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[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Delldorado:
eventually got it working and got it back to stock 2.2 however my 3g isnt working and when i try to run the update on the phone to gingerbread it wont connect to att. i thought maybe i could just flash up to gingerbread but when i put it in download mode and connect it odin still doesnt recognize it and this was after rebooting both
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
If you were able to get it to work with Heimdall, and you're wanting to go to stock GB, I would suggest using Adam's UCKH3 Heimdall One-click. This will flash stock AT&T Gingerbread (well.. technically that doesn't exist yet, but..) and the i897 Gingerbread bootloaders at the same time.

Just make sure you have all your important stuff backed up to something that isn't your phone before you do it, and that you have a good connection between your computer and phone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Delldorado:
well that one worked so thanks but still no 3g or any data connection
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
Just to check, make sure your IMEI matches the one on your phone.

To do this (assuming you're on AT&T), go to the dialer and type *#06#.

Write down that number, then open your battery case.

Take out the battery, and look on the sticker with the barcode. Above the first barcode should be your phone's IMEI. Double check to make sure those match.

If not, you may have some issues with the contents of your /efs folder.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Delldorado:
nvm i figured it out. had to reset the access points or whatever to default. now onto to re rooting. thanks for all the help. know anything about the power button not working? i thought it mighta just been the software before but its still not working. do fixes exist? because i really hate using AnyLock to use my phone.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
It's possible it's dirty and needs cleaning - canned air might be a good solution.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Delldorado:
is there a heimdall gb root? cuz as usuall all the odin ones never detect my phone
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmtheiss:
If you're wanting one that's rooted and has CWM, check out the one in my signature. It's stock KH3 gingerbread, with CWM, rooted, but no bootloaders.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Delldorado:
hey just wanted to thank you for helpin me out all day. that last heimdall gb helped me about immensely. ive finally been able to install some custom roms and what not successfully. i used to follow every direction super close and nothing ever worked but finally going my way so thanks a bunch ha
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Themes and Apps] Atmoman1981:
Hi all-

I am running the froyo 7.1 android build on my Spring Rhodium 400. My hotspot activates however will not disengage and then reboots my phone. I understand this is a known problem. Essentially i need to broadcast a non ad hoc network. I am solely using this android build to access the wifi hotspot which would allow me to connect to my HP Touchpad. Touchpad does not recognize ad-hoc. If there is an app on the market or elsewhere that will allow me to broadcast a signal i would appreciate it.

Kind Regards,

Atmoman1981
[HD2 Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting an] first100:
Hy ,

I've an HTC HD2 with Windoes Phone 7.5 "Mango" on it.

My problem is that compass not work for this O.S. (previously in WM 6.5 and WP 7 the compass works good).

Second problem is bluetooth , i can switch on, but my phone not recognize other device or recognized from other.

There is some tricks hacks can i make? :confused:

Thanks ;)
[Android Apps and Games] rockcruze:
Well, this is a matter of fact that almost every application requires user input, right from adding your nickname in a game you start playing for the first time to a long email you have to urgently send while you are away from your desktop. Text input on a touch screen device can be the key factor for maintaining the right user experience on any operating system. Typing on an android phone with touch input can be a painful experience if you are not using the right input method while other may enjoy it as their hobby while texting their buddies throughout the day because their keyboard is smooth and really smart.

Adaptxt features include :

Better word prediction, continues with sentence framing

Perfectly spaced keys and nice layout

40+ language addon packs with industry specializations

Customizable feedback with sound and vibration for different events.

Multilingual support with prioritization

Language specific virtual keyboards

Available for free with all addon packs

Special character inclusion

Learning words from default keyboard

Backup and restore user dictionary

Though Adaptxt is as good as other predictive keyboards available on the market, it takes predictions even further to framing sentences.

And you get the multilingual benefit of 40+ language addon packs which come in industry specific standard too. Like legal, finance, IT, business, telecomm etc.

As a new comer Adaptxt was pretty fast to catch up on Android platform. Adaptxt has been already available on Wndows, Symbian and other popular platforms.

Check out Adaptxt on Android market : http://market.android.com/details?id=com.kpt.adaptxt.beta

Check Reviews : Adaptxt android app review - Google Search
[Android Apps and Games] goldiecalypso:
do you know what is the last ver? the market's is V0.7.1 but i have a very different ver on my tab, the ver is 1.5 but it's older !!!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sigma20xx:
Does someone have a link to the list of diffrences betweent the SGS2 and the Skyrocket? I'd like to know if it's more than just the processors and LTE capability.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Big Dawg 23:
SR has Snapdragon 3 1.5GHZ vs OG SGS2 Exynos 1.2GHZ

SR has 4.5" screen vs OG SGS2 4.3"

SR speed on HSPA+ has much faster data than OG SGS2

I believe battery is larger in SR but like to support LTE draw
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sigma20xx:
Now I've heard people complain about the fact that they would put an older chip aka crap dragon in the SR. Is the SGS2's Exynos that much faster by comparison because of the various efficencies in the built into the ship despite it being a 1.2GHZ? I was wondering if overclocking an SGS2 would bring it on par with the SR in terms of speed. I looked at a review of the SR @ phone arena, but the "chopiness" was negligible on the SR.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] cpbeats:
I had the sgs2 and swapped for the sgs2s and the difference in my opinion in smoothness is null and void. They are both smooth. The sgs2 screen is slightly better but the skyrocket has LTE and a larger display which for me is a plus. It really d

epends on he user honestly.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] shust82:
The 727 does not have an fm radio Chip
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Darth Oro:
Sorry if this is not the forum in should be posting in or if there is a similar thread already, but i am pretty frustrated, i am trying to root my phone, but i need to put those root files on the SD card directory, i thought i'd find it pretty easy but i can't find it, i tried pasting it in the like right in phone, not in any folder, couldn't find the file, i really want to root my phone so i can overclock it and etc..

Any help?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] mak.3736:
you can follow to root http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1200167
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tryklon:
Hi guys, ive been trying to find AOSP roms for the Desire but seems they are in much less numbers than sense roms.

Are AOSP roms a good option? Do they provide better performance than sense ones, and is there any AOSP rom that keeps getting updates and support Data2SD? Thank you very much.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blackhawk_LA:
I think that there are less AOSP ROMs because most people want Sense.

But usually, AOSP ROMs gives better performace, battery life and are more stable, since they don't have all the extra stuuf that is includad in Sense.

They are the best option IMO if you can live without Sense.

AOSP ROMs are made directly form Android source code (Redux, Oxygen, dGB, Devnull) or CM and the ROMs based on it (as for example GingerVillain, or MIUI, which at least was based on CM7 in its first versions)

About Data2sd, the only ROM that have it included is MIUI XJ XPart, but I think it would be possible to manually add the D2SD script to any ROM
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shankly1985:
Everything he said :) I switched over from sense and will never look back, you get better performance, better customizing of the RoM, MIUI has a built in theme manager witch let's you change everything you want. Better battery life not having sense killing battery.

You dont like you can always go back to sense :)
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sdup:
Since i have rooted my desire i only have used AOSP roms, great roms are Oxygen, CM7, GingerVillain

Now i am on GingerVillain it has support to Data2SD, It has OTA (Villain Setup Application) updates for various stuff of the rom, and with the 3.1 HAVS 1113Mhz + CFS kernel installed through OTA the battery lasts 2-3 days.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SHAUN231:
HEY WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE HAD THE NEUROPOL X BOLD FONT APK. I WOULD REALLY LOVE THAT FONT ON MY TMOBILE GALAXY S II .OR IF YOU CAN POINt me in the direction to find it
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] exore:
According to engadget there is only a limited USB mass storage support (only media / picture transfer protocols are available).

Can some confirm this and check if full USB mass storage is available when USB debugging is turned on?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Thyrus:
Mass media is there, just select the "Picture transfer". Just named it less-than-ideal
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jameslfc5:
Can we still access anything from it then using a file manager like I can only the SGS2? :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Thyrus:
you will not see/feel the difference. Don't worry.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CoriolisSTORM:
Here is my question, considering the lack of SD card on this thing, can I put my movies on an external SD card (or even a hdd, but whod want to tote one around?!) and then plug a reader into this thing using a USB OTG cable and then watch them on the phone? Just a thought. I need more storage than 32 GB... I've got 16GB of music alone...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] el3ctrik:
Putting the USB connection in this mode using the notification drawer makes it go back to acting like normal:

http://i44.tinypic.com/154xeth.png
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ruthlesset:
Here is more info regarding USB mass storage. it does not support UMS (because the phone does not have a SD slot) but support MTS.

http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...behind-galaxy-nexus-lack-of-usb-mass-storage/
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cleargrey:
Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself, but I'm kinda curious how we are meant to transfer files that are not the general media files. The only thing that I really am thinking of is transferring/synchronising my ROM backups from ROM manager (when I root the Nexus I have yet to recieve).

Any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] el3ctrik:
The PTP option in the image I linked above acts like the file transfer mode you're after.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Thyrus:
Has already been answered. PTP mode instead of MTP.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cleargrey:
I guess I'm not understanding something because I thought PTP was for photos (originally used by cameras) and not for other filetypes.

So PTP will just transfer files as a UMS into the fake /sdcard directory (reading the interview)?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Thyrus:
Yeeeeeeeesssssss. We told you no need to re-ask. :-) answer will stay the same.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] el3ctrik:
edit: <thyrus answered above>
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Cleargrey:
Sorry sorry sorry. Thanks for clearing that up. I will proceed to the dunce corner for 15mins!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tung_meister:
Even in PTP mode mine still behaves like a media device rather than a storage device. I don't get a proper file copy dialogue and it still warns me that I might not be able to play files on my device as I copy them which I think will get VERY annoying over time. The only difference I can see in PTP mode is that it looks like a camera in 'Computer' rather than an MP3 player.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] HUNZwiebel:
So can I copy for example .apk files to my phone?

I think it is a very interesting question. I see that you have written in some comments, that if you enable the PTP mode, you can copy files from computer to the Nexus. Can you copy everything, and not only pictures, videos, or songs? Can we copy for example .apk files too? Or it isn't allowed?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Tung_meister:
you can copy anything to it, but it isn't treated as a drive, for example when copying *.mkv's to it a warning comes up stating that the device might not be able to play it and you have to press yes to continue. Copy dialogues are also dumbed down and don't show as accurate progress.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] HUNZwiebel:
Thanks! :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] luffyp:
So basically every time you copy non media files, that warning msg will pop up and you have to press yes every time? That could be annoying..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KiNG OMaR:
Do you really listen to all 16GB's worth of music that you have every day?

Seriously people. You don't need all of your music library on your phone. Keep the songs you like and listen to the most, and you can always stream any oddballs from Google Music or Amazon MP3 via the data you pay for or wifi.

Just my 2 cents :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mike freegan:
I managed to copy everything in both modes. Difference is that you can't see certain hidden folders in MTP, but you can in PTP.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Clancy_s:
Oh but I will: linux user.

Which I find very disappointing, given the open source nature of android. :(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chirality:
On Linux you can just use ssh and sftp to transfer files to and from Android devices.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] allpalm:
Its a shame they make you go on such a roundabout way of enabling it. Why not just allow on by default?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] joeyklatzko:
People really just read headlines and blow things out of proportion. I don't care what it's called as long as it works to the same effect.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Clancy_s:
I prefer a gui based method, so I can see what I have where, but I don't expect to be doing a lot of pc - GN file transfers so this isn't a deal breaker for me, just a pita.

The android engineer in the article ruthlesset linked to implied it's not possible to make UMS work on a device without an SD card.

If true that's very odd imo - my ereader (Sony PRS-350) has no external storage but works fine as a ums device. It has 2 partitions much as the GN does, one for the OS, one for storage. The prs-350 uses a linux based OS so should have a fair bit in common with android.

If android truly won't support UMS in the absence of an SD card I regard that as a poor decision by Google.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Dmw017:
Unless I missed something, the g00gle engineer specifically said that the Nex uses only 1 partition (which I love btw)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] _hyperdude:
This is what he has said. And that's the reason UMS isn't possible.

"It isn't physically possible to support UMS on devices that don't have a dedicated partition for storage (like a removable SD card, or a separate partition like Nexus S.) This is because UMS is a block-level protocol that gives the host PC direct access to the physical blocks on the storage, so that Android cannot have it mounted at the same time.

With the unified storage model we introduced in Honeycomb, we share your full 32GB (or 16GB or whatever) between app data and media data. That is, no more staring sadly at your 5GB free on Nexus S when your internal app data partition has filled up -- it's all one big happy volume.

However the cost is that Android can no longer ever yield up the storage for the host PC to molest directly over USB. Instead we use MTP. On Windows (which the majority of users use), it has built-in MTP support in Explorer that makes it look exactly like a disk. On Linux and Mac it's sadly not as easy, but I have confidence that we'll see some work to make this better.

On the whole it's a much better experience on the phone."
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jnrbshp:
So...this is good for PC, as it seems to function the same...

My problem is I use my ps3 to transfer files to and from my current phone...

Will it recognize the ps3 in either ptp or mtp mode?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chirality:
ssh and sftp aren't command line only, there are GUI sftp tools and you can always mount a remote ssh directory via sshfs.

The reason why the GN's data partition can't be mounted as a USB mass storage device is because it's an ext4 partition that enforces permissions. There are files on that partition that even the user can't see unless the user is rooted. So obviously by default Android won't let you mount that entire partition on a computer. Most people don't run an OS that can read ext4 without some third-party addon anyway. Another reason is that if you mount that partition, all apps that have data on there will need to be stopped. But that's not an absolute reason, some people I'm sure would rather be able to mount it even though a lot of apps have to be shut down first. The security enforcement is the primary reason.

For stuff like ereaders, it's not a problem to make the data partition completely accessible, so they just come with FAT32-formatted data partitions that you can mount as a USB mass storage device and be able to access from pretty much any computer. For smartphones, this isn't so easy because of security and piracy concerns. This is why iPhones don't support USB Mass Storage. The way Android used to deal with this is by having not two, but three main partitions, one for the system, one for data that uses ext3/4 and enforces permissions, and one called "media storage" or "external storage" that uses FAT32 and does not enforce permissions. The downside is that now you have two partitions to store things that you install and add to the phone, and you can't adjust the divide unless you repartition. Merging the data and media storage is overall a good idea, but you do lose the ability to mount the volume as USB mass storage.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Clancy_s:
Thanks, I'd missed that. I'm puzzled however: as I understand it they've set things up to have an sd card mimic effect (alas I don't remember where I read that) with 1 Gb for the OS seperated from the rest of the drive and I'd thought they must have done that by having 2 partitions.

Thanks for the explanation. :)

If I understand you correctly you're saying the GN may have 2 partitions, both formatted ext 3/4?

Ubuntu does read ext 4 and I intend rooting my GN early, so long as the SAVolume thing isn't proving a problem. Some people on the Ubuntu forums report that mtp can be made to work with xcfe but not consistently with gnome.

I guess I'll have to wait until mine arrives to check it out and start messing around with data transfer.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Chirality:
Yes, both the /system partition containing the OS and the /data partition containing apps and data are ext4. There are actually more partitions but for this discussion they aren't relevant. When people say that Honeycomb and ICS only has one partition, they are disregarding the /system partition because that one is also not relevant for this discussion. The only one we care about here is /data. With Honeycomb and ICS there's only /data that's used for internal storage. With earlier versions of Android, there's /data, but also /mnt/sdcard, a separate partition on the internal storage, formatted as FAT32.

If you are rooting, you can probably figure out a way to make Android mount the /data partition via USB mass storage. But that's really more trouble than its worth, because doing that will make lots of apps unhappy. It's much easier if you just run an SSH server on the phone and mount the partition remotely via sshfs. Once mounted it works just like a regular partition on your computer. And you don't have to worry about apps breaking while you do this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tylose:
in gnome, nautilus supports both sftp and ssh. however i don't want to use a third party closed-source app to be able transfer files to my computer.

this is ridiculous. i need a windows computer to transfer files to a linux phone. i'd rather buy a windows phone and be able to transfer files to it from linux.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thugjedi:
I'm totally confused by this, whenever I get a new phone I always back up my sd card to my computer and just copy all the files (including the folders zips in folders and all types of files) to my phones new sd card. So does this mean that I wont be able to do this any more or not. I don't care if its usb mass or whatever I just want to be able to copy my sd to my phone.

can some explain this to me and tell me what the experience is like. Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] _hyperdude:
You WILL be able to copy your media files to a GN, it's just a slightly different process, because it's operating over a different protocol.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] thugjedi:
so what if I want to restore my apps and data with the files I use in titainium backup?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Clancy_s:
Agreed.

Chiralty's explanations have made it clear that I will be able to make it happen, but I still resent having to spend time and effort on something that I expected to 'just work' ootb. :rolleyes:

eta: apparently the GN will work as a usb host. If it turns out to be fiddly with a direct GN to ubuntu connection I'll probably just transfer the files to a usb key then to the GN (microusb adaptor needed).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] fredjm31:
I transfer my pictures and music to my phone using a synchronization software (SyncBack SE). It allows me to tranfer only added files.

I'm not sure this software will recognize a device configured to MTP. I'll try with my Sony NWZ A816 (which can be set as MTP).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] momagic:
hi all,

i tried using PTP mode on a windows 7 pc but everytime i get an error. i have not been able to copy anything, it's really annoying!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jnrbshp:
sorry to be persistent but was really hoping to get my question answered
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] FISKER_Q:
I wouldn't count on it as it seems the PS3 doesn't support MTP, can't find any information about PTP, but i doubt that works either.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrmiker:
Hidden Folders

Okay. I have read through this thread and I think I understand.

I played with the Galaxy Nexus for a few days before.

When I had it, I found I could not view my whatsapp directory as it was hidden and not viewable from the computer. It was viewable from the phone using Astro but not from the computer to transfer from old phone.

Now if I read this thread correctly I believe using PTP (and not MTP as I was before) I will now be able to view all the directories and restore all my settings?

I dont really care about the change of protocol etc. I do care about the lost functionality and an easy way to use my phone the best I can.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] mrmiker:
Hidden Folders and files in Galaxy Nexus when viewed on PC

so basically - I am asking if PTP allows you to see on your computer the folders/files hidden by MTP???? Astro can always see all files

(look at your whatsapp directory if you have it)

If so I will buy this phone, otherwise not. Please can someone with a galaxy nexus respond?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theb1rdm4n:
I personally prefer this to sdcard mass storage because i can transfer files while the storage is still mounted to the phone. The only downside i have seen is that i can't seem to be able to edit a text file on the device with Notepad++. I have to copy it locally modify it and transfer it back.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] engwee:
will this open the possibility of a ifunbox like app that gives you access to the phone?

for those that don't know with ifunbox you can browse the contents of a jailbroken iphone without the need to sync... just plugin computer and go.