yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Sensation] kpjimmy:
A/S/L?

Just kidding lol....

I tend to agree with the op but I am just as guilty in posting 'status' posts. I try not to and just lurk and answer some questions here and there where they were answered in the past few pages, but most likely buried in posts. I know leedroid has a great FAQ, but there are a lot of people that do not even bother reading that.

I mean it is what it is, unless the mods do what they did to the gtablet threads was to lock the dev section and to have everyone post their stuff on the Q&A threads. And because of that, is kinda of a pain. Not for end users but for the devs where that now they have two threads to kinda keep up, even though the dev thread is locked.
[HTC Sensation] fuinhu:
at work but i'll read as soon as i get home
[HTC Sensation] bryancruise:
/agree. When did everyone become so self-important, that skimming a handful of posts in a forum is just too much to tolerate. People generally want to express their excitement when a new ROM/feature/thing is on the verge of being released.

I do agree that it can be overwhelming in some cases, but XDA has really blown up, along with the smartphone scene in general. I've been a member of XDA with this username since 2008, but have been lurking since I got the MDA back in 05 (or whenever it was new... the years run together). ESPECIALLY back then, you would see a TON of posts of people expressing excitement... the scene was new, and you had a bunch of people who were really excited about the possibilities they saw. So I guess to answer the original question... FOREVER. It is a forum after-all... the whole point is social...
[HTC Sensation] n1ghtl1fe:
It has gotten pretty bad but is an open forum on the internet. Its going to happen reguardless, leave it to the Mods to handle stuff like this *****ing and opening a new thread is just you doing the same thing..

Ive been around creeping since mid 08 finally joined up in early 09 honestly unless its really a dumb question that the SEARCH button can fix, whats the big deal? A little occasionally humor never hurt anyone.

XDA should require a reading of fourm rules upon registering. People probably wont actually read it but some nice bold words (SEARCH, SEARCH, SEARCH) during the sign up process cant hurt.
[HTC Sensation] ericbond:
Has anyone here seen the video on YouTube titled you are a noob on xda developers? When you register you should be made to watch it and not be given the option to skip or fast forward it

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmvCpR45LKA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[HTC Sensation] cr1960:
Let's not get too precious about a forum that deals with customising smartphones.

I mean we're mostly all passionate about it, but it sure ain't life or death.

Generally, the mods do a good job clearing out the crap.

For me, most of the time, it's all good.
[HTC Sensation] DJW6927:
We're all friends here aren't we?

There's development threads and there's other sort of development threads.

For actual development the guys tend to use irc channels or other means...

Here development very often means the presentation of the results of devs work and have little other purpose other than support and bug reporting. For those I can't see the harm in some slightly personal pleasantries surely? Doesn't it just make us all more human?
[HTC Sensation] ProximaC:
smart phones are serious business.
[HTC Sensation] Finland_2_Cupertino:
Any solid info in the development thread should be made a sticky WITH NO COMMENTS.

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G
[HTC Sensation] cgjjaf:
I agree with you, it is a great little video that everyone should see when you register, it is extremely funny and to the point (although I think that some people will never get the point, no matter simple it is).

To the OP, I also agree with you, one of the threads that I follow is so long now (close to 200 pages) that doing a search in it gave me over 90 possible answers/posts, I got lucky the first time and the answer to my question was in the second page of results. If you want to socialize go to FB, there is a xda-developers page there.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] -RotorDemon-:
I was wondering about the dock feature in other phones so I wondered if the dock had a magnet like the droid series phones. I placed a neodymium magnet and with the screen locked to portrait mode I moved the magnet around and in between the camera and speaker the screen auto rotated to portrait mode.

G2 still says it's not docked but I wonder if this could be something to look at for a car or home style dock.

Anyone else try this?
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] Abolfazl:
I placed a neodymium under my G2 when the screen was off and it turned the screen on
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] redpoint73:
I think the phone uses a magnet to sense whether the keyboard is open or not. So its waking and rotating the screen b/c it thinks the keyboard is open, not b/c its going to dock mode.

If you hold a paperclip to the underside of the screen, the part that is exposed when the keyboard is open (but not exposed when keyboard closed), the paperclip will stick to the internal magnet.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] funkeee:
I put an M5 magnet next to a powered down G2, and it got up, walked to the kitchen and made me a pastrami sammich.
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] -RotorDemon-:
Hammer meets nail. I tried the paperclip under the screen and found the magnet. 100% correct on your reply. Bummer on my half because I wish this had a docking feature. :(

Thanks for the answer!
[G2 and Desire Z Accessories] eneka:
when I stand my phone on the lower left corner of my laptop, my laptop goes into hibernation, and when i remove my phone, it wakes back up haha.
[Motorola Photon 4G] asrielx1:
Just wondered if anyone else is using the roam control app and how it's working for them. It worked great on my epic 99% of the time but so far no luck on the photon. Running rooted stock with bootloader still locked. SU popup asks for permission twice just like it did on the epic and it passes the license check but it never actually switches to roam.

Thanks in advance for any help.
[Motorola Photon 4G] sub2k1:
I don't know about the Photon but I can tell you it doesnt work for the Motorola XPRT.
[Motorola Photon 4G] wilforknowledge:
It is not working for the Photon atm.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Menashe04:
Is there anyone that makes a rom that can integrate this? I used to use CM7 on my EVo4G and I was able to set roaming only
[Motorola Photon 4G] Nerorising:
On the latest version of Roam control, you can select "other" under phone type...and it will change it over to roaming...but only for a short period of time before it switches back to the strongest signal. So, he's close with it..just needs to figure out how to keep it locked in.
[Motorola Photon 4G] abrcrmdl23:
I haven't had any luck with roam control can't wait till it does cause

my patents live in a dead zone and I need roaming.
[Motorola Photon 4G] my2cents:
I emailed the developer (mrgreg) and asked him if he had plans to support the photon in the future because I did a little testing for him when the app first came out to help him support samsung devices. Here is his reply:

Please don't blow up his inbox with constant requests. He has plans for it, as you can see, and the time will come. I look forward to it working as well.
[Motorola Photon 4G] MrGreg:
Hey guys, just wanted to drop a line and say hi. I've been wanting to pick up a Photon as a development device, but I literally have not had any time. I apologize if anyone has emailed me and I haven't replied yet.

I need to take care of a few more personal things, but then I plan to work on getting Roam Control to work on the Photon. Thanks!!
[Motorola Photon 4G] piaa_nissan:
That would be awesome as I love your app!
[Motorola Photon 4G] flipper12:
Looking forward to it as your app was a necessity on my EVO!
[Motorola Photon 4G] Schulz3:
Yes, I needed it for my Evo 4g too. My office at work is bad for signal. The photon is a little better but I would like to have the option to Roam only again.
[Motorola Photon 4G] MrGreg:
Well this last month has flown by, but I bought a Photon this afternoon. I have about 2 weeks to get Roam Control working before I have to give the Photon to someone else...so I'll be be working hard, starting tonight!
[Motorola Photon 4G] my2cents:
AWESOMENESS!! :D Thanks MrGreg!
[Motorola Photon 4G] MrGreg:
After a few very long nights, I'm happy to report that I'm able to force roaming on the Photon! :D

I'm completely exhausted, but I need to do some more testing before I can release it. It does require root access to work.

I'll keep you updated!
[Motorola Photon 4G] my2cents:
You know I will help you test it if you need another test phone... :)
[Motorola Photon 4G] sub2k1:
I look forward to buying this app in the market. This is great news.
[Motorola Photon 4G] twolostminds:
I am also willing to do a limited time beta test of the new Roam Control on my rooted Photon. Say a 15 or 30 day beta testing period to confirm it is fully functional on my Photon and then purchase it on the Market.
[Motorola Photon 4G] MrGreg:
Quick question for your Photon owners...do you normally keep your phone in "Automatic" mode or "Any CDMA" mode?

I need to pick one for my app...or I suppose I could make it smart enough to give you both options...
[Motorola Photon 4G] sliverr7x:
I would have to say we keep it on Automatic..
[Motorola Photon 4G] nickespi:
for us photon users we would need it on automatic. this allows us to have the faster DATA speeds!!
[T-Mobile LG G2x] badandy_vang@hotmail.com:
My question is that when I'm using any roms even the stock rom I can't seem to view .gif files. People sends me these funny animated pictures but it seems to me that android doesn't support them. Is there any way to view them on my text messages? there are apps to view them but you have to have it saved onto your sd card, but when the person sends it to me I can't even save the file. Is there a way anyone can make this happen or work? On my brothers Iphone he can view them when ppl text it directly to him.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] cuda340:
I have the same issue. I have an hd2 running miui and it plays GIFs just fine but I can't play them on my g2x. I hope somebody figures it out.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] phburks:
I use Quick Pic as my default photo viewer/organizer. It has a built-in GIF viewer.

Its free in the android market. In my opinion its much better than the default android gallery.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mr_LJE:
Am I suppose to be able to listen to sound too or only view whats on my xformer when using HDMI out?:confused:
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GeLopez:
no.... use the audio out jack
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jtrosky:
Well that's kind of silly that you have to use the headphone jack when HDMI also carries audio! Is there no way to get HDMI audio working?

Thanks!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kasush:
According to my online research this should work. See excerpt below:

"It features a mini HDMI port for viewing stored and Internet content on an HDTV in full 1080p HD with a 5.1 ch surround sound system."

"HDMI Output

Sporting a HDMI 1.3a port, the Transformer can connect to an HDTV and 5.1 surround sound system, which allows you to share your stored / Internet content with friends and family - delivering an enhanced multimedia experience"

I have not bought mine yet, still have about a week before I am home to get it, but I will be testing this and will report back.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] isolated_epidemic:
You should be able to get audio out of your HDMI connection. I'd say run through the usual trouble shooting checklist. Did you check the volume was not muted? Does the HDMI cable function properly with another device? Did you try a reboot? Reset the cables? Have you tried wiping your cache? Factory data reset? Are you running a custom ROM?

As a last resort I have usually found success with a full factory reset, data/cache/dalvik wipe, re-flash custom ROM, wipe again and start fresh. I'm no expert but I hope I was helpful and good luck.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PAR3A:
Hi...

I bought an Motorola Atrix (Not 4G , Factory Unlock) from UAE (Deyra , Technotell) , and I think my phone is UAE version... How can I detect my phone version??? (Like UAE version , UK Orange , etc.)

And if my phone is an UAE version Atrix , how can I root that??? Can I use the Pudding way???

Thanks a lot ;)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xploited:
Post a screenshot of your "About Phone" info.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PAR3A:
sry I think my root have a problem , cause I can't take screenshots and every time I see an error...

I typed the About Phone section :

Please help me... Thanks ;)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xploited:
Well, judging from your system info, you definitely CANT use the ATT version of pudding.

Regarding international BL unlocker - IHOP, your best bet is to PM the person that created pudding the2dcour with your system info, and ask if international version of pudding is safe for your phone.

Good luck. :cool:
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ali.almahdi:
Well, if you just want to root, use gingerbreak!
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zanderman112:
I remember once, someone posted instructions on how to set up an instance of ec05 on a pc, but I cant find it now, anyone know how to do it?

Posted by Mr. Z's Epic 4G.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] malcolmXman:
You mean setting it up in sdk as a vm to test?
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zanderman112:
Yeah

Posted by Mr. Z's Epic 4G.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duce102:
If someone comes up with the instructions, I request a sticky.... it would be nice to test stuff yourself without the "danger" before letting anyone test it on a phone....
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zanderman112:
Someone posted it before, I know I saw it on xda.

Posted by Mr. Z's Epic 4G.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deano0714:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1160265 found the thread...
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zanderman112:
Thank you deano!

Posted by Mr. Z's Epic 4G.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deano0714:
I remembered overstew posted so i searched his threads and no problem :)
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zanderman112:
I couldn't remember who posted it lol

Posted by Mr. Z's Epic 4G.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mamallica:
HI THERE,

i AM SUPER NOOB. DO NOT USE ANY TERM WITHOUT EXPLAINING PLEASE. :confused::confused::confused::confused:

i have the rogers play with 2.3.3. i did root it before using that app that would root your phon with just installing it. now after i updated to 2.3.3. that didnt work.

im wondering if now there is a new version of it?! if not please tell me what is the easiest wy to root the phone. and if u are going to help me please speak noob language. dont just say stuff cuz u assume i know it. im new to all this. never flashed any phone or anything like that. lol

thanks a lot. i need this cuz im getting low space msg and i have lotf or rogers crap on my phone that i want to get rid of. thank youuuuuuuu:)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonicfreak360:
You are so noob that you did not read the rules posted in this section. You are supposed to ask all questions in the general area.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sdlaurin:
You need to be saved from yourself so im not answering you question until you read until your eyes bleed.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Leraeniesh:
Some proper English would help. If you don't know what your doing, and need step by step instructions, you shouldn't be rooting your Play anyway.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Logseman:
Go somewhere else.

Go: Move from a place to another one.

Somewhere: used when there will not be much precision about the location you're being sent to.

Else: in this case, it implies that going back to your starting point (that is, this forum) is undesirable, and that your destination should be different from your starting point.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blagus:
As he said, don't use any term without explanation... looool
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Logseman:
Don't let it be said that we're not helpful :)

Enviado desde mi Vega usando Tapatalk
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mamallica:
tnx alot everyone.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonicfreak360:
Np
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sdlaurin:
Alway happy to help
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] das7771:
LMAO...that's some funny sh!t.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rogue Leader:
You know what would have made this thread better? If he asked where he can download free games too.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cat_On_Droid:
LOL

ok, since this thread is Spam i'll tell you how to root your phone

Install gingerbreak.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashergray:
correction downgrade then install gingerbreak.

then punch yourself in the throat.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bartoloandre98:
Its easy

Place it on the soil somewhere in a field,pour some water on and it will root Lol
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blagus:
yeah... after a few years, SE tree with Xperia fruits will grow.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Scorbion:
LOL ... give him a chance xD

to op: why do you need root anyway?? if you know what it does then u might just take a look in the forum and root the phone EASILY
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashergray:
and it would still be a better product than Apple.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sdlaurin:
Poor nub, should have stuck with iphone
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deoxlar:
Wow... Good job guys... He has sold his phone and went with apple now.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mamallica:
as i said in the post, i did have root. and i need it so i can remove some apps and free up some space.

i could downgrade the update. but i was asking if there is a new version of gingerbreak which supports 2.3.3.

and i did try to follow that root thread, but i cant get the phone to boot in fastboot mode. i hold the search button down and i insert the usb, but it goes into charging the phone....

and i kno others from rogers have done it.

p.s. this place should start a forum for comedians, looks like we have too many of them here! lol

and for all those who wonder, im not that noob. i just said it this way so i can correct any error I might have.

and f apple and iphone. i am a SE fan. had SE all my life. starting with w series then s710a, w900i, p1i, and xperia x1a.

cheers. :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FrAsErTaG:
Troll
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cat_On_Droid:
If we had moderators here, you would be moderated et reported for trolling. Yes, calling someone else a troll, is trolling >. >

As for the problems OP had, you need to keep retrying to get it in BLUE LED, keep repeating and unplugging and repluging it until you get it.

For your pc to register the BLUE LED

, download device manager and look into other devices. Apply the drivers you had earlier downloaded

Once fastboot registers blueled mode, you can unlock the bootloader. Download flashtool 2.9.1 and flash the new firmware

For finding on how to use the flashtool, click search around.. I said it to 3 people already
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Logseman:
Actually, the new moderator positions should be announced these days... for all I know, it could be me moderating here, since I applied :D

Calling this guy a troll, though, is not trolling at all. Someone who doesn't bother to express what he wants to say in a proper and universally understandable fashion, and who disregards so many rules as mr. "Super noob" here, is trolling, whether he likes it or not.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sdlaurin:
Fyi the op was trolling, he made himself sound much more nooberish than he aactually was and made this thread in the dev section and gave the impression that he couldnt spreken de english when in fact he can. He knew full well that the thread wouldnt have been well recieved.

To the op, make a new account, read the fourm rules, read them again, print them, read them in the ****ter, then use the search button to answer the question you asked that has been answerd a million times already. If you are unclear after that post your question in the general section of the fourms.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Blagus:
Once I did that with iPhone and grey-shining tree grew with tiny iPhones. Worms ate them before they grew up to be picked up from the tree.

(FYI, I did not and don't have iPhone :D )
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sdlaurin:
Like you iphone soon worms will be eating mr jobs
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Logseman:
Black humor... me likey :D
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] captain67:
Erm, what? You don't need fastboot or a blue LED to use flashtool. Who the hell told you that? I noticed some nubs on the forums the other day thought you needed a blue LED for flashtool.. are you the one who spread that false info to them?

Shaaaame.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cat_On_Droid:
Blue LED to Unlock Bootloader =/ have you misread?

I'll recheck my post and edit in a second\

EDIT: oKK..

I thought he said he had a locked bootloader,i told him to keep retrying.Once it glows BluE,he can unlock the BL.

And then he can flash using the flashtool?Dont you need the B00Tloader for that? @_@

If Not...well..sorry :P

EDIT2: yes it seems i was the one who misread.

Apparentely he already had the BL unlocked ,he just couldnt get into F@stboot mode

Well i should've just said get a flashtool 2.9.1 and thats it :P
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mozza2k11:
Flashtools requires the green light (back key) while bootloader related is the blue light (search key) :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] captain67:
You don't need an unlocked bootloader for flashtool.

Sent from my R800
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iwebsource:
Plant it in a pot of soil for 24 hours then do a reboot. Your phone will be rooted after that.

Sent from my SGH-T959D
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cat_On_Droid:
Can your root with flashtool?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] captain67:
The only way to root with a locked bootloader is to use gingerbreak. Flashtool only installs stock roms, nothing else. If you root first, and then use flashtool, you'll lose root.

That's why the firmware gets flashed to 2.3.2, then rooted, then updated via OTA.

Make sense?

Sent from my R800
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroHero:
If you have unlocked bootloader, custom kernel ect ect. I've heard that flashtool has a root function. I have never used it, or looked for it though.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dousan:
You can root with flashtool if you have flashed a kernel/boot.img that supports it. So in that perspective you need an unlocked bootloader to use flashtool to root with, cuz you can only flash with fastboot on an unlocked bootloader. If you connect your phone while it's on, the option will be available when starting flashtool. You'll have to select x10 and then press root. I did it this way with doomlords kernel v2 for 4.0.A.2.368 FW. So it works, you might have to do it twice to make it work. I had to after flashing doomlords kernel v1 for 4.0.A.2.368FW, but only once with the new kernel ;) (I don't think it's kernel related, just a coincidence).

Regards Dousan...

e: lol you beet me to it androhero, so will ad a bit more info :p
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroHero:
Or you could just flash a rooted update.zip from recovery :D
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dousan:
Yes that works to :rolleyes: It was just easier to hook up the phone than download a .zip... Yeps I like to save time :p

Regards Dousan...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cat_On_Droid:
Yep.

Should help beginners (am already rooted)

Wait to get Recovery don't use need fastboot?