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[Windows Phone 7 General] Cruzer1:
Browser smooths out alot, yet my workmates desire and galaxy S isn't as smooth scrolling wise.

Faster as in switching between different areas of an app or hub. I guess you could say responsiveness?

Regarding oems selling hardware, EXACTLY, thats why it sucks for the end user because they don't get official support and have to resort to flashing. Average Joe still knows that if an update brings performance and some enhancements they would want it (e.g. girl at my work with her Galaxy S).

Regarding that chart you posted, is that really necessary considering when Android and iOS first came out, they actually had less to offer than WP7. That's been done alot of times, comparing winmo6.5 to iOS etc. Look where winmo6.5 ended up. As much as i loved my Touch HD, i hated it also. Yeh it had features like that chart, yet was buggy, required flashing to upgrade rom and wasnt guaranteed any app would work on it..... just like Android. Thats why I dont have faith in Android yet, lack of consistency shows it's still a work in progress.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
I especially love how Android gets checks for requiring third party apps, but iOS gets a bunch of X's for that.

Binary comparisons are pretty useless, though.

Examples:

Android doesn't have native Video Calling, Twitter Integration, Facebook Integration, or Visual Voicemail (that's typically a 3rd party app loaded by the carrier, and some carriers charge for this service i.e. Verizon).

Flash Support is limited to FroYo and above.

Exchange support is pretty terrible even in FroYo, and I don't think Gingerbread has made many inroads in this area.

Why even list a Vendor-Specific technology that no current phone supports, and Android/iOS probably will never support (Silverlight). Seems like a waste of space.

Android and iOS does not have the same level of XBox integration that WP7 does, and as that integration improves, it will not carry over to iOS or Android. Those should be X's. iOS has GameCenter, though. Android doesn't have a first-party solution similar. Microsoft doesn't even recognize those crappy XBL apps on Android, and I doubt they care about the ones in iOS. Once more XBL games are developed those apps will become virtually useless because WP7 XBL games will not be portable to other operating systems - at least not retaining the same (or any) level of XBL integration.

Android doesn't really have Media Syncing. It's totally dependent on generic third party app support, or vendor/manufacturer-supplied applications. Dragging and dropping stuff to an SD card is not media synching.

Live Tiles are not analogous to Widgets, and Hubs are not analogous to folders... Obviously.

Android is missing anything comparable to ZuneHD or iTunes.

There's no ZunePass or iTunes Store on Android. lolAmazonMP3. Similar functionality (compared to what you get with iTunes and Zune) is totally dependent on third parties and OEMs.

Google has been often criticized for the terrible media experience on Android. They still haven't improved it. It's even up to the manufacturers IRT which Codecs are in the OS (apart from F/OSS codecs and Google's own i.e. VP8).

Nexus S has no removeable storage.

The biggest reason why that chart is useless is due to he fact that Android is loosely regulated. What functionality exists on your device depends on the OEM, Carrier, and form factor of the device.

You aren't guaranteed an External SD card.

You aren't even guaranteed Flash support since there are still 2.1 devices being released. Not all phones have a front-facing camera, and some phones simply aren't powerful enough to run software like Tango efficiently (or at all) due to Android having no minimum specs (it's whored out to low-mid ranged devices all over the world).

The only way to really compare the OSes is to use them. Ticking off features is fun and all, but if they're broken or have showstopping bugs they simply don't matter.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
my average joe coworkers (who I constantly have to show how to do things on their android devices though I don't have one) care very much about updates. They are very frustrated that the vibrant still doesn't have froyo because they have no flash support on their phones.

n8ter, as usual, you say it better than I can. :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] rruffman:
what good are features if the os runs like sh** and you need ten thousand apps to get running up to par or flashing you rom every other week.. later for that..
[Windows Phone 7 General] efjay:
WM 6.5 had functionality coming out of its ar*e, didnt do it much good without stability, a good UI and speed now, did it?
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
I think the chart said enough. You guys are more than welcome to your opinions. Also facetime is only wifi, and ios to ios or mac. Another app can use the camera.

Anywho I guess facts don't matter.
[Windows Phone 7 General] diego1985:
The chart means here and now, not wiat for my updates and see what happens. Can anybody say thread... I mean case closed.
[Windows Phone 7 General] padrino:
I normally juggle between a BB9700 and a Samsung Vibrant. BBM was a must for me to keep in touch with my family and business contacts around the world.

The Vibrant was my play phone. Screen was great, Google Voice worked perfectly, cooked roms, browser, ease of use, swipe right to call, swipe left to text, the little things swept me away. Then i traded an old iphone for a HD7.

I still carry the 9700 with me because i fear i might need to put my sim card in it when BBM is the only way to reach a contact but so far, I've never needed to use it.

I miss a few features here and there but the prettiness makes me reluctant to take the sim card out and put it in another device.

I think you need to figure out specific features that you cannot live without and see if WP7 has them or a suitable work around or does not have it at all before you make the jump.

So far im very happy with mine.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vangrieg:
Also office packages on Android and iOS suck as they can't properly render 2/3 of presentations, so those check marks in the Android and iOS columns mean squat. Also here at work none of Android users can get attachment downloading work in any Android phone in any app except RoadSync which is so outrageously hideous that the most tolerant people don't want to use it.

Also what if I don't care for XBox Live integration, "Apps organization" (what a meaningless name), Flash support, Silverlight support, HTML5, Unified inbox (I don't like it at all), threaded email, visual voicemail, video calling, removable storage, multitasking beyond browser and music player, facebook integration (I prefer to use WLM Social which pulls data from various sources including FB and, more importantly, LinkedIn), twitter integration? What's left from that list?

"Media Sync" - what? I couldn't care less how it's "synced" - I'd prefer Android's way of simply copying stuff, but Zune Pass is a much more valuable thing. Oh, wait, it's missing from the list.

Widgets vs Live Tiles - tons of pros and cons for each approach. What does a checkbox say? Nothing.

Internet tethering and Copy/paste are the only things left that matter to me. Just me. But what do I care what other people need when choosing platforms?

All of these compilations that selectively pull a set of features and compare them look objective and fact-driven and all, but they are all ultimately useless. And not very objective because these lists simply aren't exhaustive.

So, does Android have more features and capabilities? Yes. Does it matter for everyone? No. Does the list say anything about how well those features are implemented? No. Does this checklist comparison allow you to select which platform will give you the best experience? Not at all.
[Windows Phone 7 General] GrandArcher:
I have a few questions regarding this video of WP7 interface

youtube.com/watch?v=mExLiEoBewk

1) In the middle of the video guy presses button couple of times to go to the desired menu. Is it lag ?

2) Dont you think "answer" and "end call" buttons a bit too small ? (I think it will be pretty hard to use that under the sunlight)
[Windows Phone 7 General] jasongw:
Functions & Features: Android.

Usability, fit/finish/polish: WP7.

I was genuinely torn as to which I should choose, until I spent a day with a Captivate. It's a nice device, but Android feels to me like a less polished iOS. When I played with it side by side with a focus at the AT&T store (between bouts of iPhone 4 comparisons) it was clear: WP7.

Love the UI, love the speed, flexibility and capability. It's the strongest OS launch I've ever seen (and I've seen a lot,) and I expect nothing but improvements from here on out.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
1. That is a developer device that wasn't final software or hardware. I didn't watch the video past that admission, but those are hardware buttons so maybe he just mispressed.

2. No problems pressing the answer or end call buttons on my 4.3 inch screen.
[Windows Phone 7 General] eyan15:
I personally think there is no one best OS for everyone...

And any one of the three (WP7, Android & iOS, even Maemo) will do the job and the diff is very minimal (day to day use).

But since WP7 is brand new and didn't take off as well as the others we don't have that big an app store but that is bound to change.

Right now, I guess Android and iOS will serve you better. but you have to decide which negatives you can live with and which you can't

Like, if you just want to browse a little, no meddling and have tons of apps then iOS is apt

If you like getting your hands dirty and tweaking this and that, probably the Android.

The single biggest thing I like in WP7 and not in Android is the email app. in a 4in screen WP7 email app is so clean.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
app store is growing at a faster rate than android's did and is close to apple's...
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
That chart lies blatantly, and actually doesn't say anything.

It only says something about a bunch of features that aren't consequential (some that don't exist) and put X's and Checks in there.

It doesn't take a smart person to glance at the list and see that it was composed with blatant bias in mind, especially when you cut WP7 off and just compare iOS to Android.

Using Semantics to benefit Android is probably the most lulzworthy failure in that chart, TBH...
[Windows Phone 7 General] alex2792:
I currently have Evo 4G, but I'm really liking WP7 UI and how smooth everything is. I don't know what genius at Google decided that GPU acceleration isn't necessary, but whoever that may be I hope they have long since been terminated. The only problem is I can't live without my free turn by turn navigation and google maps delivers in spades. I had an iPhone 3Gs before and although pretty much all of the apps that I've used are available on Android they're of mostly much lower quality and leaving OEMs/carriers in control of the updates is just asking the customer to bend over and take it with no lube. I'm waiting for the January update and if MS delivers a competitive turn by turn navigation solution and multitasking my next phone will be a WP7. Hopefully Sprint gets some nice hardware because there's no way I'm leaving them, best plans every, awesome coverage and great customer service.
[Windows Phone 7 General] N8ter:
The issue with Android GPU accelleration is that some Android phones have no dedicated GPUs, and others have underpowered SoC's. The only reason why iOS and WP7 can toute that is because the hardware is pretty much standardized.

Android cannot implement it so easily. That's why it's "up to the manufacturers."
[General Questions and Answers] kevinutz:
i found this thread about setting your phone to QNC right here:

howardforums.com/printthread.php?t=1267500&pp=15

Thanks,

Kevin
[General Questions and Answers] kevinutz:
I have switch to a new phone until today

I have switched back to motorola q and figured it out using RSD general
[Gen8 General] Marine6680:
OK, a screw up with placing an order has left me with a second Archos 70.

I now have one at home and one that was sent to my grandmothers house, because I use her address for shipments when I am away for work. This happened earlier in the month and I was unable to get there to have it returned. Well now I am in town for the holidays and am able to pick it up. So now I am looking to sell it. I wanted to give XDA users first crack at it. So anyone interested let me know. I will put it on eBay, with a buy it now price and send the link to the posting. I think it would be the easiest way for everyone.

I plan on listing it at the same price as Archos plus shipping, which is a bit of a loss on my end, as I had paid for overnight shipping, so I'm out the cost of shipping to me. If you want me to ship it overnight or expedited, let me know and I can add that as an option.
[Gen8 General] z06mike:
Did you actually get charged for 2?
[Gen8 General] Marine6680:
Yup, trying to get the shipping right, ended up getting two separate charges.
[Gen8 General] z06mike:
That sucks! I would just send the other one back if I were you, that way you don't get screwed out of some money.
[Gen8 General] Marine6680:
Can't it was delivered over a week ago, seven days is the archos return period.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Itsme87:
After using a headset, the phone speaker for phonecalls won't work. I can use the loud speaker at the back of the phone, but not the ordinary speaker.

I got the speaker to work one time when taking the headset in and out of the phone (but not since, a week ago). Therefore I don't think the speaker is broken, but I'm not able to get it to work again.

Had the same problem on a Iphone (1.gen), but then I was able to get it to work again after pluging a headset in and out. Tried a lot of times with the SGS, but didn't help.

I tried to update the phone to JPX, didn't help :mad:

Just seams like the phone thinks the headset is plugged in even though it's not..

Any idea how to fix this?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wesku:
When making calls there is button "Headset", try pushing that if it could help.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Itsme87:
Thanks for answering. That button gives me the opertunity to connect a blutooth headset. Still no speaker sound..
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] Vandale:
2.3 Gingerbread looks really nice and I just wait for the devs porting it for the G2. I love how the new UI looks and I just have to have it now. I am currently running Ganii's theme for CM 6.1.1. If any one has a legit looking Gingerbread theme for Stock 2.2 please post below.

Ganii's Gingerbread theme for CM 6.1.1

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=875542
[Fascinate General] Robedom:
Okay, well I have a notifier for my phone that sends notifications to my computer whenever I get a text. I recieved a text today and it showed on the notifier on my computer, however, it never showed up on my phone itself, it was like I never received the text in the messaging app itself. This has happened many times before today.

Any ideas as to why?
[Fascinate General] soba49:
You will need to post more information about rom, theme, system apps etc., before anyone can help you.

I bet it is either to do with mismatched kernel or more likely custom dns servers. But then, I avoid mms at all costs, so I wouldn't know.

+1 for google voice.

PS. Maybe you wanted a better answer. Best I can do; I just make a conscious effort to avoid letting any polite post sit too long at 0 if I see it, because I know that sucks.

Swyped w/ XDA App. When in doubt, mumble.
[Fascinate General] ryancollins1988:
Mine was doing the same thing the other day after putting the original dj05 leak on. It wouldn't show up a notification until I opened up my messages app. I believe it has something to do with the kernel. I tried to flash another kernel and it wouldn't allow me to through cwm. So i just wiped everything and put a new rom with a new kernel built and everything works fine now. I did all of this through rom manager and cwm. Hope this helps.
[Fascinate General] Robedom:
I'm running the D02 Voodoo Kernel but other than that everything is stock, this was happening even before I started using this kernel, I can't go to DJ05 cuz I own a Mac, but i don't know what's wrong.

I hear the notification sound but no message ever goes into my inbox or shows in the notification bar.

Anyone know what's wrong?

Oh and it doesn't happen every time, just once in a while.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] nahanee20:
is there anyway to make it popup and automatically turn on the screen like handcent? Handcent misses alot of text and this app works better but doesnt actually turn the screen on with the pop up.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] stroths:
Check out SMS Popup in the market (free). Use that for notifications as it has a screen wake option. I disabled hancent and the stock messenger's notification options and it works great. It's a great little program.

Not sure if this will meet your need but wanted to throw it out there.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radxxx:
Hi guys.

Could someone plz give me some advice on how to update to 2.2.1 ? I went from 2.1 to 2.2 using registry hack but forgot the details I put in. Now my galaxy wants to update but I think that's just to another 2.2.

Cheers
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tehpriest:
Have a look here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=877864
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] radxxx:
Thanks m8. Seem to have missed that thread. Works great :)
[Android Apps and Games] happyllj:
Sure, it has, go to "Preferences"--"Notification Settings"--"Popup Windows Settings", enable "Unlock screen"
[Android Apps and Games] jatt101:
will you be adding led notifications to go sms anytime soon?
[Android Apps and Games] MrBusiness:
I use the app "No Lock" so that I have no Lock Screen (time wasting and useless).

my problem is that my screen does not light up when I get an SMS when lock screen is off. if I switch lockscreen back on it works.

Any idea for a workaround?
[Android Apps and Games] charlyee:
I have the same question. Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] amethyst1325:
love the app

I love the app. I've tried both handcent and chomp and they send my msgs multiple times to my contacts and this doesn't! Thanks. Hope it continues to be do so well.

My only problem is that I cannot get the contact pics to work.

zio, 1.6 from cricket

Thanks so much for the great app.
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
Ok guys please post all questions in the thread that they concern:D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jminor4326:
I loaded a .zip file to flash onto a new SD card because I was getting the error msg "bad SD card". When I tried to flash using the new card I got the msg "can't find update script". What file is that and where do I get it?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmacinyasha:
That means you didn't take a closer look at the ZIP. You're probably supposed to unzip it on your computer, and either take the flashable ZIP out of it, or there's an APK file in there that you install via ADB.

Why don't you start by telling us what exactly you're trying to flash?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jminor4326:
it's one I used before - just as is
[Hero CDMA Accessories] spanglmd:
Saw this card on Newegg today. Pretty cheap for a Class 10 16GB card and reviewers state it meets Class 10 standards, and that it appears to be a rebranded Samsung card, so it is a quality product.

Android only supports Class 6, meaning this card should be plenty quick, and will utilize full Class 10 potential during file transfers over USB.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820161405

Merry Christmas!
[Hero CDMA Accessories] Pyrot1c:
Thanks :)

Ordered 2 !

Happy Holidays!
[Hero CDMA Accessories] donriner:
On sale today, 27.99 - free shipping. Limit 5.
[Hero CDMA Accessories] BuddahWolf01:
I just ordered a class 6 8gig from meritline for 15 bucks, just what I had been wanting.

http://www.meritline.com/adata-8gb-microsdhc-card-class4---p-26412.aspx
[Hero CDMA Accessories] oohaylima:
Can you confirm its speed? I was reading the reviews and they were saying the ,speed isn't class 10.
[Hero CDMA Accessories] ninjaquick:
3 speed tests so far in CM7: 6MB/s Write 14MB/s Read average. Bought it at Frys for 32.
[Hero CDMA Accessories] GrizzlyHamz85:
Works AMAZING

I bouth this card from newegg and ive been using it about a week now and it works great not a snag at all
[Hero CDMA Accessories] MrDowntown12:
Anybody got a good report on this? I wanna buy it but I see a few reviews saying it works for a week then dies... can anyone vouch for this card being solid?
[Hero CDMA Accessories] xenotech1:
Wintec 16gb CL10

Just got the Wintec 16gb CL10 from Newegg, put it in my Sprint Hero to format and as soon as it finish saying setting SD card the screen locked up. removed battery/ installed and saw installed apps icons were gone in its places gear icon. Installed original 8gb and app icons were back but apps came up with FC. removed each app and reinstalled and they work fine now. I'm afraid to put the 16gb back in, it seems fine in my laptop. I have no idea whats wrong!
[Hero CDMA Accessories] guitardoc64:
I got one of these around Christmas. Formatted, partitioned and transferred my stuff. I thought all was well until I had to restore a nandroid and it bootlooped. I put my old 8G Sandisk back in and haven't tried again. So my experience was it worked about a week. I guess it's a write/read issue. I had trouble with recovery mounting the card to even see my backups. I had read reviews of spotty quality and I guess I had the bad luck of the draw.
[Hero CDMA Accessories] MrDowntown12:
hmmm ok then I guess i'll pass on this one. I want to get one that'll last so i can transfer it to a new phone when i upgrade.
[Hero CDMA Accessories] jcj77d:
on htc website, it says microSD 2.0 compatable, & i know some phones can only support so much extra storage, ie: some say microSD up to 16gb, so maybe the hero doesnt support high capasity cards.

anybody got a conformation on how big a microsd card we can go, that wont cause issues.

i was looking @ this card in the OP, but now im double thinking.
[Hero CDMA Accessories] FdxRider:
32GB class 6,a class 10 card will run at class 6 speeds when mounted in the phone.When unmounted and transferring files from your computer to phone or the opposite.
[Hero CDMA Accessories] jcj77d:
what brand?
[Hero CDMA Accessories] FdxRider:
If you mean the 32gb your gonna have to search cuz I've seen very few. Don't remember what brand,most that are 32 gb I've seen are class2. I have a class 10 8gb here and it runs slower in my phone than my class 6 does.Sorry I can't give you more info.My class 10 is a Patriot :(
[Hero CDMA Accessories] Buda76:
I bought the wintech 16 gig card back in january and 15 days later I woke up and my phone said the sd card was not formatted. Both windows 7 and ubuntu 10.10 only saw the card as 1 gig but neither could format it nor create new partition tables. I lost all the data but luckily had a semi recent backup on my computer. RMA'ed it back to newegg and got a 16 gig class 6 card from a more reliable manufacturer.