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[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jk0l:
I think that means you have a locked bootloader.

And from what you're telling, I believe you have stock recovery.

Also, when you're in fastboot mode, I don't think adb commands apply. Use fastboot commands instead (i.e. fastboot devices).

Search for guides showing you how to install and use fastboot.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TerryUK98:
I did fastboot as well and the problem I think I am having is it's not recognizing my phone because usb debugging wasn't turned on before it locked up. How would I get it to recognize my phone or download an img to my phone if it is not being recognized. Sorry if this is a stupid question.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jk0l:
You don't need usb debugging in fastboot mode.

You either:

1. Don't have drivers installed.

2. Don't have fastboot installed correctly.

You really need to read a guide or two, through and thoroughly.

Bc it sounds like you have no clues.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chronophase1:
Yeah dude. Take a step back and go over what you have installed and where you installed it.Yes, fastboot commands start with fastboot instead of adb. And you're on stock recovery.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TerryUK98:
Thanks for the answer that I don't need usb debugging in fastboot mode, I wasn't sure of that. I have downloaded and installed my drivers multiple times and when I use the device manager to update drivers it says I have the latest drivers installed already. Whenever I do fastboot commands I will type in fastboot devices and shouldn't my device serial number come up? It just gives me the line c:\android\android-sdk\platform-tools>

And is waiting on me to type a command in. And yes I have been looking at guides all night. I appreciate any help you guys might have and remember we were all noobs at one time.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jk0l:
The zip in this tutorial should help.

It has adb, fastboot, and the drivers needed.

And unlock the bootloader because it is locked.
[Nexus S Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TerryUK98:
Finally got it, I had everything downloaded that I needed already, but looking at different forums, etc, it seemed like everyone named it something different. So I just used the one link you gave me and did it exactly the same way and it worked. Thanks so much! and again thanks for your patience.
[Atrix 4G Themes and Apps] teeth_03:
I somehow was able to get AWN Manager to work on my install,and was able to set it so maximized windows can cover it up (which also requires you to right click on the title bar of the window and click Always On Top).

Long story short,I can now use the Java VM with a max res of 1364x686

There is a pixel on each side of the window,and the menu/title/status bars are still at the top of the screen.

It beats the phone's resolution stretched out in any case.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jacoballen22:
Is this ICS or what is it? It just appeared on my phone.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ianhouser:
Pretty sure it's not ICS

Pretty sure it's not ICS because last I checked, they weren't sending the ICS update OTA. I know they sent a GB update OTA a while ago, so it would be weird that you get it now. Are you rooted? That would make it even stranger if you were.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] jacoballen22:
I am rooted.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ianhouser:
Yeah, looks like it. Well like I said, I don't believe they were sending out the ICS update OTA, but either way you probably want to stay away from whatever they're sending if you don't know what it is. BTW, you can grab the official ICS update from Kies, and also keep root. http://support.t-mobile.com/thread/27282?tstart=0

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1705617
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] techfanatic9:
Yes it is. Congratulation! Enjoy your ICS.
[General Questions and Answers] gjnave:
Ok.. ive researched this and not found an answer:

Recently i tried to root my Infuse with the Gingerbread rom... instead of being able to just root the actual stock gingerbread, i had to install a rom based on the stock, with root.

Sometime later my camera has crapped out (not working) and im guessing its because of the rom. Im wanting to go back to the original (forget root) but now cant get into download mode (although recover mode works fine).

FYI.. i have done this a million times ---> remove and reinsert battery.. hold volume buttons, and plug in usb. It either a) loops on Samsung or b) reboots phone

1) Would this rom have changed my bootloader?

2) isnt there a way to change a rom without download mode? Using clockworkmod or something like that?

3) I instralled "QuickBoot" from the PlayStore which has an option to load into bootloader... it doesnt do it.

Any ideas?

thanks,

Jim
[General Questions and Answers] gjnave:
solved my own problem

Well,i solved my own problem.. it all had to do with the stupid cable. I was using the cord from my LG G2X and not the actual Samsung one... i guess one is a data cable and the other is not.

Stupid lame piec-a ... grumble grumble grumble
[General Questions and Answers] alavid:
sorry but the order in which you did {FYI.. i have done this a million times ---> remove and reinsert battery.. hold volume buttons, and plug in usb. It either a) loops on Samsung or b) reboots phone} maybe wrong, check the right order:

1 remove battery

2 plug in usb

3 hold volume buttons

4 reinsert battery

Hope this helps!
[HTC EVO 3D] russellsolid:
:crying: ok so

I have rooted my phone

then I have installed 4eXT

I still have S-ON (do i need S-OFF and if I do... how do I do it)

Trying to install mwakious3Drom v9

I get stuck on the boot htc screen when I try to run v7

I did wipe and format

I have cleared cache-dalvik

Dont know what to do :( please help
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
I think you do need s-off to not have boot loops in ics Roms. If you look at the stickies in the gsm development forums, you'll find what you need to get s-off.

EDIT: See here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=23379702

Sent from my ICS 3VO with Tapatalk 2
[HTC EVO 3D] DENLIM:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1471246

use this to downgrade and s-off. it will give you more options.... as most of the custom rom will indicate "....unlocked and s-off....." in the requirements before flashing...
[HTC EVO 3D] IxBUSTERxI:
So, I guess you didn't flash the new firmware either?

First install latest firmware, then wipe everything, then install V7 run it once and then wipe cache/Dalvik and install V9.
[HTC EVO 3D] sgaheer:
I have s-on and i am running mwakious v9 witthout any problems,

Make sure it is the latest version of 4ext and that smartflash is on
[HTC EVO 3D] tarassor:
+1 yoy can run it with s on BUT with last 4ext and smartflash on. The other Way is to flash, then reboot to fasboot and flash boot.ont previously extracted from the rom... But yes smartflash is easier ;)
[HTC EVO 3D] russellsolid:
In the end I used S-OFF

dont know why 4ext S-ON didnt work pretty sure I had smartflash on maybe I was doing it wrong

what can S-OFF do that 4eXT smartflash can't???
[HTC EVO 3D] coal686:
AFAIK, mainly flash radios without having to relock the phone. I've also noticed that even with 4ext smart flash, s-on people still get bootloops with ics. S-off people don't have as many issues.

Sent from my ICS 3VO with Tapatalk 2
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sirgen:
Hi guys I have been trying to unlock my Samsung Galaxy S I9000 for some time now with no luck. I have tried two (samsung unlock and the xda) methods and both has failed. There is a problem generating the codes. Maybe I did too much flashing in the begining I don`t know :). Can anyone help me with this please? I have added a jpeg to see if that helps.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ruscan.calin:
you get permission denied error ..

do this in terminal

adb shell
su
chmod 777 /efs/nv_data.bin
exit
exit

after this you can

adb pull /efs/nv_data.bin
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sirgen:
Thanks for the quick response. but bare with me cause I don`t understand the instructions. How do I go about doing it in terminal?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Vertron:
I unlocked my SGS by using an app called Galaxy_S unlock by Helroz from the play store.

If it doesn't work try downgrading to froyo as I unlocked mine when I was on 2.2.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ruscan.calin:
It seems you have adb.exe tool already installed but you get error because you do not have enough rights on your phone so get the rights by these lines..

by terminal here I mean cmd.exe from Windows

so enter cmd Start/Run/cmd.exe

then to start adb server enter this

adb devices

then in cmd enter

"adb shell" press Enter (in fact this is "terminal" - a way to get access on your phone and enter commands)

then "su" press Enter

and so on..

adb shell
su
chmod 777 /efs/nv_data.bin
exit
exit

lastly enter

adb pull /efs/nv_data.bin

now you get nv_data.bin on your PC check for this file in the folder where adb.exe is located usually ~\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe

You have the advantage of a well-known phone so there are solutions for everything

by example look here for a tutorial to unlock your phone

If you do not understand something let me know about

This is the case you want to work from scratch the easy way is to search on Market/ Google Play for an app to unlock this phone
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sirgen:
Wow it is not easy to get past this image verification at all. Anywho............ So I have properly installed the SDK and I also installed a stock rom (I9000XXJP2) and rooted it and Now I get this result displayed in the attached pic. I have tried to follow the instructions given by ruscan.calin (and thanks for the "look here for a tutorial to unlock your phone" link) but I again I am back at a dead end.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ruscan.calin:
It seems you are the right way now you have an unlocked nv_data.bin

replace on phone and give rights follow that tutor

I can help you but give me more details because I don't have this phone

what did you do ?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sirgen:
I installed the SDK and put in the path for the ADB folder. Then I installed a stock rom (I9000XXJP2) and rooted it although I think I did not have to root it. I then used the "Generate_Code" script from XDA. But I still don`t get the NCK and Freeze codes. Should I try another rom?
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ruscan.calin:
root is very important

if not you can not play with nv_data.bin file...

what link ? and how did you do what steps I can't guess show me some logs screenshots anyway more info !
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sirgen:
[QUOTE su

chmod 777 /efs/nv_data.bin

exit

exit

Then from the DOS command prompt:

adb pull /efs/nv_data.bin

Step 5: Select the file on the main Samsung Galaxy S Unlocker & Repair page

Step 6: Enter your desired Unlock and Unfreeze Codes and click the SUBMIT button

Step 7: Download the new file that is generated for you

Step 8: From ADB shell (Type "adb shell" at the DOS command prompt) or a terminal on your phone, enter the following commands to backup your current EFS related files, in case something goes wrong. ![/QUOTE]

After I have followed the instructions up to "steps 4" I am not sure what I should do for steps 5,6, and 7. I don`t know where "the main Samsung Galaxy S Unlocker" is. I included two pics of tmy adb shell (adb pull /efs/nv_data.bin)

I also copied an efs folder from my phone onto my pc.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ruscan.calin:
here is it http://www.communityhosting.net/sgsunlock/
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sirgen:
Brilliant!!!! My SGS is unlocked :D. Thank you ever so much ruscan.calin for helping me to do this and putting up with me too. I am truly grateful.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] ruscan.calin:
problem solved

I like your answer this is like 100 thanks for me !

also as Vertron said there are apps in Market to unlock this well-known phone
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sirgen:
My sincere apologies to you my friend. I was able to unlocked my SGS after I followed your advice of downgrading to froyo and then I continued with the tutorial I got through Member ruscan.calin. So excess amount of thanks to you both.;) I will make sure to properly BACKUP my SGS3 before I touch it. I have learnt my lesson. :o Thanks again.
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] sirgen:
Thanks for the heads up, but I did it with the help of XDA
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] red4our:
Thanks :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tiplite2004:
switched from paranoid ROM to Omega And my Wifi signal dropped 2 bars. IM in the same location as before so I don't understand the problem.

I know some would say just move the router nearer but I don't have that luxury because IM feeding off a neighbor.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Juan Kerzhoff:
Think i read somewhere kernel for wifi modem for data.... cant be sure though fella.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nodstuff:
Afaik this is true.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] g2uzer:
Post them up :) Thanks to Every one for Posting them, Ill try to update this list as much as I can

google chrome

light flow

SafeWallet, Root Explorer and WhatsApp

nova launcher

SwiftKey 3 keyboard

Volume+ by meltus volume boost,

Screebl

Cause I'm always flashing so a must have for me is mybackup pro

message 4.0

Go SMS Pro

titanium backup, rom manager and flipboard
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] willham:
First app I downloaded was light flow to change the notification light
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] g2uzer:
Sweet .I'm going to try it
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] georgei11:
SafeWallet, Root Explorer and WhatsApp

never forget another site/password again :good:
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] stonew5082:
nova launcher was first for me. touchwiz is ugly and the icons are horrible. with nova you can change the icons and get a vanilla feel.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] afbengochea:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.easyphonetunes.android.app&feature=nav_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwyLDNd

Nice little app to sync with iTunes
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] jonnunez:
I downloaded SwiftKey 3 keyboard. Wasn't really feeling the stock keyboard..
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] deeznutz1977:
Volume+ by meltus volume boost, bass boost works good
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Bardamuz:
Hi please can you publish the APK so i can try it with my S2

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] afbengochea:
not sure how to publish the apk but just do a search in the play store for easy phone tunes
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] Bardamuz:
i alread try and i cannot download it as i am not in UK and i only register my S2
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] kelmerp:
I can't live without Screebl.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] g2uzer:
Yea I had to re download mine again, makes texting a lot faster
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] sleepy13909:
Cause I'm always flashing so a must have for me is mybackup pro
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] nonmindo:
why would you need volume boost? This thing is RIDICULOUSLY loud already, lol
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] deeznutz1977:
boosting to +2 makes it sound better in my car so that way I don't have to turn the volume up to 3/4
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] GS3man:
whats a good replacement messaging app?? any suggestions
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] jimbo05dv8:
yes there is a app called message 4.0 from tim hutt its free and its a galaxy s nexus icecream look alike:laugh:
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] orthopak:
Go SMS Pro is a good free messaging app, tons of options and you can theme it to look like stock ICS.
[Galaxy S III Themes and Apps  (US Carriers)] movieaddict:
first 3 apps!! titanium backup, rom manager and flipboard
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jediman:
When I had a crackberry and had it paired with my Bluetooth on my car I could hit a button on the module in my car and it would launch voice dialing on the berry. With an android phone it doesn't. I am wondering if there was a way or an app that could monitor for the button or give me the same Bluetooth config of the berry so I could gain that back.

I love hands free dialing and I've tried apps like vlingo but they seem too unusuable still.

Any suggestions here would be great!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jediman:
Anyone, beuler?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herman76:
You should check out tasker, it can pick up blue tooth commands and perform what you want.

Swiftkey'ed on my CM9 Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jediman:
Unfortunately that didn't work for me very well.

It seems like the button in question doesn't register on android at all.

Not sure if that's the 'fault' of the car's audio system or a weakness int he btooth apk.

Oh well.

Probably should just get a headset.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Herman76:
I have Sony MW600 connected to my phone, and when I push the hang up button on that one, voice calling starts up.

Swiftkey'ed on my CM9 Galaxy Nexus
[Galaxy S III General (US Carriers)] arophie:
I tried searching but couldn't find anything, but how do I get to the S Baro app? Where is the 'More Services' menu?
[General Questions and Answers] Winston O'Boogie:
Hey guys, I was just wondering if anyone knows of an app which can change the icons in the app drawer? I've tried many apps but all they do is change the home screen icons. Any help on how to do this would be very much appreciated.
[General Questions and Answers] superatrain:
This function may be possible by switching to a different launcher, but I do not know which launcher would be capable of doing this. Usually the images in the drawer are read directly from the apk, and the apps which change the icons on the home screen can get around this by making a widget with the specified icon, which points to the application.

If there are only a few applications you want changed, it is possible to change them the hard way, by extracting the apk, changing the icon in the "/res/drawable-?dpi" folder, and then installing the new application by hand. (It will no longer be signed, so you will have to go to allow this in Settings > Applications > Unknown sources)
[General Questions and Answers] Winston O'Boogie:
I don't think any launchers are capable of changing app drawer icons. Looks like I may have to do it the hard way
[General Questions and Answers] illuminatic:
m also waiting

m also waiting for such app
[General Questions and Answers] kishankpadiyar:
You can use go launcher which has option to change icons.. All U need is an icon pack..
[General Questions and Answers] Allanitomwesh:
Launcher pro can change app drawer icons,as can adw launcher. Just get an icon pack...or better still, make one. It's easier with launcher pro.
[General Questions and Answers] Winston O'Boogie:
I'm using adw launcher and it can't change the icons. I have a really cool icon pack, and it changes the icons... but not all of them.. so everything doesn't match. On adw you can't manually change the icons of an individual app. I'll give launcher pro a go
[General Questions and Answers] Allanitomwesh:
Best of luck,get back to us with how it goes.
[General Questions and Answers] ajinx999:
Try LiveHome

Try LiveHome. With this launcher, you can manually change the icon and also label name of any app in appdrawer. :)
[General Questions and Answers] Winston O'Boogie:
Cheers man. It won't recognise my icon pack though, but still, it's the first launcher I've seen that can change the app drawer icons
[General Questions and Answers] gdownloads:
Going to try it now

Thanks ALOT. Ive been looking for a few days to find a way to change labels in the app drawer. I could find ways to password lock certain ones, but nothing to change the labels. I finally posted in 2 forums last night, asking if anyone knew ANYway to, but still no answers at 1 &was told that only thing possible is there are some apps that change icons &let u change labels on Home screens only, at the other. I'm gonna try this right now. Thanks ALOT!!!
[General Questions and Answers] sbkjuggalo:
hey for anyone wanting to know sslauncer allows for u to change app icons and labels in app drawer
[General Questions and Answers] spizzak:
I installed apex launcher and that applied its icon pack to my app drawer. Now any app with the same name has the same icon... any way to change this?
[General Questions and Answers] iamsuperbash:
Can it? Without using a Launcher?
[General Questions and Answers] robollama:
Wrong topic
[General Questions and Answers] mrichiem:
i'm using holo laucher and it can change the icons in the app drawer, desktop, and folders. just long press on the icon to edit it and you can choose icons from market downloadable theme packs or even use gallery pics :beer::)

sent from my GT-S5300 on Explode
[General Questions and Answers] careenprokop85:
its not an app for ur phone but heres a program on th computer that might change the icons for ya.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=890876
[General Questions and Answers] Dr0idG00di3:
When i press long a Icon in the Drawer this comes direct on my Desktop, no Options , the Options are only at the Desktop!

Why ??
[General Questions and Answers] Hopper8:
Nova launcher just got an update, now to change an app drawer icon (to a picture from gallery and hence a uzip, or from an apk) long press on the app icon in the draw. Drag it to the edit symbol. Click the app icon in the edit popup. Choose icon as desired!
[General Questions and Answers] IcyDevil_:
Stock launchers don't usually offer an option to change the icons. If you cannot find the option then use custom launchers(Nova, Apex, HOlo etc)
[General Questions and Answers] dn_evil:
you can use adw, apex, nova launcher to change icon
[General Questions and Answers] faslane:
Does anyone know of a way to change the actual APP drawer icon? Maybe manually by digging into the framework or something? I use GNL for my launcher and want to keep it so I just want to edit the icon manually without using Apex, Nova etc. there must be a way no?

Thanks

Fas

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Is there a way to do this for the actual App drawer icon? I want to use a custom one without changing my launcher I use GNL. I use icon packs through Xgels just fine but want to manually change the app drawer icon from the little squares to a custom graphic (icon) I made.

TIA

Fas
[General Questions and Answers] faslane:
Yeah I know but the stock icon must be stored somewhere. I want to do it manually. Not by switching to a custom launcher because I like the Google now launcher with xgels mod.

Any ideas where it might be stored?

Thanks +1

Found it. Edit the Google search app. Not the launcher app. Worked perfectly.
[General Questions and Answers] hemant98:
Try kk launcher simply the best
[General Questions and Answers] theozzlives:
Wow. ADW ex is newer that the other launchers made by them yet can't customize the place where most icons live. It I'd bragged about being the most customizable. The Dev is really going backwards. The only one I liked was Launcher One for an old device. If anyone figures it out hallar st me. I'm done with this Dev until then.

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Wow. ADW LaunCher EX is newer that the other launchers made by them yet can't customize the place where most icons live. It is bragged about being the most customizable. The Dev is really going backwards. The only one I liked was ADW Launcher One for an old device. You cant just try it and find out, you have to buy the thing up front. Then find this out? If anyone figures it out hallar at me. I'm done with this Dev until then.