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iPhone -> HTC One X

gibbs1984 said:
For Twitter I use TweetCaster, much better than the official Twitter app, has many more features (longer than 140 tweets), which includes tapping a button to go straight to the top of your tweets.

With regards to having to press the power button, if you root there are mods out there that allow you to use the Volume Up, Volume Down buttons to unlock the phone, the new Bricked kernel allows you to swipe across the back, home and recent apps buttons to unlock the phone too.

Rooting and flashing a custom ROM really unlocks the power of the phone! ;) :D
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It's a daunting thing to do though as long as there isn't one standard way of doing it. Is there?
 
danyfra said:
+1 how many times did I try to press the home button on my One X and nothing happened :o
I guess it's just a new habit to get, probably the home button on the One X would be too sensitive anyway, unless this could be tweak in a way...
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Please see post above yours about No Lock. ;)

berkeley said:
It's a daunting thing to do though as long as there isn't one standard way of doing it. Is there?
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Yes. Rooting can be daunting. Anyone that finds it so ought not try to rush in. Rooting with patience and taking time to read like crazy is the answer, every time. Trust me, that's the Prime Directive of rooting.

As for standard way -> yes, the way is standardized for each model variant of the One X (or any Android phone) but it varies by make, model, and variant because of how the underlying pieces (what we call the bootloader) on the phone are set up. Ok to think of the bootloader like the BIOS on a Windows PC - not exactly the same, but it's like that.

So, when you root, only follow the exact standard instructions for your model.

The longer root is around for any one model, the more time people have to smooth out the edges. Eventually (usually, pretty quickly) the methods often get reduced to "download this - and click that - done, rooted."

Even on a Mac, it gets nearly that simple quite often. Example, my Mac rooting guides consist of -

Code: 
Do this on your Mac from the Finder
Code: 
Now copy/paste this into where I say on the Mac
Code: 
Now, copy/paste this too
Code: 
Congrats, you're all rooted
No need to rush - wait for someone to make you one of those for your model of the One X. :)

PS - I really like Skype - messaging on most all phones, Macs, PCs - pretty universal, pretty free. :) ;)
 
I think No Lock just gets rid of the lock screen. I still have to press the on button, which is the bigger hassle than the swiping part.
 
I agree.. But I am on the og evo.. There is a mod to use the volume button to wake the phone.

I think there are apps that do that too
 
berkeley said:
I have two more questions having to do with things I miss since the transition:

7) What text messaging apps do people recommend? I was using iMessage before. Many of my friends don't want to pay for text messages anymore so it has to be something like iMessage that is free for the person on the other end as well.

8) The synced reading list in Safari is incredibly useful: I see something I'm interested in while at work, simply add it to the reading list, and can look at it on the phone while on my commute home. Any Android alternatives that I can use in conjunction with my Mac?
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For 8, Look into instapaper. Basically you send any link to instapaper and then go to the website from any computer and they're all there.
 
TheBobmanNH said:
For 8, Look into instapaper. Basically you send any link to instapaper and then go to the website from any computer and they're all there.
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Thanks. Somehow I'm having troubles using this app. Can you give a step by step description for how to send a site to instapaper and read it later?

Also, there seem to be at least two instapaper apps on the store. Which one do you recommend?
 
This is a slightly off-topic question since it is of relevance to anyone with an HTC One X, but I'd like to know if the USB cable that comes with it is special or if there are cheap versions on Amazon I can look for? Is it a simple USB->Micro-USB cable?
I'm asking because I need several in car/at work/at home, etc. Thanks.
 
berkeley said:
Thanks. Somehow I'm having troubles using this app. Can you give a step by step description for how to send a site to instapaper and read it later?

Also, there seem to be at least two instapaper apps on the store. Which one do you recommend?
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Read It Later is called Pocket now I believe in case you didn't know.
 
Thanks Guys. New question, sort of related to one of the above ones: I'm still trying to get pictures and movies to the phone. Somebody above suggested something to the extent that all I need to do is connect the phone to my Mac and drag and drop the file into the phone. But the only thing that appears in my Finder when I connect the phone is an "HTC Sync manager". I'm unable to drop anything into that. What should I do?
 
berkeley said:
Thanks Guys. New question, sort of related to one of the above ones: I'm still trying to get pictures and movies to the phone. Somebody above suggested something to the extent that all I need to do is connect the phone to my Mac and drag and drop the file into the phone. But the only thing that appears in my Finder when I connect the phone is an "HTC Sync manager". I'm unable to drop anything into that. What should I do?
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I only use pc.. NO mac..

I just plug in..
A pop-up comes up on my phone.. Charge or drive.
Select drive.. It act like a flash drive
Open the drive.. Drag and drop.. Everything just like a drive
 
berkeley said:
Thanks Guys. New question, sort of related to one of the above ones: I'm still trying to get pictures and movies to the phone. Somebody above suggested something to the extent that all I need to do is connect the phone to my Mac and drag and drop the file into the phone. But the only thing that appears in my Finder when I connect the phone is an "HTC Sync manager". I'm unable to drop anything into that. What should I do?
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I have a mac too and I have to connect it as a disk drive. When you plug it in it should show a screen asking how you want to connect. If I choose HTC Sync Manager I get an error, and I can't download HTC Sync Manager from the website yet as it says "Coming soon."

So yeah.. plug it in, select connect as disk drive, and then in your finder you just select the phone and copy your files into their corresponding folders. It's not ideal but it does the job for now.
 
If you don't see a popup notification on your phone then select the notification bar, there'll be a notification saying "charge", select that and change it to disk drive, then it should show up as drive on your computer, mac or Linux.
 
EarlyMon said:
Yep.

Address Book, File, Export... to vCard, creates a VCF file. Then log on to Gmail on the web, Contacts, there's a tool there to import. If you have groups in Address Book, they'll come through on Google and then to your phone.

Depending on your OS X version, Address Book, Preferences may give you the option to sync to your Google account. But import the whole book via the VCF file before turning that on.

Hope this helps! :)

PS - if you get duplicates, manage those on the Google web. They have a tool to search for them.
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I'm unable to export to vCard (the option is gray). Only option is is to export to an Address Book Archive, but that seems to not be compatible with Gmail. Suggestions?
 
I'm finding the default browser quite horrible and the default keyboard covers too much of the display. What are good alternatives?
 
Maybe try Boat Browser.

I like both SwiftKey X and the Flex T9 keyboards.

berkeley said:
I'm unable to export to vCard (the option is gray). Only option is is to export to an Address Book Archive, but that seems to not be compatible with Gmail. Suggestions?
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Try selecting All Contacts first.

I've done this on Tiger, Leopard and Snow Leopard. What rev are you on?
 
Chrome beta is the only browser choice. It syncs your desktop settings including tabs with the mobile version so any tabs that are open on your desktop you can open on your phone.

A nice alternative to Evernote is Springpad it's more visual than evernote a bit like pininterest but has pretty much the same functionality. It even adds some features like reminders.
 
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