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[Fascinate General] TheSonicEmerald:
Yes, your paid apps are connected to your Gmail account. So if your buy an app, it will be on your Gmail account, not on the phone.

Rockin' DJ05, Liberty Gingerbread, Clocked at 1.2ghz Voodoo

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Yes, still on 2.1, waiting on some Gingerbread goodness, but might flash Vanilla Froyo.

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DD username: TheSonicEmerald
[Fascinate General] superchunkwii:
AH... well that was the only paid app I have so it was my reference point.

Thanks for the clarification.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] iamgregor:
I think I managed to say a lot of money by going with a low data plan, but they're telling me the android is going to constantly ping the Internet using up all the data allowance. Is there a way to disable the data functionality when I don't want it (like turning off wireless on a laptop)? When I'm connected to a Wi-Fi network, does it automatically use the local network instead of data minutes? If not, how can I make it do that.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] iamgregor:
I was able to find my data usage on my.t-mobile.com and verify that as long as Wi-fi is available, it will use it instead of the data plan. I was also able to confirm through another test that images in text messages don't count on the data plan, but under texts instead.

This is good. Now I have to find out how to tell if applications are pinging the network on their own or not.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ChrisvS:
yes indeed
[Focus General] woodbane:
THANK YOU for that review.

I am in exactly the same boat as you having just gone from a HTC Aria to a WP7 Focus. It's taking me a bit to adjust.

I've only had the phone 24 hours and the obvious major difference is the screen size compared to the Aria. It's definitely different having all that extra screen real estate.

I was a major tweaker with Android so am finding it a little strange to not be doing much with the phone at the moment.

I also have 30 days to return the phone but want to give it a good run before making a decision.

Any suggestions for some really good apps / games?
[Focus General] asiancuta:
yeah it's nice not having to flash roms, do nandroid backups and restores, and all that mess. and the keyboard alone on the WP7 is 100x better than using it on the Aria.

purchasing apps is also a lot less of a hassle on the WP7 Marketplace, as it's just added automatically onto your cell phone bill, well for AT&T users at least.

personally i have the following apps that i use almost daily...

Netflix - instantly grabbed it on the first search on the Market. movies look great on it and battery life could easily last thru 2 movies. so it makes it great for long road trips

Twitter - just makes it simple to use twitter. and i follow a few WP7 related twitters which helps keep me informed early on updates and news and new apps.

last.fm - i had mp3s at first..a couple hundered, but found myself bored with them after awhile. last.fm is close to pandora as you can get and it saves on using up the memory on your phone. and for us WP7 users, it's completely free. iphone and Android users have to a pay a $3 monthly fee or deal with ads. songs stream in pretty quick on 3g and it plays under the lockscreen.

thumba photo editor - one of the best photo editing apps on the market and only 0.99 cents. it does pretty much everything a PC photo editor does, minus layers and transparency. it helps crop down and resize the pictures you take since it's 5MP by default.

4th & Mayor - is great if you use Foursquare. it's better than Foursquare's official app. it loads quicker and just simpler to use. and from what i've read it has features even the official app doesn't app.

The Weather Channel - just to keep up with the weather.

The Harvest - great game to play if you have an Xbox Live account. it's like Halo RPG and shows off the WP7 gaming power pretty well. steep price ($6.99) but well worth it :) i've had it for a month and play it every now and than and still haven't completed it with the first unlocked character.

Bubble Birds - just a great time killing free game with great graphics

Quadra - another great free game that uses both your fingers at the same time.
[Focus General] woodbane:
Cool, thanks for the pointers.

I notice from your sig that you've installed the NoDo update. I'm assuming this is the unofficial one?

How easy it and is it worth it or shall I wait for the ATT roll out?

What other hacks / mode have you done / are there?

Been playing with the phone a bit more today, it's growing on me for sure but still unsure. I wish there was a better app drawer than having one big long list.
[Focus General] asiancuta:
Yeah, the unofficial update.

Which I would avoid since you're still in your 30 day trial of it, until you're sure you want to keep her =)

It requires turning your Focus into a developer unlocked phone.

Its the only mod you really can do with it, besides sideloading unofficial apps. Which I'm avoiding. I just wanted the nodo update.

And if you haven't read up on it, avoid the cheveonwp7.updater PC application. Google it to read up why. The Hungary VPN hack is the only safe way.

Maybe an update will allow a folder structure in the app list to shorten it. Not that big of a deal overall
[Focus General] woodbane:
Is that to do with the fact MS can see what apps you are loading etc. with the Chevron method?

Haven't seen the Hungary VPN hack - is it listed on xda? I'll go have a look.

I'm pretty sure I'm keeping the Focus - I just put the Aria on eBay and CL. I like the Focus overall, I'm definitely spending less time messing around and tweaking and I'm just using the phone for its features.

Mind you, I still haven't had a really good stretch of time to just sit and play with it as I've been so busy at work. Downloaded a bunch of apps and games to try but just no time to try them yet.

I've decided I will probably just wait for the official AT&T NoDo update as it really should be landing this month anyway.
[Focus General] prubin:
Actually, I unlocked my Focus using instructions found on this forum. (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=857127). I did not hack registry to change phone from AT&T.

I hooked up to my PC -different one than I used to install "unlock".

Logged on to Zune. My Focus then showed "Update Available". I went on to install the February update. Rebooted. Hooked phone up again to PC. Then showed "Update Available". Downloaded March update.

Everything working fine. No problems.

So, it is possible that you do not need the Hungarian link.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] havingadump:
Hi Everyone,

Just got myself a nice unlocked and unbranded Desire Z (UK) at the weekend. I remember reading that the original G1 pouch is a good fit for the Desire Z, but I seem to have misplaced mine. Is there anywhere I can get an official one cheap, or has anyone come across any nice alternatives that are similar?

I remember liking the neoprene outer and soft liner of the OEM G1 pouch, it's a shame HTC aren't shipping them with this phone.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] collins521:
Ebay has a ton of them for like 6 bucks, that's where I got mine for my G2
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] havingadump:
Is it decent quality though? And do you have a link to the listing?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] collins521:
I don't have a link on me but its the same pouch that the G1. Its the exact official pouch
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] havingadump:
Oh ok, well I am going to have a better look for mine tonight. If not I will find one on ebay.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] collins521:
http://cgi.ebay.com/NEW-OEM-HTC-T-M..._Accessories&hash=item45f8cc4577#ht_989wt_689

Just do a search for oem g1 pouch
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] jake.p.long:
The neoprene cases by BUILT are another option you may want to consider if you can afford to pay a bit more. They're extremely well crafted (good materials and stitching) and are a perfect fit... builtny.com
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] havingadump:
The only problem with that is, I live in the UK, and I don't want to pay for ridiculous shipping costs just for a pouch.

I have ordered a cheap knock off from ebay and will see how good quality that is, if it's rubbish I will look for a better one, maybe get the one you suggest.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] collins521:
If you got the oem case like I linked its the one that htc sent...not a cheap generic.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] havingadump:
I already ordered it before you posted your link, but thanks anyway, I will probably get one of those if this is crap.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] collins521:
Ok let me know if you can't get the oem let me know, I'm in the states but shipping something that small shouldn't be that expensive to ship to the uk.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] havingadump:
Yeah, it should be cheap, but it's still going to be more than one from the UK. Doesn't matter anyway, i guess no one else has any pouch recommendations.

Sent from my HTC Desire Z
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] turboyo:
Has anyone seen the tmobile one for the mytouch 4g? Its leather but not bulky and has a cut out slot at the bottom I'm guessing to see the track pad flashing.. I'm using my g1 one sometimes and a sidekick one other times..seems like that one would be the best of both worlds if it fits
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Raptor-21:
Might be a bit late, but if the pouch you got turned out to be crap then I highly recommend (what I think is) the official Desire Z case found at clove.co.uk http://www.clove.co.uk/htc-desire-z-po-s540-pouch-case It's a leather pouch, with a lining similar to that used in the creen sleaning cloths (so cleans you're screen when you put it in/take it out!) It's a very snug fit, excellent quality and has the HTC logo pressed on it, so I assume it's genuine. It also comes with a tab you pull to take the phone out as it's a very secure fit. I can't speak more highly of a case for a phone than this! Even if you already have one, I still recommend you check it out, it's a uk website and only £9

EDIT: £10.80 inc VAT, possibly also p+p fees.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] leehopley:
look for a krussel pouch, its thick real leather... very nice, i have one, its around £10, off ebay. hope this helps
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] dustrho:
Just searched for "krussel pouch" on eBay and it came up with zero results. I've been thinking about maybe getting a pouch case just to change things up a bit.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Raptor-21:
Same here, no hits on ebay, but a quick search on google produced some results for a landscape case, is this the one?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] dustrho:
No, the one where the phone fits in vertically (portrait). Saw a couple on Amazon, but not sure if that's the route I want to go. Still thinking about it though.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] turboyo:
I picked this up and it works perfect, nice tight fit

http://cgi.ebay.com/BLACK-OEM-T-Mob...ccessories&hash=item5642c0e9eb#ht_1445wt_1139
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] leehopley:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-KRUSE...148286&cguid=8a74b8cb12e0a0aa17a451e4ffd88a18

heres the link for the krussel one guys :) its really nice, ive been using it for over a week and its brilliant. top quality!
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] scottmog:
Best bang for buck is the g1 hands down.

I ordered 4 I think, I've lost one already. But at 3 dollars a piece who cares.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] dustrho:
Got any pics of your G2 with that case by chance? How much bigger does your phone feel with it in your pocket?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] techguyone:
you know theres a genuine OEM HTC Desire Z case don't you?

part no HTC 70H00326-00M Po S540 Slip
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] benzemasfather:
get hardcase
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Silent8Strike:
I just ordered the official G2/DZ case from a UK seller, my old G1 case works great, but its not leather :D

Here is the link: http://cgi.ebay.ca/GENUINE-HTC-DESIRE-Z-TROPHY-7-CASE-POUCH-PO-S540-/380288113121#ht_500wt_922
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] gbarayah:
I use the G1 OEM pouch when the phone is going to be floating in my pockets. Fits great and does the job. Isn't 'pretty' per-say but its cheap and spends most of its time in my pocket anyways.

When I'm working, I use the PDair leather belt clip case. It's pricey (about $30 US) but its a great snug fit and VERY high quality. The best leather clip case I have used for any device hands down.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] asim0:
I received my KRUSELL (not KRUSSEL as i've seen earlier some people have difficulties findig them ) leather pouch, and i must say it's perfect fit, smooth and soft natural leather; So natural that in the begining the inner side leaves a greasy layer on the screen (except on a vertical middle line where stitches are and under the metallic krusell plate, both of them leaving a "miraculous" christian cross clean on your screen... made me laugh cause i'm muslim :rolleyes:)

Anyway I recommend this pouch and suggest keeping a wiping cloth with you (I use my glasses')
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Sleepracer:
I am thinking about trying HTC G2 / HTC Desire Z Commuter Series Case

Has anyone tried this case? HTC G2 / HTC Desire Z Commuter Series Case

What do you think?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] TheToiletSpaula:
Thanks for posting the Krusel case, its wicked!

I plan on ordering one soon for about 20CAD after the conversion from GBP's soo...

Not 2 Shabby.

I plan on using it with the free StealthGuard in one of the more popular threads in the Accessories sub-forum.

PROPS! +++
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] riahc3:
A pouch with a kickstand would be nice.
[Galaxy 3 General] fsbarcellos:
Does anyone have the social hub application for installation on my machine? The Brazilian carrier Claro comes with the devices without the social hub.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] osigas:
Well after 18 long months I'm due for an upgrade on my beloved Hero, but with all the shenanigans at MWC recently it's left me completely lost as to what I will upgrade to.

My options are limited to staying direct with the network (Vodafone UK) when my current contract runs out at the end of March.

I did whittle it down to either the Nexus S or the LG Optimus 2X, but with the new HTC and Samsung devices on the horizon I'm wondering whether these are the best options.

The Nexus S did represent everything I wanted to upgrade to: quick, good hardware and most importantly direct Google updates (Hero users know how important this is all too well). However with the pending release of the dual-core phones, and improved graphics with the Tegra 2 I'm wondering whether sacrificing the speedy OS updates (scary thought) for raw speed and hardware would be a better 'future proof' option, especially as I will probably be tied into a 2 year contract.

Every time I read a review I change my mind and it's driving me mad!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] captainstu72:
Personally I am waiting on the LG Optimus 3D which comes out late april. But that may change to the SGS II. I am not sure yet, it is one of those.

I have not found any of the big UK networks offering the 2X on upgrade, which is a shame as I would be more then happy to go with that phone.

Although with the LG's I am not sure what the dev scene is going to be like on it tbh.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] osigas:
The dev scene for any handset is going to be dodgy with so much choice on the market.

I was banking on the 2X being on Vodafone as it's been shown on Vodafone Germany, like the Nexus S was first, but the going for an LG handset seems like a risky decision with no idea about Android updates and like you said, dev scene.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] ExMM:
I am planning to change my phone too, but I am wating for the a dual-core phone with nvdia tegra.

I think, that you should get any phone with this hardware, specially if you will have 2 years contract and doesn't matter which phone (even thus I like HTC), because eventually you can root it and install custom roms.. :)

If you buy now I phone with a single core and adreno GPU, maybe next year it will be already old..

You can't keep up with technology nowdays, I think personally, I made a mistake to buy an Hero last April, now the CPU is too old and it doesn't even support Flash... now I realized I should have spent more and bought a Desire, even thus I like my Hero!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Pryltokig:
I agree with the last speaker, I think one should buy a dual core as a next phone, to assure that it doesn't get to slow in one year... I'm leaning towards a LG Optimus 2X, but I'm a little bit afraid of the quality of LG phones... I'd rather buy an HTC but their dual core is to big for me.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Ciprilik:
I wonder why HTC will still release phones that are using Single-Core Processors?
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Imperticus:
I think the successor to Desire HD would have dual-core processor, might be coming out October like the original did. My contract just ended, and I have no idea which phone to buy. Would've gone for Atrix but I hate motoblur!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Ampicillin:
Who wants to update their device they may be can Try Motorola Atrix 4G :D
[Hero, G2 Touch General] osigas:
They've already announced the Desire S which is a single core processor (Hummingbird same as the Nexus S I think) coming out Q2 2011 :(
[Hero, G2 Touch General] TA123:
I am a bit more concerned with the new contract. I am on T-Mobile in the UK and they have recently reduced the mobile data allowance for new and upgrading customers from 3Gb to 500Mb, which looks pretty low. I know that some other providers did the same, so I guess it might be the trend.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] yasin12:
I'd say go for the sgs2. its dual core, has a beautiful super amoled plus screen and its the thinnest smartphone you can get in most parts of the world (NEC are releasing a phone exclusively for china or japan,not sure, and its less then 8mm thick)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] liput_81:
Galaxy S II is likely option for me
[Hero, G2 Touch General] chomicz:
My contract on T-Mobile (best major mobile for unlimited internet (yes we get 3-5GB)) has just expired but I'm waiting for the LG Optimus P920 3D; Hero was first Android, P920 first 3D phone... simples.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] yasin12:
actually the tmobile g1 was the first android phone. The hero was the first android phone to have Htc Sense layered on top
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] altroy2:
When I set the profile to Vibrate, only the incoming calls vibrate and not the msgs of any kind (gmail/fb/sms/mms) I just get the blinking light. The nightlys worked fine w tht function. If anyone knows how to get this to work, please help me. Thx

Resolved thx!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 99danman:
Reboot. This happened to me the other day.

Sent from my HTC Glacier running CM7 RC :D
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nick34609:
Did you do a full wipe?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] altroy2:
Oh yea I did. I figured it out later in the day. It's a funny thing, it's actually hidden pretty well. I went to the sms app/settings/notification settings/vibrate settings and selected always vibrate. The stock setting was "never" So, thanks to both of you for replying. I hope this helps someone else too because it was a pain for a few days.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Paparasee:
Hi,

I am on an unlimited plan with my mobile service provider.

Which do you'll recommend that I use Wifi or 3G? When am at home, I could switch off my apn and switch to wifi, but I need to know which you'll recommend.

I don't really use the mobile to browse or do anything special ... just that the mobile does its normal check (syncs my email through exchange and Gmail). Both exchange and Gmail mails don't really pull a whole lot of data so efficiency wise, I really don't care.

What I really need to know is which one uses more battery? If wifi uses more battery, I'll just use the 3G or otherwise.

Thanks for any input.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kenvan19:
First off, idling on WiFi uses more battery than idling on 3G. Are you sure you have completely unlimited data though? For example, T-Mobile claims to have unlimited data and (which is true, they do BUT) they severely limit your data speeds after 5GB of data. If you're just idling getting emails and push notifications then you'll never hit 5GB (hell, I'm constantly on XDA on my phone and my wife is constantly on facebook and FML and we haven't even broken 2GB yet).
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krohnjw:
I have found this to be 100% the opposite with both my Nexus One and my Nexus S. I am running 3x push email accounts and I'll lose ~ 1% / hr on wifi and just over 2% / hr on 3G when the phone is sleeping (and i am sleeping). I saw the same behavior on the mt4g I had for a few weeks (although it sucked a bit more on 3G than 2%).

On every one of my previous win mo handsets (6800, TP, TP2) wifi was a battery killer, but I can say that on my 3 android handsets (as well as the other 2 at our company) wifi uses considerable less battery than the 3G radio.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrXindowntown:
Is there an app already available or is there some way to switch on the screen using gestures.

Having to press the unlock button or trackball is cumbersome especially if the phone has been mounted on a car dock. I'd like the screen to switch on and unlock with one gesture.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] g00s3y:
No i don't believe it can be, but how hard is it to press the trackpad? If you can reach to touch the screen, reaching a couple extra inches to press the trackpad shouldn't be a big problem.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrXindowntown:
Atleast on the incredible I've read that the trackpad doesn't always unlock on press. I've experienced that too.

Anyway looks like its not possible. Just wanted to check.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SteveG12543:
I usually have to hold mine down for about two seconds before it turns on lol.

Sent from my Droid Incredible running Myn's Warm Two Point Two RLS5.3.
[Wildfire General] ryanraven:
OK here is the thing i have checked on many website of the wildfires specs and it doesnt say if it has a GPU and allot of forums say it doesn't then i popped on the well knows site GSM Arena and it updated to saying that the wildfire has a

528 MHz ARM 11 processor, Adreno 200 GPU, Qualcomm MSM7225 chipset

so it has a Adreno 200 GPU but why doesn't it run games like other phones is it because the CPU is slow ?

my ZTE racer has a 600Mhz CPU and the same GPU ( if this is correct )

and it plays games much better.
[Wildfire General] 3xeno:
It is incorrect. I believe they have inadvertently mixed up the specs of the Wildfire S and the Wildfire. I say this because it is the Wildfire S which has the Adreno 200 GPU.

We wouldn't have got such poor performance in games, and incompatibility in 3D games if the Wildfire did have a GPU.
[Wildfire General] nhnt11:
This should be in the general section, not dev

And as 3xeno said, that information is incorrect. the wildfire does not have a gpu.
[Wildfire General] brilldoctor:
I can third this. If the wildfire had a gpu angry birds would be playable
[Wildfire General] Sgt-Hartley:
EDIT: in this post I meant to quote brilldoctor's post but can't do it now I submitted I'm only using tapatalk.

I wish angry birds was playable, well it is just not very smooth. I've tried so many different roms and oc configs but its sooo slow. It's a shame as I sold my ipod touch to buy wildfire so I could get into Android
[Wildfire General] mishooo:
Dude CM7 - angry birds works just fine for me
[Wildfire General] kevin2516:
Background turned off then yes it is more playable.
[Wildfire General] usblaidas:
Guys, he is talking about Wildfire S (newer), not Wildfire (older). So yes. Wildfire S (!!! :D) will have GPU :)
[Wildfire General] 3xeno:
Nope. Then how did he already test games like Angry Birds on the WF S? Besides, the WF S has a 600 MHz Qualcomm MSM 7227 CPU, not the 7225.

Lastly, if you go over to GSMArena, you can see this mistake yourself. ;)
[Wildfire General] Sgt-Hartley:
What kernel do you use and any specific settings when it comes to overclock?