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[XPERIA X10 General] agentJBM:
GB update is scheduled for end of June, not September. The devs better keep working, if they want to beat SE to the punch.

The official 2.3.3 update will be based on vanilla GB, so it will be very similar to what the devs are cooking up. Basically, we will only really need root to get close to pure vanilla. We won't need a bunch of roms that are just GB vanilla with bloatware removed and a theme added. Most of us can do this ourselves at this point.

However, the bypass will be helpful for lifting any fps limits, speaker volume, undervolting, and overclocking. But it looks like 16mil colors is going to be a bit more difficult, as there is a second layer of security surrounding that (i am not a developer).

I have a feeling SE is going to surprise us with the performance of the GB update. Outside of what I mentioned above, I don't think the average member will find much need for custom ROMs when we are running current OS, unless the devs can get Honeycomb working. That will be the next thing we are looking for.

No disrespect intended to the devs. They are amazing, and if it wasn't for them and xda I would be stuck with 1.6. Just saying that SE is giving us what our devs have so diligently been working on.
[Android Apps and Games] misc86:
Is there a way for the game developer to tell where each user that plays their game is geographically located? Is this information that the game developer can easily obtain?

I guess what i am trying to say is, lets say a developer has a ad agency who wants to place ads in game, but the ad agency wants certain ads to appear for the user depending on their geographial location (the ad company has different ads for vancouver, calgary, and toronto that advertise local businesses), can the developer easily cater to this request?
[Android Apps and Games] Ron_HeadcaseGames:
openFeint at the very least can give you partial data I believe.. such that I have seen on iOS, not sure about Android however
[Android Apps and Games] rickyzone:
From what I understand you can get peoples location in your android app. However it will be a listed permission and people may get curious.
[Android Apps and Games] misc86:
oh so there is no way to obtain the data without it being a listed permission?

by listed permission, you mean that before you download the program, it will show it as something the app wants to access.

What about for iOS?
[Android Apps and Games] misc86:
anyone have any insight?
[Android Apps and Games] praetorian droid:
You can use some IP geolocation service. This is platform independent and does not require any additional permissions because it could run on server side.
[Android Apps and Games] nitzanj:
It's already the case - Ad servers like AdMob have the option to use coarse and/or fine location to better target ads.

But of course an App that has location enabled ads will show the coarse or fine location permission.

What are you asking really? you want to know a user's location without them explicitly letting you know...?

That seems indecent, at best...
[Android Apps and Games] illithid:
Alternatively you can use Google Analytics to track users.

Using Analytics you can also send specific data (i.e. track the highest level a player can achieve, which level of difficulty players chose the most)
[Android Apps and Games] seanw.org:
You can use IP geolocation (search on Google for lots of sites that offer this service) to locate the user from their IP address. If you need something more exact, look into the coarse and fine location permissions available to Android apps.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cd112:
HI all,

I see that Viewsonic is pushing out 4349 update and i have been reading up on it. I currently use TNTlite 4.40. Is it safe to apply this or wait until it is fully tested and then apply it when it is compatible with the latest roms.

Roebeet i know that you have been testing this.. What do you think..

Let me know.

thanks
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roebeet:
Don't touch 4349 if you are on a mod, or if you use clockworkmod

...unless you want a soft-brick your device.

I'm still testing, but right now I can tell you that if you are using clockworkmod and flash to 4349, you WILL soft-brick your device. It seems to have the same traits as the infamous 3991. Again, still testing.

I'm not sure about TNT Lite 4.4.0 yet - that's on my list of tests but I want to test VEGAn first, as that's probably the most popular ROM here.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cd112:
Sounds good Roebeet.. Let us know.. I am going to hold of on the update until we hear from you..
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skempo:
i upgraded from stock 3588 and everything works flawlessly.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roebeet:
Confirmed as bad as 3991. I will write up a new post with details, warnings and suggestions.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] butchconner:
Roebeet,

Plainly said -- VS always has been oriented to stock and has said the alternate ROMs

will void your warranty.

It seems apparent to me that this update is designed to work on top of the other "stock"

software they hope you are running (and probably aren't).

Stock rules in their world.

Rev

P. S. -- I just remembered -- somebody asked earlier about the "Enhancements"

on this ROM. I don't know, but I do remember trying it on 3991 and it semi-bricked

my tablet.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fridge011:
It has same brick issues with enhancement. How hard is it gonna be to get the Roms working with it? Specifically vegan 5.1.1?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dick in FC:
I did it over stock, and I now have a clock/calendar, with nothing else working.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edirector:
Can this be reverse engineered? Meaning can we flash back to our previous rom before the update by nvflashing?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] roebeet:
This is very similar to UAT 3991, so far

The good thing about that is that we a month of experience that we can apply, here. I've been tested my own mods that I added a failsafe into and, so far, that failsafe is working. But I have a lot more testing to do -- I haven't even LOOKED at this update yet. :)

That failsafe, btw, was adding the 3588 bootloader as part of the flash process. That way, if someone was on 3991 (or now 4349) and flashed to TNT Lite 4.4.0 for example, the bootloader gets downleveled so that way it shouldn't soft-brick. Same should apply if you flash from stock 4349 to 3588, or vice versa.

Keep in mind that clockworkmod is about the worst thing you can use, between 1.1 and 1.2 based ROMs. It doesn't flash the bootloader, which is required.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edirector:
Never-mind i nvflashed and am restoring gtab back to the way she was. I couldn't deal with not having market and my favorite apps. Also I lost sound. VS did well for those whose gtab wasn't running smoothly but as for mine she was sweet before the update running like a fine tuned engine. Much faster than with the update. She hit the desktop on a dime.

For the rest enjoy your update! I just got my dream girl back.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sweethip:
How about if you are on a total stock gtab can you upgrade to 4349 -THEN Root the device? or is it not supported yet?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TarheelGrad1998:
The fingerprints on the screen are driving me nuts, and I'm thinking of trying the RainX solution floated on the forum.

BUT, I want to be sure I put it on the glass...and I'm not sure. I read around that the new ones come with 2 screen protectors. I never pulled any protectors off my screen, just took it out of the antistatic bag. I can't tell for sure if there are any on it...I seem to feel a ridge when I put a fingernail in the corner of the screen, but didn't know if the factory ones were more obvious than that.

I am a wooter...could it be that those didn't have the factory protectors? Or are they really this well installed that it's hard to know they're on?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jimcpl:
The Gtablets haven't come with screen protectors out-of-box for awhile. Since at least late Nov 2010, I think.

Jim
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TarheelGrad1998:
Well that would explain it, thanks.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pyro6128:
I got mine two weeks ago and it had a screen cover on it. I put a business card on the side between the screen and body and was able to lift it up
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TarheelGrad1998:
Hrm...tried that, but no go. There's a ridge there, but I guess it's part of the screen...

Maybe you got an oddball?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rumbleweed:
Get a micro fiber cloth ( in the cleaning supply section most food stores) a few quick swipes and no finger prints. If you get the smaller ones, they fit nicely in most cases.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MurderCity420:
I just bought a Xoom screen protector. Its not a 100% fit, but it protects the actual screen and has a notch cut out for the webcam in the perfect spot.

The screen protector just doesn't reach all the way to the edges of the tablet, so in landscape mode there is a 1/2" gap on the left and right sides and 1/4" gap on the top and bottom.

I'd post a pic, but i dont have enough posts yet, lol.
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] markmac:
Forgive me if this is a stupid question. Like many others i like to play around with various roms, but hate having to repeatedly reinstall and register all my apps. is there an easy way to backup and restore my apps and settings so i can them back when switching roms?
[G Tablet Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaffeesnob:
Titanium Backup: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.keramidas.TitaniumBackup&feature=search_result

I paid for the full version, love the dropbox sync and
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jriv:
No apps for the market are installing it says failed.doesn't matter the rom or anything was wondering what the problem could be. Is it my recovery or my sdcard I just don't know any help would be greatly appreciated.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] skycruzer:
same here.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jriv:
I'm really confused about it
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] skycruzer:
I just rebooted and all is well. hope its the same with u.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bstylz911:
Does anyone have a working apn for tmobile?

Thank you in advance.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guyute74:
There was a discussion on the cyanogenmod forums recently about this very thing. In the g2 section listing the simple and t mobile us apns. A poster also included a t mobile g2 apn a tech gave him. Im interested to know more about the differences in these.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nabisco_12:
ok i have a spread sheet for work i would like to fill out as i go, i tried to email it to me so i could save it to the phone and after a while i got it to work but it wouldnt let me write in it, and it is editable when i open it on the pc. what do i need to do to save it in a easily assessable place and let me edit it?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] budderocks:
Load it onto Google Docs and you can edit it through the browser
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nabisco_12:
how do i do that lol, i havent done a thing with google other sign up for a email through the phone
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] socos25:
Think Free Office will let you edit it as well.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nabisco_12:
i have a g mail account that the sprint lady signed me up for but i cant remember my password is it anywhere on the phone? i think i have a old one can i merge them?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 063_XOBX:
No.

Go to gmail on your computer and click the forgot password option, answer the security question and change your password to one you'll remember.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] budderocks:
Here is a link to a tutoral and tour of Google Docs.

http://www.google.com/google-d-s/tour1.html

Then, after you load your spreadsheet onto Google Docs you can get to it on your browser on you phone at this address

https://docs.google.com/m

It works pretty good, I use it all the time on the go. Good Luck!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Top Nurse:
Market > Documents To Go

Been around for years...

Sent from Bonsai 7.0.3
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] heema88:
hi all,

i just started to mess around with theming and tweaking things to my own liking. I am using the latest Virtuous Rom and installed the virtuous patch_mrjuje_power_control.

However i don't like the battery icon ..

SO.. i renamed the framework-res.apk to framework-res.zip, extracted it , edit the .png file for the battery, re-zip then renamed the file back to framework-res.apk and pray to god that it'll work.. but it didn't..

Battery icon is missing so now there's an awkward space there

any help would be appreciated =)

thanks
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hriday26:
Lol, this is the first time I've seen something like that. :o

What I'd advice is that just backup everything and reflash virtuous start over again. Or try pulling the framework zip and re-editing it and pushing it back.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] heema88:
yeah tell me about it, I used that method to change the phone animation because metamorphic always give me "not enough space" errors and I have to restart the app 500times to get it working ==" I pulled the battery image from another rom too and edit some on my own. the only reason I can think of is Virtuous display 1% increment so I need to make an image for every step OR I have to use android sdk to edit the .PNG file (which I have no clue) but I am willing to learn if someone points me to the right direction. I have android sdk setup and ready to go on my MacBook
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hriday26:
Or you could use the app "battery indicator" from the market I mean at least as a temporary measure it's pretty good.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] heema88:
true. i flash the original battery icon back for the time being until i learn how to edit the .png file maybe i'll post this in the theme and apps thread ..hopefully no one will shoot me for postin in the wrong section
[HTC Inspire 4G] franksa81:
hi i just purchased a inspire yesterday and had a captivate before hand. going to root my phone and wondered what people here think is the best rom for this phone ??:cool:
[HTC Inspire 4G] kofrad:
I really liked CoreDroid a lot and used it for a week or so then switched to cyanogenmod7 for a few days. Definitely prefer CoreDroid over cm7. Now I'm running LeeDrOiD and think I may prefer this over the other two.

Just find a few you like and try them out for a while. You'll figure out which is best for you
[HTC Inspire 4G] franksa81:
thats what i did with my cappy. being a rom whore initially lol. but once cm7 was out i loved it but i wanna try something new compared to cm7
[HTC Inspire 4G] akira02rex:
Cm7 hands down
[HTC Inspire 4G] franksa81:
which rooting rout is better? the one click or the hack kit ?
[HTC Inspire 4G] acPIZZA:
What do you like about leedroid? I saw it has a larger speaker boosts... are the notifications noticeably louder? Give me your low-down on LD
[HTC Inspire 4G] Nickovtyme:
If you want no frills and solid, snappy performance and response...I highly recommend Ingersol ROM.

Maybe its cause I'm older, but I really dig that ROM.
[HTC Inspire 4G] franksa81:
i use to run cognition on my captivate it was a pretty good rom
[HTC Inspire 4G] pavaccar:
I like http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1033434 its also the only GB rom specifically built for the inspire 4g but it doesnt have some of the cooler stuff but its got insane speed
[HTC Inspire 4G] kofrad:
I've only been using LeeDrOiD for a few hours so I can't say much. Initially everything appears to maintain the stock sense look without the graphic tweaks from CoreDroid. Battery seems a little better with LeeDrOiD but it's still too early to tell.

My first LeeDrOiD flash ended up with me stuck in a force close loop that I attribute to my own mucking around in the build properties file. I reflashed and it seems fine so far but I haven't rebooted yet after reinstalling my apps.

I went with LeeDrOiD because it seems to have more under the hood tweaks and optimizations that I like. If this isn't satisfactory ill probably be back to CoreDroid.

As far as audio, it seems about as loud as cm7. CoreDroid was louder if I remember rightly and my ears don't deceive me. That may just be from different test sounds though. Seems plenty loud on LeeDrOiD though.

EDIT: Just did some more test listening to LeeDrOiD.. seems about the same as I remember CoreDroid being. I've also rebooted the phone the the force close loop is not there. Must have been my own fault before, thankfully.
[HTC Inspire 4G] MrMickeyMoose:
Bubby's one click is what I used. Quick and easy, but you need to follow the instructions TO THE LETTER. 99% of the issues people have with bubby's program is because they skip, tweek or misunderstand steps.

Sent from my Inspire4G running CyanogenMod7.0
[HTC Inspire 4G] acPIZZA:
Yes. This. Watching the YouTube video also helps a lot. Even for the more experienced users its a good thing to even check out. There are small little steos, like closing out of the terminal app on the phone with the back button, that may go overlooked.
[HTC Inspire 4G] franksa81:
lol i missed a step so have to redo process for one click. taking off the battery cover is pretty annoying lol
[HTC Inspire 4G] BillTheCat:
I made a gold card using the SimpeGoldCard GUI and then used Bubby's tool.

ROM: RCMix 5.9x series (with Sense, but has 'extra' to go senseless). It's also CWM enabled for OTA updates now.
[HTC Inspire 4G] franksa81:
sense isnt to bad as a launcher i used touchwiz before cause of the captivate. way more steps to root compared to it. but as long as you follow the steps its all good
[HTC Inspire 4G] rjblack11:
think I might switch from captivate to inspire. what's the main difference, OP?
[HTC Inspire 4G] franksa81:
i like it so far. got more ram then the captivate. more gingerbread roms then the cappy from what i scene. rooting is more difficult but if you follow the developers directions is pretty easy. the one problem i have is removing the batter cover and sim card its a pain in a butt lol. but i would consider it a upgrade compared to the cappy. of course the sgs2 may come to att so u may wanna wait for that if your upgrading the phone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] TheBassman369:
CM7 or anything based on it in my opinion, but I hate every manufacturer UI.

CM7 Inspire 4G
[HTC Inspire 4G] phonefreak111:
I am using the Cognition Rom and have to say its been really nice especially with the battery mod using percentage in the status bar stock.. The Developer did a thumbs up job!

D
[HTC Inspire 4G] jmollabi:
cleanest aosp rom cyan 6
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emkorial:
I'm looking for an app that is a simple to do list, but the icon on the screen shows you how many items are in the list. Just like how the mail icon shows you how many unread messages you have, or the messages app shows yo uany unread texts, I'd like the icon on the home screen to show how many to do's you have. Is there such a thing?

thanks!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cheez99:
Can try Astrid, it has a couple widgets you can use. Not sure if it has the numbering thing as you suggested, but it's free so give it a try.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.timsu.astrid
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PeanutTM:
To Do List app

Download Color Notes from the market. Install as a widget and it will show you how many items you have on your list just like you want. Have been using it for a good while now.
[General Questions and Answers] want a droid:
Little back story: my mom is somewhat interested in my old Droid 2, but she (and I) think she'll be better off with a feature phone. I was wondering what the best one currently available is, or plans of newer ones coming out? I realize feature phones don't get any coverage compared to smartphones, but was hoping some of you out there would be able to help me.

Thanks for any input!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] MDLS:
Hey there, I have a Motorola Droid X that I used to use whilst on Verizon. I'm no longer with them and thus the phone is disconnected (no data). My question is, can I flash ROM's to the phone still (for testing purposes, I wanted to try 2.3) and have it activate?

I'm worried that no data means the phone won't activate on first bootup.. I have WiFi access but I'm unsure if the phone can use WiFi in that stage.

Thanks!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Exeodus:
It will work no problem. It will use wifi to log in.

Sent from my rooted Thunderbolt
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] sitlet:
If you don't have service, then the phone won't activate anyway.
[LG Optimus 2x] zlxmasta:
Hello!

I'm kinda noobish with this ROM thing that everyone talking about (I have my 1st smartphone 2 days now) so I would like to ask you why do you update ROM? If I do it, can I lose warranty? :D

Also, without cracking the phone (or buying products), can I use word/excel/powerpoint?

For my new stupid (but for me important questions) I'll ask soon :D

Hope for fast answer, wanna use the best out of this OMG-SO-GOOD phone! :cool:
[LG Optimus 2x] mikael120:
yes, installing custom roms does break your warranty, and to be quite honest if you don't know what the point of doing it is then its probably something that you will be better of not doing, especially since this is your first time using a smartphone.

btw this is not the correct forum for questions like this, you should have posted it in the general section, that would probably have resulted in a lot more answers.
[LG Optimus 2x] zlxmasta:
Huh TNX, but if I dont learn it now I wouldnt know it later either (like general section), so I'm going to post it on general, maybe someone who has tima and will will tell me :D
[LG Optimus 2x] mikael120:
well thats right i suppose, just keep in mind that rooting/installing a custom mod can brick* your phone if your not careful, which is why I don't recommend that you do it unless you are somewhat experienced with android.

*note:bricking is when your phone becomes as useful as a brick... in other words not useful at all, the o2x can actually be recovered from a bricked state in most cases but the recovery procedure is rather complicated and not something i would recommend for someone with little computer/phone knowledge.

PS: when I said you should post it in the general section I meant the o2x general section not the global general section, I guess I should have been a little more specific on the exact forum, sorry If i confused you.
[LG Optimus 2x] bamso:
Well its had to be experienced if you don't start somewhere.

To answer OPs question, installing roms, can greatly increase your phones perfomance, and it's also a fun past time.

Just play around with it, you don't need to be an expert at anything, just follow instructions :)
[Android Themes] rockb.blues:
I was hoping you could all point me in the right direction. I was looking for some of those docks that look like a wood floor with a trim, I simply love how they look with a wallpaper with some form of print.

I've tried searching them to no avail, I'm not events sure how exactly to Google that. If you can please post some links or put your own docks up I would greatly appreciate it!
[Android Themes] kalel33:
They don't have to be ADW docks. If you do a search for docks then all you have to do download them to the SD card, choose custom dock in main dock options, and choose the png file and it's set. Almost all my docks I use were made for LP but I can use them on ADW.

The way I've found them is to google "Android docks" and then choose images as the search. That way you can see photos of the docks and links to those pages.
[Xperia Arc General] qilong:
when i delete the conversation, the name of the person contacted still appear in the lists.

anyone having the same issue?