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Blackberry 6 style ROM possible?

As the title states, is there a possible way of porting over a similiar Blackberry 6 styled ROM over? Although I am not a fan, the MIUI ROM is extremely popular and has an i*honeish feel to it and in some instances, can even be made to look like one.
I know there are theme's (not very good one's in my opinion) available on the Market, but i'm talking about having a similiar interface as that as what you would see on the new Torch, not just icons.
I'm currently running Myn's warm two point two Z beta and love this site as well as my DINC for it's awesomeness, but being an ex BBerry user, I think this would seriously present a challenge for some DEV out there looking for one and would be greatly appreciated by many on this site being that many have made the jump over the Android from BBerry.
Maybe i'm crazy and maybe this thread gets deleted, but there would certainly be nothing like this if created. Just a thought!

I think that this could certainly attract new users to rooting and ROM flashing, but as a recovering BB addict, I might have taken a lot longer to find all the other great ROM's which leverage all that Android can be...

JohnKuczek said:
I think that this could certainly attract new users to rooting and ROM flashing, but as a recovering BB addict, I might have taken a lot longer to find all the other great ROM's which leverage all that Android can be...
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I'd have to agree. My take on it is that if you really, really want the crackberry interface, then you should own a crackberry. Our Dinc's aren't iPhones, and they're not BB's. Trying not to be sounding rude, but maybe you bought the wrong phone?
I came to Android from BB, and have had them for years. At some point you just have to move on. Kicking and screaming maybe

CCrew said:
I'd have to agree. My take on it is that if you really, really want the crackberry interface, then you should own a crackberry. Our Dinc's aren't iPhones, and they're not BB's. Trying not to be sounding rude, but maybe you bought the wrong phone?
I came to Android from BB, and have had them for years. At some point you just have to move on. Kicking and screaming maybe
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I have MIUI because I for the longest time wanted an iPhone (getting one in Feb.), but theres nothing wrong with wanting. There isn't a phone on VZW running bb 6 currently, and simply wanting a phone that appears to look like bb 6 is what he wants. There isn't a WP7 on VZW and yet people make those themes and you all aren't *****ing at them.
Sorry man, there isn't one right now, but if you found enough theming elements you could probably make a close copy. Good luck.

Sidekick, thanks for backing me up. But in reality fellas I was simply posting the thread to see if there was any interest in pursuing development for such a ROM.
Even though I came from BBerry I dont actually want my awesome DInc to perform or be one for that matter, but you can't deny this wouldnt be a challenge to anyone wanting a change in developing ROM's.
This site is awesome and so is the work our Dev's do day in day out. Having said that, I dont want an iphone nor bberry, just simply presenting a challenge to my fellow colleagues
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AlpineM3 said:
Sidekick, thanks for backing me up. But in reality fellas I was simply posting the thread to see if there was any interest in pursuing development for such a ROM.
Even though I came from BBerry I dont actually want my awesome DInc to perform or be one for that matter, but you can't deny this wouldnt be a challenge to anyone wanting a change in developing ROM's.
This site is awesome and so is the work our Dev's do day in day out. Having said that, I dont want an iphone nor bberry, just simply presenting a challenge to my fellow colleagues
Sent from my SPH-P100 using XDA App
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np man... I hate it when people get elitist.

I don't know why you would want to disgrace your phone with a Blackberry rom. Blackberry OS is horrible. Only good thing I could see is it would actualy be on good hardware for once...

TNS201 said:
I don't know why you would want to disgrace your phone with a Blackberry rom. Blackberry OS is horrible. Only good thing I could see is it would actualy be on good hardware for once...
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MIUI is soo popular considering it is an iPhone copy. I don't see why a proper WP7 or BBerry 6 ROM wouldn't be a hit. It's all about trying out new things and what not. Best of all, this would seriously represent such a challenge to any Dev out there and that is the reason we all love XDA right, because they do crazy things possible. I simply was throwing the idea out there to hear people's feedback on it. I love my DInc and wouldn't trade it for anything else, maybe except for the new Thunderbolt!

A Thank You to all the Devs

Hey Devs & Helpers out there,
Just wanted to write a thank you to all the hard work you put in, gratis, for our device.
I cannot overstate how fantastic it is to have a wide selection of roms for our phone, as it gives the user so many options and things to look forward to in terms of updates, functionality, battery life, etc - the list goes on and on.
It's really made this website a haven, as well as an addiction for myself, and has also made my phone usage (and distractions at the office!) go through the roof. Whenever I use my phone in public, on the subway or whatever, I'm hoping there is another user out there who realizes the graphics / interface on my phone is unique, and can inspire them to "achieve" the same. Perhaps I'll even try to do a little programming myself at some point (although my CS101 class in college was probably one of my biggest challenges - and that's for an ME!)
Once again, best regards and much thanks to those hard working devs out there, who deserve nothing but our gratitude and support. Don't thank this post, thank all the devs who put in time day in and day out. Keep on truckin'!
Best regards,
-Dirk

Agreed. I was late to the game with smartphones...buying my DInc2 last July was my first. I was going to wait to root after my warranty was over, but after rooting my wife's nook color, I ventured over to this forum to see what was going on for my phone. Needless to say, it was probably two weeks after browsing this forum that I started enjoying what the hardworking devs have been up to.
I also wouldn't mind venturing into the development aspect of Android but my wife would kill me if I spent even more time on my phone.

I couldn't have said it any better, thanks all you devs and themers for all your hard work
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+1 thank you all developers.

I have to agree. I've definitely been enjoying the results of all of the devs' hard work. Keep it up!
Sent from my Incredible 2 using XDA

Here here!! Another huge thanks to all the devs out there using their personal time to make our phones (and everyone else's for that matter) well worth keeping! There's been plenty of times I wanted to tell a dev how awesome their Rom was but it's taken me some time to get past this 10 post rule. Lol.

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Pete02 said:
Here here!! Another huge thanks to all the devs out there using their personal time to make our phones (and everyone else's for that matter) well worth keeping! There's been plenty of times I wanted to tell a dev how awesome their Rom was but it's taken me some time to get past this 10 post rule. Lol.
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haha, I know exactly what you mean. I'm more a lurker than a poster here, but i'm finding myself wanting to mention bugs or issues i'm having with some of the newer builds. That dang 10 comment rule!
...helps when I don't type the image verification code in the title spot

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hoodieNation said:
haha, I know exactly what you mean. I'm more a lurker than a poster here, but i'm finding myself wanting to mention bugs or issues i'm having with some of the newer builds. That dang 10 comment rule!
...helps when I don't type the image verification code in the title spot
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+1 exactly how I am...

Thank you developers!
Sent from my Incredible 2 using XDA

It was a fun ride

Hey guys, the G9 broke for the second time and I was getting tired of arches poor firmware support, so I jumped ship to the Nexus 7. I've had it for 10 minutes....and I LOVE it! I'll stop by occasionally to give a little support, say hi, and update my root thread. If someone is interested in taking over the root guide, shoot me a PM. you guys have a great community here in the G9 section and some damn awesome developers. See ya around guys.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

Shano56 said:
Hey guys, the G9 broke for the second time and I was getting tired of arches poor firmware support, so I jumped ship to the Nexus 7. I've had it for 10 minutes....and I LOVE it! I'll stop by occasionally to give a little support, say hi, and update my root thread. If someone is interested in taking over the root guide, shoot me a PM. you guys have a great community here in the G9 section and some damn awesome developers. See ya around guys.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
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Not so much goodbye as c'ya later, hopefully not too long either, Google are saying it will complete UK shipping on the pre-orders by the end of next week and there is one such order with my name it The Price in UK Sterling is an absolute steal for such a device,cheaper then Archos....
How does triple buffer butter taste :silly: (I say this adopting the tip-toed stance of an inquisitive child trying to catch an early glimpse of the action. ) :laugh:
It looks like I might be doing another round of 3G Dongle Enabling, if some one hasn't already beat me too it... I should be able to get the archos 3G Stick working with it
What can we say about the Archos Gen9's?
The hardware specification was pretty solid. although the early SD Card based ones could have done with more memory.
The hardware Implementation was "shoddy" and the Archos official firmwares seem to come with they own unique set of issues which is probably down to working around unpredictable hardware behaviour as much as anything else.
Based on the G9 Series ; It is not a brand I would recommend to anyone who just wants/expects there device to work .
I had to repair the Full Size USB Port and My Screen has been "broken" since pretty much day 1, This has been a mixed blessing really as I've found new and interesting ways of interacting with the device.
The Community! There's not many of us that got "tricked" with the Special Developer Edition nonsense.... :laugh: But I will say this, Some of the Hardware Wizardry that goes on leaves me in awe. Jacking in with UART is not a place I've ever been too but it's fascinating watching this device get owned by some very knowledgeable people ( or should that be pwnd ).
So overall probably 6/10 for the device ( coming from a developers/tinkers viewpoint ) 10/10 for the work that the community have done and will continue to do.....

10/10 for the awesome community and devs for sure! The community on the G9 forums might even be better than those on the Droid INC forums (that's saying something!)
I'm lovin the taste of this butter...never before have I seen such a beautiful android experience!
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

Shano56 said:
10/10 for the awesome community and devs for sure! The community on the G9 forums might even be better than those on the Droid INC forums (that's saying something!)
I'm lovin the taste of this butter...never before have I seen such a beautiful android experience!
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
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Indeed it is(I jumped ship as well)
Waiting to get home to try JB OTA on this phone
Sent from my ice cream powered Nexus S

Should I buy the Kindle Fire HD 8.9?

Hey guys.
I'm looking for a new tablet with a 1080p display. All the ones I had seen were 10"+, which is a tad too big for me. I like the idea of a smaller screen but keeping the high res.
My question is, after browsing through the Dev section and not seeing too many ROMs and in the Q&A there are a lot of issue threads, should I buy this tablet? How easy is it to flash stock or something to that accord if its bricked/ messed up? If any of you guys can give honest opinions, should I buy this tablet?
Thank you for your time.
-Riku

99% of the issues in the Q&A thread are due to the users' inability to pay attention and/or follow instructions. If you can't do that, then you should probably look somewhere else (the fact that you would ask that question, raises some red flags IMO).
The 2nd generation Kindle Fires were never intended to run custom ROMs. As a matter of fact, Amazon boasted that it could never be done. Considering that, I'd say we have quite a bit of development going for our devices. Our kernel is built from the ground up with a considerable amount of reverse engineering involved...and it's still under development. If you want an inexpensive tablet where everything works and has 100% functionality with no bugs whatsoever...you should probably look somewhere else.
However, if you want a powerful tablet with great value and you don't mind putting up with minor little annoyances while development grows AND you can pay attention & follow instructions, then this might be the tablet for you. No guarantees though.

I know what I am doing, mostly, so I can pretty much fix minor to bad bugs. I am considering this and the Note 8.0. I'm paranoid about specs so the full HD screen is a plus. Having trouble deciding though.
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Strike_Riku said:
I know what I am doing, mostly, so I can pretty much fix minor to bad bugs. I am considering this and the Note 8.0. I'm paranoid about specs so the full HD screen is a plus. Having trouble deciding though.
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I guess it all depends on what you are looking for. You can get the KFHD8.9 for less, but the Note 8 has better specs. I'm not sure if you would find the same level of support in Note 8 forums that you would with the 2nd generation Kindle Fire forums. One thing's for sure though...they don't have Hashcode. <-- that's a done deal in my opinion

@soupmagnet
Wow, Hashcode knows his 'Droid. My only two things stopping me is the lack of a pressure sensitive pen and no AOSP/AOSPA. Do you think its possible to port/ build either?
EDIT: just seen that there is a PA port in progress.
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if you use it for basic activities and bigscreen for reading, you may enjoy it.

gamer941 said:
if you use it for basic activities and bigscreen for reading, you may enjoy it.
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See, I wouldn't actually use any of the Amazon services, I would try and get it as stock looking as possible. I also want to play N.O.V.A 3 and others.
Nexus'd

Strike_Riku said:
See, I wouldn't actually use any of the Amazon services, I would try and get it as stock looking as possible. I also want to play N.O.V.A 3 and others.
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why you can't?
I'm now having root 8.9 LTE and playing NFSMW with no problem. Just download the APK and data then install :laugh:

Cyanogen mod and AOSP

Hello chaps,
Just wanted to reach out to see if anyone or any groups have thought about or are developing CM or AOSP based roms for the HTC 10? It's a hell of a device and i think it would be a great match up.
Personally i'm a big fan of Sense but i'm just curious as i've not seen any development or talks of development with CM.
PS: As well as CM, what happened to MIUI? I'm not a great fan of the launcher but the settings, lock screen and some components of those roms look so slick, just haven't seen a great deal of MIUI roms on any of my previous devices going back to perhaps the S3 ?

Edit: Wanted to not be such a massive jerk here, so editing this post. OP was right, I was pretty rude in my approach.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/testing-cyanogenmod-13-unoficial-t3395877

schreckles said:
It's already being worked on.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/how-to/testing-cyanogenmod-13-unoficial-t3395877
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Yes I overlooked that there was a thread already, There were two questions in my thread and you've answered one.
Cheers

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dladz said:
Haha, that was not my intention at all.
Perhaps you should think before you post yourself, please don't reply in this thread again unless you have something constructive to say.
Yes I overlooked that there was a thread already, There were two questions in my thread and you've answered one of them to a degree.
For that i thank you.
Lastly, if you feel that talking to someone in the way you've just spoken to me is inline with how XDA operates then you have a lot to learn, the effort you put in to shoot me down could have better been spent actually just answering me.
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You're welcome for the partial answer. And I apologize for coming off rude. Honestly, I was trying to be very blunt and matter-of-fact, but re-reading it, you're right, I just came off like a jerk. To be honest, I'm a bit hungover this morning, and XDA over the past 3 or so years has just become generally tiring with the sense of entitlement from end-users. That's not directed at you; just a general observation. Honestly, I've done the same thing where I'll post something only to realize there's already a thread.
As far as MIUI, I honestly couldn't tell you. They seem to have kind of slowly faded and fallen from favor, at least in most of the forums I frequent. They wound up bringing some great features to the table, but I couldn't stand that UI, personally. I think the last thing I ran that on was a Droid X? I wouldn't be surprised to see MIUI 8 pop up on the HTC 10, though. Once the devs have the device trees all sussed out, I think the 10 will be about perfect. (Honestly, I'd really like a Nexus 6P in a Nexus 5X sized package, but the rest of the world seem to be a bunch of screen size-queens.)
We good? I really didn't wake up this morning just wanting to start crap, I promise lol

schreckles said:
You're welcome for the partial answer. And I apologize for coming off rude. Honestly, I was trying to be very blunt and matter-of-fact, but re-reading it, you're right, I just came off like a jerk. To be honest, I'm a bit hungover this morning, and XDA over the past 3 or so years has just become generally tiring with the sense of entitlement from end-users. That's not directed at you; just a general observation. Honestly, I've done the same thing where I'll post something only to realize there's already a thread.
As far as MIUI, I honestly couldn't tell you. They seem to have kind of slowly faded and fallen from favor, at least in most of the forums I frequent. They wound up bringing some great features to the table, but I couldn't stand that UI, personally. I think the last thing I ran that on was a Droid X? I wouldn't be surprised to see MIUI 8 pop up on the HTC 10, though. Once the devs have the device trees all sussed out, I think the 10 will be about perfect. (Honestly, I'd really like a Nexus 6P in a Nexus 5X sized package, but the rest of the world seem to be a bunch of screen size-queens.)
We good? I really didn't wake up this morning just wanting to start crap, I promise lol
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Now that is a great post mate. [emoji106] life's hard enough without arguing when you don't have to, I appreciate your manner.
And thank you for your answers, two likes coming your way
Also we've all had a hangover or two, no hard feelings fella [emoji6]

I am also awaiting some news or even better a release of such roms
Sense is great but I feel we still aren't reaching the maximum potential of our devices. Even these sense based custom roms aren't able to do justice in comparison. What are your thoughts?

Neekeet said:
I am also awaiting some news or even better a release of such roms
Sense is great but I feel we still aren't reaching the maximum potential of our devices. Even these sense based custom roms aren't able to do justice in comparison. What are your thoughts?
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It's odd mate, we have phone, the design, the dev's, just no CM ?
Although this is a device that could last for years.