This is google, they're probably just testing ICS.
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Vermillion
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Hey guys, can anyone direct me as to how to root a Verizon Xperia Play?
Jazzy Network
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Anyone have impressions on the Galaxy Nexus for Sprint? I might consider getting one. I know the updates will be slower, but other than that anything good/bad?
Have you tried superoneclick?
They probably saw Ouya and realize how stupid their TV strategy was and promptly cancelled the bowling ball.
I noticed in Jelly Bean that some apps have a new "share via" menu box (YouTube being one specific example). Does anybody think this means that the drop-down style share menu pictured below is being phased out? It is aesthetically annoying how this menu keeps the icon of the most recent app you shared with. Ruins the smooth, monochrome look of the icons in the action bar with an obnoxious colored icon. I'd love to see it reworked.
I prefer the drop down box but it seems Google are moving away from 1 click ANYTHING in favour of "prettier" options
Vanillalite
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So Android-GAF if you could think of your top 5 things you'd like to see Key Lime what would you put down? Anything in particular that you think would be a must have feature for Key?
Vermillion
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I haven't - what is that?
Al-ibn Kermit
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Download the gopago app and type in the promo code "thefreak" for $10 credit.
1. Option to allow apps to run in the background (basically leave youtube videos running even when the screen is off)
2. Action to go to the top of a list
3. Quick Controls in Chrome
4. Quick phone toggles in notification window
5. Can't really think of anything else so I'll just say I'd like to see Google do their own Airdroid-esque interface.
You must not have an oled-based device.
I love the blue hue.
Most of this won't really affect me, but I think the OS needs it.
Multi-user access. Sony seems to have jumped on it for their next device, but I think it would be an amazing differentiatior for tablets, as well as things like Google TV(shudup).
A more robust HAL. Intel has done alot or work to get arm based code to work on x86 code, but this will be a great boon to less "fragmentation" and allow more cross architecture use.
Quick Controls at an OS level. I'm already doing it through hacking, but I would love to see a proper implementation similar to webOS that would get rid of the recent apps and soft keys. There's something very visceral about swiping in controls.
NACL and WebM support either in the regular browser or the OS level as a passthrough.
Can I get some god damn cloud backup for my data/apps from third party into my gdrive? Preferable something that gets distributed along third party apps so that it functions like google apps. Pretty sure this is on the way though.
ThatObviousUser
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Agreed. Really expedites my uploading of screenshots right to Picasa. Would not like them to change it.
Al-ibn Kermit
Junior Member
Hey remember that Sprint GS2 update that was released a couple weeks ago just right before Jelly Bean was released? No, now it's actually coming out.
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/0...cream-sandwich-update-rolling-out-once-again/
First and last time I don't get a Nexus phone.
http://www.gottabemobile.com/2012/0...cream-sandwich-update-rolling-out-once-again/
First and last time I don't get a Nexus phone.
MindCollizion
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Did a factory reset on my Droid X2 right now. Noticed some strange differences when I was using it just now. When I press the screen lock button, it down this "turned off" effect like TVs do when they are turned off image zooms into the center horizontally, if anyone knows what I mean. It didnt do this before. Also, not sure if its me but I swear I notice a "pop" up whenever I open up an App or anything, which I never had before. I had done a phone update before and it always said it was up to date which I found to be weird now that I see so many differences. I dont know what happened, but am I imagining these differences? If not, what happened?
Ollie Pooch
In a perfect world, we'd all be homersexual
My Xperia does the old TV style effect, I just assumed it was an Android thing!
it is, started with gingerbread
Unknown Soldier
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Motorola used to disable the CRT off effect when Gingerbread first shipped. My old Droid X's official GB Blur didn't have it, I never saw it until I installed CM7 on it.
My Nexus of course has the CRT off effect.
My Nexus of course has the CRT off effect.
Just FYI stickit let you do that.
If they don't have ICS Browser/ICS Browser+ on Jelly bean I don't even want to upgrade to JB. It's broken as far as I am concerned.
I want to be able to delete email from notification screen. Thats a no braner.
ICS Browser+ is on the Play Store, just download it? I'm on CM10 and the old stock browser is still there. I only use Chrome though as I use the syncing with my work and home PC a lot.
so some good developer agreements were sent done by Google for the Play store which will take affect today and all apps violating will be removed in 30 days. The 2 good ones -
- no look alikes or sound alikes to system apps (no similar names or icons)
- No intrusive ads (all programs with ad's pushing to the notification bar will be removed from the market)
- no look alikes or sound alikes to system apps (no similar names or icons)
- No intrusive ads (all programs with ad's pushing to the notification bar will be removed from the market)
"*** Not compatible with Jelly Bean. ***"
o_0 didn't know that. Weird.
Hey guys, question on the Handcent app.
I have let my text threads go really long and haven't cleaned it out in a long time. smaller threads of about <100 texts take about 2 minutes to complete. It just took the phone 5 minutes to delete a 700 text thread. And when I try to delete a 7000+ text thread I get the message that Handcent is unresponsive, and asks me to wait or force close. If I keep waiting it might take hours to delete it.
Does anyone know if I can access the threads and delete them like say going through Astro file manager or something? I tried finding them but to no avail.
I have let my text threads go really long and haven't cleaned it out in a long time. smaller threads of about <100 texts take about 2 minutes to complete. It just took the phone 5 minutes to delete a 700 text thread. And when I try to delete a 7000+ text thread I get the message that Handcent is unresponsive, and asks me to wait or force close. If I keep waiting it might take hours to delete it.
Does anyone know if I can access the threads and delete them like say going through Astro file manager or something? I tried finding them but to no avail.
If you are scared, buy it from Best Buy Private Auction. Its more expensive but you have return policy.
can that happen on tmobile? Its all sim based, so i would assume they block the SIM since the phone wouldn't work without the SIM
Its really rare for a gsm phone to have a bad imei number. If its through craigslist just test it on the spot with your sim card.
TMo block some devoces thru IMEI, but they don't even do it with stolen TMo phones.
Ah, I was under the impression that they could always block the IMEI at a future date if the account holder who had the phone originally defaults on their payments or reports it stolen.
But I mean, if in general people don't have any problems buying off of ebay then I'll just go that route.
I've gotten a couple of phones from Craigslist without any problems. I don't know how T-Mobile does it, but for Verizon phones I ask for the IMEI ahead of time and call VZW to make sure it's clean.
Metalmurphy
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I noticed in Jelly Bean that some apps have a new "share via" menu box (YouTube being one specific example). Does anybody think this means that the drop-down style share menu pictured below is being phased out? It is aesthetically annoying how this menu keeps the icon of the most recent app you shared with. Ruins the smooth, monochrome look of the icons in the action bar with an obnoxious colored icon. I'd love to see it reworked.
I'm on ICS and I have that box.
Deadly Cyclone
Pride of Iowa State
Agh, my Droid X is now having battery issues. Monday it lasted all day with some use and was at like 30% by bedtime. Yesterday I didn't use it at all and it was at 30% by the end of work.
Here's the stats:
Phone Idle: 44%
Cell Standby: 34%
Display: 10%
Android OS: 5%
The rest are below 2%.
Should Idle and standby be this high?
Here's the stats:
Phone Idle: 44%
Cell Standby: 34%
Display: 10%
Android OS: 5%
The rest are below 2%.
Should Idle and standby be this high?
This is a win-win-win for everyone. Glad they finally are taking some control.
Vanillalite
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Spotify Radio is now free on Android just like iOS got about a month ago!
I do, i hate it.
System icons and notifications should be colour neutral. Holo is a great UI design but that is the only thing that kills it. Its almost like windows XP; If you don't like blue or want to have a wallpaper that's not blue...too bad.
Indeed they can. It's for phones bought with value plans, where the customer makes 20 additional payments in addition to the phone downpayment.
If the customer defaults on the payments, T-Mobile blocks the phone from accessing their network, even if another customer is using it.
I would recommend the Nexus from the Play Store. What's your budget?
Sources:
http://www.howardforums.com/showthr...-says-IMEI-is-blocked?p=14671678#post14671678
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1664995
http://support.t-mobile.com/thread/15348?start=0&tstart=0
I like the feedback they give. Blue connected / grey not, so it's not totally superfluous.
US only though.
Vanillalite
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Just wait for MIUI support on your phone. I feel Android icons and notification design have taken a step back after 3.0/4.0.
You can easily find 10 MIUI themes that can destroy the ICS UI.
OriginalThinking
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wow, its nice that i dont have to do anything manually since all my cards are in google wallet on the web
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