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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] srk23:
I have the same problem intermittently. Fortunately I am on an unlimited data tariff, but yesterday my phone used ~350mb and drained the battery in a few hours. Battery and data use statistics showed that AP mobile used nearly 30% of the battery, despite the fact that I had not run it and do not have the widget installed!

I used the "My Samsung" UK site to contact tech support to ask about the issue. The response I got was:

"Thank you for contacting Samsung.

Can you please go menu>settings>accounts and sync and turn off automatic

sync

If you require any further assistance, please contact Samsung again and

we will be more than happy to help."

Useful. It's not like I want to get my e-mails/calendar events/twitter feeds/facebook updates/BBC news updates... :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brattycat:
There is a really easy solution. The app called onavo monitors 3G usage and warns you which apps are 'abusing' downloads.

It then gives you the option of either restricting the app to wifi or uninstalling it.

My culprit was also Ap mobile which ate through 900mb in a day and also had a significant effect on the battery life.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeoXTC:
Hi,

Was wondering if anyone have the same problem as me in that the APN settings are getting lost when say you change MNC settings? That is APN is not getting saved (well it doesn't appear on apn list anyway)

Seems like no one is having this problem and I'm the only one?

Had posted in a few threads but no one ever respond so don't know if it's just me or is it an issue with the firmware.

Cheers
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhoenixFx:
Yes, I did notice it once, when I entered an incorrect MNC accidentally. But for correct MCC/MNC it doesn't happen. I see that you are with Virgin Mobile AU, Me too. Correct Mobile Country Code (MCC) for Australia is 505 and you should put Mobile Network Code (MNC) as 02 for Optus.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NeoXTC:
Nah I got it working, just that my import from previous apn settings doesn't work, manually entering it in works. Although for teh MNC if you delete the 02 and add it back in as 02 it'll fail as well. I think it's a bug...

I'm just surprise it seems not alot of people is noticing this.....
[T-Mobile LG G2x] foxlin:
My tethering usually doesn't work (wifi and usb). I have root access and all drivers (including bad lg software) on my computer. i'm in the exact same location i used to tether amazingly on my g1, so it isn't reception. What do you guys use to get the most stable internet? Thanks.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Suprah:
Wont get a reply until its moved to q&a section. Wrong section....
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Mr. Clown:
Moved to Q&A
[T-Mobile LG G2x] going_home:
I'm having a problem with the data reception with the G2X in certain areas.

I dont know if its software or hardware related but I do know its this phone.

The MyTouch 4G gets good data reception (using the wifi hotspot) in the same place where the G2X gets very poor to no data reception.

:(
[T-Mobile LG G2x] ScooterG:
I can get 9+mbps download through speedtest.net app on my G2x and at the same time not be able to get anything via the 3G hotspot tether option. The same exact spot with my Nexus S gets 4-5mbps download through speedtest and works great using the 3G hotspot.
[Captivate General] Oxicottin:
Hello, I am running the stock Froyo 2.2 offered by AT&T and wanted to know how to get rid of the Mobile AP hotspot plan that is blocking me from using my phone as an hot spot. I have used custom ROMs and they all had this feature how do I get it to work on a stock rooted phone?

Thanks!
[Captivate General] jack man:
Get the free version of Titanium Backup in the Market. Open it, click on "having problems" and it will ask you if you want to intall busybox. Install it. restart Titanium. THen go to restore (at the top) and scroll to tethering manager. uninstall it and you should be able to tether.

Be careful about what you install here though cause you can really mess some things up if you remove the wrong things.
[Captivate General] Oxicottin:
Thanks that worked great! One question, couldn't I just have deleted TetheringManager0114.apk using Root Explorer in system/app? Also, it is working but on the screen it still has a box at the top that says.

How do I get rid of that message? its just a visual thing I know but its freaking killing me.

Thanks,

Chad
[Captivate General] xhozt:
That msg stays there ignore it;)
[Captivate General] Oxicottin:
Just wanted to know how to get rid of.... im sure its just an image file somewhere.
[Captivate General] jack man:
I am always reluctant to go directly in to the apps file and start deleting things. I prefer to have a program uninstall something. It may work just the same, I guess it's just a mental thing.

Plus, now with Titanium, you can go delete all the other crap that ATT put in there.
[Captivate General] fldude99:
I can't imagine giving a c**p about that..no offense
[Captivate General] Oxicottin:
I wanted to learn how and where files are located.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Eric-1987:
I just got my SGS4G and put the Bali kernel along with the newest beta of the CWM. I still get less than 1k in quadrant. My evo got like 1200 stock and this things hummingbird CPU with its 540 GPU should be FAR faster stock.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] rickyc19:
It is far faster graphics wise, quadrant is outdated and doesn't really test that, it uses openGL 1 and not 2 that's why i prefer smartbench it gives you a separate score for graphics and processes. Also you said you don't even get 1000 which i find weird because my scores are most of the time over 1000 and i am on exactly the same things as you (bali voodoo and cwm)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] rickyy00:
My quadrant score was way higher with the lower bali kernal versions.

my frames per second jumped from 53 to 64 from stock to kd1
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] danstheman7:
whoa, what are you running, and are you running any background services, apps, bloatware apps?

I have all bloatware removed and i'm getting 1023 tops.

Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Eric-1987:
We should be getting 1600+. Isnt it because I am using the crappy RFS samsung uses or whatever? Cant I fix that? I remember the vibrant had a lagfix that did the trick.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] rickyy00:
Just straight up KD1 deodexed with bali kernal 1.4 uv now. No bloat removed
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Eric-1987:
Whats so great about deodexed builds? If they're stock roms then my rom is better since I've removed bloatware....
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kcarpenter:
Any clue why my wireless tether only let's me have about 200k down? Tried it on several devices with the same result. Xoom, desktop, and laptop. Speed test on the phone shows pretty consistant 900kbps, I can understand some loss with overhead, but less than 1/4 the speed seems a little extreme.

I'm using the pre14? API...I think. It's been really slow since day 1, slower than my hero - but I just started testing speeds today.

I'm on ee03 if it matters.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tirregius:
What connection method are you using? IOW, what settings?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JohnCorleone:
Wow is this 4G? I am on Urban Fury EC05. I turn off my 4G then power on the Wifi Tether then turn back on 4G and set the phone to Epic. That's it
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JohnCorleone:
Wow is this 4G? I am on Urban Fury EC05. I turn off my 4G then power on the Wifi Tether then turn back on 4G and...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ceelos09:
Yeah, just like john said, open up tethering, make sure the device is set on Epic, once that is done, turn on 4g, done. Wait, are you by any chance running the tethering openly or did u set a password on it?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JohnCorleone:
I even went as far as setting a password "imaphonehacker" lol..because everyone at the coffee shop I was at was trying to use my Wifi instead of the coffee shops. That's why the red icon is there in my screenshot. I had 5 people grab my signal one time
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darksideauto:
If it is 4g its slower than my iowa 3g. I use tether as my primary internet for my pc at home. I kinda got the same issue 1.2mbps down on the phone, and I only get maybe 160kbps down on the tower.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] snab321:
Hi I am on deoxeded JVO

problem is alot apps are consuming ram and battery without me even starting them like

google maps

daily briefing

calender

although I have never started any of them not even once

so any ideas on how to stop them from starting?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] dcarr622:
I have never seen apps like daily briefing, calendar, or maps simply "start on their own." Make sure GPS is off so that it won't drain. The other two? Are you sure that you're not doing anything to trigger their behavior? Does this happen after a clean flash of another JVO based ROM?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] snab321:
yes I did clean install

after couple of days battery is awesome

then started to drain even on flight mode and idle loses more than 7-10% per hr

GPS-wireless are off

even if I rebbot I immediately go to running services and see all three are running
[Galaxy S I9000 General] DaRkMyk:
I'm on stock JVO, calendar & daily briefing apps really start on their own even if not in use.

for Maps, only the NetworkLocationService is starting not the main app.

@snab321 you can use Titanium Backup to freeze daily briefing if you are not using it, that's what I did.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] snab321:
thank you so much guys that was very helpful
[G Tablet General] DrDoLittle99:
This was their response to my questions related to the Viewsonic G-Tablet:

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Hi,

Thank you for your reply. After further research, according to our records, the device that you are using is not supported for use with Android Market at this time.

The Android operating system is open source, which means that any device manufacturer is free to use Android on its devices. However, Android Market is an application created by Google that is only made available to devices that pass Google’s compatibility requirements. In addition, manufacturers must obtain a license from Google in order to install Android Market on their devices.

For more information about the Android Compatibility Program, please visit source.android.com/compatibility/index.html

If you have any further questions, I recommend contacting the manufacturer of your device directly.

If I can assist you further, please let me know.

Regards,

Jenna

The Android Market Team
[G Tablet General] Pacifik:
What did you ask and did you really expect support on an unsupported device?

Sorta like taking a netbook with snow leopard to the genius bar and asking for help with iTunes.
[G Tablet General] schettj:
Wow.. you found this site, you found this forum, and you missed the million different posts for Market Fix, Full Android Market, etc...

You need to do some work to get the market working on the GTab. Out of the box it's not supported. It's likely never going to be officially supported unless by some miracle we get a honeycomb update from Viewsonic.

In the meantime, it is pretty easy to get access. Just don't ask Google for help doing it.

And, there's always the Amazon market, which works just swell...
[Vibrant Accessories] draikz:
What's a really good one? I find silicon cases on Ebay for really cheap, but I'm having doubts that they're thin. I just need a THIN case.

Someone help?
[Vibrant Accessories] xdarooted:
Option 1 $15.95. thinnest low profile case, best semi-coverage over bezel, nice soft touch, current case

Option 2 $19.99. thin low profile case, millimeters thicker than boxwave, top and bottom bezel are more exposed, nice soft touch, I went through two before moving on to boxwave, imo bad build.

non-option 3 $2.99. Cheap knock-off of boxwave, soft touch rubs off way to easily, and made of even thinner plastic.

Option 4. any of the silicon cases offer the best protection, but they don't slide in and out of pockets and they are bulkier.
[Vibrant Accessories] s1lenz:
awesome cases, thanks for the links
[Vibrant Accessories] g.sembhi:
this is a good one i found so far and its genuine

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ewitem=&sspagename=STRK:MEWNX:IT#ht_500wt_922
[Vibrant Accessories] niharG:
I use this case: http://www.sgpstore.com/cell-phone/...brant-t-mobile-case-ultra-silke-r-series.html

It's quite thin, and came with a free screen protector, although I found no need for one.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rubenoso:
Is it safe to flash continuum 4.1 (Froyo version) while i have the gingerbread bootloaders on my phone? I ask because I have recently learned that some roms will change the second bootloader while flashing (cognition) which is no bueno if I still have GB bootloaders.

Thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrhaley30705:
Should be. I know v4 is safe to do, I did it myself. I also know that Cezar doesn't like messing with bootloaders, so I font think he would add one to 4.1,IMO
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rubenoso:
I want to see the difference between continuum 4.1 and 5.5 (mainly battery life)

For the install I figure I will flash the Onix kernal though odin with reboot unchecked then boot into recovery and flash the 4.1 rom. I reckon this should be safe eh?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] viny2cool:
Both have totally different bootloaders....Dont try this method u will hard brick your phone...try flashing stock using various methods written on the OP of Continuum 5.5....Dont be lazy :p and flash to stock to go back to froyo....u will have less chances of bricking ur phone

Also Onix is froyo kernel...I am sure it wont be compatible with GB rom
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrhaley30705:
Follow Cezars instructions to flash 4.1.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rubenoso:
I don't think you read my post correctly. GB bootloaders work fine on froyo roms and really, the easiest way to hard brick the phone is while odin is flashing the bootloaders.

BTW you can flash a 2.2 kernal with reboot unchecked, pull the battery and boot directly into recovery mode to flash the 2.2 rom without issue. Continuum 4.1 does a full wipe anyway.

Thanks for your opinion tho.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrhaley30705:
Cezar has a "safe"method to return to stock (jf6). It is jf6 tar, without bootloaders. It had its own thread in development, and its also available in the op of the 5.5 thread. If you follow the op, you should be ok.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] connexion2005:
Does anyone happen to have the correct boot.bin and sbl.bin for the Galaxy S 4G? I'd love to have them if so and I know some of the DEV's here most likely have an ODIN package with them. I promise I would search for them but we all know that it's impossible to know what's in the ODIN package without downloading then looking inside it, or someone stating what's in it. I'm looking for good files to flash after JTAG sessions on the Galaxy S 4G.

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] krylon360:
this is from KC1, but should still work.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9978865/g2x/kc1bootsbl.zip
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] connexion2005:
Wow this may be a huge help. Ok I've seen it said both ways but do you have a T959V pit? I'm going to be using heimdall and would like to use these but as you probably know the pit is required to repartition. I'm working with a T959V that I jtagged back to life but had previously been flashed with T959 firmware and surprisingly that has the partitioning all haywire.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] connexion2005:
Ok I confirmed that those are the correct boot.bin and sbl.bin files. Now I think if I could get a hold of a decent pit file I may could get this up and running.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] krylon360:
the only one I have is a bad on. LOL

BUT, I know there is a way to make one from the phone. I'll have to look to see how the SK4G guys did it.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] connexion2005:
They are probably just dumping the bml partition that stores the pit. Thanks for the info though so far!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] connexion2005:
Alrighty I successfully produced my own PIT file and hex edited to ensure it was about the same as a typical one as there is a lot of extra gobble that must be removed with a hex editor from the dump file. I loaded it up into ODIN and flashed some old KC1 firmware and bam! Back up and running with correct partitioning!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] golmar88:
Do you think you could make us a working .pit from it? :D

Sent From SGS4G using XDA App
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] connexion2005:
Said and done. It worked beautifully on the customer's SGS4G that I hard de-bricked and should for any DEV or enthusiast if needed. Remember, there is no need to use a PIT file unless you are having partitioning problems.

http://www.mobiletechvideos.com/blog/?page_id=186
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] robbbbit:
Nice job!
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] fluttershutter:
Hi,

Had GV 2.1 running fine but thought i'd upgrade to 2.4. Backed all files up in TP first and installed zip file of 2.4 from recovery mode.

Went fine but SD card said 0mb and lost A2SD. int memory said 4mb instead of 60mb - 100mb like before.

As its been a couple of months since last modding, I forgot what to do so looked up issues and tried going to recovery again and clearing cache and wiping dalvik cache as well as installing a2sd Dark tremor script again which seemed to load fine but still no joy on int memory.

Then remembered last time I moved Dalvik to sd using terminal and this gave me my int memory, so I entered 'su, and A2sd cachepart'. It said successful so rebooted phone.

Then the trouble started. All app's one after the other started force quitting and I couldn't use anything inc terminal or TP. Obviously done something wrong.

Note. I have SD ext 4 for A2SD.

Anyway I've just rebooted to recovery and restored backup I did before upgrading ROM.

Can someone explain in layman's terms what went wrong and exactly what I need to do in order before/after upgrading to GV2.4 please?

P.S

Just booted after restoring from recovery however all personalization has gone. Back to stock gingervillian desktop. All app's and launcherpro gone widgets gone. Downloaded TP root from market again and restored all apps + data but launcher pro isn't there, have had to download from market again.

Gone to TP again and restored missing app's but goes to soft reboot half way through. This is even though the market is working as downloaded TP! The stress!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tom2tone:
did the RegawMOD root and rebooted phone now its bricked help!!
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyouko:
Define what you mean by "bricked"
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tom2tone:
rooted phone, fine, restarted and stuck on htc screen pulled battery tried to put in recovery mode and its stuck on htc screen
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scataldo721:
did u make an ndroid bc if so u can just go back i do it all the time lol
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tom2tone:
no i didnt know how without root and rom manager wouldnt install
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tom2tone:
any advice???
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tom2tone:
is there a way i can still make a back up or am i going to have to unbrick the device?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyouko:
Well, I can tell you that if it turns on, it's not bricked. :)

As for a fix, look at oostah's thread : here to find out how to run the RUU via fastboot (.. Should be in that thread)

After you get the ruu to run, you'll be back to stock. Then you can try to root again.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tom2tone:
didnt find it
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyouko:
...ok

then read through this thread > here

get the zip in this thread > here
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tom2tone:
will it erase my contacts cuz i didnt know how to save them???
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyouko:
it returns it completely back to stock. so yes, if they're not synced with google.

Sign into your gmail account and view your contacts > located right below the GMAIL icon on the left side. if they were synced then they'll all be there...if they're not then that makes this situation a little more difficult :D

Do you have adb installed? I'm not particularly familiar with the Regaw rooting tool, so I'm not sure if it's required
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tom2tone:
no damn it wont even connect to the computer
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyouko:
Did you check to see if your contacts are backed up on google or not?

And you never said if you have adb or not...

Does booting into the bootloader work? VOL DOWN + POWER

As I see it, you have 2 options:

1) regardless of whether your contacts are backed up or not, you can try the RUU zip/fastboot method I posted previously. if it works, you'll at least have a working phone

2) if your phone is new, you can bring it into your service provider (sprint) and see what they can do

**note** with the 2nd option, I'm not sure whether they'll be able to tell if you're rooted/tried to root or not. Someone else would have to chime in for that.

Edit: if you do have adb, you can have your phone connected to the computer and run "adb logcat" to see if it's actually doing something while it's hanging on the HTC screen
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tom2tone:
no google or adb can you help me do the logcat plz b4 i go back to stock?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyouko:
Go here for information on how to install/setup adb > LINK

After it's set up, just boot your phone normally, have it connected to your computer and do the "adb logcat" command - just like you'll do "adb devices" on the adb link I gave you.

You'll be able to see if things are loading, or if it's just sitting there doing nothing.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tom2tone:
it wont connect my phone to my computer??????
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tom2tone:
cant get my pc to find phone
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kyouko:
:x what OS are you running? arch, ubu, win7, mac, etc.

if its win7 did you get the necessary drivers for it? > LINK/ get the 32bit or 64bit for the machine you have. Then try adb devices again.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tom2tone:
the drivers didnt work it still wont find the pc
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laie1472:
Hit my avatar and find my thread on how to install adb. It might help you.

Root/Hack-Mod-Always*
[Milestone 2 General] fafastrungen:
Hi, I bought a Milestone 2 in Argentina with Personal mobil provider.

I've traveled to Spain and tried to put another sim, when I did this, I had to enter a code to unlock sim, I entered but this message appears:

"The phone has locked subsidy, please contact with your operator."

This is a transalation, not the exact message because it is in spanish.

Anyone knows what is this ?
[Milestone 2 General] smacky_wolf:
That means that your phone is network locked. You will need to contact the operator you got it from initially to get the subsidy code that will allow you to use it on another network, with a different sim. Sometimes they make you pay for it, sometimes it is free.
[Milestone 2 General] Osni~*:
It's exactly what smacky_wolf told you.

I don't know in Argentina, but here in Brazil you can access the carrier's web site (who you bought your device from), give your phone's IMEI and get the subsidy unlock code for free.

Then, all you have to do is insert that code in your phone and you're done :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aDroidtoRemember:
First off,the sg2 is awesome. Like the title says i switched to the $10 plan. The connection says h+ at times but the speed test is considerably lower once i switched. 3.5 mb down 1 mb up vs. 1 mb down 950 kb up.

Can this be attributed to time of day or what?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Elite GunnerX:
Yes! Try it late at night!