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[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SHChico:
I have just bought a new Samsung Galaxy Ace II x for my cousin for his 14th birthday. Unfortunately, the next day he had already forgot his pattern to unlock his phone. Can anyone help me out on resetting his phone so that the passcode goes away? He doesn't have anything on it yet so he says that he won't lose anything important. So again, how do I reset it? I am a complete noob when it comes to androids.
[Galaxy Ace II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NZ John:
When starting it up, press Power + Home + Volume Up to enter recovery mode. There will be a 'Factory reset' option, use that. You will lose everything on the phone apart from SD card files.

PS. There is already a thread that you should have posted in.
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ev0d3vil:
Just got this device, noticed a few dark spots on the screen in low brightness. No issues but a little annoying. Can Samsung change it?
[Galaxy Note II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xxul:
No if i think what it is it is a form of glue. It is normal. There is no screen without it
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iNCC74656i:
i am trying to find an OS with great battery life, the best possible cell reception, that i can copy and paste easily between all screens and that has neat features for usability.

I have used dark side and jedi mind tricks ICS and both had great battery life, i liked jedi better.

i tried AOKP V3 jelly bean and it was very fast and worked great but battery life was half that of ICS, there were days i would have the phone unpluged for 3 hours and it would be down by 60%.

i am running jedi mind tricks jelly bean right now and its much better on battery life than AOKP was but the messaging is slower, the flash light is a bit glitchy and the cell service is much weaker than AOKP was.

what OS should i try next?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] funbulton:
I prefer jedi mind trick jb. But embryo 6-11 (Touchwiz 4.1.2) is also great. I got great battery life with it and there are so many settings to play with (i.e. statusbar transparency, overclock, etc...). Its really fast and stable and is a good rom overall. Plus I think you meant custom rom instead of a OS. :)

Don't forget to hit thanks :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] esema1o:
jedi mind trick jb 5 the best out ther is stock and have some extras :D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iNCC74656i:
i am using jedi mind trick 4 jelly bean right now. its fast in some areas but slow on teh txt screen, has graphic glitches in 3D games, is a bit slow when searching contacts and turning on the flash light makes the camera crash untill i reboot. perhaps i should try version 5?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] iNCC74656i:
im installing version 5 tonight and ill see how it runs. i am seriously thinking of just going back to ICS, i love some of the features of JB but i just cant find a good version of it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] PJcastaldo:
As far as OS goes I'd say Android :p

As for a Custom ROM I'd say try them all and make the choice your self..(I know I hate that answer too.. But its the only way you'll find what's eight for you.. )

I personally love AOKP and Cyanogen as they are the only truly custom built from source ROMs. Have many features. And if set up and tweaked have awesome battery life..

But lately I've been using Jedi Mind trick and its a pretty nice mix between battery and performance.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] MATHReX:
Rom

Jedi Mind Trick JB 5 Is The Most Stable TW Rom !! :)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] gc84245:
Stock JB is actually very nice...much better than stock ICS, which was awful. Just root it and debloat however you like.

Sent from XDA app
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] soupysoup:
Embryo 6.11 has all of JMT jbv5 plus some, and it's butter smooth
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] wizkidj:
Linaro carbon with nos is a beast. Try that.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] carbonfly:
Here is a quick guide on how to remove the bloatet Samsung QuickSettings from the notification area.

This screenshots show what this guide should help you achieve:

Before:

View attachment 1999439

(I'm using enox reVenge. So my Notification QuickSettings look a little different than the stock version)

After:

View attachment 1999440

So here is how I did it:

Prerequirements:

- a rooted ROM

- apktool.jar, helper-script for your OS and aapt (get them from code.google.com/p/android-apktool/ and throw them all into one folder)

Decompile:

Get /system/app/SystemUI.apk and /system/framework/framework-res.apk from your phone

adb pull /system/app/SystemUI.apk
adb pull /system/framework/framework-res.apk

Then install framework and decompile SystemUI.apk

apktool if framework-res.apk
apktool d SystemUi.apk

Additionally unzip the SystemUI.apk and get the META-INF folder and the AndroidManifest.xml file. Save them somewhere for later.

Modify (aka: the interesting part):

In SystemUI/res/values/dimens.xml change all values starting with "quick_setting_button_" to "0.0dip"

For me this was changing

<dimen name="quick_setting_button_height">80.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="quick_setting_button_image_height">40.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="quick_setting_button_text_height">30.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="quick_setting_button_text_size">12.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="quick_setting_button_status_height">8.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="quick_setting_button_status_padding">2.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="quick_setting_button_margin_top">2.0dip</dimen>

to

<dimen name="quick_setting_button_height">0.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="quick_setting_button_image_height">0.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="quick_setting_button_text_height">0.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="quick_setting_button_text_size">0.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="quick_setting_button_status_height">0.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="quick_setting_button_status_padding">0.0dip</dimen>
<dimen name="quick_setting_button_margin_top">0.0dip</dimen>

Recompile:

apktool b SystemUI

- go to the newly created SystemUI/build/apk/

- paste the META-INF folder and AndroidManifest.xml file which you unziped earlier here (overwriting the existing AndroidManifest.xml)

- do another:

apktool b SystemUI

(will be faster than the first run)

Install:

- get your modded SystemUI.apk in SystemUI/dist/

- move it to your phone (to /system/app/) (this requires R/W access to /system. One way to get this is starting CWM)

- start CWM and mount /system

adb push SystemUI.apk /system/app/

- change the permissions to 644

adb shell
chmod 644 /system/app/SystemUI.apk
reboot

DONE
[Galaxy S III Mini General] AssToast:
Great for people who doesn't like settings on their phone?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] mtbowen:
I was looking for this exact thing since for some reason, my Sprint S3 does not have the Notification Panel option available under display to customize this area.

However, I followed these steps and did not get the results you did. For one, I did not get a META-INF folder so that may have been part of the issue. Loading my new SystemUI.apk resulted in the notification bar disappearing completely and my Holo launcher being severly confused. I had to put my original apk back.

Perhaps the launcher is what caused the problem...

Mike

*** UPDATE ***

Had a friend of mine do this and he extracted the META-INF folder from the apk and recompiled. This time it the UI looked normal when the phone booted, but the bar was the same with all the quick setting still visible.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] carbonfly:
[MENTION=5279899]mtbowen[/MENTION]:

You have to get the META-INF folder and the AndroidManifest.xml from the original/unmodified SystemUI.apk .

Just unzip the apk with WinRAR or whatever you use.

I updated the HowTo to make this clearer.

META-INF contains the APKs certificate. Since you didn't include it your APK wasn't signed and thus didn't work.
[Galaxy S III Mini General] RodHQ:
Can they be modified instead of completely erased? I do use some of them, but others just take up space and make the whole thing scroll every time I open the notification drawer
[Galaxy S III Mini General] carbonfly:
Yes. Should be possible.

Have a look at this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2191593
[Galaxy S III Mini General] Servine:
it works but the brightness slider doesn't seem to go up, the area of quick settings stays blank
[Galaxy S III Mini General] blindguyinanorgy:
have you looked at making an Xposed module for this?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] its1110:
Is this truly of help?

Correct me if I'm mistaken but this appears to be only a cosmetic fix. I have not done this as yet because the one user seems to have reported that this does not actually recover the space used by the buttons. This implies that it only makes them disappear. If this is the case this solves nothing; you have gotten rid of no bloat, you've just hidden it. Any system resources are still being used, other than the little bit (the tiny little bit) involved in displaying the graphics.

Has anyone a real solution for this?
[Galaxy S III Mini General] LasciviousOctopus:
I followed the instructions of this guide on a Canadian version of the Samsung S III mini. Unfortunately it did not remove the drawer icons, i.e. it appears that the solution will only work depending on some other unknown conditions. I was however successful when using instead the reGXM Ex xposed module as described in thread 2698143, even though this does not seem to have been the objectives of the original developer.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lanwarrior:
I learnt programming a long time ago (20 years ago) and back then I learnt C++. Fast forward to present, I have interest in creating an Android app and started doing some research. I bought some books and watched some video, downloaded Eclipse, etc.

Although I still remember some Object Oriented Programming concepts (Polymorphism, if-else-then loops, etc.), I never fully grasp some of the syntax presented in those study books / videos. This could be because I am a total noob when it comes to Java.

So my question is: is it worth it to learn Java first, completely independent on Android, and THEN learn Android programming?

PS: I did bought some Java books but I don't think some of the things there are applicable to Android. For one, I setup Eclipse with Android SDK and although I can create some Android app (even have it run on my phone! YAY!), I could not figure out how to write, compile and execute Java app in my MacBook (keep throwing a bunch of exceptions).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoberGalarga:
Of course. You need basic-medium java knowledge to develop your apps. About this...

It's not true. If something can be done in Java for PC, can be done in Android as well (in the same way, or using the Android way, easier and better, mostly times :D ).
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lanwarrior:
Any recommendation on a good Java Book that:

- gets me up and running faster, since I am not focusing in developing a PC/MAC based Java app but Android app?

- Make use of Eclipse?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SohamJ:
I suggest learning java first before you start app development so that you will understand what you are actually doing while writing the source code

Complete reference java is a good book to make your concepts crystal clear

for android app development tutorial you can refer thenewboston video tutorials and developer.android.com for understanding android os and API
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lanwarrior:
How "deep" should I learn Java first?

I read some Jave books that covers really deep stuff that are over 1000+ pages, and there are books like the "Learn Java in 24 hours", etc.

I am just curious because I have read articles whereby people with no programming experiences had developed iPhone apps in months. I think Objective-C is harder to learn than Java because it does not have some of the great features like garbage collections, etc.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rossja:
Throwing an Android app together is relatively easy, especially if you've got prior programming experience. Between the plentiful tutorials and stackoverflow to help with specific semantics, it's pretty straight forward to get what you want done. However, there's a big difference between getting something done, and getting it done efficiently - that's where having a fundamental grasp of the underlying language comes in handy.

When I was starting out I grabbed a couple different books, from basic Android programming to Advanced Java. I found Learn Java for Android Development to be a very decent read, and it was great for getting me up to speed on Java quickly, without going through basic coding principles I already understood from using other languages (or burying me in deep Java mechanics that I didn't really want or need).

--

Jason
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lanwarrior:
Thanks for the recommendation on the book. Seems like a perfect book for me!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wangxing:
I think u are on the right way.

Please go into android directly.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] giuliomvr:
Do you have a specific idea what you want to create? If no, Get one. I had no idea about Java and Android, only knew visual basic and some c#, but I had an idea what I want to create. And this way i started watching basic tutorials and got some basic information how to do stuff(intents, the thing with the contexts). For me personally, learning the Java stuff was easy, as its really close to what i knew(and you know some c++, which gives you the basics). Simply read a little bit about the control structures and classes and Start making your app. And if you want to know how something works, Google it!

Btw: i am really young, so this shouldnt be a Problem for somebody older.

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[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kent4ro:
hello everyone,

i've looked over similar threads,but i got lost in all the comments and download links.

so here's the story :

few days ago phone decides to shut down on its own (no tampering on my side at all)

i take the battery out,put it back in,stuck in bootloop,try it again and phone boots up normally.

next day it happens again,this time my method doesn't help bring me back to the OS and just keeps me in the white screen htc logo boot.

so i boot into Hboot,try to reset factory settings,it just goes back to the boot logo loop.

same issue with trying to boot into recovery.

here's my device details :

ACE PVT SHIP S-ON RL
HBOOT-2.00.0027
MICROP-0438
RADIO : 26.14.04.28_M
eMMC-boot :
sep 7 2011 19:06:24

adb dump :
INFOversion: 0.5
INFOversion-bootloader: 2.00.0027
INFOversion-baseband: 26.14.04.28_M
INFOversion-cpld: None
INFOversion-microp: 0438
INFOversion-main: 3.12.405.1
INFOserialno: HT0B7RX00247
INFOimei:
INFOproduct: ace
INFOplatform: HBOOT-7230
INFOmodelid: PD9810000
INFOcidnum: HTC__001
INFObattery-status: good
INFObattery-voltage: 4091mV
INFOpartition-layout: Generic
INFOsecurity: on
INFObuild-mode: SHIP
INFOboot-mode: FASTBOOT
INFOcommitno-bootloader: 743ca94a
INFOhbootpreupdate: 11
INFOgencheckpt: 0
INFOregion-id: 0
all: Done!
finished. total time: 0.010s

i tried flashing different pd89img versions,with or without clockwork but none of them worked.

the most advanced staged i got to was a certain pd89img being verified by my device and after it was done reflashing the different components.

it kept going to a bootloop.

also,my usb debugging is off.

any help would be greatly appriciated.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuyInTheCorner:
Hey :)

First off, you're gonna wanna remove the IMEI from the info, that's personal info you don't want to give away, just a heads up.

Second, what ROM/Kernel you running buddy?,

I believe you're gonna have to flash a custom recovery from fastboot, but I may be wrong..

If you need some extra help urgently, feel free to post in the Ace Think Tank (in my signature) to get some info, resident expert Glevitan should be able to help you out :)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kent4ro:
i'm running stock 2.3.5 htc rom.

no root or custom recovery,pretty much factory settings.

i tried using a RUU it suceeded,but made no difference since the device is still stuck in the bootloop.
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kent4ro:
*update*

i managed to use htc's hboot update via fastboot+usb

then i flashed an updated rom using their RUU.

managed to use the htcdev unlock method.

flashed CWM,restarted phone but alas it is still stuck in a bootloop and wont boot into neither recovery or factory reset.

any suggestions?
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GuyInTheCorner:
Hmm...

Post in the Ace Think Tank, you'll get help quickly :thumbup:

Did I help you? Hit THANKS!

Galaxy S3 (New love interest, stock)

Desire HD (Retired, REVOlution)

Galaxy Note 10.1 (Big Bad Wolf, stock)
[Desire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hacktrix2006:
First thing you might want to try is to use this command

fastboot erase cache. If the phone then hangs we need to try the next method by rebooting to fastboot USB.

Run the RUU and look into %temp% for a rom.zip and place that file in the root of c:

Put your phone into Fastboot USB then type the following

fastboot oem rebootRUU

fastboot flash zip c:\rom.zip

Let that finish and redo fastboot flash zip c:\zip then issue fast reboot.

If that boots then your ok but if the phone freezes upon doing any fastboot command other then fastboot getvar all the chances are you have a fried EMMC chip which will required replacement and a Jtag session.
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] malavi:
Been workin on some iconpacks , but with my last one I decided to make an apk (earlier was on .zip).... after readin&readin I think I finally figure out :p :highfive:

playstore app has the same icons ,

just think of it as a "donation",

as I will post it free here forever :D

it only have more walls made by me :D​

Hope you like it and sorry if it has something not working properly (didnt find anythin wrong ;) ) but its my first attemp..... :cyclops:

If you have some request, please go to link on 2nd post :D . And post your thoughts if you liked! :D

I recommend to "supersize" them, as they are big, but with "normal" view they look a lil bit small .

MakoS theme BETA (INSTRUCTIONS)

# Join to MakoS G+ Community , only requisite is to be member of XDA :silly:

# Then CLICK HERE​

done!

If you download my work, please take 1 min , go to playstore and press that +1 button :D :highfive:

PD: Please DO NOT reupload my work, just use&share this link ;D preferably share playstore link :Victory
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] malavi:
Changelog & request

REQS

GO >HERE<

Put app name you want, and if possible play store link ;D Will delete entries when they're added :good:

CHANGELOG

V1.8> added reqs!

new default icons for some apps (play store will be "color fixed") :D

moar "alternate" icons inside "icon picker"

*

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*

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·V1.3> added reqs

fabrikpro& smart tools should be now workin ;D ¿

·V1.2> added reqs (still missin whatsapp, fabrik(paid) & smartools (paid)

New app icon with my logo:)

some chages to iconbacks of icons not themed ;D

·v1.1> Added reqs

think icon picker issue is fixed

·v1> Playstore release!

Added reqs

some small fixes

·v098> Fixed conflictin es/root explorer ;D

Added reqs :=)

·v095> added reqs :)

more icons themed in apex (actions)

fixed a couple "code mistakes" :D

·v09> added reqs ;D (task , both donate&free was added on earlier ver.,.. is it workin?

added some "goodies" (more icons) to "nova/apex icon picker" (as dockphone,dockmail..... as well as some "alternate ver" of a few icons :)

·v08> Added reqs :D

APEX issues fixed (pls feedback :D )

Another change to "iconbacks"

·v06> now its a theme (so it will have more options on apex ;D ) WIP

Added icon reqs :D

Changed some iconbacks

Think I finally get it "fully" workin

·v04> fixed some icons not showin up

added icons to view them on nova's icon picker

·v02> public initial release
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] malavi:
one moarr

POLL

Here's attached pic.... which one do you think looks better by "default" (other one will be on icons picker) :confused:

Please vote in the poll at top page ;D

Thanks for your help! :D :good:

:highfive:
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] luiseteyo:
Thanks dude!!

Enviado desde mi Nexus 4 usando Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] snOwjAwk:
nice ones' :)
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] ensboarder:
Does it works with icon changer free ?
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] Stylez Ray.:
wow those are beautiful!

maybe try to use the color scheme like Goolors icons?
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] dj_jokke:
Woho, you made it! Love theme dude, great job :D

Skickat från min Nexus 4 via Tapatalk 2
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] Schiehallion:
Cool mate
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] thephantom:
Good job. Nice
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] malavi:
Thanks everyone! :D really appreciated ;)

just "fixed" some app icons not showing (clock, eye in the sky...) but still havin issues with whatsapp+ and carmageddon (tried a lot of activities but none seems to work) anyone knows how to solve it :confused:

Also make icons "visible" on nova's icon picker :D

update its out on OP (makov04.apk) will update later if I could "fix" whatsapp&carmageddon :cowboy:
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] randomnoob83:
Love it but only thing is the icons that don't have a new icon look really ugly look at ifunny and screen filter we xc if you could make the background black instead of red or neon green would be better other than that amazing job
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] davidross:
An icon for xda app would be great. I have a neon green background with the orange xda looks horrible.

Like the icons. Great work
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] encore27:
It looks a promising icon pack. Well done OP :D
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] sean222:
Absolutely amazing! Thanks for releasing it for free :D I would definitely pay $1 for these :)

Can't access your requests spreadsheet; are you sure it's shareable? It's opening as view only for me :confused:

Just wanted to request an icon for Tasks - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.teamtasks.tasks.paid&hl=en

Thanks again!
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] bskim23:
Amazing! I've been searching for an icon pack that I would love to no avail until now! Great work OP keep it up! Would definitely support by purchasing a donate version from play store!
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] malavi:
new update! v06

hey all! from now its also an apex theme (so apex users will hav moar things moded ;D ) still workin on it :p

so please UNNINSTALL older ver. first, then install this v06 :good:

heres changelog:

v06> now its a theme (so it will have more options on apex ;D ) WIP

Added icon reqs

Changed some iconbacks

Think I finally get it "fully" workin

thanks everyone and tell me if somethin its not workin properly :cowboy:
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] malavi:
kinda sort of... im tryin to "get inspired" by google as much as i can XD (i like to "view" inside g'apps and they're really good details in there ;D also chrome os its another "start point" and appicon itself :D )

It says it supports iconpacks..... so it should work ;D

PS: sorry for late answer, didnt saw :eek:
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] MidtownHD:
thanks, looks great

are these icons 96x96?
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] jimbohurt:
Sweet! Looks great! Before I install, is there any need for speed type car icons? I neeeeed at least one for my homescreen :D
[Nexus 4 Themes and Apps] LegendM:
Hello developer!

I'd like to ask you something about your theme

I'm creator of small application called "Miui Theme Converter"

Well,an user reported your theme apk not working with my tool.I just checked and your apk is interesting

First off all,drawable xml location changed ,and lost of changes in xml

I just wanna ask how you did that?I already tried hundereds of apk's .No one like yours

And If you dont wanna my app can convert your theme file,just say it.I'll stop work on your apk file

Thanks