Concept by: shiftedx

BUT made by : webstar1 :D

Includes:

*Full Framework

*Launcher Pro (Themed)

*Geniewidget

*Skinned Swype QWERTY Keypad

* and more!

If you like it, please support me by donating below, ill be doing more ports and maybe even a custom rom :D .

Tested on a European JH1 Firmware with root

Download

Donate

EDIT: Ok so people are having problems flashing this:

The way i did it:

Downloaded Minimal Matte by webstar 1 directly to my phone

booted clockworkmod recovery and chose install zip not apply update.zip

then navigated to download/minimal matte

once its installed rebooted and voila, its worked.

im using a JH1 with root access.

make a nandroid backup before applying.

ive flashed this 5 times now and have had no problems

Just in case, THIS IS FOR ANDROID 2.1 not 2.2

EDIT: I forgot you also need a deodexed rom, here are some to flash:

Doc's RomMod

MoDaCo Custom Rom

HACKECLAIR
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Daneshm90:
Ummmm. Read forum rules, no pirating apps.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] webstar1:
So do I have to retheme it on a stock version of launcher pro?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Daneshm90:
Yup, ur free to post themed free apps (unless the developer has issues with it). But paid is always a No.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] webstar1:
Btw:

INSTALL PROCEDURE:

just flash it with clockwork mod recovery or rename to update.zip and flash in backup mode (vol up+home+power when phone is turned off)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] webstar1:
Ok please don't close I'll update by tonight (EU)

EDIT: ONLY LAUNCHER PRO NOW, NO LAUNCHER PRO PLUS :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Jonas.M:
i get error applying the it via stock recovery

will try it with clockwork recovery

i am using clean jh1 with root

thanks anyway

*strange thing works through clockwork recovery
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] revengeto:
Black screen when rebooting. Forced to reflash in JM1new through ODIN.

What I do:

Downloaded Minimal-Matte-By_Webstar1.zip

Renamed it update.zip

Placed at the root of the SD

Launched clockwork mod from Rom manager

Apply update.zip

Reboot

Black screen! -> Reflash in JM1new + backup

What I do was the right approach? This is the first time I try to install a theme.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] webstar1:
I don't know then whats wrong.I'll flash this on a stock jm1 and see what happens.

Try using theme porter to port the theme.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] webstar1:
I know what might of happened, I have removed the bootscreen of samsung galaxy s where the S is made by tiny dots fusing. Basically if you flash this, I think it might wipe the boot screen as well so after flashing this, let the phone work for 10 minuets and the phone should definatley launch. You can get the bootscreen back by installing ryanz one click lag fix and the app had an option to restore bootscreen. Do that then uninstall app.

Try again but give phone time to work
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] dhruvzz:
hey guys pls help..i flashed this file as an update zip to my galaxy herein asia...and now my phone is stuck on a black csreen nuthing happens...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] danamoult:
Read the thread...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] revengeto:
Hi, sorry for my english i'm french

I waited for at least 30 minutes during the black screen but nothing happened. The black screen occurs after the animated galaxy S logo. The menu and return keys are lit during the black screen if I press them.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] webstar1:
Has this worked for anyone at all
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] dressanderc:
So was this theory proven correct?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] revengeto:
I tried three times but it never worked (black screen). The last time I tried with a fresh installation: install the JM1new, root, installed rom manager, flashed clockwork mod, installed thre theme. Result still the same...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] webstar1:
Use theme porter and see if it works

I think u must have a deodexed rom
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Jonas.M:
it worked for me with clockwork recovery

here are the steps i did

1. download I9000TGYJH1

2. download root/busybox @samdroid

3. flash I9000TGYJH1 with repartition

4. apply root

5. install clockwork recovery

6. download this rom

7.flash it with clockwork recovery

so you dont need a deoxed rom...

my guess is that it needs a jh1 rom
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] sturmeh:
Launcher Pro uses an activation method to enable plus, you can include it freely.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] webstar1:
I removed that, now you have to but the launcher pro that comes with the theme
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] freekyfrogy:
Will this work on the vibrant, or only on the I9000?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] tranhq:
props on the theme. keep up the good work.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] freekyfrogy:
I tried flashing it over Vibrant9 as well as eugene's hybrid, but no luck :( it would be the most epic sauce ever if this would work on the vibrant :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] webstar1:
Use theme porter (xda search) and it will work perfectly
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Borky_16:
The Widget with the Time and I think the Battery State

I have a Question..

At the Second Screenshot you used a Widget: At this Widget is the Time and the I think the Battery State in Words..

Please can you tell me the Name of this wonderfull App or do u have a .apk of this widget?

:)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] webstar1:
Battstatt and tajm free from the android market :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Borky_16:
Thank you so much i've searched so long for this App :DD
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] WiwiPouPou:
Hum..... Galaxy S is an HDPI device, your "ported" theme is MDPI... So, that's impossible ! That's why devices won't reboot...

Fake.

FAIL.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] webstar1:
so the screenshots are fake ?! i have successful cases with JH1 so why dont you try it on that, although i have an improved version for XXJPH (2.2) so my friend YOU fail :p
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] WiwiPouPou:
OK, i'm on JM8, i've already done a lot of theming stuff, never seen any MDPI thing work in SGS... And i've tried = no boot until i restore framework-res.apk from backup....

Does it work for somebody on SGS ?
[Off-topic] lulmars128:
Hello everyone!

Just wanted to introduce myself. Just got my first Windows Mobile phone a few weeks ago. I went with Verizon's HTC Ozone, as it was free and fit my budget perfectly.

Haven't had a whole lot of time to troubleshoot alternatives and solutions to some of my problems, figured I'd list them out in here as I browse the fourms for the answers. If anyone knows the fix for any of this off hand please let me know!

My device is running Windows Mobile 6.5. I understand the memory management on this device does not automatically close programs. This is cool for things like webpages and such that I'd like to multitask on. But when I want to close out of a page making noise, or application producing noise in the background going through all programs -) task manager -) end task can be an inconvience. Is there anyway to close programs via a short cut?

And is there any sort of alt+tab like feature to browse between programs in the memory so I don't have to explore to them to re-up the window?

Also, I've been trying to get morphgear to work as a GBA emulator. It installs and opens but I have 0 control after that. I can open a settings menu but I can't save the changes and if I hit a txt box I am stuck.

Sorry if these are noob questions, I'd look them up myself if I had the time. But I look forward to learning from these fourms and hopefully contributing in some way myself.

Thanks!
[Streak 5 General] mrmrmrmr:
Hi,

On my streak when I search Market, I only see "free" items.

Apps with price are not showing up.

I purchased the Streak from UK (unlocked) and I live in Turkey.

What may be the problem ?

Thanks.
[Streak 5 General] lufc:
Need a bit more info mate like is it o2 or dell direct and what are you running 1.6 or 2.1 :)
[Streak 5 General] mrmrmrmr:
it is dell direct purchase, not O2. Actually this info is already available in the first post.

I am running 1.6 on it.

Thx.
[Streak 5 General] Keethos:
I brought mine direct from Dell and I am able to view apps with prices on, though I am in the UK on O2 network....so no idea dude!
[Streak 5 General] badcrow35:
contac me

ekle beni ziyaeken35@hotmail.com yardımcı olmaya caşıyım
[Streak 5 General] moneytoo:
http://market.android.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=143779
[Streak 5 General] rodjordan:
Buy a UK SIM on ebay. Then you will be able to download paid apps over wifi. Then switch back to your regular SIM
[EVO 4G General] auxny:
LOL idk if this has been posted before but its FREAKIN HILARIOUZ! MCLULZ!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg
[EVO 4G General] Bielinsk:
Really?

Fail
[EVO 4G General] ausch30:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=712821&highlight=HTC+EVO+vs+iphone+4
[EVO 4G General] xHausx:
I need the one with the bigger gbs and the wifis please
[EVO 4G General] mzaiderman:
lmao. was the 8 million views not enough to tell you this might have been viewed by all evo owners already?
[EVO 4G General] notown775:
I'm laughing cause 5million of those were probably iPhone owners.. heck maybe more.. and the rest probably android users ...

sent from my satan fone
[EVO 4G General] jigglywiggly:
HAI GUIES I HAVE A VIDEO U NEVER SEEN

*clicks*

OMG NO WAI
[EVO 4G General] notown775:
NOH! U can HaZ pOHst
[EVO 4G General] rooster94:
Epic post.
[EVO 4G General] holeshot77:
Absolutely hilarious!

I sent this with my nuked EVO!
[Android Apps and Games] mekwall:
Posted this in wrong forum....

Mod can delete. Sorry for the inconvenience!