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[Xoom General] wmh:
From my personal experiences:

- Not able to charge via USB cable

Aye, that's a shame but understandable due to the amount of power needed.

- Not able to mount like a normal Android device to my computers

Unfortunately this will be the way for all android devices, also all phones. This is due to the switch to MTP connectivity from ICS and up. Google made this switch so they were able to pool all the memory in a device to a single storage pool, this to avoid all the issues with earlier (low amount of memory) devices which would run out of space after installing a lot of applications like for example the HTC Desire or original Nexus.

- Playing movies is a a horrible experience, if at all possible.

Agreed, it was quite a let down, mostly due to the limitations of the Tegra cpu. As mentioned by a lot of others MX player does it pretty well however, for my own collection i use and can advise you Plex. Its removes the need to recode anything in you library. On the move its not an option if you are without wifi in your case (i have a 3g Xoom myself) but its awesome when connected.

Enjoy your device.
[Xoom General] slonn:
No, converted it to m4v.
[Xoom General] slonn:
You have Plex installed on your XOOM?
[Xoom General] Bobby Buggs:
Will it play .avi files without conversion
[Xoom General] wmh:
Yes, the client app anyway. The files are on my main Windows PC and shared via the Plex mediaserver application.

Yes, Plex will play about anything. I have a lot of anime in a variety of assorted formats and it plays at least 95% of everything i have in my library, from a 12GB HD MKV movie to a 200MB AVI file from 2002.

The best part, and why i use it is that it can automatically transcode your media to a suitable size and format which can be streamed over the my mobile devices while automatically reducing and improving the quality of the stream to fit the network type I am using it over. This has the advantage i never need to re-encode my media library of about 3TB (which would be undo-able).
[Xoom General] slonn:
Sounds like Plex is worth the $5. Will look into it :)
[Xoom General] wmh:
Aye, i think it was worth it. But to give you a tip, go the Plex website: http://www.plexapp.com/ and you can either see their demo features but better actually, download the desktop server and client (both free) and set it up with some video's. When that's done download the android app from the market and you have the 15 minutes return window to test if it suits your needs. If not you can always return it free of charge while having been able really test it for yourself.
[Xoom General] slonn:
I've installed it on my macbook pro but the mouse cursor disappears when I open the app. Looking at the Help section just brings up an empty menu where the only option is to press the ESC button. Not impressed so far...
[Xoom General] wmh:
I dont have much experience with the destop client and only used the Windows version however Plexx was originally ported from XMBC (if im correct) so its meant as a full screen client being used on a tv where you would use the cursor button and ok button of your remote so navigating on a computer would be the arrow keys, enter to confirm and esc for back.

I have to admit that i didnt like it either but since there is an option to enable the mouse in the settings and i practically dont use the desktop client as i can just directly watch the files its not a big issue to me. Dunno about the help tho but since the desktop version was only just released it might be an oversight.

When i got Plex there was no desktop client, i got it for use on my Xoom and HTC Desire on which its pretty solid and robust. The most difficulties i had was sometimes with connections over 3g from a foreign country to my home mediaserver but with the addition of myplex that's history.

god,.. i almost sound like salesman for Plex, wonder if they have any open job listings :P
[Xoom General] slonn:
Well, I solved the full screen issue but Plex can't find any folders on my Mac. I will try the desktop version on my Linux pc later.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] niv3d:
is anyone else getting this error when trying to download a song from google music in the android market?

View attachment 786611
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] babyboy8100:
I am, i tried downloading a free music track and got the same error. maybe its has something to do with the Tmobile exclusivity?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oubravs2b:
Yep. The only one I didn't get it on (free content) was the Pearl Jam album. That one worked for some reason.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaitanya91845:
Hello. I won an LG Optimus 7 in a contest. It has mango preinstalled. I was wondering if it is worth upgrading from optimus 7 to Lumia 800? I know this question has been asked before, but most have compared the Lumia to Focus, and not Optimus 7.

From what I saw, the display(blacks) of Optimus 7 is very disappointing, as is the camera(low light). I havent installed any apps, as I wanted the device to be fresh, in case I am selling it.

The price of Lumia 800 is almost the double of what Optimus 7 costs. Is it a worthy replacement? Please help.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gampanat:
Are you joking?!?! I got the LG Optimus 7 and love it, and the light at the back is too bright, absolutely not low...

I'm also think of buying that one maybe later because it's nokia, and has great built in apps, but still theres nothing wrong with the Optimus 7 with even an app for jailbreaking within 5 mins.

You maybe should sell this one, use your old phone and wait a while til the price gets lower on the Lumia.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Between_cz:
I would wait till next year to see what Nokia WP7 phone will be announced at MWC. Should be something much better. Than sell LG O7 and buy new Nokia if it is worth it... Thats what I'm planning to do with my LG.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaitanya91845:
Oh, I think you misunderstood me. I meant that the blacks in the display glow a lot. And the camera has poor performance under low light. But I must admit, the build quality is excellent. :)

True, but the wait would be too long. Phones will be announced in Feb, and might be available in May-June? However, there's no doubt that they would be better(Nokia 900?) The other problem is that the sale value of O7 will fall down drastically, even though I might have used it just for a couple of months.

Note: Another thing about Lumia that attracts me is that they say they will release 750 apps specific to the Indian market and exclusive to Nokia. They have employed 1000 developers to do it!!
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prowede:
is your Optimus 7 ringtone volume loud enough?

I found Lumia 800 is a bit soft in ringtone volume
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaitanya91845:
The speaker volume of Optimus 7 is a bit low. However, it is not an issue for me as the phone is in vibrate mode most of the times.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaitanya91845:
I have decided to keep my Optimus 7 and not sell it. Maybe it just needs a bit of love :). I can do with an LCD screen. I will upgrade when they will release devices with Apollo.
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gampanat:
Have fun with it! :)

And if you want to jailbreak it, then it will like take 1-5 mins with some simple steps :), and then if you reset the phone it will be re-unjailbreaken.

HTC hub xap is a recommendation after jailbreak, with cool weather displaying and animations :)
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prowede:
Jailbreak for Optimus 7 or Lumia 800?
[Windows Phone 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chaitanya91845:
He means jailbreak Optimus 7.

Is there any danger of bricking the phone? You mean i will have to repeat the procedure each time I reset the phone if I have to install more xaps?

HTC hub would be superb. by jailbreak, do you mean the recent ChevronWP unlock? Sorry, I am being such a noob.

Edit: Could you please send me the link containing unlock instructions? Thanks.

Edit2: Successfully unlocked the device. It is so easy on Optimus 7. And hey, HTC Hub looks awesome. Thanks. Time for some homebrew apps now :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] batjon:
Please could someone upload the O2 UK firmware. I've been having problems charging my phone so I tried to restore my phone to original settings but it didn't work so then I flashed the generic world firmware which hasn't worked either. I would like to reflash back to stock O2 so I can take it back to the shop.

Many thanks in advance
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Matchstick:
The version of the firmware that PC Companion installs is determined by the system/build.prop file so if you root the phone and modify the build.prop so it has the correct model number (or just overwrite the build.prop with a suitable one).

PC Companion will then automatically reinstall the O2 firmware version if you go through the Phone Software Update option and do a Repair.

(If your phone is an Xperia Mini Pro I have a suitable build.prop file if you want)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] batjon:
Thanks for your reply. That would be excellent if you could provide me the correct build.prop

:)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Matchstick:
A .zip containing the UK O2 Mini Pro (SK17i) file should be attached to this post.

You should be able to use Root Explorer (or similar) to backup the existing build.prop and then replace it with this new one.

After that you just need to reboot the phone then connect it to PC Companion and tell it to repair the current firmware.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] batjon:
you da man!!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Puju:
Do you have a build.prop or info i need to edit to restore Orange UK on a SK17i?

Ive unbranded my phone and now it wont accept any simcard. So i want to restore it to the network image.

If anyone has a stock Orange UK SK17i flash file that would be awesome..
[General Questions and Answers] chiangeg:
Anyone know where to get this wallpaper shown in the picture?

The picture with purple wallpaper :

elandroidelibre.com/2011/11/por-fin-liberado-el-codigo-de-ice-cream-sandwich-android-4-0.html

Anyone know where can I obtain it?
[General Questions and Answers] Miver69:
I find only this: http://cdn.androidpolice.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/image114.png
[General Questions and Answers] chiangeg:
Ewww :( .. anyone else know? I like it but can't find..
[Motorola Droid Bionic] silverslayer99:
http://www.DayDeal.com/product.php?productid=59652

Just wondering about the quality vs. the seidio.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] WA_Bob:
No idea - I've never heard of this before. But for the price it might be worth a shot if you don't subject your phone to very rough environments.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Juroid:
Any update on this case and holster?
[Motorola Droid X2] Deleted member 3976874:
I was wondering if it is possible to get the people app on ICS to work on GB. What do u guys think?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrEzzzkiel:
My nephew has invested in a Samsung Galaxy S2 and I've finally convinced him to root it and flash a custom rom... I have a HTC G2 and there's like 6-8 roms to choose from... And everyone of them has a different thing going for them... Like one of them is Sense 2.1, one is clean MIUI and some are mods with MIUI, some CM7-mods and a couple of Sense 3.5's and one hybrid Sense 2.1+3.0...

What I'm trying to say is, its a jungle out there... And I'd really like to help my nephew get a good and updated phone..

So what are the different 'deal-breakers' on your different ROMs? Which is the best ROM in your opinion? :)

(wrong catagory.. should be in Q&A.. sry..)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 4038153:
My opinion is that we know nothing about your nephew, therefore can't possibly make recommendations for him.

This thread is created and closed literally every day, sometimes several times a day.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrEzzzkiel:
That wasn't quite what I was asking for...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrEzzzkiel:
But, if you insist: He's 22 years old, lives with his girlfriend on 21 years in a 2-room apartment.. He works out 2-3 times a week with his younger brother... He like WOW... He was once a big Ogamer... He goes to college.. Dunno what he studies, but something with computers... He hacked his ps3 earlier this years... He likes dubstep and mojitos... Anything else you need to know, to tell me your opinion about what ROM you think is best???
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frostfree:
I recommend the stock ROM.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] freemini:
Cognition is a really fast stock-based ROM. For me, it feels very fast and works really well.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChongoDroid:
Well played sir

I would recommend cm7.. Get him on the nightlys! #116 literally cooks bacon.. No **** try it for yourself!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSaw:
Ok, so you say everyone has a different opinion, that's why it's hard to choose. My question is, how will this thread change any of that?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mccune:
The thing with this "what's the best... " always end up in people recommending their current ROM.

There is truly only one way to find out what's best for you (or your nephew for that matter).

The next thing you want to know is probably what the best modem is to use with the SGS2.

XDA is (or at least was) about exploring and share experiences.

Past few years it's more becoming a demand and receive kind of thing.

Threads like this ones are always getting locked in the end.

Sent from my #sgs2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jonny68:
How about your nephew comes on here himself, reads up extensively and then makes his own informed choices as to which ROM he thinks may be best.

Regardless if he likes crack cocaine and sex with animals i hardly think it's relevant to this forum:eek:;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Joey2o11:
Because he's too f*cking lazy......like all the rest of the muppets who keep asking which is the best rom...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bruflot:
Just let him be on stock for gods sake..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheSaw:
I'm glad this thread ended well.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Matriak31:
Jelly Bean rom is out;) im currently using it inbetween ICS Alphas;)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] js8:
Dude - Ignore the wankers.

Wankers - wouldn't it be easier to just ignore the post if you have nothing constructive to offer the guy? Rather than... wanking on him?

Ezzzkiel - The nice thing in SGS2-land is that there are a lot of great, stable ROMs with decent battery life. It benefited from a lot of the startup pains that we all suffered through on the original SGS. So although it may seem like a jungle, the reality is that it is an ice cream (sic) shop with lots of great flavors.

If your nephew is technically competent and enjoys mucking around with lots of options, I would recommend one of the following:

CheckROM is a modified Samsung ROM and has a nice KitchenPro app that allows you to easily change kernels, modems, themes, apps, boot animations, etc. It also has OTA updates. I used it for quite a while and it has been stable, fast and virtually bug free.

CM7 continues to be a favorite among many folks. It is in good, but not perfect shape... but it is quite serviceable as an everyday ROM. You can modify pretty much everything you can imagine. Nightlies are available for flash freaks.

MIUI (and my favorite version - Galnet MIUI) is looking really great lately. I personally find the way it deals with notifications and replies very intuitive... even more so that CM7. Again, it has OTA updates which are handy. But it is very personal. Some people hate MIUI and some people love it.

If your nephew prefers to start with a basic flash and go ROM then Cognition, Criskelo, Batista, and about a half dozen others are excellent ROMs where everything works.

On all these ROMs the first thing I install is Go Launcher, so I have a common set of home screens that make it easy to navigate. Then I can explore the unique elements under the skin. Again, the choice of launcher is very personal. Many folks swear by Launcher Pro, ADW and others.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mccune:
How can you forget to mention Villain ROM 3.0?

It's the best. Close to stock with it's own VillainTweak program.

See where this is going?

Sent from my #sgs2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MrEzzzkiel:
SGSII-land is like a different country... My oh my... I've heard XDA could be a harsh forum to wander, but I've only met kind and friendly users on the XDA-boards I usually look at..

Excuse me for asking you about your opinion about which ROM you find best to the SGS... Thx for the constructive posts, those of you who took time to makes such ones... :)

I'll find my own way through this damp and moist swamp of ROMs...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qwerty warrior:
wait wait

ur saying some how THIS thread is created and closed everyday ??wtf

are we living in a Quantum matrix ?

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---------- Post added at 05:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:07 PM ----------

anyways

i go back and forth between custom roms and kernels

and i ALWAYS go back to stock rom

i recommend stock rom
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Noonski:
Closed, Cheerz.

(comparison Threads are Flamebaits)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maccutto:
how do i root chinese android (touch diamond 2 b-1000) the white one
[Viewsonic ViewPad 7 & Variants] Idhaskel:
I recently flashed my Cincinnati Bell Commtiva N700 from the stock ROM to another found here. I decided to go back and reflashed to the ROM I backed up before trying the new one. However, the restore did not restore the original Boot Logo nor Splash Screen.

Does anyone out there have a CBW N700 and can I get a copy of those two items to put them back on my device? That or a pointer to someplace where it might be found?

Thanks for any help you can lend.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saaj:
I'd like to know if there is a way to port a froyo (2.2) apk to work on eclair (2.1). This is an apk launcher, and editing it's AndroidManifest.xml I get:

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="8" android:targetSdkVersion="10" />

Changing the "minSdkVersion" and "targetSdkVersion" to 7 does not work.

Is there a port OS tutorial or something like that showing me where to tweak ?

Thanks and sorry for the english...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] devilsking:
Original thread here: (thank to capez

I think this tut is for advance users. But others can try ;)

1. Get your "framework-res.apk" in /system/framework

2. Use apktool to decomplie that file. (I recommend apktool becoz I often use it :D )

- Command to decomplie: apktool d framework-res.apk framework-res

3. Download source file here:

4. In extracted folder which u get from "framework-res.apk", find "anim" folder in \res

5. Extract source file in step 3, u will get 2 folder:

- anims

- other_files

6. Copy files from both folders in step 5 into "anim" folder in step 4

7. Open "integers.xml" in /res/value and find this line:

then add the following lines after it:

8. Complie your "framework-res.apk" with command: apktool b framework-res new.apk

9. You will get a file "new.apk" but dont use it. Open extracted folder which u get in step 2, u will find a folder "build" and a file is "resource.arsc" inside

10. Now you need to use 7zip. Right click on that resource file, choose 7zip > add to archive and select original framework-res.apk with type is zip.

11. Open "new.apk" in step 8 and original "framework-res.apk" with 7zip. Drag and drop "anim" and xml folders in "new.apk" to "framework-res.apk"

12. It's finished. U can use the file "framework-res.apk" now and see the transition.

Have fun! If u have question, just ask and I will answer :D

Example of ICS transition:
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] DaXmax:
Actually i have the easier way to apply the animation but it will only work on CyanogenMod... I call this easy patcher by Achep.... For Samsung Stock ROM (Rooted!), please give me ur framework-res.apk as i can work something for the intergers.xml...

Link: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19285951&postcount=41

Use it on the PC!

1. Put ur framework-res.apk to res/framework

2. When ur ready, press Patcher.exe

3. Then press Enter

4. Once done patching, put the patchers (flashable zip) to ur phone and flash it!

Remember this is only for the CyanogenMod 7 or other stock AOSP, for Stock ROMs, please pm me the framework-res.apk...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] devilsking:
I'm writing tut for stock samsung roms :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] DaXmax:
Good, i have whole stack patchers for other phones

-LG Optimus One

-Nexus One

-Desire

-Galaxy S2

-Nexus S

And many many more! Works on MIUI, Cyanogen and Stock HTC Roms... Havent tested on Samsung Stocks...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] CallMeVentus:
"java" is not recognised . :/

Edit: Fixed my problem :p
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] DaXmax:
Have u install Java??
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] devilsking:
he solved ;))
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] pujitjuneja:
It's done, working perfectly :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] OiToBi:
Ohh *like* devilsking work ^^ ...

Well can any one help me do for general user like meh?? ....

M NT advanced ^^

Sent from Wherever I was last using XDA :]
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] DaXmax:
Yes, framework???
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] killmyself:
could someone do this mod with my framework.apk? I tried few times and always bootloops, FCs or nothing changed.

here's my framework:

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9DD6XC30
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] tyraelasd:
I didnt manage to install the apktool :(

Can someone help telling me how to install it and get it working?
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] FMAranda:
Worked fine for me by using your tool, thanks.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] tyraelasd:
Got a bootloop when I install the patcher from recovery :/, already tried two times
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] DaXmax:
Hi alcachofita,

You have just PM me about the framework-res.apk bootloop, maybe you havent tried my patcher yet but nevermind, here you go and others who are running CM7-KANG-cooper like his, u can use this patch...

Dax
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] tyraelasd:
Im stucked in the step of signning the apk :(
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] ijustzeke:
Thank you sir! (Pressed thanks button too)

The patch is working.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] killmyself:
not working for me :/
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] DaXmax:
@ alchaforta, killmyself

Last try, one of them already claim its working...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 Themes and Apps] alldine345:
thanks, working well on nims's sonygenmod.