yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Kangal:
HAHAHA the reason why this is so funny is because a similar thing happened to me.

When I was looking for a great phone/plan I was at JB Hifi (this is in Sydney).

And I started playing around with the demo phones.

Aome guy aged in his 20's came to me and asked if I liked it.

I said I did and I was planning on buying an Android phone.

He went through the specs, the "Android" operating system and so on.

I said yeah it sounds great.

Then he asked me if I would be interested in purchasing it, I said not really.

This really puzzled him, he put his hand into his pocket and pulled off his HTC Desire.

He told me it was the best phone in the world (this is before i4 was announced) and I replied "one of the best".

I told him I was interested in the Nexus One which is basically the same phone but it has a trackball and told him it is much better for games (because of tactile).

He wondered why ... now it was golden!

I explained about how it is the official Google phone, so it gets the updates first and that it had 720p video and tethering. I explained to him how fun it was to play Quake 3 on the thing.

He tried to be smart and said he read online the HTC Desire will be getting the same functions with the update to Froyo. And I said "if", which made him puzzled because I said the carrier would like to charge you for tethering functionality so its likely it wont be included in the update.

He got shocked, and said he would change to the Nexus One.

I told him there was no need, go online to shipped-roms and get the factory software for your phone OR dump it yourself with the guide on xda. I said now he could get the update and install different types of ROMs and have the functionalities he -Desire'd-

He was blown away, he told me that perhaps I should work there (I said yeah why not).

He told me to wait, and he came back quickly with a pen and paper.

I wrote everything down and he was a happy bugger.

Man did I left that place with a big grin! (I was more informed than any of the staff there on any of their products: phones, consoles, computers, accessories, tvs)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Unicorn9x:
great! :))
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] NoTnERb:
one helluva story, LOL. yeah, I'm always proud to be an xda member and anytime I can show it off with my phone always just makes me want to say thank God for the developers and the xda members.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] cooljais:
Nice one. This happens whenever I meet my friends. Everytime I meet them, they go on saying that their new android phone can do this or that... And then I take my phone out, to show them that I have both, Winmo and Android..

And I just love the look on their faces. Their new phones, suddenly weren't so new.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] dilwaladoctor:
LOLS..................
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] devis:
I guess it's true when they say that in the land of the blind the one eyed man is king.

Not to rain on anyone's parade, but all I see is people who have followed directions and are now showing off that extremely basic skill. What exactly is so special about your showing off? Hey look at my cool sled! Its just like your sled but someone put wheels in it so now I can take it out even when it's not snowing! Yea man, read the damn forum! You can have a sled with wheels too!

Let it be known I have great respect for the devs here. They take their time to literally perform small miracles. I myself have taken advantage of those skills a few times. But I've never showed off. If anything I've helped other people do the same thing I've done.

There are no great stories here. Nothing worth front page, nothing worth boasting about, and absolutely NOTHING to make you feel like gods of the mobile world. 99% of you here followed directions! Plain and simple! If you're really going to get a self esteem boost about that, you really need your collective heads examined!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] GodsGift:
Do you need a hug?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] wileykat:
Heard that one too many times to even think about now!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] wileykat:
Aaah, he definitely does.

Don't be sad. You don't have to be so serious all the time pal, it's only a bit of fun.

And this thread is more in homage, than about boasting,.... but that is an added bonus sometimes. ;-)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Johev:
I really enjoyed this story. I think many of us have experienced something similar, even if it is just people scratching their heads on how we are doing it.

I don't regret buying this phone, and I would like to point out that I never thought it would still be so up to date, even after 2 years of its release.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Dr.Move:
lol

that kinda happened to me:

we were at a cafe when someone snatches a chair and sits for a bit, apparently he knew my friends. So anyway, he spots the HD2 in my hand and starts yapping about how winmo sucks and such.

to be honest, winmo is my OS of choice, I need some programs that are currently only supported on winmo. So while he was talking I started loading android, I had one of Darkstones' sense versions back then, rocks by the way. So anyway, I fended off some of his hrash comments about winmo, and then I said: but I have android also on this beauty.

he laughed saying it's impossible, and as going to start explaining how different device specs are and OSs and stuff and then I went: "dude, see for yourself"

the look on his face was priceless. 2 minutes passed with him checking the device then he had to go because he had an "important meeting".

Thanks XDA and thanks for all the DEVs around
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Bodisson:
Just made my day, m8... thanks for the story.

Gonna give it a try... ;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] russbvta:
lol this is kinda like the xda version of those letters people send to penthouse magazine.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Kangal:
@devis (that username is uncomfortably close to devil, coincidence?)

Boasting about it to your mates, I agree with you.

I mean all you did was to waste ye-many hours figuring out what to use, how to get it on and etc.

So yeah you did follow instructions, but lets not be so naive. You also did this successfully, so that you didn't break/brick it and (hopefully) you supported the development with a donation or useful feedback. And without the testers, ALL development are rubbish by any developer (skilled or not).

So those people do deserve some gratification, especially if this lead them to helping their mates change their device.

Additionally, if this circumstances happened to you when in a store/by a salesman (like it happened to the OP and I), then you absolutely deserve to feel god-like because you are superior in intellect to someone who is supposed to be more than you.

P.S.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] :
LOL I had a similar experience at a T-Mobile store when my cousin was picking up a Vibrant. I popped on my phone to price-match the phone for him (and saved him $100) so the lady asked me if I liked WM 6.5, so I told her that I never use it. She was surprised and i then explained Android on the HD2. I had a big grin on my face, too :D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Clibus:
Thanks for a good laugh! :)

Great stories
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] craigyd:
I've gotta say working in a phone shop myself I'd love to see somebody come in with a modded phone!

I've got my Galaxy S pimped out with all sorts (changes far too frequently with different kernels, roms and launchers to list..) and I've got to take real caution when a customer or colleague wants to show an app or something else on my phone. I've already had to restore one of our tabs to factory settings for being told I customised it too much to "make it better" with a different launcher etc...

It would be refreshing to have somebody I can point towards xda. Closest I've had is a colleague who's interested in the modding and absolutely loves that I changed his X10 to use FreeX10 skinned with Cozmic and LauncherPro. Before that he had resorted to a Blackberry 8520 largely because of how much he hated the SE setup.

Just the other day we had a broken HD2 in which I jumped at the chance to fiddle with but alas it was totally dead and not hackable :(. Maybe one day I'll get my hands on one...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] devis:
Yes, I was able to follow the instructions. But that's a given. Anybody can follow instructions, unless of course their own knowledge interferes. That's pretty much what separates humans from robots. We follow instructions based on experience. Robots follow instructions blindly. In our situation, unless you and i figured out a better way to make this work by slightly deviating from the given instructions then we are better then robots. If not, then we're just robots! Passionate about mobile devices, yes, but robots nonetheless.

Yes, I've praised when it was due. Yes I've donated.

What I really have a problem with is your last statement. Yes there are varying degrees of intellect, but at the same time there are also varying degrees of knowledge, interest in obtaining that knowledge and the desire to expand it.

I work in house IT for a big law firm in SF, headquarters office. About 450 people total, half attorneys half staff. Most of IT is here, most finance, records, conflicts and so on are here. There's also a copy center and mailroom which is handled by an outside company we hire but I support them too. Safe to say I deal with people from all walks of life, literally double digit IQs to 7 digit incomes and everything in between. Working here is a very interesting experience. I'm always asked to perform small miracles, strange hookups, fix things that are nowhere in my job description, and often stand alone in a room with 200 people who are all looking at me to fix whatever's broken in about 10 seconds flat. So believe me, I'm no stranger to feeling like a god. But frankly I don't. They all thank me, from the insignificant mail delivery person to the chair of the firm. And it's sincere. I show them lots of ways to improve what they're doing, change what they have into something better, gain functionality they never knew they had. But i don't feel I deserve extra praise. And it isn't a self esteem boost either. It's just me... I know what i know and what I don't, I learn.

Next time you're in a store and are about to show off your Android equipped HD2 or what have you, don't be a ****. Just show it... this is nothing to be proud of. And remember, if the person on the other side of the counter had the drive and curiosity to learn, they'd be showing it to you too.

And my name is actually Devis :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] kam333:
Congratulations on having the 2 most prosaic posts ive ever, ever read, & that really is saying something, your obviously waaaaay toooooo intellectual to get the point of this light hearted thread.

i personally have never felt the need to show off my phone, not even to my friends (they are not into tech in the same way), but i still found this story refreshing not just for the content but also for the structure.

Congrats my friend, & thanks, i will save your posts & use them if ever i have trouble sleeping. :)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bdkinney:
So, in essence, you're saying...I'm better than you because I don't feel like I'm better than you...(grin). To quote someone better than me...don't be a ****.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nikoskavliaris:
Well my friend this is with most of the "Sales" Representatives aaaalll around the world! Because they get the new phones first hand to see them and details about it so they can "Sell" them to you. They think that are a tech savvy or a high end or power user. I had people telling me about phones and when i ask them where do they work same response "oh i work at t mobile" or any other carrier. And you are like ohh thanks alot for telling me what your companys web site states when you click on Specs of the phone. And they use all these specifications that they think you don't have no idea what are you talking about. And they give you that enthusiasm when they tell you that it has 16gbs of memory!! HAHAHA!!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ATL-TECH:
it seem like the pohne people at the stores are that uptodate with information
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] mafiasx:
pantou iparxei mia ellada:) xaxa

popo exeis dikio poso basano einai idika ston germano mia fora piga na paro kinito kai katelixa na tou leo ego ta xaraktiristika...:mad:
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] ExMM:
This is sooo funny!! I got almost the same situation!!! LOL

I have an HTC Hero, and when I show it about 4 months ago with Android 2.2 to

a salesman of 3UK, he was totally amazed!!

He was asking me all possible questions about rooting and roms and eventually a customer of the store that was listening, he started to join us in the conversation!!

I am proud to be part of this community!!

XDA ROCKS!!! :D:D
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] jbs68:
Hello everyone,

How to change the type of keyboard quickly? :confused:

On my Niki, beside the icon of the keyboard there is an arrow. Tap on this arrow posts a menu making it possible to change keyboard type (Compact QWERTY, Full QWERTY,…)

On the HD Mini, there is no arrow beside the icon of the keyboard (screenshot1). But, tap and old on this icon makes it possible to have a menu but this one proposes only one choice (screenshot2)! :eek:

How I can have a menu proposing all keyboard type (Compact, Full,…) ?

Thank you by advance!

PS. Sorry for the double post, but I think here I can have more reply...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] m2shakiba:
hi every one:D

as we all know android OS no matter it is sense or noneense doesn't support ad hoc wifi connections and though it is a known issue for android, neither htc nor google has done anything so far to solve this problem

so...

i was just wondering if there is any way or application that we can connect our android phone to ad hoc connections

thanks for your help

oh and BTW

i'm using nexus one build nand because it is freaking fast:confused:

well if this helps
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Archer:
Apparently this works for Windows XP & Windows 7, but not Vista. If you've got Vista then you're asking for trouble anyway :p

http://www.wissamidrissi.com/2010/02/how-to-connect-android-phone-to-your-ad.html
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] m2shakiba:
no i have win7 and this doesn't have anything to do with wifi

any other idia?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Archer:
What? So the article entitled "How to connect an android phone to your ad-hoc wi-fi network", with instructions about editing files that modify how your phone connects to wifi, has nothing to do with wifi?

I think you need to read the article again.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thunder141:
Does anyone have this issue and found a solution:

- I change something in CHT Editor (v2)

- I apply the changes

- Exit CHT Editor

- Sense tries to restart but doe not

When I restart device, sense starts without problem with changes applied.

And this I get evrytime, i made a change, even if it'sm just a small thing like what application launches on klick of alarm time
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Archer:
The only thing I can suggest is a "restart sense" shortcut on your homescreen. The editor restarts sense for 99% of people, but it occasionally just can't! I never found a 100% foolproof way of restarting sense from the app, and I guess the current dev team haven't either. It's probably worth mentioning in the CHTEditor thread though, just in case they think it's all working.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thunder141:
ok i have a quick menu set on my long press end key which has a "restart sense". But this does not work in described situtaion.

Text stays after some trys to "Tap here to restart sense". Restart of device restarts sense ok.

;-(
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Archer:
Then definitely raise the issue in the CHT thread, as the devs will want to know this isn't working for you.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=792303

When you do post it, tell them what ROM you are using, and confirm your device is a HD2. That'll help them narrow it down :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thunder141:
thx, i will post my question there again.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kurt-willems:
Witch long press end key do you use?

There are some versions who use some part's that is the same as CHT; but some End_key applications do use the old part from CHT 1.8 and not jet from CHT 2.0
[Nexus One Android Development] diego.stamigni:
Here I am to annouce you a little script I wrote (it could be work on Linux [all ok] and MacOS [with some ports installed like 'git, wget, xcode'].

The requisites to use the script is to have arm-eabi- compiled, so you should have compiled the Android Sources and putted the

prebuilt/`uname -s | tr '[A-Z]' '[a-z]'`-x86/toolchain/arm-eabi-4.2.1/bin

in your $PATH and also have the Android SDK configured with your N1 connected in Debug Mode (adb devices to see if all ok).

So you here the script:

Follow the link on github below

You also can find the script on github at github.com/diegostamigni/andkercomp

I put it on github cause I'll improve it :) Have fun.

Diego Stamigni

diegostamigni.com/blog
[Nexus One Android Development] codesplice:
I had trouble getting this part of the script to run. Kept returning a bunch of bash errors??

lol, srsly though, looks like a good script. Nice work, thank you for this. I'll give it a go next time I boot to Ubuntu.
[Nexus One Android Development] houzuoguo:
These days I actually want to learn how to compile a kernel,

thanks for providing the script, I'll give it a try.
[General Questions and Answers] oida_oida:
Hey folks!

Used to have a nokie E90 which was a really great device and i still miss (should not have thrown it against the wall)

One of the freatures really miss, was the SIP/VOIP integration. it was possible to add in the settings the SIP/VOIP details and when you make a call you had the possibility to choose between "video call(over 3g network)" "Voice Call" and "internet call"

When i selected internet call, it automatically signed me on SIP/VOIP and started the call.

Now i am on a HD2 Leo and i need to call to other countries a lot, thats why i need to use VOIP. I googled my a** off to finde some "nice!" integration. i ended up with PORT GO and it is amazing, but still not what i am looking for

My question now is. is it possible to add a "section" to the HD2 HTC contact application such as "Call via SIP/VOIP" ?? and then it starts Port go with a command line, signs on and dials??

im in general very good with computers, but i never had studied how to programm so any help is appreciated!

Thank you very much guys!
[General Questions and Answers] oida_oida:
To all who look for something similar, here you can find a good solution for your HD2

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=730303

@admin/mod. please close - solved
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolfreebies:
Hello,

I am not using any widgets & would like to know how i can disable the screen from moving left & Right.

Thank you

IzzabelleKoala
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] olivierlee:
As far as I know you can't disable the other 6 homescreens from the stock Sense launcher. Why would you want to disable the anyway?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tranceonline:
Install another launcher like adw or launcher pro. AFAIK they can reduce the homescreen count to 1

With adw: press menu in home and select edit. Now u can add and remove home screens one by one.

Sent with my DesireHD using my Brain ;)
[Android Apps and Games] unomasdos:
Great! trying on Galaxy Tab, works fantastic, goping to test more and post results later.

Thx
[Android Apps and Games] MenionAsamm2:
You're welcome, please test My Maps also. I'm very interested how this works on such a big screen :)
[Android Apps and Games] nickownzya:
Thanks, definitely there's a need for an alternative to OruxMaps, which has terrible UI (most functions as well though) .
[Android Apps and Games] MenionAsamm2:
Locus is not just an alternative :)

Current support of My Maps is almost unique since My Maps editor from Google not work almost on all phones.

Also ability to directly download map (for example along defined path) into shared online cache or into separate file, wide range of map providers, etc. I have also prepared My Tracks integration directly into app but I'm waiting for new version of My Tracks on market.
[Android Apps and Games] berkley:
i'd be glad to sent you logs of force closes. but i never had one... B-)
[Android Apps and Games] MenionAsamm2:
new version 0.9.2 on market

added OpenPiste map

added Statkart maps for Norway

improved application icon

new download mod allowing add tiles to already existed map!

removed limitation to "only" 8 layers to download

some other improvements and fixs

enjoy ;)
[Android Apps and Games] nickownzya:
Okay, this is really nice :) I love the UI..

The only thing I'm missing a bit is the german only "hike & bike"-mapsource (http://hikebikemap.de//http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/User:Colin_Marquardt/Hike_%26_Bike_Map).
[Android Apps and Games] berkley:
just wanted to tell that version 0.9.3 is on the market. and it looks like the developper can't wait to publish 0.9.4 ;-)

nice new features, smooth as butter. now supporting route tracking!
[Android Apps and Games] MenionAsamm2:
Thanks Nick for tip, German Hike&Bike map (but without shading) is simply added!

and yes berkley, I can't wait to publish new version :) But it needs some more testing. Who want to test new features, can do here http://forum.asamm.cz/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=129. Feedback is welcome.
[Android Apps and Games] MenionAsamm2:
I actually published on Market new version. Main purpose is fixed access to Google My Maps account, mainly on android 2.1 devices. I really hope that now all will works ok!

there are also new features. Complete list of news, is as usual after application start!

Enjoy ...
[Android Apps and Games] MenionAsamm2:
Radically improved (on design side) version 0.9.10 is published on market now!

Please try, use it as much as possible and let me know about bugs and wishes!
[Android Apps and Games] shorty1483:
MenionAsamm2, this is a very nice app!

Will try it next time outside with german army ;)

One question: Is or will it be possible to navigate to coordinates?
[Android Apps and Games] MenionAsamm2:
You have to have any point to navigate on! So easiest is to go to any points category, tap bottom plus symbol and add point.

After that, you should simple click on it and choose guide on (to navigate on map with just "line" between you and target), compass (to compass screen) or navigate (to use google navigation)!
[Android Apps and Games] DerEineDa:
Wow, this is the best map viewer I've ever seen. Completely replaced Orux Maps for me. Thank you and keep up this great work!

Of course I will report any bugs I may encounter, logcat inclusive.
[Android Apps and Games] F-GT:
Can't install from the market. Says the device is not supported.

Archos 101 Tablet running Android 2.2.1

Would it be because the A101 doesn't include a GPS ?
[Android Apps and Games] gospodarvuk:
Hi, it seems nice

For now it seems nice enough,

I have a HTC Tattoo running GB 2.3.2

I need some offline map viewer since I am going skiing abroad, I already use BruteAll Gmaps:D with world navigation enabled, I will inform you how it all works in couple of days.

Cheers

Vuk