Ive had an iPhone ever since the first one came out. I figured I would try android so I bought a lg spectrum. So far in ways I am pleased and others it makes me want to throw it against the wall. I love the screen and camera. So far that's about it. I can't figure out hoe to put music on it. I don't like how I get spam notifications. I don't know if it's the right phone for me. I loved the simplicity of the iPhone. But I got kinda tired of their leash they had. if anybody can suggest things to do to it or try. It would be greatly appreciated. Oh yeah I'm not really tech savey.
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liteon163
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All you really have to do to add music to the Spectrum is connect it to a PC and copy files to it.
Make sure the phone is in USB mass storage mode when you plug it in. This is accomplished by pulling down the notification bar and touching the USB notification.
Once this is done, use Windows Explorer to navigate to your phone. I add a folder named MP3 or Audio and then put my music files in there.
After you safely unplug your phone from the PC, there should be a couple of notifications telling you the phone is scanning for media files. Once this process is complete, your music player should be able to find all of your new tunes.
Make sure the phone is in USB mass storage mode when you plug it in. This is accomplished by pulling down the notification bar and touching the USB notification.
Once this is done, use Windows Explorer to navigate to your phone. I add a folder named MP3 or Audio and then put my music files in there.
After you safely unplug your phone from the PC, there should be a couple of notifications telling you the phone is scanning for media files. Once this process is complete, your music player should be able to find all of your new tunes.
MrDangerous
Android Enthusiast
Spam? Phones don't cause spam.
MrB206
Android Expert
lol welcome to the world of the PC. It's not really that hard, but it's not as simple as using iTunes, so you have to have some technical know how.
Follow these steps:
-Plug your phone into your computer with the USB cable.
-When you see the USB icon in the status bar, swipe down and click on USB settings.
-It *should* default to this, but you want to choose 'USB Mass Storage'.
-If you get a popup that asks what to do with the drive, click 'Open folders...'
If you did the above step, skip the next 2 steps.
-This will create a drive on your PC to find under 'My Computer'.
-Click on the folder that says LG to see the folders on the phone.
-Click and open the 'Media' folder.
-Click and open 'Music'
-Drag and drop your music from your PC to this folder.
-When you're done, unplug the USB and wait for the phone to scan the SD card.
-Open your favorite music player
-PROFIT!
stef7
Android Expert
Besides Music, if you create another sub-directory called Ringtones, the device's Media Scanner (that support the drop-down lists of selections) will be able to find custom ringtones you place on your SD card, and allow you to pick from them.
From the Android Developer Resources:
From the Android Developer Resources:
- Music/ - Media scanner classifies all media found here as user music.
- Podcasts/ - Media scanner classifies all media found here as a podcast.
- Ringtones/ - Media scanner classifies all media found here as a ringtone.
- Alarms/ - Media scanner classifies all media found here as an alarm sound.
- Notifications/ - Media scanner classifies all media found here as a notification sound.
- Pictures/ - All photos (excluding those taken with the camera).
- Movies/ - All movies (excluding those taken with the camcorder).
- Download/ - Miscellaneous downloads.
finndo77
Android Expert
Besides Music, if you create another sub-directory called Ringtones, the device's Media Scanner (that support the drop-down lists of selections) will be able to find custom ringtones you place on your SD card, and allow you to pick from them.
From the Android Developer Resources:
You have found the initial uptick in responsibility placed on the user in the Android OS to take a bit of getting used to, true, but ultimately, you'll find you have more fine-grain control over your device should you decide to exercise it.
- Music/ - Media scanner classifies all media found here as user music.
- Podcasts/ - Media scanner classifies all media found here as a podcast.
- Ringtones/ - Media scanner classifies all media found here as a ringtone.
- Alarms/ - Media scanner classifies all media found here as an alarm sound.
- Notifications/ - Media scanner classifies all media found here as a notification sound.
- Pictures/ - All photos (excluding those taken with the camera).
- Movies/ - All movies (excluding those taken with the camcorder).
- Download/ - Miscellaneous downloads.
Ooh! Way better than my way!
Hello there and welcome
I am gonna get a lot of flak for saying this but this device may not be mature enough on the ROM side to root for common users.
Common Uses - the majority of us - are using things on a basic level and do not have a lot of technical knowledge. Should not delve into these rooting issues.
Especially if the said device in question does not have solid and mature ROMS.
I am somewhat above a common user in that I've rooted (Hero CDMA/ Optimus V/ SGS2 i727) but what I found in common was in the absence of a mature rock solid ROM the troubleshooting nonsense I spent hours on was not worth the said benefits of "less bloatware" and "faster phone" - Thats just my humble opinion.
ROMS need to offer more in function or at least an upgrade in OS version along with stability AND A PATH BACK TO STOCK before they should be considered.
Again my phones tend to be mission critical devices with other lines forwarded and work calls coming - so I do not mess with them as much.
I am gonna get a lot of flak for saying this but this device may not be mature enough on the ROM side to root for common users.
Common Uses - the majority of us - are using things on a basic level and do not have a lot of technical knowledge. Should not delve into these rooting issues.
Especially if the said device in question does not have solid and mature ROMS.
I am somewhat above a common user in that I've rooted (Hero CDMA/ Optimus V/ SGS2 i727) but what I found in common was in the absence of a mature rock solid ROM the troubleshooting nonsense I spent hours on was not worth the said benefits of "less bloatware" and "faster phone" - Thats just my humble opinion.
ROMS need to offer more in function or at least an upgrade in OS version along with stability AND A PATH BACK TO STOCK before they should be considered.
Again my phones tend to be mission critical devices with other lines forwarded and work calls coming - so I do not mess with them as much.
There is a path back to stock and if you think that neither Broken Out nor Eclipse offer improved functionality you must not have even tried them. They're both so much smoother and responsive than stock, I don't know how people can choose to stay with stock; the lag drives me nuts.
The rooting and flashing process is very straight forward and simple, just read everything you can find about it first; the people who have issues are the ones who don't do their research... This is only the second Android I've rooted and I've flashed multiple versions of Broken Out, Eclipse, went back to stock for the OTA, rerooted and flashed Broken Out again. Don't know what troubleshooting you had to do but I've had no issues whatsoever. Not hard at all as long as you follow the excellent instructions provided on this forum!
The main reason I root, besides being able to flash better ROMs, is for the backups.
hollywoods14
Android Expert
I would agree with you if the root process wasnt so simple for this phone. It really is almost risk free, and as long as directions are correctly followed there are no hiccups. The unroot is just as simple.
Recovery seems to be where there are issues, going back to stock from CWM. But juts because you root doesnt you have to flash cwm.
Rooting and debloating this phone alone does wonders for speed and battery life. In doing just the root, you really aren't making the device anymore unstable or unuseable that it already was. If anything with moderate debloating you are helping. Obviously freeze apps instead if deleting them.
just my .02 , dont take it as flak
MrB206
Android Expert
I will say that compared to other devices, this one is A LOT harder to brick and it warrants more than a novice experience level for romming. However, rooting is amazingly simple on this device, so it makes sense for those that want to remove bloat, use a sync'd clock other than network time and backup/restore apps.
The STOCK ROM has a lot of work before it's anything like the Motorolas or HTCs, but that's neither here, nor there. When we get a dev to make an AOSP or CM9, all will be well in the land of Spectrum.
The STOCK ROM has a lot of work before it's anything like the Motorolas or HTCs, but that's neither here, nor there. When we get a dev to make an AOSP or CM9, all will be well in the land of Spectrum.
Thankyou all for talking about this. I do not take that as flak - my apologies if that sounded exaggerated. I support development best I can mostly by donating. So I am not against the whole concept of ROMing - I'm just more for a benefit analysis vs time spent vs stability.
In real life terms CM 7 took Hero from 2.2 without SD support to 2.3 with SD support that is a tangible benefit.
In real life example of things not working well - In my dallies with HTC Rezound - the CM9 ROM of that runs hot/ does not charge well/ and drains fast - making a marginally usable phone practically un use able. So I had to S-OFF/ Downgrade Firmware/ Boot Lock/ Reinstall firmware/ and then catch an OTA - all just to get off CM9 - Good thing the bugger is gone now. IMHO the pain and suffering was not worth the time or benefit.
I'd be very happy if we can get an AOSP ROM or a CM9 and will help advance this cause too. Just that "its faster and has less bloatware" may not tip the scale for an average user - especially if their devices are tied into their livelihood and they cannot afford down time.
In real life terms CM 7 took Hero from 2.2 without SD support to 2.3 with SD support that is a tangible benefit.
In real life example of things not working well - In my dallies with HTC Rezound - the CM9 ROM of that runs hot/ does not charge well/ and drains fast - making a marginally usable phone practically un use able. So I had to S-OFF/ Downgrade Firmware/ Boot Lock/ Reinstall firmware/ and then catch an OTA - all just to get off CM9 - Good thing the bugger is gone now. IMHO the pain and suffering was not worth the time or benefit.
I'd be very happy if we can get an AOSP ROM or a CM9 and will help advance this cause too. Just that "its faster and has less bloatware" may not tip the scale for an average user - especially if their devices are tied into their livelihood and they cannot afford down time.
hollywoods14
Android Expert
just a couple clarifications....
1. did you mean ' easier to brick'? I do recall when you were doing your cm7 citing the ease of bricking as to one of the reason for discontinueing the effort.
2. i assume you are refering to creating roms? not flashing roms?
MrB206
Android Expert
There is no bootloader/stock recovery like other phones, so if a rom doesn't flash right, you're ****ed, plain and simple.
And no, I'm taking about flashing roms. If you've had a Motorola, those phones are so simple to flash roms, a novice can do it... Why? Because there is the stock recovery failsafe. But that's just my 2 pennies.
And no, I'm taking about flashing roms. If you've had a Motorola, those phones are so simple to flash roms, a novice can do it... Why? Because there is the stock recovery failsafe. But that's just my 2 pennies.
hollywoods14
Android Expert
gotcha... the Spec is my 1st adventure into rooting and flashing roms so its all i know. I find the process of flashing to be simple, but i do understand the risk of it also. I also consider myself to be a pretty intelligent person and pick stuff up pretty easily and quickly.
MrB206
Android Expert
Definitely. For this being your first, you're far more knowledgeable than others new to roms. I forsee some issue with people not following instructions all the way, as we've seen, which can lead to nasty bootloops. If they don't have the zip for the cwm bootloop, they're in for a world of hurt. The best thing about phones with locked bootloader, as odd as it is to say this, is the stock recovery that's always accessible.
hollywoods14
Android Expert
Bloatware is all the excess crap that LG loaded on the phone, the stuff that really isnt necessary for normal operation. A lot of it runs in the background draining your battery and slowing your phone. There is a list in the All things Root section of apps that hav been successfully frozen with no issues.
I wouldnt sweat the root too much, just read the directions a couple times 1st to make sure you have all the steps and necessary downloads. Leave the browser open incase you have questions. Anything past root though, definately do your research.
IMUcarmen
Android Expert
the spectrum is super easy to root and flash roms onto. It's only the second phone i've done it on but I rooted and and flashed the original broken out on 2 spectrums 4 hours after I got it. And only 30 minutes or so after I sat down to do it. For me it was super easy and I've never even experienced a bootloop with the exception of when I was doing some testing for a couple devs, but that doesnt count but I was testing experimental things that even the devs themselves hadn't tried.
I also own a droid charge and it's far more difficult to root and flash roms onto. Not that it was hard, but there are quite a few more steps.
I also own a droid charge and it's far more difficult to root and flash roms onto. Not that it was hard, but there are quite a few more steps.
bones420la
Android Enthusiast
but dont we have download mode thats always accessible?
im not too knowledgeable in this subject.. but i know with my samsung fascinate no mater how bad you screw up the system files you can always get into dl mode and get it back to where you need to be... i restored my last spectrum to stock v6 with the method using download mode and it seemed very similar.. just took alot longer... but maybe thats because of the half a gb filesize difference
MrB206
Android Expert
No, it's not. If you flash a bad rom or the flash is bad, it boots to nothing and won't power on.
On other phones, like the Motorola, there is a bootstrap installed, so you'll just bootloop. The bootloop is bypassed by using key combos to the stock recovery (because the bootloader is locked). So in a way, a locked bootloader is a blessing for errors or newer devs.
Mt might know of how to get the Spectrum to boot or into download mode from the black screen, but I wasn't able to... It was literally a brick.
On other phones, like the Motorola, there is a bootstrap installed, so you'll just bootloop. The bootloop is bypassed by using key combos to the stock recovery (because the bootloader is locked). So in a way, a locked bootloader is a blessing for errors or newer devs.
Mt might know of how to get the Spectrum to boot or into download mode from the black screen, but I wasn't able to... It was literally a brick.