I just traded my note and some chaange. For this device I was kinda over the data speeds on it plus T-Mobile hopefully releases their version soon well o just wanted to say hi and hope this forum is just as awesome as the note section
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Welcome to the HTC one S forum! I also migrated from an older phone, a blackberry bold 9700 to be exact. Feel free to visit the Q&A as well as the dev forum where you can download a custom rom and learn to root your new One S if you decide to.
I'm running an HTC One S Tmobile on a EU Noble series rom, really great.
why did you trade your note for the 1s? and how do you cope with the smaller screen/res
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Welcome to the HTC one S forum! I also migrated from an older phone, a blackberry bold 9700 to be exact. Feel free to visit the Q&A as well as the dev forum where you can download a custom rom and learn to root your new One S if you decide to.
I'm running an HTC One S Tmobile on a EU Noble series rom, really great.
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BB 9700 to a One S is a huge upgrade.
Woah dere.
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wilcoholic said:
why did you trade your note for the 1s? and how do you cope with the smaller screen/res
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When you hold the note to your face it's like a tablet.
This is why they made tablets not tablets u can call on. ;-)
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BB 9700 to a One S is a huge upgrade.
Woah dere.
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When you hold the note to your face it's like a tablet.
This is why they made tablets not tablets u can call on. ;-)
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how big of an upgrade in comparison terms? Like stone hatchet to chain saw? XD
How's the Tmo version of your rom going btw?
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how big of an upgrade in comparison terms? Like stone hatchet to chain saw? XD
How's the Tmo version of your rom going btw?
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It's like upgrading from a brick to a long pole.
Brick = One S
Long Pole = Note
Doubt you would want to hold a Long Pole to your face ha.
Go check the development section I just released it
Welcome funziebear,
I was set on the Note as I thought I had to have that big screen for my aging eyes. Test drove it in stores and liked the phone and screen, not so much native calendar. Went with the One S for what I thought was an interim phone till the Note came to TMobile.
I think I will stick with the One S. It is a much bigger display than my N1 and very easy to read. I thought it would feel like just a small upgrade in screen size, but wrong. Excellent page rendering and pinch-to-zoom. Have gotten, to my disbelief, up to 13mb dl's in Dayton Ohio. With TMobile here and their weak signal strength in some areas, I am still very happy. Only negative is poor speaker, that maybe a rom/OTA can fix.
I am now not sure that I even need a 4.6 screen. You will find this sub-forum very friendly. Some folks on the Note sub-forum were very high on themselves and began turning me off to even getting the phone. I guess those folks are on all forums to some extent. I have frequented many over the years. Although, still a young sub-forum the "older" members are very helpful and patient with new owners.
Enjoy--
Ken
Welcome! I come from the HTC hero and this is a huge upgrade!
On the hero I used to be a really active themer/ modder, but here there are so many way more skilled guys than me here, so I don't really feel like doing anything
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Habarug said:
Welcome! I come from the HTC hero and this is a huge upgrade!
On the hero I used to be a really active themer/ modder, but here there are so many way more skilled guys than me here, so I don't really feel like doing anything
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Woah dere HTC Hero --> One S not even a huge upgrade its a MAJOR upgrade capital M A J O R.
Ah, Let us do the work for you <3
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Woah dere HTC Hero --> One S not even a huge upgrade its a MAJOR upgrade capital M A J O R.
Ah, Let us do the work for you <3
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Yeah, It's great ! The hero wasn't too bad, though, I had ICS as a daily Rom. But the way it lagged ALL THE FREAKING TIME and I drained the battery in like three hours was kind of frustrating
I will probably do some stuff myself cause I find it fun just gotta get this thing rooted first, I'm just waiting to check if I get the MAO issue first
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Hey guys thanks , I got tired of the data speeds I had on the note on T-Mobile , I still have to root this this isn't my first HTC device but I must say rooting on HTC devices is a bit more complex I'm looking forward to roming and trying out everything the devs toss at this phone idk why xda wasn't showing my participated that's why I just barely replied
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Just fyi
I used torxx's root method to flash paul's interim recovery and chainfire's su, after unlocking with htc.dev--no issues with that method
ken
I traded my Galaxy Nexus for a One S, so I feel you on the size issue. The Galaxy Nexus imo was just slightly too big, and the One S has been perfect thus far.
Enjoy it, the One line is fantastic, HTC has got a winner here.
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Just fyi
I used torxx's root method to flash paul's interim recovery and chainfire's su, after unlocking with htc.dev--no issues with that method
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Cool I will try it I don't have a comp right now so ima borrow a laptop
I actually like bigger screens ill be getting the T-Mobile note if it happens , does anyone one have issues with the xda app closing randomly ? Thanks guys I'm not one to ask the same questions like a noob haha I do my reading and figure stuff out usually
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i haven't heard of that, but don't use it
Edit: Although I did see some reviews on Play Store about FC's with latest update. Must admit after two years of usage and donating to MANY devs, I didn't even know about the app, may have to buy it if the recent issues of latest update are resolved--
try clearing cache and data for the app
the note on tmo will happen--maybe later this year
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i haven't heard of that, but don't use it
Edit: Although I did see some reviews on Play Store about FC's with latest update. Must admit after two years of usage and donating to MANY devs, I didn't even know about the app, may have to buy it if the recent issues of latest update are resolved--
try clearing cache and data for the app
the note on tmo will happen--maybe later this year
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Will try ITS never happened to me , not till this phone no complains tho theres always desktop mode
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funziebear said:
I just traded my note and some chaange. For this device I was kinda over the data speeds on it plus T-Mobile hopefully releases their version soon well o just wanted to say hi and hope this forum is just as awesome as the note section
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Wow dude. We totally had a deal for my one s and you backed out. Then opted to trade again? Shame.
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Wow dude. We totally had a deal for my one s and you backed out. Then opted to trade again? Shame.
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This was Local more secure no shame after all the shady stuff going on on here this was random ,and I felt more comfortable with
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Cool I will try it I don't have a comp right now so ima borrow a laptop
I actually like bigger screens ill be getting the T-Mobile note if it happens , does anyone one have issues with the xda app closing randomly ? Thanks guys I'm not one to ask the same questions like a noob haha I do my reading and figure stuff out usually
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It's FCing everytime I enter the pm tab and sometimes while im looking at images ...
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Yeah same here it happens more when trying to reply to a message , I did the clear cache see if that helps
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I just came from the Atrix. I thought that I would be OK running the atrix without mods(locked bootloader), but i think i went through with-drawls from CM. Motorola blows goats with their locked blootloaders. Ther stock price is down 10%
Design Gears bricked his phone, that was the final straw. I will never by a Motorola phone again
Loving it too!
Coming from Leo I have found it very similar just with more mpx and RAM/ROM
Bye physical buttons as well.
So far so good (2 days with it)
some testings have showed that browsing speed of Atrix is not faster than Inspire. Proud to own an Inspire.
I agree, it is a great phone. Had it for a week now, it was a nice upgrade from my HTC Aria.
Love this phone too. Coming from 4 years of every iPhone - finally got bored and made the jump.
At first it was like a really bad break up - thought about the iPhone 4 every single day, missed it when I would hold or caress another phone, and wanted many of the features/memories back. Now after about two months, rooting, flashing to MIUI (following weekly builds), cattleprod's Cyan04.7 Kernel, and other tweaks and mods, I'm wholeheartedly fulfilled and more ways then before. Can't imagine going back to that terrible world I was in before.
Don't get me wrong, I have an iPad 2 and wouldn't give that up for the world (or any other Android tablet) though. Apples vs oranges though.
Upgraded from a cheap quick messaging phone
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Wabi Sabi
Came from Iphone 4 and I'll never go back. Been with apple for past few years with 3g, 3gs, 4 and never again. The customization of Android makes it all worth the transition 100 times over.
So yes needless to say I love my Inspire 4g! In fact trying to talk buddy of mine into buying one instead of the Infuse. I prefer HTC.
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Came from Iphone 4 and I'll never go back. Been with apple for past few years with 3g, 3gs, 4 and never again. The customization of Android makes it all worth the transition 100 times over.
So yes needless to say I love my Inspire 4g! In fact trying to talk buddy of mine into buying one instead of the Infuse. I prefer HTC.
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The infuse has about 1/2 the RAM and only 200 MHz more CPU (easily in the stable OC range)
Also, the only bad thing about moving from the iPhone was the apps I had bought. It was SO easy to sync my contacts to Gmail.
I love his phone also. After rooting, custom Roms etc... this phone is even better. I switched from being and Iphone user and will not go back. I am waiting to get my wife one for her upgrade so she can get rid of the Iphone also.
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I love his phone also. After rooting, custom Roms etc... this phone is even better. I switched from being and Iphone user and will not go back. I am waiting to get my wife one for her upgrade so she can get rid of the Iphone also.
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Can you send me the rooting program please?
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I used this Rom very easy and I like it alot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=964841
After owning a LOT of phones, this has been my favorite by far....love the aluminum build quality, HTC is my fave manufacturer, sense is great, development support is awesome, everything!
Sadly I had to get rid of mine today I needed the money for my wifes bday, but I'm hoping soon things will turn up and I'll have the money to buy another one...I miss it already. I hope more people buy this phone so they can realize how amazing HTC + Android are...run from your iPhones please.
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After owning a LOT of phones, this has been my favorite by far....love the aluminum build quality, HTC is my fave manufacturer, sense is great, development support is awesome, everything!
Sadly I had to get rid of mine today I needed the money for my wifes bday, but I'm hoping soon things will turn up and I'll have the money to buy another one...I miss it already. I hope more people buy this phone so they can realize how amazing HTC + Android are...run from your iPhones please.
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Wow man really? My wife would be pissed at me if I sold anything I owned for her birthday. I bet you could make her dinner, make her a card, get some wine, get something awesome for dessert and just enjoy her company for an evening instead....Girls are suckers for attention.
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Can you send me the rooting program please?
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The link to the "rooting program" is in the guide that's stickied to this section.
You know, the guide you were pointed to in your recent thread asking the same thing, that evidently you refuse to read.
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Scott_S said:
The link to the "rooting program" is in the guide that's stickied to this section.
You know, the guide you were pointed to in your recent thread asking the same thing, that evidently you refuse to read.
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Look, I evidently don't need your crap. I'm just being cautious.
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CH33FZ said:
Can you send me the rooting program please?
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You're kidding aren't you?
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You're kidding aren't you?
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No, I am very new. And I am not new to forums. So I don't need to be trolled.
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No, I am very new. And I am not new to forums. So I don't need to be trolled.
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If you aren't new to forums why didn't you "search"?
I don't think you have been trolled. Being trolled usually = picked on for no reason.
Count me in on the Inspire love. I've had mine for a couple months now and find it still to be an exceptional smartphone. I haven't rooted mine but I do use custom launchers. Currently using GO Launcher EX with the GoContacts/GoDialer and continue to be amazed by this Inspire.
I can't take screenshots on my Inspire but this is exactly what it looks like from these screenshots of my HD2. The only difference is the taskbar.
My next android phone will the one that has the most active developers/hackers. Your hardware is only as good as the software it runs. There is no point in buying a phone if hardly anything is being developed for it. I want greatest selection in rom's and apps. Which handset should I go for?
i've got a nexus one, and there are quite a large selection of roms, themes and apps. And its got pretty impressive hardware and looks stunning. I've got one, and love it.
I would say just being what it is and know that the nexus 1 is awesome. Get a nexus s. Or get a evo shift. I have one and its a quick little bugger
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i got a mytouch 4g it has pretty good development it has 768 ram
Any Nexus phone would probably have the most developers.
Samsung
Galaxy S and Galaxy S II
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It would be nice if xda would post stats like this.
I know newer versions of phpbb have this feature.
Most active topics, most active posters, etc.
The gs2. I don't think the galaxy nexus even has as many devs as they do.
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The HTC HD2. Even after more than 2,5 years it is still one of the most popular device on XDA.
Hd2, the Vendetta of android phones...nothing can beat it, not for 2 years more..
It have got its own rules, the hard thing is finding a piece is hard, coz most of them are with devs and non will sell it till it have a hardware prob.
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My next android phone will the one that has the most active developers/hackers. Your hardware is only as good as the software it runs. There is no point in buying a phone if hardly anything is being developed for it. I want greatest selection in rom's and apps. Which handset should I go for?
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Even I am looking for same. Thanks for starting this thread.
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It would be nice if xda would post stats like this.
I know newer versions of phpbb have this feature.
Most active topics, most active posters, etc.
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It would be great, if users can actually see such stats. It would made choice much simple.
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Hd2, the Vendetta of android phones...nothing can beat it, not for 2 years more..
It have got its own rules, the hard thing is finding a piece is hard, coz most of them are with devs and non will sell it till it have a hardware prob.
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Yep, all HD2 on ebay.in are either old or refurbished.
I think HTC HD2.
You can put like anything on that thing I heard. Windows 6.5 (stock= not recommended) ; 7,5
Android, Ubuntu.
And it got A LOT of ROMs
Also very elegant and good looking.
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It would be nice if xda would post stats like this.
I know newer versions of phpbb have this feature.
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Will XDa / MOD post such info? It will gr8 for new buyers like me
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Will XDa / MOD post such info? It will gr8 for new buyers like me
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The problem with this is that the amount of developers change with every new device release. Never get a phone based on the number of developers that said phone has. You will learn that as soon as a new device is released alot of developers sell their current device to get the new one.
I so miss my here. But t-mobile sucks here. I think I'm going for a galaxy next time 5.3 inch screen sounds lovely.
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The problem with this is that the amount of developers change with every new device release. Never get a phone based on the number of developers that said phone has. You will learn that as soon as a new device is released alot of developers sell their current device to get the new one.
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some legends like hd2, nexus, etc will be holding the crown for min one year more. any doubts???
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some legends like hd2, nexus, etc will be holding the crown for min one year more. any doubts???
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The HD2 is a legend and will always hold a great geek factor. The nexus well that depends on how many jump ship. It will be OK for at least a year untilled Google releases the next version and then you will see development slow on the device.
I'm feeling a little OCD. Almost everyday I have to flash something or tinker with my phone in some way. I'm getting worried about myself. Is there some treatment for this?
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Welcome to the club. Most of us here are flashaholics lol
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You might want to see a doctor and explain him this disease... He will probably give you an IPHONE and you wont be able to flash anything
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You might want to see a doctor and explain him this disease... He will probably give you an IPHONE and you wont be able to flash anything
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I used to be this way. NOW i just have 10 different launchers lol. I just switch between them to keep my hunger under control. also cm9 has themes now!! miui v4 has themes now too. My favs are Apex, Samsung Galaxy S3(SMooth as f##k), Sony xperia. and Miui
Lol yeah. An Iphone would definitely do the trick. Lately, I've just been keeping a bunch of nandroids in my sd card. Wonder what will I be running tomorrow?
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I used to be this way. NOW i just have 10 different launchers lol. I just switch between them to keep my hunger under control. also cm9 has themes now!! miui v4 has themes now too. My favs are Apex, Samsung Galaxy S3(SMooth as f##k), Sony xperia. and Miui
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How do u get the gs3 launcher?
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How do u get the gs3 launcher?
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This.
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This.
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Thisx2
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Flashed alot too but have settled with ARHD now. Only testing kernels and mod-scripts these days.
Beamed from my Senny..
You are definitely not alone.
You are suffering from O.R.D.
Here's a support forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=652857
I've been on the wagon since finding CM9.
Regards.
Hey there, don't feel alone! Honestly once I rooted and s off , it opened a whole new world for me! Now I'm like you. Maybe there's a 12 step program for us flashoholics, ( step 1. Admit you're powerless over flashing)
Tee- hee! All the Roms Are good I can't make up my mind on only one! So why not use um all!!
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Glad to know I'm not the only one. Now I feel more like I'm one of the privileged "few". Wished ORD was contagious so my wife would stop telling me to leave my phone alone and pay more attention to my kids
I think this could be a problem
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Glad to know I'm not the only one. Now I feel more like I'm one of the privileged "few". Wished ORD was contagious so my wife would stop telling me to leave my phone alone and pay more attention to my kids
I think this could be a problem
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Dude rule # 1 FAMILY FIRST !
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Been addicted since joining XDA!
Been doing this before until i settle with my own rom .
Just have a safe flash and dont complain, not happy with rom try another
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Dude rule # 1 FAMILY FIRST !
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Trust me, I know. One develops survival skills pretty fast
I find myself flashing roms a lot also. I love it in a way but hate it in another. If i don't flash something I get bored of my phone and it becomes a sad sad sad day for me. I find myself flashing roms everywhere i go. Home, work, and school. Damn this addiction! yesterday as my girlfriend was getting naked i was busy flashing a rom and i don't regret it that right!
I've been flashing since I rooted my first Android early 2010. I've been doing well the last week, lol. I flash 4 times a day. I started my battery test thread, that's how I have managed to slow it down. Haha.
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I tend to flash alot aswell but i stay atleast 2-3 days on each rom to fully test them but my daily is virtuous rom just damn solid !
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wildcontigo said:
Glad to know I'm not the only one. Now I feel more like I'm one of the privileged "few". Wished ORD was contagious so my wife would stop telling me to leave my phone alone and pay more attention to my kids
I think this could be a problem
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Funny I heard the same thing from my wife sometimes in the past. Now I just do it at night when they're crashed.
I don't have an upgrade yet, but as the date draws nearer (December) I really start looking at what is coming out between now and then, and I must say I'm not feeling particularly confident about any given upgrade path.
If it's true the next Nexus will be Nexus Optimus based off the Optimus G I'd probably consider the Optimus G since having identical hardware to the galaxy S worked many wonders for the captivate.
Outside of that, the Xperia Tl looks like a pretty great device if it gets enough support to see decent long-lived dev support.
So, what upcoming phone do you think will have the best dev support? I would really like to keep getting updates long after the manufacturer officially drops support.. and Even if it's only 400$, I probably will skip the nexus since 16 gigs isn't enough without expandable memory storage..
Same. I also have an upgrade due this December and the new phones on at&t aren't interesting. I would've gone to the one x but their at&t version has ran into a wall because of a recent update that locked the boot loaders down, hard. (At&t officially does not support unlocked boot loaders for it). So, the Cappy is still moving forward
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Same. I also have an upgrade due this December and the new phones on at&t aren't interesting. I would've gone to the one x but their at&t version has ran into a wall because of a recent update that locked the boot loaders down, hard. (At&t officially does not support unlocked boot loaders for it). So, the Cappy is still moving forward
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I was looking at galaxy note 2. 2gigs of ram and quad core onix
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panda_mode said:
Same. I also have an upgrade due this December and the new phones on at&t aren't interesting. I would've gone to the one x but their at&t version has ran into a wall because of a recent update that locked the boot loaders down, hard. (At&t officially does not support unlocked boot loaders for it). So, the Cappy is still moving forward
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I'm cautiously optimistic about both the Xperia TL and the Optimus G.
I know that back mfr support can ruin otherwise great phones.. both in terms of upgrades and devs ability to make custom roms.. So I'll be looking anxiously at the LG Optimus. If the One x+ keeps the 64 gb of storage or even just 32gb of storage I would seriously consider it too assuming the dev support was adequate.
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I was looking at galaxy note 2. 2gigs of ram and quad core onix
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I am really worried the Note 2 will be far to big for my taste. The 4.7" phones already seem *huge* to have to stick in my pocket. Aside from that I'd be worried about the quad core exynos processsors which I hear make it hard to cook up custom Roms.
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I was looking at galaxy note 2. 2gigs of ram and quad core onix
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Sweet, I might consider that too. I'm not feeling the galaxy s3 for at&t at all and HTC one x is stuck on a rut with that 2.20 update.
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I'm cautiously optimistic about both the Xperia TL and the Optimus G.
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LG Optimus G looks very promising. I love its hardware design (on the same level with HTC one x or better, IMO), that quadcore Qualcomm s4 processor, and the screen is fantastic. I wish At&t included the 13 mp camera. But then again all cellphone cameras will never be perfect.
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Sweet, I might consider that too. I'm not feeling the galaxy s3 for at&t at all and HTC one x is stuck on a rut with that 2.20 update.
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LG Optimus G looks very promising. I love its hardware design (on the same level with HTC one x or better, IMO), that quadcore Qualcomm s4 processor, and the screen is fantastic. I wish At&t included the 13 mp camera. But then again all cellphone cameras will never be perfect.
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I want a decent camera but, honestly my absolute biggest concern is long term dev support. I wish there was an environment more "open" to dev with carriers. I understand they don't want to have to deal with people bricking their phones.. At the same time "voided warranty" scares off most people I talk to about custom roms in the first place.. So I don't think they are really gaining anything by locking down phones.. People either care about the warranty or they don't.
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I want a decent camera but, honestly my absolute biggest concern is long term dev support. I wish there was an environment more "open" to dev with carriers. I understand they don't want to have to deal with people bricking their phones.. At the same time "voided warranty" scares off most people I talk to about custom roms in the first place.. So I don't think they are really gaining anything by locking down phones.. People either care about the warranty or they don't.
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Well I'm guessing it's because carriers want you to buy a new phone for every upgrade date to make $$$ so they lock boot loaders (of course, that assumption could be false). For long term development support I will buy an international Samsung galaxy s_ device or a nexus.
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Well I'm guessing it's because carriers want you to buy a new phone for every upgrade date to make $$$ so they lock boot loaders (of course, that assumption could be false). For long term development support I will buy an international Samsung galaxy s_ device or a nexus.
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Unfortunately, I'm kinda tired of the SAMOLED displays.
As far as why they do it, forcing customers to buy new phones is a pretty horrible reason TBH.
There are far too many people who are angry at manufacturers for failing to update fast enough. When you remove their ability to install their own update, you're just giving them a reason to find another product.
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Unfortunately, I'm kinda tired of the SAMOLED displays.
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Me too, which is why I'm going to the One X or Nexus 4. I have a Nexus 7 and support is good. But I don't think any phone out there will be better than my captivate, development wise.
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Me too, which is why I'm going to the One X or Nexus 4. I have a Nexus 7 and support is good. But I don't think any phone out there will be better than my captivate, development wise.
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Captivate came in a golden age were on at&t when had no real android competitor. Great specs nothing locked really and almost exactly same as nexus device
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Captivate came in a golden age were on at&t when had no real android competitor. Great specs nothing locked really and almost exactly same as nexus device
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Haha, yup that's a good point. I'm glad that the cappy was my first android device and is/was filled with plenty of developers to support it. I'm kind of sad to leave it this December, TBH.
What do you think of the SGS3?
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Haha, yup that's a good point. I'm glad that the cappy was my first android device and is/was filled with plenty of developers to support it. I'm kind of sad to leave it this December, TBH.
What do you think of the SGS3?
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I left my Cappy last October after the USB port died and I got tired of switching out batteries to use it for the SGS II. My SGS II just had an unfortunate accident involving water, so I pulled out my trusty Cappy which I could not part with since it was my 1st Android device. Thank god for all of the awesome development that has and continues to unfold for this device. I am on Jelly Bean 4.1.2 and its like I never left. I do not know how much longer I am going to use it (Nexus 4 looks tempting), but it continues to be an amazing phone that I will continue to go back to whenever other phones fail on me.
Kind of off topic but I really wanted to say how much of an awesome phone this is. Props to all of you who kept it for a full two years! :good:
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Haha, yup that's a good point. I'm glad that the cappy was my first android device and is/was filled with plenty of developers to support it. I'm kind of sad to leave it this December, TBH.
What do you think of the SGS3?
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I like my galaxy s3 alot
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Nexus 4 price is hard to resist, lack of storage and lte is unfortunate but can't beat 350 for a top of the line device. And it's a nexus.
I'd consider the nexus 4 if I didn't have the nexus 7 already
Might as well go with the school of fish since the galaxy s 3 is $99 now at select stores. Cant beat that price with all the features it has. But you gotta admit the HTC one x is a nice looking phone, and dare I say, and to which nobody has mentioned yet, the Lumia 920 (in red) *gasp*
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Most major retailers will have GS3 for around $50 on black friday..if you are stateside...also Sam's club will have it for .96 cents
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One thing im wondering as I look at the nexus 4 is that there are 3 buttons back, home and multi task (which is long press home for us) one of the things i love is the dedicated options or settings key, anyone have any experience moving to no options button? One (of many) things that bother me when im using an iPhone is the stupid steps you have to take to change app settings.
I'm reconsidering this phone for that reason,(although im sure XDA can give me options to remedy this issue) am i the only one who thinks a dedicated multitasking button is a waste and long press home is a fine alternative to open up another shortcut option?
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am i the only one who thinks a dedicated multitasking button is a waste and long press home is a fine alternative to open up another shortcut option?
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+1 here. Maybe a custom ROM for the Nexus will give you the ability to do that.
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I don't have an upgrade yet, but as the date draws nearer (December) I really start looking at what is coming out between now and then, and I must say I'm not feeling particularly confident about any given upgrade path.
If it's true the next Nexus will be Nexus Optimus based off the Optimus G I'd probably consider the Optimus G since having identical hardware to the galaxy S worked many wonders for the captivate.
Outside of that, the Xperia Tl looks like a pretty great device if it gets enough support to see decent long-lived dev support.
So, what upcoming phone do you think will have the best dev support? I would really like to keep getting updates long after the manufacturer officially drops support.. and Even if it's only 400$, I probably will skip the nexus since 16 gigs isn't enough without expandable memory storage..
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Getting a Nexus is your only safe bet for long term dev support and you don't have to deal with locked bootloader and losing your warranty by unlocking it (you have no choice with Sony and HTC, because you enter your IMEI to unlock it which void your warranty, unless you do some third party unlocking method). Also for the price of the Nexus 4 and being a Nexus device, I don't see why one would get the Optimus G with locked bootloader and probably poor support, if only for the 32gb storage which is not worth it compared to all the things the Nexus offer (ie, Google updates, easy to flash, best dev support and highesst quality rom, pentaband, elitist Nexus fanboys community).
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am i the only one who thinks a dedicated multitasking button is a waste and long press home is a fine alternative to open up another shortcut option?
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Various CyanogenMod and AOKP-based rom is capable of customizing the on screen NavBar, including for the Captivate. Try AOKP rom and look for the Navigation bar settings.
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+1 here. Maybe a custom ROM for the Nexus will give you the ability to do that.
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Custom ROMs allow you to change all sorts of things about the navigation bar. You can have more buttons, different buttons, even shortcuts/widgets.
Also, I can say from experience that the three button setup is better than the four button setup.
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So I've received the HTC One S a few days ago (not the One X + because tmobile doesn't like nice phones) and I'm falling in love with it! So I guess this means goodbye, at least for a while. I'm sure this is good news for most lol. If it's any conciliation, the HTC one S development thread is horrible!! It has no personality what so ever and no one objects when others ask for ETAs which is something I've grown to genuinely love about this community Hopefully Bhundven and his team successfully port jelly bean (and have TV out working) but I'm sure a few weeks after, there'll be a mass migration back to ics in favor of a more "stable rom." lol Anywho good luck guys, the Samsung Galaxy S 4g will always be in my heart!
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Have fun.
You aren't a troll truly, but you had a lot to learn. U wish you loyal.
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airfluip1 said:
Have fun.
You aren't a troll truly, but you had a lot to learn. U wish you loyal.
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Thanks man I appreciate that
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I've also been eyeing that phone... I think the One X is too big, and the One S is much closer to the size of the GS4G, which I like very much. I've also checked out the One S forums, but am still on the fence, especially since my phone works so well with these custom roms, I really don't have a great reason to upgrade, other than trying something new..
please report back how you like it (or send a PM if you don't want to clutter up the board here).
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I've also been eyeing that phone... I think the One X is too big, and the One S is much closer to the size of the GS4G, which I like very much. I've also checked out the One S forums, but am still on the fence, especially since my phone works so well with these custom roms, I really don't have a great reason to upgrade, other than trying something new..
please report back how you like it (or send a PM if you don't want to clutter up the board here).
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Yeah honestly I can't stress to you how awesome this phone is! The display is super bright, the resolution is also pretty good so don't worry about qhd complaints specially since you're coming from the S 4g display. The camera is professional quality and it preforms well day to day. If you don't like sense you can always install apex or a stock aokp ics rom but I happen to like sense personally specially the widgets and customizations. The rooting method, like for most htc phones, is significantly harder. There is another thing called S-off which has hindered development for the phone. There are still plenty of roms to play around with (including jelly bean!) but the installation is pretty tricky so for instance, you'll need to use a command prompt to flash something called a boot image to install any time and it's easy to brick. There are other new terms you'll need to learn of course. Don't let this scare you. One of the best things is the battery life (Both onscreen and stand by). The sheer performance is out of this world for example it can be over clocked to 2.1 mhz! Trust me when I say you won't regret having this phone! I've even heard from some it's better than the one X
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Thanks for the info. I think I may get one off ebay when I come back from vacation. I remember being super scared about flashing my GS4G, but after lots of reading I now flash the phone without thinking, so I'll be sure to read up on the 1S.
if I do end up with a 1S, I'll be sure to offer up my GS4G here for development
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Thanks for the info. I think I may get one off ebay when I come back from vacation. I remember being super scared about flashing my GS4G, but after lots of reading I now flash the phone without thinking, so I'll be sure to read up on the 1S.
if I do end up with a 1S, I'll be sure to offer up my GS4G here for development
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Haha that's noble
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