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[EVO 4G General] werxen:
And I realized why most people find it hard to use smartphones other than the iPhone. It is not based around the concept of 'iPhone is naturally easier because it just WORKS' but more along the lines of people have this notion that smartphones SHOULD behave/look like the iPhone.

For instance, when I showed my friend my Evo he looked at the screen and said "Where are the apps?" I said I only keep a few on the main screen that I use frequently such as SMS/Phone/Voicemail/Dropbox etc but the rest are in the app drawer. He said "Yeah... but that's gay they should all be on the screens" after switching from screen to screen only to find a few apps here and there I realized that people are accustomed to the clutter and confusion of iOS rather than the simplicity and organization of Android. It really seems counter intuitive to me. While the iPhone is a ****ing AMAZING phone (whoever says otherwise is a fanboy) it definitely loses in some areas to Android but people base their standards off the iOS which is a clear bias. I never knew how much of a grasp Apple has on the smartphone industry until this event. Coming from a Blackberry and having owned an iPod I found the transitions to be seamless but I also worked at IT for a long duration.

The conclusion I reached was that the notion of Android is harder to use because you need to be a geek to understand it is also false. Android is not more difficult to use, it is just different in itself. Turning on wifi on an iPhone is the same process. Downloading an APP is the same as well. Making phone calls and sending texts are identical. Hopefully we can see a growth in smartphone technologies that embrace the BEST possible user experience which I believe goes to Android for their sheer volume of phones as well as operating system capabilities.
[EVO 4G General] chopper the dog:
Sounds like your describing that evo vs. iphone video on youtube and your friend is the character repeating "I don't care".

Are you happy with your device? Does it do what you want the way you want?

You are all that matters....

good day.
[EVO 4G General] werxen:
Kinda... but its not utter stupidity - more ignorance. What I am trying to say is that the iPhone has been the epitome of what a touchscreen smartphone SHOULD look and behave like.

I enjoy Android but I honestly got the Evo because of Sprints plan coupled in with unlimited bandwidth was a great money saving choice for a smart phone. Also, the fact that I can roam on Verizon meant I could get signal where an iPhone could not.

Honestly though, if I could get an iPhone on Sprints network with unlimited data + tethering as I do now for under $80 I would jump on that offer. Really love that phone and the game development is skyrocketing. I do enjoy the Evo, however. Cant complain about its amazing screen size and custom roms I can put in. Also the free tethering is nice ;)
[EVO 4G General] phatmanxxl:
I guess your conclusion also explains why in every smartphone review, the iPhone is mentioned several times also.
[EVO 4G General] werxen:
Yup. Now if only we could get that phone out of the ATT deathgrip.
[EVO 4G General] bigmoogle:
So you do want the iphone...

I'm not surprised that the iphone is the standard - there are a lot more of them than any other smartphone. And they're very nice phones.

That said, I much prefer my evo. Even if the iphone became available outside AT&T, I'm sticking with android. While the iphone has more games (and fart apps), android allows more customization. I'm also not limited to a single controlled app market. Finally, my aging eyes love the large screen.
[EVO 4G General] bharris25:
My girlfriend has a mytouch slide and after having the phone for a week I was showing her how to use it and she didn't even realize there was a menu button. You miss out on an awful lot without using that button lol.
[EVO 4G General] TheBiles:
People forget that the average Joe is a moron.
[EVO 4G General] uniquenameevo:
Pretty sure the BB curve still holds the crown.

That said, I am moving my mom from her BB curve to an EVO in December. I'll do the same with the EVO that I did with the curve. I will set it up so everything she wants is on the home screens. I'll give it a nice, clean look and make sure the fonts are right, etc.

She wants it for the big screen, not because it is fast, customizable, or anything else.
[EVO 4G General] uniquenameevo:
Or completely uninterested in technology. I'm sure there are plenty of people with brains and advanced degrees that could not care much less about stuff that is possible with their phone.
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
I prefer: Common sense is not that common. ;)

I agree with the OP 100%. People are creatures of habit and don't realize that in the same way a PC differs from a MAC, an Android phone will differ from iOS based phone. I think that people will buy anything that has a lower case "i" in front of it just because Apple found a niche in the way they advertise. I don't have a problem with their products. My beef with them is based on their communist approach to business and the fact that they don't care about their customers.

Personally, I have never nor will I ever buy anything Apple. It has nothing to do with being an Android fan-boy so much as it is about being an Apple hater. lol Although I will say that my first experience with Android has left me wanting to kick myself for not switching over sooner.
[EVO 4G General] nebenezer:
I'm nebenezer and I approve this message

I made the terrible mistake of buying my g/f an iPod nano about a year ago. I really should have known better but she really wanted it. I got her hooked on Android with her Hero last Dec and she is now enamored with her EVO. My current challenge is I'm trying to convince her to let me see if I can hit her iPod with a .50 cal round at about 400 yards.

I'd settle for using my AR at 200 yards but the .50 would be so much more gratifying :D
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
Bwahaha! My girl wanted an iPod for her birthday a few years back, and when she opened the box, there was a Zune in it. She looked at me as if I had just said something about her momma. After a week, she was loving it. She was able to remove that resource-hungry iTunes software from her computer (she had it on there because of an iPod Shuffle she previously was using but broke), and it made her computer faster, too.

If you ever take the .50 cal to the iPod, make sure you use the Evo to capture the event. ;)
[EVO 4G General] nebenezer:
Yeah, I got it for her but with the caveat that it could only ever make a usb connection with HER COMPUTER.

I think I'll have to actually get her a raplacement before she'll give it up. I'm thinking either a Zune or a 16gb microsd card for her EVO.

Also, rest assured if I ever do get her iPod out to the range.. the event will be captured and shared :D
[EVO 4G General] engagedtosmile:
iPhone is a bit too easy and locked down for my tastes. I like being able to apply themes, change my Home app, etc. I think that alone makes Android look much better than iPhone. My iPhone friend who is an Apple fanboy agrees that the Android setup is much better and widgets are awesome.

Icons on icons is ugly to me. It's almost insulting.
[EVO 4G General] werxen:
Zune HD ftw. I have had a 16 gig since launch day. Sexy screen, light and portable, and best of all the battery life is ****ing outstanding. Also, the best music browsing/playability out of any device to date.
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
Yea, the Zune is pretty. Although to be honest, I would invest in a 32GB SD card for my Evo and use that instead of using two separate devices. While the UI of the Zune is pretty, I wouldn't spend the money on it when I have a phone I already carry with me all the time that can do the same thing.
[EVO 4G General] nebenezer:
Look dude, I'm not trying to start more shiz in another one of your threads.. I'm appalled by your behavior in your WTF WIFI?!?! thread, but that's another story. I'm asking you politely to check your language. You could have just as, if not more effectively covered your point without dropping an f-bomb.. Again, not trying to start shiz.

I have no experience with zune but everyone I know that has one LOVES it, and several of them have models that are OOOLLLDDD, so that says something to me about build quality. On the other hand, a big sdcard full of music would conveniently negate the need for another device to purchase and keep charged, but would likely mean I'd have to hook her up with another battery or two or an extended battery. Oh what a dilemma, now I have to research and purchase more technology :D
[EVO 4G General] werxen:
Okay fine lets agree to be police to so others don't have to deal with it.

I was thinking about getting an SD card for my Evo but the only crappy thing is I want to carry my music around in places that I don't want to take my phone like the gym. Not only are phones prohibited in some gyms, I couldn't bear to accidentally drop a weight on my phone or get too sweaty and short it out etc etc. Although I love my Zune and it cost me as much as my Evo did, it is not nearly the same device as far as capabilities.

Plus, another thing with the Evo is you don't really need an extra sd card. Just setup Dropbox accounts and you're good to go. I have all my music on dropbox and I just stream it perfectly.
[EVO 4G General] Franteeko:
Not to hijack, but I also have a dropbox account. How are you streaming music to your evo?
[EVO 4G General] ijrod21i:
You could have used the galaxy s implementation of the app drawer and told him that was the entire phone. Point is that you could have it like the iPhone or like a good phone with customization that makes you think for yourself.
[EVO 4G General] werxen:
No prob.

I uploaded some albums to dropbox in 128 bitrate MP3 quality and loaded the dropbox app in the phone and the built in HTC/Android software will stream it. Very easy. Only crappy thing is that the Android dropbox is much buggier than the iPhone version so you might get disconnected sometimes before the song even finishes. Android version only recently came out so there are places to improve on it. Good luck.
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
The Zune my girl is one of those ooolllddd ones....and it's still pumping. Battery life is still great and all.

I can understand that, but I would hate to drop a weight on the new Zune even more.....there is no equipment replacement program for that thing, you know? lol The dropbox thing, while I think it's a great idea, you would obviously need good reception for that. I use my phone to play music at work where the reception sucks, so the place I use my phone for music the most is the one place I probably wouldn't be able to. My WiFi connection at work is encrypted so I can't connect to it using my phone since I don't have the password. Not to mention, the quality of the music would be much better if it's on your SD card, I would assume.
[EVO 4G General] werxen:
Have you tried the force roam app? That might help with your signal issues. Its in the marketplace. But yeah I have had no problems with streaming music other than the buggy android dropbox app.
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
I've heard of it, but why would you want your phone to roam? Doesn't Sprint charge you ridiculous rates for using data while roaming?
[EVO 4G General] werxen:
Nope. Sprint includes free roaming with their Evo plans. Happy full signaling :)
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
I called Sprint to verify this, and you are correct. Domestic roaming is free and included for calls and data. However, they told me that if you are making a phone call while roaming, it still gets deducted from your monthly minutes plan even if you are doing a mobile-to-mobile call.

Either way, VERY good to know. I just enabled roaming and removed all the roam guards on the phone. Good stuff......
[EVO 4G General] werxen:
For sure - good tip on the minutes too I did not know that. Happy roaming brother.
[EVO 4G General] tdusen:
If it deducts from your monthly minutes, then it's not FREE roaming. Based on their use, any call is technically free since it only deducts from your monthly plan minutes. I don't understand how they can get away with saying Free roaming.
[EVO 4G General] Last-Chance:
hmm, a phone with full out flash support, or a phone that has 0 flash support, yea that's a hard one. /sarcasm.

like seriously. one of the BIGGEST reasons, not to get an iphone is the fact that it's been out for, what? 5-6 years? longer? and there is no sight of flash support and probably will never have it. In a default browser that is. i know skyfire is recently working on one, but i prefer webkit over skyfire.

Also considering almost every good site out there is upgrading to flash every minute, it's a huge negative not to have it. If i wanted to, i could go on facebook and play the little app games, but on the iphone you actually have to install the app in order to play it.
[EVO 4G General] Crossrocker:
I think that if iphone was offered on most major carriers, then iphone would dominate the market. I do beilive that the iphone is slightly more easy to use and a better ui. So the only people using android would be geeks (includes me.. I think?) But att is smart because the iphone is tempting and the people paying those prices..
[EVO 4G General] beazie0885:
No he's a plumber! Lol set just saw this and giggled a little
[EVO 4G General] BrianDigital:
Im just gonna say ios is not that special. Proof you can not delete songs right from.the ipod.....
[EVO 4G General] jjvcuyler:
Roaming calls cost the same as non-roaming calls. Hence, roaming is free, though the call may not be.
[XPERIA X10 General] gunawan-1:
Can somebody help me? I install Task Killer. When I push the killer button, My phone cannot connect to the internet anymore, so... I have to restart the phone to make a connection again.

I thought may be, I killed the connection with Task Killer. But I don't know which application can control the connection to put in whitelist. Thanks.
[XPERIA X10 General] Creptio:
add timescape to the task killers ignore list
[XPERIA X10 General] jayman1986:
Try having the "backup and restore" task as excluded. That is probably it I think I had a similar problem when I used task panel to auto kill when screen went off, it disconnected my phone call as soon as screen turned off and caused many other problems.

Give It a try
[XPERIA X10 General] Zenghelis:
Just uninstall task killer.

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[XPERIA X10 General] jayman1986:
I agree I've realised they are actually a waste of time, plus there are concerned that it may actually cause problems to the phone long-term.
[XPERIA X10 General] mezo9090:
I 2nd that.
[XPERIA X10 General] gunawan-1:
But in my opinion, task manager really can save battery.
[XPERIA X10 General] Nimche:
Even I do respect your opinion I have to inform you that after a test I actually manage to get more battery without it. Its nice if you kill unnecessary apps once in a while but on Auto is not really helpful. I removed mine completely and I am happy from the results.
[XPERIA X10 General] im_iceman:
+ 1 on nimche's comment
[XPERIA X10 General] gunawan-1:
Really?... I should try this. Thanks friends.

Gunawan, GN Mutimedia & X10i
[Nexus One General] denimjunkie82:
I'm sure everyone notices that the boot animation lags for the first few seconds before it smooths out. This creates some really choppy and ugly boot animations, especially if you use ones that are cooler looking than the stock X.

Does anyone know if it's possible to smooth out the boot animations, so it looks as good as it's supposed to?
[Nexus One General] Jack_R1:
No. Boot animation isn't given priority over boot process, and the lag is CPU busy with system boot.

You can use small resolution / low frame rate boot animations, they'll appear smoother.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] big790:
Not rooted
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] dkdude36:
Easy, but takes some bandwidth.

Simply download a froyo asop rom. Any will work except cyanogenmod. Extact the zip, go into system app, and look for browser. Drag and drop onto root of your sd, get some sort of file manager app from the market, and install it. I think this will work, but i have never tried it.

Until you drag the file onto your sd, this is all on the computer.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] big790:
Can I get the link to download the file
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] big790:
can someone post up the link to download the stock browser please
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] ms79723:
I will once I get home and test it out to see if it works. Check back in 30 minutes.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] big790:
..........thanks :)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] ms79723:
im pretty sure it wont work. i put the browser.apk on the sd card and when i went to astro to install it, it asked me to uninstall the current browser. so i think the only way it might work is if you rooted the phone and then pulled the sense browser and pushed the aosp browser
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] big790:
o i see thank anyway
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] ms79723:
pushing the browser.apk doesnt work either
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] v_lestat:
how about you just rename the browser.apk thats already in the system\app folder and any odex file in the \system\app folder then install it with the installer app from the market or install command via adb......

hhmmm ????
[Droid X Themes and Apps] yourfriendwayned:
I set out to edit my first system file because I was annoyed by it. The stock gallery in the Droid X has the worst background that should be fully black to help the rendering process. Instead of the application rendering some horrible gradient background it should just render the thumbnails, so I changed that real quick. Next up was the photo frame widget that the gallery uses. I love the black frame look seen in other gallery apps, so I took the white and changed it to a slick black gradient frame with a slight shadow. Granted this is NOT a huge modded thing – it will be a great addition to any Droid X, enjoy!

*Note – This may work with other FROYO devices out there – so please test and comment!*

UPDATE.ZIP Method proves to be working perfectly so try this method first!

Download ZIP File by going here...

*UPDATED METHOD*

1. Download Zip

2. Place on SD Card of device

3. Boot into recovery (clockwork recovery or other custom recovery)

4. Install Zip from SD Card

5. Locate “WJDGalleryMod.zip.zip” and click install

6. Reboot and ENJOY :)

Download APK File if need be - Here
[Droid X Themes and Apps] tony1208:
Is this deoxed?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] yourfriendwayned:
This is deodexed yes - and now the new update.zip method for clockwork is up :)
[Droid X Themes and Apps] travp624:
download link for zip appears wrong or its just me that gets the page cannot be found
[Droid X Themes and Apps] evilsai:
Is it for 2.2 or 2.1?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] yourfriendwayned:
2.2 right now... just updated link to file sry....working
[Droid X Themes and Apps] hacku:
Love it! Goes great with the theme I'm building for myself... :D

EDIT:

Found one flaw. On your zip file you put the MediaGallery.apk in the framework folder instead of the app folder. You might want to change that... ;)
[Droid X Themes and Apps] barczakmark:
Works perfectly! The load time for media in the gallery seems to be greatly decreased! Thank you
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Breezer23:
Looks good man. Nice to see you worked your way over here from Crackberry ;)
[Droid X Themes and Apps] yourfriendwayned:
meh I was down the block just thought i'd stop by haha - I am everywhere
[Droid X Themes and Apps] kameleongt:
noticed a difference thanks for the great work.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] No I.D.:
How has this affected you? Everyone seems to be responding positively.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] LexusBrian400:
Is there any chance we can get linked to those dock icons? I've been searching everywhere!
[Droid X Themes and Apps] yourfriendwayned:
Yeah email me support@wjddesigns.com for dock info...
[Droid X Themes and Apps] phissionkorps:
Had this on my leaked 2.2 with no problems. Tried it twice on OTA 2.2 and immediately ended up with a "stuck at M".
[Droid X Themes and Apps] yourfriendwayned:
I have updated this on my official 2.2 as well as leaked along with others and it is fine - ill see if I can't replicate this problem..
[Droid X Themes and Apps] phissionkorps:
Just realized, the two times i tried on rooted 2.2 OTA, I wasn't deodexed. You think that did it? I tried to just apply the zip from SD. I loved the look of the keyboard but it takes me so long to get stuff on my DX working, so I don't want to be stuck at M again (am now rooted and deodexed).

----------------

That must be it. I just tried on rooted/deodexed 2.2 OTA and it booted right up no problem.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] cleopete:
So does this replace my existing Blackglass theme, or just replace the lame gallery? Sorry if that's obtuse, but I just started with this stuff.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] tenyrnote:
The link for the zip is an .apk? does it matter??? I want to install this mod
[Droid X Themes and Apps] yourfriendwayned:
Check back on the site - zip is there....
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djdiablo:
Would like to know this too....every time I have adjusted the settings it would cause my phone to not wake up....

For now since I have it installed with auto-detect settings with no profiles added and it is fine. Used it to verify the 1.2g JAC kernel I installed.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaSmittyman:
Its not setup for the vibrant yet. The only way to successfully use it is with the auto setting and not using profiles.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
Profiles work completely fine for me. Running 2.0.3 with all of them set to conservative. Never had a problem with SetCPU
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GalaxyS_Bweb2185:
Thanks for responding & info.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sgk2007:
Hi,

This is really annoying! Anybody else or just me? Pls read below:

Where's our newest/latest photos & videos that we just capture? We even see them on the phone but when switching to PC to view them, they're not there? Everytime, we have to reboot our phone to see those new in PC. Why?

I've found this issue with some ROM: CyanogenMod, Defrost, OpenDesire...

I think this is also a known issue that I cannot find correct answer or patch. It related to media scanner or storage...

Sense ROM does not have this issue.

Hope to get it fixed soonest.

Too bad:mad:
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AzureusPT:
I'm going to use the example of OpenDesire, but I'm sure its almost the same for the rest of non sense ROMs.

When you plug the phone to the PC via USB you need to enable USB transfer by sliding the notification bar and selecting USB (there you can enable/disable USB transfer). When USB is enabled you will see your phone's SD card in your computer, it should recognize it without problems. If you open it with a file explorer, theres a folder that should be named DCIM and inside should be another folder with all the photos you've taken.

If you want to syncronize photos and stuff using HTC Sync you need a Sense UI ROM to work. Non-Sense UI ROMs are only able to connect as an USB portable device (like a pendrive).
[Android Apps and Games] Berserk87:
For any android owners jealous of iphone 4 owners, someone has put together an android app called "Iphone 4 emulator" (they say emulator but its a simulator).

http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-androidnetwork-iphone4-jAFjq.aspx

Heres an image of the simulator in action.
[Android Apps and Games] c00ller:
Omg lol

10char
[Android Apps and Games] scrizz:
lmfao

:D good one
[Android Apps and Games] westicle:
Hahaha great

Send from my underpowered htc hero on the sprint "not now" network.
[Android Apps and Games] nephron:
LOL legit.
[Android Apps and Games] SEMPITERNAL:
nice wrok .. 10x dude!
[Android Apps and Games] alexluckett:
So it just turns airplane mode on? eh? lool
[Android Apps and Games] Shoops:
LOL, doesn't include death grip though!
[Android Apps and Games] bladez:
Oh, come one...

This is just beyond childish stupidity.

I mean, I hate the iPhone too, but this?

....

>_>

I thought Android users would be smarter with atleast a bit of sense of humor....
[Android Apps and Games] thesecondsfade:
I think it's pretty damn funny.