Have had no problems with my Galaxy S in terms of it being an alarm clock and its my only alarm clock. I just flip my phone when I'm asleep any way so that any incoming notifications won't blind me at night. I also think that custom ROMs boost the external speaker as well so maybe that's why its never been a bother for me. I remember my friend who had a Captivate running a stock ROM had a very low speaker volume. A custom ROM fixed that.

It seems a lot of official Gingerbread updates are being released in the next couple of days for the people scared to root. The differences between Froyo and Gingerbread mostly pertain to security and bug fixes. It does speed up the phone somewhat as well so maybe that's what you're noticing.

 

As far as I can tell, WiFi and 3G quality are the same on my Galaxy S. Can't say for other phones.

 

This interesting for the current phones without NFC:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARaKi...layer_embedded

Wonder how much more these cards will costs. Then again, since everything is moving to the cloud, you don't really need that big of a space in the future.

Source: http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/01/n...goodness-vide/

 

Lol. Yeah it is. New report is saying the update will be released on the 3rd in honor of the Evo 4G's anniversary:

Source: http://briefmobile.com/gingerbread-f...asing-june-3rd

 

not yet...

I'm watching BSG season 4 with my kickstand up ... awsum feature...

... the TV shows on TV Now Lite are great...(I want to use the HDMI feature 1st before I buy it)...

link:

https://market.android.com/details?i...=search_result

 

I am so glad my phone is not enslaved by Sprint and Sense anymore... Its nice to have updates I am not actually grabbing instead on having them dished out to me like I am a baby...

 

....rooted another Droid at work yesterday... these peeps are seeing the lite!

 

convertible crazy phone... very kool...

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/30/a...fone-launch-v/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG1Ta...layer_embedded

 

Got my HTC HD2 flashed to Android on Sunday. All I can say is WOW! Android is amazing. I am liking this better than iPhone 3G I had before this phone. Little things here and there but over all I love it.

 

HTC Sensation review

http://www.engadget.com/2011/05/27/h...sation-review/

hope this is not a

seems HTC has seen the gorilla glass writing on the wall... but the screen seems to have a wash out at extreme viewing angles... probally not and isssue for everyday use... but ya know how reviews go... oh well...

 

Rooting and flashing ROMs gets addicting once you get the hang of it. The nice thing about it is that most Android phones are rooted and flashed in the same manner just a few tweaks here and there. If there was a rehab for ROM flashers I would be in it. Haha. I'm glad there are nightlies for me to flash every night, although the buildbots are down at the moment. Been flashing everything XDA has been putting up until then. lol.

 

That phone is so versatile. Its the one phone I wish I would've picked up back in the day instead of the other ones I've had. Do a triple boot into Windows Mobile 6.5, Windows Phone 7 and Android. lol. I'm amazed at how much the devs have optimized Android to run on that phone.

 

Just got the OS upgrade on my Verizon Droid X.

It has data/SD encryption, which is good.

Not sure I love the cosmetic updates...

 

Getting decent reviews. Will check one out when they are released. Though, I may hold out for the Hercules (depending on its release date).

That review says the bootloader will be locked, which is not necessarily true. Last week, HTC's CEO announced they will no longer be locking their bootloaders. It's been confirmed that the EVO 3D bootloader will be unlocked, so I am assuming it will be the same for the Sensation.

 

I had one for a couple months. Should have hung on to it. WinMo 6.5 sucks and at the time there was no talk of Win Phone 7 working on it, so I sold it and went with a G2.

 

make sure you try out MIUI Rom for it. Custom themes!

 

i just got a G2x and want to root it, how easy is it compared to jailbreaking?

 

Seems like the choice is between the Sensation and Galaxy S 2. GS2 looks good, I'm debating moving to this device when it drops for Sprint.

 

i would say most of the time is taking the research to find the proper method that works, and after that its fairly simple if you can find a step by step guide. I would say it took me about the same time for my first times. Although i ran into a problem with my method for rooting my nexus s, but doing it another way solved that.

 

Quick search at XDA looks like you can use the SuperOneClick Root method:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1039985

Just follow the instructions. Very easy to follow.

 

I would easily pick the GS2 over the Sensation, but I'm on TMO and we're not getting it. Will have to hold out for the Hercules, which will be released in the next few months. It's basically the same as the GS2 with some upgrades and NFC capabilities.

 

I was hoping someone - anyone - would have info on when the S2 is going to come stateside, but nothing.

Not getting good vibes.

 

Very easy to root. Took less than 15 minutes. Most of the time was spent reading.

 

thanks guys!

 

Samsung is holding a conference right now in New York so they should be dropping more details. Right now, Sprint is supposedly getting it late July:

http://androidspin.com/2011/06/02/as...in-galaxy-s-2/

I'm sure we'll hear more in the next couple of hours.

 

You're so rite Mike!

I'm so addicted now... I want everyone else to be high on this android crack too! LOL

 

So true brotha...At least at sprint its a good choices. ... I thought about getting a nexus s for my second phone just because its form factor is so cool... love my EVO... but it kinda boring looking... imvho

 

Read or weep... LOL

Really .. ur so rite

 

all over this!

I just flashed a new ROM that i used to use when got google music, because for some reason it wouldnt install on my other ROM maybe because it had the MIUI musics player

 

Its actually reallky good. It takes 10min to buffer the whole movie before it plays but it looks good. the quality isnt HD like it is on wi/fi but its not super pixelated like you'd think it would be with 3g. 4g im sure doesnt buffer like 3g. I'd think its like wi/fi. Ive been watching a lot of netflix movies this past week. This app is great if your phone can handle it. It'ts said you need 1ghz processor. I'm gonna try it on my Mom's LG Optimus S and see how it looks.

 

OK thanks, imaginary rep points!

 

Newest android OS pushed by Verizon seems to have slowed the response of the touch screen a bit, especially on the screen lock slider and connect the dots security code.

 

was it gingerbread?

 

Gingerbread which is Android 2.3. Is out for EVO 4G. You can get now or wait for over the air update June 6th.

Here's the quote from Android Central...

-:PLEASE READ:-

Before you go and post about an issue you are having check this list to see if it is documented already and if a fix has been found. There are too many "My Netflix isn't working!" and "I cannot get rid of Voicemail Notifications!" posts in this thread that could have been avoided if the user had just read this first post. Thank you.

I will try and keep this post updated with new things as they come in.


New Apps/Features

+Downloads App which looks to be a shortcut more or less to what you have downloaded recently.

+TeleNav GPS Navigation which replaces Sprint Navigation. It offers a standard free service and a paid for $4.99/month.

+When turning off the phone you get the option to Power Off, Airplane Mode and Restart now.

+Turning on the screen now fades in instead of just popping on.

+Pocket Mode under sound settings increases the ring volume when phone is in your pocket or a bag.

+Flip for Speaker sound settings allows you to activate the speaker phone during calls by turning your phone over.

+Group Message feature added under the stock SMS App.

+The ability to enable Animated GIFs within the stock Browser.

+Better Copy/Paste functionality.

+SIP Calling.

+Volume rocker sound for increases/decreases in volume has changed.

+When receiving a call, the answer slider is colored red across the top (swipe up to decline) and green across the bottom (swipe down to answer). Although this functionality has been there, the color indicators are new.

 

Android version says 2.3.3

I dunno much about this stuff.

 

Got around to rooting my G/f's tab and the Overcome experience is much better than stock and 2x as fast. I just convinced myself the 1st gen Tab is still a good bet and plan on purchasing another sometime next week. (Samsung Galaxy Tab T-Mobile) Here's some screens:
4g speeds


Rooted


Spent some time customizing her home screens (ADW)


Netflix!!!

 

^Pretty cool. Have you tried the Google Video Talk Hack? It seems to work fine on Galaxy Tabs running Gingerbread according to XDA users. More info here:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...&highlight=tab

The noob-friendly method:

https://market.android.com/details?i....talkinstaller (Make Backups!)



Also give CyanogenMod 7 a try. It'll blow your mind even more if you think a stock custom build is fast. The great thing about the Tabs is that they don't have to worry so much about the Modem issues so almost everything works already.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=931857

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uROwl_Uzq4

 

just got jet car stunts, and wow, such a fun game haha. Def my favorite game as of now. And its probably challenging enough to keep me going!

 

does bestbuy have the asus eee pad transformer on display to fiddle around with?

if not what store would?

 

updated my ROM, now i have CM7.1 based off of 2.3.4. I have video chat, but supposedly its not working with computers right now? gotta test it out.