yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Play Themes and Apps] drivenby:
Glu mobile has dropped support for the xperia play (unoficially) . If you want to play their games , side load them. They are free .

edit: it force closes on my phone. Reading some reviews it seems common with Xperia devices.

2nd edit: after rebooting the game finally runs , runs as good as the original (very well) , looks excellent , it has fun mechanics and is riddled with IAP :)

Just like every glu game. It did crash on me after the 3rd fight but im sure its just the usual stuff.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tgyberg:
:eek:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] GuestK007:
welcome to the galaxy nexus forum wayward user :)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] chopper the dog:
I Don't see anything. Bet it's that image of the iphone and the sgsIII that everyone and the brother has tweeted today.

good day.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crixley:
Where is my can of troll-b-gon?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] phatmanxxl:
Allow me.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] tgyberg:
That's a bit subtle don't ya think?! :D
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] iSaint:
I have a serious problem with alcohol. There's none left

:(
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] SocialReject:
lol
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] cookie1203:
Think he was going for this??
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] andQlimax:
I think ****** pic are auto censured by XDA

Edit: also writing ****** is censured

/sarcasm

Inviato dal mio Galaxy Nexus con Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] zAlbee:
This was OP's link:
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] crachel:
This doesn't have anything to do with the Galaxy Nexus

Closed
[Optimus One, P500, V General] yunggreezybee:
I have a LG-P505 (Phoenix)with ICS. I'm on an old baseband and trying to upgrade to new. How can I?

P.s. LGDMP won't work
[Optimus One, P500, V General] navz000:
new bb zips are available. jst search it on xda.
[Optimus One, P500, V General] XDleader555:
Can you explain what happens when you try LGMDP? Maybe I can help you there
[Optimus One, P500, V General] yunggreezybee:
I do everything, I connect my phone nd then some thing about image is supposed to pop up, but it doesn't
[Motorola Atrix HD] davezaff:
Finally, LTE in philly.
[Motorola Atrix HD] overlord727:
What kind of speeds are you getting? In the Baltimore/D.C. area I can sometimes hit up to 50 mbps! Usually averages around 20-30 though.
[Motorola Atrix HD] davezaff:
Update:

Getting in between 27 and 33 download speeds

And between 9 and 11 up.

But recently hit 56 down

23 up.
[HTC One X] dimushor:
i was travelling and added a city in my weather application. came back home,and it stillstays on my home screen showing the weather overthere. i deleted the city in the settings, and it still stays in the home screen. if i restart the device, it will appear again the list of cities. what can i do?
[HTC One X] death__machine:
Experiencing anything similar? >>> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1809430
[HTC One X] dimushor:
no!!!
[HTC One X] death__machine:
What you're saying did happen to me when I was on some sense rom, but it was along with the other stuff mentioned in the thread above.

Remove the weather widget on home screen. Get GPS Test.

Try doing this:

1)Switch on GPS

2)Switch to Airplane Mode

3)Restart phone

4)Get a lock on in GPS Test map, see if it comes accurate

5)Then check settings of weather app and make sure its current location.
[HTC One X] dimushor:
it looks like it helped!!! thanks
[HTC One X] death__machine:
Most welcome. Cheers
[HTC EVO 3D] ericcue:
So I'm getting more and more interested in making roms but have no knowledge of coding. is it still possible for me to make a custom rom to call my own?
[HTC EVO 3D] sitlet:
If you have no knowledge of coding, you will not be able to make a rom.
[HTC EVO 3D] flashallthetime:
Sure, take a rom, change some settings in build prop ie wallpaper change it, and know you have your own rom, just call it ics kangeroo. It wouldn't be the first time nor the last time someone has kanged and called it their own:beer::beer::beer::beer::):):):):):):):):eek::eek::eek::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

sent on my Evil Evo running the so called developers kernel
[HTC EVO 3D] 1iwilly:
hey wait it minute so that means that my evo is flash to metropcs and ihave to change the name in the built prop to metro then change the apns file to metro for mms and add the voicemail xml and take out the apps i don't like that i can uploaded and call MINE damn that was easy. thanks.LOL
[HTC EVO 3D] flashallthetime:
It would be the first time thats been done nor the last:D:D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] reynoben:
I am currently running a CM10 rom by "erickwill". I have a Telus T989D and tried flashing the Darkside Kernel - hercules_DARKSIDE.VENOM_A07.3_CM10.

After flashing rotation was reversed, so portrait became landscape and landscape became portrait. Calibration did nothing.

Does anyone know:

1. How to fix the rotation issue?

2. Or if there is a CM10 Darkside kernel for Telus?

Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] fouldill:
Flash the rotation_fix.zip from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1779819 I had this exact same issue a week ago.

I use the hercules_DARKSIDE.VENOM_A07.3_CM10.zip kernel, with any of the CM10 Nightlies.

For a radio, i use Telus_SGH-T989D_TLLE4_radio.zip : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1639771

And lastly for recovery, cwm6012touch_v12.5_hercules.zip : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1844637
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] reynoben:
Awesome. Rotation zip fixed it. Thanks!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] fouldill:
Glad to hear! I'm using the same phone you are, still wrapping my head around all these different packages, but I've mostly got it sorted, I think.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] reynoben:
It can get confusing for sure. I've been running CM9 on my HP Touchpad for a few month now, so most of this stuff is becoming more familiar.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] djmatt604:
I love this phone. CM10 is awesome if you really want to be on the cutting edge. I have a Nandroid that has the DARKSIDE kernel installed but I'm REALLY diggin Jedi Knight right now lol....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Jesse_01:
I am up in prince george on telus. Here is the best setup I have found with my phone so far.

Rom: Jedi Mind Trick v7

Kernal: Faux123-009

Launcher: Nova Launcher

Radio: Blaze_LB7_ICS

I tried a few other rom's but always had issues. The changing the launcher on Jedi Mind Trick helped lots.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bdusmc:
I'm building a JB ROM for Telus/Hercules if anyone is interested... I keep it as stock as possible so you can tweak it the way you like it.

Runs rock solid, no reboots/etc, no rotation fix required, awesome battery life... Potluck JB

I also use the the UVLH radio, rather than the TLLE4 radio - reception seems better with the newer radio.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Thee GOC:
Ahhhh...I just posted a question about this very thing, all it took was a minute more searching but I knew that would happen... :o

Thanks for the links to the radios.
[LG Nitro HD] chrisd1a1:
moved to general - please post in the right area?
[HTC Inspire 4G] graydiggy:
Ok guys. After having the Inspire off and on for the last 2 years and loving the phone but hating the signal, I decided to try to do something about it.

My work has paid off and I will be attempting to make it better and more on the clean looking side of things.

I decided that the stock antenna just wasn't cutting it... Everyone knows this. So I got out some foil and some glue and got to work with building on to the crappy little sheets of metal they think is an antenna.

I split off a section of foil that is about 1 inch long and half an inch wide as well as a section of foil that is a half inch long and a quarter inch wide. I molded these to sections separately to each antenna contact on the cover. I glued them down to the plastic and made sure that the two sections did not touch where the two contacts are split off.

Results? Doubled my signal strength!! :D

Where I work, I normally will only get 1 or 2 bars on a good day with 3g and H+ changing back and forth. On a bad day it will jump down to no signal at all. Now I get 3 to 4 bars consistently with H+.

At home: 4 bars normally in the middle of the house, but it will jump between 3g and H+. Now it is at 4 to 5 bars but stays at H+.consistently.

At my girlfriends house: No signal while holding the phone or stuck on Edge. 2 bars if I set the phone down on the table with 3g or H+. Now with the mod, I get a consistent 3 bars on H+ while holding the phone, and 4 to 5 bars while it is on the table with full H+ coverage.

What I plan on doing because I have about 4 of the covers is using different methods and layouts for the modified antenna to see if I can maximize the signal and make it cleaner.

One thing I want to do is get some conductive glue and set up a kind of maze layout on the cover for better coverage. I will post pictures and such later when I get home

Also, I am sorry if this is in the wrong thread. I just want it to be known that we can have a better signal.
[HTC Inspire 4G] graydiggy:
Reserved for pictures and whatever else.
[HTC Inspire 4G] scorpiopantera:
I am curious to see this!
[HTC Inspire 4G] cbronson41:
+1 ! I usually don't have signal issues with my Inspire but the wifes Vivid is kinda in and out. Maybe I can adopt some of your ingenuity for her phone. Theres also a couple guys at work with tmobile- sensation that have major signal issues, might work for them too!!! LETS SEE SOME PICS!! :laugh:
[HTC Inspire 4G] F2504x4:
Got any pictures yet ?
[HTC Inspire 4G] scorpiopantera:
+1
[HTC Inspire 4G] insanenyc:
This is great you are getting better signal but this may not be so safe for the end user I would read up on what health effects would be caused by altering the antenna if I was you or anyone trying to modify the signal just to be on the safe side
[HTC Inspire 4G] reebis:
Nice Work!

but...TTIWWP
[HTC Inspire 4G] graydiggy:
Hey guys... Sorry I haven't posted. Had some family and personal troubles I needed to take care of. I am now back to work on each version of the mod I am doing and will try to have pics up soon. Hard times these days...
[HTC Inspire 4G] graydiggy:
I don't mind risking it for a better signal. :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] jpcdeux:
Yeah. Move into a bubble too. You can never be too safe! Lol
[HTC Inspire 4G] insanenyc:
I was just letting the people who are willing to try this to know that it is not safe and I would not want even the slightest risk of a brain tumor just to get better reception but to each his own I was just advising people to read up before altering their phones antenna
[HTC Inspire 4G] aybarrap1:
Health risks?

I would think that it really is no different having the mod vs not having it. The theory is that the signal strength is always there in the airwaves. The only thing the OP has done is essentially increased the surface area of the antenna so that it will catch the signal better. The concept is no different than say adding foil to the rabbit ears of old, but one is just dealing with a much smaller space to work with.

And by the way...if you are so worried about brain tumors then why do you bother with a cell phone at all?
[HTC Inspire 4G] aybarrap1:
Wondering

Wonder if this could have any adverse affects on battery and/or voltages supplied to antenna? Any one know?

And any luck on pics yet? I understand that life can get in the way sometimes so no biggee. But I am definitely curious now.
[HTC Inspire 4G] insanenyc:
I am not worried cause I use stock equipment that is not altered and approved by the fcc. When I am in an area with bad signal I force my phone into gsm only where I usually always get 4-5 bars :banghead:
[HTC Inspire 4G] nsmith4:
I also don't think that altering the antenna, like this, would increase the chance of a brain tumor 1. Studies haven't truly proven that this is true 2. They sell cell phone boosters that do the same thing and those are FCC approved as well. But I do get where your coming from.

Plus I barely talk on the phone I text, surf the web, or use hands free. Once a week won't harm me too much but I would enjoy being able to text in my house, hope this works.

(on a side note I lost my cover a month ago so I jammed a paperclip in the receiver, believe it or not but I got a much better signal, didn't even think about the medical repercussions LOL)
[HTC Inspire 4G] mcg177:
need some pics please :):confused:
[HTC Inspire 4G] richlgm:
I might have to try that.

Sent from my Inspire using, Planet Express delivery service.
[HTC Inspire 4G] hellnano:
plz, post pictures..
[HTC Inspire 4G] Duffmantp:
Figure I jump on this thread. After reading what this guy did. I went and bought some extra SIM/SD covers, glue, aluminum foil, and conductive glue. I read what he did and until he posts some pictures I will try out my own techniques, based on what he did. This wont happen until next week when. But if it works I will post some pictures.
[HTC Inspire 4G] aybarrap1:
Same thoughts.

I was thinking about doing the same thing. I would have to find an extra SIM cover. From there I am not sure about the aluminum foil. I was think about looking for super thin copper strips due to higher conductivity but not sure if they would work well for antenna purposes. Where did you get your SIM covers?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Duffmantp:
Guy on Ebay. Had them for 7 bucks each. So I bought 4. Thats why i bought some copper strips and conductive glue to mix with foil. So I figure I got 4 shots at it. To see if it really makes a difference.
[HTC Inspire 4G] aybarrap1:
Cool. Since you already have it on order I will wait it out. Seems the OP is not responding any further with his results and methods. Worth a shot it it works half as well as he says.
[HTC Inspire 4G] hallowed.mh:
Let us know what you all find out! There are several dead spots in the building where I work and I'd love to be able to get that all-important text from my boss that I usually seem to miss in a timely manner. Also, I'm a bit strapped for cash at the moment and wouldn't mind confirmed results before I go buying extra SIM covers on ebay.
[HTC Inspire 4G] graydiggy:
Sorry guys. I don't have net at home and can't seem to post pics from my phone. I have a few of them ready to go. If I wouldn't get fired, i would plug my phone in here at work and upload them, but I will likely get caught and terminated due to my job description. I will see what i can do.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Duffmantp:
Ok after finally getting the material i been experimenting and based my start off what the OP has mentioned. I have attached photos. In my apartment sometimes i get calls and other parts not. My apartment i usually avg about -95 -99dbm asu 8.

So i have attached the 4 images to show improvement in signal.

I bought copper adhesive strips, foil, and adhesive conductive glue.

I found the glue and foil to be messy and didnt stick well to the plastic, product says let it sit for a mins before. I left it for about 5, i still able to move the foil around on the antenna connection. Also, my dbm were about the same with little improvement. I will try another option.

The copper strips worked the best. They are 1/4" by 1/2" long. Also I tried extending the copper strip on one antenna connection, didnt work so well. it actually made my dbm worse. ~100. so i cut it shorter and shorter and saw improvement. So far the copper strip works great. I will report more later when i go about NYC.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Duffmantp:
Msg me your address and I will mail you one. Im curious to see if this really works or just hoopla.
[HTC Inspire 4G] sarichter:
I may just go out and do the same thing with my old Inspire. I wonder if this would work for other phones as well depending on where the antenna is located.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Duffmantp:
So far, out walking around I was watching signal status. Best I saw was -61dbm 24asu. Thats I still have to travel around some more. But im liking it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] graydiggy:
I am going to get the copper tape and try that. Glad it has worked for you. :) I'm sorry I couldn't get any pics up but this does show proof of concept at least.
[HTC Inspire 4G] graydiggy:
Any more updates on this? I'd love to see if anyone else has done this and seen an improvement.
[HTC Inspire 4G] slowjett:
Actually what it probably does is tune the antenna to the proper wavelength for a given frequency. Stock antennas in radio equipment are notorious for using broad band antennas that 'work' over a larger frequency range. The problem is they don't work efficiently on a single frequency. By tuning the antenna to closer match the wavelength of the TX or RX signal you will effectively make a much more efficient antenna which will actually require less energy to transmit properly. YAH!
[HTC Inspire 4G] brad_wp:
3G:

1900MHz has a wavelength of about 6.2"

850MHz is about 13.9"

4G(LTE and not that this really matters for Inspire 4G):

2100MHz is about 5.6"

1700MHz is about 6.9"

700MHz is about 16.9"

Antenna length gets complicated, but in short an ideal antenna length is 1/2 of the wavelength. The simplest arrangement is a dipole antenna (2 pieces 1/4 of the wavelength long). This gets difficult since we don't like antennas sticking out of our devices anymore. The good news is that an antenna will work (although less efficiently) as long as it is some length that goes into the wavelength equally.

The shiny upside down L shape and the l shape in the Sim/mSD card cover are the 850/900MHz and 1900/1800MHz antennas. My rough (very) measuring tells me that they are approximately 1/20th of a wavelength for their respective frequencies. This is not very efficient, but small and more importantly cheaper for HTC to put in our phones. Also note that both antennas are supposed to cover 2 frequency bands, so they're a best fit between the two. This also degrades efficiency.

The big deal here is that if you go messing around with the antennas in your phone be prepared for a lot of trial and error. You can just as easily degrade antenna performance when you start modifying the existing antenna/adding antenna.

****************EDIT****************

p.s. Another factor is antenna orientation to the signal, and one other thing I forgot to mention is don't ever make your antenna equal to 1 wavelength or any full multiple of. Your signal strength will go to 0 because the positive and negative amplitude of the wave cancel each other out.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Duffmantp:
hey brad_wp. Would you like to trial and error with a extra modded antenna i have? I could send one to you. Seems you know alot about them, and I would like your input and see if you experience a difference. PM me a address and I will mail one to you. I am being serious.
[HTC Inspire 4G] 39FarmallM:
Not sure if the sizes are exactly right, but this seems to be effective.

The L shape is one piece.

This is aluminum duct tape.

Sent to a tower near you using ClearDroid and XDA Premium. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] Duffmantp:
Pretty much what i did to mine too. But have you noticed better signal in areas you knew you didnt have service?
[HTC Inspire 4G] 39FarmallM:
Yes. My phone rang at a gas station that I frequent. My wife and I had a conversation. I don't recall ever having signal there. A short backroad that I cross was spotty at best, now I get at least a bar all the way through.

Seems to play havoc with FM radio when on Edge, though.

Sent to a tower near you using ClearDroid and XDA Premium. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] zachsihi:
where can i get this tape....
[HTC Inspire 4G] Duffmantp:
i got mine on amazon. Its 1/4" copper stripes.
[HTC Inspire 4G] 39FarmallM:
What I used is plain, hardware store aluminum duct tape. Cut to fit with a pair of scissors.

Sent to a tower near you using ClearDroid and XDA Premium. :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] dngr:
Any chance a singal increase might have an impact on radition/health?
[HTC Inspire 4G] brad_wp:
Not at all, you are only increasing your phone's ability to receive the signal that is already in the air.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Duffmantp:
Im guessing the only way to affect that is maybe if you change the power settings (inside your phone) of the radio and/or transmit/receive? :confused:
[HTC Inspire 4G] dngr:
Well, I take it it also uses the antenna to transmit to the cell tower?
[HTC Inspire 4G] brad_wp:
Yes, it does, but you are not in any way amplifying the antenna, or changing the power output of your phone. This just makes a more efficient antenna. I have no idea if our phones, or any phones make changes on power output based on current conditions. If they did/do, or you had some way of manually adjusting it, you could turn your power output down and not suffer reduced performance with a more efficient antenna.

In any case, there are many, many and much more powerful sources of Electromagnetic Radiation that we are all exposed to every day than our cell phones.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Duffmantp:
Like standing in front of your MW while heating up a Hot Pocket. Lol.

And Brad, its in the mail, again. :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] TruSiaki:
wow this is awesome! i might try this myself lol :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] TheAceCo:
I'm definitely going to try this

I live in a pretty rural small town with the crappiest reception imaginable. I am definitely going to attempt this mod.

1/4" copper strips on Amazon, huh? Sounds good! :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] kaiowas89:
pictures ?
[HTC Inspire 4G] trh1341:
What are the antennas? Where are they?
[HTC Inspire 4G] pazzo02:
If you read the thread you would have seen pictures and saw many posts about the SIM cover.
[HTC Inspire 4G] trh1341:
The pictures happen to be screen shots Buddy. I read all the pages.
[HTC Inspire 4G] pazzo02:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=31719863&postcount=26

So the picture of the SIM cover in this post is a screenshot? That's a neat trick.

---------- Post added at 08:34 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:29 PM ----------

A few posts where they mention SIM cover.
[HTC Inspire 4G] DeathmonkeyGTX:
Does anyone else remember or still have old winmo phones with external antenna jacks? I still keep a couple kaisers around for use with an aerial when way out on the fringe of EDGE. It works really well for ultra-precise gps tagging, too.

I wish they would make a bleeding edge phone with an unsigned bootloader, full size sdxc, a 3500 or greater mAh battery, and robust ext antenna connection instead of the ghetto connection on the kaiser. I'd pay $1000 for such a thing with an obscene quickness.
[HTC Inspire 4G] aybarrap1:
REALLY???

No offense...but you clearly did not read and LOOK at everything in this thread. If you had you would have noticed that there were both screenshots AND pictures taken by a camera. The pictures clearly show the SIM cover and the threads clearly indicate where the antennas are found. Also, GOOGLE can be your friend...if you bother to try.
[HTC Inspire 4G] aybarrap1:
Has anyone else tried this mod?

Has anyone else tried this mod? If so, what were your results--improvement, no improvement, or worse signal? Please upload pics of your configuration so others can see what was done along with the exact material used.

For those who have already posted pics and initial results: Any further information on the success of your mod? Has it definitely helped or is it just an initially percieved difference (due to various factors)?

I should be getting my copper strips in soon and will try it out myself. I will post my results after multiple days of testing.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Duffmantp:
i mailed a sim cover and copper stripes to Brad_WP and havent heard back from him on it worked out. I still notice the improvements, and with the new ROMS, they allow you to show the signal (im using JB ROM Jellytime). So I'm able to see when i spike or drop. For a brief instance i got to ~56 dbm. Walking through NYC, and some open i can maintain ~70 dbm range. I still have a few blank covers i throw on just to see my what my original signal would be. But i can assume im making/receiving alot more calls then I used to be.