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[Android Software Development] Pandasaurus:
(I hope this is the right section, but if it isn't, would a mod please move it to the right place?)

So a while back, I found a transparent version of the Genie weather widget (standard google weather widget). I was wondering if the same modification would be possible to the springpad application, specifically the small widget (there's three different sizes). It's very useful and all, but the blue color scheme is just obnoxious. I was wondering if someone would be able to make and/or upload a modified version of the springpad small widget so the background would be transparent.

::This is what it looks like right now.
[Android Software Development] killersnowman:
you need to get the resource or drawable that is the background of the widget (use apktool and other tools to decompile) then modify it so that it is transparent in photoshop or some other image editor. then save it and recompile with apktool or other tool.
[Android Software Development] Pandasaurus:
Wait, what? Sorry. I have no experience whatsoever in these matters. My knowledge of android is limited to flashing roms and apps.

That's why I'm requesting that someone do it for me. Because I guarantee 100% I'll screw it up, if I can even get it to work.
[Android Software Development] killersnowman:
wait, what? you are one person that wants a specific thing done to a specific product and you want someone to do it for you... really? its not that hard. just time. try it. all you need is some command line action and some photo editing.
[Android Software Development] Pandasaurus:
Again, nothing you said in your first post makes any sense to me.

There's a reason it's called a REQUEST.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbeans05:
Hi All I get CM7.0.3 on my wildfire But I really don't like with some App include on CM7.0.3 like camera, gallery, Music Player and more.

It's possible to delete them and reinstall with apk from the original rom..?

if it's possible please tell me how can i do?
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3xeno:
Stock HTC Apps cannot be used on AOSP ROMs like Cyanogenmod.
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbeans05:
can you tell me why ? :confused:
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3xeno:
Because they require the Sense Framework, which is a kind of "HTC Exclusive backend" obviously not present on AOSP ROMs like CM7.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1107963:
Anybody missing the Movie Section on the new market I have install like 3 different apks but still I dont get that section....
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gilliduck:
When was the market updated?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 1107963:
There is a leak apk going around and it should have Books and Movie included but somehow I cant get the movie section on mine install..
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k_nivesout:
I downloaded it from a link on droid-life and I've got movies in the market. I don't think rooted phones can use the movie feature though.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenHolliday:
Installed last night on my rooted stock sense droid and the movie section is there although have not nor will I attempt to purchase one. Movies on these tiny screens just doesn't compare to the LED's in the house.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] POQbum:
Google movies do not work on rooted phones. I'd suggest using either netflix or online websites to stream movies / tv episodes. I have a good website that has pretty much all the content that netflix doesn't offer (also a bunch of content that they already do). If you want the link PM me :p

I'm not a fan of the new market design (too many adverts) and it's kinda messy and jumbled. They still didn't fix the problem of finding what I'm actually searching for so I just reverted back to the old one.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rlacrossjr:
Also I'm getting issue with apps not updating or the option to. I click to update app and just uninstall and open..??? I restored back to 2.3.6, also agree on looks of new market. Too much crap and search apps or missing apps sucks compared to older version.
[Galaxy S II General] mchimney:
Hey,

I'm running the cognition 2.3.4 rom and i have the newest market. One issue i have is i can't see some of the apps i have purchased in the market (Marine US east for example). I also can't find apps like onstar my link.

I've tried the market enablers to no avail.

Any tips would be great.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] aydc:
Return to the older market version and use Market Enabler. I had the same problem with the new Market and solved it this way.
[Galaxy S II General] Flowbax:
Backup build.prop

Open build.prop and change every line from 2.3.4 to 2.3.3 and XXKG1 to XWKE7. Save and reboot. Install desired appas then just restore build.prop
[Galaxy S II General] thelestat:
Unfortunately this looks like Google have tightened up on the region restrictions. I can no longer buy apps at all with the new market, or via the market.android.com.

From what I can tell, google is checking the country that your payment method is registered too, as opposed to the region that your phone is set to with MarketEnabler :(

I can still buy on my tab with the old market, anyone know if there is a way to block the update to the new market when Google decides to role it out?
[Galaxy S II General] Kevin_seymer:
I'm running 2.3.4 cognition rom and I could not even see Visidon applock that I read about on this forum, on 2.33 I could....very strange...fortunaly I found the apk here on the forum

Any fix for this so I can download everything?
[Galaxy S II General] inkyadrian:
I had the same problem with call recorder. I contacted killer mobiles who said it was a market problem. Market replied that the app had copy- protection thing on it. I contacted killer mobs again and they wanted my ime number and market purchase number to activate my app as bought. My app, before, did not show up as bought and I had to search for it and was shown as a trial. Perhaps you could ask the app makers is this the problem. This was with the old market. Also, the new market is in my opinion, bloatware; full of photos and such. I've gone over to 1mobile market which I find good. I did try to replace the new market with the old vending.apk but it kept changing back on a reboot.

Adrian.
[Galaxy S II General] mchimney:
So i still could use some help with this problem

It seems no matter what rom (2.3.3 or 2.3.4) i can't get the Marine: US East app to show up. This also doesn't depend on the markt i'm using. I Just turned on my atrix, installed 2.3.4 on it and the market auto updated and sure enough the app showed up in the list.

Now i think this might be a location issue. I'm on AT&T here in the states, but i feel like maybe the phone thinks that i'm in europe or something(if that's possible).

If anyone has any tips i would greatly appreciate it!

Thanks
[Galaxy S II General] reidar.ostrem:
Have the same problems with some of the custom roms. My solution us to restore the apps with titanium.
[Galaxy S II General] mchimney:
Even on stock on the stock rom i didn't even see the apps.
[Galaxy S II General] mchimney:
I just edited the build prop changing everything i could think that would mess with the market and i still can't get some things to show up
[Galaxy S II General] mchimney:
Well i thought i'd keep people updated on this cause it was driving me crazy.

I couldn't get Marine: US East to show up, so i emailed them. One of their suggestions was my market was blocking copy protected apps. So i googled that and found that google needs to update their fingerprint data base to allow specific phone firmwares to access it.

one way to tell if your phone can see copy protected apps is to search for "Topmarkettest" and if you see the copy protection app then that means you can see copy protected apps.

I solved this (as mentioned in an earlier post but apparently i'm a block of cheese) by just changing the fingerprint in the buildprop file.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Cheeseter:
Since the Tab doesn't have an SD card, I was wondering if when you flash a rom through Rom Manager and delete data, does that clear /mnt/sdcard/?

I'm assuming that doing a factory reset will clear all that data.

Thanks! :)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] smaskell:
doing a factory reset in clockwork recovery will not clear anything in /sdcard(which is the same as /mnt/sdcard and /data/media). I just did it the other day.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Cheeseter:
Great, that's what I was hoping for :)
[EVO 4G General] teh roxxorz:
So I am sitting in a spiny chair thinking about my special gal, as we lay out our zombie apacolypse plans and I had a thought: anyone wana try running wireless adb from an evo, then try to connext and push a file via logging in to the ip address via wifi? I would test it myself, but not picking up my thrive till Monday. I thought it would be good for on the go, just needs to be tested. Thanks in advance. :)

This epic reply brought to you by none other than my roxx'd out Evo.
[EVO 4G General] evolishesh:
I would love to try that Bro! but I also don't have a tablet active right at the moment. But good luck, and let me know how it works for you
[EVO 4G General] cdszoke:
Can I test with ipad 2 if so i need step by step
[EVO 4G General] nebenezer:
Lol! What other preparations have you made?

As far as the transfer between devices why not just use bluetooth?

I have a xoom, running tiamat rom 1.1, and an evo 3d. Actually I have an evo that's not activated, but is rooted, I could use.
[EVO 4G General] tgruendler:
Really? Lol

Swyped from my Supersonic
[EVO 4G General] teh roxxorz:
I'm fairly sure an iPad 2 won't cooperate with adb...but I like the spirit. :)
[EVO 4G General] teh roxxorz:
Well to just go pick it up either today or tomorrow. :p

I'm honestly placing a 50/50 chance that it will work. And I could use blue tooth to transfer, but it was just an idea I had. :p
[EVO 4G General] Joey SR:
I love my thrive. Havnt put it down all weekend. Just dont have root on my phone sucks since sprint store damaged my launch day evo

Sent from my hTc Evo!
[EVO 4G General] teh roxxorz:
Yea, I loved it too. I was going to get the galaxy tab 10.1 [love samsung] but the added ports on the thrive made it a winner for me. I'm picking mine up in the morning. :)

As for root, I've bee watching it, and hopefully there is soon, and xda gets a thrive sub-forum.
[EVO Shift 4G General] thronnos:
Anyone have any idea when the new market will be officially rolled out for the shift. On the Google blog it said later this week for most phones and stuff. Well, I haven't seen anything for the evo, tbolt, shift. Nothing yet :-(

Sent from my HTC EVO shift 4G running the latest and greatest cyanogen using the XDA app.
[EVO Shift 4G General] southernstyle:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1166744﻿

Download the apk and install yourself :-) I think its built into Mik Rom 1.2 or whatever the latest is. But I have it on my shift

Sent from your Mom's Jitterbug
[EVO Shift 4G General] thronnos:
I tried it once already, and it borked everything. It kept saying i had a Facebook update, so I update and it force close. So I reinstall it and I lose its market link. Same thing happened with most of my apps. Missing market links. And the market didn't display proper versions or change logs. It wouldnt save my data, nothing. Maybe now that the TB update came I can force it to work. Ill try again ^_^

Sent from my HTC EVO shift 4G running the latest and greatest cyanogen using the XDA app.
[EVO 4G General] Bandage:
So many people talking about getting a new Evo 4G from other places, and having them already updated to 2.3.

You are NOT out of luck!! Thought I'd post this for an FYI.

Best Buy seems to be your best shot at a new Evo 4G still on 2.2 Stock. I've gone through 4 now from them (had hardware issues on 2) and all have come out of the box with 2.2.

I asked the CSM helping me to not do anything to the phones...I'd prefer to power em on. Got home, cancelled update...Stock 2.2 ready for Root / Flashin.

If you're in the market for a new Evo 4G...check Best Buy first. With a little polite direction, you should have the same experience.

The Tulsa OK store I frequent had at least 20 or so left in stock...
[EVO 4G General] mikeyinid:
I just bought one from my local best buy and it was 2.3.3 out of box. It was the last one the store will have also. You are very lucky ;)
[EVO 4G General] c-had2001:
Wish I could take mine up there, but I just got one from Sprint this week that they sent me to replace my Epic. Ah well I guess I will have to wait like everyone else for root.
[EVO 4G General] ewynn9:
I work for Best Buy and can honestly if anyone gets a 2.2 in DFW, consider yourself lucky. My refurb through the Black Tie Protection came with 2.3.3.

I can say however that my battery is absolutely amazing.
[EVO 4G General] Jjday7:
A friend of mine has bought two from bestbuy. First one returned due to software issue and the newest going back to extreme light bleed. Both on 3.70 software. You can get lucky at some bestbuys. I think the more rural ones may have left over stock that has been sitting for a while. Two in a row that are not updated are pretty good odds.
[EVO 4G General] smb20:
I got an Evo 4G a week ago from BB, brand new out of the box. Had 2.3.3 already installed. I had been thinking of going back and trying to find one with 2.2 and claiming hardware/software issues on one until I find one. This gives me hope.
[EVO 4G General] TexasRebel:
Do I have to have purchased my evo at best buy to take my evo there for a replacement?
[EVO 4G General] TexasRebel:
I heard that ;)
[EVO 4G General] sitlet:
yes

10000char
[EVO 4G General] BigJPR:
I got 2 Evos at the start of this month, and I didnt know about the 2.3.3 thing so in short both of them, one white and one black were 2.2 and me being a geek updated without researching.

Last friday had to go back with mine because of a small hairline crack the body had around the volume down and of course they said besides that the phone is working and I was ready to fight, but before I even started talking he said, "but you still on your 30 days exchange so if you want to just change it, i can do that" and so I did and this also was 2.2, I said "just activate it, I don't want to update it, cuz mine ran sluggier than my wifes and thats the only difference, she didnt get the update and i did" He was like, ok that makes sense. check it and see if that was your problem... :D

On my local store they didn't seem to have a shortage or anything, I saw him pulling it out of a nice stock of EVO's.
[EVO 4G General] CDKJudoka:
Same here in NY. My buddy and I got Evos in a local BB Mobile and they both had 2.2 on it. The Rep who was taking care of me almost updated the phones until the manager and I both told her not too. The manager is a personal friend of mine whom I do rooting of devices for. ;-)
[EVO 4G General] Neitmrh15:
I got my Evo about a month ago with 2.2 installed. At the time I was totally unaware that updating would lock me out. Good thing I didn't :D
[EVO 4G General] branjgsclb:
I bought mine at the Best Buy in Rockwall, which is a DFW store. They had about 30 with 2.2 and 30 with 2.3 and they gave a wide open choice on it 2 weeks ago.
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] Step666:
Hello fellow Arc owners.

I have a quick question for you all.

What do you wish your handset could do that it can't?

Something you've always wanted to be able to do with your phone but has never happened, no-one's ever found a way.

Whatever this something is, it has to be possible to do by way of an app - so no super-high-res screens, batteries that last a year on a single charge or anything else hardware related, we're just talking software.

And I'm not talking an updated GingerBreak or something like that. I mean a proper, legit, above board idea.

I'd love to hear any/all sensible ideas, thanks.

NB: I'm not looking to steal anyone's ideas, if you've got a plan for the next killer app then go for it and I wish you all the best.

I'm just trying to find out if there's a niche out there that could be filled...
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] lukesjeans:
Im thinking......facial or thumb print unlock screens.....no idea why though.
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] pngface:
Thumb print.. won't be feasible on current screens

And facial.. would take too long compared to swiping ?
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] ShyamSasi:
A snap shot feature would be nice like a system restore. I know there are way to do it in Recovery but it would be nice to have a application within Stock ROM because Recovery is not available within Stock we need to Flash the custom ROM like CM for it.
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] rafuru:
A better (and free) lock screen could be good :) ! ..
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] xtacy!:
I used to love how I could use the iPhone/iPod as a touchpad to control the mouse on the computer. Something similar for the arc would be a good idea. Should be graphically pleasing though.
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] Harboe:
I love to be able to use the camera button unlock the phone directly to the camera app, by long pressing it, so it doesn't happen by mistake. :-) And when you turn off the screen or press the back button it would go back to being locked.
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] Step666:
As mentioned, finger prints would require different hardware.

Facial recognition is simply fraught with too many problems to be practical.

I thought Google added a snapshot framework to Gingerbread?
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] ShyamSasi:
Really !! You know how to create a snapshot? Or access it?
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] Step666:
Android 2.3.3 Gingerbread Allows Screenshots Without Rooting

Don't know anything more about it though, sorry.
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] ShyamSasi:
Sorry I think you got me wrong ...! Snapshot i meant a complete image of the system so we can restore it back to previous state. Let's say if something screws up we can restore the image
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] Step666:
Right, ok.

I thought you had made two suggestions - screenshots being one and backups being the other.

I could be wrong but I'm not sure that's possible to do unless you're in recovery. I have a feeling that it's only possible to copy certain parts of the OS when it's not running.

As I say, I could be completely wrong but I can't help but feel that there's a reason why recovery is needed to made Nandroid backups.
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] xperiax10.awesome:
May be I want to capture video of the activities I do on my device (just like capturing screenshot)... :D

Though m not sure if its achievable or not!!!
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] omaritta:
an app which can change anything in the system .. like the default wallpaper settings ..i dont mean the main wallpaper ... change the color .. change the notification bar ... but that easy change anything in the system ... where u can feel easy on making ur own system ... but the problem i dono how to make i hope somebody go on with my idea .... its free for u all ^_^ ... the first who will do this plz let me be the first one who tries it ^_^

thx
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] piercewei:
I am expecting an application that can show the time and other notification when screen is off. It means that the time can be checked without needing to wake up the screen. W 800 used this technology before. Very useful!
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] Vintiem:
+1 , and the time/notifications have to move up over the screen after each minute (like a screensaver) (like Nokia/Symbian has)

Vintiem
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] datagubben:
Do you mean something like night clock or bed clock from the Market? :rolleyes:
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] im_iceman:
a widget to toggle between "WCDMA preferred" and "2G only".. and not one that's just a short cut to the network settings menu.
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] Vintiem:
nope, I mean clock and notifications (sms, missed calls, ..) in grey like Nokia (symbian) has. And moving slightly over the screen as it was a screensaver
[Xperia Arc Themes and Apps] piercewei:
Exactly!

It doesnt matter if it is moving.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] c00ller:
After seeing a few posts (by ocdetails and desirez_pete) I wanted to try the mod myself. Thanks to their advice, I was able to do it pretty easily in one sitting. During the process I decided to take pictures just for the sake of having some kind of record, and since I didn't see any picture-filled guide on how to do this in our forum I thought I'd provide one to help those who might have been intimidated at the thought of this DIY. It's really quite easy! :)

I ordered a 1' x 6" sheet of "Black M500 3D Carbon Fiber Vinyl Stripe Wrap Sheet 6in" from an eBay seller named metrorestyling. It's basically a knock-off of 3M's DI-NOC carbon fiber vinyl. This sheet is enough material to do this mod for 6 battery doors.

I started by putting one edge of the battery door along one edge of a piece of paper, then outlining the rest. Next I taped the paper on the vinyl such that the straight edge of the paper was aligned with the carbon fiber weave.

A razor will cut the vinyl very easily. I then took off the back side of the carbon fiber vinyl, laying it sticky side up. I aligned one edge of the battery door with one edge of the vinyl and applied it starting from that side (like applying a screen protector).

It was already on really smoothly but I used heat from a hair dryer set to medium to smoothen as much as possible. One quote I read online was, "If the heat is to [sic] hot for your hands, then it’s hot enough for the vinyl."

Now this is where I should have done something better. With the excess vinyl not stuck onto the back of the batter door I immediately started cutting. I first cut it while trying to stay parallel to the battery door plane, so I can cut off excess later if necessary. While cutting I noticed it was better to cut with inward strokes, e.g., in the picture below I would move the knife down and left to avoid pulling the vinyl away from the battery door edge.

What I should have done is wrap the excess around while applying heat, followed by immediate cooling to "set" the vinyl in place around the edges. This unset vinyl along the edges gave me a little trouble later :(

This is what it looked like after a very, very rough cut.

This is where I realized my mistake above. I had to constantly reheat the edges to get good adhesion to the battery door edge, followed by immediate cutting. And since the adhesive film was unset, it kept accumulating on my knife, making it dull every so often :mad:

Side view:

To cut more vinyl off along the edges, I cut at an angle.

Preliminary fit was too tight, and the battery door wasn't fully pressed down. Also, my cutting was VERY sloppy on the speakerphone hole :o

So, I cut more.

It fit much better along all edges :)

And that's all there is to it! I hope this helps those who want to do this mod.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] desirez_pete:
Looks good! I suggest you re-apply it a few more times and you should be able to get it perfect.

And another thing I forgot to tell you was try to stretch the vinyl over the edges while heating it to get the best adhesion but don't stretch it so that it distorts the carbon pattern. My application is still fully stuck on after 2 months :)
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] mputtr:
very nice!
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] that747guy:
looks good man. I'm think about doing something like it!
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] BlawkHawk:
Thanks for this. I just bought the same sheet you bought. Hopefully it will arrive this week.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] 1u4n:
looks good, I am going to give this a try!
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] BlawkHawk:
I did this the other day using your guide. I screwed up a little bit on the flat side by cutting off too much, so some of the door is showing, but overall I'm happy with it.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] c00ller:
From what I've been told, the stuff comes right off when heated and residue can be removed with typical residue removal solution. If you bought the same sheet as me, you know how much more there is to use in case you want to retry it ;)
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] desirez_pete:
You definitely want to try a few more applications to get it right :)