yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 General] mikepotts64:
I'd like a response to this too as I'm looking at HD2 Android and need a radio upgrade from for it to run, but don't want to lose Telstra Rural coverage. The HD2 is a great device, but few Winmo6.5 app developments compared to Android or iphone.
[Android Themes] rudeguy:
I successfully installed the blue haze them for my myTouch. I am running the current cyanogen mod for it. That all worked great, but when I try to install any other theme, I get stuck at boot screen.

I tried the District 9 theme, the clone theme and a couple others.

Am I missing something? I'd feel a lot better if the first theme hadn't worked but it did and now.....GRRRR

Help?
[Android Themes] P4p3r1n0:
it happens to me too but i dont know why. there are themes who works good and others not.

for example, install a theme and connect your phone to pc, do 'adb logcat ' it will show you all the steps that phone do!!

there are themes that (on my phone) goes on loop at 23% of something, others that launcher give problems and you will see all black!! (except for lockscreen).

if you want to be sure how to install a themes do this passage:

reboot to recovery

install the rom

reboot

watch if the rom works good (it should)

reboot again to recovery

flash the theme

reboot

do adb logcat
[Android Themes] eessel:
That's the best advice. And it's best to flash a theme unto a fresh unthemed rom, rather than a themed one. Less probability of having problems. Hope that helps! :)
[Android Themes] rudeguy:
so lets say I'm using cyanogen 4.2.15.1

I would wipe, install cyanogen, reboot, install theme, reboot?

Are there some themes that won't work on cyanogen that will on regular donut?

What about the theme CM theme updater? I can't get that to find any new themes.
[Android Themes] kusotare:
Yes, the process you described is exactly right.

Yes, there are themes that will work on standard 1.6 that wont work on CM because CM contains LOTS of stuff from eclair.

CM theme updater requires a json to be input to search for updates for specific themes. it's not automatic.
[Android Themes] rudeguy:
ok thanks. I found that I needed to revert back to an older CM version to get that district 9 working. Its working like a champ now.

So there is no way to change the theme (when using cyanogen) without doing a wipe?

Sorry for being a noob!
[Android Themes] kusotare:
no, you can definitely change themes without wiping. however, it does cause problems from time to time. I highly recommend metamorph for just this process.
[Android Themes] rudeguy:
Is there a good walkthrough for that? I've tried it twice and I locked up my phone both times
[Android Software Development] suoko:
has anybody found a beta apk of this video editing tool ?

it's very nice and it's the only missing app which will let android compete and win over the iphone

i guess it will be a very nice game for android-x86 larger devices though
[Android Software Development] mionica:
The software is useless atm, you need a phone with the Movidius accelerator chip builtin.
[HD2 General] fifamaniac:
Hi!

In the french version of leo original ROM's, the max sound is blocked at 100db... if i installs a WWE version or a Leo cooked version, is this blocked ssue gonna out?

Was ustued to my Iphone/i-pod sound... explosing my ears...

Thx a lot for all your replys
[HD2 General] fifamaniac:
Up!!

So many views and no one can answer me?

Thx again for your replies...
[HD2 General] rumz82:
Not sure mate. You might want to just flash a cooked rom and see if it stays the same or changes. I personally think it stays the same. Just make sure you backup all your stuff first and also read the manuals on how to flash the roms....(thats if your not sure how to.:D)
[HD2 General] fifamaniac:
Thx... a great thx...

I have the lattest Dutty on my Leo and the difference... i cannot found it... i was thinking that maybe i was doing something wrong... i'm on radio 2.08... donne it with HARDSPL from BePE...

I have buyed the Seinheeiser CX 400, and hiven with that earphones i cannot feel a big difference...

But really... i appreciate the replie...
[HD2 General] rumz82:
Your welcome. I dont really use my phone to listen to music so i havnt really paid much attention to the sound quality.....its good enough for my needs.:D
[Hero CDMA General] Bielinsk:
Has anyone actually figured out what that is?

I was wondering, with the new 2.1 roms, every now and then it will poll the market to see if you have any apps that have been updated and give a notification that updates are available.

Could the GSD be doing that? Or does anyone know what does that check?
[Hero CDMA General] dfbonney:
I'm running with this removed and I still get the Market notifications, so I dont think that is what it is. I've heard its an HTC testing application... I haven't really looked into it either but it doesn't seem important.
[Hero CDMA General] gizmo0681:
I got this from the first post of Flipz latest rom. About what GSD is.

◦GSD (HTC test program that was draining battery)

This is listed under the Items that he has removed.
[Desire General] slaming:
does any one know if dynamic wallpapers cause that much of a drain on battery?
[Desire General] ziao:
I _think_ they are only active when you are on your homescreen, so it shouldn't be that bad. Still, future will tell, I'm literally getting mine any minute now ^^
[HD2 General] MoAoU:
Hello everyone!

I`m using Energy Rom 21898 Build. This is the best rom, but does not support Chinese. I`ve already installed Chinese view and input.(thanks Ricky) But i`d like to use apps like Panda Reader, QQ and etc, but Energy Rom display absolutly incorrect fonts. So how i can combine Full Chinese support with Energy rom?

Thanks for help!
[HD2 General] cscmf99:
In many new built of Windows Mobile, old Chinese CE-Star cannot work after installation. You have to modify and add the registry in order to make it work. Now I am using one of the newest build (as if 20 July 2010) - 23673 and it works with Chinese now (of course with registry modified).

1. Please install something like CE-Star first. But it cannot work immediately.

2. import this in registry

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\FontLink\SystemLink]

"Courier"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"SC_Song"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"宋体"="\\windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Times New Roman"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"MS Sans Serif"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Segoe Condensed"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Arial"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Courier New"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Kingsoft Phonetic Plain"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Mangal"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Nina"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Segoe Condensed Bold"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Segoe UI"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Simplified Arabic"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"SofiaSans"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Symbol"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Tahoma"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"PMingLiu"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"UniSun"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"新細明體"="\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

3. Install relevant fonts (e.g. sunfon.ttf)

4. add one more registry

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\GDI]

"FontLinkMethods"=dword:0000000
[HD2 General] dantek:
This solution works for me

1. Install something like CE-Star first.

2. If it cannot work immediately, import this in registry

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\FontLink\Sys temLink]

"Courier"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"SC_Song"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"宋体"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Times New Roman"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"MS Sans Serif"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Segoe Condensed"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf,Tahoma;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Arial"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf,Tahoma;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Courier New"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf,Tahoma;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Kingsoft Phonetic Plain"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf,Tahoma;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Mangal"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf,Tahoma;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Nina"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf,Tahoma;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Segoe Condensed Bold"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf,Tahoma;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Segoe UI"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf,Tahoma;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Simplified Arabic"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf,Tahoma;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"SofiaSans"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf,Tahoma;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Symbol"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf,Tahoma;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"Tahoma"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf,Tahoma;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"PMingLiu"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf,Tahoma;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"UniSun"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf,Tahoma;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

"新細明體"="\\Windows\\Tahoma.ttf,Tahoma;\\Windows\\sunfon.ttf,SC_Song"

Note: Please check if sunfon.ttf or Sunglobe.ttf fonts was be installed into \Windows folder or reference the Chinese font you are using (replace sunfon.ttf in above by your font name)

Hope it help!
[Android Themes] woal08:
ok so im new to all this, and i have a theme flashed to my phone already... but i want to flash another theme should i just flash this theme in top of the first one? or should i wipe the phone first?
[Android Themes] bigballa:
you should be able to flash the theme on top with no problems. but if you run into problems flash the rom on top without wiping to go back to the original theme.

then flash your new theme.

Sent from my T-Mobile myTouch 3G using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Android Themes] woal08:
thanx for the answer gonna try it now

Sent from my T-Mobile G1 using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Desire General] jannen:
Before we get an update (well if it will sort the problem...) I wonder if we could collect the best tricks and tips how to save battery life on Desire? Some of you have experience of apps and widgets that drain the battery fast, then we have the usual (turn of 3g, wifi, avoid white backgrounds etc).

What you think? Lets share what we found out!
[Desire General] gogol:
- Turn off any auto-update for anything unless you really (really) need them

- Even if you really (REALLY) need auto-update, set auto-update period to longer interval (why do you want to get weather update every hour? just an example)

- Again, review your auto-update apps/widgets!!!

- Turn off GPS. Turn this on only when you are going to use sat nav app

- Turn off Wi-Fi. It is obvious, turn it on when needed and dont forget to turn off!

- Turn off Bluetooth, unless you want to use it (headphone???)

- Don't use task killer of any kind unless you really (REALLY) know what you are doing. Let Android OS take care of killing those inactive apps, Android is designed for this.

- Set your screen brightness as low as possible your eyes could use. Full brightness is really not necessary unless you want to show off to iPhone users :)

- Limit your home screen widgets, think if you really want to use to have "quick look". Otherwise you can just put icon shortcut, one click and there you go!

- Choose AMOLED friendly apps. Meaning, avoid any white or extreme bright UI / background colors. For example: The XDA Android app created by Tapatalk is AMOLED friendly compared to browsing via web, because it uses black color background. Find apps that you can customize the color :D

- Choose AMOLED friendly themes. I would replace the default HTC big clock that uses white color with other that uses black color.

That's for now :D
[Desire General] MasDroid:
The first charge is important for the battery and your device too. The battery has to be charged long time, 12-16 hours first time to use all the chemicals it has. Some says that the polymer batteries don't need the first big charge but specialist's says it's good practise to do it with the LiPoly batteries too.

Note: it's best practise to wait until the battery reaches it's critical level (around 5%) before you start the first big charge. The first charge also calibrates your devices power meter.
[Desire General] HoneyBeFly:
Is this really really true? I hopefully will be getting a new Desire tomorrow (for exchange) and when I received my previous one, I didn't drain the battery and then charge for 12 hours. I would not mind doing it if it really improves the battery life but I've seen conflicting articles/opinions about this whole 12 hours charge thing:confused:
[Desire General] gogol:
From HTC FAQ

http://www.htc.com/www/faqs.aspx?p_id=312&cat=80&id=127114
[Desire General] HoneyBeFly:
Thanks for that although if I remember correctly on the Desire quick quide it says I need to charge it for 3 hours for the first time. Regardless, it insinuates that I shouldn't drain the battery before the first charge;)
[Desire General] RaptorRVL:
Please try and read about how a li-ion battery works.

NiCd and NiMH need longer (and slow) initial charge(s). Because indeed the battery still needs to form. Usually 5 charges, but cheap ones reach max capacity after eg 15 charges.

This is NOT the case for li-ion batteries. They have max capacity as soon as they roll out of the factory. And they start degrading from that point.

Keeping the Desire charged longer has no use. Because as soon as the battery is full, the internal chip will cut off the charge. So you can just as well plug out your charger.

There are so many voodoo stories about batteries, even from manufacturers. Probably because each battery chemistry need different handling. Whereas li-ion batteries are actually much more easy. They don't last too long though :/
[Desire General] jannen:
updates

Every now and then you get a notification of available updates to apps... anyone knows how this works and if it does drain the battery? Is there a way to turnthe update check off?
[Desire General] gogol:
Can you try this:

http://androidcommunity.com/forums/f12/how-to-turn-off-application-upgrade-check-12723/

Let us know the result.
[General Questions and Answers] malibucdl:
I downloaded the Helix launcher for non-rooted phones the other day, and while checking it out, I hit the check box that gave me the option to decide between Helix or the stock launcher. How can I "uncheck" that box so that I can use Helix? I have gone through all of the options I could find with no luck.

I really appreciate the help.

Chirs
[General Questions and Answers] malibucdl:
I just realized that I forgot to put my phone type. This is on a Motorola Droid.

Chris
[General Questions and Answers] MrWicked1:
Well cant comment on a Droid but on my hero you just go int Settings>Applications>Mange Applications and go to Home or Sense and hit clear deafults then hit the home button and it will ask. Or you can download Home Switcher from the market.
[General Questions and Answers] malibucdl:
Thanks,

I had to go into manage Applications, and selsect to "Show All" as opposed to just the downloaded ones. Thanks for the help.

Chris
[Nexus One General] Zenoran:
Does anyone have a JVC Kw-nx7000bt unit they are pairing with nexus? The regular call stuff works fine but the streaming audio cracks in and out every 30 seconds or so. I've tried 3 different roms, including the stock and it still does it.

Nexus works fine with my bluetooth headphones though...

JVC works fine streaming from my iPad... so it's not a faulty bluetooth module... I would assume some tweaks need made to the bluetooth stack on the Nexus but I'm not sure how that can be done? With windows mobile I was able to change parameters for the a2dp streaming but I have found no such thing in android yet.

Anyone know how I might be able to get it to work properly?

Thanks :)
[G1 Android Development] Jugstah:
As the latest rogers EBI1 radio that is required so they do not kill your 3g connection sucks terribly (requires daily restarts so you don't drop your network connection). I'm curious if it would be possible to modify the radio.img to present whatever version to the network you wanted. This way for example you would take the latest t-mobile radio and modify it to the rogers version #.

1) Would this work?

2) If you flash via fastboot is this safe?

3) Is there some way to peak inside this .img file? Is it a file system?

Thanks!

(For the record i've been fighting with them for days to sign the waiver but my IMEI isn't recognized for some reason)
[G1 Android Development] jmhalder:
Id be wary of flashing a radio.img that has been modified, it interfaces with all the hardware and source will never be available for it... its obvious that breaking it could result in a brick. I'm normally not reluctant to flash anything, but f*cking this up would require a jtag... probably not worth doing. Not impossible though.
[G1 Android Development] lbcoder:
*CAN*, but not advisable.

Replacing the actual version string in the file is basically trivial. The problem is in determining what kind of security there exists to protect the device from someone tampering with the radio image. It is very likely that there are a whole bunch of checksums protecting the thing, and possibly a HARD BRICK will be triggered by having a checksum off.

And note that the existing common bricks I would refer to as SOFT bricks since they are basically failed recovery boots.

By HARD BRICK, I mean something like blowing a fuse that will prevent even JTAG from working.

ALSO NOTE: even withOUT having such a self-protection mechanism, we don't have the knowledge required to be able to deal with a dead radio. The current use of JTAG is just in manipulating a WORKING radio in order to disable some security (no, disabling this security wont help here....) If you kill your radio, you are basically dead.

Also important to note:

Robbers has a 911 opt-out form. 911 service will still work, but it basically says that you won't hold them responsible if you dial 911 and your phone suddenly reboots rather than dialing. Because of this, there is really NO REASON to bother with such a modification. Just run through the opt-out form and install 2.22.19.26.
[G1 Android Development] ezterry:
The radio is signed and checked by the radio on flash; (The SPL does not flash it directly)

Also it is not a nand dump but a full firmware image for the radio side of the device; spread across multiple radio partitions;

With JTAG it may be possible to load an unsigned radio (certainly there seems to be some code to load unsigned radios if something is unlocked) but its reading this separate from the other locks .. Without a exploit however we will not be able to force this w/o JTAG.

Also you ought to note I find CM much more tolerant to the drops then the official rogers firmware (which dropped much more frequently)

Also usually turning airplane mode on.. then off returns the phone to normal operation.......
[G1 Android Development] Jugstah:
Thanks for the info, I guess its not worth it/not something we know much/anything about. The reason I was asking was due to the frustration of dealing with rogers over the last few days. I would happily sign the HTC waiver however it won't accept my IMEI for some reason. I've supposedly got a ticket in level 2 regarding this issue now and I was just promised it would be fixed by tomorrow morning so we shall see.

Regarding the 3.XX radio firmware, it does work for me of course but it tends to get into its confused state often, usually once a day or more, at this point the phone thinks its happily connected with 3-4 bars but try to call the phone and it goes to voicemail. I think the radio issue has something to do with switching towers/weak signals, it always seems to happen to me when i'm moving from one area to another (driving) or when i'm an area where service is available but weak (eg in my office @ work). This results in people complaining they can't reach me etc, and while yes it is easy enough to just airplane mode or use 2g/3g flag to fix it, if my phone is in my pocket and I don't know that's not much help. With the latest 2.XX version radio I've had no issues with dropping reception at all the only problem of course is that my data has been dead since about 6hours after I flashed the radio.

I am for the record running CM.
[G1 Android Development] KAwAtA:
Interesting. I'm glad you posted this, I don't know if this applies to others as well but lately, I've noticed my signal sucking horribly. I rarely (almost never) have a full bar of signal anymore and sometimes, people call me and directly hit voicemail (I'm outside in the open, in the city where it SHOULD WORK FINE). The thing that pisses me off most, is when I'm trying to surf the net and sometimes, it lags or shows 1 bar and is really slow. Most of the time now, it shows 2-3 bars which is lame. I'm using the 3.22 instead of the 6.35 on the magic. Perhaps I'll give 6.35 a try again.. but I already signed the waiver so I don't want to now! ughh

Happens to me often as well. Fortunately though, I've only had a call drop once so far
[G1 Android Development] Jugstah:
A friend of mine w/ a 3GS has complained about the same problem. For reference we are in ottawa.
[G1 Android Development] Jugstah:
Does the magic radio work on the dream?
[G1 Android Development] ezterry:
Um.. probably but who knows if any kernel/rom/recovery is prepared for a dream with a hero radio. . And we do have some reports of issues of magic owners downgrading back to the ebi1 kernel.

The other question is it actually the new 3x radio that is less stable or is it related to something on the rogers network since the 911 patch enforcement. Since as I said the official firmware also drops regularly. (More than the custom rom on the same phone)
[G1 Android Development] Jugstah:
I definitively would not rule out rogers as a problem given as i reported a friend of mine with a 3GS is complaining of the same odd issues. That said, i have no issues with the 2.xx firmware. Coincidentally, if i set the 3.x firmware to 2G only, the issue does not seem to happen either.
[G1 Android Development] KAwAtA:
Oh I know this is irrelevant but I hate rogers.
[G1 Android Development] ytwytw:
Rogers/Fido is the only provider has 2G service in Canada...

I tried Bell/Telus and 3G drops even worse than Rogers...

EDGE is much more stable for IM chatting

Every single time when I across DVP/404 3G will drop for sure but EDGE doesnt...

Although Wind Mobile singal is really bad but they never drop if you have strong signal!
[G1 Android Development] Jugstah:
FYI still fighting w/ rogers to fix their waiver so i can sign it.
[Touch Diamond CDMA] gatorbri:
I have had my Touch Diamond for a while but have always been afraid to switch Roms. My battery life is awful and my phone seems really slow. So I have thought about switching Roms. I figure it will make my phone seem new to me again and maybe help with some of my issues.

A couple of questions:

How do I go about doing this the first time? What steps do I need to make sure I do so I don't brick my phone and will still have my contacts and all?

Which Rom would you recommend? I'm on Alltel, I don't know if that matters. I would like something that helps with battery life and performance and also will look cool.

Thanks for any help. I'm sure these are really generic questions, but I don't really know what I am doing with this the first time.
[Touch Diamond CDMA] natan12:
your concats will erase so make sure you get a buckup software to make sure you still have them