yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KaiZ51:
Hey there, I want to secure myself in case I get robbed, so that I can get back my phone.

What are the best apps out there? Preferably something free, and for non-root phones (which is my case)...

Also, is any app able to track where my phone is with it turned off for example? Because if the thief's smart enough, I think the first thing he will do will be to turn it off...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prboy1969:
The one I've always gone with is Lookout Security & Antivirus. No Root Required. A lot of features even on the free app. Has the MISSING Device Locator.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phoenixv5:
I have a few questions about the eeePad, before I decide if I should buy one or not.

1) First of all, how is the ebook reading experience in an eeepad?

Is it readable without zooming a lot? Also, is it slow (it was kinda slow in a galaxy tab I once saw!) when you use ebooks or pdf files with a lot of pages or pictures?

2) How is gaming? Any good keyboard playable games?

Any RPGs? Anyone tried wesnoth?

Edit: Okay, so the emulators work!

3) How is the movie playback of non mp4 formats (mkv, rmvb, avi etc.)?

As far as I tried, it works on desire z and was very slow on xperia mini pro (old one) and galaxy gt-i5510!

4) I saw the thread on Ubuntu! Is it slow? Can it run any other OS?

5) Does normal android apps (the ones for mobiles I mean) work in eeepad?

Do they shrink or become too large or something?

If these questions were already asked, I apologize in advance!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Spidey01:
1) Fine. I find the Kindle App and Polaris Office (for PDFs) works fine. Readability without zooming depends on the user also; I don't have problems.

2) Some work (e.g. Muffin Knight), gaming on Android varies I guess. And thx, didn't know someone was selling a Wesnoth port; I'll have to check that and see what's up.

3) I'll leave it to others here, since I don't even own a Blu-Ray player yet...hehe.

4) Probably, read the thread maybe? Remember it's armv7l not x86 or x86_64. I run Debian stable in a chroot.

5) That's kind of configurable. Generally it works fine in my experience (most apps I use are not made for tablets).
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hardcorekb:
3)Tested a 720p 2,36gb mkv and played smooth with diceplayer (not-free). But when you turn hdmi out the subtitles doesn't show on the tv. Maybe not a big problem for you ..

5) Apps works perfect in my experience, i didn't notice that someones are not made for tablets
[Android Themes] holgalee:
Was poking around Deviantart when I came across this person's amazing work:

I particularly like the music widget and the battery charging graphic.
[Android Themes] Dunc001:
You need to post a working LINK :D
[Android Themes] holgalee:
Oops, sorry! Was in a hurry to go off for my dinner. Thanks for posting the correct link; I've amended mine.
[LG Revolution] bken620:
Currently I'm using wifi tether with an unrooted Toshiba thrive, non-ad-hoc mode. I know that someone else has already posted this on here, but I have found a way to use it without it setting itself up as ad-hoc, and I couldn't find the other post about it. I did not write this program so I take no credit for it.

0. Need to have root, and I'm currently in gingerbread

1. dl the latest beta (currently 6) of wifi tether from here http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/

2. After you have done that you need to go into "settings", go to "change device profile" go down to "LG optimus s" and select that

3. Now go down to "change LAN" and select "192.168.1.0/24"

4. Enjoy the blazing speed of 4g on something other than you revo

I'm not saying this will work for everyone, I am rooted as well as having gingerbread, so this may be another caviat to it. But try it anyway, what's the worst that can happen. And if anyone else has any other settings that may help, please share
[LG Revolution] mtmichaelson:
Ya, DSpair in IRC had found this out a week or two ago, but all you have to do is select Optimus S as device and Softap under set up method. Worked perfect for my Galaxy Tab.
[LG Revolution] bken620:
That's awesome, sorry if what i put up was a repost, i just hadn't seen any info on this specifically.
[LG Revolution] adrenaline_rush:
Wow finally I got my phone to beacon infastructure! Thanks!
[LG Revolution] Cybie257:
Unless I am not seeing it, I can't find a setting to disable 'n' mode. That mode tends to cause the connection to fluctuate from 6Mpbs to 65Mbps and basically loses connection just as the problem with the 4gHotSpot App.

Overall, great find. I tried that once before but couldn't get any of the profiles to work. Can't remember if "LG Optimus s" was on it at the time and maybe changed the network to 192.168.1.0 was the trick.

Connects and Windows will auto connect and it IS Infrastructure. Just hope I can find a way to disable 'n' mode so I can maintain a strong connection. When I went to 'g' only mode in HotSpot, I maintained a solid, no dropout connection rate. Sure, n at 65Mbps would be nice, but g works and is fast enough for tethering and what the standard tethering apps use (the 54Mbps speed)..

Thanks for the heads up and the post!

-Cybie

PS. The only part I don't like about the find is it de-motivates me to figure out the HotSpot app per my post/thread, lol. But, I can live with that! :)

EDIT: The speed I am referring to is the link speed with the Windows Task Manager/Networking tab. When the phone connects, it's 'LinkSpeed' is 65Mbps. When you access internet, or not always so, it will drop the Link Speed down to 6Mbps. If you try to use SpeedTest.Net or Speakeasy.net/speedtest, they will usually come to a halt on download testing near the end. That's the Wifi dropping out. With this and the 4gHotSpot, that will happen. But as soon as I changed the HotSpot to 'g' only connection (at 54Mbps Link Speed), it maintained and never dropped out.
[LG Revolution] bken620:
I've had absolutely no problems with fluctuation of service when it comes to internet as long as i have 3g or better service.
[LG Revolution] majorpay:
Interesting... I finally got it to work this way. Previously I had been using the standard ad-hoc method, and when I'd switch over my Nook Color couldn't obtain an IP address.

The apparent solution(s) was to put it in SoftAp (still would not get IP address), then forget the connection (left over from ad-hoc) and reconnect.

Seems to work like a charm now.
[LG Revolution] bken620:
I just leave it on auto, i wasn't really sure what each method was
[LG Revolution] majorpay:
That's what I was doing, and it seemed to work fine, but leaving it on auto means it's ad-hoc. I guess some people have had issues with ad-hoc, hence the need for true infrastructure, but I personally have been able to get anything I want to connect to ad-hoc. Of course, I don't own a high end tab...
[LG Revolution] Cybie257:
The one thing you can't get to connect to ad-hoc is another android device. At least none that I know of. It's an issue the Google is supposed to be working on. The other problem with ad-hoc, such as tethering Windows (mainly because Windows has the lamest networking abilities) is that it won't connect automatically. Windows will automatically sense Infrastructure and if you've selected to automatically connect, it will do so every time you switch on tethering. With ad-hoc, you don't have the auto connect ability within Windows. At least not without any 3rd party software/hacks that I'm not currently aware of.

-Cybie
[LG Revolution] bhp117:
I notice that the wifi tether always drop then reconnect every 30-45min connected to my laptop or desktop both win 7 64bit even when my phone screen is on but when the screen is off it'll take much longer for the tether to reconnect and sometimes it won't connect until I turn the screen back on. When the screen is off it tend to drop more frequently 15-20mins.

Are there a way to fix this?

My tether settings

Optima s - ad hoc - 192.168.1.0/24 - disable wake/lock - client approval on

I'm using wifi tether 3.1 pre100

This also happen when I was using 3.1 beta6 that's when I download and install the newer version 3.1 pre100

They just release 3.1 pre101 I'm thinking of trying that to see if that'll fix the bugs

SuperCharged GingerVolt B-) R U?
[LG Revolution] ojo8:
Just picked up a LG Revo the other day off of craigslist and the first thing I did was install gingervolt 1.2 and android-wifi-tether 3.1 pre6. It's only been a day but so far so good. Wifi tether is working and the phone is super fast.

I'm hoping a future version of wifi tether will allow the phone to adjust wifi broadcast power and/or include bluetooth pan. 4G + wifi tether is sucking up about 20% an hour right now.
[LG Revolution] bhp117:
Since my laptop and pc connect to ad-hov only I adjust the transmit power to 3mW and do notice it uses lesser power and since my phone is always close to the pc/laptop I don't need to set it to high.

This setting is only for ad-hoc " 3mW-30mW "

SuperCharged GingerVolt B-) R U?
[LG Revolution] bhp117:
SuperCharged GingerVolt B-) R U?
[LG Revolution] Cybie257:
If you're using ad-hoc and that works fine for your needs, I would recommend Garden Tether on the market. Never had an issue with it working other than not able to connect my friends 3g android phone to mine for faster downloads.

-Cybie
[LG Revolution] bhp117:
Thanx I'll try that out

SuperCharged GingerVolt B-) R U?
[LG Revolution] ojo8:
What's the difference between Garden tether and android-wifi-tether?

I tried both of them and besides for some art work they look identical, right down to the settings page.
[LG Revolution] bhp117:
I was having problems w wifi tether because it kept on disconnecting so I tried the garden wifi, at first glance it do feel the same and after a day of use I haven't gotten disconnected yetso far its working good

SuperCharged GingerVolt B-) R U?
[LG Revolution] bken620:
I couldn't tell you, but my guess is that the one in the market is the non-beta version...but that's only a guess, sorry.
[LG Revolution] Cybie257:
Garden Tether is ad-hoc only. It's stable and available in the market. It's, in my opinion, the best overall reliable/working tether app out. I've never had any disconnect issues.

Aside from the Verizon 4g Hot Spot app, the wifi tether beta allows infrastructure connectivity along with ad-hoc. If you've ever tried to connect an Android device to an ad-hoc only network, it's likely it either didn't 'see' it, or couldn't connect. Other devices out there fail to connect to ad-hoc also, so infrastructure is needed.

And, look closer. These two apps don't look identical within the settings.. Close, but different. :)

-Cybie
[LG Revolution] jamRwoo:
This worked like a charm; thanks bken620.

Didn't have to enabled MSS Clamping or any other weird settings. Set Profile to Optimus S, LAN to 192.168.1.0/24, and kept setup method on Auto. Using the 101 version (not Beta 6) on GV 1.3.
[LG Revolution] :
with 3.1 beta 9 (or 3.1 pre112 experimental) now out, what is the latest on the best settings to use for wifi tether performance?
[LG Revolution] drums84:
I used these same settings after I rooted my revolution and wifi tether worked and connected to my galaxy 10.1. I then flashed Gingervolt 1.3 and also Blitzkrieg 2.1 kernel and now the same settings don't work. I keep getting an error that says "tether started with errors". Does anyone know why this is happening or know a solution to this issue.
[LG Revolution] ufkal:
I'm charging up my Nook Color tablet and seeing if that has any problems connecting to my revo via wifi tether. I'll let you know.
[LG Revolution] cperrin1968:
wifi

yes works great and really fast by changing the lan and using optimus s :D
[General Questions and Answers] Anti_simlock:
Hi,

I have come across this Thread and already got stuck on step # 1 :D

My phone does not get recognized by the software and is also not listed on the list.

Would that mean my phone can not be flashed?

But then when I look at the different types of Roms, I found Sensation XE Roms, here.

So what's next I should do? And is it possible to flash at all?
[General Questions and Answers] Anti_simlock:
Anyone? :(
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] moizsami:
Hey. I updated my phone to eagerly waited gingerbread today...but it was disappointing as there is still no video chat feature available in google talk...am i right or amvi doing smthing wrong, need assistance. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sirilpta:
Video call feature works with skype and tango... I have tried it..

if you like my post dont forget to click

............THANKS.............
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] manrock111:
Are you sure about skype ?

Just day before I tried but it didn't work.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sirilpta:
Ya... Today also i called my friend for testing... He was in pc... It worked smoothly...

if you like my post dont forget to click

............THANKS.............
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] prototype22:
firmware?

Galaxy S2 i9100 stock 2.3.4

Galaxy Sl i9003 poseidon beta

Galaxy S i9000 simply honey 5.1
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Unkalo:
Skype doesn't work in i9003 sure. And Tango only works well in Froyo. Dissapointed.

Enviado desde mi GT-I9003 usando Tapatalk
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sirilpta:
I am on froyo ddkb2

if you like my post dont forget to click

............THANKS.............
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sirilpta:
No... Bro... Sykpe works on froyo. New version of skype. I tested it and works fine for me...

if you like my post dont forget to click

............THANKS.............
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] manrock111:
With Front facing camera too ?
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] sicmofo:
Fring was working for me on the back camera until it updated. After that only audio calls were possible :( Cranium kph
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Unkalo:
With front camera only works Tango and only in Froyo. 100 % tested.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] max_rockzz:
m on kpm

n as said above, fring doesnt do video calling..neither with front nor with back camera!

any video calling app for GB that actually works?? back camera would also do!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] shariqa12:
Yahoo Messenger video chat works on xxkph.... but back camera only.
[Xoom Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrHabaki:
Hello,

is there a way to boot an external boot.img or recovery.img via adb? The idea is to keep the xoom unmodified, but boot an unlocked bootloader/recovery to perform a system backup.

Is there a way? On my old htc magic I could install a custom ROM this way:

fastboot boot recoverym.img

while recoverym.img was a modified (open) recovery system.

After installing the custom ROM via nandroid I had my original recovery on the htc untouched.

I tried that command with the xoom (and several open recoveries for the xoom) what gave me an error message.

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance!

Chris
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell2011:
What Odin/One click package should i download to get root with GB bootloaders with CWM and flash zip file roms only? So i can flash roms like Fasty III and others? Which one is suggested for great battery life? Experts please
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
First off you don't need root to flash a rom. as for bootloaders use either a leak 2.3.5 i897 rom with bootloader or just the bootloader package. They are stickied in Dev section.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell2011:
Can you please send me a link im new at all this but im learning i have Odin 3 v 1.81 and Odin v 1.81 ATT GB bootloaders extracted. I just want to be able to use download mode jig and plug in USB and go.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell2011:
I have UCK H3 one click is that good enough to get started? Could i flash a rom in rom manager like fasty III im looking for fast and grt battery life.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
KH3 1 click should be good. Don't use Rom Manager. Here you can find everything you will need. Just flash KH3 or any other GB leak, let it boot up normally, flash (with ODIN or SGS kernel flasher(app)) the boog's kernel that has CWM, let it boot up normally. Boot up in recovery and flash the rom.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell2011:
Yea ive seen this which one should i pick and with or w/o bootloaders. 2.3 or 2.4.5 not sure? Just want the best one for speed and battery life and i like launcher pro.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
I don't use launcher pro so can't say. But IMO KH3 or KJ3 would be my best (I still use KH3 modem). You need bootloaders so you can flash one with bootloaders.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
SGS kernel flasher requires root. Which rooting involves a kernel swap with Odin anyway, so for this purpose its pretty useless.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell2011:
I just flashed UCK H3 and while in process i checked flash bootloaders now im soft bricked. Will the download mode jig help? I have one i dont know what to do. It doesnt work. What can i do am i screwed? I have the soft brick symbols on my phone now.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
Reboot pc, swap usb Ports (make sure its one on the back of the PC), right click Odin and ruin as admin, put .tar in pda slot, Pull battery, replace, use jig, ignore screen that appears, connect to PC if Odin recognizes it hit start.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell2011:
Grt thanks ok i got the fish now what do i reboot or what and add kernel next? I still have Odin opened and USB plugged in
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
Disconnect, close Odin. Pull battery, replace, use jig, flash boog's kernel the same edu you flashed the fugu kernel.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell2011:
Im getting a screen that looks like a TV screen all lines what the heck is that? Its boots to ATT logo then TV screen all colors and lines. I did the kernel it passed but not sure whats going on now. It keeps rebooting ATT screen and TV looking screen
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
... That sounds like you didn't flash correct bootloaders. Correct me if Im wrong. On a side note ya Studa I had a brain fart on SGS kernel flasher.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell2011:
I can still get in download mod with jig. Cant i try a diffrent package in Odin?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
Did you use KH3 with bootloaders?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell2011:
Not sure what to do im trying the AIO toolbar and im enabled for root phone but seems like nothing is happeneing im still in download mode
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
that is froyo boots on a gingerbread ROM.

op flash this package

That will flash the gingerbread bootloaders which will get rid of those lines and make it possible to boot into recovery.

DO NOT USE AIO TOOLBOX AFTER THIS PACKAGE IT WILL BRICK YOUR PHONE. might as well just delete that for safe measure.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell2011:
Ok i was in recovery in rebooted phone now im at ATT screen logo no lines now. What do i do now is there a rom to flash or am i even rooted? Can i go into download mode and flash a kernel
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell2011:
Im staying at recovery till i hear back from someone lol. Where do i go from here?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
You should be rooted, look in you're app drawer for superuser if its there you're rooted, although if you are wanting to flash a custom ROM that part wasn't necessary.

From this point just go to the Dev section and pick you out a ROM, put it on sdcard and flash it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell2011:
It doesnt boot it jujst goes to ATT logo in recovery all i see is android, dcim,lost.dir external and fuga mod. I still have my sim and sd card out should i put them in?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
With the phone plugged into PC, In recovery go to, mounts and storage and mount USB storage. Then transfer ROM zip to the root directory on your phones sdcard. Then you can flash it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell2011:
In the recovery im in which is blue color i dont see anything for mounts. I have only reboot system now, apply update form sd card,wipe data/factory reset and wipe cache part. Thats it
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
You need ClockworkMod recovery.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell2011:
I thought so how do i get to that ?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
On the link I gave you earlier. Look for KH3 Boog's kernel. That has CWM baked in it.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell2011:
I get a message firmware upgrade fail i trieds to pull the battery restart pc and download jig and continue but nothing
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
What do you mean by nothing?

Have Odin open. Yank battery replace abs use jig. Then plug into PC. Odin should see it as being in download mode.

If not try uninstalling the drivers. Reboot abs reinstalling them.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell2011:
Im on UCK F1 2.3.3 GB what roms can i flash from that? Or to make it faster? And best battery life?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
Everything after that. KF1 was by far the worst Gb leak. I would recommend Fusion X or Fasty KJ3. But that's just what I like.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell2011:
Im not rooted what is the easiest way? Im on GB 2.3.3 but not rooted do you have a link?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
Get CWM and flash the rom that you want. You can use Boog's KH3 kernel, or Cognition 5 second step kernel.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell2011:
What link to get rooted or can i just ODin the Boog kernel you mentioned
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prbassplayer:
You don't need root. Rom has root.
[Nook Touch General] glezmen:
Hi there,

I have epubs with book description text in the 'comments' field. It's displayed on my computer in Calibre, but I can't find a way to display it on Nook :(

Any ideas, or is it simply not supported?
[Nook Touch General] sarmasm:
Not supported.

Sebastián Armas

Avid reader, Spanish Interactive Fiction Author
[Nook Touch General] ryanpl:
B&N does not allow you to read the description of side loaded books, to encourage you to buy ebooks from them. You'd need to use another e-reader. I use Mantano Reader and am able to read all info.
[HTC Sensation] wchiri:
Hi guys,

Just wondering - going overseas for 3 days and going to bring my phone with me. How do I ensure that all data transfers will NOT happen therefore not leaving me with a large bill when I get back?

Thanks,
[HTC Sensation] wayneb02:
Airplane mode

Sent from my Dinc running cm7 with incredikernel
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

Go to settings>wireless& networks>mobile networks.

Make sure data roaming is NOT ticked.

Then it will not connect abroad.

:)
[HTC Sensation] wchiri:
I still want to receive messages/calls.
[HTC Sensation] wayneb02:
Payphone :D

Sent from my Dinc running cm7 with incredikernel
[HTC Sensation] sergeybrin:
Turn off data roaming. Also if you want to make calls without getting roaming charges, use wifi calling at your hotel's wifi.
[HTC Sensation] EddyOS:
By default, HTC disables data roaming so you don't need to worry. Always worth checking, though ;)
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] sohail77:
can somebody tell me how can i change sgs2 lockscreen wallpaper on kyrillos v9
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] MmegaMac:
I believe that it is impossible with Kyrillos 9.0
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] Smonic:
I think it is in the indroid thread on the first page. Rudolf895 has posted al the info about how to change the sgs2 lockscreen wallpaper.
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] mcchal:
Thanks, work great -) (need to readd Gallery3D from JPS)
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] NightFreaker:
You go to gallery view the pic you want then choose set as on the bottom right. You will see the set as lock screen.
[Galaxy 3 Themes and Apps] i_rnb:
\framework-res.apk\res\drawable-ldpi\zzzzzzzz_default_lockscreenw.jpg

:) the wallpaper path..