Author Topic: Verizon phones (Read 175149 times)

MegaByte · « **Reply #550 on:** August 21, 2011, 01:32:34 PM »

Even though it's based on CM7, http://MIUI.us has been working better for me on original Droid lately. You can sometimes switch ROMs without a wipe, but it often leads to weird behavior or performance problems.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #551 on:** August 21, 2011, 02:04:41 PM »

I found the camera fix and re-installed Swype Beta 3

All is good now, but I MIUI was the next rom I was gonna check out after seeing some other people's home screen mods.

Can you combine/overlap widgets using the ADWLauncher?
I saw a really nice home screen clock, date weather combo that I want to replicate.
http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/342/a/4/whitesmooth_by_squaredd-d34h02a.png

Also is there anyway to find out what is actually playing on some of Veetles movie channels?

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #552 on:** August 23, 2011, 02:12:20 AM »

My only issue with CM7 on my DX is that it eats my battery like like it's popcorn in a theater.

anyone know of a fix for that?

edit: Since no one seems to be able to help with CM7, I looked further into MIUI which has a battery fix.
For some reason, when I tried to do some of the battery fixes in CM7, it would force quit. I'm assuming this has to do with the data loaded from previous installations of apps being restored along with the apps.

So I guess I am doing a fresh install of MIUI over the CM7... or should i fresh install CM7 again?

edit2: whats with all the japanese on MIUI? It works flawlessly so far though.
I don't like all my apps on the screen, is that the MIUI way? Isn't that how iPhone does it too?

I really love the way it shuts the screen off like a TV though. Anyway to get that in the base CM7 mod?

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #553 on:** August 23, 2011, 10:54:46 PM »

That's weird, the TV effect is built in to every CM7 ROM I've used on any phone (and even on my wife's HD2, which is running a port of the Nexus One's Gingerbread release). MIUI is Chinese, btw...so that explains...the...Japanese. Whenever you flash a ROM it's always recommended to make a backup first and wipe data (twice is actually recommended) before you go installing apps and such, it usually takes care of many otherwise unexplainable issues. I tell you your CM7 experience is actually bugging me out a bit, I really thought the DX would be a hacker's paradise, but that whole bootloader thing is probably keeping many developers away. I just hope the Droid Bionic and Droid HD aren't locked down. Now I want to find out how to TV-ify my Xoom...

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #554 on:** August 23, 2011, 11:30:02 PM »

Ok, so I've installed MIUI, realized it works much better than the CM7 did, but now I can't use widgets and have an iPhone look.... I hate the look.

Problem is, MIUI won't let my loader work, so the recovery fails everytime I try to wipe and reinstall CM7. I'm leaving for a week long trip in the morning and really need my battery in my phone and teh wifi tether to be functional (....forgot to go buy a 3DS game, but atleast I will still have netflix and dual tasking internet), so I guess I'll just deal with this Chinese(i didn't really look at the text, just kept scrolling past it to find english) mod tell then.

MegaByte · « **Reply #555 on:** August 24, 2011, 01:36:54 AM »

Uh, you did install the English version, right?

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #556 on:** August 24, 2011, 01:58:01 AM »

It's in english, it's just when I was looking for more backgrounds, boot screens, lock screens, etc etc, alot of them were in chinese so I couldn't tell what they were. I would just scroll past them to the occasional english worded pic.

But I figured out how to do the Widgets and put most of the apps in "folders".... I wonder if I can put folders inside of folders. Next I just have to ~~replace my background,~~ change my theme, ~~get all my google apps~~ and ~~get swype working again~~ get new ringtones (since every MIUI ringtone SUX), and I'll be a happy camper again.

I still find it funny that MIUI won't let me uninstall it and go back to stock or CM7.

MegaByte · « **Reply #557 on:** August 24, 2011, 02:15:45 AM »

I've not had a problem wiping and installing CM7 afterwards on Droid. Also, if you don't like the menu, you should be able to replace it with something from the market.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #558 on:** August 24, 2011, 03:10:41 AM »

This whole modding thing is very new to me, so being able to customize everything turns into an all day affair.

I'm almost back to satisfied though.
My main issue was resolved though. The battery life is great so far.
I've been streaming radio and music for the last 3 hours and only lost about 25% battery life since I started that.
My phone hasn't been plugged in since 5something pm and that almost 7 hours ago and i started with a ~70% battery life. I think I'm at about 33% battery left right now.

edit:
Problems with the camera now. Won't support the 2 highest resolutions. Tried to install the fix, but all it did is black them out instead of seeing the jacked up imagery.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #559 on:** August 25, 2011, 01:00:51 AM »

On today's episode of "BNM's Adventures in Modding"....

SO everything was good. just needed ringtones and everything would have been alright. btut my battery was still draining faster than I would like, so I decided to gamble on a batterfix .zip file and it ended up bricking my phone. Well... it put it in an endless reboot loop that no amount of data wipes a factory resets were gonna fix.

I guess it's a good thing that my I missed my flight out today and could come home where I already had everything set up and all the necessary windws open on my computer so I could restore it back to "just bought" setup.. Stupid me didn't back up just before that zip file, and never actually figured out how to actually restore a back up anyway...

so after 7 unsuccessful reboot and refresh attempts, here I am back at a fresh MIUI install.
So I have to remember which backup program I was using and when was the last time I actually backed up all my data (why did I forget that step..... I was bored sitting on the BART though, so I was kinda sleepy and not thinking).

Now I have to get back at it so my phone is ready to go before tomorrow morning.... gotta let it finish charging first though.

Adrock · « **Reply #560 on:** September 07, 2011, 10:12:51 AM »

The Droid Bionic is finally coming out tomorrow and this is the first I've heard of a firm release date. I hope Motorola does a better job of marketing new devices under Google. Like the Droid 3, the Bionic is getting a fairly low key launch. It's just odd because it's supposed to be a major 4G device on Verizon. I would have expected Motorola and Verizon to pull out all the stops.

In any case, I'm still waiting to hear more about the iPhone 5 and the Nexus Prime/Droid Prime (not sure what to call it anymore). I'm itching to get a new phone.

Stogi · « **Reply #561 on:** September 07, 2011, 06:02:03 PM »

I saw a badass commercial for it last night. I honestly didn't know what it was trying to sell me till the last second. It could have been anything.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #562 on:** September 07, 2011, 09:04:00 PM »

Typically all of the Droid commercials are pretty awesome (Droid 2 and Droid 3 aside). This phone really doesn't need that much marketing, it's probably the most hyped Android phone ever (so far). I really want one, since it's basically the best phone ever made...but I don't have the money, and I'd have to get a decent amount for my Thunderbolt to make up the difference at retail. Maybe one will show up on Craig's List soon.

that Baby guy · « **Reply #563 on:** September 08, 2011, 08:00:18 PM »

I think Droid commercials are awful. Android commercials, too. They do ridiculously poor jobs at showing how the Android platform isn't complicated, and instead focus on power and usability is areas that people already know is there.

While not a commercial I'm talking about, I saw a Verizon advertisement for a specific tablet. At one point, a Verizon store employee literally says "Your wife will love the nVidia Tegra 2 processor." That's really gonna sell everyone on a tablet. -_-

Point being, Apple's commercials show people how easy it is to use the phone. How easy it is to go and browse the internet, how easy it can be to find apps and use them, and they show real-world applications.

Android commercials talk about how their phones are the fastest and most powerful, but rarely communicate how someone can use that power and speed.

To that end, people believe iPhones and Apple products are easier to use and more one-size fits all.

Last time I held an iPhone in my hand, I was tasked with calling someone based on the number from which a text message was received. I could not, for the life of me, figure out any way to take that number from within the phone and call it. Tapping it did nothing, holding my finger over it did nothing, and there was no "option" screen available to let me do that that I could discern. On my phone, I could tap the number, and then I'd see an option to call it. I could hit a menu button and the same feature would be there. I could copy and paste the number pretty easily, too. The different base functionalities were all there. In the end, with the iPhone, I had to scribble down the phone number, then go to the phone section, and dial it in.

Point being, I think Android could really sweep away Apple and the iPhone by just going after those little things that are wrong with iOS. With so few developments and ideas that only come from one place, when it comes to usability, the iPhone is falling behind, but public perception is exactly the opposite. Why not just point that out?

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #564 on:** September 08, 2011, 11:47:53 PM »

Because Apple would sue them for making commercials that show the features of a phone.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #565 on:** September 12, 2011, 04:36:27 PM »

MIUI started tweaking out on me so I had to switch back to CM7 using ROM Manager.

MIUI would start randomly cycling through my text messages asking if I wanted to make a call
it was also eating through my fully charged batter in a matter of 2-3 hours making my phone battery very very hot in the process.
But the tipping point was when it would randomly switch my phone to Airplane mode, therefore cutting out all incoming calls and text messages until noticed that I wasn't receiving or sending anything and would reset my phone.

CM7 was giving me issues before, but for the past 24 hours, my battery has been fine, phone is not over heating and I haven't had any issues that I've noticed with sending or receiving calls/messages.

I don't have quite the level of customization built in as MIUI (custom lock screen, custom startup graphic), but I'm sure there are apps out there for that.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #566 on:** September 12, 2011, 06:07:29 PM »

You can change the boot animation (or logo in the beginning) using CWM Recovery. You can always just switch to a rooted stock ROM, then you can add/remove whatever you feel like.

UltimatePartyBear · « **Reply #567 on:** September 14, 2011, 04:54:31 PM »

I found out that I can, in fact, browse the web and talk on my phone (Droid X2) at the same time. So what is AT&T on about in those commercials?

MegaByte · « **Reply #568 on:** September 14, 2011, 05:21:35 PM »

Verizon upgraded that in the past year, but older phones don't support it.

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #569 on:** September 14, 2011, 05:31:24 PM »

Can my Droid X do it?

I'm too lazy to try and find out for myself.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #570 on:** September 15, 2011, 08:53:39 AM »

No, it can't. I didn't know that the DX2 had SVDO (like the Thunderbolt has) you sure you're not on WiFi? Also AT&T's new thing is they have the only iPhone that lets you surf the web and talk st the same time (which will change next month), and T-Mobile has always supported doing both together as well.

Adrock · « **Reply #571 on:** September 15, 2011, 10:04:38 AM »

I recall reading that CDMA couldn't handle both but it would be possible on Verizon with 4G LTE.

I'm on AT&T now and I may have checked the web while on a call maybe 3 or 4 times. I definitely see the benefit of it. I just rarely talk on the phone for extended periods of time and I'm usually near a computer anyway.

MegaByte · « **Reply #572 on:** September 15, 2011, 02:01:35 PM »

It's possible on 3G with SVDO as Brandogg mentioned.

Ceric · « **Reply #573 on:** September 15, 2011, 04:58:31 PM »

T-Mobile and ATT use the same tech essentially. I hope they have parity.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #574 on:** September 19, 2011, 06:08:07 PM »

I guess this is the right thread...I just made an edit of the Mortal Kombat 2 intro as my ringtone. Shao Kahn's "Excellent" is my notification sound (I might change it to the sound made when you insert a "koin" in Mortal Kombat 1 though). This site is awesome - http://www.youtube-mp3.org/ I just pasted a link to the theme, saved it as an MP3, cut it down to the good stuff (after 16 second mark) in Goldwave and put it on my phone. Best. Ringtone. Ever.

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Author Topic: Verizon phones (Read 175149 times)