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[Desire HD General] SmokingDesire:
Just came back to my phone and the following update has been downloaded:

OTA_Ace_Gingerbread_S_HTC_WWE_2.50.405.2-2.36.405.8_R_release_199069usj0n606bsao7iw1.zip

Here's the error I get:

ClockworkMod Recovery v.3.0.0.6
Finding update package...
E:unkown volume for path [SDCARD:download/OTA_Ace_Gingerbread_S_HTC_WWE_2.50.405.2-2.36.405.8_R_release_199069usj0n606bsao7iw1.zip]
E:Can't mount SDCARD:download/OTA_Ace_Gingerbread_S_HTC_WWE_2.50.405.2-2.36.405.8_R_release_199069usj0n606bsao7iw1.zip
Installation aborted.
[Desire HD General] SmokingDesire:
I'm installing this by simply going to the notifications bar.

Please help me
[Desire HD General] SmokingDesire:
Bump?
[Desire HD General] shaky153:
Are you installing this through cwm?
[Desire HD General] SmokingDesire:
I have that installed.

I just don't know how to do it. It says click and install from the notifications bar...

Please help me...
[Desire HD General] ukkopaha:
I think that your phone doesn't find that update file. Go to /sdcard/downloads with file browser (Astro, ES File Explorer etc.) and try to find that .zip file.
[Desire HD General] marsdta:
You can't install it because you are rooted. I'm assuming your are on a stock rooted rom, so that's why you get the update notification.if your rooted you can't install Ota's. If you want the update try finding a rooted stock version of it or a rom that already based on it

No Hay de Queso No Mas de Papa
[Desire HD General] SmokingDesire:
Hi there.

I'm running coredroid desire hd 6.7.
[Desire HD General] marsdta:
Well that's interesting, usually the Dev will turnoff the Ota's notifications for this exact reason.

You still wont be able to install it because that update is ment for stock phones. So you can just ignore it,update coredroid I beleuve he's up to 7.1 7.5 now, or ask in that thread on how to disable the notifications

No Hay de Queso No Mas de Papa
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mspallz:
guys...i need someone who can guide me to buy a smartphone...i am getting confused...which 1 to buy lg optimus black or samsung galaxy sl gt-i9003??i m spending my hard earned money...so i dont like my phone to become paper weight after few days or months...my preferences are:

1.pretty good gaming xperience

2.good browsing xperience

3.decent audio quality

4.good multimedia features and lastly...

5.regular software updates

i want this question to be answered by a person who has used and has felt both optimus black and galaxy sl...both hav same chipset and processors...so der is a little confusion...it has come down to dis...which is better optimus ui 2.0 or touchwiz 3.0..pls help...
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaystarrr:
I'd go with the Optimus. It's a very nice phone!
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Master Melab:
What do you think of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1? I might want to get one.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Seamus1:
The best thing to do would be to go some place that sells that one, and the similar ones on the market. See which ones feels best in your hands and so forth.

I can't really tell you which tablet would be best for you, but the 10.1 tablet is quite a nice one in general!
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TabFreak:
That's up to the individual. I prefer the smaller 7" tab to the larger, but the 10.1 is a nice tablet. You will only know by getting one in your hands and trying it out.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] captirwin:
I prefer the 7 incher...

I have a Galaxy Tab 7 and another brand that is a 10 incher. For the record, its a Viewsonic GTab. I prefer the 7 incher as its easier to hold and a lot lighter.

Just an opinion...:D
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Archer:
Most people think that something bigger would be better, but 7" is actually just about right :)
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] naimmkassim:
I like big screen. But 7" is off limit. If more big than 7", its too bulky!!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] River T.:
Hi everyone,

I'm a UK user and will be flying to Dubai in a few days. Is there a ROM I can download that will unlock the ATRIX for me? I want to be able to use it in Dubai using a local network/sim.

Would I have to get a specific unlock code or could I just root the phone instead which would unlock it?

Orange customer. I need it unlocked asap.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mysticdrew:
No ROM/program. Rooting/bootloader unlocking are unrelated to sim unlocking.

You can try purchasing a sim unlock code from places online. I believe celluunlock or something is popular. But I remember seeing posts or threads that it doesn't always work or there long delays in getting the codes.

Other option is to call your carrier (guessing Orange), tell them your situation and ask if they can provide you an unlock code.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] papakilo10:
My SIM unlock took about 15 minutes and cost $20.00. The Atrix has been out for a while now. I suspect that SIM unlocks are pretty routine these days. If your carrier won't do it, or is too expensive, ask the unlocking people how long it will take.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] benyben123:
1. Bought it from Craigslist person.

2. Came with no accessories, no charger, no box.

3. Price was good.

4. I just inspected the device - looks fine physically.

5. Did not have the time to UNLOCK it yet, so I still don't know if it works.

6. Friend of mine called me (on my iPhone), says this:

"are you freaking kidding me?! Did you not check the IMEI before you bought it?"

My response:

"The IM-WHAT?"

I won't be able to ROOT and UNLOCK until tomorrow - but what if my Infuse is STOLEN?

My day is ruined. But how am I suppose to know there is such a thing as IMEI and it needs to be checked?

This is less of a question and more of a "heads up" to anyone searching the forums for information.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Dani897:
are you sure you need to unlock it?

tell the carrier you found it with no sim card (or bought it used may sound less fishy) and want to activate it. ATT should be able to tell you if it was reported stolen, they might even let you activate it. i guess that would be better than swapping in the iphone sim card and there being the potential that the carrier will link the stolen device to your phone number, though im not sure what they could do legally besides block the phone remotely.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rohit3192:
is there a way(data base) to check the imei as reported stolen or not?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] benyben123:
I DID NOT KNOW THAT!

You just saved me (I was so stressed about this, i thought it was $400 down the drain)
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rohit3192:
for 400$ you bought infuse without box,charger and cable?:eek:
[Samsung Infuse 4G] benyben123:
350 was the infuse, plus this WRASPOL shiled (is it any good?), plus accessories.

But by the way, isn't that ($400) the price they go for on eBay?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Optimus-Prime:
CDMA phones are the ones you cant activate if they are stolen. GSM phones are perfectly fine.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] rohit3192:
for 400$ you could have got infuse with box and original accessories and hopefully from a genuine seller(even on ebay).

Buying just a phone without accessories and chances are more that it is stolen or lost piece.

BTW: This model is WCDMA as well GSM and it can be unlocked to sim carrier.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] csteelm:
geekfor.me (home of fresh) seems to be down. Is it just me?

Anyone know of a mirror for fresh 4.2 for evo?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nxtech3:
still down for me also... what happened???
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] loki993:
Ive been using ad free andriod since Ive been on Cyanogenmod and its been fine for the most part. Problem is every now and then instead of blocking the ads I get a page cannot be displayed error with a link in it. The problem with that is when that comes up it takes up the entire page of the app and then I cannot use the app becasue if I try to scroll down to where I need to be I actually click on the link its trying to send me to no matter where I touch the screen. So at that point it kinda defeats the purpose of having an ad blocker becasue it renders my app useless. Any ideas on how to fix that?
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] tomanow:
What ROM/version are you running?

Have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling Ad Free?

Have you tried fixing permissions?
[Droid 2 Themes and Apps] dttung80:
U can do this by search the soft name: Lucky Patch.

Note: Must be rooted.
[G2 and Desire Z General] DoubleYouPee:
Hi,

My contract ends soon and I'm looking for a new phone.

Specifically, an android QWERTY.

I now filtered it down to the following 2 choices:

1) Get the Desire Z for free with a new 2-year contract for $45/month

2) Get the new Motorola Droid 3 retail with a sim-only contract for $650+$28/month ($650 because i'll need to import it)

Now my questions is, is it wise to get the Desire Z and use it for the next 2 years, or is/will it be outdated? I will be putting cyanogenmod on the phone.

I don't care about hardcore gaming (just the usual angry birds etc) but I would like to use Nav and internet.

....or is the new, dual core droid 3 the better option?

Thanks
[G2 and Desire Z General] jacob2:
Can you buy a desire z and not sign a contract? I bought my g2 a while back and would like to keep until there is a g3. But I pay about 55 per phone (no contract) on tmobile.
[G2 and Desire Z General] DoubleYouPee:
Yes I can also buy one for $425 retail and then use a $28/month sim-only contract.

So:

$425+28/month = desire Z

$650+28/month = droid 3

Getting the 2-year contract + desire Z will cost me just as much as buying the desire Z retail, but will give me more minutes.

Basically, is it worth to spend another $200 on the droid 3, or will the desire still be OK for the next 2 years?
[G2 and Desire Z General] nivlac978:
Don't like the Mytouch 4g slide?
[G2 and Desire Z General] DoubleYouPee:
Well, I think it doesn't look nearly as good as the droid 3, and is has a inferior keyboard (no arrows, not 5-row).

..And it's only $75 cheaper.

Regardless, my question is whether it's a smart to get a desire-z at this stage.
[G2 and Desire Z General] nivlac978:
I guess the droid 3 would be your best bet then but I haven't heard good things about it's keyboard either. I love the keyboard on the G2 and I'm pretty sure the Slide has the same one. I definitely don't miss the fifth row. My G2 will last me one more year before I see myself getting too envious of the newer devices to like it.
[G2 and Desire Z General] 313dash:
If you get the G2 don't do the contract. There are a lot of new phones coming out plus Ice Cream is on its way. I would hold out.
[G2 and Desire Z General] taob:
In terms of technology and specifications, the Desire Z is already outdated. However, do you really need the fastest and newest phone? Google Maps and Navigation work splendidly on the DZ, as does casual web surfing and the occasional encounter with Flash. I'm not a hard-core gamer either, and the games I've tried (Cut The Rope, Tower Raiders 1 and 2, Need for Speed, etc.) all run fine.

It seems that you are fine entering a new contract now, so the question is really between $0 for a DZ or $650 for a Droid 3. $650 is almost another two years of service, which you will save if you go with the DZ!

You are not locked into the phone either. I was in a similar situation as you back in April 2010. I renewed my contract with TELUS for 3 years, and got an HTC Hero for free. In June of this year, I bought an unlocked Desire Z for $200 and put my SIM card in it. It works beautifully. I then sold my HTC Hero with extra battery and extra gel cases for $150. Now I have a DZ for a net sum of $50, on my existing contract.

So if in the next two years you feel the DZ is not powerful enough or not to your liking, you can always sell it, make a profit (you only paid $0 for it!), and buy a different phone. I don't think you need to spend $650 on a Droid 3, when a Desire Z would probably be more than good enough for you.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Athrun88:
Smart.. I share taob's opinion.
[G2 and Desire Z General] taob:
Sorry, I missed this earlier. Why is one plan $45/mo and the other $28/mo? At least with Canadian carriers, the rate plans are the same whether you buy a phone or not. The SIM card only costs $5 to $10, but the monthly rates are the same. Are these different plans, or different carriers? How about a $200 unlocked DZ with the $28/mo SIM-only plan? :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] martonikaj:
Its pretty old at this point. Came out last October. There are tons of options out there now that destroy the DZ. It becomes even more out of date if you are hoping to use this for 1 or more years. I'd prefer to future-proof myself with a brand new phone.
[G2 and Desire Z General] nonione:
do you like motorola? i dont know if the droid 3 even has cm7 yet, and its always tougher when u got a locked bootloader

another fact is the front facing camera if you wanna use it for video calls in skype or tango etc our beloved G2s dont have that
[G2 and Desire Z General] zkid2010:
Save up for a Galaxy S II :D
[G2 and Desire Z General] kabauterman:
Sure Desire Z hasn't the latest Hardware but is there any alternative with hardware keyboard?

I have seen a leak of a Samsung Galaxy 2 with Keyboard this week, this could be realy interessting DualCore and Hardware keyboard would be great
[G2 and Desire Z General] martonikaj:
Depends where you live and what carrier you're with if you're in the US. I'd say that the MyTouch 4G slide (T-mo) and Droid 3 (Verizon) would both be better alternatives, as well as the SGSII for AT&T that is supposed to have a keyboard.
[G2 and Desire Z General] xT4Z1N4TRx:
Droid 3 has better hardware, but we have the better community. Motorola has a reputation of not updating their phones, and most motorola products dont have ANY roms (except atrix xoom, couple more). We have lots of roms, and developement. So if you want roms andd support, go for G2 if you just want hardware get D3.

Im going to be here dev'ing roms for probably another year yet.

Btw the G2 can be overclocked upto 1.9GHz, meaning on paper its almost as powerful.

Sent from my Desire Z
[G2 and Desire Z General] kabauterman:
In Europe there is nothing :(

DROID 3 seems good could be interessting but MyTouch Devices wre all the time US only :(

@xT4Z1N4TRx:

but unfortunatly you can't overclock the memory to 512 or 768 MB :D
[G2 and Desire Z General] jrkr:
All the name branding and operator specific phones confuses me.

In Europe, what new QWERTY Android phones will we see in the near future? Are there any models announced at all?
[G2 and Desire Z General] DoubleYouPee:
Well, here (netherlands) you can get to contracts

1) with phone

2) without phone

With phone is obviously more expansive, because you pay for the phone too.

The $45 plan includes a phone, where as the $28 does not, so you pay for minutes/text/internet only.

$200 DZ with 28/mon plan is not possible, as the phone retail here costs $425, and with if you want it free with a contract you need to take at least the $45/month contract

Only the sony ericsson pro, but it's hardware is only mediocre and it doesn't look that good.

Both the droid 3 and mytough 4G slide aren't available in europe, so i'll have to ship it

I don't know, motorola left europe a long time ago.

The droid 2 has CM, right?
[G2 and Desire Z General] bombadier:
I dont understand why phones with hardware keyboards haven't caught on, the droid may have the goodies under the bonnet but man is that one ugly phone!
[G2 and Desire Z General] DoubleYouPee:
What? The droid 3 looks great
[G2 and Desire Z General] nonione:
not very stable yet, it has bluetooth broken and a couple more bugs, also theres not as much a ROMs as we have here, im assuming the same is gonna happen with the droid 3

i wanna get an upgrade myself but since the mytouch 4g slide is too ugly and the droid 3 is motorola, i guess im gonna gave to sacrifice the keyboard and buy a sensation
[G2 and Desire Z General] bombadier:
Each to there own,just had another look,nope still ugly,I'll pass
[G2 and Desire Z General] itm:
I heard that the Droid 3 has no microSD slot. Is that true?
[G2 and Desire Z General] kabauterman:
nope it has microSD Slot :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] burtcom:
I have to laugh -- no phone will ever "future-proof" you :)

And c'mon, the DZ isn't even a year old yet. I had my previous phone (TYTN 2) for 3 years.

I might consider a dual-core if HTC comes out with one with a decent hardware keyboard and if they hold to their promise not to boot lock the thing.
[G2 and Desire Z General] hashim0913:
i think the dezire z is better because i have owned and used both of the phones.
[G2 and Desire Z General] jrkr:
It is good. Problem is I should have stayed on 1.72. :rolleyes:

After updating to 2.2.3(?) it is lagging quite a lot and I am not being picky here. Reminds me of my unfortunate encounter with the Nokia N97 when back when. Unintentionally double tapping because there is no reaction in the GUI and wolá I terminated a incoming telephone call. Happened last time today..
[G2 and Desire Z General] taob:
Sure, $425 is the retail price, but what about eBay or some other way of buying a secondhand phone? That's what I did, and that's where my $200 figure came from. If I had to buy it brand new, it would have cost me between $400 and $600. I assume if you bring your own phone, then you can use the $28/mo plan. So now the math works out this way:

Option A: $200 for DZ + $28/mo plan = $872 for next 24 months

Option B: $0 for DZ + $45/mo plan = $1080 for next 24 months

IMHO, the situation with phone CPU power is similar to that on desktop computers: the only applications that really push the performance are games. Everything else runs just fine on "slow" single-core phones. Phone, SMS, e-mail, web browsing, maps and navigation, music, videos, etc.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] th3gh05t:
Uhhh...wtf guys?!

How come there is no setting in Gmail App to change the sound when you get a new e-mail?

Looks like they have split up the "Settings" area in to "General" and "@gmail.com".

But when I go to each of these sections, there is nothing to change the sound of when I get a new e-mail.

This is highly annoying!!!! Please help me out!!

Thanks, th3gh05t
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chumpalunski:
menu.more.settings.under account settings.touch username@gmail.com.scroll to bottom.touch labels to notify.touch inbox.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] th3gh05t:
Wow, why did they make it so hard to find now?

I guess it's better since it lets you have different sounds for Labels, and accounts...
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 936mane:
Is there a way for me to unlock my Mytouch 4G for free without rooting it?http://media.xda-developers.com/images/smilies/confused.gif
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neidlinger:
Are you talking about SIM unlocking ?

Call t-mobile and tell them that you need it. You just have to have the phone for longer than 30days, and have been in good standings with T-Mobile for 90days.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 936mane:
yes i do and is that the only way?
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AntonJart:
Easiest way - get on the t-mobile website and go into support section. Get on the chat with a rep. Tell them you want your myTocuh 4G to be sim unlocked. They will ask you for your IMEI and for your email.

Within a day you will receive an email with an unlock code and instructions. Follow them - and you are set!
[EVO 4G Android Development] MrStabby:
Hey guys,

I have an evo that has a weird glitch with the USB port.

It seems, anytime the weather is humid, my phone will sparatically start switching in and out of car-mode repeatedly. This has been causing my phone's cpu use to spike, screen to turn on randomly, and worst of all - when the phone is in car mode, I lose control of changing media volume with up-down switch, it forces dock volume.

From what I've found online, car mode is enable/disabled with the 4th pin going to ground in the USB port, which apparently my phone has been finding a way to bridge sporadically.

There are plenty of solutions that say 'delete the apk for the car mode app', but it'll still make me lose control of audio volume, and always be in speaker mode in calls.

Other than this problem, my phone works perfectly normal.

So, is there a way to prevent this pin from being picked up by the kernel or have android completely ignore this event or intent?

If I knew it was in the kernel source code (and where), I wouldn't mind learning how to cook a kernel myself to do it.

Thanks for any help.
[EVO 4G Android Development] lithid-cm:
I have this issue as well and have been trying to figure it out. Currently have something close for aosp roms, but going to take more time to figure out for sense. I have been looking into it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] github:
Wow, I thought it was just me/my phone.
[EVO 4G Android Development] lithid-cm:
nope we should start our own club. Busted ass usbport club. I looked into swaping the port out and soldering on a new one. But after I looked at this little tiny piece of hardware, I though a software edit will be easier. And it is you need some intense tools to pull off a good swap. its sooooo small.
[EVO 4G Android Development] MrStabby:
Thanks, I figured it's a common problem but it would be nice to find a good solution.

I haven't seen too much of a connection with particular roms causing the issue. When it was originally a big problem a few months back (before it stopped happening for me), it would act the same way on every rom I stuck on it.

However, I just switched from deck's aosp rom to Synergy not long before this started happening again, and the sense roms definitely make it much more of an apparent problem than the AOSP roms would.

Physically to stop the problem, I know it's related to the MicroUSB port and I may try disassembling it if it gets bad enough.

From another post on it: "It's pin 4, not 5 , 5 is ground in the usb cable, when pin 4 is grounded it puts the unit in dock mode."

I'd post a link to the pinout, but the system makes me too newb to post pin outs. (Just google kineteka microusb b)
[EVO 4G Android Development] mjhuffer:
The same thing happened to my phone yesterday and it is pissing me off. Will it eventually go away over time or is it a permanent issue. Meaning when it dries off will everything be ok. I'm thinking about taking it in since I have insurance and see if they will either fix it or swap it out. I'm going to wait a couple of days to make sure there is no moisture in there.
[EVO 4G Android Development] daven8844x:
There is an app called NoDock that you can download to fix this. In my experience, it does not work with MikG (which is probably a Sense 2.1 compatibiltiy issue). I am running Deck now too, and so far no issue with the AOSP ROM. If there is an issue, I read on the NoDock market page that CM based ROMs have an option to disable, and thus NoDock is not needed in this case.
[EVO 4G Android Development] carnegie0107:
Hmm. I'd think an app could be written that would catch the intent and do nothing, as well as manually adjust car dock volume via the volume controls. Maybe. But I don't think any kernel-level edits are needed. Maybe a decent dev can write something like that for you (I couldn't). [Edit: looks like NoDock might be that app] Another thought that might be stupid: have you taken a can of compressed air to your USB port?

Also, just a friendly reminder, there isn't any development work posted here so instead of the development subforum, this really belongs in General, or maybe Q&A. As a general rule, new threads in this section are only for sharing work you've done. Not to pretend I'm a mod or anything, just wanted to warn you so you don't get flamed to death next time.
[EVO 4G Android Development] lithid-cm:
In sense roms might be able to check AndroidManifests for either

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html#CATEGORY_CAR_DOCK

or

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/content/Intent.html#CATEGORY_CAR_MODE

Then remove the intent from the application, so that nothing would happen.