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what is the best rom for the MT3G right now.
I tried cyanogen 3.9.11.2 and seems like it has intermitant problems unlocking the screen were it will blink horizontal lines and then after a few times then unlock fine. Seems to happen more with the device when it is warm
I have also tried both v1.3 jacxrom builds and the full v3 hero and works fine when first booted but when I lock the screen and unlock it looks like the screen is overlayed with another copy of itself but a little to the right. Almost taking one verticle line of pixels and switching it wiht the row next to it in pairs al the way across the screen. Any ideas on which one I should be running.
TheArtiszan said:
what is the best rom for the MT3G right now.
I tried cyanogen 3.9.11.2 and seems like it has intermitant problems unlocking the screen were it will blink horizontal lines and then after a few times then unlock fine. Seems to happen more with the device when it is warm
I have also tried both v1.3 jacxrom builds and the full v3 hero and works fine when first booted but when I lock the screen and unlock it looks like the screen is overlayed with another copy of itself but a little to the right. Almost taking one verticle line of pixels and switching it wiht the row next to it in pairs al the way across the screen. Any ideas on which one I should be running.
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The new Cyanogen 4.1 that just came out is absolutely amazing. I just flashed it over on my MT3G today and have had no troubles. It's a must have.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=537204 Link to the Cyanogen 4.01
tazz9690 said:
The new Cyanogen 4.1 that just came out is absolutely amazing. I just flashed it over on my MT3G today and have had no troubles. It's a must have.
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Do you have all the tmobile apps that came with the mytouch (myfaves etc...)
Im still trying to decide whether or not to root. I have rooted "jailbroken" my iphone. Is rooting give you the same benefit as jailbraking? I mainly used the jailbreak for denied apps from the app store, themes, and tethering. Tethering is not so important (unless I'm traveling haha)
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Do you have all the tmobile apps that came with the mytouch (myfaves etc...)
Im still trying to decide whether or not to root. I have rooted "jailbroken" my iphone. Is rooting give you the same benefit as jailbraking? I mainly used the jailbreak for denied apps from the app store, themes, and tethering. Tethering is not so important (unless I'm traveling haha)
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Same idea and then some. Cyan does not include myFaves in his builds but it can be added. Check the G1 forum where he posts his ROMS. I saw a post about it the other day but can't remember where. Search. When in doubt, ROOOOOOT!!! No other way to use Android IMO.
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Same idea and then some. Cyan does not include myFaves in his builds but it can be added. Check the G1 forum where he posts his ROMS. I saw a post about it the other day but can't remember where. Search. When in doubt, ROOOOOOT!!! No other way to use Android IMO.
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So the myfaves app that came with my mytouch ("Magic" I like that name so much better btw mytouch sounds so girly) can't be pushed to me by tmobile. I happened to me once where it completely disappeared from my phone and cs refreshed my myfaves and i got it within 5 min. I guess its not a big deal if I can download it. How about the other apps like youtube, android market; will they work as they would on a non rooted mytouch?
The main thing stopping me from rooting is that I can't return it to the original factory state like I could for my iphone. Not sure how stuff works on android (im still a noob with this OS) but on the iphone it wasn't a big deal to jailbreak as it just modifies just a small part of the OS to allow non apple approved apps/themes etc... but with this its like it flashes a whole different OS. How about all the new updates like donut etc...that we will get ota. I guess the devs here will include all those features in their new ROMs (as they are doing now) so that is not such a big deal.
Thanks for the quick answer btw.
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So the myfaves app that came with my mytouch ("Magic" I like that name so much better btw mytouch sounds so girly) can't be pushed to me by tmobile. I happened to me once where it completely disappeared from my phone and cs refreshed my myfaves and i got it within 5 min. I guess its not a big deal if I can download it. How about the other apps like youtube, android market; will they work as they would on a non rooted mytouch?
The main thing stopping me from rooting is that I can't return it to the original factory state like I could for my iphone. Not sure how stuff works on android (im still a noob with this OS) but on the iphone it wasn't a big deal to jailbreak as it just modifies just a small part of the OS to allow non apple approved apps/themes etc... but with this its like it flashes a whole different OS. How about all the new updates like donut etc...that we will get ota. I guess the devs here will include all those features in their new ROMs (as they are doing now) so that is not such a big deal.
Thanks for the quick answer btw.
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Sorry for not answering your response as quickly as the first answer. I can't speak for the iPhone but the G1/myTouch (I have both) are a MUST root IMO. I think having total control over the phone and OS is so important. As far as Market, YouTube, etc. they all work. Every app works, as far as I am concerned and I have 225 apps (all paid for if they weren't free) installed. As far as updates are concerned, the devs here are months ahead of Google and TMO. Cyanogen (best ROMs here, IMO, if you aren't into Hero and things like that) already has some Donut stuff in his stable 4.0.1 ROM and adds quite a bit of cool features in his experimental ROMs. You can also add bits from other devs if Cyan doesn't include something you like. Cyan does not include myFaves (I forget why) but it can be added after. Just search around for that. Even without the app on your phone, you can always update them online and still make free calls to your faves. It just won't show on the phone, that is unless you have the "after market" app installed. Hope this helps. And like I said, root is absolutely the way to go. Nothing frightening. In fact, I feel more comfortable with tools like Nandroid built-in so I can always restore my phone if/when I mess something up or install and unstable ROM/theme. I flash almost daily for that reason.
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Sorry for not answering your response as quickly as the first answer. I can't speak for the iPhone but the G1/myTouch (I have both) are a MUST root IMO. I think having total control over the phone and OS is so important. As far as Market, YouTube, etc. they all work. Every app works, as far as I am concerned and I have 225 apps (all paid for if they weren't free) installed. As far as updates are concerned, the devs here are months ahead of Google and TMO. Cyanogen (best ROMs here, IMO, if you aren't into Hero and things like that) already has some Donut stuff in his stable 4.0.1 ROM and adds quite a bit of cool features in his experimental ROMs. You can also add bits from other devs if Cyan doesn't include something you like. Cyan does not include myFaves (I forget why) but it can be added after. Just search around for that. Even without the app on your phone, you can always update them online and still make free calls to your faves. It just won't show on the phone, that is unless you have the "after market" app installed. Hope this helps. And like I said, root is absolutely the way to go. Nothing frightening. In fact, I feel more comfortable with tools like Nandroid built-in so I can always restore my phone if/when I mess something up or install and unstable ROM/theme. I flash almost daily for that reason.
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wow dude you have been a lot of help, I feel a lot more about rooting now (wow you flash almost everyday haha awesome). I think I'm gonna try it tonight haha.
So I wont need to restore to the original shipped state if I ever need to do a warranty claim?
oh yeah so should I flash cyanogen 3.9.X.X or 4.0.1 ( I know 3.9.X.X has some donunt features but its experimental...but is it better?)
so far JACxHero is my fav rom
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so far JACxHero is my fav rom
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really is there a main/any difference between the 2?
i've used cyanogen and its amazing rom but i don't know if its me but JACxHero seems waay more smooth and faster...
and the crazy part is im using a class 2 sd i can only imagine using class 6
mykenyc said:
i've used cyanogen and its amazing rom but i don't know if its me but JACxHero seems waay more smooth and faster...
and the crazy part is im using a class 2 sd i can only imagine using class 6
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So it looks like sense ui from the hero? I heard all those roms are slow due to the ram limitation on the mytouch (192mb) vs the hero (288mb)
btw I have a class 2 card too as of right now so that is good to know
JACxHero is not a hero port its a regular cupcake with hero type theme and htc music port try it out have nothing to lose really
mykenyc said:
JACxHero is not a hero port its a regular cupcake with hero type theme and htc music port try it out have nothing to lose really
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Yeah I think I will since it is pretty safe to do (especially since aaronranter flashes everyday it has to be lol)
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Yeah I think I will since it is pretty safe to do (especially since aaronranter flashes everyday it has to be lol)
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i have too trust me i went through 8 roms already went right back to JACxHero
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i have too trust me i went through 8 roms already went right back to JACxHero
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WOW lol
So to flash it all I have to do it to do the 1 click root method and flash that rom? (not sure where to get it btw)
How about when i want to change roms what do I do?
do I do a nandroid backup every time i switch roms?
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WOW lol
So to flash it all I have to do it to do the 1 click root method and flash that rom? (not sure where to get it btw)
How about when i want to change roms what do I do?
do I do a nandroid backup every time i switch roms?
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I am a noob, but if you use search option you will find out that JacHero needs latest Radio and SPL which is 2005. One click method doesnt change it. I still have 2006, "perfect".
you can always use the old method just follow the instructions step by step don't feel discourage ... but you must and i repeat follow each step ... one... by ..one
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I am a noob, but if you use search option you will find out that JacHero needs latest Radio and SPL which is 2005. One click method doesnt change it. I still have 2006, "perfect".
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Ah thanks for the info. I think i'll flash with cyanogen's rom since I currently don't have another micro sd card to do the old method
I've had a Touch Diamond and a Touch HD for awhile and the HD is having a lot of problems, I'm pretty much tired of it and of Windows Mobile, so I wanted to try something with Android and it seems like the Hero is the best bet (I might be wrong though, are there any better Android non-keyboard phones)?
How do you guys think I'll like it, going from a Touch HD to a Hero? I've been looking on ebay and it seems like new ones are about $500 which isn't bad. And I watched a video of the Sense UI and it looks a lot better than WM. The only things that I REALLY need are the weather (which I know the Hero has), a "notes" app where you can draw, and access to Tasks and Calendar from the home screen. And a decent keyboard for texting/emailing. And an easy way to backup contacts/tasks to your computer. If you all could let me know if the Hero has these features and if you think I'd like it, I'd appreciate it.
Also, does the 3G work with AT&T in the US? Do I need to look for a specific version? (with the HD you had to get a specific model number that would work with AT&T 3G because the standard HD didn't)
PS. My main complaint about WM is it's slow and somewhat buggy (about 10% of the time when I get incoming calls, it just freezes). Android doesn't have any ridiculous bugs like this, does it?
A) Actually the Nexus One is a better keyboard-less Android phone (it's also made by HTC but all the software is handled by Google).
B) The Hero & really any Android phone will do everything you are looking for, either with stock apps or apps from the Market.
C) 3G will work if you get a Telus Hero.
So much to say... I came from an HTC Touch Diamond on Sprint to the HTC Hero on Sprint also. One day my Touch Diamond's screen simply failed to turn on anymore and I needed a new phone quick. I bought the HTC Hero as "used" from the Sprint store for like $250. It also allowed me to be "off contract" so I could switch to the Nexus on another carrier if I wanted. As you may know Sprint's CDMA and I might want to go to GSM...
I, like you, don't like WinMo anymore - too unstable. So far Andriod's a lot more stable but we'll see how that goes.
As for backing up contacts and calendaring - dude! Just switch to Google. I have all my contacts as Google Contacts now and all my calendar stuff is on Google Calendar. There is no backing up of contacts and calendering nor syncing - it's all in the cloud and all already synced together. It becomes a no brainer! (Note I use Thunderbird and hook up Thunderbird to Google Calendar and Contacts too). I also use Google Voice not and things are really good.
If I had to do it all over again though I'd drop the HTC Sense UI. The widgets and all that are sexy and pretty but you can tire of such things quickly. My biggest complaint is that HTC had totally messed up the AVRCP Bluetooth Controls by stealing them for it's HTC Music thingy and that really blows.
If you are really into HTC stuff the HTC HD2 might be a better way for you to go though that's WinMo too. There was rumor of an HTC Dragon which would be the snapdragon chip running Android. Now that I'd go to. Also the Nexus One is a snapdragon based chip.
I bet you can get an app for drawing notes, but im not too sure about the results as it has capacitive touch screen (responds to finger, not pen)
It has weather app on it and you can get more of them from the market for free
It has an easy backup as well, but loads of people can not get it to work (im one of them)
You may also have a look at Acer liquid A1
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C) 3G will work if you get a Telus Hero.
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Do you know if there's a different model number for it?
defaria said:
As for backing up contacts and calendaring - dude! Just switch to Google. I have all my contacts as Google Contacts now and all my calendar stuff is on Google Calendar. There is no backing up of contacts and calendering nor syncing - it's all in the cloud and all already synced together. It becomes a no brainer! (Note I use Thunderbird and hook up Thunderbird to Google Calendar and Contacts too). I also use Google Voice not and things are really good.
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Can I import my current Outlook contacts into Google, or would I need to start from scratch?
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It has an easy backup as well, but loads of people can not get it to work (im one of them)
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That's a pretty big deal if there's no backup, lol. Also, does it have a decent Tasks app (to keep track of little reminders and things, not in a calendar)?
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Can I import my current Outlook contacts into Google, or would I need to start from scratch?
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Export your contacts from Outlook, there should be an option under File, as an CSV. Log into Gmail>Contacts>Import.
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Do you know if there's a different model number for it?
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Yes, there is. The Euro Hero is (i think) the HERO100. The Telus Hero is HERO130.
What's the screen resolution?
I went ahead and bought one and I really like it so far. Android is so much faster than WM. And the smaller screen isn't really an issue, I barely even notice it. The only thing I prefer about WM is the multitasking, does anyone know if they're working on releasing a new version of Android with multitasking?
did you just ask that?
haha
welll
get your self a task manager from market
then youl see that you alreadya re multi tasking
sometimes pressing back to get out of a app will close it though..
so i fyou wanna leave an app open,
click home not back
haha oh
you can also hold home to see 6 recently used apps
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did you just ask that?
haha
welll
get your self a task manager from market
then youl see that you alreadya re multi tasking
sometimes pressing back to get out of a app will close it though..
so i fyou wanna leave an app open,
click home not back
haha oh
you can also hold home to see 6 recently used apps
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Haha thanks, I had no idea. There's so much stuff open, can you close "htc checkin service" or does that need to stay open?
From Xperia
I came from an Xperia running an optimized custom TouchFlo3D which made it essentially a TouchHD with a keyboard, and aside from the keyboard, I don't miss a single thing about the phone since switching to the hero. The hero is much smaller, things just work much nicer and it performs and looks beautiful (both UI and hardware).
I would definately recommend going to the hero and already have recommended it to several friends etc.
Nexus one shoul also be a good choice but I can't comment since I'v never used one.
All I can say is that my Hero is close to perfect and the only way it can get better for me will be when I can send files by Bluetooth in the next update (VCards in particular).
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The only thing I prefer about WM is the multitasking, does anyone know if they're working on releasing a new version of Android with multitasking?
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Erhhh, well, it already does multitask and has done so since the very first version.
Of course, the "future" of mobile phone OSes is no-multitasking anyway, judging by the fact that WinMo 7 doesn't have it allegedly!!!!! See here.
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Dave
T-mobile version?
I also have a Diamond and am due an upgrade from T-mobile. The problem with the T-mobile Diamond was that the roms were miles behind the unbranded HTC ones.
Is the situation better with the Hero(G2) or is it best to debrand it?
Also, is the video recording still at the very low resolution it was in the original rom? I think it was 352 x 288
To be honest, whilst I think my Hero is great, there are better phones just around the corner. Of course, this is always going to be the case, but the Hero is now 6/7 months old now - if you upgrade now, I suspect you'll regret it in a couple of months time when something new pops up.
Regards,
Dave
foxmeister said:
no-multitasking anyway, judging by the fact that WinMo 7 doesn't have it allegedly!!!!!
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microsoft fail
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I also have a Diamond and am due an upgrade from T-mobile. The problem with the T-mobile Diamond was that the roms were miles behind the unbranded HTC ones.
Is the situation better with the Hero(G2) or is it best to debrand it?
Also, is the video recording still at the very low resolution it was in the original rom? I think it was 352 x 288
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It's always better to have an unbranded rom. Does T-Mobile even have the Hero? I've only seen the CDMA one on Sprint. I bought an unlocked Telus one and it came with an unbranded rom.
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Does T-Mobile even have the Hero? I've only seen the CDMA one on Sprint. I bought an unlocked Telus one and it came with an unbranded rom.
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T-Mobile has the Hero in UK but it's called the G2 Touch. The rom is branded though
Neo Cortex said:
T-Mobile has the Hero in UK but it's called the G2 Touch. The rom is branded though
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Branded roms are always bad and slow. Just buy an unlocked one online or flash the T-Mobile one.
I've just traded my Hero in for a Nexus One, haven't got it yet but I'm anxiously awaiting it's arrival.
The Hero's a great little device though, and it weighs in at about £100GBP less than the Nexus. If you do get one, root it and slap one of the great custom ROM's on it though, it'll fly then. I used MoDaCo's custom ROM and it made the phone so much more stable!
Best of luck,
Just bit the bullet and ordered one. If I don't like it I can send it back within the trial period. I'm excited
Hi guys, been a few months, but I'm back with a question.
Been using the swype beta for my hero and the trial period just expired today and won't let me use it anymore (unless I change the date on my phone - you know that old trick)
is there a place where I can get a newer beta ? I don't want to keep setting the date back.
Thanks.
Trial period expired???
Working perfectly fine over here.
which version are you using ? Swype's website says its a 3 month trial
i'm using version 1.16.12.5228
Yeah I've got the same issue. Really come to like Swype so really want a solution!
Same problem here... got the expiration message yesterday.
Is there any solution to this other than waiting for an official Hero release from Swype?
My phone is much less usable without it.
Have you given Shapewriter Keyboard a try? It is very comparable to Swype.
I personally like it more than Swype.
saj222 said:
Have you given Shapewriter Keyboard a try? It is very comparable to Swype.
I personally like it more than Swype.
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Yeah, I'm using Shapewriter now. It's okay, but I prefer Swype.
I like how in Swype the keyboard takes up less space on the screen, and I like the use of a pop-up to handle ambiguous traces.
SlideIT
Hi
I use SlideIT.
Really good, and many language packs.
BR.
MKrogh
Tried out both SlideIT and Shapewriter and both pale in comparison IMHO.
Anywho I found a link that works (and it won't let me post it as I'm a new user!). It's on the droid-eris.com forums, with the title "Swype Trial Period Ends!!!!!!!!!!" Good luck finding it.
had the same problem... this worked
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7214799/com.swype.android.inputmethod.v1.25.16.5612.hvga.apk
how do i delete this post :S sorryy...
I'm glad I've found this post, I've used others like SlideIT and Shapewriter, and nothing compares to the speed or accuracy as Swype.
I liked SlideIT for it's accuracy compared to Shapewriter, but the Shapewriter keyboard was was nicer.
Swype blows them both out of the water, my beta trial ended too and I've been searching the past few days for a fix. Thanks for posting this.
I wonder how long until conventional keyboards are replaced with software like this, it's simply amazing.
I mean even if somebody could write software like this for an analog keyboard, it would help disabled and people with only one hand or arm to be able to type as fast as anybody else by sliding their fingers accross the keys.
After using Swype, texting has never been the same for me, and it's hard to go back to conventional methods.
The swype apk has been in the Nexus One section for quite some time now. If you've really been searching for a few days it's a shock you hadn't found it yet.
not a shock considering I only stick in the GSM hero section and don't venture off to other phone forums. thanks for the tip though.
Thanks! Swype seems great, there are some stuff i miss in SlideIT.
But is it possible to get Swype in swedish, otherwise it's pretty useless for me right now.
hi all, i am newbie to this android stuff..
i have search info about swype, that it's so fantastic to use keyboard in swype way.. So, i have download and installed it from link above.. What i want to ask is, why I can't change the keyboard input method to swype on my phone? Is there any phone requirement for swype? Like must running eclair first?
Btw, my phone is HTC Hero with donut rooted.
Same. I've installed it but can't work out how to use it.
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Tapatalk on my Hero
New Swype Version
Heya all
Discovered this Swype version hiding in the depths of the internet It hasn't expired and doesn't look like its going to!
So I've attached it all for you guys!
Enjoy!
Is it multilingual?
I just got my Galaxy S about a week ago and I was very disappointed to see it didn't have Swype installed. I also noticed it was missing the SocialHub app which, doesn't really break my heart but was more of a "Huh..." moment. I do know the Korean version is slightly different since it includes the DMB Antenna for TV and whatnot but I was curious if anyone else knew about this and if there's a way I can get Swype on my phone. I'd also like to flash some new firmware on here because my Galaxy S is lagging quite a bit and at times is completely unresponsive in which I have to either attempt to power off or just remove the battery. I am using a task killer but I think it's more than just killing a few apps to solve my problems. It really doesn't seem to be nearly as snappy as I've seen in several videos. Hope someone can answer some of my concerns. Thanks!
Not sure if you tried this.
Try long press the text input field until the "input method" dialog box appears. Swype should be selectable from the box.
As for it being unresponsive, before trying to flash the new firmware, try to find a program call 'Advance task killer" and have it automatically kills useless tasks that continues to run in the background.
Other than that, if you are still unhappy, then flash away!
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I just got my Galaxy S about a week ago and I was very disappointed to see it didn't have Swype installed. I also noticed it was missing the SocialHub app which, doesn't really break my heart but was more of a "Huh..." moment. I do know the Korean version is slightly different since it includes the DMB Antenna for TV and whatnot but I was curious if anyone else knew about this and if there's a way I can get Swype on my phone. I'd also like to flash some new firmware on here because my Galaxy S is lagging quite a bit and at times is completely unresponsive in which I have to either attempt to power off or just remove the battery. I am using a task killer but I think it's more than just killing a few apps to solve my problems. It really doesn't seem to be nearly as snappy as I've seen in several videos. Hope someone can answer some of my concerns. Thanks!
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And if it does not appear for selection, go into setting, locale and see if Swype is there but unticked. If unticked, you should tick it before it can be eligible for selection.
Being laggy is a serious issue affecting all models, it seems. I'm too very disappointed with that, but I'm waiting for Froyo to come around to fix it.
I suggest you to flash JG3 or JG5 firmware. My SSGS seems faster than the original firmware after flashing. However, you should use Titanium backup to backup some Korean app that you like.
This European firmware has Swype kb, I can guarantee.
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I suggest you to flash JG3 or JG5 firmware. My SSGS seems faster than the original firmware after flashing. However, you should use Titanium backup to backup some Korean app that you like.
This European firmware has Swype kb, I can guarantee.
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Hey tra, thanks for this.
Which one do you use? Do you have a direct link to it? What if you want to restore back to way it look (including the Telco customization) before handing in for servicing and warranty? Any idea how to back up your firmware first?
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I suggest you to flash JG3 or JG5 firmware. .
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That's a fine way to brick the phone.
22.Can I flash an Asian ROM on my European device or vice versa?
Flashing should work without any problems. There are no known compatibility issues as of now. If any should arise, flashing back to Asian firmware is always possible.
Check your current ROM by dialing *#1234* to make sure you do not have a Korean variant of the phone (which is NOT compatible!).
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=723596
INeedYourHelp said:
That's a fine way to brick the phone.
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Yeah I saw that that's why I was asking, it seems that my Korean firmware really wants me to wait for Froyo or whatever they have planned.
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And if it does not appear for selection, go into setting, locale and see if Swype is there but unticked. If unticked, you should tick it before it can be eligible for selection..
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kcharng said:
Not sure if you tried this.
Try long press the text input field until the "input method" dialog box appears. Swype should be selectable from the box.
As for it being unresponsive, before trying to flash the new firmware, try to find a program call 'Advance task killer" and have it automatically kills useless tasks that continues to run in the background.
Other than that, if you are still unhappy, then flash away!
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@eaglesteve & @kcharng
I tried and checked both suggestions when I first got the phone because I really wanted to try Swype but didn't see the option. Only Samsung Keyboard existed. Now I have that and Swiftkey Beta since I installed it.
@kcharng
I do have Advance task killer installed and have been using it at times but for the most part it's pretty laggy. There's also the ever occuring GPS issue as well and I've had the camera mode sort of lock itself on my phone so I can't press the home button to exit. I'm hoping there's a Korean firmware that I can flash to fix it all or that Froyo will be my Godsend.
Thanks everyone for the helpful and kind replies btw. I was afraid I'd get flamed, call it first post jitters.
eaglesteve said:
And if it does not appear for selection, go into setting, locale and see if Swype is there but unticked. If unticked, you should tick it before it can be eligible for selection.
Being laggy is a serious issue affecting all models, it seems. I'm too very disappointed with that, but I'm waiting for Froyo to come around to fix it.
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This isn't the fix, it's just unavailable.
tra33372 said:
I suggest you to flash JG3 or JG5 firmware. My SSGS seems faster than the original firmware after flashing. However, you should use Titanium backup to backup some Korean app that you like.
This European firmware has Swype kb, I can guarantee.
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Bad idea, also we will have FroYo first which is worth waiting for.
akbk84 said:
I just got my Galaxy S about a week ago and I was very disappointed to see it didn't have Swype installed. I also noticed it was missing the SocialHub app which, doesn't really break my heart but was more of a "Huh..." moment. I do know the Korean version is slightly different since it includes the DMB Antenna for TV and whatnot but I was curious if anyone else knew about this and if there's a way I can get Swype on my phone. I'd also like to flash some new firmware on here because my Galaxy S is lagging quite a bit and at times is completely unresponsive in which I have to either attempt to power off or just remove the battery. I am using a task killer but I think it's more than just killing a few apps to solve my problems. It really doesn't seem to be nearly as snappy as I've seen in several videos. Hope someone can answer some of my concerns. Thanks!
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I also have the Korean Galaxy S. I had my Korean friend call up Samsung Service to deal with some of my issues. They didn't include Swype because of the double consonants in the Hangul, seems dumb that they didn't have an English only option. I've tried to use the apk from the I9000 but it just FC on me. The stock keyboard, really, really sucks on the Korean version, but right now I'm using Swiftkey which is really great for prediction but kind of frustrating otherwise. I've heard the Droid X has a great keyboard, so I'll try that soon.
I personally only manually kill apps with ATK, I don't let it background. At times I get laggy, but overall I find the device very responsive. FYI, if you didn't know they've put out two firmware updates already for the Korean version, connect to Kies if you haven't already.
Please reply or PM me if you have any questions. I wouldn't change the firmware, Korean version isn't easy to get international support for and also we will be the first to get Froyo, no reason to delay that! Also, I've noticed other features missing, like text-to-speech isn't as universal in our version.
Also you can try to root your phone.it is worth it just to run app like auto killer, cache cleaner, titanium backup.
Personally auto kilter is a much better app than ATK.
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kcharng said:
Also you can try to root your phone.it is worth it just to run app like auto killer, cache cleaner, titanium backup.
Personally auto kilter is a much better app than ATK.
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Is there any support here or elsewhere for the Korean Root? Then again, I think I'd wait at least 2-4 weeks until I get Froyo before rooting.
akbk84 said:
I just got my Galaxy S about a week ago and I was very disappointed to see it didn't have Swype installed. I also noticed it was missing the SocialHub app which, doesn't really break my heart but was more of a "Huh..." moment. I do know the Korean version is slightly different since it includes the DMB Antenna for TV and whatnot but I was curious if anyone else knew about this and if there's a way I can get Swype on my phone. I'd also like to flash some new firmware on here because my Galaxy S is lagging quite a bit and at times is completely unresponsive in which I have to either attempt to power off or just remove the battery. I am using a task killer but I think it's more than just killing a few apps to solve my problems. It really doesn't seem to be nearly as snappy as I've seen in several videos. Hope someone can answer some of my concerns. Thanks!
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I think the biggest missing feature is tethering, but I guess that'll come with Froyo anyways and SKTelecom has advertised they'll move to unlimited data with free tethering in August to support this and other devices on plans 55,000 won and up.
*Edit* Tethering is not missing, I just didn't know the name of it, it's found in the same exact place as it is in the international version, wireless & network, mobile AP.
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I think the biggest missing feature is tethering, but I guess that'll come with Froyo anyways and SKTelecom has advertised they'll move to unlimited data with free tethering in August to support this and other devices on plans 55,000 won and up.
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Really? Looks like I'll have to upgrade my plan then.
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Really? Looks like I'll have to upgrade my plan then.
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m2, i went 45,000 but I've already gotten word that we can update and they'll further discount our phone by 3,000 won a month. So, it'll only cost 7,000 won per month even though the plans are listed as a 10,000 won price difference ...nice
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m2, i went 45,000 but I've already gotten word that we can update and they'll further discount our phone by 3,000 won a month. So, it'll only cost 7,000 won per month even though the plans are listed as a 10,000 won price difference ...nice
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Confirmed this by calling SKT earlier today.
For korean hacks/rooting you can check out matpclub.com (its in korean) u can try google translate.
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Confirmed this by calling SKT earlier today.
For korean hacks/rooting you can check out matpclub.com (its in korean) u can try google translate.
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I appreciate the link one of the translations of saw for a search said something along the lines of froyo wasn't much fastet, of course that can actually mean it is much faster and that not going somewhere else (I shouldv'e probably looked at the original for a better guess)
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Confirmed this by calling SKT earlier today.
For korean hacks/rooting you can check out matpclub.com (its in korean) u can try google translate.
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Does anyone know when we can upgrade the data plan?
Swype
Not sure if you've already discovered this but..
I just upgraded my korean galaxy s firmware to DH09 with Samsung Kies and it included swype and a really good RAM clearer. Makes it a bit more snappy. Actually it may be too good because it can clear the widgets out to.
Not sure what else it has yet. Still playing with it. Actually someone just called me and an option to record the phone call was on the screen.... Can't say I'll ever use it but interesting.
If this is what Eclair 2.1 is like then Froyo 2.2 is going to be amazing
Cheers
Kr0c0 said:
Not sure if you've already discovered this but..
I just upgraded my korean galaxy s firmware to DH09 with Samsung Kies and it included swype and a really good RAM clearer. Makes it a bit more snappy. Actually it may be too good because it can clear the widgets out to.
Not sure what else it has yet. Still playing with it. Actually someone just called me and an option to record the phone call was on the screen.... Can't say I'll ever use it but interesting.
If this is what Eclair 2.1 is like then Froyo 2.2 is going to be amazing
Cheers
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Hi I'm new to this site and new to my phone as well. I also have the korean version of the Galaxy S and was able to upgrade to DH09. Im sorry but do you mean when you say good RAM clearer? I noticed that my phone has 326 RAM and the I9000 has 576MB RAm. Is there a big difference on that? Also, can you tell me where I can find the radio? I only found the radio app in the TV widget. But if I try scanning channels, it can't find any. Is it because I'm in the Philippines?
Does your phone also limits sms characters to 80 letters? Coz mine does, and the standard number of characters in the Philippines is 160. But I just downloaded handcent sms and I was able to send more characters
Thanks in advance!
I'll try to update this thread since we don't get enough answers! I kind of think we should try to get an "official Korean FAQ" going, as this thread is inappropriately labeled for general questions and issues going forward. Also, I edited one of my previous posts bc I'm a noob who couldn't find the tethering settings, I believe at the time of writting it was available, though it could've come in a fw update I think I just overlooked it.
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precious_mew said:
Hi I'm new to this site and new to my phone as well. I also have the korean version of the Galaxy S and was able to upgrade to DH09. Im sorry but do you mean when you say good RAM clearer? I noticed that my phone has 326 RAM and the I9000 has 576MB RAm. Is there a big difference on that? Also, can you tell me where I can find the radio? I only found the radio app in the TV widget. But if I try scanning channels, it can't find any. Is it because I'm in the Philippines?
Does your phone also limits sms characters to 80 letters? Coz mine does, and the standard number of characters in the Philippines is 160. But I just downloaded handcent sms and I was able to send more characters
Thanks in advance!
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Hopefully your radio is an easy fix, I had a similar problem with the DMB until I figured out how to work it. I did a little test just now to make sure the functionality is essentially the same, and in my experience, - it is.
On the top right corner of the device (if you are looking at the screen) you will notice a little cutout break in the device, this is the DMB antenna. In my apartment it is the only way I can find radio stations, even having headphones in (the way normal phones sans tv antennas work to get stations) wont work without having the antenna up and out. Obviously an eye-sore and a bit of a design flaw, imho assuming it can try an alternate if both are present, however, I don't have much of a use for the radio so I can look past it and I don't even fully understand the need for it with the TV but Korean's are just used to having these janky antennas protruding from their phones. My iRiver mp3 player didn't even need a DMB antenna to pick up stations, it worked fine with headphones, I'm not really sure why they necessitated the need for the antenna.
In my test, the only radio stations that came up were in the national scan, but this is probably location dependent, try to scan metro and national to see if you can find what you are looking for, if nothing comes up there is a technical problem with frequencies being scanned or something else.
Regarding the memory, this is how all the SGS variants report their available memory. No SGS, AFAIK, reports the full amount of memory and there has been plenty of debate on how much memory the units actually shipped and last I read Samsung never released an official presser on the quantity. These questions might have been answered over time, by Samsung or teardowns, or what have you, but this isn't unique to the SHW-m110s.
Regarding the SMS letters. We have an 80 byte limit on our phones, this means 80 english characters and spaces and each Korean syllable (composed of upto 4 characters, or letters if you will) will count as 2 bytes. I'll assume this has something to do with the carrier restrictions on SMS/MMS. Handcent might help us get around this, but might not, if it's truly a carrier issue. In your case, have you tried just sending something with 100 characters? For us it's a "soft-limit", meaning we can type 150 characters but it requires to be switched over to MMS, but you might not find the same with your carrier. Do a test if you like, especially if you prefer the stock app it's worth a test.Try to send a bigger text and check online to see how they charged you. In my case it automatically switches to MMS and they are treated the same for cost/phone plan purposes so it makes no difference to me (with the exception of having to switch 3G on when I have it disabled, ugh). With my previous dumbphone my long text messages would actually be sent as 2 text messages, another thing you should check to make sure isn't an issue to you (I think handcent would be able to get around this, again, I think this is a Korean carrier limit but it doesn't change our pricing...as a matter of fact, if handcent sent 2 50 character messages it would be more "expensive" if we go over our limit than if we sent 1 100 character MMS.
Hope that helps!
Kr0c0 said:
Not sure if you've already discovered this but..
I just upgraded my korean galaxy s firmware to DH09 with Samsung Kies and it included swype and a really good RAM clearer. Makes it a bit more snappy. Actually it may be too good because it can clear the widgets out to.
Not sure what else it has yet. Still playing with it. Actually someone just called me and an option to record the phone call was on the screen.... Can't say I'll ever use it but interesting.
If this is what Eclair 2.1 is like then Froyo 2.2 is going to be amazing
Cheers
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Yeah, I did discover that, also the latest firmware gives faster 3G data connections. If you are ever wondering what is going on with the FW upgrade go to naver and search "갤럭시s ____" fill the blank in with the updated FW build. Then translate the results from the page you've found.
Regarding Swype specifically, they gave us an old build, which is a bit disappointing. The latest/greatest has voice input, amongst other things. Oh well, there is always tomorrow.
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Does anyone know when we can upgrade the data plan?
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It seems that the Korean government is currently blocking this for competition reasons. This really pisses me off because, first, at least last year KT was growing faster than SK which means SK should be given every opportunity to make changes. Second, and more importantly, one of the president's platforms was decreasing the price of wireless services, this move would have to be followed by a similar move by KT if they want to be competitive so we'd all have cheaper options for massive data. I'm about 70% sure I'll write him a letter personally, I just think it'll be thrown in the trash because a 6 year old could probably articulate a better argument in Korean than me, of course I could have someone do the translating but I actually want them to be my words and it to be that much more authentic.
Hi,
Yes I do think we should have our own thread. It will be good in sharing things we find out about our phone. Our country doesn't support DMB yet that's the reason why I think the Radio or TV is not working. I found a link giving all the apk files and I tried copying it to my phone. But still it won't work. I guess I really won't be able to make it work. I found the list of all the apps from android forums.
I tried installing Handcent SMS and I was able to address the 80characters problem. Now I can send up to 160 characters per message.
I'm excited to see what Froyo can do for our phone.
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Hi,
Yes I do think we should have our own thread. It will be good in sharing things we find out about our phone. Our country doesn't support DMB yet that's the reason why I think the Radio or TV is not working. I found a link giving all the apk files and I tried copying it to my phone. But still it won't work. I guess I really won't be able to make it work. I found the list of all the apps from android forums.
I tried installing Handcent SMS and I was able to address the 80characters problem. Now I can send up to 160 characters per message.
I'm excited to see what Froyo can do for our phone.
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Yeah, I'll write something up and post a new thread within a week. I'll try to get it translated to Korean because at least a few prominent hackers in Korea visit so if they can share their knowledge in either language at least we can start to ask questions a bit easier and in a setting we are more comfortable. Plus, if we get their devs in house a bit more then the rest of the GS community can learn more from them.
Anywho, I'm glad you replied because I have a question. What is the cellular radio frequencies and technologies you use in the Philippines. I want to know more about the world comparability of this phone, so any info you have on the radio tech in your area and what bands this can access would be great.
This is getting very annoying, anyone have this problem just now??
Yeah, well they told us it would expire a couple weeks ago and made the latest beta available for download.
antiochasylum said:
This is getting very annoying, anyone have this problem just now??
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Yep it sucks. I had to buy Ultra-Keyboard as a replacement and while it has more options I just don't like it as much. Looking forward to when Swype is released.
agree, any idea when they are going to release it officially to the market???
i simply cannot function/sms effective using the stock keyboard.
Yes its very annoying, had a hacked version and worked fine. Did enroll in beta, and it stops working now and then. uninstall and down load again from swype installer
Same here with the on again off again swype ****. Got annoyed and bought the swiftkey kb when it was released from beta. I have to admit, being an avid swype user for a good 2 months, trying multi-touch kb's and such, I have to admit I personally like swiftkey a bit better. Seems to be better to predict words better when typing.
kpjimmy, how long did it take for you to get use to SwiftKey? I've tried it for a little bit like a text or two and found that I still prefer Swype. Then again I'm not a big fan of using the word predict. No idea why it should make my life more simple.
Good thing I signed up for the Swype Beta earlier so I keep getting up dates. I can't imagine not using it. I know some people using SlideIT and Shapewriter since they didn't get on the Swype Beta in time. They seem to like it.
I've gotten used to Ultra KB after swype. I'll wait for the official release until then.
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kpjimmy, how long did it take for you to get use to SwiftKey? I've tried it for a little bit like a text or two and found that I still prefer Swype. Then again I'm not a big fan of using the word predict. No idea why it should make my life more simple.
Good thing I signed up for the Swype Beta earlier so I keep getting up dates. I can't imagine not using it. I know some people using SlideIT and Shapewriter since they didn't get on the Swype Beta in time. They seem to like it.
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Well personally, when I type, I mistype some of the times and when that happens, instead of erasing/correcting by backspacing my mistakes, the swiftkey app predicts the words I would most use in my sentence. I admit, I am not a frequent texter but I do use the kb to type in passwords (of course do not predict), but the userID's I use are remembered, which is a plus for me.
Really it is what you are used to and comfortable with. It took me only about 3 days to get used to it and for a buck I think it was well worth the money. Dont get me wrong, swype is cool, even my wife likes it and she's no teckkie. LOL. For me swype got old when I was using it lately and to me, loses the sense of touch-typing and at times, I forget what the heck I was intending to type/swype. Add that to the on again off again swype which bugged the **** out of me to go out and find a kb that actually worked. I even liked the multi type kb that eVil has in his roms lol.
I'm about over Swype. The new version's word guessing feature is so screwed up, I end up having to correctly probably 80% of the words I type on it. Swype has gone from a pleasurable experience to a frustrating experience. Boo.
This guy is hosting cracked versions w/o beta expire stuff.
Installed it and works well...Installing from some random guy is kind of sketchy though as who know if theres not a key logger bundled with it
This guy is hosting cracked versions w/o beta expire stuff.
Installed it and works well...Installing from some random guy is kind of sketchy though as who know if theres not a key logger bundled with it
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You may want to edit your post and remove that link.
Warez, and the propagation of warez, is against the rules of XDA.
Just so you know, Swype Inc. has requested that their product not be distributed, making it warez in the eyes of XDA.
Thanks for heads up, removed.
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This is getting very annoying, anyone have this problem just now??
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haha yeah.. evertime i start using a new beta and get used to it... it goes expired and so i swithc back to the HTC kb and get used to that... cycle repeat