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[G2 and Desire Z General] SeReaction:
My phone, when holding the backend only, does hang the screen in open.

I, for one, don't care. I've never had the screen open on me. The only time my G2 would be upside down is if I'm lying on my back or I'm putting it down to hide my screen from people (or not :rolleyes:). When I use my keyboard, I hold it like I do with my game controllers and PSP; index fingers railing the sides of the keyboard and curving along the booty, middle fingers curved and pinpointed at the tips at symmetrical points on the middle line, and then the bottom of the keyboard lying on my ring finger and the equivalent.

I like how fast the screen opens and how easy it is after getting the gel case.
[G2 and Desire Z General] joebobjoe:
The MyTouch 4G is ugly as hell.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Bateluer:
Only the white model. :P

The other colors looks decent.
[G2 and Desire Z General] pierrekid:
Roomate ordered replacment g2, apparently they changed the design on the new ones being shipped because his is springloaded now. Sucks because I'm passed my 14 day remorse. With this new design this phone is amazing!
[G2 and Desire Z General] ZeroSX:
Seems this way. I got a new G2 a few days back and the hinge is rock solid.
[G2 and Desire Z General] EfemaN:
If they DID change it up, I'm going to cry with joy. Can you two post the model numbers of the newer phones with solid hinges? It's under the battery.

EDIT: Err... the other of "you two" being pierrekid.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Bateluer:
I would be very interested in knowing this information as well. Any chance we could get some pictures of both?
[G2 and Desire Z General] pierrekid:
Yup, when he gets home ill take a pic for you guys
[G2 and Desire Z General] Bateluer:
Appreciate it.
[G2 and Desire Z General] bobsbbq:
I just checked and both my first and second replacement are Part # 99HLW021-00 XE

I have really loose hinges on both of mine. I'm only 4 days into my remorse period on the second one. So I'm interested in this information as well.
[G2 and Desire Z General] bobsbbq:
This is great news, any chance you can make a video to show others. I really think this is a issue and I'm glad to see if it is finally fixed. I will keep getting a new one until I get a good one. lol
[G2 and Desire Z General] luis86dr:
Who holds their phone upside down? I really think a lot of people are just being a tad bit anal. But hey, you paid for a phone you should get what you want from it.. so kudos to you all.

[G2/HTC Vision]
[G2 and Desire Z General] mdayjr:
In my opinion, and I'll probably have some back up on this, but there's nothing wrong with the hinge. Its a design that people are not customed to. I've had sliders, tilters and flippers and this is the first I've seen something like this. Its very smooth and if you like all the blood rushing to your head....than I guess that's a problem. Other than that this z-hinge (scissor hinge) is an awsome design. I'm still on my first G2 and it totally rocks. Maybe I'm just lucky.

The choice of phone is yours. However, I love the G2 and on that note, if you like the occasional keyboard like myself, go for the G2. I personally don't think you'll regret it. But, the choice is yours and the opinion is mine. Peace
[G2 and Desire Z General] mdayjr:
Metal? This first video on this hinge issue back on pre release did not disclose a metal hinge. However, would you not think metal would be more durable than plastic? Mine is plastic and I got my phone 1 week after pre release. I know!!! 1 is Chinese and the other is Japanese. Sorry. LOL
[G2 and Desire Z General] bobsbbq:
Here is the proof they were shipping out units that were bad or they have changed the design. This video as you can see is in a store. The hinges are obviously spring loaded as they should be. I will keep sending my device back until I get one like this now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7DTZ6ecBItE
[G2 and Desire Z General] pierrekid:
I'm sorry but I honestly don't know wtf you just said... honestly
[G2 and Desire Z General] EfemaN:
I wouldn't have much of a problem with it, but it still unnerves me slightly to have the top half not feel solid (mine wiggles a bit); as for the "blood rushing to your head" argument, I don't believe that anyone uses the phone in that manner regularly, however if they are anything like me, once in a while the phone will be tilted. I use my phone in bed sometimes; yeah, I can keep my index fingers on the top half and hold it up, but it's not always comfortable or convenient.

I've seen stuff tossed around about HTC supposedly calling it the normal design, the only thing that gets to me is that there are a few variances in what people are receiving; there are the "loose" hinges, and rigid hinges. And now there are a couple posters above listing replacement phones with a harder open action.

Ditto.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Red John:
The hinge on my Z is exactly the same is the one in that video. Bought it last Thursday.
[G2 and Desire Z General] bobsbbq:
What is a "Z" sorry is it another device?
[G2 and Desire Z General] Bateluer:
The Desire Z is the HTC branded G2, which runs Sense instead of stock Android, and, I believe, is sold in European/Asian markets.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Bateluer:
None of the hinges on the G2s I've played with are that tight. If I was in a TMO store, how many G2s would have to be unboxed to get one like that?
[G2 and Desire Z General] EfemaN:
Too many for them to comply with.
[G2 and Desire Z General] bobsbbq:
Exactly, but it does not excuse the issue or problem. Many don't see it as a problem, and I guess depending on how loose your device hinges are plays a big part as well. But I found on my first one and even worse on my second one that my screen would not stay closed on my belt clip. It would come open in my pocket and even in my wifes purse. I finally had to put it in a pouch to keep it closed.

This is just unacceptable to me for such a expensive phone.

I guess I will keep trying, but this and the data connection issues have me thinking about another device. The problem is this is a good device if only these things were fixed.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Red John:
Further more, the hinge on my Z is tighter than any video or review I have seen for the G2. Don't know if they're manufactured elsewhere, but that would make sense.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Bateluer:
These issues are why I'm leaning towards the MT4G to replace my Droid 1. People may dislike Sense, but I haven't heard many complaints about the hardware and data of the MT4G.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ericc191:
It'll have its own issues, I'm sure. Cheapish looking exterior, annoying Genius button, Espresso.
[G2 and Desire Z General] pierrekid:
That's because its been out for a week buddy, give it time and you will see the complaints. I know one so far is that the front facing camera is faulty and has connection issues
[G2 and Desire Z General] Ties0:
That is a nonworking demo. Maybe it has something to do with the weight of a real screen pulling it down. Regardless, I will not believe it until I see a working one with a tight hinge. :D
[G2 and Desire Z General] bobsbbq:
Well just to prove a point of how bad mine are and why I can't use some belt holsters. This is a quick video with a cheap camera and my clumsy hands but have a look. I know a lot of people are complaining about this and network issues. I just hope they can be fixed or I can switch devices until I get a better one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7NEsMPxA2I
[G2 and Desire Z General] Bateluer:
This is true. Its why I'm leaning. :P I don't want to make a purchase until perma-root is achieved. Once we have that, the Espresso/Sense UI can be removed.

This is what all the working demo models, and some of the none working models, have done that I've seen.
[G2 and Desire Z General] bobsbbq:
Yeah it's just a shame they cold not have made them like the non working demos. Like shown in the other video they spring close shut.

It's like making a bridge at a small scale that would hold up for a toy car then using the same design make the full scale bridge that would collapse with the weight of a normal car.
[G2 and Desire Z General] goorpy:
I really hope HTC is getting the message that people don't like the loose hinge. It's needs a magnet to contact in the two positions, or springy bars over the long bar between the two ends of the hinge (it would fit!).

I've now bought two DZ's outright trying to find a stronger hinge, and have had no luck. Of 6 I've had unboxed, only 1 was "better" than the others, and it still didn't stay in the desired position.

Comon HTC, we want and expect better from you. The phone is otherwise awesome, just give it a stronger spring!

I'm planning on the returning the two handsets I have for now, and trying again in a few weeks, hoping they've changed something for the next batch.

But for those who do keep it, I hope HTC warranty will cover the replacement of what should be considered a defective hinge.
[G2 and Desire Z General] MassimoM2:
still T-mo store let you unbox for loose hinge? what was the part # of them?

i don't see the point of this z hinge. it takes more space than slide mechanism.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Bateluer:
TMO rep told me that it 'saved the keys' because the slide mechanism wears off the keys. So they tell me.
[G2 and Desire Z General] starfcker69:
I got my G2 pre-order. When held upside down it opens 1/8th of an inch. I never would have held it upside down by the back of the phone if it wasn't for these forums. For my particular phone the hinge is not a problem.
[G2 and Desire Z General] bobsbbq:
I agree and some of these demos are just to show how loose they are. For me it is a issue if you can't use the belt clip you want to use because it opens all the time, It open in your pocket or purse. The belt clip especially as it is connected to just the back half and the screen just falls open. These are real use issues that bother me and other people. It's a shame for such a good phone.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Davidion:
I'd say my hinge is stiff; it barely opens if I hold the body and try to let the screen dangle. However, if I hold the screen by itself, the body will dangle; understandable due to the weight differential.

To be quite honest, I love the design and have not had a problem with it. It snaps open with a bite and never opens when I don't want it to. The engineering on this is also cool since much of the mechanism is weight and inertia-driven which tickles my geek senses; I like playing with it sometimes.

Maybe I just ended up lucky, I don't know.
[G2 and Desire Z General] tazz9690:
I just got a replacement G2 today because I was having trackpad issues and the hinge on this one is pretty solid. It does not fall down by itself anymore when hung upside down. It makes me happy :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] goorpy:
Jealous ++

I returned one of my two sets today to Best Buy (Canada). I told them I'd be happy to keep it, if they let me exchange it for one with a better hinge. They didn't want to have a bunch of open boxes on hand (reasonable, since they'd be harder to sell), so they processed my return instead.

I'll wait a few weeks and hope the next batch is more solid.
[G2 and Desire Z General] SuperDave81:
Still waiting for pics/vid of this!
[G2 and Desire Z General] tazz9690:
My new G2 that I exchanged for my first one with the defective trackball is pretty solid hinge-wise. It does not close under its own weight when held upside down. Only if I shake the phone pretty vigorously does it close. However, I do not see any signs of it possibly being spring loaded, nor does the opening action feel more "springy" than my original G2 that had a hinge that dangled freely. It looks exactly the same as my previous one.
[G2 and Desire Z General] c_licious:
That's what mine was like when I first got it. After 3 weeks of decent usage I noticed a significant difference :(
[G2 and Desire Z General] spovat:
You're gonna be waiting a while because that guy doesn't know what he's talking about. There is NO spring loaded g2. There's only a video of a guy at walmart, looking at the demo unit and whining about why they couldn't make the real g2 that way. They didn't redesign it and there is no hinge issue, only a consumer perception issue.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Bateluer:
Wow, you sound like Jobs there. If the phone slides open on its own, thats not a perception issue. Thats a defective or poorly designed hinge.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iphear:
it goes to explanation point and phone
[Hero CDMA General] nobloat:
my phone with almost everything killed has only 15-20MB of free RAM, and if i use the built in apps2sd it starts to lag to the point where it's pretty much unusable while the ram use maxes out to 100%, and this is without any google apps installed, so it's not looking very good,

any similar experiences?

the dd2.8 on my phone had about 50MB of free RAM, and it lagged very little...
[Hero CDMA General] ASimmons:
apps2sd is good for disk space but I imagine it would be bad for memory. I myself never use it. But I can atest to a leak (imo) from awd launcher. It would consume alot of memory and it would be more and more the longer the phone went between reboots. When I switched to launcher pro it stopped and it seemed lpp used less memory and did not seem to leak memory.
[Hero CDMA General] jasonlefever:
I would recommend fast reboot. It's on the market for free, but the pro version allows you to exclude applications to kill. It's really good. It also has a widget.
[Hero CDMA General] nobloat:
i updated to a nightly and installed the darktremor app2sd, there is still very little ram free but the phone runs much smoother,
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] awesomemn:
I have a disability so I have weak hands and limited finger dexterity. I am not able to hit the tiny hardware power button and volume button on the HTC EVO. It also seems most new 1ghz android devices have the same setup for waking the screen by power button only, so for many with disabilities like me, it will be a problem for most of the new capacitive screen phones.

Is there a way to modify the OS to wake the screen from touching the screen or the capacitive buttons?

Or a way to dim the screen 90% and go to lockscreen, to save on battery life?

Even better would be a voice wakeup home screen feature with a magic word like "Android" or "Droid".

I know turning on the screen by touching it or the capacitive home row buttons is not practical for everyone who puts their phone in their pocket, but many of us in power wheelchairs mount it to our chair so it is never in a pocket.

My wheelchair has 2 GRP-22 12V batteries, so I could get power for all day very easily. I know the screen can burn out at some point, but I usually upgrade every year or sooner anyway. Id just rather not have the screen lit all day.

I have at least 50 friends around the country with the same physical issues (MD) and there are thousands more, so this is a huge need for future smartphone users with disabilities.

I'd appreciate any input and if any of you programmers out there want a new challenge, I am glad to help test it!

Thanks!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] keepervq:
Cyanogenmod roms have a setting for using the menu button to unlock the phone. You have to root your phone to install it.

Edit: strike that, it's late and wasn't thinking. It only bypasses the unlock screen. There is an app called no lock that will let you use the camera and volume buttons if that would be easier to unlock.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sitlet:
Yep, NoLock from the market can awake the phone with the volume buttons.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] awesomemn:
Yeah the volume buttons are not any easier.

I may be able to use the power button if I could flip the phone screen orientation around so the power button is at the bottom.

From what I understand, the capacitive home buttons are part of the screen so if the screen is off, the buttons off. So what I am envisioning is setting the phone to timeout to lockscreen and dim down 90-95% so the screen is dark, yet the capacitive home button will work. Any programmers think that is possible?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsmj:
My galaxy s is sending about 3mb a day out over wifi. I've got back ground data off etc...and not sending any emails.. Anyone know of a good app to see what data is actually being sent?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adevem:
trafficstats or the likes.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tsmj:
Awesome thanks!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryohei47:
does anyone have a flashable version of the new voicemail update, it doesnt install with baked snack 1.9
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jramos402:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=9013496&postcount=32
[Windows Phone 7 General] FrankCummings:
You guys know which WP7 phone(s) has voice-to-text transcribing feature?
[Windows Phone 7 General] The Gate Keeper:
at present only LG phones have them. so the optimus 7 and optimus 7 Q.
[Windows Phone 7 General] arturobandini:
LG devices indeed have this feature.

But I have a LG Optimus 7 and I must admit that I still did not find where and how to activate this feature ??? If ever someone knows ;)
[Windows Phone 7 General] The Gate Keeper:
check in market place. there should be something like LG apps. I noticed that not all the HTC apps were built into my phone, but they were up in the htc apps section of the market place.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] reksp13:
This is Team Whiskey New Release of bionix Just with some added fun See The Red

BEFORE INSTALLING REVIEW THE COMPLETE INSTALL GUIDE

https://sites.google.com/site/projectbionix/installation-guide

Bionix Final R1:

- Core R3 1.2GHz = tamed dragons

- OCLF added

- Playlogos1 modded in rom and within OCLF

- Updated Maps

- Updated update-script - permissions

- Added new YouTube.apk

- Fixed T9 issues

- HTC_IME keyboard added

- Reskinned swype with old skin per request

- Added 3 button toggle in pulldown - sounds on/silent/vibrate

- Fixed BT audio quality

- BT toggle now turns on BT automatically instead of taking you to BT setup screen

- Killed battery full notification in status bar

- Added auto zipalign script to init.d

- Sh.bin moddifed

- Increased wifi scanning gap to reduce battery drain

- Modified built in memory handler to strict

- Modified CFQ IO scheduler for optimized read/write

- Re-enabled low-latency mode

- Removed penalty for back-seeks

- Modified kernel scheduler - made less aggressive - this makes a huge difference in UI and app responsiveness

- Manually set starting dalvik heap size

- Changed all mounted partitions to 'noatime' - by default this is set to 'realtime' which causes slow downs.

- Updated Titanium Backup

- New boot/shutdown sounds - introducing 'Millie'

- Random framework-res edits

- Added all new Bionix Wallpapers

- Carbon Fiber Theme

- Added New Froyo style Icons in settings

http://rapidshare.com/files/429337905/BionixFinal_R1_CoreR3_Carbon.zip
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] dbacchus:
"Site not found" on THE COMPLETE INSTALL GUIDE.

Thanks.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] reksp13:
Sorry about that its fixed now
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] blackerwater:
How are you using core 3 when bionix just released core 2 ? Is this the same rom as final but themed?

Sent from my vibrant
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] bobmyers:
Why is this file 2 MB smaller than the regular R1 Final even though it should have extra stuff?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] lralexl:
core r3 is out on TW forums.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] speedysilwady:
it says no more free download slots on rapishare?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] reksp13:
Have you downloaded to many things from rapidshare today?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] reksp13:
Its because my wallpapers are smaller file size
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] speedysilwady:
none :confused:

edit: nvm it works now..odd lol
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] darksandz93:
sorry if this is a stupid question but can i flash this over OCLF? or do i have to remove EXT2 and OCLF prior to flashing?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Postraumatik:
Nice!! that's my wallpaper, you're welcome sir. Glad to see it getting around. You are welcome to use them.

Sent from my SGH-T959
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] reksp13:
Please post back when you install it. Let me know what you think:)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] bobmyers:
I think there might be a bug with the silent/vibrate/ringer switch in the notification bar. Everything was running smooth for me with z4mod on this ROM until I pressed the silent toggle switch. After that, it completely froze and the screen turned black. Oddly, I could get the power down menu to come up, but pressing reboot or shut down didn't work. Luckily, I can get into downloading mode, but after flashing back to stock and back to R1 again, I pressed the toggle again and now even though Odin detects the phone and starts the download it just stays stuck at cache.rfs Help!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] darksandz93:
I'm having the same bug....i wonder if this is on the normal R1 or just this one...odd..
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] darksandz93:
I'm getting a black screen now, i cant even get into the menu.....damn.

DO NOT HIT THE TOGGLE!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Wade-0:
Dammit, I tried the toggle to see what you guys were talking about, and my phone became unresponsive and went into a kernel panic. I could feel it vibrate every 10 seconds or so... Pulling the battery didn't help either, would boot into the panic. Holding down the power button brought up the menu and I selected "Silent Mode" to turn the sound back on and it recovered finally.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] junkk29:
Hey guys,

I've just found two cool apps while i was looking for a music player that supports lockscreen widget. These two cool apps came by, the first one is LockGo which is a replacement for your stock screen unlocker. Cool thing I like about it is you can add whatever widgets you want to your lock screen (it's actually a launcher, but NEVER set it as a default homescreen launcher if you want to use it). You can also download other types of lock screens such as shout to unlock which i find is very funny lol. Another cool music player app to replace Mediascape is PowerAMP. I've tried many of the music players out there like DoubleTwist or MixZing and i didn't really like them. I think PowerAMP is a solid music player, you can download the trial version of it, i don't think the paid version is available yet. I love Mediascape but there're way too many flaws, speed being a major one. I'm on 2.1 now and i can definitely see the improvements, but i still find it really sluggish navigating through 200+ artists on my phone :p Hope everyone enjoys it :) I have nothing to do with the devs and both of them are free (for now), just wanted to share my good experience!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] radeon_x:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g72IobdlBt8

See this video for an example of what keeps happening with my menu button. It's basically "pressing itself" repeatedly without my hands anywhere near the phone. I did a factory reset (and battery pull), so this is on a completely clean GJH2 with no apps installed. It happens anywhere, anytime and seems completely randomly. It must surely be a hardware fault, but I'm curious if anyone has seen anything like it?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] shad0vv:
read this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=798461
[Galaxy S I9000 General] radeon_x:
Thanks - I just found that thread after I posted :)

I did what was suggested in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=820943

So far it actually seems to have fixed it. Seems a bit strange that the "Phone's touch key FW version" did not match the "Part's touch key FW revision" given that I was on stock software, doesn't it?

Anyway, I did the "Touch key FW update", so they are at version 0x02 and 0x2 respectively and so far so good! Fingers crossed.