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Yup, the Atrix 4G, the phone I was previously on, which my mom is currently using, just got a CM9 ICS ROM -_-;
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445052
We need to start moving and trying to get ICS on the Nitro. Even the Rezound also got AOSP ICS port, albeit some things still borked.
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/htc-rezound-gets-pure-aosp-ice-cream-sandwich-port/
Despite all the talk of starting slow with some improvement ROMs and maybe a CM7, I hate to say this, but we need to get either CM9 or ICS, or at least some kind of progress towards it. Every phone out there, old and new, are getting ICS or CM9 infused into them, I don't believe we can't do so with ours. We will spark much more interest in people and members here and maybe even more Devs if we bring ICS to the table. What do you guys/gals think?
I agree.
This is my first Android device and I really enjoy it a lot, thus I hope this phone can get a lively community of mods, roms, etc. At the same time, the SGSII LTE HD will be launching on AT&T soon, and I think that in order for this community to thrive we need ICS before this launch. The SGSII LTE HD is just about equal to the Nitro HD as far as specs are concerned, many who demand 720p and LTE will have the choice between the Samsung and the LG. Due to reputation, Samsung will undoubtedly outsell the Nitro.
I write this not to be **** and try to boss around people who donate their time and receive no more than some meaningless "Thanks" count. I am very appreciative that we have people like Bytecode, Kernelpanic, Cloudraker, and Malnilliom. (sorry if I left some people out, these guys just came to mind)
Lastly, does anyone know where to get guides on doing things like "ROM-cooking" and CM ports. Like I said, this is my first Android phone and I really don't know where to begin looking for this kind of information.
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I agree.
This is my first Android device and I really enjoy it a lot, thus I hope this phone can get a lively community of mods, roms, etc. At the same time, the SGSII LTE HD will be launching on AT&T soon, and I think that in order for this community to thrive we need ICS before this launch. The SGSII LTE HD is just about equal to the Nitro HD as far as specs are concerned, many who demand 720p and LTE will have the choice between the Samsung and the LG. Due to reputation, Samsung will undoubtedly outsell the Nitro.
I write this not to be **** and try to boss around people who donate their time and receive no more than some meaningless "Thanks" count. I am very appreciative that we have people like Bytecode, Kernelpanic, Cloudraker, and Malnilliom. (sorry if I left some people out, these guys just came to mind)
Lastly, does anyone know where to get guides on doing things like "ROM-cooking" and CM ports. Like I said, this is my first Android phone and I really don't know where to begin looking for this kind of information.
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Yeah, I didn't even know about the Skyrocket HD until someone mentioned it here on our thread, and I immediately thought to myself, "Aww F*** we are screwed now". I think it's a **** move by AT&T to release their "flagship" phone under LG and then less than a month later announce the Skyrocket HD. Sorry to say this, had I known they were gonna release the Skyrocket HD, I would've waited for it over the Nitro. But alas, what's done is done, there's no need to cry over spilled milk, the best thing to do is to move on and prove we have the better phone than Samsung does. Anyways, I never was a fan of Samsung Phones since they started making phones. I find they always look..cheap
So with that, again like red solo cup said, thank you to all who have contributed countless amount of time n effort to support us; Let's bring it to the next level!
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Yeah, I didn't even know about the Skyrocket HD until someone mentioned it here on our thread, and I immediately thought to myself, "Aww F*** we are screwed now". I think it's a **** move by AT&T to release their "flagship" phone under LG and then less than a month later announce the Skyrocket HD. Sorry to say this, had I known they were gonna release the Skyrocket HD, I would've waited for it over the Nitro. But alas, what's done is done, there's no need to cry over spilled milk, the best thing to do is to move on and prove we have the better phone than Samsung does. Anyways, I never was a fan of Samsung Phones since they started making phones. I find they always look..cheap
So with that, again like red solo cup said, thank you to all who have contributed countless amount of time n effort to support us; Let's bring it to the next level!
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谢谢大家的努力，我也非常的相信，一定可以让我们的p930更好！
xudejiong said:
谢谢大家的努力，我也非常的相信，一定可以让我们的p930更好！
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"Thank you for your efforts, I am very sure, will be able to make our p930 better!"
Best of luck. LG phones usually have mediocre/poor dev support.
Heh , Dont have a nitro but i just synced CodeAurora ICS Port for MSM8660 (thanks to codeaurora for making life a bit easier for qcom products) , My first Task would be to port the kernel , Test it with CWM (before i brick my friend nitro)
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Best of luck. LG phones usually have mediocre/poor dev support.
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Thank you for the well wishes! The dev/support for this device made that mainpage of XDA! Lots of progress and hard work from several devs !
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Thank you for the well wishes! The dev/support for this device made that mainpage of XDA! Lots of progress and hard work from several devs !
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Does it mean great things when our device is on the main page? Or will it still get overlooked. Not being sarcastic, really curious.
Sent from my LG-P930 using XDA App
I'll be here but i can't port anything to any device as i'm not that knowledgable i could bring stock heavily modified roms though.
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Does it mean great things when our device is on the main page? Or will it still get overlooked. Not being sarcastic, really curious.
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I didn't say anything was great, I would not know what great means in terms of development on a phone released 7 weeks ago.
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In that time span a cwm has been developed and 2+ roms with atleast one more announced on the mainpage so someone here at xda seems to think that warrants front page headlines so I am trustin their judgement as well as acknowledging the hard work devs have already accomplished.
It all sounds good to me. I'm new to all of this so I just don't know what to expect.
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I didn't say anything was great, I would not know what great means in terms of development on a phone released 7 weeks ago.
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In that time span a cwm has been developed and 2+ roms with atleast one more announced on the mainpage so someone here at xda seems to think that warrants front page headlines so I am trustin their judgement as well as acknowledging the hard work devs have already accomplished.
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Im very curious what Revolution is trying to bring to the table with his Domination HD Rom. More as the story progresses
WE should not even be thinking about sense/CM9 roms on here for awhile.
Quite frankly, I don't think CM will ever get around to making a ROM for this phone.
CM9 is being ported to the Lag Nitro by Ricardo Cerqueira. Head out to his Google+ to see what he's done.
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CM9 is being ported to the Lag Nitro by Ricardo Cerqueira. Head out to his Google+ to see what he's done.
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Yup, we've known that for the past couple of weeks gerax thanks for spreading the word though. it's keeping the hopes alive for this phone
im giving up on this optimus lte, im selling it, or trading for a galaxy nexus,
the dev community seems slow, and not any CUSTOM roms, just de-bloated stock roms, there isnt even a real promise of ICS, just a TBD... and i just feel i like the nexus overall better then this anyways, to much hassle over rom flashing and potential corrupting of the filesystem which cause's softbricks and me alot of headaches....
the nexus just seems so much more custom rom friendly
Thanks for letting us all know. I'll alert high command of the situation.
was a smarta$$ reply really needed... typical tho, shoulda been expected from a newbie to the forum...
You were mistaken in thinking anyone here cares. What does making this thread accomplish? Are you trying to make other people give up too? I just don't see the point in posting this. You're just going to get negative replies from Nitro HD fans. And it's not like you've contributed anything, either.
why the need for bashing eh ?
does it make you feel better??
the point was to just state that this particular device was no longer of interest to me, and for some that have maybe read my issues with device and the fact that there is not many that are dev'ing for the device, that maybe some would reconsider getting one, not everyone needs 100% POSITIVE loyal fan love bs, some would love to hear and see the truth about issues and such as they wouldnt want to be stuck with something that would cause them problems in the future,
and for another " youve not contributed anything either " comment... for your personal information, im learning android coding, apps, and os information right now, ive been to college for video game design and development and web design... and its people like you that make me not want to contribute anything.. negative remarks, rude comments, and overall bashing of a person is not helpful, nice, or deserved...
so maybe in the future... YOU should think first before typing and learn that everyone starts somewhere... and stuff like this, makes me not want to contribute,...
anyways, point in case, im trading my lg-p930 tonight with my friend for his galaxy nexus, im sure ill be happier with it as ill be able to code for it and learn to dev alot easier with an official google branded device...
if you dont like this thread... DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR... DONT POST IN IT
BTW, I've been around in this forum for a while now, since early days of htc's and win mobile rom cooking, ive made some of my very own personal winmo roms for my htc diamond and previous oldies,
and i do know what im doing with this stuff as its been a sort of hobby for me to mess with stuff and not keep it stock, something always has to be messed with in my collection, and all i was basically trying to state was that i gave up on this device for learning to dev with, ok,
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why the need for bashing eh ?
does it make you feel better??
the point was to just state that this particular device was no longer of interest to me, and for some that have maybe read my issues with device and the fact that there is not many that are dev'ing for the device, that maybe some would reconsider getting one, not everyone needs 100% POSITIVE loyal fan love bs, some would love to hear and see the truth about issues and such as they wouldnt want to be stuck with something that would cause them problems in the future,
and for another " youve not contributed anything either " comment... for your personal information, im learning android coding, apps, and os information right now, ive been to college for video game design and development and web design... and its people like you that make me not want to contribute anything.. negative remarks, rude comments, and overall bashing of a person is not helpful, nice, or deserved...
so maybe in the future... YOU should think first before typing and learn that everyone starts somewhere... and stuff like this, makes me not want to contribute,...
anyways, point in case, im trading my lg-p930 tonight with my friend for his galaxy nexus, im sure ill be happier with it as ill be able to code for it and learn to dev alot easier with an official google branded device...
if you dont like this thread... DO YOURSELF A FAVOUR... DONT POST IN IT
BTW, I've been around in this forum for a while now, since early days of htc's and win mobile rom cooking, ive made some of my very own personal winmo roms for my htc diamond and previous oldies,
and i do know what im doing with this stuff as its been a sort of hobby for me to mess with stuff and not keep it stock, something always has to be messed with in my collection, and all i was basically trying to state was that i gave up on this device for learning to dev with, ok,
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Wow what a hypocrite,
so maybe in the future... YOU should think first before typing and learn that everyone starts somewhere
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I am learning java and will be moving on to the AP course next year. I have taken web page design and am also moving onto the AP course of that next year. Post count means nothing. But pointing out that fact that you put nearly no thought into your post exemplifies why this thread was started in the first place. So please keep your unhelpful thoughts to yourself.
really.. explain how that was being a hypocrite??
the poster above my previous post stated that basically i should not post cuz i have not contributed, so to speak..
all i stated was that i was unhappy with it, and that i prefered to move onto something else, and to let others with the same possible ideas as me to see that maybe this is not the device for them... that is all...
anyways, this is going nowhere with anything anyways as you both seem to think so ignore it and remove yourself from the topic in your CP settings
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really.. explain how that was being a hypocrite??
the poster above my previous post stated that basically i should not post cuz i have not contributed, so to speak..
all i stated was that i was unhappy with it, and that i prefered to move onto something else, and to let others with the same possible ideas as me to see that maybe this is not the device for them... that is all...
anyways, this is going nowhere with anything anyways as you both seem to think so ignore it and remove yourself from the topic in your CP settings
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You said
was a smarta$$ reply really needed... typical tho, shoulda been expected from a newbie to the forum...
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Now why does my post count matter? I have been looking at this forum for years and just made my account to help contribute with the development for the Nitro/Optimus LTE because it is my first smartphone. This is my last post in this thread as it should probably be deleted by a mod anyway. Have fun with your Nexus, nobody will miss you.
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So please keep your unhelpful thoughts to yourself.
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Same goes to you mister.
@tnap1979:
I'll wait for HTC X One and Samsung Skyrocket HD to come out then select one. I don't think I'll stick with Nitro even if ICS released tomorrow...I need my compass and Skullcandy earphones!
thanks [email protected] for some understanding...
if it wasnt for the fact the LG has put me thru so much BS, i might be happy with its hardware, but is just not as friendly as a HTC or Samsung....
htc's and samsung's i know i can recover from super easy, not have a bunch of hassle and be able to come and go quick and simple from any type of custom rom i want...
i still havent figured out if this device has a fastboot mode or anything other then recovery and download mode... ive wanted to find out how to mess with ics... but it refuses to let it boot, and where as the nexus or even my old atrix for that matter have ics, my friends gs2 has ics, and our device has been " promised " ics... but ive heard tell of lg not holding up there end of the bargain on some devices..
might also help if LG was a lil more DEV friendly with their devices as well...
HTC even gives the chance to unlock your bootloader just for that purpose
now i know that the lg p930 does have an unlocked boot loader, but the filesystem seems to not be user friendly to CWM
which makes it difficult for some work to get done if you happen to make mistakes in code or whatever
Bye bye
sent from LG OPTIMUS LTE using Tapatalk
8mileroad said:
You were mistaken in thinking anyone here cares. What does making this thread accomplish? Are you trying to make other people give up too? I just don't see the point in posting this. You're just going to get negative replies from Nitro HD fans. And it's not like you've contributed anything, either.
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You've definitely proven that you have the attention span of a 12 year old. We all know about one developers' attempt to make ICS available, yet is unable to do so as he is nearly the only developer that works with LG devices. In other words we won't get an ICS ROM any time soon, as he is putting focus into other LG devices. Now if you also notice, he is working on a ROM for the AT&T Nitro HD, not the Bell Optimus LTE. Where does that leave us Bell users? Dumping the phone up on for-sale websites in attempt to recoup what we lost after LG screwed us with the release of the 4X. Yes, that's right, LG released their quad core phone with ICS on it... hmm...
Now you may love the IPS LCD that this phone offers. That's all fine and dandy, but when you have a $500 device in your hands, you'd expect to have some manufacturer and developer support behind it. One developer and a lack of initiative from LG to release the update has pissed off quite a few of us. We're already into March (Q2) and ICS has not been released as LG stated. As tn stated, LG devices and LG themselves are not friendly to the developer community.
LiViD said:
You've definitely proven that you have the attention span of a 12 year old. We all know about one developers' attempt to make ICS available, yet is unable to do so as he is nearly the only developer that works with LG devices. In other words we won't get an ICS ROM any time soon, as he is putting focus into other LG devices. Now if you also notice, he is working on a ROM for the AT&T Nitro HD, not the Bell Optimus LTE. Where does that leave us Bell users? Dumping the phone up on for-sale websites in attempt to recoup what we lost after LG screwed us with the release of the 4X. Yes, that's right, LG released their quad core phone with ICS on it... hmm...
Now you may love the IPS LCD that this phone offers. That's all fine and dandy, but when you have a $500 device in your hands, you'd expect to have some manufacturer and developer support behind it. One developer and a lack of initiative from LG to release the update has pissed off quite a few of us. We're already into March (Q2) and ICS has not been released as LG stated. As tn stated, LG devices and LG themselves are not friendly to the developer community.
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I have a Bell Optimus LTE using kernelpanics rom and I have had no issues to speak of. So I'm confident that the CM9 release for the nitro (whenever it ends up releasing) will work on my phone.
I must say that LG's marketing is 2 blame in this poor situation. It's been 1M pieces sold in 2 month BUT it could be 3M to 5M if they have it in shops in india, china, europe and c.i.s.
P880 4X HD is gonna be available only in summer, way too long to wait. LG is digging hole for themselves, they give up market share to samsung Nexus and Note and HTC, & Xperia S
Nitro is a perfect piece of android, way better then Nexuses & other amoled s*1t and poor LG makes nothing to spread its popularity
i agree whole heartedly, the lg p930 is amazing hardware, with crap all for proper dev support and lg's track record does not help them in this matter at all...
well... this phone is as stable as an iphone !
coming from a galaxy kingdom " S S2 note" i can honestly say i always used to flash custom ROMs for a couple of hours but at the end of the day when i go to sleep i have the original one again for stability most of all
at least for the first time in so long i don't waste hours on flashing and restoring data and finding bugs and so on ..... till it end up restoring my backed up original rom and settings !
sure custom roms have their ups and downs but..... the phone is stable guys !
it doesn't have the crappy touchwiz or the need of lagfix ... etc
deploating fixed the lag and the battery..... what else do i want ?! since its not sense UI from HTC nor MIUI or even a worthy and heavy tweaking then i really cant see the need for Devs or to flash our phones !
but thats just me... someone enjoying one of the best screen there is on the rarest high end phone with a quality specs
BTW: anyone else tried playing MKV on this phone and galaxy note ?
trust me u will be surprised
is your lg gets really HOT when using gps and car charging?
or playing game and car charging? the freaking phone get really hot and it would STOP charging! you know you will run out of battery cus the freaking phone stop charging when it' HOT!
so this lg is not reliable! i switched back to my old phone samsung skyrocket! no, my skyrocket never get hot like this.
LiViD said:
You've definitely proven that you have the attention span of a 12 year old. We all know about one developers' attempt to make ICS available, yet is unable to do so as he is nearly the only developer that works with LG devices. In other words we won't get an ICS ROM any time soon, as he is putting focus into other LG devices. Now if you also notice, he is working on a ROM for the AT&T Nitro HD, not the Bell Optimus LTE. Where does that leave us Bell users? Dumping the phone up on for-sale websites in attempt to recoup what we lost after LG screwed us with the release of the 4X. Yes, that's right, LG released their quad core phone with ICS on it... hmm...
Now you may love the IPS LCD that this phone offers. That's all fine and dandy, but when you have a $500 device in your hands, you'd expect to have some manufacturer and developer support behind it. One developer and a lack of initiative from LG to release the update has pissed off quite a few of us. We're already into March (Q2) and ICS has not been released as LG stated. As tn stated, LG devices and LG themselves are not friendly to the developer community.
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First off, how does me saying, basically, "stop *****ing and be patient," make me have any sort of lack of an attention span? We're all frustrated about this phone but most people who frequent here have seen enough *****ing. It's our own damn faults for buying this phone anyway. However, the phone goes a long way when you wipe the internal storage and let the battery break in. It's pretty snappy with GO Launcher and I get a full day of use now. The only problem is the lack of devs, but we've heard this a million times now. Just 21 more months to go... hopefully we'll get ICS by then.
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is your lg gets really HOT when using gps and car charging?
or playing game and car charging? the freaking phone get really hot and it would STOP charging! you know you will run out of battery cus the freaking phone stop charging when it' HOT!
so this lg is not reliable! i switched back to my old phone samsung skyrocket! no, my skyrocket never get hot like this.
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it does ?! is everyone else noticed this heat thing ??
i am sorry i never noticed any heat from this phone ! and this is someone always setting on an airplane watching movies and playing games for hours and using a portable charger as well !
on the other hand..... i used to suffer from heat with the galaxy S2 the international version. sometimes it was so HOT i couldnt even make a phone call from it
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it does ?! is everyone else noticed this heat thing ??
i am sorry i never noticed any heat from this phone ! and this is someone always setting on an airplane watching movies and playing games for hours and using a portable charger as well !
on the other hand..... i used to suffer from heat with the galaxy S2 the international version. sometimes it was so HOT i couldnt even make a phone call from it
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probably portable charger doesnt output that much power, that why it' doesnt overheat.
but when i using car charging, the LG does overheat. i also have samsung skyrocket, it never hot like that.
Well guys.
The time has come.
I've bought a Google Nexus and and sitting here configuring CM10 as we speak.
My Wildfire S finally gave up the ghost and it is with regret that I am jumping forums and beginning to work, help and learn about a new phone (for me.).
I just wanted to say goodbye and thank you to all of you who helped me along the way to learn about and get my footing with Android OS and the Wildfire S.
It was a great time and I've made some really solid friends along the way.
I was proud to be a member of this community of dedicated users and happy to give back the knowledge I learned along the way as well as benefit from the work of so many great devs like Alquez, Modpunk and many many more.
Be well and perhaps I will stop in every now and then.
Good luck with your GPS's and keep on rolling...
d33ps1x out.....static.......................
Farewell bro............but shouldnt you have waited for the Nexus 4??? I think it will be my next phone(If my parents allow me that is )
Damn you and your Nexus, I want one! XD
What's it like?
csoulr666 said:
Farewell bro............but shouldnt you have waited for the Nexus 4??? I think it will be my next phone(If my parents allow me that is )
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It was brand new and going for a very good price.
I'm liking it aside from the 16 GB of memory but there is always another phone coming along.
Cheers
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Damn you and your Nexus, I want one! XD
What's it like?
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Big and beautiful. I can finally type with my big hands. LOL
It's a real pleasure to use. Finally all configured and trying to get back into "enjoy your phone" mode.
Thanks for your work bro... Best of luck in life.
I wanted to create a thread that would reflect what drove me to XDA and made me a member.
One sentence comments will be removed. please stay on topic and be thorough.
I am aware that there are many that have been on XDA far longer then myself. I have fond memories of first entering this HTC forum, looking for help on my HTC Touch.
While this was some time back, I never really utilized the forum. It wasn't until a few years later, that I once again stumbled upon this site called XDA (wasn't I here once before) I seem to remember this forum... low and behold I was here, but forgot my password lol
I have found many friends here and have learned many how to's and how not to's of conversation/communicating with perfect strangers.
I have grown a vast admiration for those who develop and those that contribute
My second go round with XDA came a few years later when I purchased my first Android smartphone.
John R kick'n since back in the day
And then there was Josh... I couldn't wait for another YT vid from him. He was one of those hat you would come to admire
After learning how to "flash a rom" his weekly tutorials became an entity of there own. Here is the first rom he talked me into:laugh:
And your story is?
Time for you all to share:good:
I discovered xda back in 2010 when I owned my first android phone. It was the HTC Desire, beautiful and in the spur of the moment choice I had made (I was due for an upgrade and was at the mall and I was going to go for the HTC Hero but they didn't have it in stock so I opted for the Desire, didn't know what I was in for).
I remember looking for everything about Android, learning about it, learning about HTC sense and what not. I was then trying to find means of a way to get Android 2.2 at the time, hahaha. It was 2.1 and I didn't want to wait for the OTA update, god it took forever to come. Ended up searching up "How to install 2.2 onto your HTC Desire" there were so many links about installing ROMs and rooting + etc. Ended up using the one-click root program (the name escapes me) and by chance I ended up in the subforums for the Desire, learning customizations, what to do when my phone got stuck in a bootloop and becoming a part of "flashaholics anonymous." I was flashing one ROM everyday until I got bored and stopped. Here I am, 3 years later with my Desire still alive, running on Jellybean and I'm now a proud owner of the Nexus 4 too. I was on and off this forum for quite some time, decided to return since I wanted to root my Nexus 4 and which I did so successfully, just trying to find the perfect ROM for that N4 now.
Re: Thank you XDA for....
XDA has become a big part of my life over the past (almost) 2 years! I have made some great friends and learned a great deal about android over my time here! If it wasn't for XDA I would still be stuck with a keyboard that skips every other letter I type and a gps that wouldn't work no matter what! Most importantly, to me, is the friendships and bonds I have developed with the community all around XDA though. That means so much more to me than any rom/kernel/theme/mod ever could! So thanks for brining more friends into my life XDA, I truly appreciate it! And a big thanks to qbking77, without your videos, I would probably still know nothing! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:
Thank you XDA for....
Thank you XDA & it's developers for giving best possible software support, help & giving dual touch which Sony said impossible
My story:
I bought a new W8 in about June 2013
First I was happy as it was my first android phone but then I searched & found that eclair(stock rom) doesn't support voice functions & application moving I was a noob then
But I searched & heard about unofficial updates & asked queries on Facebook & that redirected me to XDA & fun part started I saw many roms for stock kernel(I can't unlock bootloader thanks to sony ) first ROM- bootloop (forgot to wipe dalvik-cache) restored to stock
2nd rom brick! (Wrong kernel)
Finally gingerdx worked!!!!!
& my phone was better than ever (gingerbread)
& I registered on xda & started learning new things now I have got more knowledge about android than any of my friends I added extra tweaks & mods & customized everything & I also made good friends here too like Sgt. Meow, dagger, Taj_rocks list is gonna be long so let's stop
ALL THANKS TO XDA
:beer::beer::beer:
My first experience on XDA was right before I got my Captivate (SGH-i896). I was looking for the best phone to get at the time and that one was the clear winnner. From there, I found out about rooting and custom development, more specificly from Team Phoenix. After reading, reading and reading some more, I found myself helping others with the little bit of knowledge I had and after some time it became a daily thing (more like an addiction). That's when a member of TP at the time (NunHugger) noticed me and asked to join their team (you can imagine how happy I was).
I still remember the first day I got to help users carrying the TP crest in my sig, it was one beautiful day!
Kept going with them and helping around as much as I could for over a year. We had went through team merges and split ups but all in good measures. After the early ICS days, real life hit'd me in the face and couldn't be on XDA as much, which ended being less than once a week. But after a few months, when things settled down, I got back in touch with my good old friends and teammates and slowly got back into XDA.
XDA didn't only teach me about developping/modding and such, it also bought me some really good friends, which are like my 2nd family now (''Team Family'' *Pun Intended*). Those people made me a better person, opened my eyes to so many important things and we got through a lot of things together. I definately didn't imagine my XDA experience to turn out like that but I am really grateful it did!
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My first experience on XDA was right before I got my Captivate (SGH-i896). I was looking for the best phone to get at the time and that one was the clear winnner. From there, I found out about rooting and custom development, more specificly from Team Phoenix. After reading, reading and reading some more, I found myself helping others with the little bit of knowledge I had and after some time it became a daily thing (more like an addiction). That's when a member of TP at the time (NunHugger) noticed me and asked to join their team (you can imagine how happy I was).
I still remember the first day I got to help users carrying the TP crest in my sig, it was one beautiful day!
Kept going with them and helping around as much as I could for over a year. We had went through team merges and split ups but all in good measures. After the early ICS days, real life hit'd me in the face and couldn't be on XDA as much, which ended being less than once a week. But after a few months, when things settled down, I got back in touch with my good old friends and teammates and slowly got back into XDA.
XDA didn't only teach me about developping/modding and such, it also bought me some really good friends, which are like my 2nd family now (''Team Family'' *Pun Intended*). Those people made me a better person, opened my eyes to so many important things and we got through a lot of things together. I definately didn't imagine my XDA experience to turn out like that but I am really grateful it did!
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AdamHolden for president :good:
TonyStark said:
AdamHolden for president :good:
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Haha! Don't forget Xtremekilla07 :good: Whatever how much we upgrade OS and add features to our older phones, I don't remember a ROM running better than FireFly 3.0 did back in the days. That was just pure awesomeness!
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Wow. Well my time at XDA started with something simple...trying to get Flash working on the Samsung Epic 4G that came with Eclair. Google search led me to XDA and leaked Froyo builds that allowed Flash to finally work. I was intrigued at the possibilities of rooting and all the helpful people I met here. I absorbed all the knowledge I could of that phone and before I knew it I was the one answering questions as quick as I could read them. The feeling from helping others was awesome. Soon after losing the Bonsai team I had joined as a tester, I yearned for that same look and feel of the Bonsai ROMs. Rather than pester themers and ROM devs to make my phone look and do what I want, I learned how to start doing it myself starting with Dreamsforgotten's awesome themeing guide. It was not long before I figured out the next step of building a ROM....one for The People. But still I wanted to help my new XDA family even more. I began helping the moderators of the Epic 4G forum, 2 great guys in PG101 and Jayharper08! I wanted to do for The People what they did and help keep this a great welcome place for all comers. They let me know about open moderator applications. I was fortunate enough to make the cut. I am still making ROMs for my family here and now help out even more as your Friendly Neighborhood Moderator. Thanks to all my family here!
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My Journey isn't as big as others. I started with my first cellphone which was the Samsung Star. A year later I bought the Samsung Galaxy 3 (aka Apollo not the Galaxy S 3). It was the first phone in Samsung Galaxy series and I had no knowledge about android. Sooner I started to find out stuff about android and found a function called "App2Sd" which was only on Froyo. I wanted it and searched the whole internet untill I stumbled on XDA. I hardly understood what a ROM meant and I thought it was something like the Gameboy ROM games. A choose one ROM which had a good theme and was based on froyo and that was it.
It triggered the flashoaholic in me. I tried every rom available.
I used the Apollo for 3 years and now I learned a lot about Android, apps and much more. Now I use the Nexus 4 which is a massive upgrade in all directions. I had neither used ICS nor a big touch screen. The screen really makes me vomit rainbows and waffles.
Thanks XDA.
ak700 said:
My Journey isn't as big as others. I started with my first cellphone which was the Samsung Star. A year later I bought the Samsung Galaxy 3 (aka Apollo not the Galaxy S 3). It was the first phone in Samsung Galaxy series and I had no knowledge about android. Sooner I started to find out stuff about android and found a function called "App2Sd" which was only on Froyo. I wanted it and searched the whole internet untill I stumbled on XDA. I hardly understood what a ROM meant and I thought it was something like the Gameboy ROM games. A choose one ROM which had a good theme and was based on froyo and that was it.
It triggered the flashoaholic in me. I tried every rom available.
I used the Apollo for 3 years and now I learned a lot about Android, apps and much more. Now I use the Nexus 4 which is a massive upgrade in all directions. I had neither used ICS nor a big touch screen. The screen really makes me vomit rainbows and waffles.
Thanks XDA.
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Re: Describe your journey to XDA. Make sure to thank XDA
Well, my XDA residence started from HTC Desire with which I have a love and hate relationship. Why love? Well, it introduced me to the world of android where computing power is finally truly mobile and fits in your pocket. Why hate? It introduced me to XDA.
I stumbled across XDA when I was trying to find out when froyo was coming to it. At the same time I was hating on it for lacking internal memory. I found out about a2sd+. That was it. I was hooked. Since then I've spent countless hours in xda looking for answers and answering questions. For some reason I finally turned into a noob friendly guy which likes to educate new users where and how to look for answers. Because of that I've "met" a lot of people. We formed teams, we just had good time and we learned together. It is fun.
I'm glad found it. And not at the same time. XDA is so good, it's bloody addictive and often takes over more important things in real life. I guess because I feel comfortable here, and that's thanks to you guys, which are nice and friendly and no matter how different we are, we are a lot more often more similar than people from irl around us, as we have one massive addiction/hobby in common.
Mods are great, they look after us, they are peacekeepers. Big thanks to them for that.
But i truly believe it's you guys, users, that are making xda what it is. And don't let an ignorant noob to change that. Don't flame them, "convert" them into another useful member of the community.
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Honestly I dont remember exactly how I ran into xda, but i remember it was in april-may 2011 when I got my first android device, the almighty Xperia X8, for sure I would've go insane without xda(small ram, only eclair), I really can't imagine how I ran into xda, I didn't knew about root at all, it just happened, so after readin stuff in xda, in june I rooted for the first time the x8(now I can't imagine a phone without root) and so does my journey begins with flashing froyo, gingerbread, froyo again, some eclair and so on.
After couple of months I thought now it's time to start giving help aswell so I joined xda in oct 2011. Since then lot happened, my x8 went through fire and ice, had all sorts of ROMs(even honeycomb lol), mids, kernels and I could talk all day about it. Unfortunately now I don't own an x8 anymore, I own an s2 and a tab2 7.0 but if it wasn't xda(and indirectpy the x8) i think they would've ended smashed to a wall because touchwiz is my ultimate nemesis, so thx xda for all the good stuff i learnt.period
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I got an Android phone back in late 2009 or so and I ran across a site known as XDA because I was finding some tips on modding the OS. I never made an account though, I don't know why, but I made that decision for some reason, though.
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Well first of all, BIG THANKS to xdadevelopers for having an open site for us non developers to be a part of !! It has been an absolute pleasure to be a member here. To learn so much. And to be able to participate in all aspects of development. And to be able to, in return, contribute and help others. And for these things...Thank u XDA !!!!
I got here via the way of the SGH-i897 Samsung Captivate , my first smart phone. Got it after i discovered I had washed my Samsung Impression. So glad now that I got that faithful Captivate. After having it for about a month I started lookin online about this phone and for ways to get rid of the at&t apps, a.k.a. :banghead: bloatware. That quest led me to XDA :thumbup: It didn't take me long to decide to become a member. But it did take me a while before I started posting it seemed. Read a lot. Then read a lot more. Got Root. Got rid of the bloat. Started flashin Roms, using Odin, etc. and really enjoyed my new found hobby. Then came my first brick , thankfully a soft brick. But that led to me makin my own jig. And from then on, hooked for sure. -- Hence my avatar F5N . All the learning and participating in the xda community has been and continues to be a part of my everyday life, just as other hobbies that I enjoy are. -- Gotta keep things in perspective. :thumbup:
So here's to u XDA and all it's members...and especially to several members, from the forums that I have been a part of, that have become like really good buds that I enjoy hangin out with. :beer::thumbup::beer:
Sent from my SGH-I777 using xda premium (and soon to be SGH-I747)
ah the memories.
my trek to xda was due to my newly acquired p500 many yrs ago. I tweaked the heck out of that one. good times.:good:
muchos gracious XDA!!!
So,
I came to XDA in Aug 2008, looking for a way to remove Manila (now sense) from my HTC Diamond.. that day gone.. and today.. no looking back.. learnt.. gave back to the community ... learnt more.. gave back more you know how it is
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Thanks TonyStark for starting this thread! I think this is a really cool idea and an awesome way to come together and give thanks for the awesomeness that is the XDA community!
I too, have made many friends on this site and really appreciate this site's purpose and the comaraderie it spawns.
I came to XDA in 2010 after I purchased my first Android device (which like many others was) a Samsung Captivate. I finally joined XDA in mid 2011.
It was via my Captivate and good old mobiletechvideos.com that I learned how to root and flash ROM's. I think my first custom ROM was Serendipity. I've been hooked ever since. I never imagined that I would meet such an incredible bunch of people and learn an immense amount along the way. I've always been a typical geek and XDA provided a medium thru which to express that geekiness and pimp my handsets out in the process.
I truly love this site and not a day goes by that I don't visit it and learn something new!
Many thanks XDA for an immense repository of knowledge and a truly genuine experience! Without you I would be stuck with Touchjiz or some other inadequate stock ROM!!
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I came here as a total noob to Android and mostly to forums as well. I do go to some technical forums for work related troubleshooting, but I never stayed anywhere for more than a few minutes. Something about XDA hooked me pretty quickly and I read and read and read trying to figure out the rules and unwritten customs here for many many hours at a time, learning, getting answers, then giving answers, and now participating at a higher level still as a mod. My wife started calling it my "jobby". :-/ I still haven't told her I was accepted as a mod.
I still have my first and only Android phone, the HTC Sensation. I ran CM JB on it for a bit but I am back on ICS now but with Sense 4.1. I also have a Windows phone that was a tester at work, no SIM so I just use it over WiFi but it is interesting to see the differences between the OSes. My contract runs out in August so I will be getting the best advice in the world from this site as to what to go to next. Thank you XDA!!
Describe your journey to XDA. Make sure to thank XDA
A couple of years ago I was thinking about rooting my HTC Desire, Started searching on Google and of course XDA came up alot in the results so I started reading the forum posts. I didn't get very far in my rooting and sort of forgot about it. Then about a year later my wife started having trouble with her Galaxy S2 so back to Google, which of course lead me back to XDA.
Maybe the timing was better, the stars aligned, whatever, but thanks to very helpful people at XDA I sorted the S2 problems then in a burst of enthusiasm went back, rooted the Desire and went on to root my current HTC One X,
Point is I'm having lots more fun with my phones very much thanks to some very generous people here at XDA.
I bought my GIO in the September of 2011. I used it for 3 years and 10 months. Never got tired of it.
But now with the demand of a good camera i bought Sony Xperia Z3 Dual.
I transferred my data and all and have kept my GIO in a safe place. No i am not! If you are thinking i'm gonna sale this baby, you're wrong. I am not letting this go. I'm gonna keep it with me for as long as i can. Stuff like this isn't just any other gadget/thing/item, it becomes more than that.
Possibly this is my last thread on this GIO forum and all i want to say is that i really enjoyed coming here and getting into discussions about ROMs and MODs and all. It been a lovely ride but now it has to end.:crying:
Thank you all. Goodbye.
Regards,
Daniyal.