yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buttes:
The Arc's low light picture taking is really good and the screen is powered by the Sony TV Bravia engine. Other than that though, both companies are pretty bad at updates and everything else you said about the SGS2 is probably right.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beards:
The current SGS is a very cable night shooter, helped by it's very low 2.4 f-stop.

I can't see Samsung doing away with this but only improving on the sensor for the SGS2.... especially as Samsung which develop and manufacture very good digital cameras ~ they have to continually improve and be seen to in this area.

Personally, being an avid amateur photographer with many digital cameras of varying types and sizes I am looking forward to using the camera on the SGS2.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martino2k6:
And here I'm waiting for phones to make my compact camera obsolete when going on holidays. Music player made obsolete, PMP made obsolete, camera... not even close yet :(

In the next few years I hope...

EDIT: Forgot to add USB stick made obsolete.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryude:
Give it 5 years and the smartphone will replace damn near every device in your house.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sckc23:
The photos taken on the prototype one seem pretty good, i'm particularly impressed by the last 2 which are taken at night outdoor. Hope the camera will be even better when the phone is officially released.

edit: forgot to put up the link. http://mobile-review.com/review/samsung-galaxy-s2-en.shtml#10

The camera on Nokia N8 is actually as good as a mid-range digital camera.. too bad its on symbian:(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deanoaka:
Not a chance, I can put up with TouchWiz to an extent, but Timescape is absolutely awful. If people choose the Arc over the GS2 just because of a "slightly" better camera, they need shooting!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beards:
I never said the SGS2 would replace the current crop of compact digital cameras....

.... but the compacts will need to push the boundaries further beyond taking shots if they want to remain.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martino2k6:
I know, sorry if it sounded like that. Just wanted to say I'd like it if phones could replace compacts.

Yup, agree with your second part (but then it pretty much applies to anything).
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buttes:
I currently have a 32GB MicroSD in my Droid X and I have one of its USB cables in my backpack. It has replaced a USB drive for me at least.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajftl:
Lol. Just get both
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeyMike01:
Not at all. I'd have to carry an awkward cable around. I normally don't have a backpack or man-purse. My 2 USB sticks just hang out on my key ring.

I would never consider my phone an adequate replacement.

Sent from my Captivate
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ryude:
I'm the same way, I keep 2 usb sticks that have key-ring holes on them. They are always being used so I would say the phone can't replace them yet.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
even the coffe machine? :eek::confused:

LOL :p :D

that would be cool the day it happens ;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beards:
You mean this one.... :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
LOL :D that's priceless
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] assafk:
I will go with the Arc

More sexy

Better camera

Samsung faster but that's it
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kailkti:
Well we can't really say now about the camera now can we?

There was an early review of a pre production galaxy s 2 which states the camera is as good a pre production arc.

Too early to judge, isn't it?

Design I'd say yes, it looks leaps better. The material appears to be better and the style is lovely. However I'm a little bit paranoid also about the design also. The phone looks as if i could easily break it if I dropped it, because of that curve. It just looks so easy to break.

Now the galaxy s 2 appears to be easy to break also due to it's slimness and the fact that it uses plastic. Now hey, this is all from my paranoia. Which stems from the fact i currently have a captivate and I feel so cautious with it due to the fact that it is so slim and feels so breakable.

Just my opinion. The arc is a very respectable device itself. But for future proofers such as myself, it doesn't appeal with its last gen hardware.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martino2k6:
You do know that plastic is flexible and shock absorbent, right? If you drop such a light and thin device you're going to be better of than dropping something heavier and made of metal. Breaking it in your jeans... another story I guess.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MikeyMike01:
I have nothing on it but one if those silicon rubber case things.

Falls out of my pocket like once a week... Just today it fell out into some gravel and sand crap as I was getting out of a car.

It's totally fine.

Sent from my Captivate
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jRi0T68:
The way I see the slimness of the SGSII, it will be even nicer than my Vibrant with an otterbox or similar case, and for those that want an extended battery, it will be less clunky. I'd never put an extended battery in my phone now... too thick. On a thinner phone, it's a more viable option.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nankov:
I guess you havent seen this http://www.pomegranatephone.com/ its actually old now lol

Makes coffee

Speaks translated languages as you speak

Shaver

projector (movies on the wall)

harmonica lol
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kailkti:
Well I'm not really worried about dropping it to be honest. As you said what worries me is the amount of stress it can take. But hey, it's all form my paranoia. Even with it I'd still buy the GS2.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mansoorkasmi:
I sold my desire to buy arc.....but when i saw sgs2 i changed my mind...both the handsets are different....SGS2 is with latests features while arc still has features which 6 months old desire hd has & Sony always labels their handsets with high price tag... so you will probably get sgs 2 in same price as Sony Ericsson arc
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FLAC Vest:
Well the phones are in different categories, we can all see this; comparing the two would be like comparing the GS2 and a current top ttier phone, which, aside from the camera, the Ark pretty much is.

I'm holding on to some money and my upgrade for whatever comes out soon but it's really hard to do knowing that I can get an Atrix or Inspire off contract whenever I feel like it.

I love these phones and all of the things they can do; I find myself getting bored sometimes though :/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mansoorkasmi:
i think you should wait for sgs 2...it will be worth ur wait
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kishore123:
okk lukk..guys..wen u r tokin abt arc vs galaxy s 2....u have to remeber about the 1gig ram and dual core processor...so the galaxy will be way way faster ..but the problem is the arc has a hdmi output :) and the battery life of arc isnt as gud as it was xpected
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dhruvmalik:
Well since the phone is delayed, this topic might fire up once again.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheWarKeeper:
Picture Quality of xperia arc camera is better no doubt, i presume the xperia arc will also last longer on long term usage than samsung galaxy s2 but thats about it.. (battery wise)

Every other single aspect of xperia arc is not only lower but ALOT lower in comparison to samsung galaxy s2, the screen for example annihilates anything lcd has to offer and superamoled aswell.

It will probably have 100% better performance than arc in most benchmark tests and games, as long as they are properly optimized

Its slimmer, it records 1080p videos at 30fps, even better than lg optimus 2x 1080p at 24fps...

Theres really no proper fight here, its like comparing playstation 3 gfx performance with lets say xbox360 to not exagerate.

But if you cant wait, i suggest either samsung nexus S, xperia arc or lg optimus 2x.

Each has pros and cons.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FLAC Vest:
I agree with this. I have always agreed with the idea of going with the most unedited, open phone you can get.

I have the Nexus 1 right now and I had the Samsung Galaxy S before this. With a community like this, it only makes sense to grab a phone that has great specs but is also being supported here on the forums. The unlocks and changes you can do to these phones is amazing.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheWarKeeper:
indeed, possibly xperia arc will fall a little behind nexus s and optimus 2x in cracked apps but im betting it will still be close, playstation pocket on arc would be the first cool thing to see for it :P
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FLAC Vest:
Well you can still go and download the playstation 1 emulator and use that; I used it on my Captivate and played Crash Bandicoot at the same quality the Sony Play did; granted the controls were on the screen so you could argue the experience wasn't that good, but I did enjoy it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheWarKeeper:
Yes the FPSE emulator is properly optimized, ive tried adventures of lomax on my xperia mini pro with the psx4droid and it was running at 10-40fps

With FPSE it ran at 40-60fps

I just hope the guy will release a proper android 2.1 version of the emulator so i can play with my hardware keys :)

EDIT: PSX4Droid 3.0 semms very good too right now, on my phone it has some weird slowdowns for a second or two but then the performance gets back to normal, finally psx4droid is making a decent competition.
[Wildfire General] ilgimmy:
Hi all,

I've an HTC Wildfire with a branded ROM by Fastweb (ITA).

I didn't update to Froyo, so my phone can still be rooted.

Before rooting I want to be sure to be able to come back to stock ROM and hboot.

For my phone no RUU is avalaible, the only software package is the OTA update to Froyo (I haven't downloaded it for now).

As no RUU exists, I know that there's no easy way to restore my phone for warranty; isn't it?

What I'm asking is; if I get a temporary root (so no unrevoked) can I dump some phone address to get an hboot backup?

Using dd I should be able to dump, and if S-OFF also to restore the hboot, right?

I can't find information on this issue, everybody tells to use unrevoked!

May you help me?

[edit] fixed thread title, sorry!
[Wildfire General] NickHu:
I'm guessing you need NAND unlock (S-OFF), as if you could read/write HBOOT with temp root, people wouldn't be stuck un-rootable on Froyo :)
[Wildfire General] ilgimmy:
Yeah, you're right; I will never be able to write it until I'm S-OFF...but I still shall be able to read it, isn't it?

If i have a dump, I can put the phone in S-OFF with XTC clip and restore it.

But I still don't have any idea about on which /dev/ the hboot is stored :)
[Wildfire General] devil-strike:
You cannot see the partition under /dev its hidden by hboot.

you need i think the diag file, i have that but thats also a nogo to downgrade or s-off, it says at-cmd timeout at@simlock=7,0 ok but phone reboots and not s-off.
[Wildfire General] ilgimmy:
ah, ok...so it seems it's not possible to backup the hboot?

they have been very clever this time...

thanks for your support.
[About XDA developers] ottavio6:
Please i need a nandroid backup of a UK eclair 2.21.0 for Motorola Defy MB525
[Windows Phone 7 General] hidden_hunter:
Hi Guys,

just a quick one, on my mozart the facebook application crashes after a few seconds of attempting to load. Reinstalling doesn't seem to fix it

any suggestions what I can do to fix it?

Thanks
[Windows Phone 7 General] hidden_hunter:
oops, just realised I had the wrong tab open and have posted this in the wrong section :/
[Windows Phone 7 General] FlowerPotmen:
No problem, just go to this thread and download the desktop version c/w installer. at least you can test on the emulator as well to see if its OK.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=908293
[Windows Phone 7 General] hidden_hunter:
makes me wonder if it's something that someone has posted and appears in my feed that is crashing it, seems to crash trying to update myfeed
[Windows Phone 7 General] walkman2001:
Facebook will load to the home screen on my samsung focus. Then it looks like its trying to download new content then crashes/locks up the app. It just started doing this yesterday.
[Windows Phone 7 General] nrfitchett4:
http://wpcentral.com/facebook-experiencing-intermittent-crashing
[Windows Phone 7 General] yeahyeahyeah1981:
Crashes in the emulator as well...get on it microsoft
[Windows Phone 7 General] The Gate Keeper:
http://www.wpcentral.com/fix-works-facebook-wp7
[Windows Phone 7 General] PG2G:
I just got a Facebook update on my phone, that turnaround is pretty damn impressive.
[Windows Phone 7 General] walkman2001:
i did not get the update yet.....

I take that back.... just got the update! Only if they could push out a OS update this fast!
[Windows Phone 7 General] gremmmy:
Reinstall facebook on your phone, after that it's working like a charm again ;)
[Windows Phone 7 General] eternalemb:
Is it just me or does it load much faster after the update?
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] roy8846:
Thought I would recommend this game for any users that dont know about it.

Looks great on the tab and gameplay is very good..

Best game on android imo..

Part one is free and part 2 is here

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.ArtInGames.AirAttackHDPart2

or just search in market on the tab :)
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] viven:
Agree - Great game.

Now if only I didn't suck at it......
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] natious:
part 1 just crashes on my tab
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] zulhaky:
yes....me tooo.....crached.....:(:(:(
[Galaxy Tab Themes and Apps] roy8846:
try this

http://massmirror.com/1b8ce748ba7684d988327eadcfccbe23.html
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ukdtweak:
Hi Guys, I currently have JPU firmware with CF-Root 1.3 kernal...

On Docs online kitchen, I can create an update zip with just Hardcores kernal...

Just want to double check after reading a few threads on the kernals etc..

Has anybody done this, from CF-root 1.3 to Hardcores k13 via a CWM flash?

Is it safe enough to do, I have a nandroid back just in case.

I gather I will not need to root again after flashing?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DrFredPhD:
There's an app on the market called sgs kernel flasher that might be more suited to this. I'm not sure if the update.zip you can make from the ROMkitchen is designed for stock firmware.

EDIT

There's a CWM flashable version in hardcore's thread, why use the ROMkitchen one?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ukdtweak:
LOL, it totally missed that link???

So I have downloaded the cwm.zip, flashed it via CWM... booted ok... will see how this goes..
[Folio 100 General] olipheus:
I'm quite happy with my Folio now that it's running FolioMod, however, my biggest remaining concern is the screen. The viewing angle is pretty lousy, so I've started looking into possibilities of changing screen.

What do you hardware hackers say? Is there any good replacement screen out there that would fit and that also would work with existing drivers and so on?
[Folio 100 General] jlmontesj:
interesting question!!

let see what hardware gurus says
[Folio 100 General] Jean.luc:
But is it possible to buy a screen that it worth it (good and not to expensive) ? I had a quick look on the web, it seems that the only IPS screen that can be easily found is the iPad one.
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] faddaa:
is there a way to get rid of that ugly battery icon in the miniCM bar?:o
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] Blagus:
Replace framework. It's ugly because whole framework is Low-DPI, and when it was ported to X8, only density was changed and Low-DPI framework remained...
[XPERIA X10 General] anantshri:
Ohk got it so you edited your build.prop to show that you are from AT&T.

not sure but this should not be related to andriod market.
[XPERIA X10 General] compumasta:
What do you mean you can't get any good apps with 2.2? Which apps aren't working for you? To my knowledge editing the build.prop to show as x10a doesn't change anything but what you read when you look at the about phone sections.

Sent from my Delorean using a flux capacitor!
[XPERIA X10 General] compumasta:
Still not entirely sure what you mean as being an x10i doesn't limit that at all. I'm on att and I still can get all apps.

Is there anything specific? I could tell you if I can get it. Do you have the newest market?

Sent from my Delorean using a flux capacitor!
[XPERIA X10 General] botson:
You mean that is why you rooted? I'm not following you.
[XPERIA X10 General] compumasta:
I love that response but being classified as x10i doesn't change ability to do apps. Read my previous post too.

Sent from my Delorean using a flux capacitor!
[XPERIA X10 General] compumasta:
What's the purpose behind hiding it? And I've heard of people having problems with the online market. I personally have never used it.

Sent from my Delorean using a flux capacitor!
[XPERIA X10 General] compumasta:
And to answer the op, no they don't care as long as you don't mess it up and then complain to them.

Sent from my Delorean using a flux capacitor!
[XPERIA X10 General] compumasta:
Then they won't be offended.

Sent from my Delorean using a flux capacitor!
[XPERIA X10 General] Mister J:
I edit the build.prop all the time to fix things the devs might have messed up. And yes, I also clean up their spelling errors.
[XPERIA X10 General] Hawkysoft:
Check my market tutorial
[XPERIA X10 General] agentJBM:
AT&T can still block you from apps even if you are rooted and unbranded. Market and AppBrain read your sim card, not just your ROM. I couldn't find Google Voice Search, a USA 2.2 app on the market when people from other countries could.

Try this.... I think what you are referring to could be solved by getting the app Market Access, and tricking your phone's sim card into thinking it is a different carrier. T-mobile for the US. This will open you up to the apps I think you're talking about.

PM me if you need Market Access apk.
[XPERIA X10 General] compumasta:
Nope once its unbranded it doesn't matter as far as att is concerned. All they do is limit you from downloading apps not from the market. And that's just a switch in the settings once you use an unbranded rom or one that doesn't limit. They don't affect the market at all.

Sent from my Delorean using a flux capacitor!
[XPERIA X10 General] agentJBM:
I beg to differ. I had this problem earlier and Batman_112 was kind enough to send me Market Access. I couldn't find Google Voice Search and another app with AT&T in the market, but when I tricked it into thinking it's T-mobile with Market Access it was there. Every Market is not equal.
[XPERIA X10 General] compumasta:
Every market is not equal but att isn't the problem. Its a market compatibility issue that market access forces to allow. Just saying that att doesn't limit market access only non-market access. It has to do with what your rom classifies itself as(2.2 or 2.3 etc), not what your sim card says.

Sent from my Delorean using a flux capacitor!
[XPERIA X10 General] agentJBM:
I agree that your Android version affects certain apps, but you are missing my point. When I trick my sim card into thinking that it is t-mobile additional apps are available. I'm not making this up. :p
[XPERIA X10 General] compumasta:
Actually, after thinking about it some more I still don't think att is limiting you intentionally. I think it's a combination of the two meaning that only apps from 1.6 appear because it recognizes that its an att x10 and we are never getting an update. Its like getting screwed by association.

Sent from my Delorean using a flux capacitor!
[XPERIA X10 General] agentJBM:
Agreed, I never meant it was intentional. However, I know for a fact that t-mobile's market is more "liberal" than AT&T's.
[HTC Inspire 4G] InobleI:
Every time it is asked for root permissions it FC's. Im running coredroid, any ideas? Thanks
[HTC Inspire 4G] homeslice976:
Try the solutions in the easy root thread's FAQs (Questions 4)

https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=143u2EjWMLIa25TBZ8L0x972qH_DuJyf8_5HfDwrvn6M
[HTC Inspire 4G] smalis:
Optimized Stock ROM has a patched SU, which will fix this.
[HTC Inspire 4G] InobleI:
Ok cool thanks
[Vega Android Development] corvus:
Hi all.

Today i can share with you NTFS automounter. It modifies vold (daemond that mounts devices) to mount ntfs disk. It first try to mount as FAT, and if fails try to mount as NTFS.

You need latest corvusKernel (tested) or Buzz Kernel (both has ntfs static, so no mess with modules).

MAKE A NANDROID BACKUP BEFORE APPLYING THIS PATCH

Use CMW like always to appy this, and obviously you must have usb in host mode.

The ntfs disk will mount in /mnt/usbdisk

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/13580211/corvus-vold-for-vega.zip

Thanks weeds2000 for make this...

Corvus.
[Vega Android Development] HunteronX:
Thanks corvus, this works really well. :)

But, my usb memory stick was mounted to '/mnt/usb/system_usb' instead. Do you know why?
[Vega Android Development] corvus:
NTFS memory too???

It must mount in /mnt/usbdisk, but maybe i change it and dont remember :rolleyes:

Corvus.
[Vega Android Development] evorgevol:
Will this be auto-included in the next release of your kernel per chance? :)
[Vega Android Development] corvus:
Maybe... i need to spend some time fixing some things... once done i will group all together and release it.

Corvus.
[Vega Android Development] HunteronX:
Ok, thanks. :)
[myTouch 3G Slide Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirtylarry10:
Hi all...bare with me here, I posted this earlier, but in the wrong forum section so I am going to start over here.....thanks for your patience....

Hi everyone...I have a problem..I tried to use the Firerat zips to increase my internal storage, and during the flash of the zip file the phone hung and I had to pull the battery out.....since then the usb wont mount.

I am using a Tmobile mytouch slide 3g.

I tried using the sdk and running the fastboot commands etc to get the sd card to mount...no go.

I have tried the fastboot oem enableqxdm 0 command and no go....

Note:..My sd card works fine in a card reader on my computer, I can drag and drop anything to it etc. etc.

Finally i downloaded the stock rom, and i was able to put it on the card, and rename it ESPRIMG.zip and installed it through recovery...My phone was rooted and S-off running ginger, but now back to stock...S-on, and hating the phone now...lol.....

I have been all over the web and I am so confused...everywhere you search there is something different, I just dont know what to do, Windows doesnt recognize the phone when plugged in so I cant load custom rom etc back on....AARGH!!!..I am so frustrated, and have a migraine messing with this damn thing.....lol...

Someone here suggested the MISC is bad and that a binary flash_img would fix it, but honestly, I have no idea what any of that means...all that means to me is confusion, and I have that already.....lol

Can someone please suggest what I may try doing?I am pretty savvy with computers but some of the adb/shell stuff is very confusing to me, I dont like cmd prompts...so maybe a detailed explanation?..

Thank you so much for taking your time to read my problem, I really appreciate it very much.....Dirtylarry

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