yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 General] nicelad_uk:
That is only 1 persons review though and a few people have posted in that thread that they are experiencing worse battery life. It would be good if other uses could post their info rather than just saying "I can't get the same battery life as xmoo" so we can look and compare.
[HD2 General] KB24@CL:
^correct...

but battery life depends on a lot of things...

1. phone usage

2. phone settings

3. network

4. data connection

also you need to know how to handle a Li-Ion-Battery....you need at least 10 cycles of extended charging to get the battery in its best possible shape. Then you go from there...

I think its really hard to really know how long YOUR battery is going to last.
[General Topics] mellojoe:
I have a Samsung JACK. However, I don't use the data plan. I just don't have the need for it.

It would be nice, from time to time, to have access to GPS mapping. I've discovered the GPSTest trick that eliminates the small data usage at GPS startup. But, I don't have any maps.

I've looked at Garming and TomTom's offerings. However, I don't need $100 for the whole country. I don't need half the country. I don't even need 1/50th of the country. What I really would be interested in is getting maps on a city by city (or even just one county) basis.

Does anybody sell maps of just a city?

Is there any way to download maps of just one city and store it locally?

Google Maps is a free service... is there any way of saving an area of map to the device to recall it later?
[General Topics] Obsidian72:
I use, prefer and recommend TrekBuddy. You just have to make the maps of your desired region(s) beforehand, but there are tools for that as well.
[General Topics] Menneisyys:
Guys, this is a backup thread for some of the initial posts I've moved out from the original "All Opera Mobile versions: Official thread" thread so that the original poster has some three additional posts on his disposal to post updates to.

The original posts:

Great idea! I make it a sticky! Please post an announcement to all Opera threads so that folks start posting in here.

BTW, are you ready to continuously monitor this thread and update the first post with the latest info?
[General Topics] Srem:
Just what I'm looking for. Perhaps a poll of users favourite version/build?

Here's what I'm currently on:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=467852

Version: 9.5

Build: 15316

VGA

Uninstallable: Yes

SD installation: ?

My 2 cents: Have been using this version for a few months now and find it very stable if a little slow... am starting to wonder if there's a much improved version yet. I've not taken note of other versions I've used so it's hard to compare, but it's certainly better than the stock o2 build
[General Topics] Menneisyys:
Also note that I've explained the differences, the availability etc. of some of the current versions at http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=467173
[General Topics] Menneisyys:
Great! Let's, at last, make a single catch-up thread easy to digest.

Thanks :)
[General Topics] DaveTheTytnIIGuy:
This is a great idea! There are only about a million different Opera versions with different advantages, flaws, etc., so this is the perfect place to keep track of them all. This could deserve a sticky.

Dave
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] craig0r:
LATEST UPDATE: I will start working on this again soon. I didn't realize so many people had downloaded it until today when I went to add this thread to the Hero wiki. I will not be replacing the initial "Hero" splash screen, as that requires the installation of an unlocked HardSPL, and I don't have a reason to unlock my own SPL.

Hey all.

So, remember way way back in Android's pre-release days when the boot screen was an oscillating red dot, similar to the eye of a Cylon? Well, it was always my favourite boot animation, so I decided to bring it back. I found an animated gif on the net, removed the word "ANDROID" from it, made it fit our resolution, and voila. Here it is.

I've updated this considerably. I did some smoothing on the red animation so it won't look so pixel-y, I've scaled down the animated gif so that it doesn't get nearly as choppy as it did before, and removed that pesky red dot on the left side. It looks much, much nicer now.

Planned updates:

- Sound. I'm thinking either the low "whirring" noise the cylons make as they scan, or the brief piano music that plays during the first intro to the episodes (not the opening credits.) Thoughts? Does anyone even want sound in their bootscreen?

- Add more frames to smooth the animation out (right now it's about 12 FPS)

- Add a more enticing background picture, such as a Cylon head rather than the solid black.

As always, feedback is welcomed.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] TheBrit:
A picture would be nice. ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] craig0r:
Done and done! :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] craig0r:
Updated. It's a significant improvement over the previous version. See first post.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Invade:
Can you please post the original bootscreen so we can always fall back??
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] craig0r:
There we go.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Invade:
Thanks man :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Carlis:
awsome

Flashed it on mcr 2.8.

Love it.

The first HERO pic should be nice to ditch to.

A five and a cylon somewhere maybe?

Thanks man
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] darkenergy:
how do i apply this boot screen ?

thx in advance
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Amdathlonuk:
I THINK you have to flash it like a ROM.

Please correct me if I'm wrong someone.

CONFIRMED: you flash it like a ROM :) (looks really cool!)
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] craig0r:
Getting rid of the first HERO screen is a bit more difficult. It requires you to remove the device's security/cid checks or something. There's a thread about how to do that in the "Hero Android Development" forum. It's stickied. As of now I'm pretty sure you need to make some custom serial/usb cable to do it, and I can't be bothered. If anyone knows a simpler way to change that first splash screen, I'd love to hear it.

You need to have a rooted phone and the patched recovery image installed. Boot into recovery mode by holding the Home button while you power up your phone, and select "upgrade via choose .zip" or whatever the option is. Exactly the same as flashing a new ROM, as Amdathlonuk said.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Sergio PC:
Thanks dude!

Smooth
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] spamianspoon:
Hi,

Firstly, thanks for this craig0r, I've been looking for this ever since I got my phone, don't understand why they took it out, it's so cool.

Anyway, I'm hoping someone can help me get it working.

I've tried to flash both 0.7 and 0.8 but I get the following error each time:

installing update...

copying files...

E: Failure at line 3:

copy_dir PACKAGE:system SYSTEM:

Installation aborted.

I have root and I'm running BeHero 1.3.2.

I looked at the update and found that in:

cylon0.8_signed/system/media/bootscreen/boot_animation.xml

There's this line:

audio="/system/media/bootscreen/boot.mp3"

It's referring to an mp3 but the boot sound is wav, could this be the problem?

Cheers guys
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] Sawkes:
Working flawlessly!

Running Android 1.5 - SenseHero1.6 ROM (:

Sounds will be awesome, no need for an ugly cylon tho! :D

EDIT: @Sparmian I believe its because Android 2.1 storage bootscreen in another directory. Correct me if I'm mistaken (:
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] craig0r:
That certainly could be a problem. Also, I've only tested this in Modaco roms, although I should think it would work on any cupcake system. I won't be porting it to eclair until we have an official Hero release from HTC. Not that it would be particularly difficult with our current "faked" eclair roms, but they aren't functional enough for me, so I can't be bothered.

As far as sounds go, at this point I will probably wait for the eclair release as well.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] spamianspoon:
Aaaaahhh!

Thanks for the help guys. I didn't realize this was a cupcake only release - I'm running eclair. Doh!.
[Hero, G2 Touch Themes and Apps] spamianspoon:
Anyone have any idea how I can get this to work on eclair?

Cheers.
[Imagio General] hawkman610:
Anyone know how to get the fadded call notification to go away after you select it and select dismiss in the notification menu? It's rather annoying that I have to do a soft reset/power off to get it to go away. Then if I decide not to mess with it, I have a an ! on the noticiation/tast bar that will not go away.

Also, anyone know how to disable the notification menu during a phone call? I swear about 9 our of 10 calls result in me opening the notification menu. I guess the proximity sensor doesn't work as quickly as it probably should.
[Imagio General] hawkman610:
Anyone?

........
[General Topics] Cinamon:
I have searched the forum and I don't see anything that applies to my situation. Active Sync does not recognize my phone ( a TTyN II ). I did a hard reset on the phone. I uninstalled and reinstalled active sync. Active sync WILL recognize another WM phone but not mine. Now it has been reset, I have nothing on it, and no way to reload anything on it. Please help. It must be the phone since the PC will recognize other phones ... but I have just done a hard reset and I don't know what else to do. I need my info back. :(
[General Topics] orb3000:
On settings-connections-usb to pc disable advanced functionality

Hope it helps,
[General Topics] Cinamon:
Tried it without success :( But thanks
[General Questions and Answers] goodluck69:
Greetings:

I am using an HTC Touch Pro (Sprint). I have not loaded anything new on it and have not changed my habits with the phone. Over the last few days, the battery life is very short and the back of the phone is warm. In the past, when I have used the GPS or Wifi for long periods, I have experienced the same issue. Neither of those are in use, the WiFi is off, the BT is off, nothing is running in the taskmanager except for ActiveSynch which is the normal. I have reset the phone and started with a full charge today, and the phone is almost dead. During the usual course of the day, it may consume 1 bar of battery by the end of my day. It is now on the last bar and within an hour it will be dead unless I take action.

Is there any way to determine the state of the transmitters or receivers? I am guessing by the warmth on the battery cover that one of them is on however, none should be (except the normal ActiveSynch data connection) -or- can someone point me in a direction as to what may be causing this?

tia - Brandon - goodluck(at)zoominternet.net
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Maysi2k:
ROM & Addon's

ROM: Win 6.5.1 in german & The Tasklist at the bottom "V9 WM 6.5.1 TF3D2 23071 Public Beta3" from bauner: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=548524

Patch 1.: 4 Icons Patch: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=554330

Patch 2.: New Icons on the Tasklist (top) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=512971

Good Tools

Beejive (IM - BETA): http://www.beejive.com/winmo/

nueLight3 (Flashlite):http://www.nuerom.com/BlogEngine/post/2008/12/08/nueLight3-and-other-stuff.aspx (it's not working :( )

thx @ all developers!
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] tsi_tp:
... make the search button your best friend ;-)

Try this 6.1:

Very clean and stable by fae=> Link

or this 6.5 and 6.1:

Very fast and stable ROMs by bauner => Link
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Maysi2k:
Not Really :D

The first Link have no 4 icons on a Line,

the 2th & 3th Link have not the Windows Taskbar at Bottom ...
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] peeps:
I think user JVH3 developed a cab file to alter the setup of the programs tab...if that is your only issue with the 1st link, then track down that cab and have your ROM...
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Maysi2k:
aaahhhh perfect :D

this is the 4 icons patch: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=554330

Thx :)

I will the rom tomorrow testing :D

---------------

oh i see, the Taskbar is not @the bottom :/
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] peeps:
then you need to hunt down wm6.5.1 ROMs and forget about wm6.1...I use EnergyROM but it may be too loaded for you...
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Maysi2k:
I have the Energyrom, but it's not german :D

a german version and a orignal style from the EnergyRom would be perfect :)
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Patrickschneider:
I like the Manilla 2.5 and the Energy Rom are great, but my english is very Bad, can any cooker made a Rom like the Energy Rom in German for us.
[Touch Pro, Fuze ROM Development] Maysi2k:
that's Perfect! And "Cleaner" :D
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Themes and Apps] Drag-On:
Hi.

I've been using Topaz Keyboard Controller to rotate my screen 270 degrees of late on double back click. works great in everything (i'm not a fan of accelerometer turning) EXCEPT the home screen (Touch Flo) it turns, but TF3D vanishes and i'm left with a black background, but the taskbar and softkey bar (which i have edited to extend my portrait background) are still visible.

Also, while in landscape mode, should the device go to standby, it's game over (because i'm using HKEY_CURRENT_USER\ControlPanel\BackLight, AutoDeviceLockEnable 0 change to 1) i can't unlock...stuck in standby mode.

so, 2 problems:

1) is the background/wallpaper in landscape mode changeable? does touch flo work in landscape (Rhodium style)?

2) if phone locks in horizontal mode, phone doesn't quite freeze, but is unlockable (black background, no unlock slider)

any1 got any tips to fix either/both of these problems?

thanks
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Themes and Apps] SlideRnl:
Yeah I also like to know how to change the Landscape background.
[HD2 General] Biffy:
On my Kaiser, when I got a text message a long MP3 would play which I could cancel by pressing the Red call hang up button.

Very annoyingly on the HD2 there doesn't seem to be any way to stop the MP3 so it just keeps on playing for a few minutes. The hang up button just switches off the display but the song carries on playing.

Anyone have an idea for a workaround?
[HD2 General] KowboyBebop:
You simply cut the favorite part of your mp3 and use that as a ringtone?
[HD2 General] Biffy:
Unfortunately it's not that simple. I need the whole MP3 to play until I cancel it.

As I need the text message to wake me up if sleeping or be heard from another room etc.
[HD2 General] bugsy:
I don't have an HD2 yet, but can't you just turn it over to stop the tone?
[HD2 General] Biffy:
Just tried that, doesn't work. :(
[HD2 General] bugsy:
Duplicate post
[HD2 General] Biffy:
Can't believe no-one else is being bugged by this problem?
[HD2 General] cilf:
the only way i found out is long pressing end call button and tap "set vibrate".. also pretty disappointed by this behaviour :(
[HD2 General] snowblindd:
This happens on all htc devices (and as far as i know on all windows mobile phones), your sms tone is set to ALERTS, meaning that it will play the whole song before it stops. I think you should switch to a shorter alert tone.
[HD2 General] Biffy:
It doesn't happen on all windows phones as my Kaiser could stop the song, but I was using a newer 6.5 build I guess, although I did think all 6.5 roms had the capability of stopping the mp3.
[HD2 General] br3nt:
does it still play when you've read the text msg?
[HD2 General] Biffy:
Yes unfortunately it carries on playing.
[HD2 General] br3nt:
then I've got nothing...

tried looking in settings under the sound and notifications?
[HD2 General] Biffy:
Yes :)

I think it's just a fault that hasn't been fixed in 6.5 but has in 6.5.1. So once custom roms are out that will be a solution.
[HD2 General] hagba:
default notification

and whats the default SMS ringtone ,does it have a short one preinstalled?
[HD2 General] loomx:
Pressing the volume rocker used to stop this on my diamond
[HD2 General] Biffy:
Has anyone with the new 1.61 rom found this problem has been fixed?
[HD2 General] cilf:
problem still remains :(
[HD2 General] blindsideone:
off topic kinda... how did all of you get mp3 for text messages going anyways?
[HD2 General] dataSaMm:
I got all my tracks in Storage Card/My Documents, when I change my ringtones they appear in the list.

I haven't found any solutions to stop the sms but when it is a calendar related the music stops as soon as you press dismiss or view the appointment, perhaps there is a key there that can be transferred to sms functions?
[G1 General] saffyreuk:
I'm on the latest Cyanogen mod running "Wireless Tether for Root Users" and despite enabling WIFI encryption the WIFI connection is not encrypted. I'm using tethering a lot ATM and I'm not happy with MAC filtering. Any ideas?
[G1 General] AdrianK:
I'd file it as a bug if I was you. Could be to do with the kernel (and iptables) which Cyan is always tinkering with, so make sure you mention that you're on a cooked ROM.

http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
[G1 General] maxawesome:
Use Bluetooth instead of WiFi. Unless you're using your phone as a router for multiple computers and/or don't have bluetooth (can buy a BT USB key for like $10 from Frys/Newegg), this is definitely the way to go.

Saves battery, as well, such that when connecting the phone to the computer via USB and then tethering over Bluetooth, you're in a positive charge state, meaning the phone will never run out of juice, and will in fact, slowly begin to charge.
[G1 General] saffyreuk:
I'm serving web for my flat ATM so bluetooth isn't an option. You have explained why my phone does eventually shut down though :D.
[Click General] jporch316:
Ok

Dont seem to have a video player and a search of market didnt throw up any (presumably the resolution problem)

Anyone know for any or can point me in the direction of a player for .wmv .mpeg etc
[Click General] jporch316:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=5828130#post5828130

chinese video app found by one of the guys on xda - ive tried it on the tattoo and it works a treat!!!

plays mpegs and wmvs!!!!!
[Click General] thacen:
It seems play, but I want capable of fullscreen and zoom-in-out just like TCPMP player of WinMo.:mad:
[Click General] jporch316:
Ye - TPCMP - core player was the best around - its a shame its not available for android - i would pay for an app that good!
[Hero CDMA General] Treefallingquietly:
I am assuming once you root the phone and push a custom ROM onto the phone, this will fix HTC's introduced bugs?

Bluetooth

SMS battery drain

Reverting apps versions

Stuff like this.
[Hero CDMA General] jonnythan:
No, because the custom ROM is just the Sprint ROM with a few additions and modifications.
[Hero CDMA General] Treefallingquietly:
Ouch.

ok, anyone working on compiling a 2.0 kernal?
[Hero CDMA General] jonnythan:
HTC ;)
[Hero CDMA General] theraginasian:
Although the bugs are not fixed, rooting allow one to use various workarounds that would not be possible without, and in fact for EACH of the issues you have listed:

Bluetooth: http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/23854?tstart=0

While I cannot personally vouge for this, I have seen many posts on Sprint and here that detail the workaround described in the post as effective.

SMS Battery Drain: I think this may have actually been the first big bug discovered, and also fixed without root! Unfortunately, the default messaging app is defective, so in the meantime it is recommended to use either chompSMS or Handcent SMS from the Market until an update is released.

See this post: http://community.sprint.com/baw/thread/23043

Finally...

Reverting Apps: This is addressed on both forums, but a workaround only exists with root, and is similar in fashion to the bluetooth fix but for a different directory.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=582176

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=581806

Hope this helps! I intend on posting a very detailed guide on every step of rooting, backing up, and working around most of the detailed problems in the very near future, stay tuned!
[Hero CDMA General] Treefallingquietly:
What I'd like is a kernel that will have this working as intended. But really, I am not afraid of the work arounds and the hands on work required, but if my wife had this phone with these problems, she would have chucked it out the window within days.
[Hero CDMA General] 5tr4t4:
One more...

You left out the original bug (mentioned by briankwest, one of the first rooters), the TCP timestamp issue:

echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_timestamps

This could also be added to the MoDaCo init.rc so it is set at each boot (otherwise it will revert back to "1").
[General Questions and Answers] bobby0724:
Hello

i would like to know if there is any application that i can install on my smartphone nontouchscreen windows mobile 6.5 so i can see the screen on my pc and take screenshots
[General Questions and Answers] stylez:
Moved as not Software Release.

My Mobiler
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] noonanjs:
Does anyone have a list of things safe to remove from this rom yet? I would like to clear some more cpu space if possible
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] flactemnad:
Note: I'm running with MoDaCo v1.1 ROM and setup SD card for Apps2SD.

If you have your SD card setup for Apps2SD then you can just move many of the apps from /system/app to system/sd/app. They will still be available if you ever want them, easier to move back to the main on-board storage if you need too. The apps on your sd card will launch a little slower, but once launched seem to be just fine. I moved the following to the /system/sd/app:

HtcFootprints*

HtcRingtone*

HtcTwitter*

IM*

Sprint_NFL

Sprint_Navigator*

Sprint_Nscar*

Sprint_TV*

Stock*

amazonmp3*

com.htc.Stock*

com.htc.Twitter*

I also moved from the /system/sd/app to the /system/app:

com.google.android.voicesearch.apk

That fixed the google voicesearch, which I do use sometimes.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raptoro07:
I am looking into upgrading to the Haykuro SPL since it works for all ROMs and the HardSPL doesn't work for all ROMs, but I am worried about bricking. According to what I've read, and on Haykuro's website, I need to

1. Flash Latest Radio

2. Flash Special SPL

I've already flashed the new radio, do I need to do it again then flash the SPL back to back, or am I OK since I already have the radio.

I just want to do it right so I don't brick.

Thanks.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B-man007:
which radio did you flash? htc or haykuro?

you should flash the haykuro radio again just to be safe, but it doesnt have to be back to back as long as you have the haykuro radio. Make sure its the 26I radio by booting into the spl
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raptoro07:
that's the one 26I, but I made do it again just to make sure. Will not hurt huh? Thanks
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AdrianK:
Flash it again if you wan't, personally I wouldn't. No reason to, and every time you flash the Radio or SPL, whether you meet the requirements or not there's always a tiny, minute chance something could go wrong.

As long as you have the 26i radio, you'll be fine.

If you're using cyans recovery make sure you flash it using alt-s then reboot using home+back. Do NOT touch the trackball, if you don't use alt-s, home+back it will not be flashed correctly. It won't brick, it just simply won't install.

Good luck, you'll be fine. I spent over an hour flashing Danger because I was sh*ting myself worrying about bricking, but it went fine :-)

Afterwards you wont we able to boot the phone because the nand has been formatted and partitioned. If you boot in to recovery and type 'ums_enable' you will be able to copy a rom to your SD card, then 'ums_disable' to unmount.

That alt-s, home+back thingmajig only applies for radios and SPLs, nothing else.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] B-man007:
Well the reason i told him to flash the radio again is because some people are actually bricking when using the stock 26I radio. IDK if its cause they are noob or because there is some problem with it, so its safer to reflash.