yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Acer Iconia A500] xceebeex:
Just an update to this....I picked up a 32GB Transformer today at Best Buy (the original, not the Prime) for $399 and what a difference in terms of wifi strength.

I am sitting here with both tablets on my lap and here is what they tell me:

1) Under settings the Asus has Excellent Signal and 72Mbps while the A500 shows as Good and 26 Mbps

2) Wifi Analyzer has the Asus at -45dB and the Acer is at -70 dB (plus the Asus picks up someone elses router that my Acer doesn't even see). This is the biggest eye-opener. I knew it was bad, but this just proves how bad it really is.

3) Speedtest reports 8582 kbps down and 1017 up for the Asus and 7971 down/1015 up for the Acer so that is basically a wash

Everyone thought I was exaggerating with how bad my wifi was on my Acer and this is proof that, at bare minimum, the wifi sucks on my Acer. But I really think it is a bigger problem than people are willing to admit. I think a large part of it is because of the aluminum back cover because I don't think it is a coincidence that the Prime is plagued with poor wifi reception and it too has an aluminum back cover.

Anyway, that is my findings. The screen on the Transformer is A LOT nicer too. It is a shame too because the Acer is so close to being the best bang for your buck out there with the amount of connectivity it has, but poor wifi makes it borderline useful (at least with mine).
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Shad0wmoses:
I have a VZW Galaxy Nexus and it won't charge while it's on,but when I turn it off it charges. Also It will charge while powered on when its connected to my VZW branded car charger. Anyone know why this is?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] staticx57:
In settings>battery does it show charging(USB) or charging(AC)?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Shad0wmoses:
No I just get a list of what's using my battery life
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sishgupta:
Are you using the stock USB cable and charger?

Not all USB cables or chargers are made the same.

I bought one micro usb cable that looked high quality but didn't charge at all when in use and charged very slowly when not in use.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] staticx57:
I mean when it is plugged into the charger.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herman76:
Wrong place, you need to check in: Settings > About Phone > Status

Might it be a faulty USB cable? Have you tried with a different cable/charger?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Shad0wmoses:
Yeah I've tried two different cables. Haven't tried the stock one since I don't have it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Jleagle:
Although not all cables can carry data, I thought any cable should be able to charge?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herman76:
Try on a different computer, maybe your computers USB ports are malfunctioning or the GNex overloads them when the phone is on?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Shad0wmoses:
Not sure what the problem is. I've tried two dfferent computers usb ports several different outlets and two different cables. The only time it truly charges is when I have it hooked up to my car charger
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] wu_wei_lion:
I'm having a similar problem with the GSM version. I had the original Galaxy S and had to replace it because over time it completely stopped charging no matter what cable I used. Is this an issue with Samsung phones? Now My Galaxy Nexus seems to only charge with certain cables and some cables that it originally worked with no longer charge it. I've tested the cables with other devices and they seem to work. I'm wondering if I should begin the lengthy process of shipping it off to the UK for warranty service. Anyone have a link to a tutorial on how to flash everything back to stock and relock the bootloader?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] staticx57:
For future reference you can check it it in settings> battery too
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] corboto:
Resolution?

So today my Galaxy Nexus (GSM) has started doing the same as the OP. I did not charge at all last night on the charger. I turned it off. Took it downstairs to another charger and plugged it in and noticed that it was charging. I figured it just needed a reboot. I turned it back on and left if on the second charger and it quit charging. Now I've moved to a third charger and the same thing is happening....no charge except while turned off.

I don't think I have done anything to harm the phone--the only thing I've ever done to it is swap the battery to the larger version. I'll try to switch the battery back to the OEM when I get home from work to see if that makes a difference. In the mean time, does anyone have any ideas on this? The phone is only ~6 months old, would I be wrong to say that the warranty would take care of this? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] dschreiber69:
My SGS2 did this as well. I had to tweak the USB connector on my phone. I bent it slightly toward the screen and all was well, never had to mess with it again.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sshede:
This is true, the outer pins on a USB are for charging, positive and negative. The inner two are data in, data out. At the very least, a cable will always have positive and negative, so all cables will charge unless there's a break in either positive or negative or both. If there's a break in data in or out, it should still charge but it won't communicate with a PC or something like that.

The issue OP is talking about sounds rom or kernel related. Nandroid > Try something else. Hope for the best.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] engljeff:
I've noticed that on 4.1 my USB charging worked fine. Now that I am on 4.1.1 it still charges over USB, but at a decreased rate. In other words, before 4.1.1 it easily charged over night and now it will only charge to about 80%. Does anyone have any ideas why that might be?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] eric_mac:
I just did the same thing, and it worked. Gnex was only charging when it was off, now, it's fine. I had to do the same thing to my old Fascinate for the same issue.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nexusvolt:
have you solved the problem?

Are you on stock or custom rom?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] adrianlorion:
Having the exact same problem, won't charge with the original adapter as well as spare adapters, also wont charge through USB. Car charger is the only thing charging it right now.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theFiddler:
Explain further?

Could you explain further what you mean by "bent slightly toward the screen?" are you talking on the phone or on the cord? If on the cord, then the whole metal connector? Or just something inside.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] CookieMaker:
task manager?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jpinsl:
I recently have been seeing the same problem. Plugging the phone into the standard OEM charger does not start charging. Turning the phone off, then plugging the same charger in initiates the charge. Phone can be turned on and continues to charge.

Under /Settings/Battery it says "Charging (USB)" even though it's on the Samsung 1 Amp AC charger.

This happens with different batteries and multiple chargers.

I have blown canned air into the USB port to clean it. No change.

This is an LTE Nexus running MMuzzy 4.2.1 (AOSP) and kernel which was installed after a full wipe and has been stable for weeks.

---------- Post added at 05:33 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:54 PM ----------

Okay, did some more research. Found this is a flagged problem for Google:

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=23789&cnum=500&cstart=99

Based on post #42 there and other comments, I believe this problem is related to "wiggle" in the USB port.

I took a toothpick and gently raised the tab inside the USB port towards the screen.

USB charging went from (USB) to (AC) and the problem seems fixed.

There are also guides and youtube video instructions on how to disassemble and replace the USB board if you want a permanent fix.
[HTC Wildfire S] sajalm12:
I've been searching for days, that how do I unlock bootloader and root my phone

I have tried htcdev.com but I am getting errors(170 and 171) in RUU

Plz. Tell me any other easy way to unlock my device...I m new to this

S-ON

Hboot : 1.08.0000

I'M IN ASIA - INDIA
[HTC Wildfire S] mhrsolanki2020:
hey bro i also live in india aisa just check this

i myself unlocked my mobile a week ago.. and htcdev.com bootloader unlocking works

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1452208

if you cant update the ruu then you better skip it :D comment when you try it..
[HTC Wildfire S] goolias:
I have the asia set, I encountered error 191 with HTC RUU, I end up extract the rom1 and rom2 from the temp file method. search this forum you should see a thread n this. good luck !
[HTC Wildfire S] the Doctor:
I have an Asia market A510e part number PG76100 (same as European) and I got mine updated using this procedure:

[HBOOT] HBOOT update for EU users who's having problem with RUU
[HTC Wildfire S] sajalm12:
i have tried skipping ruu...........but i m stuck on step 8 on unlock bootloader (htcdev.com)...........i am not getting the token id!! :( :( :(

And i want to ask that.......is there any relation between RUU and Step 8 of token id!! ???
[HTC Wildfire S] goolias:
You might want to post the error message so that other can help.
[HTC Wildfire S] sajalm12:
This is the error i am getting when i run RUU....

View attachment 864829

And This is when i run cmd to get token id as shown in step 8 (WFS) on htcdev.com

View attachment 864838
[HTC Wildfire S] sajalm12:
Okay Now, I somehow managed to update the hboot from 1.08.0000 to 1.08.0099

It is Showing

*** LOCKED (OOW) ***

MARVEL PVT SHIP S-ON RL

HBOOT- 1.08.0099

RADIO- 7.53.39.03M

But What next should i do!!???
[HTC Wildfire S] the Doctor:
Go back to htcdev.com and finish the process. After you log back in, get back to the page where you picked the HBOOT update RUU for your phone and look for the green button way down at the bottom that says "Proceed to Step 1".

In the process you'll use adb commands to retrieve your phone's oem identifier token. You will then upload that to the HTC dev bootloader unlock page. After receiving it, they will respond with an email containing an image file ("Unlock_code.bin") which you will then flash to the phone to unlock your bootloader. When done successfully, the Bootloader screen will show ***_UNLOCKED_***.
[HTC Wildfire S] sajalm12:
I tried to retrieve my phone's identifier token via adb commands......

But it still shows <waiting for device>

(And I have already connected my device)

And the RUU process is still giving error!

Is there any way to update ROM Image Version Manually!!??
[Samsung Infuse 4G] syste1:
Hi.

I tried the different instructions, here one of them: youtube.com/watch?v=Y09p-J_g_Rg

But if I try to run in recovery a mode I receive this: youtube.com/watch?v=RBrW7Y1lrMs :(

Please, help..
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Erik_T:
Hmm.. I'd make them clickable links for people on there phones.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] fbedoya666:
hi, http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1120315 it works fine
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K3lthuzad:
Has anyone else noticed the confirmation buttons are swapped around in ICS?

I'm talking about the ones that come up in the pop-up windows that say, "Are you sure you want to blah blah blah", and then you have "OK" or "Cancel".

In ICS, it's Cancel on the left, and OK on the right, whereas it's the opposite in Gingerbread and earlier.

It's just been annoying me. It feels weird still. :/
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] your asian:
it also happens when trying to install a non-market apk o.O 'done' and 'open' are swapped and i keep accidently opening apps =3="
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] K3lthuzad:
It's really hard to get used to. I wonder why they decided to change it. :/
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cobra281:
need to exchange the phone, so i need to revert the phone back to fully stock. phone currently has cyanogenmod 7. just want to make sure i'm doing this right...

so as i understand it, following the g2\desire z wiki, i can just use clockword mod recovery to install the stock image and flash it with CWM right, via the "flash alternate recovery" option?

and more importantly, the wiki says that to install the stock rom, i need to make sure my main version is not higher than 1.19.531.1, but i was not able to find my version. i booted into hboot, which number is that? and regardless, if i use misc_version to set the main version, does it matter what version i have? also, i used gfree to root before, and still have the original partition 7 saved on my pc, if that matters. thanks
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nipqer:
Here follow my guide, it describes how to return to stock. Only change you might want to make is use a proper stock rom to flash instead of my modded ones.

-Nipqer
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cobra281:
thanks! how do you flash stock recovery???

i did fastboot recovery recovery.img and it said:

"sending 'recovery' (4652 KB)... OKAY [1.021 S]

writing 'recovery'... FAILED <remote: not allowed>

finished. total time : 1.031s
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nipqer:
Fastboot flash recovery only works on eng hboots or htcdev unlocked hboots.

-Nipqer
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cobra281:
so then what can i do? thanks again
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nipqer:
Use the xda wiki to get full root. That will give you recovery in the process

-Nipqer
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoffmas:
...the three skateboards screen is called bootloader :)

is it still s-off and what hboot-number does it show?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emamid:
At the top of the bootloader (thanks!) screen, I get:

VISION PVT ENG S-OFF

HBOOT-0.84.2000 (PC1010000)

MICROP-0425

RADIO-26.01.00.17_M2

eMMC-boot

Sep 8 2010, 15:56:38
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoffmas:
ok, this looks good.

first i would flash a recovery.img through fastboot (you do have eng hboot so it should work)

download the 3.0.2.4 image from here and put it into your platform tool folder:

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Vision#Rooting_the_Vision_.28G2.2FDZ.29_and_DHD

then connect your phone to pc go to your platform tool folder and type:

"fastboot flash recovery recovery.img"

enter recovery and wipe data&cache&dalvik cache afterwards flash a new rom...

if you get the same error as before, have a look here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1448441
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emamid:
Thanks immensely. Going to try this in the morning (hitting 2am for me). Just one final question: at the "flash a new ROM" step, should that be the stock T-Mobile ROM, or does it matter? My original intent was to install CM, so if it makes no difference I'll go with that, but right now I'd be happy just to have a phone that boots, so if I need to I'll use stock and count my blessings.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoffmas:
no do not flash a stock rom (you will get in troubles doing this with a rooted phone and s-off)... cm7 is a good way to go

if you don´t mind pls hit the thanks button :)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cobra281:
damnit... now i can't seem to downgrade the new phone, with the 1.22 firmware. following the cyanogenmod wiki, at the step where you enter:

/data/local/tmp/fre3vo -debug -start FAA90000 -end FFFFFFFF
adb shell

i get a whole bunch of:

An error occurred while running the exploit (-1) (errno: 25)
Scanning region fffe0000...
An error occurred while running the exploit (-1) (errno: 25)

adb shell
adb: permission denied
$

help, what am i doing wrong?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoffmas:
first of all you do have gingerbread (2.3+)? because you asked this in a different thread...

and you did chmod it as described in the guide?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cobra281:
nope, it's android version 2.2, but the build number is 1.22.531.8, so that means i have to downgrade it, right?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoffmas:
you need a different guide for a froyo downgrade - try this guide:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=905261

i´m not sure if it works... other thing you could do is make a official update to gingerbread and then downgrade with the guide you used before.
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emamid:
Weird, I had to open the page in Firefox rather than Chrome for the "Thanks" button to show up.

---------- Post added at 03:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:43 PM ----------

Installed clockwork, and can get to it through the bootloader. However, when I try to wipe the cache -- or select any of the other menu items -- I just get the hat-and-ring logo, with nothing else. Power button takes me back to the CW menu again. No error messages at any stage, but nothing happens either.

Should I proceed with the steps in the second link you pointed to? Or does this sound like a different problem?
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hoffmas:
Hm don't know... Maybe try to find out if your cache is corrupted or your emmc chip. So yes follow the link i posted, but before you do the same as the op there (means using your sdcard instead of emmc) try everything else... (i think nipqer posted a link there related to corrupted cache...)
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] emamid:
Thankfully, I didn't have to go through hardly any of the contortions CollegeBound had to in that thread. Installing 4EXT was enough -- it was able to get past the "E:Can't mount /cache/..." errors (which started again when I used fastboot to erase the cache), whereas Clockwork was stymied by them. Did an update using a CM ROM, and everything seems fine.

Thanks again for your help. I don't think T-Mobile would have let me RMA two phones in two weeks. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wizzbang3:
Samsung Galaxy 2 has an AWFUL design in the contacts system.

If my friend Bill calls me and I go to save his new phone number into an existing contact, the phone lists ALL 1200 Google contacts "All Contacts" - it's awful design and stupid.

I've discussed this previously in a thread here (some people didn't initially understand my point)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1241425

Also when I go to send a new SMS from the Messaging tool on the stock Galaxy 2, when I type in a partial name it resolves email address's as well. Why on EARTH would I want to "SMS" an email address? It's such awful terrible, stupid design and I find it frustrating.

Does the CM9 builds for the SGII continue to do this or do they use a different contacts / messaging engine which doesn't have this poor design?

Anyone know the answer (or even understand what I'm getting at?)

Appreciate it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wizzbang3:
Anyone? I need to decide to u/g or not
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] skaterbub2003:
I think, the idea behind listing all accounts is:

1. You may add a new number to an already existing e-mail account, you have in your list.

2. The SMS app isn't seen as SMS only, but as an overall message app. So you can write a "message" either to a number or an e-mail.

Glad that I could help.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wizzbang3:
1:

I don't want to add a number to an existing EMAIL account I want to add it to a list of "My Contacts" NOT "All Contacts" - this is the way other Android devices work and it's utterly terrible design by Samsung.

2: The SMS app sucks then, can I replace it entirely? If so, any suggestions?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fg-xda:
FWIW, to replace both stock sms and contacts I have tried Contapps and Deja Office.

Hope it helps
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Duplexity:
Hi, I have looked endlessly to try to get a grasp on the concept of flashing but it seems to refuse to sink in for me, so I'm hoping maybe one of you more experienced in doing this can help me out. First off, I'm with Bell and my phone information (Still on stock) is as follows.

PDA: I9100MUGKG2

PHONE: I9100MUGKG2

CSC: I9100MBMCKG2

Basically, what I want to do is upgrade the firmware to 2.3.6, but preferably I would still like it to be an 'official' upgrade and from what I've read, it seems that it must NOT be a 'Frankenstein' firmware.

Then I'm only left with the...:

XILA2

Firmware info

PDA:XILA2

PHONE: XWKI1

Date: 12/01/2012

Android 2.3.6

ITV (Italy):http://www.multiupload.com/DCYIJJ47I5

XILA2 Stock Kernel: http://www.multiupload.com/U7GK3FPHXF

Password: intratech@XDA

Is it safe for me to install this firmware even though I have a different phone model number and everything? Every guide I've looked at just says to pick ANY firmware from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1075278 so I don't know if that's true or not. If I installed this firmware would it change my CSC so that my phone would no longer work with my Bell carrier?

Thanks in advance...!

TLDR: Can I use this firmware update with my phone and would I still be able to use my phone with my current, Bell, carrier.

If you would like to help me, I would greatly appreciate it if you could use some links (preferably download links) in your response. Even if you don't want to help me, thanks for looking anyways!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbarol:
i am also curious

Edit: Answer was given here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1453251
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sumitpathak:
No, if you are on a carrier locked device then you must flash carrier specific stock firmware in order to save warranty otherwise its fine to flash pretty much anything :)

BTW you should have received official updates by now.

If you can elaborate more about your location then we can help you out.

Alternately you can also check out this thread, it its for Bell/Virgin Canada Specific devices

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1193695
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chung78916:
hi everyone..

i want to know why flashed Kernel 3.1.9-ICUP...my device

can not use usb tethering to share the network to my computer..

when i try to flash 3.1.5 to now 3.1.9 also not work ..

anybody...have this problem...or just me..

but i using other kernel must be work eg. Glados..stock kernel..
[Acer Iconia A500] Junkyardjames87:
Ok I've been looking around the market and I just can't seem to find a wireless wifi tethering app that my acer will see that is compatable with a LG Vortex. I have tried the opengarden app that has worked for everything else, barnicle tether and 2 or 3 others that I can't remember. Help is nice.
[Acer Iconia A500] swissdiving:
What do u need a thethring app for wifi on the tablet? Turn on the wifi hotspot on the lg and then connect the iconia to it.
[Acer Iconia A500] Destron5683:
He is running it on the LG but the Acer can't find it to connect to it.

That being said I use T-Mobile so I just use the built in tether option in my phone, but my buddy who is on Verizon uses open garden and it works great for pairing his A500. Sounds like you may have another issue than just the app. Never owned an LG Android phone myself but just reading through markey comments it seems like 97% of the 1 star comment are someone on an LG phone that can't get something to work, maybe it just the phone lol.
[Acer Iconia A500] mtmerrick:
i had a vortex. If you can get barnacle or wifi tether for root users to send out a non-adhoc signal, it'll work really well. Does take a bit of trial and error (and using different versions of the apk) to make it work, but once it does its flawless.
[Acer Iconia A500] Junkyardjames87:
OK good suggestions. My issues is I don't like paying Verizon for something that should be free, I have the older unlimited data package, and I can't find open garden anywhere but the market.
[Acer Iconia A500] swissdiving:
My point is, that this is an Acer Iconia Forum and if u have a question in relation to u r LG phone then ask it in the LG forum or r u just too lazy to look for an LG forum!?
[Acer Iconia A500] mtmerrick:
1) troll

2) Because the LG vortex forum really doesn't exist. Check the "support low end android equality" link in my sig.

also, its a good question because he wants to know what the a500 can pick up. I would tell someone to post here for this or similar questions.

here, try these:

http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/

http://szym.net/barnacle/