Engadget:

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"HTC has fix in the works for EVO 4G screen sensitivity; separation problems are minor By Chris Ziegler posted Jun 18th 2010 at 10:01PM We've just been tipped off on a couple feel-good items for EVO 4G owners that should end your Friday on a bright note: The glass separation issues are real, but said to be super minor and have no effect on the usability of the phone apart from a nearly imperceptible "give" to the touch. That said, HTC has made some assembly changes that should reduce or eliminate the problem going forward, and it'll keep an eye on the situation. This is really interesting: the screen sensitivity problems are also real and are apparently far more prevalent in arid climates, but it can be fixed with a software patch alone. That patch will be rolling out to EVOs soon. See? Told you it was feel-good news. More on this stuff as we get it. "

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"HTC promises fix for Droid Incredible's ne'er-to-forget browser By Ross Miller posted Jun 19th 2010 at 3:33AM In case you missed the recent excitement, a "feature" of HTC's Droid Incredible was found whereby the Sense UI bookmarking widget would take random screenshots of your web browsing experience and put them in a folder that's nigh impossible to delete, even after resetting to factory settings. Looks like the company knows about the issue, acknowledging it in a statement and promising a fix "in the near future." It also suggests a different reset to fix the mess, which apparently is to select "Format Phone Storage" from the "SD Card and Phone Storage" settings menu. Let us know if you have any luck with this and please, be careful about your browsing habits if you're worried what might be hanging around."

6/19/2010 10:43:41 AM

Anybody know of any adblock style apps that use a subscription like easylist?

Now that I have flash some webpages are bringing my droid to it's knees with the amount of stupid flash ads that are having to load

6/19/2010 11:37:21 AM

There's an app called AdFree in the market that works for anyone who is rooted.

6/19/2010 11:44:24 AM

whats up with the sensitivity issues?

only thing i've noticed is more accuracy than sensitivity...it can be super hard to select some smaller things. for example when on this site it's not that easy to select a certain thread you want to view (imo). i guess i just need to start zooming in before i try something like that

6/19/2010 11:45:53 AM

^^i believe that's added as a part of a lot of custom ROMs, or at least an adblock script is.

6/19/2010 12:00:52 PM

^^ i have that problem with the eris but i chalked it up to how small this site displays and my large fingers

6/19/2010 1:41:25 PM

i never had that problem on my iphone 3gs but perhaps it's a resolution related and i would on the new one

6/19/2010 1:54:34 PM

just got my Seido Innocase case in...A+++ very nice, especially for $25 shipped.
http://www.seidioonline.com/category-s/4231.htm


I'll probably end up ordering a couple of their docks too
http://www.seidioonline.com/product-p/crjhev4-bkc.htm


so i guess android only allows landscape when the phone is turned counterclockwise...wonder if they'll try to fix that

6/19/2010 2:51:39 PM

i have Android 2.2 on my Droid and can confirm it rotates landscape in either direction.

6/19/2010 5:48:21 PM

i have android 1.5 and when i have the rotation turned on (by default I have it off, it turns on in some applications, but i keep it off for the battery boost) it goes landscape when i turn it in either direction.

6/19/2010 6:18:02 PM

@ synapse
I did the same with my EVO (factory reset) and have absolutely NO ISSUE with battery anymore. I was doing every battery trick in the book to help the battery last a little longer and only managing 6hr of moderate use...now after the reset I'm getting 10 easy on mod-heavy use...awesome I was really questioning returning this bomb ass phone...glad I stuck with it!!

6/19/2010 8:54:22 PM

my heavy use battery life is only like 6 hours

moderate/average battery life is like a day and some change though thanks to a lot of my settings.

6/19/2010 11:36:07 PM

My Eris is dead . I got accidentally got it wet this past week while I was out of town. I had turned it off and dried it out. I put it in some rice for 24 hours. I had charged it back up and it was working fine. However, the battery drained real fast. After it went dead again, I tried to charge it up. It did not come on. I went to a Verizon store and tested another batter. It still wouldn't come on.
I will probably have to go back to my Env2 til I get another android phone.
I didn't have insurance on it. I wish I did now. It's going to cost me alot of money to get another one since I've already signed up for another 2 years.

6/20/2010 12:43:11 PM

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"i have Android 2.2 on my Droid and can confirm it rotates landscape in either direction."

sweet thanks for the info. hopefully that'll apply to the evo too....or maybe the evo will just never rotate in any direction

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"@ synapse I did the same with my EVO (factory reset) and have absolutely NO ISSUE with battery anymore. I was doing every battery trick in the book to help the battery last a little longer and only managing 6hr of moderate use...now after the reset I'm getting 10 easy on mod-heavy use...awesome I was really questioning returning this bomb ass phone...glad I stuck with it!!"

yeah it was the weirdest thing...i did the reset, and promptly reinstalled all the same applications, and the battery life is fine now

6/20/2010 2:47:13 PM

waiting for this shipment to come into my local sprint store for the evo tomorrow...

can one of you guys to walk me through / catch me up with the best tweaks once i do please?

then i'll keep up with the ppcgeeks and xda sections for the evo after that

6/20/2010 3:00:27 PM

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"I didn't have insurance on it. I wish I did now. It's going to cost me alot of money to get another one since I've already signed up for another 2 years."

That sucks. You could spring for an incredible now though

^you planning on gaining root?

6/20/2010 5:34:44 PM

^ I played with the Incredible some when it first came out and I wished I had waited for it. Now maybe I can get it but it's going to cost alot of $$$. I doubt I could find a pre-owned one. I'll have to start saving now. I got my old Ev2 reactivated today. They took the data plan off. At least I'll be saving some money til I get another android phone.
I have no interested in getting Droid X or Droid 2.

[Edited on June 20, 2010 at 5:46 PM. Reason : ..]

6/20/2010 5:45:19 PM

^^^wow those are great sites. here's just one thread about the Evo at ppcgeeks with TONS of info.

http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=123880

6/20/2010 5:56:15 PM

^^I know how you feel on the incredible. I would hate to still be on my z9 but i'd love to be getting a captivate when ATT gets that. my backflip is a good phone, it's just not an elite phone like the incredible, nexus one, evo are, or the captivate will be

6/20/2010 6:00:28 PM

yeah definitely gonna root it - there's no downside right?

6/20/2010 7:11:42 PM

I'd wait until they find a way to get it completely back to stock since the carrier doesn't have to support a rooted/modified phone and you're technically breaking your contract by doing it.

6/20/2010 7:30:50 PM

i've got an incredible on the way (I assume). I called a couple of stores, no one had them in stock so i ended up ordering it from the verizon website.

fyi - lead time is about a month from date of order.

6/20/2010 9:07:00 PM

6/21/2010 12:02:34 AM

My friend's brother-in-law works for Verizon... while telling me about him getting the Droid X when it comes out soon, he also said that Verizon is having a promotion in the fall. To coincide with the 2010-2011 NFL season, every city that hosts a NFL team will have 4G coverage. This shit's legit.

6/21/2010 12:41:47 AM

this cracks me up. Phones have been getting smaller and smaller for so long, and now that this revolutionary new design (touch screen front) has come out, it's now a race to see who can make the largest usable screen EVER.

6/21/2010 7:31:54 AM

thats because small touch screens are teh suck

6/21/2010 8:20:42 AM

Droid 2. Keyboard still looks flat

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCEMRZIHZY8

http://androidandme.com/2010/06/news/hands-on-the-motorola-droid-2/


[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 8:32 AM. Reason : ]

6/21/2010 8:26:32 AM

My droid 1 slide is really starting to wear out.....its about seven months old. I am eyeing the droid x for next one.

6/21/2010 8:37:16 AM

Looks like the Galaxy S Pro will Evdo/wimax and also have a gsm radio.

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010/06/21/samsung-galaxy-s-pro-specs-emerge-at-long-last/

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"Samsung Galaxy S Pro specs emerge at long last by Michael Bettiol on June 21st, 2010 at 5:30am Filed under: 4G, Android, EV-DO, HSDPA, Handsets, Rumors, Samsung, Sprint 2 Comments There’s little in the way of proof that the following specifications are accurate, but according to one of Android Central’s “tried-and-true” tipsters, we now have the tentative specs for the Samsung Galaxy S Pro. Software wise, the Galaxy S Pro is said to be presently running Android 2.1 with Samsung’s TouchWiz 3.0 overlay. In terms of hardware, you have a WVGA Super AMOLED display (possibly the same unit found on the non-Pro Galaxy S), 5 megapixel camera with 720p video recording, front-facing camera, 512MB RAM, 8.2 GB of internal memory, and a custom 1GHz Cortex A8 processor. As for radios, it’s said that the Galaxy S Pro will run on both Sprint’s EV-DO and WiMAX networks, with a space for a SIM card indicating that we’re looking at HSDPA roaming for Europe and Asia. GPS isn’t mentioned but is surely a given, and the Wi-Fi chip will support the b/g/n protocols. Where build quality is concerned, the tipster did single out various components as feeling “plasticy”, although with the unit in question being a prototype, we won’t let that worry us just yet."

6/21/2010 9:50:43 AM

^Specs look awesome, except for the missing flash. My previous phones never had a flash, but it seems everyone is using them now, so it would be stupid for them not to add it. I like the Qwerty keyboard, but only if it feels solid. The Pre felt like it would snap in your hand due to the flimsiness. Hopefully the "plasticy" feel doesn't carry over to the production unit.

Really hoping they release this thing within 30 days of whenever Sprint can restock (and I can order) the Evo

6/21/2010 10:29:36 AM

Posting from my Droid incredible. My first smartphone. I've finally jumped on the band wagon. Sweet...

6/21/2010 10:57:00 AM

^Sooooo sick. I did that one I got mine, too

6/21/2010 11:14:38 AM

I talked to a Verizon rep this morning. She was able to get insurance on my Eris even though I've had it for about 7 months. It was a 50/50 shot and I lucked out. I'm calling Verizon tomorrow to see I can get a replacement sent. I wish they could send me an Incredible instead.

[Edited on June 21, 2010 at 12:12 PM. Reason : ..]

6/21/2010 12:06:08 PM

Got these cheesy teasers are annoying

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOnC5chCag0

6/21/2010 12:11:53 PM

A twitter account has opened up for Droid X. It sounds like some kind of giveaway. You can follow it @droidlanding ...

latest tweet:
"REPORT: Droid X units have escaped! Get the stats on them at http://www.droiddoes.com . Forewarned is forearmed."

6/21/2010 5:17:49 PM

yeah, I feel like a tard. I created a twitter account earlier just to follow. Bio also says

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"The next generation of does is coming soon, but you might get yours before that. Droid X phones are hidden across the country. Follow us for clues."

6/21/2010 5:30:00 PM

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""REPORT: Droid X units have escaped! Get the stats on them at http://www.droiddoes.com . Forewarned is forearmed.""

i don't see any stats at droiddoes.com, still says coming soon.

6/21/2010 5:35:11 PM

I'm guess they're talking about if you mouse over the phone. It says HDMI Output, 4.3" display and Records 720p

6/21/2010 5:37:38 PM

Bought nexus one s few months back but quickly grew tired of it. Back to my jailbroken 3GS now...
Even running froyo, the nexus just doesn't work as efficiently as the iPhone does. It often takes multiple taps or gestures to accomplish simple tasks. Maybe if i had never used an iPhone before the nexus....then i wouldn't know how weak android actually is. Anyone looking for a nexus one on AT&T?

6/21/2010 5:47:45 PM

well the NexusOne is not a phone I would use when comparing Android to iPhone, but whatever, I know you're on AT&T.

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"It often takes multiple taps or gestures to accomplish simple tasks."

which ones in particular?

6/21/2010 5:50:25 PM

http://twitter.com/DroidLanding

http://www.droid-life.com/2010/06/21/breaking-droid-2-and-droid-x-will-both-have-1-0ghz-snapdragon-processors/

Droid 2 & Droid X will have the OMAP 3630 1Ghz, NOT Snapdragons, big whoops by DroidLanding

6/21/2010 7:41:28 PM

lol. yeah the verizon marketing people are tards. First it was a 720p screen, now the snapdragon. Luckily omap > snapdragon. It's funny that Droid-life claimed that they had a "source" confirming that it had a snapdragon.

Looks like the Super AMOLED displays still won't be as visible as the normal LCDs
Galaxy S(Super AMOLED, left), Desire (AMOLED, middle) and Xperia X10 (LCD, right)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58gZzqvqhRk

6/21/2010 7:53:54 PM

my LCD is twice as bright as that X10

6/21/2010 8:14:53 PM

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"Anyone looking for a nexus one on AT&T?"

If the price is right...

6/21/2010 9:48:07 PM

Glasssss.... I really do not get the "multiple taps" comment. Are you talking about the soft keys at the bottom of the Nexus? That I could agree with... but if you mean the screen and/or the Android OS, I think that is bullshit and you perhaps need to try Cyanogens 5.0.8 Eclair ROM. You are bashing Android... but you are using a leaked OS that is not even a final build, how can that be fair?

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/forum/8-nexus-one/


[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 8:43 AM. Reason : aergaeg]

6/22/2010 8:40:27 AM

I am looking for a development android phone on AT&T ... need to port some apps to droid, so need something to test on.

Must run at least droid 2.0

6/22/2010 9:03:20 AM

^^ some people just aren't cut out for android.

6/22/2010 9:09:19 AM

yeah like me, jk

after all that trouble i had on friday my phone has never been faster, looked better, been more useful

this might actually be the first phone i use as a calendar manager (blackberry pearl was awful imo) and get me more organized and it definitely helps that everything google gets automatically pushed to it, i don't have to sit there and sync all the time

6/22/2010 9:12:20 AM

This is when I couldn't be happier to be on Verizon, looking forward to upgrading to a 2.2 4G Droid phone in the future:
http://www.dailytech.com/Verizon+Begins+LTE+User+Trials+in+Five+Cities/article18801.htm

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"Verizon is the first major U.S. carrier to begin building its LTE network, with plans to launch the high-speed service in 25 to 30 cities across the country by the end of 2010. AT&T, Verizon's closest competitor in terms of size, is investing in its current 3G network and won't begin technical trials of LTE until 2011. That puts Verizon's 4G ahead of AT&T's by almost two years."

5-12Mbps.... ACTUAL

Just wondering what the first VZW 4G phone will be? Droid 2?

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"The trials are a key step in rolling out the new network -- Verizon's first based on GSM technology -- to the 100 million American the company plans to cover by year's end. Verizon plans to cover its existing 3G footprint with LTE by the end of 2013."

possible use of unlocked iPhone (GSM/LTE) support in the future?


in terms of Froyo (2.2) I've had no issues and swear it's the best phone OS i've used to date. i couldn't be happier

[Edited on June 22, 2010 at 10:45 AM. Reason : .]

6/22/2010 10:39:20 AM

Droid 2 won't be LTE. They might release a mobile broadband card or 2 before years end but I wouldn't expect an LTE handset until next year sometime. I suppose Verizon could push things and try to get one out before Sprint releases their 2nd but there hasn't been any devices rumored yet. There are a couple high-powered androids that are rumored to be out near the end of the year though so who knows.

Looks like T-Mobile's version of the Galaxy S will be the Vibrant with a rumored release of July 21.

http://www.androidcentral.com/samsung-galaxy-s-will-be-t-mobile-vibrant

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"Samsung Galaxy S will be T-Mobile Vibrant Posted on Tuesday, Jun 22, 2010 by Phil Nickinson With AT&T getting the Samsung Galaxy S as the Captivate, and Motorola unleashing a slew of high-end devices on Verizon, we can see why you T-Mobile fans may be feeling a wee bit antsy. But no worry. The Galaxy S is coming to T-Mobile as the Vibrant (or T959 if you're into the number thing). As for when? July 21 is looking to be the date of record, though nothing official has been announced yet. Think you can wait a month for 4 inches of Super AMOLED goodness?"

6/22/2010 10:56:13 AM