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If Android Never Existed What Phone/OS Would You Have?

Let's get this thread going. I know if android never came about I would be using some kind of Nokia flagship device.
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Definitely wp7, so clean and intuitive, it makes me sometime regret trading for a droid...
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wizziletizzle said:
Definitely wp7, so clean and intuitive, it makes me sometime regret trading for a droid...
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I like wp7 its like the elegant blackberry. I had a Samsung focus but had to part ways with it for the lack of apps
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I would probably have a dumb phone still. The only network that has service at my house is verizon, and the way I see it without android the iPhone would still be exclusive to ATT so I couldn't get that. Also, without the iPhone and Android's success Microsoft may not have felt such pressure to improve, and WinMo would be more like 6.5 was then Windows Phone 7. Blackberry's all seemed business too so that would be beyond that. That all happening I wouldn't really see any smartphone as usable for me. If however everything was the exact same, and android just disappeared today I think I'd get a HTC Trophy on VZW.

muerteman said:
I would probably have a dumb phone still. The only network that has service at my house is verizon, and the way I see it without android the iPhone would still be exclusive to ATT so I couldn't get that. Also, without the iPhone and Android's success Microsoft may not have felt such pressure to improve, and WinMo would be more like 6.5 was then Windows Phone 7. Blackberry's all seemed business too so that would be beyond that. That all happening I wouldn't really see any smartphone as usable for me. If however everything was the exact same, and android just disappeared today I think I'd get a HTC Trophy on VZW.
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Good point. I think also I would still have my touch pro 2. I loved that phone.
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I'd be using a feature phone. Might have paid the insurance deductible to get my Juke replaced lol.
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id still be using and hacking my rokr e8. damn i miss that thing.....

Probably some feature phone. I was considering the iPhail at one point, but it was too generic for me

Well i have a iphone now bc i cldnt turn down the trade but b4 android i never had a iphone i always used what looked the best lol!

100% without a doubt the iphone.
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Probably some half-decent social phone. I could'nt live without Android!

WP7... never Ios :-D
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I would have gotten the iPhone. I'm kicking myself still for getting Android instead -.-

WebOS phone although HPalm sucks at build quality. I love the OS but another manufacturer needs to start building the hardware etc

I'd be using the iPhone probably...
It's a great product afterall, only thing I don't like that much is the control Apple exerts on what you install on it. So if there's no Android, I'd probably own a jail-broken iPhone.
I just want my phone to be, well, mine.

It would have to be iOS. In my opinion, Android is better, but not by much compared to iOS. It's a great operating system and I would have to choose that particular OS.

I would stay with Windows Mobile. All other newer phone OS suck.
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WP7... Ahthough im gonna switch anyway even if android exists
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I guess i'd have stuck with Windows, so i'd be rocking a WP7 device.

I probably would have kept my HTC HD2 lol
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Windows phone 7 ROM's

So can anyone enlight me with what's the point of having a custom ROM in a Windows Phone 7 platform?
Some of the features I've seen under the development section adds multi language support, xap installs(not sure what this is), but I don't really see any major improvements.
Am I missing something here?
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Many improvements, Android fanboys wanting to start trouble are not welcome here. Exact same can be said of the hundreds of copycat android roms.
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I'm not a fanboy lol. I have an HD7 wanted to know what was the advantage of adding a custom ROM to my phone.
Thanks anyway
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I apologize, my mistake. Custom roms now give the user a different look and the ability to sideload apps. Access to file system is also moving along nicely with unlocked roms. There are many advantages allowing for more customization of WP7.
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I would also like to know. My buddy had his hd2 replaced w a hd7 and he wants to sell it. Im considering buying it and it would be my first wp7 device.
I want to veer away from android for ****z n giggles, but wanna make sure I'm not blowing money for no reason. I love custom roms, so please, what's the advantage, are there special apps that benefit from root access? Are there other devices that get more dev support? Or is the hd7 a good all around device? I'd be paying like 150 for my buddy's refurb which he didn't even take out of the box yet. Can't be that bad of a deal right?
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$150 is a lot for the HD7 these days.
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If it's in great condition, 150 would seem fair, this device is getting more and more support as time goes on. Gen 2 devices are just starting to come out, so it is not really outdated yet.
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jwalk74 said:
If it's in great condition, 150 would seem fair, this device is getting more and more support as time goes on. Gen 2 devices are just starting to come out, so it is not really outdated yet.
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Its an unused refurb from asurion so yeah its in perfect shape. Now I'm all on the fence about superAmoled or not cuz a Samsung focus will run me around 150 aswell. I am definitely itching bad to get a wp7 device .....
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New phone :)

So basically, I'm going to get a note 2 in the next week or so, and I was going to sell my IncS. However, I realised how much I'd miss this xda community, so that's the reason I'm going to keep my phone as a media device for my future car just thought I'd let you all know how great this community is
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TaLEntZ96 said:
So basically, I'm going to get a note 2 in the next week or so, and I was going to sell my IncS. However, I realised how much I'd miss this xda community, so that's the reason I'm going to keep my phone as a media device for my future car just thought I'd let you all know how great this community is
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Well theres always the Note 2 section of XDA

anybody leave android for Windows Phone?
I'm wondering whether there is anybody who leaves android for windows phone?

skylanlan said:
I'm wondering whether there is anybody who leaves android for windows phone?
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There are a number of people (i dont know them personally of course. We just see each other on another forum occassionally). When I asked him what for, he said Android is a bit unstable for him. He said his phone crashed in the middle of a business call or something important like that. So he went for a Windows Phone and its rock solid. He said it never crashed on him yet and I totally believe him. Windows Phone has always been quite solid and very reliable for day to day tasks like email, messages, dialing and the likes. The only thing lacking though, is the app store but he says it does not really matter. he uses his phone for work only so yea, does make sense that he would not care.

skylanlan said:
I'm wondering whether there is anybody who leaves android for windows phone?
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Tpbklake lol
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markj338 said:
Tpbklake lol
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Which one did he get? I've got one laying around. I admit it's rock solid stable. Running windows phone 7.8
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Which one did he get? I've got one laying around. I admit it's rock solid stable. Running windows phone 7.8
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Nokia lumia 820 iirc
Is in his signature
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[Q] Win RT & Android Dual boot

I was wondering if ti would be possible to DUAL BOOT WIN RT & ANDROID on Nexus 7, pardon me if this is a stupid question as I'm a noob and I was just curious considering both the OS are built for ARM.
Roger

No.
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Not happening legally. Windows RT must be properly licensed from Microsoft. Even if it could happen the rules of XDA wouldn't allow it because it would qualify as warez.

Dear Op,
You know the bracket you put in the title of this post. You know the [Q]?.
Yeah this post goes in Q/A not general.
Thank you,
concerned citizen.
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Nope. But even it were hypothetically possible, you are willing to spend $150+ on purchasing a copy?

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Nope. But even it were hypothetically possible, you are willing to spend $150+ on purchasing a copy?
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I would.
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Its possible, but its not legal
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IRX120 said:
Its possible, but its not legal
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Almost anything is possible. Probable is an entirely different story. As you've mentioned, the only way it could be done is with a prayed copy, as RT is not available as a standalone consumer product. Setting aside the legal and ethical aspect for a moment, it simply isn't a viable project.
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Just setup a windows 8 machine and remote desktop into it. OnLive has a free Windows 7 desktop, even has office apps.
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You can try porting a uefi bootloader, my uefi bootloader for n7 boots but then there is a bluescreen

Well... Do you want to have room for the os and NOTHING else? That's your likely fate if you try this...
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The problem goes well beyond acquiring a (presumably non-licensed) copy of Windows RT (and even at this point, it would still be warez and thus unsuitable for XDA). You would also need to get a working driver set for the Nexus 7, which would make for some atrocious work (to say nothing of the ultimately poor battery life you'd probably see, since RT regrettably has no support for the companion core).

time for round 2

alright hard bricked my old g1 and im getting another tonight and another sometime in the future. not sure quite exactly what i did but it was bad and i was sad in the end, i only want to get a stable CM 6 or 7 on the device nothing fancy. can anyone lead me to a thread please? also i remember i had a problem with the recovery, every time i turned off the device it would get rid of CWM and get back stock recovey.

Just look at the stickies for rooting guides, and for an FYI I'll be selling off all my phones real soon (ol lady forcing me) this includes 20+ g1s all rooted and fully updated - pm me if you want and I'll share eBay links or whatever (not trying to use xda to sell)
And if you have issues or questions when rooting let me know, there are still a few of us who frequent the forums who will help
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demkantor said:
Just look at the stickies for rooting guides, and for an FYI I'll be selling off all my phones real soon (ol lady forcing me) this includes 20+ g1s all rooted and fully updated - pm me if you want and I'll share eBay links or whatever (not trying to use xda to sell)
And if you have issues or questions when rooting let me know, there are still a few of us who frequent the forums who will help
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Thanks, I might be interested if the price is right. Got any broken ones I can switch a good motherboard out of?

Way too many
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