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Should we make a petition for Dell to give the option at least for stock android to be installed on Dell Streak as a form of update ?
Considering the rumours that Android 3.0 will be split in 2 forms and might focus on tablets and such, we could cut months of waiting time.
I'm for stock here. Can't be doing with these mods from dell and htc, rather make android better. I don't by a pc and get DELLS version of windows. I understand why, but the reason is gone as android is better.
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You can have my vote if you think it will work
I installed ADW launcher on my streak and it now looks rather more stock than before. So I can live with non-stock provided that:
1. You can turn it off or replace it
2. It doesn't delay the rollout of new firmware releases
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As I understand it, the US version will only come through AT&T. You'll not get a stock version there but rather a crippled version that may be difficult to update and so far no AT&T sold android device has ever seen an update, none. This is a very important issue being kept from view by Dell. I think we should petition, should be very noisy about this issue. If Dell does not sell direct, as the Nexus 1 was sold, we may NEVER see an update in any quarter of any year.
I agree, just got my dell streak and I love it. Coming from the nexus one and used to getting first dibs on upgrades to waiting for dells unnecessary add on is gonna be a pain in the butt. Can't we root and install just android, actually any word if the kernel is released?
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im sure people will make roms and upgrades that are clean or follow the path of a different phone. i want one with htc sense. itll be interesting to see whats done.
Hey,
Looking at upgrading from a HTC Touch Diamond2 to a STREAK.... a good decision i'm thinking.
But I'm curious if you think dell will keep releasing ROM updates for the streak as they are released, or do you think Android 2.2 is it?
I'm pretty confident that they will continue to update/upgrade the Streak as newer versions of Android become available. The Streak in my opinion is too new for Dell to abandon after one update. Also I am sure Dell invested alot of money into producing the Streak, and they won't to gain as much of that money and more back before they abandon it.
Plus as the docs are going to be useing it and a few more it can only be good for the streak
Thanks guy,
My NEW Dell Streak is charging right now........
and just ordered myself an OtterBox
Yeah, but its locked to AT&T (in the states), and you know they won't promote it until their iPhone fetish is over.
I noticed in digging around inside the streak, it "appears" to have a CDMA radio also, anyone know if it really does?
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I'm pretty confident that they will continue to update/upgrade the Streak as newer versions of Android become available. The Streak in my opinion is too new for Dell to abandon after one update. Also I am sure Dell invested alot of money into producing the Streak, and they won't to gain as much of that money and more back before they abandon it.
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just wondering if i should get an unlocked streak and retire my N1? Anyone with a streak please chime in...the one thing really are there any good roms for the streak and is it easy to root and how is the recovery image...i will be giving up cayenogen, ra recover...anything close for the streak???
Steve's Froyo is pretty much the only ROM I know of. It's really fast though.
I came from a Desire, the only reason to bother with the Streak is if you really want the extra screen real estate. I found the Desire to be more snappy and an overall better performer. I also prefer sense although I can live without it.
Would I make the same decision again??? I've already had the opportunity to... and I did
thanks for the reply. i alsways wanted to get one from day one, but its pretty hard when no one that i know of has one that i can play with. i have tried the captivate, droid x and even the new mytouch 4G. i have returned them all for they really didnt blow my N1 out of the water...there was no wow factor...so im in a delema on do i get the streak or wait till a dual core android comes out...im thinking that there shouldnt be one released till next year...is it true that the new unlocked streaks have an upgreaded hardware? thanks again?
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thanks for the reply. i alsways wanted to get one from day one, but its pretty hard when no one that i know of has one that i can play with. i have tried the captivate, droid x and even the new mytouch 4G. i have returned them all for they really didnt blow my N1 out of the water...there was no wow factor...so im in a delema on do i get the streak or wait till a dual core android comes out...im thinking that there shouldnt be one released till next year...is it true that the new unlocked streaks have an upgreaded hardware? thanks again?
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nope, but it has 2.2 froyo
im pretty happy with my streak, comming from a htc touch pro for me this is the best thing happend. its the first time with a phone that people can accurately hear me and dont complain about the sound quality. the reception is also far superior to other phones i seen around. happy internetting while the majority is looking for a cellular connection.
im in the same boat bro,, im on a N1 too .. keep coming back to it..had a evo,vibrant,desire,hd2,and recently a hd7 that i returned cause didnt like the camera ...so im back to the N1 running 263 nightly super fast ,, but i saw the streak at besybuy and the screen size blew me away lol i was like wow imagine facebook or anything here lol huge...
so thats why im in here reading and ****... bestbuy selling the white version but of course ATT locked.. with 1.6 yeak..dell selling the unlocked version with 2.2 cool but delivery date says 12/8 or some like that .. damn im on tmo and kinda hate att ,,im not going to use thhis on edge no way ..meaning i would have to switch to att? is this really really worth it?
ajftl said:
im in the same boat bro,, im on a N1 too .. keep coming back to it..had a evo,vibrant,desire,hd2,and recently a hd7 that i returned cause didnt like the camera ...so im back to the N1 running 263 nightly super fast ,, but i saw the streak at besybuy and the screen size blew me away lol i was like wow imagine facebook or anything here lol huge...
so thats why im in here reading and ****... bestbuy selling the white version but of course ATT locked.. with 1.6 yeak..dell selling the unlocked version with 2.2 cool but delivery date says 12/8 or some like that .. damn im on tmo and kinda hate att ,,im not going to use thhis on edge no way ..meaning i would have to switch to att? is this really really worth it?
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I know how it is on to keep coming back to the N1. now if caynogen made a rom for the streak that would be a no brainer...im also on the nightlies and yup its 263. the only other phone that kind of had me was the MT4G, but the reception sucks where i use my phone the most.
i almost pulled the trigger last night on the unlocked streak from dell's web site...but it says the delivery date will be 12-8-10 but it then gave me a delivery date of 12-21-10...now if i have to wait that long, i just might wait to see what everyone else has to say about it...and what new roms there will be...
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nope, but it has 2.2 froyo
im pretty happy with my streak, comming from a htc touch pro for me this is the best thing happend. its the first time with a phone that people can accurately hear me and dont complain about the sound quality. the reception is also far superior to other phones i seen around. happy internetting while the majority is looking for a cellular connection.
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Actually, I can vouch for this one too. Call quality for both ends of a call has been improved with the Streak.
One thing I noticed that was infinitely better on the Streak than the Desire... SPEAKERPHONE!!!
I could never hear anything on speakerphone while driving on my Desire, but the Streak is so loud that I actually have to turn it down little.
I've got one of the white Streaks from Best Buy coming in the mail (thanks Killster ) and I'm hoping it will be as simple to unlock as my other two Streaks were.
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Hey guys! I currently have a Samsung Captivate but am thinking of buying a new unlocked streak online which is rocking Froyo or heading over to my local best buy and picking up one of the white streaks they have in stock. So my question is this. I see that most everyone is using DJ Steve's Froyo rather than the Dell android 1.6. Does anyone know how the new Dell Froyo and Steve Froyo compare? I'm very impatient and Dell's website says the unlocked streaks will ship Dec. 11th. I've got money to burn and I don't know if I can make it three weeks for a shiny new phone/tablet android slice of perfection. I'm just happy that the streak's gps works. Captivate sucks!!! Any thoughts would be appreciated!
I have both a Nexus and a Streak. Honestly, I would hang onto your Nexus for a little while longer. I love my streak but I just keep coming back to the nexus with cyanogen. Plus, it would be tough to give up a Google experience phone. DJ Steve is awesome and hopefully will get cyanogen going on the streak but direct OTAs are hard to turn down.
My advice, do whatever it takes and have both. They're both awesome in their own ways.
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cu_ninja said:
I have both a Nexus and a Streak. Honestly, I would hang onto your Nexus for a little while longer. I love my streak but I just keep coming back to the nexus with cyanogen. Plus, it would be tough to give up a Google experience phone. DJ Steve is awesome and hopefully will get cyanogen going on the streak but direct OTAs are hard to turn down.
My advice, do whatever it takes and have both. They're both awesome in their own ways.
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thanks for your input, do you find yourself using the streak or N1 more on a daily basis?
I am really trying to make the streak my daily driver but as soon as I get home I am checking on the forums to see what new apps, tweaks, or roms there are for the nexus. Its hard to go from such a rich development community on the nexus to a 1 man show in DJ Steve (as good as he is).
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Get the streak , you wont regret it. Its easily the best phone ive ever had. The size alone is the biggest selling point for me. I'll never go smaller than 5" again..
I just retired my N1 for good after getting my Streak up to official 2.2 + DJSteve/Fards tweak patch (via Smokku's instructions found here.
Having 5" for playing around with my favorite operating system is priceless. The hardware is fantastic quality. The only thing lacking is the camera, but lets be honest .. a $100 digicam is going to take 3x's as good of video and pictures if you really care about QUALITY.
Dell really put together a nice package with this mini-tablet / huge phone. I am a big guy .. 6'4" with hands that match my frame .. so this thing doesn't even feel THAT big in my hand. A week of having it with me, and I can't go back to the small screen, try as I might.
This thing screams just as loud as my N1 with the proper tweaks. It does really blow my mind how good the N1 was/is when you start trying to find phones out there standing tall above it.
Just as fast as any other 'droid phone .. but with a good .7" advantage on it's closest competitors (Droid X / Evo 4g).
Get this phone if you think you'll like the size. I am afraid nobody is going to make another 5" with the new dual-core stuff in the pipeline. The reason I am afraid is, I can't see myself going back to the smaller screens.
Any worried about the affording the Streak, Dell is including a $150 visa card for Black Friday sale. So u would actually be paying less than most of us.
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treylemkn said:
Hey guys! I currently have a Samsung Captivate but am thinking of buying a new unlocked streak online which is rocking Froyo or heading over to my local best buy and picking up one of the white streaks they have in stock. So my question is this. I see that most everyone is using DJ Steve's Froyo rather than the Dell android 1.6. Does anyone know how the new Dell Froyo and Steve Froyo compare? I'm very impatient and Dell's website says the unlocked streaks will ship Dec. 11th. I've got money to burn and I don't know if I can make it three weeks for a shiny new phone/tablet android slice of perfection. I'm just happy that the streak's gps works. Captivate sucks!!! Any thoughts would be appreciated!
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THe white streak needs a special tool to upgrade from 1.6 to 2.2. I learned the hard way. Soft bricked twice lol. They are working on a tutorial for it now but if you can get into irc chat on channel #dellstreak they can help you out. I posted a thread about it in Modaco forum. DJ STEVES. 2.2 IS FAR superior to stock. I'm coming from a samsung captivate as well with all our problems it has it totally sucks. Streak just works.
I paid extra to buy the unlocked Streak with Froyo direct from Dell. Its a joke, it shipped with 1.6 and then a few minutes after starting up it popped up an "upgrade available" message. BUT it went smooth and only took about 20 minutes. So far this thing smokes a stock Captivate and the touchscreen is much better than the one on my old nexus. I do get the redirect error in the browser but not often.Unlocked streaks also don't need hacked to allow 3rd party app installation...you just click the box to allow it. This is the first device I've owned that I don't feel the need to hack the hell out of. It just works and I love it.
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My streak was locked to att and i got it from best buy. It has the check Box for third party apps..?..
I did upgrade to foryo 2.2 though
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Hey Guys,
I'm so intrigued by the dell steak i've been wanting to get one for myself since January of this year. Back in March I almost got one when looking for a replacement for my Samsung Captivate, but I ended up getting the HTC Inspire instead. Now it's been quite a few months and I'm bored of this phone again so i'm thinking about looking for anyone that's willing to trade, or I might just sell this phone and buy the streak. However, I'm worried that things that I really love about my Inspire I won't find in the streak:
- The camera and flash. I think the camera on this phone is great and I always find myself taking pictures at family events and the like.
- The speed. This phone is FAST. At least for me. And I really don't want to downgrade to a slower phone.
- The physical feel. It feels solid and heavy in my hand. I love that feeling. I know that it can take some beating and i won't have to worry about it breaking.
- the ability to play games. The inspire is powerful enough to play most all games smoothly these days.
So guys, if I decide to get a streak will I be losing any or all of the things that I enjoy about?
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Hey Aaron.....
I understand your dilemma...... I found myself in a similar situation about a month ago.....
Having had my Streak for a month, I have absolutely NO regrets whatsoever. Prior to that, I had a Nexus S, and before that, an HTC G2. I'd used wife's iPhone 4, but really wanted to stick with Android. The MINUTE I saw the Streak, I had to have it. The camera is not the greatest, but for quick shots, it's more than adequate for me. The overall design of the Streak, coupled with it's unequalled screen size, far, FAR outweigh any perceived negatives others may have (notice I said "others", because I haven't found any real problems with the Streak WHATSOEVER).
Good luck with your decision, and let us know what you end up with.....
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1-more thing...... I do have a single, significant issue after using my Streak for only a month... and that is this.... I absolutely CANNOT go back to a smaller-screen device even if it wanted to (seriously).
We were at Disney a few weeks back, and got into a debate that required a quick Wikipedia lookup to settle... Having left my Streak in the hotel room, I attempted to use wife's iPhone to prove I was right . I swear, within 20-minutes I developed a severe headache after trying to scroll, pinch, zoom and squint to read that postage stamp-sized "retina" display (really).
Just giving you ALL of the facts
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Ahh thanks for your response. The main reason I want it is the huge screen!! Thanks I'm looking for one now and am very excited =-].
Aaron.... Good luck with your search and let me know what you end up with (if you don't mind)... THANKS!
Another question. How is the processor speed on the streak? My phone is powerful enough to run the latest apps and games. I assume the dell would be a little weaker? Thanks in advance.
I have not found anything that is taxing to the streak. Only things that will be significantly faster are the new dual core phones.
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Aaron.....
The only phone I've had that's faster than the Streak was my previous Nexus S..... and it was not significantly faster, only marginally faster IMO.
There are custom ROMS you can install that can probably overclock the Streak. Mine is a plain Jane, factory-unlocked Froyo version. Only modding I've done was to delete Dell's "Stage" widgets and installed "Launcher Pro", so I could increase the number of icons and give home screens the "rotating cube" effect.
I can tell you that I can run TurboFly on it without ANY screen redraw pixelization or slow down.
Hope this helps
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@shildebrandt
I like your posts and feedback above very much. Kindly solve my problem as well.
Ever since streak was out, I have always desired to possess this. An year back I had Samsung Spica and currently I have an LG Optimus One. CM 7 runs amazingly fast on it and we have crossed 75fps in neocore. And above all I have just fallen in love with the GB audio effects and cannot think of anything without the gb audio effects.
But I seriously wish to update to a larger screen. And if we talk of large screen, nothing can beat streak. So what do you suggest in my case?
G e t t h e s t r e a k!
aaronv89 said:
Hey Guys,
I'm so intrigued by the dell steak i've been wanting to get one for myself since January of this year. Back in March I almost got one when looking for a replacement for my Samsung Captivate, but I ended up getting the HTC Inspire instead. Now it's been quite a few months and I'm bored of this phone again so i'm thinking about looking for anyone that's willing to trade, or I might just sell this phone and buy the streak. However, I'm worried that things that I really love about my Inspire I won't find in the streak:
- The camera and flash. I think the camera on this phone is great and I always find myself taking pictures at family events and the like.
- The speed. This phone is FAST. At least for me. And I really don't want to downgrade to a slower phone.
- The physical feel. It feels solid and heavy in my hand. I love that feeling. I know that it can take some beating and i won't have to worry about it breaking.
- the ability to play games. The inspire is powerful enough to play most all games smoothly these days.
So guys, if I decide to get a streak will I be losing any or all of the things that I enjoy about?
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hey aaron i used to have the htc inspire and its a great phone but i got bored with it really quick and after playing with the dell streak a few times i fell in love with it . as a heads up the dell streak is not perfect but because its not it makes the phone more fun that you are really able to mess with it and really make it your own . i sold my HTC real quick . just remember some apps will run and look better on the streak and some will look better on the htc but there is always a fix for the streak . oh one more thing once you go 5inch screen there is no going back .
thanks for your responses guys. =-]. i really want it but i'm having trouble finding anyone looking for a trade =-/
Best of all the android version is almost a vanilla version,it gets better once you root it and remove the bloatware.After installing all the stock versions I decided to stick with version 318 one of the oldest but the less laggy when it comes to DELL Stage.
And yes I think it should be for you.
Check your PM aaron
HELLO I HAVE A TMOBILE DELL STREAK 7
EVERYTHING WITH/ABOUT THE TABLET WORKS
FRONT/REAR CAMERA
WIFI
16GB
ANDROID MARKET
ITS CURRENTLY RUNNING ANDROID HONEYCOMB VERSION 3.2 (VERY STABLE/ RUNNING FLAWLESSLY
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO DO IS TO BE ABLE TO USE MY DATA PLAN AND MAKE VOICE CALLS USING THE HIDDEN PHONE FEATURE
MY LAST TMOBILE DELL STREAK 7 ....I WAS USING MY SIM CARD....I WAS ABLE TO SEND AND RECEIVE TEXT MESSAGES BUT THERE WAS NO VOICE/PHONE ICON
I HAVE AN UNLIMITED 4G DATA PLAN WITH TMOBILE...
.TMOBILE SAYS THAT THE TABLET USES A DIFFRENT TYPE OF DATA PLAN THAN ANDROID PHONES .... WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS IF SOMEONE CAN PLEASE ME HELP ME OR IS THERE A WAY TO HACK INTO THE DELL STREAK 7 TABLET TO ENABLE PHONE FUNCTIONS AND FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO USE MY VOICE/DATA PLAN FROM MY SIM CARD IN THE STREAK...... IT WOULD SERIOUSLY BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL.....ALSO IF IT COULD BE A STEP BY STEP PROCESS U CAN POST HERE OR IF SOMEONE CAN POINT ME TO THE RIGHT FORUM IT WOULD BE GREAT LIKE I SAID ITS CURRENTLY RUNS HONEYCOMB 3.2 AND EVERYTHING IS STABLE PLEASE !!!! PLEASE!!!! PLEASE !!!! HELP.....THANK YOU
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Dell streak 7 is where it's at
got my streak today guys. thanks for all your help, i'm loving it so far =-]
Hi,
I would just like to thank all the XDA members that have kept the Dell Streak alive all this time, based on current cell phone availability, I have seen virtually nothing to sway my temptation for trading in my Streak. Even by today's standards it's still an enviable phone to have. But just with a bum manufacturers OS, I nowuse the Longhorn OS. And has suited me very nicely indeed.
Thanks again, for all your hard work and support.
Special thanks
Hi all!
I would like to say thank you also, I've been using the stock version until yesterday and then I tried the _n0p_'s DSC v1.7 and I think it's great. It has everything I've been missing in the stock version: back-cover disable, default portrait mode, no Olleh bloatware and a lot of control over.. well about everything! So far I had no real problems with it and if I will encounter any, I will be more than happy to help improving in the future.
Many thanks!
Icey
Thanx
I would like to say one BIG THANK YOU _n0p_ and everyone involved in DSC rom. Whitout DSC my dell would have obsolete ages ago.
You guys make android the epic mobile OS that it is. Whitout you guys it would suck.
Thank you again, hope to see you on other phone pages in the future. Im now moving on to Padfone2.
If ICS from Steve coming out for DS5....Streak will alive a long time
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help me to solved my problem on DSC + another CusROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118738
I agree......thanks alot all you devs
I still like my phone better than whats out.....and love the custom roms
Dell Streak was ahead of its time : )
I wonder if Dell is thinking it should have made a Streak 2,with all these 1080p 5inch android phones coming out this year
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mokokawi said:
I agree......thanks alot all you devs
I still like my phone better than whats out.....and love the custom roms
Dell Streak was ahead of its time : )
I wonder if Dell is thinking it should have made a Streak 2,with all these 1080p 5inch android phones coming out this year
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and very hope it's coming out with ICS/JB
Dell wants nothing to do with Android, instead banking on Windows 8 and Windows Mobile 8. Their loss. In both the tablet and smartphone spaces Microsoft runs a distant third with no signs of catching up.