New 4G User! Greetings! - HTC Inspire 4G

Hey guys,
I finally got my hands on an Inspire 4G and I'm ready to dive back into the android scene! I had an HD2 last year that I rooted and flashed CM6 rom onto, but somebody stole it when I was out of town and I haven't used an android phone since. I'm excited about using my Inspire 4G and pushing it to its maximum potential.
I noticed that the forum base for this phone isn't too big (yet) so I'm a little lost on where to go. I want to theme my phone and get rid of the bloatware, but will this require flashing a custom rom? I understand that I have to root my phone so I am looking into that now. How did you guys theme your phones?

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[Q] Best Evo 4G official ROM and build?

Hey! My girlfriend is having a ton of problems with her Samsung Epic 4G, which is no surprise it seems everyone I know who's had a samsung of any kind has had trouble and replacements. She had hers replaced, with the same issues as before, theyve reset it several times... so she bought an HTC Evo. I myself have the Hero and I LOVE it. Ive never had any issues other than with finding the right Sprint build for my needs. Im rooted and changed many things on mine.
So Im wondering, if anyone knows which ROM would be best to have on her new Evo phone? Friend of mine just did an update on his Evo and is having trouble as well now. Im HTC smart, and she's not too avid on technology stuff so I want to make sure she has the most stable ROM and build that is official from Sprint, no custom ROMs please. =D
That would be so greatly appreciated if someone can get back with me!
By no custom ROM's, do you mean you don't plan to root the phone, or you just want to use a rooted OEM ROM like this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1038701
I tested this on my evo 4g today, but I still dont like HTC sense, so I went back to my cyanogen m7 ROM.

Evo to sensation user here

Welp, thanks to slickdeals i was able to get out of my sprint contract with no early termination fee, i jumped on the t-mobile and got the 49.99 unlimited everything deal with my girlffriend and I.
I used to love my evo on the CM7 rom, but omg the sensation is just a whole lot better in every shape and form
-Battery life
My main gripe about the evo was the ****ty battery life, I did so many roms/kernel combos to find what woudl give me the best battery but in the end i felt i had to turn off so many cool features just to make my phone last all day. The sensation last all day with wifi/gps it last so long that i don't even have to worry about forgetting to charge it at night, Before with the evo if i forgot to charge my phone i would wake up to a dead phone....
-Signal
This is mainly t-mobile coverage but i have not lost a single call int he week i have had it and i get 4g inside my house and full bars(would roam in my house with sprint) The call quality is alot better as well
-Comparing both stock roms the sensation is alot better than the EVO, i don't even really want to venture into modding it as I am getting everything i need just on stock form
Anyone else make the switch from EVO to Sensation? I am happy i finally got a new phone, it's wicked fast!!
Should i even bother trying out new roms?
Yes you should try diff roms. Some pretty good ones just have to dedicate urself to one
Sent by my feau gee
Was with T-Mobile for about 7 years.
Went to Sprint for EVO 3D.
Hated Sprint signal (lack thereof).
Came back to T-Mobile and got the Sensation.
T-Mobile rocks, as does the Sensation, and after having tried all of the ROMs in the dev forum for it, I highly recommend Synergy ROM. That team does top-notch work, and I've used their stuff since WinMo 6.1, and they are truly tops.
Also, they have an updater app within their ROM so upgrading to newer builds later is much less time-consuming than other ROMs. It's also super-fast, super-stable, and has some nice UI touches the other ROMs lack. Try it out.
Oh, and welcome to TMO.
maxawesome said:
Was with T-Mobile for about 7 years.
Went to Sprint for EVO 3D.
Hated Sprint signal (lack thereof).
Came back to T-Mobile and got the Sensation.
T-Mobile rocks, as does the Sensation, and after having tried all of the ROMs in the dev forum for it, I highly recommend Synergy ROM. That team does top-notch work, and I've used their stuff since WinMo 6.1, and they are truly tops.
Also, they have an updater app within their ROM so upgrading to newer builds later is much less time-consuming than other ROMs. It's also super-fast, super-stable, and has some nice UI touches the other ROMs lack. Try it out.
Oh, and welcome to TMO.
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Yup Sprint for some reason BLOWS in my house and evern around town i can't get decent data connection, my highest ever speedtest was like 400kb/s.... in my house i would get 50-80kb/s... The sensation on the other hand gets like 3-4500kb/s the difference is ****ing insane! really glad i made the switch and coudn't be happier!
I am going to give the synergy rom a shot, I just don't want to try it and have certain things not working, I did like that rom on the evo too
Just went from evo to sensation. I love the sensation. Better in every aspect. I don't get 4g with the evo but do with tmo. The best combo I found with with the evo was stock Rom and kernel. The sensation I will root when I get the 2.3.4 update but won't put roms on until they get one that works well with the dual core CPUs.
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I also switched from a cm7'd evo back in early July. Sensation blows the evo away in every way shape and form...
I will say it took me a while to find a decent sense ROM I was happy with since i'm waiting for CM7 for us. But i'm glad I switched everyone said Tmobile was a downgrade but has been a upgrade for me in every way in the area I live in!!
Sent from my HTC Pyramid
I was with sprint for 3 years, had instinct then EVO. Great service right up until the end, then it completely **** the bed, so I decided to stop giving good money for bad service. EVO was a solid phone though.
Former evo user here, too (by way of G2x and Nexus S)...
I'm on stock tmo 2.3.4, s-off and rooted of course. I've used titanium backup to de-bloat and get rid of the apps and widgets I don't need or want. I've tried a couple of roms, but at this point I'm happy with de-bloated stock. I'll probably feel differently in the future and need to breathe some fresh air into my Senny.
After using stock Android on the Nexus S and formerly on the evo, I really prefer the look of a stock sense rom over stock Android. It has some nice touches, and the included mail and messaging apps are pretty nice. I really appreciate the ability to preview up to 5 lines of an email in the mail app and the ability to send group texts and picture messages without a 3rd party app.
Of course, there are things I don't like, too. For example, I can't delete the homescreens I don't use and I can't remap the right rosie button to the browser without a mod. I also don't like how recent apps are in the notification pulldown (I know, there is a mod to remove the recent apps and many custom roms do) and that I can't customize the quick settings tab in the pulldown menu, but those are minor gripes.
raul602 said:
Welp, thanks to slickdeals i was able to get out of my sprint contract with no early termination fee, i jumped on the t-mobile and got the 49.99 unlimited everything deal with my girlffriend and I.
I used to love my evo on the CM7 rom, but omg the sensation is just a whole lot better in every shape and form
-Battery life
My main gripe about the evo was the ****ty battery life, I did so many roms/kernel combos to find what woudl give me the best battery but in the end i felt i had to turn off so many cool features just to make my phone last all day. The sensation last all day with wifi/gps it last so long that i don't even have to worry about forgetting to charge it at night, Before with the evo if i forgot to charge my phone i would wake up to a dead phone....
-Signal
This is mainly t-mobile coverage but i have not lost a single call int he week i have had it and i get 4g inside my house and full bars(would roam in my house with sprint) The call quality is alot better as well
-Comparing both stock roms the sensation is alot better than the EVO, i don't even really want to venture into modding it as I am getting everything i need just on stock form
Anyone else make the switch from EVO to Sensation? I am happy i finally got a new phone, it's wicked fast!!
Should i even bother trying out new roms?
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Welcome aboard the Sensation train.I came from the original Evo aswell(had it for a year) although my experince with my Evo isn't as bad as yours sounds.Sure battery life wasn't the greatest,but beside that i loved my Evo,especially with the great dev community it had.
That being said,I'm definetly loving my Sensation more and i think it's a worthy upgrade.Developement isn't as huge as the Evo was/is but it's slowly getting there.I recommend you S-OFF,root and try some of the great custom Roms in the dev section.my favs are InsertCoin and AHDR by Mike1986.Good luck and enjoy your new beast...It's gonna be an awsome ride with Icecream Sandwich coming this fall.Can't wait.
BTW how excatly did you get out of contract without ETF??!
NYCguy2020 said:
Welcome aboard the Sensation train.I came from the original Evo aswell(had it for a year) although my experince with my Evo isn't as bad as yours sounds.Sure battery life wasn't the greatest,but beside that i loved my Evo,especially with the great dev community it had.
That being said,I'm definetly loving my Sensation more and i think it's a worthy upgrade.Developement isn't as huge as the Evo was/is but it's slowly getting there.I recommend you S-OFF,root and try some of the great custom Roms in the dev section.my favs are InsertCoin and AHDR by Mike1986.Good luck and enjoy your new beast...It's gonna be an awsome ride with Icecream Sandwich coming this fall.Can't wait.
BTW how excatly did you get out of contract without ETF??!
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They are changing the contract on the ninth and it let's you get out of it with no ETF. I did it last week.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
I switched from the Evo to the Sensation and couldn't be happier. The phone is a huge improvement. Even stock, the battery life is awesome. T-Mobile service can be a little bit better but where I just moved to Sprint was horrible that's why I switched. My only gripe about the Sensation is its always switching from 2g to 4g. But from my understanding the area where I now live is new with 4g.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using xda premium
NYCguy2020 said:
Welcome aboard the Sensation train.I came from the original Evo aswell(had it for a year) although my experince with my Evo isn't as bad as yours sounds.Sure battery life wasn't the greatest,but beside that i loved my Evo,especially with the great dev community it had.
That being said,I'm definetly loving my Sensation more and i think it's a worthy upgrade.Developement isn't as huge as the Evo was/is but it's slowly getting there.I recommend you S-OFF,root and try some of the great custom Roms in the dev section.my favs are InsertCoin and AHDR by Mike1986.Good luck and enjoy your new beast...It's gonna be an awsome ride with Icecream Sandwich coming this fall.Can't wait.
BTW how excatly did you get out of contract without ETF??!
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Don't get me wrong, I LOVED my EVO, i just hated the ****ty speeds i would get with sprint data, and even the battery i could live with, but the sensation so far is better in every way for me including signal.
Here is the thread for getting out of the sprint contract with no ETF
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=3212758

Should I Root my Evo 3D

I have had my Evo 3D for a couple of months now and I want to root it. My questions are. Should I do it? What are some problems if i do it? (example: when the evo 4g did not have 4g until they found the fix) What are some good ROM up there?
I rooted my Evo 4g and traded it for the Evo 3D,so I have very little experience.
Thanks if anybody can give me suggestions
Danieliyo said:
I have had my Evo 3D for a couple of months now and I want to root it. My questions are. Should I do it? What are some problems if i do it? (example: when the evo 4g did not have 4g until they found the fix) What are some good ROM up there?
I rooted my Evo 4g and traded it for the Evo 3D,so I have very little experience.
Thanks if anybody can give me suggestions
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The Evo 4G always had 4g. You may have been on a a rom that didn't have wimax (i.e MIUI)
As far as rooting your 3D...of course, if you enjoy the freedom of hotspot hacks, different themes, trying out the newest and coolest roms (i.e ICS), better battery life and many more reasons. If those things aren't important, don't root.
It is important, once you root your device and before you flash a new rom, that you make a nandroid(backup through recovery). It's nice to have something to go back to to update profile and prl.
Here is a thread you should check out for the latest and greatest roms, kernels, radios...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192661
also don't forget about overclocking and such. I have just started getting into it but it is a definite plus to rooting!
Yes you should definitely root unless you like being a slave to phone restrictions and overall customization restriction or just having a generally boring phone.
Definitely, then you can find a JellyBean rom and not have to wait months for HTC
There are no disadvantages of rooting your phone, there are only advantages. However, Follow the safety instruction very carefully before you root your phone.
Sent using my jelly monster
It depends: do you like hacking and tinkering with stuff? Are you computer-literate? Is your phone filled with crapware? Then yes.
If you're not really looking for anything other than to look cool then no.
I must tell you though, you can go down a rabbit hole pretty fast. First you root, fine. Then you install a custom ROM, that's not too bad. Then you start immersing yourself in this wonderful world of off-market apps and scripts. Then you realize you haven't slept in weeks because you're still trying to get that ****ing script to work.

[Q] Looking 4 a ROM. Any suggestions?

I've recently told AT&T to FO. I went & bought a Straight Talk SIM, changed the necessary settings & all is working great. But now with AT&T's chains of servitude cut asunder I am looking for a bit of fun. Fun in the form of a new ROM for my Inspire. So, can anyone suggest a good ROM?
What I'm looking for in a ROM:
#1 Everything works!
Other than that I don't care if it's not the latest version of whatever or if it has or doesn't have some new function or what-have-you. I just want everything to work (I.E. camera, sound, etc..). Well, that & I want control of what apps are installed. Having dozens of useless bloatware apps makes me feel dirty inside. I mean really, a Blockbuster app... AYFKM?
It currently has 2.3.5 w/Sense 3.0 Software # 3.20.502.52 710RD (AT&T rolled out this version a few months ago.)
All suggestions are welcome.
If your rooted IceCold Sandwich 8.8 over at the DesireHD forum. ICS solid.
sent from an Ice Cold Inspire
Kipper667 said:
I've recently told AT&T to FO. I went & bought a Straight Talk SIM, changed the necessary settings & all is working great. But now with AT&T's chains of servitude cut asunder I am looking for a bit of fun. Fun in the form of a new ROM for my Inspire. So, can anyone suggest a good ROM?
What I'm looking for in a ROM:
#1 Everything works!
Other than that I don't care if it's not the latest version of whatever or if it has or doesn't have some new function or what-have-you. I just want everything to work (I.E. camera, sound, etc..). Well, that & I want control of what apps are installed. Having dozens of useless bloatware apps makes me feel dirty inside. I mean really, a Blockbuster app... AYFKM?
It currently has 2.3.5 w/Sense 3.0 Software # 3.20.502.52 710RD (AT&T rolled out this version a few months ago.)
All suggestions are welcome.
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Android Revolution HD 6.3.3 is a solid rom with the same base you have now, just speed improvements and bloatware removed.
The one that works best once you try them out.
Sent from Team Pirate! Using Tapatalk 2
Kool, thanks guys for the suggestions. I'll probably try the base one first then the IceCold second. One question about rooting. My phone isn't unlocked. I got the code but when I installed the new SIM I wasn't prompted to unlock. Since the new SIM is AT&T compatible it just accepted the SIM. Am I going to need to unlock before I root? It's going to be a PITA for me to find someone with a non AT&T or ST SIM unless someone knows another way to get to the SIM Unlock screen prompt besides inserting an unaccepted SIM.
You mean your not rooted. When you use Ace Hack Kit to root your phone it should unlock it as well. But you don't need to be unlocked to run custom roms. You do need to be rooted for custom roms. And for gods sake read and read and really read the effen manual before you attempt anything and get yourself familiar with the steps involved. Good luck and enjoy the learning.
sent from an Ice Cold Inspire
Reinaldo33897 said:
You mean your not rooted. When you use Ace Hack Kit to root your phone it should unlock it as well. But you don't need to be unlocked to run custom roms. You do need to be rooted for custom roms. And for gods sake read and read and really read the effen manual before you attempt anything and get yourself familiar with the steps involved. Good luck and enjoy the learning.
sent from an Ice Cold Inspire
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Thanks for the info. I've rooted & installed ROMs before on a few old T-Mobile G1 phones about 2 years ago. I got roughly a dozen of broken ones that I disassembled & repaired then played around a bit with different ROMs. But while I've done it before I just wasn't sure about the unlocking bit. I am curious though, does the "rooting = unlocked" apply to all Androids ? And you're definitely correct about the RTFM, there's no way I could have done it before without doing so. But the process for the Inspire, from what I've been reading, seems about half as difficult to do as what I went through before. Thanks again & I'll let you all know how it goes.
Not to sure if rooting/unlocking applies to all androids. I have rooted my inspire and my wife's infuse and its so weird that for my inspire its a little difficult to root but so easy to change the rom. But the Samsung are totally the opposite, so easy to root but pain in the rear to change roms. Still trying to get the ics on hers but end up in bootloops LOL.
sent from an Ice Cold Inspire
Kipper667 said:
I've recently told AT&T to FO. I went & bought a Straight Talk SIM, changed the necessary settings & all is working great. But now with AT&T's chains of servitude cut asunder I am looking for a bit of fun. Fun in the form of a new ROM for my Inspire. So, can anyone suggest a good ROM?
What I'm looking for in a ROM:
#1 Everything works!
Other than that I don't care if it's not the latest version of whatever or if it has or doesn't have some new function or what-have-you. I just want everything to work (I.E. camera, sound, etc..). Well, that & I want control of what apps are installed. Having dozens of useless bloatware apps makes me feel dirty inside. I mean really, a Blockbuster app... AYFKM?
It currently has 2.3.5 w/Sense 3.0 Software # 3.20.502.52 710RD (AT&T rolled out this version a few months ago.)
All suggestions are welcome.
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Try AOSPX its awesome, and super stable...this is assuming your willing to go for a pure Android experience.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using xda app-developers app
Reinaldo33897 said:
Not to sure if rooting/unlocking applies to all androids. I have rooted my inspire and my wife's infuse and its so weird that for my inspire its a little difficult to root but so easy to change the rom. But the Samsung are totally the opposite, so easy to root but pain in the rear to change roms. Still trying to get the ics on hers but end up in bootloops LOL.
sent from an Ice Cold Inspire
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Wrong i flash a rom on my S2 the same way I flashed roms on my Inspire.
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I was using ARHD 7.0.3, great ROM. I just flashed Jelly time R22, it seems real stable enough for a daily driver. The final decision needs to come from you and what ROM you like.
Sent from my Inspire 4G using xda app-developers app
I am currently using Sabsa Prime 8.5. I love it. I have not found any major bugs. The only thing I found not working was panorama and burst mode on the camera. You will find the most current thread in the Desire HD section since they are relatively the same phone. It is ICS 4.0.4 with Sense 4.1. It is fast and smooth. It is my daily driver.
Sent from my HTC Inspire 4g using xda premium

How to Breathe New Life into your inherited myTouch 4g.

Are you about to inherit a myTouch 4g from one of your (relatives, friends, random hobo on the street)? Well then this thread it for you! Go ahead, talk about ways to update Android, custom ROM flashing, and just general tweaking!
One way to bring a 2-year old myTouch back from the dead is to flash a custom ROM onto it. ROMs range from the speed-increasing ones to even ROMs that update your myTouch to Jelly Bean, the latest version of Android. For example, here's a ROM by 0.0 that ports Codename Android to the myTouch 4g and updates it to our favorite colorful confection. The link to the original thread is below:
0.0's myTouch 4g Jelly Bean Port:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1852078
So, what clever myTouch 4g tips have YOU come up with? I bet that if we gather enough cool tips, all the people who get new phones and then look for ways to somehow reuse their myTouch (Recycling is good! ) will get referred to this thread!
-Adam
P.S If you have home screens that you would like to share, feel free to post them!
Ummm what?
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app
Try this, probably has a thing or two you haven't read yet
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=866175
ronin178 said:
Try this, probably has a thing or two you haven't read yet
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=866175
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this one too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33979882#post33979882
saranhai said:
this one too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33979882#post33979882
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BTW, thanks for the Noob Guide you put up for the myTouch 4g! I personally am about to get a myTouch from my friend whose contract is ending November 14, and your guide helped me a lot with figuring out whether to root or not!
Here, have a cookie:
Lifehacker has a REALLY awesome homepage feed, i can't seem to find it though...
Root it
AdamLechowicz said:
BTW, thanks for the Noob Guide you put up for the myTouch 4g! I personally am about to get a myTouch from my friend whose contract is ending November 14, and your guide helped me a lot with figuring out whether to root or not!
Here, have a cookie:
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From day one there was a reason for me to root mine. At this point there is absolutely no reason not to root your My Touch 4g. Even after 2 years of this device being out, there are still updated ROMS coming out for it ... Just today Viper Team came out with Viper Touch which is a sense 4.1 not to mention that there is already a huge collection of ROMS for the phone and honestly the DEVs for this phone and flat awesome ... Personal thanks to you guys for everything you do!!!
Seriously this phone will not die and the Devs have proven that they wont let it. It has been a solid phone.
In4somefun said:
From day one there was a reason for me to root mine. At this point there is absolutely no reason not to root your My Touch 4g. Even after 2 years of this device being out, there are still updated ROMS coming out for it ... Just today Viper Team came out with Viper Touch which is a sense 4.1 not to mention that there is already a huge collection of ROMS for the phone and honestly the DEVs for this phone and flat awesome ... Personal thanks to you guys for everything you do!!!
Seriously this phone will not die and the Devs have proven that they wont let it. It has been a solid phone.
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I completely agree. The myTouch is a great phone and I believe it will soldier on, getting newer and newer versions of Android. Not only that, but it really doesn't have bad specs. I personally got lucky with my inherited one because it has the good screen and the good eMMC chip. ?

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