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[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] matt_not_andrew:
I'm looking for an alternative case for the Desire Z/G2 than the usual leather sleaves and the plastic clip on cases like the Otter and others.

My problem with the leather sleaves is the lack of protection when the phone is out of the sleave and I've read on this forum that they don't all fully cover the phone when in the case, exposing the top few mm of the phone which could be damaged in a fall.

I've also got mixed feelings about the plastic clip on cases like the otterbox and the cheaper versions. I've have the cheaper ones on a Nokia N86 and now my Desire Z and both broke within 3 months on the weak clips. I should add that I've only taken off the case off the HTC on the back 4 times and the never the front but not sides have broken clips. I've read in the otter link that some users have found the clips to be a weak point which is annoying for a relatively expensive case.

Has anyone tried and tested the Pdair aluminium case series? The phone sits in the metal case which has a soft lining. To access the keyboard you have to open the front which has a hinge and clip. I would like to know how you've got on with the case and how annoying the hinge might have become having to open it everytime you want to use the keyboard. Also want to know how it has held up if you've had of for more than a couple of months?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Avirex64:
They sell the removal tools for the plastic clip on cases on ebay for like 50 cents... Thats what I use now after breaking 3 different cases when I needed to pop them off
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] matt_not_andrew:
I've seen the removal tools/guitar picks online but from my experience the clips are the weak point and mine broke on one side without being dropped or taken off.

I suppose the Z hinge makes it difficult to design a case and the Ali pdair looks the most protective but also ott a bit. Anyone here used one yet?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] ionic7:
I use a cheap tpu from ebay and love it
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] astriaos:
I like the look of this case far more than I like the look of the Otterbox. Though a clasp may come in irritating at times, I would prefer to have the unibody impact protection of a full case such as this. In fact, I like this so much that come past rent due, I will probably purchase this case and give it a full writeup.

Edit: Alright so here we are a few days later. I've installed my screen protector and ripped the phone apart to replace the stock spring for the z-hinge. I've had a little difficulty at work that has yet to be resolved so I'll be holding off on dropping cash on the case for another week or two. Will be back with a nice video dissertation and writeup. I've been reviewing cases for the past week and this looks like a solid bet for me and my usage.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tarastaryo:
Hi everyone! I'm still relatively new to all these customizations that can be made on these phones, and I am curious about all these .apk files I keep seeing around. Everyone time one is posted, it says to push it to your phone to replace whatever file is there... The thing is, every time I read about it I find a new way of doing it. Some say to use root explorer, some say SGS tools app, some say to use easy installer, and I think I've even read to use ADB? I just was wondering what's the best method? Easiest method? Can you screw your phone up by replacing these files? I keep reading things like if you want to switch a camera in your ROM to a different version, just install the .apk! Or, if you want to use live wallpapers in a ROM that doesn't come with it, here is the .apk for that!

Any help is much appreciated!

Thanks guys! :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Romanbb:
You CAN screw your phone up if you do it to the wrong APK (like /system/framework/framework-res.apk, if you install a bad one, your phone won't boot, but there is an easy fix, nandroid!).

Basically all the methods do the same thing. In Android "Installing" an app is as easy as moving it to the correct location. All of these methods do just that.

The easiest way IS to probably use Root Explorer because you can rename the old one just in case, and it will handle the system read/write mounting for you. Plus GUIs are always easier.

So here's how it works: user apps go in /data/app, and system apps go in/system/app. User apps can't really mess anything up, but be careful with System ones. Live wallpapers, things of that nature usually don't hurt. Camera is ok to mess around with, too.

Edit: my ramblings are probably confusing, don't hesitate to ask me to clear something up
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] badaphooko01:
usually most apk files can be installed easily by transferring the file to the root of your internal sd card then go to MY FILES locate the apk file and click on it and it will ask you to install. Thats it. You can also root explorer and just place it in the system/app folder then reboot. I install all of my apks through the first way I mentioned. On my wife's Mytouch4g there is no my files so use Astro file manager. Come to think of it any file manager from the market will do. Good luck...
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shreddintyres:
An apk is a specialized application file used by android (uses the same file headers as .zip files).

You are correct that there are various methods to push or move apk's to appropriate directories with in the phone. now as to which is easier or best, all methods work about the same, though there are minute differences.

If you want to move apk's into a certain directory while using a phone i find it easiest to use a file manager like root explorer that has root permissions to move apks around. keep in mind that when moving system files most often you will have to reboot for the changes to take effect with out bugs.

If instead you want to use a computer personally i find ADB to be the easiest. After installing the android sdk you will have to navigate into the android sdk directory then to the platform-tools directory within the android sdk folder. then in command prompt type " adb push <directory of file on your computer> /<directory of where you want it on your phone> hit enter and all is gravy. keep in mind that pushing/moving files to your phone using adb works the best when in recovery mode.

as to which of these operations is the best is a personal decision personally i like to use adb to move around system files and root explorer for applications.

hope this helps
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tarastaryo:
Thanks guys!! Ok, so just to be sure. I'm currently running the Malice rom, and somewhere in the threads is the LiveWallpaperPicker.apk

So all I have to do is download this, place it on the root of my internal SD card, go into file manager and find it, click on it, and it will ask me to install it? It's really that easy??

Or, should I download root explorer and copy and paste it to a specific place?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Romanbb:
For that file you will need to place it in /system/app (it can't be installed normally because it's a system app). So you need something like Root Explorer

I think EStrongs File explorer is a decent free alternative, but when I tried it a couple months ago I had no luck with it so I just bought Root Explorer (good investment)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
The guide in my signature touches on this, but BT has you covered. I am also a huge advocate of Root Explorer.

Just take the .apk, move it to system/apps and I reboot, but it may not be necessary... no need to click on it and select install, as BT referenced.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tarastaryo:
Thanks so much everyone! Just purchased root explorer and will try this out.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tarastaryo:
IT WORKED IT WORKED IT WORKED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

After I rebooted, none of my widgets could load, but I have live wallpapers again! :) I love learning new stuff! Thanks sooooooooooooooooo much! You guys are the BEST!!! :) :) :) :) :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
Odd about the widgets. Were you able to just remove them and re-add them back?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tarastaryo:
Yep, just deleted them off my home screen and added them back again. All of them had errors saying widget could not load
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] alexander555:
I'm searching for my topaz a full package for ROM development. This should include the ROM and helpfull Tools so that It's possible to easy build a first "hello world" ROM on which I can learn.

Who can help?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure ROM Development] illi:
I started from here. It's a good start;)

My next release Gold 5.0 soon:)
[G Tablet General] redhairedscot:
I'm doing some crazy awesome stuff to my Tab...ubuntu, different kernels, etc. I've done some really dumb things, but so far an nvflash and repartitioning with Clockworkmod has managed to recover everything.

Assuming I'm comfy with this, is there anything (short of dropping the thing or opening it up) that nvflash can't recover from? I'm guessing since nvflash uploads its own bootloader, the answer is probably "no," but I'd like to know before I charge willy-nilly into kernel hackery. (I've done linux ring 0 stuff in OS class, and I can build the android kernel with the viewsonic patches, so I'd like to poke around in there.)

Thanks!
[G Tablet General] Sprdtyf350:
I only recall 2 times that people have not been able to recover using NVflash. I think both times it was running the wrong file from NVflash that caused it. So as long as you pay attention to what you are doing in NVflash things go pretty well.
[G Tablet General] jimcpl:
There's an old thread started by 'tcrews' awhile ago, search forum for 'guidance', where something happened to his Gtab, where he could nvflash it, and it'd run ok until he rebooted, then would have to nvflash again. I don't think anyone figured out how that happened, and I don't recall him being able to fix the problem.

I haven't really followed the newer 3991/TNT 5.x threads closely, but it seems some have come close to bricking w that due to different bootloader. Not sure about that though.

Jim
[G Tablet General] mpguy84:
id assume when it did that, all you would have to do is format the partitions afterwards.

Ive installed and broke the 3991 tnt 5.x multiple times and have been able to throw vegan exp ginger edition and vegan froyo 5.x with no problems at all.

**EDIT**

FYI, I was one of those guys that came close to bricking lol ;)
[G Tablet General] roebeet:
I haven't bricked mine yet, and I've done some really nasty things to my device. :eek:
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Project1.exe:
Anyone interested or already working on porting the JV1 theme to JS8 or any 2.2.1?

I know you might think "Why not just flash JV1?", well for 1, there are still gingerbread issues with some apps i'm using. And we can admit that performance wise of JV1 is inferior to any of Darky's or Doc's.

I already started trying to play around framework-res.apk but I keep on ending up with bootloop. If you can share me tips on how you do your themes, i could probably resume on doing this.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Furry Atom:
I've been hoping someone would bring it over for a while now. The pulldown menu alone is far superior to the 2.2.1 version.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Project1.exe:
i've been PMing themers for tips and advices. hopefully they'll be helpful :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SubenBanDemu:
So I used to use the super optimized kernel for it's oc abilities, but since I've flashed darky 9.4 I can't use it anymore for some reason, so does anyone know another kernel to use?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tfvaldo:
Have you tried DamianGTO's Kernel? I do love this kernel. Although I'm on Doc's ROM, I think it may work on Darky's 9.4, since it's also based on JS8. It has both Odin and CWM flavors.

Have a look here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=959696
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skoscuk:
I have flashed my vibrant with a 2.2 Froyo ROM from this site using ODIN. It works. Now, I would like to root my phone. I don't believe the ROM had root included. My question is this. Can I root my phone with super one click after the flash of 2.2? Also, can I use ODIN to do this?

I searched but couldn't find a ROM with 2.2 + root that works with ODIN. Can anyone provide a link?

Thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
the noob guide has an ALT VERSION which is a leaked froyo that has root and a recovery... it's done via ODIN.

I use it, and then flash a custom 2.2 rom.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kisfit2000:
You can simply use 'SuperOneClickv1.6.5-ShortFuse' from 'http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682', this will very easily root your Vibrant. To use this, you will need to enable USB debugging and connect the phone to your pc/laptop.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skoscuk:
Thanks for the replies!

So I can use Super One Click after I have flashed my phone with 2.2?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skoscuk:
Hey man thanks for the reply! idk I still can't locate that leaked version with root. Is it a .tar?

Is it in ipeench's thread?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
yes, it is in the ipeench thread.... hard to see, the link is subtle... It's qouted below where it is in the thread, "here" is a link to the file.

The zip you download will have eugenes pit / tar / and an older odin (3 files).

I do NOT suggest using the odin that comes with this zip as it is older and more likely to freeze, I have a link in the noob guide for the newer ODIN if you do not already have it (the ODIN you used earlier should work, just use the pit/tar from the zip).

I would strongly encourage following the steps for the ALT METHOD (near the bottom of the first post) in the noob guide, once you have it up and running, go into recovery and flash a custom froyo (I suggest trigger for speed and stability).

Once you have Trigger on your phone, you will be a happy camper. If not, PM me.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skoscuk:
Alright thanks for the help. I am attempting this shortly.

Thanks again!
[Defy General] choudu1:
hi there

my defy simply wont boot. got a fully charged battery off my mate and rsd recognises it. i flash to uk 2.51 but it wont boot after that.

could someone help?
[Defy General] shad0wboss:
You probably had a more recent rom on it like 3.2.xx and downgrading isn't possible unless done properly so that's why your phone isn't booting. You'll have to flash a newer version of rom such as 3.2.xx
[Defy General] choudu1:
what rom should i flash to?
[Droid Incredible Android Development] TheBr0ken:
I'm going to try and keep the incredible throttle files updated. I will do my best at updating the files to the most current available nightly; usually the morning after. I will also have files to return you back to stock.

Check out the latest info on removing Verizons throttle files from Driphter.com here -> [Mod Edit] Removed link to other forum site
[Droid Incredible Android Development] andrew8806:
No development being maintained here. Closing Thread.

OP if you want to continue development for this ROM, please PM me and I can Reopen it.
[Atrix 4G General] goalieguru:
I'm on Bell but I dont have caller id in my plan, but i was wondering if there is a way to enable it without having to pay for it monthly through bell?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] esk02k:
Hey people. Im just sharing this here incase anyone's interested.

It would probably take a while to trickle through from the desire

forum.

I made some swype skins in WVGA. Here they are :

___

Head on over to my thread and have a look if youre intrested.

enjoy!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Stea1thmode:
Good work, been looking for something like this:cool:

Keep 'em coming.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] esk02k:
Will do mate. if you check out my thread theres more

than you can shake a stick at and more coming.

enjoy!
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Stea1thmode:
haha, looking good,

you're holding that stick on your avatar:D
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] esk02k:
Lol yea but thats a sword and in the other hand,

A mans severed head. Muhahha!
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fmfame:
my n1 having rebooting loop problem when i use it continuosly for 5-6mins or performing some task.in airplane mode i can use it for 30-40mins but then restarts and keeps restarting until i give it 3-4min rest before starting it again.probably this happen after 2.3.3 ota updat.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jack_R1:
Wipe data (factory reset) and try again.

If it doesn't work - use "unroot/restore" guide in Wiki, PASSIMG with FRG33 image, test it.

If still reboots - use the warranty, something's wrong with your HW.

You can also look at the logcat to see, what is the problem that causes the reboot. Looks like something's overheating.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kled54:
i am Having the same problem, i have unlocked bootloader and installed the latest cyanogen rom hoping the rebooting problem would be fixed but no luck ,,the rebooting or the overheating what ever causing it persist.

i don't know what else to try??!!!

i really like the phone and don't feel like buying a new one yet. nothing on the market right now convinced me to ditch my n1.

i am just sad that the hardware life span of of the n1 is 1 year only.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fmfame:
yah thats is overheating causing it.because when it becomes hot it goes into restarting loop until i cool it down.still dont know exact problem though.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] exb0:
Isnt the warranty void after you've unlocked the bootloader?

I had that problem when my CPU speed was over 1000. Maybe this'll help?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kled54:
I don't think it's the cpu because since 2 days ago the phone started rebooting while charging without me working on it. so now i have to turn it off before plugging the charger, or it will hang on the x for hours.

i guess it's time for me to look for a new phone..too bad, i really like the n1.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fmfame:
yes nothing wrong withcpu its hardware problem.i also cant recharge it while on.

i keep it in fridge then it work fine.after little heat up it goes into loop again.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ROM_Guest:
I've also had the rebooting loop when I had a bad battery fwiw. Changing the battery to a new one solved the problem.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Iperzampem0:
I was having the same problem when it's charging (and I use the N1 a bit) and when I use the 3G data (surfing the web, installing apps from the market, etc.)!

And it's the 3rd time that I've sent my N1 to the Tech Repair!!!

Never repaired the first 2! I hope this time will be ok... I'm waiting for my Nexus 1 to come again with me... :(
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eseale:
This seems like a big N1 defect.

I called HTC today. Out of warranty repair in the USA is 55$ to 283$ plus shipping.

Could have bought a Nexus S for the 500$ I'm spending on repairs + devices.

*************

Update 5/5/2011

HTC fixed mine even though I unlocked the bootloader. No charge. Free overnight in both directions.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fmfame:
this is making me so much angry.although my n1 is in canada warranty but i am now in pakistan so dont what to do?even we dont know about the exact problem.is it board or something small problem?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baldwin69:
yesterday i did a nandroid backup because i wanted to update my PRL (so i flashed to a sense rom and then did a nandroid restore - had no problems at all). today i was looking at my free space on the phone and it was in the 60's - i remember when i first installed this months ago i had about 260 MB, and i barely have any apps, so i thought i'd run firerat's again. i don't know what happened, but i can't boot the phone - sits at the HTC screen and then goes to recovery. i tried doing a nandroid restore about 5 times - from the phone's recovery, once in fastboot, and once in adb on the computer. it says it's successful, and the system, recovery, boot and data files are 64.4 MB, 5 MB, 2.5 MB, and 308 MB so I know the info is on there (plus it worked yesterday).

if i do a 'df -h' though, it shows /dev/block/mtdblock4 using 1.1 MB mounted on /cache and that's it (well, it shows tmpfs at 0 MB too, but those are the only 2 things that show). what's weird is, if i do a 'df -h' WHILE the nandroid is restoring, it shows 61.3 MB in /system and 120.9 MB in /data. but once it's successful, all that goes away.

so, what could be keeping the backup from sticking??? any ideas?

i hope this makes sense - i tried to give as much info as i could, but keep in mind i have no idea what most of this means. lol. thanks for any help you can provide.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andythegreenguy:
Try doing a full wipe - system/cache/boot/dalvik before you nand restore.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ngholson:
i had this problem once before, but for me it was due to the nandroid backup running out of space during the backup. it looked good, but it wouldn't restore.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baldwin69:
lol, what's weird is that i DID wipe like 5 times and had no luck. for some reason, u telling me to do it made it work! (no, i'm not being sarcastic!). this time i used Fresh Kitchen to wipe the catch tho...for some reason i guess it wasn't fully wiping in recovery.

THANKS!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andythegreenguy:
As long as is worked... we are good!
[Samsung Mesmerize] phidelt82:
OK, so everybody has been waiting for this (not so patiently for some of you), so here it is. PnP for EC10.

***Per ChromeWolf's description

What is "Pick-n-Pack"?

Basically: EC10 build of the Mesmerize-specific ROM USCC released with all the Samsung and USCC-specific apps removed.

You then download the Pick'n'Pack ZIP, and add back in any of the apps you actually wanted on there, if any. Which is AWESOME by the way.

***Thanks to ChromWolf for that. I sometimes forget that not everyone is familiar with PnP and just because I've been here since the beginning of time i should still take the time to explain things for new people.

You (hopefully) know the drill. If you have voodoo, disable lagfix (yes you can re-enable after). Flash in recovery.

Unzip the Addons pack. The zips inside are flashable. (I don't know how many times I've had to answer that question.)

EC10 PnP v0.5

EC10 PnP v0.3

EC10 Addons Pack

### Some people are still having install issues with v0.5, so I'm putting v0.3 back up for now also. If you have an issue with installing v0.5 and get FC's, install v0.3 and reboot. Then boot back into recovery and install v0.5 and everything will work correctly. Also, don't bother with backups of v0.5 as they will just end up causing FC hell if you restore to them.###

**v0.5

Added some more pretty stuff. Fixed some issues for those that were having problems with flashing v0.4.

**v0.4

Added accurate battery mod.

**v0.3

Puzzle Lock now in the ROM. - Thanks Baked_Tator

If you've already flashed the v0.1 or 0.2 and you want the puzzle lock, flash this update.

**v02

Power Options now in the ROM.

If you've already flashed v0.1 and you want the power options, flash this update.

Next on the list:

Still working on lock options.

Working on adding some of the options into the Settings.apk
[Samsung Mesmerize] Igotno:
Thank you..... Your the man!!!!
[Samsung Mesmerize] bigmike88:
awesome stuff phi...youz the man. Thanks for all ur work!

Edit;, addons say eb16 is this an issue or insignificant?

Edit; yeah I don't think it matters, these are the addons I prefer anyways.

Sent from my SCH-I500
[Samsung Mesmerize] SiL3nTKiLL:
downloading now!!!!
[Samsung Mesmerize] lilchubbz05:
Just made my day. Was checking all day for this. Thank you!
[Samsung Mesmerize] molestedshrimp:
I have a question....... Once I flash EC10, custom ROM, EA11 Voodoo, EC10 PnP, do I keep all the other EB16 items on the sd card? Or should I thin out the herd?