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[LG Optimus 2x] somemadcaaant:
Playing around with the media_profiles.xml didnt have any effects for me with videos, this has to be done in the camera app itself im guessing since lg doesnt use the stock camera app for froyo.

-smc
[LG Optimus 2x] LeJay:
That's a shame. Tried a 3rd party camera app?
[LG Optimus 2x] somemadcaaant:
No i prefer LG stock to be honest, ill have a poke around what George found above., should be easy enough fingers crossed.

-smc
[LG Optimus 2x] LeJay:
cool, please let us know how it goes. Would like to see what kind of bitrates tegra is capable of with 1080p@24fps.

sgs2 is doing up towards 20mbit/s, so it's not surprising that it looks better than ox2 which is 9mbit/s.
[LG Optimus 2x] .:george:.:
Good luck with that :) Honestly hoping you'll be more successful than I was.

Tried to decompile it with APKtool and recompiled again but dont know how to get it to work in phone since it is a system app.

Any hints are appreciated :)
[LG Optimus 2x] Deleted member 2453909:
with root explorer, i think you can delete/replace the original apk.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Skin1980:
Hi all! I have an i9003 and i wish to install a custom update.zip... the problem is that i get always signature problem.

In the log of recovery i see that the program check the sign of package with one file present in the /res directory of the phone called KEY.

My question is.... can i use that key file to sign my package? How?

I see that another member of this forum (for another phone model) make an update.zip and the related key to put in the res directory.. i really would know how he done it....

Thanks in advance.
[Desire General] kayz73:
Which is the best Task manger? Should be good enough not to drain the battery in short time.

Thanks.
[Desire General] shankly1985:
From what I read you dont need to use them :) I myself have never, just make sure you kill any games you play (if you do) they eat battery.

:)
[Desire General] Meaple:
Task killers are bad because Android is designed to kill them when it needs to. The thing that drains the battery the most is apps running in the background, the screen brightness and if you CPU is being maxed out constantly.

Sent from CM7
[Desire General] erklat:
No killing as multitasking is excellent on android; just make sure you press home instead of simply switching the screen off, apparently it leaves an application in the foreground.

The so called task killers are the stupidest apps evar made.
[Desire General] icechiller:
Yeah, don't bother.

Best way to save battery is to use a static wallpaper (not live wallpaper), turn off notifications for apps such as Facebook, Twitter etc. and only use WiFi/mobile network when you actually need it.
[Desire General] erklat:
You don't have to disable internet connection when not needed as most of the kernels can easily get you in ~30hrs range with some tweaks regardless of it.
[Desire General] 2mu:
I agree with what you said.
[Desire General] localh0st:
I really like MultiTasking Pro.
[Desire General] Robi959:
Dont use task manager!
[Desire General] fr78:
Why shouldn't I to use Task Killer on my Desire ? I don't understand your arguments..
[Desire General] m33-snk:
Because Android is designed to kill the apps!

Search the market and try them yourselfe.

We all don't use TaskKillers!
[Desire General] erklat:
http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-be-using-a-task-killer-with-android/
[Desire General] Fr_78:
Thanks for this very complete answer :)
[Desire General] Fr_78:
I know, I am a bit irritated, but I have a question : Why did the InsertCoin v14 rom have a Task Manager ?, (it comes from HTC Sense 3.0)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micksh:
I installed CM 7.02 to eMMC yesterday.

Is there a sort of CM7 GUI user guide? I don't know if it behaves like it should or not.

For example, in the status bar I see notification icons for some programs. But when I click on them only narrow gray panel with few stripes pops up. Is it normal?

I can see full-screen notification panel only if I tap "circle with green arrow" icon.

I used rooted NC stock 1.1 before and I used Titanium backup.

After installing CM7 I downloaded Titanium backup from Market and restored most of the apps (>100). I restored "apps with data" but not system data. Is it the right way to migrate from stock?

Some apps work but for example, Amazon Appstore can't accept my login/password. Should I uninstall it and reinstall from web? Will it recognize device and allow to use apps that were free for one day but now paid?

Google Market only offers me to re-install paid apps, not free ones.

Added: And I also restored autostarts. It disables certain apps from starting after certain events. I used it with stock. Its settings seem to be restored to. Can this damage CM7?

What's the best way to migrate apps from stock to CM7?

How can I read/write data on my Nook from Windows through USB?

I understand that CM7 uses Linux partition and I need some tools (?) but why can't I see my SD card in NC as I used to do with stock ROM? I don't have ADB or SDK on PC, didn't need it for stock.

My SD card is formatted FAT32. I don't think CM7 altered it because from Nook I can see all files.

But in Windows I only see two drive letters when I connect NC with USB, no data can be read, it says "device not ready".
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ylixir:
This is normal, try dragging the little panel with the stripes that pops up to the top of your screen.

Eh, the market works for me. It's usually pretty quick to just grab whatever isn't installed off the market when i need it.

You may need to manually tell cm7 to share with windows, there will be an option for that in the notification bar when you plug it it.

You could also try a different USB port. Sometimes when i'm in windows it will stop working when plugged into the front of my computer, sometimes when plugged into the back. Switching to another port always clears things up.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fattire:
It also sounds like you may want to turn off "Compatibility Mode" under the Spare Parts app...
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] micksh:
Thanks a lot, everything works now.

It looks like Zeam launcher scrolls screens a bit slower in CM7 than in stock ROM. Not that smooth and I overclocked to 925MHz "on demand".

I tried ADW with minimum icons and it looks a bit smoother. But Zeam has >100 icons on 5 screens. Don't know how ADW will behave with that many. And I like many icons on bottom dock that Zeam allows.

What is the recommended fast launcher for CM7 with configurable dock?
[Android Software Development] misc86:
I mean in terms of user habits. Can you:

- find out when the user is using your app/playing your game

- where they are geographically located (assuming they accept this prior to install)

- what the user has done in your game/app (as in what level they are at for games, or what data they searched for in your app)

- how often they click the banner ads in your app (if you own the banner ad for example)

- which banner ads they click (if you own the banner ad for example)

Thanks for your time guys!
[Android Software Development] MarkusPO:
yes, and that's not even the tip of the iceberg.
[Android Software Development] misc86:
lol, nice pic.

so any anyone shed some light or recommend any articles which would tell me what type of info an android app can take ?

or a iphone app for that matter.
[Android Software Development] MarkusPO:
i don't like the way this conversation is going. if your intentions were good, fair and honest, you'd be asking 'how to make this kicking app', not 'how to monitor my users'. the first bit comes before the second one. and the second bit is just basic knowledge that you'd use from the first one.
[Android Software Development] misc86:
Im doing this because I am writing a research report on app privacy. I am a Ph.D student. I have no programming background to ever create an app. I am just trying to post on forums with knowledgeable people like this one to gain a bit more understanding of the privacy issues of the iPhone vs. Android.

If you would not like to post here, please feel free to PM me.

Thank You.
[Android Software Development] MarkusPO:
it's very simple. look at the docs for android, think how it could be used to monitor users, et voila. an app could have total access to the phone meaning all data that is on it could be monitored by an app. whether the user will use your app that wants all these permissions is unlikely and you really are asking a pointless question.

you are a phd student, i'll assume you can think for yourself, and so you sh/could be researching this for yourself by reading the docs (mind you, you will have to think though). no one is going to come out and say juicy things like "well, if you do this, you can get this info and this info and use it to do this" because it's probably going to be illegal. it's your paper, your credit, think man, think.
[Android Software Development] alostpacket:
Defcon video about privacy

http://vimeo.com/14980971

Watch that (very informative), then maybe read:

Google Analytics

http://code.google.com/mobile/analytics/docs/

Flurry: company used by a lot of apps to do in-app tracking

http://www.flurry.com/product/analytics/index.html

Maybe check out AdMob's site too.

My site - 13 page permission guide

http://alostpacket.com/2010/02/20/how-to-be-safe-find-trusted-apps-avoid-viruses/

Also Android Police is a decent site for security news (IMO).

I also just released an app that's a guide for people new to Android about permissions but I dont think I'm supposed to link to it here.

Google "PocketPermissions" and some links should turn up to read about it if you want.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MSHancock:
I dont use Google voicemail. Since the voicemail button on the dialer is set to google, how hard would it be to set it back to open VVM? I can deal with it but when I forget and press it to get my mail it causes FC. I have removed Google Voice from the app dir so it would not load.

Since going to the new Comm. ROM I have also lost Voice Commands. It also causes FC when I try and run it.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gkirby11:
It took a lot of searching but it looks like if you use ADB (Android Debug Bridge) you can push the phone or dialer.apk to your phone.

So download the latest stock .zip package.

Unzip it and find the .apk you need. (search for the actual .apk name shouldn't be hard)

Then push it to the same directory on your phone with ADB

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=ADB

this is a guide to downloading and installing ADB.

OR you can just use the 1 key by holding it down..... that works too :D
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MSHancock:
Useing the 1 key would be to easy. lol

Thanks for the info. I have been looking. Where did you stumble across it?

Thanks again
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BellPego:
I'm a student and I have a dreamspark account and I need a fake app in order for GeoTrust to identify me so I can unlock my phone... ;)

Thanks a lot
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] songoku119:
You could always just pick up any of the provided xaps on here i supposed, but if you wanna just go legit, why not just pick up one of the tutorials provided by M$ for a hello world app and just compile that. Easy stuff and you get a brief intro to boot.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mpf54:
All you need to do is submit a app. I just completed this and after you dl the ms tools for the phone you can build one. Just start a new project and you will need a few png files to use as but those are easy to get. Then just submit it called dummy app. You have to submit it just to start the verifacation process. I got verified this way and the next day they rejected my app.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drkfngthdragnlrd:
I just made a dummy app for WM 6.5. I used a CAB for a keyboard fix & may the different size icons images needed.
[HD2 General] ibizagtiuk:
So i'm pretty new to the HD2, but have flashed various ROMS etc in the past. A friend gave me his HD2 to flash Android onto, and I'm having a few problems with it.

Basically, After trying to install the MAGLDR, the phone will not boot at all. It loads up, and just sticks at the "HTC" screen. I can get into the "tri-colour" boot loader screen by doing Vol-down at startup, but whenever I try to run MAGLDR again the status bar on both the PC and the phone stay at 0%, then it errors out :\.

Any ideas how I can get this back to working? Thanks guys.
[HD2 General] connexion2005:
Is the phone switching to USB from SERIAL when plugged in at the SPL? Put the ROM on a SDCARD and rename it to LEOIMG.nbh then enter the SPL, it will see the ROM and allow you to flash via SDCARD. You may have a dead usb port on your hands if it's not switching to USB. Also try multiple ports on the computer and multiple computers to confirm this switch.
[HD2 General] ibizagtiuk:
Thanks for the speedy reply!

It is switching to USB when plugged in, which is good o guess. When I try to use RUU or task29, it sits at 0% for a while then goes to "Error 262". When the phone switches on (NOT into bootloader) it just sits at the "HTC" screen, and I notice the R, G, D lines are not shown at the bottom of the screen like they used to be.

I don't have an SD with me at the minute, which ROM exactly would I need to place on there?

thanks again :)
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
First enter bootloader, if spl doesn't say 2.08.hspl then magldr wont start.

Radio. radio must be a ..50.. of 2.07.50.x or higher or magldr wont start.

Hanging at 0% is either no hspl, or USB error. USB ports in front of PC generally wont work, USB hubs wont work either, ,only use USB ports around back of the PC.
[HD2 General] ibizagtiuk:
Guys, thanks so much. I got her to boot into MAGLDR and I *think* I got Clockwork Mod Recovery installed. I can now boot to the MAGLDR screen.

As I don't have the SD card from the phone (or any other SD at the moment), can anyone suggest a stable gingerbread ROM I can flash via USB Flasher? (ie it will need to come with the installer exe bundled right?). I'd prefer stock Android over a Sense ROM if possible, but I'll take whatever I can get :)

Thanks again!!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skelt11:
Hi,

I have started using the Verizon extended battery but I am noticing that what my battery display shows and what I see with the battery widget I use are different.

How do you reset battery statistics on the TB?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spyderman09:
If rooted, download ROM Manager and flash clockwork recovery. Reboot your phone into clockwork recovery (using rom manager or the extended power options) and then go down to advanced>wipe battery stats.

If you are not rooted, then you cannot wipe the battery stats. I would suggest you try the battery calibration app on the market (I forget the name as I've never tried it) - might help bring the numbers in line. *Edit* Just realized the Battery Calibration App on the market also needs root ... so basically, unless you have root, you can't wipe battery stats.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuckhere4ever:
The app is called Battery Calibration, and it works great. Here is a link to it.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] hdxnickka:
Is there a way to automatically store recorded video/pics or any other data to your external micro sdhc yet?

P.S. If there's a thread on this already please point me to the right direction :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dougstoner:
Yeah, just click on settings, (the gear wheel icon when in picture mode), and go to storage and choose SD card.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] hdxnickka:
Ah! Thank you, sir :D
[T-Mobile LG G2x] vinnyjr:
Double thanks, great find.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] wmm:
Yeah, that's a pretty important setting; video recording on Full HD takes about a MB/sec. I did a 4-minute video yesterday and it was a quarter of a GB, so I was very happy it was going to my SD card!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mhsamma:
Great dude. U beat me to it. But great none the less. I'm sure it'll help a lot of people.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dougstoner:
No problem guys. :) works the same for video too.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] tonyizhurr:
What about doubletwist airsync into sd card? Searched but so far no luck. Any tricks/apps or something out there?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] csapdani:
Well, the title pretty much says it all. Even old Nokia phones had an option for this. I'm on on Froyo, is it possible?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] csapdani:
Nevermind, I switched to Handcent and order has been restored.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] karan5567:
Hi i will be getting a verizon locked touch pro.But i live in india now i want to unlock it and use with gsm service providers here and also want to unlock gps so i can use it with all navigation apps.

I want to know about the simplest method to unlock my phone.Because i am a newbie.Plz help me.

Thank you
[Galaxy S II General] Arron123:
I picked this up yesterday so thought id share what I think about it ill try and give some structure to this but will end up waffling.

Feel of the phone: the feel of the phone is solid id say it feels way better then the s1 no where near as slippy or creaks as much. The textured back actually helps but the body definetly could do with being thicker... Just gives me an excuse for a bigger battery :-) . If you have small hands like myself then using the phone one handed becomes difficult especially going for the notification bar or an app thats in the top left or right corner.

Call quality etc etc brilliant... turning the messaging app sideways changes the interface where you can scroll through all your different threads and view whats been said in each which I mentioned because its ingenious. I can't remember whether s1 did that :-\ .

The screen... Where to begin lol. Okay well remember when you went from lcd to super amoled.... The change to the + isn't as drastic but definetly noticeable. Not as blurry with text and brilliant colors obvs... The screen actually feels so smooth lol I dont know if its because its new but it feels like silk.

Music playback is brilliant and once youve downloaded power amp player or similar the s2 is incredible for music playback clear and loud. It plays everything In my library which has an array of formats so thats good news.

Camera I haven't used much to be fair... But im thankful for the flash :-) handy as a light more then anything.

Touch wiz 4... Brilliant so integrated and together not laggy and actually looks brilliant... I actually havent changed the launcher more then satisfied with it. The phone has not stalled on me yet. The s1 was terrible for that straight out the box but this is the complete opposite functionality out the box definetly 10 out if 10 should be a relief for those who had bad experiences with the s1. It has loads of nifty features that you find by accident lol and then spend 10 mins looking for more.

Gps... fixed and works perfect... thats the honest truth lol.

Battery life... I'm definetly a fidgety son of a... so my phone barely gets put down texting calling browsing... Then browsing the same thing again lol this phone holds its own definetly brilliant battery life after I get used to owning an s2 it will definetly last a day... Atm im pulling it out my pocket every 30 seconds.

The browser is super slick on the s2 will give desktops a run for their money... Flash support is flawless... I wont mention what site I used for it though lol. There seems to be no problem downloading files like there used to be on s1.

I think thats about it.

Sorry for any idiosyncrasies or for any thing used in the wrong context

Ive seen a few posts in other threads about the head set quality... Personally the head phones supplied in the box are great they cancel noise out almost completely. if your an audiophile they should be good enough.

swyped from my GT-I9100 using XDA App
[Galaxy S II General] slyydrr:
Good info man - Definitely helps sway me even closer to buying one. Let me ask this: how does the battery life compare to another device? For me, that's a better comparison as I get 2-3 days battery life on my Nexus One because of my usage. Does the battery double the Galaxy 1? Triple?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II General] Arron123:
Galaxy 1 doing the same thing would not last me a day. Im geussing this will easily...
[Galaxy S II General] Master05:
Thx for your review but just out of curiosity I have to ask: How long did it take you to write up your review with your SGSII :D ?
[Galaxy S II General] kratos123:
Hey mate, thanks for expressing your impressions on the galaxy s ii :)

Gd to see you love your device!

This is actually going to be my first android device. So i'm glad my first one is going to be absolutely aswesome!

I'm currently using a windows mobile phone (ancient) called the touch diamond, which ive had for 2 years.

Ive pre ordered it and waiting for it.

IM SOOO EXITED!! :D
[Galaxy S II General] Arron123:
Lmao that took me 20mins.... Not tooo bad tbf especially with swype picking some nonsense words lol
[Galaxy S II General] Arron123:
Definetly the best android phone thats out youll love it
[Galaxy S II General] DemonoftheMall:
Almost everything about this phone have been very good so far.

Seem like a good replacement for my Liquid which isn't working that well since the 2.1 update.

If it's relatively free of big problems I'll probably pick it up when it is released.
[Galaxy S II General] ndnesh:
Awesome 38 hours! Wonderful write up! thank you!!!
[Galaxy S II General] Arron123:
Cheers dont know if I covered everything lol
[Galaxy S II General] GamerOfFreedom:
Your review was brilliant, so brilliant that it uses brilliant so many times in this brilliant review.

Kidding :)

Not Swyped from my soon to be GT-I9100 using a custom build desktop PC
[Galaxy S II General] Arron123:
Haha should of downloaded a thesaurus from market :-)
[Galaxy S II General] kampf:
Good info.

I really appreciated that Vlad Savov's review of the SGS2 on engadget was written from the perspective of someone looking at the usability of the phone in ways it normally is not. Yours and Vlad's observations give me hope that it will truly be a solid replacement for my Nexus One.
[Galaxy S II General] ndnesh:
After reading your words, i am satisfied and currently i dont have any requests for you, except one. If you can, just keep updating the first post in your thread with your observations! Swype Away!! :)

Thanks once again! Waiting to join the ranks of SGS2 owners :)
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] capnblackleg:
I think I've finally gotten a good grip on this Nook stuff, a million thanks to everyone here.

My Nook is where I want it to be currently with the latest CM7 stable.

It seems like everyone is overclocking and now I'm curious.

Do you guys keep the overclock on the entire time you're using the nook? Or do you turn it on when you need the extra performance?

Does it shorten the battery life by much?

Is it harmful at all to the hardware?
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skeeterpro:
Good questions. Overclocking is, on the surpface, something one would imagine harms our toys. Actually, most can handle well. It's all about the voltage and not so much anything else. Dal and others have worked out the tough stuff and provided us with some extremely useful kernals that noticably increase speeds (demonstrable with apps like Quadrant Standard or Smartbench) Apps run quicker and the overall experience is sweeter. Ondemand is the usual govenor I employ set on boot. (Running CM7.0.2 1.1 OC) Still getting a full day of use before recharging.
[Nook Color Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ylixir:
Usually it only kicks up to overclocked speeds when it needs it, cm7 can regulate it's clock speed pretty well depending on what setting you use.

technically overclocking will slightly shorten the life of the processor (uses more power, produces more heat). It doesn't really matter though as my battery will give out long before my processor, regardless of whether i overclock or not.

By that time i'll probably be thinking about buying the sweet new nook color 4 anyhow.