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[Acer Iconia A500] sjc807:
I rooted my Acer just fine. Then I tried installing CWM using some Acer Recovery App on the Market. Then I rebooted into recover to flash a new Rom. It said sdcard not mounted, so I tried to mount it in CWM but it didn't work. Then I tried to reboot but get stuck at the Acer screen. I'm running HC 3.2. Thnks!

Edit:

I managed to fix it. Sorry for wasting everyone's time.

Just in case people have the same problem, what I did was download a rom and put it on a micros, then flashed it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brunop10:
is there an music app that i can make playlists on my pc and then sync that playlist into my android. like itunes for apple. and windows media player for windows phone. Please help cause im going on a road trip and i need a playlist.\

thx for the help
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BurnRubber90:
DoubleTwist with Airsync
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alarien:
Here you go: AndroidLost review.

And to my mind, two most major cons about AndroidLost are: ability to easily uninstall app and app's unresistance to the wipe. If I'd choose, I'd pick up Cerberus.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kimudj:
I use Prey
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pvsub:
I released an app called PhoneLeash earlier this month (also see announcement).

I call it an app for the "misplaced" phone. It has your GPS locating and remote ringing, but not the bulletproof "stop thief" features of the apps mentioned here. Instead it has a decent set of features to help make use of the phone even when its out of hand: missed call notifications, SMS forwarding (with reply), voicemail status, battery low notification etc.

Its has just one screen, maybe 3 fields worth of setup. So far this is one big differentiator from many of the other apps in this category.

In the version expected to release tomorrow, there is a new feature I am very excited about. As the phone battery is dying and the phone is shutting down, it'll send out its GPS coordinates--all in a fraction of a second. I am calling it "GASP" for "GPS At Shutdown Point" :p until enough people have told me it sounds ridiculous!

I welcome feedback - positive or not (see here) and would appreciate any from this group.

Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pvsub:
Just posted a new version of PhoneLeash (v 1.5) at www.tinyurl.com/phoneleashfree

For this thread I think these new features would be of interest:

- Notification on phone bootup and shutdown

- GASP ("GPS At Shutdown Point") sends out your phone's GPS location just as the phone begins to shutdown! Perfect for lost phones about to lose battery charge completely.

- More @ www.gearandroid.com
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsim1:
Can this app send gps location in sms?

Consider I lost my phone in the woods. There is no wifi and I have no other data plan :-o

But if I could get the coordinates by sms... :-o
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pvsub:
Yes, PhoneLeash can send location to either an email (using WiFi or cellular data) OR if the destination is a phonenumber, it will use SMS instead. Commands to the phone are only through SMS at the moment (or email-to-SMS which is the same thing on the phone side).

You can also change the destination remotely from email to phone/SMS or vice versa. Like after you've lost your phone in the woods ...

Happy New Year!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsim1:
That's a good news :) Thx.

If it could wipe everything in phone I would switch to it immediately. Now I test Androidlost but I'm a bit concerned about there is a db with info about my phone and a control to wipe everything on it... There would a little loss it would just annoying. :eek:

Happy New Year!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pvsub:
I am curious to know more about the desire to wipe everything on the phone, if it gets lost. Its a nuclear option I have been hesitating to implement; I am worried it will get used merely for a misplaced phone, with regrets when the phone is found later.

Email accounts are (I feel) the safest to delete. The contents are usually replicated on GMail, or Exchange etc. Pictures are the most risky - they may not be backed up, and cannot be replicated.

I've been thinking it may be better/safer to do a quick and light encryption on pics, and SMS store. Unless you are a celebrity this should reassure you, and if you find the phone after all, you can get your data back.

I'd like all your thoughts on this subject, if possible. Thanks!

PVS
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsim1:
The encryption thing is a good point :) But I think it should be a platform feature... anyway as I see it:

* personally I sync all contacts / calendar to my horde webmail edition with funambol client (SyncML)

* and all data on phone that has some value are backed up in other place

So lost all data on phone is a little loss... if the phone is found. Just one thought. If there is wiped all data function that deletes all data than your program can't deliver info about the current position of the phone.

So in my opinion the program should delete all programs cache and data but the data of the PhoneLeash's. Del contacts and accounts, sms mms etc...

So if phone is found it is like a factory reset with PhoneLeash :)

But if phone found by other with data on it is not acceptable.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsim1:
And if you could make the program hard to remove. Only with password... :-D

And a Happy New Year to All!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eclipse6S:
I have put androidlost in my rom and it works like a charm.

It's very stable and has great features. I don't know what else I could say. xD
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pvsub:
That's an excellent point!

---------- Post added at 04:16 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:29 PM ----------

AndroidLost has a very rich feature set, but all setup and most control of your phone is through their website. Even the basic SMS pincode to allow SMS commands must be set there. If you haven't been thorough about it, and just installed the app, better not lose the phone where there is no data connection!

Most "find my phone" apps require the use of their website, and giving all that control and info to a 3rd party website ... I don't know! AndroidLost - for example - will send a copy of the GPS location to their website even if the request has been sent to the phone from another phone (via SMS) - why?! Another example - on startup, it'll grab all your emails and "register" them without so much as an "If I may ...".

PhoneLeash is a puny upstart in this business, with a hundredth of the feature set, but one thing I'll always be careful about is to not _require_ the user to send any data or command through my website. Its not my phone, not my data, not my business.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsim1:
You can lose it because the sms commands are working with gsm only. But the point is yours with information sent to 3rd party.

That is because I consider to uninstall androidlost and install PhoneLeash if there were a wipe function and it is made hard to remove it (I don't know about android but if there could be a password before remove...), disable from viewing in launcher. :) I'll follow the development of PhoneLeash :) I don't want to follow my phone over the net. I only like to have a __little__ controll if it get lost.

Agree.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pvsub:
AndroidLost requires you to setup a password for SMS commands but you can only set this up through their website, not the app on the phone. If you forget (and I suspect many do), you are out of luck without a data connection!

This is not hard if the app gets administrator rights. My philosophy is to not take on so much power (no requirement to root either), but in this case an exception may have to be made!

Thanks for the engaging discussion. I'll keep this thread updated as new features come out.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rpnunez:
Since we're on the topic to "hide the personal data", why not have a remote password lock (such as Pattern, PIN or Password) feature? If I lose my phone, I go to PhoneLeash's web interface or whatever, and press "Activate Phone Lock" (for example).

It will do the same - disallow access to the phone's private data - just without wiping it.

But then also have a nuclear option. Or backup all data (contacts, pictures, text, etc) to PhoneLeash's servers, then wipe. :cool:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsim1:
In my opinion:

- data on phone are sensitive (it's a paradigm sensitive data shouldn't be in phone)

* should not transferred to 3rd party you not trust/control

- PhoneLeash and other active security apps are guard data if the system is running

- If you have physical access to phone you can disable the system and got hold of the data in it

* one option can be to encrypt all data with a trusted algorithm but it could be time consuming

* wipe all data

About root permissions:

androidlost makes it optional. If you want to hide app you could add root permissions but not a must.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nyssa1104:
avast! mobile security for Andoid

avast! best of all its free and does the job.

Link here http://www.appbrain.com/app/avast-mobile-security/com.avast.android.mobilesecurity or market
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sarcasmsiempre:
avast! is an excellent choice, especially for rooted users. You can install it and its settings to /system/app so it survives factory resets, and it can force your phone's data and WiFi connections to remain on.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danieljordanmaddux:
Would it be possible to add an option to "lock phone and password protect sdcard" and it would just lock the phone until the process was complete and then put all of the contents of the sdcard into a password protected .zip file and the password could be chosen by the user from the website before sending the command?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dan60:
Thief developer! I've bought Cerberus lifetime licence, much before it's monthly payments plan, but the developer, DESPITE HAVING SENT ME AN EMAIL SAYING HE'D RESPECT OUR OLD CONTRACT, canceled my access and forced me to buy his monthly plan. Of course I didn't. 😠😠😠😠
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ss.adhitya:
hi i have successfully rooted my device with cyanogen 7....i have no issues...but i want to restore my phone back to its original sony ericsson OS...can someone tell me the procedure...??
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] melvinchng:
Did you made a backup, if yes, just go to recovery and restore them.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MrBigFeathers:
Mine does this about 10 times a day. I pull it from my pocket after not using it for a while and find that it is powered down. I then have to power it on by holding the power button. I have no idea what could be causing this. I know two other people that have the nexus and haven't had a single random power down or reboot. I have factory reset it three times in hopes of fixing the issue. Do I maybe have a defective device?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] WilliamStern:
I had a few of these when on the stock Rom. After rooting and switching to rootzboat Rom I've had no more random reboots.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] TPR300C:
No issues at all and im happy about that. When got my droid incredible at launch it would reboot ask the time due to having issues connecting to cell towers.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MrBigFeathers:
I'm using the stock rom and I would be thrilled if that was the reason because it would mean my device isn't defective.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] WilliamStern:
I'd say your device is fine. If you're gonna stay stock just wait for a fix maybe with an upcoming update, or just root now and take care of the issue. Once I rooted my phone performs 100 times better in every way, plus no more reboots. Look around they have some great Roms out already. I'm running a 4.0.3 and its fantastic!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MrBigFeathers:
Cool, I'll hold off til the next update from Google and if it hasn't resolved the issue I'll flash a custom rom.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MrBigFeathers:
Or is it possible to have a bad flash of the stock rom? I wonder if it would help to reflash it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] orangedude654:
I definately think this is a problem. My nexus has been completely fine for a week and just starting yesterday it freezes and restarts constantly. It seems like it does it everytime there is more than one thing happening at the same time.

Like a text message rolling in at the same time Im trying to play a youtube video. Or hitting the volume rocker when I get a text...

It is absolutely crazy tbh - like I said phone has been completely fine.. and now its getting worse by the hour.

I am completely stock - no way im waiting for an update because there is no way my unit is not defective.

---------- Post added at 07:32 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:48 PM ----------

Yeah, so I think my issue is different than OP's.

I have no idea what could have happened to make it this bad.

I decided to try a factory reset and now I cant even get through the activation without it freezing and rebooting... lol - so the phone at this point is completely useless - cant use it at all.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] krunal1981:
i have a gsm galaxy nexus which has been playing up since the last 2 days . random reboots and now its gone into a bootloop . the phone wont go beyond the google splash screen.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] calavera-pw:
I think it randomly shut off when you're multitasking? I had it happen twice but can't quite figure out the cause.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MrBigFeathers:
I think I may have figured out whats going on with mine. It looks like the battery is a little loose inside the cover and if it moves too much it loses contact and the phone powers off. I tested this by dropping the phone from one hand into the other. I kind of threw it down at my other hand and when it hit it powered off. It doesn't power off every time but it powered down maybe 3 out of 20 tries. That makes me think that may be the issue.

Anyone that wants to try it out let me know your results. I may just have a defective device.
[Fascinate General] SHANENATAS:
Hey peeps,

I have a decked out modded Fascinate thnx to the fine folks here at XDA, but it's time maybe to get the newest fastest new toys. So first anything new if Verizon is getting the Samsung S2? That would be my preferable next phone. If not I kinda like the Driod Razr, unless you might have a recommendation. I like to play games some what, love recording in the highest quality possible, and love the flexability after rooting. Changing every damn thing on the phone is fun and great. And once again I am only able to do that because f the awesome people here with thier expertise and knowledge of this stuff. I just follow directions and change my phone, they do the hard work that me and I am sure tons of other Really appreciate. Thnx for any input.

Shane
[Fascinate General] droidstyle:
gnex all the way...
[Fascinate General] koreanschoolkid:
I am pretty sure that Verizon does not and will not likely carry the SGS2 so if it is between the Motorola Razr and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus then I would suggest the latter. This is coming from a longstanding distaste of Motorola products though...
[Fascinate General] k_nivesout:
If you enjoy the customization rooting/roms give you, then the clear choice would definitely be the nexus. It's disappointing that some of the hardware of the nexus is deficient compared to the SII, but it's certainly the best option on Verizon right now.
[Fascinate General] Jimi Mack:
I would say hold out a little longer. With the coming Razr Plus due to be announced and I am sure they will be a few surprises during CES.
[Fascinate General] xHoLyx:
Nexus will have the biggest community dev and user wise for at least a year. If you are flasholic and want butter smoothness, go with Nexus.

Or wait for G S III possibly coming 2nd quarter or 3rd
[Fascinate General] bwheelies:
I haven't played with the Galaxy Nexus but I have a Fascinate running the latest Geewiz and the KGB kernel at 1.4GHz and it is pretty damn slick. Most polished setup I have used on a cell phone.

I also have a Droid Charge that I thoroughly enjoy it's hotrod 4G speeds and relatively polished feel after being rooted and debloated.

That being said, and me being a Samsung fan ever since seeing the Fascinate's screen in person, I really like the look and feel of the RAZR. It's fast and smooth and it's screen is no slouch plus it is thin like the Fascinate is albeit with the size and goodies of the latest and greatest.

Whether everything migrates to the cloud in the future, I will be one of the holdouts for expandable on board storage. That and the fact that the Nexus trails the SGSII in specs was kind of a bummer.

I vote RAZR.

P.S.-Motorola has high quality antennae that pull signal!
[Fascinate General] Izeltokatl:
I went with the rezound. I like the better camera and use of the sd. I didn't like the razr integrated battery. I already had a droid 3. It was good but not a fan of motorola much. Nexus was ok but I think once everyone else gets ICS the nexus won't be as special. Of course it's still a nexus phone, so no doubt dev support will be the biggest draw.

Sent from my rezound.
[Fascinate General] AdelosMeansUnknown:
While I did get the Galaxy Nexus, the Razr is a great competitor and creates a difficult choice to what phone you want to choose. The Razr thankfully embraces SAMOLED technology now so you'll get a great screen either way. Other than asthetics however (Gorilla Glass, Kevlar, and thinness) I feel the Razr as a inferior device in specs. It has a slightly worse CPU (OMAP 4430 vs. 4460), screen (HD Amoled vs. Amoled), and most importantly (at least if youre on these forums) Dev support both official and unofficial (no locked boot loaders). Granted the Razr is still a great device with a superb radio (Motorola was always good at that), but since you are looking for a S2 like phone I would suggest the Nexus. Its all a matter on where you set your importance.

Edit: Granted specs are spec but why not.
[Galaxy Tab General] taney:
I know a lot of people are going to have problems updating to the latest gingerbread build.

PLEASE NOTE: This update will remove root but you can root again with CF-Root from second post.

ALSO, THIS PROCESS WILL WIPE DEVICE!

1) Put your P1010 into download mode (by holding POWER and VOL-DOWN):

2)I went ahead and used ODIN tool to downgrade/upgrade to the latest FROYO firmware before Gingerbread:

P1010XWKC1_OXX

(OEM Flash Guide here)

You should have the same tick marks and files loaded as in my screenshot. Be sure that the box is yellow on the right and you can initiate the firmware install by clicking 'Start'.

3) (VARIES) From there, after restart some people will experience a force close followed by a reboot loop. You will need to flash this kernel via ODIN:

P1010ZHKF1-kernel

(Flash this the same way as above but UNCHECK Re-Partition and CSC!)

4) You will then be able to boot into Froyo.

5) You will use ODIN again to install the Gingerbread update and flash just the PDA (leave CSC blank and leave Re-partition unchecked this time).

P1010XEUKPG

(Flash this the same way you flashed the Kernel in step #2)

6) After it reboots, you will have 2.3.6 ;)

7) (Optional) steps in post #2 to install CWM Recovery and Root.
[Galaxy Tab General] taney:
I recommend installing CWM Recovery and CFRoot in the thread below:

ClockWorkMod Recovery for P1010

After you install CWM Recovery, you can do a nandroid backup and never worry about brick again! (=

Also, you can use ES Explorer to mount root and get rid of the Samsung bloatware (AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!) :D
[Galaxy Tab General] taney:
For those wanting to remove the bloatware (AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!):

You can remove the bloatware with ES Explorer, there's an option to enable 'Root Explorer'. Download the latest version from the Market.

See below:

screenshots are from my Galaxy Nexus but it's the same for any Android 2.2+.

1) Go to the 'Settings' screen

2) Change home directory to '/'

3) Tick the 2 marks on the bottom

4) Browse to /system/app

5) Delete whichever app you don't want, but do it with caution (I usually move these files to /sdcard and move back if it causes any type of force close)

If you totally borked out the system in such a way that you can't boot, you can always move it back in recovery via ADB (much more complicated process but it's possible).

Also, why not do a nandroid backup before messing with deep system files? :P
[Galaxy Tab General] samcortez:
Nice! Great topic.
[Galaxy Tab General] taney:
Updated op! =)
[Galaxy Tab General] densets:
this is the best christmas present so far.

edit: worked, almost. thanks ! rooted flashing	Skin1980-CF-ROOT-P1010-BETA.tar .

skype isn't using the front camera. =s
[Galaxy Tab General] r_3:
Is this for any p1010? Will this work for us models?
[Galaxy Tab General] taney:
It's THE EU ROM but it works with my US P1010.
[Galaxy Tab General] r_3:
No restart issues?
[Galaxy Tab General] taney:
If you followed those steps, the ROM runs stable without any FC's or reboots. I even have setCPU installed on mine.

Also, it's good to note that I'm running CF-Root kernel from the thread in 2nd post.

Plus, you could always downgrade if you run into issues. Just remember to always BACKUP YOUR DATA! :)
[Galaxy Tab General] blue_algae:
nice!

wow this is good news! does this modded skype work on this: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16889575&postcount=1262

or

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=20697907&postcount=1640

?

I cant try it now as I'm not home. I hope someone could try as so I won't have to think about it until I get home..:o
[Galaxy Tab General] densets:
@blue_algae: neither the front or the back camera works. tried v11 and v12. so far no luck :(
[Galaxy Tab General] blue_algae:
Could you attach the logcat here? or if you could send it directly to theos0o, that'll be great. he's the modder of the skype apps I pasted above.

could you also try this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1153285 this works for me using froyo.
[Galaxy Tab General] urra901109:
im getting excited about this.. :D is it really for the p1010 wifi only device? because from what i can see in this subforum is the devs working on the p1000 only. another thing, please don't tell me this is an official update. i don't think the bad sammy will update this little tab.
[Galaxy Tab General] alexgogan:
Depending on where you are freon yes it its the official ireland uk update and makes massive difference as well

Much better tab.
[Galaxy Tab General] blue_algae:
skype is working

@densets, skype is working for both skype mods I posted earlier. you just need to enable 'use valid preview'. for droidrx's version, set the app to 'crop' so your video is centered.
[Galaxy Tab General] urra901109:
phew.. relieved by this news, nevermind if it is not going to be released here in malaysia, at least i can still skype with my family w/o much trouble into getting the ffc to work. :D
[Galaxy Tab General] blue_algae:
hmm, if you are still in froyo, you can use ffc on skype: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1153285

just rotate the camera and try out different settings.
[Galaxy Tab General] fdomartineza:
sorry for the newbie question, but what's the password for the 2.3.3 file from sammobile?

edit: already found it, my bad
[Galaxy Tab General] Vampfy:
Interestingly, I've followed the guide exactly as mentioned above (had KC1 and the HK kernel from previous flashing) and flashed the PDA for XEU 2.3 from Sammobile, and I'm now stuck in an eternal bootloop. I like the new samsung boot music though, better than the previous one :-)

Any suggestions?

Edit: I wiped data and cache from recovery, flashed KC1 and the Kernel and it boots fine. Checked Kies to be sure and it's offering me FW upgrade to KM2. Should I accept this FW upgrade or just persevere with flashing the new 2.3 firmware?
[Galaxy Tab General] taney:
were you able to boot into FROYO before you upgraded to the EU firmware?