[Q] CM7 Beta! - Motorola Droid X2

Anyone else in here dying of anticipation for the CM7 beta to be released? I find myself checking the XDA thread and dragonzkiller's twitter like every 10 minutes or so.

Yup! I haven't flashed the alpha but I am most definitely going to try the beta! Can't wait!
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Honestly, I'm running CM7 alpha and it's the quickest responding thing I've ever seen. Once they fix the dumb crap like the SD card and the battery it's gonna be the best thing to happen to DX2 to date and I was a die hard eclipse fan. I would say, try the alpha just to get aquainted, you know the beta release will be here any day.

Can't wait for the beta release. I am also checking twitter and the thread constantly. So excited to see what has been fixed in the beta. Can't wait to flash CM7 to my x2
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You better believeI'm excited. I ran CM7 on my HTC Desire and loved it. Can't wait for Theme Chooser, gesture unlock, fully configurable notification tray power widgets, and (most importantly) the complete annihilation of Blur.
By the way, guys that are running the Alpha, are you noticing more available memory for applications in CM7? I was thinking about giving that SPB Shell 3D launcher a try, but not at the expense of my X2's already limited RAM.
Dragonzkiller and the rest of the team that got us here are rockstars--we should all skip today's Starbucks fix and support them! (If for no reason other than the entirely selfish one that maybe if we show our few devs how much we appreciate the effort, we can expect a CM9 port in a few months...)

I would wait on the 3D shell until the beta. I've tried it and it's really not that much cooler than go launcher. I wound up uninstalling after a week. I do agree however that everyone should be throwing gobs of money at dragonzkiller. There has been a MASSIVE amount of time,effort,and frustration that has gone into getting us to this point with CM7.
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DaveRichardson said:
You better believeI'm excited. I ran CM7 on my HTC Desire and loved it. Can't wait for Theme Chooser, gesture unlock, fully configurable notification tray power widgets, and (most importantly) the complete annihilation of Blur.
By the way, guys that are running the Alpha, are you noticing more available memory for applications in CM7? I was thinking about giving that SPB Shell 3D launcher a try, but not at the expense of my X2's already limited RAM.
Dragonzkiller and the rest of the team that got us here are rockstars--we should all skip today's Starbucks fix and support them! (If for no reason other than the entirely selfish one that maybe if we show our few devs how much we appreciate the effort, we can expect a CM9 port in a few months...)
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I'm running shell 3d right now and it runs smoothly.
Mixer themed cm7 X duce

The beta is out now, but I haven't noticed a 3d shell. Was that a separate app that you all downloaded?

eddieb1983 said:
The beta is out now, but I haven't noticed a 3d shell. Was that a separate app that you all downloaded?
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yes it is. Its on the app markrt.

Ohschit said:
yes it is. Its on the app markrt.
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Be forewarned - it costs $15. But, I believe this is because they are marketing it more for phone manufacturers to include as the default shell in their phones. I don't think anyone has take the bait, though.

iBolski said:
Be forewarned - it costs $15. But, I believe this is because they are marketing it more for phone manufacturers to include as the default shell in their phones. I don't think anyone has take the bait, though.
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I read about a couple devices that are launching with it, they're kinda generic tho. No big names... I paid the 15 bucks for it a year and a half ago, never used it for more than a few hours. The Widgets have some decent animation, but the whole thing is rather gimmicky. To get them all going you have to have like 10 screens, and at that point its much easier to just go to the app drawer like any other launcher. Neat but not useful. Plus the dock is atrocious.
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Jubomime said:
I read about a couple devices that are launching with it, they're kinda generic tho. No big names... I paid the 15 bucks for it a year and a half ago, never used it for more than a few hours. The Widgets have some decent animation, but the whole thing is rather gimmicky. To get them all going you have to have like 10 screens, and at that point its much easier to just go to the app drawer like any other launcher. Neat but not useful. Plus the dock is atrocious.
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Yeah, Honestly, I'm still pissed that I forked over $15 months ago on that launcher. I really don't think it's even as good as some of the $5 and below launchers! I really didn't like it and it was just a big gimmick it seemed.

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TFS launcher

Does anyone know more about this like where we can get it or when it is going to be released ?
here is a link to what it is looks amazing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=SYzYQ6YtepU
I'm quite impressed, I would love to try it out, seems that was running on a Desire HD. Wonder how it would run on our Rezounds
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wow, really offers a lot of options and functionality. Should be interesting to see how that is implemented and what the cost looks like on release date. I read the website and there was a mention of a paid service. Might that be a monthly cost? Maybe we can hope that google will buy them out and make android that much better =)
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wow, really offers a lot of options and functionality. Should be interesting to see how that is implemented and what the cost looks like on release date. I read the website and there was a mention of a paid service. Might that be a monthly cost? Maybe we can hope that google will buy them out and make android that much better =)
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yeah it has alot more features than most launchers would love to have it based on just the lasso selecting and the unlimited widget placement lol but overall i think it looks like the most fun just wish i could get my hands on a beta build of it
I first saw this about 2 weeks ago so hopefully it's getting close to release time.
Seen that awhile ago, i wish it was released
Yeah, I posted about this back on the 15th. They have the working model, but they have yet to make anything official regarding release date. The last thing I read was possibly early next year for a release. I can't find where I saw that, though.
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Yeah, I posted about this back on the 15th. They have the working model, but they have yet to make anything official regarding release date. The last thing I read was possibly early next year for a release. I can't find where I saw that, though.
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There are a few working versions floating around on the net already for this. Does seem quite good and different vs the other mainstream launchers which are all quite similar
Yea it got released, it's almost 17 dollars
its pricey but the more I use it the better it is. Once you customise it to your liking its very fast, fluidic in its motions and the animations etc are great. needs more options like 5 screen limitations etc but great potential and it's quick, next to no lag. I only had a freeze once and to reboot the phone to respond otherwise it's great. v1.3 working great with the box theme
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Works fine on my rezound so far not a single force close.
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almightyjoe82 said:
Works fine on my rezound so far not a single force close.
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Is it honestly worth that much money
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The clouds, pumpkin or bat dont move for me.....whats the deal?
Takes some getting use to
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Hard to use but cool. Not sure what the cloud is supposed to do
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Where can you get this? I've searched the market and the web, but cannot seem to find it...
Kilch said:
Where can you get this? I've searched the market and the web, but cannot seem to find it...
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If your on ics it won't show up in the market I believe
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If your on ics it won't show up in the market I believe
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No kidding. Running Scott's ICS ROM and its great, just want to have more options... lol
So this only runs on GB then? Bummer...
Kilch said:
No kidding. Running Scott's ICS ROM and its great, just want to have more options... lol
So this only runs on GB then? Bummer...
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It runs on ics just fine, I will admit I tried to cracked version as a test. I sent them an email to update it for ics and ill buy it.
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im trying out TFS and I'm using there weather widget. What does "SMOKE" mean, its right above the widget?

Info on Sense 4.0 which will be atop 4.0.3

http://androidandme.com/2012/01/news/htc-sense-4-0-hands-on-report-reveals-new-features-for-htcs-custom-ui/\
New info regarding the replacement for the interim "Sense 3.6" we have in the latest leaks. Sounds like a serious improvement over the past UIs.
That sounds awesome...though I really hope they keep the menu button with the capacitive buttons, I would really miss that...
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http://androidandme.com/2012/01/news/htc-sense-4-0-hands-on-report-reveals-new-features-for-htcs-custom-ui/\
New info regarding the replacement for the interim "Sense 3.6" we have in the latest leaks. Sounds like a serious improvement over the past UIs.
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thanks for the site..
this is the best feature for me on sense 4.0
*Beats Audio profile updated to work with third party applications*
I really kinda just wish sense would die. =\
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I really kinda just wish sense would die. =\
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Or at least slim down... the added functionality is nice. It is the bloat and battery killing parts I want gone.
Marine6680 said:
Or at least slim down... the added functionality is nice. It is the bloat and battery killing parts I want gone.
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Exactly.
Sense is far too intensive on the CPU.
a.mcdear said:
I really kinda just wish sense would die. =\
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Why would you be on this phone then...? There's nothing but cavalcades of Sense here for us, because it's an HTC phone...
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username235 said:
Why would you be on this phone then...? There's nothing but cavalcades of Sense here for us, because it's an HTC phone...
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I pick my phones based on hardware. I'm not a fan of Sense, Widgets, and the like. That's why I'm here. I have an Android phone I can customize the way I like. That's why most people are here. Try to embrace that rather than judging people based on your feelings/convictions. That's what people that enjoy products from a certain "fruit themed company" do.
i think people need to stop complaining and/or stfu about sense already, it's getting old. we get it, you don't like sense. hooray for you. it seems the new "hip" thing to do is hate on sense, seriously. it's so god damn annoying to read. sense isn't going anywhere, so get over it. motoblur isn't going anywhere, and neither is any other manufactorers OS. stock android is ugly as sin, and ICS looks like a toy. atleast sense is going to bring visual appeal to ICS, whereas comparing ICS to iOS makes the nexus look like a toy.
tl;dr: shut up about sense, it's not going anywhere, and it's annoying to constantly read peoples hatred towards it. get over it.
MrSmith317 said:
I pick my phones based on hardware. I'm not a fan of Sense, Widgets, and the like. That's why I'm here. I have an Android phone I can customize the way I like. That's why most people are here. Try to embrace that rather than judging people based on your feelings/convictions. That's what people that enjoy products from a certain "fruit themed company" do.
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Lol damn dude. I was just wondering because all we have are sense roms. Don't get so hurt, I love AOSP too, I'm excited for it to finally come, but for now is it hard for you to even use this? Or do you use Senseless stuff or what? Just being friendly, don't get all hostile on me again.
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Lol damn dude. I was just wondering because all we have are sense roms. Don't get so hurt, I love AOSP too, I'm excited for it to finally come, but for now is it hard for you to even use this? Or do you use Senseless stuff or what? Just being friendly, don't get all hostile on me again.
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I don't do hostile posts. I test everything because I like to play with it all. Can't say I don't like something if I never laid eyes/hands on it. Since I do theme and support work, I switch between sense'd and non-sense'd quite often.
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Why would you be on this phone then...? There's nothing but cavalcades of Sense here for us, because it's an HTC phone...
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Agreed! As it may be intrusive, it's still the best! This phone has been running great for me!
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I am new to Xda and HTC phones myself and I do like sense. The short time I have been on this site, I have noticed and strangely I might add. People seem to get way to hostile over the Sense vs Asop debate. People have different tastes and what they like and its just as much their choice as anything so why be condescending or hostile over their choice.
The reason I bought the rezound myself was hardware or I would have gotten the Gnex , because I like to mod and play around with different roms. Sense was a bonus for me , because to me its just a theme I can flash or not
Mr Smith is nothing , but courteous and helpful in the 2 forums I have been on so no reason to drag his choice into the debate.
android is about choice. thats why it is different from all other brands/os.
the software can always be changed/rewritten, but you are stuck with the hardware.
like mrsmith i choose my phones based on hardware. i also happen to like sense so that i why i went with the rezound.
thats not so sat that i don like asop. i ran CM7 on my TB for that past 3 months, sense simply has more "polish" and "eye camdy" that i enjoy
personally i hope sense slims down a bit and some of the bloat and useless apps disappear, but finally they realize that beats audio should work for third party apps.
once my rezound is outdated, i will most likely end up with another HTC phone and it will be a 1.5 ghz quad core, 1 GB ram, 8/3 mp camera 10 mm thick sense 4.0 android 4.0 powered monster
What I found that I like in that article is the guest mode.
"You want to see my phone, sure hold on a second."
No more Facebook posts telling my family I am coming out or anything to that nature.
EmerikL said:
What I found that I like in that article is the guest mode.
"You want to see my phone, sure hold on a second."
No more Facebook posts telling my family I am coming out or anything to that nature.
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so your friends do that too huh...
I think all of us have friends like that.
Did you guys see 50gb of free fully integrated dropbox space!! I thought the 3gb we got was awesome. Did HTC. by dropbox or something?
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username235 said:
Why would you be on this phone then...? There's nothing but cavalcades of Sense here for us, because it's an HTC phone...
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I'm on this phone because it is the best phone on the market right now. It doesn't matter to me one bit what comes on the phone (Sense, blur, touchwiz, etc) except that sometimes (as it was with the Rezound initially) its impossibly hard to get rid of.
Now that I have removed like 95% of Sense/HTC related software from the system, installed my launcher of preference, I am extremely happy with my phone and battery life. I'm so glad I didn't get anything else on the market right now.
So there you have it... I picked out this phone because of the phone, not because of the manufacturer or whatever crap bloatware that particular manufacturer decided to burden us with. And just cause other people are sick of reading about how crappy Sense is does not mean I'm going to like it anymore or withhold my thoughts on the subject for their benefit. Negative reviews of a product are just as important as positive reviews.
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Did you guys see 50gb of free fully integrated dropbox space!! I thought the 3gb we got was awesome. Did HTC. by dropbox or something?
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While if I'm wrong it'd be awesome, but I think that's a typo, it'll probably be 5GB, to compete with apple's 5GB of free iCloud.

Has LauncherPro been officially abandoned?

It was an amazing app, I see no reason to leave such an app alone with no update for about 11 months.
Dev, please return soon. Hopefully nothing tragic has happened :/
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Not officially but It's definitely abandoned and dont let any one tell you different inc fade.
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Not officially but It's definitely abandoned and dont let any one tell you different inc fade.
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Yep, this. A year since an update now. But at least it works fine in ICS, unlike ADW EX, which has weird lines in places and can't put icons in the top area of the screen.
I thought the dev passed away. I think I read that somewhere, not trying to troll.
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Where u read something like that from?
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What about trying official LP forum?
http://www.launcherpro.com/forum/
khaytsus said:
But at least it works fine in ICS, unlike ADW EX, which has weird lines in places and can't put icons in the top area of the screen.
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What? ADW EX runs fine on my HTC Sensation with CM9 and I can't confirm your problems.
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What? ADW EX runs fine on my HTC Sensation with CM9 and I can't confirm your problems.
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Same for me, works great on SGS2 and an AOKP custom rom under ICS.
I bought this way back before he released the unlocker on the market. I still have my unlock code on a paper in my wallet from around 2010. I used this launcher religiously on each of my phones and setup some sweet themes around it. Now that I've got Ice Cream Sandwich on all of them LP is irrelevant. The dev abandoned us midway through last year, and so in turn I have abandoned his app. Wish I had that money now so I could buy Apex Pro. It's quite a shame.
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure it's been abandoned. Sad, because I really liked that launcher. I just Nova or Apex now, but it'd be nice if development had continued on something that a lot of people paid for.
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What? ADW EX runs fine on my HTC Sensation with CM9 and I can't confirm your problems.
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I haven't tried it on my phone with CM9 yet, but on HC, it had a redundant menu button in the corner of the screen, and nothing could be placed in the row that the menu button was in.
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I haven't tried it on my phone with CM9 yet, but on HC, it had a redundant menu button in the corner of the screen, and nothing could be placed in the row that the menu button was in.
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I also had that issue, but you can hide it with by selecting to 'hide status bar'
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GANJDROID said:
I also had that issue, but you can hide it with by selecting to 'hide status bar'
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Never worked for me. I just gave up on it. I'm not too upset about that, because I only paid 10 cents for it.
I have been following pretty closely on the launcherpro forums on the status of any updates. Supposedly Fedirico or whatever his name is, is completely rebuilding the apps after an illness. From time to time he comes on the forums stating that the work is ongoing when someone is complaining about the lack of updates. However I have seen no results nor any evidence that this is happening. Just his word and his wife's (I'm assuming she's the one running the forums).
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I have been following pretty closely on the launcherpro forums on the status of any updates. Supposedly Fedirico or whatever his name is, is completely rebuilding the apps after an illness. From time to time he comes on the forums stating that the work is ongoing when someone is complaining about the lack of updates. However I have seen no results nor any evidence that this is happening. Just his word and his wife's (I'm assuming she's the one running the forums).
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Could you link us to the update that specifically said this?
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I think he stopped updating the app because of some other projects. He released uberMusic for example.
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I think he stopped updating the app because of some other projects. He released uberMusic for example.
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But he hasn't really gave an update to ubermusic at all since it's release of last year
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But he hasn't really gave an update to ubermusic at all since it's release of last year
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Exactly. There's always been someone else saying 'hes working on it' for well over a year now but no word from Fede himself. Even ADW EX got an update since then and that was declared dead not long after LP.
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I think what's really put the nail in the coffin for many of us is Fede and whateverhernameis's attitude towards those of us who have been waiting for over a year for a solid update. Getting ANY sort of actual update status on this supposed "rewrite" has been like pulling teeth, and his board overseer acts as if we have no right to ask what the hell's going on, or wonder if it's dead. After all, we've only PAID for the freakin' thing. It's been "he's working on it, stop whining" instead of anything substantial.
So I said to hell with it, jumped to ADW EX when they were on the 10 cent discount, and haven't looked back.
i gave up on LPP ages ago. was obvious that nothing new was forthcoming and (IMO) the only reason the site is still up is to try and fleece people into buying the app still
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So I said to hell with it, jumped to ADW EX when they were on the 10 cent discount, and haven't looked back.
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ADW EX was last updated 5 months ago...
Also dead?

DNA - Few questions before i drop $500

I have been kind of looking around for a few days and i have seen people having a few issues and i have seen several roms but im hoping you guys can answer me a few questions.
Is there a SafeStrap like app that works with this phone? I am coming from a BIONIC and that was really nice to have.
Is there a vanilla android rom or is it all stock modified?
Lastly are there any known issues i should be aware of?
Thanks guys.
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I have been kind of looking around for a few days and i have seen people having a few issues and i have seen several roms but im hoping you guys can answer me a few questions.
Is there a SafeStrap like app that works with this phone? I am coming from a BIONIC and that was really nice to have.
Is there a vanilla android rom or is it all stock modified?
Lastly are there any known issues i should be aware of?
Thanks guys.
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1)There is a DNA version of CWM and TWRP
2)not at this time
3)You should be aware that there is a high chance your phone will come with the latest update installed. At this time there is no root or Bootloader unlock for that. Be prepared to run stock sense for a bit
Fanatic1074 said:
I have been kind of looking around for a few days and i have seen people having a few issues and i have seen several roms but im hoping you guys can answer me a few questions.
Is there a SafeStrap like app that works with this phone? I am coming from a BIONIC and that was really nice to have.
Is there a vanilla android rom or is it all stock modified?
Lastly are there any known issues i should be aware of?
Thanks guys.
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Safestrap is moto hashcode only. Theres nothing the same but there all dual boot apps in play store
No vamilla roms but its being wotked on. Check original development forum. It's coming along.
As for issues i haven't experienced much but hot reboots are more common on custom roms than in previous phones. I haven't experienced it but lots of people in forum have. My previous phones are droid 3 and galaxy nexus for reference
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What's safestrap?
Cn10 and 10.1 are being worked on, but aren't at a state that would be useable as a daily driver for most people.
I don't know if you can call it an issue but if your phone has the ota you won't be able to root it.
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What's safestrap?
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Lol... Never had a Moto phone huh? It's a recovery to get around Moto's locked bootloader
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Lol... Never had a Moto phone huh? It's a recovery to get around Moto's locked bootloader
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Oh Moto how I don't miss thee....
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Safestrap is moto hashcode only. Theres nothing the same but there all dual boot apps in play store
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Do you have any experience with them on the DNA? I tried using some on a phone before and it totally screwed up the phone even tho it was in the supported list.
Thanks all for the replies. So it looks like this is a pretty rock solid phone besides the audio sync issues then, or have those been resolved as well.
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Do you have any experience with them on the DNA? I tried using some on a phone before and it totally screwed up the phone even tho it was in the supported list.
Thanks all for the replies. So it looks like this is a pretty rock solid phone besides the audio sync issues then, or have those been resolved as well.
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I had the Droid Razr and used safestrap, actually just found it in a backup folder on my laptop, anyway no "safestrap" for the DNA but yes on recovery just like safestrap. I have used both. The DNA is still a WIN phone if you can root or not. MY Razr was great and I love the DNA, no SDcard was a bummer, 16GBs is fine with me tho.
#1 thing you want to look for is the 1.15 under settings/about/software information 3rd line from the top, if you're lucky it'll say 1.15..xxxxxx if it says 2.04.605.2 710RD we are currently waiting for DEVs to figure out if they can unlock the bootloader. Now if you can buy a DNA with 1.15 you can unlock and root that on that version or unlock that version, keep the unlock.bin file then upgrade to 2.04 then unlock with that unlock.bin from 1.15 and finally root and do what you like.
If you go to Verizon to buy the phone just don't let them update it. Tell them you heard its buggy and you'll wait for the next one or what ever, tell them you won't buy it if it's updated, just don't let them update it.
Hope this helps. Its a good phone regardless.
Please! Please!
See this thread before buying a DNA or you will be VERY upset. Especially if you are paying retail!
tucstwo said:
Please! Please!
See this thread before buying a DNA or you will be VERY upset. Especially if you are paying retail!
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That's an informative thread tusctwo, but rooting aside it's still a kickass phone. These guys will get it. Anything is crackable. I bought the DNA before I new it could be rooted and was very happy with it. Rooting was just a bonus to let me do alil more with the phone. It is not the end of the world if one cannot root, plus there is always sending it away to be JTAGGED=rooted and S-off, it's a win win situation either way.
Thanks for the info guys. Ill definitely check the version before i buy.
Didnt realize this does not have an SD card, that may be a deal breaker for me. (I need some place to store all my midget porn! :laugh
In all serious ill have to think about the no SD thing.
Also the HTC overlay is a huge turn off for me. Why do they have to make that thing so draining? Ughh. I had a friend with an HTC phone and it was night and day difference when we loaded a vanilla rom on there. Same with my HTC tablet. The Sense UI is cool looking but geez the amount of resources it sucks up is crazy.
So is the Internal storage partitioned like the BIONIC? 8 GB for os and then the other 8 for whatever?
I am coming from a BIONIC and this is the only phone that it makes sense to even consider upgrading to right now. The rest are pretty much the same specs. Dual core 1gb ram. The 2gb ram is huge for me. I hate having barely 100 mb free all the time.
After a complete, initial first boot, setting up, etc, you will have just over 11 gb to use as you please.
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Thanks for the info guys. Ill definitely check the version before i buy.
Didnt realize this does not have an SD card, that may be a deal breaker for me. (I need some place to store all my midget porn! :laugh
In all serious ill have to think about the no SD thing.
Also the HTC overlay is a huge turn off for me. Why do they have to make that thing so draining? Ughh. I had a friend with an HTC phone and it was night and day difference when we loaded a vanilla rom on there. Same with my HTC tablet. The Sense UI is cool looking but geez the amount of resources it sucks up is crazy.
So is the Internal storage partitioned like the BIONIC? 8 GB for os and then the other 8 for whatever?
I am coming from a BIONIC and this is the only phone that it makes sense to even consider upgrading to right now. The rest are pretty much the same specs. Dual core 1gb ram. The 2gb ram is huge for me. I hate having barely 100 mb free all the time.
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You'll have 11 gigs of space.
And sense isn't a huge hog, and hasn't been for over a year now. It doesn't stutter and I usually have 500 mb to a gig of free ram.
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Fanatic1074 said:
Thanks for the info guys. Ill definitely check the version before i buy.
Didnt realize this does not have an SD card, that may be a deal breaker for me. (I need some place to store all my midget porn! :laugh
In all serious ill have to think about the no SD thing.
Also the HTC overlay is a huge turn off for me. Why do they have to make that thing so draining? Ughh. I had a friend with an HTC phone and it was night and day difference when we loaded a vanilla rom on there. Same with my HTC tablet. The Sense UI is cool looking but geez the amount of resources it sucks up is crazy.
So is the Internal storage partitioned like the BIONIC? 8 GB for os and then the other 8 for whatever?
I am coming from a BIONIC and this is the only phone that it makes sense to even consider upgrading to right now. The rest are pretty much the same specs. Dual core 1gb ram. The 2gb ram is huge for me. I hate having barely 100 mb free all the time.
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I came from a Thunderbolt which had the old Sense on it and the new Sense 4+ is a ton better in comparison. I use apex as my launcher so my home screen isn't dependent upon the limitations of any manufacturer launcher... but the HTC apps (phone, contacts, and especially mail) are all way better than stock android IMO. And I really like the Sense lock screen which has great quick launch apps.
Just my opinion and all, but if you're using the old Sense as a foundation for opinion then I would suggest checking out the new version.
Also I'd like to point out the camera on this thing... it's phenomenal. I love the ability to take full res photos while recording 1080p video.
One more point... if space is an issue I would suggest using the free SyncMe app in the play store to copy your pics and video into a folder on your PC wirelessly and on a schedule (mine runs at 4am when I'm sleeping)... then you can take them off of the phone and still have them saved. If you sync it with your Google Drive folder then all of the pics and video will still be available on your phone as well.
I hope this helps a little.
My advice.. the DNA is not worth it at this point. It is not going to have official Sense 5 support.. and it's already locked down pretty bad at the moment. Also, you are not wrong about Sense 4+ on this device. it lags and stutters at times.. I swear to god the app switching is even slower than double-clicking the home button and switching apps on the iphone!...The quad-core is probably good only if you are running quadrant scores periodically to feel happy about a "powerful" phone.. but otherwise for everyday usage.. the phone is simply not up to snuff for that kinda hype and money.
You are better off buying a Motorola Razr HD (even though it's got a ****ty camera compared to dna). ..
androidbuff123 said:
My advice.. the DNA is not worth it at this point. It is not going to have official Sense 5 support.. and it's already locked down pretty bad at the moment. Also, you are not wrong about Sense 4+ on this device. it lags and stutters at times.. I swear to god the app switching is even slower than double-clicking the home button and switching apps on the iphone!...The quad-core is probably good only if you are running quadrant scores periodically to feel happy about a "powerful" phone.. but otherwise for everyday usage.. the phone is simply not up to snuff for that kinda hype and money.
You are better off buying a Motorola Razr HD (even though it's got a ****ty camera compared to dna). ..
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Who says it won't get official sense 5, it most likely will.
I have no clue how you can make this phone stutter.
And for app switching, that's why you root your phone. The sense 5 one is amazing.
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Bigandrewgold said:
Who says it won't get official sense 5, it most likely will.
I have no clue how you can make this phone stutter.
And for app switching, that's why you root your phone. The sense 5 one is amazing.
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I read somewhere sense 5 is only coming to butterfly (the international version of dna).. and not to dna. You can look it up.
http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-confirms-some-current-devices-will-get-sense-5-or-least-parts-it
""Also note that the Droid DNA -- essentially Verizon's version of the HTC Butterfly -- isn't specifically mentioned. Nor is any other specific U.S. version.""
androidbuff123 said:
I read somewhere sense 5 is only coming to butterfly (the international version of dna).. and not to dna. You can look it up.
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They've confirmed it's coming to the butterfly, no one ever said it isn't coming to the DNA, they just never specifically mentioned it
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They've confirmed it's coming to the butterfly, no one ever said it isn't coming to the DNA, they just never specifically mentioned it
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I hope so.. but this I can guarantee.. by the time sense 5 comes to droid dna (IF at all it comes).. this phone will be seriously outdated and old.
Actually lately Verizon has been pushing out a lot of updates and this is their current flagship so I can't see why it wouldn't get sense 5.
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Sense 5 opinions

How do you guys like it? I'm still tempted to go bareback and toss sense out. I gave it a shot, awesome job guys, but don't like how it wants to stuff facebook in my face all the time. If there is a way to reorganize the main page I haven't seen it. Ended up nandroiding back to meanbean 3.09 for now. Runs slick as glass. If I download and install the bareback superlte does that include the camera drivers so there is no loss in quality/functionality?
Also what is svn lol. I just downloaded the sense 5 port directly to my phone and flashed it, s-off, but I keep reading Bout svn. Is that update software? With meanbean I just used the ota updater.
Sorry kinda new
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I absolutely love it.
I don't use Facebook either, so I froze it using app quarantine from the play store and it doesn't pop up anywhere anymore.
Svn is a way to get the latest updates without having to download the whole file. It downloads only the parts that have been updated reducing download time.
You also get downloads in advance.
Switching main screen is in the pinch on home screen widgets layout. You hold the screen you want selected in that window and drag it to main.
I love sense 5. Smoothest ROM I've ever had, especially with the arc reactor kernel.
I currently also have a 7582 quadrant score because of the ROM.
Turtlesvn is a svn client (I think that's its name) from there follow the thread listed about svn to get it set up.
I will never go back to sense 4.5 or aosp, they are farrrrr behind sense 5 and I know when you get it figured out you will agree.
Have fun!
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Also for the camera. Freeze it an app quarantine. Use extrims camera from themes and apps. Gives you sense 4.5 camera back until camera is fully functional.
Also. I haven't tested this as I'm still playing with sense 5 it should work tho
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Thanks for the peptalk I need it! Ill wait a few weeks until things get ironed out, maybe try will release sense 5 on their own LOL.
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svn is a version control system that developers use to check in their code. It allows other devs to pull the changes down to their machines to make sure they're working with the latest files. The sense 5 repository is public, so anyone can pull down the files needed to flash the rom, but it's still intended more for the developers.
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I love Sense 5. Personally, I think it's the best thing to happen to Sense. It feels like Cyanogenmod and HTC had a baby. It's zippy, it's smart, it's gorgeous to look at, and it's simple (For some people, too simple lol http://www.androidcentral.com/htc-sense-5-app-drawer-making-simple-complicated )
Link feed is pretty neat I have to say. I can't wait for a working gallery so I can see in person how the zoe moments work. And I can't wait to see how the devs theme it.
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I think it's the best version of sense yet. I hate sense and only used it when I needed to do something that wasn't working in AOSP, AOKP, etc. Sense 5 is actually very handy and flexible. The development of the port seems to be coming along very nicely and my hat's of to all of them!
Also, igotlostintampa has done a kicka$$ job of putting together a great FAQ that has helped me greatly in getting this to be a DD.
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Link feed is pretty neat I have to say. I can't wait for a working gallery so I can see in person how the zoe moments work. And I can't wait to see how the devs theme it.
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Gallery is working.
HTC Zoe is a Camera feature.
I definitely like it. My only complaint is I can't set blink feed as a "middle" panel for a home screen with pages to the left and right of it.
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Sense 5 is the first OEM skin I've ever used that I feel is as cohesive and attractive as stock Android. It's better than Touchwiz, better than not-Blur, better than Optimus UI, and most importantly, WAY better than any prior version of Sense. I think I've finally found an AOSP replacement. I was actually planning to buy an Optimus G on eBay and sell this phone, but Sense 5 has convinced me to stick with the Evo. Using Arc Reactor kernel 0.41 (1.7) along with Sense 5, this phone is pretty close to the G performance-wise despite only having 2 CPU cores.
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I like it but Im still waiting for a desensed version.
I mostly use nova or chameleon laubcher so I just like it for the pretty menus and functionality lol
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Then why not just install Nova and set it as default launcher?
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jesuscash said:
I like it but Im still waiting for a desensed version.
I mostly use nova or chameleon laubcher so I just like it for the pretty menus and functionality lol
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Maybe ill hook that up tonight. I planned on doing it but i didnt expect to like this how it is as much as i do.
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Then why not just install Nova and set it as default launcher?
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I don't like flashing ports lol
Viper rom is working fine for me atm and I can wait for sense 5 (whenever that may me) so I'll just be patient :beer:
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I initially said I liked Sense 5, but have since changed my mind. I don't like the blink feed being forced on me. I can't remove it nor can I change what page it is. I feel as if HTC just watered Sense down. It is very light. Not so much a UI anymore, buy more of a skin or theme similar to Touchwiz. I know this move will be praised by some, but if you're a fan of Sense, you might be disappointed as I am. I like the Sense widgets. Now they are either watered down to look more AOSP or simply gone. No HTC bookmarks, no HTC Music. Calendar looks weak. I keep flashing the newest daily in an attempt to like it (as this is the future) but I keep coming back to my nandroid. I give the Devs all the respect in the world and this rant is in no way a reflection of my thoughts to their hard work to bring the port to us. I'm grateful to have the ability to try it.
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Love Sense 5. I'm really excited for the One now.
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I initially said I liked Sense 5, but have since changed my mind. I don't like the blink feed being forced on me. I can't remove it nor can I change what page it is. I feel as if HTC just watered Sense down. It is very light. Not so much a UI anymore, buy more of a skin or theme similar to Touchwiz. I know this move will be praised by some, but if you're a fan of Sense, you might be disappointed as I am. I like the Sense widgets. Now they are either watered down to look more AOSP or simply gone. No HTC bookmarks, no HTC Music. Calendar looks weak. I keep flashing the newest daily in an attempt to like it (as this is the future) but I keep coming back to my nandroid. I give the Devs all the respect in the world and this rant is in no way a reflection of my thoughts to their hard work to bring the port to us. I'm grateful to have the ability to try it.
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I completely agree about the widgets. They look like crap. Blinkfeed you can edit to exclude a bunch of junk. Back on the widgets, gonna buy android pro widgets, I need the agenda view on the calendar widget
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OK. Back to AOKP for me. Tried it for about 2hrs to check it out, and the devs have done an amazing job, but sense is still painful compared to AOKP to me. HTC did do better with multitasking, a lot (unless it was the wicked xda devs that fixed that). Still, sense is too blocky and in my face for me to use.
That said, there were a few cool new features, like if you have a contact that is Google and Facebook , sense gives you option to pick which icon pic. Cool, but doesn't stand a chance against AOKP/Rootbox/slim bean/CM.
Wish I knew what all the sense users see. Hell, there's not even an email widget (which 4.1.2+ has now).
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I need the Bluetooth and I can test for more than the weekend
Good for Sat and Sun
Smooth and fast
If you got the Bluetooth fix hit me up
Jbruks
scottspa74 said:
OK. Back to AOKP for me. Tried it for about 2hrs to check it out, and the devas have done an amazing job, but scene it still painful compared to AOKP to me. HTC did do better with multitasking, a lot (unless it was the wicked xda devas that fixed that). Still, sense is too blocky and in my face for me to use.
That said, there were a fee cool new features, like if you have a contact that is Google and Facebook , sense gives you option to pick which icon pic. Cool, but doesn't stand a chance against AOKP/Rootbox/slim bean/CM.
Wish I knee what all the sense users see. Hell, there's not even an email widget (which 4.1.2+ has now).
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I want to move AOSP full time but I can never get mms, mms over WiFi and gps to work as well as sense can.
I love the theme chooser and wish I knew had to port some of those themes over to sense. Much more involved than doing an image replacement in winrar.
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