yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CaelanT:
There is already a long thread on this same subject in which I layed out the actual law as it pertains to states and the federal law about recording calls.

Please refrain from posting what is 100% wrong, especially when it relates to legalities. You misinform people who could actually be seeking legal advice.

Read the following and educate yourself from there!

http://www.callcorder.com/phone-recording-law-america.htm

I would ask that the moderators shut down threads where legal arguments arise, as there is so much misinformation from ignorant parties in these threads, that it could cause XDA more problems than they bargain for.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] y2whisper:
more so threads that are retreads of existing threads that aren't even that old.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
No more legal talk!!

Sigh... Why on earth can't we talk about this subject without it turning into a legal discussion??

I don't give a rat's a** about the law here. No, I don't intend to break it, but that's 100% irrelevant. I'm not a lawyer trying to solve a legal problem, I'm an engineer and budding mobile dev hobbyist trying to solve a TECHNICAL problem.

Please, don't thwart an otherwise good and edifying technical discussion with fruitless arguing about legal BS. If I were interested in what the law says, I would not be posting to XDA. Come on, guys! Let's talk baseband processors, hacks, kernel mode drivers, <insert more tech jargon here>...

Maybe this is why no one can get anywhere with this. It always somehow transforms from "solve technical problem" (which is what we're good at, and actually qualified to do) to "get into a legal/philosophical debate". I don't know about you all, but I didn't go to law school; I went to a technical school and got a EE. And last time I checked the xda-developers.com home page, it said that XDA is:

"...the largest Internet community of lawyers/law students who like to discuss legal issues as they pertain to mobile devices."

Oops, no wait. My bad. It actually says:

"...the largest Internet community of smartphone/tablet enthusiasts and developers for the Android and Windows Phone platforms."

Can we please try to focus here? I didn't come here to pick a fight. Let's put our heads together and solve a technical problem.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Those threads aren't productive because they all get off-subject by turning into legal debates. I was hoping that maybe this thread could actually be different and maybe help get some real and productive conversation going about the technical issues.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] y2whisper:
ah fair enough. Maybe edit the subject for that reason. Personally I would like to have this feature, came in handy once on my touch pro. over here we can record as long as 1 party knows its being recorded.

If you legally can't in your area, this thread might not be for you.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
That's a good idea. I didn't know I could do that. Having trouble though. Sorry, I'm kind of an XDA n00b as well... how do I edit the subject? I can edit the post, but the subject appears to be read-only.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] y2whisper:
haha wish I could tell you off hand but I haven't had to edit one before.
[Acer Iconia A500] belber095:
I'm returning my acer. Not looking to discuss that.

Obviously, I need to unroot my device. I tried to use gingerbreak. Didn't open. Tried to do the ota update. Still have root. How can I get rid of it?

Sent from my rooted Iconia Tab
[Acer Iconia A500] belber095:
Alright so I lost root privelages but now I changed my mind... lol. How am I able to get root back? As said previously gingerbreak refuses to open.

Sent from my rooted Iconia Tab
[Acer Iconia A500] n1nj4dude:
try rebooting the device then running gingerbreak again... otherwise youll probably have to factory restore and then do it
[Acer Iconia A500] giocoso:
gingerbreak when you start, remember to lock it in portrait mode
[Acer Iconia A500] hmoobguy:
Portrait + Lock

Yes, portrait + lock. Should unroot it after reboots, then apply your update. You can check this using "root check".
[Acer Iconia A500] belber095:
Forgot the portrait lock. Thanks for that guys. I'm back up and runnin' (:
[Acer Iconia A500] Nofuss:
OK, so I need to return for hardware reasons as well - how did you get rid of having root access?
[Acer Iconia A500] shingers5:
Reflash your original back up as you are always advised to do so prior to customising
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] echomatics:
Hey all!

Just thought I would share the reply I got from SGPstore.com about a Asus Transformer Case and or screen protector:

I have a couple cases from them for my iPhone 4 and like the quality and style. Feel free to message them about a Transformer case so we can keep the pressure on :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] lacrossev:
This is great news. I just put a skinomi full clear body + screen protector against my better judgement (i hate soft film protectors), and the screen was a nightmare to put on and i can see the distortion that I've experienced with bodyguardz and invisible shields.

Hopefully they hurry up and release a matte and a crystal clear steinheil protector
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] ipeench:
Only reason I stick with all Touchwiz roms is because I love the textmessage app,

I love being able to slide left or right to call or text someone.

Anyone know of an app that has this feature? I would like to try some gingerbread(CM7!!) but I know I'm going to miss this to much to stick with it.
[Android Apps and Games] martrzyk:
Hi everyone!

Me and my friend are working right now on brand new project - codaname "Sheep". It's our first android application that we're working on as a team! We have done some research and decided to use AndEngine. Quite awesome and ease too use.

Our main goal is to create game with three different types: challenge, golf and player vs player. For now we released early version of challenge (10 basic levels). Main aim of the game is to shoot the goal using players by setting vectors to each of them. In some cases you can come across some obstacles like boxes or holes that you need to consider while placing your players vectors. In challenge you have only one shot to defeat your opponent (opposite team vectors are set by the game).

Screens from game are available on our blog, and we will be uploading there every news about development, changes and other plans (of course in here, we will be doing it too).

Here is our alpha release of the game with QRcode:

And direct link to apk: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12700251/projectSheep.apk

We really appreciate any kind of support in comments, if you enjoyed game or not.
[Android Apps and Games] martrzyk:
Hi again!

I'm here to apologise for everyone who download previous apk!

I misplaced proper version of game, and one which was available, was really from beginning of development!

Putting here good version of game, with proper look and feel :) and some more improvements too.

Sorry again and have fun with testing those 10 levels!

proper new links:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/12700251/projectSheepProper.apk

old links were changed for good ones either!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] masterchop:
[3.May.11][MAG/cLK] NexusHD2-Gingerbread V2.7 [GRJ22/Android2.3.4][Kernel:tytung_r10]

Do you know why the 3D games like NFS shift and Fifa are not running on this version, i download the chainfire3D and the 3 drivers and nothing happens after 1screen game it shut off.

Please help me !!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] senatormas:
Same Problem Here with 2.9!!!

Screen Shot:

hxxp://img153.imageshack.us/img153/3291/recklessproblemonhd2.png

Please Help ! :(
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acnescar:
I am a beginner at this so please excuse me.

I successfully rooted my phone, installed clockwork, super user was working, could connect like a dream with usb to the phone. Flashed stuff using fastboot in command line - all was good.

When I say successfully it did take a long time, the phone didnt work for a while but I flashed clockwork on then flashed the rom for my phone from here http://xdaforums.com/archive/index.php/t-1063664.html

I used this one:

Android 2.3.3/GRI40/KB1 Radio/KA3 Bootloader (http://android.clients.google.com/p...2cf141e6a.signed-soju-ota-102588.f182cf14.zip)

Works on: I9020T, I9023

Official, signed, can flash with ClockworkMod or stock recovery. Contains recovery, radio and bootloader.

Which was great - sorted the phone a treat - I had the super user working - I installed the clockwork rom app - worked a treat - even did a backup (I think)

Then the phone tried to update to 2.3.4 which failed - right now I should of check the forums but thought I know I'll just flash the update from the above page - which failed - not to be defeated I tried harder using different roms through clockwork recovery or clockwork rom mod until sucess 2.3.4 GRJ22 build.

Then I find the super user app doesnt work or the clockwork rom - no problem boot into clockwork recovery - uh oh thats gone as well though i can get to android recovery.

I'll just flash clockwork recovery on but I cant as I've no access with adb or fastboot the phone is not connecting to the pc in fastboot mode with the android logo and phone details.

When I'm trying to use USB connection on the phone normally the USB man goes orange then back to green - and the phone prepares the USB storage again.

I can use a app to get files on to the sd card for use with android recovery so i try to reflash the 2.3.3 rom above that worked but I get the status 7 error with a long number 1297306095

I try the update again and this is where i realise that the update ROM i put on was the wrong one.

I flashed this: Android 2.3.3 (Build GRI54/KB3 Radio/KA3 Bootloader) (whole rom)

I should of flashed this Android 2.3.3 (Build GRI40/KB1 Radio/KA3 Bootloader) (smaller update)

I can flash the correct update above but it doesnt change anything.

I have spent a few days now trawling the forum with little success and having got all the correct drivers on the pc and had it connecting fine I am assuming it is a phone issue now

the base band details have changed from XXKB1 to XXKD1 and the build from GRI40 to GRJ22

I am at my wits end here and before I put a hammer to my phone and send it back as an insurance job I'd like to mend my stupid mistakes.

Thanks

Acne
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deeren:
it doesnt matter if you flashed the whole rom. (provided you didnt use odin)

first thing, try to format sd card through the phone,

then enable usb debugging and try using adb n fastboot.

also, try to flash a newer recovery.img ( be careful no to use one not meant for ur phone e.g ns4g...)

post ur results.

good luck
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acnescar:
can't find an option from within the phone to format the SD card - found an app on the store that is called "format sd" which did something and allowed me to connect to the USB once but it was very flaky and took a few attempts at the "turn on usb" screen to get it to connect. I'm not sure that it wasnt just deleting the data from the sd rather than formatting as it took maybe 10 seconds first time and now its done straight away if I try again.

Edit - i've used the stock erase usb command within the phone and the USB connection within the phone seems to becoming more stable - I can read and write data to it from the pc but it still struggles to connect first time.

No change with command line commands abd or fastboot neither are connecting.

I've come to the conclusion that maybe I need to flash a newer recovery image (ROM?) myself but where do I find one? And how do i check that it really is the correct one for my phone - which of the details are important - should i use the original stock details? I'm confused, remembering all I can use is the "Android system recovery <3e>" that only gives me the option of reboot, apply update from sd card, wipe data/factory reset, & wipe cache partition.

I flashed the wrong ROM with the clockwork rom app from within the phone I dont know what odin is.

Thanks for the pointer anymore ideas or direction appreciated.

Acne
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deeren:
Try to wipe from the stock recovery and then install this

http://android.clients.google.com/p...2cf141e6a.signed-soju-ota-102588.f182cf14.zip

It is the full 2.3.3. It will return your phone to complete stock 2.3.3

P.s sorry i am not being able to help more. I am myself in a far bigger trouble
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acnescar:
I tried that rom but got the status7 error. That one worked before under clockwork but won't reflash now. I can do a factory reset under stock but will that make a difference? I thought all that did was reset user data not the system data. I think l need to wait for a new stock Tom to be issued.

Acne
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acnescar:
Tried the reset phone from within the phone and reset using stock recovery, still cant flash the old 2.3.3 rom above getting the status 7 error:

assert failed ! less_than _int(1297306095. getprop(ro.build.date.utc"))

so the usb works fine from within the phone when the phone is running normally, when I connect the phone in fastboot mode it shows as an Android ADB interface on the "safely remove hardware" window but i cant use any command prompt instructions on the phone - using fastboot devices to show connected devices I get no reponse.

Any ideas?

Any pointers to a later rom that will correct my problems?

Thanks

Acne
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acnescar:
After a bit of experimenting I find that when the phone is switched on normally I can use the ADB devices command to return the ID of the phone. The fastboot devices command still returns a blank.

Is this normal?

Does this mean I could flash the clockwork recovery image onto the phone? or can all that malarkey only be done in fastboot mode?

thanks

Acne
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raiderep:
You need the fastboot devices command to return your phone info then you can fastboot flash recovery in order to try flashing a recovery that will allow you to flash the rom you are getting a failed message from. The stock recovery can only flash official updates put out by Google iirc.

I am thinking you are having driver issues on the PC you are using. Try another PC with fresh drivers or uninstall and reinstall the drivers on the one you have been using.

sent from the nexus of the 4g universe
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acnescar:
I've read up on the driver problems, I tried the phone on two different pcs using two different methods on each to install the correct drivers. none work. The phone used to connect fine which is how i rooted the phone. I'm using the same pc, same supplied cable and can see the ADB mounted in the "safely remove hardware" window

The adb command works when the phone is switched on normally, but not fastboot command.

When in fastboot mode neither works. Looking in device manager the android adb interface is listed fine under android phone.

I'm pretty sure its not the drivers.

Doesn't the above prove that the pc connects fine but the phone is broken in fastboot mode?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brainmaster:
You could still flash the latest 2.3.4 full ROM with ODIN. The Phone will be restored completely and then you can root it again.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acnescar:
Thats great Odin looks like it will be the way forward, just so I dont make another noob error could someone point me in the right direction for the correct version of odin and a guide on how to use it. I have looked around the forum but am struggling to find the relevant thread

I have tried the usb/2 button and it enters download, the version od odin that i found (1.81) does see the phone but I think that version is for the 9020 only I have the GT-i9023 so dont want to use the wrong programme/rom

Thanks

Acne
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acnescar:
Ok took a chance and flashed the phone with odin - great it worked reset all the fastboot mode values back to their original ones when i got the phone. (seems I chose the correct rom) the only difference is that the Carrier info is now EUR not VDF as it was when I first got the phone.

Applied the auto update to 2.3.4

Tried at every step but I still have no fastboot or ADB access the phone just doesnt connect. Tried different leads, tried different usb ports - nothing.

I'm stumped now unless there are any advanced settings in odin I should try.

Acne

The
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acnescar:
Discovered after the auto update to 2.3.4 that the USB connection from within the phone was "broken" again, To sort this i did a format cache and reset phone from the stock recovery which sorted the usb connection. so thats that one solved then.

tried again to connect via command prompt, unistalled drivers - reinstalled drivers - no change still no devices detetcted.

Any good ideas?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Acnescar:
Solved

using the usbdeview mentioned here I uninstalled all the usb drivers on my pc that looked like they could be anything remotely connected to the nexus and samsung.

I ran and updated/download pretty much everything i could through SDK

Then I did everything I read in this thread

Up till then I had been using the fastboot command found and downloaded through this thread

That continued not to work but when i tried the fastboot in the android-sdk/tools folder I finally got fastboot access.

Solved Solved Solved

to get my phone unlocked and updated I did an odin restore to 2.3.3 let it auto update to 2.3.4 copied the su(superuser zip) to the sd card. flashed clockwork recovery and then installed the su.zip with clockwork. after that I installed the rom manager from the android shop and Inow have the phone just how i want it.

To all those that have helped with their ideas here many many thanks.

Acne
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rjan22:
While using the infuse while charging it will made you think there is something wrong with it feels like it's not charging right? Yes because the big screen and the 4g suck all the power. So don't be alarmed it's normal. Returning the battery and have it replace will be just wasting your time.

Solution: buy this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/2-1500mAh-batte...861975?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item45fad2cb17

I have tested it and worked great forme, it's 1500mAh so don't expect same as 1750mAh but does the job. For me, took me almost 3.5hrs to drain the generic battery of non stop using it with 4g streaming justin.tv

Edited:

added link of reviews of buyers who bought batteries from eBay.

Copy and paste link:

forum.androidcentral.com/evo-accessories/19798-10-dollar-ebay-battery-review.html

If you check the link reviews above, majority tells its worth and perform or even outperform some.OEM batteries,

remember this OEM batteries is made from China, and this non OEM aka generic batteries are made in China too, they didn't made this from scratch, they just copied the OEM. And now they sells 1800-1900mAp batteries for infuse I might try them.

Catch when you bought these batteries, only charge them on the charger that comes with it. Because Samsung phone cab detect OEM and generic batteries.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rblankman:
OffGrid or Seidio

I think I will still wait on Seidio for their 3000+ replacement battery with door
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bella92108:
Be very careful. I bought this item from THIS seller, and the items were shipped directly from China.. they both were the wrong size charger for the battery physically... I tried to email the seller and they didn't respond so had to open a claim with paypal on both items. Be warned. :-(
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rjan22:
Yes they sent me a wrong one, I contacted them from eBay and they send me another one no problem. So hopefully when it get here I got 2 dock and 4 batteries, by the way I did cut some plastic and attach it at the end of the battery so it works now.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bella92108:
Okay that's just scary when you modify the physical attibutes of the battery to allow it to fit into the phone. I'd avoid that.

They haven't responded to me, still, so I have zero faith in their services or products. I guess I have to wait until a US seller comes out with one.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rjan22:
Its not scary lol, both original and that has the same voltage 3.7v common sense, I'd use a tester too to confirm,

I just place a padding and taped it to be neat, no big deal. I have been using it now striaght for 15days,

it exploded! joke and lol

I hope I didn't "scare" you.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rjan22:
Bella tell them you will open a case. So you'LL get their attention. Seller don't like buyers to open case, I don't know if eBay fined them it something. Worse case senarion open a case, that will fix everything, remember 30days so watch it and you got buyer protection.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] apallohadas:
Why recommend a seller that isn't very good?

Edit: I should correct myself. They product that they're selling for our phone doesn't seem to be very good. Their overall rating on ebay is pretty good.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rjan22:
Lol thanks for correcting yourself. So that means I am not recommending a seller that isn't good.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bella92108:
Yeah, I'm a powerseller on eBay, and when someone opens a case it certainly gets my attention, because there's a huge push to resolve it and not make eBay touch it... but I opened a case and they didn't respond after several days, so eBay had to handle it... and 99% of the time eBay sides with the customer, because any responsible seller works with their buyer... not this one tho... oh well.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rjan22:
Oh your a power seller? So if a buyer open a case, do seller get fined or something?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] bella92108:
No.. If someone opens a claim, it holds the funds until the claim is resolved. If someone is a top rated seller or power seller, eBay often just eats the cost of the item and closes the case. Either way if it goes to a claim, eBay will almost ALWAYS side with the buyer, so a seller has the utmost motivation to work things out with the buyer.... it's gotten bad the last few years because there are a lot of people who scam the system, and buy stuff of low value knowing if they open a claim ebay will auto close it and refund them, or the seller will, to save their reputation. Unfortunate. Part of the benefit of being a top rated seller and\or a power seller is that you get discounts on final value fees... which can be huge because eBay loves to charge. I'm only bronze, and I get a 20% discount on final value fees (which are already about 15%).

In order to maintain powerseller\top rated seller status and keep the discounts, there are a bunch of metrics (volume of sales, ratings from buyers, cases closed without requiring escalation, etc)... and they all come together to determine a seller's reputation.

So short and simple, no, they don't get fined... but eBay makes it financially beneficial for sellers to keep buyers happy and resolve issues directly with the buyer. Too many cases opened against the seller, and eBay revokes the discounts... a high percentage of cases opened, and eBay sanctions or suspends the seller all together. Many of the asian sellers have feedback ratings in the 98-99% range... which is actually not great considering 1-2% unhappy out of half a million is still a lot of pissed off customers. eBay leaves a seller alone until they drop below about 90%... but either way, I tend to stick with 99%+ sellers to avoid these types of issues.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rjan22:
Wow I didn't know these. I am glad I asked and you explained it very well dude thanks Bella I appreciate it. And by the way here are reviews if people who bought $10 batteries on eBay. That's why I never hesitate and now they even sell 1800-1900mAp batteries for infused I might buy one of these even though I have 5batteries now including the OEM :) anyway it is cheap tho so not a big deal.

Http://forum.androidcentral.com/evo-accessories/19798-10-dollar-ebay-battery-review.html