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[HTC Sensation] Bomberlt:
Thanks guys for answers I'm using now ICS ROM (InsertCoin 4.4.4 thanks to baad) and my experience is even better than it was with custom GB ROM. I guess it's partly because of me using Titanium Backup correctly now xD Everything is working and no lags :-)
[HTC Wildfire S] rkleinhenz:
I thought if I moved an apk from system/app to data/app it could be moved/linked by apps like link2sd, but that's apparently not all there is to it. Here's what I did

take ROM into DsiXDA kitchen

deodex

move maps.apk and street.apk from system/app to data/app

build ROM

And it does not seem to be movable... Is there some setting/attribute I must change in addition? While I'm at it - is there some relation to updating via the market? Is there a reason why these 'standards apps' should be system apps? Were they perhaps customized by HTC in some way? What if I simply removed them and installed them from the marker? Note that these 2 apps are just examples - the question is quite general.

Appreciate any help.
[HTC Wildfire S] d33ps1x:
Why not just move them live with a root explorer?

You can move any non system critical app to /Data/app and link2sd no problem.
[HTC Wildfire S] rkleinhenz:
I don't understand. I do have root explorer but I don't follow. What do you mean 'move live'? It's also not so much the actual moving of a specific app I'm after, but the understanding.
[HTC Wildfire S] rkleinhenz:
And so it goes... this seemed like a simple question that anyone who has played around with this could easily answer I would have thought. E.g. by any of the folks that hang out in the developers' section... where one is not supposed to ask simple questions... catch 22!
[Kindle Fire General] rolyatkcinmai:
After doing some modifications today, I noticed both my "system" folder and the "app" folder within it are set to r/w instead of r/o. I've heard this can cause major problems if it's incorrect.

Should system and app both be r/w? Should neither of them be?

Thanks for any help.
[Kindle Fire General] asb2164:
Just change it back to r/o
[Kindle Fire General] rolyatkcinmai:
Thank you for your prompt reply.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssbowtie1:
I have CM9 and need the new gapps v10 but the only host I can find is megaupload, which has been taken down. Are there other options?
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sean1984:
here http://bit.ly/GappsICSv10 :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] chin_a_ling:
this is pissing me off, i don't even open the maps app and it's shown to be open on recent apps. why does it do this???
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SwiftLegend:
This is also happening to me on my Verizon GNexus. I think it may be a ICS bug.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Lock-N-Load:
No matter what when I go into Apps & running apps Maps is always shown & can't be killed. Kill it & it starts back up.

Given our ****ty GPS this is very ironic in a way.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] denelor:
Within fifteen seconds of a completed reboot Google Maps always shows up for me. Without fail and without going into any other applications. Just wait 15 seconds and there it is.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Phoneguy589:
Do you have location services enabled on you're browser? Might be a suggestion.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mrokeefe:
I agree. If your prime has location services on in any app that will trigger maps to run. Especially when you reboot...that lil bastard wants to know where its at and uses maps to find out.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kotag82:
As you have a BravoC you need to flash CDMA converter from coolexe
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmitchc:
v7 is the GSM-CDMA converter. I've done everything to the letter. Would changing to the cm7/r2 bootloader have any impact?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kotag82:
What you mean changing to cm7? did you or not?

all alpharev hboot are DESIGNED for DESIRE GSM

where did you find V7?
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmitchc:
First of all, thank you for responding.

I have not changed. I'm using the stock bootloader, as far as I can tell. I am, however, currently running a cm7 nightly(which I know has no impact on this conversation).

V7 is the gsm to cdma script I found on www(dot)cooldevs(dot)com/archives/394

I miss HTC sense in some regards, and really liked the looks of this rom. That is why I wanted to give it a go.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kotag82:
thank god you did not...

1. do back up with recovery

2. wipe all partitions + dalvik

3 flash in this order: Rom.zip > GSM_to_CDMA.zip > weather_pack.zip > stock_hboot.zip

4 reboot

btw one guy posted is not working properly on cdma... Could be your case too?

just have a go... fingers crossed for you...

if not try to pm coolexe for any advice
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmitchc:
Still didn't work. I guess I'll have to msg cool exe.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Will32:
I just need a little input from someone. If I'm wrong about any of this please correct me. I kinda imagine the recovery to be like a mini version of the normal os. I know u can't flash a Rom from within the Rom, just as you can't flash recovery from within the recovery. You flash Roms from recovery or hboot, and you flash recoveries from hboot. So to me, it stands to reason that it would be fine to flash a recovery from within the Rom. I've used flash image GUI with no issues, ever, but I see so many people scared of it. Saying they'd never use it. I'm reluctant every time I use it, but it just works. Each time I read that someone wouldn't use it it makes me not want to just a little bit more. Should I be worried? What's the worst case scenario when using it? Thanks in advance.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HipKat:
Out of curiosity, how many times do you need to flash a recovery? Once was good enough for me...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Will32:
Recently, amon ra 3.06, 3.07 and 3.11
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -EViL-KoNCEPTz-:
I've never used it to flash a recovery but have used it to flash kernel .img a few times on evo and to flash splash screens on my intercept never had an issue but then again I'm not scared of breaking something cuz I can more than likely fix it as long as I can power up

We are legion, for we are many.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] intrlude:
I used it to flash a recovery after unlocking, using HTCDEV method. It worked just fine.

Sent with L*W*H.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeykrim:
hope i'm not in trouble for bumping this thread from last week. wanted to clarify some of the information for anybody else who happens across. also, as the author of Flash Image GUI, feel some responsibility to help clarify any misconceptions around how Android operates and thus how Flash Image GUI operates ..

you can't flash a ROM on top of a booted ROM because some of the system files can't be replaced while being used. you can load a ROM to a different partition, and then boot to the alternative partition, but thats those cases aren't as common.

from the normal android mode, booted into the current ROM, recovery and kernel can both be "flashed" as they are stored in different partitions than the current ROM. also, the kernel is already loaded into memory, so we're able to load a new kernel into the partition and upon rebooting, the current kernel in memory is dumped, as everything in temporary memory is dumped upon reboot, and the kernel is reloaded from the partition, hence loading the new kernel.

from the normal android mode, booted into the current ROM, the recovery can be "flashed" because it is also stored on its own individual partition and not being accessed/used.

both of these processes are fairly solid and used on my phones. there should be no issues while following these standard procedures.

hope that helps clarify! if there are more questions, feel free to post. thanks for the support of Flash Image GUI!
[Android Apps and Games] pookieguy:
Hey there,

Just wondering how to launch the Android camera in Video mode by default?

I have the Galaxy S2 Skyrocket and will likely end up using a third-party camera app once I get it working right. With that said, I'm wondering how I can launch the camera app in video mode automatically? I have shortcuts on the homepage and would like one for the camera app and one for quick video recording.

Is there a way to do this? I hate the fact that the camera app is now one main application and that the video is not separate anymore. Is there a quick workaround to this?

Thanks,

--mike
[Android General] ducksauce88:
Do you think anyone can develope a program to prevent google from capturing this information about their users? Maybe at least on a android based platform even. This really chaps my a$$

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/google-tracks-consumers-across-products-users-cant-opt-out/2012/01/24/gIQArgJHOQ_story.html?wpisrc=al_comboNE_b
[Android General] bdfull3r:
Whats the big deal? Google cuts down on paperwork and the policies haven't changed, they are just merged/ It eliminated redundancies and wasted effort.

what difference does it make if you are giving your personal information to Gmail or to youtube? If google has it, Google has it, period. It is still a Google based service, combining the private policies of all of the services into one makes perfect sense.

Google has stated they still have no plans to change how they handle the data.
[Android General] nazsa:
The big deal is I NEVER CLICK YES for gooble to collect anything on me, which means I "opt-out" now I have a contract on a phone I dont want to touch. great, a 700$ paperweight , not including the service. screw you google.
[Android General] Z0R:
I will not tap "yes" for google :)

Are you sure that they are 700 $? ;)
[Android General] z33dev33l:
Rage! An ad/marketing company makes my OS and wants to show me ads relevant to me rather than random ads. A company wants to make money off of a product they've created and are heavily vested in? Who'd have thunk it?

Don't like it? There's other choices out there. WP7 is pretty hot ;-)
[Android General] mistermentality:
Wait til wp7 phones get ads lol

Have to say though to op its not like google are pushing ads to your device. If you browse net you get same problem. I think they have messed up somewhere cos on my laptop I always get ads for things I already have. But I don't get ads on my phone unless on a webpage or using an ad funded app so no different to a pc or any internet device.

Dave
[Android General] z33dev33l:
Microsoft is a software company, Google is a marketing company.
[Android General] mistermentality:
Hence the lol :)

But the point is google aren't sending ads any different than on a pc. Whatever phone pc or tablet people use makes no difference, google and others can and do still collect data when you browse.

And some collect other data even when you opt out such as wp7 collecting user data that caused them to get sued last year. Its impossible to have a smartphone and not have someone collect data of some sort.

Dave
[Android General] z33dev33l:
I am not fond of google. I use Bing and have visited YouTube maybe 3 times this year. That said, Bing does the same thing to me.
[Android General] Xxul:
Well **** that.. i am going back to Symbian s60v3... At least i wont have the damn adds :D

~§~
[Android General] yyhd:
Lmao.
[Android General] Crashdamage:
Bing probably does other things that would scare the hell out of you if you were aware of them. Google is nosy. M$ is evil.

Sent from HTC G2
[Android General] z33dev33l:
Color me intrigued, what makes Microsoft more evil than google?
[Android General] bdpyo:
What would be the best way to avoid this?

a problem I could see is if like, I have my son over on a weekend and he jumps on...idk, nickelodeon. com or something, will it show ads for all the porn sites I visit?

I sure as hell wouldn't want him reporting that to his mother and even possibly the appropriate authorities...:eek:
[Android General] dead78:
just curious but in what way is this different, if not dramatically worse, than everything CarrierIQ was accused of a few months back.
[Android General] soulio:
I wonder if this will affect things like StartPage which bills itself as being completely private but is "enhanced by Google"
[Android General] robotapocalypse:
This is why I have dead email addresses. I've got one for Gmail just for my phone. Never use it for anything else. Just the phone.

Don't Be Evil, just make lots and lots of money. ;)
[Android General] linuxman008:
The real problem is the internet. There are always the spammers that get a kick out of just breaking someone else's things, and that's why almost all websites log things. It also creates privacy concerns for those trying to follow the rules. So if it bothers you so much that Google knows you search for a laptop, and it suggests that there is a better, cheaper one, next time you use gmail, then you have problems. I personally love this, now when I go between Google services, I don't have to log in again. Google provides you with great services for free, why not give them the ability to advertise to you? The world is dangerous, get over it.

Or you could do the most practical thing, ad block. Its on Firefox and chrome, so that should cover almost everybody. If your stuck with ie, well, god help you.

Sent from my Bad-Ass Acer Iconia Tab a100
[Android General] Crashdamage:
Carrier IQ records keystrokes, text messages and other private stuff Google does not. And without even telling anyone it was there.

Sent from HTC G2
[Android General] Cappurnikus:
You agreed to their terms of service. As has been pointed out, the information is used so they can show ads that pertain to you specifically. I view this as a good thing.

If you don't want a company to know your browsing and purchasing habits, you should buy a cabin in the woods and live off the grid, no electronics, no grocery stores, completely self sufficient.

Good luck!
[Android General] ducksauce88:
I agree, this happens to me on netflix and I hate it. My wife will rent/watch girly movies or something dumb and now it is telling me what is "Recommended" for me. Such utter bull crap. I hate the way netflix re did their site. I liked the original way they had it...but thats a whole different topic.

I think I am going to start doing this. It sounds like a good idea. It's amazing how many sites and subscriptions my email is probably tied to.
[Android General] Crashdamage:
I don't agree with tracking at all, but as you said we agreed to the terms so it is what it is.

Realistically, you have to just do the best you can. Common sense stuff like never use IE or Chrome for browsing or Outlook for email. Never opt into anything, or open junk mail etc. etc.

As for me, I've used Firefox since v1.0 and make use of several of the excellent security plugins available. I use Mutt or Thunderbird for email. I've run Linux for 12 years. I don't tweet, Facebook or Google+. IOW I'm careful but I'm not afraid to browse, shop or pay bills online.

As a result even though I do those things and I've been online for 20 years and had the same email address for 12 years, I get little spam. You can Google my name and draw a blank. So a degree of privacy can be maintained.

Sent from HTC G2
[Android General] MikeyMike01:
Google's "Do as much evil as possible" policy at work.

Sent from my SGH-I897
[Android General] iridaki:
This falls into the principle that accounts are personal.

When you sign up, you sign up for YOU, not your children, your wife, your pet, your grandma and so on.

You watch porn, you are likely to appreciate the porn ads. It's how marketing works. Have your child watch a DVD, safest choice.

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[Android General] limeniR:
hm..

I joust read the other day about this...

I dont really care about stuff they take from my mobile phone.

I use dummy gmail account every time i flash my phone.

I change sim card every 3-4 months :D

There is really nothing interesting they can get out of me.

And google is well google, they gave you all those cool apps for free, and then put all the adds on there, and monitor our activity and try to sell us some products... its cool by me, they have to make a living too :D
[Android General] Cappurnikus:
How DARE they combine their privacy policies to make themselves more transparent... totally evil.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thabest85:
I just updated to el30 my lock screen disappeared is there a way to fix this
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MДЯCЦSДИT:
Don't use stock?

In all seriousness it could be a bad flash it bad download. First try wiping data and rebooting and if that doesn't work, I would flash the deodexed version in the development section.
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thabest85:
Yea I'm not using stock but I updated my wife's phone to el30 she doesn't want it rooted or anything tyvm for your help
[Epic 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thabest85:
The wipe data worked for me thanks marcusant
[G1 General] kyle_engineer:
This is more of a question to see if it's possible cause it would be fun... but, is it possible to create a system image or some such thing to load your existing phone (all data, contacts, game info, everything) into an emulator?

To specify, in case it's needed, my broken phone is an HTC Dream (G1), rooted and tweaked (quite a lot), and it currently has Ginger Yoshi 2.3.1 I believe. I dropped it off a ladder and it basically won't do anything now. Boots (and I can get to the recovery screen), but won't actually function.

Anyway, kind of a hobby thing to stimulate conversation.:D
[G1 General] demkantor:
Try droid explorer
[G1 General] I_Cornholio:
Is there a way to make a Nandroid backup and then to install your original ROM onto the emulator and restore the data?
[G1 General] kyle_engineer:
Not that I know of. I haven't used the emulator much (only for basic app testing), but being that I've always restored from recovery, and I don't think there is a way to enter recovery using the emulator, it would seem impossible for me.

I can check it out, but does it have to have a USB connection to a device? Or can it use images? Say nandroid backups or something?
[Kindle Fire General] hggsy8:
would someone propose an app of the french keyboard compatible with kindle fire, especially the cannada multi-languages layout? I've tried the Smart Keyboard, il worked but failed after reboot!

Many thanks in advance.
[Kindle Fire General] asb2164:
SwiftKey X has the French CA layout make sure to buy the tablet version it is great
[Kindle Fire General] b63:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=21593448&postcount=2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jc1337:
Okay, so I just bought my Galaxy S2 a few hours ago came home and went to root it just like I've done every android phone when I get it. So far I've had a G1, HTC Hero and a HTC Evo 4G. So I'm not really new to doing any of this but I wouldn't say I'm any expert either. I used the tutorial for rooting from here (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1301682) and it was this youtube video. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-2Z2dKsuio) I tried to do it and got all the way until the point where you push start and then it said that it failed. Now all I can get my phone to do is pop up to a screen that says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue. Please select recovery mode in Kies & try again." I have looked for a recovery mode option in Kies but can't find anything. The only thing I find is something about an Emergency Recovery and when I try that it asks for a pin or something. If anybody can help it'd be awesome!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 33t:
What were you trying to flash? with Odin, right?

Remove the battery, hold both volume buttons, plug in USB, keep holding volume buttons.... does it enter download after ten seconds or so?

Try with this stuff using odin if you can enter download.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1286432

Then enter 3 button recovery and wipe data.

See if it boots.

Disclaimer: I'm no pro. This is just what I'd do. I'm not 100% certain new phones are identical to phones from October 2nd.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] alsaqr:
i still have a similar issue

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1461620

then the phone says "Firmware upgrade encountered an issue"

weirdly the only way i was able to get back to download mode is when i flash the root(GalaxyS2ATTRootZedomax) via odin (put in pda)

you can try , but im still stuck and my phone isnt booting or flashing

dont know if this will work with you (so dont do my way unless your sure it wont harm)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jc1337:
It kind of goes to download, it goes to that screen where it tells you to click volume up to go into download and then you click volume up and it goes to the screen where it says the whole "firmware upgrade encountered an issue....." and which one should I try out of the four? I wasn't able to root my phone or install custom roms or anything. it messed up right from the beginning... :/
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] alsaqr:
http://www.attdroids.com/forum/samsung-galaxy-s2/3471-how-root-your-galaxy-s2.html

this was what i did
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 33t:
Ten characters
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jc1337:
wait, so is your phone working now?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 33t:
I'm confused. You never flashed anything and the phone won't boot?

Can you enter recovery? (Hold all three buttons until you see text)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 33t:
Also make sure youve exited Kies. Kill the process. You just need the drivers.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jc1337:
I tried flashing the .tar from this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-2Z2dKsuio) video to give myself root but it gave me an error and didn't actually flash. and now my phone is just an expensive piece of plastic sitting on my desk and I can't go to sleep until I turn it back into a phone. I have a feeling work tomorrow is going to suck. ha should have waited until the weekend.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] alsaqr:
no it is not working

i can only get into download mode

i think i have a bootloader problem after flashing gt-i9100 rom
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jc1337:
well I was never actually able to flash a rom or anything so I don't think we have the exact same problem. some of the same symptoms though.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 33t:
Dude i was just Googling your error message. Its all over the internet. Doesn't look like a disaster. The only way you can truly **** up is by flashing something from the wrong phone.

Look around. Its out there.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 33t:
Remove your battery. Hold power down for a while. Release. Keep battery out of phone. Hold both volume buttons (not power) and plug in usb. See of it enters download.

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1309293&page=5
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jc1337:
I know, I googled it for about 2 hours trying all sorts of different things and none of them are working. I'm still trying different stuff though. odin still recognizes my phone just nothing works when I try it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jc1337:
the phone just keeps going buzz....buzz....buzz but the screen doesn't ever come on and nothing happens when I leave the battery out.

PS. I also noticed earlier that the phone would stay on that screen where it asks about entering download mode until I would raise my fingers off the volume buttons and then it would go back to the screen that tells me to do the recovery with kies or w/e
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 33t:
Sorry no idea.... if you can't get to download with what I said a few times, then in lost.... there are a number of folks here who know way more than I do. I'm bowing out.

At the very least, check out the unbrick/return to stock thread in detail...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jc1337:
I just tried that one, it failed also. uhhhhhh I guess at the very least I can use the tutorial to return the custom binary download count to 0 and just return it and get a new phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 33t:
I was thinking that too.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] jc1337:
is it bad that my product name says "SGH-I727" isn't it supposed to say "SGH-I777"?? :confused::confused: