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[Atrix 4G General] snlu178:
1) The keyboard is awful. Like someone on another thread said, it has a tendency to ignore the first letters of words. Switching from an iPhone, I'm extremely disappointed in how bad it is. Sometimes I feel that I have to press the screen harder for it to work.

Google Gingerbread Keyboard, install that and switch to it in settings. Its much better.

2) My email accounts are annoying to access. On my iPhone I could access all my emails in one unified inbox, or application at the least. On the atrix I have to use the email app and the gmail app to check my mail and its kind of annoying.

Yes try universal messaging app. Or if you want you can run your gmail account through the Email app not Gmail to have them all there.

3) Overall organization is not so hot. I googled some stuff about folders and plan to try it out along with the adw ex or launcher pro, so this isn't as big of a problem.

Try Go Launcher and its ability to have iOS folders in the App drawer. You may appreciate this.
[Atrix 4G General] krad54:
Well, I got the Gingerbread keyboard from the market and it was tiny. It was waay smaller than the original keyboard, but I'll search some more to see if I can find a bigger one.
[Atrix 4G General] Simba501:
1). Ive had the same experience. I found the device's screen responsiveness to be sub par. I noticed it missed registered touches, not only on the keyboard, but in general, when I tried to move throughout tasks and the phone quickly. A 3rd party keyboard made it a little better (smart keyboard) but the phone still didn't feel fluid in my ability to move quickly and smoothly.

2). If you go into Gmail (on a computer) and go to settings, you can set up gmail to pull email from other accounts. It fetches mail the same way any mail client does. The great thing though, is that this pulling doesn't occur on the device. In this, you don't have to set up fetch frequency and battery use is minimal. The device is pushed mail from Gmail as it is received. You'll receive them with labels of which email account it came from.
[Atrix 4G General] krad54:
Yeah, I'm not sure if I want this phone after I realized how unresponsive the screen is, but the customization and open structure is irresistible. I'm hoping motorola updates it and fixes the bugs.
[Atrix 4G General] catfarm:
Keyboard

I'm also coming from an iphone 3gs and this is my first android device. I'm not having the same problems as you though so perhaps your screen is bad? Or, another thought... did you switch to the swype keyboard at some point and not realize it? Swype is painful to type on if you are trying to use it like a regular keyboard (though I'm really starting to dig using it as intended). I found the default keyboard to be pretty decent, I think I actually liked it better than the iPhones (though probably more for the screen size than the keyboard itself), but then I switched to swype, which is way different. And of course, if you aren't using swype, maybe give it a try? It takes some getting used to, but if your screen is responding to presses maybe it will handle swipes better.
[Atrix 4G General] krad54:
I mean its not that big of a deal. I think it is just glitchy sometimes. For some reason its a lot smoother now that I switched to launcher pro (doesn't really make sense), but its still a problem for those with larger thumbs. I've tried it, swype, and about 3 other keyboards, but the others haven't quite been fitted and swype is somewhat painful as you say.
[Atrix 4G General] catfarm:
Oh I'm not saying swype is painful, I mean, it is painful to use swype as though it is a regular tap and type style keyboard. I am actually really starting to like swype, but there is definitely a bit of a learning curve.
[Atrix 4G General] krad54:
Yeah, when I messed around with other android phones, I though swype was awesome, but now I realize its easier to just thumb type for me. To each his own.
[Atrix 4G General] s1mpd1ddy:
I too came from a 3gs, def give swype a try. I've been if using it a day and its not bad, and my thumbs are the size of shaq's
[Atrix 4G General] omaralt:
This is a problem many of us switching from an iPhone are having. I also hate how locked down the iPhone is; but it is the best in a few categories: keyboard, screen responsiveness, battery, and browser. I've tried a ton of phones and not one can beat the iPhone in any of those categories. It's sad buy it's the truth. Still debating between atrix, inspire, or staying with the iPhone. I've been waiting patiently for a solid android phone that works with AT&T 3G.
[Atrix 4G General] Blitanicle99:
If I made the change it would be from an i4.

I hatttttte my iPhone 4. I was stranded last night, my iPhone 4 locked up, froze, couldn't restart it. I seriously debating shooting my .45 through it. I was pissed.

However, it seems like the Atrix isn't perfect either.
[Atrix 4G General] edgeicator:
I agree on the screen. With battery, Some of the ROMs out there definitely beat the iphone on battery life. As to the browser, Android browsers are much more feature rich. Same with the keyboard. Swiftkey and the gingerbread keyboard are much better than the iOS keyboard in my opinion. I came from an iPhone 4 and couldn't be happier besides the signed bootloader.
[Atrix 4G General] laxwillsch:
Those of you wondering if you got the best Android option for ATT I gotta say I am thoroughly satisfied with my inspire 4g. I came from the iPhone 3gs like a year ago to the captivate and android took some getting used to but I could never go back now. What I realized while using my captivate is that most companies are not going to give you the support you want or are used to coming from Apple. Samsungs updates and lack of care to fix the gps was literally appalling. I did a lot of research and found that most HTC owners were as happy or maybe happier than Apple owners. They are the fastest at updates and the most developmentally supported on xda. also the build quality on the inspire is so solid. Feels great in the hand. This is just my .02 so please don't flame just trying to share my experience.
[Atrix 4G General] Banditlol:
i have this issue it's irritation because i dont hit that space bar properly so a lot of my texts are just stringed together but only if i type fast. I downloaded an installed gingerbread keyboard free and i seem to have a better luck with typing and entering the space bar properly
[Atrix 4G General] jeffblond1:
i switched from a captivate (gps issues dont get me started) my keyboard and screen are very responsive and accurate. i think you should go back and check it at the store. PS GPS locks in 2 seconds and is very accurate even orks in the house near the window.
[Atrix 4G General] krad54:
Just to let everyone know, my keyboard works fine now. For some reason, launcher pro fixed it, either that or motoblur was just making the phone super laggy. So far I think the phone is awesome. I just wish android had some more developers for apps, but its just a minor complaint. I guess I'm too used to playing mindless games on my iphone that I can't play on android. The only game I really am a bit ticked about is monopoly. Why does android not have monopoly??
[Atrix 4G General] eallan:
Both my keyboard and screen are top notch. Not to say I don't have complaints, just not those.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stellarvelocity:
I posted something similar in the GPS thread for the Galaxy S 4G. I used the One Click Root method and Root Explorer to go in and delete a bunch of bloat from my /system/app and /data/app folders. I pulled out Telenav.apk, DoubleTwist.apk, Layar.apk, VisualVoicemail.apk (replaced with the older, mostly black version that isn't hideous), and Slacker.apk as well as the various .odex files where appropriate.

However, since then I've seen two problems: News and Weather doesn't want to find my location via GPS anymore, and I have to be on Wifi for it to find me. A small annoyance and makes me wonder if the new ROM references Telenav for some location data (which is a good theory following problem two).

The second, more concerning problem, is I'm seeing what I can only call "phantom force closes". It happens after rebooting, randomly when enabling Bluetooth or wifi, and in the stock browser on random websites, the phone vibrates several times indicating errors, will crash out the application (and one time the phone itself), but does not give me the force close error message telling me what app or why. It's definitely looking for either doubletwist or telenav but I can't figure out why it would need to do that as they are 3rd party apps. I've removed these apps before on the Vibrant 2.1 and 2.2 roms without any real problems.

If anyone can provide some helpful information it would be much appreciated. The phone has been more stable the last few hours since several reboots but will likely start acting up again later.

Any thoughts?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] urmothersluvr:
I removed all those apps and more without getting a problem on my phone. But I left telenav cause its free and its not beta. I also used terminal emulater and systemapp remover to remove them. Then I used root explorer to delete the odex files of the apps I removed. Maybe the way your removed them was bad.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] HeavyComponent:
How do you remove the odex files? Where are they located?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] rcoulsell:
Remove Stock Files / Apps

Here is a quick way to remove the apps that come preinstalled on the T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S 4G. (you could also follow this for the ones that have .odex files as well. See ls command at the end).

I pieced this together from several forums. Hopefully it will save someone the trouble of doing this themselves (or serve as a refresher like it did for me).:cool:

Sorry I couldn't post formal links to the source files (forumn rules), apparently I don't contribute enough :(. Just put the server names in internet explorer and it should get you there.

1.) Download the Samsung Galaxy S 4G Root app. from mediafire.com/?096oxx07q6d88b3

2.) Download the Samsung USB Device Drivers from here:

-Windows 32 Bit drivers.softpedia.com/get/MOBILES/Samsung/Samsung-Galaxy-S-USB-Driver-for-Windows-x86.shtml

-Windows 64 Bit drivers.softpedia.com/get/MOBILES/Samsung/Samsung-Galaxy-S-USB-Driver-for-Windows-x64.shtml

3.) Install the drivers.

4.) Extract (unzip) the root app to a familiar folder.

5.) Enable USB debugging on your phone: Settings -> Development -> USB Debugging

6.) Plug your phone into your computer (wait till the drivers install)

7.) Open the Root app and click Shell Root

8.) Open a command shell (Start -> Run -> cmd)

9.) Type each line, pressing enter after each line:

cd <replace this text and these brackets with the folder location of the root app>

adb shell

cd /system/app

mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblk3 /system

10.) Next type the following two commands (replace the <...> with your app name, press enter after each line) for each app you wish to remove

chmod 777 <insert your ap name here.apk>

rm <insert your ap name here.apk>

Here is a list of the one's I removed. You can get a list of others by typing the two letters "ls" without quotes into the shell and press enter:

Note: Do not type in the app names in front of the file names, they are just there to let you know what you are deleting.

Kindle App - Kindle-OEM-1.1.1.90750089-20100927.apk

Facebook App - FBAndroid-1.4.1.apk - Facebook App

T-Mobile TV - com.mobitv.client.tmobiletvhd.apk

Doubetwist - doubleTwist.apk

Amazon MP3 - AmazonMp3.apk

Layar - Layar-samsung.apk

Slacker Radio - slackerradio.apk

More Double Twist - doubleTwistPro.apk

Gogo Link (It's expired anyway) - GoGo.apk

Media Hub - MediaHub.apk

Telenav - TN6.2-6201036.apk

Inception Link - MovieShortcut.apk

11.) Restart your phone.:)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] TheShadowMan:
I don't recommend uninstalling bloat via root explorer. The safest way to remove the bloatware is to uninstall it via Titanium backup. Otherwise you might delete a bunch of stuff you really didn't mean to.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] HeavyComponent:
Yeah I used TB to remove the stuff.

EDIT: I just did a "Clean up the Dalvik cache" on TB and it removed 26MB of unwanted stuff! Total free 166MB.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stellarvelocity:
So you don't report any weirdness or phantom force closes? The last few days since I made the post the phone has been almost entirely stable. GPS is still a little touchy but no more errors or lock-ups.

Also, on a side- note: am I the only person on XDA that doesn't remove Amazon MP3? I actually use it pretty frequently. That is, until I see how good Google Music is going to be (if it's actually a music purchasing service).
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] joedeveloper:
I haven't had any GPS issues. Additionally I use the ADB way to remove apps because I'm develop apps and like the shell best.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Success100:
Rooted mine yesterday...used TB to get rid of all that bs...bye bye evo!

Sent from my DAMN Galaxy 4G¡!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Toshinobu:
removing touchwiz

has anyone tried removing TouchWiz?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] urmothersluvr:
I removed touchwiz and use the gingerbread launcher. No problems
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mistasyn:
I recently found myself having those problems too. I assumed it was because of setcpu. I delete my appz with uninstaller for root....I don't know if that was any good. However, I was hoping that I would be able to start from scratch with everything but I don't know how I can start from scratch. I am completely new to this, so alot of the terminology and thing of that nature are Vulcan to me. So if someone can help me, that, finally, would be great.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] RadFly:
Feel Your Pain, Deleted "My Account 1.0" and now hurting

I was trying to get rid of "My Account", AKA T-Mobile My Acount, to keep it from constantantly running in the background, but actually deleted "My Account 1.0" with Titanium Pro... I tried to freeze it but it kept appearing in my task list, so I deleted it.

Soon as I did, I got a buzz... buzz buzz buzz... the buzzes of death... I now get force closes when ending a phone call, when trying to read SMS, and when trying to view my call log.

This is killing me, and I have no idea how to fix it...

Any experts out there, please help!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] RadFly:
Never mind, I had frozen Logsprovider...
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] specialsauce55:
I rooted my Samsung Vibrant 4G and used Titanium Backup to delete allot of the same T-Mobile BS bloatware that you did. Had that same "phantom force closes" that you described. Mid phone call today the phone vibrated a few times and force close phone application and hung up on my call. Has this problem remained stabilized for you?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] KayBeeMixon:
Titanium

How do I uninstall the software using Titanium? I tried following the instructions via another thread but I only got so far. I was told to click Problems - get busybox - and then long press the apps I want to remove and force delete. However, I am able to get as far as downloading busybox. After that, are my apps supposed to show within the program Titanium or am I supposed to go to the applications itself or what? Im stuck from there....can you help????
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] thegrau:
Hey guys.

I'm currently running JMIv2 which works nice and fast.

I have a weird issue though : while all third party apps run great, Maps crashes everytime I try to launch it with a LCD density change. Whatever value I set, it seems to be unsupported.

Is anyone experiencing the same ? I didn't have this issue at all with previous installation (stock ROM or even JME), it seems to only occur on JMI. Or maybe is it Maps latest update that does that ?
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] Leon_Citron:
Same for me.

Only solution for the moment, I used a 5.0 version and it's working.
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] thegrau:
Hum, so it appear it comes from the Maps app, then.
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] Limeproszero:
I have the same problem :( will try the 5.0 version
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] thegrau:
5.2 seems to solve this ! Hooray !
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] Leon_Citron:
Yes, I can confirm this, 5.2 works fine.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] flashgorden:
trying to root my htc sprint hero 1.5 help
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Nsandhu23:
Hey man everyone started from the same spot your in. People on here are SUPER helpful, but easily get annoyed by people asking the same questions and not posting them in the right section. USE SEARCH! its your best friend, every question has been asked over 3 times. My advice, read everything on rooting (terminology, dangers, benefits, which type of root fits your needs, which ROM you want to flash) after a week or so on researching, find an RUU file in a thread. Then load that on your phone and follow the command prompt instructions carefully. Remember to use search, and rooting can brick, break, your phone. But the benefits of rooting are well worth It.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Cetus Corr:
Go to the development section and look at the top posts(stickies), they have all the instructions there.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] aqualls:
Upgrade to 2.1 first. Easier to root for me plus you're already upgraded then.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] garol:
3 days ago I also had 1.5 which was rooted already. I then upgraded to the newest fw and then rerooted using the one click method that you will find here in xda forums. Worked without probs and was EXTREMELY easy.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] cooltom1323:
its seems like you know i lot ive been trying to study everything and rooting and stuff but im lost can you person walk me thru it my parents and upgrading and giving me there cdma hero its never been updated rooted or anything do i update it to 2.1 first then whats nexted
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] chromiumleaf:
Hey dude, I'd recommend using this link right here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=694572

It tells how to get your phone to the stock 2.1 and then how to root that.

If you read down through the first 2 or 3 posts, all the instructions are there and it's really hard to mess them up if you follow exactly what is typed.

You don't even HAVE to upgrade to 2.1, but I'd recommend doing it first.

If you don't want to mess with the link I included above, you can just root it from 1.5 like it is now using some of the one-click methods out there on the forum. If you go to the Development section of this HTC Hero forum and look around for any threads with ROOT in the title, you should be able to find anything you need.

Also check out the Take Control link down in my signature below -- it has a lot of helpful posts and info too.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mvelasquez21:
i am using a Samsung Epic 4g that is rooted and i use wireless tether and it only works on some devices? my friend just tried connecting to my wifi via the wireless tethering but his device (Droid) did not find my wireless address? does this sound like a problem with his device? or is it something on my phone?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gokuman56:
Its because android phones don't support ADHOC, so tethering won't work for them.

There may be a hack that i don't know of though.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mvelasquez21:
ok i see. so now the next question is if anyone knows a hack let me know please lol!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epicman123:
I need a hack for this as well, does anyone know of one?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vitreoush:
The newest wifi tether app experimental version 3 supports infrastructure mode, this works even with intel chipsets (which have been a chronic problem with wifi tether). I would try that.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patsfan73:
My home screen is going into landscape and I don't know why,I'm completely stock no root and on 2.2 downloaded from keis, it has done it 3 different times and the only way to get it back to normal is to power off. Is this an option or is something wrong with my phone?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] je4017:
This is usually something that you get with custom launchers such as launcher pro. or adw
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patsfan73:
I don't have any custom launchers, and now it is stuck permanently, tried power down, battery pull, and nothing any screen that can rotate is stuck on landscape, I'm thinking about a factory reset but that's a pain in the ass, any help is appreciated
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkmdlb:
Try disabling screen auto rotate in the settings. If it stays in landscape I don't know what to tell you. If it goes back to portrait then great.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patsfan73:
Thanks I tried that one already, I'm getting frustrated I can't type in landscape, I'm thinking about reloading 2.2
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZachLL88:
i would just reset.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkmdlb:
If that doesn't work you might have a bad sensor. Reflashing the ROM will probably fix it though.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] themrjason:
Is it just the homescreen that is stuck in landscape or is it everything?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patsfan73:
Its everything, messaging , app drawer everything, it changed back today and a few hours later its stuck again
[Streak 5 General] carhigh:
Anyone get official att 2.2 update to root?

Ive tried universal androot, z4root and super one click and none work.
[Streak 5 General] Kewjoe:
Hasn't worked for me either.
[Streak 5 General] Techvir:
Superone click worked for me without any issues
[Streak 5 General] carhigh:
Are you running the just released att rom, ota update????? Be sure now
[Streak 5 General] deathpulse:
check out my step by step post :D
[Streak 5 General] carhigh:
Where?
[Streak 5 General] hpacura:
Have you tried this yet http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=925853
[Streak 5 General] deathpulse:
Dude - for real it was right under this post.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=968514
[Streak 5 General] carhigh:
Yeah found it and did it, rebooted and still good to go !!!

THANKS A TON !!!
[Streak 5 General] deathpulse:
LOL! No worries bro - glad I could help!
[General Questions and Answers] kaar:
I do not know where to post, and i think this is the right place.

I have more of a requirement than a question...can you add toshiba portege g900 into the devices area? :confused:

I own a g900, and like many others, i lack the variety of roms, and application developement for this device, and as i said, i`m not the only one. :(

I`ve seen there are a lot of good "cookers" around here, i used to be a great fan of the site when i was using a hermes.

With a 480x800 wvga, 520 mhz procesor, and the GoForece5500 of G900, i think that te device can do more than the origina WM 6.1

If anyone started or is interested in develeopement of roms, applications and porting other OS on this platform..please inform on this thread, at least with a link.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evansuka:
i was on CM7 and flash stock room for rom manager to update to gingerbread, now my phone wont start.. i got colored cross and my screen turn black.

When i try to get into recovery, my screen is black.. wow .. what can i do now?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
Read the wiki. Unroot/restore using passimg FRG33...
[Xoom General] monadzback:
Why does this website, and only this website, kill the performance on my xoom? I mean it barely even scrolls
[Xoom General] socomdark:
maybe the flash ads that it cant display?
[Xoom General] Arcadia310:
Xoom isn't powerful enough; needs quad core.
[Xoom General] monadzback:
thats not it, my epic scrolls it just fine.
[Xoom General] Diversion:
XDA forums have always been slow as hell on all Android browsers i've used.. even the Xoom.. However, the iPad renders and scrolls XDA Forums perfectly fine. Go figure.
[Xoom General] Eclair~:
My Nexus One as well.
[Xoom General] martonikaj:
It would scroll faster with ads not loaded... lol
[Xoom General] atoy74:
Curious, why arn't you using the xda app instead of the browser?