Hi guys
I'm totally noob with android.i need guidance on where to start. My defy is totally stock, without any modification done.
1. Get a moto blur account and link with a google account
2. Go to android market on a pc browser, check through the top free category
3. Try them on...
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xcalibur33 said:
Hi guys
I'm totally noob with android.i need guidance on where to start. My defy is totally stock, without any modification done.
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Hey "I was" a noob too with Android! I just got my first android phone January and I really didn't know what to do with it!
Well, where to start, it's easy.
Just go to settings and all the apps, and explore all the options and features of the Defy!
Like that you will know your phone very well.
Then you would like to download apps and widgets and live wallpapers!
You will test them and with time you will know what are the good/pros and bad/cons applications.
There is the stock launcher, but it can be replaced by another launcher that you can download from market! (ex: Go launcher EX, LauncherPro, etc)
You will notice that The homescreens and app drawer will be completely different, and it's 100% safe.
If you wish to root the devices and install new ROMS, just wait.
Yes. Wait for about 3 months to know well the world of Android before trying dangerous things that could brick your phone.
If you just got the Defy, do the basic things like play movies/musics, take photos, install new apps,etc.
Hope it helped you!!
If you have other questions, I'll help you
OK, since I wish that someone took the time to reply to me when I first got my defy and posted a similar question here, I will throw in some suggestions to you.
First, make sure that your PC has the latest Motorola drivers installed.
Second, learn how to Root your phone --> probably with Super1click
[you did not tell us which firmware you have so it's hard to point you in a specific direction here]
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Then once that's done:
Instead of using the default "Files" --> use Astro file manager;
Instead of using the stock browser --> use Dolphin HD;
Protect your phone with AVG free (antivirus) and DroidWall (firewall);
Use Titanium Backup to make copy of your apks and settings and to "freeze" the bloatware on your phone;
Use SetVSel (needs Milestone overclock to run) to lower the cpu voltages and under/overclock your cpu and save battery*;
*: just did that myself and after > 10 hours since unplugged, my phone is still showing battery at 100% !!! [set to: 22/300 - 34/600 - 46 Vsel/900 MHz]
Learn to install/use ClockWorkmod (CWM) recovery and RSD Lite for Nandroids/ROMs flashing.
That should keep you busy for a while but it's nothing too hard and I'd say that all this is the very minimum that every Defy user should know and do to get the max out of their phone.
And if I may add:
1- forget about animated wallpapers: they just waste battery power
and
2- before playing with themes, lauchers and custom ROMs [which -like everything- are NEVER "100% safe"...even if it is for human error..] you should master all the items on my list first...
Good luck! I hope this helps.
Hi there,
I have a HTC Desire, and its telling me I have low space, so I have deleted everything that I can, including old messages..
Now I am trying to get into my gallery to delete photos/videos and it comes up saying:
Your phone is low on storage space. Please free some space before using this application
I also tried accessing the gallery through camera, and it tells me the same thing
Removed battery for ten seconds then restarted no help
I dont understand what I can do next.
When I restart the phone (which I have like 10 times), it comes up saying it cant identify my time zone... The phone has not been dropped and is in a very protected case
Can someone please help me? Its my partners phone I have borrowed and I'm scared I have broken it!!!
thanks in advance
Becc
Beccz89 said:
Hi there,
I have a HTC Desire, and its telling me I have low space, so I have deleted everything that I can, including old messages..
Now I am trying to get into my gallery to delete photos/videos and it comes up saying:
Your phone is low on storage space. Please free some space before using this application
I also tried accessing the gallery through camera, and it tells me the same thing
Removed battery for ten seconds then restarted no help
I dont understand what I can do next.
When I restart the phone (which I have like 10 times), it comes up saying it cant identify my time zone... The phone has not been dropped and is in a very protected case
Can someone please help me? Its my partners phone I have borrowed and I'm scared I have broken it!!!
thanks in advance
Becc
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Have you moved your apps to the SD card?
If u have ext partition then in android terminal type
a2sd reinstall
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reaper7881 said:
If u have ext partition then in android terminal type
a2sd reinstall
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I think this is someone with a completely stock phone
shankly1985 said:
I think this is someone with a completely stock phone
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Yes it is lol
I have moved the apps to the memory card
Beccz89 said:
Hi there,
I have a HTC Desire, and its telling me I have low space, so I have deleted everything that I can, including old messages..
Now I am trying to get into my gallery to delete photos/videos and it comes up saying:
Your phone is low on storage space. Please free some space before using this application
I also tried accessing the gallery through camera, and it tells me the same thing
Removed battery for ten seconds then restarted no help
I dont understand what I can do next.
When I restart the phone (which I have like 10 times), it comes up saying it cant identify my time zone... The phone has not been dropped and is in a very protected case
Can someone please help me? Its my partners phone I have borrowed and I'm scared I have broken it!!!
thanks in advance
Becc
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Hello there welcome to xda
What you are getting is the biggest problem the HTC desire has is very little install space, Your better of rooting your phone and installing starburst ROM witch will give you 2GB internal memory.
If you dont want to root try install Quick App cache, this wil remove alot of unwanted data.
Read into Rooting
Always backup
Install custom rom
shankly1985 said:
Hello there welcome to xda
What you are getting is the biggest problem the HTC desire has is very little install space, Your better of rooting your phone and installing starburst ROM witch will give you 2GB internal memory.
If you dont want to root try install Quick App cache, this wil remove alot of unwanted data.
Read into Rooting
Always backup
Install custom rom
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Do I find "Quick App cache" in the market?
Beccz89 said:
Do I find "Quick App cache" in the market?
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Yes you do need root for it to clean everything for you, but you can clean each app one at a time with out root theres a good chance that you'll have your browser or another app using alot of MB without you even knowing about it. DONT DELETE APP DATA UNLESS YOU WANT TO.
I think I will wait for my partner to have a go with it, so I dont mess it up!
Do you that that will fix it?
Could you post your system info? you'll find it in settings, about phone, software information.
Or you could look here your self
http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Bravo
Its so you can download the stock rom you have now, just incase you ever need to go back to stock. this is only if your think about rooting.
Beccz89 said:
I think I will wait for my partner to have a go with it, so I dont mess it up!
Do you that that will fix it?
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To tell you the Truth, it will free some space but you will be back wanting to free up space again and again
Thats why its best to Root your phone, dont just rush into it have a very good read on this site even watch youtube lots of video's on there showing you have to do it.
Once you feel you know what your doing you'll be fine Always remember to Backup, download your Stock ROM from shipped roms. then pick a custom from from the dev part of this site
Android version: 2.2
Baseband version: 32.48.00.32U_5.11.05.14
Kernel version: 2.6.32.15-g5d39305
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Build number: 2.26.841.2 CL258170 release-keys
Software number: 2.26.841.2
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Beccz89 said:
Android version: 2.2
Baseband version: 32.48.00.32U_5.11.05.14
Kernel version: 2.6.32.15-g5d39305
[email protected]#1
Build number: 2.26.841.2 CL258170 release-keys
Software number: 2.26.841.2
Browser version: WebKit 3.1
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Your phone with Telstra?
shankly1985 said:
Your phone with Telstra?
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Yeah it is
Beccz89 said:
Yeah it is
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Ok your all good then
http://shipped-roms.com/download.php?category=android&model=Bravo&file=RUU_Bravo_Froyo_Telstra_WWE_2.26.841.2_Radio_32.48.00.32U_5.11.05.14_release_150162_signed.exe
Download this and keep it saved to your PC, its just for future incase you ever need it
If you ever root your phone and you end up not wanting root you can install this and it will make your phone back to stock unrooted.
Running out of memory is the main reason why I rooted and S-Offed my Desire.
If you have done those, there are plenty options of solving the running out of memory problem.
A2SD+, A2SD + custom NAND partition, Data2Ext, etc.
Beside those you will be also get these as bonuses:
1. Faster and smoother Desire
2. Longer battery life
3. Various UI from various ROMs (Sense, New-Sense, Plain, MIUI, etc.)
4. DSP manager witch doesn't come with the stock ROM
5. Overclock, underclock, under voltage, etc. settings
6. UOT skins
7. Adblock to block unwanted ads
8. Flashing addiction
etc.
OK...you have got your original signed ROM just in case you need it in the future.
Now it is time to root.
Download Android H-Boot driver for your PC and Unrevoked software.
Learn how to root and flash ROMs (no S-Off first nor Nand partition modification, learn more and do those later)
What is it that is eating up my memory...?
I'm NOT asking for more memory for installing apps - I just want to get the same amount of free memory back that I got after a fresh factoryreset and reinstalling and using all programs the first time...
I'm running stock HTC 2.3.3.
Just four days ago I reset my phone and installed 29 apps ran all of them so that they were all ready to use exg Google goggles isn't ready to use before you have answered a few questions...
And I had 29,19 Mb left!!! Brilliant!!! :-D
Today I had to remove a 3,28 MB program because I were below 15 mb and at this moment there is only 16,29 Mb left.
All programs that I can move to sd is moved, all cache is cleared using "1 tap cleaner" (is the a better app for this...)
Why is it that I have lost 13 mb???
Please help because I really would like to find the cause of this...
Installed apps:
1 tap cleaner free
Adobe flash 10.3
Angry birds
Bubble
cardiotrainer
chrome to phone
convert - unit converter
documents to go
dropbox
es file explorer
facebook for android
gmail
goggles
google sky map
handcent sms
flashlight
maps
my perfect egg timer
my tracks
notes (htc widget)
rockplayer lite
shazam
smooth calender
tv2 nyhederne (danish news station app)
Tv2 superliga (dansih football)
tv guide
valg2011
Dmi (danish weather)
youtube
(By the way right after the reset before I installed any apps it said 125 Mb free memory for install)
Well, space is eaten by apps' data (not only cache), crash logs et cetera. For example, when i first install DEX (Romanian dictionary app) it "eats" some 1.26 MB after being moved to SD. When i first run it, it creates another ~5MB of data. If you remove said data, it will just be created again on next run, so don't try that as it's useless.
Yes I know that programs "creates" more mb but that was also what I tried to write when I said that all programs were running one time when I still had 29 mb left...?
So what is it then...?
I have finally found some time to root my desire. After rooting will use the device for a while then will think about custom ROM.
I wanted to know,
1) What are the immediate things to do after rooting my HTC Desire?
I was thinking...
- remove google maps app
- remove gmail app
- remove facebook app
- remove youtube app
- .... .... .....
don't know what are the bloatware on Desire... just need to remove and cleanse it
Edit:
Also wanted to know, what apps can be installed to use after rooting which will enhance usage of my HTC Desire.
i remember only one app - Titanium Backup
2) Need suggestions for more apps ??
Glad to hear your intentions too many people run into trouble after not reading the info on here after rooting...........I was one
I think the purpose of rooting a phone is to install custom rom.. you can also play with stock rom, but that doesn't give you a lot of "fun" yet !
Sad to see only 2 replies which were non informative
I finally rooted my desire.
The unrevoked tutorial helped but, i never got the 5th option of Hboot USB. So had to read some threads and gave it a go by installing the USB drivers and then running the unrevoked.
after rooting, i installed few apps
Titanium Backup
SystemAppRemover
My Backup Pro
Adfree
Then, took backups using Titanium and My Backup.
Next used Adfree, though it says it blocks the ads... it doesnt... anyone want to give inputs for this ?
regarding apps to remove, i need inputs so that i can remove only apps which will not cause issues. My primary criteria is to free up phone memory as much as i can.
regarding the ROM, i have a 4 GB SD card, i was planning to go for a 8 GB and then install ROM. Can anyone tell me with 8 GB is the a drop of performance ?
Hello guys... i jus bought the hox today... nd its awesome
and as every person would... after setting up the phone i wanted to install my apps
i used android commander to install apps.. the apps installed fine bt they dont show under my "My apps" tab of the play store... i tried wiping the play store's data via settings-> applications.. bt play store just doesn't recognize my installed apps
plz help guys....
pyroblazer said:
Hello guys... i jus bought the hox today... nd its awesome
and as every person would... after setting up the phone i wanted to install my apps
i used android commander to install apps.. the apps installed fine bt they dont show under my "My apps" tab of the play store... i tried wiping the play store's data via settings-> applications.. bt play store just doesn't recognize my installed apps
plz help guys....
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They will show up in a few minutes / hours after restore
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It would appear as though this android commander app has broken the market links. Best course of action would be to use titanium backup and redo the procedure. If you don't want to root either devices though, try redownloading from the store, and pray it doesn't wipe the user data.
thank you guys
I dont want to root coz of the warranty void issue..
I had a wildfire be4 this(Still have it).. nd even though i know what all can i do after rooting i jus cant take the risk of loosing my warranty on such an expensive phone..
anywais getting back to the topic
-I dont have any major user data yet..i mean i jus bought the phone yesterday.. i have hardly had my hands on it
-The APK's that im installing are the backup(Also via android commander) of my apps (Just apps,no data) of my wildfire
-Is there any good app/software which will backup jus the apk's on the phone along with the market links so that i can install it via sd card??.. coz downloading each and evey app again could be a pain in the a*s??
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-My phone's software version is 1.26.720.2... nd im get the option of a system update.. should i take it??..coz i remember that when we got the 2.2 update for the wildfire.... mostly no body downloaded it as it updated the bootloader.. nd there was no way to crack the bootloader.. so again, should i take this update?? its of 33mb
If you go to google play store using your pc and log into your account you can then send apps direct to your phone via wifi.
Check the my apps tag to see what you have previously downloaded.
Can someone guide me on the FOTA updates??
pyroblazer said:
Can someone guide me on the FOTA updates??
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We don't have S-Off, so we don't know which bootloader (if any) will get S-Off.
As you know, if you upgrade bootloader, you cannot downgrade it without S-Off.
Your choice.
Do the system update and once you login with ur PC and go to play store. try installing one app from there and then all apps will be automatically start showing on your device app store
BenPope said:
We don't have S-Off, so we don't know which bootloader (if any) will get S-Off.
As you know, if you upgrade bootloader, you cannot downgrade it without S-Off.
Your choice.
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Thank U for the info..
So, some buddies might have rooted out their phones and now thinking about what to do.....
..
First and foremost thing to do..
Install a custom recovery like CWM or TWRP.....wonering why???.
Because if you ever accidentally do some thing wrong to your device and brick it ( a state when phone just doesn't open or hangs at boot logo)........
This will be the only chance to prevent such accidents easily...
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Now,
After installing a recovery ...
The second most important thing:::::
Take a backup of your ROM ...
How?
Just enter the recovery mode and go to advance
Then goto
Create backup.....
All done....
You can flash this backup if you accidentally brick your phone......
Now third step...
Move on and start taking out the benefits of rooting like
Install GREENIFY app and prevent battery drain and make your phone function smoother....
Install ROM TOOLBOX app to customize your phone easily like changing ROMs, changing icons fonts bla bla .......
Get rid of bloat ware (pre-installed use less apps) by uninstalling them using softwares like ROOT UNINSTALLER etc etc etc.......
And there's lot lot lot and lot more you can do first do these basic steps and be tension free.....
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