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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xsisbest:
So I like using Google Voice for my voicemail but I didn't know it was going to take over as my sms carrrier too. I've set up the default application to be the native sms but it still is taking over. The reason why I don't want google voice is it seems i have to have data on to get my messages. I turn off my data when not in use during the day to save battery. I'm almost being forced to turn data on all day. IS there a way to change this? I'm sorry if this has been covered but I've searched many threads and most people want to enable it.. Thanks for any answers.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lonnydub:
Nope. :( Data is required for GVoice to work. Same thing if you are on a Google Voice voice call data is needed. That is how everything is transmitted. Over the "net".
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Uninstall the app, re-install, this time don't check the 'use a sms' blah blah. Also you have to have data on to use; if you don't wana use 3G, use wifi [if able] as it consumes less power.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stuke00:
You just need data to start the voice call.

It sounds like you upgraded your sprint # to be your google voice number. Undo that. You can have a different google voice # and still use it as your voicemail for your sprint phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirkyd3rk:
If you ported your sprint number into Google voice have fun with your permanent SMS application.

Sent from my PC36100
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] h20wakebum:
Have you tried clearing cache and dalvik cache?

Then reboot and go to programs > default apps, choose the standard SMS and test.
[Defy General] vikrambharadwaj:
Hi all,

I know most of you guys use CM7 RC0 But I just want to know which is the most stable custom ROM which has all the features avail and no FCs or ANRs?

I almost tried all the ROMs including Stock Eclair, Froyo, CM7, MIUI, China Unicom etc. Currently using China Unicom 2.10,

My main concern is about battery coz no matter which ROM i use I get only a day of battery life : :mad:

So I'm looking for a Froyo/Gingerbread ROM which gives MAX battery life, supports HD video recording, fast and stable. Of course Ill stick on to CM7 once the official version gets released. :rolleyes:
[Defy General] hackergnome:
I am also looking for a rom with good batt usages n smoothness will wait untill any1 rreplies
[Defy General] lanfearxt:
for good battery life, please keep the 2G on, and switch to 3G only when needed. this is probably the best thing you can do for your battery life. also, make sure the baseband is correct for your usage. however, only you will be able to do this yourself. try a few until you hit a good one.

cheers!
[Defy General] vikrambharadwaj:
Well.. Of course I always follow the tips to conserve the battery like setting to 2G, very few animations, setvsel to undervolt, not many widgets. But still I get around 1 to 1.5 days of backup. :(
[Defy General] actino:
I have been using CM7 beta 6 for a few weeks already and it has been pretty stable. Lasts around 3.5 days with moderate use. Heavy use( a lot of phone calls), around 1.5 - 2 days.

Just make sure that you select the correct baseband.
[Defy General] vikrambharadwaj:
Yes, I install the correct baseband everytime I change the ROM, I'm suspecting my sim might be the culprit which is not letting the phone to go to DSM. Ill change it and see..

How stable and cool is Pays rom???
[Defy General] dew.man:
If you can get through a full day with the "micro laptop" we now refer to as a phone, you're in good shape! Plug it in every night and be happy.

If your particular usage patterns don't get you through a full day, or if you can't plug in every night, there are plenty of extended battery options available.

You guys need to understand that the manufacturers are forced to decide between battery life and size/packaging. Today's phones are designed to be practical for the average consumer who is able to plug in/recharge their phone every day. And fortunately, the aftermarket offers us the option of getting longer battery life in exchange for a larger package (ie 3500+ mAh batteries with covers)...
[Defy General] vikrambharadwaj:
Well, You are right.. But I'm very Jealous that many people get 3 to 4 days of battery backup on an avg usage, I have seen posts where they mentioned 6 days of battery backup using the china unicom's rom, So I flashed the ROM hoping Ill atleast get 2 - 3 days of backup.. but even that didnt help.. :(
[Defy General] dew.man:
Turn off your data connection and any automatic syncing. Your phone will go a full week if it just sits there sleeping the whole time ;-)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Gig103:
I keep trying to tell my TF to suspend the wi-fi when the screen goes off. I know it takes 15 minutes for it to actually do this, which is fine, but I check an hour later and it never went off. This is according to the Battery info graph. And when I return to the setting in Wireless Networks, it is back to "NEVER".

Am I alone in this or is it a bug? Today I rebooted the tablet a few times and also plugged it into the keyboard dock at one point.
[LG Optimus 2x] jlsolorio5746:
I have recently rooted my new lg g2x, to get rid of the bloat ware (tmobile tv, myaccout, appPack etc.)

when I try to update the stock froyo software it says, "Connection failed caused by Authentication error."

I have unrooted, and reset the phone to factory settings and still says the same thing.

can someone help me with this??:confused:

much appreciated
[LG Optimus 2x] Rusty!:
Wrong forum

Soon? Hahahahahahahaha right

If it's anything like the O2X then it pretty much doesn't work
[LG Optimus 2x] atkhobby:
I don't think rooting alone will hinder an upgrade. You will loose root access after an upgrade though.

I also don't belive GB will be ready this side of summer. Persnally I'm just hoping for a patch for Froyo so that I can start trusting my phone as an alarmclock again...
[LG Optimus 2x] torespen:
+1 on a stable Froyo...

I'd rather have a stable and battery-friendly froyo than another unstable GB rom..

But hey!... both would be nice :)
[LG Optimus 2x] kalpak2021:
I suppose there is already a leaked ROM out in the wild.. you should be able to update and then root! use google : "LG G2x Gingerbread" The first modaco thread. Use it in clockworkmod recovery! ;)
[LG Optimus 2x] mparack:
You could try the leaked G2X Rom if you were desperate.
[LG Optimus 2x] Pxoeb6mU:
Just install CM7.
[LG Optimus 2x] Acti666:
+1
[LG Optimus 2x] Optimus2XPrime:
isn't CM7 kinda buggy?
[LG Optimus 2x] Rusty!:
Not really, it's a daily driver for many on here.
[General Questions and Answers] ToastMan12:
I have an HTC Desire. The first one, not HD or Z etc. I rooted using Unrevoked3 and since then tried, with no success, to flash various different ROMs.

The problem I'm having is that right after first loading the ROM, an unending barrage of force close messages flood me (the process com.android.phone has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again), and there's no signal. By struggling my way through all of these FC's, I manage to get to the wireless and network settings and I notice that the Airplane mode switch is being turned on and off repeatedly. The bottom option for the network settings also appears to be going in and out of "greyed out" mode. The only way to stop the FC's is by somehow managing to press the Airplane mode button at just the right time so that it stays on. Once Airplane mode is on, there are no FC's but, also, still there's no signal since it's airplane mode. I can, however, turn on my wifi and internet works perfectly.

So obviously the phones inability to connect to my network is what causes all of these FC's. The question is why?

I have tried several different ROM's, among them a few versions of Cyanogen including the latest one and the latest CM6, Oxygen, DevNull... All had the same issue.

I am wiping my Data, cache and Dalvik Cache before every flash. I tried running Fix Permissions from ROM Manager. I even tried flashing several different Radios. Nothing works!

After restoring my official rooted Sense ROM, everything works perfectly. What the hell is in (or missing from) these custom ROM's that prevents the phone from connecting to my network??

Please, Please help! It's driving me crazy...
[General Questions and Answers] ToastMan12:
Finally got it sorted. The solution seems a bit weird.

It seems that that the cause of the problem was the USIM card that the network provided me when I signed up. It worked perfectly fine with the stock Sense ROM, but once I tried any other ROM, the phone just couldn't connect to the network. After replacing the card with an older version, it suddenly works fine with Cyanogen. It doesn't seem like my card was defective because the same thing happened to a lot of other people with that same USIM model.

Any idea on how is it that a certain SIM card just wouldn't work on custom ROM's, but would only work on the stock one?
[General Questions and Answers] MonacoHias:
Hi ToastMan,

- from which provider is your SIM card? Tmobile, eplus, ...?

- is your Desire SIM-locked (probably not, but how knows ...)?

- from which provider was the working SIM card?

I also have the original Desire :D and all of the yet installed ROM's (a lot!) worked.

I'm on German Tmobile, last year on Vodafone, never had any problems.
[General Questions and Answers] ToastMan12:
My phone is unlocked. I'm from Israel, so I'm using an israeli provider called Cellcom. Both the problematic and working sim cards are from them. Its just that the one I replaced the bad one with is an older version.
[General Questions and Answers] MonacoHias:
I'm getting old, thought you are from Germany. Maybe I need new glasses :confused: Sorry for useless provider questions/info from my first post.

I searched a little bit around in XDA but couldn't find anything which could help. And my knowledge with errors related to SIM cards is very poor.

On ROM side:

You wrote it happend on every custom ROM. Where they all AOSP (=without Sense) ones? I never read that anybody had SIM problems installing different ROM.

Or do you have a CDMA decice and not a GSM model? Than there

will

be a big problem if you flash a CDMA ROM on a GSM device and vice versa.
[General Questions and Answers] ToastMan12:
They were all AOSP. I never tried Sense based ones. And yes, I paid attention to what ROM version I was downloading. I have a GSM device so I downloaded GSM versions.
[Hero CDMA General] NineInchNails:
So I got bored with AdwEx and decided to go with LPP. Just wanted to see how many others use the 3d app drawer? I have to admit its smoother than Adw's. Only compliant is the dock. I prefer it smaller in size and Adw lets you adjust that. Other than that it runs smaller than Adw which is nice. By 2 MB big deal right? :) Biggest plus for me and LPP is the Nexus like 3d app drawer. Scrolls smoothly.

On another note as per my topic a kick ass app recommended to me by coffeehandle called screen off and lock. Market search brings it right up. SAME exact CRT animation but with sound!! And other animations. Downfall is it's uses a button on your homescreen and not with the power but I got used to it real quick. If you liked CRT screen off animation and got bored try this app. Guarantee you'll love it all over again. :)

Again big credit to coffeehandle for the find.

®patience is a virtue©
[Hero CDMA General] il Duce:
You could remap the button to launch the app, just nand first.
[Hero CDMA General] MrDowntown12:
I just switched to launcher pro a few weeks ago for the 3d drawer. It's works great. Sometimes I just flick it up and down for fun
[Hero CDMA General] NineInchNails:
Ah yes I forgot you could remap the hard keys

®patience is a virtue©
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] Gig103:
I'm confused on the Class rating for SD cards. I understand it to be a write-speed rating, and in my usage I'm more concerned with read throughput. My goal is to watch 480p and 720p content without jitters, and I'm not sure if the higher class matters or not for reads.

Thanks!
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] alex5790:
The write speed is going to be the same as the read speed. With flash memory fragmentation doesn't effect read speed much because of the low access time. With writing the card has to find an empty cell and write which could effect the writing performance. The class signifies that under heavy fragmentation the card should write at the speed of the class (i.e. class 10 should be 10 Mb/s). Also, regardless of fragmentation the card should read at the speed of the class. So in your case if your not needing high speed write then a class 2 or 4 should be fine. I personally wouldn't go below 4 because you never know if you might need the extra speed later.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] leonpr:
Looking at Wikipedia the class is both Read & Write.

I personally use class 4 16GB cards and they seem to do the job fine on the re-encoded 1080/720 content I have on them.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] WoodburyMan:
I have a Class 10 Patriot Micro SDHC card and it works fine. I also tested with a Patriot SDHC (full size) in the sock and works fine. Both tested with 720p H264 MOV.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] leonpr:
Heh I would be worried if a class 10 (being the fastest you can get) was having issues :P
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] dc13:
a class 10 is perfect for anything and ull only spend another maybe 10then a class 4. i only get class 10s or higher for my phones and cameras just in case i need the extra power
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] leonpr:
Full size SD's are pretty similar in price between classes but microSD's are insanely different... £17 for a class4 16GB or £40 for class10 :(
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] ryan stewart:
No. The class is the garunteed write speed, the read speed has no relation and can vary from card to card. I am using one of two cards in my tab, one a class 4 and the other a class 2 and neither have ever come close to having an issue streaming. The class 4 can read at over 16mb/s, Ive tested it.

The only reason to pay for a C6 or higher card is because you need to push data to it quickly., like recording video.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] SoCalTiger:
+1. This is the correct answer. Good cards typically read much faster than the write speed.
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] magicpork:
Read speed is not correlated to the write speed or class rating at all...and in most cases, it's way higher than the write speed...

so theoretically even a class 1 card (if you can find one) is able to stream 720P content without much issues..but it will take forever to copy the content onto the card.

my class 10 card reads over 30MB/s and my class 4 does around 16MB/s
[Eee Pad Transformer Accessories] bboi34:
What card do you have? I was looking into getting one.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] seriousia:
I use my p500 to connect to d internet on PC for surfing n for playing multiplayer games so these all could be done on 3g(not 3.5g) also without too much heating of phone

So,

Is it possible to disable HSDPA ?

Sent from my LG-P500
[Optimus One, P500, V General] mihir287:
Settings>wireless and networks>mobile networks>use only 2g.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] seriousia:
No bro i want use only 3g nt 3.5g(HSDPA) bt when we switch to wcdma it connect to HSDPA

in my bro's N82 der is a direct option for disable or enable HSDPA
[Optimus One, P500, V General] mprou:
I dont think you can choose this.I wanted the same thing but with 2G gprs/edge cause sometimes i need only gprs for chating to keep battery but i cant do anything further to choose/lock it
[Optimus One, P500, V General] :
There is no such option (nor can I see any sense in having such option).
[Optimus One, P500, V General] sikario.prk:
Why in the world you want less speed if you do multiplayer games???
[Optimus One, P500, V General] seriousia:
Thnx for d rpl guys :) :P

Sent from my LG-P500
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gaurav Atreja:
I'm NT able to connect my hd7 with my pc & I'm NT finding file explorer in it..(:;(
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sylau90:
http://www.zune.net/en-US/products/software/download/default.htm

get the zune software...remember use the email account you link with WP7 to download this software,if not,you not gonna see the marketplace in your zune desktop like me,just got 1 chance,so remember use the correct email account.

then add music directories in your pc into zune....after that open the software and plug in your phone....everything is done...just drag the song you want to a mobile icon at bottom left corner of the software....

unfortunately,no file explorer at this time,unless you unlock it.....or maybe you bought a wrong phone....
[Nexus One General] abhi0n0nakul:
well....

i saw this in desire thread.........

someone did a comparison in photos with backcover(battery cover) on and without it.. it there was a noticeable difference

in camera clarity.......

it was much improved with back cover removed...

i thought it should have been improved but a negligible. but it was a great difference..

tried it with nexus also and i also found a big difference.

the glass of backcover and the space between the glass and the camera reduces the camera clarity...

i guess i should remove the glass....lol
[Nexus One General] Namuna:
Man! Thanks for this reminder!

I've been noticing lately that focusing and picture clarity was rather lacking lately on my N1...Then seeing this thread it reminded me that I needed to clean the back-cover protective glass!

Especially for me, since I carry my N1 around "naked" (no case, no sleeve, just the bare nekked phone), it's not just the phone's screen that gets the smudges!

I totally believe that removing the protective glass pieces would improve picture clarity...But I'm not so eager to do anything about it as I'm not so confident in the camera's protection without them.
[Nexus One General] liam1437:
agreed and more importantly is the difference is more visible on a pc rather than yr nexus screen
[Nexus One General] adunski:
yup, my cover is fairly scratched up at this point. If I'm taking a picture, I'm pulling it. Just be sure to hold the battery in place.
[Nexus One General] mattanonymous:
Can you post some pics for reference? Can you also post a pic with a legit camera of your camera window?

I've been thinking this may be true, but I haven't done any testing yet.
[Nexus One General] Van Stellato:
agreed and more importantly this.
[Nexus One General] troon95:
Thanks, i tried it and the quality is better
[Nexus One General] GldRush98:
I was skeptical, but there actually is a noticeable difference in clarity.

Posted full resolution:
[Nexus One General] chetanthaker:
I confirm it does have a slight effect on the contrast and sharpness. I took the pictures with a spit-clean camera cover and one without.

http://imgur.com/a/v64nJ#5PseR

The first one is WITH THE COVER ON and the other one is with the cover taken OFF. Noticeable difference in contrast for sure.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ankas:
Is it possible to get a phone (samsung galaxy ace) and the transformer properly paired and connected via BT without rooting either of them?

Because I do not want to have to root as I dont think I know enough about Android to be able to do this confidently and not brick either device.

Thank you for any help.

I did search for this but hope I havent overlooked a possible answer.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] aarofloyd:
you should have no problem pairing the two of them for simple things such as transferring files. Unless you have the option for tethering on your phone available, I doubt you will be able to tether via bluetooth and use the internet without being rooted.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] checkbox111:
PDANet

Allows you to tether via blutooth, just be carefull with your permissions when disconecting.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] mayo73:
Just use the hotspot app

Good morning,

I have been following this forum quite a bit, and even before getting myself a Transformer, I was quite annoyed by this tethering thing. Of course, when I got mine, this was the first thing that I've tried, even before upgrading to Honeycomb 3.1. So, the Wi-Fi hotspot on my HTC Desire combined with TF works flawlessly. I do not understand why you guys are having problems with.

I did root my Desire to get some applications which need root (Titanium backup), but nothing else to enable the Hotspot.

Everything which I'm using is stock Android and everything works without problems.

And a side-note, the TF simply works as expected :-) and as advertised, no problems whatsoever :-)

HTC Desire on Froyo

Asus TF on Honeycomb 3.1

Orange mobile in Luxembourg
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Canadoc:
Have iPhone and can Bluetooth tether with it.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] PhoenixNghi:
Can anyone tell me the differences btn using reboot -p command and classic way by pressing power button?

reboot -p turns off the phone very quickly, I'm afraid that it's not good for the system :confused:
[Motorola Droid and Milestone Q&A, Help & Troublesh] has2:
My Galaxy Ace, won't get on after I am execute command reboot -p through adb.

Thats still my big question, how to safely shutdown android through adb shell.
[Xperia Arc General] daveybaby:
Since the 2.3.3 update i've found SE have fixed the worst problems with the phone (particularly battery life). Hopefully in the 2.3.4 update we will get more improvements on top of just getting a new android version. So what features would you like to see SE work on in the xperia arc firmware? What doesnt work quite right?

Off the top of my head i'd like to see:

T9 dialling in the phone app

Ability to set image quality/jpeg compression level in the camera app

Improve the FM radio app (add the ability to manuall add, name & edit presets, and fix the bug where the radio fails after half an hour or so)

Some more folder graphics (e.g. travel, camera, android system, music, maps, etc)

Add the SE panorama app

Fix the manual ordering of apps after a phone restart

Implement digital zoom at 8MP just to stop people who dont understand how digital cameras work from moaning about it on forums

Anyone got any other suggestions?
[Xperia Arc General] cherryfish:
Here are some more ideas:

http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/73766

I agree with you on T9 dialing. That's really old school, so it should be in. :)

...aaaand +1 for the folder graphics. Nice someone else thinks of this, too. xD
[Xperia Arc General] Pynzeta:
Ability to set image quality/jpeg compression level in the camera app

+1 .
[Xperia Arc General] daveybaby:
Heh, was planning to post a compliled list over there at some point, hence this topic. Wont do any good, i'm sure, but if you dont ask....
[Xperia Arc General] cherryfish:
Well, SE seems to look into XDA as well (see KalleD's latest posts). And we might get a better list here anyway. :)
[Xperia Arc General] Mesho Arc:
What is Panorama app?

Explain the camera point?
[Xperia Arc General] ucubz:
-Digital zoom : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_zoom
[Xperia Arc General] daveybaby:
It's still in beta, and can apparently be made to work for the arc, but it's a bit of a faff.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1123478

Digital zoom doesnt really do anything at 8MP - you get the same effect by cutting a small chunk out of the middle of an 8MP image and resizing it back to 8MP. Or by taking a 2MP image with digital zoom (which is valid on an 8MP sensor) and then resizing that back to 8MP (which doesnt achieve anything).

So SE kind of logically left out the non-feature from 8MP - I'm sure it made sense to the engineers at the time. However i've seen lots of complaints on various forums about how the camera zoom doesnt work at 8MP. It's difficult to explain to people that theyre wrong and SE is right because every other phone camera they've seen does digital zoom. SE should have left it in just to save themselves grief from customers who are now convinced that the camera in the arc is crap.