yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Koragg618:
I'm all about clean setups lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] scottp05156:
nice!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sarandroid:
Mine today. Slimbean with Go launcher
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bobbyphoenix:
I love me some Ubuntu. Base OS is 4.3
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] waresoft:
Using CM 10.1.2 with go launcher.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Kroniq:
There's really nothing creative about it lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] fooeynet:
Oooh, I like this one!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mvlsqz:
Liquid Smooth ROM, Nova Launcher, Tfou icon theme/Small White icon theme
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] DBDMagic:
Screenshot for ya A1
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] helpjohm:
Screen shot of jedi rom v8 with Tiberius 2.3 kernel. Nova as the launcher.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 13~BigBear~13:
How'd you get the pm on the time?

Sent from my T989 doing Jedi Mind Tricks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] helpjohm:
Using xposed statusbar mods - GPE
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] 13~BigBear~13:
Which module and if its not to much to ask a link.

Sent from my T989 doing Jedi Mind Tricks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hatememarkz:
HERCULES S²
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iamdofus:
What is the theme are u using for calander thing?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mp3deviant721:
Zooper Widget. It's one of the built in templates with a few slight mods.

Sent from my PACman'd GS²
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
A secret...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mrewn:
Homescreen
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArtfulDodger:
Carbon Themed wallpaper/Steampunk Icons by Stealhtychief
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iamdofus:
Rom, widgets????
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hatememarkz:
?TEAMHELLDEVS?

?HELL?T989?

Big? S/O to C13kener
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mataflakitas:
Rom beanstalk, nova launcher, uccw icons, flat icons...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] hatememarkz:
Swing by guys

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2664708

snt? from? sumthiN 4.4+ ?via a ?T989
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Fasted12:
Really like neon glow icon pack
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] myunitisz:
Here's mine got it off Lifehacker only one screen and swipepad for my most used apps not pictured cause its impossible to take a screen shot of.it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ghostmac:
See a lot of very cool ideas guys.

I especially like some of the alternate unlockers (like ICS).

Here's what I'm currently working with.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kenvan19:
Decided to go blue for a bit since I haven't had blue homescreens in a while and that litening theme is pretty slick. For those who like any of my icons/wallpapers you can download all of them here.

Lockscreen -- Homescreen #1​

Homescreen #2 -- Homescreen #3​

Homescreen #4 -- Homescreen #5​

Homescreen #6 -- GoSMS Pro Popup​

GoSMS Pro Message List -- GoSMS Pro Threaded Messages​

The color code used for all the widgets is 00A3F8 which is 0/163/248 in RGB!

My widgets starting on the first home screen and going from there are:

~Simple Calender (Medium)

~Minimalistic Text (4x1 Horiz day of the week bar)

~Google Music Beta Widget

~Extended Controls (4x1)

~LPP Messaging Widget (resized to 4x2, Honeycomb theme)

~Beautiful Widgets (Beautiful Weather 1x1 GloLite skin)

~Minimalistic Text (3x1 Horiz time)

~Minimalistic Text (1x3 Vert date)

~Beautiful Widgets (Beautiful Weather 1x4 resized to 1x3)

~Minimalistic Text (3x1 Horiz Battery customized)

~Minimalistic Text (1x1 Battery voltage)

~Google Search bar (images 'borrowed' from Eagle's Blood rom)

~Sports Tap

~Facebook

~Google+

~Minimalistic Text (1x3 Vert custom)

~SetCPU

Finally, for those of you who are Mel Brooks fans I thought you might enjoy my ringtone.

PHEW! I hope that answers all people's possible questions!

Let me know what you think!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bobbyphoenix:
Love it. What font is that?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kenvan19:
DAMMIT! Haha knew I forgot something! Its Caviar Dreams.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mziol:
Also, your dropbox link for the wallpapers is down :X

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Since somebody asked, here is the lockscreen wallpaper I was using before:

Full res:

http://www.t3chniq.com/uncategorized/abstract-vectors-wallpaper
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rudiepoo1:
In honor of my favorite upcoming holiday!

Homescreen & lockscreen...:)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] j0hnZ:
Lockscreen/Homescreen:

Wish it looked as good on the phone as it does on here, damn washed out colors. Wish supercurio would bring his voodoo color stuff here.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] adamboyd83:
Latest. Nothing more than a wallpaper change but I like it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] VEDA2810:
Please tell me you exact configuration... I mean ur stock ROM version and the kernel ur using I would. Love to achieve the battery life u have managed to get here.... Thanks... And please do lemme know what was ur usage like during this period??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] myron-z:
SGSII Screen Shot - Home

ADW with york's Black theme.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] babymatteo:
posted from my Eagleblood SGS2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] julez456:
Lock screen:

Home screen:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] babymatteo:
Awesome homescreen wp.

My current HS.

posted from my Eagleblood SGS2
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] atricio:
screenshots

some screenshots from my sgs 2 - hercules
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] babymatteo:
Haha you literally took screenshots lol :D

Looks like you're pretty new to this phone...to take "screenshots" you have to press the power button + home key at the same time. It's kinda hard at first cos you either end up pressing the home button or turning the screen off by pressing power. So make sure you do it at the same time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sn0warmy:
kenvan19 your dropbox link for the icons is no longer working. Would you mind reposting another link to them?

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] superjiho:
here's my home screenshot!

on go launcher with Denis Leary !

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this was awesomely funny!

i personally much prefer the screenshot option of Hercules over the original Galaxy s2. and also again much prefer the name Hercules over Galaxy S2x, which is the Telus variant here in Canada. This phone is a beast!!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kenvan19:
Sorry mate, I uploaded them to the wrong part of my dropbox and did some cleaning and accidentally deleted them. Been real busy over the last couple days. I also included the wallpapers my wife uses so there is a little more choice.

Kenvan19s Media Folder!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sn0warmy:
I like it simple...

Home 1:

Home 2:

Rom: EaglesBlood

Custom Gingerbread Icons(credit to kenvan19): Icons (used to replace the Samsung version of Clock, SMS, Phone & Web)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] camf3xu:
where do u get this font?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kenvan19:
Uot kitchen

Sent from my Hercules with xda Premium.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bobbyphoenix:
You can also find it here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=894397
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rsg_1:
How do you change all of these screens and fonts without rooting the SGS II? Some pointers to a noob like me would really help.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] talltexan:
Settings-> display -> screen display -> font style
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mdashoot:
This is my first post and first Android phone, had Bold 9700. Here are my Lock screen, Home and 2nd screen. This is also my first time rooting.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Tanvirul:
launche pro

i hate touch wiz
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] talltexan:
then get ADWlauncher LauncherPro GoLauncher or any of the other launchers out there EBproductions even has a vanilla style launcher out there.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bobbyphoenix:
+1 For ADW. I love it. I'm using it with ICS theme. I love how the theme replaces all the touchwiz icons with the stock ICS ones.

Sent from my awesome Galaxy S II
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bobbyphoenix:
Updated my screen. ADW Launcher with ICS theme and fonts changed. Who needs the real thing? LOL
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Fly2Deaf:
@ juez456, Hey you theink I can get thie wallpaper from your lockscreen?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] camf3xu:
i like that, dl'd the ics theme but i still have the old awd app drawer button, howd u get that one?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bobbyphoenix:
Sorry. Yeah the dock and icons I got from here:

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/928/hhhha.png

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1309913

Here is the main page with the same links:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1306594

EDIT - The app drawer button icon is in the main page. Just scroll down from the first post, and right click save image.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gdmlaz:
Here is mine
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mbernusg:
sent from my real Gs move in silence like lasagna
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] x1tymez:
Noob question ...:D

How can you enable "weeks" in Minimalistic Texts??
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] firebane:
I'm a minimalist guy and so will be my phone!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] merchomini:
Where did you get those icons plzzzzzzzz?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] talltexan:
I use the 3 screen approach. I am using Go Launcher (its between this and ADW for me) with ICS icons.

Middle

Left

Right
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] sn0warmy:
Would you mind sharing those ICS icons?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] matthewchiu:
very nice .......the woman
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] AlphaKoi:
In a blue kind of mood... home/lock
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] talltexan:
I downloaded the app titled Ice Cream Sandwich (theme) by KOVDEV and it was available whenever i edited the icons .
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nexgoose:
on market: icon pack - droidicon

im running LPP
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] turbodroid:
I use Launcher Pro.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] peconaut:
My Home Screens

good job keep them coming
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] flipq88:
Heres mine
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kriEv:
Mine

10char.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rudiepoo1:
Which lockscreen app are you using?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kriEv:
Widget Locker with Minimalistic and SMS Unread
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] mightymike889:
did you use uot kitchen for your status bar?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] StammesOpfer:
Here is my current home screen no apps but toggle widgets galore. My everyday apps are on the dock and with launcher pro my apps displayed is manageable.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] RRSpikes:
Just the basics on my home page.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] flipq88:
No, its the juggernaut rom with tghe blue lite ning theme
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] julez456:
Sorry..I haven't checked this thread in a couple weeks.

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New LockScreen:

HomeScreen:
[Xperia Arc General] jlmcr87:
Hi, i want to compare the performance, advantages of cyanogenmod vs sony official firmware 4.0.1.A.0.283. Sony take note to improve the system in the next updates!

1ºThe gallery:

With the las firmware 4.0.1.A.0.283 the gallery is very slow, and opening a photo takes about 4-5 seconds with a class 10 SD card.

With cyanogenmod the photos instantly open. Even my girlfriend mini pro (SK17i) is faster than my arc opening photos.

2ºQuality of sound in calls:

I have reported in othet threads, problems with the sound with the phone in 2G mode only. I have noticed breaks in sound and clicks during a call.

With Cyanogen the problem is not present. Please sony fix it in the official firmware!

File with a recording of the problem: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FC0C7EEG

In the recording you can listen 6 tones, the 3 last are distorted, this also occurs during the conversation with the voice.

3ºOptions:

In cyanogenmod 7.1 there are profiles for the sound (yes like in all the old sony ericsson phones).

Why don´t sony implement this?

4ºBattery:

With the official firmware the min CPU freq is set to 245 Mhz, with cyanogen is 122 Mhz. This means lower battery consumption at iddle state.

5ºApps still open even you have closed it before.

Not with cyanogenmod

6ºThe sound recorder

It comes with android by default, but there is no shortcut in our arc! and can´t use it!

7ºMusic player in the lockscreen

8ºCamera options

Posibility to select the quality of the photo.
[Xperia Arc General] DemonicHawk:
Does anyone really select anything but the highest quality? :p
[Xperia Arc General] exkaizen:
CM7.1 much smoother than SE stock... but CM7 won't have the SE features like xLOUD, bravia engine etc... but well you can't have everything in the world...
[Xperia Arc General] MJ_QaT:
Lol I second that :-P

On topic, SonyEricsson are already supporting CM team so my guess is SonyEricsson are trying to take notes and improve their Software
[Xperia Arc General] nexus2515:
Seems like you dont know that Sony's rom hardly gives a 1MB pic while in cyanogen it aroun 2~3 MB

The problems i want SE to fix are

A.) Camera image size (i hate cyanogen ui) and some options too like contrast, sharpness etc

B.) Option to disble light sensor and have fixed brightness

C.) Status bar widgets

D.) Locscreen and volume button music controls

E.) Swipe to remove notifications

F.) Options to change camera settings while recording video ( like flash off,exposure etc)

G.) Option to pickup calls using Back button and hanging up by menu button

H.) Others i forgot ;)
[Xperia Arc General] lawgone:
Does it mean that CM7.1 is way better than the current stock ROM? It would also be nice if you guys can post some advantages of the stock rom over CM7.
[Xperia Arc General] Dmast:
Is it possible to use app2sd in cyanogenMod?
[Xperia Arc General] Dmast:
Maybe someone make possibilities, to record calls from line.
[Xperia Arc General] soldiers33:
I prefer stock user interface otherwise I would go over to cm straight away. In cm everyuthing is just plain and black and the home launcher is rubbish. I like the stock one.
[Xperia Arc General] adiktz:
Advantages of stock rom...!!!

1. Better keyboard...!!!

2. Better looks...!!!

3. Supports many languages...!!!

4. Supports Devnagri fonts(personal requirement)...!!!

5. Facebook notification on the screen...!!!

6. Has timescape that notifies everyone reading your status that you have an Xperia...!!!
[Xperia Arc General] Bhambya:
Things I miss from Stock ROM

1. Launcher (Silky smooth)

But I got it from here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=973245

But it is not latest launcher. Can someone provide latest launcher please ??

2. Camera application.

3. Bravia Engine and xLoud

4. Music Player.

Things better in cyanogenmod :

1. Performance ( Overclocked to 1.5 GHz by default)

2. Themes

3. Apps can be moved to SD card even if not allowed

4. Latest android 2.3.7
[Xperia Arc General] wan_fire:
please put BE to cm7...
[Xperia Arc General] lastword112:
i don't think they can ever port the proprietary software unless SE tells them to, which will never happen.
[Xperia Arc General] kurogana.inc:
Bravia Engine, Camera app, HDMI, xLoud, slide keyboard, in the other hand its a heavy ROM, and resources like GPU, CPU and RAM are not well used, some lags on launcher, slow system some times, etc... I personally prefer pure android feel and experience allied with a very light responsive and no bloatware than a rom customized by brands... For me its like windows, no one wants ASUS programs or HP programs in their brand new computer, I brought an android device, so I want to experience android as close as possible from its pattern...
[Xperia Arc General] ctinro:
Root it and remove what you do not like (I bet you've already done it)

Personally I have a beautiful, stable, smooth, fast and bugless .386 ;)
[Xperia Arc General] hygge:
I totally agree, the stock .368 is amazingly smooth, bugless and stable. Three parameters I prioritise very high, a fast reliably phone that just works and looks good at the same time :)

I have installed doomkernel, but the increased performance from overclocking is only to me really noticeable when browsing heavy web pages. Everything runs smooth at 1GHz comparing it to 1.6GHz.
[Xperia Arc General] St0rmer66:
Have to say I would miss things like Bravia engine and the camera app so I will be holding off on upgrading to CM7.1 for now. I've rooted with locked bootloader, given it a clean up and I'm happy. Might install Doomkernel though and overclock very soon.
[Xperia Arc General] yipkae:
it is CM wins~~~once you choice CM's rom, you are not interesting in any other rom,include SE's
[Xperia Arc General] eccomania:
cm 7.1 is fast but i have issues with camera flash synch... =( it's not flashing when it needs so the picture taken is all black ... does anybody know solution about this problem ?
[Xperia Arc General] MJ_QaT:
It's not correct to generalize that all people would not want ASUS, HP programs in their new laptops

Not everyone is like you, many prefer brand customized ROM, that's what makes a difference between devices

I would say it's 50/50 some prefer stock and others want pure vanilla
[HTC Amaze 4G] kewlmonk2121:
Hey, I cant post this in the dev thread because of post count but i found a root should work here: htcamazeforum[dot]com/htc-amaze-4g-how-to/how-to-root-your-phone/

I do not have the amaze yet but if someone wanted to give it a shot.

That forum is mostly for the the XE European version but they confirmed that this root will work for the US TMO version as well.
[HTC Amaze 4G] macheteZen:
This seems to direct me to revolutionary.io but at the Revolutionary site it doesn't list the Amaze 4g as a supported device yet. I would be extremely concerned about using the Sensation's unlock info. Caution should be exercised for sure. :confused:
[HTC Amaze 4G] jaysway:
It doesn't even let the tool run.

Says ruby not supported.
[HTC Amaze 4G] exc4lib3r:
LOL that forum is stupid and i think they screwed up the whole name.. cuz im sure that's for the sensation.. not the amaze..
[HTC Amaze 4G] macheteZen:
That's the assumption I was working off of. A lot of the info was from like early August. I think the Ruby was still in development. I mean I know Europe often gets these phones before us but the idea that they would use the same name from a previous phone is ridiculous. How many names do they have to choose from, like four??? jeez :rolleyes:
[HTC Amaze 4G] Reviewers:
I tryed every single root , we won't have root for awhile , it suck's that the SGS2X already has root & we don't .
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] mastertiti2000:
.... But I don't know what are changes.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] NeoandGeo:
The changes are on the download page. :p
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] tekken179:
the changes are already on the heavily discussed thread no point in making wasteful threads :D

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1034472
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] mastertiti2000:
I'm sorry!
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Cat_On_Droid:
lulz@your name

its fine. Though you shouldve added the changelog ..it makes this thread into one of these "FIRST!" posts!
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Reapman:
It looks like the update mentions analog pad support - anyone able to verify this? Since 2.3.4 apparently breaks the official emulator with unofficial ROMs I'm looking at getting this..
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] rkdwls:
sorry, where do you see this?
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Reapman:
This post:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18357481&postcount=281

"Added Bluez IME support, detection is automatic, support analog pads and preliminary Vibration on Wiimote"

I am not entirely sure it's speaking about Xperia Play there when it says analog pads..
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Logseman:
Analog pads are enabled.... On screen. It's in the change log for the update.
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] Joe500:
Hi,

Does anyone know where the fpse.ini is stored on the phone?

any suggestion would hel me very much;)
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] lilbril11:
Im having a weird problem with my hd2. I lt wont pick up signal anymore. I flashed it from windows to android and since then.the signal dont work nomore. Any suggestions???
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] norman505:
i had that problem a while ago, ended up sending it back for warranty repair
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] elektro255:
check that your radio rom is compatible with android rom
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] lilbril11:
Ok ill try that
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Jstyle360:
I had the same problem. It ended up being that the SIM card needed to be replaced, Old SIMS are being replaced with new stronger ones. Once T-Mobile changed it for free i was back and with a great signal.

Hope this helps
[HTC Sensation] chalie78910:
I search gmail for cm7 android 2.3.7.
[HTC Sensation] geoffcorey:
Um, you need to restate your question or statement because right noe, its doesn't make any sense.

What about gmail for CM7? What is you're trying to find out?
[HTC Sensation] chalie78910:
I use alpha 8 i need the gapps ....
[HTC Sensation] geoffcorey:
Google is your friend ;-)

Also, so is rom manager (regular version).
[HTC Sensation] chalie78910:
Rom Manager gapps 2.3.5......
[HTC Sensation] geoffcorey:
Then Google gapps. Goo-inside.me is the website.
[HTC Sensation] chalie78910:
Thx
[HTC Sensation] crking1980:
Here you go

http://goo-inside.me/gapps/gapps-gb-20110828-signed.zip
[HTC Sensation] chalie78910:
Hmm ty. Dont install gmail ....:-(
[HTC Sensation] geoffcorey:
Starting with gb, the only thing you need is market, all the other Google apps are in the market place.
[HTC Sensation] bilbo6209:
Install GMail from teh market, and then go into Accounts and Sync and enable GMail sync
[HTC Sensation] chalie78910:
Cant from market Download. In Europa Not have
[HTC Sensation] vitusdoom:
its already posted on the page? @_@ *doh!*
[HTC Sensation] sergeybrin:
Wtf is this guy even saying lol
[HTC Sensation] relic419:
LOL seems like he isn't a native English speaker.

I think Gmail isn't showing up in his market. Try Market Enabler and select one of the US carriers.
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
You could try downloading it from GetJar.

http://www.getjar.com/mobile/159152...fcrf000bx99l1psg&c=6y07hml2xmvv5nmx07&lang=en