yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] RMarkwald:
You know the one, the reticle with the crosshairs...

I could not figure it out, so after many hours of Googling to see if this existed and coming up short, I just started tweaking smali. I do NOT do this for a living, but more as a fun thing to try to see if I can get it. So today was able to find the edit needed to make this icon go away! :D

Thanks to Jermaine151 and NilsP, who I messaged about it and had them check it for me. They've used it before and I'm sure others have in their ROMs as well, so by no means am I pioneering something here, just posting a How-To for it.

This is for an advanced user who has edited smali code before. Not knowing what you are doing could render your phone unusable, so this is considered an advanced thread showing the code necessary to edit. I am NOT responsible if you attempt to edit any code and kill/damage/render your phone inoperable.

This thread assumes you know how to:

Use baksmali/smali, 7zip, Notepad++, java (just the commands when using baksmali/smali), adb push/pull commands, and a Command Prompt window to run the commands. If you know how to do this, this will all make sense.

Extract SystemUI.apk, decompile using baksmali, then browse to com/android/systemui/statusbar/policy to HtcCdmaStatusBar.smali.

Search for: .method private updateMtGpsIcon()V

You'll see:​

.method private updateMtGpsIcon()V

.registers 8

.prologue

const/4 v5, 0x3

const/4 v4, 0x1

const/4 v3, 0x0

const-string v6, "gpsone"​

Edit it to the following:​

.method private updateMtGpsIcon()V

.registers 8

.prologue

const/4 v5, 0x3

const/4 v4, 0x0

const/4 v3, 0x0

const-string v6, "gpsone"​

EDIT: Jermaine151 added patched SystemUI from Inc OTA here, page 4: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=780324

SteelH also has a good thread listed on that page as well.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] Hatman41:
Maybe I am blind but you neglected to say what apk file you are modifying? I am assuming SystemUI.apk?
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] RMarkwald:
Thanks, I did forget, thanks for pointing it out Hatman41! Fixed now!
[HTC Inspire 4G] trapzz:
i sent my HTC inspire 4G to htc repair last week. i called them today to know the status of the repair. the rep told me they found nothing wrong with it.

the rep asked if i had the battery cover on cuz calls cant be made if the antenna on the cover isnt synced with the phone.

is it true that you cant make calls if the battery cover isnt on the phone?

**EDIT: SORRY GUYS, I MEANT TO SAY THE SIM CARD COVER, NOT THE BATTERY COVER... SORRY FOR THE MISUNDERSTANDING. THANK YOU.
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrrick:
Of course you can't. The contacts for the battery are on the cover. If you remove the cover, there is no power?

*insert sig here*
[HTC Inspire 4G] biglittlegato:
True.

Sent from my Inspire 4G using the power of the dark side.
[HTC Inspire 4G] jjsponge:
Are you sure? I removed the battery cover and my phone didn't die. It also was able to make calls. Granted, I had to hold the phone on its side so the battery didn't slide out, but it didn't die?
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrrick:
I'm not sure to be honest. Was just relying on my powers of deduction. What are the contacts for then?

*insert sig here*
[HTC Inspire 4G] gwallee:
I think it's the antenna.

I was baffled once when I put my phone in my case without the cover and couldn't make calls. That was 30 minutes of my life wasted.
[HTC Inspire 4G] jjsponge:
I knew the Inspire was special, but I didn't think it had magical powers. :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] mrrick:
I <3 the internet..

*insert sig here*
[HTC Inspire 4G] Justinfedor:
If you take the sim cover off you will have signal problems. Thats prob what they meant. I just took my batt door off and talked for 20 mins
[HTC Inspire 4G] Youngunn2008:
No the door just holds the battery in. I believe it extends the antenna, cuz without the door your signal will get weaker.
[HTC Inspire 4G] henrybravo:
The battery cover contains the wi-fi antenna. The sim/sd card cover contains the cell radio antenna. Naturally, if you take off the battery cover, your wi-fi signal strength will drop drastically, and if you take off the sim/sd card cover, your cell signal will drop drastically (it may take up to 5 seconds or so for the signal strength indicators to change, because they're not real-time indicators). If you look at the insides of these covers you'll see the metal contacts for the antenna, but if you look real close you'll see a slightly raised imprint of the antenna strip under the plastic, which leads away from the contacts.
[HTC Inspire 4G] trapzz:
sorry for the confusion. i meant sim cover.
[HTC Inspire 4G] trapzz:
hi gwallee.. yeah i meant to say the antenna/sim cover. sorry for the misunderstanding. and i think youre right cuz i couldnt make any calls without the antenna/sim card cover on.

i put in a tmobile sim card. the phone is locked with att. and what i dont understand is why i was given this error message:

"unable to detect your sim card. please make sure that your sim card is properly inserted and restart your phone"

it shouldve said something like, "this phone is locked. please enter unlock code."
[HTC Inspire 4G] doktor buknasty:
Why don't you root it and not have to worry about that?
[HTC Inspire 4G] gwallee:
Yep, I knew what you meant.

I think AT&T is tied to the radio and not just the SIM card, but Im not sure.
[HTC Inspire 4G] trapzz:
hi doktor buknasty.. yeah i did that already before. and i unrooted and locked it to at&t again to ship it to htc for repairs so they dont suspect a warranty void.

what i dont understand is, why didnt the phone give a message after i unrooted it that shouldve said something like: "this phone is locked. please enter unlock code."

instead, it tells me:

"unable to detect your sim card. please make sure that your sim card is properly inserted and restart your phone"
[HTC Inspire 4G] RickEphraims:
Mine has no phone reception at all on the Telstra Next G connection in Aus unless the simcard cover is on :eek:
[HTC Inspire 4G] trapzz:
hi, RickEphraims.. you know what? it could be that my sim cover is damaged in that the antenna is making improper connection with the rest of the phone. i'm getting my inspire back on monday. and i'll let you know what happens. i think i'll take it to at&t and ask them to put a sim cover on it and see. thanks for your input.
[HTC Desire S] x0149128:
I'm using saga LBC on my Desire S but the default folder icon makes me want to throw up.

I've seen lots of guides online about changing the default folders, but they all involve downing an app and using that to manage the folders.

Is there a simple way to just change the default folders to something a little nicer, or even transparent boxes?

Thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MizzouBrent:
I'm running Cyanogenmod 7.0.3.1 with Tiamat 3.3.7. After a full charge, I went into Spare Parts and noticed that if I go to battery history --> sensor usage, it says Maps has a total time of 2 hrs, 3 minutes, 31 seconds and it keeps climbing every time I check. Is the sensor usage always supposed to be there? I have GPS off right now, so it shouldn't be doing anything right?

I flashed the Qualcomm Vision GPS Driver 1.1 from Galandy's thread in the development section. There are no wakelocks being shown in spare parts and my CPU isn't spiked or anything. I just want to know if this kind of sensor usage is normal.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] docent000:
I have just noticed the same thing on my phone.

Google Maps use sensors since I started it once 6 hours ago.

So Spare Parts -> Sensor Usage -> Maps is now showing me more than 6 hours.

I wonder if this is why my battery level goes down faster than normal ...

--------------------------

CM7 with stock kernel

Samsung Captivate

GPS is always OFF.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plainjane:
Since I rarely use Maps/Navigation, I freeze or uninstall it when I'm not using it. If I need it then I just restore or defrost with Titanium Backup.

Google Maps is the only app I've ever used that noticeably drains battery when not in use. There's probably a seeing somewhere that could keep this from happening, but I've found my method to work fine for me.

To answer the original question, yes, it probably is normal. Sensor usage isn't related to GPS, it's the accelerometer, proximity, or light sensor. Maps probably uses the accelerometer to determine direction (unless there's another sensor for this). It constantly records your location using wireless networks if GPS is unavailable. This causes battery drain and constant sensor usage. If you don't use it very often, then I suggest doing what I do.

Supersonic Evo 4G | MIUI | Tapatalk
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] docent000:
Facebook

You know? Actually the facebook app is another battery drainer, too.

I have it set to "never sync" but it still consumes some battery and keeps my phone awake for 5-7 minutes per day. I don't understand why but that's the way it is.
[HTC Sensation] shawndh:
I'm looking for a phone to replace my old T-Mobile Touch Pro 2. As clunky as old WM is, the wireless options are awesome. I currently use BT networking to share an internet connection with my laptop when on the road. Now I want to switch to using a credit card processing company that allows me to use a swipe tool that connects to an Android phone - not available for Windows Mobile. This is the perfect opportunity to get a Sensation but I'm concerned about not being able to tether as easily (and free of charge) with the Sensation as it was with my TP2. I know I can do wifi sharing but not sure how easy that is to use and if it's free or not. Someone please shed some light on this for me. What is your experience with tethering/internet sharing?
[Vibrant General] yuseff14:
Does anyone know if its possible to a custom boot animation on a 2.3.4 Rom.

I am running a 2.3.4 ROM and using Bullet kernel and boot animation.zip don't work[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B] :confused:

If someone can put me in the right direction I am will to create request boot animation for them
[Vibrant General] explodingboy70:
Not at this time no because we don't have a kernel that supports it. I have a kick ass boot animation that i'm dying to put on my ROM but can't yet.
[Vibrant General] yuseff14:
CM7

Now why does CM7 Have a kernel that allows boot animation when they are on a 2.3.4 Rom?

Should people look into those kernels and find out how to port to our 2.3.4 roms:confused:
[Acer Iconia A500] Heylookitsbret:
Any chance of getting this wifi adapter to work with our tabs?

http://www.alfa.com.tw/in/front/bin/ptdetail.phtml?Part=AWUS036H&Category=105463
[HTC Sensation] DmMc:
Got HTC Sensation 4G from T-mobile.

Did S-Off, SuperCID and flashed official European ROM (RUU... 1.45) because I need Russian interface.

Unfortunately, the phone doesn't show "4G" icon anymore :( Only "H" or "3G" even in T-mobile USA network.

Is it built in radio, or in ROM?

How can I make sure that phone still works in 4G speeds? Or it can not with European ROM and radio?

Maybe any fix available to install?
[HTC Sensation] Hassan99:
In europe there is either 4G or LTE.

I think it is the european ROM that doesn't support 4G yet
[HTC Sensation] lamecake:
Tried this rom and getting stuck in a buttloop. Any ideas?!
[HTC Sensation] nccu_eagles:
The H represents "4G"
[HTC Sensation] Christopher3712:
H=4G. You're not losing any data speeds. The icon is just different. It's actually more accurate for the type of speed you're getting (HSPA+) because it's not truly 4G. That's just a marketing term American cellular companies like to use to get the masses to purchase their newer phones. I'm curious if they declare the next speed to be "5G".

FYI- this would be better posted in the Q&A forum next time ;)
[HTC Sensation] MarlinFF:
The icon is not radio linked.. It's based on what is in your SystemUI.apk file.
[HTC Sensation] Zehlek:
I get H+ here in Niagara Falls on Virgin
[HTC EVO 3D] aagbulos:
I am on currently on the latest Xron ROM and loving it...but after flashing a custom lock ring, the phone icon disappears and have no other way to get it back...I either have to restore a nandroid backup or reflash the ROM.

Anybody else experiencing this? Is there a fix?

Thanks!
[HTC EVO 3D] jrmatics:
Yeah happened to me also. Had to nand to get it back to normal. I was on a stock deodexed
[HTC EVO 3D] aagbulos:
I wonder if this happens with other sense roms?
[HTC EVO 3D] bbacon:
I'm using synergy nightlies here and experienced the same problem, I ended up just flashing the rom again and it put back the stock lockscreen ring
[HTC EVO 3D] aagbulos:
Solved problem! Well... Kind of...

Okay so after much frustration in losing the phone icon while using a custom lockscreen, go into the lockscreen settings and choose the phone icon for ALL four lockscreen shortcuts. When you apply the change, it surprisingly came back but now, the four shortcuts that actually show up are the default icons: phone, mail, camera, and messages.

Therefore, in order to get the phone icon back, this is what I did but you can no longer customize the shortcuts.

Maybe some devs can use this information somehow?
[HTC EVO 3D] jeffsanace:
You are using an old idlescreen_base.apk. HTC put out an update over a week ago for that. Check the op in the Tranquility theme thread I have a few mods there that are the updated one.

Sent from my Bad Seed, Bad Ass, EVO3D!
[HTC EVO 3D] aagbulos:
Okay cool! Will check that out!
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
Optimization Tip #1 (Too Many Apps)

It's very easy to reach those numbers in no time

specially when you are a phone game addict like me :p

with the limitation of the i9020 not having an external SD card support i never had as much freedom as i did when using the i9000, on that phone i easily reached 500 Apps in no time, and well the slow down is obvious.

so the Trick & Tip for this session is about keeping a good balance between performance, and still have those 300+ Apps installed in the phone without blowing up on you.

Requirement: TitaniumBackup

you will probably think uninstalling the Apps that you don't need, true, but that's not always the best way, however for Apps that you absolutely do not use at least once a month, they should definitely be gone from the phone.

to keep the phone from slowing down to a claw, specially when your launcher tries to load up all those Apps & icons, simply use Titanium Backup to FREEZE the ones that you don't use very often, but are still nice to have in the phone for those "emergencies" when you really need it the most, but you wished you had them installed, and not deleted just to keep your phone from running smooth.

just keep a shortcut of TitaniumBackup some where on the desktop launcher to have quick access to the Apps to freeze & unfreeze the other Apps that you want to keep in the phone.

Also all the less used Apps you can group them inside a folder, and make a shortcut of that folder on the desktop launcher, so that when you Unfreeze them you know exactly where to look for them, instead of having to scroll through the entire Apps drawer.

Another great idea, only for those with unlimited mobile internet access, is to use the DropBox feature of TitaniumBackup, and then store all those Apps you want to keep on the cloud, and restore them when you need them ;)

That's all for today :D
[Nexus S General] Rem3Dy:
Don't download 50 fart apps.
[Nexus S General] Mister J:
This is a nice gui-

350 apps?
[Nexus S General] ericshmerick:
Sorry, there is no good reason to have 350 apps on your cellphone.
[Nexus S General] derekwilkinson:
350 apps????

:eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek:

why???
[Nexus S General] Rotellian:
I think it would be easy to accumulate that number. However, i tend to go through and thin out the ones I dont use occasionally. I dont think id ever get to 350! Think ive got about 50 or so on there at the moment.
[Nexus S General] steviee7:
damn I only have 110 lol
[Nexus S General] AndroidUser00110001:
Damn...that's a lot of apps :)
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
aprox 50 are actual apps the other 300 are mostly games, good games like GunBros, most of the good ones from Gameloft, EA, and many other big hit tittles in Android Market :D
[Nexus S General] Brutus2TheMax:
I don't think I've ever had more than 10 downloaded... 350 is kind of overkill man. You can only play so many games...
[Nexus S General] derekwilkinson:
lol you're crazy :D

I have 8 games on my phone right now (including emulators... i use GBCoid for pokemon yellow and n64oid for... actually I never use it). That also includes Kongregate arcade.

how can you STAND playing on a touchscreen? like I play modern combat from game loft more than any game, and playing on a touch screen sucks! my fingers always block my view (and i don't even have big hands) :cool:
[Nexus S General] [hfm]:
Damn man. Just download them again from the market if you need to have them again. How can you possibly use that many regularly.
[Nexus S General] jonnythan:
It's slowing to a CRAWL, not a claw.
[Nexus S General] steviee7:
I have around 40 games and like 20 nes/snes games and I play those with my ps3 controller using sixaxis app
[Nexus S General] pkilla:
Damn that's over kill 350 I bet u don't even use half them apps I got like 60 apps on my nexus s

Put a list of all 350 apps
[Nexus S General] asaetern:
I have the sixaxis app as well, have you figured out how to map out the keys for games like gun bros? I'm only able to move in the game, but not shoot.
[Nexus S General] steviee7:
Don't have that game
[Nexus S General] david279:
350. That's funny.
[Nexus S General] steviee7:
I don't see anything funny at all,:|
[Nexus S General] j0hnZ:
It's right here...
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
Optimization Tip #2 (Wall Papers)

Extra Large and Super High Def wall paper also slows down the phone

changing the resolution of the picture and/or resizing the picture itself helps a lot to reduce whatever resources it takes up

ironically Live Wall paper have less of an effect on the Launcher performance, it's either smooth or laggy depending on the complexity of the LWP
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
Optimization Tip #3 (Themes)

this might or not might apply to some other launchers, but it's still good to keep in mind.

However this findings does apply to Go Launcher EX specifically.... or shall i say it might even be a bug?

When changing from one Theme to another Theme, make sure to use the option to Reset Back to Default before selecting a new theme, otherwise after a few theme swaps say... 5 or more, then the phone starts to drag and lag really really bad.

this is also directly proportional to the Optimization Tip #1 (Too Many Apps)

the more apps installed the more icons it produces, and depending on the quality of the picture in the theme, it might cause more lag
[Nexus S General] NicholasQ:
Gamer, I too have around 350 app elements and I use the uninstall and freeze option a lot. One thing I suggested to titanium (they never replied) was an option to turn off the app scan titanium does when first opening the app. I have so many app elements it takes a while to scan. I just want to open app, access frozen apps and unfreeze real quick. Almost like another app drawer of apps that don't use any cpu until you need it. I wish they would implement something like this.
[Nexus S General] AllGamer:
Wow! we think alike

Yes, i totally wanted and option like that, Titanium Backup works really nice as a Launcher

it's just the scanning thing that always takes forever, due the amount of apps installed
[Nexus S General] lvnatic:
i have a better tip: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=991276

use the multitasking setup and you can install up to 1000 apps

this is the only script that I tried so far which isn't just a placebo effect, it actually does increase the performance of the phone
[Verizon Droid Charge] aptalca:
I just flashed gummycharged 1.9.1 FE on my charge and I am pretty happy for the most part. I like that it is debloated and I absolutely love the V6 supercharger

However, there are a couple little annoyances with some of the apps especially the stock e-mail app. I was wondering if there are fixes or maybe other versions.

For instance:

1) The stock e-mail app does not do zoom at all. It makes html e-mails very difficult to read because you constantly have to pan left and right.

2) Also the stock e-mail app shortcuts don't have the unread count badge.

3) I can't figure out how to download attachments. For an attached pdf, I only get the open option, but cannot download it onto the sd card.

Is there an updated stock e-mail version that has these features, because the samsung version did all I believe?

Thanks

PS. Please don't suggest other market e-mail apps. I am perfectly happy with the e-mail client except for these minor annoyances. My experience with 3rd party apps to replace stock apps usually involve much shorter battery life.
[Verizon Droid Charge] blarrick:
I would also like a different e-mail app if someone can suggest one, the only gripe I have with stock is that I can't zoom(very big annoyance actually). Thanks in advance!
[Verizon Droid Charge] :
If you're using exchange, i recommend Touchdown. It has pinch to zoom as well
[Epic 4G General] monkeymanx:
I notice when I use a Verizon PRL I can download 3G speeds at my place at about 600Kbps. When I use a Sprint PRL and roam it is always around 100Kbps and the ping is very high, usually around 1000ms.

Sprint coverage at my house is terrible, to the point where I can barely send text messages. Verizon works great though, I even get 3G working here at reasonable speeds.

Now the problem with the Verizon PRL is that I can't get back on the Sprint network and I am always roaming no matter what. At work Sprint service is fine. I have roam control which is awesome but it would be nice to roam and have good data rates too.
[Epic 4G General] blu9987:
yes there is

(dont try and flash the zip you have to write the PRL with QPST)
[Epic 4G General] monkeymanx:
That's the one I'm running now. Maybe it is just connecting to a different tower than with the Verizon PRL.
[Epic 4G General] monkeymanx:
Oh, wait... I'm using 01115 for a PRL. I will give that one a go. Thanks
[Epic 4G General] blu9987:
yea that gave me 3g speeds (didnt run a speed test but it was fast) but my wireless signal kept dropping....

other prls give me 1x and I get about 6-15kbytes/sec download xD
[Epic 4G General] A_Flying_Fox:
yeah on roam control ping with verizon is ~1000

im in the same situation.

If i do the QPST thing, how easy will it be to revert back to my sprint prl? Because like you, i would only need it while im in my house.

Step RIGHT out the door, BOOM 6 bars. Its like my house is lead or something lolol
[Epic 4G General] BWFBezerk:
Just choose update prl from settings and it'll revert back to normal.
[Epic 4G General] digiblur:
11115 and roam control is a beautiful thing!!
[Epic 4G General] MeetFace:
if you roam a lot, and consistently, don't be surprised when you contract gets canceled ;)
[Epic 4G General] stormglove:
I have been roaming a ton since first rooting back in feb, and have never had a worning or anything about it, not saying it won't happen to some just throwing it out there that I haven't been warned at all.
[HTC EVO 3D] cody_cummins:
Lately ive tried out some new roms and installed the new radio, pri and rpm files for 2.3.4 seems now i cant get my phone to sleep at all, seems it will sleep for 2 mins at the startup and after that wont sleep at all, ive tried 2 different roms with clean installs and still no luck, i need some help!
[HTC EVO 3D] cody_cummins:
No one?
[Droid 2 Android Development] leobg:
Now when we got the new GB leak finally on our devices, I wonder if anyone was able to find compatible tun.ko module for the new kernel so we can use programs like OpenVPN/VPNC

I tried the old tun.ko module and one compiled for Moto Atrix (but I am not sure 2.2 or 2.3 Atrix) and they did not work (module fails to load).

I know we don't have the kernel source yet (as it is not even official), but I wonder if we can use similar device sources which were released (D3?) to compile a working module.