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Hey im new to the forum and android world. Just bought a vibrant 3 days ago. Is there anything special I should know/learn about my phone or the whole android os?
(rooting dont know what it is just heard about it.)
I just switch from an iphone so any help would be appreciated.
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YoungLeiva said:
Hey im new to the forum and android world. Just bought a vibrant 3 days ago. Is there anything special I should know/learn about my phone or the whole android os?
(rooting dont know what it is just heard about it.)
I just switch from an iphone so any help would be appreciated.
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Welcome to Android!
You can start reading HERE.
There is a lot to learn. So start reading!
So kies mini is a maintance upgrade? Should I do this upgrade ?
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Welcome to the party....also read here and here
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Welcome to the party....also read here and here
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totally forgot. Read those too! Those are great threads to read before posting up any questions, if you run into any trouble, etc.
One more thing...read and read and read and read. You have an expensive phone...all the info you need is here...but do yourself a favor and read for a few days so you understand what you are doing. That will limit your questions and headaches…
There are very helpful people in theses forums and they are more likely to help you after you have you have tried to help your self.
YoungLeiva said:
Hey im new to the forum and android world. Just bought a vibrant 3 days ago. Is there anything special I should know/learn about my phone or the whole android os?
(rooting dont know what it is just heard about it.)
I just switch from an iphone so any help would be appreciated.
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Congratulations on breaking free. Just one piece of advice in addition to the links others already posted - to make your life on these boards more pleasant, use the search before posting questions. There's a good chance the info is already available.
Thank you .
Im reading all this through the app so kind of.hard to read it all bearly getting used to the phone too thanks tho and I will start reading .
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Like everyone has said read lol
Welcome though! I also came from an iphone over a year ago and ive never looked back.
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Welcome
Like all ....welcome the above posts have provided links, remember a couple of things, Go slow at first before changing up the phone... get used to the phone. Look at the apps here and on the android market
Look at the development section in the Vibrant forum and read alot of the posting and links about the custom ROMs. The people who made them are superior to the service provider developers.
Once you are comfortable with your background/reference education then, start modifying the phone. You are going to find this is SUCH a good phone to customize, and way user friendly than others I have used in the past. Good luck, and welcome
Welcome +1!
We're here to help as long as the question hasn't been posted 15x10^n times =) Reading is integral to learning more about your phone. Peek into the dev forum but don't post any questions in there unless directly related to a ROM you've flashed (and even then search the thread for your answer [there's a search thread button at the top of the page]).
There are many good people on the forum even when the get short tempered due to "failure to read" syndrome.
Congratulations on a wise purchase, your phone is only going to get better (we've got some great devs ).
~SB
Hello, I'm a noob to rooting, but figured I'd slip in a hello, I barely got my Evo 4G rooted with Revolutionary since going to 2.3. I used to do a lot of iPhone jail breaking and figured this would be the same....I'm learning that it's not...still not sure what a kernel really is hah, anyway, yeah. Hello.
kshortes said:
Hello, I'm a noob to rooting, but figured I'd slip in a hello, I barely got my Evo 4G rooted with Revolutionary since going to 2.3. I used to do a lot of iPhone jail breaking and figured this would be the same....I'm learning that it's not...still not sure what a kernel really is hah, anyway, yeah. Hello.
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Welcome to the community. Just read a lot through the posts and all of your questions will be answered. Just remember to search before you post a question! Once again, welcome!
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Welcome to the community. Just read a lot through the posts and all of your questions will be answered. Just remember to search before you post a question! Once again, welcome!
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I was getting ready to post a question, then i searched it and there was my answer, but it came with a new question....which the answer was found the same way, people weren't kidding about this site when they tell me you can literally find anything here. Looking forward to getting more active here. Cheers.
Welcome to android. This site has really helped me learn a lot and I now feel comfortable modding all sorts of things on my evo. And like it was said, always search. There is a ton of info on here and if you can't find an answer, there are plenty of people to help
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Hello and welcome! Lots of info here, just start browsing.
Welcome. Agree with the OP about reading.
What I did to help me learn before rooting my Evo was to just read through the threads in Q&A and General. It gave me a lot of small bits of information that I didn't find in the guides and stickies, and really helped me familiarize myself with what I was getting into. Once I started knowing the answers to some of those questions, I tried to help out. That's really helped me to continue learning.
I'm in the process of doing it again for my boyfriend's Thunderbolt, trying to decipher what small differences there are between the two devices. I know it's usually the other way around - the boyfriend does the rooting stuff for his girl - but we're a couple of odd birds.
Anyway, great to see someone new taking the initiative to search out their questions! It's refreshing to say the least. Welcome to XDA
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good place to start
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701245
this helped me mucho!
plainjane said:
What I did to help me learn before rooting my Evo was to just read through the threads in Q&A and General. It gave me a lot of small bits of information that I didn't find in the guides and stickies, and really helped me familiarize myself with what I was getting into. Once I started knowing the answers to some of those questions, I tried to help out. That's really helped me to continue learning.
I'm in the process of doing it again for my boyfriend's Thunderbolt, trying to decipher what small differences there are between the two devices. I know it's usually the other way around - the boyfriend does the rooting stuff for his girl - but we're a couple of odd birds.
Anyway, great to see someone new taking the initiative to search out their questions! It's refreshing to say the least. Welcome to XDA
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I had to help my boy root his Thunderbolt and I just skimmed through the Thunderbolt threads for a root method that look similar and one that a lot of people seemed to say had little to no problems and went with it. He came from an Iphone as well and now has become quite a flashaholic. Every time I see him he has a new theme or trying new stuff. From what I have seen from that forum we share some of the same developers so it should not be an issue for you.
Honestly I know a lot of people get scared when messing with their phone but most things are common sense and if in doubt a search in here will help you out. Always read the OP over and over till you feel you got it down....
Enjoy and welcome to Android and XDA ...
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=701245
this helped me mucho!
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I second this as well. Really helped me out at first.
This will be my last thread here. XDA is no longer the site I once loved and cherished.
Thank you to all the devs here who've had made my Shift awesome and who I've learned so much from.
Thank you to all the friends I've made here. I'd be sad to leave you but I know that I'll still be seeing all who matter in Huddle or IRC.
ALL HAIL OTAKING71, THE RAPER OF HBOOT!!!
Hate to see you go man but completely understand. See ya in the irc and huddle
I hate to see it too,not far behind see ya in the huddle!
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Well this sucks! But we will still be in contact... unfortunately, or should I say fortunately, I will be cancelling my membership shortly. Certain people have turned their backs to the TRUE community members and it saddens me because I too enjoyed this site at one point... see you in the huddle boss!
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Aww that sucks. I am close to the same point though.
and where is the Huddle at? Im assuming you mean google+ do I just search for EVO Shift then?
Gonna miss you man. XDA has changed in last 9 months i've been here and not for the good either
Sent from my evo shift as mods are retarded
what used to be different about xda? ever since i got an evo shift and my friend told me about xda i've been hooked. i'm on here everyday finding out new information. this thread makes no sense to me...
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what used to be different about xda? ever since i got an evo shift and my friend told me about xda i've been hooked. i'm on here everyday finding out new information. this thread makes no sense to me...
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A major part of it from what I have seen since I've been here is the quality of the people. Not accusing or placing blame on anyone. But there is a major difference from when I joined in march to now.
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I understand completely, as I used to be very active on here, but do little more than lurk in the shadows these days. The people here are rude miscreants, the mods/admins are power tripping paedophiles living in there moms basements, and there is really nothing posted on here that cannot be done with a minor understanding of linux and java.
P.S. After what the mods did with Indirect, while supporting a scam artist, I feel confident of a ban. So, to the mod that bans me, I forgive you already, as I have worked hard to put myself in an excellent place in life, you have not, so I understand the anger. Look at this way, at least you and your mother will have a dinner topic to discuss (as opposed to the ususal conversations about the health of her favorite cats).
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I understand completely, as I used to be very active on here, but do little more than lurk in the shadows these days. The people here are rude miscreants, the mods/admins are power tripping paedophiles living in there moms basements, and there is really nothing posted on here that cannot be done with a minor understanding of linux and java.
P.S. After what the mods did with Indirect, while supporting a scam artist, I feel confident of a ban. So, to the mod that bans me, I forgive you already, as I have worked hard to put myself in an excellent place in life, you have not, so I understand the anger. Look at this way, at least you and your mother will have a dinner topic to discuss (as opposed to the ususal conversations about the health of her favorite cats).
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Was talking to Indirect on IRC.
He wanted me to tell you he says thanks cloverdale and that you can find him in the shift forums of sdx.
I have to say i totally agree, im sorry to say xda is corrupt... even though the devs are great this has gone to far. 1 month ago the shift forums were a peaceful place, we all got along knowing that every shift is different... now mandatory donations and jerks come along
LET THE HUDDLE LIVE ON!
Well, this thread appears to be full of mature people doesn't it?
Closing this before someone else calls us "power tripping paedophiles living in their moms basements"
I have been a member of this forum for a couple of years now. I don't post a lot but I do try to read a lot of the posts. I would just like to say I've never seen anyone as helpful on this forum as evo4gnoob is. He's everywhere all the time and answers everybody's questions and I've never seen him get upset while doing so. He is super helpful to all of the Dev's as well answering questions about their particular roms. If one could get nominated for a forum moderator or forum assistant or whatever, he would be a shoe in. Thanks evo4gnoob.
p.s. You might want to take the "noob" out of your handle
Yea, he's good peeps, and deserves it. And to do the latter, he'd have to make a new account. But that's half the fun in it.
Noobs an evo info pimp he pushes that ish hard
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If evo4gnoob is a noob, I'd hate to hear what I am....haha.
What I've noticed the most about evo4gnoob is all the help and assistance he provides comes with courtesy. That can sometimes be rare here on xda sometimes. Good peeps, indeed!
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:3
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Lol. I told you he was everywhere! 45 minutes after my post. That's good stuff.
bsharp8 said:
Lol. I told you he was everywhere! 45 minutes after my post. That's good stuff.
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Saw it when you made it but was busy atm making a lockring for someone
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Lol. I told you he was everywhere! 45 minutes after my post. That's good stuff.
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Like me, he gets around, in a good way. lol
Yea he's alot nicer than me ill help u if u help urself but if u don't try ill just spend my energy giving u a lesson on using Google and never answer the question lol
Agreed, he has been an excellent source of help for anyone who has questions. I leave the site for ≈ 2 weeks and I pop on, and he's been all over the forums answering everyone's questions.
Joined 5 months after me and almost 5 times as many posts and thanks as I have... Way more patience,free time to answer questions, and courtesy than I'll ever have
tropicalbrit said:
Agreed, he has been an excellent source of help for anyone who has questions. I leave the site for ≈ 2 weeks and I pop on, and he's been all over the forums answering everyone's questions.
Joined 5 months after me and almost 5 times as many posts and thanks as I have... Way more patience,free time to answer questions, and courtesy than I'll ever have
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Well, we all have different skill sets; you and other people have made guides. I won't make one because I feel there are just enough guides already made, even though no one is stopping me. So kudos to you as well.
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Well, we all have different skill sets; you and other people have made guides. I won't make one because I feel there are just enough guides already made, even though no one is stopping me. So kudos to you as well.
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I'm just to lazy to make a guide lol
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I'm just to lazy to make a guide lol
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I feel ya there bro. Lol. Might be up for some MW3 or reach this weekend...been at dark souls on my PS3 as of late. lol.
teh roxxorz said:
I feel ya there bro. Lol. Might be up for some MW3 or reach this weekend...been at dark souls on my PS3 as of late. lol.
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And kudos of course to you as well... Surprised they haven't put you in charge of xda yet
Dark Souls is the bane of my existence... I hated that Taurus demon at the beginning but it became easier after that. Until I killed all of the important NPCs, limiting my skills and equipment are at beginner level.... *sigh*
tropicalbrit said:
And kudos of course to you as well... Surprised they haven't put you in charge of xda yet
Dark Souls is the bane of my existence... I hated that Taurus demon at the beginning but it became easier after that. Until I killed all of the important NPCs, limiting my skills and equipment are at beginner level.... *sigh*
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Lol I'm sure there are people out there that don't like me and would oppose it vehemently
And he was annoying...and was it the guy right at firelink shrine? I had to make a new game cuz I tried killing him and he raped my face off...and I'm only at the Great Wolf Sif battle, though I haven't approached him yet.
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Lol I'm sure there are people out there that don't like me and would oppose it vehemently
And he was annoying...and was it the guy right at firelink shrine? I had to make a new game cuz I tried killing him and he raped my face off...and I'm only at the Great Wolf Sif battle, though I haven't approached him yet.
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I killed the human knight in the beginning, EVERYONE in the shrine, the giant blacksmith and the merchant in the Undead Berg (he had an annoying laugh). Easiest way to kill them was to lead them to an edge and try to bounce them off with your shield. You may die, but they die too because they follow off the edge.
Could gun for leadership over on Android Passions... Small community but peaceful, involved admins and mods. Of course I'm staying here, just something to supplement here
He's a lot nicer than me. I'm an angry little elf....
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I killed the human knight in the beginning, EVERYONE in the shrine, the giant blacksmith and the merchant in the Undead Berg (he had an annoying laugh). Easiest way to kill them was to lead them to an edge and try to bounce them off with your shield. You may die, but they die too because they follow off the edge.
Could gun for leadership over on Android Passions... Small community but peaceful, involved admins and mods. Of course I'm staying here, just something to supplement here
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I've been wary not to kill too many people; I'm a theif, so I can't go mass kill with attack..and the undead merchant's laugh is annoying. Good strategy...I'll keep it in mind.
And I've never heard of it, and I doubt they'd like promoting an outsider. lol Though I'm staying here as well.
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my thread will never die
My wife just surprised me with a sgs3, for my bday. Anyways just wanted to introduce myself because you will see me posting. I will have a lot of questions, after i read of course. I came from the Desire HD and Sensation so i'm familiar with android and rooting but now i'm dealing with a beast and this is my first samsung phone. Anyways, i'm glad to be apart of a new community.
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Lets give this idea a try, make sure to read this post
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You know what, let's go with this idea.
As long as you guys can keep this friendly, lets make this the SGS3, hello and chat thread.
A few ground rules:
1) I am relying on everyone to report and ignore any trollish posts rather than respond to them
2) If this goes downhill, I will not hesitate to close it
That said, enjoy :good:
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Yes you need to read a lot. But for starting, read XDA rules (a must read)
And welcome buddy.
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let us all introduce ourself now
Yes, read read read and then read some more. search before posting and try not to ask stupid questions or ask for things to be spoon fed to you and you'll be ok
Hi, I'm graffixnyc and I like unicorns and long walks on the beach
Lol you guys are a much tougher crowd than the HTC guys. This is my 3rd android phone and have been a member of xda since last november. I know the routine but goodlooking out.
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swift2fly said:
Lol you guys are a much tougher crowd than the HTC guys. This is my 3rd android phone and have been a member of xda since last november. I know the routine but goodlooking out.
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Yes, I discovered that too when I switched from HTC to Samsung.. But then again I think more idots use samsung devices so patience runs thin with more senior guys. hahhaha
welcome...
2 rules to follow
1.read
2.read
if you are coming from HTC, you will catch up fast. SAmsung phones are usually "development friendly". Very easy to tinker with their phones (VZN Locked bootloader exempt)
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Yes, I discovered that too when I switched from HTC to Samsung.. But then again I think more idots use samsung devices so patience runs thin with more senior guys. hahhaha
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or may be the senior guys are idiots here
This kinda thread actually isn't a bad idea, well what I mean is to have ONE thread to introduce ourselves in, we all know each others user names but maybe we would have a better community if we said a bit about ourselves and our first names or something.
Just a thought.
Tom, 27, software dev student, I enjoy electronic music, cars, the outdoors and of course gadgets of all kinds!
I hope other people get involved or else I've just made a right tit of myself
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This kinda thread actually isn't a bad idea, well what I mean is to have ONE thread to introduce ourselves in, we all know each others user names but maybe we would have a better community if we said a bit about ourselves and our first names or something.
Just a thought.
Tom, 27, software dev student, I enjoy electronic music, cars, the outdoors and of course gadgets of all kinds!
I hope other people get involved or else I've just made a right tit of myself
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Patrick, 36, Computer programmer, part-time night student, part time tech writer for land of droid, semi-pro musician (Spector bass endorsee)
There now we both look like tits.. a nice pair of tits, but tits none the less
Oh.. Hello
Saw, 32, Salesman and 'semi-pro' stock trader , love programming but still learning.
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aww heck, m might as well join in.....slappy 48, dad of two, separated, used to be self employed gardener, unemployed for last 2 years due to cancer(all good now) , philosopher, anarchist, peace lover, assassin of "best Rom thread"
Arsaw said:
Oh.. Hello
Saw, 32, Salesman and 'semi-pro' stock trader , love programming but still learning.
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Nice, I've actually been thinking of getting into day trading. My friend started doing it when he got laid off and now he just trades stocks in his basement all day.. He makes very good money and has no boss to answer to. But he does have a high risk of losing everything he has if something he had his $ in crashed
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Nice, I've actually been thinking of getting into day trading. My friend started doing it when he got laid off and now he just trades stocks in his basement all day.. He makes very good money and has no boss to answer to. But he does have a high risk of losing everything he has if something he had his $ in crashed
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Trading stocks is very risky business. Learn everything you can about stocks trading and then unlearn. Ironically, I make money only by not knowing too much about stock
Anyway, good luck to you and your friend.
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Jonathon, John, Jon whatever you want to call me I'm the vagabond of XDA, but occasionally I'm good for a piece of info here and there. :highfive:
Age: 18 Location: UK
Hi, I'm netarchy, and I'm an alcoh... oh wait, not that kind of thread. ;D
Haha you guys are cool. btw reading helped me today. My phone is officially rooted.
You can call me Swift. Today i turned 31. I grew up in the states but now living in cambodia. I am the Creative general manager/account manager for a film, music, ads and event management company. Look us up 391films and KlapYaHandz cambodia.
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Hi, I'm netarchy, and I'm an alcoh... oh wait, not that kind of thread. ;D
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netarchy, I thought you were a porno-holic?
Other than a Forum I can not think of any other Online communication tool that would not send alarm bells running where a 59 year old communicates with a 16 year old!!!
That's the essence of a forum, we are all equal and no one judges anyone. We all share the same desire and that is our tech.
For those that do not know me....
It's Beards, your Senior Consultant Surgeon.
Happily married for over 37yrs with grown kids (yippee) and a Granddaughter who is my shadow.
I do a lot for charity (as in my signature) and am always willing to both help and learn.
At 59 nearing 60 rapidly..... please be gentle. A few of my brain cells have become lonely.