Unofficial Android discussion : Othor Games

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 5:27 pm

Regarding battery, this is an interesting read: http://phandroid.com/2010/12/25/your-smartphones-battery-gauge-is-lying-to-you-and-its-not-such-a-bad-thing/

Well this seems logical however some phones actually report their battery charge a little different, like the Droid 2 from my understanding. For instance if it shows 70% life it doesn't mean its at 70% it means its anywhere between 70-79% inclusive. So while it is slightly inaccurate it is still better than alot of phones that just show a battery meter in quarters.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:14 pm

http://code.google.com/p/android-notifier/ and it sounds pretty awesome so I thought I'd share. I can't tell you how many times I don't notice that someone called or texted me when I was in a different room than my phone.

*adds it to my "When I stop being a cheapo and finally get an Android phone check this out" list*

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:17 pm

What's everyones home screen look like?
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/3861/64782994.png The icons are a little messy but I like everything at my fingertips.

Also, http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/8016/20110123151447.png

Running an HTC Desire Z with stock ROM and custom vision kernel.

» Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:38 am

I'm in the process of rooting my original Droid right now.

» Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:43 am

I didn't see the sub-title and I opened this in a new tab. Then was disappointed. I was hoping for literal android discussion.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 2:34 pm

Is there an app that can convert something you say into the mic into text? Is that even possible? lol

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:55 pm

Is there an app that can convert something you say into the mic into text? Is that even possible? lol

There is one already on my droid, worked well enough the couple times I tried it.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 12:10 pm

There is one already on my droid, worked well enough the couple times I tried it.

Can't find one on mine, what is it called?

» Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:03 am

Its linked to the keyboard, but disappeared when I rooted my phone. I'll see if I can dig it up for you.

Its linked to Google, that might help in looking it up.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:17 pm

It's called Voice Search, not every countries/phones/keyboards have it built it. If you are running 2.2 and above, it's almost certain your phone can run it, go to the Market and search for it.

» Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:16 am

Searched the market and found out i do have it installed.

Also, whats HTC sense and why are lots of people disliking it?

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 1:45 pm

Also, whats HTC sense and why are lots of people disliking it?

It's HTC's custom graphical shell on top of Android. I'm sure you can google for screenshots if you'd like. I'm not a fan of it either - I prefer vanilla Android - but as far as manufacturer additions go, it's not that bad.

In other news, the Nexus S I ordered is now stuck in the Belgian customs...

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 12:26 pm

Are there any good 3D games out for android yet? I saw Infinity Blade on my friends iPhone 4 the other day and it looked beautiful, but it's not available for Android.

Oh and, I'm a bit confused. Can I OC my phone without changing the OS? If so, how.

» Thu Aug 19, 2010 2:04 am

Are there any good 3D games out for android yet? I saw Infinity Blade on my friends iPhone 4 the other day and it looked beautiful, but it's not available for Android.

I saw some game that claimed to be Unreal powered the other day on the market but I don't remember the name of it. Said it wanted 600mb of SD card storage as well. Off the time of my head I can't think of any others that are real 3D games.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:42 pm

Pocket Legends is 3D but it's an MMO and kinda svcks.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 12:44 pm

Oh and, I'm a bit confused. Can I OC my phone without changing the OS? If so, how.

Just needs a kernel with the option. A kernel is separate from the ROM you are running, so if you install an overclocking kernel, you can overclock. What's your phone?

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 10:14 pm

Ok, I installed the Cyanogen Gingerbread nightly build and it looks amazing.

Just one problem, the Google app pack that includes Market won't install for some odd reason making my install useless.

Can I go back to my original ROM, back up the Google Apps to SD card, install CM7, then use those apps?

EDIT: NVM, I need to Flash Clockworkmod 3.x but it's in beta and there's little chance I could revert back.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:35 pm

Just needs a kernel with the option. A kernel is separate from the ROM you are running, so if you install an overclocking kernel, you can overclock. What's your phone?

HTC Desire.

White B)

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 6:51 pm

I think I screwed up bad. I accidently formatted /system when I was gonna do data in CWR.

Now nothing boots.

This is gonna be a handful to fix.

» Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:47 am

Is there no one controlling the app market at all? I've seen some questionable apps out there. I thought there would at least be some control over it, although maybe not as strict as apples.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 9:05 pm

Is there no one controlling the app market at all? I've seen some questionable apps out there. I thought there would at least be some control over it, although maybe not as strict as apples.

It's pretty much whatever goes I've found. Which I have no problem with since I'd rather have any apps at my disposal, not just "approved" apps.

» Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:10 am

Yes, me too. I was just wondering really. Some of the apps I've found are great.

» Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:44 am

For some reason Opera Mini keeps loading a page from another app everytime I open it. Anyone have an idea how to stop this? I just want it to show my speed dial page but since I clicked a link in another app it now always will immediately go to that link when it is opened. I would prefer to not have to reinstall the app though I guess I could try a cache clear for it. Other suggestions welcome especially for preventing the issue in the future.

» Wed Aug 18, 2010 7:33 pm

For some reason Opera Mini keeps loading a page from another app everytime I open it. Anyone have an idea how to stop this? I just want it to show my speed dial page but since I clicked a link in another app it now always will immediately go to that link when it is opened. I would prefer to not have to reinstall the app though I guess I could try a cache clear for it. Other suggestions welcome especially for preventing the issue in the future.

Sounds like you set another app as the default for... something. Go to settings, applications, manage applications, choose the application that keeps opening, and choose clear defaults.

» Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:40 am

Sounds like you set another app as the default for... something. Go to settings, applications, manage applications, choose the application that keeps opening, and choose clear defaults.

Its not that something is opening, it is when I launch Opera manually it redirects to the last page that I opened with a different app.