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[HTC Inspire 4G] zelendel:
ok guys gonna close this up as Battery life is dependent alot on how you use your phone. Some roms will give you great life like CM7 and others swapp it for better performence. Try them out one by one and make up your own mind.

Thread closed
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AdamOutler:
When I receive a topic notification from XDA-Developers, my email app breaks the link into 2 separate links, neither one works. I would like to know if there is a fix for this issue. The problem affects every forum which I visit. It seems that the email.apk which I am using recognizes the equals( = ) symbol as a form of end-of-sentance punctuation instead of part of the hyperlink. Is there a better email app?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] venomio:
Which ROM are you using? I just checked my own XDA emails from my default email client (on Paragon RC6) and the links seem to work fine.

Like you say, try sending yourself a random made-up link that contains the '=' sign.

At that stage, I might want to try checking with the developer for your ROM, or I could find the email.apk that my ROM is using for you.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the_nite_owl:
I had this problem in the stock 2.1 ROM and still have it in Cognition 4.1.1 using the default Mail client. Soon as it sees the = it breaks the link. This applies to all links not just xda.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AdamOutler:
From what I can see, this was a problem up until 2.2.1. 2.2.1is the first email.apk which fixed this issue.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the_nite_owl:
I just did a new test. Cognition 4.1.1 does not have this issue. The old emails with these links are still broken but new ones coming through do not have the problem.
[Desire General] chrispche:
I'm upgrading from a class 4 16gb Micro SDHC card to a class 10 32gb one. How do I transfer all my apps to the new card. I have partitioned the old card with a 512mb ext 4 with my app2sd stuff on it. Should I just use Rom Manager and partiton the new card and then just simply copy everything across.

Thanks in advance and sorry if this has been asked before.
[Desire General] EranSa:
you'll need to copy it from one sd to another via a PC with a OS that can read ext4 partitions (booting your own windows pc with ubuntu live cd should work fine), then it's regular copy paste, and you'll need to partition the new card as well before booting with it
[Desire General] chrispche:
Thanks, I haven't used Windows for years. I use Ubuntu 10.10 64 bit, so I'll be fine. Thanks again.
[Desire General] JCH0366:
And use Titanium Backup for your applications (if rooted)
[Desire General] chrispche:
Will Titanium Backup restore my apps back to the ext4 partition of the new card when formatted? I use AppBrain, I was going to simply resync the phone to that. What do you think?
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] Digiguest:
I would like to tell you now that I am in no way affiliated with DealExtreme.

I was looking for a cheap case ( Note that I said case.....not a pouch or a sleeve ) for my galaxy tab....I came across this.

http://www.dealextreme.com/p/protec...magnetic-buckle-for-samsung-p1000-black-50606

8 Bucks and free shipping? Yes please! I ordered one up and will do a youtube review when I get it.

Thought that I would share this for anyone else that is looking for a case that does not cost a lot and will do the job.

Enjoy!
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] pawces:
i bought one of these at a cellphone store for cheap, like 5$. Terrible quality though, you get what you pay for. Oh and when i pulled my tab out i got a black stain on the white back panel, so be careful. IMO, cancel the order and find something else. Your tab deserves better.
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] Digiguest:
Meh.....quality means nothing to me for cases as long as they do what it is meant to do. As for my Tab.....I do not know how your Tab is white but mine has a black carbon fiber design on the back.
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] brewguytim:
The international and I think Sprint (?) tabs have a white back. You can see the international ones in the latest Samsung tab TV ads. I asked our Samsung rep about them last time I saw him. He told me they were the internationals, FYI.
[Galaxy Tab Accessories] moodup:
The leather case looked not very well,But it's cheap.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rlcox:
I'm not trying to be lazy here, but due to being in school, two part time jobs, a family of four, etc...I was hoping to crowd source some recommendations or what to steer clear of for custom rooms and kernels for the Droid Incredible. I am rooted and have been for a while, and have attempted to do some custom cleaning up by way of root manager and titanium backup, etc., but to be honest, I don't have the time to get into the self management too much due to the life stresses I listed above.

Basically I am looking for something that is of good speed performance without sacrificing battery life and possibly improving it (I know, we don't live in a perfect world, but it's worth a shot) along with getting rid of the crapware that HTC shoves down your throat.

I am now on the stock froyo with HTC sense and of course I want good app compatibility too. I am also a sucker for eye candy, so it doesn't have to have the sense UI but I do like a bit of UI intuitiveness and pleasant to the eye.

Obviously I am on a Droid Incredible, rooted with stock froyo and sense UI, as I've already said.

Recommendations are greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Roger
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pianoplayer:
Well, there really isn't anything to "steer clear" of. What I would recommend is trying a few sense roms, AOSP roms, and MIUI.

If you like sense roms, I would recommend

Warm 2.2 if you like the theme (though if you like MMS there's a problem about mms and wifi)

Uber Z if you like Z roms (pastel button in bottom right, also faster)

Nothing Special if you want to stay stock

Ziggy's 1/21 kernel with BFS (note that he makes new ones quite frequently)

If you like AOSP, I would definitely only recommend CM7 (CyanogenMod 7) with the stock kernel. I haven't tried any other kernels but I've found the stock kernel gives very smooth and snappy performance but still has good battery.

If you like MIUI, I would recommend the "real" MIUI. It's updated very frequently. I can't really recommend a good kernel because I don't like MIUI much (personal preference, some hate it but some like it). Just use your favorite AOSP kernel because MIUI is just a themed AOSP rom.

Hope this helps
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rlcox:
Thanks for the insight.

I am thinking an AOSP, as you recommend Cyanogenmod 7, because I am interested in trying some different UI flavors. As I said, I am a sucker for eye candy, so if there is something really dazzling then all the better; however, my main concern is hopefully a little battery improvement, and getting rid of all the crapware bloat that they hold you hostage with. I don't Facebook AT ALL, I very seldom look at Twitter, and I could give a rat's ass about City ID, or Footprints, or Foursquare, and whatever else there is. I don't knock any of them and I know many do use them, but my theory is, if I want it then I'll install it, otherwise I want it the hell out of sight and out of mind! LOL

While I do agree the HTC Sense UI is the better of the market options for smart phones, but I've also heard from Leo Laporte that the straight Android OS features are also nice and allow for better streamlining, and I know there are others here too. So as I said, I'm always up for a new paint job on the Ole Hot Rod, but not if it is gonna make it where I can't pass a gas station anymore.

I appreciate the recommendations, and I'm probably gonna attempt this later this afternoon or this evening, so any other suggestions in the meantime are greatly appreciated. I just don't have the time to endless hours flashing and testing, and re-flashing and testing, blah, blah, blah.

Thanks Again,

Roger
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcklesslydriven:
ROMs

Hello, I am pretty new to ROMs however I have just started and am currently running warm z twopointtwo and so far I love it. The only problem I have had so far is not being able to set up the HTC account to see the new download options with the new sense. Other than that it is fast and smooth. I love the upgrade from sense 1.0.

I have also tried CM7. It was nice and smooth and fast, however at the time I was still in the mind set of loving the sense UI. I have also tried incredibly re-engineered. That was very nice as well but to me it wasn't a big enough change.

If some one can tell me how to get an HTC account for the warm z twopointtwo I would ukky recommend that. As far as installing ROMs I have done it through Rom manager and found it to be easy. I would recommend doing it through clockwork however as some roms didn't act right through a Rom manager install. Just make sure the Rom does not specify a different file for the different clockwork versions. In the case of warm z there is two versions to choose from depending on which CWM you are running.

Have fun

Edit: also do a Google search for incredible roms. There was a page that had a list of roms and mods and such. Something to look into.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Newt:
Try warm z or inc re-engineered
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omgjosho:
what do you like the most about sense? You can get most of the features from sense via Widgets if you look hard enough. I initially had trouble switching to an AOSP rom until I found the stuff to replace what i missed from sense.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcklesslydriven:
I think what I like most is the extra widgets. For instance the calendar widget that is 4x1 i use on my home screen for a quick glance at what I have next on my schedule. It's not a feal breaker by anymeans. And the more I look at aosp roms the more I consider them.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rlcox:
Actually I don't use all the widget junk from the sense UI, like twitter and people and such. I guess what I meant was the phone dialer and multiple home pages, and in that sense (no pun intended) I could really stand to see a little better integration and design of the contacts portion.

However...aside from not being a Facebook'er, I would love to be able to utilize some fancy widgets if i were to be lucky enough to fall onto a rom and kernel that drastically improved on the existing sucky battery life.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omgjosho:
Smooth calendar is free and gives you the same functionality. More customizable as well. I used it until I realized I never have anything on my calendar. I live through outlook at work and outside of work I dont really operate on a schedule.

Like I said, there are plenty of Widgets that will give the same function of any of the sense widgets. I've seen way, way better battery life out of cm7/incredikernel
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] broons:
You should be able to set up an HTC account in setup. That's what I did.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] broons:
As far as aosp, I believe Evervolv is a solid option. Not sure if its still actively being developed but I ran it for awhile not long ago and it seemed solid
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pianoplayer:
I've found this to be a pretty sufficient replacement for sense on AOSP:

Sense = AOSP + Lense or Rotary lockscreen + CM7 Sense Theme + ADW Sense Theme + Fancy Widget Pro + Smooth Calendar + Pure Calendar + Pure Grid Calendar + Pure Music (when it starts to work on CM7) + Phantom Music Control (until Pure Music is fixed) + Pure Messenger + Dialer One.

Quite a list. Some of the Pure widgets can be skipped if you don't use them (probably only choose one of the calendar widgets, maybe even neither if you like smooth calendar more for example). All in all this combo takes maybe half an hour to set up and costs a few dollars but all in all IMHO time and money well spent.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LlirasChosen:
Stability is key

I'm big fan of constant flashing. It's hard to ever just choose one, but in the end battery life and stability is key. Eye candy is also a good thing. If you like Sense UI I would recommend Incredible Re-Engineered, it's a great little ROM, although it has some MMS issues, but that may be GVoice based and nothing more. Magnolia is also stable and I find myself constantly going back to it because of that.

As for an AOSP ROM I've never had much luck with any CM version, however UltimateDroid is nice and flashy and very customizable. It has some minor stability issues with data connections, but I've found that with most AOSP builds. I can't speak about the MIUI ROMs as I'm not a fan of the Apple interface, so I don't bother to test out the iDroid ROMs.

In the end, honestly their is no real winner because every phone is different. Your best bet is to use some prebuilt lists such as Android Candy or The Incredible List. ROMs and Kernels are ever evolving and the only one to find what works best is you. So spend an hour downloading ROMs one night and flash one a day and see what works best for you.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rlcox:
Well...looks like CM7 & Incredikernel are the show winners.

I'll be even more impressed when I can open &/save pics and attachments from my yahoo mail app.

In the meantime...this is pretty slick, the new UI and features are almost like getting a new phone. If I had the 4.3" screen then I would almost consider relinquishing my wife upcoming upgrade back to her. Lol
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kylemert:
I installed incredibly re-engineered 2.3.2 last night and I love all the tweeks. But, I still prefer the launcher pro launcher. Would I be better off going with a AOSP rom like CM7? Was thinking if I'm going to use the vanilla style launcher anyway it might be a better fit. Went with Incredibly Re-Engineered because of stability and speed. Have never had a vanilla rom installed so not sure what I'd get into. First flash went seamlessly so feeling a bit curious to try some more things out.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pianoplayer:
You can desensitize (there's a script somewhere) the rom so that you can use Launcher Pro with the Sense overall feel.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] loonatik78:
I too love Incredibly Re-engineered. For eye candy, AOSP ROMs have always struck me as barren. Not to mention quirky. I've yet to lay finger on a version of CM that wasn't overtly quirky... kinda like a BlackBerry OS. And the concept of going stripped AOSP then spending time and MONEY to get it where a sense ROM is seems... senseless? If you've got a Ti Backup you'd like to restore whole or in part, plus just logging in, arranging your desktops, and tweaking setting, you're already putting in a decent time investment I know I don't relish repeating trying to find a ROM I like.

Gotta remember too that there are oodles of good kernels (and some real lousy ones) out there that can make a tight sense ROM as fast or faster and as good or better on the battery as an average AOSP ROM. Good choices, even with a stock ROM, would be Lou's, Chad's, Ziggy's (if you don't mind stupid-slow wake-up speeds), and my personal favorite, the Hydra Kernels.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wildstang83:
You could also do something like ADW EX from the market. That's what I do because most of the time I prefer sense. Then there is the times I want to theme my phone and have more settings. That's where ADW comes in. Just a thought.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crans:
IncrediblyRe-Engineered v-2.30 leave the kernel it comes with been through many this ones fastest and everything works for me its a Sprint-Evo port for Inc love the free hotspot feature and lots of different themes etc though blacklist on the boring cm7 is great if you've got creditors after you MIUI is awesome too especially if you like the iPhone display though charging your battery becomes all to frequent
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rlcox:
So...I'm really liking CM7 with the different and extensive UI features, and though I'm not getting the battery life I thought I was, Incredikernel is alright, I suppose...at least there isn't any performance degradation.

Something that's got me confused though...I never paid any attention before, until I started playing with all this hacking, but everything, including the Rom and apps and everything is going onto the SdCard and I'm running out of storage after I download a couple podcast, let alone that I obviously want to keep exploring new apps.

I was under the assumption that all "installs" of any kind would hit the internal storage first by default and then the SdCard was just extra storage for the most part. Especially since I'm always seeing folks wanting to move an app to the card. Nevertheless, its an 8gb card so I wouldn't have thought it would fill that fast anyway.

So am I missing something here, or is there maybe a hiccup in something I've done? I have been searching the threads for some storage issues I seen when I first started lurking around here, but now of course I can't find them to save my life, and I unfortunately don't have the time to read threads for days on end. Can anyone point me in thebright direction?

Thanks,

Roger
[Gen8 General] wvl0:
Just an innocent question: did you try calibrating your screen again?
[Gen8 General] Nu7s:
Yes, I did :)
[Gen8 General] Techngro:
I feel for the OP. I realized how bad their customer service was when I repeatedly emailed them about my inability to tether to either of my phones and, after weeks of waiting, they responded with some canned nonsense that was of zero help. To this day I have never been able to tether to either my android phone or my N900 and Archos has provided no support whatsoever. :(

I wish you luck bro. At least you didn't shell out $600-$800 like most other tablets cost, if that's any consolation.
[Gen8 General] ExploreMN:
Couple of things you might want to do differently in the future.

One, always get the name and any kind of employee number of who you talk to. Then, if possible, refer to them by name. If they have an "odd" name, ask them to spell it for you. If they feel you have documented that they are the one helping you, they are more likely to follow through knowing that you could call back and reference them to a supervisor.

Two, when they say they are "sending an e-mail" then keep them on the phone until you get the e-mail. If they try to get you off the phone, explain that "name 1" and "name 2" already tried that or whatever and you want to wait until you have the e-mail you need.

I feel bad for you. I've called their support a few times and they were helpful to me. However, mine was with software/feature related questions and not technical problems.
[Gen8 General] Nu7s:
At last! I got a reply with instructions how to send it back.

Unfortunately, this cost will not be refunded in any way.

I hope everything runs smooth from here and I have a working device in matter of weeks.
[LG Optimus 2x] aco47:
Hi,

Yet another strange thing I am having. For setting the weather location in LG's home clock/weather widget I select "current location". Can it really be tru that it does not update likek the HTC weather? I can't use a weather report based on eg. my home address when I travel 100 km for work!
[LG Optimus 2x] djmcnz:
Seems to be a problem, yes because there is no proper configuration... :confused:

It's a great widget but it also updates (refreshes) very slowly and this can not be adjusted.

You travel 100km for work! :eek:
[LG Optimus 2x] Leidel77:
I also had a problem with changing my location.

The solution was de-install and install the widget again.

Then you can change the temp, location, time whene to update etc..
[LG Optimus 2x] djmcnz:
You can get the that screen after hitting the weather picture on the icon then menu then settings... but it's doesn't have a "follow me" or "update frequency" option as far as I can tell.
[LG Optimus 2x] aco47:
No, I can't find any further options. How can You de-install / install something built in the OS? Are You rooted??
[LG Optimus 2x] aco47:
Yeah, 104 KM to be exact. Each way...but its 7 days on/off.
[LG Optimus 2x] Leidel77:
your not exactly de-installing it you remove the widget from your screen. hold it and then drag it to the bin. Then you put the widget back.
[LG Optimus 2x] aco47:
I have tried this several times but it does still not give me as much options as You state. No update freq. change! And still it does not update on current location unless I manually click inside the widget.
[LG Optimus 2x] Leidel77:
I also just bought the phone so the method is a bit extencive.

what you can do is push on the widget so that if wil onfold.

Then press on the left button next to the home button.

and press options.

You than can change the temp. as in fahrenheit or celcius.

You can also ad multiple locations.

You can't do anything about the auto update.
[LG Optimus 2x] whc:
Use Fancy Widget, there is a fee version on marked works very nice.
[LG Optimus 2x] tombik99:
Its pitty. This widget is really beautifull, even with animations. Only think which I am missing is refresh rate setting :-( I hope that this can be solved in near future...
[LG Optimus 2x] chuckbartowski:
yap, the widget its beautiful, can anyone has a fixed in this one, i'm from New Zealand, Daylight saving just began, but the clock of the widget still the same. the actual clock is different to the clock of the widget, even the update is at the button of the widget +1 hour . see picture. thanks
[EVO 4G General] Warrior 3000:
so what are the top roms around here for the evo? i just rooted my evo and looking for some sick roms. i have the Kings UNleashed Ultra R2 installed now and its pretty good but im sure better ones are out there!
[EVO 4G General] chr232s:
All you will ever need to try in the future is MIUI or Cyanogenmod. Every sense based ROM is the same.
[EVO 4G General] upshot:
Nice troll....

Seriously, MIUI and Cyanogen are both good roms, but very different graphically.

As for a AOSP rom I prefer Ultimate Droid. http://www.udrom.com/forum/

All Sense roms are NOT created equal...

IMO Myn's Warm2.2 rom is the best, most stable, fastest Sense rom for the EVO

Myn's WarmZ is also a nice rom. Caulkin's EViO rom series is also very, very good.

But those are just my opinions...I've tried a lot, but certainly not all the available roms out there. YMMV.

You'll also want a nice kernel as well. IMO, the SBC series of kernels are brilliant.

Savaged-Zen is a great group doing a lot with kernels that improve performance and battery life.

Good luck, have fun
[EVO 4G General] Warrior 3000:
what about ziggys new kernel?

http://www.ziggy471.com/2011/03/12/beta-kernel-12-mar-11/
[EVO 4G General] craigbailey1986:
Currently running destroyer by Magnus and it is a beast...
[EVO 4G General] iitreatedii:
Don't listen to him at the top...try all the roms on the first few pages and pick what you like top sense are mik, ava, and warmz and a few others, asop would be miui and cynagonen, and to add, every Rom is the same just themes different with or without sense, the actual differences are how the roms are made what the dev put into it and how he zip aligned the apks there are so many different things you can do, then factor in kernels lol, so no sir your wrong
[EVO 4G General] HipKat:
Wow, how many threads do we need on this??
[EVO 4G General] ruffneckZeVo:
I switch about 3 times a day waiting for stable gingerbread sense
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AidanBell:
In "Messaging", how do I get my own photograph to display with the "Me" messages? I would have thought it would read the picture under "Own Number" in contacts, but it doesn't.

And "Me" is rather childish, is there a way to change it to my actual name?
[Streak 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] carhigh:
Yeah the only way to get the pic to show is to use the "Me" contact. Id like to know how to change to actual name too