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[Galaxy S II General] JuniorGG:
UPDATE:

Just tried disabling fast dormancy by using the hidden service menu *#9900#

It looks like at least now commection works. Speed is not optimal but that may be normal because at the moment I am in an area not covered by H+ connection.
[Galaxy S II General] JuniorGG:
YET ANOTHER UPDATE: Forget what I just said in the post above. It only worked for a few minutes, and then I'm back with no connection. It looks like this phone is rather deaf to 3G networks. But again, I may be wrong. The thruth is that I am desperately struggling to make this bloody phone work, but so far I have no clues at all.
[Galaxy S II General] BarryH_GEG:
There have been random reports of regional and carrier specific problems with 2/3G. Some have been fixed with s/w updates, some people had to get rid of the phone. If your phone and your father's phone perform differently using the same SIM card, than his phone has a hardware problem. If they both suck, then you can either keep playing with the settings, hope a future s/w release fixes the problem, or get different phones.

The SGS2 appears to be router sensitive. It doesn't like D-Link routers. It appears to like Netgear routers a lot. While you shouldn't have to, changing your router can make a big difference in Wi-Fi performance.

Also, both of the conditions above wreak havoc on battery life. I can get 15 hours connected to my Netgear router while people with D-Link's are lucky to see 8.
[Galaxy S II General] JuniorGG:
I do have a second phone (my good old nokia n95 8GB), and also a second contract with the same carrier. I've already tried swapping the sim cards, and the result is always the same: N95 working flawlessly and SGS2 struggling even to get a reply from the server.

Obviously it's a problem related to the SGS2 (mine is unbranded and unrooted, just made the update to the latest firmware 2 months ago), and not to the carrier, although in this period I am in my parents' house, where signal is slightly lower than what I get in my house, at the opposite side of the city. So some cross relationship with signal strength may actually also be possible.

I do have Dlink routers both in my hose and in my parent's house, but I get very good wifi connection, I really can't complain about that. Also because my routers are different from the model that is known to cause problems. Anyway wifi connection is not in discussion here. It's cellular network connection that's problematic.

This evening, after disabling and reenabling all possible settings, and setting network connection to CDMA only, I was able to get fairly good connections, however we shouldn't be supposed to trickle anything in order to simply get cellular network data connection.
[Thunderbolt General] Ryano89:
Anyone know of a reliable app for tracking communication activities? For example, collecting all text, email, and calls to a particular contact. Any suggestions would be very useful. Stock thunderbolt non-rooted
[Thunderbolt General] patches152:
I can't see a use for this. Any examples?
[Thunderbolt General] Ryano89:
For example, my job requires client files to be maintained with accurate documentation of all correspondence( times and dates) between myself and a client or representative.

ya heard
[Thunderbolt General] nrfitchett4:
or sneak it onto your significant other's phone to see who they are talking to...
[Thunderbolt General] 00negative:
Ha this is more like it
[Thunderbolt General] 00negative:
Besides if it was for own phone is call history etc in the stock dialer not good enough, or the apps available in the market?
[Thunderbolt General] g00s3y:
And the time stamps for text messages, the call history, email time stamps isn't enough accurate documentation? Use sound recorder to record the conversations and you have record of those, the filenames are saved in the date & time format.

Seriously, look at your original question, the phone already does everything that you are asking it for. You make it sound much more like you want to snoop on a S/O, than "keep accurate documentation"
[Thunderbolt General] Ryano89:
Not true but I understand the suspicion. I work for a Disaster restoration company, ie floods, fires, storms etc. Negotiations between clients and insurance providers can be very delicate and for liability reasons, need to be documented beyond reason. The phone has all of these features true, I was just looking for an app that centralized all communications in order to make it easier to sort through what can sometimes be 3 or 4 hundred contacts.

ya heard
[Thunderbolt General] dajogejr:
Sorry if I'm stating the obvious, but as an IT manager...text messages should NEVER be used as a record of conversation.

Email is best, it leaves a trail.

There are ROMs/Kernals out there that support phone call recordings.

You can pull those audio recordings off and put them on a CD/Network Drive, etc.

But as for an all in one app...probably not. I haven't run across it anywho.
[Thunderbolt General] Ryano89:
Thanks for the tip on recording the calls, true about text. Please forgive the confusing questions, I'm new to this, and not entirely sure of phones capabilities. Thanks guys.

ya heard
[HTC Sensation] icedaccord19:
Does anyone have an apk that i could use on a custom romof the sensation version of the photo lockscreen( the one that tosses the pictures up on the screen) Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dell707:
Does anyone know any other games like crazy snowboard that has "wifi remote feature" that lets you use your android or iphone as a controller or display for another device?
[HTC EVO 3D] EVOme:
Now that I have gained root....can I flash the same font files that I used on my evo 4g??
[HTC EVO 3D] triscuit1983:
Someone already asked this in q and a. If you do a quick search over there, I made a couple posts with a suggestion and there were a few comments from others as well.
[HTC EVO 3D] thesparky007:
download font to your sd, get fontchanger from market and use that to flash font
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] nivlac978:
It wont let me sign in. I just unrooted my phone, could that have something to do with it?
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] jmwils3:
Have you tried going on amazons website and seeing how many devices they say you have registered on your account? Every time you reinstall the appstore app and sign in the store, it adds another device. After a while, it fills up and wont let you use it until deleting some of those
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] nivlac978:
I just figured that out. I acctually had to deregister phones before to get it on another rom. I just had a major brain fart. Thank you.
[G2 and Desire Z Themes and Apps] jmwils3:
Not a problem. I only knew to ask that because I had the same issue about a week ago :)
[General Questions and Answers] JaSauders:
I have an LG Optimus T. Not the most ground breaking phone ever, but a heck of a deal for the money. Nonetheless, it's my phone, and I'm not really happy with the internal memory barrier I'm facing. For what it's worth, I have it rooted. I heard a way to partition your SD card (with part of it being allocated to ext3 file system) and re-flashing your phone somehow so the phone utilizes your ext3 partition on the SD card for housing applications. I heard several users in the IRC chat confirm this works well.

However, now that it's show time and I'm trying to do it, I'm a little confused. So please, be gentle, and I apologize if I'm re-hashing simple steps. I'm just trying to make sure I get what I'm supposed to do.

I'm working from this link here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=10692249&postcount=1299

So from what I understand, the factory ROM can do fine, so I don't need to locate a custom ROM. That said, I just need to reset the phone to factory settings (thereby getting the factory ROM), run A2SD (is A2SD any different from A2SD Killer that they speak of in this post? I never heard of it), then go through the motions of the initial setup as it suggests (language choice, time zone, etc).

Then, prior to setting up my gmail account, I'm supposed to reboot to recovery. What does it mean reboot to recovery? Am I supposed to hold down the keys to do a factory reset? Is that what they mean by recovery?

I hate to ask these questions in a form of hand holding, but I just want to make sure I'm doing it right. After re-hashing this post several times and talking to 2 buddies about it without any further progress, I figured I'd just ask.

That said, can anyone help guide me in the proper direction? I'd greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] sweetnsour:
make sure that you are looking at the right forum next time :D that link was for htc desire (use it only if it says its compatible for your phone)

before you start worrying about a2sd, you need a custom recovery, found here. once you flash recovery and boot into it, everything will be clear (ext, partition, flashing, etc)

for apps2sd, id suggest using ungazes data2sd (apps2sd and data2sd are basically the same thing, at least thats my understanding)

follow the steps there. if anythings unclear, post any questions and ill check back later
[General Questions and Answers] JaSauders:
I did notice it was an HTC forum, but I was speaking with users who had other devices and claimed they used the same method, so I didn't think much of it. At that point I figured it was more of an Android thing vs an actual manufacturer thing.

When you speak of the custom recovery, what *exactly* does that entail? I was told Android phones have the hard factory reset that cannot be altered as long as you don't mess with /system under root terminal. That said, this phone is pretty much brand new. I have nothing on it that isn't already stored in the cloud somewhere (google contacts, gmail, work's email, etc).

What I'm trying to get at is, is a custom recovery needed only to get my phone back the way it was before I screwed with it? Or if I'm accepting to doing a hard factory reset, is that acceptable as well?

Thank you very much for the link. This seems a little more straight forward than the last one was. I'm also trying to understand the differences between handsets and Android versions here. For example, you mentioned the previous post was for HTC. It's a difficult thing for me to grasp because I come from a very heavy Linux background. If I mess with Ubuntu on one machine, then mess with Ubuntu on a top end server, then tinker with it on a laptop, it's still Ubuntu no matter what machine it's on. So it's hard for me to grasp the concept of Android acting differently on different machines (phones) and having different methods to different devices.

That said, it sounds like the link you posted to me is more of a generic "everything should work" type of scenario. After all, it's just moving /data. It would make sense that it would work that way, right? If not, please correct me, as I'd rather be wrong 1,000 times over again and be corrected than make 1 mistake and mislead someone or brick my phone.

Thanks for your response. Hopefully the recovery thing isn't too much of a hassle and I hope this ext thing can do the trick! What kind of difficulty is involved here? Is this fix, say, grandma approved? Or is that asking for a lot? :D:D:D

EDIT - Also, I noticed you spoke of Apps2SD. I have that installed... is that not acceptable to what I'm running? After all, it just seems to move what parts of the apps it can to the SD card. I was aiming to have the entire application base MOVED to the SD card. Is that what it does and I'm just a little confused??
[General Questions and Answers] sweetnsour:
i understand what you mean (how ubuntu on one machine is the same as ubuntu on another) :D

its the same thing with android EXCEPT that each android device is made different by the hardware (i.e. my phone is limited by the fact that its cpu is not powerful enough to run some apps; different components make up each device in contrast to lets say iphone, where each iphone is the same; my understanding is that each rom utilizes and has commands for each of these components so if they're different then youll need a rom unique for each device)

heres a general scope over recovery:

custom recovery - allows you to flash a rom, make/restore a nand backup, well it allows you to do a lot of things

stock recovery - only a hard reset (done automatically)

a hard reset wont cut it if you screw up your phone. youll need a custom recovery (which allows you to back up your entire system as a nand backup)

when you say apps2sd, i think you are talking about moving the app to the sd card in settings. thats not true apps2sd. true apps2sd moves the whole app to the sd card, giving you unlimited space to store apps (well actually you are only limited by your sd card)

if i missed anything, tell me. im multitasking right now (sorry)
[General Questions and Answers] JaSauders:
Hahah, no you're doing quite well for multitasking! I understand what you mean, and it makes sense to me. I mean, after all, isn't it still the same analogy to Ubuntu? (at first I didn't think so, but now I think it may be more relevant) After all, if I'm running a dual proc 6 core system with 24gb of RAM, it'll certainly move Google Earth (aka, an app) faster than a Pentium 3 with 128mb of RAM would, even though they're both packin Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, or whatever your flavor may be. So in theory, I suppose you can apply the same analogy from Ubuntu as you do Android. The catch is, Ubuntu (or any Linux distro for that matter) runs on old hardware great, so the gap between old computer vs super computer is less relevant than today's Android based smart phones, where 300mhz could mean whether or not you can run a certain app. Compared to real life, Ubuntu operates just as quick to me on my dual proc 6 core (12 core total) server with 24gb of RAM as it does my P4 1gb RAM box on my test bench.

Anyway, going back on topic a bit more... yeah I was thinking of the Apps2SD from the market. So I suppose the "real" Apps2SD is a true "mv -R" type of application (linux recursive move of data).

Okay, so get the market based App2SD out of my head. Gone. Done. Okay... the thing I'm still not understanding is the recovery. I mean, I'm looking at the hard factory reset as, say, a recovery "Ghost based" partition that some Windows computers often come with.

Example - Windows gets fubar'd. Reboot. F8. Recover system. And it dumps the recovery image on the main partition. Ta da! Just like it was when you bought it at Best Buy!

I mean, if I could get it back to factory, then I could just start over, right? Trying to put it into words as best I can... I was thinking of it like this.

Hard factory reset = Windows recovery image from Dell factory (back to day 1).

Nandroid custom reset = Own "self made" Clonezilla/Ghost image (customized with your stuff as a backup you made yourself)

That's what I was thinking. So that being said, am I absolutely positively required to do a custom backup? Can I not just rely on the hard factory reset to take me back to day 1 from when I got it from T-Mobile and (if I so desire) start the process over if I tank it? You see, I was told that it's nearly impossible for me to permanently brick an Android phone, as the hard reset, while inconvenient since it would wipe my stuff, would at least get me back to a bootable, functional ROM.

If I'm re-hashing unnecessary things and just need to focus on the fact I have no choice, by all means, e-slap me. Thanks for your help so far. I'm just trying to learn what I can! Your time is appreciated.
[General Questions and Answers] sweetnsour:
the thing is, a time may come when you cannot even boot your phone (lets say you were messing around and modding and all of a sudden you get stuck in a bootloop) and you try doing a factory reset but it doesnt work. this might be because something is corrupted. for android, a factory reset only

wipes

the data but does not

restore

anything. this is where custom recovery comes in handy. not only can custom recovery do a factory reset, it can restore a backup if your phone ever gets screwed up (unless you screw it up so much that you cant even access your recovery, then things get much more complicated). think of this backup as a system restore on windows (creating a restore point on windows is like creating a nand backup in custom recovery)

and dont worry about all the questions :D a few months back i never knew this myself so i understand
[General Questions and Answers] JaSauders:
Well my friend, your patience is certainly appreciated. I understand a little better now. So let me throw out another analogy just to further solidify what little understanding I feel I have.

Factory reset = Windows restore point

Nandroid reset = Self made recovery image via Clonezilla/Ghost

Your point is a Windows restore point is only good as long as the system is solid. If your hard drive dies, suddenly your backed up restore point is useless. But... dump on that Clonezilla/Ghost image you have saved elsewhere and you're good to go.

That said, how should I get started? How do I make a Nand backup? Any guides you recommend? Will this back up my current apps, settings, etc?

Once done, how would I go about the actual Apps2SD method for making the SD card act as app storage? I assume it's that ungazes link you provided earlier?

Again, thanks for your help!
[General Questions and Answers] Indirect:
Figure this is where I should come in to help. You can install Amon_ra's recovery or clockworkmod onto your device (you can choose if there is both) but you should be able to do all that from a backup and restore menu in the custom recovery. You can go get the free version of rom manager and it should be able to install clock work recovery all without that much input from you, then you boot into recovery from rom manager. It shows you this simple yet amazing GUI that you never thought possible with something so small such as your android device. You are then given choices, do you want to flash a zip to mod your system such as custom roms, new keyboards, etc. Backup and restore (nandroid backup) or even mount it in USB mode which is useful if you never backed up, and didn't keep a copy of a custom rom on your SD card. (I never made that mistake of atleast the latter option. lol) So basically, the recovery is the "safemode" of android, only you don't get to access all of your stuff until you leave "safe mode"

and a bit of advice: NEVER flash anything without 50% or more battery.

It probably will atleast softbrick your device if it dies mid-flash.
[General Questions and Answers] JaSauders:
oh, I see. Yeah I thought recovery was the actual PROCESS of pulling an old backup over, not so much operating in a sterile system environment such as safe mode.

About flashing, I would suspect it would best be done plugged in with AC power. I've had a laptop or two nearly die on me in my flashing days (went to the bathroom, came back, flashing red light, uh oh!) so I think I'll be good there.

So which applications do I need to get started? The problem I face is when I google something, there's no less than 600 ways to do all sorts of various tasks. So I have a hard time separating which one is best practice, which one is the old method, which one is definitely a bad idea, etc. So you say I can choose which ROM to use. Are they pre-built into whatever recovery software I need to use to get this job done? Or do I have to download them somewhere and put them on my SD card and then boot into recovery?

EDIT - hey how about this lil guy here?

http://code.google.com/p/android-roms/wiki/SPL

Came across it when I was googling for Nandroid Backup.

EDIT 2 - Or this guy. Looks to be the same step as the Nandroid step within the first link. Looks like the first link, while a bit more dated, is also a bit more thorough.

http://theunlockr.com/2010/02/06/how-to-backup-and-restore-your-android-phone/
[General Questions and Answers] Indirect:
Since you're rooted, you can run thiss https://market.android.com/details?id=com.koushikdutta.rommanager&hl=en and it will be able to install clocwork mod recovery. Then you just boot into it and whatever rom you want to use (found in the android development forum for your device) you install that zip from SD card and voila! You're golden with a new rom on your phone. It isn't completely needed though. lol
[General Questions and Answers] sweetnsour:
if i were you, i wouldnt use rom manager (it is known to cause problems). for now, use the recovery i posted in the second post. if you want to flash a rom, heres a list of most (if not all) roms for our phone.

as you start getting familiar things, you should start referring here

heres a general scope of things when it comes to flashing a custom rom:

1. boot into recovery

2. make a nand backup

3. you MUST wipe data/factory reset, cache, and dalvik cache. wiping the sd card is not necessary

4. flash the rom

5. boot normally (first boot can take awhile)

and remember, never flash more than one file without rebooting normally in between or else you might run into some problems
[General Questions and Answers] JaSauders:
When you say wipe the dalvik, cache, etc, is that done during a factory wipe or do I need to do that in a separate step?

Edit- which rom would you suggest? I hear a lot about cm7. Thats the only one I recognize.
[General Questions and Answers] sweetnsour:
they are separate processes but they are found under the same category

so itll be like this:

wipe

wipe data/factory reset

wipe cache

wipe dalvik cache

wipe rotation settings

wipe battery stats

something like that (at least this is how it works for amonra recovery. for clockwordmod recovery, i believe they are categorized differently but its still the same idea)
[General Questions and Answers] JaSauders:
Ahh, I gotcha. I remember reading instructions on clearing the dalvik-cache, so that's why I thought maybe I'd have to re-hash those links I found and do that in a separate step. But it sounds pretty streamlined!

Well, I'll give this a shot tonight. I'm still going back and forth on which ROM to use. I hear a lot about CM7, but I also heard of 1 or 2 users saying on CM7 they lost their Google Navigation or Google Latitude functionality, both things I utilize. I also had no idea the Opt T was supported on CM7. But then again, if it's anything like Linux distros, using one of the more popular ROMs has its benefits as those are normally the highest supported.

People weren't lying when they said stop googling and just go to XDA forums. Thanks for the help yet again, bro.
[General Questions and Answers] sweetnsour:
im using cm7 and both google navigation and latitude work for me. and i know that the link i gave you said optimus p500 roms, but all p500 roms work for the p509 (since they both use the same hardware). just remember not to flash any roms from any other forums, flash only from the p500 forum

glad i could help. if you need any more help, just refer to that forum or pm me (since i have the same phone as you) :D
[General Questions and Answers] Indirect:
Sweetnsour, I was just suggesting Rom manager to be able to flash clockwork, then he could flash amon_ra from inside clockwork. I think that's possible? It was more of a hint for a newer user. I remember being on the other side and since I don't personally own your device, I was just offering general android advice. Glad to see you corrected me though, anyway, good luck OP. Hope you enjoy your device modifications.