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Hi ,
This will be my first time to have Android device and as an owner of Nokia N8 i don't need at present time a flagship Android device so i was thinking about HTC Wildfire for testing Android and knowing it and see if i can use it at my daily usage
Due it's low screen resolution is there any apps that will not work with the device ?! Don't care about games or videos all i want to know is the device capable of installing and using common apps found out in market and forums ? Skype , What'sApp , Androidify , Social Networks plugins Facebook and Twitter , etc...
This is all i am worry about that after buying the device i can't install apps on it due to it's hardware limitations
Thanks and waiting your reply soon
For the things you mention the wildfire will be fine, it can handle day to day apps fine mostly, it just falls down with high intensity graphics of games mainly.
yes u can install those kind of apps.if u not looking for gaming then its okay.
Most important now a days wildfire comes with latest version of android which cannot be rooted.
Rooting means gaining full access to ur phone means you can change some setting of system, run application which can be run only when rooted etc.. Without rooting wildfire is waste. If u use only day to day applications like skype, mail, youtube, business apps etc.. then u can take but if u intend to use something more like ad-hoc wifi, changing system properties, more market applications which are available for selected region only, Advanced tethering of internet, removing inbuilt applications etc.. then i advice not to touch until someone root it.
Thanks all for your time
i don't care for games all i need testing android and see if i will like it or not and try the common apps
i think in my country - Egypt - it's still sold with 2.1 Eclair and this is rooted ?!
if i want an email app and twitter and facebook clients and a new music player etc all this will not be available ??!!
i don't want powerful apps or games i know that device can't handle them but what about common and regular apps
let's say that there is 100 app most of android users use , how many of those 100 app will not work ,,, i will not download all market to the phone !!!
can i use apps that change the UI like SPB Shell , i already know that there is a lot of apps that do that job to android
is there 2.3 for Wildfire ?!
Thanks again all and wishes to join this section soon with my Wildfire
With 2.1 it Is possible to root. DO NOT update to 2.2.
Search for rooting guide by 42turkeys. It's a very good one. Read all of it, then follow it. This will get your phone rooted and prepared. Then install CM7. This will get you Gingerbread.
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With 2.1 it Is possible to root. DO NOT update to 2.2.
Search for rooting guide by 42turkeys. It's a very good one. Read all of it, then follow it. This will get your phone rooted and prepared. Then install CM7. This will get you Gingerbread.
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so Wildfire is good enough to know Android and get familiar with it
i guess i will get it this week ...
is there any more info please add it to topic will be so appreciated
No SPB Shell. Sorry. Wildfire is too low end to run it. Among the more popular apps which wont work, you can also add Adobe Flash Player, any other derivative of it, and even Browsers like Firefox.
Other launchers like LauncherPro, and ADW work flawlessly though.
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No SPB Shell. Sorry. Wildfire is too low end to run it. Among the more popular apps which wont work, you can also add Adobe Flash Player, any other derivative of it, and even Browsers like Firefox.
Other launchers like LauncherPro, and ADW work flawlessly though.
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I would recommend launcher pro, so much more customisable than stock sense.
Thanks a lot all you were very helpful
is there any hope that 2.2 will be rooted soon cuz i don't know if the device will be with 2.1 or 2.2
No idea yet. There's scant info of any progress of rooting 2.2. BTW, Since you want to use Skype, you might want to read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768666
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No idea yet. There's scant info of any progress of rooting 2.2. BTW, Since you want to use Skype, you might want to read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=768666
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i didn't mean to use Skype literary ,,, i meant common apps that most of users Android using
and about rooting i am all new about this but at the end will be there is a solution for rooting 2.2 ??!!
in android can i downgrade from 2.2 to 2.1 ?! then root the device or it's not working that way ??
No, downgrading and rooting doesn't work. And, as I said, at this point of time, its tough to predict anything about when 2.2 will be rooted, because, information is scant.
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No, downgrading and rooting doesn't work. And, as I said, at this point of time, its tough to predict anything about when 2.2 will be rooted, because, information is scant.
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Then i hope that the device i will get will be 2.1
Yes, it will be tough though, unless the device is from the 'old stock'. But, Good Luck.
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Yes, it will be tough though, unless the device is from the 'old stock'. But, Good Luck.
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this is a little chance to get one from old stock but i wish
if u rooted it with XTC is the device will be always rooted or will be blocked again ??!!
Getting it S-OFF'ed by XTC Clip is permanent. There's no coming back from it.
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Getting it S-OFF'ed by XTC Clip is permanent. There's no coming back from it.
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is there any bad effects on device if i doing that or it's the same as normal rooting methods
i am all new to andriod vocabulary so what is S-Off Means ??!! Security Off ?!
Yes, Security (Secuflag) Off. The bad effect is that your warranty will be void. That apart, there shouldn't be anymore ill effects. (Unless, obviously, you are careless with it, since, with S-OFF, you can literally do anything to your system's files as you want. )
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Yes, Security (Secuflag) Off. The bad effect is that your warranty will be void. That apart, there shouldn't be anymore ill effects. (Unless, obviously, you are careless with it, since, with S-OFF, you can literally do anything to your system's files as you want. )
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if somthing went wrong and want to make it ON again ,, is this possible ?
Thanks a lot for your time and your help , i will got my device by tomorrow and join Android world
i hope it will be 2.1 not 2.2.1
With the bad news that HTC has confirmed that it will not unlock the WFS bootloader from sharkman3D and BadWolf’s S-OFF without XTC-Clip conclusions thread sadly stalling, some of us are talking about selling our WFSs and never buying HTC again. But why be so negative and despondent? Isn’t the Wildfire S still a great phone? I think it is! So instead of whining about all the things we CAN’T do with a locked up WFS, let’s start talking about all the good things we CAN do with it!!
I’d like this thread to be an index of all the best things we can do with a non-rooted S-ON Wildfire S.
My thoughts are to focus on things that would benefit the overall performance, operation and use of a locked WFS. Let’s see how to save memory, cut back on useless processes, extend battery life, make the interface easier to use and more efficient, etc. You post your best and I’ll add it to the bottom of this post.
Why do we need this thread? Because half of the tutorials and guides that catch my eye in this forum at some point require S-OFF, superuser or root—very annoying. It would be really nice to have one place to go for all the cool things we can do with an S-ON Wildfire S!
A couple of guidelines for this thread:
Do post tutorials and guides (preferably from this forum) that you’ve found make your WFS better/more useful/easier to use/etc.
Don’t post things that require S-OFF, superuser, or root!
Apps We all love them. That’s why we got an Android phone. But here we’re talking about what to do with the Wildfire S in general. So please feel free to post apps that are generally useful to the Wildfire S community and I’ll add them below. Something like Swype would be appropriate. But things like NatGeo’s Dog Whisperer app, the Rachael Ray recipe finder and your favorite hair loss prevention app are not.
I’m looking forward to hearing back from you all!
Tips to improve your Wildfire S
[TIP] Greatest Battery saving tip you'll ever find - NOTE: This only works if you live in an area that has a network beside 3G (like Edge). It keeps the phone from constantly searching for 3G.
[TUTORIAL][S-ON][GSM][HOWTO] Upgrade to 2.3.5 - Tip from breaky9973
[S-ON] remove/disable crap from htc - Tip from breaky9973
Forcing Apps to install to the SD Card without root
Some great apps for the Wildfire S:
Swype: the best smartphone keyboard app I've ever seen
Ditch Facebook and try Friendcaster - Tip from breaky9973
Good idea !
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I agree. The WFS is still a great phone.
What I like about the WFS:
- Good bright screen which is perfectly readable in sunlight.
- Scratch resistant Gorilla Glass! (Not a scratch yet!)
- Aluminum front and rubberized plastic back give a luxury feel to it.
- Stable (Mine didn't hang yet)
And even with S-ON you can customize a whole lot, like replace launcher and lock screen.
Things I did so far:
- Upgrade to Android 2.3.5
- Disable HTC apps including Facebook (Click for link)
- Use Friendcaster as Facebook replacement. (Wasn't happy with Facebooks own app)
Still deciding what launcher I want and then I can also disable HTC Sense if I like...but with the things I did I already have a very usuable phone.
And, to be honest, HTC Sense is not that bad. A whole lot people buy HTC over Samsung or LG (for example) just because of Sense.
I have a friend who has a Galaxy SII. Her phone is more responsive and faster but the materials are plasticy and screen (besides for the blacks and viewing angles) displays ugly colors. So I am quite happy with it.
I'm going to add one from over at androidforums.com: Forcing Apps to install to the SD Card without root
For those not familiar with installing the Android SDK (ie, noobs), the Mini SDK found in this guide is much easier to deal with. For those interested in the full SDK but want a good step-by-step, check out this page: How to install ADB - Cyanogen Wiki.
Some guides out there claim that you can move *all* Android apps to the SD using the "pm setInstallLocation 2" command. This is not true. You can move all self-installed apps and some system apps. Some system apps still will not move.
It should also be stressed that widget apps will not work if moved to the SD card, so they obviously should not be moved.
For those curious, the options with "pm setInstallLocation" are 0=Auto, 1=internal memory, 2=SD Card.
I've been using my samsung GN for a month now and loving it. This is my first transition into the Android platform so please excuse my ignorance if my questions seem trivial.
I haven't unlocked or rooted my phone yet, but I'm itching to do so. I just had a few questions before I try it.
1. Unlocking the bootloader will wipe out my entire phone. I'm assuming this means it will similar to opening up a new phone. Since I've used this phone for a month now, I've put all my phone contacts in, including getting all the profile photos for my friends and contacts. Since I started a GMail account, can all this be recovered once gmail syncs back to the phone. I'm assuming this is for the calendar as well. Also is there a way to backup and restore anything else... ie txt messages, apps, settings, etc. I read somewhere something about titanium backup (can this be done the first time I unlock the bootloader?)
2. One of the main reasons why I want to unlock/root is to be able to put in some custom themes and icons. Am I correct to say this is only possible after I root the phone? Or can this be done on the stock unlocked form?
3. The other reason I want to do this is to see if there are any custom roms or kernels that can help with the UI interface to make it a bit more smooth and not as stuttery. (I know this is a debated discussion), however I came from the iphone and it is noticable and irritating to me (YMMV) Does anyone know of a custom kernel or ROM that will be able to improve on this?
Thank you for your help... I'm still somewhat hesitant to do the process. I'd just like to find out as much as I can before I try it.
You can change icons and launcher themes by using a custom launcher such as ADW or Go Launcher (the two with the most themes) but this will only change the icons of your apps. If you want to get into custom colors and buttons and such, you will need to root.
Gmail will sync all of your contacts back, but the pictures will be low resolution (unless they are your friends on G+) to fix this, you can redo the pictures by hand or download an app called Haxsync for facebook sync which I've found works fairly well.
You can download "SMS backup and restore" to back up and restore your texts.
Market will have your paid apps saved, but write a list of your free apps as market will not save those.
Also your settings such as wifi networks will be remembered.
And yes, custom kernels and roms will help with smoothness, promise
Josh, thanks a lot for the advice, I'll look into the apps before I start to unlock this puppy!!!
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Anytime feel free to PM me if you need any help!
Hi all.
Been an Android user for about as long as it's been out there and I have almost always rooted and installed custom ROM's on my devices. Last year I finally managed to convince the wife to upgrade to Android (enter the ARC S). She was delighted but the phone was always a bit slugish. When the ICS update came out I pressed her to upgrade because I thought she would benefit from the upgrade and the speeds might improve. So after a few months she finally gave in and about 2 weeks ago I did the upgrade. Aaaaaaannnndddddd that's when it all went to hell. Her phone is slow. Soooooo painfully slow that even an old HTC Desire loaded with a Sense 3.5 / 4 ROM is outperforming it by miles. She is mad. Soooooo very mad at me since then for having made her phone all that much worse. Reading up on it I know now that the upgrade was a bust and that Sony dropped the ball with this one.
So now I am looking to redeem myself. Usually I'd just root the phone, slap on some recovery software and flash away a couple of ROM's and choose from them. But this device seems to be not so straight forward. So I am turning to the community for help. What I am looking to do is install a custom ROM that is smooth and fast and will stay that way for as long as possible. Preferably one that is JB based and as easy to get on the device as possible. Now I know that when this question gets put out there people are often greeted with the "flash 'em and try" response, but my wife is reluctant to let me do anything else to her phone, let alone experiment with many a ROM. So I am asking for opinions. Any ROM as long as it's fast. The ROM that gets the most positive opinions wins and that is what I'll flash and hopefully save my marriage
Please keep in mind the phone is SIM locked and not rooted. It's basically an original ARC S with ICS on it. I have no recovery or rooting experience with this device, so it would be lovely if this could be done simply. I don't really want to over complicate things and risk gorking the thing even more.
Thanks in advance to all you members out there!
Hi.
You could just have Googled best rom arc s and read one of the numerous threads on the subject, and these threads are just another variation of best rom threads which are also now starting to build up. Root and and remove crap, few build.prop and init.d tweaks and you'll have a nippy Phone that works as it should, install a custom ROM then she isn't going to be happy when something doesn't work and you're constantly taking it of her to sort it out.
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You could just have Googled best rom arc s and read one of the numerous threads on the subject, and these threads are just another variation of best rom threads which are also now starting to build up. Root and and remove crap, few build.prop and init.d tweaks and you'll have a nippy Phone that works as it should, install a custom ROM then she isn't going to be happy when something doesn't work and you're constantly taking it of her to sort it out.
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I did. And I actually considered (still am tbh) the Ultimate HD. But thought maybe there was something out there better and no frills. As for the root and decrap option, that's actually a pretty good idea. But won't the crap just load back? I mean, on most roms when I remove the bloatware it just loads up again via market. As for build.prop I don't know much. Could you just tip me a thread topic or what not and I will search. Or topics even.
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I did. And I actually considered (still am tbh) the Ultimate HD. But thought maybe there was something out there better and no frills. As for the root and decrap option, that's actually a pretty good idea. But won't the crap just load back? I mean, on most roms when I remove the bloatware it just loads up again via market. As for build.prop I don't know much. Could you just tip me a thread topic or what not and I will search. Or topics even.
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Best thing is to try honestly (I wouldn't say ultimate hd is a bad choice )
And bloatware wouldn't load back once you've removed them so dont worry
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Best thing is to try honestly (I wouldn't say ultimate hd is a bad choice )
And bloatware wouldn't load back once you've removed them so dont worry
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Thanks. Will have to consider it.
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Try Ultimate HD 2.0.3 / Xperia T ROM
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Thanks. Will have to consider it.
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I have been using that ROM for around a week now and my phone is faster than ever.. The only issue seems to be in sending items via bluetooth (accept works smooth, but the option in send via is missing). But if your wife doesn't use that much bluetooth file sharing, then I'd recommend this ROM. Another good choice would be XPERIA T ROM for Arc S - Comparatively its a tad bit slower (not noticeable) but loads of more features (WalkMan has GraceNote, ClearAudio. Album has SenseMe etc.) Both are stable for daily use.
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I have been using that ROM for around a week now and my phone is faster than ever.. The only issue seems to be in sending items via bluetooth (accept works smooth, but the option in send via is missing). But if your wife doesn't use that much bluetooth file sharing, then I'd recommend this ROM. Another good choice would be XPERIA T ROM for Arc S - Comparatively its a tad bit slower (not noticeable) but loads of more features (WalkMan has GraceNote, ClearAudio. Album has SenseMe etc.) Both are stable for daily use.
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Thank you for the input. Bluetooth is not an issue. She rarely uses it at all. So yes, I'll keep it in mind. I'll have to decide till tomorrow morning seeing as how I am going to try to get it done over the weekend. To those of you that took the time to reply, my thanks!
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Thank you for the input. Bluetooth is not an issue. She rarely uses it at all. So yes, I'll keep it in mind. I'll have to decide till tomorrow morning seeing as how I am going to try to get it done over the weekend. To those of you that took the time to reply, my thanks!
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So did you install one finally??
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So did you install one finally??
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Actually, no. She forbade me
I'm guessing she's scared it'll just get worse or I'll mess it up even more. She won't even allow me to root it. At this point, I am hoping that some official fix comes along so that I can at least get her phone back to acceptable status. It's sooooooo slow. My old HTC Desire flies like a bat with a lit match stuck up it's butt compared to her Arc S right now. I mean, pulling up the phone dialer takes literally between 7 to 17 seconds to open just the dialer. And don't even dare to tap "contacts" because it can take you the best part of 30 seconds to see them appear.
SONY didn't just drop the ball with releasing this update; they bloody well stabbed it with a hunting knife to deflate it first so the ball would never bounce again... and then they dropped it.
Really, I am so sad for her every time I see her trying to do something on her phone. She used to love it. Now I see her turning away from it every chance she gets. It's really heartbreaking, and I am not trying to be funny. It really does pain me to see this happen.
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Actually, no. She forbade me
I'm guessing she's scared it'll just get worse or I'll mess it up even more. She won't even allow me to root it. At this point, I am hoping that some official fix comes along so that I can at least get her phone back to acceptable status. It's sooooooo slow. My old HTC Desire flies like a bat with a lit match stuck up it's butt compared to her Arc S right now. I mean, pulling up the phone dialer takes literally between 7 to 17 seconds to open just the dialer. And don't even dare to tap "contacts" because it can take you the best part of 30 seconds to see them appear.
SONY didn't just drop the ball with releasing this update; they bloody well stabbed it with a hunting knife to deflate it first so the ball would never bounce again... and then they dropped it.
Really, I am so sad for her every time I see her trying to do something on her phone. She used to love it. Now I see her turning away from it every chance she gets. It's really heartbreaking, and I am not trying to be funny. It really does pain me to see this happen.
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Yes, and atheistically Arc S is an awesome phone. And since its good under the hood as well, with a good custom FW, it really flies. My condolences to you my friend. However I have used Arc with stock FW as well, hence will suggest you some tips to enhance performance
1. Disable FaceBook Inside Xperia - It lags the system like hell
2. Remove the Timescape widget and live wallpapers if set.
3. Disable AutoSync if possible or keep it on for accounts other than FaceBook
4. Clear messages and call history a few days - I know it sounds strange - but it sure used to speed up my Arc.
5. Using tools like App Cache Cleaner and RAM Booster can help speed it up
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Yes, and atheistically Arc S is an awesome phone. And since its good under the hood as well, with a good custom FW, it really flies. My condolences to you my friend. However I have used Arc with stock FW as well, hence will suggest you some tips to enhance performance
1. Disable FaceBook Inside Xperia - It lags the system like hell
2. Remove the Timescape widget and live wallpapers if set.
3. Disable AutoSync if possible or keep it on for accounts other than FaceBook
4. Clear messages and call history a few days - I know it sounds strange - but it sure used to speed up my Arc.
5. Using tools like App Cache Cleaner and RAM Booster can help speed it up
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Thanks for those tips. Will surely come in handy. How can I disable FB in the Arc? I know how to remove the account, but I think it's somehow integrated into the ROM, right? Is that what you meant?
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Thanks for those tips. Will surely come in handy. How can I disable FB in the Arc? I know how to remove the account, but I think it's somehow integrated into the ROM, right? Is that what you meant?
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He didn't mean Facebook itself, but Facebook inside Xperia. It's that awesome feature that let's you do things you don't need to... seriously. I don't remember well where it is in settings, but it is there (I flashed a custom JB rom so I can't tell you where it is). I guess it was in "Xperia" but I'm not sure on that one. Autosync takes a huge amount of the guilt for making it slower, allow it only when you enable wifi, if possible. Check RAM usage, and look for apps that are not in use, and uninstall them.
If you really want it fast, then why not flashing a GB lightweighted Rom or even the debloated stock one? There are quite a few around here that you can flash. Just check the development section. It won't have a lot of features as ICS does, but as this phone was designed for GB, it will run in a decent way.
I used Ultimate HD for a while, and let me tell you, it was great. It offers very nice features. 5x4 apps drawer like in Xperia T (also Xperia T's boot animation); very nice design; on-screen buttons at choice; quick toggle panel (that is really handy); walkman app; new calendar app; the new album app that allows you to see the photos on map (if geotag was allowed when taken); included overclocking tool; and much more, being quite fast at the same time. I just switched to JB for the sake of feeling JB in my hand! But of course, if I see that it doesn't suit me well, I'm going back to ICS, back to UHD.
If you really want to make it faster, your best choice is to convince her to flash a custom ROM. Stock is well aesthetically designed, but as you said yourself, laggy as hell. Some of those custom ROMs are even able to be used with locked bootloader (although I would recommend to unlock the bootloader, check link at my signature from the android soul community). My suggestion: Read. She won't, you will. The chances of schrewing it up are lower if you inform yourself of the risks. I usually do this: I read the OP, and then I go to the last 5 pages, and read some repplies. It tells me whether people are having issues recently, or if there's a common issue.
Good luck convincing her :fingers-crossed:
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He didn't mean Facebook itself, but Facebook inside Xperia. It's that awesome feature that let's you do things you don't need to... seriously. I don't remember well where it is in settings, but it is there (I flashed a custom JB rom so I can't tell you where it is). I guess it was in "Xperia" but I'm not sure on that one. Autosync takes a huge amount of the guilt for making it slower, allow it only when you enable wifi, if possible. Check RAM usage, and look for apps that are not in use, and uninstall them.
If you really want it fast, then why not flashing a GB lightweighted Rom or even the debloated stock one? There are quite a few around here that you can flash. Just check the development section. It won't have a lot of features as ICS does, but as this phone was designed for GB, it will run in a decent way.
I used Ultimate HD for a while, and let me tell you, it was great. It offers very nice features. 5x4 apps drawer like in Xperia T (also Xperia T's boot animation); very nice design; on-screen buttons at choice; quick toggle panel (that is really handy); walkman app; new calendar app; the new album app that allows you to see the photos on map (if geotag was allowed when taken); included overclocking tool; and much more, being quite fast at the same time. I just switched to JB for the sake of feeling JB in my hand! But of course, if I see that it doesn't suit me well, I'm going back to ICS, back to UHD.
If you really want to make it faster, your best choice is to convince her to flash a custom ROM. Stock is well aesthetically designed, but as you said yourself, laggy as hell. Some of those custom ROMs are even able to be used with locked bootloader (although I would recommend to unlock the bootloader, check link at my signature from the android soul community). My suggestion: Read. She won't, you will. The chances of schrewing it up are lower if you inform yourself of the risks. I usually do this: I read the OP, and then I go to the last 5 pages, and read some repplies. It tells me whether people are having issues recently, or if there's a common issue.
Good luck convincing her :fingers-crossed:
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Oh wow, thanks for the info! This thread is actually becoming more helpful then I expected. You can bet I'll keep trying to convince her. Also I'll check the FB issue and see if I can get something sorted.
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Oh wow, thanks for the info! This thread is actually becoming more helpful then I expected. You can bet I'll keep trying to convince her. Also I'll check the FB issue and see if I can get something sorted.
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Good luck on that one :highfive: And don't forget to click thanks on the posts that you found helpful
So good news! She finally had enough and can't stand the slowness anymore. I have the go ahead to do what I want to the device. So now everything is an option. So from what I gathered so far, first I must unlock bootloader. But this means formating the data partition, thus loosing everything.
Is it at all possible to root first so I can Titanium Backup the hell out of this phone first? LT18i running stock 4.0.4 and 4.1.B.0.587.
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Pitbull_Raven said:
So good news! She finally had enough and can't stand the slowness anymore. I have the go ahead to do what I want to the device. So now everything is an option. So from what I gathered so far, first I must unlock bootloader. But this means formating the data partition, thus loosing everything.
Is it at all possible to root first so I can Titanium Backup the hell out of this phone first? LT18i running stock 4.0.4 and 4.1.B.0.587.
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Yes. root it, backup your apps using titanium backup. (i recommend paid version) backup contacts and sms also. unlock your bootloader, flash custom kernel, (i recommend rush kernel), do full wipe (wipe absolutely everything except sd card of course since your backups are all there.) flash custom rom (preferably stock based roms since they are more stable. Try ultimate hd or jelly sandwich).
boot up for the first time, first boot usually slower. Complete First time setup, let it sit for awhile, like 5 minutes, install titanium, restore apps and contacts, make sure the apps are working. Some apps like line won't work after restoring with data from titanium and I had to clear it's app data first. set cpu governor to performance and add a bit of overclock (1.5 or 1.6). she won't know what these are anyway and she'd stop whining about lags. remember to set to overclock on boot. reboot phone and you're done.
I do this for my girl too. I'd still recommend ultimate hd 2.0.3. but you should mess around with the settings to see what it has to offer first. And also remember to search within their threads to find current unfixed bugs and their solutions.
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jackkeylow said:
Yes. root it, backup your apps using titanium backup. (i recommend paid version) backup contacts and sms also. unlock your bootloader, flash custom kernel, (i recommend rush kernel), do full wipe (wipe absolutely everything except sd card of course since your backups are all there.) flash custom rom (preferably stock based roms since they are more stable. Try ultimate hd or jelly sandwich).
boot up for the first time, first boot usually slower. Complete First time setup, let it sit for awhile, like 5 minutes, install titanium, restore apps and contacts, make sure the apps are working. Some apps like line won't work after restoring with data from titanium and I had to clear it's app data first. set cpu governor to performance and add a bit of overclock (1.5 or 1.6). she won't know what these are anyway and she'd stop whining about lags. remember to set to overclock on boot. reboot phone and you're done.
I do this for my girl too. I'd still recommend ultimate hd 2.0.3. but you should mess around with the settings to see what it has to offer first. And also remember to search within their threads to find current unfixed bugs and their solutions.
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Very helpful. Thanks. I have TB paid version, so it shouldn't be a problem. Was just wondering how to root without unlocking boot first. I can see many a tutorial, but all seem to tell how to unlock bl first.
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you don't need to unlock bl to root... and once you unlock bl you won't need to root because most custom roms and kernels come pre-rooted. use flashtool to root. download flashtool if you haven't already. It's like the all in one toolbox if you're just a user.
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Will definitely look into it. Many thanks.
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Hello, extreme newbie here, with practically 0 experience with roms and various tweaks and stuff like that (I played around with these things a little back when gingerbread was THE thing, never touched Android since, till recently).
I've been using a One X for the past 6 months or so and I decided to finally get rid of all the gaming problems (due to HTC's power management, etc) and to benefit from various improvements that helped improve the experience for lots of people, unlocked it, rooted and installed the latest JB sense ARHD without a single problem + the advanced power menu and the mod pack. Everything works fine and seems like it'll work no problem, but there is only one small problem, the phone is now recognized as EndeavorU instead of One X, in the phone specs, on HTC sync and google account, it's a little annoying to see it named like that and my question is, or should I say questions:
1. Is this name change relevant to the overall functionality of the phone, in other words, did I mess something up that needs to be repaired?
2. Can it be changed back to its brand name instead of code name without having to restore the stock settings?
Thanks for the possible solutions and sorry if this has been asked before, couldn't find much info about this, only one random thread on some other forum where a guy had his phone revert to One X after a reboot, then back to EndeavorU and finally back to One X when he connected it to HTC sync, none of that worked for me.
The name EndeavorU is the official name of out phone. It doesnt matter and no need to be "fixed" .
Yes you can by editing the build.prop in system. You can use build.prop editor from play market for this. ( ROM toolbox includes this feature ).
But you need to find the actual variable you need to edit and it can be a bit confusing.
ADVICE : Leave everything as it is. It doesnt matter
Thanks for the answer, was mostly worried about it affecting the app compatibility detection (no idea how complex Google's database is with their devices and various names), but doesn't seem to be the case so far and if you say it does no harm to the functionality then I'll probably leave it like that, thanks again.
Couldn't help it , wanted to know more about this, got informed a little and understood especially that I shouldn't tweak what I don't know enough about because it might damage the phone, with the app you suggested it only took a minute to back up the original file and edit the name, yet another thanks.