Now that a significant number of US carriers (as well as MTS Canada) have released the CDMA Milestone, which is compatible with Verizon Droid firmwares and *not* with GSM Milestone firmwares...
May I suggest a small renaming to reduce confusion?
Motorola Milestone Android Development -> Motorola Milestone (GSM) Android Development
Motorola Droid Android Development -> Motorola Droid (and CDMA Milestone) Android Development
There have already been people who got carried way trying to apply GSM Milestone guides to their CDMA Milestone. Let's reduce the amount of phone bricking =)
Not sure if there are enough ROMs posted to warrant a whole new forum for each. What might be easier, if I implement a requirement for all Devs who post a ROM to indicate either [GSM] or [CDMA] in the thread title.
Which Roms are CDMA? Are there many?
Every CDMA Droid ROM is a potential CDMA Milestone ROM. The hardware is identical other than the fact that they should avoid flashing a Verizon radio. For example, Cellular South Milestone users are able to flash Clockwork Mod, Bugless Beast and Cyanogen, which were all compiled for the Droid. So what I'm saying is we need to point those users to the subforum that is presently labelled Droid, because that's where they will find the compatible development information. It's pointless for them to read information about the GSM Milestone.
Basically it's a Droid with a "Milestone" label on it, just like how the Inspire 4G is a renamed Desire HD, and the "G2 Touch" is a GSM Hero and not a Vision. Posts regarding the CDMA Milestone should be in the Droid forum. Anyone else agree with me here?
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I agree with the forum renaming if they are essentially the same device, but simply need a different radio. No need for separate forums as the difference is no greater than European vs North American GSM Milestones
Sworkhard said:
I agree with the forum renaming if they are essentially the same device, but simply need a different radio. No need for separate forums as the difference is no greater than European vs North American GSM Milestones
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Right, my understanding is: The radio image of Verizon Droid ROMs contains a lock that prevents you from switching the phone's settings to any carrier but Verizon. The rest of the ROM is completely compatible though - ROMs that were written by devs who have never even heard of a CDMA Milestone are fully functional on that phone.
And it seems that just about every regional CDMA carrier has released it now - and with only Android 2.1, to boot - so there are lots of people looking for answers on this forum.
Would making those CDMA rom's be easier if all the devs had the APN's from those carriers? And I agree with the name change.
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I second that!
I totally agree.new title! .. and I was going to ask.*.Developers*...Is there a way you can leave the Apns blank for us CMDA milestones?? Maybe that would be easier than suppling a bunch of different roms? Just and idea.. Ive had trouble replacing the verizon ones..im sure a few others have as well.
I think if you've flashed the Verizon radio, it locks down the APN settings.
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That's what it sounds like to me too.
Tappin' and a Talkin' from my Milestone
But is not the same Milestone CDMA Than DROID?
Diferent is Milestone from Droid
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But is not the same Milestone CDMA Than DROID?
Diferent is Milestone from Droid
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Its not running any Verizon firmware. Doesn't have built in VZW Apps! Its bone stock OS.
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But is not the same Milestone CDMA Than DROID?
Diferent is Milestone from Droid
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CDMA Milestone = Droid, same hardware down to the last detail.
GSM Milestone is a separate category.
Owners of a CDMA Milestone should have a clear indication to proceed directly to the CDMA/Droid section, not the GSM Milestone section.
Ok, so can someone clear up what exactly is the same and whats different?
From what I can understand, it would be good enough to put a [TAG] in the title like [CDMA] or [GMS], or whatever else is different?
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Ok, so can someone clear up what exactly is the same and whats different?
From what I can understand, it would be good enough to put a [TAG] in the title like [CDMA] or [GMS], or whatever else is different?
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No no no. What you're suggesting still involves grouping CDMA Milestone users into the same dev forum as GSM Milestone users. This simply makes no sense. There are currently two dev subforums already, and the CDMA Milestone owners just need to know which one to go to.
What is the same and what is different?
GSM Milestone = Milestone A853 has one set of guts inside, a GSM/HSPA radio, a SIM card holder, and a locked bootloader.
CDMA Milestone = Milestone A854 = Verizon CDMA Droid A855 has a distinct set of guts inside, a CDMA radio, no SIM holder, and an unlocked bootloader. The guts of A854 are the same as A855, and the ROMs are interchangeable except for certain carrier locks.
ROMs for GSM A853 are completely incompatible with the CDMA A854/855 and vice versa.
"Milestone" is just a name - ignore the name, focus on the guts.
Let's take an analogy:
GSM Milestone = Green pepper
CDMA Milestone = Green apple
CDMA Verizon Droid = Red apple
I am suggesting that recipes (ROMs) for the apples should go in one dev subforum; and that recipes for the peppers should go in another. Recipes for red apples work with green apples and vice-versa, so this makes a lot of sense.
You are suggesting that recipes for green peppers and green apples should go into the same forum entitled "green" because they're both green, and then posters can mark the recipes as [pepper] or [apple] accordingly. And then for some reason the red apples get their own forum.
Let's turn the tag idea on the side. How about this:
1) CDMA Milestone/Droid Android Development
Posts that are more specific to the CDMA Milestone are tagged [Milestone]
Posts that are more specific to Verizon are tagged [Droid]
2) GSM Milestone Android Development
No tags needed - the CDMA Milestone users will not stumble into this forum because it's useless to them!
Thanks for clearing that up.
So we have:
GSM Milestone
CDMA Milestone
CDMA Verizon Droid
I still think the best option would be to keep the current structure, and just add a [GSM] or [CDMA] tag in each title of all Milestone threads.
I can see what you're saying in your analogy, but that will go against what users would expect...that would have 2 different "devices based on name" in one dev forum, which clearly wouldn't work.
I'll ask for input from svetius (the User Experience Admin), see what he thinks, as he's the one who looks after the forum structure.
If CDMA Milestone threads are shoved into the GSM Milestone forum, it'll produce a lot more needless duplication and confusion than if they're directed to the Droid forum.
The development forums should be based around grouping together phones with the same hardware that have compatible ROMs. Look at the mess that came out of naming the Galaxy S forums based on the name of the American phones... it leaves Canadian users confused due to the way the names don't match up.
Bell Vibrant = international i9000 with different frequencies
Telus Fascinate = T-Mobile Vibrant with different frequencies
No Canadian equivalent = Verizon Fascinate
The dev forums for those phones would be cleaner and less redundant if they were grouped by hardware rather than name. Instead you get duplicate ROMs being posted across multiple dev forums with tags to remind you that the post is about an HSPA phone with the coincidental same name as a more popular incompatible CDMA model...
So yeah. Let's set a better precedent here.
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If CDMA Milestone threads are shoved into the GSM Milestone forum, it'll produce a lot more needless duplication and confusion than if they're directed to the Droid forum.
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I think I must be missing something then...where are the CDMA Milestone threads at the moment?
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I think I must be missing something then...where are the CDMA Milestone threads at the moment?
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Well, some CDMA Milestone users have found themselves posting in Milestone threads after trying to apply GSM Milestone instructions or in order to ask if these instructions will work on their phone - unsuccessfully of course:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=10528179&postcount=78
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10356536&highlight=cdma#post10356536
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10097356&highlight=cdma#post10097356
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9604296&postcount=135
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=7926606&postcount=24
In many cases I was the one to tell these users "Your phone may be called a Milestone but it's actually a Droid. Go to that forum to help."
And the ones who heeded that advice or managed to figure it out for themselves, posted in the Droid forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=912490&highlight=milestone
On other sites some of these threads end up in Droid subforums:
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/hacking-help/81918-cdma-milestone-a854.html
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/hacking-help/112465-2-2-milestone-a854-real.html
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-hacks/95007-cellular-south-milestone-help-please.html
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/10813-please-help-me/
and the Droid owners are quite helpful in providing advice since they know the hardware already.
http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid/182926-moto-droid-1-identical-milestone.html
...and some of these threads end up in Milestone subforums:
http://www.droidforums.net/forum/motorola-milestone/92415-stock-restore-milestone-a854.html
http://androidforums.com/milestone-all-things-root/181185-can-cellular-south-milestone-rooted.html
http://androidforums.com/motorola-milestone/191489-cdma-milestone.html (in this thread everyone gives *incorrect advice* suggesting the phone would have a locked bootloader)
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I have been searching all week and can find no info on anyone having successfully rooted the Sprint (CDMA) Hero.
I'm sorry to post here but it seems to be the most active android modder board, has any Dev managed to acquire a CDMA hero and is any Dev attempting to root it?
Is this just wishful thinking on my part? I sincerely hope not!
After a week playing with I can say it blows the G1 away! Battery life, speaker quality, form factor, etc, far and away a better more reliable device.
A word of caution to anyone going from the TMobile G1 to the Sprint Hero... DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BACK UP YOUR APPS OR DATA ON THE G1 & THEN RESTORE THEM ON YOUR HERO! YOU WILL LOOSE NETWORK CONNECTION TO SPRINT! I suspect that apps & data downloaded & used thru the TMobile network on your G1 are unable to use a CDMA connection and attempt to modify your system to access the TMobile network. This breaks connectivity and only a wipe has fixed it (hard wipe using the ##786# menu + your individual reset code from Sprint). Your best hope is to re-download your apps. The good news is your download history should show most of your apps and allow you to download them from your CDMA Hero.
Moderators, my sincere apologies if you feel I posted in the wrong forum. I felt it best to reach the active modders I am aware of and offer some transfer advice for those making the switch.
Thanks all,
-Salamandar
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I have been searching all week and can find no info on anyone having successfully rooted the Sprint (CDMA) Hero.
I'm sorry to post here but it seems to be the most active android modder board, has any Dev managed to acquire a CDMA hero and is any Dev attempting to root it?
Is this just wishful thinking on my part? I sincerely hope not!
After a week playing with I can say it blows the G1 away! Battery life, speaker quality, form factor, etc, far and away a better more reliable device.
A word of caution to anyone going from the TMobile G1 to the Sprint Hero... DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BACK UP YOUR APPS OR DATA ON THE G1 & THEN RESTORE THEM ON YOUR HERO! YOU WILL LOOSE NETWORK CONNECTION TO SPRINT! I suspect that apps & data downloaded & used thru the TMobile network on your G1 are unable to use a CDMA connection and attempt to modify your system to access the TMobile network. This breaks connectivity and only a wipe has fixed it (hard wipe using the ##786# menu + your individual reset code from Sprint). Your best hope is to re-download your apps. The good news is your download history should show most of your apps and allow you to download them from your CDMA Hero.
Moderators, my sincere apologies if you feel I posted in the wrong forum. I felt it best to reach the active modders I am aware of and offer some transfer advice for those making the switch.
Thanks all,
-Salamandar
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you're probably in the right forum, since rooting is development. but i do think you should check out the hero forum just in case there's stuff about the Sprint Hero
I dont know much about it but maybe someone can clarify things...now i know cdma is what sprint, verizon, metro, cricket, etc use. Is cdma a hardware type thing or is it a network type thing? And can the sprint hero img be ported and modified to the g1 and somehow allowing it to be flashed to a metro/cricket type service?? Just questions im curious about...
thanks for the response, I agree and posted a different post related only to the Sprint Hero on that forum (hopefully i did not abuse the forum rules, if I did, I understand if a Dev locks or deletes one).
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I dont know much about it but maybe someone can clarify things...now i know cdma is what sprint, verizon, metro, cricket, etc use. Is cdma a hardware type thing or is it a network type thing? And can the sprint hero img be ported and modified to the g1 and somehow allowing it to be flashed to a metro/cricket type service?? Just questions im curious about...
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I may be wrong about this but to my knowledge, CDMA is a Network as well as Hardware and software type of thing. When Android was developed it was not capable of running on a CDMA network, one of many things added when Cupcake (firmware 1.5) was relased. CDMA is a network type so GSM only devices will not work on it and as far as I can tell devices built for CDMA are built specifically for that. There is some sort of hardware in there that allows the device to connect to the CDMA network that GSM only devices dont have. (I may be wrong about this though, I also believe it has to do with the radio).
Finally, I dont know what metro or cricket is and I also didn't know that the G1 was on those networks but if it is, I would assume that if those are CDMA networks its not the same G1 that was released on TMO and differers internally in that it can function on a CDMA network. If that is the case then its probably possible. If not then no.
Dont quote me on any of this. I'm not saying this from an experts point of view just from what I have concluded based on what I know about network types, devices and Android.
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I dont know much about it but maybe someone can clarify things...now i know cdma is what sprint, verizon, metro, cricket, etc use. Is cdma a hardware type thing or is it a network type thing? And can the sprint hero img be ported and modified to the g1 and somehow allowing it to be flashed to a metro/cricket type service?? Just questions im curious about...
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CDMA is hardware AND network... not software.
salamandar said:
I have been searching all week and can find no info on anyone having successfully rooted the Sprint (CDMA) Hero.
I'm sorry to post here but it seems to be the most active android modder board, has any Dev managed to acquire a CDMA hero and is any Dev attempting to root it?
Is this just wishful thinking on my part? I sincerely hope not!
After a week playing with I can say it blows the G1 away! Battery life, speaker quality, form factor, etc, far and away a better more reliable device.
A word of caution to anyone going from the TMobile G1 to the Sprint Hero... DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BACK UP YOUR APPS OR DATA ON THE G1 & THEN RESTORE THEM ON YOUR HERO! YOU WILL LOOSE NETWORK CONNECTION TO SPRINT! I suspect that apps & data downloaded & used thru the TMobile network on your G1 are unable to use a CDMA connection and attempt to modify your system to access the TMobile network. This breaks connectivity and only a wipe has fixed it (hard wipe using the ##786# menu + your individual reset code from Sprint). Your best hope is to re-download your apps. The good news is your download history should show most of your apps and allow you to download them from your CDMA Hero.
Moderators, my sincere apologies if you feel I posted in the wrong forum. I felt it best to reach the active modders I am aware of and offer some transfer advice for those making the switch.
Thanks all,
-Salamandar
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if u had used astro to back up your apps and install them one bye one u would not have had a problem
Thank you superg05 that's a good idea.
Android is capable of supporting both CDMA and GSM.
harpreet1988 said:
Android is capable of supporting both CDMA and GSM.
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it is now. but originally it was only built for GSM... only T-Mobile's GSM most likely lol
this is really dumb but has some tried one click root yet? or will that mess up the recovery image leading to a possible brick. becase its running 1.5 not 1.6 right?
I one click rooted my friends g1 the other day and it works fairly well. Don't think you can use the gsm hero root method to root a cdma hero.
Just fyi attempted to root the Sprint Hero using the one click method, but was unsucessful. I couldn't seem to back up the stock image. Any advice?
brianhaden said:
Just fyi attempted to root the Sprint Hero using the one click method, but was unsucessful. I couldn't seem to back up the stock image. Any advice?
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it would probably be best to wait till more people get their hands on the sprint hero. the more people that get their hands on it, the faster way a rooting method that works will be found
I happen to have one of the Nexus One developer phones with a CDMA radio. The software version is 2.1.1. I've tried updating the phone with new builds for the the standard Nexus GSM phone but it kills the radio (no signal and GPS) but otherwise the phone works (ends up being a Nexus Touch). So it seems that any software build has calls for a specific radio type and this phone will forever be on 2.1.1?
You need to get an updated radio build. The problem is - I'm not sure that the normal radio can fit your chip.
Thanks for the suggestion.
I'll have to do some more digging into this phone to determine the radio and then look for a phone with the same radio. Although Android 2.1.1 isn't all that bad and the phone works well.
No further development occurred on this Nexus Verizon phone after the plug was pulled in March 2010.
Wait. You have a Verizon nexus one?
Can you share some pics and details????
Too cool.
DownloaderZ said:
Wait. You have a Verizon nexus one?
Can you share some pics and details????
Too cool.
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Everything's the same except the radio.
They sold this as a dev phone?
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They sold this as a dev phone?
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No, never sold. I was told that a few phones were produced with the CDMA radio for development testing on Verizon's network for any issues with general and 3G operation. They were not supported by Verizon. The Google Android hardware team provided testing and support until 4/2010.
I've just flashed the 2.3.3 OTA release on this phone and again it killed the radio but everything else works. I'll just use it on wifi since I've updated from my Eris to a Droid X.
Did you use it as a phone on Verizon? Don't you have to do the entire activate the phone thing with them due to cdma?
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Did you use it as a phone on Verizon? Don't you have to do the entire activate the phone thing with them due to cdma?
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Yes, the phone was activated on my existing plan for awhile. Othewise the "Verizon Wireless" on the lock screen doesn't show up and you get nagged to activate each time you boot the phone.
I may ask the same original question of the thread on the developer's forum. It may have been better suited for that forum.
What about the radio from an Incredible? The N1 and Incredible are pretty similar... not sure man, I didn't even realize there was a CDMA N1 in existence.
i guess there is now way you can extract the radio image from your original ROM, then upgrade to gingerbread, then try and flash that radio image on top of gingerbread radio?
(maybe wont work if version numbers go backwards...?)
One of the pre-requisites for going to 2.2 and higher was an upgraded radio...
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Yeah look at the Droid incredible radio's, being that's what became of the failed Verizon version?
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RogerPodacter said:
i guess there is now way you can extract the radio image from your original ROM, then upgrade to gingerbread, then try and flash that radio image on top of gingerbread radio?
For some reason, when I do an rom upgrade from a normal nexus gsm build, it doesn't write over the radio. The CDMA radio is still displayed on the Phone Info but zero bars of signal 0dbm 0asu readings.
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Yeah look at the Droid incredible radio's, being that's what became of the failed Verizon version?
My guess would be the Incredible too. There is the chance that if I flash the radio with an image that isn't compatible with the hboot, then the phone will be bricked. I did that with a G1. Since this phone has no published specs that I can use to compare the actual radio device against another phone, I'm hesitant to take the chance since 2.1.1 isn't all that bad. Even if I knew the chipset, I wonder if I would go for it?
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You could always try and get some info from HTC. Can't hurt to ask them about the phone.
The chipset is QSD8650. I believe that's the same as Incredible. You can look in the Incredible forum and compare their radio build versions with yours - if they have the same structure, I guess you'll need to make some sort of a mix between Nexus HW and Incredible's Baseband drivers. I'm sure it's possible, it's just very hard without having the source.
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The chipset is QSD8650. I believe that's the same as Incredible. You can look in the Incredible forum and compare their radio build versions with yours - if they have the same structure, I guess you'll need to make some sort of a mix between Nexus HW and Incredible's Baseband drivers. I'm sure it's possible, it's just very hard without having the source.
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I assume you can tell by one of the pictures I posted?...
My radio is 1.00.02.03.24 Hboot is the same for Nexus GSM, 0.35.0017 with MicroP 0b15. Looks pretty much the same as a GSM except for the phone.
Droid Incredible radio seems to be something like 2.15.00.nn.nn. Eeee, I'm scared to try it.
Oh well, thanks all for the comments and suggestions so far. Looks like 2.1.1 is it for this phone...
glenk
Radio update success
Bit the bullet and tried the radio.img from a EVO, which I found on XDA-developer forum to work with the Droid Incredible. Well, the phone still works, GPS and camera work.
Unfortunately, when I install a GSM build, the radio 2.15.00 still remains but the same problem with 0dbm signal remains. Even if reinstall the radio.img after the build, no success.
Maybe I should offer this radio as a prize for building a Nexus One GB image that works with an EVO radio image...
Got a Droid X as my phone now...
Wow you actually attempted to flash a new radio, and one from a different device?! And it actually works? You have some guts, nice work. This is actually good info for future android phones, now we know what might be possible.
Flashing radio is by far highest risk of bricking.
I've moved across from the Desire forums and they're very busy, no doubt due to vast numbers of handsets being out there. The IS section looks fairly quiet in comparison, is that because of low sales on this model, or more the fact that the IS owners don't feel the need to root, mod etc?
it's a weird time right now for android phones....
Older phones are losing devs due to them moving on to newer phones, but there are so many newer phones that are actually good right now so dev support is widespread.
I would say it should pick up after a little while.
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there is huge dev support for the IS becuase allt he euro devs are using IS and all the american devs are able to use droid incrediable 2's
look at our ROM index and its huge the phones only been out for 6 months (march it came out) and we got sense 2-3.5 being dev'ed on along with CM7 and other osap roms and MIUI
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there is huge dev support for the IS becuase allt he euro devs are using IS and all the american devs are able to use droid incrediable 2's
look at our ROM index and its huge the phones only been out for 6 months (march it came out) and we got sense 2-3.5 being dev'ed on along with CM7 and other osap roms and MIUI
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I bet to differ, this is a pretty quiet forum dude.
Whatever though, great roms and stuff I'm not complaining
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there is huge dev support for the IS becuase allt he euro devs are using IS and all the american devs are able to use droid incrediable 2's
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Do the IS and the Droid use the same/similar roms?
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Do the IS and the Droid use the same/similar roms?
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they're the same phone... just a different name because it is the US verizon version
I wouldn't flash a droid 2 rom onto the incredible though, different radios I think which could brick your device
Similar -- one is CDMA/GSM, the others are GSM only. Also, one has operator graffiti on it, the others don't.
This forum is not a high volume forum in my opinion. We have a few roms and a few devs but that's it. Look at the Desire HD forum. More devs, roms, and themes for their roms. Nobody does special themes for the Incredible S roms.
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that other guy was right though, the incredible 2 forum looks a LOT busier
this phone seems to have slipped under most's radar, kind a like the Xperia Arc which is although a sex bomb but has no custom ROMs.
It's bc the roms we have do everything we need.
Sense? Go with revolution.
Sense 3? Do the add on for rev or use the less stable pyramid ports
Aosp? Miui and cm7 and other stock roms like rev no sense.
What else? It may seem less busy bc the progress was made on other devices then ported over.
Ie the desire hd, mytouch 4G, inspire, thunderbolt, etc etc etc have the same specs just different outside bodies.
So while its not bustling with chatter, its still good. Just my .02
I guess many users went for the DualCore phones, like the Sensation, LG Optimus and Galaxy S 2, that came out just after the IncS.
But there is still a lot of development for the IncS and som very skilled users/dev's in here ;-)
It is a very quiet forum for developing. Maybe because it was released when dual core phones were starting to kick off. So it ended up being a kinda meh device. I wish I still had my desire z but HTC stopped making it :/
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which one would be better choice?
Please read these topics
[Q] Which 'version' of the Droid 3 will work the best in Europe / The Netherlands?
Hardware difference: XT862 vs XT860 vs XT883
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Please read these topics
[Q] Which 'version' of the Droid 3 will work the best in Europe / The Netherlands?
Hardware difference: XT862 vs XT860 vs XT883
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Thanks, but I have already read it. These threads did narrow it down to the question of this thread:
- one says XT862 might have some issues with GSM signal and some functions are even not supported on XT862, so XT860 would be better choice
- the other says XT862 is better supported by developers (custom ROMS earlier etc.)
none of this is further specified/coonfirmed, so I still do not know:
- would custom ROM made for XT862 work on XT860?
- should I worry about lack of certain GSM functions on XT862?
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Thanks, but I have already read it. These threads did narrow it down to the question of this thread:
- one says XT862 might have some issues with GSM signal and some functions are even not supported on XT862, so XT860 would be better choice
- the other says XT862 is better supported by developers (custom ROMS earlier etc.)
none of this is further specified/coonfirmed, so I still do not know:
- would custom ROM made for XT862 work on XT860?
- should I worry about lack of certain GSM functions on XT862?
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Well, everything that is known is in those topics. We know that for example call forwarding is disabled by verizon on the XT862. Some claim that the XT860 might have better GSM performance due to the different radio baseband, but it has not really been tested/confirmed in my opinion. Users with the XT862 in europe are not really experiencing bad reception or anything.
I don't know whether the droid 3 roms will work on XT860. However e.g. steeldroid removes bloatware that does not exist on the XT860, so can only assume it might not work.
Can motorola milestones rom's flashed on motorola droid.??
If we could, it wouldn't be on two separate forums and the Sticky'd guides and FAQ's would've mentioned this had you taken the time to read.
My Droid X from Verizon is running the Milestone now from nTelos so I can say everything is working still. By the way it was not intentional to switch it lol.
both are different
Even though the Droid is the CDMA counterpart of the Milestone, there are some subtle differences that make the ROM for one unusable for the other. And why would you want to do it anyway? There are enough ROMs out there for the Droid since it doesn't have a locked bootloader.