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[Fascinate General] randum0city:
Ahhh! Gotcha. Thanks

Fascinatingly sent from XDA app
[Fascinate General] speedingcheetah:
Umm..so far all the Gingerbread roms that are out are still having some issues...low in- call volume, no hardware acceleration(videos), no flashlight...etc...and aren't quite fully functional as Froyo is just yet..which is perfectly understandable...

I was just wondering if your up coming rom will still have those issues....or if you are going to blow our minds with a fully functional Gingerbread rom for the Fasciante...
[Fascinate General] Jazz848:
Completely understand your frustration. Unfortunately, if the devs don't have a full, stable source drop to work with, we really can't hold the current crop of common /generally recognized GB issues against them. Heck, they're probably more frustrated about it than the rest of us ;)

OP, I look forward to the upcoming release and maturation of your project!
[Fascinate General] laureanop:
Another option would be terrific, but good luck with the SD card!
[Fascinate General] jdkzombie:
dont feel like its personal if you are met with flak about "new and upcoming" roms here. you can thank Tonu for that.

but good luck either way man!
[Fascinate General] nitsuj17:
My point is that no legit devs post coming soon ****...they work on something then release it...hype is just lame and time after time these threads end in disappointment or the rom just doesn't offer anything worth a hype thread
[Fascinate General] jkat797:
please nitsuj. I want NO beef but, cut the kid some slack, he's just trying to help everyone, trying to make our phones better. u guys have a coming soon tab on the tsm site ....but anyway he seems like a good kid trying to help. let's give him a break. what he makes could be really good. please don't push people down before we see what they can do. hahah I mean cmon
[Fascinate General] nitsuj17:
yes on our *website* we have a coming soon tab..we dont make those posts on xda

if he has something good...then great

the work would stand on its own without hype...but i looked at his post history and there are nothing but coming soon threads for various phones

*if* one is going to do this type of thread, at least list what the rom is comprised of (aosp, tw, other) what differentiates it from other existing roms (besides a theme, there are enough throms out there) and why it needs to be hyped up

either way ill eject myself from the thread now
[Fascinate General] Enyo.:
I do know one of my roms will have 2.4 Ice Cream when google releases the SDK. But most are AOSP coupled with Touchwiz. They will also come with my version of The JIT Compiler. They will also come with my version of build.prop tweaks. And more.
[Fascinate General] Enyo.:
The nexus one just got the Espresso Rom yesterday.
[Fascinate General] nitsuj17:
yes and its about the most vague op ive ever seen...and for the fascinate u wont just be compiling off the sdk...you ll have to kang jt's mtd setup or ull never release anything
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Derrian:
Hey guys, can someone tell me where the themes are installed to please as I wish to have a go at making my own theme.

Sent from my HTC Wildfire
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 3xeno:
You can download a complete working template of a theme chooser theme here (Along with a short guide / how-to create a theme)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=964391

(Get the compiled theme from here - http://bit.ly/hdEWsf as stated in that thread - it is basically the 'extracted' contents of a Theme Chooser Theme)
[Wildfire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Derrian:
Thank you!

Sent from my HTC Wildfire
[Desire General] kuljit55:
Possible to make flashable app in recovery to store to system rom?

if so how do i convert an ordinary apk. file to a flashable zip in recovery which stores itself on the rom.

i need to know this as i have over 150mb free rom space.

thanks
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andre1210:
Hello,

I've got a multitasking problem.

I'm using Wolfbreaks V3.6 Rom without using additional task killer apps.

When I'm using an app e.g. for printing an picture and change to another e.g. browser, the printing stopps direct after open of the browser.

Another example: I'm using Opera for browsing and take a picture. When I return to opera, it starts again and loads the last page again.

Before on stock 2.1 or Wolfbreaks Froyo versions, there was not such a problem.

Is there an internal taskkiller? Is it possible to change the values for this?

Thank you

Andre
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] acerulz:
yup from android 2.2 onwards there is internal task killer preloaded on the system so need of any task killers!!

and to change it ...m not sure exactly what to do !!

anyways Thank me if it cleared ur doubt !!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Jardicel:
Discovered this last night, go to Settings > About Tablet, and repeatedly tap on "Android Version 3.1". It certainly isn't as scary as Gingerbread's Easter Egg, but it's a nice touch.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] akarol:
Cool! Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] xTONEx:
Does nithing for me, how long u tap for?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] poisike:
Not long, about 5 seconds? But you have to do it really fast.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] appelflap:
Well I can only tap on "Android version 3.01" :p (yep 10.1v) but it works. Nice find.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Jye75:
Very cool!!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] funky81:
Nice info...thanks
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] SouthPhilly:
LOL.... Nice find m8!!!

Sent From My Galaxy10.1 Class TouchWiz/ADWex equipped Starship
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] mr. haison:
I could only get it to work once. . . . after that nothing happens when i tap on it.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Theojt:
Same here - one-time event only.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Jye75:
It works everytime for mine.

To get this to work, in "About", scroll all the way down and then start tapping the Android version. Otherwise, it doesn't seem to work.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Jardicel:
Crisp image. Wish I could make it my wallpaper :P
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] shoekstra:
Screen capture?

The egg opened on mine also. Indeed sharp looking.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] mazook98:
It was also a nice find for the rest of the planet in February, lol.

Sent from my HTC Evo3D
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] alphaola:
Nice one but its like hit and miss to get the image. Good find
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Mitchmoney:
Nice, cool trick!!!

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 on the Xda premium app
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] cryptyk:
If you're having trouble getting it to work, do a two or three finger tap. Two fingers about an inch apart, and tap them at the same time as fast as you can. Usually pops up in the first few taps.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] nonperturbative:
cool. works for me more than once too. thx
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] bdejong11129:
Ok, so it worked for me but I have to ask...what would possess someone to sit there and try this in the first place?
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Been wondering on whether to use task killers on the Desire S.

Read many articles why you shouldn't use them, but on the other hand i see many people using them.

On my Galaxy Tab, and S2, they both come preinstalled with task killers, and i use them. They help beacause my Tab slows down alot!

But on the Desire S they isnt a task killer present. I havent experienced and lags or anything, since i've had the device for a week.

But just wondering if i use a task killer can i improve the battery life further?

Why did htc not include a task killer, but in sense 3.0 ROms they have it?

also is there any apk etc, to get that new HTC Task Manager without having to change ROM?

So do you use a task killer? Does it improve battery life? If so, which task killer do you use?

Cheers guys :)
[HTC Desire S] shrome99:
i use advanced task killer pro. it's great. MIUI has an in-built task killer. IDK about battery life, but well, free RAM sure improves multitasking.
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
I answered I have it but don't use it, as I don't find that the phone lags and even though I do have one installed I use it very very rarely.

I have the htc task killer (as it comes within LBC ROM) , I use it very rarely and only when I find that a process is mis-behaving and not FC'ing on its own.

I also have fast reboot which again I use very sparingly, this closes and then restarts all of the running processes and is like a reboot without powering down the phone (so saves battery) I find that it's useful when attempting to identify sources of battery drain etc.

Ultimately not all programs will function as they should, so I find that its best to have one and not use it rather than not have one and need it :D
[HTC Desire S] kartikk:
you dont need task killers on android

android automatically kills tasks which are not used when it requires memory(& it usually is very good at this)

& tasks on the RAM do not take any battery,they take battery only when they are active & are using the processor

task managers can actually have a negative effect on your battery life,if you kill a app it will take more processing power to restart again & will cost you more battery but if you leave it on the ram it wont take any battery & starting it again will take less battery

& i have read many android users saying that uninstalling task managers helps them with their lagg problems
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Thanks for the info ben! I will check out that reboot app :) also just found out Android has its own killer if you need to kill apps :)
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Thanks kartkk! Just the info I read too :) guess ill defo not be using a task killer for normal use then :)
[HTC Desire S] jhonny173:
I shouldn't have worried at the first place if i did open alot of application in my android. thought that it works like windows.
[HTC Desire S] amonrei:
What's bad are automatic task killers. I use System Panel / Task Manager mostly to keep track with my battery usage history & system info but barely use it to kill tasks.
[HTC Desire S] Steinhund:
Automatic Task Killer are like most "Tuning" tools on Windows. You never know exactly what they do. There ist no need of "Free" RAM on Android. And, as written, killing a Task will not increase battetry life.
[HTC Desire S] olyloh6696:
Thanks everyone for the input :)

Ben, I have installed the fast reboot app, and I am very pleased with it :)

Thanks for sharing! Saves me a full reboot when some apps aren't working :)

Cheers mate!
[HTC EVO 3D] mnomaanw:
Got my preregistered reliance evo 3d yesterday (which was changed from sprint to reliance) . Now I want to activate my cellphone but dint know how. The seller told me to go to reliance web world shop which is not yet available in my city yet. So can I activate my evo from my home? I searched here but just found a thread on "how to flash to reliance" . My phone is already flashed just want to activate it. And in settings my echo shows that my cell number is 9311111111. Is that correct? Please reply . And one last question , my evo shows that its total ram is 803mb which is used above 600mb always and free around 150mb . Is that right?
[HTC EVO 3D] joeykrim:
can't help much with reliance as i'm not familiar with them.

regarding the total ram, used and free, by going to settings->manage applications and click on the running tab, mine shows 220MB used and 500MB free. im on the stock sprint rom rooted but havent really customized anything yet. the amount of memory will of course depend on what you have loaded/running/installed. android manages memory differently than windows so the used/free amounts don't have the same meaning/impact they would under a windows environment.

it should also list the individual applications which are running/using memory.
[HTC EVO 3D] mnomaanw:
Thanks for the reply friend but is it a bug in htc sense that it shows used as free and vice versa? you are right mine also shows nearly same in setting>Apps>running. But check the notifications bar ........open it >goto quick settings>select total memory and please tell me is it just my 3vo or the same with all of you...
[HTC EVO 3D] joeykrim:
total memory: 803MB. used: 693MB and free: 110MB .

show the same here as you do. when i tap on it, it opens up more detail in a "Task Manager". Only lists 5 apps for me, Internet (71MB), Maps (40MB), Gmail (29MB), Settings(25MB) and People(17MB). That list definitely doesn't seem all inclusive as those numbers don't add up.

My rough guess is Sense UI consumes a large chunk of RAM. If I had a usb cable, i'd run top thru adb shell and check the stats there also to see how they tie out. Can also use a 3rd party task manager from the market, there are quite a few free ones.

If I had a handy link to how android manages memory, I would link for you to read up on, but its definitely different than windows and I don't worry about the RAM numbers as much as when I first moved from windows mobile to android 1.5 yrs ago.

Google'd Android Memory Management a few good links appeared

http://mobworld.wordpress.com/2010/07/05/memory-management-in-android/ - Seems pretty decent and detailed!

In basic terms off the top of my head, Android will fill up memory as apps load and run. Android doesn't start killing processes until it reaches a very low level of free memory. I think the low level of memory threshold at which to kill processes is defined in /init.rc stored in the ramdisk of the kernel and there are tweaks to adjust that number.

Hope that helps!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andoridkiller:
I want to backup my stock ROm does anyone know how to? I heard there something called clockwork, could someone explain further and have you tried it working?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
One try the branded rom posts for your phone .

BUT you say its STOCK rom no need to backup stock roms just download a stock rom .

Clockwork Mod is a tool that installs custom roms and also can back up your current rom .

CWM is found here with root .

Root + CWM .

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1103399

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FAQ

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1065995

Wip

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1125282

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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BurlaMatto:
You can root and do a nandroid, then restore and unroot with an official kernel
[Nexus S General] strung:
You may notice if you turn off Sync from the power widget and turn off cell data from the wireless settings menu, you can get the 4 to 5 days of standby. Of course then you have essentially a dumb smart phone.

Cell data is primary power drain in typical usage. That is partly why android tablets can go for weeks without a charge but phones just last a day (of course tablet has much bigger battery). Because of the variance in cell signal strength depending on location, you'll notice variable battery life especially when traveling. Also, having sync enabled wakes up the phone frequently even with cell data off. You can observe this in the battery use graph.

Juice Defender

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.latedroid.juicedefender&feature=search_result

Juice Defender uses this knowledge and turns off wireless data when the screen is off. Giving 1.5x battery saving. The pro version is even better and smartly turns off sync and only syncs at users option e.g. 30 minutes up to 2 hours.

Result is much improved battery life on any android phone with minimal loss of "instant" type notifications for email.
[Nexus S General] LordLugard:
Apps like JD defeat the whole purpose of having push email/calendar/talk/voice e.t.c on a phone. I like use Gmail/calendar/e.t.c and like having those apps push info to my phone instantly, ofcourse at the detriment of battery life. Throw in apps like Skype and Trillian that i sometimes have running in the background and you can see where it's not too viable to have data turn off when screen is off. I thought the whole advantage to push anything was that it would save on battery life vs having to pool every x amount of time.

If JD Pro like you say only pools for data every 30 mins when screen is off then it might be worth it to some folks.

My thinking is that Android phones and good battery life do not go hand in hand. I've been wondering whether to stop using the Gmail app and experiment with setting it up in K9 mail since K9 mail supports IMAP idle push (and pushes my .Mac and AIM email accounts just fine).

Battery tech in just has to get better. I do get jealous of my friends iPhone battery life with all the push notifications going on and music and video playing, he still pushes 2 straight days sometimes on one charge. Me, i bought 2 batteries and a desktop charger on eBay for 9.99 and also have an iGo 1800mah portable dual usb battery charger thingy that i toss in my man-purse. So battery in NS4G (which dies by ~5-6pm usually), 2 spares and a portable charger.

I've always had a negative opinion of JD, but i'll give JD Pro a try and see how it impacts my need to instant gratification of push.. :)
[Nexus S General] slonn:
Let us know how you fare with the JD. I don't want to buy it if it doesn't improve battery life. I recently invested in the Just Mobile Portable USB Power Pack and that helps if you're away from a computer and a wall plug and need to get your battery recharged.
[Nexus S General] acPIZZA:
I use jd when I'm at work because a lot of the time I am in the ffield and just leave my phone in my car. If I need to call or text someone I just use the company blackberry.

I can come back to my phone after hours and only have 2-4% gone on my phone. Then I just use the toggle widget to disable jd when I have my phone on me after work and on the weekends.
[Nexus S General] tevil:
I used jd for half a day

I am a huge slacker (radio) and it caused my radio to wig out bad

I am sure this was the culprit even when disabled
[Nexus S General] gsxrdennis25:
Turning off data while screen is off is akin to stop and go traffic and your car getting worse gas mileage, everytime it turns on you have to reconnect and search for signal actually using more battery. Also, why buy a smartphone and not want 24/7 instant data access.

I keep wifi set to never sleep, and leave 4g radio off and location to gps sats only and get through my day with 0 issues on my battery. I took my phone off charger at 9am yesterday and now its 130am and i still have 20% battery, 2 gmail accts syncing mail and calender, 1 exchange set to push, twitter, google+, score mobile tracking 3 games today. Keep your backlight low and manually turn off the screen instead of waiting for it to timeout.
[Nexus S General] LordLugard:
This is my usual rationale. I shall still evaluate JD for another day just to see if it actually does anything useful in my use case, otherwise I'll just carry around 2 spare batteries fully charged.
[Nexus S General] tevil:
WHAT is it that you people do that you need to carry TWO batteries lol.

This thing lasts me all day. I mowed my lawn for 2 hours the other evening streaming slacker the whole time and barley made a dent in the battery.

But then again I have been used to my Iphone which had major battery issues to me. Where as this I might throw on the charger at work for a few or charge in the car while i drive, the Iphone I had to basically RUN everywhere on a giant wheel to continuously charge the stupid thing.
[Nexus S General] LordLugard:
I swear I'm not war driving or trying to crack nuclear codes on my phone. The battery just drains like I can't explain. I'm not a power user, nay, regular use. For example, 1 Gmail account pushing mail/contacts/Calender/Google+, K9 mail with 3 accounts and that's it.

I hardly dare even use it to play music or videos (have a Galaxy Tab 7 for those uses).

I think the radio isn't efficient enough and just uses too much power (at least on some units I'd hypothesize).

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S General] LordLugard:
I'm definitely doing away with juice defender, and just carry 2 extra fully charged batteries on my person and set certain apps not to sync or sync. Disabling 3g and wifi adnaseum defeats the whole purpose of having a smartphone and I find myself managing JD more than I care to.

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S General] tevil:
i have only had my phone for like 4 days. Between mine and my buddies S we think the biggest drain is the screen.

it always shows up as the largest draw especially on auto.

Dont keep it on auto. keep it LOOOOOWWWWWWW.

I keep a brightness widget and if it gets to dark where i am (one in a thousandth of a shot so far) i tap it up a notch or two.

then reduce it when im not needing it anymore. Even on low brightness its really clear, but i have good eyes.

I also have my screen to time out in like 15 secs.

about the radio though, i think it depends on your local.

My iphones used to CONSTANTLY search and shift 2g/3g which made my batteries drain like crazy here in CT. this phone doesnt do the switch nor care to search that much.
[Nexus S General] LordLugard:
Must be your locale. I'm sort of in what I thing is a bad luck fringe zone where it searches between 1x and 3g quite a bit. For example I was on the bus today and couldn't stream constantly with Tune In radio cause it would switch to 1x part of the way even though I'm in a solid 3g coverage area.

In the subway where my Treo would hold on to a weak but usable 1x Sprint signal, the NS latches on to Verizon (free roaming anyway) like Succubus. If I set it to Sprint only, then no service.

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S General] LordLugard:
I'm so bloody jealous I want to hate you !! And you even have 4g on too.. grrrr

EDIT

Oh, i see now the Juice defender in the top left. Not worth it to me. I prefer to actually "use" my phone than have it gimped when the screen is off.

Sent from my Nexus S 4G
[Nexus S General] rentaric:
How does GMail use more battery then display, I mean you can't read&write mails w/o display active.
[Nexus S General] strung:
Here is another tip, underclock your CPU to 800 MHz instead of 1000 MHz. With that setting and JuiceDefender Ultimate, I'm starting at 9am with 95% battery and at midnight I still have 65% battery. (Only 30% loss over 15 hours.) Or about 45 hours on a charge. Of course usage dependent. And my cell signal isn't spectacular either, usually between -105 and -96 dBms.
[Nexus S General] MaxCarnage:
I'm happy with the balance I have between functionality and battery life. I can go a full day using my phone as I desire with push and sync active all day.
[Nexus S General] alexcinci:
black square dots

I installed JD free and noticed 2 things:

-the battery´s use curve is less abrupt, and is saving a little bit of "juice"

-switching between apps I see black square dots popping on screen... is this some kind of JD´s bug? ´cause before installing it never occured...
[Nexus S General] strung:
I don't see that. Have you ever overclocked?
[Nexus S General] LordLugard:
I wish folks would stop crowing about juice defender. It's defending nothing by shutting off data and so forth and gimping your phone. I'd rather carry a spare battery and actually use my phone to the best way it suits my needs. My opinion.
[HTC EVO 3D] jerrold24:
Will Sensation roms work on the 3D?
[HTC EVO 3D] DDiaz007:
No
[HTC EVO 3D] jerrold24:
Isnt it basically the same phone just without the 3d feature?
[HTC EVO 3D] Bamba1260:
Basically, but not.
[HTC EVO 3D] life64x:
Nope, different kernel, different drivers.
[HTC EVO 3D] hockeyfamily737:
Sensation=gsm

Evo 3d (Sprint) =cdma

So the roms are not interchangeable. That's also why there's a separate cdma 3d development section & a gsm 3d development section.
[HTC EVO 3D] xHausx:
Any ROMs in particular you are looking at?
[HTC EVO 3D] danaff37:
Cm7 port from aosp I bet
[HTC EVO 3D] jerrold24:
Nothing in particular, just seems as though it has more roms than the 3D
[HTC Sensation] Flipnfr3ak:
So I got my s-off but I don't know which Rom to use.....what are some of the top Rom recommended?
[HTC Sensation] kageebe:
I've tried many of the roms, but I still prefer the stock rom. It runs perfectly fine... you just need to remove the bloatware... It's also all personal preferences, so start flashing and see how you like each one.