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[XPERIA X10 General] ClintonH:
If your still looking for Fix My Wifi it's Here along with other apps that you could try.
[XPERIA X10 General] RodneyBR:
Interesting, I'm actually using WPA2, not WEP at all.

What router setting are others using?
[General Questions and Answers] rick6:
When i plug my samsung omnia to the usb port it starts charging automaticly. This can be turned off with a third party app but it is really a pain in the butt as it makes me change the registry every time.

Anyway, i read somewhere that nowadays batteries won't get damage if you start charging them even if they aren't fully drained. Something like "baterry memory effect is a thing from the past."

Is this true?

Thanks in advance!
[General Questions and Answers] Purple Drama Llama:
No, USb charging is the best way to charge your phone according to sticky over in the Nexus One forum. It emits the least ammount of energy to your phone making it less damaging to the battery. Car charging is the worst due to such a fast and high volume transfer rate. :D
[General Questions and Answers] dr_strangetrick:
I would agree, usb charging is much better than using the mains and heaven forbid using a car charger.

The usb does not give out the full 5v and while this may be a problem for usb cd-dvd’s or usn hard drives it is an advantage to us as this has the effect of trickle charging the battery and if done correctly this will in time condition your battery.

Many years ago I had the old SPV E100 and this came with a desktop cradle and I used to leave my cradle at work and drop my phone in to the cradle and use the activesync remote control to respond to texts or ‘play’ with my phone.

The E100 would barley last a day on a full charge and the cradle could not charge directly and you had to plug the charger into the cradle to make it charge. Then posts started appearing stating that with a single wire you could make the cradle charge from usb and I quickly made this mod to my cradle and hey presto I was charging from usb while at work.

I did not realise at the time the benefits of usb charging but I used to put my phone on the cradle in the morning, take it out during lunch, plug it back after lunch and take off when I go home and I used to do this almost every day and after six months or so I noticed that I could take my phone off the cradle at 5:00pm on Friday and it would still be running by Sunday lunchtime and all through usb charging.

I think I was lucky as the battery would only last a day and if you did the same on a modern device with a battery that lasts say three or four days it may not work out the same. I now have the TG01 and you will see by the reviews it has a very low capacity battery and using the same kind of trick it seems to be doing the same, its early days but so far so good.
[General Questions and Answers] rick6:
What about day to day random connecting the phone to the pc via usb?

What about day to day random connecting the phone to the pc via usb for any other purposes than charging? Like activesync?

I use to connect a few times a day for periods of 4 or 5 minutes and then disconnect, and i am afraid of batterry side effects.

Should i be worried?
[General Questions and Answers] dr_strangetrick:
Hi again, officially speaking it should not make any difference but I would avoid plugging in for such short periods of time.

If you have a newer HTC device you may be lucky enough to have an option in the power settings something like ‘disable charging while plugged into pc’ if you tick this box you can plug and unplug to your hearts content but you will not charge.

If you anticipate being plugged in for quite some time then disable this option (if you have it). The only other way to avoid this is to look on Ebay and you will find usb sync/charge leads but you will find some with two usb connectors. One for data only and one for power only so you can charge without syncing or sync without charging or plug both in and sync and charge.

Fortunately for me once its plugged in it tends to stay plugged in for the rest of the day.
[General Questions and Answers] rick6:
Thanks you so much for replying back. I don't have that option you mentioned but i downloaded a app that turns off usb charge. But thats a pain to do because it makes me mess with the registry everytime i want to turn that option off.

I would use bluetooth but i can't make my phone sync with my pc with it. I even created a thread asking for help but i got no awnser back http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=7257183#post7257183

I am a bit lost here. Anyways thank you for the help. At least now i know that it isn't that risky, although sometimes i need to connect my phone to the pc for text messaging or any other stuff that doesn't take more than 10 minutes.

Damn i would love to sync my phone with pc via bluetooth or wi-fi..
[General Questions and Answers] Longstreet:
Noob here, not the OP, but thanks for this info. I had no idea car charging was a bad thing. Will make a habit of charging from the USB in the future.
[General Questions and Answers] dr_strangetrick:
Hi again, just read your other post and I remember when I got my Omnia I had to use bluetooth sync as it did not come with a cable.

I used this http://www.geekzone.co.nz/content.asp?contentid=3163 guide.

I know it says Windows XP but once I had my phone set and I plugged my bluetooth dongle into my work machine and set the comm port it worked and that was Windows 7 also.

On the downside syncing via usb will suck your battery pretty quickly (about the same as being on a call)
[Vibrant General] jaredangus:
I have 15 "levels" of media volume, but only 7 for ringer and notifications? Level 1 of media volume is EXACTLY how loud I want my ringers and notifications to play when I am at my desk at work, but level 1 of ringer/notifications is far too loud. This really bothers me. I guess I need to edit all my notifications and ringtones to be naturally more quiet.
[EVO 4G Android Development] volcomjerk:
There's been some confusion about how to get back to a stock rom without root in case you want to bring your phone back for warranty or return. First off this is basically this method is the first half of this thread from whitslack:

ttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=715915

But the forum title is so misleading that when people do a search they will glimpse over it simply because it says it's to root the phone. However, only the second half of the instructions show you how to root it. So... here's instructions on how to do it.

1. Download the stock rom.zip. (For some reason I can't post links so you'll have to find it here = ttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=728766&highlight=stock+rom

2. Rename rom.zip to PC36IMG.zip

3. Copy it on the root of your sdcard

4. Power Down or Turn off Phone - (Not Reboot)

5. Hold down Power and Volume Down (Let go when you see white screen)

6. Wait for HBOOT to scan for PC36IMG.zip

7. It will ask for you to accept after scanning - press volume up for yes

8. After finishing - it will ask to reboot - volume up for yes

9. You're done (Stock Unrooted)

Also, yes there is the RUU exe way and if that works for you, great! but there's a lot of people having trouble doing that and if you're here reading this you're probably one of them.
[EVO 4G Android Development] joackie27:
Just run the RUU for that OTA and you'll be back in stock.
[EVO 4G Android Development] volcomjerk:
That does not work for everyone, this always works.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jmglidden:
I don't think this will restore the 1.40 PRI. Can anyone confirm / refute?
[EVO 4G Android Development] CrazyFoool:
I thought this was just to get things back to stock. My WIFI does not work, nor does my facebook contacts sync.

so i don't have root and none of those work..lol wtfff
[EVO 4G Android Development] lopies:
My PRI shows up as 1.34_003.
[EVO 4G Android Development] warnotes:
ruu for 1.47

I could not verify but when I use the 1.47 when I had wimax wiped out and it put a different MAC address.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Newbie_from_NJ:
Hi, thank you for clarifying. Was searching for some time for how to do this as I need to return my Evo to Sprint.

Do I understand that it's as simple as downloading the file, renaming it, let HBoot run it and that's it?? Really...100% back to stock?

Root will be eliminated, nand will be locked and my custom recovery method (Amon RA) also gone??

I have: (See attached too)

HBoot-0.76.2000

Radio 2.05.00.06.10 (latest)

Wimax 25641_R01 (latest)
[EVO 4G Android Development] Darth Duane:
I used this method earlier this week and had my phone replaced by Sprint. It flashed back to stock recovery and Hboot.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Newbie_from_NJ:
What about all the directories in the root location of the SD card?

There's a lot of stuff there, i.e., nandroid, etc....
[EVO 4G Android Development] volcomjerk:
Then format the sdcard.
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] rkrishnan2012:
Hydros TrackMe​

We all have gone through the moment of losing our phones and if you havent experienced it, consider yourself lucky, as it is a distressing moment and the worst part of it is if don't have a clue of where it is. Fortunately, next time you lose your phone, all you need to do is text your phone with a special command and magically your phone will text back to that number with information regarding it's area code, its gps coordinates and it's cell tower data which can be easily be uploaded to Hydros Sync Center and give you an exact pinpoint of where your phone is. So, the next time your neighbor or your colleague steals your phone (or accdentally "takes" it), you can find them and hold them accountable with the data in it. Speaking of data, in the emergency of you having seure data on the phone, the TrackMe app also completly wipes your phone so they won't be able to access the data. Other options for this neat app include locking down your phone and threatening them with cool messages (just so you can scare them into returning it). Either way, no matter how you use this lightweight app, you will be thanking the developer the next time you lose your phone and don't know where it is.​

System Requirements

All windows mobile phones! With or Without a gps

Features

Remote GPS tracking

Remote Hard Reset

Remote Soft Reset

Remote message sending - to threaten the robber

Remote lockdown with special password

Completly hidden from taskmanager so user can't terminate it ;)

message to all cookers!​

Hey cookers out there! if you find this app interesting, I am giving you permission to put it on your rom (to make the world a secure place) and considering that it only takes up 63KB, this is perfect for any rom. Simply cook the cab with whatever kitchen you use and thats it. However, make sure you place it in startup so it is always running...even if you use the hard reset command from the remote access.​

DOWNLOAD LINK: http://hydrosmobile.webatu.com/Default.html​
[Windows Mobile Apps and Games] rkrishnan2012:
hey guys. it's kinda my first time making an actual app for windows mobile which I have published so please let me know if I did an ok job. Also, please feel free to tell me how i can make it better. I am open to suggestions
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] TheImp0rt:
I am currently having problems booting the haret file for XDandriod 2.2, i have checked and read with other forums looking for answer but nothing stood out.

When i fist downloaded Froyo 2.2 Blazn for my Tilt 2 it worked fine, even saved contacts and marketplace worked. But when I soft reset went back into windows and try to run it i got an error" cannot open script file \sd card\default.txt" I know there had been a lot of reports of this but nothing fit the description so I did a clean install to see the changes, worked fine the first time but then wouldn't boot up again after the first or second soft reset. I'm not sure what to do at this point, i don't want to have to soft reset every time i want to use my XDandriod interface.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] arrrghhh:
The ONLY reason this happens is you don't have a valid startup.txt where you run haret.exe from. It can't be named startup.txt~ or anything like that. Not sure how you booted in the first place if you didn't have a proper startup...
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] TheImp0rt:
Hmm, i renamed the file and when i got o Haret and click run nothing happens and since im using XDandroid i used the shortcut and it fails and says could not find startup.txt My startup folder is currently 0 bytes could something could of wipped the contents of it on the first startup?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] Hamsteriel:
This has been a reoccurring issue with the latest 2.2 build. My personal fix thus far has been to copy the startup.txt file to the root folder of my phone, then after each restart copied it back to the andboot folder.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Paul22000:
I use Swype, which doesn't have the voice input key. (I just checked out the Droid X yesterday, which does have the microphone key on their Swype keyboard, sigh...)

Anyway, is there any app or shortcut to activate voice input on any text field

WITHOUT

long pressing and switching keyboards?

An app that inserts "Speech Input" into any long press menu would be fine, but I'm not sure if that's possible since I believe each app controls their own long presses...? Again, looking for something that doesn't require switching keyboards.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] imfloflo:
Swype will release a new version with the voice button already announce working on it
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] britoso:
Good idea. A 'dictate' long-press option for text boxes.

Shouldn't be much code but figuring out where to add it is the hard part.
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Paul22000:
Is a text field long press individual to each app, or is it system-wide?
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] crachel:
Interested in this as well. Its the only reason I haven't completely switched from the HTC IME keyboard
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] britoso:
Appears to be system wide
[Nexus One Themes and Apps] Paul22000:
Ooh, awesome. Could be a nice addition to CM? :cool:
[Captivate General] jsmith8858:
This may be common knowledge to all, but in case it is not:

1) To disable the start up sound, in the /etc directory, rename the file PowerOn.wav to PowerOn.wav.bak.

2) To disable the shutdown sound, in the /system/media/audio/ui directory, rename shutdown.ogg to shutdown.ogg.bak.

I did this using a rooted phone with ADB. I am sure there may be an easier way if someone would like to provide further instructions regarding this.

I hope this info helps someone, those sounds very super-loud and annoying! If this info is available elsewhere, let me know and I will remove this post.
[Captivate General] shaneaus:
Sounds great! Thanks for the tip.

Also, for those that do wish to have startup/shutdown sounds: Rename your favorite sound in the same format as the file you will be replacing and you should have new sounds.

Since we have a lot of Noobs here (no derogatory intent as I was once a noob as well) here is a little bit better explanation:

Startup sound: locate the sound file you want played, convert it to a .wav file format, rename the file to "PowerOn.wav" and remove the original/replace it with your new file.

Shutdown sound: The same above - but the sound file must be in the .ogg file format and needs to be renamed "shutdown.ogg"

The location of the two files can be found in the above post.
[Captivate General] jsmith8858:
Good point. In fact, just replacing these files with modified versions that are a much lower volume might be a good way to go, so you still get the sounds but without them being annoyingly loud.
[Captivate General] MSHampton:
THANK YOU!!!!!
[Captivate General] clocke:
Or, if you go to settings>sound and display>system volume you can turn the volume all the way down, which effectively mutes the start up/shut down sounds. No need for root or anything like that.
[Captivate General] haydonxda:
Thank you!

I disabled the startup animation but was still left with the startup sound. Now things are complete. Did you find out where this PowerOn.wav is being referenced? And why didn't they put this in the media folder with the rest???
[Captivate General] LGSilva:
How did you disabled the startup animation? Is possible to replace it?
[Captivate General] jsmith8858:
Sure, that works if (a) you want to always keep your system sound muted or (b) you always remember to change this setting before rebooting. If you never want the start up or shutdown sounds to play at all, regardless of system volume, then you can rename those files and you never need to worry about it.
[Captivate General] clocke:
All it muted was the startup/shutdown noises... My notifications, ringtones, etc still sound off. Sounds still work on my games. And even with a reboot my settings are still saved.
[Captivate General] md1609:
yesss, i am also interested in finding out how to disable (at least the att) startup animation :p
[Captivate General] designgears:
The sound level of the startup and shutdown screens depends on whatever volume you had your phone at when you shut it down.
[Captivate General] KryptosXLayer2:
Waiting on this too - if we disable the horrid AT&T bars logo animation, I can leave the startup sound and animation for the Galaxy S right where it is! that's the hope at least, disable individual animations instead of a setting like "disable all startup animations"
[Captivate General] bhrobinson:
Startup Video

The Bars video is located at /system/media/bootsamsung.qmg

Renaming this kills both the bars and the Samsung startup
[Captivate General] KryptosXLayer2:
Does this boot faster by removing them? I guess I could sacrifice the cool Galaxy S startup IF it boots faster!
[Captivate General] hollywould:
Please forgive me, I'm a total noob when it comes to android. Can you give me exactly what app you guys use to get to these files and rename them? Thanks.
[Captivate General] KryptosXLayer2:
Install "busybox" from the Market, then install Droid Explorer to view root files

(don't worry, I'm a n00b too, just found those instructions and glad to pass it on!)

Unfortunately, like another user on the other thread, even with busybox installed, I cannot get certain folders to open AND cannot make my file renaming stick - I'll rename a file and click another folder, then go back and it hasn't been renamed! I'm certain this has something to do with busybox, but can't figure it out!
[Captivate General] 09CarreraS:
Help please.

I renamed and deleted the files listed above and they seem to recreate themmselves after. Am I missing something?
[Captivate General] H_Scrappy:
Quarter-volume startup sound...

Taking jsmith's suggestion, I've edited the PowerOn.wav sound file down to 1/4 original volume for those like me that don't mind the sound itself, only the ridiculous volume of it.

I am, however, not so skilled at using adb to copy/replace the original in the /etc folder so, any help would be greatly appreciated. I just keep getting permissions errors. Anyway, if someone can offer up specific adb commands for us semi-noobs, it would be a plus. Thanks in advance.

H_Scrappy

-note: File is zipped; just unzip to get to the .wav file.
[Captivate General] JanSolo242:
I also experienced issues with renaming files and having them return to their previous name. I resolved this by re-rooting the phone, used root file explorer and then moved/copied/renamed as I deemed fit.
[Captivate General] Infos3c:
You need to remount /system as read/write instead of read-only. This can be done with the mount command or with some file managers like root explorer.
[Captivate General] cliffgardner:
I am using a File Manager app to go to the directory but when I choose rename it states "insufficient permission" even though the device is rooted (successfully used as root user).

Can I choose to run a specific app as root?
[Captivate General] antweb:
Has anyone tried the app "Silent Boot" yet?
[Captivate General] dannyfritz:
Root Explorer won't open /etc for me. It just views it as an empty file. My other file manager will open /etc, but doesn't have permissions to rename the startup sound.
[Captivate General] aztimmay:
I must be missing something, but how do I grant an app like Astro superuser permissions so I can change the file extension?

I went into Astro after rooting my phone (using the new one touch root) and when I try to rename the file with .wav.bak it says "insufficient permissions"

edit:

after posting this I found the hard way of doing this which can be confusing, but i'll try to explain (this is after you have root)

1) went into Astro and copied the file from etc called PowerOn.wav to my SDcard as backup

2) found a wav file I wanted to change for power on and named it PowerOn.wav and stored it on the root of my SDcard

3) downloaded terminal emulator from market

4) when I launched, superuser permissions granted it SU access

5) type the command 'su root' (without the ' of course)

6) then type the command 'cp /sdcard/PowerOn.wav /etc/PowerOn.wav' and hit the enter key

This change mine to a cooler "system activating" wav file I found out on the net...this was my way and it worked, but would much rather know the simpler version of How to grant Astro superuser permissions.

PS I used Audacity to convert my wav and mp3's to ogg files...in case anyone wants to know a free software
[Captivate General] aztimmay:
I renamed the bootsamsung.qmg file and booted, but it doesn't seem to come up any faster.

I think you can change the shutdown video by adding custom PNG files in the /system/media/video/shutdown folder, but I haven't tested yet...i'm trying to figure out what I was going to do for the video (has to be 14 PNG files...or 14 of them all named the same thing).

I'll be testing soon and letting you know if this works.

EDIT

: SUCCESS!!!

I was able to create 14 PNG images and copy them from my SDcard to the /system/media/video/shutdown folder and now I have a new shutdown video...anyone have a sight I could upload the new shutdown PNG files too? I have a couple different ones I created...really basic, but a little nicer than the T-mobile default one.

EDIT...AGAIN: And the new shutdown video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t83uQZqAPDw
[Captivate General] kevie_stnl:
Wait! Sorry, total noobie here. 1st Android phone (from BB) and I don't even understand the 1st step. Where is the /etc directory? So far I've rooted the phone (superuser app showing) and downloaded Droid Explorer. What, exactly, do I need to do next? If possible type it like you're talking to a two year old in bullet points.

If possible I'm interested in knowing how to have customized notifications. The pre-loaded one's for email, text, etc. are terrible. I was able to rip the "Droid" mp3 off the net. I wanted to make that the text or email notification.

Thanks
[Captivate General] aztimmay:
The second part of your question is pretty simply, to change sound notifications just go into email or text messaging, hit your menu button, then select settings. There should be an option for notifications and in there you can change the sound notification.
[Captivate General] kevie_stnl:
Right, but it's only the pre-loaded one's like Animato tone, bubbles, caffeinated rattlesnake, cloud, etc. They're all terrible. I'd like a custom one. There is no option to upload a file you've managed to put on your Droid as far as I can see.
[Captivate General] darkamikaze:
Sounds like the Android System is set as default somewhere .. its suppose to say

Android System

My Music

[ ] Check here to assign default

mmm I'm not sure where to go to assign it as non default so you can choose My Music though.. X_x.. mess around settings

or download an app called ClearDefault..
[Captivate General] faceman469:
Dude just download Ringdroid from the Market.Nothing fancy or technical about making notification sounds
[Captivate General] darkamikaze:
So were you suppose to have only that amount of .png's that samsung has? and does it have to be the same names as present in that folder?
[Captivate General] ZenInsight:
You are hardcore man. That is awesome!!