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Loss of internet on HTC One X

I got a new phone a few months ago. I really like my HTC One X (with Orange) but I’ve had a major problem, and I wanted to share the solution. I started to lose internet connectivity via my service provider. The phone showed a good strong connection but no actual data could be downloaded.  I recreated a fresh APN but that only helped temporarily and not every time. The final solution was a factory reset of the phone. I did that and it solved the whole thing, at the cost of resetting most of the phone setup.

HTC One X in Grey
HTC One X in Grey

Then it happened again. I wasn’t prepared to keep resetting my phone so I went looking for an alternative.

After some googling around I found this post and so my instructions are based on the details there

To reactivate internet access via wireless

  1. Switch on airplane mode
  2. Hold the power switch for about 10 seconds until it resets (it should tell you that it will reset within 3,2,1 if you hold long enough)
  3. switch off airplane mode.
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Solution: Mail Sync failing on G1

Fail Road by Fireflythegreat
Fail Road by Fireflythegreat

I’ve had a problem with my G1 for the past week or two and today I found a solution.  My Gmail wouldn’t sync with the device in the same way that it had before.  It seemed to be stuck in the past and I couldn’t send or receive any new email using the Gmail app.  There was always a big button at the end of my inbox saying “No Conection” with a “Retry” button that didn’t seem to help.

Today I found the solution for the problem on the Google help pages, via the androidcommunity site, and it simply involves clearing the app’s storage.

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Android Update: I rooted my G1

Tree Roots by Aaron Ecobar
Tree Roots by Aaron Ecobar

Having toyed with the idea for a while I was really excited to see the “one click root” that appeared this week.  Having installed the app from the Android Market (I’d like to see Apple allowing yellowSn0w onto the App store) I ran it, a few times before I worked out the whole system then updated to the CyanogenMod.

I don’t have any benchmarks but my perception is certainly that it’s faster and sleeker than the system I had before, and that’s very exciting.  Having also heard the rumours that the next version of the Android OS might not fit onto a G1 I’m delighted to have the freedom to upgrade past the point that others might see as necessary.

Lifehacker has a nice guide for those interested in following suit.  The only thing that caught me out was that the firmware was reset to the standard after a reboot – I had to re-run the hack software then reboot.