STL+3.0CL

Pre-Ordered my EVO 3D from wirefly today Cant wait to get started on rooting it. I bought my wife an EVO about a year ago, and never wanted to mess with rooting it because it was hers. CGFebTSX04, your posts have been more than helpful reading through this thread. Thanks

speedemon90

This is what I was talking about, i guess its only for the evo

CGFebTSX04

Just relaying the cool stuff I come across on XDA. Glad its helpful. You gotta let us know how that phone is when you get it.

Yeah I haven't seen that feature on any other device yet. I don't think it'd be that hard to incorporate on other devices though if people bug the devs enough.

DarkSithCL

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soooooo solid!


I have been trying to win one on the sprint website...


...and yes, Mike has been a God send in this thread!!!!


Hey, Mike (about to be M-4.. Dr. Mike)... whats it looking like for senior year man? when does it start?

I am going to be a preceptor for the Baylor College of Medicine... I will be teaching in 4 week stints for students starting in August... kinda kool... kinda crazy...

DarkSithCL

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This.

Dr. Colorado

On my Evo if you go to settings>sound>flip for speaker (turn over your phone to activate the speaker during calls). Haven't played around with it much yet but it was a new feature I noticed after the android update.

speedemon90

haha nice, didnt know you went to med school nor that a preceptor for darksith, I'm trying to be a bioengineer not planning on going to medschool but i plan on doing it for the medical field hopefully

CGFebTSX04

Nice. Not M4 yet more like pre-M3. The plan is for me to sit in for the boards around September. Still working out the details but thats the plan for now. If all goes well, start doing rotations around Dec, Jan. I should see if the school has rotations at that site but I doubt it cause Texas is pretty strict with their licensing. Would be cool though.

CGFebTSX04

So the MIUI update coming on Friday is going to bring in some new lockscreens:





Source: http://miui.us/forums/content.php?35-miuius

Its kind of a play of the Sense 3.0 Lockscreen. You drag the Lock to an icon and it'll open that app/notification. Can't wait to test them out.

stogie1020

GB has also made it nearly impossible for me to add anything (widget, etc) to the lower row on any screen. It is SO hard to get that square to activate for placing a widget it's redonkulous.

CGFebTSX04

You should call your carrier and have them replace your phone. They should do it for you. Just tell them all your problems and they should replace it on the spot.

sho_nuff1997

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Those MIUI updates look pretty good. I just installed the siulmagic sense ROM and was enjoying the change, but I forgot to backup the rom before restoring my apps + data and the phone went into an endless boot loop. Sometimes I have luck with restoring apps + data and sometimes not....this was a time I didn't have the luck. I had to revert back to htcclay rom. I'll reinstall the siulmagic tomorrow and just restore the apps this time.

CG- Does that MIUI you are running allow for OTA updates?

CGFebTSX04

I don't personally use ROM Manager or any OTA service but I believe it does have the option. I like to manually install my ROMs because it helps me know where it failed if it does. I manually download them from the websites off my phone or computer then just flash them in recovery. Luckily, these type of updates don't really require doing a factory reset. I just clear cache and dalvik-cache and flash away then I'm back and running in 5 minutes max. I'm able to UV my phone even more now with the Fugu Kernel and my phone can last about a day doing the stuff I normally do which is pretty awesome.

speedemon90

which row? the one right above the app drawer? thats strange, and that shouldnt happen. I know i get to use up all the space i want.

stogie1020

Yup that row. SUPER hard for me to move an icon into that row or frankly from one page to another.


Maybe I just suck at stuff.

speedemon90

no your phone is having the problem, would you not want to do a factory reset or do you not want to take the time of getting everything back to normal. It may fix it?

CGFebTSX04

Yeah a factory reset will most likely fix it. If not, the phone can be replaced since its under warranty. In other news, the Droid X got a Cyanogenmod 7 port even though the bootloader is locked:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5ZOL...layer_embedded

Source: http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/06...orola-droid-x/

Although the phone is capable of running custom ROMs, it is still limited by the kernel because of the locked bootloader. Lots of stuff still broken but this is a great step for the devs.

stogie1020

Geez, what an effing pain in the ass...

Is there a way to back up all the widgets/apps and setup to just reload it?

CGFebTSX04

To save your apps and their data (like high scores in games), you would have to root then run a backup program like Titanium Backup or MyBackup. You can try My Backup to see if it'll backup your data. It may or may not work if you don't have root. If you're already syncing your contacts with Google, then they're already saved to your GMail. For texts, there are third party apps like SMS Backup that will save them to your GMail. For photos, documents and other stuff, just mount your SD Card to your computer and copy it all off. A factory reset doesn't touch that stuff usually.

If it were my phone, I'd fully start from scratch, as in just reinstall the apps without the old data. It removes all of the problems that the old data may be causing in the first place.


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

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

speedemon90

google also backups the apps by them-self, no?

Although it wont back up data, it will just know which apps you have downloaded and when you start up your phone again from scratch and you go on wifi, it will start downloading all your apps, i think

stogie1020

Thanks guys. will have to see.

Doom878

Did you guys read engadget's review on the EVO 3D. Really bad battery and the 3D is a work in progress.

http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/15/htc-evo-3d-review/

STL+3.0CL

I read that and I also read one of the Gizmodo writer's bad review. Im pretty bummed, what other Sprint phone has comparable hardware specs but without the gimicky 3D?

CGFebTSX04

I would take Engadget and especially Gizmodo's reviews with a grain of salt. Engadget was pushing the phone through its paces when doing the battery test. Their reviews have gone downhill since Josh left. Read other reviews. With that said I go where the developers go and this phone will definitely have lots as long as HTC doesn't lock the bootloader.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/06...mans-treasure/

ParaSurfer1979

I'm not surprised. 3D on a phone is a sales gimmick. That's why ill just root my evo and overclock it and be satisfied.

Doom878

I recall one part where they barely touched it and slept for 6 hours and it lost significant power. Did I misread that?

speedemon90

I dunno which phones exactly comes with swype, but mine doesnt. I'm not a fan yet but thats because I dont have the hang of it, So i'm gonna try it out.

Here's the link to get it, but warning, i dont know what phones these work on.

I have a nexus S
You have to sign up for the beta
http://beta.swype.com/android/create/

Here's the xda thread that shows some of the features of this beta
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1124555

Gonna try it out, so I'll let you know how it works. I think swypes limited to htc phones i wanna say but i have no clue about that. I just know its not an app and its not on my phone.

edit: looks like you can get this for phones with swype already, i'm not sure whats the difference with the beta. Check it out if you want.

rza49311

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Swype is where it's at. Been using it on my OG droid for months now. Haven't even thought about switching back. The latest beta added some nice features too.

speedemon90

yea i like that i can type and do swype, i dunno if that wasnt there before but thats what the beta says its a new feature on its more reccent release

rza49311

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it was there in the previous releases but it had no word prediction so you had to be spot with your typing.

sho_nuff1997

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If it's not made by apple, engadget will find a reason to not like it.

CGFebTSX04

The problem with their battery testing is that its not standardized. Its all relative and a hanging app could've definitely caused that 6 hour drain or it was a fluke. I guess what I'm trying to get at is there are too many variables for battery usage/drainage and you can see it in the various reviews out there at the moment. Some are saying battery life was good and the others not so good.

CGFebTSX04

So the Samsung Captivate has a leaked official Gingerbread out there for those who don't want the hacked international variants:

Source: http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/06...e-to-download/

SamFirmware is also saying they have a Gingebread build for the Epic 4G which they will be releasing in the next couple of days. No word on the Vibrant or Fascinate but at least you know its coming.

bgsm1th

Alright, my iPhone 3G is finally deader than dead. I have to spring for something this week and I still haven't seen any firm dates for the GSII (WTF is taking so long!!??).

What should I be considering?

CGFebTSX04

^I'm assuming you're using AT&T. As far as phone choices go for AT&T, they're pretty limited on the great Android phones. They won't be getting the good stuff til later in the year. I would consider:

- Inspire 4G (Its not dual core but its still pretty fast. CM7 nightlies are being built for this phone. Great phone if you're into modding and has a great dev support from XDA.)

- Infuse 4G (4.3" SAMOLED+ screen. Almost as thin as the Galaxy S II with a bigger screen but not dual core. Dev support is starting up slowly but its getting there. Samsung's track for updates isn't great for their US phones so it may take a while before this phone gets updated if you don't like to flash phones yourself. Otherwise, its a great phone if you're not concerned about updates.)

- Motorola Atrix 4G (has a locked bootloader but seems to be a great phone all around.)

- HTC Sensation 4G is supposedly coming out soon. It just passed the FCC a few days ago so it should be out any time now. Got great reviews all around but if you can't wait that much longer I would take the Inspire 4G.

- Galaxy S II international version. You'll be paying for it up front which is currently going for around $680 with shipping but its a Quad band 3G phone so it works perfectly fine on AT&T 3G. Also you may get away using the cheaper $15 unlimited MediaNET data plan. You also won't be on contract so you can change to another phone if you like before the 2 year. Just something to think about.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959545

bgsm1th

Yeah, AT&T, but I'm not married to them.
Seems like the Infuse best suits my needs. Certainly seems like a better option than the iP4 at this point...

Thanks!

CGFebTSX04

So I've been playing with the new MIUI lockscreens for the past couple of days. Its pretty cool all around but its missing two key features:

1) Music controls are now gone.

2) Can't preview missed call or text without jumping to the app.

Now that music control is gone, I've actually used a hacked framework that allows you to change tracks with the volume controls just like CM7. Actually prefer this method so no Music Controls on the lockscreen is no longer a big deal plus its safer since I don't have to look at the screen any more to change tracks. You can get the mod here:

http://forums.miui-dev.com/showthrea...a-volume-press


The missed call and text preview is probably coming in the next few days. Hopefully, the MIUI devs put it in. Kinda miss that feature where I can just drag and hold to see what the text says without having to unlock my phone. Overall, the lockscreens are pretty nice. This is just one of the five new lockscreens they released and is my favorite overall.



Using a themed Blue 5 lockscreen with a transparent background for the lockscreen. What you're actually seeing is my main desktop background. Also works if you use a Live Wallpaper. For some reason when the phone is being charged, it creates a dark overlay as seen above. Otherwise, its just transparent until you press on the lock. Inner circle represents the battery bar and only shows when charging. When you press on the lock screen it expands to the outer edge. Also has an animation coming from the bottom to the top indicating that its charging. It looks pretty cool.

You can get the themed blue 5-lockscreen from here:

http://forums.miui.us/showthread.php...ut-Of-The-Oven!


Also, if you know how to edit XMLs, you can change any of the 5 shortcuts above with whatever app you wanna launch from the homescreen. You can even change the icons very easily as each theme is basically a zip file which you can manipulate by replacing the files inside. Then you just apply them with the MIUI Theme manager to mix and match to your liking.

speedemon90

man that lockscreen is beautiful!

You know I was always wondering whether that volume controls for music controls was a stock thing or CM7 haha. I stumbled upon it when i was rooted and had no clue if my phone originally had that. Use that everyday. Good for in the car. Or in the pocket.

CGFebTSX04

^Its pretty awesome. It looks good as it is functional. I decided to tweak the colors of the theme a little. It was just a little too blue for my taste so I decided to change the PNG files inside the theme and came up with this:


Phone not being charged:




Phone being charged:

speedemon90

does the blue circle around your menus signify how much charge is on your phone? Thats pretty awesome!