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does anyone visit this site anymore?

There doesnt seem much interest in this site anymore than there was.
I used to visit this site daily but lately there only seems to be rehashing of old posts.
Am I visiting the wrong site?? Because this doesnt seem like much of a community.

the big empty news area in the centre of the screen sorta makes it look like it.

astazzex said:
There doesnt seem much interest in this site anymore than there was.
I used to visit this site daily but lately there only seems to be rehashing of old posts.
Am I visiting the wrong site?? Because this doesnt seem like much of a community.
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Just you, I am here everyday. Got a couple of things I'm waiting for.

mmm, there are quite some posts very day.
Maybe the holiday-season had effects on traffic.

It must be the busiest dead site on the web, there are numerous new posts every day, there are bound to be repeat questions as new people come on line and post questions without searching the forum. Probably the reason there is no news in the box is because there is no news with regard to the device we discuss in this forum.

I'm still a frequent visitor too Not sure about admin but there are still plenty of users contributing which is what a forum is all about.

we are basically waiting for the xda3 to arrive, not much news to tell on old devices like the xda-1 and xda-2.
I am busy with other phones, unfortunately that is work done under NDA.

It's just that we don't really like you guys, so we put in a new feature to hide posts from you so you won't reply to them.

this forum is always the greatest site on the world!
Hi. I really love this site. I know that many new people try t o ask the old questions that already posted in this site, but It's okay. Some old questions up to now we haven't have a solution for it. For example, how to fix the radio stack? how to flash it in sd card to save our xda phone?
I noticed that some of us have problem with radio stack upgrade and we have been waitin for the solution.
If someone don't like this site, feel free to not login this site.
I LOVE THIS SITE!!! THANKS THE XDA DEVELOPERS TO CONTRIBUTE YOUR GREAT WORK.
Regards,
Hoanghon

I Need Your ROMs

hi over at winmodevelopers.freeforums.org i need you to donate your roms
there is a board at the bottom they to post the roms in also here is a direct link
http://winmodevelopers.freeforums.org/roms-f151.html
please help the winmo siteexpand and it also give non htc device rom makers place to post there roms

jayjay8585 said:
hi over at winmodevelopers.freeforums.org
please help the winmo siteexpand and it also give non htc device rom makers place to post there roms
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um, that site is basically a xda-dev ripoff... it would not be cool to post roms, just links to xda posts...
what's wrong with this site that you would try to duplicate it?

i kno its a copy i wrote it in an announcement, the reason i started it was because xda wont start forums for non htc products and since so many new companys are gonna join the ppc market then theyll need a place to talk and the reason that i dont want to paste links for the roms here is i dont kno the ins and outs or the time to update the amount there is. beside its another mirror for them to upload to

You do realize that by looking in peoples signatures, they will sometimes have links to 4share files, which usually contain quite a few different roms. I have collected quite a few in this fashion, should XDA become unavailable for whatever reason. May I suggest this method in your quest for roms?
P.S. This thread gives me weird vibes. I have yet to see a mod put their $.02 in here...

I am also amazed that a mod hasn't closed this down yet.

It is going to be very difficult to convince a chef, myself included, to post our ROMs on multiple Windows Mobile forums. That comment is not directed towards your site in any way. It would just be too complicated having to manage ROM releases on more then one site.
Other chef's may feel different, and that it 100% OK. However, I suggest communicating with them by PM. I myself have been contacted by PM regarding setting up shop over at PPCGeeks in their new GSM section. I politely declined for the reason already stated.

How about linking to these threads?
If I started a new board for the reasons you suggested (which are valid I think), I would simply have a ROM section that linked here. That way the chefs only have to look to one thread to offer support.

ive already spoken to mods and they sed they were all right with another site as its already got links to here anyway like people who dont want there stuff mirrored
i like the idea of a rom section that links to this site thoughgood idea
and i also understand treofans point about not being able to update more thn one site.
and note i have spoken to mods about mysight and explained its mainly for non htc devices to come to as they can only get so much support on xda

maybe if you make it noob friendlish some will leave here and join your page, lol. But yeah, the success is going to depend on which of the chefs will go there. Coz you'll need them exclusively there to bounce ideas off of members. Otherwise, it's just gonna be link to here.

[Q] Honeycomb on Nook Color Already

THERE is a video on YouTube. When will it be available for VS?

old news. Search. Stop asking honeycomb questions. We will get it when we get it.

it will be released tomorrow along with a full ROM for Android 4.5 (Double Chocolate Frosted Peanut Butter Swirl Delight).
Search function is your friend.

Sm0k3d 0uT said:
it will be released tomorrow along with a full ROM for Android 4.5 (Double Chocolate Frosted Peanut Butter Swirl Delight).
Search function is your friend.
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Why so nasty? It was a valid question I'm sure most users of this site want to know. Totally immature and unnecessary.

jasco13 said:
old news. Search. Stop asking honeycomb questions. We will get it when we get it.
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This is the developers thread isn't it? Where would it be posted but here? And, on the front page, why would they bury it 2 to 3 pages in, since, it is the latest and greatest?
No point in being nasty either. I can't understand why Viewsonic would direct their customers to such a place whereas you get a nasty response when asking a valid question. Wouldn't it be better to address it on the front page of this thread?

He was nasty because you are cluttering up the development forum with pointless posts. This forum is for development not questions that have been asked 50 times already. It is getting old. don't post on development unless you have something to contribute to actual development.

jasco13 said:
He was nasty because you are cluttering up the development forum with pointless posts. This forum is for development not questions that have been asked 50 times already. It is getting old. don't post on development unless you have something to contribute to actual development.
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Where is that written? Also, old or new, Viewsonic directed us here. Which I will be calling them about. The nasty attitudes are unnecessary. Mostly reflects badly on Viewsonic since they consider this site a valid resource for Viewsonic G Tablet users.
Perhaps, if you address it in a sticky thread then you could possibly alleviate the need for people to keep asking.

I'm not being nasty but it is posted on the very first thread in this section of the forums.

The honeycomb on nook barely has any functions working at this point anyway?

edirector said:
Where is that written? Also, old or new, Viewsonic directed us here. Which I will be calling them about. The nasty attitudes are unnecessary. Mostly reflects badly on Viewsonic since they consider this site a valid resource for Viewsonic G Tablet users.
Perhaps, if you address it in a sticky thread then you could possibly alleviate the need for people to keep asking.
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Your just burying yourself right now

ssmr2t said:
Your just burying yourself right now
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I don't know who you are, and neither do I care. Remember nobody here knows really anything about anyone else either.
That being said, some of us have our own high traffic websites and one mention of the unprofessional manner in which the "folks" on this site deals with other users could severely hurt the site traffic along with a few well place telephone calls.
The professional approach "would have been" to do a site PSA.
I can't see any reason why this site would release anything other than altered versions of the official Android OS. What would be in it for them to release the original as is?
Some users would have no use for this site. We bought Viewsonic for their brand name and reputation as a company. Not because of this website. So once some get their hands on an official copy of Honeycomb 3.0, traffic and need will go down.
That wouldn't have to happen if a different approach was taken. I see quite a few "snarky" responses to legitimate comments and concerns by Viewsonic purchasers. If you think we have to just take them you are wrong. On my site I would not dream of responding to my traffic in such a way, not if I expected them to come back.
Remember any website is only as good as there "last" high traffic web hits.

edirector said:
Where is that written? Also, old or new, Viewsonic directed us here. Which I will be calling them about. The nasty attitudes are unnecessary. Mostly reflects badly on Viewsonic since they consider this site a valid resource for Viewsonic G Tablet users.
Perhaps, if you address it in a sticky thread then you could possibly alleviate the need for people to keep asking.
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Hi E
Don't take these posts from some of the forum members here personally. XDA isn't affiliated with Viewsonic in any way and these forum members are not Customer service reps.

edirector said:
Where is that written? Also, old or new, Viewsonic directed us here. Which I will be calling them about. The nasty attitudes are unnecessary. Mostly reflects badly on Viewsonic since they consider this site a valid resource for Viewsonic G Tablet users.
Perhaps, if you address it in a sticky thread then you could possibly alleviate the need for people to keep asking.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=889659

thebadfrog said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=889659
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hahaha. I knew you would be back!

I'm glad he's back. I'll take his helpful words and actions over 500 threads asking for Honeycomb any day.

edirector said:
I don't know who you are, and neither do I care. Remember nobody here knows really anything about anyone else either.
That being said, some of us have our own high traffic websites and one mention of the unprofessional manner in which the "folks" on this site deals with other users could severely hurt the site traffic along with a few well place telephone calls.
The professional approach "would have been" to do a site PSA.
I can't see any reason why this site would release anything other than altered versions of the official Android OS. What would be in it for them to release the original as is?
Some users would have no use for this site. We bought Viewsonic for their brand name and reputation as a company. Not because of this website. So once some get their hands on an official copy of Honeycomb 3.0, traffic and need will go down.
That wouldn't have to happen if a different approach was taken. I see quite a few "snarky" responses to legitimate comments and concerns by Viewsonic purchasers. If you think we have to just take them you are wrong. On my site I would not dream of responding to my traffic in such a way, not if I expected them to come back.
Remember any website is only as good as there "last" high traffic web hits.
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wow! you sir are a winner. seriously the phone call threat is the funniest thing i've heard in a loooong time.

I dont know man.... for being an owner "of a high traffic website" you surely have a lot of time on your hands.

edirector said:
I don't know who you are, and neither do I care. Remember nobody here knows really anything about anyone else either.
That being said, some of us have our own high traffic websites and one mention of the unprofessional manner in which the "folks" on this site deals with other users could severely hurt the site traffic along with a few well place telephone calls.
The professional approach "would have been" to do a site PSA.
I can't see any reason why this site would release anything other than altered versions of the official Android OS. What would be in it for them to release the original as is?
Some users would have no use for this site. We bought Viewsonic for their brand name and reputation as a company. Not because of this website. So once some get their hands on an official copy of Honeycomb 3.0, traffic and need will go down.
That wouldn't have to happen if a different approach was taken. I see quite a few "snarky" responses to legitimate comments and concerns by Viewsonic purchasers. If you think we have to just take them you are wrong. On my site I would not dream of responding to my traffic in such a way, not if I expected them to come back.
Remember any website is only as good as there "last" high traffic web hits.
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You are aware this site has nothing to do with Viewsonic, and the only reason they point you here is their own support/developers are 100% useless.
This is a forum used/moderated by the average person on the street, and we really don't have any interest in veiled threats.
You were flamed simply because you didnt even bother to search before asking a question, if you had you would see there are at least 5 other threads with EXACTLY the same question asked.
Search first, search second then ask a question if you want to avoid being flamed.

ssmr2t said:
I dont know man.... for being an owner "of a high traffic website" you surely have a lot of time on your hands.
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first time he mentioned it in almost 30 posts too

vide infra said:
first time he mentioned it in almost 30 posts too
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LOL, maybe he should make that phone call... then maybe the useless posts (myself posting these threads too ) will cut down a bit

ROMs for Pure/Style that are not supported on XDA

I have been starting to compile a list of ROMs that are not found on XDA for the clark (Pure/Style)... Note that due to some of the authors preference, there are no threads here, so out of respect this is just a pointer, not a discussion or support area for these ROMs, please use their official areas.
Here is a couple, know of anymore???
BrokenOS - Download link removed per BrokenOS FAQ
ZephyrOS - Downloads
NOTE: This thread does not supply links to ROM builds if it is specifically requested by the ROM owner, and we do not provide support for any ROM, or even reviews, it is just a reference to point you in the right direction to take care of things yourself. Do not PM me or any other person here about these ROMs. The owners of these ROMs do not post them here for a reason, this is just a reference so you can find them and it is not my intent to circumvent their reasons for not posting them here, or question their reasons.

BrokenOS may not appreciate you linking their ROM on XDA.
See attached pic.
It's what I run and their Google+ page is pretty particular about this.
I've never tried the Zephyr you linked.

Someone seems to not understand how the internets work.

CZ Eddie said:
BrokenOS may not appreciate you linking their ROM on XDA.
See attached pic.
It's what I run and their Google+ page is pretty particular about this.
I've never tried the Zephyr you linked.
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I removed the download link, but I believe link to their main site is acceptable.
Zephyr I just found browsing AFH's clark area, really know nothing about it.
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This thread is a terrible idea.
Do you think the developers of those ROMs are somehow unaware of XDA's existence?

any review on BrokenOS @CZ Eddie?
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DrunkUncas said:
This thread is a terrible idea.
Do you think the developers of those ROMs are somehow unaware of XDA's existence?
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No, of course not... But many users of XDA are unaware of any these ROMs or how to look for them, or even if they should. My point is not to support or discuss these ROMs, that is best left for their official channels, but to make users aware there are options outside of XDA because many users think XDA has everything, and although it is a great resource, it is hardly all encompassing.
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redrider54 said:
any review on BrokenOS @CZ Eddie?
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This is not a thread to discuss or even review these ROMs, its only purpose is to make users who wouldn't otherwise know, aware of their existence.
It is a topic I tread lightly with... I do not want to step on people's toes but many people would never know some of these existed unless referred to somehow.
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I asked because he/she stated thats what they use. I wanted to know how it was.
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acejavelin said:
many people would never know some of these existed unless referred to somehow.
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And those are the people the developers went out of their way to exclude.

DrunkUncas said:
And those are the people the developers went out of their way to exclude.
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Actually, I don't think that's the case... Some developers just dislike XDA.
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It's ridiculous in the first place to publicly release a rom online and expect to keep the community limited. Obviously people will find it and share it on other more popular sites.
If these developers really wanted full control over their userbase their roms wouldn't be easily found through google searches.

It's on Google Plus. Available to anyone with a Google account.
They aren't hiding their ROM's from the public.
Not everyone likes XDA's rules and regulations.
I've been upset with XDA myself but never enough to leave.
Developers have even more strict rules to abide by and some dev's leave for various reasons.
XDA isn't the only Android community you know.
ROM development goes on at plenty of other websites.
I'm not sure why some of you don't understand that.
I'm not pointing at the OP btw, I for one appreciate the thread intentions.
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Btw, I trust ROM's from XDA more than other sites, specifically because of XDA's strict rules about open sourcing, etc.
I'm only on Broken ROM because I'm familiar with the team's development for a long time.
Otherwise I would not run any ROM from any other site.
Keeping your development closed source is not automatic grounds for suspicion but it does make a person wonder.
Someone asked for a review of Broken.
To someone who knows nothing about developing (me), it's 99% the same thing as Dirty Unicorn's ROM but uses the newer version of Layers instead of DU's CM theming. And it has more built in themed stuff. But options-wise it's very similar.
I won't talk about performance, battery or stability because it's all subjective and XDA does not like that type of comparison discussion because it's stupid and I agree with that.

acejavelin said:
Actually, I don't think that's the case... Some developers just dislike XDA.
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My impression is that the average IQ of XDA has dropped precipitously over the last few years, making threads here a never ending stream of the same, usually stupid, questions.
I wasn't aware that the rules here were particularly restrictive.
This thread is a nice idea, but if I was a dev running away from the general populace here, I'd be pissed at someone redirecting their numbskullery at me.

DrunkUncas said:
My impression is that the average IQ of XDA has dropped precipitously over the last few years, making threads here a never ending stream of the same, usually stupid, questions.
I wasn't aware that the rules here were particularly restrictive.
This thread is a nice idea, but if I was a dev running away from the general populace here, I'd be pissed at someone redirecting their numbskullery at me.
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If a dev wanted to control who knows about, or talks about their ROM it would be easy... A site that requires a login and approval by them. I know of some of these "ghosts", but I won't link them (it wouldn't apply to this device anyway).
The two I linked are easy to find... BrokenOS specifically requests not to have their ROMs linked or distributed on any other site, and I did not do this, that is the only request I found, and their builds are clearly available on AFH. Zephyr OS is all over XDA, just no thread for our device, but someone is building it and I ran across it in AFH we'll browsing the Clark section.
These are good roms that the average user wouldn't know of otherwise, and if a legitimate rep for either asked for it to removed, I'd do it in a heartbeat.
Can't disagree with the general quality or apparently low IQ of many new users, when a simple search would answer many of these questions.
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I'd be pissed at someone redirecting their numbskullery at me.
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I laughed

Tesla...i could have swore I saw links to one for Clark once but have since vanished.. Would be really nice to see paranoid android make its way

Neez333 said:
Tesla...i could have swore I saw links to one for Clark once but have since vanished.. Would be really nice to see paranoid android make its way
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There is an unofficial Telsa build on Ground Zero ROMs G+ page in the unofficial section from about 6 weeks ago, but it looks like it had some issues and was never cleaned up or finished. Too bad, Tesla/Tipsy/Validus are great ROMs and super stable.
Paranoid Android is weird... years ago there were once builds for everything and it was often used as a base ROM for other builds, but now they have about 25 official devices and other than that I don't know, their website is pretty bad and there are no unofficial build listed at all, definitely no Clark build so far.
I don't think either is worth linking in the first post.

Is this broken rom decent? Not trying to read 5000 pages to find out general info about this ROM

I just downloaded and flashed it tonight. So far so good. Only thing I miss is ad blocking for YouTube. Other that it's very smooth and has advanced lte.
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About safety of unofficial images and software

Background:
I have a couple of budget devices and one of them a mediatek tab. As everyone knows these don't get a lot of love. As my devices are getting older I was thinking of making some changes and software is hard to come by. I found a few unofficial recoveries and some rooting methods and was making a thread for these.
My question is:
I have made a thread for my Lenovo Tab 2 A7-20F here with links to various sources of info and software which I'm planning use on my device and report back but
How do I know if these are safe? They could be working but what I mean is in terms of data safety, trojans etc. because someone else might also use these. I don't want to later find out that these were not safe.
What is a better approach to work with such devices where little work has been done and very few people would be using them so interest level might be very low?
Once I collate all working software where do I put them up? Since the XDA thread might remain but lot of file links break as they are taken down if they are not used.
Thanks.

Fonterra said:
Background:
I have a couple of budget devices and one of them a mediatek tab. As everyone knows these don't get a lot of love. As my devices are getting older I was thinking of making some changes and software is hard to come by. I found a few unofficial recoveries and some rooting methods and was making a thread for these.
My question is:
I have made a thread for my Lenovo Tab 2 A7-20F here with links to various sources of info and software which I'm planning use on my device and report back but
How do I know if these are safe? They could be working but what I mean is in terms of data safety, trojans etc. because someone else might also use these. I don't want to later find out that these were not safe.
What is a better approach to work with such devices where little work has been done and very few people would be using them so interest level might be very low?
Once I collate all working software where do I put them up? Since the XDA thread might remain but lot of file links break as they are taken down if they are not used.
Thanks.
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There is no way to know, you take your chances like the rest of us, unless someone has previously discovered something malicious about those files and made a note of it for everyone to see.
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