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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iLLestCoW:
for some reason my contacts on my phone are not synchronizing with my gmail account. The contacts on gmail did sync to my accounts but not vice versa. Any suggestions? I even sync manually from the settings on the phone
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davebu:
make sure you are saving the contacts to google and not to phone storage, when you add a new contact it should ask you where to save, choices being Phone, Google account, or Exchange account.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iLLestCoW:
oh ok gotcha. thanks

Edit: what I did was export the contacts from phone to sd card. I then uploaded all the contact to my google account.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oOflyeyesOo:
If I saved all my contacts straight to the phone, how would I sync them to my google account. Also, would anyone be able to see my contacts and phone numbers, that was the one reason I didn't save them to google, as I didn't want my contacts to be public.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davebu:
When adding a contact the first thing in the Information tab says contact type. Select Google each time.

If they are already a phone contact create a new contact for them, on your phone as a google contact, or on your gmail/gvoice account on your computer. name them the same and select link in the top right of their phone contact and it will link the phone contact to google and backup on your google account.

To only show Google contacts Go to people, hit menu, view, uncheck all but Google.
[EVO 4G General] wedgen:
Hey all, I know a lot of people have had problems with the jack doing goofy things, however my problem is a little different. I'm having an issue where i'll be listening to music just fine on my headphones, unplug them, a bit later plug them back in and it no longer plays though the headphones. It will play though the external speaker just fine, but when you plug it in, you head music for about 400ms then it goes silent. Upon rebooting the phone the audio will work again. Sounds almost like a software glitch but not sure how to fix it. The HTC support rep suggested a "hard reset" I really don't want to do that, but it may come to it for testing purposes.

Anyone else run into this problem? I would really like to fix it without wiping the phone.
[EVO 4G General] pecosROB:
No headphone problems here my friend. Good luck.
[EVO 4G General] afliction523:
Just a heads up. The evo can sense a mic'd headset inserted or a standard 3.5mm headphone or aux cable. When it senses a standard cable it will run off the headphones and let you do commands or talk trough the built in mic. I had a "headphone" issue that many talk of with diffent things poping up or music not playing. All i had to do was push until I heard a locking click with the headset and with the standard headphones I have. Everything has worked great since then
[EVO 4G General] mrono:
http://androidforums.com/htc-evo-4g/98880-fixed-microphone-jack-problem.html

This just might work for you
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinkxpinkii:
Now that full root is available, yay, I am trying to find the proper commands (or rather, step x step) for fastboot.

I hate to wipe and I want to flash the data.img from NAND.

Help?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D3FAULT:
So my battery time isn't horrible but why the heck is cell standby using 40% when time without signal is only 3%?! Doesn't make any sense.. anyway of resolving this?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fird:
I'm seeing the same thing, in fact most of the time 'cell standby' is on the top of my battery usage chart. I suspect some of this is because I live in a relatively weak sprint signal area, its shouting pretty loud to get to the tower.

Every once in a while the phone will boot and have service, but time without signal will show 98-100%, I haven't figured this problem out yet (and yes I've done the GSM/CDMA switch in the test menu).
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abcdfv:
If you don't want your phone to go into standby, use it more.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nebenezer:
BAAAHHHAHAHAHAHAHA

Good one ;)

Look guys, the battery usage is always going to total between 99% and 101%

This is not an indication of how much or fast your battery is being used, it is a reflection of how the amount of battery used IS BEING USED

Like adcdfv said, and he's absolutely right, if you want to see your cell standby percentage decrease then make more phone calls.

But there's no reason to do that.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abcdfv:
Thank you, Thank you.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D3FAULT:
lawl.

I've done a lot of reading on this and everyone seems to say that Cell Standby has nothing to do with phone use. I use my phone all day to text and randomly use it to browse. Either way my phone is "in use" more or less all day.

And I did that same "fix" in the Test menu that Fird spoke of. I do not live in an area with a weak signal, either. Most of the time I'm getting 3+ bars..
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] abcdfv:
Having a high cell standby is good. It means that the radio is going to sleep properly. It's the Time Without Signal that you'd want to worry about, but with the latest ROMs it's no longer an issue.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raca_teo:
I know this is an old thread and it's for a diffrent phone model, but i've been searching the web for the last hour and this thread is the closest one i've found to what i'm experiencing. I have an LG optimus one phone using knzo's Void Forever(2.3.4 based on CM) and the cell standby battery usege is 37% with only 1% time without signal. Can anybody tell me why this is happening?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Majin101:
did you read the previous posts?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Raca_teo:
Yes i did, and i don't think it's normal to have a high battery usage if TWS is 1%.
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dragoon0309:
What that means is cell standby is 40% or so TOTAL. It will always add up to around 100% no matter what. Your phone is fine.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nopotential:
My gallery will display a random Album named "Untitled" with a picture I remember saving on my computer a long time ago, but didn't purposely move to my phone. Now.. when I format the SD card, this album still appears in the gallery.. any thoughts?

I've cleared the data for the Gallery App numerous times, and factory reset the phone as well.

Why is this happening?

EDIT:

OMFG ITS PICASA. FML

NVM.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gqstatus0685:
Is it possible to complete the whole process on a mac? I don't have a PC.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waterboy100:
i found this.

http://www.droidfilez.com/Evo4GRoot.html

dont know what it is/how it works though.

proceed at your own risk.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chim4ira312:
yes, all you need to root is adb!

download the adb sdk for mac and use the terminal app in utilities to execute adb commands

after you set up the sdk execute the commands, like the examples :

./adb devices

./adb shell

./adb push

just follow the guides to root and wheerever it says to use adb use ./adb instead because your on a mac.

hope you got the jist of what im saying

i wouldnt use the above post "automated rooter" just yet... you're new to this, you should research mroe about the automated rooter and if it does what it says it does. wait till it comes up on xda?

EDIT : follow the guide that waterboy100 posted below if you want to do it without adb. i would encourage you to learn adb though as its simple and will help you learn more about rooting in the long run.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] waterboy100:
this guy should have a post up soon too

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=701152
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M@XLOL:
I am downloading the sdk now and I am interested in this. I have the 1st root completed and I am trying to get the second section done and I am having a hell of a time :/
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vboyz103:
you can totally do every rooting ability in Mac. I got a hackintosh and downloaded the ADB kit and just plug in the phone and ADB recognized in an instance. No need to install driver like Windows.

I just did the rull NAND unlocking with root on my Mac.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gqstatus0685:
Awesome I downloaded the files and I'll try doing it today. I wanted to remove some Sprint Apps and maybe flash a ROM later one when the builds become more solid and bugs get worked out.

By the way I'm playing Pocket Empires to kill time and it's pretty cool. If I root will I have to start the game all over again?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] berkmanmd:
i've done everything on my mac...works great!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gqstatus0685:
I'm lost as hell. I found this thread:

http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/0...-write-permissions-to-system-incredible-next/

I did the unrevoked thing and I see this icon called SuperUser Permissions in my app list.

Am I able to proceed and fully root or do I have to re-do the root with the Toast method? This looks too complicated and by the way I tried the ./adb thing on my mac and I get errors saying "No such file or directory".
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BigBallin:
im trying to push the pcimg to sdcard and its saying access denied
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradynapier:
Why do you guys say "Oh, I did it on my mac" without saying HOW you did it on your mac? Regular instructions dont work so you obviously did something special to make it work... I keep getting permission denied BS
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gqstatus0685:
Here you go dude. Step by step instructions along with the download links. I followed this to the T and it worked out find for me:

http://forum.androidcentral.com/htc-evo-4g-roms-hacks/17766-how-full-root-evo-4g-mac.html
[Desire General] rogershroed1991:
I have a GSM Hero with Android 1.6 and I'm thinking about buying a Desire with 2.1. I don't like flashing roms because there's always little bugs and things so I just prefer the stock ones. The price I'm getting on the Desire is $600 US brand new. The money isn't really an issue but I'm trying to decide if spending it is justifiable or if I'd just be wasting money on something that's basically the same as what I already have. What do you all think?
[Desire General] extreme22:
here look for your self,

The good: Epic customizability; well-designed home screen widgets with live updates; easy-to-use keyboard; convenient Android Market for apps; multitouch capability; Flash support; 3.5-millimeter headphone jack; Facebook integration.

The bad: Sluggish at times; Flash video is dodgy; no easy way to back up and restore; button and menu overkill.

The bottom line: If you can stand the Hero's occasional sluggishness, it's a fantastic smartphone packed with great features. We like its distinctive looks, and its innovative user interface brings Android much closer to being as fun and good-looking as the iPhone OS, while being far more customizable. Occasional lag and Android's rough edges mean it's not quite an iPhone killer, but it's definitely fighting in the same class.

HTC Desire

Previously known as the HTC Bravo, the Desire is essentially the Nexus One with HTC Sense. The sleek smartphone offers all the same specs as the N1, including a 3.7-inch AMOLED multitouch screen, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, and Android 2.1, but utilizes HTC's Sense user experience rather than the standard Android skin.

This means you now get access to HTC's widgets, including some new ones like a revamped widget that shows a list view of all your mail instead of just one message. The Agenda widget also now displays your whole agenda on the screen, and like the HTC HD2, you get a weather widget right on the home screen that automatically displays the current conditions based on your location.

There are also some hidden goodies as well. In the browser, you can now do a long-press over some text to bring up a selection bar. This allows you to select a word that you can then look up in the dictionary or in Wikipedia. You can also select a whole paragraph to send to Google Translate to, well, translate. One other notable change is the optical joystick (a One & Co contribution) that replaces the trackball.
[Desire General] ohyeahar:
That's quite a predicament...

I wouldn't give up on your Hero just yet. It's still very capable and can probably do everything the current crop of devices can.

I would hold out until the next generation of devices. Why? What I'm about to say is known to induce drooling, so be prepared...

Dual-core 1.2 Ghz CPU

How sexy would that be? On a phone!

That being said, I wouldn't mind another Desire owner in the community!

http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/01/qualcomm-ships-first-dual-core-snapdragon-chipsets-clocking-1-2g/
[Desire General] extreme22:
Dual-core 1.2 Ghz CPU Oh i can not wait, hope HTC makes a 4.3 super amoled devices with 1gb ram and 512 nand memory that would be a sweet phone
[Desire General] pascanu:
1. Depends on the price.

2. Hero can now be officially upgraded to 2.1

3. I jumped from a G1 to a Desire. Payed 380 euros for it (unlocked, unbranded). Worth EVERY cent.

* superb screen (large, responsive, high resolution, great colors)

* very (VERY) speedy

* nice looking, great build quality (2 months old, not a single scratch, looks like new, not using any protection)

Bottom line: the Desire is a superb device, probably the best HTC has ever made, but if I had a Hero I would wait for the next one (slide keyboard?!). Problem is we don't know if there would be one this year. Tough decision.
[Desire General] rogershroed1991:
How do you do that?

I actually just went ahead and bought the Desire, looking forward to receiving it :)
[Desire General] stingerpl:
I'm afraid that the battery life on this would be a joke :(
[Desire General] extreme22:
thats why i think this will be for tablets only but again i rather raw performance over battery life
[Desire General] ephumuris:
If you're in the US make sure your network supports the Desire's. Some people have complained as they never checked and they get stuck with 2G only!
[Desire General] sirride:
I was having a original Hero before my Desire and I must say the Desire is 10000 nicer and feels at least 1000 times as fast!

Much clearer screen, bigger and with that easier to handle it.

Only negative is the battery which is as weak as the hero's.

At the end of the day, I would always change the hero against the desire again
[Desire General] Simc13:
NO! Dont buy it!
[Desire General] RaptorRVL:
I had a Hero as well. And I got a desire. And the desire is much much nicer imho.

The better screen in combination with the speed is well worth the upgrade.

If however, you don't need the speed you can always wait for the next flagship Android device from HTC. And start saving money already :)

But not for a moment did I ever regret getting the desire after my hero.

My Desire is currently in some 'repairs' because of the pinkish screen (I thought let's just send it to HTC and see what happens), but I'm back at my hero now and really miss the desire!

Oh... how I miss the speed and screen. And how do I NOT miss the trackball that works on its own :)

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[Desire General] jauhari:
does anybody know, quality of HTC Desire screen? does it scratch resistant the same as on iPhone 3GS or better? or worse?

Please tell more info about it.
[Desire General] MasDroid:
AFAIK it scratches quite easily. I remember some Desire owners complaining about this, even from just having it in your pocket with your car keys. A screen protector is a must.
[Desire General] pascanu:
The screen is glass. I have had it for 2 months now and not a single scratch, not using any screen protector. I would say screen quality is very good, as god as any other phone (including the iPhone).

P.S. putting ANY phone in a pocket together with keys will scratch the screen. That is just stupid.
[Desire General] LBTaylor1984:
Yeah modern phones have reenforced polycarbonate, or Glass. either way very hard to scratch. yeah you'll probably pick up some reflective superfisal scratches, but you won't see these. i've got one, but I can't find it now.

point being, unless your a plank and drop it on gravel driveway or put it in your pocket with screws you'll be fine.

Sure a screen protector is a good idea, but not essential, tbh I couldn't get on with invisishield ones, and i spent £35 trying, so until next month i'm going commando lol.
[Desire General] foxmeister:
+1

I don't bother with a screen protector either - I'm just careful to put my phone in a pocket which doesn't have loose change or keys in it.

Regards,

Dave
[Desire General] ohyeahar:
Ditto. Gone commando since April. No scratches at all.

If you're going to put it in your pocket, make sure there's nothing else in there that can possibly scratch it. And have the screen side facing you. So if some idiot bumps you, the soft back side will absorb the impact.
[Desire General] MasDroid:
Well, this is just my personal opinion. Even though the Desire has a glass composite screen, I don't want to take the chance of accidently scratching the screen having paid so much for the Desire.

I think it is a sensible option to buy a suitable cheap screen protector that will not effect the sensitivity of the screen and still allow the screen to be functional. I currently keep my phone in a Gel Case with a screen protector applied.
[Desire General] th3:
The screen is very good, suitably rugged for a smartphone IMHO. I've a screen protector and a case here, but I rarely use them. I've dropped it twice outside on a stoned pavement from 5ft high (obviously unintentionally, once it literally flew 10m away at high speed) and twice inside on the kitchen tiles. Slept on it twice accidentally, waking up and finding it directly beneath me. Thankfully, not a single faint mark, scratch, chip or dent anywhere yet. Unlike what resulted with my last N97.

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[Desire General] jimlad:
Watch out for sand....

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[Desire General] youandwhosearmy:
And don't drop it on the pavement. The screen WILL crack in a thousand places.......

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[Desire General] TeCH-Guruz:
I dropped mine on the pavement and it didn't crack got a few scratches on the housing and had a full invisishield on so must have been a bad drop to cut threw the shield.

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[Desire General] keith-rogers:
I'd say it's quite a tough screen / phone all together.

I've dropped it a few times (dumbass thing to do I know) - but it's been on a softish surface, no damage.

I also keep it in the cover that came with my G1 when I first got that. It saves the phone from possibly getting scratched, or damaged. Although if it's full glass, I think it's difficult to scratch the screen anyhow!
[Desire General] huwwatkins:
Does anyone know if it is the same glass as the nexus one? There is a guy on youtube who took key and all sorts to that screen and it came out ok!
[Android Apps and Games] magisterludi:
I registered for the beta a few months back.. Looks promising. The android apk, as well as the PC installer (zipped up)

::File Size to Large; ~10.3mb::

are attached to the post. Origional links are included within the quoted text. I understand that USB tether is inc. w/ Froyo, however, not all handsets will be getting Froyo, this software is not device specific, and may be an excellent alternative for folks using the "competition" (they claim a 40% bandwidth increase).

* This is a cross post, I miss posted in the Nexus One forum. Ill have that post removed. *

Enjoy.
[Hero CDMA General] jerry43812:
So with all of the PRLs floating aroundhere, especially lately, I wanted to do a bit of a project and see which one would be best for me. Here are my findings so far:

Test 1:

PRL: 60664

Download: 121.7kB/s

Upload: 83.2kB/s

Ping: 290ms

Test 2:

PRL: 01337

Download: 4kB/s

Upload: 20.2kB/s

Ping: +999ms

Test 3:

PRL: 31337

Download: 14.9kB/s

Upload: 20.9kB/s

Ping: +999ms

Test 4:

PRL: 60664 (again)

Download: 150kB/s

Upload: 87.3kB/s

Ping: 185ms

Test 5:

PRL: 60663

Download: 139.3kB/s

Upload: 73.2kB/s

Ping: 303ms

More results to come.

Info: My location is 90 miles North of Columbus, Ohio in a rural area. Sprint coverage is great here, but the internet ping time leaves something to be desired, so I am doing this project due to that.

Note: If you live within a few miles of me, then you should base your PRL choice off my data. Someone from Cali or Florida may have impressive results from PRL 01337, but that one was the absolute worst for me. Let this test be a guide for you to realize different PRLs give you different speeds.

These are my findings, and I do not believe ROM plays a factor. I also don't personally think PRI plays a factor here, since I am playing with PRL only. Radios can play a factor, and I have yet to find me a good one. Sick of the 5+ minute boot times with Fresh, reverting back to a clean install orf RegawMOD 2.1t.
[Hero CDMA General] TOKiMONSTA:
Here in Austin, TX.

I actually get the best speed from Sprint's 60665 PRL. I tired VZW 01337, 31337 and 40064 and the best was Sprint. Go figure.
[Hero CDMA General] Kcarpenter:
So Big Red obviously has more towers than Sprint, but I swear Sprints speeds are faster than VZWs. I used to tether on my BB Storm - and tether legitamatly for 29 extra a month - And only got maximum of 600kb down and 70 up. Not to mention when I was up in Canada they wouldn't let me use data at all! And Rogers and Verizon are like the same freakin company, you figure they would have a deal of some kind, but nope 1x the entire week I was there. Thought I was going to have EVDO withdraws.
[Hero CDMA General] Nanan00:
01337 and 31337? hehe someone at VZ is a dork.
[Hero CDMA General] jerry43812:
Project on hold due to not being able access ##775# with RegawMOD2.1t
[Hero CDMA General] jerry43812:
OP updated with a new test
[Hero CDMA General] brokentoaster24:
I'm in central kansas where alltel, now verizon, has always dominated the market. I tried both 01337 and 31337 prl's and found the original 606xx work better.

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[Hero CDMA General] mrinehart93:
So will those Verizon PRL's give me Verizon coverage then? Where I live, Sprint has the weakest signal out of Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile.
[Hero CDMA General] Visionikz03:
those verizon prls that supposedly give u better signal blah blah is a joke... Sprint's 60065 prl blew those others outta the water hands down.
[Hero CDMA General] abcdfv:
Only if you live in an area with poor sprint coverage and good verizon coverage they do work well.
[Hero CDMA General] TOKiMONSTA:
Yes, you would connect to VZW towers. and *2 would go to VZW Customer Service.

This is possible without crazy roaming charges is that before Alltel was consumed by VZW, they had an agreement with Sprint about sharing tower coverage or something.
[Hero CDMA General] mrinehart93:
Nice! I'll have to flash to fresh so I can update my PRL then :) then it's bach to darchdroid xD
[Hero CDMA General] nebenezer:
took me a second

hehe, good catch, that is funny :D
[Hero CDMA General] hct01:
this is what i get on PRL 60665
[Hero CDMA General] jerry43812:
I jsut flashed a verizon radio, and cut my ping time in half! online gaming, get ready to meet Sir Kilzalot.
[Desire General] bigneeker:
hey guys

I am having issues sending mms on att. its not going through at all and its telling me "message format corrupt" but its just a regular jpeg file. does anyone have the correct att mms settings? I thought it automatically configured it once I put in my sim card.

I am also having issues with sms. i would say about 50% of the time it wont go through on the first try and it will have to retry again. its really annoying and I have full reception.

any help would be appreciated.

edit: i forgot to add, I can rececive mms but not send.