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[EVO 4G General] edufur:
Actually, it DOES make a difference.

One thing all of us knowledgeable Android users have in common is that we want Apple to die. While that is now happening slowly, it could happen much more quickly if we answer the "is that a Droid" question accurately.

It is important that we explain to folks that is a variation of the Droid but different based on X, Y, Z. If you don't help them understand, they will just be confused and the Apple folks love that since they cater to the idiots. The Apple brand got good at making people feel "smart" for their purchase decision even though they have a product that is inferior. There is less to be confused about with an Apple product because quite frankly, they do your thinking for you... or at least for the people who don't want to think.

So it is our job to fix that... and to explain to the smartphone world how wonderful Android is and how great it is that they have options.
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
LIES. haha i love apple, just wouldn't buy an Iphone :P

I very much enjoy my macbook pro.
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
I concur with edufur. I always explain the difference and add that it allows people purchase the phone that is right for them with the features they want. You want a big screen? Go Evo or Droid X. You want a physical keyboard? Go Epic, Evo Shift or Droid. Etc.

I don't really get annoyed by it. I'd rather save my anger for road rage or something "constructive" like that. ;)
[EVO 4G General] aimbdd:
Oh man... where do you live? I am staying far far away from you :O

I always seem to get stuck in front of those kind of people haha.

Exactly. Fan boys are annoying... (I mean all fan boys, doesn't matter if they are apple, android, or any other company)
[EVO 4G General] skylar.sutton:
I do a 3 second size-up. If they look remotely technologically capable, I tell them it's an HTC EVO 4G running Android OS.

If they look like my parents, I tell them it's a Droid EVO... they seem to 'get' that.
[EVO 4G General] mmegalodon:
If someone was interested enough in Android they'd probably know the difference ... those that don't probably don't care if it's a droid or a 'roid.

I wouldn't waste my breath unless they clearly showed interest. Hell, this cleaning lady just said to me the other day that AT&T is now going to start carrying Android phones. I just said, "Cool, 'bout time!" It was clearly a "small talk" moment as are the usual "Droid bombs" so I wouldn't bother getting into specifics. Or wasting my breath on something they probably won't even remember.
[EVO 4G General] seriousblack25:
Just say yes its a Droid and let them be........rather say its a Droid than a iPhone
[EVO 4G General] nyne7lac:
I thought I was the only person this happens to.

I've explained it so many times my short answer is "Same operating system"
[EVO 4G General] drmacinyasha:
"Droid" is a brand name, much like "Kleenex", "Q-tip", and "Jell-o".

However, you don't usually hear people calling generic/store-brand versions as "facial tissues", "cotton swabs", and "gelatin desert" in regular/informal conversation.

So Droid is becoming to Android what Kleenex is to facial tissues; a brand that everyone associates with the entire genre of products. What's needed is proper re-education on the matter, and that can best be done with competition of a similar product.

For example: Both Windows and Mac computers are PC's (personal computers), but society has learned to distinguish, and that "PC" means (usually) Windows. Other examples: Laptops and netbooks (both are portable computers that can sit on your lap, but netbooks are now not considered "mini laptops", but their own product). Cable and DSL Internet ("Broadband" now typically only applies to Cable, even though DSL is technically "broadband" Internet service as well).
[EVO 4G General] drtdiver83:
I usually just say yeah its a droid. I have noticed that a lot of people think the droid phones are the original and any other android device is a knock off of the droid. That is what really gets to me.
[EVO 4G General] nyne7lac:
I'm gonna start gauging people like this...this just tickled me so much
[EVO 4G General] ramiss:
Technically they are both Android. One is a Droid and the other is an Evo.

Sent from my device.
[EVO 4G General] ramiss:
I don't know about you guys but what gets to me is not that Droid is popular, but why didn't Sprint market the Evo with such force?

Sent from my device.
[EVO 4G General] fonewiz:
What? Why would you want Apple it any other competitor to go away?

Without competition, quality sucks.

Apple has great products, they are just for a different crowd.

I love my MacBook, have owned two iPhones and loved them, just too limited for me.

For someone that just wants to use a phone to make calls and to basic surfing and email, iPhone is great.

For those that want more options and like to tweak, change, tear up, twist our phones then Android can't be beat.

Different strokes for different folks..
[EVO 4G General] ipatella:
Great use of the :confused:. I have coffee on my shirt now. :D

My friend Val always says, look it up on your droid. I always correct her but it's like she doesnt comprehend.
[EVO 4G General] Skaufma0:
Couldn't have said it better myself. I tell all my customer's that when they walk in the store. "Is this the DROID?" "No it isn't...It's the EVO 4G from Sprint (hence the Sprint logo on the door...) DROID is a phone, from Motorola on Verizon. Android is the software it runs on. Just like Windows is the software on a PC, and Mac OS is on an Apple."
[EVO 4G General] Drewmungus:
It usually goes like this...

Is that a iPhone?

No, Its better. Its a Android phone, The HTC evo...

(Interrupting me) Oh so its a Droid

Yeah close enough...

One of these days all I'm going to say is, Yes it has the GeeBees and the WiFis, it also does this new thing called texting!

I just want to add generally I'm happy to answer MOST questions about my phone and try to convert the masses. But about every 10 people I can't deal with stupid questions or statements, like yes my phone is huge and you can't touch it!
[EVO 4G General] bigmoogle:
Just want to point out that people who may look like your parents can still be tech savvy :)

But I hear you, I don't even get Droid or iphone. People look at my phone and say "you got one of those fancy phones".

-50 year old Chinese mother here.
[EVO 4G General] uniquenameevo:
Tell them you got it instead of the iphone cuz the geebees are replaceable and it has an extra wifi in 4g.
[EVO 4G General] BB15:
You know that they mean. Who cares if they call it a Droid? At this point it's like Kleenex and Scotch tape. It's a brand name that has become synonymous with the Android OS. Some of you need to relax if this actually bothers you.
[HD2 General] sullan:
Hello!

i want to know if i have Android NAND:

Does it possible to boot WP7 and Ubuntu from SD ?

Thx !!
[HD2 General] zarathustrax:
No, the only option to dual boot is to have wp7 on nand and boot android builds from sd. I'm doing that and it works very well. The SD android builds work pretty much as good as nand builds, and battery drain is pretty much the same... you just don't have the option of clockwork recovery with sd android.
[HD2 General] sullan:
Thx

But Wp7 it's not my priority... mine is Android and ubuntu !!

Is it possible to launch Ubuntu from Android nand ?

thx in advenced !!

Sorry for my bad english !!!
[HD2 General] yelsew_aknor:
how exactly does ubuntu work on the hd2?

my connection right now is too slow to load youtube to look at it in action in a video maybe, that's why I'm wondering
[HD2 General] zarathustrax:
No, it can't be done yet. Version .4 should be able to when its released... hopefully soon.
[HD2 General] sullan:
thx mate... ya me too hopefully soon !!!!
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] omit94:
Hey

I want to disable the annoying shutter sound when I take a photo. I have to overwrite shutter.wav for this but I don't have write permission. How can I fix this?

Many thanks! :)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] staypaidtre:
Have you tried using Advanced Explorer instead of TouchXplorer?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] omit94:
Yes even with Advanced Explorer I can't write to /Windows.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Marvlesz:
Me too :)

Hopefully someone comes up with a solution :rolleyes:
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tylertag238:
well i heard a guy from androidcentral he sai that you guys are working on putting since UI is it true and if it is when will it be out
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iSaint:
i believe devs will work on it when official 2.2 is out they don't want to put in all that effort then have to redo it all when the official release is out.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] cdogthejedi:
Apparently this has been pulled....had to redo my phone...anyone have the APK for it?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] nuvens:
I'll pm you a link.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jlcjec:
Just goto 4shared.com on your phones browser. Search for Rock player.apk. Wait 20 seconds for the link, then download. Then install.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] eniamg02:
Its still there.

http://www.rockplayer.com/index_en.html
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] Markosbo:
Had the same thing happen today. Vanished earlier.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] titans10:
has anyone found that this version of Rock Player doesnt save where you left off when watching movies? I uninstalled this one and went back to using the lite version.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Allen Mead:
If I have the hardware keyboard out and the phone goes into sleep mode and I close the phone, when I hit the power button, I get the issues shown in the attached images. It won't respond to anything unless I open out the keyboard and close it again or, tap on the notification area and close the notification screen. No issues if the phone is not allowed to sleep.

Don't want to hard reset if I can avoid it, anyone else had this issue?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] SpinalRemains:
I have never seen my device do this, but I don't think I have ever let my device go to sleep while in landscape.

To avoid this, why don't you just change your backlight settings? While on battery power, set the backlight to turn off if idle for 5 minutes or something. This way you'll never have it fall asleep on you. Unless of course you read extremely slow and a page takes 5 minutes.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Allen Mead:
Was thinking about increasing the backlight settings for a bit longer. I had that situation by chance last night and tried various things, uninstalling software, bluetooth head set, changed radio, hard reset and even task29 and a new flash, still same issue.

Just starting to get fed up with these little annoyances, would be nice if it just worked, lol.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] SpinalRemains:
Wow that's rather odd that you did a hard reset and still had the issue. That would suggest that it is most definitely device specific. Maybe you can call your carrier, and if it's your lucky day they can replace your phone. ??
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] dmc_universe:
Why no try Energe ROM, It has no such problem.
[Desire General] Zheiko:
Hello,

I do deeply apologise if I am making this thread on top of some that already exist, I tried to do search, but did not find anything exactly like my problem...

Well, here it goes. I have the old version of HTC desire with Amoled Screen(I am pretty certain about it) but suddenly, I dropped my beloved on ground, and it fell flat on screen... digitizer and screen protectors were absolutely fine, but the inner screen cracked and liquid thingie got out, so after few days, I ordered repair on HTC, despite 85pounds worth repair, and 3weeks waiting, I finaly got my phone back... but there is something wrong with it...

I have read over the internet some talking about dust stuck between screen and digitizer, I have read something about digitizer not working as supposed etc. but my issue is different, the screen is Yellowish?!? Did some google search, and found that SLCD screens are yellowish, and AMOLED blue-ish, fair enough, did some research and checked differences, and NONE of the SLCD screens were that yellowish as mine, so took drop of water on screen to use it as zoom to find out if I have SLCD or AMOLED, according to engadget.com, I got another AMOLED screen, which makes me kinda happy(black is really black, viewing angles are good etc). but the color... I would not mind much, but its sooo yellow, that whats supposed to be blue is having slightly greenish color now... I can attach some pictures if you need, but I have nothing to compare with other than my LCD display on PC. I will actualy check tomorrow with some people from work who got Desire as well.

I also found one thread on this forum, that one lad was replacing the screen for himself, and that he found the problem is on some filters thingie(I dont understand such things that much, and I would not be able to fix it by myself) that was turning his screen yellowish as well...

So my main question is, could possibly the phone leave the HTC repair center in England with this kind of fault? Where the screen is yellow-ish and actualy turning colors of pictures different way?:confused:
[Desire General] Meaple:
Nothing is 100% perfect and we're all human, so yes, there is room for error. Take it back and say you don't like it. As far as explaining it to you, I have no bloody idea at all. If I was you I would take it back. Whilst we're on the topic, how do you know if you have an AMOLED or a SLCD screen?
[Desire General] Zheiko:
I hope its nothing against rules, here is the best way how to know what display you have:

engadget[dot]com/photos/spot-the-difference-htc-desires-slcd-versus-amoled/#3354740

just focus on the bricks, if they are like on old phones, then you have SLCD, if they are like on wall, its AMOLED, the AMOLED has build its basics little zigzag, but SLCD is straight, just like on LCD screen on PC - you can easily notice while browsing the net and displaying straight vertical line, if its thin enough, you will see little edges on it

Other than that, I dont think there is anything else(appart from how bright colors are on Amoled) that would say you have AMOLED or LCD
[Desire General] Meaple:
I had a look but it was hard to tell how they were lined up. It seemed that they're all like a wall, I'm pretty sure but need a microscope lol.
[Desire General] xdZKu7:
It is easier to tell if you look at something that is blue or red, rather than white or green. If it is amoled it will have diagonal lines or a diamond pattern with black dots in them. Lcd will be entirely smooth with only horizontal and vertical lines.
[Desire General] Zheiko:
Ok, so I have seen a friends amoled screen now, and I have changed my opinion now, the yellowish, and he has blue-ish color.. so mine screen looks way better and has way more contrast, so I guess I'll keep this as it is, and just get used to it... I dont want to use nokia 6070 any longer:)
[Desire General] xdZKu7:
You might be interested in the colour calibration that comes stock with e.g. Cyanogenmod if you have rooted the phone. There you can change the balance between R G and B to obtain a more natural white.

Normal cautions regarding rooting apply.
[Desire General] Zheiko:
Gotta root first, since the phone came back from repair completely wiped out:cool:
[Desire General] peytral:
Or you could put on a pure black background and see if the blacks are black! If you can see backlight then it's LCD.
[Desire General] Zheiko:
True, that's a way how to find out as well, but I wasn't that certain with this since I didn't have different phone to compare..

Btw, phone rooted and runing gingerbread ATM, pretty happy with it, and screen settled down and colors are good again...

Just about the gingerbread, is there a hope for having sense on it before official launch? Or do we have any official news from HTC about gingerbread coming on desires?
[Nook Color General] bigjoe7757:
hi guys, i flashed 1.1.0r2 on my nook a few days back and 1 thing i noticed is that apps do not disappear from the market after i uninstall them, they just move to the bottom and appear to be removed however some info is retained, also they show up in titanium, anyone have an idea how to totally remove them.
[HD7 General] Oberoth:
Hi,

i have the following problem:

i have used the Chevron tool to deploy the USBSwitcher App to test the debug mode...

i have used the tutorial to prevent my hd7 from relock, but that doesn't work...

The application has been revoked and uninstalled :'(

So im stuck at the debug mode with no chance to change the USB-Mode...

Could anybody make a C-ROM with that app?

Or is it possible to use the Bootloader-Mode to install an xap to WP7?

i hope that somebody can help me

im really desperate... :'-(
[HD7 General] evolutionqy7:
custom roms need access to HSPL. We dont have access to HSPL yet
[HD7 General] Oberoth:
So is there another chance to go back into zune-mode?
[HD7 General] evolutionqy7:
I've no idea. There seems to be **** all development going on for HD7. Custom roms aren't available yet. Maybe some one else can help ya.

Sent from my HD7
[HD7 General] Oberoth:
maybe there is a way that someone make a backup of his phone while the USB-Switch is installed...

then i have the chance to set the mode to zune-mode again when i install the backup!?!?!

hope that sby can help me
[HD7 General] Oberoth:
Srry for doublepost, but:

Does anybody having the same problem tried to flash another Radio ROM?

did it work?
[HD7 General] jasonsharp:
Yes I know about you trouble.

The only way is to unlock your device, with a super cid.

My friend had the same expr., and solved it.

Super cid unlock will display "security unlocked" on your bootloader mode.
[HD7 General] AzmanIshak:
I already flash my device (HD7) with another ROM that match with my Firmware, unfortunately the mode is not switching to ZUNE.
[HD7 General] Oberoth:
how can we do that?
[HD7 General] Oberoth:
Sooo

i found out something interesting...

as this device is in qualcomm mode now i installed the Qualcomm Product Support Tool (QPST) and connected it...

it works...

so could anybody which knows that program make a backup of his phone (when the USb-Switch-App is installed) so that i can get back into zune mode?

Would be great to hear from you...
[HD7 General] Oberoth:
so now the first update is out...

could anybody give me an backup from WP7 with the USB-Switch App?

would be really great...

but be careful:

before you give the backup you must be sure that you don't have an live account assigned because i don't want to mess up anybodys mails (or even read it...)

would be great if someone could post an fresh WP7 backup with only USB-Switch app...

thanks
[HD7 General] jasonsharp:
I dont know where you can find the SPL unlock service, in your place.

In China I only know one place named "Hua Qiang Bei" in Shenzhen City, which is one of the most biggest electronic market.

This unlock service only costs about 10USD, I have some friends bought HD7s from Shenzhen City, all T-mobile version and "security unlocked" shows on the bootloader mode. The devices are network locked when come from USA, I think this is the quicker way for the seller to unlock the network (SIM), by unlocking the SPL.

I heard that they use a set of HTC debugging or testing software to do it, which limited people know about it. Thats all i know.
[HD7 General] fearlessdolphin:
oberoth, were you able to find a solution to your problem? I am in the exact situation and need dire help. I have spent too many hours trying to figure this one out.
[HD7 General] Oberoth:
Hi,

i haven't found s solution yet, but now there is RSPL/HSPL so maybe one of our great cooks can make a ROM with the USBSwitch-App?

Would be really great :O

Best Regards

Oberoth
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yarco89:
hi to all, i am a new of the Dell Streak world..

i have a simply question..

what's the better ROM for Dell Streak?

I USE A REBEL SIM
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tltwelve:
sorry budd but your choice is very limited to only one dedicated dev DJsteve. i went to verizon not too long ago and snapped a free droid x and couldnt be happier. if u decide to upgrade to DJ's rom be aware even with the recent 1.6.1 its still buggy. in comparison im running custom rom by liberty and encounter zero problems. Streak is a fine contender for smart phone but too bad and a shame people overlook it.

good luck
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yasir_jan87:
LOL 1.6.1 is not buggy zero problems here and I have been using it for 20 days.

Upgrade to streakdroid 1.6.1 its amazing if u need help doing that pm me I just upgrade mine and the steps are fresh in my mind.

For more info visit:

Www.streaksroid.com
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yarco89:
i need some custom ROM, i need more free RAM and i need a better performance..

what i can download?

please post a link too
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spectre51:
As posted above. www.streakdroid.com

Sent from my Dell Streak
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yarco89:
i don't have understend 1 thing..

1) I read that I download and replace the baseband in the baseband of 1.5 before flashing the 1.6 ... but how do I replace?

2)the ROM 1.6 (dj steve) is compatible with the Rebel Sim or I have to make some changes to make it compatible? if so, what change?

I apologize, but I am a beginner with the Dell Streak
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alperin1:
If you really want to update you Steak head over to Pocketables website

http://forum.pocketables.net/showthread.php?t=8824&page=17
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hollywoodgucci:
A store where u can get apps n themes for rooted htc evo...sorry if this quest. was already asked

Sent from my HTC EVO 4G
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] datajosh:
There is no seperate "app store" like this for Android. Google allows apps that require root in the Market with everything else.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] klquicksall:
Just search for "root" on the android market. A bunch of root only apps will come up.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmacinyasha:
Be extremely careful when downloading apps which require root access on your phone! They can bypass normal app permissions and do all kinds of crazy things to your phone without you knowing.

Themes for Android itself cannot be found in the Market due to the fact that a theme must either be custom-made for your ROM and device, or use something like the T-Mobile/CyanogenMod 7 theme engine. Apps such as ADW do have themes in the Android Market which you can use.

You should also not use third-party Markets, as most Android malware/trojans are spread via such Markets (if not downloaded from pirate sites, of course) which have little to no oversight compared to the Android Market.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Davixxa:
Seems like no one yet, i tried googling, but nothing came up (though it was a fast search only), But i suggest like they others to search for root in Market, and you will find a bunch

(And also remmember to Press the "Thanks" button, if you like the post :P :p)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chupafaros:
Applanet.net or try app brain
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkdude36:
applanet is for piracy, not off-market apps. and is not reccomended.

appbrain is just the market in a different form.

android market is the place to be. it is like appstore AND cydia in one place.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boku_baka:
use appbrain,

but i always find anything in the built-in market though :)

note : applanet and blapkmarket is for pirated app!!!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lovespancakes96:
Just use 4 shared
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drmacinyasha:
Now installing: Trojan101.apk...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hollywoodgucci:
Lol thkz I like appbrain
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bassist Of Last Life:
Stick to the Android Market. You'll end up downloading something that will have your phone ****ting bricks and sending out random e-mails to sites selling viagra.haha =P

Sent From My E\/o - \/aelpak 3.2