yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smarki:
Hello. I was wondering if theres a modded Youtube.apk (for ICS) that allows you to turn-off the screen while watching a video, without stopping the playback. I remember that you could do that at earlier builds of youtube, but they changed their policy, because youtube was meant for 'videos'... Also, I thought of another thing that could be cool-playing youtube videos at backround (for example, starting a music video playback on youtube, and pressing the home button without it stopping it).

Sorry if I posted it in the wrong forum.

Thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jakob95:
I also can't seem to find one. Only thing I know is that the youtube apk 2.1.6 works like that, but it won't work with ICS...
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] teomor:
Hey guys, I bought the keyboard dock for my tablet but I find it hard to browse the web and use the IM apps with all the small fonts and the angle of the tablet when docked. I either have to stay farther away from the tablet and then I'm having trouble seeing small stuff (or tapping it) or I have to get close to the tablet but tilt my head a lot in a way that is very uncomfortable.

Do you guys know of any case that has adjustable angles like this one here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/StilGut-Ult..._1_sc_13?ie=UTF8&qid=1333061202&sr=8-13-spell ?

What I actually need is a browsing and typing angle that is lower than the keyboard dock but not as low as the Samsung Book Cover's typing angle that it makes you hover over the tablet.

The one I linked to above looks promising (see 3rd pic), but the reviews don't say anything about this.

Thanks!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] Mbuxton:
Pyro Skins do one that looks like that one but cheaper, about £18. Theyre based in the US but will deliver to the Uk, the 18 quid includes delivery
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] teomor:
That's no good. I need it shipped to Romania, so it's gotta be from Amanzon UK 'cause Amazon US does not ship to Romania :)

Anyway, the price isn't my main concern. It's the fact that with these types of accessories you never know if they really suit your needs until you see them in front of you (or maybe a video review on youtube, lol, I just had a thought).
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 Accessories] labosch:
I've got this case, and while I kept it, I'm not 100% happy with it:

Good:

high quality

good protection

Bad:

personally don't like the leather texture

even if it says "slim case", it's a bit thick and heavy

Most important: if you have it latched in one of the two stand positions, it will mask the speaker at the bottom, leading to bad sound experience. This is especially annoying when watching videos

Hope that helps. Maybe I can take some pictures soon.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] crawfordcade1:
I have been looking and looking and I cant seem to find out if the SGSII Epic Touch ICS update has Swype or not. I am a die hard Swype fan and dont want to root my phone until i can confirm that Swype will be supported. Can Anyone help me out?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] killaphatboy:
Mijjz Blend has swype

Sent using Tapatalk 2 beta-4 on Blend 3.1 "Goodness"
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hipiijai:
You can always download and install it separately..

I'm running the beta version and have installed it at least 3 times.. gotta figure out how to get that as an apk instead of using the installer each time -__-
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Epix4G:
Every tw ics ROM I have tried had Swype but just go to Swype and sign up for beta and if it don't have it you can get it that way or look around here there are always modded and themed versions on xda
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Ryjabo:
FlexT9 is much better than Swype imho

XDA Premium | GS2 E4GT
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] fonseca898:
SlideIt > Swype > FlexT9
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] someguyatx:
FC22 had swype
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Mark.J.Linskiy:
I only use Swype, after trying it when I got my phone, I stuck to it. I have Swype Beta (Signed up a while ago) and I always just back it up with Titanium Backup and Restore it, or if I need to, I just use the installer (rarely).

So either way, you won't lose Swype.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] JohnCorleone:
Here's the newest Swype with a blackout theme...just install with package installer

http://db.tt/3Sg8cy1a
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] samsmalls:
+1 can't do without it i remember the og evo didn't have it initially i was ready to replace the device over that lol i couldn't do the keyboard on the epic because i can remember Swype support for Samsung devices. i WA hooked off the first galaxy.

I installed an early ics work of sbrissen & quickly removed because of there was no Swype.

I soon realized i had better remember my Swype password from the og evo days & keep a copy for these ics roms.

Does anyone know if IPhone ever got Swype?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] drinxtir:
Who cares....
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] foreverjasmine:
here's the Swype apk from Mijjahz ICS ROM
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] e.mote:
http://online.wsj.com/article_email...12043639469540-lMyQjAxMTAyMDIwOTEyNDkyWj.html
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
good find. I can only see this as being positive for Android. plus Google store will likely be stocked up. some tablets won't be hard to find anymore. I'm sure Google would keep their online supplies stocked up. then this will also tie into Google wallet accounts. purchases made easy on Google online store through Google wallet.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] e.mote:
Assuming this comes true, it confirms the obvious, that the laissez faire vendor adoption method has failed. Google needed to be more hands-on. Hopefully it'll be the first step in a process, as by itself, it isn't enough to win market share.

Much as I would like to get a decent $199 tab, selling widgets at a loss (or break-even) is not a winning strategy. Goog will have to cook up some magic jelly beans, then grow a beanstalk and climb out of the low-rent district. Apple the Jolly Giant is waiting at the top.

Exciting times!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] jeetS:
dec. esryse

Ya im not disappointed by this
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] wynand32:
How can you say it's not a winning strategy? Razor blade manufacturers have been doing it for years--sell the razor at a loss, make it back big-time with the razors. Amazon is doing it with the Kindle, and I think Google could benefit significantly from doing it as well. They want to sell ads on mobile devices, and I'm sure they recognize that Apple would like to take this business away from them on iOS devices. And that's not to mention selling content via Google Play.

I think a subsidized tablet could help kick-start the Android tablet market in general. At the very least, it could convince developers that they should be investing in tablet-optimized apps, which is the one thing that's missing from the equation.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] StuMcBill:
While this is good news and all, Google REALLY need to start trying to get developers into making good Android Tablet apps, we are getting close to an even keel on phone apps, but Android Tablet apps lag so far behind iPad it isnt even funny!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] opentoe:
Google bought Motorola Mobility and would NEVER rely or use Asus to throw it's own name on their tablets. Google knows Asus tablets aren't up to par with quality and could never compete with Apple on quality. I'll buy a Google branded Moto tablet instantly cause it will be of high quality and defect free. I've used 3 ipad3's already and not one had ANY light bleed at all. Strangely every Asus tablet I've touched or used had some kind of light bleed. People do see the inferior products being used.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] shinzz:
http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/29/nvidia-ceo-suggests-199-tegra-3-tablets-in-the-summer/

He's been saying that since last year... however, I also find it to be annoying.

Anyways, if Tegra 3 devices do hit $199 price, I can only imagine how crippled other aspects in the system specifications will look like.

Btw, this notion that if more "android tablets" are in the wild.. you will see more 3rd parties developing dedicated tablet apps due to the increased potential in profit/revenue.

However, if you look into smartphone market, it's not exactly true. You certainly see growth compared to when Android Market started, but if you compared to iOS app store... it's nothing to boast about considering that Android Smartphone (as a whole) leads the share in smartphone market over iPhone.

Simply put, Android users do not spend money on apps as much as iOS users. Until this TREND changes... you won't see 3rd parties developing unique tablets apps for Android. Btw, Google's approach with unified "app" between tablet & smartphone doesn't help either.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/android-vs-iphone-economics-apps-160608285.html
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] e.mote:
>How can you say it's not a winning strategy? Razor blade manufacturers have been doing it for years...Amazon is doing it with the Kindle, and I think Google could benefit significantly from doing it as well. They want to sell ads on mobile devices

It's not a winning strategy because the razor-blade model is not yet proven on tablets. I haven't seen Amazon break out the champagne for the loads of profit from selling things through the Fire. Amazon is in a much better position to monetize from its tablet because a) it has more stuff to sell, not just ads, and b) the Fire is intentionally limited to get all its contents exclusively from Amazon. A Goog tablet won't have the same luxury, not if it were to be "open" as prior Nexus devices.

Fundamentally, it's not a winning strategy because you can't base a platform around the idea of pushing ads/wares into the user's face. Amazon is selling a portable kiosk. Google is trying to sell an entire mobile platform, and the platform has to succeed on its own merit, ie have an intrinsic worth. The rumored $199 tablet can only be a barebone, stripped down unit. It cannot compete with the incumbent iPad, nor with the more functional Win8 tablets when those appear.

I'd agree that it's a necessary stop-gap action. Goog needs to get enough devices out there so devs would develop for it. It's the same as what RIM is doing with Playbook. A $199 tab is also needed not to compete with Amazon, but prevent it from hijacking the Android platform.

The only winning strategy has to be based on the user experience, which in turn depends on the OS. Simply put, HC wasn't good enough. Based on what I've seen here of the Prime's update travails, ICS is still a beta. Fully 5 months after launch, the main improvements in 4.0.4 changelog still have the words "faster" and "more stable" and "fixes" in them. Fine for enthusiasts, not so fine for Joe Blow.

You can make it good, or you can make it cheap. Android failed on the first, so it needed to resort to the second. But the long-term solution is still to make it good.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xGary:
The more tablets they spew out, the more work it takes for devs to port/update apps for that specific tablet. When the TFP came out a bunch of games didn't work (Dead Space, Gameloft, etc) and they had to take time to port it. How big of the market share do you think the TFP represents 1%? Then tmw some ABCD tablet is gonna come out and they will have to port for that again. I read somewhere that interest for Android tab delopment is actually declining unlike the smartphone market. They better get their stuff together before W8 hits.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mrokeefe:
^^^

Same thing goes for accessories...

Modded by MBOK
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MysteriousDiary:
What Google could hopefully do is to subsidize them a bit. While we pay our 400-700€ for a tablet most of the "normal" consumer won't and most people I also won't recommend such an expensive device for the few things they would do with it.

Tablet market in general is still very small and even Apple has just a little tiny piece of it. To get it attractive for the "normal" users they have to be around 200€/$ max and Google hopefully can do that.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xGary:
I dont think pricing them cheaper is gonna do a whole lot anymore. You have the iPad 2 setting the upper bar at 400 and the iPad 3 setting the absolute highest at 500 then you have the Fire setting the low bar at 200. All other tablets are stuck in the 300 area or is forced to compete with the iPad head on. And you bet 99% of consumers are gonna ask why they would want to pay more for an Android tab when they can get an iPad for cheaper.

The problem is that they need more devs on Android. How many times do we have to wait for iOS apps to hopefully be ported over. When does it ever happen the other way around?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MysteriousDiary:
Well there are great Android Apps who are not available for iOS. I'm always wondering why people look at iOS apps and want the exact same instead of looking what Android has to get the same job done. It's about getting the things done people want to do on their tablet - doesn't matter if the app is called a or b. Especially since ICS more and more Apps also have a native Tablet UI - thanks to the fragments. On the other side iOS still is like a stretched phone OS with it's 4x4(5) grid - even on a big tablet.

The new iPad doesn't sell well too. The sells of it are much worser than Apple seems to have expected and the workers in Foxconn got already "just" 4 day weeks and holiday because of the reduced iPad production. They also switched some production lines to other products because of the less demand in new iPads. Even the chinese sellers in blackmarket are sitting on their new iPads and can barely sell them.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1102&MainCatID&id=20120328000090

And while maybe about 50% of people have a SmartPhone it's maybe less than 10% or 5% for tablets. We're still far away from a bit tablet boom. For most usecases the current ones were just too expensive - those are tablets for us...the geeks. Kindle Fire is just available in the US and not all want a tablet where you barely can see and feel the Android underneath it.

I still believe in a big success of a good 199$ Tablet from Google/ASUS. It's also the perfect price range for birthday gifts.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] e.mote:
>http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1102&MainCatID&id=20120328000090

Good anecdotal piece. It's a bit too soon to determine iPad sales, but there are caution flags out (also anecdote-based).

http://blogs.barrons.com/techtrader...s-avoid-shares-till-fyq2-ipad-sales-play-out/

>I still believe in a big success of a good 199$ Tablet from Google/ASUS.

Assuming a bit better specs than Fire, it should be a best-seller. By itself, it may well jump-start Android tab adoption/development, especially as iPad & Win8 won't be in this price range. Then again, Apple may well release the rumored $300 miniPad in 2H to put a choke hold on Android.

In that same vein, Acer & Co, masters of the cheap netbooks, may want to repeat their fortune with cheap Win8 tabs. The sticking point here is Win8's 1366x768 min res, which would preclude Win8 from cheap 7" units.

Going down the line, I can't imagine Amazon will sit still for Google to eat its lunch. We may well see a $149 Fire yet.

How low can they go?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
Thanks for the shocking revelation, to me, on current Ipad sales. I love it..lol. seems like all the current issues with it and not really being an upgrade from ipad2 is hurting sales dramatically. Steve is rolling over in his grave over this latest Ipad. I hope this is the beginning of the downfall of apple. All that national

ITS LIKE THEY SAY, WHAT GOES UP, MUST COME DOWN. Apple has no where else to go but down. Seems like people realizing there are more choices in tablets other than Ipad.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xGary:
If the iPad 3 isn't selling well then Android is selling at all. Because Apple sold 25% of the tablets Android ever sold in just 3 days. The lower workload and blackmarket sellers not being able to resell iPads could just be because Apple was better prepared compared to their iPad 2 launch (ie having preorders for the 3). Apple learned unlike ASUS did going from OG TF to the TFP.

You know news sites love to make controversies and because people will read anything related to Apple. Take the heat problem for example, there was all the controversy but then they found out that its not even that much hotter to other tablets.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
so the tens of thousands of ipads throwing up Shutting down due to overheating is controversy? especially since its well documented on apple forums and ipadforums.net, which is the largest Ipad forums. it wasn't controversies, that's a real issue with the new Ipad which got national television coverage on it in less than a week of its launch. that's one of the main reasons Ipad sales have halted. along with ipad2 users seeing no real benefits into upgrading. everyone totes it not as a real upgrade. more comparable to b.s. iPhone in-between builds. next Ipad to release will be the true upgrade to ipad2. current latest release is more like the ipad2S.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] xGary:
I did not see where tens of thousands of iPads shutting down due to overheating happen. Look on the iPad 3 section on the iPadForums right now. How many threads do you see with people complaining about heat? I looked through 4 pages and the only thread I saw about heat was someone asking if there was indeed a heat problem and people replying that it does get a little warmer but nothing crazy. It is an electronic, it gets warm. My TFP got hot when I played an hour of Dungeon Defender. Does the iPad get hotter? Probably. Do I notice it? No.

And Apple is set to release once a year. It is their schedule that they will stick to. People can't expect Apple to make a major breakthrough like the iPhone and iPad every year. They will make huge breakthroughs but just not every year. A lot of Android devices get crappy upgrades between versions and no one cries about it. Maybe for once there could be a huge breakthrough from Android and Apple will follow that. Why must it always be the other way around?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] demandarin:
Interesting article on Why the Google store selling tablets online would succeed.

http://www.extremetech.com/electron...iled&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pulsenews
[Touch Pro2 CDMA] kid_shadow:
I currently have a clean sprint tp2 cdma that i had bought used online and i also have an account with boost mobile. i have read and studied many of the techniques from this site and others. My problem lies with the boost cs rep. they will not for nothing activate this phone and i am getting extremely frustrated with this step. I wanted to know if anyone could help me with what to say or how to go about talking on the phone or anything that would help so i can get my tp2 working on boost network. Thank you in advance
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bigbadbrahim:
Has anyone rooted a Samsung Blaze yet? Just got one and I'd at least like to get all of this bloatware of the darn thing. If you did what process did you use?

I've been looking around but there don't seem to be any supported ROMs for it either.

If anyone has any direction or notes I'd appreciate it. Thanks!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JFigure:
yes! we just got it, but have no place to put the info!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] avelasqu:
Can you PM me the info? I'm impatient. Respectfully, of course. ;-)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sunriver61:
root samsung blaze

If any word can be put out on this that would be great. Love the phone, don't love the bloat.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nevrlow:
Did zerg do it?

GeNexus

AOKP

Francos latest

-VabeachFC-
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rbeier1221:
Root courtesy of k0nane:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1591598
[General Questions and Answers] morgan4k:
I've got the same problem as lots of KF rooted user >> the 6.3 update broke my root. My KF 6.2.2 was rooted using BurritoRoot3.

I've been searching the web and found a manual solution using fastboot mode (See "HOW TO Root Amazon Kindle Fire 6.3" http://www.blogotechblog.com/2012/03/how-to-root-amazon-kindle-fire-6-3/). It looks do-able but definitely more involved than some of the pre-scripted rooting tools.

Anyone know if/when some of those tools [i.e., KFU 0.9.4 or BurritoRoot(4?)] will be available?

Does anyone have contact info for the KFU developer --> I'd email them directly and ask.

Alternatively, I found this post on XDA >> "Rooted Kindle Fire 6.3 fixed using Kindle Fire Utility" http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1571622

I don't have KFU installed on my Fire, though. Can it be installed on my Fire since I now have 6.3? If yes, where can I get the steps to do that?

Thanks!

~K
[General Questions and Answers] supern0va:
in the same boat. no idea on br4, but i've read quite a few places that KFU 0.9.4. works well. not sure of what steps to take EG 1) temp root 2) perm root 3) flash FFF ..ETC also, do u know if there are .sbf/ruu files to return this thing to stock if something fails? i'll pm if i find more info plz do the same..
[General Questions and Answers] morgan4k:
Has anyone replied to you yet or have you figured this out? I've got my Fire rooted again & it's running 6.3. I can help you get yours working too.
[General Questions and Answers] morgan4k:
What's possible on a rooted Fire

And, I've got other stuff working on my Fire that other users were struggling with; such as:

• Swype keyboard

• HBO Go

• Screenshots (w/ app that requires root)

• Wireless printing

• Synched my Google acct to run Gmail & Listen w/o changing the stock launcher

• Have my Verizon Droid Razr broadcasting infrastructure hotspot *w/o* paying Verizon extra $30/mo

• Set up external wireless drive & converted DVDs to watch w/o wireless connection

None of this has taken up much memory - I'm only using about half my app memory space. You probably have much of this working too, but if not, ping me for info. I'm always happy to share.

~Kat
[General Questions and Answers] leapin:
Tried FBmode to reroot no luck

Hi,

I tried following instructions using fbmode. Got hung up on TWRP boot would not

go to yellow triangle for reboot. Tried running Fire Utility does not work - errors.

How did you reroot yours?
[General Questions and Answers] morgan4k:
What error did you get when using KFU and what version of KFU are you using? I used KFU 0.9.5 and I realized that on the K Fire, KFU does not install the SuperUser.apk. Try running the most recent version of the KFU, then install the SuperUser.apk manually by sideloading it. That worked for me.

If you are going to run the Fastboot commands youself in a Windows command window, make sure of 2 things >> 1) you are running the commands from the directory where you have ABD installed and 2) that your laptop has recognized your K Fire (when you plugged it into your Laptop, your laptop loaded the K Fire drivers and you can see it as a drive in your Windows explorer). I got stuck in a boot loop with TWRP myself after I'd rooted and it took me a while to get out of it -- after I made sure of those two things above, the commands worked perfectly.
[General Questions and Answers] leapin:
KFU

I was using the older 9.4 version - will give the new version a try.

Thanks,

Leapin
[General Questions and Answers] leapin:
KFU 9.5 Works!

Thanks morgan - 9.5 worked !
[General Questions and Answers] macman777:
KF rooting troubles

Using KFU 9.5.0 I've got my computer recognizing my KF as an android phone but KFU will not see that my KF is connected to my computer. I am eternally stuck in <waiting for device> mode. Any help would be greatly appreciated.:confused: