yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G2 and Desire Z General] MarkyG82:
Its a pain in the asre, but the best thing to do is spend as long as you can reading about the following:

ADB

Root benefits

Clockworkmod recovery

Rom manager

Bootloader/hboot

Of 5 phones I've rooted, this was the most complicated so read as much as possible.

Root itself is administrator rights to the whole file system. It is a linux term (android is based on linux). You can do a lot of damage but also, with a little knowledge, can have great control over the look and performance.

Ps. Flashing custom roms is addictive :)
[G2 and Desire Z General] Ditamae:
Google is your friend... :)

http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/top-10-reasons-to-root-your-android-phone-2/

http://www.androidauthority.com/rooting-for-dummies-a-beginners-guide-to-root-your-android-phone-or-tablet-10915/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Elgz-hTw1Sc

And there isn't a "one click" method for our device, but the wiki is very thorough, and if you research a bit and follow the guide step by step, you should be happily rooted in no time.
[G2 and Desire Z General] racoonowner:
I was in ur shoes a couple of weeks back, and I must tell you, rooting the phone is like breathing a new life into it. U will have endless possibilites to customize.

Anyways my two cents to the issue is to tell you that in other for you to root ur phone after the gingerbread update u will need to downgrade it back to froyo first, then u can then have ur pick of several rooted custom roms based on gingerbread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1178912

This link will help you downgrade. After which u can follow any other guides to flashing a custom rom.
[G2 and Desire Z General] clamman:
what did you use to root after?
[G2 and Desire Z General] Ditamae:
Once you're on Froyo, this method (link below) is my suggestion. I used it a couple months back and it worked great... zero problems and it took all of 15 minutes. It uses gfree which is the preferred method according to the wiki... speaking of, the wiki offers a wealth of information. Bombadier linked it previously.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=928160
[G2 and Desire Z General] sino8r:
Thanks for leting him know, Ditamae. I couldn't tell him the new method since I rooted a year ago on Froyo... besides, it is quite confusing when a device is a year old, has had a ton of updates, and two different models of the device. I've actually bricked a device for those reasons before and its never fun. Especially when its your wifes phone lol! Even us who have been in the IT field for 10 years make mistakes ;)
[G2 and Desire Z General] xandermpls:
Lol!
[G2 and Desire Z General] Ditamae:
For sure. :) The method I linked is actually a bit older and the OP doesn't appear to support it anymore (he didn't support it back when I rooted, but I read the entire thread). It worked perfectly for me and I've seen posts from users who downgraded from 2.3 and then had it success with it. I was even able to refer back to, a couple months after rooting, and flash the engineering hboot with no problems whatsoever. Too bad the guy isn't around to take credit for his guide. ;)

Are you gonna try out the new stable CM? I kinda want to, but how can it be better than the nightlies? Stability? I feel like the nightlies are stable.
[G2 and Desire Z General] sino8r:
the latest stable is just build #225 so I just flash the nightly and keeping going with those. but yeah, nightlies for the past few months have been nothing but flawless

---------- Post added at 01:27 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:25 AM ----------

hahahhahaha! I know! I even was a cell tech for 5 years hehehehhe (i do PCs now)! I bricked many a phones in the past but they were easy to fix with the right tools. but bricking the old lady's phone is a BIG non no;)
[G2 and Desire Z General] Shadow-Nexus:
The easiest way to root on froyo is by using z4 root or universal androot

You can also use the tool for the pc called superone click roo

Stewie just said that!
[G2 and Desire Z General] scottmog:
Awesome thread, exactly what I was looking for. Doing it this weekend. Thx
[G2 and Desire Z General] Ditamae:
It might be the easiest, but I've heard of many users who've experienced problems using that method. I'm not knocking it, I'm just saying the wiki is probably the safest bet.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aup808:
My Thunderbolt is rooted, and I have tried several different ROMs (some AOSP even) and different kernels, and still I get this strange problem... I use WidgetLocker and fairly often when I go to unlock my phone, the touch screen doesn't work. I have to turn the screen on and off several times and sometimes that works, but it may take up to several minutes for it to finally register my touch. I even sometimes have to pull the battery because after ten minutes, nothing is responding. At first, I thought it the ROM/kernel - I used BAMF in the beginning and that is when I noticed it. Then I switched to ShiftSense, and I barely noticed the touch screen ever failing on me, but the lack of GPS locking and accuracy made me switch to NonSense, which I enjoy but again the touch screen not working at the WidgetLocker lock screen comes up again. My other theory was maybe the HTC Ring Lock Screen gets in the way, so I downloaded NoLock and disabled it, but that didn't work. Then I tried use the WL HomeHelper, but that didn't work... I tried different settings, but no avail. I really enjoy WidgetLocker and I want to try to keep it, but I am not sure what other things I should try to fix this problem. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thanks guys!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrfitchett4:
widget locker did that to me several times so I gave up on it. Its definitely a problem with widget locker and not your phone or ROM. It freezes. I even set it to unlock with long press of back button and that would freeze as well.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soldi3rxx:
my phone does the same thing, i think its a problem with our phone and gingerbread. it happens less with froyo. I believe its a radio issue.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerrycycle:
I have used widget locker on over 10 different android devices I've own. I've never had a freeze issue with it. Reason I've had freeze issue starting with low RAM device. Then voltage to low or cpu frequency to low.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aup808:
Is there a good alternative with Widget Locker? I just love the use of my own custom slider/widgets/custom background... Does any other app do that? I sort of want to try another app and test to see if it is in fact my phone/RAM/ROM/whatever or Widget Locker.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nrfitchett4:
take off or freeze widget locker for a few days and see how your phone does. If it doesn't freeze, then you know its the app.

As for the guy that has used widget locker on 10 devices without problems, I call BS, I tried it on stock, and several customs and always had problems.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aup808:
I sort of like the features of WidgetLocker than my default lock screen doesn't have and the look of it, so if I turn it off, I sort of want to try to find a replacement app in the meantime.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zarxic:
I just wanted to chime in and say I have this issue with my Thunderbolt and Widgetlocker as well. I've found that it usually freezes if I let my screen turn off by timing out. I'll turn it back on and the screen doesn't respond at all. I've found that if I let my screen timeout again while on the Widgetlocker screen, my touch screen will be responsive the next time I turn it on again.

Sent from my Bolt
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dnakaman:
Same problem here, I stopped using widget locker and just use the sense 3 lockscreen now.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sakasune:
I just wanted to put in my two cents - I was have the same problems with WidgetLocker on BAMF Forever (1.0.7 & 1.0.9). I found another thread on here (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1151269) that someone with a BAMF Sense 3 ROM and a custom kernel was having the same issue. Someone else suggested upping the voltage on the kernel to 368 or changing the kernel. It didn't work for him, but it did for me. I'm not using a custom kernel, but there is an option to change that in BAMF Settings. I've been running it at 368 for several days now and I only had one lockup (but that was shortly after bootup and the phone was probably busy doing other things in the background). HTH
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] milomak:
HTC seemed to indicate that these are no longer available for the N1.

If I want a car dock, what are my options?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] styndall:
Umm, okay...you might think this is kind of ghetto...but it works for me.

I use this dock:

http://lifehacker.com/5747897/how-to-build-a-car-mount-for-your-cellphone-from-office-supplies

And then I use Tasker to tell my phone when it is in "car mode," which is when it is being charged and when I have my auxiliary cable plugged into the head phone jack. When Tasker senses this, I have my volume maxed up and Pandora starts...and then I have exit tasks set up for when either the headset is unplugged or it is not being charged anymore.

Anyway...the "dock" is at least usable with other phones. :D
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] milomak:
I'll give that a bash
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] exzacklyright:
So I've gone through most of this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=968613

These are my favorites. I know it's biased but I really took a lot of time to go through them all. If you have any suggestions or if I missed any other good ones let me know!

Download : http://www.mediafire.com/?si5mdc0fy34d6fv
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] testman531:
Hello,

Has anyone rooted an LG Optimus M 2.2.2? I've looked around but was not able to find any answer nor am I allowed to post a question on an existing topic as I'm a noobie. Please help. Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gerony20:
Hey I have a rooted Lg Optimus M version 2.2.2 and it works fine, for some reason i cant post links yet but you can just google "root optimus m 2.2.2" and its the first link on google that says "[ROOT KIT] Optimus M2.2.2"

There you can find everything u need to know :D
[Acer Iconia A500] ziggy34:
Google+ 2.0 from ICS

www.multiupload.com/TLHTT1C7YZ

This was posted in the general android app section, thought I would post it here if anyone was interested.
[Acer Iconia A500] Bloodflame:
thanks for the heads up, but i should note that i get an FC when i tab Chord (Taboonay 2.1b)
[Acer Iconia A500] ziggy34:
Thanks for pointing that out. On my phone it works fine. Had not tried it on the tablet.
[Acer Iconia A500] mystik.:
Works for me on Rom byakhee ;)
[Acer Iconia A500] Besieger:
The same issue on my A501 (Taboonay 2.1|2.2). Look, is the ICS G+ 2.0 fits for tablet?
[HTC Sensation] fashofasho:
My notification LED only blinks after I have hit the power button on the phone(unlocking it)...which is kind of useless because obviously when I tap the power I am accessing my phone therefore going to see the notifications displayed. Why is it that when my phone is locked/on standby that the LED notification doesn't blink right away until I wake it up and then lock it again? It is as if the phone went into some sleep mode and even calls,texts, and everything does not wake it up automatically.
[HTC Sensation] ninetwozero:
I've got the same issue at some (random) times, where it doesn't start notifying until I check it myself. It sure seems like a *small issue*, but since it's there to help us out... well, it should be helping us out.
[XPERIA X10 General] GreatBigDog:
** I'M ALL OUT OF INVITES **

** Pawnty is out of invites Thanks!! **

** Dark Nightmare is now out of invites Thanks !! **

** Nagarebozhis now out of invites Thanks!! PM **

** Notopic1 is out of invites Thanks!! **

** Donmarques is now out of invites Thanks!! **

** lucfig is now out of invites Thanks!! PM **

OK, I just noticed that I have 8 Google Music invites? Anybody want one? Just let me know what email to send it to.

Before anyone asks, here is what I did to be able to get and use the service outside the US :)

Download Hotspot Shield, install and activate it. When first connecting to Google Music to activate your invite this will spoof your IP address to fake that you are in the US. After the service is activated you can remove Hotspot shield as it's no longer needed.

For the Android App, install Market Enabler from the Android Market. Run the app and use it to spoof one of the US carriers. The Google music app will then be available for download. Or you can try out the leaked ICS Music2.app from here. Note: PiLot reports that he had managed to activate his invite without having to do any of the above. So this may not be necessary if you side load the Google Music app first.

Note: Member Notopic1 has let me know via PM, that it's better to setup the google music account before you install the app to avoid trouble with the app not connecting to the service. I can vouch for this as that's the order that I also had done it it.

Side note on Music Quality:

Anyone running a Stock based ROM should know that there is a built in equalizer (eq) that "may" help improve the music quality a bit. What you may not know is that this only works for the SE music app. To take advantage of Google music, you'll have to use the Google music app instead of the SE one and you'll loose the slight improvement that it brings. Now...... CyanogenMod based ROM's should include the CM audio libraries and DSP Manager that brings a HUGE boost to the audio quality that our X10's can deliver, I know that the FXP CyanogenMod works great with Google Music and if Z's CyanogenMod is anything like his 2.2 version it should be the same.

Anyone spending any time listening to Music should so themselves a favor and try out one of these ROM's (or probably any other CM based ROM with a working DSP Manager)
[XPERIA X10 General] shinja82:
jonathan.olaes@gmail.com. thnx...
[XPERIA X10 General] GreatBigDog:
Invite sent, enjoy :)
[XPERIA X10 General] The Gingerbread Man:
Steve.Adams.x10@gmail.com

Call it a b day present :-)

Which is today btw :-) happy 25th me :rolleyes:
[XPERIA X10 General] anakinlam95:
anakinlam95@gmail.com

huge thx
[XPERIA X10 General] Shingonati0n:
shingonation@live.com

it would be very nice :D

thx in advance
[XPERIA X10 General] alankstiyo:
alankstiyo@gmail.com xD thanks if you send it if not anyway thanks
[XPERIA X10 General] Bruce Lee:
Email

voelker45@gmail.com

Thanks for the offer. There's my email.

Sent from my Atrix XDA Premium App
[XPERIA X10 General] Pawnty:
Random interjection from myself but I also as well have 8 invites so if anyone wants one of mine PM me as to not get this confused :P don't PM me if you've already asked for one here though... I'll be checking ;)
[XPERIA X10 General] iferlive:
Hey guys i also want an invite please send me one.

iferliveATgmailDOTcom

Thanks in advance
[XPERIA X10 General] Candy[MAN]:
Pm sent. Thanks.
[XPERIA X10 General] pyromatic18:
pyromatic18@gmail.com Thanks!
[XPERIA X10 General] whitest0rm:
Bravefruitcake@gmail.com

Would be great if i could have an invo thanks :)

P.s. will send invos if i get the chance also :)
[XPERIA X10 General] GreatBigDog:
Invites sent out to

Bravefruitcake@gmail.com

pyromatic18@gmail.com

Steve.Adams.x10@gmail.com

anakinlam95@gmail.com

shingonation@live.com

alankstiyo@gmail.com

voelker45@gmail.com

iferliveATgmailDOTcom

Please enjoy the service, I know I do. If someone could bring some more invites back that would be great too. For now I'm all out of them.
[XPERIA X10 General] LJE:
I know big dog's all out of invites but if someone has a spare invite I would love one, thanks.

lukenness@gmail.com
[XPERIA X10 General] sahibunlimited:
sahibunlimited@gmail.com

Sent from my TEAM powered x10
[XPERIA X10 General] GreatBigDog:
For the last couple of posters ^^^^ see post #9. Pawnty has some available via PM.
[XPERIA X10 General] The Gingerbread Man:
It's says only available in united states?
[XPERIA X10 General] GreatBigDog:
See my edited OP :)
[XPERIA X10 General] sabersylar:
sabersylar@gmail.com

tanx
[XPERIA X10 General] -PiLoT-:
you dont even have to do this. all you have t do is get the invite for the google music beta. then load the apk for the new music service. thats all i did
[XPERIA X10 General] TheGizmoDude:
When someone have one extra, it would make me happy!

x.x@gmail.com

Good weekend to all of you
[XPERIA X10 General] GreatBigDog:
You didn't get when you tried to activate? This is what I had to do when I activated the service back in May. But then again I needed to connect my PC so it would upload my entire Music Library the service.
[XPERIA X10 General] -PiLoT-:
no when i got the invite i activated it with no issues then i went to market and then i got the app is incompatible warning. so i just downloaded the apk and installed it. it works fine
[XPERIA X10 General] whitest0rm:
When you got this how did you activate? Im in uk so i would like to know, thanks

Or is there no chance for uk residents yet?
[XPERIA X10 General] GreatBigDog:
See my OP for instructions
[XPERIA X10 General] Pawnty:
Well, I went through the thread and sent invites to anyone who asked after GreatBigDog ran out so everyone above this post that provided an email should have gotten an invite as well as the few who PM'd me.

I still have 2 invites left for those who want them
[XPERIA X10 General] el56:
At the risk of getting off-topic, I wonder if this same technique world work for getting (fully functional) Google Voice outside the US? That too is technically restricted by country.

Thanks for any suggestions.
[XPERIA X10 General] GreatBigDog:
Yes it would but you would also need a US phone number to activate it. If you Google around you'll find guides on how to activate Google voice in Canada with a Alberta area code# It seams to be the only area code that will work in Canada.

It would be worth the effort to get it setup if you make a lot of long distance calls within or to North America. Then you could use Google voice app via wireless to make free calls. Personally, I don't incur any long distance charges so I'm waiting for Google Voice for the ability to have one number to ring both home and all our wireless phones.

http://googlevoicecanada.blogspot.com/
[XPERIA X10 General] Nagarebozhi:
A question how did you that have invites to give away get your invites?

From my CyanogenMod, official by FreeXperiaProject-Team
[XPERIA X10 General] alankstiyo:
did not get the invite, that's weird, what was your email so i can look for it
[XPERIA X10 General] Dark Nightmare:
I have about 6 invites to give out if anyone wants one, pm for it. :)
[XPERIA X10 General] GreatBigDog:
GreatBigDog01@gmail.com
[XPERIA X10 General] GreatBigDog:
I think that when you setup your Google Music account you get 8 invites to give out. I got my invite direct from Google back in may.
[XPERIA X10 General] Andreson01:
PM send ;)
[XPERIA X10 General] RSmetroid:
killerpollol2@gmail.com

thaaaaaaaaaanks
[XPERIA X10 General] Pawnty:
Well, I'm officially out of invites :)

GreatBigDog and myself sent out 16 invites combined and each of you 16 should have 8 more invites each so if everyone who got an invite gives away their invites that should be another 128 invites if people be nice and share :P

if you are signed up and don't know how to invite people the invite button is in the orange bar directly below the "music beta by google" logo :)

KEEP IT GOING!
[XPERIA X10 General] Andreson01:
thank'ssss.
[XPERIA X10 General] alankstiyo:
i wonder, why my email is not receiving any invite o_0

music service says i already requested an invite the efff
[XPERIA X10 General] Nagarebozhi:
I have invites to send now, but send me a PM with your Gmail and i send to you.. i will ONLY send invites to them who send me PM

EDIT: I´m out of invites, but you guys that i have invite you have now 8 invites to give away so please do it :)
[XPERIA X10 General] sinhthuong:
Can i have one?
[XPERIA X10 General] GreatBigDog:
Maybe I missed a character when I sent it. If you didn't get it, then its lost and I can't resent. Try sending a PM to one of the guys offering them up if you PM them.
[XPERIA X10 General] GreatBigDog:
I'm all out but read the post above yours. Nagarebozhi has some but you need to PM for an invite.
[XPERIA X10 General] Notopic1:
Im out of invites people.
[XPERIA X10 General] donmarquis:
Ok PM me my 8 are still there .........

Those who got pls hit the Thanx button :D
[XPERIA X10 General] rederik79:
If it's possible this is my mail rederik1979@gmail.com
[XPERIA X10 General] G Monges:
gastonariel1989@gmail.com thanks a lot!!! =)
[XPERIA X10 General] lucfig:
EDIT: No more invites left. Sorry.

Lets keep it going!
[XPERIA X10 General] GreatBigDog:
I originally applied to Google for an invite and received one back in May. I setup the service via my PC and set it to sync my music library with the Google music service and never looked at it again as I've been using the app on my phone and don't need to use the service on my PC as all the music is already there.

The other day I went back onto the music.google.com site and notice in the upper left that I had 8 invites to give out, I'm not sure if I had them all along or it's something that you get after being with the service for awhile or if it's something new.

Maybe someone who just activated the service can let us know if you get the 8 invites right away.
[XPERIA X10 General] Dark Nightmare:
I have one more invite remaining, who wants to do me the honours of taking it? :)
[XPERIA X10 General] alankstiyo:
ok I got 8 invites left, will be giving away for now 5 (need to check if friends here want it, if not it's all for xda) and as long as I keep getting invites will be posting here

PM to get your invites

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

So far they have received an invite

Arnold.Alexius@gmail.com

sjams14@gmail.com

mmmanuuu@gmail.com

still 2 left
[XPERIA X10 General] Cebees:
I just got it too. Thx guys :).

PM me for invites (don't post here, I can't sync all the information)
[XPERIA X10 General] mmmanuuu:
hi...can you please invite me? my email id is

mmmanuuu@gmail.com

thanks :)
[XPERIA X10 General] Patricks_book:
Gone no more invites

Sorry no more 10/11/11

Just a quick note i still have 8 invites if anyone still needs one. If so just pm me it's been working great so far i have 3800 songs of 6251.:D

Also if you already have one PLEASE post it in the thread on YOUR post and/or just edit your email and thank the one that hooked you up.

So good tune-age all :D:cool:

"FYI" I just finished uploading another 1100 songs and it's taking about 9hrs an my internet is about 11mbs down 1.5mbs up, So the connection to Google music is getting a little bogged down right now so if you can set it to auto (which mine is not) you should be good to go.:D
[XPERIA X10 General] alankstiyo:
let us know who did you invite so we won't send the invite twice

think the last 2 invites I sent were double :/
[XPERIA X10 General] stuu.f:
I Have 8 Invites Available.... Pm Me!
[XPERIA X10 General] pp085ster:
When you go through the process after clicking the invitation link does it then say that they are processing your invitation and that they will inform you when your invitation is ready? lol im confused! :confused:
[XPERIA X10 General] Dark Nightmare:
I'm all out of invites now bro.
[XPERIA X10 General] Patricks_book:
Wow all gone in less then 12hrs
[XPERIA X10 General] i_rock69:
If anyone has one any invites left nobodytookthisname@gmail.com if not no problem thanks
[XPERIA X10 General] maddes1402:
4 invites remaining. sent you an invite i_rock69 ;)
[XPERIA X10 General] ddonq1412:
is it possible to send me an invite, ddonq1412@googlemail.com

thanks very much