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[XPERIA X8 General] AntwnhsAnt:
NTSense theme only provides the Sense icons and statusbar icons..not the sense style launcher! if you are asking that...
[XPERIA X8 General] MrCzAjNiK:
So... Why on screenshots in rachts topic they have sense launcher...

Specially I nead sense drawer... Did you know how to do that?

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[XPERIA X8 General] AntwnhsAnt:
Those pictures where from this:

2.2 Froyo Sense (Legend) v0.5

Download : 2.2-SenseFroyo.0.5

Fixes : GPS,WIFI(!), SD

Not done : GSM,Vibra,Sound..

and this:

Some further progress with GSM (data/sms work now, not calls yet)

2.1 Eclair Sense (Legend) v0.5a

Download : 2.1-Sense.0.5a

Broken : GL, Vibra, Calls

These Roms are ported from HTC phones and they have bugs...

Sense launcher works only in Sense ROMs...

However, if you want HTC Sense like launcher you could try this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=784116 ...

It's modded ADW launcher which looks like Sense...

I hope I helped! :)
[XPERIA X8 General] MrCzAjNiK:
Yea! Thanks... I must change from lp:(

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[XPERIA X8 General] x10man:
Yeah I use that on my mini pro along with ntsense its good till the sense rom is finished I'm going to ask devs if I can turn into a pre-sense style rom maybe gingerfirepro?
[XPERIA X8 General] AntwnhsAnt:
If you still want to use LauncherPro you could try this http://www.droidforums.net/forum/droid-themes/91612-htc-sense-ui-launcherpro.html

In the 3rd post there are the instructions and the icons you need to customize it yourself! ;)
[XPERIA X8 General] AntwnhsAnt:
Good call! ;) try it!
[XPERIA X8 General] MrCzAjNiK:
Nice:D anyway vetsion for adw is better, cause have "press animations"

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[XPERIA X8 General] x10man:
I will ask the devs sometime tommorow and get to work soon
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] NovemberEcho91:
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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] NovemberEcho91:
Take Two

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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] floyd0815:
Hi @all!

When I scan for my BT car-stereo it doesn't get found, but it finds/connects to my BT bike-intercom and the car-stereo worked also well with my Desire.

I've no BT stick to try, but I think it's the same problem which the SGSI had. (device class 0x00)

SGS BT issue

I've contacted husq510 if he could mod the SGSII libbluetoothd.so too but didn't get an answer yet.

So if someone could do this some coffee/beer etc. will be donated!

THX in advance!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arabbitte:
I can't help other than to say I've paired my SGS2 (with KE7 firmware) with the following with no problems:

Altec Lansing imt525 portable speaker

Jabra BT250v bluetooth headset

Dell BT Travel Mouse

Various Laptops
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] floyd0815:
SOLVED!

I should have known that my brilliant new SGSII couldn't be the one to blame! :p

The cheap chinese touchscreen car-radio from eBay isn't that accurate, so I have missed the pairing-button without realizing and no pairing was triggered. (but it looked to me as it was)

My fault! :D
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arsec:
Would it be possible to switch your sims without needing to reboot?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SERGI.3210:
swich on airplane mode and changue the sim, then disable airplane mode,,,

but it is actually a little kludge,,,
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arsec:
Doesnt work for me, phone reboots if i swith to airplane mode and then change sims..
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SERGI.3210:
mmm for me works... weird..... i use it often,,,

mmm if u want there´s available an adapter for dual simfor buy in internet and combined with MultiSim apk from market U CAN MANAGE IT....

Its only an advise,,,

there are several tipes of adapters:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gf5ZFMRyavU&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ow5gu6454Q
[Optimus One, P500, V General] santaji:
Hi, I want to play old SNES games on my Optimus One but all the emulators i tried are slow/laggy, the fastest was SuperGNES lite, But it's still a bit slow and lags a bit, How can i get SNES Roms to run properly on my Phone?

Will emulators run faster if i install this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=870640

or this?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=881045
[Optimus One, P500, V General] santaji:
Will the emulators run better if i install a custom ROM that has been optimized for performance like Prime v2 or something? Or should i overclock my phone?(not sure what that means but i heard it makes the phone faster)

I really want to play SNES games on my phone, If anyone knows how to get them to work properly on this phone please let me know.
[Acer Iconia A500] ibila:
I just emailed acer and asked them to revise their bootloader policy.

If all of us would Do so we might get them to reconsider their policy.

It worked for the htc community so why not for us?

I hope you all will support this action so the impact will be bigger.

We also might want to bring this idea to other a500 support forums.

Kind regards.
[Acer Iconia A500] gunnyman:
also reply to this thread on their facebook wall. http://www.facebook.com/Acer/posts/10150179327172544
[Acer Iconia A500] bonzer2u:
Yah and dont forget to mention that ASUS is kickin their a$$ on posted files and bootloader policy which is why their outsellin them even though the HW's not as good IMO.
[Acer Iconia A500] ddelamareuk:
I've lost the rag, and sent them this.

I've been up front with them but the device is mine to do with a i please...

Dear Acer Support,

I would like someone to contact me regarding the Iconia A500 tablet which i have purchased around 2 weeks ago.

I am having issues with the update which has been sent out and it will not install due to file checksums mismatches. I have been using android since the first ever handset was release and i find your methods of updating the tablet or the OS bewildering inline with every other update method for other devces up until this one. Over the last 3 years, i have NEVER had any problems updating an Android device, until now.

I would like to know how to restore my handset completely as the 'reset' option on the side of the device simply wipes the data, the integrity of the OS remains unchanged.

I need a way to factory restore my unit in order for me to receive the update, which i am assuming includes fixes for the hastily pushed out Honeycomb os and critical security patches for android holes.

If i do not receive prompt a swift technical support of an advanced level i will be returning the product as i currently view this a waste of 500 Euros. I will not hesitate to purchse the Motorola Xoom, which appears to be on Android 3.1 already...

I can be contacted on (removed) or on (Removed)@gmail.com.

I would appreciate a call TODAY, or it will be handed back today at 5.30pm.

Kind Regards,
[Acer Iconia A500] ibila:
i just did a quick reply on that Facebook link. Thnx gunnyman!
[Acer Iconia A500] birkoffsjunk:
Anyone got acer contact details that we all should be emailing?
[Acer Iconia A500] huxflux2003:
I am spamming their facebook! :p
[Acer Iconia A500] ibila:
I used this link:

http://acer.custhelp.com

Eddited the link as it send the questions in my name...lol.
[Acer Iconia A500] ibila:
Well...got the reaction i expected and not the one i hoped for.

Re-thinking whether to keep it or sell it in favor of the asus transformer...

Discussion Thread ---------------------------------------------------------------Response (Sherina PB) - 05/27/2011 07:27 AM Dear karim kalschoven,

Thank you for contacting Acer. My name is Sherina and Badge NumberGWSI1020. I'll be happyto assist you.

I understand you wanted help unlockingbootloader on your Acer ICONIAA500.

Currently we do not have provision to have this unlocked and we are unsure on any probable policychange on this, you may check back later to see for any updates.

For further clarifications please feel free to visit our website: http://support.acer.com/Have a great day!

Respectfully, Acer Online Technical Support

And this is my reply:

Hello, this anwser by your company inspired just me to sell the acer a500 and get me a asus transformer. I will post in the community forums and spread what Acer's standpoint is and will advise all doubters not to get the A500 if they love a community supporting brand! Great job Acer..this was the last products Ill ever buy from you!
[Acer Iconia A500] daswahnsinn:
What's the email address that we should be mailing? I found nothing on the acer contact page.
[Acer Iconia A500] jetsetwilly:
email sent...

Uninstalling a couple of apps removing the facility to update is enough for me. Always defended Acer when people have been quick to moan about build quality with their laptops but if they don't sort this out, I'll think again.
[Acer Iconia A500] webfly2:
I just sent an e-mail too...

We should write a petition as they did on Motorola and HTC...
[Acer Iconia A500] mokuni:
Lets all petition this. Sick of not able to install custom roms.
[Acer Iconia A500] manfly9884:
Done!!!! Hope this helpes.
[Acer Iconia A500] lpachuong:
can anyone post this on Acer FB or st with a message: HTC FTW. ACER FTL

http://androidandme.com/2011/05/new...longer-lock-the-bootloaders-on-their-devices/
[Acer Iconia A500] Vereynn:
Also posted on that Facebook post (and mentioned how HTC has reversed their bootload lock policy based on customer feedback)
[Acer Iconia A500] adancau:
I posted too. And then had a chat with customer support, which was as unhelpful as it could get. They promised to get back to me, however I have my doubts.

Reproducing below:

-- NOTE: skipping polite introduction

Govindan Sharanji: I will certainly provide you the information in this regards ####.

AD: thank you :)

Govindan Sharanji: Could you please stay online for two minutes while I retrieve the information for you?

-- NOTE: at this point I had hopes :)

AD: Sure, no problem

Govindan Sharanji: Thank you for being on hold. I really appreciate your patience.

AD: No worries

Govindan Sharanji: I need to refer you to phone support to resolve your issue.

AD: Ok

Govindan Sharanji: Our Voice Support are available on Monday - Friday 5am- 12 Midnight.You can reach our Voice Department at this numbers : 1-800-571-2237.

AD: I understand.. However I'm not located somewhere where I have access to 1-800 numbers

AD: Can I get an email with the info?

Govindan Sharanji: Shall I email the chat session to your email ID at ########, so that you can go through the information at your convenient time?

AD: The source code for the android kernel should be made available on request, according tothe GPL

AD: No, thanks, that's not necessary. I would like to get access to the kernel source code, and I was hoping you guys could send me an email later with a link

AD: or something similar

Govindan Sharanji: Sure.

-- NOTE: Maybe there's hope?

AD: Thank you

Govindan Sharanji: ####, to conclude we have suggested to email the required information and this should help you fix the issue. If there are no additional questions on this topic, I will close the chat session.

Govindan Sharanji: Thank you for using Acer Live Chat. Please feel free to chat again anytime.

Govindan Sharanji: Have a great day and take care.

AD: One more question - are there any plans for Acer to provide a recovery image for the Iconia Tab A500?

AD: Something that would restore it to factory defaults and reflash the software

AD: And also are there any plans to unlock the bootloaders, as HTC is doing?

AD: The developer community pretty much perceives you as developer-unfriendly, and it would be great to change that

Govindan Sharanji: As of now the recovery image are not provided you can get back to us for future updates.

AD: Well.. Ok.. that's unfortunate

AD: Oh well, thank you for your help

AD: Have a nice day
[Acer Iconia A500] lpachuong:
Let's rock it. This is a game. All for one, One for all.

PS: Spamming their chat services now. This feeling is good.
[Acer Iconia A500] bonzer2u:
Facebook----m, you youngsters.......................

bad publicity will bring upon very swift change
[Acer Iconia A500] adancau:
Just a word of advice, let's be polite, but firmly request our rights (re: the kernel) and show them we're unhappy about their attitude. I seriously doubt the guys in support are to blame for, so let's treat them nicely and hopefully they will escalate.
[Acer Iconia A500] lpachuong:
Of course we are...we know some of them are using Acer Iconia A500 too XD
[Acer Iconia A500] three2008:
Update failed again today. I do not understand why but due to my exchange needs i rooted and i figure this is reason of if it was 100% stock it would be same Problem!?. Noobie - please clarify

I had another issue with Acer. I purchased mine from Germany.. since learned Google Germany do not get on.. Acer locked in the language so it was German only .. my point is the response from Acer support was poor.. my name is and badge number is etc.. i understand your issue is.. but we do nothing to solve it.. sound familiar?

Thing to remember guys the a500 is a good piece of kit and on forums 90% of content is grumbles than praise.. so lets bash these ***** until they see sense..
[Acer Iconia A500] adancau:
It would be nice to put some pressure on them and let them know our opinion.

Re: your update - this is not really the appropriate thread, but have you done anything apart from rooting, e.g. stuff inside the /system/ folder, removing files there? rooting does not pose any problems to the update, however missing files would. also, if you have frozen apps, try to unfreeze them.
[Acer Iconia A500] gh123man:
I sent them a message, ill post the response. im going to keep posting around and looking for ways to put a little pressure on them. every message counts!

Dear Acer,

When I buy a computer, I wipe it clean, and reinstall windows. i have control. its my computer. when i set up windows, i create a user account. im the admin. i can control the way the system works. When I buy a tablet, its not mine. i cant back it up, i cant get admin privileges, i cant enter recovery, i cant flash a new recovery, and i cant flash roms. i am bound under no contract. there is no data plan to abuse. its like buying a computer with a bios and admin password pre set. what am i supposed to do if it breaks? gets a virus? or what if i want to do some development work? ... Acer, you build the best tablet on the market. it is truly an amazing device. but you are not thinking of a large number of your customers. both HTC and Motorola have announced that their bootloaders will be unlocked going forward. I prey that you will follow in their footsteps and do the right thing. for your customers, and the android development community.
[Acer Iconia A500] radamand:
so, you hacked up your device's system files, and you're going to blame the manufacturer for a defective product?

just. wow.
[Acer Iconia A500] gh123man:
I also have not seen a facebook group for unlocking the bootloader. so i made one. idk if anything will come out of it. but you know. it never hurts :)

https://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_149462058455870
[Acer Iconia A500] ibila:
thanks all for supporting this cause. we will all benefit if this works. Keep em coming!
[Acer Iconia A500] Vereynn:
If you check in /cache/recovery folder using Root Explorer or similar you should see a file named last_log. Open it as text after the update fails and you should see the specific file causing a problem. Sadly if you've made multiple changes and don't recall specifically what you may end up having to do this a couple of times, as it fails on first error.

Unfortunately the update is a very specific change from a specific prior version and they're doing file checksums on items almost inconceivable to be included - LinkToFacebook.apk? REALLY?

So the only solution to get the update to take is to see what is different from what the update's expecting and restore the original file(s), and always make backups of anything on the system (anywhere other than the /sdcard folder) before making a change.

'course, with an unlocked bootloader we could make ROM backups and do a simple restore ... :(
[Acer Iconia A500] manfly9884:
Just sent my request to join. Thanks for the effort.
[Acer Iconia A500] gunnyman:
Yes thanks.
[Acer Iconia A500] gh123man:
ill do anything that i can to support the development community. as a side note. i have a dumb question. is there any way to auto approve group join requests?
[Acer Iconia A500] rootblock:
I actually just emailed Acer about this last night and stated that if I don't hear back from them or if they stand firm towards their bootloader policy, I will be returning the tablet, as I'm still within my 14 day return period.

Don't want to return it, but will have to. :(
[Acer Iconia A500] jetsetwilly:
Uninstalling an app that you don't want is hardly hacking it up. Why are you even on the development forum if you're not interested in roms and development?
[Acer Iconia A500] Alejandrissimo:
This is a very good question :rolleyes: maybe he works for Acer :p
[Acer Iconia A500] Neoprimal:
The problem with unlocking the bootloader is 100% obvious from pretty much a bunch of users right here.

80% of you have issues updating because you've done all sorts of things with the tablet. You've rooted - you've removed this apk, you've replaced that apk and in the end, when you screw up the software and can't fix it, what do you do? You send it right back to Acer for repair/replacement or you take it back to the store for a return/exchange. There is 0 accountability to you for ****ing up the tablet when it's 100% your fault.

This isn't an issue for developers because most of them have some know how and get their devices working eventually. Others however, cannot and so end up costing Acer money.

I don't know how the hell HTC or Motorola are going to pull it off, save for somehow having a repair process that's super cheap. Because with the open bootloader, there are going to be more mods than ever and people are going to screw their devices up royally.

Don't get me wrong, I'm all for having it and encouraging development and such but, and a big but - I don't trust the general user base to do the right thing and work through issues when they corrupt their software and in the end I feel it will either cause the manuf. to make their returns extremely limited or enact some sort of policy to combat returning the devices after they've been modified to some extent.
[Acer Iconia A500] jetsetwilly:
well that might be true but uninstalling an app shouldn't prevent someone who's paid for a product from updating it. As others have said, I buy a product for the hardware and Android is open source.

Don't get me wrong, it's a nice product but no updates...it's not going to be great for long after a few security flaws and once everyone else is on 3.1
[Acer Iconia A500] babyboy8100:
Good job guys let's keep going strong with our demand for an unlocked bootloader.

Ill email as well already posted on facebook and asked to join the group.

Acer better make it happen or else alot people will probably would never buy another Acer product again, A500 is my first and depending on what Acer decides to do would probably be my last. (if they deny us what we demand)
[Acer Iconia A500] koprofile:
I sent Acer an email. They did respond promptly:

Thank you for contacting Acer America. My name is Gayathri, badge number GWSI 1191. I'll be happy to assist you.

I understand your concern. Let me see what best I can do to resolve this issue for you.

From what you have explained, I understand that you would like to know if there is a way to unlock the boot loader on Iconia A500.

Peter, this is how the system is designed. We have no information if changes to the boot loader will be made.

For further clarifications please feel free to visit our web site:

Thank you for contacting Acer.

Have a great day!

Respectfully,

Acer America

Online Technical Support
[Acer Iconia A500] rorytmeadows:
Email or customer support form link?

Also, please remember not to spam. That is not a polite way to request policy changes.
[Acer Iconia A500] cgpeanut:
I hope acer reconsider and listen to the community, This is my first acer product and will consider purchasing other acer products in the future the bootloader is unlocked.

Thanks
[Acer Iconia A500] Fumetsu:
I posted this in the dev forum, but I have reached out to the senior product manager of netbook, tablet and laptop development and the VP of Commercial Sales to bring attention to the issue. Haven't heard back yet but ill keep you posted. :)
[Acer Iconia A500] daswahnsinn:
So, why is the bootloader on this device locked down? Android is an open source project. This doesn't make much sense. To me a great listens to the customers wants and needs to keep them as a customer. So why has this company taken an ignorant stance on this matter. You should be modeling your bootloader policy after a company like HTC. HTC has reversed their bootload lock down policy based on customer feedback. I think this company should do the same. It would turn out to be a profitable move and keep Acer in the front leading the tablet race. I would like to get a real response to why the bootloader is lock. As a customer I feel slighted and unappreciated to as why this was done. Thank you.

This is what I sent
[Acer Iconia A500] gammaRascal:
I had an Acer survey call tonight to get my impressions, good and bad about the tablet. I made a point of putting the locked Bootloader as issue number one. For what it's worth.

Good luck guys! I hope it works out.
[Acer Iconia A500] andy8274:
I think, Google have to sound out a standard. System updates should not base on hardware device, this is a wrong way!
[Acer Iconia A500] ibila:
dumped our fb llnk on the fb of androidandme androidpolice and modaco. Lets hope we get some more members this way!
[Acer Iconia A500] gunnyman:
It would be nice if Someone from XDA would see to it that this gets put on the news page. Then all the mobile device blogs would pick it up.
[Acer Iconia A500] radamand:
He didn't simply 'uninstall an app', read the post, "it will not install due to file checksums mismatches", he modified system files, and is now blaming the manufacturer for the 'defective' update.

When did I say I wasn't interested in roms and development? In fact I am, but i'm not going to blame a hardware manufacturer for my own ineptitude. If/when I brick my A500 i'll figure out how to fix it myself, tyvm.
[Acer Iconia A500] Slowie911:
Yeah he uninstalled apps e.g. link to facebook and because the updater looks for these as well it throws a wobbler and says file checksum error Acer do need to open up a bit but just having updates that work would also be nice. I currently have a HTC desire and that has no issues about updating even if I remove apps what the phone needs it just replaced them if not there
[Acer Iconia A500] UnicornKaz:
Acer need to re-think how they are writing/coding these updates !!!

I for one never used FB and I'm sure there are other people that feel the same..etc

shouldn't it be up to me to decide if I want to delete the program ??

checksum verifying is fine... but do it to the main system files... not the bloatwares ! ...let people have choices...stop being like Steve Jobs !!!

:mad:
[Acer Iconia A500] michaelh99:
I don't understand why those idiots are removing the files. It's simple enough to rename them and that way they're still there if you need them again.

The burned hand teaches best.
[Acer Iconia A500] lord_voldemort666:
Maybe because we don't want them and they take up pointless space that I can use for apps I actually want on My tablet.
[Acer Iconia A500] radamand:
key word...
[Acer Iconia A500] Lorimere:
I understand people wanting to get rid of bloatware. I have just decided not to do so yet.

With a new device, updates tend to come quick, and 3.1 is just right around the corner. Really just safer to keep everything stock until the initial flury of changes calms down.

And unlike my phone, The tablet has plenty of storage room for the minimum amount of bloatware that came on it. Just don't see what the huge advantage of removing those 4 or 5 apps would be yet.