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Is there a way to COMPLETELY replace the android and UI and Timescape and Mediascape that come with Xperia X10?
How?
What would you install?
Would like like to change the OS or just version of your Android? Do you want to remove the components or the whole OS?
Nimche said:
Would like like to change the OS or just version of your Android? Do you want to remove the components or the whole OS?
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I don't like SE UI. Guess it consumes a lot of hardware resources.
I would like my Xperia X10 to run the system the HTC Desire runs, for instance.
I would like to change the whole thing.
Is it possible? How?
What OS would you install then?
Answer to all them questions
No it's not possible. You can change to a diffrent home menu. Try adw launcher. But thats about it
What your asking for is possible.. but not until the bootloader has been cracked and someone has created custom ROM based on HTC Sense, but with all of the drivers etc for the X10 hardware..
But I have to ask.. why didn't you buy a HTC if you prefer their UI?
Oh.. and I don't think that your theory.. "Guess it consumes a lot of hardware resources." is valid.. but just to be sure - which resources are you talking about?? Battery? Memory? Processor bandwidth?
u guys dont know how to answer that question cuz they didnt understand that but i do but i dont know how to do that.i also want to know that.but i know one thing u can update the original software by going to SE repair center.but u have to pay for it.in my country i have to pay $50
lildic said:
u guys dont know how to answer that question cuz they didnt understand that but i do but i dont know how to do that.i also want to know that.but i know one thing u can update the original software by going to SE repair center.but u have to pay for it.in my country i have to pay $50
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What? That makes no sence.
telmoabff said:
Is there a way to COMPLETELY replace the android and UI and Timescape and Mediascape that come with Xperia X10?
How?
What would you install?
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Why would you buy the X10 to begin with...? There's dozens of phones that come with stock Android.
To answer your (weird) question: No. Not until the bootloader is cracked and the devs make a new ROM.
I'm utterly confused by you.
iead1 said:
Why would you buy the X10 to begin with...? There's dozens of phones that come with stock Android.
To answer your (weird) question: No. Not until the bootloader is cracked and the devs make a new ROM.
I'm utterly confused by you.
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In his defense: Timescape looks pretty good and it even works well enough for demo purposes. It's when you really start using the phone it becomes useless so it's an easy mistake to make.
But yeah, I'm confused too.
im_iceman said:
What your asking for is possible.. but not until the bootloader has been cracked and someone has created custom ROM based on HTC Sense, but with all of the drivers etc for the X10 hardware..
But I have to ask.. why didn't you buy a HTC if you prefer their UI?
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Oh, well.. Let's wait foi it then.
In Brazil, HTC are rare and I couldn't find any shops or carriers that sell them. On the contrary, Sony Ericsson is popular and has lots shops and technical assistance in case I need.
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Oh.. and I don't think that your theory.. "Guess it consumes a lot of hardware resources." is valid.. but just to be sure - which resources are you talking about?? Battery? Memory? Processor bandwidth?
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Especially battery and memory. But could I be wrong?
On the aesthetics side, I don't like the low customisation level that SE UI offers...
lildic said:
u guys dont know how to answer that question cuz they didnt understand that but i do but i dont know how to do that.i also want to know that.but i know one thing u can update the original software by going to SE repair center.but u have to pay for it.in my country i have to pay $50
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Listen... I'm not talking about updating. I'm talking about replacing completely. So that my SE Xperia X10 would look and behave just like an HTC.
You can find anything on Ebay, remember that...
iead1 said:
Why would you buy the X10 to begin with...? There's dozens of phones that come with stock Android.
To answer your (weird) question: No. Not until the bootloader is cracked and the devs make a new ROM.
I'm utterly confused by you.
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Look at posts #11 and #12.
ddewbofh said:
In his defense: Timescape looks pretty good and it even works well enough for demo purposes. It's when you really start using the phone it becomes useless so it's an easy mistake to make.
But yeah, I'm confused too.
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I'm getting a bit confused myself. But you can look at posts #11 and #12.
roaringhere said:
You can find anything on Ebay, remember that...
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I know it. But when it comes to a fairly expensive piece of equipment I would like to buy one from a brand which offers technical assistance in my country.
It will, but we still have to wait till they crack the boatloader and make SE hardware compatible with the 2.2 Froyo.
2.1 is coming this month sooo
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Please use your update button, would be nice if you post all your comments etc in one post
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I know it. But when it comes to a fairly expensive piece of equipment I would like to buy one from a brand which offers technical assistance in my country.
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You do realize that by replacing the OS on your phone, you lose that technical support, right?
Also, the amount of customization on the X10 is equal to any HTC phone. The beauty of Android means you can change things to look like you want them too. Just look at any theme thread. People have changed the notification bar, the font, the menu colors, and system icons. Has nothing to do with what phone they are using.
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You do realize that by replacing the OS on your phone, you lose that technical support, right?
Also, the amount of customization on the X10 is equal to any HTC phone. The beauty of Android means you can change things to look like you want them too. Just look at any theme thread. People have changed the notification bar, the font, the menu colors, and system icons. Has nothing to do with what phone they are using.
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I'll take it in consideration.
So I'm new to android, not new to modding. So if someone can find the patience to set me straight on a few things. Ahem: I would like to keep a simple stock" ish " rom. I would like everything to just work. I would really like it if there was no ads on anything. Overclocked would be nice, but not if it hits the battery bigtime. So, in summary, is there a rom out there that will accomplish this for me failry easy? HTC sense is pretty cool. so that would be a plus. so Rom suggestions, mod suggestions. Very much appreciated. Time with family an gf doesn't leave me much time to my computer an phone tomfoolery.
Firstly Welcome! You have a few choices,there is nfinities stk roms with sense ,LiquidSolstice has stk roms available his are optimized and have alot of the bloat aka sprint crap removed. Look in the hero dev section you will find them,if you can wait i'll shoot you the links .
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So I'm new to android, not new to modding. So if someone can find the patience to set me straight on a few things. Ahem: I would like to keep a simple stock" ish " rom. I would like everything to just work. I would really like it if there was no ads on anything. Overclocked would be nice, but not if it hits the battery bigtime. So, in summary, is there a rom out there that will accomplish this for me failry easy? HTC sense is pretty cool. so that would be a plus. so Rom suggestions, mod suggestions. Very much appreciated. Time with family an gf doesn't leave me much time to my computer an phone tomfoolery.
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Sent From My Pedal-to-Metal Hero
BTW everybody here is very helpful .
Sent From My Pedal-to-Metal Hero
OH, I know. I love this place. Since I was rom'ing out my htc titan, an my girls Hermes. been pokin around here an HOFO. Hofo much much longer. Love the MObile Tech Communities, And I feel this place is the best. maturity goes along way online. Never been shunned or steered away here at xda. Thank you you for the suggestions. got everything to learn about the hero. Just stepped away from Palm Pre " 5th return in 6 months " Neat OS, but horribly executed hardware.
FdxRider said:
Firstly Welcome! You have a few choices,there is nfinities stk roms with sense ,LiquidSolstice has stk roms available his are optimized and have alot of the bloat aka sprint crap removed. Look in the hero dev section you will find them,if you can wait i'll shoot you the links .
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I have lots an lots of time. I dont' even know how to put this thing in recovery yet. lol. My girl has a samsung moment which I've flashed over roms an such to. It's a pretty cool device. Starting from scratch again. Winmo6.1..to Nokia 5800" whatever that os was. to WebOS, now onto Android Tips, an reccomendations on what the cool ppl do, let em fly. lol
sin-cal said:
I have lots an lots of time. I dont' even know how to put this thing in recovery yet. lol. My girl has a samsung moment which I've flashed over roms an such to. It's a pretty cool device. Starting from scratch again. Winmo6.1..to Nokia 5800" whatever that os was. to WebOS, now onto Android Tips, an reccomendations on what the cool ppl do, let em fly. lol
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It's rooted already? if yes then power+home hold home down ater you push power button
Heres a few tips:
1.Read as much as you can,don't understand ask someone will help you.
2.Most important ask your quest. in the proper thread.
3.ALWAYS MAKE A NANDROID(a copy of the existing rom,settings and apps on your phone at that moment.)
4.When you read a discussion about flashing a new radio, Remember this: NEVER FLASH A RADIO THAT IS FOR A GSM HERO OR OTHER PHONE ONLY A CDMA HERO!
You will end up with a very expensive paper wieght.
5.Try to do as much searching as possible before you post a question(this should keep you from getting flamed! lol!)
Like I said previously the latest sense roms are Nfinite's Stk .7 based on the sprint 2.31.651.7 update you'll find that here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=790889
Nfinite's Stk .2 Rom:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=849024
Try these 2 the stk .2 is nice thats what I run overclocked.
But try either of them and see how they work for you,need anything just shout !
BTW heres a wiki link with alot of info for you to learn from:http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/index.php?title=File:Hero_CDMA.png
FdxRider said:
It's rooted already? if yes then power+home hold home down ater you push power button
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I's just a stock sprint hero, updated to latest sense version. I read I need to roll back to sprint build no. 2.27? I'm currently on build no. 2.32.651.2 The rooting process seems like a long one using command line? The gf's moment was easy cheesy to root. no drop in an flash files for rooting the hero eh ? I"ll take a look at those roms an download. along with htc sync an.....the android sdk I beleive is what I saw.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8544298&postcount=1
Found this, easy root, just a few steps... no downgrading. Safe to do?
:Carpet Diem:
sin-cal said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8544298&postcount=1
Found this, easy root, just a few steps... no downgrading. Safe to do?
:Carpet Diem:
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Give it a go,I used Regaw's to me it seems pretty easy.they're are other ways the one you found is one.
Here is an app that does it,if you want read asout it. From what I read it works on 2.1 roms as well.Heres the link:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=833953
Try which is easiest for you
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9857985#post9857985
Above is somemore info on the z4root method
The z4root worked like a charm. Thank you very much.
Now..onto recovery, backing up, an picking a rom.
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sin-cal said:
The z4root worked like a charm. Thank you very much.
Now..onto recovery, backing up, an picking a rom.
Carpet Diem
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Great glad it worked,have fun and enjoy!
One last bit. How does one go about getting the adblocking going?
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One last bit. How does one go about getting the adblocking going?
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I really don't know. I don't do anything about them because most of the Devs work or apps are free,so if they get a little back from the ads is ok with me. I think there is an app on the market that will block most ads.
"Living One Day at a Time: My Friend
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Fdx
So I'm rooted, got a rom on it, OC kernel, got it set up the way I like " thus far " Anyone have any knowledge on a new lockscreen? say...the rotary one? Thank you again flow for the push in the right direction. Used "NFX-Sprint.STOCK.2.32.651.2.ODEX.A2SD: Loving it.
i've had the atrix for a few weeks now, and been thinking about rooting for a while cause i pretty much root every android phone i get, but i'm tryna see if it's worth it right now or should i wait until the bootloader gets unlocked. I mean i'm VERY satisfied with the phone, just wanted to know if i should wait or not.
sorry if this question was already asked, i didn't see it in this section......
G1-8701 said:
i've had the atrix for a few weeks now, and been thinking about rooting for a while cause i pretty much root every android phone i get, but i'm tryna see if it's worth it right now or should i wait until the bootloader gets unlocked. I mean i'm VERY satisfied with the phone, just wanted to know if i should wait or not.
sorry if this question was already asked, i didn't see it in this section......
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If you've rooted before you know the benefits. At any rate, use aRoot from designgears. He has an uninstall script if you ever need to use one to go back. I would root anyway. Plus the few custom "ROM"s we have are excellent to say the least.
Vigneshd said:
If you've rooted before you know the benefits. At any rate, use aRoot from designgears. He has an uninstall script if you ever need to use one to go back. I would root anyway. Plus the few custom "ROM"s we have are excellent to say the least.
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ok thanx, i'll root it in a few minutes, what rom or roms do u recommend?
G1-8701 said:
i've had the atrix for a few weeks now, and been thinking about rooting for a while cause i pretty much root every android phone i get, but i'm tryna see if it's worth it right now or should i wait until the bootloader gets unlocked. I mean i'm VERY satisfied with the phone, just wanted to know if i should wait or not.
sorry if this question was already asked, i didn't see it in this section......
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G1-8701 said:
ok thanx, i'll root it in a few minutes, what rom or roms do u recommend?
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What are you looking to do? It really depends on that. If you like the stock look use adeo v.02 by DG. If you want a gingerbread-ish theme with all the goodies there,use GingerBlur. I also hear he's working on a HoneyBlur that will have the Honeycomb theme.
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What are you looking to do? It really depends on that. If you like the stock look use adeo v.02 by DG. If you want a gingerbread-ish theme with all the goodies there,use GingerBlur. I also hear he's working on a HoneyBlur that will have the Honeycomb theme.
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i'm really looking for a rom that has a lot of customization features added, something like cm7, i kno that these roms are probably in beta so i'm not gonna be picky, i appreciate everything that the devs are doing towards making this device the best in the market(which it already is lol), i can't wait til they crack the bootloader!
Are you new to the modding community?
Do you have no Idea what your doing?
Did you recently purchase a kindle fire and put that fresh MIUI Rom on your kindle because you got tired of stock, and have no idea why it looks funny?
If you have any of these questions im here to help.
If you recently flashed the MIUI Rom for the kindle fire and have no idea why there are huge icons and small icons i thought i take the time to show you a simple fix.
First if you already didn't do this download the rom this can be found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1424434
It is always best to Backup then wipe system, Data, and Both Caches for a perfect flash.
Once you finish this you will then boot your device to find this
http://www.pixhost.org/show/3040/10811486_img_20120101_113457.jpg
First You apply this theme:
Download:http://www.mediafire.com/?j3a8r7i9x9de48j
Set this in Miui
Second Download and set this keyboard: Smart Keyboard Pro
Download: http://www.google.com/m/url?ei=jn4NT-C1N--42QXJ2AE&gl=us&hl=en&q=...
Iphone keyboard theme for Smart Keyboard Theme
Place the zip in your SD card, (or internal memory in case you dont have) in folder called skins (make one if you dont have it already), DO NOT extract the zip. Open Smart Keyboard and select cupertino skin from the skins menu, set all caps, un select show alt. Here is what it should look like when you select it properly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3HJDzT00FQ
Download: http://www.mediafire.com/?oinc7npnddu93xd
Third: Set LCD Density Changer set to 240 density this will restart yourv device, after restart click okay and save changes.
Download: http://www.google.com/m/url?ei=1nsNT-DiKMG82wWHRQ&gl=us&hl=en&q=h...
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Espire Launcher (from the apply this theme last) Android Market
link: http://www.google.com/m/url?ei=PYMNT4iJCqL42gXPwwE&gl=us&hl=en&q=...
(this is a great launcher i used it at first but i really couldn't change the thing i wanted so its completely optional.
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Last are the Iphone sounds
Here is a compilation of iphone sounds. They are not made by me so all the credits go to the authors (Apple,...), i just put the files in a .zip archive You can download this sounds at this link: http://www.mediafire.com/?kwujhpbu37a9dlh
How to install: Use ES File Explorer root explorer or adb to push this files because their is a root access to system files. -iphone UI sounds: put the files (.ogg) in this folder \system\media\audio\ui -iphone rings/alarm: put the files (.mp3) in this folder: \system\media\audio\ringtones ,and/or \system\media\audio\alarms -the iphone default sms received ring: put the "apple_smsreceived.mp3" in this folder: \system\media\audio\notifications
And Bam your MIUI rom is complete hope you enjoyed
Here is a video of such!
Thanks everyone
Another thing if you don't want the iPhone sounds but want the keyboard sounds go into smart keyboard pro and go into smart keyboard pro settings and click on sound and vibrate Turn On Sound on key press Select Sound style to iPhone and make sure vibrate is on
Nice write up, But you need to mention and let people know that this is a Chinese based Rom , And let them make the choice MIUI People never mention that, now I am not being racist but I do not trust it.
Holy crap, Ima download this.
Why not just buy an iphone because that is basically the end result
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Nice write up, But you need to mention and let people know that this is a Chinese based Rom , And let them make the choice MIUI People never mention that, now I am not being racist but I do not trust it.
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Your honestly true but to tell you the truth i always loved miui because of the features and the many different things that you can do to it but i never really got into because of the lack of 4g capabilities but when i bought my kindle fire i immediatly knew that miui would make my kindle fire look better and even preform better and thanks for the response
Shouldnt this be titled "how to make your fire look like an oversized iphone"?
I dont understand.
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androidcues said:
Shouldnt this be titled "how to make your fire look like an oversized iphone"?
I dont understand.
Sent from my non-iphone
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Your right but if your like me you want the look and fashion of an ipad but all the perks and glory of android
asb2164 said:
Why not just buy an iphone because that is basically the end result
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androidcues said:
Shouldnt this be titled "how to make your fire look like an oversized iphone"?
I dont understand.
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Completely agree and TBH it does look awful, like a Far Eastern iPhone copy.
Looks good to me.
damianarnold said:
Completely agree and TBH it does look awful, like a Far Eastern iPhone copy.
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What are you looking at? When i completed all the theming and things for my MIUI rom my rom almost if not exactly looked like an iPad plus not only did it have a sleek graphical appearance but the performance was greater than before
I have MIUI on my KF and like it OK but don't care for the calendar or email program that is included. Is it possible to remove them and install decent ones?
bbc0 said:
I have MIUI on my KF and like it OK but don't care for the calendar or email program that is included. Is it possible to remove them and install decent ones?
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yes you would most likely have to change it in the system settings on just unistalling
ZzHacks said:
Your right but if your like me you want the look and fashion of an ipad but all the perks and glory of android
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Man I can't stand reading stuff like that. You may as well go get an ipod and hang it from a chain and wear it around your neck cause it would be cheaper then buying whatever apple throws out there cuase you wanna be fashionable "hip"
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Man I can't stand reading stuff like that. You may as well go get an ipod and hang it from a chain and wear it around your neck cause it would be cheaper then buying whatever apple throws out there cuase you wanna be fashionable "hip"
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I have to agree with you....
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Man I can't stand reading stuff like that. You may as well go get an ipod and hang it from a chain and wear it around your neck cause it would be cheaper then buying whatever apple throws out there cuase you wanna be fashionable "hip"
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actually its way cheaper than buying an expensive ipad...
I think all the apple haters need to lay off already and come to the reality that, as hard to believe as it may sound, apple did a good job on making its software look spectacular. I personally think Android is better for a number of reasons that I wont mention here, but I still think the look and feel of iOS still looks better than android up until Ice Cream Sandwich. Its all a matter of preference.
If you don't like apple move on! Don't crap this guys helpful thread with ur opinions on a different device! Dang whats wrong with xda these days...
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I don't necessarily like Apple, but I love changing up things on my kindle. I'll check this out
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so it seems my wife got me an evo 4g so i could get off the verizon plan i was on and the high bill my question is will unrevoked 3 work in my current android version which is 2.3.3
im reading here it should work http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/unrevoked3
i just want to make sure before taking the plunge and briking the new phone and my my wife killing me in the process lol
ubuntunerd said:
so it seems my wife got me an evo 4g so i could get off the verizon plan i was on and the high bill my question is will unrevoked 3 work in my current android version which is 2.3.3
im reading here it should work http://unrevoked.com/rootwiki/doku.php/public/unrevoked3
i just want to make sure before taking the plunge and briking the new phone and my my wife killing me in the process lol
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if your on 2.3.3 then http://revolutionary.io/ is your only root method. Unrevoked was only for froyo 2.2
heres a guide to root with revolutionary http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1218386
thanks i will give it a shot i wasn't really sure glad i asked
ubuntunerd said:
thanks i will give it a shot i wasn't really sure glad i asked
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Welcome to the party
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ubuntunerd said:
thanks i will give it a shot i wasn't really sure glad i asked
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Yea, just be sure to check your hboot; that'll tell you which rooting method to use.
so im checking the internal memory and it says 366 mb that seems rather small are you guys working with the same amount or is this right my inc2 had a full g im not sure im happy with that amount since i do have a lot of apps i know i could move them to sdcard but still ?
by the way my hboot is 2.16.0001
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so im checking the internal memory and it says 366 mb that seems rather small are you guys working with the same amount or is this right my inc2 had a full g im not sure im happy with that amount since i do have a lot of apps i know i could move them to sdcard but still ?
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thats actually a really good amount but if your a app junkie should check out partitioning your sdcard
evo4gnoob said:
thats actually a really good amount but if your a app junkie should check out partitioning your sdcard
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how many apps you think i can have on my internal memory with out slowing down the phone also also with my current hboot can i still use the method you mention before to get s off?
hboot is 2.16.0001
thanks in advance for all your help
ubuntunerd said:
how many apps you think i can have on my internal memory with out slowing down the phone also also with my current hboot can i still use the method you mention before to get s off?
hboot is 2.16.0001
thanks in advance for all your help
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you can still follow that method i posted to achieve s-off. Also it depends if the apps are running or not. If you manage whats running you shouldnt notice any slow downs. Im partitioned with 1gb so i have 1gb where ALL of my apps go so i never run out of space so i recommend partitioning if you have alot of apps. But you need to have at least a class 4 sdcard or youll see slow downs
ill be honest im a miui user and loving it so as soon as i root im flashing miui would partioning the sdcard would still work with miui and if so u know a good guide i can follow
sorry about all the question i just wanna get this right i just feel a little uneasy about leaving my inc2 which i have come to love very much not saying that i wont the evo just trying to get all the info i can get
ubuntunerd said:
ill be honest im a miui user and loving it so as soon as i root im flashing miui would partioning the sdcard would still work with miui and if so u know a good guide i can follow
sorry about all the question i just wanna get this right i just feel a little uneasy about leaving my inc2 which i have come to love very much not saying that i wont the evo just trying to get all the info i can get
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im on MIUI also. Yes partitioning will work with MIUI but your going to have to flash Dark Tremors a2sd and activate it through terminal emulator. Dont download the one from MIUI.us use this version by swiper. The latest ones for the evo give you a FC when you answer the phone but this one does not http://forums.miui.us/showthread.php?15515-MIUI-ROM-2-2-3-Gingerbread-2-3-7-By-Swiperrat