Quote :

"did anyone else's vibrate pattern change with the latest update? DX... or has mine mutated?"

i think it just changed because I had the same exact thought back when I got the update

1/3/2011 9:03:44 AM

since no one reads the 49th post

lol. From Samsung's twitter page:

Quote :

"Samsungtweets We want Galaxy S owners to have simple/reliable upgrade. We r running tests due to complexity/unique functionality. 3 minutes ago via CoTweet We are working to make the Android 2.2/Froyo upgrade available to all U.S. Galaxy S owners as soon as possible. 4 minutes ago via CoTweet"

1/3/2011 9:07:11 AM

gah, I've been hearing that since I bought my epic in October

1/3/2011 10:36:30 AM

Somebody answer my question

1/3/2011 12:13:43 PM

don't think there is aside from downloading one of the other im apps that allow google talk since the native app is tied to the gmail account used when setting up the phone.

1/3/2011 12:32:10 PM

^^You mean you started using her phone without clearing her data off? Just do a factory reset...it takes 5 minutes and you can set up your stuff using your google ID.

1/3/2011 2:18:46 PM

he's trying to get by without going through all that.

1/3/2011 2:32:37 PM

^Exactly..don't wanna lose the installed apps..

1/3/2011 2:41:32 PM

i basically hard reset nightly when i flash a new nightly rom...just do a mybackup before you do and everything will be back exactly the way you want within 10 minutes.

1/3/2011 3:10:10 PM

Quote :

"Any tegra 2 phones due out for verizon soon? I guess we'll see after CES."

I think both the LG Star or whatever they call it now, and the CDMA version of the Moto Olympus (Rumored to be the Etna) are verizon rumors, don't know if they'd wait and put LTE in them though

1/3/2011 3:10:48 PM

interesting speculation on Honeycomb availability. Would suck for Galaxy Tab owners

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2375016,00.asp

Quote :

"Honeycomb to Require Powerful Processor, Screen: OEM Google's new Android Honeycomb tablet OS will require a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor to run properly, said Bobby Cha, managing director of Korean consumer electronics firm Enspert. That means that many existing Android tablets will not be upgradeable to Honeycomb, as they lack the processor necessary to meet the spec. Currently, Nvidia's Tegra 2 platform is the only chipset in products on the market to include a Cortex-A9, although other manufacturers have said they're moving to the new processor architecture for 2011 products. A 1,280x720 screen resolution may also be necessary, although Cha affirmed that "Honeycomb does not require 10-inch [screens] ... it's going to go as small as 7 inch." Google introduced Honeycomb running on a prototype Motorola device last month, but they've kept the hardware requirements under wraps. Cha also confirmed that the Motorola tablet would be the first to market with Honeycomb. If this is true, Google will have two parallel software paths for tablets, at least for a while. With their Cortex-A8 processors and 1,024x600 screens, the popular Samsung Galaxy Tab line of Android tablets run the "Froyo" version of Android, 2.2, and can be updated to Gingerbread, 2.3, but not to Honeycomb. The same goes for a range of lower-end tablets, such as the Cherrypal CherryPad, not to mention all of the Android smartphones on the market. Honeycomb will be reserved, at least initially, for high-spec models such as the Motorola tablet, LG's rumored tablet, and the Toshiba tablet we just saw. If Honeycomb is for high-end tablets only, you have to wonder about the upcoming "fragments" API tipped by Android head Andy Rubin in December, which will let apps display multiple views on tablets versus phones. Presumably, that will come to fruition with the next version of Android, codenamed "Ice Cream" — and that name is all we know about that upcoming version. Enspert is currently working on both Froyo/Gingerbread and Honeycomb devices. With time, Cha said, the Honeycomb requirements will embrace lower-cost tablets — not because the requirements will get lower, but because the parts will get cheaper. "You're going to see price erosion on many of the components in tablets right now," Cha said. "Folks like Samsung, the industry heavyweights, are going to add pressure to the component guys to lower their costs. A tablet is still kind of an expensive toy." We expect to see dozens of tablets at the CES trade show this week. But few — maybe as few as one, the Motorola device — could be running Honeycomb at the show. Cha said the new OS will probably be ready for manufacturers to install "towards the end of January." Google declined to comment for this story."

1/3/2011 4:01:16 PM

Quote :

"If this is true, Google will have two parallel software paths for tablets, at least for a while"

Seriously? More fragmentation? Just what they need

1/3/2011 5:06:08 PM

^Wouldn't upset me if it stayed slightly different since while similar, tablets and phones are pretty different.

1/3/2011 9:16:23 PM

^Right, but I read that as there will be multiple paths for tablets as well as multiple paths for phones.

1/3/2011 9:41:27 PM

It'll probably end up being similar to what is currently being down with phones: if you aren't on modern hardware, your phone will stop receiving modern OS updates.

1/3/2011 10:26:43 PM

^ The thing I hate about that is your hardware ceases to be "modern" by Android standards if it's more than 9 months old.

1/4/2011 6:35:00 AM

ha yeah. These phones are worse than computers were a while back.

Evo Shift 4G rumored to be coming to Sprint next week. keyboard looks blah

http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/03/htc-evo-shift-4g-in-the-wild/

1/4/2011 8:52:58 AM

whats everybody's top 5+ apps/games/tricks for Android?

mine are:

1 - Winamp for music playing duties
2 - Still killing some Angry Birds (working on Seasons atm)
3 - Craigsnotifica - Receive notifications when new items are posted that match your search criteria
4 - Musicbox - For MP3 downloads...works beautifully (though the preview feature is a little buggy)
5 - I don't charge my very phone much...I just have a few extra $10 batteries on chargers at home and work (and a spare in the car) so I don't ever have to worry about a dead phone.
6 - This isn't much of a trick, but I use have a number of internet shortcuts on my desktop for one tap access to the WRAL Traffic map, WRAL doppler radar, weather underground etc...what shortcuts do you use?
7 - Oh and Astro to access the file system of the phone and SD card. I'm sure most knoe about this, but this is for the ones that don't...
8 - DopeWars App. Enough said.
9 - Hapi Podcast for all things podcasting. Seems to work well enough but I'm not a power user by any means.
10 - Prankdial for spoof calls
11 - TelsaLED for flashlight duties because a) it's bright as hell and b) it's got a widget

1/4/2011 9:35:53 AM

Can someone tell me what the deal is with everything linked to my hotmail account. My gmail account shit runs fine.
Thanks

Oh and my phone won't let me download lookout.

[Edited on January 4, 2011 at 10:40 AM. Reason : hju]

1/4/2011 10:36:26 AM

oh yeah I forgot about:

12 - Lookout security - The "find my phone" feature is pretty badass. It'd be cooler if they had a remote wipe feature tho...

1/4/2011 10:47:45 AM

In March I am due for an upgrade.

What awesome Verizon Android should I start salivating over?

1/4/2011 10:59:26 AM

^^They do... you have to upgrade to premium though. I just installed the program yesterday.

1/4/2011 11:06:31 AM

^^ you should have a pretty good stock of lte/dual core phones to choose from, along with the htc incredible hd/thunderbolt/mocha whatever. kinda wish i had waited before pulling the trigger on the droid x, but i was more scared of losing the option for unlimited data.

1/4/2011 11:49:39 AM

looks like verizon is about to piss off a lot of people. For activations after Jan 16, they'll no longer be offering annual upgrades nor the NE2 discount.

http://www.androidcentral.com/verizon-changing-its-upgrade-policy-youll-have-wait-20-months-new-phone

1/4/2011 12:55:13 PM

That's really, really annoying and stupid.

1/4/2011 1:05:58 PM

so basically you can get a discounted phone every year, but if you don't get it within the 12th month you lose the upgrade? what kind of half-baked thinking is that?

1/4/2011 1:15:25 PM

Only for suckers that get the two year agreement.

Get a one year contract, pay the extra $40 for the phone upfront, and don't worry about it.

1/4/2011 1:17:08 PM

^ true but the BOGOs that people like only apply to 2 yr contracts

^^ and my understanding is that they're getting rid of annual upgrades for 2 yr contracts all together. They do have it worded kind of funny by saying months 13-20 so who knows.

1/4/2011 1:22:09 PM

i'm assuming that since the wife and i upgraded to droid x's in december, we'd just keep the status quo right? shirley, verizon doesn't want that kind of hassle from millions of pissed off current subscribers

1/4/2011 1:24:15 PM

yeah you'd still keep your annual upgrade and NE2 discount on the main line but once you upgrade again, you'll be in the no annual upgrade/no NE2 discount.

1/4/2011 1:37:14 PM

LOL @ shirley

1/4/2011 2:02:07 PM

i got a droid x at the end of Dec...hoping that thunderbolt or whatever its called comes out within my 30 day window

1/4/2011 2:49:57 PM

ha, it'll probably be on day 31.

1/4/2011 2:53:02 PM

from just reading the specs, i'm kinda disappointed that the thunderbolt isn't going to be dual core, or be shipped with gingerbread. unless they release it by next wednesday, i can't get one anyway, so maybe it works out.

1/4/2011 3:03:48 PM

i just saw a leaked spec sheet that said it was dual core...hmmm

1/4/2011 3:36:28 PM

^ was that the pipe dream specs?

Quote :

"The Android Gingerbread powered device seems all ready to arrive with features including a 4.3-inch display, 1.2GHz dual-core Qualcomm processor, a 8 mega-pixel rear-facing as well as a 5 mega-pixel front-facing camera (with the rear one having a dual-LED flash), 16GB of storage space and an astounding 1800mAh battery."

1/4/2011 3:39:23 PM

hmm, could've sworn that it was just going to be a 1MHz snapdragon processor. if not, then that changes my opinion some

1/4/2011 3:44:28 PM

^^i dont know, all i remember was the dual-core comment from a "leak" today...regardless, we have to wait til Thursday to find out


http://www.androidgoo.com/htc-android-phones/htc-thunderbolt-4g-lte-specs-leaked.html
this was it

[Edited on January 4, 2011 at 4:13 PM. Reason : i dunno if its legit though]

1/4/2011 4:07:52 PM

yeah, that's the specs that were supposedly leaked last week but everyone is calling BS on it.

1/4/2011 4:17:14 PM

oooh preeeeeeety




Optimus 2x v iPhone 4 Browser Test

1/4/2011 8:18:09 PM

What does LG generally do to their Android? Change it up much, or leave it mostly stock?

1/4/2011 8:24:44 PM

Has anyone had luck rooting their samsung galaxy s? I've tried a few places and it hasn't worked.

1/5/2011 7:04:32 AM

^http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953

^^Rumor is that the LG UI for the couple big rumored phones will be similar to TouchWiz


Possible leak of a "4G" HTC Android phone to ATT

1/5/2011 7:47:05 AM

http://www.androidcentral.com/froyo-samsung-fascinate-coming-jan-10

*fingers crossed for Froyo*

1/5/2011 8:35:12 AM

chatter that the thunderbolt might be released this month sometime. i might just have to sell my x on ebay and pay the difference for the full price (if the spec sheet is accurate)

1/5/2011 10:58:19 AM

yeah, I'm a little skeptical of those specs. Guess we'll see tomorrow. I'll have to unblock facebook at work so I can watch the live webcast on their facebook page.

1/5/2011 11:12:07 AM

well shit, no sooner do i say that then i find this

http://androidspin.com/2011/01/05/exclusive-hands-on-with-the-htc-thunderbolt-4g/

Quote :

"We managed to get our hands on one of the new HTC Thunderbolt 4G’s today and took a few pictures for your viewing pleasure. As well we also managed to run a Quadrant Benchmark and show the results (which are at the bottom of this post). Our source who shared the device with us, informed us that the battery life does not seem too good, however it was hard to quantify given their short time with the device. We can say that the device does feel very responsive and smooth. Over the next few days more should be revealed as the official release is due at CES 2011. Here’s the specs from as far as we could tell: * ARM v7 processor, Single Core, 1 Ghz * 8 GB internal memory, (32gb sd card included) * 4.3 inch screen * NO HDMI port * 8 MP rear camera, 1.3 MP front (We believe) * Runs the new HTC Sense UI on top of Android 2.1.2 * HTC Maps and Navigation is included * DLNA support via an HTC preinstalled app "

far cry from that german leak. no hdmi? very weird

1/5/2011 11:15:28 AM

Android 2.1.2? It's not coming with Froyo?

Evo Shift 4G walkthrough

1/5/2011 11:28:16 AM

i think that's a typo, and was supposed to say 2.2.1

but still, no gingerbread, no dual core, no hdmi...doesn't really strike me as a must have 4G phone

[Edited on January 5, 2011 at 11:36 AM. Reason : .]

1/5/2011 11:35:00 AM

^

1/5/2011 11:36:27 AM