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[Vibrant Accessories] DKYang:
I say it depends. If I need more batteries I'd rather get them separately and have a charger specifically for it like the ones you can find on ebay.

Taking out the old battery and popping in the new one only takes a minute while charging from a solar battery could take who knows how long.
[Vibrant Accessories] kolyan:
direct sunlight means lots of heat (over 100F on a good summer day), lots of heat is not good for batteries. solar charger does not mean it charges from sun.......it needs any light source.
[Vibrant Accessories] kizer:
Follow instructions for usage. Do not overheat or overexpose the Amzer Solar Charger to direct or indirect sunlight and AC/ USB charge.

LOL
[Vibrant Accessories] designerfx:
lol.

mini semi scientific answer: they use heat to turn into electricity, and it's not that efficient, but it's enough to work (and gets better every year).

So sure, any light source might work, but something other than the sun will basically not work that well. Having it in a lighted room will do zero for it, for example.
[Vibrant Accessories] kolyan:
yeah, but there is a battery in side as well. if it was just a solar charger then yes, more sun = better
[Vibrant Accessories] sfsilicon:
I saw a similar product on Dealextreme for much cheaper. From the feedback the important thing is to find out if the charging current is at least 700mA. If not the Vibrant might not be charged properly.

Here are the ones from DE: http://www.dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.1101~search.solar usb charger
[Vibrant Accessories] hockeyrcks9901:
A solar cell does NOT use heat to produce electricity, it uses light waves. Full spectrum light is the most efficient but any light source will work.

The waves impact the cell and cause a potential difference on the diode, this then creates a current in the cell. Heat is actually BAD for solar cells, the cooler they are the more current they produce. This is one of the reasons that solar panels in snowy environments can produce more electricity than cells in the south. Reflected light off the snow is another reason.
[Vibrant Accessories] Col.Kernel:
It's cheaper because you get less. 1800 MAh as compared to 3500 MAh storage.
[Vibrant Accessories] DaMaDo:
I looked up the reviews of the Amzer solar one on amazon and it didn't look too promising.

I decided to get this one (no solar):

And for those in windy areas...
[Vibrant Accessories] creator2456:
People, the warning is not to put it in sunlight. It is to not put it in sunlight AND have it plugged into the AC/USB charger — thus providing 'double' charging.
[Vibrant Accessories] Janis:
Solar or not

<$20

You might want to look for one that includes a std usb adapter so you can use it w the oem cable for whatever phone/gadget, or get an Amzer mini-to-micro usb adaper for $5 (and get an adapter for your future phone, too).

But yeah. $70 is a little steep. I'd rather get two of these. You could get 4 for that price.

Edit: Im liking this. It says the battery can be replaced, and it doesn't say with what,exactly, but it looks AA sized to me. It has all the adapters, the port you plug your phone into is usb (yeah, you could probably scrap the cable and the adapters), and it looks like it chrges via the same port. None of these parts is entirely enticing, but the stuff in the bag, not to mention the bag, is a MacGyver use-for-everything in whatever way you need package. I think part of the appeal to me is the mystery as to whether it really is as all-purpose as I think it is. I love this kind of Asian innovation. I'm very tempted to support it. If I do, I'll report back.

OK, while I'm at it: $7, free shipping, with std usb so you can use your OEM cable.
[Vibrant Accessories] heygrl:
Amzer sells a lot of overpriced stuff, this is one of many
[Vibrant Accessories] stevewaugh78:
solar chargers

Well i was looking for one and i got from dealextreme , but after 3 months, its not charging properly. Not sure why?! My brother got for me one and its good, he said he got from Chinabuye, its online store from China. Good battery life. so far so good.
[Vibrant Accessories] SamsungVibrant:
Amzer is JUNK

Amzer makes JUNK. Purchased their junk before and it's not worth it even if it was free.

The owner of Amzer, basically gets Chinese manufacturers to make his junk and label it Amzer. His products are the same junk you can find on ebay for 50 cents.
[Vibrant Accessories] iynfynity:
This is BS.
[Vibrant Accessories] Master™:
I wouldnt touch it with a 10 foot pole
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uriah07:
Hello!

I downgraded my SPL to 2.08 but I need to go back to 2.10.0000 so I can see my phone back to tmobile. I have a dud! Also, I know how to remove the HSPL, but do I need to remove it before or after going back to 2.10.0000. Please help! If there is a thread that already has ALL of this info please post. Sorry if this is a repeat, but thanks in advance!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] majiqknight:
The process is pretty simple and many people have posted this answer on the forums, but I will help you out ;)

1. Downgrade back to SPL 2.08 using the HSPL app.(You are already on the right track)

2. Format a SDcard with the FAT32 file system (The 16gb standard card gave me problems when I tried to flash from it)

3. Extract the ruu_signed.nbh file from a stock rom 2.13 (plenty can be found on around the forum or you can get the official rom from the tmobile website)

4. Copy the ruu_signed.nbh file to the formatted SDcard and rename the file to LEOIMG.nbh

5. Boot your device while holding down the volume down key.

6. Follow the instructions on the screen of your device (press the red power button to continue)

This will flash the 2.13 shipped rom and SPL 2.10 to your device from your SDcard.

I here is a video of the process (thx to htcxda):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wc89Gh0QpIY
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsamuel:
or...

run hspl3, choose 2.08.0000

then run the ROM 2.13 .exe over usb.

no need for sd card flashing.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vivektekale:
hello guys.. i just came to know that Modaco released his superboot version for FRF91... i want to know that is anyone tested it?? coz i badly want to root my nexus... so can anyone who tried it can gv a conformation that is it working or not??? looking forward for the replies... :)
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bidshelf:
I already tested this weekend. Works flawlesly.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ninjalandpirate:
if you want to root your frf91 nexus, you could always downgrade to erd79 then root + custom recovery then install a pre-rooted version on frf91. i did the same on my vodanexus. therefore no need for frf91 superboot.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] venelar:
same here. took only seconds
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] apratomo:
Works very well, no need to waste time downgrade
[General Questions and Answers] zeeeman:
Hi guys, i have HTC HD2. I have a wap connection. IE is working fine on the wap connection but opera is not working, also the youtube is not working via wap connection. Can any one help me setting the opera to brows via wap connection as well as youtube?

Thank u in advance.
[General Questions and Answers] orb3000:
Have a look on my signature link

Hope it helps,
[General Questions and Answers] zeeeman:
Thank u for ur reply but I couldn't find any thing regarding my request. kindly note that I have opera v 9.7 and opera v. 100 and both are not working on wap connection just the ie is working on the wap connection. can u help me configuring opera to work on wap connectionthanks
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] Anomoly:
I gotta say i'm pretty impressed with it (of course i'm starting with the latest build and so a lot of the earlier things have been worked out) I'm amazed that it's more snappy than the native wm 6.5, I give a lot of credit to the Devs and looking forward to testing out the other features as they are added, it's really breathed new life into my TP2 i'm happy to kick WM6.5 to the curb even with the missing features it currently has.

*just a side note for those wondering why not just get an android phone... i have a Sprint SERO plan that is no longer offered... i pay about $25 for everything (data/voice/text unlimited) the only catch is that the only smartphones they allow are WM phones and blackberry for an extra $10 a month, i guess they figure a few months with WM6.5 and you'll either crush your phone or jump to their $70 plan to get another... anyway - being able to have android is so lovely -

Thank you!!
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] djmoksha:
i am also using project android on my sprint tp2 and id like to echo op's comment and thank all those who are working hard on this port. i look forward to future releases.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Android Development] charlie_82:
+1 on that!

I couldn't believe how snappy the 21/07/2010 build of Froyo was.

I really really really can't wait for a full working version.

Android is awesome and the devs are doing a fantastic job of getting it running on TP2.

Thanks guys

:D:):D:):D:):D:):D:)
[Click General] drkdany:
Hello guys. What i did was stupid but now it's too late,so i want to sare with you so no one does the same mystake like i did and maybe someone can tell me if it can be repaired.So what i did i've peal off the first layer of the touchscreen.First time when i put the first layer back to the screen every thing was alright,but because i had some dust between the plastic layer and the screen i had reapeted the process again and after that the touchscreen wasn't working,i mean i have the image but no touch control of the phone.i realised that there are 4 contacts(i don't know how to name them) that pass electric impulse between the plastic and the touchscreen and by preasing that area i discovered that i got again control of the screen but in sort time even if i pressed that area no touchcontrol.

Does anyone know if i can get touch control of my tattoo screen?
[Click General] thearif:
replace the digitizer

Hey if you haven't fixed your problem yet, you can buy a digitizer and replace the old one. You can get one for $15.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Touch-screen-di...m&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item19b6d5a6bc#shId
[Hero CDMA General] ricoishere2:
Is there a way to enable the usb tethering on the Hero? I've read sprint disabled this feather awhile back. I'm rooted and use wifi tethering but my aunt just got a Hero (loves it btw), is not rooted and asked me could she tether. I don' live close to her or I'd root her phone. Is usb tethering a lost cause?

Thanks
[Hero CDMA General] thedudejdog:
you can do it on the 2.1 update (maybe just roms based off the update?) but you need to flash a VZW pri. to do so you need root? (citation needed)

i use the native tethering in cm 6.0 and it works awesomely. almost seems faster than my RoadRunner
[Hero CDMA General] ricoishere2:
Yes I know all is possible with flashing, which in this case is not an option. My aunt is not nearly technical enough for a root & flash.
[Hero CDMA General] damiandarkwater:
Before we get into different prls. What OS version is her hero.
[Hero CDMA General] ricoishere2:
She is on latest 2.1 ending in .6
[Hero CDMA General] KitsapAndroid:
PDAnet and EasyTether. Just tell her to pick one, download it from the market, follow the setup instructions, and then tether away.
[Hero CDMA General] rockypr:
Is there any Sense ROM with USB Tethering?
[Touch HD General] Alaamai:
hello guyz

i tried to install arabic language to my touch hd , i downloaded it from here

http://www.penreader.com/download/ppc/Arabic/LEngLite6.exe

then i installed it,the phone restarted, after the restart it wont pass the HTC welcome screen !! i thought maybe its loading or configuring the new patch but its just freezed there

any idea ?

i know about the hard reset which is holding the vol up and down +power but it says it will remove all my data and its not backed up so if this is the only solution for me can u tell me how to back up my contacts and data when i cant start my hd ?

thnx
[Android Software Development] Snowtoad23:
One thing that I find annoying on my Legend is that the screen is small compared to other devices and when I'm in text entering mode, the virtual keyboard comes up and shifts everything else upwards.

In situations like standard text messaging, emailing, internet browser, MSN talk, etc. there is often only a very small amount of room between the top of the keyboard and the top of the screen, where the contents of the app is now displayed. The keyboard takes up half the screen.

I don't see why they don't make the keyboard like 50% - 85% transparent, like a smooth popup which comes over the display instead of shifting it up and cramming it into a tiny space.

People are familiar with QWERTY keyboards, they dont need to see them with 100% opacity on their screen to type with them, especially if they're using something like Swype (Which I am).

I'm not really sure whether it would be possible to make a transparent keyboard app, since it might be hardcoded that any text input system shifts everything up.. I'm not sure. But I just think it's a sort of logical idea... thoughts?
[Android Software Development] bcpk:
Blindtype ;)
[Android Software Development] Snowtoad23:
Yes I'll look into that.

it'd be cool if swype would make their keyboard transparent too
[Android Software Development] JokerAce:
You could theme it yourself.
[G1 Android Development] geekoo:
My apologies if I am here with the same complaint, but I tried searching this forum and found nothing that works for me.

Basically, I rooted and flashed CM 5.0.8 and I have been having battery issues. Now its not that my device is draining battery at a very fast rate (seems it is indeed doing that), but I suspect there is some problem with the battery meter.

So from all the stuff that I read, I decided to recalibrate the battery. I charged it up to full, until the green light went off, until the status showed 100%(full) and then some more. I then restarted into recovery(Amon-RA 1.7.0) and wiped the battery stats and rebooted back into CM, while having the charger connected at all times. Its worth noting however that during the time the phone was booting itself into recovery or into the ROM itself, the charging indicator stayed off. Thanks to that, when the phone booted into CM, the indicator was red for a few mins before it turned green (charge had dropped 99%)

Now I've done this 2-3 times, including letting the phone die due to an empty battery, but I am still getting very little life from the phone. For the record, I have the end button set to sleep and I don't have any continuously running widgets and my syncing apps (twitter) are set to sync only every 1 hour.

Anyway, again I don't think these apps are draining much battery, since once the battery dies down and the phone switches off (after light to moderate usage as compared to the life 1.6 Donut gave me), when I put it back to charge and turn the phone on after 5-10 mins of charge (while the phone is off), the meter shows a charge level of around 65%. So I suspect that the battery charge is at around 50-60% during when the meter reads it as around 1% and forces the phone to turn off.

I also tried switching on the phone after it had turned off, but it switches off immediately after booting (at least on 1.6, I could reboot it a couple of time on a 'dead' battery)

Are there any other tips that I can use to recalib my battery? Any idea will be much appreciated as my phone dies out each day before I can get back home and put it on the plug. Should I consider upgrading to CM6-RC1? Has it been proven that the battery performance is better on that?
[G1 Android Development] bigd187:
Have u tried swapping out the battery with another one to isolate it to possibly the battery itself? Isolation is key, that way could it be ur extusb isn't charging correctly or is it the battery?
[G1 Android Development] geekoo:
Well, I do have a spare - the one I saved from my bricked G1, but I haven't tried it out yet. The battery was working perfectly well just a few days ago when I had a stock Donut. So, I suppose it isn't a battery problem, but no harm in trying out the other one.
[G1 Android Development] bigd187:
i had issues with my lithion battery and found out it happened to be on its last breathe. And with my spare i had it worked good. did u drop the battery at all? with lithium ion batteries can be as delicate as expensive china or porcelain. And to be honest the batteries that came with our g1's aren't really that good. If you can I would suggest getting an ext. battery from ebay. ive heard that fully discharging a lithion battery isn't the best practice either. I'm no expert just experience ;) Best of Luck!
[G1 Android Development] GigiSpligi:
well...

reading the Cyanogen 5 thread I noticed at least 5 people with a broken battery...

for the record mine is broken too...

it's all swollen up... I mean, I can use it but it doesn't last a full day and it doesn't fit perfectly anymore in its slot inside the phone...

I'm starting to think that maybe for some reason flashing cyanogen 5 caused this issue, since so many people had this problem at the same time...

or maybe it's just a time defect of some stock htc batteries... who knows...
[G1 Android Development] geekoo:
@GigiSpligi: Nono... don't blame CM for the swollen battery. Batteries tend to swell up after a lot of usage (charge discharge cycles). The battery on my old Nokia phone had swollen up after about 2 years of use. Similarly my friends E51 battery. Also my G1 batt seems to have swollen a little bit already. So nothing to do with the ROM.

Of course, if the ROM is making you charge frequently, then it is indirectly causing the effect on the battery. ;)
[G1 Android Development] androidnoobS:
The exact same thing happened to me ... actually on all ROMs now :( ... i'm gonna look into getting a new battery and sdcard which kinda sucks, but oh well. when i think about it, i wasn't have any problems till i started flashing sense based ROMs, especially Slide ROMs. so i must have done something wrong. i can't even make a phone call for longer than 10 mins before the phone shuts off and have to plug it back it into a charger just to get it to boot to the home screen :(

... hope there is a solution :D ... haven't read through this thread yet. just wanted to let you know you weren't the only one with the exact same problems
[G1 Android Development] androidnoobS:
hahaaha well that didn't take long to read ... yeah my battery is somewhat swollen and i did drop the phone once ... time for a new battery i guess ... sucks :mad:
[G1 Android Development] geekoo:
[x-posted from Cyanogenmod forums]

Ah well... gonna have to pull out a new battery and see if that helps in anyway. I will have a look at the device usage stats to see if anything is causing unnecessary drain. Since there has been a drastic change in the battery life after the upgrade, I do not want to blame the battery itself yet. Guess some app is driving the phone nuts.

Ok, I was just seeing the battery usage history in spare parts and I there are some interesting usage stats there.

Network usage - While Market, Android System, Google, Calendar are around 1% - .5%, almost 100% of the usage has come from Media. I think this has been trying to keep the network alive throughout the time. I dunno if network means Data or just the voice network. The packages listed under Media are Camera(twice), DRM, Download Manager, Media Storage. Is there any reported issues with Camera or Media Player?

Also, Spare Parts says my Battery Health is Good. Is this a reliable indicator of the battery life?
[G1 Android Development] bigd187:
I believe spare parts receives the battery info via "Testing" which comes stock on android. Let me know how the new battery works out cuz I want to research further when it comes to phone environment versus the actual battery itself.
[G1 Android Development] zdnet:
I have same problem with my battery. I guess maybe battery life since it already use 1 half year. Anyway, who knows.:mad:
[G1 Android Development] androidnoobS:
new battery

just picked up a brand new battery today. gonna leave it charging overnight. will report later on whether it fixes the problem with the random shutdowns :(

... on a side note, i think there has been a battery issue since CM5 correct? in my sig there is a recalibration method by xda member 'my_former_self' for those who have not read it and if your battery is still good to go ... worth a try :D
[G1 Android Development] androidnoobS:
new battery

so it turns out my battery issues was in fact the battery. the new battery is working awesome. phone hasn't randomly shutoff on me all day with heavy texting, some youtube vids, mild internet browsing, and several apps ... 17+ hours later about 2% charge remaining. gonna run the battery through its conditioning cycle.

fyi i turned airplane mode on when i was in class ... approximately 2 hours :D
[G1 Android Development] geekoo:
New battery it is

After spending over 4-5 days with the battery, I pulled out the spare that I had (with a couple weeks of usage) and installed that on my phone. Just to be safe, I drained the battery after some initial charging and ran it through this battery recalib method.

I did this yesterday morning after it being charged fully. I also installed SetCPU after recalibrating. Its run 2 full days of regular usage and I still have over 50% charge left. Ain't that cool or what? I think I will leave it uncharged tonight also and I guess it should last the whole of tomorrow as well. I don't think even the stock cupcake or donut lasted this long on a single charge. So in that case CM 5.0.8 has actually managed to up the battery life a lot (with SetCPU and, sleep on end).
[G1 Android Development] Super Jamie:
Exactly how long does your battery last? It's no secret that CM5 (and any Eclair ROM) is just plain poor on battery life in these devices, even on my in-warranty Magic it chews through the battery about 25% faster than any Donut ROM such as Dwang, SuperD or CM4.

Seido sell extended batteries which fit in the original phone housing (unlike those ridiculous ones on eBay which have an extended back and turn your phone into a 2001-era brick), they seem to get good reviews, maybe give one of them a go.
[G1 Android Development] FatBoyExtraordinaire:
Co-sign. I'm using one of their batteries and they work well.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] hockeyadc:
My phone just boots right to fastboot. Is there anyway to fix this?
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] eyegor:
There are two possible solutions, the first one requires an Engineering SPL, and the other possibly a goldcard.

1. If you have an Engineering SPL then you can just use the command "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" and then flash a ROM from that recovery.

2. If you don't have an Engineering SPL you can copy a SAPPIMG.zip file to your SDCard which will automatically flash the phones' radio,spl,recovery,splash,boot,data,system...and what not, restoring it to an un-rooted state.
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] mumilover:
fastboot info

What do you c on your screen?

Post it all here... then we can help you :0)

The good news is as long you have fastboot, your phone IS NOT BRICKED :0)