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[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Onelife511:
Has anyone had any luck returning your evo 4g to best buy. Did they repair it or give you another. If so what problems did you have?

Im having some connection problems in the usb and screen seperation on the bottom. There is also a white spot in the lower middle portion of my screen. Its pretty bad on white screens.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ketzazu:
I've seen some members have the history of past and current phones used at the bottom of their posts. How do they get to do that?

Thanks
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] p107r0:
probably like this: http://xdaforums.com/profile.php?do=editsignature
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] samsamuel:
edit your signature, , look top right of this screen, and see my image.
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ketzazu:
thanks for the tip!
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] husq510:
idlike to do something like:

cat /system/media/audio/ui/Forest.ogg > /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p

but isnt working, do you have any clue?
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] jodue:
hm, this doesn't work on my linux box either but

cat xyz.ogg > /dev/dsp

does ... as ogg is not raw audio it's just noise.

sadly there is no /dev/dsp on android. if i may ask, what do you want to do? you could write a simple c program to play a raw file, would not be a lot of work i guess ...
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] husq510:
probably mediaserver is locking filedescriptor.. therwise it would be possible to do:

cat file.au > /dev/snd/pcmC0D0p

Id like to play sound when some event occur, w/o write anything.
[Galaxy S I9000 Android Development] jodue:
hm, i understand...can't help you there.

playing music files from within an android app is just several lines of code tho.

code snippet from a program i am currently working on:

MediaPlayer mediaPlayer = new MediaPlayer();
mediaPlayer.reset();
try {
mediaPlayer.setDataSource("/system/media/audio/ui/Forest.ogg");
mediaPlayer.prepare();
} catch (IOException e) { /* ... */ }
mediaPlayer.start();
[EVO 4G General] jbombs16:
I am not able to het xiialive to stream. I am running baked snacks latest and have the latest radios and wimax.

When I start xiialive, I get a buffering and the connection dropped. ESPN also won't work.

I have wiped cache and dalvik and reset to default and that hasn't helped.

Pandora works for me.

Any help?
[EVO 4G General] kvictar:
try to turn off wi-fi and use 3G. Worked for me like a charm.
[EVO 4G General] jbombs16:
I can't get them to work regardless of whether in on 3g, 4g or WiFi.
[Desire General] oomek:
Question for devs:

Is there any tiny chance to nick some code or files from Samsung Galaxy S

and add to all scrollable lists a nice bounceback like on the video below

scroll to 3:35

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqyIfDssAUI
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Snowtoad23:
This might be an incredibly ridiculous thing to ask... but is it possible?

Forgetting that it would be illegal etc., I don't see why it wouldn't be possible to get it to work. If you strip an iPhone down to its hardware basics its really just a processor, memory chip etc same as any Android phones.

There would be all kinds of restrictions in the iPhone from Apple to stop other OS's or whatever being installed, but if they could somehow be bypassed...

Unless the CPUs are custom made to run the specific OS or something... these phones are just basically mini computers, and you can run multiple OS's on a PC.

I don't really have the experience/knowledge to know whether it would be possible or not. Any explanations?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jahnile:
The answer is yes, but it all depends on the type of Iphone. AT this time it only works on A first-generation iPhone or an iPhone 3G.

for more info check out http://www.pcworld.com/article/196595/how_to_install_android_on_your_iphone.html
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Snowtoad23:
And i guess iPhones lack of hardware keys would make it a major pain
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] jahnile:
Yes it does, got a few guys who has it install on their Iphone @ work. They use the power button along with the vol up down for the various function/ Menu option...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] CooL_SpoT:
It has been done. There are a number of videos on YouTube showing exactly this. One actually shows the phone dual-booting iPhone OS and Android.

w w w.youtube.com/watch?v=5yO2KQHkt4A
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kekkle:
It has indeed been done. but working it would suck. As Android is heavily based on the Home, Menu and Back buttons.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Snowtoad23:
It would be nice to get it running smoothly on the iphone 4 since its such a nice piece of hardware
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hipditch:
Sorry if this is a stupid question but could I then do this to a 1st, 2nd, 3rd gen ipod touch but then with out the phone capabilities.
[Windows Phone 7 General] fone_fanatic:
Is anyone here actually excited about windows phone 7?

Don't think that i'm a "fanboy/hater" that is trying to stir up an issue.

I've been using windows MOBILE devices since 2003. My first expereince was with the i-mate jam (magician) which was rock solid. Then moved on to the i-mate k-jam (wizard). After that it was the jasjam (hermes), followed by the ATT tilt (kaiser) then the ATT fuze (raphael) and finally the ATT tilt2 (rhodium).

There have been some devices in between but these winmo phones were always my "daily drivers".

My affection towards windows mobile was how customizable they all are!

Now windows phone 7 comes along and i feel like microsoft is attempting to get into the iphone market. from all the reviews and other blogs i have read. WM7 is coming out as how the first iphone was... non-customizable and really limited/restricted!

Am i the only one that feels this way? that we've been dropped off for a consumer base that they're not even sure they're gonna get?

well I've already rounded up all the accessories for my tilt2 and ready to put it up on either the xda market page for sale or craigslist to get a dell streak (once it is actually released in the US)!

This is not a rant but more of a question.

Why are you excited about wm7?
[Windows Phone 7 General] doministry:
I'm definitely excited.

It's the first new platform on market, I think it's fair to say that, for years.

Looks as quite well prepared and designed, very modern indeed.

Will be great to try this. And see how good it is.

As WM user it's quite a natural step to check this out.
[Windows Phone 7 General] RustyGrom:
Yea, it's not as customizable and hackable as WM6/5 but is WM5/6 all that customizable if you discount Hard-SPL/custom firmware? What makes people think that XDA members will not "unlock" WP7 just like we have WM6?

So yea, out of the box it's more restricted. But at least the carriers and OEMs can's ship utter crap to customers like they have been. We can then 'unlock' and add/hack as we wish. But instead of starting off with a dated and buggy OS that is missing so much of what other platforms have, we will have a clean, fast, solid base in to build on. One thing we'll need to look out for (and might become a hassle) is the update mechanism. Microsoft locked down the platform for good reasons, mainly so they could update all devices at the same time with the same OS updates. Chances are things that we add/modify will have to be re-done when MS releases updates.

So yea, don't worry about it being "locked down". It hasn't stopped the iPhone enthusiasts from having an unlocked platform. But it has provided them with a vibrant base that has a wealth of third party and consumer support.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
Excited? No. neglected? Yes.

Dell streak, maybe. HP may do a WebOS tablet, and I really want that!

Sent from my Hero CDMA using the XDA mobile application powered by Tapatalk
[Windows Phone 7 General] gom99:
Yes Windows Phone 7 is a shift from business users/very technical to a general consumer approach and I hope it does well, so MS dedicates more resources to it to deliver what's missing in a speedy manner.
[Windows Phone 7 General] doministry:
Yes. But I'm also not the one who will use it from the beginning.

No c & p, no file manager, no multitask, no Flash and HTML 5 at launch - a no go. It will be miserably crippled compared to my current WM 6.5.3 unfortunately.
[Windows Phone 7 General] orb3000:
Waiting for it.......
[Windows Phone 7 General] sakisds:
I have the same opinion. I don't really care about flash, but why not have it if needed? Also what's wrong to have the option of which apps you want to be running in the background? No filemanager? Seriously?

Well, I am not excited about wp7. I will try it of course, but I am not waiting for this.
[Windows Phone 7 General] doministry:
I've had a chance to play with Android 2.1 and 2.2 lately.

Works like a treat, has all the missing features.

Full flash, file manager etc.

VERY tempting.

As for WP7 there are still great things there.

Must see it......
[Windows Phone 7 General] Fermat:
I will get (extremely!) excited when they (officially!) enable multitasking, file system access and sideloading and add a usable browser.
[Windows Phone 7 General] RustyGrom:
Having used both WP7 (LG dev device) and Android (Hero and Evo), the UI on WP7 blows away Android hands down.

The browser is certainly usable. Yea, it's doesn't have any HTML5 support but practically no websites use HTML5 as their primary rendering.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Fermat:
Lots of sites use HTML5, lots of the sites I visit anyway. And the IE7/8 engine is crap.

Looks? Yes.

Functionality? No. Some things are better, some worse (e.g. you can't have everything you like right there on the home screen, there is quite a lot of wasted space etc.)
[Windows Phone 7 General] markus_del_marko:
you own a hero? why aren't you developing for it at all? :confused:

sorry to say i agree, wp7 just looks like a fail to me.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Fermat:
No, it looks awesome, but it is a fail (until they remove the ridiculous limitations).
[Windows Phone 7 General] Bengal34:
I'm extremely excited. Not because of what is missing but what will be there at launch. I love zune and to combine my phone, zune, a portable xbox, and a good camera would be amazing.
[Windows Phone 7 General] doministry:
From all the videos of WP7 and Android usage,

I wouldn't use term "blowing away".

The simplicity of WP7, yes.

But it's so overwhelming to see Android doing things WP7 cannot.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Fermat:
'Blows away' is nonsense. It looks better, is simpler and does a lot less.

Simpler also doesn't mean easier to use. E.g. when I can access any controls with one click, that makes it easier to use.

Which UI do I prefer? I don't know. One looks better, the other is more powerful.

None of them 'blows away' the other. Both blow away the iPhone's UI.
[Windows Phone 7 General] havox22:
+1 im in the boat with you....wp7 brings so much to the table even tho its missing some things, when i get mine im gonna enjoy it for what it has & once they add more im gonna enjoy it even more...I have never been this excited about something before, i Hope it doesnt disappoint
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
How is it a portable xbox?
[Windows Phone 7 General] Bengal34:
It's going to be an xbox portable. That's the xbox live integration is about. Microsoft even set up a mobile division of their Microsoft Gaming Studio to develop games for it. The phone will have mobile xbox games a lot like the psp that ties into xbox live. So you'll get achievements and build up your gamer score.

It'll be lacking a bit behind the PSP because it won't have a game pad but hopefully developers will take use of the landscape keyboard and give us the option of using that instead of a touch screen.
[XPERIA X1 Themes and Apps] mymailx:
I'm using WM6.5.5 which the top (notification) bar is smaller, so it causes there's a gap between the notification bar.

I wonder how to reposition the panels?

Can somebody guide me?
[XPERIA X1 Themes and Apps] Silver-7:
install the new X2 panels from SE website, they been made 4 WM 6.5.X
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xzjn9p:
I currently have Amon_RA 1.5.2 I know there are more recent versions, but what are the advantages of the newer amon_RA or clockwork recovery images?
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dumbwolf:
compatibility

or recovery improvements
[Hero CDMA Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chromiumleaf:
The above comment is definitely correct. But don't feel like you NEED to upgrade.

I have been running recovery 1.5.2 the whole time I've been rooted, and am still using it now. I've yet to run into any problems with it whatsoever. 1.6.2 fixes some of the "run blahblah via adb!" output bugs, but most if not all of those functions actually do work in 1.5.2 -- they just output the wrong text. 1.5.2 still gets the job done for me......just my 2 cents.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grrmisfit:
my evo's system has never been updated minus the very first one they sent out on release.. can i use simple root to root it even tho its been updated for newer updates or do i need to grab an older one?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pongoface:
Go to settings on the phone, select about phone, then hot software, then tell us what software version u are running 1. 32 or 1. 47 then use simple root 3 step for 1. 32 or simple root 1 step for 1. 47. Make sure to read the requirements and instructions completely before starting. thanks and good luck
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DanBergundy:
As long as you are not on Froyo 2.2 you can root using simple root. Make sure you use the correct simple root method based on your software version.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grrmisfit:
1.36.00.04.02
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DanBergundy:
Use this method then...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=706411
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pongoface:
+1 10 chars
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r546:
"Locking" the keypad on my old candy bar phone made sense - if you didn't, buttons were always pressed and people were sometimes dialed from your pocket. I can also see the case for a lockscreen on the iPhone, for example, since maybe its home button can be pressed accidentally as well. However, for the EVO and for the Pre I had before it, the only way to turn on the device is via the power button up top, which is surely not going to be pressed on accident (especially with the EVO where it's only slightly raised and must be pressed deliberately). Because of this, the lockscreen serves practically no purpose, except to add an extra redundant step before using your phone. It might be more useful if it showed all recent notifications on it webOS-style, but since it only shows the most recent one, it's not very good for that either, and it isn't a big deal to pull down the shade once you're in the phone.

So, unless you actually secure your phone with a password/gesture/PIN, is there really any point to the lockscreen?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SouthernEvo:
Im going to go on a guess here but the purpose of the lock screen is , in the event that the phone is in your pocket "Granted highly unlikely" the button does get pushed another process of slidding your finger down the screen to unlock would also be needed . I believe the phone sitting in a pocket or a purse or case it would be even more difficult for the sliding motion on the screen to happen . Just an extra safe guard more or less .
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nebenezer:
You can use SwitchPro Widget to disable the lockscreen if you want.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] engagedtosmile:
Because its part of Android and the Evo isn't the only Android phone.

...yep.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ritzbrie:
Is there an app or a way to just use the pattern lock as opposed to the slide down lock? I'd rather just have the pattern lock when unlocking rather than the swipe screen lock and then a pattern lock.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gyantgunz:
Also no lock works like a charm.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brown14you:
This is one reason. The other is simply because iPhone has it and it is Android competition, there is no denying that the development tries to outdo each other.

I do understand the OP's reasoning, with the build of HTC EVO 4G, lockscreen is not necessary. On the other hand, it is advised to lock your screen with either PIN or pattern just in case you lose your device. It is part of personal security responsibility.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Veritas06:
I'm using the latest CM6 nightly ( so i have the Vanilla lockscreen ) & if i have a pattern set, that is what i see when i press the power button, & after entering the pattern, my phone is unlocked. No need to swipe before or after.

Not sure what ROM you're using, but if it possible to use the Vanilla Lockscreen, you can probably get the same result.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ritzbrie:
Stock Sense, unrooted. If you put the pattern on you first have to unlock the screen before you can do the pattern. It is pretty retarded.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lacrossev:
My phone's screen turns on occasionally for certain notifications and alerts, and if it isn't for the lockscreen, in the 30 seconds it takes for the screen to turn off again, i can easily butt-dial someone or do something else stupid.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bluehaze:
It doesn't do this anymore with froyo, you can change the settings so it doesn't do the swipe only the unlock pattern or vice versa.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jim_stem:
Are their any special instructions for doing this? Im on Evo with 2.2 and I still get the swipe screen with the pattern or PIN enabled.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinetreehater:
Are you sure...I don't see such a setting.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fachadick:
I'm sorry, normally I wouldn't clutter up xda with an off topic post, but I actaully lol'ed at butt-dial - never heard that term before :D
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ccicchitelli:
I too was unable to get this to work. I saw no setting to disable the slick to unlock.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrass26:
you would really think it would be near impossible to butt-dial someone on the EVO, but leave it to me to prove to be the exception to the rule, I had the lock screen enabled even!!! and somehow in my pocket I called the same guy like 3 times over on the drive home one day... lucky it was a good friend of mine.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
Come on, we all know why: Because the iPhone had one. If every other phone didn't have a lock screen, imagine the kind of elitist harassment we'd get from the Apple camp.

"Oh, your screen just comes on? Strange. My iPhone has a lock screen. I just swipe my finger and it unlocks, it's way cool. I can even put a lock code on it. But, no, your phone is cute. I like the little robot guy."

And so forth.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ScrapMaker:
wait, what the hell...? You keep your phone in your back pocket? sitting on it?

May the Evo gods have pity on your soul... don't you know it gets its own front pocket, no keys, no coins, no lint, no nothing!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinetreehater:
Lol...I dedicated a pocket too. Nothing is allowed in my right front pocket but my phone. I have to force myself because with my g1 I had gotten to the point where I didn't care.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] schlongs:
It may be different depending on which ROM you're running, but I was able to get the pattern unlock without the slide unlock with CM6 RC1 using this method:

- Settings

- Location and Security

- Set up screen lock

- Pattern (add pattern here)
[XPERIA X10 General] Novahawk:
Hello,

I'm a bit at a loss... Just got my X10 mini Pro 2 days ago, and last night used PC Companion to update the software... since then my Y/Z keys are mixed up (QWERTZ/QWERTY), I got a bunch of new Apps for chinese market or channels (channelnewsasia.com or so), and even a chinese soft-keyboard in the menu... so I'm assuming this isn't the ROM I'm supposed to have?

(The X10 mini pro is a Swiss model)

So yeah... I went to the SE page (chose Switzerland), and got me SEUS. Reinstalled the Software, but didn't see any change (except for the loss of my settings/apps of course).

Downloaded PC Companion from the SE page (again Switzerland) - reinstalled it, and chose to repair... still no change.

Would anyone know what I'm doing wrong, or how I can fix this? Its getting annoying, and I also don't trust the mobile with passwords and such, as long as I don't know whats going on. Do I need to send the phone in for repair?

btw... SEUS and PC Companion always had german text during installation/repair...

PS:

After these unsuccessful tries, I also tried to root the mobile, but the drivers don't seem to register correctly, and adb just gives me a device not found.

Infos from the phone:

Firmware version: 1.6

Baseband version: unknown

Kernel version: 2.6.29 SEMCUser@SEMCHost#1

Build number: 1.1.A.0.8
[XPERIA X10 General] Novahawk:
Arrr! Wrong forum! Could some mod kindly move to the X10 mini forum? :eek:
[XPERIA X10 General] Novahawk:
update: Found the original memory card from the x10 mini pro, and reinstalled PC companion from there... repaired... same state... :(
[Vibrant General] stepinmyworld:
As you all know if you've used this phone for a while, it lags a bit going from app to app or opening them.. In the development section they have roms and flash-able fixes but you have to partition your sd card a certain way and it so annoying that this double phone storage on the vibrant makes it difficult or not accessible at all to partition the external sd card. Ive been looking for ways to do this but I keep getting the run around to download these programs on the pc to partition it and even the direction for dummies doesn't work for me, so I guess i need directions for idiots in which im truly not. I wonder why links for each program or even a video on you-tube isn't made for this. Why in the heck did samsung make the sd card unable to partition. Im so use to my nexus and how videos were out how to partition. Maybe i need to purchase a partitioned sd card from someone in Philadelphia or just wait for froyo and hope they fix the speed. I looooove this phone but im not use to the slow transitions to apps.

don't consider my a crying baby lol Just put yourself in my position and know that Ive been all around trying to partition this new 8gb class 4 sd card. I guess if someone has an easy way, let me know. I would appreciate it.

I know how to make my pc recognize my phone, I have a card reader and Im rooted. Just need help partitioning external sd card
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
LOL.... I won't flame, but perhaps Samsung is not at fault... perhaps partitioning the card is not going to help.... and perhaps a little searching will show you the commands to key in Terminal Emulator.

Just saying..... wow.
[Vibrant General] bildo:
Wow is right, h.t.t.p://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=535914... Is it really that hard to look.. And this literally to 5 sec's it was the first thread to pop up
[Vibrant General] KerryG:
I have issues with Touchdown, thats about it. I switched to Launcher Pro and have very rare lag issue. Certainly not nearly enough to go all ago about trying to partition the card and such, the phone works great the vast majority of the time. So to make a broad generalization like that is not accurate.
[Vibrant General] stepinmyworld:
both of yall and the sarcasm will be paid no mind. I just said ive looked through that stuff and nothing is very clear. If yall wanted to help, you could have messaged me. and you right, what's the need of flamming? anytime someone post something, people come in with sarcasm because they aren't having problems. If yall know it all, try explaining.. i mean it doesn't hurt to type.
[Vibrant General] stepinmyworld:
and smart allick, that's not a link you posted. Let me know if you can click on that.,......