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[EVO 4G General] jrsm85:
yea i did the wipe data/cache i wasnt dropping calls before the cm7 so im not sure right now im shootin to myns seeing how that is... cm7 was first flash i did

well as im trying to flash to the myns its looking like the samething... ill go through the steps...

have zip file in root of sd card

open up rom manager, have the newest clockwork thing installed

i goto flash from sd wipe data and cache are checked... i already have a backup so i skip that part

it installs.... says install is done and reboots itself... but seems to stay on that white bootscreen

if i take the battery out then i can reboot with recovery from the save file i have
[EVO 4G General] jrsm85:
blah i dont know... i got the ota installed... looked like it got a bit better reception.. i updated prl and came back to cm7 same probs... i dunno maybe ill just have to let go of cm7... really dont want to though its so sexy lol
[EVO 4G General] afreed1:
I had the same weak signal issue with cm7 and had dropped calls and data dropping to 1x. I am on stock rooted 2.3.3 and reception is good again. Liked cm7 but need a phone I can use in the boonies.
[EVO 4G General] HipKat:
Dude, please, don't use ROM Manger.

Just boot to recovery, hopefully, you have Amon Ra, if not, search how to get it on your phone, it's not hard, do a FULL WIPE, full, wipe everything in recovery, then flash the ROM in recovery.

No offense to the Dev, I know he's a great guy, a smart guy, hard worker that makes a contribution, but Rom Manager is not the best way to do this.
[EVO 4G General] jrsm85:
Yea had to do it manually but nymph works now liking it so far
[EVO 4G General] jrsm85:
ok now i have different problem.... got the myn working liking it, but my market is completely different, not just the theme, but the apps i usually download... so tried to flash new market but it just open/closes quickly... any ideas for that?
[EVO 4G General] HipKat:
Not sure by what you mean by the apps you usually d/l.

One thing about the Market in these newer ROMS is that sometimes, you just need to give it some time to fully sync before all your apps so up...

You should pull the market out of the zip file for the ROM and re-install that one, but you'll have to delete the one you have installed now, first.
[EVO 4G General] jrsm85:
umm usually download ninjump cant find that just some games that are usually on my phone the market on cm7 had them... ill give it a try though
[EVO 4G General] HipKat:
look on the android market website
[Galaxy S II General] keyz86:
My appoligies if this has been posted already, i did search.

I just discovered that if you press 'home' and 'power' together the phone takes an instant screen capture like the iPhone does. No need for root or 3rd party apps!

Hope this helps someone :-)
[Galaxy S II General] TAEL:
WOW! Nice tip. I really liked it. Thanks for informing.
[Galaxy S II General] crx16:
Holding menu key starts search too, if you didnt know
[Galaxy S II General] keyz86:
no probs, glad i could help :)
[Galaxy S II General] keyz86:
yes i did discover this too :) another little semi-easter egg lol!
[Galaxy S II General] fresh87:
Double tap the home button and Vlingo voice search pops up, great for use in cars!
[Galaxy S II General] varunkumars:
Great. Thanks for the heads-up. I didn't know that before.
[Galaxy S II General] designgears:
check out the "Motion" option in settings, some fun stuff in there too :)
[Galaxy S II General] keyz86:
we've got some good stuff going here! i might turn this thread into an 'easter eggs' and tricks & tips thread!
[Galaxy S II General] intruda119:
check out the features thread laying around here. You all will find something out new.
[Galaxy S II General] NoOneCanHelpMe:
The thread is called " Feature discoveries " it's 13 pages long ;)
[EVO 4G General] jbonham:
I was at the store today and had to park way out on the outer reaches of the lot. As I was returning to my vehicle I looked down and saw an HTC EVO 4G lying on the ground next to my front tire. Obviously I picked it up and looked around to see anyone that might have dropped it. I didn't see anyone and because I was parked far away from the door there was no one parked next to me when I got ready to leave.

I trekked back into the store and they all seemed uninterested and even told me I should keep an expensive phone like that! I initially tried to turn it on thinking I could get a number from the phone. Well, the phone was dead. So now I have charged this phone, turned it on and strangely it has no user data on it. No contacts no emails or text messages. Is this weird?

I would think there would be something on this phone that tells me who it might belong to. I did see the personal information card in the People section of the phone but again it only had the name Erek. No last name, no address, no nothin!!!

I am trying to do the right thing here but this just seems odd. Like its a burn phone or something! HAHA.

Any help as to what I can do with this phone?
[EVO 4G General] Rem3Dy:
It appears the person remote wiped the phone when they realized it was missing. Not much you can do at this point. You could put out a missing phone ad. That's up to you if it is worth your time.
[EVO 4G General] Hooride707:
Flash to metro
[EVO 4G General] Jye75:
Could go to a Sprint store and have them look it up.
[EVO 4G General] monkeychef:
I think that it is great that you are trying to do the right thing, it really is. I wish there were more people in the world like you.

You may have better luck calling Sprint if the sales associates don't want to be helpful. When you call they might ask for some information about the phone itself. Normally if they ask about the serial number they can find out to whom the phone belongs. They may ask some other questions.

If it turns out that the phone really doesn't belong to anyone, congrats. You just got a free phone :)
[EVO 4G General] monkeychef:
You do realize he/she said that they went back into the store and they were uninterested.
[EVO 4G General] phatmanxxl:
He didn't say it was a Sprint store.
[EVO 4G General] Blitzpwnage:
It wasn't a sprint store though...
[EVO 4G General] monkeychef:
My bad, I thought when he said "the store" he meant the Sprint store. Truly sorry about that.
[EVO 4G General] prboy1969:
Good for you man. The world would be a better place if more people acted like you are currently.
[EVO 4G General] dirkyd3rk:
Donate it to android 4 autism! Quiet now ehh? *crickets*
[EVO 4G General] Itchiee:
Turn it in at a Sprint store sooner then later so you cant possibly be charged with theft or something.
[EVO 4G General] kickingandscreaming:
You can return the phone to any sprint corporate store, I have many times, they will take it back no questions asked. And yes you need to return it.

Here is the problem, if the phone was used in any illegal activity, ie hacking, bomb threats, and the like , you are now responsible for that activity. They can trace the phone back to you (911 gps), and they can convict you for the activity.

Dropping a "hot" phone after deleting the data happens more times then you can imagine, the drug dealer is being chased by the cops so he deletes the phone and drops it. Bank robbers split up, one deletes the phone and drops it, you pick it up, they trace the phone back to you, who says it was not you that stole the phone and committed the crime?

Hackers use the phone to start a hack against a company, they drop the phone knowing that it will be traced back and who ever finds it will take the blame.

"Honest officer, that is not mine!" is the oldest excuse in the world.

OR

Jealous husband uses sprints "protection app" (free with the extended warranty) to find who his wife is meeting behind his back, he sees you with her phone, bad things could happen. The list is endless.

Bottom line....Nothing in this world is free.
[EVO 4G General] kingakuma:
turn on the phone in the dialer press ##3282#, then click on view mode, then Data Profile, the User Name will be ThereNameHere@sprintpcs.com

you will at least be able to figure out the persons name
[EVO 4G General] jbonham:
I figure if I lost my Inspire 4G I would want someone to do the same thing. Of course this phone does me no good since we are with AT&T and it is a Sprint phone.

To be clear I was not at a Sprint store and I should have said that after reading my post before I submitted. At any rate I guess I should go to a Sprint store and see what happens.

Nothing better than finding a cool gadget for free and then realizing that the only way to feel good about finding it is to return it to it's rightful owner.

I don't care what others say about Texans, most of us try to do what is right. Unless your breaking into our homes then...... well you know. :-)

EDIT*

I want everyone here to know that I have no intentions on keeping this phone. There was one post that stated "Nothing is free" and I understand that. I came here looking for a suggestion on what to do, not get a morality lesson. For whatever reason I didn't think of the sprint store itself because in the past I had information on the phone to go off of to return it. This was not true this time so I needed ideas.

Android for autism? LMAO

Kickingandscreaming you sound like you have had a run of bad luck with other peoples wives and hacking the playstation network. I am glad this is not your phone. Also I highly doubt that I would be charged with any crime without due process and a huge load of proof. This isn't Live free or Die Hard where the MAC guy is hacking into all kinds of network and typing 300wpm on a cellphone. Just a thought
[EVO 4G General] hardy1906:
Lost phone...not cool
[EVO 4G General] DomSim:
sprint will be able to look up the account by the phones esn or even phone number. chances are though that the phone is already reported as lost and would not go back to the owner anyhow. if you take it to a corporate store it will probably be reclaimed and eventually wind up a refurb. if the person has already activated a new phone the one you found will not connect to the cellular network. if it still connects, write down the phone number and try to call it when the phone DOES deactivate as this will indicate they have their new phone activated most likely with the same number.
[EVO 4G General] JD1zzle:
If the phone is blank and inoperable they prolly activated the TEP Lost Phone app and it whiped and GPS alarmed it. Take it to a Sprint Store and they will handle it, regardless of if it was hot, deactivated, or simply was a new phone they hadn't had a chance to mess with yet.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Take it to store, have them look up the esn and call the last person it belonged to.
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Lmao, you watch way too many movies
[EVO 4G General] bkrodgers:
Props for being a decent human being.

Seriously...it's becoming far too rare.
[EVO 4G General] Josh H.:
That's not true at all.

That would also not happen.

Keep in mind that Sprint phones cannot be "burn" phones... they have ESNs, require contracts with the owner's name on them, etc. Calm down bro! You'll give yourself an ulcer!
[EVO 4G General] novanosis85:
You don't donate a phone that is not yours. If he owned the phone then yes please donate to some autism phone app thingy.....
[EVO 4G General] rockypr:
Use the Buy Back program and trade in for a credit or another phone, LOL

Now serriosly call custumer service and tell them you find the phone so they can contact the person, or take it to the store an called the supervisor
[EVO 4G General] Hooride707:
Just hack it and keep,they gonna get insurance claim on it anyway.
[EVO 4G General] fuzzy_:
Nice of you to take the time to try to return the phone to its owner.
[EVO 4G General] jdogg836:
And that's how losing your phone can make you blow up.... with anger..

YEAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!
[EVO 4G General] HoDawg:
For sure take it in. They can look up ESN, as I have found a phone before and returned it successfuly
[EVO 4G General] heathmcabee:
You made me laugh. You must be one of those worst case scenario people. Little over dramatic.
[EVO 4G General] runcool:
if anyone or any company is dishonest. that would be a sprint employee. you take it back to the store and IT WOULD NEVER be returned to the owner. ALSO THEY WOULD STILL MAKE the owner pay for it which is stupid! SCREW SPRINT AND ITS EMPLOYEES!

TAKE ITS WIMAX KEY OFF BEFORE YOU GIVE IT BACK. hahhahahahaha
[EVO 4G General] jbonham:
Short update-

Took the phone to Sprint yesterday after I posted this and got just what I expected. I handed it to them and they said "COOL! We will look up who it belongs to and get it returned to them. Thanks so much for bringing it in."

I also told them where I found it so that maybe they would pass that info along to the person that owns the phone. I hate it when I lose something and can never figure out where it went missing.

Hopefully he gets it back and is thankful. I know I would be.
[EVO 4G General] runcool:
you stupid? lmao! he won't get it back. ahhahahahahaha
[EVO 4G General] bigmoogle:
You did good. If the owner doesn't get it back, it's not on you. But if she gets it back, then it's because you took the first step.

Evo HW 003

MIUI 1.5.20 with Tiamat 4.0.3 sbc

Cut Corners theme
[EVO 4G General] DirtyShroomz:
Yea screw the company you pay and gives you service... :rolleyes:
[EVO 4G General] vcumsk:
This made me lol.
[EVO 4G General] starplaya93:
You're a great guy. Don't worry about some of the trolls on this forum (not sure how it is on the desire side of things but round here all you got are trolls and more trolls). I'v lost/got a couple phones stolen before and it is temporarily one of the worst feelings.

Who knows what sprints going to do with it, all that matters is that you did your job. If anyone above is watching then you'll be on their good side for doing the right thing. :)
[EVO 4G General] jb4kats:
He wasn't stupid. He did the right thing whether the owner gets it back or not.. His conscience is clean.
[EVO 4G General] metalfan78:
That's just good karma, good for you man

We're comin from a pure power source.
[EVO 4G General] sand1303:
U didn't steal the phone, u don't have phone contacts in it to track down owner, if it was lost and remotely wiped it was probabaly reported to Sprint which makes it useless for Sprint. Keep it for parts or flash it to cricket or boost and sell it. If u turn it into Sprint do u really think the owner is gonna get it back? Sprint will keep it anyways
[EVO 4G General] JD1zzle:
I used to sell phones, and it is bot uncommon for Sprint to return turned in phones to their owners, or any carrier. All depends on the branch you are turning it in to, really.
[EVO 4G General] skcussrepolevedadx:
WOW, I would of thought that Sprint and their greedy little hands would turn around and resell the SOB!!!

Glad to see that I'm wrong from what you said!
[EVO 4G General] Black SER:
Hey guys.... I've seem to have lost my phone. I lost it by a store, but it wasn't a Sprint Store. I hope it doesn't get ran over because it might have been lost in a parking lot and it may seem like it may land by a tire. I was going to flash it with Cyanogenmod 7, but luckily I didn't because I had to remote wipe it thru HTC hub. Please if you find this phone please return it to a local Sprint Store.... Thanks!:)
[EVO 4G General] fixxxer2008:
why not? sprint screws some of us? :rolleyes:

but im glad the OP turned it in, good job!
[EVO 4G General] ns311:
Take it to an Actual Sprint Store they will help, authorized dealers won't help you. If they report it lost you won't be able to activate it with Sprint anyway. So sooner the better.
[EVO 4G General] heathmcabee:
Someone just ship this guy the phone. There is no way he could be scamming us. No, he wouldn't do that. Never. LOL
[EVO 4G General] therealfrankyfresh:
did you plug in the SD card and show hidden files to look at the trash000(x) folder? maybe something you can see in there to give you a clue?
[EVO 4G General] sand1303:
U did good. I would have kept it for parts. Only because it was wiped and I couldn't find the owner. If contacts were there I would have gotten it back to them. I have done it before. Picked up phones and called one or two contacts told them to let the owner know I had it.
[EVO 4G General] ak074:
i wish you wouldve been the person to have found my phone!! thanks for doing the right thing!!!
[EVO 4G General] Blitzpwnage:
I forgot about your second coming, well my day on the board is ruined...
[EVO 4G General] rugedraw:
.....and do what with it exactly? Maybe the rep he gave it to will keep it and never contact the original owner, but what does "Sprint" want with a used Evo that someone found on the floor? Sprint doesn't sell used phones or refurbished phones. Do you think Dan Hesse himself is going to put it on eBay and sell it to make more money? lol

OP: You're a better man than me, because I would have kept it.
[EVO 4G General] Vdubtx:
Way to go OP. Instant Karma points for you.
[HTC Sensation] the_real_fosgate:
Hi Folks,

on my DHD (Leedroid) there were 4 Arrows under the keyboard (left/right/up/down).

With my new Sensation I miss these keys a lot.

Is there a chance to get these arrows back?

Bye

Robert
[HTC Sensation] davidguate:
I really miss those too. Those are the reason that I like so much HTCs keyboards.

Sent from my HTC Sensation
[HTC Sensation] Chaotnix:
You can use SwiftKey X Beta. It has an option to show the arrow keys.
[HTC Sensation] davidguate:
Thank you the keyboard is working greate. Issue silvestre för me.
[HTC Sensation] the_real_fosgate:
Thank you its a great app!!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Addictivesound:
Will this be something we will be getting as Infuse user! Anyone might have heard when?! I really want to take advantage of Google Video Chat for my phone :(
[Samsung Infuse 4G] keitht:
I don't understand why this phone was released with Froyo in the first place.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] joenuts83:
Rogers Infuse

For some reason I just read that the Rogers Infuse is coming stock with 2.3 Gingerbread, maybe someone can port it to AT&T, or maybe we'll get the update as soon as it is released.

http://www.techwafer.com/2011/06/10/samsung-galaxy-infuse-4g-heading-rogers/
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Umyd:
To be safe, at the moment I'm starting this one at Q&A; but if enough useful info is gathered, or, if the mods see it fitting, I would like to move this thread to "General".

if i'm using some farmer terms, plz feel free to correct me so that the final summary is understandable for eveybody.

So the questions are:

1. Which video/multimedia player is the best for android?

- For example which one plays the most audio/video formats,

- Which one gives you the most flexibility as for screen size, zoom, aspect ratio.

2. Which (preferably free) converter to use?

2.1 What is the maximum capability of SGSII?

- How many bitrates etc. can it handle with its mighty processor? How many bitrates and other hd settings are necessary for sgsii.

Please comment
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iznee:
Try dice player..not free though but u can try it for a few days before purchase.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MyrddinLXXIIX:
Only an answer to #2, no experience with other than the stock player (yet).

For conversions I use AviDemux.

It's multiplatform and some people I have referred to it reacted favourable as well.

Tried to get a full movie to the SII, no succes yet. (4GiB+).

Kind of curious myself if there is a filesystem which will allow that on a memorycard and leave it usable in the SII and Windows.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atype007:
No best player for sgs2 ?????? i tried so many nth seems to work fully functional !
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ghost77:
Im media playback fan my self, but just to lazy to make guides or explain alot. :p

1. My favorite players from market

mVideoplayer for daily use and

Diceplayer and or Moboplayer (for rare videos that don't work with hardware decoding and need software decoder)

2.0 I use MeGUI for video conversion encoding to MKV high profile x264.

2.1 SGS2 can playback "MKV high profile x264" 720p @ 60fps and 1080p @ 30fps
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stonos:
I use Handbrake (freeware) to convert my HD videos to 800x448 (or whatever aspect ratio the original video is) and 1000kbps (I don't use TVout, so I don't really need the extra resolution).

Since CM7's video player doesn't support subtitles which I need, I use MoboPlayer and mVideoPlayer to play my videos.

For reference, after I watched a 20min video encoded at the above settings (brightness was at ~50%), my battery lost 3-4% of its charge, which in my opinion is pretty good.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gap0306:
Players that are able to show subtitle on TV screen

I've already tested both players that you mentioned above and I can't get get any subtitle on TV , just on the phone's screen. Any suggestions of players that can do what I need?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Demonic240:
I know there's a lot of modems out there and they don't all function the same in all areas. What I would like to know, what is the "best" method for determining what modem is best for you? I have an app called Network Signal that shows me my current network strength and I have speedtest.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frank the Funkasaurus Rex:
I would start with those apps. Try them out for a day or so as well. Benchmarks and tests are meaningless if they don't do well in real world scenarios. Also, don't forget to test out phone calls, some are better than others when it comes to voice clarity.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] axis01:
The only way to tell which is best for you is to try it out for a few days. Note connection speed (varies by users online), call quality and volume, and battery usage. None of those can be determined in less than a few days.
[General Questions and Answers] maneet_0007:
m using galaxy sl.. i want to swype my internal sd card wid my external sd card.. hw can i do dat?? so dat d apps n games get directly installed on my ext. sd card rather dan int. sd card.. plz help as m not able to install heavy games of around 1 gb.. plz help asap.. thankx
[General Questions and Answers] c_raethke:
I don't know if you can install directly to SD, but you can move them to the card by going to Settings>Applications>[App you want to move]>Move to SD Card
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trench619:
I recently rooting my G2 performing the follow guide method:

"[GUIDE] Permanent Root with Visionary/gfree (No ADB Required)"

Seen on this page: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=928160

The Root worked & I have S-OFF

I am now attempting to get into recovery mode to use NANDROID and back everything up before I flash a custom ROM. I have ROM Manager installed and I "flashed ClockworkMod Recovery", but when I attempt to "Reboot into Recovery", the phone get stuck on the HTC screen and will not do anything at that point... I have to remove the battery to get it to boot again.

Also, if I try the "hold volume down and power button" method of getting into recovery it just pops up with three droids on skateboards and the following info:

VISION PUT SHIP S-OFF

HBOOT-0.82.000

MICROP-0425

RADIO-26.03.02.26_M

eMMC-boot

Sep 2 2010, 17:59:38

HBOOT

<VOL UP> to previous item

<VOL DOWN> to next item

<POWER> to select item

FASTBOOT

RECOVERY

FACTORY RESET

SIMLOCK

IMAGE CRC

I have tried to flash ClockworkMod a few times because I hear sometime it takes a few to get it right. I have also tried the “Fix Permissions” utility because I heard that might fix the issue. I have also tried to uninstall ROM Manager and re-install. None of these things did anything (After the reinstall I did the "flashed ClockworkMod Recovery" again and it did it super fast, so i'm assuming it kept a log of it from the previous time I performed that function).

I did not perform the "flash the engineering hboot" section of the root guide because the poster said this is the point were people brick their phones... he also said it was not needed to install a new recovery and start flashing custom ROMs, so I figured I was good to go.