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[Fascinate General] mattstakilla:
I am currently working on my associates and I need 4-5 credits in BPC, CIS, and some others. I was wondering which classes would better suite me if I wanted to start getting into the hacking and rom building scene.

I have all ready taken a class on C++ so I have a basic starting point on how programming languages operate, but that class didn't transfer to the school I'm currently going to. So my question is, which classes would better suite me (I only need 2 in order get my degree seeing as they are 3 credit classes) to assist with becoming better developer for android?

all insight is welcome, but searching for developers insight...
[Fascinate General] imnuts:
Java would be best if you want to work with Andriod, as a lot of the code is java, and what isn't in java is mostly C I believe, and possibly a few other languages thrown in.
[Fascinate General] times_infinity:
In the android source there should be c++ besides Java. As for kernel it's mostly C and ASM
[Fascinate General] skynet11:
FORTRAN 77 :D

Seriously, though, you might consider adding a Linux course or two if they're available and you haven't done so already...

Has anyone seen John Connor?
[Fascinate General] mattstakilla:
Checked for linux and there was none. That was my first search. Now should I do c++ and the course that follows c++2. Or a little of both. C and Java. There is also a Java level 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cleargrey:
I haven't heard a peep out of them. Even phoned them up today to ask and the lady simply told me they have nothing on their systems.

I find it strange as they were always such strong supporters of Android and from the G1 to the Nexus devices. I've seen this, but nothing else to back it up.

Anyone know anything about T-Mobile and if they are simply going to offer it later or they are actually not offering it at all?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] HooloovooUK:
Replies on their Facebook page vary from "no info yet" to "we're not going to stock it".

It seems the only way to get it on T-Mobile is going to be through a third party supplier. And none of those are advertising upgrade prices - they all ask you to call.

I'm seriously considering porting my number to a PAYG O2 SIM and then returning to T-Mobile as a new customer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AllGamer:
there's already a topic about this

please search before posting
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] NeedATab:
I bought my transformer in about 3 monthes and for the two first months it was fun and i couldn't get my hands off it! But now its just boring! Its just sitting there on my bed and i almost don't use it. Can someone help me to get my trans fun again? Like games, apps, themes, launchers and more.

BTW:

Is there an I pad keyboard theme? I really like how the I pad keyboard looks.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] skotua:
Try getting a Wii mote and a classic controller and connecting them via bluetooth. I play Spyro all the time via a PSX Emulator. You can do anything really from NES to the good old N64. I love it.

Or the Sixasis controller if you can have more luck getting that working then I did.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] AcIdC0R3:
There's nothing anybody here can do in that respect. If you've grown away from your tablet then just sell it and make some money for it. Find something you do like and invest the money in that instead. In the future you should not become so attached and distance/limit yourself on how often or how much you use your PED's. I don't use mine constantly so I feel like when I do use it it's a joy to use it and I learn to cherish it longer.

I did the same thing with my XBOX 360 and gamed constantly and burned out on it. Luckily I didn't sell it and do without. Instead, I sold it and then I went out and upgraded to the new XBOX 360 (black) console and limited myself on how much and how often I play. Now I love it more than ever.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] michadreyer:
@ NeedATab

if your tf is not rooted, try to root and play with it more.

when you are get boring again, then sell your tf and make

somebody happy.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] stuntdouble:
Sell it. Then go out and try bungee jumping. (Wear a nappy just in case) ;)
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] regP:
+1

if youre bored with it then you really dont have a use for it. get some cash back and go outside :D
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] NeedATab:
i don't want to sell it! i just need a change! a launcher, some new fun games, apps...

can i put go launcher on my transformer?

because its a great launcher with huge pack of themes and more and more...
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] regP:
NOPE go launcher isnt compatible
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] las5muertas:
Look in development and have some fun ;)
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] bruuuno:
Try ADWLauncher and then setup a Hubs layout..as described here..

I'm sure you will enjoy that ;)..

Try also some games..Sprinkle, Apparatus, Shadowgun are really funny game for example..
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] kokusho:
Here at XDA people seems to have weird way to have fun. Even if I do understand that tinkering your device could be fun it is not the kind of entertainement I would advice for someone bored, especially given the state of the current custom Rom for honeycomb (wich all look the same).

Soooo. The real question is, what apps ?

If you like creating, drawing or doing photo manipulation, try Picsay Pro, Sketchbook Pro, Photoshop Touch, Adobe Idea, Pixl-r-omatic. All great apps to have fun creating images.

If you like watching movie / tv shows try Mizuu lite. It make all your video look pretty with poster , cover, casting and stuff.

Beyond Podcast HD is awesome if you want to listen to podcast. You can search and discover inside the apps whatever you may like.

Zinio is a great press reader, if you want to read.

Now if you want to make your TF look fresh.

Picspeed wallpaper offer a vast selection of wallpaper if you want your TF to look fresh.

If you don't already have it, Wizz widget offer many awesome widget with google reader feed, facebook feed, twitter feed,etc. all of them beautifully tailored for honeycomb.

I also use storage ether (search the apk on XDA I'm not sure i'ts available on the market) to monitor my storage and it looks great.

"Make your own clock widget" "minimalistic text" let you display some information with some widget in a aesthetic way.

If you want more changes, some ROM are tweaks a little, revolver and prime are 2 great ROMs with many theme available. You'll need to root, and flash those new ROMs but you'll definitly have something new.

And Finally there is GAMES.

I'm not myself a huge fan of games on mobile device but I try many of them, here some that I liked.

Battlehearth is right now the game I enjoyed the most on tablet. It's beautifull, smart fast and fun. It's like doing 3 man donjons in Wow where you play all 3 caractere. Actually some bosses are even inspired from WoW.

Nano panda, angry bird, cut the rope, apparatus, slice it, Sprinkles, are great puzzle games.

Minecraft for Android is okay but not much to do except modeling stuff. A good timevore app nonetheless.

Shadowgun is a great shooter.

Roboto a funny simple plateformer.

fruit ninja THD and glow hocket 2 are great multiplayer games.

I like Buka HD, I don't know why, try it.

Slimedroid HD is a little volley game funny just the time to beat it.

And well that's games I liked. Of coruse there is still a lot of game.

Look in the tegra Zone, in the game section of the web market.

And for more apps take a look at www.tablified.com it's a great website for discovering tablet optimised apps.

If you still can't find a use to your tablet then I think you just need something else than a tablet related entertainement.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] zillah1985:
You know there is a specific use for these tablets right?

At the very least, you should be able to do just web browsing on your bed with this thing.

I use mine every single day. Light web browsing, rss, comic books and reading are my daily tasks. And this doesn't count all the other things I usually do with my tablet every other day. Play games, watch a movie, email, listen to music while doing other things on the tablet and etc... If the product was not useful before, then why buy it? To me, it is the most convenient piece of tech I have ever had. If anything, I am more frustrated with when it doesn't work, than not being able to find a reason to use it at all.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] SWEATTAIMI:
i totally agree with you, but i need to say my tab were pretty boring until i were able to root it, now i can have fun and hopefully do something that i wanted to do always!
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] Spidey01:
<shameless plug="yes">

If it's that boring, you could always PM me, ship it here in exchange for cost of S/H, and I could sell it used along side mine and upgrade to a prime for free lol

</shameless>
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] michadreyer:
have you tried spb shell 3d launcher? its not for free, but its amazing.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] thebigham:
reading magazines on transformer!!! I usually never reads magazines, but they are great when you're super bored at work!
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] skyfox99:
I am using it right now on my transformer?
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] megacoolrock:
try hacking the crap out of it! i have ubuntu and android running on mine
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] goodintentions:
You should have gotten the ipad.
[Eee Pad Transformer Themes and Apps] ickk:
Well my transformer wasn't necessarily boring, but after I rooted it, I became alot more fascinated with the things I can do with it! If you haven't gotten around to doing so there's a 1 click root app in the development forum if I'm correct. Once you root it you can do all sorts of things like

>delete bloatware using titanium backup, backup your apps, etc

>use setcpu and other overclocking apps to get more performance, I'm at 1.2ghz (to be safe) but I've heard some OCs of like 1.6!

>Use autokiller to modify the way your tf handles ram, use autorun to manage your startup apps

>use wifikill to kick people off the subnet of the wifi networks your connected to.

>use droidsheep to arp spoof login sessions

>tons of other neat networking utilities like shark, orbot, sshtunnel, dynamicdns, etc

>set custom bootscreens & themes!

For the games my personal favorites are

Shadowgun (like many have said)

CK Zombies

Samurai II Vengeance

Death Worm

GOF2 THD

Hungry Shark

Wind-up knight

Robotek

simcity deluxe

Defender

Battleheart

Airattack HD

Keep an eye out on tegra zone for upcoming releases!

Electrum Drum is also fun to creat some beats.
[HTC Amaze 4G] darll:
I am sure most people on here would have noticed that the WiFi signal on the htc amaze is drastically affected by the use of a phone case...

This was a dreaded problem for me up until now...I found a way to boost my WiFi signal without sacrificing protection....

All I did was cut a little piece of aluminium foil and attach it to WiFi antenna located on the inner back panel of the phone.....The antenna is located next to the camera lens....

Once the foil is attached to the antenna, replace the back cover and you should have improved WiFi signal that instant.....Fill free to put on any phone case while surfing the internet at blazing fast speeds using WiFi....

Questions are welcomed if the procedure is not fully understood..
[HTC Amaze 4G] squish099:
I noticed this when I put a d3o dual case on mine.. can u post pics of what you did?
[HTC Amaze 4G] darll:
I have attached a pic of the foil and its location on the back panel of the phone...
[HTC Amaze 4G] nguyendqh:
Wifi Signal and Cases

Anyone else try this?
[HTC Amaze 4G] zellroot:
Now that sucks, I bought this phone because of the luxurious look and feel (high class build quality). This is like putting rabbit ears on my 65 inch plasma (Ghetto). Just when I thought I was out they pull me back in (into the projects lol).
[HTC Amaze 4G] darll:
Don't forget that no one else knows the foil is there except you... A rabbits ear on a 65inches tv can't be hidden..
[HTC Amaze 4G] nguyendqh:
Haha so true!
[HTC Amaze 4G] raiden9250:
that is pretty ghetto but its hidden so if it works i guess you could consider it hardware hacking :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] Bigv69er:
Yeah mine is about 5mbs difference
[HTC Amaze 4G] iGoOsE76:
I have the d30 case and I never had a problem with wifi signal... have you ever thought that it was your internet provider or maybe your router?
[HTC Amaze 4G] darll:
Perhaps your router is not far from your phone that why... If there are few walls between your phone and router you will notice the problem..

This has nothing to do with internet provider or router..

Try covering the top of your phone when the d30 case is removed and see if your wifi signal drops... If it dosen't then you are too close to your router to notice the problem...

All the fol does is boost your wifi signal .. I have been using it for while and I have consistently got full wifi signal even when there are few walls between my device and the router,,,
[HTC Amaze 4G] pc2828:
Makes a difference, thank you
[HTC Amaze 4G] hooutoo:
Bluetooth

I've also notice the same problem with the bluetooth radio. With a gummy cover on (silcone I believe) my moto bluetooth headset SD9-HD doesn't work worth a F*&k but without the cover it's all good.

Which is the BT antenne?
[HTC Amaze 4G] ringochan:
How about cell signal???

This trick reminded me of the old product called cell phone signal booster sticker. Here's a YouTube video http://youtu.be/Elgx7lp7YMc if you are not sure what I'm talking about:cool::cool:.

If we can boost cell signal using your method, it would save battery as well (without spending too much money on this sticker). Any thought, guys?:)
[HTC Amaze 4G] verkion:
Might be a contact issue, not a "this piece of aluminum foil is a better antenna." I'd posit that the two gold colored contacts are not making a solid electrical connection to the rear cover's antenna contacts and that the aluminum is helping by acting as a shim. But I could be wrong. For those of you with Wi-Fi issues, ever so carefully bend the little gold colored metal contacts on your phone upward to ensure solid contact with the rear of the case.

verkion
[HTC Amaze 4G] darll:
Well the foil also helps the wifi signal retain its strength... Try covering the back of your phone using your hand and you will see that you loose all wireless signal unless you are close to the router..

Try the same procedure with the foil on and you will see that the wireless signal remains strong regardless of position
[HTC Amaze 4G] GGWC808:
Wow, this little piece of aluminum actually works. However, it doesn't work 100% for me. My WiFi signal strength fluctuates quite a bit. But at least I can actually stay connected to my WiFi now.
[HTC Amaze 4G] howhi50:
Thanks. This is a great tip

Edit: this also fixed the problem my amaze had when connecting to my router at work. It would always say connected but data would never be exchanged.
[HTC Amaze 4G] erkme73:
I thought you were punking us. I was hesitant to even try, because I just KNEW this was a joke. But... it really does work!

I have had nothing buy buyers remorse since buying two of these Amaze phones (full retail price at a TMO store) - on a prepaid plan. They give you about 3 nanoseconds to return - and even then charge a $50/phone restocking fee.

Service is very poor in my home - which I knew before I bought. But, I assumed the Wifi calling would circumvent that problem. I was so disappointed with the jitter, stutter, lost packets, and overall piss-poor wifi call quality, that I upgraded my router, and installed a corporate-rated access point. There was some improvement, but nothing that rivaled a good cell call.

Best DL speeds were around 8-9mbps, and very erratic. With the foil, consistently 20mbps! I am completely dumbfounded.

If such poor wifi performance could be remedied by such a simple fix, why on earth does HTC not do this from the get go? It just doesn't make sense.

So, what have you guys done to keep the foil from shifting, or falling out when changing the battery?

OP, I luv you...
[HTC Amaze 4G] charlatan01:
Exactly my issue too. Maybe it'll work if we know which antenna it is.
[HTC Amaze 4G] darll:
To hold the foil in place just put a piece of tape on the edge of the back plate and attach the other end of the tape to the foil......

It has never fallen out on me...
[HTC Amaze 4G] seansk:
great. now we have electrical tape all around the flash unit and backplate and foils everywhere on the back for better reception...lol...we should just make an aftermarket case with all these build in...lol...next thing you know we migh have to fit an elephant behind the cover too..
[HTC Amaze 4G] adslee:
Would this foil be able to get me better reception? I get some pretty crappy signals in buildings sometimes and wouldn't mind cutting up a piece of foil to help that :D
[HTC Amaze 4G] darll:
I have tried the foil on the other antennas and there was no improvement in GSM reception...well at least for me....
[HTC Amaze 4G] GGWC808:
Yeah, I tried it on the bottom contacts and I got significantly worse reception. For example, would not connect to the hsdpa network.
[HTC Amaze 4G] zpedrick:
Just so I'm clear on this, adding the foil just makes for a tighter fit, right? My only concern I have is burning out the wifi transceiver (radio) due to a mismatch on the antenna (wrong length).
[HTC Amaze 4G] GGWC808:
I don't know if it makes a tighter fit or not. All I can tell you is that it somehow boosts WiFi signal.
[HTC Amaze 4G] arcadeon54:
I tried it last night and went from 78% to 100%. it really works, thanks for the tip!
[HTC Amaze 4G] darll:
glad i could help...Pls hit the thanks button is this helped you out
[HTC Amaze 4G] JesseMT4G:
Don't have a case on mine quite yet, but will here shortly. Hopeful it won't drop down, but if it does then I will try this foil trick. Thanks for the tip!
[HTC Amaze 4G] Star537:
Can someone tell me where the wifi antenna is? im not sure where to put the foil...thanks!!

Nevermimd, i found the pic on the first page of this thread. And let me say, wow, it really does work!! Even with the d30 case on the signal is much better!!!! Thank you!!!!
[HTC Amaze 4G] JesseMT4G:
I don't notice any difference. I get the same speeds without the foil and with the foil, case on or case off. My experience anyway.

For some reason my 4G is mid 15's and 3-6 upload to where my wifi is 6-8 dl and 1-2 upload. :(
[HTC Amaze 4G] afluffysquirrel:
?

Never had any problem like this before, sorry
[HTC Amaze 4G] darll:
The foil is not meant to boost wifi speed. It only helps to retain a strong a wifi connection when you are far from your wireless router..
[HTC Amaze 4G] dementor123:
Dumb question - where do I get the foil?
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
Lol I don't know if you're joking or not, but in case you are not, I found mine in my kitchen ;)
[HTC Amaze 4G] JesseMT4G:
My mistake, I will have to check it again. I know if I am in my bedroom, the signal drops to one bar. I don't have a very strong router though.
[HTC Amaze 4G] daeboe:
Go into your router and change the power output to 100%. The 1 bar shouldn't be from the router though...
[HTC Amaze 4G] dekips:
ack!

You guys with the foil tricks are going to end up with burnt out wifi radios and brain cancer! You're essential running the radio out of spec by doing this, its an old trick used for years on long distance wifi runs, the pringles can, etc. A radio is tuned for a specific power level for a certain level of resistance on the antenna, if you run a radio with no or too short of an antenna, you run the risk of A) Overheating the radio B) sending too many mW's out(see brain cancer and A) or C) all of the above.

If you're truly having WiFi signal problems you should try other methods, upping your WiFi power at the router(if possible), upgrading the antenna on your router, or some other method.

Having a case on your phone(unless its metal) shouldn't affect your signal, apple learned that having a case ON Your phone actually helped to keep your hand from shorting the antenna causing interference and dropped calls!

The phone is great and moving the antennas to the outside to conserve space was a great idea that many other manufactures are doing(albeit, NOT on the battery cover).

Good luck and please be safe, the limits on wifi reception and other RF are set for a reason and those limits are already high enough, we don't need any extra exposure to radiation. :)
[HTC Amaze 4G] :
My thoughts exactly... But I'm no doctor, and I did NOT stay at a Holiday Inn Express ;)
[HTC Amaze 4G] JesseMT4G:
Well that was enough to persuade me to take it off, haha!
[HTC Amaze 4G] GGWC808:
I agree, yet clearly it does because I have real world experience of it happening. I have a tpu case on mine and in one of the rooms in my house the WiFi signal is barely one bar with the case on. Take the case off, and WiFi signal jumps to 3 bars. Done this experiment a few times in disbelief.

Can you explain how putting a piece of foil will burn out my WiFi antenna or give me cancer? I've been using it with the foil for at least 2 months and haven't had any problems with it.
[HTC Amaze 4G] dekips:
This is best described in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antenna_(radio)

You shouldn't be running tin foil to short out the 2 pins at the phone's connector. This isn't like putting tin foil on your rabbit ears, its like putting tin foil on the 2 screws you connect your rabbit ears to. It never has and never will affect a TV like it affects a bi-directional device such as a wifi radio or cell radio. Anything 2 way is extremely dependent on it's antenna setup to control output levels as well as its sensitivity to receive the communication. Measuring your wifi signal level by the little bar at the top of the screen is a far fetched guestimate at best. True numbers are going to come from both within the phone's data of SNR and dbm and your wifi routers numbers as well.. The numbers your phone is showing is only half the story, what it's receiving. you might have an awesome receiver and a really dirty crap signal going back to the router.

Maybe it'll work, all the best. I'd be curious to see the phone transfer a few gigs back and forth from a local network without dropping it's connection. :)

Theres a cause and effect to everything, even RF. The HTC hardware designers make $$$ to put these designs together and I assure you, if a piece of tin foil was better than copper they'd save themselves the money and use that in our cases. ;)
[HTC Amaze 4G] GGWC808:
But it's not really shorting anything. The two contacts connects to a single gold plate. The foil just covers the gold plate.
[HTC Amaze 4G] Mafioso:
You are right, I noticed that too..probably the foil increase the surface area of antenna ?
[HTC Amaze 4G] GGWC808:
I don't know why it works, but it does. Also like dekips said, the plastic phone case cover shouldn't effect the wifi signal, but it does. I just think that this is really strange.
[HTC Amaze 4G] freakboy13:
Weird.. I guessed not only do I have zero screen bleed, but guessed I have an awesome wifi antenna. And I have a ballistic case.

I can sit behind a two solid ccinderblock walls and still get a great wifi signal. Wifi is one thing I have no issues, always strong.

Good mod though, I wonder if copper would work better?
[HTC Amaze 4G] hzm82:
Thanks, you saved me from buying a new case. I have a TPU case which I like because I don't want the damn phone to be any bigger but I notice Wifi strength lost when I have the case on. I would have no bars with the TPU case on when I'm downstairs (router is upstairs). To use my wifi I would have to remove the case and magically I get 2-3bars. Which was irritating me. I place some foil as instructed and now I get 2 bars with the case on.