Android: Phone News and Discussion Thread
#1962
Safety Car
Angry Birds got updated today for their Rio movie special for tomorrow. I would hold off updating because one of the permissions is asking for access to read and send SMS messages. Rovio said it was an error and are going to update the app on Monday. Seems a little fishy.
#1963
Drifting
#1964
I disagree with unanimity
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Clarus signal https://market.android.com/details?id=Clarus.Signal.rr
The bottom is the ADW control bar and I used handwritten icons from Kaessa on android forums.
http://kaessa.com/files/handwritten.zip
tajm for the time
mclock for the weekdays
circle battery widget
switch pro widget
The bottom is the ADW control bar and I used handwritten icons from Kaessa on android forums.
http://kaessa.com/files/handwritten.zip
tajm for the time
mclock for the weekdays
circle battery widget
switch pro widget
Last edited by sho_nuff1997; 02-05-2011 at 09:29 PM.
#1966
Safety Car
https://market.android.com/details?i...autifulwidgets
Fancy Widget is another one that looks like the HTC weather widget. Never used it but heard good things about it:
https://market.android.com/details?i...ancywidget.pro
There's a free version but not sure what the differences are.
#1967
Banned
That's why I love HTC Sense. The weather just Rolls on the screen. HTC sense was the reason I chose the EVO because it made for an easy transition from HTC TP2 windows phone to android.
#1969
LOL... I was on the line with Sprint CS rep b/c my airave was acting up last nite.... he was like ... sir you have 3 lines you can upgrade... I was like I am waiting for a dual core phone... he was like you can get a cool android phone... I was like I have an EVO already and Im fine... he was like OK, you can get a slide out keyboard android phone... ETC ... I wanted to kill the guy! he had no CLUE what I was asking him...
I go fishing for dual core phone info and caught an old boot...
I go fishing for dual core phone info and caught an old boot...
#1974
Safety Car
I haven't used WidgetLocker in a while but when I did, I didn't have any issues. Track your battery usage with Spare Parts or another battery monitoring program. You'll see where the problem is coming from there in the Partial Wake Usage.
#1975
I disagree with unanimity
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Spare parts is built into the ROM I'm running and it just says android system is using the most battery. I think one of the widgets I was using in WL didn't allow the phone to actually sleep.
We'll see how the battery lasts with these different widgets and a reboot. The system lag bothers me more than the battery, but that seemed to stop after I rebooted. It may just be something not meshing well the ROM.
We'll see how the battery lasts with these different widgets and a reboot. The system lag bothers me more than the battery, but that seemed to stop after I rebooted. It may just be something not meshing well the ROM.
#1976
I hope this is not a
Dual screen, Android Sprint Echo:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/07/s...nounced-we-go/
Odd looking phone... I want two cores! NOT two screens!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk7nf...layer_embedded
Dual screen, Android Sprint Echo:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/07/s...nounced-we-go/
Odd looking phone... I want two cores! NOT two screens!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zk7nf...layer_embedded
#1978
Safety Car
For those with T-Mobile and are looking to upgrade or get with T-Mobile, they're making all their phones free again only for today and tomorrow with contract:
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/02/t-mob...11th-and-12th/
With affordable unlimited calling, texting and data plans, T-Mobile is giving its most connected customers options that take advantage of the latest devices. With the Valentine’s promotion, consumers can choose from a selection of 30 devices, no phones excluded, including a variety of brands such as HTC, Garmin, Motorola, Nokia and Samsung. All phones will be available while supplies last, so customers are encouraged to arrive early to stores to secure the latest and most popular new devices, including:
•T-Mobile® myTouch® 4G
•HTC HD7
•T-Mobile G2® with Google™
•Samsung Vibrant™
•T-Mobile® myTouch® 4G
•HTC HD7
•T-Mobile G2® with Google™
•Samsung Vibrant™
#1981
Safety Car
I think they do offer it for existing customers who are eligible for an upgrade. If you have a G2, you should probably stick to it because its a good phone and I believe it is being supported by the CM team. Currently, the MT4G seems to be the phone besides the Nexus One with a lot of CM support.
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id only consider for the Nexus S.
#1984
Safety Car
So the new iPhone 5, I mean Galaxy S II:
4.3" Super AMOLED+, 1 GHz Orion, NFC, Bluetooth 3.0
Samsung needs more creativity in their design department. I guess they're going after the iPhone users who want a bigger screen. At least its running Gingerbread.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/12/s...firmed-for-mw/
4.3" Super AMOLED+, 1 GHz Orion, NFC, Bluetooth 3.0
Samsung needs more creativity in their design department. I guess they're going after the iPhone users who want a bigger screen. At least its running Gingerbread.
Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/12/s...firmed-for-mw/
#1985
Safety Car
One of the devs is working on MIUI for the Epic 4G. Looks like most everything works.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUW53bjL_yE
Hopefully once they stabilize this, it can be ported to the other Galaxy S phones. Still wanna play around with an MIUI build. CM7 is also coming along for the Galaxy S phones. They almost have a stable build especially for the Tab.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdDwB7XMv2A
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUW53bjL_yE
Hopefully once they stabilize this, it can be ported to the other Galaxy S phones. Still wanna play around with an MIUI build. CM7 is also coming along for the Galaxy S phones. They almost have a stable build especially for the Tab.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdDwB7XMv2A
#1986
Safety Car
HTC Sense for the Galaxy Tab is also coming. The dev who's working on it says he's at 98% and should be releasing it soon. Here's his gallery for some of his work in progress:
http://twitpic.com/photos/setenza01
http://twitpic.com/photos/setenza01
#1987
Banned
HTC Sense for the Galaxy Tab is also coming. The dev who's working on it says he's at 98% and should be releasing it soon. Here's his gallery for some of his work in progress:
http://twitpic.com/photos/setenza01
http://twitpic.com/photos/setenza01
#1988
Three Wheelin'
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For those with T-Mobile and are looking to upgrade or get with T-Mobile, they're making all their phones free again only for today and tomorrow with contract:
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/02/t-mob...11th-and-12th/
http://www.tmonews.com/2011/02/t-mob...11th-and-12th/
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2 months is a long time thou....
#1993
Suzuka Master
MWC is spitting out some good stuff
#1994
Team Owner
Scratch the Experia Play off my list. It's Verizon exclusive and it's coming in March
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2380222,00.asp
The Xperia Play will launch in the U.S. in March on Verizon Wireless, Sony Ericsson said during a press event here at Mobile World Congress. Pricing was not announced, but a Sony Ericsson spokesman said later that the device will be priced in a fashion similar to other Xperia devices, though it will vary from country to country.
The Xperia Play features a 4-inch screen and will run Google Honeycomb. It is the "first mobile device to deliver an immersive gaming experience," said Bert Nordberg, president of Sony Ericsson.
At launch, the Xperia Play will have 50 titles available, which will increase on a weekly basis, Sony said. That includes "Guitar Hero," "Assassin's Creed," "Battlefield," and "Dead Space." It will come pre-loaded with up to seven games to test your gaming skills.
The device features 4-way directional buttons and AB keys for smartphone navigation as well as for multi-key gaming commands.
It is powered by a Snapdragon, 1-GHz CPU and the Adreno 205 graphical processor, optimized for advanced gaming. It comes with 8GB of available space, which can be increased to 32GB.
Late last month, Sony unveiled the PlayStation Suite, which will bring PlayStation content to Android phones. The Xperia Play is the first phone to feature PlayStation Suite, which will provide content through a PlayStation Network Store that Sony plans to launch by year's end.
Sony also promised social-networking components that will allow Sony Xperia users to play against one another.
There have been rumors about the "PlayStation phone" for months, but Sony was mum until a splashy Super Bowl ad confirmed its existence. "The smartphone with everything you need and the one thing you want," according to the tagline. The ad takes place in dark room off a back alley where a man appears to be operating on someone. He eventually starts to pull gauze off the patient's hands, and we see that he has attached thumbs to the green Google Android character. The Android makes his way to the street, thumbs attached, apparently ready to start gaming on the Android-based Xperia Play phone.
At CES this year, Sony Ericsson unveiled the Xperia Arc, a big (4.2-inch screen), slim (only 8.7mm) slab phone running Android 2.3 on a 1Ghz Qualcomm second-generation Snapdragon processor. Sony said that device will start shipping worldwide in March, but also added some new additions to the Xperia lineup - the Xperia Neo and Xperia Pro.
The Xperia Neo features an 8-megapixel camera, and a mobile Bravia engine, Sony executives said. As a result, Sony talked up the TV-related features, including HDMI access and support for HD video as well as the ability to use the Neo as a TV remote.
The Xperia Pro includes a slideout QWERTY keyboard, inspired by the company's X10 Mini Pro. The Xperia Pro includes a feature known as "smart keyboard," which will intuitively guess what application you want to use. If you're looking at e-mail, for example, and slide out your keyboard, the Pro will switch to a "reply" function.
The Xperia Neo and Pro will both run Android Honeycomb. Pricing was not announced.
Stay tuned for more hands-on images from Sunday's event.
So I'm back on iPhone fence or a very sick ATT Android phone this summer that I haven't seen yet.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2380222,00.asp
The Xperia Play will launch in the U.S. in March on Verizon Wireless, Sony Ericsson said during a press event here at Mobile World Congress. Pricing was not announced, but a Sony Ericsson spokesman said later that the device will be priced in a fashion similar to other Xperia devices, though it will vary from country to country.
The Xperia Play features a 4-inch screen and will run Google Honeycomb. It is the "first mobile device to deliver an immersive gaming experience," said Bert Nordberg, president of Sony Ericsson.
At launch, the Xperia Play will have 50 titles available, which will increase on a weekly basis, Sony said. That includes "Guitar Hero," "Assassin's Creed," "Battlefield," and "Dead Space." It will come pre-loaded with up to seven games to test your gaming skills.
The device features 4-way directional buttons and AB keys for smartphone navigation as well as for multi-key gaming commands.
It is powered by a Snapdragon, 1-GHz CPU and the Adreno 205 graphical processor, optimized for advanced gaming. It comes with 8GB of available space, which can be increased to 32GB.
Late last month, Sony unveiled the PlayStation Suite, which will bring PlayStation content to Android phones. The Xperia Play is the first phone to feature PlayStation Suite, which will provide content through a PlayStation Network Store that Sony plans to launch by year's end.
Sony also promised social-networking components that will allow Sony Xperia users to play against one another.
There have been rumors about the "PlayStation phone" for months, but Sony was mum until a splashy Super Bowl ad confirmed its existence. "The smartphone with everything you need and the one thing you want," according to the tagline. The ad takes place in dark room off a back alley where a man appears to be operating on someone. He eventually starts to pull gauze off the patient's hands, and we see that he has attached thumbs to the green Google Android character. The Android makes his way to the street, thumbs attached, apparently ready to start gaming on the Android-based Xperia Play phone.
At CES this year, Sony Ericsson unveiled the Xperia Arc, a big (4.2-inch screen), slim (only 8.7mm) slab phone running Android 2.3 on a 1Ghz Qualcomm second-generation Snapdragon processor. Sony said that device will start shipping worldwide in March, but also added some new additions to the Xperia lineup - the Xperia Neo and Xperia Pro.
The Xperia Neo features an 8-megapixel camera, and a mobile Bravia engine, Sony executives said. As a result, Sony talked up the TV-related features, including HDMI access and support for HD video as well as the ability to use the Neo as a TV remote.
The Xperia Pro includes a slideout QWERTY keyboard, inspired by the company's X10 Mini Pro. The Xperia Pro includes a feature known as "smart keyboard," which will intuitively guess what application you want to use. If you're looking at e-mail, for example, and slide out your keyboard, the Pro will switch to a "reply" function.
The Xperia Neo and Pro will both run Android Honeycomb. Pricing was not announced.
Stay tuned for more hands-on images from Sunday's event.
#1995
Three Wheelin'
Trying to root my captivate which has 2.2 and this comes up. Would you guys have any idea what would be wrong. Oh yeah, i'm trying to do the one click root.
#1996
Safety Car
What's wrong with the Atrix 4G? Minus the dock price. Specs look pretty excellent and ATT seems to be pushing for Android this year since they lost the iPhone exclusivity. The Galaxy S2 is looking pretty nice as well. Just sucks that Samsung is the one making it. Although they did deliver on Froyo in the international realm like they said they would and supposedly Gingerbread is being tested at the moment for the current Galaxy S line.
#1997
Drifting
Scratch the Experia Play off my list. It's Verizon exclusive and it's coming in March
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2380222,00.asp
So I'm back on iPhone fence or a very sick ATT Android phone this summer that I haven't seen yet.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2380222,00.asp
So I'm back on iPhone fence or a very sick ATT Android phone this summer that I haven't seen yet.
Its kind of a shame that its coming with a 1ghz Snapdragon. As a gaming chip its not very good and on a device made for gaming its a miss. Since its running Honeycomb they should have gone dual core since that's the first android os that will truely support that.
Last edited by zguy95135; 02-14-2011 at 12:40 PM.
#1998
Safety Car
Try this thread instead:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682