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Is your Phone growing a beard??

My HTC One S has started doing something very weird since Friday... Randomly started doing it after restarting my phone in the morning. I've done everything in the book I could think of...
Here is a couple video's I've taken (with my old Iphone 3gs)
Is anybody experiencing such issues?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUM1FiLeb0c
and it's only getting worst
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21OaktvRsWU

Thats definitely faulty !!
Send it back ! Dont leave the store without a replacement !

azzledazzle said:
Thats definitely faulty !!
Send it back ! Dont leave the store without a replacement !
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The store was closed when I went yesterday, but I did get on the phone with support and they got another on the way already. unfortunately it's not certain the replacement will be new, may be a refurbished. The lady over the phone couldn't say for sure what it would be. (of course this is the same person that said "can you take your battery out for me and tell me if the sticker is red?")
I'm really curious to see if I'm the only one with that problem

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LOL

I really wish I could use that shaver, my screen is only getting worst every morning, seems that when I don't use it for some hours it gets worst and thicker. This morning the bottom half was just completely grayed out to the point I couldnt even see any of the icons. it thinned out after I locked and unlocked the screen few times to where I can see stuff again but still with that layer.

Aydthird said:
I really wish I could use that shaver, my screen is only getting worst every morning, seems that when I don't use it for some hours it gets worst and thicker. This morning the bottom half was just completely grayed out to the point I couldnt even see any of the icons. it thinned out after I locked and unlocked the screen few times to where I can see stuff again but still with that layer.
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To me is sounds a little like the LCD (not digitizer) screen is coming loose. I am no expert, but no matter what I would send it back before opening it if there is any chance of getting it warranty repaired or replaced.

Unconn said:
To me is sounds a little like the LCD (not digitizer) screen is coming loose. I am no expert, but no matter what I would send it back before opening it if there is any chance of getting it warranty repaired or replaced.
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the screen seems on nice and tight, if anything it be a loose wire but it gets real thick last couple mornings then if I restart it couple times and play with lock unlock the screen it'll thin back out to where I can see the bottom half again... which is kinda random.

Aydthird said:
the screen seems on nice and tight, if anything it be a loose wire but it gets real thick last couple mornings then if I restart it couple times and play with lock unlock the screen it'll thin back out to where I can see the bottom half again... which is kinda random.
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If you want see how bad the screen is. Go to development options under settings and select " Show screen updates".
Hope you get exchange. Not ideal to keep $ 600 with bad light
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x1tyme said:
If you want see how bad the screen is. Go to development options under settings and select " Show screen updates".
Hope you get exchange. Not ideal to keep $ 600 with bad light
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Oh man that's a scary sight!!! does yours do the same thing??
My recording doesn't even do it justice on how bad this looks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM8rZc1_Pbk

Aydthird said:
Oh man that's a scary sight!!! does yours do the same thing??
My recording doesn't even do it justice on how bad this looks
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zM8rZc1_Pbk
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that colors light is normal..I have it too, but half black dime light shouldn't be there...

x1tyme said:
that colors light is normal..I have it too, but half black dime light shouldn't be there...
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Ok, I had seen a video of an X version doing that, wasn't sure if it was normal.
I do have an exchange phone coming in. My two concerns on it is. for 1 its more than likely a refurb :what: 2 its coming on Friday but I'm leaving tomorrow for the whole weekend as I had said prior, This thing is only getting worst, it flickers all day from 1/4 to 1/2 way now. Really bummed about it because I really wanna like this phone and granted I really do do like it... For me coming from an iPhone (which being a pc user it pains me to say is a darn good solid phone) I think this thing actually holds its own... But this screen issue is not looking too positive so far

Aydthird said:
Ok, I had seen a video of an X version doing that, wasn't sure if it was normal.
I do have an exchange phone coming in. My two concerns on it is. for 1 its more than likely a refurb :what: 2 its coming on Friday but I'm leaving tomorrow for the whole weekend as I had said prior, This thing is only getting worst, it flickers all day from 1/4 to 1/2 way now. Really bummed about it because I really wanna like this phone and granted I really do do like it... For me coming from an iPhone (which being a pc user it pains me to say is a darn good solid phone) I think this thing actually holds its own... But this screen issue is not looking too positive so far
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Glad your replace is coming. I'm exactly using my replacement as of speaks. Yes, its a refur. So far I don't have any problems with it beside its a used phone lol.
I do miss the iPhone quality.
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x1tyme said:
Glad your replace is coming. I'm exactly using my replacement as of speaks. Yes, its a refur. So far I don't have any problems with it beside its a used phone lol.
I do miss the iPhone quality.
Sent from my HTC VLE_U using Tapatalk 2
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On I just got back from my trip, I got my replacement, about to open it right now
How can I tell if it's a refurb? The box looks exactly like the one I got with my original phone.

Aydthird said:
On I just got back from my trip, I got my replacement, about to open it right now
How can I tell if it's a refurb? The box looks exactly like the one I got with my original phone.
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You receive orginal box? Man, I got my replace in blown box. Lol
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x1tyme said:
You receive orginal box? Man, I got my replace in blown box. Lol
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LOL ya mine seems new, it was sealed original packaging, new charger, manual everything.
here is what the old one been doing since friday tho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55iXJKI1Wew&feature=g-upl
and since I didn't have my new phone till last night and yet still had to make calls and text messages, can't tell how much of a pain in the ass this been.
question tho... was your rooted then relocked when you sent it back?? I relocked mine and ran the RUU but it won't do the update which I find kind of weird. I think getting the replacement is the easy part... what worries me is what they try to say after send the old one back, I have babied this phone so much and granted I know it's hardware problem for sure, I just don't want to give them a reason to even try and say it's my fault. I already paid nearly full price for the old one... I'd be one pissed off basterd if they try to make me pay it again

Aydthird said:
LOL ya mine seems new, it was sealed original packaging, new charger, manual everything.
here is what the old one been doing since friday tho
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55iXJKI1Wew&feature=g-upl
and since I didn't have my new phone till last night and yet still had to make calls and text messages, can't tell how much of a pain in the ass this been.
question tho... was your rooted then relocked when you sent it back?? I relocked mine and ran the RUU but it won't do the update which I find kind of weird. I think getting the replacement is the easy part... what worries me is what they try to say after send the old one back, I have babied this phone so much and granted I know it's hardware problem for sure, I just don't want to give them a reason to even try and say it's my fault. I already paid nearly full price for the old one... I'd be one pissed off basterd if they try to make me pay it again
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Before I return. Unrooted and ran Ruu, which is not our US version, which I found out later lol.. I haven't receive a call or email about "relock" on my bootloader.
Tmo USA can kiss my A*** if they're smart enough to know what I did to my phone, beside HTC lol
Have fun with your new toy.
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x1tyme said:
Before I return. Unrooted and ran Ruu, which is not our US version, which I found out later lol.. I haven't receive a call or email about "relock" on my bootloader.
Tmo USA can kiss my A*** if they're smart enough to know what I did to my phone, beside HTC lol
Have fun with your new toy.
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I sure plan on it. Feels good being able to see my whole screen again
LOL tell them to kiss mine too... I put energy rom on mine the next day hehe
how come you had to get a replacement anyways?
My buddy had lost his so he had to get a replacement also, he said that his came in the original box as well.... which now makes me not feel so confident about having a new vs refurb lol

[Poll]Rooted vs Unrooted

Hi!
I have just graduated high school last June and still waiting for a job call. As I do not have anything to do to kill time besides going to the gym and flashing my Infuse a lot, I would just like to do a poll of who here has their Infuse rooted and who does not?
Just a basic question. (Although the purpose of XDA is for development hence a strong feeling that majority are rooted)
So... are you rooted or running stock unrooted?
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get a job Crinkypops ....kidding...

bigjoe2675 said:
get a job Crinkypops ....kidding...
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Crinkypops said:
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:laugh:

Your poll here will not give you a good answer reflective of the general population.
More than likely, most here would have rooted their phone.
Kinda like going to a bar and asking who drinks alcohol? The answer you get is not reflective of the general population.

Crinkypops said:
Hi!
I have just graduated high school last June and still waiting for a job call. As I do not have anything to do to kill time besides going to the gym and flashing my Infuse a lot, I would just like to do a poll of who here has their Infuse rooted and who does not?
Just a basic question. (Although the purpose of XDA is for development hence a strong feeling that majority are rooted)
So... are you rooted or running stock unrooted?
Sent from my Saurom'd Infuse
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Sounds like me....
But i still got 2 more lousy years to go in High School, and i have a job.:laugh::good:
BTW, Yes i am rooted running Mind of MAC ROM (look at my sig)

I kinda figured this, but I was probably waiting for a dramatic upset Wouldn't it be interesting if at least 30-40% here on XDA weren't rooted. Of course, it wouldn't happen-- but still.
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slicingtaco said:
Sounds like me....
But i still got 2 more lousy years to go in High School, and i have a job.:laugh::good:
BTW, Yes i am rooted running Mind of MAC ROM (look at my sig)
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i got one more year...and the mom is making me look for a job...i was looking for one before and through the beginning of summer but didn't have any luck...then again i never applied to any fast food/restaurants cause i really don't wanna work at a fast food joint lol...although my brother got a call from target for an interview...he never even applied there!!! Ive been applying there for the past year every 90 days or whenever it is that they throw out your application
as for the poll...dont have an infuse...yet...but my vivid is not only rooted, but it is also s-off...and i colored my capacitive button LEDs with a green sharpie cause i was bored and going through flashing withdraws lol...so its rooted, s-off with green capacitive buttons (in case your wondering s-off=security off...you can flash roms and stuff with out s-off but its harder...s-off pretty much allows you to flash kernels through recovery...had to short out my phone to get s-off, but it was worth it...)
as for the infuse i shall soon have, i believe its coming pre-rooted...if not then i shall root it immediately

Go see your local U.S. Marine Corps Recruiter....
slicingtaco said:
Sounds like me....
But i still got 2 more lousy years to go in High School, and i have a job.:laugh::good:
BTW, Yes i am rooted running Mind of MAC ROM (look at my sig)
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Crinkypops said:
I kinda figured this, but I was probably waiting for a dramatic upset Wouldn't it be interesting if at least 30-40% here on XDA weren't rooted. Of course, it wouldn't happen-- but still.
Sent from my Saurom'd Infuse
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mg2195 said:
i got one more year...and the mom is making me look for a job...i was looking for one before and through the beginning of summer but didn't have any luck...then again i never applied to any fast food/restaurants cause i really don't wanna work at a fast food joint lol...although my brother got a call from target for an interview...he never even applied there!!! Ive been applying there for the past year every 90 days or whenever it is that they throw out your application
as for the poll...dont have an infuse...yet...but my vivid is not only rooted, but it is also s-off...and i colored my capacitive button LEDs with a green sharpie cause i was bored and going through flashing withdraws lol...so its rooted, s-off with green capacitive buttons (in case your wondering s-off=security off...you can flash roms and stuff with out s-off but its harder...s-off pretty much allows you to flash kernels through recovery...had to short out my phone to get s-off, but it was worth it...)
as for the infuse i shall soon have, i believe its coming pre-rooted...if not then i shall root it immediately
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mg2195 said:
i got one more year...and the mom is making me look for a job...i was looking for one before and through the beginning of summer but didn't have any luck...then again i never applied to any fast food/restaurants cause i really don't wanna work at a fast food joint lol...although my brother got a call from target for an interview...he never even applied there!!! Ive been applying there for the past year every 90 days or whenever it is that they throw out your application
as for the poll...dont have an infuse...yet...but my vivid is not only rooted, but it is also s-off...and i colored my capacitive button LEDs with a green sharpie cause i was bored and going through flashing withdraws lol...so its rooted, s-off with green capacitive buttons (in case your wondering s-off=security off...you can flash roms and stuff with out s-off but its harder...s-off pretty much allows you to flash kernels through recovery...had to short out my phone to get s-off, but it was worth it...)
as for the infuse i shall soon have, i believe its coming pre-rooted...if not then i shall root it immediately
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See, I had a job last year when I was in high school at a Chinese buffet... ended up quiting because of the high-demand and anal bosses...
BUT I just got a call today from a car wash, and I am starting on August 13th.
This means that maybe around Christmas time, I may be able to purchase a note (2nd generation if it comes out). If this happens, I'm still keeping my infuse due to its awesome Wolfson DAC. Although, donating it wouldn't be such a bad idea.
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Crinkypops said:
See, I had a job last year when I was in high school at a Chinese buffet... ended up quiting because of the high-demand and anal bosses...
BUT I just got a call today from a car wash, and I am starting on August 13th.
This means that maybe around Christmas time, I may be able to purchase a note (2nd generation if it comes out). If this happens, I'm still keeping my infuse due to its awesome Wolfson DAC. Although, donating it wouldn't be such a bad idea.
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Been working since I was 14 at a Hobbyshop. And I got laid off last summer due to the store closing because of the owners. I just recently (less than a month ago) got a job at McD. And now saving up for future things (car, college, clothes etc...
Gonna be getting a new phone hopefully by the holidays
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bigjoe2675 said:
Go see your local U.S. Marine Corps Recruiter....
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lol, that's a possibility, but i just don't think id have the guts to actually be a marine...although i will say that in lacrosse we would have marine trainers or whatever come out and condition us 2-3 times a week (my coach is a marine)...although it was only an hour, i was always dead after and can only imagine how much harder it was for those actually becoming marines...who would do those exercises plus more, and do them at more of an extreme for a longer period of time then us..gotta say though, we were the most conditioned team in the high school league...too bad varsity only wanted to start fights at games though (i think they won 3 games...)...but JV did good, we won league
Anyways...respect goes out to you bigjoe and all other marines and any other military force for that matter, you guys not only go through intense training, but you also fight for our country-and that's not something the average joe could do...a bigjoe on the other hand

Stay in school Vern.
Know what I mean
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Smokestack360 said:
Stay in school Vern.
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Know what I mean
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that's the plan after high school gonna go to my local CC and get my general ed done then gonna transfer out to a different college and major in computer sciences...particular software development ...when im 18 im gonna try getting a job at Fry's electronics, cause then i can get a discount on all my computer hardware and build my dream computer...stuffs gonna be intense...
lol...how did we go from rooted vs stock to me talking about my whole life plan so far lol

mg2195 said:
lol, that's a possibility, but i just don't think id have the guts to actually be a marine...although i will say that in lacrosse we would have marine trainers or whatever come out and condition us 2-3 times a week (my coach is a marine)...although it was only an hour, i was always dead after and can only imagine how much harder it was for those actually becoming marines...who would do those exercises plus more, and do them at more of an extreme for a longer period of time then us..gotta say though, we were the most conditioned team in the high school league...too bad varsity only wanted to start fights at games though (i think they won 3 games...)...but JV did good, we won league
Anyways...respect goes out to you bigjoe and all other marines and any other military force for that matter, you guys not only go through intense training, but you also fight for our country-and that's not something the average joe could do...a bigjoe on the other hand
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+++1000
thx, 20+yrs...and had the honor training and making the Marines, now I see them today...all grown up...:good:
but after College if you do go, the Service will fund your education if you cant...with pay back of course,
Big thing get smart stay smart....stay in school and if the opportunity is there to continue get more school....DO IT! and that goes for all you gents....

mg2195 said:
that's the plan after high school gonna go to my local CC and get my general ed done then gonna transfer out to a different college and major in computer sciences...particular software development ...when im 18 im gonna try getting a job at Fry's electronics, cause then i can get a discount on all my computer hardware and build my dream computer...stuffs gonna be intense...
lol...how did we go from rooted vs stock to me talking about my whole life plan so far lol
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LOL way off topic here
Stay on track buddy I agree with Joe, were I work (McD) there are a lot of people with great potiential who decided not to care much about school, and its sad to see there future remains and ends at a fast food place like that. I remembered my first night they trained me on the grill, I walked out that night from my first shift only in thinking that I was definitely going to graduate high school and go to college (scraping grease of a grill and flipping burgers for min. wage on a full time job is just pain) On the other hand that's were my future is barley just to about to begin, hopefully get a degree in Engineering (maybe in Production/Design) and succeed in life.....
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slicingtaco said:
Sounds like me....
But i still got 2 more lousy years to go in High School, and i have a job.:laugh::good:
BTW, Yes i am rooted running Mind of MAC ROM (look at my sig)
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Lol i got 3 years
UNROOTED. FOR NOW
mg2195 said:
i got one more year...and the mom is making me look for a job...i was looking for one before and through the beginning of summer but didn't have any luck...then again i never applied to any fast food/restaurants cause i really don't wanna work at a fast food joint lol...although my brother got a call from target for an interview...he never even applied there!!! Ive been applying there for the past year every 90 days or whenever it is that they throw out your application
as for the poll...dont have an infuse...yet...but my vivid is not only rooted, but it is also s-off...and i colored my capacitive button LEDs with a green sharpie cause i was bored and going through flashing withdraws lol...so its rooted, s-off with green capacitive buttons (in case your wondering s-off=security off...you can flash roms and stuff with out s-off but its harder...s-off pretty much allows you to flash kernels through recovery...had to short out my phone to get s-off, but it was worth it...)
as for the infuse i shall soon have, i believe its coming pre-rooted...if not then i shall root it immediately
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mg2195 said:
i got one more year...and the mom is making me look for a job...i was looking for one before and through the beginning of summer but didn't have any luck...then again i never applied to any fast food/restaurants cause i really don't wanna work at a fast food joint lol...although my brother got a call from target for an interview...he never even applied there!!! Ive been applying there for the past year every 90 days or whenever it is that they throw out your application
as for the poll...dont have an infuse...yet...but my vivid is not only rooted, but it is also s-off...and i colored my capacitive button LEDs with a green sharpie cause i was bored and going through flashing withdraws lol...so its rooted, s-off with green capacitive buttons (in case your wondering s-off=security off...you can flash roms and stuff with out s-off but its harder...s-off pretty much allows you to flash kernels through recovery...had to short out my phone to get s-off, but it was worth it...)
as for the infuse i shall soon have, i believe its coming pre-rooted...if not then i shall root it immediately
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I as well hated the idea working at fast food joints (coming from retail) but this was my only choice i applied everywhere else and nothing. Really hard getting a job these days. When I showed up to my interview for the job I have right now, there were atleast 20 other people in front of me waiting (teenagers, & adults) to be interviewed luckily I got the help from one of my dads best friend who helped me out getting a position.
Keep on trying don't give up. Its the same situation everywhere else, just bad economy.
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Crinkypops said:
Hi!
I have just graduated high school last June and still waiting for a job call. As I do not have anything to do to kill time besides going to the gym and flashing my Infuse a lot, I would just like to do a poll of who here has their Infuse rooted and who does not?
Just a basic question. (Although the purpose of XDA is for development hence a strong feeling that majority are rooted)
So... are you rooted or running stock unrooted?
Sent from my Saurom'd Infuse
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I'm rooted and running a buttered up JB Infuse

I've learned more life lessons here on XDA than at school. True story.
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New AT&T Atrix 2 User.

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

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

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

Here are some pics of this Bad Boy:
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Is it normal? Did I just get used to it maybe?
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You just got used to it. I noticed it when i first got my A2 as well.
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What a coincidence, it looks just like mine…
Enjoy your new toy!
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Apex_Strider said:
What a coincidence, it looks just like mine…
Enjoy your new toy!
Sent from my Atari Falcon030
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LOL, really? i thought mine was different Thanks, i'm glad to be here with people who knows how to improve our experience with android and Motorola.

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

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

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

Hello guys, I am doing review of these smartphones. Is there anything special you would like to know about them? And yes, both phones rock in their class
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Hi.
Does the ASUS Padfone 2 have a notification led?
Can you remove the 'Pad Only' tab in the App Drawer?
Would you recommend the Padfone 2 after using it so far? Im looking to get one or a LG Nexus 4 or an HTC One X+.
Thank You.

Bilhouse said:
Hi.
Does the ASUS Padfone 2 have a notification led?
Can you remove the 'Pad Only' tab in the App Drawer?
Would you recommend the Padfone 2 after using it so far? Im looking to get one or a LG Nexus 4 or an HTC One X+.
Thank You.
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Same question

For the Padfone2:
Do games (like World of Goo and Osmos) work on the tab in fullscreen?
Is the sound quality with headphones as good as they advertised it to be?
Does it have any WiFi issues (like does it turn off after the phone has been in sleep mode for a couple of minutes and turns back on when you turn the screen on, like on some Sony phones and Cyanogenmod 9)?
Is the bootloader unlockable?
Thanks.

Bilhouse said:
Hi.
Does the ASUS Padfone 2 have a notification led?
Can you remove the 'Pad Only' tab in the App Drawer?
Would you recommend the Padfone 2 after using it so far? Im looking to get one or a LG Nexus 4 or an HTC One X+.
Thank You.
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Tipkaros said:
For the Padfone2:
Do games (like World of Goo and Osmos) work on the tab in fullscreen?
Is the sound quality with headphones as good as they advertised it to be?
Does it have any WiFi issues (like does it turn off after the phone has been in sleep mode for a couple of minutes and turns back on when you turn the screen on, like on some Sony phones and Cyanogenmod 9)?
Is the bootloader unlockable?
Thanks.
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Hi guys,
- There is no notification LED
- I don't thinik it is possible to remove Pad Only Tab in official launcher.
- I like PadFone 2 a lot this far. There are some minor issues which I will cover in depth once review is finished, but no deal breakers. I cant compare to new Nexus, as I didn't try it, but PadFone 2 looks to be in line and better then One X+.
- Still didn't cover gaming on Pad front, but I will update info once I do.
- Really looking forward to test headphone output. If it is on par with VivoTab, it will be more than good.
- WiFi is coming on in few seconds after waking up, so, no there is no issue there.
- Don't know if bootloader is unlockable, can't confirm that. Early guess is that it will be possible to flash, but due Pad/Phone combination it will be difficult to cook good ROM for it.
You are welcome

Mr. Corny said:
- WiFi is coming on in few seconds after waking up, so, no there is no issue there.
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Thanks for the responses but I didn't really understand this one. I'll explain what problems I'm having on a Sony device (with and without Cyanogenmod) :
I turn WiFi on (mobile data is off). While the screen is on, everything is normal. When I turn the screen off during the next 10-15 minutes I'm able to receive gtalk/gmail or any other content but after that, nothing is coming in anymore. When I turn the screen on again, suddenly all of the mails and notifications start coming in.
It may sound silly. If you could just turn on wifi, turn off mobile data, let your phone be uninterrupted for about 20-30 minutes and then email yourself from the computer to the email linked to your phone and see if your phone notifies you at once. If not, wait 5-10 minutes and turn the screen on and see if the email comes in at that very moment.
Looking forward to that complete review soon. :good:

OK, didn't understand the issue first time. Will try and get back with more info.
Sent from my PadFone 2 using xda app-developers app

Hey,
I'm currently on Samsung Galaxy S (the first one), and I found a really big need of a tablet. So instead of buying a tablet and a phone separately I'm looking forward to a combination of two, like this one.
I'm more interested in performance, I have seen many tablets so far, even some quad core, but so far they were a bit slow (at least for me).
May you show some performance examples in your review? Like opening many apps and then using the phone/tablet?

Could you post the supernote apk from the Padfone 2, so we can test it on the Padfone 1?

It so cool.!!!!!!

Tahvok said:
Hey,
I'm currently on Samsung Galaxy S (the first one), and I found a really big need of a tablet. So instead of buying a tablet and a phone separately I'm looking forward to a combination of two, like this one.
I'm more interested in performance, I have seen many tablets so far, even some quad core, but so far they were a bit slow (at least for me).
May you show some performance examples in your review? Like opening many apps and then using the phone/tablet?
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If you are looking for combination of phone and tablet you won't find better. As far as I know, beside Padofone 1, there is no other product on the market. This phablet has a lots of RAM and high speed CPU meaning it delivers some high end perfomance in both phone and tablet mode. On the other hand, if you tried some other high end tablet like Samsung Galaxy 10.1 or Asus Prime, it will feel similar when you are juggling between many apps. Despite manufacturers claims tablets are stil far far away from PC in terms of usability.

Snipes said:
Could you post the supernote apk from the Padfone 2, so we can test it on the Padfone 1?
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Can't do that, no root, no access to system files.

Tipkaros said:
Thanks for the responses but I didn't really understand this one. I'll explain what problems I'm having on a Sony device (with and without Cyanogenmod) :
I turn WiFi on (mobile data is off). While the screen is on, everything is normal. When I turn the screen off during the next 10-15 minutes I'm able to receive gtalk/gmail or any other content but after that, nothing is coming in anymore. When I turn the screen on again, suddenly all of the mails and notifications start coming in.
It may sound silly. If you could just turn on wifi, turn off mobile data, let your phone be uninterrupted for about 20-30 minutes and then email yourself from the computer to the email linked to your phone and see if your phone notifies you at once. If not, wait 5-10 minutes and turn the screen on and see if the email comes in at that very moment.
Looking forward to that complete review soon. :good:
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Well, it looks like it is normal behavior. WiFi will disconnect when phone goes to deep sleep, ergo you will not be available to receive emails etc... If you want to prevent this, you need to select keep WiFi on during sleep in advanced part of WiFi settings. If this option is enabled,everything works as you would like, instant email notification for example.

How does it work in the U.S 2G,3G, or 4G
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kaylord84 said:
How does it work in the U.S 2G,3G, or 4G
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2
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Picture speaks a thousand words:

How is the polaris app installed on the padfone 2, is it a good office app
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

Mr. Corny said:
Well, it looks like it is normal behavior. WiFi will disconnect when phone goes to deep sleep, ergo you will not be available to receive emails etc... If you want to prevent this, you need to select keep WiFi on during sleep in advanced part of WiFi settings. If this option is enabled,everything works as you would like, instant email notification for example.
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Good! The problem with my devices is that even when I turn on that option in advanced settings, it still disconnected during deep sleep. Glad to see Asus did things well.

GPS LOCK
Hey
Thank you very much for taking questions.
How quickly does the padphone get GPS lock?
I'm asking as I use the GPS (Google navigation) multiple times every day.

Mr. Corny said:
Picture speaks a thousand words:
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-Do you know what networks in the US are supported though?
-Where can we buy one?

Violater said:
Hey
Thank you very much for taking questions.
How quickly does the padphone get GPS lock?
I'm asking as I use the GPS (Google navigation) multiple times every day.
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I will get back to you on that when I reach this part of testing.
VTEChump said:
-Do you know what networks in the US are supported though?
-Where can we buy one?
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I don't know which networks will be supported, Verizon is educated guess. It should become available in November on contract.

Off Topic Thread(V2)

First I'd like to say that this thread has MOD approval. I would like to keep it that way so here are some rules:
1) NO FLAMING(this goes for me too, lol)
2) NO NUDITY(I'm just as bummed as you are)
3) NO DRUG TALK(not even weed!)
4) NO POLITICS(Some of us here aren't even old enough to vote)
5) NO RELIGION(if you don't know why google "Holy war". lol)
With those out of the way I hope everyone here enjoys and uses our new place to converse. Please feel free to link people who are getting off topic in other threads to this one as a friendly reminder.
So I guess this is where I start the conversation.
How many of you think that this is a good idea???
LOL

That question seems to have two possible answers...
1) Good... yes... mmmhmm...
2) Ahhh! Off-topic iz teh ebilz! Killz etz wiff fayr!

Hope this works. Please everyone, let's make sure that while this is OT, the XDA rules still apply. This is and will be the ONLY Off-Topic thread started. All others will be closed and re-directed back here.
Keep it clean, but have some fun. OT threads are a great way to filter out rif-raf from the Q&A and Development sections/threads.
Enjoy :beer:

I seen one of these in another forum you were a mod in Woody. Its still going semi strong mostly a couple of regulars talking back and forth.
Ill start.
How many of you know the Nexus 4 is available currently in play store. I was able to get my order in. Ill still be poking around but only poking as Im passing this phone to my daughter. Im actually glad jb is progressing. However ultrgen was the bees knees for me until slim b3 was released.

eollie said:
I seen one of these in another forum you were a mod in Woody. Its still going semi strong mostly a couple of regulars talking back and forth.
Ill start.
How many of you know the Nexus 4 is available currently in play store. I was able to get my order in. Ill still be poking around but only poking as Im passing this phone to my daughter. Im actually glad jb is progressing. However ultrgen was the bees knees for me until slim b3 was released.
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I like the Nexus for a cheap unlocked phone that works on Tmo-Wind networks, but hate that it has no SD card slot and only 16GB max. I don't have a ton of stuff on my SD card but I did have to go from a 16 to 32GB card a while ago just to keep enough music and other things I like on my phone on there. Right now if I buy one and activate it on Wind, I'd get 50$ credit, but meh. lol. Sad thing is this phone will get updates for a while probably while all the other phones don't.
I hate seeing some of the new phones Sammy is releasing, 800mhz processor but JB on it. Can't give us JB.
Part of the problem is our carriers, they are limited in the number of phones they buy for their bands, which limits us too., Is sammy going to release a JB update for the S2 that has 10's of millions of phones, or our phone, that probably is maybe a million or less, so we suffer and S2 users get the goods as well as the new crappy music player galaxy 800mhz phones.
Rain sucks.
Ultragen rocks, it's still my DD and was Remics before that. I like the touchwiz interface and launcher. It's smooth. I don't want 6000 dumb transition effects like loops and twirls and spinny things, just one transition that works well and looks good and I find touchwiz does that.
That is all for now. lol.

getochkn said:
I like the Nexus for a cheap unlocked phone that works on Tmo-Wind networks, but hate that it has no SD card slot and only 16GB max.
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I ended up with the S3 for that reason. I get horrible signal at work, on top of not being allowed to have a camera phone, so it stays in my pocket. The horrible signal problem makes it so all of my music has to be on my sdcard. I didn't want to have to fight between music and apps with the Nexus 4.

getochkn said:
I like the Nexus for a cheap unlocked phone that works on Tmo-Wind networks, but hate that it has no SD card slot and only 16GB max. I don't have a ton of stuff on my SD card but I did have to go from a 16 to 32GB card a while ago just to keep enough music and other things I like on my phone on there. Right now if I buy one and activate it on Wind, I'd get 50$ credit, but meh. lol. Sad thing is this phone will get updates for a while probably while all the other phones don't.
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Ill be getting a chromebook soon so I plan on using that 100gb of google cloud service for music that way I can Keep more with me. The way I look at it you create playlists then sync the playlist to your device. I remember seeing a tasker profile that can do this so I will have to find it.
Part of the problem is our carriers, they are limited in the number of phones they buy for their bands, which limits us too., Is sammy going to release a JB update for the S2 that has 10's of millions of phones, or our phone, that probably is maybe a million or less, so we suffer and S2 users get the goods as well as the new crappy music player galaxy 800mhz phones.
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The limitations and bs they claimed was just to get people to upgrade. I think ST has a lg phone that is running 4.1 and a 800mhz processor. Its not a super phone but it does what most people want which is facebook email and those type of things.
Rain sucks.
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Unless you are in one of the drought areas then is awesome but still hate being out in it.
Ultragen rocks, it's still my DD and was Remics before that. I like the touchwiz interface and launcher. It's smooth. I don't want 6000 dumb transition effects like loops and twirls and spinny things, just one transition that works well and looks good and I find touchwiz does that.
That is all for now. lol
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Personally I like adw just for the customization. And it is minor things like only needing four dock icons. There are a couple cool themes but most of the time Im rocking the stock adw theme with some modified icons. I dont know what some of these developers where thinking with the design of their app icon.

Cool. Glad to see everyone enjoying the thread. My next phone will be a Samsung 3.2ghz octi-core phone/tablet/wallet that charges off of body heat. It will have an 25mp camera and 64GB of internal memory with an external SD capable of 128MB. I hear it will be out Spring of 2014. Can't wait. lol

hechoen said:
Cool. Glad to see everyone enjoying the thread. My next phone will be a Samsung 3.2ghz octi-core phone/tablet/wallet that charges off of body heat. It will have an 25mp camera and 64GB of internal memory with an external SD capable of 128MB. I hear it will be out Spring of 2014. Can't wait. lol
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18" "phone" screen? lol.

Nice and another OT thread to watch.....
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Woody said:
Hope this works. Please everyone, let's make sure that while this is OT, the XDA rules still apply. This is and will be the ONLY Off-Topic thread started. All others will be closed and re-directed back here.
Keep it clean, but have some fun. OT threads are a great way to filter out rif-raf from the Q&A and Development sections/threads.
Enjoy :beer:
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bigjoe2675 said:
Nice and another OT thread to watch.....
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LOL. Nice to have you both here. Might as well invite prbassplayer, oka1, and TRusselo over. My infractions list is the who's who of moderators. Sorry your not on that list Woody. Actually hope that you never have to be.
In all seriousness, though, hopefully you guys will be here just to have a good time chatting things up and not have to actually do any moderation. It's a slim chance but one that I'm hoping occurs.

getochkn said:
I like the Nexus for a cheap unlocked phone that works on Tmo-Wind networks, but hate that it has no SD card slot and only 16GB max. I don't have a ton of stuff on my SD card but I did have to go from a 16 to 32GB card a while ago just to keep enough music and other things I like on my phone on there.
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I recently switched over to the Nexus 4 and am loving it. The phone comes with free 50gb of cloud service, and they sent me an offer to give 50gb to a friend. You can store all of you music on there and just download when needed. I know it's nice to have everything on you sd card but you are never going to listen to that much music at once. Also I assume you have backups of all your music on your pc or elsewhere, but if your sd card crashes or explodes or breaks in half all your files are gone, a little safer on cloud service. I've never heard of anyone losing their files on a cloud server, not saying that it can't happen.
Anyways 16gb (12.92gb actual) is still a lot of room don't let that be your deterrent from purchasing the Nexus.
Sent from my Nexus 4 using xda app-developers app

My brain is stored in the cloud thanks to Google Drive.
I do hope they're not looking at my personal data.

th3controller said:
My brain is stored in the cloud thanks to Google Drive.
I do hope they're not looking at my personal data.
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They arent...just your porn collection.

Well since this got the axe from the Slimbeam Q&A thread I'll repost here. lol
NO ETA's but:

hechoen said:
Well since this got the axe from the Slimbeam Q&A thread I'll repost here. lol
NO ETA's but:
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lol i love aokp ...:/

Beastmode said:
lol i love aokp ...:/
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Don't make me quote our gtalk. lol It took me months of begging, prodding, logging, begging and begging to get you to look into it. Where's GFX at?? He's an AOKP guy as well.

eollie said:
They arent...just your porn collection.
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How did you know

Beastmode said:
lol i love aokp ...:/
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me too. but i'm waiting for the good stuff. 4.2
sent from within the beast

GFX.myst. said:
me too. but i'm waiting for the good stuff. 4.2
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LOL. Nice GFX. I think AOKP might still be waiting on 4.2 as well. lol