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[HTC Excalibur] Vonrottes:
Maybe, If Windows supported that....

Linux/Android has SWAP but no SD-RAM
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] d1mz:
Was wondering if there is a music player app alternative to the original Vibrant music player. The current player picks up all the sound tracks to installed games and plays it along with real songs.

Or: Is it possible to set a designated folder (sd/Music for example) to be the only place the music player app looks at and adds to the library.

thanks in advance
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] mdanerd:
http://androinica.com/2009/08/28/ho...iles-from-appearing-in-android-media-players/

i did that and it made and put it in one of the games folders, worked great, if only i could get the not enough space in music database error to go away, built in music would be golden for me
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] jblade1000:
mixzing. fantastic player. and you can designate the folder that it should look for media in, just as you describe.

i just sold my dedicated mp3 player (32gb sony walkman /oled screen) after test driving this for two weeks. i ended up purchasing it because of all the extra features it has (tagging, scrobbling, etc, plus the lock screen widget).

The free version is still very, very good IMHO
[Desire General] harnyuk:
HTC Desire software updated statement Sam Mostyn - UK Comms 10/08/2010

Weve listened to feedback from customers on a number of points around the recent 360 Android 2.1 update and made some changes to the roll out plan.

The Android 2.2 update for Vodafone HTC Desire users will be based on the HTC open market version of the software and we will customise it to ensure our network settings are installed.For customers who have downloaded the recent 360 update for Android 2.1, we can confirm that the Android 2.2 update will remove the 360 applications and will leave the homepage and bookmarks on your current settings.Customers who want to access the 360 services will be able to do so once the Android 2.2 compatible version is available and, in the meantime, can now download apps like 360 People from the Android Marketplace. We plan to make the 360 apps available in a separate update for the HTC Desire at a later date, giving customers the choice to download it.

We will let you know when the date for delivery of the Android 2.2 update is finalised and subject to testing,we expect this to be in 7-10 days time

Apologies if the format is weird but I just copied and pasted
[Desire General] steve228uk:
Sounds like complaining actually did the job! I did not think Vodafone would budge on that.
[Desire General] harnyuk:
Yes and rightly so
[Desire General] abc27:
I amn't on Vodafone UK but this is good news. Installing bloatware before you get your phone is bad but ok. Installing it AFTER you get your phone and releasing it at the same time a major System update was expected so as to get as many people downloading it as possible was a bad move.
[Desire General] superliam:
great news i think..accept when i downloaded it i went out of my way to flash the rom and get different roms installed.. now how do i go back to what it was like before lol

Well done to everyone that complained i know i did
[Desire General] C_S_R:
It does say towards the end that they are going to make another update after 2.2 that has the 360 junk in it so we can choose if we want it or not... im a little confused

so the 2.2 update will clear the voda branding... then shortly after there will another update "2.2 update 1" or something like that, that will put the branding back on?

Whats the point in that, it said we'll have the choice to download it or not, but if we dont and eventually 2.3 comes out will that bypass the 2.2.1 branding update?.

because i asume having an update that you dont install, it will keep showing up eveytime i check for a software update & i'll reject it

so when 2.3 comes out it will still be there as i wouldnt have installed it

so eventually we're going to have to install it to get past it to future updates.

Or have i misunderstood the whole thing?
[Desire General] gawk:
Vodafone are a money making machine, one way or another they will look to put added 'value' onto all their handsets, they will just change their T&C's for new android handsets allowing branded apps etc. in future.

You can also bet that they will not be spending much time releasing updates if they are not seeing any financial return from them. Don't be surprised if the 2.2.bloat release is the last you see for the Desire.

Personally I've just jumped off the Vodafone wagon (well, for software updates anyway), they tell you anything to get you to commit to a contract, my salesperson categorically stated that OTA updates will be directly from HTC and not have any Vodafone intervention - silly me for believing that!

Now I'm happily flashing ROMS after Unrevoked and love my Desire again, only wish I had done it sooner! Gingerbread is on my Christmas wish list ;)
[Desire General] harnyuk:
Its been 10 days now anyone know/heard anything?
[Desire General] EddyOS:
They've said on their forum that it'll be late...
[Desire General] vindicatedbliss:
Orange HTC Desire Froyo Update??

C'mon Orange! At least let us know what timelines we're talking about here. If Vodafone can sort it out, why are you leaving us hanging!!?? Also - please follow Vodafone's lead and not include all your bundled 'Crapware'!! Its annoying and pointless.:eek:
[Desire General] !PANDA:
whoop whoop! even this doesn't give me back the time I wasted on debranding and rooting! well, still waiting for this!
[Desire General] siezear:
OTA froyo installed from Vodafone

Posting this using my PC WiFi tethered to my HTC Desire :)

The 360 update icon hasn't disappeared - though the splash screen seemed not to be the Vodafone one anymore - will need to do some further tests.

What else should I look for to show if the bloatware is gone or not?

Cheers
[Desire General] harnyuk:
Just updated mine now need to test it!
[General Questions and Answers] Qwest905:
anyone know the wallpaper size that widgetlocker uses?

thanks
[General Questions and Answers] MoWeb:
The best place for your question to get answered is on the Developers thread here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=732986
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] speeee:
Rooted my X10i finnally the other day and im quite impressed with it,

Finally said goodbye to Moxier and Office suite and all the other useless junk that the X10 doesnt need

I used the one of the root apps that came out the other day (the one click ones)

So far all ive done is

- Installed Titanium Backed up all my things and deleted some others

- Installed WIFI tether but im a little unsure about using it

Are there data Charges? and kernel numbers (forgive me im new to this)

What i would like to do is......

- Update to the latest software, even before rooting i couldnt seem to update past 020, i understand 026 is out at the moment but i cant seem to get this over the air, or even via SEUS

Also im as eager as everyother x10 owner and his gran to get 2.1 i expect rooting will enable me to get 2.1 as soon as its available to us?

- Edit, The statusbar colour? or install the Dark theme that is a few threads below this (possibly make my own)

- Overclock Now this im not sure about, is it possible to overclock the 1ghz cpu at all (for running PSX4Droid), or even take it down a notch at times (save on battery?) is there an app for this ?

And also is there anything else worth changing to the X10, Love this phone but i feel its got so much more potential locked away in there somewhere lol.

Thanks for any help anyone can give =)

im know me and other newbs to rooting will appreciate any info anyone can give it now that its relatively easy to accomplish
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] james_2k:
im using the one click root thing and while titanium worked, i cant install that dark theme which is a bit annoying
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Mobzter:
There's two of them.. I was using the thread containing 'dark theme 1.0-1.4' (something like that)

worked fine for me.. im actually just like a beginner myself.. used that theme to try n start creating one of my own.. some bits are alright to do but others are quite complicated.. usually requires quite a bit of trial n testing.. might put some screenshots up soon! nufin special
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] andyseitz:
Device: chinese clone of htc T5353 Daul OS.

Under Android 2.0 after failed screen calibration, so can't use the touchscreen for control my device.

When I try this:

C:\>adb devices

I got:

List of devices attached
HT846GZ02038 offline

Device is offline because the Debugging mode is off...

I tried to reboot android in safe mode, but device still in offline.

Digitizer is ok - when I reboot to Windows - all works perfectly.

How I can to turn debug mode externally or may be exist other way to reset failed screen calibration?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] impalaman:
Hi everyone!

I not found any thread with this problem, so i started this.

Yesterday i pushed the stock Android 2.1 Phone.apk to my phone (Huawei U8220). It works, but in call the microphone don't work. I replaced it with the Huawei version of Phone.apk again, and it solve the problem, but Huawei put the annoying ascending ring "feature" into their Phone.apk, so therefore i want replace with stock, because it ring normally.

I want to know, how can i fix this.

Sorry for my english, i hope you understand my words. :o
[EVO 4G Accessories] cj2132:
Has anyone hear any rumblings or seen anything regarding a tripod that would be compatible with the EVO?

If not does anyone have any homemade suggestions for mounting the EVO so I can record my golf swing and....uhhh other "extracurricular activities"? :D
[EVO 4G Accessories] Bang3r:
Saw a guy on here (try searching) who made a tripod using one of those little camera tripods, an aftermarker case of some sort and some epoxy putty. Looked pretty good. Don't have time to dig up the link for you!
[EVO 4G Accessories] timeleft:
Hi,can't post links here as I haven't really posted here. So check out my post (reply#25 in the EVO accessories thread in Guides and Tips section for EVO over at SDX developers. Would love to see a review of what you end up with. Good luck!
[EVO 4G Accessories] Freelancerx:
mmmm just get one of these

best little tripod out there period. you can get

with the mobile kit

it should be perfect.
[EVO 4G Accessories] The Chris:
I thought this thread was about me. Carry on.
[EVO 4G Accessories] TJ311:
EVO tripod mount

Here's my home made mount:

I used an Otterbox case. That way I don't have to permanently mount anything to the back of my EVO case. Works great. It's using the universal tripod mount so any tripod will fit it. And it's easy to use. Just put my phone into the otterbox cradle and it's set.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tj311/5825919824/
[EVO 4G Accessories] SayWhat10:
other than otterbox, some other case that i could used to attach to my current full size camera tripod that has a universal mount?
[EVO 4G Accessories] doitlaynstyle:
I have a harley vrod muscle and with a little modifying I was able to mount my evo and a charger so I can listen to my tunes, use navigation and record video of my rides. I used a modified gps mount made by RAM. See videos at youtube / doitlaynstyle.
[EVO 4G Accessories] SayWhat10:
any other ideas of how to mount my evo to the tripod? trying to record my sex
[EVO 4G Accessories] Tre Lawrence:
Is it glued? Fantastic looking idea...
[EVO 4G Accessories] whitesmoke:
That is awesome...now to replace the cracked lens on my evo
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Qwest905:
anyone know the wallpaper size that widgetlocker uses?

thanks
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharkUW:
Has anybody looked into the freetype exploit used with the iOS exploit? I checked the android codebase and both unchecked buffers from Apples proposed patch exist in Android's freetype.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zone23:
Never mind my bad...
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcnice20:
Not really this is def. development related and could possibly provide root for those froyo otas
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Sporkman:
Shut ur hole

Op I'd like to know this too

from the apple store loling
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeykrim:
links? technical details?

any examples of code exploiting the unchecked buffers?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharkUW:
http://www.jailbreakme.com/_/

Here's a bunch. I've spent more time downloading the damn repo than looking into this. I diffed them last night but found out later that the font used is embedded in a filter which is ziped. At least it explains why such a large block differed between them. I'm going to look into extracting that font and diffing them after work today. I don't think I can learn to exploit the overflow in a reasonable time. I'll need to find the place to toss my function in one of these fonts.

Whether or not Android handles Freetype differently than iOS is what I'd really like to know. I haven't played with this OS at all.

I found the details through Redhat's fix for it. lwn.net has it in their security section. Apple patched 2 potential bo's. I'm not sure which one jailbreakme is exploiting, but that doesn't matter. Both are unpatched in stock Android at least.

My money would be on this gem for the "dup" op.

args[2] = args[1];
args += 2;
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jrmithdobbs:
Unlike iPhone OS Android runs it's browser as non-root in a normal app sandbox like everything else.

So is this really going to be much help?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharkUW:
Potentially, freetype is a library the system contains and the overflow exists there. I don't know where to find a diagram or description of the app sandboxing in Android. Anybody have a link for that?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scriptx:
bump for the future!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattrb:
Save this exploit for later and just get Unrevoked for FroyoEVO that comes out tonight.

unrevoked.com

unrevoked.com

unrevoked.com
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SharkUW:
I was looking into this out of curiosity, I don't see any reason to wait around for other people in any case.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rjmjr69:
WONT WORK FOR NON ROOTED PHONEs

Keep this going
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Geniusdog254:
This looks brilliant. Keep up the good work my friend. I wish I were more than a mere Java dev so I could help here, but I know nothing about buffer overflows!

To the person who talked about sandboxing, here's how I understood the workings of it:

First off, iOS sandboxes the browser as a non-root app too. Just like Android, if not more strict. If I understand the overflow correctly, once you crash the browser like that, you break out of the sandbox & can do special things, like say install the su binary :)

Someone more experienced correct me if I'm wrong.
[Legend General] magedhk:
Why is there HTC sync 3.0 for Wildfire and not for the Legend?:(

And is there any application that controls your phone from your desktop?
[Legend General] TheDeadCPU:
HTC Sync is for all HTC Android devices.

So it works for the Legend.
[Legend General] tasar:
Is there another place to download ? With my Legend serial i cant download HTC Sync :(
[Legend General] TheDeadCPU:
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=YZRRRBDD
[Legend General] tasar:
Thanx but this is the old version... new is 3.0.5387
[Legend General] TheDeadCPU:
It has auto updating.

Just click on the Help button and it should update.
[Legend General] tasar:
Thanx! It works :)
[Legend General] JonasDroid:
If it's for all the devices then why HTC sync 2.0?

Take a look here

I also read it was only for the wildfire but I would think that it would work for both.

(Can't test it since mine is being repaired)
[Legend General] rsoares8:
Legend is not supported, by this one... :(
[Legend General] nethopper:
Now it is, check the HTC website...
[Galaxy Spica General] Pr0fess0rX:
Hi Everyone,

I noticed to today that there are multiple application for 1-click root for some android phone like Droid X, Samaung Galaxy S, Nexus One, ...

Is there any application that roots the mentions phone can root Samsung Galaxy Spica GT-I5700 ?

Regards
[Galaxy Spica General] MoxFulda:
Get Odin and the latest lk. Not as simple as one click, but it should not take more than five minutes.
[Galaxy Spica General] 2black0:
rooting with ODIN it's so easy, just input the file (kernel from samdroid v.LK2.08) and click start,

just one minutes your spica now is under root :)
[Galaxy Spica General] steve3097:
Instructions

Sorry im a total noob. Can anyone link to descriptive instructions to root the Spica? I sooo scared..
[Galaxy Spica General] Smirgelis:
i did it yesterday, not as hard as i though. just search "i5700 flashing" in youtube and you should find ~8min video.
[Galaxy Spica General] andy4uall:
Hi Friends, I found out an eassy way of rooting but before you start format your card with FAT32 and follow instructions as mentioned here -

http://www.addictivetips.com/mobile/root-samsung-galaxy-spica-i5700-with-leshaks-kernel/
[Galaxy Spica General] Pr0fess0rX:
Guys I did it already, With Odin is so wasy, I was just asking if there is a way more easier.

Thank you :-)
[Galaxy Spica General] terryhie:
Z4root is now available for spica.
[Galaxy Spica General] drpratik97:
z4root

z4 root working for spica go at this link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=833953

i have done it successfully both mode working temporary and permenant
[Galaxy Spica General] murat1369:
z4root not work superuser...
[Galaxy Spica General] yamen.meddeb:
Z4root is not a full root for spica or any other phone.

to get it follow these steps

Enjoy
[Galaxy Spica General] mavink:
Not fully one click but almost there

Install z4root 1.3.0.apk.

Install any terminal emulator apk.

Do the permanent root to get the superuser apk and su binaries installed.

(the permanent root does not work because the rfs filesystem used by the spica does not support the suid bit)

Then do a temporary root. (z4root creates a tmpfs filesystem which supports the suid bit).

Launch the terminal emulator.

Get root by typing su at the $ prompt. The superuser apk should ask for permissions. Allow the terminal.

The prompt should change to #.

Type dmesg > /sdcard/dmesg.txt

This should dump the boot logging output to dmesg.txt. Connect your phone to the PC or eject the sdcard and open dmesg.txt in any editor.

Search the log file for cannot find.

In my case it was

init: cannot find '/system/etc/install-recovery.sh', disabling 'flash_recovery'

The important part is the "/system/etc" and the ".sh".

For some reason spica allows editing in the /system/etc directory which remains after reboots. Any edits to / do not remain after reboots.

If you dont have a cannot find error by init generated by a script in /system/etc then youre out of luck. The only way out is to run z4root and get a temporary root everytime (although it kind of makes the phone a bit unstable after the temporary root).

Then type

mount -o remount,rw,codepage=utf8,vfat,xattr,check=no /dev/stl5 /system

(wonder why this works, cos my device shows /system mounted as /dev/stl6. anyways it works)

Change directory to the system folder by typing

cd /system/sbin

Create a symbolic link to /xbin/su in /system/sbin. Do this because typically in the path variable /system/sbin comes before /system/bin (where z4root dumps the su binary). The suid bit is not set after reboot in the /system/bin/su so it dosent work.

ln -s /xbin/su /system/sbin/su

Have script prepared on your PC with the following lines:

#!/system/bin/sh

mkdir /xbin

mount -t tmpfs -o size=100k tmpfs /xbin

cat /system/bin/su > /xbin/su

chmod 6755 /xbin/su

Save it to your sdcard as the missing sh. In my case it was install-recovery.sh.

Copy it from the sdcard to the /system/etc folder by typing

cat /sdcard/install-recovery.sh > /system/etc/install-recovery.sh

Thats it.

Reboot when your done.

On reboot init should read the init.rc file in /. Then it should execute install-recovery.sh. (Just make sure the install-recovery.sh or whatever script is marked as oneshot in the init.rc file)

install-recovery.sh should create a small tmpfs partiition, copy the su binary there and set the suid permissions creating a permanent root.
[Galaxy Spica General] uzzy_bug:
I try to root my spica with super one click, android sdk and no work but i find a way to update cupkake 1,5 to eclair 2.1 with odin and finaly i made it . Than i use lkmod 2.5 to root but i cant find the super user or any root explorer in the phone and i dont know if my phone is root-ed or not ... any idea...?
[Galaxy Spica General] sebelo06:
one click root is impossible on spica
[Galaxy Spica General] deskicio:
the stock OS on spica i think it was android 2.1, the one click root kits (at least the few i tried) didnt work on androdi 2.1

As soon as i flashed a 2.2/2.3 rom i had no problem rooting using z4root for example.
[Galaxy Spica General] Sayazmi:
Where I can find the PDA for odin...

where I can find PDA file for odin..
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richardza777:
I need to send my phone in for repair but want to factory reset it first.

LCD cracked after a drop so I can't see ANYTHING on the screen, this is what is happening when I try reset:

1. Remove & replace battery

2. Hold volume down, then press Power whilst holding

3. Four seconds later release volume down

4. Press volume down

5. Press power button (Phone then vibrates briefly)

6. Press Volume Up

7. Wait for reboot....

Problem is that the phone doesn't seem to reboot no matter how long I wait (I never hear the start-up sound/no buttons become active.)!

I have WaveSecure installed, so I did a remote Backup to check if the phone had been reset but it hadn't, I still had data on there!! I have no performed a Remote Wipe with WaveSecure but I don't know if it deletes things like Saved Passwords from the browser!

I'm running the stock HTC 2.1.

Any help is appreciated, I really need to get the hard reset working!

Thanks!
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] richardza777:
Got it working

Not sure what I did but I kept trying it over and over and when I booted the phone and tried phoning it I realised the ringtone was back to default, so I did eventually get the hard reset working!
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mvenneker:
hi i hope someone can help me out with the following.

today i set up my phone for pushmail for my work email. all works well, email is working perfectly it seems. but i am having this strange problem with the time of the appointments made in agenda on phone and agenda in MS Outlook.

There is a hour difference in them? i.e. if i make a appointment @ 9.00 on my phone. it shows in my outlook @ 10.00 and vice versa the same.

I've setted my phone on GMT +1 and rechecked the time on my PC. dont see anything wrong there on both. Can someone point me out what i might be doing wrong.

I have also tabbed the automatic network value's for the time/date. no difference either...
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Roy Ngan:
here is my setting,

automatic - uncheck

set my date , time zone, time - manually.

can you try?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] mvenneker:
I figured it out. Phone needs to be in gmt 2.... Altough i live in nederlands... Imo a bug
[Galaxy S I9000 General] creatrixx:
I know in most Android phones there is a way to set a phone number as the default for a contact. I don't see a way to do that with the preloaded contact list. Is it just the order of the phone numbers in their contact card? If so, is there an easy way to change the order rather than deleting and re-adding them in the order you want?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] pippin88:
Go into a contact.

Menu Button.

Mark as default.

Select number.

Voila.