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[Captivate General] systoxity:
croak, i guess im uninformed onthe subject, ill do a google search on that topic. In the meantime, if you drop back in, would you mind elaborating? I'd be glad to clarify/expand what i've written in the guide to ensure users understand their options so they can decide what they would like to do and what they wouldnt :).

and thanks alot for the support accinfo. I'll release the plugin officially later tonight in a thread where everyone can read it (woot). Gonna make a few changes first.
[Captivate General] accinfo:
Similarly, I find the whole "oh task killer is a must have" quite misleading. My phone is fast enough for multitasking.

Okay, here are some reasons.

Con: Either the task killer will kill too fast or too slow. The ignore list isn't really 'perfect.' Sometimes, you want to kill the app, sometimes you don't. In the end, you will have to manually delete the app.

In short, task killer does not kill the right app at the right time.

Any objjection, anyone?

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One more suggestion, please add your name in the darn document, so people will recognize for your magnificent work.

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Edit 2:

You should edit "

I chose only the best I’ve experienced for this section. Ofc, look something up on google b4 buying it to make sure it’s your cup of tea too."

to something along the line thhhhhhhhatttt "you can also try with trial / lite / ad version." to offer more options.

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Edit 3:

You should add a FAQ later on :]
[Captivate General] Croak:
Here's a good start:

http://geekfor.me/faq/you-shouldnt-be-using-a-task-killer-with-android/

There's still a time when you need to nuke something, but you can do that with Android's built-in task management if need be. There's even an easy way to access it.

Long-press on the desktop, select Shortcuts, scroll down to the bottom of the list, select Settings, and then select Manage Applications.

Once you have that open, hit Menu, Filter, Running Programs. Find your rogue program and nuke it by clicking Force Close.

I should add there's a few other useful shortcuts you can select under Settings, the most handy for new users probably being Battery Usage. :)
[Captivate General] systoxity:
Thanks for the great suggestions, i'll write it in now and leave some space for an FAQ. and the document is only there for bad ass mofos like you who actually take the time to proof someone's work when they need it. I'll post the contents of this doc here after i add in some of the suggestions i've gotten and reread it one more time.

Im thinking about adding a section for the recovery that was recently released for us, but im wondering if that will cause too much confusion O_o
[Captivate General] accinfo:
You're welcome, you should be being thanked more than me being thanked.

Confusion? If you are able to format document with enough usage of "bold / italicise / underlining" then it would be a breeze for readers to read it.

Usuaully, people combine letters / number assigning to the table of contents. In turn, it'll be easier for users to use search (Ctrl + F) to search that most immediate issue.

For instance,

(PYP) Prep Your Phone

(PYC) Prep Your Computer

(RYP) Root Your Phone

(SO) Speed Optimization

(SO1)Swapping out Slow Samsung Launcher

(SO2)Task Killer

(SO2)Removing ATT Bloatware

(BO)Battery Optimization

(GPSO)GPS Optimization

(SME)Sideloading Made Easy

(RAMR)Removing ATT Market Restrictions:

(RAG)Recommended Apps and Games
[Captivate General] systoxity:
Thank you, i will do that. Currently adding an idiot proof section on how to use clockworkmod recovery :). I wish i had some mac users that could give me some tips on how to root and set up their macs for the captivate. I really want someone's personal experiences on the subject.
[Captivate General] nbs11:
I use a mac, what do you need to know?
[Captivate General] systoxity:
badass thanks, where did you get your usb drivers and how do you sideload apps to your phone :)

Oh i also heard you have to do something different when you root from a mac. did you use the android sdk? what would you recommend other mac users do to root their phones?
[Captivate General] nbs11:
Macs don't require USB drivers, but for god know what reason it only connects when you are in debugging mode. I'm assuming this will change with a software update though. Rooting is the same as a PC once you have the update.zip and sideloading apps is supposed to work with the mac/linux version of sideload wonder (android and me) but I haven't been able to try it because the download link is down. Additionally I don't see why the DB solution shouldn't work, but for me it didn't even after correctly altering the database (I did for sure because I confirmed it with a SQL DB editor on the phone. Regardless everything is much the same on the mac, except the actual software solutions of sideloading which require a different program.
[Captivate General] nbs11:
You should really consider creating a Mac version to go along with the PC version to cover all bases (granted you don't actually own a mac)
[Captivate General] systoxity:
wow, cool not as bad as i thought it was gonna be. If you ever end up dl'ing sideload wonder and hit any snags, send me a pm and let me know what you did to overcome them. For now ill just look up the program with guides and try to incoorporate them.

also i hear that when you root in terminal you have to add a "./" infront of your commands? for example would someone have to type the root command like this?: ./ adb reboot recovery
[Captivate General] nbs11:
Also one more quick suggestion. In you rooting guide it says to open the SDK to enter recovery, but it is much faster to simply hold the volume up and down buttons (both) while holding the power button when the phone is off.
[Captivate General] nbs11:
Yes when you are loading any sort of command (such as ADB) on a unix system the ./ is required. that took me quite some time to figure out.
[Captivate General] systoxity:
ah very nice thank you, i didnt click that it could be done like that.
[Captivate General] systoxity:
wait so technically users dont even need android sdk to root do they?
[Captivate General] nbs11:
exactly

also do I have permission to make some changes with some ideas I had and PM it back to you?
[Captivate General] systoxity:
absolutly :). Let me upload the new version so you can read and pm me changes from that one. give me like 6 min
[Captivate General] systoxity:
alright, new version is up. Its really rough cuz i just added a bunch of new info.
[Captivate General] nbs11:
Ill try to smooth it out and I might add some screenshots, sometime tomorrow (its 1:20am where i live) Ill send you my copy and you can do whatever u want with it
[Captivate General] systoxity:
thanks, that would be a great help. Use satire as much as you want too. Hate dull guides. Ima head in now too, 2:20 am here east coast :(. I'll check back tomorrow.
[Captivate General] accinfo:
much nicer with the 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. and the boldings.

Now it's much more pleasing to the eyes.

nbs11 will probably clean it up :]
[Captivate General] systoxity:
just remember that even if you do clean it up nbs, when i copy and paste that into a thread i'll have to redo most of the formatting anyway, so dont kill urself on asthetics.
[Captivate General] nbs11:
Oh I thought it was planning on being a PDF file.
[Captivate General] nbs11:
Rough draft of nbs11 version

http://www.mediafire.com/?mpq8x8v8fa6ptcb

there is the rough draft. I am going to add more to my version tomorrow, but I thought I should post it now.

Going to add:

-More graphics/standard formatting

-Explanation of QR codes

-QR codes in recommended apps

-Double Twist guide

-SetCPU
[Captivate General] systoxity:
I'll look through it tonight, i gotta get through 3 1/2 slides of physiology lecture for my test tomorrow :(.

The guide is destined to be a thread here at xda. I just kept in docx format so only people that were serious about proofing it would dl it and look through it.

Deff like what you did with the qr codes there. Guess ill upload those to tinypic so i can add them in with the post.
[Captivate General] Croak:
There's something very similar in intent on the general Vibrant page as well.
[Captivate General] abezapata:
I love your guide. It is very helpful and I looked over it to finish fixing up my Android Market and the instructions did not make me feel like a noob in any way. I say post them!
[Captivate General] nbs11:
I think what would work best would be to have a thread version, and then additionally offer a PDF printable version for people who want a more aesthetically pleasing easier to use version (cause lets face it its impossible to make something typed on this forum look good)
[Captivate General] nbs11:
I posted my version as a new thread as a PDF download. check it out here
[Captivate General] ask_j:
Hi,

Somehow it was not able to find the sdcard root. Then I realized that you mentioned something called as Droid Explorer, I searched for it and installed it on my PC. But when I opened Droid Explorer, my device was not recognized, then I clicked on link on the explorer window, upon watching that video I enabled the USB Debugging, then I was able to see my device, then I selected connect to my device. After that I saw an explorer but it had empty root and I was not able to copy anything. There was a menu button at the top row named "Transfer to device or Copy to device" I selected that and selected update.zip file and tried to transfer. Something happened but still explorer was empty. Then from my phone Top slide down menu I selected mount USB storage and I started seeing windows explorer on my PC. Then apart from other folders I could see a folder sd in the root. Then I again put update.zip in the root.

Then followed the restart sequence, this time it found the file but exited after Signal 7. It was trying to asert something but could not find the correct model number I guess. My cell phone's model number is Samsung i897.

Please help
[Captivate General] acespaid:
i am getting the same signal 7. Can someone help?
[Captivate General] acespaid:
status 7 i mean.....sorry
[Captivate General] acespaid:
do the exact same thing but delete the update you were using and use this one. Had the same thing and now it works...

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=7169129&postcount=18
[Captivate General] chvybeatsford:
Any one else habe trouble sending mms? I can set one up to send and it just says sending. If I restart phone the message will send.

Im rooted and removed att crap if I reset all data will I hsve to reroot?
[Captivate General] systoxity:
whoa, thats strange. i recall some people saying you wont have to reroot but i dont remember for sure. Either way, rerooting is easy.
[Captivate General] chvybeatsford:
Im not worried about reroot.but more the less my contacts and all else reseting.

Alao if some one dont mind testing something for me.

When I go to settings and click check for update...message apears "dm not initiaized"
[Captivate General] systoxity:
Mine just says no updates.

hey since you're on and may be reworkin ur phone, will u read this guide i wrote. I need some peeps to look it over/check info and make sure it makes sense.
[Captivate General] Baldilocks:
Works fine for me.
[Captivate General] chvybeatsford:
No link given. And i reset so i can confirm that root will not be lost. I still have user permission icon
[Captivate General] chvybeatsford:
Ok about super user for rooting. Cany rember but dont u have to click on it and accept something. When i click on super user all i get is a black screen.
[Captivate General] Intervenient:
I can send MMS just fine, but I cannot receive them from other networks. Upsetting.
[Captivate General] cypherphone:
im having these issues to but mine has not been rooted. I can receive pictures all day long fine, i just cant send them with any reliability. Restarting when it says "sending" doesnt work to force it send for me. I was in a 3g town yesterday and didnt have much problem sending pics, back in home town today on EDGE and having issues yet again.

Anyone got any thoughts?
[Captivate General] jhdavis:
I have had the same issue. I was even unable to send a picture through gmail as an attachment yesterday while in a 3g area. today i can send one through my corporate e-mail but still no mms. I have rooted and removed the att junk with ti backup. I dont think i removed anything that would effect mms though. I have also tried a factory reset. It deleted all my apps and settings but i did not have to reroot. It also did not return any of the att programs. Any help with this issue would be great.
[Captivate General] acespaid:
had the same issue...could not send PIcs at ALL. took it back, got a replacement and it sent one fine.... then i tried again and didnt work. WTF?
[Captivate General] mgarciamma:
I am an att manager and I have a captivate and have sold tons of others. I spoke with galaxy s support last week and they are going to call me back Monday to let me know if they have a fix yet. The tech said that he got it to work 2 out 10 times trying mms. As soon as i hear the fix i will post for all.
[Captivate General] systoxity:
You are an att manager!? Talk to them on our behalf! Demand a I/O FIX in the next patch!
[Captivate General] JamesAK:
Good to hear we have an insider on board :D

I seem to be on the same boat, however:

Can't send pictures to my dad (AT&T, iphone)

Or my mom (ACS; local Alaska carrier)

But send em' just fine to my girlfriend(AT&T via LongLines Cellular towers)

Boy does that make sense
[Captivate General] h1timmboy:
I had the same issue with sending MMS but was able to figure out a work around. It appears it is something related to the message size. If I crop an image, and the message size stays under 80kb, it will send with no issues. Not sure what the magic number is where it stops sending but will post once I figure it out.
[Captivate General] UserNamer:
Non-rooted Captivate, had a similar problem receiving MMS for the first week (purchased July 18th). Specifically, I could not receive MMS from Verizon customers unless they were using a Blackberry. Verizon customers using LG and Samsung phones, I got nothing. Verizon customers using a Blackberry, MMS would come through to me fine. SMS worked fine to and from all carriers and I could

send

MMS to friends on all carriers (and they would receive them properly, regardless of their device).

Tested with 3 different Verizon customers in 2 parts of the U.S. (cross-country), with Samsung Intensity and LG Envy phones on their end ... none of them could send me MMS. My screen would wake up as if something were coming in ... but nothing would ever come through. Very frustrating. Went to an AT&T store, duplicated the tests on their demo unit with the store manager's SIM installed.

The Fix

(for my issue, YMMV):

AT&T's

billing system

was correctly showing my device as a Samsung Captivate, but their

network provisioning system

was showing the device field as blank (which apparently defaults the behavior to "non-smartphone," for what it's worth). The tech submitted a ticket to correct that, as apparently everything had to be in order before the network folks would take a look at the problem. Turned out that simply correcting that field fixed my MMS issue (since it registered my phone in the "smartphone" category). Note that I was told that correcting that field usually takes them 5-7 days, since it's not considered critical, but she pushed it through more quickly.

Customer Support

I have to include this bit here, because the customer support I received was

amazing

and far beyond what I expected. I understand that I may have had better luck than most. Got to a higher level tech with no fuss, and she immediately took ownership and had

excellent

communication, emailing me and following up with multiple phone calls to keep me in the loop with what she was doing. I've been thinking about switching carriers, but AT&T finally releasing the Captivate (even with the GPS issue, etc.), coupled with this tech's absolutely superb customer-focused support, will keep me here for awhile longer (and I'm definitely going to send her a glowing email saying just that, which I hope she forwards to her supervisor).
[Captivate General] YellowGTO:
All my MMS works but 1 just showed up as a play symbol. It was a wide picture.
[EVO 4G General] wirenut110:
Im getting Site Not Found errors when trying to go to the site from my phone or from my PC. Is this step needed to complete the root?
[EVO 4G General] xlGmanlx:
It can be any flash enabled site

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[EVO 4G General] cocobongo77:
Check here http://forum.ppcgeeks.com/showthread.php?t=123714 If you got 147.651.1 use the bottom one, explain step by step . Very easy and useful. Then last step odf the process flash the custom rom
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BAleR:
Ok, bit of a problem here, wondering if anyone could help. I had a folder on my computer all nicely arranged with all my rooting PCImg's and how to's, and all my boot images and what not. Well I accidentally deleted it and tryed to restore many different backups, they all restore the folder but the only thing in it is my stock backup rom. nothing ells. So all it really did was "undo" any updates I had installed. Is there a program out there that can restore these files, so that I don't have to re-download them all again, keeping me and sprint happy? thanks for any help.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elegantai:
try one of these:

http://download.cnet.com/1770-20_4-...eName=Free|platform=Windows,Webware&tag=ltcol
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BAleR:
Thank you sir, I did try pandora recovery but no find for any ROMs, and if it did they're incomplete. thanks for the help anyway. if you need any help with flashing or anything just ask maybe I can help, but thanks
[Droid X General] dr154:
What's the point of this folder inside the gallery? Does anything ever gets moved there?
[Droid X General] TheChemist187:
What the hell are you talking about?
[Droid X General] I312:
According to developer.motorola.com/products/droidx/, the Droid X supports "WMDRM-PD (Janus)".

I was able to sync a Windows Media DRMed "digital copy" of a DVD to it, which plays fine on the device but still did not go into this folder.
[Droid X General] mdhaliwal:
LMAO! Good one!
[Droid X General] dr154:
If you go inside your gallery, there's 6 sections: Camera roll, My Tags, Folders, All photos, All videos and lastly Copy protected... do some of you people even look before replying?... :(
[Droid X General] just4747:
I know, stupid asshole lol.
[General Topics] jblizzard888:
Hey,

whats the best way to transfer digital copies from my dvds (the ones that come with a digital copy to play on your PC/Itunes) to my Samsung Vibrant?
[General Topics] donnaj867:
Thanks you for the post.
[General Topics] Purple Drama Llama:
What? :mad::confused::eek::mad::confused::mad::mad:
[General Topics] jblizzard888:
Kinda confused there too...Perhaps having the same problem?

When I d/l to my computer a digital copy from dvd and simply transfer the file to the phones memory it will play on my computer after entering activation code but when I try and play on the phone it says that the license has expired and to connect to a computer to renew the license. Any clues?
[Epic 4G General] noobnl:
source: http://support-us.samsung.com/spstv/ondemand_galaxys.jsp

August 20, 2010 / Friday

Samsung Galaxy S

04:30pm (EST)

Samsung Epic 4G (SPH-d700) EP.1
[Epic 4G General] foolforfood:
Whoo hoo! I've been eagerly awaiting this! I continue to save my pennies for this phone...
[Epic 4G General] gTen:
I wouldn't say exactly 20th but 19th-21st seems like the possible days...unless sprint pushes the date up like T-Mobile did.
[Epic 4G General] jb23fan:
This just means thats when they are having an episode about it, how do you know this is the release date?
[Epic 4G General] rufflez2010:
The theory is that since the Captivate and the Vibrant's episodes were on the "official" release dates, that the Epic's episode could be on it's official release date. While the Vibrant was actually available July 15th, the phone wasn't actually officially to be released until the 21st.

I'm personally hoping for an earlier date... like, Sunday, July 25th. I've saved up my dough for it already.
[Epic 4G General] NeonMonster:
Wahh! That's a bit long of a wait. Im hoping the first week of August. But middle august gives me time to put up my nexus for sale.
[Epic 4G General] entropism:
That won't be happening, with 100% certainty.
[Epic 4G General] TheBiles:
Now I can't wait to hold this bad boy to see how it feels. However, I'd have to see some Cyanogen love before I jumped ship.

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[Epic 4G General] BBAHunter:
Totally awesome, can't wait!!!
[Epic 4G General] herbthehammer:
@TheBiles

I don't know him well enough but would cyan dev for this phone if he had one or do you think he has too much on his plate?
[Epic 4G General] herbthehammer:
Back to topic...

I wonder if this phone will be like the other galaxies? What I mean is I've read reviews that say it has a kinda (cheap) plastic feel to it. I hope not. I hope the build quality feels solid. Only reason I'm interested is I miss the hardware keyboard I had with the moment. Some might think I'm crazy, but I'd prefer this over my evo. Oh yeah, I'd yank that stupid touchwiz out for vanilla or AOSP in a heartbeat!
[Epic 4G General] TheBiles:
No idea. I know that one of the members of the CM team has been developing a recovery for the Galaxy S, so it probably isn't out of the question.

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[Epic 4G General] gTen:
@herbthehammer - its not crazy, this phone is a lot better then the EVO..and only reason why it feels like that is because it is compact making it VERY light...

There is already a ClockworkMod recovery for the Galaxy S:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=734166
[Epic 4G General] herbthehammer:
I would guess that some mods can be used with all the models. Roms or kernels would be unique to each model and carrier because of slight hardware differences and radios operating frequencies and technologies. I'm no hacker or dev, but that's what my common sense is guessing.
[Epic 4G General] gTen:
Anyone have a twitter and can Twitter that Ep1 on August 20th to SamsungMobileUS

http://twitter.com/SamsungMobileUS

I want to see if they will cough up and admit it was the release date...make sure to mention the other Ep1 were always on release dates..
[Epic 4G General] smark72:
@ Entropism

"That won't be happening, with 100% certainty."

Wow, 100% sure? Do you something we don't? I have a friend who asked a sprint sales rep here in Florida about the Epic and he told him there were no new devices coming out until the holidays. That's pretty sad how some sprint sales reps are so clueless about new devices. That's not a dig at you and it probably wont released the first week of Aug.
[Epic 4G General] phatmanxxl:
I'm sure noobnl will put out a good ROM for it, I decided to take this one over the evo, sorry HTC =/ I can't wait!
[Epic 4G General] NeonMonster:
The 20th is so far away! I keep waking up hoping its the 20th, but its not even the end of July yet! *impatience*

Just saw pictures of the upcoming HTC Vision, and that keyboard doesn't have ANYTHING on the epic!
[Epic 4G General] gTen:
Maybe Sprint will be smart and push up their date to say the 15th linke T-mobile did from the 21st >.> lol
[Epic 4G General] entropism:
I'm the person in my store who was selected to get the device early. We get it a month before it gets released publicly, so we can train our coworkers on the device. I'm expecting it this week, so I expect the release to be around 8/20 (as was rumored).
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] x iFLaWz:
Has anyone ever played the game called geometry wars?

Its the most addicting game ever :P

The point is they should make a app/game for andriod after the new geomtry wars Retro Evolved

heres a link to the creater and what not :/

Edit: Nvm Stupid confirm lol can i get confirmed plz?