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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trigonX:
I have a question - why is the new market app so bad?? Or am I the only one? I have HTC HD2 and I had like about 4 different android systems in the last two months and this problem is on every system with new market. Its a piece of crap!

It works...but terribly! I start market, it works but sometimes it freezes itself, sometimes it shuts down for no reason... These problems are only on 3.x versions! Its not something that would bother me so much but I wonder - why google did that? Old market was perfect - maybe not so perfect looking but it was smooth and precise! And now - market 3.x is no match for the old one!

I just want to know WHY?

And is it possible to install back the old one (2.x)?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowandbehold:
If you are rooted, you can use this post to get the old market back.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1240344&highlight=market
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GazaIan:
You're unlucky.. Market is fine here, and always been fine.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BenKranged:
I agree with this. In addition to the problems the OP listed, there is the "incompatible app" problem if you use custom dpi.

Let google know what you think of market 3.x here

http://www.google.com/support/androidmarket/bin/static.py?page=known_issues.cs
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trigonX:
Thank you! :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droyd666:
There are actually two solutions to the force closing problem. The first is uninstalling the updates and clearing the data and cache under the phone's settings, however this didnt work for me. The second method is by going to your phone's settings and selecting language and keyboard then changing the language to english(united states). This did it for me and it hasnt forced closed a single time since i did this.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] johnhwyman:
I agree, slow, to much graphics.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jmurch@cox.net:
I currently have a Captivate with daily builds CyanogenMod. I really want something a bit smaller and besides my wife wants my cappy.

I really like the ease of flashing new ROMs on this phone using CWM5 and ROM manager as well as the fact that there are tons of ROMs out there for this phone.

I have been looking at something the size of the HTC Freestyle but don't really have a good handle of the availability or ease of flashing compared to the cappy.

I am really open to anything (cost is not a consideration) that is smaller than my cappy, can be easily flashed, has good support here, AT&T, and does NOT have a qwerty keyboard.

Thanks for any suggestions. I will very likely get whatever is recommended the most.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] jmurch@cox.net:
Anyone? Am I best off the keep what I have or go sgs 2 ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] savagephoenix:
smaller is not better

there is nothing that your going to like if you go smaller. i have a a LG Phoenix, it fits in the screen of the captivate. i like it. but flash is not supported, and there are no mod for it yet. any other smaller phone is going to be crapier. IMO
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] croperas:
SGS 2 Might seem a bit big, but after a while it's ok, it's not too big yet.. but the next models will be.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] thewarhawk:
I would recommend the Atrix, its the same screen size as the cappy, and its pretty slim..it runs very smooth and plays any game I've tried on it as smooth as butter..

It has a one click rooting script, and the bootloader can be unlocked pretty easily, it does have 5 or 6 roms, including an unofficial CM7 beta, which is very stable and will become official once it includes the webtop and fingerprint scanner..

on top of all that, once you calibrate the battery, it has the most phenomenal battery life of any phone I've had

All in all, the phone is great now, and once ICS comes out with dual core optimizations, it will be even better.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Rootuser3.0:
Any suggestions for a bluetooth keyboard with built in touchpad that works great with the webtop hack? I'd appreciate any feedback
[Motorola Droid Bionic] groove9281:
I use the Logitech Mediaboard Pro for two of my HTPCs at home. I have paired it with my Bionic and it works great. Good range and good battery life.

It's supposed to be a PS3 keyboard, but it works fine with Windows and Android.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Rootuser3.0:
Good I was looking at that was at Bestbuy for $80 thanks.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] rcicu:
I just bought this https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004I4UQE...iveASIN=B004I4UQE4&adid=0AZB9VHSSMMGK3HBNFFN& :D

will report how it works when it is delivered...
[Motorola Droid Bionic] groove9281:
I actually just bought that keyboard too. I was hoping to use it as a remote when I dock the phone in my car. It seems to work fine. The touchpad is a little wonky, but it works ok.

I had to remap the Function keys so I don't have to press Fn each time I want to use a media key.

Now I'm just looking for a way to easily activate the notification pulldown using this keyboard one-handed.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Tivo7:
I honestly couldn't keep myself from laughing at this statement. Just because its not something I hear often. Like the word Spiffy.

(Sorry to interrupt your thread :o)
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Rootuser3.0:
Thanks I would like to know if its good.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] rcicu:
Quick update. Just started to mess with it tonight. Will post how good or bad it is after a while.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] rcicu:
Okay, for the $$$ the Rii BT Keyboard/Mouse works great! the hardware works flawlessly on my PC... That said in Android the Keyboard works great! The mouse as reported by groove9281 is a little "wonky" ;) but that seems to be something with webtop. I would like to see another BT mouse connected in webtop to compare.

Pros:

Size (great for travel)

Combination Keyboard and Mouse

Rechargeable

Includes BT receiver (for non-BT devices)

Works natively with Android

Cons:

Size (not practical for typing a multi-page document)

Laser pointer not recessed enough (KB rocks when typing)

USB port is Mini not Micro

Mouse is a little "wonky" in WebTop (Believe this is a webtop/bluetooth issue)

I wish i could use the BT Keyboard and continue using the Bionic's screen as the trackpad when in WebTop... :rolleyes:

I would recommend this to anyone that can't stand typing on the screen when webtop. I have been turning the KB off when I need to use the mouse heavily.

On another note does anyone know how to remap the multimedia buttons?

Thanks,
[LG Revolution] 0vermind:
Flashed Revolt for a friend of mine. He didn't like the bootanimation of the Droid Bionic on his revolution, especially since it was really laggy. So I made this flashable zip to replace the boot.img animation with the stock LG Revolution one.

Thought I would share rather than keeping to my self. Kinda lame that you can't change the bootanimation by putting it in /system/media. *sigh* Oh well. Flash this using recovery.

http://www.multiupload.com/1O0GB2K3Q6
[LG Revolution] jackpot08:
Thanks! It is laggy this should be good
[LG Revolution] Samsuck:
Awesome. There was one posted in another thread somewhere :P
[LG Revolution] drt054:
I like the bionic boot.. didn't notice lag but haven't seen actual bionic for comparison

sent from my Iconically Revolting (v1.5) LG Revo powered by MTM :D
[LG Revolution] Samsuck:
Anyone want to make a Nexus Prime CWR zip boot animation?
[LG Revolution] Haro912:
Well that gets a +1
[LG Revolution] mtmichaelson:
Started working on it yesterday lol. I'm afraid the images are too big though :(
[LG Revolution] Samsuck:
aww man that sucks :( Thanks for trying though!
[LG Revolution] mtmichaelson:
Ya, with it being embedded in the boot.img makes things difficult. There is only a certain amount of space to work with in the boot.img and unfortunately there isn't much.
[LG Revolution] vladtehimpaler:
Thanks - as much as I liked the Droid one, it was too laggy :(
[LG Revolution] smokedkill:
The whole boot animation is just 1 example of why this phone sucks. Without being able to use any boot screen you want, you can't truly customize your phone to your tastes.
[Blade General] hecatae:
http://wwwen.zte.com.cn/endata/mobile/Moldova/Moldova_SoftWare/201109/P020110913632559206355.zip

If you have a stock gen2 blade you can flash this, anyone still on gen1 or tpt updated to gen2 cant.

flash in normal way, place image.bin in /image folder on sdcard and hold (menu / vol + / power) at same time.

few lines from build.prop

ro.build.id=GRJ22
ro.build.display.id=ZTE-BLADEV1.0.0B01
ro.build.version.incremental=eng..20110826.053413
ro.build.version.sdk=10
ro.build.version.codename=REL
ro.build.version.release=2.3.5
ro.build.date=Fri Aug 26 05:41:18 HKT 2011
...
ro.build.baseband_version=P729B01
ro.build.software_version=ZTE-BLADEV1.0.0B01
ro.build.sw_internal_version=4G4G_GB_GENERIC_P729V1.0.0B13
[Blade General] discy:
cool :-)! how does it perform?
[Blade General] wbaw:
here are some mirrors, in case there's any problem downloading from zte china.

http://depositfiles.com/files/5mkh1bqo9

http://www.filesonic.com/file/2463751874/P020110913632559206355.zip

http://hotfile.com/dl/131893734/495e0fe/P020110913632559206355.zip.html
[Blade General] BurgerZ:
4G4G_GB_GENERIC_P729V1.0.0B13 - does this mean that I can not flash this image to my native gen2 blade with 256Mb of RAM? 4G4G - its 512Mb512Mb, but I have samsung chip om motherboard that says 4G2G - 512ROM 256RAM.
[Blade General] Tugdu77:
Hi all!

I'm also curious to know how this official ROM performs...??? Is the kernel overclockable? Will I be able to use A2SD with it?

I'm currently using the GSF b27 which performs very well (thanks to Wbaw). Should I keep it or go to this new official one or to the brand new Cyanogen Mod 7.1 ?

Any advise is welcome!

Thanks

Tuc
[Blade General] discy:
I ran an Antutu benchmark with GSF b26, and the stock ZTE 2.3.5 rom

I couldn't get root back after installing the ROM, so I couldn't install Clockworkmod to get back to GSF: Z4root, SuperOneClick and Cyanogenmod guide didn't help me.

Here are the results.

GSF b26:

1st run: Total 1565 | 2nd run: Total 1365

3rd run: Total 1680 | 4th run: Total 1680

Average: 1572 points

ZTE 2.3.5 Stock (you will have to reinstall clockwordmod after installing this):

1st run: Total 1203 | 2nd run: Total 1436

3rd run: Total 1368 | 3th run: Total 1451

Average: 1364 points
[Blade General] Tugdu77:
Maybe you can use z4root app?

http://www.multiupload.com/YORFPO34V0
[Blade General] vandr3ad:
were you able to get back root? how did you do it? thanks!
[Blade General] discy:
nope. I've broken my phone. It doesn't read my sim-card anymore after I flashed a rom from china (could get root and install Clockworkmod with that 2.2 rom, but yeah). After reinstalling GSF, the phone is still broken.

I think it would be better if a more experienced user would give the solution to not being able to root and install cwm.
[Blade General] koomansf:
According to the Chinese site this a rom for the ZTE libra, that's not the same as the blade, is it ?

This would cause problems when flashing this rom to the blade, i think.
[Blade General] dirlan2001:
Hmmmmm ... Guess you guy's should go back to 1st year school and learn to READ : this img is for the Gen2 Blade, and even then still for the Moldovian T-Mobile...

The phone isn't broken as long as you can acces CW, but it'll take some handy-handy to get the radios back to normal functionning.

The only reasonable solution for this img is decompile and extract the kernel so it can be build into e.g. GSF...

:D

Dirk
[Blade General] discy:
the rom worked fine. besides the fact that I couldn't get root and install Clockworkmod, therefore I couldn't get back to my old rom. (I've got GEN2)

When trying to, I messed up as explained in my previous posts.

I've brought my telephone to the shops, hopefully they will replace it without noticing that I've installed 2.3.5 :(
[Blade General] koomansf:
Well It might work, but....

Go to h*tp://wwwen.zte.com.cn/endata/mobile/Moldova then select 3G and underneath choose libra. Click on download, and you see the download link to P020110913632559206355.zip, the same number on top at this thread. By the way: choose 3G and blade, no update there!

So where can i find info that this update is for a T-mobile update for blade ?
[Blade General] discy:
http://android.modaco.com/topic/343570-so-whats-the-difference-between-the-libra-and-the-blade/

Correct me if i'm wrong, but I wouldn't recommend installing this ROM. The 3 root methods that did work on the 2.2 rom of the Libra and Blade GEN2 didn't work for me on this rom. So you would risk being stuck with this ROM until a fix is found. Unless you have your original image.bin or ofcourse if you are experienced enough to root it yourself. (ADB root guide from Cyanogen also didn't work).

And, since this rom didn't perform as well in the AnTuTu benchmark as GSF I can't think of a reason you would want this instead of CM7 or GSF?

Would be nice if a developer could back me up on this..
[Blade General] wbaw:
It's a stock rom, it shouldn't be rooted. Those root exploits you tried relied on bugs in older roms. If a root exploit works then your phone isn't secure.

You just need to root the boot.img if you want to root it.

You don't even need root to install clockworkmod anyway. You just need to 'adb reboot bootloader' & then flash it with clockworkmod using fastboot.

This image.bin will make your phone incompatible with older roms too - it's a 'gen3'. You would need another image.bin or windows flash to get back to gen2.
[Blade General] wbaw:
If you installed this rom by mistake then use the following file to put you back to stock gen2... it should boot into clockworkmod after install so that you can install any gen2 rom.

http://depositfiles.com/files/fv7sejk1f

md5: 6dfe459e418865b292e7e3a8ecb398e8

install it in the same way
[Blade General] hecatae:
I have this official P729 generic 2.3.5 image.bin installed on my zte blade that was windows upgraded to gen2 before i flashed this gen3 rom using the image.bin tpt.

Rooting is as easy as wbaw has advised. The device name in build.prop identifies as blade.

I dont know how someone above has messed up their blade flashing this and a v880 image.bin. i have flashed most stock roms to my device and can help with ril issues etc.
[Blade General] vandr3ad:
After flashing this image.bin to my phone I immediately lost root and all the other custom rom goodness I've been using. I'd say being stock feels more comfortable for me. But one thing I missed is root. I decided to go through all the stuff here and managed to root my device. Below is how I did it:

I have a GEN2 Blade from Smart Telecoms here in the Philippines. It's rebranded as the Smart Netphone 701.

Requirements:

1. Clockworkmod recovery image

2. Superuser package from androidsu.com

Steps:

1. Copy the Superuser package into the sd card.

2. Reboot the phone into fastboot. Run the following command in the command prompt (using Windows with configured Android SDK)

- adb reboot bootloader

3. When you get to the ZTE boot splash (white background with ZTE and some chinese characters), flash the clockworkmod recovery image. Used 4.0.1.5 version from the forums:

- fastboot flash recovery recovery-xxx.img (use whatever cwm recovery you have)

- fastboot reboot-bootloader (wait for screen to turn off and back to the ZTE splash)

- fastboot erase cache

- fastboot reboot

4. While rebooting, hold down the Volume (-) button to get into CWM.

5. Select install zip from sdcard.

6. Select the Superuser package (zip) and proceed with the installation.

7. When done, reboot the phone.

8. I tested by going into adb shell

- adb shell

- su

9. Prompt in the phone will request for su access.

10. That's it!

CREDIT GOES TO WBAW for recommending the installation of CWM via fastboot.
[Blade General] wbaw:
This is an official stock rom that you're downloading from zte. You shouldn't expect it to come rooted & with clockworkmod installed. Thanks for the guide, vandr3ad.

As I see it, this rom isn't really a good idea for normal users to install. You should get a rooted custom rom, like CM7, it's ahead of this anyway - 2.3.7 & has lots of nice extra features.

This rom is more for research purposes for custom rom developers to either build on top of, or to make their custom roms work with this new 'gen3' amss.mbn which is incompatible with older roms.
[Blade General] mirko185:
works great! thank u very much! :)
[Blade General] Huexxx:
It seems that Elitemovil has extracted the info from this gen3 rom and packed it into a generic gen2 structure.

He says that the rom runs well.

Let's wait for news.

Regards.
[Blade General] wbaw:
I think you mean burstlam.
[Blade General] elitemovil:
hello

Hello wbaw, source kernel thanks burstlam, image rom from hecatae in the first post.

Thanks.
[Blade General] hecatae:
as a windows flashable package.

http://www.multiupload.com/ZBTJMUKPEF

you will need stock recovery to flash this from here: http://www.mediafire.com/?1411a804may9b4q (md5:F7D1EA48A334E86A468A66B00A833E9A)
[Blade General] freeman_g:
Is it possible to make a zip which would be flashable from CWM?

I know about one option from this forum, but it is modified and I have issuess with it.

I believe that original rom without any changes but with opportunity to be flashed from CWM should be the best option
[Blade General] wbaw:
It uses a new baseband firmware, so if you want it unmodified then you have to install the image.bin (on a stock gen2 phone) or use the windows flashable package for any blade, these will install the correct baseband.

Clockworkmod can't install a new baseband, so you'd end up without the phone parts of the rom or the gps working.

If you do install the image.bin or use the windows flasher then it'll make your phone incompatible with most other roms, until you flash the old 'gen2' baseband back first (that can be done with the image.bin I posted earlier).
[Blade General] hecatae:
I've gone back to gen2 official, the gen3 releases seem to have battery issues, and with no kernel source to fix these bugs
[Blade General] hecatae:
Hi no in current format not suitable for a 4g2g blade, would need to split image.bin replace kernel in boot.img rebuild image.bin and the tpt flash
[Blade General] wbaw:
boot.img will be fine.

You'll actually need to replace appsboot.mbn for a v880, that is what sets the ram use. As far as I know Chinese v880s are the only 4g2g 256mb ram blades. chinese blades also have a different cefs.mbn which can't be flashed by an image.bin & the amss.mbn in this relies on that cefs.mbn on the phone being the european version. amss.mbn is the 'gen3' radio firmware. So, it'd be quite a bit of messing around, involving using the windows ftm flasher, a bit of file swapping, etc to get this running on a Chinese v880. Unless you know exactly what you're doing, don't bother.
[Blade General] KapTmaH:
Already there is a new version, will soon lay out.
[Blade General] UrbanDrawer:
Gingerbread firmware at last O.O
[Blade General] dkeceh:
Hallo all,

I've just happended flashing my Blade Gen2 (Indonesia version) using the official 2.3.5 image ROM, and it comes to boot-looping since then. I can install cwm and flash to original image, but it keeps "Airplane mode ON". It seems that my Blade radio (phone and bluetooth) image is corrupted.

is the WBAW's ROM save for all type of Blade? or it's just for Gen2 Europe version? Cause I've tried to flash using the ROM but it keep boot-looping. Or do I make something wrong?

I there ways to get the radio back?

Please help me.

Thank you
[Blade General] Mansy3:
Hello Dear , Tell me what have you done to solve the sim card reading and network signal issue , I have done the same mistake and upgraded from SD card to android 7.0 and now can't ready any network signal ... please advise me what is the solution for this issue .

thank you

---------- Post added at 04:05 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:51 AM ----------

Hello Guys I have flashed my phone Axon 7 Chinese version from Android 6.0.1 to Android 7.0 , I upgraded by booting menu from SD update.zip file , but after update my phone can't ready any network signal , advise me what should I do .
[General Questions and Answers] abraxo:
Well I got my galaxy s2 on release day and being a former crackberry addict I have no idea what to do with android. I understand that there are endless possibilities but I have no idea where to begin. Anyone know some stuff I can do to make my android experience simply better?
[General Questions and Answers] savagephoenix:
in same boat

i am not only new to andriod, i am new to smart phones. that said, i have had my andriod for a month. i have done a lot to it just by reading posts here and in andriod central. andriod central seems easier to navigate by phone choise than xda.

my wife is still a blackberry adict. after gettting my phone she wined about how much i could do. she still likes the blackberry and has found ways around the issue or boasted about something she could do that i cant.

this is just from reading about backberry so feel free to correct me if i am wronge. the PC device manager allows you to modify your phone. ie change theme, apps, ect.

the biggest issue most andriod owners have is that they cant get rid of the carriers apps(bloatware). most of these apps take up space, run when not in use, use up your ram. as far as i am aware the only way is to root(gain administrator acess) the phone. then you can get an app that will freeze the unused, unwanted apps(titanium backup,pay for version).you can also delete them, but i read it could be hazardes. recomend reading manual. i wont do it any justice, so info on rooting is everywere, i do suggest andriod central.

if you dont care about the apps then dont root. you cant get multiple home launchers,ie go launcher, launcher pro, adw launcher, theres more. i prefer go launcher, it lets you customize the most, ie change icons, the way the app drawer functions, the way icons function, different functions for the direction you slid your finger on the desktop.

with a rooted phone you can get custom roms to change the look and feel of the phone. what i understand flashing a rom to be is installing a new operating system, its like someone took andriod OS striped it down to just the OS and then added what they feel should be there for apps. generaly they just get rid of the bloatware, optimize the system, and a few usefull tools.

i have rooted my phone. sadly no custom roms yet. freezed most of my bloatware, freed up a lot of space. changed my desktop. got a wifi tether app so i can hotspot my phone with out having to pay for the data plan. any way i hope this helps. if you have anymore questions feel free to ask.
[General Questions and Answers] sweetnsour:
to expand on the topic about rooting (assuming that you take this route), here are some rooting methods (android version-specific):

z4root (2.2/2.2.1)

SuperOneClick (2.2/2.2.1)

Gingerbreak (2.2.2)

everything you can possibly discover about your phone (roms, kernels, themes, etc) can be found in the sgsII's forum:

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1055
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CobraManEng:
I had everything backed up with CWM i think it is but i have list the kitchen app. All the links for the kitchen are not working. Can someone pist the apk please? I hate my phone like this :( its horrible
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CobraManEng:
And the keyboard and predictive text are sh*t.... Please help me. I need to upgrade rom.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CobraManEng:
Today by any chance?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ricey1986:
For a start wrong attitude to use mate if you need help. Also abit more info on what you need would be extremely helpful.