[Hunt3r.j2]

garychencool posted:

Here's how Windows Phone 7 cheated (technically).

The contest was to see who can write something to Twitter and Facebook faster.

This is the iPhone approach: Go to Twitter, write something, submit. Go to Facebook, write something, submit.

This is the Windows Phone 7 approach: Type something, press send. Bam, it's sent to every social media site you setted up.

Here's an analogy of this: You are going onto a flight to let's say New York City, so is the other guy (with the Windows Phone 7). You wait in line, get your bags checked, go through security, and get on your flight. You arrive to New York City. The other guy on the other hand skips the lines, skips the security and skips the flight and still arrives to New York City, faster than you, therefore practically teleporting to New York City.

This is why Windows Phone 7 won, instead of going to each app, there's a unified social media system that just sends everything off on every social media site you selected before, saying the same message.

You can beat this if you had an app that can do what Windows Phone 7 did.

I know HTC Sense has it integrated, Friendstream does the same thing.

[SEKCobra]

Ezhik posted:

Never trust reviews, seriously. Go to a shop and check the device out. If you like it, buy it.
Before buying, examine it, if you can.

I did that but IDK if it was a 9100 or 9100G etc. Also they don't have 4.0 in shops.

[FPtje]

All three social media I use have a different public: twitter for online friends and GMod stuff, facebook for real life friends and family and google+ for following Android, Linux and other professionals. Chances that I want to post something on all three media are very slim.

[PyroCF]

The HTC One X has just beaten the iPhone in stuff magazine making it the first time the iPhone has not been number 1 since it's release.

[mobrockers2]

garychencool posted:

Here's how Windows Phone 7 cheated (technically).

The contest was to see who can write something to Twitter and Facebook faster.

This is the iPhone approach: Go to Twitter, write something, submit. Go to Facebook, write something, submit.

This is the Windows Phone 7 approach: Type something, press send. Bam, it's sent to every social media site you setted up.

Here's an analogy of this: You are going onto a flight to let's say New York City, so is the other guy (with the Windows Phone 7). You wait in line, get your bags checked, go through security, and get on your flight. You arrive to New York City. The other guy on the other hand skips the lines, skips the security and skips the flight and still arrives to New York City, faster than you, therefore practically teleporting to New York City.

This is why Windows Phone 7 won, instead of going to each app, there's a unified social media system that just sends everything off on every social media site you selected before, saying the same message.

You can beat this if you had an app that can do what Windows Phone 7 did.

So I just fire up tweetdeck or something similar

[redBadger]

PyroCF posted:

The HTC One X has just beaten the iPhone in stuff magazine making it the first time the iPhone has not been number 1 since it's release.

Another reason why I fucking hate Verizon, that they never get any grand phones.

Edited:

One thing I hate about HTC sense is how unwidget-like the widgets are. You cannot really do much with them unless you tap them to go into a separate menu, which destroy's the purpose of the widget imo.

[-Jansse-]

Just a quick question to you galaxy S2 or S3 owners out there:

Does the size of the phones ever really get in your way or on your nerves? I'm planning on getting the S3 now that it's out, but the size still seems a bit overwhelming compared to what I'm used to (Nokia 5500).

[Cree8ive]

What you will notice is how everything below your phone's screen size will look like a GameBoy screen in comparison once you've gotten used to it.

You may think it's a bit big at first, but that'll pass faster than you know once you used it for a while.

[mankind_me]

Cree8ive posted:

What you will notice is how everything below your phone's screen size will look like a GameBoy screen in comparison once you've gotten used to it.

You may think it's a bit big at first, but that'll pass faster than you know once you used it for a while.

every phone except my S2 now seems small in comparison to it

haven't seen any phone larger than it though

[garychencool]

-Jansse- posted:

Just a quick question to you galaxy S2 or S3 owners out there:

Does the size of the phones ever really get in your way or on your nerves? I'm planning on getting the S3 now that it's out, but the size still seems a bit overwhelming compared to what I'm used to (Nokia 5500).

you ill eventually adjust to that huge phone you now have

[pawelte1]

I've seen a Note a few months before I got S2 and I think I wouldn't be very impressed by its size now. Actually I don't think anything would impress me more than S2 in next few years, especially after seeing depth of field and bloom effects in N.O.V.A. 3. About 6-7 years ago I was hugely impressed every time I saw those but I wouldn't expect them in a mobile phone game. Seriously, that's some fucking magic.

[Hunt3r.j2]

redBadger posted:

One thing I hate about HTC sense is how unwidget-like the widgets are. You cannot really do much with them unless you tap them to go into a separate menu, which destroy's the purpose of the widget imo.

Depends for the most part, you can get at a glance information without having to go into anything, but if you want to read a full article or see a full size photo you have to go into a menu, etc

Generally not too bad.

Edited:

pawelte1 posted:

I've seen a Note a few months before I got S2 and I think I wouldn't be very impressed by its size now. Actually I don't think anything would impress me more than S2 in next few years, especially after seeing depth of field and bloom effects in N.O.V.A. 3. About 6-7 years ago I was hugely impressed every time I saw those but I wouldn't expect them in a mobile phone game. Seriously, that's some fucking magic.

I can't be the only one who hates those effects because it makes it harder to see enemies....

[Ezhik]

I'll be honest, playing FPS games on a touchscreen is a nightmare for me.

[Cakebatyr]

Thats why we have USB-host capability so that we can plug in a wireless mouse and keyboard!

[Hunt3r.j2]

Ezhik posted:

I'll be honest, playing FPS games on a touchscreen is a nightmare for me.

Touchscreens are shitty interfaces for games/tactile feedback.

[kaukassus]

mankind_me posted:

every phone except my S2 now seems small in comparison to it

haven't seen any phone larger than it though

Galaxy Note.

[pawelte1]

You can skip the iPhone part, it always ends the same.

[K1ngo64]

[Cree8ive]

NOT THE SINK! PLEASE GOD NOT THE SINK!

[AugustBurnsRed]

Ezhik posted:

I'll be honest, playing FPS games on a touchscreen is a nightmare for me.

Sixaxis Controller on the market, you just need a PS3 controller.

It is a godsend for any gaming, some games autodetect the PS3 controller, emulators can be configured with it, it makes everything better.

[pawelte1]

There's also USB/BT Joystick Center 6 app, in the description it says it works even with USB controllers.

[iCole]

Hunt3r.j2 posted:

I can't be the only one who hates those effects because it makes it harder to see enemies....

I hate these effects because every game ever is overusing the ever loving shit out of them. But it's definitely a great achievement to be able to do something like that on a cellphone.

Edited:

Holy shit color me impressed if the S3 is waterproof. But I'd like to see the same guy report back in with the same phone a month or so later.

[mankind_me]

kaukassus posted:

Galaxy Note.

haven't seen one in person/haven't physically held it, smartass

[coolrider102]

-snip-
Flashing the ROM again fixed it

[garychencool]

Ezhik posted:

I'll be honest, playing FPS games on a touchscreen is a nightmare for me.

It's even worse on my tiny-ass 3-inch screen

So little games support hardware buttons like the camera button which can be used for shooting (which has been seen in Counter Strike: Portable for Android)...

[Canary]

Hey I found an old thread I made...
http://www.facepunch.com/showthread....432&highlight=

We won!

[TiMbl4]

Other than that, which phone would be a great choice? That has a good supporting community, will, most definitely root and is in a price range of three - four hundred eu?

[PyroCF]

TiMbl4 posted:

Other than that, which phone would be a great choice? That has a good supporting community, will, most definitely root and is in a price range of three - four hundred eu?

Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Samsung Galaxy S2

[supervoltage]

My LG-P690 running Android 2.3.4 thinks it's funny to fuck up the contacts, resulting in a crash of android.process.acore each time I open the contacts list. The only way to fix it is by doing a factory reset + SD card erase. I never installed non-market apps.

Today I downloaded an app (Touchpal Contacts) which, hopefully, won't fuck me up as badly. Today was the 2nd or third time my contacts fucked up.

I've also got another problem. I can't install any custom ROMs (the phone is already rooted) because, from what I've seen, some LG DRM will do a factory reset each time ROM Manager by Clockwork tries to fiddle with ROM-based stuff.

Now, for the main questions: What is causing the android.process.acore crash? Is there a permanent solution to it? How do I remove the LG DRM? Is it safe to do it without bricking my device? If I do brick the device, can I install a Linux distribution on it even if it has only 160 MB of internal storage?

And before you ask, yes, I did Google it first.

[PonceDeLeon]

supervoltage posted:

My LG-P690 running Android 2.3.4 thinks it's funny to fuck up the contacts, resulting in a crash of android.process.acore each time I open the contacts list. The only way to fix it is by doing a factory reset + SD card erase. I never installed non-market apps.

Today I downloaded an app (Touchpal Contacts) which, hopefully, won't fuck me up as badly. Today was the 2nd or third time my contacts fucked up.

I've also got another problem. I can't install any custom ROMs (the phone is already rooted) because, from what I've seen, some LG DRM will do a factory reset each time ROM Manager by Clockwork tries to fiddle with ROM-based stuff.

Now, for the main questions: What is causing the android.process.acore crash? Is there a permanent solution to it? How do I remove the LG DRM? Is it safe to do it without bricking my device? If I do brick the device, can I install a Linux distribution on it even if it has only 160 MB of internal storage?

And before you ask, yes, I did Google it first.

On my experience with custom roms, whenever my phone kept constantly crashing the android.process.acore, there was no reason to why it kept doing it. But, the only solution to fix it is to wipe and re-flash the ROM.

[PyroCF]

Pretty much the above for the acore problem. A fresh installation with no restoration of apps (data should be fine) is the best bet! As for the other queries it really is device specific I'm afraid.

[smfE]

Woop so i just ordered my first Android smartphone the Galaxy S2, i can't wait to receive the package now :D paid 3000 kroner for it, equal to about €400.

[Jimbojib]

So my Galaxy S2 refused to admit that it's plugged in, nothing about USB debugging or anything. Even Odin doesn't recognise my phone is plugged in. What can I do?

[kaukassus]

Jimbojib posted:

So my Galaxy S2 refused to admit that it's plugged in, nothing about USB debugging or anything. Even Odin doesn't recognise my phone is plugged in. What can I do?

Try another cable, it could be broken or something.

[Jimbojib]

It still charges at the computer, just neither computer or phone recognise the existence of the other

[SEKCobra]

Yes try a different cable, my original SE cable did that as well after a while.

[pawelte1]

You can also try connecting it to another computer.

[Jimbojib]

Other computer doesn't work either

[garychencool]

Restart everything (computer and device), worked for me when my cable was crapping out on me

[mankind_me]

Jimbojib posted:

Other computer doesn't work either

if it isn't the computer nor the phone it's something else

hint: it's the CABLE