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[Windows Phone 7 General] Reflexx1:
This thread is hilarious. Especially the parts about "adults." Adults come in all shapes, colors, and interests. And yes, some adults will carry their XBOX avatars on their phones.

An adult takes responsibility for their lives and the lives of those who depend on them. What their hobbies are can be nerdy, but that doesn't suddenly stop them from being an adult.

If I see a guy who collects comic books, loves video games, and collects Pixar DVDs, but pays his bills on time and takes care of his family, and is generally rational in his arguments, he's an adult to me.

Oh, and "Fanboys" is a funny word. Is it really necessary?
[Windows Phone 7 General] z33dev33l:
My hobbies are nerdy, I love doing nerdy things, however regardless android does seem more like a jumbled toybox whereas WP7 seems like an organized desktop. This is just looking at the UI mind you. It seems more business oriented and organized which are qualities I equate with an adult. I'm just looking for the appeal with android outside of the obvious appstore which I loved in its time but if I can have the same with a pleasant UI then why go with the lesser?
[Windows Phone 7 General] pulser_g2:
This seems to have resorted to a fair bit of flaming here, so I'll close it.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] jonnyg1097:
Hey guys, could someone direct me to a tutorial or write one up for me on how to make a custom lock screen? I found a wallpaper I wanted to use and I'd like to make one that fits the theme of the wallpaper.

Thanks!
[Captivate Themes and Apps] rrrrramos:
The easiest way to go about it is to simply purchase WidgetLocker and use one of the many themes that have been made for it that can be found in the Android Themes section of XDA. If you simply want to change the sliders and wallpaper for just the unlock screen you will have to edit the framework-res.apk, the files for the sliders are in the "drawable-hdpi" folder. There are tons of tutorials on how to edit framework-res.apk all over this forum and the rest of the site. I'm not sure how to go about changing the wallpaper separate from the home screen wallpaper, though I know it has been done using MetaMorph so maybe look into that. I hope you were able to get some idea of what you need to do with this! Good luck!
[Windows Phone 7 General] noelito:
I love my htc hd7 love wp7 am a big supporter, I want this os to succeed, I just can't wait for multitasking and apps running in the background. Sometimes it is so aggravating how long it takes to reload web pages, facebook, foursquare, ANYTHING that im doing when i leave the app to do something else and come back to it, its like the first time i ever open the app and i sit there and watch it reload the web page, restart facebook, it just gets old after awhile, on winmo 6.5 i would bounce everywhere between apps, texts, web it was great

anyone else feel this way
[Windows Phone 7 General] Ren13B:
There's plenty of discussion about multitasking already on these forums. I don't see why we need another thread about it. Clearly it bothers a lot of people.
[Shift Development] orb3000:
Great!

I´ll move it to [REF] Guides | Tutorials | FAQs | Stickies | Read here before posting thread located here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=772017
[Shift Development] 619headman:
it went fine till step 16, the Comm. Manager button doesnt open anything, however the wifi works ok.

please tell me how does the Comm. Manager work
[Shift Development] 619headman:
and now it just wont boot, it gives a blue screen and tells me theres an error, and automatically shut down.
[Shift Development] ashasaur:
What error does it give you? Are you ABSOLUTELY SURE that you are using a GENUINE untouched OEM RTM copy? This process ONLY WORKS with the legal untouched OEM RTM. If you are trying this with some kinda downloaded ISO it WILL fail and bluescreen on you. It must be build 7600 or higher. Comm. Manager just works for me under 7 following these instructions.
[Shift Development] horace1234:
Hi! Thank you for the guide, everything is fine! The only thing doesn't work is the touchscreen. I've installed the touchscreen drivers in compatibility mode Windows Vista SP2 and as Administrator. Do you have any idea?

EDIT: Solved! I reinstalled the driver for the 8th time and it worked!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] networkn:
Hi There!

I am wanting to make an icon called new SMS Message that starts a new sms message. Is this possible. I use ADW EX.

Also I would very much like to create a bluetooth icon on my desktop for configuring my bluetooth, rather than having to nav through menu's like I do now.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tragusman:
You can in touchwiz and launcher pro not sure about adw though.
[HD2 General] ElaineD:
WOW! What can I say... Ditto. I love WinMo, but I'm fearful that I'm watching it's death rattle. Win Phone 7 seems like a illegitimate infant in a world of fast moving, focused, college freshmen (albeit, not the brightest). :(:(:(
[HD2 General] MattOG:
I had a lot of reservations with switching from WM. Mainly related to the phone being able to handle work related stuff. So I too ran WM and android on SD. I must admit though, that after having run android for almost 2 months without loading WM, (I basically pretended I had bought a new phone and forgot all I could do with WM), I had figured out work-arounds and got it running more than sufficiently. The only problem I had was having to back-up the SD in fear of a random reboot corrupting the data.img. Now with NAND, it's no longer a problem. I can honestly say that the switch was easy, and I'm glad I no longer have winmo in my life.

IMO Android is a far superior OS, and I can't sing it's praises enough.

As for all the questions:

Media folder is built like this:

media

->audio

->->alarms

->->notifications

->->ringtones

->->ui

Different folders are available for their obvious uses (i.e. go into ringtone selection, and you don't get the ui folder listed).

USB is more than stable (for me at least), never had a problem since NAND. Having most stuff moved to SDCard the phone hates it when I plug it in as a disk drive, (widgets disappear etc.) but within a minute of unplugging it it's back to normal.

I personally feel the desire build are the best, however as for more stable? I believe we are reaching a plateau where stability is the norm. I have tried nexus builds, and have had no problems with them either, it's just personal taste. The HD builds (Desire HD Base) are a little more 'experimental' but with reading, you'll learn what works on each build, and what doesn't. Figure what's important to you, and check.

The best advice I can give is get hold of SPB Backup (For WM). Do a full backup. Then jump in at android's deep end. (After reading how obviously). If you don't like it, re-flash winmo, redo your backup, and it's like you never left. You won't regret it though.
[HD2 General] schunniky:
Man I'd love to dump WM as well, bu I can't bear the thought of all the days going by where I can't be the dude on the bus who reboots into ubuntu to pass the time...sigh.

:P
[HD2 General] Devils1stBorn:
Microsoft My Phone actually does fine with all the backup I need.

I'm still wondering about security issues. Example: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20026804-83.html

Also, hit a bump in the road. It would seem that Android doesn't support the Mugen 2600 Extended battery!
[HD2 General] xs11e:
The primary security issue with Android isn't Android or Linux, it's Google. Google's security is very problematical, Gmail has been hacked (as has Gmails security software) by someone.*

*Some think it's the Chinese government, the official Chinese response is, "No, it's just kids" but since all hacked accounts we know about have been dissidents, the government theory looks pretty solid....
[HD2 General] apallohadas:
The primary issue is NOT Google. It's the user.

If you're loading up banking apps on a device that you could lose, be stolen, or bluetooth hacked, then don't blame anyone but oneself.

I've yet to know anyone who's been phone-hacked if that's any consolation.
[HD2 General] hazard99:
As a former hd2/android user Id have to say It makes the entire experience of the phone better.

I think it also depends on what you are use to. as far as customizing I would venture to say that there is just as much customization with winmo as there is android. Though id have to say I found myself looking for skins more often than not cause winmo was so ugly to me.

I enjoy having almost direct access to all my data without it having to look like winphone7.

As far as security I think its always been tighter because most people were on different types of phones. now that we have blackberrys and iphones and android phones I think possible viruses will show.

I believe google has a built in kill switch for rogue apps. Also if you buy apps from the legit market you should have no problem!
[HD2 General] Devils1stBorn:
Ok two things that I'm trying not to get frustrated about before I put a little research into it...

First, why in the world does Android want to crop every image instead of using the entire image as a wallpaper?

I even have wallpapers that are the exact size of the display and Android still wants to crop a small portion of that image?....help please...

Second, why can't I get a simple widget or window dedicated to favorite contacts, such as sense in WinMo does without having to pay for it?

Android doesn't have a simple tool that allows you to setup a favs like Sense does in WinMo? There's this LaucherPro that wants to charge me to do so?

Thanks
[HD2 General] Devils1stBorn:
Why does Photoshop Express require access to personal information, phone calls and full internet access?
[HD2 General] hazard99:
checking the install notes It says

the only one that bothers me is the it reads contact info.

the phone state is different than phone info. it basically should shut down when you recieve a phone call. why it needs access to your contacts is why im uninstalling it.

I can also set basic contacts by long pressing a blank spot on the screen and selecting shortcuts>contacts>the actual contact.

wallpaper I believe if you set the picture with the proper resolution it shouldnt crop it
[HD2 General] schunniky:
1. You can just expand the crop window so it encapsulates your entire wallpaper, if it indeed is in perfect size. Keep in mind the crop window is sized for 3 homescreens or 5 or however many you have, so if your perfect size is for just one screen (480x800) you'll have a bit of a problem there.

2. You can just place contacts on the desktop. That's the closest you'll get without paying for this in LauncherPro. While you're at it, even if you don't want to pay - get LauncherPro and replace the default Launcher already. You'll love its speed superiority immediately.
[HD2 General] MattOG:
A lot of devs put permissions on to prevent possible problems, also, not sure if it relates to android, but I know some permissions are needed for things that you would not normally relate them to, possibly things like automatically pausing operations when a call comes in etc...
[HD2 General] Devils1stBorn:
I figured out the contacts on desktop, thanks though!

As for the wallpapers, I do try to expand the Window and it never completely encapsulates the entire image. I just dont get why Android doesn't allow the Wallpaper to remain static while your homescreens maneuver over it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kr4zie:
Hey guys im pretty new to the SGS having owned previous iphones

I want to fix the lag and also root the phone.

Some question i wanna ask

I bought the phone from a previous owner from 3 (AUS) but im with Optus but his already unlocked it.

Are there advantages and disadvantages rooting the phone.

Which program do i use to root the phone and the steps to do it

Any help would be much appreciated!!

Thanks heaps guys

Keep up the good work

Also my firmware is PDA:JH1 / PHONE:JG3 / CSC:JH1

Should i upgrade or not?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tragusman:
Hey mate the first thing is making sure you got the 3br on your phone. If you do then either flash custom rom (docs kitchen or darkeys or just download jpy from samfirmware) Next thing to do is to flash a different kernel which will give you root ie cf root kernel or hardcores speedmod kernel both give root plus 2e recovery.;)
[Desire HD General] bour:
HD is a thread for users in South Korea

Let's share Informations with Desire HD Users.

여기는 한국에 있는, Desire HD (DHD 옹폰) 사용자를 위한 스레드 입니다.

그러고 보니, 프로필 설정에 한국 통신사는 없군요.

좋은 정보 나눕시다. :)
[Desire HD General] bour:
Happy new year-

Hi Friends.

South Korea's Lunar New Year tomorrow.

Everything feels like the East Asian region.

I will pray for XDA-Friends "Always healthy and harmonious family, and happy."

Happy New Year-
[Desire HD General] bour:
1.84.1010.4 OTA Update, rooted :)

OTA pacakage mod n repack.

keep recovery and hboot

1.84.1010.4 rooted.

eng s-off, recovery worked.
[Desire HD General] samizad:
Korean Desire HD and GSM

Hi,

I am a Brit just arrived in Seoul for work. If I buy a Desire HD will it support my GSM simcard when I return to UK? How does a Korean Desire HD differ from an international Desire HD?
[Android Apps and Games] hgrimberg:
I looked today on the Android Market for the Skype app and it is not there anymore. Somebody knows why they took it off?

How do we download Skype now? Is this part of the Skype-Google voice war?
[Android Apps and Games] Tazdeviloo7:
I just searched for it on my evo cm6.1.2 and it's there
[Android Apps and Games] whoalun:
I searched as well, but I dont see it....however swype came pre loaded on my dell..
[Android Apps and Games] hgrimberg:
How can it be? I search for it from my Droid 2 global and it is not there anymore. I went to the skype website, ask for the link to be sent to my number and then the link they send takes you to a page that says that the file has been removed. I remember the app was on the market a few weeks ago. Now it is gone.
[Android Apps and Games] hgrimberg:
It seems that Skype is not available on some Android markets depending on what country you are based.

Anyway, the Fring and Nimbuzz took skype out of their services. Why?

And..., after installing skype I keep getting the can't sign in pop up.
[Android Apps and Games] spiderx_mm:
I just now searched and it's still there in the market. but Fringout rates are much lower than Skypeout, I'm afraid they won't be able to fight it.
[Android Apps and Games] GoCkillaz:
It's in my market still. It might be a carrier issue?

Sent from a phone that's better than yo Momma's. bbq.
[Android Apps and Games] hgrimberg:
On certain countries it is not on the android market. You have to use Market enabler to get the non us version of skype that can use 3G.
[Focus General] OGCF:
If you haven't heard already, AT&T's website shows a change in price for the Focus which was originally $199 and is now $99 on contract. I was assuming this was just a random New Year's sale but now I'm not so sure.

Yesterday on Gizmodo, I noticed that Microsoft was advertising WP7 and the Focus but those banners had been there for a while. Then I realized it was also advertising the $99 price and I don't remember AT&T advertising many of their sales before.

Today my cousin needed to return a router to AT&T so I went to the local store in Southern California and I decided to check out the price. There it was on the sign: "$99 on contract". That rules out a web-only sale too. So after my cousin had returned the router. I asked one of the employees there about the phone's price. He said they just got word of the new pricing last night and changed it in-store this morning. I asked him if it was permanent and he replied, "I'm not completely sure. Like I said, we only just got the message yesterday and it just said to change the price."

If it were a sale, then AT&T would probably be screaming about it from the rooftops and make their employees tell customers it was a limited time only...but that's not the case. So it looks like the Focus has officially dropped to $99 on contract.

Now the real question is: why? Seems convenient for the price to drop the week of CES so maybe thats a hint that AT&T will be getting some new smartphones in their lineup soon, maybe even more WP7s. Another thing to consider is that AT&T is trying to rope in as many customers as it possibly can before Verizon gets the iPhone 4, which is rumored and has some evidence to support it happening a couple of weeks after CES. Take it as you will, but a great cutting-edge smartphone is now $100 and thats pretty sweet if you ask me. :)
[Focus General] FishFaceMcGee:
Well, assuming the Surround and Quantum haven't dropped too, the Focus is the only 8GB WP7, and the 8GB iPhone is $99. It could be Samsung/Microsoft/AT&T wanted that price lower so the Focus was clearly a better choice.
[Focus General] GrayWolf:
@FishFace - Both the Samsung Focus and the LG Quantum are getting the $100-pricepoint-treatment. :)

wwwDOTwpcentralDOTcom/ATT-lowers-price-quantum-and-focus
[Focus General] OGCF:
That's what is so odd. Why are only the Quantum and the Focus getting the price drop?

My only theory right now is that AT&T wanted all three at the $100 price point but HTC declined while LG & Samsung both agreed. I'm sticking with my master theory that AT&T wants as many people as humanly possible to come to AT&T before Verizon's iPhone is announced as this also makes sense with AT&T offering early upgrades for people interested in buying the iPhone 4.
[Focus General] foxbat121:
$99 on contract price is so so as most online dealers already sold them for $49 or free. However, the biggest story in this price reduction is that both Focus and Quantum now sell for $399 off contract. That's a very attractive price for me w/o (not even possible right now) sign up two more years of contract.

I suspect the HTC doesn't sell as well as the other two. And also this move is in anticipation of WP7 phones will be released to Verizon and Sprint soon, not iPhone. iPhone itself has the price drop as well at the same time.
[Focus General] PaullikesWINMO:
iphone4 is not the threat. It would be the iPhone5 ! Or even WP8 !

And the strategy to go to a $100 now is brilliant. I mean how many smartphones that are really worth buying are at this price point? Seems to me that they have found a great price point and will sell millions of them. They proabably get some kind of rebate from Microsoft for selling so many units and Microsoft will benefit from increased users buying Apps or XboxLive games.

No different than a Toyota Corolla. Make a good car and sell it at a great price point and they sold LOTS of them. Build up a huge customer base and when the customer is ready to replace the Corolla, then they up sell to the Camry or to the Lexus., or sell them another Corolla. Eitherway they have huge following.
[Focus General] markgamber:
HTC doesn't know how to make a reasonably priced phone. Well, they know how to make a phone that should be reasonably priced, that's all they make, but they don't price them according to what they're actually worth.
[Focus General] Lewisham:
In case you guys are interested, Amazon Wireless is selling the Focus for $0.01 today. Stock is definitely on the move. I'm guessing a Focus 2 with Super AMOLED Plus might be on the way.
[Focus General] kponti:
Pretty simple, ATT is the only company presently that has a Galaxy S windows7 phone, my guess is the rest of the cell companies are about to get their versions too, much like they all did with Android.

If the Focus is priced $100 cheaper than tmobile, verizon, sprint galaxy S versions, they hope it will take the steam out of their fanfare.

Only reason there isnt a Windows7 phone in my house currently is cos I only have tmobile and sprint.

EDIT: And no galaxy S with the hummingbird or SAMOLED screen
[Focus General] PaullikesWINMO:
T-Mobile has the HTC HD7 ! And yes it's a Windows 7 phone.

Darn nice phone. I had it but could not tether with or get 3G with it on FIDO (Canada). I'm sure there are many more models to come.
[Focus General] arrrgh:
Very unlikely I think, if they had a new Focus coming out it would have been announced at CES. And Focus is still a very new phone and apparently selling very well (no wonder, it's amazing).
[Focus General] kponti:
Yes but too big and heavy, not to mention my Samsungs have consistently had better reception than my HTCs inside buildings where I use the phone 90% of the time
[Focus General] Syst3m:
Just bought one off Amazon for $0.01. Friend got one through AT&T for the same price after he told them about the Amazon offer.

ATT told me that most likely its because its a 3g phone and they're in the process of rolling out the 4g network. Whatever, I got the phone for 0.01...Including shipping!
[Focus General] kulet78:
It says in the website that it can be as upgrade to an existing line. My question is, what if your line is not eligible for upgrade yet. Will your bill show up with the list price after a month or two? Has anyone encounter this yet?
[Focus General] foxbat121:
If you are not yet qualified, you have to pay full out of contact price which is $399 if you go to an AT&T store or $499 from 3rd party online.
[Focus General] phoneguy 4567:
Could be but somehow I doubt it has anything to do with 4G, since the average consumer I don't think knows about 4G or cares at this point. The fact that they are willing to give you the phone for free tells you they know they will make their money back by the end of the contract, with a sizable profit :).
[Focus General] Syst3m:
Thats what I feel too. The other thought is trying to get people to Att network before the iPhone comes to Verizon or whatever.

i had 10 months left in my contract, and 2 separate phone calls by me (and one by a friend who got the same deal) said that my old contract was being ended, and they would create a new one that started the day the phone was activated. They know if you're eligible for an upgrade - they ask for your phone # and last name. My friend who called had 3 months left on his contract, and was unable to get the deal at first. When he called AT&T, they cleared his contract and he checked on their again -and it was eligible. He ended up buying through ATT because they said they'd match the same deal.
[Focus General] Anchorite:
Could you ask him how he got it through AT&T? I just asked a branch store and they said they could not offer the $0.01 deal...
[Focus General] apine:
I'm thinking of getting one off contract for $400. (don't wanna get locked in to Rogers - $400 voice cancellation + $100 data cancellation, 3 yr contract).

What have your experiences been like with unlocking? I heard ATT is refusing to unlock, and unlock codes go for up to $40 online...
[Focus General] mcorrie1121:
When I was in-store the other day, I'm pretty sure the sale price on the Focus said until 1/31. I think it's only good for a couple more weeks, but we'll see.
[Focus General] Syst3m:
He had called them regarding his contract. When she cleared him for an upgrade, she started talking about all the offers. My buddy directed her to wireless.amazon.com to look at the Focus, she put him on hold and spoke to her manager who said they could authorize the price.

Amazon is still at a penny...and through them, you don't have to pay shipping either. I seriously got away with paying a friggin penny for this phone : ) Best one i've ever owned too..
[Focus General] Anchorite:
I definitely do not mind going through Amazon, but my biggest concern is getting my data plan grandfathered in. Do you know if its possible through Amazon?
[Focus General] Syst3m:
It is not. And i would assume that if you go to ATT and get the phone in contract to get the .01 price, you will need to change your data plan. Thats been my past experience.

I was worried about that too as i had the unlimited plan. When i used their handy usage reports, i found that i didnt use much more than 200-300 MB a month. So the 2 gig is good for me. I was surprised, i'm on it all the time, though not doing much browsing online.