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[Touch HD Themes and Apps] dena994:
UPDATE THEME: added S2U2 lockscreen carbon v2 style....enjoy it!!!! :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] hsmcd:
wow wow~i'm loving it (McD slogan) :D
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] dena994:
Thanks ;)!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] p.monin:
Nice Thanks:)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] dena994:
Thanks monin!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] p.monin:
whence man gets the takbar:confused:

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[Touch HD Themes and Apps] dena994:
It's in the ROM that i have.....Sorry but it isn't mine....
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] dena994:
Added windows lockscreen
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] hsmcd:
One question to ask though..this theme will work only in touch HD or other WVGA screen also?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] dena994:
If you have a ROM with sense 2.5 It work!!! Hi!:)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] dena994:
new max-manila carbon v2 theme!! Enjoy it! ;)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] baris59tr:
thank youuuu
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] dena994:
Thanks baris:)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] escalon:
hello there, I'm kinda noob in this department and so i can't seem to pull it off ehhee =p I managed to install the other program in my htc touch Hd but right now all it shows is the standart iphone ( flower wallpaper)/ slide to unlock, etc, and everything else stayed the original touch flow 3d.... i instaled your files (all in the attachment) can you send me a step by step tutorial of how to install this theme to my email? I would be very gratefull =P

email: pedro_aliaz@hotmail.com

Thanks in advance,:)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] dena994:
This theme is for sense 2.5!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] 5URV1V0R:
Hi. Sorr, I am totally new here. Two questions: 1- The language on the menus seem in french or Italian, does it support English

2- Can this theme be uninstalled.

Thanks a lot for a great work!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] dena994:
The theme support English and it's unnistalled!! Hi! :)
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Spyrious:
Hi.Very nice theme.I have Xannytechs Evo 2.2 rom which has max manila cooked.It has also the start button on the bottom.Will this work for me?Thanks.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] dena994:
Yes, but the version with maxmanila!! ;) it's at the first post...Hi!
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] Spyrious:
Thanks.I tried but the bottom bar because of the buttons doesn't look very nice.But the rest is great.
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] dena994:
what doesn't look very nice?
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] @itsboiboi:
how do i uninstall this theme? i uninstalled everything to test it out on my hd2 but my taskbar is still carbon..any suggestions? i'll really appreciate it if somebody can help me..
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] dchd310870:
I cant get the taskbar or top icons to show properly. Using g10's evo4 with max manila over the top... Looks like I have to hard reset to restore everything and start again
[Touch HD Themes and Apps] dena994:
It isn't in the theme..
[Touch Cruise General] chivas228:
Since my Diamond has given me the big middle finger, i went back to my backup TC which i was going to sell... good thing i didn't.

So i never liked the TouchFlo thing. I like SPB Shell much better. one problem with TF, it installs automatically when you hard reset (or fresh start) the phone. what to do... what to do...

This time around, when the phone booted up for the first time I did a soft reset (push the button on the bottom of the phone) when TF was getting installed 1/7th of the way; basically resetting the phone 1 second into install.

it is amazing how much memory is saved and putting on all the other software I normally use, there's plenty of room left! storage space has increased dramatically.

figure for those who do not like TF and could rebuild their phone from scratch w.o losing data (PIM), this *might* be a solution for you to get as much space out of the phone as possible.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
This is an FAQ thread, where you can find a list of common questions and answers. I couldn't fit it all in my signature, so figured a thread would be a better place. In general this isn't a place to ask questions; there is an Android Vogue port help desk for asking questions. I really don't care if you ask questions here and will probably answer them, but better to keep things organized.

Purpose of this thread is to have a list of frequently asked questions that link to answers. I will start off the list with a number of questions that I answer all the time. Other helpful people or devs that find themselves answering the same question over and over again, either a) post a link or b) pm me a link to a well described and organized answer and I will add it to this first post; you can also just post the well described and organized answer below. I'll make categories as the need arises. We have answers to just about every question, however they can be hard to find spread out between different threads, so this thread is the launching point to find them.

Also, this is a vogue forum. Feel free to link this in the android kaiser, nike, polaris forums etc, however I won't be linking to wifi answers and the like unless there is an uprising for me writing this :p

ANDROID FAQs - MENU - just keep scrolling down, or click the links

1. General questions - post #2

2. Android on NAND (i.e. replacing windows mobile with android) - post #3

3. Android from the microSD card (running both windows mobile and android on your phone) - post #4
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
GENERAL

1. android button layout

2. android resolutions - what gives?

3. how to change android ROMs

4. how to install a ROM update

5. android market problems (can't see all free apps, or can't see paid apps)

6. I can't change from portrait to landscape using longpress power

7. how do I connect my phone to my computer? adb, usb mass storage

8. how to install applications without a data plan

9. where do I find all the files to get this to run?

10. my battery life sucks in Android. can I make it last longer?

11. how to calibrate your screen

12. Verizon GPS (thx mrkite38 for the link)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
Android on NAND (i.e. replacing windows mobile)

1. how do I flash android to NAND - the noob guide from ground zero, see also this guide by corbs808 (thx)

2. how do I get windows mobile back? (see bottom of post, under "OTHER NOTES")

3. how to change android ROMs

4. how to install a ROM update

5. how do I change resolution?

6. complete how to guide in kaiser forum, most of it applies to vogue as well, currently written for old rootfs method; includes setting up for running from SD, partitioning, and changing builds. (thx loserskater)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
Android from the microSD card (i.e. both windows and android on your phone)

1. how do I install android to the microSD card - the noob guide (thx umbilicalbungee)

2. how to change android ROMs

3. how to install a ROM update

5. how do I change resolution?

6. how do I partition my card if i want to run off an ext2 partition? (thx intimidatorx31) or here (thx loserskater)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
saving this one too
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
and I'll keep this one
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
and this one is mine
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
and I think that is enough for future categories
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
changing resolution when running from microSD card (ext2 or regular)

When running from the microSD card, resolution is stored in the default.txt file in /sdcard/andboot/. you'll need to edit that file one of two ways:

1. use a windows mobile program like Total commander to go to the file and edit the settings

2. connect your phone to your computer using activesync or USB mass storage while in windows, and edit the file using wordpad

Go to the second to last line in the file. note, some text editors will not see the hard returns in the file and lists them instead as little boxes; this won't affect the functioning of the file, but makes it harder to read. wordpad and total commander read it fine. the second to last line should look something like this:

set cmdline "ppp.nostart=0 mddi.width=240 mddi.height=320 msm_sdcc.msmsdcc_fmax=32000000 pm.sleep_mode=0 no_console_suspend"

change the width and height to meet your needs. see here for a discussion on different resolutions and their merits.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] chourmovs:
very good idea

i add it too my fav
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
how to change resolution of NAND install

1. Download the latest .nbh in the resolution you want from sourceforge. sometimes all the resolutions are packaged in one zip file.

2. choose your flash method (see above quoted text)

3.

-- if flashing from linux or windows, place your phone in bootloader mode (enter bootloader: hold down power and camera, then press and release reset, wait for the tricolor screen). connect to the usb cable.

----windows: rename your .nbh to RUU_signed.nbh, place it in the flashing package (overwrite the pre-existing RUU_signed.nbh), and run romupdateutility.exe. follow the instructions

----linux: I don't have linux, but should be straightforward

-- if flashing from the microSD card: see quoted text 1b.

4. allow phone to boot.

5. use app "rogue tools" to adjust the lcd density until the stuff on your screen size looks about right. suggestions: 240x320 use between 110 and 120; 320x428 and 320x480 use 160 (some like 144 for 320x428)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] loserskater:
I have a nice little getting started guide HERE if you want to add it to your post. Not trying to take over, just trying to help
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
plenty of work for more than two :), i'll add it, looks great; when norootfs method is working for your phone, would be nice to have it conform to that method.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
installing apps without a data plan

the old AndroidApps folder for installing apps has been phased out. for those without a data plan, you must first download apps on your computer, and then either A) transfer them to your SD card and install using a file explorer from within android, or B) use adb to install them from your computer.

best way to find apps from the market is to look them up here, here, or here. then either go to the developers website to see if they offer downloads, or just google the name of the app and see if you can find a download link. you can also download freeware android apps from here (thx smarcin).

there are also warez sites where you can find free and paid apps but I can't link them here.

then get them installed.

method A - adb install

1. set up adb on your computer (see section on adb in this post to set it up)

2. open a command prompt on your computer. then enter command

adb install <path_to_apk>

where <path_to_apk> is replaced by the location and name of the app, i.e. /windows/mydocuments/neocore3d.apk. or even easier, from within the command prompt cd to the directory where the apps are located, and then enter

adb install <android_app_.apk>

i.e. adb install neocore3d.apk. it will install the file. that's it.

method B - storage card install

this method depends on having a file manager already installed on android. many chefs include one in their packages; if there is none, you would have to use method A above first to get one installed to use this method.

1. connect your phone in USB mass storage mode (see USB MASS STORAGE here)

2. copy the .apk files over to your sd card (you can place them anywhere you like)

3. when done, hit enter on the phone to disconnect, then click on quit in the menu. android will boot up.

4. go to settings > applications and check the box to allow "unknown sources".

5. fire up your file explorer. navigate to the directory where you copied the .apk files.

6. click on the file; some file explorers will give you an option at this point, click "open app manager" if it does.

7. click install. that's it, you're done.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
installing android to the SD card

courtsey of umbilicalbungee with some editing.

Note: if you do not have GPS functioning in windows mobile, then to use GPS in Android you will need to unlock your phone. go here and follow steps 1 - 3 under GET STARTED.

BEFORE STARTING:

Make sure your micro SD card is formated to fat32. wouldn't hurt to do a fresh reformat even if it is already in fat32; back up any important files first.

GET STARTED:

1. Erase all previous android files from your sd card

2. Go here, download the latest basefiles.zip or haretinstall.zip.

3. open the zip and place the andboot folder and all its contents on the root directory of your SD card

4. download the build of your choice, it may be zipped, but inside you should have an androidinstall.tar file

5. copy androidinstall.tar to your sdcard /andboot folder

6. then on your phone's file explorer run haret.exe from /andboot folder on you sd card

7. click run and immediately hold this button as linux boots, until the install menu appears.

8. check the appropriate location at the top of the menu. there are options for location of the sys file, and location of the data file. since you are running haret, you can either install to the sd card ext2 (regular sd card, everything will get placed in the andboot folder), or to sd card partitions (if you created extra ext2 partitions on your sd card, you can choose to use them here). you can use a combination of options (i.e. system on ext2, data on partition).

9. choose "install system" in the lower half of the install menu. click yes, and yes in the two pop-ups that follow. allow it to run, it should kick you back to the install menu when it is complete.

10. choose "quit". android should boot.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] smarcin:
You could also put your microSD card into a card reader, connect it to your computer and copy the .apks to your SDcard. Then go to step 4 and continue.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] smarcin:
Installing apps without data plan

I found this website which has .apks for a number of useful freeware apps:

http://androidfreeware.org/

You can download the .apks directly from the website. It has Astro and a couple of other file browsers.

You can download the apps directly to your computer.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
thx, will incorporate this.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
not everyone has a card reader, but everyone can easily use the usb mass storage function of linux; also very easy to use. great suggestion though, some may not have thought of that!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] olibt:
unable to install to NAND

Hi, ive been using android for a week on my sd card now and I love it so I want to get it on my NAND and get rid of WM. I followed all the steps of the tutorial carefully and successfully flashed the two different .nbh files many times. No matther what I do and how hard I hold the volume key up the installation menu dosent appear and the linux screen stops at : «Unable to open persistent property directory /data/property errno: 2 ».

It's weird because I went back to my old ROM and installed android again from the SDcard and as soon as I hold the volume key up (after prssing run) the instalation menu appeared.

I tried everything, formated FAT32 my sd card, going back to my bell stock ROM, searching hours on the forum and on google but I didnt find any solution.

Any help would be very appreciated,

(thanks for the FAQ by the way it's verry helpfull)

thanks in advance.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] jaiden05:
No, Icons on her at all. When ever I click on the modem app it gives me connect or disconnect ( nothing else ) I hit disconnect twice and it disconnects. " your modem is now being reset. Can I asked you what from you flashed from to keep the internet working?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
I flashed from NFSFANs sprint 1.10 or 1.11, Wm 6.1. They have sprint settings wrapped in. I'm sure that using his 6.5 rom and then his carrier cab would work just fine as well.

It is odd that your data works fine on win mo but after flashing android. I don't have any other great suggestions besides flashing back to win mo then back to android again.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
your right it is pretty strange. he could just mess with android on haret and try and get data working then flash? thats the only thing i can think of
[Touch CDMA Android Development] inertone:
bumpity bumppp

-trying to keep this on the front page so newcomers can take a look-

(this thread REALLLYY needs to get stickied)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] inertone:
also, tatnai you should add this link or anyone who wants just a barebones android build, tells people what apps you can safely remove and those that you can not

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php/Barebones
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
yes that would be good cause i have seen that question being asked several times
[Touch CDMA Android Development] inertone:
bump again

its ok that people need help

but you guys dont need to start a new thread everytime you have a new question

thats what this FAQ is for

im no moederator but please refrain from continually creating new threads

it clutters everything up, and makes it harder to find answers to our questions
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
yes exactly. i mean i get pm's from random people everyday now. not quite sure why? but i honestly dont mind. if anybody has any questions feel free to shoot me a pm
[Touch CDMA Android Development] inertone:
haha ive gotten a couple myself

like CP said pms are also fine :)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] cp0020:
haha so pm me or inertone. i honestly love getting pm's from random people asking questions. makes me feel special :)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tiagoclc:
Ok, but i cant ignore it when it fals very quickly from 100% to 4% and phone shuts down 1 minute after warning.

I believe that some kernel damaged the battery.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tiagoclc:
Some threads and posts about battery:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=661588

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=644453

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=5599516&postcount=33

We must concentrate everything in one thread!!!

We have to use search
[Touch CDMA Android Development] margosmark:
Data roaming

Hey, any idea how to disable data, I will be going into the states soon, and I dont want data enabled as I dont want to get charged for that. I see that there is an option in Setting for data roaming, does that work? Oh I guess I should say I am using Myn's RLS 5, is there another way to disable data completely where I can just re-enable later. I know you can go into modem and click disconnect but on reboot it will reconnect I dont want that ;).

Let me know, and thanks.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
Are you running off nand? If running haret you can add ppp.nostart=1 to the default.txt; if running nand, there may be a command you can run in a terminal, but some one else will have to chime in.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] margosmark:
yeah nand... may just got to winmo and just restore after ;)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
Okay, I am playing with myn's newest release. I still have troulble reading my display, not bright enough. When I first boot in to Android, screen seems brighter. But after a bit, and I hit Menu then Menu to unlock, it seems dimmer. Oh, trying 320X480 now, sorry forgot to mention that.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
hmm, i'm using as well from nand at qvga, have never had this problem with any android build, I assume you've tried increasing your brightness? do you have any programs installed to automatically adjust your brightness?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
My Bad Tatnai, I had to calibrate screen, which was extremely difficult not being able to see the red dots, so I set to defaults. Then I could adjust the brightness up more. Seems okay now. then I went back and recalibrated screen and I could see the dots.

i didn't have any other programs installed just what comes with myn's rom.

I did however later download a few from Market. I noticed I had a red something showing on upper menu, and then a couple download checkmarks? Do these go away or do I need to reboot? I don't know what the red mark was at all, hard to see those tiny icons.

Okay I rebooted into Android, not at top menu I see what looks like a down arrow with a line under it and then an @ sign.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tempe38:
That area is your notification bar, if you put your finger at the top of the screen for a moment you should see movement. When you do, slide your finger down and it should pull down the notifications so you can see what they are. The down-arrow with a line should indicate something downloaded from the market. The @ sign I believe is for gmail, indicating you have a new email.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
Is it possible to put some Android .apk files on my sdcard, I am running from sd, and then install them from there once I boot to Android?

I understand also that files named androidupdate.tar will install automatically on reboot if they are on your card? Or am I completely incorrect?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
Sorry, notification area, thanks

Well, if I put finger or stylus there, I seem to only get the date? I will try again. Thank you for the info, this place is awesome.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tempe38:
Once it changes to the date, slide down and it should drag them down.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] dsmturbo:
Yes it did finally, thanks
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
yes, once on the sd card, you need to use a file manager from within android to open the apk to install it. alternatively, you can use adb to install right from your computer. there is a tutorial somewhere on the first page.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] WnG88:
This really needs to be made a sticky.... Any mods out there to do so?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] egzthunder1:
Thread Stuck!

This should have been done a looooong time ago ;)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] incubus26jc:
alright finally done wooohooo:)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] inertone:
about timeee!!!!

haha

thanks alot!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] WnG88:
Congratz egz on the mod status and thanks for the sticky!

Tatnai: one thing to add maybe is some discussion on android streams like donut / eclair, something about how tattoo, senseui etc. fits into all this.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tatnai:
don't have time right now.. . i you write one up i'll link it.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] egzthunder1:
Thanks :)

I don't think there is any need to write anything up. There is a lot of material (threads, blogs, discussions, etc) on the differences, comparisons, etc between the different builds and UIs. I guess just a few links will do

@tatnai,

If you need to get one or two more posts in the first page, let me know :)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] radar5:
If I want to make my own wallpaper, what dimensions should the picture be to properly scroll across the multiple home screens. I have 5 screens at 240x320, but a list of multiple options would be great!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] tetrismonkey:
buying a new sd card

i have been using android for a about a year now as my mind system

and i have a 4gb sd card that i bricked (came loss from my laptop will moving files to it)

I'm looking to buy a new sd card and i want to know

how big of a sd card can Android work with ie 8gb?

also what class sd is best for androids

last what size sd works best for flashing a NAND system

i have never tired this and i have always wanted to

thank you for all your help

and thank you to the awesome dev. team i love android and i know that my next phone upgrade will be an Android phone
[Touch CDMA Android Development] crackeyes:
Help

I have a phone (a real android phone ) and i need to dump it so i can put the system and recovery img files to a phone that is not a production modle any help with this would be great. I know how to do the adb pull /system ./desktop but that just pulls the phones info not the actual img files any way of doing this