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[Xoom General] Sirchuk:
Lots of posts about this. Engadget did a comparison of the original ipad and xoom did 8.22 hours and ipad had 9.26 or something like that, on continuous playback. I use mine nightly and charge it every few days, same as my ipad. Can't compare to the ipad 2 sice I won't be purchasing another iOS device.
[Xoom General] neonerz:
I only had an iPad for a few weeks, but I'd say the battery life is comparable. Over the long run that one hour doesn't mean much. I charge it over night every other day or so, and I use it pretty heavily.
[Xoom General] smilepak:
Thanks. I read that post and many others. I am less concern of continuous usage and more interested in occasional usage.

Charge once every 5 or 6 days should be okay. I was afraid it might be once a day or two like the android phone. Which kind of stink.

The iPad I have now, I charged it last Saturday, been using it about an hour or less a day just on typical browsing. I am at 50-60% battery life still. To me that is good. I don't have to do a shutdown and wait for it to boot each time. Just turn off screen with the tap of the power button.
[Xoom General] albundy2010:
I think the xoom/android will use more battery in this type of scenario for most users.

Depending on your Widgets and background syncing options . It should suffice though I am assuming.
[Xoom General] skullvet:
You don't have to shut down the zoom either.
[Xoom General] Neo3D:
You gotta remember that engagdet loves to suck apple's balls. So, I don't trust them to have unbiased reviews.

I get 9-10 hours on my xoom.
[Xoom General] lilikin:
Amen to that.

I am yet to see an apple product getting less than a 9
[Xoom General] dlsolo:
I'm easily getting over 7 hours of video watching. I'm playing with different video codecs and bit rates to gain better quality and battery life.

Very time consuming, LOL.
[Xoom General] xlGmanlx:
I use it too much to let it sit but it just lasted 5 days with daily use around 5 hours. The unolugged fully charged Tuesday and only did small charged and it does with heavy use Saturday morning. Personally why get a device that you only are using for 5-7 hours a week?
[Xoom General] ChongoDroid:
It's because of the xooms warp drive... its not syncing with the flux capacitor. Don't worry they'll fix it with an update soon.
[Xoom General] OneStepAhead:
i would consider 5-7 hours a week more then average for tablet use, im looking to get one and i bet i don't use it more then the 15 minutes a day that im on the can.
[Xoom General] sgtagem:
Ive had my xoom for a week now and I use it ALOT!!! playing games at lunch, email and note taking in meetings all day. Ive changed the thing 2x and both time it was still above 50% battery life. Moto did something right with this thing. LOVE IT.
[Xoom General] smilepak:
5 - 7 hours is average. If I need to do stuff, I have HP Envy Laptop w/ SSD that boots fairly quick to do things. I want to use the tablet for quick things, like check email, browse the internet, read magazine, etc., Something that is instant on, do a few quick stuff for 15 - 30 minutes and be done.
[Xoom General] dsmarsh:
I use it to study pdfs all day for my upcoming CCIE, and I can use it from 8am till I go to sleep at night without the turning the screen off all day. Well, except for lunch.:)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] clickwir:
ROM Manager says there's an update to Clockwork Mod. 3.0.0.x, is it safe to apply? Running CM7 rc2 right now.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mkrmec:
Why wouldn't it be? And yes it's ok I've been using it since release with no problems.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] firtvid20:
Yeah it is safe to apply. I've been using it for quite a while.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
I've tried to run with clockwork 3.x twice now, and both times my SD card (ext partition) got screwed up to the point that it couldn't mount. The only way I could recover was to reformat the entire card.

I don't know if it was clockwork 3.x, or user error, or just coincidence, but I've never had this problem at other times...

The web is full of similar examples, so until I know for sure, I refuse to use 3.x (I'm a clockwork fan, and use 2.5.1.4).
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HighTech216:
Ive had some annoying issues with version 3 also. Never a problem in 2.x

I use RA when I have issues. 3 seems to integrate the GUI but causes problems while actually in recovery mode... I was wondering if I was the only one. I'm definitely a Clockwork fan.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JoeF2:
Clockworkmod 3 has problems with sd card, in particular if you are using DT apps2sd.

In my case, it didn't restore to the sd card properly.

I reverted to clockwork 2.5.1.1 and was able to replay my backup. For now, I am staying with 2.5.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wiggey1337:
yeah cwm 3 has given me nothing but grief. refuses to flash roms, wiping sd card completely, left me in a sticky situation the other day as i had nothing to read my sd card, and have been stuck in the same situation again right now, switching to RA recovery from now on. nothing but grief.

however, glad to see im not just losing my mind and im not the only one experiencing things like this
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrkrizzle:
general consensus is that it is safe some people though like me had issues with it. It wouldnt restore my backups correctly and would freeze in the process. Bc of this i stuck with version 2.5x
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Galloway:
I had the same issue with CWM3 totally screwing up my ext3 partition, to top it all off I couldn't access any of my previous backups and wound up having to totally format the SD card complete, repartition and start from scratch with a backup on my PC that was several months old. VERY ANNOYING! Needless to say i now use AmonRA with ZERO issues and I will be pretty hard pressed to go back after that little fiasco...
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Estimated Prophet Hawk:
I couldn't get CWM 3 to complete a backup...pretty essential, so I went back to 2. May try the update and see if it works.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RogerPodacter:
Long ago I had issues where my backup would freeze. Temp fix was to restore each individual section which allowed me to at least restore that backup.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michaelg117:
What does this mean and how does it occur? And if You do get it, then how do you fix? Thanks

Sent From The Brain Of The Magic Man Through His Nerves, Into His Muscles, To His Fingers And Onto The Magical Screen Of The Vibrant.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iynfynity:
This occurs when someone tries to unlock the phone.The effect is very bad, it might make the phone be on airplane mode all the time, so no calls and data.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michaelg117:
Ahh I see. Like sim unlock for any carrier right? Then I have nothing to worry about(:

Sent From The Brain Of The Magic Man Through His Nerves, Into His Muscles, To His Fingers And Onto The Magical Screen Of The Vibrant.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GatorsUF:
I saw a thread about getting back to stock, but with updated hboots and radios I wanted to make sure its not outdated. It was written in September...

Basically I believe my power button is messed up, if I press it to turn the screen off it pops up a prompt to restart the phone. I am only tapping it as I have always done, but now it is very unresponsive.

I am planning on taking it back to Verizon for a replacement, via warranty. Wanted to get it back to stock before hand.

Thread > http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=786436&highlight=stock
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mithos der Held:
Step by step is the way I did it, just make sure you download all the files you need and do it in order. I ruined my phone screwin' around to fix the clockworkmod issue when 3.0.0.5 first came out. I wound up having to RUU it all the way back to stock. It's not really all that hard at all.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] emooney:
Just did a test with my wife's Evo. Fring switched to her FFC but I didn't have the option on the Thunderbolt. Seems to be a know problem with alot of other phones.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] bokechukwu1:
Had the same problem with the oovoo video chat app with my brother why have a front facing cam if it can't work with hardly any video chat app
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] davidco11:
Have the same issue with fringe and

Oovoo.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] MrCapcom:
Tango works pretty good but only person i used it with I can't hear her maybe its her evo cause she can hear me and we can see each other but she goes in and out.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] ddarvish:
nope tango and i have the same problem. it actually worked calling a vzw iphone but any other thunderbolt of android phone i have called the audio doesnt work and goes in and out.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] __arock__:
I emailed the devs for fring to let them know that it was not working properly. They have been very prompt in their responses so far and even emailed me an updated version of the app to test and see if fixed the problem. Unfortunately it did not and emailed them back. Hopefully I will hear more info from them tomorrow.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] reg83ny:
All these video apps are garbage. Waiting on skype to fix its hacking issues to install it.
[Thunderbolt Themes and Apps] zer071:
Do a search on the forum. Theres an apk for fring, its a beta just for the thunderbolt and the ffc works I have it on my phone works well.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
Is there a App of some-sort that can auto-save my INTERNAL SD Card?

Like i can set schedules and it auto saves it to a server or something and if i need it, i can download it from there or something..
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VeryCoolAlan:
There are some backup apps that save your files to their servers but I don't know their names.

Try mybackup pro
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xriderx66:
I'm running short on money... so any free ones?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VeryCoolAlan:
Pm me
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arianR10:
Hello,

I have been wanting to replace my bricked Galaxy S with one of the below smartphones:

- T-Mobile G2

- Nexus One

- HTC Leo/HD2

- Nexus S

The requirements for my selection include:

- The ability to function under the AWS 1700/2100 frequency

- The ability to utilize MicroSD storage (Nexus S fails in this category)

- Have a reasonably good/congenial screen size and resolution

- Have a variety of custom ROMs and modifications

- The ability to use LED notifications

- Have a good build and be considerably capable, perdurable and dependable in terms of both hardware and software (unrelenting to software defects such as bricking, and hardware flaws).

I would be very grateful if you, the owners of the G2, would kindly reflect upon your overall experiences with your device and inform me of the phones pros and cons. I would also be thankfully open to any recommendations regarding my selection.

Thank you very much.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lainvalenajr:
Okay bro i have both G2 and a Nexus S... I like both phones but in my own opinion i think the nexus S is kinda better. I love Pure stock android
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HTC HD2 MAN:
Pros:

Great keyboard

Can use the LED (only if rooted...unless there an app for that)

Cons:

The loose hinge

Screen wobbles due to the screen

The back cover can start peeling its silver metal finish

The matte finish all around the phone can change color over time. (fixable with a case/ i prefer a clear case to show off its sexiness while still being protected)

Using a case causes the matte finish to chip off very tiny pieces. -___-

I kinda want a mytouch4g. I'm not a keyboard user...

You should wait because Galaxy SII, hTc Pyramid, and other great devices are coming out. I suggest you wait a little longer
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arianR10:
I don't find the necessity to buy a dual-core phone. I am buying these phones because of their great development also, something that the Galaxy S line lacks.

I personally love HTC Sense UI also, therefore leaning my decision towards buying HTC branded phones. I also want the phones to be reasonably priced (under 450 or so), unlike the new dual cores which may cost more than 600$.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melodicjunkie:
The only reason I got a G2 is because it was free on tmobile.com last month..

Pros:

fast for 800mhz

Keyboard is great (3 quick keys come in handy)

@ and www./.com key is great

Decent size screen

Camera qual is good

4G network

Easily rooted and good custom roms

Hinge isn't as bad as people make it out to be

Froyo is cool for stock

Cons:

Preloaded google apps suck (root to remove)

Battery life (stock)

Network Card isn't that great for 4g service

4rows on keyboard rather than 5 (non dedicated numbers)

Micro-USB port isn't in the best spot

MicroSD slot under battery is annoying

Camera hardward button is a tad laggy

LED is only white (track pad)

Track pad isn't the greatest

Screen wobble is easily fixed by keeping the sides of ur index fingers placed on

the screen edges.

No sense but romable!

The hidden memory lmao

Id recommend moving away from tmobile altogether.

The evo shift is better than this on sprint. Or get a dual core phone
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arianR10:
It looks like I have no other option but to go for the HD2. I want to use the phones on Mobilicity/Wind's AWS frequency here in Canada, with their cheap unlimited plans costing a maximum of 45$. Therefore, because the Nexus S has no Ext. SD slot and both Nexus' are equally expensive when bought without a contract, i will have to opt for either the HD2 or the G2; which in this case melodicjunkie's review of the G2 deprecates the device.

The fact that the HD2 is versatile and can run WP7 and Android (Sense, Cyanogen, Gingerbread, Honeycomb) makes it a more worthy selection. However there is some quality of the G2 which still attracts me to it.

I'd go for the Desire HD if it would run on AWS frequency, however I must sigh because it does not.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tazz9690:
The G2 is a newer phone than the HD2, so it runs a lot better, especially since it runs Android natively, which the HD2 just really can't compete in terms of actual performance. I have both phones right now, so I speak from experience.

HD2 Pros:

Screen size is sexy, but can be too big for some people at 4.3"

Can run WinMo, WP7, Android, Meego, Ubuntu. Lots of variety.

Lots of development going on, but only a handful for each OS are quality in my opinion.

Cons:

No trackpad/trackball

Older processor

Android is not as smooth as on the G2

No hardware camera button

Boot times are ridiculously long compared to the G2

G2 Pros:

Nearly stock Android 2.2

Newer processor runs faster at 800Mhz than HD2 at 1Ghz

Rooted, the phone can be OC'd ridiculous amounts

Clockspeed for clockspeed, G2 always beats HD2 on all benchmarks

Physical keyboard is one the best I've ever used

Trackpad does its job

Camera button

Not as much dev work as the HD2, but it's growing and it is quality work

CM support. Nuff said.

Cons:

Cannot charge with the phone off. Always goes into recovery. It's annoying.

Trackpad gets a bit wonky under direct incandescent light

Google bloatware, though some of it I do actually use

Hinge is loose, but it doesn't bother me and the screen doesn't wiggle on mine

Not very many LED colors to choose from, even when rooted

Wish it were a 5 row keyboard like the G1

Battery life kinda sucks stock, but rooted, it is greatly improved

Wish the screen were 4", but it is okay where it is

Overall, I began using the G2 daily once I got it and rooted it with CM. Haven't looked back since. The G2 outperforms the HD2 on all aspects for me. It just seems to have a more premium feeling to it because of the extra metal accents on the front of the phone. It feels more solid and seems like it can take more abuse than the HD2 due to a smaller screen size.

Hope this helps
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melodicjunkie:
The HD2 is outdated and slow.. lol @tazz9690 = if the hd2 boot time is slower than that's sad because the G2 boot time (non rooted) is sloowww lol.

As for recovery charge, that's only when rooted but yes that is annoying.

The G2 is perfectly fine for 100dollars contract.. the highest id pay for this phone (contract or not) is

150 USD. Maybe 200 if I didn't already know how to root and it were rooted. For 0 dollars with contract it was literally a steal, but let's just say if the Evo shift was the same deal ida got that instantly.

Don't get the slow HD2.

If you want tmobile that bad get the mytouch 4 for the front cam.. no keyboard but so what?

Or you can wait for the sidekick 4g (sarcasm) although 1ghz sidekick! Lmao
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddgarcia05:
I actually had the HD2. I currently have the G2 and the Nexus One.

I'd advise against the HD2. I'm currently running the Nexus One with Miui which will partition the sdcard on it own to allow more apps. The first time I used the Nexus One with CM7 I realized that not all my apps from the G2 were gonna fit the Nexus One. The N1 has a very low internal memory as appose to the G2. Again, Miui roms auto partition your sdcard to allow more apps to fix without the hassle of moving them over manually. You can manually partition the sdcard to allow more apps on CM7.

I really like the Nexus One (just bought it). I'm currently using the N1, and what I really like about it is that mostly all types of roms, sense, stock android, CM7, and Miui work flawless.

Keyboard on the G2 is awesome. You can't go wrong with a G2 or an N1.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melodicjunkie:
I never used the N1. I wanted it when it came out but never got it. The N1 is very stable and sleek as for what I've seen and for what I've been told.

Id go with the G2 over the N1. The g2 had a baby and N1 was born.. or the N1 is the younger brother.. either direction you wanna go, get the G2 over the N1.

I'm still saying wait for a dualcore Tmobile..

The phone I really want is the Incredible S
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tazz9690:
Not a big fan of the keyboard layout of the shift, otherwise I would get it. Can't change that about the phone though.

Even though the N1 came before the G2, so it would literally be impossible for that outcome to be possible. It's more like, the N1 had a son and it turned out to be Chuck Norris. Major upgrade XD
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeyklatzko:
Get a MyTouch4G. Fast processor, 768MB RAM, FFC, lots of development, easy to root. Looks better in real life and feels great in the hand. The black one has soft touch rubber around the sides while the others are just plastic so go for black. You wont regret it, definitely an underrated phone.

It is essentially the DesireHD with a smaller screen (3.8" but still the same resolution).

It meets all your criteria. I think you will be pleased.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melodicjunkie:
I was saying in terms of specs/size? The n1 was a trackball (old gen), no keyboard..

The n1 is a mega mytouch 3g.

Get a mytouch 4 black.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gwanatu:
I'm thinking this would be a great choice for you. I picked G2 over it because of the keyboard, but either phone is a great choice. MT4G has a little bit better specs though, since it has more ram and it's CPU is clocked 200mhz higher at stock (that's easily fixed if you root either phone). I'm more than happy with the G2; every phone has it's quirks, and that's why there are so many on the market. IMO this is the best phone on the market with a keyboard, although I haven't tried the Evo Shift yet (same internal hardware as G2/DZ though).
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackknightavalon:
If my G1 were still functional, I'd be using it today even though I would've been due for an upgrade in October..
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raitchison:
Of these choices the G2 is what I'd pick but as others have suggested I'd actually recommend the MyTouch 4G.

The G2 keyboard is not that good (compared to the G1 anyways) and thanks to Swype I rarely use it. Since the MT4G doesn't have a keyboard you have more case options.

MT4G is faster

MT4G has physical buttons for home, back & menu unlike the lame soft-keys found on the G2 and most other phones today.

Both have decent custom ROM support
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arianR10:
I kindly thank all of you whom have posted and guided my decision-making towards buying the most worthy mobile smartphone out of my criteria.

Again, thank you :):):)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddgarcia05:
So which one are you going to get?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arianR10:
I had a premonition I was going to be asked this question. hah!

I am simply going to wait for the HTC Pyramid or for the Incredible S to decrease in price, then I will make me selection. It feels slightly awkward to purchase a N1 or an HD2 as it would feel somewhat like a downgrade from my previous powerhouse phone, the Galaxy S.

Although I must say that I find it extremely difficult and frustrating to wait for the later smartphone releases (Incredible S, Pyramid). Therefore I am truly lost as to whether I should buy an HTC phone compatible with AWS now, or whether I should wait for future dual-core HTCs.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melodicjunkie:
Look, if you have a phone now: what's the rush? Who knows what kind of bugs these new phones will have. Id rather risk buying a release date kick ass phone, than to buy outdated hardware. Even the sidekick 4g is better than the hd2.. and the sidekick 4g is a freaking joke!

get the pyramid.. I'm getting it to replace the g2, that must tell u sumtin...

Cmon, 8mp cam, front facing one as well.. stocked 1.2 ghz (I do that rooted on g2), you can. only imagine the rooting capabilites on the pyramid.. 2.3ghz overclock?? Maybe, because of the dual core processor and ram..

And to top it off, a phone like that seems odd to have a physical keyboard, which looks sick! The sleak design is amazing, especially the back.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] haq.abdul:
The best phone is G2, Its not as expensive as Nexus S and is an upgraded version of Nexus One(Better CPU, 4 touch display, physical keyboard)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] |Melvin|:
so first here i got the samsung keyboard but the only way iknow to install it is placing the folder in the system folder of the rom..then flash the rom...

so the folder is in a zip file so i could attach it but once you download it just extract it and get the folder...

2 thing im going to share is a shutdown i made by the galaxy s shutdown and CTR shutdown Mixed Together

First appears galaxy s shutdown and to finish CTR Shutdown appears..it so nice

and the only way iknow to get this is by replacing the shutdown folder of the rom you use with mines..

if you know another way to do it..help me out...

does anyone want honeybee boot Screen ?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] |Melvin|:
Try this friends
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kentoe:
Hey Guys,

Does anybody know how to actually use ADB on cyanogen? I can't seem to find my device when I call "adb devices" in command prompt. I have the android debugging enabled but it just won't pop up on the computer.

I was developing with eclipse and using adb to push my program to the incredible with skyraider for testing but with CM7 it just can't find the device for some strange reason.

Mods: Please feel free to move to Q & A if it's not appropriate for the section.