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[Verizon Droid Charge] SOTK:
Hello all. My wife is finally leaving Blackberry for Android. Since she is so used to having a physical keyboard, she opted for the Droid 3 as her first foray into Android since it has both touch and the physical keyboard. All I've ever owned are Samsung Android phones so I'm inexperienced with rooting and cwm on these phones. I plan to peruse the Droid 3 section tonight to attempt to get up to speed but was hoping for some quick tips and guides from my friendly Samsung brothers.

Also, is it true that once you root and do cwm and all that that the phone can't be unrooted and returned to stock? Does it permanently void your warranty. Trying to determine if its worth even doing it for this phone since my wife really isn't a power user but if its possible to go back to stock than I will do it.

Just looking for any tips and suggestions/help to get me jumpstarted tomorrow. Thanks much. :)
[Verizon Droid Charge] ilovesoad:
You can odin back to full stock.
[Verizon Droid Charge] justin94:
Not true, not with Odin anyways. You will need rsd, its like Odin for Motorola. But yes u can get it back to stock.
[Verizon Droid Charge] davwman:
this really belongs in the droid 3 section. more help will be given there.
[Verizon Droid Charge] ilovesoad:
I was talking about the charge. To get back to full stock on a moto device, you need rsd lite 5.31 and the appropriate sbf file, all which can be found at the droid 3 forum.
[Verizon Droid Charge] bL33d:
does samsung have a android slider on verizon? i thought they did...
[Verizon Droid Charge] ilovesoad:
DROID 3 and the stratosphere
[Verizon Droid Charge] SOTK:
Rooting was pretty painless. I installed Rom Manager. Waiting for the wife to get accustomed to the Android experience before bombarding her with Roms! Lol
[Motorola Droid Bionic] eirigance:
I think maybe I'm confused on what a Task Manager/Killer is supposed to do :confused: I've tried so many of them & I'm just not finding what I'm looking for :mad: I thought that a Task Killer would kill the selected Task ? but again & again, I kill the Task & a few seconds later..... poof, it's back ? Now I know not to kill certain things & bloatware can't be killed (no root) but I mean things like facebook, or IM, or Yahoo mail, or News ? Dumb stuff. Even if I add them to autoKill... poof, comes right back :mad: I just don't get it ? Why have a Task killer that doesn't kill tasks ? I've tried task killers on like 3, or 4 different android devices too, not just my Bionic & always with the same results :confused:
[Motorola Droid Bionic] eraursls1984:
This is why everyone who knows anything about android will tell you not to install task killers, they actually slow your phone down and drain more battery because its always reloading apps. There is no way around this if you are not rooted, if your rooted and find that you don't have enough RAM then use autokiller to set the RAM usage parameters.
[HTC Inspire 4G] txsdawg:
Anybody have any recommendations for a radio in Central MS. I have tried several and let the "Settle" in for at least a week and just am not getting any significant consistancy.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Gizmoe:
Mobile and gps networks are not a consistent technology. There are many factors that can improve or weaken your speeds/signal that you have no control over. I've seen speeds go from 1mb to 5mb on the same tower within an hour, its just the way it is. As long as your using recommended radios on whatever Rom your using there's nothing you can do.

Sent using XDA Premium.

Phone: HTC Inspire 4g

Radio: 26.13.04.19

Ril: 2.2.0193

Rom: Bindroid RHD 2.3.5 v2.0

recommended radio 26.09.04.11
[HTC Inspire 4G] willwalk93:
Man I am south of Jackson and actually saw this thread and had to check to see if I started it. Signal here sucks! I am about to flash a new radio. I'll keep you posted!

---------- Post added at 03:34 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:52 AM ----------

http://www.mediafire.com/?2kjgkx61l815cdb

That radio is about as good as any for reception as far as i can tell. The stock froyo radio was best for me, but oh well. Can't use it with GB i don't think

Also, if you are using a sense 2.1 ROM, bring up the dialer and dial *#*#4636#*#* to access the testing menu. Then click phone information and change the dropdown menu from WCDMA Preferred to GSM Only. ( dialer method may work on sense 3 as well, I haven't tried it. I stick to Inspired Ace as my daily even though it is outdated because it is bug free) If that doesn't work, I know the battery monitor widget app has a button called tests at the bottom that takes you to the same menu. Good luck!
[HTC Inspire 4G] reinbeau:
Thread closed

This would be best dealt with in the radio thread.
[HTC EVO 3D] Kingarew:
installed miui, then proceeded to hit update and it ****ed up the recovery mode. Any ideas on how to restore Recovery?
[HTC EVO 3D] KB112:
Can' you just load recovery again? Grab the file from Team Win's thread and flash through bootloader. Should be a quick fix.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1192077
[HTC EVO 3D] Kingarew:
well that was easy, thanks

I tried that before but i forgot the word "recovery" in front of the img itself lol. yeahhhhh
[HTC EVO 3D] KB112:
No worries, glad your up and running.

Sent from my Warmed up Shooter.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] thomaslala:
If I use a sidekick on ATT, will I be forced to get the att smart phone data plan? I really dont want it. I just want to use it for wifi. Hopefully one of you guys can help me. :x
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] thomaslala:
Bump? :D

/10 char
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] yoyowhatup22:
I'm gessing ull use aq gophone plan? No u won't have to, but the data that comes on the 50$ plan is unusable for our phone.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] thomaslala:
No, Im on a family plan, unlimited talk and text, but im asking if data will be forced onto my line.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] dw9906:
I used to work at ATT. Yes you will have to pay the price for data. Sorry
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] eurohomie:
No you won't be forced into it, just keep your mobile data connection off... One of the big problems though is you wont be able to send or receive MMS messages. If you can find ATT's APN settings for just MMS go ahead and set up your phone with just that APN and not for Data as well... I'm not sure if ATT charges extra for MMS messages or if you even want it, but they cant force you into buying data if you don't want it.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] dw9906:
Yes they can. Trust me. If you don't want to believe me thats fine. But trust me, they will.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] insanedrunk:
I've been on T-Mobile for about 6 Years, never even got a data plan since. using my sidekick now without data. Its not being forced on me, been on android since the g1. Even back then they said your phone was unusable without a data plan ...Att shouldn't force a data plan on you, my sisters on att with an unlocked blackberry tour. She can't access the internet but the phones still fully functional. They haven't forced that ridiculous bb plan on her for 3 years.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] beauTOICHI:
Yeah, I believe they can only force you into getting a data plan when signing up for a new contract with them.

In order to get the contract discounts on phones you need to sign up for a certain premium data plan or something stupid.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] insanedrunk:
I buy my phones second hand for that reason, ebays your pal. The op sounds as he already has att. So if he unlocks his sk 4g there wouldn't be a need, just take out the sim card and exchange. I have been changing phones as they come out, no problems... I pay 100$ flat for 5 phones on a family plan. Most importantly, no DATA PLAN...

My sister has used all my android phones that I leave behind on her att plan, never had any problems being forced into a data plan . You only truely needed an internet plan to sign up or sign into google servers, once you're past that, your all gravy, and can survive on wifi. The only phones I've had that didn't allow you to skip the sign in/setup wizard were the g1 and the mytouch 3g. But then root came : ( 0)
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] thomaslala:
I know that Tmo doesnt force data plan, but Att does. Im just really unsure of what phone to get, cause Ive been hearing different things lol.

I've heard att cant detect a g2x, cause its exclusively a tmo phone, and a sidekick is also, so I was gonna get that instead. But now im hearing that they can force you it with a sidekick. O.o I am so lost. Lol
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] SgtMac02:
I know that you can use this on ATT without being forced into a data plan. That's precicely what I'm doing right now. Here's what I'm trying to find out though. ATT doesn't know what phone I've got. Their site lists my old non-smartphone. If I choose to add the cheaper unlimited dataplan for non-smartphones (which is the only option available for me to choose online) then will my phone work like that? Or will they then be able to recognize my phone as a smart phone and switch me over to the smartphone data plan?
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] sidekick_fanatic:
i know that some carriers will lock down your wifi so you cant use it without a data plan. i dont know if att does or not. the only way around that i know of is to remove the sim card. take out the sim card, and you can use wifi. but who wants to take their sim card out just to use wifi? the only time they can make you get a data plan is for discounts on new phones or when entering a new contract.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] yoyowhatup22:
my experience with att sucked on this phone, i went with the 25$ go phone plan with 25$ of data (turns out data on the gophone doesnt work with 4g phones from other carriers boo) also if i had 1 bar it would drop said bar if i tried to send a text or make a phone call. the sad fact is here in montana (no local tmobile) i get better service through tmobile monthly then att monthly (who has local coverage)
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] d3adbroke:
U don't need a smartphone plan u can get the media net $10 data plan or block the data and only use wifi
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Chrimsonfire:
At&t will force a data plan if you have a 3g or higher phone.

The sidekick cannot run on at&t 3 or 4g, so it will not detect it, it will view it as a non-smartphone.

And to those saying at&t can't force a data plan at all, get a regular phone from ebay that's meant for at&t, pop your sim in, you will get a nice little text message saying you will not be charged $15 a month for data.
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] yoyowhatup22:
yeah and on monthly you cant even access 2g which is BS
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] Phateless:
Do first boot without the sim card. The phone will turn on wifi so you can connect to Google. I do this all the time when flashing just because the first sync is faster that way.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] sooyong94:
I have a X10 mini, after flashing the custom kernel by nAa and my phone wont make phone calls and use wifi. However when I tried to reflash into stock, it still wont work. How should I fix this without resorting it to flashing back to stock via Pc companion? :(
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] siddardha21:
did u flash it properly? try flashing the stock kernel with flash tool again.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Haloman800:
I want to replace default launcher with LauncherPro, browser with Opera Mobile, etc., Do I just re-name the app (like browser.apk), and replace?
[Verizon Droid Charge] Bear55:
It would probably be better to just change the defaults so that the system will use LP and Opera.

Settings >applications >manage applications > clear the defaults for browser and twlauncher

Next time you press home it will ask for your preferred launcher. The next browser action will ask for your choice of browser.
[Verizon Droid Charge] Haloman800:
For LauncherPro, this is fine, but for the browser, it doesn't ever want to work correctly, for different activities (like clicking links within apps, or doing a google search) it will ask me randomly which one to use.

I have another question, where are 3rd party apps (every app that's not a system app) stored?

Ty.
[Verizon Droid Charge] anoninja118:
/data/app in root explorer

blazing through on my 4G Droid Charge
[Verizon Droid Charge] blueis300:
I use the ADW Launcher as it has so many configurations. How many icons you want up or across, the main icons at the bottom of the page etc..
[Verizon Droid Charge] trungquyhoi:
can i replace system apps by 3rd party?
[Verizon Droid Charge] Endless2232:
No. You can not just overwrite system apps with third party ones. The second post explains the best way to take care of your request.
[Verizon Droid Charge] blarrick:
I think GO Launcher EX is the best out there. I've tried ADW and Launcher Pro and GO Launcher is the fastest, most stable one of the three. No homescreen hang/withdraw(unless the launcher crashes and restarts, which rarely happens but even when it does it's only for about 2-3 seconds)

Anyways, i wouldn't replace system apps unless it's to update(Like Swype. You sometimes need to uninstall it before you can install the updated version)
[Verizon Droid Charge] trungquyhoi:
hi all, i like go sms but the program is very quick if i always to use it. if sometime i use it, the program is very slow to start.

so, what way is the solution, if i copy the apk file to the system/app/ so can it start to faster
[Verizon Droid Charge] blueis300:
Cool may give that a try I was gonna re do my phone anyhow.
[Verizon Droid Charge] jpolzner:
Personally, when I replace a system app, just install whatever replacement app you want to use and the I use Titanium Backup to freeze the system app. You shouldn't get any pop-ups asking which app to use for an action, because there will only be one choice since the system app has been frozen.
[Verizon Droid Charge] trungquyhoi:
i can't freeze any system apps by titanium backup.
[Galaxy S II General] peterdan1506:
Anyone notice in the Android Marketplace that facebook appears in chinese writing... :S why is this? did it get hacked or something? Can someone please check just 2 see if its not just my device?
[Galaxy S II General] evildave_666:
The title for all facebook applications in market search results seems to be in korean for me, however the actual apps when selected are in the proper language for my device's region (japanese).

What CSC are you using?

Update - Market seems to have lost its marbles right at this moment. Same behaviour on my co-worker's Desire on a different carrier.
[Galaxy S II General] peterdan1506:
im using a stock CSC

iv also got another question tho... when yu download apk's from the internet not from the android market... how do u update the game if future updates become available?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] choikugi:
Hi,

I found out that HP TOUCHPAD can receive or send SMS through Galaxy note.

You can even receive phone call through Note as well.

Simply you just need to pair these two devices via bluetooth.

I have also heard you can do it with Galaxy S2.

Cheers
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] mihneagabriel:
Im a total noob coming from the Inc1 (which was easier to root and update)

I searched but may have missed something in the tons on information on this forum.

I did s-off using revolutionary as soon as i got the phone while running 2.3.3

Now I tried to accept the OTA 2.3.4 but it gives me an install error while trying to update.

I was wondering if reverting to the stock recovery (while s-off) would allow me to accept the OTA then I can push Clockworkmod recovery to become rooted again? if so where can i find the stock recovery for 2.3.3 and the new clockworkmod recovery i need to push after.

again, slight noob and any help would be appreciated.

If this has already been covered, I'm sorry, just link the thread and delete this one.

Thank you very much.
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] colossus:
You Question has been answered here, maybe try waiting a little longer for a reply next time instead of opening new thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19035387&postcount=276
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stuff:
I've read somewhere that when the Nexus S for ATT gets low service, poor 3g or edge, it will start spazzing out on the Search button.

It is doing this on my phone A LOT. At my university, it's common that my data connection gets poor, but I can still send a few text messages. But it's nearly impossible when the button is freaking out.

Is there anything to do?
[HTC EVO 3D] sprintuser1977:
Will the note run on the sprint network if i buy one unlocked? It shows it runs on their frequency but i have never bought a phone unlocked and tried to get it on a network that does not carry that phone in their line up. Will it work with sprint network? I want it bad but want to make sure before i get one. Im in love with that bad boy. Anyone with better tech knowledge than me please let me know
[HTC EVO 3D] Jaquarry:
If it's not Sprint branded they won't activate it.
[HTC EVO 3D] sprintuser1977:
That fn sucks
[HTC EVO 3D] lchupacabras:
Runs on their frequency but not on CDMA the unlocked phone is GSM only (att; tmob) so yeah, can't use it at all. Quite the shame, I would love to get me a Note.
[HTC EVO 3D] sprintuser1977:
So i could get it and it would be able to work with tmobile? I would go with them if i had to to get the phone. I was with them once before anyway with the hd2
[HTC EVO 3D] life64x:
If the gms is the same as in the states, yep...
[HTC EVO 3D] krayziejoe:
I think you're lost...wrong forum
[HTC EVO 3D] jsls:
Found that out the hard way a long time ago :(
[HTC EVO 3D] Sad Panda:
Tmobile has changed a lot, they are just flat turning into thieves with a business license now. Never switch to a carrier just for the devices they can run, that is just plain not smart, at all.

I am not trying to be offensive, I do have your best interest in mind. With how fast devices are pushed out, there will be one that is better and what you want in 6 months time. So it doesn't make sense to move to a carrier for the phones. You will just get yourself locked into some contract that (Tmobile especially) keeps updating to strip more freedom and cost to to you.
[HTC EVO 3D] lchupacabras:
Double check on the actual bands it supports; 3G especially considering the fact that tmob uses their own 3G unlike most other GSM carriers.

Aka it should work fine... BUT it might be stuck on EDGE at all times. Not cool.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] chocolate8175:
Found a really nice Ice Cream Sandwich theme for Cyanogenmod users (or anyone who has the T-mobile theme choosing ability). Just a note, I did nothing to create this. I found it and it looks amazing so I asked if I could make this available to all of you looking through the Incredible themes and apps section, so it's easier to find basically. The link below will you take you to the real thread, thank sonnysekhon once you get there if you like it (I'm sure you will). And enjoy, thanks

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1310925
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] jbdan:
Thx yeah this is by far the best ICS theme for the theme chooser go Sonny!
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] phaze one:
Thanks for the post.
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] chocolate8175:
Glad you guys like it
[Droid Incredible Themes and Apps] dmbtimmyb21:
TY very much

Freakin' bad-ass and sleek. Just what I was looking. Thanks to all devs associated :D
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankscorek:
hello friends

i rooted gingerbread 2.3.3 and stocked it also

build number is xwkf3

baseband version is I9100DDKE4

can someone please suggest me whether i can upgrade to latest firmware. where and how? please suggest me the link
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicholaschum:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278

Choose a firmware to download from his thread posts, then follow the guide to flash a firmware through Odin.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankscorek:
i read that before rooting...

my next query is can i do a 2.3.5 from 2.3.3 without wiping my mobile clean
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] njackson:
Yes

My current flash is the Frankenstein XWKJ1 from the above link, and I then flashed the Siyah V2.1.1 kernel, all with no wipe of the phone. ;)

Just follow the instructions on the post.

Jacko
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankscorek:
can i use this on my phone which is running xwkf3 android 2.3.3..its from the frankeinstein:-

XWKJ3

Android 2.3.5

This package has: PDA: XWKJ3| Modem/phone: XXKI3| CSC: XEUKH2

i hope incase the answer is positive i can use odin to flash it

i extracted the firmware and i only see firmware.tar.md5 as agianst seeing those 3 files..how do i proceed? can i use cwm on my phone to install it?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] njackson:
Sorry - I didn't answer your main question. The answer is yes, that was the initial upgrade I made with mys SGS2.

With the file you are talking about, you need to use Odin to flash. You cannot do the .tar.md5 file with CWM. Follow the instructions on the post where you got your rom file from, but essentially you just need to flash it from the PDA slot in Odin.

Jacko
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ankscorek:
ok i got it working using odin..any tutorial for installing icecreme sandwich on s2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] njackson:
lol

If only :p

The best you can do at the moment is only an ICS theme. Have a look here

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1059

Jacko
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dman777:
I got his cool live wallpaper called Wavescape. Some of the areas that move can become a bright white color for about 4 seconds. Will this shorten the life of the organic LED...or make the LED pixels not as bright?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Windst:
Live wallpapers are vbetter for tour screen. White wwore our my ns4g amoled where the clock was and the white lettering on my keyboard from massive texting . Try to use the least amount of active white that will really use the same spot. Hide top notification bar, use themes, use non white font if possible.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drleospaceman:
Technically yes, but the amount of time it will shorten the subpixel life is so insignificant that it doesn't really matter. You will however get better battery life with all black backgrounds as black pixels use zero power.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Windst:
Its significant when you have white webpages games and etc. Experience. Only had this ns4g for about half a year, and the white damage annoys me enough right now in text fields where I see this white ghost
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowVlican:
yes, the image retention on these OLED screens is horrible
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Room7:
I want to watch a movie i have on my phone through HDMI out on my TV. I have the newest CM7 installed.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pirateghost:
you're using the wrong rom for that then
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phalanx7621:
I lold. Yeah man cm7 has several threads going. Check the q and a section and development section.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] JillyBohnson:
This is getting old, I thought when I traded in my POS thunderbolt I was done with these problems. Hard reset, pulled SIM, pulled battery, & still nothing. Someone please remind me why I'm paying $110+ a month for service that seems to always have problems. I'm not rooted, was told to get new SIM from VZW..too bad they are closed at 11 pm