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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] A_KAZ:
I've seen them here in New Orleans too but its definitely a Samsung commercial rather than a carrier commercial.. the first time I caught a glimpse I had to rewind it.. then again to show my roommate who probably has NO idea what I was even showing her :P
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] _MetalHead_:
I'm just north of Chicago and I saw a commercial the other day.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shikyo:
Has anyone tried to run android apps within webtop without going through the phone window? Apps liked splashtop and Netflix would be awesome at full resolution.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rauschkugl:
hi all,

i switched to a ki3 rom some days ago. when using some kernels i have a strange problem. this happened to me on cf root 4.2, on ninphetamine or siyah kernel it never happened.

when i put the phone to sleep on cf root it just doesn't wake up again. i have to longpress the power button to reboot the phone. pressing home or power doesn't wake up the phone again. this doesn't happen from the beginning. this afternoon cf root first worked well for an hour then this problem occured. it also happened with cf root 4.1.

can somebody help me with this? what can i try to solve the problem? did something like this happen to you?

i want a battery friendly kernel. at the moment i'm losing 9% battery over night on siyah. it was the same on ninphetamine. i'm having 20 to 200 mA in standby according to battery monitor. on my hd2 i had 2 - 3 mA in standby and lost about 2% battery over night. wifi and gps is always on. is this consumption normal? i did a fresh install of the rom and restored my apps with titanium backup.

hope somebody can help me.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tomascunill:
Man one solution would be to do a wipe and flash the ROM again. Maybe there's an easier solution but this is what I would do. Anyway the siyah kernel should do well with you battery life (at least for me it does). Have you tried the smartassv2 governor with setCPU and siyah Kernel?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rauschkugl:
i already did that but same situation after.

i'm fine with the siyah kernel and also use smartass governor because i knew from the hd2 that it's performing good. but i find it kind of weird that i got 2 - 3 mA in standby on my hd2 and on the s2 i have at least 20 sometimes it's over 150 mA. this is a huge difference and the s2 isn't performing that much better.

how much battery drain do you have?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
No wake up CPU set to low .????????????

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rauschkugl:
i used ondemand governor with min frequency of 200 MHz and max of 1200. i didn't change something on voltage settings or set extra options when display is off. so i think this can't be the problem.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
OK but exact same question has been asked before and that was the answer .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rauschkugl:
really? i checked it again and it's not the roblem. tried it with 1200MHz all the time and also got the problem. but the phone should still be able to detect the press of the power button and wakeup with 200MHz....

think i'm gonna stay on siyah kernel then. thanks for the help
[General Topics] soraxd:
if it were anyone else, id tell them how much apple sucks, and youll have no flash, free stuff, or any options.. but since its for my mom, who only knows the basics of a computer, would something without any options work better? i mean theres only one way to do things on an ipad.

ive never used a tablet before, but own a galaxy s2 and love it.

its my understanding the galaxy tab isnt as good as the s2 tho, and of course it doesnt have the samoled+ screen. i know the galaxy tab has a faster processor, and double the ram of the ipad, but as far as simplicity, or ease of use, screen quality, ect?

can the ipad use google talk video/voice chat?

thoughts and opinions please
[General Topics] p45_noob:
i think ipad 2 is easy to use for a parent..
[General Topics] lowandbehold:
+1

Even though I am an android fan, Apple products are great for their ease of use.
[General Topics] xaccers:
What about the Amazon Fire? Well spec'd and about the size of a paperback, perfect for getting your folks into using it for reading then gently move on to web browsing etc with it.

Much cheaper than an iphad too.
[General Topics] soraxd:
can anyone comment on the UI, how smooth is honeycomb vs ipad? specs suggest it should be the galaxy tab, but it doesnt always work that way
[General Topics] billgeld:
ipad is bigger and easier to see for older people :)
[General Topics] xaccers:
Chap at work has gotten himself a tab and used it so much more he sold his ipad.
[General Topics] vszulc:
Just ignore the specs, it doesn't really work that way.

I mean, you get smoother UI and apps from an iphone than you get from some Android phones that have twice the RAM and a dualcore CPU.

(And the ipad2 has as good a CPU as any Android tablet, and its GPU smokes all of the Android GPUs!)

But yeah, I'd go for ipad or ipad2. Not only is there ease of use, there are also WAY more tablet apps for ipads than for Android tablets.

(I own an Iconia myself)

Your mom will also have a really easy time with buying music and movies if she wants that, and don't forget that other big Apple advantage: Futureproofing.

With an ipad she'll be good for OS upgrades for the next three years.
[General Topics] Mattix724:
I personally wouldn't buy any apple product right now, it's companies like them that I refuse to support. If apple had it's way they would patent the idea of breathing oxygen... but it's not just apple that is the problem, it is the consumer that is willing to pay for a name that is the problem. You will only be supporting apple's lawsuits by purchasing their products.

In my honest opinion, anything will the apple name on it is overpriced, you are limited with what you can do, and you become a part of their "walled garden"
[General Topics] soraxd:
youre preaching to the choir man, i know all about apple, and how they operate, i totally go off on people who use iphones.. but i realize that they are far more simple, which in most of our cases, is not something you look for, but in the case of something for my mother, who calls me up on the phone every now and then asking me how to save a picture she found on the internet, i dont think open source is really something she use lol..

if even xda members think ipad is smoother, i think ill look into it.

tho i am wondering, theres no flash right?

and isnt the apple browser slower than the android?
[General Topics] dhkr234:
Well first off, just because apple puts a lower case "i" in front of it, it doesn't suddenly become a not-a-tablet. iFad ***IS*** a tablet. I wish that people would start calling it more generically (more *appropriately*) as "apple tablet". Every time someone puts an "i" in front of something, it makes me want to BARF.

As far as ease of use goes.... AVOID crippled apple. The only reason it might seem easy to use is because it doesn't actually do anything!

You have other options as far as tablets go...

Have you looked at B&N Nook?

Have you looked at Amazon kindle (the new one that runs android)?

These have simplified UI's, but are still fairly functional tablets. And the nice thing about them (at least the nook, no word yet on the kindle since its so new), is that if she wants a more COMPLETE tablet, you can root and customize. Cyanogenmod 7 runs on nook color!

*** You also save a butt-load of $$. Nook color is $250. I think Kindle is supposed to go for $200.

BOTH run Android.
[General Topics] culua:
I own an ipad 2 myself. To be honest I wasted 600$ for it I rarely use it. One thing I realy like about ipad that it runs smooth and there more apps out there for it compared to android tablet but, recently I notice android market is getting a lot better and they are cheaper to buy also it runs flash. So buy what fits your parents preference.
[General Topics] vszulc:
As for the "walled garden" thing, that's not really a bad thing for kids and heh, some older folks. You know what I saw in the Android Market the other day? (And not just hidden away somewhere, it was in the top grossing list)

An app called Peter North Redecorator or something, named after the famous pornstar, where you get to eh.. put semen on a picture from your phones memory. Cute, eh? Maybe not something most people, or their parents would like to get thrown in their face when checking out the top grossing apps? So besides the quality assurance, the whole walled garden has its place.

But yeah, the iPad IS smoother than even my 3.2 tab I hate to say. Browser is just as fast on the iPad, if not faster. Also seems quite a bit more stable.

There's no flash, but there are different apps and browsers that make you play Flash videos or access Flash websites. But pretty much all the sites I've ever visited have a Flash alternative, where they play html5 video instead or something similar, so you won't ever get to miss the Flash.

Another thing to consider: I don't know how your parents use mobile banking and different sites, but there are alot more apps like that for iPad than Android. Meaning: Most of the banks they go to and stores they visit and so on, will have iPad apps, but no Android apps, which might make a difference.
[General Topics] krazie805:
ipad

sent from my cappy. xda app
[General Topics] hungry81:
When will people stop going on with generalised crap like this. If your parent can use a computer or a phone they can use pretty much ANY tablet. If they can't Use either it wopuld take them about the same amount of time to learn the BASIC functions of both devices. Stop repeating this crap because you heard it on T.V / Apple press release. Some people make it sound like you need a doctorate in mechanical engineering to operate an android device and a gold star from a kindergarten teacher for an idevice. STOP believing and repeating this crap

For example:

http://www.ipadforums.net/ipad-help/25343-cant-get-my-new-ipad-work.html

OH NOES!!!!! LURNINZ CURVEZ TOO HIE HELPZ APPPLEZ DUZZENT JUZT WURK OMG!!!!112111111121111112112 Q!!!@@ MURE DAN 5 MINZ OV LURNINGS AND SETUPS!!!21123qy6

Edit: Oh and a usability assessment between the two from a self proclaimed ios user. http://spyrestudios.com/android-vs-ios-a-usability-battle/

And http://www.cravingtech.com/android-vs-ios.html

There now can people please stop talking BS?
[General Topics] Usualsuspect182:
As much as it pains me to say this, I hate Apple, but if you're buying for your parent/grandparent, get them an apple product. The reason I say that is because they're far more user friendly than anything else out there.

I will say this.. I hate Apple products because of how locked down it is, but I work technical support over the phone and Apple products are the easiest to work with, hence why I say get them an Ipad.

*curls up in a corner and cries*
[General Topics] blue.energy:
I think I too love android. so I will Tablet.
[General Topics] investmenttechnology:
I was going to get the Thinkpad Tablet for my Dad, however I think it would be better off holding it off until next year when Windows 8 tablet comes. A proper OS is much better than a mobile OS IMO.
[General Topics] hungry81:
10 chars......
[General Topics] Kailkti:
I wouldn't even recommend a tablet. They are a luxury not a tool.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigTortoise:
Running Serendipity 7

My phone ran out of battery in about 7 hours today. According to my usage chart I have made almost 6 hours in voice calls.

As I recall I made one brief phone call today that lasted maybe 3 minutes. Something's up.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sepherian:
Maybe a dysfunctional dialer.apk

Sent from a phone controlling a computer controlling a different phone
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] neozen21:
Hi..

Can anyone tell me how to change the carrier name in pull down status bar in EH09?

I decompiled services.jar and I can see lots of .smali files, but where exactly do I change? I tried searching for "powerwashed" (coz I'm on PWGB EH09) and can't find that string anywhere in the .smali files.

Thanks for any help!
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] smoochy916:
Pulldown editor

ROOT TOOLS has a pulldown editor. It worked on my ED03 the devs name is JRUMMY16 I am a NOOB and can not post a link yet.:(
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] neozen21:
Thanks for the info, but I was looking more into learning how to do it myself vs using a program to do it.
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] nitsuj17:
you would have to edit carrierlabel.smali (i forget exact name dont have anything decompiled) in systemui
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] neozen21:
Hmm.. strange... I can't find carrierlable.smali in the decompiled Services.jar from PWGB EH09. I don't even see a systemmui directory. :confused:

The only thing remotely similar to that file is called NetworkPolicy$Carriers.smali in the \com\android\server\enterprise directory.

Is Services.jar the right file? I'm decompiling by using, once I extract the classes.dex with 7zip:

java -jar baksmali-1.2.8.jar -o Services_d classes.dex

Maybe I'm missing something? I appreciate your help!
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] notta:
android.policy.jar/smali/com/android/internal/policy/impl/LockScreen.smali: const-string v0, "PowerWashed GB"
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] neozen21:
Yes! That's it!!

Thank you very much! Now I can change it to anything I like :D
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] notta:
Sorry I miss read your post and you wanted the status bar not the lock screen. The above is for your lockscreen..

For the pulldown courtesy of TSM

SystemUI.apk/smali/com/android/systemui/statusbar/CarrierLabel.smali

move-result-object v2

- const-string v0, "TeamSbrissenMod"
-
- invoke-virtual {p0, v0}, Lcom/android/systemui/statusbar/CarrierLabel;->setText(Ljava/lang/CharSequence;)V
+ invoke-virtual {p0, v2}, Lcom/android/systemui/statusbar/CarrierLabel;->setText(Ljava/lang/CharSequence;)V

.line 112
:goto_0
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] neozen21:
Update: I was able to successfully change the "PowerWashed GB" carrier name to Verizon Wireless in both the status bar and the lockscreen.

Thanks again guys!!
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] notta:
Looks like I had an extra thanks there so I'm giving it back... :p
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] balac_m:
is there any step by step guide? i'm sure lot of guys want to do that.. thanks in advance.
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] nitsuj17:
it requires some knowledge of apkmanager/apktool (there are extensive guides on that here on xda)

beyond that, it will be an option in the next version of ei20 resurrection (as sbrissen has tsm parts going)
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] Txwolf1980:
I have an only slightly related question. Im on the continuum side, and the only thing we have is an unofficial 2.2.2. So far, i cannot find any way to edit the eri banner on the drop down. Since "systemui.apk' is a gb affectation, the above methods wont work. Does anyone know of a way to do this? Also. The traditional method of editing the eri.xml doesng do anything, either. Thanks for any help.

I'm not here for a long time. I'm here for a good time. To hell with the red wine. Pour me some moonshine. - King George
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] nitsuj17:
for froyo you had to smali edit the services.jar (i dont think w/o tsm parts we were ever able to edit lockscreen carrier, just hide it...edits are somewhere in my how to theme thread by andmer
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] Txwolf1980:
And you were even kind enough to get it bumped to the top so I didn't have to search. Thanks. Hopefully porting this will work.
[Motorola Droid 3] wootizzle:
So my ear piece is not putting out any sound, speakerphone works but not reg ear. I've tried turning sound all the way up before calling and while, nothing. Was wondering if anyone had a suggestion or two before I replace it. I haven't installed any new apps or altered anything since the last time it was working fine.

Though: all my app updates seem to return an invalid package error and system status (for updates) seems ****ed up.

And no I haven't made any nandroid backups yet to attempt to go back to.

Edit:

Also I haven't done anything but metamorph notification bar, and battery icon aside from root.
[Motorola Droid 3] wootizzle:
Guess I'ma return it to stock and call verizon, lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] coldblooded79:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1061883

Found this on Galaxy s2 forums.. I KNEW everyone would find this useful as a home replacement and appreciate the added customization over stock Touchwiz. Root access is required if your device comes with Touchwiz. This is Fr4gg0r and Swiftwork's work, not my own. Anyhow, check it out!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] walord:
Yeah, I've been using this for quite a while on my OG Epic 4G.

Just FYI, install TW4Manager and do a check for latest stable version and it will install TW 4.5 for you.

*EDIT*

Install instructions

Before installation you need:

1. Root access.

2. An alternate launcher installed in case of installation failure. (the stock phone has Sprint ID launcher)

3. Backup and Uninstall: TouchWiz30Launcher.apk (I used SDXStockappremover but you can also use TitaniumBackup)

4. Install TW4Manager

To Install TouchWiz 4.5:

~Launch TW4Manager (fyi only runs in portrait mode)

~Scroll Down to "Check for Updates" -select

~Select "Latest stable version" (you will be warned that you should have alternate launcher installed)

~TouchWiz 4.5 will automatically download and install

Notes

~The default homescreen dock will be setup for 5 icons. To add icons go to appdrawer>menu>edit and then you can drag and drop your new dock icons

~Some preinstalled widgets will not work out of the box. To fix this you'll need to backup and uninstall them (such as DualClock.apk, SamsungWidget_ProgramMonitor.apk, TouchWizCalendar.apk) You can then go into TW4Manager>Widgets>SGS2 widgets-by randomguy123; select your widgets and install; After you install you need to restart Touchwiz in order to use the widget, otherwise it'll show an error when you try to use the widget.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zeau2004:
How do I add apps to the dock?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JLine05:
Open the dock and click menu then edit and drag them down.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] zeau2004:
Thanks for the quick reply
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Tiffany84:
It says that I should be using something other than touch wiz when updating for the first time. Is it ok to go ahead and update if I'm using touchwiz?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JLine05:
No, uninstall touchwiz using ti backup and then install the twmanager
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nabbed:
Does this have hardware acceleration like the stock launcher?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JLine05:
It doesnt say in the thread but it runs exactly the same as the stock launcher except way more options. I havent noticed any speed difference.

If you like touchwiz, its a no brainer.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ttieder:
You need root for this right
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JLine05:
Yeah, you need to be able to remove TWLauncher first.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Vega:
what are the customization increases with this launcher.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Shawheim:
how bout in your heading put ROOT so people know they cant just install this.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TBarb169:
So I uninstalled TWlauncher through Titanium Backup, but when i then install TW4 Manager apk I still get the message that I need to install over a non touchwiz launcher. What am I doing wrong?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] evohog:
Hit the back button and that disapears then hit newest stable version.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JLine05:
Haha, are you talking to me? This isn't my thread, I was just trying to help.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] coldblooded79:
Edited.

sent from my Eptouch 4g
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] krazyflipj:
How do I revert back to stock? I'm getting FCs with this launcher

Sent from my Epic Galaxy S2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] brent8577:
i've tried this twice, but it force closes constantly. on the first try, i just switched to GO Launcher EX before updating with TW4 Manager. i just tried it again after removing TWLauncher and TwWallpaperthingy1.0, but it still force closes. i hope it gets fixed so i can try it out.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mandie7312:
yes u need root for this launcher if u already have touchwiz on ur phone
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] downtrodn:
Anyone have the stock TW launcher apk? I backed it up with TB but i cant seem to find it to restore it.

Also, is there any other themes for this yet?

Thanks

sent from my Samsung GalaxyS 2!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] walord:
The stock Launcher is TouchWiz30Launcher.apk I can't upload it from here but maybe that much will help. I also added install instructions for TW4.5 as I've used it extensively on several phones.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] R1ptide:
Would this include the hardware acceleration? I'm guessing not but one can hope
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] walord:
This

is TouchWiz 4 launcher

just modified for additional features so it's not likely they removed hardware acceleration.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] asteetva:
Motion Sensors not working

I installed it but the motion sensors are not working so I uninstalled it, also, when I installed it on my Droid Charge, it looked just like stock TW with more fetaures, but when installed it on ET4G, the dock bar just hass app buttton , not the usual Phone, Contacts, Messaging and Applications.

Also I found it to be very slow while rotating home screen, GO and LP are way fatser, but they do not support any of the native hardware acceleration.

I am waiting for them to come up with a stable, fatser build, as I like home screen rotation.

Hope that helps.

Update:

I did try to find one that I installed on Droid Charge and now it has motion sensors working too, so basically just like the TW4 stock with everything plus home rotation..:-)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JLine05:
Well, you can edit which apps you want down there, you can actually have 5 apps on the bottom dock with this version. Also, you do lose the tilt controls, but I turn that off anyways. Ive used LP and its no where near as fast as this launcher.

If you like to use a bunch of motion control, then this probably isnt the best, but I dont so this works perfect for me.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] walord:
The panning function isn't working true. I find that to be a novelty more than a useful addition to TW, like the two finger tilt/zoom in the browser.

I think I mentioned that the homescreen dock is setup for five icons by default. Depending on your previous TW settings you will start with either 4 dock icons or just the app drawer icon. You need to add the dialer or whatever other icons you want to be part of the dock bar yourself.

Home screen rotation isn't native to tuchwiz it's an added feature, and It sucks IMHO. Then again I think homescreen rotation sucks on launcher pro as well so I appreciate it being disabled on the stock TW4.0.

*EDIT*

I should add that the TW4Manager was updated late yesterday which installs a newer version of TW 4.5
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] krazyflipj:
Every time I try to update the twmanager I get an error fetching info message. Anyone else experiencing this?

Sent from my Epic Galaxy S2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] walord:
Uninstall the old TW4Manager and download the new version, it was just posted late yesterday. I tested the new version and it's working fine.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] downtrodn:
I noticed the icon themes wont stay applied once you reboot any app or homescreen.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] coldblooded79:
Feel free to post bugs/ concerns to the thread in the original link lol.

Sent from my Eptoch 4g
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ttieder:
Is there any way to get this working without root
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bobrien4975:
dosnt work

on kindle fire with cm9
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Apk07:
This is an epic 4g touch forum, not a kindle forum. Things posted here were designed to work specifically with the epic 4g touch.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mark.J.Linskiy:
TouchWiz is a Samsung UI, which is built for Samsung devices. I can't imagine it working on any other device such as the Kindle, unless it has been ported over or something..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] miketucky350:
I wonder if landscape mode has been fixed?