yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus One General] Wirelessgirl:
Thanks for the link and the advice. I still feel more comfortable with my brother's help. Once it's done, then I might feel more confident in rooting my HTC Amaze, if there are roms for that phone. I haven't looked into that yet.
[Nexus One General] Wirelessgirl:
I'm having problems Installing a Custom Recovery Image. Could someone please help me?

Thanks
[Nexus One General] Wirelessgirl:
Please omit my previous post. I successfully rooted my phone to CM7! This is the first time I ever rooted a phone. Loving it so far!!! :)
[Nexus One General] ertoalb:
You should try the MIUI rom, I have the latest one and its great in every aspect, otherwise, if you like a more 'clean' look try the Oxygen rom.
[Nexus One General] Wirelessgirl:
Is MIUI better than CM7?
[Nexus One General] sl8125:
Miui is like having a iPhone with Widgets of android. Its little simpler. But since you been using android, u will like cm7. Its faster and smoother with more options. Cm has all the goodies. U will enjoy it more. If not stock I will not use any other rom then CyanogenMod.
[Nexus One General] ertoalb:
Try it :P I used for a long time CM, now I'm in love with MIUI, Maybe i switch back on a CM6 build to test the 720p recording..
[Nexus One General] Wirelessgirl:
If Miui is like having an iPhone with widgets of Anrdoid then I'm not gonna like that. I have the iPhone4 (which is up for sale, lol) and I find it boring. So far I'm really liking CM7. One thing I did notice after I rooted the phone is my speakers distorts sometimes when I play music. Is this a known issue?
[Nexus One General] sl8125:
I don't play alot of music on my speaker. I use the headphones. I am not real picky with sound and stuff. As long as it works. But distortion is not good though. You will love CM7 and more to come.

Oh yeah I also had iPhone4s. I buy iPhones so I can sell it and profit from it. I have a reserve for my next tech gadget. LOL.
[Nexus One General] Wirelessgirl:
I think it was me who caused the distortion. I was messing around with the phone equalizers and enabled bass boost and also had the equalizer set on bass booster. I just changed a few settings and it sounds better. I'm hoping it was my mess up and not the speakers. I really like CM7 and I'm sure I'll come to love it. :)

And what is your next tech gadget? :p
[Nexus One General] Wirelessgirl:
I think I got hosed. When I was asking the seller if everything was working fine on the N1 he assured me everything is working perfectly fine, even the soft keys. I tested out the phone thoroughly before buying. Everything seemed to me working fine when I was testing it out. But you can't really tell if a certain function will continue to work as I continue to use the phone. Now I'm having problems with the back soft key. I have to hit it a few times before it responds. I tried hitting it harder or at different angles and it doesn't make a difference. Any suggestions? Am I screwed? :(
[Nexus One General] bassmadrigal:
Just in case you didn't know, the phone's digitizer is crap. You tend to have to hit just a hair above the key you actually want. If you try and hit the back key directly, it may still vibrate, but the phone doesn't always recognize the keypress.
[Nexus One General] Wirelessgirl:
I read about the phone's digitizer in a review over a year ago or so, but thought the issue was fixed. I didn't notice this issue when I was testing out the phone for 20 mins or so. But I sure notice it now. I've learned to not hit the return key directly because it never responds and have been hitting it just above. It responds 50% of the time. This issue is enough for me to move on and look for another Android. :( So sad because it's a great little phone with a lot of guts. The Androids these days are too big. Thanks everyone for your help.
[Nexus One General] sabiwa:
Make sure the screen is clean even on the softkeys ... sometimes they dont work with me also but cleaning them with a soft cloth helps
[Nexus One General] Wirelessgirl:
I'm a germaphobe. :o I always clean my phones with alcohol swaps and I use a really good cleaning clothing to wipe the screen clean. I tried several times at different angles, but the return key is being less responsive now. :(
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] saadishahid:
I don't know but for some reason battery life has been horrible since I switched to beastmod yesterday it lasted only 6 hours and 45 minutes when the phone was on 3g. When I'm on wifi, I get around 19 hours. No offense to the developer (it is a great ROM) just curious as people on this forum have reported

excellent battery performance on this ROM.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rudynunezsaenz:
Battery life for me was better then stock. With regular (periodic) use I would get around 23 hours, with heavy use around 12 hours. Could be the install or wipe the battery stats.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HRodMusic:
Let the battery do like 3 or 4 cycles..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] nahnahxl:
My battery life is doing great. Give it time.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] b732787:
I'd recommend an app that helped me extend my battery life. "Traffic Monitor" by RadioOpt GmbH. I was able to identify apps that were eating up data and battery.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tangelos:
I have a virgin mobile i9000 and i cant seem to get it working with my gsm telus sim card. any tips or advice?

thanks in advance
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Black Rose:
Did you buy the phone unlocked?

If not I believe you would need to have the phone unlocked in order order to use a Telus SIM card in it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] roundeye1987:
Is there a way on our phones to change the image that comes up upon booting? I'm talking about the one that splashes when the phone is first turned on. It's gotta be just a simple image, but I don't know where to look or if it's in protected location.

Sent from my CWM OC'd CM7 Electrify.
[Motorola Photon 4G] bearw815:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=17249902
[Motorola Photon 4G] roundeye1987:
Thank you!

Sent from my CWM OC'd CM7 Electrify.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Qvp:
Some apps are requiring too many permissions. Could these apps harm or damage us one day? Have a look on the attached files

This is the new kernel posted here.. kernel 7
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] MattyOnXperiaX10:
NO. Dont worry about the permissions. Besides if the app was strapping peoples data you would know it. It will be in the feedback section of the app.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Qvp:
I don't know man.. People tend to believe in things that suit them.. Why should I bother myself and think about the permissions, right? We are probably secure thanks to the feedback... NOT

who knows if the firmwares posted here are clean? Maybe this KL7 seems fast and neat, but an inner program like touch - flashlight is stealing our information... Have a look on those permissions, why the hell does a flashlight need those?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Souai:
i personally dont like installing apps that ask for silly permissions. sure, they may not have done anything bad with it yet, but the potential is still there.

if its a big name trusted game, i wouldnt mind too much about the permissions. but if its a smaller known game, i would be cautious. its not the first time that an app has caused problems before from the android market.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] GuestX0057:
This is pretty much the best answer you can get.

The whole permission thing is the reason why Android gets in the news every couple weeks for having malware. If people just payed attention to the permissions and didn't install apps that have suspicious permissions without at least questioning the developer, then most of the malware would never spread as wide as they sometimes tend to. You SHOULD be suspicious if a harmless looking app has tons of permissions like a news app having access to phone and sms data.

And to one of the above answers: no, the app comments in the market are not 100% reliable because of the following reasons:

Some devs spam the comments + ratings with comments like: "awesome app" and "perfect" etc to cover the fact that the apps either don't have ratings or have bad ratings. This will be revealed EVENTUALLY by other comments but it can also stay like that for surprisingly long times.

New apps don't always have comments or ratings until people have had time to test them.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] eksasol:
I use LBE Privacy Guard to control the permissions of my apps. The most important thing I do is disabling apps from accessing my phone ID and only allow internet access to apps that I desire. Of course some people ask about the fact that this apps is closed source, but the latest update allow you to control permission of the LBE app itself, plus you can turn off sending anonymous stats, so that's something.

There is another app PDroid that does similar to LBE, it seem to be even better and open source, but too bad only supports certain number of phones, and only certain roms at that.

Also Zoner antivirus seems to be worth taking a look being one of the few free antivirus that have decent malware detection.

I guess that using LBE and antivirus software will incur penalty in battery life to at least some amount, but it can be worth it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] rishikanta:
Just one point to add here, I usually check the permission type. For example, if I am installing a game, it shouldn't have permission to my messages or contacts. But if I am installing something like Handcent, let it have permissions to most services - messages, internet, storage etc.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Asperoth:
Woke up this morning to my alarm not working (no big deal).

Checked my phone, said it was unable to mount the sd card.

Tried to access files from recovery - unable to mount sd card.

Checked sd card in computer, no file system found (RAW), required formatting.

Checked sd card in Kubuntu and was unable to mount it.

Finally found a recovery software program and ran that; found photos and some vids, but in generic folder/file names (i.e. DIR01/JPEG001).

Is there ANYTHING I can do at this point?

I tried formatting the drive in Windows and then ran a recovery again and found some more files (maybe 1/3 of my Titanium backup files, the .apk.gz file types; almost all seem corrupted though).

Am I stuck reformatting and starting over? I had just done a nandroid backup last week and now that seems to be gone, too.

As of now I have been able to access the sd card through an adb shell and pushed the newest MIKG ROM and flashed that successfully. But I'm still without any of my apps, data, pics, and everything else.

Any help is appreciated.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
If that data was corrupt, then unfortunately its lost, and you'll have to unfortunately format it again.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Asperoth:
I was afraid of that.

Well, guess I get to start off the new year with a "new" phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dottat:
When mine did that it wasn't too long before I had to replace the card itself... good luck but be wary!!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] teh roxxorz:
Its the beginning of the end. :p
[HTC Sensation] FrankCor:
I've been having a problem since a couple of days. Normally, the 'sleep' function can be activated by holding the power button. Unfortunately, in the latest stable version of the Android Rev HD Rom, this action cannot be found. However, the 'sleep' function is activated on my device and I can't disable it. Someone can tell me where I can disable the function? Don't know the exact version of the Rom I'm using, I guess its 3.6.2 or 3.6.5.

Thanks all!
[HTC Sensation] rddocke:
Settings/power/sleep mode

I'm mobile right now :D
[HTC Sensation] jamcomp:
I used to use that rom, and that is why I moved away from it is because that option under Power under settings is non-existent, at least on the release that I had. I moved over to CoreDroid. That was the only way that I could rectify that situation that I could find. I just found that feature way too annoying, and with no way to turn it off. I just could not hang around with that.
[Off-topic] Supamike88:
I have an HDTV but it doesn't look as crisp as is id like, especially with gaming. Any ideas where to get an affordable HDTV? ( $400-$600)
[Off-topic] Nicgraner:
Try Craigslist :)
[Off-topic] erraz:
You can get an awesome 51 inch plasma on Amazon for $630
[Off-topic] watt9493:
I just got a 32" vizio from Walmart for 268+tax. 2 HDMI inputs, components, and ryw inputs. Its in a green box. Not sure of the model # off hand. Great buy though. Sounds great too.

-My life is a shooting range, people never change-
[Off-topic] Supamike88:
I heard Plasma TVs don't last long
[Off-topic] WasabiWa83:
I've had amazing luck with LG tvs. Mine is only a 32" LCD with 720p, but it looks amazing. I would recommend checking out their TVs. They usually have some good deals if you find them here. Check around there and elsewhere to see if you can get a good price on them.
[Off-topic] erraz:
This is the one I have. the screen burn in isn't an issue anymore.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004MKNQGY/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1325475217&sr=8-1
[Off-topic] Supamike88:
Says its only 720P. Does 1080P look a lot better or not really?
[Off-topic] watt9493:
The human eye can't tell the difference

-My life is a shooting range, people never change-
[Off-topic] Supamike88:
Just throwing numbers at you to make more money huh. The odd thing is that my TV is supposed to only support up to 720P but my xbox and PS3 both work on the 1080P option
[Off-topic] erraz:
My xbox also works in the 1080p setting also, but I can't tell the difference. All I know is that playing bf3 or skyrim on this TV looks amazing.
[Off-topic] Illrigger:
You can't tell the difference because the 360 renders at 720 and upscale to 1080.
[Off-topic] Supamike88:
My TV makes those games look better than standard def but it still looks kinda grainy
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DavidLinSuperstar:
Is it known whether or not the Galaxy Nexus has a magnetic sensor? and if so, where?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Danny80y:
Other than the compass no...... Even tho I'm not sure what type of "mag" sensor your referring to....
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DavidLinSuperstar:
With certain phones (like the Droid 2), there is a magnetic sensor to detect if the car is placed in a car dock or it is placed in a desk cradle.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] @rbiter:
Then probably not. The nexus has pogo pins that will do that.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Bassmanjames:
odin vs. heimdall comparison

Most of us here are used to Odin and can make it work; however, it is an unstable, proprietary, windows only, unsupported program. It often will not recognize your device or you get a better experience with v 1.7 or v 1.85 or maybe it is just picky with your computer or device. I had both the above mentioned versions installed on my desktop in case I had problems with one or the other. This, to me, is totally unacceptable. Now we have heimdall and I encourage you to make the switch. It is an ongoing project that is cross platform, supported, and open source. This means it is based on the same fundamentals as Android proving any developer the opportunity to help make it better, faster, or more user friendly. Take the one click project for example: now, with heimdall installed on your system, you can simply execute a pre programmed flash and your done with your device flashed as the developer intended. I admit it is a few clicks not just one but, it hasn't given me any problems, it tells me exactly what it's doing in a language I understand, and it is super easy. So at least give it a shot, bet you will like it :)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] TheKucho:
NICEEEEE!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mandogand:
Choosing the right driver

Hi there,

I don't see the Samsung USB Composite Device in the drop down box when running Zadig. What I have is below:

Samsung_Android

CDC Abstract Control Model (ACM)

Android UMS

S3C6410 Android ADB

Driver failed to install for Samsung_Android. Should I try any of the other options?

Thanks for helping a bricked noob out!

R
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] stephen_w:
Was your phone in download mode?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Bassmanjames:
Unplug your device and re run zadig. Take note if any options disappear. If so re plug your device and try it. If not report back.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] leo321:
Sticky!
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] RaverX3X:
its honestly the far superior option and comeing from a linux based world where i dindt have to deal with odin as much Its great :P tried odin on windows and really its far superior and alot more stable then odin.. its worth learning tbh
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mandogand:
Further adventures in un-bricking with Heimdall

Thanks for your quick replies!

1). I was able to get the driver installed, using the Samsung_Android. When I connect the phone it now shows up in the device manager. Picture 1 attached (libusb - Samsung Android).

2). I'm not sure what mode my phone is in. When I press the power button I get first the startup screen....Picture 2.

Then I get this screen "Android System Recovery 3e" and a range of options. The volume control is flipped i.e pressing down causes the menu to go up. (Picture 3)

There is no way to "select" any of the options. Only one of the buttons at the base of the screen seems to work: the menu button causes the text on the screen to disappear and only leaves the green android with triangle exclamation point. (Picture 4)

Heimdall does not detect that the phone is connected....Picture 5.

Any suggestions what I should try next? This is a Galaxy S 4G t959V.

Thanks so much for all your help! What an introduction to the world of Android!

M
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Bassmanjames:
You are currently in recovery mode running whatever bad boot loaders you flashed. Use this method to enter download mode

1 pull out battery

2 hold Vol up Vol down at the same time

3 plug USB cable into phone and computer

4 re insert battery and continue to hold both Vol buttons until your phone displays something.

unfortunately it is possible the bad boot loaders you flashed may have messed up your button mapping. if you try the above mentioned method for download mode multiple times and only end up back in the same recovery screen please direct me to the thread you flashed the bad boot loaders from

Good luck :)
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Bassmanjames:
Thanks for that link fb. Will add this to the OP in a bit. Maybe we should edit the wiki to show pictures of download mode since we have found a couple different screens other than the one mentioned. Oh crap taking my own thread off topic
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mandogand:
More Heimdall recovery....

Cool. OK followed instructions and now have a screen as below:

What next?

M
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mandogand:
More Heimdall recovery....

Hit the up button and now get the digging android icon (Digging)...what next experts! You guys rock by the way!

Thanks!

M
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] FBis251:
Yup, anyone can update the wiki :D I'm going to add guides little by little into it so we can just link new users to it. I realized after typing for the 20th time how to get into download mode that it'd be easier to just use the wiki.

Is it fine if we use your picture in the wiki? People would really appreciate it.

Now that you're in download mode you can use the one click to recover your phone.
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mandogand:
Please feel free to use any or all of the pictures!

My utmost thanks to you guys! The "experts" at tmobile basically told me that i had a paperweight and would need a new phone!

M
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Bassmanjames:
Well with bad boot loaders you might have.

So success?
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mandogand:
Just got back. I just flashed it using the file below and put a check mark on the bootloaders.

The file I'm using is from this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1358498

pics attached. However, now the phone seems to be dead and I can't even turn it on....

I did leave the phone connected to USB and it was showing the downloading screen for the 2 hours while I was away...

What now?

Thanks,

M
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] Bassmanjames:
Do me a favor and pull your battery. post a pic of the device info but edit out your imei number
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] mandogand:
Here you go.

Serial end with a W.

Thanks,

M
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] raphael.xda:
Hello everybody!

Is there any solution for this problem?

"Hi guys,I have handcent app for text messaging but I keep getting a notice in my lock screen saying I have a message even when I have read it through the handcent app.I have turned off all the notifications in the standard text message app but it keeps happening and is very annoying. Does anyone know how to stop this please?ThanksNat"

Thanks! :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] aimcr7:
Maybe try to freeze conversation.apk. have you tried it?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] raphael.xda:
I have a normal Neo V, no root, no unlocked bootloader ...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] chrastik:
without root isn't possible

you have to uninstall system/app/CoreNotificationPublisher.apk with titanium backup
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] FrozenSE:
And NotificationProvider.apk ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo, Pro] jack47:
Do you have clear the preference for the default app? (settings -> application -> manage application-> conversation -> clear preference)
[EVO Shift 4G General] ZimLanfire:
I've done some research and after 5 hours of trying to flash Clockwork onto my Evo Shift, I'm livid, and can't think clearly... I need perspective.

Essentially, I'm wanting to root it then put on the CyanogenMod 7.1

I've followed the instructions from CyanogenMod's site to the letter. When it gets to the point of restarting Terminal Emulator, the program hangs then never restarts. Even when I close it manually, I still can't get it to restart, and I'm forced to restart the phone; losing the temp-root.

So, I used fre3atlast. The Auto-Batch worked great, and it seemed to install with no problems. I downloaded and opened Rom Manager and it informed me that it didn't find root; however, when I flashed ClockworkMod, it said it installed properly. I copied my CyanogenMod file to the SD and rebooted to Clockwork...

... only it didn't reboot to Clockwork. Instead, I got the 'exclamation' symbol indicating that it wasn't working.

After doing and RE-doing for 5 hours, the best theory I can come up with is that the 'Engineering HBoot' that was installed (via the CyanogenMod guide) screwed the regular recovery.

After a factory reset (more than once), it STILL will not boot into any kind of recovery, and I'm at a standstill with a still-stock ROM I don't want.

I need help guys. :(
[EVO Shift 4G General] strapped365:
Have you confirmed the eng bootloader has went through along with perm root?, you can't flash a Rom untill you have downgraded from GB then perm rooted Froyo

Sent from a MikRunny Inspire,cause I had to trade that pos thrill!
[EVO Shift 4G General] ZimLanfire:
Yeah, it did; confirmed by adb shell with su working.

HOWEVER, I finally DID get it to work using a guide here on XDA. Took a while, but it finally perm-rooted and I was finally able to flash Clockwork without it erroring.

Thanks!
[EVO Shift 4G General] strapped365:
Sound good man, welcome and enjoy

Sent from a MikRunny Inspire,cause I had to trade that pos thrill!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smileyguy11:
Is there any way to root a device in a way that the user only has write permissions on a few files, while all other files in the system folder would still be protected? Specifically, I ONLY want to access build.prop. Alternatively, is there a way to change the contents of a system file without rooting at all? Kind of like flashing a zip but without booting into recovery?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GazaIan:
Nope. Just temp root instead of perma root if thats the case.