yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus One General] snlu178:
I have now done a full factory restore and reinput the Exchange Push account information.

It is still at 17% CPU usage and keeps the 3G connection on constantly.

This simply did not happen before, and is draining my battery rapidly.

Update:

As if to prove my point again, once I set the email from Push to Pull every 15 minutes the CPU load dropped down to 0% and the 3G connection stopped cycling. Not sure why this is happening. Is anyone else noticing that Push keeps 3G constantly active and phone runs really hot?
[Nexus One General] snlu178:
SO FRUSTRATED!

Please someone else tell me they are experiencing this with Froyo Exchange.

I am not able to stop exchange from cycling 3G and Email runs a huge CPU percentage and the phone heats up continually until the battery dies.

Is anyone else on exchange seeing this problem????
[Nexus One General] snlu178:
Hello All -

I know I continue to post on this but I am really hoping some of you that are smarter than me can help me out.

On 2.1 - Exchange would get can email, my 3G arrows would cycle, the email would show up. That is all.

On 2.2 - Exchange does not get email, 3G arrows ALWAYS cycle and the cpu is running constantly. The phone last night was over 100 degrees.

To experiment, I installed Touchdown. Exchange works perfectly. No 3G or CPU issues. It does not constantly sync.

A few items I noticed:

1) SyncManager for Email is the culprit and causing the problems

2) My corporate email is ActiveSync or MS Exchange 2007

3) I have read elsewhere that this is Exchange constantly trying to check the server and it gets stuck in a loop.

Please friends, this is going to cause me to have to give up my phone. I dont want that. I want my native Exchange to work. Any ideas at all?
[Nexus One General] DarkDvr:
I'm having another issue (and it's being tracked on android official support board)..

Whenever I use PUSH for exchange, it works fine. Yeah it keeps connection alive, but doesn't really use the battery that much.

However, if I switch from PUSH to some interval (5, 10 minutes, etc), sync manager gets stuck. It'll eat up 50% CPU CONSTANTLY until battery is dead. Switching back to PUSH fixes it immediately.

Google assigned an engineer to this problem, but nothing yet.
[Nexus One General] snlu178:
Do you have the link to the tracking of this? I think this is the same thing happening to me, SyncManager getting stuck and just running up the process until the phone dies.
[Nexus One General] DarkDvr:
Hmm.. strange, I can't find it now.. Last time I checked it, first 2.2 was released.

Maybe it's fixed and closed now? I've enabled 10-minute sync in my exchange, I'll see if it still gets stuck in FRF82.
[Nexus One General] snlu178:
I wonder if any smart network Dev out there can tell us why SyncManager is getting stuck trying to work with our Exchange Servers?
[Nexus One General] snlu178:
Ok Friends Help me out with this.

I installed OS Monitor.

With my exchange running it says:

"07/01/2010 13:07:27 [DEBUG]

NativeCrypto915860

Freeing Open SSL session"

07/01/2010 13:07:51 [DEBUG]

dalvikvm915860

GC_FOR_MALLOC freed 7078 objects / 511984

bytes in 71ms

It repeats the OpenSSL ever second or less and the GC every 6 seconds. It never stops.
[Nexus One General] snlu178:
Bump....installed FRF91, no fix.

Anyone know what is going on with this? Is this a server or OS issue? Could it be a bad install somewhere?
[Nexus One General] DarkDvr:
Update: almost all day on 10-minute update with Exchange (and I barely have any reception here, goes from 0 bars to 2 bars and back).. sync is NOT using up CPU at all, and mail is working fine. Looks like it's fixed?
[Nexus One General] snlu178:
After much hassle I think my issue now has to do with my IT having self-signed certificates rather than purchasing them. This means they would have to update it to work with whatever Froyo did in exchange security. I think this is why it works initially then goes into a loop of OpenSSL attempts.

This is my only guessing from half-truths and limited understanding of the series of tubes.

I would really appreciate anyone out that understands this stuff chiming in on what is going on?
[Nexus One General] snlu178:
http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=9455

got a google code issue going in case anyone else runs up against this openssl infinite loop.
[Nexus One General] grennis:
I am having both issues. When I use push, the phone stays warm and the battery drains in a few hours. If I switch from push to poll, no improvement - but if I reboot with poll setting, it works fine.

My company uses Active Sync with Exchange 2003 and I doubt we would use self-signed certs.

By the way I am running 2.2 on a G1 with Cyanogen ROM.
[Nexus One General] nadeemhasnaat:
I have a funny issue with my exchange. When i get a new mail, i get a notification on my N1. But even after i have read that email on my PC.The notification doesnt go away .... and when i check my phone after some time i think i have recieved a new email but its only notification of old one .... is there a workaround for that guys ?

Cheers
[Nexus One General] grennis:
Nice thread hijack
[Nexus One General] Turge:
I have an Exchange 2010 server setup with a non-trusted cert from CAcert.org and don't have that issue using Push on Froyo.

I assume you enabled the option "Accept all SSL certificates" when configuring the account?
[Nexus One General] snlu178:
I did in fact "accept all" and I have been working with many google developers as of last week to figure out what is going on.

It is not actually IT, it seems it is an OS issue as more and more people are seeing this issue come up.

P.S. to the notification comment above, that is normal. dont hijack my thread.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
The basics:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=502010

http://developer.android.com/index.html

http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/device.html

Some Links:

Notification background color

Status bar clock color

Notification font color

Notification bar shortcuts

Edit 9.png's

Install mobile defense as system app through terminal (I haven't tried this yet)

Resigning apps

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=549109

http://androidforums.com/developer-101/8665-how-signing-roms.html This is the one I have been using. I just noticed its for roms :o

http://code.google.com/p/android-apktool/ Figured it out but no need for it as of yet

How to modify notification background colors

Some of the files; not sure which is the top band displaying carrier(semc_avctivity_title.9.png??):

statusbar_background.png

status_bar_background.png

status_bar_close_on.9.png

status_bar_header_background.9.png

status_bar_item_background_normal.9.png

They should be in res/drawable-240dpi. Once you find them open them and modify as you wish. Once completed save your changes.

Getting FLAC working, I was wrong, mixed up file folders. Apparently meridian pioneer works. Havent gotten a chance to test for sure yet. I am now trying to manually add flac support to mediascape
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
Second tutorial: Busting open apks so you can edit xml's!!

So has anyone tried opening up an xml file on their phone to edit only to find incoherent coding. Well I have. So I have stumbled upon a tool called apktool. The tool somehow breaks down the apk into readable xml files. I haven't gotten so far as to test out an edited xml because I wanted to post this so I don't forget how to do it.

1. follow instructions on installing apktool. Unzip the files into your android-sdk-windows/tools folder

2. Put a copy of your framework-res.apk into the same tools folder

3. from command type: java -jar apktool.jar if framework-res.apk

4. Put whatever apk you want to edit into tools folder and type this: java -jar apktool.jar d xxx.apk

5. Look in your tools folder and voila there will be a folder named with whatever apk you worked with.

Third tutorial: Use smali/baksmali to edit services.jar and services.odex

1. follow instructions on downloading and installing smali/baksmali

2. pull these files from your phone and place them into the same folder as smali (should be android-sdk-windows\tools):

code.odex

ext.odex

framework.odex

android.policy.odex

There may be other ones needed that Im missing so if you find this out please let me know

3. place the odex you want to modify into the same folder (android-sdk-windows\tools)

4. from the command line type java -jar baksmali-1.2.3.jar -x services.odex

your pc will work a little bit and when its finished will just show your directory again.

5. minimize that screen and go into the folder you put everything in there should be an out folder. Open it up and all the files to edit will be there!

I haven't recompiled yet but when I do Ill finish this tutorial.

COMMON PROBLEMS:

These are some problems I ran into because I am a noob. I figure it may help a couple people out :)

1.unable to access apktool.jar/baksmali-1.2.3.jar

Im pretty sure you are in the wrong directory

from the command line type: cd C:\whatever\directory\leadsto\android-sdk-windows\tools\the.jarfileyouaretryingtoaccess

2....
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
Modification requests:

Custom boot screens-- find your startupshow folder=== SOLVED

custom response to invalid password ;)

Ad hoc support

Disable slide lock

App drawer categorization=== THERE'S AN APP

map hardkeys
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mikrokiwi:
cool, gonna try and change the battery indicators :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] xxsashixx:
I was able to replace framework-res while the phone was running, but now the phone wont boot.. good thing I made a backup of the original one :P
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
Thats where I'm stuck too. Did you resign the package after modifying it? Im going to try that in a bit.

Does anyone know of a good n00b guide to emulating our phone in eclipse?

@microkiwi can you post how it went?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mikrokiwi:
I did make some new icons in PS, but unfortunately I wasn't able to boot the phone after pushing my new files to it :(

I also tried to sign it with the autosign (testsign.java) application but no luck...
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
Cool thanks, hey have you seen an app called metamorph? I just noticed it right now but it seems like stericson automated and simplified the process. Heres a link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=591329
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] xxsashixx:
Have you tried that app yet?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mikrokiwi:
Yes, I have made a metamorph theme now and everything seems fine, the theme shows up and I can apply it and everything.

But after reboot the phone is still using the old icons :(
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] xenkato:
Any other metamorph themes that we can install?

I think for 1.6 only
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Brut.all:
Apktool is just for everything else but signing ;-)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] pietropizzi:
Could you please upload the theme, I'd like to learn how theming works. In the AndroidThemes thread I found only themes for custom roms. THX !
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] troyjamz:
Could you please post the .png files from the framework pull? I would like to change the colors and then try to replace them with files in a theme that I found that might work with our phone. The only issue is the resolution of the theme that I had in mind. If this works then we can all make custom themes for our X10 using that theme as a template. Not sure if it will work, but I would like to try. :D
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] mikrokiwi:
Unfortunately it does not work at the moment, but when I get it to work I will upload it for everyone to use ;)

http://www.mediafire.com/file/kkmhmnyhgyw/framework-res.apk open it with 7zip :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] troyjamz:
Thx man!

Tack så mycket!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
@microkiwi Thanks for the upload, do you mind if I post that link in the first post?

@brut.all Does it work the same way as autosign? I followed the instructions properly on installing it but when I try to open it a command line pops up for a second (too fast for me to read) and then closes. Am I missing something?

Also do you know if framework-res.apk needs special signing? I'm just trying to figure out why the phone gets stuck at boot after pushing the modified apk.

@pietropizzi I have made one as well it doesn't work but I'll upload it right away. Check out the metamorph thread for some tutorials on theming. It is surprisingly easy.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] xxsashixx:
On another note has anyone gotten to move their apps to the sdcard? I've tried but with no luck..

heres a post I made about it:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=7037044#post7037044
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
Cool ,I'm going to try it tonight. Mind if I add it to the list at the top?

BTW did anyone know mediascape supports wav audio :D Swwweeeeeetttt
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] HunteronX:
It looks really good so far, i'd like to see the final result!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] maxld:
Yeah, it would be great to have apk
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] HunteronX:
Read the first post.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] HunteronX:
Try this - it should be complete:
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] maxld:
Thanks HunteronX, unfortunately i am at work so i will check this later. Really, thanks for help
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] HunteronX:
That's ok; just trying to help. :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] maxld:
Will try it in 3-4 hours and wil report back if it works.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
Don't install the apk. Follow the instructions and push it.

@hunteronX ill edit that this evening.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] maxld:
Omg, I don't know how to thank you. Have been sitting on this all day long, I even had to restore phone 3 times, because mine framework-res was freezing the phone. File you provided works perfectly, I love eclair screen transitions. THANK YOU!

HunterX since now you are my personal theme magician, did you figure out how to replace standard lockscreen with a 2.0 or 2.1? Is it possible?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] theeedy:
Can you make a version of your theme, just like this, but with the HTC Desire notification bar + icons.

I'd really appreciate it.

Thank you!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
@hunteronX can you point me to some screenshots of your theme so I can post them up top?

So I figured out how to modify font colors but its surprisingly difficult but I'll post a tutorial this weekend.

I was thinking I would like to make an app that automates and simplifies modifying apk's (and possibly jars and odexs in the future) for our phone. Sort of a ninjamorph that will work for our phone. I am super new at java dev but if there are any devs that would like to jump on board and help out it would be greatly appreciated. That way hopefully theming the x10 will take off more...
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] arj154:
I tried to replace the startup animation but I've run into a weird problem, my startupshow folder has disappeared on my phone :S i cant create a new folder and Im not sure how to add a new phone. Can anyone help? I went to /system/etc/SEMC and there was no startupshow folider. Also there wasnt a startupshow in the /system folder either.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] corruptfate:
same thing with me
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] HunteronX:
I'll do so, by the end of today.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] HunteronX:
That'a tricky one - I think that would require rebuilding the framework-res.apk from the X10 source, and somehow editing the xml layout for the lockscreen.

Or I could make an app... But I only know a little amount of visual basic. Looks like I better get to learning Java!

But there is one paid app I know of, called Lockbot. There's a free and paid version, but I think only the paid/pro version has an eclair lockscreen theme.

If anyone else has any better ideas, please tell!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] HunteronX:
You can create a new folder, using a computer with adb installed.

Connect your phone, and open a command prompt or terminal, then type in:

- adb shell su

- mount -o rw,remount -t yaffs2 /dev/block/ mtdblock2 /system

- mkdir /system/etc/SEMC/startupshow/

- exit

That's it!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] HunteronX:
Here are some screenshots (I tried to capture an animation, but it was difficult, you can see my bad attempt, on the last screenshot...)

Also, I'm using the ADW Senses theme on the market, it looks really nice! As well as this, I'm using part of the 'Frankendroid' theme by Bazza176, to get the eclair icons for things like the phonebook, browser etc.

Bazza176, thanks again by the way; the eclair icons look really nice!

Here's the whole thing put together:

http://www.4shared.com/file/fPzJRP-v/Complete_Mash-up.html
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] HunteronX:
http://www.4shared.com/file/dBoc3w2O/Full_Black_with_Desire_bar.html

For this, I just changed the framework-res.apk file - is this ok, OM3G4? I'll remove the file, if you don't want it to be edited without your permission.

AND sorry I keep hijacking all of the threads... :o
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] arj154:
i just get permission denied when i type in adb shell su
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Tom-Helge:
Hey, really nice work with that one.

I'm using your framework-res file on my XPERIA X10 now.

But there is one thing i would love to see you change. And that would be if you could change out the blue keys and that when you have to write in your PIN code after the phone have started up to black keys like in this one?

If you could do that, i would love you forever :D.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] HunteronX:
Oops, I forgot to mention this - did you look at your phone after typing the command in?

The superuser permissions app will block adb, even if your screen is switched off (phone's in sleep mode). You have to choose 'Allow' from the phone (a pop-up should appear, with Allow on it), to allow it to gain root permissions.

That should do it.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] HunteronX:
I'll try to do this by the end of tomorrow. :)

P.S. I'll probably do it much earlier, I'm just not sure when.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Tom-Helge:
Ok, thank you :D.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] UltraLinx:
Hey guys, I'm probably the biggest noob ever when it comes to themes but please could I have some help?

I was just wondering if someone could edit this theme

Minimalistic Theme

(Probably the most sexiest theme ever :rolleyes:)

So it works on this specific ROM?

Official HTC Desire Froyo Sense ROM

I would oh so grateful if someone could do this for me.

Been asking everywhere, probably made over 6 threads asking for this and no one has replied :(

PLEASE SOMEONE HELP!? :(

Thank you in advance.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
@ultralinx Ill try working on this tonight

@HUnteronX Youre not hijacking anything :). Your help is greatly appreciated!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] UltraLinx:
OMG, thank you my friend, you don't know how much i appreciate it.

But please do remember I have got the HTC Desire and not the Xperia X10.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] corruptfate:
i finally figured out to do the boot screen thing for people that are interested. This is for if you don't have the startupshow folder

step 1: open adb shell

step 2: type "adb shell"

step 3: type "su"

step 4: type "mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock4 /system"

step 5: type "mkdir system/etc/semc/startupshow"

step 6: exit and redo step 1 - 4

step 7: type "mkdir system/etc/semc/startupshow/default"

step 8: exit and open command prompt again, this time type "ddms"

step 9: look for the default folder in system > etc > semc > startupshow > default

step 10: push the images into that folder

done :D
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] arj154:
hmm, it worked but i still dont have a boot up animation :S I just see the sony Ericsson logo thats it.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] corruptfate:
you should try following my steps o.O it worked for me
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Dmaxon:
lol, thanks alot man!

I was looking for AGEEES!!!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
@UltraLinx That theme should already be working on your rom. What happens when you try to load it?

@HunteronX I took a look at your cm animations and they are all in xml. I cant seem to get the xml's into a readable format. It just shows up with a bunch of null boxes. Could you provide a little tutorial of how to edit xml's or send me a pm? BTW I really like your latest compilation. Is mash-up a proper title for it?

Heres an uploaded theme. Its just the default notification icons skinned white with transparent backgrounds. The rest is pretty simple greyscale stuff.

I also ripped off palmke86's battery and threw it in therre. Thanks palmke
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] theeedy:
OMG, thank you very much. :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] michaelpegaso:
please can you upload some photos as is, thank you very much
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
Screenshots of my reskinned theme...

Has anyone tried odexing apk that aren't odexed withing the system. Meaning AndroidUI.apk and framework-res.apk (although I guess this is odexed since services.jar is odexed)? I tried this last night and it might just be my craziness but my phone seems a bit faster. Has anyone else tried this?

Also has anyone been able to successfully modify the font colors in the status bar? I edited services.odex but am stuck in a boot loop.

when I open ddms it says services.jar odex has stale dependencies.

Does anyone know what that means?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] maxld:
Gavriel18, could you include in your gray reskinned theme Eclair style windows transition animations? It would be perfect then, but I dunno how to change animation style by myself.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
For sure, Im just not sure which ones you're talking about. Could you post a link of the animation? I could probably figure it out from there.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] maxld:
Sure I can. Here it is:

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=354580&d=1278270362

Thank you kindly sir for your help. I would love to get this grey smoke wallpaper also.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] gavriel18:
Hey so I dumped those animations into the theme. I hope you like it :) Here is also the smoke background
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] maxld:
It is the best theme yet. Thank you sir!

Edit: everything works perfectly, question about wallpaper though. It seems that resolution of jpg is only for one screen, Gavriel18 have you got widescreen one? For all of the home screens to cover?
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] x10i DauL:
hey guys!

thank you for your awesome work.

but i have some noob questions . I am a "noob" :D in modifying my phone and in adb shell.

i read the whole thread but excuse me when i ask now some real stupid questions :D.

1. what shall I do when i download a finished framework-res.apk from this thread?

2. what is adb shell and how can i open this?

3. if someone can speak german, pls try to translate the answers in german. ^^

i hope you can help me.

Kind regards DauL
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] KingCifer:
Quick question

Hello, thx for the theme it looks awesome!

Hope you find a way to remove the ugly blue bar in the settings menu :) but i can live with it :)

Sry if thats been already asked 100 of times :) but

what widget do you use in your screenshot to turn on/off wifi, bluetooth etc.?

edit: **** this should be a reply to OM3G4's Black theme (post #104)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Chewitt:
does anyone know were to find the image for the first page you see when you go into mediascape, i have modded ther other 3 graphics for Video, Pic, Music but when you initially go onto mediascape its still blue and i cant find the graphics anywhere.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] HunteronX:
Sorry I've been so late. :(

I've only managed to get this partly done, but as soon as I finish it, I'll upload the finished apk.

EDIT: This should be fine.