why XDA? - About xda-developers.com

Hello all,
iam just wondering why this forum is called xda-developers? why not htc-developers oder even vpa-developers?
Regards,

sorrowt said:
Hello all,
iam just wondering why this forum is called xda-developers? why not htc-developers oder even vpa-developers?
Regards,
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Or what about kgb-developers? ... lol

seattleweb said:
Or what about kgb-developers? ... lol
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oh well vpa's are the HTC phones that used by Vodafone in germany, whereas xda's are the HTC phones sold by O2 Germany!!!
no clue what kgb is?

mikechannon said:
It really stems from the very early days when the only PDAs with phones built in were the O2 XDA devices (made by HTC) and that's when the XDA site started. XDA was O2s way of describing a PDA with an Xtra part i.e. the phone hence XDA.
You are correct that now it would perhaps be more accurate to say HTC developers but actually XDA as a term to describe a PDA with phone built in is quite nice and changing the name now would be very confusing. It does mean though, that we have to remind folk we are exclusively for HTC devices (or 95% at least).
Mike
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Yes, XDA fits very nicley... plus the website is past the point of no return IMO to make such a change.

sorrowt said:
no clue what kgb is?
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Consider your self very lucky!

levenum said:
Consider your self very lucky!
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LMAO!!! very true...

i always wondered why...but came to the same, and seemingly correct conclusion myself

this name is going to keep alive the "xda" brand long after they'll not even be available.

sorrowt said:
no clue what kgb is?
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Damn! I really getting old!

Mucuna said:
Damn! I really getting old!
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HAHAHAH! best comment this week!
Kids nowadays...

seattleweb said:
Or what about kgb-developers? ... lol
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lol nice
It does make you wonder who exactly IS behind the stage sometimes when you read some of the direct one on one replies to constantly asked repeat questions.

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when can we have black 3.5 or 4.0?

look forward to ...
try over here
I thought Black wanted only customers who read, so the OP couldnt even find the new home of Black on his own, the OP probably will have issues there.
PS I have a boycot on ROMs strictly on other forums!
Help! I plese want Rom someone build. reply me what best radio?
my card missing.
If no one tell I start lots threads.
Hi,
There is no best radio. But just to please you, use 14.30.00, or whatever it was called.
And you're already using the 黑 ROM, so no need to change it. Since 黑 moved, I've been using LVSW.
berdinkerdickle said:
Help! I plese want Rom someone build. reply me what best radio?
my card missing.
If no one tell I start lots threads.
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Im pretty sure he was being physicious
swtaltima;1269864 said:
Im pretty sure he was being physicious
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WhT are you insinorating?
@ mcg, you may want to check out the dictionary definition's of sarcasm and irony.....
@swtaltime, you may want to check out the spelling of facetious....
:-D
Oh damn. you got me there.. well that's my daily dose of humiliation for the day
mcg said:
Oh damn. you got me there.. well that's my daily dose of humiliation for the day
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Just be thankful you arent American.......
great trivia about the word facetious, it is the only word in english that has all (and only) 5 vowels in order. (facetiously, if you want to include the "y")
and mcg - don't sell yourself short - there could well be more humiliation today - you never know.
chrisjasper said:
Just be thankful you arent American.......
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Does it make a difference...
And yes, I just woke up and didn't realize his senior member status. So there I went typing away...
But anyways, yep, I should watch out for more baits hahaha
mcg said:
Does it make a difference...
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Just watch the daily news.........
chrisjasper said:
@ mcg, you may want to check out the dictionary definition's of sarcasm and irony.....
@swtaltime, you may want to check out the spelling of facetious....
:-D
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Ha ha ha, sorry I'm a Californian and spelling is not my strong suit. Oh, and its swtaltima, or maybe that was your intention.
swtaltima said:
Ha ha ha, sorry I'm a Californian and spelling is not my strong suit. Oh, and its swtaltima, or maybe that was your intention.
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Nah, I ****ed up the spelling too......
weinson said:
try over here
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be a good boy and santa will bring it for christmas =)
Whenever it is released on 4winmobile or HTC Dev or any other forum, I can guarentee you that there will be download links posted here within 5 minutes. Dont worry about jumping forums...everything comes to those that wait
Excuse me, my good man.....
todd_jg said:
great trivia about the word facetious, it is the only word in english that has all (and only) 5 vowels in order. (facetiously, if you want to include the "y")
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Hmmmm.....I think you'll find it's called "English"
(Just ****tin' ya....'onest guv )
Mark.
wpbear said:
PS I have a boycot on ROMs strictly on other forums!
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We should have a poll I am sure we would find the same opinion from hundreds of users. Unless its posted here on XDA i wont use it..
chrisjasper said:
Just be thankful you arent American.......
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heh, ouch lol...

Who owns xda-developers?

I dunno I just got curious out of nowhere, so who created XDA-DEVELOPERS!?
I believe it was started by some thoughtful geeks in the UK where the the first HTC device came out and was called the XDA or XDA Exec or something like that. I'm most certainly glad that they did so.
e-zzy1 said:
I dunno I just got curious out of nowhere, so who created XDA-DEVELOPERS!?
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IIRC, Flar is the head honcho 'round these here parts.
EDIT:spelling.
Well my guess is that the owners are a mix of the most powerful world agencies like NSA & Co ...
Why you'll ask ??
Because everybody knows that XDA Rulez the World
U.
Actually, it's Chuck Norris.
sirphunkee said:
Actually, it's Chuck Norris.
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laughed out loud at this good one!
sirphunkee said:
Actually, it's Chuck Norris.
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Well, i just can't argue with that my friend.
Noo.. I never own a place like this... crab...
-Chuck
sirphunkee said:
Actually, it's Chuck Norris.
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OOOOOOH! OK so that explains EVERYTHING Thanks
e-zzy1 said:
I dunno I just got curious out of nowhere, so who created XDA-DEVELOPERS!?
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Same here, I even wonder if there is an xda history page here that begin with "once upon time, before the mighty dinosaur was born there was xda.com .... "
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mezo9090 said:
Same here, I even wonder if there is an xda history page here that begin with "once upon time, before the mighty dinosaur was born there was xda.com .... "
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I thought it was mentioned on their Wiki page but apparently not
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xda-developers
Interesting bit about MS in 2007 and not viewing custom ROMs as piracy.
It's me! But I lost my password a while ago so I mad a new account...
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UI think its Mikechannon see http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=335322
One of the first members and admin...
I wonder sometimes, because the Moderaters talk like the own it. They always policing forums, i like to call em top flight security.
This will provide more information
xda-developers: The History
orb3000 said:
This will provide more information
xda-developers: The History
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Sweet read.. thank you!
god you all are making me feel ancient OCT. 2005.
you know back then all we had to work with was Windows Mobile *shudder*
yah we didn't even cook roms for symbian.. just windows mobile. it was the clunky way of the future!
back before the "thanks" button and mayspace and youtube... yah we had mobile office. and .5 megapixel camera's
seriously though thing were alot different the devs were less helpful, more self gratification back then. We actually competed since there wasn't really a whole hell of a lot we could do with windows Mobile 3-6
http://www.gsmarena.com/o2_xda_exec-1279.php
first "xda" device i owned ironically it's how i came to this site and i began cooking custom roms for it and the moto mpx series those were good times
http://www.xda-developers.com/feature/xda-developers-the-history-part-one/
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orb3000 said:
This will provide more information
xda-developers: The History
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Wanted to know too!
...i want to find out asap
thanks for the link.

has anyone gotten the new update yet ?

??????......
??????......
big790 said:
??????......
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Seriously?!
This is all I have to say to you:
Please do us all a favor and kill yourself, it will be some much needed chlorine in the gene pool.
So have people started ti get the update yet. Cause I've been checking and i havent gotten anything still this why I'm asking
063_XOBX said:
Seriously?!
This is all I have to say to you:
Please do us all a favor and kill yourself, it will be some much needed chlorine in the gene pool.
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Unnecessary
hecklbrg said:
Unnecessary
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Just like this thread
big790 said:
So have people started ti get the update yet. Cause I've been checking and i havent gotten anything still this why I'm asking
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I am on multiple forums and 3 Facebook walls. No one I have seen has reported getting it. idunno
063_XOBX said:
Just like this thread
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And like your backseat moderating with a splash of jagbagness!
Seriously though, there are threads all over on this subject OP. Just monitor the existing threads for news.
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063_XOBX said:
Seriously?!
This is all I have to say to you:
Please do us all a favor and kill yourself, it will be some much needed chlorine in the gene pool.
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NIXON'S BACK!!!!!
Death is the only way.
big790 said:
??????......
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063_XOBX said:
Seriously?!
This is all I have to say to you:
Please do us all a favor and kill yourself, it will be some much needed chlorine in the gene pool.
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hecklbrg said:
Unnecessary
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063_XOBX said:
Just like this thread
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Just my .02, Had this thread actually had a question asked IN THE THREAD, rather than just the Title, I would agree that maybe 063's comment was a bit harsh. But I guess since there is no "Meaningless threads to waste people's time" forum, this is what we get.....
there is no such thing as a stupid question, there are only stupid answers!
tbistone said:
there is no such thing as a stupid question, there are only stupid answers!
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Then what kind of question do stupid people ask?
063_XOBX said:
Then what kind of question do stupid people ask?
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"what kind of a name is XOBX?"
Who knows. But you're kinda trollin, don't you think?
superlinkx said:
"what kind of a name is XOBX?"
Who knows. But you're kinda trollin, don't you think?
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No I actually don't think. I seem to be the only person who finds it annoying and actually says something when there are 12+ threads every single time an OTA is rumored.
063_XOBX said:
No I actually don't think. I seem to be the only person who finds it annoying and actually says something when there are 12+ threads every single time an OTA is rumored.
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The fact you are alone might say something about you being a troll. Look, let the mods handle it. There's only about 4 threads about it right now. I agree that this thread is pointless, but the best way to kill a pointless thread is to do nothing. Let it sink to the bottom.
Anyways, still waiting for either the exact original update or an odex'd version. So far sounds like all the things we heard about this release came true, so I'm pretty excited.
063_XOBX said:
No I actually don't think.
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I for one, believe him. But I'm still not so sure about the crook thing.

Where is the cliq2 forum?????

The phone released for a couple of weeks, but WHERE IS THE FORUM?!
Don't tell me xda hates T-Mobile USA.
mingkee said:
The phone released for a couple of weeks, but WHERE IS THE FORUM?!
Don't tell me xda hates T-Mobile USA.
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As a previous Cliq owner (original Cliq) i will tell you not to get your hopes up for Cliq2 support here on xda. www.modmymoto.com will be your best resource for the Cliq2, without question...all of the top Cliq developers are over there (HandlerExploit, Jrodd, etc.), and they are very good at what they do. good luck.
This is the first request we've gotten for Cliq 2. If there are enough people interested, we'll add.
svetius said:
This is the first request we've gotten for Cliq 2. If there are enough people interested, we'll add.
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My answer was based on the original Cliq.....i remember over at M3 people would always complain that there wasnt an XDA forum for the Cliq. The potential was certainly there, it just never happened.
Maybe the Cliq2 will produce more demand.
Wow, I always just assumed there was a Cliq section here. This serves as a reminder to check before I buy a phone from now on.
Phateless said:
Wow, I always just assumed there was a Cliq section here. This serves as a reminder to check before I buy a phone from now on.
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see my above posts....you have other resources in the meantime...M3 is the XDA for the Cliq....that is until theres an actual XDA haha
TopShelf10 said:
see my above posts....you have other resources in the meantime...M3 is the XDA for the Cliq....that is until theres an actual XDA haha
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Was trying to help out another poster. I'm all set with my MT4G on CM7 so neener neener!
I think it would be nice to add new android phone is on or even see windows phone
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good bye one x

well cant say im sad to c it go but my new sgn2 just came and now the one has to go
steve36 said:
well cant say im sad to c it go but my new sgn2 just came and now the one has to go
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K, go post in that forum then, bye!
steve36 said:
well cant say im sad to c it go but my new sgn2 just came and now the one has to go
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No need to open a new thread for this, nobody cares
I'm sorry for your loss
Samsung Galaxy Nexus 2?
Anyway, bye dude. Hope you have fun with your new phone.
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reported these threads are not welcome in here
its just a phone, if you decide to change its entirely normal and no need to make a fuzz about it
sabret00the said:
Samsung Galaxy Nexus 2?
Anyway, bye dude. Hope you have fun with your new phone.
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samsung galaxy note 2
hamdir said:
reported these threads are not welcome in here
its just a phone, if you decide to change its entirely normal and no need to make a fuzz about it
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reported omg we have free speech in the uk and saying good bye to one forum isnt against any tc,s ive read
Thanks hamdir, these types of threads are utter rubbish lol
I guess you haven't read the Forum rules...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1584136
"No Goodbye Threads!!"....
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Ahh bugger, just seen hamdir reported first lol, never mind. Double reported ha ha!
Threads are for discussion, if its a 'goodbye' thread then that kind of defeats the object as there is nothing to discuss.
Other than what a pointless thread this is. And yes we have free speech in the uk, (though thats debatable). But that doesn't mean I walk down the streets shouting lalalalalalala with my fingers in my ears just because I can.
Good bye ,don't mind HTC elevate poeple,they are like hound dogs when it comes to HTC ,free phones anyone?....
atrako1973 said:
Good bye ,don't mind HTC elevate poeple,they are like hound dogs when it comes to HTC ,free phones anyone?....
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Woof woof!
steve36 said:
reported omg we have free speech in the uk and saying good bye to one forum isnt against any tc,s ive read
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Sorry for being pedantic, but we don't have free speech here. People get arrested for making jokes on Twitter ffs

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