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[HTC Incredible S] Rykoshi:
I got a private message from some a member of this site saying he can remotely S-OFF my phone.

him or her: "hi if you need s-off on incredible S i can do it remotely, what provider is your incredible branded? pay is via paypal after sucesfully done."

me: really? you can remotely unlock my phone? is this even true?

Him or her: If you dont belive its true i can do it for free for you. If you check my webpage you will see that i offer jtag unbricking and other stuff so iam technician, not only fan .

this is his or her site w w w.seth.cz

It is very tempting but I want more insight on this. Any opinions or experiences?
[HTC Incredible S] jkolner:
That's really funny ;-)

/ Sent from my HTC Incredible S using XDA Premium App /
[HTC Incredible S] nik_immy:
Really ! no idea abt that but i can do ... if u in india/mumbai then mail me...

nik_immy@yahoo.com
[HTC Incredible S] Enes_81:
Me: Hi, I saw your post's about Remote S-OFF. How does it work?? I would like to test it with my Incredible S.

sethxp: Only froyo roms supported, i need connect via remote desktop to pc with xp/7 where phones is connected.
[HTC Incredible S] doctorsax:
Giving a perfect stranger remote control of your PC seems like an extremely risky idea to me...
[HTC Incredible S] jkolner:
I'm sure that this is a bad attempt at fraud!
[HTC Incredible S] x1123:
Theoritically can do via ssh. I have ever tried but he can do for IS running froyo only. Mine is updated by GB. Flashing from ur pc with usb is not different with flashing by net while you are in usa and they guy in australia :)
[HTC Incredible S] Rykoshi:
Yea, it seems too risky, or could just be a scammed, just to s-off a phone. I chose to stick with well known solutions or upcoming solution and not by some dude going around trying to s-off your phone remotely for free by sending PRIVATE messages. in other words feeding off impatient people. but who knows i could be entirely wrong about this dude ahaha
[HTC Incredible S] Enes_81:
Just forget it alpharevx is open bèta!

http://alpharev.nl/x/beta/
[Epic 4G General] EddyBalls:
Hey all, this is a quick question about the headphones that come with our awesome phones. I've barely started to use them since my main ones broke, and I can't seem to figure out what the button presses do!? Sometimes when i press the bottom of it, the volume goes from low to HIGH and my ears go deaf for a quick second :/

Then when i press the top one...it pauses, then with the middle area of the button, sometimes it skips the song or pauses it.

I am so confused, can any kind soul shed some light please? Thanks!
[Epic 4G General] stud_muffler:
I have only one button...

:cool:
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
I thought I was cheated out of headphones after reading he had more than one, haha.

Yeah same here only one button

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] EddyBalls:
Same here, but there's 3...uh how can i put it..."areas"?? to the buttons. that's why (i assume) theres the 2 little dots on it. If it was one button, then what would even be the point of just having it!? then it would be able to do only one function.
[Epic 4G General] ac16313:
Well that's kinda the point with headphones that come with phones they come with one button , and a mic.

The button usually has the funtcion of: redial, answer incoming call, end call, and sometimes voice commands.

Sent from my SPH-D700
[Epic 4G General] stud_muffler:
It all depends on drivers. My bluetooth headset has one button too, but it can handle short and long press, single or double click etc.

Looks like Sammy headphones button has two options

-short press -> brings up call log

-long press -> brings up voice dialer.

maybe end call if you are in call mode.

:cool:
[Epic 4G General] EddyBalls:
so then what about the whole volume thing? i understand the whole concept of that one button for calling functionality, but isn't it werid that when i listen to music on my phone the volume totally goes out of whack?
[Epic 4G General] stud_muffler:
What app do you use to listen music?

For me it always the same. Tried in WinAmp and Standard player.

PS. when in call log short press will auto-dial the first number.

:cool:
[Epic 4G General] EddyBalls:
Google music beta, stock, Winamp, and video player. it does it for all, and my itouch too. But meh, whatever not a big deal, i wish i could have changed to volume with it like the headphones that comes with iDevices. Thanks again for all that caller info stuff. :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] Tmullins23:
Just received an email notifying me that power skin has released a charging phone case for the inspire and desire.

I don't have the link cuz I'm texting and driving. Hehe

There is also an article on engadget.

Just a FYI
[HTC Inspire 4G] gots2beme:
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/17/powerskin-battery-case-pumps-juice-to-htc-inspire-4g-desire-hd/

Here's the link to the engadget article.
[HTC Inspire 4G] zuriken:
Fantastic, yet another thread on the power-skin....
[HTC Inspire 4G] biglittlegato:
And not even in the accessories sub-forum. :D
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Okazar:
So I don't know why but for some odd reason in the youtube app, if HQ is highlighted the audio quality is still feeble, where youre still able to hear grainy audio and "pixel shifting" images.

However when I go to the youtube website in the browser and play an HD video there the audio quality is completely flawless. It's pretty much desktop quality at 480,720 and 1080. Granted the videos wont play well ( expected) but the audio is surreal compared to the app.

I want to know why this is happening. Alot of people havnt been this specific when it came to youtube video qualities but youll find the rare thread that speaks of this exact problem.

Im using the Nexus One and the latest OS. 2.3.4.

When using tubemate, it downloads the grainy version of the video as opposed to the real HQ seen on the website. How do i go around this. Essentially I want to rip the songs from HD versions so I can play it in the car without wasting bandwidth going from one video to another.

When the app says HQ, what is it really talking about. Its nowehere near 480p to the very least. The degradation in the audio quality is noticable both in my car and akg headphones, where my unrestricted 3gs never had this problem. I miss that phone to death.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] renkinjitsu:
Well, it's all really a matter of terminology..

HQ stands for High Quality

HD stands for High Definition

While HD is a written standard with rules and guide lines that are needed to be followed, HQ is merely a relative thing. I can say that HQ is 420p cuz in MY service, I also have 180p which I decide to call LQ (L for low) and 320p which I consider as the medium or "normal" quality.

And thus I can also say that HD is like VHQ (Very High Quality) or something.

Hope it's clear enough.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mazook98:
The YouTube app doesn't use flash video at all, unlike most browsers do...The app uses html5 encoding, and that's why it works on pretty much every Android device out there...When you watch YouTube vids on their website, (not the mobile website), you are able to utilize your most recent, best optimized version of Adobe flash....Also why Apple people can use a YouTube app...don't need flash. (Actually a little surprised that Apple HAS a YouTube app, but, after all, the driving force for Google is ad revenue, and I guess the money from all those iphoners couldn't be passed up...)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] surroundedbytrees:
1st post here, did look around to see if i could find an answer first. Has anyone utilized the TRansformer Dock (with its USB Port) to connect to a 3G or 4G network. I'm in Canada and might pick up a USB Data Stick if I know that I'd be able to use it for those times that wifi is unavailable.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] gbil:
I've tried with a Huawei usb stick provided by Vodafone but as expected it doesn't work.

On the other hand you can get a wifi 3G modem, so that you share the 3G connection via wifi. This works just great.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] dm36415:
I use a wifi modem all day in the office, and use my EVO as a wifi hotspot when I am mobile. Both work great.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] wertico:
Today i put a micro sd "sandisk" in my tablet but now i dont be able to remove it, when i push it nothing appen and the sd dont turn out, what is the correct metod to do this?:confused:
[Eee Pad Transformer General] UKseagull:
It's quite a firm fit, push it in with your fingernail and the spring will launch it out across the room.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] mskip:
Or if you dont have any fingernails use something like an opened paperclip or a table knife to push the microsd card in far enough to eject it.

Mark.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] bluecnc:
Does your tablet show that the micro sd card is in it's slot? I hope you didn't jam it between something. When first using my sd card slot I had to be careful. It felt like the inside of the slot had edges that made inserting the card a little difficult. I always listen for the 'click' when seating or unseating the card. Good luck.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] FrayAdjacent:
Mine won't eject, either. I can feel it springing, but it doesn't pop out. I had to use a small flat screwdriver (think: eyeglass repair kit) to get it out.

Not a HUGE deal, since I likely won't be taking the SD card out much.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Itaintrite:
I would just get an exchange if I were you. Never know what you might break accidentally trying to pry it out.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] wertico:
After much work i've get out the sd, probably i push too hard. Now i push it very softly and im able to take out the sd without problem. Thanks to all
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Cerfer5:
I find that if I push a little to the right (where the tabs on the SD card are) w/my fingernail, then it usually clicks and comes right out.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] ravizzle:
I almost lost my microsd a couple of times as it likes to shoot out across the room whenever I try to remove it.

Sent from my Samsung Epic
[Eee Pad Transformer General] rayb1966:
bad sd slot

If you can, return it. There is problem with some of the tf101's. My sd went in and i couldn't get it out. I used a razor blade to remove it. Now that i have a replacement i also noticed the power button was also recessed to far in on the one with the bad card slot. On the replacement unit the power button and volume rocker function much much better.
[Nexus S Themes and Apps] itsallsubliminal:
I remember a ROM from a past device (Hero i think) where the lockscreen scrim was transparent and I could see what app or webpage i was on previously without unlocking the screen. Ya know, giving you that "oh yeah, forgot to finish that" feeling. The sliding tabs and everything were the same as AOSP, just the background was clear.

I liked that feature and was wondering if this is possible for a themer to whip up?

The Hero was running 2.1, so I hope this option hasn't been eliminated with gingerbread 2.3.4.

Any interest?
[General Questions and Answers] blubberbad:
Hi!

I wanted to download a Android ROM (SD) for my HD2 from the page android.hd2roms.com/

which links to the xdadev forums. But it keeps telling me, that i am not allowed to access the page (which contain also the download links). anybody can tell me how i can get access?

best regards,

chris
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] CDobra58:
I Have figured out how to do this if you pull the systemui.apk from your phone then decompile it you can remove the line that puts the clock in the status bar.

I did this using a program called gingerscript i got from XDA it allows you to pull the file from your and decompile them with a simple menu so you do not have to use bali or smali

Once you have the Ginger script utility run the gigerscript bat file it will give you a menu with 5 options choose number 3 to process sysui this will take you to a framework utility script then you dot the following steps

1 choose menu item 1 to download current systemui.apk from phone

2 choose menu item 2 to decompile systemui.apk

Once you have done this you will find in the directory where you installed Gingerscript a folder called extracted-systemui

open this folder then you want to open the res folder then you want to look for a folder named layout open it and look for statusbar.xml and open it with a xml editor that will allow you to make change I used microsoft word with no problems

find this line <com.android.systemui.statusbar.Clock android:textAppearance="@android:style/TextAppearance.StatusBar.Icon" android:textSize="16.0sp" android:gravity="left|center" android:id="@id/clock" android:paddingRight="6.0dip" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" />

and delete it

then go back to gingerscript and recompile the system.apk

The chose menu item number item 4 to push it to your phone and follow the instructions it will tell you to boot to recovery it says use clockwork but I use Amon RA and it worked just fine after it pushes the file to your phone wipe the Dalvik Cache and repair permissions then reboot and if every thing goes well you will have a task bar with no clock and does no leave a blank space on the bar all the icons shift to the right so every thing looks right this method is a lot easier than when I did it on the Sprint lovers rom

See attached screen shot

Here is the thread for GingerScript

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=14561328
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] VinceOB:
Good work man! Its not for me, but im sure some others around here may try it.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] gruesomewolf:
UMMMM it didnt work for me on MikG!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] CDobra58:
I am running mikg also and from you see from the screen shot it work for me and i did it twice once on a the systemui.apk that come on mikg and again on one I had modified with a modified taskbar and both worked

what xml editor did you use?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] dirk411:
ginger script utility

is there a link to the tool?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] cds36:
Interested in this as well !
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] CDobra58:
Here is the thread where I found it

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=14561328
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] gmramirez1973:
Thank you it works. Thank you button pressed. :D
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] cds36:
i dont have a statusbar.xml only status_bar_latest_event_content.xml

im on Mikg 1.04
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] CDobra58:
Did you open it and see if it had line refering to the clock
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] cds36:
i have amon ra recovery not clockwork my bad
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] SteelH:
Nice guide. Always good to see more than one way to skin a cat!

Here's another clock removal method - LINK
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] gruesomewolf:
Must be dumb!

Update,

Sorry about that man this did end up working for me! I must not have done it corectly when I previously tried. I tried to do this a while back when I was trying to make the dropdown bar semi-trans. Must have done it wrong then. I went back through and did it again and it worked like a charm. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] CDobra58:
Gald it works for you
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] cds36:
Got it to work finally, amon ra wasn't playing nice with it for some reason had to manually push it
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] bgeezy723:
This worked fantastic for me. No issues whatsoever, thanks! I'm on the MikG 1.04 rom and used Amon RA 2.3.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] boostedeg:
Worked great here also thank you.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] EindhovenOne:
Perfect instructions! Worked awesome THX!!!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] jamesh1979:
help

I have one this to a T and yet no results im sure i am doing everything right help pls
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] _Burst_:
If you could find how to take off just the am/pm that would be super!

;D
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] EindhovenOne:
So when I was on Fresh Evo 4.2 this worked okay, but today I decided to give Synergy RC2 a chance and tried the same method but for some reason the entire notification bar gave me a FC message and I had no notification bar up top at all when I booted up into the ROM. Any suggestions?
[Droid X General] infazzdar:
I haven't seen anything about the updated ClockworkMod Recovery here on XDA, and I'm not sure if many others know about it. =P

Update: ClockworkMod Recovery for the Droid X has been updated to 5.0.2.0. A new blue recovery!

WARNING: This can be used on both 2nd init and blur roms; however, on blur roms you must first use Droid 2 Bootstrapper to bootstrap.

EDIT: Make sure that you're ROM Manager is up-to-date. A new version was just released that fixes bugs with flashing the new recovery.

Open ROM Manager and select 'Flash ClockworkMod Recovery'.

When it asks you to confirm your device select 'Droid X (2nd init)' or 'Droid X', respective to your current rom.

It should then download and install ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.0.

Reboot hy holding the power button and selecting Reboot > recovery, or rebooting to recovery from ROM Manager. Enjoy your new blue recovery ^_^

EDIT: In MIUI on the Defy base you must use `CWM Recovery' from the reboot menu to access ClockworkMod Recovery.
[Droid X General] JagoX:
Strange...I did those steps and I'm still getting v2.5.0.8
[Droid X General] infazzdar:
Try seeing if an update is available for ROM Manager. If it is, install the update and try again.
[Droid X General] JagoX:
Found the update.zip files however how do I flash it with ROM Manager? I've used it maybe a handful of times and that was only when I first started playing with ROMs late last year. I haven't used it since then...always done everything with CWM.
[Droid X General] infazzdar:
No, I mean check the Marketplace to see if an update for ROM Manager is available. It was updated this morning to further support CM7 on the Droid X.
[Droid X General] JagoX:
Oh weird...it didn't show up in my Market list as needing an upgrade but was available. No luck though :( Gonna try removing ROM Manager entirely with TB, rebooting & reinstalling ROM Manager to see if that fixes it.
[Droid X General] infazzdar:
Good luck. Be sure to make a nandroid backup just in case =P

I'll keep searching and see if I can find a remedy for your issue.
[Droid X General] JagoX:
Thank you Captain Obvious :D j/k

I get kind of tired of hearing my wife say "what are you doing to your phone now?" if I reinstall a ROM too much in one week LOL
[Droid X General] JagoX:
Yea still no luck :(

Did the following (based on a suggestion in the Rootzwiki forum):

- Fully removed RM & the Premium license files

- rebooted

- reinstalled RM & Premium license

- Cleared Download cache in RM

- re-installed CWM 2.5.0.8 (chose Droid X)

- Cleared Download Cache

- updated CWM to 4.0.0.5 (choosing DX 2nd-init)

- reboot

- no luck :(

Gonna try removing RM again & going straight to CWM 4.0.0.5 to see if that works.
[Droid X General] ghub1:
What good does having the newer recovery do? Just curious.
[Droid X General] infazzdar:
Through my experiences I've discovered that it's faster... and orange!
[Droid X General] ghub1:
I tried flashing it as well and it says in ROM manager that I'm on 4.0.0.5 but in recovery it says 2.5.0.8 so weird. Have you figured out what causes this?
[Droid X General] infazzdar:
Make sure that your ROM Manager is up-to-date and try again. The latest version has a bug fix that wasn't in the version updated this morning. (I believe)
[Droid X General] ghub1:
Ya I updated and still not working. then uninstall and reinstall still not working. its really weird.

*edit

Now its working randomly. Not complaining haha
[Droid X General] JagoX:
I got mine working now :D An update came out (v4.3.2.3) which mentioned a fix for this exact problem & it updated properly for me too. I did notice that cache partition wiping is not as fast as v2.5.0.8 but who cares...IT'S ORANGE! :eek:
[Droid X General] broken42:
I know right, that is some sexy orange. One thing though is I've heard that you can only use backups made with 4.0.0.5, haven't actually run into myself since I cull my backups every once and a while to free up SD card space, and that some update zips won't work anymore because the new clockwork requires another file inside of it, my memory is failing me on what that file exactly is.
[Droid X General] joebob296:
How is the 2nd inti different from Koushs recovery? I heard it had something specifically to do with CM7. But why cant they use the normal CWM. Wasn't obsidian able to use the regular CWM it was almost pure AOSP besides the kernel. So why the change? Just curious why it is needed.
[Droid X General] meshdub:
cvpcs did a really nice write-up on the subject that should answer all your questions =)

http://cvpcs.org/blog/2011-06-14/2nd-init._what_it_is_and_how_it_works
[Droid X General] joebob296:
Thank you very much I am now indulged in an interesting read.

EDIT: Ok so I read the post and followed it somewhat not knowing all the technicalities but got the jist of it. We still cant unlock the boot loader or kernel. Knowing this, what features are not going to be implemented in CM4DX?
[Droid X General] meshdub:
As far as I know, right now all of CM7 features are implemented, except for the known bugs like camera/camcorder not working.
[Droid X General] joebob296:
The only thing I have noticed so far is the battery increments are still 10 not 1.
[Droid X General] eromrab:
If I had a wife, I'm sure she'd say the same to me! :-P
[Droid X General] Sierra8561:
Just installed rom manager flashed and it works great
[Droid X General] Tone_Capone:
I just flashed this and it is working flawlessly!

One quick question. A buddy of mine updated his cwm recovery on his evo, and after flashing the new recovery, ALL of his nandroids were unless. Will we have this issue?
[Droid X General] art010606:
the new cm 4.x.x series uses the new install script from google that is necessary to flash cm7.x it can still flash other roms that use the old update script though so no worries there. plus it usually gives some extra features in advanced and bu. dont own one though so dont know what was fully included in the old 2.x versions but i know the install script was the biggest thing.
[Droid X General] Eris _2.1_2010:
So is there a manual way into cwm, I really dont want to sbf. T.I.A
[Droid X General] infazzdar:
Sorry, I don't exactly understand your question.
[Droid X General] anchor_th:
I flashed the latest CWM with Rom Manager and now my phone won't boot into recovery. I tried flashing the CWM back to 2.5.0.8 again and it still didn't boot into CWM, it just stayed at the Motorola logo when I tried. The phone still boots into the regular OS.

I can't SBF because I am not using a Verizon phone.
[Droid X General] Adrian449:
Ok...probably a dumb question, but if I made a Nandroid backup with CWM 2.5.0.8, will I be able to use version 4.0.0.5 to restore that same backup?

And yes...the orange is cool :P

EDIT: Ok...I tested by trying to use 4.0.0.5 to restore a backup made with 2.5.0.8, the restore went through ok with CWM 4.0.0.5 (completed successfully), but after that the boot stalled at the "M" logo. I pulled the battery, wiped data and cache, reboot...still stuck at the "M". So I then SBF'd back to Froyo 2.3.340, used ROM Manager to change CWM back to 2.5.0.8 (selected Droid X in "Flash ClockworkMod Recovery, NOT Droid X (2nd-init)) flashed the latest CM7 nightly, used ROM Manager to change back to 4.0.0.5, then restored the Nandroid backup that I made before trying any of this out. Worked ok...back to where I was before starting the test. I suspect that the original Nandroid backup (made with 2.5.0.8) would have worked ok if CWM was version 2.5.0.8, but I'll test that theory out later.
[Droid X General] infazzdar:
Original post has been updated.