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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 00hero00:
Hey everybody,

I recently bought the galaxy nexus because I wanted to start getting into Rom Development.

I can programm Java and also programmed some simple apps..

But what I really wanted to do is to modify a Rom.

Can anybody tell me where to start? I read guides on how to compile from source and so on, but I don't know if that's what I need.

I want to add things like Notification bar quick settings to the rom.. Are there tutorials on how to develop these things?

Every help is appreciated, maybe you've got some great links for me, thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rayiskon:
start with decompiling apks (SystemUI.apk and framework-res.apk for example) , if u've wrote android apps before (and u said u did), then it shouldn't be that hard to look into the .xml and .jar files. when u finish, compile the .apk back. if u've worked with Eclipse then u probably know the android structure.

Edit: Here is an example of a "ROM modification" - just posting it to give u an example..
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] myepicyear:
Well first thing is first. You need to have the bare basics of Android thoroughly understood obviously. Often overlooked as a first step in this process, just learning about(different than knowing about)the Android Open Source Project first will give you a specific sense of direction, purpose, as well as an identity in the community..

So again- I don't just mean knowing about it- I mean knowing exactlyhow the whole project is structured. Read about all the different types of contributions you/anyone can make to the Android ecosystem. Are you an aesthetics kind of person who would excel at UI designs for apps or whatever; Are you a person who has a good eye for problem solving? Maybe you should be scouring source code, trying to fix little-noticed "bugs" that "bug" the hell out of you. Once you know what you want to do, make sure you find out exactly how much Google provides for you, and what your own roles/responsibilities would be in the whole scheme of things.) This should give you a good idea of where you might fit in (with your current skill-set)and hopefully, it gives you some inspiration about the direction you might want to take it in the future.

Once you do this and "find your calling", post back here, and I'm sure that others qualified in that field will be more than happy to share how they got started.

There is no substitute to just jumping in and trying things though. Everybody makes their own journey differently, so do what comes naturally, and you can't go wrong.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] ShredEight02:
Here ya go

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1661770

and maybe this as well?

http://www.xda-developers.com/andro...rs/ShsH+(xda-developers)&utm_content=FaceBook
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 00hero00:
Wow thank you every body for these great comments! I think I'll compile a Rom from source first and look through all the files..

Decompiling apks looks interesting too.

Thanks for the fast responses & links, you're awesome!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] 00hero00:
Okay so I've got another question..

One thing I always liked on some custom roms was the lockscreen flashlight..

If I would hold power for 3 seconds, the flashlight would turn on until I let go the power button.

I decompiled the framework-res.apk but didn't find anything there, just .xml files.

Where are the files where I can actually code / programm something for the lockscreen?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] rayiskon:
Try android.policy.jar

Usually the jar files contain the code, xml are for visual stuff.

But my question is, are u sure it is a lockscreen feature? (I mean the torch option) . Tbh this is the first time i hear of such a mod and i've been using android devices for over 2 yrs :rolleyes:
[Desire General] Tuborg68:
Hi!

Been using my Desire since spring 2010 and it's still working quite good. But I experience wifi / 3g issues abd wonder if it might be hardware related. Can be software to, I'm rooted and testing different roms.

But anyhoo, is there something in the hardware regarding the antenna that is easy to check? Like contact pins, cables and so on? At least then I can rule it our and focus on software.

I'm running Sandvolds ICS for Desire.

Thanks for any input on this!

Sent with my fumbly thums from my ol' trusty HTC Desire. Still kickin' (sort of)
[Desire General] panpjp:
Well, try and enter the secret key via dialpad or set preferred network to gsm/cdma.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cezaralboiu:
Does anyone knows how to move/install your apps on the EXTERNAL sd card? i've got lots of maps and extra games' data on my phone..and when i move them on the external sd card,they are not recognized..

Please help me and other users with the same problem!;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lord_Santa:
Which version of Android are you using?

If you're on ICS then you just go to Systems Settings - Apps. Then you select the app you want to move and you select, "Move to SD card".

I've been on numerous ICS Roms and it's always worked, I'm not sure about GB anymore (I haven't used one for 7 months now :P)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuestK00396:
You can use an app like app2sd, or try to do this manually, like Lord_santa say ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cezaralboiu:
I tried both methods but it moves the apps on the INTERNAL sd card..but i want to move them on the EXTERNAL sd card( minisd card that you attach to your phone)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] jaison thomas:
This is a request to all devs working with galaxy y.

Some one could help us by modding the stock camera app with power button to click photos.i feel yuck to touch the sgy screen while taking a snap while i am at playing grounds with dirty hands.screen really gets dirty doing that.

So guys if you feel the same support my request ,it may lead some good dev to come up with an modded stock camera.

Pls dont tell that there are 3rd party apps,i have tried it well.none is satisfying as the stock one.

If there is already a modded version help me to get that link.

Waiting anxiosly. :confused:
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Ganesh A:
I want the camera to be like galaxy s3... I want the fast burst mode inbuilt in the camera.

Sent from S5360 using xda premium.

Rom : Creed 3.5 with ICS transparent theme.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Rishad0172:
then download camera zoom fx premium from black market
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] kundancool:
That app is really confusing I purchased from Google Play.:mad:

but I use stock camera app that works nice every time :)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] jaison thomas:
ya stock camera is always the best .some devs pls help us for this simple mod.

krustogi sir,hell lock,evanlocked , master key ,etc etc is there anybody give a help with this too
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Avilove.Cullen:
If some body becomes my tester then I can port one mod ... my device is with my aunt :(

Edward Cullen
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] jaison thomas:
i will be ur tester.will provide u the logcat if its working or nt working.

thax in advance
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] Avilove.Cullen:
Check your PM

Edward Cullen
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] jaison thomas:
logcat has been send.hope u got it.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] AlphaQ:
I want to test too...

But how shud i test???
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] maicsdhin:
what is logcat?

Sent from my GT-S5360
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] crookadile:
I would also be interested in this mod.

Any news on it as yet. Thanks in advance.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] jaison thomas:
one dev was ready to help.i was a bit late in providing the logcat.the earlier one which i had provided was corupted later my system wad down.i have send him the logcat today.may be he will try again.lets hope
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 General] crookadile:
Yes lets hope, I will keep my fingers crossed for this mod.

Thanks for the reply.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Demikos89:
Hi all.

Its the first time I post in the Ace section.

I have some questions about Galaxy Ace. I would like to get the responses from the Ace users on XDA.

I currently own a Samsung Galaxy Mini, and it is a nice phone to have. Gets the job done for most of the daily tasks, like checking Twitter, Facebook, browsing the web, calendars, or alarms. So it is a nice phone for everyday use.

However, I am starting to feel the need for a better phone. Which is not too expensive, but is faster, smoother, and better looking. I especially like it's look. It's truly amazing one of the best looking phones ever produced by Samsung in my opinion. Probably because as a former iPhone user, it looks very similar to it in my opinion.

I am saving money from my job to buy a better phone and I thought about Galaxy Ace. But before buying it I would like to know more about it. I've watched plenty of reviews in Youtube and it seems nice but I would like to ask some specific questions.

For ex. the price of Galaxy Mini in my country is 100 Euro, while for Galaxy ACE it is 180-200 Euro.

Is the difference in money really also seen on the performance of the phone?

I know ACE has a 800MhZ processor, when rooting and flashing custom ROM's, up to how much can it be over-clocked and still be stable?

Does the phone run well with a custom Ice Cream Sandwich ROM on it and be stable for everyday use?

Does the phone run Google Chrome if we have an ICS ROM?

Does the phone tend to reboot, force close, or lag while using it at times?

And finally are you overall happy for buying the Samsung Galaxy ACE?

Thanks you for reading this.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] PulseDroid:
Well the Oficail Dev support....SUCKS! But we have more than 200+ great roms!So great for devs/flashers

NOT FOR:

-GAMES

-HD VIDEO

-HIGH RAM USAGE

BASICALLY.... IF U ARE NOT A DEV/FLASHER GO GET A MDEFY ;) OR ANY SONY PHONE (THANKS an0nym0us_ for reminding me :p)

Now your questions:

Overclock to : 864 (Mine but depends on each device)

ICS/CM9: Very stable now definitely daily use ;)

Chrome: No, except if I am missing something ... but there are good look alikes (Also it runs FireFox which is better in my opinion)

Reboot:On stock yes...but on great custom roms like Apocalypse ... no

Happy: Well I am a 12 year old sortof dev and it was my best buy so far ;)

GOOD LUCK!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] mdfzhi:
I'm happy when I buy ace a year ago, but if i'm buying it now i'll be an idiot.

There are many better phone u can get with ace price range.

For example I got xperia live walkman with lesser bucks for current ace's price.

You're not really upgrading if u come to ace from mini, both got weak armv6 proc with less and less support.

Go for any armv7 device eg xperia mini, minipro, or live walkman.

Those phone got msm8255 cpu that can easily be oc'ed to 2ghz, got official ics, and i'm pretty sure its price are lesser than current ace price.

Furthermore if u get an ace now it'll be the "i" variant with close to none support from xda :p
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] madman:
ace = mini + 5mp camera so its not a worthy upgrade in any way.. ace 2 is better upgrade if you can consider but still no official ICS announced for it..and above post says remaining stuffs
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] 289jul:
Nice idea

You can overclock it at 1036 mhz max but 921 is the best. Higher and it will often reboot. About CM9....it's a good rom but when you have 4-5 apps running it laaaaaaaaaaags and freezes. I advise you to have a "official" CM7 and to mod it as you want. :)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] PulseDroid:
Nah..ACE 2 aint worth it for me not such great devs ;)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Demikos89:
Very interesting responses.

I thank you all.

I am so glad I did not buy it and asked for your opinions.

Will try to save more money and probably buy a Galaxy S2 or a Nexus.

I am not a big fan of Sony, even though it seems they produce some powerful phones. I'd like to stick to Samsung.

Thanks for the responses anyway.

I was expecting the Ace to be over-clocked up to 1GhZ as even my Mini can be overclocked to 820 or so MhZ.

I will stick to Galaxy Mini for a some more months I guess.

Thank you all.
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Pseudonym:
+1 for the Nexus choice. It has a life time support!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] madman:
it hasn't even released for masses and you can't expect full-fledged "dev" support for mid-range phones
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] 121C4:
Here is another reason to choose the nexus if updates are important to you: http://m.lifehacker.com/5924547/frustrated-by-android-fragmentation-just-buy-the-nexus-already
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Spex:
ace is too overpriced so i wouldnt suggest u doing it

but i would suggest u sony ericsson live with walkman (cheaper and better) or sony xperia u (same price as galaxy ace but 2x better)
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] PulseDroid:
With that I agree fully!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] ACE_forever:
Please dont slam our ace so much. Everyone should remember when our ace was released. Its an 1,5 or more year old phone. Sure you cant compare it with new phones. you also say its overpriced, im agree with you because of the hardware but you also know that our ace was never made for gaming or hardmultitasking or something like that. Many people bought it because of his price and iphone-look and the performance is also very good for the daily use.

If i compare my phone with the sony arc s of my uncle or the evo 3d of my sister, it has only one really big disadvantages for ME :

the old armv6 cant provide new games like temple run

so if you dont want to play games then its a very good phone for its price of 150

euro (in Germany).
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Pseudonym:
That's why I'm getting a Nexus phone this year. Just waiting for the next Nexus phone. :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] I r o n M a n:
Ace is a great phone. But if your thinking of buying it now, it will not be a good choice. There at much Better devices out there...
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] InverseSandwich:
Fuq no!
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] djdroidHD:
Xperia U :-D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Harry GT-S5830:
There are much better phones in the same price range now, heck I can't wait for my contract to end in 3 month :D
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] panpjp:
No. Ace=Gio+Top of device charger+rectangular home button+2mb ram less than mini

I remembered all of that myself :cool::cool::cool:
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] FrankyDoodle:
Think of the bigger screen^^
[Galaxy Ace S5830 General] Demikos89:
This thread can be closed. I bought Samsung Galaxy S2.

Thanks everyone.
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[Member-Found Deals] sk337sk337:
Nice find!
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ichigo786:
Hi, i wanted to know if it was possible to connect my internal laptop hard drive via usb otg and read the files from it.

I believe i will need a usb host to power the hard drive via mains and an external caddy to hook up the HD. Could anyone confirm if this set up will work and whether it will be at all possible to read the files of the hard drive.

Thank you for any help.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lfrst05:
First of all, you need a SATA-to-USB or IDE-to-USB adapter to connect the internal HDD via USB.

It depends on yout HDD if the S2 can serve enough power. Try it out. If it does not work, you need a self-powered USB-Hub between S2 and HDD.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ichigo786:
Hi, thanks for the reply. I went to a computer shop where they used an external caddy and i tried to connect it to the usb otg cable but it didn't recognise the hdd.

Do you have a recommended self powered host? Or will any (cheapest option) on ebay suffice?

Thanks again
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saintom:
Hi

i have a black cover TF300, and i've been looking everywhere

for a matching Mobile Dock, and it looks like it doen't exist...!

most i've seen are Royal Blue, and white.

Also, in the asus site, the only colors for the Tablet itself are blue, white and red...

How the hell did i get a black one?! and i'm not colorblind...lol

does anyone else have a black Tab? and is there a matching Dock?!

Thanks !
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EndlessDissent:
Ehhh... I'm gonna guess you have the blue one. Of course, I don't know what type of lighting you have, so maybe you are seeing the color perfectly fine. But, employing Occam's Razor for a second, I'd have to assume that you have the blue tablet under dim light or something. It is kind of dark for a blue. It looks black to me under the right (read: bad) lighting. If your lighting isn't perfectly white; maybe it's a warm light with mostly reds drowning out the blue hues, the blue tablet could easily look black.

If, on the other hand, you do have a black TF300, please post pics, preferably under sunlight or a white LED.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saintom:
Not so Royal....Blue... (-:

The Royal Blue in web pics looks like a very light blue, as if u could'nt miss it!

i bet it's the flash or something, bc as i took a picture of my TF300 to upload here, it actually looks Blue! (with camera Flash) .

so does the Royal Blue Dock should be the same color as the

"looks like black, Blue" :laugh:

or is it brighter ?! bc it sure looks like another color.

Thank You!
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rwa66:
The TF300 is available in 3 colors: white, red and blue. So it must be blue me thinks.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saintom:
Now i know 4 sure there are only 3 colors, and mine is prob' Blue but...

does this,

http://assets.hardwarezone.com/img/2012/04/atptf30008.jpg

suppose to be the same color as this...?!?

http://www.thewikimag.com/wp-conten...0-android-4-0-ice-cream-sandwich-tablet-2.jpg

which 1 is closer to "real" Royal Blue? :cyclops:

Thanks!
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KayvinM:
I have the blue dock and the color is pretty much the same as the tablet. It really does all depend on the lighting.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EndlessDissent:
I think they are the same one. The bottom one is just under brighter light, I think. Mine definitely looks more like the top pic under most conditions.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codya321:
I def thought my tablet was black too, then I saw the dock color choices; red, white or blue... So I thought, I guess I'll get white, black and white mis-match looks cool enough... but Best Buy only had blue, so I got blue... and when I docked my tablet, I realized my tablet is blue, not black...
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nooktablet:
lol so if best buy had the white dock you won't figure out your tablet is blue,

but i don't think black tablet+white keyboard will look cool
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saintom:
They are the same! That`s my point, it doesn`t look blue at all (under most conditions)! That is y i thought mine was black...lol

At least now i know what color keyboard to look for!

Thanks!
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codya321:
HAHA nope! i may have never known my tablet was blue... i dont think white and black would have looked that bad, i just wanted a dock so i could do a little heavier typing task
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ZaJules:
The white tab comes with a silver (very faintly bronze) keyboard dock, not pure white like the tabs back

Looks good together and I think the silver will go with any color tab so if you cant find a red or blue one the silver will match both
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saintom:
And i would've never known mine was blue if i hadn't taken a picture of it... lol

Without direct light on it, it realy looks black!

Thanks!
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] trtabor:
There are five colors for the tf300t mobile dock. Red, blue, white, black, and champagne. I got a black Tf300t and a black mobile dock for Christmas.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noahvt:
I have a black one with black mobile dock!
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EndlessDissent:
Well, for context, when this thread was created, the only colors available were blue, red, and white. The other two were added later.
[Transformer TF300T Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noahvt:
in the store i bought mine the blue/red/white had a different box then the black/white
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smartje74:
Hi guys,

After flashing Resurrection Remix and back to stock ICS I noticed my serial number is saying 'unknown' Now I have read about some similar topics about this, but I have got something else.

I decided to flash the ICS bootloader. After that my serial was 0009ca6038****. After that I checked with 'abd devices' and it came back with: 304D9ca6038****.

Note: These two are almost the same except for the first 4 characters.

Then I looked at the sticker under the battery and I saw s/n: RF1C50*****. So that's completely different.

Now, which one should be correct? Does your sticker match your serial?

And last but not least: how to solve this?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lfrst05:
I am running a CM9 nighlty build on my S2 and the serial number in Settings -> About -> Status is also "unknown"

The first time i realized this was as i read your post.

I have no problems with my phone, so I think the unknown serial number is not important.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jhong94:
I have a RN10pro. When I type *#06#. It says serial number is unknown. How to fix this?
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] froggydoddy:
Hello, I can't seem to be able to get good battery life on my Galaxy S2. I've tried multiple ROM's, including stock.

My big issue right now it that when I check betterbatterystats "NetworkStats" is always high up there as my biggest partial wakelock.

I've googled it several time and searched through this forum and can't seem to be able to find what causes it.

Any info, suggestions, or advice would be much appreciated
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reinbeau:
Thread moved

Your QUESTION does not belong in General, it belongs in Q&A, where I have now moved it. Please post in the appropriate subforum.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amit-noob:
I want to clean format all internal memory and install new custom ROM. The reason to full format is coz lot of garbage in Internal memory in which I am not able to segregate the used app or current app etc.

I have 16 GB internal Memory and 8 GB SD Card.

1. How to wipe all internal memory (tool)?

2. If I wipe, what about CWM? Would it also be deleted? Can I install and run it from External SD Card.

3. After full wipe, will it go in Root mode to install custom ROM.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] matttye:
A wipe using CWM should be fine.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HellcatDroid:
1) go into recovery and select "wipe data / factory reset", or "format /data"

2) No and no. It won't be deleted and you can't install it on ext. SD

3) Install a custom ROM from CWM recovery. If your current system / ROM is rooted the root will not be affected by the wipe / format.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amit-noob:
But WHEN I INSTALLED. Custom rom i did wipe data but the old app data was still in the internal memory. I have s3 and its internal memory is 16 gb and some is allocated to system i guess. So is it only wiping the system space not the total internal memory?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HellcatDroid:
On the S3, the internal "SD Card" memory is only a subfolder of /data.

And /data will get formatted during a wipe....

You can also initiate the wipe from Settings -> Backup And Restore (IIRC) - that will even tell you that everything on /sdcard will be deleted as well :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amit-noob:
CWM

So is there anyway i can go and clean total internal memory and then install a backup zip from external SD card. I just want my internal SD Card to be totally wiped and install my backup image (/Data only if I am right). Because my image is only 2.5 GB but the space left on my internal SD card is 2 GB out of 16 Gb. Thanks for the help in advance :)