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[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k9plums:
I actually prefer the slcd screen on my desire to the super amoled on my dads sgs. the colours just look to in your face on the sgs, and much more natural and easier on the eyes on the desire
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverHedgehog:
The screen is amazing! Although the touch part of it is horrible.
[HD7 General] FiyaFleye:
Has anyone else had an occasional scrolling lag in situations? It's happened to be on the Program List where the Program icons don't load immediately. Also, most noticeably in apps such as Beezz the scrolling is laggy... Is it just me, or are others experiencing the same...?
[HD7 General] FiyaFleye:
Early bump as I'm trying to decide whether a Hard Reset is in order, maybe I installed something that didn't fare too well. Thanks guys.
[HD7 General] yly3:
80% (if not more) of the 3rd apps are NOT optimized (or rushed diplomatically saying) for Windows Phone 7 OS. HTC Hub for example wasn't as fast as the new update for it.

I can make a slight lag (more of a chopping than lag) ONLY IF I visit WPCentral page which chops on my browser than after 4-5 minutes it disappears. So I am pretty sure it's not optimised well rather than a lag because let's face it , the hardware is there and the OS is damn fast.
[HD7 General] FiyaFleye:
Have you also experienced start menu icons taking their sweet times to show up?
[HD7 General] nrfitchett4:
I've seen some choppiness on 3rd party apps. Agreed that it is a developer issue as they learn how to make apps for wp7. beezz is better than it was, but for best results, m.twitter.com is your best option.
[HD7 General] yly3:
In almost 1 month of use, never I have. To continue my initial post, that is one of the reason why I haven't installed many 3rd apps. Personally I hate having a sleek OS and then enter an app and feel like Android.. In fact besides YouTube and Adobe Reader I have only 4 other apps installed.
[HD7 General] FiyaFleye:
Same here. I can repeatedly reproduce the program list icon thing by scrolling to the bottom of the list, then hitting the home key, it'll fly to the top of the list and you'll see "white stars" before it switches to the home screen instead of the icons. Happens in random situations too, this is just a consistent occurrence..
[HD7 General] ~Johnny:
I'd like to point out that as a developer, the choppy scrolling is a platform issue with the way Microsoft have design listbox scrolling - Silverlight defaults to virtualising the list box and recycling the listbox items - and this works fine of the PC where there is enough processing power to recycle and virtualise whilst you scroll. However, with Windows Phone 7's limited processing power, and Microsoft's very unoptimised seeming implementation, listboxes can't virtualise data fast enough. Ergo, voodoo is needed to get it working to scroll smoothly :P You could turn off virtualisation, but then that greatly increases RAM usage, which in Silverlight is already and lot, and then you get comparatively long load & draw & render times, and blargh. There's no one good way to do it yet for long lists - not until Microsoft go and optimise the Silverlight platform better.

I'm assuming the program list icon thing is to save RAM - you can also get it with the Home screen tiles if you have a lot of tiles on it - and saving RAM is something Windows Phone is going to like to do, seeing as the apps and the Silverlight platform use up so much RAM
[HD7 General] moonshines:
i had my hd7 for almost a month now and experienced lag on it. there was also an instance that icons of the apps i installed via market place took a few seconds to load up. theres also this occasional slow response time of the unlock screen. i still have 9gb of space though
[Android Software Development] tadgerloks:
I'm looking to build a game for android that I may possibly port over to other platforms....and I am also open to suggestions for a game title, it is a pllatformer a la megaman, with the action equivalent to that of godofwar, the key thing is that it is about time.....I'd like to elaborate, but first I need to know if anyone would like to aid me in the production of it
[Nexus S General] Smokexz:
I have T-Mobile, and they just put that tethering plan, however does that apply to the Nexus One and Nexus S? I hope not... please, need to know.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
No it does not, technically it doesnt apply to any device, you could theoretically just get an app and use it for wired tethering and they cant stop you
[Nexus S General] Smokexz:
I am talking about the native Android tethering.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
Again no it doesnt, it would be illegal for them to stop you, because that would require them to snoop on your data and thats illegal without a warrant, so tether away, its just data your already paying for
[Nexus S General] Smokexz:
Alrighty, thanks :D

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] rhca50:
Answer is right, logic is way off...

In the olden days of long distance, it was not illegal for your phone company to track your usage for billing purposes. They don't have to monitor or snoop, but track.

Data use would be viewed the same way. they are within their rights to track usage for billing purposes, and that doesn't require monitoring or snooping.

Hope this helps.
[Nexus S General] fraize:
I asked the T-Mobile representative directly this very question when I activated my Nexus-S. She told me that the phone supports tethering, and that my unlimited data plan would not be affected at all if my laptop or other device shared the tethering connection. I pressed further, pointing out that Sprint charges an extra $29 for turning on tethering for the device, and she said that T-Mobile would not do that. I confirmed AGAIN that "unlimited" truly meant unlimited, and she replied that, yes, there is no hidden limit, that unlimited really mean there was no limit.
[Nexus S General] unremarked:
What T-Mobile seems to monitor is the User Agent of the web browser you are using on their data connection. You can modify your desktop's browser's user agent(there's a great thread on this in the MT4G forums, but I can't recall where it is at the moment) to mimic that of Android and they wouldn't know any the wiser.

As far as your question goes, the answer is yes and no. Tethering is not free. They charge money for that service. Can you tether and get away with it? Yes. I have tethered just fine, including torrenting a 1gb file without any issue. T-Mobile can, and has, blocked folks from tethering by redirecting you to their website. You usually receive a TXT message as well.

As far as unlimited data goes, and this might just be for HSPA+ devices, there is a 5GB cap. After 5GBs your connection may be throttled.

More info on Tethering: http://www.bgr.com/2010/10/26/t-mobile-to-debut-tethering-plan-on-november-3rd-14-99/

More info on 5GB cap: http://www.tmonews.com/2010/10/t-mobile-reducing-data-cap-will-throttle-speeds-after-5gb-of-usage/
[Nexus S General] tommyz2kool:
Only the government requires a warrant. Unless there are specific laws against DPI (I'm sure there aren't - yet) tmo can snoop all it wants since its a private entity.
[Nexus S General] slowz3r:
Im a private entity, does that mean that me snooping on my neighbors internet is legal, no :P

not like ive ever done that :rolleyes:
[Nexus S General] unremarked:
It is if they're using your internet!

This whole thing about warrants or what have you is pointless because the data connection isn't your personal property. You don't own it. T-Mobile owns it. It's theirs and they can do what they want with it. You are leasing/renting/being a guest on their network. Same logic is behind why your landlord, or his appointed representatives, can enter your residence at will or why moderators on forums such as these can censor you if they so choose without worrying about "freedom of speech" issues. This is their property, not yours.

Also it's in the terms & conditions of your service contract lol.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheek360:
How do I go about getting the new market app on cm 6.1.1?

I heard that simply flashing it causes battery drain issues.

On stock unrooted g2's I understand that it just kinda downloads automatically.

Any help?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddgarcia05:
It looks ugly. Stick with what you have.

FYI, I don't think i had any major battery problems with it when it was on my phone.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sheek360:
Thnx for the info

But I do like it. It looks neat n clean IMO

What's odd is that I have the latest GAPPS too n I don't have the new market.

Is there a reason for this?

I don't want to flash the newest market, considering there might be a battery drain n its probably obsolete since a new market version just came out today too.
[Nexus S General] :
An extract from one of the lead developers of 2.3 in the open letter for the release of the source code.

Jean-Baptiste Queru

"Even though Nexus S is designed to be suitable for AOSP work, there

are some caveats. I very strongly recommend against trying to use

Nexus S for anything related to AOSP at the moment. Trying to unlock

or use your Nexus S for AOSP work could easily turn it into a Nexus B

(where B means "brick"); I have two of those, they're not very useful.

I'll send some guidelines about what is currently possible once I've

finished pushing the source code."

A dev phone that will brick easy.....:eek:

If this dude can brick his phone, then it gives us no chance;(

Scary times...

JD
[Nexus S General] mmas0n:
Within the context of the entire post (here) I took this to mean that until 2.3 is completely finished being pushed to AOSP you should avoid using it to build for Nexus S, and he'll let us know when that is complete.
[Nexus S General] onthecouchagain:
So, what's AOSP?
[Nexus S General] :
He said atm its easy to brick to its unfinished nature, well thats what i gathered...

JD;)
[Nexus S General] zephiK:
AOSP = Android Open Source Project

http://source.android.com/
[Nexus S General] escea:
Android Open Source Project
[Nexus S General] :
It's a glycerin based product used to remove oil and dirt from surfaces.
[Nexus S General] :
Well thats what Cy would have you think:rolleyes:

JD
[Nexus S General] BlackOtaku:
He elaborated further on the situation here: http://groups.google.com/group/android-building/browse_thread/thread/298a46f6eaab8c39?pli=1

If I had to say for myself, I'd say the first post was simply a fair warning; akin to how it was possible to brick a Droid software-wise and not be able to unbrick it before the factory images came out for it, the same is possible with the Nexus S for now. The advice is basically 'proceed with caution, because as of now we don't have factory images to fix your phone if something goes wrong'.
[Nexus S General] swetland:
Yeah, JBQ's use of "brick" was maybe a liiiitle sensationalistic here. We're not aware of anybody nuking the bootloader rendering a device unrecoverable, but it is true that without an easily accessible official factory image to restore your device things can be a bit inconvenient.

We're working on getting official images online in the near future.
[Nexus S General] Rawat:
Key words highlighted ;)

And the reason why: http://goo.gl/jiXSo
[Nexus S General] godsfilth:
would have been nice if he said soft brick since thats what he meant and thats less sensational
[Nexus S General] distortedloop:
Agreed. The use of "brick", to me, means the device is unrecoverable without sending in for warranty repairs.

Thousands of posts (millions?) around the net of noobs crying they "bricked" their phone, when all they've done is mess up the settings to the point where a factory restore or a re-flash of the firmware will fix them up quickly.

@swetland, looks like you're a Google dude? Cool to see someone from the mothership lurking around here. ;)
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] a-k-t-w:
X10's gallery is a cool 3D photo/image viewer, and I think it's worth a try. ;) It works on the X8, although pressing the camera button will cause the app to crash. If I'm not mistaken, root is not required. I'll post the file here later if you wish to try it.. In the meantime, here's some pics.
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] muzik_demon:
I have a file which works properly does not crash, no root required

do you want me to post it?

And this is standard android gallery not x10 infact chose to remove it for mediascape! Stupid SE people I tell u..

Sent from my rooted E15i
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] ojojoj:
plz post it

EDIT: found http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=9170401
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] XperianPro:
I want mediascape.

Please.
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] muzik_demon:
You can't get mediascape on other phones apparently there are several checks which ensures it works only on x10..
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] softcoz:
so? where is it? thx be4
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] muzik_demon:
go to the link posted by ojojojworld

Sent from my X8 Rooted+JiT+App2sd :)
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] aniket_:
Awesome..Looks fricken cool. :D
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Blitzkri3g:
Does it work 100% ok on the x8?!

N.

Ps.Unbelievably responsive and beatiful!!! Highly recommended app! Thanks for posting!
[Windows Phone 7 General] L337Ware:
I stripped this from my site and figured I should share it here.

Review : Windows Phone 7 OS

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Christopher

The same way I loathed using my laptop after getting the iPad I am loathing using my iPad after using Windows Phone 7. Here is why. The Metro UI is built from the ground up to be something that flows well and is enjoyable to use… while being held in your hand. Really think about that statement. The Droid OS and iOS are in essence really gimped desktop interfaces, little buttons that take you to little screens. It’s impossible to understand till you’ve experienced life with it for a while but the next time you see someone poking at a Droid or iPhone to navigate it and it looks like they’re trying to resuscitate dead hamster,

I want you to know there is a better world out there. Live Tiles make it so you don’t have to go into and out of apps when I just need to glance at information on the go (It is a phone after all). Social intergration that doesn’t suck. The People Tile smoothly combines all of my social networks and makes them a tool that works for me from contacts to sharing instead of me having to work to use them. Gaming beyond flash game rip offs that having you hurling birds. The XBox Live Tile keeps me in touch with my gaming world and friends playing at home on the XBox 360. Between the feel of swiping, live tiles to save you time, free live services, Office, Facebook and Xbox Live intergration this OS has no peer.
[Desire HD General] alain57:
I just saw a french article that says : the galaxy s and nexus s has the best 3d perf at the time...

they used a bench available there : http://www.glbenchmark.com/

you just need to create an account on there page (so you can share your results)

the tests are taking some time... i just checked the 4 or 5 firsts

at the end, you need to fill the fields, press the phone option button and upload

atm, my desire HD score is the best ^^ (not for long that's sure)

I use a cyanogenmod 6.1 rc2, with apache14's kernel at 1,22Ghz (smartass mod, so it is not all the time at max ...)

lets try to beat me ^^ and make the desire hd score very near (when not even better) than the nexus S :p

ps : example of result, where my phone explode the score (for the moment)

http://www.glbenchmark.com/subtest_results_of_device.jsp?D=HTC Desire HD (Ace)&id=405
[Desire HD General] LordManhattan:
Well, the DHD is f***** about everything out there beside the G2 aka HTC Desire Z:

http://smartphonebenchmarks.com/

Quadrant results:

- 1st - HTC G2: 3306

- 2nd - HTC Desire HD: 3137

- 3rd - HTC HD2 - 3051

- 12th - Samsung Galaxy S - 2354
[Desire HD General] ciderz:
ok got 2713 and 2733 but how come those results are going unprocessed and my other standard results are going under registered.
[Desire HD General] alain57:
ohhhhh there is a new winner ^^ this primpower explode my score by far (he must use a 1,5Ghz kernel i guess :D

of course other people did a better job than me

seams like the sgs and nexus S are not so advanced compared to the desire hd :D
[Android Software Development] jashsoft:
Hi,

I am new to Android Development. I am making an application with a WebView object. This loads a URL with some elements. However, I cannot get JavaScript PopUp to show up when the button is pressed.

My WebView has JavaScript enabled, but all other properties are disabled.

What is the property to enable WebView popups to show??
[Android Software Development] footboydog:
I had to do this. Override the onJSAlert() method in the WebChromeClient class:

public class MyWebChromeClient extends WebChromeClient {

@Override
public boolean onJsAlert(WebView view, String url, String message, JsResult result)
{
final JsResult finalRes = result;
new AlertDialog.Builder(view.getContext())
.setMessage(message)
.setPositiveButton(android.R.string.ok,
new AlertDialog.OnClickListener()
{
@Override
public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int which) {
finalRes.confirm();
}
})
.setCancelable(false)
.create()
.show();
return true;
}
}

Then add it to your webview:

MyWebChromeClient myWebChromeClient = new MyWebChromeClient();
webView.setWebChromeClient(myWebChromeClient);
[Android Software Development] jashsoft:
Thanks. That did work!

One small thing, how do you set a Title for the pop-ups. Currently it shows the url in the Title.
[Android Software Development] footboydog:
I found a better example that sets the title:

http://lexandera.com/2009/01/adding-alert-support-to-a-webview/
[Android Software Development] jashsoft:
I tried that, but the Title is only displayed when the alert has one button/option. When there are multiple options, the Title shows the URL.
[Android Software Development] footboydog:
Sorry not sure how to fix that
[Android Software Development] jashsoft:
Ok, I think I'll have to live with "file:///" showing as the Title for now...
[Android Software Development] clshack:
you can convert to toast :)
[Nexus S General] ejacsve:
Hi,

Im having some problems with the gyro, or the accelerometer.

It seems to work fine when the phone is just started, but after a while, not sure how long, it stop working. I can no longer use the browser in landscapemode by tilting the phone, and games like labyrinth stop working. (Seems like some sensor give full output...).

A reboot of the phone seems to help, for a little while.

Anyone else having problems with this?
[Nexus S General] xpooz:
Did you off the rotating ?
[Nexus S General] ejacsve:
<Settings -> Display -> Auto-rotate screen> is till checked when i get the problems.

Edit: I have installed "Beautiful Widgets", but i do not use the rotate lock widget.
[Nexus S General] momohammed20:
i guess it's not just me, i thought it was just from my phone. I think it's a software issue.
[Nexus S General] ejacsve:
Relieving to read!
[Nexus S General] Smokexz:
No issue with mine

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] ejacsve:
Stopped working again now. Took 30 minutes or something.

Uncheck and check the Autorotation does not help..

However, google sky map is still working, even if it feels "choppier"...

Edit: Sky map stopped working as well now...
[Nexus S General] kjy112:
i am having similar issue with the auto rotation when i attempt o text message!
[Nexus S General] ejacsve:
Installed a sensor debug program, and all accelerometer values a fixed...

And after an restart they are moving just fine.

Any chances this is a hardware problem? Going back to europe in a few days, so if I gonna try to return it, it has to be soon...
[Nexus S General] sstang2006:
This happened to me once. Rebooted and hasnt happen again
[Nexus S General] raeef:
Same here, happened to me just once when in like the first hour of using the phone. I restarted, never happened again after that.
[Nexus S General] DarkAgent:
First thing I do wit my phones is turn off auto rotate. I did he same with Nexus S. I decided to turn it back on for a change. Turns out autorotate won't work at all! I rebooted, and it still won't work.

EDIT: Okay it seems to work now, except the home screen. Do home screens not work in landscape?
[Nexus S General] raeef:
As far as I know, home screens don't rotate.
[Nexus S General] gotgadget:
I'm having same problem.... I think its a software issue
[Nexus S General] redcodefsu:
I'm having the problem.
[Nexus S General] cshih2:
Happened to me once last night. Back to normal afterre reboot.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] Smokexz:
I see this happening to quite a few people, still no issue with mine.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] Darrien13:
Ok I'm pretty sure this is a software issue, I have replicated it many times first open Google system maps and mess a round with it a bit then when you come out you won't be able to rotate unless you reboot. Try it people.
[Nexus S General] Darrien13:
The cause of this problem is googl sky maps
[Nexus S General] FastMhz:
Had this issue the second day I got it but ever since I restarted it. It's been fine!
[Nexus S General] FastMhz:
I take that back. SH*T IS FUX!!!!!!
[Nexus S General] gogol:
Please if you can report this to Google:

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Google+Mobile/label?lid=7f2d58e135a03f76&hl=en
[Nexus S General] sporran:
Can confirm It is Google Sky Maps! Reboot and it is fine till you use Sky Maps again, then it's reboot time! Have reported on link above.
[Nexus S General] MinisterPhobia:
I, too, have this issue. While I have Google Sky Maps installed, it's not the sole culprit of this. I'm finding it occurs after I use the camera or the gallery. I've reported the issue to google and am hoping they release a fix.
[Nexus S General] n1ggyn1ce:
I had it happened to me 3-4 times in a span of 2 days. Rebooting solved the problem but took it to Best Buy when it occurred again. The guy told me they could only exchange the phone if the problem remained after removing and re-installing the battery. Past 2 days, I haven't encountered any problems. I too have google sky maps but didn't know whether it affects it or not.
[Nexus S General] pakerfeldt:
This happens with my phone as well. And I can confirm that I too have Google Sky Map installed although I wouldn't say the problem arise when using Sky Map only.
[Nexus S General] Ceres66:
I too have experienced this issue only when using google sky map. Rebooting solved the problem. Haven't encountered this issue again since l've stopped using sky map.
[Nexus S General] IDtheTarget:
Ah Ha! Yep, I had the auto-rotation lock problem last night (only the second time since I bought the phone), but I hadn't connected that to the fact that I had been showing off Google Sky Maps to a friend about ten minutes prior. A reboot fixed it.

Thanks!
[Nexus S General] hollywood_jack:
I have similar issue with the auto rotation when I use Google Sky Map...but if I reboot the phoone, the screen rotation works
[Nexus S General] nicholasbgr:
It just happened to me for the second time and I don't have sky map installed.
[Nexus S General] Adamantbob:
I'm having the same issue, specifically with sky map.

Throwing a wild guess out there, but might the polling rate which sky map uses be a little too high erroring out the gyro?

Edit: after poking around in the settings of sky map, you can change the polling rate. I'm having trouble replicating the rotating lock issue when the rate under sensors is changed, so this might be the problem.