yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MaxCarnage:
I would say no. The Skyrocket is going to get ICS in Q1 of 2012, and other than that I can see no benefit to switching for you. With the reception issues on the GN on top of going from a GSM to CDMA network, you're going to get a shock at how bad it seems to be connected all the time.

I think it's also generally understood that the SGSII phones have similar-to-better specs than the NG; I believe that the GPU, for instance, is better in the SGSII variants. I could be mistaken on that point; I've never had one myself.

Personally, I thought that the GN was a tad too big to hold comfortably and the reception was pretty bad. I rarely had full bars anywhere, and in my office where my current GSM iPhone is getting full bars I couldn't hold onto a 3G signal.

The NG is the "cool" phone because its the flagship Google phone and is the first with stock ICS. I don't think that should be enough to sway you if you're happy now.

EDIT: I guess I wrote this assuming that you were going from an AT&T Skyrocket to a Verizon GN. You could always get the GSM GN and put it on AT&T, but I can't imagine the expense being worth it when you already have an SGSII variant.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bennettm89:
There will always be things to iron out when a new device is released, especially flagship devices. If you haven't come to terms with that, you're ignorant. The connectivity issue is definitely something that is upsetting users but I am positive it will be fixed. As for CDMA vs GSM, I will never stray away from GSM. CDMA is a crappy technology, in my personal opinion. As for the camera, I can take five well-focused shots over the course of three seconds. I took a picture of our cat and my friend/roomate asked "How many MP is that camera, again?"... implying that he thought it was greater than 5 due to the quality of the photograph. That said, I have never owned any other samsung devices because I always thought they were built poorly and felt cheap, that definitely does not describe the Nexus.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AllGamer:
dude, the SGS2 is getting ICS officially next month it's on the news http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2397850,00.asp

there are more news sites confirming the same
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] divinewisdom:
Samsungs Q1, but dont expect anything for carrier branded phone at that time. At&t will sure put a wrench in that quick by putting more bloatedware and testing. So dont expect anything for ICS from At&t until Q2 at earliest, gussing that samsung stays on target with Q1, Q1 could be march, Q2 could be June
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sn0warmy:
It's getting the update in Q1, which really means March. I'd bet you $100 the ICS update won't hit in January, or even February. But that's a moot point because the ICS that the other Samsung Galaxy phones are getting has touchwiz baked in, which sucks IMO.

But really, comparing the phones based on the ROM they have is ridiculous, especially on a development forum. Both phones will have pretty much identical versions of CM9 available soon anyway.

As for the hardware, at first I didn't see much of a difference between the hardware of my Galaxy S2 and the GNex, but the more I use the GNex the better it feels as an overall phone.

I got my GNex free through work so maybe this next comment is biased. However, I truly do not believe I would pay an additional $200+ to purchase the GNex after selling the Galaxy S2. I do believe it's better, but not THAT much better.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] popperslist:
Hello all,

I've seen roms with ADW Launcher and Launcher Pro and Launcher 2 as a default or optional (built in, not an extra install) launcher.

Does anyone know of a rom with GO Launcher Ex as either the default launcher or an optional launcher?

Sorry I can't post a link to the Go Launcher Ex website as I'm a new user but they are in the Market and their site is golauncher[dot]goforandroid[dot]com
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
None that I know of. Its decent launcher, but probably not the most popular. It would simply take someone who likes GO to cook it into a ROM (and permission from the software developer, of course).

On the other hand, not really much point in cooking in a variety of launchers, when you can just install them yourself in a minute. In particular, it seems like a waste to cook in apps that get updated frequently.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smajlo:
ILWT CM7

ILWT CM7 has GO Laucher as optional launcher, default is ADW. And it is the best ROM ever for our Vision :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1242480
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ck_looi:
here is the amazon latest update 6.2.1

https://t.co/BRUE4vHR

Any expert wants to help out those have updated their kindle fire to 6.2.1?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] CZroe:
My coworker bought a Kindle Fire for his mother and want's me to prepare it for her as a Christmas gift (she wants Android so we decided to install the Android Market). I took it home the other day and noticed a message saying that it was updating itself. The system version says "6.2_user_3003020"

Is this 6.2.1? It's doesn't say 6.2.0, so I don't want to make any assumptions.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] smirkis:
have u tried zergrush from this post? not sure if its the same exploit or not, but try it

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=20288923

sent from my kindle fire
[Kindle Fire Android Development] krelvinaz:
That is version 6.2

You need to make sure that WiFi is OFF until you protect it from getting further updates. There are a number of theads on how to do that.

o Modified hosts file to block: 127.0.0.1 s3.amazonaws.com

o Installed TWRP 2.0, FIREFIREFIRE and u-boot (was done via a package)

o Renamed /system/app/OTASilentInstall.apk to /system/app/OTASilentInstall.apk.bak

Any of which will prevent further updates. You needed to be rooted to do any of these however. One method that people are using is:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sadalius:
Still, an exploit needs to be found for stock KF that will be coming with 2.6.1 and higher. I'm pretty sure we are going to be able to download and patch future stock Roms for those that don't want to go to cm7 or cm9 when it is ready.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Ectoplasmic:
And for people like me who had root, and got the silent update, not thinking I would lose root!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Vashypooh:
ATM, my guess is that a factory cable is required to put it into fastboot to restore root.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sadalius:
Yes, I would think Vashypooh is right. If you can get fastboot access, one could possibly gainroot, or maybe flash an already rooted Rom.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jwilliamf:
Have anybody tried to remove the OTASilenInstaller.apk from the system/app?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kweng_ca:
Aw damnit, it just updated on me. So I can't reroot using the old methods? :(
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Ectoplasmic:
No, nothing works at this point, until someone figures out a new way to gain root. No telling how long that could take. I'll say one thing, I'm putting CM7 on mine as soon as I get it rerooted. I don't like having a surprise lockdown on my device.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] borborpa:
Had you bychance renamed the OTA file or redirected a3.amazonaws.com?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] smirkis:
this is why i did this yesterday!

sent from my kindle fire
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kweng_ca:
No sir, guess it's just a waiting game for me now
[Kindle Fire Android Development] renegade027:
I

I had the sneakyOTA.apk (or whatever it was called) UNINSTALLED!!! and still got updated to 6.2.1 Monday night. Many of those self-righteous folks who are sayin' 'ah, but I froze/renamed the .apk' will soon have a fancy e-reader. Just watch!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] charmainelooi:
I have faith in the brilliance of xda community members :) ... the rooting method will be available tomorrow
[Kindle Fire Android Development] diazlaz:
I had the same thing happened to me. Apparently renaming or freezing ota is not enough :confused:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] californiarailroader:
I agree with that 100% :D
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Ectoplasmic:
Is it done yet? Why is it taking so long? ;)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jpolous:
I bought two KFs for my kids, rooted, adw, happened, twrm. Froze otainstall.apk and one updated.

At least market still works and adw is still default.

Bummer is that I helplessly watched twrm flash the update.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] marvi0:
Avast anti virus has been released, however my question is, that is this anti virus really necessary, as I have been using android for a while without any need for anti virus so seriously questioning the need to have this so very much value your input those with knowledge regarding the reasons to have this please.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.avast.android.mobilesecurity
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] tango280581:
Ive never had a problem without one, just be careful what you download and no porn lol
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] dully79:
Android is only 2ND to windows for malware, so it's really your choice.

I've been running it for a week or two and it's quite good. I'd rather have an anti virus and not need it, rather than waiting for my phone to get raped by rogue apps then need one.

It also scans and tells you permissions apps use, I had a flash light app that had access to my dialer, and location. Dodgy Dev must have adjusted the permissions in the update.:(

You can also see what's preventing your phone from sleeping which will help battery life.

Hope this helps.:)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Barretje:
Will try it out, thanks!
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Nyssa1104:
Note its not just a antivirus but a whole protection package with tracking and more. ;-)
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] spdapimp217:
It's the NEW TheftAware and yes it's a full protection package, you can turn off the antivirus if you don't want it.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] kersey:
Looks pretty good, as for how useful it really is who knows, is to early to tell. Hopefully it's not going to be a battery killer either...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] jonny68:
That's what im a bit wary of too, i use Lookout mobile security and the wakelocks are minimal and it does the job nicely although avast are proven to be top class in Windows anyway so ill definitely be keeping an eye on this.

Can someone who downloads and uses this please report back.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] Nyssa1104:
Been using for 2 weeks now its not hard on the system does what is said on the tin...

Also there has bee a thread posted on this already...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] PedroMRP:
Why using and anti virus? The only way to be safe is using common sense and be careful while browsing...
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] SamsungVibrant:
MobileTrackerEngineTwo.apk ???

I have a vibrant and didn't want to create a whole knew Avast thread. Hoping maybe you guys in this forum know.

Searching my sdcard for Viruses it found 1 problem app named MobileTrackerEngineTwo.apk

I've only installed apps from Amazon market and Android Market, so I'm kind of perplexed what this mobiletrackerenginetwo.apk is.

Any clue what that is?
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] RoRo1990:
This

ten characters
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] vagsvag:
It has firewall too. I think is necessary the firewall because i had scanned the ports and found 2 ports open by default.
[Galaxy S II Themes and Apps] mb:
Been using this for a few weeks now. Very impressive. Love the integration with CWM. I don't really use it for the anti-virus capability, just the anti-theft and SMS firewall protection.
[HD2 General] djsnakezinho:
Hi everyone!

I was (till very recently) a happy and pround HD2 owner; unfortunately it was stolen/lost... So, my question is: what device should I buy now? What I really appreciated in our HD2 was the fact that I could freely change between Android and Windows Phone (and others) at will, keeping up to the updates of both. I did a quick search and came to the conclusion that no other device has this "flexibility"... :( So, what would you suggest? I was totally "seduced" by Windows Phone and would love to own a device which comes with it natively and working flawlessly, but Android is also tempting with the new IceCream Sandwich :)

Thanks in advance!
[HD2 General] ramersonw:
Another HD2? :)
[HD2 General] djsnakezinho:
Do you think that would be a good deal now? :) I mean, there are devices with dual core CPUs now :)

Other than that what would be like the best device for Windows Phone for instance? I like HTC and so I would maybe go for the Titan. But it simply doesn't seem to be... special...
[HD2 General] BlackGURU:
Well why don't you go through the list of supported phones in this forum that's mobile... look up the specs and roms performance and go from there.... thnx button?
[HD2 General] GeoMil:
I came here to ask the same question as OP.

I am on my second HD2, but am getting the power button issue again, and can't deal with the problem a third time.

I had a Nexus S for a while and liked it; thats a cheap option.

There aren't many choices IMO...

-Nexus Galaxy (big expensive)

-Nexus S (cheap, but dated)

-GSII (still expensive for older hardware)

-Lumia 800 (WP7 is not as full featured as you know. Zune software sucks)

-HTC phones (I dont really like the styling of anny of the new ones)

-Xperia Arc (nice screen, but average all round)

-Huawei Honor (looks good?)

-iphone 4

I'm leaning toward a white GSII
[HD2 General] djsnakezinho:
Hmm, I didn't know Huawei Honor, it does look good. But its specs are not so good... My brother has an iPhone 4S and my father has an iPhone4 and I really like the high screen pixel density, it looks amazing! I know the galaxy nexus has even higher resolution, but I guess it became just too big for me... I guess the HD2 was on the limit. I also want something fast, right now I'm on my brother's old iPhone 3G and that things' so slow...

I've ssen some threads here selling used HD2s, maybe I'll get one while I'm thinking about what to buy next :D The thing is: the HD2 was like "love at first sight", you know? ;) Like my previous P990i (even though it was more like a love-hate relation;) ) And right now no other device feels like that...
[HD2 General] KevinNolan:
Thee galaxy Note is great in all ways! (except touchwizz...)
[HD2 General] shehroze3:
i agree with you above^
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skyap:
Hi,

Last Friday I turned my phone off and when I turned it back on it got stuck on the loading screen and has been like that since.

I tried removing the battery loads, with no joy. I tried factory reset and clearing cache through the recovery menu, still nothing. So now I want to flash it but I'm having trouble.

I can't get the phone to boot so can't use adb to push a file to the sdcard and I'm stuck with fastboot commands (which I'm not that familiar with other than what I've found on here!). I downloaded the OTA update (from links found in these forums) for my phone to take it to 4.0.3 as I thought it was worth doing. I renamed it to update.zip but when I try the command "fastboot update update.zip" I get the message:

archive does not contain 'android-info.txt'

archive does not contain 'android-product.txt'

error: update package has no android-info.txt or android-product.txt

I then tried the full ROM from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1063664

but got the same message.

I don't know what these missing files are, or if I can create them myself! I've found other threads where people said they used replacements found elsewhere but I don't know where to find them!!

I can't find a way to get the update file onto the sdcard so can't use that recovery option.

I'd rather not have to send it back to samsung as that takes two weeks and I'm pretty sure they'd just flash it anyway!

I have the Nexus S still with stock ROM (2.3.6) and unrooted.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!! Ideally I'd like a way to transfer the update file to the sdcard and recover using the phone recovery. Failing that, I'd like to flash it using fastboot.

cheers
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surdu_petru:
First you need to download this : http://www.4shared.com/zip/2L09-JyW/Root_Nexus_S.html

Just unpack , connect your phone and click run.bat....

After that you need : remove install-recovery.sh just in .....

run in windows-> Start->at the search bar write cmd and navigate into your android sdk is installed

For me :

C:/"Programs and Files (x86)"/Android/android-sdk/tools/>adb shell

# rm /system/etc/install-recovery.sh

#exit

or with Root Explorer into system/etc/install-recovery.sh just renam it (ex. : .sh.old)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skyap:
thanks for the reply.

What will this do exactly?

I thought adb commands only worked when the phone was booted up?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skyap:
just had a look at the bat. So it seems this will wipe and root the phone adding superuser privelages?

Is this the only way I can get it working again and once I've done this, how do I undo it as to get the stock version of ICS do I not need to be unrooted or will flashing the stock version from the link in my OP automatically unroot the phone and replace the recovery image etc?

thanks again for your help - I'm a bit of a noob when it comes to rooting and ROMs!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skyap:
Forgot to say, I have GT-i9020 model if it makes any difference.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surdu_petru:
My tools will root your device and installed CWM ...after that you can do anything you want....
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Skyap:
I'm now rooted and have cwm recovery. Had some issues transferring files to the sdcard but seem to have moved a couple of files, but when I try to update using them I get...

Finding update package...

Opening update package...

E:Can't open /sdcard/name-of-file.zip

(bad)

Installation aborted.

I get this whether its the full stock ROMs found on here or the update only packages found on here.

Any ideas?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surdu_petru:
Trying to mount sdcard into CWM and see what happens.

---------- Post added at 07:37 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:34 PM ----------

Reboot into recovery.

Go into "mounts and storage"

Select "mount sdcard"

Select "mount USB storage"

Shortly after your SD Card will be mounted on your computer.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thaiyo8:
please help my sh-12c stuck in boot

hi my sh-12c stuck in boot wont open could you hrelp me to guide ?

i enable su and and i change permission in settings thats all in hope if morelocal2 works but it doesnt work and was not problem to use but , i restart in hope if it work , but it stuck in the boot logo Auuos moving any way to restore ?
[TouchPad Accessories] thecybo:
Being the DIY kind of guy, I'm wondering if anyone tried to disassemble the Touchstone charger and post a schematic so that anyone with some electronics skills can make their own, in whatever shape or colour they desire.

Just wondering.
[TouchPad Accessories] quarlow:
Ifixit has a pre touchstone tear down. They are similar, maybe you can request that site complete one on the TouchPad version.

I just looked mine over, there are no exposed screws. Any screws must be under the rubber foot, or the back may snap off. I'm not risking breaking mine. But, for $40 you could find out yourself :)

Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)
[TouchPad Accessories] teddyspaghetti:
All you need is a USB source with an output of 5.3V and 2A. But on that note, doesn't the higher level of amps charging the TP batteries more quickly kill the overall battery life of the batteries?

I use other brands of usb chargers unless i'm in a hurry, because the TP official charger will get it all juiced up in no time. Lower amperage, slower charging, longer overall battery life (i presume.)
[TouchPad Accessories] Dragoon0309:
Not sure about the truth of that, because I think it has something to do with the actual cycles. I'm not 100% sure so if I'm wrong someone correct me.
[TouchPad Accessories] quarlow:
The OP was referring to the wireless induction charging in the Touchstone, not just a generic USB charger.

As to the whole more amps = lower health battery debate, I won't touch that. I've seen "proof" both ways. What I know is the OEM charger is 5.3v at 2 amps. I am going to trust HP that is the proper specs. Plus, any "smart" device doesn't pull more amperage than it needs, so its software controlled.

Sent from my Galaxy S II (i777)
[TouchPad Accessories] thecybo:
Indeed, I am not talking about the wired charger, I am talking about the wireless Touchstone charger.

50 USD wouldn't be a problem for a Touchstone. However HP hasn't brought Touchpad's or accessories in Romania and offer no support for them, and I don't want to wait for 2 weeks for delivery.

And I also am the DIY kind of guy, and in the near future I'll be designing and building a custom desk which I would like to include a nice built-in stand for the Touchpad.
[TouchPad Accessories] pa49:
Any old 5.3v/2A source will not give 2A to the TP. The device relies on switch signaling on the data lines which aknowledges that it is connected to the correct (ie HP barrel) charger and this allows the full charge rate to be applied.

In all other cases the charger only gives a low level trickle charge with the resulting longer charge times.

LiPo batteries and their charging profiles are very efficient and are perfectly capable of handling higher charging currents without detriment.

If they become very drained these higher currents are required to start the charge cycle whereas lower power chargers would not.
[TouchPad Accessories] FjarrKontroll:
This thread is not about charge current or cycles, not sure why you haven't gotten a real answer yet, so I decided to register to give you one.

Even if you had the schematics and a source for the components, winding the coil for the inductive charging would be your biggest issue. At best it probably wouldn't be efficient enough to be worth it and it would likely take a long time to charge if it did at all. All the parts and work it would take for a kind of crappy result wouldn't be as good as just spending the $50 or whatever.

That's the negative side though, so don't get me wrong. If I could I'd totally be building one myself as well. I wish more people were into DIY stuff like this. I also really like the idea of building it into a desk and you may be able to do that with an official Touchstone charger. :)
[TouchPad Accessories] pa49:
While the OP was not about charge current or cycles I do sincerely hope that you understand the value of correcting misinformation and wrong assertions about any aspect that may raise it's related head in these threads.

To jump into a thread and the forum with such a comment is perhaps an indication of the levels of accepable politeness at large in the world today.

But I for one don't take too kindly to it.

But then us 'older' members may be a little too sensitive.

Any impropriety and the mods will deal with it!
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rootkited:
i had my transformer rooted until couple of days ago when i had to get back to the unrooted stock version .... now i would like to reroot it but the update fw was removed by Asus .... any chance to find it somewhere ? i've been searching without any result ....
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] de_gijbels:
Bumb:

Same prblem but i am looking for the TB version not the WW or US.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pjfriend:
Have a look at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1417006
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] de_gijbels:
Sorry, isn't working for me :(
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rckhndphil:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1416362

Go to the link listed and download file, then follow instructions on my post
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] de_gijbels:
Tried it, but no succes, i think it's because i have the TB version and 8.6.5.21