Hey fellow photon owners, looks like im the first to post on the photon boards hahahah jk....but seriously I traded in my evo 3d for this thing and couldn't be more happy. Its faster, has better reception, looks cooler, and just feels like an overall better phone.
Here's to hoping development for this phone takes off!!! Cheers!!
Edit : I guess in the midst of me posting 3 other threads have been created lol so I take back being the first to post
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Yea, I'm really liking it as well. I returned the EVO 3D because I was having signal strength issues and this seems to be MUCH better. The EVO 3D would get 0-1 bar in my office while the Photon is picking up 3-4. So hopefully I'll see an improvement in the battery life since it won't constantly be searching for a signal.
I haven't had a chance to watch any Netflix or HBO Go movies yet so I hope those stream well. I've played a few games which played well. I do like the Motorola text messaging app.
So far, so good
All we need now is for a dev to jump on board and see exactly how locked down this phones bootloader really is
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I'm thinking if this device can become a popular upgrade for those coming from an ogEVO, then the development will come as well. If so, this device will get rooted one way or another.
All going to depend on how popular this is. Only thing I can see slowing it down are the peeps holding out for the Within.
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All we need now is for a dev to jump on board and see exactly how locked down this phones bootloader really is
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i have been looking into it all night and lets just say she's tighter than a ducks ass in the water...looking at sideloading the unlocker may be a viable option if fastboot were working proper...wasn't able to get into fastboot or recovery last night so i'm gonna keep digging...
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i have been looking into it all night and lets just say she's tighter than a ducks ass in the water...looking at sideloading the unlocker may be a viable option if fastboot were working proper...wasn't able to get into fastboot or recovery last night so i'm gonna keep digging...
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Vol Down + Power Hold worked for me to get into FB & Recovery.
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Vol Down + Power Hold worked for me to get into FB & Recovery.
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i tried that and via adb but no such luck just sat on the screen that says fastboot protocol and a screen with the icon in the middle for recovery...no text...no menu just the icon
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i tried that and via adb but no such luck just sat on the screen that says fastboot protocol and a screen with the icon in the middle for recovery...no text...no menu just the icon
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It will have a Menu at the top of the screen that gives one option at a time...basically it cycles to the next option when you press volume down key.
So with phone powered off...hold vol down + power, continue to hold til you see the splash screen for Moto, and White text at very top middle. Will say Fastboot. From there, you can cycle thru the other options using Down Vol, Up Vol will select current action.
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I'm thinking if this device can become a popular upgrade for those coming from an ogEVO, then the development will come as well. If so, this device will get rooted one way or another.
All going to depend on how popular this is. Only thing I can see slowing it down are the peeps holding out for the Within.
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I'm one of those peeps. I decided to wait for the Within to come out so I could compare side-by-side with the Photon and the E3D to decide which of the three phones are closest to what I really want. I would love the Photon but am worried about the Pentile display. I would love the Within but am not happy about 800x480 screen resolution and like the Photon's world phone/business features. Love HTC as a maker and prefer Sense to Blur/TouchWIZ but don't like the 3D screen - you may be able to turn it off but it is not as good a screen as it would be if 2D. The layer that makes it 3D-capable affects 2D viewing too.
OMG yay 4 juggs welcome!! Im sooo happy to see u got a photon!! Longggg time user of your Roms from back in the winmo days!!! Will u be developing roms for the photon if we get root?
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OMG yay 4 juggs welcome!! Im sooo happy to see u got a photon!! Longggg time user of your Roms from back in the winmo days!!! Will u be developing roms for the photon if we get root?
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It's been rooted
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Whattttt??????? Its been rooted!!!???!!!
I was about to say the same thing, if so thats awesome.
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Whattttt??????? Its been rooted!!!???!!!
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Yep... Check out the thread on possible root and irc.... You will need the latest webtop dock though....
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On the evo 3d only thing 3d which is a option is pictures & video's. So if you want the 3d but worried about it on its only a option. On certain rom's if your rooted, I guess there a option for 3d homescreen, that's only certain rom's though & again just a option.
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Yep... Check out the thread on possible root and irc.... You will need the latest webtop dock though....
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Which is why the E3Ders are LOL!!! $100+ webtop dock for root.
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You will need the latest webtop dock though....
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Question: don't you just need the hdmi cable to get in to webtop docked mode?
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Which is why the E3Ders are LOL!!! $100+ webtop dock for root.
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I was planning on getting the dock anyways for webtop, but this just stepped up the game!!
Oh and I am LOVING this phone. I did a factory reset and it is even faster than before!! The battery life will straighten itself out in a few days as my Evo 4G and Vibrant(2.3.3 dev rom) did. Seems that the OS wants to run like crazy for the first few days then it settles once all the caches and optimization's are done. But big screen Wiimote gaming last night was awesome!! just have to setup all the buttons.
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I was planning on getting the dock anyways for webtop, but this just stepped up the game!!
Oh and I am LOVING this phone. I did a factory reset and it is even faster than before!! The battery life will straighten itself out in a few days as my Evo 4G and Vibrant(2.3.3 dev rom) did. Seems that the OS wants to run like crazy for the first few days then it settles once all the caches and optimization's are done. But big screen Wiimote gaming last night was awesome!! just have to setup all the buttons.
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Yeah I a having problems with my battery not wanting to go past 5 hours. Hopefully seido comes out with a bigger battery
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Yeah I a having problems with my battery not wanting to go past 5 hours. Hopefully seido comes out with a bigger battery
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In a few days it'll get better. I am not sure what it is with gingerbread but all three phones with gingerbread on it have done this. I never seen that on Froyo.
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hello
1) from the first day i have the photon i have problems with the screen
if i play games after minute or two the screen is not responsive
like : play with the virtual joystick more then 1 minute and it wont
act normally it stop to respond.
2) today i noticed that after the last OTA 15/9 i lost my screen lock?!
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hello
1) from the first day i have the photon i have problems with the screen
if i play games after minute or two the screen is not responsive
like : play with the virtual joystick more then 1 minute and it wont
act normally it stop to respond.
2) today i noticed that after the last OTA 15/9 i lost my screen lock?!
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Either you are the most unlukiest guy around or you have screwed something up!
Are you rooted? Unlocked bootloader? Have you removed or frozen an app?
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i'v done 4 things :
1) update the phone
2) rooted the phone
3) kick the **** of the SprintOmaDm service with Titanium Backup.
4) change in the Build.Prop :
smoother scrolling
windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=150
Well id say number 3 is your problem.
We told you how to disable sprint activation in the Disable Sprint Activation The Easy Way thread!
The way you've done it through Titanium may be the cause of your lock screen issues, sure I've read in another thread of this issue. Try searching, you will be surprised
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what about the screen itself? :| i regret i'v bought this phone in first place
thanks ianford10
GUARDIANBD said:
what about the screen itself? :| i regret i'v bought this phone in first place
thanks ianford10
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Unsure regarding the screen as I play games on the Photon without any issues
If you regret it that much then consider getting rid of it and get something else.
Me personally love this phone and when I tell you i've had around 7 different handsets this year alone, this is the only one I want to keep. I've had the SGSII, HTC Sensation, LG 2X, Desire HD, Atrix etc, etc but this phone is stunning right out the box, speedy, not too much **** on it, has so much potential its unreal.
The days of the Photon are just beginning.
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i'v thought about the LG P990\P999 or the SGS2
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i'v thought about the LG P990\P999 or the SGS2
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Well the LG 2X has half the available RAM as the Photon, 8GB of storage compared to the Photon.
The SGSII is a great device, very fast, **** loads of ROM's but far too thin for my liking, feels very cheap in the hand, when you go to pick it up off a flat surface I've forgotten how many times I dropped it.
But you need to be happy and the Photon ticks everything for me
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Funny. Really. Get a trackphone? (Sp?)
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Like this. True. So true!
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until i switch this phone i want to make sure that is 100% usable..
by the way i still have Sprint's film on my screen. maybe this cuase the screen problems?
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until i switch this phone i want to make sure that is 100% usable..
by the way i still have Sprint's film on my screen. maybe this cuase the screen problems?
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Bloody hell man its a frigging phone, use it as one or get a cheap nasty Nokia
Also you keep opening threads on this that and the other and then in your last post here you say you still have the sprint film on your screen and wonder if it is affecting your screen, can you actually see anything through the text on the film?
Man I feel whatever device you get we will be seeing more of you in different XDA forums, opening pointless threads!
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I'm starting to think that it isn't the phone that's the problem...
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I'm starting to think that it isn't the phone that's the problem...
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Couldn't agree more.
More like operator error, not the network type operator either
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I hear people are still pulilng there battery all the time to reset there frozen non responding phone.
Just so everybody knows if you hold down volume up, volume down and power all at the same time the phone will reset without having to pull the battery out.
Just passing this on as it seems a lot of people are saying still they had to do a battery pull.
Thanks, I'm no technotard but didn't know this. Will most certainly try it next time!
frickin awesome!
I'm always pulling the Damn battery
Evo 3D in full Affect
But does it work while the phone is frozen?
If so, this is really amazing.
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But does it work while the phone is frozen?
If so, this is really amazing.
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Yeah, its also working, when your phone is frozen/in a bootloop or whatever.
...I knew of this feature for some months now - was working on my hd2 running android too.
I wonder, if this is a general android or htc feature.
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Well I'll be............ Great post!
Sometimes it doesn't work but the majority of the time it does!
NICE ...... this is another reason why I love this site, everyone helping each other weather it is something major or something small like this that actually eliminates alot of headaches.
thanks. will test it out next time my phone gets stuck. it's actually very helpful to me...pulling my battery entails removing the skeleton, the rubber cover, the case, and then the battery door...so it's a lot of steps for me
My phone has yet to freeze on the stock rom, but thanks for the info.
Doesn't this work for most devices? I know that's how I reset my touch pad too.
boom!! from my shooter
Awesome, did not know this either
Thanks for the tip. I been using HTC android phones for a year now, rooting, flashing and all, and didn't know abt this.
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Well yes, but pulling battery also disconnects the phone from the cell towers which can reset poor data/ voice connections
Are there many people who experience their phones freezing that often? I honestly havent had my phone freeze on me once.
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Uchennadi said:
Thanks for the tip. I been using HTC android phones for a year now, rooting, flashing and all, and didn't know abt this.
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Same here.
Via My HTC Evo 3D On The Now Network From Sprint.
Thanks for the tip. Repped!
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Are there many people who experience their phones freezing that often? I honestly havent had my phone freeze on me once.
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It doesn't freeze often but every once in a while mine will freeze or reboot.
Thanks for the tip. Didn't know about it. Whnever I'm connected to my computer and it freezes I just fire up a command prompt and "adb reboot". Faster, unless your not around your comp.
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I'm do for a upgrade. I have a Droid incredible now but i have been looking at the razr and the nexus. Only thing that concerns me is the internal battery for the razr. I love everything about the razr better than the prime but the internal battery. Of something goes wrong during rooting or flashing roms and the razr freezes how do u go about getting it to unfreeze if you can't pull the battery. Thanks. maybe question will help me make up my mind.
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If anything drastic happens, then you can remove the battery.. it is not a BIG activity.. the Kevlar back is held by 2 clips at the bottom and some sticky "something" at the top. Just lift from the bottom and you can open the back by fingernails itself..... inside it is the same battery....
But 99.9% of the times you would not be required to open it...(I opened due to my curiosity)...The phone doesn't freezes...it simply restarts ....
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If anything drastic happens, then you can remove the battery.. it is not a BIG activity.. the Kevlar back is held by 2 clips at the bottom and some sticky "something" at the top. Just lift from the bottom and you can open the back by fingernails itself..... inside it is the same battery....
But 99.9% of the times you would not be required to open it...(I opened due to my curiosity)...The phone doesn't freezes...it simply restarts ....
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How are you liking the razr. And thanks for the quick reply.
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You can't go wrong, I love my Razr and have had zero issues with it so far. I like the external SD slot,USB mass storage,build quality is superior,love how thin and light it is , and it's Android 4.0 upgradeable(should be coming sometime in Q1 of 2012).
It's a great device.
it is quite brilliant....head-turner most of the times....
Pros:
1. Looks
2. More Looks
3. Build quality(far far superior than any Android till date....)
4. Music quality, again top notch, but to discover them truly, need to get some really good pair....not that good with the stock headphones.... I am using it with AudioTechnica ANC-23
5. Extremism in terms of eye candy....no animation is gaudy enough and no transition can be more superfluous...
Cons:
1. Partially Android Gingerbread is letting it down. Dual core support is not really going though, but with ICS coming next year it can be fixed.
2. Random reboot problem. The phone simply reboots itself, whenever it thinks that you have done something awful, or it has done something wrong.... NOTE: It never freezes, it just reboots.... but got a new update this evening, did not have a reboot till now.....hopefully it is fixed...
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it is quite brilliant....head-turner most of the times....
Pros:
1. Looks
2. More Looks
3. Build quality(far far superior than any Android till date....)
4. Music quality, again top notch, but to discover them truly, need to get some really good pair....not that good with the stock headphones.... I am using it with AudioTechnica ANC-23
5. Extremism in terms of eye candy....no animation is gaudy enough and no transition can be more superfluous...
Cons:
1. Partially Android Gingerbread is letting it down. Dual core support is not really going though, but with ICS coming next year it can be fixed.
2. Random reboot problem. The phone simply reboots itself, whenever it thinks that you have done something awful, or it has done something wrong.... NOTE: It never freezes, it just reboots.... but got a new update this evening, did not have a reboot till now.....hopefully it is fixed...
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That's good. Is yours rooted. Cause I will be definitely be rooting it if I get one. And I was comparing it to the nexus. And I see the nexus looses alot of signal. And personally I think the razr looks way better then the nexus. But the nexus will have a lil more development I suppose.
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Adauth said:
You can't go wrong, I love my Razr and have had zero issues with it so far. I like the external SD slot,USB mass storage,build quality is superior,love how thin and light it is , and it's Android 4.0 upgradeable(should be coming sometime in Q1 of 2012).
It's a great device.
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Sweet thanks alot for the input. And yes I will agree I love the thinness of it and the looks of it.
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yes, mine is rooted and it is quite brilliant...
Signal reception is quite okay, definitely better than Samsung and HTC ones, but not that of Nokia...
Nexus and Razr are two completely different phones.. both are great..but personally I would choose the slim and sexy one over the other....
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yes, mine is rooted and it is quite brilliant...
Signal reception is quite okay, definitely better than Samsung and HTC ones, but not that of Nokia...
Nexus and Razr are two completely different phones.. both are great..but personally I would choose the slim and sexy one over the other....
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I would have to agree. So if something goes wrong with rooting or flashing. And the phone starts resetting how do u stop it. Lol.
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snapper915 said:
I would have to agree. So if something goes wrong with rooting or flashing. And the phone starts resetting how do u stop it. Lol.
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Vandalise the back cover of the phone and take out the battery....
Steps given above.....
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Vandalise the back cover of the phone and take out the battery....
Steps given above.....
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Haha. Gotcha. Thanks for your help. You have really helped me make my decision. Lol. It just my main concern was the battery but u solved that for me. :-D
And yes I am a huge fan of animations and screen to screen transitions. Lol. I have a app on my phone that can change transitions and things like that. Lol.
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The accessories are awesome as well. I have the HD Station and am loving it. The RAZR just feels like a more solid phone as well.
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The accessories are awesome as well. I have the HD Station and am loving it. The RAZR just feels like a more solid phone as well.
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Yes i will have to agree. I think the razr feels and looks more sexy than the nexus.
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Also is there a easy way to unroot the razr if need be and get back to stock and how difficult is it. Lol
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Never owned a Motorola, always HTC and the Nexus brand. The lack of sd card and the overall build quality of the recent Nexus just turns me off. The Razr is just one knock out piece of hardware and the specs aren't too shabby either. I thnk the Razr wth ICS is going to give it wings. I am picking up a Razr at full price. Coming from the rooted Thunderbolt will be a big change. The Dev support for the Thunderbolt has been unbelievable, will still keep my Thunderbolt but I want the Razr and all the accessories to go with it. The accessories are just fantastic. Calling Verizon and putting in my order.
Agree. I am still on the Droid incredible and i love it still. I also have never used a Motorola phone. So let me knw how u like it. :-D
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So as the title says im having my upgrade this week and bending toward the amaze against the galaxy nexus one thing that keeps me off from buying its that caroussel 3d effect when you quickly switch screens!
I went in a store played around whit it and when i wanted to quickly scroll through the homescreens i got that effect its kinda irritating after long time :/ and another thing is the back of the phone its quite ugly :/ guys im really sorry to post this here and annoy you as i know there is 10000 threads about a dude jumping to the amaze 4g but none did really answer my question
Thanks !
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So as the title says im having my upgrade this week and bending toward the amaze against the galaxy nexus one thing that keeps me off from buying its that caroussel 3d effect when you quickly switch screens!
I went in a store played around whit it and when i wanted to quickly scroll through the homescreens i got that effect its kinda irritating after long time :/ and another thing is the back of the phone its quite ugly :/ guys im really sorry to post this here and annoy you as i know there is 10000 threads about a dude jumping to the amaze 4g but none did really answer my question
Thanks !
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You can always try a different launcher.
I think that for some custom roms (specifically xboarder56's) you can disable the 3D effects by a Tweaks app that comes pre-installed in the rom.
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You can always try a different launcher.
I think that for some custom roms (specifically xboarder56's) you can disable the 3D effects by a Tweaks app that comes pre-installed in the rom.
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i could use a custom launcher of course but i like the sense one :/ and not an expert whit rooting and flashing roms on other devices on my x10 it was extremly easy just install z4root and voila sucks that it isn't an option by default tho :/
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i could use a custom launcher of course but i like the sense one :/ and not an expert whit rooting and flashing roms on other devices on my x10 it was extremly easy just install z4root and voila sucks that it isn't an option by default tho :/
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This device is more complicated than that.
However once you unlock your bootloader it's fairly simple.
I know NRGs Energy ROM also has the tweaks to disable the carousel and 3D widgets if you want. I actually think it's XBoarder's tweaks app just borrowed.
Like binary said, it's rather simple to unlock and root, just very time consuming on this device compared to many others. Binary put together great step by step instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426179
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glacierguy said:
I know NRGs Energy ROM also has the tweaks to disable the carousel and 3D widgets if you want. I actually think it's XBoarder's tweaks app just borrowed.
Like binary said, it's rather simple to unlock and root, just very time consuming on this device compared to many others. Binary put together great step by step instructions.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426179
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Thanks had a look at that ! Could you please give me an inside about how's battery life ?
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Thanks had a look at that ! Could you please give me an inside about how's battery life ?
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Everyone has a different opinion on battery life. I typically get anywhere from 16 to 28 hours of battery life depending on amount of use. Got the same on stock ROM with brightness turned all the way down.
If you like Aosp go with galaxy nexus. There is no telling when we will get Aosp Ics. If you prefer Sense though definitely go with the amaze. Its a great phone hardware wise! The real big difference is the software and camera. If the camera is a big thing for you maybe the amaze is the way to go. Its a much better camera.
Great phone, there are only two issues that my phone has:
+The capacitive lights bleed onto the main screen.
+The flash for the camera bleeds into the lens.
Besides that everything works perfectly!
Concerning battery: for me if my phone stays on standby it will last for days, but if i use it heavily it'll give me a good day's use out of it.
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Thanks had a look at that ! Could you please give me an inside about how's battery life ?
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as far as battery life goes, mine usually lasts a day (at least 20 hrs), so in that respect i think it's pretty good especially since my old mt4g struggled to get even that lol
I would say save your upgrade for the next new phone.
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I would say save your upgrade for the next new phone.
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ya actually that sounds like really good advise especially seeing that the htc ville is just around the corner, might as well get that
its like the amaze but thinner/lighter not to mention ics and sense 4.0, so basically better lol
Thanks alot guys ! Well im quite desperate to change my old x10 lol will get the amaze !
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I was also torn between these two phones myself. I decided to settle with the Amaze due to the mediocre camera on the galaxy nexus, and also the lack of expandable memory (they seriously seemed to have pulled an Apple with this). The nexus does have the 720p screen (pentile though), but the Amaze offers the perfect blend of screen size and resolution. It seems like we do have a few hardworking devs, so it’s a matter of time before more jump ship to Amaze with more ROMs available.
One of the reasons I went with the Amaze was due to the back of the phone. I actually think hardware wise it is one of the nicest phones out there.
Like others mentioned, battery life just depends how you use it. I get between 8-14 hours depending on my day. That is quite a few 20 minute or so phone calls, texting a good amount, web browsing, g-talk quite a bit and a little BT streaming of music and movies. Streaming of the music and movies will really suck it down quick though. I know someone else who has a black Amaze and.gets 5 hours, but he is always downloading movies and streaming music.
It really is a great phone and it does have a good camera, just have to have decent lighting for a good picture.
Might run into a couple small issues like light bleeding into the screen from the soft keys lighting up. There are a couple apps out there to shut them off. I believe the G-Nex suffers from the same exact thing. That and the flash bleeding when taking a pic. I personally have yet to have that happen though. Seems common enough though.
Good luck! There are some good peeps on this board and especially in the Amaze section.
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JesseMT4G said:
One of the reasons I went with the Amaze was due to the back of the phone. I actually think hardware wise it is one of the nicest phones out there.
Like others mentioned, battery life just depends how you use it. I get between 8-14 hours depending on my day. That is quite a few 20 minute or so phone calls, texting a good amount, web browsing, g-talk quite a bit and a little BT streaming of music and movies. Streaming of the music and movies will really suck it down quick though. I know someone else who has a black Amaze and.gets 5 hours, but he is always downloading movies and streaming music.
It really is a great phone and it does have a good camera, just have to have decent lighting for a good picture.
Might run into a couple small issues like light bleeding into the screen from the soft keys lighting up. There are a couple apps out there to shut them off. I believe the G-Nex suffers from the same exact thing. That and the flash bleeding when taking a pic. I personally have yet to have that happen though. Seems common enough though.
Good luck! There are some good peeps on this board and especially in the Amaze section.
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Thanks guys ! I really want to get this device but can you tell me just a little bit more about the flash bleed ? I can't wait to get this and join and flash custom roms but looks so hard to get this thing rooted and is this phone easy to hard brick i really want my phone to last because if i brick it im kinda dead :/
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shahkam said:
Thanks guys ! I really want to get this device but can you tell me just a little bit more about the flash bleed ? I can't wait to get this and join and flash custom roms but looks so hard to get this thing rooted and is this phone easy to hard brick i really want my phone to last because if i brick it im kinda dead :/
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There's a thread somewhere on here about it, but the gist of it is that the dual flash isn't confined/separated enough from the lens so sometimes you get some light bleed on the bottom (or however you hold your phone while taking a pic).
Supposedly you can fix it with a tiny piece of electrical tape, it basically mimics the effect of putting the dual flash in a housing unit (like the sensation has). I haven't noticed it enough yet to do that, but it does bug me that HTC produced this phone without fixing that...haha
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eliasadrian said:
There's a thread somewhere on here about it, but the gist of it is that the dual flash isn't confined/separated enough from the lens so sometimes you get some light bleed on the bottom (or however you hold your phone while taking a pic).
Supposedly you can fix it with a tiny piece of electrical tape, it basically mimics the effect of putting the dual flash in a housing unit (like the sensation has). I haven't noticed it enough yet to do that, but it does bug me that HTC produced this phone without fixing that...haha
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Meh small issues no device is perfect can't wait anymore i like alot aosp and the galaxy nexus but ita battery fails and so does the camera so no thanks to that
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I heard through a pretty reliable source that MeanROM ICS is due out for the Evo 4G LTE within the next 24 hours. Possibly even a prelim version tonight. Just want to make sure everyone has a working F5 key.
Mike
Cant wait!! Glad you got the LTE!
That was my daily on my Evo3d. I even sold it to best buy running it. Cant wait!
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dude u craaaaazy....
MeanICS FTW
can't wait....i was gonna go GS3 wit ya...i'm still worried about the non-removable battery on the E4GLTE tho.
P_M_G said:
dude u craaaaazy....
MeanICS FTW
can't wait....i was gonna go GS3 wit ya...i'm still worried about the non-removable battery on the E4GLTE tho.
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I'm already convinced the non-removable battery isn't going to be a problem, at least for me. I've been doing nothing but flashing, rebooting, flashing, rebooting all day and by this time, my E3D would have been down below 50% after that much rebooting and flashing. This ELTE (I guess that's what we're calling it) is sitting at 92% right now! The radio seems more efficient too because after driving around for an hour after I got the phone yesterday (driving in fringe areas), that used to eat a minimum of 20% off my E3D battery. This thing dropped I think 4%.
Mike
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I'm already convinced the non-removable battery isn't going to be a problem, at least for me. I've been doing nothing but flashing, rebooting, flashing, rebooting all day and by this time, my E3D would have been down below 50% after that much rebooting and flashing. This ELTE (I guess that's what we're calling it) is sitting at 92% right now! The radio seems more efficient too because after driving around for an hour after I got the phone yesterday (driving in fringe areas), that used to eat a minimum of 20% off my E3D battery. This thing dropped I think 4%.
Mike
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It's a beast! Can't wait
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I had been using meanrom on my 3d for the longest!! Can't wait to see it my evo 4g lte!!!!!!
Please i hope this isn't to much to ask for. Landscape rosie, remap menu to the recent app button, get raid of that black 3 dot menu bar on apps and I'm sure we'll have another hit.
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KL45SiiK said:
I had been using meanrom on my 3d for the longest!! Can't wait to see it my evo 4g lte!!!!!!
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+1 same here can't wait!
shook187 said:
Please i hope this isn't to much to ask for. Landscape rosie, remap menu to the recent app button, get raid of that black 3 dot menu bar on apps and I'm sure we'll have another hit.
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you just listed everything thats in my rom
mikeyxda said:
I'm already convinced the non-removable battery isn't going to be a problem, at least for me. I've been doing nothing but flashing, rebooting, flashing, rebooting all day and by this time, my E3D would have been down below 50% after that much rebooting and flashing. This ELTE (I guess that's what we're calling it) is sitting at 92% right now! The radio seems more efficient too because after driving around for an hour after I got the phone yesterday (driving in fringe areas), that used to eat a minimum of 20% off my E3D battery. This thing dropped I think 4%.
Mike
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I thought we were calling it the LTEvo.
Yes!!!!! I was running MeanROM on my 3d and it was flawless!!! Can't wait!! Thanks!!
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Can't wait for some MeanROM action. If you do make it landscape please make a zip to disable it. Landscape and me aren't friends.
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fr0st420 said:
Can't wait for some MeanROM action. If you do make it landscape please make a zip to disable it. Landscape and me aren't friends.
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+1
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He'll yeah. MeanROM is the shiz.
shook187 said:
Please i hope this isn't to much to ask for. Landscape rosie, remap menu to the recent app button, get raid of that black 3 dot menu bar on apps and I'm sure we'll have another hit.
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Make the remap optional though. I like having my buttons do what they are designed to do.
YOU SOB!!!! lol.
I have been debating between the GS3 and EVO for a while now and this all but sealed the deal for me. Even after sitting down with the GS3 for about an hour today.
Mikey are you with us buddy? How are ya?>
P_M_G said:
dude u craaaaazy....
MeanICS FTW
can't wait....i was gonna go GS3 wit ya...i'm still worried about the non-removable battery on the E4GLTE tho.
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why is the non removable battery an issue for you? do you often use extended batteries on your old phone?
Duuuuuddeeee.... Mikey. So glad you decided to get the EVO LTE. I thought you had your mind set on the GS3?
Anyway.... I'm glad you pulled the trigger on the EVO LTE. I take it you didn't run into the hardware quality issues you were worried about?