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[GUIDE] Beginner's Guide For The HTC One X

Hi.
This is the guide I made for the Desire S forum to help newcomers to Android and HTC. It turned out to be quite popular and helpful, so I have given it a tweak for the One X and put it here for your benefit. It’s in .pdf format so you can download it and read it on your phone at your leisure.
Again this is only for people coming from Nokia, iPhone, Blackberry etc. I’m pretty certain that this device is going to tempt a lot of people away from them. If you’ve owned an Android before this will all be known to you.
Hope it helps!
P.S. This dropbox link will expire every couple of months. If you have problems downloading, let me know. I’ll get the link refreshed ASAP.
Link updated 9th May
Download link: http://db.tt/K7U6Z76L

Updated link so it should work again. Let me know if it stops and i'll refresh it.
Think I posted it too soon for most people to find. This is a VERY busy forum.
Happy to help.

I probably fall under the list of people who do not need to follow this guide. But alone the fact that one of the first things i read was not to install a task killer goes to prove that this is well worth a read for 'noobs'.
Hahaha! That was one of the first mistakes i actually made on my android phone, i installed a task killer.
Oh! Gotya Facetrap, i'm so installing that.

shadehh said:
I probably fall under the list of people who do not need to follow this guide. But alone the fact that one of the first things i read was not to install a task killer goes to prove that this is well worth a read for 'noobs'.
Hahaha! That was one of the first mistakes i actually made on my android phone, i installed a task killer.
Oh! Gotya Facetrap, i'm so installing that.
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If it's even a little bit helpful then I'm happy!
I simply adjusted it from the Desire S guide I did.
I would like to have people post their new-comer stumbles and discoveries here. God knows I went through enough myself. Two years ago I thought an apk was an assault rifle!
If they are worth the addition then I'll periodically update this guide to include them (giving credit to the sources of course) and it should grow into quite a useful starting point from people finally putting their iPhone down.
It'll help me improve and evolve this beginners guide to help other newcomers from tripping on the same hurdles as us. We all started somewhere!
Note: This is not meant to include stuff on rooting, unlocking, flashing etc. This is already covered in sufficient detail here on XDA. This is just about getting started.

To be honest, i really enjoyed this guide.
It's actually really helpful. Love some of the Apps you've listed, much better than the "top 50 android apps" i've encountered using google search.
The power management part was also of help. Didn't know of the "*#*#4636#*#* part.
Thanks!

Great guide, however, the wifi sleep policy advice can be confusing. Your guide says to set wifi sleep to "never". However, the option on screen refers to staying awake, not sleeping. Users should actually select "always"
Easy to work out but it may confuse noobs.

nice!!
thanks for the work and share!!

Handy guide, soo is tasker your app? Cmon you have to be some sort of benefitery

I actually heard about Tasker from an AT&T rep when I went in to change my plan. Awesome app, and this guide helped me learn about the loveliness that is exit task. I actually made a separate profile to undo what my work profile did. Good to know I can just make an exit task . I learned something today, woot! Once my battery test is done, i'll mess with it a bit more. Running the test because I am curious, battery runs fine for me so... 10min in, only 3% down.

HTC whore said:
Great guide, however, the wifi sleep policy advice can be confusing. Your guide says to set wifi sleep to "never". However, the option on screen refers to staying awake, not sleeping. Users should actually select "always"
Easy to work out but it may confuse noobs.
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That's how it used to be worded on older android phones, which of course caught me out when I switched to the HOX.

HTC whore said:
Great guide, however, the wifi sleep policy advice can be confusing. Your guide says to set wifi sleep to "never". However, the option on screen refers to staying awake, not sleeping. Users should actually select "always"
Easy to work out but it may confuse noobs.
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Good spot! Thank you. I tried to catch all the differences between DS and One X. That one slipped by. I'll put it on the list for the next rev.
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goulies said:
Handy guide, soo is tasker your app? Cmon you have to be some sort of benefitery
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Lol no I promise I'm not involved with Crafty Apps! I wonder if I should ask for 10% commission?
Squirrels said:
I actually heard about Tasker from an AT&T rep when I went in to change my plan. Awesome app, and this guide helped me learn about the loveliness that is exit task. I actually made a separate profile to undo what my work profile did. Good to know I can just make an exit task . I learned something today, woot! Once my battery test is done, i'll mess with it a bit more. Running the test because I am curious, battery runs fine for me so... 10min in, only 3% down.
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Yeah some Roms have features that take over from Tasker. Sense 3.5 had that power management for battery low. It's gone in sense 4 (apart from that hidden menu but no one knows when it kicks in) so Tasker resumed that roll. It's just handy for filling the gaps in a Roms functionality, if like me, you can't write a line of code to save your life! Things like gps off when exiting navigation, and underclocking when using navigation AND charging (which makes my phone run VERY hot).
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Download link
Please update the dropbox link. I'd really like to take a look at this guide.

Matt F said:
Please update the dropbox link. I'd really like to take a look at this guide.
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Done!
Let me know what you think. Things I've missed, or might be good to add.
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Link is not responding

Ripley said:
Link is not responding
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Works for me. Just tried it.
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wnp_79 said:
Works for me. Just tried it.
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Apologies mate, i'm such an arse...I had browser windows set to load behind the existing one....just found 5 tabs all on the same dropbox page lol

Ripley said:
Apologies mate, i'm such an arse...I had browser windows set to load behind the existing one....just found 5 tabs all on the same dropbox page lol
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Lol. No worries. Yeah that browser option is a pain. I keep getting maxed out tabs.
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S Voice? Well, it depends

Hey guys...
Just heard about S Voice. It sounds even better than siri. So I gave it a try on our device with CM9 alpha2.
So here it is:
The major function is OK, concerning listening and giving answers. Mount Everest's height can be found, weather OK, and even silly questions.
But the problem is here...
First, it is not quite responsive. Sometimes the button does not respond. However it can be worked around by re-launching it.
Second, the integration with local data does not work. Whenever I tell it to create a new task and/or calendar event, it crashes.
Third, it is not customizable. When you try to change the wake up phrase, it crashes. Worse still, you have to clear the data of the app to revive it.
Na.
Well, just asking if any developer is interested in making it work in our device?

mkcy said:
Hey guys...
Just heard about S Voice. It sounds even better than siri. So I gave it a try on our device with CM9 alpha2.
So here it is:
The major function is OK, concerning listening and giving answers. Mount Everest's height can be found, weather OK, and even silly questions.
But the problem is here...
First, it is not quite responsive. Sometimes the button does not respond. However it can be worked around by re-launching it.
Second, the integration with local data does not work. Whenever I tell it to create a new task and/or calendar event, it crashes.
Third, it is not customizable. When you try to change the wake up phrase, it crashes. Worse still, you have to clear the data of the app to revive it.
Na.
Well, just asking if any developer is interested in making it work in our device?
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samsung currently blocked s-voice for all devices except S III
http://phandroid.com/2012/05/21/sam...s-after-apk-is-pulled-from-official-firmware/

Thiso said:
samsung currently blocked s-voice for all devices except S III
http://phandroid.com/2012/05/21/sam...s-after-apk-is-pulled-from-official-firmware/
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Well, but, against all the odds, it worked ><

mkcy said:
Well, but, against all the odds, it worked ><
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and now it is working again thanks to the community
http://www.talkandroid.com/112775-s...idForums+(Android+News,+Rumours,+and+Updates)

Stock
Can you do it on stock rom with only root?

OMG sara the android siri will be sad because xda got s voice leaked xD .. ANYWAY i gonna try this soon my phone not rooted me so scared

unfortunately only compatible with ICS

damn it !! i really wish that it could work with gingerbread ... i cant use CM9 yet because the camera issue -.-
and camera is important for my job
is there anyway to trick the app to make it think that im using ICS ?

Issues with FIFA and other large file games?

So I am trying to download FIFA 12 (my favorite game on Android), and the additional files download keeps stopping at 50% (in this case, 1595MB). Is there any way to push these additional files on there? Is anyone else having this problem? Will be such a bummer if I can't play my favorite game on here. Thanks in advance!

I thank you for pointing this one out: I can see that I am not the only one having this problem.
My issue is identical to yours: installation stuck at 50%, error message "please quit the app and try again", start back from 580MB and sticking back to 595.
I suggest you to contact directly EA (which still has to answer me). The more we are, the sooner they are likely to intervene.

here too....

EA hasn't replied to me yet either y'all. I tried pushing files from the backup I made on my GNex (I know it shouldn't work, but I had to try something!) and yeah, it didn't work. I hope they fix this :/

I'm still awaiting a reply from them.

Just saw a video of this game working on a Nexus 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i__o8E6fCoA

I'll give it another try asap, then. Thanks for the heads up

I have the same issue stuck at 595 MB.

ksumanth said:
I have the same issue stuck at 595 MB.
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Yes, the version has not changed, if anyone can install this game, please report. All the others, send messages to EA please!

I've heard of similar issues on the Galaxy Nexus and have had this ZIP saved which was intended to fix it.
It might instead eat your device whole (though I doubt it), but try if you want.

Unfortunately, I'm not rooted (nor I plan to), but this might help somebody else

Ranguvar said:
I've heard of similar issues on the Galaxy Nexus and have had this ZIP saved which was intended to fix it.
It might instead eat your device whole (though I doubt it), but try if you want.
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Sorry if this is a stupid question, but for the sake of you saying it might eat my device whole, do I flash this ZIP via CWM and then try and download the game again?
If so, I will make a nandroid backup and give this a shot. Thanks!

nakunz said:
Sorry if this is a stupid question, but for the sake of you saying it might eat my device whole, do I flash this ZIP via CWM and then try and download the game again?
If so, I will make a nandroid backup and give this a shot. Thanks!
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I have no idea, I'm just taking a shot in the dark.
It's just a binary program in /system/bin, but I didn't want to make anyone think I knew what I was doing.

I have just received a first answer from EA, in which they basically ask for the same information I have given in the first message. I wonder if they take the time to read what we write them...
I'll report back for further developments, everyone else with the same problem, please contact EA as well!

Looks like they took it off our market as not compatible. Hopefully this is temporary so they can fix it. I paid for this app!

nakunz said:
Looks like they took it off our market as not compatible. Hopefully this is temporary so they can fix it. I paid for this app!
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I can see it here in the market in France.

Same issue here
Hopefully EA sort this issue out..

As promised, update: they have forwarded the bug alert to the dev team, which will start working on it "as soon as possible".
Of course they weren't able to give me an ETA, so I suppose that all we can do is sit and wait.
Oh, and keep sending them bug alerts related to this issue, for all those that haven't done it yet. The more we are, the harder the pressure they will have, the quicker they will sort this out.

EA can't even get there console games fixed never mind the mobile platform games its a shambles
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News????

Not enough to Root

I just got the LG G3 and love it. The phone is awesome, but theres just not enough reason for me to root at the moment. I know its new but I'll wait for more roms and other features to come out. I would like more themes. I really don't want to DL a launcher. I used Themer but apparently it gives me some kind of not compatible because of the resolution, something like.

I thought the same thing, but ended up rooting my G3 anyway.
Small tweaks using G3 tweakbox were worth it, such as removing carrier IQ on lockscreen, adding dedicated menu buttons on the nav bar,
showing ram availability in recent apps menu, etc.

johnny quest said:
I just got the LG G3 and love it. The phone is awesome, but theres just not enough reason for me to root at the moment. I know its new but I'll wait for more roms and other features to come out. I would like more themes. I really don't want to DL a launcher. I used Themer but apparently it gives me some kind of not compatible because of the resolution, something like.
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to each their own but I have never owned a phone and not take root. Just being able to freeze/uninstall unwanted apps, freezing updates and doing minor tweaks is enough reason besides loading custom recoveries and roms.

Takes time so I don't understand why even make the thread?

I root it solely for fixing memory card problem.

decaturbob said:
to each their own but I have never owned a phone and not take root. Just being able to freeze/uninstall unwanted apps, freezing updates and doing minor tweaks is enough reason besides loading custom recoveries and roms.
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This. I will say that I was happy without root until the microlag got to me. The force close of my google services was the last straw. I now have no lag on my device and have made it much better imo with the tweaks mentioned earlier in this thread. I really wish we had an AOSP rom for it though.

SD card issue, g3 tweakbox, viper4android, xposed.
That hsould be enough for you to root

bodom_hc said:
SD card issue, g3 tweakbox, viper4android, xposed.
That hsould be enough for you to root
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G3 tweakbox is awesome app, I did the paid version.... (also needs xposed framework to run), I guess i need to research whats goin on with SD card...I assume to be the ext-sd card. Not sure about viper4andriod....I D/L'd and asked about updating drivers and choices were not very intuitive. I'm happy to a have TWRP and TiBu up and running as well.
having a choice of root or not....really is a no-brainer if you want to do any thing to your smart phone, otherwise why have it?

There's a thread for everything, so I figure I make one to see if there are others on the same boat. Yes, I would love to root my phone but I'm going to wait for a bit. I would love to see more developers working on more roms to get that "wow" effect. I've always root as soon as I get a phone but I usually get a phone thats been out for a while and to see tons of roms. This is my first phone that I ever had thats only been released in only a week. So I'm excited to see what comes out from these developers.

I personally like to root right away for the simple fact if I screw up I'm still within the 14 day return policy

cvsolidx17 said:
This. I will say that I was happy without root until the microlag got to me. The force close of my google services was the last straw. I now have no lag on my device and have made it much better imo with the tweaks mentioned earlier in this thread. I really wish we had an AOSP rom for it though.
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How did you fix the google service force close?

johnny quest said:
I just got the LG G3 and love it. The phone is awesome, but theres just not enough reason for me to root at the moment. I know its new but I'll wait for more roms and other features to come out. I would like more themes. I really don't want to DL a launcher. I used Themer but apparently it gives me some kind of not compatible because of the resolution, something like.
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Um that's fantastic news bro.
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This seems like a thread better suited for AC. Isn't the community of XDA about rooting and customizing?

OhioDroid80 said:
This seems like a thread better suited for AC. Isn't the community of XDA about rooting and customizing?
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Don't know what AC stands for. Thats why I put this thread in the General section.

I also feel like there is no real need to root. For me, anyway. I rooted my s4 asap but for this one I finally feel like I don't have to root to enjoy it. Frankly I'm just not as interested in flashing **** like I used to.
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I never understood threads like this every time a new phone cames out.. Okay so then don't root, next topic please

Rooting and freezing a lot of apps made my phone noticeably faster and last longer on a charge. So it's definitely worth it.
Transmission sent from my LG G3.

mgbotoe said:
How did you fix the google service force close?
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I would like to know this as well, on every boot I get a force close of gapps but it only happens once during each boot. Its annoying the hell out of me lol

cvsolidx17 said:
I would like to know this as well, on every boot I get a force close of gapps but it only happens once during each boot. Its annoying the hell out of me lol
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No fcs.... Rooted... Xposed... G3tweakbox mods..
blasted by TMO G3

Pheno.menon said:
Rooting and freezing a lot of apps made my phone noticeably faster and last longer on a charge. So it's definitely worth it.
Transmission sent from my LG G3.
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Is there a list somewhere of what's okay to remove from the tmobile version?

Hard Reboot on attempt to change keyboard.

Hello everyone!
I made a stupid mistake of uninstalling my GO Keyboard app before disabling the input method. So I install the Google Keyboard app. But when I get to the point where I need to change the input method to Google Keyboard, the phone hard reboots, saying XPERIA then the boot animation. I tried everything but no luck.
Any help appreciated,
- cheesedude

Is the device rooted?

OwnDroid said:
Is the device rooted?
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Yup, fully. I looked for an app like com.android.input to clear cache for, but I didn't find anything.
Typed from the terrible stock keyboard which changes to Chinese every few mins.

cheesedude said:
Yup, fully. I looked for an app like com.android.input to clear cache for, but I didn't find anything.
Typed from the terrible stock keyboard which changes to Chinese every few mins.
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Lol XD, what kind of ROM do you run? Stock or CM based?

Stock D: My phone was £110 so I don't want any risks of a brick.

Any help? D:

Well thanks for the 'help' guys Seriously though you post on this forum no one replies for a day or so and then it is moved down to the bottom of the forum. And this reply thing is buggy as hell thanks for wasting my time and if Sony ever finds me, well screw you, you only take the popular. devices and update them, and leave the other devices to rot in bugs. Thank f***ing you, XDA, it took me 25 minutes to re type this because of your terrible website on mobile, and I can't change my profile picture from a terrible minecraft thingy to something proffessional. And before you people jump in and judge me as a 9 year old minecraft player, I am only pissed off.

Don't rage and factory reset.