yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Touch Pro, Fuze Android Development] arrrghhh:
It's all app-specific. In Google Voice for example, you hit menu, more, settings, sync & notifications - this app has two options, "background data" and "synchronize inbox". To properly sync the inbox, bg data must be enabled.

Every app is different, and not all apps have these options - or even similar options. Just poke around the apps you have in question and see what settings are available.
[Touch Pro, Fuze Android Development] automatic_jack:
ah, ok...thanks for the reply :)
[Touch Pro, Fuze Android Development] automatic_jack:
Do you have compcache enabled or disabled?
[Touch Pro, Fuze Android Development] PoXFreak:
This may seem slightly askew from the current conversation but hear me out.

So far, with what builds I've made for myself, I have been able to "strip" the entire build down to just bare essentials just by removing apps from the /system/app or /data folder BEFORE installing a build.

Non-essentials for me would be:

Car Home

Google Search (same as built in search anyway)

Music (I tend to use a different player for this)

Talk

Voice Dialer

and any pre-installed apps that may come with the build.

LauncherPro plus is my launcher of choice, with eye candy enabled.

Of course this is a slightly different platform (HTC Kaiser), but should work the same way for HaReT or XAndroid builds as well. Also, some of the commands entered could be done with Terminal Emulator, giving you a POSIX terminal with "su" already enabled.

Just my $.02
[Touch Pro, Fuze Android Development] automatic_jack:
Hi all,

Launcher2 and ADW are both open source so I can use them...but, who is faster?

Thanks :)
[Touch Pro, Fuze Android Development] arrrghhh:
I like ADW myself. Launcher2 doesn't seem so great...

I especially like a launcher that can rotate with the phone. Plus the other options ADW provides are very nice IMHO.

Try both, use what works best for you ;).
[Touch Pro, Fuze Android Development] wizardknight:
While working on my CM7 nook color I came across this thread talking about the random write speeds of SD cards.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1005633

What I found was applying this idea to my TP2 made a good bit of difference.

I pulled out Kingston card

Kingston 4gb cl4 taiwan

Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 1.866 MB/s [ 455.7 IOPS]

Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 0.016 MB/s [ 4.0 IOPS]

and replaced it with a no name

no name 4gb cl2

Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 0.900 MB/s [ 219.7 IOPS]

Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 0.597 MB/s [ 145.9 IOPS]

I went down in class speed, but the over all responsiveness increased I would say. Now this is just what I had on hand. I am on a quest to find a Sandisk card with high random access times now.

This could make a big difference for a lot of people, but I never saw it referenced in the TP2 forums.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Celandine:
Earlier I downloaded the z4root app from Amazon and 'supposedly' successfully rooted my GT-P1010 Tab. I say supposedly because after rebooting I didn't really see a difference beside the 'Superuser' app showing up amongst my others. I couldn't delete the stock apps (like WSJ, FT, NYT, etc..) which I don't use and one of the main reasons I rooted in the first place. Nothing seemed different whatsoever, besides my memory just being a bit lower.

What am I missing? :confused:
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] montecristo1:
Get the app Root Checker from the marketplace. It will let you know if you are rooted.

If rooted, try Titanuim backup to frreze, instead of uninstall, any app you wish.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Celandine:
Thank you for the info! Downloaded the Root Checker app and apparently everything is great. Tab is actually successfully rooted and busybox is also working correctly. Did what you suggested next and added the Titanium backup to freeze apps I'd rather not have. Great app for backing up as well as I never would have thought I'd need it. I do have a lot to learn. :o
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
Alright guys. Going to use this thread as a way to brainstorm about ways to improve the speed. Read up what I've posted, let me know if I did anything wrong... Also let me know what you guys do to improve speed!

Don't care about what build you're running, this thread isn't about what build is fastest - this is a how do I make every build faster thread.

I also realize I posted this in the Rhodium section - I want to see if there's any BLAC-specific tweaks that others should be made aware of!
[Touch HD Android Development] ThaiDai:
Thanks. Great posting. Will try some of the topics I never used (because I didn't know about them).
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
I'm sure there are more as well... These are just the ones that I found made the most difference on my device.

I'm also curious about the minfree setting. I've only tried a few settings, they seem good. I haven't done any drastic number changing, it seems like changing these values should be done with a lot of caution and testing. There are definitely some values that should not be touched and others that can take some more fudging with numbers ;).
[Touch HD Android Development] ThaiDai:
Added Topic 3 and Topic 4 to startup.txt and rootfs.img.

Just booting. Let's see if this is stable.

Software options I do not test now because I only test the new versions now. So specific app optimization only necessary when ThaiDai Android Loader and installation procedure reaches v2 :-)

Ok, boot ok, started Android (NeoFROYO build(, will tell tomorrow if stable.

If so I will use this options as standard for Blacky and I will add software like Droid firewall.

Thanks and good night
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
Update - I redid topic 4, feel free to re-read it.
[Touch HD Android Development] dewasha:
Thanks

Enviado desde mi FROYO BLUE CWM1.9 usando Tapatalk
[Touch HD Android Development] john_matrix:
Hi Arrrghhh!

Can a squashfsed and odexed apk boost speed inside Android OS?
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
No clue. What does that have to do with the Speed Improvements thread?

I'm guessing you tried and it didn't work? What APK!?!

I guess I don't really follow your train of thought. Does sqshfs'ing and odexing an APK make it run faster...? I'm pretty new to Android in general. Never even used a native Android device :p.
[Touch HD Android Development] farukb:
http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/what-is-odex-and-deodex-in-android-complete-guide/

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=709630
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
I still don't get what that has to do with our builds. ODEX and DEODEX have nothing to do with our builds... That stuff only applies to native devices, or builds that are ported from native devices (I would think).

Perhaps I'm missing something here... please tell me if I am :p.
[Touch HD Android Development] ThaiDai:
Maybe they mean something else like: oxidized or deoxidized (reduced) apps. With these modified apps you can speed up the transfer of electrons, resulting in more performance without overclocking your cpu. And more: it will not reduce your battery capacity measurable. I used it in some of the builds I tried. You will get a nice small benefit also: because of the electron transfers you will get a small induced massage in your fingers for free.
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
LOL!

Epic.
[Touch HD Android Development] x12CHRIS18x:
OK. I cant get V6 SuperCharger script to work! I downloaded the script and run it but I cant find /data/99SuperCharger.sh after I run it
[Touch HD Android Development] arrrghhh:
Did you make the choices in the script, or did you just exit the script?

You have to make sure ScriptManager is running as root too. There's a setting for it. "Browse as root" - make sure that is enabled. You won't be able to see /data without browsing as root.

...You have a TouchHD? I always thought you had a RHOD, lol.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Android Development] arrrghhh:
Alright guys. Going to use this thread as a way to brainstorm about ways to improve the speed. Read up what I've posted, let me know if I did anything wrong... Also let me know what you guys do to improve speed!

Don't care about what build you're running, this thread isn't about what build is fastest - this is a how do I make every build faster thread.

I also realize I posted this in the Rhodium section - I want to see if there's any TOPAa-specific tweaks that others should be made aware of!
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Android Development] arrrghhh:
Update to this - I changed around how topic 4 is done. Feel free to re-read that section.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Android Development] metho88:
Thanks arrrghhh, but for startup stuff, there are some apps doing the job, like Startup Manager or Startup Cleaner pro (found in Market), honestly haven't tried them yet but from rating, some of them has got 4.1/5.. What do you think mate?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Android Development] arrrghhh:
For the pm disable stuff? If you find an app that does it, more power to you. I want to control Android directly, hence the reason I went with a script that utilizes that concept. The pm disable stuff is obnoxious I know - so if you do find an app that'll do it for you, have at it. I didn't want to add any more apps into the mix if it wasn't necessary :p.
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Android Development] 1edge1:
Rhod400 in startup.txt

Does physkeyboard=rhod400 cahnge the keyboard layout when texting?Does it make it bigger or what is that cmdline for?
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Android Development] arrrghhh:
Sorry, that part is completely irrelevant to TOPA. It is for a RHOD400, sets up the physical keyboard. You were only supposed to look at the acpu clock command, as it fits in the startup.txt... lol.

Use the startup for your device, I'm just showing you how the line should appear in the startup.txt...
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Android Development] 1edge1:
yeah i do use the startup for topaz. Was just wondering. haha. thanx for clearing it up
[General Questions and Answers] rawdawgroy:
i have a droid incredible 2 and i've seen on youtube that you can get hotspot for free.... verizon told me since i have a unlimited plan i couldnt.... but i know this is the best place to find that option.... HELP PLZ AND THANK YOU
[General Questions and Answers] mdbrotha03:
You would need to root your phone. Then download Wifi Tether
[General Questions and Answers] justforflashing:
+1

...and you shall be set free!! ;)
[General Questions and Answers] rawdawgroy:
whats the easiest way to root a incredible two...?
[General Questions and Answers] stonewall72:
Check out this link: http://androidforums.com/incredible-2-all-things-root/
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gibieyal:
Hello,

I own a I-897 Captivate model, and I had a custom 2.3.4 gignerbread rom recently..

Latley I tried to move to cognition becuase the other rom did problems for me..

So I followed the guide, and when I first flashed the kernel I wasn't using any pit file..

So it's just stuck on odin with nothing happening, so I closed odin and rebooted my phone.

Then the phone showed me a logo with phone and computer with X between them.

So I flashed again using the pit then I got to the recovery, where I tried to install the cognition 5.2 without succes, it finished the install, but when I rebooted it just kept switching between the boot screen of AT&T and Galaxy S GT I9000..

So I tried to use my Nandroid backup, but it just won't work, I tried to install it manually and still it isn't working..

So I tried to instal my previous rom and succeeded, but now when I reboot it it just loading the Talon logo, finishes it and stuck on the end of the loading without any action...

So, I can use the download mode and odin.

What should I do?

Thank you very much.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcord11758:
What build number is your phone
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gibieyal:
Okay, ive installed 2.1 stock and its works.

Now can someone give me step by step guide to install cyanogen rom or cogntion

or whats the best rom is.. Thanks.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain_Nero:
Please I beg you to stop what you're doing and just Read, Read like your life depends on it and keep reading till you can flash with utter confidence least you permanently brick your Cappy.

Sent From My SGS Captivate 2.3.5 Biffmod
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gibieyal:
I have read tons of time,

I tried to install Cyanogenmod, but it seems when I get to the recovery it doesn't work..

I flashed the recovery through CWM, but its very limited and blue not bright green or yellow as always.

I only got 4 options:

Reboot

Re-Install packges

Wipe user data

Wipe cahce

How do I get my recovery work properly?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain_Nero:
That's not CMW that's the regular 3e recovery. You'll need to flash a kernel with CMW built in or one with an alternate recovery (I usually use an Onix kernel)

Sent From My SGS Captivate 2.3.5
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gibieyal:
I've flashed a full gingerbread stock rom, with boot loaders and it works fine,

but now I can't get to the download mode, so I cant flash the rooted kernel..

I'm stucked unrooted, How can I root it?

It's Gingerbread 2.3.3 UCKF1 Build stock rom.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Captain_Nero:
Pull out your battery, Sim, and SD card. Plug your usb cable into a usb port on the back of your computer then plug it into your phone. Hold volume up and down then reinsert your battery, should boot into download mode.

Sent From My SGS Captivate 2.3.5
[HTC Sensation] hurleyint2000:
Issue with 3d v3.2 trying to flash the 169 radio...mounting in recovery and then installing then reboot..baseband still shows Tmous 159 baseband and a 10.47 radio...help
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] haoyong:
Hey Peeps, quick question. Received a notice on my Verizon Incredible 2 today (8/14) saying that an update was coming through. It appeared forced, as there was way to fully cancel it. I was given the choice to defer it, but could only do so for 5 days. 2 questions:

1. Anyone know what this update is? Is Verizon forcing us to update to gb (2.3), or is it something else?

2. How do I permanently avoid the update? I've got no idea if I can choose to defer again after 5 days, and would much rather not have the update, if possible.

My DINC2 is rooted (using AlphaRevX, and the sweet patch packaged on the forums here). Any help would be much appreciated.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] funky_snowman:
You can freeze or delete one of the main processes in charge of ota updates and device management. Com.Smithmicro.something.

Sent from my ADR6350VW
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] haoyong:
Thanks much for the idea. It looks like the process was Com.Smithmicro.dm. I've frozen it with bloatfreezer, and will report back 5 days from now, as to what happens with it. To the positive, when I choose to "install deferred update" from the settings menu, nothing happens now. I'm going to take that as a good sign.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] devator22:
If you had accepted, clockwork would have blocked it.

Sent from my Incredible 2 with Xda app
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Adreneline420:
Yikes! I chose to defer and I have a whole new problem now. When I turn my phone on I get about 5 to 10 seconds t before it says Shutting Down. Then it tries to update automatically. I get stuck on a droid screen with a blue droid, triangle & exclamation point. Remove battery. Repeat. I can still boot into recovery, any help?:confused:
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] sk0t:
If you can boot into recovery, try wiping your cache.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Adreneline420:
Thanks. I would try that but I decided to re flash the ROM and use titanium backup. So I got it frozen and all my apps restored. Thanks for the response, maybe I will restore and try that just so people can know for trouble shooting.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] npompei:
I just checked and no update. Ever since going to GB my phone has been super buggy. Clock, gmail, freezes, etc. No major problems before that. Hopefully this is a nice patch. Anyone else get an update?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Mudkip:
I can confirm the same thing. blue triangle it try to auto update never even game me a conformation prompt to try and decline.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Adreneline420:
I was using the rmk gingersense debloated ( etc ) rom. Maybe it was just never disabled on that rom. Worst case just flash something else.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Custodian:
It would be awsome if you guys could create us a Q&A section. Really want to see a well organized forum rocking. Thanks in advance :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] Bandage:
+1

startin to get messy up in here
[Motorola Photon 4G] bricky23:
I know. Ain't it great!
[Motorola Photon 4G] Custodian:
Please ;/
[Motorola Photon 4G] dtr145r:
+1

would be nice
[Motorola Photon 4G] Custodian:
Sigh..this should of been added with the creation of this forum..
[Motorola Photon 4G] flipper12:
Ditto that suggestion....

... now that the source code is out, I have a feeling that developers that were on the fence about getting a Photon may commit. :D
[Motorola Photon 4G] radrian92:
+1 please
[Motorola Photon 4G] iSaint:
And maybe separating the apparently and themes ... like the epic forums pleassssse
[Epic 4G Themes] kobby2k6:
this is the link for the transparent new market if anyone needs it....http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1213094
[Epic 4G Themes] Ultro:
Would like to add that pushing the .apk to system/app w/ RootExplorer worked great for this :D
[Epic 4G Themes] Krazy_P@:
Almost always does.... ;)
[Android Themes] tommytomatoe:
Once again good job man!

btw the original instructions for transparency can be found here. I believe they were the same ones wolf gave you ;-)

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=15199389&postcount=1237

and what is this about jschisurf? He's still around! woot woot
[Android Themes] anthonyasher1991:
Dude what's that theme that your using? It looks awesome!
[Android Themes] AndroidGraphix:
Awesome thread you posted. Thanks. I'm sure I missed something because the quick setttings status bar isn't transparent like the notification bar is. I'm sure I'll figure out what I did wrong after reading your post, thanks.
[General Questions and Answers] Omnichron:
Download latest Gapps.zip from Cyanogen site to your phone's SD card, boot into recovery, wipe data and cache then flash the Gapps.zip file. Let me know if this helps.:)
[General Questions and Answers] HurtsBad:
I will try this now. Thank you
[General Questions and Answers] HurtsBad:
Im unable to get anywhere. It still has stock recovery and I cannot get to the screen where I can wipe. :( Im not great at this sort of thing but Im trying.
[General Questions and Answers] sweetnsour:
i think you would be better off starting from scratch

1. remove your sd card from your phone and plug it in your computer

2. download the latest rom here

3. download gapps from the download links at the bottom of this page

4. transfer both files onto the sd card and put it back into your phone.

5. with your phone off, boot your phone into recovery by holding vol down+power

6. wipe data, cache, and dalvik cache

7. flash

only

the cm7 file

8. reboot normally

9. reboot into recovery

10. flash gapps

11. reboot normally

after you flash one file, it is highly recommended that you reboot before you flash another file (if your friend didnt do this, this may have been the problem)
[General Questions and Answers] sweetnsour:
to flash custom recovery, use this (method two on the page)

EDIT: original post (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1056847)
[General Questions and Answers] HurtsBad:
Thank you guys for all your help. The instructions helped me out. Im very thankful. I can now rest better knowing that my sons school nurse can contact me if needed. Have a great night.
[General Questions and Answers] sweetnsour:
no more force closes? sounds good

feel free to post again if you have any more problems
[General Questions and Answers] Omnichron:
....touché :)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] alexige:
My GTab is running stock 3.1 I found as a CWM flash here after going to TW and not liking it. I remember being able to use YouTube on tw now that I am back on stock it won't work, justkeeps saying there was a problem loading try again. I doubt they are related somehow but can anyone help me out. I can't find it in the market so I can't uninstall and redownload. Maybe someone can post the apk so I can uninstall and try again? Any other ideas to fix would help.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] alexige:
Videos won't even play on the website. This is really weird!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] ralexand:
Do videos work in any app? On my old Gtablet I flashed a "bad" ROM and lost all video playability.

Try clearing data on YOUTUBE as well as FLASH.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] alexige:
Clearing YouTube data worked. Thanks for the suggestion!
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Themes and Apps] azi43far:
I am facing peculiar problem with Youtube on my Galaxy tab 10.1 3.1version. The youtube application plays a different video rather than the depicted one. Mostly the links play adult clips. Whatever i search only those different clips play but not the searched one. Anyone please help.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dennis.l:
Has anyone tired to dual boot on their desire?

I am looking for a way to do it for free if possible.

This one is for Desire HD so I don't think it works on the desire

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1173309&page=1

This one requires a market app but I am not sure if it even works.

http://www.inspiredgeek.com/2011/08...htc-desire-hd-thunderbolt-etc-complete-guide/

Can anyone please confirm if either of these method works? or if you have a tried and tested method for the desire.. can you please share?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] axel0meeuwissen:
the boot manager app should work on desire

it says in supported devices:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.drx2.bootmanager
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 12903478tgbyhn:
+1 for BootManager

I've had CM7 [Phone ROM] and MIUI [SD-Car ROM] dual booting.

MIUI seemed to work well on a class-2 SD-Card, although a class-6 or higher is recommended.

It takes around 400MB of space on your SD-Card for the Boot.img and the Data.img and other files.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] filipd:
I'm sure this thing will mess up everything.

It will be either slow or it will consume too much memory.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 12903478tgbyhn:
BootManager doesn't at all. The 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th ROMs run from the SD-Card, so its speed depends on which class of SD-Card you have. Like I say, I have the lowest class of SD-Card and MIUI ran very smoothly indeed, while taking up no more RAM than a normal MIUI installation.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bbgmp:
Didn't even think this was possible. Going to try this weekend. Thanks for the tip.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TopGear63z:
But you need to s-off right..
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 12903478tgbyhn:
I don't think you do. I'm sure I remember using this before I achieved S-OFF, I'm pretty sure only root and an SD-Card with ~500MB free is required.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dennis.l:
Thanks guys, I did try boot manager but I can't get it to work. it does not seems to allow me to fully flash the ROM.

I choose install zip and then tell it to use one of the slots and tick the boxes to do a wipe. then it goes thru the motions and tells me it cannot find boot.img.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TopGear63z:
Are you s-off. I checked it, you indeed need s-off to let this work properly
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dennis.l:
yes I am s-off and I have the stock hboot. 1GB EXT3 and 3GB of free space. the sdcard is class 4.

I am not sure if the ROM in the NAND affects it,. I am using the desire stock Gingerbread rom.