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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] husari:
Dear,s i need to know how to modify TSMParts.apk to add it to a new rom

best regards ​
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] bugly:
Greetings,

I rooted my note using Da_G's process which worked great. I then tried to "unroot" it using the kernel pda-odin-att-stock-kernel.tar and it appears to be still rooted (Titanum Backup still gets root privs). Do I need to flash the 400MB .rar to remove root?

Thanks,

Bugly
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] camaroz28:
I believe you need to follow the instructions here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1506330

Don't forget the factory reset at the end.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] bugly:
Thanks for the reply...

I did use that particular process but since I only flashed the kernel to root it shouldn't I only have to flash the stock kernel to unroot?

Bugly
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] camaroz28:
No because a kernal by itself doesn't provide root. If you read Da_G's original post it says that the kernal runs an auto-root script on /system. That is where the root takes place. That is why when you flash only the kernal your system is still rooted. You must flash stock system as well.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] bugly:
Okay... that explains it...

Thanks for the help...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] bugly:
One more question if I might... If I just flash the kernel does this set things up for a successful OTA upgrade?

Thanks...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] camaroz28:
It's only guaranteed you will get OTA updates if the phone is completely stock. Sometimes rooting alone will still allow you to get OTA updates, but from what I've heard, it's very hit or miss.

However, if the trend continues from what was done with the Samsung Captivate, then any serious update for the phone will be via Kies and not OTA anyway.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sebalos:
Hi, I have dilemma, the time has come to buy new smartphone :)

I know this question was considered many times but let me describe my point of view.

My adventure with smartphones started with Nokia N82 and now I have HTC Desire Z. I was really happy having Desire Z and HTC made a real impression on me. Now I am considering to buy HTC Sensation or Galaxy S2. I really liked dev support for HTC and Cyanogenmod ROM and also other ones. I didn't use stock ROM. I am reading about many positives for SGS2 like display, camera, RAM and cons like Touchwiz, display resolution.

I would prefer to choose HTC maybe beacuse I know their product, I didn't have any samsung before.

My preferences:

For me the most important is performence, customization possibilities and dev support. I don't care about outside but only what is inside. I like sometimes to grab a picture or record a movie. For sure I am using the phone for multimedia: playing, web browsing and waching films. It would be nice if some newer games could be played smoothly. And I was really impressed by HTC custom ROMs (especially CM7).

Could you give me any view for situation repsecting my preferences? I wouldn't like to miss HTC and would like to have sure I will be satisifed if choose SGS2 (it said better performance/hardware).

I hope you understand my uncertainties.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The-Hulk:
I have got the SGS2 and will be going for a HTC or Nexus next time as the devs seen to have more freedom with htc and definlty Nexus. Also if rumors are true then smartphone compinies like samsung, sony e.t.c are going to be making their phones harder to root and more closed except for googles own phone range.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sebalos:
Thanks for your reply. Can you tell me what is your feeling and comments about SGS2? Did you have before any HTC smarthphone?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The-Hulk:
It is a powerful phone, but no more powerful than the HTC sensation XE. The s2 fells like it could break at any moment, it would be broken by now if my wife owned it. The camera is ok, their are a lot of custom roms for the galaxy s2 as it is a popular phone, although. I do like my phone, but next time try nexus. I have has a HTC desire before and they are very solid phones.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sebalos:
Hmmm to be honest, both Sensation and Sensation XE have the same type of processor and also the same amount of RAM, the only difference which I have noticed in specs is clock value 1.2 MHz and 1.5 MHz but 1.2 can be overclocked to 1.5 MHz. In that case SGS2 is winning by 1GB RAM. Hmmm hard choice.

How can comment below

For SGS2 in comparision to HTC Sensation I get known:

- SGS2 salmoled display better than LCD but worse resolution

- SGS2 1 GB RAM, for HTC left 200MB RAM free on stock ROM

- SGS2 pretty nice photos, better than for HTC

- SGS2 better movie recording

- SGS2 better movies playing

- SGS2 faster GPS sattelites localization

- SGS2 10 multitouch counted, HTC only 4

- SGS2 worse built than HTC (personally prefer HTC onecast built)

- HTC "death grip" issue

- personal - no experience with samsung products

- personal - fall in love with HTC - THE MAIN REASON OF PROBLEM TO MAKE CHOICE
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Galactus:
I've used a Sensation and quite honestly prefer the S2. Not sure what more can be done to this phone than whats out there already, runs fast, battery lasts long, has a nice camera, has a great screen. I used to have a HD2 and I loved it (And also thought nothing could beat HTC phones) theres nothing wrong with the sensation but the S2 tops so many top 10 lists and for good reason. The CM range is nice but my S2 is pretty much perfect without it so I have no strong urgency to run it
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sebalos:
It seems you know my dilemma :) It is pretty convincing in case as you'r writing you also had HTC phones, I am getting more for S2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] planetf1:
My wife has sensation.I have SGS2.

HTC wins in raw resolution, but the s2 screen is truly gorgeous. The s2 also has far better camera and is much much slicker (faster) on the ui..
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pika456:
the screen is the MOST used part of the phone

so choose between best colors vs best resolution

I prefer the S2. Makes all other screens seem ancient
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sebalos:
Tomorrow I have to decide in case I am going for new phone but I've already made decision thanks to your comments, thanks. S2 won.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] The-Hulk:
If you are going to go for a custom rom then you will free up most of the Ram for the HTC, as sense is the ram killer. How about going for the HTC phone and then induldge in a Samsung Galaxy Tab, or go for a the Samsung Galaxy Nexus.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sebalos:
The case that I am going to extend standing charge in Tmobile and they have special offer galaxy s2 or htc sensation for 0.25 E , there are some more phones but these ones are the best ones.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] thebranded:
Was in the same dilemma. Decided on S2. Screen and better mic is why it won out. Only thing I will miss from a HTC phone is Sense. Which as above uses ram but personally I like the UI.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] so_ony:
welcome in our club :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pika456:
If you buy S2 I suggest to use custom luncher like go luncher ex

because touchwiz is a bit too stock by means of customization.

and for sms -> handsend sms

all the other stock bits are very good, you may never bother with custom roms

(in the first months at least)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ok_Kaleidoscope5109:
since we are XDAers not just stock phone users, how is dev support for the Sensation compared to the SGS2? I imagine its easier to develop drivers for the Sensation even though the SGS2 is more popular overall in sales figures...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sebalos:
Actually I'm not stock user but as well custom Roms, now I have Desire Z and I really apreciate all devs support and it is also for me one of the key points.

That's why I'm also asking whether support for Sgs2 is as well developed as for sensation?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Galactus:
I think the dev support here is fine, have no idea what the sensation section is like. But as I said before, what things can't we do with our phone due to lack of dev support? Only things I can think of are source drivers for things like ICS but tbh I wouldn't buy a phone just because it can run an update possibly 2-3 weeks early. On the whole, to me anyways the SGS2 is simply the better phone overall hence why I chose it.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sebalos:
Good answer ;) thanks I am already convinced about SGS2. I was going to get it today but there was no black one in the store, only white :) Tomorrow I will have my SGS2 :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluefa1con:
htc wont be getting that much dev support since they lock bootloaders

gs2 or galaxy nexus would be the best option for you

you can check the development section

we have cm7, cm9 , miui ggbread, miui ics, B2geeko and many others project
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wakers:
I've had my S2 since xmas before that HD2 (18 months) and then Desire HD (18months)...

I like my S2 but i feel HTC have better build quality (as in feels sturdier) and my HD2 i keep as a spare for snowboarding and mountain biking and its been dropped god knows how many times and just keeps going...

I've had a few issue's with my S2 i've been unlucky by the sounds of it but its been back 3 times already although its been fine for the last 3wks now and hopefully thats the end of it...

Twice i've had mic issue's and once was a screen issue phone was back to me each time withing a week so no grumbles with service...

Couple of points that have done my head in with the S2

Samsung have a 10 recipient limit on stock roms and lots of custom roms still have this limit this for me does my head in as i organize events and text 20-30 people at a time, it can be removed but its not as straight forward as it should be and i'm baffled by samsung's decision to implement it in the first place...

The other amazing gaff by samsung for me is the lack of an LED for notifications unless you install "no led" from the market if you didn't hear your text message you won't know you got one till you switch the phone on, and installing "No led" caused issue's for me so i've removed it, might not sound much of an issue but you'll be surprised how many times you check your htc without knowing to see if its got a flashing led...

I don't think the screen personally is that much better than my desire HD was in day to day use colours are very vibrant but also in some applications the screen can seem very blocky, not as good as i was expecting...

Its thin though and nice to hold, call quality etc is very good, there's defo not as much support in terms of different types roms etc as HTC, it is very easy to root though....

I don't think you'll be disappointed with either i'm just not as overwhelmed with the SGS2 as i thought i would be, that said i'm not disappointed and i actually quite liked the touchwiz launcher, i'm running miui on my SGS2 as it doesn't suffer with the text message recipient limit and it runs nice and looks good, i would say battery life is on par with a custom rom HTC as well...

Go for either the samsung with the extra 16gb internal ram is nice storage wise, but the dev support is more varied for the HTC...

All just my opinion of course my next phone will prob be a HTC but i would certainly take a look at the SGS3 also...

---------- Post added at 08:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:39 PM ----------

They've done a U-turn on this and are not locking bootloaders anymore and are gradually unlocking previous locked ones...

Also just edit to add it was quite nice having a phone that wasn't a HTC just to have something different after 3yrs with HTC for me it was time for a change...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RorixRebel:
i agree, the s2 may feel cheap or weak but once you get a decent case those problems are gone, i just cant imagine having another phone the screen quality is simply awesome, love the AMOLED screen

aside from that the performance and battery life are great as well as the dev support is awesome

i'd pick it if i were you

but i havent tried an HTC phone so far so this might be my inside fanboy speaking

cheers
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pika456:
I overcome the missing led with BLN support from custom kernels :)

I think the NoLed app eats too much battery
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] code_monkey74:
BLN is great just wish it had a built in charging indicator like NoLed does.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fractalcat:
Hi, I recently won a galaxy tab 10.1 "4G" in a contest from Ipos-Reid and was wondering if there is any way to tell if the tab is sim locked? I'm assuming the "R" in the model number of "GT-P7500R" would stand for Rogers, but since the poll was from Fido it would seem odd to give out a prize that wouldn't really work on that network.

Anyways, is there a way of telling if this tabblet is sim locked *with out* opening the box, since I plan to flip it on Ebay?

(the full model number is GT-P7500R and the SW-VER is UXKH4 if that helps anything)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darwoodcdn:
Yes the GT-P7500R is locked to the Rogers Network (may work with FIDO I don't have a Fido sim card to check)

I unlocked my GT-P7500R a month ago using network unlock code, but suddenly it's relocked itself today and no longer accepts the network unlock code. Not sure how this happened (it's stock).

So if you sell it I'd personally sell it as locked to Rogers to cover your butt from a Paypal charge back incase the buyer wants to use it on another network. And given that mine suddenly relocked itself I wouldnt sell it as unlocked just incase Rogers is somehow locking the devices again using some odd method.

I have a few friends interested in buying a couple more. CL and kijiji are pretty easy. Even though they are listed 300-460 the average sell is 320-375 for sealed and locked units. (I've personally bought 5 units so far one open at 320, the rest sealed 3 at 365 and one at 380)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eltocliousus:
Hi, I'm looking for the lockscreen wallpaper which I believe the galaxy note comes with as stock, it looks like a parker pen (gold coloured), does anyone have it and can post it?

Cheers!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eltocliousus:
Do you have it a little larger? (480x800 preferably), thanks again!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jfalli:
Next time search before ask, please

View attachment 906254

enjoy :)

p.s

1600x1280 resolution
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iyousif:
Where's the location of the lock screen wallpaper in the SD card please?
[HTC Sensation] Sebalos:
Hi, I have dilemma, the time has come to buy new smartphone

I know this question was considered many times but let me describe my point of view.

My adventure with smartphones started with Nokia N82 and now I have HTC Desire Z. I was really happy having Desire Z and HTC made a real impression on me. Now I am considering to buy HTC Sensation or Galaxy S2. I really liked dev support for HTC and Cyanogenmod ROM and also other ones. I didn't use stock ROM. I am reading about many positives for SGS2 like display, camera, RAM and cons like Touchwiz, display resolution.

I would prefer to choose HTC maybe beacuse I know their product, I didn't have any samsung before.

My preferences:

For me the most important is performence, customization possibilities and dev support. I don't care about outside but only what is inside. I like sometimes to grab a picture or record a movie. For sure I am using the phone for multimedia: playing, web browsing and waching films. It would be nice if some newer games could be played smoothly. And I was really impressed by HTC custom ROMs (especially CM7).

Could you give me any view for situation repsecting my preferences? I wouldn't like to miss HTC and would like to have sure I will be satisifed if choose SGS2 (it said better performance/hardware).

I hope you understand my uncertainties.
[HTC Sensation] k0zmic:
Honestly, I think you'd be happy with either.

Both should be able to play new games smoothly e.g. Modern Combat 3.

Both seem to have a good range of dev support over here there's MIUI, Sense and CM ROM's so quite a few choices. Not sure about the GS2 but I'd expect there to be even more.

Overall, comes down to whether you want a Super AMOLED + Display or a Higher resolution screen, solid build quality or a slimmer phone and Sense.
[HTC Sensation] Sebalos:
Understand, but I have a little mess after all reviews I have seen and would like to know actually which differences are exaggerated and which are really negligible :/

For SGS2 in comparision to HTC Sensation I get known:

- SGS2 salmoled display better than LCD but worse resolution

- SGS2 1 GB RAM, for HTC left 200MB RAM free on stock ROM

- SGS2 pretty nice photos, better than for HTC

- SGS2 better movie recording

- SGS2 better movies playing

- SGS2 faster GPS sattelites localization

- SGS2 10 multitouch counted, HTC only 4

- SGS2 worse built than HTC (personally prefer HTC onecast built)

- HTC "death grip" issue

- personal - no experience with samsung products

- personal - fall in love with HTC ;) - THE MAIN REASON OF PROBLEM TO MAKE CHOICE

- will CM ROM look and function similar on both phones?

So I am asking you to make some objective assessment of both phones.
[HTC Sensation] sshede:
Saying SAMOLED is better is subjective. I don't find it's greenish hue all that tempting. Also S-LCD is actually legible in sunlight.

As for ram? Who cares, both phones have zero memory issues, so that in itself is a non-issue.

The Sensation is a decent phone, but it does have a known heat problem (Use it with the screen on for 15 minutes and it's noticeably warm, sometimes hot). Also, the speaker isn't too great. Performance and customizability is very high though. MIUI, that one WP7-esque rom, AOSP GB and 4.0, Senseless roms, and of course Sense 3.0/3.5/3.6. We have a lot to choose from.
[HTC Sensation] Sebalos:
Ok, but SGS2 isn't so much customizable and do you think the same ROMs probably except Sense couldn't be find?
[HTC Sensation] sshede:
I never said the Sensation is a better option - they're both wonderful phones, but two of your points were kind of off is all. Screen type is 100% subjective and RAM doesn't matter as long as the OS has enough. I don't care if the SGS2 has 1GB of ram if either phone can get away with 600-700MB.
[HTC Sensation] g1user101:
Htc sense, camera, screen resolution. Build qualitu
[HTC Sensation] sameermishra726337:
The Sensastion does have memory issues. The only reason I rooted and flashed was because Sense kept force closing even when I opened the smallest of apps. Granted, the update to ICS and possible Sense 4.0 may help things but if you don't want to root/flash, I would definitely go with the Galaxy S2.

I love my Sensation right now but the Galaxy S2 has a really, really great screen and it has great performance as well because of the killer CPU/GPU. But if you can, I would really really encourage you to wait for the new HTC One X or S or whatever.
[HTC Sensation] KJ98653:
No point in choosing either option IMO after MWC. Wait it out, get used phone, or maybe play with another OS in the interim. Come back for quad core, better camera, bigger battery, and HD screen. Also some of the quad core phones may be Playstation certified by end of year.
[HTC Sensation] furkey:
Superamoled plus is definitely better than super lcd except resolution. But there is not a big difference between samoled and super LCD. This is the only difference. But think about the future of your phone. Because samsung is the worst company i have ever seen. They won't publish ics for galaxy s ,plus and others. But htc community is bigger so sensation has a future. But galaxy s2 s future will be end by galaxy s3 s release.

I choose htc because I have used samsung before. And they really really pissed me off...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZeroManArmy:
So I am wondering if we remove a certain permission from an app, does the app still have the ability to use that permissions?

Example: Pandora can read contacts list, I remove that permission from the APK, Can Pandora still read my contact list?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cgollner:
How did you remove that permission?

Well from my experience of Android app development, the app needs the permission or it will not work.

For example: I was programming a BootReceiver which gets notified when the phone completed the boot but I was forgetting the BootReceiver permission and it was not working.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .xxx.:
You can surely block permission using certain apps. Apps are lbe,droidwall,pdroid..
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZeroManArmy:
I'm asking if I remove them completely. Will it work?

Posted with SwiftKeyX on my CM9 Motorola Photon!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistermentality:
If you use lbe it should as I think lbe fakes the information you deny the other apps use of so that the other app doesn't realise its blocked at all.

Dave
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .xxx.:
Yeah it should work!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZeroManArmy:
I'm still looking for a straight up answer...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] .xxx.:
I'm using lbe and it blocks/fakes the block permission and it works with no problem.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mistermentality:
As has been said if you remove the permissions yourself via code then no it may not work with some apps but with lbe app it will because it fakes the permissions so your app thinks its still got them and so it won't stop working.

Dave
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plainjane:
The app will not be able to access the permission if you manually remove it from the app, however it will most likely force close on occasion - specifically when trying to use the functions the permission was needed for. In some cases this won't be an issue, in others it will mean force close city.

In the case of removing the permission to access contact data, you shouldn't have any problems unless you try to share something with a contact.
[Motorola Droid Bionic] Wheelman6969:
I need some help getting the screen to work as I need it.

I bought a 7" HDMI monitor to use with my Bionic. When I plug it in, it works but the phone is in the middle of the screen, which is in landscape mode but the phone is in portrait mode (see Pic-1). This is useless to me for my application.

Is there any way I can force the HDMI output into portrait mode so it looks like my cell phone (see Pic-2)? I did call the manufacture and they said I need to make the changes in the phone's video driver. When I rotate the phone from portrait mode to landscape mode the HDMI monitor shows the phone's image like I want it for just a second (see Pic-2) then goes into landscape mode (see Pic-3).

The problem with landscape mode is that many apps force the screen back into portrait mode. Navigation is one app that I need to be in landscape mode but it switches back to portrait mode.

This would be worth a few bucks to me to get it done.

[to be clear, Pic-1 is how it is now, Pic-3 is how it looks when the phone is in landscape mode. When navigation is on, the screen goes back to Pic-1 style. Pic-2 is what I want the external monitor to look like when the phone is in portrait (normal) mode.]
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] aras1:
hey guys, would it be possible to port this rom to our GN

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1513055

this looks really awesome ..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] MistaBishi:
If you wanted a device with Sense, you should've bought a HTC. I'm sick of seeing this Sense threads.

And I doubt any developer in this forum would bother porting Sense.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] masully84:
Yes please search this topic before posting this, it's been brought countless times already