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[G Tablet General] marckarasek:
Honeycomb + Gingerbread + Google TV = Yummy

Google is looking to bring all the deserts back into one.

With an added topping of Google TV.

This is the best of all worlds, so a bug/feature add goes out to all devices, tablets, phones, TVs, Settops, etc..

Sure it will take them a few months or so to get this done, but I think the wait will be worth it.
[G Tablet General] dcmtnbkr:
Here's the way I feel. There is not a single thing about sense/motoblur/touchwiz that should cause the manufacturer to integrate it into the android code. All of these would work just fine with apps/launchers. If htc wants sense on there devices, program a launcher, dont bogg down the code with an extra 100 megs of useless crap. Make the launchers and apps uninstallable.

This whole thing only forces the manufacturers to make their UI's the way they should have to begin with. I'd say this is better for the community, not worse.
[Android Software Development] greydarrah:
I've got a pretty simple idea for a graphic that I want in my app and artist who draws great stuff, but doesn't know about animation. I want a stork to fly across the top of my screen (slowly) an drop a blanket (implying a baby inside) that falls down the screen to land on a mans head, then the man sinks off the bottom of the screen.

Can anyone explain the basics of what I need for my app? Do I want my artist to create a gif file (is a gif file like a cartoon movie???), or is there a better way to do it?

Thanks for any help.
[Android Software Development] GPhoenix:
If you follow these guides it can give you a good understanding of how to get a custom boot animation going. In essence, you must have a bootanimation.zip file composing of a desc.txt file that tells at what resolution and frames per second to play a series of jpg images that simulates a video.

Good luck,

GP

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=905538

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=696193
[Android Software Development] andytsui:
Basically you can go for a series of Animated sprite (in png, frame-by-frame) and so basic transformation animation on them. It sounds to me that most of what you want to achieve could be done with Android's animation framework.

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/view-animation.html

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/2d-graphics.html

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/view/animation/Animation.html
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mkhang:
So after flashing Incredibly Re-engineered 2.2, my GPS hasn't been able to lock onto my current location. I haven't worried about it too much until now because I'm going on a roadtrip and I'll need my GPS. Is anyone else's rom unable to lock onto their location also or is it just mine? Does anyone know any solutions? I hope I can fix this soon cause I don't want to get lost driving!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdmba:
Welp

I know nothing of reengineered (I prefer Magnolia) but GPS is radio based. While flashing a Radio is second only to flashing HBoot in terms of being super dangerous (=brick), you may want to find the 7.28 radio (=stock) and flash it (it should be flashed through HBoot).

Oh and to forestall the people who WRONGLY claim flashing the same radio twice will brick your phone; that was a 1 time thing for a radio update which was issued by unrEVOked as a patch. Flashing a full radio is different (but, again, dangerous in its own right).

Good luck
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xyojimbox:
Open maps type address and choose to navigate there and then it will lock on then after that u can just go into navigation
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mkhang:
Ok so I tried the maps solution and my GPS still won't lock on. Are there any other solutions rather than flashing a new radio?? What does it effect if I flash a new radio??
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jpzsports:
go to the market and download gps status. go to menu>tools and there is a switch to clear the gps data. once i did this and rebooted my gps has been rock solid.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mkhang:
I downloaded the GPS status and there isn't anything that says clear GPS

---edit: so I cleared the data but it still wont lock onto my location. I can get turn by turn directions but it wont lock onto me still.---
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pearlyking:
So turned on my new Gtablet this morning, after leaving to charge overnight. Booted up - with no welcome setup screen - set up wifi OK and got the message to update to 3558.

Started that off, it seemed to run OK; after about 5 minutes I briefly tapped the power on button, as the screen had gone dark, and got the message that read something like, application android media.com has stopped unexpectedly (sorry I didn't write it down) and forced closed. The download didn't proceed any further so after another 10 minutes so I cancelled it.

Powered down and rebooted. The welcome/setup screen now appeared. I accept the licence agreement set the date/time and press next.

Get message: "The application Tablet setup (process com.tapntap.welcome) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.

I have now repeated this about five times with exactly the same results.

I am really at a loss what to do next. NVFlash restore? Format SD card?

EDIT: Fixed by running recovery with the stock 3558 ROM and instructions from here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=842000
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nullunit2000:
Thanks for the post. I was mighty PO'd when my new toy crapped out on the first use.:eek:
[Captivate Themes and Apps] TonyStark R.I.P.:
Over the past week I have been looking for assistance on having a keyboard I like modded to work with the theme I'm using.

Specs

ROM: Serendipity v6.3 - Theme: ZeuBugTheme (I9000 theme) JS based - Keyboard in question extracted from: Erebos (JPX/U/Y/JS3/JS5/JS7/JS8)

The keyboard is a .apk. I have tried the following to no avail, constantly getting the "Force Close" warning. File name gbkb.apk.

1) Dropping directly into System>app

2) Rename to libjni_latinime.so (not sure if I did it right, but didn't work)

I tried a few other things, things I don't remember that went terribly wrong!

So I ask for help understanding how to make something like this work with my setup.

Interestingly enough, they also have a dialer which I was easily able to replace the DialerTabActivity.apk and have the dialer work. So why not the keyboard?

Pleas ask questions I would truly like to rectify this.

Thanks, Tomween1
[Captivate Themes and Apps] Pirateghost:
you need the gbkb.apk and the matching .so. you dont just rename anything.

drop the apk into /system/app and the .so that is included with the theme into /system/lib

thats it. you dont have to modify anything
[Captivate Themes and Apps] TonyStark R.I.P.:
OK, this too was one of my questioning areas (earlier in my attempts). Not sure what the so file is that I should use.

Also can these items be inserted into a cwm and be flashed? Not that I will 9don't know how yet), just a need to know
[Captivate Themes and Apps] SeanHacker:
you need the gbkb.apk and you need the libjni_gblatinime.so file for the keyboard to work. i'm using the erebos one too.
[Captivate Themes and Apps] TonyStark R.I.P.:
What ROM?

I have already installed the dialer but found I couldn't customize the dialer tones
[Galaxy S I9000 General] brunes:
I know a lot of people here use the Screen Filter app to both make night-time viewing more comfortable and also save battery use by the display. It is a great app and I have been using it myself for a long time.

However, since upgrading to Gingerbread I have determined that there is something about Screen Filter that Gingerbread does not like, causing it to drain a lot of life from the battery. The battery use does not show up under the Screen Filter application however, it shows up under "Android System".

I can easily demonstrate this - Battery fully charged left on airplane mode, with screen filter running overnight (screen is off) - will consume over 50% of the battery.

Identical setup the next night, with screen filter not running, consumes only 2% of the battery overnight on airplane mode. Checking the battery use screen of Gingerbread, you can see "Android System" is consuming nearly all of the battery use during this time.

I just wanted to post to let people know. I have contacted the developer and let him know about the situation.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] maartenjanvdwielen:
could it explain this?

I charge my battery to 100% go to bed, drain 8% in 8/9 hours. But as soon i use my phone once.... (alarm/wake up) my android system starts to use "more" power/accu.

ill try same this evening, will let you know!

Edit: oeps you said Android System not Android OS
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ivas75:
Could you pleeeeease tell me which app you're using for this battery logging?

Thanks in adavance.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] maartenjanvdwielen:
Settings/About Phone/Battery Use

:P 2.3.3 Android
[Galaxy S I9000 General] xchasa:
Isn't it just the STD jvk battery usage?

In settings/ about phone/ battery use. Touch the graph on top for detailed graph.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] RMonst3r:
hmmm strange.

I do not experience this with screen filter and i leave it on all of the time when i'm home.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] PAGOT:
I have also no issue with the screenfilter app. (Asked the dev to change the icon into green :P)

@maartenjanvdwielen Change your wifi policy to turn of while screen off if you dont have some reason to have it all the time on.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] brunes:
With a gingerbread rom?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] PAGOT:
Yes with JVK. Waiting for a better icon for the program :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] brunes:
Strange... maybe it is something with my phone?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] PAGOT:
Nah, doesnt have to be. Or I am one of the lucky ones :) . Anyway wait for more replies. Btw I stopped using it. I kinda dont like that white icon there (with the burn in scares all and all :P)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] maartenjanvdwielen:
thanks

i had but that seems to be an other drain :P.

In meantime i removed Screen filter and something happend........ i know its impossible but i gained power! I gained 5% accu without charging it after i removingscreenfilter.

stupid thing is i stopped the process of google maps also after removing SF so there is the possibility......

will see tomorrow, thanks for the heads up!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] alelas:
Does it not deserve a fresh thread? My battery is gaining power too, when I go from cold environment to warmer one afte reboot I can get upto 50% more power ;)

Swyped from another GALAXY
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jbdroid:
I have that one too, Android OS eating up my battery, phone not lasting a day. I tried soft reset. It worked for a while until Android OS became hungry again. Then I flashed CF-root kernel. Android OS is tamed, I am now on the second day and my battery is still 50%.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Seifer1975:
I dun think that is specific to GB roms. I had the same problem on my froyo too. I always use screen filter at night only, cause I like to read before sleep. If I leave screen filter on, it drains about 40% overnight. Otherwise, it drains about 7%.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] icejagans:
From what i can gather, avoid leaving screen filter app running. Just turn it off when you are done and no problems.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ujjwal321:
i think this thread should be deleted...

causes confusion... I don't think the real reason is the screen filter app.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] maartenjanvdwielen:
Maybe, but someone please help me with this :P

You guess where i removed SF ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] susdiehl:
Removed?

You mean comlete delete from Phone or only Stop the program?

Thats crazy :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] maartenjanvdwielen:
Yes removed :rolleyes:

i know its crazy, can it be corrupted on my mobile or something? Will reinstall and show the results soonest.
[Xoom Android Development] B Dizzle:
If you are like me you are not happy with the power button placement. I modded a few files that will allow any bluetooth keyboard to wake the screen from sleep. Very handy when the Xoom is docked. Requires Reboot.

Modded Files

Push the files via adb to /system/usr/keylayout/

Example:

adb remount

adb push Generic.kl /system/usr/keylayout/Generic.kl

adb reboot

Apple Keyboard (Vendor_05ac_Product_0239.kl) - Wake with eject key

Generic Keyboard (Generic.kl) - Wake with F1

Motorola Keyboard (Vendor_22b8_Product_093d.kl) - Wake with right ctrl key (Not Tested - Sorry do not have one)

Note:

After the keyboard and the Xoom have been asleep for a while, there may be a delay before the Xoom wakes. Bluetooth devices sleep to save power and it takes about 15-30 seconds to wake and sync again.

Thorough Explanation of Key Remapping:

Better explanation of this is here.

Getting back to default:

If you want to return things to default, download the default files and adb push them back to the Xoom.
[Xoom Android Development] thefredelement:
Sweet! I'm going to give this a try later. Thanks!
[Xoom Android Development] TriadX1:
Works great with the Motorola BT Keyboard...

edit: I did remap it back to the default CTRL_RIGHT and instead used the unmapped "reserved" key on the keyboard. It is the 4th key from the top right with 3 lines. Since this key is unused, it seemed more appropriate for now. It is key 226 in the mapping.

@triadX1
[Xoom Android Development] funnycreature:
Maybe someone in this thread can help me. I posted in other threads but nobody replied. I bought a generic BT keyboard with Apple keys. To remap the keys I downloaded a program to get the scancodes for each key and modified the Generic.kl. It di not change anything. The question is now, is there a way to name the .kl file like the other 3 already present, i.e. with a manufacturer-specific name? How else will HC know which file to use when the BT keyboard is connected? I hope I got my point across...Thanks everyone!

[sent with Xooming Android technology]
[Xoom Android Development] kcrudup:
Just a heads-up: I have what must be an older version of the Apple Keyboard (bought in '97); the VID:DID are 05AC:022C :

apple 0005:05AC:022C.0001: input,hidraw0: BLUETOOTH HID v1.36 Keyboard [Apple Wireless Keyboard] on 40:FC:89:27:62:5C

I just copied your Vendor_05ac_Product_0239.kl to Vendor_05ac_Product_022c.kl and it works fine. Thanks for the mod!
[Xoom Android Development] kcrudup:
Can you get the Vendor ID/Device ID from the Keyboard?

"adb shell dmesg" once it's connected should be able to tell you. After that, it's just a matter of naming the file as such. For example a device with VID:DID 1234:ABCD would be named Vendor_1234_Product_abcd.kl .

HTH!
[Xoom Android Development] fsunoles157:
it was easy i just edited one file one line next to menu i put wake
[Xoom Android Development] fsunoles157:
system/ust/keylayout/ and vrdb ....093 something then r/w then right click to edit text and scroll to 125 where it says MENU and make it look like this MENU WAKE and reboot and your good menu key is now wake one press wakes and two presses unlocks
[Xoom Android Development] funnycreature:
I found out that the generic keyboard uses the Apple layout. I want to post a How-to soon but I have very little time lately :( Thanks for the info though; how would I find the information? I tried connecting the keyboard to my laptop via BT and opened the device manager. Is there any property that shows the VID:DID?
[Xoom Android Development] SPIDERTECH:
I'm curious as to why the key 226 isn't being used when there's actually no key used to open the app menu. I would have assumed the key used for menu (two keys to the right of the spacebar) would be used for the app menu and the unused key (three horizontal lines) would've been for the menu since most apps I've seen with the on-screen menu looks the same. Plus the icon for the Apps menu actually looks like what is on the Menu key for the keyboard. O_o

What would I need to add to the keyboard file to make a key open the application menu? After looking over the keymaps in the file I couldn't see any key on the keyboard that would open the app menu.
[Xoom Android Development] amruthwo:
Use 226 for whatever

You can remap 226 to be menu if you want, but i don't know the command to open the app "drawer" on honeycomb.

Just like they said above, the file you want to edit is in

/system/usr/keylayout/

I use root explorer because it lets me edit easily as well. If you want to do it the way i do just follow the steps below:

1- Mount R/W when you get in the folder

2- Long hold on "Vendor_22b8_Product_093d.kl"

3- Select "Open in Text Editor"

4- Scroll all the way to the bottom where it says 226 and edit the line to read

key 226 MENU​

(3 spaces between 226 and MENU)

if you simply want it to be another Menu key. (Before editing, it says unused or tbd or something, just erase all of that ;) )

Alternatively try:

key 226 MENU WAKE​

if you also want it to wake up your tablet.

Personally, I edited key 125 to wake up the tablet as described above, and put

key 226 POWER​

so that i could also lock the screen, thus using the otherwise useless key.

As a sidenote, Root Explorer *should* automatically make a backup for you when you edit the keylayout file, but doing one manually (aka: copy and paste somewhere else on your sdcard) is always a smart move.

Good Luck!
[Xoom Android Development] ruvort:
I tried this command and I get a "error: device not found" message. I am using my droid 1 and the blueputdroid app to use my hard keyboard as a bluetooth one. The keyboard works... I just would like to map some things out to open the app drawer and such. Thank you in advance for any help :)
[Xoom Android Development] sangreal06:
That error means adb can't find your xoom. Make sure you have USB debugging enabled
[Xoom Android Development] ruvort:
Hmm I have tried it from the zoom itself with a terminal app as well as from the PC and have made sure debugging is running and have gotten the same result each time :/
[Xoom Android Development] B Dizzle:
This requires root. I am assuming those having trouble have rooted their phones and have the moto drivers installed on their PC. If adb devices does not show your device then try running the following:

adb kill-sever

adb start-server

adb devices

See if the device shows up now. I am calling these commands from my memory so I could be wrong about the wording. Running adb /? will give you a list of command line switches.
[Xoom Android Development] ruvort:
Hmm it STILL doesn't see it. I know I am an unlocked and rooted xoom. I am running rooted apps just fine and browsing all my system files just fine on the computer with Droid explorer. I just can't get it to see my device in adb. Any ideas?
[Xoom Android Development] SPIDERTECH:
Does anyone here have 3.1? I updated to 3.1 which removed the customized file I replaced for the zoom keyboard, but I read in another thread where a person talked with a rep (i'm thinking from either moto or vzw) about the update stating that the update included "Additional shortcut key support for Bluetooth keyboard".

The file I used was from 3.0 and since I didn't know this at the time, I didn't back it up first. I know...it was stupid not to do so, but whatever lol

If anyone could pull the new 3.1 keyboard layout file for the motorola keyboard and post it, that would be great.
[Xoom Android Development] SPIDERTECH:
Anyone able to pull this file for me? It's the Vendor_22b8_Product_093d.kl
[Xoom Android Development] ruvort:
Here ya go :) http://db.tt/9fAD3NS
[Xoom Android Development] SPIDERTECH:
Thanks for that. It looks like the 226 key is STILL not being used. I'm curious now as to what the additional shortcuts were supposed to be.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] shotgun32:
My app2sd space is 348mb, but my phone memory left is 18mb.

How to increase my phone memory? I have installed aCCleaner, i thought it solved my problems. But no, it only free 488kb of my phone memory.

Any more ideas?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] masteryx:
From ADB shell or a terminal emulator installed in your phone:

$ su
# a2sd install
# a2sd cachesd
# a2sd align

From time to time, the command

# a2sd resetcache

should free some space on your a2sd partition. This operation takes some time to complete and restarts your phone.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] shotgun32:
What happens after i type that in the terminal emulator? Should i backup my sd card or anything first?

Cause ive already installed terminal emulator and im ready. But i just want to know...
[Optimus One, P500, V General] masteryx:
No, backup is not necessary.

The first a2sd command makes sure a2sd is active. If it wasn't, will move your applications to the ext partition and free phone memory. If it already is, it doesn't do anything.

The second command moves the cache to the ext partition, also freeing phone memory.

The third command zip aligns the installed applications.

The resetcache operation is not necessary now, only in the future when you observe the free space decreasing even though you didn't install many new apps. The cache grows over time, and the reset operation deletes it and creates it again, making it smaller.

I performed all these commands on my phone just before writing here and everything was OK, so I am confident they will work for you too if a2sd is installed properly.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] shotgun32:
Thank you! Waiting so long for you to reply. Yes, my a2sd installed properly.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] shotgun32:
I found out my terminal emulator is gone. I thought i have it. Then i try to install it from the market but is says insufficient storage. Lol. Help??
[Optimus One, P500, V General] masteryx:
My only suggestion is for you to uninstall an application to make room for the emulator. Mine for an example is 1.46 MB. So try removing a game or anything else that uses a fair amount of storage. You can get it back once you solve the free space problem.

I have never used ADB, so I can't assist you with that alternative.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] shotgun32:
hey, after 3 days with the "low on space" warning in the notification bar, some of my apps icon is gone after i reboot my phone. and the apps that the icons missing cannot be open. when i try to open the apps it says " could not launch the requested activity" and the sad thing is i cant uninstall anything to free some space. now im uninstalling bakery story but it took forever.

any more ideas? i just need to install that terminal emulator but it says insufficient stirage all the time! any more ideas?

or maybe i should reinstall my rom or sumthing?? helpp!!
[Optimus One, P500, V General] masteryx:
I wonder if any of the wipes from the recovery menu could be helpful here... Before reinstalling the ROM you can practically try anything. So how about booting into recovery and wiping "/cache"? I think the cache will be rebuilt anyway...
[Optimus One, P500, V General] shotgun32:
Does wiping cache through custom recovery is the same with wiping cache using and typing the command in the terminal emulator?

If it is, then i just wipe my cache through custom recovery? Cause i cant install and uninstall any apps! My phone memory has dropped from 18mb to 4mb. And i cant receive a text message.

Add: some of my apps are gone too, e.g. angry birds and so on. And after wiping the cache my apps that gone will be back right?

Hmm im panic! Lol
[Optimus One, P500, V General] masteryx:
No, they are not the same. But since you're out of options, I think you should do it anyway - wiping the cache from the recovery menu, that is.

I'm sorry I am the only one trying to help you. I myself am in the process of reinstalling my phone right now (switching from void #echo to LOL 1.4.2).

Also, don't panic. Backup any important data first. What I told you to do won't brick your phone, so there's nothing you should be afraid of.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] shotgun32:
Thanks for helping. Youre the man :)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] shotgun32:
Btw, can i know what cache does it remove through the custom recovery and through the terminal emulator?