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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] pirahnasoft:
hi, i a new user.. im from venezuela.. and i have a lii issue..:S

i bougth a cellphone in United state.. and when i try to change the language dosent apear " spanish or español" what do u think i should do?:S

sorry 4 my bad english..
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jett2314:
I have been wanting to run a vanilla rom, but miss the pinch zoom function of my sense rom. When I enlarge the page it will realign the text so it is all within the window. Any way of getting this with vanilla?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pete_kowalski83:
Its usually in settings somewhere
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SlimSnoopOS:
What rom have you tried where it did not resize your internet browser? I am no expert but I've used at least six different rom's and never had an issue with my browser resizing. Also, with each rom that I have flashed I used Dolphin HD and my text realigns quite fine. I'm currently running Skyraider Athena 1.2 and browser resizing works.
[Epic 4G General] heathmcabee:
Anyone at stock right now, can you connect to Media Hub on your Epic with stock DI18? I'm timing out all the time and force closing, and my browser is force closing on creating any kind of secure connection. Anyone else experiencing any of this, or should I escalate this problem with Sprint?
[Epic 4G General] zanderman112:
It force closed for me when i opened it.

Sent from my never been rooted, always stock eclair Epic.
[Epic 4G General] CapsLockKey:
Loads for quite some time, then pops up "general error" and eventually force closes.
[Epic 4G General] heathmcabee:
Ok so this is happening to everyone.. Roger that.
[Epic 4G General] D623:
Mine keeps timing out
[Epic 4G General] tps70:
I was experiencing the same problems last night.

Edit: and the same thing is happening tonight. I was really hoping to use some of my $50 rental credit during the flights to/from vacation starting next weekend. I hope it gets fixed soon!
[Epic 4G General] farmsatguy:
Hmmm...same here (timing out that is)
[Epic 4G General] tps70:
Mine's been working since last night. Anyone else's working?
[Epic 4G General] PokeAsheep:
Mine is working...

Slowly, as usual.. but working

Epic is as Epic does
[Epic 4G General] keith5039756827:
Yea my media hub works fine on wifi and 4g

Stock di18
[Epic 4G General] ERHSAII:
Mine just loaded and then gave 'general error ' message. I selected retry and it went to the market with a mandatory update. Now it works perfectly again.
[Epic 4G General] CapsLockKey:
Mine loading fine now.
[Xoom General] keitht:
I am speculating here....

I don't think we will see a preorder of Xoom this weekend and possibly not an actual release next week . The fact that no announcements have been made from Motorola on release is why I think this. If Motorola wanted to get people excited about this, they would have announced something today. That didn't happen.

I think that Motorola/Google/Verizon (yes Google too because this is the flagship tablet release for Honeycomb) are looking at pricing based on the overwhelming outrage at the $800 price point and are trying to do something to make this a huge launch in favor of Honeycomb. This can be many things. But I think the bottom line, $800 for launch will turn into a flop for the first Android approved tablet and that will not look good. The sales from the first real Android Tablet launch will be dismal at this price point. They may also decide to delay launch until the WiFi only tablets are available and/or a decent subsidized price is offered from Verizon.
[Xoom General] setite:
Some solid points here. I would further speculate that we will see some sort of Mail in Rebate for 100$. I base this on the rumor that Costco will have the device for 100$ less. The HTC EVO, IIRC, had 200$ subsidy and a 100$ Mail in Rebate which some retailers applied automatically. Though as I say this, I think this won't work as this device, being uncontracted, has no incentives for an in-store instant rebate.

I have been waiting for this device for a while now, and would hate to see it pushed. Your speculation about waiting for a wifi only device could be a good thing though, and at the end of the day I am a team player so I would grit my teeth for that. But only till the end of the month :)
[Xoom General] keitht:
I am as anxious as you are trust me, but if you look at the overall picture from a general consumer point of view, $800, most people will walk on by and not even consider purchasing it. Add to that, a mandatory $35 activation fee plus minimum $20 one month data and on top of that, required to even get WiFi to work. With taxes, you will spend almost $900 without even buying an accessory. That is insane! And rumors that you cannot initially use the external microSD card slot for more storage without an update AND wait for a 4G upgrade, which we do not know if that is even OTA, wow, that is quite a bit to swallow.
[Xoom General] Arun01:
They're running the ad for it this weekend in the sunday paper..it will be there on thursday
[Xoom General] keitht:
We will see. But I can tell you that it will be a big flop at the current price point and needed additional costs for activating WiFi (mandatory $35 Verizon activation fee and $20 one month data). If that is true just to use it as a WiFi device, that would be one of the biggest greediest launches I have ever seen.
[Xoom General] asianxtreme:
well the rumored preorder day is sunday which technically is next week. not much of a speculation by my book.
[Xoom General] kenyu73:
@keitht

Beside that Costco ad (which may be a Costco thing), there isn't anything out there from Verizon or Best Buy that states activation is required. The leaked best buy playbook from a few days ago didnt even say it was required.

The words were "If customer activates..."

Read the exact details of that Best Buy memo... it doesn't say its mandatory.

As for that leaked Best Buy ad from 10 days ago... that said "activative required" or something... plainly either a draft or hoax because of the spelling issues. On top of that, a self titled MOTO tester here on XDA said they skipped activation in testing and WiFI was fine.

I bet a beer that activation isn't required. Sorry, but I call bogus on this.

Anyhow, the price point worked for the iPad. That was $749 for the 32gb 3G and the Xoom is alot more advanced.
[Xoom General] kenyu73:
These are all optional words, not mandatory words...
[Xoom General] keitht:
True... we don't know the facts and that is why I am "speculating". Don't get me wrong here as I am in the crowd who has my money aside for this. I am speaking of the majority and from what I understand, the $750 iPad is not the big seller for Apple. $800 as the only option for the Xoom initially is not going to sell like hotcakes especially for an unproven device. And if there are any added costs, that will make matters worse.
[Xoom General] socomdark:
arent you just paying for the xoom when you buy it? Isnt the activation fee and data plan charged to your verizon account? isnt that why you can cancel it within 72 hours because you arent actually charged the until after the 72 hours? i cant remember because its been awhile since i actually bought a phone from a store but i think thats how it goes. anyways i doubt its going to pushed back. moto is just being hush hush. Google doesnt need moto to sell alot just enough and then when more honeycomb tablets come out google gets more products out there. Im more suprised google hasnt released the sdk yet so devs can get ready to make apps in tablet form.
[Xoom General] keitht:
In addition, Apple made a big deal about the launch date for their device. Motorola has not officially announced anything about release. How will people get excited about this release when they do not know when to line up outside the store?
[Xoom General] kenyu73:
We're all speculating, I'm just trying to be an advocate against all the negative speculation. All these blog sites post in there headlines the same thing "Xoom + activate required = FAIL". You read the article and its always the same screenshot always the same links....etc...

I'm just trying to keep hope alive, haha... I feel bad for some of the readers here who "refuse" to buy the Xoom because <fill in the blank". I just want to push that it may not be true... its all speculation on media and opinions.
[Xoom General] socomdark:
if theres one thing moto knows how to do is market and so does verizon. People will hear about it. The thunderbolt and xoom are already in the swimsuit edition of sports illustrated which is the highest selling copy of SI every year. I'm pretty sure it's coming. expect a release date when preorders go live
[Xoom General] keitht:
Still not feeling warm and fuzzy about the release of something new to compete with iPad at $800+. If $800 is the only option for the next couple months, we will see a lot of negative press for Honeycomb and I don't think that will be good for Google.

Imagine the headlines after 2 months... Only 100,000 Honeycomb tablets sold. Google's entry into the tablet market a complete failure.
[Xoom General] socomdark:
the pressure will most likely be on moto for selling it that high. Google wont be taking any heat unless there are some big bugs in honeycomb. From what i have learned watching apple, they arent perfect they send patches just like any other company. i dont think moto expects to beat apple outright, they just want to take some of their share of the market. Yea releasing the $800 model by itself doesnt seem right but i doubt wifi xoom is far behind seeing as we saw it pass through the fcc. Its probably better just to watch and see what happens.
[Xoom General] keitht:
I disagree. Google worked very closely with Moto on this as the flagship Honeycomb God of tablets. Just like Nexus phone. You better believe Google is interested in making this a successful launch.
[Xoom General] socomdark:
yea i worded that wrong as not taking any heat but the benefit for google is that they dont have to worry about putting all their money on one OEM. If moto doesnt sell many xooms, they can go back to samsung or lg who are next in line. Samsung is one of companies who sold as much or more android phones as moto. Also 3D is a big thing lately so that means LG could see success. There's also the other companies who make more budget-friendly tablets like viewsonic. Google will probably take a small hit if inital xoom sales arent what is expected but they will be far from out of the game. The community is excited about honeycomb so there will be a demand for it. As for the average consumer, they will get to demo the xoom and see if its for them.
[Xoom General] robbiev80:
At least they got a bunch of hot chicks to attend the Xoom party:

https://picasaweb.google.com/ocnnfeed/MaximPartyPoweredByMOTOROLAXOOM#
[Xoom General] eaglecomm:
Well, the bestbuy.com/xoom page has been updated a little.. it used to say 'page requested not found'.. and now it finds a lengthy URL path, but nothing on the page. My guess is they will open the page when the stores open at 10am ET. Everything's a guess though. We'll see in 1 day and 30 minutes. Or at midnight tonight with an 'in-store only' note.

http://www.bestbuy.com/xoom
[Xoom General] wfsdesign:
Xoom Release

I just talked to BestBuy and they said that the official release will be on the 24th for $799. I also asked about the WiFi only version but they didn't have any information on that. Does anyone know if they will be released close to each other?
[Xoom General] setite:
No one "knows" much of anything unfortunately. The release of the WiFi-only version will most certainly not be leaked until after the release of the 3G version. Taking a cue from the iPad, they want to get the 3G version into the hands of people with more money/less patience.. then the WiFi-only version will come out if successful. I say if successful because we still don't have a WiFi-only Samsung Galaxy Tab because it was a flop.
[Xoom General] keitht:
What time does Best Buy usually update their online weekly ad circular?
[Xoom General] kenyu73:
Where the heck are our "leaked" Sunday ads!!! ;)
[Xoom General] wfsdesign:
Yeah, that's what I figured. I just wish companies would be more straightforward about their releases, which I know is a given, just like to rant. Well here's to more waiting for honeycomb.
[Xoom General] Sirchuk:
Apple released the wifi version first, they are taking the que from samsung?
[Xoom General] socomdark:
yea people are saying that they are getting best buy flyers that looks like the leaked one from earlier. They actually have it in their hands so it seems true that its still on a course for a February 24th launch.
[Xoom General] kenyu73:
Really? I was trying to find a leaked flyer more current then that last one from a week ago or so. Anyone have any links?
[Xoom General] socomdark:
its identical to the one leaked. one site scanned it too. i will look for the site again and post when i find it

edit: here it is, only took 30 seconds to find lol

http://www.techlicious.com/blog/best-buy-flyer-motorola-xoom-comingon-feb-24/
[Xoom General] keitht:
Delete me.
[Xoom General] kenyu73:
Yeah, I saw that one. It was at the top of the Google News search. Its the same ad as a week ago. I will fall off my chair if Best Buy releases that exact ad with typos included. I'm feeling that the ad tomorrow will not be that one. Hopefully there will be an ad!! :rolleyes:
[Xoom General] keitht:
Yeah I just noticed that too. Same one with "Lighting fast" :)
[Xoom General] socomdark:
there isnt a best buy where i live (small town, cant wait to move in a couple weeks) so i suggest calling your best buys or even costco and see if you get consistent answers.

droid-life confirms the ad hasnt changed either. Its the official flyers typos and all.

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/02/1...hunderbolt-or-xoom-including-spelling-errors/
[Xoom General] jkurl:
I talked to my local best buy yesterday and they said the 22nd. I am going to check the other one in my area.
[Xoom General] socomdark:
lol 22nd is the motorola atrix rlease. yea definitely check again
[Xoom General] jkurl:
Yep but this is what they told me. Either it got pushed back or they are just that stupid and got the devices mixed up. I have another one in my area I will try them.
[Xoom General] socomdark:
yup probably got devices mixed up. let us know what you find. If i had a phone i would help but my order with att still hasnt been processed yet and i terminated my contract with verizon. im in limbo lol
[Xoom General] iceytea:
Androidcentral is saying the device might be arriving at stores for display already.
[Xoom General] setite:
I should have clarified. I mean taking cue from the bad 3G sales. The iPad 3G didn't sell very many, which can be because it came second, or because it's more expensive. Coming second didn't help it any.

EDIT: And when will the rest of you learn that Best Buy employees are only a smidgeon more knowledgeable than a Wal-Mart employee. If they don't have something to read from, they are just gonna spew whatever they want. It's like when a salesman there told me that Nvidia SLI was a copy of ATIs Crossfire, then proceeded to say that it was a multi-monitor technology. I didn't bother to correct him because I have never gotten a salesman who is blatantly wrong to admit it.
[Xoom General] socomdark:
which is why we are looking for consistent answers. if a majority (like 90%) of stores say that it is coming then it there more of a chance of it coming on that date. Im not saying they are going to be right but as they always say there is strength in numbers.
[Xoom General] Jrockttu:
I used to work at Best Buy, so I can confirm that you're right, lol.
[Xoom General] Xevilious:
Ditto and ditto.

I even witnessed a sales associate (a manager in fact) tell a little old lady that her new eMachine wouldn't even turn on without an UPS.
[Xoom General] SFBPro:
Dad: I need to pull these videos of my camcorder and onto a disc.

Salesman: Then buy these blank DvDs, you could burn you on movies on them!

Dad: I do not have a DvD burner in my computer though.

Salesman: Don't worry, just when you stick the disc into burn, select the burn mode to this [super special awesome burning mode] that will let you burn them off of your cd burner onto DvDs.

Dad: Oh ok. I will get my son to show me how to do that when I get home.

Yeah... I was furious when I found out he did that. I think that salesman lost his job when Dad went back to that store...
[Xoom General] socomdark:
speculation can come to end i believe

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/02/19/motorola-xoom-dummy-units-arrive-in-stores/

units are arriving at verizon stores already. people have confirmed playing with them. this puts me add ease, im ready to get a xoom.
[Xoom General] setite:
Ooh I just finished my tasks for today. Is it time for me to go to BB to get my grubby hands on one. I want to test it.
[Xoom General] jkurl:
Setie don't be talking to any walmart like employees. Lol
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fst2011:
Hello,

I flashed my phone to CM7 Version 2.3.2 and I love it. I have a question thu about tmobile sending an update to the phone.

Meaning,when tmobile decides to do a version update will it screw things up on my phone and if yes...how do I turn off version updates???

Thanks so much guys

Brian K
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Marine6680:
You shouldn't get any OTA updates with a custom ROM that isn't stock based.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fst2011:
ok...so to be clear. Your saying cause I already flashed my phone with CM7...that there is NO chance it will receive a update from tmobile....correct?

And thanks for taking out the time.

BK
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] option94:
Correct.

10char.
[G2 and Desire Z General] kneedraggin101:
Hey all, new to the android phones... have my self a desire z with bell, looking for the best over all root out there, someone suggested i check out this site as they probably have some optimized setups already...

any suggestions for the phone would be amazing

Cheers
[G2 and Desire Z General] gbarayah:
Next time, before you post and add to the clutter in these forums, take ONE MINUTE and SEARCH or READ some threads.

There are numerous guides in Android Development that walk you through the root process step by step.
[G2 and Desire Z General] joemm:
Like gbarayah said all you need to do is use the search button next time, but since this is your first post I'll skip the flaming and point you in the right direction, there are three ways to root your HTC Vision but the safest and most reliable way is to temp root with Rage + Perm root with Gfree, the instructions to do this can be found HERE on the XDA Wiki for the Vision.
[G2 and Desire Z General] kneedraggin101:
i did look, and there is 30 pages of ppl talking about this one or that one or this that this that, and on the phone its a big pita.....

so its not clutter, im asking for a no bs answer to which is the best for a phone to which i use and enjoy the sense ui it has...

also since im new, i figured it would be a nice way to have ppl explain to me what i need to know, with the ability to ask questions and have them answered in MY OWN WAY, vs reading what others have said

thnx for the snotty reply tho ( to the first post)
[G2 and Desire Z General] joemm:
People are explaining what you need to know, Please refer to the XDA forum rules HERE and look at rule number one. Please don't be too sensitive here, its just there are so many redundant thread in this forum on the same thing.
[G2 and Desire Z General] kneedraggin101:
so your telling me, that when someone is NEW to something, and has ZERO idea on what most of that stuff means in the link provided above, that im not permitted to ask about which ppl suggest, and how to go about making it happen??

wow good to know
[G2 and Desire Z General] joemm:
What I am telling you is that I have read the majority of threads in this forum and what you asked has been asked at least 50+ times, thats what I mean, If your having an issue with rooting and have searched for an awnser to your problem and can't find an awnser by all means, please post a new thread but I can guarantee all the problems people have ran into with rooting have been solved and the solutions posted. Like I said don't be so sensitive and over dramatic.
[G2 and Desire Z General] cberbes:
I understand how confusing it can be, trying to sift through a ton of threads and posts, reading lingo, terms, and abbreviations that you don't understand. It's like trying to learn something new and the instructions are written in another language.

I can also understand how frustrating it can be to KNOW all this information and have the same basic questions asked all the time when the information is easily available.

You should start by reading THIS, it is an over view of the phone, some step by steps, and links. It will get you started. Also HERE, and HERE.

Personally, I would play with your new phone for a while first. Get used to Android in general, and get to understand your phone. While you are doing that, read those links and then start reading some other threads in the forums. Get hands on first, then start to look deeper into rooting and modifying. The G2/Desire Z is already a great phone. Jumping right into rooting when you are still new to Android is like buying a brand new Mustang and wanting to start modifying it before you ever really drive it. But that's just my opinion. I started with the G1 when it first came out, moved onto the Slide, and now the G2. I didn't root my G1 until after a year when it was pretty much announced that they weren't going to upgrade it. Then the Slide when I got my G2, and I haven't even rooted my G2 yet......I'm still waiting to see the official 2.3 upgrade until I decide to root.

Just be patient, read as much as you can and it will all start to make sense. Play with the phone for a while, THEN decide if you want to take on rooting. It's not the easiest thing in the world to do, but there are plenty of step by step's out there. Good luck.
[G2 and Desire Z General] gbarayah:
I apologize for the 'snotty' remarks above, but over the past few months there has been a significant increase in the number of redundant threads opened on these forums. It makes them cluttered and frustrates many users, myself included.

Referring to your post above, think about how many threads would be opened if every new member of the community who was new to Android started their own thread on how to root.

99.5% of the questions that people ask when they are 'new' to Android have already been answered somewhere else. Most of the time, a search and some reading will lead you in the right direction.

I would be more understanding if you had read the wiki or some of the other guides but based on the question you asked in your first post, it didn't appear that you had made the slightest effort to do so. The threads can be a bit overwhelming when you are new, but like someone said earlier, rooting isn't something you should jump straight into if you are not comfortable with your device.

This community is very helpful but make sure you follow the FORUM RULES and do some research before starting your own thread. If you have questions about a specific step in the rooting process, there are other threads that are already open where your question should go.
[G2 and Desire Z General] kneedraggin101:
well ok, so let me ask you this,, i used the method mentioned here

hxxp://theunlockr.com/2010/11/15/universal-android-rooting-method-visionary-method/

and it shows i still have SU permission... but everytime my phone re starts, it opens visionary and says rooting phone...

but the thing is, my phone is snail slow now... and when i go back to the main screen, it takes forever and says loading... then my normal screen shows up... its also taking forever to do simple things, such as open text msg's

any suggestions on this problem?