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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xviiivx:
If there is an easy way, I'm not sure of it, but you should be doing a nandroid backup before installing themes and such. I know it's a pain (as in it takes 5 minutes of waiting), but nothing is better at saving your ass than having a good nandroid backup to restore.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hotboyray:
I wish I would have known that before
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] carterporier:
so i needed to unroot my nexus because of warranty reasons, and i updated successfully to 2.3.2 but when i try to apply the 2.3.3 update my phone will not open it and install it. has this happened to someone else before? on the recovery it says

E: Error in /tmp/sideload/package.zip

(status 7)

installation aborted

I don't know if the radio in the phone is messed up or if i just forgot about something. i tried doing system check in's but those aren't working. i'm really pissed about this, and frustrated. Please help if you know a solution or heard of this happening before.
[Droid X General] Comrat:
I did some searching (google/xda) to see if anyone has found how to host usb on DX.

Im guessing this is a pipe dream unless we can get at the kernel.

Or moto implemented it and we just dont know how to use it, somewhat like the Milestone hack.

Any thoughts? Comments?
[Droid X General] heiNey:
i was wondering the same thing.

the reason is cuz i am in the market to buy a microsd card, and wanted a 32gb one. the problem is that theyre so expensive, and there are so many fake ones out there. it's hard to know what's a real card and what's a fake.

so i thought, what if i can just store my music/movies on a thumb drive (which is cheap, and i already carry them around anyway), and just use a male micro usb to female usb cable and then attach a thumb drive to the end of that. then my android phone can access the music from the thumb drive, and play music/movies.

this way, i can just use the thumb drives i already have, and i would only need to buy a cheap cable. would this work? or is buying a microsd card the only way to go?

i saw some hack where the guy soldered some stuff together, but it's a bit too involved for me...just thought there might be an app or something for it.
[Droid X General] manaox2:
Last I heard: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=786292

Really though, its going to likely take a way to load a custom kernel to even try, which is very tough with a locked boot loader.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] ADude:
I am running CM7 (Android 2.3) and I installed FBreader.

Unlike other apps, it overlaps the notification bar on the top which has the soft Menu and Back buttons.

So I cannot do anything other than the default.

Am I missing something, or is FBreader not workable for 2.3 on Nook Color ?
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] thechaps:
I also use the FBreader on CM7 and the only way i got it to work is to download Soft Keys to be able to have the full menu/home/back buttons on the homescreen no matter what.Then i set the settings to always show the title bar inside FBreader. After that i uninstalled soft keys cause i didnt need it anymore
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] ADude:
I am trying Moon+ instead - but with that app, I cannot find any settings at all ! ?

Aha, an errant tap on the screen brought up the settings. ;)

So far, so good with Moon+
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] pmilford:
Hi,

I use Button Savior from the market for my buttons. FBReader works well with it.

You can minimize button savior to a little icon that doesn't block text significantly.

If you are just getting started with FBReader on NC, I have also found

"FBSync", "Dropbox" and "Calibre library" (from market) useful.

Also use with Calibre on the PC to organize/convert ebook formats:

http://calibre-ebook.com/

Hope this Helps,

Peter
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] mesome383:
In FBreader, if you press on the bottom 1/4 of the screen right in the middle of the page it will make the notification bar and the menu bar pop up. (this is also true for Aldiko)

It's still a good idea to use button savior or softkeys though.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] ADude:
Aha ! Just what I was looking for - thanks !
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Sithben24:
I use FBReader all the time too, but I have the Phiremod and it came with the option to change the volume keys. I use the default setting with the UP volume the menu key and the DOWN volume the back key. Very useful.

I also have Button Savior
[Off-topic] superchunkwii:
This is more of an opinion question.

If you weren't into flashing roms, theming, bricking your phones, would you rather own an iPhone or any particular Android phone (please name phone)?

I've never owned an iPhone and I own a Fascinate. Samsung has really pissed me off with the late updates. Verizon has also pissed me off in the bloatware forced on users as well as late updates.

If Verizon put out a Nexus series phone I'd own that to hopefully fix both issues. Unfortunately, no matter how great the devs are on this site, they are not paid to do this and it takes a lot of time and frustration to get out the latest builds based on the latest Android.

However, with iPhone much of this is fixed as Apple has full control over the process. For better or worse.

So, I'm curious that if I wanted a no hassle smart phone, should I consider a different Android phone (as I love Google and its services) or should I just grab the eventual next iPhone?

What's your opinion? (I know this might be a biased location to find opinions.)

P.S. I'm also very interested in the upcoming Xperia Play and Playstation Suite.
[Off-topic] mrcrassic:
Depends. The iPhone is awesome for people who want a generally no-nonsense phone with beautiful and (mostly) well-written and well-controlled applications with wide mainstream support. Android is getting there, but is still a bit behind in that regard. However, it got to that point by having a super-tight ecosystem that is very unfriendly for customisations, at least to the degree you get with Android.

If you jailbreak it, you'll be playing the same waiting game since you'll have to wait for the iPhone Dev Team to release tools to exploit vulnerabilities. If you unlock the phone, upgrading before waiting could even be dangerous, as baseband developments normally take much longer.

Give it a try, see if you like it. If you don't, trade or re-sell; they don't lose value that quickly.
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
Quite opposite, really. For most Android users, being rooted means having the latest update, while for iPhoneys, it means you are well behind. And look, they have to wait 'til iOS 4.3 to get a slight modicum of notification right.
[EVO 4G General] noahguz:
Which is a better phone all around? I was thinking about getting a Nexus.

*PLEASE VOTE AND GIVE YOUR OPINION *
[EVO 4G General] shoobshoober:
just phone wise definitely nexus S.

however it doesnt have a sd card slot and the screen is abit smaller.

also consider the carrier and if you would prefer that over sprint.
[EVO 4G General] rushco:
I would wait till they announce the Nexus S on Sprint and make sure the specs are the same. I would assume they are with the exception of adding a CDMA radio with wimax.
[EVO 4G General] Necrosan:
Definitely Nexus S.

Evo is nearly 2 generations old. (and RAPIDLY showing its' age)
[EVO 4G General] alnova1:
I just got mine a couple months ago and I don't real think its showing it age. I have had all the Verizon big ones like the X and the Inc and I know that they are also not the newest phones but there is always something that will be a bit better and faster. The biggest thing that I like is that Sprint is truly unlimited. Im almost up to 9 gigs with 4 days left in my cycle. I need unlimited because I had to get rid of my home internet due to lack of work in my business right now. The Nexus S is a nice phone but really..no sd card?...and I had the Fascinate with verizon and I had to depend on devs for gps fixes and usable roms but I know the S is a google phone so it shouldn't indure the lack of Samsung updates. Its all of what you like and which service does well for you in your area also.
[EVO 4G General] dirkyd3rk:
Oh lord not another one of these threads :rolls eyes: lol

If nexus s doesn't have an sdcard slot(hopefully it does) how is it even a competitor with other smart phones out there. I'd pick my evo all day because of the huge ass screen and its an HTC. Evo 3D sounds like a winner(based on rumors).
[EVO 4G General] alnova1:
+1 Screen and HTC
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
16GB of internal storage is a lot. If you need more that's fine, but 16 GB should satisfy a ton of people.

Edit: Things better on the Nexus S.

GPU: PowerVR SGX 540 can compete with the Tegra 2, EVO's Adreno 200 barely beats the original 2009 Droid's PowerVR 530.

Cameras: Samsung makes good mobile cameras, HTC includes terrible ones.

Display: SAMOLED > Lousy TFT

Internal Storage: EVO has a microSD slot but has very limited internal storage. Nexus S is capped at 16GB but has way more internal storage for Apps and 16GB is not bad at all.

NFC: I'm sure this will come in handy, will it this year? Maybe not but it's good to have one.

Gyroscope: Better gaming, especially FPS'.

Software: This is tough but you can knock a Google supported phone. Come Ice Cream time, you'll be watching Nexus S users playing with a fully working, HW accelerated OS.
[EVO 4G General] noahguz:
It's just a really tough decision for me bc I'm thinking about getting the Nexus and giving the Evo to my girl. Don't get me wrong I love my Evo, I'm just ready for something new!
[EVO 4G General] alnova1:
Like i said..there will always be a better phone than what you have but sometimes the network and carrier matter also..If I go 10 miles away from my house with T-Mobile I go to Edge....not on Sprint. In the end it really doesnt matter to me what people decide on..I have to use whats best for me and so does everyone else. If price matters though I'm sure you have seen if your a Bestbuy rewards zone member you can get the S for $99 on a 2 year agreement with the coupon...not a bad deal.
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
The Nexus S (with WiMax) is strongly rumored for Sprint.
[EVO 4G General] noahguz:
If I can manage to keep myself from going to get that Nexus then I may just wait for the new EVO or Nexus 4G.
[EVO 4G General] Vegasrich:
Is the nexus s considered the fastest android phone?
[EVO 4G General] noahguz:
It seems to me that the Nexus S is going to be a lot more difficult to root than my EVO was. I used the original Simple Root so I guess that says A LOT!!!
[EVO 4G General] matt2053:
What makes you think that?
[EVO 4G General] noahguz:
I read through some of the guides and its a lot of stuff that im not too sure I know how to do. It also says that you have to re do clockwork every time you want to flash a ROM...
[EVO 4G General] Ryjabo:
If the Nexus S hits Sprint, you better believe I'll be selling my EVO to buy one.

1. The earlier you sell your EVO, the more you can get for it.

2. Nexus S will sell for a lot more than the EVO by the time HTC has a dual-core badboy on the market.

You see what I did there?
[EVO 4G General] empiire:
I'd say Evo, but that's because I've had nothing less than perfectness from my own Evo. :D However, the Evo 3D was announced/leaked, so I'd wait on that, because truthfully that sounds loads better than the OG Evo. But, anyways, the Nexus S is also (I'd imagine) going to be one of the phones at the top of the list for updates since, as the adds say, it is "pure Google." and they love to roll out updates, whereas the Evo is moving down the ranks with all the new phones announced at MWC and the like. Also the Evo is a beast of a phone, much larger than the Nexus S. It's really hard to define a clear cut answer, just do research and pick the phone that provides what YOU want from it. :)
[EVO 4G General] AdamHart612:
Really? Its a Nexus phone... While I personally dont love the Samsung construction of mine, there is something to be said of Nexus.

Part of that is the hack-ability, fastboot oem unlock. Same as N1. Literally two adb commands to root a NexusS, and recovery works just fine. Although I gotta say I miss AmonRa when using my Nexus, I just cant get used to Clockwork...

Both phones rock. NS is far beyond Evo internal wise, but I like the feel and look of my Evo far more. Only knock I have against the Evo (since buying a seidio3500, and having it last 48hours+) is the QSD8650 and Adreno200. Been available since the Eee pc in 2009....Not exactly new tech, and holy poop does my NS do 3d games like a different class of phones compared to my Evo. But then I go to HDMI the ***** to the TV for some N64oid+wiimote and....o yeah...

Edit: Forgot to mention, I think I'm gonna craigslist my NS for something dual core, if that says anything.
[EVO 4G General] noahguz:
^^^^ see that's what I don't understand is the adb commands. How do I open the command prompts?
[EVO 4G General] noahguz:
And I will never sell my EVO, it's my baby. I'm giving it to my gf so I can always take it back if i wanna. Hahahaha.
[EVO 4G General] Cypser:
I'd say the Evo is a better phone.
[EVO 4G General] Bigjim1488:
I wouldn't make any moves until the new wave of phones come out. The nexus s is not worth a carrier change but I'd have to agree it is better then the evo.......even tho I love my evo
[EVO 4G General] ronnienyc:
The Nexus is said to have far superior battery life.

Internal storage seems huge enough. I have no need for more that 16 or 32 gb storage on my phone!

And I would not mind having a somewhat smaller phone than my current Evo ;-)
[EVO 4G General] noahguz:
Yea everyone throws how big the EVO is on their reasoning that it's better. But who needs a phone this big?
[EVO 4G General] KELO777:
Evo is still the godfather of

Evo is still the godfather of 4g so show some respect punk asses!!!!!!
[EVO 4G General] noahguz:
Haha, I loooooooooove the EVO but it's time for grandpa EVO to retire... ;)
[EVO 4G General] matt2053:
One reason I'd rather have a Nexus is because it's smaller.
[EVO 4G General] noahguz:
The huge screen on the EVO I'm sure has a lot to do with its horrible battery life.
[EVO 4G General] BadAssWright:
Nexus S, just because its new, and its should be alot faster then the current evo
[EVO 4G General] Justin.G11:
You mean like that fully working, HW accelerated OS in Gingerbread?

I completely agree with your underlying point, and my next phone tablet WILL be one that gets updates direct from Google cause I'm done with harware/carrier dependency crap, but I also am begining to doubt Google has a clue with how badly Android needs an over haul.

Hardware acceleration is WAY overdue (completely un-used chips in 2 year old phones wtf?)

Finishing ActiveSync compatibility is WAY overdue. (still no full activesync support native?)

That horrific Phone Number click-to-launch logic is WAY overdue. (I click +15551212 and it sends me to google maps FAIL)

Gingerbread was all under the hood code that meant NOTHING to the average user and apparently very little to the world in general when you see how new phones are still launching on Froyo and the hardware market is largely ignoring gingerbread.

I REALLY hope Google gets it's act together on cleaning up the OS and not just throwing new APIs at us with each new release.
[EVO 4G General] m4rk0358:
Does anyone know which day Dan Hesse is scheduled to speak at CTIA?
[EVO 4G General] tailsthecat3:
qft

ctia may show wimax nexus s. personally i havent liked a sammy mobile device since my sch-a530.
[EVO 4G General] novanosis85:
The nexus s is about the same size as the Evo. The screen is smaller. So you can't say because the nexus is smaller when its not.

If the evo 3d is a flop then ill get a nexus.
[EVO 4G General] nabbed:
I have both Nexus S and Evo 4G.

Just a few comments on comparison:

1) The Evo screen is actually better than the Nexus S's.

Those amoleds are still crap in direct sunlight. This one is no exception, it's damn near impossible to see. Especially the android buttons - you cannot see them at all.

The sizes are comparable, but the Evo obviously a little better. In fact, Nexus S screen size feels like an upgrade to N1, not something catching up to the Evo.

The crispiness of a higher resolution on Nexus S is not noticeable to my eye - the TFT in the EVO is one of the best around.

The colors are a lot more vibrant on the Nexus S, but Evo easily holds its own, unless you are looking at them side by side.

2) The camera is better on the Evo, by a tiny margin.

Evo takes sharper pictures (ever since I started using Vignette) but the color reproduction of the photos, surprisingly, is better on the Nexus S. The Evo shots, while super crisp, are overly color saturated compared to the Nexus S.

3) The responsiveness of the UI is better on Nexus S.

I don't know how, but it does feel a bit snappier on Nexus S, even comparing to a CM7 on the EVO. May have something to do with the a slight touch lag on the Evo.

4) The lack of the LED notifications on the Nexus S is a bit troubling, but you can get used to that. Unless you are using both devices day to day.

5) Nexus S has a much sleeker, sexier case. Overall, it's a sexier phone, if you are into that kinda thing (might as well get an Iphone4 then too.)
[EVO 4G General] nabbed:
I'm sorry but you obviously don't know what you are talking about. See my post above.
[EVO 4G General] nabbed:
Actually, Evo feels quite a bit larger in the hand. Especially if you have a barely there case on the Evo and no case on Nexus S - the difference in width and thickness is very large. They are of about the same height though.
[EVO 4G General] noahguz:
The vote on this thread is mighty close so it's obvious these phones are about the same in quality, it seems to be that it just depends on your preference.
[EVO 4G General] ryudosama:
I wouldn't trade my evo for a nexus s, that's for sure. Samsung burned me last year with the M900 Moment, and yes I realize the nexus is google supported, but I see no reason to fix what isn't broken, and that's my EVO! I just got my evo March 1'st and while I realize the downsides to it (adreno 200 gpu is the big one) that is really not a huge dealbreaker to me as I have only seen 1 app that runs crappy on it and that is Dungeon Defenders. Everything else however runs good enough for me, and the sheer amount of features available to us through all the developers on this site really make this a phone to keep till the real flagship phones come.
[EVO 4G General] Award Tour:
Obviously? you said it yourself, SAMOLED looks better. And it does. The direct light visibility isn't as great but it's better than regulared AMOLED or OLED, and it's decent. See all available reviews that claim SAMOLED to be the best mobile display.
[EVO 4G General] nabbed:
I never said anything of the sort. Quite the opposite, I said

"The Evo screen is actually better than the Nexus S's".

Are you partially brain damaged?

The " direct light visibility" is atrocious. I mean, it's really really really bad.

I don't need "all available reviews that claim SAMOLED to be the best mobile display". I can compare the two phone head-to-head, since I have both.

Besides, all available reviews claim that the Retina Display is highly superior to all others. And it's a TFT.
[EVO 4G General] Korntoff:
Pic of nexus s is sunlight pls? The sunlight visibility (and the PVR) Were the only things going for me on the nexus.
[EVO 4G General] blackroseMD1:
The Evo has a memory card slot. That alone makes it a better buy.
[EVO 4G General] flopez76:
^Ehhh I don't know about that. To the OP it's up to you what you like is up to you.

Sent From My Command Center... (aka basement)
[EVO 4G General] blackroseMD1:
True. However, a MicroSD slot is pretty much standard these days. It does come with 16GB of onboard memory, so I guess if you don't have a lot of music, pictures or videos, you could do without.

Of course, if you visit XDA, you probably have a bit of music, pictures and videos...if you can do without, then go for the Nexus S.
[EVO 4G General] noahguz:
I have an 8 gb SD card in my evo w over 200 songs, plenty of pictures and videos, and a ton of apps w room left to spare. If someone needs more than 16 gbs of memory then something is wrong. ;)
[EVO 4G General] blackroseMD1:
haha, something is obviously wrong over here then...

32GB card...19 GB of music (my entire collection), some TV episodes and movies for when I'm travelling on work and pics and videos of my kids...not to mention about 6 nandroid backups. 2GB of free space. I could really use a 64GB card...but I'd probably fill that up too. :D
[EVO 4G General] noahguz:
Maybe the TV episodes. Haha. And that sounds like alot of music.
[EVO 4G General] Fresh2Death:
OMG Seriously EVO 3D/Shooter Whatever!

Who ever wanted a Moment/EPIC/Galaxy S Phone! Honestly A plain Google phone vs a HTC!

No need to post specs! It was only better at playing GAMES Period!

1. Chefs couldn't even post as many roms for them damn GALAXY Phones

2. Every phone including Iphone wants HTC Customizations ie Clock n weather,

Messaging, and Widgets.

3. #ucka Opinion, just use your brain!
[EVO 4G General] clamknuckle:
If the Nexus S had an SD card slot, I would say Nexus S. But since it doesn't, I'm voting for the EVO.
[EVO 4G General] noahguz:
Come to think of it my gf had a samsung phone a android and it was the biggest POS ever. It would be hard for the Nexus to change my mind on that. Although the Nexus S has a lot of ups its still a samsung. I'm not gonna switch carriers to get it. If sprint gets it in might try it out and see if it's any good.
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] mimol:
Hello I m searchning LG home working on CM7 (without too much space beetween categories)
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] lavero.burgos:
Hi, unfortunately LG home u can't find it on versions 2.2 CM6 and 2.3 CM7
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] ammarcool12:
There might be a way to port it though
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] SrkeeOSK:
there's one in the market, didi you tryed that one?
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] eoghan2t7:
i am going to extract the stock launcher from my brothers optimus to see if it works on CM7 will let you no later today
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] MegaBubbletea:
The one in the market does not work properly.
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] lavero.burgos:
thanks eoghan2t7
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] eoghan2t7:
wont work keeps force closing ;(
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] eoghan2t7:
i will try adding that file aswel thanks Mark for the tip

edit: nope the lge-res.apk didn't work still fc im starting to think that lib files are needed or some other file :confused:
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] eoghan2t7:
yes could you upload them when you have time please.
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] merrymenvn:
http://www.mediafire.com/?p5792f3o3fu4nea

It work on 2.2, not sure on 2.3

It's made by me :D.
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] eoghan2t7:
testing it now on 2.3

it works but if i had one thing that bugging me is the four buttons ether side of the home button i liked it having two lol
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] Chxrlyglez:
Is it works on Cyanogenmod7 Swiftdroid 1.5???
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] eoghan2t7:
Yes it works on cm7
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] joostvhoek:
I thought the orignal lg home had only 3 shortcuts and the app drawer shortcut was a litlle bigger... possible to make?

Joost
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] desmail:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=769138

Try this. Work in my cm7 v1.6
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] mimol:
Its version which I had, but there is too much space between category in drawer.
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] IvanDV:
Hi!

why i can't install calendar apk?
[GT540 Optimus Themes and Apps] hacker_didko10:
If I try to uninstall an application from the launcher it gives me a FC. Is that fixable?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] castro08:
I've been looking for tthat one Pandora app that was posted somewhere, it was no.add and unlimited skips. Please point me.in the right direction