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[General Questions and Answers] RobbiePhone:
And my question is, what are some nice tips and tricks for users who are coming to the good side. (From iPhone to Skyrocket) /rant I didn't plan on getting an android phone, but my iPhone shut down on me during use, took it back to apple, they said it was water damaged. (WHAT?! It obviously was not, but the water sensors apparently went off, and this is apples way of getting out of replacing a phone) This was the last straw for me, apple then said that i can upgrade to the new model for 150 dollars extra.. This isn't the first time apple screwed me over, i got a macbook for college that also randomly died out, i spent extra money on a warranty to cover breaks and malfunctions ect.. One day the macbook breaks, and i bring it to apple, guess what happens next... Well macbooks have water sensors too, so for this reason, IT VOIDS MY WARRANTY!! I'm sick of apple. I turned down the phone offer, went to AT&T and bought a skyrocket, i always loved to use android and i always wanted to know how it felt to have a different OS. I love it so far. So i was wondering, Are there any apps, for android, that you CANNOT live without? (first post, sorry if there are similar threads^^)
[General Questions and Answers] juzz86:
There are a few good ones. Welcome to XDA by the way! :)

I personally can't live without a root file explorer, a screenshot app (if your phone doesn't support in-bult screenshots), a custom Launcher and a backup application.

You'll need 'root' on your device to get the most out of these. Think of 'root' as an Administrator account on your phone. It allows you to read AND write changes to the system-protected areas of the phone. It has the potential to do a lot of damage in the wrong hands, but research is your friend. I am happy to walk you through or point you in the right direction on rooting your Skyrocket if you wish!

A Root File Explorer is exactly what it is. It's a file explorer for your device, that uses root to allow you to add/modify/delete system-protected files. I highly recommend Root Explorer from the Market. It's a paid app, but very much worth the small change. You will find it invaluable as you delve further into the world of Android.

A screenshot app allows you to take screenshots of whatever is on your device. It usually requires root also, unless it is supported on your device (Galaxy Nexus, Galaxy Note off the top of my head). Very handy for showing people errors/messages etc, plus sharing your homescreens in Off-Topic :)

A custom Launcher replaces whatever App Launcher comes installed on your phone. All Android manufacturers apply their own 'skin' or 'Launcher' over the top of vanilla Android (you will see this called 'AOSP' for Android Open Source Project) to make their devices 'easier to use' and 'more appealing'. The vast majority are pretty horrid, although they are slowly getting better. Some common Launchers:

HTC = Sense

Samsung = TouchWiz

Motorola = Blur

You can replace these in-built, often a bit sluggish, launchers with a custom one from the Android Market (your best friend on an Android Phone - it's the same as the App Store). I personally use LauncherPro on all my devices, although development for it is almost non-existent now it is still one of the slickest, most polished lauchers around. Custom launchers often let you do way more than 'stock' launchers like change icons, hide apps from the app drawer, add/subtract homescreens and add their own (quite polished) 'widgets' (small homescreen apps).

A backup application is necessary for creating backups before flashing new ROMs or other customisations. My one and only recommendation here is Titianium Backup, although there are plenty of others TiBu is quick, easy and powerful (it also uses root to allow you to uninstall or 'freeze' (stop) system applications from loading).

I am in no way affiliated with any of the above mentioned Apps, they are simply my personal recommendations on what I can't do without on an Android phone.

Feel free to hit me up with any questions you may have afterwards, and welcome to Android! Enjoy! ;)
[General Questions and Answers] RobbiePhone:
awesome! thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] mistermentality:
For me its go launcher, tapatalk (for forum browsing), camera zoom fx (replacement camera app) and es file explorer (I use this to copy from pc to phone or dlna server and it also explores ftp etcetera).

Also gemini app manager for stopping apps autorunning and lbe privacy guard for stopping specific features of phone being used by apps though does eat a bit of battery.

Dave
[General Questions and Answers] CurtisAndroid5:
First of all, welcome to XDA and to Android.

Personally- I can't live without the usual Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr applications, I would recommend 3G Watchdog if you want to keep an eye on your internet usage.

I would highly recommend a screenshot application and an alternative launcher- You can use 'No Root Screenshot It' if you don't wish to root your device, this is really easy to set up and simple to use. I use a launcher named Go Launcher Ex- plenty of customization and features as alternative launchers support themes and renaming applications and changing their icons. If you don't like Go Launcher then check out Launcher Pro, ADW Launcher and Launcher 7 as they are also very nice.

I'd recommend Advanced Task Killer (helps preserve battery by closing down apps with one simple touch), AppSaver to back up and install apps easily from your SD Card, it also has an App2SD tab. Quickpic is a great alternative gallery app which loads a lot faster than the stock one.

Finally I'd recommend an app named Vlingo- if you're familiar with Siri from the iPhone 4S then it'll be right up your street. It's a voice-recognition application which does most things that Siri can. It's great fun and has a hand-free mode for when you're driving or what not.

Also, Android devices can be rooted and flashed. If you're not familiar with this then rooting is basically giving yourself full access to your device- including system files etc, it's essential if you want to get the most out of your device and most phones can be rooted very easily with a simple one-click method, after a device is rooted you can then install a custom recovery such as Clockwork which will allow you to install custom ROM's such as Cyanogenmod, Custom ROM's are very customizable and generally perform much better than a stock rom- I'd recommend rooting and flashing your device once you get used to it but please read up a lot about what you're doing and follow guides step by step, take it slow, being too eager can result in a bricked phone, who wants an expensive paper weight ey?

I hope this helped. Have a great day and again, welcome to Android!
[General Questions and Answers] linearstream:
Some of my personal must-haves that are possibly specific to android: k9-mail (free open-source email app, that has pinch-zoom! /gmail-rant), beyondpod (for podcasts. worth every penny), xda-dev app, google voice. If rooted: clockworkmod (for modding), Titanium Backup, tasker (again, worth it if you are into automating settings)
[General Questions and Answers] MarioAZ:
iam going to say firts get google music so you can store all your music on there server save a ton of room on your phone
[General Questions and Answers] elshitzo:
EStrong's file explorer, Watchdog, Dolphine Browser, Dropbox, Google Docs, Moboplayer or maybe even Alarm Clock Xtreme, just to name a few hahaha!

and if you're planning to root your phone, you might consider Titanium Backup and ROM Manager (:
[General Questions and Answers] evillee87:
Greatest move you will make this year!!
[General Questions and Answers] Mr_Death:
You wont regret moving to android! So much better than iOS.. :cool:
[General Questions and Answers] TheDexter1111:
welcome

Welcome to the beautiful (free) world of android!

some apps id recommend are:

- setCPU - this will allow you to set custom clock speeds for your phone (overclock/underclock) this requires root!.

- Id also recommend Dolphin Browser, its just alot quicker than the stock browser, and is very intuitive with gestures etc.

- Jump Desktop! this app is for remote desktop on your android!

- Root Uninstaller - to get rid of those crappy stock system apps! (be careful not to uninstal the important stuff!)

and thats about it, besides maybe a cache cleaner as well, will help keep your sd card from filling up so quick :)
[Defy General] mayur2j:
Hi guys from 2-3 weeks I'm unable to connect to wcdma network that means the mobile shows only E(Edge) sign but NO H(HSDPA) sign. I have cm7(2.3.5) rom and baseband switcher 4.0. I had no problem using the wcdma n/w but suddenly it's not accessible and I'm stuck with this slow edge n/w. Help me ouy guys its hard to live without internet.
[Defy General] CallMeVentus:
Are you living in an area with bad reception ?

Herpderp Defy.
[Defy General] mayur2j:
Nope.. I have good reception of signal.. I'm trying to connect in those area only in which i was previously using the gprs.
[HTC Sensation] chrisnewton:
Hi all

I have had my sensation since xmas and its been brilliant. Yeesterday though it did something weird. When i tried to connect to internet it just would not connect, i tired for about 30 mins and although the H symbol was on and both arrows were lighting up it just would not connect.

So i pulled the top menu down and turned off the mobile network off and then back on again it suddenly worked, all was sorted and i put it down to a glitch...but then today..

Same thing...it suddenly hung and again i had full network strength, and again the H and up and down arrows were Flashing away but this time i left it for an hour and still no joy, again i turned mobile network settings off and on again and again it burst into life and worked great ever since.

My Wife is on the same network as me and i checked her phone throughout the period mine was down and hers was fine!

Anyone any ideas??

Thanks

Chris
[HTC Sensation] whynot66:
Sometimes any device just needs a

Restart, next time just reboot if it persists report back :-)

Sent from my baad ass device
[HTC Sensation] chrisnewton:
Thanks, its been spot on all day today so i guess there cant be much wrong with it??
[HTC Sensation] chrisnewton:
just a quick update on this,

Its not done it since Sunday, but a few times today its hung while on the net, the up arrow was constantly lit and after about a minute both arrows vanished and it said there was no network connection then it re set itself.

its just annoying really
[HTC Sensation] fcknghst:
What ROM are you using, also which radio?
[HTC Sensation] chrisnewton:
i have no idea what any of that means lol

how can i find out?
[HTC Sensation] k0zmic:
Check in 'Settings > About'

Your radio will be baseband version and your ROM version will be Android Version and Software number I think.
[HTC Sensation] chrisnewton:
ok erm baseband version 10.56.9035.oou_10.14.9035.01_m

Android 2.3.4 software 1.50.401.1
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joel818:
I KEEP GETTING AN 503 THEN INTERNAL ERROR MESSEGE EVERYTIME I TRY TO ACCES THE INTERNET IT PISSES ME OFF SO BAD ITS A MYTOUCH 4G ROYAL GINGER 2.1 AND ITS ON SIMPLE MOBILE I TOOK IT TO A TMOBILE STORE AND THIS GUY FIXED IT QUIK HE SAID HE USE TO HACK PHONES BUT THEN I RESET THE PHONE SOMETHIING LIKE THAT AND THE ERROR KAME BACK AND THE GUY AT TMOBILE ISNT THERE NOMORE.. IDK CAN SOMEONE HELP ME :confused:
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nevrlow:
Chill w the caps. Make sure u have simple mobiles correct apn settings.

Sent From deep space using My htc Sensation
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] banderz777:
have a look at this....

HTC MyTouch (4G, 3G Slide, 3G) - Internet and MMS

From the home screen

Press Menu

Select "Settings"

Select "Wireless & networks"

Check that "Airplane mode" is unchecked and "Mobile network" is checked

Select "Mobile Networks"

Select "Access Point Names"

Press Menu

Select "Reset to Default"

Select "T-Mobile Data"

Select "Name" and populate the field with "SIMPLE Data"

Select "OK"

Select "APN" and populate the field with "simple"�*CASE SENSITIVE*

Select "OK"

Press Menu

Select "Save"

Select "T-Mobile MMS"

Select "Name" and populate the field with "SIMPLE MMS"

Select "OK"

Select "APN" and populate the field with "simple" *CASE SENSITIVE*

Select "OK"

Select "MMSC" and add "smpl." after "http://" and before "mms."

Field should show "http://smpl.mms.msg.eng.t-mobile.com/mms/wapenc"

Select "OK"

Press Menu

Select "Save"

Reboot phone.

Your Internet & MMS is now configured!
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] coupetastic-droid:
Your problem can be fixed as easy as just switching roms.
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nevrlow:
Yea or do the steps above

Sent From deep space using My htc Sensation
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joel818:
this worked thankyou
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] banderz777:
Glade I could help :)
[myTouch 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nevrlow:
+1 for not having to change roms trololol

Sent From deep space using My htc Sensation
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toxicpaulution:
I'm unsure if there is an app out there or if someone could come up with the app but here's my idea. If anyone has registered the Xbox 360 kinect you know you have to use the Smiley face card to get it to work, well I want an app for a lockscreen that needs a design or item to take a photo of.. like for example I always either have a skullcandy necklace on or my Zelda wallet. I want an app that could recognize the symbol and unlock it that way instead of a pattern or keypad.. kinda like facial recognition but simplified to just an image. Please if anyone has any ideas for apps like this or wants to try to make it happen let me know :) thanks again and if you have questions just ask :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chenilen:
nice idea, i hoe somebody came up with a new app :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toxicpaulution:
I mean there are suppose to be facial recognition but those are as realvas the fingerprint scanners -.-
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SveGa:
Really, nice idia!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toxicpaulution:
Bump.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vipaman:
One thing for sure its there for ICS....
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] toxicpaulution:
You mean its on ics currently? But there's not an app for it? I'm on the inspire I can flash ics but I just haven't found it to my liking.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] dreamfucker:
Well,it is too difficult for a Chinese to get a NT,but anyway,I got it finally today,but the problem is that, I can not download CM7...
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] lavero.burgos:
Yes links were removed due to a risky bug that has already bricked few devices but fortunately Indirect found a fix, it is better that you wait until they fix some things so we can test again but safer.

For now you could use the many root ways to root stock ROM, as you are in china you may not be able to download them because of the restrictions you have in there and it is why i uploaded some files, apps and videos to skydrive so you can have access to them and root. Link is in my signature.

~ Veronica
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] jsp254:
i give you positive skreet cred for your name, however i take away cool points for over use of commas. :cool:
[EVO 4G General] xfullmetal17:
I recently had to get a replacement Evo because my old one did some crazy stuff, and I was reading that it isn't a good idea to restore backups across devices. But I was wondering if I could extract the backups made, gather what I need (mainly I just want my sms history) and put it in the appropriate spot on the new phone. (same ROM obviously). Is this doable? (or am I actually safe restoring the nandroid, save for wimax obviosuly)

This is the exact same model, and as far as I know same hardware revision (I'll know when it arrives).
[EVO 4G General] bigshotrob22:
There's an app in the market called appextractor. This app will allow you to restore sms, mms, apk's, wifi settings, and much more from a nandroid backup. I really suggest buying it to show your appreciation to the developer.
[EVO 4G General] xfullmetal17:
Big thanks to you for this, I'm a little paranoid about these things seeing how I almost had to pay the $100 deductable since Sprint found out I'd rooted. (got the "if you root again we'll mark it as such" speech, which just says to me "go somewhere else if your phone breaks")

edit: will it work with a TWRP nandroid though?
[EVO 4G General] scottspa74:
Get away from TWRP
[EVO 4G General] xfullmetal17:
Yes, I know that, but my last nandroid is a TWRP. Is there any way to get the data from it, or would I have to re-flash it long enough to do a restore before switching back to Amon? (reading the description of the app bigshortob22 linked, it appears it'll only work with .img files and CWM)
[EVO 4G General] SilverStone641:
Holy crap. Thank you!! This going to make switching between roms SO much easier!! :D
[EVO 4G General] bigshotrob22:
One of my favorite apps. The reason why I flash so much.lol
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddrmama:
Hi! I have this phone and now I have 3g internet on it. I would like to know how to setup my phone to connect via wifi when an acces wifi point is near and only use 3g connection when I don´t have any wifi (more fast and more cheap ;) )

How could I do it?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattyh77:
RTFM
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidkid311:
loooool! I dont think there is a set up as much mate. You set up ur wifi and ur mobile network settings. When ur by wifi like home it connect then when u leave and go out it connects to the mobile internet. Thats how mine works.

looks like an iphone but powered by android baby!!!!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] odiesco:
just connect it mate, then automatically the phone will turn the 3g network off (when connected with wifi)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ddrmama:
What it means?

Thanks to all for the answers, so I have to do nothing because I have configured my 3g and wifi, so my phone should change the connection depends of the situation.

Thanks!
[Kindle Fire General] PinguinKilla:
Hello,

I have received my Kindle 4 days ago. Rooted, backup-ed in the next hour and I installed CM7 Barebones edition, a very nice ROM.

After 2 days of intensive use, I found that the battery life in use is very reasonable, but in sleep mode without wifi, no sync and only the core services of android, i notice a 2% battery loss by hour. In the "battery use" menu in parameters, the process "when phone is idle" take me about 10% of battery. I intend to test with or without airplane mode and the battery consumption is about the same.

So my question for the other users of this rom : are you experiencing the same levels of battery consumption in sleep mode ?

Thank you by advance ...
[Kindle Fire General] CodenameDeadpool:
Honestly haven't tired the Bare Bones ROM but I have the WhistleStop CM7 ROM and the Skimp Killah Super Kang CM7 ROM and both are great. I know Whistlestops version gets great battery life with almost no drain in sleep mode. I can sleep all night and only lose 1% with it. Just trying out the SKSK. I'll let you know.
[Kindle Fire General] Takenover83:
I personally have not extensively tested the battery life of the rom I built (CM7 barebones). I do know the battery for me has no problem lasting a full day, which is fine for my need's. You could always flash over the stock kernel (which I will attach to this post) and compare the two. The current kernel in use is a intersectRaven build (20120110_1106 I think but am unsure). It is still being developed so battery life will likely just get better.

But anyway. Check the attachments on this post for the stock CM7 kernel built 02-01-2012. Also note, the stock kernel is not overclocked. It's default speed is 1008Mhz, where as Raven's is set to 1.2Ghz.
[Kindle Fire General] PinguinKilla:
Ok ... indexa question for the whistletop rom, do you put the kf in airplane mode ? When i did not it seek for a signal and eat some power ....

Sent from my Kindle Fire (CM7).
[Kindle Fire General] ColMustard:
I've notice a similar thing with the battery life. Prior to this ROM I was using whistletop's ROM with no battery loss while the device was sleeping. So as Takenover83 indicated, it's more likely to be an issue with intersectRavens kernal.

No problem, I can live with it for now. I love the responsiveness of this ROM, Thanks Takenover83.
[Kindle Fire General] Takenover83:
I left my device alone for a little over ~10.5hours. Only thing I turned off was wifi. Note, I have a crap load of app's installed.

After 10 hours, I had 90% battery. So that's roughly 1 percent per hour, which I can live with. This was On Demand 300/1200.
[Kindle Fire General] Sambena:
Yeah I noticed a significant drain in battery loss. This morning my kindle was completely dead and when I got it charged I had some serious problems. It seemed wifi stopped working. I was able to connect but none of my google apps couldn't connect.
[Android General] karandeepdps:
1.You need to download the firmware of your device.

GO HERE

2.Download KDZ updater from here and uncompress it

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8651505&postcount=1

3.Install msxml.msi from the uncompressed directory

4.Download and INSTALL LG MOBILE DRIVER FROM link

mediafire.com/?2cjjetho3j6x12c

5.NOW IN YOUR PHONE GOTO

SETTING>APPLICATION>DEVELOPMENT

AND TICK BOTH USB DEBUGGING AND STAY AWAKE.

6.NOW CONNECT YOUR PHONE TO PC AND WAIT TILL IT INSTALL DRIVERS.

7.IF ID DIDN'T TRY TO RESTART PC AND TRY IN ANOTHER PORT.

8.Conect your device (do not turn on disk storage) and run KDZ_FW_UPD.exe (Has administrator).

9.Select Type : 3GQCT

10.Select PhoneMode : DIAG

11.In KDZ file : Choose the ROM file you downloaded in the first step

12.Press Launch software update and wait (It will be 10 minutes or so). In your phone it will appear "Emergency mode". Wait until it reboots.

And you're done!

SAY THANKS

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[Android General] DaXmax:
Bro, post here... Im not trying to be rude but, This is Optimus One Forum, not Optimus Net Forum... Sorry... But please, post here...

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=565

*beep**beep* IMDriving...
[Android General] neo2306:
which version is this ?? 2.3.5 ?
[Android General] sanju_143:
dude i hv flashed custom recovery n custom rom in my p690 but due to sum problm in my touch i want to give to customer care....if i use this method does it again comes in warranty or not...if not wat would i hv to do.....plz rply
[Android General] alexu2007:
Bootloop

Hello karandeepdps ,

I have something to ask you . I've installed cyanogen on my p690 , but i didn't like it so decide it to flash back original firmware . I followed youre guide everything went well but my phone won't start now ... It just keeps showing the LG animation , what should i do ?

RE: I managed to get out of the loop by holding Vol UP + Home + Power .. dont know what does that do , i think it's recovery mod or some sort , but it worked ... Thanx anyways . :D
[Android General] .::AMIGO::.:
...it worked, saved my phone
[Android General] jkymmel:
Thank you, you saved my phone! I knew something about flashing with kdz from my previous phones so I knew what to look for ;)
[Android General] hangover68:
Using the info here i was able to locate the official rom for my 690 but it still contains the local telco bloatware, how do i find an unbranded rom for Australia or can i just use the India rom linked here ?

I tried the V10E rom and now i just get a continuous loop at startup ? I noticed in the log it said PDA as device type ?
[Android General] hangover68:
This is the link to rom for my locality, where is says " ATELBK " i assume this is the version as "TEL" is propbably short for Telstra our local carrier. Now i just need to know how to get the generic rom.

/LGP690F/ATELBK/V10c_00