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[Vibrant Accessories] }{Alienz}{:
The mod shown takes the microUSB slot so its unusable. Qian Qin is currently working on doing a mod which retains the microUSB intact and is all done inside the phone circuits. It will be more advanced and definitely require you to take the whole phone apart but the result should be far more awesome. I'm waiting for that one before doing it.
[Vibrant Accessories] modfrenzy:
He finished his video today!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ga4N_Ih9GE&feature=player_embedded

This is what Alienz was talking about, having the inductive charger without interfering with the micro usb.
[Vibrant Accessories] }{Alienz}{:
That video is SUPER detailed and easy to get. I just ordered all the parts. $23 total shipped.

Will be doing this mod next week. Will be awesome when I'm inductively charging my 1800mah genuine Samsung Galaxy SII Touch battery in my Vibrant :)
[Vibrant Accessories] DJ_MiX:
Will this mod work if I use a tpu case cover? or must be without anycase thanks.
[Vibrant Accessories] futango:
That is so bad ass!!

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Whats that gold stuff called? I'm going to go to go my local hardware store and get some.
[Vibrant Accessories] Xenoism:
Do you mean the self-adhesive copper foil? It's very affordable.

I'm definitely working on this next week :) already ordered everything I need. All in all - $20
[Vibrant Accessories] }{Alienz}{:
I have a HP Touchpad and have the inductive charger for it.

The Touchpad is in a Leather case and even when I have the case open (that's 2 flaps of fat leather now), the inductive charging works just fine.

SO, I think it's safe to say that regardless of what case you have (unless it's some sort of metal of insulating one), charging will work just fine.
[Vibrant Accessories] modfrenzy:
Man how are you guys getting the parts so cheap? I ordered mine off ebay and it was about $30 shipped.... Not that I'm complaining, it's still a good price but I feel like I'm missing something.
[Vibrant Accessories] Xenoism:
The power of Google my friend, the power of Google.
[Vibrant Accessories] modfrenzy:
I guess my google force isn't as strong as others... haha.
[Vibrant Accessories] DJ_MiX:
What guage of wire to use? is too thin going to be a issue with overheating?
[Vibrant Accessories] }{Alienz}{:
Just tried the mod.

Nearly impossible to solder those wires without a microscope. I have a very good soldering iron and without a magnifying glass its just not a good idea to do. Pretty sure I ****ed my phone up cause I think I shorted 2 pins. :/

****.
[Vibrant Accessories] dud89:
^

You could put a razor blade between the pins to prevent bridging the pins.
[Vibrant Accessories] }{Alienz}{:
Finally completed my inductive charging mod after many iterations. I took my phone apart 4 times because of quircks I thought may be due to the wire but in the end weren't.

By the end, I was such an expert it took me under 5 minutes to fully disassemble the phone. Sad I know.

But you only care about results right?

RESULTS:

PROS:

-Inductive charging just as shown in the video

CONS:

-HARD procedure. From taking the phone apart to figuring out exactly how everything is supposed to go. It's deceptively simple in the video but in practise will take you a while. For example, it is not shown that the inductive charging circuit makes the phone very hard to close using the original cover and hence, a lot of adjustments must be made.

-DOES NOT WORK WITH A CASE. That's right, this mod does not work with ANY case attached to it. The Pre touchstone is apparently too weak for that. That was the deal breaker for me. After getting it to fully work, I dismantled it angrily when I found no practical way of having a case on and using this.

-Costs money. Costs of 20-$30 depending on what you need and get.

-Expect to sink quite some time into this as well.

Overall, if you don't use a case with your phone, you can consider doing this mod. For the vast majority of users though, this is not practical. I will next try to incorporate this mod into a case and see if I can do that instead with a removable slim microUSB. I find the soldering wires on the inside and whole procedure to be a bit too risky.
[Vibrant Accessories] Xenoism:
thank you for your feedback and insight. i am going to attempt this later today, any tips on how to get the solder just right lol that initial soldering is what worries me the most....whats the best way to go about the initial soldering so as to not short out the pins.

either way, i will give my results and feedback asap when i have time to attempt this later today.
[Vibrant Accessories] DJ_MiX:
What type of case do you have do you think it will work with a tpu case?
[Vibrant Accessories] }{Alienz}{:
It will not work with ANY case. I tested at least 5, even the thinnest ones (the mesh ones which protect only a little of the phone don't work).

The cover of the phone by itself is near the limit in thickness.

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For soldering, use the thinnest soldering iron tip you can find. Also have solder wick. if you **** up ( i did quite a few times, use the soldering wick to remove all the solder). Solder the wire at the same angle that is shown in the video. You can use a magnifying glass and a multimeter to measure that you didn't short any pins. Please do so before closing the phone.
[Vibrant Accessories] DJ_MiX:
Thanks for input, looks like I won't be doing the MOD because it will not work with a case.
[Vibrant Accessories] }{Alienz}{:
My idea right now (and I will try it next week) is to fit all the inductive charging stuff into my favorite case and use a microSD charger. That way I don't have to open the phone and re-solder the wires again (its very annoying). Also the thing would be easily removable for when I need the port.

I'm still ironing out the details on that and seeing if it's logistically possible and how useful it will be. If I decide on doing it, I'll post the results.
[Vibrant Accessories] Xenoism:
Im actually waiting to try this, I have everything except the copper foil lol I didnt order any since I figured my local hardware store would have some, but sadly after going to 3 different stores, i was unable to find any >< Wondering if there is a good substitute? If not, I plan on going later in the week to look some more.
[Vibrant Accessories] }{Alienz}{:
A good substitute (and easier to do)---WIRES.

Drawback: You won't be able to take your back cover off completely due to the wires.

As for the foil: I bought mine off of Ebay. $8 I think.
[Vibrant Accessories] Xenoism:
What gauge wire did you end up using? Do you think bell wire would suffice or something smaller?
[Vibrant Accessories] Xdogg:
Thats awesome i think i will have to try that !!!!!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nickachap:
right im a total nooob at this but i cant seem to install a rom from this site, i have read all how to but still no joy, i am using magdlr copying the zip to the sd card, ad recovery, install from zip etc, but all i get is a hanging android device starting screen, i have used the easy android app but still nothing? what am i doing wrong, please help,

nick
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Cheech1976:
This is the developement section, for questions (and answers ;) ) there´s the Q&A forum.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] stlobe:
I met your problem before. Finally i tried to flash ANDROID_BOYPPC-SHIFTPDA_Desire HD A2SD V23 then success.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16270840&postcount=3

Now I can flash anything what I want.....:)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] krook6023:
Also you're most likely to receive a helpful answer to your question if you use a short subject title that describes your problem and a message that explains in detail what your problem is and what you've tried to solve it. Some more info may help people help you with your problem.

Since you are new take a moment to read the Forum & Marketplace Rules. Don't worry too much about posting in the wrong section (as long as you post in the correct sections next time)...a mod will move it to the correct section soon.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nickachap:
sorry:o just a lost soul:o
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Cheech1976:
Didn´t mean to be rude ;)

So now let´s hear, what setup you have, what you wanted to install and how you did it, i am sure we´ll find out where the problem lies.

I think you haven´t partitioned the NAND correctly, let us see a link to the build you are using as well.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] pReXx:
What about your Radio ROM?

Did you partitioned your SD card corretcly?

What about your partition layout?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] arikm:
Simple sequence

1. Install HardSPL 2.08

2. Install Radio 2.15.50.14

3. Install MAGLDR 1.13 bootloader

4. Install MAGLDR_CWM_Recovery

5. Install your preferred ROM
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nickachap:
tried that, no hope, now partitioning the sd card i think is the problem, that is the only thing i havent done!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] TheATHEiST:
Then you obviously havent even read teh roms instructions properly because all the roms that need a partition specifically tell you to partition your nand and what partition to use.

Also if you are having issue installing a rom you should at least tell us which rom you have been trying to install.

And in future try and put a title that makes sense. Putting "help" doesnt describe your topic in any way. Titles need to be descriptive. If you want to say help, say it in your topic.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] AthenaLod:
one quick note, when formatting your card, set the allocation unit size to what is set by the rom builder. forgot to what i set mine, but that can cause a lot of problems.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigworm50:
Trying to use the push function of IM+ or Beejive...they both use the C2DM functionality.

Nothing gets pushed to my phone when I exit the app, I run my own jabber server so I can see that the service is still connected to my account.

I tried chrome to phone, which is what google reccommends to test C2DM, and it works normally. So C2DM appears to be working on my device...

I did notice when I installed Chrome to Phone on my atrix it asked me for access to my google account, but neither of the IM apps did this....not sure what the problem is..

Any advice appreciated.

Thanks!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigworm50:
wow, no one has this problem or any advice?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] chocodough:
So I had an iPad 1, and currently have an iPad 2. I recently switched from an iPhone to a Motorola Atrix and as far as a smartphone, I am enjoying Android much better than iOS on the phone. But switching from an iPad to the Galaxy Tab I'm still up in the air about.

So that being said, the GT is about as good as the iPad for our needs, mainly just web browsing in bed. I really didn't need to get the GT, but I was just craving something different to play with. But do have a few issues / questions.

For starters, I've noticed web browsing is a bit sluggish on the GT whereas it is really smooth on the iPad. I installed Dolphin Browser for Tablets, but it seems just as sluggish as the stock browser.

I am also worried about future OS updates from Samsung, being as they don't have the best reputation in that department. Atleast with the iPad I know I can install iOS updates the day they come out.

Does anyone know what's Samsung's timeline for putting out Honeycomb 3.2 for the GT? I was thinking they might skip it being as ICS is due out soon. They might put their effort more into that. I hope they already started working on it so we don't have to wait for a long time for it.

I guess the durability of the GT worries me also. My first one had the Neuton Rings, I exchanged it at best buy, so far so good with the new one. But I am worried that the new one will eventually get them. It's nice with the iPad that if I have any problems I can go right to an Apple store and get it taken care of instead of sending it off for warranty work.

Well so far I like it, I guess maybe only because it is something different to play with, so no major advantage over my iPad so far. But I'm keeping an open mind about it.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] admartian:
I'm exactly the same way.

Right now, I've been thinking about getting a tablet for about a month now. I absolutely love Android and am excited about ICS. However, I believe in the tablet department, I think Apple really nailed it in terms of apps.

I believe that apps on the tablet need to be as smooth and as unique to the tablet/pad design. And apart from a very small amount of apps on Android, very few actually run smoothly and have taken advantage of this design.

In saying that, I have no doubt that Google will catch up eventually, but that may be a few years yet in terms of getting the same quality of apps.

At least in terms of tablets, Apple has it perfected, for the time being.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Mitchmoney:
I believe samsung has to give us the most updated version of the android os for at least a year. They talked about fragmentation at the recent Google io and said that all android manufacturers will be part of this deal too. I don't think it should be too long before we see 3.2 or ics

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 on the Xda premium app
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] mchimney:
let me start by saying that these are my opinions.

Hands down the ipad is much smoother with more and higher quality apps. I own both the galaxy tab and the ipad 2, and i use the ipad muvh more because i can do things in a quarter of the time. I dont blame google for that though. I personally think that tegra is a pos, pardo the french. Every honeycomb tab is very laggy that ive tried(except the jetstream). Even the atrix is incredibly laggy when compared to an sgsii.

I typed tis response on my galaxy tab in about ten minutes due to the lag, i could have spent 2 on the ipad
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] MattSkeet:
guys stop whining.

90% of the IPad apps are iPhone apps just with higher resolution, they look the same, they feel the same, basically in most cases it feels like you are holding bigger ipod/iPhone.

However the choice of the apps already on appstore is hands down.

with android there is no key word like "You need an app for that"

you don't need an app to watch youtube

you don't need and app to check your bank account

...

I have 50 apps on my tablet where 80% is games

I have one video player app 1 news reader

and few other apps that makes my life easier

the rest I can do on the web browser or directly from inbuilt apps JUST AS I WOULD DO ON THE COMPUTER

the only thing I can't to is to play high end games and watch BluRay dvd :)

and really I don't have a need to play games on my laptop only thing I'm using it for is as a BluRay player,

my gtab replaced my laptop in nearly every field (including printing)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] RavenY2K3:
I own both an iPad and a Galaxy Tab, I got the tab to replace the iPad, which it has done successfully. My main usage is business use which, involves a lot of emails and Web access etc.

From my experience, the tab (or specifically, Android) beats the iPad hands down, the simple fact that you cannot do such a very simple task on an iPad (or any other IDevice for that matter) such as, attach a damn file other than a photo to an email is bewildering! How can it be geared for business use, when you need a 3rd party app to attach a PDF file, but creates a new email as opposed to just replying?

Or the way that you can only have multiple email signatures for different accounts, if you jailbreak it, not out of the box!

Yes their are more apps on the iPad, but if their were only 1000 tablet apps for Android, would you really have them all installed?

A lot of the Web orientated apps for iOS, are not needed on the Tab, as it is capable of giving you Web pages they way they are meant to be viewed. They both have their pros and cons, but my personal preference is the tab, I can stream movies from my network with nothing else needed other than a file manager, I can map network shares. With another simple app, I am able to print to any network attached printer, not just the ones Apple tell me I should use and on that note, I think that's what it all comes down to.

With Apple you pay £500 for a device and they enforce what they think is best for you, with an Android device, "YOU" decide what you do with it.

Rant complete!

:D
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] s_kates81:
Exactly how I think.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] mchimney:
I love android and I love honeycomb, but it just doesn't seem to meet standards yet. Just scrolling through the home screens on the g tab is laggy, now you could say it's because of widgets but it's pretty clear that android can run damn smooth with the right hardware ala galaxy s2.

Hopefully ics will allow me to browse the Internet on my gtab without having to give a pause between each letter or violently press the screen just to make sure it registers.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] RavenY2K3:
Agreed, There maybe lag from time to time, but when you consider that all the interface on the iPad is, is the app draw on Android, where as Honeycomb has a whole lot more to it than that, and my app drawer had no lag to it at all lol.

With saying that, whilst not as much as Android, I did experience lag from time-to-time on my iPad, like I say not as much as on Android but!... I couldn't honestly tell you how many times the browser crashed out on me with the iPad, sometimes the websites weren't even particularilly big. Or the annoyance of trying to load a website, then flicking to email then back again, only to find it had to reload the page again because it doesn't do proper multi-tasking, and these things need to be accounted for also, Android simply does more stuff at the same time where as iOS cannot and may lag a bit because of it.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] chocodough:
So far my experience with the Galaxy Tab has been positive. I don't experience any OS lag that I can tell, outside of the keyboard lag when typing. I only have 1 widget on the screen though.

My wife and I only really use it for web browsing in bed. I don't really use a lot of apps on the iPad / GT like I do on my Atrix phone.

Of course the only issue I really have is the browser lag. Either Safari or Atomic web browser on the iPad are much much smoother and not choppy when scrolling. So being as I mainly just web browse on it, that is my main issue. I use the stock browser as well as Dolphin for Tablets. I like the stock browser a bit better, I wish it had 2 options though that Dolphin has, such as setting the default viewing to desktop instead of mobile, and an option to have Flash load as needed instead of always.

I guess my main issue is that I didn't really need to buy a GT since the iPad did everything just fine for which my wife and I use it for. I'm just really trying to give myself reasons to keep it. If I keep it, I am debating on whether selling my iPad, or just let my wife use the iPad so I can actually have a tablet to actually use in bed without waiting for her to get done with it. hehe

I just noticed that the Motorola Xoom just got a 3.2.1 update recently while we are still waiting for 3.2. That is a bummer. I know 3.2 isn't a big update, but I hear it's mostly performance enhancments, which would be welcome though.

@mchimney

I notice no lag at all on my Atrix. The only issue I had was a few icons for some apps randomly disappearing from my desktop. I put on Go Launcher and the problem is gone. Actually the Atrix was what switched me to Android from the iPhone. I've had a Nexus One and an HTC Inspire, and although both were nice, just something about the Atrix which made me finally switch. I'm looking forward to the Atrix 2. One of th best things I like the most about the Atrix is how LOUD the external speaker is. I always thoughy the iPhone 4 had a loud speaker, and the Nexus One and the Inspire had low volumn speakers, but the Atrix definately has the best.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] koreanschoolkid:
TASK650's rom seems to have cleared up any homescreen lag for me no matter what sort of retarded screen cluttering widget I use although at the moment I use only HD Widgets and Battery Girl (It's cute and fairly useless)

That rom also applies a fix to make the stock browser display desktop but I don't think you can toggle back and forth as with Dolphin.

In regards to Samsung updating HC I would not be too optimistic as my Fascinate is only able to go to 2.3 via a port of CM7 which I decline to use at the moment.

Of course since the wifi version is not saddled with Verizon we may indeed see updates in 3.x or ICS but I'm not holding my breath for that.

Swype keyboard seems to have no lag for me no matter what I do save for trying to share a page via News360 but I think that is an issue with the app rather than the keyboard.

Best of luck on your screen not getting rings
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] sendan:
At first I was disappointed with my galaxy tab, however after looking deep down into my inner geek and going through all the available tweaks I'm extremely satisfied.

I can't really say much more than that, everything is buttery smooth, no hiccups. I haven't seen a force close for months, the browsing is incredible.

After doing everything to get maximum performance out of my tab the only thing that still bothered me was the non-uniform icons. So after applying my preferred icon pack I showed it to my non techy brother who has an Ipad 2 and he honestly preferred it over his Ipad.

The thing is, I would never recommend a galaxy tab for him because he doesn't have the time to go through all these tweaks, and without them this honestly doesn't even compare to an ipad.

Maybe you can put yourself in these shoes to help you choose.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] TECK:
As you said, ICS is coming in 1-2months. Samsung already said they plan to keep the Touchwiz development to a minimum since ICS is already very user friendly. That will also allow them to release faster updates. they are hardware masters and no software kings.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] gauvins:
I was an ipad 2 user. Am switching to a GT 10.1 4G.

I use ADW launcher with a single home screen and static black wallpaper, 3 widgets and 10 or so shortcuts. No delay. No delay while browsing (the thumbs driven interface is excellent, pages load faster than on ipad)

There are software issues. 3.1 is a work in progress. I've rooted so I could have messed things a bit.

Apple's decision to ban in-app purchases made me rethink my commitment to their brand. Kindle 's store was conveniently accessible. I couldn't believe this decision.

GT's non-standard port and (incredibly) lack of vga out are irritants. What were they (not) thinking??

I still advise most people to stick to apple tablets, a more polished and foolproof product. But for tech savvy (i.e. people who like to waste time learning how to update their ROM), the GT is a very attractive alternative. Much much more satisfying than Apple's environment. (ftr, our household uses 2 iphones, 3 ipads, 3 macbooks, 2 minis, 2 imacs and a macpro :/)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] SeanHacker:
I think you need to try my rom out if you'r experiencing lag bro. Lol.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] Kiwi187:
i'll second task. A custom rom like tasks and pershoots overclocked kernel clears up nearly all lag including flash and video playback. The roms also give much better battery life.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] seltaeb:
I was looking primarily for a near replacement for my laptop to use while lounging about and the Galaxy Tab 10.1 meets that need way better than an iPad. I don't like the browsing and file management experience on the iPad. On the Galaxy tab these functions work pretty much like a laptop.

However, if I could afford to buy just one tablet, it would probably be the iPad -- and that's only because the overall choice and quality of apps on that platform is way better.