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Goodbye, iphone....

Started by Monsterlover, October 27, 2010, 04:20:39 PM

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herm

#30
October 29, 2010, 05:11:36 AM
If you drive the nicest car in the neighborhood, work in a cash business, and don't pay taxes, you're either a preacher or a drug dealer...

mi_scusi

#31
October 29, 2010, 06:53:50 AM
I would recommend upgrading to the Android 2.2 operating system as well.  I did and it seemed to smooth some things out.
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1KDS

#32
October 29, 2010, 09:50:01 AM
Froyo is ok but it's got its own issues. Herm, are you using tasker yet?
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herm

#33
October 29, 2010, 10:01:19 AM
no, i have yet to find an app that i like enough to pay for.

as for Froyo....i am running a custom ROM of Froyo, and it is by far the most stable OS i have used on this phone (rooted HTC Eris)
If you drive the nicest car in the neighborhood, work in a cash business, and don't pay taxes, you're either a preacher or a drug dealer...

cokey

#34
October 29, 2010, 11:41:13 AM
Root? What is it and how do u do it..  I'm on a droid that did the system upgrade to 2.2 and my phone sucks now.. freezing up on everything.. I go to click on someones text thread and it jumps to aome one elses..  any way to stop the auto refresh in the browser?  I surf a lot of forums and i hate when it does it..
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herm

#35
October 29, 2010, 01:13:30 PM
"rooting" your Android is similar to jail braking an iPhone. basically it gives you, the user, access to some of the OS that the manufacturers/carriers don't think you should be in. one example is that you can choose to delete some of the pre installed apps that A) you dont use, and B) keep trying to update themselves or check in on line, thus wasting the battery. another example (dependent on you model and OS) is the ability to tether your phone and use it as a wireless hotspot.....without paying extra for the privilage. finally, if you are brave, you can mess with the CPU....basically over clocking.

there are similarities among different models, but there is enough of a difference that its a good idea to read up on the subject before you do it. go to the link below, and look up the root discussion for your phone.

http://androidforums.com/

as for the issues after updating the software...
there is a lot of talk about how to do the updates in such a way that you get a clean install. not sure how you did it, but one line of thinking is that sitting back and letting the carrier provided OTA update your phone is a sure way to end up with issues.

again, the link above will provide you with more information than you thought you needed about your phone.
If you drive the nicest car in the neighborhood, work in a cash business, and don't pay taxes, you're either a preacher or a drug dealer...

DRKWNG

#36
October 29, 2010, 05:25:48 PM
Quote from: rgramjet on October 27, 2010, 06:49:20 PM
I believe he picked up what I was laying down.....


[roll]

Yea, a load of shit! 


  ;D

rgramjet

#37
October 29, 2010, 05:48:23 PM
Quote from: DRKWNG on October 29, 2010, 05:25:48 PM
Yea, a load of shit! 


  ;D

You better chill out Fanboy!

Go ahead,  let's hear how great it is!
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You're obviously a crack smokin' redneck carpenter. :-*

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1KDS

#38
October 29, 2010, 05:50:44 PM
It's awesome, I don't even have to think! Steve just tells us what to do with his iPhones!









;D
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Lor

#40
October 29, 2010, 07:45:28 PM
Blackdroid.net is another site work checking out. Active gps and wifi are a huge drain on the battery also.
I'm using Rock Player for vid/music playing.
Dropbox is also handy for transferring files w/o tethering.

Monsterlover

#41
October 30, 2010, 06:41:51 AM
Let's go back to the disappearing google contacts...

What causes this?

I used google with my iphone and never had a problem.

Is there something different with the DX that puts me at risk?

If I lost all my contacts id go on a murderous rampage the likes of which this world has never seen...
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herm

#42
October 30, 2010, 12:25:23 PM
no idea why they might have gone missing, as it's never happened to me.

however, in addition to the various options for backing them up on the phone, there are two additional ways to back them up.

1) export a CSV copy of all your contacts to your computer, a thumb drive, or wherever you consider to be safe. repeat as necessary to ensure your own comfort on the subject

2) create a second gmail account, which is not linked to your Android phone. import all of your contact from your primary gmail account. repeat periodically.

on a parallel subject. be careful when you save a contact on the phone. it will ask you if you want to save the contact to "phone" or to "gmail". contacts saved to "phone" are not available on your computer.
If you drive the nicest car in the neighborhood, work in a cash business, and don't pay taxes, you're either a preacher or a drug dealer...

Monsterlover

#43
October 30, 2010, 02:33:14 PM
All good points, thanks [thumbsup]
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Kopfjäger

#44
October 30, 2010, 06:10:13 PM
Quote from: kopfjäger on October 27, 2010, 08:44:18 PM
Somehow I deleted all my contacts on my Incredible. They were gone from my Gmail acct as well. Tried everything to find them, but no luck. Didn't feel like going to Verizon with one of my old phones, so I have been doing them 1x1.

Got a text from Verizon today, something to the effect my email changed and if I didn't do it call them. All is well, I received the email they sent that got kicked back.

Since I had them on the phone, I mentioned the contacts being deleted. Turns out Verizon is having an issue, and this has happened to more than one customer. They are working on it.

So, if you use Verizon make sure your contacts are backed up somewhere other than Gmail.
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