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[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] Schocker1:
Hello everyone,

I have been using tytung's ICS SD build since the very beginning, I had about 120 apps installed and I was really happy with that build. Yeah, it did restart out of blue sometimes, but I was used to it.

But after I took the battery out yesterday (because the phone was lagging like a snail), it didn't turn back on. I left it on charger for the night, hoping it is just temporary, but I woke up to see the bootanimation again.

I have already tried to upgrade to 2.0 (I've used 1.5 then), but with no results. I mean, when I used a new data.ext4 file everything went smooth, no, damn smooth. Still, I would prefer to use my old data file. Is there any way of "repairing" it or at least copying the files from it?

Sorry if it was already mentioned, I've browsed through about 20 pages of threads and didn't find anything which could help me.

Thanks in advance!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] g2tegg:
Just seen this on Engadget.com . Looks like a fellow XDA member (all the credit goes to Valcho) extracted the .apk from a demo SG3 using AirDroid.

Article :

http://www.engadget.com/2012/05/09/flipboard-for-android-liberated-from-galaxy-s-iii/

Download and instructions :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1644212
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] Jamolah:
I downloaded it today after reading the engadget article. It works very well on our phones.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] pingfl00d:
Mine says app not installed cm9
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] pixelens:
I had that as well, I re-downloaded and installed with no issues.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] CZ Eddie:
Wtf is Flipboard?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] skyrocketeer:
It is like Google Currents, or Pulse Reader. Basically an Rss reader

But very attractive. Kind of like a magazine.

I like to use Pulse myself; I prefer function over form :D
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] UZ7:
Have you ever used pulse before? Basically you can connect to various newsfeeds and all you have to do is flip the screen up or down to navigate through them. Works well with Facebook and Twitter. You can also connect other accounts such as Instagram and Tumblr.

http://youtu.be/Bj7ScnpY4to?t=42s
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] CZ Eddie:
Nope.

I use News 360 for news stuff. I set it as a widget. One for Top Stories and one for Sports. Fills up a whole page. I like it.

I may check out the Pulse or Flipboard thingy.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] RASTAVIPER:
I need some keyboard like Swype with Greek and English languages.

Any ideas?

Sent from my NookColor at ICS 4.0.4
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] DigitalMD:
Swiftkey is the best multi-language keyboard I have seen.

They have a tablet beta on there website you can try out.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] RASTAVIPER:
Just tried it, but no sweeping.

Is there another option?

Sent by Nook Color at ICS 4.0.4
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] shumash:
Slide-it
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] halrulez:
I use thumb keyboard works great and easy as pie.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] RASTAVIPER:
Thumb keyboard is not working like Swyping, so its not an option.

Unleashed from my Revolutionized Desire HD
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] imdaman99:
I use FlexT9 Speak-Trace-Write-Tap... unfortunately it costs $4.99. However it was on amazon free app of the day a couple of times, which is when I picked it up. It has the swype option that you're looking for, and that is basically why I use it for both my droid2 and nc.
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] RASTAVIPER:
From all that I tried, Slide It seems to be the best.

Thanks everybody for suggestions. :-)

Unleashed from my Revolutionized Desire HD
[Nook Color Themes and Apps] RASTAVIPER:
Swiftkey seems to do the job for me, but unfortunately it needs 35mb of ram.

Any other keyboards that don't use so much ram?

Produced by NookColor at ICS 4.0.4
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AcuraKidd:
So I have a Galaxy Nexus bought from Google Play and I absolutly love it. I'm using it on Tmobile and it displays an H icon for HSPA+

I know that I can easily root it and install a rom, but I perfer not to. I simply just want to change the H icon to 4G WITHOUT rooting.

Is there any way to do this?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Zepius:
without root, no you cant.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] nodstuff:
Get a post it note and write 4g in the corner where the glue is and then cut it out and sick it over the H.

Otherwise root.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
No you need root. And if you did root and you did change it, it'd affect your future OTAs
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] feihtkrad:
Would I need to install a custom rom to change it?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zephiK:
No. All you have to do is open up SystemUI.APK and go into drawable-xhdpi and replace two images of "3G"
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tsekh501:
Can I change "E" to "LTE" and get faster speed?

Otherwise, what's the point?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] AcuraKidd:
OK let's say I did root, can I just use the existing 4G icon that's built in and simply designate it to show up for T-Mobile?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Yes you can just rename the icons and they'll show up. There's plenty of flashable zips to do this too. You're not the first one to want this.

But once you start editing things you won't get OTAs to install properly anymore... editing things that aren't meant to be edited messes with that stuff.

Why not just leave it as "H"? You know what it is. Just leave it.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] theking_13:
Lol this.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] babymatteo:
This one made my day :D ROTFLMFAO
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SnrSuave:
Switch to Verizon?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leebo:
I read a rumor that the $36 activation fee can be waved if you provide Sprint with your AAA card. Anyone done this?

does anyone know of any other way to avoid this "tax"?

I just pre-ordered the EVO LTE and will supposedly be charged the fee upon activation. Do I need to go into a Sprint store and show them my AAA card? Can I do this over the phone? Does it even work?

Thanks.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tgrgrd00:
Idk about AAA. But I am going to try to get the fee waived upon activation by saying I stuck with my sprint order even though I could have got it cheaper through wirefly.

We will see.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] pdappcgeek:
My fee is waived

I was told my fee is waived due to the plan I'm on.

I'm on sero Premium 450/min w/unlimted data & txt
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Myzur:
I ordered a different phone for my daughter earlier this week. I just asked the representative to waive the activation fee and she did. I'll verify this when my next statement comes in.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] purock:
That would be nice. Let us know if you have success with that route.

Is there a way to cancel the pre-order with Sprint? Or am I SOL on the Wirefly and BB deals?
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sinfiery:
Did you have to convince them?

I'm going to be upgrading to the same plan but was out of luck when trying to get the fee waived. Even mentioned how SERO members are forced to upgrade through sprint when wirefly and Best Buy are offering much better promotions on the same product..

Maybe another representative will yield better results.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] pdappcgeek:
No. She said "let me look at your account and see if there will be an activation fee....... no I see the activation fee is waived with your plan"
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sinfiery:
I'll have to try this when my phone comes in and I activate it.

Thanks
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tgrgrd00:
Just and FYI since I said I would report back. I called Sprint and I asked about my activation fee and he initially said that I would have to pay it. I explained that I ordered through sprint even though I could have gotten the phone much cheaper through a 3rd party and I would appreciate it if they would wave the fee to help offset the cost difference. He put me on hold for 1 minute came back and said the activation fee has been waved.

Maybe this route can help some who ordered through Sprint.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PsiPhiDan:
To clarify about the AAA activation fee waiving:

You MUST have the AAA discount as your account's discount in order to use this. In other words, if you have an employer discount you use to get 15% off your bill every month, then THAT discount plan must include the fee waiver to get the waiver. You couldn't just flash your AAA card and get it.

So, if you have the AAA as your discount, you will receive 10% monthly off your bill, and waived activation fees. But you cannot mix and match, sadly. I talked to Sprint about this yesterday. Kind of disappointed... I don't want to pay $36 for no reason.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] purock:
Guess I need to try this route as well. Knowing my luck, I'll get a 'no' person.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] jayman907:
It wont hurt to ask when you call to activate it. The worst that could happen is they tell you no and charge you. The best is they wave the fee. I went with 119.00 on wirefly so I can't use the " went with Sprint" argument. Lets keep our fingers crossed.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] detcup4evr:
:( oh well

we shall see if my txt chat skills are up to this challenge once this "ESN storage fee" hits my bill.

If I lose I may ask them to explain how activating my phone costs them money, seems like they ESN goes into the system then blam that is all, once the ESN is in the system I can deactvate and active a month later without a fee, just curious if they have a legitimate reason for the fee,

Sent from my Synergized Aggressive Lionfish Evo using the XDA app
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] tgrgrd00:
If you get a "no" person just hang up and call back. Someone will do it for sure. I got it on first try so you will get it.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] pdappcgeek:
Would this work?

What if a person with a sero plan (gets free activation) activates your phone on their line, then takes it off.

Now that you're phone's ESN is in their system, you'd be able to switch back to your own phone at no charge (avoiding the activation fee)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] hshshawn:
You could also call top tier CS. I called the regular CS line earlier today and was denied even after telling them I would just cancel and go to Best Buy he brought a manager on the manager said "we can't waive it so I suggest purchasing it at Best Buy"(Wow really). Called Top Tier CS and with no hassle the lady said she will waive the activation fee and follow up next week to make sure it wasn't added and if I have issues to call back and reference call today.

The number is: 1-866-727-0665

Just ask for account services once they answer
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] purock:
Thanks for the posting. I too called customer service and got the nope-nope-nope line. I don't understand how Amazon can get the activation waived, yet the person at Sprint today told me it is impossible. Every upgrade requries the $36 fee. I got a tough cookie on my first try.

I never have good luck. Should have waited for Amazon to list the phone. What happened to the days where everybody had the same price on launch day (maybe a $10 difference).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sjcdal:
Amazon looks like the same link to "free activation" as Wirefly and others...it appears to only be good on NEW LINE activations. Anybody confirm this is not the case? That would certainly be another argument to make with S after I get the phone. I have BofA corp rate....and I have usually gotten the activation removed (5 lines...over 15 years with Sprint)....but not on the Evo3D's. Grr.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] esco_three:
To answer your question the AAA membership will NOT waive upgrade fees, but It will waive the Activation fees. Meaning, if you are signing up with Sprint AAA will waive the fee but if you are a current Sprint customer, upgrading to a new device, unfortunately it will not waive the fee. That said, the AAA discount must be active on the account prior to you coming into the store for an upgrade or AT the time of purchase when signing up with Sprint. It will also save you 10% a month and like someone else has previously stated, you cannot mix discount so if you already have a discount the AAA will not apply.

For some slightly better news, if you go with the Credit Union membership discount, that WILL waive ALL fees, activation AND upgrade fees. It will also save you 10% a month. You just need to be a part of ANY credit union, BECU, Alaksa ect...
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] purock:
You are correct. If you are upgrading an existing line on Amazon you will still be charged the $36.00.

I know this because I called Sprint today. Tried to get them to waive activation fee, they would not again, but I was able to get them to cancel my preorder. So I ordered from Amazon instead (always been a fan w/ no hassle). Still saving $64.00 ($50 on phone & $16 on tax).
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Curb71:
Why $16 on tax? Doesn't Sprint and Amazon both charge tax based on the MSRP of the phone? $550 @ Sprint and $730 @ Amazon.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] purock:
Not on MSRP as far as I know. Amazon doesn't charge any sales tax (at least for me here in MD).

Sprint sales tax will vary depending on state. They had estimated sales tax for me of $16.00 but they did charge my card only for $211.98 (199.99 + 11.99 Sales Tax). Which is correct because Maryland sales tax is 6%.

Whereas Amazon charged my card for $149.99. Still saving $62. :)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] SgtSpike:
I called Sprint and asked if they would waive the activation fee. They said yes and threw in free shipping. I did have to pay the full $199 but at least I got it done while sitting on my kester and it only took about 20 minutes.

C'MON EVO, get here
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] purock:
I called sprint two times and asked to waive the activation fee and both time they told me its impossible. So I said fine, cancel it and I'll go with Amazon. And they did.

The problem with all these large corporations customer service. Lack of consistency.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] leebo:
Boy do I hope this info is correct! I do have the 10% CU discount, although on my bill it shows up as "employee discount". I am not an employee.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] sjcdal:
I just noticed that Wirefly Friends deal is no longer $119, but now $139.99.

However...a friends referral will get you $25 back after 90 days off the $149.99 price. Free fedex delivery, no sales tax. mods.. feel free to take out the link if this violates something on forum, not trying to tick anybody off...but here is my referral link.... . http://wirefly.tellapal.com/a/clk/8jCG6

$25 doesn't show up on the pricing but the site says you will get $25 back after 90 days. Be sure and clear cache first if you have visited them earlier.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Curb71:
it will get you back $25 too :rolleyes:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] staeck20:
This may be a stupid question but is there any difference between ordering from wirefly oppose to the Sprint website??
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PsiPhiDan:
Likely if you're ordering right now, you will receive the phone about 2 or 3 weeks earlier through Sprint vs. Wirefly. If you had already ordered through Wirefly on Monday lets say, you'd likely see a difference of about 2 or 3 days in arrival.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Curb71:
also the cost difference. wirefly is $50 less and no tax (which is about $60 since its based on the msrp) and they waive activation fee for new lines I believe and have free shipping.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PsiPhiDan:
Well Sprint is offering free shipping too, so that is not a difference. But yes, the price is certainly a large difference! I was assuming he knew that.

And as for the tax thing, I know that California pays MSRP tax, but I don't think any other states do. My tax was about $20 (10% of actual cost paid). So that isn't a $60 difference for most, but it is still something.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] LTEvo:
I ordered through wirefly. And after seeing this thread, thought I would give it a shot.

I am a AAA member but for some reason, I think the rep entered "AA" employee discount. So I am getting 12% a month off, while AAA is 10% off. So first rep i asked her to waive the activation fee, and she said she couldn't. I was extremely nice about it.

Then I asked to be transferred to client services. When I got there, I asked him about renewal discount. He said that was over last year. He said "I see you have AAA discount" :confused:, okay whatever I played along. Still he couldn't waive the activation fee (most likely cause its AA not AAA).

He said, "have i answered all your questions?". I said "yes, but i am still not happy". I didn't raise my voice, just a matter of fact. He put me on hold to talk to manager. Came back with you can trade your OG Evo for $70 buy back at Sprint store. I told him I wanted to keep it as back up, so no go there. Again he put me on hold, to talk to manager. He said, "he would waive the fee if i ordered the LTE with them. I said "unless you price match to 120$, no chance".

So he put me on hold one last time to talk to a "Specialist" :rolleyes:

Finally, he came and said "I can do one last upgrade fee waiver". And after that they would put a block on credits in the future for fee waiver. I said, "sounds good to me". And I assured him I would give all "5s" on the feedback questionnaire, when Sprint calls me. I think he thought I was gonna give bad scores, so he tried his best to make me somewhat happy.

So he noted my account about waiving the "upgrade fee", and I have to call back to make sure they credit it to my account. We shall see if this actually happens.

One thing I was getting confused about was, he kept calling it "upgrade fee" not "activation fee". I confirmed the amount was $36. Weird, but hey another 36$ saved. :D
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Cuppeerr:
Jessica at sprint chat is a meanie. She wouldn't waive the fee:mad:
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] PsiPhiDan:
Haha yeah I tried her too... no luck!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Cuppeerr:
My moms an EXPERT arguer and it's her account so i'll put her on the phone later:)
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] purock:
My guess is Jessica is a fictitious name. I got her as well when I tried the chat route. No luck either.

My guess is we are talking to different people half a world away, who are labeled as 'Jessica'.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] daleybox:
Thanks for the info! I called this number and asked for account services. I told them that I had chatted online at sprint.com with someone about cancelling my preorder because I found it cheaper and that they said I should call this number and ask about an activation fee waiver to offset the cost. She looked on my account and said she didn't see the activation, I told her I hadn't recieved the phone yet, and she said they would waive the fee and annotate my account. All I had to do was call back once it showed up on my bill to have it credited back.

She asked if I had any other issues, and I told her I was having to order a new phone because mine broke and she gave me a $25 credit on another line. :)

Also, I actually did chat with sprint.com about this and they directed me to a supervisor (in chat) who offered me a one time $20 instant credit as well.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] Alex@XDA:
Called Sprint account services and complained on the cheaper price and mumbled about the fact that my $150 credit really is useless as anyone getting a new line gets it for the same price. Well my b*tching got me a waived activation fee and $80 instant credit (already confirmed on my sprint account).

Add that to my Sero (changed to EVP since Evo 4G 2 yrs. ago) account, Sprint has taken care of me....

Now if I can only get my tracking number... Ordered online at 9:21 (EST) and they mentioned that most emails will be sent out today at 11PM (EST).. We'll see...
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrtoots:
Thanks for reading this.

I have spent a couple of day's trawling through forums (especially this one) and think I know some of the answers regrading Odin flashing of Kernels and Roms, but would like confirmation of a few issues before I go ahead with this:

A few months ago I rooted my SGS2 with Odin:

BB/modem XXKE4, (insecure) Kernel XWKE7 (Android 2.3.3). Simple enough, no problems.

However, there are issues with this rom in not reporting signal strength in PhoneStateListener, and I believe a fix is by using modem XXLP1 instead of XXKE4.

So my questions are:

1) Can I just flash this modem by directing the MODEM_I9100XXLP1_REV_02_CL1095381.tar.md5 file I have downloaded to the 'Phone' edit box in Odin, without it un-rooting or wiping any data from the phone, and is it compatible with the remaining rom in the phone (XWKE7 etc.).

2)The complete modem zip file I downloaded I9100XXLP1_I9100OXALP1_OXA also contains csc, kernel and code files which suggests to me I may need these also...?

3) Can anyone confirm that if successful, the reporting of signal strength will now work properly in apps like Open Signal under XWKE7?

4) A more general question, does just flashing a kernel in Odin (not rom) wipe data - Apps/Contacts/Messages as well, or just un-roots the phone? I believe the SDCard is intact?

Thanks for any input.
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 General] jonnyg1097:
Until the 10th of May. I found this in another forum so I thought I'd share with you folks here. It may make our tabs a little more useful now than before rather than typing up documents on our phones.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...m.mobisystems.editor.office_registered&rdot=1
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] htcvarona:
So I've had my phone since Friday and every time I lock it I can still pull the notification bar down. Can anyone else do the same? Is it part of sense ui?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] stnguyen09:
It's a feature of ICS. If you don't have any lock screen security enabled (pattern, pin, password, etc) then it allows your notification bar to be pulled down.
[HTC Rezound] Slacker101:
Anyone know of a working blu tooth controller? Since the Wii Mote doesn't pair with this phone?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Wond3r:
There is this forum and and a different one for Samsung Vibrant. I thought this is also a vibrant?

Can ROMs from the vibrant forum be flashed on a bell i9000m?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] upichie:
For whatever reason the box says Vibrant, but the Bell version is actually an i9000m.

And no, you cannot flash Vibrant firmware onto an i9000m, or the other way around.
[HTC Sensation] McLongDong:
This bug has appeared in every ICS ROM for the Sensation and I am actually surprise no one has reported it. This minute, subtle, annoying bug has driven me face first against a wall :mad:. Before I start explaining the problem here are some screenshots.

Left Image:

This is how the wallpaper SHOULD look like when using HTC LiveWallpaper Slideshow. As you can tell it is not magnified and zoomed in. This is how it looked like when using HTC LiveWallpaper Slideshow on Gingerbread.

Right Image:

The wallpaper is obviously magnified using HTC LiveWallpaper Slideshow. Every image is zoomed in and distorted affecting its quality.

Solution I have tried but failed:

People have told me it was due to the wrong ratio size of the wallpaper. This is NOT TRUE! Regardless of ratio of the wallpaper, it will never magnify the image because this had never happened in Gingerbread. Despite that, I have gone ahead and used wallpapers that were 540x960 and lower. No matter what ratio the wallpaper is, using HTC Livewallpaper Slideshow on ICS, it will always magnify the pictures.

Help:

I primarily use HTC Livewallpaper Slideshow to display pictures of my family and friends but I am unable to do so because of the magnification issue. Imagine a baby face instead of a tree in the screenshot and how it will look. Just very annoying looking through a Slideshow of smudged and disoriented faces.

I don't know much about porting, but is anyone able to just port the GB HTC LiveWallpaper Slideshow on to ICS directly? Or will that cause a problem? Please, can someone look in to it?
[HTC Sensation] gluonyc:
Go to sense 4. The slidshow works beautifuly and with movement