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[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dirk:
Google Docs?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sspikey:
it honnestly works terrible for me I dont know why!
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] suksit:
OpenOffice / LibreOffice?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siftekhar:
I use Documents to Go (got it free through Amazon free app of the day). Works well.

before that, used google docs. works well enough on the go.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sspikey:
those dont edit sadly!

So jealous you got docs to go for free :(
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrick_1:
**Just in case there are still those out there looking for the best methods for video file conversion/playback, HD, mkv, avi, divx, mpeg... I enjoy troubleshooting A/V hiccups for any who could use the help, don't have ALL the answers but it's fun for me and want to contribute all I can!

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dcxgod:
With that said...

WinX HD Video Converter free for download today by liking their facebook page:

http://www.f******k.com/WinXDVD?sk=app_208195102528120

replace the stars with the appropriate letters, duh...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrick_1:
Good lookin' out! Thanks for this! Another free alternative is Freemake Video Converter, it's the VLC Player of file converters with device presets preloaded.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] frifox:
with this phone i even forgot the last time i converted/encoded anything... MX Video Player is simply the best and will play anything you throw at it up to 720p. 1080p plays smoothly as well but not always. oh, and multi-subtitles/multi-audio tracks are supported as wel. only issue i found with it is it won't display embedded bitmap "vob" subtitles (other subtitles, both mixed in and external play just fine)

as far as video conversion, i take the geeky approach. AviSynth + x264 + neroAacEnc. with proper settings you will get the best results, ever... seriously. if you're scarred of command line, use the MeGUI or Handbrake frontends. same encoders, different approach.

i've spent many years experimenting with various video encoders/compressors and from my experience i've concluded that regardless of what you're trying to accomplish, h264/aac codec combo will give you the best quality than any other codec out there. oh, and make sure to use mkv container. it's the most flexible of popular container formats.

lastly, if you just want an easy tool, use Sorenson Squeeze. very flexible, easy to use, has gpu acceleration, and gives quite impressive results. only downside is its hella expensive, that is if you're trying to stay legal :D
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrick_1:
Very true, our device will typically play most formats stock without a complaint. I mostly set this thread in motion for our fellow xda'ers who were having trouble finding options to overcome a single file size limitation without splitting. Your info was spot on my man.. well said!

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] oscarthegrouch:
http://www.mirovideoconverter.com/

That is a very simple, no options (other than picking the phone model) encoder. I don't know off hand that phone in its list has similar resolution with our phone (800x480 I think) but it works without a fuss. It doesn't do batch, only one at a time. I don't know if it's 2 pass or not. My preference is handbrake. If you use something like that, check in the settings that CABAC is off. That is a feature that will make smaller files but it will need more cpu to decode during playback. Off setting has larger file sizes but it's less cpu intensive during playback. I haven't made a comparison between on and off but I don't think off makes the file really huge. If you're doing DVD resolution encodes, dual pass encoding with video bitrate of 2000 is sufficient with no noticeable difference in artifacting from 2500.

Another suggestion is with the video the phone camcorder makes. It's bigger than it needs to be file size wise. Run it through handbrake with default settings, only changing CABAC to off, and perspective (screen) to none. That makes a 1080 2 gig 20 minute video down to about 300mb and I don't see the difference in video quality.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] darthstewie:
Thanks for this heads up, but I have a question. I was converting a DVD to test this one out, and it seems to work flawlessly so far, but I did notice if I choose to convert to Android 800x480 with the defaults everywhere else, I wind up with files around 1.25GB. Is there a particular set of settings I can use to shrink that size or a way to take the mp4 files and reduce their size? I'm used to mp4s being ~300 - 500MB, so just wondering if there is a way to set it up I'm not seeing.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dafluke24:
I use Hand brake without issue on my epic touch. Just throwing out another program for everyone to try.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrick_1:
Welcome! Yeah you can change a few things, the bit rate and format play a lot in the over all file size. Mp4 will compress more as apposed to avi. The ps3 setting is a useful one for that. You can click on each of the presets setting and get an overview of the container/codec/bit rate/frame rate that are being used to give you an idea.

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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] darthstewie:
Thanks again. I found in the dialog box that allows me to rename the mp4 I can also limit the maximum size of the file. It automagically changes the bitrate that way, and I have much more manageable files now.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrick_1:
Nice! Glad it's working for you! BTW..."darthstewie" damn I wish I'd thought of that as a username!!

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[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smohx:
i have a Kingston 4 GB micro SDHC card (class 4). From the time i installed nAa kernel, when I download or copy files to my card it gets corrupted. I tried changing to stock kernel and it works fine. And all other SD cards(except my 4GB card) works fine on nAa kernel. I like nAa, so don't want to change it. formatted it number of times, but it didn't work. One more thing, when i copy using CWM recovery USB mounting it is fine but once phone is switched on it gets corrupted....

please help!!!!!!!!

thank you in advance
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B.Jay:
I use a 8GB Kingston Class 4 in GingerDX on Stock Kernel just fine.

Anyway, if the 4GB Kingston Class 4 is the only mSD giving you headaches with nAa's Kernel and all the other work ... let me tell you a secret ...

Don't use that particular card but one of your others?

Return the card and swap it past another one of which you know will work?

Seems to be too obvious ...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] BritSwedeGuy:
Under settings are which calendars to sync but nowhere is the screen that I've read about to select which calendars are visible. I can see my girlfriend's calendar but not mine meaning I cannot add any events.

Trying to add an account gives an error saying to make it visible - but where?!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] stalked_r/t:
I'm new to the Android thing and even more new to the switching ROM's on a daily basis based on my mood when I wake up. Here's my question. When updating a ROM and wiping the device what do you use/do to ensure you don't have to spend a day to recover your device back to where it was. App icon locations, widgets configurations, etc...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jasvncnt1:
Hi. Im pretty new to Android as well so I can tell you what I do. Now this doesnt mean its correct. I usually make a backup with Titanium Back up. Also before I do anything major I also run a backup with CWM (think thats what its called). This way I can always go back to the previous state.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Entropy512:
Titanium Backup for restoring apps

Call Logs Backup and Restore for, well... that one should be self explanatory

Same for SMS Backup and Restore

Restoring system settings and launcher layout is a ***** if you use the stock launcher - a third-party launcher such as LauncherPro can have its settings backed up with TiBu and restored. Some even have their own backup/restore functions.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] stalked_r/t:
Thanks. I was using Go Launcher but it was flaking out regularly. Locker wasn't working, kept prompting when going to the home screen asking for if I wanted to use Go Launcher etc. Finally got rid of it because things were wonky with it. I guess I"m just stuck doing the whole reinstalling all apps and rebuilding my 'ui' whenever I do wipe.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] LiLChris06:
The only thing that I have yet to find a backup/restore for is MMS.

Yes there is ways to actually save the pictures and have them in Gmail but no way of restoring it back into the conversation. :(
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thoughtchirps:
I have been using Samsung Galaxy S II on AT&T since last one month, but recently i noticed that Mail count icon (bubble) is little broken when it displays the count of unread emails.

Is it something which is fixable or it's a deeper problem. Please look at the attachment and guide me.

Also, I am not sure if this has been the issue since the beginning because i never noticed it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thoughtchirps:
Anybody. Please tell me how should i tackle this issue.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] losdelrock:
Same Here.

Yep. me too. Seems a common issue, sometimes it comes back, a reboot fixes it,

clearing data fixes it, removing and adding the icon fixes it etc. etc.

But no one solution.

Any ideas anyone?
[HTC Sensation] Xxul:
Did it catch anyone's attention? Softwarewise I hate touchwiz, but hardwarewise it seems pretty appealing
[HTC Sensation] brilldoctor:
Friend has one - it is huuuuge! Material and software wise the sensation is better (and screen)
[HTC Sensation] PJcastaldo:
They are big. I personally think its much higher quality than the Sensation.. (Just because its aluminum doesnt make it a better build quality) infact i think that about Samsung compared to HTC anyways.. Sammy makes strong light devices.

Even with a lower resolution the Amoled + screens are far superior to the LCD screen HTC uses and the Note has an HD version of the AMOLED + Makes me really want one.
[HTC Sensation] stroobach:
also a friend of mine has one..

indeed waay to big.

feels like there is an oldskool nintendo gameboy in your pocket
[HTC Sensation] leftheodo:
Lower resolution ????? The galaxy note has a 800 x 1280 pixels screen and it's not super amoled +. It is super amoled ( without the + :D ). Anyway this is not the place for such a thread! XDA has changed a lot in the last year! I miss the old days!
[HTC Sensation] brilldoctor:
And how are you meant to fit it in your pockets? I have issues with my sensation at times!
[HTC Sensation] Xxul:
Dude its sensation general, general topics connected to sensation, and in this one a sensation owner has its eye on a note and wants to see if he is alone. I dont know how can this be bad or why would i miss an old xda, its just general :)

I dont have hard time carrying the sensation in the pocket, its light and thin (reasonably) i couldnt be more satisfied with the phone, but tht 5.3" screen, the specs, stylus and a HD super amoled screen sound sooooooo damn appealing... It really makes me wanna sell the sensation.. am i alone in this dilemma guys?
[HTC Sensation] dante-fu:
Just saw some video reviews of Note. Want it badly now. Just for that screen estate. :-)
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
White chocolate is better than dark chocolate.
[HTC Sensation] aNYthing24:
Why would you let other people decide for you? These kind of threads pop up over and over again...if you think another phone will make you happier, then go get it.
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
Or in this case, get a tablet. Id rather spend the $600.00 on a tablet rather than a new phone thats only edge on my current one is a larger screen. That is exactly what I did when I saw the GN. I got an Ipad. Ive got my Sensation on my hip and my Ipad in my lap. Now I have it all...iOs and Android.

Matt
[HTC Sensation] Xxul:
Who said anything about deciding? Read posts with more attention, i just want too see thoughts about a product, its a GENERAL chat, like the dude above me said, white choc. pwns dark chock.. dont be such a hater..
[HTC Sensation] Xxul:
How does the ipad feel? I am a hardcore iOS hater, but without any knowledge of it lol, i just didnt like it because all the hipsters had it, so, is it good?
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
Yeah, it's very good. It just simply, works. No waiting for this or that to come out for it or waiting for some dev to fix something that apple should have fixed long before releasing only to have that one dev go buy a completely different device and forget about you.

Android has better hardware but piss poor work ethic from the manufacturers.

Apple has much nicer looking products with lesser hardware, but they make damn sure that your never notice the lesser hardware. This iPad 2 is fast! I am typing this on the on screen keyboard. Something that was a pain in the butt on my dads toshiba thrive.

Android needs to finish what they start. I got tired of waiting for others to make my android devices what they were advertised to be. I got tired of having to devote most of my time learning how to do something on a forum that was supposed to work straight out of the box.

I love my sensation, but not all the drama that I have gone through to get it to where it is today. A lot of buttkissing devs and being *****ed at for eta asking has pushed me closer to apple. If it weren't for tmobile having me by the balls, I'd have an iPhone. People will say to go get what you want, but that is so dillusional. We wind up stuck with what we have and then have to deal with the issues. I was disgusted to see the sensations early problems needing fixing and then watch Htc come out with four clones of the sensation each new month rather than fix and finish what they started. Finish what you start!

Matt
[HTC Sensation] aamir123:
Samoled is amazing, better than Sensation screen but also takes up that much more power. Sensation screen is also great not take away from that. 5.3" is a bit much dont you think? I had the vibrant it felt bigger than our Sensation with its 4.0" . Also I didn't really appreciate the plastic but it was/is really sturdy. I don't anyone had their phone break. I also have to say if the Note's glass is anything like the Vibrant's then you will be happy. That screen is almost impossible to scratch. You could literally take a key to it without a screen protector. Wish our sensation glass was like that. And lastly, touchwiz isn't bad at all. Give it a chance, with all the modded twiz launchers and alternatives its a fun device. Also theirs a sense look alike launcher I used for a couple days on my vibrant. So all in all it comes down to preference. But I have to say one thing, Samsung sucks at updating android versions. We got froyo 2 months after gb came out. And its not about to change either.
[HTC Sensation] n7of9:
not so IMO...my boss got one and Outlook Web Access wasn't working properly via the stock browser...but that's OK, he found an app for it, a TEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS app

w.AND.tf???
[HTC Sensation] The Radius Kid:
Agreed.

One thing I do notice however .... the phone seems to be the benchmark the other manufacturers shoot for or want to beat.

Then there's the guys who like to say they have a better option then the Sensation.

It would seem this phone set a new standard.:)
[HTC Sensation] kanav bhasin:
This is a phone... That is a phone... They do pretty much the same thing. Why make so much of an effort for a bigger better screen with a juvenile u.i. Atleast wait for something like a quad core and impressive games/apps exclusive for the quad. I swear i dont see anything that the sensation does which the desire hd couldnt. IMHO, these frequent minor updates dont make much sense and also ruin the fun after updating to a much more capable phone which is just better at everything.
[HTC Sensation] Xxul:
1080p videos and qHD porn
[HTC Sensation] kanav bhasin:
Hey man.. Sometimes its better to have 160x60 pixels less.
[HTC Sensation] Xxul:
I see what u did there :D
[HTC Sensation] Xxul:
So did anyone shift from a sensation/evo to the note?
[HTC Sensation] sevag00:
Not yet. I find the Note to be useless and a bigger version of SGS2 which i hate. Also, i don't need a big ass "phone" carrying with me. In fact, where the hell am i going to put it when i'm outdoors? Am i going to carry a special bag with me?
[HTC Sensation] Xxul:
You make it sound like its as big as a tablet?
[HTC Sensation] Livewings:
Haters. :D

Go ahead, hate more of it, so there'll be less people using it, and we the Note community will be unique.

He loves his Sensation. He needs to convince himself he bought the right phone, and I'm sure he did. :rolleyes:
[HTC Sensation] mrg02d:
Less people using it equals less support/development for it too. I think you need to pick a phone based on your needs (they are all going to meet them) and the support that it out there for it. Dont wind up going "what about us?"

Matt
[HTC Sensation] sevag00:
But don't you think it's a bit big for a phone?

Yeah, i love my sensation. What's the big deal? I'm not saying the GS2 is a terrible phone. I don't like it because of its cheap unibody.
[HTC Sensation] zmfl:
I like that Samsung isn't marketing it as a phone, but half phone / half tablet, since, unless you are a giant, a phone it is not.

But that's my issue with it. It's too big for one hand operation and pockets, but too small for two hand operation and a bag. So what's it for? It's for people who just MUST have the BIGGEST new thing. And those people are funny :D

Everything else about it is good though.
[HTC Sensation] jasminthoria:
Can Moderater close this thread please this is sensation discussion section not samsung note.:mad:
[HTC Sensation] Xxul:
No its NOT. It is STRICTLY MENTIONED users who SHIFTED FROM a sensation to a Note. And that is a MAJOR difference.

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[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] crapo150:
Does anyone know?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] nick.oh:
There is people working on that, we just have to wait.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] wildsoul09:
follow this one...they are working on it...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1550065
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] ronnieryan:
This belongs in the trash:D

read faq and search before posting
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EduBaixo:
Hi guys

Does anyone know if there is anyway or mod to put the SonyEricson Timescape rolling on the SII?

I think it would be beautiful

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MistahBungle:
Doubt it. Totally different hardware running a different flavour of Android.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EduBaixo:
If developers do put the HTC ui, Sense, in SII, why do you say thant Timescape, isnt possible?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GameSlim:
Yes, that's possible.. maybe that no one is working on it. But possible.

If devs can put SGS2 apps in an xPeria ROM, they can also put xPeria apps in SGS2 ROM.

Apps that work on gingerbread will most likely work on all gingerbread flavors.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] tixed:
I'm trying to figure out good settings for aDOSBox to run on my TF. X-Com 1 game is pretty sluggish, no matter what frameskip and cycles count I set. Sometimes it's better, sometimes it's bad, but I can't figure out optimal settings.

Maybe someone at least have correct cycles number for our Tegra 2, so emulation will run with the same speed as CPU?

Oh, and also getting mouse pointer to work IN the game, not ABOVE the game during emulation would be brilliant. Using touchscreen as touchpad is pretty awkward.

Hope someone've been toying with aDOSBox on TF as I did and have some recommendations =)
[Eee Pad Transformer General] abprie:
+1 from mehr for that.

I also look for a good setting for the TF for master of Orion 2.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kaijura:
adosbox is just slower than ANdosbox. That's just how it is, I was a long time user of adosbox and went over to andosbox because it had more features and more compatible.

I think, from personal experience, with both emulators you can't set the cycles to higher than 8000-10000. You can set it higher, but the tegra2 SoC won't let it go any higher than that. So games that need 15,000 or up will stutter or run slowly. I have this happening with Crusader: No Regret and No Remorse, and Doom1/2 as well.

Basically, with andosbox it'll run okay for anything that was supposed to be ran on a 386 (wolf3d, Raptor, OMF are some popular ones). Anything more than that is gonna slowdown.

Adosbox feels like it runs 1000-2000 cycles slower for my experience.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] tixed:
Holy crap! It IS much better! ANdosbox ftw, really. Worth every penny. And it has much better mouse emulation - I just use pen mode + tap-click when on base/geoscape, and touchpad style + volUP-volDOWN in combat. Some wrong clicks in combat happen, but not very often. Thanks for the tip!
[Eee Pad Transformer General] knoxploration:
I'm curious -- how stable / compatible do you guys find Andosbox?
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Tubular:
Probably can't do anything about the sluggishness, it's probably just the limitations of the hardware you're working with.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] kaijura:
Stable is probably 99% or near 100%. If Dosbox can run it, most likely anDosBox can run it, just my opinion.

The question is how intensive is the program. Like I mentioned earlier, ~8-10k seems to be the limit for the cpu cycles.

There are two parts of it. One part of this I think is due to the limitations of the SoC, it probably runs andosbox at 1.0ghz in single core. The other part is the code itself, as you can tell adosbox runs slower than andosbox. Something was improved in his version of the ported code, we don't know what unless we contact the andosbox dev. He's pretty quick with support emails.

Here are the hardware requirements/compatibility listed on the Dosbox page itself. I imagine our android devices need a little more juice than the desktop CPU equivalents.

http://www.dosbox.com/wiki/System_Requirements

Host Architecture Host CPU Speed = Equivalent to Emulated CPU Class (dynamic core)
x86 (Pentium II) 400 MHz 386
x86 (Duron) 800 MHz 486
x86 (Pentium III) 1.0 GHz high-end 486
x86 (Intel Atom) 1.6 GHz high-end 486
x86 (Pentium 4) 3.0 GHz high-end Pentium Duke Nukem 3D tested, smooth at 640x480; Quake runs at ~40 frames per second in 320x200 mode. x86 (Pentium M) 1.8 GHz Pentium II
x86 (Athlon XP) 1.8 GHz Pentium II
x86 (Athlon 64) 1.8 GHz Pentium III
x86 (Core 2 Duo) (any speed) Pentium III
Apple G3 500 MHz 3/486-class Games tested: Leisure Suit Larry 6, Fuzzy's World of Miniature Space Golf. Extrapolated from ~50% CPU usage on a 1GHz G4. Apple G4 1.0 GHz 486-class Performance adequate for most DOS games. SVGA likely to be too much.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] tixed:
Very stable. One thing though - on TF you want to save before switching to other app. Because in background mode it just restart, most of the time, so after checking that new mail and switching back - you'll be greeted by command line in andosbox.

Maybe it's only on my TF though, if you guys got some workaround for that - would be nice to know. God I want app that can set other apps to not EVER going to background - let them eat memory, it's ok for me.
[Eee Pad Transformer General] knoxploration:
That's just a "feature" of Android, and one of the reasons I believe it needs proper multitasking. Android decides when programs get closed, not you. The same thing frequently causes me to lose a connection on a website chat client I have to use for work...
[Eee Pad Transformer General] Magnesus:
It's a good feature. The problems you see are because lazy programmers don't save the state when they should. (I'm guilty of it too in one of my game, which had to complicated state to easily save). Every time you leave a program for a while it should save the state it's in in order to restore it in case it's thrown out of memory.

The best solution for Google to fix that problem would be to add automatic save and restore - by saving the whole VM (it would be probably slow on some devices though).