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Any point ever starting to get used to touchwiz or should I just get launcher pro now. I'm a big fan of adw over my sony launcher. So am a fan of custom launchers.

Perfect and it'll be easy as hell to switch handsets. Day to Day is the SGS, when I'm out or away it's the X10. Lovin it

I'm holding my New Samsung Galaxy S. I'll switch over on the weekend, too busy to lose my settings etc until then. Any advice in making the transition smoother? I intend to use both phones, the X10 is insured so I'll be using that on nights out. I've synched with gmail to store my contacts. I assume I'll need to install all the apps again as only 2.2 lets you migrate and X10 is on 1.6

No problem, you guys seem to hate any form of criticism and would prefer your iphone thread to be apple world. Post on apples forums if you want a sheltered world. We are more than happy to have any android related posts in this thread positive or negative. It's a public forum after all

Posting iphone related stuff in the iphone thread is what it's there for. Same as this thread is for android discussion. There is no rule that it's fanboys only in either thread. So criticism of android is of course allowed and actually welcome in here, criticism of android inevitably leads to improvement of the platform. Any discussion or comparison of the two platforms goes in the joint thread.

Basically samsung will have us updated to 2.2 by the end of september. Any further questions on android totti you can ask away. If you wasn't to ask questions about android and apple use the other thread so comparisons can be kept in there.

I trim my armpits in summer due to sweat problems. Antipersperant don't work with thick hair, need roll on for summer. I've also saved my stomach hair recently with an electric razor due to a six pack forming. All that effort should not be hidden by hair.

Don't talk to me about locked bootloaders, I've an X10 after all. I'll hold off for the Froyo update on the SGS so, 6 weeks is nothing. The SGS forum on XDA seems very active indeed. Also I'm still amazed how light the phone is, it's nearly too light. It's an almost perfect Android phone, few hardware flaws aside. Screen never ceases to impress me.

Any date for the Galaxy S 2.2 update? Really interested in the Cyanogen mod, but as dirk said will wait and see how the 2.2 update is before going for Cyanogen. Plus eta seems to be 6-8 weeks for Cyanogen on X10 so I can try it out on that.

I'm mainly talking about the lack of a light on the Galaxy S, I can live with 5mp camera and odds are I'll take my X10 out on nights out as 1) it's insured and 2) it has a stonkingly good camera. Also I'm getting the Galaxy S for €99. X10 cost me €129. last phone I buy this year I promise.

Also the Desire get's 5 stars but was reviewed back in Februay. If the Desire came out now it would not get 5 stars. It doesn't get marked down for only having a 3.7inch screen, it doesn't get marked down because it doesn't have a Super AMOLED screen etc. It doesn't get marked down for it's weight. Why? Because in February there were no 4inch Android screens, there were no Super AMOLED screens etc.. Make sure to check the date of the reviews, it's very very important. The Desire was the first truly top class Android Phone. But it's 6 months behind the Galaxy S in technology now.

Mykeyb is right any prospective smartphone buyer should first read up the pros and cons of iOS vs android 2.2 and then if picking the android os then decide on a phone. There are many things android can do that apple can't and there are many apps on the apple app store that are not available on the android market. 14 months on a vivaz is a long time. I'm getting a galaxy s tomorrow and already have this x10. I'm worried about how poor the galaxy s camera is because the 8.1mp camera on this x10 is exceptional. You could go looking for a second hand android phone from last year on ebay you may find a bargain. I'm sure the lads on here can recommend one. Oh and no software needed for android phones. Mount the sd card is all that's required.

Praise the lord. My mate was going to buy a sim card from o2 with a good data plan for his wife and give her his old iphone 3G, as he has a galaxy s now. He offered to buy a galaxy s instead and I'd play for it. His wife would keep the sim for the iphone and I'd get a galaxy s for 129 euro. Everyone is a winner. I'll have two phones now. Xperia x10 for testing and the galaxy s for that screen.

I am a mathematician and can't spell to save my life, words scare me haha.

Totti how come you're stuck on the vivaz for 14 months did you just buy it or something?

Yep google talk is seriously handy. I just use it with my mates who I know have android phones

Ok I'm haunted by that galaxy s screen. It's beyond good. My mate and I have swapped phones for the day and I'm in love with the galaxy s. They are available on ebay for around £300 which is worth it in my opinion. I can then use my x10 for rooting and messing around with. I am finished with buying phones on contact so am not worried by the financial outlay on an unlocked phone. Can anyone give me a ballpark figure in what depreciation in value I can expect on 6 month old android phones? I'll probably upgrade every six or so months.

It's the processor, they can't bring out a fix for the 3G it's hardware is simply too old for iOS4

I think the blackberry is certainly inferior to the iPhone and Android phones. I'd suggest you have a look at the android phones available if you decide to upgrade. Go read a few reviews from techradar.

Insurance solves these problems. If I brick my X10 when I root it I'll claim on the insurance.

Inception, amazing movie has somehow become something that pisses me off. I'm going to see it again on thursday, I hope I come out loving it as much as I did the first time I saw it. Probably should be in the things that piss you off that shouldn't thread. But that thread pisses me off. :-)

They're working on the x10 CM at the moment. Think it'll be about two months. One of the devs has put cm on his x10 but it's early days. But it was the plan all along to get a custom mod to solve my software problem. Then the x10 becomes the phone it should be. I'll prob buy a new phone in april next year, SGS2 if that rumour is true.

Anyone have any experience of the Cyanogen mod? I'm thinking of putting it on my X10. Over on xda the feeling is it'll be ready in the next month or two. Then the circle will be complete the x10 with 2.2.

Must let my friend know. Is it over the air or hookup to pc via usb?

The new Windows 7 phones let you play on XBox live. I assume you can download old XBox games to your phone and play them over the internet. But there must be some serious good hardware behind that. You can use any wireless joypad with the phones too, so you can use your XBox 360 remote with your Phone. But this 2ghz processor in the Galaxy S2 is madness, the power requirements for that and a 4.3inch super high res screen. The phone will last like 2 hours. They have to stop this hardware arms race at some point. But imgagine the games you could get on these phones. How old will the 3GS be in 12 months, there may be plenty of new apps and games coming out that need powerful hardware. Apple will know they have to bring out something special next year or their market share could be reduced considerably with Windows coming all guns blazing at the end of the year. My money is on something seariously good coming for the next iPhone.