perhaps we can put the feedback for these different versions of updates at the first page to ease up the whole process

Sorry for OT

XiaoMi's price is just so tempting, best bang for the bucks. MIUI is nice, and the fact that the phone does not have a locked bootloader, and 310USD price tag, cant wait to see what the folks at XDA will squeeze out of it.

just got mine, another user reporting in

Coming from G1/HTC Dream, desire z is the only kb available from HTC. Plus, adreno 205 is a good investment, still on par with desire s/IS etc
and the price tend to stabilize after a few months got mine for 999


Was hoping for a possible replacement from the Mytouch 4G Slide, but the desire z's design is much more appealing. Hope HTC will come out with another kb device! kb ftw

I got my GB update right after I turned it on, you can do it manually by going to Menu>setting>about>software update it will download and install it automatically
or you can always flash virtuous sense from here Virtuous Sense v2.0.0 which is what i'll be doing tomorrow, cant live without root and got annoyed with the bloated apps


to all, there is another MIUI rom released, the dev seems to be consistent in compiling the latest MIUI version, it comes with virtuous OC daemon and memory management, Bulletproof MIUI here

This post has been edited by azrash: Aug 26 2011, 02:11 AM

yeap, the Music app problem in MIUI is a know problem, and tun4fish said that it is a problem from MIUI itself, check out the last part of this post, it'll help to prevent the problem from occurring
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.p...502&postcount=2

and i wish Motorola would unlock their bootloader in their future products! Imagine Sense on a Moto lol

ah, right, htc sense requires its own compatible kernel, so unless another non htc device's kernel is modified to be compatible, it wont work.hahaha, it is alright cant wait for ICS, hopefully the vanilla interface is updated with some nice UI without affecting performance too much.

Btw, there is a leak of the upcoming Sense 3.5 and it is said to be less hardware intensive, meaning we might be able to get it! hahaha but it looks a bit MIUI-ish, full details here http://j.mp/rdpS73

This post has been edited by azrash: Aug 26 2011, 04:10 PM

^how is the ZAGG shield for the back side of the phone? is it a clear finish or matte finish?

might buy one coz i heard the aluminium plate has a coating that tends to peel off, how many of you have this peeled coating issue =P

ah, i better get a proper casing then, but it would definitely add up to the thickness, or more like brickness haha

if you really cant stand it, you can either root and install virtuous sense which is mostly stock with few tweaks or use an RUU

to all, if you are using any GingerBread build, I would recommend installing GingerBread Ghostly SMS as there are unexplainable situations of missing SMSes from numerous GB roms on numerous devices. this is a known issue in GB. personally I have managed to recover 6 SMSes in the last 2 months on my G1

This app works by acting as a listener to any incoming SMS and saves them faster than the stock or any 3rd party SMS app.

detailed explanation of the issue and the app is here Gingerbread Ghostly SMS

This post has been edited by azrash: Aug 27 2011, 04:17 AM

this sms issue is a bug in the core AOSP of GingerBread build, the problem occurs when the OS kills the sms app (regardless of stock or 3rd party) due to GB auto memory management before it has enough time to save it to disk

Gingerbread Ghostly SMS solves this as it uses very few RAM and quickly save it to it's own database, and if you install it, you would notice that the Ghostly app would sometimes receive the sms up to 2 seconds faster. so far on my desire z, one sms was recovered, and this was when the phone was asleep not doing anything, no opened apps

Been following the update on evil D's doubleshot, it has improved a lot in just 2-3 days for those looking for slim rom, try xboarder's aosp+cm, the zip file is 90mb only, lol

we are in the same boat dude! im quite interested in this one below here, if you are interested, perhaps we can do combine shipping


This post has been edited by azrash: Aug 27 2011, 06:36 PM

It happens everywhere, some forums provide better support I guess. I can download Google+ on my phone, I can give you the .apk file if you want

using desire z, ap set. pm ur email, and I will mail it.

If we can't download it due to android market's geographical restriction, install Market Access or Market Enabler. it'll emulate US's or other countries' carriers. No more restriction!

another alternative is to use AppBrain and it's fast install option. If i am not mistaken, fast install would download the apk file directly from their own server

It is not advisable to use visionary because it may brick your phone. what is your current version of HTC Sense? is it the latest gingerbread one? if it is, just follow this guide to downgrade and then root it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.p...118&postcount=6

using the XTC clip would cause permanent s-off, and it is not reversible unlike the software mod posted above(permanent s off = harder to claim warranty if anything happens to your phone). the method stated above requires a bit of command prompt action but it is easy, just follow the instructions given. Good luck

first, go to adb on your pc and type adb devices and press enter. our device should be stated there, so adb is working. proceed to typing this one below.

now you would be in fastboot mode. now open up fastboot from your pc and type in fastboot devices to verify that the connection is working. Then, type this
at the command prompt you would find the CID code.

hahaha, it is okay bro, baby steps, im sure you'll get a hang of it in no time. just read the guide thoroughly before doing them. You should be fine if you follow them.

In the rooting section (which is the 2nd link) use the latest gfree method. 0.7 i think. once you are done, you can install a pre-rooted official GB sense, or virtuous sense 2.0 which adds in a few tweaks, or other custom roms, there are many roms suggested in the previous posts. try em! happy flashing

i am quite curious on these 3rd parties extended batteries. Have you guys tried other brands like SunGlobal and Andida? how do they perform as compared to Mugen's?

an update to the upcoming HTC Sense 3.5, watch the UI in action HTC Sense 3.5 video. Now i am doubting about it being less hardware intensive

This post has been edited by azrash: Sep 3 2011, 04:49 PM

the loudspeaker is definitely not one of the stronger points of the phone.

web browsing is great for me. one of the better keyboard android phones IMO. my z hinge is nice and tight, if you received a loose one, you can tighten it up(refer first post for guide). The features of HTC Sense has given this phone a very good package, and with the currect market price of 1k, this phone is a good deal.

For reviews, you can read them at the first post, read the Desire Z's ones not G2. and you can look for more reviews online, or youtube. DZ also has a wide choice of custom ROMs available.

This post has been edited by azrash: Sep 7 2011, 11:13 PM

If anyone is interested, there is a 2nd hand original SIS set, warranty till May 2012, selling for 785 at Lelong website. That is a a good bargain! Brand new AP set is around 1k

This post has been edited by azrash: Sep 8 2011, 11:04 PM

I have used the GPS without data, as long as i am directly under the sky ( not inside a building etc) the GPS locks very fast, but slightly slower than with data enabled. just slightly.

You can try using an app, GPS Status, to reset the cached locations etc, it might help