Essential Official Android Thread

[newarkhiphop]

any body got know a video tutorial on how to flash a rom?

is your phone rooted already?

flashin a rom is easy

1. copy rom file on to sd card
2. reboot phone into recovery
3. scroll down to "install from sd"
4. find your rom file and select it
5. exit recovery and reboot your phone

this is the standard "Easy" method but it varies from rom to rom some require "full wipes" before you flash

what kind of phone you have

 

[Golayitdown]

Dropped my nexus today screen cracked.

Any thoughts on the otter box case

Got insurance so getting my new unit on tuesday

It depends on the phone..When I had an evo, my otterbox was TRASH... I had the most expensive one too...

They're amazing for the iphone though....

I have a ballistic impact case right now and it's the most solid case I've ever had.... I've literally dropped my phone on the concrete and it (the case) isn't even scratched...

 

[Czerka]

It depends on the phone..When I had an evo, my otterbox was TRASH... I had the most expensive one too...

They're amazing for the iphone though....

I have a ballistic impact case right now and it's the most solid case I've ever had.... I've literally dropped my phone on the concrete and it (the case) isn't even scratched...

Which phone you got now?

 

[Golayitdown]

Which phone you got now?

Nexus S 4g

 

[CTech83]

Rocking with the GSM Galaxy Nexus running CM9 and the Transformer Prime running stock. I might throw CM9 on the tablet, but I kinda wanted to wait for the release candidate before pulling the trigger.

 

[TurboNégro]

what is the next best phone on the horizon for sprint users?

 

[Danie84]

For the EVO 3D, what's the best Notebook app for writing? Or an app similar to Microsoft Word?

Thanks in advance.

 

[TurboNégro]

I feel like a sucker, got that photon last year and it has no kind of support from sprint, motorola, or the development community. Red headed stepchild status wtf.

 

[detach]

is your phone rooted already?

flashin a rom is easy

1. copy rom file on to sd card
2. reboot phone into recovery
3. scroll down to "install from sd"
4. find your rom file and select it
5. exit recovery and reboot your phone

this is the standard "Easy" method but it varies from rom to rom some require "full wipes" before you flash

what kind of phone you have

i got a droid 3. i got that part down. its when they want me to install this and that program. back this file up etc., that got me second guessing myself.

 

[Rice N Beans]

i got a droid 3. i got that part down. its when they want me to install this and that program. back this file up etc., that got me second guessing myself.

Optional but highly recommended to backup programs and stuff.

Titanium Backup works well for apps and stuff, and so does MyBackup Root/Pro (Root is free). The apps are mainly used to backup apps themselves and app data, messages, and the like.

Nandroid backups saftely backup your existing setup and such. apps, contacts, Emails, everything. It's a system image. Think of Window restore points for an easy analogy.

Do note it isn't recommended to restore system data from one ROM to another, just user data.

 

[JMurder]

Dropped my nexus today screen cracked.

Any thoughts on the otter box case

Got insurance so getting my new unit on tuesday

The Galaxy Nexus screen can crack?

 

[Dro_Pesci]

The Galaxy Nexus screen can crack?

word. these samsung phones are pretty durable

 

[JMurder]

word. these samsung phones are pretty durable

I'm saying, I've dropped this phone a bunch forgetting my case at home and only have to put up with a few dings. I dropped my Dinc like twice and the screen went

 

[2tone]

ive been too lazy to root and install cm9 on my galaxy nexus

 

[GoldenGlove]

I feel like a sucker, got that photon last year and it has no kind of support from sprint, motorola, or the development community. Red headed stepchild status wtf.

Hate to say it...

but you lost the second you copped that. Motorola is notorious for making their phones hard to mod/root. That's going always keep their phones behind in terms of the dev community. And the phone wasn't really marketed so it's not surprising that Sprint or Moto aren't updating it.