yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anz2k8:
Hello i know the title seems an awful lot like a dating website info but basically i have been researching androids and stuff for hours on ends and i do not understand the jargon!! i need some simple answers please

I have a Galaxy Ace and i hope someone can answer questions such as

what is rooting and what can it do?

what is updating firmware because i fink i should update to 2.3.5 but does this mean i cant root if i update?

what is custom ROMs and what can they do?

At what stage do i back up my phone e.g. before i root or after i root? before i update or after i update?

I will be very very grateful and plz dont direct me to other links because i have read hundreds of them and all of them explain in too much detail.

Thank You.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
See here: http://droidlessons.com/what-is-rooting-on-android-the-advantages-and-disadvantages/ and here: http://www.androidauthority.com/roo...e-to-root-your-android-phone-or-tablet-10915/. Sorry :p, too long to explain.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KelvinMead:
Rooting is forcing the phone to allow you access to the internal files of the phone (like the root directory of a hard drive)

Once you have access to the root you can do things that neither android / your service provider wanted you to play with.

Change fonts, modify the teeny system images, allow programs to do (dangerous) system changes to your phone.

Changing the firmware is not something I've played with but, say your phone comes to you with version 1 on it, and version 2 is released in Japan. Well some of the cleverer out there pick and poke and make working versions and then put them up, sometime months before people like o2 orange vodafone have put them into testing / marketing / production / helplines etc.

I'm pretty sure that rooting can affect warranty.

Changing the firmware definately will.

IMO rooting was needed on my x10i before 2.3.3 came out as the Sony Ericsson stuff was eating battery life. Now, its massively sorted out. No need to root.

But I'm not much of a tinkerer
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
Just rooting alone

WILL

void your warranty. No flashing of roms is required.

---------- Post added at 07:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:32 PM ----------

You backup your device after you root but before you install a custom rom. To root your device, see here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1034145.

Warning: Do not attempt this until you fully understand the risks and you know exactly what you are doing.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anz2k8:
thanx for da links and simple explanations :D

it helped me understand rooting alot more however custom ROM is still a grey area.. and when should i update to gingerbread.. before or after rooting?

i ask this because i'm seeing rooting similar as chipping a psp where you need the right official firmware before you chip it.. so i'm thinking i will need a certain firmware for a certain root.

also.. i was wondering which is the best overall firmware i should go to ; 2.3.3, 2.3.4, 2.3.5? i am thinking the 2.3.5 as it is the latest but new doesn't always mean best as it could have untested bugs etc.

Thank You
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
You should update to Gingerbread after rooting (with a custom rom). Custom roms are simply roms made unofficially (not from manufacturers or service providers) by developers. You could update to 2.3.7 with this rom: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1263292. After you root and install a custom recovery, then you can start flashing roms.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] droidfreak007:
google is your friend..use him

he wont hurt u
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Galaxa12:
I am also curious about the new updates, i suppose it all depends on if the rom you have can handle it? I'm using coredroid on my HTC Sensation
[Epic 4G General] KennyG123:
Wow! Once again thank you for getting that crap off our phone.
[Epic 4G General] k0nane:
Happy to, thanks for your support.
[Epic 4G General] mattallica76:
Agreed.

This issue can't get enough attention IMO. We shouldn't have to buy a Nexus device or hack our devices down to the lowest level just to avoid CIQ. It needs to be exposed for all it is. I'm glad to see more coverage on this.
[Epic 4G General] k0nane:
So much this.
[Epic 4G General] jarcher12:
wow 1984 is a long time ago, that sh!t is worse than key loggers and they drain your battery to boot . bastards . thanks for gutting it out of our phones
[Epic 4G General] k0nane:
Happy to, thanks for your support. (Click that button? ;)) Remember to thank TrevE for the further information published, and for things that will continue to be released.
[Epic 4G General] Shinydude100:
K0nane, do you have a cwm flashable to remove this on an odexed EI22 or is this currently not possible?
[Epic 4G General] k0nane:
Must be deodexed.
[Epic 4G General] a2tz:
K0nane.....you rock dude. Thanks for taking care of this for us. I have a friend who never wanted to root his phone cause he was lazy and happy with it. But is SUPER paranoid about stuff in general. This will convince him to root :)
[Epic 4G General] Entropy512:
Where's the documentation on where to look in a system for this crap?

The I777 is fortunately free from CIQ, but the AT&T Gingerbread updates for the Infuse appear to be getting the lovin'
[Epic 4G General] The Root:
http://www.acsyndicate.net/getting-to-know-you-a-bit-too-personally-carrier-iq-the-imposing-best-friend/
[Epic 4G General] The Root:
The zero in the article writing software looks like "o" so i used capital O for appearance purposes. Stupid fonts. I thought it was auto-correcting me until i type another number and realized all the numbers were lower case letter size. I'll try to find a fix.
[Epic 4G General] TexasLTE:
what happened ? why have posts been removed ?
[Epic 4G General] austin420:
he found out they were watching him all along and they didnt like what they see. hes covering his tracks before they send out a "button pusher", if you know what i mean.
[Captivate General] b-eock:
would someone please upload ics source once downloaded, i don't have my repositories setup because i had to reinstall ubuntu and lost everything, so please upload!!!
[Captivate General] Pirateghost:
Only if you promise to spam some more forum sections with your request.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777
[Captivate General] b-eock:
That's my bad, I didn't mean to create it in the Q&A, and I didn't wanna create it there in the because no one checks there anymore...
[Captivate General] Pirateghost:
pulled fine the first time. this is the resync about 3 hours later.

pirate@monsterb00k:~/ics$ repo sync -j8
remote: Counting objects: 78, done
remote: Finding sources: 100% (44/44)
remote: Getting sizes: 101% (54/53)
remote: Compressing objects: 100% (19/19)
remote: Total 44 (delta 23), reused 43 (delta 23)
Unpacking objects: 100% (44/44), done.
From https://android.googlesource.com/platform/sdk
4fa753b..87ae4cb master -> aosp/master
Fetching projects: 100% (228/228), done.

i dont think its ready yet.
[Captivate General] b-eock:
Well I will be resyncing soon to see if anything new is there...

Why did you add the -j8 at the end of the repo command?
[Captivate General] Pirateghost:
this is the best explanation i have seen:

pulled from a very nice walkthrough on compiling cm7:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=915435

my laptop is a hyperthreaded quad core i7, so technically i could do 16, but i leave it at 8
[Captivate General] b-eock:
Wait, I looked at your source and that says the SDK, not the actually ICS ROM...
[Captivate General] reinbeau:
Closed the other thread and moved this one to general.
[Captivate General] b-eock:
OK so, I went to boot up in Linux Ubuntu today, and it won't boot.... ALL of my stuff is in there... I had a UDEV rule file that is setup for all android phones, idk if I can find or make that again... any help? Last night I was D'loading source for ICS, ahh this sucks!

Do any of you know of a windows program to write an ISO to a disk? So I can make Ubuntu have its own partition?
[Captivate General] reinbeau:
This thread is wandering off the plantation. Ask your support question in an appropriate forum. Thread closed.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] smertz:
How do I get the MSL for my phone without contacting sprint? The MSL reader on the market doesnt work. Is there another way?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] ravizzle:
Using terminal emulator type in getprop ril.MSL

It will give you the msl.

Ps this has been asked many times before, please try and use the search function or Google in the future and most of the time you will find your answer.

Sent from my Galaxy S2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bhollehday:
how come this method does not work for my rooted SII with Blu Kuban rom? I tried it a bunch of different ways it doesnt work. I used the two apps on the market it doesnt work. My pandora isnt working and I need to update my msl
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MoHoGalore:
Which kernel are you running? Head to that thread and see if there were/are known issues. I know there were some issues with latest kernels, but not knowing what you're running, no one is really gonna know. There is also a get msl fix thread.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dmonger11b:
Try the app "get my msl" if I remember right that's the one I used on this phone. "msl reader" isn't compatible
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] vasiaeva:
Another way flash to GB

Sent from my GT-N7000 using Xparent ICS Blue Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mattix724:
If you are on FI25 or FI27 you will need to flash the MSL fix because the toolbox in the newer builds does not allow you to use getprop ril.MSL

You can flash the fix or wait until I upload my ROM which has the FI03 toolbox so there is no need to apply the fix. I still have a few things I want to work on but I should have my ROM up on XDA by the weekend.

---------- Post added at 09:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:50 PM ----------

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=32396596

FI25/FI27 Acquiring MSL Fix!
[Focus General] pdangcil:
Is there really no fix for the color banding in Mango? It's clearly evident specially with the Slacker app's flash intro. Also, using WP7 Bench, the color banding is sickening. This was fixed with the reg hack in NoDo and now it's back.
[Focus General] pdangcil:
I guess there isn't a fix since the banding is still apparent in the Focus S!

:mad:
[Focus General] EnderPsp:
Devs should update their apps. Read here.
[Focus General] woodbane:
As stated here, the issue actually IS fixed in Mango but it is now up to the app developers to update their apps to take advantage of it.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] aronious21:
Anyone else having trouble finding Hulu Plus on the Android Market? Any work arounds or solutions to get it on the Vivid?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jpitch2415:
It's not on the market yet since its such a.New phone and hulu doesn't have the support function for it yet, its the same for most new phones , give it a little bit and it will be on there.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jpitch2415:
You can download it through 4shared but like I was saying it will say the device in incompatible
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] coolren:
use the amazon app store. i think it does a better job of keeping your app info than the google backup does. if i find an app i like, usually look for it in the amazon store because its always ready to download every time i switch phones.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] ceo.mtcl:
Not a good idea, Amazon doesn't update apps as frequent as market. If you don't care for the latest and the greatest then go for Amazon Appstore.
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jpitch2415:
You can download it from anywhere , it still won't change the fact when you open the app hulu will tell you your device isn't supported yet.....
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] drummer07:
sorry to bump an old thread, but this still isn't in the market. Has anyone had any luck?
[HTC Vivid, Raider, Velocity] jerrycoffman45:
found a version that works
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neno2323:
Hey guys I just bought a 16gb SD card and have a couple of questions. 1) do I have to partion my SD card again .

Thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tropicalbrit:
A new card? Yep, you'll have to partition again. The partition is on the card itself, so you would need to partition for the new card.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neno2323:
Thanks for the quick reply bro. Well here I go
[Galaxy S II General] dragon546:
Found this on G+

https://groups.google.com/group/android-building/browse_thread/thread/4f85d9242667a85f?pli=1

Dunno whether it will help devs
[Galaxy S II General] Deleted member 4038153:
If only this was written somewhere already, like a sticky.

READ BEFORE POSTING: ICS 4.0 Sources Out
[Galaxy S II General] FirstNoobToBrickHisPhone:
You see that's irrelevant because you cannot have a discussion in that sticky.

What was your point again?
[Galaxy S II General] chadouming:
This thread should become the new " We are working to bring ICS on SGS II " thread :D. Any developers would like to help ? Need as much as possible.
[XPERIA X8 General] Graveir:
http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...rs/ShsH+(xda-developers)&utm_content=FaceBook

I hasitated for a while to ask if our X8 has this, but I am pretty confident it does - because why not? The question then is - how do we get rid of this ****? Anyone?
[XPERIA X8 General] Blagus:
X8 doesn't have this, especially not on custom ROMs.
[XPERIA X8 General] Graveir:
Thanks for the answer :) Still, terrifying news, isn't it?

Anyway, I have been calmed. Thread may be closed :)
[HTC Wildfire S] iairaj:
i have a lot of issues

a. Cant connect via wifi to ad-hoc connection created with win7

b. Cant connect to internet using internet pass through

also there is proxy set up

i have tried myhotspot application that is available but even that, after connecting and showing full signal, doesnt alow me to open even google

i have a lan cable connection in my laptop

please desperatly want help
[HTC Wildfire S] iairaj:
Oh ****... Want to delete this post.... Posted it by mistake here... Sorry!
[HTC Wildfire S] djxs:
Can't comment on the first question since I never use ad-hoc, but for the internet pass-through, make sure the service is running (PassThruSvr.exe) and check if HTC Sync is up to date.
[HTC Wildfire S] iairaj:
Could the proxy be a reason that I am not able to connect?
[HTC Wildfire S] eoghan2t7:
Disable you proxy to test it I would say it would be it
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Callumhughes182:
Hi there,

I'm running stock 2.3.5 jvt on galaxy s but wanted too root it. Is there a way of doing it without a computer as I don't have access to one any time soon.

I remember using z4root when I had version 2.2 but I'm not sure if that will work with 2.3.5.

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Callumhughes182:
Anybody know?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ndemin:
You can try the following gingerbread. Try to search and hope it works for latest firmware. I have tried this long time ago when I used JVK..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KelvinMead:
Is the android market being phenomenally slow for everyone or just me? Every button press goes to a screen timeout before it registers a click, and mines set to 1min!

When I use the browser market, any paid apps don't register a licence, and if I hit refund and try to go through the market it then misses out the pay option, goes straight yo install, then tells me I haven't got a licence...

It was fine until the market upgrade.

Any solutions anyone?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
Solutions... see here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1231358.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KelvinMead:
Cheers but unrooted... guess I just have to "put up with it" does the new market work with any android?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Theonew:
Yes, it does.
[Fascinate Themes and Apps] gunnermike:
This is pinkie. Basiclly i pinked the crap out of the phone. Its discusting, but hey, the ladies like it, so here ya go.

Download Pinkie 14 Nov 2011 for Pool Party 1.6

Whats Themed:

Framework

systemui

swype

android keyboard

dialer

phone

contacts

mms

settings

liberty launcher

market

browser
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Hahutzy:
http://groups.google.com/group/android-building/browse_thread/thread/4f85d9242667a85f?pli=1
[Thrive Themes and Apps] hlb3:
I cooked up a few battery mod for my Thrive, I'm running DaleNet's Thrive HMJ37.01.5.0032 OOM Rooted ROM, I can't guarantee it will work with anything else.

Disclaimer: I am not responsible for anything that may happen to your phone, flash at your own risk.

Flash via CWM, make sure to do a Nandroid backup first. If flashing does not change anything try to manually mount /system and /data from recovery menu and flash again.

It is this style:
[HTC EVO 3D] macgyver1267:
Hey, need help. I have tried a couple of roms and am having Bluetooth noise problems on the callers end. They are complaining of 'static noise' that was not there before changing to a rom from stock. Any help would be great.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] alex72:
Just ordered at Amazon for $25. Batteries are 1800mah. Not many reviews but all are saying that there are NO boot loops and that they work with original back cover. My guess is that these are NOT NFC batteries. They should last at least as original battery. I'll update post when I find out.

http://www.amazon.com/Hyperion-Sams..._12?s=wireless&ie=UTF8&qid=1321308449&sr=1-12

UPDATE

I tested my Hyperion batteries and they have about 5% LESS juice compared to stock battery. Another gripe is that charger output is rated as DC 4.2V 350mA (but mostly performs well below) so because of that, in my case, it takes 6+ hours to fully charge completely discharged battery. Some people reported 4 hours to fully charged state so each to it's own. If you charge phone thru charger's USB output you'll get full 750mA charge.

Anyway, considering all positives, negatives and price, I'm satisfied with this purchase and this is viable option for I777.

Positives

- no boot loops

- same form factor

- charger charge stock battery as well

- price (2 batteries and charger $25)

- extra USB output outlet (750-800mA)

Neutral

- batteries hold close to stock (it was expected knowing that weigh and size of batteries don't differ much compered to stock)

- not NFC compatible (not much of use for NFC right now)

Negative

- slow battery charging (~350mA)

- batteries hold ~12% less then advertised (~5% less then stock battery)

- once it gets below 20% it drains faster. Especially true for last 10%.

Maybe it'll get better over time. If someone found a way to properly calibrate this battery to show full potential, don't be shy, let us know.

http://batteryboss.org/

UPDATE 2

See post #14!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] dgold21:
I recieved these batteries/charger last Tuesday. The batteries work fine, seem to hold close to the same charge as the stock battery. Charger works fine with both stock and replacement batteries. No NFC. They actually seem just very slightly thinner than the stock battery, I'm certain they couldn't possibly rate a full 1800mah. Either way, I'm cool with it...between these two Hyperion and my two stock Samsung batteries, I have completely stopped worrying about battery life and I can enjoy my device.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] alex72:
Thanks for heads up! I'm looking to have same experience with these batteries. And I'm glad to hear that charger works with stock battery as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] alex72:
I can just confirm that everything previously noted above stands true. No surprises here.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] thefunks67:
So there isn't any extra battery life with this battery compared to the stock battery?

-Funk
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] alex72:
No there isn't. At least I didn't notice.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] doantuankha:
Does 1800mah hyperion battery last longer than the stock battery ?. What is the certain hour for that and btw mugen & hyperion battery which one is better ???. Mugen seems to be expensive...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] alex72:
Friend of mine got Mugen battery. I gave him one Hyperion for test purposes. He was so mad because they lasted the same. Man, if you wanna preserve same form factor and save some $ buy either stock or Hyperion. For me, there is no question about that.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] switters1:
I've been cycling between the hyperion batteries and my stock battery for the last few days.

I've noticed that my battery life drops twice as fast with hyperion vs stock. Has anybody else noticed this? Usage is the same and I'm running CM7.

Is this some weird calibration issue and the battery actually has more than is reported?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] igotdez:
I think it's the hyperion batterys, i bought one a few Weeks back but its 8% lesser battery life then stock atleast for me..

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I777
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] alex72:
Yep. It takes 4-5 full charges to "properly" calibrate, but don't worry, it'll hold close as stock battery.

I updated my OP.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] switters1:
I wish the battery capacity was the same as Samsung OEM battery. It seems much less than 5% lower capacity.

Since battery life and tracking is very important to me because it's the best indicator of whether things are working alright, I just bit the bullet and ordered the $30 OEM battery. I'll hold on to the hyperion batteries for travel and emergencies, but I'm leaving them out of my "rotation" (I like to avoid charging and just swap batteries every night).

Or if I'm going to play a CPU/GPU intensive game for 4-5 hours, I'll throw in the hyperion battery just to kill it :)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] alex72:
As I told you before, battery life will improve after 5 full charges/discharges, unless you got bad batch. In that case you should exchange it for new ones.

I tested mine with Battery Monitor Widget Pro and 100% charge show 4188mV and 1% charge show 2940mV while stock battery goes down to 3022mV. So there is potential for Hyperion to last longer then stock but somehow it drains faster. If someone knows answer I would be glad to hear it. I would continue with calibration and testing and report back if there is any new findings. For now, they last 5-6% less then stock.

Anyway, first week of using Hyperion they lasted 20% less then stock so I bought same as yours stock battery with charger for $30 from Amazon. Stock is stock. LOL
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] alex72:
Oh my goodness! Massive improvement! I mean huge! I was so stupid. The key was in deleting Battery stats in Recovery before Rom boots.

Follow these steps;

1. Power off the phone

2. Replace battery with fully charged Hyperion battery

3. Boot into Recovery by holding volume+, volume- and Power button. Release all three buttons when Galaxy S2 logo shows 2nd time.

4. Go to advanced and delete battery stats

5. Go back and restart the phone

6. Enjoy much better battery life

I will do proper comparison with stock battery when I get some free time. If someone do it before me feel free to post results.

My guess is that battery life improved somewhere between 10-20%!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] mcorrie1121:
So do you have to erase the battery stats for each battery? And how does that affect the stock batteries?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] alex72:
I do. And every battery shows full potential including stock. It takes minute or two extra but reward is better battery life.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Smoothface:
I have got a pair of these coming my way for christmas... I'll try what you said if I do not get good battery life. Sounds good though!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] alex72:
I think that wiping battery stats will help with any extended battery, not just Hyperion. And don't forget to properly calibrate batteries. Fully charge/discharge 5 times.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Alucardis666:
Seems like a sweet deal, thanks for sharing.