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[Droid Incredible General] compnird:
So far this is a VERY responsive phone. I am enjoying it a lot. The screen is extremely responsive but the "buttons" don't get accidentally pressed a whole lot, not like other droids or the N1.

I am not a fan of the keyboard and am trying to find a version of Swype that works correctly on the Incredible. I used it on the regular DROID and also the Omnia 1 and Omnia2 and it's my personal favorite.

My biggest issue is WiFi. My home network is WPA2/TKIP and if I so much as try to attach to the network here, the entire router goes seriously awry and I have to shut down the router or turn off WiFi on the phone. I've never had this happen and I've been working with it almost all day today... it's just plain odd. I will try it on a few other Wireless networks and see what happens. Anyone else have the Incredible and using WiFi?

I also have the Verizon Network extender and it will not see it. Other VZW phones do and the Omnia2 i920 I just switched from was using it just fine. I will call VZW support and see if they can help me on that... I only have one bar 3g in my podunk location so without WiFi and Extender working I am running slow.
[Droid Incredible General] qquag:
I have had mine for a few days. At work we have a couple of the verizon network extenders and I have talked to vzw about this they say that the droid and incredible use 3G to find out how much signal you have. how ever they still use the verizon extender for voice. As for wireless networks I have not had a single problem with my Linksys wireless routher flashed to dd-wrt
[HD2 General] s11ane:
So my Nan's 83 today, only got the HD2 a few weeks back and thought I'd update her contact details with her birthdate today. Yet I can't roll the date back beyond 1941 (in the 'all people', 'edit contact, bday' bit? Her bday's 1927.

Am I being stupid ;) ? Or is this birthday option in the contacts pointless?

HD2 orig uk Tmob, but flashed std WWE 1.66 ROM off HTC website.

cheers.

Shane.
[HD2 General] madbird:
use outlook calendar to edit the record instead, it can handle dates down to 1900.
[Nexus One General] krabman:
Cut and paste....

Microsoft says Android infringes on its patents, licenses HTC (update: talking to other Android manufacturers as well)

By Vladislav Savov posted Apr 28th 2010 at 12:40PM

The lawyers up in Redmond seem to have been woken from their slumber with the sudden realization that -- oh look! -- Google's Android OS infringes on Microsoft's boatload of software patents. How specifically it does so is not identified, but Microsoft believes that elements from both the user interface and the underlying operating system are in violation of its rights. This is very much in keeping with the Windows maker's crusade to assert patent claims over Linux, which in the past has garnished it with cross-licensing deals with Amazon and Xandros, as well as a settlement from TomTom. Lawsuits are not yet being discussed here, but lest you think this is a small-time disturbance, longtime Windows Mobile / Windows Phone partner HTC has already decided to shorten its list of troubles by ponying up for a license from Microsoft that covers its Android phones -- it would be pretty insane if Microsoft sued one of its biggest and most important hardware manufacturers for patent infringement, after all. Even still, it's now an unfortunate fact that HTC is having to pay Microsoft royalties to use Google's operating system. Strange days, indeed.

Update: Microsoft deputy general counsel of intellectual property Horacio Gutierrez just sent us a statement saying that the company's been "talking to several device manufacturers to address our concerns relative to the Android mobile platform." We're taking that to mean the same as above: Microsoft isn't too interested in suing any of its Windows Mobile / Windows Phone partners, so it's trying to work out patent license deals with those companies in advance of any nastiness. It's an interesting strategy: patents forbid anyone from making, using, or selling your invention, so Redmond can protect its partners while still leaving open the possibility of a lawsuit with Google itself down the line. In fact, we'd almost say it seems like Microsoft's agreement with HTC is as much of a threat to Google as Apple's lawsuit -- Redmond's basically saying you can't sell an Android device without paying a license fee, and we'd bet those fees are real close to the Windows Phone 7 license fee. Clever, clever -- we'll see how this one plays out. Here's Horacio's full statement:

Microsoft has a decades-long record of investment in software platforms. As a result, we have built a significant patent portfolio in this field, and we have a responsibility to our customers, partners, and shareholders to ensure that competitors do not free ride on our innovations. We have also consistently taken a proactive approach to licensing to resolve IP infringement by other companies, and have been talking with several device manufacturers to address our concerns relative to the Android mobile platform.

Via Engadget. -----> http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/microsoft-says-android-infringes-on-its-patents-licenses-htc/

Seems like interesting times ahead.
[Nexus One General] Eclair~:
It doesn't matter, HTC cooperated nicely with Microsoft. Microsoft brokered a deal licensing their technology to HTC. Engadget (I read this on Phandroid) also states though, in another article, that this could raise the price of Android phones.

m.gizmodo.com/site?t=NhIoa9.xgxKeRWKcnVfXQw&sid=gizmodo
[Nexus One General] ChillRays:
Wonderful (sarcasm).. if this did happen, I hope it happens later in the summer..
[Nexus One General] krabman:
I would be curious to know if htc was aware that this was coming before they took a pass on Palm? The deal with Microsoft didnt happen overnight but certainly if they knew it was coming that juicy patent portfolio palm is sitting on would have been more enticing. That ship has now sailed with the HP aquisition announced today so its just an odd tidbit to speculate about at this point I guess.
[Nexus One General] jasrups:
Interesting thought for sure.

The HP deal is huge. WebOS is an amazing platform and now it has the financial backing it desperately needed. I'm mostly excited about WebOS's integration into the HP tablets. I might pick one up if they a good job with it.

Competition is definitely heating up with iPhone 4.0, HP WebOS, Blackberry 6.0 and Symbian 3! Hopefully Android will come out of top!
[Nexus One General] krabman:
I hope they all do well, means more options for us.
[Nexus One General] jamesyb0i:
Sick of these bloated American companies practising lawsuits and claims instead of making better products, don't be evil Microsoft!

And Just as I was typing this, my windows 7 suddenly started to shutdown as if it knew what I was typing... (restart after update reminder popped up, while typing... lol)
[Nexus One General] elijahblake:
man, i'm so sick of everyone attacking Android. Just because it's awesome, innovative, open, and growing because everyone wants it the big companies can't do anything other than try to stall it's growth through litigation.

I'm fed up with all these stupid ass patent infringement cases. I wish the Gov't would step in and clean up how tech patents are granted.. That would allow for more innovation which is good for us (consumers) which are supposed to be what this is all about. Not protecting BIG CORPORATIONS and fattening their pockets.
[Nexus One General] krabman:
The government doesnt step up and do anything because they are employees of the various huge companies whose contributions gave them the money to get elected, in other words they are owned by them. Big companies love these things because basically in the patent world you dont need to be right, you just need to have more money. Make no mistake, its not android they are attacking, its google. Everyone fears google, a company who is in a position to become the most powerful private entity that ever existed. This is how their search engine gets stripped out of phones, apple makes kissy face with microsoft, and on and on, you can see it everyhwere.

One last one, America does not have a monopoly on bloated greedy companies.
[Nexus One General] ChillRays:
This debate reminds me of an article I read about the apple lawsuit a month or so ago.

The Ugly Nexus One:

http://www.maclife.com/article/news/ugly_nexus_one_if_apple_wins_patent_suits

I love the power crank.
[Nexus One General] MaximReapage:
Oddly enough, I read a theory someone postulated that Microsoft is doing this to, in some way, provide HTC some shielding from the Apple suit a la "No, we're infringing on THESE guys's patents, and we're paying them for it". Definitely an interesting theory, and it wouldn't make sense for Microsoft to deliberately try to harm their largest developer of Windows Phones. Only time will tell, I suppose...
[Nexus One General] ATnTdude:
Funny thing is that's exactly what 2 of my home screens look like, random groupings of icons, with space for new widgets or apps.
[Nexus One General] BigDamHero:
I still can’t believe that you can patent software under US law. Its crazy. You can’t in Europe (well you can, but it has to be part of a patent for hardware).

Cases like this illustrate how stupid unproductive it is. How can one company be allowed claim an exclusive right to software doing something in a certain way…?
[Nexus One General] redmongoose:
My thoughts exactly
[Nexus One General] elijahblake:
You know I posted that theory on engadget, and if that's the case then by all means good move HTC and way to go Microsoft. I would like to know the fee for said licensing though.

And better yet I would love to know if in fact Linux does infringe on Microsoft's patents. I've read that Microsoft has always went around to smaller companies using Linux and bullied them into paying license fees, but that one company stood up to them and Microsoft backed down. Because Microsoft hasnt ever made it public which code that Linux actually infringes and if is ever released then it will more than likely be yanked from Linux thereby Microsoft would have no way of making money off all these companies when it SHOULDN't be anyway.

I know this forum has a lot of talented guys that know OS's especially Microsoft and Linux. What's your guys take on this?
[Nexus One General] krabman:
Another question a person might ask considering the kissy face microsoft has been making with apple lately is why did they not pursue licensing agreements with apple on some of that IP? MS has nearly 11000 active patents in its portfolio including a broad range of touch input patents. Here is an example..... cut and paste...

Multi-touch uses, gestures, and implementation with the following abstract:

A tablet PC having an interactive display, which is touchscreen enabled, may be enhanced to provide a user with superior usability and efficiency. A touchscreen device may be configured to receive multiple concurrent touchscreen contacts. The attributes of the multiple concurrent touchscreen contracts may be mapped to operations performed on the computing device. As a result, a user can trigger the execution of the toggle accessibility aid operation and the screen rotation operation with greater convenience. Moreover, the tablet PC may be configured to map an operation to a hand gesture or input.... end cut and paste.

The patent application filing date is May 12, 2006, or a few months before Apples famous multi touch patent application. So, a simple cost versus profit business decision or part of a grander strategy in light of this latest?
[Nexus One General] attn1:
These patent infringements are stretching. They're trying to patent intuitive processes/gestures and not the actual technology. If it flies in court, it will be because the lawyers involved are too stupid to see the difference.

It's like establishing the first road by using the same path over and over, and then claiming to have patented the action of driving on a road and suing all other road builders. That's going to piss off mightily the guy who just spent time and money to develop asphalt, and rightfully so.

Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and his butt-boy Steve Ballmer need to unpucker their asses and shut the hell up.
[Nexus One General] attn1:
You're right.

It's because here in the US, lawyers and judges are by and large too stupid to understand any technology more complex than a toaster. There are exceptions, but they're vastly outnumbered. The worst part is, they seem to multiply like rabbits, they're all hungry and they'll take any idiotic argument they can to court for the off chance of a big payday.
[Nexus One General] sijones_uk:
I think actually the license agreement will be to use Microsoft's FAT/FAT32 file system that is on the SD card. FAT and FAT32 is a widely used file system but is microsoft property, is was ignored by microsoft for years and then they realised that they could make money from it, as cameras, photo frames, phones and linux has it.

So the reason there quiet about it is because if it's only the filesystem then no one can dismiss the linux violates the patents news story.
[Nexus One General] faraz1992:
What exactly did Android do to piss Microsoft off :confused:?
[Nexus One General] krabman:
Its not android, its google.
[Android Apps and Games] abc27:
Playing Time Crisis today i've just realised that a game like Time Crisis would be a brilliant idea for Android.

There's no need for any movement controls so you would have complete support with qwerty devices and touchscreen only devices. Controls would be point to shoot with haptic feedback and perhaps tilting the phone back would be used to reload (Kind of like how you point the GCON gun at the ground in Time Crisis to reload).

Unfortunately for me, I don't know anything whatsoever about Java but I can help out in other areas like graphics or sound or game mechanics.

Any developers interested in the idea?
[Droid Eris General] dbnaruto:
So does anyone know how to successfully run the new Fennec pre alpha on a non rooted Droid Eris on 2.1.?
[Droid Eris General] WalkingTaco:
no, but in the brief article I read it said you need a droid or nexus one
[Droid Eris General] ECLIPS3:
its not really possible, it has major force close issues.
[Droid Eris General] `mods:
I downloaded the apk and instaled it on 2.1 root and experinced fc after a few moments of running. It sucks...really want to try it out.
[Droid Eris General] jcase:
Running it on droid, its nothing to call home about.
[Droid Eris General] Lemcott:
with me being on aloysius 2.0v6, and all my apps instaled, I could not even make room to try and install a 10mb apk... it's actually the one and only true time i wanted apps2sd on the eris.

are you all using this build? http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/28/firefox-now-available-for-android-2-0-and-above-still-at-pre-al/ it seems like the newest one out there.
[Droid Eris General] dbnaruto:
Yay I'm running non-rooted Droid Eris 2.1 leakv3 and the latest pre-alpha just runs for a second and then crashes every time I run it, any fixes?
[Droid Eris General] WalkingTaco:
nope. i mean this is pre-alpha software. what were you expecting? I honestly dont plan on using fennec. opera does just fine and loads way faster than anything else ive tried. why fix what aint broken
[Droid Eris General] Riley1524:
Wait, your saying Opera, of all the browsers is good? That's by far the worst mobile browser available!!!! Not saying Fennec will be better.........Maybe I just need to get used to Opera, but that's just my opinion..
[Droid Eris General] WalkingTaco:
Whats wrong with it? It loads incredibly fast, has a nice UI, offers a nice homepage launcher, etc. I think it's a hell of a browser, from what I understand they load most of the page on their end and send the finished product to you. The only complaint i have is lack of multitouch but that is in no way a deal breaker.

If you don't believe the speed difference a/b between the stock browser and opera with androidcentral.com
[Droid Eris General] Riley1524:
Last time I used opera, it was just too clunky and navigating through the menus was a big pain. Im currently using skyfire 2.0 and it does the same thing with loading the page through its servers first to take the load off the phone. It hd some really nice features as well. I highly suggest everyone try it. There was a good tutorial on phandroid.com about all the features. Check it out
[Droid Eris General] WalkingTaco:
Just downloaded on a whim after reading the article on engadget. Seems pretty decent so far, I'll try it out for the next week and see what I think.
[Droid Eris General] Riley1524:
Cool, I think its pretty neat.
[Droid Eris General] gemro311:
Using Skyfire as well..it is way better than Dolphin,stock, Xscope and Opera. It is fast and somehow it remembers your bookmarks. Got real tired of saving bookmarks/favorites and losing them when you installed a new OS
[Networking] djteotancolis:
Hey everyone i live in the us and i wanted to know if the boost network is good and i know they have unlimited internet so i'm planning to get one but i want to know if it can work in my unlocked Hd-2?
[Networking] SinisterJunkie:
I haven't looked at Boost much, but believe they are CDMA/iDEN as they a wholy owned by Sprint/Nextel here in the US.
[Networking] tC_Driver:
I am not positive if Boost can be manually configured to run on your unlocked device but I can tell you that I have an unlocked GSM t-mobile wing and just for fun, with a current Boost chip from the iDen phones, I was unable to use the network wizard to automatically configure because of the lack of network settings for boost. Again, as SinisterJunkie pointed out, even with the proper settings, it is a completely different network and I believe it would be difficult to say the least.
[Networking] djteotancolis:
ahhh thanx for your help ppl...i really just wanted the phone for internet but i mihgt get one to do a trail and error
[Networking] Mr. Clown:
As mentioned above, the only phones that are compatible with Nextel's iDEN network are Nextel phones and Boost Mobile phones and Southern Linc. Pretty much everything else is either CDMA or GSM and are not compatible. So the HD2 is not compatible with Nextel network since the device itself should have been designed to support iDEN network. There are also no touch screens that are compatible with Nextel as far as I know (I haven't been around their webpage for a long time). The only PDA's that I recall are compatible, are several Blackberrys and these are all branded Nextel (see Nextel's webpage).
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] BeHarsh:
I recently purchased a 16GB (class 2, dont care too much about speed, and it was only $30) SD card to replace my old 4GB one. I ran into some problems trying to transfer all of my apps over to the new card (Apps2SD obviously). Heres my setup and what I did so far:

MT3G (duh), Red (it makes it faster, I swear!)

CM 4.2.15.1

RA-magic-v1.2.3G

The process so far:

- Backed up the contents of the SD card to my PC (Win 7)

- adb pull /system/app (desktop folder)

- nandroid backup

- remove 4GB and insert 16GB

- partition, swap, ext2 (recovery)

- convert ext2 to ext3 (recovery)

- reboot phone

- adb push [desktop folder] /system/app

- copy SD contents back to main partition. Reboot.

At this point I assumed the system would recognize the ext3 partition with all of the same apps on it. The pull/push went without a hitch. When I rebooted most of my apps didnt work, and only the on-phone apps showed up in the tray. Obviously it isnt ready the ext3 partition.

- Reboot to recovery. Run uid mismatches. Reboot.

Still no luck. I then accidentally ran an old restore point that did not get transferred over to the new card as I did nandroid after I backed up the files to PC. This didnt seem to change anything, as it was already broken.

- Re-insert 4GB. Copy nandroid backup to 16GB. Apply restore to 16GB. No help.

- Re-insert 4GB and restore to latest backup (step 3).

Everything is STILL broken. The apps dont work just like the 16GB card. NOTHING on the card has been changed, only copied to/from. The original ext3 partition is still as it was, and I erased no data from it in this process.

This is the point I am at right now. I cannot understand where I went wrong. I did some searching on the forums and couldnt find anything that could help this. I wanted to start a new thread because I'm really baffled at why it broke the functionality of my 4GB card as well.

Do I need to just install the rom fresh with the new card and reinstall all of the apps from scratch? I have quite a few apps, and the default 500MB partition is definitely getting its usage.

Thanks in advance for any help/tips you can provide!!
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Binary100100:
Answered this a couple of days ago and it worked for him.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=6283301
[HD2 General] Slystorm:
Hey guys,

I'm asking for some help today for my new HD2. i didn't remember why i was not a big fan of WM.... now I do.

Here's the problem, everytime I start any internet using software, I wind up loosing the connection after some random time (can be 1min or 5hours). Best case, just need to hold the power button and select "end data connection" (sorry, just guessing the name since my device is in french). If nothing happens I have to restart the device.

I happens like 5 times a day, starts to get sick and tired of it.

Any help, or suggestion?

Thanks for your help

Aditional info:

Provider : Vodafone NL (full internet subscribed)

Manila : 2.5.19211619.0

ROM : 1.66.406.1 (76641) FRE

Radio : 2.06.51.07

Protocol : 15.30.50.07U

PS: Can't be the sim since it used to work perfectly on my Hero

Edit : tried soft and hard reset, nothing works
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] bradley86:
I`m sure that everybody has a problem with logging into gsm network when telephone loses range.

It is searching constantly network but nothing happens until in comm manager I switch off gsm and then tap "phone on". It`s not a radio rom issue. Tested dozens of radios. It`s rather a hardware issue. Weak internal antenna.

Is there any possibility to create simple script/program to do action gsm off/on automatically when telephone is out of range for example for 30seconds and more ?
[Nexus One General] jluna1:
I'm having a problem downloading and updating apps from the Android Market. As soon as the download is complete and the phone tries to install the Android Market force closes. Is anyone else having this problem? Does anyone know how to fix it? My N1 is rooted and running CM 5.0.6.
[Nexus One General] markouk:
Go to settings>applications>manage applications>market then clear cache and uninstall updates.

Come back to home screen then go into market, accept the T&C's and download your stuff.
[Nexus One General] jluna1:
Thanks man it worked. The only thing is that I have to do it every so often. It also takes a lomg time for anything to show up (i.e. searches, downloads, and just browsing)
[Nexus One General] logosolos:
Thanks

Worked for me too :)
[Nexus One General] rakawrc:
Thanko you!

Finaly!
[Nexus One General] Erigion:
I didn't need to uninstall updates. I fixed this by just clearing the data in the application. But yes, if an application hangs at install it seems to screw up the Market app.
[Nexus One General] nexusdue:
Mhhh. Yesterday had an app (Volume) that was stuck on installing an app ... for hours.
[Nexus One General] monkadelicd:
Thanks! Fixed my issue.
[Nexus One General] jrckt320:
Thanks, worked great
[Nexus One General] [IO]ERROR:
Am I missing something? When I goto settings>applications>manage applications>market I can clear data and clear cache but I can't uninstall anything.

I cleared both the cache and data but once I except the terms of service it FC again. And I still have the issue with FC after every install or uninstall.
[Nexus One General] [IO]ERROR:
Anyone care to chime in here? I'm still having issues with the market crashing even after clearing data and cache.

Also I notice the market will crash after I set my USB connection type to data (connect to the computer).