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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] live2ride96:
Having owned both, I can tell you there's a reason I'm currently using an Evo. Several, actually. Too many bugs in the Epic for me. Evo has had far less. Samsung isn't exactly known for timely software updates. I was hoping the Galaxy phones would be the exception. I was wrong. Evo's froyo update was out earlier than expected. While the Epic has some distinct advantages (GPU, killer screen), I DEFINITELY prefer the overall shape/size of the Evo, plus the fact that it just works, and there's a ton of development for it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boodies:
wow, evo vs epic. there is no comparison there hands down EPIC. wtf are you guys smoking? Evos can't even play Dungeon Defenders. Okay, if you consider 10 FPS playing then yeah it plays. Seriously. Not to mention the crappy washed out screen on the evo.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cuttingedge79:
Lol, you think the epic is better than the evo? Rofl cakes! Epic... Fail!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boodies:
your answer says it all... um, whatever makes you guys happy I guess. ignorance is bliss. what a sad case of denial here.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Award Tour:
The Epic has much better hardware and if you're into modifying (you are on XDA after all) you can get rid of most of the bugs.

That said, CM makes the EVO more valuable to me. If you don't care about that, don't care about HTC Sense, and are into modifying, the Epic is the better phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gTen:
The plastic though is an illusion, in terms of hardware reliability, build quality, and durability the Epic is better...just cause its plastic doesn't mean its built wrong...if anything being plastic makes it lighter thus would receive less damage if it were to fall and etc..not to mention the Gorilla Glass...

As for development..once the Epic gets the unified kernels from the i9000/Nexus S it will open a doorway to a lot more development..even surpassing the Evo...oh and as for CM its in prebeta 8..so it will be out soon too for the Epic..

But I agree with the try for 30 days comment.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boodies:
well good there are some honest people here lol. As for SGS developement. It's awesome. I've used Cm in my G1 days but Team Wiskey is just as good if not better than Cm. I swear these guys don't sleep.

But here's an honest answer. If you don't intend to play newer games or multimedia is not your primary concern, stick with the Evo, its fine and should be fine for a while.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blasian shadows:
Lol it is. Better screen. Better cpu/gpu combo. I do love that evo tho. Its sexy:p. But spec wise the epic is better. But evo has better software
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spankmaster:
I would have to agree with blazian. The Hummingbird processor in the Epic is definitely more powerful and that same processor in other phones is ALREADY get rock solid overclocks at 1.4ghz to boot. The amoled screen is great and through software, the blue hue can be taken care of. A HUGE thing for me that makes me what something like the epic is the fact that the processor has HARDWARE support for a TON of video formats like h264 which includes avi's mkv's and the such and thats a huge plus for me. So on the pure hardware spec side id give it to the Epic. Now with Evo(which i own) does enjoy the larger screen (albiet only a tft lcd), and kickstand which i find myself using more and more often everyday, and the 8mp camera is kind of a pointless stat to add because as far as the picture quality its as good as any other 5mp shooter out there. Both have the front facing camera's ( again the evo's extra mp's dont really actually do much here) and of course the Evo is thinner with no keyboard. With newer roms and software development to be expected, i would say that for overall speed and power the epic is gonna be a good choice in the long haul over the evo's hardware. The Evo however has incredible software development for it right now as well as a VAST array of available accessories both first and aftermarket that the epic may more than likely never see. To me those are the heaviest things to consider (on top of that comes the formfactor debate which only you can decide which you like better) so good luck deciding! when it comes right down to it, your gonna be very happy with either :D Merry Christmas!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albie1937:
Epic 4g is better

The Epic is better IMO. I had the Evo since day one and I must say its a good phone but the sound quality is terrible. I have beats by Dre headphones and listened to music on the Evo. It sucked big time! I used them with my Epic 4g and my Galaxy Tab. The sound quality is AWESOME! Both Epic and Galaxy Tab have great sound quality and Dolby 5.1 Surround for movies is CRUCIAL!. The Evo have an extensive development community but the ROMs are getting boring. Samsung has built a nice piece of hardware but no software to compliment it. Thanks to XDA that issue is resolved. And when the true Froyo update is released this weekend, let the competition begin! Xda will have some KICK ASS custom ROMs for the Epic. Check out PCWorld Epic 4g is the Top Andriod phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phatmanxxl:
I can't believe someone started one of these threads again :rolleyes: Let the trolling begin!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] albie1937:
The Epic is better IMO. Both phones are good though. I had the Evo since day one and I must say its a good phone but the sound quality is terrible. I have beats by Dre headphones and listened to music on the Evo. It sucked big time! I used them with my Epic 4g and my Galaxy Tab. The sound quality is AWESOME! Both Epic and Galaxy Tab have great sound quality and Dolby 5.1 Surround for movies is CRUCIAL!. The Evo have an extensive development community but the ROMs are getting boring. Samsung has built a nice piece of hardware but no software to compliment it. Thanks to XDA that issue is resolved. And when the true Froyo update is released this weekend, let the competition begin! Xda will have some KICK ASS custom ROMs for the Epic. Check out PCWorld, the Epic 4g is the Top Android phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tyzing:
I'm going to start a couple new threads too. "What is ACTUALLY the $10 charge for?" or "Can the EVO be put on SERO?"

Haha
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbm21:
Thanks for all the help guys I didn't mean to start a flam war I think im gonna end up with the epic thanks again for your suggestions guys
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roscoenr:
If you are rooted you can get tethering on ether one. IMO the Evo is much better my wide has the Epic and I don't like it. The Evo has more development, feels much better in the hand, and when my weighed phone hit the ground once it destroyed the epic I have thrown mine dropped it many times and not even a scratch no cases on ether one
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gTen:
These things are luck based overall...personally I'm prone to dropping phones..I've dropped my Apache, my Mogul, my TP2 and now my Epic..and I have never had any break...ever...I go on the boards and I see people complaining this phone broke or that phone broke and could not understand why...I mean I had phones fly across the entire room and not break..I had phones thrown at me cause people were too lazy to get up and give me my phone and it smash against a wall and fall to the ground without a scratch..

The Epic is a pretty solid phone..if you broke it, you just had bad luck..I've heard stories of people breaking their EVOs easily and then getting an Epic and claim its indestructible...but in reality its just luck..if you got bad luck your phone will break even if its a rugged phone...you just need enough bad luck..
[Epic 4G General] bbm21:
im switching to sprint and i want to know which phone to get and why

thanks
[Epic 4G General] tuttjs:
I think this forum might be a little biased, but definitely the epic!

1) everybody has the evo, be diferent!

2) epic has a keyboard!

3) I'm not sure if the evo has this, but the epic hs the gorilla glass. Practically indestructable or scratchable!

4) epic sounds cooler than evo
[Epic 4G General] mikeschevelle:
Both are great phone with great features, some are specific to each phone. You are just going to have to play with both of them

Epic : I actually like touch wiz, the AMOLED screen makes the Evo look like a tube TV. It is one of the thinnest slide out phones.

Evo : Better Dev support, No keyboard (I would like the Epic more if it wasnt a slider).
[Epic 4G General] bbm21:
ya im coming from a vibrant and i love the screen

however i really like the hdmi output on the evo. is their somthing like that for the epic
[Epic 4G General] bigdbag:
For being an epic user, those are pretty terrible reasons.

For Starters...

1. Hummingbird > Snapdragon by a wide margin, there's really no comparison in graphics processing power especially.

2. SuperAmoled > LCD by a wide margin. Just compare the screens at a store, you'll see the difference easily.

3. http://bit.ly/htXXz0
[Epic 4G General] shook187:
HDMI out? Great, you could view your pictures on your TV, big deal :rolleyes: !!! Just so you"ll know it wont play video from the HDMI.
[Epic 4G General] bbm21:
wait... it won't play videos.... thats lame
[Epic 4G General] dito33:
No it wont only what you taking yourself like pics or video you recorded.

dito33
[Epic 4G General] gTen:
We have a developer working on the video out..if all goes good we will have full video out...
[Galaxy Tab General] sillyrabbitt123:
I just picked up the verizon tab. Need a little newbie help. Having a few issues

1- How do i prevent battery drain when the unit is off at night but not on a charger it seems i lost battery life

2- How do i know what data source is being used when 3g or wifi both icons are showing on at the same time. if i just want use wifi how do i turn off the 3g radio?

3- anyone get allshare to work? whats the best way to stream stuff from the pc to the gtab?

4- when the battery was at 10% i couldnt adjust the screen brightness anymore it was dark. is that normal?

5-Any battery life tips? get the most out of the battery?

thanks!!!!
[Galaxy Tab General] obzbdc:
1 - battery drain in standby shouldn't be significant but you can reduce it by turning off radios you don't need and/or reducing the update interval of any apps you have checking in the background.

2 - I'm not sure what's happening here, usually the wifi logo overwrites the 3g one so it is obvious which one is in use (at least it does on my UK SGT, might be different for CDMA). Either way switching on and off the various radios is easily done from the notification area, just swipe down from the top of the screen to show toggles for wifi, bt, gps, silent mode & orientation lock.

Edit: oops, I miss remembered, I don't know of an easy way to switch the mobile radio.

3 - I had a bit of a play with allshare day one but haven't had time to give it a proper workout yet.

4 - I haven't had mine run down that far but it sounds like a sensible power saving measure, better to see it dim for a while than bright for two minutes!

5 - the screen auto adjust in the display settings seems to help a lot. Other than that I've found the battery life to be very good for the most part. I tend to only switch on wifi if I have a big download to do so that might help in my case.

Welcome by the way, hope you enjoy the tab!

Bill
[Galaxy Tab General] huggsy:
Hold the power button for a couple of seconds, you can toggle mobile data from the popup menu.

Sent from my Galaxy Tab
[Galaxy Tab General] obzbdc:
I just found that myself and headed back here only to have been beaten to the punch!
[Galaxy Tab General] sillyrabbitt123:
THANKS Bill! Appreciate the info/advice!

I guess I am getting confused between the 3g/ the strength bars. So if it doesnt say 3g but just shows signal strength then its probably using wifi?

Does anyone know if the SGT defaults to wifi first then to 3g? Just curious.

THANKS. If you are home do you leave the 3g off? and just work off of you wifi connection? or do you leave them both running at the same time?

thanks
[Galaxy Tab General] huggsy:
When wifi is on it turns 3g off. I use an app called tasker to save my battery. I have it set to turn wifi/3g off when the screen turns off, and if I place it face down it sets the device into airplane mode, left in this state the battery drains very slow when not in use. Tasker is not the cheapest app but you are only limited by your imagination what you can do with it.

Sent from my Galaxy Tab
[Galaxy Tab General] sillyrabbitt123:
Thanks for the info. I will check it out. Much appreciated!
[Galaxy Tab General] sillyrabbitt123:
Anyone else know how to use allshare? According to samsung you cannot stream from your pc to the tablet is this correct?

i am actually trying to do both stream from the pc to the tab and then seperately stream from the tab to the tv or blu ray player and or pc and nothing works any which way? not sure how to get this to work?

thanks
[Galaxy Tab General] Mado007:
AllShare is an app that you can use to connect to other Samsung AllShare enabled divices like TV's. I removed the app. It is completely useless. (It would be so nice if there was an app by which I could connect to my homenetwork.)
[Galaxy Tab General] foxmeister:
Not quite correct! It allows you to stream from/to other DLNA devices which includes some Samsung TV's, but plenty of other devices too.

For example, I use to it to stream from/to my PCs with Media Center.

Regards,

Dave
[Galaxy Tab General] brilldoctor:
I have been using allshare with my ps3. On the tab open allshare and select my device as a source. do not select a playback device. Then on the ps3 go to music / video /photo and select the tab
[Galaxy Tab General] Mado007:
How do i connect eith all share to my pc? When i tried it only worked one way, from my Tab to the pc (and i like the other way around).

Another question: I removed OCLF can i flah a new rom (is it safe?) Thanks for answering.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] TrevPhone:
Hello XDA,

I've searched but am coming up empty.

What I'm looking for may be two apps, but ideally it would be one. First, the Direction from my location of the tower my phone is connecting to. In LA, sometimes there can be 4 or 5 towers around and I'm always curious which one I'm connected to and is giving me the best 3G speed.

Second, Is there an app that will give me the signal strength to that tower in db or at least some more accurate reading than 0-4 bars? Ideally, this would be able to read directly from the radio because whatever windows mobile is using natively seems to like to jump between 0 and 4 bars at random.

By default, is there any maps or anything for AT&T that might tell me where the towers are so I can do my own deciphering? In SW Los Angeles, theres towers all over the place so I never really know which ones are AT&T.

Have been having a ton of issues with my tethering speed recently and want more info on my connection which is bringing this to a head.

Thank you for any advice.

HTC Tilt 2

Running Jacko's slimmest theme

AT&T

91 radio
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunawan-1:
I change my gmail acount for personal reason. I delete the old account. so I wat to remove the gmail account in menu: Account& sync. But it told me to do factory reset. After that, I sign in using new Gmail account, but I can not download app from market anymore. And G talk can not start.

I already create some new acoounts to sign in but still cannot download from market.

I search web and every forum, but dead end. no solution can fix this problem. Every others just find like: email sync, internet, calling, sms, mms. Just gtalk and market.

I already go to SE Service Centre in my country, but they same can not help.

What can I do to fix? Can someone plese help me with this problem?

Thanks
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] egyptshun:
sounds like you need to re-flash, try to backup your stuff, flashing may be a last case senario but its a strong option...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunawan-1:
I see. Can you point me how to flash? Because I already try to flash few times. but no luck still not works. And I just update again just now and still can not download from market and open Gtalk.

Any better suggestion?

Thanks.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ghaith Alshareef:
try to clear cahce & Uninstal updates from

setting >> Application >> Manage Applicatios >> Market
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] placebo73:
I am facing the same problem for a few days...tried everything from the little info on google that was available, nothing worked even not reflashing the phone:(

I am stuck on this..but just posted the issue on google help.

If i get some answers i will let you know

cheers
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DRR34:
My brother has the same issue on his xperia x8, ive tried unistalling the market updates, clearing the data on all google apps. Tried factory reset and re flashed using SUES. Still the same issues, can`t download from the market and gtalk closes down almost instantly.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunawan-1:
yeah. so funny. My wife's x8 work perfect with her email or my email. But my x10 not. although I use her email and my email. So my conclusion... maybe there is something wrong with the phone. But I did not change anything just email and factory reset. and unfortunately my previous email already been deleted by me.

Now my x10 is so lame, cannot rooted and no more powerful app from market.

Please... if someone got the fix or accurate information, please post here.

(If someone ever post to fix by doing clear cache/update in application>market.....etc, I can say not work.)

Let's us all try to find the fix for this problem and discuss it together in this thread. Oke?

Thanks.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunawan-1:
Since update to Android 2.1, I can not find "uninstall update" there anymore.

As I remember, sometimes ago, few friends experienced same problems, but this tips can solve the problem. But that time, my x10 never hard to download. But now, it is my turn. But the old tips could not help anymore.

Thanks.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epinion:
Have you tried to recreate your old gmail account? The one you deleted before.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunawan-1:
yes. but it apeears: "username and password not match" (or something like that.)

because I already deleted my old email.

I found so many same case with google. but still no logical explaination from Google or SE.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunawan-1:
Tonight I try to flash back with this ROM 2.0.A.0.504 Generic. As I know this is the original rom for Indonesia. Correct me if I'm wrong please.

Hope and pray this can help to fix the problem
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunawan-1:
Still can not download from market after flashing ROM.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] placebo73:
Nothing fixes this problem, I tried everything possible....maybe it is an account conflict on the google server or something...This sucks big time:(
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epinion:
So you already recreated your deleted gmail account and use the same password and it still cannot run correctly? Have you tried to run setup wizard again?

Have you tried to wipe all your data?

I once wipe my gtalk data using titanium and I cannot access market because gtalk closely connected with market. What I did is factory reset my phone because original flash cannot work. It wipe all my data back to original nordic generic. Well just sharing my case. Hope it can help.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunawan-1:
Any idea when this problem will be fixed?

Thanks
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] placebo73:
No, i have no idea how this needs to be solved...I posted the isseu on several sites, but no replies yet...It's like nobody had ever this problem with deleting an primary account....If i get some usefull info, i will post it asap, coz i am not giving up yet;)

good luck
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunawan-1:
Thanks. Yeah, let's find something useful to fix the cure together. Don't ever give up.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] placebo73:
Maybe a cure?

Hi gunawan-1,

I found something that maybe will recover a deleted account...Maybe this helps?

I just filled in the form and waiting for confirmation...

Have added a link to the form...an older youtube video shows how to reactivate a deleted google account...(google for reactivate google account)

This form is a bit different, bcoz google has already changed the link in the video, so i dont know or this still works....Maybe will google have mercy on us:D

The link:

https://www.google.com/support/acco...contact_type=acc_reco&ara=2&ctx=acc_reco&rd=1
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunawan-1:
Thanks. I will try. Have to wait for 1x24 hour. Will let you know about the result after. Thanks
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunawan-1:
hard to believe, there is still no solution to this market issue. so sad.....
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] placebo73:
Yep, really sad...I dont know what to do now, maybe wait till a miracle happens:rolleyes:
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] placebo73:
Problem solved!

Hi there, if problem not solved yet

i could not just let it go,so i filled in the form again yesterday and filled in as much Questions they asked...And guess what, today i recieved an email from google with instructions to regain my deleted account....And this worked, did a reflash of my phone entered my account details and market and gtalk are working again:D

Maybe you want to try again too....I can confirm that it works...who knows how long you must wait when google solves this in the server;)

good luck
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunawan-1:
O. I see. So... Just mail google to recover my deleted account and ta da. Market and gmail work again. Is it right?

GN Multimedia-Gunawan-X8
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] placebo73:
Yes, that's right...market and gtalk are working fine again

Use the link a few posts back. Fill in the form again as accurate possible...and they will send you an email with instructions for how to(24 hrs)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunawan-1:
Now it is getting worse. I can not login to my x10. It say "Can't establish data...bla...bla..." already 2 days. Damn.

Hope this New Year can meet someone expert in this thread to share with us.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunawan-1:
Happy New Year to all x10 users, XDA members, and all victims of market and Gtalk user. hohoho.... Hope success on one day to fix this problem. Merry New Year 2011 anyway.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] x10_lynx:
hello.

yesterday, i solved my market & gtalk issues by deleting the accounts.db on xperia. (normaly a factory reset should do this)

if you have an working google account (check working with browser on pc) you can try:

1. delete /data/system/accounts.db

2. reboot

3. start market

3.1 now market schould ask for login.

the deleted file is the database where your accounts (facebook, google, skype) are stored. after deleting you need to refill accounts under "accounts&sync"

i found informations about creating a new "androidId", perhaps this will help to solve your issues.:

http://www.smartqmid.com/wiki/index.php?title=Getting_Android_Market_to_work_with_2.1_v1
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunawan-1:
But how we access this accounts.db?

And... The tutorial followed by the link is for SMARTQ phone. Will it work for Xperia X10?

The tutorial is risky but worth to try but not mention about deleting account.db.

Will you explain more specific? Thanks for your help.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epinion:
I assume you already root your phone. You could use terminal ap inside the phone or use adb from pc. Type in su and the go to /data/system.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunawan-1:
Oke. Thanks. Will try using SMARTQ tutorial.Thanks.