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Nice, i havent heard of that one.

Im using Bionix-v right now, and used Trigger before that. Both are good, but my GPS is screwed up again and wont work lol

 

The Amazon App Store with One-Click! Check the free app today!!

 

Stupid amazon.ca
I can't download swiftkey keyboard for free D:

 

OH yea... Only for US customers. Sorry Thierry.

 

wheere do i get the amazon app store?

 

Here.

1 free paid app every day.

 

XDA to the rescue!

 

thanks! .

 

I figured that would happen sooner or later.

You Canadians always get the short stick.

 

I really can't be bothered going to that length to get access to the Amazon market.

The free apps idea is pretty neat but I can wait for them to support the UK.
If they don't repeat their generosity over here, screw 'em.

 

Good short post.

 

The Incredible is getting Gingerbread! Good because I don't want to root (for now). Hope this isn't the last release the phone ever gets.

 

That's not really a surprise.
The Desire's getting Gingerbread, so it figures the Incredible will too.

 

IKR... The Desire, Incredible, and Nexus One are all the same phone. Just with shell variations. The Galaxy S is similar, but internal hardware (besides radios) IS different between models.

 

Yeah, exactly - all three are based around the same CPU, RAM, display etc.
Aside from the GSM/CDMA differences, the biggest variation is the Incredible's higher-res camera.

 

Isn't that too cheap?!

 

I wouldn't say so - they're less than £30 over here and things tend to cost the same in dollars in the US as they do in pounds over here.

 

Definetly seems it... never seen a class 10 16GB that cheap before O.O

 

This is something I mod'd for my recent JS8 ROM, but I believe it should work for any phone that can utilize LWP's.

I kinda liked the idea of the water LWP from the Nexus One, but it just seemed to busy. There were too many edges, and too much distraction from app icons. So I subbed in a wallpaper of worn river stones from Mac OS X and got rid of the falling leaves. The end product seems much easier on the eyes, IMO, and is more Zen like.

Download clockworkmod ZIP installer package here.

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^ Wow nice! thats awesome

 

Awesome! That looks great, and I'll be sure to give it a try!

Hands-on with Gingerbread on Droid X | Android Central

Blur now with 50% less suck! XD. I'll admit..it doesn't look half bad. (what the hell is wrong with me??...quick ...someone slap me with a stock Android phone!)

 

Would you sign a legal release first? Please?!

LOL

Thanks though. And about GB on the DX... I've ran it, and I'll be the first to admit, it was pretty nicely done on Moto's part, even if it DID still have blur.

 

Motorola Locked/Encrypted Bootloader Policy | groubal complaints

Even if you don't own or intend to purchase a Motorola handset, the support would be appreciated.

 

^Chrome prompted me that the link you posted contains "Malware". It may or may not... and I think it was an immediate re-direct that tripped it.

Just lettin' ya know.

 

Same, sucks as this is really needed. Could be a ad network on the petitions site..

 

The site was hacked a few days ago apparently.

It's not my petition, it's just something that I came across in the Defy section of XDA-devs.

 

I was really excited to try Firefox 4 for Android, but it's not compatible with my Samsung Intercept.

It's actually getting to be really annoying at this point...so many apps I've looked at have "not compatible with Samsung Intercept" on their store pages, and some apps that are compatible just don't run (like Angry Birds, which technically runs, at about one frame every 5 seconds).

For a smartphone, this thing is pretty stupid.

 

If its any consolation, My Droid 1 won't run it either...even though the ARM v.7 processor inside SHOULD work. People complained and Mozilla acknowledged it but decided not to figure out why...kinda annoying since they have other ARM v.7 processor phones there that are just as old yet do work.

 

Ah well. Any other good browsers out there? I tried Opera Mini once, I wasn't impressed. Went back to the default browser and that's what I've been using since then.

I've heard good things about Dolphin, but there's a bunch of different versions (normal, HD, Mini) to narrow down. Thoughts?

 

Intercept = ARM11 with a Proprietary GPU that doesn't comply with OpenGL standards. It's GPU is more like a frame-buffer than anything.

Most complex apps require ARM7 for the NEON SIMD extensions.

If you had more RAM you could run it. In it's current state FF for Android is a complete RAM hog. On my Captivate/NexS it routinely uses around 20-25Mb of RAM even when running as a background app. What happens with the OG Droid is that when FF runs out of RAM space it hangs the process... requiring a reboot or if you can wait for it, an FC dialog box. Motorola's kernel also doesn't utilize "swap" efficiently, and that's another reason.

 

I'm using Opera Mobile instead of Mini... It's pretty nice since they just released a whole new version like a couple of days ago.

 

I'll check that out. Never was a huge fan of Opera for Windows...

In the meantime, I downloaded Dolphin Mini, since I don't think the Intercept would handle the regular or HD versions very well. It's actually pretty nice. Tabs, orientation lock, "speed dial" home page, and you can minimize it or close it. It's also got a pretty neat drawn gesture thing where you can basically draw a command on your touchscreen. And it's generally pretty responsive compared to the default browser.

 

Nice! I used to use Dolphin, but they had some trouble a while back that soured me on it. I need to try it again... it seems like they've gotten their ducks in order.

 

Whats the difference between the different Dolphin versions?


I like firefox, but it gives me keyboard issues (delayed to pop up/go away by a few seconds, doesnt go down after pressing enter like most browsers)

So i usually use Stock or Opera mobile. I'd like to give Dolphin a try though

 

Dolphin Mini is lighter than HD, HD has things like add ons. I use Dolphin HD and Miren, and am trying to like Opera Mobile as much as I like the desktop version. Really you should just download both Mini and HD and see which you like better, the lighter browsing of Mini or the more full featured HD.

 

Ah ok, Ill probably like the HD then Ill have to give them a try.

Anyone tried Skyfire? thats another one.

 

Meh, I use stock app, it's been the fastest and more reliable one up to date!
What do you guys think about the new "Tiny Wings" rip-off; Dillo Hills?!
I think that really shows the difference between iOS apps and Android apps..

In other news, do any of you guys know a battery saver that is actually working? I've been trying few ones lately and all I can say is that most of them makes my battery life even worst.
Heck today played with my phone (internet browsing and games) for 2 hours and my phone's battery life went from 85% to 15% O_O
That's not normal..

 

Anyone know how to disable Geotagging on the Samsung Galaxy S froyo?

Theres no setting in the Camera app. Its already disabled under Locations and Security.

*wears tin foil hat*

 

It's disabled in Locations and Security, and in the notification dropdown and it STILL pulls location info?!

What build are you on?

 

Ok a mate of mine just pointed out that you need to disable both wireless and GPS under location and security. Im not even connected to any wifi networks, I didnt think it could geotag from wifi networks around me.

 

Dolphin HD is nice

 

Indeed. If that option is checked, it can pull location information from whatever network (Cellular or WiFi) you're connected to. It uses cell tower ID for cellular and reverse IP lookup for WiFi to give a general location.

Well, my ROM's are all i9000 base. The best modem I've used is UGJK4. Good GPS, battery life, defaults to HSPA 850...

But then if you're using a Vibrant, I'm not quite sure. We're not using the same bands.

 

lol i edited that out of my post

Found a great comparison of them all (for my phone too)

but thanks

 

Nice comparison page!!

Generally, and that page backs it up, the aries based modems are going to be the best... and those are any of the xxJKx, or xxJLx for American bands. (for battery life AND decent signal and data speeds) The newer modems are fast data wise, but have horrible battery life.

 

Ahh ok.

I have KB1 actually, but with my ROM it is listed as "Fast Data/Great Signal/Moderate Battery"

I'm fine with moderate for the rest of it

All the JK/JL ones for my phone and ROM all got Slow or Medium speed/signal, so i think ill be sticking with this one for now.

I got ~3Mbps down, i was hoping to squeeze a bit more out of it by switching to another modem

 

Isn't that weird that I have a JL2?! I can't find any info of it..

Edit: Ah, I'm not alone! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1013141

 

^ bump it!


Hmm so the Optimus i bought still has not shipped. its been 3 or 4 days since i paid, and the handling time he set was 3 days. He also took forever to accept the paypal payment (if he actually did yet, im not sure).

I sent a message to him last night. If i dont hear from him by tomorrow night im canceling the payment and complaining to ebay.

 

Finally got my phone rooted!
Is there any ROM that will not work/ could brick my phone?!
Im a noob with roms!

 

as long as you install a custom recovery such as the famed clockwork there is no way you could brick your phone.... plus with the galaxy s its pretty much noob proof as long as you read everything

 

Alright so even if my phone is .UGJL2, I can flash a ROM using any modem?!