yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] iCEION:
Hi,

Before I got the SGS2 I had a desire running htc's sense. Back then I had a camera app and a video recorder app, which was nice since I was able to create two icons on the desktop that would open the camera features in either photo or video mode directly.

There seems to be no such option in the touch wiz interface or is it just me who are blind?

One thing I noticed is however, when I use the widgetlocker lock screen I am able to create two shortcuts on the sliders, one for photo and one for video. This gives me exactly what I want, and the funny thing is, when I look in the task manager showing last used apps there is actually a video recorder application showing up.

So.. do any of you know if theres somekind of trick I can do to create such shortcut on the desktop for the video camera or maybe find the hidden application and create some kind of wrapper of some sort. It seems interesting that the developer of widgetlocker apparently is able to launch it directly...

/m
[Galaxy S II General] Tinderbox (UK):
you use the camera app, you slide the setting from camera mode to camcorder one.

The switch is next to the shutter button.

see the red circled are of the photo.
[Galaxy S II General] iCEION:
Did you read the question? What I want is a direct launch, just like on the desire or with the widgetlocker lock screen. Also when done via the widgetlocker lock screen the last used apps list (hold home button) shows that the actual videocamera application is in fact present in the system.
[Galaxy S II General] jangomango:
Jeeez how ****en rude... Did you read the answer.. There is only the switch in the camera app....
[Galaxy S II General] iCEION:
:confused: :confused: :confused:

Anyway.. Found a solution on the market, don't know how I could miss that earlier.

Camcorder Shortcut

Cheers!
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
Please be polite people!

Enemies are not here!

OP, you can also just create a shortcut with any shortcut app if you have them installed. I use "dg QuickCut" for my shortcutting needs. :)

You will need to create a link to the Camcorder "Activity" , and it has the exact same icon you circled, and it brings you to same camera app Samsung customized, with that toggle switched to the Video mode.
[Galaxy S II General] iCEION:
There was a problem with above solution. Since it would launch the camera app in somekind of locked video only mode with the photo/video toggle dimmed. This was not the case when launching the camcorder from widgetlock lockscreen. Also it was still a little bit weird that the tasklist would show something that looked like a samsung stock icon but no app was to be found.

I looked a bit more around and found this info at another forum, and it works perfectly! Also when using this method the icon is the same as seen in the tasklist when using widgetlocker method and the photo/video toggle is not dimmed. Super!

Here is how to do it:

1.	install launcher pro from market

2.	longpress touchwiz home screen, not launcher pro home screen - add activity -> camera -> camcorder

3.	uninstall launcher pro (if you don’t wan’t it) and the created shortcut will remain on your touchwiz home screen
[Galaxy S II General] iCEION:
Even better, thanks a lot!!! Off to get QuickCut..
[Galaxy S II General] kreoXDA:
I just thanked both of you guys for doing the extra work of creating screen grabs and detailed steps. :) Peace!
[Galaxy S II General] fualex:
i find fastcam app from Samsung app store only for video. but not for photo. if you find one for photo tell me. sorry for engl.
[Galaxy S II General] leftovermagic:
You can use Tasker for this.

create a new task, add an action -> media -> photo.

Set a filename, I like to use date and time (I think %DATE%TIME but double check the help to be sure). Check discrete if you want it to be silent. then save.

go back to home screen, add a widget, tasker, and choose the task you just made.
[Verizon Droid Charge] elucid:
Is there a way to lower the overall brightness during autodimming?
[Verizon Droid Charge] boostedjti:
Try the app screen filter
[Verizon Droid Charge] elucid:
Thanks, that works pretty well!
[Verizon Droid Charge] tsitalon1:
I saw that app and tried it for a while. I think it will lower brightness but not lower battery consumption, simply because you have not changed the light output of the screen itself, you've simply applied a filter overtop.

Has any dev tried lowering minimum brightness to below the current minimum of ~9%?

I would love the ability to set minimum brightness like on my OG D1, as the screen continues to be the highest consumer of battery.
[Desire HD General] djcsurf:
Using a DHD is it possible to block network provider push sms?

I occasionally get T-Mobile push text messages and its bloody annoying, do I need a third party app, is it possible?
[General Questions and Answers] samir_madan:
Dear Developer....Have installed this ROM and its running quite fine over the Phone.

Would like to thank you for all the hard work of yours.

However, the homescreen of this ROM is having margin from Phone's edge from all 4 side in my HTC HD2 with small boxes in 3 sides. Is this normal feature of this?

Further, my phone is getting soft rebooted again and again after installation.

Pls. help me out.
[General Questions and Answers] deano309:
Hi, thanks for trying my rom.

The 3 boxes are the dockbars, it is normal for them to be there as this uses VTL Launcher.

If you want to remove any of them do this:

From your homescreen press the menu button (Bottom-center windows button) and select "VTL Settings". Now select "UI Settings" and you will see the ticks for the right, left & bottom dockbars :)

Don't know why it's rebooting?!?! Have you installed any extra apps?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ldrifta:
Ok guys heres a big one for ya lol...

I have a laptop i've been using for about 2 years now with ALL my android stuff on it.. I had adb set up correctly and sdk was running correctly everything was good i had no problems... ok so i still have all the files that I used to install everything and all my other files i have for my android device are saved on an external hard drive nice and safe lol.

So my issue is.. I recently upgraded to windows 7 ultimate (64 bit)!! completely brand new fresh boot up with nothing on it... and im having trouble on how exactly to get adb working and im also having trouble trying to set up the sdk manager thing... so if anyone has the time i was hoping you could kinda help me install these things properly on my 64-bit system? I have a Gtalk account or you can just pm me or leave a comment here if you think you can help...

Thank You!!
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Maxamillion:
well im running windows 7 64 bit, and i had trouble setting up adb til i found this video and now everything works, hope it works like it worked for me:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg-cGTZE2XI
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ldrifta:
haha wow that was fast you are the man!!!!! thank you i will tell you if it helps :D
[Nexus S General] dowhat87:
hi guys,

i'm new to this forum..currently, i'm doing some research for SNS as i'm going to make a choice between this device or other HTC devices. Regrettable choice is intolerable! I was totally confuse really. I heard there are some recognizable problems with SNS such as no LED notification, no fm radios, bad compass and etc. So i would like to ask, whether this phone is worth to grab, and what make it so special compare to other phone?

i'm using a lot of gps for navigation, and i used to sync a lot to fb and my google account, and imap for e-mail is very crucial for me. USB Thetering or bluetooth tethering is available here? i used to chase custom roms when i was with my htc phones before for performance improvement. Sometimes, i made a good time playing games from my phone to release tension. so does this phone still worth for me?

if there's anyone coming from DHD, did you satisfied migrating to SNS?

Thanks :)
[Nexus S General] thiagodark:
I'm coming from dhd and i am pretty satisfied...

Dhd battery is awful and the screen is really bad too. I really dont care about the fm lack, i never used it in my old phones. And for led notification i use bln and it works just fine.

Dhd is too big, and despite htc's fame for making devices with good materials, i really dont like dhd build construction, my volume button doesn't last three months, also my power button. The speaker is really low and in call volume isn't the best thing either.

I really like my nxs, sure i miss some things from dhd (like the ram amount), but the overall experience is really better...

edit: ah, the thing i really miss is the browser. Nexus browser is simply pathetic when compared to dhd one
[Nexus S General] jinsoku3g:
Gps is outstanding. All tethering is available. The nexus is a great choice as it seems to do everything better. I came from htc. The pure ginger bread feels like what other phones work towards. The custom roms are the most stable you will find. The phone is sexy with a curved screen and completely blacked out. I use gps every single day and always locks instantly. Over clocking makes it perform better than dual core, with out all the bugs of tegra.(still new) I have no regrets, fits perfect in pocket and sitting down doesn't feel like it will break in the pocket since the phones screen hugs your leg from the curve. Personally the size its great not rediculously large or too small, very classy to show off. And no lag...ever . If you want some extra features go with decks rom, it integrates cm7 features with fantastic bagreet life and a stock feel ..which is a very good thing on the nexus.
[Nexus S General] dowhat87:
Wow..pretty nice explanation indeed. Enough to throw out my doubt. Nexus S will be my choice then. Ordered one, waiting for confirmation from retailer :)

Thanks a lot guys
[Nexus S General] jinsoku3g:
No problem..think about it..new firmware always goes to nexus first' then ported to other devices, now you get to have the actual piece of google :-)

Welcome to the club
[Nexus S General] kingofthebraves:
Came from a Desire Z and Desire, the NS still feels snappier and gives more battery life. The only thing HTC has a upper hand on is the browser which is the best on any mobile platform! Sense is good but it really bogs down the system, plus it's just pure eye candy especially with sense 3.0
[Nexus S General] treUse:
I've had my NS for about 3 months now, and all flaws it had has been fixed.

Since this was my first smartphone, I don't know if my opinion really is of that much weight, but I love my phone, it's simply put amazing.

The screen is incredible.

The build quality doesn't leave anything to be desired.

The ROMs available are awesome.

The... eh screw that, it's just awesome in every aspect.

I can guarantee you this: you will NOT be disappointed.

Oh, and welcome to the NS forums :)
[Nexus S General] dowhat87:
cant wait to get the phone delivered. still, have to wait till end of this month :(

but, you guys are so friendly..i would be happy to join this community :)
[Nexus S General] gunstar3035:
I didn't come from a Desire HD but I have played with a Desire, and a Desire HD and personally owned a Xperia x10, and a Samsung Captivate...and recently bought an xperia Arc and traded it yesterday for a Nexus S.

The Nexus S is miles better than all the phones I listed above. Its just so fast and smooth...one word that comes to mind is slick. The build quality is amazing, the device is the most comfortable device I have ever used. Calling, texting, and web browsing is amazing and better than all listed above. I love this phone and think you will be very happy with it.

I know from now on the only Android device I will ever own is the Nexus line of phones, and they are googles baby so you'll always be looked after : )
[Nexus S General] dowhat87:
hurrmmmm...sry for bumping up this thread..by the way, currently, I've been looking for i9020 but seems, it was pretty rare in malaysia..and if there is, the price was like +-300 for one amoled screen!! so guys, is it really worth it to aim for amoled, or i could just take i9023 for super clear lcd? hurmm
[Nexus S General] 08r3308:
I also looked into nexus s , coming from desire and all htc bull**** with updates. How is screen in nexus s? Its not gorilla , easy to scratch? Also battery life? What about rom space , can we use all 16 gb or are there partitions? Thanx guys
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eazzy28:
Is anybody running on the ultimate Droid Tom 3.3.1???? I have one question on it
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cranbiz:
I'm running UD 3.3.1 on a tiamat 4.0.5 sbc kernel
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gqstatus0685:
I am.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eazzy28:
Okay... thanks... I need help with my wifi issue. It will stay connected for a while but later turn off in which I have to reboot my Evo just to get it to work again... In the settings, it would say: ERROR... Does anyone know a way around this??? AND is there a GPS fix yet??? But the first question is more important..
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dratini:
I use Juice Defender and never had that problem. It has an option to 'fix' it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eazzy28:
I use juice defender as well... Where inside juice defender is that option? Also, remember my wifi would turn off and not be able to reconnect unless I reboot... But if juice defender works, I would like to know where that option is inside there that will help me out. Thanks!!!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cranbiz:
I can't help you with the wifi, mine works flawlessly. What kernel are you using? you may have better luck with an earlier kernel if using a newer one. While I'm on tiamat 4.0.5, you may need to flash back to 4.0.1 or 4.0.2.

Unfortunately, not all EVO's are the same.

For the GPS, try this:

If you have downloaded GPS Status, try this, It may help.

Open GPS Status and go to menu-tools-manage A-GPS state-and reset the A-GPS data. Then download the data file. If you don't already have GPS status, go get it from the market. The free one works fine.

It fixed my issues without having to reflash to a sense rom. There is also a patch that you may need to apply before this fix.

CM7-N39-GPS-Driver so you don't have the processor pegging at 90% all the time, you must do this on UD 3.3.1 otherwise your phone will get really hot and battery will die quickly.

http://www.mediafire...Supsersonic.zip
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Don't run the rom, but if by chance you used wireless tether, and it started with errors, and you try using wifi after, it breaks, and is fixed by rebooting.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gqstatus0685:
Menu-Settings-Wireless and Networks-Wifi Settings- Hit Menu-Advanced-Wifi Sleep Policy- Never.

Your welcome and let me know if something else pop up.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eazzy28:
great... but the link you gave me is incorrect. when I click on the link it gives me an error message.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cranbiz:
Sorry.

Try this link instead.

http://www.mediafire.com/?d32a7oz81d7v9z3
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmacp:
Hi

Is it possible from Gmail or another Email client, to drag / copy the email into the calendar.

Thereby creating an appointment

TIA

John
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmacp:
Surely somebody must have a solution?

John
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] jedah:
Does anyone know if there is a way to disable data after a certain amt of idle time w/o losing simultaneous voice and data?

I am on AT&T, using a Tilt 2 w/ an Energy custom rom. I use HD Tweak to disconnect the data when not in use after 5 minutes. However, this also seems to disable the ability to connect when I'm on a call. Any suggestions?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ToaderBoat:
Any hacks, mods, tips/tricks to get smoother scrolling? Im overclocked to 1.15ghz with about 150mb free RAM with Netarchy's newest BFS kernel on stock HTC android 2.3...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plainjane:
You can try increasing the dalvik vm heap size to somewhere around 40-48. You can do this manually or with an app. VM Heap Tool is probably the easiest way to set it.

This will, in short, give apps that demand more memory the memory that they need to run more smoothly. It gives heavier apps room to breathe, so to speak.

(from... Evo/MIUI/Tapatalk)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yanpaing1287:
So, I am using G2 with Pryomod (v. 2.3.4) (5/29) ... and yesterday i needed to reboot my phone and it was stuck in the boot animation since then ... I took out my battery and tried to restart it for several times and didn't seem to work ... I can't post it on the Dev Forum either ... I can feel the volume up and volume down, and home screen ... but the screen is still stuck in boot animation ... don't know what to do ... If someone here know how to fix it ,,, i really appreciate it ... plz plz post with instruction ... Thanks you ... (I know it is my fault that i didn't read everything when i install the rom) ... :'( ...
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmduluth:
Hold the volume down and power button until the phone boots into the bootloader, scroll down and select recovery, and try reflashing the rom??
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yanpaing1287:
Thanks you so much ... :P
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmduluth:
No problem. Did it work?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yanpaing1287:
Yup ... going to change the ROM now ... scares me s*** out of me ... lol ...
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mmduluth:
Lol I've had roms do the same thing to me before. I guess mishaps like that just come with the territory.
[Motorola Droid X2] ChadZ:
Just bought this phone and need to root it already just to use titanium backup (which doesn't have non root version apparently). How can I root it?
[Motorola Droid X2] WA_Bob:
Gingerbreak will do the job for ya.
[Motorola Droid X2] ChadZ:
Where is it? I don't have gingerbreak ,it came with froyo 2.2.2
[Motorola Droid X2] IDMA.DROID.X2:
Gingerbread will root it for ya. But there's no SBF file so your screwed if something wrong happens. If you want, go ahead, there's a guide some one posted, I think in the Motorola DROID X2 general forum. But im waiting on the SBF file.
[Motorola Droid X2] floridatank:
I rooted mine, no problems so far. If there are though, it will be a 3 lb paperweight until the sbf file comes out.
[Motorola Droid X2] moz90:
This the address you need for gingerbreak its really easy to use just load the apk

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1044765
[Motorola Droid X2] Mr. Clown:
I don't see how's this is development????

Thread moved to general

Sent from my Circus powered by the madness of my HD2
[Motorola Droid X2] WA_Bob:
I've just froze my bloat so far, I haven't deleted anything yet until there a working SBF. Still, every little bit helps.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oscarlps:
Hello everybody, I have a question, I do not know why my galaxy s2 usb debugging mode to use when send data with the usb cable after restart, but when I do not use usb debugging mode, it will not restart

Who can help me?:(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Data transfer is via USB mass storage mode do not turn USB debugging on unless instructed to do so.

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oscarlps:
But I want to solve this problem, may I ask why the transmission of information using usb debugging mode will re-boot
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidBabe:
Is there a ROM that is similar to Vanilla Android? Vanilla Android is my favorite
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joells1:
vanilla rom

Haven't seen a vanilla rom dude. My favorites are Anonymous, Viperrom, ACS roms and Bonsai. I'm switching to ACS for the battery optimizations
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Esteway.619:
Look up simply aosp it has a theme chooser built in and u can choose vanilla froyo, stock epic looking and gingerbread.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidBabe:
Thanks guys!! I'm gonna try ACS and Simply AOSP ROMS.:D
[Galaxy S II General] greyhulk:
I received the message "Warning: Camera Failed" when I tried to launch the camera the other night. Every time I launched it, I got the message and all you can do is exit. I tried clearing the cache on the camera app and force closing it. It wasn't until I restarted the phone that I could use it again.

Anyone else seeing this? I see that the original Galaxy S line had this issue. Some people reported that Fring may have caused it. I did install Fring a while ago, but I haven't tried uninstalling it yet. I haven't received the error since I restarted the phone last night.
[Galaxy S II General] stephman:
I'm experiencing this as well. I have 2 GS2's imported to US from UK via mobilecityonline. One of the phones I got from them is experiencing camera problems like you described. And now the phone is randomly rebooting.

Unfortunately I'm past the 14 day return policy, so now I have to call Samsung Support in the UK.

Reply back if you find a solution or any new info about this problem. I'll do the same.

My firmware versions

Cam FW Ver: OCEE09

Phone FW Ver: OCEE09
[Galaxy S II General] tuhinz:
I've often seen it happen when the flashlight app takes control of the camera function. In that case I just kill the flashlight app and it works fine again.
[Galaxy S II General] Mittaa:
I have experienced this once shortly after using stock SGS2 Videoeditor.

Videoeditor uses camera too, and might not release camera function on exit.

Had to re-boot in order to get camera work.

Didn't have time to reproduce this error, so can't be 100% sure ... and BDW not a big problem if one know it's there :)
[Galaxy S II General] jackleung:
I have camera app FC after installed root call blocker.

For anyone report camera issue, did you reset to factory reset before report?
[Galaxy S II General] Newbie_SamsungFan:
(Just to share)

I have used Samsung phones for a decade, and have never encountered any

"Warning: Camera Failed" till I got hold of SII. I was eagerly waiting for it's release, yet it failed me the very moment I got hold of the phone.

Visited a local telco, bought my phone and was deliriously happy when I left.

I did not try the camera till I got home. Once i touched the Camera icon, this

"Warning: Camera Failed" message appeared. There was only 1 option, and that was to press ''OK'' ( the camera option would then close ). I tried it a couple of times and the results were the same. Finally, I tried switching off and turning on the phone. Voila, it worked!!! Pictures taken were impressive, but the very next day, it failed again. *sigh*

I called Samsung's helpdesk, and was told to do a factory reset. If the problem persists, the technician says it's a BUG. My phone was indeed BUGGED even after factory reset. Brought the phone down to Samsung's service centre, was told they cannot do 1-to-1 exchange. I questioned them HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO USE THE CAM THEN? they could not answer my question. The lady told me to WAIT as they will be changing the camera parts soon. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?

Am I supposed to live with a faulty camera till the ''upgraded parts'' arrived? I did not read about this ''faulty'' news anywhere? Am I just downright unlucky? Perhaps I was.

I was so helpless, I called my telco. Surprisingly, they would honour a 1-to-1 exchange even though after sales service should be handed over to Samsung.

I am pissed. Seriously with the service centre folks. Lost confidence in Samsung somehow after this unhappy incident.

Anyway, I have always thought Samsung produces phones with excellent camera. D900 was 1 of them. Innov8 is ranked tops for me, followed by Omnia HD. Galaxy S's cam did not quite make it. Thank goodness SII's engineers improved on it.

Hope I get a FAULT-free set soon.