yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Apps and Games] Greenfieldan:
I think they should. While Sense is nice (even though I'm not using it lol) I think it would be a lot better if Google's stock UI was much better. There's a lot of rumors going around that Gingerbread has Google focused on a much better user experience so that they don't need things like Sense, MotoBlur, etc...And I hope so. I think Google should stack it's main stock options, and then if people want to be able to add extra stuff by putting on some kind of skin/extra UI then they should have the option. Just my 2 cents :)
[Android Apps and Games] sharkonland:
OP you read my mind. I really do think google should spend some time upgrading the overall look and feel of the stock apps. I mean they have added about every feature you can possibly need but some basic things they have seemed to overlook. Especially their music, email, youtube, and other almost daily used apps should be more pleasing to use. But as someone mentioned earlier, their 3.0 gingerbread might sexy things up a bit.
[Desire General] Schaefer:
Other Recommendations

Manual control of brightness

How could I forget? My own brightness setting is always at the lowest. Unless I'm in a very bright environment (like in the sun) and I cannot see anything on my screen. Auto brightness tends to be to bright in general. The Power Control widget can assist you in quickly switching brightness.

-prove

Use a plain black wallpaper

Although this goes further them some of you want to go, using a plain black wallpaper can save battery usage.

AMOLED: Black wallpaper = Battery saving (experiment result)

-b3ndik
[Desire General] b3ndik:
great guide, will try this after I get some sleep!
[Desire General] prove:
I would recomend using manual control of display brightness!
[Desire General] Schaefer:
Added. Thank you.
[Desire General] b3ndik:
Although there is not a huge improvement, I'd recommend you to have a plain black wallpaper. It actually saves a few percentages, if you do a quick search around the forum you will find the thread.
[Desire General] Schaefer:
Added to recommendations, thank you.

Personally I think this goes a bit to far for me. I like active backgrounds, like the one that reflects weather and daytime. However, it's a good idea. If someone can find the link to the detailed topic, I'll add it.
[Desire General] b3ndik:
here is the link to the topic. The thread includes tests and results.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=660853
[Desire General] hankhandsome:
is it safe to assume that the profiles that let you enable or disable wifi are in the full paid version ?

*edit*

scratch that, just found 'setting profiles' on the market.
[Desire General] hankhandsome:
i did lose 2% battery life with just 5 minutes surfing ealier on ..
[Desire General] gangman:
I have never used any additional program to control power apart from the default Android power widget. I would normally do this to preserve energy no matter which ROM or even which phone I have. It's all common sense:

- turn "2G only mode" and switch on 3G hen I actually need it (e.g. browsing heavy webpages). If you turn off the images in websites even GPRS usually does the job well.

- NEVER use 3G for regular voicecalls. It's a completely senseless way of draining battery fast.

- completely switch off any automatic syncronizations (Gmail, Facebook, Weather, etc.) and syncronize individual accounts only when I actually need it. Simply untick the "automatic synchronization" in the accounts and sync settings.

- of course wi-fi, gps are permanently off and I turn them on manually only when I need them.

- keep the display as dark as possible and no brighter than needed.

- use a solid black wallpaper which saves energy on AMOLED screens (won't make difference on regular TFT LCD). A bright wallpaper may significantly increase energy consumptions.

- forget any "Live" wallpapers.

I have read that killing tasks does not make much difference on Android 2.1 onwards. I still keep killing tasks just as a habit.

This way it adds up a bit of extra manual job but I think it's better than any of those "power control" programs that do the same thing just not as accurately as one can do manually.
[Desire General] hankhandsome:
well i left my phone on charge overnight and unplugged it at 8am this morning on 100% battery.

6 hours later and it's on 96% - although to be fair that's with near zero usage.
[Desire General] sjauquet:
thanks for this topic, very helpfull

on this screenshot, what contains the first line with priority of 100?

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=365973&stc=1&d=1279958467

thanks !
[Desire General] hshah:
I have just implemented everything you recommended, so lets see how tomorrow goes (I can't be bothered to go drive out of my local cell towers ranges right now to see if my WiFi turns off :p).

With regards to Disabling Sync, if I set it for 4 minutes out of 5 minutes (4/5) then Sync is only enabled for 1 minute out of every 5 minutes, right?
[Desire General] thebosh:
Having previously used JuiceDefender, I thought I'd give Setting Profiles a bash. First stumbling block is lack of toggling for mobile data - is that right, or have I missed something?
[Desire General] teffers:
Just flashed my first few ROMs last night and I'm loving it I've put a couple of different ones on and I do like Sense but I really love the Nexus One type ROMS, only problem is I just can't live without the 'Phone' Keypad type keyboard that comes with Sense.

So is there a good stable 2.2 Nexus ROM for the desire that includes a Phone Keypad keyboard ?

I've searched but it's easy to get lost in here and I just can't seem to find one (if one exists).
[Desire General] nitrox1:
Defrost, presuming you mean the HTC keyboard. Settings>keyboard>HTC. Keyboard
[Desire General] nelimbg:
Try Dialer One from market, it's simmilar to HTC Phone application.

You can't have native HTC widgets and applications right now.

If you searching for HTC_IME keyboard, you can find mod here that work on 2.2 stock roms.
[Desire General] teffers:
Ok thanks for that.

It's the 'Phone' Keypad keyboard I'm after, as in the XT9 type keyboard.

EDIT: It's for text input in apps such as Messaging so Dialer one isn't suitable. HTC_IME keyboard I've tried and it just gives the qwerty type KB (unless I missed something).
[Desire General] simonthor:
htc ime mod is the same as the standard htc keyboard. Go into settings and choose the keyboard that suits you.
[Desire General] teffers:
I really thought I'd tried that and it never had the Phone keypad keyboard option, I'll re-flash the nexus rom and have another try - was the HTC_IME Keyboard in the Market for the nexus ?
[Desire General] dnlgee:
http://www.hallerud.se/htc_ime_jonasl_hires22_27.zip

Install both clicker and the mod

Settings > Language + Keyboard > Tick IME box > Now click IME mod settings > Keyboard types > Phone keypad.
[Desire General] audipete:
or you could just go to messages and when on keypad hold down optical enter button and select input method.
[Desire General] teffers:
Thankyou all :)

All sorted now, really loving the Froyo without Sense now I have the right KB back :cool:
[Desire General] ideasman69:
hey guys.. is there anyway to do the opposite?

im using a HTC sense 2.2 rom but love the default froyo keyboard. is there anyway to install it?

cheers!
[Desire General] mardyhung:
hello

hello,do you have htc chinese default input?

i cant find it, and i need that input very much!
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Android Development] syed239:
When I start up XDANDROID on my topaz (HTC Pure), everything loads up find but I never have service or WiFi. I can't make calls, text, email, etc. I checked on this other thread and it said to add "force_cdma=0" to the startup.txt, but when I went to add it , it already had it in the startup.txt. Any help??
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Android Development] deechte:
Doesn't it say "force_cdma=1"? Change that to 0
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Android Development] zeta1988:
我知道你看不懂中文，请自己GOOGLE翻译·我是中国人在这里我只用中文

更改STARTUP.TXT文件

删除“force_cdma=1”这个

看看我的

set ramsize 0x10000000

set ramaddr 0x10000000

set mtype 2293

set KERNEL zImage

set initrd initrd.gz

set cmdline "lcd.density=240 msmts_calib=0x395.0x3d5.0x79.0xa0 clock-7x00.a11=528 msmvkeyb_toggle=off pmem.extra=1 gsensor_axis=-1,2,3 sensor=topaz"

boot
[Touch Diamond2, Pure Android Development] IceWee:
which version are you using? I am using 2.2. changing the value of force_cdma from 1 to 0. save, restart, OK.
[Android Themes] leevie:
just like the one in the pic, a digital clock widget with transparent black background?
[Android Themes] mensa07:
it looks like com.maize.digitalClock
[Android Themes] leevie:
no..this is X10 clock widget not the digital clock widget by maize...look at the fonts....
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elusivebyte:
I just flashed Amon RA Recovery, installed a new SD card with the phone off, partitioned it in Recovery, took it out and put it in my PC and put CM 5.0.8 and the G-apps on the card, stuck it back in, rebooted again into recovery, wiped the phone (factory reset), wiped the dalvik cache, the flashed CM 5.0.8 then the G-apps.

I rebooted and I have the same wallpaper I've been using for months. Either something very fishy is going on, or CM 5.0.8 comes with my old wallpaper by default.

Where is your wallpaper stored? Is it in a partition of the ROM that doesn't get flashed? Is there a way to completely wipe the ROM (other than Recovery, or other things needed for root) so I can be sure I'm starting fresh?

EDIT: And I still have random 3rd-party apps installed! WTF! I did a factory reset, I swear! /Edit

EDIT2: Wiped and flashed a second time, and this time I wiped everything I could in RA Recovery: data, cache, sd:ext (even though it's a fresh sd card!), battery, and rotation. Whatever the heck those last two are. And now I can report that the phone is clean of all my old apps and wallpaper. After watching it wipe a second time I can say that I am certain I did a factory reset/data wipe the first time. I remembered seeing "FORMATTING DATA / FORMATTING CACHE". So I don't get it. How could my old apps still have been there? Did one of the other wipes do something?

And, no, that cloud wallpaper is not the default one, it's an android on a skateboard.

/Edit2

I'm only wiping now and using a new SD card because I started having major problems. I tried to run Maps one day and it would just crash to the home screen with no error. So I rebooted, and my phone wouldn't get past the T-Mobile screen. It still worked in recovery so I wiped and reflashed CM 5.0.8. Then when I rebooted I had major force closes all over the place, Launcher, System, etc.

After another wipe and similar problems I tried 6.0.0 RC1. It ran a lot better. I had swap turned off. Also Apps2SD is not there, obviously. It did copy my ext apps to the fat32 partition for me, though.

After using it for a while I started noticing apps going missing. I'd have a default icon on the home screen that claimed the app wasn't installed.

I think the SD card may have been to blame for all of this, or maybe the SD card interface on the phone. The major problems I had could have been due to the swap partition failing. And the missing apps could be due to the same sort of thing.

So with this new card I can test that. If I still have problems it's surely the phone itself.

So, again, is there any way to do a more complete wipe so I can be sure I don't have lingering problems from previous installs?

I'll attach a picture of my G1 so you can tell me if this is the default wallpaper or what.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vixsandlee:
from 2.x onwards google stores all that info (if its turned on) and restores it when it needs to.

It stores stuff like that wifi passwords and crap.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] asb123:
yup. When in set up you see the option to tick, backup my settings. It now includes a load of stuff, even apps!
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elusivebyte:
If they stored apps for me, they would at least have to be re-downloaded. They were just automatically there.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] speoples20:
Whats the best comic book reader for Android?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] cashless:
As far as I've seen ACV is the best.

Link

*Opens CBZ/ZIP, ACV, CBR/RAR (beta), JPEG, PNG, BMP & image folders (long tap)

*Read comics from SD card

*Left-to-right or right-to-left reading

*Use touch screen or trackball to zoom, scroll & navigate

*Next & previous screen cache
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] chaoscentral:
+1 for ACV, been reading Identity Crisis recently lol
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Ste11a:
ACV is the best. It reminds me of CDisplay.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] speoples20:
Thanks a lot, just what I was looking for.
[Hero, G2 Touch Android Development] LlabTooFeR:
New Hero Full RUU ROM

http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Her...8.55.06P_6.35.15.14_release_136389_signed.exe

Enjoy!:p
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] aman11dhanpat:
Hello all XDA members

well i was actually making an APP which could actually pack all the contents of a folder into a one single file

like a ZIP one

which could retain all the exact information of folders , files , their names etc etc

but till now i m not able to find any answer

could anyone help me out of this?

i am using .net framework 2.0 for my work

thnx in advancve
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] zyphuris55:
Search for cab making programs, like WinCE CAB Manager.
[Windows Mobile Development and Hacking General] sunsetdk:
Why not just make a zip file? If you want a program to do then, then create a zip file with the program
[General Questions and Answers] triple666:
Hi to all !!!

I´ve been looking for a new device since a while but i´m not sure which one i should choose/buy.

Price up to 350 new or used

Onboard GPS for Car Navi

long lasting battery

android or WM

Greets from Austria

Triple666
[Nexus One Android Development] LlabTooFeR:
New Nexus One ROM

http://shipped-roms.com/shipped/Pas...on_VF_2.15.151.5_R_FRF91_MFG_Shipment_ROM.zip

Enjoy!:p
[Nexus One Android Development] BakaPhoenix:
What's the difference from this rom and the normal FRF91?
[Nexus One Android Development] wallah:
Hi

Why has not the screen pls ???

Thanks
[Nexus One Android Development] craigacgomez:
This is the full FRF91 ROM customised for Vodafone Europe... probably has some +/- with respect to generic North American FRF91

Screen?? as in screenshot?? well, in that case, how the hell do you get a screenshot from a ROM image zip?? it's not an app or theme...
[Nexus One Android Development] jlevy73:
Thanks Football!
[Nexus One Android Development] rjhay22:
Yo J will you let us know what's up. Anything interesting about this ROM? I doubt there will be with what craig said. But it'll save me from my urge to flash lol.
[Nexus One Android Development] jlevy73:
Will do my friend.
[Nexus One Android Development] mgear356:
any new radio?

I wonder if we get the newest leaked radio from desire, 5.09?
[Nexus One Android Development] IncredibleDoes:
I think its just FRF91 for the vodaphone

# begin build properties

# autogenerated by buildinfo.sh

ro.build.id=FRF91

ro.build.display.id=FRF91

ro.build.version.incremental=209740

ro.build.version.sdk=8

ro.build.version.codename=REL

ro.build.version.release=2.2

ro.build.date=Wed Jul 14 23:15:38 CST 2010

ro.build.date.utc=1279120538

ro.build.type=user

ro.build.user=u70000

ro.build.host=Oven-X08

ro.build.tags=release-keys

ro.product.model=Nexus One

ro.product.brand=google

ro.product.name=passion_vf

ro.product.device=passion

ro.product.board=mahimahi

ro.product.cpu.abi=armeabi-v7a

ro.product.cpu.abi2=armeabi

ro.product.manufacturer=HTC

ro.product.locale.language=en

ro.product.locale.region=GB

ro.wifi.channels=

ro.board.platform=qsd8k

# ro.build.product is obsolete; use ro.product.device

ro.build.product=passion

# Do not try to parse ro.build.description or .fingerprint

ro.build.description=2.15.151.5 CL209740 release-keys

ro.build.fingerprint=google/passion_vf/passion/mahimahi:2.2/FRF91/209740:user/release-keys

# end build properties

#

# ADDITIONAL_BUILD_PROPERTIES

#

ro.com.google.clientidbase=android-vf-{country}

ro.config.ringtone=Ring_Synth_04.ogg

ro.config.notification_sound=pixiedust.ogg

keyguard.no_require_sim=true

ro.setupwizard.mode=OPTIONAL

ro.ril.oem.nosim.ecclist=911,112,999,000,08,118,120,122,110,119,995

ro.ril.emc.mode=2

ro.ril.enable.managed.roaming=1

ro.com.android.dateformat=MM-dd-yyyy

ro.com.android.dataroaming=false

ro.url.legal=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/basic/phone-legal.html

ro.url.legal.android_privacy=http://www.google.com/intl/%s/mobile/android/basic/privacy.html

ro.config.ringtone=CaribbeanIce.ogg

ro.com.google.clientidbase=android-google

ro.config.notification_sound=OnTheHunt.ogg

ro.config.alarm_alert=Alarm_Classic.ogg

gsm.version.baseband=32.41.00.32U_5.08.00.04

media.stagefright.enable-player=true

media.stagefright.enable-meta=true

media.stagefright.enable-scan=true

media.stagefright.enable-http=true

ro.com.android.wifi-watchlist=GoogleGuest

ro.error.receiver.system.apps=com.google.android.feedback

ro.setupwizard.enterprise_mode=1

ro.sf.lcd_density=240

rild.libpath=/system/lib/libhtc_ril.so

wifi.interface=eth0

wifi.supplicant_scan_interval=15

ro.telephony.default_network=0

ro.opengles.version=131072

dalvik.vm.heapsize=24m

media.a1026.nsForVoiceRec=0

media.a1026.enableA1026=1

dalvik.vm.dexopt-flags=m=y

net.bt.name=Android

dalvik.vm.stack-trace-file=/data/anr/traces.txt
[Nexus One Android Development] dictionary:
You, J, and myself, have a SERIOUS flashing addiction, lol. I think we've tried just about every ROM release out there amongst the three of us. The Kangs, Rods, eViLs, Innovations, Enoms, Cyans, Modaccos, etc .. lol. Every last one.

I'll be talking to jlevy on gtalk, and next thing I know I'll get a message "New build" .. and immediately I drop what I'm doing, pending importance level, and get to downloading and flashing .. even middle of the night. *sigh* ..
[Nexus One Android Development] craigacgomez:
Well, I'm quite a ROM addict and I've flashed this (except the hboot... it's got the new 17 hboot as opposed the the 12 hboot in the ATT/TMo ROM) and other than some VF specifics like APNs, i've not noticed any difference...
[Android Software Development] iamlost87:
I'm attempting to build a ROM and I was interested in adding Reboot and Reboot to Recovery options to the power menu.

I was wondering if any devs that have done this would share some info on how to go about doing this. I'm pretty capable of figuring things out so I dont need a step-by-step, just point me in the right direction.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eaglesteve:
What do you think? If Samsung is unable to repair the GPS via a future software update, would you just accept it, or would demand your money back?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] peterlan:
I would demand my money back.

It's near useless for me as it is now.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eaglesteve:
Now I'm carrying two devices. My 3GS to continue using my TomTom, do my email, read my news. But I use the SGS for Internet on the go (at home I use my iPad). Hate carrying two devices having to make one a hotspot.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bushrat:
Here's a thought. Go ask your retailer. You are entitled to your money back if you aren't happy with the GPS. Have you even tried yet?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] eaglesteve:
Yes, I've tried. They want me to pay penalty for breaking the contract, and they would not accept the phone back. They would only replace it within 14 days with another new phone. After 14 days, they will only repair the phone, but not give me a new replacement. The Telco shop only acts as the middleman, and responsibility lies with Samsung to them.

Had I taken the $59 per month plan, then I could return it, no question asked within 7 days, and I only have to pay for any calls and data use. But I'm on the $49 per month plan because I wanted to commit myself to using Android by burning my own bridge. It's a mistake on hindsight. I didn't expect it to be so bad.

I feel that Samsung should work with the Telco to do exactly what Apple and ATT did, which is to allow people to back out of the contract without penalty, and have the phone returned. After all, this is a far far more seriously problem than in iPhone 4 in my mind at least.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stepnet:
The responsibility (under Australian law) is with the retailer, although they consult with a specialist (ie the manufacturer) to determine if there's a fault.

If the phone is faulty, and does not perform the task for which it was purchased you are entitled to a full refund of the purchase price.

www . accc . gov . au
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oswade:
Have faith that It will be fixed, since the phone is still in very early days.

I'm putting my trust in Samsung! Hopefully we won't get burned.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sensi_:
yea if you send it to the manufacturer they will 'try' to fix it, and its its hardware they obv cant anyway, then you just complain again once u get it back and im assuming they would have to give you your money back.

id just be patient and wait a few more weeks for samsung to release their firmware, or just use the JM2 which fixes it i think
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rskx:
Eaglesteve, surely you have consumer protection laws in Aus? The device is clearly not fit for purpose, therefore breaking the terms of your contract :) In the UK all major retailers will try to sell additional cover or insurance; although the consumer protection act makes them legally obligated to repair or replace electrical goods for up to 5 years after the date of purchase. My point; retailers rely heavily on consumer ignorance ;) You didn't purchase the device directly from samsung, the store can't absolve responsibility by claiming to be a "middle man".. plus most sales assistants know jack **** about the legalities of your agreement.

Write a formal complaint to the retailers head office, send the letter via recorded delivery and state that you've been advised to provide a response period of 14 days before taking your complaint further. You don't want to look for a replacement, make it clear that it's a manufacturing fault and not specific to your device. There should be an AUS ombudsman that deals with consumer complaints (bit.ly/8Xl55G), find the correct governing body and lodge a formal complaint, they should provide a reference for your case; include it in the letter to the retailer. In the UK you would then be able to take your complaint to the small claims court, however most companies will **** bricks and fold before it reaches this stage. The bottom line is the device was sold to you for its GPS capabilities, the information provided by the retailer mislead you to into the agreement; you've signed up under false pretences, reason enough for the contract to be declared void :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sjdean:
Im gonna flash to JM2 today, but Im getting a bit weary of the faith in Samsung.

Firstly, I'd point out that Samsung announced the phone in March. Three months perfecting the phone, and they still couldn't get the GPS sorted.

Another month later and with many firmware releases during that time, and still it doesn't look like its fixed. (though I haven't tried JM2 yet - in any event, the rumour is that it still doesn't fix onto more than 8 satellites despite seeing more, and it still doesn't lock onto anything with an SnR < 20)

Cya

Simon
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
yup, as far as samsung is concerned the device is already sold, they sell it on big bulks to retailers

it's the retailer duty to either give you the refund or not.

samsung will only accept RMA, or Warranty services