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Hello,
I think this question could serve as a guide as well. I am sorry if a question along the same line has been asked, I searched the forum thoroughly to no avail.
Here is my question. I just bought an Atrix (my first ever smartphone) and I am relatively tech-savvy. I would like to know:
- What are the MUSTs for a new Atrix for getting the most out of the phone and optimizing performance, e.g., remove at&t apps, install this app, remove that app, etc..
- What are the SHOULDs ...
- What are the CANs ...
These, of course, are relatively subjective words, and I am sure varies from person to person, but I am willing to listen to anyone's comments.
For example, I have no idea if rooting is a must/should or a can, as I do not know the precise advantages since it's my first ever smartphone.
All your answers are appreciated. Thanks a lot.
tuncay
Oh well, I used to flash the **** out of my old tilt 2... sleepless nights, sweat, almost bricked it couple of times. I don't have time for that anymore. That's why I choose Atrix over Inspire. I didn't even rooted yet. No need to tether here. Pretty much everything is on the market is enough for me. If you want a toy, or for hobby, I would return it and go for Inspire. If you stll want to keep it, then go to app and development section, you won't get bored.
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Grats on ur new Atrix! If you kindly search or browse thru the Atrix section you will find all the sticky & the answer's that previous new owner's have also inquired on.
Give urself a fair amount of time to browse thru the exciting projects & accomplishments that ur fellow Atrix users have shared. I also learned this way and searching thru the threads was very educational.
Good luck & Happy hunting!
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I would say that rooting is a must. Motoblur has some nice tricks, such as accessing the Manage Apps page directly from the menu button, but overall, you probably want to be able to freeze all the bloatware with Titanium Backup, and replace the launcher with Launcher Pro or Go Launcher Ex. It'll result in a much smoother running device. You'll probably notice right now that swiping through your home screens is somewhat choppy. This will fix that.
As was mentioned, check out the dev forum. I'm also a new Android user, and it was a lot of help!
So here we go. My development is over - I'm done with it and want to tell you something about me before I leave (of course I will be here, but only sometimes and won't make any more projects). Why I need to end this all? This is a question. I told that on my DX8 thread on X10 development section - my hands have Carpal Tunnely Syndrome and I fighting with this for about few month or so. Now it's pretty nice, I'm holding myself and pain is not so bad and not hurting me everyday (only sometimes).
But what can I say about myself? It's very hard, but I will try to tell you everything I remember best:
I've started my adventure with Android after I bought Xperia X10 something like ~2 years ago. It was very nice choose and I started to learn some "noob-edits" like deleting officiall 2.1 apps (after I update it from 1.6) to make my X10 faster. Never heard about XDA yet. Then I started to write some first posts on my blog (which is old and closed already for months). I posted there my opinion about X10, my first news of Xperia family, and more. Then I get proposition from one forum to be VIP there. Now, heh, it's my forum . I worked there about Gameloft games etc. to make X10 better (won't tell where etc. cause on XDA it's not allowed - let's tell that my past is not "clean" - it's warez and hackers job yeah. Then I was asked to make some first steps on XDA, writing threads, make myself more international etc. Like you see - it was nice idea . But let's go back. After I close my blog I need to sell my first X10, but one of the best guys here, and very polite and fair friend, mohibb bought me one X10, to make my back-to-job possible. Then I back with some DiXperia for X10 users, can't remember which one. The development on XDA and my forum growed more and more, YT channel too, and my blog was already closed....And then, some time after I bought Xperia Play, and started to play with Play . Made DiXperia number first, then DiXperia 2, which is my last project in Android developping. Now, because of hands problem, I need to end this all and I think you respect my decision and you're happy to use (or used before) any of my ROM, and your device was better at least than Stock ROMs . All last threads like DX8 for X10 and DX2 for Play are complete in 10000% and I think the best fans or polite guys here will help all new persons here, with some bugs or anything else - I'm counting on you guys, cause I will be here only for free-talking about spam-features D), not for development or some new updates. And please don't ask if I will ever back - I think I won't. I have now my private life problems (girl, which I'm falling in love, arguing with me and it's all over...), school starts yesterday, I have much more things to do. But I will never forget about X10 and Play community, all best fans and haters and more. I want to thanks for Moderators and Administators for great job about XDA site and many, many more! Can't tell everything cause I will need to edit this thread thousand times to complete all I want to say!
It's not so long as I wanted to be, but it's enough. Goodbye guys, love our community, and I will be here, but not so often, and with not new projects.
You're nice buddy - Damian, aka DiKeJ.
Age - 17 now.
School student (medicine).
Like: school, GYM, sport, Android, XDA community, computers and mobile games and much more!
Love: my family and one person more .
And I know that's all stupid, but wanted to share it before I go .
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DiKeJ said:
So here we go. My development is over - I'm done with it and want to tell you something about me before I leave (of course I will be here, but only sometimes and won't make any more projects). Why I need to end this all? This is a question. I told that on my DX8 thread on X10 development section - my hands have Carpal Tunnely Syndrome and I fighting with this for about few month or so. Now it's pretty nice, I'm holding myself and pain is not so bad and not hurting me everyday (only sometimes).
But what can I say about myself? It's very hard, but I will try to tell you everything I remember best:
I've started my adventure with Android after I bought Xperia X10 something like ~2 years ago. It was very nice choose and I started to learn some "noob-edits" like deleting officiall 2.1 apps (after I update it from 1.6) to make my X10 faster. Never heard about XDA yet. Then I started to write some first posts on my blog (which is old and closed already for months). I posted there my opinion about X10, my first news of Xperia family, and more. Then I get proposition from one forum to be VIP there. Now, heh, it's my forum . I worked there about Gameloft games etc. to make X10 better (won't tell where etc. cause on XDA it's not allowed - let's tell that my past is not "clean" - it's warez and hackers job yeah. Then I was asked to make some first steps on XDA, writing threads, make myself more international etc. Like you see - it was nice idea . But let's go back. After I close my blog I need to sell my first X10, but one of the best guys here, and very polite and fair friend, mohibb bought me one X10, to make my back-to-job possible. Then I back with some DiXperia for X10 users, can't remember which one. The development on XDA and my forum growed more and more, YT channel too, and my blog was already closed....And then, some time after I bought Xperia Play, and started to play with Play . Made DiXperia number first, then DiXperia 2, which is my last project in Android developping. Now, because of hands problem, I need to end this all and I think you respect my decision and you're happy to use (or used before) any of my ROM, and your device was better at least than Stock ROMs . All last threads like DX8 for X10 and DX2 for Play are complete in 10000% and I think the best fans or polite guys here will help all new persons here, with some bugs or anything else - I'm counting on you guys, cause I will be here only for free-talking about spam-features D), not for development or some new updates. And please don't ask if I will ever back - I think I won't. I have now my private life problems (girl, which I'm falling in love, arguing with me and it's all over...), school starts yesterday, I have much more things to do. But I will never forget about X10 and Play community, all best fans and haters and more. I want to thanks for Moderators and Administators for great job about XDA site and many, many more! Can't tell everything cause I will need to edit this thread thousand times to complete all I want to say!
It's not so long as I wanted to be, but it's enough. Goodbye guys, love our community, and I will be here, but not so often, and with not new projects.
You're nice buddy - Damian, aka DiKeJ.
Age - 17 now.
School student (medicine).
Like: school, GYM, sport, Android, XDA community, computers and mobile games and much more!
Love: my family and one person more .
And I know that's all stupid, but wanted to share it before I go .
:highfive::crying::laugh:
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I have a big respect for you buddy,you are kindly and friendly!! A big thanks for your development here and all the best for you and your life (school,girl,hand and more)...
Hoping to hear you around here again in future
Best regards
Francesco aka InternationalPlayer71
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Hope you get well soon buddy...
Take care and have a bright future ahead...
You bought all awesome devlopements to our x10!!!
Thank you for all your work...
We all will surely miss u..
Thanks
thanks alot and wish the best for you man
I have now my private life problems (girl, which I'm falling in love
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be careful about that!
I still remember well,your rom dixperia 7 was the first custom rom I used. That started my craze to flash almost every single rom available,because of dixperia 7 my love for the x10 grew.,when I almost gave up on it.
Dikej,your one of the best developers the x10 ever had,and its sad to see you end development but I understand. ,personal life and health is far much more important.
I wish you luck and healthy hands my buddy Dikej.
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Hey... I don't know you but thanks for your contribution on xda... i came around 3 months ago to android, xda and all stuff..... Even i have a bad past...lol i have an infraction because of posting warez... Ftw i was a noob... Btw Get well soon... Good luck for girl...lol...
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I came to x10 one year ago and to xda and dikeJ about two months ago (when you released dixperia 8)
my first one was dixperia 7, dixperia 8 Sb and lots of others.... noone reached yours... now on dixperia 8 Sstyle and im simply lovin it.
Buddy im sad that you leave but 17 isnt too much to start a real life without all the programmin things... cause in the end its just a phone, so I hope that you can look forward without tears and also look back without.
Keep ya head up
Kai
Sent from my X10i using xda app-developers app
Good luck my friend, and thanks for everything man!
Sent from my X10z
This is sad news dikej im going to miss you man! you were such a huge help in and around this forum! and i really hope you get everything in your personal life sorted out! ANd i wish that your hands had never become a problem! farewell dikej i wish you the best man! thank you!!
Good Luck
Damian!
I always nice to read which person lives behind 'the developer'.
Altough I never used one of your ROMs, i always read something good about them.
Even that I wasn't a DXperia-user (during DXperia 6, I was on Trips ROM), you've given me a great x10. Why, you ask?
Because you were developing at a high level, other developers were also working at high level. So therefor: every ROM became great ROM. It's because developers learned from each other and helped each other. So there was a benefit for me
Ofcourse, real life is more important. So i wish you all the best.
Thank you for getting the best out of X10!
Best whishes and good luck for you !
And another good friend leave our lovely X10 Forum!
Have fun and enjoy your life.
Thanks buddy for your hard and awesome work!
Greets Maik
good luck...hope some new devs will come and keep our x10 alive.
Thanks for your contributions
Good luck & Have fun
bye DikeJ
Thanks for everything u have done to this old device community
All The Best
All the best for the future brother. Even I'm going to shift to an Iphone now. No more android.
take care bro !
I will miss your tweaks for Gameloft games you made for the Xperia play! Good luck with your special someone and best wishes!
Yo. A big respect for you. Two thumbs up. Ur ROM will be one of the legend....
Sent from my X10i using xda app-developers app
even if seeing this post didn't come as a surprise to me, but it's sad not to see your great works continuing to shine our development section,
thanks so much for your time as DikeJ and as Damian, it's a pure pleasure to have guys like you in here,
take good care of yourself (especially studies), i join the one who said "be careful about that "
have a great afternoon, see you around
I'm a Galaxy S user and love cyanogenmod roms.. simple, clean.. I just like them.
I just picked up a Nexus 7 and I'm trying to decide what ROM to run. I downloaded this ROM - cm-10.1-20130324-NIGHTLY-grouper.zip any comments, suggestions, etc?
Will I need to install gapps like I do when I update on my phone?
What's the best Kernel to run with the Nexus?
Any other suggestions, must have Nexus apps/tweaks feel free to mention.
Thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800268. Good rom,love pie
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1889571 kernels
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1801752 themes
most the time you get flame for asking these questions but do some reading,search and have fun.
yeah.. I've read through multiple posts but theres nothing like having someone read your questions and know exactly what you want to hear. Especially someone familiar with both products (the nexus and the galaxy s). I'm installing/playing with a couple different roms currently. Haven't touched any kernels yet.
Any 'must have' audio or video tweaks that you recommend?
Thanks for the reply and suggestions and the heads up on the flames. I kind of expected them.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1889522. Audio
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1792531. Xbox controller. Shadowgun multiplayer rocks
Welcome guys once again . I don't want make this thread super brilliant and stylish, it's just for me and you to notice, how's projects going. As you should know (hopefully), I'm back with 3 projects for Xperia Play (and X10 too), so 6 projects at all is not easy way, so I need some place to make everything clear and most important. This thread have this destiny. Don't forget it's not a help thread, they will appear in the right time, when every project will be ready to put on XDA. Thanks for understand and being with me even if I was too quiet too long, but my justification is more projects in one time ^^. See you all, and have a nice day!
Moderators: If this thread is useless in your feelings, please contact me, don't delete it without any words, cause I'll lost many informations . Thanks .
==> CLICK HERE TO SEE ALL PROJECTS AND MODS BY ME <==
Xperia Play:
1) DiXperia 3 "Enormous" - Just like 1 and 2, it will be friendly for users and gamers - just for everything, Play can handle those two destinations together in one piece . Expect newest Sony framework, with good free RAM, fast ecosystem and good scripts .
2) DiXperia "Perennial" - New project in this community, it will be made for hardcore gamers, with pretty (for now just plans) look of topic, to give you feel you're really using something different . As we know, GB is the best system for games on XPlay, so it will stay in this project too, with tons of adjustments .
3) DiXperia "Energizer" - The next one new one . It will be a fresh made by me, cause on Play I was always on GB. Now, with Energizer, it will change. JB on the base, with those part of community, who don't care much much MUCH about games (it doesn't mean they don't play at all) but they just want new ROM with new things/ports and of course stability and performance - my priority all the time .
It's a short review of non-exist projects for now, but soon I will start working on all of them, of course I will need help if anyone want to give me a hand . I can say, some things could change in the future, but it's unnecessary in my opinion - all projects seems to have good destiny for itself, and everyone should find something for himself/herself ^^.
Feel free guys/girls to ask a questions, so I can answer it as soon as possible . Thank you for your waiting, and wait once again, maybe longer! 6 projects, with my personal life, school, sleep (crazy!), sports, family etc. will be hard but....If I say something - I always keep one's word . Cheers guys!
Also, don't forget this this is NOT helpful, but it doesn't mean you can't give some advices for me, to apply some things for projects .
And one more, most important - I will need some guys to help:
- 3 persons to make help thread for each ROM (or maybe one person, but I don't know if he/she will hold 3 threads ). [GOT 2]
- Some graphics/visual buddies to help me with ROM styles and threads look-like. [NO NEED ANYMORE!]
- Stable and certain testers (3 to 6) [NO NEED ANYMORE!]
- Kernel Developer for DXEngine Environment [NO NEED ANYMORE!]
- If you think you are ideal person to help me in anything, like making me coffe or sandwiches, write here some clever idea .
No big news about ROMs for now, but next weekend I will try to collect sources for DX3 .
EDIT:
People who wants to help:
-Shaiaz - Graphic designer, thank you!
-pedyvirus - Tester #1, and owner of discussion romthread #1 (DiXperia 3) thank you!
-Pizza_Dox - Tester #2, and owner of discussion romthread #2 (DiXperia Perennial), thank you!
-mocool05 - Tester #3, thank you!
-smokerman - owner of discussion romthread #3 (DiXperia Energizer), thank you!
-abdel12345 - Tester #4, thank you!
-sheraro - Tester #5 (+bootanimation helper), thank you!
-extremetempz - Tester #6, and Kernel Developer, thank you!
DiKeJ said:
- Some graphics/visual buddies to help me with ROM styles and threads look-like.
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This one i might be able to help a little with You just have to ask if you wanna see anything i have made
If you able to send some work via PM - I'm ready . Thank you for reply ^^.
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i can be your tester i don't have any problem when you need testers(maybe im on vacation when you need testers.the time is unknown)
update:i flashed all the gb roms in our forum and also i was tester of a rom about 1 moth a go. i know my job
I can also be your tester, And if you want help with General moding and etc...
Also How are your Hands? (im sorry if im asking this in a werid way...)
Great 2 C U back in the Community,
Tester here! Flash roms often, and would love to teat and report back to you. As a plus im on summer vac. So I have hours to kill.
From The god of gaming, the R800i Xperia Play
mocool05 said:
Tester here! Flash roms often, and would love to teat and report back to you. As a plus im on summer vac. So I have hours to kill.
From The god of gaming, the R800i Xperia Play
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Yea same im on a summer vacation in 3 weeks for 2 months
Pizza_Dox said:
Yea same im on a summer vacation in 3 weeks for 2 months
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Awsome. Planing anything?
From The god of gaming, the R800i Xperia Play
Thank you guys, let's just say we have minimum testers here, you're awesome, really! .
Pizza_Dox, my hands are much better, but it's just result of not developping for a long time, also not typing much on keyboard. And good rehabilitation, should make me resistant for future work, I know how to avoid pain etc.. Thanks for asking buddy ^^.
Your Welcome, Also Glad so much that your back , subed to this topic incase of updates,
Hope your hands get better over time!
Pizza_Dox said:
Your Welcome, Also Glad so much that your back , subed to this topic incase of updates,
Hope your hands get better over time!
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Same here. Hope all goes well
From The god of gaming, the R800i Xperia Play
3 persons to make help thread for each ROM
i can help you in this..dont know if i can handle 3 threads at same time..but i can take care of one at least,coz i have 2 of my one..MIUI gamer edition (GB) and MIUIv5(JB).
glad you are better,and back to play and x10.
I want around when you were here I'm the beginning but I'm glad to see your better. I can help test for sure if you need anymore. Im on an r800x so I won't be able to test service bit that will probably work well anyway since its based on stock ( I think). I can test games and smoothness and other uses. Also I might be able help with one of the threads but not sure yet and device I don't have the gsm version it might not be the best idea
Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
will test anything here ! can make custom bootanimations too
Is this rom will run on neo l? Tnx
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Jesus, guys, I'm limited to 8 thanks per day, so can't click on newer post . But be sure I'm preety amazed and excited about your willingness for help . Let's just say, for now I have enough testers, so no need to ask for it.
myk69, I've heard that some Neo L ROMs appear on Play, after some edits - I'm sure official version of my projects won't boot on your device, but some Dev with Neo L will know what to do to make it . I'm glad not only Play users want DiXperias .
im willing to test anything since my xperia is my gaming phone
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If you able to send some work via PM - I'm ready . Thank you for reply ^^.
Sent from my Xperia X10i using xda premium
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I'll send something when i get home
Just for curiosity, do you need testers for each rom or like 3 PER ROM ? I'm curios, i see a point in both, like the ability to compare them while in testing, like "This rom is lacking this feature which the other ROM has" something like that
Great to see you back! :good::fingers-crossed::good:
recently i have buyed a galaxy s5 sm-g900h i would to ask you some game hackers and mind blowing apps and games for my s5 olese suggest me i hope all of you will help me.
One more thing i want to make my mobile greater then past and awosome then present please help me.
This isn't a place for hacking. Thread reported
Not sure if I understand the question correctly but I can't suggest any "hacking" apps but for games my top 3 right now would have to be:
1.) Call of Duty Strike Team
2.) This War of Mine
3.) Need for Speed No Limits
Top 3 Apps I use are:
1.) AVG Antivirus Pro
2.) MX Player Pro
3.) TVMC for android (Google it.. You'll thank me later )
Hope this helps.
metalfan78 said:
This isn't a place for hacking. Thread reported
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Already reported his other more or less identical thread which was closed, the guy needs a quick ban hammer