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[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ffortissimo:
Which ROM does preserve the battery best?

atm I can't even have my X10 laying next to my bed for 1 night.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SkyStars:
For me it is Wolfbreaks 2.2 rom with .58 baseband. J`s 2.3.3 uses the radio strangely, cell radio using the most power.

WB 2.2: 20-30 hours with non-stop music

J 2.3.3: 6-15 hours with non-stop music

Edit:

Forgot to include 2.3.3 with custom kernel,

I left it unplugged for 8 hours over night and left me with 56%
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ffortissimo:
About 8 hours here.

Strangly enough there was a sudden drop after a few hours. About 60% drop in 2 hours while before going steady.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mister J:
Trippin MiUi STOCK kernal. Its the best in terms of battery life with me.
[Epic 4G Accessories] djg_1982:
I have a 2006 Dodge Stratus and my car has the original radio. Any suggestions on playing music and calls via Bluetooth with having to buy a new stereo?
[Epic 4G Accessories] a454nova:
Bluetooth FM Modulator, don't buy cheap though!

I've install a couple of these, seemed nice.

Alpine eX-10

But there is a few out there, I would read up on them. Use ebay for a better price.
[Epic 4G Accessories] djg_1982:
Ok thanks. I didn't know the technical name of them.
[Epic 4G Accessories] DroidApprentice:
I love the Blackberry Audio Gateway. All it does is receive stereo BT, nothing else, and outputs it into the AUX jack in the car stereo. It powers up and down through the cig lighter and car battery, pairs in seconds virtually every time. Only thing I can maybe fault it for is being overly bass-heavy. And it's fairly inexpensive.
[Epic 4G Accessories] bighuta:
Edit:

here's the link to the Amazon page and the reviews at the bottom. seems legit to me.

http://www.amazon.com/Transmitter-H...berry-Smartphones/dp/B003PPGOC0/ref=pd_cp_e_1

Edit 2:

Apparently the link i gave initially turned out to be a bug in buy.com 's system.
[Epic 4G Accessories] djg_1982:
I don't have a AUX Jack on the car stereo.
[Epic 4G Accessories] djg_1982:
Ok thank you. I will check it out on eBay. I tend to find better prices there.
[Epic 4G Accessories] daddymikey1975:
for a decent but inexpensive radio, I have the Clarion CZ-500 in my truck.

It does bluetooth hands free calling as well as A2DP profile for audio. If you use an app like Vlingo on your phone, then you can text hands free as well :)

There are lots of radios to choose from that support A2DP. I'm suggesting one that I use all the time. There are many others. You can pick up a refurb on ebay for less than $100 I would imagine.

It also has a lengthy USB cord (that my daughter uses :( ) to plug her iPod touch into and the radio will control the ipod's music player. The USB will not charge the Epic though FWIW.

Hope this helps
[Epic 4G Accessories] djg_1982:
Ok thanks. I seen Dual radios for less than $100. But I don't know how good they are. Clarion is a good brand.
[Epic 4G Accessories] a454nova:
Yaaaa, try to stay away from Dual anything... :) or almost anything from Wal-Mart.
[Epic 4G Accessories] dbpaddler:
Stay away from wireless FM. Go inline with the antenna. All wireless is crap. Haven't looked into it, but if you have an input of some sort for a cd changer or xm, there is probably an aux unit that can take advantage of it with a true line in and much better SQ than FM will give.
[Xperia Arc General] ringrover:
hi there

from 2 days there is a big drain battery in my ARC ...

any one have same problme ....

and any suggestion to solve this ?
[Xperia Arc General] kuailan:
Dont worry too much...Considering if your phone is new, the battery need conditioning. Just use it for a week with full charge cycle, I am sure it will be normal. Also you can check from battery usage, to make sure it's not some apps you installed that caused the heavy drain.
[Xperia Arc General] ronniecross:
This is standard in the first few days; 4 days into me having mine, I noticed a decrease from 100% to 31% in 6.5 hours without even touching the phone, however now it runs a breeze.

I wouldn't say wait for it to mellow out and it will be perfect (although you can sit it out, regardless of what you do the phone battery will still need to adjust) but in the long run I'd suggest making use of the handy new battery management feature (Home, Menu, Settings, Applications, Battery Use) and also an application called Advanced Task Killer, which will manage applications that are loaded in memory on the phone. Some say this helps, some say it doesnt, but I personally feel it's beneficial to have it installed.
[Xperia Arc General] Rashkae:
Be very careful if you're running Kakaotalk or Whatsapp - they drink battery power like mad.
[Xperia Arc General] WhiteHartMart:
Just be careful with running apps and widgets - I've put my WiFi sleep policy to when screen is off too.

Really pleased with my battery life - getting between 18 - 24 hours of pretty heavy use per charge :)
[Xperia Arc General] im_iceman:
I'm tired of answering this question... please use the SEARCH feature.
[Xperia Arc General] radiokille:
I have the same problem with battery drain... When I restart the phone the problem dispersers for some time... I have only installed a few apps that I have used without problems on my HTC HD2.. I have run a lot of different android roms on HD2 without this kind of problem..

Actual I noticed the battery drain problem from first start on my ARC..

Now I have installed the "Only Battery Widget" and on the graph I can clearly see that the battery drain is lower after a restart.

I don't know when or why the problem appear...
[Xperia Arc General] ken56k:
I have the same problem before! However, after uninstall task killer program, disable Bravia engine, install shutupbatterysaver and do a reboot, the battery problem has gone!
[Xperia Arc General] vincent.hsy:
I see Whatsapp is always in the "Running" apps list after restart. I don't use it.

I don't have an account and I tried to open the app once but did not register or agree to the terms.

It shouldn't use a lot of battery right?
[Xperia Arc General] Rashkae:
It's installed on mine too but does not use much.

Kakaotalk, on the other hand, accounted for 22% of my battery usage - and I wasn't even using it!!

Uninstalled it.
[Xperia Arc General] StickyGeko:
my 1st proper days usage today and i got 19hrs at which point i hit 15% battery so stuck it back on charge, i was messing with the phone all day, quite a bit of gaming, 3 or 4 videos, pictures net etc, screen on auto, i have no task killer installed... i feel that when ive come out of a game when i check whats running its not there so no need as far as i can see to have 1, pleased with the battery it hasnt yet been through any cycles, this is the 1st time ive properly charged it
[Xperia Arc General] vegetaleb:
The battery drain from first day to third day is extremly different!

First day battery drained about 10% per hour idle,third day 2% only :D:D:D
[Xperia Arc General] sgsgs:
Same here.

I notice there a lot of background services running on the ARC as compared to my Galaxy S and they cannot be stopped (keep coming back) or uninstalled.

I am using Green Power Free set to 1 min ON and 5 mins OFF to see if things get any better.
[Xperia Arc General] x9745:
My Arc drain almost 30% over night with data off. I did a hard reset, it drop only 3% :)
[Xperia Arc General] Regii:
For that matter I'll have to ask something... Is it detrimental to my battery's health when I charge it while still being halfway full? Does it hamper the total capacity? Because that's what I have to do sometimes because of school... Don't want an almost-empty battery there
[Xperia Arc General] sgsgs:
Mine is new (less than a week) so shouldn't need hard reset right? Anyway, the Green Power seem to does its job, 68% now after 7.5 hours.
[Xperia Arc General] sgsgs:
Theoretically Lithium batteries shouldn't be a problem since there is no memory effect. Just do a complete charge/discharge/charge cycle once a month or so to "calibrate" the battery meter.

You should also do it once or twice when new.
[Xperia Arc General] x9745:
One more thing, I am using third party micro usb charger, the phone screen unlock not working!!! Which I cant unlock the phone while i charge!! Just be more careful. Or any friend have this issue?
[Xperia Arc General] sajjad4joy:
Hi, it happened to me too. My battery started draining faster. I was not able to figure out which app caused it, may be WhatsTheApp or Evernote. So I took a backup and made a factory reset. Now my battery is back to normal. you can try that. Now I'm getting 2 days even after playing some HD games. Really loving this phone. Hope this helps....
[Xperia Arc General] Regii:
It is new. You mean actually waiting until it turns itself off? Would have to do that.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zedgar:
I'm running Juiced Extreme 1.2 with 2.2.1 and I understand it to be a I9000 port. Excellent ROM and my daily driver. I probably will not change in the near future. But does anyone know if I try to flash another ROM over this (or ports in general) will I have problems due to the bootloader? Just want to prevent any problems in advance. Do I have to revert back to stock with Odin first?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Br1cK'd:
Most flashable roms don't contain the boot.bin or sbl.bin, and therefore won't touch the bootloader. You can always be sure you're not flashing a different bootloader by making sure those two files are not inside the zip before you flash it. If ever in doubt though, using ODIN to flash stock firmware will restore your original boot.bin and sbl.bin files.

Ginger Clones of the World Unite!!! via the XDA App
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] |Melvin|:
Bro i updated the rom to Juiced Extreme Edition 1.3...

And sorry i made a error..its a captivate port..but as you can see, i have changed even the enter text boxes...even the zoom buttons..everything....

Go get lastest version and feedback and hit thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deathz:
Hi peeps I need some help over here. Currently my phone is unable to connect to the my network. It shows "No Service" yet I am able to detect networks. Just that I am unable to connect to them. The sim card that I used is working on other phone which shows full reception. To confirm that my HTC Hero has problem, I used another working sim card on it. Nothing has changed though. I am not sure if it is a hardware or firmware problem.

I am using a rooted phone flashed with Elinux Special Edition 2.2.1 Final, Baseband version 63.18.55.06PU_6.35.15.14
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pwraggcan:
Sounds like the imei is blacklisted. Can't do much with that

Sent from my Motorola Startac running Android 3.0 Honeycomb.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deathz:
How do I check if imei is black listed? I bought this phone first hand.

In fact I had sent to htc for servicing and they told me its the faulty hardware. My phone warranty expired 2 months ago :( Now they want to charge my an insane price to change the whole phone board :mad::mad::mad: Is there anyware to fix this phone because I actually intended to sell this off in 2 months time.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peterc10:
Is your phone locked to a different supplier? Did it used to work with this SIM?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deathz:
It was working fine that day. The next morning there is no reception as shown in the phone.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FlanFlinger:
Who's your network provider ?

I've had no end of grief with meteor IE, every other sim works fine but meteor only gets a service if you turn off 3g
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deathz:
SingTel from Southeast Asia, Singapore
[Android Themes] daxiaamu:
I‘m new here.I want to konw if I Modify Resolution （ desc.txt） in bootanimation.zip,need I resign the zip?With what tools?How?

Sorry about my poor English，I'm a student of Chinese.Hope you can read my words.
[Android Themes] Dont Panic:
No need to resign it. However, you can not compress it. Compression level should be 'Store'.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Voryn:
I'm sure this is a HC notification but i can't get it to stop.. when i get a text i get a "received sms". I had same issue in the new miui so i'm sure its a HC issue.

any thoughts? would a screen shot be helpful or does anyone know how to stop this??
[Xperia Play General] Aightu:
How much free ram space do you guys have after startup?
[Xperia Play General] friscoltu959:
If I don´t get wrong 97mb
[Xperia Play General] Zub7:
i hover between 200mb - 250mb free typically.
[Xperia Play General] Aightu:
Odd i cant get above 200Mbits.
[Xperia Play General] matknny:
As long as you have some your fine. I've not had a problem yet.
[Xperia Play General] svenk919:
Directly after start-up I have 270 MB, probably 280 without some apps that start up automatically like whatsapp.

Edit: I did delete most widgets, just left the one for music.
[Xperia Play General] Zub7:
well i dont have any of those ****ty widgets running and only really use one homescreen. dont have many apps running as services either apart from whatsapp. i do tend to kill stuff like EventManager and SetupWizard that like to pop back up in running services from time to time. saves about 15-25mb.
[Xperia Play General] Aightu:
Has anyone found a way to just disable stuff like Setting Guide and Media Server? There must be a way to disable those program from starting up. Sorry if im being totally ignorant, but i just moved here from a WM6.5 device ;)
[Xperia Play General] Tornlogic:
I know titanium backup can freeze apps from starting up, but you have to be rooted. Hopefully the play gets root soon
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] drjjose:
i updated my x10mini using another build.prop and then instaled the cyanogen mod in it wen i turn my phone it wontreconice my sim card ask me to unlock it. i belive i change providers or someting, can i change back to claro provider whit out messing anyting or i have to unlock it anyways. beacuse the build.prop is diferent
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ungaze:
It says something about building it from android source and it should work with any android 2.2 device, well here's their main site:

http://bel.fi/~alankila/android-dsp/

Maye someone with more experience can make it work for O1.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] bioan:
You could give this a try: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=783737
[Optimus One, P500, V General] hell1134:
Sorry to disappoint you.....but I tried it and it renders your p500 either audio-less or results in bootloop.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] kpbotbot:
Tested the link badeaioan gave a few weeks ago. Makes my phone freeze when trying to play anything.

Also, if someone can build a ROM from source maybe it could work xD
[Optimus One, P500, V General] lekhwani:
Its already working fully on gingerbread o1 roms.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] ungaze:
also tested badeaioan's link. Same result, no sound and sometimes freeze.

yep, we all know it as a gingerbread native app/feature but some people would also prefer to stay on Froyo and still have DSP manager(or at least better sound with speaker/headphones). Well in my part i'm just pointing out a link for someone with enough time and knowledge who would also like to have this feature on his froyo runnin O1.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] bioan:
Sorry if you had any problems I haven't tested it.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] bigj225:
Guys marosige has created a new battery calibration app that can be used to recalibrate the battery after flashing a rom. Here is the link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1024867
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] skylar.sutton:
How is this useful? If I'm flashing a ROM I'm in recovery... where there is a handy little button that says "clear battery stats"... which is exactly what this app does.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] monkeychef:
Does wiping battery stats improve battery life?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] crstfr:
you should be wiping batstats via recovery prior to flashing new roms!... comeon!.. and just charge your phone to 100%... use root explorer...data/system/batstat.....delete!..

don't need a prog, but i salute the idea!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] bartbg323:
i tried it and it works good...its suppose 2 save ppl from goin into recovery...just charge to 100% and push a button...simple
[EVO 4G General] skantman69:
Is there a way to get our EVO car mode screen to look like the thunderbolt?? My buddy has one and the evo car mode screen looks like garbage compared to his. Thanks guys.
[EVO 4G General] OneStepAhead:
that's probably a sense 2.0 feature in which case yes you could make your phone look like that by flashing one if the Desire Z ports, like Warm Z for example. you will lose 4g thkugh, which for me is a good thing. the 4g radio turns on by itself all the time and is a battery hog. Give it a try if the car panel is more important then 4g to you.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crunkhead18:
Is GT-1900 case compatible for vibrant?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kawika:
yup:D

cha cha cha
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] shanman2001:
My company has a Windows Mobile app that is a medical application all done in C++. There are no services that run on startup or anything like that. I have had a few customers from time to time mention that our app wont start when launched manually. There is no error message, it just fizzles out. The problem seems to persist between soft resets. Uninstalling/reinstalling the app doesnt help. Only a hard reset seems to correct it. There are other symptoms besides our application. After a soft reset and before attempting to launch our app the device seems sluggish. Active sync wont connect. Launching remove programs can take 30 sec to a min to bring it up. We have mainly seen this on Touch Pro 2's. We had only heard of it a couple of times until recently when one customer has had numerous ones happen in the last couple of months. It doesnt seem to happen when first using, only after device has been in use a while. Again a hard reset has been the only fix. Does anyone have any ideas where to look on this? Any help would be appreciated.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] shanman2001:
bump it up

bump it up
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ElectronX:
Do you use CreateMutex or FindWindow to detect a running instance of the application?

Windows Mobile uses some hidden top level windows without a message queue. If such a window exists, EnumWindows within FindWindow cannot return.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] QiuKai:
Thanks for your hard work !
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] shanman2001:
Im not sure of the specifics, but we do have some code in there to detect existing windows and use those. The thing about it is that once it gets in this state it does it every time you try to launch, even after soft resets. A hard reset and re-installation of our app will correct it.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] ElectronX:
Some devices still have a wrong configuration of the object store. From this it follows that after every warm reset the file system carries out double entries in the notification database. This can lead to various problems.

The following one is only one effect of many: Activesync Connection Issue due to Redundant Notification Database Entry
[Galaxy S I9000 General] stickyasglue:
I read some where before that you can brush the chrome on the Galaxy S to reveal black plastic underneath it, has anyone tried this? I would love a Galaxy S with a full black front.

Any thoughts?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jheysl2:
I heard it looks quite bad when you brush the chrome off, im sure I saw it on a utube video but if u can find any decent pics/videos of it then it might be worth a try, im sure it would look nice if it was just black
[Galaxy S I9000 General] davanw:
I did it. The plastic under the chrome is not black, it's grey.

To get it to look like this, after sanding off the chrome with fine sandpaper, I then rubbed oil into the bare plastic to give it a shine.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] stickyasglue:
That looks amazing, if you have the time would you mind taking some other photo's of it? Maybe closer to the bezel ?

Regards
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ANTiSTAR86:
Hi,

i am also interested in casemodding. Isnt it possible just to replace the chromeframe?

Id like to take these ceramic frame and bettery cover from the sgs white edition. Is that may possible?

Greetz
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Naeem786:
i feel sorry for ur phone
[Galaxy S I9000 General] stickyasglue:
U can buy seperate bezels on ebay

Eg: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Samsung-Galax...s=63&clkid=8314748327216415236#ht_3561wt_1119

though not sure how hard it would be to replace
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jodue:
wow, looks really cool!

+1 for more photos :D

did you remove the frame to sand off the chrome or is it possible to do it without disassembling?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] davanw:
Here are a couple new photos. Took me some time to find another camera. ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] saphirrot:
nice photos man, got a galaxy to but tell me please whats the difference ... cant see anything !
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rudeboy150:
What home app u using there for ur home screen if you dont mind me asking davenw
[Galaxy S I9000 General] davanw:
It's just launcher pro, the free version.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] rudeboy150:
O really well i like the icons im guessing the side icons is just shortcuts
[Galaxy S I9000 General] stickyasglue:
Thanks :)

filling up message
[Galaxy S I9000 General] 19arek93:
Anyone was trying to get off paint on back cover? It's painted from inside.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] omganinja:
Look at your galaxy, then look at his, if you still can't see the difference, go see an optometrist.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] kantbstopped519:
which icons are those?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] xavdeman:
Yeah, how do you get these icons?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Xacky:
Those kinda icons can be found with the LauncherPro icons app.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.droidicon.launcherproicons&feature=search_result
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Munszu:
http://launcherpro.droidicon.com/icons

These icons seem similar to the ones on the pictures.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] :
Couldn't you have used t-cut instead of sandpaper, like on car badges might make it more smoother.

BTW looks really nice =D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ulsa:
I have a Galaxy S and can actually not see any big differences. My frame looks grey... Maybe it has been chrome once, it is over a yuear old...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] str9:
very interesting topic, its just a bit sad that the plastic underneath is greyish instead of black or red (like the htc lol), any method to get it black with some special resistant paint or whatever :confused:
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jodue:
i actually hat the same thought. i'd guess one could first sand it off and afterwards paint it with black nail polish ... or something like that :D
[Galaxy S I9000 General] msolus:
My galaxy s is about 8 months old and you can see where that original chrome finish is starting to fade. Might consider this when it starts to get much worse- that or just buy a new bezel and replace it
[Galaxy S I9000 General] TettZor:
No! This is wrong! Stop hurting it! Seriously, this is to much for me. I've had my SGS for over a year now and there isn't one scratch on it even though I've never used a screen protector. Its my baby :-).
[Galaxy S I9000 General] jodue:
this is not hurting but more of a "body modification" thing like a tattoo or a piercing :D ... i like my galaxy s for the "inner values", the "iphony" look is definitely boring (me)!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Networx666:
What if your handy falls down and the chrome splits? It is not that eye-catching when the plastic is grey.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] diehard2222:
Lmfao! Hurting it lol. Well my sgs had been dropped on its head at least 40 times. Im thinking its brain damaged.