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[G1 Apps and Games] lbcoder:
Don't take offence to this, but any "speedup" you think you are getting from it is entirely a function of the placebo effect.

There is no advantage to forcing memory to remain "free", and in fact, doing something like this will actually make the phone SLOWER than it would otherwise be.

Android has a VERY well thought out memory management system. It keeps a record of processes running and their priorities. In the event that more memory is required for a higher priority application, it will automatically select some other application to kill off in order to get that.

What this does is it ensures that you ALWAYS have the memory FULLY utilized, which means optimal performance under every circumstance.

An unfortunate trap that you are falling into is the traditional view of memory -- for example on a DESKTOP system, you don't have anything killing off unused processes, which means that every program you open will use up more memory, so the more FREE memory you have, the more new programs you can open before it starts swapping, and therefore you aim to always have a big chunk of free memory because more free memory means more applications can be open.

Android doesn't work like this!!!

What you are doing is forcing a memory utilization threshold on the thing. This has the same effect as simply reducing the total memory available on the device. That means that important applications are *MORE LIKELY TO GET KILLED OFF*.... which has exactly the OPPOSITE effect from what you seem to be after, which is to ensure that these important applications are NOT killed off.
[G1 Apps and Games] Vermithrax:
I could be wrong, but I believe the intent of this is to allow the Android internal memory manager to be tweaked so that certain applications/processes have a higher priority and remain in memory and those that you deem as "less important" are removed first.

Here is a thread on the Hero forum about it:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=622666

Also, here is another App that does the same thing... only it will allow the settings to persist through a reboot...

http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-rs-autokiller-wEwp.aspx

With this App, I do not notice an increase in free (meaning useless) memory... I do notice that key processes that I deem important are still running on CM 4.2.14.1... Even after running many of the ~160 apps I have, including games...

Individual results may vary... Nobody runs the same exact configuration and apps on their G1...

L8r
[G1 Apps and Games] Klyentel:
@Ibcoder

But it doesn't do that, the threshold simply states a measurable amount of reserve...but not a limitation. Theres a difference. Limits and thresholds are not the same, So what you are saying is not how the app works. All apps open in memory remain in memory, of course you still have to use kill switches and task managers to control unwanted memory hogs, but the app basically controls the memory in use, thats all Im saying, so if that memory is being divided properly, responsive times will increase, I know android had its own setting of doing this, hence the word *DEFAULT*...that is what the app is for, if you don't want to let Android control your memory usage, the app gives you the option to customize it
[G1 Apps and Games] Klyentel:
Cool app! Thanks for the link, never seen this one.

But wouldn't auto kill be the same as all the other task managers and explorer apps? Its made to kill off unwanted apps, processes, and background services to free memory right? Well, I have plenty of those, and they all work quite fine.

The app I am discussing above is not a killer:), its only a manager, it just gives the proper amount of memory to the category you specify to be more important memory users, thus for saving wasted memory. It doesn't specifically kill off or make memory, just manages it.

thanx though, I will try that out.:cool:
[G1 Apps and Games] TeeJay3800:
I recently saw this new app in the Market, but was unsure what advantage it will have on performance, if any. I'll pay attention to this thread to see where the discussion leads on it's usefulness (or potential lack thereof).
[G1 Apps and Games] Klyentel:
Ok, and I don't blame ya, that's how I test everything on xda, roms,apps, hacks, you name it....but only after I review enough good responses (preferably 3)

But on the contrary, there have been times that something was reviewed poorly, but after my own experience turned out to be great! You'll see that a lot in the android market as well, great apps with two star/3 star ratings all because some asshole didn't know how to use it, LoL:rolleyes:

Try it dude, you got nothing to lose...won't break ya phone, but if ya want to play safe nandroid your current stuff first.
[G1 Apps and Games] Vermithrax:
As far as I know, they are pretty much the same... The XDA thread I mentioned above has both the Dev of the App you posted and the Dev of the App I posted... They both created one at around the same time... One with sliders and one with fields... The only difference I think is that AutoKiller uses a service to write the settings on a reboot...

Still playing with this to see if it makes any real difference... I know if I set the values too aggressive, then the browser reloads every time I come back to it...
[G1 Apps and Games] Klyentel:
yeah that has happened to me too.
[G1 Apps and Games] dwang:
The linux kernel keeps a buffer cache of recently used files in RAM. So whenever an application wants to access something on the flash, instead of going to the flash file system, it can just get it from the file buffer cache in RAM, a significant speed increase.

If the RAM is currently being taken up by unused android apps, then that leaves less room for the buffer cache, so in theory, by killing off unused android apps more quickly, that will allow the linux kernel to allocate more space for the buffer cache and thus speeding up the system.

Am I way off here?

Dave
[G1 Apps and Games] Klyentel:
@dwang-agreed, as I stated @lbcoder, what he is saying is that the app holds everything in memory which slows down system, but it does not do that, and he implied that I stated it limited use of apps, which is incorrect, it does not operate as a limiter, or a kill switch, only a manager. Sort of like, organizing processes by priority based upon setting of threshold tolerance. Of course killing off unwanted apps and processes have to be done manually, via kill widgets or file explorers, When I first posted about this app I assumed that concept to be in mind of the reader....sadly I was wrong. I guess everything around here has to be put in perspective as if the reader knows nothing...sort of like an "101 handbook for Dummies" type thing.:)
[G1 Apps and Games] lbcoder:
What you are suggesting is incorrect, contrary to the product description, and quite frankly, impossible.

And you can't read.

There is no "I" in lbcoder.
[G1 Apps and Games] Klyentel:
First and foremost buddy, I quite frankly don't give a dam how you spell your name with an "I" or an "L":p

Secondly, what I am stating is not incorrect, and is possible, because I have the app, use it everyday, and does exactly what I said it does via OP. Thank you very much. If you disagree, then don't download the app. Simple as that.

or heres a better idea create one of your own. I will be more than happy to try it if you feel you can do better, but don't downsize the quality of this one, straying other users away from trying it, as it may be as useful to them as it is me. Got it?

Now get ya DREAM on...(with android that is :D)

and leave me alone.
[Off-topic] tonzter:
First of all, please move this post to the appropriate section if this isn't the correct one.

I'm currently working on Windows Mobile versions of my games and I'm in need of beta testers who own devices with wide VGA screens (480x800). Anyone interested? Please drop me an email at info(at)kuyimobile(dot)com.

Thanks! :)
[Touch Pro CDMA] JackMetal:
Howdy All....

Thanks to the wonderful help here, I've managed to go from a complete newbie at flashing ROMs, to testing out 8 different ones on my phone over the last few days. :-)

Now that I've finally settled on VetVito's ROM, I just have a quick question for the guru's out there: What is the best way to assign certain apps or functions to the front buttons?

I've found where it's listed under the Button Settings, and it shows: Home as <Start Menu> - and that works fine; it shows Home(Hold) as Camera - that one "doesn't" work; it shows Send(Hold) as Voice Command - and that works fine)....So now I'm trying to figure out why Camera isn't working when I hold the Send button (works fine when I go to camera normally), or how to assign it to one of the other buttons - and also how to assign a task manager to one.

Thanks for all the help! It's definitely appreciated.

--edit--

I've posted my Question on the Camera button not working under VetVito's ROM thread (I thought it might fit better there)....But if anyone has any good recommendations on how to set other apps/functions to the rest of the buttons, it would be great!
[Touch Pro CDMA] egzthunder1:
You could probably try an app called HButton, which will allow you to assign programs to most hardware buttons. You can find it in the Dev&Hacking section.

Good luck!
[Touch Pro CDMA] JackMetal:
I had actually forgotten about HButton, Thanks for reminding me. :-)

Although, I tried it and have the same response. Decided to try it with the Send key and I believe it's a problem with the ROM (I'll check with VetVito's thread and if I can't find a resolution, I'll move back to one of the other ROMs I tested, which it worked fine in)..

Thanks again for the tip! I should have tested out everything in the ROM "before" I loaded all of my apps and data, resync'd, etc... LOL
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] morison20:
When I view websites in different languages I see boxes instead of fonts.

Can we install new fonts in rooted HTC magic phones?

How to install unicode fonts for different languages?

Is all unicode fonts (truetype) supported? Or, do we need special type of font files?

FYI my phone HTC 32A runs cursorsense 1.2.6

Thanks in advance.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] sd73ta:
I took the liberty to start a wiki for Android on the Rhodium. I dont know everything and this is my first attempt at something like this so please edit anything I screwed up
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] MegaHz:
hey,

i have written a very basic greek guide here:

http://blog.megahz.org/2010/02/android-windows-mobile-pda-dual-boot.html
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] bvone21:
Cool! Hey I had a spare few minutes at work so I updated and re-organized some things. Go through and check my re-wordings etc to make sure I'm not spreading lies!

I'm not technically geeky enough to help out with development so I figured this is the least I can do. If we keep up with this, it can be very useful. I know the devs are so busy tinkering with things that typing up documentation can be a chore.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] sd73ta:
Thanks for updating the wiki. I to am not geeky enough :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] DaveTheTytnIIGuy:
Good idea to start one on XDA. If you need more stuff like FAQs and links for the XDA wiki page, there's the Android on HTC wiki here which has some of that kind of stuff. If you'd like, I'll try to help keep the XDA one maintained with current info whenever I update the one on Android on HTC
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] sd73ta:
The more help the better. I did put a link to your site too
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] bvone21:
I agree, I know that other wiki was out there...but I think it's good to have it here at XDA.

The more hands on this, the more up to date it will be.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] Xodium:
I wanted to chip in, but I don't want to speak for every TP2 owner out there, so I had this morsel of info:

My TP2 (a Tilt2, actually) does NOT need to be plugged in prior to booting Haret to gain charging capability. XDAndroid is able to use the charger no matter what. There's just no orange light.

I was able to verify that in Spare Parts. Not sure if it's JUST the Tilt2, or if it's every TP2 out there.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] nemo0405:
loving the wiki...thanks and keep up the great work :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] devilcuban:
I added The Front Buttons Keymap layout to the Wiki juts in case people Would like to know :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] sd73ta:
I just want to say thanks to everyone for helping with this. I think this has turned out really well its simple, straight forward and still very informative. Keep up the good work.

also Ive been adding peoples names as they contribute. If Ive added you and you wish to be removed please let me know.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] sd73ta:
Ive added the CDMA installation instructions to the wiki. If any one sees that i've screwed them up let me know and I'll correct it or feel free to correct it yourself. I do not have a cdma version of the TP2 so this is based on my quick research on the matter
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] Mrsums:
Over the past couple of months I have noticed a number of small issues with my Athena, and have resorted to soft-booting more and more often.

Recently I tried both MemMaid and Pocket Mechanic. The former found a number of registry issues, the latter several problems with microdrive. Several e-mails to the PM guys had me running a de-bug version of their scandisk program, but I never got it to sort out the microdrive.

So I hard re-set

MUCH better - at least for a week or two. Decided to put in a bigger SD card (8gb) which arrived yesterday. When I looked at the music folder on the microdrive, one folder was completely corrupted, so I copied only programs and data from md onto sd card, then reformatted the md

Just went to look at a program on the microdrive and Total Commander froze. Soft reboot and everything fine again. But now I am concerned the microdrive is on the way out.

The machine is 3-4 years old and is used every day. Syncs to both home and work e-mail/calendaring and contains my life, frankly. I do not want to change, but would appreciate any advice.

Should I just forget about the microdrive and keep everything on the sd card?

Thanks

Robert
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] monkeybutler365:
It does sound like classic hard drive "beginning of the end".

I'd be tempted to just stick everything on an sd card and leave the Micro Drive alone.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] Mrsums:
Thanks, good advice.

If by any bad luch the machine is actually on its way out, what should I replace it with? Is the x7510 a better bet?

I have my car all set up for the Advantage and I love the 5" screen, so not really attraced to the HD2 at present
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] Mark Sly:
Similar issues w/ Microdrive

Yeah, I've been having trouble with my Athena (X7500) for a couple of months now.

In early January, my device got stuck in the bootup phase of any soft-reset; only way to fix the problem was a hard-reset to delete all of my memory. (I keep all of my important stuff backed up, so the only inconvenience is re-installing software and getting my data restored.)

About a month later in February, the device hard reset itself and blew away everything I had loaded. This time, my MicroDrive would not show up for about 2 hours while I tried to figure out how to fix it.

MD began working again, and everything is cool now, but I decided to use the MD for data only (and keep it backed up, of course) and install my programs to the SD card (8GB).

We'll see how it goes. I'm fortunate enough to have purchased a friend's old Athena "super-cheap" after he fell into a lake with it. I managed to get everything working except for the VGA/USB Host port. (The USB sync port works if you plug it in, then go to standby/powerup again.) I'll try taking the MD from this device if mine goes out.
[Advantage X7500, MDA Ameo General] Mrsums:
Still having issues, even after moving everything from the microdrive and running just from memory + SD card.

Question: does the main memory degrade? Will a hard-reset do anything? will a re-flash acheive anything a hard-reset doesn't?

I am loath to part with this work-horse. And concerned about buying a second-hand one from e-bay without understanding a bit more

Appreciate any suggestions

Thanks
[Omnia II General] Aafi-rocks:
hi,

Can any 1 help to get the best pictures from Omnia i8000..

It has 5mega pixels cam, but the pictures are not that good.. may be i need to make some changes in the camera settings...

Can NE1 here help me with the best camera settings to get best pictures from 5megapixs
[Omnia II General] xfox:
on the dialer press

*#2470#

this will bring the camera firmware, update :D
[Omnia II General] ajhvdb:
But where is the update? and what's the password?
[Omnia II General] magocoria:
pass: 1234

;)
[Omnia II General] wuv4ever:
This doesn't appear to do anything well at least not on mine just says don't need to fw update although it seems to come to this conclusion fairly rapidly where would the updated files come from.
[Omnia II General] o2neouzr:
indoor pics= sucks

outdoor pics = great
[Omnia II General] Aafi-rocks:
For Indoor shoots, use appropriate White balance settings.. and that sud work..
[Omnia II General] fireburn:
no update needed... :( well i didnt bought this phone for its camera.. for that my n85 is perfect.... but it would be great if the camera had i litle more quality...
[Omnia II General] htcplussony:
I'm new to the B7610 and actually Samsung in general. I never seen this before where you update camera firmware separately. Kinda weird.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Quietly Brilliant:
I know that I'm not supposed to start a new thread but I've been told that I can find help here, and could not find anyone with this issue. Apologies to the mods in advance.

Ok, my problem, is that I've flashed lot of ROMs for Blackstone, but lately I can't hold on any ROM longer than a day. After dozens of flashing, for example "XannyTech's" ROM, my phone freezes at the "smart mobility" screen. I've tried re-flashing other "XannyTech's" ROM (i like them the most), and it works for a day or two, but after one of the soft - resets, it gets stuck on this screen again. I've tried soft reset, hard reset, everything, but after awhile - same problem.

What could be the problem!?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Svegetto:
I have no idea. But I'm guessing you'll soon be advised to bump down your SPL to the original one and then flash one of the original stock ROMs. And then go back to flashing w/e rom you want. That tends to be the steps/solution to unknown/unresolved issues. Hope you get it sorted out.
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] napsterdj:
Did you try flashing back to the Stock ROM atleast once ?
[Touch HD Windows Mobile ROM Development] Fallen Spartan:
As per above post, flash back to stock rom and then try flashing cooked rom again.

Also, this should have been posted in Dummies guide thread as it is a 'flashing' issue....but apology accepted ;)

Rick
[Nexus One General] nickustinov:
hi!!

after i call someone and the party is busy it goes to lock screen... is this normal ? this only happens if i keep a phone near my ear so the screen is off by proximity sensor.. then when i hear a busy signal and want to press redial the screen is always locked.... ergh

thanks!

using cyanogenmod beta5
[Nexus One General] nickustinov:
ive just asked some ppl around with nexus ones ;) and they say its a usual behavior..

doesnt this annoy anoyone but me??? pretty strange ;)
[Nexus One General] Neel-X:
I just upgraded my Note to 4.0.3 ics and this problem has not gone away. Even after this upgrade the phone locks itself after getting busy signal. :confused:

Because of firm policy i have to have enabled phonelock.

And yes, timeout for locking is set to 5 min.

Is there any workaround for this
[Nexus One General] lmyers:
I recently purchased my first Android (Samsung Galaxy S3) and it has ICS 4.04 installed. I have just noticed the same issue....if I dial a number and the line is busy, the phone returns to the lock screen where I need to enter my phone password. If I don't place the phone to my ear it won't return to the lock screen. And if the call is answered, everything functions normally, returning to the phone dialler menu after the call is finished.

Does anyone else experience this problem? Is it "normal". Its a big pain as I run the phone through microsoft exchange at work and require password access.

Thanks in advance guys.
[Touch HD General] stuntdouble:
I've searched for details on this on XDA and come up short on info specifically for the Touch HD so i'm asking my questions in here. I'm off to Italy in April and i'm a sad individual who is interested in using the in-built gps of the Touch HD on my Easyjet flight to get details of airspeed, position, etc.

As not all planes have the monitor showing all this info in the headrest, I'm hoping someone on the forums can answer a few of my queries. Obviously phone use is prohibited.

-Does the Touch HD GPS transmit any information?

I've read that most GPS devices only receive, but I want to be sure, as I also read that some chipsets transmit too.

-Putting the device into flight-mode appears to switch off all tranmissions while allowing the GPS to function.

While it "appears" to turn them all off, is it possible to still be transmitting data and the icons are incorrectly reporting everything off while in this mode?

As with all the ridiculous overkill with people pouncing on anyone who even twitches during a flight or does anything "odd", I've sent off an e-mail asking Easyjet for the definitive answer on GPS use while in-flight, so i'll post the reply when I get it.

Thanks to anyone who can enlighten me on this subject.

EDIT: Easyjet's response to my query:

Thank you for contacting us.

I would like to sincerely apologize for the long delay in responding to your e-mail. As we are receiving high volume of e-mails because of the disruption, therefore we are unable to answer your queries on time. However, I can assure you that this is not of our usual standard.

I understand your concern and would like to inform you that any electronic equipment is not allowed to be operated on board as they might create interference in transmission signals send from the aircraft.

Therefore, its always advisable not to operate any such devices on board.

I do hope I have been able to answer your question fully, if I have not, please click here and we will be more than happy to assist you further.

Yours sincerely,

Vipul Kumar

Customer Experience Champion
[Touch HD General] fivecheebs:
I dont think it will even work. In a car, you need to position it so that it has sight of the sky through the windscreen so that it can triangulate its position based upon the info it recieves from at least 3 satelites. I'd be very suprised if you coudl connect to 3 satelites through the plane window.
[Touch HD General] stuntdouble:
Well I get good satellite locks in buildings easily. You don't need space directly overhead to get locks. The HD has a very good gps.

I've read that many people have done it easily on planes with other phones just by sitting in window seats, so know it's physically possible to do so. Obviously the faraday cage effect will affect it, dependant on the materials used to build the plane.
[Touch HD General] ion blue:
I was on a flight to Greece recently on an A330, while in flight mode i opened iGO8 and

in my surprise after 10-15 minutes it got a lock and was working really well! :)

then i opened Google maps (i had cached the maps before flight) and that was working really well too!

On the way back i wasn't able to get a lock.. it was connecting to 1 or 2 sattelites only..

EDIT: to define.. i had window seat. It connected to 5-6 sattelites but it was able to show me correct info about height, speed, location etc

im not sure if the use of GPS in flight is prohibited.. that would be great to know!