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[Windows Phone 7 General] moeper:
Hi all,

found a little bug in the SMS App. Sorry if some else posted this before or if this isn´t realy interesting for someone :p

Go into your SMS App, write a new SMS or an answer to any SMS.

Now, the point of this bug is the following special character:

Just Type this special char five times or ten times into your SMS, nothing will happen.

Now delete all chars or write a new SMS. As first, write as many letters as possible, to get the Char count under your SMS (should be at 130 chars).

Now reenter one of this special chars and you will need up to send two SMS, a hole single SMS for that "point".

So, this is not a big spectacular bug, but it seems to be one :-)

Maybe this works with other special chars, too.

Have a nice day.
[Windows Phone 7 General] kevyn82:
Not a bug at all.

Some special chars, including those with specific punctuation or specific to certain languages, require different alphabets, thus reducing the amount of space available per sms (70 chars if you use that special symbol).

Quoting from wikipedia

Transmission of short messages between the SMSC and the handset is done whenever using the Mobile Application Part (MAP) of the SS7 protocol. Messages are sent with the MAP MO- and MT-ForwardSM operations, whose payload length is limited by the constraints of the signaling protocol to precisely 140 octets (140 octets = 140 * 8 bits = 1120 bits). Short messages can be encoded using a variety of alphabets: the default GSM 7-bit alphabet, the 8-bit data alphabet, and the 16-bit UCS-2 alphabet. Depending on which alphabet the subscriber has configured in the handset, this leads to the maximum individual short message sizes of 160 7-bit characters, 140 8-bit characters, or 70 16-bit characters. GSM 7-bit alphabet support is mandatory for GSM handsets and network elements, but characters in languages such as Arabic, Chinese, Korean, Japanese or Cyrillic alphabet languages (e.g. Russian, Serbian, Bulgarian, etc.) must be encoded using the 16-bit UCS-2 character encoding (see Unicode). Routing data and other metadata is additional to the payload size.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS
[Windows Phone 7 General] moeper:
If this is an 16 bit char and you fill up a SMS with 130 7bit chars, you should still have place for 210 bit, what means, you should be able to enter 13 of this points, until you need a second SMS, but if you do that, WP needs hole 1120 bits for this single point! Now count up some more standard chars and than a few of this points again and, tada, WP will count that point as an 7bit char and not any more as 16bit char (or better, as single 1120bit char)....like, if you begin that SMS with that speacial char....

Isn´t this realy a bug? Can you realy trust this counter?
[Windows Phone 7 General] kevyn82:
Dude,

it's really hard to follow you.

But as soon as you type a 7bit char, the whole sms will be written using that 7bit alphabet. it cannot mixes one with another, it's the way it is coded in the "header"
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] BudgyN1:
Does anyone have a tweak or MOD that allows you to hold the menu button and something come up? As Sony Ericsson devices don't have a search button, I would really like to hold the Menu button to search.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Currently, on stock ROM, holding the menu button brings up keyboard(on LWW and others with onscreen keyboard).

Ah, I see you have Mini Pro.

I read about the remapping keys by long press and according to me, it was not possible yet on Xperia's. I am not sure right now, if I see/hear something, I will let you know.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ZsDaniel:
On mini Pro just open the (HW) keyboard on the home screen and start typing. These are the search keys.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Izzy Stinson:
it would be better if holding the menu button task manger/task switcher will appear
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] gijs46:
If you hold the home button, recent apps will appear. Not sure if you already knew that, tough :-P
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Izzy Stinson:
Of course I know that. Duh :p it's just that holding the home button to open recent apps is not comfortable, the button is too hard to press. Maybe its just me though
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] xdanoob!:
does anybody know how to do this? it's kinda annoying having to switch between android keyboard and the physical keyboard just for an underscore (_)..
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] demoniacs:
Dude sorry but I gotta laugh at you. If i understand you correctly you want to now where is the underscore button in your x10mp? try hitting the sym(bol) in the lower right most of you KB
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] xdanoob!:
i know. that symbol doesnt do ****, except act as a right arrow key, like the one next to it. Im using minicm9 by naa btw.
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] kanellos:
I'm using mini cm9. for me it's at C (normally is in that place, I have a greek x10 mini pro). I mean "blue button" and then "C" (for the android keyboard as an input). I had changed the "keyboard layout" and "keyboard keyprint" to "latin-on-greek".

The setting is in "settings">"advanced". You could try different configurations.

You could also change to the default input method (for which "Sym" key works normally).

When writing somewhere pull down the notification bar and press on "select input method". There you can choose "default input".
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] xdanoob!:
cant we add underscore to the C? the latin-on-greek messed up a few key assignments on my phone..
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] kanellos:
You can try this with the qwerty-en layout, but you have to edit a system file.

So:

1. MAKE A BACKUP (just in case)

2. Go to /system/usr/keychars.

3. Open with text editor the file mimmi_keypad.kcm

4. Find these lines:

key C{

label: 'C'

base: 'c'

shift, capslock: 'C'

alt: none

shift+alt, capslock+alt: none

}

5. Change alt: none to alt: '_'

6. Save the file and change permissions to rw- r-- r-- (I'm not sure if the second part is necessary)

7. Reboot your phone

8. If it works (i.e. if blue button and then c gives you _) you got yourself an _, if not just restore the backup you made in step 1 and wait for someone else to answer (sorry, I don't know much).

(For the steps I described I used "es file explorer" with "root explorer" and "mount file system" settings enabled. I guess you can use whatever you like with some small changes.)

(Obviously you can set "_" to whatever letter you like, I actually tried with "a" and "x")
[Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini] xdanoob!:
this is awesome. thanks!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] whiplash84:
Hello all,

I have an issue with latest CWM 5.5.0.4 recovery. It says the following error:

E:Error in /cache/recovery/last_log

(Read-only file system)

and other similar errors:

E:Can't open /cache/recovery/log

E:Can't open /cache/recovery/last_log

and I'm unable to reflash GalaxianSoup ROM nor restore the original backed up 3.2 factory rom.

What actually happened ?

Once bought, I managed to root, flash CWM 5.5.0.4 recovery and install the latest GalaxianSoup ROM. Everything based on the guides in development forum and successful (all latest versions). All cool! System was working fine.

Yesterday, I was using tablet, installed few apps, nothing special and later left tablet turned on and charging. When I came back, it was turned off. Okay, tried to turned on, but the system never booted and always looped (seeing only Google logo and moving gears). I rebooted into recovery and noticed the error (see above).

Now, I'm basically unable to do anything. I tried to wipe data, cache and Dalvik cache several times, and reflash GalaxianSoup again (Galaxian + Gapps) or also restore the 3.2 system backup that I've made (always fails).

I've read on some other forums that it might have something to do with damaged SD card partition or something.

I'm out of ideas. Can anyone help me pleeeeease?

EDIT: I've got european Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 16GB WIFI version.

EDIT: I must correct myself. After rolling back to factory rom, I was experiencing the same issues, seems there some hardware issue. I sent the tablet back for repair, seems now it had nothing to do with GalaxianSoup. No need to worry, keep up the good work.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] suwandiapr:
Flash your recovery again through odin..

Then reflash your galaxian soup..

If not success, use odin and flash stock rom..

Dont forget backup your file from sdcard just in case if you need reset factory..
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] whiplash84:
Flashing of CWM didn't help to fix the issue, installing of GalaxianSoup didnt work at all (corrupted ZIP file error...)

Thanks God, reflashing of stock ROM via Odin did work, tablet is up and running. GalaxianSoup is definitely not stable enough yet, I'll stick to the stock rom fora while. Thank you!
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] bdfull3r:
Galaxian Soup is more then stable enough. Bad flashes happen and you just said you had it up and running.
[Galaxy Tab 8.9 General] nirogu325:
To be honest, it is kind of stable, but not enough, hence the beta label. Some further optimizing will be done once the team has ICS source. In my experience, it was stable, but sometimes it would turn off when in fell into Deep Sleep state. Now, the AOKP milestone 5 is giving me issues with the screen rotation. I've experienced both sides, AOSP and AOKP in their latest versions. Obviously there is more room for improvement, but I'm afraid the team is kinda stuck without source. They've done miracles without source though.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novastorm17:
At a certain point on my screen, the phone thinks I am touching it.

I dont know how else to explain it but a 'phantom touch'.

Its repetitive and very annoying.

It seemed to start after I flashed some custom ROMS.

I flashed back to stock (2.3.5) in the hopes of it being fixed but it seemed to follow me.

Has anyone had this issue/knows how to fix it?

Thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr. xp55:
It was completely fine before flashing the custom roms? try re-flashing stock rom, don't root, do factory data wipe from the settings. If its still following you, it might be a hardware issue. and if that's the case, you might need to send it in. It should be covered from the 1 year samsung warranty. make sure you don't have the triangle
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novastorm17:
It seems to have just gone away on its own. Cheers for the help anyway, would have done this if I still had the problem.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novastorm17:
It seems to come back when I flash a ROM.

I flashed the German ICS official ROM (which is great btw), and it seems to have come back.

Hopefully, someone can provide me with a solution, perhaps its a corrupt system file?

Still, it goes away when the phone is charging.

Any ideas at all?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bloodyhippo:
I'm not sure if this is helpful, but I faced the same issue when I flashed ParanoidAndroid yesterday. In Settings>Device settings, there is an option of "screen sensitivity". I set that to 10 (the minimum, ie, the most sensitive). It was then that these phantom touches started. I set it to 100(max, least sensitive) and I couldn't get the touchscreen to register any touches at all. The Spen worked in both cases, so I just used that to reset it.

Anyhow, I believe that this menu is accessible via a key code on stock roms. I'm not sure of it, but it should be. Look around in the tips and tricks thread, all secret codes for the Note are listed over there. Then just change sensitivity to 20.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novastorm17:
Hi, I think this seems to be the trick.

I was unable to find the code to access the settings menu you described.

However, I installed TouchScreenTune, and that seems to be working for the moment.

Will post my results in a few hours or so.

Thanks
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novastorm17:
Also, If you are able to remember/get the code that would be great.

I found a list of the codes but none look like they'll be what you mentioned.

Thanks again
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bloodyhippo:
You're right, I couldn't find one that'd help either. Hmm.

Do you still have the problem?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novastorm17:
It hasn't gone away, but I think the frequency at which it occurs has reduced

Any other ideas/any other way to do your previous method?

Cheers
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novastorm17:
Okay so here is all the information I have.

No matter which ROM I flash, the issue of the random touching continues.

Ive tried without root, and tried a complete reinstall (by formatting all data and storage)

I found a CWM restore I made 6 months ago (long before the issue started). That didnt work either.

Things that DO work:

TouchScreenTune seems to greatly reduce the frequency at which at occurs by decreasing the sensitivity of the screen, however, it makes it harder to use the phone.

Plugging in USB stops it completely, but when its removed, the issue comes back.

I thought since it is following me through different ROMs it is a hardware issue.

Does ANYONE know a fix/heard of this before?

At the moment Ive resorted to using my old IDEOS (oh god) and have begun working towards a warranty rectification.

Thanks anyone who can help
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novastorm17:
Update from Samsung:

Issue due to motherboard/touchscreen

Cheers for your help
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CyberMicha:
Hi all!

I´m looking for a good Navigation Software for the TF101.

The app should be optimized for Tablets.

I need Maps for Europe ( Germany, Greece ) and Africa ( Namibia ).

Any recommendations?

Kind regards

Micha
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Thing O Doom:
I tried maps(-) but it wasn't up to par with what I needed.

However google maps is the best if you can be online all the time, but I have a feeling you mean offline.

So +1 to this.
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CyberMicha:
Offline yes :)
[Eee Pad Transformer Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lakitu7:
All the free ones I tried (navit, navfree) were awful and barely worked if at all. You probably need to pay for something, but I haven't tried any of the paid ones yet. If you do, please tell us your experiences.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alpejohn86:
Hi,

Im new to the rooting, and i have been searching google, youtube, this forum and probably everywhere to find answers to my questions, but im having a hard time to find out what will work with my verson. :confused: I have found ALOT of "how to" guides on root, but i feel they all go to quick and say install this and this and do that.. But im sitting and wondering WHAT is all this files, what do they do, and is this the correct way for my verson?

Im very confused :confused:

Info on my SGS2:

Android-verson: 4.0.3

Baseband verson: I9100XXLPQ

Kernalverson: 3.0.15-I9100XXLPQ-CL223505

What im interested to try is put a clean verson if ICS on my phone.

I also tried to follow a guide i found on galaxy2root for the ICS, but after unzipped the kernal file, i should have a .tar file but i just get a zImage.file. This will not open in Odin 1.85.

I had an iphone 4 that i got "jailbroken" and got that to work very good. So i can do things like this, but i really like to know what im doing before i start. :o

I hope i dont get fried for probably asking this for the 100000000 time, but as i said, i tried to search everywhere, but im just so confused, so if anyone could point me in the correct direction i would be very happy. :)

Regards Alpejohn86
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZACQ8:
search for LPQ cf-root kernel from my CF-root link below in my signature
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alpejohn86:
Thanks so much! :)

Best Regards

Alpejohn86
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alpejohn86:
Hi again,

I got the phone rooted, and working fine. :)

But having some problems with installing the custom rom.

I follow the guide, and do everything it says, after its finish installing (that takes ca one minute, and it should take more then five?) it says everything is good. And i restart, get the yello triangle and the screen goes black, now its supposed to boot, but it stays black.

Cant understand what i did wrong :confused:

I got the phone restored, so it works now but i really want to try the pure ics rom:)

Regards Alpejohn86
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZACQ8:
which is the ROM you are trying to install?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alpejohn86:
Its called "Pure ICS ROM for Rooted Galaxy S2! [i9100]"

I cant post link to it, but i followed a guide on galaxys2root com

And thats where i found the rom to. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Why are you taking a rom from forum A but going to another forum to ask how to fix it .

That makes no sense at all who knows what stupid instructions you have been given .

Flash a rom from XDA and follow the instructions posted on XDA .

jje
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZACQ8:
my friend you wont get support for such ROMs which are not from XDA..

there are plenty of ROM on XDA developers site : http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1204

select any of them and follow the instruction....
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alpejohn86:
How can i know thats a different "place" ?

As you probably understod a long time ago, im a newbe noob.

You cant expect me to know all this, thats why im here in the first place.

I understand that it anoying when people like me come here and ask questions thats been asked before, im active in a bmw forum and know all about stupid questions, but you guys are the experts at this, im not.

I was not sure if i wanted to ask on xda at all, after seeing the video. It made it sound like its not legal to come here and ask stupid questions.

But, thanks for the info, i will check the roms on xda. :)

Alpejohn86
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZACQ8:
Welocome & goodluck:):)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alpejohn86:
Thanks ZACQ8 :)

Maybe you guys can answer a question, i have now installed a rom from the XDA forum, and its called F1-Galaxy Nexus (i think), its a clean ICS rom.

But im missing the Notes and the file manager, and i think there are som other apps thats missing to. The description said this should be exactly like the Nexus, but i would think the Nexus also have the Notes app? :confused:

Other than that, it works great! :):)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 4038153:
Geez.

You can find apps here https://play.google.com/store
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alpejohn86:
I know that, but i would like to have the Notes that comes with android so i can sync my backup from the computer. :)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 4038153:
What notes that comes with Android? There isn't one.

If you mean the notes app which comes with Samsung ROMs, you need to have a read what AOSP is.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alpejohn86:
Oh, so the Notes is something that Samsung put on there? If so, then i understand why its not there. :) Thanks!:)
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] f.gerlag:
Hi

Can somebody help me with a nandroid backup from the first nandroid at your first rooted backup in Dutch, my nandroid is gone about a drive crash.

Thanks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jc.comino:
ok guys... im an idiot...

i was rooting my friends Sg2 (which was running stock gingerbread and bought in Aus.) and using odin and i flashed a CF root kernel XW CLK KF3 but after it booted back into the stock rom i forgot to use Superoneclick to root it....

I skipped straight to the next step which was to use CWM to flash the latest nightly build of Cyanogen Mod.... obviously that didn't quite go as planned..

now, i can still boot into CWM and download mode but im not sure what to flash so i can boot the phone and run Superoneclick and finish loading on a new OS...

also, i have no way to put files on the phone so i assume ill have to use ODIN...

PLEASE HELP!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZACQ8:
if you have flashed CF-root kernel, then forget superoneclick you have alreay rooted..

you can flash a stock ICS ROM, since your next target is CM9

---------- Post added at 03:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:58 PM ----------

ICS Roms for ODIN flash : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1544487
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rfail1988:
I'm on apex launcher and I'm sure its a simple fix but I can't find it for the life of me! How do I stop my phone from adding freshly installed apps to the home screen?!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bmakk2055:
Go to play store/settings/ unclick auto add widget
[G2 and Desire Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ChristianFS1:
what do you guys think about XobotOS ? WOULDN'T THIS BE AWESOME FOR OUR DEVICES ?!

http://www.xda-developers.com/android/c-the-future-of-android/
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kewa:
so i used doomlords zergrush and this is what it said. but i am still not rooted. any help?

most of it said failed to copy or unable to xxx so what can i do? wont let me post a pic
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KayxGee1:
You should try posting in the Xperia's General and/or Q&A section. You'll probably get your answer there.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] paxChristos:
If it says "Hellions with blue flames" while running DoomLord's zergRush toolkit, that means the zergRush exploit has been patched, and the only way to root your phone is to downgrade.

Pax
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kewa:
but wont me downgrading it then rooting mean i will lose the stuff on phone memory and be unable to upgrade again? sorry i am kinda noobish on this stuff

i also got the 2.3.3 android version

btw zergrush also said it finished rooting if that will help
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jfalgout2003:
So I have been checking the web constantly for the Ion release date. Though I have yet to find something concrete, something caught my eye yesterday. I did a google search for Xperia Ion and when the description came up for Sony's website, it said "Coming in June only from AT&T." Well I did the same search this morning so I could take a screen shot of what I saw and now the description says, "Coming Soon only from AT&T." I bet what I saw was accidentally put in the meta description then taken down. Hope this is correct. I'm due for upgrade in June and I really want the Ion. The One X is my second choice, but I really want that HDMI out!

Hope someone here has some inside information.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jfalgout2003:
I figured out if you continuously hit refresh, the ad description updates. Here's the screenshot.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
Congrats,

this post made it to phandroid and android police ;)

http://phandroid.com/2012/05/07/google-ad-reveals-june-launch-for-atts-sony-xperia-ion/

http://www.androidpolice.com/2012/0...nd-announcement-ion-may-be-launching-in-june/

[EDIT] Also Pocketnow, ubergizmo, TechGeer and others
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mike21pr:
S3 CPU and Gingerbread? No thanks. Sony should at least have had an.S4 to appeal better vs phones like the One X and SGS3. Average consumer will prolly be swayed my the mp count but still, it should have been better overall

Sent from my HTC One X
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
S

I disagree, partially. I really wished Sony would learn from previous experience and wouldn't be late to the quadcore party or at least come up with a 2012 SoC during 2012, but in the other hand some people will prefer the design and camera over other ubiquitous phones by other manufacturers.