yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Play General] AriStar:
doesnt matter if its glass. sony puts on a shatter proof layer so you will always feel plastic.
[Xperia Play General] kenshindono:
i don't give a F*** about what does apple and don"t even need to know if they do something then it's apple the precursor and the very first one who did it ?.???

Hey apple made the first Isucks years later after many companies like htc and sony... apple made tablet years later after fujitsu and others company... Apple is not the inventor of the phone nor the tablet !:mad:
[Xperia Play General] gunstar3035:
I would be removing the shatter proof film like I did with my x10. Screen felt so nice after and I never got a scratch the whole time I owned it (Over a year)
[Xperia Play General] Nhialor:
+1
[Xperia Play General] AriStar:
how do you remove it?
[Xperia Play General] waz000000:
sticky back plastic, egg carton and blu tack.

then when youve finished you can make a tracy island
[Xperia Play General] gunstar3035:
I used a needle to gently lift a corner. Once it was up just a bit I gripped it and just pulled. Came off nice and clean, no residue left behind.

After having it removed I have no clue why SE insist on putting these films over their screens. They are so much nicer with the thing removed! Image is sharper, screen is smoother, and touch sensitivity goes up a lot.
[Xperia Play General] waz000000:
You took a pin to your screen?!?
[Xperia Play General] gunstar3035:
Oh yeah. It took a steady hand not to scratch the screen but I just poked under the screen and tilted the needle upaway from the screen and the film lifted. But I will say you need a pretty steady hand (Tattoo artist here, so mines rock steady lol)
[Xperia Play General] AriStar:
im so skeptical about this.... need to see a video tutorial.
[Xperia Play General] waz000000:
as a bloke who is covered in tats, if a tattooist says it happened it happened

I take it you didn't use a magnum? lol
[Xperia Play General] gunstar3035:
LMAO! No lol, though that would be funny! I swear it made the screen very nice. At the time, my wife bought a iphone 3gs (we bought her 3gs and my x10 cash the same day...expensive day lol) and I was like "why does her screen feel so much nicer?" then I discovered the film and pulled it off right away...100% better.
[Xperia Play General] thatsupnow:
+2 youtube htc evo vs. Iphone4 absolute perfect example Ha Ha
[Xperia Play General] captain67:
Turns out there really is a film there. I pulled out off, added an after market screen protector, and now it feels awesome. Touch sensitivity went way up, clarity as well. Swype is a lot smoother, and I get less glare.

I noticed the so-called "film" is triple the thickness of the screen protectors I'm using.

To remove it, I simply pulled back on a corner (upper right specifically) with a nail. After that it simply peeled off.

The plain mineral glass feels terrible imo. The shatter-proof film was a lot easier to slide across. Only reason I took it off is because I use screen protectors. Unless you plan to use the after market kind like me, leave the original coating on.

Hope this may have been helpful

Sent from my R800a
[Android] johnston9234:
Im really interested in learning to develop for the android platform. Are there any programs or books that would help with the process? As of right now im trying to pick up the basic terminology by lurking in the development section of various Android phones.

-Thanks
[Android] aitorTheRed:
There are lot of threads like this... try search a bit :)

To learn application development, it will be good if you have some java skills. I will suggest to visit

developer.android.com
[Android] JDV28:
Read through the thread I posted here a couple weeks ago:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1069483

Basically everything you need to get started and compile CM from source.

I gave up after that, damn laziness.

I hope this thread helps you as much as it did me and many others!
[Acer Iconia A500] jonahy:
Hi guys Just got My A500 at best buy 2 days ago..everything seems fine wifi not too strong but ok cam ,gps, sound , usb port normal..but on the screen i got 2 dead pixel not too noticeable one blue and one red if its black background ..anyone has some dead pixel on their screen ...should i exchanged it ( but im kind of afraid if i exchanged to new one might have bad wifi or even more dead pixel ;)? Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] belber095:
Wifi on my tablet is perfect. Works throughout whole house. And as for pixels, that was probably not a very common problem. Probably your specific device. I'm sure you won't have the pixel problem again, as for wifi, I kind of doubt it.
[Acer Iconia A500] karlkarloff:
I'd exchange it, and if you get another bad one, exchange it too. It can't be a common issue. As far as wifi goes, I was unaware there was an issue. Mine works great. Picks up better than my Gtab, or at least seems to.
[Acer Iconia A500] life02:
My first one had a green stuck pixel and two bright pixels. I exchanged it and the new one has no dead pixels (but does have the small light bleed on the right)
[Acer Iconia A500] jonahy:
Just went to best buy exchanged other one ..charged turned on ..bang..1 dead pixel right there almost in center look at me..ha..what luck.. not sure wanna do another trip again since its only 1 pixel ..damn .. r u guys did any dead pixel test for ur tablet? is this common ? or i just had bad luck..
[Acer Iconia A500] jdd1777:
one dead pixel exchanged and all is well
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stayin100:
Sold the last of my fascinates. I have an 'all in one' odin file DI01Package3.tar.md5 I pushed this to the phone and it seems to be 100% stock, but I don't really feel like activating the phone on my account and trying to get the ota's at this time. Should this be all I need to do in order for the gentleman that bought the phone can get an OTA update to 2.2?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMuffStuff:
Yes.

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[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stayin100:
Thanks brotha! I did go a head and activate it and update it to the 2.2 ota just to make sure all was well. Just don't want to ship something that they are not expecting :)
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] superchunkwii:
As an avid ebay seller, I definitely would have activated and OTA'd it all the way. Just better salesmanship.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Nitemare3219:
Hey guys,

I overwrote my build.prop file last week with one supplied by a dev in a thread in order to fix a WiFi calling problem in their ROM. I'm back to CM7 but my WiFi calling is not working here now. It appears as if restores don't restore the build.prop file? Anyway, if someone could supply their build.prop file (if you're running a CM7 build flawlessly, even better!) I'd be greatly appreciative.
[G2 and Desire Z General] ilostchild:
or you can simply take it out of the rom that you downloaded, jus open the zip and go to system and it should be at the bottom
[G2 and Desire Z General] lainvalenajr:
Or just reflash the rom
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] aboomujaahid:
Hey Guys,

I need some advice, I have had screen freeze for 2 days o the slide to unlock screen. I can anser calls but cannot get past the slide to unlock screen it is totally frozen me out. I have had no trouble with my phone up until now. I have not isntalled any new software/apps etc. Its just a total freeze. I have hard resetted, New installation of Nand Rom, still the same issue.

Can someone please advise?

Regards

Aboo
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jonslice:
I'm having the exact same problem. Any solutions by now?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] matthew33:
presuming you have backed up everything...if i was you, i couldn't put up with 2 days of that ....so i'd rip out the battery and sd card, format sd card, task29, fresh new radio, reinstall magdlr, recovery, try a new build.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] jonslice:
Apparently this is a bit of a known hardware issue. Something to do with the power/lock button interfering with the screen digitizer cable.... Idk lots of speculation but lots of people talking about being fixed under warranty.

Call HTC and see if your phone is still under warranty.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] achbew:
I have seen many Thread about I9000 trying to convert T959 modem to use the T-mobile network. What i couldn't find is from T959 to I9000 to make it to the international version.

I have the T-Mobile Vibrant T-959 unlocked with ECLAIR. I know that the network band of this phone is 850/900/1800/1900. i found the result according to Samsung website. I know in another post it was said that it is hardware issue but the hardware is 850/900/1800/1900.

I live in the United Arab Emirates and the network band here is 900/1800 similar to the European or Asian Network. but the T-mobile uses 850/1900 so i couldn't get 3G or any kind of internet connection here, unless i find a WiFi connection. I need the 3G connection on the move.

I want to know is there any way to change the the modem band to I9000? so that i can use a custom rom like Darky which is Stable according to many users.

I would never be using the phone on US T-mobile or any Network in the US.

You might think this Question is redundant and has already been answered but i search every where but it comes back empty.

Your feedback would be highly Appreciated!!!!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] inconceeeivable:
I don't think you can actually change your phone's bands.

However, an unlocked US T-Mobile Vibrant should be working on 3G. According to Wikipedia, the two 3G networks in UAE (du and Etisalat?) use the 2100MHz band, which should be supported.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] achbew:
Thanks for the reply, i tried everything but nothing worked.

One more question to ask, what will happen if i flash i9000 rom and radio on a T-mobile phone. Or should i just flash it with a T-mobile rom without changing the radio, and if the sim gets locked I will just unlock?

this is the final question to ask.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pvspencer22:
Don't know if this helps but I use my unlocked vibrant in the uk, so if European bands are the same...it should work.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pvspencer22:
You can change roms and I would recommend you should but you can't use an i9000 modem.

Do you have a Sim with a data plan?

Can you text or make calls?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] achbew:
Yes i can make a calls and send Text but no internet connection. I just bought data plan for my sim.

So i Should get Vibrant custom rom not the I9000 rom?

And thank you Guys for your replay, I hope this tread will help other confused users on XDA
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] achbew:
I would like everyone to know that it is not good thing to change there modem from T959 to i9000 your phone will brick never do it.

I just flashed a new rom from Trigger 3.2 which upgraded to Froyo 2.2 and i put in the settings for the Access Point and it works perfectly.

So if you have any difficulty accessing 3g or HSDPA connection on android 2.1 just upgrade it and it will work.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Abu-7abash:
How did you conclude you're not on 3G? Do you get EDGE or GPRS internet connection?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ScimmiaUbuntu:
So i need the 1800 mhz how can i do?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] explodingboy70:
Flash a i9000 modem and see if it works.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ScimmiaUbuntu:
There is the possibility to brick the phone?
[Atrix 4G General] kbanes:
I have never rooted or modified my Atrix, bit I have been having some problems with a couple of apps lately, and I wanted to totally wipe my phone and start from scratch.

I went to "factory data reset" and performed a reset, but when it came back there were a few apps remaining that I had previously installed.

Is there another way to do this?

Thanks for your help.

kbanes
[Atrix 4G General] INSM Sin:
You could always do a SBF Flash. Search the forum for the links and how-tos
[Atrix 4G General] chinxos203:
aside from the factory reset i suggest formatting the internal

settings > sdcard and phone storage settings > unmount internal storage > format internal storage

your OS stays intact.
[HTC Inspire 4G] fuzzyl0gic:
I am pretty new to Android so bear with me if I ask stupid things in the course of this.

Today I rooted my Inspire 4G using the ace kit v11b and that went fine other than the fact that I cannot connect to the internet from the phone any more. It seems to connect to my wifi just fine, but I can't log into my google account, internet browsing doesn't work etc. I saw one thread where people were having the same issue, and the solution suggested was to flash this rom: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1058042 which I tried doing through he rom manager via the sd card, but as soon as the install starts it tells me "Install Aborted" with no detail as to why. I've never flashed roms before so I'm sort of lost at this point. Can anyone help?
[HTC Inspire 4G] S.Reno9:
I'm not sure what you mean by using rom manager to flash that one.....that one needs to be flashed using hboot.....

Download the zip....and then rename it PD98IMG.zip (it has to be named exactly that)...then stick it on the root of your SD card (meaning not in any folders)....then turn off your phone, but make sure fast boot is turned off first......Then turn your phone on by holding power and the volume minus button at the same time, until the hboot screen loads....release and then just wait...it will automatically find the zip and ask if you want to update....

Thats about it...
[HTC Inspire 4G] fuzzyl0gic:
Thank you so much, that did it!

I didn't know there were different ways of flashing roms and also managed to completely miss the point of renaming the file. I did what you said and it worked like a charm, cheers!

Think I'll read a bit more about android before flashing any more roms.
[Epic 4G General] deisel:
Ok so im trying to put like street fighter or tekken on my phine is thia possible? If ao whut do i need to do ive tried the mame roms but nothing works
[Epic 4G General] running_the_dream:
PSX emulator works. You can get it in the market. As for the roms, a quick google search should do the trick.
[Epic 4G General] deisel:
Yeah i found it thank you exactly whut i was after _
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbrussee:
Hey, my friends incredible is stuck on the CM7 screen after flashing the latest rom from rom manager (cwm). He's been on it for 30 minutes. Can anyone offer a suggestion on what's wrong?

Sent from my GingerBlur'd, de-odex'd, modded Motorola Atrix 4G (ish.)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Admiral:
Mine did the same. Wipe everything again and install from recovery for the first flash. ROM Manager worked when I upgraded between release clients, but for the first flash I had to install from recovery. Cleaner install, I guess.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbrussee:
Should I just pull the battery so I can do that?

Sent from my GingerBlur'd, de-odex'd, modded Motorola Atrix 4G (ish.)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Accept Truth:
I'm said friend, I tried pulling the battery and going into recovery but when I'm on the clockwork recovery it sits there and does nothing. Almost as worthless as being bricked but there seems to be hope.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbrussee:
The admiral, can you tell me what you did? Asap?

Sent from my GingerBlur'd, de-odex'd, modded Motorola Atrix 4G (ish.)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The Admiral:
ASAP = bad time for the forum to go down for maintenance. hehe

Well I'm no pro at this, so just because it worked for me, doesn't mean it will work for you. All I did was a battery pull to get it off, then back to recovery to wipe phone, cache, and dalvik. Then just flashing the ROM again, and I was in.

As a general rule, if you can get past the HTC Incredible screen (the one before Clockwork Mod screen) you can flash a ROM (or restore from Nandroid, if you can't get CM7 to boot).
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharpeMTBR:
I agree with The Admiral...

I've had install goes bad for some reason and I've been stuck on some part of the install (the HTC white screen, etc).

After about 10 minutes I say screw it and pull the battery and try over again.

I also want to mention that I've had a couple ROMs not install when I used ROM Manager, but when I installed the file manually from the SD card using ClockworkMod the install worked flawlessly.
[Galaxy S II General] Rawat:
tl;dr version:

1) Switch data on. (not wifi, data. Has to be data.)

2) ? ? ?

3) PROFIT.

looong version:

I kept wondering why GPS would find many satellites, but would often not lock onto them, or would take a very very long time to lock (around 10 mins or so). Then I noticed that it works fine when data is switched on, and locks within a few seconds.

You should get a lock as soon as you're "fully connected to Google", and "go green" for people who have that enabled.

This is the a part in agps at work ;) Assisted GPS. Click to check the wikipedia article on it.

Accuracy is still a problem, and testing with a friend's DHD, I was getting around 10-6m accuracy, and he generally got 2-4m.

And Samsung's GPS software sucks too. glgps daemon's internal smoothing algorithms are still there, and it's annoying.

~Rawat
[Galaxy S II General] eitama:
If you go to the Location Settings, and Untick "Use wireless networks" and Untick "Use sensor aiding"

You will get a GPS lock even without DATA. BUT, it will take longer.
[Galaxy S II General] lgkahn:
Not on my Sgs... with those unchecked and cold start I still get a lock within 10 secs. So something funky in Sgs ii his stuff.
[Galaxy S II General] TheSopranos16:
So does the SGS2 have similar GPS issues to the original? I'm currently on the Samsung Captivate and have a preorder in for the SGS2. One of the big reasons I'm looking to spend 800 bucks to upgrade is to be done with GPS issues on my phone. If this won't be the case maybe I need to give up on Samsung and wait for HTC to release a dual core beast on AT&T bands...
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
I have no experience with the earlier Galaxy's but I can compare it to a G2 and G2X. There are three GPS settings: Use wireless networks (cell and Wi-Fi), use GPS satellites, and use sensor aiding. With "use wireless networks" checked and Wi-Fi off it just locked and loaded for me in Google maps in less than a minute from a poor location. With only "GPS satellites" checked it took closer to 2 minutes. It was accurate down to my street address both times. In order of speed from "activation" to "usable" I'd rank the phones in this order: G2, G2X, SGS2. While a bit slower to lock than the others it's fine (accuracy, holding lock) for me. Someone from the EU uses Tracks to measure his walks and was complaining about the street-level accuracy. You might want to check out that thread.
[Galaxy S II General] Zaphod_b_1:
I personally never ever would use the WiFi- and Sensor functions as GPS replacement.

Why?

1) It is responsible for the collection of the location data and sending it to Google.

2) It costs battery power.

3) Why using when the GPS fixes fast enough? What's the problem with waiting for 10 seconds for a fix?

The fix can be made quicker by DL'ing the "GPS Status & Toolbox" app and using it for DL'ing the actual valid GPS sat vectors. That helps the GPS to fix quicker.

Cheers

Zap
[Galaxy S II General] prusling:
Mine is very slow to lock, despite having plenty of sats visible with good strength.

This is compared to 4 different ZTE Blades that showed me how quick locking can be, even indoors.

There is a tool on the market called GPS Aids which was developed for the Galaxy and I'm keen to discover whether this can improve the SGS2.

However, it requires rooting and I'm reluctant to do so as I may decide to replace my phone if it can't be sorted.

Is anyone who is rooted willing to carry out some tests using that or other tools to see whether performance can be improved? I'd really appreciate it.
[Galaxy S II General] Rawat:
I've used GPS a few times, and it works fine. Accuracy is a bit weak sometimes (compared to other phones) but it's fine for navigation, and even using mytracks or similar. (although when it goes off on mytracks it'll take a while to get back due to Samsung's inane smoothing)

Not sure why it's like this, but you have to have data enabled for it to get a quick lock on SGS II, otherwise it'll take a few mins.

I'll give GPS AIDS a test later on. Maybe.
[Galaxy S II General] sammy555:
My gps has been spot on from day one-locks in seconds and google maps always puts me in right room of house or parking space etc. The blue accuacy circle is bigger on sgs2 then sgs1 but the reall accuacy is tons better.
[Galaxy S II General] Rawat:
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[Galaxy S II General] sumatrix:
Hi everybody.. i have downloaded an app called GPS aids v 2.0 and this has helped me in getting a lock in under 15 secs after which i fire up Sygic and it hardly takes 10 secs to lock my position.

Do put in a thanks if it helps somebody
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rhidalgo1973:
Sorry if I'm creating a new thread for this topic but i have searched and i still cannot find an answer to my problem. When I'm in a dark room, sometimes even not too dark, if a place a call my phone screen will go off, like to sleep mode, and will never wake up again until either i go to a brighter place or I hook it up to the power (usb cable), has anyone experienced this? and please if someone knows what's going and how to solve this issue, thanks so much for your help!!:confused:
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Haisi:
I have the same problem too ... but sometime it just light up again directly after I finish the call. I think it has something to do with the ROM itself coz a friend of mine has installed the Incredible S ROM and it works perfectly.

I'll try on my HD2 and let u know ..... :)

oh.. by the way Im using Nuxes One ROM
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bib*oops:
It is also possible to be a faulty light sensor or even some dirt in front of it, right underneath touchscreen glass!

First of all, you should flash a stock ROM and see what happen: if it's not OK. then you have a hardware problem!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mosf1:
dirt between screen and sensor caused the same to me, I've cleaned it and now is ok
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] ToothGrinder:
I upgraded my HTC hero to Gingerbread, and honestly I don't like the keyboard too much.

I miss having the option to be able to hold down my K button and get a question mark, but as far as I know that was only available on the 2.1 version.

Any apk would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] user7618:
So, you want the HTC latinIME? There is a thread for it around here on themes and apps.

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Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Ginger-on-Hero action here!
[Thunderbolt Accessories] bbyjaay:
Hello I like to share my droid creation, this is on my case I bought recently. I always wanted a case with a pretty unique customization on it and never cane across one. So why not have fun and create one.
[Thunderbolt Accessories] dahotz:
that's cool dude +1
[Thunderbolt Accessories] bbyjaay:
thanks... I carved it using a knife so it was a lil off I should namea laser gun so it would be perfect :D
[Thunderbolt Accessories] Ovrclck:
dude, that's awesome! :D
[Thunderbolt Accessories] will9512:
great work
[Thunderbolt Accessories] shelooga:
i like this idea a lot. nice work
[Thunderbolt Accessories] killahrey:
I must say that is actually pretty darn cool. Just one thing though, you should have used that circle in the bottom as the "o" in droid that would have been cooler.

either way +1.
[Thunderbolt Accessories] bbyjaay:
Thanks and I figured that out later when I finished o_O but I have another case IM going to perect it on
[Thunderbolt Accessories] Dnakaman:
Great idea, but you do know that your Thunderbolt is not considered a "Droid", right?
[Thunderbolt Accessories] bbyjaay:
Yes but who cares what they said :)