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[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niiiick:
the things to back up are:

/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db

/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/app_parts/*

(app_parts contains any sms attachments. if you were to try to open a text with a picture in it and the appropriate app_parts/* was not there it would force close).

when restoring, if restoring to a fresh rom, you have to create the app_parts folder (as it does not initially exist -- it is created when the first mms is sent or received) and then put all of the files into it. also move the mmssms.db back to its original location. and make sure you set the permissions, owner and group back to the what they were when you pulled them.

you can open the mmssms.db with a sqlite database viewer.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fiddlestix:
Hey guys thanks so much ^_^ really appreciate it.

Would I need to root my phone in order to pull these DB files?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilkorn:
Probably, but maybe not... I can't test because I have always rooted.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] niiiick:
to pull those files, maybe not. to push those files, probably yes.

try it
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fiddlestix:
c:\android\tools>adb pull /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db c:\
failed to copy '/data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db' to 'c:\/mmssms.db': Permission denied

c:\android\tools>

Thats the error that I get when I try it :(... even if I tried doing ls -l /data/, I get this:

c:\android\tools>adb shell ls -l /data
opendir failed, Permission denied

c:\android\tools>

I just need to create a demonstration, could someone clean their txts messages DB and then get someone to send some messages, in order for me to show it to class, what would happen, if my droid was rooted.

I know there's an app called SMS Backup which basically reads this and dumps HTML output to email or screen but thats modifying the phone, which i will not have to do.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obstacles can kill:
Or just use SMS Backup and Restore from the Market. It'll back up your SMS to an XML file on your SD which you can then transfer to your PC. Much easier. It just doesn't do MMS.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fiddlestix:
That's not forensic enough. If I ran adb root to restart in root mode, would that root it enough to void the warranty?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bighulk666:
You could use MyBackup Pro. Once sms/mms's are backed up, they are in a zip file in the rerware folder of your SD card.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fiddlestix:
sigh >.< it seems that I cant forensically image /data/data/com.android.providers.telephony/databases/mmssms.db

so sad.. Need a rooted phone.
[Off-topic] hatim:
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[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamersipaq:
So... I really love Goog, and I DO like Android, but lately I've had this twitching to switch to a Pre Plus. There's things that I just like better about it.

Pros:

1) It's got a "prettier" UI

2) Multitasking ROCKS on the Pre.... (I feel it's better then Android)

3) Touchstone Charging ( DEF! Nice)

4) It seems a lot more polished in general

Cons:

1) Palm's current financial situation

2) Lack of Apps

What should I do? I know it's been asked before, but I read those threads and still undecided.

Help?

P.S. (I know I'm asking a Baltimore fan what he's favorite team is, but please try to keep fanboyism aside?)
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheWhiteBandito:
Palm Pre and the WebOS are very pretty. But that's about it. It is now a severely outdated phone and even with Palm Pre Plus has bad hardware specs to current phones, especially the one in your hand (the Dinc). The Dinc and android are certainly customizable phones with an App Market that is growing at a substantial rate, it wouldn't make sense to switch to a phone that simply offers looks over usability. Since HP+Palm are in quite an odd position where they don't even release any new phones as of late, I just don't see the reasonsing to switch to a Palm Pre when you already have one of the best phones on the market right now.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrynalyne:
Palm who?

I would wait to see what HP does with the company now that they own it.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dreamersipaq:
More Specifically

The thing is, I already know all this (not offense to you at all) but the DINC does not have a cradle (I kid you not I have a LEGO cradle I made), so no easy charging, and the notifications in WebOS KILL androids which lets be honest are a very important part of a mobile system... I really wish multitasking was more intuitive, and finally, I hate having to use two different programs for email (corp and personal). These are really important things for me. If I could get all this in Android, it wouldn't be even a question, but I can't find apps or hacks to accomplish this. Been searching for a while now. :( I'm PRAYING that Gingerbread fixes all this
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adrynalyne:
Well, ask yourself this.

Is going back to slower, older hardware and arguably lesser built phone worth it?

Can you honestly say that the Pre would make you that much more efficient, or with the CPU it has, get the job done any faster/easier?

Does it have the apps you would want, or are they available?

If HP pulls the plug, are you going to regret your decision?

Is there any app for Android that might make things easier for you to multitask?

TaskOS perhaps?

This is the stuff I would ponder before making the jump.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] :
Mehhh, I'm not a fan of the palm devices at all. All they're doing is collecting dust at the Verizon store I work at.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mikeacela:
You are nuts. Android is so much better than palm. their are apps like quick desk and power control to help you get a better multitasking experience. You know android is moving up and palm is going down. by next year, android will dominate the smartphone industry and have twice as many apps. If you switch to Palm you will be sorry.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JakeEv:
I'm thinking that questioning the ability of Android vs Palm is a symptom of an underlying problem...

Sent by the Grammar Police from my ADR6300 using the XDA App.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spotmark:
In a word, yes.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rfarrah:
We agree: you're nuts. :D
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Berzerker7:
I'm pretty sure that I hated the notification system when I tried my friend's Pre. The notification system on Android is MUCH better in my opinion. Multitasking in Android also couldn't be easier...all you do is hold the home button and you see your running applications. Also, if you don't want to use two different programs for email, don't! Just turn off Gmail syncing and setup Gmail in HTC Mail, it works fine!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] obededom:
OP, I'm going to be in the minority here but as a former Palm Pre (Sprint) owner, I'll tell you what I liked and disliked most about it.

pro's

-beautiful display, the UI is stunning

-itunes sync (at the time it was the only non-apple device to offer this)

-webOS sync to computer was easy

cons

-got the "oreo" effect after using the phone for 2 weeks, hardware wasn't sturdy

-battery life was treacherous, extended batteries made the phone look like a mix between a penguin and a stone (a stoned penguin :D)

-while multitasking was efficient, it lacked the on board ram to really do alot at once. The Verizon version doubles the onboard ram and storage.

-the sprint version didn't offer an sd card slot, I'm not sure if the VZW does

I turned my pre in for a HTC Hero (a sprint eris basically) and enjoyed the Hero alot more. Then I dropped Sprint and got the Moto Droid, and now the Dinc.

For a polished product, android even 1.5, pwnd webOS. webOS offered a viable alternative to android, and at least it's not Microsoft.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nmyeti:
This could be better in Android if they let you scroll through more than just the last 8 programs (or whatever it is in 2.2 now). How hard could it be? You'd hit home, and swipe sideways to see more icons. At least they should give us the option of never having somethings show up in this quick launch menu. I hate holding down the home menu and seeing settings, testing, etc.

The Pre does a bit better job with card view, but overall the phone is pretty slow and the screen is too small for my taste.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vantagejuan:
It is really sad that you couldn't make this decision on your own. I bet your significant other dreads trying to find a restaurant when you go out. It's really a very easy decision, unless you have like a gadget hoarding problem or something. I'd go back to my eris before I'd get a palm device.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ConceptVBS:
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/08/13/the-android-ipod-touch-is-coming-from-samsung/

It come in white!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] AllGamer:
Yepp! it's a Galaxy S 9000 without the phone modem
[Galaxy S I9000 General] hiraj_panosian:
and a bad camera 3mp
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ConceptVBS:
^ Low MP count does not mean "bad camera". Its all in the lens.
[Galaxy S I9000 General] andrewluecke:
And the sensor.. But it doesn't mean good photos either..
[Galaxy S I9000 General] The.Opethian:
Do I see two speakers there? Might sound better than the SGS loudspeaker-wise.
[G1 General] Doward:
Anyone out there willing to help me out?

I just someone to run this command with their phone hooked up, USB Debugging ENABLED:

adb shell ls -l -R /sys/class > class_structure_DREAM.txt

This will output a text file in whichever directory you run the command from, that will list the hardware capabilities of the phone for me - this would help me IMMENSELY from a development standpoint!

Check out the text file - zero personal / private information will be in there!

Thanks!
[G1 General] oldnoob:
This is off a T-Mobile G1. Don't know if it makes a difference but is unlocked, was rooted, then unrooted and stock SPL/radio and T-Mo 1.6 installed. Hope it helps.
[G1 General] Doward:
Great! Thank you!

Do you mind if I get these ones, too?

adb shell ls -l -R /sys/devices/platform > platform_structure_DREAM.txt

and

adb shell ls -l -R /sys/devices/virtual > virtual_structure_DREAM.txt
[G1 General] oldnoob:
Here you go.
[Captivate General] Bowsa2511:
I heard that a Lock/Unlock Sound for android phones is implemented in 2.2 Froyo, but I want a way to enable/duplicate that function on the Samsung Captivate.

Is there an app, or way to do this?

I found this

www.androidpit.com/en/android/market/apps/app/com.chaloux.lock_sound/Lock-Unlock-Sound

But it only has 2 downloads, and no reviews, along with costing .99 cents.
[Captivate General] Bowsa2511:
bring

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[Captivate General] Kaik541:
Wow. seriously?

A) it's a dollar... who is that stingy?

B) if you don't like how it works, or, if it doesn't work at all, you have up to 24 hours to refund it (but only on the first install)

Install the app, you tell us if it's any good. If it isn't, uninstall it, tell us it's not worth the time.
[Touch Pro, Fuze General] chetansaxena:
Hello,

I am having two issues on HTC touch pro, bluetooth and wifi aint working on it. I have got WinMO 6.5 "EnergyROM_RAPHAEL_20090920R2_Standard" running on it.

Can you guys please suggest a way to get both of them working?

Thank you!!

Chetan Saxena
[myTouch 3G, Magic General] Doward:
Anyone out there willing to help me out?

I just someone to run this command with their phone hooked up, USB Debugging ENABLED:

adb shell ls -l -R /sys/class > class_structure_MT3G.txt

This will output a text file in whichever directory you run the command from, that will list the hardware capabilities of the phone for me - this would help me IMMENSELY from a development standpoint!

Check out the text file - zero personal / private information will be in there!

Thanks!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Doward:
Anyone out there willing to help me out?

I just someone to run this command with their phone hooked up, USB Debugging ENABLED:

adb shell ls -l -R /sys/class > class_structure_HERO.txt

This will output a text file in whichever directory you run the command from, that will list the hardware capabilities of the phone for me - this would help me IMMENSELY from a development standpoint!

Check out the text file - zero personal / private information will be in there!

Thanks!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] JW 301:
ok, here it is...

I think it won't change anything, but I should add that this is a G2 Touch from T-Mobile, so a branded device. It is running the T-Mobile 2.73 build that has been OTA-updated to 3.31 (android 2.1), and it is rooted.

hope this helps you...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Doward:
Awesome, that's certainly a start!

Would you mind running these, too?

adb shell ls -l -R /sys/devices/platform > platform_structure_HERO_G2_T-Mobile.txt

AND

adb shell ls -l -R /sys/devices/virtual > virtual_structure_HERO_G2_T-Mobile.txt

Thanks!
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Eddie1506:
There's no need to differentiate between Hero and T-Mobile G2 as they are IDENTICAL, and I do mean exactly the same, only different branding on the front cover.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Doward:
Good info!
[Hero CDMA General] Doward:
Anyone out there willing to help me out?

I just someone to run this command with their phone hooked up, USB Debugging ENABLED:

adb shell ls -l -R /sys/class > class_structure_CDMA_Hero.txt

This will output a text file in whichever directory you run the command from, that will list the hardware capabilities of the phone for me - this would help me IMMENSELY from a development standpoint!

Check out the text file - zero personal / private information will be in there!

Thanks!
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] ghghgh14702:
I was wondering if there is a way to start haret in android? the only version I can find is for WM, so maybe is there a type of emulation layer it could be loaded to? Even better if there was an android version we could use that to reboot an SD run android and also boot into different version without having to reboot the entire phone and load wm up again (and nand android could then "haret" a diff version through sd).
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] zenity:
Not sure you actually understand what the difference between Haret and Nand is.

Haret is, ( and always has been), a WM program, in fact it would make no sense to have it running as an android program, what Haret does is allow a WM device to run a Linux OS, that is all it does.

I think what you want is a way to dual-boot, to run different builds, which is possible, using the installer menu to choose which one to run, as well as where it is installed.

How it works is this, install your main build to nand, sys on nand, data on nand.

Then install another build, sys on SD, data on SD.

Once installed you have 2 builds, one on SD, the other on nand, to switch, you must reboot, enter installer, change the target settings to SD or nand, and quit, it should now boot from the installed version you chose,

I think you may have to have 2 ext2 partitions on SD for this to work, not sure since I never tried it, but I do remember someone posting this idea on the forum some time ago.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] ghghgh14702:
basically I want to boot an sd build from within an sd build. This serves a few purposes, mainly no need to boot into a different os (wm in this case) just to boot a diff version, and to allow a type of reboot on an sd build. If this can be done in script that would work also but want an android app to kick the current build out of memory and load a new one in (or the same one reloaded) instead of it being wm based. This might be something we can do with the kernel to just dump the current gui and load the other gui onto it?

edit: BTW I am using a type of boot you are explaining but instead of installer in between I have wm with different "andboot" folders.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] zenity:
Interesting concept, and theoretically possible, since Android itself is a shell on the Linux core, it may be possible to do this, perhaps a remount of /system and /data, then a restart of the kernel, almost certainly requires some hardcore Linux knowledge, anyone up for this? :)
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] meknb:
This posthttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=594077 is for the dream.

We've been able to from internal or sdcard on vogue,kaiser, polaris for ages from boot.

The only other way is to use grub 'if possible'.
[Tilt, TyTN II, MDA Vario III Android Development] taurusqh:
I think ghghgh14702 means that directly reboot Android. NOT shut down, then boot to wm, and then run haret.

In All the builds I've tried, the reboot menus all dont work. Most reboot meuns make the phone shut down.

I'm using a polaris, running Android in the sd card, and seems dont have a recovery mode.

I found sometimes Android stucks and reboots itself when I push the volume button to adjust the system volume. It is a DIRECTLY reboot, not reboots into wm.

So I think there is some way to reboot directly. Hope sb. can find it out.
[Streak 5 General] Meltus:
Sorry in advance if these have already been pointed out and/or fixed.

I'm aware that this is a leaked beta but i'm having some strange issues.

Mainly being the market not downloading apps. I can browse the internet, browse the market, but nothing will download.

Anyone know of a way to fix this?

Also, i was quite disappointed with the fact that they did next to nothing to the absolutely terrible camera. The shutter speed appears to have improved *slightly* but pictures are still far too sharp and over saturated.

On the other hand, i do like the 720p filming :)

Another thing i noticed is that interacting with the live wallpapers is way off. When you press the 'Nexus' live wallpaper, the actual 'hit' is almost an inch out. Not a huge deal, just something that's annoying me.

On the plus side, the live wallpapers are incredibly smooth. A lot smoother than on my Nexus, god knows how dell managed that! :D

But my main hate, the one that annoys me to no end, is that you can now only have 6 icons in landscape. Wtf was the point in that dell? You took the best thing about this phone and made it worse! :mad:

Apart from alllll those things, i'm absolutely loving the 2.1 update (especially the dialler) but because of the above mentioned things i'm getting tempted to go back to 1.6. I need to download things dammit!
[Streak 5 General] kanej2006:
Another 2 issues that bothered me were the crap keyboard which is VERY slow and if you rush it you get mistypes, sometimes I have to press the same button twice as it did nothing the first time and I get a spelling mistake in every word, the keyboard is messed up.

Anyway to get the superior keyboard from the previous 1.6 with the lovely numpad?

Secondly, there are some problems with the wallpaper/homescreens. There is no way to add or remove them, seems I'm stuck with 6.

I tried to set a simple wallpaper on say screen one and it stretches right outside the screen and fills all 6 screens up, why??!!

I am using the same wallpapers before that are specially for the streak and are set at 800X480 and it stretches one pic across all screeens and it looks distorted, why?

Before I upgraded, I could go to screen one, put a wallpaper, it would fit fine and only in one screen, not fill the other ones too.

Can ANYONE think why this is or even a fix to this problem?

At the moment I have more problems with 2.1 than 1.6...
[Streak 5 General] ShaunD103:
Glad to see I'm not the only one with these issues. I can't stand the new keyboard, driving me mad but I'll survive. I don't like the new layout of the icons and the fact you can no longer have multiple backgrounds is a shame. Also I've noticed certain widgets just won't sit in the centre of the home screens any more.

I'm hoping because this is a leak that Dell haven't added their personal touches yet and that this will come when they go official otherwise I'll be a sad panda!
[Streak 5 General] kanej2006:
Yeah, I guess we have to stick with what we have until it's officially released.

At least we have SOME improvements... :)
[Streak 5 General] Fazziebear:
The portions you mention I have not had. It sounds like you have a few issues with your install.

With regards to we everthing else, 2.1 ain't perfect but its a tonne better than the 1.6
[Streak 5 General] Fazziebear:
Of course by portions I mean problems....the swype keyboard although better its still far from perfect
[Streak 5 General] lufc:
These issues may go away when the final 2.1 is released :)
[Streak 5 General] fards:
clear the dalvik cache, that sorted the marketplace for me
[Streak 5 General] Dogmann:
Hi Meltus

If your Google E-Mail account is Googlemail change it to gmail by logging in through your computer and use the option to change it to a gmail address and that has fixed the Market problems for me and some others hope it works for you.

Marc
[Streak 5 General] ShaunD103:
Any one else having issues that when talking on the phone with headphones in if you press the lock button it hangs up the call? :P Found something that drives me even more mad than the keyboard lol.
[Streak 5 General] zoidster:
Not sure what I am doing wrong , but I can't seem to use any 3rd party keyboards ? They install OK , I can select them , but then when I go to use them , the Dell one pops up. (Any ideas ? )

The only issue I noticed , is that the Sleep/wake button stops working properly occasionally , instead of putting the device to sleep , it dims the screen , but the screen stays on ,

Not sure what is going on here , I think the phone may "think" its asleep , as the live wallpaper stops moving , but the screen is definately still awake.

The only way out is to reboot by taking the battery cover off !
[Streak 5 General] kenmckean:
Seems an isolated problem I don't have any problem downloading just that some games wont work - more importantly launcherpro looks very strange with tiny icons! Spread a across the screen with Hugh gaps.

kenmckean
[Streak 5 General] flumps:
i have had EVERY issue above! its beta so im not going to complain but i just hope its much better once the ota arrives
[Streak 5 General] Amdathlonuk:
However, I do believe if you change to Gmail from Googlemaill, any apps you bought with your Googlemail account are NOT carried over.

Hence you have to purchase again, this is why I haven't made the switch yet, until that issue is resolved I will be staying as Googlemail.
[Streak 5 General] Meltus:
Exactly the same problem here.

And to change keyboards, you select it and long press a text box (like in messages) then you pick the keyboard you want from there.

Anyway, i fixed my market problem by changing my e-mail from 'googlemail' to 'gmail' (thanks doggman) and then wiping the phone. Not sure which made it work, or whether it was a combination of both, but it's working good now :D