Now that the apache has been launched in the us as the PPC-6700, can we launch a new section of the forum for it? It really needs to be seperated from the wizard.
Zach
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Use the Smartphone General forum for GENERIC posts, hacks, tutorials, questions!
If you have a question / tip / hack / trick also applicable to (most) other Smartphone models, please PLEASE post it to the brand new General Smartphone forum. Few Smartphone users check out the forums of other Smartphone models and, therefore, your questions / tips / other stuff will be read by a LOT more people if you post it to a general forum than in just a model-specific one.
As has already been pointed out, everything should be posted to the new General forum that isn’t ONLY related to the particular model. Some examples of what should be posted to the General forum and what should stay in a device-specific one:
posts like “the HTC Vox (s710) has a very bad-quality rubber cover” (example HERE and HERE) should stay in the device-specific Vox subforum because it’s (currently - we'll see how the forthcoming HTC Wings fare in this respect) only the Vox that is affected by this problem. The same stands for problems with the bootloaders of a given model or specific ROM upgrades, ROM versions, unlocking etc. only applicable to a given model (and nothing else).
posts like Live Messenger CAB’s (example HERE), OpenVPN hacks (example HERE), Adobe Flash hacking (example HERE) etc. should ALL be posted to the General forum because these hacks, information etc. can be used on (almost) ALL Smartphone models.
if you have a question that you feel can be answered by other Smartphone users, do NOT post it to a device-specific forum, but to the generic one. Generic questions are “What Web browsers should I use?”, “How do I configure my e-mail client?”, “How do I install Flash on my device” and so on. ONLY post questions like “What about ROM version X.Y for Smartphone model XY”, “How do I enable HSDPA in model XY”, “Where should I get WM6 for model XY”, “I have problems with the rubber covers of my Vox”, “My Excalibur’s buttons are hard to press” – that is, questions you’re absolutely sure about belonging to model-specific forums.
Also, make sure you continuously monitor the forum because I’ll post a lot of brand new Smartphone-related information in there.
Again and again,
POST ALL your questions / tips / hacks in the General forum if you find it can also apply to / answered by the owners of other Smartphone models
frequently visit the new forum for new tips / questions and, last but not least, my tutorials / roundups
I have noticed it is getting difficult to find rom releases among the other threads in the forum, would it be a good idea to have a new thread under the phone category... eg
Hermes>
Hermes
Hermes Upgrading
Hermes Accessories
Hermes Mobile 6
Hermes Rom Releases >
Just a thought.
Cool u may want to post on the 1st sticky here for the mods:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=263
We need a Q/A section and a Development section beyond just the general. Is someone working on this?
Svetius is probably waiting until closer to launch for the development section, but I agree that section is the whole reason I wanted xda to support the adam.
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I agree. It would be nice to set up some topics NEATLY, i.e. SDK information, Rooting discussion, etc... How about three subs (i could be missing another few), the two you mentioned, Q&A and Dev, and also throw in Themes and Apps? January 15 can't come fast enough! Totally OT (another section?) anyone know whether the Adam uses SIM v. Micro SIM?
webs05 said:
We need a Q/A section and a Development section beyond just the general. Is someone working on this?
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Coming shortly! You're right, I was waiting for people to actually start receiving this device, but I'll add other forums sooner than later.
They're live:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=891
Enjoy
Hi guys,
This forum was originally set-up with Windows Mobile in mind. Last few months the forum gets flooded with a lot of questions about Android, which is still in an 'early' development phase. Some questions, about GPS, Wifi, SD-card not working, have been posted numerous times and this makes the forum messy.
Some while ago I have asked admins to have a look at a dedicated Android forum, but I never got a final answer about that. It seems that Android is getting more and more popular, and therefore I think its wise to have a dedicated place for Android. So I think we really need a dedicated Android forum with clear distinction between development and user threads.
I am not sure if I am the only one that thinks this way, if not lets mobilize ourselves and get some attention from the admins to get us a nice Android forum!
Give a reply with your opinion .
I hope you mean just another section inside this forum? However, I do agree 100%, it would be nice to have an android section for us to use and flood questions in there instead.
However, the current setup is designed to allow any OS questions. Not just Windows, so I can see both sides. One, if they leave it - it leaves it open to everyone. But if they don't add sections, it could get a little messy.
I think we have to adopt the same forum format of the HD2 in the near future, I agree 100% with you, and it would be very nice to have this right now...
It's only a thing to talk with the right people here in XDA to Achieve this.
I have also informend the mods some days ago. They are aware of it and think about a solution, one have stated.
I've submitted a request to the Admins for you guys
lets see if they create a new sub section or not
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I've submitted a request to the Admins for you guys
lets see if they create a new sub section or not
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Allgamer, I would really like to thank you for your help on requesting the Android forum! It worked out very quick, we now have our dedicated Android forum !!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1087
Dev's and users.. For sure many of you have already checked it, but for those who may find it useful, here is the newly created HTC web page for Developers and Resources.
http://www.htcdev.com/
The purpose is to share a resource, not to talk about development, since i'm no developer. In some time i'll close the thread, since it will serve its purpose.
Greetings
Open Bootloader
The Open Bootloader for HTC devices (EVO 3G and newer) will be available soon, it is still under developing by the company. So, don't rush about it yet
PS I just saw that there is another thread with the same purpose.. If it is enough info, i will ask the MOD to close this one tomorrow..
Thanks..
There's a thread for this already, just a couple of rows beneath yours. Might be worth to have a look what's already posted before starting a new thread. Here's the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1208674