yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] skadude66:
-Put Phone into bootloader mode(turn off, power button+d-pad up)

-Launch RSD Lite

-Rename SBF file to some one letter name.

-Browse to SBF

-Plug phone into computer

-Click start.

-If you get errors, look at this thread: http://androidforums.com/droid-all-...hing-process-0x7100-rsd-lite.html#post1274587

-Phone should reboot automatically, if not reboot into bootloader mode.

-Now take the OpenRecovery and update.zip from AOR 3.3 and put them on root of SD Card

-Place zip file of that ROM in OpenRecovery/updates on SD Card

-Boot into recovery mode (Power button+x/power+camera, camera+volUp)

-Use D-Pad to select apply update.zip

That gets you straight into AOR or OpenRecovery, with VR installed.
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] GodT2:
You made my day!

Thank u very much!

Its working finally!

Thank you
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] skadude66:
No problem :D
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] GodT2:
For anybody who will ready this with the same problem:

So My mistake was to reboote the system befor going to OR mode. on a normal

restart the bootloader gets overritten...
[Motorola Droid and Milestone General] .DROOOID.:
I had the same problem but i flashed the sbf via terminal on ubuntu
[HTC Sensation] Egoquaero:
Hi everyone! Normally, I use my Htc sensation on Landscape Mode when navigating (I think that this is a very normal way to hang a smartphone when you're surfing the net) and I've noticed that the loss of Wifi signal is a real problem. So, I would know through this poll how many of you have encountered this same problem.

I recommend you to test your Htc Sensation in a room that's not the same where it is the router WIFI.

DEATH GRIP on Landscape Mode:

youtube.com/watch?v=ptC0pZVIuCE&feature=related
[HTC Sensation] Apollo-2:
Every Sensation has antenna attenuation

All of them do. Every single one. The level of attenuation is dependent on your router radios, position, signal strength. Some see a slight problem while others see a more pronounced one. I see it only slightly. A software update likely wouldn't change that either. If it happens to be enormously burdensome in your case, a different router or another device (i.e. not the Sensation) will be your only choices.
[HTC Sensation] tigerz0202:
It isn't a problem, yet I never really surf in landscape so for me that would be a no , however it does lose some signal slightly but not enough to affect anything
[HTC Sensation] EtherealRemnant:
Just out of curiosity (since I had the problem on other HTC handsets), has anyone gone into Wifi where you would select an access point and increased the setting to performance (mine is charging at the moment and off so I can't give you the direct info but its something like communications, wifi, it shows a list of APs, then you hit menu and hit advanced and increase power consumption)? This drained the battery about 15-20% faster but gave me a much wider range on wifi. On my EVO, for example, I started off not being able to leave my apartment - with this setting on, I was able to walk all the way to the mailbox which was over 1000 feet away before my wifi would fade.

EDIT: Settings, Wireless and Networks, Wi-Fi Settings, menu, advanced.
[HTC Sensation] ROM_Guest:
Thanks Etherrealremnant for teaching me that setting.

I think it helped a little bit, in making it last longer, but it ultimately dropped out of wifi signal again.

Good to keep in mind though.
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
It's probably the biggest problem on the phone. Forget about touch screen responsiveness because that can be fixed with a software update. This probably won't which sucks.
[HTC Sensation] jrwingate6:
Here is a video I made for Smash earlier. It's in another thread but I'll post here encase some of you didn't see it. The WiFi death grip is not a issue for me with my router or my buddy's router I'm filming the issue on. It also doesn't effect me while I'm at work either whether I have 5 bars to start with or 1 bar to start with. I have no doubt that some of you are experiencing very bad death grip issues. I would return it until you get one without the problem.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzWyvGLjKhs
[HTC Sensation] 21stNow:
I personally went through two Sensations that had the death grip issue with Wi-fi before I gave up and returned the phone. The phones I had would totally lose the Wi-fi signal. I could have dealt with a slight drop that did not interfere with browsing or watching video, but no signal meant no video for me.
[HTC Sensation] BACARDILIMON:
I have the death grip problem. Htc and t Mobile both said it is unheard of. They told me to swap the phone out.
[HTC Sensation] jerrylzy:
It really exists,but it has never effected me i think..
[HTC Sensation] EtherealRemnant:
The WiFi on this phone is my only real complaint so far. It has about half the distance that my G2x did and the death grip is definitely there. This is problematic since 4G runs about 150kbps around my house...
[HTC Sensation] dobah:
I have wifi calling. When playing a game and the signal strength drops, it switches to a regular cell and interrupts my game saying it switched. Even if an app isn't using wifi, the wifi calling app does the usual popup announcement. Other issues that come to mind is when the signal drops, sometimes the game saves bad recover data. Running bad data either crashes the app or I get a notification of a bad save file. Another issue is having a game lock up. The home button still works and I can kill the process instead of pulling the battery. Once I got a black screen where it seemed like the OS locked up and nothing worked other than pulling the battery. All these issues go away when I put it in airplane mode although I need to take off airplane mode when I'm done.
[HTC Sensation] idavid_:
One of the biggest problems of Sensation IMO. I can't even use it in landscape :mad:

Sent from my HTC Sensation Z710e
[HTC Sensation] dantes1:
Can't use it

can't use the phone in landscape mode with 2 bars...

the problem is there and i had some emails changed with HTC and they recognized the problem, they even send me a picture how to hold my phone in the landscape mode :) ... doesn't work !

They should send instruction how to hold your phone now!

:)
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
I put a small piece of foil over the top connectors. Now my wifi runs perfect.

Prior to this my signal would drop as soon as I left the room my router is in. now I get steady bars even outside my house.
[HTC Sensation] ridikolous:
Could you post pics of what you did?
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
Worked perfect for me.

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[HTC Sensation] ridikolous:
Okay I gonna try it. Be back with some results
[HTC Sensation] galaxymover:
Wouldn't foil arc on something if your'e not careful?
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
Stick the foil under the 2 prongs and sorta just wrap right over and let it fit the groove perfect. Than slide your cover right over the too shouldn't need any added force as the foil will fit right in the groove.
[HTC Sensation] ridikolous:
Okay it still dropped signal about 20 feet away. Oh well thanks for the suggestion.
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
After doing further test once you make the prongs touch between the phone and the case it works great. I was in the street at the front my house getting two bars.

All I did was take a even smaller piece of foil stuck it under the top set of prongs to a snug fit should be unnoticeable won't effect the cover at all. (instead of wrapping it over). Put the case on then it ran perfect.
[HTC Sensation] dantes1:
HTC should pay you for the foil idea and they shoal send to all of us some foil!!!
[HTC Sensation] Ny88:
Does anyone have trouble with the call, internet usage, signal drops in low reception areas in particular.
[HTC Sensation] C0NAN:
Hhhmmm, gonna try this and put some at the bottom too.
[HTC Sensation] flpmode79:
Holding the phone naturally in landscape mode kills my WiFi completely.
[HTC Sensation] bahnburner:
This problem is a lot worse on my EVO3D than it is my Sensation. Not sure if there's much of a difference in wifi antenna's between the two, but I barely notice it on my Sensation.
[HTC Sensation] C0NAN:
Wow this really worked for me! I'm able to get a signal from outside my house now! I think the key is to have the foil extend just a little bit to reach the top portion of the phone. It didn't work with the bottom part though, in fact I couldn't get a cell signal with the foil on the bottom so I removed it. But I'm thinking that it may just need some tweaking.
[HTC Sensation] ridikolous:
Did you still have the death grip issue. I did the foil mod it made the reception a lil stronger. But I still had the death grip issue.
[HTC Sensation] C0NAN:
The wi-fi signal degrades by a bit when I hold it in landscape mode but it doesn't die out like before adding the foil.
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
Glad its working for y'all. My WiFi signal is great now thanks to a tiny piece of foil.
[HTC Sensation] bobsbbq:
Could you post some new pictures of yours for others to see? I tried putting foil under the contact but I did not notice any improvement.

Thanks.
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
Yea I will when I get home from work.
[HTC Sensation] Scoop24:
Here you guys go. Once I did it like this my WiFi has run great. It's pretty much unnoticeable and doesn't effect your case going on or off.
[HTC Sensation] ridikolous:
I'm afraid that might short something
[HTC Sensation] smashpunks:
Well, in gonna give this a shot in about 30. I'll let ya know how it goes..
[HTC Sensation] pyn36:
It is an issue and it affects me on a daily basis. Between this and the dismal battery life, I am prepared to return this device.
[HTC Sensation] smashpunks:
I doubt that will short anything..
[HTC Sensation] a4ol:
Can you post pictures of how you fit it in? Thanks!! :cool:
[HTC Sensation] Lulabby:
Edited: I deleted my post and make a new thread for possible solution to the death grip issue.
[HTC Sensation] triple_h:
Have tried it, but still death grip. thanks any way
[HTC Sensation] C0NAN:
Here's some pics of what I did. I also put some foil for the antenna but I attached it to the cover. At first I thought that this had no effect but when I used my Wildfire earlier which I thought had a better cellular signal it seems that my Sensation recovers from no signal to getting a signal so much faster than the Wildfire. And like I stated earlier the foil for the Wi-fi definitely boosted the strength of the wi-fi signal.
[HTC Sensation] johnsonrod27:
Your not using 2 hands making your video pointless..
[HTC Sensation] wideasleep1:
NOT pointless...there is a single point on the phone, near the camera lens, that drops the wifi reception when covered..it DOES NOT need to be 'cupped' in two hands to get 'death-gripped'.
[HTC Sensation] Pandemoniumone:
Not true, I can hold my device with one hand just as he was in his video and my WiFi signal goes away.
[HTC Sensation] wideasleep1:
Download 'Wifi Analyzer' (free) from the market, and click menu->Signal Meter, and play with your hands and the phone to see for yourself. ;)
[HTC Sensation] johnsonrod27:
No its very true.. When i hold mine how he does in the video mines fine.. When i hold it how youd hold it to send a landscape text it goes away.. So if im supposibly not makimg my the "death grip" hold your claiming, whats mine? The death grip two ? Give me a break.. It still does it . Bet if he made a video with 2 hands it woukd drop..
[HTC Sensation] johnsonrod27:
No its pointless.. If he held it with 2 hands i bet is dissapeared.. And if thats not the same your claiming then i must have the super deathgrip 2 problem..
[HTC Sensation] wideasleep1:
okay fine..pointless..victory feels great don't it! :p
[HTC EVO 3D] shepherdofthedamned:
I used it on my EVO and loved it. Using it now on the 3D, but resolution is obviously wrong. Has it been converted yet? I cannot find it for the life of me if it has
[HTC EVO 3D] oohaylima:
Which one are you using? Most of them haven't been recoded to fit the new screen resolution. Like mine. The one I'm using hugs the left side of the screen.
[HTC EVO 3D] shepherdofthedamned:
That is what I am using also. No arrows on mine. I wouldn't mind them though. I like having all of the punctuation on the main dial pad. I will just use this until it is reworked
[HTC EVO 3D] crazyjoezx:
where could I get a copy of the HTC IME mod keyboard?....Thats they one you can change the setting to like everything in it right? I used to use it a while ago then lost it :( ...

Any one have the apk to share :) ?
[HTC EVO 3D] dgaf98:
i think this is what your referring to...

custom ime

just register and log in.

edit: sorry just made one and it doesnt fit. sorry again
[HTC EVO 3D] kellybrf:
someone needs to port this to qhd, i cant give up my t9 and smartkeyboard just isnt the same!
[HTC EVO 3D] guitardoc64:
I want it too! Mainly to import my personal dictionary with all my Cajun slang, lol.
[HTC EVO 3D] dadoc04:
+1 for this... loved it on the evo4g
[HTC EVO 3D] NYCHitman1:
I've been using my Gingerbread keyboard

http://www.4shared.com/file/39P6Rjwr/GBKB-htc-green-coilmod.html
[HTC EVO 3D] shepherdofthedamned:
Thanks, but I was looking for a full screen phonepad keyboard

I'm not really an asshole, I just play one on the internet
[HTC EVO 3D] oohaylima:
Any update on this?
[HTC EVO 3D] eslogic:
i think were gonna have to all come together and try to do it ourselves... i read that he's not gonna advance the ime mod anymore in his kitchen... im assuming we could find someone with the right knowledge to jump on it and make a fix. i gave it a shot but i have no idea where to start....

Gimpsta mentioned Smart keyboard pro to me, say that its like the Imod. also mentioned that its customizable(just not as easy) i've been using it and it really is the closest its gonna get. i hope this is able to satisfy the masses
[HTC EVO 3D] oohaylima:
I think you're right. I get back from the field next week. When I start leave the following week, I'll look into it. Little by little, I think we can make this happen.

Did he give any other resources to you?
[HTC EVO 3D] oreoOozZz:
Any updates on this? This is the only keyboard i use and the resolution thing with the big white bar on the side really erks me.
[HTC EVO 3D] Ghisy:
I miss this keyboard as well! Stock isn't bad but it's not as fast as this one. Could someone please update this to qHD?
[HTC EVO 3D] Joey_UFC:
I hate the crazy haptic feedback we got on stock. you can hear the damn vibration as a type, its irritating.
[HTC EVO 3D] jddunkley:
I really loved the HTC IME keyboard too, but Thumb Keyboard is a great replacement. You don't have quite the customization options you did with the IME mod but you have several themes to choose from, and my favorite, a quick smiley face option....because I love em and use em a ton!!

It costs a little bit, but I got it when it was free on the Amazon AppStore. I'm sure you could find it on 4shared.com or something though, I get full apps on there all the time.
[HTC EVO 3D] jstn76rs:
You can always just turn them off...
[HTC EVO 3D] PMGRANDS:
Does this Work on our 3vo's?
[HTC EVO 3D] SupermanTW:
Is there any update on this? I am looking for the Original Evo keyboard the keyboard with the arrows. I cant seem to get the HTC IME.apk from the old Evo to work on my 3D. If someone has a working version for the 3D or could make it I would be very greatful!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] fcisco13:
Does anyone know or is there a possible way to combine the internal and external storage space??

Suprah..."no cyanogen, rom manager still fake flashes the roms thats y for nvidia phones we have to use nvflash"
[T-Mobile LG G2x] GideonX:
Never heard of this being possible.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrdatrackstar:
YouTube - ‪Google I/O 2011: Accelerated Android Rendering‬‏

At the beginning of this video, they basically state that because "Dual core and quad core devices are coming out" that there will be no FULL hardware acceleration in Android...ever...

In a nutshell, they're saying the general public will buy a phone because "IT HAS 5 CORES!" or w/e and not know the difference between GPU and CPU usage. I find this amazing that Android phones, often associated with lag on even dual core phones, still find this a low priority when they are trying to compete with Apple (and potentially Windows Phone 7 someday).

I played with a Motorola Xoom yesterday in the Sprint store (to see what hardware acceleration would POSSIBLY be like in ICS and further beyond). The animations were smooth, but there was STILL some lag (I suppose this is because of larger screen and more pixels needing to drawn.....but why does the iPad and iPad 2 use hardware acceleration so much better with large screens....?) I know in 3.1 they say they're supposed to better support hardware acceleration, so maybe the demo unit I tested still had 3.0....

For the first time, I've actually been considering dropping Android and moving onto Windows Phone 7 in the future. I was really looking forward to the future of Android, but it looks like Google really is only a cash cow looking to cash in on consumers' lack of knowledge on this issue...

EDIT: I know that it has been said that Android will be hardware accelerated, but I guess I was posting to get an understanding on WHY Romain Guy said this....it's conflicting to what has been stated and confusing....
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunstar3035:
Why don't you consider this for one second. Open the app drawer in Android...thats the whole iOS basically. Does not take much power to run that smooth.

Then consider that the App Drawer is only one part of a huge OS with widgets running and multiple panels and its easy to understand why it takes a bit more power to run this OS.

As for lag, zero with my Nexus S everything is lightning fast. My captivate, x10, and Arc had lag yes, but not my Nexus S.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonnythan:
This is a ridiculous statement. Use iOS for a couple of days and then say that. It's a lot smoother doing everything, especially scrolling.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrdatrackstar:
I've actually been playing with my Nexus S a little more and try to push it to see if there is lag, and I agree wholeheartedly....if the speed only improves from here then I'm a happy camper I guess. I think this is due to the fact that there are some parts of hardware acceleration present in Gingerbread currently. If they enable "more hardware acceleration" then I guess it will be much smoother (which there already is virtually zero lag to this phone). I played with other phones in Sprint yesterday, and even comparing the Nexus to the Xoom, the Nexus was faster (albeit, smaller screen means faster drawing and smoother....). I used to have the Epic and that lagged also quite a bit as well (thanks Touchwiz).

You do make an interesting point that I never thought about when comparing iOS to Android with the app drawer example (thanks for that). I hate iOS, and Apple (although the iPhone 4 device itself is dead sexy). Lol...I'm actually kind of disappointed in myself for comparing the smoothness I guess and falling for the Apple "trap".
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonnythan:
If you listen a little further, they start talking about tablets and how in Android 3.0 all the basic drawing is now hardware accelerated, and needs to be because they are trying to push so many more pixels through the same pipeline.

They then talk about GPUI - GPU-accelerated UI. That's the core of what they're moving forward with.

Long story short, Honeycomb has HW acceleration in the basic UI. ICS will have that too.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrdatrackstar:
THIS.....At the event, they said that apps can be hardware accelerated. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but this will bring the true "iOS" like experience to opening apps, and once the app is open it will be smooth like iOS from there (if the line of code is added by the developer(s)).

The scrolling IS smooth on Android, but not iOS smooth. For example (using a static wallpaper) scroll and notice it is smooth. However, add a YouTube widget to the screen and then click the search icon.....on my Nexus it will lag for a second or two (like it's thinking about it) and then present me with the window transition to the search bar screen. THAT, to me, suggests CPU "thinking" and NOT GPU "thinking". I guess I just notice a lot of elements that can sometimes tax (an extremely light tax thanks to EXT4, but a tax) on the CPU sometimes when it comes to animations and window transitions.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunstar3035:
No its not and though I didn't start with the original iphone or iphone 3g, I have a iphone 3GS, iphone 4, and an ipad. Statement holds bud.

I like to switch around, I also have a black berry, but Android is superior in every way...though I do not own a windows phone 7 device as of yet.

I love how you say my entire statement is ridiculous and bring up scrolling...did I mention scrolling? NO...did that have anything to do with what I posted? NO...

Common sense, level it up.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrdatrackstar:
Thanks. I noticed this, and this was what led to my confusion. They say they're moving forward HW acceleration, but why then are there so many contradictory statements such as "there are these limitations to it....etc...." or other statements that basically say "yea...it's coming....but it's not gonna be what you expect it to be.....".

I'm at work, so I can really watch it again to come up with specific quotes, but if you listen there are some in there IMO...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zardos66:
Does a little bit of lag really bother people this much? I've used an iPhone 4 and still prefer android any day of the week. My Nexus S is the best phone I've ever used.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonnythan:
It bothers me, yeah. I find it very frustrating.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] newspeak:
I think the lag has been slowly bugging me more and more....i seem to still get scrolling lag and some lag opening the app drawer in cm7 regardless of what I do.... That kind of lag is the first thing people notice... It should be one of the highest priorities for the future
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gogol:
Android 3.0 hardware acceleration, see here:

http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2011/03/android-30-hardware-acceleration.html

ICS is the next evolution (revolution?) from 3.0, so expect the same there.

If ICS will be used in the phone, it would have the same hardware acceleration as well.

So, be happy and wait for the Nexus Prime ! :D
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matt2053:
Booooo to you sir, for being a flamer. He posted a reasonable question about a legitimate issue.

There IS lag in Android UI. I see it all the time. The main time I notice is the application opening/closing transition animations. Sometimes they literally render at about 2 to 4 frames per second.

Also there is major lag in Honeycomb on Tegra 2 tablets, but it is because of Tegra 2 bug in portrait mode. It is smooth in landscape but very laggy in portrait.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonnythan:
Holy crap, someone has issues :rolleyes:
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malikadnanm:
Lol. I think his parents never loved him.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gunstar3035:
Love is for the weak.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonnythan:
The surest sign of strength is calling someone names on an internet message board for speaking about weaknesses of a mobile operating system.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derekwilkinson:
I lol'd...

They better add gpu support...
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malikadnanm:
Lol
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonnythan:
No GPU support! It's perfectly 100% smooth as it is!

iOS is smoother because it's just an app drawer! iOS is incapable of the incredible things we do on Android.

I mean, iOS isn't smoother, AND it's just an app drawer! Wait, what am I saying?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derekwilkinson:
I really have no idea what you are saying... lol :D
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meetagrawal:
You sound like an insecure fanboy.