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Hi guys, I'm looking for a good matte screen protector for my I9100 international. The one that I bought from eBay has great touch feeling to it, but the screen has small deviations of color, especially on a white background. Here's a screenshot: The superior touch feeling makes me keep it...

Since I have bricked my first Galaxy Fit after 3 days of using, I wonder which ROM (custom or stock) would be the best for this device? I already ordered the same as new and still wanting to mod it because .. well Froyo sucks :) My Knowledge so far Rooted it and flashed gingerbread with Odin...

Hi everyone! I have just recently decided to root my Desire HD. So I used jkoljo's awesome guide to downgrade, then perm root with VISIONary, then jkoljo's One click Radio S-OFF tool. As expected everything went very smooth and I now have root, Radio S-OFF and CM7.1.0 Stable installed! Now...

Can one expect a hassle free experience when flashing a Desire ROM? Apologies if this question covers old ground, but as somebody who used to happily flash their Trinity every other day without fear or problems, I am struggling to find the same experience with Desire. I've done all the prep...

HELP!, I have a HTC Smart and I accidentally did a factory rest and now when the phone restarts, it is on a loop.. like its an O2 phone so it shows the O2 logo, then it just shuts down, restarts and shows the O2 screen thingy again and again, anyone know how to fix this?

I know this has been asked before, but I am still a little confused and would be rather grateful for some advice. I am running stock 3.1 - trimmed out a lot of default Acer apps, Netflix patch, root. Would love to be able to give this a bit of a overclock, I have experience with custom ROMs...

I'm thinking of buying a used overclocked G2 with gingerbread. How can I check to be sure the seller knew what he was doing when he rooted and overclocked the phone? What are the dangers of buying such a phone? Can the overclocking be undone by a noob? Thanks for you input and help on this.

hey guys, i'm a new member here, and I'm looking to become a chef. so far i have no software experience, having devoted myself to building custom PC's, but have decided on creating my own OS for my new HD2 and sharing it with all of you fine people :) any advice on this to get me going would be...

Alright guys. I haven't seen any good overall advice threads. So here i go. I have my tp2 CDMA running on the titanium energy rom. I have spb mobile shell, mp3 trimmer, google maps, the nrgz sprint provision, winmo speed,clear temp, and opera10. Im usually running my spb mobile shell because i...

Hi, i am new in this forum so I may be like the noob you guys talked about in the first video, also i am not american so sorry for my english. Yesterday i decided to play around with my phone, an optimus one with official rom froyo. I rooted it and then unrooted it because i realized that the...

Hi All, Need some advice about the Galaxy S. I am a Nexus S user and would love to get my Girlfriends Galaxy S running better if not as well as my Nexus S. I have tried to get the galaxy S running well but now I think I have done all I can to optimise the stock ROM it has onboard! I know that...

The video says it all... ;) *All credit goes to k0sh!* WEdzEvAb0ig

"hey guys, Sorry to be a pita(pain-in-the-a**), I just wanted to make a positive contribution to the forum, and help keep the forums clean and tidy. For the new guys joining this forum, it can be a lonely, confusing place. So I thought you might appreciate some guidelines/pointers before...

Word up Xda... In this thread i'd like to share and find out about your advice's, tips and tricks to be a stellar icon designer. Whether its for android, your computer desktop or any other devices. Beginners or advanced creators, whats your advice's? what's on your mind...??? Tips...

Hi All, I'm just looking to pick up a new Android phone. What are the best models out there in US / Canada? I'll be comfortable doing basic to moderate "improvements" *cough* hacks *cough* on any device and am basically just looking for the best phone that will let me do the following...

I am considering purchasing a SE X10 (unlocked market) since I read the Gingerbread announcement. Seems to be the cheapest GHz Android phone on the market. How does this stack up vs the HTC Desire? I would wait for the new wave of Xperia phones but I cannot see them anywhere close the the price...

I have checked the threads, cant seem to find any that fit my problem. So I have now bought 2 different cards, an 8gb and a 4 gb, neither register in the phone as even being installed. Turn the phone off, plug the card in, turn the phone on, check file explorer, no memory card, check memory...

i am a man of minimal resources and no formal training in anything but the culinary arts. now that i have become severely disabled i can no longer do what i love and have engulfed myself in this new art form of android modifying (i am learning as i go) since dec 2010 i have owned the M860 on...

Hi all of you I am a n00b when it comes to Linux and all related stuff. I want to install one this weekend with intention of developing, and learning it to level when i could start working on my own, or helping with other ROMs out there. So there it is my question: is there any significant...

I hadnt really thought about a new phone since last week, just because i didnt need one, but now that I have lost my MyTouch 3g i need a new phone. Im wondering if i should go out and buy the glacier from Tmobile this month at hopefully some discount, or wait a bit more. The thing is, i know...

Hi, I am currently the owner of a rooted HTC Desire running Oxygen RC4 Gingerbread, an awesome phone and Rom. I was about to update to Oxygen RC5, when I accidentally knocked my phone off my bed and on to the floor. When I picked it up, the screen was off, as if i was locked, but when I pushed...

I have previously used the Hero and currently use the HTC desire...after rooting what else should I not do. Should I syncronize with the kies software or not, I am trying to avoid installing anything that will prevent future updates etc. The details on the Tab is shown below not sure what they...

So I was in a car crash and my N1 and car are goners. Well for my N1 it's only the screen that's cracked (inside, not the outside glass) but it's going to cost me upwards of $290 to get it repaired (I'm out of the states not near any repair centre etc) so that really sucks. This thread is not to...

Hi all, I've just upgraded to the new HTC 7 Mozart on Orange and having a play around with the new WM7. I'm finding quite a few teething problems and thought it would be best to start a troubleshooting thread to discuss the problems and potential solutions to them and that way this can act as...

I thought I'd share everything I've learned regarding Android & the T-Mobile G2 over the past 2+ weeks (thanks XDA!). I'm amazed at how many people don't read these forums - they simply blurt out their questions. Well follks, here's what I've picked up by reading reading reading & exploring...

Hello, I am about to buy an android phone, after patiently waiting a half year (because I've been scammed when I attempted to buy an iPhone) So, I really love phones with a qwerty keyboard and I live in Europe. The only phone I like right now is the Milestone, but motorola is really being a...

hi all, after having a toshiba tg01 on windows, and now a g2/hero in black, after using a combination of goldcard & cyanogens recovery image i now have a freshly rooted handset with eclair rom i now have a couple of questions just to help me tidy it all up. 1) do i still need to keep the sd...

Hey guys, I just reccently bought my Hero, (AWESOME PHONE BTW) rooted it put unoffical v1.2c MoDaCo on it. I came from a jail-broken iphone 3G, and this is quite a different experience. Overall I'm loving this phone I just don't know what to do next. I'm looking for app suggestions, theme...

i've had windows mobile forever and basically i now have an oppertunity to get the hero but keep my touch pro. does anybody have any advice on the difference between the 2 os's? the goods and bads of anroid compared to winmo?

Im on orange and in my upgrade period. I was going to go to another network but i got a deal from Orange. Please can you help urgently with what you guys would recommend. Last week i went for the Blackberry 8900 Curve but i am used to touchscreens and told orange who advised i could have the...

Hello XDA-dev community :D For the past couple of months i've been thinking about getting a Pocket PC for a new phone instead of a Symbian Nokia [ah my old 6630, may she rest in pieces...]. Anywho, I think i've decided on the HTC Touch Pro / Raphael. At ~AU$600 it's the highest I was trying not...

Ok i got a problem, i'm sick of Touch X (impossible, but true) and i wanted something new now, i used HardSPL, did the whole tutorial thing over again, but when my phone restarts while HardSPL is working on it, it goes to the screen with the 4 colors, says it's loading...but a few minutes after...

I'm a tilt user currently and looking to upgrade my phone with AT&T. Can someone give me the pros and cons of owning the Fuze? Is it as versatile as the Tilt? What about connectivity, ease of browsing, GPS etc. I like tinkering with my Tilt using Visual Studio.NET. Would I be able to keep doing...

Hi, I'm pretty much a noob to this forum as you can see from my number of posts. Recently got a HTC Iolite and been reading the forums, there are some things that I wasn't able to find, so I thought I'd just ask about it here. Programs affecting interface Currently I have the following...

hi, yesterday i've called operator service for activate the mms...they said me that they have not the code for setting up this device and after suggested me for call htc call center for take this install package...well there is a way for activate the mms service on my device, or i must stay...

Sorry if this is in the wrong Section but hopefully I've posted this in the right place. I have a dilemma and could really use some advice. Basically Tomorrow T-Mobile releases the Google phone and I am able to get one free of charge but I have a choice. I can either take that phone or wait...

Heyya. As you can see, I'm fairly new here. Drop that, I'm brand new as a newborn baby, about to be spanked for the first time. :S I'm really tempted to actually flash my Diamond, but I see OliNex's Hard-SPL is version 1.30, while my Diamond's version is listed as 1.37.409.3, Norwegian...

I am developing websites on my HTC Touch Dual P5500. I was informed by someone that I should visit this site for some advice. The problem I am having is the Flash player I downloaded and installed isn't much good (FP7_PPC). I have heard there are better browsers available for the phone. The...