hey guys im not dev and if it wernt for detailed instructions i wouldnt even be rooted but im just CURIOUS as to what the differences between the mt4g and dhd are other than the rear camera... is there a reason why we cant use things there developing in there thread? kind of how most roms are dream/sapphire for the g1/mt is there a reason this is not the same for these two? arnt they internally identical or extremely close? same processor/amount of mem etc. again just wondering so please dont flame me but is it just that theres not as much dev interest in the mytouch yetas its newer or does it have something to do with the source no being released yet? is the source for the desire dropped yet?
reason i ask is im trying to make a decision between g2 and mytouch and the frenzy of dev threads for the g2 make me want a g2 but i like the size feel and higher specs of the mt4g and its driving me crazy lol
Not trying to hijack the thread, but get a G2 in hand that has been used more than a day or two and see how flimsy that hinge is and you'll decide against it PDQ.
thanks for the advice! not a hijack at all my main reason for this q is to help me choose between g2/mt.
but yeah i agree the hinge on my g1 is SOLID and i was hoping for the same with the g2 or else id of had one a month ago... but sadly i agree with you. it seems so week and im worried after months or a year or two, it might get worse and id be scared to drop it as the damn screen might pop off lol. but i do wish there was a little more dev support on the mytouch. altho i do know its newer and alot of devs jumped on the g2 and hopefully the mytouch will get there too but i just dont want to see threads like NEW G2 ROM mythouch port comming next month... haha and i figured that the standard sense on the dhd would have been on the mytouch the day it was rooted like the desire z and the g2. but i dont even see alot of interest on it... really i hate expresso it looks horrible to me so thats why its such a big deal id rather stock or normal htc sense at the least. the wait for the ota to perm root issue worrys me to tho.
Alright guys, I've had my G2 since November 2, and now I am realizing that I really don't need a hard keyboard since I'm coming from an iPhone and haven't used a Hard keyboard since I've sold my G1 in January 09.
What I'm going to do is, sell this phone and go out and get a MyTouch.
I love the G2 but the keyboard and bulky feeling gets to me. It's quick and love the keyboard once in a while writing fast texts.
Now I'm stuck in the middle, should I do it?
With the G2, CyanogenMod works and is supported by Cyanogen himself.
And also, the G2 is stock, and feels like there is more devs making roms for it.
What do you guys think I should do? THanks
I switched for the same reason and haven't looked back. You'll enjoy the better camera, better video recording, extra ram, ffc, hard touch buttons, and thinner design.
IMO by reading your post I can tell your curious about the mt4g and I sense as though you may have already made up your mind lol you are correct on all accounts as far as dev support (so far), I say if you are in a position to try it out why not? I don't think you will be disappointed just make sure you get the "good" display.
there's a lot more Dev support for the G2
I was worried about Dev support coming from the Vibrant, which has a pretty good community.
Funny thing is....the MT4G is fast as lightning stock...and really all I'm worried about is rooting to remove some bloatware and some theming.
I might run Cyanogenmod (which looks like it's pretty easily ported) eventually, but this is my first sense (ish) phone and it's not too bad. Plus I like a lot of the things that they packed in (in particular the browser enhancements).
The Vibrant: There were tons of roms and speed hacks and dev work because the phone was garbage without it.
The MT4G: Pretty damn sweet and fast as lightning stock.
Came from the same thing you are im good with the mytouch better faster and ffc go for it you wont regret it
someone at my job has the g2 when she sees my mytouch running evil-hd Rom she regrets buying her phone, keyboard on that thing is useless in comparison to voice to text swipe, gingerbread keyboard (cm only) etc.. Our dev support isn't so bad these days, we even have a miui Rom so I say take the plunge no regrets
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Alright, I've made up my mind. I want the MyTouch. But now the problem is getting rid of the G2 and getting a MyTouch. The G2 cost $50 more retail than the MyTouch but already the value is **** on craigslist. I can't get $400 for it. I've tired emailing and calling a couple people to see if they'd like to trade, no one wants too.
Once I get rid of this G2, I am in for the MyTouch. I don't care about the color anymore, lol, white or black, other than the red and purple.
Anyone here know where else I can sell it? eBay? I don't want too cause paypal and eBay take big chunk of the money... Ughhhhhh, If I can't I'm going to stick it with this phone. I like it but the MyTouch is better but whatever.
But the thing is, I really use the keyboard on this thing though. I hate using the swype or any other soft KB for long text messages, the hard KB is just easy to type on.
Last Friday I sold a G2 for 300 on C/L.
Saturday bought a Nexus S on a contract upgrade.
Returned the Nexus S this morning, canceled contract.
(I could not deal with the phone having no way to move the curser)
Tonight bought a MyTouch 4G brand new for 350 on C/L.
Impressions... the MT4G is a faster better phone then the G2
but the bloat ware is horrible.
I'm too used to the stock android on my Nexus One.
I have a G2 and I wind up with a free mytouch 4g due to some contact shifting. I didn't care for it at first, and went back to my G2. Then I gave it another chance, and used it over last weekend. I was bummed about what I perceived to be poor battery life compared to my wife's G2. When I went back to the G2 I realized what bugged me about it: the keyboard is a little too stiff for me, and I went back to the mytouch. It's my fifth Android phone, and the best I've used.
Well buddy I am in the same boat as you are and like you I also wanted G2 but later switched to MT4G, thank god I didn't buy G2 or I would have regretted it by now as MT4G is superior. Now I come from HD2 community and we all know the advancement we achieved in past few months which is unbeatable at this point by any device when it comes to total custom control. Only reason I am even considering MT4G is due to my beloved HD2 being stolen. Other than that I wouldn't even think about upgrading until there was viable dual core mobile processor based device in the market.
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TMobile
(WON) MT4G vs G2
(WON) MT4G vs Vibrant
(WON) MT4G vs HD7
Sprint
(WON) MT4G vs Evo 4G
(WON) MT4G vs Epic 4G
AT&T
(WON) MT4G vs iPhone 4
Other
(WON) MT4G vs Nexus S
MT4G vs Desire HD (WON)
Well, after comparing many phones to MT4G in many areas like spec, benchmark, IRL usability (browser, map, cam, ect). This is the overall result I got in my opinion so I am not trying to be biased here as I myself voted for HD2. But the only device that did beat MT4G in my opinion was Desire HD which is what I wanted only if they supported 3G in USA, hell IDK why HTC make stupid decisions. I know ill be super pissed of if they realse DHD in USA with US model just like they did with HD2.
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Thanks for the replies. I got myself a white one today, even trade with the G2. Haven't got to play with it much yet but I'm living the form factor of the phone. For done reason the screen feels brighter and bigger, hence only being one inch bigger. Can't wait until I root it and get this baby going wanted the black one cause it looks slick but this will do until someone wanted to trade their black one for a white one, anyone?
Edit, you can probably tell in using swype, just have to let go of that urge to whoop out the physical keyboard when I get frustrated with swype or the soft keyboard.
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one inch bigger? that would be huge
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one inch bigger? that would be huge
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I'm sorry. 0.1 inch bigger. Alright this isn't like the G2 at all. I rooted and got S-off but the Rom isn't rooted. What do I do to have root stick?
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Since I'm on my phone I can't get you the link but go in the android development section and look for how to root noob version that's the way I rooted mine
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Thanks. I got it. Now there's a couple things I need to fix or get it to work. Just the lack of roms, coming from the G2 annoys me. There's no good rom out there.
And the battery issue, it won't update or show the correct values of the battery
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Talking about lack of roms and development. As im already semi-migrating from HD2 to MT4G, didn't buy MT4G yet until few of the bull**** is fixed by HTC (washed out display, off center ffc, creaky buttons, ect) makes you think how it even passed QC in first place. I mean if I am welling to pay and will pay the full device price of $450 then I expect it to work. Most importantly I hope this phone can live up to my HD2 standard when it comes specially to customizability, I mean we all know how versatile HD2 is hell folks down there want me to forget about MT4G and buy another HD2 lol. I hope as time goes on MT4G community also grows along with development.
Try using team silences' Iced glacier Rom, its the stock mytouch Rom so its super stable, but it doesnt have all the bloatware. As far as your battery goes download setup(free) from the market, that along with some other phone weeks should help your battery life substantially. Also titanium backup is another app to download (free) that can help you further remove bloatware.
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Setcpu* is the first app I mentioned, caught the typo after sending, sorry
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Can anyone tell my why the mytouch slide development scene is so dead? Everytime I check there is only about 14 people view where as the ancient G1 has over 130 people every time. Filled with no roms that should even be possible on the g1. I even notice this in the droid forums as well but the slide is much faster than the droid yet they have a huge dev scene with a lot of AOSP development going on and they even have the popular miui rom. Anyone care to shed some light on this and give your thoughts?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=766002
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=838682
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=860308
We dead scares for almost 4 months last year. There might be an answer in one of those 3 threads.
I'm thinking a lot of the developers that were actually doing things got better phones and just moved on. There's still people out there with little surprises popping up... But yeah, it's kind of quiet around here.
I'd like to see an miui rom ;_;
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Can anyone tell my why the mytouch slide development scene is so dead? Everytime I check there is only about 14 people view where as the ancient G1 has over 130 people every time. Filled with no roms that should even be possible on the g1. I even notice this in the droid forums as well but the slide is much faster than the droid yet they have a huge dev scene with a lot of AOSP development going on and they even have the popular miui rom. Anyone care to shed some light on this and give your thoughts?
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hey biglo ik that is what it seems like, but on the contrary, dev for the slide specifically might not be as active as Galaxy S, but as sefEXE said, suprises pop up. U hav to do a little searching to find what you want! So far i have found many things like small time roms and even HD HVGA hacked games (like nova, fast 5, etc.) on these very forums. more than likely they will be posted in a forum with a phone that is similar to the MT3GS, or in the android forum itself! trust and believe though that the android community has not forgotten the thing that put it on the map!
but i agree with sefEXE, miui rom wud b awesome
p.s. i am studying up on how to become a dev! may take time but i can do it , so expect the rom of a lifetime in the coming months (that is, if life doesnt come in and take all the freetime in my life away lol)
Thanks for the reply and good luck accomplishing your goal of becoming a dev. I was trying to learn how to theme but had to take a break.
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I'm actually pretty pleased with the dev community here. it's become sort of a niche. I love my slide. I only wish it had a 1ghz processor. I think what we have here is quality over quantity. The devs that stick with the slide do it because they love it. The few stable roms we have are great.
agreed with digitaldreamer7 ... i guess we will feel better when chacha and salsa roms are totally working, i will use this for a long time if those roms are totally working
i came from the cliq community at simply-android.com and their ROM selection is crazy. There is seriously over 50 ROMS to choose from and have some of the nicest ppl ever. i bought a slide bc i wanted cyanogen on my phone. and now the cliq has a fully functioning CM7 ROM. who would of thought.
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i came from the cliq community at simply-android.com and their ROM selection is crazy. There is seriously over 50 ROMS to choose from and have some of the nicest ppl ever. i bought a slide bc i wanted cyanogen on my phone. and now the cliq has a fully functioning CM7 ROM. who would of thought.
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+1 to everything you just said. EXACTLY same story as me
Cliq was a real ****ty phone though, and now the Cliq 2 has no roms.
so guys i have had evo for a day now and can't seem to find the right rom or kernal to support my needs like a little overclock love but cant finding anything and would like to go to epic just cause of the friendliness of the device at least i heard so i am wondering what the epic has been o.c to cause evo only at like 1.1 as far as i can tell what about epic does a locked kernal sourse have a lot to do with this htc's is locked wondering about samsung?
hey whats going on bud, well based on experience the Evo 4g has a lot more roms and kernels. I had the Evo and just got the epic but boy let me tell you I regret it. I like Samsung and all but the Evos development has A LOT more activity.
I just changed my Gfs evo to the new Synergy ROM and it works great with the stock kernel. I also work for sprint and based on customer preference the Evo wins. 1 epic for every 5 evos we sold.
The problem I see is this battery boy this battery sucks I have used it like 3 hours however I am at 56 percent or should I go to the shift but I love this big screen will I see a diff with battery extention everyone keeps talking about
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I am getting ready to upgrade and the LG G2 on Verizon looks very nice. I'm not seeing many ROMS now and realize that it is pretty new and that ROMS don't just appear by magic.
Do people think that more ROMS will be forthcoming? I do enjoy various ROMS for the customizing etc. Are we waiting on some milestone to occur before development really starts?
If not the LG G2, what other phone on Verizon should I look at?
Thanks and please move if this isn't in the right forum.
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I am getting ready to upgrade and the LG G2 on Verizon looks very nice. I'm not seeing many ROMS now and realize that it is pretty new and that ROMS don't just appear by magic.
Do people think that more ROMS will be forthcoming? I do enjoy various ROMS for the customizing etc. Are we waiting on some milestone to occur before development really starts?
If not the LG G2, what other phone on Verizon should I look at?
Thanks and please move if this isn't in the right forum.
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The LG G2 has a lot of buzz in the "nerd" community. development will pick up. lg has never had the amount of owners as samsung but i have a good feeling about the G2. its REALLY good and Half the price of the note 3 :good:
verizon options are becoming limited as verizon gets manufacturers to encrypt bootloaders.
the s4 was looking like it was going to be the phone to get but its locked down tight.
hashcode0f has got safestrap working but no kernel access. it allows for roms and mods but its limited.
i say buy the G2 it works really well with cleanrom and a few mods.
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I am getting ready to upgrade and the LG G2 on Verizon looks very nice. I'm not seeing many ROMS now and realize that it is pretty new and that ROMS don't just appear by magic.
Do people think that more ROMS will be forthcoming? I do enjoy various ROMS for the customizing etc. Are we waiting on some milestone to occur before development really starts?
If not the LG G2, what other phone on Verizon should I look at?
Thanks and please move if this isn't in the right forum.
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This phone hasn't even been out a month yet and there is already root and recovery. It won't be long till there is AOSP and CM 10.1 & 10.2
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The LG G2 has a lot of buzz in the "nerd" community. development will pick up. lg has never had the amount of owners as samsung but i have a good feeling about the G2. its REALLY good and Half the price of the note 3 :good:
verizon options are becoming limited as verizon gets manufacturers to encrypt bootloaders.
the s4 was looking like it was going to be the phone to get but its locked down tight.
hashcode0f has got safestrap working but no kernel access. it allows for roms and mods but its limited.
i say buy the G2 it works really well with cleanrom and a few mods.
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Do you have the link to the cleanrom?
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Do you have the link to the cleanrom?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2538
So I swear this is true. If I'm lying, give me an iPhone
I go to the Verizon store and this was my conversation with the guy. I looked at the G2 and on the way out, wanted to see about a protective case.
ME: Do you have any cases for the G2.
VERIZON MORON: I don't know that that is.
ME: It's a phone by LG. You know, the LG G2. It's over there.
i think like anything else it is just a person by person experience. I bought one outright and the verizon rep couldn't say enough good about it. even as i even thought my mind was made up which he did not know. i asked questions about the htc one and samsung galaxy s4. he was waiting for the note 3 to come out as they get a discount and he really needed a big screen he still said the g2 was the best they had so there are negative experiences but for me verizon has endorsed it and when i went for the wireless charger continued to tell me how good of a phone it was
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I'm running a cm alpha rt now on vzw g2. Supports been great by community so far.