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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jsteelio:
For those of you who own the Ideos u8150:

Have you noticed that the text from widgets such as Minimalist Text and SiMi Clock look bad displayed on your screen? I have tested these widgets using many launchers (default, Zeam, Launcher Pro) and the only one that these widgets look good on is ADW.Launcher. Other launchers show a pixelated dark shadow around the text which looks bad on transparent background. Anyone know why this happens?

My guess is that the widgets were designed for 320x480 screens and the launcher app is having to re-size them to fit the 240x320 u8150 screen. ADW Launcher seems to handle the resizing great while the other launchers don't. Was hoping someone out there knew of a fix that will allow these widgets to look great with other launchers.

My current ROM is FusionIdeos 1.98. This may be the root of the problem but I doubt it.

See my examples:

The first pic is how SiMi Clock looks with default, Zeam, and Launcher Pro launchers. Notice the dark color around the white text. The second picture is SiMi Clock with ADW.Launcher. It looks great with it. No dark pixelated color around white text.

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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Trekker56:
Never noticed this myself, but from your pics the difference can be seen. I think your theory about screen size is correct.

PS. Plz share the wall paper, thnx :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] capman231:
Can anyone running one of the Gingerbread ROM's tell me if it has the HAC (Hearing Aid Compatibile) option, it's in "Settings" under "Call" in the stock ROM. According to HTC support it has been fixed in 2.3 (Doesn't work in 2.2) and I would like to use it with my hearing aids if in fact it does work.

capman231
[HTC Inspire 4G] kravguy:
Hmm... Im running 2.3.2 and I don't see it. If someone can point me to where it is (if it's even there), Id be happy to test it for ya.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Silas0220:
I am running Inspired Saga v1.1 with Gingerbread, and there is no such setting under "Settings -> Call."
[HTC Inspire 4G] capman231:
Thanks fellows, the tech support at HTC told me it would be in the upcoming Gingerbread update for the Inspire and I was just wondering if it was already in some of the ones we have now. Evidently not Thaks for looking.

capman231
[HTC Inspire 4G] id10terrordfw:
One thing to check would be if HAC is enabled in build.prop, I bet it is not on these ROMs.
[HTC Inspire 4G] capman231:
In the Build.Prop It is "htc.audio.hac.enable=1". My guess is 1= on, but that is just a guess. The HAC works great on incoming calls but the caller can't hear me at all

capman231
[HTC Inspire 4G] id10terrordfw:
1 should be on. Are you already on a ginger bread rom?
[HTC Inspire 4G] capman231:
No, I am on the Ingersol 2.4 stock rom with JV7 Kernel.
[HTC Inspire 4G] id10terrordfw:
That is what I thought. I know the 2.3 ROMs have the option but I seem to remember it set to zero. I would check it but I am on the new Froyo update.
[HTC Inspire 4G] capman231:
I think that the Inspire is the only HTC phone that has HAC but I haven't been able to prove it. HTC support says that the problem is in the ROM and has been fixed in the upcoming gingerbread update. I asked the tech if the software on the phone was actually developed for the Inspire and he said he couldn't answer that, but he did say that the upcoming update was developed from the ground up for this phone. I think a lot of the problems that people are complaining about is due to HTC piecing together a ROM from their other phones. The Inspire has a different radio and a different audio chip than any of the other phones and most of the complaints I have heard can be traced back to either the radio or the audio.
[HTC Inspire 4G] kirk123:
I just checked mine and its set to 0

htc.audio.hac.enable=0

Im on Inspired Saga v1.1
[HTC Inspire 4G] capman231:
Which phone and what ROM?
[HTC Inspire 4G] id10terrordfw:
I wonder if you change it to 1 and reboot if it shows up under call settings.

If not, then change it before installing the ROM and see what happens.
[HTC Inspire 4G] kirk123:
iPhone 4 lol

Inspire 4G

Inspired Saga v1.1 ROM
[HTC Inspire 4G] kirk123:
I just edited it and changed it to 1. Rebooting and will post back with results.
[HTC Inspire 4G] capman231:
If it shows up in "Properties" under "Call" can you turn it on and call someone. If it's not working, they won't be able to hear you but they will be loud in your ear.
[HTC Inspire 4G] kirk123:
I think you mean Settings>Call...

I rebooted and saw no options for HAC.
[HTC Inspire 4G] capman231:
Yes "Settings". Wonder why it didn't show up. It's in the stock ROM, and in the Ingersol 2.4 that I am running. Is your ROM based on the inspire ROM?
[HTC Inspire 4G] kirk123:
Here is the link for the ROM I am using

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=12861287&postcount=1

Its a gingerbread ROM ported from the desire S so it might not work.
[HTC Inspire 4G] id10terrordfw:
The inspired saga ROM may have a better chance as it has inspire sources baked in.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mantelimies:
Hi,

I live in Finland but I will be in Switzerland for a while. I found out that I could get the phone quite a lot cheaper from here.

I have never owned an Android phone before. I am interested in the localisation this phone (might) have, ie. how easy it is to change for example the keyboards to support the Scandinavian alphabet. What about the UI in general? Is there some other things that should be taken into account?

Thanks for your answers.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Hampa_D:
no that wouldnt be a problem, if the phone don't have the Finnish language you could install morelocale2 found on the market

or probably pretty soon flash it with a Finnish software.

but since i 90% of the time buy my phones here in Sweden from Swedish retailers i haven't used the method myself
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vensdale:
Mantelimies

Search for Samsung Galaxy S 2. Languages on YouTube. The video from samsungmobilerdom.

SGS2 has suomi.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TokyoGuy:
I'm pretty sure that all Android 2.3 phones allow you to select from any of the available languages upon set up.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aning_019:
Can anyone tell how to know if the firmware from samfirmware has protected bootloader?

Also, what happens if you have unprotected bootloader then you flash samfirmwares protected bootloader?

Thanks!
[Xperia Arc General] Mo.shishani:
Hi everybody

I have been looking for an Android smartphone with a decent Camera (as I love taking pictures:D) and it seems I have found it in the Arc.

But one thing worries me, which is the 320 mb of internal memory which I have doubts of not being enough for my Arc to be Smart enough.:confused:

Can anybody help on this plz.

Thank you in advance
[Xperia Arc General] vincent.hsy:
I have installed all the apps i need (abt 20 apps) and still have abt 200mb left. Also, I move games to SD card.
[Xperia Arc General] commodoor:
it's enough i have 150Mb free with all my apps. this was a little issue with Nexus. I even move some system apps to SD with titanium backup (you need root).

right now i have 58 apps installed (excl. system apps) and still have 147MB free. I have 9 games (not big games just casual) biggest games is taptap but after moving to sd save a lot.
[Xperia Arc General] keijames:
If you able to fill up 320mb apps, your arc will be slowest phone in the world.

Given app2sd, most of new version apps support usage of 32gb SD card.
[Xperia Arc General] Mo.shishani:
Thank you all

I am definitely going to have the Arc as soon as it is released here in the market (hopefully next week).;)

Thank you again
[Xperia Arc General] klungxda:
I have installed many apps (around 50 ~ 60) now still have 175MB.

Conditions: rooted the Arc, use Link2SD to move apps (cached, library, app) to your SD.

But you must get root to make 2nd ext2 partition and install Link2SD before can do this.
[Xperia Arc General] Retrosid:
Can i move my apps on my sd card without rooting my phone?
[Xperia Arc General] diggedy:
only some. There are a lot that still will not allow themselves to be moved to SD.

Rooting however can force them all over to SD with programs like Titanium backup which is mighty handy, particularly if you have a few gameloft games or big satnav apps
[Xperia Arc General] Retrosid:
Mkay, though i dont want to root my phone yet.
[Xperia Arc General] limhkc:
SD card partitioning

Can anyone please advise on what is the right way to partition the SD card?

I've gotten a Sandisk Class4 16Gb; googled around and thought I should partition FAT32/ext3/Linux-swap. But after doing so, the phone cannot see the card anymore.
[Xperia Arc General] diggedy:
Theres no need to partition it unless your using apps2sd (which I dont think you can do yet with the arc?)
[Xperia Arc General] limhkc:
I've rooted (using Gingerbreak) and installed apps2sd / link2sd. Basically my issue is the pathetic RAM available causing Arc to lag from time-to-time.

I've removed Telco's useless software and I'm still struggling with <100Mb available RAM all the time. :(
[Xperia Arc General] daveybaby:
You mean there's 100Mb wasted RAM sitting around doing nothing all the time? Oh no! :p

As for the partitioning, you have to do it in the right order or the phone wont find the card. First create an ext2 partition for apps, then format the remainder as FAT32. I dont recommend ext3 or ext4 for an SD card, theyre overkill for a simple single user system like a phone, and their fancy features will actually slow everything down on an SD card. You dont need a linux swap partition at all (IIRC this was only useful with early versions of some custom roms on other phones).

Note that i havent any experience with apps2sd on the arc, only on other phones, so everything i just said may be garbage w.r.t. the arc, but i think it probably applies whatever the phone.

Also note that using apps2sd wont help your ram 'issues' at all.
[Xperia Arc General] TWiTCommander:
Moving apps to SD

You can move some apps to SD card in Settings > Applications > Manage Applications.

You can use apps like Apps2SD and ZDBox to automate much of the process.

If your device supports debugging in Settings > Applications > Development, enable debugging, install the Android SDK, go to the tools directory connect your device to the computer using USB, and execute this command:

adb shell pm setInstallLocation 2

This will allow you to move even more apps to SD, although there may be side-effects for some apps, like random crashes or failure to launch. If you see some app not working as anticipated, move it back to main memory.
[Xperia Arc General] daveybaby:
To be honest i cant really see the need for the old style apps2sd these days, Androids built-in version seems to be sufficient to me.

While not all apps support it yet, the majority of the ones i've got installed seem to (particularly the larger ones, which is key), and the number is increasing all the time.

Maybe if you just *have* to install 200+ apps it will become a problem. I'm struggling to think of 200 useful apps though.
[Xperia Arc General] ronniecross:
I have about 100+ apps. All the apps that CAN go on SD are on SD. I normally have about 70MB, but it fluctuates between 50~70
[Xperia Arc General] limhkc:
I've to install games and storybooks for my child, and these alone add up to about 50 apps. Some of them are not SD-friendly at all.

I certainly don't recall installing many apps, but Titanium Backup says I've some 306 elements.

Arc has only 335Mb available... why did SE take away the precious 177Mb away?? :confused:
[Acer Iconia A500] sammyboy405:
Does the Tablet Really Require the Wifi to be On to use it? Only way we can get it to work is if we turn the Wifi on and then it uses AGPS.

Downloaded GPS Status and it sorta seems to confirm this. Ive read other sites of people returning the product and getting another and GPS works outta the box w/o Wifi?

Thoughts? Solutions?

--Solved -- Issue seems defective Equipment. GPS works Fine in Airplane Mode with GPS on. Tablet was returned for another and now works.
[Acer Iconia A500] spaanplaat:
Haven't checked this, but it seems a bit silly. Why would you need a (static) wifi connection when u use the GPS (for moving around). Doesn't make any sense. I will test this tonight.
[Acer Iconia A500] sammyboy405:
With the one we have here I can Confirm the only way i can get it to work is with WiFi on. And Acer Support confirms this..

But there is so much conflicting information out there that Id like to see if it can get cleared up.

If people are returning them and their new ones are working fine with normal GPS then did ACER have a Bad Lot? Or are these folks just making rumors.
[Acer Iconia A500] Budadank:
I've just quickly checked this with Chartcross GPS Test. With WIFI on I could see one satellite indoors. I switched off WIFI and then saw four satelites, so it would seem that WIFI does not have to be switched on for GPS to work. However, having a data connection is always a good thing to get AGPS data with.
[Acer Iconia A500] theheathen:
From my experiance, no it doesn't . I have been using mine with the wifi off with no problems. I use Copilot Live USA to get around all day at work. One thing is, is that Copilot freezes on me if I try to go into the settings menues.
[Acer Iconia A500] T0yman:
Acer Says Yes

I chatted with an Acer rep this morning and was informed WIFI or 3G is designed to work with the GPS. GPS will not work if there is no data signal. Being hardheaded I called hoping to find someone with more knowledge on this matter and was told the exact same thing, NO WIFI/3G = NO GPS. With this set back I have decided to return.

But I am curious why some peoples are working and others are not?
[Acer Iconia A500] sammyboy405:
Im sure my Buddy will post here soon.

but he called Acer and they are saying that it requires Wifi for GPS by Design.

So if everyone else is able to do it.. and he isnt and Acer says thats the way it should be..

Then either some folks have an "added' feature design flaw or they are Fibbing about it. Or Acer just dont know what they are talking about and my buddy has a defective one.
[Acer Iconia A500] acidicvision:
I do not seem to need to be connected to Wifi for GPS to work. I did notice something interesting while researching this though. 22% of my battery usage was coming from cellular. Thats a huge amount of power being used up to poll for a cellular signal that a wifi device isn't doing anything with.

I added about two hours to my battery life by turning the tablet on Airplane mode and then enabled Wifi. Thankfully the little airplane icon in the status bar is only there for a few seconds :)
[Acer Iconia A500] john0dean:
The issue is not GPS need WiFi. It is the map need WiFi or 3G datalink in order to be updated with the GPS signal. Your tablet does not preloaded a map like a portable Garmin or TomTom GPS device does.
[Acer Iconia A500] Neoprimal:
The GPS does not require Wifi to

work

, however if you are using an app like Google Maps, this app DEPENDS on wifi to download map and pois. Google Maps is not like your GPS software on your TomTom or Garmin GPS, it downloads the data using the cell modem or in this case the wifi on the device.

To summarize, if you use an app like Copilot or another GPS app that has maps predownloaded then the GPS works just fine on it's own without Wifi.

I hope this clears it up.
[Acer Iconia A500] sammyboy405:
Then Why Doesn't Foursquare, Gowalla, Or even the GPS Icon Activate.. Or Even using GPS Status.. Using GPS Status It wont do anything unless WiFi is on.

Totally Understand that you need wifi For Map Downloading. But when you have a Static Predownloaded Map using like MapDroid or Even TomTom Software the Maps are preloaded nothing to download.

So you all Are SERIOUSLY saying that your GPS works Fine with out WiFi I ask you to download GPS Status and Try it with out Wifi Being on and See if you can get your GPS to come on and get a Lock.

Because Acer Support has already said that the GPS is WiFi dependent.
[Acer Iconia A500] michaelg1030:
Ok, this is what I did. Turned off wifi and ran GPS status. It locked on to 3 of 6 sat so I guess it works. With wifi on it seems to locate more sat and locks on quickee.

Just to make sure in settings you do have GPS on under location and security correct?
[Acer Iconia A500] T0yman:
Reply

I tried using MapDroyd with all preloaded maps, it would not give me a Red X for location until I flipped on wifi. That was the only reason I contacted tech support and both chat and phone told me the same thing. There is no power to the GPS until 3G/WIFI is active. Sounds stupid I know, I like the tablet and what nothing more than to keep it but I just refuse to keep something that is configured in such a way. I can live with the AdHoc issue since I know that can eventually be resolved.

Disclaimer - These are not my words but the words directly from Acer tech support.

Trust me I was very clear that I had maps pre-downloaded and the person on the phone was very clear what they told me about how the hardware was configured.

michaelg1030 - YES :)
[Acer Iconia A500] michaelg1030:
Not sure I believe what they said.

I just did one more test. I turned wifi off. Reset my tablet. Made sure wifi was still off. Opened up GPS Statues and it locked on to 5 of 7 sat in less than a min indoors. I dont have any nav software with maps so I can't test that. If GPS status shows nothing with wifi off for you I'd exchange it for a new one.
[Acer Iconia A500] Neoprimal:
None of those programs work without a data connection. Once you use a program that works without requiring some sort of data, the GPS will work.

I don't really care what Acer says - if you call acer and ask 10 people the same question, there's a possibility you'll get several different answers.

I know what I've experienced, and that is that the gps works with wifi disabled.

I'm confused on what you're debating exactly though, are you saying that the gps does not activate/work without wifi or that it doesn't lock on to satellites?

If you want a simpler test to see if it works/activates simply refresh your weather widget manually and with no wifi connection - you'll see the gps icon pop up and it will say searching for satellites. It won't work, since the weather can't update without data but you'll see that it activates the gps.

In essence, the gps in the A500 works exactly like our cell gps, there's no difference. It's Assisted GPS (aGPS) and requires a data connection to locate the satellites quickly vs. standalone or autonomous GPS found in our Garmin/Tom Tom/etc. Without data it's going to take you 10m-20m to find a lock, with data, 3-5m. This might be what's messing with people. The good thing is if you lock on when you get into your vehicle with help from your wifi for example, then you won't have to wait for it to lock on at some other point. Since my gps is on in the tablet all the time, it's locked in and I suppose that's why I'm not having a problem in my tests.
[Acer Iconia A500] Vereynn:
Another thing to keep in mind is that the GPS in use on these devices uses aGPS (assisted GPS) - which uses a combination of cell tower info (if using 3G) and/or known WiFi hotspot locations to help nail down the starting location and speed up the discovery of satellites.

Y'know, the stuff that Apple & Google are getting in so much trouble for having recently :D
[Acer Iconia A500] T0yman:
OK I will be heading that way for an exchange and update the info once I am back home. Thanks everyone for your input, like I said I like the tablet but the no GPS thing just never made since. :)
[Acer Iconia A500] Neoprimal:
Good Luck.
[Acer Iconia A500] erica_renee:
you can get app fasterfix from market t

it worked great for me.

i also can not keeo co-pilot from crashing locking up sent them email hope its fixed

soon
[Acer Iconia A500] T0yman:
Replacement

Ok I am back home after going to BestBuy and picking up a replacement Acer A500. This one grabs my current location using current setup.

Airplane Mode On

WIFI Off

GPS On

I will be going in to the city tomorrow and run a few more tests, will post a new update after but this is looking promising. Thanks again for the feedback! :D
[Acer Iconia A500] skyfox99:
I was having similar issues with GPS not locking and returned it for another. The GPS signal is very weak on the Acer, which may be a deal breaker. I don't know whether it is a software limitation, or hardware, but the Xoom that was right next to the Accer at BB was able to get a GPS lock with WiFi off while the A500 was unable to. This model I have in my hand right now is able to obtain a fix indoors though... someone with more experience have any thoughts? Also, in need of better designed keyboard, A.S.A.P.
[Acer Iconia A500] id10terrordfw:
Works fine for me in airplane mode with GPS status.
[Acer Iconia A500] sammyboy405:
Awesome to Hear!
[Acer Iconia A500] ph423r:
Yep, just tried it w/ copilot in airplane mode and it works.
[Acer Iconia A500] zululand:
for you all information, I have switched on airplane mode and managed to lock only outdoor.
[Acer Iconia A500] secularhuman:
Gps needs wifi

Drove around today and Maps or Navigate would Not work without wifi. When I turned on the mobile wifi on my phone they both started working.

Ill just use my phones Gps when driving.

Secular
[Acer Iconia A500] foxmeister:
If you mean Google Maps and Navigation, they require an active data connection to retrieve maps. This has nothing to do with the actual GPS status.

If you want to use navigation or maps without a data connection, you must use an offline solution (e.g. Copilot).

Regards,

Dave
[Acer Iconia A500] samaliset:
GPS works fine on mine

Hi there,

I have this device for about a week or so. I was very interested in the use of GPS, so I did a research and I get Copilot working great (but with some bugs), IGO 8 (but small screen), Navdroyd (un precise but all world maps for 4.99 $), and others. What I can say is for those navigation softwares I did try, they worked without any claims of Wifi or 3G connection. One you have enough sats every thing goes right.

As it had been said some where here, to be able using GPS without the need of Wifi or 3G connection, you have to have a (Standalone software), as simple as that.

cheers
[Acer Iconia A500] muqali:
I can also confirm Wifi off and 3 sats.
[Acer Iconia A500] baldbear:
Mine definately works with wifi off.
[Acer Iconia A500] moemoney12:
When you use GPS status. How locks do you get. It takes me about twenty minutes to find one lock. I have wifi on. I may exchange for another.
[Acer Iconia A500] michaelh99:
I think I'm going to keep an eye of the dev side of things for another 20 days or so (30 day return)

I've found that in a couple of tests the gps seems worse than the Vibrant, which was pretty bad before the devs got hold of it.

Hopefully this tablet can be fixed with the same kinds of efforts.
[Acer Iconia A500] schnem:
I was having problems with my GPS as well. I did some tests and found that my GPS does work and quite well actually. I get good and fast locks on 8/9 satellites with cloudy skys. Go to location and security and turn off use wireless networks. Hope this works for others having problems.
[Acer Iconia A500] hhairplane:
Try using GPS Status a couple of times

The first time, I used GPS Status, nothing came up, but time after time. The signal has become better and better, now it takes less than a minute to get 6 or 7 satellites. I would definitely try that as it may be quite cumbersome to go return and exchange a new one.
[Acer Iconia A500] Fluffbutt:
I was thinking of getting an A500, but I'll hold off now, it seems too many are having problems - no proper GPS is a complete deal breaker for me. I'm going world roaming soon, and will have no WIFI assist for GPS.

Does the A500 have a socket for an external GPS antenna?