So far I love the phone. The feel and weight of the phone just seems better then my Captivate(which I gave to my wife). After not getting data on the phone unless I had WiFi on kind of sucked, but if you make a new network. You will be able to gain data back.
The only thing I am not liking is when I set up my HTC sense with Facebook, it put all my friends from facebook into my contacts list in my phone. I do not want all my friends on the list. I have tried and figure out how to delete from the list but cant figure it out. Anyone know how?
I also side loaded a few apps using the SLW program, once you download HTC sync on your computer it was easy.
I cant wait until this phone gets rooted so I can go in and change some stuff around, like ringtones. You can have custom ringtones when the phone is not plugged in to the USB but once you plug the USB in, it reverts back to the stock ringtones because it thinks shuts off your SD Card. Well you know what, I guess I can have the option to only have it charge will plugged in. That might work.
Other then that me loves the phone. Glade my wife had an upgrade so I could get the phone for $79.99 from Costco and a free charger with it. She loves my old Captivate so I was like hell ya ill trade ya!
Ha I love it...got a feeling alot of wives will be getting a captivate tommorow
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Happy valentines day ......here's my old phone! lol yes there will be alot of this goin on
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lol actually bought the wife a new Inspire to match mine, talked my parents into both getting them as well !
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The only thing I am not liking is when I set up my HTC sense with Facebook, it put all my friends from facebook into my contacts list in my phone. I do not want all my friends on the list. I have tried and figure out how to delete from the list but cant figure it out. Anyone know how?
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I have the Evo for sprint which should be similar. Open your People/contacts app, hit menu, and you should see an option that says 'View'. Select view to choose which contacts you want displayed and deselect your Facebook account.
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abanh said:
I have the Evo for sprint which should be similar. Open your People/contacts app, hit menu, and you should see an option that says 'View'. Select view to choose which contacts you want displayed and deselect your Facebook account.
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Ok so in the people and contacts it has my correct contacts. What am talking about is when you look at the phone on the homescreen you see the button that says phone. If you click on that it will show every one of my Facebook friends, even the ones they I dont have in my contact list. I dont want them there.
I haven't mentioned to my wife yet... she's gonna wonder why the hell I'm getting up early on a Sunday morning, probably think I'm having an affair, lol.
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I haven't mentioned to my wife yet... she's gonna wonder why the hell I'm getting up early on a Sunday morning, probably think I'm having an affair, lol.
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You are, with the Inspire 4G. hahaha
I dont regret it for a second, yeah no Real 4G but we have root, roms and radios NOW.
Also, for those that just want to install apps and leave the phone stock you can go to this thread created by me: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=943174
The phone feels so polished and the screen is awesome, no Craptivate screen but it will turn heads.
We have accomplished so much in so little time.
Thanks to all the devs and porters out there, this is already a more than worthwhile device and for the price you can not beat it.
Atrix is just a bad memory of Motoblur hell, good luck trying to even root that damn thing.. hahaha
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Ok so in the people and contacts it has my correct contacts. What am talking about is when you look at the phone on the homescreen you see the button that says phone. If you click on that it will show every one of my Facebook friends, even the ones they I dont have in my contact list. I dont want them there.
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Ok I know what you're saying, and I didn't even realized my phone did that until you just mentioned it. I didn't see a way to get rid of them either.
If this is bothering you because you have to scroll through so many more names to get to the contact you want to dial, have you tried the t9 smart dialer feature? Lets say you want to dial 'John', instead of scrolling all the way down to his name, just spell out his name via t9 (5 for 'j', 6 for 'o', 4 for 'h', etc). The contacts that match what you're typing will appear and you don't have to scroll through all the names. My Evo and other HTC sense phones do this ( stock android doesn't, but you can download other dialers in the market that do). If you already knew this and just don't want the names to appear, can't help you there.
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I really, really like this phone. My ear speaker is great, although the external speaker is a little weak. Not a huge deal though, just had to select the high pitched notifications to be sure to hear them.
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I thought it was interesting that Facebook .com thought my phone was a nexus one
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i went to check this out in the store today. a few thoughts
-size is great. i compared it to my nexus one w/seidocase and it is only slightly larger... like less than a .25" larger in width and length
-weight is great. very comparable to n1 w/case
-sense 2.0 looked pretty slick.
-very fast... zero lag.
-my only stickler was the screen. i could see the "grid" dots on the display unit. is this typical of slcd?
Love it already and havent had it 5 hours yet, beats my old htc surround hands down.
This kicks the captivates ass all around, even unrooted with stock rom. Soooo glad I pulled the trigger... nice to have a decent exchange email client as part of the basic package (sorry touchdown, but the integration is a big plus... I hated the separate address books).
The more I use my phone the more I realize everything works and works well.
Have installed pretty much everything there is and it plays or runs them without a hiccup.
Obviously the only apps it will not run are the ones that require root. My plan is to do this very soon so I can take advantage of those as well.
Every single game I've installed is smooth with no lag.
Emulators work with zero issues, my plan is to try the the psx one next.
You can not measure the battery life right away, it has to get used to a few charges first. See the Desire HD forums and they will say the same.
I've made some calls and can say that it sounds great, I've tried both the loudspeaker and the ear speaker and both sound fine to me.
Obviously the small speaker will not be that loud especially at first. Still planning to use DSP Manager to see if it fixes it.
I've still to try out the gps while moving in the vehicle as well.
Build quality is very satisfying and is what's expected from HTC.
Where I had trouble getting 3G I am now getting a constant H+ according to the phone.
What else can I say I made an excellent choice and with the Sideload Wonder Machine, root, radio and custom ROMs there's room to make this phone even better with those options.
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So you bought a Thunderbolt. Your now a second generation Androidian. What to do with your old phone. I would like to hear your ideas.
I stripped my HTC Incredible down and created another gmail account for it. Then I installed an app called SECuRET SPY CAM. Made a mount with dedicated power. Now I have a home security system. Works better than great. Takes a pic when it senses image change and 2 secs later I'm looking at your mug on my Thunderbolt.
Yes I made that word up Androidia. Put it in WOWWIKI.
I let my sister borrow my Motorola Droid1 to see if she would enjoy having Android over Blackberry. Once she returns it i have no idea what to do with it.
sold it on swappa for 290
I'm keeping my N1 as a backup GSM phone. I'm trying to find a buyer for my G2 though.
I put my old droid on ebay. Someone asked me what is root, cause im selling it rooted Im not even gonna respond to that question, cause i don't think he needs my phone
My 50 year old mother is using my old dinc with skyraider sense she picked it up fast I was impressed
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I'm cashing out...
http://bit.ly/fg3Cby
N1 resale value more than covering the cost of my TBolt. I just hope the winning bidder pays up.
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skype
i made my droid a skype-only phone
Gave rooted droid inc to fiancee
houseboatwayne said:
I stripped my HTC Incredible down and created another gmail account for it. Then I installed an app called SECuRET SPY CAM. Made a mount with dedicated power. Now I have a home security system.
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I think we have a new motto...
"XDA... A community of elite hackers converting your $400 cell phone into a $19 webcam!"
Classic.
Haven't even moved over to my TB yet and when I do the Dinc will stay as a back up phone for a while.
I'm getting ready to sell my Eris as it was previously used as a back up.
I'm going to hang on to my Eris for a while. I am turning it into a media player/spare GPS/game system for the kids. I am keeping my nand backups so I can get back to fully functional within minutes if needed. Also, while it is in "media/kids" mode I have a different SD card in it so the kids cant screw up too much.
Too bad it won't do Angry Birds...
Thanks for the response on what to do with the old phone. I just have a feeling someone will show up with an idea to make us all facepalm if we sold our old phone.
Thanks for leaving the thread up XDA. I will be back from to check for more ideas.
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Using mine as a mp3 player. Would love to see a rom that centered around mp3 playing. Turn off all the other features and increase battery life. Any ideas?
Threw my blackberry in the garbage
sold my evo and hero for 300.00 on craigslist
xetas said:
Using mine as a mp3 player. Would love to see a rom that centered around mp3 playing. Turn off all the other features and increase battery life. Any ideas?
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Well you can cut off most everything by just making the gpu be off and wifi stay off and sticking to airplane only mode. If you do all that then what else is consuming battery? I'd assume most apps wouldn't try to update in airplane mode, and you can uninstall any apps you don't need since you are focusing on it being an mp3 player right? Seems pretty simple to me, what other features would you like a rom to have?
xetas said:
Using mine as a mp3 player. Would love to see a rom that centered around mp3 playing. Turn off all the other features and increase battery life. Any ideas?
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CookieMan is making one for the Eris. He is killing radios and such...his focus is speed.
BTW, what is the best Nav software that stores the maps locally?
houseboatwayne said:
Thanks for the response on what to do with the old phone. I just have a feeling someone will show up with an idea to make us all facepalm if we sold our old phone.
Thanks for leaving the thread up XDA. I will be back from to check for more ideas.
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Sadly, I dropped my turbo'd Dinc on the way to a meeting and shattered the screen. 1 day before the release of the Thunderbolt. Considering I was eligible for an upgrade the timing couldn't have been better but I loved my Dinc..
Droid Incredible.
* = Only when phone is dying.
-Mp3 Player (I have too many songs!)
-*Internet Browser
-*Skype
-Webcam (DroidCam)
-App Testing/Production
-*Games
-*Calculator
-Communicating device for the Deaf family that comes into my work
-*Translator
-Camera
-*Camcorder (Thunderbolt isn't laggy.)
-*Movies
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When you came from iOS then switch to Android you are going to miss iOS because you are use to it, I almost returned this infuse 4g, but I gave it a shot, when you learn to use this thing it gets better and better every single day, customization is like never ending, when you press a link you have a choice which browser to choose, when you want to call, you can choose to use your minutes or use your data using google voice, and more Dev team case speed the OS it self, + more appetite to choose from and loving Amazon giving a way a paid apparently for free everyday, 4'5 screen yes browsing is a breeze remember 80% of using your smartphone is for browsing yahoo.
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I have an iPhone 4 as well and was hoping for the rumored "AmazonWireless all 4g phones free" sale hoping that the Infuse 4g would be free, but it wasn't meant to be
I can upgrade right now but I think I will wait until the galaxy s 2 comes out or the iPhone 5 to see if its worth it then.
You haven't seen anything yet.
I agree. I was a longtime iphone user who finally made the switch to android with the Infuse. At first I was missing certain aspects of my jailbroken iPhone 4, but it took less than a week until I was ready to sell it. I love the 4.5" screen. There is really only two things I miss about my iphone. The text with the retina display was amazing and if I had that on my 4.5" screen I would be in heaven. I also like the way iOS formats emails a lot better. Emails on the infuse are just a lot harder to view as u have to pan around them. I have tried a couple alternate email clients, but still haven't found one I care for.
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MikeyMike01 said:
You haven't seen anything yet.
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I love a confident Dev.
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scottyb0721 said:
I agree. I was a longtime iphone user who finally made the switch to android with the Infuse. At first I was missing certain aspects of my jailbroken iPhone 4, but it took less than a week until I was ready to sell it. I love the 4.5" screen. There is really only two things I miss about my iphone. The text with the retina display was amazing and if I had that on my 4.5" screen I would be in heaven. I also like the way iOS formats emails a lot better. Emails on the infuse are just a lot harder to view as u have to pan around them. I have tried a couple alternate email clients, but still haven't found one I care for.
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The Gmail client rocks if you use Gmail. For general mail (with push capability) K9 wins hands down. If you haven't tried K9, give it a whirl.
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The Gmail client rocks if you use Gmail. For general mail (with push capability) K9 wins hands down. If you haven't tried K9, give it a whirl.
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I agree too much email on phone sucks battery life, unless you do the scheduled pushing, I quit my yahoo and use gmail I think 1 email is better than protecting 4 emails.
The only thing I want is the "3g unrestrictor apps" on iOs where you can fake apps that can be use only on wifi, unrestrict it making the apps think you are connected on wifi where in fact you are using 3g.
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One App I do miss on my iPhone is tone fx . It allowed you to easily juggle ringtones and notification sounds.
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I made the switch as well and don't think that I will ever look back. Regardless of what ios has to offer in the future I believe that android is just a better platform.
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One App I do miss on my iPhone is tone fx . It allowed you to easily juggle ringtones and notification sounds.
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You can change every single notification on android but not juggle.
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rjan22 said:
You can change every single notification on android but not juggle.
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Ya the ability to change notification sound out of the box is nice compared to ios but I really like the juggling especially for the ringtones. I used to have a bunch of 80's sitcom themes songs set to juggle for every call. Does any body know of a good App to do this? I tried a couple of them but niether worked very well.
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My last phone was a ipjone 3g. It's not a comprable phone, but just the OS alone has been enough to make me happy. With the added speed upgrade, it blows the iphone 3g out of the water.
Got my Infuse and iPhone 4 sittin here. Ive tried the Android switch several times and failed. Going to give the Infuse its fair shake though. Hoping for the best!
rjan22 said:
When you came from iOS then switch to Android you are going to miss iOS because you are use to it, I almost returned this infuse 4g, but I gave it a shot, when you learn to use this thing it gets better and better every single day, customization is like never ending, when you press a link you have a choice which browser to choose, when you want to call, you can choose to use your minutes or use your data using google voice, and more Dev team case speed the OS it self, + more appetite to choose from and loving Amazon giving a way a paid apparently for free everyday, 4'5 screen yes browsing is a breeze remember 80% of using your smartphone is for browsing yahoo.
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I agree, I went from iPhone 4 to Android. The only thing I would like to see is better battery life and build quality out of the Android phone line. It always seems like my iPhone lasted forever, and was so rugged, and Android phones feel so plasticy and cheap, and the battery goes soooo fast.
With that said, iOS is like going back in time when using after Android. Sure Android has it's issues, but remember it's only 2 years young, so it's to be expected. I love things like how it adds facebook feeds to a user contact card, and little things like turning the phone upside down to mute a call. Really stuff that just works... it's great.
Welcome from another iPhone 4 convert, hehe
bella92108 said:
I agree, I went from iPhone 4 to Android. The only thing I would like to see is better battery life and build quality out of the Android phone line. It always seems like my iPhone lasted forever, and was so rugged, and Android phones feel so plasticy and cheap, and the battery goes soooo fast.
With that said, iOS is like going back in time when using after Android. Sure Android has it's issues, but remember it's only 2 years young, so it's to be expected. I love things like how it adds facebook feeds to a user contact card, and little things like turning the phone upside down to mute a call. Really stuff that just works... it's great.
Welcome from another iPhone 4 convert, hehe
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I agree better battery life I can over with that. One thing I hate with infuse takes 3-4hrs to charge on stock charger, I'm using 1amp charger now and still just a little bit under 3hrs. Hope I can find a 1hr fast charger. I bought an extra battery and deskcharger hope it solve my issue, I always stream Justin.TV movies lol
Turning upside down really muted the call? Haven't tried that. Do I need another app for that? Wow I keep discovering new apps. I'll try that. Like Chumly always say AWESOME.
Any link for more info like this. I'm like ¹ week on android so I'm learning.
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Turning upside down really muted the call? Haven't tried that. Do I need another apparently for that? Wow I keep discovering new apps. I'll try that. Like Chumly always say AWESOME.
Any link for mire info like this. I'm like ¹ week on android so I'm learning.
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HAHA, you're funny and your post cracked me up with each sentence. I love it!
When a call comes in, flip the phone over onto it's face-down, and the phone will stop ringing. You'll also notice that if the phone is ringing and you pick it up to see who it is, it detects it's being fondled and turns down the ringer since you obviously know you have a call at that point. There's also a purse mode, so if you have it in a purse or pocket, it knows, and will crank up the ringer on it's own.
I too continue to discover cool stuff.... there's really no central repository for "cool stuff" but rather a bunch of different things around the net you can search for that'll give some cool tips and tricks. Android is fast evolving, so each tick they come out with gives a few more cool features. I bought this phone along with 2 friends, and I'm always hearing "did you see it can do this..." so as they find things they let me know. It's amazing how much they packed into an OS... makes iOS seem primitive, at best, hehe.
Chumley wouldn't be a good fit for a smartphone, he loves fried chicken and the screen would look like it'd gotten deep fried, hehe. I've never seen someone actually use a Chumley reference on here.... kudos! hehe
I went from an iPhone 4 to a Motorola Atrix for a little over a month. Couldn't stand Motoblur so I went back to an iPhone 4. I had a Captivate but didn't like a few things about it. I sold my iPhone 4 for $450 and bought my Infuse of some guy on Craigslist for $400.
I'm loving my Infuse so far, the size has really grown on me. I don't think I can ever get a phone under 4" again. Email sucks on Android if using email other than Gmail, but there are so many things that I enjoy on my Infuse more!
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I went from an iPhone 4 to a Motorola Atrix for a little over a month. Couldn't stand Motoblur so I went back to an iPhone 4. I had a Captivate but didn't like a few things about it. I sold my iPhone 4 for $450 and bought my Infuse of some guy on Craigslist for $400.
I'm loving my Infuse so far, the size has really grown on me. I don't think I can ever get a phone under 4" again. Email sucks on Android if using email other than Gmail, but there are so many things that I enjoy on my Infuse more!
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Congrats on the migration. It's funny how many people did the same as you, went Atrix because of the marketing hype. I have never personally used it, but I haven't been a Motorola fan since they killed the quality of production after StarTac.
i too agree the size is amazing. I always said anything more than 4" would be too big but now that I have a 4.5" it really is nice. I find that I text\web browse 95% of the time, and rarely use the phone, so the screen size is the #1 feature.
Regarding mail, I had the same sentiments as you, but quickly realized I was wrong. The phone has activesync built in, so first thing I did was delete the gMail client and use the mail app. You'll need an email that supports it (gmail does using exchange server "m.google.com"), or there's a plethora of other non-gmail providers that do it as well. I used to use GoDaddy's Secureserver.net hosted email, but they charge 30.00 a year for hosted IMAP, and $50 a year for activesync, and to me that's just not worth the cost. So I switched all of my domains over to Google Apps. They host your email (you pay $10 a year for the domain to godaddy) then google hosts the activesync email server, and the best part is it's FREE. It's far better than my iPhone mail experience, you just have to have a little know how to set it up, modify MX records, but google's help section makes it super easy to feel your way through it.
Best of luck.
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HAHA, you're funny and your post cracked me up with each sentence. I love it!
When a call comes in, flip the phone over onto it's face-down, and the phone will stop ringing. You'll also notice that if the phone is ringing and you pick it up to see who it is, it detects it's being fondled and turns down the ringer since you obviously know you have a call at that point. There's also a purse mode, so if you have it in a purse or pocket, it knows, and will crank up the ringer on it's own.
I too continue to discover cool stuff.... there's really no central repository for "cool stuff" but rather a bunch of different things around the net you can search for that'll give some cool tips and tricks. Android is fast evolving, so each tick they come out with gives a few more cool features. I bought this phone along with 2 friends, and I'm always hearing "did you see it can do this..." so as they find things they let me know. It's amazing how much they packed into an OS... makes iOS seem primitive, at best, hehe.
Chumley wouldn't be a good fit for a smartphone, he loves fried chicken and the screen would look like it'd gotten deep fried, hehe. I've never seen someone actually use a Chumley reference on here.... kudos! hehe
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I agree its like so much more to discover.
LOL just wondering if someone knows who he is here LOL, turns out someone even have his picture on his phone lmao,
He's funny though although we know that's his role in the series.
To be funny by being dumb, sometimes I even think is he really that good acting as dumb or its all natural. What do you think?
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I agree its like so much more to discover.
LOL just wondering if someone knows who he is here LOL, turns out someone even have his picture on his phone lmao,
He's funny though although we know that's his role in the series.
To be funny by being dumb, sometimes I even think is he really that good acting as dumb or its all natural. What do you think?
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It's got to be an act. You know he's at home writing a master's thesis on globalization as a result of the chinese influence on the world. HAHA. Based strictly on appearance, I do think he likes fried chicken in real life.
I keep finding myself thinking I could do all this on a cheap phone. What do you use your smartphone for on a daily basis?
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I keep finding myself thinking I could do all this on a cheap phone. What do you use your smartphone for on a daily basis?
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Well i have a Google Voice tied to my phone, that i use for my work line. I also have my work email tied to my phone. I also use Springpad for daily task and it syncs with my computer. I use Google docs to keep important files at my finger tips. the AD-HOC tethering is nice so i can have wireless access to my catalogs from anywhere on a table or laptop... i use mine more for business then i ever thought about with my blackberry.
stream music to my phone from my computer without having to put any music files on my SD card, tethering, wifi/wifi calling, youtube videos, flash for camera, "4G" speeds, and integrated email. didnt have any of these useful features on my previous sidekick 08 lol
Almost anything you can do with a computer or laptop I can do with my phone except its more convenient cause it fits in my pocket doesn't need to be connected to wifi and takes pictures and video so I think I would prefer my intelligent phone over my laptop anyday but of course the desktop wins cause it can run the games my Xbox360 can and it helps make things for my device lol
I think we're just one level behind where its total convenience. Right now it seems like voice recognition isn't too great outside of text messaging. I'm sure Android has a lot more to bring to the table though.
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we'll see a legitimate siri clone very soon, but even so, I regularly use the voice command- "navigate to __" to gps my way around miami. more than anything, on a personal level, my phone has made my life so much easier regarding events. My phone calendar is the only reason I'm ever where I'm supposed to be.
i think most people with smartphones who see no use in them just haven't made the effort to see how they can improve their lives. I'm not saying they are for everyone, but I truly believe they can be. You just need to see how and why.
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we'll see a legitimate siri clone very soon, but even so, I regularly use the voice command- "navigate to __" to gps my way around miami. more than anything, on a personal level, my phone has made my life so much easier regarding events. My phone calendar is the only reason I'm ever where I'm supposed to be.
i think most people with smartphones who see no use in them just haven't made the effort to see how they can improve their lives. I'm not saying they are for everyone, but I truly believe they can be. You just need to see how and why.
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informative and beautiful calendar widget is the reason why i'm using this "sense" smartphone. plus notes app also beautiful, and reader, beats, ds camera, alarm. hahaha this phone really make my life better.
darinmc said:
we'll see a legitimate siri clone very soon, but even so, I regularly use the voice command- "navigate to __" to gps my way around miami. more than anything, on a personal level, my phone has made my life so much easier regarding events. My phone calendar is the only reason I'm ever where I'm supposed to be.
i think most people with smartphones who see no use in them just haven't made the effort to see how they can improve their lives. I'm not saying they are for everyone, but I truly believe they can be. You just need to see how and why.
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I totally agree, that's why I started this thread
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They're good projectiles....Their slim design is quite aerodynamicky, the MT4G's weight gives it good stopping power. But seriously I use it for email, quick photos, some games, twitt, fb, gplus,etc...
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They're good projectiles....
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Back on topic, considering that this is my first smartphone, I find it useful, but I'm probably old school compared to many here and I've managed to live this long without a smartphone. I finally got on board not because I care to downsize my computing devices, but because I wanted a GPS-enabled device for navigation for the few times I need it. Also, a QWERTY keyboard in conjunction with Swype is a massive improvement over an alphanumeric keypad for composing texts or simply taking notes. That said, I still prefer using my desktop over my laptop over my phone, and the phone will never be a good interface for me to perform heavy text composition.
To me, what's nice is that the apps I did rarely use on my dumbphone like the calendar and calculator are much more spacious and intuitive to use now to the point where I'm willing to use them more often. It's also nice to have a specialized flashlight app and the ability to easily check my email and the weather. I really like the voice dictation and Swype inputs as well.
Also, yes, it is much harder to distract yourself with a dumbphone if should you find yourself stuck somewhere with someone/something to wait on and nothing to do. Ever since I flashed VU, I've spent more time scrolling the home screens and looking at the animations than anything else. I could easily waste time with this thing even without wireless data or Wi-Fi.
Supamike88 said:
I keep finding myself thinking I could do all this on a cheap phone. What do you use your smartphone for on a daily basis?
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Uh this phone kicks ass...
Why don't you name something you can't do excluding playing Angry Birds in 1080p 3D HD?
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had a very similar conversation with the House Boss shortly after we got our first Android phones, (got snookered with the Samsung Behold2, almost made us go back to regular phones) once we got the MT3G-S we both fell in love with our phones (even though I jumped on the MT4G, needed more power and screen). she loves the keyboard for typing her texts and browsing web, the fact she now has Youtube on the go for watching funny vids and vids of our nieces and nephews, the great calender, games and with Pandora and her SD card no more need for her iPod.
I combine my MT4G and my Acer Iconia A500 Tablet to make my life way easier and much much less cluttered in my 18-wheeler between GPS, calender, notepad/office programs helping me keep everything inline for work and Hulu, Netflix and the games helping entertain me when I'm stuck somewhere and getting bored, I have saved money and was able to shave weight off the crap I carry in the truck allowing more cargo (means more money). Don't really know how I did this for as long as I did before.
call me weird but i was expecting more. the update release said new widgets and icons and colors and all im seeing is a new color on the notification bar. i have yet to find new widgets or icons or different looking icons or widgets. the phone looks exactly the same except for the notification bar and that little yellow thing that pops up when you reach the bottom of a screen. yes im happy about the speed improvement. the phone is a lot faster then before but other then that its the same old charge
the color scheme is wack. FUGLY!
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call me weird but i was expecting more. the update release said new widgets and icons and colors and all im seeing is a new color on the notification bar. i have yet to find new widgets or icons or different looking icons or widgets. the phone looks exactly the same except for the notification bar and that little yellow thing that pops up when you reach the bottom of a screen. yes im happy about the speed improvement. the phone is a lot faster then before but other then that its the same old charge
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This was a software update, not a device refresh. They fixed bugs, revved the Android version, and improved the radios. I'm not sure why you (or anyone else) was expecting major changes to the look/functionality of the device.
I'm not sure why they didn't at least take the Stratosphere's interface design/colors (which is more uniform), as that is essentially the same phone with a smaller screen and physical keyboard.
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I'm not sure why they didn't at least take the Stratosphere's interface design/colors (which is more uniform), as that is essentially the same phone with a smaller screen and physical keyboard.
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+1 My wife just got a Stratosphere and the color scheme is what the Charge's should've been. Everything that's poopy and orange on our phones is green on hers. Jealous...
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This was a software update, not a device refresh. They fixed bugs, revved the Android version, and improved the radios. I'm not sure why you (or anyone else) was expecting major changes to the look/functionality of the device.
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The Verizon PDF said so, that's why.
I see this as a major rip off. It's the biggest case of false advertisement since the Marvel Comic "The New Fantastic Four" which stated on the cover that the Punisher makes a cameo appearance and the only place you can find him is in an ad for subscriptions.
I don't really care seeing as I'm running the ICS theme....but F-U Verisung.
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The Verizon PDF said so, that's why.
I see this as a major rip off. It's the biggest case of false advertisement since the Marvel Comic "The New Fantastic Four" which stated on the cover that the Punisher makes a cameo appearance and the only place you can find him is in an ad for subscriptions.
I don't really care seeing as I'm running the ICS theme....but F-U Verisung.
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B*tch b*tch nag nag, if you don't like it, go learn how to theme.
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One legitimate complaint that I have is they borked the built in screen capture function. You can no longer capture some screens (notification shade for example) because the phone lags while trying to produce a stupid animation before capturing the screen.
Yes, it would be possible to use an app from the market but I should not need to. They essentially removed a useful feature.
Also I find that the orange page limit glow gets in the way or certain things. It sometimes covers up what I am trying to look at. If I want to drag a photo to be able to see the edge in the gallery app for example when zoomed in. The stupid orange glow covers up the picture; having the glow cover up a web page is one thing but covering up the edge I am trying to look at is wrong. Essentially they removed the functionality of being able to drag a web page, image, etc., to the center of the screen and view it.
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B*tch b*tch nag nag, if you don't like it, go learn how to theme.
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Some people don't have time to theme... Some people also don't root their device...
If you don't like their comment, ignore it. Don't insult other members.
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I was pleased with the update, and color scheme doesn't matter to me near as much as a more stable radio, and more responsive interface. Here is the reason I wish I would not have updated. CAMERA! I have a 2 year old and a 2 month old. Before, you could press and hold the shutter button to focus, and when you released it instantly snapped the shot. Now, that's a no go! A second + lag...... Hard to get the "good" shot that is hard to get. Bummer!
i love the speed improvements thats for sure. the phone is 100 times faster then it was but i think if verizon is going to publish documents claiming new icons and new widgets they should probably deliver on that.
I get FFC so I'm happy.
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I'm not happy. They took away and broke crap while in the process.
Well I just got my Charge from FedEx man 20 minutes ago, and after turning on phone and it "activating" the GSB update was the first screen to pop up, no user setup, Google account, etc. So i can't say how well the old version worked :/ But The update downloaded off 4G FAST...first app off market was Speed Test, and it got blazing 23069kbps down and 14094kbps up!
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Well I just got my Charge from FedEx man 20 minutes ago, and after turning on phone and it "activating" the GSB update was the first screen to pop up, no user setup, Google account, etc. So i can't say how well the old version worked :/ But The update downloaded off 4G FAST...first app off market was Speed Test, and it got blazing 23069kbps down and 14094kbps up!
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nice!! welcome to the Charge and LTE lol... now root that biotch and debloat/rom it
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Root bear?
anoninja118 said:
nice!! welcome to the Charge and LTE lol... now root that biotch and debloat/rom it
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Well heck ya I want to root. Looking at my options for ROMs...thinking mybe need to roll my own. Man we need move Devs
Go with Infinity.
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Got my Charge in May. I run stock because I don't care what the interface looks like. I need it to work, no time for bricks, make phone calls, txt, Google Docs etc. I was about done with Froyo because it was getting so slow, it seemed almost like it was being emulated on my phone. Was about to make a stink with Verizon.
Got the update. It fixed every single bug/complaint I ever had with the phone, and/or it enhanced every feature by fine tuning it.
Here is a short list of complaints fixed immediately:
GUI now hauls butt with little or no lag
bluetooth works perfectly and connects to my headset and stays connected
programs close on their own - don't have to constantly free memory
GPS works and is accurate
Yahoo Mail in email actually WORKS
The call quality is the clearest of any phone I've ever had (I do have great coverage here). 4G LTE hauls butt. With GB This phone makes my old iPhone looks like a piece of garbage.
Just my opinion.
i found the fancy new icons they were boasting about. the update available and download complete icons are new. ooohhhh aahhhhh.
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i found the fancy new icons they were boasting about. the update available and download complete icons are new. ooohhhh aahhhhh.
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My phone doesn't show an available update yet, not sure why, perhaps it's because I'm running Humble 5.0 and not stock . . . Anyway, when I do get the new OTA, how do I get the new icons/widgets? Is it a separate download or something? Thanks!
Ok i have had my One X for less the 24 hrs. and i love the phone, but there are several issues that i have with it, so i decided since not everyone pre-ordered so everyone that is going to the store know what they are getting into ahead of time....the good and the bad
BTW....This is just preliminary, there are things in this world i do not know.....so i could be wrong or missed something...
So lets start this off with the Cons since there arent that many of them.....
Con's
1. HTC's keyboard is fun to use but its not as feature rich as Swype, and speaking of swype, u can install it and use it but when u restart the phone for any reason, swype comes up but its tiny, in order to fix it u have to disable swype and then re enable it....Doesnt happen with Swift key 3.
2. Wallpaper from the gallery is kinda a *****, because the wallpaper is scrollable u can never set the full picture as your wallpaper, but zedge works just fine, i have tried wallpaper wizard and a couple other apps and its a no go...Disable Picspeed wallpapers is what I use
3. Dropbox, we get free 23GB of data for two years, but with AT&T it doesnt come pre-loaded, what that means is that u have to download it and install it, but the catch is its not like the international One X where dropbox is intagrated into the system, i bring this up because i would like to be able to autosave my pictures from the camera to dropbox, but u can't with the AT&T One X...You have to go into the Dropbox app to enable auto upload of photos
4. This device has 1GB of RAM right?? well why does it only show that i have 672MB of ram??? where the hell is the rest of my RAM??? Could be system used and hidden but idk.....
5. Youtube videos, so we have this beautiful 4.7" HD display but when u play "HD" videos on youtube, guess what, they look like ****, granted it could be im using 4g and not wifi, but seriously my Desire HD youtube videos look better then my One X.....what gives???
6. The front facing camera, it's nice when u have enough light, but other then a good amount of light, it kinda sucks....
7. Google Wallet, So i have this wonderful NFC chip, but guess what right now i can't use it for what it's intended for...."Device/Carrier not supported"...so u can play with those stupid little tags but u cant pay for anything with ur phone yet....but it is coming soon...
8. Bloatware, Yes AT&T like all carriers throw their CRAP on our phones, you want an example, how about Yellowpages, Tune-In radio, MOG, etc., "HTC built for U" then why in the hell can i not remove stupid, pointless apps off my phone??? They can be disabled in app management
9. LTE, yes its great to have for the future and if you have LTE, then good for u, use it and enjoy, but for those of us that don't have LTE (i'm in spokane and no LTE here or in Seattle) then ur stuck using HSPA+ but there is a catch, normally if u wanted to change to force 3g only or EDGE u could jusy dial *#*#4636#*#*, but when u go to the options, u can't change it, so what does that mean to all of us??? it means LTE is stuck on sucking juice from our phones without the ability to turn it off.....yet....
10. Bootloader, yes HTC is making strives on making bootloaders unlock-able, but AT&T decides to overrule HTC and keep the bootloader locked, now i'm personally hoping that come the 6th that we get the abilty to unlock our phones, but i doubt it.....what that means??? It means no custom software, Kernels, Hacks and Performance enhancements...
Pro's
1. The Display is breathtaking, from the moment you power it up and set it up, u can't not be impressed by the colors/viewing angles, this display is just *****in......
2. This phone is fast, and i mean super fast no lags, the only issue i have had is while listening to music and you start running navigation the music will hesitate for just a brief second, other then that the phone is QUICK.....
3. The phone build quality is amazing, i was worried about getting the white one because of how dirty it would look after awhile, and i'm going to be honest the phone stays decently clean for a white device, and the phone is amazingly light but doesnt feel cheap like some other devices.....not going to say any names =-) (Samsung)....
4. The beats audio i always thought it was just a marketing ploy and a gimmick but i personally can vouch for a difference, it makes a little difference in headphones, but i have a really nice sound system and when comparing different devices plugged into the system, i can assure u the beats sounds clearer, louder, and hits really hard, and not a another device can compare (IPhone, Sensation,Desire HD)
5. The Camera is amazing, the best way i describe the camera is making everything in life that we see look better and sharper then it really is, i love the ability to take a good picture quickly and it is super super fast, from lockscreen to camera is exactly how fast HTC said it does.....The 4 pictures per second is amazing and i love it, the 1080p video recording with video stabilization is nice, but the quality just isn't as nice as the pictures.....the only thing i wish was different was the option to auto-enhance after picture is taken...but besides that the camera is amazing....and u willl love it...
6. Speaker, the speakers sound nice and loud with no annoying tinging, but don't lay your phone on its back on a soft surface or u won't hear crap....
7. Love the fact with ICS that i now can change my music from Play Music on the lockscreen and the beats function works system wide, that's amazing and i love it, speaking of the music apps on the device the HTC music app that all music apps, such as Shazam, Tune-In, Last FM, all go into the music app for quick launch, what does this mean? it means that i can click on music and have all of my music apps conveniently in one spot to launch them all from....
8.There are so many Pro's to list for this device, and i will list them as i have time.....sorry that this isn't fully complete yet, but it will be
Conclusion
Even though there are some issues with the One X and they are quite annoying, this device is solid, and i am super glad that i got this device, and as the device is out for awhile and bug reports are submitted to the HTC Dev team i see the issues being resolved eventually......So honestly the device even with it's issues is the best device to date that i have seen, and if ur thinking of the samsung SIII, i want u to look at the specs and tell me again why the samsung is better.....because i'm not impressed and nothing blows me away with the device, the ONE X hands down is the device that Apple and everyone else needs to watch out for.....
I WILL BE EDITING THIS THREAD AS I LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS DEVICE....THIS IS JUST A QUICK REVIEW...AND MY FIRST REVIEW...THANKS FOR READING AND IF THIS DOES HELP ANYONE, THE THANKS BUTTON IS DOWN THERE SOMEWHERE
Special Thanks to....
JamesR913----For answering questions and posting solutions
itzsnookums said:
Ok i have had my One X for less the 24 hrs. and i love the phone, but there are several issues that i have with it, so i decided since not everyone pre-ordered so everyone that is going to the store know what they are getting into ahead of time....the good and the bad
BTW....This is just preliminary, there are things in this world i do not know.....so i could be wrong or missed something...
So lets start this off with the Cons since there arent that many of them.....
Con's
1. HTC's keyboard is fun to use but its not as feature rich as Swype, and speaking of swype, u can install it and use it but when u restart the phone for any reason, swype comes up but its tiny, in order to fix it u have to disable swype and then re enable it....
2. Wallpaper from the gallery is kinda a *****, because the wallpaper is scrollable u can never set the full picture as your wallpaper, but zedge works just fine, i have tried wallpaper wizard and a couple other apps and its a no go...
3. Dropbox, we get free 23GB of data for two years, but with AT&T it doesnt come pre-loaded, what that means is that u have to download it and install it, but the catch is its not like the international One X where dropbox is intagrated into the system, i bring this up because i would like to be able to autosave my pictures from the camera to dropbox, but u can't with the AT&T One X...
4. This device has 1GB of RAM right?? well why does it only show that i have 672MB of ram??? where the hell is the rest of my RAM??? Could be system used and hidden but idk.....
5. Youtube videos, so we have this beautiful 4.7" HD display but when u play "HD" videos on youtube, guess what, they look like ****, granted it could be im using 4g and not wifi, but seriously my Desire HD youtube videos look better then my One X.....what gives???
6. The front facing camera, it's nice when u have enough light, but other then a good amount of light, it kinda sucks....
7. Google Wallet, So i have this wonderful NFC chip, but guess what right now i can't use it for what it's intended for...."Device/Carrier not supported"...so u can play with those stupid little tags but u cant pay for anything with ur phone yet....but it is coming soon...
8. Bloatware, Yes AT&T like all carriers throw their CRAP on our phones, you want an example, how about Yellowpages, Tune-In radio, MOG, etc., "HTC built for U" then why in the hell can i not remove stupid, pointless apps off my phone???
9. LTE, yes its great to have for the future and if you have LTE, then good for u, use it and enjoy, but for those of us that don't have LTE (i'm in spokane and no LTE here or in Seattle) then ur stuck using HSPA+ but there is a catch, normally if u wanted to change to force 3g only or EDGE u could jusy dial *#*#4636#*#*, but when u go to the options, u can't change it, so what does that mean to all of us??? it means LTE is stuck on sucking juice from our phones without the ability to turn it off.....yet....
10. Bootloader, yes HTC is making strives on making bootloaders unlock-able, but AT&T decides to overrule HTC and keep the bootloader locked, now i'm personally hoping that come the 6th that we get the abilty to unlock our phones, but i doubt it.....what that means??? It means no custom software, Kernels, Hacks and Performance enhancements...
Pro's
1. The Display is breathtaking, from the moment you power it up and set it up, u can't not be impressed by the colors/viewing angles, this display is just *****in......
2. This phone is fast, and i mean super fast no lags, the only issue i have had is while listening to music and you start running navigation the music will hesitate for just a brief second, other then that the phone is QUICK.....
3. The phone build quality is amazing, i was worried about getting the white one because of how dirty it would look after awhile, and i'm going to be honest the phone stays decently clean for a white device, and the phone is amazingly light but doesnt feel cheap like some other devices.....not going to say any names =-) (Samsung)....
4. The beats audio i always thought it was just a marketing ploy and a gimmick but i personally can vouch for a difference, it makes a little difference in headphones, but i have a really nice sound system and when comparing different devices plugged into the system, i can assure u the beats sounds clearer, louder, and hits really hard, and not a another device can compare (IPhone, Sensation,Desire HD)
5. The Camera is amazing, the best way i describe the camera is making everything in life that we see look better and sharper then it really is, i love the ability to take a good picture quickly and it is super super fast, from lockscreen to camera is exactly how fast HTC said it does.....The 4 pictures per second is amazing and i love it, the 1080p video recording with video stabilization is nice, but the quality just isn't as nice as the pictures.....the only thing i wish was different was the option to auto-enhance after picture is taken...but besides that the camera is amazing....and u willl love it...
6. Speaker, the speakers sound nice and loud with no annoying tinging, but don't lay your phone on its back on a soft surface or u won't hear crap....
7. Love the fact with ICS that i now can change my music from Play Music on the lockscreen and the beats function works system wide, that's amazing and i love it, speaking of the music apps on the device the HTC music app that all music apps, such as Shazam, Tune-In, Last FM, all go into the music app for quick launch, what does this mean? it means that i can click on music and have all of my music apps conveniently in one spot to launch them all from....
Conclusion
Even though there are some issues with the One X and they are quite annoying, this device is solid, and i am super glad that i got this device, and as the device is out for awhile and bug reports are submitted to the HTC Dev team i see the issues being resolved eventually......So honestly the device even with it's issues is the best device to date that i have seen, and if ur thinking of the samsung SIII, i want u to look at the specs and tell me again why the samsung is better.....because i'm not impressed and nothing blows me away with the device, the ONE X hands down is the device that Apple and everyone else needs to watch out for.....
I WILL BE EDITING THIS THREAD AS I LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS DEVICE....THIS IS JUST A QUICK REVIEW...AND MY FIRST REVIEW...THANKS FOR READING AND IF THIS DOES HELP ANYONE, THE THANKS BUTTON IS DOWN THERE SOMEWHERE
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1. Easy if you don't like the stock keyboard use another one like you said. Options..
2. You have 672 whatever of memory because the other 230 is dedicated to the system...... Thought you guys should figure it out by now???
3. Boat ware is a given on all phones.
4. Nfc is restricted in most carriers during times throughout fact that they are creating their own payment system called isis.
5. even though your not in a lte area, it is not draining your battery for lte.. You will get the same battery life as me in a lte area.
6. No the boot loader won't be unlocked soon. No not the 6th. After or month or morr, yes. So just enjoy the phone then feel free to modify the heck out of it when it's allowed.
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I downloaded Dropbox and I am able to download my photos automatically. Seems to work just fine.
Dropbox does auto upload pics and vids. You do have to manually delete them from your device if you don't want them taking up phone memory though.
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Google+ has auto upload.
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Con's
1. HTC's keyboard is fun to use but its not as feature rich as Swype, and speaking of swype, u can install it and use it but when u restart the phone for any reason, swype comes up but its tiny, in order to fix it u have to disable swype and then re enable it....Doesnt happen with Swift key 3
2. Wallpaper from the gallery is kinda a *****, because the wallpaper is scrollable u can never set the full picture as your wallpaper, but zedge works just fine, i have tried wallpaper wizard and a couple other apps and its a no go...Disable Picspeed wallpapers is what I use
3. Dropbox, we get free 23GB of data for two years, but with AT&T it doesnt come pre-loaded, what that means is that u have to download it and install it, but the catch is its not like the international One X where dropbox is intagrated into the system, i bring this up because i would like to be able to autosave my pictures from the camera to dropbox, but u can't with the AT&T One X...You have to go into the Dropbox app to enable auto upload of photos
8. Bloatware, Yes AT&T like all carriers throw their CRAP on our phones, you want an example, how about Yellowpages, Tune-In radio, MOG, etc., "HTC built for U" then why in the hell can i not remove stupid, pointless apps off my phone??? They can be disabled in app management
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You gave 10 cons and 7 pros. Take your phone back immediately.
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cmjkxa said:
Google+ has auto upload.
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Turn it off...
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You gave 10 cons and 7 pros. Take your phone back immediately.
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uh what? I was suggesting it since they said drop box didn't have an auto upload feature...rude
hey im not done yet lol, i love my phone but i just posted first impressions, wasn't posting so everyone can be a ****......
and i'm at work didn't have time to post everything sorry guys, said i would be adding more later....
Just to share, Youtube videos in HD look stunning on my OneX...
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Just to share, Youtube videos in HD look stunning on my OneX...
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Same here, but I was on wifi, it was really crisp.