yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidGraphix:
Thanks. I did that at first with root explorer. I copied the files directly into the required folder. I then rebooted, and still the dialer hadn't changed. Am I supposed to run the apk in root explorer as if I was installing an application? If so, then I tried that and it said failed.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yareally:
You wouldn't want to install it, just copy it. It will fail because you would have to resign the apk after modifying it.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidGraphix:
That's what I was missing. Thank you. How do I sign it?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yareally:
Go to wherever your jre directory is for java. If you're on windows, it's probably under Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_xx/jre/bin or something like that

then enter the following in the command prompt:

keytool -genkey -v -keystore GIVE_ME_A_KEY_NAME.keystore -alias GIVE_ME_AN_EASY_TO_REMEMBER_ALIAS_NAME -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000

That will create a key and a keyring (keystore is the keyring and you access a particular key with the alias name)

then go to jdk binary directory (probably under Program Files/Java/jdk1.6.0_xx/bin or something like that) and type the following (stick your key and your apk here):

jarsigner -verbose -keystore WHATEVER_YOU_NAMED_ME_IN_THE_LAST_STEP.keystore MY_APP_NAME_HERE.apk THE_ALIAS_NAME_YOU_USED_IN_THE_LAST_STEP

then you can verify it's signed with:

jarsigner -verify -verbose MY_APP_NAME_HERE.apk

you can zipalign it after that if you want (if you go to the tools directory in the sdk directory there is a program called zipalign, use that with the following command with sticking your signed app in the same directory):

zipalign -v 4 MY_APP_NAME_HERE.apk MY_APP_NAME_HERE_ALIGNED.apk

you'll have to use a different name when aligning, then rename it back after being aligned.

Just a tip if you plan on using windows for things, try installing cygwin or something like that so you can enter commands as you would on linux, but still using windows. It'll make it easier to explain what to do as far as syntax and it's less painful than cmd.exe. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cygwin http://www.cygwin.com/ http://code.google.com/p/puttycyg/

Google did or still does provide tutorials on android related stuff using cygwin like for compiling from the source or the ndk. Not sure if they still do, but I would gather they do. Generally they should be more or less the same as the linux ones though.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidGraphix:
Thanks a million. Trying it now.

EDIT:

After the first command

keytool -genkey -v -keystore GIVE_ME_A_KEY_NAME.keystore -alias GIVE_ME_AN_EASY_TO_REMEMBER_ALIAS_NAME -keyalg RSA -keysize 2048 -validity 10000

it hangs on password. It won't let me enter any kind of alpha or numeric characters. What gives?

** Also, I noticed there is no extension after alias like there is for .keystore. Should I place an extension of .alias after my alias?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yareally:
This will tell you more or less the same thing I explained, just way longer if something doesnt work exactly. It's kind of a longer read, but it says exactly how to sign it, but doesn't give some details like locations of files and what the commands are doing, which are not always easy to tell someone who uses windows and cmd.exe.

http://developer.android.com/guide/publishing/app-signing.html
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidGraphix:
I tried this command and it appears to have worked a little better with regard to the password. I tried the command you gave but it wouldn't let me enter a password. Any idea why? I tried the code below and it still wouldn't let me enter a password but did let me use <enter> if the same keystore is password.

keytool -genkey -keyalg RSA -alias selfsigned -keystore keystore.jks -storepass password -validity 360 -keysize 2048
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yareally:
Were you able to figure it out?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroidGraphix:
I tried for a while. It would run the script but never let me enter a password. Instead I found a windows program that let me drag and drop the files to be signed.

I also haven't tried Cigwin out yet but I plan to when I have more time. Thanks for asking.
[HTC Inspire 4G] malicenfz:
I don't know much since I just got this phone today but is this phone going to be LTE capable? Cause the rep at the AT&T store told me it was. Is he BSing me?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Mister J:
I believe lte needs a special chip installed and our phones does NOT have it. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
[HTC Inspire 4G] :
No...no ATT phone currently is LTE compatible.
[HTC Inspire 4G] malicenfz:
Thanks for the info just wanted to know if they were lying lol
[HTC Inspire 4G] FusionTechFTS:
The inspire is not lte capable and att does not have it out yet. Att has the h+ which uses the hspa service but is it's next gen. True lte uses the 700 mHz band which att doesn't have out yet and the inspire does not have a capable radio to utilize it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] malicenfz:
Figured. What a lying sack of.....lol
[HTC Inspire 4G] fire65fighter:
I can tell you first hand that AT&T is slowly but surly getting ready to launch LTE. I am an electrician for a local contractor and we will be responcible for installing the LTE controllers and cabinets at many cell sites throughout PA, DE and NJ. Once we have them in place the cell techs will run the fiber then test and launch (who knows how long that will take)

After seeing the trouble that many ppl are having with Verizon ill stick with what I have for now.

Sent from my Alien 1.2 Controlled HTC Inspire 4G with the help of LorDmodUE 4.0
[HTC Inspire 4G] knarfl1:
For the last time:

Inspire can run on the LTE stack but can't take advantage of the LTE throughput.

So AT&T reps can say the phone is LTE "compatible" or "capable." Gullible consumer will assume Inspire can run LTE speed, while educated XDA readers know better.

You have to ask a more direct question of "will the Inspire be able to take advantage of the LTE speed?" Then the truth will come out.

If you pester enough, they'll sometimes do a 180 and claim HSPA+ will be just as fast as LTE. lol.

FYI, LTE (3.9G) runs voice & data on the same stack, versus 3G and HSPA+ (3.5G) which runs voice and data on separate stacks. LTE will always be faster no matter how much "backhaul" improvements AT&T makes.

Patiently waiting for LTE Advanced with 1Gb throughput....
[HTC Inspire 4G] I burn water:
What is funny is their website. For the inspire specs it says LTE. But only on their website.
[HTC Inspire 4G] droe411:
The website doesn't say LTE...... it lists 4G: HSPA+/ LTE on the left and under the phones specs it says HSPA+. The left is just listing the 4G technologies that will be available, the right column where the actual phone specs are tell you it uses HSPA+. This is why people have gotten confused. To me it clearly says HSPA+, but I can see how it can get confused.

Sent from my Motorola Startac
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
This thread looks really familiar.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] samomamo:
Hi I have a Nexus s and a Infuse 4g and when I do a search (equalizer) it shows the app in my Nexus but not on Infuse, can anyone help?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Accessories] xXxGUITARISTxXx:
Hello, is there a virtual keyboard for flash games that require it?(arrow keys, etc)

If not, does anyone know If a cheap mini bluetooth keyboard on eBay would work?

I'm really looking for a keyboard case but I don't think that'll be out for awhile.

Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Accessories] schwiz:
Thumb Keyboard has arrow keys. A must have IME for any tablet owner imo
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Accessories] xXxGUITARISTxXx:
Yes, but can I open the keyboard anytime and use it for something like flash games?

There is no text box to open the keyboard. :/
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Accessories] xXxGUITARISTxXx:
anyone?

I am going to go out of town so I can get this tomorrow so I was just wondering if it works.

Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Accessories] schwiz:
Dunno. Used to be you could open the keyboard by long pressing the menu button. But it doesn't work in honeycomb :-(

You could make a really fast and ugly app that just has a webview and way to navigate to the games you want to play and give yourself a button to show the keyboard.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Accessories] xXxGUITARISTxXx:
Hmm... not sure then. I'm still looking for a bluetooth keyboard, but might just buy the official keyboard dock.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michael9413:
Guys,

I did not manage to install the gmail apps... how can i retrieve it back? Where to find the apk or where to download
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spastic909:
Did you flash gapps after flashing the rom? Please leave actual information about what you did or no one will know what to tell you without asking a lot of questions. A lot of people don't respond unless you detail the issue. I work tech support and when a lower tier escalates a ticket to me with no actual information on what was done I send it back.

Not being mean or bashing you, just giving a heads up is all
[HTC Sensation] :
Thought this was a good link and wanted to share:

http://www.htcdepot.com/htc-sensation-accessories.htm
[HTC Sensation] JWhipple:
Just another name/URL for Android Central's store :D
[HTC Sensation] ramsony:
HTC EVO 3D Accessories

Those of you anxious for the first-generation of 3D smartphones will be happy to know that the wait is about to end soon. Carefully inserted into our inbox was an invitation to the “HTC 3D After After Party,” an event sponsored by both HTC and Sprint. The event is scheduled for May 10th and follows the Google I/O party, but what it doesn’t mention is the launch date for the HTC EVO 3D. You should also note that Best Buy has already started pre-orders for the highly-anticipated smartphone earlier this week and it’s a clear signal the release date is near.
[HTC Sensation] WSUGizmoDan:
@ Ramsony (post #3): Wrong device thread/forum dude. If you work for Sprint, I'm glad you are excited but please don't bloat up all the other device forums- though I repsect your enthusiasm and hope you are not a spam bot. BTW- May 10th was a long time ago- in a device launch far, far away...
[HTC Sensation] KillaHurtz:
Ummm.........Thanks for letting us know over a month later.
[HTC Sensation] nzxtneo:
:confused:

This guy joined in 2010, but his first post is this? WTF???
[Nexus S General] chubb16:
The stock AOSP rom seemed to run better than cm 7.03 plus it was 2.3.4. I know tge nightlys are the latest but I need somd stablility on my phone. CM7 seems buggy on this device even a couple random reboots. Anybody else experience similar results?
[Nexus S General] ScooterG:
Stock 2.3.4 is great stability wise and has tremendous battery life.
[Nexus S General] fosdos4790:
Iv been running zuluzulu for about a week now and it flies. Great battery life although I am a heavy user. I haven't experienced random reboots at all with it. Also if you like the notification power widget from cm7 its built into zuluzulu.
[Nexus S General] lvnatic:
Try AdamG's oxygen ROM and you'll never want the stock ROM again. It isn't built on cm7, it's based on aosp ROM.
[Nexus S General] chubb16:
I'm on oxygen now. Really a nice rom. I had opensoju downloaded too, but I went with oxygen.

But I do miss the rotary lockscreen on cm, with the messaging shortcut in the middle.
[Nexus S General] tmcquake:
Agreed. AdamG's Oxygen Rom is my favourite right now. It's AOSP GRJ22 with some of the great features from CyanogenMOD built in (status bar power widget, improved widget picker, etc) and fantastic battery life!
[Nexus S General] snandlal:
A stable cm 7.1 (2.34) will be out very soon. No worries

Uncle Jimmy says hello
[Nexus S General] mstevens:
With many devices over many years, I've consistently found that stock firmware is more stable and functional than enthusiast-developed firmware.

I have literally never found an enthusiast-developed firmware that doesn't have at least some minor interface glitches. Most have some problem that's major enough that after a few hours of playing I revert to stock.

Occasionally I will run something other than stock, but that is typically after the device has aged to the point that this is the only way to get a feature. By that point, it's usually time to replace the device, anyway.
[Nexus S General] Vandam500:
You can add that stuff with Widget Locker.

Sent from my Nexus S
[Nexus S General] matt2053:
I agree in general, but of course there are exception. When I had an HTC Evo 4G, I ended up running CM6 as my daily and it was exceptionally stable. At least as good as stock HTC Sense. Unfortunately when Gingerbread came around, that changed, and CM7 was not in the same ballpark.

On my Nexus, though... yeah I run stock ROM. CM7 is cool and if I had any other device (that came with a carrier OS and not pure Android), I would dump that shiz and rock CM7 for sure. But plain pure stock Android developed by a team of amazing developers specifically for this device, that's just not going to be beat :)
[Nexus S General] vnvman:
Hah. Google's "official" code isn't really better then what rom devs provide if they know what they're doing. The way google keeps pushing buggy code without giving a s*** is really disappointing. They release updates and then they stop caring about it. As some pointed out the gb update brought call delay and broke aac support, it really seems like they don't even do some basic testing before releasing a new version (which even the crappiest developer on the block generally does). On top of that, there is still no support at all for gpu acceleration in the ui, which is kinda retarded. Day after day i'm getting more and more disappointed about google dev team's job, they don't really deserve half the respect that many geeks keep tributing them.
[Nexus S General] kingofthebraves:
Stock vs Custom rom on the NS was something I always thought about too! I only ran stock for a few hours because I immediately flashed a new rom when I got my phone LOL But what I can remember from the stock 2.3.4 was that it was fast, faster than any phone I've ever had. But there are so many features that are incorporated in custom roms and it's really hard to forgo these things.

Anyone out there who has used both stock 2.3.4 and oxygen who can attest to better battery life and performance? I am curious as well.

The last phone I used for a long time running stock was my N1 but after flashing CM6 I never really looked back. Speed increase was very noticeable and battery life was better. This is the reason why I never really bothered to use stock software for my next phones.
[Nexus S General] thiagodark:
well, to be honest, i kinda regret to be flashed customs. Stock is so stable and has so good battery life, but now i can't live without cm7 features, just can't...

it's sad story that shows that you can't miss what you don't know! =oP
[Nexus S General] EdForce1:
I agree for the most part, stock gb is pretty good. Using Oxygen now, and the stability and speed from stock + some nice features makes it a good choice!
[Nexus S General] kingofthebraves:
Is there really a difference?? Especially when compared to a bare bones aosp build like oxygen?
[Nexus S General] matt2053:
In the case of Oxygen not much difference but I believe CM pretty much guts the framework and replaces it with their own heavily modded version.
[Nexus S General] dbairduk:
does facebook sync work on all ASOP roms? or is it just CM7?
[Nexus S General] dsixda:
Just wondering - does CM 7 for Nexus S still have the video capture glitch where a couple of seconds are skipped near the beginning when played back?
[Nexus S General] thiagodark:
tested right now and couldn't notice... if there is any, it's less than 1sec!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] F1reF1ghter:
Metallic Grey - 16gb - US retail

Below is the dump. I can't get the boatloader to dump.

Download below. (system.tgz)

http://www.mediafire.com/?15loa1d3038s34c
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] dsh897:
did you successfully flash the other guys bootloader? if not howd you do it?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] F1reF1ghter:
Do you have a link to it? I was looking for a boatloader off of a I/O and didn't find one.

Using the busybox from the I/O root.

1) adb push busybox /data/local/tmp/

2) adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp/busybox

3) adb shell /data/local/tmp/busybox tar czvf /sdcard/system.tgz /system
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Android Development] dsh897:
http://droidbasement.com/galaxy/sys-backup/boot.zip

http://droidbasement.com/galaxy/sys-backup/system.zip

http://droidbasement.com/galaxy/sys-backup/recovery.zip
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaredakelly:
just like the title says is there anyway or app that will allow me to auto reboot my phone at a specific time?

my phone runs a lot smoother when it gets a reboot daily but for convenience purposes i would love it if i could set it to reboot when i'm not using it like 2am or something like that.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
None that I am aware of.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jasnoc:
I've had goodluck with Fast Reboot, plan or Pro version. And I've also used Quickboot too. Quickboot is a one touch reboot option. Where as Fast Reboot just "restarts" core files, freeing up mem in the process.

They don't do it automatically, but they are only a one touch. Which isn't too time consuming.

Hope it helps!

Just my thoughts. Good luck!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lovethyEVO:
Tasker. It's worth the money. I have used tasker to replace the 4-n-1 reboot menu as an example.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SystemErrorOne:
Alright guys so reason why i opened this thread is because do to the fact that AT&T is nothing but a pure monopolistic (wants to control everything) company and as we are all aware there is no unlimited data plans, i have always wanted to know how to "Trick" if i may say, AT&T to thinking were using a so-called "Dumb Phone" thus vise versa a smartphone such as the good old Samsung captivate. I have read other threads about similar issues and achievements on using one dumb phone to activate there data and then switching there SIM to the smartphone but to be fully honest no one has posted steps or a how-to tutorial on how to do this precisely.

If you happen to be one of those that knows how to do this, can you be kind enough to share us your knowledge and post to us some happiness once and for all ;)Thank you!!
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lancez:
unless you are willing to shell out 6-700 bucks for an inport/contract free smart phone, there is no way you can get away with that. your IMEI tells everything about your phone and they will know that you are using cappy.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] composer47:
And	why exactly did you post this in the development section?

Just saying... there are some good threads going on here, and then you post this.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phaedrusiszen:
HI

Not a development question.

Forum is busy enough already. Try QA or a general discussion forum.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] india23:
I have been using a captivate without a data plan for the past 7 months. I used it for 1 month with the data and then I called up AT&T and told that I was not satisfied with the phone and was going back to my old [non-smart] phone. They removed the data plan of my line. I used that phone for about 2 weeks. In those 2 weeks, I made sure the captivate had no means of connecting to the internet other than wifi (i.e. turn off data, remove apns, remove any and all mms apps). This has been working for me for a while now. It may work for you.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] watsa:
NM 10 char
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arffer:
My wife had a non-smart phone with a non-smartphone dataplan.

She then got a captivate from a source other than AT&T.

Move the sim card from the non-smartphone into the captivate, and it worked great.

The next morning, in came a text message from AT&T "Hope you are enjoying your new smartphone. You may not have known that you need a smartphone dataplan for that phone, so we have moved you over to the 2-gig smartphone dataplan".
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yuna:
Might need hacking IMEI? :)
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] umairdbest.18:
Yeah there isn't any way for that cause my brother had a dumb phone and then put his at&t sim to n70 and after a month at&t texted him that he's gonna get charged for the data plan..
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Yuna:
did his n70 had changed imei to the dumb phone one's? to acheive this we need Dumb phone IMEI AND dumb phone user-agent, or just use the damn VPN.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zelendel:
Please search before opening a new thread, let alone in the wrong section. Thread closed
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] brianf21:
Here is an ad blocking app. This app will update your /system/etc/hosts. Details of the hosts file can be found at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=509997. The actual hosts file can be found http://winhelp2002.mvps.org/hosts.txt. It is constantly being updated, so run the app often. This app was written for CM7. Post if it works for anything else.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Nburnes:
What's wrong with using Adfree in the market?

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bigtincan.android.adfree&feature=search_result
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] brianf21:
Some users say it does not work for CM7.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] khaytsus:
Does it work for you? Last I tried it can't find the system drive or some silly error.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] Nburnes:
Has worked fine in every nightly of CM7 since i have had my nook.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] joenathane:
Adfree has always worked for me, but then again I mount /system/ as writable on boot, that might have something to do with it...
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] khaytsus:
Hmm, maybe I hadn't tried it since moving to eMMC, I always got some silly error before but probably on SD last time I tried. Sure enough it does work!
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] luciferii:
adfree works great for me on cm7 as well.. and i dont mount my system dir as writable at boot..
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] seth.i.simmons:
How do you do that?? Add a line in vold or something? Pm me if you want.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] joenathane:
This magical app has an option to mount /system/ RW on boot, as a lazy man there is no better way :D
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] seth.i.simmons:
Haha, nice, thanks for that link! It doesn't actually say it mounts it on boot, but I suppose it does :P
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] lschroeder:
Possible Hosts file changes

Could I add 127.0.0.1 images.barnesandnoble.com barnesandnoble.com to the actual hosts file after the first localhost line and block B&N updates as well as ads? Would it matter if b&n line was right after localhost or after the IPV6?

I could periodically update there file to reflect new ad servers and push it to the nook.

If I download this file on windows and edited with notepad++ would I be okay or do I need the conversion program, dos2unix, to change the format to Linux/Android before editing with notepad++?

Originally Posted by w8wca in MN thread for rooted Stock 1.2 - "There are 2 ways (not including wifi off) to stop OTA updates:

You need to edit the file/etc/hosts.

and add this line 127.0.0.1 images.barnesandnoble.com barnesandnoble.com"

Actual procedure: Use adb wireless or adb usb. You will need a adb sku or equivalent on your computer:

STEPS for rooted Stock 1.2 (normal warnings apply when making changes to system)

download the ad blocking host file from link above

open the downloaded hosts file, add line below, and save in notepad++ ...

127.0.0.1 images.barnesandnoble.com barnesandnoble.com

adb shell mount -o remount,rw /dev/block/mmcblk0p5 /system

adb push hosts /etc/hosts

adb reboot

Summary. Download it, edit it, prepare for mounting, push it, reboot nook
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] khaytsus:
Nope, this is nonsense. Only way to block the OTA is via build.prop. and maybe a database edit.