yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC ChaCha] Connor.McLeod:
no fixes, so just have to live with the two problems.

seems the sms jump is a common problem. There is another thread on unofficial ROM/leak and people in the thread also wonder if it fixes the sms jump problem.

mine should be the latest software version 1.21.xx.
[G Tablet Accessories] lartomar2002:
Hi, I am new to this forum and You will probably be hearing a lot from me.Will this inverter work with the Viewsonic G Tablet: Wagan 2107-6 Smart AC 80 USB Inverter. I purchased it to use with another device and was hoping I could use it with the Viewsonic. I am waiting for delivery of the Viewsonic and was hoping I would not have to buy another car charger. Thanks
[G Tablet Accessories] texasbrew:
Looks like that inverter will up convert from 12V DC to 120V AC and then the power adapter for the GTab will down convert from 120V AC to 12V DC, seems like a lot of wasted energy in the form of heat. You should take a look at the power limits of the inverter. If my electrical training serves me right (22 years ago) 12V x 2A = 24 Watts.

I bought the Vector Mfg VEC009 from Amazon.com for $15.25 shipped. It works, but there is a noticeable buzz if you plan on using the GTab to play music while you leave the charger plugged in, but once the GTab is charged, I was able to drive from Las Vegas to Reno (7 hr trip) playing music and I still had battery life left.
[G Tablet Accessories] lartomar2002:
I am not an electrician either but if I am interpreting you correctly you are saying this is to much power for the GTab? I originally ordered this for a Pandigital Novel which is 5v 2a and the reason I ordered it was because I could not find a car charger with the correct tip. I though since this inverter accepts regular 110v type house plugs I would not have to ever worry about have to search for a charger with correct tip size again. Besides I all ready have this unit. Will it hurt the GTab?
[G Tablet Accessories] aabbondanza:
Not enough

Your inverter does not output enough power. It may power the gTab for a short time, but texasbrew is correct that the conversion process results in heat being generated & from what I see on amazon, your unit uses passive (no fan) cooling to get rid of the heat. Since you would be trying to draw more power than the inverter is designed to handle (gtab needs 110-120 watts vs 80 watts your inverter is designed to output), it would become hotter than normal and have a harder time disipating the heat generated. The thermal limiter inside would eventually shut it down when the components become too hot or if you draw too much current. In addition, the additional heat could cause the inverter's components for fail quicker.

Depending on if you need to power any other ac devices in your car, you should either buy a more powerful inverter (150 wattt one would do) or consider the dc adapter that texasbrew suggested.

Al
[G Tablet Accessories] lartomar2002:
I would only be using it for quick charges not for operating the GTab. My wife thinks I am buying to many gadgets so I am trying to keep peace.:)

Are you not confusing volts for watts. I'm not an electrician so I do not know.:)
[G Tablet Accessories] aabbondanza:
watts = amps x volts

amps = watts/volt

volts =watts/amps

No, not confusing volts with watts (although one affects the other). According to the specs for the model you quoted, your inverter is capable of supplying 80 watts of power @ 110v or .73 amps. The gTab p/s input says 100-240v @ 1A (thats 110 watts...110v x 1 amp) needed to output the 12V @ 2 Amps the p/s outputs (24 watts).

Ofcourse, we are talking about the specs for the gTab power supply & the inverter. What we don't know is if the gTab p/s actually uses the entire 110 watts or if the inverter will actually let you draw more current than than the manufacturer states. Manufacturers typically build in fudge factors so you may be able to draw a little extra from the inverter & not need as much from the p/s & it may work OK.

Understand the wife thing well. Will you be doing that much charging/using while driving? You should be able to get 6-8 hours out of your battery depending on what you are doing. The gTab is going to draw the most power when actualy charging (vs less while maintaining a fully charged battery). Think of it kind of like charging your car battery. When the battery is low, the charger draws more current & when it gets close to full charge the amps goes down.

In the end the only true test is to try it. It may work or it may try to draw too much current and cause an undervolt condition that would trigger the safety circuits & not output anything.

Al
[G Tablet Accessories] lartomar2002:
kevinlekiller, over on slatedroid.com on the Viewsonic GTab sub-forum accessories, posted a pic (I would post a link but being a new member I can not add a link until I have made at least eight post) that shows a tool named "Kill a Watt" and it shows the Gtab only using nine watts while running "angry birds".
[G Tablet Accessories] rajeevvp:
That's not how these things should be calculated.

If, at the secondary winding of a transformer, you draw 24 watts, then at the primary winding, too, you will have the same wattage drawn.

According to the ideal power equation for transformers:

Power (in) = Power (out)

ie. V (in) x I (in) = V (out) x I (out)

so, if the at the secondary winding, 2 A is drawn at 12 V, and the input voltage at the primary winding is 110 V, then the current drawn at the primary is:

I (in) = V (out) x I (out) / V (in)

ie. 12 * 2 / 110 = 0.21

So, on the primary side, 0.21 A is drawn to supply 24 watts at the secondary. And since the converter supplies 80 W, you should be able to use it without any problems.

In reality, the gtab will probably never use 24 watts. The sticker at the back says the power consumption is < 24 watts. And the script I use to check these things tells me that the power consumed when charging from a flat battery is ~12 W; and when the gTab is idle at the home screen, it's around 2.5 W. When it's sleeping with the screen off the power drawn is around 1.15 W. It will be even lower when the gTab goes into deep sleep mode.
[G Tablet Accessories] lartomar2002:
A big thanks rajeevvp
[G Tablet Accessories] texasbrew:
There ya go, I love the way a form like this can get a question answered.
[G Tablet Accessories] lartomar2002:
It would make a great bumper sticker. But, all kidding aside thanks to everyone that jumped on this and tried to help.
[G Tablet Accessories] aasoror:
If she wouldn't mind an extra $4 then this one shoudl work.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1186539
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicregi:
Guys I am curious. What is your preference? Between all those custom browsers vs stock ones, which do you like and use?

Send from my 'iPhone Killer' Samsung Galaxy S II using Tapatalk
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prodygee:
Stock, it just does everything so smoothly. I have never needed any other features already present in the stock browser.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dexterdave:
I prefer using dolphin browser but i also use the stock one too sometimes
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr0idman:
After testing some popular browsers in the market by myself, I have this conclusion "Stock FTW".
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] veyka:
Dolphin browser for xmarks and lastpass integration, and a exit button, though the tabbed ui is nice in theory, in practice its a bit of a pain.

Same rendering engine as the stock browser so web pages look the same.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nevara:
i prefer stock, but I cannot start any downloads with it. Every download I start fails automatically. Anyone have a clue?

Alternatively I use Opera Mini. It's really smooth and fast, has the ability to compress images and to download!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AXIS of Reality:
I've tried many, and while ones like Dolphin HD, Opera and Firefox offer more features none of them can match the stock browser for fluidity.

Only the stock browser is hardware accelerated (Samsung did it themselves) from my knowledge, hence the smooth scrolling even with flash.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dedalmapeti:
I use Dolphin but sometimes stock browser. Also when I can not connect to 3G network due to its limited coverage in mountains area I prefer Opera Mini which is faster and does not need so much traffic.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluesith:
Miren and xScope are the only 2 I use. Tried most of them. Hate stock

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[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChongoDroid:
I used to frequently delete the stock browser along with the bookmarks widget and replace with dolphin but lately I'm sticking to stock... this whole new motion thing with Samsung is sick!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m2smoe:
My thoughts exactly. The stock browser is by far the fastest for me.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rab1412000:
ive tried stock, dolphin hd, dolphin mini, opera mobile, miren, xscope, skyfire, firefox.

the best for me is stock. the added features of other browsers cant make up for the speed, fluidity and (less)battery consumption of stock.

among the alternative browsers however i recommend opera mobile just because its text reflow is just so good and its almost as fast as stock. downside- battery consumption and doesnt do 100% native flash

a close second would be dolphin mini for its gestures and tabs. but its just not as smooth as stock and also uses more battery.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ithehappy:
Stock browser has hardware acceleration, so it will be faster and smoother than all the other browsers out there. There is no practical replacement out there. Nuff said ;)

Regards.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Disfected:
I use stock mostly but for the occasional just quick check ups I use Firefox.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hackergnome:
Stock as well as Opera Mobile

Both are cool!!

Sent from My Mind using the Brainwaves...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonycfc:
I'd prefer the stock browser over any other alternatives out there just because it is hardware accelerated. The Galaxy S II has redefined mobile internet browsing and taken it to a whole new level.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bee55:
It's I think a limitation of Android 2.3 that it won't download file types for which there is no app installed on your phone. An easy way that I use to fix this is to download Astro file manager, and in it's preferences there's an option to 'enable browser downloads' (or something like this) and this basically associates all file types with Astro, so the OS thinks that there's an app that can open the file.

Btw I use the stock browser usually, but when I get over 8 tabs I 'transfer' them to Dolphin and continue with that :P.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rab1412000:
I use opera mobile for that and when I want text reflow
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nevara:
thx for the tip, will try it!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apogee91:
When you guy say "Stock" what do you mean? My default browser with my new SGS2 is Skyfire!? So stock = skyfire? and if not how would I run the the stock browser?

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ray1:
wow, I tried the stock browser after I read your post, the stock is indeed faster. opera and dolphin is no match in terms of speed.

bt i'm disappointed in the lack of feature, stock doesn't have good text reflow like opera, and its hard to use without the gesture support.

looking pass these minor limitations, its a great and fast browser.

however, I often get some flashing image of the black and white tiles background when scrolling using the stock browser. is this normal?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coffmad:
the hardware acceleration on the s2 is the best iv seen on any portable device, really there is no need in using any other browser as the Samsung modified stock is by far in a way the best :) its more powerful in many respects then i have seen some laptops or even desktops browsers run, with full 1080p support right from the browser, its amazing ^_^
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSaw:
Opera here. Maybe it's not as smooth, theoretically, but I can't see much of a difference.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ray1:
Is there a way to exit the stock browser properly?

pressing the back key just make the browser go back to the previous page,

keep pressing it and eventually it will arrive at the first page when we open the browser,

pressing the back key again then brings me back to the home screen. but the browser is still open and shows in the task manager.

its such a hassle to always go to task manager just to close the browser.

any way to get around this?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Jake-CT:
When I am writing in google docs, if I press return rather than starting a new blank line, I get a new line with a copy of what I just wrote already there which I then write over as I type. This happens no matter what keyboard I use and also if I log into google docs mobile site with my tab. Has anyone else seen this? Any suggestions?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Z!GZA!G:
Ok This may sound really stupid, and it may not come true. But you can always dream.

I want to learn how to develop apps on all the mobile platforms and want to make a startup. For example what Seesmic and others are doing.

Android is obvioulsy coded in Java.

But how should I start, and what things should I follow? Thanks a lot appreciate it to the MAX.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lostarchon:
Learn Java.

Google AppInventor.

Read the SDK.

Experiment.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adicool:
learn java

get the android application development for dummies book
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sageDieu:
Yeah google has a lot of great resources online with tutorials for the Android SDK specifically. Once you learn Java from an online class or a book or something, you can look through the SDK tutorials and generally understand how to do things. There are also a lot of basic app tutorials to show you through the ropes of displaying notifications, having different screens of an app, etc. so just look around on the internet.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rootstonian:
"ALL THE MOBILE PLATFORMS"? Android, iOS, Windows Mobile, HP(I think HP has their own OS).

That's quite a dream. Do you have any programming experience?

I've been a programmer for 15 years and started doing Android development over a year ago. I've not even touched 1/1000 of what Android has to offer. In other words, there is a learning curve that is directly proportional to your skill level.

I'm a firm believer in college education, so if you can, get a degree in Computer Science, all the better. And there are actually some very good 2-year programs out there if 4 years is out of the question.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gene Poole:
I agree 100%. You can't just jump in and expect to know everything there is to know. I've been a C/C++ developer for close to 20 years. I just got into Android and Java in the last year or so, and I agree with Rootstonian; you need a good base in OOP to get anywhere in Java and you can only really get that from a college.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Z!GZA!G:
Thanks a lot everyone for your help. Now that some of you tolde me you have been developers for close to 20 years or so. Programming seems scary and hard. Now I have doubts if I want to start programming :S

Anyways thanks a lot for everything.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adicool:
Well true it takes time,i myself have been programming c,c++,java for the past 8 years.i am now starting out with android,my advice would be select one os platform that you would like to work on and move slowly and steadily up the ladder
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rootstonian:
It's ONLY "scary and hard" at the beginning...honest. Think back to something you have learned and at the time thought "this is crazy, I'm never going to get this!!" Then a year later you look back and say to yourself "why did I think (insert whatever) was so hard?" ROFL

Like Gene said, about everything is Object Oriented these days. When he and I learned it was Assembler, Fortran, Pascal, "pure" C, <gasp> BASIC, <cringe> COBOL...there was no OOP (well not quite, I learned OOP in C++).

Don't give up before you get started :) With the help of some good JAVA books and the wealth of information on the Net, you have more resources than I ever had when I started learning.

And you can always come here for questions. Like someone else said, pick a platform and "go for it"...you have nothing to lose! :) If you think it's something you're going to like, then look for formal education.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ii Candor ii:
I just want to reiterate that you should start small. If you have no programming experience at all then I suggest learning the basics first. I took an Intro to Programming class a while back and it was way different than I expected. But it prepared me to start learning programming languages. After you have the basics down, App Inventor would be a good place to start, IMO.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Technochris1:
when i started to learn some basics, i started with the Google App inventor, then to

Processing + Arduino, and learning more and more each day.

A good Start is with Processing, Or Processing for Android.

They have super easy examples, and its easy to do just about anything. Give it a try.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iynfynity:
Search the "thenewboston" at youtube. Watch his java tutorials. After the java tutorials watch his android tutorials. The way he teach it makes all professors boring. Lol but he's really good.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Z!GZA!G:
Thanks a lot everyone for your replies.

I think I may check out Processing for Android as suggested by Technochris1.

But as a proper language, I will start with C#. So I can get started on Windows Phone apps.

Then Java or C++ after that.

Thanks.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rootstonian:
I don't know C#, so my comment could be moot...

Windows phone apps? Correct me if I'm wrong, but the dominate forces in mobile apps would be Apple's iOS and Android.

I see nothing wrong with learning JAVA as a first language, but like someone posted, START SMALL and work you way up. You have to know about variables, program flow, looping structures, arrays, etc.

Even something as simple as the mod operator can confuse beginners but is just one of many tools you need to have under your belt. In other words, you can't build a house if you don't know how to use a hammer! :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Z!GZA!G:
YES Android and iOS are WAY ahead of Windows Phone, WebOS and the others. But as I stated in the OP, I stated that I would like to make apps for all of the platforms eventually.

I would love to get started with Java, but can't really find any good material to learn the Java language.

Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Z!GZA!G:
http://mobile.tutsplus.com/ This site has a few great tutorials for building mobile apps. But still need an easy and fast way to learn java.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Z3US911:
i was really looking for a thread like this thanx a lot!!

and pretty nice sources out there to learn.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Z3US911:
if i am not wrong u released ur custom ROM for X10.

and u don't know how to develop apps.weird!

developing custom ROM is easy?Can u tell me from where u started?

No offense just saying/asking!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sweetnsour:
cornboyz on youtube also has some videos on developing apps

the best place to start is at chef central for android, this thread in particular
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Z!GZA!G:
YESS!! Thank you! i watched a cornboyz video months ago, but I forgot his username, thanks a lot for reminding me! Now lets slowly get down to business!

Thanks a lot.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Another thing you can do is go to colleges on the web. Look for the Computer Science department. Find the faculty web pages. They usually have their programming assignments posted along with class lectures as PDF's or Power Point presentations.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BlueStarEnt:
A new site :

There is a new site up called "codecademy". I would take a look at

it. I did and they give out free lessons.

Here :

http://www.codecademy.com/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kyuta Syuko:
Is JavaScript the only thing it teaches?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iynfynity:
The one who created the android tutorials at thenewboston is the same guy with cornboyz.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidMayu:
I think markana worth a look. I learned basics of Android dev using their video tutorials. A-Z he teaches in the video tutorial (each video lasts around an hour).

And don't be bothered about the college degree talks given here. I know many people excelled in android dev without a degree. But you must understand the concepts clearly.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DoctorComrade:
There is no fast way to learn.

This link should help.

http://norvig.com/21-days.html

Sent from my Shooter.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Z!GZA!G:
Oh man thats an amazing idea. Thank you so much.

OMG That site is amazing. I have started the course. Thanks a lot.

No wonder! Thanks a lot.

Thanks a lot. I will check that out.

Wow that changed my perspective of learning how to program. Its hard work!

Thank you so much.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DoctorComrade:
It will do that. I've been programming markup languages (XHTML, XML, CSS, PHP, JS. Yes I include JS and PHP in this category) for almost 10 years and 'real' programming languages (JAVA, C#, VB.NET, C++) for 5. I still haven't even scratched the surface yet. I feel like I am above average at markup languages and a beginner for the others.

Edit: I'm not trying to discourage you but you need to want to learn how to program too. And I don't mean 'oh I could make a lot of money if I program something and sell it.' I mean 'Wow, this program is cool. I wonder how it works.' That's how I started with markup languages. I thought web sites were neat and wanted to learn how to make them. Then I moved onto real programming after I saw a few programs I thought were cool. I'm just starting to learn Android and I want to make a game but it looks like I have to code my own game engine to accomplish what I need. Ugh!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EyeTech:
I recently started to develop for android. I have no formal coding training. I'm actually a doctor. Did a bit of basic as a teenager and have made some wordpress and joomla sites over the past few years, but that's hardly coding.

What helped me most was (and continues to) :

1. Sams 24 hour java book

2. Sams 24 hour android book

3. Google 'the new boston' and look at the 200! new android videos by Travis. They are superb.

4. Google everytime you get stuck

5. Once you've watched some tutorials plan an app and try to build it as you go along. Chop pieces from the sample apps.

Over time you can get lots of basic things done and make very respectable applications.