yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Snowtoad23:
Ok I've got a few questions about the different network types and battery usage.

As far as I know there are 4 different possible scenarios:

3G mode active

3G mode active and connected to mobile data (3G/H showing in notification bar)

2G mode active

2G mode active and connected to mobile data (E or G showing in notification bar)

Currently I have settings default with "Use only 2G networks" unchecked, and "data enabled" unchecked. I have tasker made to automatically turn mobile data on whenever I open any app that may require it, and then turn it off after the app closes, or I can switch it on from the status bar power control.

This is because I assumed having it constantly activated would consume more power. Is this true? does it consume more power having data enabled even when no traffic is going through? If this wasn't the case, I might as well leave it enabled. However with my current system I could still be saving power because if I leave data on, traffic WOULD periodically be used for automatic sync and apps randomly using network and stuff.

The other thing I was wondering about is if there was any major difference in power consumption between 2G and 3G network modes with no mobile data connected. if 2G uses much less power, I could have it set on 2G by default then use tasker to switch to 3G and activate mobile data when opening any internet requiring app. Are there any other advantages of having 3G active over 2G other than mobile data transfer speeds?

Thanks for any help!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] MatDrOiD:
Imho your settings are good. Mobile network is one of the battery killlers, so not using (or better using it when you really it), is very good. You are right, 3g has a higher speed on mobile network. Whereas the 2g-network has a much better network coverage. And the permament switch between 2g and 3g drains the battery very fast, too (happens e.g. when you travel).

To sum it up: Use 2g and mobile network off. If you need to use mobile network, turn 3g and mobile network on. Are you done, turn them off again and switch back to 2g.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Snowtoad23:
When you say mobile network, do you mean when an active data connection is enabled?

Because just by the name 'Mobile network", you can be connected to a mobile network for calling and texting etc. without being connected to mobile internet/data.

Is there a difference in call quality between 3G and 2G networks?

Also when toggling between forced 2G only and 3G there seems to be an inactivity period where the reception icon at the top shows like 'disconnected' like it cuts all network communications, then shortly connects again to the specified network type. This delay might be annoying when trying to get internet fast on apps that need it... might not be worth the power saving, if it is only minimal power saving
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] HeiDuDer:
battery

for the best battery duration, use GSM ONLY! :)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JungleJiujitsu:
Does anyone know how to change the color of the selected tab in the Phone app? In the image below, I'm referring to the sky blue color highlighting the KEYPAD tab. It seems to be the same color in the Music and Contacts app as well but I'm not sure if each app has a png/file in the RES folder somewhere that controls the selected tabs color or if there is a universal file/png somewhere that controls the color of all tabs throughout all apps. Can someone please help?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Overstew:
Looks like it's part of the framework, it's a straight verticle line that it stretched through draw9. Take a look in the framework-res.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Overstew:
Found it,

Inside the framework-res, it's "tab_selected_v4.9", "tab_selected_v4.9", "tab_press.9", "tab_focus.9".
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] secgeek:
the stock keyboard sucks in comparison. I'm almost as fast on this thing now as I am on the iphone. It is absolutely amazing and ssh is just a joy to use on the 7 in screen. I'm pretty happy so far after only 3 days. I need root though, can't wait to get BT5 installed
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crossrocker:
Hey I'm using uot to make me a theme. I like the stock cm7 notifications but not the "Notifications" title. I wanna change the background of the title to black and the font to black and I was thinking about doing this manually after generating the theme on uot.

Thanks

P.S. uot does allow editing the notification parts but then I'd have to edit everything.. but I like the stock cm7's and its irreplicable

A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crossrocker:
Edit. Quoted instead of edit*

A drop of Chuck Norris's semen was placed on Android OS. We now have CyanogenMod.
[XPERIA X8 General] newxperiax8:
Hi everyone, I am getting the Xperia X8, and am planning to flash it to Gingerbread. Does any one know (or from experience) if X8 can handle 32GB SD cards after the Gingerbread update? Thanks!
[XPERIA X8 General] XperianPro:
Sometimes
[XPERIA X8 General] Fetz Braun:
What does it mean? It´ll work only somtimes or it will work with some cards, bot not with all?
[XPERIA X8 General] eagleeyetom:
Xperia X8 officially handle cards to 16GB.
[XPERIA X8 General] newxperiax8:
I think official 16GB is right, I am not sure if it's because it originally ships with Android 1.6. Appreciate if any one knows if it's a Android firmware limitation or hardware limitation. Thanks.
[XPERIA X8 General] XxEPICxX:
Although it ships out with 1.6 you can upgrade to eclair for free. But due to the tiny processor, that causes the phone to slow done,especially of you use something like ADW launcher.

Sent from my Xperia X8. STAY XxEPICxX
[XPERIA X8 General] andre_DC:
I think it supports only 16Gb, but maybe with a custom rom it can use 32Gb...
[XPERIA X8 General] Alex4utm:
i can use 32 gb with sock or any ROM
[XPERIA X8 General] skyboyextreme:
idk maybe it will be able to handle it but i won't recommend and x8 as for now. gingerbread is not 100% working and bootloader is still locked so if i were you i would wait till those 2 goals are achieved first then buy the phone so you don't regret it like some people did ;)
[XPERIA X8 General] newxperiax8:
Hi there, thanks for the recommendation. I was hoping if someone had already tried it, but I probably will wait like you said before getting a 32GB card. I had purchased the phone already. Thanks!
[XPERIA X8 General] xpraken:
bump :)

anyone try this ?
[XPERIA X8 General] dipusen:
what ever officially supported. my experience: I inserted 8BG it started to lag significantly. with 4GB it was not. i will not think to upgrade memory card in future.
[XPERIA X8 General] SĐF:
Yes i think it is possible with any custom rom. Just try it ;)
[XPERIA X8 General] Jimmy Thrashmetal:
I'm using a 10 class 32 GB SD card since a month and everything is fine with NO LAG at all, my cellphone is a black E15a and my ROM is CM-X v1.1
[XPERIA X8 General] treebill:
My x8 doesn't even like my 8gb and then continued to destroy the file system on it :-(
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avpmusic:
so i just got my asus TF and when i saw the 3.1 leaked i immediately updated..

but now i wanna try to run the supposed stable 1.6 overlock kernal

did i jump the gun? or is there still a way to root my android device and get this accomplished?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cosine83:
Jumped the gun. No custom kernels are compatible with the 3.1 update yet since they'll need to kernel source for it.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baseballfanz:
While no kernel yet. You should have root with old firmware than update to 3.1 with the rooted 3.1 rom. Custom kernel for 3.1 probably in a week or two max.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b1ackplague:
I'm using 3.1 right and have no reason to actually overclock. Once it's a available i'll do so but it's so smooth that there is no need.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirwdirw:
ye, 3.1 is much more silky smooth than 1.4G @ 3.0
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dagrim1:
Hmmm, the only thing now is no cifs included...

Did anyone get this working ready? Was wondering if I could stream 720p mkv's now :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lyzanxia:
And is the sleep of death back? It was fixed for me with the netformer custom kernel..
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mseliga:
[INFO] Cifs on leaked 3.1

Mixed reports of it working.
[Nook Color General] Paul22000:
Nevermind...
[Nook Color General] psychoace:
I haven't seen anyone or news site say it's been hacked but it's also something that would be considered warez or at least illegal so I don't know how much information you are going to get here let alone if you should be even posting this on XDA.
[Nook Color General] daemonfly:
It's not much different that what we do here on XDA every day - bypass phone protections/security/lockdowns/etc... Hell, rooting a phone to enable tethering could be considered "theft of services".

Anyway, I don't know of anything directly, but googled "remove B&N drm" and got quite a few guides. Some were older though, so just gotta find something that's currently working.
[Nook Color General] Paul22000:
Hmm, maybe you're right. I just thought since it's a purchased item, I should be able to do what I want with it. :confused: Bleh.
[Nook Color General] doncaruana:
Google "drm tools archive", should be the first link. I use calibre. My wife and I each have a nook and don't have them tied to the same account, so there are books we buy that we both want to read at the same time.
[Xperia Play General] devlp1213:
thinking bout picking up the verizon play and wondering if we'll get a sub forum for the 800x, since it is cdma and the others are gsm wouldn't it be bad to haver it all in one? we had a huge problem in the fascinate forums since there was a gsm and cdma one but since people don't read and some didn't state which in the start had a ton of soft bricks and that lead you the whole lot of I'm bricked fix my phone noobie threads lol... so is there enough hardware difference between them to justify another forum?

Fascinate 2.2 1.2GHz(uv)
[Xperia Play General] devlp1213:
anyone else have thoughts...

Fascinate 2.2 1.2GHz(uv)
[Xperia Play General] Tornlogic:
I agree
[Xperia Play General] dsswoosh:
My Xperia Play has GSM and WCDMA.

What is the difference between WCDMA and CDMA?

Do I have the best version?
[Xperia Play General] AndroHero:
CDMA phones are diffrent from GSM ones, they dont use a sim card, and require diffrent radios and roms from our GSM phones :)
[Xperia Play General] dsswoosh:
So WCDMA is the best then?

Do some Xperia Play's only come with GSM and no WCDMA option?

With WCDMA enabled i get an "H" appearing for my data connection. And it is super fast. Just like broadband.

Youtube videos stream in HD no problem at all.
[Xperia Play General] AndroHero:
WCDMA (Wideband CDMA) descibes a platform that can be convenient for the deployment of 3G. this is because of its spreading bandwidth -5MHz.

CDMA is a complete cellular system which was employed for 2G and now for 3G network. CDMA2000 is the version of CDMA system for 3G.

see there not the same thing CDMA is a type of network, while WCDMA is a radio technology, you get better reception on WCDMA rather than GSM because it uses a wider signal :)
[Xperia Play General] ammarcool12:
+1 I agree its causing alot of confusion
[Xperia Play General] FK1983:
Sub forum? seriously? the Play forum is pretty dead already, why on earth would you want to split it up and make it even worse? :confused:
[Xperia Play General] b00sted:
just tag your post [R800x] or [R800i] etc it will solve alot of the issue. but like person above me said these place is like a god damn ghost town for some reason. I honestly thought devs would be all over this phone least on vzw side as being a ASOP phone and having game controls...
[Xperia Play General] devlp1213:
well the verizon one only been out a couple of days and peoples upgrades mostly went to dx2 and the inc2 I would imagine. I know its dead and everything and if people would tag their post it would solve the problem, but people don't do that. it saves a lot of time and bricks in the long run to just split the development into a gsm thread and a cdma one. also people don't read so tagging doesn't always work lol

Fascinate 2.2 1.2GHz(uv)
[Xperia Play General] Logseman:
I'm so seconding this...

Enviado desde mi R800i
[Xperia Play General] devlp1213:
if its dead what does it matter either way. but when the "omg I flashed 800i update to my verizon phone, am I bricked?" start in ima say told ya so :)

Fascinate 2.2 1.2GHz(uv)
[Xperia Play General] ryocoon:
Yeah, we'll have to wait until people actually root the Verizon Xperia Play. So far most of the methods I've tried have not worked terribly well. Gingerbreak holes are confirmed as closed, and I haven't had much luck with psneuter or rageinthecage via ADB either (could be just me doing it wrong, but it worked for other phones). Secondly, the bootloader unlock doesn't seem to work for CDMA due to no real IMEI number (just ESN), and the IMEI availble via ADB doesn't report correctly.
[Xperia Play General] Legato525:
We have 2 fascinate models sharing a forum. Once everyone understood marking their posts, there has not been to many problems. I Say either is fine.
[Xperia Play General] devlp1213:
yea I know been there from day one :) so many bricks happened the first week do to a gsm n cdma being named the same and also a bunch of boot issues thanks to there being two sch-i500 on different cdma carriers until people finally stopped flagging the wrong modems. that's why the mesmerize got its own thread, same exact model number but different software.

rather we get another or not doesn't truly matter to me, just trying to be a friendly guy and save people some headache :) I'll be getting a xperia play either way and I'll be reading everything throughly so yea lol

Fascinate 2.2 1.2GHz(uv)
[Xperia Play General] Legato525:
Oh, I agree with you no doubt, when the canada fascinate got gingerbread to work it was a mess. I admit the play forums are a tad more confusing.
[Acer Iconia A500] sanaell:
Here maybe something could be interesting for all who want 3G... and not get bother with some hack or modification.

iFox Aircard WiFi Router รุ่น MiFi 585

or

iFox Aircard WiFi Router รุ่น MiFi 30

รองรับ 3G ระบบ 850 / 2100 MHz / รองรับ EDGE/GPRS ระบบ 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

Those little boxes got around 5 hours battery (witch normally should be enough for a little check etc... between 2 stop...)

so far the prices are arround 3800 THB (something like 100+ $)

I will post a review ASAP I got one. probably the MiFi-30
[Optimus One, P500, V General] antiother:
Hey, what's up. So, here's the problem.

1. I flashed Void, I didn't like.

2. I flashed the stock rom (froyo 2.2).

3. now airplane mode in "settings > wireless and network settings" won't turn off.

I've tried taking the battery out for 10 seconds and putting it back again to no avail.

Help please!!!! Now I can't make any calls or anything cuz I've got no connection anywhere!!
[Optimus One, P500, V General] dislplin01:
Reflash the stock ROM
[Optimus One, P500, V General] royskeyz:
wipe all. try to flash devoid its 2.2 but a lot better.:)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Bytecode:
How did you flash stock ROM? By creating a KDZip(stockrom.zip) and then flashing it? Anyway try to wipe dalvik-cache via Recovery.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] antiother:
1. I've flashed the stock twice

2. I don't wanna go for another ROM at this stage. Getting an error when restoring, and not being able to restore, a nandroid backup is what landed me in this mess, and I'm not sure what other misleading information about Romming I've been fed.

3. Nah, I flashed the stock .DZ.

4. Would my service provider be able to format and reinstall android, or will I be looking at getting a new phone?? Cuz that would suck. :confused:
[Optimus One, P500, V General] doktornotor:
Well, if you keep restoring messed-up/corrupt/broken settings etc., no wonder flashing does not help. Wipe everything and flash a stock ROM, do not restore any broken mess. That is what your provider would do anyway, so no need to waste money.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] antiother:
I did flash shiny ROMs located on this forum over here. I spoke to LG and I have to call them back in a couple. They're gonna get the same phone and we're gonna walk the problem together.

Like 20 minutes or something later..

Yeah, so they said they don't know and I should take it to an MTN outlet. They're not very helpful on Sundays I think.. Gonna take it in tomorrow then
[Optimus One, P500, V General] antiother:
Oh yeah, and i would still like to know..

..if my service provider would be able to restore original Froyo 2.2.0 or if I should consider forking out for a new phone?? .. Or if by any chance LG could restore Froyo bearing in mind that I've flashed 2.2.1 stock and the phone has been un-rooted, or if they'll say hard luck??
[Optimus One, P500, V General] doktornotor:
Well, as I already said. You still have lingering junk there. Flight mode is not some miracle, it is simply a profile with WiFi/BT/2G+3G turned off. (What can be turned on in flight mode is set in an sqlite DB, so it is even possible to override it).

So, no matter what you have flashed or not, you did that incorrectly. Being unable to switch flight mode on/off does not come out of nowhere.

There is absolutely no need to buy a new phone, your problem is a software one, not a faulty HW. (For questions what LG will or will not do, ask them, not here.)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] antiother:
Thanks ^_^ You obviously know more about this than me, so how do you suggest I proceed if I wish to get back to stock Froyo like it was when I got the phone?? Should I take the phone in to service provider or something??
[Optimus One, P500, V General] doktornotor:
Well, if you are unable to restore the original ROM properly, then take it somewhere where they can. Does not necessarily have to be your service provider, any authorized LG service can do that, plus lots of unauthorized shops can do it as well (warranty is a different issue here, though.)

Anyway, before you take the phone somewhere - if you flashed something from the thread you mentioned, you probably have 2.2.0 or 2.2.1. Have you tried using LG PC Suite to upgrade the phone to latest version (should be 2.2.2 pretty much regardless the operator/country). Might get you proper flash as well.

Also, CWM recovery has Wipe All option which wipes everything except for recovery.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] antiother:
Thanks so much ^_^ I got a 2.2.1 *.DZ. I don't have the energy to struggle with that anymore so I it took to my service provider and the guy there ordered me a new phone. Awesome of him hey!! At the end of the day, phones were actually made to call, TXT, and tweet with, so I'm through flashing. Time for me to throw in the towel and show it some love just the way it is!!
[Optimus One, P500, V General] antiother:
Oh yeah, and I tried upgrading to 2.2.2.. No luck, it said I had the latest version already at 2.2.1. Doesn't make any sense right. And that's from the official LG updater thinggy.. Hey, how do I mark this thread as SOLVED??
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] blackhawk1:
Hi everyone. I accidentally deleted mediaprovider.apk for .145 hk rom.

Could anyone please share thank you
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] festa20:
There ya go man

http://db.tt/Ocl76BL
[Xperia Arc General] se_dude:
Have you guys noticed a discrepancy in the amount of free ram being shown in third party apps and the android task manager? Where in third party apps like system info widget my free ram is around 90 while in the native android manager its around 170. Whats going on?
[Xperia Arc General] Touranaga:
Hmm, same issue here.
[Xperia Arc General] commodoor:
I think android manager excludes the cached apps. if you load the android manager and press menu u can see the option to see cached apps. I'm not running any third party task managers but i think this could be the reason.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Angelito1244:
Well the title pretty much says it all

I ****ed up pretty bad and i have no Roms on my SD Card

Is there any way I can mount the storage from CWM so I can copy a rom into it and flash it?

I've tried Mount USB Storage from the Mounts N Storage Menu but that doesn't seem to be doing anything
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lagunas11:
It has to work if you did that but theres always a second choice you can select the option DOWNLOAD MODE and odin and once you finish odin you can xopy the rom you want on your sd card and flash it via cwo recovery..
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Angelito1244:
Yea.. It's weird

The drives show up on my computer but I can't actually access any files

I guess I just didn't want it to come to that but oh well, downloading the TAR file now

Thanks for your advice

Edit: Guess Someone Should Close This
[HTC Inspire 4G] schinner16:
hey guys,

first how do i flash a new theme? just though recovery and cwm? do i need to wipe any data or anything?

second, how do i know what themes are compatible with what roms? i really want the circle battery meter on the upper toolbar with the actual battery percentage.

thanks!
[HTC Inspire 4G] ranklepup:
I am almost positive they work on any ROM...also avoid calling them "themes" use the term add-ons :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] schinner16:
o, ok great...

do you have a suggestion for a good battery meter? not a widget but one showing up on the upper toolbar.
[HTC Inspire 4G] S.Reno9:
You can make one here....

http://uot.dakra.lt/kitchen/

I know there are a ton of them in the dev section, I always come across them, just never when I'm actually looking for one...
[HTC Inspire 4G] mudknot2005:
You would be talking about a battery modification. Technically themes and modifications are almost the same thing.

They are flashed through cwm recovery much like a rom is. Though generally it is good to wipe the cache and dalvik.

Also no not all battery modifications are compatible with every rom. Different roms have different framework. Generally if there is a battery mod the dev will specify as to which rom it is specifically for. So as a good rule of thumb check the thread for the rom you are using to see if it has any modifications that you can use. If it doesn't, but you do happen to find a modification that you like, ask the dev (of the rom you are using) if it is compatible, or if they would be willing to make a compatible version.
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] cjbzlj:
help how to Set background
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] ohboi:
its a-theme
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] IROC_69:
hold your finger on home screen u will get option to change wallpaper
[XPERIA X8 Themes and Apps] zephiel:
It is something similar to A-Theme.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avpmusic:
so i'm using an advance task killer (blue icon) and whenever i end all open apps

it tells me "advanced task killer ended "x" apps" but all the apps remain open in the recent app window in their current state..

is there an alternative way to remove the apps from the recent menu all at once?

i'm new to honeycomb..
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] baseballfanz:
Get rid of the Task killer imo
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avpmusic:
okay so what would an alternative way to quit apps to save battery life?
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RMXO:
I use Active Apps & Watchdog to kill apps. Both in the market.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nxt:
It's a Recent Apps list. Not a running in the background list.

All Android since 1.0 (T-Mobile G1, the first Android phone), there's been a recent app list. You press and hold the Home button. On Android 3.0 for tablets, there is a dedicated button.

In Android 3.1, the recent app list has been extended to more than 5 shown. It's now 14/15