Hi, i am a relative noob to android phones, but my gf went and got herself a LG Optimus(swift) and i have decided i would quite like an android device aswell. However as much as i like her touchscreen, i cant use it as a typing device due to a little medical problem, so i thought the hard keyboard would be great, but the G1 does not have alot of features and is limited. I recently found out that you can "root" a device and install newer versions of Android, would this give the phone more features than it initially had?
thanks for any help you might be able to offer, i have tried to find out on google but i have not been able to find anything out, its rather infuriating LOL
thanks again,
Bullitmagnet
Look in wiki on this forum. If you want me to throw you a link let me know
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Hello folks, I know ill have no problems flashing the phone to a new rom (not worried about bricking it) but one thing after searching these forums I havnt found is how hard is it to go back to stock if you dont like said rom
I dont even know why I am flashing it, my phone works great, seems snappy enough but im one of those types of people that just has to toy with things.
So id just like some information for you guys first what i asked above but also why do you use custom roms does the phone work better, all I read about is apps not working? is there an added benefit to flashing?
Most important to me though is how hard and the steps to revert back to stock
Thanks alot
sprockets2000 said:
Hello folks, I know ill have no problems flashing the phone to a new rom (not worried about bricking it) but one thing after searching these forums I havnt found is how hard is it to go back to stock if you dont like said rom
I dont even know why I am flashing it, my phone works great, seems snappy enough but im one of those types of people that just has to toy with things.
So id just like some information for you guys first what i asked above but also why do you use custom roms does the phone work better, all I read about is apps not working? is there an added benefit to flashing?
Most important to me though is how hard and the steps to revert back to stock
thanks alot
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Well, all you need to do is download the stock RUU which will return your phone to it's original factory settings. There have been a few people who've encountered an error running this utility to retorn to stock but it has been very rare and has only affected a small percentage of the population of hero owners. Worse-case scenario, you can try and get a warranty replacement or use your TEP plan if you are enrolled in it.
I find I enjoy the phone more with a custom rom for several reasons. It feels more responsive and usable, also I am a true gadget-head and tweaking customizing and playing around with my phone is just in my nature. Android as a platform is well suited to this kind of mentality and is even encouraged.
Of course there is also the current situation we are in that we are able to run a newer version of android than what is available from the manufacturer at this time.
Then you can get into custom themes etc etc.
Hi everyone.
I've been a long time follower of this forum. I currently own a Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, whose ROM has been flashed countless and countless times thanks to the many hard working members here. I am now very seriously considering moving the Android platform with the Nexus one. I've looked at so many articles on it, and the more I read on it, the more it makes me want to get one. My only small issue at the moment is the lack of hardware keyboard, which I have come to love on my X1.
I am not sure how many of you are switchers from an X1 (or a similar phone), to the Nexus, but if there are, can you please provide with some input on how your migration went?
Thank you, and very much appreciated!
PS: I apologize if this is in the wrong thread. I was debating on whether this needed to be put into the General section or this one.
Do it! I had basically your exact experience; I went from an X1 that had seen quite a few ROMs on it (mostly Christian's Rom), to a Touch Pro 2 for a month and a half or so, to a Nexus One the day it launched for AT&T. I thought I might miss the keyboard, but I have no regrets. I'd do it all over again if I had the chance, though I probably would have skipped the Touch Pro 2 and used my contract upgrade to get and then sell an iPhone 4. =)
The WinMo onscreen keyboard doesn't even compare to Android's. If I just go and trust the error correction, I actually type faster than I did on my X1. I rarely have to fix words, but every now and then a suggested correction is wrong and I need to go back to change it.
As for the migration itself, things were very smooth. Android just makes sense to me, and I've already found myself lost a few times trying to show friends with WinMo 6.5 how to do stuff with their phones. It's like the awesomeness of Android is making me forget what I was putting up with from Windows.
My advice is to make the switch, and don't look back! =)
Android is just awesome, but I don't think I'd get an N1 nowadays. I'd spring for a Droid-X or an Evo. N1's screen does weird things when you multitouch, the touchscreen buttons aren't the best and sometimes it does weird stuff (occasionally you have to click it off then on when the screen goes haywire - it just takes a second, but sometimes it's annoying, like when you're trying to snap a picture).
That said, I'm never moving back to iOS. iPhones treat you like a child that's up to no good, and they know better. Android says "you bought it, do whatever you want with it".
I'm pretty new to this rooting thing and to the Android OS as a whole. I've been searching around the forums trying to find out what all I need to do to root and the different ROMs that are out there. Basically, it's like reading Chinese.
I'm not new to smartphones or anything like that. I've jailbroken my iPod touch multiple times and have run custom ROMs on my old BlackBerry 8330, but it seems like Android is a whole new ballgame for me.
I'm very computer savvy so I can understand most things that are needed to do the whole rooting process, I just need some help, I guess, picking out a good ROM.
What I really want is for my HERO to be wayyyy faster. It seems quite slow right now and I'm not eligible to upgrade to the EVO until December and I don't feel like switching to my BlackBerry again, since the HERO has so many more features that I love.
So, any advice is helpful here, but please give me some input on good rooting methods and ROMs that won't mess my HERO up!
THANKS!
Probably the best way to go right now if you want Sense (The stock Hero UI, that some people swear grinds their phone to a halt) would be either DamageControl or Fresh.
If you don't mind not having sense, then DarchDroid 2.7 is the way to go.
Of course, you should read all of the info in the first post or two so you know exactly what you're getting into.
I'm up to try new things. I don't mind Sense but I know it slows down my phone. I don't mind trying a new UI. Just some guidance towards what ROMs are stable and fast.
I want more control, so to speak, over my phone. It seems like it can just do things whenever it pleases. Whether it be restarting the homescreen or just not recognizing my touches. Less lag.
Hi, I'm fairly new to forums and i have just bought an android cause i know eventually they will replace Iphones. basically i am just asking for advice like what are the benefits of jailbreaking the android?
also i want to know how to enhance the power of the flashlight, ive seen it done before and cant seem to work it out.
another thing is ive seen someone play playstation games through the phone, im guessing its some emulator but any help on this would be great.
and one last thing how to use the phone to manage and view my PC.
any help on any of this would be really appreciate
thanks in advance
Hello guys.
I'm sure the majority of you get sick of seeing people with no clue on how to do stuff on their Android phones, and I apologize in advance, but I used to be an iPhone user before swapping over and becoming a Droid, however, O2 in the UK are awful, and they don't update the handsets, I'm still on 2.2 Froyo, instead of 2.2.1 or even 2.3 Gingerbread.
I'm looking to the possibility of getting a capable Gingerbread ROM onto my phone, but I have absolutely no clue how to do it, don't get me wrong, I look on the XDA forums on quite a regular basis, and I'm aware of Darky's ROM, and the rest, however, I look at the HOW TO posts explaining how to get it onto your phone, and some of them are unbelievably basic, and for a start off user using an Android phone wanting to get the best out of it, but not knowing how to do the majority of things such as Rooting, and Flashing, it's impossible to understand the majority of the posts on this forum.
I used to jailbreak all the time, but that was easy compared to this, some may say Droid's are easier to do, but I disagree, if anybody has any tips, or step-by-step up to date guides on how to get a ROM/kernel etc onto my phone, or make it quicker, or quite frankly anything, as my phone is unbelievably laggy, it would be MUCH appreciated.
Many Thanks in advance.
The first and biggest problem for you is to choose what rom you want becouse there is alot of custom roms out there and noone can help you with that.
As for how to flash there is often lots of different ways of doing it depending on what rom you are on and this is probably whats confusing you.
Becouse your on a stock rom without any moddified recoverys you need to flash with a computer program and your phone connected to usb.
Best guide is probably the one from EZbase and this is a good rom to start of from anyway becouse it will give you root and a good moddified recovery.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991792
Just read post number 4 to the letter and you can't go wrong!