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[G2 and Desire Z General] a2002cmacg:
I'm not sure how you feel about Windows Phone 7 but the HTC 7 Pro does look pretty nice. The screen tilts! Not sure exactly when it's coming here or on what carriers. I'm not a CDMA guy so that might be a holdup for me.

http://pocketnow.com/windows-phone/...&utm_campaign=Feed:+pocketnow+(pocketnow.com)

I'm not sold on Windows Phone 7 in the least but I guess it's worth a shot. Or not. Either way I'd love to see Android or even WinMo 6.5.x on it.

But will we have the same community of developers for Windows Phone 7? Many of us (them) are jumping on the Android wagon too...
[G2 and Desire Z General] moSess:
Listen to me only

Do it and never look back.

WMobile is antiquated to say the least, regardless of the power underneath the hood.

Daily if not weekly resets alone were enough to make me switch. Regardless of the rom, if you ran long enough without a reset the phone would slow and the nly remedy would be to soft reset. NO THANKS!

The mystery will be Windows Phone 7 but whatevs. I like the G2. I plan on making it the first phone I keep for two years or more, and that speaks volumes if you look at my phone history. The Wing lasted the longest.

You might have battery problems, as I have seen them documented here in the forums, associated with exchange and pop mail. I think it has to do with the interval settings of the polling. Seems GMail is the only one that works semi efficiently on the battery. I have them all set to manual, or I just turn on auto sync once every hour to two. They have programs in the market to automatically do this I am sure.

Just be done with that old windows is all I recommend. Windows 7 might be great but we dont know yet. android IS great. G2 is a keeper for me!:)
[G2 and Desire Z General] supergear:
While Windows Phone 7 looks nice and all it really is a step backwards atm. No copy and paste until its first update, lack of full multitasking. Uncustomizable (you can't even use your own ringtones fromwhat I have read).

The G2 is a really nice phone and I have had little to no issues with it.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Will_nonya:
Thanks everyone, you have pretty much confirmed what i was thinking but was afraid to admit :)

I’ve considered the desire Z but honestly I’m not as sold on the android version of sense as I am the WinMo version and without a root out of the gate I'd rather stick with standard android.

The HD7 pro was the logical upgrade from my TP2 and i actually like the new WP7 UI. I've run some of the UI clones and the concept is actually pretty good as long as it’s implemented well. What Apple does better than MS isn’t technology its marketing and packaging but given that the iphone 4 has just achieved the same level of functionality I had on my Kaiserback when the original iphone came out (just smoother and prettier) I think the lack of things like copy/paste will be more of a marketing problem for MS that will ultimately depend on how well they have done the rest of it.

What I don’t like is how far MS have gone overboard in locking down the new UI and adopting the iphone model for everything and that is one of the main things that has made me seriously consider android. If I knew the HD7 Pro was coming out as a GSM phone any time soon I might wait to compare it but in the mean time it’s either keep my tp2 or take the android leap with the G2. I know if I walk into tmo and play with one again I'll probably leave with it.

The one thing I know for certain is that I won’t be getting an iPhone, and hopefully the G2 will let me continue to knock the smugness out of the ihave what everyone else has crowd, like I do with my old WinMo.
[Nexus One General] irishrally:
The Viewsonic 10 inch "G-Tablet" discussed in the link below ($349 from Sears) has the Nividia dual core 1ghz Tegra 2 processor. It sounds like it has pretty decent hardware but lacking in software due to not being an official Google product and having a poor performing UI.

http://androidandme.com/2010/11/tablet/viewsonics-tegra-2-tablet-on-sale-now-at-sears-for-379/

Viewsonic G-Tablet specs include:

NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual ARM cortex (1Ghz)

Capacitive Multi-Touch/Multi Tasking panel

10.1” 1024 X 600 TFI LCD Screen

512 MB RAM, Mass Memory 16 GB

Mini USB x 1; Full size USB x 1

1.3MP Front –Facing Webcam

Earphone x 1

Micro SD card slot

2 x 1 W speaker

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n

G sensor/Light sensor

Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

3500mAh/7.4V Li-polymer Battery Life 8-10 Hours

Slim design (267 x 173 x 14.3mm) Wt. 820 Grams

Buttons: Home/Back/Menu/Volume/Power

OS / Android 2.2

Headphone Jack

Built in Microphone

"Original information out of Viewsonic said this device would cost over $500, but Sears is selling a WiFi-only version that lacks the sim-card slot of the more expensive model. Some overseas models were also reported to include 1 GB of RAM, but the Sears unit is shipping with 512 MB RAM."

"The good news is that this tablet comes with Android 2.2, but that might be there the fun ends. This tablet was not certified by Google so it lacks all the Google Mobile Services including the official Android Market. Thankfully you can still sideload apps and alternative markets like SlideME."

You can buy the "G-tablet" here: http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00382001000P?prdNo=1&blockNo=1&blockType=G1 Use the zoom feature on the picture to get a really good close up of the device buttons and LEDs etc. I like the clean and simple look. Three buttons is nice too and the Wifi only will work perfectly with a tethering Nexus One (see it's not OT). At $380 it is ~$120 cheaper than the equivalent iPad.

I think this would be a good candidate for dev support to take advantage of the hardware to root and optimize for 10" display. If developers are interested in rocking this device I am definitely picking one up.

Do you think developers would work with this device?
[Nexus One General] f00dstamps:
At the pricepoint they are selling it for, this device would be appealing if we have developer support.
[Nexus One General] danger-rat:
Let's face it, developer support will be the deciding factor for a lot of people, almost (but not completely) regardless of the hardware...
[Nexus One General] khaytsus:
Let's also face it; it has nothing to do with the Nexus. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=824804
[Nexus One General] crachel:
I might pick one up the next time I'm in there browsing the lawn mowers :D
[Nexus One General] xManMythLegend:
Archos 101 for 299 is more appealing no ?
[Android Apps and Games] Gr8gorilla:
I, like many a XDA member, switch phones pretty often. This year I have been through a Nexus One, Samsung Vibrant, G2, and tomorrow I am ordering a MyTouch 4G. I have purchased 3 games from Gameloft. I have Sandstorm HD, Let's Golf, and Dungeon Hunter.

I bought Sandstorm on my Vibrant, and the other two on the G2. I was hoping to get all three games on my NEW SHINY MyTouch 4G. According to Gameloft though, the games only work on the device that you purchased the game for.

Now is it just me or does this sound like total BS? I mean why is it that every other app developer that dev's for Android can let you re-install purchased apps when you switch phones, but GameLoft can't. Is that F*%#@!$ ridiculous or what?

I mean I can see if I was to switch from android to iPhone, or WP7, but we are talking about a switch from one device to another. I am pretty sure they don't reprogram each game for each android device. I really love gameloft games but this is basically a deal breaker for me. If they don't give me all of my games on my new device, I am through buying games from them. I buy a lot of apps. I would guess that buy at least one per week.

Anybody else think this policy is BS and just a ploy to make extra cash?
[Android Apps and Games] asmanthebell:
Love it

I love Gamelofts Policy +1 for Gameloft WIN!
[Android Apps and Games] Ainvar:
I find their policy absurd. That is why they will never have me as a customer until they quit being draconian and greedy. I think if they want to compete with the rest of the dev world for android they need to learn to play nicely in android playgrounds. If not they will not be around except for the people who think their policy is awesome. I feel really sorry for the ones who are not rooted who cant backup their gameloft games so they can play them on their new or replaced android phone.

-1000000000 for gameloft and their poor customer tatics.....
[Android Apps and Games] asmanthebell:
FAIL!

Lies, Spend more money make them richer so they can invest in R&D for better Games.
[Android Apps and Games] Puenos:
You know what?

I would also appreciate cross-platform support..

E.g. you pay for the full version of "Documents To Go" on your Iphone.. you still have to buy another Licence for Android to use it to the max there..

That's something I would like to see them reconsidering..

But of course switching devices with the same OS should be out of question..
[Android Apps and Games] Anderdroid:
I support pirating Gameloft (after buying first copy).

Policies like this are the reason they aren't selling as well as on the friggin Apple Store.
[Android Apps and Games] chancy319:
Dude, I just discovered this policy today which led me to this thread. I'm pissed cuz I just got a new G2 and the two games (MC2 Black Pegasus and Asphalt) can't be redownloaded on my new G2. This is just ****ing ridiculous. I paid nearly 5 bucks for those games. :mad: **** that. They lost me as a customer. NEVER AGAIN. They can bet I won't be downloading their games (officially) ever again. Bull****....:mad:
[Android Apps and Games] iynfynity:
their games are the only ones that I don't buy.

1. greedy motherf@ckers!

2. their games won't work sometimes
[Android Apps and Games] The Jones:
I have recently become aware of this and it is a disgrace. They should put their stuff in the Market and all this goes away. I am currently in negotiations with their "support" people to see if anything can be done. I am not hopeful.

Is there a way of flagging this stuff with Google perhaps? Certainly, I would not buy anything from outside the Market and nothing from Gameloft again without properly checking these restrictions.
[Android Apps and Games] zerojay:
Supposedly, their policy has been changed according to Android Police. I haven't seen anything on their site that says so and actually attempting to download games fails for my new phone. Put in a support request, will see what happens.
[XPERIA X10 General] coolshah:
gadgets.apnafundaz

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enjoy after googling for past 4 hrs and giving up on this site i found this site step by step how to do it

u have to buy the app called root manage

scroll down to

How to Flash Android 2.1, Eclair on your Xperia X10i using Root & Editing Region Configuration

enjoy i hope it helps ya all x10i users
[XPERIA X10 General] macr59:
Mmmmmmmmmm...

gadgets.apnafundaz = $3

SUES = Free

No Brainer!!!!!!!!!!!
[XPERIA X10 General] SXUsr:
gadgets.apnafundaz = $3

xda, SEUS, PC Companion =

FREE!!

Go figure. :rolleyes:
[XPERIA X10 General] -PiLoT-:
DO NOT advertise commercial products on xda-developers
[Droid Eris Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danielahl137:
What are the auto killer presets an what do they do? There's like strict an all that. I don't know what one to use
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] servergod:
Any plans for separating sense and non sense builds? I have yet to understand all of the geek speak in the titles, and that would probably make it easier for the dev's/chefs. I've seen quite a few comments from the dev's that say "don't complain about this being an X build...."

I prefer non sense build myself, and I will take the time to look at the images to see if I want to continue reading, but it would be nice to have different threads regarding this.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Reno_79:
You could just look at this fantastic website:

http://android.hd2roms.com/

Gives you an at a glance look at all the builds, their last update dateand whether they are sense based or not.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] t1h5ta3:
the corect term for most " non sence " builds is AOSP" Android Open Scource Project

its usualy built from scource code, altho there are alot of builds that are " ported" from another phone. those are reverse engineered to try to make them compatable with diferent hardware.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] servergod:
Thanks

I appreciate the heads up on the site and the terminology.

Best place ever! Wish more people were on IRC.
[Epic 4G General] gnovak99:
Since the Epic and Tab will are very similar devices i figure someone here might know the answer to my question.

Sprint had decided to remove the phone calling capabilities from the Galaxy Tab.

I want to get the Tab but do not want to pay for both a phone and tablet service.

would I be able to side load the phone application and just make calls from my Google Voice #? or would i have to use some other VOIP service?

Help
[Epic 4G General] ManaKill:
Google voice works good for me, also fring, skype. Sprint Galaxy Tab.
[Epic 4G General] MSITHero:
I have the Tab and Google Voice on it. All I can do with it is use the SMS and Voicemail functions. It will not use Google Voice for calls.
[Epic 4G General] kenvan19:
Isn't there a sgs tab forum?
[General Questions and Answers] ruffrider5956:
i was wondering whether i should get the tmobile G2 or the samsung vibrant i really want the best phone, the phone with best modding/hacking capabilities. Also want the phone with the best cpu it seems like the vibrant would be the choice because has been pushed to 1600mhz in speed. Thanks in advance
[General Questions and Answers] Master™:
Then go with the Vibrant..

The G2 can't be rooted yet. (Only temp roots)
[General Questions and Answers] ruffrider5956:
does the g2 have an slcd or just a regular lcd
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jhoffy22:
What are the benefits of apps2sd and having more internal memory available on your phone aside from the obvious of having more space?

Is this going to help with battery life?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joehunni:
No, just to help burn out sd cards quicker, I really see no point in using a2sd.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] kevin@TeslaCoil:
HomeSmack allows you to change your default Home or default Long-search app. It's similar to Home Switcher or Home Manager, but uses a method of selecting the default that works well with Android 2.2.

HomeSmack also has some special Motoblur features (that need more testing, hence posting to the Droid X subforum)! On rooted phones it lets you change the double-tap app to any app on your phone (QuickDesk or Powerstrip!) and it lets you install a patched VoiceSearch APK that:

1) Sends the standard android SEARCH_LONG_PRESS intent letting you select any normal long-search app.

2) Still lets you select VoiceSearch as the long_search app or use it normally from Launcher

3) Patches the security flaw noted here (http://www.androidcentral.com/droid-2-bug-allows-anyone-make-calls-passcode-screen)

1.0

Renamed package to com.teslacoilsw.homesmack and posted to Market

beta3

• Allows you to chose "Nothing" for double-tap

• If VoiceSearch is not installed it will prompt you to install the hacked version (no need to install it to /system)

From the Market (Free/ad supported):

Market link

Direct APK download:

http://teslacoilsw.com/tmp/homesmack_1.0.apk
[Droid X Themes and Apps] lilpeezy23:
Works perfect! Man its amazing to have this feature back! Great work
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Mikooster:
Rooted 2.2 Droid X user here...

I really appreciate the effort you are putting into fixing this issue us Droid X/2 users have been having. I have really missed Quickdesk.

That being said, this isn't working for me. Here is my issue:

Setting QuickDesk as my double-tap action works when I'm on my home screen. However, if I am in an app, double-tap home brings me to the home screen, quickly brings up QuickDesk, and then quickly closes it so I'm just looking at my home screen. This happens both with QuickDesk set as my default home, and with Launcher Pro set as my default home.

I'd be happy to give you any extra info you need to fix this issue because I really want this feature to work :)

Edit: I dunno if this is possible or not, but maybe an option to make the home double tap do nothing, so QuickDesk can just do its thing like on other phones?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Piercing Heavens:
This would be my request also.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
I'm not on BlurHome any longer. Running Rubix 1.6, but I missed the DoubleTapHome option. (doesn't work at all in Blur-less ROMS).

Downloaded this app and it does give me that capability back. Just wanted to confirm that this cool little app has functionality for people not on Blur!
[Droid X Themes and Apps] jdhas:
Wow! What a wonderful little piece of hackery! Thank you for helping me love my Droid X just a little bit more ... great work!
[Droid X Themes and Apps] MrDanger:
Two things:

When you replace the long search with a different app (I chose PowerStrip) It takes a while for it to respond.

When changing the double tap... it took FOREVER for the menu to come up with the list of apps/activities to choose from.

But it DO work... and I will be using it.

**Edit** - #1 seems to be pretty responsive now... I guess it was the initial opening of PowerStrip
[Droid X Themes and Apps] spy890:
Working long press search on my droid x! This is amazing. Thanks

One note: app seems to be a tiny bit buggy when selecting which app longsearch should open. After I set it, it resets itself a few times but eventually it sticks.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] LexusBrian400:
Using ADW on DroidX 2.2, When I'm in an App, say, the Browser, when I double tap it just takes me back home instead of to Quick Desk. The only way I can get to Quick Desk is if I'm already on the homescreen, which is kinda defeating the purpose of quick desk.

Thanks for trying though! Keep at it ;)
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Mikooster:
Same issue here :(
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
I'm using Rubix 1.6 and my DoubleTap is set to 'Phone' (Dialer).

I went into Opera Mini and a couple of other Apps and double tapped and it took me into the dialer just fine.

Your issue may be related to Quick Desk?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] drowens:
Droid X

It is a great concept, but long pressing search doesnt work on Droid x and the double tap takes me right back to the home screen and then pulls quickdesk up.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] spy890:
Longpress search works fine for me. For double tap, you have to go into QD prefs and increase the double tap time from 300ms to higher. I use 700. Then it works great. The physical buttons seem to have trouble recognizing multiple clicks in quick succession. Tap, wait a short while, tap again. Tapping twice immediately wont work, or at least that's my experience on my dx.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
If you are running a custom ROM, then you may not have Voice Search installed.

Go download Voice Search (From Google) from the market. Then longpress search should work
[Droid X Themes and Apps] drowens:
Well I tried this and it still didnt work. I would only bring up GVS even after I installed the hack.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] soapinmouth:
OMG thank you so much been wanting a long press search fix since I got this phone! YOU ARE THE BEST
[Droid X Themes and Apps] jdhas:
I had this problem. What weirdly worked for me was: download the hacked voice search through the app, then run it directly from your launcher. Then, in the homesmack app, launch the app you want to run via search long click, then click that RV notification in your notification bar to return to homesmack, the use the button on the bottom to set the default long search action. I'm running gesture bar just fine on my droid x using Long click search now!
[Droid X Themes and Apps] drowens:
Sorry but what do you mean by click on RV notification in your notification bar? Sorry noob here
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Ubermicro13:
Very Neat App! The Search button was always useless to me until now =:D:D

Thank you very much!
[Droid X Themes and Apps] iGLOMP:
One of my pet peeves with my phone. Wow! Works perfectly. Thank you!
[Droid X Themes and Apps] degr80ne:
I had this issue also..i installed the hack and after a reboot the long press on search finally brings up quick reply on chomp sms..FINALLY..also adjusting the setting to 700ms makes quick desk come up in any app not just home screen
[Droid X Themes and Apps] kevin@TeslaCoil:
Okay I just updated the first post with a new beta ( http://teslacoilsw.com/tmp/homesmack_beta3.apk ). This will let you choose "Nothing" for the double-tap action and should handle custom roms that don't have VoiceSearch a bit better now.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] drowens:
Still isnt working. Ive tried everything. Ive installed Voice search and installed the the long press hack and it wont even bring anything up even after I picked quickdesk for the long search. I have given up on the double tap option it only works from my main home page. Any help would be awesome
[Droid X Themes and Apps] kevin@TeslaCoil:
Are you running a custom rom that does not come with the normal Voice Search? If so I recommend uninstalling Voice Search completely then opening HomeSmack and picking Install Long-Search Hack. This will just bring up the standard APK install screen if you don't have any Voice Search installed.

Also check the Search tab and confirm/set your default.

-Kevin
[Droid X Themes and Apps] rharam:
This is AWESOME!!!!

So I have several comments:

1. THIS IS AWESOME

2. THIS IS AWESOME

3. THIS IS AWESOME

on a more serious note this worked perfectly to get my long search working. It gives me a choice of 4 apps only tho to select. Is there a way to choose a different program like Gestures. Please help.

So before I downloaded this app I tried changing the click speed in QD to 700 and it started working perfectly (from inside other apps) prior to installing this app. Very interesting. Im running Rubix Focused 1.6 with Incognito Red.

Thaks for the program and for the help!
[Droid X Themes and Apps] SonicMetal15:
Weird settings, but works

In HomeSmack, I have the default launcher set to QuickDesk, as well as the double-tap application. Additionally, in the QuickDesk preferences, I have the "Swap Home Key Action" checked/enabled, the "Double Tap Timing" set to 700 ms, the "Favorite Launcher" set to LauncherPro (or whatever your preferred one is), and the "Home Key Hack" unchecked/disabled.

This is the ONLY way I can get QuickDesk to pop-up in any app WITHOUT minimizing that app; otherwise it'll just bring me back to my default homescreen and then bring up QuickDesk, which is annoying.

Anyone else have to set it up that way to get it to work properly?
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Morkai Almandragon:
I installed this and my blue tooth voice dialing functionality stopped working:(
[Droid X Themes and Apps] lexluthor:
FWIW, I think that installing the moto long press search key hack on my Droid X blocked the OTA update.

I kept getting the OTA update failing. After doing an sbf and other stuff, I finally got it to install with the update.zip.

But, replacing the voicesearch.apk with a different version could have definitely been the reason the OTA failed.

The app does provide easy restore, but I didn't think of that at the time.

I figured I'd through this out there though, just in case.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] lexluthor:
Anyone been able to get this to work on work on the new 2.3.340 update?

I just re-installed in, I installed the long press search hack, chose rotation toggler as the default in the search tab and rebooted.

When I hold down the search key, I still get voice search.

Does this need to be updated or am I doing something wrong?

I had it working fine before the last update.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] WildAltimaster:
This is the only thing I've been missing on my Droid X. Thank you so so much :D