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[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] psych2l:
Yes, I think its superior to radiotime having tried both. Where's the howard stern show?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] cyberelex:
Even though its more expensive isnt wunderadio the best app?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] skydeaner:
Thank you very much for posting this. Works great in the car, so many entertaining choices. The fm radio around me is terrible. Low budget, low quality unless you pull in one of the 4 FMHD channels lol. This makes my car rides so much better.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] djR3Z:
Glad I could help!
[Windows Phone 7 Software Development] mSafdel:
Hi

I developed an app in WinMo 6 and i want to port to WP7. it is easySMS (you can see that in codeplex).

I want to know how i work with contacts in WP7 emulator, how can i get contacts and how can i send SMS and....

please guide me. thanks

mSafdel
[Windows Phone 7 Software Development] Windcape:
Why would you want to write a SMS application for WP7?

But there's no API for it, so you can't do it anyway :p
[Android Software Development] jeRrRKKKK:
I've had the motorola droid and i found that the browser is completely useless... it takes up to 3 minutes to load a webpage and even then the loading stops because of time out and the pictures refuse to load... this is happening over wifi so there arn't any connection issues.

at 1st i thought that the droid is slow becos of its underclocked processor so i sold it and got myself a SEx10

now testing the SEx10 together with the newest rooted rom, i am getting the same results. even my previous htc diamond was far superior using opera

anybody else experience the same issue as i do?

is there anything that can help resolve this issue?

i'm limited to using opera mini which has been great but i want a full fledged browser!
[Android Software Development] jeRrRKKKK:
btw maybe i'm not really referring to slow as in it is slower than an iphone

but its BY FAR THE SLOWEST BROWSER I CAN FIND! its OMFG FRIGGING DAMN SLOW!

i guess the only rival to this browser is the browser on my previous k750i and that phone is 5 years old and never made to view html web pages
[Android Software Development] gtg465x:
Sounds like a pebkac error. You should look into getting this instead of an Android phone. Either that or provide us with some real information so we can help you if you're truly having a problem.
[Android Software Development] jeRrRKKKK:
hey guys i just switched from iphone 4 to desire hd

and i'm finding that internet on my desire is unbearably slow!

it seems like the phone will only attempt to send/receive once every 30s and meantime it just sits there doing nothing

sometimes it takes up to 8 or 9 minutes to load a single webpage

this has never happened on my iphone so i doubt its the operator

i've tried flashing newer radios and they seem to work better for about a day then after that it reverts to its usual state of 8 mins per webpage

this time round though, the problem only happens with 3G, on wifi it works fine

my phone is 1 day old...

i've tested putting my iphone and my desire HD side by side to compare and the iphone is always able to load the webpage within 1 or 2 minutes but the desire is still spinning and waiting! both are on the same operator so its not the operator's issue

any idea whats wrong?
[Android Software Development] ljbaumer:
Tell your carrier.......

Or proivde us with a logcat.....

Or stop ranting.....

Capice?
[Android Software Development] cyress8:
It takes 1-2 minutes for a webpage to load? That is odd anyway usually 10-15 secs on my samsung fascinate. I think it is somthing wrong with your phones. Or your carrier and wifi.
[Android Software Development] CxanDroid:
Something else wrong, my Droid was never that slow, actually, my Fascinate seems a touch slower when it comes to web browsing.
[Android Software Development] joshnichols189:
How do you know if newer radios work better for about a day (implying you have flashed multiple) when your phone is only one day old?
[Captivate General] RDI:
I tried to download my eBooks from Baen.com in .epub format now that I switched from a WinMobile 6.1 and .lit format. My Captivate blocked the book download and called it a App Download. Any way around this, short of hooking up to my PC?
[Captivate General] asrrin29:
you can root the phone and enable sideloading. That would take care of all issues with trying to install non market apps.
[Droid X Android Development] Riztnack:
How do I remove the bloatware, I am looking for specific instructions. I know that I need to open cmd and get into shell, what do I type to remove them and which ones are ok to remove?

Thanks for any help relating to this.
[Droid X Android Development] iRMac:
Ok so open up your cmd window, navigate into your tools directory of the android sdk and then type: adb shell

Next: cd /system/app

Then: ls

Then: rm appname.apk
[Droid X Android Development] t41n7ed:
or just rename it from Appname.apk > appname.apk.bak just in case...

mv appname.apk appname.apk.bak

this will prevent it from being available on your device. It will save memory but still be in storage.
[Droid X Android Development] jatilq:
mrweeeedbirdman via tweet

"DO NOT REMOVE BACKUPASSISTANTCLIENT if you do, get it back on there NOW! a factory reset will result in a near brick."
[Droid X Android Development] moosc:
what are the commends to block adds? and can it be run via X or do i need to hook up laptop? also will any of the other commends like free100 work?
[Droid X Android Development] rolandroland:
Get adfree fromt he market.
[Droid X Android Development] bblanski:
I just used root explorer and renamed some apps just in case. They are not in the drawer anymore so I would expect them to be gone
[Droid X Android Development] moosc:
Not as good
[Desire General] matisamd:
Hi i saw someware that the hd2 had dual boot windows and android.

as i use android i find it dosnt do all the things i want like tomtom, skype, divx/wmv, allowing you to save apps to the sd card etc, etc basically every thing i used my old phone for so i was wondering before i try n swap this back to a windows based device if there was a dual boot rom or somthing. thanks.
[Desire General] st0kes:
Every week at least one person asks this question. At the moment no, it can't be done. Furthermore, Windows Mobile sucks. I like hacking and modding my phone as much as the next person but can't understand why anybody would want this.

You can save your apps to sd card in Froyo. Instead of tomtom you have Google Nav, which is free. For divx and wmv playback install rockplayer which is also free. Perhaps you have a point on Skype though. :)

By the way the dual boot on the touch HD is not a "real" dual boot and doesn't run Android natively, it still boots Windows Mobile first and then just autoruns an Android launcher from the SD card.
[Desire General] matisamd:
Thanks for the reply :) i have to say i like tomtom alot more then google maps, skype are useless but i have credit on there and everyone is on it so free skype to skype calls, i am glad for the info on rockplayer i was under the impression all players were front end only and miss coreplayer as i dont wanna sit around converting vids all day ya know.

yay rockplayer rurles thank you :) whats the best voip alternative to skype ?

Is that the official froyo release will let me save to sdcard so if i unroot and flash back to original htc rom i can have official froyo with saving to sd card ? thats great if i read you right :D wares the original rom lol oopsi...

i know windows sucks but my experience with android hasnt completely impressed either. thanks for the reply and the info though mate its truly appretiated :)

oh and have great weekend :)
[Desire General] fanello123:
for voip try sipdroid
[Desire General] matisamd:
thank you i will do but if it sucks can i giv you a chinese burn ?
[Desire General] crankshaft:
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
[Desire General] mayad79:
Fring is a video skype client. Windows is out of the game. It will take 8 min before you want Android back.
[Desire General] matisamd:
can i ask ware you sent your comment from ;) thanks but does that mean i can use my skype credit with fring ? guess i'll go find out :)
[Desire General] dgattenb:
I used to have a Touch HD , and ran winmo 6.5 ( rom ) and run " andriod " over the top.

It was not actually andriod :

http://www.techhackz.com/2010/05/windroid-android-theme-for-windows.html

windriod.. theams and apps..

There are loads of other apps that run and " look " like andriod.. but are no way near !!!!!!!!!!!!
[Desire General] st0kes:
I found sipdroid to be a pain in the arse and would not recommend it to anybody ...

Not tried fring though, I will give it a go.

You will have to root if you have not done so already do get froyo. It's easy and painless. You will also need to flash a new radio to use these roms or you will get white noise and echo on the line. There's a good selection of froyo roms now in the dev section on this board since the HTC build with Sense was leaked.

Once you have froyo you can either default apps to install to the sd card, or you can go into Settings - Applications - Manage applications - Select App, press "move to sd card"
[Desire General] lorrebreaker:
Very new to the htc desire but have been into voip for a good few years, give 3cxphone a try for voip too. Found the sound quality really good and its easy to set up.
[Desire General] patasenko:
for navigation copilot is great. For skype you can use nimbuzz... use google or bing or ask searches... its not that difficult to find stuff.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] baoru:
My e71 could be set to use 3G network only.

I would like to have this ability on the galaxy s.

2G only

3G only

Both 2G and 3G

Is there any app or way to make it happen?

Thanks a lot!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ivas75:
You don't need an app.

dial *#*#197328640#*#*

go to 1 debug screen

then 8 phone control

then 7 network control

then 2 band selection

there you can choose 1 for automatic, 2 for 3g only, 3 for gsm only.

save the number in your contacts (don't push the last * but edit the contact and add it later).

when you rebbot you'll have to do this all over again.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ostendk:
The new firmware seems to have this in options.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=732494
[Vibrant Accessories] MtJason:
Came across this on eBay, two extra batteries plus a standalone battery charger for about $13 shipped. Coming from Hong Kong, but I can wait for that price. There's another similar auction for 2 batteries and a charger for $63, not sure why this one is so much cheaper but I'll try it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/2x-BATTERY-dock...ewItem&pt=PDA_Accessories&hash=item1c1443842a

Auction title is

2x BATTERY+dock CHARGER FOR SAMSUNG GALAXY S Vibrant
[Vibrant Accessories] moonrock:
This was what I bought as well, about a week ago? Hasn't shown up yet so I couldn't tell you how they work.... but I'll let you know!
[Vibrant Accessories] BigWorldJust:
Thanks for letting us know about this!
[Vibrant Accessories] disturkis4u:
i wouldn't trust those generic batteries...
[Vibrant Accessories] dabezt1:
Please update when you received them. At that price they would be great as backup batteries.
[Vibrant Accessories] ua412:
Bad quality or because it could damage the phone?
[Vibrant Accessories] darkknight49:
just ordered one as well. For $13, they're worth the try.
[Vibrant Accessories] disturkis4u:
Both. $13 doesn't seem reasonable for one battery let alone 2. The cradle in that picture doesn't even look like it's for those batteries (charging pins appear to be on the top?)

Just my 2 cents. I have 2 original batteries
[Vibrant Accessories] heygrl:
What is the battery number for our OEM's so we can buy another, but not at an insanely marked up T-Mobile or Samsung retail price?
[Vibrant Accessories] ryan562:
I ordered similar cheap batteries for my hd2 from the same seller. believe or.not, they lasted about the same amount of hours.v. stock battery

Sent from Samsung Vibrant using XDA App
[Vibrant Accessories] disturkis4u:
G9 I believe
[Vibrant Accessories] mikey98277:
Just bought mine

Since someone else vouched for the seller and he has a good rating, I went ahead and bought them also. What the hell its only 14 bucks anyways. My phone wont be here until monday anyways so Im in no hurry for the batteries.
[Vibrant Accessories] omegadelta71:
this looks cool and not a bad price. although i'm assuming people have been buyin it cuz the price is now 15.99 and not the 13 originally mentioned lol oh well. still good price. is there a way 2 get a oem samsung battery from tmo?
[Vibrant Accessories] disturkis4u:
They'll stay carrying them in august
[Vibrant Accessories] Vegastouch:
Cheap price and i have bought a handful of things from Hong Kong but those battery's are 1440 mAH, and the Vibrant battery is 1500mAH. I have no idea if the 1500 is the min requirement or not or if it means it just wont last as long. Just pointing it out.
[Vibrant Accessories] darkknight49:
just got mine in. The batteries are actual Samsung batteries, G7 which I think is the international version of the batteries. They are the 1500 mAh batteries and the charger has a USB pass through. Charging the batteries now, we'll see how they last.
[Vibrant Accessories] Vegastouch:
And probably cost $50 or more. I dont buy any accessaries from TMo.
[Vibrant Accessories] Vegastouch:
From eBay?
[Vibrant Accessories] darkknight49:
yea, the same ones in the OP
[Vibrant Accessories] darkknight49:
Here is a picture of one of the batteries.

Sent from my Galaxy S using the XDA App
[Vibrant Accessories] rodrigos122:
Just bought it, if they suck it's only 13 dollars.

Hoping they don't suck.
[Vibrant Accessories] moonrock:
Just because they have a fake Samsung logo (/look) to them doesn't mean they are really actually Samsung batteries, LMAO.

I got them as well and don't believe that they are legit OEM, but... they're working great!
[Vibrant Accessories] darkknight49:
care to share how they are fake?
[Vibrant Accessories] MtJason:
Well this sucks, I was first to order and everyone's getting their batteries except me... can't wait. I'm losing almost 10% battery per hour at work, and that's while charging from my computer's USB port.
[Vibrant Accessories] creator2456:
Something doesn't sound right with that. I can have Pandora streaming, and Navigation running with screen brightness at 100% and only lose about 2% per hour with it plugged in to my car's power converter. Understandably USB is lower power, but still seems strange.

Aside from that, I took the 'plunge' to see if these are worth it or not.
[Vibrant Accessories] merchomini:
i had those batteries for my tmobile dash 3g and they worked great very convenient...
[Vibrant Accessories] ryan562:
just got them in the mail today. gonna put these through about 2-3 full charge cycles and will report back with my results.
[Vibrant Accessories] bigballer:
Can someone post a picture of the original battery that comes with the phone? I bought a supposedly brand new phone, but the battery doesn't even last half a day with moderate use. The phone looks new, but the box had already been opened and I suspect the battery has been replaced with a cheap one. The one I have looks exactly like the one in post 20 by darkknight49.

Thanks!
[Vibrant Accessories] moonrock:
I'd like to point it that I never said they were fake, but that just because it has a logo (which can be be easily faked) doesn't mean it is real.
[Vibrant Accessories] tuton11:
http://www.spider-foot.com/2x-batte...ate-vibrant-i9000-galaxy-s-gsi902b-p-735.html

:) check that out... 2 batteries, charger, screen protectors... seems a lil shady but I did it
[Vibrant Accessories] gasketman:
I bought them and got them yesterday. $13.99 including shipping for 2 "OEM" batteries and the charger. Batteries are 1500mAh (same as the original). Charged them up (they charged fast) and inserted them. Same discharge rate as the original. They are working great.

I went back and ordered 4 additional batteries (I do a lot of camping with no power access) for $3.27 each.

http: //cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220648588530
[Vibrant Accessories] creator2456:
Here is the link...MADE CLICKABLE :cool:

Still waiting patiently for my batteries to arrive.
[Vibrant Accessories] Vegastouch:
Link dont work. I would like to check them out.
[Vibrant Accessories] creator2456:
That is why I quoted his post and made the link clickable. Just look up :)
[Vibrant Accessories] darkknight49:
well, i found they were fake anyway, they have identical serial numbers. oh well.
[Vibrant Accessories] mikey98277:
I have the same ones for a week now, they are working great, the charger to me was worth the 13 bucks, cant say if the batteries are fake, but they work as good as the one that came with the phone, so fake logo or real, operates the same.
[Vibrant Accessories] Vegastouch:
Ah, thanks. Bought one. And i hope it is better than the one that came with the phone which i dont think is very good. If so, ill buy more.:)
[Vibrant Accessories] applebook:
That's because we're so used to overpaying for electronics that the Chinese manufacture for pennies. :(
[Vibrant Accessories] }{Alienz}{:
Any word on extended ones yet?
[Vibrant Accessories] darkknight49:
I guess "knock-off" would be a better word than fake, but they do work the same. Love having multiple batteries tho
[Vibrant Accessories] Mouahmong:
This looks like a good deal. And FYI for people saying you can't buy OEM batteries for under $10 is misinformed. I have a buddy that owns a stand alone cell phone retail shop and he buys cell phone batteries from manufacturers for about $5 per battery and chargers for about $3. I didn't have to buy from ebay but it looks like the batteries are just being sold without an American markup. ^_^
[Vibrant Accessories] heygrl:
..sure ^_^
[Vibrant Accessories] vuvsion:
Wow ... $11.99 w/ free ship does sound too good to be true. Let us know how it goes, I might be in for a few orders. :p
[Vibrant Accessories] Propheous:
They are most likely third party batteries. Specifically obes that don't meet the standards set in America for such batteries. Are they riskier? Yes, are they eztremely risky? I doubt it.
[Vibrant Accessories] kizer:
I've bought batteries from Seidio before and I'd gladly do it again.

http://store.androidauthority.com/samsung-standard-battery/8A37A7400.htm

Manufacturer: Samsung

Works with: Samsung Epic 4G, Captivate, Vibrant
[Vibrant Accessories] pinoiryder:
went ahead and ordered the package.. will post test result when it arrives..
[Vibrant Accessories] jkcheng122:
any difference between G7 and G9 batteries?
[Vibrant Accessories] sfsilicon:
Went to a conference last week and got tired of the battery dying on me mid day (bad 3G reception, lots of email and taking videos). So I did some eBay searching and found these: 2 pack + charger for $8.

Who cares if they aren't original. ;) Will post on how they work when I get them. I would have preferred a US vendor, so I can given them a bad rating if they try to sell me crap.

Been buying OEM batteries through eBay for a while now. So far they last almost as long as the original batteries. At almost 1/10th the price I don't care if they die a bit sooner since they normally last me at least 2-3 years which is the average time I keep a phone anyway. Besides they make a nice value boosting accessory when I sell the phone.
[Vibrant Accessories] llblwskydrgn:
Has anything received and tested out their batteries yet?

I just put in an order from spider-foot.com for some batteries and am wondering what to expect.
[Vibrant Accessories] gasketman:
I have had 2 orders from HongKong - the first for 2 batteries with the charger for $13.99 - the second order was for 4 batteries @ 3.27 each. All have arrived and have been run thru a complete cycle (charge, mount, discharge in the phone, remove, charge, remount, discharge in the phone) and they have performed as well as the stock battery that came with the phone.

All have been "Samsung" G7 1500 mAh 3.7v OEM batteries.

No brainer on this one .....
[Vibrant Accessories] Vegastouch:
I got one of those $3.27 batteries and it didnt do very well. Drained really fast once it got under 30% and that is after two times charging it from dead because it just died once it hit 30% the first two times i used it. Gradually went down th third time but it went fast.

Most i got out of it was 8 hours. Emailed the guy and told him it about it and he is sending me another. Hopefully that one works better.
[Vibrant Accessories] byt3b0mb:
hey man, where did you buy these batteries that ended up being OEMs? i would like to pick up a few.
[Vibrant Accessories] MtJason:
They say oem but I doubt it, they all have the same serial number. Either way, they last just as long as the stock and the price is right!
[Vibrant Accessories] tjhart85:
I bought two of those batteries & 2 chargers as well & they work great.

The battery life seems to be about the same (I'm way too lazy to try and do a scientific study out of it). Battery life is good & they are cheap enough to just keep a spare or two lying around.
[Vibrant Accessories] Vegastouch:
I got a OEM from T-Mobile that they sent me when i complained of my battery and it also has the same numbers on it as the one that came with the phone.
[Vibrant Accessories] kponti:
Sounds like Tmobile is also selling fake Hong Kong $3 batteries for $40 lol
[Vibrant Accessories] Vegastouch:
Yeah i guess...lol

So i guess it doesnt matter if the ones you get from ebay have the same S/N on them. They look legit to me. The onlt difference from those and the OEM is teh OEM in my phone has G9 on it and the ebay battery has G7 on it.
[Vibrant Accessories] sfsilicon:
Got mine today after about 7 calendar days. The batteries are marked G7 (as in the eBay ad). I have no illusion that they are grey market despite the Samsung labeling. @ $8 for 2 plus charger you can't really expect much. ;) The batteries were pre-charged when I bought them so I'll top them off first then try to discharge them.

Does anyone know how to use one of these universal chargers? Mine came w/o instructions. The battery has 3 pads and markings with + and - (assuming for the outer pads. From other pictures I'm assuming I use the 2 outer pins. Pink LED is charging. Blue wrong polarity or fully charged.

The charger itself is a bit flimsy with its variable pins. Better to pick-up something that has a fixed frame for the battery and you can plug and forget it. The USB charger socket is a nice addition. I get around 700 when I check the charger current file.

Overall so far not bad for the price. Should tide me over till I can find a higher capacity standard battery or sell the phone.
[Vibrant Accessories] MV10:
I ordered three of those $8 combos -- one for me, one for the wife, and one for a friend.

2 weeks out, still waiting, but that's global mail for ya.

Have you tried contacting the seller to ask them about polarity? Seems like something he'd want to add to his eBay listing anyway, once the ambiguity was brought to his attention.
[Vibrant Accessories] Steeltippin:
I just placed an order, I'll let you guys know how it goes. For $11.99 it won't hurt to try, plus they used Paypal for payment so that is a plus.
[Vibrant Accessories] rakeshchn:
I am guessing you guys dont use phone case. I cannot think of plying off the hard case everytime to swap batteries.
[Vibrant Accessories] sfsilicon:
He responded. Can't remember the details since I figured it or by myself. Blue led is finished charging or wrong polarity. Red led is charging. Put the contacts to the left away from the led.left pins left. Middle empty.right to right pin.that's it.
[Vibrant Accessories] sfsilicon:
More like if I'm away from the plug or forget to charge my phone over night I just pop off the case and use a new battery. I also have a 4x AA battery case for charging without removing the batteries.