Android: Phone News and Discussion Thread
03-14-2012, 11:53 PM
#4961
Safety Car
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DarkSithCL (03-16-2012)
03-16-2012, 12:32 AM
#4962
Safety Car
Stream/Play PC Games on your phone with Kainy:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...eS5jbGllbnQiXQ..
Its $5 in the market. Wish there was a trial version of this.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...eS5jbGllbnQiXQ..
Its $5 in the market. Wish there was a trial version of this.
03-16-2012, 01:17 PM
#4964
Whats up with RDX owners?
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03-19-2012, 12:20 AM
#4966
Safety Car
Cyanogenmod 7.2.0 RC1 was released earlier today for 69 devices:
http://get.cm/?type=RC
Changelog:
Still Gingerbread but a lot of stuff from ICS backported like the rotation animations and stuff. Might want to check it out for the devices that still don't have the proper hardware acceleration for CM9.
http://get.cm/?type=RC
Changelog:
7.2.0
New devices: Samsung Galaxy Ace, Mini, and Epic. LGE Optimus Black, 3D, Hub, Pro, Sol, and One. Motorola Atrix. Sony Ericsson Xperia Live, Pro, and Active. Huawei U8150
Common: Updated translations - (everyone)
Common: T9 predictive Phone dialer - Danesh M, Pawit Pornkitprasan
Common: Media player and recorder fixes for a number of corner cases - CAF, Danny Baumann
Common: Profile resets - Ladios Jonquil
Common: Assorted Wifi fixes
OMAP Common: Support for recent OMAP3/OMAP4 devices - omapzoom
Common: Control haptic in quiet hours - Danesh M
Common: Lockscreen updates and new styles - Andrew Sutherland, Danny Baumann, Danesh M, Sven Dawitz, Taichi Nishimura
Common: Bluetooth MAP support - Jonathan Bensen
Common: ICS telephony fix backports - Spencer Oliver
Common: Support for Bluetooth GPS dongles - Cuong Bui
Common: Better support for mouse and usb keyboards - Emilio Lopez, Tanguy Pruvot
Common: Fix timezone detection in Hawaii - Warren Togami
Common: ICS Transition effects backport - Russ Underhill
Common: ICS Rotation effects backport - Tanguy Pruvot
Common: Allow photo storage selection when possible - Greg Kochaniak
Common: Improved Calendar reminder options - Danny Baumann
Common: Fix color banding in Gallery while displaying 32bpp images - Sang Tae Park
Common: ADB over network
Common: Improved AVRCP 1.3 compatibility
Common: Improved external keyboard and mouse behaviour on some corner cases - Tanguy Pruvot
Common: Status bar battery icon configuration - Simon Davie
Samsung Galaxy S GSM devices: Fix emergency dialing
p990: Add FM Radio support
p990/p999: fix background calls, fix HDMI output in 1080p
zeppelin, morrison, motus: Fixed camera zooming issues
Samsung Galaxy S devices: Add tv-out
Several devices: Fix device identification on Android Market
crespo, jordan, blade, v9, Samsung Galaxy S devices: Device specific settings section
New devices: Samsung Galaxy Ace, Mini, and Epic. LGE Optimus Black, 3D, Hub, Pro, Sol, and One. Motorola Atrix. Sony Ericsson Xperia Live, Pro, and Active. Huawei U8150
Common: Updated translations - (everyone)
Common: T9 predictive Phone dialer - Danesh M, Pawit Pornkitprasan
Common: Media player and recorder fixes for a number of corner cases - CAF, Danny Baumann
Common: Profile resets - Ladios Jonquil
Common: Assorted Wifi fixes
OMAP Common: Support for recent OMAP3/OMAP4 devices - omapzoom
Common: Control haptic in quiet hours - Danesh M
Common: Lockscreen updates and new styles - Andrew Sutherland, Danny Baumann, Danesh M, Sven Dawitz, Taichi Nishimura
Common: Bluetooth MAP support - Jonathan Bensen
Common: ICS telephony fix backports - Spencer Oliver
Common: Support for Bluetooth GPS dongles - Cuong Bui
Common: Better support for mouse and usb keyboards - Emilio Lopez, Tanguy Pruvot
Common: Fix timezone detection in Hawaii - Warren Togami
Common: ICS Transition effects backport - Russ Underhill
Common: ICS Rotation effects backport - Tanguy Pruvot
Common: Allow photo storage selection when possible - Greg Kochaniak
Common: Improved Calendar reminder options - Danny Baumann
Common: Fix color banding in Gallery while displaying 32bpp images - Sang Tae Park
Common: ADB over network
Common: Improved AVRCP 1.3 compatibility
Common: Improved external keyboard and mouse behaviour on some corner cases - Tanguy Pruvot
Common: Status bar battery icon configuration - Simon Davie
Samsung Galaxy S GSM devices: Fix emergency dialing
p990: Add FM Radio support
p990/p999: fix background calls, fix HDMI output in 1080p
zeppelin, morrison, motus: Fixed camera zooming issues
Samsung Galaxy S devices: Add tv-out
Several devices: Fix device identification on Android Market
crespo, jordan, blade, v9, Samsung Galaxy S devices: Device specific settings section
03-20-2012, 02:14 PM
#4967
Safety Car
So I just noticed after running AOKP for a few days now, the ROM hasn't actually been fully utilizing Hardware Acceleration. If you check the box to "Force GPU" in the developer section you'll see a noticeable increase in smoothness in comparison to AOKP without it. You can also force Hardware Acceleration by deleting "libGLES_android.so" in the "/system/lib/egl/" folder or removing a line of code from "egl.cfg" (also in the same folder). Checking the Force GPU option is the easiest but if you want to be sure, then delete the libGLES_android.so. Some ROMS already do this tweak and I was under the impression AOKP did until I checked it myself. (This tweak also only applies to phones with the PowerVR GPUs.)
03-20-2012, 11:28 PM
#4968
Whatz up... been hella busy here on the North side!
Bought my girlfriend a Galaxy II a couple weeks ago, white with a pink case... LOL
She loves it! So I know you do too... its like a frakin mini tablet!
How have you been and what have you been up to?
03-21-2012, 12:01 AM
#4970
Safety Car
So I got bored of my all black Diztronic TPU case for my Galaxy nexus and picked up an SGP Neo Hybrid Infinity White Case:
Q99NJ.jpg z6hAR.jpg Rt1Hf.jpg
Droid Life did a review of it with a better view of it on the phone:
XDA Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1427936
Its made for the GSM Nexus but if you shave the volume button a little and stretch it out a little it'll fit the Verizon Nexus. It feels a little more slippery than the Diztronic and the plastic surrounding makes it feel cheap but it looks really nice on the phone.
Then there's also this $5 TPU bumper case I was about to buy:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TPU-BUMPER-C...ht_9702wt_1139
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1549056
Q99NJ.jpg z6hAR.jpg Rt1Hf.jpg
Droid Life did a review of it with a better view of it on the phone:
XDA Thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1427936
Its made for the GSM Nexus but if you shave the volume button a little and stretch it out a little it'll fit the Verizon Nexus. It feels a little more slippery than the Diztronic and the plastic surrounding makes it feel cheap but it looks really nice on the phone.
Then there's also this $5 TPU bumper case I was about to buy:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/TPU-BUMPER-C...ht_9702wt_1139
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1549056
03-21-2012, 12:19 AM
#4971
Safety Car
03-21-2012, 01:06 AM
#4973
Whats up with RDX owners?
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Great price.
Still holding out for the SIII though.
Still holding out for the SIII though.
03-23-2012, 02:12 AM
#4975
Safety Car
My brother picked up a black and a white Galaxy S II. Both international versions as he couldn't decide which color he wanted. lol. I think he's sticking with the white though. Helped him root and flash Resurrection Remix and then HyDrOG3NICS which is a derivative of AOKP. Was comparing it with my Nexus and for some reason it didn't feel as smooth as my Nexus which is why we flashed two ROMs to see if there would be a difference. It might be due to Franco's kernel but for a freshly installed ROM, it didn't feel as smooth. The ROM could've been building up cache and what not but the Exynos Processor didn't blow my phone away. Maybe the ROM needed a few more optimizations.
Oh if anyone is interested in buying a Black Galaxy S2 let me know. He's trying to sell it or trade it for something.
Oh if anyone is interested in buying a Black Galaxy S2 let me know. He's trying to sell it or trade it for something.
03-23-2012, 02:14 AM
#4976
getting bored of my TPU case too. It's been great, just the material I'm looking for, but that case looks good CGFeb.
03-23-2012, 02:17 AM
#4977
Safety Car
https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net...66377548_n.jpg
getting bored of my TPU case too. It's been great, just the material I'm looking for, but that case looks good CGFeb.
03-25-2012, 02:42 PM
#4979
Suzuka Master
whats the best ad blocker for apps you guys are using???
03-25-2012, 02:50 PM
#4980
Whats up with RDX owners?
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I use AdFree. Its doesnt block all ads though, so Im interested to see if there is anything better out there.
03-25-2012, 04:23 PM
#4981
Safety Car
Yup AdFree here as well. If you want, you can add URLs that it missed in the hosts file or grab any modified hosts file for that matter and replace it manually in your "system/etc/" folder.
03-25-2012, 05:53 PM
#4982
Suzuka Master
i tried adfree now i'm using another one i forgot
but either way both dont get rid of angry birds space apps! But for some reason I can pause the game and resume and the ad goes away.
On another note...
say i download an apk for the hunger games online is there anyway to add it to play books? I wanna try the book out but I really dont feel like paying 5 bucks haha. I'd rather rent it, but sometimes its just good to have it on the phone. I found a download but thats just in its own app, play books is much cleaner. If i cant whatever, just wondering if theres a way to add books to play books errr not so legally.
but either way both dont get rid of angry birds space apps! But for some reason I can pause the game and resume and the ad goes away.
On another note...
say i download an apk for the hunger games online is there anyway to add it to play books? I wanna try the book out but I really dont feel like paying 5 bucks haha. I'd rather rent it, but sometimes its just good to have it on the phone. I found a download but thats just in its own app, play books is much cleaner. If i cant whatever, just wondering if theres a way to add books to play books errr not so legally.
03-26-2012, 01:07 AM
#4983
Safety Car
I thought this was too hilarious to not post:
http://skattertech.com/2012/03/i-won...-just-because/
http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/c...but_lost_just/
TL;DR: Guy goes to Microsoft Store to do Windows Phone Challenge with his Nexus. Task was random but the guy wins any way. Microsoft store makes up an excuse and says he lost.
Someone from Microsoft also contacted him saying basically to come back for a rematch instead of giving him the prize he already won. LMAO.
https://twitter.com/#!/BenThePCGuy/s...23838949359616
Apparently the situation above happens a lot with Microsoft reneging on their contest rules. Just this one was posted on Reddit and caught a lot of attention.
http://skattertech.com/2012/03/i-won...-just-because/
http://www.reddit.com/r/technology/c...but_lost_just/
TL;DR: Guy goes to Microsoft Store to do Windows Phone Challenge with his Nexus. Task was random but the guy wins any way. Microsoft store makes up an excuse and says he lost.
Someone from Microsoft also contacted him saying basically to come back for a rematch instead of giving him the prize he already won. LMAO.
Just saw this. Sorry about the hassle...come back for a rematch on a random challenge!
Apparently the situation above happens a lot with Microsoft reneging on their contest rules. Just this one was posted on Reddit and caught a lot of attention.
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03-26-2012, 10:13 AM
#4984
I was just about to post that. so shady.
03-26-2012, 10:31 AM
#4985
Safety Car
They should just get rid of the contest already. The scenarios they set up are so rigged and the fact that they pre-set their phones and live tiles makes the whole tests retarded. What they should've done is, if they were so confident about their platform, is have the contestants decide what to test fastest of.
On another note, Microsoft stores are giving away free Windows phones for your old phones contract free. If you have a smartphone you were planning to get rid off, you can walk into the store and lose the challenge on purpose. The phone just has to turn on and be able to complete a phone call. They said its good up to the 29th or whenever they exhaust their phones.
http://content.microsoftstore.com/st...ixxsvpske7nzzk
http://slickdeals.net/f/4120241-Swap...Only-thru-3-29
You can choose from a Focus S, Lumia 700, HTC Radar, HTC Titan, and HTC Trophy. People on slickdeals are already taking advantage of this and trying to resell on eBay. I was thinking of bringing my HTC Wizard with WM 6.5 and doing the same thing to resell. Lol.
On another note, Microsoft stores are giving away free Windows phones for your old phones contract free. If you have a smartphone you were planning to get rid off, you can walk into the store and lose the challenge on purpose. The phone just has to turn on and be able to complete a phone call. They said its good up to the 29th or whenever they exhaust their phones.
http://content.microsoftstore.com/st...ixxsvpske7nzzk
http://slickdeals.net/f/4120241-Swap...Only-thru-3-29
You can choose from a Focus S, Lumia 700, HTC Radar, HTC Titan, and HTC Trophy. People on slickdeals are already taking advantage of this and trying to resell on eBay. I was thinking of bringing my HTC Wizard with WM 6.5 and doing the same thing to resell. Lol.
03-26-2012, 10:40 AM
#4987
Safety Car
If you're still having problems and under contract, bring it to a Verizon store and explain to them what is happening. They should be able to swap it for another Droid 3 or better if you do it right.
03-26-2012, 10:48 AM
#4988
Safety Car
Samsung Skyrocket ICS build leaked on RootzWiki:
http://rootzwiki.com/_/articles/leak...-link-att-r579
Flash it using Heimdall or Odin. (I prefer Heimdall for my flashing as it has a safer flashing method in comparison to Odin.)
http://rootzwiki.com/_/articles/leak...-link-att-r579
Flash it using Heimdall or Odin. (I prefer Heimdall for my flashing as it has a safer flashing method in comparison to Odin.)
UPDATE 3: Reports that NFC and Google Wallet are fully functional.
UPDATE 4: flash recovery and superuser zip to get root!
UPDATE 5: added Heimdall Files
UPDATE 4: flash recovery and superuser zip to get root!
UPDATE 5: added Heimdall Files
03-26-2012, 12:13 PM
#4991
I shoot people
Instagram for Android sign up if anyone's interested
http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/...m_medium=email
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03-26-2012, 03:40 PM
#4992
Whats up with RDX owners?
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They should just get rid of the contest already. The scenarios they set up are so rigged and the fact that they pre-set their phones and live tiles makes the whole tests retarded. What they should've done is, if they were so confident about their platform, is have the contestants decide what to test fastest of.
On another note, Microsoft stores are giving away free Windows phones for your old phones contract free. If you have a smartphone you were planning to get rid off, you can walk into the store and lose the challenge on purpose. The phone just has to turn on and be able to complete a phone call. They said its good up to the 29th or whenever they exhaust their phones.
http://content.microsoftstore.com/st...ixxsvpske7nzzk
http://slickdeals.net/f/4120241-Swap...Only-thru-3-29
You can choose from a Focus S, Lumia 700, HTC Radar, HTC Titan, and HTC Trophy. People on slickdeals are already taking advantage of this and trying to resell on eBay. I was thinking of bringing my HTC Wizard with WM 6.5 and doing the same thing to resell. Lol.
On another note, Microsoft stores are giving away free Windows phones for your old phones contract free. If you have a smartphone you were planning to get rid off, you can walk into the store and lose the challenge on purpose. The phone just has to turn on and be able to complete a phone call. They said its good up to the 29th or whenever they exhaust their phones.
http://content.microsoftstore.com/st...ixxsvpske7nzzk
http://slickdeals.net/f/4120241-Swap...Only-thru-3-29
You can choose from a Focus S, Lumia 700, HTC Radar, HTC Titan, and HTC Trophy. People on slickdeals are already taking advantage of this and trying to resell on eBay. I was thinking of bringing my HTC Wizard with WM 6.5 and doing the same thing to resell. Lol.
03-26-2012, 03:42 PM
#4993
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They should just get rid of the contest already. The scenarios they set up are so rigged and the fact that they pre-set their phones and live tiles makes the whole tests retarded. What they should've done is, if they were so confident about their platform, is have the contestants decide what to test fastest of.
On another note, Microsoft stores are giving away free Windows phones for your old phones contract free. If you have a smartphone you were planning to get rid off, you can walk into the store and lose the challenge on purpose. The phone just has to turn on and be able to complete a phone call. They said its good up to the 29th or whenever they exhaust their phones.
http://content.microsoftstore.com/st...ixxsvpske7nzzk
http://slickdeals.net/f/4120241-Swap...Only-thru-3-29
You can choose from a Focus S, Lumia 700, HTC Radar, HTC Titan, and HTC Trophy. People on slickdeals are already taking advantage of this and trying to resell on eBay. I was thinking of bringing my HTC Wizard with WM 6.5 and doing the same thing to resell. Lol.
On another note, Microsoft stores are giving away free Windows phones for your old phones contract free. If you have a smartphone you were planning to get rid off, you can walk into the store and lose the challenge on purpose. The phone just has to turn on and be able to complete a phone call. They said its good up to the 29th or whenever they exhaust their phones.
http://content.microsoftstore.com/st...ixxsvpske7nzzk
http://slickdeals.net/f/4120241-Swap...Only-thru-3-29
You can choose from a Focus S, Lumia 700, HTC Radar, HTC Titan, and HTC Trophy. People on slickdeals are already taking advantage of this and trying to resell on eBay. I was thinking of bringing my HTC Wizard with WM 6.5 and doing the same thing to resell. Lol.
Yea those contests are pretty biased.
Anyways I wonder if I should trade in my Original iPhone for one... Then again I can't make a call since it is deactivated.... And I cant quite fit my iPhone 4 micro sim in it...
03-26-2012, 04:32 PM
#4994
I shoot people
03-26-2012, 11:58 PM
#4995
Safety Car
Anyone running the Franco Nightly Kernels on the Nexus? More specifically, r110. If you aren't you really are missing out. My phone is ridiculously fast right now. I don't know what tweaks he made but I'm guessing that the overclock he made on the GPU is making the Nexus way more responsive. I also forced Hardware Acceleration in AOKP per my previous post but man my Nexus is flying like its never done before. Battery life seems to be even improved as well especially during idle where it'll drain only about 2-3% overnight with Autosync on. I don't know how to explain it but his kernel is amazing.
03-27-2012, 12:07 AM
#4996
Safety Car
OnDemand is the default governor for his new Nightlies but said his custom Hotplug governor is stable and can be used to save even more battery life. It basically acts like the Interactive governor AND turns off CPU1 when the phone is idling enough instead of just when the screen turns off. Testing it now for stability and so far so good.
03-27-2012, 12:13 AM
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03-27-2012, 12:31 AM
#4998
Safety Car
Temple Run is now in the Market:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...angi.templerun
Never got the appeal of this game but eh I guess I'll give it ago since I just finished Angry Birds Space. lol. Been hooked on Draw Something for the time being and it works great on the big screens. Wish I had a proper stylus though like the Galaxy Note instead of the cheap capacitive stylus I'm currently using.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...angi.templerun
Never got the appeal of this game but eh I guess I'll give it ago since I just finished Angry Birds Space. lol. Been hooked on Draw Something for the time being and it works great on the big screens. Wish I had a proper stylus though like the Galaxy Note instead of the cheap capacitive stylus I'm currently using.
03-27-2012, 01:00 AM
#4999
One on the right for me
What the fuck is going on with the bullshit 'low space' thing that disables everything on my phone? When I open the warning it shows I have plenty of free space.
03-27-2012, 01:09 AM
#5000
Safety Car
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...5lLmFwcDJzZCJd
Take a look at this article for a better explanation:
http://www.bongizmo.com/blog/moving-...apps2sd-froyo/
Last edited by CGFebTSX04; 03-27-2012 at 01:14 AM.