yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G General] pecosROB:
So I guess this means no more face to face video chatting for Fring users? :mad:

http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2010...fring-to-drop-skype-from-supported-platforms/
[EVO 4G General] mrono:
we can still do fring mobile to mobile but no skype video calling, if you still want to do voice i believe nimbuzz does voice still with skype.
[EVO 4G General] gthing:
Skype denied that they forced Fring to do anything and said removing Skype was Fring's decision. So what's the truth?
[EVO 4G General] mrono:
All I know is that all was fine till the iphone came out and screwed things up for everyone, just one more reason to hate.
[EVO 4G General] Renegadez:
Skypes answer

http://blogs.skype.com/en/2010/07/fring.html

and from the posts everyone is pissed @ skype for there slow ass release of software!! which I agree

also IF FRING can get there network together Skype may drive users straight into Frings hands as thier video option Fring to Fring seems kick ass 4 me
[Nexus One General] kwoodall:
I've Googled this, searched the forums here, at Modaco, and on Google's own support forums. I can't find a definitive answer.

Nexus One running (Modaco frf85 rom w/addons, CM6 then Modaco frf91)

Yesterday I started getting the error "Install Unsuccessful Unknown Reason -18" on all downloads from the market.

Since CM 6 had just come out I decided to wipe and upgrade to the CM 6 rom. But the problem didn't go away. In fact when I tried to restore using Titanium Backup not all files would restore (most did). There was no real pattern either. New and old apps were affected.

So I tried one more time and wiped and installed the latest Modaco ROM frf91 with no addons.

Now very little restores from backup and the error continues.

Help please!

Kermit Woodall
[Nexus One General] christiankk:
Have you tried posting in the right forum? :)
[Galaxy S I9000 General] slas111:
i have a fault with mine,I bought mine from ebay it was a orange upgrade but it's unlocked, not sure if it came unlocked and not sure how this effects warranty?

the problem i have is the camera and video have a fixed permanent dark spot

really notable against white back grounds, it's as if there was a speck of dust on the camera sensor but i can't see anything,

anyone know if i can take this to a orange shop and get it fixed or with samsung directly , i do have the buyer upgrade receipt, but obviously it's not in my name,

the seller at this time as not replied to my email

please any advice on what i can do esspecially in regard to it possibly being network unlocked with a 3rd party?

Thanks
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roland Deschain:
I've been using custom ROMs on my Touch Pro (GSM) for quite a while. It's my understanding that GSM and CDMA phones have different crack/root methods. The international Galaxy S phones are all GSM right now until Verizon and Sprint release theirs, correct? Does this mean that the root process and the ROMs in the Galaxy S forum that are already there will not work on the CDMA Galaxy S phones that are launching shortly? (in other words, the CDMA version hasn't been rooted and the bootloader is uncracked still, right?)

Anyone following the current instructions for rooting a Galaxy S with the CDMA version about to come out could permanently brick their phone, I presume?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bizzshow26:
Only time will tell. Looked at the galaxy s root method and its simply a root kernel flashed. I don't know if it will have to be modded for the fascinates software and hardware change but I hope not. as far as the euro version the boot loader is open. Lets hope it stays that way. Or I'm off to HTC
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Irishpride:
As I understand it will have to be modded becuase kernels for CDMA & GSM are very different, but I think that Samsung is going to be releasing these phones with unlocked bootloaders, so they should be very easy to root, which is a really good thing because that touchwiz UI is just horrible.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bizzshow26:
Honestly I would rather have touchwiz and Bing than a locked down phone. You can always install adw or launcherpro and maps to replace Bing
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roland Deschain:
Yeah. If there is still no release date announced for the Fascinate by Thursday evening, I am cancelling my Droid X pre-order at Best Buy. I'm only picking up a Droid X if I can use it and then change to the Fascinate when it comes out, assuming the date is less than 30 days from the X launch :)

I'm going to buy, and stick with, the Fascinate either way. Screw Motorola and their Apple-like "locking down" mantra.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bizzshow26:
i feel the same way wont buy another motorola phone even if it comes out with a 12mp camera prints money and has the omap4430. dont want my phones locked down
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ritkit:
There is no way verizon is going to say the release date before the droid x comes out, because it would hurt sales for the Droid X. What I am going to do is purchase the droid x and use it. There is a very good chance they will tell the release date between now and 30 days from now. If the release date is within a reasonable time frame then I will return the droid x at the 30 day mark and hold out for the fascinate. If not, I will be sticking with the droid x. Yes you have to pay a $35 restocking fee, which in itself is absolutely ridiculous, but I would much rather have a phone that I am happy to have for 2 years than a phone that I would want to get rid of within the year.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Roland Deschain:
Aye, exactly what I'll be doing. I only hope the Fascinate comes out within 30 days of the Droid X.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ritkit:
Yep hopefully, it will make my decision a lot easier. The one only reason I would go with the Fascinate is because of it being unlocked. I love the hardware on the droid x, but I want to be able to run Ubuntu and other OS's off of it. I plan on using my phone like a laptop basically.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] givmedew:
Is this guy serious!!! Does no one at all have a clue as to why they have a restocking fee? First off the exchange policy used to be 14 or 15 days or something like that. Now that its 30 a lot more people probably return phones and now that phones cost so much more than they used to it is likely Verizon did this just to put a slight reduction in the amount of returns.

Do you think they resale that phone you return? Do you think Motorola just gives them the money back for it? How about Definitely not for answer 1 and probably not for answer 2 I used to work for a company that sold pioneer elite products they had a no refund policy to us meaning even if it was defective. So what happens to a phone when you blatantly misuse the refund exchange system? Well I would guess that every single plastic/metal exterior part is replaces and it is used for a refurbished unit when someone thinks there perfectly fine phone is broken.

Soooo.... what is the end result? I pay more for my phone and my service because Verizon's cost is artificially raised by someone who just lacks either understanding or ethics. If you are one of these people which one are you? After reading this and you still do it you are the later.

Do not think that renting a phone is your right. What right do you have to ruining a $500 phone? Are you engadget are you writting a big review? Why don't you just save $35 save Verizon and its customers $500 and wait for the Samsung to come out.

I bought the X yesterday before finding out that it is super locked down when I receive it in the mail today I will choose one of 2 options. ... I will return it without activating it or I will use it until the samsung comes out then I will give it to my girlfriend since she doesn't care about rooting except that it makes everything on her phone pink (she will live without).

If you want the samsung get the samsung just wait for it. Also the correct game plan for Verizon would be to put the phone about 45 days outside the droid x launch. It would stager their sales and reduce the chance exchanges for the droid x. We will see what happens but who knows.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jack_isidore:
I would have considered returning the Droid X simply because something better is coming out and I decided I would rather have it than the Droid X. I thought that was the point. I can see your point though, if you know for a fact that you will want this other phone and are "renting" the DX that is pretty low.

At the same time, so what. Verizon ultimately has to remain competitive with the other carriers, and I have a hard time imagining that the very small percentage of the overall market who "rents" phones that have to be sold as refurbished are artificially increasing your price that much. I could be wrong.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jack_isidore:
Oh, also I am going to return the Droid X within 30 days and wait for the Fascinate. I was hoping to like the Droid X and didn't even consider the Fascinate, but I've had problems with the Droid X hardware and software so far and have buyer's remorse pretty bad right now.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bateluer:
You make some good points, and it irritates me when people return a product because it didn't overclock as much as they'd thought, or that they flashed an unofficial update that bricked it, or something else. But, with a phone, there's no way you're going to put that device through its paces to know if its right for you after playing with it for 10 minutes at the store. I don't think an All Sales are Final policy would be a good idea, personally. Can't speak for everyone, but if I knew I couldn't return a phone, I'd wait weeks before purchasing it for reviews and user experiences to proliferate.

You hit the nail on the head with staggered launches though. I'd rather see high end phones launch every 6 months or so so that I've always got something to look forward too when my contracts run short.
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -AdamZ-:
+1

I'm so glad to see this. Way too many people return phone for phone knowing they will never keep phone #1. That is wrong - there is no other way of looking at it. Verizon will let you sit there and play all day on a phone to try it out - there is no necessary reason for someone to have to go home to try your possible new phone. If you make a purchase and come to realize that there is something you just can't live with... then you have a viable reason to make an exchange. If not... maybe try to live with a little honor and respect in your life?

Don't be that guy... that guy is a loser.

- AdamZ
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hijackerjack:
AdamZ.... I miss you :(( Smoked Glass used to be my favorite ROM. Where you been man? How ya been? haha. Are you gonna pick up a Fascinate?
[Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] donno1:
Funny to look back at some of these old posts...

---------- Post added at 04:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:21 PM ----------

They can get away with that with the majority of the sheeple - who think apple is the greatest.
[General Topics] Seg2009:
Hi guys. I was wondering, if any of the cool designers on here would be good enough to knock up an XDA icon for me to put on my upcoming site.

I am after an icon 128x128, with no background so I can see the background of my site. Example (albeit, something different): See Attachments.

Thanks

Seg
[General Topics] narcarsiss:
I second this

Hey i also second this,

For those of us that want to link to xda developers forum from our site with a snazzie icon but i was after something like this

google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&client=ie9-lb&biw=1321&bih=790&tbs=isch%3A1%2Cisz%3Ai&sa=1&q=twitter&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

i am good at photoshop dont get me wrong but i cant make an icon for the life of me.

Checkout narcarsiss.deviantart.com

so if anyone upto making an icon for XDA i and many more would greatly appreciate it
[Click General] AndrewB.:
Hello all,

I have few scratches on my screen that really bother me. So I just want to ask how to change touch screen digitizer, and is it hard to do (if it is, I guess I can live with the scratches xD). I found one on ebay for $15 USD (http://cgi.ebay.com/Touch-screen-di..._Accessories&hash=item19b6d5a6bc#ht_540wt_911), what you guys think should I buy it ?

Andrew
[Click General] dejandekic:
You should buy a screen protector, it's cheap in our country ;)
[Android Software Development] IAmCorbin:
I am trying to figure out how to use the <selector> resource to change custom button images depending on the state of the button. I have created button_up.9.png, button_down.9.png, button_disabled.9.png and put them in the drawable folder.

I then created this button.xml file in the drawable folder:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
﻿ <item
android:state_enabled="false"
android:drawable="@drawable/button_disabled" />
<item
android:state_pressed="true"
android:state_enabled="true"
android:drawable="@drawable/button_down" />
<item
android:state_focused="true"
android:state_enabled="true"
android:drawable="@drawable/button_up" />
<item
android:state_enabled="true"
android:drawable="@drawable/button_up" />
</selector>

Eclipse does not like this xml file and spits out:

error: Found tag selector where item is expected

This seems to be how all the examples I have found define their selector xml file, what am I doing wrong?

Edit:

Eclipse is no longer giving me the error above but is giving me this error on the closing </selector>:

Multiple annotations found at this line:
- error: Error parsing XML: not well-formed (invalid
token)
- Content is not allowed in trailing section.
[Android Software Development] IAmCorbin:
Ok, this is really strange. I just took the xml code I had pasted above and copied it over the same code in button.xml. This time it didn't give me any errors and I can now use the selector in my layout without a problem. Does anyone know why Eclipse would have been showing these incorrect xml errors?
[EVO 4G General] pixelpop:
OK, this whole iPhone 4 fiasco just gets better and better. Now, Consumer Reports jumps in with their fix for the antenna flaw...duct tape!! LMAO

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.co...t-dispatches.aspx?post=1780750&_blg=1,1780750
[EVO 4G General] Sporkman:
DUCT TAPE !! lol
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
Haha. I think all hell is going to start coming down on apple pretty soon. The lawsuit against them and att also got approved today.
[EVO 4G General] mrono:
lmao they should have just bit the bullet and MASS recalled the phones to fix the problem
[EVO 4G General] Noob Squared:
It keeps getting better and better :D
[EVO 4G General] joackie27:
SJ is just too proud to admit that there's a design flaw in the iphone4. Besides the stupid Apple fanboys are still buying it despite the flaw. :D
[EVO 4G General] Hrshycro:
Wait, what flaw? There's a flaw with an apple product, nahhh; couldn't be!

I showed this fanboy my evo and he actually wants one now. Hah.
[EVO 4G General] beesneazy:
I almost feel bad for the few I know with the iPhone 4.

Almost.
[EVO 4G General] mrmomoman:
Just give them the damn bumpers like you have for some in the UK.

Still doesn't fix the actual problem but it will help .
[EVO 4G General] starplaya93:
I never had anything against apple or steve jobs UNTIL this problem showed up. The issue with the iphone 4 just justified everybody's assumptions about steve jobs and his fan boys. I lost any respect i had for jobs when he made the stupid decision to ignore the antenna issue...

He should have just given everybody free bumpers, that would have been the cheapest and most viable solution...Now he's screwed (:
[EVO 4G General] Khaelum:
Agree 100%
[EVO 4G General] LearnIIBurn:
Wow Consumer Reports totally kicked Apple right where it hurts. The whole duct tape thing at the end is awesome. It's only a matter of time till a very powerful and influential company will get theirs... and now it's Apple's turn.
[EVO 4G General] pixelpop:
"Free? What is this word free that youi use?" signed, an Apple executive
[EVO 4G General] go4the1:
Also today, Engadget did a story on Apple deleting mentions of the issues from their message boards.

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/12/apple-deleting-mentions-of-consumer-reports-iphone-4-piece-on-f/
[EVO 4G General] Rydah:
All I hope is this doesn't effect OS X.
[EVO 4G General] felacio:
You mean, like, by touching OSX in a no no place it won't boot anymore or something?.
[EVO 4G General] twilk73:
why not

just move that gap to the bottom of the phone on futur models? I mean who puts there fingers on the bottom of the phone when making a call or even the top for that matter. The top might even be a better choice. Also isnt the antena a bad thing to be touching most things I read say not to have the antena to close to your face.

And lastly with a case its no longer the thinest smart phone.

Wait one more. How can we call this phone a smart phone with such a stupid flaw, im not even sure we can call it a phone, maybe a mini ipad since it dont make calls lol.
[EVO 4G General] widjit:
Its like nintendo when the wii first came out, first they gave everyone free better lanyards for there wiimotes, and then they gave eveyone Free bumpers for them. (although the nintendo thing was more of an operator error than a major design flaw)
[EVO 4G General] xavier1022:
Its incredible how fan boys will see past the MAJOR flaw and still decide to get the icrap 4. I had a co worker pre order his, so i decided to inform him of the issue. Mind you, I showed him about 5 different websites. He said and I quote "yeah but the new version of itunes will fix that" WTF??? So today i sent him a link to CR duct tape solution and left him a roll of duct tape on his desk....lmao

Sent from my bathroom, using toilet paper.
[EVO 4G General] eskomo:
Yea your buddy is just like any other apple fanboy, stupid and wouldn't know a real smart phone if it hit them in their nerd glasses.

Apple doesn't really care about the problem on current phones. They will have it fixed on the 4g version. Same reason they didn't put a higher res camera on the back and the front. Just more reason for fanboys to upgrade again. Then the 4GS will have the video over 4G instead of wifi only and again another upgrade. Its perfect strategy for apple. Its always worked for them in the past. Why change now??
[General Topics] Andyt95:
I may be a junior user here, but I have been surfing these forums for updates, ROMs and anything that looks like it could be useful.

I think the fact that you have to go through the process of downloading every file and installing all software before you find out it doesn't work, and then try another method, only to find out that doesn't work, is very boring and annoying.

My main suggestion here is that users who download the file would be encouraged to check a box, either --successful

or --unsuccessful

which would tell me, the future downloader, if the download is likely to work, or not.

Thanks for taking the time to read this, if you do bother, and bump if you would like to see this. Moderators, please take this suggestion into account.

Thanks, Andy
[EVO 4G General] brown14you:
Who is best to say it if not Consumer Reports:

http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...s-to-get-consumer-reports-recommendation.html
[EVO 4G General] Sporkman:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=723950
[EVO 4G General] sanjsrik:
Uh huh, all devices have some kind of flaws.

The biggest one I see with the ifoney is that it's made by apple.
[EVO 4G General] h40:
lolumad?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] MindMad:
hi , i'm new for "jasjam" , I tried updated it ,But now the device dont turn on or power and i can't enter to boot loader

what i can do now ?

please help me

thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] slaki85:
do you have HARD SPL installed ? (bootloader) Which OS you tried to update ? Are you sure that is you ROM for your device ? Maybe you tryed wrong rom ? give more informations
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] MindMad:
thanks for your replay

This device was Windows 6 or 6.5

I did not update the rom but I installing the SIM Unlocker
[EVO 4G General] herbthehammer:
I was just curious if anyone else out there enjoyed that kinda senseless "hobby".

I was so upset yesterday when my 16gb card died and I lost about 7000 files total, including some memorable pics and videos that can't be replaced. Just about every apk that demonoid had, my beginning database of wardriving spots (prolly around 4000 in less than a week), videos and pics from my vacation, and two "cool" videos. One was me filming outside my work one day when it was pouring rain and a lightning bolt hit less than a block away. Scared the **** outta me, heh! The other was me sitting in traffic and someone was driving the batmobile from the 60's and paused by me and I got it on video. :'(

Needless to say, I've started all over again with my driving database. Maybe I will get lucky again and be able to get back into some of the gated communities to map them. Btw, I am a delivery driver, so I am driving all around day and night.

Some people have some funny access point network names! A couple I remember were one named "slut" and another called "big black d_ck" (fill in the blank). Lmao. And the word wasn't the aflac bird either!

Anyone share this "interest" and have any tales to tell while out driving of anything unusual or funny?
[EVO 4G General] nenn:
i havnt done that in years, but my phones wifi tether is called "sexpot" :p
[EVO 4G General] AcIdC0R3:
I used to do that with my laptop. One time this guy caught me and called me an ass for trying to access his network when I was outside his house. Then he went on to tell me that I couldn't access his network anyway because he had WEP encryption. The next day I went back cracked his WEP key in about 20 minutes and gained access to his network. Amazing how much porn the guy had including the illegal kind. I changed his wallpaper to a custom one that I had that said he'd been hacked. After that it just kind of got old. More people jumping from 64 bit WEP to 128 bit.
[EVO 4G General] will75:
[highlight]Mod Edit: No Warez Discussions allowed. First and last warning.[/highlight]
[EVO 4G General] Renegadez:
What is the best app for Android war driving on the EVO
[EVO 4G General] midri:
I would like to know this as well.
[EVO 4G General] herbthehammer:
I am using "wardrive" from the market. I don't know if it's the best but it's pretty god and hasn't given me any problems. It will kill a battery pretty quick with the gps and wifi and 3g all running at the same time. I found a higher amp (1A) cigarette lighter usb thingy at bb and I just plug my sync cable into that and it's enough juice to keep the phone from pulling from it's battery and even charge it (slowly).

Keep the phone out of the direct sunlight while running the program and charging because the phone can overheat easily. The wifi ears on the phone are kinda deaf but sometimes that can be preferred. You'll have to practically be on top or very close to the signalfor the app to catch it. I think that way might be closer to where the ap actually is if the receiver is deaf.

I made an account over at wigle (google it) so I can upload the database to there and help build their map.

No, I don't try to get into other people's networks, I just map their locations. Hell, it gives me something different to do while driving besides listening to music.
[EVO 4G General] Sliverme:
I use wardrive and it works perfect. LOL to the 64 to 128 change, I work in infosec and had to share that with a slew of my coworkers. Thanks.
[EVO 4G General] 355spider:
OK i'll bite. What is wardriving?
[EVO 4G General] AcIdC0R3:
It's driving around neighborhoods looking for OAP (open access points) in peoples network. You would be surprised how many people go out and buy a router and bring it home and just plug the thing in without ever configuring it for security.