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[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JLneonhug:
Hi,

Im new (ish) to this forum and currently looking for an upgrade from my Hero. Tbh if I didnt have to renew my contract I would be quite happy to keep it for another 18 months. So, I've been reading lots on this big ongoing debates about Desire vs SGS vs DHD..

I thought the SGS was going to be a win for me even with the GPS, Wifi, etc etc issues, imo they are considered as minor issues since its only software related (you pro developers will find a way around it one way or other! :D)

...Until a found this thread:

'AMOLED burn in' http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=892498

So I suppose my question is, knowing what you know now before you bought the phone. Would you SGS users still want to buy this instead of the other two mentioned above?

Is the SGS with the rate of led degradation that much better than the Desire or the DHD? Of course if you do change your phone often thats not an issue for you so please bare that in mind not everyone is as lucky as you :o.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Toss3:
Depends on the needs of the person buying the phone - if you use your GPS daily I'd recommend waiting for a better device or getting the DHD. Otherwise I'd go with the SGS.

With the plethora of Tegra 2 devices coming in the next few months I'd suggest waiting.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcam117:
Unless the most important thing is gaming i would suggest the desire HD. Its all round faster, especially if your not into "hacking" your phone.

The screen of the sgs does in fact "burn in". I have some on my screen, If i knew about it before i would have tried using different orientations.

The galaxy s also has very little ram when compared to the desire hd, and it actually does make a big difference when it comes to performance in general.

The the thing galaxy s has going for it is that its sold a lot, and the community is pretty great, but if you want something that simply just works get the desire Hd or even better wait for a few months and get a dual-core.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PAGOT:
To the degradation. It should be same on all amoleds. Its not the phone. Its the display causing that. So what ever you do. You might be better of with an SLCD.

Desire and DHD I think some of them are Amoled too. So it will be there too.

Btw the burn in, I still didnt see a picture of it. And I am afraid of checking my phone. Seriously. Now I am "not" knowing if its burned in. Once I check I would have to bring it in for repairs and I HATE THAT! (And there is the fact I am not running official stock)

What I dont like is the pentile matrix from these Super Amoleds. The resolution is too weak and small fonts are fading. Not readable. Missing pixels. Dunno how to explain more. Its not smooth. This should be fixed by the next gen Super Amoled +

So even if the BURN IN might or might not (its just a matter of time :P) the pentile matrix is there always and the display even if nice colors and contrast lacks on sharpness. Good for movies, games, bad for a business man with reader/calendar/news/agenda, things that burn in and need to be good readable :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] benoitb85:
Couldn't agree more. The very visible matrix is the main issue I have with this screen.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Silverdragondk:
If I knew then what I know now(about the phone. don't get me started on the provider...), I would still have bought the phone then. I'm quite happy with the phone, and I'm going to keep it(and use it ofcourse) for a "long" time. However, given that "4G" LTE phones aren't far off, and that dual cores aren't far off, and that Super Amoled+ isn't far off, and that.... If I was thinking of buying a new phone now, I would wait for a few months and get one that's more "future proof".

Regards
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PAGOT:
There is no such thing... And never will be. Look there are new phones with Tegra 2 and they are announcing Tegra 3.

Doesn't matter when you buy it. You can either buy an expensive new one. Or an older good one for cheaper.

(or wait a month for the ones you want, then a half year for a good ROM + software and there we go with a new phone and it begins again)

The time from producing a new phone and technology isn't years anymore, its months (sometimes just weeks) . Waiting in this case is for hours/days. To wait more then 2 weeks is nonsense (and that only if you really want the phone)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obggbo:
oh,i dont agree it,i think very visible matrix is not a big problem,if try to change your font,im sure u will find it change a lot
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PAGOT:
oh, I dont agree.

I bought 4 fonts (well more but others refunded till I still could in the good old 24h days), tried out 20, downloaded custom 20. Changed DPI. Bold. Etc. Fact is. My hero with 120 DPI (normal 160) is better readable then the SGS on 240.

When I try to read mails I get from partners, even this forum. Etc. I still cant see it clearly. Even if readable its still "ugly" . I saw an LCD (xperia, desire and the hero) and I just can cry for a screen like that

I said its pretty for movies or games, there ofc you wont notice it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kunjar:
Audio stream when recording a video even at 720p is crap. I tried shooting a few the other day of my floorstanding speakers playing FLAC stuff, obviously im not expecting mirrored performance but after examining the video file generated by the phone on my computer, the bit rate was around 62kbps @ 32KHz sampling rate.

Audio playback is ok, nothing special, no way near the quality of an iphone4 which my sibling enjoys daily.

And yes the crap resolution where the individual pixels are visible is a HUGE turn off! I was expecting it to be much more smooth, almost fluid like, as is the iph4 display. However, colour reproduction on the SGS is phenomenal, rich and vibrant.

Id say check both phones out in person, see for yourself. SGS has a strong community, 10 mill units sold. Then again id say wait until the newer handsets with tegra 2 are out. In saying that though i suppose you'll be forever waiting. Dont rush for a handset thats still in its infancy. Wait till you know what bugs and drawbacks it suffers from first. NO device is perfect, even in the 21st century!

Too much technology packed into one unit without fully understanding how individual processes function not to mention varied performance when coupled with other technologies.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obggbo:
ok,i agree that the super amoled readable is worse than lcd,but i think it not too bad to accept,and when reading pictures or movies,it is wonderful,in a word ,it is much better than lcd,you know after desire change it‘s screen,it become much cheaper than before,

and i think Accor black for apple is a good font
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Chatboy 91:
Not gonna deny it, it's a tough choice. I've had my SGS for about 4 months now, and I'm extremely tempted to get it swapped with a HTC Desire Z/G2. I don't trust Samsung when it comes to software anymore (Kies is terrible, updates are postponed and I HIGHLY doubt we'll ever see gingerbread) and the developer support for Samsung devices just isn't there. This, plus my GPS performance is still mediocre at best, it's completely failed about 4 or 5 times including once where the internal SD nearly died.

Granted, some of this could change with the Nexus S, but I doubt it'll change much. We may get better developer support but past that I don't see anything else happening. You also just might want to wait a little bit more and get a 4G LTE phone. Don't expect to be "future-proof" though, that's impossible.
[Desire HD Android Development] maxemo:
Hi I have problem is that the Clockworkmod recovery part of me even when I put the phone on charge

happens by phone turned off
[Desire HD Android Development] robE9:
it`s a known issue but no fix yet.
[Desire HD Android Development] dashrink:
I like to think of it as a feature...

Lets say that u flash a ****ty zip, which messes the phone up.

Now ure stuck with bootloops.

U pull the battery out of the DHD, stick it in again and plug in the charger (without turning the phone on).

Now the phone boots into clockwork, and u can restore a previous backup.

Now ure phone is fixed.... :cool:
[Desire HD Android Development] monyozt:
me too..

when i turn my phone off, then plug on charge then my phone suddenly turn ON then my phone boot iin CW recovery...
[Desire HD Android Development] maxemo:
ok patience charge the phone when on :rolleyes:
[Desire HD Android Development] ancola66:
I think that is one of the new ones in the newer HTC phones. Example such as HD7 : when you turn off your phone and plug the battery charger>>>your phone will automatically turn on :)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daniellog:
Hi Guys,

My proximity sensor has broken (again :() and I need to unroot my phone and flash it back. I've been looking around and apparently I can use an RUU to get it back to stock however I'm not sure of which one to use. I'm in the UK and its on t-mobile unlocked.

Also will this get rid of clockwork recovery and put it back to stock too?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leppie:
How do you know when your proximity sensor breaks?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daniellog:
Well the screen doesn't turn off in a call, also tested it with mysensors app, its happened before :(
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] daniellog:
Can anyone help me?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mats-norway:
Hi,

check out this thread :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=919279
[Folio 100 Themes and Apps] Butchi:
Hi,

So far i could not decide whicht launcher to use (Launcher, Launcher Pro or the Toshiba Home menu).

I installed several programs and now it looks that the icon of the installed programs only show up in the launcher which was in use during the installition of that program.

Is there a way you can move the icons between launchers?

Butch

(Using 1.3c)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justin911:
Hey Peoples

Had the galaxy for a few weeks and loving it so far, seems fairly stable. Im running 2.2.

Only thing I've noticed on the phone is it has alot of SMS failures. Maybe 25-35% of sms's I send will result in a failure, then i resend and goes through. It happens when I have full reception, and never happened previously with any old phones so im assuming its the phone.

Ive been with Optus (AUS) for the last 10+ years and never had any issues before so yeah think there network is all good.

Ive checked my settings and im using the same serivce centre settings as before. In SMS/Settings I havnt got anything selected except "delete old messages" and "notifications"

Anyone notice anything similar ?

Thanks :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d3ck4rd:
+1

I often find this too. I'm on Orange in the UK, I originally put it down to poor signal but it does happen far too often for that to be the only cause. Never had anything like it on previous phones
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] justin911:
somewhat good to hear its not just me then :)

Just out of curiosity, which SMS program are you using ? I just use the default one. I Might try another SMS app (unless your having the same issues with another app)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] d3ck4rd:
Ive used the samsung default messaging app, Android AOSP messaging app, and ChompSMS. They all are the same though when it comes to failed deliveries so I suspect its something to do with the modem? Maybe would be better to try out different modems to see if that makes any difference?
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yasir_jan87:
ok.... soo lemme start my saying this, I am a total noob when it comes to android let alone the dell streak.

I got a second hand dell streak from ebay, unlocked running froyo 2.2, when i turn it on an O2 logo shows up.

Now with that said... i think my dell streak was an American version, when i put the service tag in the dell website it said USA.

now i dont know anything else about the device.

now i went to the settings got this information from there:

Baseband Version: GAUSB1A131921-US

Kernal Version: 2.6.32.9-pref

Build Number: 12792

I did run a Quadrant Test and got:

865

i am was happy with my streak until i saw some of the other result people were getting with the same phone.

What can i do to make this better?

i hear alot of stuff about DJ Steve and streakdroid, and from what i understand they are versions of the android 2.2, which one is best?

how do i install it on my phone?

can someone help??
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stoney73:
there are whole threads about this in this section. There is only one guy making roms, so basicaly your choice is an official 1.6/2.1/2.2 rom or dj Steves Froyo 1.6 (installorama).

No one can tell you whats best for you, have a read and make up your own mind.
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lufc:
This is a Question so it belongs in the Q&A FORUM and not in Android Development

Moving to Q&A
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yasir_jan87:
Thank you for the info. Just upgraded dj Steve's 1.6 and it working great the quadrant score doubled I am at 1537 right now.
[Quantum General] elite_gamer04:
I come to you with the decision between a LG Quantum and the HTC Mozart :confused:.

The reason I am looking towards the Quantum more is I used to own a Jasjam and I LOVED the physical keyboard, however in all the reviews I've watched it seems WP7 isn't that friendly towards it.

For example, it doesn't seem many applications/home screen etc doesn't natively flick to Landscape, and it looks like most of the time I will be forced to use the on-screen keyboard.

Can anyone comment on this?
[Quantum General] hardcoreplur:
I love my keyboard on the quantum, at first I was annoyed about the screen not rotating for everything, but now I really don't need to have the physical keyboard out. The apps that use the keyboard will rotate, and the rest are easier to use in vertical mode anyways. You'll see.
[Quantum General] lr_ppcer:
I agree with hardcoreplur. I love this keyboard when needing to type more than a few words.
[Quantum General] KCMatt:
I agree with the above two. The only instance where I get a little annoyed is typing an app review in marketplace with the qwerty, as the screen doesn't rotate. Everything else is great.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sl1ver:
Hi guyz

I want to clear my memory card... i have played around with my phone so i got 2.1 and 2.2 dual boot...

but i want to know how to clear everything coz i want to completely reinstall the SE 2.1 without anything on my sdcard?

anyone know how or what to do?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] InternationalPlayer71:
Hi!! you can go in Setting>>"Sd card and memory" and there you can clear your sd card!! ..then when you install the 2.1 firmware your phone memory will be also clear!!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OnlyFone.com:
How to fully clear the X10 (memory card included)

Visit OnlyFone.com for cell phone, accessories and unlock code

Option 1 – Hard reset Xperia X10 using software

1. From the Home screen press Menu and select Settings, or tap the application slider and select Settings.

2. Select Privacy.

3. Tap Factory data reset.

4. Select Reset phone.

5. Select Yes to confirm the hard reset.

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 will then go through the process of formatting the memory. Wait for it to restart and factory default settings will be restored.

Option 2 – Hard reset Xperia X10 using hardware buttons

1. Unlock the screen then press and hold the Power button for two seconds. Select the Power off option. If the phone won’t turn off, pull and replace the battery.

2. Hold the Left and Right buttons located under the display.

3. Press and release the Power button while continuing to hold the Left and Right buttons until instructions appear.

4. Follow the instructions on the screen.

Option 3 – Hard reset Xperia X10 by restoring software (Windows required)

1. Download and install PC Suite.

2. From the PC Suite software, select Tools.

3. Select Phone Repair.

4. Select Continue.

5. Wait for the download to complete.

6. Press and hold the Back button while plugging the phone into the computer via the USB cable.

7. The phone will be flashed with the software and complete the hard reset.

Source: gmshosting and technipages

Wiping all data from SD card

A hard reset won’t erase any data on the SD card. If you won’t be needing the data saved on the card anymore, you may want to format it. Be sure to backup any photos, music or other data files you may wish to keep.

1. From the Home screen press Menu and select Settings, or tap the application slider and select Settings.

2. Select SD card & phone storage.

3. Select Unmount SD card.

4. The Format SD card lights up. Tap it.

5. Select Erase Everything.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDB90:
Hey guys, in need of urgent help.

Last night i went and installed xrecovery onto my x10. This was to allow me getting free x10 2.2.1 which i did, and i got the hotfix's and they also where fine :D

But heres the problem...

Didnt know if Darkys Gingerbread 2.3.1 would work for me, but i thought it would b as simple as just reinstalling/unzip the freex10 2.2.1 via xrecovery if my phone wouldnt boot. I was wrong!!!

My phones current state is sitting at the main Sony Ericsson Logo on start up. I have tried to put the phone into safe mode. Connected to the PC and no light appears. The PC sees there is a phone connected but the SD card is not seen. i have a dongle which my SD card plugs into, but i just need help...

Question - What can i do to resolve this stupidity and get my phone working properly again?

Cheers,

Jonny
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sl1ver:
I havent installed what you have but i have that happen to me before where it just hangs on the se logo

was very frustrating

all i done was use se update service software to basically reinstall the se 2.1

version...

so if everything else failed, give that a shot. it worked for me
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDB90:
Sorry, i should have said that my PC sees the phone but i cant connect to the pc because i need to use the notification bar/connect USB...which i can't get to.. am i doing something wrong?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sl1ver:
make sure you download Sony Ericson Update Service for your pc

to connect to that, you should switch your phone off, then hold in the back button while you plug the usb into ur phone...

the software shows you how to do this.

My phone didn't go past the se logo, and didnt want to connect either... but it connected to the update service which let me reinstall the original 2.1
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JDB90:
This worked thanks a bunch!!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kapil4wm:
As per my understanding, we cannot brick the phone till the boot loader is cracked. You mess anything with the phone when flashing or when using xRecovery incorrectly, all you need to do is connect the phone in flash mode to your PC and update using Sony Ericsson Update Service or PC Companion and you will get the stock SE Rom back, and you will be ready to mess it up again ;)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Confused009:
hey i ve recently tried to downgrade my SPL from 2.08 to 1.42. i tried the microSD flashing

but after half an hour nothing comes out and when i want try to flash to my stock rom, it stuck at the 0% and then an error comes out.

i dont have any idea what happen but fortunately im able to use my phone to which means my phone wasnt brick:D

any one knows what happen?

thanks!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kurt-willems:
Hmm, SPL 2.08.0000 is normally from the HTC HD2 T-Mous device (the one with red and green buttons at the bottom)

So can you communicate us witch device you have, and witch stock ROM you have used for installing.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Confused009:
alright mine isnt the colors button mine is the asian HTC HD2 i remembers i flashed the WWE version, HardSPL 2.08HSPL and installed chucky rom and then back to the WWE 1.66(same as previous).a few weeks later, i installed nand gingerbread using magldr 1.1. after found out that i could install the wp7, i wanna try to downgrade the SPL from 2.08 to 1.42 with the sdcard method but it failed stuck at loading screen. try to flash baxk the stock rom whoch is Wwe but stuck at the 0% and error showed up.

im sorry for any spelling error cuz im using my hd2 here:D

so ya thanks!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kurt-willems:
Probably you have take the wrong stock ROM.

Just go to the HTC webpage > support > HTC HD2 > Download > And enter YOUR S/N to download the right stock ROM.

Flashing stock ROM over SD will remove HSPL, and if there isn't HSPL you can't install a stock ROM from a other aria. Probably you used the general WWE stock ROM and (I think, not sure) you need the Asian English stock ROM
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Confused009:
does that means i need to HSPL my phone and i will be able to install my stock rom?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kurt-willems:
For the moment you needs first install the right stock ROM.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsamuel:
At no point durinng any standard flashing process is it necessary to flash spl1.42.

I suggest you read up some more.

If your spl is 2.x just run hspl2 and choose whatever spl hspl you want.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Confused009:
well i cant flash the right rom... stuck at 0%....

EDIT: my bootloader screen
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Confused009:
Alright I just flashed my phone to the STOCK ROM of mine which is the WWE_Asia version.

So whats next?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kurt-willems:
Next??

Well you can do such much. All depends on what you will.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Confused009:
btw forgot to say one thing, thanks guys!

anyway i tried to install the wp7 on hd2 but it kept rebooting. any idea why?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsamuel:
Faulty SD card or bent battery pins are common causes. In the case of the SD card give it a good, full format, then leave it blank and reinstall wp7
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] fuchS1337:
Hi there :)

Is it possible to make this work on the X10?:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=739487

Switching 2G/3G through the menus is very annoying. Or is there any other workaround for this?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] iridaki:
Have you tried the app on the link?

Does it work?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] sixcherries:
I use switchpro widget. It's just like the original power toggle widget that comes with the phone but more features. Get it from the market.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] fuchS1337:
Switchpro only calls the network menu too, or did i miss something? A more direct 2g/3g switch would be nice :-)

Yes, i tried to install it with xrecovery, flashing without problems. After sucessful boot, the power bar is gone and on long tabbing an empty place on the desktop, nothing happens anymore :-\
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] sixcherries:
Na SwitchPro gives you a button to toggle the data connection i.e 2g/3g

The button in the middle is called 'Data Connection' and not 2G/3G. But that's what it does, turns 3G on/off :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] fuchS1337:
It turns the data connection on and off, but thats not what i want, i want to switch directly between 2g and 3g.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] sixcherries:
Ooohh.. 'Use only 2G networks' option.. sorry, can't help ya.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] fuchS1337:
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