Hey everybody, I'm looking to upgrade to a new phone tomorrow and I've got my sights set on the DNA I just had some questions I'm hoping current owners could help me out with. I know most of these answers are spread out through multiple topics but most are polluted by trolls with other phones bashing HTC so I was hoping to get some consolidated answers from actual owners.
First of all for those that currently have this phone, what are the current drawbacks and issues you're dealing with (besides the storage issue and the battery there's been enough discussion about this already)? Are there any deal breaking issues? Are you gonna stick with it or are you looking to switch to another phone?
How is the overall performance of the phone in day to day use, like web browsing, texting, occasional gaming, video watching etc?
With the current S-On limitation how does that affect actual user operations? Can you still use root explorer to side load apps remove bloat etc? Can you use titanium backup to its full extent, freezing, removing, and converting system apps?
As for the development scene, I know there's been a lot of discussion about this and its hard to foresee future development but are there a lot of developers working on this phone? Is there a place we can actively follow development like Twitter or IRC?
I'm coming from a Droid X2 which has a very limited dev scene, basically we had one amazing dev that was able to make our phone even remotely useable, got cm9 and 10 running on a gingerbread kernel haha. Most devs and even Motorola itself abandoned this phone only a few months after it was released I hope to avoid a situation like this again so having an active dev scene is important to me.
Anything else I should know before jumping aboard?
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Battery life and performance have both been stellar. I use my phone heavily through the day for web browsing, texting, a few phone calls, streaming videos, and I can make it through a whole day without any issues. My phone has yet to lag or hiccup, and it's always running smoothly. The build quality is superb, and the edge-to-edge glass is extremely pleasant. I can't really comment on your questions about S-ON, as I have yet to root my phone. Even without root though, it's easily surpassing my expectations!
Kagedin said:
Hey everybody, I'm looking to upgrade to a new phone tomorrow and I've got my sights set on the DNA I just had some questions I'm hoping current owners could help me out with. I know most of these answers are spread out through multiple topics but most are polluted by trolls with other phones bashing HTC so I was hoping to get some consolidated answers from actual owners.
First of all for those that currently have this phone, what are the current drawbacks and issues you're dealing with (besides the storage issue and the battery there's been enough discussion about this already)? Are there any deal breaking issues? Are you gonna stick with it or are you looking to switch to another phone?
How is the overall performance of the phone in day to day use, like web browsing, texting, occasional gaming, video watching etc?
With the current S-On limitation how does that affect actual user operations? Can you still use root explorer to side load apps remove bloat etc? Can you use titanium backup to its full extent, freezing, removing, and converting system apps?
As for the development scene, I know there's been a lot of discussion about this and its hard to foresee future development but are there a lot of developers working on this phone? Is there a place we can actively follow development like Twitter or IRC?
I'm coming from a Droid X2 which has a very limited dev scene, basically we had one amazing dev that was able to make our phone even remotely useable, got cm9 and 10 running on a gingerbread kernel haha. Most devs and even Motorola itself abandoned this phone only a few months after it was released I hope to avoid a situation like this again so having an active dev scene is important to me.
Anything else I should know before jumping aboard?
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apparently you can't mess with system apps without having s-off, on reboot, everything comes back.
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apparently you can't mess with system apps without having s-off, on reboot, everything comes back.
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First of all I have been loving my device so far. I am a pretty heavy user, but the battery gets me through the day no prob, and I currently have the clock set to 1.826GHz. S-off only matters while you are actually booted into android. You can't write to the system partition while booted into android, but you can write to it while in CWM or TWRP. This still allows you to debloat etc, it just isn't half as convenient with S-ON. Custom roms are slowly trickling out as well. They are still pretty similar to stock currently but I am sure more and more changes will come over time.
Performance on this phone is stellar. It never lags or slows whatsoever. There are some apps that haven't been updated to support 1080p (angry birds star wars for example crashes as soon as you open a level.) The only real drawback is that the radio interface layer has not been cracked yet, so we can't get AOSP style roms like Cyanogen. People are working on it, its only a matter of time. Also at least one person claims to have a viable method to get S-Off but it won't be released for a while still if it is true.
Kagedin said:
Hey everybody, I'm looking to upgrade to a new phone tomorrow and I've got my sights set on the DNA I just had some questions I'm hoping current owners could help me out with. I know most of these answers are spread out through multiple topics but most are polluted by trolls with other phones bashing HTC so I was hoping to get some consolidated answers from actual owners.
First of all for those that currently have this phone, what are the current drawbacks and issues you're dealing with (besides the storage issue and the battery there's been enough discussion about this already)? Are there any deal breaking issues? Are you gonna stick with it or are you looking to switch to another phone?
How is the overall performance of the phone in day to day use, like web browsing, texting, occasional gaming, video watching etc?
With the current S-On limitation how does that affect actual user operations? Can you still use root explorer to side load apps remove bloat etc? Can you use titanium backup to its full extent, freezing, removing, and converting system apps?
As for the development scene, I know there's been a lot of discussion about this and its hard to foresee future development but are there a lot of developers working on this phone? Is there a place we can actively follow development like Twitter or IRC?
I'm coming from a Droid X2 which has a very limited dev scene, basically we had one amazing dev that was able to make our phone even remotely useable, got cm9 and 10 running on a gingerbread kernel haha. Most devs and even Motorola itself abandoned this phone only a few months after it was released I hope to avoid a situation like this again so having an active dev scene is important to me.
Anything else I should know before jumping aboard?
Sent from my MB870 using xda premium
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If you do not root and install a custom Rom there will be drawbacks. Htc pour many annoying persistent notifications throughout the phone. Most notably Wi-Fi. It is always in the notification drawer with Wi-Fi on or off. This is the same with GPS although that is only a small symbol. Also you lose much screen real estate with a three dot menu button that loves to appear. Both these issues are fixed in the custom Roms. These are the only drawbacks.
Battery is great. I make it through the day and I am always using my phone. Performance is better. I have not used any other device this smooth and fast even with the most intense games and apps. And the benchmarks are fun to brag about.
S-on is a problem. You can't use most of the titanium features besides backup and restore. Doing anything besides freezing system apps causes the apps to return after a reboot. Many people use the twrp recovery as it allows you to delle system apps with its built in file manager.
Developers are getting better. The ukb room to me is the best in terms of features and things that will be added. I would follow that thread and in general just check the development section every other day
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I am assuming your on verizon. If you don't mind the sizing get the note 2 over the dna. It maybe 100 dollars more but since you seem to be a long term phone guy I would go with the note 2 instead. I do own both btw. Couple reasons:
#1 Battery performance will degrade in the next 2 yrs, that's an easy solution with the note 2.
#2 You might be able to live with the 14 or 13gb of free storage there is, I can kind do it with compromises. Right now I have one rom, one back up, 351mb of music, 154mb in pictures and I am down to 3.28gb available with 2 big sized games I guess. Seeing that you like to flash roms, mods so forth 16gb might not be enough.
#3 Battery life in my experience is decent, not stellar but decent. On par with my S3 but not as good but close.
It's a good phone, feels good, screen looks great but once the initial drool of the display goes away you start considering what you compromised to get this phone. I like this phone a lot and I will be replacing it with a HTC butterfly (due to the sd slot) but my note 2 will still be my favorite. Oh in terms of S3 vs DNA, I would take the DNA lol. S3 display is great but the pentile bothers me and since my s3 was a us version it was gimped.
Thanks for all the information about the performance, drawbacks, and development info of this phone. Nycdarkness thanks for those points about the Note II I'll be keeping that in my mind. I'll be heading down to the Verizon store to check them out it'll be nice to be able to make an informed decision my last phone I didn't do much research and ended up regretting my decision for the last year haha
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It's an excellent excellent smartphone, a million times better than my galaxy nexus. I don't store 100 hours of music on my phone, only ten or so albums and rotate them periodically between cloud and on device. I guess I'm not a huge music head but I don't have any concern about the storage.
Comparisons between the DNA and Note 2 are silly since they're so different by nature. One is a stylish satchel, the other is a duffel bag. If you need the storage, get the Note 2.
Well just wanted to say I went ahead abs and pulled the trigger on the DNA. So far I'm loving it very fast and responsive I played with the Note II but the size turned out to be more of an issue than I thought just wanna thank everyone for the info and I look forward to being a part of this community
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Well just wanted to say I went ahead abs and pulled the trigger on the DNA. So far I'm loving it very fast and responsive I played with the Note II but the size turned out to be more of an issue than I thought just wanna thank everyone for the info and I look forward to being a part of this community
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Enjoy it cause it is one hell of a phone. What i like most is that it doesn't feel phablety at all compared to the note II I just love how it feels like a phone I've always loves HTC devices and I love sense always have always will. In a way sense has kinda spoiled the android experience for me because when i try out other OEM software i just can't get myself to like it the closes I've come was pure Google. I do enjoy it just not as much as sense
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I love everything about the phone especially the look of the thing.
Basically I'm superficial when it comes to tech stuff.
My 27" iMac with MM-1 Bowers & Wilkins speakers are as much, and more, about looks as they are about function and performance.
I own the DNA because it is simply the best looking (and feeling) smartphone currently on the market.
And since I exchanged my original (defective call quality) DNA set I am now happy.
It's a solid phone, you can't go wrong with it.
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Hi all, my first post here. I'm looking to upgrade from my HTC Shadow (now that's what you call a legacy devide) and move on to bigger and better stuff. What's everyone's general opinion of the ERIS? Big can't miss, or is it a phone that I'll regret buying in a few months?
I've been watching on craigslist and have noticed some awesome deals for this phone (~75-100$) Is that reasonable, too high, or too good to be true?
I'm also thinking of joining page plus and getting away from the whole contract thing so if anyone's had big issues with the eris and that whole concept let me know.
Thanks for any help. I've been going through some of the posts here. good stuff overall.
The eris is awesome. Its even better rooted. It may not have all the options newer phones have now but for a smart phone its a great choice. The price you found is good too.
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thanks labnjab. I'm definitely interested in rooting the phone. Would this screw with the page plus thing? I wouldn't think so since basically page plus sounds like it's the verizon network, but I've never rooted anything.
Totally in love with mine. Stock, it kinda sucked, but rooted and it's a totally different phone. Freedom to make it what you want.
I was never into phones before the Eris. Had a Blackjack for a while; totally unimpressed, even back in its day.
Eris definitely ain't a power performer, but definitely bang for buck.
Not too many retired phone with this level of support.
If you can pick one up cheap with no contract, I'd recommend it.
The downsides would be, space as apps continue to grow, breaking the 10mb barrier and beyond. CPU, and lack of dedicated hardware graphics may be a problem soon as more apps are written to target the hardware of higher end phones.
I'll have mine another year unless I come across a cheap no contract deal. But the Eris with Android 2.3.2 does everything I need it to. No compelling reason to upgrade for me yet.
I love the small thin form factor. Couldn't imagine carrying around some of the bricks their pushing now.
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Personally, I think now is a bad time to be thinking of getting an Eris. The #1 reason I got this phone was that it was free for me through a website other than Verizon. Actually had a $50 rebate, too, although I had to wait five months before being allowed to redeem it, so I actually got paid to get this phone.
Of course, the developers and other users here have made this phone much more interesting than I would've imagined.
The price mentioned does seem reasonable for being without a contract, but being without a contract isn't that important to me. I can go through the same website as I did when I got the Eris and get a brand new Incredible for free, now.
I doubt if I will be upgrading to anything, however, until January 2012, hopefully right after the apocalypse so that I can get any Android for free.
if you have made it this long with your Shadow without being tempted by the newest, shiniest phones, you would probably be happy with an Eris. it is a great phone which has lasted way longer than the one year i planned to keep it for, thanks to all the great dev work here on XDA.
not sure how much longer we will be able to keep up with the increasing demands beyond Gingerbread, but if you are content with features currently offered by Froyo and GB, Eris would be a solid option. i would gladly buy this phone again.
The Droid Eris will not disappoint. I got mine for $100 on ebay around Christmas time, and have loved it ever since. Rooting rocks this phone's world. It shouldn't affect anything with your page plus contract.
But I've got my eye on the Incredible and Thunderbolt. Both of those phones are great contenders. Judging from your past phone history and waiting out on smartphones for this long though, the Eris will be a great start for you, I think!
The battery life for this phone is pretty good, I've gotten it to last the whole day on one charge. The call quality is decent, pictures/videos are okay. The features of this phone are really what blow it away.
A lot of these Android phones do a lot of the same things, it really comes down to, how fast do you want your phone to be, how many things do you want it to be able to do at once, things like that.
Thanks everyone. Got the phone today. It's in awesome shape. Turns right on FAST, nothing like the shadow which took about 2.5 days to boot. I like it. So, now that I've committed, what should be the first things I do to make this phone even better???
Never done any of this stuff so I need pointed in the right direction by those wiser than myself.
I don't know about wiser, but how about someone who just did this last week.
First go here and read the first 4 posts.
Google all terms you don't understand. Then Thank your lucky stars you don't need to do all that gain root.
Go to Market and download one-click root. Follow instructions. Once you have root donate as instructed. Browse forums here to decide which ROM to load.
I like my Eris, but it is a stop gap and always was. I should have swapped it for the Incredible when that first came out. But my other phone broke and was in a bind - 2 weeks before the Incredible was being rumored to launch.
The Eris does more then I EVER expected it to and it is a good phone. The memory is what kills me, and the speed. It feels snappy, but it is too slow some of the more intensive apps I want to run.
The size of the Eris and lack of a physical keyboard is what sold me on it, and what I still like. I will hate to have to go to a brick phone again, I got rid of those in the 90's.
Root and Custom ROMs restored life to my Eris, which was about to become one with a brick wall at 200 miles an hour on the stock firmware. The stock 2.1 Sense ROM is pretty slow and overall not the greatest Android experience, but if you root and flash something like GSB, you won't regret it.
Like everyone else said, Android is Android, it's all a matter of how fast you really wanna go. Any feature that newer phones have that the Eris doesn't is pretty much totally based on hardware limitations (i.e: HD video capture, 4G, etc.). The nice thing about it though is it's small, unless you're into the whole 32" TV in your pocket deal. Slides right in and out of your side pockets and doesn't cause carpal tunnel when typing.
Once you root, as listed in a previous post, find a rom you like and install. There are several listed in the developer section of the Eris forum (http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=554). Instructions on how to flash are included in most threads. Ask if you need further assistance!
i love my cute lil eris.
i wan running stock 2.1 for the longest time then finally took the plunge into 2.2 and now 2.3
HTC sense is why i bought this lil bugger, even though it can barely run it sometimes. in my opinion the stock rom on this isnt that bad for someones first android phone.
iv been very happy with my eris, but its almost upgrade time, sad to see this lil guy go. i usually sell my old phones to help pay for the new one but this time i might keep him around just for the memories <3
RA recovery is better then clockwork(my opinion) remember to flash that
Hello,
I'll cut to the chase cause i have a tendency to drag out the tiniest detail for ages, and i just wanna ask this XD
Basically, i have a Galaxy S II, and i love it, i started hacking it around august after owning it since the UK launch. I like to see myself as fairly competant when it comes to NOT permabricking it, however i still am hesitant to flash new roms, kernels cause of lingering fears.
So! What i came here to ask, is i am planning to purchase a second phone just for this reason, and have been looking at the Nexus One, HTC Desire, and original Galaxy S. Sadly i dont know much about the hacking scene of every other phone, so i dont really know what other choices there are.
Basically, what phone would you reccomend, even if i havent mentioned it, to buy purely for the community behind it?
Thanks,
Katy
The HTC Vision (aka the T-Mobile G2/Desire Z) has a great community of developers, cookers, and users. I was hesitant to start flashing custom ROMs initially after rooting as well. So I went back and hacked my old Motorola Cliq to test things out. I promise you if you can read and follow directions you'll have no problems flashing ROMs... there's a great variety of ROMs for the Vision and I expect in the not too distant future we'll also see Ice Cream Sandwich.
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KatDjtized said:
Hello,
I'll cut to the chase cause i have a tendency to drag out the tiniest detail for ages, and i just wanna ask this XD
Basically, i have a Galaxy S II, and i love it, i started hacking it around august after owning it since the UK launch. I like to see myself as fairly competant when it comes to NOT permabricking it, however i still am hesitant to flash new roms, kernels cause of lingering fears.
So! What i came here to ask, is i am planning to purchase a second phone just for this reason, and have been looking at the Nexus One, HTC Desire, and original Galaxy S. Sadly i dont know much about the hacking scene of every other phone, so i dont really know what other choices there are.
Basically, what phone would you reccomend, even if i havent mentioned it, to buy purely for the community behind it?
Thanks,
Katy
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i would choose motorola droid(fav one) and nexus.I know droid is not in your list...
Never go for HTC... my experience after being a HTC user.
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I would beg to differ on the previous HTC comment. I have an Evo. It's getting up in age, but I love it. There are tons of roms available for it, and even though development has slowed, you'd still be surprised at the amount of development happening. If you're looking for a phone solely for playing with, you'd have plenty of options with the Evo. You can get one fairly cheap, especially if you opt for one with a bad ESN - which you might as well since you won't be activating it.
It's nearly impossible to brick - the only way you could would be to pull the battery during a radio update.
Of course which phone you get depends on your wants and needs. Check out the development subforums for the devices you have in mind.
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I would beg to differ on the previous HTC comment. I have an Evo. It's getting up in age, but I love it. There are tons of roms available for it, and even though development has slowed, you'd still be surprised at the amount of development happening. If you're looking for a phone solely for playing with, you'd have plenty of options with the Evo. You can get one fairly cheap, especially if you opt for one with a bad ESN - which you might as well since you won't be activating it.
It's nearly impossible to brick - the only way you could would be to pull the battery during a radio update.
Of course which phone you get depends on your wants and needs. Check out the development subforums for the devices you have in mind.
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Nexus one and evo is different. Doesn't like HTC due to not giving out updates that they promised. Eg: HTC flyer is still in GB. If you wanted a true unbrickable phone, get a developers' phone. Instant update and super extremely easy to unlock. And it is fit for every update to give you full user experience.
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The HD2 is an option too. Getting seriously old (but that much as dual core has still to be really used by the OS) but it sill has a lot of development going on, kernel and ROM wise...MIUI, CM7, Sense, WP7 and WinMo etc.
I have been an iPhone 4 user for about two years now, and am getting extremely bored with iOS. I just want more out of an OS!!
I have my upgrade coming in a few days and I have decided to go with the HTC Droid DNA, I saw the phone in a Verizon store and it looked/felt awesome!
I had my iPhone jailbroken whenever I could, and am definitely curious about unlocking/rooting/flashing and all the other terms used with an Android. I have been searching all over this forum and a few other sites to try to get familar with the whole process. It definitely seems alil overwhelming at this point, but I have learned alot form reading post and watching videos on here.
Look forward to learning more and if I can build up the courage, root this phone.
Thanks for everyones contributions and hardwork on this site, really is amazing. :good:
It is a bit different I had a galaxy nexus and man that was so damn easy to unlock root and flash whatever the hell I wanted. This is easy I got the hang of it in hours. Just keep reading up and looking at videos
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justice_beaver said:
I have been an iPhone 4 user for about two years now, and am getting extremely bored with iOS. I just want more out of an OS!!
I have my upgrade coming in a few days and I have decided to go with the HTC Droid DNA, I saw the phone in a Verizon store and it looked/felt awesome!
I had my iPhone jailbroken whenever I could, and am definitely curious about unlocking/rooting/flashing and all the other terms used with an Android. I have been searching all over this forum and a few other sites to try to get familar with the whole process. It definitely seems alil overwhelming at this point, but I have learned alot form reading post and watching videos on here.
Look forward to learning more and if I can build up the courage, root this phone.
Thanks for everyones contributions and hardwork on this site, really is amazing. :good:
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Just in case you get frustrated at first, it'll get slightly easier if/once we get s-off
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Just in case you get frustrated at first, it'll get slightly easier if/once we get s-off
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I have been seeing "s-off/s-on" in many different threads and was not able to figure out what that means. Care to share??
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I have been seeing "s-off/s-on" in many different threads and was not able to figure out what that means. Care to share??
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It stands for security on or off. If you are s off it makes your life so much easier, but you can still do many things with s on
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Gratz on getting an DNA, lot more customization than Ann iPhone, it's a decision you won't regret
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Welcome to Android.
And just a few words, if you care to consider:
DO NOT TRY TO ROOT IT IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST ANDROID MAIN DEVICE.
If it is a main device, don't try to root it at first. Enjoy something "out-of-box" first. And most importantly, give yourself some time to get familiar with all those fancy sometimes confusing terms before you actually get hands on and root the thing.
Many times folks gets too excited and jumped into the pool immediately only to find that they did not bring safety with them and brick their device.
It is a 600 USD device after all. Enjoy the out-of-box experience first!
Try to become a power user before getting to rooting/modding/theming stuff. The fun will be exponential. =)
jiwengang said:
Welcome to Android.
And just a few words, if you care to consider:
DO NOT TRY TO ROOT IT IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST ANDROID MAIN DEVICE.
If it is a main device, don't try to root it at first. Enjoy something "out-of-box" first. And most importantly, give yourself some time to get familiar with all those fancy sometimes confusing terms before you actually get hands on and root the thing.
Many times folks gets too excited and jumped into the pool immediately only to find that they did not bring safety with them and brick their device.
It is a 600 USD device after all. Enjoy the out-of-box experience first!
Try to become a power user before getting to rooting/modding/theming stuff. The fun will be exponential. =)
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Thanks for the advice, think I will go this route. I am definitely not comfortable yet trying to root/unlock. I will just enjoy the Android OS until I do some more research.
Thanks for your help!!
Yeah, honestly, Jelly Bean + Sense 4+ are great enough that if I were you, I'd get comfortable with the phone before rooting. Spend time going through all of the settings and figuring stuff out. You'll notice that even without root you'll have TONS more control than you did on your iPhone.
The Google Play store isn't as great as Apple's, but there are tons of really great apps out there. For example, I've been using Handcent SMS exclusively for sms/mms and I love it. You can customize the look and feel in that app in a way you never possibly could on an iPhone. I also highly recommend an alternate keyboard, my personal favorite is Swype. Just sliding my thumb to type makes life so easy. SMS Backup & Restore is another good one, especially once you root and start trying out custom ROMs.
Rooting will give you full system access, and so it'll allow for more powerful applications. For example, IMO the best reason to root is for recovery and backup. You can create full images of your phone (to restore if anything goes wrong) as well as backing up all your apps (with their data). Also, when rooted you can easily block all ads which is very nice.
S-off prevents writing to the system's memory (other than when connected to your computer via a developer terminal) so that holds back what you can really do in terms of custom ROMS and root apps.
a custom ROM is basically a modified operating system. Usually with new phones, the first ROMs you'll see are "debloated" or just the stock with unwanted parts removed. After that you'll start to see the developers really show off their skills and start customizing the look and feel, tweaking the performance, and writing new features. Sometimes you'll go as far as devs pushing newer versions of Android than are available from Verizon (like Liquid's ICS for the HTC Thunderbolt which still runs Gingerbread).
Oh, and if you're confused by all the food talk, Google names their Android released after Desserts alphabetically. We're currently on J (Jelly Bean 4.1,4.2), which follows Ice Cream Sandwhich (4.0), Honeycomb (3, for tablets) and Gingerbread (2.3).
This is a really helpful post man thanks. I I am a 2year iPhone 4 user as well. Always jailbroken, loved tweaking and the extra control it would give me. I had a Motorola Xoom FE TABLET with Honeycomb. I never played on it so I sold it. But I did like the Os, rooted my daughters DROID 3. But never got into anything besides that. I also looking forward to Rooting this and doing all sorts of tweaks.
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I figured it is time to start a thread to discuss the pros and cons of applying the N4 conversion Vs staying on a Stock-based rom.
This should clear the development threads of "Should I flash it?" questions.
I have tried the N4 conversion and have run Stock 4.2.1, and CM10.1.
In the end, I have decided to return to a Stock based Rom. (Back to Nocturnal 1.3)
Here is what I have to say:
N-4 Conversion:
- Pros
NOTICEALBE Performance gains
Huge Camera improvement. (Makes stock camera look like complete crap)
-Nuetral
8gb limitation is actually OK for me. (If you live in a good LTE area)
-Cons
Capacitave Buttons do not work - this can cause confusion because we are all used to them by now
Spotty bluetooth functionality - I cannot use my bluetooth car adapter
No Car Mode - This is a dealbreaker for me
Stock-Based ROM
-Pros
Everything works
-Cons
Crappy camera
Outdated OS
if it's any consolation, the bluetooth issue is a known issue across 4.2.1. Should be fixed in 4.2.2
The only cons I have in regards of the N4 conversion which I have been running since the day it came out are SD card and internal storage.
No offense, but just because 8 gb works for you doesn't make it a pro. I'm sure that there's a lot of people who would do the conversion if there was more space available.
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No offense, but just because 8 gb works for you doesn't make it a pro. I'm sure that there's a lot of people who would do the conversion if there was more space available.
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It's a pro because it works for him. The list is his opinion and not meant to represent the views of everyone. This much should be obvious.
MrZim4 said:
No offense, but just because 8 gb works for you doesn't make it a pro. I'm sure that there's a lot of people who would do the conversion if there was more space available.
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Non taken.
But let me clarify.... If you are in an area with good LTE coverage (like Dallas), and AT&T is not throttling you after 5 gigs of usage (WOO HOO!) then the statement holds true for me.
- i thought the external SDcard didn't mount properly on the N4 conversion.
- I'm not sure how having 8GB limitation is actually considered in the 'Pro' catagory...neutral in your case perhaps, but i can't figure how it's an advantage.
- regarding the camera. i find the stock camera to be suitable. the only issue i've had is that when i took a picture of my cat, her eyes were bright yellow. i took a few shots and all were the same...perhaps she actually is possessed (i have seriously considered that option in the past).
"outdated" seems a bit overzealous..but then again, I'm still running Windows 7.
the OS is a year old and given Androids @6mth release cycle that equates to two revisions.
4.0.4 hit shelves in Nov 2011
4.1 hit shelves in July of 2012
4.2 hit shelves in Nov 2012
given that until just a few years ago, changing the OS on your phone was simply not an option. it's funny how quickly folks forget such things and get upset if they cannot have full customization rights within weeks of release.
all in all, i am very pleased with the LGOG as it sits. yes, i look forward to getting back onto CyanogenMod and wish LG would hurry up and release the source so the devs can make it happen. or perhaps i'm looking at AT&T to lift some restriction placed on LG. either way, i think LG did a very fine job with the Optimus UI. and if (god forbid) this is what i have for the next 18mths...i will not whine too very much. at least not for quite a while.
so...
no external SDcard...8gb of 16gb usable...
and our primary devs saying 'yeah, i'd not try this yet, it's as hacky a thing as you're likely to see hacked.'
i think i'll wait a while longer.
Cons for N4: highly risky, Devs don't support it, it isn't even recommended by the team involved, it's bad for the SoC, etc;
It's up for people to toy with, not to run daily, and if you brick, your pretty much screwed as the IRC devs don't want to/know how to help.
I understand it is completely optional, but a thread like this is unnecessary as it's all stated in the OP and thread, and it might encourage unskilled owners to do things beyond their knowledge, brick, and spam the forums.
Heh nygfan, they do know precisely how to help unless a user has absolute hippopotamus poop for luck. It's just that they figured out how to do this before the E970 was even for sale and thought it best to not release it to the public because contrary to FreeGee and the other ROMs, there is a real risk of brick where there is none with FreeGee. I'm sure there are other reasons why this isn't considered safe and practical by the Powers That Be in the IRC channel, but I am not privy to them. However, I am privy to knowledge that we have some wonderful developers and once the Korean JB kernel source drops we will have all the pimpness under the sun.
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Heh nygfan, they do know precisely how to help unless a user has absolute hippopotamus poop for luck. It's just that they figured out how to do this before the E970 was even for sale and thought it best to not release it to the public because contrary to FreeGee and the other ROMs, there is a real risk of brick where there is none with FreeGee. I'm sure there are other reasons why this isn't considered safe and practical by the Powers That Be in the IRC channel, but I am not privy to them. However, I am privy to knowledge that we have some wonderful developers and once the Korean JB kernel source drops we will have all the pimpness under the sun.
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No, I completely agree, I meant if you completely screw up they can't help, and yeah when JB source comes out
Opinion based pros: Latest JB software, Better quality camera pictures, cm10.1, official google now.
Opinion based cons: after running benchmarks, I've notice an huge decrease in performance, 8gb(but only get 5gigs), can't remember rest...
nfc is fixed in n4 conversion now?
Very glad to hear that the camera pics are better. I was wondering if that would happen, especially when the annoying perpetual auto focus was no longer an issue.
Does the flash now pre- light before a darker pic to help with focus?
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The 8 gigs is a deal breaker for me, I bought this phone so I can have 32 gigs
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I'm glad you put it out there like that bro, I'm always down for trying something new but not when that something is potentially harmful. Its like I said in the "bounty won" thread, it will likely give people with less knowledge a false sense that its a go, then were dealing with a thread all about "help!, I bricked doing the N4 mod!" Alot of people don't read everything they should and jump the gun, listen to the devs that hacked it. And as far as our "outdated os, if I'm not mistaken 2.3 is still either ahead or now just falling behind ICS, jellybean is barely creeping up over 12%? I run 4.2.1 aokp on my s3, and aside from themes etc..our og kills it performance wise, I'm ramblin now, peace out
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I have a 64gb micro se full of music, I listen to it at work since I'm deep in the building with no lte, I tried the conversion and it's great. But went back to stock since I can't work without my 64gb of music...
Just out of curiosity, has anyone actually bricked their phone with this hack?
The instructions are pretty clear for installing it.
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I couldn't install the Nexus 4 hack. Tried 30times. The it was showing COM8 but when I choose the bin and the DLL and pressed start it was just preparing.
Slick Rom v3
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Just out of curiosity, has anyone actually bricked their phone with this hack?
The instructions are pretty clear for installing it.
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It takes like 5 mins to install once you are completely ready to go
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I don't know I've never seen anyone actually brick their device from doing the hack. It seems like the other devs just don't want to work with it because they have other projects... Just my opinion
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Hi guys. I just picked up a Rezound under 2 year contract (last contract, hopefully) with Verizon, so I thought I should introduce myself. I'm a college student in the Pacific Northwest, studying for a BS in Network Administration. I game competitively and mess with things like programming and Android stuff in my free time. I go by Purple or Purp, because they're easier than my full username.
When looking at upgrading my phone, I had been planning on going with a GNex, but VZW no longer supports or carries them, which made me sad. I ended up getting my Rezound for free though, because the independent vendor I went through is one I've been going through since 2004 and they're awesome. I don't need the fastest, biggest, bestest device, so this suits my productivity needs nicely, and I'm not in the position to switch to GSM or to another carrier right now.
I will undoubtedly be modifying the phone, but as I'm new to the community I'm going to sit tight and read lots for the next while (Already rooted though :silly:. I'll wait until I become familiar with this XDA neighborhood and the ROMs/kernels that have been developed for the device before I start getting my hands dirty, so to speak.
Any suggestions from you all on what to lean towards or lean away from would be appreciated.
Cheers, and happy President's Day. Hope you're all enjoying your day off, if you have one.
There are lots of good ICS ROMs which you could use as "daily drivers". If ur feeling more adventurous there are some very slick JB ROMs as well. I mostly use ROMs created by IamTheOneTheyCallNeo.
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Welcome aboard. Sometimes our group can be a little rough around the edges, but I think we've all gotten quite a bit better at being tolerant. We've got some really awesome devs around here, most of them double up on rom development and kernel development just to keep it interesting.
We all tend to be fairly helpful too, so feel free to ask any questions that may come up. We've got a dedicated help thread in general maintained by neo, although there many other people jump in and answer when neo gets bogged down with real life. Also, most devs troubleshoot bugs in their own threads, and most (if not all) are incredibly active.
Enjoy, hope to see you around in some of these threads.
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My initial reaction to seeing anyone with this phone on a new contract is to tell you to take it back and get something with better battery life. The phone is really nice and performs great in all aspects except battery life. The are too many other options now with better battery life to be stuck with this phone for 2 more years. I understand that "free" is hard to beat though. If you don't mind the battery, then you will enjoy the Rezound. Welcome to the group.
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There are lots of good ICS ROMs which you could use as "daily drivers". If ur feeling more adventurous there are some very slick JB ROMs as well. I mostly use ROMs created by IamTheOneTheyCallNeo.
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Thanks, I'll keep that in mind.
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Welcome aboard. Sometimes our group can be a little rough around the edges, but I think we've all gotten quite a bit better at being tolerant. We've got some really awesome devs around here, most of them double up on rom development and kernel development just to keep it interesting.
We all tend to be fairly helpful too, so feel free to ask any questions that may come up. We've got a dedicated help thread in general maintained by neo, although there many other people jump in and answer when neo gets bogged down with real life. Also, most devs troubleshoot bugs in their own threads, and most (if not all) are incredibly active.
Enjoy, hope to see you around in some of these threads.
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Thanks. It's definitely a change of pace from the Nexus group, I think I like it. Much less clutter, and slow-paced enough that issues that are brought up are resolved, rather than buried under post volume.
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My initial reaction to seeing anyone with this phone on a new contract is to tell you to take it back and get something with better battery life. The phone is really nice and performs great in all aspects except battery life. The are too many other options now with better battery life to be stuck with this phone for 2 more years. I understand that "free" is hard to beat though. If you don't mind the battery, then you will enjoy the Rezound. Welcome to the group.
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Admittedly, that's the biggest thing I've noticed since getting this phone Friday evening. But it doesn't bother me too much. As long as I can make it through the day (and I'm not a heavy user) I usually plug the phone into my computer when I get home and let it charge via USB, and use AirDroid for text messaging and such. I also have a car charger from a family member's previous HTC device, so travel is covered.
Recall with a double ext battery it only last 20 hours it sucks
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Get the DNA it gets 20 hours and its must slimer
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Recall with a double ext battery it only last 20 hours it sucks
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Get the DNA it gets 20 hours and its must slimer
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Thanks for your input. I think I mentioned this in my original post, but price was a HUGE factor in me getting this phone. If my vendor hadn't given me the large discount plus mail-in-rebate that he did, I wouldn't have gotten the Rezound. Actually, I probably wouldn't have upgraded. It was either the Rezound or the LG Spectrum 2 that interested me, as I felt that other phones didn't have the balance of specifications I wanted. The DNA would be nice, certainly, but there's still very little in the way of development compared to other devices, it is considerably more expensive, and I don't think I could use 4 cores if I tried, as I'm not a heavy user. The battery life would be a nice addition, sure, but as I said above the lack of it doesn't really bother me, and size is not an issue.
Hi Purp!
I don't know what you are coming from, but I love this phone but then it's my first smartphone. I looked for over a year before I took the plunge on this one and I think it's great. Like you, I don't need the latest and greatest, though when I bought this it pretty much was just that.
As to battery life, it doesn't bother me but I'm pretty much always in a position to be able to charge it. I have a spare battery now so if I go for a day hike I can take that with me, although if I go for that type of hike I'm usually out of service area since I'm in the mountains.
As to ROMs, I've stuck with sense ROMs and I was going to try an aosp ROM but I've heard the camera and video playback doesn't work properly so I changed my mind. aosp and jb ROMs are still works in progress. You can find several sense ROMs that are in good working order though.
Also, you say you're rooted, don't know if you are s-off or not. It involves shorting out something on the phone using a wire. Some people have lost usb function doing it. It makes it easier to flash ROMs - although now the devs are making it just as easy to flash when you're s-on so I'm not sure that's even a factor any more - and it makes it easier to brick your phone too. Used to be that if you were still s-on you had to pull the kernel from the ROM you were flashing and flash it in fastboot after flashing the ROM, but if you were s-off it was all automated. Well now devs are making it so you can select s-off or s-on when you're flashing so you don't have to pull the kernel and flash it separately any more. I don't flash much so I'm going to stay s-on. And since I'm not constantly tinkering with that type of thing I don't want to forget and do something that bricks the phone without thinking. So, something to think about. Maybe you already knew all that, if so forgive me for babbling on. Forgive the babbling even if you didn't know it, seems like I went on for a while on that!
Anyway, hope you like the phone as much as I do!
Could u buy it online for like 100 with a new contract
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Hi Purp!
I don't know what you are coming from, but I love this phone but then it's my first smartphone. I looked for over a year before I took the plunge on this one and I think it's great. Like you, I don't need the latest and greatest, though when I bought this it pretty much was just that.
As to battery life, it doesn't bother me but I'm pretty much always in a position to be able to charge it. I have a spare battery now so if I go for a day hike I can take that with me, although if I go for that type of hike I'm usually out of service area since I'm in the mountains.
As to ROMs, I've stuck with sense ROMs and I was going to try an aosp ROM but I've heard the camera and video playback doesn't work properly so I changed my mind. aosp and jb ROMs are still works in progress. You can find several sense ROMs that are in good working order though.
Also, you say you're rooted, don't know if you are s-off or not. It involves shorting out something on the phone using a wire. Some people have lost usb function doing it. It makes it easier to flash ROMs - although now the devs are making it just as easy to flash when you're s-on so I'm not sure that's even a factor any more - and it makes it easier to brick your phone too. Used to be that if you were still s-on you had to pull the kernel from the ROM you were flashing and flash it in fastboot after flashing the ROM, but if you were s-off it was all automated. Well now devs are making it so you can select s-off or s-on when you're flashing so you don't have to pull the kernel and flash it separately any more. I don't flash much so I'm going to stay s-on. And since I'm not constantly tinkering with that type of thing I don't want to forget and do something that bricks the phone without thinking. So, something to think about. Maybe you already knew all that, if so forgive me for babbling on. Forgive the babbling even if you didn't know it, seems like I went on for a while on that!
Anyway, hope you like the phone as much as I do!
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Thanks for the warm welcome. Up until now I had a basic phone; a combination of not liking a device and finances kept me from upgrading. That being said, I've had a bit of experience before this from helping a friend who had a Galaxy Nexus, and I learn fast.
I don't have a spare battery, but I do have a car charger and a spare wall charger. So for the most part I'm also covered.
I barely use my camera, so the JB roms might be less of an issue for me. But stability is a big plus so for now I'll probably stick with ICS. Sensed vs Desensed is a whole different story.
Yeah, at first I had just rooted. Last night I took a stab at the wire trick and got it after my third try. Was a bit worried at first but it went smoothly. I can already tell I'll be a flashoholic, so S-Off is probably the way to stay for me. And no problem with the babbling, I'd much rather take the time to respond to a long-winded response like this than a bunch of short ones.
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Thanks for the warm welcome. Up until now I had a basic phone; a combination of not liking a device and finances kept me from upgrading. That being said, I've had a bit of experience before this from helping a friend who had a Galaxy Nexus, and I learn fast.
I don't have a spare battery, but I do have a car charger and a spare wall charger. So for the most part I'm also covered.
I barely use my camera, so the JB roms might be less of an issue for me. But stability is a big plus so for now I'll probably stick with ICS. Sensed vs Desensed is a whole different story.
Yeah, at first I had just rooted. Last night I took a stab at the wire trick and got it after my third try. Was a bit worried at first but it went smoothly. I can already tell I'll be a flashoholic, so S-Off is probably the way to stay for me. And no problem with the babbling, I'd much rather take the time to respond to a long-winded response like this than a bunch of short ones.
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If I may give you a suggestion for a good rom. Try EclipticRez by Hawknest. Its a sense 4.0 rom and man is it really smooth. Im pretty sure everything works too. :good:
Purpeltendire said:
Thanks for the warm welcome. Up until now I had a basic phone; a combination of not liking a device and finances kept me from upgrading. That being said, I've had a bit of experience before this from helping a friend who had a Galaxy Nexus, and I learn fast.
I don't have a spare battery, but I do have a car charger and a spare wall charger. So for the most part I'm also covered.
I barely use my camera, so the JB roms might be less of an issue for me. But stability is a big plus so for now I'll probably stick with ICS. Sensed vs Desensed is a whole different story.
Yeah, at first I had just rooted. Last night I took a stab at the wire trick and got it after my third try. Was a bit worried at first but it went smoothly. I can already tell I'll be a flashoholic, so S-Off is probably the way to stay for me. And no problem with the babbling, I'd much rather take the time to respond to a long-winded response like this than a bunch of short ones.
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If you want a stock ICS Rom I am on NeoMax 2.0. It's desensed and smooooooth like butter. Any Rom made by iamtheonetheycallneo is a safe bet. He makes roms to fit any taste and they are of great quality.
Also, welcome. This community is a smaller one, but I think it makes it excellent. I recognize the same names in most of the posts and it makes it far more personal experience.
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What are you waiting for, get yourself onto CM10.1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113140
Also since you seem to be somewhat new to Android, you should get Terminal Emulator and DriveDroid. Being in NA you should appreciate them.
Thanks for the warm welcome everyone.
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If I may give you a suggestion for a good rom. Try EclipticRez by Hawknest. Its a sense 4.0 rom and man is it really smooth. Im pretty sure everything works too. :good:
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I was looking at that one in some detail; I liked what I saw except for the fact that the bloatware such as NFL Mobile was not taken out, but as I've already taken the liberty of removing my bloatware with ROM Toolbox Lite, it's not really a big issue. That may be my first or among my first ROM tries, as for now I think I'll stick with Sense. Compared to Motoblur and TouchWiz, Sense is far less intrusive and overall quite likable.
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If you want a stock ICS Rom I am on NeoMax 2.0. It's desensed and smooooooth like butter. Any Rom made by iamtheonetheycallneo is a safe bet. He makes roms to fit any taste and they are of great quality.
Also, welcome. This community is a smaller one, but I think it makes it excellent. I recognize the same names in most of the posts and it makes it far more personal experience.
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Awesome, I'll take a look. Stock ICS is what truly drew me into the Android OS in the first place, I really liked the look of it on the Nexus devices. Seems like a lot of people like Neo around here, and that kind of loyalty and popularity can't be earned easily. So I'll definitely be taking a look at his releases.
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What are you waiting for, get yourself onto CM10.1 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113140
Also since you seem to be somewhat new to Android, you should get Terminal Emulator and DriveDroid. Being in NA you should appreciate them.
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I've definitely found that the popularity of CyanogenMods is well-deserved. But I think I'll wait for a while before I try this one, given that I haven't really looked into all the bugs people are having with JB builds.
Terminal Emulator I got immediately after reading this post, thanks for the tip. DriveDroid looks interesting. I'm not sure if I'd have a use for it, as I have a Linux USB boot 'disk' and a HDD with a couple partitions for non-primary operating systems in my computer. But I'd like to try it out at the very least. Thanks for the suggestions.
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Thanks for the warm welcome everyone.
I was looking at that one in some detail; I liked what I saw except for the fact that the bloatware such as NFL Mobile was not taken out, but as I've already taken the liberty of removing my bloatware with ROM Toolbox Lite, it's not really a big issue. That may be my first or among my first ROM tries, as for now I think I'll stick with Sense. Compared to Motoblur and TouchWiz, Sense is far less intrusive and overall quite likable.
Awesome, I'll take a look. Stock ICS is what truly drew me into the Android OS in the first place, I really liked the look of it on the Nexus devices. Seems like a lot of people like Neo around here, and that kind of loyalty and popularity can't be earned easily. So I'll definitely be taking a look at his releases.
I've definitely found that the popularity of CyanogenMods is well-deserved. But I think I'll wait for a while before I try this one, given that I haven't really looked into all the bugs people are having with JB builds.
Terminal Emulator I got immediately after reading this post, thanks for the tip. DriveDroid looks interesting. I'm not sure if I'd have a use for it, as I have a Linux USB boot 'disk' and a HDD with a couple partitions for non-primary operating systems in my computer. But I'd like to try it out at the very least. Thanks for the suggestions.
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Just remember that desensed roms still smell of HTC and aren't a true ICS experience. If you want a full ICS you will need to check out the AOSP builds, which have some basic features missing; like Bluetooth calling and wifi tether encryption.
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Do t know where your store said the gnex wasn't offered no more. I was at a Verizon store last week and they still had gnex out on the floor. As far as battery life on this phone I can get easily 18 to 20 hrs on the stock battery. Maybe its because I came from the thunderbolt and that phone is known for some of the worst battery life besides the gnex. I have had the rezound for only a few weeks and just love it. This phone has more solid ROMs for it than the bolt could even wish for.
So enjoy the phone as it will serve you well. Also the guys in here are more forgiving than the thunderbolt section lol.
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Just remember that desensed roms still smell of HTC and aren't a true ICS experience. If you want a full ICS you will need to check out the AOSP builds, which have some basic features missing; like Bluetooth calling and wifi tether encryption.
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Alright, thanks for the heads up. Bluetooth isn't an issue for me, as I don't use calling very much. And same with tethering, because I'm a stingy data user.
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Do t know where your store said the gnex wasn't offered no more. I was at a Verizon store last week and they still had gnex out on the floor. As far as battery life on this phone I can get easily 18 to 20 hrs on the stock battery. Maybe its because I came from the thunderbolt and that phone is known for some of the worst battery life besides the gnex. I have had the rezound for only a few weeks and just love it. This phone has more solid ROMs for it than the bolt could even wish for.
So enjoy the phone as it will serve you well. Also the guys in here are more forgiving than the thunderbolt section lol.
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Well that's depressing. It's gone from their website, and all stores in Washington and Oregon that I've checked at or called. Ah well; I'll live. Plus this was free while the GNex wouldn't have been. :laugh:
Once I settle into a regular usage pattern (Which might take a while, seeing as I know I'll be flashing lots once I start) I'll probably get around the same. I need to do my homework on the different governors though, there's a few that I'm unfamiliar with.
Yeah, it seems like a great group of people around here. I'm looking forward to getting more involved.
Now that I've familiarized myself with much of the Rezound forum, I was wondering how I could begin contributing in my own way. I don't have much skill in the way of development, and with school I doubt I'd have the time. But then another thought came to mind... guinea pig!
A Governor a Day
So basically what I'm planning on doing is testing the effects of the various CPU governors. I was planning on doing this for myself anyways, as I'm very curious what the practical differences are between governors.
I'll be setting several constants (Min/Max frequencies, voltages, ROM/Kernel, etc) and the only variable (at first) will be the governor. I'll probably start off with a one day time period, just because of the simplicity. Overall routine will be to set the governor when I plug my phone in, either at night before I go to bed or just before I run out of juice -- say 10% mark. And then just use it as I always do, because I have the benefit of a fairly regular class schedule there shouldn't be any significant changes to my usage pattern.
I'll be using several apps to help document all this data; if you want to suggest another to add to the accuracy and range of the stats, feel free. So far the list is:
Statistics
GSam Battery Monitor.
SystemPanel [Paid].
CPU Spy.
Settings
Kernel Tuner
I'm guessing that for the first week or so I'll be taking community feedback from you all and incorporating it into the OP as constants and such, so the final experiment probably won't start for another few days and I'll have to redo my DanceDance statistics, as well as whatever I use tomorrow. But that really doesn't bother me.
This is sort of my introductory post, I'm almost done with my day on DanceDance. As I told some people in the Infection2.1 thread I'd be making a very detailed post of my battery life and settings, I'll also be copying that post into a new thread and reserving the first few posts for myself. You're all welcome to make suggestions in both this thread and the dedicated thread, but let's try to keep Neo's ROM thread clean for him.