yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stone_ship:
Also, how and where are you getting your phone?

Most of us (it seems) in this forum got our phones when they were running 2.1 and we were able to easily root them with unrevoked. People who have gotten the Gratia or warranty replacements recently with the official 2.2 system in place have not been able to root.
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FALCON-LORD:
Thanks for that mtnlion. I thought this was my last hurdle but then I considered the implications of syncing outlook contacts and calendars… It appears that you need a third part application to do that. FFS why can’t someone port WM6.5 to the Aria HW? It would make life so much easier.

Is it time for me to start learning to cook ROMs?
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FALCON-LORD:
Thanks for the update stoneship. So it isn’t all as easy as it seems on the surface. SOD…

Maybe I just have to cross my fingers and hope that HTC keeps supporting the small form factor and wait for there next round of releases, and hope something fits.
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mtnlion:
I haven't used it in quite awhile but I'm pretty sure the HTC sync software will sync outlook and calendar when you plug in your phone.and there are apps on the market also.
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FALCON-LORD:
Thanks again mtnlion, but this still leaves me with the issue highlighted by stone ship that some systems won’t let you root break them and put on non official ROM images. The Aria as a solution is so close I can taste it… But I am just not confident it is going to be without issues.
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FALCON-LORD:
Ahhh Screw it… I have bought one… How much trouble can it be???
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ECEXCURSION:
Well... after rereading your post it seems that you may not be aware of this.

The phone you purchased will most likely (if new) come with software preinstalled from the factory that will prohibit you from rooting it via software methods.

You will need to send the phone to someone else to downgrade it for you. Then you can root it and install the software above.

Hope that made sense, I'm running on fumes... :-/
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Noobla_Khan:
Cross your fingers that you got one with 2.1 on it so you can root it easily. If not I can point you to someone who can s-off it for you.

The Aria is a great little phone and once you get things sorted out I think you will find you can do what you need with it. Syncing outlook contacts and calendars should not be an issue either through activesync or HTC sync regardless of official or cooked rom.
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FALCON-LORD:
You say Active sync or HTC sync??? Does that mean that M$ Active sync can sync with an Android device? That would be weird.

The device is advertised as unlocked and 2.1 As long as it is unlocked then I am good even if it is 2.2 I don’t expect to need it rooted in the immediate term, though I do expect I am going to have to hack around a little to get the Audio on my Cardo Scala headset sorted (it doesn’t support A2DP) so I may be eating those words in short order.

Though in the words of the great tosser Jeremy Clarkson… “How Hard can it be?”
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FALCON-LORD:
Seeing I am asking these questions I may as well outline the Bluetooth issue I have and see if any one can shed any light on the Android solution.

As I said in my previous post my Bluetooth headset doesn’t support A2DP, so to get music playing on it (or get GPS spoken directions) I need to perform a couple of hacks

The first one is to combine the stereo channels so on my Windows mobile I do this by applying the following to the registry.

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Bluetooth\A2DP\Settings]

"UseJointStereo"=dword:00000001

The second (And more important) is to change the Bluetooth channel behavior which is done by making the voice command attribute do nothing (remove the path of the executable) and keeping the channel open for an indefinite amount of time (VoiceCmdDuration being a large number)

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\OEM\VoiceCommand]

"LaunchApEnable"=dWord:1

"VoiceCmdDuration"=dWord:15180

So… In Android, what files do I need to tweak, and how do I need to tweak them to achieve the same results?

Thanks
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FALCON-LORD:
Well I now have my aria in my greasy little hands, and for better or worse… It has 2.2 loaded.

Starting to sort my way through the maze of setup now…
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martiantakeover:
Patience.
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FALCON-LORD:
The Limitations of Android are really annoying. (Unrooted)

I can’t Leave the device Synchronizing and also copy files back and forth (I Can in WM5)

I can’t copy files directly to the device only to the SD Card (I Can in WM5)

I can’t access the SD card from the device while I am accessing it from the PC (I Can in WM5)

I can’t edit configuration files to alter how it interacts with things such as Bluetooth (I Can in WM5)

I can’t store resources such as ringtones on the device, only on the SD card (I Can in WM5)

I can’t control the phone from my desktop computer such as MyMobiler (I Can in WM5)

And these are just the limitations I have found in 3 days when comparing it to a 6 year old Operating system.

And because it came pre installed with 2.2 I can’t root it…

It really appears that if it isn’t rooted it is pretty F#$ked.
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drumist:
Android is not really designed to be synchronized over USB. Yes, you can do it, and HTC makes a program for it specifically, but I suggest abandoning that habit and getting used to wireless syncing instead. The only reason I ever connect my phone to a computer is to copy a file, and even then I sometimes choose to do it with Dropbox instead, or send the link to the phone through ChromeToPhone.

Even if you don't want to use Google Calendar/Contacts as your primary calendar/contacts manager, you should be able to set up Outlook on your computer to synchronize with them. I don't personally use Outlook so I can't say what the best method for doing this is, but perhaps someone else can chime in with a suggestion.

As for the SD card, I don't think there is really any significant disadvantage to storing files on the SD card. Assuming you just leave your SD card in the phone, what's the difference? Some Android phones do have internal memory you can use for copying files to though.

As for the bluetooth issue, yes, that sucks. Good luck finding a solution for that if one exists.
[HTC Aria Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FALCON-LORD:
Well An Update…

My Blutooth issues are managed by this app

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bedoig.BTmono_Donate&feature=search_result

It is O.K. But does have a nasty habit of rebooting the device if you don’t shut it down properly before disconnecting the bluetooth connection.

It still doesn’t allow me to initiate actions from the headset other than picking up calls, but at the end of the day this is all I require.

After my torrent of negatives I have found a few starters for what Android is doing better…

When you mount the SD card to the computer it is fully available, you can read & edit files not just copy to and from (I Can’t in WM5)

Once you throw a file manager on the device it browses UNC paths well

Though It does appear I am getting some really weird $hit happening with my Outlook calendars.

And I have noted that I can’t have different screen timeout behavior dependent on weather it is plugged in or not.

If I could have the best of WM, and the best of Droid, I would be a happy little camper.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1v Android Development] 50-3:
Hey Guys,

Just wanted to make a quick guide on how to change the UAString.

This of course will enable you to default to the desktop view over the mobile view like i know you all want to.

Step 1.

Open up the browser, type into the URL bar "about:debug" and press enter.

Note:

After entering about:debug the URL will default back to the URL of the page you are on but there are now extra options available to use in the menu.

Step 2.

Now open up the menu in the top right and click on settings.

Step 3.

Now you are in the settings menu head on down to debug and then click on UAString.

Step 4.

Here is the list of available UAStrings I personally use desktop(it will make all websites think you are on a desktop computer so no more mobile website by defualt)

Step 5.

Now to get out of debug mode, back out of the settings menu and enter "about:debug" in the URL bar and press enter.

Step 6.

Now to quickly check to make sure you have correctly exited debug just click on the menu icon and make sure you have the normal control set again.

Now head out into the interwebz and enjoy not defaulting to mobile sites :P
[Galaxy Tab 10.1v Android Development] haruryu:
Nicely done with the Screens! +1

This post should be added to the a complete guide when its made :)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1v Android Development] Valken:
Thank You!!! This was driving me NUTS!!

You Da Man!!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1v Android Development] bcmobile:
Thanks mate. Does this setting stick across sessions or does it reset back to normal when you exit? Will try it when I get home.

I read somewhere that the Xoom needed a hacked framework to make the change permanent.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1v Android Development] 50-3:
Didn't think to check,

Let me know how it goes will test some time tomorrow though :P
[Galaxy Tab 10.1v Android Development] bcmobile:
Seems to stick. I closed the browser in the settings==>applications menu and it was still in desktop mode. Ill try and find the details about the Xoom issue and see ifit is reproducable on the tab.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1v Android Development] Draco32:
works for me also thanks alot
[Galaxy Tab 10.1v Android Development] hebbe:
thanks for the instructions :)

but unfortunately this doesn't work reliable. some websites still detect the device as a non-desktop device, e.g. www.bild.de, and forward to their respective mobile-sites. don't know why.

but for the most of the sites, it works perfectly. :D
[Galaxy Tab 10.1v Android Development] bonzai3558:
How did you get the "Labs" options in your browser settings? I can't seem to have it on mine.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1v Android Development] alumine:
For me the debug mode doesn't persist between sessions. The UA change is saved, but I have to go into debug mode every time the browser is started. So I set my homepage to about:debug and have to press enter on the address bar each session.

Tried this on Engadget and Facebook.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1v Android Development] hebbe:
"interesting" thing: with about:debug i set my uastring to froyo-n1 (or whatever the last entry is called), then the browser crashed. now everytime i enter about:debug, the browser crashes immedialtely. cannot revert this setting anymore. already did a reboot - no success. don't wanna do a factory reset.

do you have any hints on this?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1v Android Development] bcmobile:
Try clearing data and cache from settings==>applications==>MANAGE APPLICATIONS menu.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1v Android Development] xManMythLegend:
I honestly feel we should start email campaigns to the bigger websites to get them to identify this Android version as desktop to save us from this constant issue.

Ever since android was flash enabled , and many sites went over to HTML for the douchepad I see no reason to continue to I.D Android for teeny mobile versions.

It SHOULD always be an option in reverse. As in you can opt in to mobile browsing.

Oh and USatring never seems to stick for too long.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1v Android Development] 50-3:
Yer try ipad uastring it seems to override a lot of issues, also dolphin and opera do uastring a lot better :p

Also because of RIM there is still a huge requirement for mobile sites to be defaulted as it's a b*tch to opt into mobile view on such tiny screens.

And with ice cream sandwich we will loss out again on the same privileges the ipad is getting :(

But the real simple fix would for web devs to make m.domain.region to be mobile and domain.region to be full content

Anyway we don't live in a perfect world, and if we did XDA would be a little pointless. But I love finding fixs more then i hate finding problems
[Galaxy Tab 10.1v Android Development] radiohead14:
how'd you get Labs to show up?! been trying to find an answer to that

i use Dolphin Browser now, as the Desktop option sticks.. but i'd switch back to stock browser for the quick control
[Galaxy Tab 10.1v Android Development] 50-3:
Labs should be there regardless of whether debug is on or off.

Sorry i cannot be more help would test to see what environments it does not appear in but sending my 10.1v back today, got sick of the sluggish performance and screen bleeding.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1v Android Development] radiohead14:
I just realized that I was on the wrong section. I have the newer 10.1 which doesn't seem to have Labs
[Android Themes] dully79:
I wanted to create a very small(file size),simple and smooth bootscreen, and decided to base it on cyanogen-mod logo.

As i've described above the file size is very small,

less than 500kb!!

, and runs extremely smooth.

40 png's x12 fps

Preview-

Links-

QVGA(240x320)

HVGA(320x480)

WVGA(480x800)

How to use:

*Hit thanks.:)

*Download for appropriate screen size.

*Flash from CWM recovery.

OR

*Unpack to C:\ and push boot-animation via adb with the following command-

adb push C:\bootanimation.zip /system/media/

or

adb push C:\bootanimation.zip system/customize/resource/

NOTE:Flash zips installs to system/media/

If you can think off any improvements, maybe some text:confused: let me know.

Hope you like it.

WOW.:eek:!!

Over 200 downloads and 7 thanks, stop leeching!!
[Android Themes] Snow02:
What did you use to make this?
[Android Themes] dully79:
A program called xara 3D, it's now called xara 3D maker.

It uses vector shapes and turns them into a 3d image that your able to add bevels, change lighting/shadows, add text and turn into a .gif animation.

After the gif was created i used a free program called gif exorcist, which changes the .gif animation into single .png images to be used as a boot animation.

Hope this helps.:)
[Android Themes] Snow02:
Yep. Thanks.
[Android Themes] iamelton:
very nice.. thx!
[Android Themes] dully79:
Sounds like a satisfied customer.:)

Your welcome.
[Android Themes] polac:
How to flash from recovery?
[Android Themes] dully79:
Download the file that fits your screen, put onto the root of your sd card, boot into recovery and flash.

Note:this installs to system/media

Hope this helps.:)

"Oooh piece a candy, Oooh piece a candy, Oooh piece a candy"
[Android Themes] iamelton:
yes u r right..

just flashed a new rom to my phone, and this animation fits perfectly.. :)
[Android Themes] dully79:
Updated to CWM flashable zips.:)
[Android Themes] jurassic512:
mediafire.com

This file is currently set to private.

When a file is set to private by its owner only the owner of the file can access it. If you are the owner of the file please log into your account to access this file.

Won't let me download the 480x800 version.
[Android Themes] misterkiller:
Me too same problem:confused:
[Android Themes] mauam:
I want 240x320 version,please fix the links:)
[Android Themes] SpaceCaker:
i need your help with xara 3d

i cant make an invisible place like yours between droid and round line

======================

SGSII styled rom

for galaxy ace

======================

The Serious MOD V1

fir galaxy ace

======================

The Serious MOD V0

for galaxy gio

======================

made by Robinandroid
[Android Themes] dully79:
Sorry i moved my files to box.net and forgot to update the links.

Did you create the shape and save as a vector?
[Android Themes] SpaceCaker:
ive made also an bootanimation with xara 3d but its 43 MB

how to fix this ??
[Android Themes] dully79:
What exactly have you done?

Can you post the file our screenshots?
[Android Themes] SpaceCaker:
ive used xara 3d to make my picture rotate

then i saved it as an .igf

and with gifframe.exe ive extracted it

with boot animation creator ive maked and .zip

and its 43.51 mb :(

======================

SGSII styled rom

for galaxy ace

======================

The Serious MOD V1

fir galaxy ace

======================

The Serious MOD V0

for galaxy gio

======================

made by Robinandroid
[Android Themes] dully79:
Post it and I'll take a look
[Android Themes] mauam:
:)Thanks 4 fixed links, i'll wait for yours future works.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mammenj:
I am on stock JVK using 3g in auto mode.

However my sgs gets disconnected from 3g network and I am not able to receive any calls. The callers get a user out of network message. My fix was to explictly select GSM mode to keep me connected so that I can receive calls.

I wanted to check if this is a JVK bug? before reporting it to the service provider.

Anyone else having the same issue?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] faria:
No it not a bug, perform a factory reset or reflash you rom.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miro666:
This apk is solution your problem...

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tuscanconcepts.signalrefresh

Regards
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mammenj:
I think if I have to install an app to fix this issue then its a bug,

it's a show stopper if I can't receive calls.

/ Sent from my GT-I9000 on stock JVK /
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mladen0211:
Recently i flashed few roms i tried many to check which one suits me best.I finnaly found the one tha suits me and its cynm 7 i am pretty sure now i cant make Mobile Internet working at all while wi fi,and other seevices work correctly could it be due baseband? I am using .58 baseband. Any help is appriciated ;-) ty
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r3l4x:
I had a similar problem when reflashing an official firmware after I had used FreeX10 beta 4, I finally got my browser working again by flashing a generic 2.0.A.0.504 firmware and not updating. The baseband I have now is 2.0.46 as opposed to 2.1.54. It might be the problem but I'm in no position to say so, I only know from my experience that this solved my connection issue.

I haven't flashed another firmware over it but I'm a little bit hesitant to do so at this point. I'd rather have internet access then a newer firmware.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mladen0211:
There is one problem i can't find that firmware anymore or link has expires or so on :/ i flashed baseband .58 and i have got my web working very well :/ so i dunno might check and reflash everything again :) Thanks anyway!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Smradikovski:
I've had the same problem. It's most probably due to the APN not being set up. Go to your providers website, and find APN configurations. Then go to the APN settings in the wirelles & connection settings. Create a new APN using the settings on your provider's website
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mladen0211:
I know settings my self allready it worked on previous roms... but from now on it just cant work on any rom dunno why :/
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ve6ay:
I agree, it could be a baseband mismatch. Certain roms need certain basebands (I know for example that TripNRaVeR's need bb 2.0.49 or 2.0.52, but FreeX10 (that I used to use) needs 2.1.54 or 2.1.55.

What you might wanna do is check out the Baseband Collectionhttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=960527, grab them all, and try them, one at a time, until you get a match.

Don't forget to back up your phone - I didn't, and lost all my sms messages (bad me).
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CMoney87:
Read the ROM thread. CM7 is Gingerbread, all GB ROMs currently available use 49/52 BB. Dont just try them all, just use the one the instructions say.

Sent From My *Super Fly X10*

If I (or anyone for that matter!) help you, dont be afraid to press THANKS!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] a2441918:
CM7 doesn't require a baseband 58.... Try flashing some other baseband like 2.1.54
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mladen0211:
Nope :-( still none works :/ damn!
[HTC Desire S] Deleted member 2496007:
Edit 29/7/11: It seems the latest Official OTA update from HTC for the Desire S stops these from working! Solution pending.

I have recently taken ownership of the HTC Desire S. I tried the ROM out first on my old Desire to see if I liked it, and in doing so, I stumbled across a thread for some extra skins. The official HTC Hub only seems to offer 6 mediocre ones as extra downloadable skins.

It is in the Desire HD forum, but these skins work perfectly well on the Desire S. They are in .apk format too, so no S-Off or root required to install. Just pop them on your SD card, and install as normal. I have gotten permission from the OP (sopL87) to post the link here...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1048894

Make sure you hit his ‘Thanks’ button.

Edit: Due to slight differences between DHD & DS framework, the "GLASS SENSE" skin has bad notification bar problems. Avoid this one. Not a fault of the author. A couple others have minor notification bar issues, but they are very minor and ignorable. For the most part though, there are no problems.
[HTC Desire S] tanivula:
Cool, thanks for finding these!
[HTC Desire S] .sh4d0w.:
Hello everyone. I'm new here, and new to android. Tomorow i'm going to get my desire s..

So until this is S-off -ed ( i'm getting mine through vodafone so i can't even hope is s-off :) ), the themes and live wallpapers will be fine...

Plus i'm new to android, and i don't know that much(except what i've seen in videos)

so i won't get bored of the stock experience that fast.

Thank you for finding these! I would hit the thanks button but i cannot seem to fiind it.(nvm found it)
[HTC Desire S] amonrei:
Niiiiiiiiiiiice. That's a huge collection. :D
[HTC Desire S] patpeewee:
Niceeee thx for posting/testing this! Thank-you very much :-)
[HTC Desire S] Dr.Romca:
The only skin that I wanted to try was Sense3, but sadly this one doesn't work properly on the DS :( I'll have to create my own :D
[HTC Desire S] Malooga:
It works fine on mine.
[HTC Desire S] Blezz:
works fine here tooo
[HTC Desire S] Dr.Romca:
Hmmm...I think what I see as a bug was in fact intended as a feature :D
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
nice find ;)
[HTC Desire S] bad-wimpie:
thanx !!!!!!!!!
[HTC Desire S] jkiflie:
Kewl! A neat way to customise the look of the phone whilst we wait for a software root.

Tks!
[HTC Desire S] Bogdanbd:
What are you reffering to? Pls specify. I also installed that skin and for now all looks ok.
[HTC Desire S] doghous:
It is awesome! Thanks for the initial testing! I'm already in my new looks :p

Guess I'll keep the stock rom some more days :)
[HTC Desire S] .sh4d0w.:
If i post a skin that is actualy made out of some skins posted in the first post + some self made stuff, will the people start swearing me :) ?

What i did is take the clock from a skin... lockscreen from another, dock bar... :D

LE: Thought so...
[HTC Desire S] sopL87:
Before you post anything. I suggest you to read XDA forum rules carefully.
[HTC Desire S] .sh4d0w.:
Little help pls? I folowed "sopL87" tutorial, and i get an error... what to do?

LE: Tried to modify Metal.apk uploaded here... extracted the one from my phone and it worked.
[HTC Desire S] .sh4d0w.:
Sorry for double post :(
[HTC Desire S] Vito C.:
Did it works on the last Virtous Unity ?
[HTC Desire S] .sh4d0w.:
Don't think so...

I opened the .apk of a theme on virtuous, and as i can see most of the png's are in the "framework-res" and in "com.htc.resources" and not in the actual theme.apk

But you can check this out...

And for the camera...http://www.4shared.com/file/BVUYFxJT/Stock_DS_camera_virtuous_1270_.html

I didn't make this... i just couldn't find the original post so i re-uploaded the zip.
[HTC Desire S] Vito C.:
Thanks. I already use it, it's lightening !
[HTC Desire S] mikeyd85:
Anyone get a weird bug with dhd skins which means notifications aren't always undrawn properly?