yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] Andrew149:
Guys this was just a pissed off rant for me to rant. Ive switched to a note 2 and dropped it serval times with no issues with the same excact case as my gs3, seido surface case.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] goodben47:
Can some one make a guide for making animated pull down.

I am running AOKP ROM
[Motorola Droid RAZR] hex_hack:
Hi,

Recently I bought a Razr GSM for my gilrfriend, and whenever we try to download a big file over http the download fails, sometimes we get a 32KB file, sometimes a 0B file.

The files are stored in our HTPC and are browsed over local wifi.

We have used XBMC on the pc as an upnp server and bubble upnp in the phone, but it doesn't work, we even have the files hosted with an IIS website that allows directory browsing, but it doesn't work either.

These files can be retrieved by a Motorola Xoom and any other device/pc we try them on.

We can download/stream small files that are about 170 MB but files over 500 MB always fails.

Edit: We are using stock ICS

Any suggestions?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] happysnowdrop:
I rooted my phone & flashed Jelly Bean ROM - it wouldn't stop loading. So, tried to re-root, it did the same thing. I restored to stock. Stock isn't rooted so I re-rooted it from there.

So, with all that said, here is the question:

I want to install Jelly Bean. My understanding is that you must first upgrade to ICS, then to Jelly Bean. Is this the only way to go?

Thank you for your help!

:highfive:
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Eks Dee Aye:
No. What is your root method?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] happysnowdrop:
odin/hercules......
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Eks Dee Aye:
I'm assuming it also flashed CWM to replace the stock recovery...or no?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] merrygocow:
no. i went from juggernaut5 (gb rom) to cm10 (jb rom). never visited ics. just flash like normal (twrp or cwm).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JaylanPHNX:
You may have just had a bad flash or bad download. Try again with a different dl (and maybe a different recovery).

Sent from my beastly Galaxy S 2.
[Nokia Lumia 920] Talderon:
Ok, when I play LOCAL files from the phone, no issues.

When I play music from the cloud (streamed), about 10 seconds before the end of the song, there is a pause, almost a skip before it ends and starts the next track.

Can anyone verify if this is happening to them?

Thanks!
[Nokia Lumia 920] Talderon:
Not one person can test? Please?
[Nokia Lumia 920] Laphroaig:
I have the same Problem. But it exists only on Windows Phone 8, not on my xbox or Windows 8 Notebook.
[Nokia Lumia 920] alodar1:
I see very rarely. That it even happens at all would indicate a confirmation for you, however, I don't see it on every song, nor do I see regularly at all.
[Nokia Lumia 920] Talderon:
Thanks both of you.

I see this on EVERY track that I stream. Even ones that I have already streamed before.

I'm escalating this to the product group to see if can be done about it.

Thanks!
[General Questions and Answers] jksell07:
So I know I'm a dumb ass but here's what happened:

HTC Rezound S-off

Amon Ra 3.15

Hboot 2.27

ViperRez 1.0.3

My phone was acting a little buggy and my friend kept telling me I should flash a firmware update so I flashed

this " PH98IMG-firmware.zip - 33.02 MB " from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1835811&highlight=ruu&nocache=1

I checked the MD5 when I dl'd to PC

BUT

not when I copied to sd card. When flashing, all steps were successful except for 2: MDM9K - FAIL-UZ & RADIO_V2 - FAIL-UZ

I rebooted and got stuck at the white HTC screen. Battery pop and I tried to flash again. This time almost everything returned -- FAIL-PU except for the two above which still said FAIL-UZ.

Adding insult to injury I tried flashing two more RUU's from android police, I have a screenshot attached of one of my failed attempts.

ADB Devices doesn't recognize my phone but FASTBOOT devices returns a serial number. Boot loader also changes from " fastboot" to "fastboot-usb" when I plug into a PC but my PC doesn't see my phone.

I think it was a corrupted RUU because I decided to check the MD5 of a RUU on my sd card after the damage was done and it was bad. I then copied the same file over to my sd card a bunch of times, checking each MD5 and more than half the time they were bad.

I appreciate any suggestions anyone might have.
[General Questions and Answers] iAMsalm:
Suggestion. I've ran into this before awhile back with my HTC EVO 4G. Which I still own :).

Using phone in fastboot USB mode. Trying running this command " fastboot -w update update.zip" this is assuming u may have the zip file and also assuming "update.zip" is the file name.

Or, if all you have is the ruu.exe file the while in the bootloader.. perform a full wipe.. then go back into fastboot USB and type this in cmd. " fastboot reboot oem-78" or "fastboot oem rebootRUU" can't remember which and it will go straight into ruu mode then run the ruu.exe and see if this helps. Might also want to see if you can find a full ruu instead of just an update.

If you wish to try the first method, either obtain a zip format of the rom which you should be able to grab from the exe itself "Google this".

Hope this helps or makes any sense.. its 6:30am and typing on my phone lol. Now I'm gonna feed my 5month old n check back later today on your results or questions. :) happy flashing .... hopefully
[General Questions and Answers] jksell07:
Thanks for the reply. I tried running in fastboot...heres what I got:

c:\mini-adb_vigor>fastboot devices

HT19RS207848 fastboot

c:\mini-adb_vigor> fastboot -w update rezound_AndroidPolice_4.03.605.2_PH98IMG.z

ip

Whoops: didn't find expected signature

read_central_directory_entry failed

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c:\mini-adb_vigor>

Yikes!!

I have to go do some stuff but I will check back this afternoon. Thanks again.
[General Questions and Answers] jksell07:
What about running this zip?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1833530
[General Questions and Answers] iAMsalm:
You can give it a try, but not sure if I read too quickly and seems that solution is only if you were trying to go from S-OFF to S-ON. If you want to try other zips or "ruu.exe" files you can try some from here. http://shipped-roms.com/index.php?category=android&model=Vigor .

See if they can give you a better outcome while trying to flash with fastboot.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] neuroh:
http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Nexus+4+Teardown/11781/3

Qualcomm WTR1605L Seven-Band 4G LTE chip

Check that out in the tear down it looks like the Nexus 4 came with a LTE radio too.
[AT&T LG Optimus G] DeathmonkeyGTX:
No amp or antenna. Xda needs a rf theory 101 thread
[AT&T LG Optimus G] panoulil:
LTE is now working on Band 4 for Nexus 4, this includes major Canadian carriers. Booya!
[AT&T LG Optimus G] kirdroid:
It was also confirmed it will not work on att lte.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6474/nexus-4-includes-support-for-lte-on-band-4-aws
[AT&T LG Optimus G] DeathmonkeyGTX:
Wow, consider my hat eaten
[AT&T LG Optimus G] neuroh:
LTE

http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/23/nexus-4-lte-working-canada/

Apparently it will also work on the T-mobile LTE if they ever get that up and running since it will run on that band.
[Droid 2 Global Android Development] zyy757:
View attachment 1490531

View attachment 1490532

ONLY for .629

apk:View attachment 1490529

flashable zip:View attachment 1490530
[Droid 2 Global Android Development] Dark Cricket:
Hello, I would like to know which files should I edit in SystemUI.apk to have quick settings? I want to enable it on another rom. thanks
[Droid 2 Global Android Development] zyy757:
I added the quick settings module in it, not edit some files
[Droid 2 Global Android Development] gtuxyco:
No work. Broke my sistemui... :-/
[Droid 2 Global Android Development] asj2583:
Do you have the stock apk cause it causing a force close

Edit: Looks like the guy moved on to a different device. Had to reflash the stock firmware to get the phone working again.
[Droid 2 Global Android Development] roosxter:
Flashable wouldnt work but copy paste with root explorer did. Tha.nks, love it.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MeestersPrime:
So I just bought an at&t i717 note off eBay that was run over by a car or something. I pulled the logicboard out and swapped it into my note to test it and its working 100% so far. Problem is the seller had it locked with a pattern and now won't contact me. So I thought I could get the phone into recovery and do a factory reset or something, not even sure that would work.

Now I also can't get into recovery. No matter what I tried. I flashed a stock rom via odin, still nothing. I tried to root the phone and flash CWM and still the same thing....

When I try to enter recovery it goes immediately to the download screen. Any help would be great I need to get this puppy cracked. I'm pretty new to android so it's tough to know what to do.

Thanks :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Agoattamer:
Hold both volume buttons down when trying to get into recovery.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MeestersPrime:
still stuck

Just flashed another stock ATT rom, this one was ICS. Then I flashed cwm recovery and still just goes to the download screen! Getting pissed.

If I wasn't locked out of the phone I could get ROM manager and boot into recovery..

Any help would be great!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MeestersPrime:
Definitely holding both UP and DOWN volume buttons. I've tried multiple times and still same result.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MeestersPrime:
OK I am thinking the volume UP on this logic board is not working...
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] gdbusby:
Adb reboot recovery
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Jamesyboy:
Yep...."adb reboot recovery" should work fine.

If not, boot into download mode and reflash the stock ROM and recovery via ODIN.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MeestersPrime:
What about not being able to get into the phone to enable USB Debugging?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MeestersPrime:
ANyone have any ideas? ADB is my only hope but there is currently no way to enable usb debugging without getting into settings. Can a ROM be customized so that the USB debugging option is ON by default?

If I can get into this baby then I didn't waste $100 :good:
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] brilliantdonkey:
If you can get into download mode, try using Odin to completely reflash the phone?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MeestersPrime:
Nope no good, it doesn't get rid of the lock. Just comes right back to it. I've flashed stock at&t and stock bell rom multiple times.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] crazzysandman:
Are you able to wipe with Odin? I would try that... hope you figure it out man sucks not having a phone
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] MeestersPrime:
I'm not sure that I can but ill look into it one more time. I'm currently trying to download NOVENADXLJ2 rom, it has a boot to recovery on the power menu. Hoping I can flash it somehow with odin!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] rangercaptain:
Unzip the file. It will have an odin .tar file. Rhat goes into the PDA slot in odin. No checkmarks except reboot.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] gregsarg:
He got it brother...

He used kies to restore and unlock the screen.....g
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ndmoh1:
Here it is again...just in case someone else's having the same issue

Why don't you give this a shot....

If you are willing to unroot and root again, here's what I've been doing to return to stock.

1 - Put phone in "Download Mode" - phone connected to PC

2 - Start Samsung Kies (make sure you have the latest.....)

3 - From Kies, click on tools then "Firmware Upgrade and Initialization"

4 - You will be prompted to enter ESN and model number (it is ok to pull the battery out to get ESN and Model - phone won't die with battery pulled at that point)

5 - And follow the prompts

The process does take some time. I have successfully done this many times with success.

Try it out to see if that might help you.

Glad it worked.
[Acer Iconia A500] Waleslie:
I have been running ROM | WIP | CM10 JellyBean 4.1.2 Unofficial for acer a500 [Build 1] for a while, and was running into the issue where the icons/widgets disappear from the home screens, forcing you to reboot.

I've just installed build 2 and am wondering if this problem has been fixed...

Thanks.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ManthanRB:
Contacts are not editable in the contacts app how do i edit them?:p
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zigzagfira:
explain more please..

what u mean not editable ?

are u synced to some network ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Saqib Nazm:
Click on the contact then press the option button of ur phone u will see a lot of options with "edit"
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ManthanRB:
No i dont use sync.

I know this but when i press on edit option i see nothing editable it says "Not editable from this app":p
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Saqib Nazm:
Okay so delete all contacts then try syncing with a file browser..i mean the vcf
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ManthanRB:
There is no option to delete all contacts together:eek:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] andro-SYR:
Sitting - app - select contacts then clear data

But it will not solve ur issue here

sent from THE FREE SYRIA
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ManthanRB:
nope..

may be i will change ROM now:rolleyes:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] m4nz:
Just install any other contact application and edit it... :)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] deathnotice01:
download accents @2nd post​

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COMPATIBLE ONLY FOR WP8 MONOCHROMATIC S-ROM!!

DO NOT FLASH TO OTHER ROMS

Click Show Content For Instructions​

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Make sure you are on Monochromatic S-ROM Before Proceeding​
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] deathnotice01:
AVAILABLE ACCENTS

Will update this regularly

default

red

yellow

indigo

CM7
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] deathnotice01:
this post is potato
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] deathnotice01:
anyone wanna test it out :P?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] viponline99:
check pm bro :)

Phone : SamSung Galaxy Y ST-5360

Custom Rom : Ultimate Super Sonic V8 by O.G.Y Team
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] deathnotice01:
thanks!,

but i dont support other ROMS as of this moment :D

this post is approved by the national potato safety regulation
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] viponline99:
yes . i'm know . u mod only 2 file systenui and lidroid . can u help me ?

Phone : SamSung Galaxy Y ST-5360

Custom Rom : Ultimate Super Sonic V8 by O.G.Y Team
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] deathnotice01:
replied to you on PM

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[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] funnypharmacist:
Please add the links too

Cant download through the Image as I am on phone

Sent from my Galaxy Y - A phone with Small Screen and Big Buttons
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] deathnotice01:
no prob,

will do

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[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] funnypharmacist:
Dowloading..

I hate restoring nandroid but will do that in an hour or two!

A ss in dev thread shows greaper icon what about that?

Sent from my Galaxy Y - A phone with Small Screen and Big Buttons
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] deathnotice01:
thanks!

its not greper actually,

you mean the lightning thing?

its battery full indicator icon,

it has been there since v1.5
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] deathviper:
downloading .....report you

BTW nice theming
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] funnypharmacist:
I know the lightning thing the greaper icon i saw lemme check once again

Sent from my Galaxy Y - A phone with Small Screen and Big Buttons
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] Rcain:
Hey, can you make an orange one? To suite my orange phone cover :D

Is the yellow really yellow? It looks like green at the screen shots

Though I still have to state that

ALL YOUR CHEESE BELONGS TO ME!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] deathnotice01:
yup itz yellow,

the indigo was supposed to be pink but when i flashed it i noticed it turned out that way,

yellow is fine
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] 74M3NUMB3RS:
White one or black one please :)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] deathnotice01:
white and black variant is the default version
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] 74M3NUMB3RS:
The stock Is Black and Gray... :)

But oookay..
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] deathnotice01:
check post 2 added CM7 accent
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] Animus03:
How about miui accent..
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] deathnotice01:
Noted.

Was planning for a meego version

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[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] vanhalen35:
Its icon will change mannually?
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] poran123:
meego version will be nice....
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] deathnotice01:
nawpe,

what you see in the screenshots is what you'll get :D,

and trust me the CM7 accent is a 100% look alike,

also it's speed is like CM7
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] vanhalen35:
icons did not change kabayan huhu
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] deathnotice01:
Icons are not part of the accent,

Just the UI

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[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] 74M3NUMB3RS:
I would like to request pink for sophia <3

And a normal link for red :)

AMALAYER? SHES A LAYER!

NO..AMALADYGUARD...PWNED!
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] deathnotice01:
Will do a pink version together with meego version

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[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] 74M3NUMB3RS:
Normal link for red buddy :)

post source : www.posting-a-post-at-tapatalk.com
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] deathnotice01:
Ooops,

Sorry,

http://d-h.st/lP8

this post is sealed and sterilized to maintain that fresh posty goodness
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] gbadcool:
No passionate blue theme yet bro? :D
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] sohan rawat:
links r not working..
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] Reynaldi:
waiting for more colors :D
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] Droidlover123:
sry...posted by mistake....
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] kayamokid:
the links are not working, please re-upload it. i want the red one. :(
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] BarJei:
Do these themes still compatible to the latest update of Monochromatic? :)
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] deathnotice01:
yup they are :)

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By staring at this post you have waived your right to privacy

Complaints will be trolled accordingly
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] BarJei:
Thankies sir death :)

Really like your work

Sent from my GT-S5360
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 Themes and Apps] Rcain:
Dear sir potato.

Please fix the links for accents.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eoraptor:
So I don't really see a thread like this, so I'll float it out there:

Which of the Android 4.1 builds do you think is best on the Dinc and why? Pros and Cons.

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Right now I'm running Albino's 4.1 RC3, which is all I've run on my Dinc. It still has the annoying camera bugs, and Evernote makes it crash bout half the time, but otherwise it's smooth as glass and lets me do all I want to do with it.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] musical_chairs:
Try this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1727222
[Galaxy Note II General] melvinchng:
So can anyone provide my a list of Samsung firmware version?

Almost every thread stated this sentense "Based on latest Samsung firmware". But some of them are old firmware.

I did Google it, but seems can't find it. If anyone know, please do post it here.

Million thanks.

Accidentally sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note 2
[Galaxy Note II General] Blaster1984:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1896696

Have fun. Can give a thank if you want :beer:
[Android Apps and Games] NRG001:
Hi can someone translate this game to English and fix it for MDPI devices buttons are not aligned

:)

http://www.4shared.com/android/ZNjlvDz7/2-2.html
[Android Apps and Games] NRG001:
Anyone? :(
[Android Apps and Games] Gary122:
I like this game
[Android Apps and Games] NRG001:
Maybe you would like the real game better :D try Grand Chase for PC it's an online game.
[Android Apps and Games] willy_:
is this Grand chase ?
[Android Apps and Games] iKlutz:
Looks similar to PC version I would like to see this in English :0

The PC game is epic!
[Windows Phone 8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vladimir2989:
Is it possible to Sign in into Emulator in WP8 SDK ?

and a little off topic, is there a RegEditor that works on WP8
[Ideos S7 General] apaini:
is the ROM for IDEOS S7 slim is the same as ROM for the S7??

i want to change mine from froyo to gingerbread but i can find thread for the s7 slim
[Ideos S7 General] ddz334:
not exactly

you have to change boot.img. You will get solution at http://www.androidtablets.net/forum/huawei-tablets/
[Ideos S7 General] DZonikg:
here is for slim http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1866411
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Brettbesa:
Well it was working fine until a few hours ago. It just sits there showing the loading circle. I've force-closed it and wiped the data, I've turned Google Now off and Location Services off and rebooted but it didn't help. It works fine on my Galaxy Nexus on the same Wi-Fi network so it's not that. Anybody have any ideas?
[HTC Sensation] gcashiel:
I thank you all for making this phone so awesome, but now It is my turn to move on. Although the keyboard is crappy on the sgs3 it's a great phone and i recommended it to everyone. I do thank you all for making the sensation better than it should be. Thanks all devs and members of xda
[HTC Sensation] jotha:
Thread closed. Such a farewell thread is of no use to anybody and surely needs no discussion following.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] xterra91:
Works great on new jb leak

https://www.dropbox.com/s/66jls0b7yxghusf/app.scm-2.apk
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] invictus:
Do you have also the latest 1.1.030?

Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] invictus:
version 1.1.030

to answer my own question bellow is the link with Drive Link 1.1.030

https://www.dropbox.com/s/li3yyw4xifolwyf/DriveLink1.1.030.apk

If anyone can make it work on S3 Mini please let me know.

Thx!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] MrBrady:
Do you happen to have a mirror for that? Dropbox seems to be having issues today.

Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] invictus:
here you go

https://mega.co.nz/#!40dTjZLC!MaXDmlM2_0LYIWWznN6fmHi6zL1csVw96KUx7uz0Hmg
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] yaron1:
samsung drive link

Hi friend,

can you help me with this issu,

I have samsung galaxy S3 and i want to connect the samsung by drivelink software to my toyota touch & go

I download several software version, and after i instal it and connect it to my multimedia in the car ,

the motion sensor disconnect the media that playing (dvd), ther is drive link version that can bypass the motion lock ?

I want that the passenger can see the movie or photos that presented by the phone.

one version i cant find drivelink 1.1.021

if you know about version that i can bypass the motion lock it wil be nice from you :)

BR

yaron
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ualdriver:
Hello-

I'm looking to purchase an S3 soon, and I have never owned a GSM phone before. What's the deal with these unlock codes? I understand what they are and how they're entered, but how exactly are they generated when you buy them from a guy on eBay for example? Where are they getting the codes from? Is there some sort of risk by buying a locked AT&T or T-Mobile phone and paying someone for an unlock code?

Thanks.