yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] porcupineadvocate:
You might not have threaded apps, but you would presumably multitask a bit on your phone, so one core can run a browser and the other core something else, etc.

Still, I don't think single cores are yet outdated, simply because none of the non-gaming apps really load one core that much anyway. If you wanted to crunch numbers, you'd use a PC. And if you're gaming on your phone, you wouldn't be multi-tasking.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] DigitalMD:
Its just the way things work. Hardware always leads software that can actually take advantage of it by 6 to 18 months. That's why if you keep buying the next big things , you never actually get to use the new features. It's a marketing ploy a lot of times.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] redpoint73:
That's the thing, there isn't much "something else" going on most of the time. Background synching of email and a few other apps; downloading a big file. What else? Most apps just get suspended in memory, and don't need to be actively "running". Multi core may make switching a bit faster, but that's really it, until we see apps optimized for multi cores.

Back to the OP's question, in a similar discussion on multi cores, one person on these forums mentioned that hardware always precedes software. I have to agree with that point. Hardware manufacturers will always sell what is on the bleeding edge, because specs and marketing buzzwords (which dual or quad core have definitely become) will always sell hardware. But software developers just want there apps to be compatible with the majority of the hardware being used. If most people have single core Android devices (huge majority do, right now), there is little motivation to spend the resources making the apps optimized for multi cores.
[HTC Flyer, EVO View 4G] Snow_fox:
Makes a lot of sense to me.

I think a lot of people forget that if all you want to do is browse the web/email.. Even a computer that is old will still work well enough for basic task.. Example I'm typing this from a single core emachines that is a 2 ghz athlon processor.. My parents haven't upgraded, because it still works and still moves relatively fast for basic task.

Plus, there is a misconception that two 1 ghz processors = 2 ghz total clockspeed.. but, doesn't quite work like that..
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oodork123:
I love my cm7 but I do miss the widgets and the layout is there an easy way to do this, but I look for it here and all I'm getting is evo 3d rom stock or themes lol
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] reachksv:
Folks,

I want to try using the galaxy note as a tool for some quick fixes to the code and services. I want to get a foldable bluetooth keyboard. Setup vi (or emacs) browsing on amazon machine or maybe a skywriter server. I currently use connectbot and hackers keyboard. I have set the hacker's keyboard to a very small size and use the S-pen for typing. It is good for basic browsing.

I am evaluating buying either Nokia su-8w Bluetooth keyboard or Verbatim foldable keyboard. Please let me know if anyone uses such keyboards. The nokia keyboard seems really small but android specific keyboards may have shortcuts to android functions. Can I modify the keymap(xmodmap) file to bring in the same functionality even from the Nokia keyboard.

Any other App suggestions, especially for code browsing (c++, python)?

thanks,
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] rocky869:
Request to Moderators of XDA to Create a thread of Android Sub-Forum for our Touch Diamond!!!

We all Know that Touch diamond is on the verge of Nand Recovery development and all the android related post will be under one thread!!!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] hfzarx:
+1 from me~!

been wondering also why didnt diamond has one already, i mean the developement been taking place for years now~...hrm~
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] jack01711:
i also Request to Moderators of XDA to Create a thread of Android Sub-Forum for our Touch Diamond!!!

thanks
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] fpopic:
+1 nice idea
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] BobDeville:
excelent idea!!!
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] yukimasa2k:
+1 nice idea.

android boot from nand...?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] leonaropix:
+1 great idea, please do it:)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] rocky869:
Everyone who support this plzzz rate this thread more stars and post in support much more.....if possible contact any moderator who can help in developing our Diamond Android Thread.....we need this thread badly since nand development is in full flow!!!:(
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Huckleberry88:
+1 and another 10 characters
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] e_henning:
totally agree...
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] reiti.net:
+1 agreed :-)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] joaoccmartins:
+1 :D Tottaly agree
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] minhab:
Me too, I used it from 2008 to now :D
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] BetaV:
+1 for android :-)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] outlive:
+1 for subforum
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] alsaid:
+1 for android
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] NeoS:
Has anyone considered posting this here?
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] nmfp:
+1 Tottaly agree
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] Duarte_map:
+1 for android
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] samircz:
+1 for android :-)
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] hamsat:
+1 great idea, please do it
[Touch Diamond, MDA Compact IV ROM Development] helicopter88:
What do you want to put in an android subforum?

You have only 1 or 2 threads about android..
[Verizon Droid Charge] bwheelies:
I was running the 1204 Imnuts rom for the past day and today decided to flash the IMO 4.0 kernel with lagfix enabled. I also flashed FUGU tweaks prior to flashing kernel.

Everything went fine but a minute after booting my phone when the lagfix was enabled it dropped data. I restarted again and it did the same thing. I get about a minute of 4G and then it disconnects.

A little worried, I disable lagfix, let it reboot to convert back to RFS and then I Odin back to EE4 with the pit file for good measure.

Same problem. 4G for a minute or two at best and then no data. I put the phone on wifi and let it update to EP4D and the same scenario exists.

I took the phone to Verizon and they are sending me a new one(or refurbed I assume). Thank goodness for the extended warranty.

Anyone have an idea of what happened? 4G working for a minute or 2 and then data dropping all together?

I don't post much here but have been a ROM flasher since getting my Fascinate over a year ago so it's not a noob incident.
[Verizon Droid Charge] hoppermi:
This has happened to me several times. Replacing the sim card fixed the issue for now.
[Verizon Droid Charge] bluevolume:
In my area (Western NY), there is a 4G data outage. Started yesterday morning.
[Verizon Droid Charge] projectD:
http://stopthecap.com/2011/12/07/verizon-wireless-lte-outage-impacts-service-on-east-coast/
[Verizon Droid Charge] trparky:
You know... these are the time you, as an Android user, have to turn to the community to get help first.

Help from the Verizon Store Representatives? Don't make me laugh. They aren't known for being the sharpest knives the drawer, the sharpest tools in the shed. You get the idea.

Many times we know things hours before the store reps do or know things that the store reps don't even know at all. Definitely a situation in which the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing.

I know that the people with the high foreheads are busy trying to fix issue, but please... for God sake, put a damn notice somewhere where the whole damn company can see it so that you don't send people scrambling around looking for a fix for their devices when it's your own damn network that's broken again.
[Verizon Droid Charge] xxxedjixxx:
I drive between western PA and NYC everyday then home and had a similar problem when I first got Verizon and this charge. I was on the stock tomorrow and couldn't hold 4G to save my life. I called Verizon customer support, and they did something with the network and the phone, then told me to pull the sim out, blow everything out with canned air, reseat the sim card, and call back the next time I was in the area of problems if it didn't work. I don't know what they did or happened, but both my wife (she has a matching charge) and I haven't had any problems since
[Verizon Droid Charge] bwheelies:
My phone number is from NY although i live in las Vegas now. Maybe they are doing testing by phone numbers in given areas. Can't believe i am getting another phone out of the situation.

I asked the woman helping me for a new sim and she was adamant on replacing the device.

If it has to do with my number being from the northeast then the new phone will not work either.
[Verizon Droid Charge] shrike1978:
During lunch today, I started having data problems in Montgomery, AL. It's been up and back down again in that time.
[Verizon Droid Charge] bluevolume:
NY area is back online.
[Verizon Droid Charge] trparky:
North East Ohio is still offline.

They say something happened to the switches that authenticate the SIM cards. So... why are there not regional switches or even a switch in each state? Redundancy, redundancy, redundancy.
[Verizon Droid Charge] bluevolume:
Switch budget was cut to give more money to "Can You Hear Me Now" guy. :mad:

---------- Post added at 04:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:13 PM ----------

And we're back down in NY. LOVELY.
[Verizon Droid Charge] shrike1978:
Media is starting to notice.

http://www.gottabemobile.com/2011/12/07/verizon-suffering-4g-lte-outage/
[Verizon Droid Charge] ceredics:
Here in north west Ohio I have nothing at all. Me, all my buddies, and my family have no 4g or 3g. This is a major outage. Very widespread.

Gears Of War 3!

GT = SAVAG3K1D911
[Verizon Droid Charge] ceredics:
I think this has something to do with the razrs claiming it has a broken sim. I strongly believe its all tied together in some way. I hope Verizon makes a statement and soon.

Gears Of War 3!

GT = SAVAG3K1D911
[Verizon Droid Charge] knyghtryda:
3g and 4g dead in San Jose, CA, both on my charge and a coworker's bionic. Looks national to me.
[Verizon Droid Charge] projectD:
http://twitter.com/vzwsupport

VZW twitter feed says no ETA to fix the data problem
[Verizon Droid Charge] bluevolume:
I know why they are doing this. Verizon wants us all to buy 5G phones.
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piemanpm:
Here's a bit of back story incase any of you haven't seen my previous thread.

I unlocked the bootloader and installed cyanogen using this Guide. All worked well for a few weeks until my Wifi, Bluetooth and Mobile Hotspot all stopped working. So I created a thread and was told to try putting " Fruitcakes 2.3.5 System and Boot NO Webtop " on and the radio mentioned in this Thread with some success at getting it working for a few hours, but then it went back to what it was before, with activating wifi causing a reboot and bluetooth + mobile hotspot not working at all.

My phone info before I decided to RSD this http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=19657465&postcount=248]Image:

System Info

4.5.133.MB860.ATT.en.US

Android Version

2.3.5

Baseband version

N_01.77.36p

Kernel version

2.6.32.9 a21146@zch45lnxdroid55 #2

Build number

4.5.133

The RSD ( v5.4.4 ) showed all progression bars to full, however, when it gets to the " Please Manually power up this phone " stage, my phone is getting past the " Duel Core Technology " boot up screen, then gets to the motorola sign with red going round it and keeps rebooting and doing that. Click on the image below, it'll take you to a video and you'll see what I mean.

Could anyone please help?

Cheers!
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] piemanpm:
SOLVED:

Forgot to factory reset VIA Android Recovery.
[HTC Titan] willp2:
I scratched the lens on my Titan pretty bad. Anyone know where to get a replacement?

I can't seem to find any for the Titan yet. I wonder if something from another HTC phone might work?

Thanks
[HTC Titan] willp2:
I'm still looking for a lens. If anyone has any leads I'd appreciate it.

Thanks!
[HTC Titan] Phil_123:
Try the 9.5mm sapphire window from here:

http://www.edmundoptics.com/products/displayproduct.cfm?productid=1904&showall
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patt2k:
I cant seem to get anyone to help me with this many roms for example that are on KI4 simply won't give me DATA. I have tried many different roms like for example

Villain Rom works just fone

other rom with different baseband just wont give me data at all...

Is there any fix for this? The H+ icon is just not showing and i cant acces the net (i checked in access points to make sure my APN is OK , everything is just fine over there.

Thanks guys!

EDIT: Problem Solved! All the roms besides AOSP,Villain were having incorrect APN's for AT&T. I had to manually configure and it worked! however i went back to STOCK rom with no root , that is fine for now as the performance is great on stock rom , until ICS oficcaly comes out.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ballmead:
You don't happen to have a I9100T do you?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patt2k:
I have the International SGS2. Now funny thing is i tried 3 roms and only AOSP rom would let me use data , but samsung roms won't that just makes no sence
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Start with a stock rom and the correct modem and CSC for your country .

That fails its service centre .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patt2k:
But now another question how come I flashed the AOSP rom which was using same BASEBAND as the samsung custom roms from here KI4

AOSP - KI4 works

Sammy Custom - KI4 does not.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patt2k:
can anyone link me with a STOCk rom for the international version? i was not sure which one to chose because it had different letter codes i belevie my version is UK i bought it on Newegg and its the international version. Thanks guys!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slow N Stupid:
before u go crazy flashing roms/kernel over and over again please try this with the roms that doesnt work:

after u've flashed the roms check that data is not working but everything else is fine.. then install root explorer or use adb to copy "/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/nwk_info.db" to somewhere else for backup

and then delete the nwk_info.db and reboot

hope this fixes it
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patt2k:
Everything else does work besides data. So you would suggest i use the root explorer from my current rom? which is AOSP and copy telephony databases? but would it work with sammy roms?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Slow N Stupid:
no no no u first flash the roms that doesnt have the working data network and delete the nwk_info.db ( only nwk_info.db ) and reboot. the phone will generate a new one.. i have had same problem as u when flashing some of the custom/official roms and when i do this it fixes it, also have u tried if wifi works?

ps sry for slow reply i was talking with my gf
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patt2k:
I will pick a rom and get back at you yes Wi fi works. Thanks man!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patt2k:
your method did not work :/ is there any other solution?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dirn1111:
I pretty much want to say its samsung problem.

I used to use sgs and when I was using stock rom data was really bad.

Then I used cm7, the data became real deal.

I think it may be same for sgs2.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patt2k:
Thanks for the response. But how come AOSP , MIUI , Villain Rom work just fine while other dont?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] s2d4:
correct apn settings?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patt2k:
Yes APN are correct. I went back to Villain 2.3.5 and H+ works however the rom feels slow.. this is the only rom that works besides AOSP roms

Would this work if.

I flashed new rom from Villain to any other custom sammy rom? without "WIPING". What do you guys think?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Here is what you can do before you get banned for posting in dev section .

Download correct stock rom modem and csc for your network .

download ODIN .

Reboot to recovery

Mounts and storage FORMAT sd card cache data system .

Phone is now empty .

Remove battery then go to download mode after putting battery back

Via ODIN flash stock rom .

Go to network you are using and find APN settings

Set manually and check APN

In power menu etc make sure DATA is activated on.

TEST

FAILS

Reset rom counter to zero with USB jig then return phone to service centre .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patt2k:
^I did everything as you stated.

I will just try to manually enter APN otherwisei have to call samsung.

Just one thing reset rom counter to zero with usb jig , since i can get into DOWNLOAD no problem without a JIG how do i reset it anyway?

EDIT EDIT : the issue was roms were having incorrect APN's i manually created one and it works.

Went back to Stock 2.3.6 Rom. With NO ROOT.

Thanks for helping me solve this issue everyone!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] princenoob:
Hi all, i have a shw m250l korean sgs2

it doesnt have a simcard slot

Im from philippines so its no use here as a phone instead just a multimedia device.so i dont mind about txt and call functionality

Can i flash i9100 roms on this phone?thanks in advance
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] princenoob:
Up up up up 10 chars
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Luxferro:
Any have this happen every time they reboot?

I saw this after I initially setup phone and it downloaded my market apps, on the following reboot it said this message.. But I just noticed it does it on every reboot. I thought maybe some app maybe half installed or something, so I cleared cache and delvik cache by booting CWR.img. Upon next boot, it rebuilt the cache for all my apps, but then all following reboots still give me this message:

Android is Updating: Starting Applications

I ran a logcat of the bootup process, and killed the logging after it was booted and past this message... but I don't really see anything that stands out (at least to me, I'm no expert at reading these logs or understanding the boot process).

Anyone have any ideas, or experience with logcats?

Attached is the logcat.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] noobdeagle:
after i did my initial setup and then rebooted mine said the same then changed to 'optimizing applications' then counted through all the apps i installed,

id assume the message appears to prevent user interactions so when the launcher launches its fast rather than the lag present on older versions after the boot up, its a minor issue but when it comes to user experience this delay give the illusion of faster performance after boots.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] qwerp_:
it does happens all the time (every reboot).

however, if there is some actual update task, it will say

Android is Updating: 1 of XX

sort of thing.

i got this when i update to the volume bug fix.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] case0:
Yes, it's normal.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] superfunhappydi:
Happens for me every time too. Seems to be a normal process for the GN.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Luxferro:
Okay, thanks for the replies!

I guess I didn't notice it the first few times I rebooted it out of the box. Thought something got messed up. :o

edit: (Just found out there is a 5 per day thanks limit too :) )
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lambda30:
Why ? I mean, what is the process doing ?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BlackDino:
Caching everything
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lambda30:
So this is just a visual update for some underlying process that was already present, in Gingerbread ? Or what ? Waiting for a more technical explanation...
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wanderxjtu:
Just fixed that by

adb remount
adb shell rm /system/framework/com.google.widevine.software.drm.jar

Don't know why, it just works.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] beekay201:
Doesn't happen to me, so I'd say it's not totally normal.

Sent from my i9250
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chadouming:
that's totaly not normal. That mean that either your cache is removed at each reboot or that your cache is corrupt. I saw a solution a few post before mine and i think you should try it, if it does not work , wipe everything and start from a fresh install.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] xuggs:
I've seen it happen when you wipe cache and take a backup from recovery. But only on the first reboot after that action, definetly not on every reboot.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] electronixgimp:
my nexus did from the 1st start up NEW my vivid also does it its a ics thing
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Anthonok:
Only happens when updating a ROM or wiping caches here

Sent from my JellyBelly Gnex
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] yagayagayo:
Flash

Had same problem reflashed rom and fixed
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rnjsgurwn96:
I doubt that's normal. I only had to do it every single time I cleared the dalvik cache when I replaced the services.jar file or when I installed a new rom without clearing any previous data.. Never had to run that ever since.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] akash3656:
That is fine OP. But if you are seeing "optimising applications" every reboot, then something is wrong.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 309041291a:
Whenever you wipe the dalvik cache you will be prompted with this message on boot. It is normal. If it does not happen, then you should be worried.

Nexus S. (GSM i9020a)

Paranoid (1.991 - 4.1.1)

Air Kernel (Week 193 - Vodoo)

Ondemmand (1000/200)

Deep Idle (On - Deadline)

BLX (98 - Inverted. Apps)

Black Exodus (UnderVolted)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] netbuzz:
It will say Starting Applications on each normal boot, and Upgrading Application XXX of XXX when cache is cleared. Either way, the title of the window is "Android is Updating"
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] VonEsch:
Happened on my i717 all the time on aokp cm9, etc. Not on the i9250. I don't know why it does. It shouldn't affect your phone though
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ingenious247:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26131408&postcount=1
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] KennyG123:
Please read forum rules before posting

Questions and help issues go in Q&A

Thread moved

Thank you for your cooperation

Friendly Neighborhood Moderator
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tgeery:
mine does not do it every reboot. try booting into recovery and clearing the cache. it will do it again after that but I have not had it do the updating at a boot since then.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ingenious247:
It should be noted - anyone that has done the Google Wallet mod for the S3 will see this every reboot, no way around it. Harmless, but will always be present.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Loccy:
I know that there is the build prop "fix" which helps slightly (changing one of the values from the default 150 to 300 - can't remember which but you'll find it with a Google around). However, I was wondering if anyone is working on the touchscreen of the 8.9, or has any ideas on improving response sufficiently so that handwriting is feasible.

It seems that there is some kind of filter that disregards small movements - you can demo this but putting your finger down on the desktop and wiggling it from left to right about 2mm or so. I'd expect to see the screen "wiggle" slightly, part scrolling from left to right. Instead after a few seconds it responds as if you have held your finger down motionless. This is the issue that makes handwriting impossible.

On the 10.1 there is the app and discussion thread TouchScreenTune which fixes all of this. I have tried it on my 8.9 but no joy - but I can't imagine there is much in the way of difference between the two devices, and reckon that the 10.1 fixes could easily be applied to the 8.9 if someone with a bit of knowledge applied themselves (that's not me, unfortunately)