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[Eee Pad Transformer General] EP2008:
My brother's been testing ios 5 (he's a developer) and from the sound of it, Android has a lot to be worried about. All of the major complaints will go away and some of the new features will crush Android (e.g. app data in ios 5 is backed up to the cloud, so reinstalling an app will give you the option to restore app data - no rooting, titanium backup nonsense needed). The notification system will actually be better than what android offers and you will no longer need a computer to setup/update an ios device. It won't allow users all the freedom that Android offers, but it will be stable and will not induce late-night headaches either ;)

Of course, both os's offer different flavors of usability, but I have a feeling that ios 5 will make the ipad an untouchable force in the tablet world - that is until Android becomes STABLE and can offer 100,000+ tablet apps, but I don't see that happening for many years.

I'm a happy camper because I have both devices, so I don't have to be a fanboy of either - I use what works for the task at hand and both the Transformer and Ipad 2 offer their own strenghts depending on what you're doing at the moment.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] newtybar:
Despite all of this...his main point was that you can transfer your purchased apps and games into any Android device you please. You aren't locked in to Asus...if you want to return and get a Samsung...you don't have to worry about having to buy a whole new set of apps.

Also, I don't really play games on Tablets...the current games are too "casual" for me and don't hold my attention.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] newtybar:
That's pretty cool...I wish I had an ability to do that with the TF (I don't want to root so Titanium is a no go for me), competition is not a bad thing.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] EP2008:
I don't understand. You get a new iproduct and you transfer your apps - easy as pie. The advantage of having only "one" ipad is that you get stability and consistancy. This could be considered the biggest selling point. With Android, you get a new device and maybe it doesn't root easily - so you lose all you root-specific apps. Maybe half the games you get aren't compatible with your new device. I've had these problems with the android devices i have. It's very frustrating.

Tablet games on ios are AMAZING my friend - Dead space, GTA, Real Racing, Marble Madness, etc. You can go ultra casual or console-quality - There isn't one game on Android that I "miss" on ios. I basically stopped buying games for my Transformer, I purchase only apps or use free ones.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gaolinde:
Is it those rooted GB rom in dev section actually still the same custom rom as before but developers got driver from 2.3 stock rom system dump so that all those custom rom are bugless now?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 4196640:
i use this, all work perfect :P

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1192988
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steslatt:
As the title. I can connect to xbox live while using my phone to tether but when I do a network test on the xbox it says I have a strict nat. Is there any way to get open nat with the sgs2?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prodygee:
Do as your Xbox says, open up ports on your 'router' (your SGS2). I bet the tether-app you're using doesn't support that. Can't do much about that. :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] steslatt:
Are there any tether apps that I can use that will work?
[HTC Inspire 4G] louslugger15:
Can somebody explain the difference between the 2 and what the advantage is for ext4? I see a new recovery tool that allows you to change this among other things. It's a nice recovery tool, but I'm not sure what the benefits are,
[HTC Inspire 4G] Jake33108:
Generally better performance and boot times. Here's a pretty good article about EXT4:

http://linuxologist.com/1general/ext4-filesystem-explained-in-plain-english/
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gene Poole:
Pretty much nothing you'll see on an Android device. The changes are hyper tweaks that make high-end multi-user database servers, etc. run slightly faster. It does this mainly with delayed data and journal writes which can actually result in data corruption in case of sudden power loss. As far as formatting a read-only file system like the android /system partition ext4, I really don't see any point. The data partition is so rarely written to that I can't think of any reason for ext4 there either.

If you're running a RAID array of 15K SCSI fibre drives serving 10,000 customers a second, yeah, ext4 is the way to go, but using ext4 on a slow eMMC NAND drive is absurd.
[HTC Sensation] Blocker85:
So I was in the middle of installing Android Revolution HD last night.

I used the super-wipe script to prep the phone, but then the actual rom zip failed to flash. I downloaded the rom over again but fell asleep in the process. I woke up this morning and now I can't get anything to show up on the screen of the Sensation. I pulled battery and tried to get it to boot into fastboot. No luck.

The only signs of life I get now are when I pull battery and put it back in, the orange battery indicator comes on for about half a second, then then goes off. Then I get nothing.

Any ideas? When I left the phone I was still in CWM (I think).

Help!
[HTC Sensation] undercover:
Pull battery, reinsert, connect charger and start while holding -vol button. Let it fully charge then. Battery is flat and phone doesn't charge when off. Search general section, its in top 10 posts most likely.
[HTC Sensation] Blocker85:
Should I see an amber charging light when it's charging like this? I can't get it to show...
[HTC Sensation] moto211:
I had the same problem this morning. Due to a unique set of circumstances and a recovery image that doesn't allow charging while powered off, my phone was able to run dead while plugged in. My powerskin charged first and then kicked over to the phone which had run completely dead (powerskin is supposed to charge the phone first but didn't do that). So, when it tried to charge the phone, it couldn't because of the recovery image. When I got up this morning, no way no how was I able to get it to boot into any mode that would allow charging (couldn't get it to boot at all for that matter). I ended up using a usb cable with one end cut off and the wires exposed to connect directly to my battery for a couple minutes. I then put the battery in my phone, booted it up and plugged it in to charge. I'm glad I went through this back in the day and still had the usb cable around from back when I had a winmo htc wizard that had a similar issue.
[HTC Sensation] Hivlaher:
Have you tried connecting it via usb and booting it via adb ?

try adb reboot recovery for example
[HTC Sensation] Blocker85:
Interesting idea. Can I do this on the OSX version of the Android SDK? I've never tried it.

Came back after lunch today and the phone still won't boot, so I'm going to have to try something like this since it's obviously not charging.
[HTC Sensation] Hivlaher:
I did it on android sdk on windows. It made it to my mind cause windows seemed to recognise the mobile even though it was turned off. If you manage to do it just tell me:)
[HTC Sensation] Blocker85:
Moto211: Used your solution and got it into fastboot! Thanks for the suggestion. I got walkthrough help from the folks on XDA IRC. Hoping that it now charges while in Fastboot
[HTC Sensation] moto211:
Glad it helped. If it doesn't charge in fastboot, try charging it for another minute or two and attempt a full boot. I actually fully booted and then plugged in my charger.
[HTC Sensation] BladeKnight:
it works on me...tnx alot...your an angel
[HTC Sensation] Hivlaher:
you are welcome. Now install ROM Manager and get the latest CWM which can charge while mobile is off:)
[HTC Sensation] primekrieger:
Similar problem, no luck :(
[HTC Sensation] pmalav40:
Just charge your phone in whatever state it is for at least 1 hour and your phone will boot up.:)

I had this problem twice of completely draining my battery to 0% and ended up in boot failure.

I was on cwm recovery.

But it didn't matter I did nothing and let the phone connected to charger for an hour or so and it just boot up.

The battery was showing around 30% power.

So try it.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] poormanq45:
I have a Mytouch 3G slide that the screen stopped functioning on.

I have another MT3GS that I'd like to restore with an image from the broken one.

Then problem is that I don't have a very recent backup and I can't make one without the screen on.

Is there a way to create a Nandroid + ext backup using the ADB shell?

If so, what are the parameters.

Thank you
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] es0tericcha0s:
I'm not really up to date on the technical stuff, but if the phone still powers on, why not have a friend walk you through the steps on how many times to move the cursor for getting to the right spot in the recovery screen and what not? Then just wait like 5 - 10 minutes to make sure the nandroid completes?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] poormanq45:
I actually tried that. I had the other MT3GS right next to it.

Once I got to the point where a backup should start ADB showed that the device dropped offline which is what was supposed to happen.

I let it sit for about 10 minutes. It usually takes 3~5. No backup was created.

I'm looking for a way to pull the backup directly to the computer.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Droidzone:
Look up the theads I've started. I'm sure I've written up a thread on this.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jackfrost909:
Maybe you did it within some other thread but I couldn't find it within the threads you started.

Link please? :)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Волк:
You could use the DD command to create .img's of your system, boot, data, and emmc partitions. I actually restored a guy's nook color like that, though I created a flashable zip to do the restore process automatically, what can i say, I'm lazy.

Read this page to give you an idea: http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/learn-the-dd-command-362506/

Feel free to pm me with further questions if you go that route.
[XPERIA X10 General] markboi13:
Im currently on 1.6 with broken pins in USB port. Im just wondering if I can somehow fix this in anyway at home without having to pay someone at a repair shop to do it. If not is there a way I can do something to connect it to my computer temporarily so I can update to 2.y so then after that I can just use xrecovery and wont have to care about the usb again. warrant was voided by the way just so you know why im not doing that option
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] eawooten:
Just wondering if anyone has looked into getting the new Dolphin Browser for Pad to run on our good old friend the Nook Color.

It does say that the requirements are Android 3.0 or better but I've seen more amazing things from you guys before.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.dolphin.browser.pad
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] joenathane:
I refer you to this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1187456
[Acer Iconia A500] Johnny0906:
How about that one!

I wonder what it will have, kind of sucks! I wanna have it if has like quad core or something...:D

News Links here: http://www.androidauthority.com/acers-new-10-inch-android-tablet-coming-in-4q-2011-18233/

http://www.tabletpcreview.com/defau...ws=acer+sliding+tablet+q4+2011+android+iconia

Edit: Some rumours are that it will be a slide tablet, that sounds pretty cool, having a keyboard underneath that slides!
[Acer Iconia A500] GonzoCSU:
Bigger processor sounds nice, not sure I like the slider though.
[Acer Iconia A500] cfrock:
Yeah, breaching into laptop territory and I really don't need a 3rd.
[Acer Iconia A500] dito33:
I don't mind as long has dual boot, Dell has one out already, I am thinking if I can go back I would buy that instead.
[Acer Iconia A500] Johnny0906:
But as far the slider is just a rumour, there is no concrete proof of that its going to be a slider.

It may just be a new tablet.
[Acer Iconia A500] gammaRascal:
I would expect that the only real marketable difference between it and what we have now will be the sliding kb. It's unlikely the internals (RAM, proc, panel type etc) will be different. But, as the article states, details are scarce.

Who knows.
[Acer Iconia A500] muqali:
I'm thinking it's gonna be 2012 before we see Tegra 3 stuff with Android 4.x on it. At this point I'm gonna keep my Iconia. Pass it on to the g/f when I get Kal El and Ice Cream Sandwich.
[Acer Iconia A500] gammaRascal:
Ya, at least 2012 since they're are already showing off dev hardware and software with T3. Of course, not that that alone means it's imminent - but it is imminent.
[Acer Iconia A500] Johnny0906:
Kal El.... droooooling.....
[Acer Iconia A500] mknewman:
I'm sure it will be a Tegra 3.
[Acer Iconia A500] gammaRascal:
Unlikely if its Q4 2011 - that's Oct - Dec (Fourth Quarter calendar year) Timing is off for T3 since everything I've read touts some point in 2012.

Plus that's just too soon to build a tablet for new architecture like that. Even when T3 goes out, we probably won't see any tablets for them for another quarter - first gen tablets aside (whatever the 'launch' tablet is - which wont be Acer).
[Acer Iconia A500] muqali:
If Acer opted to go with a different architecture, the only SoC I can think of that beats the Tegra 2 is the new OMAPs. The 44xx series. I've seen a couple of phone's benchmarked and a review on a tablet and they seem to be a bit ahead. Given 500MHz clock speed advantage, I can understand why. They also have the NEON instructions for SIMD.
[Acer Iconia A500] lordstrife:
It would be nice if the slide out keyboard would then lock and tilt like a laptop ,and not just up and down like most slide keyboards on phones

that why I loved my tilt 1 and 2!
[Acer Iconia A500] muqali:
I can't imagine a 10" tablet having a non folding keyboard. I'm 6' tall and the tablet alone is big enough. Can you imagine a tablet that suddenly added 50% or more to it's dimensions?
[Acer Iconia A500] cfrock:
Agreed. That's getting to laptop territory, as I said before.
[Acer Iconia A500] karlkarloff:
Personally I'm hoping for a tablet with a slide out coffeemaker.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] requiem3:
I just got the infuse, and especially indoors the gps signal seems to be lost or insufficient very frequently.

Seems to work alright outside.

I'm on stock btw.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Entropy512:
GPS isn't supposed to work well indoors. If it does, consider that a bonus.

However, my experience is that the Rogers Gingerbread release seems to perform better and actually does lock indoors - this is usually a feat reserved only for high-end standalone chipsets like MTKv2, STM Cartesio, and the tried and true SiRF Star III.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] P1 Wookie:
Lol of course the signal is gonna be weak indoors. Why do you need it indoors? Do you get lost on the way to the bathroom? lol
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Ddot196:
If you root there is a nice GPS fix that seems to work for some. It appears to lock in better for me when I'm out and about.

Sent from my rooted infuse flashed with infused!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] welchertc:
Using gps indoors can be useful with apps like foursquare or anything else with location based check ins. However, I've come to accept that phone gps sucks indoors, essentially making foursquare useless for me because once I'm inside where I'm at, I'm not going to go back out just to turn on gps and check in.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Entropy512:
WiFi/Cell-tower netloc always works fine for me with Foursquare.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] D4rKn3sSyS:
Guess what bro.. finally got it! :D (kernel thingy)
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] kxhawkins:
Chum, you are legend. This is awesome.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] adoldrol:
Good work.But can you explain this for compile NobodyAtall sources? Thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] jslim38:
Goodmorning all my girl friend has a Samsung Gravity android 2.2 and the problem is with the android market app it self for some strange reason the market is showing DVD movies rentals and I know that it shouldn't be but it is and I did a factory reset and when I open the market it show's the stock android market for about ten minutes and revert's back to the other market of which it shouldn't be showing on that device Im at a loss on this Ive searched the forum on this topic and came up with nothing help please and thank's
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] mohnish.killer:
I like to re-order d menu icons in my galaxy ace

But everytime i restart d device it changes the order to the default alphabetical order..which sucks :(

Pls can any1 tell me how to lock the menu ...

BTW m on stock 2.2 Android galaxy ace firmware..

Ty
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] noisy43:
Same problem here. Menu reordering and wallpaper changing back to default.

Started today.

Android 2.2.1 rooted.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] blade2011:
No idea why the wallpaper changes backk to default...

regarding the icon order, you will have to switch to another launcher (launcher pro for example) its in the market and has some nice features like hiding unwanted icons and so on.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] shreyasvb:
Don't use task killers...I think tats d one which is causing it..
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] mohnish.killer:
Regarding d wallpaper changing back 2 normal.... its only because d custom wallpaper you set in ur ace is saved in ur SD card.... if u transfer it back to phone nd restart it...it'll stay!!

=)

But d menu thing sucks !! I hope d 2.3 update solves it!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] noisy43:
i installed GO Launcher EX, reordered menu, changed wallpaper and created backup in launcher.

It helped.

Now, after restart all goes default (for less than 1 sec) until Launcher starts.
[HTC EVO 3D] wase4711:
There has been some requests, but I wanted to put it out there for everyone to see..

Please, oh Please, you wonderful DEV's, please do what you can for us MacOSX users, so we can too join the ranks of ROOTED EVO3D users!!

Thanks so much, and we all appreciate your efforts!! :D:D:D:D
[HTC EVO 3D] unCoRrUpTeD:
do you not know anyone with a windows pc
[HTC EVO 3D] wase4711:
I would prefer to do it on my own machine, at my own house..

My wife has a corporate win7 laptop, but, she doesn't like me using it for stuff like that..

Plus, I haven't used a win doze machine in over 5 years, so I am not that comfortable with them now.

Besides, there are tons of users here that are mac only, and have a hard time getting their hands on a win machine...

unrevoked had a mac solution shortly after they rooted the evo4g, so I am hoping the same thing happens with revolution..
[HTC EVO 3D] daneurysm:
If I recall correctly OSX is a BSD and is POSIX compliant...essentially a *nix... depending on how they implemented their linux version of the fix it might just work or work with csh or bash. Or I'm totally wrong...worth a shot either way.

Edit: Now I'm curious, I'm gunna reboot to hackintosh, brb

sorry, nevermind...it's a binary. I thought it might be a script.

okay, onto solutions.....you are on the internet in 2011 so I'd imagine you have an intel mac...install a temporary windows partition on a spare drive or empty partition....or. go download a linux live CD, burn that and boot to that and run the linux version of the fix.
[HTC EVO 3D] AyyRayy:
Go get a windows installation cd. Go to finder>utilities>bootcamp manager>burn the mac drivers for windows> insert windows cd (even if its not "activated)> install windows> do not activate (if you don't have a key)> boom 30 day trial of windows> install mac driver disk>download and install HTC sync> then uninstall only the application HTC sync> install revolutionary> make the beta code and get s off> option boot back into mac> now go back to bootcamp manager and you can restore the partition or keep windows> also go to system preferences and select your start up disk as mac so you don't have to option boot every time lol

Would take less than hour and a half
[HTC EVO 3D] ckoadiyn:
Use a vr and run windows virtually there are torrents to get it
[HTC EVO 3D] housry23:
I'm pretty sure that AlphaRev said that there won't be a Mac version. I could be wrong.

Problem with doing it in a VM is on a Mac doesn't play nice with USB when running a virtual box.

I think s linux live cd or live USB is going to be your best option.

Sent from a Revolutionary, TWRP'd & s-off EVO 3D
[HTC EVO 3D] AyyRayy:
Yeah you need a native install of windows, bootcamp gives you that
[HTC EVO 3D] daneurysm:
yeah...I think the LiveCD is the quickest route. Blank discs are dirt cheap and you already (most likely) have some sitting right there...there are some absolutely tiny LiveCD installs out there that will download in seconds, burn in seconds and you boot up to a system in a minute or two that is ready to go....sure, sound might not work and 3d acceleration might not work, but, who cares...I have never seen USB not work and that's all that matters.....if the network card/wireless don't wory, big deal...be sure to download that onto a memory stick or usb drive or hard drive first...almost all live cd's can at least read NTFS by now
[HTC EVO 3D] wase4711:
I tried Ubuntu 11 64 bit, and it would not "test run" from the cd itself, and I didn't want to perm-install Linux at this point..

I have upgraded to OSX 10.7 Lion, and its a little different than Snow Leopard, so I think I can't do it through Linux that way..

Thanks for all these suggestions, guys; I just would prefer a native Mac method, and I bet one gets released in the next few days..Too many Mac only users out there now, especially in the Android Community
[HTC EVO 3D] k2buckley:
Man, I'd be going out of my mind watching all this action here in the Evo 3D section, and not being able to partake in it. I'd be banging on my neighbors door, USB cable in hand and telling him that I have an extreme Android emergency and need to use the computer for 30 minutes. It really should only take about 10 minutes all together, installing the drivers and everything.

You have will power sir. Just watching all this flashing, ROMS, kernels, scripts and everything come to life from the sidelines.
[HTC EVO 3D] res1bxh3:
I was able to run Revolutionary just fine using Parallels and a windows 7 installation.. first time messing with vm's, pretty neat I can see myself using it for several things in the future
[HTC EVO 3D] goodelyfe:
errr what?

isnt that something like an oxy moron?
[HTC EVO 3D] daneurysm:
Not to adults.
[HTC EVO 3D] :
For some reason chuckled. Haha

Like my help? Thank me :-)
[HTC EVO 3D] goodelyfe:
.....................?
[HTC EVO 3D] Rakeesh_j:
Who uses a macintosh these days? Only two people I know with one run windows all the time on it.
[HTC EVO 3D] Konfuzion:
I hear Mac and I think IPhone.... I would tell my wife too bad and use her laptop, or install windows within OSX or best option yet buy a real computer.
[HTC EVO 3D] poweroutlet:
+1

10 char
[HTC EVO 3D] wase4711:
Well, over the last 20+ years of hacking phones, I have messed up enough of them to learn to take my time when a new "fix" comes out, and wait a few days for the dust to settle, and the problems to get posted; that way, if I have any of them when I do it, the answers are already out there.

After waiting since june for root to be achieved, I figure another day or two won't kill me..

Sorry all the Mac bashers feel the need to take potshots at me; I used win doze for almost 20 years until I came to my senses..
[HTC EVO 3D] poweroutlet:
Yeah, came to your senses by switching to an ecosystem controlled by a mad man named Steve Jobs, who runs a patent trolling company that aims to brainwash all of its customers and control every aspect of how its products are used and to squeeze out every penny from their overpriced and overhyped shiny white products.

you came to your senses indeed.
[HTC EVO 3D] Konfuzion:
Ironic you want to talk about "Mac bashers" when before anyone even said anything about Mac you were referring to Windows as win doze..... The things that make you go hmmmmm. (Oh I got a new avatar thanks to this post).