Just got my Ascend, Now I need some help! pleaseee

About your photo, go to user cp and click on the edit avatar tab, this give you the pic below your name, for the photo in your profile pick the edit profile picture tab. To change the swype, long press on a text field and choose imput method and choose the other keyboard. Don't know about your weather clock because i don't know which one you have. Your normal time is set to automatic, what are you basing the idea of it being a few minutes off? There are alot of threads about best apps, use the search bar.

 

I have never used that clock. If it says get from network, click that.

 

I only run wi0fi when I know I have a connection(home, mcdonalds etc)... Other than that I shut it down.. Plus it kills your battery..

 

I know I will be in the minority for saying this but I think your best course of action is NOT to flash a different ROM. The stock ROM will run plenty fast if you root your phone and install Link2SD. The app allows you to move your apps to the SD card like you could do under 2.2. Ever since I started running it, my phone is a lot faster with almost no lag whatsoever. This is just my opinion.

 

best things for this phone is to move off of stock to icarus,cm6/7, you will not regret it.

 

http://androidforums.com/ascend-all-things-root/286905-huawei-ascend-all-things-root-guide.html

z4root.1.3.0.apk

 

My advice is to keep your phone stock for now. Play around with it for awhile, learn it inside and out. While you are doing that, READ. Study up on rooting (even though its super easy on this phone, some people still have problems because they don't know what they are doing first. Remember-you can't be OVER prepared). Then when you are confident with that, go ahead and root it (if you decide you want to), get rid of some bloatware, get some root apps that make your phone work better like Droid Wall, Ad Free, look around for other app suggestions,etc. While you are doing this, keep reading up on the different ROMs. Decide which one is right for you, then study up on how to install it. Read the whole threads. See what problems other people are running into, and how they solve them. Then you will be prepared and not panic if the same thing happens to you. When you feel confident with that, then AND ONLY THEN should you atttempt flashing a new ROM. (again, only if you want to). If you still run into trouble, people here can help you through it, but you will save yourself a lot of headaches by doing your homework first. Anyway, glad you finally got your Ascend, and I hope you enjoy it! Welcome to our dysfunctional family lol!

 

Congratulations on getting the Ascend. I think you made a good choice. Did you get the regular version or the TapOut.

I agree with Gmash. Since this is your first Android leave it stock for a little while and play around with it and do some reading. I waited 2 weeks to root the phone and then another month before I installed Icarus. Since then I've flashed to CM6 and CM7. All 3 are good roms and each have their pros and cons. Read up on all of them, both the threads here and their respeitve wiki pages. If you bought the TapOut you probably won't want to switch to Icarus but it does have some good points.

Another reason for staying stock for a little while is that way you have a good understanding of it and what you want out of it before you decide on which ROM you want to go to.

One thing that you should do right now to save your battery life is turn off GPS, Wi-fi, and bluetooth unless you are using them. That will save your battery alot.

Enjoy your Ascend and Welcome to the Forum.

 

I have a full guide of the available roms and info on rooting/removing bloatware. Use the search bar and type."ascend ultimate guide"