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[Galaxy S I9000 General] calexus1182:
Hi all,

As I just said its been released in Spain and I was wandering if I should get it over the desire hd its in same price range so money ain't a problem but people seem to have major issues with the galaxy .

4" screen is more than enough for me but I saw the samoled in action and is amazing the camera I hear its good too, so what should I do?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Schmich:
I have a really hard time recommending the Galaxy S. I could really use a working gps and a cached map navigation. The lag is really frustrating as well but as you can see with the xda app it's still usable and games run smoothly. So to answer your question: it depends what you plan to do with the phone.

Also don't forget that the desires already have 2.2 and don't put your hopes up that samsung fixes current issues.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Zvenn:
GPS accuracy improvements are on the way, and for map caching on sd card you can use this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=630887

To OP: No phone is perfect.

If you don't want to flash or root your phone, you would have to wait until 2.2 comes to fix the majority of the various bugs / improvements needed. Samsung is apparently working on it 24/7, hopefully we'll get a release by the end of October.

Compared to the Desire HD, the immediate difference is the screen quality.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] calexus1182:
Cached maps navigation sure seems like heaven especially with compas integration, im directionally challenged :D so it could help me a lot, the 2.2 out of the box and first probable phone to get 3.0 is definetly a plus...

I really like the screen and video format integration it always pissed me off that i have to convert videos to watch on my phone. and I use my phone to listen to music how is the SGS in that regard?

What is youre experience with the phone (i know sammy isnt the best manefacturer but whats the problem beside the gps?)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] salmanslick:
Music dont sound good on sgs as compared to ipod or iphone
[Galaxy S I9000 General] KaliKot:
supercurio would like a word with you
[Galaxy S I9000 General] calexus1182:
I have a hero now and the audio ain't bad it can't be any worse right ?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] almi88:
Nope, I've had a Hero and the sound quality is much better. The original earphones that come with the SGS are bull****, from this comes the bad sound quality. If you have or buy good earphones the sound quality is great.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Valeo:
Interesting... the earbuds that came with mine are actually pretty good. Not as good as my £40 Sennheiser earbuds, but very close! Good bass response, uncoloured midrange. The trebble is a little harsh sometimes at max volume but that's to be expected.

Makes me wonder if perhaps mine weren't manufactured by Samsung. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] allotrios:
If you don't care flashing, then the Galaxy S is ok.

I think the Desire HD will be better out of the box though.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] calexus1182:
I don't mind flashing...if its a resonable amount.

I can buy either just have a hard time deciding which one.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] allotrios:
You should try them out! :)

The HD is quite heavy compared to the Galaxy (I held it briefly) but feels much more robust. That being said, I have the Galaxy S since August and nothing has happened to it yet.

I have used the normal desire (non HD) and it seems to be much snappier than the galaxy s. That of course doesn't mean that the HD will be as snappy. The Sense GUI seems to be better than touchwiz.

With JM6 and the voodoo lagfix, the Galaxy is doing ok. I am really happy with it.

If I were you I would wait a little bit to see what's going to happen with Froyo and hear first real impressions about the HD.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] calexus1182:
wasnt froyo realeased for the SGS? at least unofficialy?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Schmich:
Thanks, although that doesn't work for the Navigation.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] calexus1182:
The sgs been out since summer right? How's the build quality holding ?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
this is the best phone available on the market right now!

if you can wait, then wait for better stuff comming out on 2011

if you need a new phone now get the Galaxy S

strong, good for protection out of the box, see the videos on the wiki

great reception

GPS works good contrary to what you have read here in the forum, it just depends on the firmware

the Camera is amazing, Video recording as well

Audio is the finest quality on both the 3.5 and via Bluetooth 3.0

if you have a car with BT stereo support, you'll love it!

the LAGs that you read about is not real, it all comes down to maintaining your phone with the autorun killers and task managers to optimize the phone.

WiFi N is very fast, i get up to 87 Mbps on it, not as fast as PC but fast enough to transfer large files, without using the USB

SAMOLED screen is amazing.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] calexus1182:
Well don't mind installing the lagfixes and if I keep waiting for a better phone il never have one T-T but I do want a tegra2
[Galaxy S I9000 General] calexus1182:
DesireHD delayed in spain should i just get the sgs?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Mad Maniak:
Hey,

I'm from the Netherlands, and bought my Galaxy S 2 weeks ago. I knew full well that the Desire HD was coming, but chose for the Galaxy S anyway...

I couldn't be happier with my choice, this is why:

-The Galaxy S screen is superior. No match, S-Amoled rocks.

-Xvid support is lovely.

-There already is a lot of documentation and a big user base for the Galaxy S (and stuff like Galaxy S specific apps), which gives you a community to fall back on.

-The Galaxy S has a pretty good battery (1500 mAh), in contrary to the DesireHD (1200 mAh).

-The Galaxy S is available NOW (there's always something on the horizon).

-Bluetooth 3.0

-The best processor in smartphone world.

-A LOT more memory; up to 48gb (16 internal and 32 microsd).

-It is light.

-There's a front facing camera for video calls and such.

In all honesty, the Desire HD has some pros too:

-The screen, although it sucks in comparison, is pretty big.

-The build quality seems to be pretty good.

-HTC support, probably until android 3.0.

-It has more RAM.

-8MP camera with flash.

-Maybe device design and HTC Sense, depends on taste. I like the Galaxy S and Touchwiz just fine, personally.

To me, the Galaxy S was better on paper and I am very satisfied with the experience it is giving me up to now.

It does need some tweaks, but the good news is all of those tweaks are available due to the huge user base (>1 mil!). It has lag, use a lagfix. It doesn't properly manage RAM, use AutoKiller Memory. Etc.

Fact is that, if the DesireHD runs into these issues, you won't have a fix ready right away simply because the user base will need to grow and the device hasn't been tested by over a million people for half a year. With the Galaxy S, you know what you will be getting, and you know it's awesome.

So, there you go; get the Galaxy S.

Greets,

MM
[Galaxy S I9000 General] calexus1182:
Really? Awesome havent noticed the front camera xD

Well the main pull the desireHd has over me is that htc phones are better supported (xda etc..) And kinda like the new sense(The site,cached map nav are really awesome )I dont like the battery, i dont care how much more optimised the proccesor is at 1200mAh with its huge screen its gonna die quickly.

4 inch screen is plenty of space.

everybody says the camera is awesome

Hey is the bootloder unlocked can we flash costom roms yet? Dont think i saw any...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Oletros:
Please, stop missiforming people and don't think people is stupid and doesn't read the other threades.

My God, I f it wasn't wnough with Apple fanboys we have now SGS fanboys
[Galaxy S I9000 General] calexus1182:
Hey Oletros whats youre experience with the sgs (Im asking since youre spanish right?)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] calexus1182:
@Oletros dude you really hate the sgs i read some of youre other posts.

So dunno last question would i regret buying the sgs now?Should i wait for the dualcores/gingerbread?im thinking december would be as long im gonna wait, would anything(better than DHD or SGS) be out by then?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] calexus1182:
Bumpy sorry last post was like 2 weeks ago
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Oletros:
No, I don't hate the SGS, I'm angry with comments that are missinforming people.

And regarding the SGS, I'm dissapointed with the way Samsung has screwed a marvellous hardware with a bad software implementation.

If I was you, I would wait until the official release of Froyo for the SGS and see if it fixes the flaws (lag and GPS)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] calexus1182:
So when the eff is that coming? Wasn't it supposed to come in august? It's like the hero all over again
[EVO 4G General] Dmitry S @ Tango:
Hi,

I work for Tango - the newest player in mobile video calling. Hopefully some of you have been able to play around with our app.

We released our application last week, and have been listening to users on some of the items we need to fix/improve with our application.

I am looking for 5-10 HTC EVO users that can help me out with beta testing our product.

The requirements:

1. You have a HTC EVO and feel comfortable installing Beta software on your phone.

2. You can devote 2-3 hours every few weeks to provide us feedback.

3. You feel comfortable having a video call with me (I promise I'm not that scary).

4. You will not share new features with our competitors.

I would prefer to find people who can test this weekend - we have a big fix regarding our battery consumption that we would like to release ASAP.

Please message me with the following:

1. Name/Email

2. Availability to test over the next few months

3. Experience with Android

4. Phone/Version/Rooted? etc.

Thanks!

Dmitry
[EVO 4G General] J3ff:
I just used tango to video chat with my father. He has a new Evo and I have an Epic, it was great!!! :)
[EVO 4G General] Dmitry S @ Tango:
Wow! That was quick, already have 10 people signed up to test on the EVO.

I would like to find other phones to test with as well (especially Galaxy S), but if you feel very passionately that you can contribute to our beta testing, send me a PM and I'll try and add you to the list.

Thank you SO much!
[EVO 4G General] intel i7 quad:
is this better than skype
[EVO 4G General] dmc971989:
you have a PM sir
[EVO 4G General] 00_MACKIE_00:
My wife and I have Evo's , both on Fresh rom. I could test if you want.
[EVO 4G General] thenewguy821:
A couple questions....

Will Tango only video call/chat with other Tango users, or will it also be able to connect to Skype, Qik, Fring, etc..?

Will there also be a desktop version, for your computer? (This is mainly, if it will only connect to Tango users)

I ask, because I have a friend who has Skype on their computer. Skype blocks connection to Qik and Fring, and currently, iMovicha is only one way video (from what I understand).
[EVO 4G General] Dmitry S @ Tango:
You're spot on about Skype blocking connection to Qik and Fring - for this reason we won't be integrating into their platform.

We're hoping to get a desktop client sometime in the near future, but are focusing on the mobile arena first.
[EVO 4G General] thenewguy821:
Makes sense... Thanks for the fast reply. Will the app be able to connect to any other desktop clients?
[EVO 4G General] J3ff:
Well I tried Epic to Evo, Epic to Iphone4 and Epic to Droid tonight, all worked flawlessly! Really freakin cool! Never seen a video chat thing be so simple! :)
[EVO 4G General] IMiLL102911:
I wish I had someone to video chat with. :( My sister has the iphone 3g, and no one I know has an Evo. I'm going to buy one for my GF for her birthday but that's all the way in March.
[EVO 4G General] orris:
I'm down to help.
[EVO 4G General] InfidelForLife:
This APP needs to stop running in the background sucking down the EVO's juice. Many people ran and tested this APP last week and just about all of us unistalled it due to MAJOR battery drain and that APP not closing. Fix those things and this thing will be golden, much nicer than Qik and Fring.
[EVO 4G General] th3b055:
Yeah this App needs some work, but looks promising. Was trying to get it to work all day, but a lot of the times I was getting, connection too slow or some other errors - and this was on WiFi. Anyways, tweak the bugs out and sure looks like a winner
[EVO 4G General] sfld:
I would be down to test it..
[EVO 4G General] J3ff:
I would buy her one early ;) I'm sure she'd make it worth it!
[EVO 4G General] marc.ientilucci:
just wondering how the progress of this is going...
[Streak 5 General] Valandil3:
Under the contacts menu of the streak everything is fine, but if I use another app or widget that access' my contacts, such as facebook sync or picture dial, I have multiple entries for each person, none of which are what is shown in my actual contacts list. For example someone has their phone number, email and picture (synced from facebook) in my actual contacts list, but in the program theres 3 versions, one with email and picture, one with just email and one with phone and email. It means when i try and use picture dial I cant select one that all the info it needs.

I also noticed that in the actual contacts list it doesnt seem to matter what sync options i set or what sub group im currently supposed to be looking at, it always shows the same contacts. For instance it won't show my gmail contacts even if i tell it to. It doesn't bother me, but I don't know if the two issues are related.

Any ideas anyone? Is there anyway to bulk get rid of all contacts? Then i could just get my computer to sync all the contacts back on again, though I'd have to go through and link them to facebook again so I'd rather not if i can avoid it.

Any help appreciated!
[Android Apps and Games] martino2k6:
Description

I wrote a small application to allow easily changing the VM heap size (no more adb pull, edit, adb push). People on CM ROMs may be familiar with a similar option, but here is a little tool for those who are not running CM. As it modifies a variable which can affect the stability of the system, be careful with how you use it :) More about the VM heap size is written in the application itself. And of course, if I made any mistakes or if something is incorrect please correct me.

Requirements

root

system write

busybox (1.17.x recommended)

Appearing In

Japanese Jellyfish (ZTE Blade/Orange San Francisco)

If you wish to bundle this application in your firmware feel free to, but let me know if you do and please link back to this page :)

Download (Android Market):

Translating VM Heap Tool

English files which can be translated have been attached (txt files), and the following fields which I will mention do not need to be translated. Once you translate something you may just attach the files in your post or add them in code tags. Of course please mention the language that you translated it to so I can appropriately add it to the application and update.

Do not translate: heapSizeUnit, aboutHeap, defaultHeap, currentHeap, version, thread, heapSizeValues. These just hold key values which should not be translated. Also please don't translate "RPLACE" inside the texts, as this is replaced inside the application on run-time.

Values are stored as

<string name="aboutHeapTitle">What is the heap?</string>

where the string's name is clearly defined, "aboutHeapTitle", and the value which should be translated is inside the <> and </> tags. Values which are used in similar situations will have a common prefix, for example:

"progress..." - used on a progress dialog to display the message

"toast..." - the little grey messages that you get at the bottom of your screen and with which you can't interact

"dialog..." - used as the title on a dialog box

and so on...

Thank you to all those who are willing to help, your contributions will be noted :)
[Android Apps and Games] ACD168:
great app, wont have to manually erstart on droid inc. wont restart when pushing the button.
[Android Apps and Games] martino2k6:
Thanks, so the Incredible has the same problem as the Desire then... If you install ROM Manager it will restart. I'm afraid that has something to do with superuser and how the phone is rooted (correct me if I'm wrong), so some devices will restart while others will not. Sadly Google doesn't allow applications to restart the device, so it has to be done in a roundabout way which may not always work...
[Android Apps and Games] khaytsus:
Awesome, now everyone can break apps by lowering the heap below the expected 24 megs!
[Android Apps and Games] martino2k6:
Yes, but I hope that most people will be smarter and try to use something like 32 :p
[Android Apps and Games] skymera:
The "apply" and "quit" box cover the "new heap size" box on hTC Hero
[Android Apps and Games] martino2k6:
OK, thanks for letting me know. I'll see what I can do about it, but for now you can use your trackpad (or w/e it's called) to move the focus on the button and press it.
[Android Apps and Games] martino2k6:
Should be fixed now with version 1.1, as well as support for Android 1.6 and above. Apologies that it took so long.

Icon help, anyone...? :)
[Android Apps and Games] Rower85:
Very nicely done!!!

Thanx!!!
[Android Apps and Games] g1dtf:
The app is force closing on startup on a rooted orange San Francisco (ZTE-Blade) with stock rom.

Andy.
[Android Apps and Games] martino2k6:
Do any other rooted apps crash, such as Root Explorer, ROM Manager, etc?
[Android Apps and Games] g1dtf:
Rom Manager and System App Remover both run ok, not got Root Explorer so can't try that.

Andy.
[Android Apps and Games] stylez:
Forced close for me to on ZTE-Blade Stock/Root.
[Android Apps and Games] martino2k6:
What happens if you write the following two commands in a terminal emulator or adb?

ls /system/bin/su
ls /system/xbin/su
[Android Apps and Games] kapslock4:
If you have rooted the san fran with stock rom and this will not work, root again. Worked for me no probs, even if it says you are rooted. Just root again. It appears that when the San Fran is turned off then on, it unroots (with original rom" Well, that is what I have found after testing. I have stock rom rooted and have picked out all the Orange "tat"

Hope that helps.
[Android Apps and Games] Guilden_NL:
System Write Required

Just tried running the app, but ran into an error: "System write required". I have root, adb is installed and recognize Android is read only by default, so I assume that I have to change permissions to include write?
[Android Apps and Games] martino2k6:
You can't change that without using a rooting method which unlocks NAND on your device. The application already remounted the partition to write, but wasn't able to write to it because you most likely don't have NAND unlocked.
[Android Apps and Games] KCRic:
Well guess us Slide owners can't use this until we have s-off. No system r/w for us yet:(
[Android Apps and Games] Guilden_NL:
No love on the MyTouch 3G getting NAND unlocked for Write. Ah well, the MT3G is truly a dog so I am not going to spend anymore time with it. It'll do the job for now, and I use the Nexus One as my main phone anyway.

Thanks for the tip though! At least I know where the issue is on this device.
[Android Apps and Games] stylez:
Didn't work but used clockwork and installed custom ROM and worked :)
[Android Apps and Games] kenshinta:
Nice. One less exclusive function of CM now available more freely.
[Android Apps and Games] beady_uk:
I hope this is not a stupid question but.... (Famous last words!)

What are the benefits of this? I have read a few threads about this and have conflicting reports.

Also, what are the recommended values? multiples of 8? 24mb, 32mb, 40mb, 800mb??

I am running MCR R9 with Richard Trips V5f kernel.....any suggestions?

Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] martino2k6:
The benefits are that applications might run quicker, and the OS too. Also it might save some battery life, but probably not enough to be visible during day-to-day use. Downsides are that overall you will have less memory left (not that it should matter since >512MB is more than enough for a phone), and sometimes it may cause instability.

24MB is the default on most devices. The best thing is to keep raising it bit-by-bit and find a sweet spot for your device. I think that most people have good results on 32MB.
[Android Apps and Games] Mumps:
Just installed the app in my Galaxy S because I was getting an error in Aldiko when opening a .pdf converted to .epub: "Database storage space is nearly full, delete some Contacts, Calendar, Messages" Since I have plenty of internal and SD free space I thought it could be the heap size.

But its set at 48 by default. Is that OK? Can I put 64 or will be overkill?
[Android Apps and Games] martino2k6:
48 is pretty high already, I wouldn't recommend going to 64 (I think the app won't event let you go that high -- can't remember now). Never heard of a problem like that before I'm afraid...
[Android Apps and Games] MaXmeOliver:
Does not start on rooted ZTE Blade with android 2.2 (japanese jellyfish rls5). Black screen
[Android Apps and Games] Fekke:
Im getting FC on stock ZTE Blade. Its rooted and i can use other programs
[Android Apps and Games] martino2k6:
Could both of you please attach your build.prop file from /system?
[Android Apps and Games] martino2k6:
Version 2.0 has been released, with a major overhaul to the user interface and improved robustness. Since most of the code has been rewritten, force closes are likely to happen. Just please use the "Report" button if you'll see one, and re-install if it will keep force closing.

Also, it is now possible to easily translate it so I might open a Github or something similar for translations. Or just let me know if you're interested. Thank you.
[Android Apps and Games] sherzad:
What does This app do? i didnt understand? does it make my phone faster or..?

please translate in german if oyu can or say it in simple english words:)

it would be great...

thanks al lot
[Android Apps and Games] martino2k6:
Sorry, but no German translations until someone would help out with them.

Simple description: Each application can use some memory, this tool allows to increase that value. It helps as garbage collection (task which frees memory) will have to run less often, so your device may work faster. But your mileage may vary - YMMV.
[Android Apps and Games] willsurg:
Oh by the way, also tried loading it on Nook Color, 2.1. the program just hangs on "please wait, checking your build. prob"
[Android Apps and Games] martino2k6:
Could you please let me know what rom you are using for your Nook? I'll take a look at the file and see what the issue might be.
[Android Apps and Games] Snajjder:
Mine freezes at the "Checking your build.prop" box. I am using Seb @ modaco's 2.2 rom. "De-softened" something... :)
[Android Apps and Games] martino2k6:
Could you please link me to it? Tried googling but nothing useful...
[Android Apps and Games] Snajjder:
I sent you a PM, just so you know. :)
[Android Apps and Games] Fr4gg0r:
:p
[Android Apps and Games] martino2k6:
Ah thanks, didn't notice. I'll take a look today or tomorrow.

That works too :)
[Android Apps and Games] zman519:
Any one using this on an Epic 4G? How's it working, 2.1 2.2 what's rom?

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[Android Apps and Games] martino2k6:
I don't see a reason why it shouldn't work as long as you're rooted and have busybox.

Anyway, I released a new version with a couple of fixes. Hopefully it shouldn't hang at the start, but if it will... we'll go on from there ;) Language files have been slightly updated as well, although I doubt this matters to anyone.
[Android Apps and Games] zman519:
I installed it on a 2.1 stock rom says current size is 48MB. And 48m is as high as it goes. So I guess you can't go any higher with this tool on a Galaxy S? Could you make some higher setting I would like to see if setting it higher would help any thing or not.

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