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[Q] dell streak O2 locked with rebel & 2.2!

Does anyone know if the 2.2 will work on a dell locked to o2 network witch works with rebel sim (1.2) and 2.1 version (8105)?

Would be interested to find out myself.

in the same boat... HELP!!
i ant even downgrade to 2.1 AAAggghhh!!!

jim_zaba said:
Does anyone know if the 2.2 will work on a dell locked to o2 network witch works with rebel sim (1.2) and 2.1 version (8105)?
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No it doesn't, another reason why i won't bother.
Everything that should have been improved is worse, and vice versa.
They should of called this version 'upside down cake' not froyo

checkbox111 said:
No it doesn't, another reason why i won't bother.
Everything that should have been improved is worse, and vice versa.
They should of called this version 'upside down cake' not froyo
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I just upgraded to the streak from a htc hero, which was running froyo quite comfortably. Tbh, I had expected better from the streak.

stoney73 said:
I just upgraded to the streak from a htc hero, which was running froyo quite comfortably. Tbh, I had expected better from the streak.
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The Streak was great with 1.6
2.1 UI totally screwed it up, so installed launcherpro
2.2 looks a total nightmare. I know a can instal launcherpro again or maybe even ADW Gingerbread. But i don't see the point of any of that.
Headphone volume is lower, and i already turn it up to 9 out of 10 for any decent volume, tried both mp3 and m4a.
Wifi signal is lower, already on a range extender at home.
Shorter battery life.
Locked to o2 again.
I don't get why everybody is jumping up a down, when the everyday things that people use everyday are worse.

Just got my Streak with 2.2 installed...

Traded my iPhone 4 for a Streak and it came with 2.2 What steps do I have to take to go to StreakDroid FroYo v1.5.1? Thanks.

This is your first Android phone, right? It was mine too. If you're already at 2.2, play with the apps there for a couple of days while you figure out how to upgrade. That way you will have a list of apps that you want to have on your final firmware.
There's very good threads about how to upgrade. You may brick your phone (or at least think you did) but keep working on it. I've found solutions for everything I needed already discussed on the board.

sacredsoul said:
Traded my iPhone 4 for a Streak and it came with 2.2 What steps do I have to take to go to StreakDroid FroYo v1.5.1? Thanks.
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IMO, the 2.2 stock is better with the performance tweaks. I havent had any problems since being on 318

Biggzz said:
IMO, the 2.2 stock is better with the performance tweaks. I havent had any problems since being on 318
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What performance tweaks are you talking about?
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This is your first Android phone, right? It was mine too. If you're already at 2.2, play with the apps there for a couple of days while you figure out how to upgrade. That way you will have a list of apps that you want to have on your final firmware.
There's very good threads about how to upgrade. You may brick your phone (or at least think you did) but keep working on it. I've found solutions for everything I needed already discussed on the board.
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Nope. I was on the HTC G1 for quite a bit and then moved on to HTC Legend and then the iPhone 4. I do know my way around Andriod quite a bit actually. Just havent been up to date. Most of the guides I saw are for 1.6 to custom rom. I dont know what I must be doing since I am already on 2.2 stock.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848487

Biggzz said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848487
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Thanks but my Streak seems to be 320.

sacredsoul said:
Thanks but my Streak seems to be 320.
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That is better than my 319! Nice, so just root it with Superoneclick andbyour good.
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Biggzz said:
That is better than my 319! Nice, so just root it with Superoneclick andbyour good.
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Already rooted with superoneclick and installed ADW Launcher EX and Task Killer.
Any other recommendations? I wanna make this fast and smooth Maybe ill try setcpu.

Your phone showing up with stock 2.2 is pretty sweet. I had to dump 318 since I think DJ_Steve's 1.5.1 is better, but there's still some things like the camera that are weak.

bartsplanet said:
Your phone showing up with stock 2.2 is pretty sweet. I had to dump 318 since I think DJ_Steve's 1.5.1 is better, but there's still some things like the camera that are weak.
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I'm in Singapore and the phone was just released about a week or 2 ago
I still cant get the front cam to work though. In the Camera app, I can only see the tab to change to Video mode. No switch for the front cam.

Mines also came with stock 2.2 build and unlocked for T-Mobile. I just flashed djsteves froyo build and IMHO, it runs a lot smoother and faster than stock build
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Your phone showing up with stock 2.2 is pretty sweet. I had to dump 318 since I think DJ_Steve's 1.5.1 is better, but there's still some things like the camera that are weak.
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My streak died on me... I couldnt get signal and and i saw that the Airplane mode was enabled. So I tried to disable it but it wouldnt. So rebooted and tried again. Same problem. Decided to do a factory reset.
And then it got stuck with the Dell logo. So I am trying to flash DJ_Steve's rom over now. Hope it boots.

[Q] Running 2.2 with 2.1 layout

Hello everyone,
I have been using an HD2 for some time with android. The phone was working great but i wanted to buy an android phone as i was spending a lot of time on it downloading different builds. After looking around i decided to go for the Dell Streak. I loved the big screen and how different it is for all the other phones around.
I live in the UK so bought it from o2. The phone came with android 1.6 with an optional upgrade to 2.2. As soon as i started, i downloaded the update but with great sadness i realised that on the 2.2 the phone looses the task bar on the top with the standard android and also the biggest let one down is the big screen is not anything special now. I did not like that you could see the different screen on the sides of your home screen.
Having searched i have managed to downgrade to 2.1 and the phone looks the way i want it again. Unfortunately there seem to be lots of bugs with this version of the streak so i am wondering if there is a way i can have 2.2 running looking like the 2.1 version or a fix for the 2.1.
Thanks in advance for any advice

neither can be done, froyo changed the frameworks too much to make porting the (frankly crap) status bar over, im actually happy dell saw sense and removed it as i dispised the 1.6/2.1 status bar with a passion

Thanks!
Not the reply i was hoping for but at least i know that it cant be done.
If i upgrade to 2.2 is there a way of streaching the screen in order to avoid overlappping?
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yes there is. You have to use a different home screen launcher. The two popular ones are adw.launcher and launcher pro. Both are highly customizable and will do what you want.
I currently use adw.launcher and love it.
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Wicked i shall download it and have a play around with it.
Thanks for the tips guys!
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I really miss the 1.6 task bar as well. Since getting froyo I have moved to launcher pro for my default launcher. Much better that stage.
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Spectre51 said:
I really miss the 1.6 task bar as well. Since getting froyo I have moved to launcher pro for my default launcher. Much better that stage.
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i very much concur, the 1.6 layout and keyboard is what sold me.
now if they had 1.6 runnin flash i would be keeping it

[Q] New Epic, what to do?

Ok, So I just switched from the Evo over to my Samsung Epic and Not sure if i made the right move. Not a fan of Eclair(android 2.1) and I have not heard good news about the leaked 2.2 for the epic. I'm wondering whats an ideal setup on the epics. Do I upgrade to the leaked 2.2 and get a nice rom?(viperrom looks pretty decent) or do i stick with 2.1 and get a nice rom on that end?those who have a favorite tell me why and let me know some of the pros n cons.
P.S Hi new to forum

I would pick a nice 2.1 rom and wait for official Froyo to launch. There are some bugs with DK28 that are annoying as hell when they occur. None of the things that DK28 fixes are absolutely necessary, such as the much improved GPS. GPS still functions on 2.1, just not nearly as well as on Froyo.

You're kidding, right? GPS sucks on Froyo.
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muyoso said:
I would pick a nice 2.1 rom and wait for official Froyo to launch. There are some bugs with DK28 that are annoying as hell when they occur. None of the things that DK28 fixes are absolutely necessary, such as the much improved GPS. GPS still functions on 2.1, just not nearly as well as on Froyo.
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Just sucessfully rooted my phone and now I'm thinking on which ROM to flash to. Probably going to take your advice and stick with 2.1 for now also. Have you tried SyndicateROM? I didn't see very many options for Roms in 2.1 and found this to be only plausible option was wondering if you have tried it and what did you think?(if you have)

anon20 said:
You're kidding, right? GPS sucks on Froyo.
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Works pretty damn well for me.

coke32 said:
Just sucessfully rooted my phone and now I'm thinking on which ROM to flash to. Probably going to take your advice and stick with 2.1 for now also. Have you tried SyndicateROM? I didn't see very many options for Roms in 2.1 and found this to be only plausible option was wondering if you have tried it and what did you think?(if you have)
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I ran syndicaterom for a while. It was very stable and nice. You can also pick a kernel to use in conjunction with whatever rom you use. Stock kernel is very stable obviously, but if you have concerns about battery life or something like that, or feel a need to overclock, there are kernels available that offer that. SyndiateRom comes with the Xtreme kernel if you flash the "Full" release, if I am remembering correctly. It is a very good all around kernel, although Phoenix 1.43 was always the best with regards to battery life for me.

coke32 said:
Ok, So I just switched from the Evo over to my Samsung Epic and Not sure if i made the right move. Not a fan of Eclair(android 2.1) and I have not heard good news about the leaked 2.2 for the epic. I'm wondering whats an ideal setup on the epics. Do I upgrade to the leaked 2.2 and get a nice rom?(viperrom looks pretty decent) or do i stick with 2.1 and get a nice rom on that end?those who have a favorite tell me why and let me know some of the pros n cons.
P.S Hi new to forum
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Odin to dk28, one click root, then install bonsai rom and optionally install a theme.
With this setup my GPS works better than it has for any other phone (lock in 5-10 seconds). Flash works, and the system flies. Not many cons that I'm aware of.

Cough cough.. bakedsnackshack.com
cd's or tapes?

Yeah I was running baked snack for a while with his kernal. Very very smooth and great battery. In the end I flashed froyo and I don't have any issues at all I would realy recommend trying it if you aren't a fan of 2.1.
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anon20 said:
You're kidding, right? GPS sucks on Froyo.
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Mine is spot on....running EXT4 and custom ROM

If you want working GPS and Flash support in the browser go with a leaked DK28 ROM (ViperROM w/ EXT4 is my personal favorite). GPS is better than ever on Froyo - it actually works now! Extremely well at that... There is a process for going to DK28 and making the GPS happy, as long as you follow that process you'll be in great shape. I really can't think of a reason to be on DI18, unless you need to go into a Sprint store for some reason.

schnowdapowda said:
Cough cough.. bakedsnackshack.com
cd's or tapes?
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Still overwhelmed, but I like your site's instructions, very thorough, thumbs up for that tip, I still am on stock rooted, but one of these days....at least this site is thorough...

I agree 2.2 is the way to go. The most of the problems on froyo can be pinpointed to a problem installing it. I've flashed froyo plenty of times and if you can get the gps steps down everything should be just fine. if your staying on eclair the overclocked syndicate rom is a beast.
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I vote 2.2, I have it and haven't looked back. Its luck of the draw. Some get more bugs then others. I lucked out I guess.

Another vote for 2.2 here. My ROM recommendation is Quantum, it's well-supported and its developer is on top of his game. Some other ROMs include a lot of... gimmicks. Yeah, we'll go with gimmicks. (It slices, it dices, it automagically makes your internets faster!)
In any case, there's no real reason for Android 2.1. The leaked FroYo is stable at this point. If you're getting force closes then it probably means something went wrong during flash. If you can follow instructions then it's not difficult.

[Poll] Which Firmware do you have installed on you Streak?

Please share with us as to why do you have it installed, such as you dont get any issues or you dont like certain features in others, or you just simply dont want to upgrade
Fox

Foxhoundep3 said:
Please share with us as to why do you have it installed, such as you dont get any issues or you dont like certain features in others, or you just simply dont want to upgrade
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Not Android Development
Moving to General

1.7.0 because if works perfectly

1.7.0
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1.6.1
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Streakdroid 1.7
erm, cos it's awesome?

StreakDroid 1.6.0 because it is stable.
I haven't found a compelling reason to upgrade or perfmod. Gameloft games work with 1.6.0. I was stuck on 1.4.6 until 1.6.0 and do miss the "rear door check" being disabled. Many tweaks can be done without flashing.

v1.7 w/perfmod and 180 LCD density
anyone else have the "this file is audio only" in stock Movies Player?
anyone know how to fix it? Thanks!

froyo 2.2 firmware 318-EU

1.7. It has been the best of Steve's bunch for me. No issues at all.

so far a lot of you are on the official ROMS, impressive if you ask me. im on 1.6.1 as it seemed more stable to me, i couldnt change my keyboards on 1.7, or change the brightness like i used to, so i downgraded.

chrisrotolo said:
v1.7 w/perfmod and 180 LCD density
anyone else have the "this file is audio only" in stock Movies Player?
anyone know how to fix it? Thanks!
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I have this issue. Covered in another thread. Need to disable stagefright.
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Foxhoundep3 said:
so far a lot of you are on the official ROMS, impressive if you ask me. im on 1.6.1 as it seemed more stable to me, i couldnt change my keyboards on 1.7, or change the brightness like i used to, so i downgraded.
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I stayed on 1.6.1 because its stable. 1.7 doesnt support FFC for Fring and I use it a lot with my girfriend. I think I'll stick to this ROM till the great Dj_Steve comes up with Honeycomb.

Steve's 1.7.. its perfect!

I probably will upgrade when I get the confidence! Just really scared of upgrading and bricking the device. Compared to Touch Pro on WM - I remember upgrading to custom rom on the very first evening! I suppose this is partly because there was more room for WM to be improved on. I am very happy with Android tbh.
Would be really nice to use Honeycomb on this device, but somehow I think it's going to be challenging. I have heard a lot about DJ Steve's achievements, but...let's wait and see and support him however we can.
Another thing - I cannot find any screen shots of roms available - so less tempting to upgrade I think. If the designs were shown-off a bit better, I suppose I would do the leap of faith and upgrade

Current status
Currently running 1.4.6
reasons for this :-
tried 1.5.0, 1.5.1, 1.6.0, 1.6.1 had issues with all trying to use gps.
1.4.6 seems to have best battery of all.
Have checked what 3rd part apps & widgets have been installed as well and even with minimal installed 1.4.6 seems best

ramtix said:
I stayed on 1.6.1 because its stable. 1.7 doesnt support FFC for Fring and I use it a lot with my girfriend. I think I'll stick to this ROM till the great Dj_Steve comes up with Honeycomb.
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lol....same here.....can't live without Fring and can't wait for Honeycomb....but hopefully it will be stable

2.2 firmware 318-EU

2.2 firmware 322-EU

I'm on 1.6.1 with no issuses, 1.7 is great but no ffc......need it for son away in college and rest of out of town family.
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