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[Q] New to rooting; best Gingerbread ROM?

Hi there,
I'm very new to Android and the rooting procedure. Basically, I switched from an iPhone to an HTC Inspire 4G after 4 years.
I'm going to try and root my phone tonight, and also unlock it and put HTC Sense 3.0 on it, but one thing I have been unable to find is a stable ROM for Android 2.3 that is as close to the stock version as possible. It may be right under my nose, but I haven't had any luck. If anyone could provide a download link, or a URL that points to where I could find one, that would be very much appreciated! Thanks!

Best one for HTC sense 3 is CoreDroid. My opinion.
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elijahpr said:
Hi there,
I'm very new to Android and the rooting procedure. Basically, I switched from an iPhone to an HTC Inspire 4G after 4 years.
I'm going to try and root my phone tonight, and also unlock it and put HTC Sense 3.0 on it, but one thing I have been unable to find is a stable ROM for Android 2.3 that is as close to the stock version as possible. It may be right under my nose, but I haven't had any luck. If anyone could provide a download link, or a URL that points to where I could find one, that would be very much appreciated! Thanks!
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It might be best for you to not jump right into rooting your phone. Spend some time seeing how your phone works out of the box and what you might want to change. During that time spend time on this forum just reading and gathering knowledge. The more you read, the more answers you will already have.
Just my suggestion.
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I really like the new sense 3.0 functions that are ported on the coredroid 6.5. P.S. It might be better to root before you get all your apps setup and installed like I did. Then I had no way of backing up since I had no root access and had to setup everything from scratch again.

Thanks for all the help guys.
darkside, I've actually had to phone for about a month now. Funny you mention using it and seeing what I'd want to change, cause one of the first things I did after a week of usage was make a small list of just those things haha.
In addition to unlocking the Inspire, and putting Sense 3.0 and 2.3 on it, the only other thing I really want to do is get all of that annoying AT&T bloatware off. That, and find something that can fix the battery life. I have no idea how to do either, so I think I will take everyone's advice and do some more reading before attempting this.

I'm using MIUI and its doing excellent for me.
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darkside1904 said:
It might be best for you to not jump right into rooting your phone. Spend some time seeing how your phone works out of the box and what you might want to change. During that time spend time on this forum just reading and gathering knowledge. The more you read, the more answers you will already have.
Just my suggestion.
Sent from Uranus using my HTC Inspire 4G!
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+1
Excellent advice.
You really, really, really should have a baseline by which to judge subsequent roms you flash.
Otherwise, you'll never have a full sense of what's working better or worse than something else.
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XAviierG said:
I'm using MIUI and its doing excellent for me.
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Are you using the MIUI Rom here in the US on AT&T....and do you have any problems with apps in the app market? I want to find a decent GB rom but it seems like most are geared more toward the UK.
For example I'm using ClearDroid, I do a search in the market for the "Xfinity TV" app. It shows right up...I jump on LeeDroids rom, and no "Xfinity TV" app to be found.....And thats with installing Morelocale2 before setting up my google account. Obvioiusly I could care less about the app....it just makes me wonder what other apps are hidden from my view.

S.Reno9 said:
Are you using the MIUI Rom here in the US on AT&T....and do you have any problems with apps in the app market? I want to find a decent GB rom but it seems like most are geared more toward the UK.
For example I'm using ClearDroid, I do a search in the market for the "Xfinity TV" app. It shows right up...I jump on LeeDroids rom, and no "Xfinity TV" app to be found.....And thats with installing Morelocale2 before setting up my google account. Obvioiusly I could care less about the app....it just makes me wonder what other apps are hidden from my view.
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The us version on att and its FLAWLESS AMAZING!
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Best thing to do is try some out and see what you like.

i tell you who has the answer to all yer problems..
this guy is my flippin hero! gtg465x!
he's built a 2.3 rom that was meant to feel like a stock update for the inspire 4g on att.. no craziness, great battery life, completely stable.. soon as i get some jack i'm gonna pay this guy i'm so tickled with it.
get that, and lay seo's sense 3.0 stuff on top = orgasmic
this is the rom you need:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1057060

XAviierG said:
I'm using MIUI and its doing excellent for me.
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+1 big time. Using MIUI on AT&T, works great! It's too smooth not to use.
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SmittyRN said:
+1 big time. Using MIUI on AT&T, works great! It's too smooth not to use.
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Couldn't say it better myself
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1066978

Well, finally rooted my Inspire and settled on the RCMix3D ROM for HTC Sense 3.0 and Gingerbread. Thanks everyone!

Netflix on HTC Sensation

In case anyone was wondering, Netflix DOES work great on the Sensation. I put it on today and it works flawlessly. The picture quality is unreal. The file I used is netflix-new-mod2.apk, I think I found that in the Netflix for the Mytouch 4g forums, but I suspect any of them would work. Give it a try...
BTW Here's a Link to the Netflix app I spoke of. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076150
" netflix-new-mod2.apk " This is the one that works great for me.

really?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1140245&highlight=Netflix
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1116529&highlight=Netflix
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1121614&highlight=Netflix

Hey all,
In case you were wondering, Sadam Hussein WAS found and executed.
That is all.
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howetechnical said:
Hey all,
In case you were wondering, Sadam Hussein WAS found and executed.
That is all.
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lol!!!
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howetechnical said:
Hey all,
In case you were wondering, Sadam Hussein WAS found and executed.
That is all.
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Did you hear that Michael Jackson died?
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hurrpancakes said:
Did you hear that Michael Jackson died?
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They also finally caught Osama!
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I've been using the netflix app. Also works great
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iGoOsE76 said:
I've been using the netflix app. Also works great
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*smacks forehead*

What a jerk.

Wow! Did you guys know there's a black dude as President?

lol seem to have so many of the same post

lol seem to have so many of the same post

thanks helpful

knotrkr said:
In case anyone was wondering, Netflix DOES work great on the Sensation. I put it on today and it works flawlessly. The picture quality is unreal. The file I used is netflix-new-mod2.apk, I think I found that in the Netflix for the Mytouch 4g forums, but I suspect any of them would work. Give it a try...
BTW Here's a Link to the Netflix app I spoke of. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076150
" netflix-new-mod2.apk " This is the one that works great for me.
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XDA hasnt given me permission to access the link : /
did a little google searching (thanks for the app's full name) and i found this:
http://www.mediafire.com/?so3ylst02lyo7xb
This works great on my sensation - although every time i boot it up it asks to update ;/ anyone know how to turn this off?

Netflix Official
I found that you can download Netflix directly from the market now, although it is not in the list of supported devices. It previously wasn't available at all. There seemed to be a resolution problem after closing the app.... Any ideas??

netflix will kill your data plan forget netflix

The is true forget netflix because of data and staring september you have to pay 7.99 for stream and 8.99 for dvd. I'm going to canel my account after that.
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theres a netflix android app??? did i miss something or are you talking about an iphone

lavcoles said:
theres a netflix android app??? did i miss something or are you talking about an iphone
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https://market.android.com/details?id=com.netflix.mediaclient&feature=search_result

specific error I'm getting from netflix and stock htc sensation
knotrkr said:
In case anyone was wondering, Netflix DOES work great on the Sensation. I put it on today and it works flawlessly. The picture quality is unreal. The file I used is netflix-new-mod2.apk, I think I found that in the Netflix for the Mytouch 4g forums, but I suspect any of them would work. Give it a try...
BTW Here's a Link to the Netflix app I spoke of. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1076150
" netflix-new-mod2.apk " This is the one that works great for me.
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Hello all I have a HTC Sensation on T-mobile - tried this specific one and no joy.
It installs fine, but I get a very specific error when I try and play my queue.
I get "netflix loading" then after a good 5-10 minutes of trying it comes back with "There is a problem connecting to Netflix. Please try again later (13005)."
I called netflix and they told me it is because the error means my device is unsupported which I know it isn't officially listed yet so that was nothing I didn't expect.
I have T-mobile - lowest data plan and I'm over the usage cap of full speed so it is on the lower speed at the moment.
I don't know that this is what is making a difference or not, but thought I'd add it.
I run the phone stock with all current updates installed.
I see numerous posts saying which apk a specific user was able to get working and oddly enough I get the same error from having tried several of them - including the official netflix 1.3 app from the android marketplace, netflix-mod-2.apk, com.netflix.mediaclient_246.apk, and com.netflix.mediaclient-1.apk (the link provided above took me to this one).
Has anybody seen this/overcome it on a stock HTC Sensation and if so - how specifically?
To add insult to injury btw the com.netflix.mediaclient_246.apk one I found works great for my dad on his mytouch 4g when none of the other ones did for him.
Any help appreciated
Respectfully,
Neil

Crackle for Sensation?

A few people have Crackle on there devices but I can't find it in the Market due to the fact that its incompatible with the device. Does anyone know how to get it to work?
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This?
http://www.crackle.com/outreach/mobile

Yes, however, if you search 'Crackle' in the Market, it's not there.
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Just scan the QR code from a computer and it'll take you to it. I don't know why It's not in the market though...
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I found it on mediafire, its not on the market so yeah
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Crackle
Yeah, it's definitely not in the market because apparently T-Mobile and other carriers have added it as a subscription that you have to pay for in T-Mobile TV. I found the free app by doing a google search for Crackle apk.
Hope that helped...

GQLewis88 said:
Yeah, it's definitely not in the market because apparently T-Mobile and other carriers have added it as a subscription that you have to pay for in T-Mobile TV. I found the free app by doing a google search for Crackle apk.
Hope that helped...
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Could you post the link to the site where you got the apk from? I can't seem to find it.

Just search on google, crackle apk mediafire
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sigh =/ dont know which link to trust lol

This is the link I used for my sensation and it works perfectly
http://www.mediafire.com/?77sxhrk6tyn29j8
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crackle is USA only right ? just like netflix

jballaj1 said:
This is the link I used for my sensation and it works perfectly
http://www.mediafire.com/?77sxhrk6tyn29j8
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It worked, thanks.

abuserkadayf said:
crackle is USA only right ? just like netflix
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I don't think so? I just downloaded it on my Sensation and it started playing the movie fine .

afgwahid1994 said:
It worked, thanks.
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i used the apk from the link above...but mine crashes after the first screen ..unexpected error

Meh, the quility isn't comparable to netflix on crackle. It would be awesome if it was watchable quality and didn't look like a cam rip.
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Pretty terrible choice of stuff to watch
Sent from my brain

abuserkadayf said:
i used the apk from the link above...but mine crashes after the first screen ..unexpected error
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for me too !!!

Maybe I'm making something out of nothing here, but if Netflix is charging for this type of service, how can crackle come in and deliver movies and TV shows for free without the movie industry and network television making a stink and/or threaten with lawsuits?
I really don't know too much about Crackle, but what I do know is, if something seems too good to be true, it generally is.

Not sure about what kind of agreement they have to pull this off but there are sure lot of ads while playing vids... and I mean right in the middle of it. Where they stick ads make no sense.
Steam quality is nowhere near Netflix.
Still, they got stuff for steam that are not available on netflix steam.
Covers lot of bases having both on my phone.

I did try it on the Sensation and it works. Sadly it doesn't work on my G-Slate. And yeah, the ad placement is horrible.
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Siri (S Voice) for Android

S-Voice App coming on Galaxy S3 is leaked in xda
Link
Anyone tried if this works on sensation,phone needs to be rooted.
Thanks to XDA member Ascarface23, we now have a working S-Voice apk that has been tested to work on various Android 4.0.4 roms across various devices

Just to let everyone know, Engadget reported that while some things work, many features cause a force close.
Still cool to play with though.

Is there any plans for a "Siri" by HTC?

Android has iris,which is siri spelled backwards, its a A.I. its in its infancy now but you can install from play store.
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I'm hooked on Speaktoit! Been using it for months...

Deem this!!!!!!
Google is currently working on a project which was leaked by a google employee from san francisco, it is aimed to come up in q4 this year or imported into jellybean, codename majel (from the name of the computer on startrek- I don't watch it )
It got 93% on the Turing test (search it up if you don't know what it means) and its reported to be able to sustain an hour long conversation with humans.
However although google is working on this masterpiece, apple is rumoured to now be working on siri 2.
Hope you found my post helpful
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For me it worked, but FC's after a result came on.

sensation lover said:
codename majel (from the name of the computer on startrek- I don't watch it )
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Naming it Majel is 6 kinds of awesome.
But not watching Star Trek....that seems strange and weird.
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realsis said:
Android has iris,which is siri spelled backwards, its a A.I. its in its infancy now but you can install from play store.
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I tried this app back in January and it wasnt half bad especially for an Alpha build
My Thoughts on it back then

i succeed.
step 1: coppy svoice apk to system/app
step 2ermisson rw-r-r
step 3: restar
step 4: install apk
it worked of me with ordroid 7.0.1 rom. lets try it

Well works quite well but can't set alarms or reminders etc
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i can't see folder system/app, plz help me how to see that folder
My Sens rooted, s-off
thanks

I just had to install it like a normal .apk file. I didn't have to go to system/app or anything. I am on ordroid. 6.1.0
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galaxys said:
I'm hooked on Speaktoit! Been using it for months...
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This is the best one of them all...

30Glock said:
This is the best one of them all...
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Not as good as siri but in sure there will be updates.
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I tried it yesterday, install as regular apk file. Only have problem when set "what to call galaxy (change galaxy name). Uninstall it a few minute later because can't fine what so special lag few feature & to long to answering. Speaktoit work much better. Oh, yeah before write this I read article which say s voice made by the same company as vlingo and right now blocking other phone which not s3. http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2012/0...-voice-requests-ahead-of-galaxy-s-iii-launch/
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Yes but that's how android phones can run it, they pretend that they are galaxy s3 phones. Also a slow response is dur to the network connection speed.
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redx64 said:
S-Voice App coming on Galaxy S3 is leaked in xda
Link
Anyone tried if this works on sensation,phone needs to be rooted.
Thanks to XDA member Ascarface23, we now have a working S-Voice apk that has been tested to work on various Android 4.0.4 roms across various devices
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There is already a thread about this in the right section
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Seems like iPhone is just using siri to advertise their phone. They say. "Oh siri is so useful" in all of their ads, but they never say that about the iPhone 4S , am I right?
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Thread closed.
Continue here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1662959

Vlingo labs update.

New update came through now you can also schedule appointments
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Links are nice. As are screen shots.
For anyone who is not familiar.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vlingo.phoenix
Here ya go.
Thanks OP for letting us know about the update. Personally I had deleted the app because I wasn't happy with how it was working, and the lack of appointment setting. I'll give it another shot now.

No prob
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Could anyone post an apk for us outside US, please?
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Habarug said:
Could anyone post an apk for us outside US, please?
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Here you go: http://db.tt/kK1EvrOA

I just found out Vlingo recognises my guitar as voice. I'm laughing hard right now, I play some random stuff and my phone google searches bro and son

Habarug said:
I just found out Vlingo recognises my guitar as voice. I'm laughing hard right now, I play some random stuff and my phone google searches bro and son
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Lol l. Are u using a wah peddle or something?

Nope, now I'm using the acoustic guitar
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Can anyone post the APK for the latest version, 4.2? Thanks.

I still want an app where I can customize the image (EVA app uses a "face", but it is not customizable).
Further, although I have the SVOX TTS "Grace" voice, it is still somewhat artificial sounding. At least with SVOX.you can program in phonetic corrections.
Anyone here tried other TTS voices or who can recommend same?
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Here's the latest version as of 6/18
http://db.tt/kK1EvrOA