yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S II General] chiefroastbeef:
PlanetP,

I actually have a similar problem, and I see that you are also using China Unicom. I arrived in Kunming from Hong Kong last Sunday, and ever since Wednesday, Gmail suddenly stopped syncing, and Market does work. Market gives me the "no connection" thing. The weird thing is everything worked for two-three days after arriving in Kunming.

I've restored to previous nandroid backups, I've reflashed a fresh LeoMar Revolution rom (with everything wiped), and still cannot sign into my Google account..

My internet (via prepaid China Unicom data sim) and hotmail still works, XDA app, engadget all works..

I am going back to HK tomorrow, I will then find out if this is a China thing, or else...
[Galaxy S II General] ghmail2:
me too,google maps, google account,all disconect from server,maybe this is really a china thing:(, exchange works great though, maybe later microsoft will sell a lot more wp7.5 in china,because android can not sync with google anymore:p

2 days later i will check again in europe
[Galaxy S II General] rrchad:
Connection Error

I have been accessing gmail/market/maps on China mobile for past 3 months ... but for last couple of days I am getting Error connecting to server message... does it something to do with China mobile connection or something to with the setting... I have wiped the mobile couple of times and installed new rom also. Even then it is not solved? any soultion:confused::mad:
[Galaxy S II General] chiefroastbeef:
Seems like this is a problem on both networks just recently, for me, it was just four days ago.

I have been in and out of china the past three months with my s2 without problems. I wonder why we are all met with this problem.

Now that you brought it up, google maps doesn't work either. it seems to detect my location, the arrow swivels around, but the map its not displayed, just the grid.

I really hope this is a temporary thing...
[Galaxy S II General] tabrisfreewill:
I've recently (2 days ago actually) upgraded my firmware to 2.3.5 (from 2.3.3) and I'm getting the same connection error when trying to add a google account. I'm pretty sure this is related to the china firewall as all the google services work correctly ever since the day I bought the phone.

In fact, I have tried all the alternatives that you can think of: using wifi to add google account does not work, using youtube to add account does not work, using market enabler to fake my sim card provider does not work, factory reset does not work, downgraded back to my original 2.3.3 firmware does not work. The only plausible option left now is to try and add a L2TP VPN account to my phone. If this happens to work (which I'm pretty sure should) then it means china has resumed blocking all the google mobile services.

I'll keep you guys updated in a few days once I find a good vpn service provider.

UPDATE: I have got a reliable vpn service going on and am now able to connect to google services and sign in to my account. Note that you'll need to take out your unicom sim card and connect to wifi+vpn to have this work. If you have a sim card inserted, you'll have to try the youtube trick with vpn connected.

So I have proved that this is, in fact, related tol china blocking access to all the google mobile ports.
[Galaxy S II General] chiefroastbeef:
So the china firewall has blocked google mobile services before?

I never knew this since I recently switched from a hk blackberry with a roaming plan in china the past three years when I traveled in and out of china.

Do you think it has to do with this weeks anniversary?
[Galaxy S II General] math.s:
Got the same problem after have bought a GS2 from Hong Kong.

Try Wifi/China Mobile internet but nothing works was wondering if it didnt come from my rom...
[Galaxy S II General] JudgeyK:
Same problem, wish I'd seen this thread early, as I 've just wiped my phone, lost **** loads of data re-installing firmware, stock rom etc, re-setting, sim card in/out, cannot try the YouTube Trick as China won't allow You Tube and still can't add the google accoutn as it says it

can't establish a reliable connection

.

Jesus, what the feck is going on ?, anybody got any information on whether this is actually just China ?

This was working fine up until a few days ago, I have been in Guangzhou for past 2 years, and had Galaxy S2 working fine here for last 6 months, and now this ?
[Galaxy S II General] chiefroastbeef:
Wow, that sucks for you, I feel for ya, I have since rooted my phone so I can make bootable back ups.

I am heading back to hong kong tonight, so I will update you guys tonight when I get out of the firewall.

When did this problem start happening for you guys?
[Galaxy S II General] JudgeyK:
Hi Chief,

For me 3 days ago, it really is a complete pain in the A$%e...

At first I thought my Data Plan had been cancelled with China Telecom, but even after re-booting, hard reset without sim and just connecting to the WiFi in the company which is obviously Chinese, it still will not add the Google Account so no GMAIL or Market Place anymore...

Still trying to see what else is shafted, but also my phone looks naff now as I cannot re-download Go Launcher EX from Market Place as cannot get on it...

:mad:
[Galaxy S II General] chiefroastbeef:
That is around the same time as mine, I think I lost connection last wednesday. I hope this isn't forever, especially for you guys that are in china long term.

Had this happened before? I wonder if this is across all phones with android platform.
[Galaxy S II General] JudgeyK:
Just been checking the interent, apparently this has happened quite a few times over the last few years, Jesus China, get a f%~*ing Life...

Now because I factory reset my phone, I can't even re-add any of my other email accounts now as it says must add the Google Account First...

So what are we suppost to do ?
[Galaxy S II General] chiefroastbeef:
I just landed in hong kong, turned on my phone, and gmail emails flowed into my account. so definitely a china thing. I hope the best for you guys, well I will be in beijing in two weeks.
[Galaxy S II General] math.s:
and about vpn no free solution to over pass this *** fw?
[Galaxy S II General] JudgeyK:
Google Maps also fails to load....

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr !!!!!

:mad:
[Galaxy S II General] rrchad:
Now you can log in google apps

Just trying to log into the market .. yes now we can access the market and other google products..:)
[Galaxy S II General] chiefroastbeef:
Good to know! Happy for you guys!
[Galaxy S II General] :
I believe it's the accounts.db in the \data folder. If you have the problem of trying to remove a google account without factory reset, you rename accounts.db to account.db.bak

That's what I did.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cao0215:
i m using canada bell network, it is only having H+, but my phone always switch 3G and H+, I m setting the network CDMA, but still the same, anyone suffer the same problem?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] itsmigsz:
when will a working root be available for the MetroPCS Samsung Admire R720? We are desperate here :/
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashamancurtis:
how can you be desperate? you posted a day ago. i want a root myself, but take a breath and give the guys with the programming skills the time to do their magic!

that being said, i'd appreciate one myself.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] marcos.lennis:
I am also dying for root on this phone. It has been 2 weeks for me and nothing. The phone is slowing down a bi due to all the metro crapware installed that I cant get rid off without root.

Programmerrrrrsssssssss, we neeeeeedddd ROOT on the Admire please!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ashamancurtis:
I have to admit that i'm looking forward to one too. I'm sick of all the bloatware they load that turns itself on when you have no need of it.

Right now, after using Advanced Task Killer and then checking 1 hour later with no actual use on the phone, there is "voice search", "Visual Voice Mail" and "myMetro" that are all running and unkillable.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CyX BeAtZ:
androidinvasion.us/forum/index.php/topic,16.0.html <<< Posts methods, tests ran and pasties here

webchat.fossnet.info/channel/admire/file/index.html <<< Join Chat for discussion and help with active devs working on this root

please post here methods and tests that you have run. pasties from cmd prompt so we dont double up on steps.

this will be closely moderated and updated frequently. stay tuned, register and post please. lets work together
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB0SDQ:
samsung admire root question

I did the root on the phone it said congrats blah blah blah. When i opened root manager it says i have to have clockwork mod recovery installed when i try that it pops up a list with phones ofcourse the admire is not on it yet. is there another way to back up my current rom? Sorry for the noob questions
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Titanium backup is your next best bet... saves all apks you want even the data and the system apparently... hope I helped
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KB0SDQ:
yes you have I just purchased the titanium backup and works well also was able to uninstall some of the bloatware and freeze the rest. this board rocks. Glad i was able to join.

Doug

Samsung Admire (rooted)

Metropcs
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Glad it worked nomore metro crap hogging memory also try setcpu it. Can open the true speed of your phone without alot of battery drain or you can set it to help extend your battery that's what I have on my rooted admire I have running smooth with 10hrs of heavy texting emailing and YouTubing
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plagiatstudio:
One Click Root for SCH-R720

So no one bricks their phones... Many of these are self-explanatory and you can figure most out from the icons, but better safe than sorry.

These are located in /system/app so don't go deleting things you're unsure of.

Easy-WiFi-android-4.0.136.apk - MetroPCS Easy WiFi

(You could leave this intact as it circumvents the login procedure at SOME public hotspots (such as Starbucks))

Metro411_V1.0.7.1_02042011.apk - Metro411

metroappstore1.5.apk - Metro App Store

(You may want to leave this if you want to rebloat your phone, but otherwise useless)

MetroBackup_1.70.apk - Metro BackUp

(We have droids, our contacts are safe with the benevolent Google, as long as your account is set up)

MetroPCS_Visual_Voice_Mail_3_14_04.apk - Visual Voice Mail

MetroSTUDIO_v1.00.30_Build30_03302011.apk - MetroStudio

MyExtras.apk - My Extras

(They're extra annoying)

MyMetro.apk

(May consider leaving as it allows you to view account info, but can be removed)

Samsung_R720_IMandSocial_V4.0.8_build0203.apk - IM and Social

(AIM, Facebook, Twitter, crap like that)

SamsungR720_MetroNavigator_4.9.1_Build_86_04252011 _rel_signed_PROD.apk - MetroNavigator

(We have Navigation for this)

ThinkFree.apk - ThinkFree Office

(May be useful to some people)

z7-android2x.apk - Mail@Metro

(Not necessary unless you don't use Gmail)

Hope this helps!

One Click Root for SCH-R720 Google

Superuser.apk

next Market Titanium Backup

Done !!!

:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edsfunsite:
So, I've rooted my Admire, but there are still apps I can't get rid of. I installed SSHDroid, and even that won't let me delete files. I can't freeze them either, with Titanium Backup (Wishing I would have saved the cash). Everything says its running as root, but there's obviously some problem. Is anyone else experiencing this?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Install superuser and give root only apps access
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jaybuzz:
Hope you all arent still looking Im ROOTED
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atruman2u:
Which site did you use to download the root program? I'm still trying to figure out how to room my Admire :( Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks,

Josh

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Hey Everyone,

I live in Sacramento CA and was told we have 3G here, but I've had my Admire since since Friday and still haven't seen a 3G on my phone.. Not even once! Is there something I need to do or download to make this happen? I tried taking out the battery and then calling *228 option 5 to update the prl, but still my phone is at 3019. My friend has had her Admire since Oct and today had our phones right next to eachother. She had 3G and I still have my 1X! The city we were in isn't even suppose to have 3G yet, and yet she had it! What is wrong with my phone??

Also I'm trying to root my phone, but I have no idea which site I should use to download the root.. I already have titanium backup (free version) and as soon as I'm rooted I will download the PRO.

Any help would be very very appreciated!!

Thank you!

Josh
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Country Dad:
OK, so Im reading this thread about the metro pcs samsung admire, I have the gingerbread 2,3,4.. Im looking for a root or a how to root this phone but this thread seems not to have the answer. Anyone please help.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dreamwalker23:
still confused

so how do i root my android admire, i know this is a noobish question , but i am very confused and need help plz
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] socorkid:
Can you please post some screen shots or help us out with some voltages? over clocking mhz? governor, scheduler settings please??

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Where do we find the version that we need for clockwork mod?? and do you know of any roms that we can install?? cm 10??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tryin2function:
You can have clockwork I have 5.0.2.8 and there's hella roms too go on android forums or abcindicate
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] copper34:
Hi,

i've a eten glofiish x610 Phone since one year.

Yeasterday i've a message "Fatazl error, reboot your phone" or something like this.

Every time i turn on the phone, the initial setup begin (i lose all my data).

The Gps locator is launched.

The phone is very slow.

The phone is very often disconnect.

I've tried the reset but its always the same.

I'm lloking for the initial rom (WM 6.1 in french) and the program to use rom to try to resolve this problem.

Thanks for your help and sorry for my english.

Copper
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] who_am_i117:
I'm a newbie at flashing HD2. I'd like to use both Android and WM7 before maybe choosing one of both. But I have several apps like a gps tool that work only on WM6.5. Therefore i'd like to keep WM6.5 also. Is there a way to multiboot these phone OSes? I have seen another one posting this question in January but no one has answered so far.

Also I didn't understand the required steps to set up either 6.5 or 7 as main os and dual boot (just in case multiboot is not necessary) and Android.

Can somebody synthetise the steps please? What do I need?

I know this is probably redundent with things already written but I didn't full understand what has to be done.

Thanks for any help,

Who
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] MatchedANDY:
this is not yet possible as windows phone 7 and windows mobile both only work off nand and you cannot have to os on the nand memory
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] who_am_i117:
Ok...

Not cool. I have co-pilot live GPS system on 6.5 and some other stuff I bought. Is it worth it to change to WM7? How about synchronizing with outlook, active sync is replaced with zune. Is it ok?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] dazza9075:
I have to say im torn between the two but only on a couple of points

Wp hands down beats WM in just about everyway you can think of, i sure as hell wouldnt change it now that im used it, getting used to it is the key point there, it is different from WM, it does not pretent to be it, it does not pretend to be anything other than WP.

Outlook syncs fine if you use an exchange server or live service, i have one of each that syncs with my phone and i dont have issues at all.

However i do miss the little things of WM, namely that its a beast of an OS, it'll do almost anything you throw at it, i have some amazing WM programs that i really need so i have my old Touch HD running them now.

I would gladly pay money for someone to get WM running of an SD card, however i believe one of the differences of WM2003 and WM5 was that WM had to have persistant storage, (WM2003 devices used to effectively hardreset when you pulled the battery unless it had the backup battery) Essentially the OS was ran from RAM and this is where i think it might not be possible as WM5 cant be run from RAM, at least to my knowledge
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] who_am_i117:
Thanks a lot for your evaluation
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] enigma1nz:
For a while I was torn between Android and WP7. Until the very recent updatable Mango release (THANKS YUKI AND XBMOD!) the Android Nand install was a clear winner - no matter how many times I tried WP7, I missed my Gingerbread too much. Now with Mango I am finally throwing in the towel and installing Android on SD, just to end my suffering, hehe. WM6.5 wasn't even in the running, to be honest, I spend the past 8 years with various WM builds and just as many devices from 2003 onwards, still have my HTC Universal with WM6.5, but have no desire to use it at all on my HD2.

Mango is pretty sweet, smooth and visually lovely.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] who_am_i117:
Ok with all this, for now i'll stick with WM6.5. Although WM7 is very attractive I have to much stuff depending on 6.5. Now I'd like to load Android on an SD so that I'll use most of the time Android and when needed, reboot to 6.5. But at the threads for Androids on SD I have difficulties finding the build that works best. Can someone point me to the most reliable threads or the place I can find the required, most stable stuff?

Thanks for all the help already given.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Robbie P:
you can use co-pilot on an sd android build http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=738128.

WP7+android+co-pilot
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] dazza9075:
you realise there is a point of the ten post thing? partly so new inexperienced users dont post crap in the forums
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] pharmeceutikle:
With my experience with forums that require a certain number of posts, it often leads to posts worst than crap! Senseless crap! I rather people post stupid questions rather than senseless crap. Just my opinion.

On topic: It'll be groundbreaking if anyone can accomplish getting WP7 and 6.5 booting on the same phone. Their status on XDA would become legendary! Last I heard DFT abandoned that notion. I sure wish they would have more transparency with their projects. Maybe somebody outside their team can give excellent ideas. Why limit yourself?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] enigma1nz:
How about a ban or two to go with your stupid posts?

I am not sure I would be keen on booting WP7 and WM6.5. Can't say I miss 6.5. Everything I needed I found in Android and navigation seems to be better as well. So even if it was available, I wouldn't bother.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] who_am_i117:
And what Android and WM7 build/thread do you advice?
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] TheATHEiST:
Yeah and I need to use the stupid REPORT button, say goodbye to your posts.

Dude, there is no such thing as WM7.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] who_am_i117:
Ok my misstake. I meant ofc WP7. Not WM7. But so far no one pointed me to a good stable and recent version of android. Any help here please? I looked at boxmax but that doesn't seem to work that well. Even with patches I still see graphical glitches. I also didn't find an option to either revert from the SD loaded andriod to WM6.5 but neither could I find a 'turn off' button so I could restart the phone in WM6.5. I had to remove the battery.

So thanks again to finding a good working Android for SD
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Robbie P:
Well done:)although I think he/she only posted them so that he/she could thank someone for sending an MS activation code. still no excuse.

Its in my sig below;)
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] enigma1nz:
I used Yuki's Gingerbread 2.3.4/5 2.8-3.0 Nand, so went with the same for SD install after the latest Mango 7220. I doubt any version that runs off SD will ever compare to Nand. The same Android that was flawless off Nand has proven to be a bit sluggish and somewhat less stable. Still, can't complain really - got the best of both worlds and my torment about what OS to use is no longer.

The only thing that would make it perfect would be non SD locking Mango with a simple menu within OS to alternate between the two.
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] Robbie P:
YUKI's GONE OVER TO ANDROID???

I can't find it anywhere!

Are you sure;)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AHrubik:
Recently my EVO has stopped responding to touch inputs. It will wake with the power button but sometimes the touchscreen will not respond. Sometime I'll be able to launch an application and then it will stop. Sometimes it will work fine for minutes/hours and then the problem will surface. I've tried multiple ROMs and it doesn't seem to matter what software (AOSP or Sense) the phone is running.

Any ideas?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tripp-phpBB:
Sounds like it may be a hardware problem and not a software one. Have you had any problems with the LCD or digitizer?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PhxkinMassacre:
well if its not responding then it is the digitizer. but before you dump a bunch of money into a new digitizer or new phone let me ask u this.

does it only not work while plugged in and charging? because that is kinda a common problem. as long as it works when not plugged in then ur fine.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AHrubik:
I haven't specifically tested it to see whether or not being plugged in affects the problem but another symptom is that when it goes on the fritz you can be hitting the back or home area at the bottom and it will register the touch somewhere near the top of the screen.

Does that narrow the possibilities?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] borrowedchief:
Definitely sounds like a screen/digitizer issue.

If you have the protection plan from Sprint, you can take to a repair center and they will replace for you. No charge.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AHrubik:
Thanks for the help. My local Sprint store will replace it for $35. So we'll see if that's the issue.

Gotta flash over to stock ROM so they'll work on it though. :(

EDIT:

Spoke to soon. Technician at the Sprint store won't work on it. They're trying to claim there is water damage when there is none. I guess I'll have to do it myself.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeyfg:
Does anyone know what the differences are? I know the screen is bigger but will the camera be the same ect ect?? What do you guys think? :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Disfected:
Hardware wise mostly everything is the same. The only difference should be the screen size, dimensions, radio chip and the lack of physical home button.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] pshdo:
Hi all...

Tonight I suddenly got problems when trying to download almost everything from marked...

Only on my tab I got the problem though...

My HTC Desire HD working fine...

So naturally I tried to erase case, tried to erase marked data, tried to restore my backup and all I can think off...

Nothing helped...

Still a few app can be downloaded, but most of them I have the problem...

So my question is, are your marked still working ?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] pshdo:
Hmmm....

The problem is somehow tied to my default google account...

When I tried to switch to an other account the problem was gone...?!?