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[Touch CDMA Android Development] Grogck:
For those lucky enough to have a data plan connected Android device (or at least one that can sort of run Android like my TP2) another alternative to setting up the Android SDK is to just download the apps to your other device directly from the Marketplace and then use Linda Application Manager (also found in the marketplace) to back them up as apk files. Then you offload the apk files from there onto your computer. Then from your computer onto your Vogue/storage card. Setting up the Android SDK was causing me some grief so I just used this approach as a quick workaround.

I realize this won't apply to most readers of this thread, but just FYI.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] corypaul:
i got the emulator running and market is working but i can seem to download any apps, it just stays at "starting download" can anybody help me i really need this
[Touch CDMA Android Development] joelshort:
Can't get emulator to work

I'm new to Android on VX6900, and I don't have a data plan. Thanks for the wonderful tutorials; I'm loving Android so far.

However, I can't get the emulator to work in SDK, so I can't download apps yet. I'm sure I'm doing something wrong, but SDK says that the emulator is invalid. Here's the message I get:

"Unknown target 'android-3' in C:\Users\..."

I'm guessing that the .ini file has not been correctly edited, but as far as I can tell the file path name is correct.

Any ideas why this won't work?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] joelshort:
Extracting backed up apps

OK, so I got the emulator working and downloaded a couple of apps in the emulator. I opened Astro and backed up the apps. I don't know how to do the next step, pulling the backed up apps from the emulator:

"7. You can use one of the following adb commands to pull these files from the emulator:

adb pull /sdcard/backups/apps/ /AndApps

This will download all of your backed up apps to a folder on your root drive called AndApps

or

adb pull /sdcard/backups/apps/<NAME OF APK>.apk /AndApps/<NAME OF APK>.apk

This will copy a single apk of your choosing to /AndApps/"

Where do I put this command in to pull the apps from the emulator? I'm clueless.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] skijosh:
is there anyway..with the android ROM now installed on my phone..to connect my phone via bluetooth to my computer and use my computer's wi-fi to access internet via bluetooth on my phone?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] joelshort:
Thanks for the reply about the command prompt. Got it working.

Now I can't get Titanium backup to work in the emulator so I can't backup a private app that I wanted. Is there another way to backup private apps in the emulator so that I can install them on my mobile device? Astro won't backup private apps either.

It never ends, does it? :)
[Touch CDMA Android Development] joelshort:
I installed BusyBox and then installed Titanium backup (in the emulator), but Titanium backup still won't run. Here's the message I get:

"Sorry, I could not acquire root privileges. This application will not work! Please verify that your ROM is rooted and includes BusyBox, and try again."

What am I doing wrong?

Actually, when I open busybox I get an error that there is not enough space to install on the system?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] joelshort:
Yes, I have installed a few other apps in the emulator. I used Astro to backup those apps so I could move them to my phone, but there is one App I'd like to use that is private. that's why I'm trying to get Titanium on the emulator, so I can use it to backup the private app and transfer it to the phone.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] joelshort:
I uninstalled everything I could from the emulator, still no go. Thanks for your effort, but I'm ready to give up. It's not a big deal.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] joelshort:
Are there any good calendar apps/widgets that work without a data plan? I've looked through this forum and other places, but the only calendar apps I can find all use google calendar or other online calendars and thus need data access.

Any suggestions would be much appreciated.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] joelshort:
Thanks. I tried Jorte and I thought it was great except for one thing...I need repeat appointments and didn't see any option to do that. Is it possible in Jorte, and I just missed it?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] andyc2d:
Whenever I open up the Market, it tries to update and just goes back to the home screen. Everything else works fine.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] josepi111010:
I too seem to be having the same trouble with the market automatically closing.

The problem also shows up even when I create a new virtual device with android 1.5, 1024MiB sdcard, and copy just the system.img into the directory (so I can get access to the market application)

Browser and messaging both work.

I will try to pull market from my physical phone and push it into the system image I am using for my virtual phone.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] anthonywood28:
Everything is going well for me, except for the part where I need to "adb pull" my backups. I get the error below:

remote object '/sdcard/backups/apps/' does not exist

I'm running Windows 7 64bit, so I'm not sure if this is the problem. I can see the backups are in these folders from within Astro on the emulator.

Any ideas?

Thanks,

Ant
[Touch CDMA Android Development] busyfritz:
Text Messages

I have the weirdest problem. I searched all over the place but can't find any info on this.

I flashed to "Ultralite" no data rom and everything is working except txt. I can send messages just fine but I can't receive.

Anybody have any idea????

Everything else is fine including phone calls.
[Touch CDMA Android Development] busyfritz:
Fixed!

I fixed it!!

Turns out I had to go into apn settings and enter verizons apn.

In case you're wondering its: emgsm.vzw3g.com

Put that in a new apn and worked like a charm!
[Touch CDMA Android Development] necafe:
where is the SDKSetup.exe?

Thanks for your good method.

I cannot understand below sentense. would you explain about that?

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4. Start SDKSetup.exe, then click Virtual Devices, launch the device called "AndEmu"

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Question is "what is SDKSetup.exe?" and how can I launch "AndEmu"?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] KralHiPolymer:
Lately everything I have tried to download is unsuccessful. Is it possible that market no longer works on the emulator? If not, does anyone know how I can fix this so I can start getting things from the market again?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] DavidBR:
i want know if camera shot is working in this rom?

i can install run it with haret to testing?
[Touch CDMA Android Development] joelshort:
Using SDK to download/backup apps - Private apps?

I am using a Verizon XV6900 phone, running Android WITHOUT A DATA PLAN, from the SD card. I can use SDK to download apps from the market, and backup the apps and pull them as described at the top of this thread.

However, I cannot backup "private" apps or paid apps using ASTRO. The first post suggests using Titanium Backup to backup private apps, however I cannot get Titanium Backup to work properly. It says it cannot obtain root privileges.

I'd like to be able to download private/paid apps (using SDK) so I can use them on my phone. Are there any other backup apps that will backup private apps, or can anyone help me get Titanium Backup working correctly?

Thanks in advance.
[Vibrant General] TexUs:
Captivate owner here... Do your Vibrants have these contacts on the back?

The Captivate cover is made of metal. It is suspected that these contacts are antenna but we don't know for sure...

Anyone with a Vibrant care to post a pic or let us know about your device?
[Vibrant General] SykesAT:
nope. none of that... pic coming.
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
No but what we do have is one antenna to the right of the Sim Card. It's probably for GPS, WiFi and BT. I can snap a picture if you want. The Captivate probably does use the back as an antenna because you don't have what we have.
[Vibrant General] dcam1075:
Doesn't appear to.
[Vibrant General] larryccf:
nope nothing like that

but thanks for the idea, and the shot of that optional antenna lead socket next to the sim card - mine has the plastic plug over it and was meaning to pop it to get a look at it

question - is the entire caseback metal or is there a metal band embedded in the plastic?
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
Yep, I'm an artist

Are you guys having problems with the metal back?
[Vibrant General] TexUs:
No problems, just curious what the heck it's for...
[Vibrant General] bl4ckdr4g00n:
are you sure?
[Vibrant General] larryccf:
here's a better shot of what heygirl is referring to

that round plug cover, next to the bottom end of the sim card at the far left in the image, that well the plug is covering was identified in that dis-assembly video as the "optional" antenna" socket -that was the only reference to that optional antenna i've seen but, that would confirm what heygirl is indicating, that that is our antenna

but, then why is the radio signal on everyone's phone appearing to get weaker when they shield the bottom end with that "death grip" on the bottom end?

the area under the first three arrows (starting on the left) seems to be covered with a pc of black vinyl with adhesive, with the antenna, if that's what is there, underneath

there's also a well with a metal pin in it under the last arrow to the right - i'd be curious what role that plays or offers

it would be interesting to see the vibrant & captivate dis-assembled side by side and see what's interchangeable - iand if the at&T antenna setup could be used in the vibrant to upgrade signal reception?
[Vibrant General] heygrl:
That's for a lanyard.

The phone's cellular antenna is at the bottom, this isn't the cellular antenna.
[Vibrant General] TexUs:
Pretty sure. It's definitely not plastic and makes a metallic ring when dropping it down onto a glass table.
[HD2 General] joshoon:
Hi there,

I really need help!

I wanted to flash my phone with a nbh file, but I could not enter my bootloader.

I had installed HSPL3.

Now someone told me to use Flashaholic ROM update utility.

I did this, and a black screen with a % indicator appeared, not too long, it restarted, and went into a white screen with htc in the middle.

Restarting with volume down button pushed doesnt bring me into bootloader.

What can I do now?

I really need help!
[HD2 General] anrabi4:
Unfortunately, if you can't get your HD2 to boot into the bootloader, there's not much to be done.

Are you sure you had HSPL installed? Because from what I have heard, HSPL is there to always allow you to use it for flashing stuff, regardless of the integrity of other software parts such as the radio or the ROM, so reaching the bootloader should not be a problem for anyone.

Can you connect it to your PC via USB? If you manage to get a connection, you might just have a chance to flash another radio/ROM.
[HD2 General] joshoon:
I installed HSPL3, and it said it was succesfull so...

After that I installed a custom rom with an utility that came with it (Dutty's)

So far I know, I cannot get any connection, but I try to download a stock rom (an utility exe) from HTC.com.

But I think this won't work right? because you have to sync.
[HD2 General] anrabi4:
You could try and flash a stock ROM via the SD Card, see if that works. There are some instructions here on XDA in the ROM Development section, check it out there.

Basically, once you have downloaded an official ROM from htc.com, extract it as if it were an archive and get the ruu_signed.nbh. Rename it to LEOIMG.nbh. Then take your SD Card, format it to FAT32, place the LEOIMG.nbh on the card and put it in your phone. While holding down the volume down button, boot the phone and a white Loading... screen should appear and the flashing process should begin.

I`m afraid this won't work either, as the bootloader is supposed to show up in order for you to be able to flash anything, but it's better than doing nothing, so...
[HD2 General] joshoon:
Does not work, still hangs in htc bootscreen.

What I have to do now? =(

I hope you have any more suggestions for me.

I will read it within 20 min, because I have to go soon for 20 min.

I really need my phone fixed =(
[HD2 General] MaxKaul:
Hi, if I remember correctly, you already said in the Artemis-thread, that the VOL DOWN button is broken. If this is the case, I fear there is not much you can do...
[HD2 General] wakers:
Have the same problem too.

I've installed a few roms with no worries, tried one about an hour ago that performs a Task 29 and i'm also now stuck at the white HTC screen...

it says the task29 was succesfull and then got stuck on the white HTC screen and the rom failed to load as the laptop did not detect a usb connection...

I've downloaded a stock rom and put it on the SD card named LEOIMG.nbh and tried pressing the vol down button, the Red,green,blue,white screen appears i can see

PB81100 HX-BC

SPL 2.08.Hspl 8g XE

0x05

CotullaHSPL 0x30

Then "serial" at the bottom or if i have the phone connected to the pc then "USB" appears.

If i hold both buttons and perform a Hard reset the phone asks to press Vol up button then says restored really quickly then freezes at the white HTC screen..

Any suggestions

Cheers
[HD2 General] wakers:
Actually got it sorted now, the rom had the Flashaholic utility built in which i haven't used before.

As we speak the rom is now installing phew (stop sweating now)...

Thought i had bricked it...
[HD2 General] joshoon:
It's not broken, it just worked before I did the task29.

The phone is empty, and has no bootloader, and no ROM.
[HD2 General] MaxKaul:
task29 DELETES the ROM. You NEED to install a ROM. A Radio-ROM should be installed automatically with task29. If this isn't the case, you need to install a Radio-ROM too. You can either install the HTC ROM or you can install a custom ROM like xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=612580

Suggestion: Enter bootloader -> connect USB -> install ROM with CustomRUU
[HD2 General] joshoon:
Do I have to repeat it again? there is

NO BOOTLOADER
[HD2 General] MaxKaul:
If you'd read the entire post, you'd notice, that I quoted the user "wakers", who seems to be able to enter bootloader.
[HD2 General] joshoon:
Well im not able to.

I did a HSPL before then I putted a custom ROM Dutty's on the device.

After that I putten a Stock ROM on it again, and then I used Flashaholic, and after task29 it got stuck.
[HD2 General] chris2busy:
Well no bootloader means no HSPL which is good news for your warranty coverage..

Just go to HTC service and play dumb " uhm i was playing around websites with a flash game and uhm my phone uhm rebooted and is like stuck ever since in uhm HTC logo"

Now if the case for not being able to load the bootloader is a broken volumedown button, yeah ur pretty screwed, prepare to dive in ur wallet.
[HD2 General] henk-jan:
Were do you live? If you need help and there's one living nereby maybe we can help (p.e. a full battery) I live in the eastern part of the Netherlands (Overijssel) PM me if you can come.
[HD2 General] webpatrick:
On the Kaiser (my previous phone) I also had a problem I couldn't enter the bootloader anymore, but I can't remember why or what I did to recover it.

- If it was an allmost empty battery and recharged it?

- If I have used a special tool to connect?

I really can't remember.

If I read your story, I think you have loaded a corrupted NBH thru SDCard method, otherwise i think you cannot wipe your bootloader. Task29 only wipes the ROM area not the bootloader.

Have you tried to contact Bepe or Cotulla, cause i think they know everything about (H)SPL.

Otherwise you can start building a new house (you've got your first brick :()
[HD2 General] nrfitchett4:
have you checked you battery connections, the middle one is notorious for getting bent out of shape at which point the battery will not charge and you can't flash you ROM.
[HD2 General] joshoon:
I'm 100% sure it's not the volumebutton, and yes Im gonna play a bit dumb ofc, but I already have another story.

It's costs a lot for a trip to there.

Btw, I tried a full battery too, didn't work. (I have two)

I think it's bricked man, my bro is looking for the papers soon, and then im going to the KPN shop (the provider), because the phone has been ordered from there.

All the connections look fine.
[Desire General] the_one_deep:
Hi there,

Is there anyway to change the colours of the Polar Clock, any apps or anything?

Thanks

Deep
[Desire General] GANJDROID:
You can change them, or do you mean custom colours?
[Desire General] the_one_deep:
Ah sorry I meant custom colours
[Desire General] the_one_deep:
Sorry for the epic bump, but has anybody figured this out yet?
[Captivate General] pjs2004:
I was trying to lower the brightness very low to test how it would affect battery drain and it seems that the phone won't let 3rd party apps lower the brightness lower than what you can set it to, in the phone's settings. I tried an app called timerrific that lets you schedule various settings changes, but the phone seems to be overriding it. When I set the brightness to go down to 15% via the app, it does go very dim, but then immediately bounces back up to lowest level the phone's settings let's you set it at. Also, I had auto brightness off and the power saving mode off.

Has anyone been able to get the phone to go to very low brightness?
[Captivate General] centex99:
Thats a good question and would like the answer too... to me, the lowest brightness which must still HOG the battery as sometimes it seems to drain very fast with usage (and I have it on the lowest setting)... seems overly bright. I would without a doubt use it at a lower brightness to conserve energy depending on what I was doing at the time.
[Captivate General] labbu63:
hey maybe its just the screen that makes it look bright
[Captivate General] pjs2004:
Not sure what you mean? For example, if I set the brightness to go down to 5% through the app Timeriffic, the screen will dim down to where I can barely see anything, but then it immediately raises back up to the lowest setting you can set in the phone's normal settings, which seems to me to be about 25-30%.
[Captivate General] Asori:
Yep

This is actually correct, the screen is what makes the "Automatic" brightness setting on the SGS phones look brighter than their LCD brethren. As we all know, currently all AMOLED displays use some kind of Pentile Matrix. All HTC devices (The N1 included) currently use RG:BG Pentile Matrix.

Do a google search on: "RGBG Pentile" and Samsung's site details it.

The SAMOLED display Samsung has made uses a new Pentile Matrix called RGBW:

Do a google search on: "nouvoyance" and it's the first site (sorry for the odd instructions, won't let new users post links :()

Using the new RGBW, a white subpixel is introduced on top of the standard RGB stripe. From my reading, this allows the screen to achieve the same resolution to the eye with 33% less subpixels and is a brighter display in the process.
[Captivate General] pjs2004:
Good explanation, but are saying that no you can't dim it to low levels because it makes it look brighter than it is? If so, I don't buy it. I see it being dimmed to a low level. It just doesn't stay there.
[Captivate General] caelestis2:
Aldiko reader can get the screen even more dim
[Captivate General] caelestis2:
Also since there is less air gap in the new display, it is brighter.
[Captivate General] ghostedge:
This is just me speculating, but I'm thinking maybe the brightness setting is universal to android devices, except that it's calibrated to normal lcd. So the same voltage(or however they regulate the display brightness) on an LCD will look brighter on the Super AMOLED. For me, the dim setting on the auto-brightness seems too bright.
[Captivate General] nbohmer:
One thing I've noticed is I can take the brightness down to its lowest setting and it still seems bright..however on almost every phone I've used its like this.

The weird thing is on the Captivate I can open the browser, men then scroll down to settings and it has a brightness toggle there that takes it lower.
[Captivate General] pjs2004:
Yeah that does take it down lower than the home screen by a small amount. I put the browser brightness on the lowest setting and the global brightness on the lowest. Both auto brightness and power save are off. When I switch from the browser to the home screen, it brightens up a touch. So, it does go lower, but not all that much though, and it's only for the browser.
[Captivate General] Asori:
You can totally dim it more. :) In doing so, it will use even less power than an LCD screen at the same brightness setting.
[Captivate General] pjs2004:
Yeah, that's what I thought was cool about this type of screen, but I still don't know how to to dim it below the the lowest setting in the phone's control panel (which isn't very low). 3rd party apps I've tried don't really work, or they work, but the phone immediately raises it back up. Are you saying you've dimmed it down to where you can barley see the screen, like 5-10 percent? That's what I'm looking for confirmation on. If so, what app did you use?
[Captivate General] sfernandez:
I have used this app and seems to be pretty good, makes the brightness lower than system brightness.

http://www.androlib.com/android.application.com-curvefish-widgets-brightnesslevel-jDiB.aspx
[Captivate General] cachookaman:
i use brightness level too but the brightness goes back to the highest level when you plug the phone in and you cant use the presets on the widget anymore
[Captivate General] pjs2004:
I tried this app, and while it's a good app, it still doesn't make the screen go super dim. It looks to me like the lowest level (0%) is the same as lowest setting from the control panel. Zero percent should really be totally black.
[Captivate General] king.com:
Screen Filter

Here is your 100% working solution.

It doesn't work with the bright level, it applies a shade/filter to the screen. No matter what app you're using.

Set the bright to the lowest with your default system settings, because if you use a third party that goes below normal, with some apps like explorer, it set it to minimum allowed be system or whatever you set and then you will notice a setp up, shaded but a change.

I'm using it weeks ago and I found it's the best choice to suft the web at night. Also you can turn off softkeys lights

http://www.appbrain.com/app/screen-filter/com.haxor
[Captivate General] SeanHacker:
flash speedmods new kernel.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] nutmegy:
the "melting" is normal.. wouldn't worry about that...
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] TheATHEiST:
When I say melting I dont mean when the writing moves down screen fast etc, I mean it physically looks like the writing freezes and then white text melts away into black background.

I also have a HD1 and have used android on there allot and didn't have teh same melting look which concerned me allot as I though it was damaging the light or digitizer etc.

[edit] Just watched a youtube video of desire booting and it did the same thing so am gunna give it another go, can anybody explain the light issue though regarding teh smudge of brighter light after booting rom as its still there and concerns me a bit.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] meptik:
Check the last visible lines of text just before this happens. Do you see something like "init panel" there? Then it should be perfectly normal.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] zkid2010:
I get that too...during boot...then it comes back and continues to load :confused: Is it not continuing to boot for you at that point? Have you disabled auto-backlight dim in Winmo before launching Haret? Are you seeing the boot text fade then just yanking the batt out? :D
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] TheDeadCPU:
Sounds like your screen crashed.. Happened a lot in the early Touch Pro Android days.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] palosjr:
+1, this is just the system "shutting down" and booting back into linux, you are fine.