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[Eee Pad Transformer General] 2manytoys:
Xtralogic is the way to go. It supports right click (dock and Bluetooth). It also support the scroll wheel on Bluetooth. Give it a try on the Transformer, you'll be surprised how well it works (and how integrated it is).

Cheers.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CJSnet:
I have the N1 running CM 7.0.3. Whenever I tell a process to use a certain default, or remember another setting, for half these apps the setting is lost. E.g. I hold the search softkey to get to Voice Search, and it asks me to agree to use my personalized data. I have to do this daily.

When I open a video from Gmail, it asks me daily whether to open it in Opera, Browser, or YouTube. I check the box to have it remember, but it always forgets. Same with some other defaults. Default launcher however is remembered as being Launcher7.

Then it'll randomly forget other stuff, like my Minimal Reader widget stops displaying any RSS feeds. Another app loses all its settings. Just random occasional intermittent 'memory loss' all over the phone.

Could this be connected to installing apps to SD such as Opera Mobile or YouTube? Voice Search however is not on the SD, and that still forgets my acceptance of its personalized data.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danger-rat:
Responded to your other post...
[Acer Iconia A500] entropy.of.avarice:
Would really be grateful for some advice.

Just purchased my a500 a week ago. Love it, aside from some minor bugs.

Question: had this puppy a week now, running stock 1.104.12 and have not been prompted for any updates. I see from the dev thread newer builds have been released. Tried to follow the steps to manually update, it fails every time. Any way I can force a ota upgrade or anyone available to help me manually upgrade? Will gladly give some paypal love for your time.

(Edit: I asked before I read the instructions the second time and realized my mistake at applying patches. Resolved.)
[Acer Iconia A500] Fluffbutt:
It's possible they removed all the updates in preparation for the 'biggie' (3.1) that everyone seems to be pinning all their hopes on.
[Acer Iconia A500] sanaell:
check my sig :D
[Acer Iconia A500] robincop deel 2:
I bought two a few weeks ago. One for someone else. That one updated after 2 days, mine NEVER did get an update.

Manual check claims: "Your device is up to date" NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Still on Acer_A500_1.105.01_EMEA_GEN3

I WANT my Exchange functionality ACER!

Robin
[Acer Iconia A500] rg1003:
You are not alone. I bought one in early May and one in early June. The first received the update and the second has not.
[Acer Iconia A500] entropy.of.avarice:
After realizing my mistake..

I was able to use the ota update method described in the development section and successfully went to the latest ota update version. Give it a shot, not too hard at all.
[Acer Iconia A500] vari9:
Will I void my warranty by doing that??
[Acer Iconia A500] sanaell:
if it's an official update, that will not void your waranty.

Do you really think they going to push update right before the 3.1 update schedule?

Be patient that's it.

Try to update MANUALLY (with an SDCard and the method by following my link in sig)
[Acer Iconia A500] robincop deel 2:
Would be nice indeed. Others have received it, so I see no reason why I should wait. It IS available, so no reason not to give it to me and to let me wait untill July (god knows what day in July).

Robin
[Acer Iconia A500] sanaell:
As I said you can still update manualy with an SD card , no need root or else.. and takes about 2 minutes.

and

so far I am god tho...

from 23 June to 5 July , FOTA 3.1 will run arround the world
[Acer Iconia A500] robincop deel 2:
It took about 4 hours!

OK, the update itself went relatively quick and painless, but then of course my WIFI died. Took me 4 hours to get that fixed and then YES you do need root and root explorer ect. to get it fixed.

Browser seems to be even more f-ed now. Crashes like crazy. Well, I do have my Exchange support now............

Robin
[Acer Iconia A500] sanaell:
What you did wrong dude ? I own 2 tablets and updated them in less than 5 minutes not each, both of them.

- get the file fit your tablet build version

- decode the file with the tool

- put the update.zip on your SDCARD

- reboot with power and volume down

- wait... 2 minutes

- tablet restart and you are updated.

I don't see the problem.
[Acer Iconia A500] robincop deel 2:
Let me make your list complete, then you will see the problem:

- get the file fit for your tablet build version

- decode the file with the tool

- put the update.zip on your SDCARD

- reboot with power and volume down

- wait... 2 minutes

- tablet restart and you are updated

- check and YES, new version shows up on your device!

- dance around the room; you have beaten the system!

- find that you have no internet

- find that you have no wifi

- reboot again

- find that WIFI says "error" and cannot be switched on

- reboot

- find that nothing has changed

- browse forums on XDA

- find "fix"

- download two files

- copy them to the required folder

- reboot

- still WIFI error

- figure out that you either have to really override/replace the files or that you also have to set the permissions

- find that you do not have a clue how to set permissions on files

- figure out that you probably have to root the device

- browse XDA

- find program

- download program

- put program on A500

- install program

- run program

- now A500 is rooted

- now try copy action again

- no luck, folder is R/O (read only) which means that the WIFI fix files still cannot be copied to the right folder

- browse XDA and Google

- try File Expert

- No luck

- Try Linda File Manager

- No luck

- Download Root Explorer 2.3.x

- Aha, this one allows for setting permissions and can set the system folder to R/W (read write)

- Bad luck, it is not able to set R/W to any folder deeper (or below) than "system". As the files need to go to System/Lib/Modules, I am still stuck

- browse Google and XDA some more

-find Root Explorers which can be installed via the Market. Bad luck, without WIFI, no market.........

- finally find Root Explorer 2.13.3

- download file. = .zip

- upzip it

- no files in the archive that can be run or can be installed

- ?????????

- lucky try; Rename rootexplorer2.13.3.zip to rootexplorer2.13.3.apk

- copy file to A500

- browse for file on A500

- install Root Explorer (so the trick with renaming worked)

- use Root Explorer to copy the two WIFI fix files AGAIN

- am now able to set the lower level folders to R/W also

- paste the files (that seems to work, no confirmation, no error message)

- reboot A500

- after reboot A500 directly begins to retrieve e-mails

- happy

- look at the clock. Should have been in bed already..........

- decide to set-up Active Sync (which with the new version is now available) and uninstall the e-mail clients that I used before to tacle that problem

- A500 seems to be a bit snappier

- browse the internet on the A500 a bit. Browser crashes to the home screen like crazy (looks like it has gotten worse)

- pissed off, needs more testing

- decide to go to bed anyhow..... it is LATE

Now you understand?

Robin
[Acer Iconia A500] sanaell:
I understand that you are unlucky ghahahaha

Acer Iconia A500 - number 1

get the file fit for your tablet build version

- decode the file with the tool

- put the update.zip on your SDCARD

- reboot with power and volume down

- wait...

- restart the machine manually...

- get scared to loose all but restart the procedure...

- wait 2 minutes

- tablet restart and you are updated

- check and YES, new version shows up on your device!

- dance around the room; you have beaten the system!

Acer Iconia A500 - number 2

- put the sdcard of A500 number 1

- reboot with power and volume down

- wait... 2 minutes

- tablet restart and you are updated

- check and YES, new version shows up on your device!

and... life goes on like before...

You got unlucky that's it... sorry for you
[Acer Iconia A500] entropy.of.avarice:
I got lucky, i guess :-)

No issues with wifi after patching - my first attempt did not work due to me not reading the directions carefully, missed the step where you take the update.zip file out of the unencrypted update file :-)

These are official patches from Acer - suprised they are not aware of this issue? Guess I just got lucky - my update went perfect and my system is much snappier. Right after that I rooted it and have removed a bunch of the bloatware that comes preloaded - this thing is running great.

Now I just want 3.1 so hopefully 720p video can be hardware decoded. Until then, hdrips are fine for me.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jark99:
hey guys! its been awhile since i been here my Brother wants his Galaxy S rooted and flashed to a different firmware!

i searched around but cant really find any info on the i9000m model. Hes running 2.2 i9000UGKC1 ( i believe that is the newest update)?

so what are my first steps to gain root? then flash? maybe a point to a root tutorial then a post to a flash tutorial for the i9000M would be handy, i just cant seem to find them :( haha, been so long since i was here. So can anyone give me the down low on how the mods are going and things needed to get root and flash?

thanks guys :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jark99:
Bump! any one here? im reading that root is possible for the i9000m but flashing might not be? im confused.... is it still odin used to flash and unlock the bootloader to flash new roms?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doktorV:
i've got an i9000m and rooted with SuperOneClick, then once rooted flashed speedmod kernel with Odin. No problemo.

Just make sure before you do

anything

that you can access Download mode and Recovery Mode via the '3-button' method ie. turn off then hold power/home/vol down (or up) respectively.

been busy since so haven't yet tried a custom rom, but yes, you can root and flash an i9000m!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jark99:
haha from the days i had my galaxy s i remember the SuperOneClick was downlaodable from the market?? buti cant find it anymore!!! where is it???

and which guide are you talking about to flash custom roms? there seems to be alot...for i9000m
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jark99:
so im reading that i can root with superoneclick

then afterwards i can flash CWM Recovery with Rom Manager? and start flashing roms right? without ODIN?

thats how i used to do it on a htc phone, does it work same with i9000m?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jark99:
Bump anyone inform me as if this is correct? with the i9000UGKC1 firmware?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jark99:
Bump, want my information verified, dont want to screw up my brothers phone haha
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] doktorV:
hey sorry i haven't checked in in awhile either - don't know if it still helps but i rooted with KC1 2.2. then flashed speedmod kernel (only realised afterwards could have just flashed the kernel and used it to root - rooted initially with superoneclick).

been super busy but now have a bit more time to look at more developments - just basic stuff like going to GB, maybe a new kernel and start looking at other ROMs again.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] altimax98:
I am so buying a SGSII when it comes to Verizon in the US. With moto and those locked bootloaders and Pentile screens I'm done with them. The best thing with Motorola was the build quality and how my D1 took a beating without breaking..

How does the SGSII hold up against normal wear and tear and the occasional drop? Does it bust open or shatter? Is a case a must?

Thanks guys!

Sent from one of those missing Droids
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ph00ny:
i dropped mine and i have small nick on the outer casing.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krabman:
I think this is veiwpoint depending. The cases that are most likely to actually protect your phone in a drop are also those that add the most bulk. Since many people are enamored with the thin thing this makes such a case a poor option from an aesthetic standpoint. Personally I find phones too thin nowdays so for me things are easier. I get the case that has some hope of actually doing its job and has few downsides such as collecting lint or being hard to dig out of a pocket. Right now I'm running a case-mate tough case which is pretty good as it adds bulk which I wanted and the phone has lived through a drop onto linoleum without injury to phone or case. Honestly this really just comes down to your level of risk taking. If you would have real grief if your phone dies in a drop then a case might be a good idea on any phone. If you can afford to fork out for another then running naked isn't a big deal. Kind of a decide where you stand and pick your poison deal.
[Atrix 4G General] stratax:
Im pretty annoyed of all the people nit-picking about our displays, and how its grainy, etc. (The whole pen-tile thing). I was searching up on it and it is actually an advantage! it gives us better battery life, images are sharper than normal, and are brighter than normal while not using more battery, so you dont have to dim it to save battery (which i hated with normal displays).

anyone who is going to complain about it read this.

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/05/2...x2-and-its-qhd-display-pentile-at-its-finest/
[Atrix 4G General] asesino:
Why does this display looks so grainy.Does anyone know?
[Atrix 4G General] stratax:
lol

10 char.
[Atrix 4G General] Jonny Steele:
who has been complaining?? My display looks bad ass!!!
[Atrix 4G General] msd24200:
I have no display complaints either, only the auto brightness, can't ever make it's mind up.
[Atrix 4G General] stratax:
haha i know right! that has nothing to do with the display though, that is the accelerometer. and i love the display on this thing, i can actually see it in the daylight!! that has been a HUGE issue for me with HTC phones (almost every phone i have owned has been HTC). i can see it perfect walking down the street with the sun bright as sh!t. also the views on it, i can see everything still good when tilting the phone.
[Atrix 4G General] jimmer411:
OP you haven't owned an iphone4 or SGS have you? Our display may be good for battery life but viewing angles, color reproduction and quality is garbage.

Not to mention the horrible gradients.
[Atrix 4G General] Splashin:
I have owned the Captivate, Inspire, and Atrix. I passed my Captivate on to the wife, and now when I pick it up, I think the display looks horrible, and think the Atrix is crisper, and brighter than the others.
[Atrix 4G General] chriscerv90:
The captivate had a much better display in my opinion.

I love my atrix though and the display is not "garbage" either.
[Atrix 4G General] snowflak168:
The widgets looks so small on the Atrix qHD 960x540 screen.

Is there a way or app to switch the display to 800x480??

_______________________

Sent from my Motorola Atrix
[Atrix 4G General] edgeicator:
Did you even read the article you posted?

You get a higher resolution and better battery life and better whites, compared to LCD displays, at the cost of blurrier text, grainier images, and poor yellow and green reproduction.

And it may give better battery life compared to normal LCDs that don't use pentile since it has fewer sub-pixels to drive, but it doesn't give the same battery savings that are possible from OLED displays as those completely shut off any black pixels for both battery saving and for true blacks. OLEDs also have better whites compared to LCDs due to the nature of the technology.
[Atrix 4G General] nalorite:
Question: do our displays use less power to display white or black?
[Atrix 4G General] edgeicator:
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Yes on white, since only 1 sub-pixel needs to be used vs 3, and no on black.
[Atrix 4G General] nohcho:
Dude, whites on amoled are blue. It is true that amoled is not lit up when displaying blacks. However, it is the only advantage. In my experience every other color, especially whites can drain the hell out of amoleds. Oh and amoleds are prone to a permanent burn in.
[Atrix 4G General] Magoodigan:
Atrix display is boss
[Atrix 4G General] tehrules:
Why such a debate? A screen is a screen, it shows images, and does what its gotta do.

If you don't like it, then you shouldn't have brought it in the first place.
[Atrix 4G General] ccrows:
Because TFT screens are as "pretty" as Amoleds, but they don't kill the battery like Amoleds either...
[Atrix 4G General] ccrows:
I don't even need to read the article to know how these screens act. From my personal experience, TFT screens give waaay better battery life than Amoled or even SLCD.

I've owned 4 different TFT phones. 2 Amoleds, 2 Super Amoleds, and 1 SLCD.

Take a non-TFT phone on a dominant white background website like Engaget for a while, and see how fast it drains on white backgrounds. Even with Google, I had to switch up to something as simple as Blackle instead.

No double Amoleds screens are "Eye-Candy", but they are like Gremlins where you have to keep them away from the light.

TFTs may look plainer and grainy, but you don't have change your browsing habits because of them either to save battery...
[Atrix 4G General] bormasina:
I would not call it nit-picking, people are stating facts ... In your link above you have decided to take the article as a positive article, but some of the people would take it as a negative because they can resolve the pixels (good vision maybe) and can not put up with any artifacts or imperfections ...

My story is that i bought the atrix at its full price but i could not put up with the screen (everything else was ok like battery, gps ... another annoyance was the inability to type in macedonian language ... and yes i've checked the market for keyboards and stuff, no video calls because of the unknown status with gingerbread) so i have decided to replace it with Inspire which had better screen (at least to me) but terrible gps, battery life and the same problem with languages ... At the end i've purchased iPhone 4 and all of the features that i wanted to have are available ...

My criteria:

1. Good screen (accurate) /i do not care how many cores the phone has, if the screen is not good then the phone is not good too/

2. Language (keyboard) / Video call (phone to PC with skype or google talk)

This is how i see the things ... Different people have different priorities when they want to purchase phones, electronics ...

When so many people say that the atrix screen is grainy ... probably it is ... some can put up with it, some can not ...

Another high level article describing the positives and negatives of a PenTile screen from an expert in that area:

http://www.displaymate.com/Nexus_One_ShootOut.htm

Take care ;)
[T-Mobile LG G2x] itslinx:
Has anybody else sent their G2X back because of random restarts and the GPS not working correctly? I haven't had any of the other issues some of you guys are having and my battery life seems pretty good. I can't complain about that.

But I often use the GPS on my phone for work. It was great on my Nexus One and never failed me. I tried to use it on my G2X the other day and it was horrible. It took minutes to load and finally when it seemed like it was going to work, it was real lousy. It wouldn't keep up with where I was driving, so the directions were real sloppy and inaccurate.

As far as the random restarts, that might be normal..? It's a smartphone which is like a mini computer, so I think restarts might be fairly normal. I seen a restart the other day and I seen 2 more today.

My question is do these seem like software issues? If so, i'm willing to wait for an update to fix these things. I like the phone a lot and i'm lucky to have no screen or battery issues. So I don't wanna risk sending it back only to have those issues.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] kangxi:
My GPS is rock solid. It is slow to start sometimes but my old phone was the Vibrant and ANYYHING is better than that. Don't have any restart issues. You should do an audit of the apps you have on your phone.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] itslinx:
What exactly do you mean by an audit of my apps? Do you really think any of the other apps are messing with the GPS?

I'm debating doing a format. I'm not sure whether or not it would help anything.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jose makalolot:
We have the same issue, everything (dialy used apps) works except for the GPS. I can't even see GPS icon even after toggle ON and running GPS toolbox. Though, sometimes if I am lucky, after Rom Manager Fix Permissions and restart it works. But only if am lucky.

Maybe it is a software issue or permissions issue, but I am hoping that this will be fixed with the long awaited update.

Sent from my Gingerbread powered Nokia 3210.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] kangxi:
I was speaking of apps in regards to the reboots. My GPS icon doesn't show sometimes also. A quick reboot solves that for me. There's a thread about fixing the GPS. You should try the steps in there.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] strung:
Return it. Phone should never reboot. Android runs on Linux which is designed to be up 24/7 365. GPS should lock quickly.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jose makalolot:
Tried it already mate. But, no success.

Sent from my Calculator with Android.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] itslinx:
Lol.......
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Cyberdan3:
I called about my GPS and reboot problems and they are sending me a replacement g2x. The tech rep did say that he would check about their exchange program eligibility where I can exchange for an equal or better phone under warrranty. He said there were no phones that were of equal value currently released. He told me if I call tomorrow when the sensation comes out that it may be an option. For now I'm going with another g2x but to answer the original question, GPS and revolts is a good enough reason to send it back.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] dalepa:
My GPS locks up almost daily now. The GPS icon doesnt show... I think it's an app issue (gas buddy) that's not compatible... A reboot fixes the gps for about a day.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] KeithLM:
I have problems with GPS also, it's horrible at times. Tonight it took two reboots before it worked, and even then it was flaky at best. My Nexus One was great prior to 2.3, at which point it was unreliable also, but not like this.

Basically I have to reboot daily or else GPS won't work when I want it. And all I run on it that uses GPS is Maps, My Tracks and when I'm attempting to fix it, GPS Status, which sometimes just comes up as a blank screen. Sometimes it takes two reboots to get GPS to work, which is just odd, but I've seen that twice.

Also, I have witnessed at least 5 spontaneous reboots, and I've had the phone just a few weeks.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] kalel33:
The retail for the G2x is $499 and that matches the Samsung Galaxy S 4G. Would've matched the G2, but reports have it as discontinued. The Sensation is 10% more expensive.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] Cyberdan3:
He was talking features also. Dual core should match up with another dual core.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] kalel33:
But he said equal "value", not equal "features. The value of the two are not the same.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickyiswhite:
Something is wrong with my screen so I have to send my phone back for an exchange, can someone help me on unrooting and getting s-on orignal recovery bootloader etc... or post a link to a guide that's to date and actually works? Also will it brick my device if I mess up? Also when receive the exchange phone will I be able to root it? I'm asking that cause I thought about what if they changed something in the software? Idk just a thought, help is apriciated!

Sent From My G2
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Stargazer418:
I haven't tried it myself, but this is generally the most popular way to do it: (http://theunlockr.com/2010/12/01/how-to-unroot-the-t-mobile-g2-htc-vision/). There is a risk of bricking, but if you follow the instructions exactly you should be fine.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickyiswhite:
Thanks for the quick reply man ill wait and see the other replies if not ill use this one and tell you how it works out!

Sent From My G2