yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Micha_R:
Hi there,

as my iPhone 3G is getting old and the WLAN seems to be broken now, I was looking for a replacement. I saw that the price for the Galaxy S I9000 dropped massively here in Germany and therefore started to read through the posts here in the forum for the last 2 days. There is just too much information out there to get things sorted out in my mind that fast... :o

I really loved the iPhone for all those nice apps because I don't really like to use the browser on a small screen that often. There were 3 major things that I didn't like and hope my new phone can do better:

- Performance: It sometimes took quite long to start apps and also some of them were performing poorely.

- Multitasking: I like to have the 3-4 apps that I use most running simultaneously. That is Phone (:D), Mail (GMail), Skype and Facebook.

- Battery life: My iPhone had problem to make it through the day if I used it too much.

Is there somebody out there who can tell me if the Samsung can handle those things better? Performance-wise I guess there should be no problem, but I don't know about multitasking and battery life.

One more question: I am really interested in learning more about flashing custom ROM's and doing that with the new device, but there is one thing I don't want to do: I don't want to be forced to look for bugfixes all the time. The phone needs to run STABLE. Is that the case? Are there good ROM's out there that really improve the native firmware from point of view of performance AND stability?

I hope this is the right forum to ask those things. If not I apologize and ask the admin to move it to a better suited forum.

The Galaxy I9000 really looks very promising to me, so please don't be to harsh with your criticism, OK? :cool:

Mike
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Borisdmitri:
Comparing the SGS to the iphone 3, i would say, that the screen is much better, and if your primary apps, are Gmail, Facebook and skype, you are set. Multitasking is

almost

not existent in the iphone, and i belive battery life is better, and if that is not enough, you can get an additional battery, wich you can't with the iphone. for me, it's a much better device.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Micha_R:
Well... it seems it comes down to the question of stability.

Are there really fast and stable ROM's out there that are more or less free from bugs?

Mike
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bududroid:
Very recommended and match with you..believe me :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Borisdmitri:
I'm running the stock ROM, rooted of course, and is very stable, i never had any problems. I haven't tried custom rooms, but as far as i understand, they are very stable too. I just prefer to keep my phone as stock as possible...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maranello69:
for the beginning i don't think you need any custom roms if you decide on the SGS, the stock ones are a very long way from any iOS you had in the past

just go to any store and play with it for a while, you'll be amazed about the difference from that old i3g, just as i was, the best choice i have ever made, moving on from iphone3 to this amazing Android device, can't wait to get the money for an sgs2
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Micha_R:
Seems like I will have to give it a shot.

I was just a bit confused, as one of my friends told me about problems with apps an their stablilty compared to the iPhone. He mentioned e.g. Mobile Navigator.

Well, I will try by myself.

Thanks anyway for your comments.

Mike
[HTC Inspire 4G] P00t:
Title says it all. When pressing back key, phone lags so hard I can't do anything about it but to take out the battery. Running coredroid 6.1
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] britoso:
I have an idea for an app that extends the default google search.

When you press the search button and search for a contact or app, each result will be long pressable so that you can drag the result to your desktop as a shortcut.

This will be a nice and easy way to create shortcuts to apps/contacts rather than finding them in the drawer/contact list.

Has this already been done ? Since CM7 allows the search target app to be customizable it seems do-able.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mminbcn:
There are two things you can do with the Search button:

1. Open an internal search for your App data when you App is running and on top

2. Run your App when you long press the search button at any moment even when you are on other apps.

For the first option see the links:

http://developer.android.com/resources/articles/qsb.html

http://developer.android.com/resources/samples/SearchableDictionary/index.html

For the second option, which I understand that is what you wanted to do, you have to add to your Androidmanifest.xml the following intent filter:

<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.SEARCH_LONG_PRESS" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
</intent-filter>

Independently to these two options, another thing you may be interested in, is to add your App data to the global search (quick search box), like a dictionary App would do:

<searchable xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:label="@string/search_label"
android:searchSettingsDescription="@string/settings_description"
android:includeInGlobalSearch="true"
android:searchSuggestAuthority="dictionary"
android:searchSuggestIntentAction="android.intent.action.VIEW">
</searchable>
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] britoso:
Thanks, it indeed is the quick search i'm talking about.

I believe that most apps are searchable by default by their names.

I want to add long press functionality to the search results so I can add a shortcut directly from the search results instead of scrolling though the app-drawer looking for the app and then creating a shortcut.

I think this would be a good time saver.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] RonnyT24:
Hey I have been looking for a 7 Inch Tablet/Phone with android for a while. I was lookin around the interwebz and found this. Anyone ever heard of it or know anything about it? If not, could someone point me into the right direction of a 7 inch tablet that can make phone calls with a sim? Thank you for your help!

Balaxy1000

http://www.ibuygou.com/prod/Newest-Tablet-PC-Android-2-2-Phone-Calling-WIFI-3G-.html

Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxqX4XwZj9c
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] ftgg99:
Lolz - Is This A Joke? It look no good to me.

This is what you need from that price bracket:

http://androidtablet-shop.com/online-store/item/98-barnes-noble-nook-color-ebook-reader-wifi- -3g

Then look here for goodies to make it go:

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=864
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] deez1234:
LOL that tablet is horrible. Listen to ftgg99!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] iwasapirate:
The product description for this tablet is a joy to read. Do not ever buy this.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Simona Bellocchio:
not bad

i purchased the balaxy 1000 two weeks ago,works fine so far.ibuygou customer service impressed me a lot ,very speedy.:>good luck
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] gmwright:
Has anyone found the setting on the camera app to turn off the shutter sound? I guess I could just turn down the volume when I take a picture, but I would rather turn off the shutter click. Any ideas?
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] funnycreature:
You could try delete the sound file for it. It's located at system/media/audio/ui/camera_click.ogg

You will need root access for that. Alternatively (and probably better) backup the original file and replace it with an empty/silent one of the same name.
[Off-topic] needspractice:
Should i stay on track or abort? Android should really come out with something that solves real life issues!
[Off-topic] Dirk:
My commiserations. Doesn't Android Market have a Magic 8 Ball type app? :D
[Off-topic] Monty Burns:
Surely the Death March on mp3 should be enough? (I know your feeling mate, i get married start of August)
[Off-topic] xs11e:
Stay on track, use the voice record feature to make a recording of you saying, "Yes, Dear!" and play it OFTEN!

You'll be fine.

NOTE, the opinions expressed above my not be mine but that's what She Who Must Be Obeyed told me to post.
[Off-topic] Dirk:
This is becoming epic in it's humour.

Just remember what is hers is hers.... and what is yours is hers too!
[Off-topic] M_T_M:
Well...if you still need practice do not marry :cool:

(see what I did there? :D ....see username ;))
[Off-topic] BeerChameleon:
@M_T_M

Why must u hide your online status on xda??? For some reason seing you post and not have the green online atena is driving me bananas!!! :eek::(:confused:
[Off-topic] Dirk:
M_T_M is ninja-like in his stealth, posting ability.

You never know when he's gonna 'delete' somebody :)
[Off-topic] Babydollll:
Do whatever she says.... Very quickly.... ;)

Where is MY cookie? :mad:

There is nothing outside of OT! :) ;) :p :D
[Off-topic] needspractice:
LOL! These little gems are sure worth it. Keep them coming. I was thinking about creating a couple elfs on World of Warcraft and having Mr. T. Do our Vows; but I have a feeling that isn't going to work.
[Off-topic] sakai4eva:
Remember the Milk is a good app. Download, install, but never key in any data. Now, memorize your shopping lists, but NEVER write it down anywhere. Every time you forgot to buy something, shout at your phone and say, "You never remind me about these important stuff." That is a great approximation of 90% of non-sexually related arguments. Oh, and you'll feel like throwing the phone away, but you've invested too much time on it to do so. And think of the sd-cards. I mean kids.

Start using Astrid, it's semi-sarcastic reminders for you to do stuff will be good practise. Also set the reminders to the highest frequency to get an idea of how nagging will feel like from then on.

Delete everyone from your contacts except your wife. That'll give you an idea on how your social life will be after you get married. Unless you married your best friend, which IMO is kinda retarded (no offense to the mentally disabled. Or to the married for that matter) coz you should know how to coax sex out of your best friends of the opposite sex anyway.

Get a dog, and a cat, and a goat. Set the dog on the goat, and the cat on the dog, and never feed the goat. Now, let loose a pet hamster. This has nothing to do with getting married, except that you will feel like the dog, your wife is the cat, the goat is your sex life, and the hamsters are your kids.

Get Angry Birds. Jog for 30 minutes and then have ONE attempt at getting three stars. This will be the approximation for trying to please your wife sexually. And you can only have a go at each of the Seasons campaign on the appropriate day. Also remember that Angry Birds Seasons do not have an "Anniversary" campaign or a "Birthday" Campaign. Try as you might, you'll never remember when these campaigns are supposed to be. Then...

Download FML and PostSecrets. Laugh, or cry, or laugh and cry at the same time as people put up stuff that mirrors your life exactly. Especially the trying to hump a goat part. If you are a New Zealander, you can just talk to a neighbour (pun intended) about the goat part, except they prefer sheep.

Did I miss anything?
[Off-topic] rockstarar:
This totally just made my day. Lmfaoo
[Off-topic] guycan:
Misery in motion

SGN2
[Off-topic] Seraz007:
Troll Trill Trulz
[Off-topic] Danial723:
Banned?
[Off-topic] Sanjay:
I got mad by reading this .

Goat-dog-god-cry-laugh-marry-sex-hamster.

Oh god save me!Yes me ofcourse!:D

Sent after :stirthepot:
[Off-topic] Danial723:
You must be new here
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Headcase8911:
random question, how do you upload a picture on your profile?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xHoLyx:
USER CP > Edit Profile Picture.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Headcase8911:
I'm still not gettin it, sorry.

Sent with a cool phone
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chopper the dog:
Do it from a computer.

good day.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 420fan:
I just crack up everytime I see your profile pic!
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hennorma:
Now i get it, thanks!
[HTC Sensation] RADLOUNI:
Hi Guys

Just sold my Desire HD, and i am looking forward to replace it with the sensation, however my only concern is the extremely poor benchmarks that floated on the internet.

I know that benchmarks dont tell the whole story, but they kind of give you an indication. The sensation scored 1200 on quadrant. My desire HD with a single core scored more than that on stock ROM

Other mobiles like the Galaxy S II score a frightening mark of 3200 to 3500

I know that its firmware might not be finished, but by how much will tweaking increase the score from 1200

I really want to buy the sensation but i cannot but really think of why it is getting such low scores on quadrant

Anyone got feedback on this

Also has anyone solid benchmarks showing Mali 400 versus Adreno 220

thanks
[HTC Sensation] redbullcat:
The Sensation ROMs that were benchmarked were running on one core. It will likely be around 3000 on Quadrant.
[HTC Sensation] RADLOUNI:
what about adreno 220 versus Mali 400, there is no clear post that shows which one performs better

what is the source for the information saying that the benchmarked ROM was using only single core ?
[HTC Sensation] redbullcat:
No idea about GPU's. I'd personally say they'd be about the same, but I'm naive, what do I know? :D

There was a comment on this part of the forum a couple of days/possibly a week back saying that it was running on one core. Tbh it's common sense, but hey :)
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickyotten:
I've been wondering and searching how to boot into recovery on the thunderbolt? Not from rom manager but when the phone is off. When i had my original moto droid all i had to do was turn it off then turn it on while holding x and i was in recovery how do i do that on the thunderbolt?

And if someone would be so kind as to explain what hboot is thanx!!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BennyJr:
hboot is htc's bootloader, mainly used for flashing radio's and flashing stock ruu's. From what i know if u boot in to hboot, power + volume down button, then click recovery, it will boot into the recovery.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the_happy_cannibal:
Let's see if I get this right:

hboot is the default bootloader. Press at the same time, and hold, power and volume down to get into the bootloader.

From within the bootloader you can choose to enter recovery.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beastclaw:
Yup :D. Assuming you installed a custom recovery like CWR already tho.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hippofisher:
i had to hold both volume up and down buttons
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] the_happy_cannibal:
Is there are way to boot into the default recovery (is there are default recovery?)
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bateluer:
Every time I attempt this, it defaults to hboot, looks for a radio zip, tells me there isn't one(because there's not one on the sdcard), and only gives me the option to reboot by pressing power. I briefly see the initial menu, with the options for recovery and such under hboot, but I cannot select them with the volume up or down buttons?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spencer_Moore:
are u sure there is no PB...img on ur sd? That's the only reason this would happen.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bateluer:
My mistake, there is. If that radio zip file is there, you cannot move up and down through the menu then? I got a botched ROM here, hangs on the boot animation, no ADB, and no way to read that sdcard outside the phone.

Edit - If I remove the sdcard, I can do a wipe cache&data factory reset, I think? But my ROM files are on the sdcard.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] akstyle450:
Can you still use cwr without a battery if its plugged in? I know I could on the OG Droid, so if this still works, you can just take the SD card out, go to hboot and select recovery, then put the SD card back in
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bateluer:
I just attempted this, without the battery, I cannot even get a pulse from the TB. With the battery in and no sdcard, I can get into CWR from hboot. Second I remove the battery from the phone, it powers off. Doing this with it plugged into the wall AC too.

Edit - This is where I'm at right now. If I remove the sdcard, wipe cash&data, I can boot into a mostly broken ROM. Specifically, the keyboard FCs immediately, I can skip past the HTC setup screens, the virtual keyboard will generate another FC. At the end of the setup screens, it'll go to a blank background with no icons and the status bar on top, showing 3G signal strength, time, etc. There's nothing on the screen but that. If I push and hold power, it brings up the Power menu, to shutdown, restart, etc. Any option thoroughly locks the phone and requires a battery pull. After that, it'll get stuck in a boot loop at the boot animation until I get into CWR again and wipe cache/data. And I've left it go for a good 20 minutes, more than enough time to rebuild the dalvik.

I should add that this was slightly, as in totally, self inflicted. :/ I was switching ROMs, rolled back from the GB leak radio to the froyo radio, and was wiping cash&data to move to a froyo ROM; got interrupted by another task, and forget where I was at. Basically, I wiped cache&data without flashing a ROM afterward. :(

Edit - Had to wait until I got home from work. Install the card in a sled, delete the zip, everything's good now.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Droid_Evo_8:
Im just stuck at the Thunderbolt wallpaper. I tried removing the sd card, battery and all that crap but still stuck. Any way I can work around this? :(
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Beastclaw:
Boot into hboot and then into recovery to flash a backup you hopefully made and if not just re-flash your ROM. Happened to me once when I rushed through a new ROM flash and didnt verify the MD5. If you dont have a ROM or a backup saved on your card then you can try to do what the guy above you did and put your card into a reader and put one on there that way.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elliott35:
Power and volume down

THUNDERBOLT
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marvi0:
Hello has anyone used the money toolkit app to access your account?. On my iphone I have an official natwest app, which am sure is safe however a bit worried about this one cause it clearly states not affiliated with any bank.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MTK-Dan:
Hi marvi0

I am Dan - founder of Money Toolkit, so obviously my opinion is not impartial :)

You are absolutely right to question apps like ours, and I wish more people were more diligent in this resect.

The biggest barrier to using any third party financial app is trust. For a small start up like ours, theres a bit of a catch 22 thing. The best way for people to trust our app is to see others using it, which means having enough early trail blazers use it.

I hope you do read some of the pages on our site regarding security - we have gone to very great lengths to keep you in charge of your credentials.

But this is still only our word. Probably the best thing to help increase your confidence is to look on our get satisfaction pages - (we cant delete messages, so it is an open conversation). Also check the comments on the Android market, again we can't even respond as the developer (which can be frustrating).

I hope others do respond on here, though we only have 500+ active users, so I would be a bit surprised.

There will always be some nervousness committing to our app, ultimately you have to go with your instincts - most people who see our app don't go on to enter their details, which is a shame in my opinion (obviously), because those who do find our app really useful.

Any questions, just ask.

Cheers.

Dan.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winwiz:
I have installed it and it looks pretty good

I have my fingers crossed regarding the security
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marvi0:
Thanks for your reply so does this app actually allow me to view my natwest account information?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winwiz:
it does yeah

you get an overview and then when you click on the account it drills down into the transactions

you cant see direct debits etc

also i wish you could change the theme, the wooden effect is a bit yukky, lol

but it does the job fine

also you have to manually log out or the app will run in the background, and if someone picks up your phone they can see the bank funds etc
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MTK-Dan:
winwiz - thanks for that.

You are not alone a few people don't like the wooden theme, so we are thinking of changing that.

The idea was that it continues the web site theme of being a work bench - continuing to follow the tool kit idea! We also didn't want to look like another boring bank, but probably it doesn't work that well on the phones.

Regarding logging out - we keep you logged in on purpose, (it will time out after 5 minutes) it is really annoying when you accidentally go back too far or want to swap to another app and have to log back in. Perhaps we should make that another setting?

some people even choose to keep their password remembered, and rely on the phones own security.

Remember this is a READ ONLY app, there is absolutely no way anyone could transfer funds, or make any changes to your bank.

We've got some nice things planned, like categorising your sending and graphs etc.

So any feedback or ideas really welcome - especially on the get satisfaction pages :)

Cheers.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] winwiz:
Hi Dan,

Thanks for the great feedback. I'd like the option to customise the background, or if this is not possible, a solid black background. The timeout option should be configurable so the user can set the timeout period!

I look forward to the updates :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aph5:
Hi Dan,

Was just deliberating about using Money Toolkit and I had a couple questions. I've no knowledge in this area so please bare with me.

On the blog post here: hxxp://moneytoolkit.com/2010/09/secure-mobile-banking/

You said that:

"Yodlee then sells your bank data to the web site that you signed up".

Which I agree doesn't sound ideal - but they have to make money to be a sustainable business. How does money toolkit intend to make money? Which part of users financial details will be utilised to do this?

Secondly - regarding the security - the same blog post says:

"Not only would someone have to get access to your phone they would have to go to the same lengths as they would if they wanted to ‘hack’ into a bank, but they would have to do it three times!"

I presume that each location storing data can't login to the bank account in part. Instead a single server instance would have to login - requiring all 3 parts of the information to do so as banks usually randomise the questions asked. That presumption may be wrong however - but if it's correct does that mean a hacker could just hack that single server instance and intercept the traffic being sent to the bank?