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[Q] First thing to do after getting an ARC

Hi i'm new to the forum and am buying My first android tomorrow...
Just wanted suggestions on what precautions or apps i should install to make full use of the device.
Thanks in advance

Wow. No one bothered to answer or even comment? How indifferent people have become. So have you got your Arc and have you got the answer to your questions? Im sure you have by now... good luck anyway.

Well it's hard to answer such question to a person buying THE FIRST Android phone. This man didn't even share it's experience on smartphones. So what to do? Paste Manual here?

the fisrt thing you do after you get your arc is to show it off!!!
Then have fun

hey i am also going to buy a new one
so u can tell me some precautionary steps?
i have a bit of knowledge in android stuff.....so no need to paste whole manual just tell the short steps...i mean what kind of backup b4 modding etc...........

If you've had an x10 before then pretty straightforward, except the buttons... Root it, remove bloatware and take it from there.
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@sinkster :- i donot have x10 before..........

Well sum ppl dont need a smartphone background to learn what to put in your new phones...
By the way i have done way more than i had thought with my phone includiing rooting it to 2.3.3 and have more than 65 apps running with 3 different launchers as well as 8 different Gameloft titles running on the phone...
And i have never payed for any app till date...so thanx for nothing...
and just in case you still wanted to know i was from the nokia smartphone family which includes e71,5800 XM, E90 and N8..

lil_devil said:
Well sum ppl dont need a smartphone background to learn what to put in your new phones...
By the way i have done way more than i had thought with my phone includiing rooting it to 2.3.3 and have more than 65 apps running with 3 different launchers as well as 8 different Gameloft titles running on the phone...
And i have never payed for any app till date...so thanx for nothing...
and just in case you still wanted to know i was from the nokia smartphone family which includes e71,5800 XM, E90 and N8..
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The next thing you should do is select the best launcher for you and remove the others... You can always install them when you need them...
secondly, you should use titanium backup to move your games to sd card...!!!

The beauty of android is the amount of customizations you can make, changing wallpapers or fonts, roms and mods, apps, widgets and so on. My x10 was my first smartphone, never made any changes for a month or two due to a bit of trepidation. After rooting it, and due to pretty amazing back up from the devs here, eventually had it running on 2.3.4, overclocked and undervolted. I've had my arc for a week, don't want to unlock the bootloader yet but it's rooted and now just a question of seeing what devs/modders are going to attempt
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doministry said:
Well it's hard to answer such question to a person buying THE FIRST Android phone. This man didn't even share it's experience on smartphones. So what to do? Paste Manual here?
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Awesome answer.

doministry said:
Well it's hard to answer such question to a person buying THE FIRST Android phone. This man didn't even share it's experience on smartphones. So what to do? Paste Manual here?
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Well its not rocket science that u had to paste the manual up...it maybe tht u went thru da whole manual to get started wid urs
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adiktz said:
The next thing you should do is select the best launcher for you and remove the others... You can always install them when you need them...
secondly, you should use titanium backup to move your games to sd card...!!!
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Already done dat n i keep taking regular backups...have been shifting thru roms ever since the 2.3.3 rollout and now tryin the CM7 versions being developed so backups came in handy..as far as the launchers are concerned i keep changing the looks of my phone coz i get bored easily
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New Captivate Glide (SGH-I927)

Hey everyone!
I just came over from the n900 camp.
I bought the new Captivate Glide (SGH-I927) yesterday (from Rogers), and I'm loving it so far. It is my first Android phone, though I also have a rooted Iconia Tab a100.
I'm a *nix administrator and hope to be able to contribute something useful to this community.
At the moment, I'm trying to get root, but it looks like I'm the only person in the world with this device, so far. I've tried a few things, but I'm cautious as it seems Samsung hasn't released the stock firmware yet (annoyingly).
Patience, I know. Anyway, if anyone is interested, here are the phone details:
Android 2.3.5
Baseband: I927RUXKJ5
Kernel: 2.6.36.3
Build number: GINGERBREAD.RUXKJ5
If anyone's curious to know more about it, ask away.
If I do manage to find the firmware or get root, I'll post it here.

Try super one click to root.
i'm sure if that device is somewhat popular it will get its own dedicated forum soon.

Have you ever had the OG captivate? Just wondering if you like it better than the original. How is the keyboard and the performance? We just got a ICS port, maybe you shoulda got an og

studacris said:
Try super one click to root.
i'm sure if that device is somewhat popular it will get its own dedicated forum soon.
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Trying, but I'm having a hard time getting ADB working under Windows. It's running in a virtualbox VM, so I guess that may be the problem. Still working on it.

ponyoninja said:
Have you ever had the OG captivate? Just wondering if you like it better than the original. How is the keyboard and the performance? We just got a ICS port, maybe you shoulda got an og
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Nope. First Android phone.
I'm hoping ICS will make its way to this one eventually... right now I'd just settle for root.
Keyboard is okay. n900's was better. Performance is, well, for an ex-n900 user, unbelievable.

Got my Samsung Glide on Sunday at the AT&T store. They only received two of them and I was lucky enough to get one. I am coming from a Sony X10 which I rooted with Super One Click. I am afraid to do Super One Click on the Glide until others with more knowledge give it a try.
This phone is so much faster and the camera is 1,000 times better (even though the X10 was 8.1 MP).
The keyboard is why I bought it and so far, LOVE the phone!!! Would love it even more if rooted, so hopefully others have luck rooting it.

sscianna said:
Got my Samsung Glide on Sunday at the AT&T store. They only received two of them and I was lucky enough to get one. I am coming from a Sony X10 which I rooted with Super One Click. I am afraid to do Super One Click on the Glide until others with more knowledge give it a try.
This phone is so much faster and the camera is 1,000 times better (even though the X10 was 8.1 MP).
The keyboard is why I bought it and so far, LOVE the phone!!! Would love it even more if rooted, so hopefully others have luck rooting it.
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Tried SuperOneClick; no luck. Looks like the kernel we're running is actually from Honeycomb and I guess they patched the vulnerability zergRush was exploiting.
This is really irritating, coming from the n900 world. Google should really clamp down on this whole anti-root nonsense. It is unbelievably customer-hostile.

Got my wife a Glide on Sunday. Glad to see others trying to root like myself. Super one click did nothing for me also:-(

+1 on rooting this thing. Its only been out for 2 days, but it doesnt seem like many people are getting the phone. It would help if we had our own forum.
Post here so to help the chances of us getting our own forum.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1301121

Give zergRush a shot. That thing is rooting just about anything.
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zergRush doesn't work; I don't know much about it but I recall it being a kernel exploit, and the SGH-I927 uses 2.6.36.3 (I think the standard Honeycomb kernel).

I'll be picking up my Captivate Glide tonight or tomorrow I think. Hopefully we can find a root. Doesn't look like many people are buying this device just yet. Hopefully we'll get a dedicated forum.

I picked up one of these on Sunday when it became available (I have been waiting for this phone for months!).
This is now my 3rd Android phone on ATT (Moto Backflip, Moto Flipside, and now Samsung Captivate Glide).
You'll notice that every phone so far has had a physical QWERTY kb (I can't stand using touchscreens for typing).
I do have to say though, that this keyboard is my least favorite of the 3 devices (both the Moto's had a much better feel to the keyboards, sort of bubble buttons, not 100% flat like the kb buttons on the Glide).
The negative difference in the keyboard though is not enough to out-weigh ALL of the positives this phone has over the Moto's (CPU(!!!), screen size, camera, built-in storage, etc, etc). Not to mention getting Gingerbread(2.3) over Android 2.1!
Anyways, I too had looked briefly into rooting this phone, and I just began with looking for root programs for Android 2.3.5 (the Glides android version), and I could not easily find one, granted, I did not look all that hard.
I had/have previously rooted my previous 2 android phones though. And even installed the latest CyanogenMod onto my Backflip (that CPU was just TOOO SLOW, UGH...)
I would hope that a dedicated forum for this phone is coming, as it really has potential. I am holding off on the root search for now, and just looking for basics... like USB drivers / mass storage capabilities when hooked up to a computer.
Does anyone have some directions on this basic stuff?
Thanks!

Well, at least switching it to mass storage mode is easy:
Settings->Wireless and network->USB utilities->Connect storage to PC
I agree with you on the KB. It sucks. It's not unusable, but my n900's keyboard was way better. Still doesn't detract significantly from the overall awesomeness of the device.
... except the root issue, which is seriously aggravating.

Your computer should automatically download the drivers needed for USB connectivity.....if that's what you were referring to.

Have you guys tried the boog kernal??

gatormatt said:
Have you guys tried the boog kernal??
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I think the problem is no root access, hence no access to applications that would allow custom kernels to boot. Getting my g/f one in the coming weeks so hopefully development takes off!

i guess your other option is to whip up a rooted stock kernel and drop it in through Odin/Heimdall. Thats what i used on my Galaxy S 2. Good Luck.

I doubt there will be much dev action for the Glide, as they seem to have moved on to SGS II i777. Unfortunately for people who like physical boards, they are basically dead. Android started out strong for physical boards with the G1 and the DROID, but after DROID 2, no carrier has been carrying a flagship device with a 'board. Even the DROID 3, which is an impressive phone in it's own right, was already overshadowed by Verizon's 4G LTE, which currently doesn't have a high-end keyboarded device.
I wish they would keep going with physical boards, but I finally gave up hope and got an iPhone. My need for high-end phones is greater than my need for a keyboard, so I'm admitting defeat.

I was actually going in to att today to grab a sky rocket, and saw the glide by accident. As soon as I saw the physical kb, I was sold. Love the glide so far.
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essential GNEX do's & dont's?

Hi I just got my first "Gnex" (GT-i9250) although This is an Oldish phone, I got this as a replacement to one of my Xperia Play's I have (Cracked screen, fried battery from being in Afghan') :crying:
I had my Xperia Play overclocked to 1.9-2.0GHz for gaming and 1.4GHz whilst working (Idle'd at 233MHz)
Anyhow; The phone is going to be used for both work and play.. So is there an essential specific set of things I should do? Swap out Google apps with After-market ones? Root and install CFW?
its a 16Gb Model also!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812959

Welcome to the GNex! I suggest 2 apps if you don't already have them. SwiftKey keyboard (can't stand stock) and Root Explorer which is the best file manager I've used personally. If you do decide to root, steer clear of toolkits. The GNex is easy to root manually. A few lines of ADB commands and you are good to go. The hardest part is getting your drivers installed, which isn't a big deal. Other than that, enjoy! The GNex is an excellent device with some great developers.
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You might want to hold off on buying SwiftKey keyboard because they're working on a new version that supports swype as well. I bought the phone and the tablet versions and now I'm buying the new version whenever it is released.
As far as ROMs I recommend you stay on the stock firmware, root it, remove apps you don't really use, then install a recovery like TWRP 2.3.10. This recovery supports storage encryption.
I would stay away from custom ROMs or kernels because I can tell you from personal experience, they just glitch eventually.
I used to own the Motorola Atrix and even though it was a pain to unlock, it's ROMs and kernels never gave me any issues. Maybe it's because I used to flash Faux123 kernels only?
Enjoy your phone dude! The new Nexus 4 was released, but i got a feeling people will be wanting to go back to this device once they realize the grass is not always greener on the other side.
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Pierceye said:
Welcome to the GNex! I suggest 2 apps if you don't already have them. SwiftKey keyboard (can't stand stock) and Root Explorer which is the best file manager I've used personally. If you do decide to root, steer clear of toolkits. The GNex is easy to root manually. A few lines of ADB commands and you are good to go. The hardest part is getting your drivers installed, which isn't a big deal. Other than that, enjoy! The GNex is an excellent device with some great developers.
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Why did you say stay away from Tool Kits?
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Why did you say stay away from Tool Kits?
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Because you don't really have "control" over what they do. It's better to manually do things since you'll know exactly where something went wrong rather than be dependent on software to do something that's incredibly easy.

Soldier-2Point0 said:
You might want to hold off on buying SwiftKey keyboard because they're working on a new version that supports swype as well. I bought the phone and the tablet versions and now I'm buying the new version whenever it is released.
As far as ROMs I recommend you stay on the stock firmware, root it, remove apps you don't really use, then install a recovery like TWRP 2.3.10. This recovery supports storage encryption.
I would stay away from custom ROMs or kernels because I can tell you from personal experience, they just glitch eventually.
I used to own the Motorola Atrix and even though it was a pain to unlock, it's ROMs and kernels never gave me any issues. Maybe it's because I used to flash Faux123 kernels only?
Enjoy your phone dude! The new Nexus 4 was released, but i got a feeling people will be wanting to go back to this device once they realize the grass is not always greener on the other side.
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Why did you say stay away from Tool Kits?
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Root is not required for unwanted apps, just disable them.

Root is an essential for any Android phone IMO.
Then pick up Root Explorer.

The whole point of Nexus devices is AOSP and access to custom ROMs. Otherwise might as well stay with HTC One or GS3.

wunderkind said:
The whole point of Nexus devices is AOSP and access to custom ROMs. Otherwise might as well stay with HTC One or GS3.
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I believe the whole point of Nexus devices is getting new update first, and clean ROM looking without HTC, Samsung mambo jumbo launchers. You got custom ROMs for all high end devices

jesusice said:
Root is not required for unwanted apps, just disable them.
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Try disabling Google Plus...
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Soldier-2Point0 said:
Try disabling Google Plus...
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What happens? I'm not stock so G+ is not a system app.

063_XOBX said:
Because you don't really have "control" over what they do. It's better to manually do things since you'll know exactly where something went wrong rather than be dependent on software to do something that's incredibly easy.
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I understand where you're coming from. But from my vantage point, I think there are a lot of people on the XDA Forums who know WAAAAYYY more that I do. I don't know a Kernal from a colonel. I got my Galaxy Nexus (off eBay -SCH-i515) on Thursday 11-1-12. I used the Samsung Galaxy Nexus ToolKit V9.1.0 and used selection #8. It was a one button push to Unlock, root, flash CWM.
On Friday, my Galaxy Nexus was sporting the new Jelly Bean 4.2 camera, and I am one happy camper.

Honestly contrary to what most here said I feel if you are interested in how the device works or are a little inclined towards tech in general then unlock it and take a weekend. Set up your ADB interface and get fastboot working. Otherwise you may do something incorrect and have to create thread after thread getting help to fix it. Get ahold of the fastboot images you need and go to town. You really can't break it, and you will learn tons.
In my opinion CM10 with its new update feature is the best. It is ultra stable even on the nighties and updating is super easy. Get some great root apps to create backups and such.
RootExplorer (cm10 now includes a file manager but it can't handle zips yet)
TitaniumBackup - use the new XML backups to never lose Text messages or call logs and XMLs are compatible with each ROM which is nice.. No issues.
Rooting your phone comes with dangers but can be the most rewarding experience. I personally cannot use my phone without root anymore, mainly for the little things. CM10 has a beautiful quick message element that is exactly what Android has been missing. I use a theme called Popstyle and it is what Android should look like. Dark grey and a non-overpowering red are the colors and it looks upscale and far better then stock Android IMO.
The best thing I can say is have fun. You will break things sometimes and get frustrated but it is a fantastic experience. I've been rooting and modding phones since the D1 in late 2009 and have had stock Android running a small fraction of the time.

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I understand where you're coming from. But from my vantage point, I think there are a lot of people on the XDA Forums who know WAAAAYYY more that I do. I don't know a Kernal from a colonel. I got my Galaxy Nexus (off eBay -SCH-i515) on Thursday 11-1-12. I used the Samsung Galaxy Nexus ToolKit V9.1.0 and used selection #8. It was a one button push to Unlock, root, flash CWM.
On Friday, my Galaxy Nexus was sporting the new Jelly Bean 4.2 camera, and I am one happy camper.
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Unlocking a Nexus manually is easy and enjoyable. Mine was unlocked with TWRP and SU within 15mins of coming home, no toolkits needed. It's like hiring someone to change an outlet - why? It's really simple to do yourself and impresses the wife.

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I would stay away from custom ROMs or kernels because I can tell you from personal experience, they just glitch eventually.
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I would agree with you on the ROM part but not with the kernel part. Franco and trinity kernel are the most stable kernel out there. If op will go about overclocking/underclocking which i think he will, custom kernel is the way to go

Op, read the stickies on general and q&a. search, learn. And always have usb debugging on.
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Thanks guys (And any girls?) I've had Android devices in the past; This is just another in a long line of devices, from Chinatech android resistive devices to top-of-the range "Brand" devices I've had them all. I even had the G1!
Being as this was my first GNex I didn't want to be going round and round in circles like the Galaxy ACE & Galaxy Mini I have!
I had epic difficulty with my Xperia play (No usable recovery as such!).
I've used ADB, got most if not all drivers for Sony, Samsung and HTC Drivers installed on my work laptop ^_^

JackJack762 said:
Thanks guys (And any girls?) I've had Android devices in the past; This is just another in a long line of devices, from Chinatech android resistive devices to top-of-the range "Brand" devices I've had them all. I even had the G1!
Being as this was my first GNex I didn't want to be going round and round in circles like the Galaxy ACE & Galaxy Mini I have!
I had epic difficulty with my Xperia play (No usable recovery as such!).
I've used ADB, got most if not all drivers for Sony, Samsung and HTC Drivers installed on my work laptop ^_^
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An android phone with a resistive screen, damn
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Why did you say stay away from Tool Kits?
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I suggest avoiding toolkits for 3 reasons. First off, you aren't learning any about the device. If you are going to be rooting and modding your phone you Are eventually going to have a problem that needs fixing. Which leads to reason 2. Most of the users here that have enough knowledge and experience to help when something goes wrong don't generally like having to sort through the mess a toolkit can cause. It's difficult to tell where in the process a toolkit screwed up, so it's that much harder to figure out how to help. It's possible to spend hours bug hunting the problem a toolkit caused. And the last reason is that the GNex is easy to root. I have next to no computer expertise, but with some reading and a little patience I got my phone rooted using the manual method. I learned a lot, not only about the rooting process but Android in general. I admit that I spent a good month reading here at XDA before I was willing to take the plunge. Look at it this way. Would you let a machine that you know nothing about, built by a stranger in their basement, make modifications to the transmission in your car? Would you try to make those same changes yourself without at least reading up on it? This is what people are doing with a toolkit. They then come back to XDA in a panic because their several hundred dollar device doesn't work, they don't know any of the terminology or common courtesies of the forum, and it seems like they expect that help should be forthcoming. Nobody likes to have demands made of them, especially by someone who wasn't willing to take basic precautions. The instant gratification of a toolkit looks good on paper, but if a person isn't willing to do some reading and learning then a rooted device is probably not a good idea for them. I'm proof that you don't have to be a computer genius to do it, but I was damn sure willing to read and LEARN HOW!
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No love for the LG

I love my LG G3 and the pictures it takes, but I would like a little bit more. So I rooted my phone and love the roms that it offers. I just think that every single rom out there is the same with just a different name. All of them are Lollipop. At first I did like Lollipop, but now I'm bored of it. I do install different themes to give it a different look but it still looks the same. All Lollipop roms looks the same and I use one that the Dev updates all the time, which is awesome that he updates and keeps us wanting more. But, I think of unrooting my phone and jumping over to either the new Samsung when it comes out or the new HTC One M9.
I know when the update comes to the LG it'll be just the same. I've seen videos of pretty much nothing new added or anything upgraded. I hope that the LG continues to grow. I'm on t-mobile so I don't have that "Theme" option on my phone so I can't change themes if my phone is un-rooted. We'll see in about a week when these new phones pop up. I will miss the camera on my phone but I didn't get a phone for the just the camera.

I want this 20 seconds of my life back
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Cool story, bro.
johnny quest said:
I love my LG G3 and the pictures it takes, but I would like a little bit more. So I rooted my phone and love the roms that it offers. I just think that every single rom out there is the same with just a different name. All of them are Lollipop. At first I did like Lollipop, but now I'm bored of it. I do install different themes to give it a different look but it still looks the same. All Lollipop roms looks the same and I use one that the Dev updates all the time, which is awesome that he updates and keeps us wanting more. But, I think of unrooting my phone and jumping over to either the new Samsung when it comes out or the new HTC One M9.
I know when the update comes to the LG it'll be just the same. I've seen videos of pretty much nothing new added or anything upgraded. I hope that the LG continues to grow. I'm on t-mobile so I don't have that "Theme" option on my phone so I can't change themes if my phone is un-rooted. We'll see in about a week when these new phones pop up. I will miss the camera on my phone but I didn't get a phone for the just the camera.
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Okay??? Cool story bro. Don't expect much of a change with the newer phones coming out. Seems like you don't even know what you are looking for. You can theme a phone without being rooted. Several programs out there. One is advertised right on this site. Themer

yukkerz said:
Okay??? Cool story bro. Don't expect much of a change with the newer phones coming out. Seems like you don't even know what you are looking for. You can theme a phone without being rooted. Several programs out there. One is advertised right on this site. Themer
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I do like theming my phone, I've noticed using themer that it won't work for a rooted Lollipop rom, unless they fixed that. I haven't used it in about a couple of months. I sometimes use launchers but whenever I update the rom I would have to install all those apps again and again. So I got tired of doing that so I don't use launchers. I'm leaving my phone plain for now and holding off for the HTC I miss the whole Sense thing.

johnny quest said:
I do like theming my phone, I've noticed using themer that it won't work for a rooted Lollipop rom, unless they fixed that. I haven't used it in about a couple of months. I sometimes use launchers but whenever I update the rom I would have to install all those apps again and again. So I got tired of doing that so I don't use launchers. I'm leaving my phone plain for now and holding off for the HTC I miss the whole Sense thing.
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You want the new m9 or Sammy well you're not giving the G3 a fair battle. If you miss the HTC so much then switch don't hesitate. When the G4 comes out it will blow the m9 and Sammy to dust. If you want to customize so much might as well get a 1+. Stop complaining the G3 is the s**t

Still_living714 said:
You want the new m9 or Sammy well you're not giving the G3 a fair battle. If you miss the HTC so much then switch don't hesitate. When the G4 comes out it will blow the m9 and Sammy to dust. If you want to customize so much might as well get a 1+. Stop complaining the G3 is the s**t
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I bought a GS1 when it hit the shelves in 2010, paid cash for it. Stayed with Sammy as well - GS2, GN1, GS4 (still my daily driver) and my wife's Note 4. As with any phone, there's a lot to like... and stuff you don't. Recently, discovered you can't get past the bootloader on the Note 4 (Bell). My wife doesn't care, but that would drive me crazy.
Still, after playing with her's for a few months, I still prefer my G3 to a Note 4 or a GS5. It's the perfect balance between those 2, and really not much bigger than my GS4. And the screen is comparable to the Note 4's QHD display.

devonblue4u said:
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I bought a GS1 when it hit the shelves in 2010, paid cash for it. Stayed with Sammy as well - GS2, GN1, GS4 (still my daily driver) and my wife's Note 4. As with any phone, there's a lot to like... and stuff you don't. Recently, discovered you can't get past the bootloader on the Note 4 (Bell). My wife doesn't care, but that would drive me crazy.
Still, after playing with her's for a few months, I still prefer my G3 to a Note 4 or a GS5. It's the perfect balance between those 2, and really not much bigger than my GS4. And the screen is comparable to the Note 4's QHD display.
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Yes I can relate to you. Never tried an LG phone but after having my G3 for months now I can honestly say it's the best phone I've ever had. With tweaksbox and a couple of other xposed mods this phone has proven worthy. Unless Sammy or any other manufacturer comes out with a game changer the G series is going to be my go to phone. Can't wait for the G4.

The G3 is great don't get me wrong. I'm just picky and wish it can do more. Majority of the LG apps are junk. I do give it to them the camera is really awesome. I think I just get bored fast with these phones. I like to give my phone a different look each time. I know rooting allows me more freedom. I'm a gadget fanatic and just wish for more features or the flexibility of theming the dialer and messaging apps without rooting. If the G4 would come out it'll be great to have those features.

johnny quest said:
The G3 is great don't get me wrong. I'm just picky and wish it can do more. Majority of the LG apps are junk. I do give it to them the camera is really awesome. I think I just get bored fast with these phones. I like to give my phone a different look each time. I know rooting allows me more freedom. I'm a gadget fanatic and just wish for more features or the flexibility of theming the dialer and messaging apps without rooting. If the G4 would come out it'll be great to have those features.
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If you're the type that like customized everything why not get a 1+?

Still_living714 said:
If you're the type that like customized everything why not get a 1+?
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I don't know much about the 1+ but I'm hearing lots of good stuff on the new to come out GS6 I'm probably going to hold off until this phone comes out and then see reviews. I went back to stock on my phone and I do miss stock but I don't have that feature of "Themes" in my settings so I can't change the icons. I really don't like launchers, but I do on occasion use Themer.

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I don't know much about the 1+ but I'm hearing lots of good stuff on the new to come out GS6 I'm probably going to hold off until this phone comes out and then see reviews. I went back to stock on my phone and I do miss stock but I don't have that feature of "Themes" in my settings so I can't change the icons. I really don't like launchers, but I do on occasion use Themer.
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Give next launcher a try. They have tons of icons you can try ??

Still_living714 said:
Give next launcher a try. They have tons of icons you can try
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I forgot I bought that launcher, I'll give it a try

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Are you comfortable in your own skin? Is your phone comfortable in its skin? Rate this thread to express how you deem the skin on the Sony Xperia XA1 Ultra. A higher rating indicates that you love it: it adds just the right amount of features, it's visually pleasing, and overall it's additive to the experience. If this is a Nexus phone (you didn't think we hand-wrote all of these prompts, did you?) then use this rating to indicate how the latest version of Android looks to you.
Then, drop a comment if you have anything to add!

The stock feeling is for me very good
I do not like the stock andorid one like the nexus or pixels have
I do like more an different user interface then the stock android or pure android
So, back than when I had some sony phones I did not like it..
But now..this one I like..
Its looking good and has some good options considering its not custom
But if you dont like it
Get NOVA launcher, APEX or something
Couse ther is no custom rom support for this phone
So, either like it...if not go wich launcher to change the UI..and thats all what you can do
I will later on use the NOVA laungher.. maybe even paying for all the settings to get unlocked
Couse I use my phones so often that I get bored so easy and fast about the looks and feels..
And then I need the change of launcher to refresh my mind and fool me as if it is a new phone

brljak83 said:
The stock feeling is for me very good
I do not like the stock andorid one like the nexus or pixels have
I do like more an different user interface then the stock android or pure android
So, back than when I had some sony phones I did not like it..
But now..this one I like..
Its looking good and has some good options considering its not custom
But if you dont like it
Get NOVA launcher, APEX or something
Couse ther is no custom rom support for this phone
So, either like it...if not go wich launcher to change the UI..and thats all what you can do
I will later on use the NOVA laungher.. maybe even paying for all the settings to get unlocked
Couse I use my phones so often that I get bored so easy and fast about the looks and feels..
And then I need the change of launcher to refresh my mind and fool me as if it is a new phone
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I don't see the need for any launcher except the xperia home launcher. Be aware they most of not all 3rd party launchers will effect your battery life. Xperia home has support for many icon sets. Themes are available in the play store and other sites. I have purchased Nova pro. But using it on this phone drains the battery. The reason i wanted root was to stop all the background apps killing battery life. Greenify does this to an extent. However works better with root access. It's an ok phone. I still pull out my old note two bc when i get the flash fever. The camera is good, sound isn't bad and it's on the list to get oreo which is a +
Sent from my Xperia XA1 Ultra using XDA Labs

Hii @rhaneyjr
Well, one developer said to me few days ago
That XA1 ultra has a very good firmware
But hard to do anything becouse Mediatek is
Not giving the drivers
He also said the only thing is to give some small modifications of the kernel just to get better battery stats and sot.. Also to speed things up just a bit
So there is no big need for other things than stock
Must agree with you to aand the dev who said that

brljak83 said:
Hii @rhaneyjr
Well, one developer said to me few days ago
That XA1 ultra has a very good firmware
But hard to do anything becouse Mediatek is
Not giving the drivers
He also said the only thing is to give some small modifications of the kernel just to get better battery stats and sot.. Also to speed things up just a bit
So there is no big need for other things than stock
Must agree with you to aan d the dev who said that
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Well thanks for the info. I'm using my old note 2 for now because it's rooted and I'm a customizing fanatic but I will stay in the thread on the look out for the Oreo update for the xa1 ultra

rhaneyjr said:
Well thanks for the info. I'm using my old note 2 for now because it's rooted and I'm a customizing fanatic but I will stay in the thread on the look out for the Oreo update for the xa1 ultra
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I must say it is not looking good for this phone to get some sort of support
for flashing..
I am also loving to flash and try out systems.. but this time it is not possible for me
becouse of two resons.. one there is and maybe will not be dev support for this model
And second I got the bootloader locked status at NO or not allowed to unlock it..
So for you from my flashing experiance the best flashable phones are the google nexus and
pixel ones.. lately one guy who repairs phones said to me.. dont flash phones but if you like to do it
get the one plus 3 couse it is made as he said an ''high end device for devs to flash''
So, if you like flashing try out some of the devices or do a good research before buying if it
has xda support.. and other thing.. even if it has xda support try to buy with bootloader able to be unlocked
Happy flashing

brljak83 said:
I must say it is not looking good for this phone to get some sort of support
for flashing..
I am also loving to flash and try out systems.. but this time it is not possible for me
becouse of two resons.. one there is and maybe will not be dev support for this model
And second I got the bootloader locked status at NO or not allowed to unlock it..
So for you from my flashing experiance the best flashable phones are the google nexus and
pixel ones.. lately one guy who repairs phones said to me.. dont flash phones but if you like to do it
get the one plus 3 couse it is made as he said an ''high end device for devs to flash''
So, if you like flashing try out some of the devices or do a good research before buying if it
has xda support.. and other thing.. even if it has xda support try to buy with bootloader able to be unlocked
Happy flashing
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Well the G223 is unlockable, in Dev settings and again at Sony website. But the only Dev that had done any thing is not supporting the ROM. I wasn't so much looking for different ROMs to flash as I was looking for root access for UI and device control but even in the beginning of the threads many were having issues so I decided not to go thru the headaches. So I'll use this, maybe pick up the one plus 3 or the one plus 5 and end up selling the Xperia. Didn't live up to the hype

rhaneyjr said:
Well the G223 is unlockable, in Dev settings and again at Sony website. But the only Dev that had done any thing is not supporting the ROM. I wasn't so much looking for different ROMs to flash as I was looking for root access for UI and device control but even in the beginning of the threads many were having issues so I decided not to go thru the headaches. So I'll use this, maybe pick up the one plus 3 or the one plus 5 and end up selling the Xperia. Didn't live up to the hype
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That is a good call you made..
Couse I am now stuck for now with this xperia
and it is my own fault for not doing my research before
I also like modifing the UI or have root access..
But for now I have no will to buy another phone since this
is for this year my 4th device.. had motorola nexus then had
two huawei devices and now this one and it is for me the best one
with no dev support and locked..
Still I do not want to change device again for now.. I like this xperia a lot..
Yes, would love to have root access and dev support on xda but yeah..
My own mistake.. but for now I do not mind..
As soon as I will be feeling to change.. I will do so...
But this year I have changed so often I did not do this in my hole live to have
4 different phones in just one year..

Update. Went to iPhone 7 Plus. Got tired of all the Android bull**** roms out but not fully functional. iPhone not as customizable but it’s reliable as **** and that’s what I need so see y’all I’m out
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Really don't like it very discriminating for such a high brand name
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brljak83 said:
I must say it is not looking good for this phone to get some sort of support
for flashing..
I am also loving to flash and try out systems.. but this time it is not possible for me
becouse of two resons.. one there is and maybe will not be dev support for this model
And second I got the bootloader locked status at NO or not allowed to unlock it..
So for you from my flashing experiance the best flashable phones are the google nexus and
pixel ones.. lately one guy who repairs phones said to me.. dont flash phones but if you like to do it
get the one plus 3 couse it is made as he said an ''high end device for devs to flash''
So, if you like flashing try out some of the devices or do a good research before buying if it
has xda support.. and other thing.. even if it has xda support try to buy with bootloader able to be unlocked
Happy flashing
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I aflree been very disappointed with this phone

Camrea

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Camrea
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