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[General Topics] djsahil:
i dont like the idea of phones making payments either, more reason to worry and track unauthorized spending.
[General Topics] Kailkti:
It seems I didn't really bring my point across clearly. Of course you know that hardware without software is junk right? What operates the hardware is the software, of course you know also. So what I'm saying is, any app, which is software, and may be malware, can affect the software managing the NFC. So in any case, it's not safe since android is so open. iOS/WP7 puts the NFC in a more ideal context.
[General Topics] chaochao_0627:
Of course apps will be able to access it
[General Topics] CptAJ:
As to that last part... thats the old debate of security by obscurity there. I'm willing to bet its not so clear cut and I'd lean more towards an open platform myself.

At any rate, I'm uncomfortable about using my phone as a payment method as well but to humor the thread I'd say...depends on the rom. I'd use a custom rom as long as the community vouches for it.
[General Topics] WildBidoof:
Using Nefarious Fiat Currency worries me. I don't Think that I am going to opt-in to that service until I have too. Cash is King
[General Topics] FLAC Vest:
Meh, it's a good concept although it doesn't take me longer than 4 seconds to get a credit card out to pay for whatever I'm buying; just because I have my phone in the opposite pocket doesn't give me a reason to use that.

I'm still going to have to carry a wallet around with me, the phone isn't really cutting anything down in terms of what I have to carry around with me.

On top of that, there's a higher chance of my phone being lost or stolen because i take that out of my pocket, put it down, and it could slip out of my pocket depending on what pants I'm wearing.

I don't think I'll ever use NFC. That is, until I can embed my driver's licence in my phone (which is the main reason why I carry a wallet).
[General Topics] lude219:
I didn't even bother setting up a google account or the majority of Gapps (other than maps) so you already know how I feel about this subject.
[General Topics] quicksite:
What do you think about SQUARE credit card mag stripe reader accessory -- and their new payment network. From twitter founder Jack Dorsey, he intends it to be the next payment network.
[General Topics] dani26286:
i would never consider making payments with my phone, unless theres a slot somewhere where i can punch in my card number ... on the long run, to impose that as a reason for not alowing custom roms would be unreasonable, as its not really necesary to use THE PHONE to DIRECTLY buy stuff with it. after that,imo, iOS stands for one thing, wp7 for another, and android for nothing similar to them, or much more ( innovation wise ) than the other 2 os's.
[General Topics] I Am Marino:
I will never use my phone to pay for something.

Sent from my Incredible with the XDA Premium App.
[Thunderbolt General] lonnieg1214:
hi im new to all the rooting so i tried the one click root method found on xda and it says it is s-off but none of the rooted apps work on my phone i do have rooted access though adb. it seems like im missing the superuser file. is there a way to push it over alone?
[Thunderbolt General] stevessvt:
Just go to the app market and get superuser, and clockwork recovery.
[Thunderbolt General] lonnieg1214:
i tried but it says im not rooted and wont give me permission
[Atrix 4G General] Deleted member 2488575:
Sony Ericsson just launched a website to unlock the bootloader on there latest phones.

Didn't Motorola promise a bootloader solution. Do you think it will end up like this? When will this happen?
[Atrix 4G General] rjohnstone:
One word.... never.

Motorola has already shown their true colors on the matter.

They're siding with the carriers and blocking as much access to the phone as they can.
[Atrix 4G General] YaPeL:
No /thread.
[Atrix 4G General] PixoNova:
They promised a solution. Forum manager swears up and down they're working on it..

I think they just said it to shut us up.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Michael Williams:
I have the atrix with adeo rom installed, how can i install gingerblur.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dg 3:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12631216&postcount=2911

This?
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] DaniJu:
Hello guys, I have a Xperia X10 Mini Pro and...I wanna know if I bricked it ...I try to turn it on...but it keeps at that Black screen "Sony Ericsson"

Oh, I cant access xRecovery, coz, looks like i deleted it :mad:

I tried to restore at Sony Ericsson Update Service, and failed....

Holy **** please someone help me

I dont wanna loose my phone, i bought it last week
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] meegs:
Use PC companion then, see if that works, I think almost everyone on here has done that to their phone at some point, the solutions are posted on here several times, just do a quick search :-) oh and good luck
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] amitvgi:
Try to connect using SE update service and suddenly press and hold back key when green notification light turns on. Hold back key untill sony ericsson update service recognise your phone . Then press install and you have done it. I also face this situation a lot while installing a theme.

Good luck.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] nujhum:
Please read the SEUS instructions and proceed carefully. It should fix your bricked devices. Make sure you turn off your device before all the pressing holding and plugging thing.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] farhanino:
If u are still experiencin problems unricking ure fne why dnt u try lookin at my thread on how to unbrick. X10 mini and pro ???? Search for it n u cn c hw I unricked my fne

..::XDA Rock::..
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] DaniJu:
Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah!!! Thanks everyone!! =) love all you guys!!! Made it!!!

Dude, i bought my phone last week, i was almost crying hahahahha

thank you guys!!!! Love this forum!!
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] juanfers:
Welcome to the "Oh crap I bricked... nvm" club.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] nujhum:
you're welcome mate, here we help each other who need helps.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] Mr.Krypton:
I'm Also New... Same thing Happend to me... thanks buddy!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] thermanlee:
No, this isn't a launcher I did or anything like that…just thought I'd share a cool find. There's a thread for it over in the main android apps forum, but if you're like me, there's enough to read here that you don't venture over there too often. Besides, I didn't find it via XDA anyway. It's pretty cool…lots of 3D effects, and some neat interface touches.

http://www.appbrain.com/app/regina-3d-launcher/com.nemustech.regina
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Shortbus-Driver:
Thanks for sharing this,i went and got it...will play
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] thermanlee:
Can a mod edit this one and the one posted at the same time and combine them?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Phoenix Undone:
I gave it a shot. Free is great, but it would be nice if it was more functional. Very Laggy... Not for me, but I recommend everyone try it out.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] xriderx66:
NICE find dude.

It's pretty good, a bit choppy for me as well, don't know if its the new kernel i just installed which people have been reporting choppyness for a while until it smoothes out or maybe its the launcher?

nonetheless, nice find
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Shortbus-Driver:
So i played around a bit with it and found it a bit to choppy,other than that it looks cool, like the hidden settings and all. But couldnt get over the lagginess :-/
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] herbert.dannel:
Thank you very much is cool, however I cannot see Google GPS anymore... any idea?
[XPERIA X10 General] FarmerBobSE-X10:
After a few flashes and testing some roms, i get this error when trying to connect to my wireless router. I reflashed with the generic 2.1 (435) and still, the problem continues to be.

What can I do?
[XPERIA X10 General] eizonuts:
what baseband are you on? i had the same problem but after flashing to the .55 baseband it connected with my home router. If it doesn't work you can try downloading Wifi Advanced configuration editor. It worked well for me. good luck!
[XPERIA X10 General] drakic:
did you try to reset your router? i also had that problem reflashed x10 with new original firmware and it didnt worked. after that i tryed reseting my router and it worked.
[XPERIA X10 General] FarmerBobSE-X10:
yep, tried that too. the problem its on the phone.
[XPERIA X10 General] FarmerBobSE-X10:
It looks like you can only make it flush its dhcp cache by setting a manual ip address, connect and then try again automatically. Reflashing with Flashtool or SEUS did not worked, this simple method did (after lots of settings and modifications with Root Explorer that didn't).

So, if you are stuck at this, try a manual configuration (with all the settings - IP, Gateway, DNS1 and DNS2) and then, try again automatically. If it's not working, reboot the phone after setting it on manual config and you have it connected. Good luck!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] moshe22:
I have been wondering for awhile how many developers we got for this phone.

Uhmmm....

Sent from SGS4G
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mark manning:
Nm....... wrong phone
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] golmar88:
From what I can tell we have, of course, Krylon360. He brings tw with him. One dev has already bailed. Bl4ckpheniX and chadster214 were working on something. But we're really just waiting on clockwork to be retrofitted to the sgs4g, and Krylon is all over that.

I do have a question though. Does anyone know if the vibrant themes and mods will work with this? I understand that anything that needs to access the partitions won't be compatible because of our internal mem, but what about simple things like theme's and accurate batt mod's, etc..., or will they need to be ported also?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] krylon360:
Everything will need to be ported. Vibrant is 2.2 SGS4G is 2.2.1. Different frameworks.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] moshe22:
Good to know that we have few developers.

Thanks Krylon for your efforts.

Sent from SGS4G
[General Questions and Answers] ddavtian:
Hi all.

I'm an Amazon customer since their early days, 14-15 years for now, and usually get their emails, with book recommendations. Today I got music recommendations, first time ever and very specific. I only had bought one Eminem album from them, few months ago, no other music purchase. Last week I installed their market app on my Xoom, plus 2 free apps. And the last music I played on Xoom, was the group Yello, cd is called "Eccentrix Remixes", 10 days ago. This album is still shown on music widget. If you don't know Yello, it's very, very different from Eminem )))

That's the background. Today I get an email from Amazon, recommending me Yello, Eccentrix Remixes and other albums of the group. This cannot be a coincidence. No music recommendations until now, installed Amazon app, got this one. Does it mean Amazon is tracking my device and my music? I understand they have to do something to cover their expenses for free apps. I don't mind their recommendations when I go to web page and buy something from there. But tracking my music on my own device is a little bit to much for me. To be sure, I'm playing different artist on the Xoom now, will give them a chance to prove me wrong. If I get another "perfect" recommendation, I'm uninstalling their app and free ones from them.

What else they can track? Email, messages, gps?
[General Questions and Answers] buzzboy:
Yes they do track trends, on PC too, via cookies.

There have been several dodgy attempts at securing details from fraudsters in the past. Just use common sense.

http://www.wizcrafts.net/blogs/2010/07/beware_of_fake_amazoncom_purchase_order_scams.html
[General Questions and Answers] ddavtian:
I understand PC and cookies. But on mobile devices, without me buying music from them, they track what music I listen to?
[General Questions and Answers] buzzboy:
Agreed, sounds like a breach of privacy if ever I saw one. May investigate further on this one, seeing as permissions on Droid etc are in the limelight so much lately. Cheers
[General Questions and Answers] jasonsf:
And you didn't install their Cloud Player or upload any of your music to their Cloud Drive service? That would be pretty sneaky if they are tracking what music you play with another developer's application. And using a Market app to do it. I'd be curious what the EULA for the Amazon Market actually says about privacy.
[General Questions and Answers] ddavtian:
I have not installed their music player, have not signed up for cloud services, have not done any Amazon activities on my phone/tablet except installing market app and 2 free apps a week ago.

Yesterday I played The Doors on the xoom, now it's on the widget, waiting for next email from Amazon to confirm my suspicion.
[General Questions and Answers] Censura_Umbra:
I too have installed this app, and downloaded a few free apps. I have not received any recommendations. (but I may have email recommendations turned off? Is that a setting in amazon?) Anyway, after checking it's permissions it can:

STORAGE

--Modify or delete SD card contents

NETWORK COMMUNICATION

--Full internet access

--View network state

PHONE CALLS

--Read phone state

SYSTEM TOOLS

--Automatically start at boot

So, unless the SD card Storage permission allows the app to see what you access in your SD card, I do not see a permission that looks sketchy. I'm sure a Dev can open the app and see exactly what it is capable of if need be.

Perhaps your music player or Widget are the culprits?
[General Questions and Answers] Chocolate Columbo:
I would consider Google a whole lot worse, but there you go.

I would guess that something is linking you to your account, whether it be a previous sign in, cookies, an IP address, or maybe even a 3rd party partnership, I don't know.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] funnycreature:
I am very please (like several other users) with the new Amazon cloud drive. I even purchased an album so I can get 20GB free for one year! So I uploaded some episodes of my favorite TV show (Futurama) in HD which worked flawlessly. I can watch them in the browser from my PC or select individual files to download them again. Now, when I try to check the box for the file on my Xoom (either in Dolphin HD or stock browser) nothing happens. Same when I click on the link that on my PC plays the video.

This for me defeats the main purpose, i.e. to centrally upload videos so I can watch them when on the road or on vacation, without using the precious space on my Xoom. Does anyone have an idea why this is happening? The playback issue might be related to the plugin that the browser needs to play the file but what about the check box?

Thanks for your suggestions!
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Lars1967:
I don't see the offer for a 20 Gb upgrade w/album purchase. Is it automatic? And also, is it just for the first year?

TIA
[Xoom Themes and Apps] koreanschoolkid:
for 1 year after you purchase any album from their website.

also its more like a 15gig upgrade since you go from 5-->20

its automatic although when you want to buy an album you should see some promo regarding it on the page
[Xoom Themes and Apps] funnycreature:
It was all automatic, yes. The good thing is that if you do not actively renew they won't charge you automatically at the end of the first year but cut you back to 5GB (as of now).

But does anyone have an answer to my question!!?? :confused:
[Xoom Themes and Apps] Kcarpenter:
It appears to use something our browsers don't support. Which is odd, only thing I can guess is that it uses a quicktime plugin. That or they are acting like netflix and hulu and don't want us Android users watching Video. :(

I will say that while I like CloudPlayer, I hate it's Shuffle option. It's not random at all. If you close the app and go back in it starts from the begining even though shuffle is on, and then takes you through the same "Shuffle" of music. Only way I have found to truly shuffle is to pick the first song in your list and turn the shuffle on and off several times. then it resorts. :eek:
[Xoom Themes and Apps] mhausig:
Amazon doesn't link their video library to the cloud player either. I've been able to play videos off of the browser app in the Xoom but would much rather have a dedicated app.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] funnycreature:
What kind of videos did you play? For me still nothing happens when I tap on the videos :(
[Xoom Themes and Apps] inspiron41:
if amazon had a dedicated streaming video player i would so ditch netflix in a heartbeat
[Xoom Themes and Apps] mhausig:
I don't have it in front of me at the moment but I believe it was Amazon Video Library running in Miren Browser. The videos were not the greatest quality, pretty much all I have on Amazon is NickJr stuff for my daughter.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] mhausig:
Just wanted top follow up on this. I'm having no problem at all with amazon video library stuff, Nick Jr., in Dolphin, although I do get a warning. Wasn't as lucky trying to play Prime videos, froze up right away.
[Xoom Themes and Apps] rafyperez:
Try Xyplayer

Have you tried xyplayer app?
[Thunderbolt General] ddgarcia05:
I'm new to verizon just came from TMO where I had a G2. Now that I have verizon and obviously have a Tbolt. I wanna trade my G2 for another verizon phone. What should I trade my G2 for? I don't know what device to look into.
[Thunderbolt General] m00nshake:
If you want to experiment with the second phone, I'd suggest a dinc, even though it will be significantly less powerful than a G2
[Thunderbolt General] 1234567188:
iPhone!!!!!!
[Thunderbolt General] ddgarcia05:
I was actually thinking about getting one. I found an Iphone4 today on CL for $320. It had already been sold. Then I started thinking that Verizon would probably change my date plan if I got an Iphone4 under my current account.
[Thunderbolt General] ben7337:
Why not just sell the G2 then hold on to the money to buy a replacement phone when you need to? Phones will devalue over time pretty fast and become obsolete, money holds value significantly better. That way by the time you possibly break your Thunderbolt if you do break it, you can probably just buy another one as a backup because it will be considerably cheaper then.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] af974:
I'm opening this thread for have a place where shareideas to fix our Samsung apps for fit low DPi (high Resolution).

First, i'm not a developer so we need to cooperate alltogheter for win :D

I have a SGT European GSM, i don't know if those mods can be applicable to any CDMA device.

I fixed 2 apps for now:

Dialer, inside Contact.apk, mostly fixed only the dialpad, still need to fix Incoming/Outcoming calls

Calculator, fixed 100%

I have used this 2 great app :

[DPI] Dialer, MusicPlayer, Calc, FM, Camera + GUIDE +utility(kinda)

Apk Manager 4.9 - Makes Modifying Ur Apk A Breeze (Windows/Linux)

Inside these threads you will find how to use them.

What i modded:

Contact.apk-----> res/layout/dialer_app.xml

Calculator.apk---> res/layout/main.xml

Install them via Adb or rootexplorer.

This thread is meant for development, for people that wanna help for that purpose, do not put your request or whatever here.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] af974:
reserved.....
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] wallah:
Hello,

Those .apk works for all gsm rom ?

Thanks for your work

P.S Sorry my bad english :-(
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] af974:
They come from Alterbridge (Overcome)rom but they are stock apps Galaxy Tab, if Boyppc use that stock apps then they are good for you.

Make a backup of your old apps before, just to be sure.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] wallah:
Thanks a lot bro, i will give a try and feedback :)

P.S Sorry my bad english :-(
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] wallah:
P.S Sorry my bad english :-(
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] slimdizzy:
This is the exact reason i still use 240 and not something lower. I will let you know how it works on DiP7's rom.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] ayman07:
This works great running at 182. You should contact the overcome dev and see if he can include it in the next version. Thanks a lot!

I lied. Still looks bad when the phone is rining after placing a call in landscape mode.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] natious:
I really dont mind it, you see the dialer like %3 of the overall time when using the tab
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] knightnz:
Just FYI, pixel density is not the same as dpi. A lower pixel density leads to an increase in dots per inch.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] daniel.weck:
Erm, no:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dots_per_inch#DPI_or_PPI_in_digital_image_files

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pixel_density

;)
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] knightnz:
Sorry, I should've said "LCD Density". Decreasing that increases PPI and DPI - well, perceptually anyway, the LCD is still fixed at 1024x600. Given that the actual screen is 6.0" x 3.5" (7.0" diag) that means a native PPI/DPI of approx 170. I've no idea how LCD density relates to these values - can someone explain?

The wiki page nicely explains why I always feel like I can fit more "stuff" onto a Windows desktop than an OS X one though :)
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] ssserpentine:
I have looked into changing my tabs lcd and samaung says it will run best between

191 and 200. That we just need to find the best one for the tab. It is set at 240 stock. I have mine running at 195, and everything runs and shows up perfect. Looks like a new hd screen!

HIT THANKS IF I HAVE HELPED.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] coolkat:
first of all.. thanks for the links.

i was trying to edit the email.apk to display properly in landscape mode but it is force closing whenever im switching to landscape mode. im trying to display the message list on left pane to adapt to extra height but it doesnot seem to work for some reason. the file i changed is.. Email.apk\res\layout-land\p1_message_list.xml

i think the line should read

<LinearLayout android:orientation="vertical" android:id="@id/msglist" android:background="#ffffffff" android:layout_width="258.0sp" android:layout_height="fill_parent">

but its not working or may be im doing it completely wrong. please help. i have so many other apps to fix too :D this is my first android hack.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] jmiller98:
get root tools in the market. you can change lcd, heap size, and several other mods.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] numb_heart666:
Can you make the stock launcher fit on 200?? And stock music sucks on locked screen..
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] jmpak:
Does anyone know if there is a work around to make Skype work after changing the DPI to 182?
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] coolkat:
i dont see any issue with skype pn 182dpi. what is the issue?
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] alroger:
Did anyone get the Camera.apk to work with low densities? I just switched to 172 and I'm loving it. Everything looks much better.. except the Camera da FCs on startup.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] Çingiz Salmanov:
Im using my galaxy note 4 in 460dpi and grren dialer button stretches. Will this fix the problem? Also how can i install this xml file
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] mr.natural:
Wrong forum, this is for the galaxy tab P1
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luieavila:
I'm experiencing an issues today for the fist time. My phone running RLS5 has gone into what seems to be an endless "sync". I've gone into accounts and sync and it looks like it's the google contacts option. I've checked it off and checked off auto sync, but the notification still shows that it's syncing. Any ideas what is causing this?

I've rebooted and powered off, removed battery, restarted and yet it continues. Any help is greatly appreciated.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dougjamal:
If you're using WiFi, disable it temporarily. The syncing, especially if you have an exchange account should stop. Afterwards, re-enable your WiFi.

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