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I picked up a new device I wont be making anymore roms..just thought id let everyone know and say thanks to everyone whos helped me with problems and help cook my roms...Nottoosmart Matt anichillus double_ofour mfrazzz and anyone else i forgot....ill stop by from time to time because i didnt sell my MDA just yet...but i wont be making roms since my data plan was changed so i cant use it anyhow thanks to everyone on the xda wizard section peace guys....
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I picked up a new device I wont be making anymore roms..just thought id let everyone know and say thanks to everyone whos helped me with problems and help cook my roms...Nottoosmart Matt anichillus double_ofour mfrazzz and anyone else i forgot....ill stop by from time to time because i didnt sell my MDA just yet...but i wont be making roms since my data plan was changed so i cant use it anyhow thanks to everyone on the xda wizard section peace guys....
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I hope you brick your new device and back soon here =]
hahah only jocking!
good luck in your new adventures!
btw what new device?
Did you jump on the bandwagon and get an Iphone? lol only joking. Well I like thank you for your hard work you put into your recipes. Also wish you the best with your new toy!
I'll prob be bashed but um the Sidekick 3 but remember im 15 i dont need windows on my phone to crash on me while i got my emails from myspace lol my aim email works great on ym sidekick alogn with aim and my personal Tmail
and I can't brick this no way of hacking it only to throw themes on it...ill buy a few new things since well i dont pay my bill lol
Well, good luck on what you do. And hope you figure out how to hack the crap outta the SK3. LOL.
So you are leaving Windows Mobile...
I admit I cannot imagine to do that myself. I liked my old "dumb" mobile phone Nokia 6230 a lot (with Opera Mini and a mail client it was very good device I used for almost two years), but having MDA Vario I could not imagine to go back. The only disadvantage for me is that it is bigger, but otherwise I am still amazed from having a small computer by me all the time...
If I was given iPhone for free, I would not change. No way back for me. Never again without a Windows Mobile phone (I am not paid by Microsoft, even if it sounds like that ).
Anyway, good luck.
Mirek
sorry to see you go. I'm another 15 year old and like that there are others my age on this forum. good luck with that sidekick. what are you going to do with the MDA?
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So you are leaving Windows Mobile...
I admit I cannot imagine to do that myself. I liked my old "dumb" mobile phone Nokia 6230 a lot (with Opera Mini and a mail client it was very good device I used for almost two years), but having MDA Vario I could not imagine to go back. The only disadvantage for me is that it is bigger, but otherwise I am still amazed from having a small computer by me all the time...
If I was given iPhone for free, I would not change. No way back for me. Never again without a Windows Mobile phone (I am not paid by Microsoft, even if it sounds like that ).
Anyway, good luck.
Mirek
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KKKKKK my Nokia 6600 always will be my "BIG" love!
Adios
voy a hechar de menos tus obras
You will be missed around here man. Thankx for all your time, talent and patience.
What is you new device man???
I also hope yo break it so you come back soon
Best Regards.
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I also hope yo break it so you come back soon®©
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COF COF
;P dont copy me!!
you'll be back Ant , you'll be back lol
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you'll be back Ant , you'll be back lol
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nope, lol unless T-mobile comes out with the HTC Kaiser along with 3G in the US(unconfirmed)
which i hear may happen along with the release of the T-mobile BB curve and new Slideing SK before the winter lol (confirmed)
gotta love having a t-mobile rep for a cuz lol
So i'm actually an mma fighter/competitor with a passion for the sport in general (blue belt BJJ and 2 time NAGA tournament 1st place). I love watching mma fights from UFC,Strikeforce,Dream,AFFLICTION ..etc. What i do is download videos from youtube or wherever and watch em on my phone while commuting to work. I always wanted a MMA app that shows moves or tutorials, fights those kinda things..... yesterday i received word that 3-4 apps just came out for the iphone that do exactly that (one of my sparring partners has the apps and a iphone) they show you moves tutorials etc, crystal clear videos and audio and not no half A$$ instructors either. these apps really are amazing and i havent seen anything on the dream/G1 to compare. while they arent fights they're still 1 step ahead....
Strike 1 was MG solid for the iphone = the game is tight
Strike 2 MMA apps for the iphone = these apps are a must have for me
i hope there isnt a strike 3
I still am kinda pissed...to be honest
wow
One thing u have to realize is Android and the g1 r a year younger than the g1. So what if the market doesn't have mma apps, I have been asking for a Danny blacklist app since I got the phone. No one made it but I didn't care. I like Android becuase it is open source witch if u haven't noticed it allowed the devs to cook us up tasty time and themes. So I guess if Ur unsatisfied becuase of a few apps that aren't avalible on the g1 then wth get an iPhone. I hope you enjoy being Steve Jobs' tool!
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One thing u have to realize is Android and the g1 r a year younger than the g1. So what if the market doesn't have mma apps, I have been asking for a Danny blacklist app since I got the phone. No one made it but I didn't care. I like Android becuase it is open source witch if u haven't noticed it allowed the devs to cook us up tasty time and themes. So I guess if Ur unsatisfied becuase of a few apps that aren't avalible on the g1 then wth get an iPhone. I hope you enjoy being Steve Jobs' tool!
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You might of missed a few pointers but comment is appreciated i guess. I'm not hating the g1 at all bro it just one upped the g1 on one of my PASSIONS in LIFE not just because of a app.
Plus all i need is to trade my dash for an ipod touch
Contact the Dev and ask him if hes remotely interested in porting it to the G1. Couldn't hurt to try.
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Contact the Dev and ask him if hes remotely interested in porting it to the G1. Couldn't hurt to try.
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i was thinking of that - your right cant hurt to try
There's a lot more money in the iphone app market than the G1. The way I see it I would rather have apps and work from devs that want to better the community rather than dev that are only in it for a profet. Open source FTW.
By the way I have been bugging dynolicious devs to port to android to no avail. Just wait till the android market share is up a little more and we might start seeing ports to the platform. Remember Androids just a baby.
o ok...
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You might of missed a few pointers but comment is appreciated i guess. I'm not hating the g1 at all bro it just one upped the g1 on one of my PASSIONS in LIFE not just because of a app.
Plus all i need is to trade my dash for an ipod touch
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i should apologize for my tone. i kinda came off as a douche nozzle its just when i hear people raving about the iphone it grinds the hell outta my gears. the way i see it, they r like children, they dont think for themselves. they only think what apple and jobs wants them to. i dont understand how anyone can like a fone that in its thrid generation finally received the ability to record video and sent mms. i just dont understand
Porting from C to Java isn't that huge of a jump.
Make contact with the developer, and maybe see about paying his barrier to entry ($25).
I'm sure if he isn't already developing in the android market, he wouldn't mind seeing how it goes. ; )
Wait before you get an iPhone please ask your self... Are you going to jailbreak it? If yes please don't as you are now a risk to the national security. Seeing how you have a rooted G1(guessing) you are not a threat thus i believe like was said before devs are now going to now more then ever make apps for Android seeing how its more open and Dev happy.
i say that you get an itouch! i have an itouch so i can keep up with apple applications and mods.. But i'd rather have a g1 because it seems like everything is customizable and its fun learning about themes and flashing roms
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Strike 1 was MG solid for the iphone = the game is tight
Strike 2 MMA apps for the iphone = these apps are a must have for me
i hope there isnt a strike 3
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If you want access to the iPhone's currently deeper library, then get an iPhone. Not really hard to come to that simple conclusion. Hopefully this thread will be locked soon.
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Whats that all about??
Kmobs just tweeted this: "So.... looks like I don't have a mytouch 4g anymore... ups says delivered... and there is nothing at my door. Fml"
No - I wish I could say I'm joking - but I'm not...
I wonder what the impact on us getting CM is going to be...
Kmobs already had a MT4G, so i am not really sure what UPS was delivering
He just posted an update, "Guys the mytouch I have now I bought full price and am going to remorse. Got it early to work on for you. the other was cheap and is gone."
Yeah, I'm a bit confused as well.
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Kmobs already had a MT4G, so i am not really sure what UPS was delivering
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I bought a full price mytouch to work on (and then remorse) as my cheap one came from my friend. The cheap one was supposed to be delivered today but nothing came to my door. I have to return the mytouch I currently have in my possession to T-Mobile.
I'm going to contact UPS tomorrow.
I'd be willing to make a donation to help replace it - I don't have a lot but if it would help?
Thank you for the offer, but I really don't want to accept money. I plan on moving on when the Nexus S comes out so I do not feel it would be fair.
Looks like I'll be sending this phone back tomorrow. Seems this phone is not gonna get to much love from the devs.
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Thank you for the offer, but I really don't want to accept money. I plan on moving on when the Nexus S comes out so I do not feel it would be fair.
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Hmmm... 3 more days of buyers remorse. Tempting!
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Thank you for the offer, but I really don't want to accept money. I plan on moving on when the Nexus S comes out so I do not feel it would be fair.
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you arent going to file a complaint with UPS? that sucks
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Looks like I'll be sending this phone back tomorrow. Seems this phone is not gonna get to much love from the devs.
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This is exactly the kind of crap that's bringing these forums down. A handful of devs make stuff for a phone, and thousands of people follow. Nobody is willing to do anything for themselves anymore. So you're going to return your phone(which is a fantastic phone by the way), because somebody isn't going to make themes and there won't be a bajillion different roms available?
I first started with xda back in the day when I had my t-mobile SDA. I got ahold of an mda with a then unreleased WM6 rom from a microsoft mvp and I uploaded it to xda. I made a few windows mobile roms for myself and shared them in the forums. And I modified some apk's in the nexus one forums. I don't just 'know' how to do this stuff. I learned it because I wanted to. I didn't wait for somebody to give me what I want. I did it for myself, and then I shared.
This is how it used to be at xda. Now it's just 'gimme gimme gimme'.
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This is exactly the kind of crap that's bringing these forums down. A handful of devs make stuff for a phone, and thousands of people follow. Nobody is willing to do anything for themselves anymore. So you're going to return your phone(which is a fantastic phone by the way), because somebody isn't going to make themes and there won't be a bajillion different roms available?
I first started with xda back in the day when I had my t-mobile SDA. I got ahold of an mda with a then unreleased WM6 rom from a microsoft mvp and I uploaded it to xda. I made a few windows mobile roms for myself and shared them in the forums. And I modified some apk's in the nexus one forums. I don't just 'know' how to do this stuff. I learned it because I wanted to. I didn't wait for somebody to give me what I want. I did it for myself, and then I shared.
This is how it used to be at xda. Now it's just 'gimme gimme gimme'.
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Know what's funny? The fact you're pissed because I made a decision for myself! I don't have the time to learn how to do all of this or else maybe I would attempt to contribute.
InGeNeTiCs said:
This is exactly the kind of crap that's bringing these forums down. A handful of devs make stuff for a phone, and thousands of people follow. Nobody is willing to do anything for themselves anymore. So you're going to return your phone(which is a fantastic phone by the way), because somebody isn't going to make themes and there won't be a bajillion different roms available?
I first started with xda back in the day when I had my t-mobile SDA. I got ahold of an mda with a then unreleased WM6 rom from a microsoft mvp and I uploaded it to xda. I made a few windows mobile roms for myself and shared them in the forums. And I modified some apk's in the nexus one forums. I don't just 'know' how to do this stuff. I learned it because I wanted to. I didn't wait for somebody to give me what I want. I did it for myself, and then I shared.
This is how it used to be at xda. Now it's just 'gimme gimme gimme'.
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It's not even that for me, it's more that daunting feeling that something newer and better will come out shortly and I might regret not having waited. I'm not saying the Nexus S will be better, but it's intriguing enough that part of me thinks I should at least give it a try. No harm in comparing right? That's how I decided between the G2 and MT4G and boy am I glad I didn't settle for the G2. I realize how unsustainable and dissatisfying this attitude is since there will always be something "bigger and better" right around the corner, just can't help it
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Know what's funny? The fact you're pissed because I made a decision for myself! I don't have the time to learn how to do all of this or else maybe I would attempt to contribute.
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I'm not at all pissed. I'm sad. I'm sad that a forum that was once full of people willing to contribute is now full of people that are 'too busy'. Last week, I worked just under 50 hours, painted my kitchen, replaced the counter-tops, installed a new sink, faucet, and garbage disposal, painted the cabinets, pulled the motor from my motorcycle, cleaned the gutters, raked and mowed my lawn(last time for the season), picked up my 3 girls every day(like I do every day), made dinner every night(wife doesn't get home til after 6)....and guess what? I STILL found time to pull apart rosie.apk and started modifying xml's because people are getting excited now that the mytouch is rooted and I wanted to contribute.
You are NOT too busy. I can assure you of that.
Well, for me, I'm gonna tough it out...
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It's not even that for me, it's more that daunting feeling that something newer and better will come out shortly and I might regret not having waited. I'm not saying the Nexus S will be better, but it's intriguing enough that part of me thinks I should at least give it a try. No harm in comparing right? That's how I decided between the G2 and MT4G and boy am I glad I didn't settle for the G2. I realize how unsustainable and dissatisfying this attitude is since there will always be something "bigger and better" right around the corner, just can't help it
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Ya I hear you there. I get like that sometimes. But mainly because I just like gadgets. I bought the nexus one while I was watching their press release. I pressed the refresh button in my browser until the order page went live.
I too got the g2 when it came out, while it was a great device, I found that I didn't need the keyboard, and the added thickness that comes with it. So I traded it in for the mytouch.
The problem with these devices is that they're not THAT different from each other. They all have this or that little feature, but it's all the same underlying hardware. 1ghz cpu, bunch of ram, hd recording...blah blah blah. It gets old after a while. If my company didn't take over my phone contract and pay for my upgrade, I would have gladly kept my nexus one. To this day, it's still my favorite phone. It's just so damn solid.
The mytouch is similar in form, but without all the metal of the nexus, it's just not the same. Anyways, I forgot the point I was trying to make, but we have to tell my girls this all the time "you get what you get, and you don't get upset". You picked that device for a reason, now ride that ***** 'til the wheels fall off!
just my 2 cents i personally feel if cyanogen isnt handling the rom for the phone it never seems to get done the right way look at the vibrant i still think devs will make roms for it no disrespect to anyone..
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I STILL found time to pull apart rosie.apk and started modifying xml's because people are getting excited now that the mytouch is rooted and I wanted to contribute.
You are NOT too busy. I can assure you of that.
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I'm thinking of starting to mod this device, just not sure where to start looking for information. I've never messed with it much before, it's been years since I've done any programming and I've pretty much forgotten everything. But, I'm always willing to learn new things
Kmobs had a working CM6 besides camera and a couple of other features on his MT4G... it should all get sorted out and we will get CM6. Instead of complaining and resorting to another phone because it was out earlier and has CM6 already... Why not actually contribute by helping trying to work and mod the phone you picked and for that reason.
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Looks like I'll be sending this phone back tomorrow. Seems this phone is not gonna get to much love from the devs.
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Returning a phone because one dev hasn't done anything with it yet in the barely-two weeks its been out? Seems a little extreme, lol
Hi all. I'm jumping over to this forum due to the fact my vibrant finally died on me : ( So I picked up the new mytouch, which brings me to the question....can I root and apply custom roms using the same methods as the slide...? I haven't seen anywhere about mods for this Ph I'm assuming cause its new. the new mytouch has potential and I definitely need to get rid of this horrible bloatware. Thanks in advance for any help.
you mean the htc glacier? despite the looks it's a totally different phone and you should head over to its specific forum...
or perhaps you meant the mytouch by lg... then you are out of luck afaik
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you mean the htc glacier? despite the looks it's a totally different phone and you should head over to its specific forum...
or perhaps you meant the mytouch by lg... then you are out of luck afaik
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No I just picked up the lg mytouch 4g not the HTC glacier.
Here you go. :3
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Here you go. :3
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Thx. That's what I was doing wrong. I was leaving out the "lg." Wow.
Hi,
I'm a n00b. Sorry.
I'm buying my very first smartphone. I've had a nokia or samsung flipphone for the past 8 years...simple phones. just call, text etc etc...didn't even bother taking pictures, WHEN i could figure out HOW.
Anyway, so the phone is the T-MOBILE MYTOUCH 4G (WHITE) by LG.
This is the closest forum I could find...so mods/staff, PLEASE don't ban me or fine me for the questions here...
I see the above posts about rooting.
Well first I want to UNLOCK my phone so I can take it to Europe...blah blah blah. I realise that I will have to pay some stupid 10+$ fee to get the unlock code...I have til Tuesday to endlessly google on a way to do it free...before my phone arrives.
Ok, I don't know what a ROM is or what ROOTING does for me...but I assume it's good...can someone PLEASE HELP ME...and is rooting this mytouch 4g white phone by LG a good idea?
Thanks so much in advance!
Richard Rahl said:
Hi,
I'm a n00b. Sorry.
I'm buying my very first smartphone. I've had a nokia or samsung flipphone for the past 8 years...simple phones. just call, text etc etc...didn't even bother taking pictures, WHEN i could figure out HOW.
Anyway, so the phone is the T-MOBILE MYTOUCH 4G (WHITE) by LG.
This is the closest forum I could find...so mods/staff, PLEASE don't ban me or fine me for the questions here...
I see the above posts about rooting.
Well first I want to UNLOCK my phone so I can take it to Europe...blah blah blah. I realise that I will have to pay some stupid 10+$ fee to get the unlock code...I have til Tuesday to endlessly google on a way to do it free...before my phone arrives.
Ok, I don't know what a ROM is or what ROOTING does for me...but I assume it's good...can someone PLEASE HELP ME...and is rooting this mytouch 4g white phone by LG a good idea?
Thanks so much in advance!
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Your fine pal. We're here to help you. congratulations on your first smartphone being an Android!!!
Sent from my ICS Splashed using Tapatalk
Richard Rahl said:
Hi,
I'm a n00b. Sorry.
I'm buying my very first smartphone. I've had a nokia or samsung flipphone for the past 8 years...simple phones. just call, text etc etc...didn't even bother taking pictures, WHEN i could figure out HOW.
Anyway, so the phone is the T-MOBILE MYTOUCH 4G (WHITE) by LG.
This is the closest forum I could find...so mods/staff, PLEASE don't ban me or fine me for the questions here...
I see the above posts about rooting.
Well first I want to UNLOCK my phone so I can take it to Europe...blah blah blah. I realise that I will have to pay some stupid 10+$ fee to get the unlock code...I have til Tuesday to endlessly google on a way to do it free...before my phone arrives.
Ok, I don't know what a ROM is or what ROOTING does for me...but I assume it's good...can someone PLEASE HELP ME...and is rooting this mytouch 4g white phone by LG a good idea?
Thanks so much in advance!
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i'd suggest you don't mess with stuff you don't need/don't know... there's a lot of technical stuff to know and you not knowing basically anything but wanting to unlock root and flash is the perfect recipe for some regrettable actions.
just get an unlock code for about 10 bucks and you're all set...
Richard Rahl said:
Hi,
I'm a n00b. Sorry.
I'm buying my very first smartphone. I've had a nokia or samsung flipphone for the past 8 years...simple phones. just call, text etc etc...didn't even bother taking pictures, WHEN i could figure out HOW.
Anyway, so the phone is the T-MOBILE MYTOUCH 4G (WHITE) by LG.
This is the closest forum I could find...so mods/staff, PLEASE don't ban me or fine me for the questions here...
I see the above posts about rooting.
Well first I want to UNLOCK my phone so I can take it to Europe...blah blah blah. I realise that I will have to pay some stupid 10+$ fee to get the unlock code...I have til Tuesday to endlessly google on a way to do it free...before my phone arrives.
Ok, I don't know what a ROM is or what ROOTING does for me...but I assume it's good...can someone PLEASE HELP ME...and is rooting this mytouch 4g white phone by LG a good idea?
Thanks so much in advance!
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No devotional chant for you, "Lord Rahl."
Seriously, download this guide. Read it. Love it.
CoNsPiRiSiZe said:
Your fine pal. We're here to help you. congratulations on your first smartphone being an Android!!!
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Thank you
Braccoz said:
i'd suggest you don't mess with stuff you don't need/don't know... there's a lot of technical stuff to know and you not knowing basically anything but wanting to unlock root and flash is the perfect recipe for some regrettable actions.
just get an unlock code for about 10 bucks and you're all set...
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Thank you & I respect where you are coming from. I know I don't know anything about the Android world...I certainly didn't want an iPHONE as I don't like anything Apple...I'm a PC guy. I like to know what's going on when I'm working on a computer..NOT have it done for me Love the learning curve.
To further explain...I am assuming by rooting the phone I can upgrade the OS to the 4.0 Android system?...is that possible? From what I understand I'd only have the 2.2 that's already given...it's 2 point something IF I recall correctly.
IDEALLY, I'd have loved to have had a WebOS phone...but alas, HP farked it up and discontinued their products this past year...ah well.
So yes, still interested in rooting my phone to customise things
ALSO, since I'm getting this phone...I've read in many parts how people replace panels on the phone so they don't see the T-Mobile (for example) logo on the phone...etc etc...what do you folks suggest? What would be the best protection device for this phone? (I just found out a little while ago that UPS is delivering it 1 day early! Sometime today...so I should have it in my hands tonight when I get home from work...) I'm so excited!!
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No devotional chant for you, "Lord Rahl."
Seriously, download this guide. Read it. Love it.
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I love devotional chants Where's my Kahlan or Cara when I need one!!! hahaha
Will check out your links and reply tonight when I get home! Thanks buddy!
Richard Rahl said:
Thank you
Thank you & I respect where you are coming from. I know I don't know anything about the Android world...I certainly didn't want an iPHONE as I don't like anything Apple...I'm a PC guy. I like to know what's going on when I'm working on a computer..NOT have it done for me Love the learning curve.
To further explain...I am assuming by rooting the phone I can upgrade the OS to the 4.0 Android system?...is that possible? From what I understand I'd only have the 2.2 that's already given...it's 2 point something IF I recall correctly.
IDEALLY, I'd have loved to have had a WebOS phone...but alas, HP farked it up and discontinued their products this past year...ah well.
So yes, still interested in rooting my phone to customise things
ALSO, since I'm getting this phone...I've read in many parts how people replace panels on the phone so they don't see the T-Mobile (for example) logo on the phone...etc etc...what do you folks suggest? What would be the best protection device for this phone? (I just found out a little while ago that UPS is delivering it 1 day early! Sometime today...so I should have it in my hands tonight when I get home from work...) I'm so excited!!
I love devotional chants Where's my Kahlan or Cara when I need one!!! hahaha
Will check out your links and reply tonight when I get home! Thanks buddy!
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If you're looking for some high-performance ROMs, head over to RootzWiki and check out Undeadk9's work.
Sent via smoke signal.
As I come through the slyph for a quick breath of fresh air...I must report that I just finished reading the 25page manifest that you asked me to read/download...thanks for that. Was a good read.
NOW you mention ROM's...it was briefly touched upon in the PDF file...do I understand this to mean I need to use a ROM to customise the operating system?
Ok...let's do this step-by-step if you can bear with me PLEASE.
At some point I'm supposed to be getting my phone TODAY...it hasn't arrived yet, even though UPS says online that they did. After a few frustrating calls, it turns out the "loaner" driver cheated the system by saying he delivered it when he never did...
AFTER I get my phone, of course I need to get acclimated to it. Should I assume that I must UNLOCK it first by paying some 10$ fee online?...and THEN going on to ROOT the phone?
I just checked, and it turns out my phone is shipping with 2.2...these days I hear Ice Cream is the new flavour (4.0)...which is what I'd like it to get upgraded to..and from there start getting apps that I know I'll use...like an RSS feed app to find out WHEN something is available on the net...(as an example).
Look forward to hearing from you sir! Thanks again for being kind enough to respond and putting up with this n00b
Richard Rahl said:
As I come through the slyph for a quick breath of fresh air...I must report that I just finished reading the 25page manifest that you asked me to read/download...thanks for that. Was a good read.
NOW you mention ROM's...it was briefly touched upon in the PDF file...do I understand this to mean I need to use a ROM to customise the operating system?
Ok...let's do this step-by-step if you can bear with me PLEASE.
At some point I'm supposed to be getting my phone TODAY...it hasn't arrived yet, even though UPS says online that they did. After a few frustrating calls, it turns out the "loaner" driver cheated the system by saying he delivered it when he never did...
AFTER I get my phone, of course I need to get acclimated to it. Should I assume that I must UNLOCK it first by paying some 10$ fee online?...and THEN going on to ROOT the phone?
I just checked, and it turns out my phone is shipping with 2.2...these days I hear Ice Cream is the new flavour (4.0)...which is what I'd like it to get upgraded to..and from there start getting apps that I know I'll use...like an RSS feed app to find out WHEN something is available on the net...(as an example).
Look forward to hearing from you sir! Thanks again for being kind enough to respond and putting up with this n00b
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Alright now I would love to help you out sir.
Let us clarify that you are purchasing the mytouch 4G by LG, not the htc mytouch 4g slide. And not the htc mytouch 4g.
I do not believe there is a very extensive development happening for the lg phone because it is a new copycat of the original mt4g. (Correct me if I'm wrong)
While the specs are rather similar, the internal workings of the phone, firmware, kernel, roms... Are most likely written completely differently.
Do not expect to be able to use anything you find in these forums. Nor the mytouch 4g (glacier) forums.
Sorry I believe you don't have a choice but to pay for the unlock code they provide. I'm not even sure you will be able to root that phone without directions made directly for that phone. Nothing in the mt4gs forums will be compatible.
You've got a chance in the glacier forums but I recommend asking around before you start messing with your lg phone, or risk bricking the phone.
Even if you are getting the lg 4g slider, its not even using the 1.2 ghz dual core processor. The specs are still closer to the mt4g either way, not the mt4gs
Edit: sadly I do not expect your phone to get an ota update for android 4.0, for a very long time if ever. Hopefully you get some luck and a community of people with your device have accumulated somewhere so that some development starts happening for you to try out newer versions of android... But when that does happen, odds are that the roms for your phone will be unstable because of the small community inevitably not having enough developers. I recommend always using the stock rom, if you want to enjoy top of the line technology, get the mt4gs, or maybe a better phone that will definitely get an official cyanogen mod 9, or is sold stock with android 4.0.
All that being said. Your purchase was not bad, spec wise. But if you are looking for aftermarket technology to make the phone 5x better, trade for a different phone.
The beauty of having an android phone is that it is open source. With aftermarket roms, you can push any phone to its limits and get the most out of what you paid for.
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^ thank you for that. I'm not much into the (no offence) "geeky" side of all these ROMs and CUSTOMISATIONS...don't get me wrong...I'd love to get the most of this. I bought this phone, because it was cheap...that's the ONLY reason. I did NOT see a reason to pay hundreds upon hundreds for the current top-of-the-line phone. Just wanted a decent phone that did nice things for free or very close to it. I had been holding off for a very long time on getting a smartphone...this is my INTRO to your world. I signed a 2-year contract extension with T-Mobile.
IN the meantime, I shall be monitoring these pages and hopefully MOST of you beautiful geeks will scream "this phone is a must-have"...and THEN I'll shell out the bucks for a phone I could easily replace with what I have now.
I feel I want to spend money on a phone that will actually be GREAT for 2 years...ideally, that's when I feel personally I should upgrade to the next latest & greatest.
Yes this is the mytouch by LG...NOT the slide. It's got a black face, white back...3 "home" buttons on bottom.
MY misdelivered phone from yesterday thanks to a stupid UPS Driver, found its way into my hands this morning @ 6am while getting in my car...a great neighbour of mine knew when I left the house and walked my missing package over. So today of course I need to get jiggy with my phone and see how everything works, before I even think of UNLOCKING the phone
I shall keep you apprised and thanks again for the above information...it was VERY helpful...some of your words of course are "foreign" to me, so I'll keep asking these very "dumb" questions...i hope you all can put up with it for a bit. Til this evening after I finish my work -day...ciao.
^upon purchasing this phone I was almost as clueless as you. But the reason I chose mt4gs is that it is futureproof. 1.2 dual core processor will run android 4.0 beautifully.
Since I purchased the phone I've been on these forums checking up on things atleast once a day if not 5x a day just so I'm up to date on things. It kind of gets addicting when everyone is trying to contribute their 2 cents to make the phone the best that it could be
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leoilios said:
^upon purchasing this phone I was almost as clueless as you. But the reason I chose mt4gs is that it is futureproof. 1.2 dual core processor will run android 4.0 beautifully.
Since I purchased the phone I've been on these forums checking up on things atleast once a day if not 5x a day just so I'm up to date on things. It kind of gets addicting when everyone is trying to contribute their 2 cents to make the phone the best that it could be
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The op has a mytouch 4g from lg, not the slide.
Hi everyone!
As of today, I am no longer an owner of an Android phone. Yes, I have gone over to 'the dark side' (Apple) and gotten an iPhone. Many of you won't recognize my name, but I wanted to thank all of the Infuse devs for their hard work and generosity! I've been a part of (at least lurked) a few android dev forums on XDA, and I think the Infuse dev section is probably the nicest and most friendly one I've encountered. This isn't just for the devs, but for everyone else - THANK YOU for your friendliness, helpful attitudes, willingness to post and answer questions! This is somewhat of a model for how other forums should treat its members and I'm glad I got to be a part of it.
Thanks again everyone!
G_T
Don't blame you, I'm actually waiting for the iPhone 5 myself, except that it comes out in June 2012 and my upgrade is in January 2013 The infuse is awesome though
Hmm... I didn't know the iPhone 5 was coming out this summer... Good thing I didn't use my upgrade to get the 4S today, just a craigslist trade. Lucky for me my upgrade is actually IN JUNE!
Probably should have posted this in the general section. But anywho.. Hehe no problem man take care, stop by once in a while to say hey or pm me
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But you where the chosen one!!!! -Obi
good luck ^^
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Don't blame you, I'm actually waiting for the iPhone 5 myself, except that it comes out in June 2012 and my upgrade is in January 2013 The infuse is awesome though
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LMAO my upgrade's (my mom's initially) isn't until August of next year :O. Oh well, by then I will hopefully be steady learning in college .
I was actually going to post in General, but I figured I wanted to do it in Dev section cause I never really went in any of the others and you guys in dev were really the ones I wanted to thank.
i still dont see the use of this post, but farewell. Peace sir
Not gonna bash in anyone's options or choices ....but I came from an iPhone 4s ....don't get me wrong they're amazing phones...really good phones...amazing display camera apps etc...
But it lacks customization even jailbroken...which is I came back to Android ....but all is well that ends well so have fun with it and best regards
Have fun dealing with itunes. Poor bastard.
Have fun with it; that includes and IS limited to: one keyboard, one browser, one rom, one theme/icons set, one..er..no widgets or app drawer, one clock speed, 3G speeds, and timely updates/itunes. (can't totallly bash lol)
Regardless of how AT&T brands the 4S, its still 3G (Don't let the name confuse you as it has some of my friends)
/rant...
Android is for ppl who like to change up their phone; when I get tired of looking at a certain set up, I change it and boom, its like a new phone. iOS is just a solid OS that's easy to use, that's what a lot of ppl want.
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Not gonna bash in anyone's options or choices ....but I came from an iPhone 4s ....don't get me wrong they're amazing phones...really good phones...amazing display camera apps etc...
But it lacks customization even jailbroken...which is I came back to Android ....but all is well that ends well so have fun with it and best regards
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I came to my infuse from a 4s as well for the same reason xD
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Never spent a cent on Apple crap, never will! Bye
Good bye and good luck with the new device, Keep an eye on our Sister site. yes we have XDA for Iphone as well.