yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] testulous:
Bloatware can be removed in the ATT ROM. I tried the Telus and wiped cache/data/factory reset, all to no avail. Besides cranking up the custom flash counter, the lockscreen doesn't respond 9 times out of ten.

YMMV. Good luck if you do try it.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] cmstlist:
Yes but the important question is, does any of the bloatware removal you can do to the AT&T ROM result in functional native tethering?

I obviously don't own the device (yet?) so I can't comment, but it looks like some other posters did not have any trouble at all installing the Telus ROM on their AT&T devices and responded very positively to the results.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] hjlow:
i should be getting an AT7T version in the next day or so and I will post back with results
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] Croak:
Telus/Bell/Rogers ROM shouldn't increment the flash counter since it's an official ROM.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] cmstlist:
Nonetheless it has been reported that it does increment the flash counter on an AT&T unit.

It could be that the device has a built-in ID that checks whether the ROM you flash matches it, and if not, it increments the counter.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] hjlow:
well i got my at&t unit today. tried to flash the telus firmware via odin (did not have the re-partition checked). everything went fine until amss.bin which I think is the modem. now it won't boot and am having trouble flashing with odin. also the flash counter has been incremented.

any tips to at least get this restored?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] hjlow:
ok got the at&t firmware back. just couldnt get the telus firmware flashed in odin. any tips?
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] cmstlist:
I'm wondering if the system.img and boot.img from the Odin file could just be flashed manually using dd in recovery (possibly catastrophic if done wrong, so take a nandroid backup first).
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] hjlow:
ok finally got the Telus ROM flashed. they trick was to root and install custom recovery first. then it doesnt care about the security error on the odin flash. imho telus rom much cleaner and closer to "stock". also, dont use sp.telus.com as apn on the at&t rom, it results in data overages.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] hjlow:
Haha sorry for the blow by blow updates. The first root method does not seem to work on the telus rom. Will try 2nd method later.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] hjlow:
Somehow got it rooted with method 1 eventually.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] testulous:
I tested. It does increment the counter. I believe (but have no firm proof) that any non-ATT kernel flashed via ODIN will increment it.

Then there's the problem of ODIN being unable to flash the modem due to "security fail". Like a bootloader lock?

In other news, the Skyrocket guys have an update.zip that fixes the custom flash counter! All it takes is one person who hasn't increased their counter extracting a special file. Not sure exactly which one.

So even if you've flashed Telus onto an ATT device there's hope to clean up the counter.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] cmstlist:
I've heard there's a second counter on some Samsung devices, that counts when you reset the first counter :-P
[Optimus One, P500, V General] BobbyLoblaw:
Hi. Noob Android user here :)

So. I turned on usb storage and formatted the sd card from windows. I copied some files onto it and after i turned off usb storage it said "SD card is safe to remove" and i don't seem to be able to mount it back.

Thank you.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Gruber11:
try to format it thru phone :)
[Optimus One, P500, V General] BobbyLoblaw:
Tried that a couple of time and it didn't work. After a couple of reboots it worked now. Thanks.

Still got a question though.

What are the correct settings for formatting the sd card from windows?

Is it necessary to partition it from CWM? What are the correct setting for this?

LE: Ok. I got myself deeper in trouble. I managed to format the sd card from CWM. I mounted the sd card and copied update-cm-7.2.0-RC1-p500-signed.zip over. I wiped the phone's memory and tried to install CM7 and got the following error: "E: Can't open /sdcard/update-cm-7.2.0-RC1-p500-signed.zip (bad)". I also tried with update-oxygen-2.3.2-LGP500-KANG-signed_v2.6.zip but doesn't work either.

I was thinking of trying to partition the sd card from CWM but i'm afraid i will make it unable to mount back again and this time i got no android to format it from.

Also it seems that formatting the sd card from cwm doesn't really work. The files are still there though it says that it completed.

LE2: I managed to mount sd card from cwm and copied over a cwm backup folder i had in my computer. Takes a while to copy it like it really does something. But after i try to restore or remount usb storage the files aren't there anymore.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Gruber11:
can you tell me why do you want to patition your sd card? do you want to create second partition (sd-ext) or what?
[Optimus One, P500, V General] mrbenbiz:
Just format your SDCARD from SETTINGS - STORAGE, after that proceed with the instalation of CM7 or whatever you want. Don't partition your SDCARD if you don't know how to do that and if you don't need partitioned SDCARD. It is not necessary to do that if you don't use an APPS2SD app, so don't waste your time with that.
[HTC EVO 3D] Bebida:
Team 420 special blends bring you the world of HoneyChrome!!

The Team-Bebida, Mayfield103, fdb8231, paalladay, Lrod, Evo bryan, mteezey, makavelisk, dropzeroc and nuvens.

Credits: Mayfield103 for letting me use some of his icons and his knowledge.

Leedroid for the awesome ROM

Ajthescot that man knows his stuff!!!

j4n87 and Daniels7 for the sweet tweaks

fdb8231 and paaladay you guys kept me going

knightwolf123 for the skin

If I have forgotten anyone please let me know

And a MASSIVE thanks to the rest of 420 special Blends for all your help!!!

Looking for something more colourful??? Try Here or Here

This is the initial release for HoneyChrome and the to do list consists of

To do

Phone

Tweak the IME

Get rid of the remaining green

You tell me

As always myself and XDA take no responsibility for any meltdowns or damage done. FLASH AT YOUR OWN RISK!!

This has been tested on Leedroid but should work on most sense 3.0 ROMS if you try it on one let me know and I will add here. Thanks. :D

GSM ONLY!!! (atm) ALWAYS NANDROID

Flash in recovery making sure to wipe cache and dalvik!

Change log

v1.0.3

Initial release

v1.0.4

Glass chrome flip added

Rosie updated

Red buttons added to Framework

Some green removed from Resources

Minor fixes to some apks

v2.0.0

New Flip added

New lockring added Thanks to Dased14

New Dock added

Rosie updated

Word signal bars added just choose pink in Tweaks

New Weather wallpaper added

Framework updated

Resources updated

New Icons added

This is only the beginning!!

HoneyChrome beta v1.0.3

HoneyChrome beta v1.0.4

HoneyChrome Beats v2.0.0

Find the skin here Massive thanks to knightwolf123 for this one :D

Enjoy!!
[HTC EVO 3D] Bebida:
Mods

HoneyChrome Mods

Massive thanks to ajthescot for this one!!

Alternative semi trans dock Here

Updated flip and dock Here

4EXT Virus Here

HoneyChrome alternative Flip Here

Icon update Here

Spidey WiFi Here

Chrome Lockring by Dased here
[HTC EVO 3D] Bebida:
and just in case
[HTC EVO 3D] makavelisk:
ZOMG. So so so freaking amazing looking. AMAZING job as always! Can't wait to get this bad boy.
[HTC EVO 3D] dased14:
Looking good

if it doesn't blow it up its all good
[HTC EVO 3D] mayfield103:
Woohoo way to go bebida

Recognized n00b
[HTC EVO 3D] ssojyeti2:
Wow awesome theme man too bad I have cdma...

Sent from Barsuum (Mars)
[HTC EVO 3D] Bebida:
Hopefully it will be available for u guys soon! ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] knightwolf123:
Wonderful work my friend!
[HTC EVO 3D] il Duce:
it's been fun watching this theme come to life, extremely well done! it's sexy :D

also, cdma, can't wait ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] Bebida:
Thanks man. It started as a clock mod then got a bit outa hand. Lol :D
[HTC EVO 3D] Bebida:
Cool live wall that goes well with this for you all.
[HTC EVO 3D] Bebida:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
[HTC EVO 3D] genetic_shift:
Will this work on cdma? ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] Bebida:
Not yet mate but it is being worked on! ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] knightwolf123:
It worked on mine. :D

Oh wait, I just pushed the fusion to my phone
[HTC EVO 3D] makavelisk:
Tomorrow. That's my job by tomorrow night. ;-)
[HTC EVO 3D] Bebida:
Steady few downloads today! I hope it worked for you guys. Any feedback would be much appreciated. :D Thanks
[HTC EVO 3D] selders59:
Can not wait to see this ported to CDMA! Great job!

"Throttled to No Where"
[LG Nitro HD] Cromson:
I spoke with my friend from bbs.gfan.com today an he contacted LG support in the US. Thats what he wrote:

Hi All,

I'm sending this email on behalf of all the LG fans here,we have been waiting for so long for ICS upgrade,and yet we heard it is gonna be in July.

I know it takes time to develop,test and debugging,but as you can see, Samsung has already released the ICS for Galaxy S2.

Releasing new phones(Optimus 4X,Optimus Tag,Optimus Vu,L Series) is not changing the fact that LG does not have timely service for the fans,that's not just me saying that,i met LG Phoners from US and Canada,even one from Germany,they all agree with this.

LG Phones always have good quality,the best display,and usual performance,i hope the service can keep it up like the phone quality.

At least,please give us a update schedule.Thanks in advance.

Best regards to all.

And thats the reply from LG support:

Anyone with more infos about ICS for LG, maybe?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Deleted member 2842059:
http://m.engadget.com/default/class...-gets-an-alarm-clock-app/&icid=eng_latest_art

That's fantastic. Any free Apps that do just the alarm clock?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] raing:
alarm clock plus

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.vp.alarmClockPlusDock&hl=en
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Ironic6925:
Alarmclock Plus is a great app. Double Twist Alarm should be free ad one for the musicplayer
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] japaneezy:
I purchased Double Twist Alarm but can't get it to work with songs. Anyone else? It's so pretty... :p
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Millenium Apps:
Try Alarm Clock Millenium and tell me what do you think ;)

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.milleniumapps.freealarmclock
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Nrbelex:
Hi all, I've got a stock Epic 4G Touch and I've got a strange issue updating Google Maps.

Recently I noticed that the number of apps listed in the "My Apps" section of the play store dropped by a few without my uninstalling any. I no longer see Google Maps in the list, for example.

I'm now trying to update Google Maps from 6.4.0 to 6.5.0, but the update didn't happen automatically, as it should have, it doesn't show as an available update in the Play store, and when I navigate to it in the Play store and try to update manually, I get an error: "Your order is processing, your item will be available in a few minutes." After pressing OK nothing happens.

Thoughts?

Thanks!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kobridge:
I believe it's the Google Play store issue. It happened to lots of people and even I experienced the same thing a couple of days ago but now everything is fine except the 'connection time out' thing to see the all apps instead of installed from my phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] nsxla:
Uninstall maps I used titanium back up for that. Then I went to the play store on the browser and installed the latest version of maps.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] tkemack:
Yea, the play store is acting funny. It will work itself out. Earlier today is showed that I had no apps installed. I went back in a few minutes ago and he were all there. Give it time
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] kobridge:
Google doesn't have the capability to handle the market or Android users! I hope someone else take over this role!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] bigknowz:
Run the install from Play on your desktop. Finally worked for me after 2 days of trying on my phone.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] wase4711:
this "new" market is one of the most horrible pieces of software to hit the Android community..Google needs to do something to fix it; why they didn't just leave the older market intact is beyond me..this is a horrible DOWNGRADE..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ashwin123:
I have been having issues with my Samsung Galaxy Note and was not getting proper answers from the Samsung Service Center in my area... Had to mail a lot of people to get issues resolved... for more details check out the video I made on what I exacly did...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfuc3fmJBYY

Hope this helps someone

Ash
[Android Themes] anesh01:
I recently came across this and was hoping someone would be able to create something similar........i know that there is the launcher that I'm using now which is Lightning Launcher 3, which has the zune theme,

http://fcbarcelonawallpaperandroid.blogspot.com/2011/06/zune-hd-dreamboard-theme-for-iphone-4.html
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Genhero:
*Update* - I installed a WiFi manager app then setup up the password for the connection and the toggle works even if WiFi manager isn't running anymore. I couldn't find any way to setup WiFi without the app though.

WiFi worked before I flashed Euphoria.

I must be over looking something and cant find anyone with a similar issue. Thanks to all the info on this forums I have rooted my phone and flashed my first rom (ICS Euphoria RC2.1). I have done the following on my Samsung Vibrant.

-Used Odin to go back to stock RFD

-Rooted

-Installed CWM

-Wiped data/factory restore and cleared cache

-Flashed ICS Euphoria RC2.1 (from what I've read WiFi should work on this rom)

Wifi Toggle does absolutely nothing, no icon shows in the notification bar and I am not asked to choose a router. I can't find WiFi settings either (besides to make the toggle appear or disappear).

A few days later I cleared cache and installed the optional ICS Kiss Kernel from the link in the same post as the rom (no change).

Did I miss something? I couldn't find an MD5 code to make sure my download was good. Should I Odin back to stock and try again?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matbarni:
Dunno if it will make difference...

Try to download it again (if possible using firefox for stability)...

Do all the process again... but dont forget to mount and format /system folder...
[HTC Sensation] Corbanski:
First I would like to say hello. I'm coming from the mytouch 4g slide. I wanted a bigger screen and didn't like the side's keyboard. I have yet to root. I figured I could wait till the official ICS update but I remembered I really hate sense. Any suggestions on aosp roms?
[HTC Sensation] lepszy:
Virtuous Inquisition. It's sense based but all sense crap has been removed. Can't go wrong with this one.
[HTC Sensation] diwasas:
Agree with lepszy, if u dont like sense, u should try virtuos inquistion
[HTC Sensation] adnisn:
virtuos inquistion is good rom :)
[HTC Sensation] Deleted member 4219121:
+1, virtuous inquisition is really good, but i prefer sense so i moved back to insertcoin
[HTC Sensation] sergeybrin:
Opensensation cm9 > Inquisition guys. VI is a sense rom, anyway, not aosp. Now that we have bt and 1080p I don't know why anyone would stay on VI.

OP: Go with cm9 April 1st build, it's very stable, silky smooth and fast :D
[HTC Sensation] shahkam:
I wanted to but i think we need 4ext and i prefer cwm to it :/...
[HTC Sensation] Pip513:
Virtuous inquisition is senseless but once cm9 is out and stable switch to that. Its aosp and you will get the most out of your phone. Also flash a kernel that's 1.5 gigahertz like the Sebastian fm kernel. If you look on wikipedia the 4g sensation is under clocked. Same processor as the xe. Hope I hoped!
[HTC Sensation] galaxys:
VI is about 99% aosp & has just a few Sense parts to make it work. It's fast, smooth, very stable, and very popular. If you wish to debate this, then contact it's great developer RMK40 & the Virtuous Team!

Cheers
[HTC Sensation] Gustave17:
Hi,

You can also test ARHD 6.5.5 with the no-sense script ...

It's a very smooth and stable ROM
[HTC Sensation] shazam1203:
Me too! Just traded the mytouch 4g slide for the sensation tonight... And am loving it.. and on the contrary I love sense
[HTC Sensation] purplevike:
+1 ARHD 6.5.5

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=19588475#post19588475
[HTC Sensation] NJC_430:
So what are the difference between VI's ICS and the CM9 as far as the video recording and other feature related things?

What bugs remain in both?
[HTC Sensation] sergeybrin:
CM9 currently can't record 480p. 1080p and 720p work fine though.
[HTC Sensation] Leemur89:
agree with you. ARHD is a wonderful ROM and is very smooth and stable..been using it for quite a while with no crash whatsoever..although it is based on sense 3.6, which in my opinion is awesome. heh
[General Questions and Answers] Snow_fox:
What OS do you use to develop for android and what do you feel it offers over the competition?

EX: why use Windows 7 to develop roms/apps over Ubuntu or OSX?
[General Questions and Answers] Archer:
I've used both Windows 7 and Ubuntu 11 to develop Android apps and to be honest, there's absolutely no difference. I even use a shared workspace between the 2 platforms and it works effortlessly. I stick with Windows mainly, but that's because I'm a Windows developer by profession, so that obviously precludes development in Linux.

As for ROMs, AFAIK you need to use Linux. You can't do it on Windows.
[General Questions and Answers] mistermentality:
I use windows because I use b4a to code my apps (nasa do too so I'm in good company :) ) and it needs windows.

I think windows is now more stable than it used to be back when I used linux and with more users and software it makes sense as a development platform on which to code.

Dave
[General Questions and Answers] coolsandie:
At the time of my internship, I was forced to develop in Linux Redhat Enterprise edition Cent OS because the Organization/company was a Linux Software development company. But all my academic courses were done at Windows Platform.

And by usage I guess Linux is more comfortable with development (I'm speaking about Java based applications though) though you could feel little hassle when you start in Linux. But all is well, as you get along with it.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] cheatman:
Ok forum, so I got this idea: because a lot of people ask for CWM packages of this and that, why not let them create CWM flashable stuff without having to beg devs or other users to make them?

I think it saves them (yes, I am talking about YOU!) and us the trouble. So I created these two base CWM flashable zips to get everyone started:

Data_Skeleton.zip - Used for apps that you can uninstall afterwards.

System_Skeleton.zip - Used for anything that should be installed as a system app

Now, a short guide on how to use them:

1. Download the appropriate ZIP for what you plan to package. If you want to make a regular app package use Data_Skeleton.zip, for system apps, use System_Skeleton.zip.

2. Open the zip file with anything else other than Windows Explorer! Use 7zip, winzip, winrar or anything else, just not Explorer!

3. Look inside the zip! DO NOT DELETE ANYTHING! All you need to do is ADD STUFF!

4. Browse into the "data" or "system" zip folders, then down into the "app" folder inside.

5. After you get to the "app" folder, copy and paste the APKs you want to flash in the folder.

REMEMBER: do not DELETE anything! ADD APK files ONLY in the "app" folder.

6. Wait for the APK files you copy to get added to the archive.

7. Close the archive.

8. Rename and copy the archive to your SD card.

9. Boot into CWM and flash the copied zip file you just created.

10. Enjoy!!

Sooooo, quick 10-step process into cooking you own CWM Zips. You can do much more with them than flashing apps, but for general purpose usage, this should be enough!

Thanks and complaints go underneath.

PS: this idea was given to me by lambstone in a separate thread! Thanks a lot mate!!!

Peace,

C.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] qm4n76:
Nice thread, waiting for other..............
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] ayysir:
There's market apps that does this I.e apps2zip
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] cheatman:
Ayysr,

App2zip works well for this purpose, but only when it works. There are apps that can't be zipped correctly, mainly those that rely on libs, media and/or other files that can't be included automagically. Needless to say that some apps (mainly games and such) store data on the SD card.

All of this can be easily accomplished by copying the files in a zip file; also learning something about Android in the process, wouldn't you say?

Peace,

C.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] ayysir:
Your right, I was not trying to deny your effort in any way
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] cheatman:
I actually wasn't expecting anyone to comment on this thread to begin with :)

The fact that you mentioned app2zip is perfect! I know the intent is not to deny my effort, in fact, I am happy new information surfaced because it's useful and appropriate.

Very few contribute to such posts with relevant info for others. I think this is the point: sharing insightful and relevant stuff with others. But judging by the number of thanks you have, you already know this very well already :D

So, thanks! And glad to have you in my thread :D

Peace,

C.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] qm4n76:
have trying to put 5 apk files on data/app exactly doing what it's in your post, then rename it to apk.zip, but when i'm trying flashing from cwm it's geting error

E:Can't open /sdcard/apk.zip

(bad)

Installation aborted

do I miss something??

edit: i'm using data_skeleton.zip
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] cheatman:
Make sure you don't extract the ZIP. Open it and add files. If you extract it, you get that error message (usually). That is a problem related to the unzip process in CWM, it's not very "compatible" :D

I have also re-upped the DATA CWM zip, maybe it got borked in the process. So download again from first post. It works on my tab. You can test it by just getting the zip and flashing it empty, like that.
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] qm4n76:
No dude, I do not extract the zip file, I do exzctly what you said in 1st post, just open it with winrar, look for Data-app, then adding apk files on app section/folder inside the zip files, i just try once again to make sure, and i just add 1 different apk file, but still not work, btw i always use this same method before when I' want to replace boot animation for ICS CM9 ROM and adding some apk file to ROM file, and it's always work.

will try this one..,

EDIT: have try your 2nd Data_skeleton.zip, it's work when flashing from cwm with or without add apk files, but not with previous zip file, thought the problem it's coming from your zip file.., :)
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] cheatman:
Glad the second one works! :D

Thanks for letting me know the first zip was borked!
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] ayysir:
Its a good thread man, makes creating flash able zips simple, you should also look into zipsigner2 on the play market
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] ginryu:
Thx for the great work!!

Does this one only works for apks?? say i would like to add some files to system/bin or system/lib what do i need to add??

Thx again
[Galaxy Tab  Android Development] cheatman:
You need to create the appropriate folder structure on your PC/Laptop/Mac drive (system/bin or system/lib as per your example) and add it to the archive.

Do not create the folders directly inside the archive as they seem to get borked. Instead archive the folders after you create them locally. It also works if you extract the skeleton archive as an example, delete the "system" folder from inside it and add to the archive the system folder from your drive to replace the original one.

Sounds more complicated than it is. With these CWM Zips you can create any zip that changes either "/data/*" or "/system/*"

Anything, including full ROMs, libs, firmware etc (i.e. except kernel!) can go inside. Play with them. You can't mess your tab with them. Worst case, you need to flash again your ICS copy and factory reset...

Peace,

C.