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long time android user. new to Samsung.

Hey everyone
just switched from HTCs sprint evo to Verizon droid charge. Was wondering, what happened to gif animations? My evo did this flawlessly. I can't see how my phone can render movies, games, hack other computers, change the channel on the tv, etc. But can't animate a gif in the browser?
If anyone can tell me a tweak or a Rom that does this, im all ears.
Also, could someone manage to get a still of the boot animation to use as wallpaper?
Thanks in advance! .

Have you tried a different browser?

I'm using opera mobile and I can view gifs just fine.

Dolphin works fine.
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It works on FireFox.
Bow chika wah wah Premium

different browser is your best bet for online .gifs, I use quickpic in place of the stock gallery and it has no trouble playing saved ones... as for the boot animation as a live wallpaper it hasn't been done yet, doesn't mean it can't be its just that its hard to take samsung's special .qmg file and make it into anything usable

Thanks for the replies. Firefox is working fine. Was hoping to get gif animations, user agent options, and flash all in the same browser. I guess i was spoiled with my EVO.

anoninja118 said:
different browser is your best bet for online .gifs, I use quickpic in place of the stock gallery and it has no trouble playing saved ones... as for the boot animation as a live wallpaper it hasn't been done yet, doesn't mean it can't be its just that its hard to take samsung's special .qmg file and make it into anything usable
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Thanks for the input on the boot animation. You mentioned the live wallpaper. How about just a still of it? Id probably be happy with someone taking a picture of it and photocopying it into something presentable.

ksquared said:
Thanks for the input on the boot animation. You mentioned the live wallpaper. How about just a still of it? Id probably be happy with someone taking a picture of it and photocopying it into something presentable.
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its still hard to do as it can't be screenshot (unless you mean taking a pic of the phone screen with another phone/camera which may work but won't be too high quality I think) and can't be made into any kind of usable .gif or video due to the retarded proprietary .qmg animation file... I bet a dev or someone with more android knowledge may be able to do something with it but no luck so far, even the mighty google has failed in turning up anything usable lol
let me take a stab at maybe getting a still shot of it

anoninja118 said:
its still hard to do as it can't be screenshot (unless you mean taking a pic of the phone screen with another phone/camera which may work but won't be too high quality I think) and can't be made into any kind of usable .gif or video due to the retarded proprietary .qmg animation file... I bet a dev or someone with more android knowledge may be able to do something with it but no luck so far, even the mighty google has failed in turning up anything usable lol
let me take a stab at maybe getting a still shot of it
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I doubt anything of decent quality can be made without a good camera that can get focus on something that small and detailed. But if you can ill buy you a beer

ksquared said:
I doubt anything of decent quality can be made without a good camera that can get focus on something that small and detailed. But if you can ill buy you a beer
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i researched further: .qmg files are proprietary to samsung and cannot be opened, edited, or played unless you work for samsung and have access to the source used to make the .qmg... this means our only options are to screenshot it to get either a picture or a video, but as I said it will not be too high quality
edit: no luck trying to get a picture with a camera, it just looks like crap... I can only think of two options, maybe finding a high quality video of it online and using that to make something or possibly connecting it to an HDTV and maybe getting a screen cap that way

anoninja118 said:
i researched further: .qmg files are proprietary to samsung and cannot be opened, edited, or played unless you work for samsung and have access to the source used to make the .qmg... this means our only options are to screenshot it to get either a picture or a video, but as I said it will not be too high quality
edit: no luck trying to get a picture with a camera, it just looks like crap... I can only think of two options, maybe finding a high quality video of it online and using that to make something or possibly connecting it to an HDTV and maybe getting a screen cap that way
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Thanks for looking into it for me. I will look into it when i get a hdmi cable to try it out. Great idea tho, putting it on a tv.
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ksquared said:
Thanks for looking into it for me. I will look into it when i get a hdmi cable to try it out. Great idea tho, putting it on a tv.
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Np.. Hope something works, I'd love that as a live wallpaper or hell even a pic for a background. It's been worked on and many people want it, so hopefully someone can do something
I was thinking too that since obviously the phone can run/play those kind of files, I wondered if there was a way to get it to play it while the phone's on to maybe get it that way
edit: also kinda sorta found it here in the VZ commercial for it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc3aLMTwB0c&feature=related
if anyone's good with video editing maybe you can grab it from there, about 23 seconds in

Will any of these work for you?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&..._gc.r_pw.&fp=d8fefd19fb9df38&biw=1366&bih=664

hazard209 said:
Will any of these work for you?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&..._gc.r_pw.&fp=d8fefd19fb9df38&biw=1366&bih=664
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No, this is that were after
http://stores.bestbuy.com/458/files/2011/05/DroidCharge1.jpg
This is the one that's in the Droid Charges boot animation. The only one besides the nexus I've seen people to do anything with.
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anoninja118 said:
Np.. Hope something works, I'd love that as a live wallpaper or hell even a pic for a background. It's been worked on and many people want it, so hopefully someone can do something
I was thinking too that since obviously the phone can run/play those kind of files, I wondered if there was a way to get it to play it while the phone's on to maybe get it that way
edit: also kinda sorta found it here in the VZ commercial for it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc3aLMTwB0c&feature=related
if anyone's good with video editing maybe you can grab it from there, about 23 seconds in
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Was sad this wasnt stock anywhere. Ill look at this when i get home and see if i can do anything with it.
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Following hazard's lead, will any of these work?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&..._gc.r_pw.&fp=d8fefd19fb9df38&biw=1440&bih=749

landshark68 said:
Following hazard's lead, will any of these work?
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&..._gc.r_pw.&fp=d8fefd19fb9df38&biw=1440&bih=749
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The second one on that page might work. A little on the small side. Ill see if i can shop it bigger and not have it be pixelated
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The one linked below worked pretty well as a wallpaper. The eye takes up most of the screen, but looks pretty good.
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Disregard where it is located on the link page, as it changed location when I clicked the link. This should be the link location for the actual image --> http://www.google.com/imgres?q=droi...&w=700&h=700&ei=ELRBTqj7EuWmsAKLqqizCQ&zoom=1

How about this?

[Q] camera quality? Want to buy today online

Hey guys. Tmo has this phone online for free, but the web only offer ends today. I'd like to buy it, but just need to know about the camera quality to replace our recently lost camera. My wife will only let me get it if I assure her we won't have to buy a separate camera. This would be our first android phones, though I have an Acer iconia a500 tablet.
How is the picture quality? Is it slow to snap like some of the honeycomb tablets? Does it have a flash?
How is the video capture quality?
Can someone post a sample picture and video clip here?
As I said, the free web offer ends today, so if the camera quality is good, I want to order them tonight.
Thanks,
EB
PS. Is music playing quality good too? My wife will be using it to replace her mp3 player that just died.
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What phone? Did you read the specs? Most any phone with a 5mp+ camera should take really nice photos.
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Sorry. The t-mobile g2x. Isn't this the correct forum for that phone?
The cnet review said the picture quality didn't meet their standards. Guess I'm looking for confirmation.
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An 8mp camera should give you great pictures, and it records 1080p video. You can always use 3rd party camera apps too. Sounds like a good deal if they are free, imo.
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Th G2x camera is pretty disappointing. There are a number of threads around here discussing the issue. I don't think you should choose this phone if the camera is a real priority.
Music playing is excellent, better than most.

Thanks for the info.. I was just about to order them online, but like the saying goes.. they screw you in the drive-thru.
I was thinking the Free web-offer (exp today) with the 49.99/line for 2 lines plan was an awsome deal. However, it seems you can't get that plan online, only in the stores, and you can't get the free web offer in the store..

If want to get a new phone, the way I've found is to go and look in a store. Use one, play with it, move on to the next. Try them all if needed. Then if you can find a better deal for the one you want online, you know exactly which one to order.
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Angelus47 said:
If want to get a new phone, the way I've found is to go and look in a store. Use one, play with it, move on to the next. Try them all if needed. Then if you can find a better deal for the one you want online, you know exactly which one to order.
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You do realize you are in a T-Mo LG G2x specific forum, right?

Do I have to be using one in order to post here?
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Angelus47 said:
Do I have to be using one in order to post here?
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No, of course not. I was just trying to help.
Carry on.

LOVE my g2x camera, it's amazing. (with the back cover off, lol)
But a few modifications to the battery cover fixed that 3:-}

For what its worth consumer reports actually rated the G2X as having the best smartphone camera.
http://pressroom.consumerreports.or...-match-stand-alone-devices-in-many-respe.html
Mine takes fantastic photos. Haven't done much with videos but the still shots are awesome considering they were taken WITH A PHONE!!! Lol
Here are a couple I've taken with mine. The 2 cloud photos were taken with my G2X and then edited on the phone with Picsay Pro.
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Nice shots!
I wonder if Consumer Reports still feels the same way after the GB update.
I'm not trying to bash the phone here, I honestly think the G2x camera is flawed. On mine every still photo is kind of blurry or soft focused, and with an overall hazy tint. Video at both 1080 and 720 suffers from obvious block pixelization, the more motion in the scene the worse the image appears. I have tried cleaning the glass on both sides of my cover and observed very little difference in still images.
If I'm not mistaken there was at least one thread here where this was discussed. Also, the consensus from those who have both seems to be that the Sensation has many flaws, but it's camera provides superior images to the G2x's.
ETA:It looks like I have grease or something on the lens in this video, but I didn't. I must confess I don't remeber if I was using the GB OTA camera or the 1.5 LG cam from this forum. I can say I haven't seen any better video out of my phone since I got it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNyepSKmyuI

Spyvie said:
It looks like I have grease or something on the lens in this video
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You're holding it wrong

I've been telling people this for years - remove that glass on the battery cover! Its like a dirt magnet. Never understood why you would put glass over a camera lens... I'm using an exented battery without the camera lens glass cover. The pictures are night and day.

Trying to delete this post - XDA Prem App has gone loco.

Mister Hat said:
You're holding it wrong
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This made me lol

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phburks said:
For what its worth consumer reports actually rated the G2X as having the best smartphone camera.
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Thanks for posting the consumer reports link. More proof that LG ripped us all off, whether or not we all realize it.
CS is praising the feature set of the G2x camera as much or more than anything else. Those features disappeared with the "update"

Spyvie said:
Thanks for posting the consumer reports link. More proof that LG ripped us all off, whether or not we all realize it.
CS is praising the feature set of the G2x camera as much or more than anything else. Those features disappeared with the "update"
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Yea I have to agree with you here. The camera app in Froyo was very nice and very useful at the same time. Too bad they didn't support it with their gingerbread release. Granted the camera app in 2.3.3 is more in line with their marketing the phone as vanilla android, but it does feel like they removed a feature, or at least downgraded it.

What should I do now with my crappy?

Well I upgraded to the sgsII. But I have mixed feelings about what to do with my trusty cappy. No one in my family wants it and none of my friends around here have atnt...
I dont know if I should sell it or keep it as a backup. It seems like just a waste to leave it sitting around in the box. Besides it's basically a brand new phone (2 week old 11.02 built/refurb) Never has been messed with. (Roms) No blemishes or marks at all. No sleep death or gps issues. I just got it replaced due to a crappy gps.
Should I be able to get at least $200 for it if I got the ebay route? I have everything it came with plus a otter box commuter.

ebay the puppy or donate it to a DEV .;-)

Donate it to LOSTLOGIC89!!
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Stevenrogers_420 said:
Donate it to LOSTLOGIC89!!
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+1...especially with DG moving away from the Captivate.

Lostlogic89 needs one
Currently Pinnacle 1.2 and have never been happier

I concur,,if you can afford to do so donate to lostlogic89,,those of staying with the captivate for a while longer would probably all appreciate it

Stevenrogers_420 said:
Donate it to LOSTLOGIC89!!
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+1 on this one!!
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That would be great if possible .
It will cut me si much extra work .

NascarFastcar said:
Well I upgraded to the sgsII. But I have mixed feelings about what to do with my trusty cappy. No one in my family wants it and none of my friends around here have atnt...
I dont know if I should sell it or keep it as a backup. It seems like just a waste to leave it sitting around in the box. Besides it's basically a brand new phone (2 week old 11.02 built/refurb) Never has been messed with. (Roms) No blemishes or marks at all. No sleep death or gps issues. I just got it replaced due to a crappy gps.
Should I be able to get at least $200 for it if I got the ebay route? I have everything it came with plus a otter box commuter.
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Does it mean they fixed GPS issues in newer/refurb captivates? Could you confirm what build is safe, or what to look for? I might pick one up for mom.

same situations except mines is older. mine just sits on my desk. thinking about using it like an ipod touch or something. how much would this go for anyway if we were to sell? no one has answered that except to give it to them for free.

flytronix said:
same situations except mines is older. mine just sits on my desk. thinking about using it like an ipod touch or something. how much would this go for anyway if we were to sell? no one has answered that except to give it to them for free.
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Sorry man they run around 150-200ish. Yours with case prolly 180. Wasn't stallin or beggin just figured you could checkout ebay and craigslist yourself to find out what they are selling for.
Steve

sides most of us was suggesting someone we have no personal contact with or knowledge of other than the excellent work done to make the captivate a better phone,,and done without one

ebay is your best bet.

You can mail it to watsa so he can keep developing captivate roms
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Sell it
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sumeet909 said:
Does it mean they fixed GPS issues in newer/refurb captivates? Could you confirm what build is safe, or what to look for? I might pick one up for mom.
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Ive been really busy.
Heres the gps stock. Just gps test installed to do this test. Not wifi/network so its a true gps test.
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It's a refurb that I got 2 weeks before this posting. 10.12 built.
Ive been trying ebay with a $200 buy it now. comes with everything, and a otterbox commuter etc.
Only people that seem to be bidding are from Russia, Ukrian. They have fake ebay accounts with us address but they cannot checkout thru a non us paypal. It' seems to be a 99% scam. I might post it here in the market if this continues to happen. I hate it. I even have like size 7 font in red telling them not to bid etc lol

I would really love to see a developer that makes a media player rom. Basically what I'm thinking of is an ipod touch like u.i. so I can keep my cappy around as an awesome storage device/mp3 player/wifi only browser after my upgrade.
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capocaccia said:
I would really love to see a developer that makes a media player rom. Basically what I'm thinking of is an ipod touch like u.i. so I can keep my cappy around as an awesome storage device/mp3 player/wifi only browser after my upgrade.
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There is a thread somewhere that does that very thing. I think it was called Captivate Touch.

Just give it to LOSTLOGIC. All in favor?

talk to josh from mobile tech videos. he was looking for a captivate a while back to do videos with. im sure you guys could come to some kind of agreement.

Google Running Home Testing

Google through some company named GfK, have sent me some random letter to my house saying I have been randomly chosen to participate in random testing concerning the way I use TV, Smart phones, Computers and tablets with benefits and a tiny little payout..They also included a REAL $2 bill as "incentive" I guess. They don't know that I own any of this so I assume they "maybe" would be sending me these things. (I already own 2 Xooms, A Kindle Fire, 2 laptops and 5 Android smartphones but how would they KNOW this?). Just kinda odd and random I guess.
Anyone else got one of these or can provide me with more details as to what it is? has anyone here ever done one of these and what is it? i'm uncomfortable with it because it was random. So I thought I'd ask my homies here on XDA.
I did Google and find this too. http://www.google.com/landing/screenwisepanel/
I attached a copy of the letter.
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Nevermind.... http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/08/google-screenwise-panel-pays-to-track-browsing
Is is a good idea though or no?

Hey Freshly_Snipes, this is a interesting little letter you have received. I am going to keep up with this thread, please keep us all up to date with what becomes of this.

Sucks we can't sign up to get the black box anymore, cause that would of been perfect. Honestly, unless you're a terrorist, child pervert/sexual predator. There is no reason not to sign up.

Not sure how one gets on these lists, but I have gotten letters like this from time to time for other tech companies (usually they come with a $5 bill, lol). They are legit but usually require more effort than their merger pay out is worth. You must track and report a lot of info (sometimes you even allow them to do the tracking via certain devices), giving out a lot of private data in the process and spending a bit of time to do it. I usually pocket the $5 (in this case apparently its $2) and move on with my life.

Hgaara said:
Sucks we can't sign up to get the black box anymore, cause that would of been perfect. Honestly, unless you're a terrorist, child pervert/sexual predator. There is no reason not to sign up.
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Why can't I get the black box???
I think I am going to try it out and if I don't feel comfortable or it becomes to tedious I'll just stop. I hope they don't "force me" to stay reporting if I choose to.

Freshly_Snipes said:
Why can't I get the black box???
I think I am going to try it out and if I don't feel comfortable or it becomes to tedious I'll just stop. I hope they don't "force me" to stay reporting if I choose to.
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I think only the first 2500 had that option.
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Looks like Google is serious... Look what I got in the mail today. Lol
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Hgaara said:
Sucks we can't sign up to get the black box anymore, cause that would of been perfect. Honestly, unless you're a terrorist, child pervert/sexual predator. There is no reason not to sign up.
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I can get the black box. They just offered it to me in the letter. Then i install a app on all smart phones and tablets and each television.
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Lol, see I told ya they usually send a $5 spot. Are you going to participate or just pocket the $5?

Behold_this said:
Lol, see I told ya they usually send a $5 spot. Are you going to participate or just pocket the $5?
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I'm participating. That 100 bucks sounds great. Fairly simple too. I'm doing the black box and all my tablets and phones, for an additional $5 each.. My wife is excited too lol
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WOOOOW look what Google just sent me! 3 new 5 inch Galaxy players... Wtf?
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Dayummm how much do those retail for?
whyd you get them I thooght they just paid you lol
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yahhboy said:
Dayummm how much do those retail for?
whyd you get them I thooght they just paid you lol
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Well they said I'd be receiving several gifts along with payments. My daughter is screaming when I gave it to her. My wife thinks it's "fugly".. Lol.. Idk wtf to do with mine. I have a Sensation 4G and a Xoom.. Lol.. Guess I'll take this one jogging with me in the mornings.
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I wish I was lucky enough to get signed up on Googles tester list. You are one lucky guy man. As for what to do with the player, I would use it for a development device.

Thats just awesome man! Glad you got chosen! I am a trender so I only get the gift cards lol.

Nice! Wish I was that lucky!..........
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i heard about that company they did the nokia incentive over here for years, and they did send out the latest phone, i wonder if they are doing the same thing over here if i find any information regarding this scheme in the United Kingdom i would definately put the link up

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Thats just awesome man! Glad you got chosen! I am a trender so I only get the gift cards lol.
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My daughter is going ape sh*t over this Galaxy Player. Lol... My wife says it's too big (pause lol)... I'm guessing it's time to root one of em. And I got $100 bucks today in the mail. This sh*t keeps getting better. Glad I don't have to do anything extra besides click the TV tans when I'm watching Television and when i leave the room. Just hard to remember.
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Freshly_Snipes said:
My daughter is going ape sh*t over this Galaxy Player. Lol... My wife says it's too big (pause lol)... I'm guessing it's time to root one of em. And I got $100 bucks today in the mail. This sh*t keeps getting better. Glad I don't have to do anything extra besides click the TV tans when I'm watching Television and when i leave the room. Just hard to remember.
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Hmmm, I just signed up for the screen wise panel myself. You can google it and sign up, it's really easy. I wonder if they'll send out a letter, etc.

darkwildchild79 said:
i heard about that company they did the nokia incentive over here for years, and they did send out the latest phone, i wonder if they are doing the same thing over here if i find any information regarding this scheme in the United Kingdom i would definately put the link up
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They still do it, I got a Lumia 800 in December.

New AT&T Atrix 2 User.

Hi! I just bought yesterday an Unlocked Atrix 2 from AT&T, it came with Android 2.3.6 (55.13.25.MB865,ATT.en.US) Pure stock, not rooted, brand new.. My question is.. What should i know about this device? Is it Getting an official OTA of ICS soon? I don't want to root it yet, i'd like to receive official ICS Update via OTA, then root and play with it. I'm in argentina, and sometime while surfing the web with 4G i lose network connection and reconnects itself after a few secs, someone has experienced that? The Screen is a little yellowish all over white colours, normal too or what? Thanks A2 Users!

Start here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9
Official ics will be here in a month or so. Hopefully sooner. The yellowish colors for the screen are normal for this phone.
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Welcome aboard! Glad to have you. If you don't mind, please read these threads:
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Yes, ICS official should be right around the corner. In the meantime, I'd recommend you read through the threads in this forum, including the stickied threads. You'll learn a lot.
Also, if someone here helps you, be sure to click their "thanks" button!
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maxiordoqui said:
Hi! I just bought yesterday an Unlocked Atrix 2 from AT&T, it came with Android 2.3.6 (55.13.25.MB865,ATT.en.US) Pure stock, not rooted, brand new.. My question is.. What should i know about this device? Is it Getting an official OTA of ICS soon? I don't want to root it yet, i'd like to receive official ICS Update via OTA, then root and play with it. I'm in argentina, and sometime while surfing the web with 4G i lose network connection and reconnects itself after a few secs, someone has experienced that? The Screen is a little yellowish all over white colours, normal too or what? Thanks A2 Users!
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Hi. And, welcome to the community..
It's a good device, but it has a locked bootloader which prevents us from installing truly custom roms or custom kernels. But, as you will notice, the guys around here can do some pretty cool stuff with what limited capabilities we've got. (The unlock you are referring to is the subsidy unlock for different carriers, I assume).
Yes, depending on your definition of soon, the official ICS is coming soon-ish (my guess is august for the at&t us builds). And simply rooting, should have no impact on receiving or installing the official ota update - it's the other stuff you do with root that screws up the install of the ota - but we have ways to fix up your system for the ota..
Never been to Argentina, but I have experienced bad data connections depending where I'm at.
The yellowish color is not normal. At least mine doesn't look yellow. And since yours came stock 2.3.6 (most come 2.3.5 out of the box), and it's sim is unlocked, so it may be refurbished or slightly used.. not sure what causes the yellow.. do you have a screen guard that discolors it?
Hope that helps. Good luck with everything.
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tmease1 said:
Start here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9
Official ics will be here in a month or so. Hopefully sooner. The yellowish colors for the screen are normal for this phone.
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Is it normal? Did I just get used to it maybe?
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tmease1 said:
The yellowish colors for the screen are normal for this phone
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alteredlikeness said:
Is it normal? Did I just get used to it maybe?
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I've never noticed a "yellow" tint, but I do have some darkish blotches in the center of where my keyboard would appear that may be from mashing the screen too hard while angry texting crazy girls...
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Wow! So many replies in just Minutes.. Thanks a lot, i feel confortable asking here now. First of all its Sim Unlocked, you can use it with any carrier. About "Yellowish" tint all over, is hard to tell when it is noticeable, for example, when you surf in Google Play, while loads the screen of a selected app, you can see the background the yellowish tint is a bit noticeable, also in Wifi settings and others, but colors in photos and everything is perfectly normal.. Probably i'm a bit daltonic or paranoid. I'm happy to know that our phone will have ICS in August, i think the wait will worth, i saw Droid Razr running ICS and, OMG so smooth, so perfect..! The only i complain about is about the stock browser, wich provides a laggy experience -.- but overall performance is good! I like the build quality, its a very good looking phone, looks very professional and feels like a premium phone. Not like the cheap plastics Samsung GS2 i own, it feels like a toy compared to A2! I'm uploading photos of the phone right now.

maxiordoqui said:
Wow! So many replies in just Minutes.. Thanks a lot, i feel confortable asking here now. First of all its Sim Unlocked, you can use it with any carrier. About "Yellowish" tint all over, is hard to tell when it is noticeable, for example, when you surf in Google Play, while loads the screen of a selected app, you can see the background the yellowish tint is a bit noticeable, also in Wifi settings and others, but colors in photos and everything is perfectly normal.. Probably i'm a bit daltonic or paranoid. I'm happy to know that our phone will have ICS in August, i think the wait will worth, i saw Droid Razr running ICS and, OMG so smooth, so perfect..! The only i complain about is about the stock browser, wich provides a laggy experience -.- but overall performance is good! I like the build quality, its a very good looking phone, looks very professional and feels like a premium phone. Not like the cheap plastics Samsung GS2 i own, it feels like a toy compared to A2! I'm uploading photos of the phone right now.
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I agree, it feels like a good quality piece of hardware. Oh, and August was just my guess, the official word from Moto is Quarter 3, which goes until like late September I think.. so who actually knows..
As for browsers, yup, the stock GB browser is horrible in my opinion also.. I'm sticking with Boat Browser - keeps getting updates and getting better. Also, Firefox is available for GB, and for ICS, you can get Chrome (but it's still pretty bare bones - plus the stock ics browser uses chrome parts I believe..). Just try a few out, and you'll find a nice replacement browser...

Here are some pics of this Bad Boy:
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"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
SUPERB SCREEN QUALITY!

alteredlikeness said:
Is it normal? Did I just get used to it maybe?
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You just got used to it. I noticed it when i first got my A2 as well.
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maxiordoqui said:
Here are some pics of this Bad Boy:
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What a coincidence, it looks just like mine…
Enjoy your new toy!
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Apex_Strider said:
What a coincidence, it looks just like mine…
Enjoy your new toy!
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LOL, really? i thought mine was different Thanks, i'm glad to be here with people who knows how to improve our experience with android and Motorola.

tmease1 said:
You just got used to it. I noticed it when i first got my A2 as well.
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I noticed it instantly the first time i turned it on, i'm getting used to this anyways. It wasn't confortable at first.. Thought it could be a defect.

maxiordoqui said:
I noticed it instantly the first time i turned it on, i'm getting used to this anyways. It wasn't confortable at first.. Thought it could be a defect.
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First off.. WELCOME! The A2 is a great phone and I hope you're happy with it
We have plenty of great devs here that make amazing things happen for this phone.
ALSO if you really don't like the yellowish tint try this:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.netmanslab.sa&hl=en
Just raise the blue values to get rid of the tint

New ATRIX 2 user here to. Very much love xda been reading much of what members say to learn and enjoy new ATRIX 2! Root soon and be flashing good rom for this phone!!!
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