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What do you really feel about the Evo?

All I read in the forums are complaints about the Evo. I personally don't have a single issue with the phone aside from the awesomeness overdrive. Obviously, people will post/complain more about their issues than those who are completely happy with their phone. But it does skew the image of the Evo for those who happen to stumble on to XDA in hopes of researching the phone for future use. So here's a poll.

bump. i really want to know.
btw. how the frak do i change my signature?
if you can tell, its so damn old!

love it! and no issues!

Best phone I have ever owned or even used for that matter. Few issues but I think most will be solved within a month of release. Pretty damn impressive if u ask me.
Now if HTC would just release the source code we would be in heaven!!!

appzattak said:
love it! and no issues!
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Same here. If there were, I don't notice it and it doesn't bother me at all for me to completely disown this phone.
It's amazing in many ways and there's still plenty of room for improvements. The roms will certainly help this phone get there.
From the HTC Evo!!

How do I feel about the Evo..
Hmmm... EVO-lution. I was one of the very first in line at sprint and I have not put the damn thing down since. Even loosing sleep over it the phone is that awesome!

Eduel80 said:
How do I feel about the Evo..
Hmmm... EVO-lution. I was one of the very first in line at sprint and I have not put the damn thing down since. Even loosing sleep over it the phone is that awesome!
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Glad I'm not the only one. I find myself laying in bed at night doing stuff only to realize the sun is coming up....

Eduel80 said:
How do I feel about the Evo..
Hmmm... EVO-lution. I was one of the very first in line at sprint and I have not put the damn thing down since. Even loosing sleep over it the phone is that awesome!
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Ha! And my wife calls me a nerd and tells me to put it up. At least I'm not the only one.

Well, I haven't touched my laptop since Tuesday...I love it.
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Having this phone is really starting to mess with my circadian rhythm.

I don't feel anything....but there's alot I THINK about it.

I love it. It's the phone I wish I had years ago when the first iPhone came out. I had a Hero before, and I still liked my wifes 3GS, now with the larger screen of the EVO, I don't have that screen-envy anymore. The iPhone just looks tiny and awkward now.
What are the problems people in the poll are talking about? I don't have any issues with mine.

The people that come to this site repent one half of pone half of one percent of evo owners. The people you see here are either either true hackers, heard about how awesome rooting is and want to do it without reading directions, or find us by way of common search term for a specific issue they are having.
The point is, we may hear slot of complaining here, but its because we're part of a vocal and participatory minority.
I have an ipad for work, I had the pre and before that an htc touch pro before a myriad of other phones dating back to the nokia 101. The evo and android are the closest I have ever seen to fulfilling the promise of mobile technology and convenience.
The future is here, and many of the people reading these forums are holding it right now.
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My 2 Cents
I really like the EVO even though it has some issues like the Camera/Video quality for instance but most are mainly Network related so it would be a better experience had it been on T-Mobile...now the Dream/G1 A.K.A Valeria, (I named her that LOL) that's my baby, I love the **** out of that phone and still have it and probably would never get rid of it...many reasons why, it' the 1st Android phone, (so the Mother of all Androids) it's the White version (had it as soon as it was available) it was my first Smartphone and hacked phone from which I learned a little bit of Linux and it was given to me as a present on my Birthday by the love of my life...yea it's official, I'm never getting rid of that phone! Sorry, most of that had nothing to do with the EVO

I love it but my main gripes are the Android Market. Hopefully more devs make more apps or port some over. The app store isn't really organize and I would like to see some spotlighted apps or recommendations based on what apps you have installed.

_Kyros_ said:
I really like the EVO even though it has some issues like the Camera/Video quality for instance but most are mainly Network related so it would be a better experience had it been on T-Mobile...now the Dream/G1 A.K.A Valeria, (I named her that LOL) that's my baby, I love the **** out of that phone and still have it and probably would never get rid of it...many reasons why, it' the 1st Android phone, (so the Mother of all Androids) it's the White version (had it as soon as it was available) it was my first Smartphone and hacked phone from which I learned a little bit of Linux and it was given to me as a present on my Birthday by the love of my life...yea it's official, I'm never getting rid of that phone! Sorry, most of that had nothing to do with the EVO
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I had the g1 too. Learned stuff with that. I had to sell mine to help me pay for this phone. I miss it, but I love the Evo.
From the HTC Evo!!

gqstatus0685 said:
I love it but my main gripes are the Android Market. Hopefully more devs make more apps or port some over. The app store isn't really organize and I would like to see some spotlighted apps or recommendations based on what apps you have installed.
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Yeah. The market needs to go through a major makeover. Some apps are crappy. Needs for categories.. etc. I don't even bother browsing through it. I just search and go.
From the HTC Evo!!

I love my phone....I been hoping to run into someone who has a iPhone so I can say ...hhhhhhaaaaaaa hhhhaaaaa!!!
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buying the GS2 on Monday

what should I/do I need to know about the GS2? pros and cons please
I really love my Epic, but I know I'm going to miss my QWERTY
this will be my first full touch-screen phone so I'm a little weary
how do you guys like your GS2's?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359215
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I've had mine for about a week now (came from and EVO) I have no complaints whats so ever........... Your mileage may vary.......

Its a good device coming from the Evo. Its has a few issues like the Loss of service, but I did experience that until I rooted the device so I dont blame it on the phone.
The one problem that I do have is that it wont play most games for more than 10 to 15 minutes. But I use it for reading more than anything else and sprint and samsung are suppose to be releasing a patch next month.

I would say stop calling it the SGS2 (which, I know, it is) and get used to ET4G. If for nothing else than to know that if something is labeled SGS2 that you should. not. flash. it.
As far as QWERTY goes? Pffft. I was so worried when I got my Evo that I was going to miss QWERTY. I didn't have the Hero long enough to get used to it, then I got the Moment and got used to it (that keyboard sucked anway)....but the transition took, oh, a week or two. That was a year and a half ago and I've never regretted ditching the real keyboard. There are hundreds of 'em. Find one you like. I go back and forth between Swype and SwiftkeyX and can haul major ass on both....especially Swype. SwiftKeyX is totally worth whatever it costs. If you let it read your texts, emails and Facebook posts it's prediction is simply amazing. You barely even have to try being precise.

This phone is the epic now... If you like your keyboard, turn the phone landscape, then the keys r bigger than my gfs physical keys on the og epic
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I got it last Tuesday and love the phone and size. Im using the "Go Launcher" and LOVE IT, amazing how easily it is to make your beautiful looking and functional. The only problem Im having is LOS. And battery life is not that good either but , what can you expect from a dual Core phone with a big ass screen. You can tweak it with SetCpu. But Im still trying to find the best configuration so i can have a optimal battery life.
But i must say the phone is amazing and also it also lets you uninstall a lot of the preloaded apps without rooting, something other phones and carriers wont permit.

I am also getting this phone... just ordered it tonight.. should be here no later than Wed!
I'll be switching from the Moment and lack of a physical keyboard was also something I was wondering about. Hence why I sub'd to this thread.. I wanna see what y'all have to say.
BTW... Howdy! this is my first post here

crazy_dragonlady said:
I am also getting this phone... just ordered it tonight.. should be here no later than Wed!
I'll be switching from the Moment and lack of a physical keyboard was also something I was wondering about. Hence why I sub'd to this thread.. I wanna see what y'all have to say.
BTW... Howdy! this is my first post here
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You'll love this phone. Very easy to type on.
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I can't wait! I've been reading the forums about this phone for the last week or so and it's making me rather impatient to get my hands on the phone that y'all have been raving about!
ttfn
CDL

crazy_dragonlady said:
I can't wait! I've been reading the forums about this phone for the last week or so and it's making me rather impatient to get my hands on the phone that y'all have been raving about!
ttfn
CDL
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I've had it for about 4 days now. I was skeptical about the los issues. Its been smooth sailing though.
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crazy_dragonlady said:
I am also getting this phone... just ordered it tonight.. should be here no later than Wed!
I'll be switching from the Moment and lack of a physical keyboard was also something I was wondering about. Hence why I sub'd to this thread.. I wanna see what y'all have to say.
BTW... Howdy! this is my first post here
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If you are coming from the Moment you will love this device. I had the moment for 6 months but I had to get rid of it because I hated it. I went to the and loved that until my charger port broke. Got this as a replacement. This is better than the Evo, considering the screen is excellent. Also it is so much lighter and thinner than the Evo and Touchwiz is not as bad as people make it out to be.
The only problem with it that I have had is the sound bug which causes some games to just quit.

carlangas20 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1359215
Sent from my Galaxy S Two Epic Four G Touch Becky Becky-Stan
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thank you, I was not aware of this thread
Ga101698 said:
I've had mine for about a week now (came from and EVO) I have no complaints whats so ever........... Your mileage may vary.......
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thanks
Mship said:
Its a good device coming from the Evo. Its has a few issues like the Loss of service, but I did experience that until I rooted the device so I dont blame it on the phone.
The one problem that I do have is that it wont play most games for more than 10 to 15 minutes. But I use it for reading more than anything else and sprint and samsung are suppose to be releasing a patch next month.
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well, to be honest. I am pretty used to Sprint's loss of service lately. as sad as that is to say :/
daneurysm said:
I would say stop calling it the SGS2 (which, I know, it is) and get used to ET4G. If for nothing else than to know that if something is labeled SGS2 that you should. not. flash. it.
As far as QWERTY goes? Pffft. I was so worried when I got my Evo that I was going to miss QWERTY. I didn't have the Hero long enough to get used to it, then I got the Moment and got used to it (that keyboard sucked anway)....but the transition took, oh, a week or two. That was a year and a half ago and I've never regretted ditching the real keyboard. There are hundreds of 'em. Find one you like. I go back and forth between Swype and SwiftkeyX and can haul major ass on both....especially Swype. SwiftKeyX is totally worth whatever it costs. If you let it read your texts, emails and Facebook posts it's prediction is simply amazing. You barely even have to try being precise.
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I hate the fact that the phone is technically the GS2 ET4G, like... wtf? why so many names? lol. and I am very much against flashing my phones. I've had nothing but bad experiences with it. so I will not be doing it to my new phone. thanks for the info
akaiNe-iSolutions said:
This phone is the epic now... If you like your keyboard, turn the phone landscape, then the keys r bigger than my gfs physical keys on the og epic
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but just because you can go landscape mode, doesn't mean it's the same as a full qwerty
Marcthegeek said:
I got it last Tuesday and love the phone and size. Im using the "Go Launcher" and LOVE IT, amazing how easily it is to make your beautiful looking and functional. The only problem Im having is LOS. And battery life is not that good either but , what can you expect from a dual Core phone with a big ass screen. You can tweak it with SetCpu. But Im still trying to find the best configuration so i can have a optimal battery life.
But i must say the phone is amazing and also it also lets you uninstall a lot of the preloaded apps without rooting, something other phones and carriers wont permit.
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did they tell you how soon you would have to replace the battery? b/c when I got my Epic 4G, they said about after a year I should get a new battery. J/W, thanks
crazy_dragonlady said:
I am also getting this phone... just ordered it tonight.. should be here no later than Wed!
I'll be switching from the Moment and lack of a physical keyboard was also something I was wondering about. Hence why I sub'd to this thread.. I wanna see what y'all have to say.
BTW... Howdy! this is my first post here
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welcome to XDA!
also, please come back when you get the phone and let us know, k?
mikel719 said:
You'll love this phone. Very easy to type on.
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I hope you're right, lol
crazy_dragonlady said:
I can't wait! I've been reading the forums about this phone for the last week or so and it's making me rather impatient to get my hands on the phone that y'all have been raving about!
ttfn
CDL
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I've been kinda impatient for about 2 months now, lol

I will definitely post back on what I think of this phone.... coming from the Moment I'm sure I'll be blown away! After watching a lot of vids and reading a lot of reviews/posts on here I'm thinking that I might be playing with it for quite a long time ... my hubby is gonna HATE this phone! LOL
ttfn
CDL

I'm selling my epic if any of you are interested.
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Here's a little devil's advocate.
I bought the ET4G on a whim after seeing it on Craigslist for an attractive price. After using it for a week, it's going back on Craigslist and I am using my OG Epic again w/ the new Gingerbread release (and physical keyboard fixes!).
While the ET4G certainly offers a snappier Android experience and a better camera than the OG Epic, I didn't find the boost in speed or extra screen real estate to be worth the $325 I paid for the device. I think the only speed boost worth writing home about was the speed of the ET4G's stock browser. Lastly, the audio quality of SGSII is inferior to SGSI and in all honesty not worthy of a high end smartphone - this was the deal breaker for me.
Considering that you already have the OG Epic, I'd wait until the middle of next year so you can get a killer future-proof 720p LTE phone at a fully discounted price. All that said, the ET4G is still a great device!

rmgill said:
Here's a little devil's advocate.
I bought the ET4G on a whim after seeing it on Craigslist for an attractive price. After using it for a week, it's going back on Craigslist and I am using my OG Epic again w/ the new Gingerbread release (and physical keyboard fixes!).
While the ET4G certainly offers a snappier Android experience and a better camera than the OG Epic, I didn't find the boost in speed or extra screen real estate to be worth the $325 I paid for the device. I think the only speed boost worth writing home about was the speed of the ET4G's stock browser. Lastly, the audio quality of SGSII is inferior to SGSI and in all honesty not worthy of a high end smartphone - this was the deal breaker for me.
Considering that you already have the OG Epic, I'd wait until the middle of next year so you can get a killer future-proof 720p LTE phone at a fully discounted price. All that said, the ET4G is still a great device!
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well my GS2 is here and I really like it. but I do miss my keyboard
and I have 2 lines, so I can still always wait lol
ps. is it just my phone or does the homescreen not rotate? :/

monotune said:
well my GS2 is here and I really like it. but I do miss my keyboard
and I have 2 lines, so I can still always wait lol
ps. is it just my phone or does the homescreen not rotate? :/
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That's one reason I haven't taken the plunge (though I tried once, and the guy at the store said he couldn't mess with my plan). When I played with it at the store, it wouldn't rotate. Meanwhile, some of the apps (especially the camera app) would go landscape and not go back. Anyone else have that problem?

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That's one reason I haven't taken the plunge (though I tried once, and the guy at the store said he couldn't mess with my plan). When I played with it at the store, it wouldn't rotate. Meanwhile, some of the apps (especially the camera app) would go landscape and not go back. Anyone else have that problem?
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I have a very slight lag (probably intentional) when I rotate the phone when using camera but I have never had it stick.
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Sense on the Nitro

Hey guys! I just picked up my Nitro last night and so far I love it, at least the device itself. Thing is, I love the Sense 3.0 UI on the Vivid. Is there any way to port the complete HTC UI over to the Nitro to completely replace the Nitro UI? Maybe I will ultimately switch over to the HTC if I can't port the UI, but the LG device is superior in so many ways I thought I'd see if it is possible.
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It's probably possible, unfortunately we still struggling with CWM recovery to port in, once that's done, then hopefully we get some custom roms, not until then.

This is an awesome phone...i just hope some talented devs take an interest. If you're one of them, [email protected], thanks! Thanks for the response!
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What I really want is their weather screen that appears when u wake the phone up. I wish there's an app for it.

Beautiful widgets has sense looking widgets and weather effects, free download on Getjar I think.
Sense isn't going to be on this phone, unless someone is really dedicated to spending some time on something that would not be very popular. Majority of people want more stock Android.
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@flyguy74: You never know, i have seen things like this pop up before. someone might have/get a real hard on for it.
@Made2Last: ya might want to be a little more generic... try "Sense probably isn't going to be on this phone, unless someone is really dedicated to spending some time on something that might not be very popular. IMHO, Majority of people want more stock Android.
from the way you posted it, you came across as the definitive standard for everyone's opinon and shot the whole idea down. Just providing constructive criticism mate, not starting a flame war!

I don't understand why people don't like Sense. IMO it's the most beautiful interface on Android platform.

[email protected] said:
I don't understand why people don't like Sense. IMO it's the most beautiful interface on Android platform.
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Played with stock Ice Cream Sandwich yet?
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Made2Last said:
Played with stock Ice Cream Sandwich yet?
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No, I haven't, but what I've seen so far - light blue on black, aka "tron-like" - is not my cup of tea either.

Made2Last said:
Screw you!
If you want Sense you should buy an HTC phone. If HTC doesn't have a phone you like, wait a few months and chances are one will be available lol
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I am not really a fan of HTC phones. Sure the metal shells and all that is fine, but when you put a phone in metal and drop it you will break your phone everytime. Metal bends once and doesn't flex back, but plastic has more give and recovers easier.
Not to mention out of the three LTE devices right now for ATT, the Vivid is the worst. Heaviest, smallest battery, bulkiest, and it doesn't even fit the "HTC" style.
But that is my opinion.

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I don't understand why people don't like Sense. IMO it's the most beautiful interface on Android platform.
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I had an Inspire and the first thing I wanted to do was remove Sense. The functionality is nice and it looks ok, but my main problems with it are that it takes a lot of memory and with Sense (or any manufacturer customization) it changes the way certain parts of the interface look and ultimately limits your ability to customize. I think all of the manufacturers should have a way to disable their interface. That way if you like it you can use it and if you don't you can turn it off. People wouldn't be in such a hurry to install custom roms if you could.

Don't worry. If you can't fully go to HTC Sense, there are a few good HTC phones on AT&T. If you ask me, I had the Nitro for a few days and didn't enjoy it, I've got CWM successfully ported to it and made a Custom ROM.
The phone gets old after you learn there's not much you can do with it.
Its a piece of crap to me and has no potential of staying alive. But of you decide you want an AWESOME LG phone, come join us at the Thrill. We soon will have 2 ICS ROMs on our way........
Consider it
flyguy74 said:
Hey guys! I just picked up my Nitro last night and so far I love it, at least the device itself. Thing is, I love the Sense 3.0 UI on the Vivid. Is there any way to port the complete HTC UI over to the Nitro to completely replace the Nitro UI? Maybe I will ultimately switch over to the HTC if I can't port the UI, but the LG device is superior in so many ways I thought I'd see if it is possible.
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rydeN- said:
Don't worry. If you can't fully go to HTC Sense, there are a few good HTC phones on AT&T. If you ask me, I had the Nitro for a few days and didn't enjoy it, I've got CWM successfully ported to it and made a Custom ROM.
The phone gets old after you learn there's not much you can do with it.
Its a piece of crap to me and has no potential of staying alive. But of you decide you want an AWESOME LG phone, come join us at the Thrill. We soon will have 2 ICS ROMs on our way........
Consider it
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Its funny that you mention that you ported CWM and also created a custom ROM for the Nitro since you have ignored all of our requests and PMs to share the knowledge of how to port CWM to our phones. Are you willing to share your work?

rydeN- said:
Don't worry. If you can't fully go to HTC Sense, there are a few good HTC phones on AT&T. If you ask me, I had the Nitro for a few days and didn't enjoy it, I've got CWM successfully ported to it and made a Custom ROM.
The phone gets old after you learn there's not much you can do with it.
Its a piece of crap to me and has no potential of staying alive. But of you decide you want an AWESOME LG phone, come join us at the Thrill. We soon will have 2 ICS ROMs on our way........
Consider it
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Oh really, a working CWM AND a custom ROM Eh? So you so special I see, having something nobody else can achieve. Either you're a Guru of some sort or you're just an awful liar. If you did achieve them, show us the proof, but I think I know what your answer will be, "Didn't take any screenshots or pictures, and now they're all wiped and flashed back to stock since I had to return it".
Oh n btw, weren't you the one who suggested one of the members here to do something in one of the partitions, only to get him bricked? And after that you just disappeared without even trying to help?

dbjungle said:
I had an Inspire and the first thing I wanted to do was remove Sense. The functionality is nice and it looks ok, but my main problems with it are that it takes a lot of memory and with Sense (or any manufacturer customization) it changes the way certain parts of the interface look and ultimately limits your ability to customize.
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I have Inspire as well and after 9 month of heavy usage, installed lots of crap on it, it still runs smooth as brand new. I don't know why memory usage is so important for you, but I never ever had any problem with it nor ever it ran out of memory... The only reason I don't use it, is because no front camera (well and crappy back camera too), weak processor.
I can't comment on customization, cause I'm 100% satisfied with default look/settings...
P.S.
@rydeN- I installed Windows 7 Ultimate x64 on Nitro and now playing Crysis 2
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Oh n btw, weren't you the one who suggested one of the members here to do something in one of the partitions, only to get him bricked? And after that you just disappeared without even trying to help?
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I believe after someone attempted follow his suggestions and bricked their phone he said that he warned everyone not to do that, and according to him nobody listened to him, resulting the brick...

pokechapp said:
I am not really a fan of HTC phones. Sure the metal shells and all that is fine, but when you put a phone in metal and drop it you will break your phone everytime. Metal bends once and doesn't flex back, but plastic has more give and recovers easier.
Not to mention out of the three LTE devices right now for ATT, the Vivid is the worst. Heaviest, smallest battery, bulkiest, and it doesn't even fit the "HTC" style.
But that is my opinion.
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1. Like a few grams heavier makes that much of a difference, go to the gym sometime -.-
2. The battery life is amazing and lasts all day with moderate-heavy usage.
3. Have you seen the EVO 4G? This phone looks very similar but much better.
Those are my opinions, you should atleast the the phone, it speaks for itself.
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I love my Inspire / Desire HD. I don't have a problem with Sense as a launcher as much as I have a problem with the customized user interface. Large status bar, separate e-mail program and calendar etc. I think plain Android has some pretty good solutions for all of this. I think anything that can be easily switched out like the Sense launcher or LG Home launcher is A-OK.
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Coming from an Evo 3D, I can say there are aspects of Sense that I miss. I really miss the Sense 3.0 lockscreen ring, as well as the gallery and phone apps. But those are things that can easily be fixed by third party programs such as Dialer One, Widget Locker, and QuickPic. But I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for the UI to come to this phone. It requires massive framework changes to do so, unfortunately.

I'm not saying anything wrong but 1) youi posted in the wrong section and 2) your asking for huge request that take week's and month's when there's only 3active developers in ur section.

moved to general - this isn't development

Who actually likes this phone?

I mean, common, with all the people asking if they should get an iphone or this, or what's better, this or the nexus, or all that other crap, am I the only one who realizes the absolute potential of this phone and how it pwns (excuse the crude terminology xD) basicly every other device out there including the crackberries and isucks, like just today I got about two hours total talk time, bout 5 hours online, wifi on for about 4 hours, bout 5 hours music through bluetooth and bout two through 3.5mm (damn thing lasted longer then my s10-HD), Data/gps and bluetooth on all day and going on 15hours uptime with 22% left on battery.
It performs extremely quick, compatible with basicly everything droid and ahead of the current market including the new nexus in specs, what's to question? The fact that carriers are being slow to release an update?
We already know that itl be comming fully touchcrapped out, and most people on this forums definitely aren't experienced enough to lay their hands on a system file let alone build a rom and will have to wait till someone releases a AOSP style build, with that being said, we don't need the carriers, only the drivers, then we can port what we need, so, why all the complaining, I say simply, if if you question the purchase, go for the alternitave, you probably couldn't handle the device properly anyways.
Opinions? And keep it clean, believe it or not, I'm actually going for a "healthy" discussion xD

I choose this one.
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Ya... i had this phone since early november. Everthing u said i agree and most of us already knows..Whats new? I dont get the point of this thread.
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I do + characters n ****
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This phones awesome in every sense (obviously personal opinion)
I don't know how anyone could question it you can do so much with it its incredibly user friendly and poweful, easy as hell to flash, (although that counter sucks...),
Good lineup of cases, amazing screen and perfect resolution, I even like some* (very little) of TW,
I still say if you have to ask yourself, take the iphone xD
@anomy13
Just a little speal or rant about, well, wverything in my first post..

Suxs.....OP, not phone

Are u aware of the lines and blobs problem?
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I LOVE this phone, it's a monster!
I can close to literally do anything and EVERYTHING with it.
A side note is that this is Android, and if you're not too bright then you're just wasting your phones potential and would be better off with an iPhone.
Idk why so many ppl worry about these lines and blobs, you obviously have to look for them in order for them to get annoying... Either that or I don't have them as bad and atrocious as others say they are.
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anomy13 said:
Are u aware of the lines and blobs problem?
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Sure am and sad for the few that have it, mine didn't, first one didn't either
@audscot
Lmfao ur a moron what u one of the n00bs I've shut up b4 and back winin or sumthin?
@above
Ye lol I like the processor and gig of ram part with my 16gb sdcard xD
Even compressing large zips are a breeze on it, and even with apps like android hexeditors and droidedit (notepad++ for droid with awesome features basicly) you don't even need a pc really xD you can basicly do what you need right from it,
haven't turned on my pc in about 3 days, on fibre optics and 802.11n router, I burnt through 400gb on my bandwidth last month xD)

I love this phone no doubt despite the lines problem i notice sometimes. But you actually get used to it.
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I choose this one.
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Least you got a white obe xD telus didn't have any when I exchangex my first one, which they didn't have any then... and probably don't now...

Love the phone, I get bored pretty easily but have had this phone for a while now. Maybe it's the wait to see what ROMs come out of it (knowing Eugene is working on cm7 is great). Maybe it's just that there really isn't anything better at the moment for me.
Also as far as I know, Telus never got the white SII X
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I love this phone, even with touchcrap and lack of ICS/CM (for now) its great. I'm excited to see CM 7 better supported soon and eventually CM9, that will be a great day for me lol.
As for the lines and blobs...after flashing newer kernels with updated skyrocket drivers it is reduced quite a bit.

zander21510 said:
I love this phone, even with touchcrap and lack of ICS/CM (for now) its great. I'm excited to see CM 7 better supported soon and eventually CM9, that will be a great day for me lol.
As for the lines and blobs...after flashing newer kernels with updated skyrocket drivers it is reduced quite a bit.
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Ye I love the lil things in crapwizz like turning of auto brightness and holding the status bar to adjust, and other **** like that, the GUI is to big in my opinion, icons are huge, fun to theme though, got CS5 so pngs are really fun
CM9 will definitely please a lot of people that's for sure, I just want drivers its pretty bad when I can build ICS for my old ass 3g lg (fun times.. good old days..) and I can dev all I want but its useless without proper sources xD
Those with like first edition s2x are probably having the blobs worse, samsung being cheap again, (look at the nexus..)
Find an excuse to RMA, that aughta do it
@christ1119
Ye it sucks... they look ballin woulda looked weird in a ballistics case though I guess..

I, too, love this phone. There's not a phone on the market I would rather being using.
It's got the best hardware of any current phone (except the Skyrocket, and that's the same phone for all intents and purposes since I'm not on AT&T).
Only thing I miss from it is AOSP ROMs, but that's just software, and those will come in time.
Nice to see some positiveness on this forum.

I was just about to order a galaxy nexus and this thread is holding me off for a bit.lol

I effin love this phone as stated in this thread it does everything i need it to and more. The fact that it is a qualcomm does not bother me it is more then capable of tearing anything u throw at it up. And as far as the lines go i dont see them even on low setting nor do i care to look for them. I think this phone hulk smashs every phone out there and can only imagine how much fasrer it will be when we do get ics and use the processor to its full potential coupled with true hw accelaration. I cant wait

Couple screenies....i think this is my new setup for awhile
Heres lockscreen and home screen
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if ur on tmobil, this device gives you the best overall performance/network experience.
the original sgs2 has.better hardware but cant do dual band hspa+ 42mbps.
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I agree with everything in the OP, to be honest, I had issues with GB and bugs on my other devices like my G2x (major issues on that, didn't wanna root it cause the dual core was pretty awesome but still did because of the ****ty stock rom). But ever since I switched to my SGS2, although being different from the original, no update to ICS in sight anytime soon, I'm least bothered by it, this is probably the most complete and bugless stock rom I've had on any device, I don't mind touch wiz one bit, know others don't like it but it's cool by me, there is a few things I wish I could change on it but ey it works, it's smooth and all the neat little features are actually pretty sweet. I actually use the default apps for just about everything, the response and performance is awesome compared to my previous phones (G2x response was pretty nice too btw just crappy bugs), only thing I had an issue with is my gps signal being lost at times or taking a while to lock on, but I kinda figured out why since it only happens in certain areas where I live, other than that, I'm pleased and loving my phone, not in much of a hurry for ICS since I can do everything I need to on the current system software and data speeds are awesome and the camera takes beautiful pics, what more could I ask for?
(Wish we had a little more support on accessories though, like cases and stuff like iPhones do, I have about 10 cases to choose from, most being plain, they have a bloody wall full of 'em in all designs and patterns you could think of, unfair much? Lol)

Just got my note 2....have some Q's

Hello xda. Yesterday I recieved my galaxy note 2 in the mail and am loving it!!! I have a few problems/questions I couldnt solve nor find in the little crappy manual they give one. There are a number of things I hope someone can help me out with.
I had a htc dhd before this and I loved the ease of access to everything and anything and this im noticing isnt so "fun"
1. I notice I can not see my current running apps in my top bar, fail. Does anyone know how to fix that?
2. I cant figure out how to turn auto correct on....I know you're asking yourself, wow, this guy must be a noob..no, I have searches and cant find it and then I spell stuff like "searches" when I meant searched. ..
3. I want to know how to add, lets say, manage applications shortcut to my main page, cant do that either.
4. Im hating having to hold down the "." Button to access my commas and such. Can I move this option some how?
5. I cant stress enough...auto correct...its pissing me off big time.
6. I cant find out how to add a word to the dictionary
Someone please help me.
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HMJJ said:
1. I notice I can not see my current running apps in my top bar, fail. Does anyone know how to fix that?
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Android has changed dude.... current running apps are now accessed by holding down the home key.
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2. I cant figure out how to turn auto correct on....I know you're asking yourself, wow, this guy must be a noob..no, I have searches and cant find it and then I spell stuff like "searches" when I meant searched. ..
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There isnt an auto correct as such. Type a word and the stock keyboard gives you some 'choices' as to what it could be your typing. It does learn itself. So, now when I start to type my second name, I only have to type the first 4 letters and it gives me it as a suggestion. If I type live, it suggests live, love or liverpool.
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3. I want to know how to add, lets say, manage applications shortcut to my main page, cant do that either.
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Not sure what you mean here TBH
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4. Im hating having to hold down the "." Button to access my commas and such. Can I move this option some how?
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Yeah, kinda agree with that been a pain but you get used to it, or use Swiftkey or another keyboard (although you lose some s-pen functionality. You could also press the SYM to the left of the keyboard.
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5. I cant stress enough...auto correct...its pissing me off big time.
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As above.
6. I cant find out how to add a word to the dictionary
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You dont, it learns them.
Settings>Language and Input>Samsung keyboard>Predictive text>on and select what you want the system to learn from.
You can delete the learned words though, when it suggets a word, touch and hold and it asks if you want to delete it.
There is a tuturial in there too.
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Thanks so much for the help. Im going to to buy a htc now. This phone is crap. I assume, with the technology out today, I could at least have a phone that auto corrects...guess thats how ****ty samsung is...after all, apple is suing them for stealing ideas so I can see why this doesnt even have the most simple of featires....like wtf...featires..come on now, youre telling me I cant get my keyboard to auto correct features....featires isnt even a effin real word!!!! Im just really upset that I bought this piece....samsung blows!!!! Htc is wayy beyter now, especially because it auto corrects better and realizes that "BEYTER" isnt a real effin word. Fail samsung
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Word to all! If you had a htc and are thinking of buying a samsung, dont, this phone is a piece, yea, its smooth, but so is my a$$..... im very disappointed with this phone and will most likely sell it or do a drop test on it. Watch youtube for my test if thats what I decide. If you cant get a phone to auto correct, thats pathetic. Goodbye. If anyone wants to purchase a canadian telus note 2 message me, has 12 hours of use on it. Not interested in this crap anymore.
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lots of LOL's.
I had a HTC One X... yeah, good phone but the N2 can do the same as the HOX and some.
Really dont know what your issue is TBH, it would be easy to change the stock keyboard, the only thing that I think you lose is the handwriting recognition in s-pen. For that, it would take like 2 seconds to swap back to stock from the top bar. Remember that the stock keyboard has swype... and I find that far more accurate than normal typing. I am finding its getting better the more I use it though. Maybe it just hasnt learnt your words yet?
I only ever used Swiftkey on the HOX but rarely use it on the Note2.
Good luck in finding that perfect phone.... remembering that the stock HTC keyboard isnt that great and you will probably change that for another after a week

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Thanks so much for the help. Im going to to buy a htc now. This phone is crap. I assume, with the technology out today, I could at least have a phone that auto corrects...guess thats how ****ty samsung is...after all, apple is suing them for stealing ideas so I can see why this doesnt even have the most simple of featires....like wtf...featires..come on now, youre telling me I cant get my keyboard to auto correct features....featires isnt even a effin real word!!!! Im just really upset that I bought this piece....samsung blows!!!! Htc is wayy beyter now, especially because it auto corrects better and realizes that "BEYTER" isnt a real effin word. Fail samsung
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You don't know what you're doing, do you?

Lol, 4th year business major, phone developer =) I know my words. I like ease of use... dont be mad and throw out unnecessary words around because you are unhappy. Does telling other people they dont know words make you feel big buddy....lol have a good, lonely night, goof.
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Maybe it just hasnt learned it words yet....learn how to ****ing talk. High school drop out. Guess what, the kid down the street is 15 and does the exact same thing as you, you dont need **** all to do what you do...have a good night, no body =)
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Troll alert... Best of luck with that HTC.
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Lol @ phone developer.... yeah righto...
Iz dat da fisher price pull along phone?
Jeez...you try and help someone...
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Good try troll.
We all love Htc and Samsung.
But we don't troll like you.
Samsung and Htc both have their pros and cons we choose what we like.
4th year business student and phone developers must be smart enough to know correct spellings and dont need phone keyboard to correct him/her.
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One and all advice for you, dont waste your and others times plz.
If you dont like product, dont use or dont buy it.
Thankiuu.
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Don't know why you're whinging so much. All of your keyboard related issues are fixed by downloading a better keyboard from the market or even just installing the stock android keyboard haha
And in 5 presses I added a shortcut to application manager to my screen lol
I think you didn't try hard enough