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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] loaferkan:
I tried all the Android GingerBread, I know they don't mention it, but there is a problem, the GPS don't lock.

Hello Devs and ALL...

It does lock, when I reboot the phone, but after awhile, it loose the GPS connection, trying to re-lock it, but it wouldn't. Eventually I have to restart the phone and get back from the start....by then I have missed the turn and I'm lost.

Any solution?

I'm going to Sdboot Android, and keep the Window Mobile tomtom...the only reason I have switched to Android is that it has so many apps and connectivity with Google
[EVO 4G General] bjb_nyj101:
So, I understand that the Gmail app uses Push technology for receiving emails. How is this on battery life? Would I get better battery life if I disabled auto sync with gmail, and used set up the email application to check for mail every 30 minutes?

Or maybe do something with juice defender so that it turns on sync every half hour for a while, then turns it back off?

I'm trying to cut down on as much unnecessary Syncing as possible. I honesty don't need to get an email the very second it arrives... I'm only a college student :)

Sent from my HTC Evo 4G
[EVO 4G General] sk63:
Push notifications don't use enough data/battery for you to notice vs your scheme of toggling data on/off. What you will prevent is other data use such as the phone sending back location data, market checking for updates, other apps the pull data automatically like weather or news.
[Thunderbolt General] dgomez6383:
Update from bamf 1.6.3 to bamf 2.0-4 then later to 2.0-5 without luck. App worked the first day i installed bamf 2.0-4 but suddenly stopped working. I still get the effects after unlocking my phone but i cant get into the actual app itself. It is also gone from my app drawer. Any clue what happened to the weather app?
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sizanx:
Hey,

I have a strange problem, sometimes I get an SMS, it pops up in the notification bar, but when I enter the message app it isn't there?! I am using Go SMS Pro, but the HTC Sense message app is still installed. It mostly happens to the same persons but they're aren't blacklisted or anything..

It's really annoying, first I thought I just randomly hit the delete button when using popup screens, but that is not the case :(

Btw I am using the VR31 ROM
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dopediculous:
Okay so really long story short my friend has a droid incredible and has the wrong clockwork mod on it. The orange 1. How can I get the correct 1 on it? S is off, but can't get past wrong CW :(

4Geezy ON DopeDiculous's ROOTED TBeezy!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] watt9493:
orange is 3.0.0.8. you just have to wipe more i believe using that CWR then the 2.5.1 version. tell him to wipe three times, and all should be well
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dopediculous:
Can't wipe. Won't get past cuz wrong CWR. Sucks. Any other ideas?

4Geezy ON DopeDiculous's ROOTED TBeezy!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dopediculous:
I'm a retard! Apparently you use the optical button to select! Lol

Not power like others I've rooted. *hand on face* ****ing stupid! Hope this works. Thanks :)

4Geezy ON DopeDiculous's ROOTED TBeezy!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] watt9493:
It will. Optical button to select, power to go back.

Sent from my OMFGB powered hTc Incredible
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dopediculous:
So ur on omfgGB how is that? I'm trying to get him the best most stable GB Rom. Im running a sick version on my TB. Does he need a GB radio?

4Geezy ON DopeDiculous's ROOTED TBeezy!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] watt9493:
I didnt. OMFGB is less customizable then cm7, but more stable for me. I dont beleive you need a radio. I didnt. Remember, nandroid nandroid nandroid! :)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] snake8b:
I Live and work in areas that should be 4G according to T-Mobiles coverage map. At work, I'm lucking to even receive a 2g signal and never get a 4g signal at all. At home, I can only get 4g if I select WCDMA Only and don't touch my phone.

I've noticed that my 4g (WCDMA) signal seems to range from -70dBm to -109dBm. As far as GSM I don't know what a good signal is, but I know I loose my signal at about -98 dBm. Interestingly enough, it will go from -85 dBm to -101 dBm in GSM just from me picking it up.

I'm wondering if my phone is getting good reception and if exchanging it might help the problem, but I have no numbers to compare this to. Does anyone get a better WCDMA signal than -69 dBm or have a good signal strength over -109 dBm. Does anyone know what a good signal should be?

I have seen some threads on reception but there are never any numbers to quantify this. To see your signal strength go to phone settings; about phone; status; signal strength.

Any input is appreciated.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
There is an app to test for towers and reception . I found I'm not close to one.

Figures.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] snake8b:
Thanks,

I have Open Signal Maps installed. Lots of good info. According to the app, I'm a 217 meters from a tower. It actually shows 3 towers within a quarter of a mile. Maybe it's signal overload....
[T-Mobile LG G2x] mr.orange303:
I would have to agree. This thing can get great to little signal. It seems to have trouble with the in between.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] swuln:
I also have horrible reception with this phone.... my sga4g had a solid full bar 4g signal all the time.. I thought maybe having my g2x rooted and running a custom rom might have something to do with it so I unrooted and went back to stock... but still no good... my phone can sit in one spot and I watch the signal go up and down 4g 2g .... so I locked it to wcdma only .... It stayed on 4g bars still go up and down but now it will just lose network connection... I called Tmo support today and supposedly I'm in an area that has great 4g coverage .... so they say they put in a service order and to stay on 2g for 72 hours and then pull my battery, put it back in and see what happens... love the g2x but starting to regret giving the wife my sgs4g...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] PikkonX:
Mine does pretty much the exact same thing inside the house and I'm also in an area that should have good 4G coverage. I think the radio is just bugged and hopefully the update(s) will fix that. Good thing the phone has wifi calling.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] snake8b:
Interesting. I was looking for a phone number today to call T-Mobile, but their site wasn't working (kept getting no connection). I wonder what staying on 2g is supposed to do. Let me know how it turns out.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ThC23:
I have the same issue! Constant switch between 4G, E and x!

I talked to T-Mobile and they worked on the towers or so they say! It's gotten a lil bit better signal, but not much and not sure if it's because a custom rom!

Thinking about doing an exchange!

Would an UPDATE FIX THE RADIO? Or is it faculty hardware?

.....
[T-Mobile LG G2x] PikkonX:
It could be faulty hardware, but it could just be a software glitch in the radio baseband/drivers. If a radio update doesn't come with the initial software fix, I'm pretty sure the Gingerbread update should include one.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jonnyboyca:
I too have TERRIBLE reception with the G2x. I'm coming from the HTC G1 and in spots that I used to get great reception with that phone, my G2x bounces all over the place from 4G to NO signal. It's driving me insane that it doesn't stay constant. I thought maybe it was just the towers in my area so I put my SIM back in the G1 and it never lost signal. I put the SIM back in my G2x and set it in the same spot as the G1 and it lost signal twice and toggled back and forth from 2G to 4G within 5 minutes. Hopefully there will be a radio update to fix this issue and that it won't be faulty hardware.

I absolutely LOVE this phone even with the flaws.. i just hope they fix the flaws soon.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dougstoner:
I get pretty good reception, though at work I tend to bounce back from 4g and E, but I'm in a building that kills reception. Personally, I think it's the modem. I bet once we start getting newer modems, it's will stop this, but probably at the cost of battery life. My old vibrant got about the same reception, so I don't think it's hardware.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] swuln:
The Tmo tech told me to stay on 2g because my phone seems to be keeping a good consistent 2g signal... its just in the 4g that it doesn't hold a good signal.... I also kept bringing up if she thought that maybe a software upgrade might fix the problem but she didn't even acknowledge that I said anything about it .... I also told her that I read somewhere that for some reason T-Mobile should have given me the sim card that came with the g2x and she said that wouldnt make a difference because i just switched sims when i bought the sgs4g a few months ago and she then gave me free wifi calling...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] snake8b:
Replacement Phone

Just an update. I went ahead and got a replacement phone to see if it fixed the problem. The new phone behaves identically. Also, a Samsung 4G user just moved into my office building and he gets 3 bars, which is what i get till I pick the phone up. The thing that bothers me the most is that it will loose so many dBm (bars) when I pick it up.

Does anyone know if a phone cover will fix this issue.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jruweaver:
I'm running gingerblur 3.5 an my wifi occasionally fails but a quick reboot usually fixes it..... but this time a reboot got me stuck on a boot loop.... after 3 boot loops the phone started up but there's a blue led flashing!? It may be worth mentioning that the led only flashes when the screen is awake and i'm unable to reach the lock screen. Locking the phone puts the phone to sleep but the lock screen isn't appearing!? I'm not using and have not used any led notification apps.

So i got the lock screen back by putting a password on it then removing it but i just noticed wifi is definitely broken i guess i'll restore with tenfar's recovery
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Vangelis13:
Are you connected to something by Bluetooth and you happen to be out of range when it flashes blue?
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jruweaver:
no, bluetooth is off but i plugged the phone into the charger the led turned green then when i unplugged it the blue led was off. Then a few reboots later wifi is up and running. I will be happy when the devs get an AOSP rom running on this thing.
[Samsung Mesmerize] King Mustard:
We currently have EC10 installed along with the stock 'Samsung Recovery Utils'.

We want to install Voodoo Color and can not figure it out.

We have tried to install ClockworkMod using the guide here and whilst it installed fine, every time we pressed any of the options (backup and restore, advanced etc.), the phone displayed a black screen indefinitely.

Any ideas? Any help would be appreciated.
[Samsung Mesmerize] add144:
Are you using the Back button on your phone as an enter key?

And for the record, you don't "install voodoo color." You install a voodoo kernel which has voodoo color, such as OTB.

Oh and this is in the wrong sub-forum. Next time post this in the General section.

Edit:

Did you really post a link to directions from another forum? We have nothing to do with what any other forum says. If you want to come here and ask questions regarding directions, you should follow the instructions provided here, not some place else. If you are having a problem with a guide from another forum, you need to ask for help at that other forum.
[G Tablet General] kmclaren:
Ok, a pinch of history. I have had many Hardware problems and I am now on my 4th G-Tablet. Finally got a NEW one as a replacement. I got it home today and loaded it up. Let it update and the latest build still stinks.

So I installed cwMod .8 and then CM7.0.3 stable. It then started to hang at the "Viewsonic" Screen. I realized that I likely had the boot loader problem since I was installing over a newer version of stock.

I wiped back to stock with nvFlash and allowed it to update to 3588 since my understanding is that this is the transition point I need to be at. I reinstalled CWMod .8 and then loaded CM7.0.3 again but it hangs at the startup screen with the spinning circle.

So I tried installing Vegan 7.0.0 RC1 and this also hangs at the pshycodelic "Vegan-Tab" startup screen. Any thoughts about what is going wrong?
[G Tablet General] TJEvans:
have you tried repartioning 2048/0?

It shouldn't be a bootloader issue, as 3588 is a 1.1 bootloader, as is CWM .8 and CM7. It's probably an easy fix (I hope) try repartioning, wiping data, etc...
[G Tablet General] cotangent05:
i think it's not in the hardware problem.. :) try repartitioning sd card select 2048 then 0, then reboot..

for clean install, use nvflash + calkulin's format all, then partition sdcard for assuring.. cause i dont know if calkulin's format all does partition..

then install your desired rom + wipe data + wipe cache + devilk cache wipe(advance setting cwm)
[G Tablet General] dhoff024:
I just posted about an issue like this and I had a ton of trouble with it the format or wipe data did not work but repartitioning the sd card worked like a charm thanks alot.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thunderpossuem:
G'day,

Just bought a set of sony earphones for 70 or 80 bucks with an inline mic with volume control. They're branded as being "Made for iPhone", though I figured that wouldn't be an issue. Turns out it may be, because if i plug them in to my X10 any sound that comes out of them in impossibly distorted. If I hold down the play/pause button, the sound is fine.

If anyone has had similar issues and/or has found a solution for this I would very much like to here from you.

Cheers
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kxhawkins:
That's because the wires for the tip and last ring of the jack are switched for iPhone. I don't know if there's an adaptor available, but you can make your own or just cut / resplice the cable.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xftcasper2:
what do you mean with "resplice"?

Can't find any definition :o
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kxhawkins:
I mean cut the cable and then solder them in the correct order
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kxhawkins:
Or, if you don't need the mic, you can ranger-rig it by tying a bind knot around the button like I did.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thunderpossuem:
I'm not so competent at soldering but I have wrapped sticky tape around it which works. Cheers for your help guys.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wkkm007:
Just want to share my solution

Just use 3.5mm to 6.35mm and 6.35mm to 3.5mm together only can get stereo volume no mic and button. I have ipod touch 4 and SE x10. I use my x10 stock earphone on my ipod touch 4 it work.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kxhawkins:
That must be ridiculously bulky and fragile.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wkkm007:
Bulky is ok but fragile I disagree. Quite useful solution just simply unplug from the 'combination' that plug to ipod and plug to my x10 then I can make call without swap another pair of earphone.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kxhawkins:
Its got to stick way out which would make it easy to break, and really hard on the phone.

Check this out: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000YBY2U4/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/187-9923423-2387257?ref_=pd_rhf_shvl_2
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wkkm007:
The best solution mic and control function retain

MEElectronics now carries a 3.5mm to 3.5mm TRRS adapter that reverses the microphone and ground pins, enabling our P version headsets to work with many Nokia, Sony Ericsson, and Samsung phones they previously did not work with, This adapter will allow you to retain the mic/remote function of the P version of our products, however specific remote and mic compatibility is dependent on the actual phone.

You can use coupon code TRRS_ADAPTER for a discount with the purchase of a MEE P version headphone

3.5mm TRRS 4 conductor Male Plug

3.5mm TRRS 4 conductor Female Jack

Adapter Pinout: T-T, R1-R1, R2-S, S-R2

Compatible models (in progress):

Model	Version

:

:

:

Sony Ericsson

A8i

Aspen

Cedar

Spiro

Vivaz Pro, Vivaz U5A

W995

Xperia Arc, Xperia X1, Xperia X2, Xperia X8, Xperia X10, Xperia X10 Mini, Xperia X10 Mini Pro

Yendo
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mingkee:
You can find this (nokia headset adapter) at T-Mobile corp store.

Actually, nokia stereo headset works.
[HTC Sensation] chrisg1548:
New to android and this might be a stupid ? but why do carriers put there boot screen logos on the phones. to me seems to slow down the bootup time. also just watched a video with the gs2 vs sensation bootup and to me the sensation could be on par with sg2 if the vodafone bootscreen was not there. not bashing the sensation, i have mine on preorder in the US and cant wait to have it, but just want to know what yous think about it.
[HTC Sensation] solsearch:
It's basically advertising and making sure you remember WHICH company gave you this great phone for cheap. It's all about brand recognition. It doesn't just happen on Android. Here in Mexico it happens with all OSs, be it BB, Symbian, Android, etc. Even $30 monochromatic dumbphones have it.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gravityrat:
A friend of mine just sent me a message with a video attached and it says "download". I click on it and it says downloading then gives me a message saying "message not downloaded"

Are we not able to see video messages on CM7?

Should I use a different message app? Using the stock CM7 message app.

Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Sent from my Streak 7 rocking the Streakdroid7 ROM
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aicirt17:
I bought my Captivate in December, and have since rooted, updated to Froyo through Kies, and even flashed a couple of kernels (currently running Firebird). I log onto and read posts on XDA almost daily, its kind of like my daily newspaper! Anyway, I have never understood how its possible that so many members have an i897 Captivate-based phone, yet is able to run i9000-based modems, kernels and ROMS. I've searched and googled, and can't get a straight answer, maybe my search terms need improvement, I don't know. But, is it possible to have

i9000 ROMS (with a i9000 modem/kernel of course) on our United States i897 Captivate? Or, is it that more members on this forum have i9000 based phones than I thought?:rolleyes:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] supaphreek:
Im just taking a shot here, but i think its because our roms are based off the i9000 roms... (theyre not the same, but theyre in the same class...)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cardassianvol:
Yes. If you flash a stock version of an i9000 ROM then you will have orientation and Home button issues though. That is why there are kernels in the Captivate development section that are based on i9000 source code and reoriented along with other tweaks. You should also take care to read and understand exactly what it is that you are doing before attempting to flash any ROM, especially one made for an extremely similar, yet different, phone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cdub5:
As I've learned the hard way, make sure to stay in the captivate development section. There are plenty of I9000, roms to pick from that will work fine for your i897. Just make sure to either use the kernel with the rom or pick a reoriented one. Keep in mind there is some call quality loss with the i9000 roms. And most of all, be careful with bootloaders.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aicirt17:
So, I can take my cappy as it is now (stock Froyo, Firebird kernel), and flash an i9000 ROM, making sure to also flash an i9000 modem and kernel (if the ROM doesn't already come with one), and that's it?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aicirt17:
Bootloaders, the one thing I haven't read up on yet. Think I'll read, read, read, and then read a little more after that. I forgot about the bootloaders. Thanks for the heads up Cdub3!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CremeFraiche:
u only need to get acquainted with bootloaders if you are planning to jump to a gingerbread ROM other than cyanogenmod7 or miui from 2.1/2.2 ROMs. GB bootloader+2.1/2.2 secondary bootloader=:mad:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
it must be a REORIENTED kernel in order for it to work. in all honesty, i have found that its better to select any rom from the captivate section rather than using a straight i9000 rom from the i9000 forums. go ahead and try a few out, but you will quickly see why i would suggest getting one of the mature i9000 roms from the captivate section instead. references to front facing camera, lack of haptic feedback on the home key, and other little things will begin to creep up on you. it gets annoying.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cardassianvol:
You should flash the i9000 ROM and then flash a reoriented i9000 kernel from the Captivate development section and while the modem must be an i9000 modem when using an i9000 based ROM, you should research which modems support your carrier best. I'll assume you are on AT&T and say you need a modem that supports the 850MHz band if you want 3G support everywhere AT&T offers it when you travel inside the US. The standard i9000 modems support the 1900MHz band, which AT&T uses in my area. I'd suggest following the guides in the Captivate Development section though. Most ROMs there have done this work for you. They are almost all based on the official i9000 releases. There is nothing wrong with playing around after you understand the basics though. I run stock i9000 Gingerbread with the i9000 reoriented kernel by xcaliburinhand. Then I tailor it to my liking.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bigbrew75:
can anyone help or tell me how to get and port it thank you in advance
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] MagikWorx:
Why not get an already built Froyo build? If you're asking the question, it'd be easier for you to get a SD/NAND Froyo build with or without Sense that was maintained by someone else.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] psn1819:
Hey I hope we can get this an English and ported to The optimus 2x and g2x...it supposedly will be exclusive to galaxy s2 in japan...but you be the judge

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrPgYiVTDKY

http://www.nttdocomo.co.jp/product/...index.html?icid=2011Summer_Feature_palette_ui
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strra:
so i'm trying to figure out a friend's evo.

it starts up super slow... takes 5+ minutes to boot and once booted, the touch screen doesn't work

TLDR:

i use voldn+power to power up (not sure what this screen is called. i don't own an HTC android phone) and among the messages there, it reads "Touch Panel-Fail" and when i choose recovery, the phone reboots and i get an exclamation mark in a triangle.

this phone has never been rooted

she said that she went to bed one night and woke up to the evo in this condition.

USB debugging isn't enabled and since i can't use the touch screen, i am unable to enable it to use ADB

any ideas on what i can do to get this thing functional (besides bring it back to sprint)?

thanks so much
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atrainpowerhouse:
i had this happen but i was rooted and wen i flashed a custom recovery it fixed it
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rydah:
Is it rooted? If so, flash one of calculins touch panel drivers.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] strra:
no, this phone has never been rooted. unfortunately, usb debugging is turned off and i can't turn it on to root the phone due to my inability to get past the lock screen

i've successfully gotten one shipped rom to flash via zip (PC36IMG_SuperSonic_S_Sprint_WWE_3.70.651.1_Radio_2 .15.00.11.19_NV_1.90_release_161482_signed.zip) but it didn't resolve the problem.

no other shipped rom zips will flash for some reason