yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[General Questions and Answers] Aerocaptain:
In most cases, it does not matter why an app uses wakelocks. The fact that it does alone is important. It allows the user to identify the trouble app and either tinker with its settings to reduce the wakelock or delete it altogether if the app is not important to the user. Generally speaking, if I would like to maximize my battery endurance, the need to minimize wakelocks is a necessity. After several months of use, a user may not remember every setting he/she setup in their apps. Utilizing betterbatterystats, one could identify the apps that use short sync intervals such as email syncing every 15 minutes or weather syncing every 30 minutes and change them to longer sync periods which would dramatically decrease those pesky wakelocks and save some battery life. Both of those simple examples illustrate in general terms, how important knowledge of wakelocks could be to the battery hungry user. This of course is only one of many applications this program can be used for.

My Pdroid example, once again was a generic sample of the many ways app privacy is a concern. There are a ton of apps on the market that uses the internet even though the internet isn't needed to run the program. Yes more than not, the app is either varifying license files or uploading "anonymous user stats," however that is not all cases and users should be able to control that app and the information it transmits.

Finally, yes I looked up your information and noticed the developer notation and knew you would be offended by my developer comment. But I did not mean to insinuate that you were in that minority. I am unfamiliar with your work. Android is an open source platform and users should have full control over their devices. That is why I through those options out there. Anyone that disagrees with my full control statement should move to the iPhone and enjoy its closed platform.

Rebel60, I hope you find a way to fully utilize your device without fear of privacy infringement or apps that excessively deplete your battery. There are many people on XDA with a passion for these devices. And many different opinions. Take the time to evaluate your options and pick the right solution for you.

Sent from CDMA V6 SC GNexus w/Liquid & Franco.kernel
[General Questions and Answers] Dark3n:
True, it would definitely help a user identifying battery drainers and in those cases it does not matter why the wakelock was aquired if it is what causes the drain. But the question was not about batteries, but about what/why wakelocks are and the description of the wakelock permission itself.

While BetterBatteryStats being a great tool, it does not answer that question. (Hence my offtopic remark)

While bug reports or anonymous statistics are one part of it, i think most of the internet permission needs come from ads that are displayed. I don't use ads, so i'm a bit unfamiliar on that topic.

If solely googles licensing service is used, the internet permission is not needed, just the 'CHECK_LICENSE' permission (which is an extra permission just for that purpose).

It is also often used to update the welcome dialogs with news, if a dev does not want to release a new version everytime he wants to tell his users something.

I'm not denying that there are greedy and or malicous devs out there. It was the 'plethora of greedy sometimes malicious developers' that threw me a bit off. I see you meant it differently, as you wrote 'in that minority'. As english is not my main language, i might have understood it a bit too harsh too :).

Most of my work falls into the 'Tools' category, if you have question about them (or the permissions :D), write me a PM.

I fully agree that everyone should have full control over their devices and i also think that users should have the possibility of choice (i.e. apple selecting apps that are published vs androids more or less freedom of apps, though one might have to sort through a 'plethora' ;) of useless apps, i wouldn't trade it for apples store).

[I needed all those big quotes to reflect what i'm responding to as you seem to edit your posts alot after you made the. Makes it a bit difficult to answer :)]
[General Questions and Answers] Rebel60:
Thanks

Thanks for the answer. I think this best answers what I was concerned about. A lot of apps say that they can dial numbers in your contacts, alter settings, and a lot of other things that make me hesitant to download the app.

My phone is not rooted, although I would like for it to be, but am afraid I will brick it if I don't do something right. I don't know anything about wavelocks etc.
[General Questions and Answers] Aerocaptain:
Whether your new to android or a veteran, XDA has all of the information you'll need to educate yourself. Rooting is not for everyone and should only be attempted by someone comfortable with the process. It does however open huge doors to more control and customization with your device. My advice to you is first get to know the Android platform for a few months. In the meantime do some research and see for yourself the pros and cons of rooting. There are dozens of threads with people that are in the same situation as you. Learn from them and talk with them. If you have a direct question about android, feel free to PM me. I'd be more than happy to help in any way I can. Good luck & enjoy your device.

Sent from CDMA V6 SC GNexus w/Liquid & Franco.kernel
[General Questions and Answers] Dark3n:
Rooting is pretty simple if you invest some reading time. Just make sure to search alot before asking :).

Also be aware that giving an app root access is equivalent to granting every possible permission there is and more.

I'm sure most users are not fully aware of that.

So allowing an app root access is a huge trust investment in the dev, don't do it for fishy looking apps :).
[General Questions and Answers] dstarfire:
Read the description

Try reading through the apps full description. A lot of developers will explain why their app needs those scary sounding permissions.

If they don't explain, you could always contact the developer (seems almost like google requires app listings to include a 'contact the developer' link somewhere).
[Android Apps and Games] Juanone:
I already have a app that suppose the be on the android market soon but in a new update I want a totally new design than the old one.So If anyone can design my app It will be deeply appreciated.Thanks to anyone that can help.
[Android Apps and Games] The_R:
Can you provide any details about what you want?
[Android Apps and Games] Juanone:
My app

I just want a whole new layout.
[HTC One X] d33f:
The last 2 days i noticed some battery % jumps. Sometimes it jump from 39 to 33 for instance :confused:

Is this normal ?

I've seen it in Battery monitor widget (1minute refresh rate) but also in the stock android battery menu (straight vertical line).

It happens in an instant, i can see it jump before my eye from 39 to 33.:eek:
[HTC One X] nikzDHD:
Yes happens quite a lot when coming from sleep. OTA should fix this.
[HTC One X] dobbi10k:
I've had that on other phones as well. For me it's not a "jump", but rather like it consumed 6& in 1min... That's supposed to be normal, if you are really curious, you could try wiping your battery stats though.
[HTC One X] peacekeeper05:
Oh no. This happens on my nexus one and my Sensation. Don't tell me this happens again on the One X.
[HTC One X] d33f:
Phone was not shutting down on 0% ?

I thought to let the phone battery die to solve the issue, but i noticed that the phone was not shutting down on itself ?? it kept running on 0% and voltage decreased to 3000mV ?? (isn't that way to low ?)

I tried to power it off and on again, but it didn't boot. So i put the phone on the charger and the orange led kept blinking ??

Eventually i held down the power button and then it started to charge and i could boot again.

But what's the problem with my phone ? shouldn't it shutdown @ 0% battery on itself to prevent battery damage?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] im_thebestin:
Can someone please help me ... My Galaxy Note battery drains in few hour, earlier it was working fine, but from last few days m noticing this problem, The Android OS is consuming a lot of battery...

Need some solution plzzz...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mystic38:
There are a large number of threads related to battery performance.. feel free to read through those for excellent tips.
[HTC One X] bothfly:
I currently have all three of these phones.

I've had the iPhone 4S for sometime and I'm pretty much all Apple, got the One X last week and its a very nice device, with right now too many SW issues.

Got the Nokia Lumia 900 yesterday so haven't had too long with it, but it is a very solid device as well.

The spec's of the Nokia worry me as does WP7, so I don't see this as a long term phone for me, but the UI is amazingly smooth and fresh.

If I had to pick one, I hate to say it would be the iPhone, not because I have all Apple, in fact I've got all 3 devices syncing with iTunes, iPhoto, iCal and Contacts, so I'm happy there, but the hardware and software on the iPhone 4S is just tight. The other two phones have their pluses, but more issues then the iPhone at this point.

I do think I'll sell the One X and go for the ATT version, unless a good SW update comes out for it before the ATT One X launches.
[HTC One X] Wtrt:
Many thanks for this extensive and thorough yet very informative review!
[HTC One X] peacekeeper05:
Very informative and very helpful! I admire the courage and the importance of your choice to the human civilization.
[HTC One X] DaveDesire:
Thanks for that in-depth comparison of the 3 handsets.

It is nice to know that there are more software issues with a device that has been out for 1 week compared with a device that's a year old.
[HTC One X] Meltus:
No offence, but you just wasted 2 minutes of my life and I want them back.
[HTC One X] falconeight:
HAHA your a funny guy
[HTC One X] revthanki:
If there had been better punctuation he could have cut it down to 1...
[HTC One X] leith51:
Hmmm pointless comparison
[HTC One X] bugsy:
Interesting assessment. I have the 4s and the one x. I have a love/hate relationship with the 4s. I do think it is a well designed handset and the software overal is pretty polished, but I also find it lacking compared to the one x.

The one x design is just as good, if not better. You really have to hold the one x to get an appreciation for how well designed it is. It's a large phone, but it fits the hand very well. The screen on the One x is also better, not just size, but the overall quality of the display as well. Battery life is still a question for me, but running the ARHD software it seems to be pretty solid.....certainly sufficient for my purposes.

As a final point, I find the exchange integration better on the one x than on the iphone. I have issues with meeting notes getting truncated on the iphone, but not on the one x.

Both are good phones, but I think HTC has really stepped up their game with the One X. There are still software issues that shouldn't be there at release, but they will get fixed before long.
[HTC One X] dan_ep82:
well i have a 4s and a one x and i have to say the iPhone 4s is nothing compared to the one x in my opinion, and i have no major software issues, I'm sure any one x issues will be sorted soon. your not going to have software issues on a OS like IOS thats originates from the same OS thats years old! i personally think the camera is better on the one x, name me one thing the 4s does better?
[HTC One X] skywalker1970:
And the point of this informative (not) monologue being what?
[HTC One X] peacekeeper05:
I agree that the One X has its issues but the 4S also has those when it was first released (no. 1 is the crazy battery life). So I think It's too early to compare. Nevermind the Lumia because it doesn't count as a smartphone yet :p
[HTC One X] LTavaress:
Phonearena should hire you
[HTC One X] gdelrosario:
so the point of this thread is.... where's the link to the rick roll?
[HTC One X] orb3000:
Pointless, closed
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shazsho:
About 50% of the time, when i open my messaging system it struggles to load and only shows phone numbers, by the time it loads the contact's name is crashes and exits to the desktop. It has always happened, and co.tinues to happen even after I have upgraded to gingerbread 2.3.3 by flashing it and then rooting it. is there an fix i can flash onto my phone? it could be a ram issue? but it only happens with messaging.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sbnaul:
Try a factory reset... *2767*3855#... if still troubling flash anthr stck rom...
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Avilove.Cullen:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1596747

Will it work on our Galaxy Fit .. ?? :o:o
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Syfer_Fever:
u can try it, and tell us if it work
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Avilove.Cullen:
m thinking to !! ;)

Sent From Hell ... Wanna Come .. ?? ;)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n1newbie:
Hi guys, i would like to know if using Extended Battery on a long run would affect the phone?

any1 using it for a long time without issues?

Also do such batteries really provide more juice than the original battery?

wat are the good brands?

thanx :)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] n1newbie:
bump
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] satriani-vai:
Be careful! This tutorial is at your own risk!

First watch this two videos, how to disassemble your SGS and take your time

[YOUTUBE]lt9XNnjAcBc[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]qI1R7dlUyvA[/YOUTUBE]

It should look like this

Remove the black Home Button

Then very carefully remove the white label. As you can see, the problem is the corrosion inside the home button

Make this clean, with cotton swab and acetone, then assemble all and enjoy your home button again ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] jixbo:
Oh thanx! My phone need it! I will try it

Enviado desde mi GT-I9000 usando Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] satriani-vai:
You're welcome! Be careful and take your time ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] mackaxx:
Sadly my amoled screen was stuck to the frame of the phone and not the screen, as a result pulling it away very gently resulted in a cracked amoled.

Sadness.

Everything else was good in this guide, my i9000 seemed to have lots of bits glued in that yours did not though

On the plus side my home button now totally works!.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] hep2o:
thanks great guide

will look at my gfs when i get time

cheers
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] surf1659:
great guide.:good:
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] srvi12:
thanks! very useful!
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] hep2o:
ok job done happy gf maybe but

i scratched the underside of the menu and back touch buttions and

they look a bit funky now heh
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] TigerCourage:
Thanks maaaaaaaaan!! Now my Galaxy S's home button works again!! :D:D:D
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] MIKEMON:
Perfect instructions, thanks.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] fireztorm1:
Warning to everyone... I followed the 2nd video trying to do what he does, but the glue in my phone was way stronger. I ended up breaking the screen without even noticing, while also breaking the keypad cables :(

Do this with extreme caution or not at all.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Noumen:
what video are you talking about.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] fireztorm1:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qI1R7dlUyvA
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] xlr8me:
Agreed..

Warning*** this guide also broke my amoled screen.

Should be removed...

Now have to install a new one. :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] xmannox:
Perfect, thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] vafels:
tried this but it got to the point where way too much force was needed and I had to stop because I didn't want my screen to break.

Ended up just enabling the navigation bar and using it's home button.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] albertocastillo2001:
Hello

Is there any easier way of doing this?

I see the Amoled screen modules being sold don't have the home button.

My phone's home button doesn't work well recently, you have to push it hard, and probably is due to water.

What would you suggest? Taking the scree napart seems quite risky instead of changing the whole modules

Thank you.

---------- Post added at 12:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:16 AM ----------

See these replacements

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Dig...bled-Replacement/dp/B005GNRI6U/ref=pd_cp_ce_1

No buttons there

Couldn't it be fixed by getting a keypad flex cable assembly to fix it?

Thank you.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] ShadowCodeGaming:
You people ain't really smart, right? When something is glued together, you don't pull on it. You remove the glue with a hairdryer/Heatgun.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] yaseenzeineddin:
Is it working on i9001

Is ti working on i9001 galaxy s plus??
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] emerich46:
Sadly i found this good guide too late and broke my AMOLED before even gettin to the front panel.

Thanks for the good guide =D
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Sh4rKo:
thank's i'll try
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] nickynikolov:
I think they have the same body, it should work.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Moije:
Just tested on my S+ i9001 and it works.

Thanks for the instructions, the home button is alive again :victory:

But please be very careful when taking the screen off. It's clued bit heavily and you can easily broke it.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] AcECream7:
Fantastic!!! My home button was working but I would have to click it a few times to get it to work, now it works perfect with one click! TY!! :victory::victory:
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] amirai:
Thanks&tips

Thanks!!!!!!! It worked.

I have an i9000T. I ruined the home screen when applying ZAGG invisible shield spray (Guess I didn't wait long enough before using the home button).

I really took my time when getting to the difficult part which is the second video: (starting from about a minute into it).

The video is not very clear and I have some tips:

1)look at it closely, pause and rewind till you understand.

2) do not twist with the screwdriver or apply too much pressure at the screen, instead try to remove the glue with the screwdriver (or with a second one while lifting the part to be removed)

3)WORK REAL SLOW this 2 minutes in the video took me more than an hour.

4)Look closely at the connectors before removing the part, some times they stick to the other part and you have to remove the glue attachment first.

5)Take your time again when separating the frame in the button area, note the button has two holed tabs attached on the other side and they have to be released (take a look at photos of ebay home button i9000). After you detach the button while the frame and lcd still connected in the button area make sure to use the screwdriver to remove the keypad connector tabs if they are stuck on the other side of the screen instead of pulling them.

6) Make sure you have a lot of time for this and also a lot of light and some tranquility.

7) I used alcohol instead of acetone but mine looked better when I opened it, I suggest to start with alcohol first.

8) Be prepared that there is a possibility you will need to replace an lcd screen if things don't work out too well. You can use a free application named "my home screen" for a while...

GOOD LUCK!!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] bikoboss:
very helpfull , thank you man
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] civikakias:
Perfect guide! Thx! :good:
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] karbon222:
My second i9000 need this to home button... :) thx
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] vtnnn:
Does the screen should be glued, back to the frame?
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] SDAC:
Workaround for broken home button --> download mode

Thanks to satriani-vai for the home button repair guide. however I did not want to take the risk of breaking an old SGS but still wanted to flash CM on it. Besides the 3-finger thing (which does not work w/o home button) there are two other possibilities to enter download mode:

1.) use an USB jig (see http://www.xda-developers.com/android/need-a-samsung-usb-jig-build-your-own/)

2.) what I did, reboot with adb:

-) enable USB debugging in phone settings-->applications

-) connect to PC

-) run "adb reboot download" from commandline (need adb installed of course, see http://www.xda-developers.com/android/lightweight-adb-and-fastboot-installer/)

voila, phone reboots into download mode and you can continue with flashing e.g. cyanogenmod (http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_galaxysmtd)

also worth mentioning that heimdall 1.3.2 and 1.4 do not work with Windows XP, still 1.3.1 works fine and does the job (https://github.com/Benjamin-Dobell/Heimdall/downloads)
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] wizzdiz:
Very intuitive guide. Thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] Lopess:
Galaxy S forever!
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] ivancekov:
:cool:
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] PekingDuck:
home button works again. thanks
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] danilotostes:
Button OK! But the screen...

I do not know exactly how occurred. It may have been one of two ways:

Here in Brazil it's summer, mosquitoes biting are common due to rain. I was scratching my forehead and it was when I dropped the screen to the ground. It was on the table, I was taking pictures and propped up on the screen slightly, thence when I took my hand to her head remained glued my finger on the screen briefly.

Another possibility would be during disassembly, but I think less likely. It might have occurred to exaggerate the strength while separating the screen bezel, the final stage of disassembly. As with the example of the tutorial I used a small screwdriver and apparently followed everything under control.

Reassembly did not imagine that had broken and I started the system unit and straight away I get the damage: the screen appeared all unconfigured and only then I noticed a small latch in the corner. To increase my unhappiness, finally the home button is working again: every grip the screen gave some sign of life, but nothing that would make the device useful again.
[Galaxy S I9000 Accessories] SpaceCaker:
on my galaxy s i9000 home button doesnt work to it does nothing, so does gsm and networks nothing except wifi and camera bt and others work :p

but i did managed to get it into download and recovery mode without the home button.

and flashsome roms
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 8cpaiw:
Helllo I know this is offtopic but in order to make videos I must have some program for that

Can anyone tell my some good program for web camera recording

something like windows movie player????

if i can't record videos I can't help our member so please help me so i can help them
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lloir:
:mad:
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 8cpaiw:
i tried but every program that i found is not working....or is for something else
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElmirBuljubasic:
Camtasia
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ElmirBuljubasic:
Delete please :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Shimizux:
I've Already told you to use ZD SCREEN RECORDER.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] celderic:
Is it possible to port 'fable the lost chapters' for PC and Xbox to android? I Have had countless hours of fun on this game. And would love to see it on my s2
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zamrock:
No i think

I'm gonna say no because there are no emulation projects fro the xbox on the S2

but if you mean direct port to the phone as an app, that will involve a developer doin that, and im pretty sure if we port it, it will be highly illegal since its the original developers property and its being used for a different purpose, then intended

and a direct port to android would be hard

hope that helped

(i could be wrong about the law part :p)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NaLogo:
You are absolutely right about law part. Emulation is absolutely out of question since there isn't even a proper emulator for PC. And I want to see you (OP) touching a million buttons to play that game.