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    Help Stuck on boot animation screen

    My Photon has been rebooting itself at night, and getting stuck on the boot screen (the one where the contents of bootanimation.zip are displayed). After the first time, I was able to start the phone after a couple tries. But today, it just won't start. I get stuck at the boot animation screen...
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    Root I just want to use CWM recovery!

    My Photon runs Android 2.3.4 and has build number 4.5.1A-1_SUN-198_6 (from what I gather, those are the two most important bits of info). It's rooted, but locked. Some time ago, I tried getting CWM recovery up and running using ROM Manager. I did select the "Motorola Photon 4G" entry in ROM...
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    Root Motorola update -> Photon stuck in boot loop

    My Photon is rooted. I was shocked to find an official Motorola update available the other day (after checking under Menu > About phone > System updates > Update Motorola software). I can't remember what version the update was, and right now I have no reliable way to check. In any case, I made...
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    Root Did I just brick my daughter's Replenish?

    Not a good day for me, it seems. I was trying to follow this guide to root my daughter's Replenish. I carried out step 3 and, after powering on while holding Shift + P, was on the yellow-text "Downloading..." screen. On step 5, I found the "One Package" button was greyed out, so I could not...
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    Contacts and calendar not syncing

    I had been wondering why my contacts never synced after I updated them on the Google Contacts site. I went into menu > Settings > Accounts > Google, and found that the contacts had not synced since 4/30/2012. I noticed this on 8/8/2012, meaning over 3 months had passed! When I tapped "Sync...
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    Root Someone please post framework-res.apk

    I changed something in framework-res.apk and decided to undo the change. Now I have a minor issue and I'm not sure if it's because of my fiddling. I would like to replace my framework-res.apk with a stock version to rule out my changes as the culprit. I did backup framework-res.apk before...
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    Root Basic (idiot) question on rooting: Updates?

    The more I use my phone, the more I want to root it. But I'm wondering about updates to Motorola software and to the firmware. I feel like an idiot asking, but what happens if I root and then a Motorola app and/or firmware update is released? Can I simply install the update? Or would I have to...
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    How tough is the Photon?

    So it happened. I dropped my Photon. I was seated, Photon in hand, with a case for my glasses on my lap. The stupid case fell, and as I instinctively tried to catch it, I dropped the phone. It only fell ~14 inches but it was onto a hard floor. I do have an OtterBox Commuter case on it, but...
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    Help How do you remove custom ringtones from the list?

    The default music player on the Photon lets you set any music file as a ringtone. Some third-party music players do as well. Great. I did this for a couple files, and it works fine. At first, I assumed that the music player was copying the files to a separate location reserved for ringtones...
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    Help Where to put music files?

    I assume that there's a way to play one's own music (MP3, etc.) files on the Photon. Or maybe I assume too much. If there is a way, in what directory should the MP3 files be put? I do have a microSD card, but does it matter where the files go?
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    Heyo

    Hello, I'm brand new to the forum and to smartphones. I'm in Concord, NC (Charlotte's kid brother). I bought a Motorola Photon 4G (and an HTC EVO 3D for the wife) just a week or so ago. I sure felt like an idiot at first, but hours and hours of diligent and borderline-obsessive fiddling with the...
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