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[Android Software Development] martintzvetomirov:
Hi there. I'm making an AR app and I couldn't figure out a way to draw on top of a camera view. I've created a custom SurfaceView class which uses Camera.startPreview and Camera.setPreviewDisplay to draw the real time feed from the camera upon it. Now I'm trying to render something on it. I have another SurfaceView which has a painter thread which is running with 30 fps and is drawing every frame on a Canvas obtained by SurfaceHolder.lockCanvas(). I put the two views in a FrameLayout like this

Preview cv = new Preview(
this.getApplicationContext());
Pano mGameView = new Pano(this.getApplicationContext());
FrameLayout rl = new FrameLayout(
this.getApplicationContext());
setContentView(rl);
rl.addView(cv);
rl.addView(mGameView);

And sadly it doesn't work. It shows only the camera feed. If I switch the order like this

rl.addView(mGameView);
rl.addView(cv);

The camera feed dissipates and only the painter is visible...

How should I make it work :)
[Android Software Development] martintzvetomirov:
Phew. Just to tell you I found a solution. You add this line

getHolder().setFormat(PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT);

in the initialization of your overlay view :)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] procompmreman:
I really like Rosetta stone for foreign language learning. However, since there is currently no Rosetta stone for android I found a workaround for it. If you have a computer with Rosetta stone on it you can use remote RDP enterprise to remote into the computer. Remote RDP enterprise unlike the others allows you to transmit sound both ways (although I haven't gotten the speech recognition to work yet). I have managed to use Rosetta stone efficiently anywhere via this method.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] kluster1999:
That is very interesting. Good to see someone working on something different and original.

Hope you get speech recognition to work, that would be amazing.

Good luck.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] mtk_alma:
Possible start

This would be a great app! I don't know why no one has made one yes. I have only been able to find a WM version. For anyone that is interested this may be a good starting point. I have included the web site I first came across it at and the developers site in the zip file. It looks like you convert the desktop files so you have to have the language CD's for the languages you would like to learn but this may be a good starting point. Good luck.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] CommanderROR:
Nice one.

I am also looking for something like Rosetta Stone to learn a language on the go. Sadly, the PC version of RS is insanely expensive, so I doubt there will be an android app or if there is, then it'll cost a few 100$
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] fatkitty420:
It is really expensive... if you buy it.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] CommanderROR:
;)

Indeed...

;)
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] cstrixiechick:
Hello...Im new here but have been looking around to see if its possible to get RosettaStone for my boyfriends Evo 4G. He doesnt have a computer so this would be extremely helpful....

mtk_alma: I was wondering if you could tell me more about this file you put in the thread. I downloaded it and unzipped it but not really sure what to do. I have rosetta stone on my computer. I have the language levels 1-3 for both english and spanish. I dont have the actual CD roms of course, so I have to mount them.

Maybe this RS converter will not work for his phone and Im not sure how I would get it onto his phone but if you or anyone has any info about how to get rosetta stone from my computer to his EVO, that would be great =)

thank you!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] omegasun18:
the file he posted is for windows mobiel. It was just posted so that a developer if any where interested could take a lookand see if it coudl be used as a starting point. Currently I do not believe there is a way to get rosetta stone on evo :(
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] wolverine.ks:
you can get all three levels of rosetta stone half off with american airlines miles
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] uclajw1:
Check your local library. Mine has them for people to check out. Rockland County, NY.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] fatejd:
It looks like Rosetta Stone is working on it:

webdesign-jobs.com/android-developer-rosetta-stone-boulder-co
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] asheg:
any news about RS for android?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] daemonrebel:
Rosetta Stone for Android! Finally! ;-) /teardrop

Look it up on android market, it's called "Totale Companion".
[XPERIA X10 General] chandyperry:
Hi,

I've created a Wiki Page at XDA for our (almost) beloved phone.

Here's the link : http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=SonyEricssonXperiaX10

Please feel free to add some tips and/or tricks in this page with the EDIT button.

For the ROOT part, i suggest to list all the solutions that the devs could have and the result for each one.
[XPERIA X10 General] McKebapp:
Great idea!

I'm happy to see some positive stuff in all these whining and moaning in this (kind of unmoderated) forum.

It makes me happy, that there are some people that really like to do some work for the community.

I'd like to add some of my disassembly / spare part / repair device stuff if you guys like.

Unfortunately I've no clue how to do it, what is good and what not and so on. Never worked with a Wiki before, as I'm more the "handcraft" guy and less the Web 2.0 co-worker / lover...

Is there anybody with wiki experience, willing to give some helping hand / advice?

Unfortunately nobody helped in my Disassembly thread.

I know my gramma, phrasing and spelling is more than bad.

So I don't like to copy and paste it to an wiki...
[XPERIA X10 General] Mano1982:
Norwegian Reviews:

Android-King from Sony Ericsson: http://www.amobil.no/artikler/sony_ericsson_xperia_x10/76078/1

Sony Ericsson's Flagship: http://mobilen.no/wip4/test/test-sony-ericsson-xperia-x10-flaggskipet/d.epl?id=42529

Sony Ericsson's first Android phone is nothing but a bright debut: http://www.mobili.no/tester/test-av-sony-ericsson-x10/

Review from Telenor: http://www.online.no/tips_rad/mobilen/test_se_xperia_x10.jsp

:)
[XPERIA X10 General] Astral07:
hey McKebapp's, it would be great to have all the stuff from your thread on wiki, just click on the EDIT button and you can edit the whole text as well as add your own titles/subtitles etc...it's not that hard :) and i'm sure somebody will correct your spelling if necessary so don't worry, i'll check on you if you'd like :)
[XPERIA X10 General] chandyperry:
OK I add a link on the Wiki page to your post. If you want to add more in this page, don't hesitate, i'll check if there are some bugs! ;)
[XPERIA X10 General] chandyperry:
Links added! :)
[XPERIA X10 General] asmanthebell:
Updated to 32GB

It officially Supports 32GB MicroSD Cards
[XPERIA X10 General] chandyperry:
it was already written but with a display bug, thanks.
[XPERIA X10 General] MarylandCookie:
Someone might want to update the Wiki with information from the 1st page of Xperia X10 Rooting and Custom ROM Development.
[XPERIA X10 General] McKebapp:
Added a German review + edited "my" links a little...

Hope I didn't do it wrong :confused:
[XPERIA X10 General] rogeriok:
I added "Compass" in Connectivity...
[XPERIA X10 General] devein:
- redirect to current wiki page added

- JIT install link added
[XPERIA X10 General] epinion:
More about 2.1 please ^_^, like LED did work only when the screen if off for example. Hope the wiki will become more of info. Great job.
[XPERIA X10 General] Puck24:
I edited the memory info. Specifically RAM info. It's 384MBs, not 256
[XPERIA X10 General] epinion:
It still show 287 MB at OS monitor app.
[G1 General] zacharyf:
Hello, i dont know where to put this thread so i just put it in the general thread.

But i lost my G1 and im not sure what android device to choose next.

requirements is that is must have a physical keyboard.

anything else is game.

i was thinking about the g2/g3. is it the same to root it and etc?

any other suggestions?
[G1 General] riki28:
I will buy G6 if I were you, the difference between the price of G3 and G6 is not much. But it doesn't have Physical keyboard...? Consider Mytouch 3G Slide if you want one with physical key.
[G1 General] asb123:
are you trying to be smartass? ive never heard of a g6 let alone g3, there is however a g2.

and for the op the mytouch 3g slide is probably the best physical keyboard android right now or a droid (best phone but not best keyboard).

Or you can wait and see if the rumored htc vision is announced and released anytime soon.
[G1 General] lbcoder:
No there isn't, and there isn't even an g1 for that matter. The phone is called the "DREAM".
[G1 General] wcdisciple:
It's funny how you can call Tmobile, ask questions about the G1 and they'll know exactly what you're referencing.

For that matter, "

isn't even

an

g1

" is grammatically incorrect. Just thought i'd put you in check. :D

Have a nice day. :mad:
[G1 General] wcdisciple:
Based on your reply, i'm trying to figure out, why is it the bootloader on the "DREAM" says.... "TMobile G1" in big ass letters...:eek:

:cool:
[G1 General] zacharyf:
alright, well i have some questions about the mytouch slide, can i root it for custom roms?

is it more responsive than the g1

and another question, is it essentially the same thing as the mytouch just with a qwerty keyboard?

peas and tanks:D
[G1 General] zacharyf:
ohyeah, and if there is any other recommendations for android device, give them to me, as of now a physical keyboard isnt necessary
[G1 General] kusotare:
zachary: root hasnt yet been done on the MTS, but its being actively worked on by several developers. it does have a hardware keyboard, a slightly faster processor and much more memory.

however, if you can live for a bit without a phone, rumor has it that TMO is going to be anouncing the Galaxy S on the 19th.
[G1 General] xelaboy:
I heard the next google phone will have a keyboard. But who knows when that will happen..

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[G1 General] zacharyf:
i was thinking about the mytouch3g slide, and i looked around in the forums, and it looks like there IS root access, but one of my main concerns, is the phones speed, one thing i hated about my g1 was the lag. i always had lag, has anyone expierenced this with the slide?

EDIT: also, if someone could tell me how to ordering of the nexus one works, in laymen's terms, it all seems a bit confusing, and tmobile isnt selling it apparently
[G1 General] r3s-rt:
I've been told many times that the myTouch slide runs just as fast as the Nexus. And yes, it is rootable.

Edit: And lag is all in how you use your phone. It may lag for you, but not me. That just all depends.
[Droid Incredible General] JTCGiants56:
Well, I’ve successfully rooted my incredible. I was lucky and didn’t have such a rough time doing it as the majority people on this forum.

I know that this root is relatively new, and that there are no custom ROMs out yet for the incredible but what else can I do now besides wireless tethering? I am new to rooting, but not this type of thing in general and usually pick up on stuff like this quick. Everyone has to start somewhere.

So my question is, is there any specific programs that are a must download? I have heard that there is a program which supposedly improves battery life for rooted phones but can’t figure out the name. Maybe some underclocking program?

Perhaps this thread can be used for people who have successfully rooted their phones to display useful apps and tweaks to take full advantage of having root user power.
[Droid Incredible General] kjbuente:
There is called Overclock Widget. You can under-clock the CPU to save some battery. From what I have read recently, some say our stock kernel does not allow manual clock control. While other will say that we can under-clock just fine. I'm honestly not sure what is correct at the moment.

I have installed:

Lamppu, OverClock Widget, and WiFi Tether.

I have removed:

CityId

HtcFacebook

Facebook

Footprints

Footprints Widget

Peep

Peep Widget

FriendStream

FriendStream Widget

Stocks

Stocks Widget

Visual Voice Mail <-But the icon remains, launching it takes you text massages

QuickOffice

PDFViewer

VzW Backup Assistant Client

VzW Backup Assistant Service

YouTube

Teeter

I will be removing some more in the near future. But before I do, I'm going to wait till we get a custom recovery that sticks.
[Droid Incredible General] deadlinguo:
Neither SetCPU or overclock widget do anything on my (rooted) phone. Has anyone successfully underclocked their Incredible?
[Droid Incredible General] areghas:
Can you go over the commands to remove those programs for me please? or tell me how to find the names so that i can remove them myself? I would greatly appreciate that.
[Droid Incredible General] krelvinaz:
Do you have superuser properly installed?
[Droid Incredible General] michaelnhf:
removing apps

hey guys this may sound stupid, how exactly do you remove an app. I have tried a few things. Do i have to reboot into recovery again with adb shell just like i did for root. If someone could give me a step by step that would be great, i am new to android. I switched over from winmo. thanks alot for your help!!!
[Droid Incredible General] LegionTHEFecalExcretion:
Its already underclocked, thats how the phone is programmed, it runs 250-998 mhz Ondemand Profile on a stock unrooted incredible, try on one and youll see what I mean.
[Droid Incredible General] th3drow:
i am also interested in this!
[Droid Incredible General] kjbuente:
Sure...

##Remove FriendStream
##WARING## You Must Remove Your Facebook Account In Accounts&Sync BEFORE Removing
##If You Don't, You Could Be Stuck With A Stuck Sync Icon And Accounts&Sync Might Force Close On You
/system/bin/mv /system/app/FriendStream.* /emmc/.backup/app/
/system/bin/mv /system/app/com.htc.FriendStreamWidget.* /emmc/.backup/app/

#Remove Peep
/system/bin/mv /system/app/com.htc.TwitterWidget.* /emmc/.backup/app/
/system/bin/mv /system/app/HtcTwitter.* /emmc/.backup/app/

#Remove FootPrints
/system/bin/mv /system/app/HtcFootprintsWidget.* /emmc/.backup/app/
/system/bin/mv /system/app/HtcFootprints.* /emmc/.backup/app/

#Remove Stocks
/system/bin/mv /system/app/Stock.* /emmc/.backup/app/
/system/bin/mv /system/app/com.htc.StockWidget.* /emmc/.backup/app/

#Remove Visual Voice Mail, The Icon Remains
/system/bin/mv /system/app/VVM.* /emmc/.backup/app/

#Remove Quick Office and PDF Viewer.
/system/bin/mv /system/app/Quickoffice.* /emmc/.backup/app/
/system/bin/mv /system/app/PDFViewer.* /emmc/.backup/app/

#Remove BackUp Assistet ##WARNING## You MUST Do A Factory Restore If You Remove These
/system/bin/mv /system/app/VzWBAClient.* /emmc/.backup/app/
/system/bin/mv /system/app/VzWBAService.* /emmc/.backup/app/

#Remove FaceBook, Updated Version In Market
##WARING## You Must Remove Your Facebook Account In Accounts&Sync BEFORE Removing
##If You Don't, You Could Be Stuck With A Stuck Sync Icon And Accounts&Sync Might Force Close On You
/system/bin/mv /system/app/Facebook.* /emmc/.backup/app/
/system/bin/mv /system/app/HtcFacebook.* /emmc/.backup/app/

#Remove YouTube
/system/bin/mv /system/app/YouTube.* /emmc/.backup/app/

#Remove Caclulator
/system/bin/mv /system/app/Calculator.* /emmc/.backup/app/

#Remove Teeter
/system/bin/mv /system/app/teeter.* /emmc/.backup/app/

I do plan on removing some more of HTC Widgets. I just don't feel like going back into recover. That and having your phone off while on call is a bad idea....:rolleyes:
[Droid Incredible General] Smabbage:
Might keep you sane though... :)
[Droid Incredible General] michaelnhf:
i keep getting

# /system/bin/rm /system/app/FriendStream.apk

/system/bin/rm /system/app/FriendStream.apk

rm failed for /system/app/FriendStream.apk, Read-only file system

Edit ok I figured that out but now i get

# /system/bin/rm /system/app/FriendStream.apk

/system/bin/rm /system/app/FriendStream.apk

rm failed for /system/app/FriendStream.apk, Directory not empty
[Droid Incredible General] johnnybags:
you have to be in recovery mode.
[Droid Incredible General] th3drow:
can anyone layout the steps to get back to where i can run those commands?

i know how to get back into recovery mode but do i need to do the root steps again or something to get the command prompt to recognize my device.
[Droid Incredible General] kjbuente:
Yes you have to do the root process again. At least to the point were you deliver the payload. After that you have root access with read write to /system.
[Droid Incredible General] th3drow:
not worth it to try again with the sd card bleh, hopefully they make a simpler way to remove apps :P
[Droid Incredible General] KB Smoka:
I was thinking the same thing....Decided to try and I got it on the first attempt WITH an SD card that previously never worked....Go figure.
[Droid Incredible General] immjg:
I love the list made things very easy. Thanks.
[Droid Incredible General] JTCGiants56:
So i'm guessing that you can't use advanced task manager to delete one of these stock programs?
[Droid Incredible General] KB Smoka:
No you can't.

Can anyone tell me the easiest way to get back the HTC Twitter widget? Wasn't thinking and removed it by accident.

Thanks
[Droid Incredible General] kjbuente:
You will need the apk file, and copy it to your SD card

You might get lucky and just install it. I have not tested to see what ones work outside of /system/app

But if not...

with root in recovery

/system/bin/cat /sdcard/NameOfApp.apk > /system/app/NameOfApp.apk
[Droid Incredible General] KB Smoka:
Thanks!!!!
[Droid Incredible General] kjbuente:
Were you able to just reinstall the app or did you have to push it back to /system/app?
[Droid Incredible General] deadlinguo:
What I meant by underclock is that I was hoping to set a cap on CPU speed. I tried to set a custom profile with the max CPU speed at 600 mhz, but SetCPU still reports my CPU speed at 1ghz (998 mhz) when it's under load.

If anyone is able to get this to work and could tell me how I'd be very grateful. I find it a waste of battery to have the CPU going to full speed when I'm playing some game or doing another task that runs perfectly fine on much slower Android phones.

I believe I do. I followed the instructions to install it through ADB shell at the same time I rooted the phone. I have the "Superuser Permissions" app in my programs list.

edit: Actually it's possible that my Superuser isn't working right. When I start up SetCPU I don't get a message requesting Superuser Permissions. Is it supposed to make a request?
[Droid Incredible General] ludeboy:
Crap... I'm not sure what I did but now I can't get into Accounts & Sync. Anyone else have this problem?
[Droid Incredible General] ludeboy:
Arghhh... I just went through the EVO forum. It seems that if you delete some of the HTC apps, Accounts & Sync will FC. I really wish I had backed up the apps before deleting them. Anyone have them? I deleted pretty much everything that kjbuente did.
[Droid Incredible General] kjbuente:
I do believe I said if you delete Verizon's backup assistant. You would have that problem.

Yep, I did

Good news, it is fixable without reloading it. Our going back root in recovery.

Bad news, the only way I was able to get past the force close was to do a factory reset in recovery. Good news again, doing so will not cause root to go away. I have done three resets and root works just fine for me. More good news, doing this will remove any regiments the apps might of left.
[Droid Incredible General] KB Smoka:
Just installing didn't work and I can't get it back to recovery mode....
[Droid Incredible General] ludeboy:
I didn't delete Backup Assistant though. But I do notice it gone from my app list. I'll give a factory reset a try. Thank you.
[Droid Incredible General] KB Smoka:
After removing the widgets it looks like they still show up when you try to add widgets to a panel. Seems the name of them has changed, two are labeled "False" and the other is labeled "0.0dip"

Any way to get them out of the list? If not no big deal.
[Droid Incredible General] kjbuente:
I apologize for jumping to conclusions, what did you delete?

Please report back if a reset worked.

@KB Smoka: I think we need a list of what apps will not work outside of /system/app. Also to remove them from the widget tray. I did a reset. (I feel like a broken record, but I don't want to tell people that I recommend resetting after removing the apps. Perhaps flushing /data/data will purge the remnants)?
[Droid Incredible General] ludeboy:
No worries. I'm going to wait until I actually need to get into Account & Settings before I do that. Hopefully a custom ROM comes out before I need to.
[Droid Incredible General] jackattack:
I deleted HtcFacebook.apk and that caused Accounts & Sync to FC. I put it back and the problem went away. I think if you remove anything that has to do with Accounts & Sync (Backup Assistant, Facebook, Weather, etc) you could face FCs.
[Droid Incredible General] mixpix405:
I was trying to delete apps using ADB while the phone is booted normally.

I can get su successfully. When I try to "rm teeter.apk" I got the "read-only" message.

So, I tried mounting it as read-write:

/system/bin/mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock3 /system

That went successfully. But, now when I try to rm teeter.apk, I get "rm failed, directory not empty".

Any clue what that's about? teeter.apk isn't a directory, so I don't see why any "directory" would need to be "empty" to delete a file.

And before you reply "you must be in recovery + adb to do this", I know that's the current solution, but I'm hoping to figure out WHY this specific error...
[Droid Incredible General] b00sted:
this is what I get when I try to add something.. dunno why..

then my phone reboots
[Droid Incredible General] akudaikon:
Factory resets solve both of these problems and it's really all you can do to fix them after you delete widgets, anything to do with Accounts & Sync, etc.

It's probably a good idea to not use rm and just rename the files you want to "remove" with a different extension. That way, if you need them back, you can just rename it back to what it was before and it's back.

/system/bin/mv /system/app/NameOfApp.apk /system/app/NameOfApp.apkd
[Droid Incredible General] immjg:
I agree! If I am su I should b able to delete files. I get the same results as you did. Tried using absolute path and from the /system/app folder. Must have something to do with privileges. Tried to chmod file but it returned "No such file or directory. I'm out of ideas. So my guess is, su is not true root user.

You have to be a little suspicious of a root user with NO password.
[Droid Incredible General] immjg:
Best suggestion I've seen on app removal. Make sure you don't break anything, then go back and delete if you really need the space. If all you want to do is stop something from running or loading no real need to remove, just re-name.

akudaikon = genius

NEVER DELETE until you verify it won't break something.
[Droid Incredible General] michaelnhf:
guys I asked this question yesterday, read back through the thread. you MUST be in Recovery in order to remove apps, you have to basically redo the entire root process and then when you are done don't reboot, instead start removing apps.
[Droid Incredible General] kjbuente:
@MixPix405, I do belive that it has to do with the NAND currently being lock. Once it is unlocked, we should be able to remove them while we are fully booted.

@akudaikon, You are 100% correct. We should move them instead of deleting them. I'm lucky that I really did not jack up my phone by just removing the files. If I were to do it again, I'd prob move them to something like /emmc/.app/backup. This way I can easily move them back if need be, and I could easily delete them once I'm sure I don't need them.