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[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] LinuxAssailant:
Actually if "Back" in Contacts doesn't hit the home screen after a contacts search, but brings you back to a clear contacts search like every other device I have owned, AND if contacts is "Cyanogen-Style" integrated into the dialer, I will drop $50 at the end of the month, not $25... Small price to pay for helping make the world better for so many people.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] rpmccormick:
Just use "Dialer One" (free in Market). On launch you get a dial-pad and your call history on top. To dial anyone I just type 3 (or more) letters of their name or number.

I can dial Ryan McCormick by typing RY (79), MCC (622), or even ORM (676). Any 3 consecutive letters (or numbers) that appear in their name or phone #, and I have a list of 1 or more matches at the top. Click one and you are dialing. I never scroll at all when dialing anyone, and I have over 500 contacts. 3 letters almost always gets who ever you want on the top of the list (use 4 or 5 if not, these are big num-pad T9 characters, not a full keyboard).

Settings: Black Theme, Disable Action Bar, Call by Clicking, Hide the Dial Button, Disable Swipe (speed-dial/contacts pages are useless when you can just smartdial any contact instantly... unless you like scrolling to decide who you should call).
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] LinuxAssailant:
Tried it for a (pre-)beta of Gingerclone V2, and hated it.

Vanilla(CM, OG Droid) was the most efficient, and logical.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] orange808:
Check out how much RAM that Dialer One app is eating up with it's background service... My review in the market got deleted, but the fact remains.

Your Sidekick doesn't have a generous amount of memory to begin with. You can't afford to have a huge list of services eating your device's memory. I remember Dialer One was the most resource hungry dialer replacement I have tested.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] LinuxAssailant:
(The bastages at Samsung try to use every bit of the CPU cycles, and TouchWiz has major memory leaks or something on every thing they make. I wish all these MFRs of phones would just make a good phone running Vanilla (Nexus K?) with a big keyboard w/ dedicated number and cursor keys (up, down, left, right), 4" screen, dedicated numbers, and no stupid memory leaking tie-in to a crappy modded interface! I don't even need a dual core processor.

"None" of this would have to happen. But that would be an Epic 4g running cyanogen with T-mobile's 4g service... and coverage.)
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] rpmccormick:
So, I installed multiple process/service managers to try to figure out what you are talking about, but on my phone, Dialer One doesn't have a background service at all. It shows when you run it. If you press back to exit it, it is gone and uses no memory at all.

My services are as follows:

G+ - CloudSyncWatcher

Maps - NetworkLocationService

GoogleVoice - CallLogService, UpdateService

FaceBook - UploadManager

Music - DownloadManager, ArtDownloadService

Google Services Framework - Google Messaging Service

SNS - SnsService

Device Managment - DMSService

DRM Content - OmaDrmConfigService

News and Weather - GenieRefreshService

Light Flow - MainRunningService

AppStore

SwiftKey X - KeyboardService

I always have about 60MB available memory, my phone runs smooth as butter, and my battery lasts 30hours on WiFi (10 on 4G).

The defaults for DialerOne suck (like most apps). Configure it properly and it is the only Dialer I have ever found (tested about 10 a year ago, plus tried many stock dialers on many phones including older CM builds) that properly allows you to easily dial anyone you have recently talked to (call log on home-screen), and easily find anyone in a huge address book (3 keys on the 0-9 num pad finds all results in firstname/lastname/number and lists them in order of recently called).

All other dialers I have tested do not work properly. If you want to call Joe Smith at (800)555-1212, I should be able to type "JOE", "SMI", "800", or "555" and see him in a scrollable list (no drop-down) ordered by last called (with at least 3 choices visible without scrolling). Almost no one else does that properly. The few that do sort alphabetically instead of by Call-History order. If there is a Free alternative to DialerOne that works properly and people prefer, please tell me and I will give it a try.

FYI: That's how the stock dialer on Windows Mobile 5.x/6.x always worked for over a decade (as well as many old flip-phones). Why default Android, iPhone, and others don't do proper "Smart-Dial" without an app like DialerOne is beyond me.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] rpmccormick:
On topic: The OP should update the first post with all the pledge amounts.

Sorry to keep being OT, but I wanted to respond to this one too...

Amen to that... 5-row with arrow-keys is what I want too. However, my mom has the Epic 4G, and even with the CM rom and the huge battery (making the phone 0.8inch thick), my SideKick still has way better battery life, and the keyboard feels much better (Epic's keys are flat and too close to each other causing typos). If the SideKick 4G just had a little bigger edge-to-edge screen, a better camera /w flash, and arrow-keys (and maybe a dual-core), it would be the perfect phone. I love the raised edges (the G1 had one raised edge, and no other sliders do). Plus the Epic has touch-function-keys that you can't even see when the LED behind them is off. I really like the hard buttons, especially for Back (and I've come to love the 2 on top, 2 on bottom layout of function-keys on the SK4G too).

I wonder if someone could mod our keyboard for arrow keys... right-shift = right, mic = down, ? = left, :) = up. (plus Alt-. = ? so we don't lose that)
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] LinuxAssailant:
Do we have any progress as of yet?

Is this a dead (w)hor(s)e we are beating?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] LinuxAssailant:
Not even one person with an update?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Falkner09:
well I just updated the original post with all the new amounts. also, I noticed that CM 7.1 was just released, and added support for a crapload of phones, including some very old phones that are incredibly low spec (even the 528 MHz Motorola Backflip if you can believe it!) so I'm thinking of contacting them about this.

Ima do a google search but does anyone know where to do that, and more importantly, where to find info about CM, like demonstration videos or something? I guess I'll need to see how close it is to stock and its stability, etc.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] insanedrunk:
You might wanna have a look over at the cyanogenmod forums, and contact an admin or dev. They're always willing to "work" for beer donations? Id really got to get a job to put in on this pot.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] sduvick:
The update from CM did not include any phones with a similar enough processor to ours where the kernel boots on our phone, so it effectively doesn't make a difference to the Sidekick. They will work on whatever phone they can get, but they rely on donations to get any certain phone. So typically the way it works is that the community rally's around a certain phone and collects enough donations to buy their phone for one of the

cm devs ( after confirming with them that they can/will work on it) and purchases it for them.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] LinuxAssailant:
$168 including Shipping... - BUY IT NOW -

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Samsung-Sid...0588173018?pt=Cell_Phones&hash=item2c5ff0bada

Someone want to contact them (Cyanogen)? I am sure that we can pool funds for this?

I'd get it if I could get reimbursed most of it, but I want to make sure that they are willing to assist 1st, and I would get some help...

I am not rich, as I am prepping for the Zombie Apocalypse, and need ammo to defend the "CASTLE" with here in Komie-fornia.

Paying off credit card for this tool:
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] xmeatizmurderx:
I'm good for $20
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] krylon360:
just picked up the SK. it's on now. :P
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Fresh Jr13:
So are you going to develop ROMs and Kernels?

*****I'm a beginner ROM Developer, so don't forget to thank and donate*****

Phone: Sidekick 4G

ROM: FreshBlood ROM - Beta

Kernel: Bali 2.2 /w Voodoo
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] wuziq:
damn, nice price, got mine off ebay for $195 just a week ago.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] :
i posted on the cyanogenmod forums and told them about the bounty no one replied yet though
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Reviewers:
Let me go cry now , i bought the Amaze but to see now you just bought a SK , *crys* haha .
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] :
Lmao resell it revo
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Reviewers:
Nah it look's like the sidekick's pretty dead now & i'll be waiting for CM9 (ICS based) depending on when it come's out , & the reveal this week so i'm selling it .
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] dw9906:
Got me a G2X on Ebay today for $260.00. Bye, Bye Sidekick.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] :
my friend from school said say he willing to do make me a rom a (WIP) since i sent him the bail kernals for both kd1 n kg2 n the stock kg2 rom , i hope he is able to get cm6 or even miui on it (he has a evo 4g)
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] jmpz:
I'll donate at least $30
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Falkner09:
So, I'm not sure about Cyanogen. it has nice features but, it isn't really stock, just made to look similar. how close is it? I've never used it yet.

also, to those who are naysaying on the grounds that the Sidekick has a different processor than some other phones: Android has been installed on an iPhone I'm pretty sure Apple didn't leak a version of Android meant to run on the A4/A5/whatever, so if we can install Android on an iPhone, we can install Android on an Android phone.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] tylermaciaszek:
i don't know why you're bashing this phone.

may not be all powerful but most of use bought it for the QWERTY most likely and its not a bad devices with touchmiuiwiz on it.

So if we all rally together and everyone puts in a little effort we can make the phone really good!
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Falkner09:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samsung_Hummingbird

ok also, I just checked, and we have a hummingbird processor, the same processor used in many other Android devices, including the Galaxy S, and the Nexus S, which runs stock to begin with. Now, again: this topic is for those who would like to help improve the phone by showing their support for getting stock on it. please no more clogging the topic up with complaints about the processor and saying it can't be done. if you think it can't be done, then ignore the topic and chuckle to yourself.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] wuziq:
just wanted to throw my voice in the pile here. i'm really liking this phone as my G1 replacement. getting cm on it would be so niiiiiiice...
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] sduvick:
True we have a hummingbird processor, but the board that it runs on is unique to the SK4g and the SGS4G. In terms of the kernel, the board and the processor are fairly synonymous, which is why I was referring to them as the same. The issue is that there are only a handful of phones that actually have GB and source released. In working on a kernel for Ayo, I have rekindled my interest in kernel work, and will give a shot at seeing how difficult it is to add our board to the generic aries series 2.6.35.x source.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] komeup:
Anyone in the process of developing a rom for the SK4G?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Falkner09:
just pointing out, the bounty's still up y'all.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Dan_Brutal:
I have a pure aosp rom for the vibrant. I'm sure with some work it could get ported.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Reviewers:
I don't think the vibrant is i think the Galaxy S 4G is the closest .
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Dan_Brutal:
But the SGS4G doesn't have a pure AOSP rom. This rom I have is not cm7, not miui, and not a port. It's a one-off one time deal. Built from Froyo 2.2 KB1 firmware for the vibrant with all touchwiz removed. It doesn't even have a twframwork, and it boots on my vibrant. And since the two phones are close in nature, we should be able to mod the sidekick kernel to get the rom to boot.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Reviewers:
Mhm , send me the link for the vibrant kernel & the spec's & the sidekick specs if you could .
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] :
U don't know the sidekick specs? Or the vibrants?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Reviewers:
i don't study spec's nor keep them in my mind .
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Dan_Brutal:
Vibrant:

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_vibrant-3416.php

SK4G:

http://www.gsmarena.com/t_mobile_sidekick_4g-3874.php

SGS4G:

http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_4g-3719.php

All three are close to each other.

If you wnt to study a kernel, just download a froyo kernel from the vibrant section.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] :
e type:

Smart phone

OS:

Android (2.2)

Form factor:

Side-Slider

Dimensions:

5.00 x 2.42 x 0.60 (127 x 61 x 15 mm)

Weight:

5.70 oz (162 g)

the average is 4.3 oz (123 g)

Design features:

Full keyboard

Display

Physical size:

3.50 inches

Resolution:

480 x 800 pixels

Technology:

TFT

Colors:

16 777 216

Touchscreen:

Capacitive, Multi-touch

Features:

Light sensor, Proximity sensor

Battery

Talk time:

6.50 hours

the average is 8 h (459 min)

Stand-by time:

456 hours

the average is 396 h (17 days)

Capacity:

1500 mAh

Type:

Li - Ion

Hardware

Processor:

Single core, 1000 MHz, Cortex A8 Hummingbird

System memory:

512 MB RAM / 1024 MB ROM

Storage expansion:

Slot Type:

microSD, microSDHC

Maximum card size:

32 GB

Camera

Camera:

3 megapixels, Immobile

Features:

Auto focus

Camcorder:

720x480 (DVD) (30 fps)

Features:

Video calling

Front-facing camera:

0.3 megapixels VGA

Multimedia

Music player:

Filter by:

Album, Artist, Playlists

Features:

Album art cover, Background playback

Supported formats:

MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, WAV, MIDI

Video playback:

Supported formats:

MPEG4, H.263, H.264, 3GPP

Streaming:

Audio, Video

YouTube player:

Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:

Yes

Supports:

HTML, HTML5, XHTML, WAP 2.0, Flash

Built-in online services support:

Facebook, Twitter

Technology

GSM:

850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz

UMTS:

1700/2100, 2100 MHz

Data:

HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, HSPA (unspecified), UMTS, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, EDGE

Global Roaming:

Yes

Satellite system:

GPS, A-GPS

Navigation:

Yes

Phone features

Phonebook:

Unlimited entries, Caller groups, Multiple numbers per contact, Search by both first and last name, Picture ID, Ring ID

Organizer:

Calendar, Alarm, Calculator

Messaging:

SMS, MMS, Threaded view (XT9), Predictive text input

E-mail:

IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange

Instant Messaging:

Google Talk

Games:

Yes

Connectivity

Bluetooth:

3.0

Wi-Fi:

802.11 b, g, n

Mobile hotspot:

Yes

USB:

USB 2.0

Connector:

microUSB

Features:

Mass storage device, USB charging

Headphones connector:

3.5mm

DLNA, UMA, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Charging connector:

microUSB

Other features

Notifications:

Haptic feedback, Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone

Sensors:

Accelerometer

Hearing aid compatibility:

M3, T3

Voice recording

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval:

Date approved:

10 Mar 2011

FCC ID value: A3LSGHT839 link

FCC measured SAR:

Head:

0.34 W/kg

Measured in:

1700 MHz

Body:

0.81 W/kg

Measured in:

1700 MHz

Indicates that this field is show only in Full Specs mode

---------- Post added at 06:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:06 PM ----------

bru beat me :p
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] AdamOutler:
If i can get a stock device in my hand, I can get the total firmware yanked within an hour over UART.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Reviewers:
Stock 2.3 , i don't get what your trying to say .
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] :
he means if he can get a stock sk4g no mods and not rooted he can enable unbrickable mod and he can do a whole lot more other things
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] AdamOutler:
Are you just trolling threads and posting irrelevant comments? There's a bounty on stock firmware. I can get a total stock unrooted firmware flash into a one-click format if I have a working device in my hand. Currently the device I have in my hand is in need of a primitivie bootloader. It won't boot.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] :
check ur pm i may have found it @adamoutler
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Reviewers:
I'm not trolling you i didn't get what i said , i know there'a a thread on stock 2.3 firmware , it's not just for stock it's 2.3 + & yeah i'm trying to help u look for the file's now actually so if i find anything i'll PM you .
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] bubby323:
Aosp kernel shouldn't be hard with the hummingbird. Shouldn't be that hard of a build either being so similar to others.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] :
ICS just came out and we still don't even have Gingerbread? :/
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Jax184:
The bounty is for someone who creates a clean vanilla Android 2.2/2.3 ROM for our phones, not for someone who dumps the current buggy 2.2 ROM from t-mobile.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Falkner09:
speaking of ICS,

http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/17/google-galaxy-nexus-hspa-first-impressions-video/

"Using the camera exposed a major flaw in Ice Cream Sandwich, namely the lack of USB mass storage support"

due to this, I've again changed the terms of the bounty, at least regarding ICS, so that it will need USB mass storage support on it tot get the bounty. hopefully Google will come to their senses soon and return this feature in an update, because this is just one more advantage over the iPhone that Android has forfeit. and to the staunch defenders who will twist themselves into a logic pretzel to insist it's not a problem: no, cloud storage and transfer is not an always easier to use, no, its not an adequate replacement, and no, its not reliable enough, and no, it's not as fast as a USB cable.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] rpmccormick:
Not being able to mount the microSD as Mass Storage sucks, but it is no deal breaker... you can always eject the card and plug it in to a card reader. I'll happily take ICS as-is thank you.

Right now I'm just looking for a ROM that doesn't lockup/reboot when using Google Nav! All of them do sometimes (rarely, but I use GNav a lot) including stock.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] AdamOutler:
I was just reviewing threads... I was contemplating compiling ics for this device last night and and giving it a whirl on this UnBrickable device before sending it back... then I saw this. Your stakes are unreasonable. You're asking for a rewrite of core features. That's a bit over the top. It wouldn't surprise me if this bounty goes unclaimed. I sent this device back to malasya today. BTW. Bounty threads go in general if the OP is not actively developing. This is part of nearly all forum rules.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Falkner09:
um, no, im asking for a phone that works as it should, and all phones should have usb storage. if i thought otherwise, id get an iphone. the bounty for stock gingerbread and stock froyo is still the same, if youre not interested then there are always other phones.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Reviewers:
Adam , I thought you were going to work with this phone ?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] AdamOutler:
I don't own one of these devices. I can't really do much unless I own the device. I generally play a support role for most devices.. Locating hardware modifications and debugging outputs, enhacing Linux compatibility, ensuring open-source compliance and availability of binaries required for the device.

I gave you guys a full recovery option and using UnBrickable Mod, you can play around with the bootloaders, compile ICS and U-boot without worrying about how you're going to bring it back to stock... UBM and Heimdall One-Click will get you there.

Although, if I were going to do the one project I've wanted to do for a long time, make ubuntu work, I'd choose this device for several reasons. It has a full keyboard, touch screen, shortcut keys and a d-pad.... this is everything you need to operate a full computer. I would also like to try Kubuntu-Mobile on this device as well... However, I don't own one of these so I cannot. I don't own a Sidekick4G, so I would not have been able to support anything I developed.

If someone wanted to get me one of these devices sometime in the future, I'd try my hardest to get ubuntu working natively. I do have a general idea of what needs to happen. This is an open offer for anyone with a spare device who wants Ubuntu on this device. Get me a Sidekick4G and I'll get Ubuntu.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] LinuxAssailant:
Flogging a dead horse?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Shystep:
Omg if someone can do this. I'm tired of samsung and there ****ty skins they ruined the sidekick can't even use wifi without my phone freezing up for like 5 hours
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] :
any progress?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] travbrack:
Hey trying to install CWM on my SGS4g

I overwrote recovery with the one from the thread linked below. I even extracted all the files from update.zip to their proper locations on the filesystem to no avail. It still boots to the Samsung recovery. WTF?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1099374
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] cybok0:
Did you even read the OP?

Where in that quote does it say to extract the update zip and place it anywhere except the root of your sd card ?

You just place the zip file itself not extracted on your sd card and don't ever do anything with it, don't flash it don't extract it.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Bassmanjames:
When you get to the 3e recovery you need to select re install packages to enter cwm. The other option is to Odin flash the latest Bali kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jager555:
i never knew that downloading and moving around 2 files could be so hard for so many people.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
Click on the Bali + CWM link in my signature for the easy to follow Odin instructions.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jeffsf:
I'll ignore the snarky comments and thank the poster for the hint to reinstall packages. I ran into the same problem and that final step wasn't obvious from the instructions in the thread, nor from use of ROM Manager.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] jager555:
youre not supposed to use rom manager on this phone. and trust me, when the issue on cwm/rom manager has been addressed as many times as it has, it doesnt count as a "snarky" comment.

anyway, you are better flashing bali than krylons cwm. you are going to flash bali/voodoo cwm anyway, so might as well make it easy and do it now. think of bali/voodoo cwm as an upgrade to krylons (even though krylon made all this possible)
[General Topics] ejatds:
whenever im using the facebook app, none of my post/statuses say "via facebook or android" or "via android" or even "via mobile"....

it doesn't say anything as if i'm on facebook on my desktop :(

how do i fix this issue! everyone must know i am using facebook on my sexy android phone ;)
[General Topics] luchador78:
I dont think that is a app fault, most likely facebook. with as many changes as facebook goes thru a week it's hard to tell
[General Topics] Twisted Z:
I had to go into the FB settings to get this to happen..Actualy my wife did while I was driving ;)
[General Topics] Menelay:
Try to download last version via Market. Have heard it automatically put such text in your messages.
[General Topics] darrenlee:
the android facebook app isn't very intuitive, try using facebook through the browser.
[General Topics] Pugaciov:
Did you find out which settings your wife changed? I actually wouldn't mind this situation, avoiding the "via mobile" label.
[General Topics] tamasabian:
You could try to uninstall then reinstall and see if that helps.
[General Topics] spymobiles:
You may try to fix it via facbook setting option. I guess there must be some option for this.
[General Topics] iphon1234:
en

The facebook can make many friends. wonderful.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jazzneel:
For my ringer, it is on the loudest, but when I get a phone call, the sound is really muffled/low for about 1 second, then jumps up the volume it should be on (and its really loud)....Is that a normal issue or am I the only one having it?

Its not a make or break, I loooooooove this phone, but just wondering, its kind of weird!

Thanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] jok3sta:
Happens to me as well

Tapatalkin' it from my Epic Touch 3g