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[General Questions and Answers] tp2215:
it sounds like you didn't wipe it first... Boot into recovery and then hit wipe system and cache. After that hit sellect zip from sd card and select your rom. That should give you a fresh system install
[General Questions and Answers] Theonew:
Try wiping the dalvik cache first, then rebooting before you do ^this^. If you still get stuck at the boot screen, then do a clean install.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] enkrypt3d:
I want to be able to change how fast the led blinks bc every time I look at it I have to stare at it for at least 30+ seconds to see if I have a message. Thx
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nbeebe24:
If you're rooted you can use the app called light flow. It allows you to change the color of each notification light and the frequency it blinks at
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tanner.jon:
Light Flow

You can use the Light Flow app to manage your notifications. You can alter the light speed (slow to always on), and light color, along with vibrations.

It's nice to be able to know whether or not you got an e-mail or a text, with only the vibrations in your pocket.

Check the market, comes in a "Lite" (free) version and a $1.99 full version (more apps supported).

Root is not required. I've been using it on my nexus since the day I got it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] QuadFather:
Careful with Light Flow, When I installed it and set it up, whenever my phone went to sleep mode the program wouldn't allow my phone to wake up again. I summarily uninstalled it and got a refund.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] QuadFather:
An update from the developer takes care of this issue. The app works as advertised, quite well too.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jaekryl:
I also recommend Light Flow, it has worked flawlessly for me. I really like how it allows you to choose whether you want the LED to rotate through all your notifications, show the most recent, or show the highest priority.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] redthunda69:
You don't even need to be rooted to use light flow!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ganex:
is it possible to add WhatsApp to lightflow?

(I see its supported in "additional apps supported by light flow", but the device only detects Google Talk in social apps)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] BadBoyR:
Yes, default colour green.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] masully84:
Go with Lightflow. Another nice feature for us crackflashers is, Lightflow will let backup your settings/preferences so once you set up a new rom and install the app it takes 2 seconds to restore your settings.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] EKnofsky:
Recently whenever I enable lightflow in accessibility my phone gets all ****ed up and I can only do something if I use 2 fingers
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] RangerJay:
Is anyone using a stylus with the A100? There are times I would prefer writing or tapping things out with a stylus instead of my finger.

I tried this stylus because it actually claimed to work with the Iconia Tab when I bought. But it was unusable and I sent it back. (I could pretty much get a lighter touch and more accuracy with my fist.)

So is it the nature of the screen that a stylus won't work well? Or did I just pick a bad stylus?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] jschall:
My experience with two different styluses (neither of them is your model) is that they are:

1) - inaccurate - impossible to hit a precise point on the screen.

2) - choppy - cannot draw a continuous straight line in a drawing program.

So for me, a stylus is a complete waste of money. $40 in my case :(
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] mitchsamuels:
Personally, I think it's the screen.

I bought a $10 stylus, and it sucked on it.

Then I helped fund the "Cosmonaut" stylus on Kickstarted, so I got one of those for free, and it is absolutely incredible, but it doesn't work on the A100. It is choppy when I draw, like it isn't always conducting.

But when I use it on my phone, or on my sister's iPad, it works flawlessly.

That's why I think it is the screen.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] rando152:
anyone find a working one?

Hi all curious if anyone found a working stylus? I use adobe touch and a working stylus would make my life tons easier? Can anyone confirm if the screen is the real issue? Thanks!
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] pakisan:
I purchased the Acer stylus official, I must say it is quite accurate, and with the right pressure can make almost a straight line. But the screen is a bit 'too sensitive, should be calibrated.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] NoSudo:
I haven't used many. Most look very bulbous and are enough money that I haven't been willing to try one. The only Stylus I have purchased are the cheap little ones for the Nintendo DS. I payed $4 for a 3 pack of them. They are TINY, but they telescope so you can have one in your change pocket and forget its even there. They have a fine tip but not all that soft. what I like is I can use it to pin-point click small buttons and links easily with them. For less then $1.50 each I like them allot.

I use a cheap Inland Bluetooth mouse at home. It was less then $15 at Fry's and works fine with our device. It makes a nice sort of a remote when watching movies on the TV and the mouse pointer works great for controlling the interface. The scroll wheel works wonders to navigate lists. It also has yet to use up the first pair of AAA batteries I put in it a few weeks ago.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] toyface:
Hi sudo

Do the styli from the 3ds actually work with the A100 then? I tried my DS lite styli but they didn't work at all, didn't think they would, I sld my 3DS a long time ago so can try with one of them at the moment

Sent from my A500
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] maek_it_happen:
I bought one at the source for 10$ works great on all my devices
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] toyface:
Hi all,

I'd like to start a bit of a revival in this thread as I'm really craving a decent stylus right now, for a long time I was an expensive fountain pen and notebook guy, still am for some things, but since ICS and me being used to my tablet on my person it's so useful, but I can only type so quickly on a touch screen that I miss shorthand.

Here is a link that surfaced for the iPad, it has a great gamut of styli, http://www.theverge.com/2012/4/10/2925937/best-stylus-ipad-review

I'm wondering what the cosmonaut is like with ICS and build.prop modifications, have you tried this mitch?
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] Magnesus:
For writing consider Adonit Jot - it has some problems (skipping) but they are easy to fix (free replacement discs or conductive greas or... toothpaste) - you will find more on Asus Transformer forum, there is a guy from Adonit answering all questions too.
[Acer Iconia Tab A100] toyface:
Thanks for the tip, I've read that the adonit is the most precise by far, so perhaps this could be a good choice, I can buy them over here in the UK too :-)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheManicGibbon:
I want to root my 2.3.6 i9023 but I am not 100% sure of what the repercussions of this will be, can someone please confirm:

-As per the tutorial for i9023, I must unlock the bootloader which will wipe all my apps and SD card data?

-Is there a way to root without installing CWM? I really just want root access on the stock ROM and at this moment in time, don't need CWM.

--EG: Can I unlock the bootloader and then reboot into the stock ROM and install Superuser from the Market?

-When I unlock the bootloader, does that wipe the stock ROM off the phone as well or is it just the data?

-Once rooted, I will no longer get OTA notifications of updates, but I can install manually the official update package?

--Once the stock ROM is rooted, can I still use the Nexus stock recovery to flash official ROM updates or will I need CWM?

I have rooted a phone before and I know what I'm doing with custom ROMs but the Nexus S seems to have different procedures.

Cheers!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tthaz86:
Yes. You have to unroot so that OTA update can be installed.

Go to "Nexus S General" and find section "All OTA ROMs". :)
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suksit:
Yep.

Yes, you can root without actually installing CWM. You can use the command fastboot boot recovery.img to temporarily boot into CWM instead of fastboot flash recovery recovery.img that will replace the stock recovery with CWM.

No, the su binary needs to be installed as system app. So it's easiest to flash it via CWM.

Just the data.

I believe you will still get the notification. However, the update process won't work if you don't have stock recovery.

The official full OTA can be flashed via either stock or CWM recovery.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheManicGibbon:
Thanks for that comprehensive reply :D

While researching, I have since found this which is confirmed working with the i9023 on 2.3.6. What I'm wondering is, how does it root without wiping all your data (it doesn't appear to unlock the bootloader) :confused:

Finally, if I have rooted stock 2.3.6 with the stock recovery, I will have to unroot (using this method I presume) and then I can flash the OTA ICS update whenever it comes through the stock recovery, correct?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suksit:
I guess the script uses an exploit in the firmware to temporarily gain root access and copy the necessary files into the system partition.

You can just flash the full OTA. The phone will be unrooted and recovery will be reverted back to stock.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheManicGibbon:
Thanks again, brilliant info! :D
[HTC EVO 3D] dbarrett480:
I am wondering if people can give me your thoughts on which ROM and kernel would be best for battery life?
[HTC EVO 3D] vt_hokie2008:
Battery life seems improved with Olympus Titan with the kernel that comes with it, but only after I killed the always on dual core. That was killing it pretty bad.
[HTC EVO 3D] Akasa Fox:
I've had nothing but good results with stock + viper 2.1.1.
[HTC EVO 3D] LostRib:
My evo 3D screen is slightly crooked (rotated to the right) so the screen doesnt line up with the bezel. I only noticed this recently, well outside the 30 day exchange period. I took it to sprint and they said it was a cosmetic problem they could not replace. What should I do? In addition i have Total Equipment Protection
[HTC EVO 3D] SketchyStunts:
dude, mine is the same way. drives me CRAZY!!! I just try to ignore it. It worked....until i saw this thread. lol
[HTC EVO 3D] Dsparil:
Lose it.
[HTC EVO 3D] LostRib:
They claim that it wouldnt affect usage of the phone but wouldnt a crooked screen cause the touches to be inaccurate and for pictures to end up being crooked?
[HTC EVO 3D] LostRib:
Apparently I have to send it in to HTC under the manufacturer warranty, which i would have to pay shipping to ship to them. Then it would take 6-10 days for them to "diagnose" and then ship back. So it would require about 2 weeks without a phone which is ridiculous.

I guess I should just give in, HTC method root and then just have fun with it until it explodes
[HTC EVO 3D] KB112:
Sometimes issues like this, just require the right tech to look at the device. My wife had a Palm Centro with a really crooked screen that was all scraped up. I took it in, the tech looked at it and ordered a replacement. The replacement still had a slightly crooked screen, but at least it was in primo condition. Lol

Sent from my Warmed up Shooter
[HTC EVO 3D] ronin201085:
Start trying different sprint stores until one gives in...
[Xoom General] f1ux:
Hi all, I'm a new xoom user and an SGS2 user...

One thing I noticed straight away was the xoom seems to have a slight lag when responding to touch input, e.g your finger can move about 1cm before it actually scrolls when swiping etc.

Someone on the sgs2 forum solved this here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1161262

Basically you run the app attached in that post, set the slider to 0 then click apply.

The setting doesn't seem to take effect until you lock and unlock the screen.

There is also details on a kernel tweak to permantly have the fix.

Give it a go and please report back here. It seems to work for me! Most noticable in Opera and google maps.

Cheers,
[Xoom General] vdelsan:
personally have you tired this on your xoom if yes any problems thanks
[Xoom General] joshndroid:
Are u on Honeycomb or ics builds?

Sent from my mind control device
[Xoom General] f1ux:
yes I've tried this myself and for me it does seem to work on Honeycomb , not sure about ics.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iceman99393:
I have an unbranded r800x xperia play. (regional carrier) I have cwm installed but id like to know what i need to do to push the stock recovery back to the phone? Any help would be great.
[HTC Sensation] vouty:
I've read many times about how the Sensation 4G has 4GB of internal storage but that only 1GB is available to the user.

My Sensation is rooted & s-off but it looks like I still have access to only the 1GB internal storage. Has anyone figured out how to gain access to the other 3GB of internal storage? Does the official HTC boot unlocker give access to this extra storage?
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

1 GB is all you will ever get to use.

The rest is taken up by the system.

Isn't 1 GB enough for you?

:)
[HTC Sensation] mattbutsko:
Your best bet is to use an SD card, which you should have anyway. malybru's right, the rest is used by Android, and manufacturers/carriers love to slap the total storage on there anyway. It's kind of like buying a laptop. If you get a 500GB hard drive, and Windows takes up 25GB, they're not going to advertise a 475GB hard drive - they'll say it's total storage.
[HTC Sensation] fr0zenblood75:
But what is actually using those other 3 GB of storage? I guess some of it is used by the Rom but that is not enough to use up 3 Gb of storage.
[HTC Sensation] Kohr-Ah:
Manufacturers commonly leave extra space available for future updates which will require more of that 3GB be taken up.
[HTC Sensation] vouty:
Yes, this is the point of my question. My rom uses under 300mb of the available 1GB. (actually 1.15GB) I want to know how to hack and recover some of the rest of this space. I thought I had read that using the HTC boot unlocker gave you access to this space, but I have not been able to find anything on if this is true.
[HTC Sensation] fr0zenblood75:
Thanks. So i guess HTC cant use the not enough space for update excuse on us when and if we have a possibility of getting Jellybean:)
[HTC Sensation] geoffcorey:
It only unlocked the bootloader to run non-official software. No one has ever claimed it would allow you to repartition your phone.

Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G
[HTC Sensation] vouty:
So basically, it does the same thing as Revolutionary s-off? Thanks for the clarification.
[TouchPad Accessories] Nathanation:
Im currently usingthe hp folio case which is great but the screen flap kinda gets in the way, does anyone know of a good tpu or silicone case that fits well???

Seen this on ebay http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sikai-High-Quality-Protector-Silicone-case-HP-Touchpad-soft-case-Green-/190597747424?pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item2c6082d2e0#ht_1553wt_840
[TouchPad Accessories] savedroid:
item # 320775056961 may be a better choice IMHO, and it is also cheaper
[TouchPad Accessories] destroyer67:
For <$6 and free shipping, this is a better alternative:

http://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Protec...Tablet/dp/B005POHB4O/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
[TouchPad Accessories] savedroid:
it looks like the same i mentioned earlier ;)
[TouchPad Accessories] Nathanation:
Thanks, I might order a few to compare, I've generally found cheap ones for my EVO 3d felt strange ha!
[TouchPad Accessories] Troute:
Have that one myself, it's very good.

Tight fit, semi soft silicone, I had to cut slits along the long sides of the buttons to give them enough flexibility to work. Not a dust magnet like some silicone covers can be.
[TouchPad Accessories] savedroid:
is this thicker than the oem hp one?
[TouchPad Accessories] Troute:
I have no idea, sorry. I do know that I can fit the TP with the cover on inside a leather case with a bit of a squeeze.
[TouchPad Accessories] tboy2000:
I am in the UK and I really want to buy the black version but I can only find links to the clear version in the UK. Any pointers for a black one please?
[TouchPad Accessories] x.wolverine.x:
amazon.co.uk/TOUCHPAD-SCREEN-PROTECTOR-QUBITS-ACCESSORIES/dp/B005VADZ7Y/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325478804&sr=8-1
[TouchPad Accessories] tboy2000:
Thanks for the effort but the link is for the clear version and I stated I only want the black version.
[TouchPad Accessories] Cubicsilver:
If you live in Canada, the Dollarama has silicon ipad cases that fit the touch pad really well for $2
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] Mr Dasher:
I have owned a number of tablets but this is the first time I'm unable to write files to my ext. SD card. Anyone else have this issue?

Thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] naturefreak85:
I have the same issue when using any 3rd party file manager, but doing such through the built in one works. I suspect I just need to back up and format the card through the computer, try that and see how it works.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] Sigilist:
I ran into the same issue, but reformatting the external SD have no effect. Whether the system is grabbing hold of the extSD and locking out other apps is as yet unknown. Currently I am attempting to figure out how to root the unit so I can gain access with a better FileMngr than the stock one. Still waiting for the download during the reset to finish, so don't know if it will work.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] Mr Dasher:
FYI - My device is rooted and I am using ES File Manager and it still does not work.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] gacon1000:
Have you format your sd card? I've got same problem, but now it's ok with ES File manager :o
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] garyd9:
Are you sure? Try this:

Reboot the tablet.

Before you do anything else, start ES File manager, and immediately navigate to /mnt/sdcard/extStorages/SdCard.

Menu->New->Folder (leave the default and hit 'OK')

Did it create the folder or show an error message?

(This has become a puzzle for me. Sometimes I can read/write with ES, sometimes I can't. It's damn annoying...)
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] thaloneus:
I can't post a link to the original post on another forum that worked for me so I will quote it:

Simple solution for external sdcard write access on Android 3.2...if you're rooted

I've found a simple solution for gaining write access to the external sdcard (/mnt/sdcard2) on Android 3.2. The sdcard is mounted r/w, but the owning group is media_rw which is linked to the WRITE_MEDIA_STORAGE permission. Unfortunately, this permission was not required for access to the external sdcard prior to 3.2 so most file management utilities do not request it when they run...meaning they only have read access to the card.

The simple solution, if you're rooted, is as follows:

1. Using a root-enabled file manager, navigate to /system/etc/permissions and make sure you have mounted the file system r/w.

2. Edit platform.xml and find the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission.

3. Add an additional group definition for this permission...<group gid="media_rw" />

4. Save the changes to the file.

5. Restart your tablet.

After this change, any apps that request the WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE permission (which includes almost anything that access either of the sdcards) will gain group membership in both sdcard_rw AND media_rw, giving them r/w access to both sdcard filesystems.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] naturefreak85:
Interesting that it requires root to fix. You would think that even the Samsung file manager would be able to handle it, but it doesn't.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] StingerDog:
@thaloneus:

Thanks for finding and posting that procedure. Was having that excact problem and after making the edit to permissions I am now able to write to the external sd card. ES file explorer now allows writing to the external sd as well as Titanium Backup.

Interesting note: Titanium was backing up to the internal sd. Once the external became available to write to I was able to create a backup folder there and ran another batch of backups.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] Mr Dasher:
Thanks worked like a charm
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] boonhim:
Please someone provide me more details or give me the picture of the edited .xml thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] miksumortti:
Here is a screenshot of the edited .xml

Sent from my GT-P6210
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] kzoodroid:
From what Ive found you need superuser access to the external sdcard to write to it. I've always been able to access the external sdcard with Titanium Backup as the location of the backup was the first thing I changed in its settings when I installed it. Root Explorer can write to it too. The only programs that can't are the ones without superuser access, ES File Explorer is one I have that I can't get its root explorer working, its not requesting superuser access, so it can't write to the sdcard.

Not sure if this has anything to do with the sdcard mounting to a pc as an MTP device instead of MSC or not but really irritated by that protocol. Not sure if this (MTP) is native to Honeycomb or if Samsung wanted the external storage accessed in this way.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] boonhim:
Thank so much.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] StingerDog:
If you're still having trouble with apps not writing to the external sd, you might want to edit that .xml file thaloneus had mentioned.

Once I did that I had full access to write to that card from any app. Took me all of like five minutes to edit and test it out.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] Mochan:
I'm having some trouble with this procedure. Like everyone else, I couldn't write to my external SD card using ES Explorer or what not, although the stock Samsung My Files explorer could (and strangely, if I use a Samba mount I could write to it from my Win7 PC).

Anyway I've rooted everything, and was about to edit platform.xml, but I can't save it. I don't have the ability to write to the system folder.

I think I've done the Mount rw thing, ES File Explorer's option to do it was disabled, but on File Expert it was available. For good measure, I also used the app "mount /system (rw /ro)" but even with all these tools, I still can't write to the system directory.

I'm at my wits end, any ideas?
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] StingerDog:
What are you using to edit the .xml file? It may not have root explorer functions.

I used the Root Browser from ROM Toolbox to make and save the edit.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] azdavef:
Worked for me with Root Explorer. I have tried most of the free file managers, and Root Explorer is worth every penny to me. It is the only app I have paid for.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] thaloneus:
i used the free Astro File Manager to navigate to /system/etc/permissions/platform.xml. When I tapped on the platform.xml file I was given a choice of text editors to open it with. When I finished I was offered the option to save the file.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] StingerDog:
There you are thaloneus!

You made the one post that helped me fix that issue, then you disappeared. Glad to see you're back.

Thanks again!
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] otamctech:
Good Stuff - worked for me. Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] KnoxBNYC:
This is my screen shot. After pulling my hair out over my Tab 7;0 Plus not being able to write to its SD card, I tried this idea from this forum and it worked like a charm!! :D

(See the top line of the screen cap.)

Knox B.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] KnoxBNYC:
@thaloneus :

Thank you

SOOO

much for this.

But, I have to frickin' ask:

Is this a bug?

An oversight on Samsung's part?

A problem with Honeycomb?

Do other Honeycomb devices have the same problems?

Do all Honeycomb devices have this problem??

:confused: :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] garyd9:
Not a bug. Its a design change with honeycomb that very few (if any) app developers have caught up with. I think that at least some tablet makers have modified that .xml file in their stock firmware, but certainly not all of them.

Gary
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] SuperBoUDS:
I have the same problem and this tip work for me. Thank u for useful tip :).