yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HD2 General] Peewees:
Does anyone know if its possible to boost the strength of the antenna (either by software or hardware)

I'm located on a mine site in remote West Aust where Telstra Next G is the only coverage we have.

I've found that out of all the my work colleagues, the HD2 has the worse reception of all. Comparing it to a friends iPhone he can get a signal in many places I get none, and once I've reached an area where I do have 1 bar (out of 4), he's usually got 3 bars (out of 5).

I've done a fair bit of Googling/etc but haven't really found anything. I've updated to the latest Telstra ROM (1.72), and that was no better. Also tried a couple of other ROM's from the HTCPedia site (eg Dutty's) but they were even worse.

Are there any software tricks to boost the signal? Can I get it modified to have a better antenna installed, or even have an external antenna connection fitted? I've tried one of those inductive antenna's that clips to the back but that didn't help.

Cheers

Peewee
[HD2 General] Mak Jeng:
HD2 antenna

I have a similar problem and have fired an enquiry off to the guys at 'comnet' to see if a high gain antenna can be hooked up to a universal inductive cradle for my HD2.

I will only try it out if I can find someone who has got it working.
[HD2 General] pa49:
There are such things as local area booster relays, but, you would have to get one for the correct frequency and they are not cheap.

Try the latest release radio in the radio thread in the ROM development forum. Its the best so far.

Make sure its compatible with your ROM.
[HD2 General] daverowland:
i tested USB Dongle with a laptop to all areas that I would use the mobile at high-speed, loads of places worked and then order a batch of HD2's, the signals are so poor on the HD2 that made me anoyed.

I do have vodafone's suresignal which helps, but not the point.

I have wondered if the metal plate on the back is being a problem, but not tested any combinations yet
[HD2 General] Peewees:
I've tried an inductive booster (~30cm aerial), definitely makes it better, but still worse than other phones.

With removing the metal cover and using the inductive aerial its a little better again, but still not as good as other phones.
[HD2 General] argentocruz:
Most the phones I have had have lost reception at the back of my local Coles, including a Blue Tick SE W705... But not the HD2... Not only do I keep signal I've had several calls there while shopping...

What phones do your mates have?

Maybe its a band issue...
[HD2 General] BumAround:
Maybe because the OP is in a mine site? It may hinder the reception, I dunno.
[HD2 General] Peewees:
I'm on a mine site with only a Next G tower, and its been specifically positioned so you can't get reception in certain parts.

However, standing side by side with a few other phones, I'll get nothing on the HD2 (sometimes even with the inductive aerial) and mates iPhone 3GS will have a bar, as will another mates Nokia 6120.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rosso22:
Hi guys I have a generic unbanded hero running 2.73.405.66 and have been trying to root it for the past few days with no sucess.

Ive managed to create a goldcard ok (I think) and am able to start the install of the earlier rom ok, but once the install starts and reboots the phone, after a minute or so i get an incorrect bootloader error and the install stops.

Just wondering if anyone using this ROM has managed to downgrade to gain root, if so a prod in the right direction would be appreciated :)

Oh and I know some of you are going to say search the forums, but I cannot seem to find any info on this latest rom, all the guides seem to cover earlier or carrier specific ROMS.
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cal-El:
I dont think you need to downgrade the 405 bootloader. Have you tried the one click method at unlocker.com. :)
[Hero, G2 Touch Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] btdag:
My guide can be used for all users.

You just need to downgrade! You need the correct driver, check my ADB / Sync guide for the driver.
[HD2 General] jwperez1:
I love my HD2 and want to be able to keep it. The problem is that my employee is paying the bill and is requiring me to get a BlackBerry and hook p to bes and sync with exchange. The cheepest way to do this is to buy a BB from ebay.and switch out the him card when at work or whenmy boss will be around. So if I have my blackberry synchronized with Outlook using bes, what happens when I switch the card to my hd2? Also, the blackberry data package is separate from the regular data package? Will it work on my HD2?

Thanks, John
[HD2 General] thunerclaps:
From my understanding, if you use a SIM card that is activated under a Blackberry BES plan then basic functionality of the HD2 should operate such as SMS and voice. What may not work is data; it will more than likely give you TMO's portal site at the most (assuming you are on Tmobile).

HD2s has a specific service plan tailored for that device.

Contact your service provider and inquire. Indicate that you will be switching between two devices and someone should enlighten you further.
[HD2 General] dragger956:
as long as u have the blackberry data package the hd2 will work
[Desire General] williap:
Hi

I was updating this earlier and had a message come up asking to download a voice command program but I skipped it by accident.

This I take it was to give commands via voice.

Pls can somebody tell me the name of the program I need to activae this as I can't find it :(
[Desire General] cez10:
i think your talking about the voice to text thingy, which is in settings > text to speach and install voice data see if that works ;)
[Desire General] ghostchant:
Mm, not sure, but I think it may be something to do with Google Maps Navigation (well, beta... finally becoming available for the UK. :) As I cant post actual links, just amend as necessary:

hxxp://xxx.reghardware.co.uk/2010/04/21/google_maps_navigation_uk/
[Desire General] kuailan:
At this moment, google navigation only works in UK and US. So any other countries JUST PRAY HARD!
[Desire General] williap:
The box is greyed out so won't let me select anything.

I know there is a certain software you need to install ontop of google maps but can't remember the name of it :(
[Desire General] cez10:
if its greyed out that means u got it installed

go to market and search for text-to-speech extended maybe that will help
[Desire General] williap:
Nope still nothing.

Any other suggestions?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Spacegrass:
Just out of curiosity does anyone know if any android devices can be affected by a fork bomb sent via text or email?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bunu:
It is Linux so I'm guessing it will be affected. Maybe it won't be like OMG but it will be some what affected.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] RoboPhred:
If a text or email could execute a custom script on being received, there is probably a lot worse that it could do than a fork bomb... Might be possible to get two views to keep calling each other, in which case the bundle for that program will expand until it runs out of memory and android will kill the app. This is very much an app specific bug though, and isn't related to the "fork bomb" of a program making a new instance of itself.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jeremy89632:
I thought Android runs on the sandbox environment for applications, which means the app can't execute much permissions as compared to Windows.

Just my $0.02
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] RoboPhred:
Yes, the apps are sandboxed for the most part.

Now that I think on it, there is a launch flag to open a new instance of a program leaving any currently running ones alone, which could be used to make a forkbomb. In this case, it would not be stopped by memory as the earlier instances will shut down but the exponentially increasing new instances will keep going, probably making the phone unusable until a reboot.

This can only be done by compiling and launching a signed app though, no email client can do this unless it has a backdoor to trigger this code from itself or from a trojan-esque feature to download, install, and launch apps on its own. The user would be promted to ok the new app's permissions anyway, unless it uses and gets permission for root access.

Basically, forkbombs are possible, but not by email or text with stock or nonmalacious programs.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] marcuskoeck:
Task Management

If the script gained root access, it'd be just the same as on a Linux machine. But I believe the DalvikVM simply kills any apps/processes it needs to in order to keep the system running smoothly (in theory).
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] nicandris:
well it works...

https://github.com/nicandris/com.example.forkbomb
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] knny1491:
Got my phone all set up and flying with a CM port, but I would lvoe to get a 2.1 rom running on my phone. My question is I notice I need to flash the stock 1.2 kernel over a 32A rom, where can I get a download for the stock kernel?
[Legend General] MrFunnycat:
I need to pull, edit and push back /data/data/com.htc.android.htcime/shared_prefs/com.htc.android.htcime_preferences.xml which is not accessible through 'normal' adb so I tried booting the phone into recovery mode but I couldn't connect adb, basically when I go to devices and printers>android phone>hardware, there's no ADB listed as in normal mode. Any ideas? :confused:

PS the USB debugging option is on.
[Legend General] MrFunnycat:
Anyone? :confused:
[HD2 General] starstreak:
Does the new 4.1 of googlemap support the compass? I just found out that googlemaps supports the HD2 digital compass(I have the usa t-mobile HD2) but I updated to 4.1 (version with voice lookup) already and I tried rotating the HD2, but the arrow still points in one direction no matter which way I turn the HD2. I tried disabling GPS in googlemaps and still didn't work. I tried manually setting gps to com4,57600, and still it won't give true facing.
[HD2 General] starstreak:
*bump* nobody yet?
[HD2 General] poohpoohguy:
where did u get the google map 4.1 from ?
[HD2 General] simeezee:
m.google.com/maps
[HD2 General] simeezee:
btw, opera won't let you download it. use IE instead.
[HD2 General] DrATty:
I downloaded it with Opera.

I can't get compass input yet.

It gives an error when I try to show the position of GPS photos.

It does install its cache to SD if it's installed there.
[HD2 General] Kev007:
you can download the GPSMod Driver, it lets you use the compass with any application
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] looneylu:
does anyone know how to fix this??? only some of my albums sync, the all sync on legend 5.05 though. i have this problem on the sprint based roms
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] jeb0921:
I use album art grabber. It is a paid app but works every time

Sent from my HERO200 using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] coldsweat:
ditto ^^^^^^^
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] looneylu:
I've been doing this also... I just hate the fact that I know my music has it's own tags and I still have to get their artwork whenever I flash a new rom. Just being picky, that's all. Thought maybe there was a fix out there.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] willwwa:
Which cooked ROMs change the phone identity of the T9193 to T8585 and which do not?
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] onebyside:
I'd be happy to know how to change the name on any of the rom's
[Networking] kimolias:
Hello everyone,

First off, I apologize if this is the wrong type of question, but you are the only community I know that has the knowledge of the technical details am I looking for. I have asked this in several communities but failed to deliver a proper question and get a proper response. In any case, if you are about to delete this post, please direct me to a more appropriate community.

Here is my train of thought, I hope you can follow:

So, I have this presentation about the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) which I am having a hard time finding any recent news. All I can find is old articles about WML 2.1 and new phones that support WAP.

The more I search the more I start thinking that WAP is a thing of the past. But the problem is that I am not sure if this is correct. If it is dying, what is replacing it?

The WAP is a stack of 5 protocols. The top one is the application layer which includes the WML language. Under WAP are the various wireless interfaces (CDMA, EDGE, etc). WAP browsers send requests to WAP gateways in order to view a website which is written in (or translated to) WML. So far, so good.

What about Opera Mini??? This a browser designed for mobile phones that is capable of reading HTML (to a degree). How does Opera Mini access the internet? My guess is that it is not using WAP, but the standard TCP/IP stack. Can a cell phone (not a smart phone) use the TCP/IP stack? Is it powerful enough? What about Mobile IP? Is it TCP/Mobile IP?

I know that WAP is still in use. Motorola recently announced a series of low budget cell phones that are WAP-enabled. But doesn't the speed of 3G and the average phone with WiFi support renders WAP useless?

So, I guess my question is: if a mobile phone today (both cell phones and smart phones) access a website using a HTML-capable web browser, does it use the standard TCP/IP stack, a mobile version of it, or each phone has a proprietary model?

Am I even making sense??? :S

Thank you for your patience.
[Networking] Rudegar:
there are still wap pages out there but doubt that will inc

if your network operator support it wap pages will work in any browser

just as ugly www pages
[Networking] thelucster:
Parts of WAP are still in use, however the majority of it has been replaced.

As I understand it the first version of WAP required special gateways and didn't use HTTP as the application layer. WAP 2.0 however dropped all this rubbish, and just went with HTTP.

In regards to the wireless protocols, the GSM protocols GPRS and EDGE are still used when there is no 3G signal available, however 3G is the preferred method. I don't believe there are any operators who only provide a 3G service without GSM fallback. 3G networks typically use a packet-switched network design for data services, similar to the internet.

The format of the pages themselves is another interesting one. The majority of 'mobile sites' nowadays just use regular HTML, or a subset of it. There are a few different XHTML standards targeted at mobile devices. The level of support varies greatly between handsets, however practically all phones made in the last five years will support some sort of CSS. WML is a markup language designed for WAP usage, however AFAIK it is basically not used now. I don't believe smart phones (Android at least) even support rendering WML pages. WML is an even stricter subset of HTML, and to be honest I don't really think is worth bothering with :P

Hope this helps, if you want some clarification of anything let me know!
[Networking] kimolias:
That was exactly what I wanted to find out. Thank you very much.

So, if I understand this correctly, when a mobile application wants to access a website with standard HTTP, it still uses the WAP 2.0 Stack; correct? If this is true, then Android or iPhone, or WinMo, or the rest, all have the WAP 2.0 stack embedded in their OS? Or is the WAP stack old and it has been replaced by proprietary TCP/IP implementations?

I think I am a little confused :S

Well, WML was for WAP 1.0. WAP 2.0 supports XHTML Mobile Profile. So since there is no WAP 1.0 there is probably no WML also.

It indeed helped. Thank you very much.
[Networking] t_galownia:
TEXT, MMS, and Email formats

I may not be using the proper verbage however I am hoping the process/question is clear.

Are the different protocols used for the three above needed for actual transport of the specific message types etc?

I am assuming the phone / computer / ??? has the protocol to play/view. Could they all be sent via sms text type format. Message plus attachment sent via wifi? once reaching destination program opens them ?

I am sure you woule need applet and servlet but is there a protocol that can do that without using a cellconnection plus data connection?
[Networking] abbe-dev:
Generally anything is possible if you have access to the infrastructure. But, if you are not a telecom carrier or big enough OEM manufacturer - your only choice is to use what is available.

EMAIL: WiFi is fine for email, but you still need to run SMTP on top of WiFi to send the actual email to some SMTP server.

MMS: WiFi is not fine for MMS, unless you have MM7 or other special access to the telecom operators MMS Center.

TEXT: WiFi can not be used. TEXT (correctly called SMS or Short Message Service) uses it's own protocol that's built into the GSM/CDMA protocols. Impossible to send over WiFi unless you use WiFi to send to your own server where you have an actual wireless modem that sends out the TEXT (or again; you can probably pay your telecom carrier and spend money to build a system that let's you send your TEXT over WiFi to some server that handles the rest for you).

hope this helps...
[Networking] sethiamit7:
Excellent feedback

**************************************************************************************************************************************************************

What could be the wayout to retrieve MDN information without using WAP Proxy in a CDMA environment?

This can be achieved for Non-WAP during A11 authentication. Thoughts and expert advise needed.

Regards,
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] omnikai:
This can be a little difficult to explain, but I'm hoping someone else here has a fix, or at least can confirm it happens to others.

I'm using a stock HTC Magic on Rogers (so 1.5 with perfected SPL, still unhacked). I bought it this way.

Not every time, but quite often I will begin typing in an application such as message or browser, and every button press on the keyboard will trigger a "scroll up" as if I had scrolled up on the scroll button.

This is extremely annoying, as it results in each button press pushing the focus from the text box up to whatever is above it, forcing me to manually scroll back down to enter the next letter.

It is application specific. Once it happens in one application it stays broken only in that application until I kill that process.

Any ideas?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] omnikai:
Note: This doesn't happen in landscape, but that could simply be that "scroll up" has no function in landscape since the entire screen becomes a text box and there's nothing to switch focus to.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] drbobb:
Yeah I'm seeing the same. On custom roms as well. Sorry I don't know of a fix, except perhaps switching to plain android keyboard (but that's hardly an improvement).
[General Topics] Blacked Out:
Erm, you guys have to see this,

A 4.1 inch portrait-sliding, 1GHz Snapdragon with an OLED display, Windows Phone 7 launch device from Dell.

Theres way too many commas in that sentance, but I introduce: the Dell Lightning!

http://bit.ly/9VCElK
[General Topics] venelar:
beautiful!
[General Topics] bok.o:
what a great looking device! and specs come along
[General Topics] orb3000:
Great!

Shame it´s no HTC but it looks fantastic:)
[General Topics] slash_5150:
looks fukin sweet!! could be my next phone. :D :D
[General Topics] shu8i:
there will be many more sweet devices from deifferent manufacturers on the release of WP7 :) so i would probably wait a bit to settle down my next device.
[General Topics] the_scotsman:
Hardware keyboard? That's so 8 years ago!

My old HTC Blue Angel has a slide out keyboard :rolleyes:
[General Topics] Toss3:
Where are all the Cortex A9/Snapdragon 8x50A devices? :( No point in "upgrading" if you get the same hardware you've been using for a year. I really like the looks of this thing. The "thunder" looks even sexier.
[General Topics] poetryrocksalot:
That's awesome. I think Dell knows what they're doing!
[General Topics] MalekoUK:
ooo very interesting!
[General Topics] kankam:
Very true. Without proper scrutiny, that appears to be the deal breaker for me. It is no doubt an impressive device but that weeny teeny push out keyboard really lets it down. They could have added a slider keyboard like that of the htc touch pro2 to kill the competition. Having said that, the screen size sorta makes up for the tiny keyboard so its not too bad. I'll probably stick with my HD2 until a device with similar or better specs and a proper large slider keyboard is released.
[General Topics] orb3000:
What??

Please read here
[General Topics] leepenguin:
must buy!!!
[General Topics] andyjor:
Can't boot off hard drive

I left my computer on overnight, as I usually do, and everything was

fine, but when I got up this morning it was in a pre-boot screen. I

tried to reboot.F10 didn't do anything, nor did F8, so I went into

the bios to check the boot sequence and the primary boot device was

the DVD drive, followed by removable media (USB) and then the

network. I am not particularly computer savvy, but shouldn't the hard

drive be in there somewhere? Did a virus do this and how can I fix it?
[General Topics] cyjeff:
Damn... I don't even think you understand how lost you really are.
[General Topics] Elemental_Fire:
I lol'd so hard:p
[General Topics] demandarin:
Dell Streak all the way. it even better than the lightning...check my thread out. if someone can post pics there, of it, if greatly appreciate it.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] digitallysick:
So I Installed some cab, for customizing and then removed it. But now before sense starts the background is some image.

When I press the windows start button, the app tray has the same image.

I cant find out how to remove it, or fix it back to normal.

Anyone know how? thanks
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Sentinel196:
Settings Tab - Menu - All Settings - Today. Then browse for the image you want to use as your windows background.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] digitallysick:
You rock, I would have never found that! thanks
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] jsaid:
I got a new til2 and it is slow , I can't watch tv or lisening streming radio like in my t- mobile wings . what is the best room for it?

thanks
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] DaveTheTytnIIGuy:
ROMs are a very personal thing, and there is no "best ROM" or "recommended ROM". Nobody has the exact same ROM preferences, and any of the ROMs found here will work just fine on your device. If you want to flash ROMs, you need to flash all of them until you find the ROM you like. These threads are specifically against the rules of XDA simply because there is no best ROM, and these threads tend to lead to flaming. Basically, just flash ROMs until you find one you like :)
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] jsaid:
I apologice .thanks a lot
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile ROM Development] DaveShaw:
Answered.

Dave
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] TheBiles:
I got tons of problems with the official beta, so I was wondering what the latest version is and if anyone happens to have the .apk. Thanks!
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] danaff37:
I'm using version 1.16.12.5230.t and it works great. Don't use ant other keyboard anymore. Swiftkey is great too, but not near as easy.
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Rally187:
where can i find this program i searched and found an official website but it said the beta was down. :(
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] danaff37:
Look herehttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=635849&highlight=Swype
[Hero CDMA Themes and Apps] Jus10o:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=6241469&postcount=102

This is from the post above. It is a black version i currently have on my phone. Its very nice.
[XPERIA X1 Themes and Apps] ngt1337:
hello guys, i realy like the htc sense but is there anyway to disable that completly? to always use the stadart sms application. i tryed the disable htc thing but it doesnt work to all. some changes in the regestry? or is there any cab file for the win mobile sms app? thanks
[XPERIA X1 Themes and Apps] Draken Korin:
have a look at this :)