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[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] buxz777:
hi there just loaded up my internet browser and it takes me straight to the voda page when iam out and about on3g (i havent bothered changing my homepage yet)

on this page there is a 2for1 game offer link

click it and it will take you to a gameloft offer where you can buy one get one free :-) two games for 2.99 cant be bad :-)

it worked for me

i reckon you must have a sgs2 with voda access points that takes you to their portal on internet load up

this is uk only / vodafone only / must use their 3g/wap access point to connect to internet so you get taken to their portal / i am running leomar2.6 and it still worked so handsets dont have to be branded just running the voda access point

hope this helps some fellow users :-)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kersey:
Try this offer too, available for UK users on any network,

All games are 99p but there is an option at the bottom of the Gameloft page for 'buy one get one free' at 99p per game. Two games for £1.98 :eek:

Just click on the link below from your phones browser:

http://wapshop.gameloft.com/wapshop...price=true&adid=161271&idf=1&snid=MjYyMTY1MDU

Enjoy :D
[G2 and Desire Z General] Pyr0ball:
I just got the new CWM recovery update through Rom Manager today, and it said it was successfully flashed, but the phone only hangs on the HTC logo when goingto recovery. I can still do fastboot and boot to Android tho, so I'm now gonna try to figure out how to get my recovery back before something bad happes xD

anyone have advice or know where I can download a standalone copy of CWM 5.0.0.1 for G2?

Wish me luck I'll keep updating as things progress
[G2 and Desire Z General] Pyr0ball:
okipokey, solved my own issue. Just had to reflash back to an older recovery and try again a couple times before it stuck.

Time to test out the new recovery!
[G2 and Desire Z General] epolaris:
I decided to flash the upgrade as well. The flash went perfectly. However, I couldn't boot into recovery while within Android. I had to power off and boot into the bootloader and then select recovery... Whenever I tried to reboot to recovery via the Android UI, it restarted and hung at the boot splash screen.. It didn't even work if you selected the option from the ROM Manager itself... I rolled back to previous version as well and its working again. It may be a bug... Early adopters nightmare....
[G2 and Desire Z General] bombadier:
Same here just reinstalled the new version and it worked second time round
[G2 and Desire Z General] Pyr0ball:
:P must be a bug they havn't quite worked out. Next time I'll do a fastboot flash instead for a low build number.

First time I flashed I tried it from a battery pull through HBOOT and it still hung. Reflash to 3.5 and then back to 5.0 fixed it like you guys
[G2 and Desire Z General] bombadier:
try just reflashing version 5 I had the same problem,but rebooted the phone reflashed version 5 from the rom manager and now is all good
[G2 and Desire Z General] Pyr0ball:
I just sent the dev a comment about it on his Google+

maybe he'll have a fix out soon
[G2 and Desire Z General] bombadier:
Nice one, seems a "double flash" fixes it have just tested 3 or 4 times,seems to be working
[G2 and Desire Z General] Pyr0ball:
yessir, seems to me that if it's a bug its really minor. I can see this being a problem if someone accidentally screws up something on their phone right after flashing the recovery, but not very likely and they'd still be able to reflash through fastboot
[G2 and Desire Z General] redpoint73:
Seemed to flash the new version ok. But then, when trying to boot into recovery for the first time, the phone hung on the HTC logo boot splash. Pulled battery, and booted into recovery ok after that.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Pyr0ball:
that's interesting that some of you didn't hang after the battery pull while mine did. Maybe it depends which version we're upgrading from?
[G2 and Desire Z General] biglou421:
stuck at htc

hey i also had this problem and i can't get my g2 to boot up at all. It hangs at the htc screen. I don't know how to fix this issue as i was trying to restore a backup from recovery right after the update. i can't get into recovery or anything else...all i get is the htc screen. Any ideas how I can fix this?

Luis
[G2 and Desire Z General] bombadier:
Any sign of a changelog?
[G2 and Desire Z General] biglou421:
I have no idea how to get to a changelog...can you tell me how?
[G2 and Desire Z General] bombadier:
found this

-From Mr.Dutta via G+

I've just finished releasing updates to a bunch of devices to ClockworkMod Recovery 5.

Major changes:

Backups now use tar over yaffs for everything except mtd partitions. Backups got way faster.

Backups now preserve the filesystem type at time of backup. Restores will restore the appropriate filesystem type at restore.

Please update to ROM Manager 4.4.0.3 or higher and try out the new recovery!

Troubleshooting:

Flashing issues: If a recovery does not flash properly, enable erase recovery in settings and try flashing it again. Recovery flashing can be finicky at times.

Bugs: Report them to me! You can always revert back to the older recovery too from within ROM Manager!
[G2 and Desire Z General] fluxgfx:
So far no issues here while playing around.
[G2 and Desire Z General] biglou421:
my issue is i can't get back to android at all now. i went into rom manager to restore a backup and was told there was an update, then it reflashed the recovery. When i tried to restore my backup it froze and i have not been able to get past the htc screen at all.
[G2 and Desire Z General] Pyr0ball:
can you get into the HBOOT?

pull the battery, put it back in, hold the volume down button and then hit the power button. you should come to a white screen with some options
[G2 and Desire Z General] Pyr0ball:
In the case you want to update your recovery using fastboot method, heres what you'll need:

CWM 5.0.0.1 for G2 (Vision)

HTC Sync drivers

ADB fastboot from Android SDK

Make sure your phone is all the way off by pulling the battery. Get into the HBOOT by holding down the volume down button and then hitting the power. use the volume keys to navigate and the power button to select. Choose "FASTBOOT"

Rename the recovery that you downloaded from CWM to "recovery.img" and put it in your ADB and Fastboot folder

plug your phone into your computer and pull up a command line for your adb/tools/ or adb/platform-tools/ folder where you should have ADB and Fastboot.

under the command line type in:

fastboot devices

<list of devices>

If you do not see your device make sure the cable is plugged in and your drivers are installed. if still nothing try a different cable til you get it to be recognized by the computer.

Once it's recognized do:

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

when its done:

reboot
[G2 and Desire Z General] martonikaj:
I flashed through ROM manager. On suggestion, I checked the box for "erase recovery - recovery will be erased prior to flashing". On first reboot to recovery it sticks at HTC screen. Pulling battery and vol. up+power then entering recovery the 2nd time works just fine.

Hope this helps.
[G2 and Desire Z General] biglou421:
ok i will try this as soon as i get home. i have no experience with adb but i gues now im going to learn. i have some experience with flashing roms and whatnot since the days of the g1. but i will def try this and update you guys. thanks alot for your help. will this take me abck into recovery? i have not been able to get back to android at all so i am assuming if i can get back to recovery i can then restore my backup? correct?

Luis
[G2 and Desire Z General] Pyr0ball:
thats the idea. As long as you can get to fastboot there's hope :)

I'll try to keep checking this thread in case u need more help
[G2 and Desire Z General] Nonentity018:
No problems after first flashing through CWM.
[G2 and Desire Z General] epolaris:
While there is no way to know for sure... I think you'll be fine.. Your bootloader will probably be fine and you probably will be able to use fastboot, in which case, you'll be ok..

I think what probably happened was that you tried to restore from a backup made from a previous recovery... That should never be practiced especially with clockwork..

But like the guy said, fastboot is your best bet.. Just roll back to your previous recovery using fastboot and restore as normal..

Here is an ADB link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=865685

I suggest using Method 2 as it's much simpler and its really all you need anyway...

Best thing to do in this situation (at least for me) is to wait until this release is ironed out or at least until we get a response from the dev about this.. No telling what else could go wrong.. Need changelog..
[G2 and Desire Z General] biglou421:
thanks alot guys, I'm trying to follow the instructions as closely as possible, but when i try to flash the recovery.img i get this : "cannot load recovery.img" what am i doing wrong?
[G2 and Desire Z General] jkayser:
Today 5.0.0.8 recovery is available, but I wonder if I should flash it because I have Desire Z device.

In Flashing menu, RomManager asks for selecting device between:

Desire HD

HTC G2

Should I flash recovery for G2 on Desire Z?
[G2 and Desire Z General] jkayser:
I works with G2 flash on Desire Z
[G2 and Desire Z General] astriaos:
If you didn't set your path variable this can happen. Learn how to do so here and make sure you're dropping your file into the appropriate area. This makes it so you should be able to push an image from anywhere in c-users-you.

Keep in mind that I don't use adb much as I find it to be confusing as hell & usually require having my hand held by one of my tech buddies when screwing around so this may or may not solve your problem.
[G2 and Desire Z General] epolaris:
If you are using ADB method 2. Any files that need to be acccesed by ADB have to be in the same working directory. Copy the recovery.img file to the SAME directory that ADB resides in.

You usually get that error when ADB is unable to find the reqested file either because of:

1. The file is not in ADB working directory.

2. The file has a different name than specified at command prompt.
[G2 and Desire Z General] bagou01:
hi

i tried to flash with cwm, however, it tells me it's flashed correctly to V5.0.20, and even though i checked the "erase history" option, when i boot in recovery, it still show V2.5.0.7.... what am i doing wrong? rom manager tells me "recovery version installed 5.0.2.0" but it's obviously wrong...

i'm on htc desire and oxygen rom...
[G2 and Desire Z General] biglou421:
well guys i finally figured out how to use adb(with the links you provided and your help) and reflashed the recovery and then flashed a rom and everything is working perfectly again. thanks so much for all of your help. it is greatly appreciated.

Luis
[G2 and Desire Z General] keibeel:
Same problem for me.

EDIT: Later on I gone though some readings and go ahead and S-OFF my Desire. The CWM flashing was then succeeded.
[G2 and Desire Z General] skinnyveganboy:
I had this same issue, So i went back to 3.0.2.4 i'm very happy with it.
[HTC Sensation] chewwy420:
Great News!

http://money.cnn.com/2011/08/31/technology/att_tmobile_antitrust/index.htm?hpt=hp_t1
[HTC Sensation] Deleted member 2653512:
I was just about to post this myself. lol. Very good news, indeed!
[HTC Sensation] ciaphuas:
Woot! BTW if the merger doesn't go through T-Mobile gets $3 billion from AT&T
[HTC Sensation] phoenx06:
They get $3 billion in cash, as well as $3 billion in new spectrum and lowered roaming costs. Great news for T-Mobile customers! We should get some upgrades :)
[HTC Sensation] Darnell_Chat_TN:
But once the $3 billion is used up, if T-Mobile USA continues losing money as it usually has. And if Deutsche Telekom gets tired of propping up T-Mobile USA "if" the FCC is somehow swayed by all the anti-merger talk.

How would T-Mobile USA survive on it's own, given it's been losing money for so long?
[HTC Sensation] daewond3r:
It's a little early to get excited, but we can hope for the best! That should help keep T-Mo afloat for a bit longer while they try to figure out how to get back in the green.
[HTC Sensation] HashTagHell:
To get back in the green:

(1) Truly unlimited (unthrottled) data (i.e) Sprint

(2) Better plans and phone pricing

...I'm sure there's more, but these two would definitely help
[HTC Sensation] newter55:
They need to drastically improve their coverage.
[HTC Sensation] samnada:
As I posted in another thread there may be another "white knight" with lots of cash waiting in the wings. At least the article linked in my post seems to provide a compelling case for a Google savior.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1223440
[HTC Sensation] Darnell_Chat_TN:
Don't assume I'm totally on your side of this matter :) . Although as a fellow T-Mobile customer, I can respect everyone's desire to have cheap high quality mobile phone service.

People don't use T-Mobile because their network has poor penetration for things such as...buildings. And they can't afford to offer unlimited data, they certainly can't afford to lower prices.
[HTC Sensation] VenomGT:
I totally agree with you.
[HTC Sensation] Darnell_Chat_TN:
I can't say seeing T-Mobile go from one giant to another excites me...

Yea, this is why T-Mobile is sucking wind.
[HTC Sensation] samnada:
It may not but at the current rate if TMO is to survive some buyer will need to step in. Having TMO go belly up, and lose a price competitor in the market, doesn't excite me either.

Of the available options Google could potentially offer some serious advantages, and has the deep pockets to finance network expansion.
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
This is the funniest thing I have seen since keyboard cat!

Matt
[HTC Sensation] chisleu:
Great news? Hardly. I would benefit dramatically from the merger in terms of signal and service availability. Tmo is in serious trouble if the merger doesn't go through and they will end up being split up. It will not be good.

If you don't like it, imagine what will happen when another of the big 3 left gets split up between the 2 because they also can't compete. Then what?
[HTC Sensation] DontJoinTheDarkSide:
I always hear talk about bad coverage but I've never experienced bad coverage, I guess living in LA is a good choice.
[HTC Sensation] galaxys:
Great News and about time the DOJ stopped this Big Brother Monopoly!
[HTC Sensation] TheBiles:
Pretty much this. I'm sick of being on edge every time I leave Atlanta. So much to the point that I've considered paying the ETF and leaving for Verizon.
[HTC Sensation] daewond3r:
Not trying to pick fights with anyone but... if T-Mo has such poor coverage where you are, why did you go with them? Seems like something I seriously would've looked into before I signed a contract with a provider.
[HTC Sensation] newter55:
Not with t mobile. I was merely stating that if they want to gain customers, such as myself who do infact travel outside the city, they need to improve their coverage. I would gladly give them my business but I value coverage over price.
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
Id say that better coverage isnt worth the potential BS that AT&T might put on us. Id also love better coverage...I dont get more than 1.5Mb/s DL on 4G and if I leave my city I am stuck on GSM which nets me a whole 10Kb/s, but I am USUALLY within range of the towers OR wifi.

Matt
[HTC Sensation] farfromovin:
No doubt about it Verizon has the most voice coverage, the most 3G coverage, and the fastest 4G network where available. However, they are by far the most expensive and arguably the worst customer service.
[HTC Sensation] TheEyes:
Google and Apple can't buy T-mobile because (as of the Google-Moto merger) they are both handset makers, and FCC regulations prevent carriers from making handsets.

BTW, T-mobile is not losing money; they made 1.25 billion in profit (not revenue, actual profit) last year, and $212 million in profit last quarter. The problem is that they are losing both customers and profits--note that $212 million is almost half what they made in the same quarter last year--because many customers are switching to AT&T or Verizon for coverage or iPhones, and existing customers are switching to value plans and paying less per month.

The breakup fee and spectrum might be just what the doctor ordered for T-mobile: an aggressive investment in cell infrastructure, maybe combined with a strategic partnership (if not outright merger) with Sprint/Clearwire's LTE network could catapult them into future profitability, or it could be too little too late. One thing is for sure though: if T-mobile follows its current DT-mandated "strategy" of sitting on their butt waiting to be sold off to the highest bidder while every other carrier invests in real 4G networks then we're looking at the end for team pink inside of a decade.
[HTC Sensation] Darnell_Chat_TN:
I remember the "Big Bell" years. And truly, while it's not pretty. An AT&T + T-Mobile merger is far from a monopoly. Given you have Verizon, Sprint and many other smaller outfits. During the Big Bell years, they had about 100% of land line service and when Microsoft was called a "monopoly" they had over 80% of the desktop space. An AT&T + T-Mobile merger would represent 44% of cell accounts in the USA.

It would be big, it would be kind of ugly, but still not quite a "monopoly".

Personally where I live in Chattanooga, TN I get superb 4G coverage. But anyone I speak with about changing from their carrier to T-Mobile, first issue that comes up is COVERAGE. While it's great at my house, if I go a step beyond certain areas in this city I'm down to Edge or even GSM. In buildings coverage is simply pathetic. I have a BB with AT&T, so in buildings where I can't get T-Mobile coverage I still have a means to make calls.

I knew the limitations before signing on. But I also realize this is what has T-Mobile in their presently vulnerable position. AT&T had more lines than T-Mobile before ever getting an iPhone, but they also had better coverage then too ;) .
[HTC Sensation] barondebxl:
Cool news, AT&T AND T-mobile can go to hell. I'm mad at t-mobile for not releasing a date for the SGS2.
[HTC Sensation] Darnell_Chat_TN:
You know they never tell the date till about 5 minutes prior to launch :) . (Not sure if that's a good business strategy, but that's how they do.)

SGS 2 rumors all indicate an October 26th launch with T-Mobile. So I'm sure they'll announce the launch date around October 22nd :D .
[HTC Sensation] Darnell_Chat_TN:
This is a good article that explains the current state of affairs.

Even with low prices, T-Mobile customers flee
[HTC Sensation] daewond3r:
In response to that article, I have two responses...

1. Kudos to Apple for promoting a mediocre device so well that people are willing to pay more for less.

2. I wonder how many people travel that often... I'm sure the major cities of the US have decent if not good coverage. I'm from HI and moved to LA 5 years ago. Besides up in the mountains of Big Bear (where my AT&T and Verizon friends were equally screwed), I've gotten great coverage everywhere I've been, including Las Vegas, San Francisco, San Diego and all spots in between. Maybe T-Mo is just strong on the west coast.
[HTC Sensation] TheBiles:
T-Mo has GREAT coverage where I am in the middle of Atlanta, but they have piss-poor coverage when I leave the city.
[HTC Sensation] Lootes:
Although nothing has been announced we are still hearing the occasional rumors of an iPhone on T-Mo. As much as it pains me to say it, this could be just what the carrier needs. Well priced plans and the device all the sheep want.
[HTC Sensation] vapor311:
Lets be clear. Customers aren't running from Tmobile over bad rates and slow data. Right now they are running over the potential buyout from att. The thought of higher prices, douchebag reps, 400$ etf fees, severe data throttle and overage charges. If I thought it was anywhere close to being done I'd be leaving to.

Next is another suitor.

Sprint is viable. The reason att is not is because Tmob and att together are a monopoly! They are something like 96% of the GSM market in the us. Not cellular but GSM. Sprint and Verizon don't fall.under that header as they are cdma.

Sprint could come and work out something. Being cdma and trying to go GSM for years now this would be great for them and Tmob. Also it would add a third name to that GSM group. If they merged sprint has some towers in place they have been.working on it for a long while. It would expand Tmob coverage and bring sprint out of the stone age.

Win win

F AT&T
[HTC Sensation] daewond3r:
^ Interesting read. So even though the articles are saying that the 3 billion and spectrum goes to T-Mobile, it actually goes to DT to use as they see fit? Super lame.

It just sucks as a customer being in the dark (for the most part). I'd almost rather it happen soon, whatever the outcome may be, so I can either be happy or move the hell on.
[HTC Sensation] vapor311:
So... Even after his post he still sides with Tmob and rips att. I knew about sprint making offers before att. They weren't enough to ft DT moving. When att fails.though and Dt collects a free 3 billion sprint's offer will look nice.
[HTC Sensation] Xcor3:
Don't go into the dark side :O jk
[HTC Sensation] Freshly_Snipes:
Sprint can NOT buy T-Mobile. It will still violate anti-trust laws like this deal is. So in a nutshell it would have to be a cable provider like Dish Network who has over $3 Billion in spectrum..That's who I think will buy them.
[HTC Sensation] Darnell_Chat_TN:
I think TheBiles best explained how it is for many of us:

And I know people in places like Washington state who won't touch T-Mobile with an 80 foot pole. Because of...coverage.

T-Mobile was losing and AT&T gaining customers even before the merger was announced. I think Freshly_Snipes explained it best. AT&T has the superior marketing skills and that dang magenta is just flat out lame. Before I switched to T-Mobile I made sure the device I wanted had NO magenta anywhere on it. Just lame...

If Sprint does buy T-Mobile, then I am leaving. Just like most Nextel folks left Sprint and ended up, with AT&T... And I prefer GSM, I say that having once been a Sprint customer for over 10 years. Sprint trying to fold in T-Mobile would be as ugly or worse than the Nextel deal.

FS, your write-up was great. But, next time you're in your car taking one of those road trips, try going a couple miles off that highway and hang in a smaller town for a few hours. Then you'll understand. Take a few friends with you that each have a device with AT&T, Verizon and Sprint. Then you'll know.
[HTC Sensation] Darnell_Chat_TN:
Now that's a deal that sounds good to my ears :) .
[Streak 5 Android Development] dsnreddy:
downloading now

thats great--regards for posting--downloading now-will check and report in a few hours
[Streak 5 Android Development] scdsone:
i like lite..... ill give it a go

EDIT

its not for me i dont like the launcher & it does not have portrait lock ill stick with simplestreak for now
[Streak 5 Android Development] jagpoag:
Get a different launcher ................turn off screen rotation in the android system settings:rolleyes:............................................................................................................................................................
[Streak 5 Android Development] rsalib:
in the settings.apk, are there any theme changes? or are they performance tweaks?

and what files are you using with dj steve's kernel that keep your wifi working?

Thanks in advance.
[Streak 5 Android Development] haynesteve:
I'll give it a try - and thank you for your efforts in advance
[Streak 5 Android Development] lordmorphous:
It's just a themed change....colored icons and such for settings.apk.

As far as the files, I'm not at my computer (I'm at work), so I'll have to get back to you on this.
[Streak 5 Android Development] lordmorphous:
I didn't like VTL Launcher either, until I went into the settings and turned the left and right dockbars off. Now it's not much different than ADW and rightfully so, since it's based off of it.