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[Motorola Droid 3] poetryrocksalot:
Exactly, long press seems to fix the issue 25% of the time. But 25% is rough guess and is still an annoyingly small amount.

The issue did occur before update, but it didn't occur ever so often.

Please, I just want people to confirm that this is an issue on everyone elses device.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mr.johnsexydavis911:
How many people had the g1, and what's been your story since? I remember getting a hold of cupcake a little early and being amazed by the onscreen keyboard. Eventually, after a brick and repair, I went to the mytouch slide (after about a year and a half, maybe 2? with the g1.) The hardware seemed super quick at the time. However, rooting it was a pain in the Ass and as a result, development was dead! After like a year with cm7/sense I found a vibrant for 160$ on craigslist and I've been loving it since. I might think about getting the g2x, but as of right now I'm happy with bi-winning.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lotherius:
I was a G1 owner. It was great in it's day, but always felt like HTC underestimated the power needed to run Android. Biggest hassle was that the keyboard backlights on the Bronze model actually made it hard to read the text on the keys during the daylight. "Upgraded" to a MyTouch 3g, which wasn't any kind of upgrade at all. Then got the Vibrant, and haven't looked back.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cyberpyr8:
I had a G1 early on and at the time the market was non-existent and apps were sparse. I liked the concept of it but the phone was unevenly weighted and the keyboard flipping out always felt like it was going to break. It wouldn't connect to Exchange so I sold it. I got a My Touch 3G Fender and eventually the Vibrant.

I totally agree @lotherius about the power and the keyboard. Fortunately, the sales rep pointed out that the bronze phone keyboard was almost impossible to see at times and we bought the other one. The MT3G wasn't a powerhouse either. It ran Cyanogen ok but the stock OS was lagging.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kxlling:
I had one about two months after they were released (played around with my mom's the first couple months of release then got mine). I used that until August 2010 and got a vibrant. I didn't root my g1 until after I got my vibrant cause I was scared of bricking, just ran official updates up to 1.6, once I rooted that I checked into rooting the vibrant and when I realized how much easier it was I did that and have been side. My wife took over my g1 and I took it back to stock for her. About a week ago I got her a MT3G slide, and she's loving that one now. I'm still using my vibrant and might even continue to until my contract is up next August. I even have my g1 back and get to play with it again.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s15274n:
I rocked the G1. Pained me to sell it.
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coolairG1:
Obviously, my nick name says that I am a G1 owner.

I had the G1 as a valentine gift on Feb 14th, 2009. My ex gave it to me before she left the US to go back to her hometown in Melbourne, Australia (heart break/sad). I used it and loved it until the Nexus one came out on Jan 05, 2010. I got the Nexus one for $500 without contract and used it for several month until the Vibrant came out on July 15, 2010. I sold my G1 on for $200 and the Nexus one for $500 on craigslist. I then enter a 2-year contract with T-mobile and got the Vibrant for $150 on wirefly.com. Since then, I have also tried the Nexus S and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 7" without contract, but re-sale them after a few months.

I liked the G1 a lot, but it was so primitive at that time. I did root and unlock it to use CM ROM. When the Nexus One came out with many improvements, I move up without hesitance. For the Vibrant, like many of you, I hate it for the GPS did not work well, and the issue of updating to Gingerbread. However, I am so please with what I have right now. It's a good phone, though. I think you must know how to use the best out of it, for your own good. A smart phone in a dumb hand is still a dump phone. I am planning to move up to the SGS II next month when I save enough money to buy it without contract. Just share some thought :)
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VeryCoolAlan:
I got one like 3 months after it was released for Christmas.

It was my second phone following the BB Pearl. It was amazing! The new OS astounded me, everything was amazing!

As soon as a Hero Port was released I flashed and was almost crying LOL.

Then CM3 was released and that was awesome as it was really fast!
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duboi97:
I didn't have it, but I had something horrible the Motorola Cliq...then got the Mytouch Slide and go bumped up to the Vibrant. I'm in love with the phone. I really want a new phone like the Nexus One or something.
[Motorola Photon 4G] slmclarengt:
My phone will receive texts for about a day. Then it stops receiving them entirely and the only resolution I've found so far is to reboot.

Is this a known problem and if so, how can it be permanently resolved?
[Motorola Photon 4G] Meatbyproducts:
Do you use Google voice? I forgot to install it and missed voice mails and texts for a few hours. A friend had a task manager that was killing Voice and he could not figure it out so he brought me his phone, after he threw it. I took voice off the auto kill list and he is good now.
[Motorola Photon 4G] slmclarengt:
I wish this was my issue, but no, my phone is stock, and rooted using OCR.

I do not think I have been having this issue since day one of owning the photon (9/15), so if that's the case, it started at some later point.
[Motorola Photon 4G] Lancerz:
Its more than likely sprints network and not the phone. Visit the official Sprint forums and you will see a lot of complaints about this same issue from people with all types of phones.
[Motorola Photon 4G] kennypow3rs:
Over the past week (or longer) sprint was experiencing nationwide outages. I too couldn't receive text on and off. Also my 3G has just been off but i could make calls. I called and thats what a rep told me; makes sense i guess. Sprint blows anyways
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] omniferum:
Flashed to the latest XWKI8 on both my samsungs (mine and my gf) and auto-rotate doesn't work AT ALL. Factory reset/cache wiping/dalvik cache. Turning it off and on etc.

It just doesn't want to seem to work for any reason, does anyone know why? Mine is from germany and hers is from Australia. It is a 'wipe' firmware, which is what we wanted to get rid of all the mobile phone provider bloatware they put on.

I'm sure probably going back to another will restore it but i'd rather 'this' work

The only help I could find was relating to the samsung galaxy 1
[General Topics] awitee:
http://www.pcworld.com/article/241955-2/smartphone_camera_battle_iphone_4s_vs_the_android_elite.html

just thought id share this

it's good to know my GS2 is still on top!
[General Topics] tonycfc:
You bring good news my friend! All hail S II! Haha. :P
[General Topics] SiSL:
Reading the comments made me laugh really hard.

Especially how it enraged Appletards all way long...
[General Topics] jok4h:
Dont buy smartphones based on its camera capabilities.

Cant believe its a major selling point for the 4S
[General Topics] infomedia0:
Yea lol. But the iPhone is not lacking by much on the camera according to the part by .4. Which is a small difference
[HTC Incredible S] tcardozo:
Hey all,

So after doing a bit of research I see that a way to potentially improve battery life (CM7, as Android System, currently using ~60% battery) would be to try new radios. Now from my understanding using certain radios are dependent on what provider you have? is this true? This thread shows a list of radios, but as a radio newbie all these numbers don't mean anything to me.

My questions is, is flashing a new radio a good idea? I currently have 20.2805.30.085AU_3805.04.03.27_M and have a Virgin Mobile Canada Incredible S that I have unlocked an am using on TrueMove mobile over in Bangkok, Thailand. If I should be flashing a new radio does anyone have suggestions as to which one I should be using?
[HTC Incredible S] weaselEST:
I have the same question.
[HTC Incredible S] key2gb:
same issue - I am very scared to flash a new radio but I think I need to (delayed texts, people saying my phone won't ring when it has full battery and service). I am in Singapore. The main thing holding me back is using an ADB which I don't understand how to do.
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
you don't need to. you can put it on the root of your sd card named PG32IMG.zip and reboot into the bootloader and it will find it and say click volume up to start flashing.

I recommended the very latest radio, 09.03.27
[HTC Incredible S] Raithmir:
I recommend that one too. The first post in the radio thread hasn't been updated to include that one yet, but it's in this post on page 11 http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18208077&postcount=101

I'm not sure that radios have any effect on battery life though.
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
I'm an electronics engineer and I can assure you that they definitely do...
[HTC Incredible S] mr nick:
Speaking from my experience with a clone Touch Diamond, I can certainly say that the radio has a bearing on battery life. A poor radio (as supplied in my clone) caused the phone to be forever 'searching' for a signal which caused excessive battery drain. Updating to a better radio which gave superior reception drastically increased battery life (as well as meaning I could use the phone more often).
[HTC Incredible S] Raithmir:
If you say so. Can't say I've noticed any difference and I've used most of them.
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
well it depends on a great deal of factors as well..

area being a key one.
[HTC Incredible S] VaderXI:
Just to confirm...you dont need to be radio S-OFF to flash a new radio!?
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
radio s off?

if you have s off you can flash a radio.

I used revolutionary
[HTC Incredible S] VaderXI:
There is loads of stuff in other threads about having to be radio S-OFF, or permanant S-OFF with a gold card rather than temp/removable S-OFF as with revolutionary, in order to flash a new radio, but its all pretty conflicting. Some say that revolutionary is more than adequate while others you have to have a handset of a certain age in order to do it i.e it wont work on the newer ones! This is why I havnt bothered flashing a new radio yet, but if you say you have done it then I may try and give it a go...wait till the new Nik - Trinity ROM is uploaded first!
[HTC Incredible S] key2gb:
I used revolutionary, so should I not be flashing a new radio?

It makes me feel safer that scooby used revolutionary, but also since I'm in Singapore I'm not sure if i'll be affected differently. I really think I need to flash a new radio and if it's just as easy as moving the file to the SD card and rebooting into the bootloader then it doesn't seem to dangerous
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
It works fine..

Just make SURE you don't do it if you don't have much battery left, leave the back cover on so the battery can't fall out, and let it flash completely until it says finished.

Do not remove the battery under any circumstance.
[HTC Incredible S] tcardozo:
Thanks so much for this link! I will attempt the flash. What is this RIL thing people speak of and what do I do with such things? I know that certain RIL files should match the radio but where does it go? do I just flashing it before/after the radio?

Thanks in advance!
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
Don't bother with the ril, in this case it isn't actually necessary.
[HTC Incredible S] incrediblealex:
Would you see a bigger difference on battery from flashing a new radio or a new kernel such as tiamat?
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
That's really an unanswerable question since it depends on so many things...
[HTC Incredible S] VaderXI:
Tried to flash the radio, but installation aborted on me! Got alpharev S-OFF and using 4EXTRecovery. Tried it again and same thing....was I right in that only only older handsets will work with temp alpharev S-OFF rather than perm gold card S-OFF? Hopefully Nik - Trinity's new ROM will have this radio anyways.
[HTC Incredible S] mr nick:
I just installed this radio on my handset. Not sure what classes as an old or new handset but mine was delivered 5 days ago. It is Revolutionary S-Off with CWM Recovery.

Can't say I've noticed any change to reception though.
[HTC Incredible S] VaderXI:
Hmmm...interesting. I take it you just copied the PG23IMG.zip file to your sd card, booted into recovery and flashed it the normal way? My handset is only a few months old. Just had a look in my downloads folder and the zip file is empty...maybe this has something to do with it? Hopefully will be included in new version of ROM I am currently running.
[HTC Incredible S] mr nick:
Yup, dropped the zip on the root of SD, rebooted into recovery and it installed with no dramas. The empty zip doesn't sound good - my copy is 11Mb and contains two files.
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
Are you trying to flash in recovery?

You don't, you flash it in the bootloader.

It will see the file automatically and ask if you want to update.
[HTC Incredible S] VaderXI:
Arrrr right! @Mr Nick did you mean bootloader rather than recovery?

Cheers Scoob
[HTC Incredible S] mr nick:
Sorry, my bad. When I enter bootloader I can't get to recovery while the file is on the SD card anyway as the update starts before I get chance to do anything.

Sorry for any confusion :o
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
yeah it needs to be on the root of the sd, not in any folders.
[HTC Incredible S] key2gb:
so you flash is just like a ROM (except you have to rename it before you move it to your SD card)

So to make this completely idiot proof:

1) Download radio from Page 11 of that thread

2) Rename the .zip file "PG32IMG.zip"

3) Plug phone into PC by USB and reboot to Clockwork

4) Mount USB

5) Move PG32IMG.zip from download folder to the SD card (not in any specific folder, just like a ROM, simply move it there)

6) Unmount USB

7) Go to install from SD card in the CWM Recovery screen

8) Choose the radio PG32IMG.zip file you put there

9) Wait until radio is done flashing

10) Reboot

Is this correct?
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
No... You don't flash it like a Rom :/

It should already be named that.

Place it on the root of sd card.

Power off phone.

Power on holding power button and volume down.

Select bootloader.

It will scan and find the file itself and ask if you want to update.

Pick yes.

Wait until it is completely finished, it will say press power to reboot.

Delete file from root of sd.
[HTC Incredible S] key2gb:
Ok, so once I reboot, I go into the file manager and just delete the file and then i'm all good?
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
Yeah just in case you have to boot into the bootloader again any time, that way it won't stop you from being able to get into recovery.
[HTC Incredible S] key2gb:
Ok, easy enough. Thanks a lot for all your replies - the process isn't as scary as I thought. I'll charge my battery to 100% and do it tomorrow...will report back
[HTC Incredible S] itsbeertimenow:
Just flashed the new radio stoked. Lost 5% battery in process took 2 minutes.
[HTC Incredible S] fizzlington:
Can anyone confirm this? Do certain radios work better on different carriers?
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
Well it is more so area specific though I guess some radios probably work better with providers too.

I find I get the best speeds and signal with the two newest radios
[HTC Incredible S] key2gb:
Same - took no time at all.
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
Slightly scary your first time though eh haha
[HTC Incredible S] fizzlington:
Do you think I would be better off with a 6 month old radio for my country even though it's for a different carrier, or the new radio that was mentioned above?
[HTC Incredible S] key2gb:
Yea, the official thread makes it seem more difficult than it really is I think.

Next up, gps fix
[HTC Incredible S] Raithmir:
I prefer using the adb/fastboot command line rather than messing about with the PG32IMG.zip file...

1. Connect phone to PC via USB cable, make sure USB Debugging is enabled

2. Type: "adb reboot bootloader"

3. Type: "fastboot flash radio radio.img"

4. Type: "fastboot reboot"
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
Lol way more time and effort.. Does exactly the same thing.
[HTC Incredible S] rossio:
Hi key2gb, im from singapore too. My inc s seems to have probs with the signal this few days. Been hanging with my current radio since i s-offed with revolutionary 2mnths back.

Which radio u just flashed and what is your previous one?

Btw my signal range usually from 80+ - 105 at times... Isnt that bad?
[HTC Incredible S] key2gb:
Previous radio: 20.2805.30.085AU_3805.04.03.27_M

Current Radio: 20.2811.30.085AU_3805.09.03.27_M (downloaded form the 11th page of the thread this thread refers to. scooby posted direct link)

How do you check your signal strength? I've never checked mine but I know my phone is definitely performing better with the new radio.

edit: http://xdaforums.com/show...&postcount=101
[HTC Incredible S] weaselEST:
Is there any point upgrading from

20.2808.30.085AU_3805.06.03.03

to

20.2810.30.085AU_3805.06.03.16?
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
I would go for the 09.03.27 radio that fixes the SMS delay issue.
[HTC Incredible S] weaselEST:
There seem to be no problems with SMS's.
[HTC Incredible S] rossio:
thanks for the reply key2gb. your previous radio is the same as im currently using.

i checked by (about phone -> network)

flashing this going to make me sweat man.. :)

scary...
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
Haha just be careful, seriously unless power cut out or your battery fell out (or you pulled it for some stupid reason) you'll be fine.
[HTC Incredible S] rossio:
Hahaha... Thanks for the advice scoobysnacks. Have to make sure the batts full before doing this. :)

key2gb, cant find the tread man, cant access the link u gave... :-\
[HTC Incredible S] Raithmir:
LOL how is it "way more time and effort"?

1. Connect phone to PC via USB cable, make sure USB Debugging is enabled (you have to do this anyway to put the zip file on your phone which is more work)

2. Type: "adb reboot bootloader" (you have to reboot into bootloader to install the zip file)

3. Type: "fastboot flash radio radio.img" (you have to confirm you wish to flash the zip file if doing it that way)

4. Type: "fastboot reboot" (obviously you have to reboot after flashing radio whichever way)
[HTC Incredible S] scoobysnacks:
Well you need a PC for starters... You need to unzip the file...

As opposed to download file, reboot, done
[HTC Incredible S] itsbeertimenow:
Haxorz!!!!
[HTC Incredible S] mr nick:
Would I be right in thinking there is no problem downgrading to an earlier radio (as long as it's not a Froyo one)? I put this latest radio on my phone and I'm far from impressed with the wifi performance. I don't know how well the previous radio worked but with this one I lose my wifi connection when I get about 15m away from my AP. I can not pick up any other APs around me either. My previous chinese clone could pick up about 6 or 7 APs around my house and my kids iPods get the same.

I have a copy of the radio from an OTA update that downloaded onto my phone but never installed so I'm guessing this one will definitely be the 'preferred' radio for my carrier and region but it has an earlier date stamp on the file. I don't know what teh actual version is though - is there any way to determine that without actually flashing it?
[HTC Incredible S] key2gb:
for people like me who aren't yet comfortable with adb, this is more effort than simply putting it on the SD card and powering into bootloader.

---------- Post added at 08:54 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:53 AM ----------

Sorry, try this:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18208077&postcount=101

Don't download the Ril, only the radio is necessary. this is the same link Scooby posted on the first page of the thread
[HTC Incredible S] incrediblealex:
I just updated to the latest radio but i dont have any signal and cant find my network. ?

ok it just found it. panic over
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex8642:
My Goal: set everything back to stock for warranty. (charging system is *%$#ed)

my problem: I am stuck at the unrooting part.

I have read everything I can over and over and yet I still find myself in a predicament. I have restored everything back to stock (I rooted and unlocked my SGS2, but I never used a custom ROM).

I have relocked the device, I have reset everything back to stock. I used the jig to reset the flash counter. I re flashed my secure kernel. Everything checks out, except my Superuser access.

Now here is the part where I am stuck. So essentially from what I read I have 3 options that I can recall:

1 - just re flash my stock ROM to remove root (seems pointless as I have never had to flash a ROM, seeing as I am still on my stock ROM)

2 - unroot using SOC (which failed to work, stuck on step 6)

3 - use Samsung Kies to update. (this also failed, won't detect my phone, and yes it is in Kies mode, no debug)

I am at a loss. I am on the Bell network in Canada, and I am on UGKG2 firmware.

Please let me know if you need more information. Also, I apologize if the answer is in one of the threads. I have been reading everything whenever I can, and just can't figure this one out. thanks for your patience in advance :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rembrandtlnx:
you have to flash an original firmware if you want to get rid of root and cwm.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaosreign:
Is there a way you can tell that your phone isn't rooted anymore?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rembrandtlnx:
Well, there is a market app (rootcheck) but it's easy to check yourself, if you dont have superuser in your app drawer you are not rooted.

Let's say, you dont have superuser app and you cannot access cwm recovery = you are not rooted
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex8642:
If I may ask, why exactly is it that you cannot unroot without flashing an original firmware? Why does SOC even give you the option if it doesn't work? Thanks for the timely replies though :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rembrandtlnx:
soc does work but a lot of people screw up 3 Simple steps and end up with a semi bricked phone.

Flash a stock firmware is probably the more "safe" system. Also allows you to flash latest version that some countries will never receive or receive very late.

Sry my English sux even more today lol
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex8642:
Ok... So let's troubleshoot why I can't get the unroot to work for SOC... I have tried both in and out of download mode. Debugging on and debugging off. Yet the unroot stops at step 6 and does nothing...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex8642:
I read in another post it is as simple as removing superuser.apk and the su folder on system...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex8642:
I just flashed the stock rom back. Seems to look quite 100% like it did when it came in the box. Jigged to kill flash counter. I think I am set to send it in :) Thanks a lot guys.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rembrandtlnx:
Following that, looks like for root you just need to download superuser app from market and you are good to go....

Its not so easy as you know.

Removing the superuser apk just removes the superuse app, but then you end up with a semi rooted phone with cwm recovery (that you dont want if you want to go back to stock)

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Good im glad you managed to "restock" the phone :) as you see it is fast and easy with flash of a stock rom