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[Nexus One General] musashiken:
Ok firstly, I would like to introduce something known as Market Access. I'm surprised by the lack of advertising for this neat app. It's essentially a cleaned up version of Market Enabler and it's updated much recently. Of course it's free, so no worries there.

I've been using Market Access since I've rooted and all I can say is that applications that you've purchased while using this will still remain purchased after wiping your phone. So you can at least redownload your purchased apps once you enable Market Access.

I'm not sure about the stock syncing of apps to Google's servers. But I remembered my free apps got backed up once when I sent my phone in for repair. I did a factory reset of the Stock Froyo, and after signing into my Google account, my free apps got restored. As to whether the data was restored, I can't really remember.
[Nexus One General] StigOE:
Not what I meant. I have a note-taking app installed. When I make notes in this app, would they be sync'ed? But I guess you answered that in your next sentence.

Ok, so what are people using for backing up/sync'ing their data, except for a Nandroid backup?

Stig
[Nexus One General] musashiken:
Ok it depends on the feature of your note app. Usually, the note app has the ability to do SD backups and restores of your notes. So that's usually how you backup notes.

Check out Titanium Backup for backing up apps. It backs up applications and every data it has. Very useful when you have games where you have no idea where the savegame files are. If I'm not wrong, Titanium Backup can now be used by non-root users in the latest update.

One thing I used to do was to install this app called "App List". This app will create a text file that lists all the apps you have installed. It might come in handy for remembering apps that you installed in case you forgot.
[Nexus One General] StigOE:
Ok, thanks.

I'll check out Titanium and 'App list'.

Stig
[G1 General] CHERNAB0G:
my g1 freezes when i try to reboot to recovery, but it doesnt freeze when i reboot normally. i dont know why....i think it has to do with a program i downladed, "droid explorer". so i tried to flash a new recovery through the terminal, thinking "i cant get to recovery because its broken" but that didnt work. when i put through the command, it returns a dozen lines of "error at xxxxxxxxxx (out of memory)"

can anybody help? or am i stuck with the rom i have?
[G1 General] vixsandlee:
Flash it via fastboot, that should work

fastboot erase recovery

fastboot flash recovery <path to recovery image>

http://android-dls.com/wiki/index.php?title=Fastboot#Fastboot_Commands
[G1 General] ANtiHazarD:
here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=741375
[G1 General] CHERNAB0G:
it lives! thank you so much
[G1 General] ANtiHazarD:
you are welcome :-)
[G1 General] Royalknight6190:
See Anti what did I tell you, your guide would be very helpful. I think the recovery/boot hacks put out by firerat sometimes could cause corruption. but the nice thing is when it works you get a nice amount of memory. So your damned if you do and your damned if you dont.
[G1 General] ANtiHazarD:
yeah... it's true! :-) Thanks to you one more time for the support!

always when there is a problem and there are those who somehow trying to help - the problem is not so terrible after all...
[G1 General] CHERNAB0G:
it was quite helpful, but you dont change your cd, otherwise it doesnt recognize adb....you just need to remember the directory of the recovery and type it in before it
[Desire General] NutsyUK:
And there fake release date news for 2.2?
[Desire General] kevinc1504:
Me, me, me.... damn it HTC
[Desire General] ix9:
nah

more irritated with google for not having App2SD functionality in the FIRST android release.

if it wasn't for the bogus 512mb "ROM limit" on installing apps, i wouldnt be awaiting froyo with such baited breath.
[Desire General] dsoup:
Yep been waiting all weekend! We should put a post when someone actually gets the 1st update from htc so we know!
[Desire General] wally80:
The weekend is not yet finished. So, I see no reasons to get upset.

And anyway, they might have really started to roll-out, as HTC Germany says.
[Desire General] mortuus82:
Yeah but during weekend is not when its 1 minute over midnight to monday.. it should already been out so people can update whenever they feel like during the weekend.. stop the teasing and just get it out when its so close.

:mad::mad:
[Desire General] siliconaddict:
Nope, not at all. You'll get it when you get it. Chill.
[Desire General] Cactus42:
This. IIRC it was only Germany and NL that "officially" announced it was coming, so nobody else has the right to ***** anyway if it doesnt.
[Desire General] fredaroony:
If I wanted to be treated like this I would have bought a iPhone.
[Desire General] Nuntius:
Of course I'm not irritated, I have a life!
[Desire General] foxmeister:
What limited would that be, and because as far as i'm aware the limit is hardware - the Dell Streak running 1.6 has 2gb available for apps storage.

Regards,

Dave
[Desire General] andyb949:
I really think some people need to step away from the internet and go out and have some fun. If it's here when you get back then you can install; if it's not then not.

Surely an update to your mobile phone can not be the most important thing in your lives...
[Desire General] SimonCraddock:
Not in the least bothered really when it comes, today, tomorrow, next week.

I already have Froyo and its running sweet.
[Desire General] soupratt:
How many stupid Desire users does it take to screw in a lightbulb ?

The be honest I am more irritated by dumb-fu-ks who have more time than brain cells and have to whinge about everything including the firmware release of a completely functional mobile phone. Even worse is the fact that two mouse clicks away is another section of the forum where they could easily download and run about a dozen versions of Android 2.2 hacked/packed/delivered with all the bells and whistles.

So people put the fu-king phone down, chill out, go outside and take a breath of fresh air. You will live longer ....

THE UPDATE WILL COME WHEN IT COMES..... Jumping up and down about it, checking the OTA update on the phone every 2 microseconds and making another 1.4 billion new threads won't make it appear any faster...

Next instalment in the new pointless thread forum - "I fu-ked up my phone when updating the OTA ! Help !!!", "Why won't the HTC OTA work on my Orange/Virgin/crap branded Desire" and my favourite "What's an OTA", oh and another "Anyone got Froyo Update?" (speak of the devil http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=741397 )
[Desire General] EroThraX:
Nope, not really. Pretty much every company releases dates then has to put it back to some extent, this is nothing new.
[Desire General] Nit3m4re:
And your reason? Apple are on time with everything mate. Don't be such a hater lol ;)
[Desire General] kmetek:
If i knew this I would never have bought Desire.
[Desire General] BuroBernd:
you do have a point here. but: why do you get so angry?

you accuse them of having nothing else to do than wait for the froyo release. yet, you fail to convey this in an appropriate manner: In order to make them realize that they are poor souls (whose sole purpose in life is a phone software update), you better tell them in a way they don't perceive as *****ing and hating.

however, the way you get all angry about them raises the suspicion that you yourself have little else to do in your free time. complaining about them doesn't help anyone!
[Desire General] soupratt:
Do explain ... I just didn't think I could convey it simply enough without sign language and hand puppets. I really was typing V e r y s l o w l y for those "special" members.

Btw, my tongue is deeply buried in my cheek :)
[Desire General] AndroHero:
i beleve they said the "roll out" would START this weekend, that says nothing about anyone actuall getting it this weekend :s do you know what the " roll out " involves? because i dont lol

wow someone thats normal :o i thought i was the only one lol
[Desire General] ix9:
Yes, hardware limited, but at Google's fault. The majority of Android devices have 256-512mb ROM.

Should have had SD storage for apps from the start

(my old iPhone never had a "limit" when installing apps*)

*noone mention the lack of MMS until 3.x please :P
[Desire General] Clivectmob:
Gotta admit it, this bloke has a good point, I've never known such loonacy since queing outside a shop for weeks just to switch on and find you're holding yer phone wrong ha ha ha!

Sent from my HTC Desire using Opendesire 3.0.2
[Desire General] joshptyltd:
and its out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Desire General] Clivectmob:
Hang on, I've got an update message!

"Do you want to update your phone to android ios4" !!

Damn, thought it would never happen :-) :-)

Sent from my HTC Desire using Opendesire 3.0.2
[Desire General] rico8787my:
I got update now guys!! Please check now!!!
[Desire General] BuroBernd:
xD

what i mean is this: they do not have a purpose in life, obviously, for all they expect from the future is a software update. so, instead of yelling at them, i'd rather kindly tell them:

"You guys need to realize that actually, you're locking forward to this froyo update only because of the sake of it: that you have some purpose, that there is something in the future. so, accept this, understand this, and ask yourselves why you check for the update every 5 min.

i myself want the update too, but i understand that it is only an update and that what makes you happy and lets you life a fulfilled life is not this update: this update may serve as a termporary distraction, but you have to get down to the core of why you want it so much: because you feel that there is something missing in your life. and it sure as hell is NOT A FREAKIN FROYO UPDATE"

of course, this does not apply to all of you, this is only for the hardcore nerds :)
[Desire General] foxmeister:
So given its a hardware limitation, it's not Google's fault! If the hardware manufacturers had shipped phones with more internal memory, they'd be no need for any form of AppsSD!

Regards,

Dave
[HD2 General] wil3y:
switched recently from android. any suggestions for ftp server on hd2?

if this has been posted recently i apologize. i tried a search to no avail. :(

stock rom
[Desire General] thpoul:
While talking to the phone if I receive an incoming call the screen will show me who's calling and provide options for answering (put on hold current call) or decline to answer.

Thing is that whatever I choose the phone will stuck for a moment and won't be able to answer the incoming call nor continue to talk to the current one. Anyone else experiencing the same.

I hope froyo fixes this.
[Desire General] ray00136:
When I get a call in call waiting it shows on the screen but no call waiting alert beep.
[Desire General] gringooo:
I have the same problem like thpoul.

I was thinking about factory reset since the problem showed up after few months from buying phone, but didnt do it yet.
[Desire General] gringooo:
The problem is gone with Froyo.
[Desire General] thpoul:
That's nice to know! Haven't tried it yet but I'll take your word for it.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grega:
hey guys, i hope somebody can help me...

i tried to load a new rom to my magic and rooted it. after some flashing i cant get into fastboot or recovery menue. i onle see the "htc magic" screen at my vodafone branded magic.

so is there anybody who can help? - i cant establish a connection via usb too :(
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alpha7158:
are you keeping hold of home+back whilst turning the phone on to enter fastboot?
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] firefly6240:
I just posted this for someone on the cyanogenmod forum, hopefully it helps...

I had the same problem the night before last, I was flashing the newest ra revovery through terminal and I believe I made some typos or did not wait long enough and of course I forgot to type su the first couple times... silly me

but after trying a couple times I got it back through terminal.

You can try it through terminal, although theres issues with doing this in cyanogen mod 5.0.7, I'm not sure if the newer roms have the same issues.

but I believe the problem was a few people lost their recovery completely (which obviously wont matter to you) I've done it succsessfully from a donut rom, but havent tryed it from anything higher so I cant promise it will work.

if you want to try:

Open terminal emulator

type: su

hit enter and allow superuser permissions.

type: flash_image recovery /sdcard/recovery-RA-dream-v1.7.0.img

(or the name of whatever ra recovery is on your sd card)

hit enter and wait a few minutes just to be sure.

then close terminal and try to reboot into recovery.

if it doesent work the first time check and make sure everything was typed correctly and try again.

Also you can just re-root the phone, that should fix it, its a pain though lol
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] noopykat:
I just rooted & flashed my Rogers Dream with cm 5.0.8 last weekend and it would freeze on the boot logo (Rogers) and I thought the same thing had happened. I could get to the recovery though.

I realized that you have to install the ROM and the Kernel Patch (I didn't do this) and once I applied the Brian Cook Kernel Patch, the phone booted immediately.

I don't know if this is the same problem you have but hopefully this info will help.

Cheers.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pk2:
I would try re-rooting if you can. Unlockr . com has kinda an interesting method that might work.

D-
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] itm:
My GPS signal has starting dropping/re-reconnecting randomly, and also giving inaccurate readings. It happens in wide open areas in the M25 area, and affects both of the SatNav apps that I have installed (iGo8 and TomTom). My wife's Touch Diamond 2 has no problems maintaining a signal on the same journeys.

The problem has started to occur in the last couple of weeks. Could it be related to a ROM install (I'm running Jackos Showlite 1.2 S2 ROM from July 3rd), or is it more likely to be a hardware problem with the GPS receiver?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] nathantw:
I have no idea what's going on, but I can't get my Tilt 2 to tether, sync, or even see my PC. It was working fine one day, then it stoped working only to start working again. Today I spent over 4 hours trying to get it to work. I looked on all the forums to try to get help without any luck. I even hard booted (reset the firmware) and blew out everything in my phone. That didn't do anything other than to lose all my settings and configurations. Anytime I plug the USB cable into the phone (I've tried 2 computers and 3 different USB cables) it just charges the unit.

Would anyone have any ideas or tips I can use to get this darn phone tethering again or seeing my PC in general?

Thanks!

Nathan
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] autonomous-inc:
Had the same happen to me. I had to use task29 to erase everything on my phone, then my computer recognized the phone as a storage device. I flashed a new ROM and ActiveSync worked again.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] WarlockW:
Yeap .. I Had This Happen ...

Had This Happen To Me to..

I had to bend the connector on the tp2 .. so the usb cable "fit" better :(
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] redoak:
How can you use task 29 when you're phone is not connected with the computer?
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] autonomous-inc:
Ahah. I don't know. I never bothered figuring that part out. My Tilt 2 suddenly became very problematic, not connecting to the internet, or connecting via Active Sync, so I just used the program tool and task 29 and it worked out.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] nathantw:
I just checked out the USB port on the phone. I got a pin that you would normally get when you buy new shirts and poked around in the port. I pulled out a bit of lint. Saw one gold pin was crossed in there and fixed it. Since it was on the bottom though it really didn't make much difference with tethering and such since a regular USB port seems to only use the top.

Plugged in the computer USB into the phone and nothing. Same thing. To think I started all this because first I need to sync my phone with Activesync and second I wanted to flash the ROM with the new AT&T ROM that's out. Doesn't seem I'll ever be able to do that. I think a call to AT&T is in order and maybe I can get a replacement unit. This one is really pointing to a hardware problem.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] nathantw:
AT&T was no help whatsoever. They didn't even know what I was talking about when I said tether. Their suggestion since I didn't have insurance was to buy a new phone. Sigh. I saw that AT&T has the phone for 1 cent but I'd have to change my data plan to 2GB with tethering from my current plan of unlimited with tethering for the same price (damn Apple who made them do that).

Anyone have a suggestion on getting the phone I currently own to work? I'm not really inclined to buy software as someone mentioned (sktools). Someone mentioned replog.exe but they never specify if it's on the phone or the PC. Any ideas?

Thanks.

Nathan
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] tjhawkes:
Silly question maybe, if so I am sorry but,

have you checked through the Active Sync settings on your phone and, if you have settings for the USB to PLC connection, check those. Also start up Active sync on your PC and check how that is set up.

Again, sorry if you have done this.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] jhw549:
Seems to be a TP2/Tilt2 issue that's ongoing, the connector on the bottom of my touchpro2 stopped working as a USB connection a couple months back. Lately I've even been having trouble charging it in the car (since the cable bounces around). I'm using a non-stock ROM so I have to find a way to re-lock the phone (after re-flashing OEM ROM) without connecting to my computer.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] nathantw:
Hi, not a silly question. I tried the phone on 4 different computers that had activesync on it and the phone wouldn't even recognize that a USB for data was plugged in. It worked fine for charging though.

I couldn't find any configuration for the USB port, so I may be SOL.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] nathantw:
I was going to just buy a new Tilt 2, but thinking back the USB connector has been pretty flaky to begin with. Sometimes the unit will work when plugged in and sometimes I had problems. It could be that my phone was failing all this time and that's why it's been flaky, but others have had the same problem. Since I need tethering I might still buy a new HTC phone (I hate to do that since I'm not too thrilled with the way they design the phone) but just not the Tilt 2.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] redpoint73:
The phone hasn't been out for even a year, so you must have had it for less than a year. So its still on warranty, unless you bought a refurb. All ATT's phones are warrantied for one year. Refurbs are warrantied for 90 days.

http://telephones.att.com/telephones_ui/support/dsp_limited_warranty.cfm

Also, assuming you bought the Tilt2 at the subsidized price, you will not be eligible for the 1 cent discount price. You only get to purchase one phone "upgrade" at the subsidized price every 2 years. You will have to pay full price ($400) minus the $250 discount they have right now, so it would still cost you $150.

Try calling ATT again, it seems the rep you talked to didn't know much about smartphones or their company's data plans (since they didn't know what tethering was), or about their warranty policies.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] tjhawkes:
Unless your phone is very different to my UK version it will have settings to allow it to use USB and maybe you should look further into the set-up on the phone itself.

The settings I have are in

Start/Settings/Connections/USB to PC.

Also,

if you run Active Sync on your phone and select Menu the connection needs setting there for USB.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] chompx2:
Bluetooth

Have you try teether with Bluetooth? It is not a fix but at least this would be a work around plan. I can teether with Bluetooth or USB connection.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] nathantw:
Thanks for all the help and suggestion everyone. They've been very helpful.

tjhawkes, I've been using the USB to PC for as long as I have had the phone. I guess that's what was meant when it was suggested I configure the USB?

chompx2 - I don't have have bluetooth on my desktop PC.

Redpoint - my phone was a refurb so I guess no warranty for me. I would be happy to pay $150 to get a new one though if that's what it cost. I tried to get the representative on the phone to do it but she refused(!) thinking I could get it cheaper somewhere else. I looked on ebay and everyone seemed to be selling it for $250. So, if $150 is what it cost, then I'm game for that.

That said, I have an old Tilt with a broken screen. I was going to take the USB port from that phone and install it on the Tilt 2 and see if perhaps that was the problem all along. I just looked at the USB port in my Tilt2 and one of the bottom row has a pin missing. Must have broken off. However, I can't imagine that being the problem though since a regular USB on a computer only uses the top row. Sigh. Technology.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] redpoint73:
Appears I was wrong about having to wait until your contract was up to get the 1 cent deal (check out posts 13 and 14 on the following thread):

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=739606&page=2

I say go for it, since it sounds like you have a hardware issue (pins on USB port damages).
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] stevedebi:
You will need to buy a phone that works on the AT&T high speed network. I don't think a "world" HTC phone will work with anything except EDGE.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] Fingaluna:
I had the same no USB problem with my phone. Would charge fine via the cable, but no transfers, PC's wouldn't recognize it, etc, etc.

Took it into an AT&T store and they accepted it on the spot for a warranty exchange. They did the usual inspection for damage, water/moisture contact & such, but were happy to replace the phone for me.

I had a non-standard ROM on the phone, and changing the ROM and Hard-SPL back to stock via the MicroSD card was a bit of a challenge, but I did get it done in the end.

I was still able to sync via Bluetooth and use the Wifi Router on the phone for internet access for my PC, so overall, I would say that the lack of USB functionality wasn't a game ender for me, but I agree that it is annoying!

Cheers and good luck.
[Touch Pro2, Tilt 2 Windows Mobile General] nathantw:
Because I like beating a dead horse with a stick, I thought I'd let you know what I ended up doing. I went to the AT&T store as suggested and they wouldn't exchange it. I called AT&T warranty and they wouldn't do it. The USB port's right audio pin got pushed into the phone so any type of USB damage would have ended up costing me over $300 for a new phone. I bought what I thought was the right port from a cellphone parts company in Hong Kong. Turned out the USB port was soldered onto the motherboard so I couldn't use the part. However, while the phone was open I pushed the pin back out and now the audio works again.

Syncing and tethering, however, is still dead. What's interesting was that it was working reliably, especially while on vacation just a week beforehand. Not sure what caused it to die.

So, I've basically given up. I fixed my old HTC Tilt (Kaiser) LCD screen and now I'm just going to tether with that phone instead. Sad because that phone is more reliable than the Tilt2. Too bad it didn't have the nice screen and a nice music interface.