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is S4G worth buying?

with all the complains on data/wi-fi connectivity issues and could be others,would u recommend the S4G to me?currently using hd2 android and still have my N1 in the box.thank you.

Nope
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Yes get it and in 1 min u will be in love with it ... No doubts

Yes, it's a great phone. I have not had any issues and I came from the G2x.
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HannoSLM said:
Yes get it and in 1 min u will be in love with it ... No doubts
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what's biggest improvement from HTC in this device?

GHOST99K said:
what's biggest improvement from HTC in this device?
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youtube? there are a lot of reviews available....

It seems must issues are isolated to a device to device basis . Cause im not having any issues with mine.
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GHOST99K said:
what's biggest improvement from HTC in this device?
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Apart from the visual effects and animations, sense 3 is the first version able to read html emails from the old exchange. The performance and screen resolution are also important improvements. It is using the last generations softwate and hardware.

Scoop24 said:
It seems must issues are isolated to a device to device basis . Cause im not having any issues with mine.
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ok cool ill give it a drive.thanks

nope i return mine yesterday wait for nexus 4g

have u guys tested the screen on direct sunlight?if yes,any improvements?

In sunlight the screen works better than my Nexus one lol. I can actually see what's on my S4G's screen.

Jackasaur said:
In sunlight the screen works better than my Nexus one lol. I can actually see what's on my S4G's screen.
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now thats a relief.

I never had a issue with cell signal but I did have a issue with the WiFi dropping off when holding it in landscape view until I went into the WiFi settings and pumped WiFi performance to the max. After doing that, the WiFI stays strong when holding it in landscape.

GHOST99K said:
have u guys tested the screen on direct sunlight?if yes,any improvements?
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Even at direct sunlight you can easily see with 60% brightness

thanks guys im charging the phone as we speak(write)lol.

GHOST99K said:
thanks guys im charging the phone as we speak(write)lol.
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Let us know if you have the deathgrip issue, or any other comments comming from an HD2 to S4G. I just ordered mine last night and already got rid of my HD2, so I'm stuck

KillaHurtz said:
Let us know if you have the deathgrip issue, or any other comments comming from an HD2 to S4G. I just ordered mine last night and already got rid of my HD2, so I'm stuck
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deathgrip meaning no connection if held with both hands on landscape?

KillaHurtz said:
Let us know if you have the deathgrip issue, or any other comments comming from an HD2 to S4G. I just ordered mine last night and already got rid of my HD2, so I'm stuck
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I have no death grip problem like I do with my HD2.
BTW: the biggest change I notice last night, besides speed and sense 3.0, was the camera. When recording 1080p, the zoom works. On my HD2, I can only use the zoom before I start recording, not during recording.

schoei1 said:
I have no death grip problem like I do with my HD2.
BTW: the biggest change I notice last night, besides speed and sense 3.0, was the camera. When recording 1080p, the zoom works. On my HD2, I can only use the zoom before I start recording, not during recording.
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Cool beans! I hated having the fixed zoom durring recording. So you're saying that your HD2 has deathgrip but not the Sensation ?
Thanks in advance for sharing.

GTA 3 full effects enabler :)

This will be very helpful for those, who succeed starting the game and playing, but don't like the graphics
just download attached rar file (gta3_full_effects.rar), and copy extracted file (gta.set) to: /sdcard/Android/data/com.rockstar.gta3/files/GTA3
- backup existing one
Basically it is .set file from Xperia Play
and that's it, now all of the effects are enabled (such as car lights, traffic lights, raindrops and a lot more)
See some screens to see difference, normal on the left and with effects on the right.
Some users experience not smooth run or some bug's. I believe this happens if you use this with Chainfire3D, as comes some misconfiguration i think.
For me gta3 run's great and smooth. But mine gta3 works without chainfire3d or any other external app help.
Added original gta.set to attachment for those who want to rollback
Added .set file for Samsung Galaxy SII, if this your's phone, try this one first
Enjoy playing!

You mean effect at the right no?^^
Thanks anyway it's cool
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It works but the resolution is higher so the buttons and controls are almost in the middle instead of the right side of the screen..
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m1zzl3 said:
It works but the resolution is higher so the buttons and controls are almost in the middle instead of the right side of the screen..
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Controls are fully adjustable in options, so all ok here, just adjust them as you need, or reset to defaults, this must align them too

infazz said:
Controls are fully adjustable in options, so all ok here, just adjust them as you need, or reset to defaults, this must align them too
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Yea got that thanks! Its looks great, only slightly less performance but not annoying. Thank you!
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Anyone feels that gameplay isn't smooth?

Hello guys! Can you upload original gta3.set? Just after installing this "full effects" now i having same bugs in the game

Devers, see first post for original gta3.set in attachments.
Devers, remus82 : do you run game with Chanfire3D? What bug's you have with this?

infazz said:
do you run game with Chanfire3D? What bug's you have with this?
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No I don't! I mean, that i have less fps, then whithout it.

Nope I didn't run chainfire3d. Do I have to?
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Devers, see first post for original gta3.set in attachments.
Devers, remus82 : do you run game with Chanfire3D? What bug's you have with this?
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It is possible to change the original resolution with full effects.
My buttons are very very small after apply this.

dj-darkside said:
It is possible to change the original resolution with full effects.
My buttons are very very small after apply this.
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go to options > controls in the game, all buttons can be moved around the screen, by double tapping on them they change size, so just adjust them as it suites best for you

remus82 said:
Nope I didn't run chainfire3d. Do I have to?
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No you don't
just interesting why you feel difference in frame rate, it the same for me all run smooth and nice, or i just don't see a difference
I'm using ARHD 4 by the way...

Hmm weird. Damn! I almost thought that our sensation couldn't handle the game!
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No you don't
just interesting why you feel difference in frame rate, it the same for me all run smooth and nice, or i just don't see a difference
I'm using ARHD 4 by the way...
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remus82 said:
Hmm weird. Damn! I almost thought that our sensation couldn't handle the game!
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If my glacier can pay it, I'm sure your dual core can.

infazz said:
go to options > controls in the game, all buttons can be moved around the screen, by double tapping on them they change size, so just adjust them as it suites best for you
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Yes i know.
I was just hoping to turn down the resolution
is there a possibility to open the .set file?
is there a possibility to leave the fps display or store
sorry for my bad english

I don't know why do you get resolution problems. I tried this on my Galaxy S2 and the resolution is just fine, buttons and all and I probably SHOULD have problems since Sensation has more pixels... weird.

Changed roms. smooth gameplay now!

Hi I have sensation xe with no root or something like that
and game isn't smooth, so I saw that some of you have same phone as me and I wondered if you could edit this gta.set file to work smoothly on stock sensation xe

For me it wasn't the gta.set file that was causing the choppiness as I experienced the same thing before extracting the set file. Hope this helps

Half-Life 2 (portal) playable on non-tegra devices [How to]

Hi all!
I find way to play Half-life 2 on non-tegra devices. I get it run on my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Snapdragon 800 version) using app GLTools. Just make sure you install on start GLTools second options (install texture decoders on first gltools install), then download game and set settings for HL2 in GLTools like these:
activate function Optimize GLSL shaders
Use fake gpu info
Template: tegra 4
Simple mapbuffer emulation
Software VBO emulation
Use packed stencil buffer
With these settings and connected moga controller i was able to run game and play it. Its playable but sometimes its get laggy on in bigger arenas. I also get crash bug on the end of first part - after the first elevator part the game hang on a loading screen. Its always crash but it has solution - just start HL2 again, start new game and chose second part, it will be already avaliable and you can continue in playing Enjoy!! For now i have something about 1hour of playing and still no problem. Only thing is sometimes weird textures, but this is done by emulating T4.
And now question on you all - i wonder if its possible to hack google play, that i can see and buy portal too?? I want to try it. I thing Portal will be playable too with these settings. :good:

I couldn't find the software VBO emulation and use packed stencil buffer options
EDIT: Just updated GLTools and got it to work!
Only problem is is when I lock my phone while playing I have to restart the phone cause it sort of freezes
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Cant get it to work on the Samsung s3 mini, it just crashes at the source logo. I saw a similar thread to this on 4pda and portal worked with these settings.

Game boots, but textures are black. Any fix for that?

Matsilagi said:
Game boots, but textures are black. Any fix for that?
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I've got the same problem! I've tried everything. Happens on portal and half life
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Garridon said:
I've got the same problem! I've tried everything. Happens on portal and half life
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UPDATE: Please check if you really selected the right plugin.
Now only the models Textures appears, all other Textures are black. Im lucky i know every single map from both games. So I can navigate with ease even with those. I will play around with settings and see what I can do.
Device tested: Nexus 4 PA 4.2 Beta, Snapdragon 600 - Good FPS, texture bugs.
Fixed everything, i have enabled the other options (sRGB emulation and stuff) and now it works.
Configs for N4
Same as above but enable:
Half-float texture Jack
FBO Attachment (i think thats its name)
sRGB emulation

Matsilagi said:
UPDATE: Please check if you really selected the right plugin.
Now only the models Textures appears, all other Textures are black. Im lucky i know every single map from both games. So I can navigate with ease even with those. I will play around with settings and see what I can do.
Device tested: Nexus 4 PA 4.2 Beta, Snapdragon 600 - Good FPS, texture bugs.
Fixed everything, i have enabled the other options (sRGB emulation and stuff) and now it works.
Configs for N4
Same as above but enable:
Half-float texture Jack
FBO Attachment (i think thats its name)
sRGB emulation
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I'm using the nexus 7 2013, what is the right plugin?
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Garridon said:
I'm using the nexus 7 2013, what is the right plugin?
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Texture (DE)Compresser (Patent) (GPL)

Matsilagi said:
Texture (DE)Compresser (Patent) (GPL)
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Well textures are great in the main menus but crash while loading the map. Sadfacessss
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Garridon said:
I'm using the nexus 7 2013, what is the right plugin?
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Garridon said:
Well textures are great in the main menus but crash while loading the map. Sadfacessss
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Sad, it worked for me. I even managed to reach chamber 15.
Hint: If you dont own a MOGA, use the Gamer Keyboard to play it.

Matsilagi said:
Sad, it worked for me. I even managed to reach chamber 15.
Hint: If you dont own a MOGA, use the Gamer Keyboard to play it.
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Got a wireless 360 controller and the adapter. I'm good ☺ so close to playing but so far away.
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How about me who has a Tegra 3 device?
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Motwera said:
How about me who has a Tegra 3 device?
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Same, the game just crashes on my Sero 7 Pro even with these enabled.
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Anyone tested on i9505 ?

Hi. I can't find these optinons : Software VBO emulation
Use packed stencil buffer can some1 help me ? ty

vladcasandra said:
Hi. I can't find these optinons : Software VBO emulation
Use packed stencil buffer can some1 help me ? ty
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Update GLTools, Version 1.25 added these features.

Strange, I followed all instructions and I just get a black screen after the Source logo.
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misterk267 said:
Strange, I followed all instructions and I just get a black screen after the Source logo.
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Since its a Nexus 4, follow my configs and it should be fine.
My configs worked for 2 other users.

Matsilagi said:
Since its a Nexus 4, follow my configs and it should be fine.
My configs worked for 2 other users.
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I did, nothing. I'm not trying to say you're wrong or anything...if it works for other people I'm sure your configs aren't the problem. I'm running the updated GPU binaries, perhaps that's the problem.
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misterk267 said:
I did, nothing. I'm not trying to say you're wrong or anything...if it works for other people I'm sure your configs aren't the problem. I'm running the updated GPU binaries, perhaps that's the problem.
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Oh, then we have something different, im using the standard binaries.
That may be causing it. Imma see if i can get something with those too to test it.

Moto g4 camera

Here's a link to the Moto g4 camera as u know this has just been released... seems to work well has some added extras compared to Google camera...all credits to defcomg for this ....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3386440
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Got some touch problems. Also can't change the resolution.

Seems to be working quite well for me.
For the touch problems, it looks like the buttons are out of "alignment", if I can call it that. I have to tap just to the right of the button. For example, to change the photo type, tap on the right edge of the camera icon in the top right corner.
Swipe right to get to the resolution settings.
Only thing that doesn't seem to work is the Exposure setting. But that's OK, since I know next to nothing about photography. Auto mode all the way for me. Wish it had HDR setting, to turn it on/off.

daver68 said:
Seems to be working quite well for me.
For the touch problems, it looks like the buttons are out of "alignment", if I can call it that. I have to tap just to the right of the button. For example, to change the photo type, tap on the right edge of the camera icon in the top right corner.
Swipe right to get to the resolution settings.
Only thing that doesn't seem to work is the Exposure setting. But that's OK, since I know next to nothing about photography. Auto mode all the way for me. Wish it had HDR setting, to turn it on/off.
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Exposure is not working with any app. But seems Google fixed it with Android N.

khanjui said:
Exposure is not working with any app. But seems Google fixed it with Android N.
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It's working In android N beta 3 which is what I'm using with this camera and dpi width set to 424 ..I know motog4 has a 5.5 inch screen would be good to know what dpi setting it uses just to see if it changes the camera...
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dog121 said:
I know motog4 has a 5.5 inch screen would be good to know what dpi setting it uses just to see if it changes the camera...
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You know, I wonder if that would fix the problem with the on-screen buttons not being aligned with our taps...

daver68 said:
You know, I wonder if that would fix the problem with the on-screen buttons not being aligned with our taps...
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I'm using 424dpi setting and all the buttons are working ok.. on beta 3 even ISO.Auto,ect
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dog121 said:
I'm using 424dpi setting and all the buttons are working ok.. on beta 3 even ISO.Auto,ect
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But it would be good to see what dpi it uses I've looked on the Moto 4g forum but it's quite sparse..
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I was using the one+ cam but this one is much better. i like the design to, thanks for the link.

The two options in the DPI slider in Android N settings resulted in being unable to accurately use the interface, manually setting DPI to 424 works though. I guess it doesn't support scaling

Does slow motion work for anyone?

chocmatic said:
Does slow motion work for anyone?
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Sorry for the delayed response but slow motion isn't detected by the camera..or not that I'm can see..
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Mi A1 inaccurate tactile response when playing multi touch games

Hello everyone here and thanks for accept me in this great community.
My Xiaomi Mi A1 have a inaccurate tactile response when I play games with multi touch controls like Modern Combat 5 or Bullet Force. I don't use any screen protector like tempered glass or plastic films. I want to know if someone have the same problems, if this problem is a hardware or software issue and if someone find a solution.
Thanks.

Go to mi forum and raise a bug. No point telling here
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Even i play fps game like guns of boom and sgdz....and gameplay sucks in mi a1 and at times it feel therer are slight slutters which is horrible even aiming

Rohit Surya said:
Even i play fps game like guns of boom and sgdz....and gameplay sucks in mi a1 and at times it feel therer are slight slutters which is horrible even aiming
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Yeah some times it's OK then suddenly it starts stuttering then smooth the stuttering then smooth it's really annoying, do you know what lcd you have mate?
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robgee789 said:
Yeah some times it's OK then suddenly it starts stuttering then smooth the stuttering then smooth it's really annoying, do you know what lcd you have mate?
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I got the tianma lcd bro and you?

Rohit Surya said:
I got the tianma lcd bro and you?
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yep thats the one ive got too so maybe xiaomi messed something up?

robgee789 said:
Yeah some times it's OK then suddenly it starts stuttering then smooth the stuttering then smooth it's really annoying, do you know what lcd you have mate?
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yep thats the one ive got too so maybe xiaomi messed something up?
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May be, hope they solve it asap!

Rohit Surya said:
I got the tianma lcd bro and you?
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How to find the lcd type in the phone?

MrMoon said:
How to find the lcd type in the phone?
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Dial *#*#6484#*#* and check version information mate
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Even I am facing the same problem. It was after that September update i guess. Any solutions?

+1
iilitec lcd
the touch is very wrong. it happens most of the times right at the central area of the screen.
-in shmup, ship jumps at random place while i swipe.
-in browser, scroll speed is slower than it should be. touch misses some inputs. then smooth,stutter,smooth again (as someone in this thread said).
-in browser or gallery i have rare but random 1-finger zoom.
coming from the galaxy s4, touch is very inaccurate. its not even as good as the S1.
so far
-the touch is meh
-the lcd colors is calibrated with "cold-to-death-blueish' preset
-the über-schnitzel double-camera is a troll

I have the other lcd screen so it's definitely software then, now we need xiaomi to actually listen and fix this. We all need to use the feed back app and tell them what's up
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Its a software issue, it all started after September update, still it is not solved...

asrupesh said:
Its a software issue, it all started after September update, still it is not solved...
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Yeah absolutely