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Rom and kernel

Hello to all xda...I'm kinda new to all roms and kernels..and I kinda know what they are by now but I prefer someone more experienced telling me
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Rom is the mayor of Chicago and kernel makes cheap chicken.

It's usually in my signature, but I don't know if it will show up on a post from my phone, so look for a post labeled "xda terms and acronyms". That should help answer some of your questions.

Welcome to the forum. Please do a search before starting new threads and take a look at the stickies in the various forums as they have lots of info.

THIS should set you in the right direction.

[Q] New To Android

Hi! I just got my first Android Phone.
The HTC Inspire.
I've been told I could speed up this phone but I'm also curious to know what else I could do with it?
I used to have an iPhone and I would just change the theme and stuff...
So, I suppose my question(s) is/are;
1. How can I speed up my phone?
2. What can I do with my phone?
3. Is there a site where I can browse custom themes for my phone?
4. how do I add custom ringtones/ringback
5. What are some basic things I should get before I start modding my phone and what are some neat basic add-ons out there to make my phone look "neato"
thanks for taking the time for reading this.

Really? It's here in the forum.

Wow...really...wow. do they not still play the noob video about searching when you first sign up for the site?
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He came from iPhone, there your explanation In a nutshell
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Nice to know this site is full of MOD EDIT.

OrangePickles said:
Nice to know this site is full of MOD EDIT
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Swearing is not allowed in the forums. Only warning. Now as far as the other posts. Welcome to XDA and please do read over the rules you agreed to when you joined. You are expected to search for your answers instead of opening a new thread. Before you brick your phone (make it useless and non returnable) Take a few hours and read up on the stickies. Search around some and read some more. what you are doing is nothing like the Iphone, this is real hacking. Not a simple Security override like jailbreaking. If done wrong you could end up with more problems then you can handle.
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A Dream ROM

Guys what if a ROM is created which is
- based on proxuer's ROM from forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1261989 (but of course a few but great modification required like BT, HTC hub, compatibility for games etc.)
- filled with animations from the ROM from forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1275747
- as fast as ROM from forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1271383
- and contains some great apps like File Explorer n customization options from MIUI
Think about it dear developers...
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don't mean to bring down your thread but shouldn't this be in general?

Yup this is a development thread...
Plz don't post such threads here...

Even though I may agree with what you say as the posters above have already said this is a General thread topic/post/question. No offense, but it's for all of our benefit if we have a structured forum and if you were to read the sticky thread in this forum it explains this [DEV][12 SEP 11] DEV naming convention (and much more) Read before creating a thread
There is an exclamation mark in a triangle just to the right of the post # number this easily enables us to report incorrectly placed threads or any that break forum rules far easier than flaming the user (not that any one has yet) or attempting to PM the moderator to complain.
Before you all now click on it, I've done it.
This forum is one of the nicest in the sense of non-aggressive, minimal flamming and considerate users but at it grows in size and popularity it also becomes more and more messy and un-structured, it's in all of our best interests to ensure that we stick by the rules, as they're there for a reason.

Oh I'm sorry for that.. As this is developers forum, I thought It'd a knock knock their front door so easily... Anyway I'm sorry.. now what I have to do?? As I'm using a mobile, I won't be able to move it I guess... Should I delete it?? _
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nipun1110 said:
Oh I'm sorry for that.. As this is developers forum, I thought It'd a knock knock their front door so easily... Anyway I'm sorry.. now what I have to do?? As I'm using a mobile, I won't be able to move it I guess... Should I delete it?? _
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Don't think you can mate, usually a mod will do that, but it seems our mod never checks this forum !
+ certainly agree with Ben. This is one of the nicest forums around...
Visit the sgs2 forum.. my God.. its like a mess there! People always posting in the wrong place, arguing etc.
There are more useless post than helpful posts!
It's really difficult to get around too! Here in this forum, i know my way round.
I never really post there aswell, because I get subscribed to stupid spam in each thread everytime.
I'm grateful we have a neat little forum here
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nipun1110 said:
Oh I'm sorry for that.. As this is developers forum, I thought It'd a knock knock their front door so easily... Anyway I'm sorry.. now what I have to do?? As I'm using a mobile, I won't be able to move it I guess... Should I delete it?? _
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Don't worry, unfortunately we're unable to move, delete, combine or close threads ourselves that what the moderators are for, although now it's been reported in theory one should move it for us!
Anyway, No worries.....

How to stop being a leech to the xda community?

Hey so I am pretty new to the xda forums and what not and would really like to contribute something. I'm broke too broke to donate. all I have that can be any help is an HTC one s I'm too afraid to mess with anymore and an awful computer that I am willing to use to help people on here. Any suggestions? I just want to stop being a leech and a noob.
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This is the worst thread I've come across what do u need lol?
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You could start by reading up on everything related to Android development. Everyone started out as a noob, Google and these forums are your friend. If you can't donate, hit that thanks button at the bottom of the posts.

Or help answer questions in the Q&A section.

k1llacanon said:
This is the worst thread I've come across what do u need lol?
This is probably the worst comment ive read here, this is a community and a member wants to help and give a little back and your hating. If we would have more members that try and help and give something back xda would be a much better community.
To the op, theres guides on the development thread on how to develop for our devices, if you want to help you should read or you could probably pm a dev for more info, their very nice and they know a lot, could learn a lot from them.
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Try and obtain knowledge about the device, how it works, how you can tell what it's doing, etc..
The ways to do this are: search and browse the forums, google outside of xda, look in your device.
Then you can either go for a specific goal, like s-off, your favorite missing feature, better battery life, etc.. and focus your searching and reading in that direction, or more opportunistically, come up with tweaks and tricks based on what you come across while dissecting the device.
At first it will seem daunting. Try and follow guides and how-to's and try to understand what they do and why that works.
As you become more familiar with how the device and related tools work, you can help out other members with their problems and questions.
Thanks for your interest in contributing.
Good hunting!
-Jobo

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Displaying Problem of xda forum on android

Hello,
First of all, I would like to thank you for the great help your forum provides me in understanding how android system works, how it can be tweaked etc.. I am a former user of an iphone 4 which I have sold for a new Galaxy S4 I9506.
After looking for an answer and unable to find any, I post here today to ask you a question because I have a problem while displaying xda forum on my phone (see attached pictures). Do you have any idea of where the problem comes from, and how to solve it?
Thank you very much.
PS: Sorry if I post in the wrong forum but I'm a new user and not completely aware of all the rules.

You need to download the xda app!! Easier!
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I switched to Tapatalk for toys exact reason. However, if you don't want to use an app, just rotate your phone to landscape mode and the text becomes readable.
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