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[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Dan.Smith:
matte Screen protector

I tried a matte screen protector and am glad I finally got some regular ones. The matte one, does not look good on the phone. It is harder to read smaller words and does give the screen a much less defined look. One other big issue is my matte screen did not have the cutout for the front facing camera and every time I tried using the front facing camera, my face was all blurred out. One selling point to the matte screen is enhanced visibility in sunlight. I found out this is not true with the super AMOLED plus screen. The screen looks fantastic in sunlight with a regular screen protector, and dull looking with the matte screen. Hope this helps.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Beefvvl:
I purchased an xtreme guard on Ebay and the cutout was reversed. The sticky part was on the wrong side. The seller is sending me a replacement. hopefully it's correct this time. The cutout doesn't seem exact either. I'll report back when I get the new screen protector. I purchased a mirror finish one prior and I couldn't see **** in the daylight. Lol!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chrischoi:
3 layers? That's the cheap crap. Why do you need to cover a scratchproof screen protector? How do you think they keep costs down? By not doing laying an unnecessary layer of film. Even the $30 ZAGG doesn't have a top protective layer.

In addition, you more than likely applied the film incorrectly.

Mine should be here anyday now. I'll post how to make it proper.

I don't work for Xtreme. I've just always used them since my LG Dare days.

I've worked in the wireless industry since 2005. I applied over 400 screen protectors in the past year.

I can say it's not for everyone. Especially the wet applications. I actually ordered one to prove you wrong.

I'll also do an iPhone 4 and Touchpad as well.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] chrischoi:
I didn't read the directions. I used a spray bottle. I didn't use the squeegee that came with it. I used another. The screen protectors work perfectly fine. Yes, it gets bubbles. But that's the concept. That's how all wet applications work. I did 3 today and they all settled / cured within hours. Be sure to take your time. I use an air duster. A little heat goes a long way and speeds up the process. I usually throw it in my pocket screen facing my leg.

If you get dust under there, you muffed up.

Some of the bubble will stay under there for 1-3 days. You can work them out. If you stretch the screen protector it will overlap and you will see it lift up. I left mine sit in the sunlight for a little and the bubble started working themselves out. Make sure you're doing it right first before telling everyone to avoid the company. Have a little more tact. I'm sure most of the others are probably better at simple things like applying screen protectors than you are.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Wareazy:
Curious if you got yours yet and how its looking?

I always preferred the Matte ones because of the feel of them and the lack of finger prints.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] epicuser4:
I just got an epic 4g that was rooted with gingerbread preinstalled. And I keep getting google frame work crashed unexpectedly. I wonder of its my ROM I am using. Is there something else I should try before I try a new ROM. And I don't know what ROM he has on here. But he did give me clock work with multiple roms to try. I just have to learn how to use it. But if my problem could be something else that is resort to do then leery me know thanks. Sent from my SPH-D700 using XDA App
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KennyG123:
You need Titanium Backup. In that scroll down to Google Framework Services, click it and hit clear data. Then you should find and flash the reenble journal zip.
[Xperia Play General] jutley:
Hi can we do a ota from stockfirmware with a unlocked bootloader or with seus?
[Xperia Play General] Mazzstrikers:
Hey, don't do OTA with unlocked bootloader! DON'T. Many people have already bricked their arc and play by doing so, including me. There is a fix for this brick already, but warning beforehand!
[Xperia Play General] Mazzstrikers:
Update firmware through flashtool if you need to. :D
[Xperia Play General] jutley:
Okay thanks for the early warning.
[Xperia Play General] Mazzstrikers:
Welcome! :D Not to mention Sony Ericsson declines to fix phones with unlocked bootloader which are bricked. Not even if it got bricked through OTA. They will claim you responsible.
[Xperia Play General] jutley:
Oh well I had it sim unlocked via testpoints it did bootloader aswell I think but just how do we check bootloader is unlocked?
[Xperia Play General] AndroHero:
If you had your bootloader unlocked with testpoint method, you are free to OTA update with no issues, only phones unlocked through official sony method loose ability to OTA.
[Xperia Play General] jutley:
Hi I used Alejandrissimo method so am I good to go OTA?
[Xperia Play General] AndroHero:
Yep OTA away, you will have no issues. If you deleted any apps from /system/app/ though OTA will fail. You must restore /system/ to default state :)
[Xperia Play General] jutley:
I haven't deleted anything I just took the brand new phone out the box linked up with Alejandrissimo lol used a pair of tweezer to bridge the test point cause I couldn't find a paper clip anywhere and when done check it was unlocked and put it back in the box.
[Xperia Play General] AndroHero:
Your free to go then. If you flash doomlords kernel after OTA it will root your device too :)
[Xperia Play General] jutley:
Ok so i checked my firmware and its 3.0.A.2.184 android 2.3.2 it says i need to update this by pc so what do i use sony ericsson update service?

Update well i went ahead and used the pc updater and it flashed a newer firmware sucesfully so far so good no broken phone due to unlocked bootloader.

update and i can now confirm i have 4.0.A.2.368 android 2.3.3
[Xperia Play General] jutley:
Since I have updated my firmware with the sony pc updater would it have locked the bootloader?
[Xperia Play General] AndroHero:
No!
[Xperia Play General] jutley:
That's good now I want 2.3.4 but its not out yet do I wait? Or do i flash the generic vershion of 2.3.4 via flashtool now?
[Xperia Play General] AndroHero:
Im using the one out of the development section. Works great :)
[Xperia Play General] jutley:
If I flash that I did download it last nite will the ota still work after for me.
[Xperia Play General] AndroHero:
Yes but you will only get updates for the region that rom is for! So for example if you flash the Generic/World version, you will only get Generic/World updates, And if you flash the nordic version you will only get nordic rom updates :)
[Xperia Play General] jutley:
Which one is the european sim free vershion? Any link.
[Xperia Play General] AndroHero:
This is the one i'm using, It's the WWE (Worldwide English) version,. It does have some chinese apps but these are easly uninstalled :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1313505
[Xperia Play General] jutley:
Thanks for your help
[Motorola Droid X2] almania6:
Hey umm just wanted to ask. Does any one know if anybody is working on a 2.3.4 root app?
[Motorola Droid X2] X0dus:
I wouldn't recommend any app to root your phone. The root tutorial has all the info, and more, that you'll need right now.
[Motorola Droid X2] ashclepdia:
I haven't seen anything about anyone developing and app((I assume u mean similar to gingerbreak)) for the root process.

There is a great new tutorial for rooting made by moon shadow if u need any info

I was hoping someone would be able to create a one click app also but haven't seen anyone doin it yet
[Motorola Droid X2] almania6:
Ya that's exactly the app I was thinking about. My computer is to slow so I was wondering if anyone was working on a app
[Motorola Droid X2] ashclepdia:
It doesn't take s fast Computer. I have used a 10yr old computer running an early XP system and it only took like 15mins to root it
[Motorola Droid X2] almania6:
Ya I think I'm gonna try it out again. But it would be cool to have a one click app though
[Motorola Droid X2] ashclepdia:
Was there a specific spot in process that seemed to hang for u or not work?

Might be able to work around it somehow.

And I agree. Something like gingerbreak would be awesome.

Tho u should be able to go to froyo and use gingerbreak.

then use root explorer and do the maintain rootexplorer across updates method.

There is a thread I did on how to do it in Dev forum. It came from p3droid over at rootzwiki.
[Motorola Droid X2] AtLemacks:
I think my computer is fast enough, and it is nearly 4 years old :P (I built it in South Korea for $1,500, valued over $6,000 in the US).

All joking aside, Pete's root tools should not require much at all.
[Motorola Droid X2] ashclepdia:
I was wondering if u would ever post a pic of it lol I remember u talking about it before. Nice setup man. U r pretty proud of it ain't ya lol. Looks sweet.
[Motorola Droid X2] AtLemacks:
I am pretty proud of it until I walk into PC direct every now and then lol. I feel like I am due for an overhaul...

Also, you would think I would learn how to dev for Android being that I have a nice setup... but no, lol. I am contemplating starting when I get out of school for winter break though. I need a new hobby since I shutdown/sold all my websites, and cut ties with Wayne over at WJD Designs last year(Long story, we go way back to HS).
[Motorola Droid X2] T3HBR1AN:
Petes one click root is just a standalone executable file so it shouldn't take too much computing power to handle it.

You just plug your phone in, open petes one click and click run. Hell you could even do it on a computer lab or library computer if it allowed flash drive access.

Sent from my Liberated X2!
[Motorola Droid X2] lordforex:
+1

The one click root is easy as pie.
[Motorola Droid X2] ls1adam84:
Within 2 hours of me having my dx2 I had already sbf'd to 2.3.4 and used petes one click root. It is very simple, I believe there are directions somewhere around here, I do agree though a one click root app would be nice, or is someone working on a pre rooted version of 2.3.4? I just came from the DX world and they have a rooted version of one of their last updates, not 100% sure if it's possible with the DX2 but hey something to consider. I am really contemplating starting to develop stuff for the dx2 but am currently busy with wedding stuff, buying a house, school, and finishing a motor swap in a friends camaro lol I like to stay busy apparently.
[Motorola Droid X2] reaktorblue:
I'm sure your setup is awesome, I have no doubt about that however, at least going on the information in the post and the image, most of that $6,000 was spent on monitors and not the PC.

In addition, the monitor's have very little to do with the speed of your PC, so it's not really relevant to the topic of using Pete's One Click rooting app. Kudos to the setup though, not that I want to take away from it; I simply want to be sure to clear the air with that so that a newbie looking for advice does not see the image and think they need a datacenter style operation just to perform a simple task on their phone.

Pete's One Click rooting tool is very simple. Follow the instructions in the below guide and you'll be rooted in no time.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1315711
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
Would you like to install the following system software update?

Update System optimisation 5.44MB

I choose install now.

It turns off.

I then get a screen with a caution symbol and a blue Android.

I have to take out the battery to restart.

I am stock rooted, so obviously that's the problem. But is anyone getting this and able to get past it to root again?

Update: Zip attached.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] HebrewToYou:
The update likely does a bootloader check and, since you're S-OFF'd and running a custom bootloader, bails on the update when it doesn't pass. The only realistic way to actually "apply" this update would be to have someone d/l it, patch the rooted stock rom and then reflash that.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] RazoE:
Is the update from T-mobile over the air?

ANY update has the potential to revoke your root, so flash with caution.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
If its the OTA update from T-Mobile, it's trying to fix the security issue that Undeadk9 made a patch for a long time ago (find it in the dev section if you haven't already)

Don't install, it could do some not-very-nice things to your phone if it gets in your system.

Think of it like a virus, and avoid it like the plague.

For people who have a stock, S-ON phone that's not rooted, they need this. For us, it's a bad thing.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] HebrewToYou:
I would tend to agree, but I'd love to get my hands on the download so I can see exactly what HTC/T-Mo is trying to update. If it also includes some additional patches beyond the security vulnerabilities that'd be interesting to investigate.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Undeadk9:
Its just a security patch. Nothing more.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Undeadk9:
It has nothing to do with the bootloader. Its clockworkmod recovery. It blocks OTA updates.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] HebrewToYou:
Truth be told, I've never applied an OTA to an Android device -- not even my ADP1. I always assumed the process involved the device being restarted into the bootloader and the update being applied from there. I didn't realize they were applied via the stock recovery...
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
Excellent feedback. Thanks everyone. If it can be done, let me know where to find the downloaded update package and I'll post it. Thanks again.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] lightsycle:
It's on the SD card somewhere, because It asked me to download it while i had mine plugged into my PC and it told me SD card not ready. I took a quick look on the root and a few folders but did not see anything that looked like an update. I'll keep looking and post location if I find it. I would also like to know what it does. It didn't take long to DL so it can't be that big.

It's in the downloads folder. Its called OTA_doubleshot_TMOUS_(lots of numbers release#).zip

/mnt/sdcard/download
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] lightsycle:
So if the clockworkmod blocks OTA updates does that mean we can use the mod to install the update? Do we want to install the update? Will it take away root?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] HebrewToYou:
I just took a look at the zip -- it appears to patch a LOT of files, much more so than one would think in order to accomplish the same thing as Undead's patch zip. Interesting...
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
Without having combed through the update to see for sure, consider this:

HTC wants to keep logging the activity, and so they've probably had to do some fancy footwork to patch the hole AND keep their logging ability active. They might have had to re-write the way all their apps talk to each other in order to make it work right.

Undeadk9's patch does what any of us here would have done, just axed the logging program.

It takes much less time, effort and energy to just cut them off, then it does to go about securing all the activities that are being logged, so it's not exactly doing the same thing as Undeadk9's patch.

I'm sure if someone was able to get their hands on the patch and go through it, they could write an update for us that would allow HTC to keep logging our activity and have it be secure - but would you want that?

If you want to post the zip, i'd love to look through it.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] HebrewToYou:
I think your assumptions are probably spot on; they've fixed the "glitch" but kept the functionality. But without actually patching it'd be hard to say that other small bugfixes weren't addressed as well -- and those might be of some value.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] rorytmeadows:
I have updated OP with zip file.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Undeadk9:
OMG. I give up. People dont get it apparently so im keeping my mouth shut.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Etn40ff:
I guess it is not a problem of recovery. This is the relevant part from META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script

assert(file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "tmous/htc_doubleshot/doubleshot:2.3.4/GRJ22/100058:user/release-keys" ||
file_getprop("/system/build.prop", "ro.build.fingerprint") == "tmous/htc_doubleshot/doubleshot:2.3.4/GRJ22/98120.10:user/release-keys");
ifelse( is_ship_bootloader(getprop("ro.bootloader")) == "t" ,
assert(check_cid(getprop("ro.cid"), "00000000" , "11111111" ,
"22222222" , "33333333" , "44444444" , "55555555" , "66666666" ,
"77777777" , "88888888" , "99999999" , "T-MOB010") == "t");
);
ifelse( is_ship_bootloader(getprop("ro.bootloader")) == "t" ,
assert(check_mid("full", "PG5910000") == "t");,
assert(check_mid("simple", "PG5910000") == "t");
);
assert(getprop("ro.product.device") == "doubleshot" ||
getprop("ro.build.product") == "doubleshot");
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] HebrewToYou:
I had a feeling this was the case. One can easily flash back the stock recovery on a device using Fastboot -- it's not so easy (or quick) to revert back to a stock S-ON bootloader.

Good find there, Etn4Off.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] danielg4:
OK, I did something dumb. I saw the OTA update, did not check online, applied it through CWM 4.0.0.9 with sig-checking off (stock rom, rooted/S-OFF), and completely lost camera functionality. Now T-Mobile wants to RMA the phone. Is there anything I could do without resorting to that?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] HebrewToYou:
Why not do a factory wipe and re-flash the stock (rooted) zip?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] danielg4:
D'oh! I know I left my brain here somewhere. Where is it?

Anyhoo, what else would I need to redo after that?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] HebrewToYou:
That should fix it right up -- there was a thread in the dev forum for this zip. I think I have a copy of the de-odexed version, though, if that can't be downloaded.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] HeyTao:
Thanks.

delete it, and i flashed the patch with 4.0.0.9.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] danielg4:
I was referring to my brain, not the zip. I wanted to know what mods would need to be repeated.

---------- Post added at 08:48 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:05 PM ----------

Did it kill your camera, too?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] id09542:
I flashed OK

I just flashed it with CWM 4.0.0.9 ... my camera is working with no problem. I did not have it rooted. How can I tell it really is patched, would the software number change, mine shows: 1.28.531.10. I forgot to look before I flashed.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
My software # is 1.28.531.9 from my original backup of my phone's software.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] yogi2010:
In case anyone is interested, I flashed back to the stock unrooted ROM and then installed the OTA update. After that, my hboot still said S-OFF but the version was .0007(?). It wouldn't let me fastboot flash CWM so I ran Revolutionary again and all was well after that. So at the moment I'm running rooted stock and my software number ends in .10. An advanced data restore in CWM from my previou stock setup worked perfectly.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Undeadk9:
I already updated my senseless rom to the new CL number. :)
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] yogi2010:
Ah, excellent work :D maybe you have the first updated custom ROM then? Do you know what 'enhancements' the update brings, anything besides the security patch that you already had?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] lightsycle:
Sorry if I don't get it. Still new to android.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Undeadk9:
Its just a security patch. Thats it. All you guys are risking losing root for a freaking security patch, WHY? Its not a bug fix or anything, its still android 2.3.4, sooooooo ya once again WHY?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] HebrewToYou:
Because, again, nobody has definitive proof that other bug fixes weren't included in this OTA along with the security patch.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] yogi2010:
Yeah, because the popup message for the OTA did say enhancements AND a security patch... So I thought maybe they at least did something, however small it might be. And if I lost the ability to root, so be it... I haven't had any problems at all with stock.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] HebrewToYou:
If your bootloader is still showing that your device is S-OFF, then you're absolutely able to root the stock rom. You can always manually flash the su binary and install Superuser.apk from the market.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Blue6IX:
I'm definitely putting preference on the limited time I get in front of a real computer to combing through the kernel source ahead of this...but sooner or later people will work their way through this code and be able to say for sure what else HTC did beyond the security "patch", if anything.

No doubt that the HTC "patch" is different then Undeadk9's "fix" and I make that distinction intentionally. HTC is still logging activity with their solution, they are denied this intrusive abuse through Undeadk9's solution. (at least through their blatent logger app, who knows what else they have floating in kernel source - working on checking that, albeit slowly)

I'm still curious to get a definitive summary of what the HTC update does to the device, and sorry i'm not doing very much to contribute to accumulating that knowledge at this time. Glad others are doing so.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] yogi2010:
Ah ok yeah, I thought about that. But I wanted CWM Recovery, and it wasn't letting me flash it, so I just ran Revolutionary again to get their bootloader.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] Undeadk9:
My patch is 100 times better then htcs crappy patch. They are still collecting background info with this patch. My patch kills all htc logging activity completely. But whatever, all you noobs wanting to flash this be my guess. But I refuse to let htc illegally take my info in there logs. The only enhancement in this patch htc released is no outside malware can steal these logs.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] skimike02:
If anyone is interested in seeing it, I got notified of this update last night. Says it is just performance enhancements and an internal FOTA evaluation. Original dl size was 10MB. Had to rezip to fit on here, but it isn't the same security patch.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] HebrewToYou:
You know what they say about assumptions...
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] losangeles100:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JL5wei4phz0
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] HeyTao:
Kill nothing.

Everything goes well.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] danielg4:
I decided to download the stock non-rooted zip. I flashed it through HBOOT by renaming to PG59IMG.zip and tried the camera immediately after that booted. It still doesn't work. Did I do it wrong?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] yogi2010:
That should have worked. Did you get the full 400+ MB download? I've had it happen where the download appeared to finish, but I didn't get the entire file.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] danielg4:
The PG59IMG_Doubleshot_TMOUS_1.28.531.9_Radio_10.48.9007.00U_10.12.9007.07_M2_release_201815_signed.zip file is 453356864 bytes. Is that correct?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] yogi2010:
Not positive, I just know it's something like 428 megabytes or possibly 432 lol... I just made sure to get the whole thing.

When you flashed it, did it first load the file, ask you if you wanna update, then go thru a process of flashing the different parts, and then finally tell you to reboot?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] danielg4:
It loaded the file, unzipped maybe 12 or 13 things from it, asked whether I wanted to update, then flashed those 12 or 13 things one at a time, and asked to reboot. Does that answer your question?
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] yogi2010:
Yeah, it sounds like it worked like it should... Was just making sure, lol. Not sure why your camera wouldn't work..... Do you think your hardware is ok? Hardware issue is all I can think of at this point.
[T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide] danielg4:
Hardware was perfectly fine immediately prior to flashing the OTA update originally, with working camera. Camera inoperable immediately after that.