Android Thread - The only phones with patented Kernel Panic™ technology!
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Quick tips:
1. If you want custom ROMs, head over to your device's subforum on XDA, most every phone has a good AOSP ROM you can download. Yes, even the sk17a!
2. Rooting your phone is probably unnecessary for most users. Android is pretty open even on phones like the sk17a - rooting simply gives you greater command over the OS for certain power-usery tasks. It's also handy for custom ROMs, which is why they're rooted out of the box (or whatever you get your ROMs in these days, idk)
3. Custom ROM wise, options that are good for starters include Cyanogenmod (which is available on most every phone and on which tons of derivatives are based), AOKP (like CM, but with a ton more config options), MIUI (surprisingly decent chinese iphone ripoff) and ParanoidAndroid (allows you to change your UI between tablet and phone layouts per app, it's totes amaze). Many of these are even available on the sk17a!
4. You don't need a task manager. Android kills processes automatically (even on the sk17a!) and considering the ridiculous amount of RAM flagship phones have these days it probably doesn't need to do even that. If you do feel your phone slowing, you can just use android's built in task manager that dismisses stuff nice and cleanly if you ever need that function.
5. You don't need an antivirus. Any app that wants to execute something malicious will a) have to notify you that it's downloading, which you'll have to accept and b) need you to manually install it. All you need to remember is not to download random APKs and then you don't need the hassle of something running 24/7 scanning your phone (which phones like the sk17a could do without!) and sapping your precious battery.
6. Android phones work best with a google account. You probably have one already if you use gmail or youtube and they come with numerous benefits like app, contact and calendar syncing, easy payment and auto sign in to google services. It's so useful not to have to back up your contacts every time you change phones/wipe your data. It also comes in handy if you lose your phone, like you should if you own an sk17a.
7. How much stuff do you carry around on your phone? You probably don't need a microSD card if you don't carry around the whole of The Ascent of Man in 4k, and you shouldn't let removable storage sway your purchase from a beautiful sleek HTC One to a horrible plasticky Galaxy S4 unless you habitually use more than the ~32/64GB that flagship phones these days offer. Old phones like the SK17a have this option yes, but that's because you NEED extra storage on those flash-starved devices.
8. The sk17a is the worst thing ever made by a human. Except for the bagpipes.
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god dammit I wanted to make a thread :C
This message is dedicated to gary's phone. RIP.
Android 4.3 comming. here I am with 2.3.5
I don't know which CM version/release is the best for my I9001 Galaxy S Plus.
Neither know how to even get it on my phone without bricking it.
Also garychencool mentioned this useful stuff by the end of last thread (minor stylistic edits by me):
You don't need a task manager
You don't need an anti-virus
You should have a Google (Gmail) account set up so it's easier to log in and use Google services
You probably don't need a microSD card unless you actually need it
(should probably be added to OP)
[QUOTE=bassie12;40465016]Android 4.3 comming. here I am with 2.3.5
I don't know which CM version/release is the best for my I9001 Galaxy S Plus.[/QUOTE]
I'm on 4.2.2 with my i9000 Galaxy S. Get it together man
[QUOTE=iCole;40465029]Also garychencool mentioned this useful stuff by the end of last thread (minor stylistic edits by me):
You don't need a task manager
You don't need an anti-virus
You should have a Google (Gmail) account set up so it's easier to log in and use Google services
You probably don't need a microSD card unless you actually need it
(should probably be added to OP)[/QUOTE]
done
You made it awesome :D
I think I shall wait till the S4 comes out and see the price of the S3 drop then snap one up. My GNex isn't holding up too well. Chrome is very laggy
uploaded a super duper new header
make the guy on the right a nexus 4
[QUOTE=K1ngo64;40465159]I'm on 4.2.2 with my i9000 Galaxy S. Get it together man[/QUOTE]
I wish I knew how to get it together. I don't trust google search on these kind of subjects as there are a lot of shady sites.
[QUOTE=iCole;40465380]make the guy on the right a nexus 4[/QUOTE]
done.
[quote=title][URL="http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1266858"]Android Thread - The only phones with patented Kernel Panic™ technology![/URL][/quote]
Doesn't the Ubuntu Phone have kernel panic too?
[QUOTE=bassie12;40465460]I wish I knew how to get it together. I don't trust google search on these kind of subjects as there are a lot of shady sites.[/QUOTE]
just go to your phone's subforum on XDA and see if there's a cyanogenmod version, I found an unofficial port in a few seconds of googling
[url]http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2094554[/url]
[editline]29th April 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Killervalon;40465494]Doesn't the Ubuntu Phone have kernel panic too?[/QUOTE]
probably but android started the trend of super popular phone OSes held together with rubber bands and paperclips, taking over from windows mobile
Oh you guys are fucking hilarious
[QUOTE=garychencool;40465595]Oh you guys are fucking hilarious[/QUOTE]
I was going to ship you my old Galaxy S.
But I gave it to a friend in return for car parts.
[QUOTE=Generic.Monk;40464991]
8. The sk17a is the worst thing ever made by a human. Except for the bagpipes.
[img]http://www.lahorebay.com/images/Sony-ericsson-SK17a%201.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
slow motherfucking clap...
[QUOTE=Generic.Monk;40465487]done.[/QUOTE]
phonearena watermark? :|
step your game up!
[QUOTE=Animosus;40465617]I was going to ship you my old Galaxy S.
But I gave it to a friend in return for car parts.[/QUOTE]
it's alright, whatever
Guess what came today?
These sexy beasts. (Excuse the potato camera quality of the Nexus 4...)
[t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20973870/Images/IMG_20130429_153704.jpg[/t]
They're really good quality for £15.99, if you're thinking about getting them, I recommend you do.
[QUOTE=iCole;40465734]phonearena watermark? :|
step your game up![/QUOTE]
I needed a head on shot on a plain white background and these annoying artsy photographers keep only showing parts of the phone or having it propped up on a stand made out of fruit or something. Phonearena was the only site artless enough to give a nice head on shot.
[QUOTE=ikermitkiller;40465769]Guess what came today?
These sexy beasts. (Excuse the potato camera quality of the Nexus 4...)
[t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20973870/Images/IMG_20130429_153704.jpg[/t]
They're really good quality for £15.99, if you're thinking about getting them, I recommend you do.[/QUOTE]
I'm just about to go to the post office to pick these up!
[editline]29th April 2013[/editline]
brb
[QUOTE=garychencool;40465764]it's alright, whatever[/QUOTE]
Don't be sad [IMG]http://sae.tweek.us/static/images/emoticons/frown.gif[/IMG]
[QUOTE=Flash_Fire;40466387]Don't be sad [IMG]http://sae.tweek.us/static/images/emoticons/frown.gif[/IMG][/QUOTE]
You're saying this to a person holding a potato...
:-\
[QUOTE=garychencool;40466518]You're saying this to a person holding a potato...
:-\[/QUOTE]
You've probably got more use out of that phone than most people here have got out of a high end phone
Google has a sense of humor, packing the headphones into a box like this:
[t]http://i.imgur.com/WxVF7Qs.jpg[/t]
[I]knife wasn't included, that's for size comparison you twats :v:[/I]
[editline]29th April 2013[/editline]
Ok the sound is pretty good, better than any other "phone headsets" in a similar price category IMO. Bass isn't great, but if you're running a custom ROM, chances are you have DSP manager and you can boost the bass there, sounds just about right then.
If I get loadsa money sometime, I know what to spend it on now. hint hint overkill pc and thirty nexus 4
[QUOTE=ikermitkiller;40465769]Guess what came today?
These sexy beasts. (Excuse the potato camera quality of the Nexus 4...)
[t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/20973870/Images/IMG_20130429_153704.jpg[/t]
They're really good quality for £15.99, if you're thinking about getting them, I recommend you do.[/QUOTE]
That's not bad quality at all... Only problem is if you zoom in to get all the pixels, then I agree. (But it's like that on almost every camera anyways.)
Does anyone use flipster or another third party facebook app? I ask because I use flipster and would like to know if there's a better one (that's not the in-house app).
[QUOTE=iCole;40466690]Google has a sense of humor, packing the headphones into a box like this:
[t]http://i.imgur.com/WxVF7Qs.jpg[/t]
[I]knife wasn't included, that's for size comparison you twats :v:[/I]
[editline]29th April 2013[/editline]
Ok the sound is pretty good, better than any other "phone headsets" in a similar price category IMO. Bass isn't great, but if you're running a custom ROM, chances are you have DSP manager and you can boost the bass there, sounds just about right then.[/QUOTE]
Amazon shipping is even more hilarious
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