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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?
bartsplanet said:
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
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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Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App

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] 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.

Gingerbread is almost here everyone!!!

And it's not just a rumor. Verizon has updated their update section for the Droid X to implement the Gingerbread update!
http://support.vzw.com/pdf/system_update/droid_x.pdf

See also support.vzw.com/pdf/system_update/droid_x_instructions.pdf
These PDFs were created 5/18 & 5/19.

Awesome find!
http://support.vzw.com/pdf/system_update/droid_x_instructions.pdf
Here you find the how to install instructions and screen shots...
PC world says Friday for roll out.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/228648/motorola_droid_x_to_get_gingerbread_on_friday.html

I'll stick with my rooted froyo, thank you very much.
Life is good!
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milski65 said:
I'll stick with my rooted froyo, thank you very much.
Life is good!
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Ditto. Does everything I need and more. What's the point of updating if nothing changes dramatically...its just a number game?
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There are some cool UI changes and the overall experience seems much snappier since I updated to Gingerale (2.3 based ROM). I would recommend checking it out at least, just make a backup and revert if you don't like it But I bet you will.

schmidty86 said:
There are some cool UI changes and the overall experience seems much snappier since I updated to Gingerale (2.3 based ROM). I would recommend checking it out at least, just make a backup and revert if you don't like it But I bet you will.
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I'm going to have to agree. Froyo was great to me, but when I jumped to GB... wow. Quicker, looks better and runs smoother. I just got a replacement phone yesterday with 340 on it and I can't believe I actually used it. Tossed 595 on right away But as Schmidty said, you can always roll it back. To each their own, though.
BTW... that Gingerale looks awesome. I'm gonna try it when I get home

Schmidty and Kobalt, is there that much of a diff? New to world of customizing. I do have 2 X's (one on wireless). Maybe I'll give it a try on that one. I'm sure I can find a thread somewhere. You both recommend Gingerale? My real concern is seeing ongoing threads of issues with these various versions of GB (don't know if gingerale falls in that category). But I'm constantly reading and trying to learn more. This damn phone and these forums has created a monster out of me. I tried my buddies original droid yesterday (totally stock). I almost vomited. He's too afraid to do any form of customization or rooting.

You say faster until you actually load it and it includes more crapware and really is barely faster than the custom gb rom you put on the phone.
I'll stick with a rom'd froyo with gingerbread elements in it till a better gb rom comes out.

Do you have a preference serial?
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milski65 said:
I'll stick with my rooted froyo, thank you very much.
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No thanks necessary, but you're very welcome.
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I would way prefer a clean GB install (Cyanogen anyone?), but I haven't seen one for my X that is as stable as .595.
So I will keep my .595 build (rooted and deoxed) until I see something better.

Gingerbread is almost here? Where have you been? I have been running gingerbread for about a month now. The "official" update is just a number

have any of you guys tried Liberty GB? I downloaded the donate version of Liberty Toolbox from the market and installed the Nightly Gingerbread ROM. So far, kinda stable.
Some bugs are:
-Maps crashes sometimes out of the blue
-Calendars won't let you modify or add items
But I have gotten stronger 3g and faster reception, and faster system overall...
Hope to hear a release date of the a final build Liberty GB

GolfnWrx said:
I would way prefer a clean GB install (Cyanogen anyone?), but I haven't seen one for my X that is as stable as .595.
So I will keep my .595 build (rooted and deoxed) until I see something better.
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I'm in the same boat with the same build. Very happy with it, and not interested in the OTA update, unless .596 is shown to have some wonderful new improvement over .595.

Hey guys i rooted and might of deleted some bloatware do i have to sbf to get it back so that i may get the update

i will be testing the OTA in a few HRS ...now my question is will there be more devs jumping back on board wigh new exciting roms cause i just got this phone 2 days ago and i see no activity and cant even find liverty 2.0 rom or rooting instructions for .340

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Hey guys i rooted and might of deleted some bloatware do i have to sbf to get it back so that i may get the update
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Gotta SBF to get the update, yeah.
All the crapware has to be there.
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V1215 said:
Gotta SBF to get the update, yeah.
All the crapware has to be there.
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I just freeze the crapware with Titanium Backup and unfreeze it when it's time to update. Once updated, I freeze it back up again. Worked like a charm for the 2.2 OTA update.

Does anyone know when we can get the release?
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question about gingerbread

I i were to root on 2.2 would i have to unroot to update to gingerbread

To receive the T-Mobile over the air update (OTA), yes. But there are plenty of gingerbread ROM's available in the dev section.

If your here on XDA then you probably are curious about using your phone to its fullest abilities. Running stock roms hinders that. I recommend rooting, and flashing CWM, and a custom rom. Get that sucker going!

Concorde380 said:
I i were to root on 2.2 would i have to unroot to update to gingerbread
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as L&B said. If you are rooted running a custom ROM you will not receive the update from T-Mobile stating that 2.3.x is not available for your phone. T-Mobile doesn't know what phone you've got when you are using a custom ROM so they don't know what ROM to push. However if you are running a rooted/s-off standard ROM you will need to revert back to an unrooted state before preforming the update.
The great thing about hanging out here @ XDA is someone i'm sure will post a ROOTED version of the updated ROM shortly after T-Mobile pushes it out. So you can remain rooted, [backup/wipe] flash the new ROM and have the best of both worlds.

If i were to wait until gingerbread would i be able to root

Concorde380 said:
If i were to wait until gingerbread would i be able to root
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Probably, but can't make any promises. Either way, the update that T-Mobile might be pushing OTA is available in Dev section, as well as tons of other awesome ROMs. Take a look, you might fall in love. (With a ROM, not a developer.. I'd hope )

Link please
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If you're using XDA, you have no need for OTA's...Devs will always turn OTA into optimized versions instead with more features, so there's no reason to be concerned with OTA's, they dont offer anything special.

Ok so where can I find the gingerbread update
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Concorde380 said:
Ok so where can I find the gingerbread update
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Where can you find the official T-Mobile update?
It's not been released yet.
So we're still playing the "waiting game"

neidlinger said:
Where can you find the official T-Mobile update?
It's not been released yet.
So we're still playing the "waiting game"
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He could try the leak of 2.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059379

Ace42 said:
He could try the leak of 2.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1059379
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That's why i said official . The leaked ROM still is really smooth. I'm pretty impressed with it.

neidlinger said:
That's why i said official . The leaked ROM still is really smooth. I'm pretty impressed with it.
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I wasn't... there was pretty much nothing new about it in comparison to the 2.2.1 stock ROM. The only thing noticeable different was the quick settings in the notification bar, and even that's pretty minor.

kimbernator said:
I wasn't... there was pretty much nothing new about it in comparison to the 2.2.1 stock ROM. The only thing noticeable different was the quick settings in the notification bar, and even that's pretty minor.
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but it ranks much higher on the Quadrant then the standard 2.2.1 ROM that T-Mobile has out. So your say that Higher Quadrant always doesn't mean better performance!?!
To be honest all of our developers do a awesome job.

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but it ranks much higher on the Quadrant then the standard 2.2.1 ROM that T-Mobile has out. So your say that Higher Quadrant always doesn't mean better performance!?!
To be honest all of our developers do a awesome job.
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Lies! Are you saying my MT4G with a Quadrant score of 1.8 K-Jiggahertz isn't faster than one that gets a score of 2k! Impossible I have tweaked the ROM so much that it has imploded into an iPhone 1G. Tell me that isn't true power. To me I want 2.3.3(mysense) since it allows me to use the Sense 3.0 apps/lockscreen and some apps only work on Ginger.

i was thinking of waiting for the t-mobile update of gingerbread but i rooted and got the Virtuous Fusion MT4G v1.1.8 :: Gingerbread Sense 3.0/3D and I love it!
so much better and faster than t-mo stock

Good boy! LOL
sent from a poor MT4g that wishes it was a sensation

newbie

hi all
Just got my note and love it. ..any recomeded apps or patches etc. ..
Thanks all and helloo

For me I flashed rooted gb, flash ics repack and then flash stunner. Stock GB was terrible and the audio quality was painful. This rom looks, performs better and the audio is awesome
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shure2 said:
For me I flashed rooted gb, flash ics repack and then flash stunner. Stock GB was terrible and the audio quality was painful. This rom looks, performs better and the audio is awesome
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I wish i new what that ment. ...im very new to this as i have been with iphone since the first one. .. I might need step by step or the odd link. ..
Once again thank you

hawky9393 said:
hi all
Just got my note and love it. ..any recomeded apps or patches etc. ..
Thanks all and helloo
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Wrong section dude. There is one section dedicated to apps and customizations for the note.
For now stay away from customized ROMs (not reccomended for newbies)
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:-(

He does have a point. If you don't know what you are doing then you could easily turn your new phone into a paperweight. I would recommend you read. Read A LOT about ROMS and kernals and everything else that goes into the custom modding of your phone before you try anything. That's how i started and flashing new stuff is a walk in the park at this point.

Yeah I would stay away from flashing etc. Me being a total newbie on android and on note I'm waiting till official ice cream sandwich release and maybe start to play around with all the advanced goodies. I used iphone since day one and jailbreaking seemed pretty easy but I'm little intimidated by android stuff :/
If you must have urge to play with it try searching on this forum for step by step guide, or try http://rootgalaxynote.com/
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Mate, first of all, welcome. You've got yourself one of the best pieces of kit on the market... Prepare to be amazed!
What are you after from your note?
If it's media, check out power amp for music, moboplayer for video, maildroid for email.
For basic customisation, and check out Dr ks thread for rooting and Chainfire kernal installation which will prove good for any customisation. Think it's in the stickies. Ics is awesome, but not without its problems especially installing so best check out the precursors.
Welcome dude, may you have lots of fun!
Sent from my GT-N7000 using xda premium

Cheers again all
I will start to read up and explore the world of andriod. ..as i understand there will be a update ssoon.. Ics. Will the note self update or will i have to sort myself. ..also ive seen sky go working on a note but cant find it in app store( whoops) market..?
Ps love the way this phone works

If you would like stock gingerbread, flash lc1 or lc2. Im using lc2 its a very smooth fast rom with at lease one and a half days battery with normal use. But like everyone said read alot until u understand how to flash. Read how to flash lc1 or lc2 because newer roms u need to be already rooted before u can flash them and keep root.
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hawky9393 said:
Cheers again all
I will start to read up and explore the world of andriod. ..as i understand there will be a update ssoon.. Ics. Will the note self update or will i have to sort myself. ..also ive seen sky go working on a note but cant find it in app store( whoops) market..?
Ps love the way this phone works
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Yes, the Note will officially get ICS, but we don't know when.
Here's Sky Go.