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[Xperia Arc General] NiMH_999:
simply,

Bootloader is a piece of software that loads operating system (OS) in this case Android...

so if bootloader is locked, it will only boot what it's been "told" to boot

e.g if you are using windows, you will notice that your computer always boot windows but if you use different bootloader once your computer starts, it will give you an option of what operating system you want to use

so having bootloader unlocked, you can put different ROMs, e.g UK, General, Hong Kong (<--- stock ROMS) or customised ROM. if you have say UK arc and bootloader is locked you cant put Hong Kong ROM

when you have your phone running, to make sure you are not going to mess up the system file or delete them, android uses permissions. so you can delete apps that you downloaded but you can not delete system files.

in a nutshell there are two(?) users 1. is you and another one who is called "root" aka Super User (su)

therefore to gain full access to your phone and do what you wanna do (even deleting system files, *please dont do this lol*) you need your phone to be rooted.

sorry for my english, it isnt my 1st language
[Xperia Arc General] Retrosid:
Awesome, the bad part is that if i unlock my device i will lose my warranty, so before trying that out i think i can wait few months so i can enjoy my arc :]
[Xperia Arc General] omaritta:
can i buy a arc with bootloader unlocked already ?
[Xperia Arc General] ArcOnFire:
Not from a sealed box.

But you can purchase it from someone else who did that already.
[Xperia Arc General] mtechfan:
Sure would be nice to root it without needing the bootloader unlocked via SE. That way it doesn't wipe everything and also they don't have anything to use against you later ;)

EDIT: Nevermind... we have root without needing to unlock it :-)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qbking77:
Hey guys, just curious if we could get some custom transition animations cooked into the themes made. Now that all our wonderful members are making these amazing themes I have a hard time choosing which theme I want to use so I can't just post this on one thread ;)

I know MysteryEmotionz used some in his theme, and back when the gingerbread theme was compatible there was fly in and transition. Just wondering if this would be a possibility. Thanks in advance :)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] p3dr0maz:
Yes, I know what you're talking about. Amosher's FlyIn zip was the ****. I will see if it still works and if not we'll have to see about porting it with the help of the community. Will report later.

Edit: I downloaded the FlyIn.zip. I think all it is, is the framework-res.apk:/res/anim/*.xml files. If we decompile these and compile them back into our themes it should work, not holding my breathe though lol.

I will try it and let everyone know.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qbking77:
Damn, my 5 thanks are used. Don't worry, you got one coming ;)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] p3dr0maz:
Cool, actually shouldnt overcomplicate it. I just need to copy the compiled xml files over to the framework. Testing now.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] p3dr0maz:
I can confirm the animations in Amosher's Fly In Framework are looking good in my framework for matted blues. Should see it integrated there soon.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qbking77:
AWESOME! Thanks so much man. I love transition animations lol
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maxamillion:
Which launcher is the best home launcher for the g1 and WHY.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bestofrhcp:
Launcher Pro, Zeam, and the Stock Launcher imo
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GZFan:
I use Zeam Launcher; number of screens: 1.

It is important for a G1 to use a launcher who can build itself up quick, because everytime you use your keyboard, the homescreen is rotating, and have to build up again.

The more screens with widgets you use, the more time a 'screen-rotate' costs.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BeenAndroidized:
I end up using GO Launcher EX, that is the best one I found yet. :D Stock (ADW Launcher) seem to have too much problem.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heeter:
I use ADW simply because of the fact it is the only one I found that allows me to create custom shortcuts.

The others don't give me that flexibility.

Heeter
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jianC:
I use LauncherPro because it is the smoothest out of all the launchers I have tried. I don't customize it that much so its fine.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sza:
zeam, light and fast.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FlyingShrapnel:
this, and cos its the first launcher i used (cos of cyanogen :P) all my widgets and desktop configs have been saved and used ever since
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Heeter:
That too, lolol, but I did try others.

Heeter
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cripgballerkundikusu11:
zeam is fast, stable and doesn't lag while switching screens
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dalepa:
Purchased this morning and the battery was drained... Fully charged at 5:30pm. Now at 7:30pm im as 50% with minimal use. a 4-5 hour battery life is not going to cut it.

Hopefully this is just an initial charge issue, but my vibrant never drained this fast.

Worried!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
U may actually have a bad batt. But id give it a chance. Drain it down to 0. Turn it back on. Let it die again.

Then charge it while off. If it happens again youll know.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] moshe22:
Don't worry man, it is because of the first charge.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jink25:
I have done a few charge cycles completely draining it and battery life is still pretty bad...it better get a lot better than this or it is going back.

Also getting random freezes and reboots.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] BarryH_GEG:
I've got a ton of apps and widgets installed and use Exchange push. Battery life has been just a little worse than my G2. The phone froze after I first configured it and I had to do a hard reset and rebuild it. It runs a lot better after the reset. You might want to start-over and see if it make any difference for your freezes and resets. I'm purely guessing it may be the difference between the phone configuring the SD card and reading off of one that's already configured.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
Bad batt. 4 hrs is a wayyyyy bad.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] allen099:
Sounds like my experience too. My battery yesterday lasted me no more than 7 hours. Wooh, I was pissed. So far today though, It's been on for 14 hours and I'm only down to 25% with some medium-to-heavy emailing and texting, and a few 5 minute phone calls. I'm very impressed after this second charge. I'll drain it again tonight in hopes for a little additional life. Stick it out for another day or two, OP.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] pdxmatts:
I'm really concerned because I've had my phone since Monday and have charged it at least twice a day. It's not getting any better :-( I have even froze alot of the bloatware and apps that run in the background. I can't handle 6hr battery life :-(
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ThunderStick:
Take it back
[T-Mobile LG G2x] pdxmatts:
You mean for an exchange? Or ask for a new battery? Will they do that?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] cenwesi:
Can someone please show me how to freeze stuff. I am still busy trying to know more about android and all it has to offer.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] pdxmatts:
I have only had my phone off the charger for 6 mins and it says:

Display 39%

Cell standby 32%

Wifi 30%

:( :confused:
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jrwingate6:
My Vibrant is reading:

Display 71%

WiFi 12%

Cell Standby 3%

Thats 3 hours off charger.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jrwingate6:
You need a new battery!!!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] t0ny0:
Root your phone, after that install Titanium Backup from the market, and once you load titanium backup, you can actually go to Backup/Restore and find the app that you want to freeze, click on it and choose Freeze.

Once you install Titanium Backup - it will ask you for root rights - click on "yes" or "allow" (dont remember exactly which one it was" so you can provide root rights for it.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] bamabruin:
Anybody know of documentation on best way to calibrate the battery? I did 1 discharge - charge cycle... how many more do I need to do? Do they need to be back to back or can I keep it plugged in while using it today?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] roly99:
My battery lasts a little less than my NS or vibrant. It should at least give you 5-6 hours of HEAVY usage. I left the house yesterday at 10 and by 6 it was done. Since it's a new unit I used it heavy, plus I rely on it for scheduling and contacting clients about every 30-60min. I was also playing games on my breaks.

You probably have a bad battery.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] kampf:
I do seriously think that there are a lot of improvements that will come in a software update. The Cell and Wifi usage are ludicrous and it's probably a matter of getting the phone out the door with an update to follow.

This is only the second Tegra 2 phone to be released in the US.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dalepa:
2nd day with the G2X and the battery life isn't getting any better... If anything it's getting worse...

90% at noon and 20% at 2:40pm. Plugged in at 2:40 and now 20 minues later im back at 88%

Drains way too fast, and seems to charge even faster...

This phone is faster is every way compared to my vibrant, I just wish this wasn't true for the battery loss..
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jink25:
Did a full factory reset last night, as well as drain every last drop of juice out of the phone. So far it has made a huge difference.

Went from 5:45 AM to 4:30 PM and was only down to 70%.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
I'd say first day thus far same as my vibrant on jpj with kb5 modem.

If you know what that means.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Profondo_Rosso:
Hmm, the thing that sticks out is that you say it charges fast. That makes me think the battery is bad, or the charger is bad. I charged mine from 4% today and it took a couple of hours at least to get to 99%. It seemed too slow, in fact.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] sn95chico:
G2x Battery Life

I think that the battery life on the phone is great ....

I'm on 68% battery life and the phone is going on 10 hours so ..........

I think some of you have a bad battery.. But then again people had the same problems with the N1 but my N1's battery life was great so....
[T-Mobile LG G2x] pdxmatts:
I called my TMO store ?and asked about switching out the battery, they said to new for that issue. They said I would have to exchange under warranty through C/S. Wtf? The store won't exchange a 3 day phone? I decided to try a factory reset to see if that helps.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] azrowdydog:
I just had 14% battery loss in 1h33m3s according to battery use in About phone. Display was on for 6m5s for 5% Phone idle was 1h26m57s for 46% and Cell standby was 1h33m3s for 51% and time without a signal was 1%.

TLDR: This bad boy is sucking some juice
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jink25:
Mine was doing the same thing. Factory reset and a few complete drains of the battery and it is now a completely different phone.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
They have always done it for me no problem. Just ask them for a new phone or battery.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dalepa:
Here's my 24 hours of charging(green) and offcharge(red)

The inital slope was fine, but this was late last night when the phone hit a 100% charge and I took if off the charger. So just sitting idle, the phone lost 30% over 7 hours. I plugged in on my way to work and it quicky went to 100% But 2 times today it went from 90% down to about 25% in about 3 hours

Maybe the phone is just needs calibrating.... i hope... Im going to get it run dry then fully charge to see if that helps... The try a fill reset if it's still an issue...

This phone is the fastest phone i've owned, hopefully the battery won't be it's Achilles' heel
[G Tablet General] kungfufyter:
I just received my MS Bluetooth Keyboard 6000 and got it working on cyanogenmod6 (CM6), connected using Bluetooth Keyboard Easy Connect. I ran into some problems getting it to work initially, so I figured I'd outline how I got it working and explain the functionality of the keys on the keyboard to help out anyone wishing to use this keyboard with the Viewsonic Gtablet.

Here's what I did:

(1) Installed Bluetooth Keyboard Easy Connect and got it running. Turned on bluetooth (but left it as non discoverable) on the gtablet.

(2) Rebooted Gtablet.

(3) Bluetooth automatically stays on upon reboot because I turned it on previously. Under Settings > Wireless, I went to bluetooth and let it scan for devices. I had previously turned my keyboard on and its LED was already flashing (to signal that the keyboard was discoverable).

(4) Once the gtab detected the keyboard, I selected the keyboard to make it pair. The gtab will prompt for a PIN. **HERE'S WHERE THE MICROSOFT INSTRUCTIONS DON'T EXPLAIN WHAT TO DO VERY WELL**

(5) Enter "0000" or any pin you want into the gtab and select OK. Immediately after doing this (without any further prompts), type the SAME pin (i.e. "0000") into your bluetooth keyboard and hit "Enter".

(6) Assuming that you had properly installed Easy Connect earlier and that it is already running in the background, your bluetooth keyboard should magically work!

(7) If the bluetooth keyboard stops working after a minute (mine stopped working, and everything I typed out in an email got deleted...weird), it might be because you didn't grant superuser permissions to Easy Connect. Do that, and it should work again.

That's all to make it work! Now, here's what works on the keyboard:

- volume control keys: up and down work, mute does not

- arrow keys work for typing; on home screen, arrow keys can be used to select app across multiple home screens (and pressing enter when an app is highlighted launches it)

- shift key works just like the android soft kb shift key (one press is shift, two presses is caps lock); but it seems like press and hold works too, including for the symbol keys on for shift+number

- windows key: doesn't work

F1 = settings

F2 = nothing

F3 = call log

F4 = sleep and wake the device (cool that it wakes up, but only after sleeping for less than a short time)

F5 and above = nothing

- CTRL and DEL don't do anything either

- ESC key: nothing

- tilde key (squiggly key under ESC): nothing

- FN Home: home (and wake when asleep)

- FN End : same as F4 (sleep and wake)

- FN Insert: nothing, it seems

- FN Print Screen: probably nothing

- Alt+Tab and Win+Tab: search

Also the keyboard is fairly responsive and wakes up quite quickly after non-use. So far so good, but I haven't tried rebooting or re-pairing yet.
[G Tablet General] kungfufyter:
ok... so I spoke too soon. The initial pairing was flawless, even after it went to sleep. Now, after rebooting, it doesn't pair properly and interferes with my wifi. I'm going to run some more tests and then probably report my findings of bugs in the Bluetooth Keyboard Connect thread.
[G Tablet General] Mankey Magic:
Any updates? Did you get this to work reliably?
[G Tablet General] Judo Jeff:
I've got the same keyboard. I got it to work with Blueinput. The only issue is that if you're using the free version, {Blueinput Demo} shows up in the middle of your typing an awful lot. I use it a lot, so I sprang for it.
[G Tablet General] kungfufyter:
It seems to interfere with my wifi... When I have bluetooth and Easy Connect running in the background on boot, it causes my wifi to cut out, especially when I open the Amazon app store and marketplace. Not sure why--maybe those use more bandwidth than just opening email?

My solution thus far has been to only turn on bluetooth (and Easy Connect, which runs automatically upon bluetooth being turned on) when I need it. Surprisingly though, the wifi problem doesn't seem to occur when bluetooth is connected to something--anything at all--like when it's connected to my bluetooth GPS module but not the bluetooth keyboard. Of course, when the bluetooth keyboard is connected, there aren't problems at all.

So the solution so far seems to be to re-pair it each time I want to use it. Not sure if anyone else has encountered the same problem (seems like it's a problem with Easy Connect) or has any suggestions.

I might try Blueinput to see if that fixes things.
[G Tablet General] Mankey Magic:
Well, it sounds like it's a bit of a hassle but still definitely usable.

Do you know if the G Tablet works with any bluetooth keyboard? I'm thinking about buying a smaller one. Why's this tablet got to be so temperamental sometimes? Haha.
[G Tablet General] kungfufyter:
Yep... definitely usable. After fiddling with it some more, it seems (but I can't confirm) that I don't get problems so long as bluetooth isn't on when I boot it up (i.e. I turn off bluetooth before turning the tablet off). Looks like, once the tablet is on, things work out if I do the following:

(1) I can turn on the keyboard

(2) toggle bluetooth on the tablet

(3) watch as the pop up tells me that easy connect is running (it runs automatically when you turn on bluetooth)

(4) type in pairing code "0000 + enter" on the keyboard (not sure if this is necessary, but the 2 times I've tried it, it works, and I haven't tried going without).

Using these steps, and most importantly not having bluetooth on when booting up (that seems to interfere with wifi), seems to make things fairly smooth.

I haven't filed a bug report based on the wifi-interference issue yet because I haven't tried out all the permutations of what's on and running in the background on boot and what I'm pressing on the keyboard. It seems that things are working better after I fiddled with my bluetooth GPS external module and uninstalled/reinstalled Airport Mode (forgot the name of the app), so I'm not sure if either the GPS or the airport app did something.

Mankey: as for whether the gtab works with any bluetooth keyboard, it has the potential to, but it depends on what ROM you're running. I'm using CM6 and my results are based on that ROM. Good luck!
[G Tablet General] Mankey Magic:
Thanks Kungfu and Judo. (lol)

Will probably jump on the 6000.
[G Tablet General] kungfufyter:
You're welcome. And I just noticed that judo has been replying too.... :D

Do let us know how it works out for you on whatever ROM you're using and if you're able to get around some of the kinks I've discovered. I'll experiment with Blueinput when I have more time next week and see what I can figure out.
[G Tablet General] Mankey Magic:
Hey so I just got my 6000 in the mail and downloaded blueinput demo but there seems to be a lot of missed keystrokes and some lag. Lag is fine to me as long as all my keystrokes go through. Haven't tried easy connect yet. But was just wondering if this was a symptom of me having the demo.

Tried easy connect but it doesn't seem to like me. Will connect and work for a while but soon it says that it disconnected. :(
[G Tablet General] kungfufyter:
Generally no lag at all using Easy Connect, although the first 3-4 keystrokes after a standby might be slow.

For Easy Connect, did you make sure that it had superuser privileges? That solved the disconnection problem for me. Also try what I did in terms of ensuring that bluetooth is off before rebooting, then turning on BT, then connecting the device.

What ROM are you running?
[G Tablet General] Mankey Magic:
I actually tried doing exactly what you posted. No dice. It will always connect well, then after a couple minutes just crap out, followed by a message that says that it's disconnecting. Gave it superuser privileges, restarted with BT off. :/

I'm running Vegan 5.1.1 with pershoot at 1400. I was going to flash to Vegan 7 sometime soon (probably next week since I'm not in dire need of the keyboard right now) to see if it would help at all.

I'm not sure if the 6000 is HID or SPP bluetooth but I have a feeling it's HID. Maybe gingerbread can handle HID better. Once I flash ginger, I'll post my findings here.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] OHRespect:
hey guys! Hi to all..

I just got my DHD 2 days ago, and already finish installing so wicked features from the great devs in this site. so thanks.

I'd like to ask though, Why is the Widget clock+weather isn't working for me!, cause it used to be ok, but not for 2 days it can't load the weather... so.. it kinda suxx..

It might have any connection to which rom i am using???
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LeatherFace:
are you using Android Revolution HD rom ? if you are then download the zip in my attachments and flash it through CMW... reboot phone and u will be fine:D secondly i personaly thing you should have waited for htc sensation if you bought desire hd 2 days back.. its an old phone now.. you should have gone for htc sensation which releases in about a week
[XPERIA X10 General] Time Machine:
yeah, as the title says, THANK YOU SO MUCH to each and every developer, tester and whatnot at that thread, this is my first post buy i've been lurking around this place for quite some time now, I got my X10 back in november but I checked this place long before november.

I just installed Gingerbread on my X10 and, since I'm such a newbie down here, I wanted and felt like doing a thread to say thanks to everyone, I'll be testing the ROM and come back to report any crashes, bugs and stuff I might encounter.

cheerz :D
[XPERIA X10 General] MacDaddyIRC:
Yeah it sux that genuine people can't report bugs in the Dev thread as you need 10+ posts so you have to spam to get your post count up
[XPERIA X10 General] souperman7340:
Pretty stoked to try the 2.3 update on my x10! Currently using 2.1 with the stock multi touch upgrade and it has been working well. How has the 2.3 been working for ya so far?
[XPERIA X10 General] cjna:
I have also been trying every version so far. I am just now testing CM7.0.0 J016 K006.
[XPERIA X10 General] cjna:
I don't know if any one is checking this but I had the same problem with wifi that several others had. Also I could never get the camera to take a picture
[XPERIA X10 General] jgadams:
looking for full detailed in how to root my X10-2.2-2.3.

Hello troops.im not the brightest bulb. When comes to computers.but i would love for some body.to tell me the easiest.way to root my x10.half them ones on u tube are not showing me the full shubang.so pleas some one please get back to me and give me the full detail......and there will be a donaton...cheer jgadams..hamilton/scotland.
[XPERIA X10 General] CMoney87:
fastest and easiest way to root is to download flashtool and connect your device and press root.
[XPERIA X10 General] upcoast:
Dude speaks the truth.

I think you need to read more.

There are plenty of sticky guides in the forums.

Flash tool is going to be your best friend.

And x recovery.

Keep searching and all will become clear.
[XPERIA X10 General] Time Machine:
Well, it worked nice but it felt kinda incomplete, i mean no disrespect to anybody over there cuz they're doing an awesome work but i got a load of wlods either trying to use camera, browser, facebook, hell, even bubbleblast but i wanted to see it on my own x10

It also reminded me that i'm a camera-heavy user :P
[XPERIA X10 General] SpikeNaples:
How to root: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10881307&postcount=5

How to update via flashtool:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=920746

Hope those pages help. Also, there is no such thing as a bricked X10i. You just have to use Flashtool to update/upgrade.

Info about rooting can be found here: http://www.androidauthority.com/rooting-for-dummies-a-beginners-guide-to-root-your-android-phone-or-tablet-10915/
[XPERIA X10 General] silveraero:
Yum, you should try Stock Gingerbread with some addon first before decide to use custom ROM

Infinity Ytinifni S. Icalone man.

Sent from Xperia X10i-Modded.
[XPERIA X10 General] imnick:
yeah Thanks very much~
[XPERIA X10 General] sudip.h:
Posting to bore people.