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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] mpcdata:
This sounds like a good option for someone living on the edge of the network
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nacron:
sprint has a device that goes through your broadband internet and rebroadcasts cell signal
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TurboFool:
Which would do what, exactly, for this problem? The issue is the phone losing CELL signal. If the device rebroadcasts a CELL signal via the Internet, nothing will be improved. The OP was asking if they could make calls/send texts via Internet.

To the OP: Not unless you want to use a new phone number. If you don't mind a new number, then there are alternatives. Otherwise, no.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] poppygt:
Sprint lets you use your own # for Google voice and groove IP works off your Google voice account to make wifi calls. I use it every day.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ElAguila:
I found information about the epic on this issue but not the epic touch. I have a lot of lag when I turn the screen sideways and when I turn it back. It take 2-4 seconds for the screen to change. I know it does it much faster as I have seen it on other ET's. I have calibrated it and it still has the lag. Any ideas what might be causing it that I can fix?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Familiar Joe:
I really wonder if this will be improved with hardware acceleration via ICS update when that happens.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ElAguila:
This is frustrating me more than the infrequent LOS that I have. It doesn't matter what launcher I use. I have tried the touchwiz, ADW EX, SPB Shell 3D, and LauncherPro. They all have a horrible lag when going from portrait to landscape. Now here is the other part of the mystery. If I go to gallery and open a picture, it switches from portrait to landscape really quickly as long as I am viewing the picture. When I back out it is back to the same old lag.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hijewpositive:
I had the same issue. I fixed it by doing the horizontal calibration in the display settings. Now my lag is at Max 1 sec.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ElAguila:
I have done that and it speeds it up for a few hours and then the lag is back again.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Bazirker:
Rotation lag isn't an issue for me, I have the opposite...the phone likes to rotate around anytime I tilt it at all. Very irritating. I just keep rotation locked so I don't have to deal with it.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] POQbum:
So what is everyone seeing as far as how long their battery lasts?

Is there anything you do to save battery?

Also please remember to post honest estimates, screenshots prefered. Lying about battery usage doesn't help anyone and doesn't make you any cooler of a person :rolleyes:
[Motorola Droid RAZR] davinci27:
So my first charge looks like it's gonna be in the 8.5-9 hour range. Keep in mind that was a long hard 9 hours of pretty much constant fiddling and playing. My droid pro would have died a couple of hours ago. We will see how the second charge runs.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Dakota0206:
How does a screenshot prove battery life? If someone was determined to lie about their battery (don't know why they would) how would you know they didn't throw it on a charger in between pics?

Asking to someone to "prove" the feedback they went out of their way to provide is asinine. Either accept the feedback you get, or do it yourself.

Turn off 4G

root and calibrate your battery,

juice defender

Use your phone less often

Turn the display all the way down

Keep Bluetooth off

Keep from searching for wifi networks

Strip out bloatware

Limit what runs in the background

Limit how often apps sync
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Rythmyc:
After a day of HEAVY usage (AndroIRC full time, forum / web browsing, total of 2 hours talk time, heavy texting, and some gaming) I went through about an 8 hour shift at work. I would put the battery on par with the Droid Charge right now. Although, that was just the first full charge. I'm sure the next one will prove to last longer ... or maybe not. We'll see tomorrow!
[Motorola Droid RAZR] dusanzk:
It's my understanding that it would be visible under 'Charging' in 'Battery Usage', if someone charged the phone in between pics

Right ?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] FrAsErTaG:
correct, battery statistic applications always say "since plugged in"
[Motorola Droid RAZR] ups2525:
It would be BAD !@# to see the distracting negative recourse that usually hijacks threads stop. ;)

The screenshot is a 'fool proof' way of showing an accurate read of how long the battery has been off of the charger. If you plugged the device in between screenshots the time on battery would reset and you now would have a screenshot showing LESS time off the charger. I understood the OP to request that the responses be accurate in terms of providing stats paired with usage. In other words dont show a screenshot that reads 22h 31m 17s 'on battery' and say that this 'on battery' time was accrued from 'heavy usage'. I see it all the time in the several different forums I frequent.

IME nursing the data connectivity is an excellent way to increase the battery life. I'm currently on the Bionic and Charge and I, at one time, was a heavy Slacker Radio user which requires a data connection. I now purchase MP3's through Amazon MP3 player and Cloud drive and I download music to my SD-ext and turn off my data for the most part of the day. When I need to use Google maps (I'm a UPS driver) I turn on the data, GPS and WiFi. I placed shortcuts in an easily accessible screen to quickly access the 3 things I mentioned. I regularly see 20+ hrs nursing data, GPS and WiFi.

I'm waiting on a co-worker to get a few weeks of usage on the Razr and give me some feedback before I decide to purchase.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] robstunner:
It all depends on usage. Some people will have 40+ hours on one charge, while others have 5 hours. Thats equivalent to the people who only use their phones to talk, and dont sync data, vs the people who are downloading new ROMS for their phones while listening to pandora while they are using the GPS to get to work.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] ups2525:
+1...battery usage is relevant.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] davinci27:
90%-20% in about 6 hours of fairly heavy usage.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] itrof61:
Every time i pick up a call the screen goes black (as it should) but then it doent come back up, is anyone having this problem?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] imoumni:
always hit this problem when im on speaker and bring the phone close to my face, then if the screen turns off due to proximity sensor it won' turn back on...
[T-Mobile LG G2x] gman87:
Are you using Trinity kernel?
[Motorola Droid X2] Watercycle:
A few days after I sbf'd to 2.3.4 and then went to eclipse 1.2 I still was getting a typical 2 day lifespam of average use (live wallpaper, n64roid, obenyoko<3, little bit of web browsing, weatherbug in background, texting ~ the general stuff you'd expect)

But I seem to have found the top 3 things that do magic =)

after 24 hours I only lost 20% from a full charge {or so 2.3.4's faulty battery readings say considering restarting it told me 99%} ~ regardless, I believe it since the first reading was realistic

1) Screen Filter App ~ your eyes can adjust to extremely low lighting so... i throw mine on at 35% brightness (i'm not aware of what the stock stops at but it doesn't seem anywhere close to screen filter app) ~ this app is the best night time tool ever! ~ but horrible in the sun/viewing pictures

2) Throw that battery mode on maximum saver =), it makes no real difference to you

3) Cpu Tuner App ~ like any other processor control... you can switch between Power Saver (clocking cores down to 200 - 450 ~ which only brings a bit of lag, but I usually have this enabled for when i'm not using the phone or just texting) and extreme {aka clocks at 200 min 1000 max}

Extra) I swear half of this phones battery is based off the temperature of the room it's in :p

Hope the obvious tips help somebody =o

I suppose i'll see how well phone does when I starve it of a charge even longer, but i'm expecting 4 or 5 days, at minimum 3

... Darn battery bug ...

~~~ I'm on day 3 and a half =) ~~~, I think 4 might be a lucky slide in

that's with not so much hardcore use but standard + web browsing when the time is called upon
[Motorola Droid X2] ashclepdia:
I don't think I'd EVER see 1day(much.less 3 lol) with my use.

but I have stretched it.pretty far using.some of those methods..biggest saver IMHO is the battery saver mode(or.just killing background data/auto sync or even all data) but that battery manager isn't.included in liberty ;(

Another reason to return to eclipse once again :)
[Motorola Droid X2] IDMA.DROID.X2:
I'd get less than a day since I use mine non stop! I do use some things to stretch it out, but I don't get close to 2 days. But I always charge whenever I have a chance.
[Networking] Antoxin:
Hi everybody!

Looking for some advice from US members.

I'm gonna travel in US for almost a month: couple weeks at Hawaii and couple weeks for LA, SF and NY.

Could somebody suggest a best pay as you go plan for this trip not for calls but for unlimited data or something looks like unlimited. I got Nexus S 3G. And is there this roaming prices or it doesn't matter where you actually is in US?

PS: Surely I can look through all the networks websites but I just thought that locals should know this and the answer won't take much time.

Thanks! :)
[Networking] Andassaran:
T-Mobile USA offers a no-contract package for US$30 a month that gives you 100 minutes talk, unlimited (to the US) SMS and unlimited 3g data (speeds throttled to 2g after 5gb use).

http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/monthly-4g-plans

Nationwide coverage, roaming included. You might have to pay the activation fee (usually US$35) but that's about the only option in the US that is GSM, works with any unlocked phone, and offers what you're looking for.
[Networking] Antoxin:
Thanks a lot! That's what I needed :)

Cheers!
[Networking] A2CKilla:
lol, you forgot about boost, $50 for unlimited everything with shrinkage to $35 i believe unless it changed, really don't remember
[Networking] zigzackattack:
This won't work for a Nexus S though (Boost is CDMA I believe)... and the shrinkage wouldn't happen for a long time. I'm on the $30 a month T-Mobile one and it works great! Make sure you have the right radios for your phone to work on T-Mobile though. Also, the plan does come with 4G (at least if you consider HSPA+ 4G...). Otherwise, AT&T will give you 500 MB on prepaid for $25 a month and you can combine that with a few options for text and talk. The only problem with the T-Mobile deal is that it is online only (unless you get it at Walmart), so you will have to go a few days without service while you wait for your sim to arrive.
[Networking] chrischoi:
Shrinkage kicks in after how many months?

He said about a month.

T-Mobile also has a unlimited $50 plan.

He also said he has his own phone. GSM. Won't work on the CDMA / iDEN network. CDMA phones just being locked.

You weren't very helpful A2CKilla.
[Networking] Antoxin:
IS there some special radio required?

AT&T with 25$ for 500 Mb is not even close to T-Mobile's offer.

Probably I have to order sim few days prior arrival. Does Walmart always have these sim's in stock?

What I didn't get is how to buy this plan. There is no option to buy simcard with this plan. So do I have to buy just simcard without a plan than activate it and choose a plan? If so why I can't do it by buing sim at tmobile office?
[Networking] Andassaran:
There are Walmart stores all across the country. When you buy it there they'll give you the activated sim right there in store. US GSM carriers toss the sim in free when you buy the plan... part of the activation fee. And no special radios required. T-Mobile uses the international 3g bands. Its at&t that uses weird frequencies
[Networking] Antoxin:
Cool thanks!
[Networking] Andassaran:
I edited my last post right as you replied lol.
[Networking] Antoxin:
Got it ;) thanks!
[HTC EVO 3D] crookdbill:
11/12/11 Update

Just added a way larger zip that has a bunch more icons created by XDA member Raadius. Thanks Raadius for allowing me to share these icons!

I couldn't find a thread specifically in the evo 3D thread that has all the info about icons so I decided to start one. If it's somewhere in the evo 3D forum and I missed it than I apologize and a mod can delete this thread. I've attached an icon pack of a few icons I've collected. I did not create any of these icons so I don't take any credit for any of the hard work that was needed to create these. I wish I could remember where I specifically got them from so I could give credit where its due. If one of these icons belong to you let me know so I can give you credit. I am also linking a great thread that has tons of icon packs and talks about different ways to install them on your phone. I use folder organizer from the market to add the icons as shortcuts to the home screens. The original icons still show in the app drawer and in the lockscreen shortcut menu. The linked thread talks about how to change the icons in the app drawer if you want to do that. Hope this helps somebody.

Great thread link below:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=824656
[HTC EVO 3D] crookdbill:
Thread updated! Bump...
[HTC EVO 3D] bmtdan:
Nice!
[HTC EVO 3D] crookdbill:
No problem guys. Thanks for the responses. Enjoy.
[Droid Incredible General] wildstang83:
Happy Veterans Day to all of our prior and current service men and women of all branches of the U.S. Military. I hope everyone is having a good day and please be safe.

Joshua Hale,

U.S. Army (Retired)
[Droid Incredible General] sal_shawn:
I would like to thank all for keeping our country safe. :)
[Droid Incredible General] badogg:
Right back at you!
[Droid Incredible General] jackbtha1:
Thank you to all of the men and women of our armed forces!

Sent from my Droid Incredible
[Droid Incredible General] Jetblak1k:
honor above all

deepest thanks to all that you do, this coming from a person that has a family history of vets going back to the revolution. Never forget what you do, even what you think its not appreciated. There are many of us back here that have your back and words cannot describe the thanks we give to you for what you give us. for those lost RIP for those in duty, may god be with you. I wish i was there with you. my deepest thanks Justin.
[HTC Incredible S] thefrenge:
I am looking to improve my battery life as well as reduce unnecessary ram usage. I have apps such as Call history, docking station and news that are built in and always turn themselves on. I was wondering if there is a way to block certain apps from operating in the background but still lets me use the apps when I want to and maybe have a pop-up window asking me if I want to use it before I do.

Thanks in advance.
[HTC Incredible S] jkolner:
You could try Juice Defender or AutoStarts.
[HTC Incredible S] Psyloid:
With titanium backup pro you can freeze apps and process apk's and so much more ... It's quite an essential program for every phone imo
[HTC Incredible S] Psyloid:
If you freeze them with titanium backup they won't turn on again, not untill you unfreeze them. Trust me, i do it all the time
[HTC Incredible S] baste07:
ROM Toolbox has the freeze option as well and many functions more than titanium
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
Ok i have been looking EVERYWHERE and it seems like all the guides are outdated and may not work if i have android 2.2.1 on the phone already.

I have

PVT 32A

HBOOT-1.33.0013 (SAPP31000)

in the settings on the phone it says my baseband version is 62.50Sj.20.17U_2.22.28.25 which doesnt seem to match up with the different guides out there.

PLEASE somebody link me to a guide that still works nowadays with android 2.2.1!!!!

Thank you!!!!!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] drivn2fast:
The old guide on the cyanogenmod site should work fine. An image is provided to downgrade to like Cupcake or something, then you can root it. I was able to follow the directions a few months back on my wife's old mytouch 3g with no issue.

Where are you running into a snag?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
Thanks for replying. Well to start, here it says.

wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/HTC_Magic_(32A):_Rooting

About Screen

While booted go to Settings » About and look at the baseband version. You will see a long string with the last piece that looks like: 6.35.10.18 or 3.22.20.17 - that is the radio version

Except my baseband is something entirely different. I posted it in the original post.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
Actually, if i just knew how to downgrade to cupcake for starters that would be great.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
Help somebody???? Everything on the net doesnt match up with my phone for some reason. Like its all outdated.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
Which mytouch 3g do you have?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
T mobile my touch 3g. Its white and DOES have the regular headphone jack. And right now it has android 2.2.1 on it.

32A

HBOOT-1.33.0013 (SAPP31000)

baseband version says 62.50Sj.20.17U_2.22.28.25

Currently this phone is incredibly slow! I mean to the point of some people considering it unusable. I use it. But its a real pain. This is why i want to root. See if maybe an older version of android or a custom rom like cyanogen will speed it up.

If i simply put SAPPIMG.nbh on a freshly formatted fat32 sd card and fast boot or whatever it says unknown fail update fail.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
See here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=925182.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
Yay!!! This appears as if it might work for me! Thanks so much!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
Ok so im running into a snag even though im following this guid exactly. Im at the superoneclick part.

In the left pane of superoneclick it says

Killing ADB server Killserver 0.10s *server not running*

Starting ADB server Startserver 4.30s *daemon not running. starting it now on port 5...

In the right pane it says

*Daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037*

*daemon started successfully*

But its just sitting there forever. Nothing is happening. I have an hour glass for a mouse cursor. I have usb debugging on the phone turned on.

In my previous attempt to root my phone (following some other guide) i did use superoneclick and it said its been rooted but then wasnt. Or at least i couldnt do a su command (or whatever) from a terminal app on my phone. Could this previous attempt be messing with it?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
Yes, it could mess with it. Did you reboot your device before trying this? It is recommended that you reboot your device after every root attempt.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
I have definitely rebooted several times since the last attempt.

So, i just tried a factory reset and then tried super one click again with the same results. I of course enabled usb debugging and to allow non market apps.

What should i try next?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
When using Superoneclick, did you follow all of its instructions correctly (especially disabling and enabling USB debugginig many times)? See here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682 and read the "Read me" for 11/10/2011.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
Yeah i have disabled and reenabled usb debugging on the phone while superoneclick it trying to root like 10-15 times.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
Okay. Try this method instead: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=4314039.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
Ok, ill try that method next. But i just tried a previous version of superoneclick and its giving me the same results except it also says waiting for device.

If i look in my device manager on windows xp pro the only thing i have for drivers says android phone and if i expand that it says android composite ADB interface.

Is this right? Or do i need mytouch drivers on my pc? Are these drivers i am seeing part of the android sdk program?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
You do need drivers for your device installed on your pc. Yes, they could be for that (but you still need your device specific drivers).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
Another thing is im using a mini usb cord but the plug on the mytouch is shaped differently. But it fits anyways and works for charging and file transfers.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
Where can i find device drivers for my mytouch 3g? I havent seen any anywhere.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
This should contain drivers for your device: http://www.softpedia.com/get/Mobile-Phone-Tools/HTC-Sync.shtml. You can uninstall it after you install it leaving the drivers installed.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
Ok, i installed those htc drivers and ran superoneclick. It said all kinds of stuff and then said it was succesful. Then it asked if i wanted to test it and it did something and then stopped. Now i have no idea if its rooted or not. How can i check? With a terminal program from the market?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
Do you have superuser installed?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
Is superuser an app?

I just downloaded an app called terminal emulator. in it i typed su and i am still at a $ promt. I also tried typing just # and im still at the $ prompt. Doesnt this mean i am not rooted?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
Yes, superuser is an app. If you don't have it, apps cannot be given SUPERUSER permission for root access. It should have been installed with Superoneclick but it can also be installed through the market. This can tell you if you are rooted: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
The guide says to reboot after running superoneclick. Maybe ill do that and get back to you. I have to run some errands but will be back in a couple hours. Thanks so much for the help thus far.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
No problem. Hope you are finally rooted ;).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
My phone does not have a superuser app on it. Im installing it from the market now. Does superoneclick sometimes root your phone but not install it on accident?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
No. It has to be installed for you to have root. It's binary allows root access.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
No space left on device... How much internal memory do you have available?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
Well i just did a factory reset today so there should be plenty. Right?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
You can still check.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
SD available space is 7.23gb and internal phone storage is at 262mb free.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
That is more than enough. After a reboot, was the superuser app installed?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
I installed the superuser app from the market earlier. not sure what to do with it though.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] injo503:
If im reading this correctly (and im a noob) it is not able to copy over superuser.apk because it thinks my device has no space on it. Is there an easy way for me to move it over manually?

export TEMPRANDOM=73868;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su

export PS1=""

END:73868

export TEMPRANDOM=29988;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;/data/local/tmp/busybox cat /data/local/tmp/5533121.tmp > /system/app/Superuser.apk

export PS1=""

cat: write error: No space left on device

END:29988
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
Yes you can, but you need root access to place/remove anything in that directory.

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Use this app to check if you have root access (if you are unsure after any attempt) - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck.