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[Droid 2 Android Development] facelessuser:
There are none yet, and you still need the recovery, but fear not, Koush just released the Droid 2 bootstrap on the Market and on his site.:D
[Android Apps and Games] dsMA:
Hello All

Can someone recommend a good free app (if there are any) for BOTH reading and posting to different forums?

The two apps I know of are the XDA app which is tied to this forum and tapatalk but the unpaid version doesn't let you post to forums.
[Android Apps and Games] PhilDsT:
http://theoatmeal.com/blog/apps

Comes to my mind...

Tapatalk works, also only for forums who support it..

Use your browser? Works too
[Android Apps and Games] dsMA:
I am not opposed to buying apps (as soon as we aren't tied to google checkout). But also I wanted to know if there were any other good apps out there for aggregating all your forum accounts into a single app. Tapatalk is the only one I know about, was hoping others might have been able to recommend other apps.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Tilde88:
I know we can dynamically scale our CPUs and have unlocked the frequencies it is allowed to scale to...

But when [and how] are we going to get cracking at really OCing? Im sure we can hit 1.4 or so? Any thought?

I don't want any 'omg blow up im an idiot' posts. Serious ****
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] surrealmethod:
Not saying we can't...but 1.4 would be a 40% increase in power... I doubt we can reach those numbers in a safe daily use way.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaliciousOne:
Being that half the Evos can't run 1.19 stable..... Good luck

Sent from hell using XDA App
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nebenezer:
I ran 768 on occasion and 710 all day every day on my Hero.. 710 is roughly a 34.5% increase so I would bet we (by we I mean they, the people who are smart enough to understand kernel dev) could get close to 1.4..
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oskinosmee:
I run my palm pre at 1ghz that's 50% more, im sure one day it will happen
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] uniquenameevo:
Doesn't the extra heat generated hurt with no way to add cooling? (I'm talking if you go 40-50% OC)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AzN1337c0d3r:
1.4 is not a 40% increase in power. You have to bump voltages to reach that kind of speed, which means even more power consumed.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bludragon742:
Unless I'm wrong, doesn't 1000×1.4 (40%) = 1400MHz (1.4GHz)?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] davebu:
Pre is 600 MHz stock so thats not a 50% increase, its more like 64%, and the Pre hit 1.2 GHz, which is double. Be nice to see some ridiculous kernels for the people (not me) who have 3 extended batteries and just want to show off, but I'm satisfied running at 1.19 GHz daily, I'm sure if i left it at 1 GHz i wouldn't even notice the difference.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k wizzle:
I was running 1.3 on the Droid full time with no problem.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nicholaaaas:
right about now it's looking like 1.19 is the max where you will still see performance boost with it being detrimental to the system. i'm not so much worried about cooling. i recently threw a hdd in a fire that exceeded 1000ºf and the chips didn't burn. so i really dont think he have to worry too much about frying the circuit board. it's just what they can be increased to and still increase real performance
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] WolfKaBaL:
I searched around looking for an Evo skin for the Android emulator but couldn't find one. So decided to make my own. It's not perfect, but thought it was a good start.

I don't actually own an Evo, so not sure if the resolution is off at all, might just be the DPI i was using for my screenshots, but tried to scale everything to match the specs exactly.
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] mj41374:
Updated for r11 SDK

I had problems getting this skin to work after upgrading to r11 of the SDK today. So I revamped by cobbling together a bunch of different sources to try to get it working with the new AVD emulator.

While this isn't strictly an HTC build (I didn't include any HTC-specific system images), it should get most people up and running with an Android API level 8 skin with some of the basic configs for our HTC EVO 4G devices.

One thing I noticed was that the original skin was too huge for my monitor, so I usually run it with a scale of 0.7 so it all fits. Additionally, I don't have a landscape section defined yet so only portrait is guaranteed to work here. (Anyone want to volunteer to mod it the configs? Fee free and re-post here!)

Also, the Japaneese IMF is the default keyboard, so you'll have to long-press on an input box and choose the standard Android software keyboard if you wish. (If anyone knows how to change this in the AVD add-on config settings let me know)

To use this, just un-pack into your Android SDK 'add-ons' folder, then when restart your SDK Manager and you create a new Virtual device, under 'Target' you can now choose "EVO4G (HTC Corp.) - API Level 8" which will pre-populate all the hardware, skin, and display properties you need to get started with testing on the EVO 4G.

Enjoy!
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] djnarcotics:
whats this for ??
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] mj41374:
It allows you to run the Android SDK device emulator (used by developers to test apps and what not) and essentially 'skin' the emulator to look like (and function like) an EVO.

More info on the emulator: http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/emulator.html

[Not sure why this thread got moved to the Themes and Apps forum since this is a developer issue - but whatevea]
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] john8181:
Thanks for posting this...it was simple to extract the files and get it working! I noticed at the resolution I was running the skin itself was quite blurry, so I replaced the png file in the zip with this one. Thought I'd share for anyone that prefers a higher res.

Edit: It looks like my history of lurking and not posting on XDA is haunting me...the png image I attached got converted to a lower res jpg, and I can't post a link to the full res version of the file because I don't have enough posts on the forums :( Any way I can post the image here?
[EVO 4G Themes and Apps] mj41374:
Go ahead and PM me and I'll send you an email address where you can send the hi-res PNG; then I can post it as an attachment. Thanks!
[Droid Incredible General] bradm23:
I have skyraider 3.0. I tried the trick to remove "dun." in security s.ip dun and dun nap in mip details. Every time I try this my signal drops and the settings are not able to stick. After I reset my phone the 3g comes back but the settings default back to stock
[Droid Incredible General] bradm23:
Figured it out, I was hitting back 1 too many times and then trying to save which didn't work
[Droid Incredible General] rikuna:
sorry to seem noobish but whats the hot spot mod? I'm hoping to be able to get free hot spot on my incredible as soon as i finish rooting it and updating to froyo
[Droid Incredible General] dalepl:
You go into EPST (##778). Password is 000000 (zeros). Under security, you will see a user name with yournumber@dun.VZW.com. Delete the dun from this. Back up and go into M.UP Default Profile. Again you will see a username with dun in it. Remove dun and commit the chsnges.

You will now be able to use the 3G Mobile Hotbot app that comes in the 2.2 update and will not be charged.

Have fun.

Sent from my HTC Incredible.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barracuda420:
So few days ago my evo started not allowing me to update some apps, and some new apps won't install at all. Funny thing is other ones will.like my calculator app won't update, yet some other apps will.Only thing I get is notice saying, unable to install, and no other info.I havent changed anything, and I'm running a completly stock 2.2 system.so I'm clueless about what's going on.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adam1422:
Mine is doing the same. I'm not even able to connect to the app market. Says network error. WTF?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JonesInn816:
My phone wont connect to the market in 3g I can still browse and watch sprint tv in 3g though. I can only connect to the market and and can only sync in 4g. I rooted using the 2.2 guide
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adam1422:
I am also running a complete stock 2.2
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barracuda420:
I'm still able to get on to the market, and dl, then it fails.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] duckmeat:
Try going to settings, applications manage, them go to market. Clear cache, force stop and try again. Mine was doing the same but this fixed it.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xHausx:
There is a bug with the market and google voice interfering with eachother, they both must be logged in to work.

Just open google voice and make sure it is logged in, if it already is log it out and then back in. Should work afterwards.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barracuda420:
So I have tried what ppl have posted but no luck. Any more ideas?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clay333:
I just fixed my friend's Droid X that was doing the same thing. Turns out he had deleted Google Talk. If you did then you need to reinstall it using root explorer, find a download of the .apk off the internet, copy it from sdcard/downloads, go to system/apps, click the little button at the top that says mount r/w, and paste. Run the installer and reboot the phone.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barracuda420:
Still no luck, and what is the google talk? I don't have an app. Like that
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barracuda420:
still looking for a fix, any one have a guide to some common fixs.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DaisyPlucksta:
Same Problem but can't seem to fix it without flashing a custom ROM...

I can't install most updates to apps or new applications. It usually says "update unsuccessful" or "installation error: unknown reason -18." Any ideas?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Martin5000:
Hi

I'm fed up with my SE X10 and seriously consider buying the Galaxy S soon. Naturally, I've been hanging out at the local phone pushers to do comparisons. One thing I noticed today when playing a music video (Electric Lady Lab - It's Over Now) was that while the picture was very smooth on the X10, on the Galaxy S it seem kinda pixellated. It was as if you could see each pixel quite clearly - compared to the X10. Also, the video appeared darker and with less cold colors than on the X10 (the thing with the color temperature is actually a good thing). Now, both videos were played with the default youtube player set to high quality. I'm also quite sure that it's the same version of the video (searched for "electric lady lab" and picked the second hit from the top on both phones). I also set both phones to max brightness (home -> settings -> sound and display -> brightness), but I don't know if the Samsung has separate brightness settings for youtube/media.

I hate to say it, guys... but as of today I think I might be alot less impressed with the Galaxy S. I'm still trying, though.. I'm still trying really hard to like the phone as I think the specs outclasses all other phones. Please tell me that I had made some weird setting on the phone and that (apart from iPhone4) no phone at all can come close to the Galaxy S regarding picture quality... that's what I've read everywhere and what I want to believe :-)

Other than that - I would like to hear from people who have or have had both phones. What's good and what do you miss when going from one of the phones to the other ?

Thanx

- Martin
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rocketpaul:
Yh I had an X10 and the screen is definitely sharper when looking at text but the video on the galaxy is far far far superior. There is a separate setting on the galaxy media player for brightness btw.

Over all the galaxy S is just a much nicer experience than the x10 and the camera is actually better on the galaxy s imo. As far as media is concerned the galaxy beats the x10 in every single department. I have no regrets after moving from the x10(I did love the x10's design though) but it was outdated running 1.6 for god sake.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ickyboo:
Did you set youtube in high res mode? Its hidden in menu. Everyone thinks sgs is crap at youtube til i turn on high res.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ickyboo:
I say wait for epic 4g if you can use it or maybe htc desire gd. Then see if you still want a sgs

Typed with bloodied fingers on a Apple Newton 2100. Hail Fuhrer Jobs!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stan.s:
Tradeoff: keyboard vs internal storage

Not for me:

1. Epic only has 400mb internal storage vs Captivate's 16GB

2. Sprint - while all the iphone people moan about ATT, I've been with them in the various incarnations since the mid 90's. I ran my current 3 phone plan through one of those sites that tell you if you can get a better deal elsewhere, and my 3 phone plan at $140/mo with family unlimited messages, unlimited data on one phone and 200mb/mo on the X10, still comes up the cheapest. I have more minutes than I'll ever use banked, too.

Having a keyboard is nice, though it forces you to use the phone in a particular orientation.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gtanny:
i started off on android with an x10i but when i found out it was lacking so much compared to other phones i had to change and i was torn between the HTC desire and the SGS, luckily i decided on the SGS and im very happy with my decision

main 2 points for me were

no multitouch, i use it for a lot of gaming and typing and this was a big issue for me making typing at any speed a problem and using any of the emulators near impossible.

lack of anything above 1.6, this was also a problem as all i ever got looking at x10 forums was 'when is 2.1 coming out' and 1.6 also means a lot of the better apps were missing from the app store.

in my time with it i did grow to like the x10 but it was very soon forgotton once i saw the amoled screen and the responsiveness of the sgs in comparrison

in my view its a no contest sgs every time
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Martin5000:
Being a thread in the Galaxy S forum, I am aware that people here might be a bit biased. However, I must say that the Samsung does feel snappier so apparantly the better hardware aren't just there to look good on the specs. The display also looks good but I'm a tad worried about the pixel density on the Samsung after being an X10 owner (which I still am, for that matter).

However, you don't get better tests than from people using it every day, so I was wanting to hear pros and cons from people who have or have had both devices.

I'm very close to having made up my mind in favor of Samsung Galaxy S would still like to hear about "real life" comparisons.

So far my list is roughly like this, listing the pros and counting the cons ((-) counts as a half or in worst case a full):

Galaxy

01 Dedicated GPU

02 UI Performance

03 Super AMOLED

04 (-)

05 -

06 Multi touch

07 802.11N

08 Native Wifi tethering

09 Bluetooth 3.0

10 (-)

11 Android 2.2 soon

12 -

13 8GB internal memory

14 (-)

15 -

16 -

17 Gorilla glass

18 Thin

19 --

20 (-)

21 Mic placement

22 Volume

23 (-)

24 Video codec support

Total -

8-11

X10

01 -

02 (-)

03 (-)

04 Higher resolution 848*480

05 No visible pixels

06 (-)

07 (-)

08 -

09 (-)

10 Good GPS

11 -

12 Photo light

13 -

14 Media- and TimeScape integration

15 Design/looks

16 Build quality

17 -

18 (-)

19 Size

20 Real buttons

21 --

22 (-)

23 Status LED

24 -

Total -

11-15

Comment

02 The X10 feels a bit sluggish sometimes

03 I still like the X10 display

04 The difference isn't THAT big

05 In HD YouTube vids

08 Right now Barnacle is my friend

10 Hopefully solved in next firmware release, otherwise full -

12 Mostly used as flashlight

13 Apparantly the 16GB Galaxy is Verizon only

14 It's nice and well made, but I don't use it very often

15 The Galaxy looks like an iPhone :-(

16 The Galaxy feels like a toy phone

18 The difference isn't THAT big

19 The X10 is just right, the iPhone is a tad uncomfortable

20 Hopefully it's just a matter of getting used to, else full -

21 HUGE fail by SE

22 I can't imagine the Galaxy is as bad as the X10, maybe full -

23 I like the multi colored status LED

24 Saves alot of time spent on converting movies

EDIT: I've owned the X10 for 5 months now, but please note that I've only read about the Galaxy S and spend a little time with one in a store. The list is not in any particular order and might still be missing some things.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zpell:
480x800 is maximum for android to this date or is it?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Martin5000:
No, the X10 is 848 (or something like that) by 480.

If only some new badass Android phone could top the iPhone4 resolution. Primarily because I would like higher resolutions that we have today, but also to get the bragging rights back :-)
[Hero CDMA General] markus_del_marko:
at work today i guess i had a bad signal and i noticed i lost over 20% in less than 8 hours. whats the cause of this and is there a fix? i also notice the phone runs like **** on a low signal, very sluggish even when overclocked. :mad:
[Hero CDMA General] abcdfv:
More power is bein pumped into the radio to keep the signal strong(er). Airplane mode is your friend. As for being slow, I don't know why but I also experience slowness in low-signal areas.
[Hero CDMA General] markus_del_marko:
must be an android thing because i never had this happen with winmo or my palm pre.
[Hero CDMA General] chromiumleaf:
Turn off 'Background Syncing' in Accounts & Sync settings. That will greatly improve both your battery life and phone slowness in low-signal areas. I have terrible signal in my work building too (would almost completely drain my battery in an 8-hour day), and ever since I started turning off Background Sync while at work, my phone only drops to around 50% in a work day.

I really think it's more the syncing that sucks the battery down in low-signal areas, not the radio having to broadcast stronger.
[Hero CDMA General] gizmo0681:
I have bad signal strength at my house. I also have a Airave to make up for this however since it does not provide 3g my battery will drop like mad when I am home.

The fix for this in my case is to turn off my mobile network when I get home that way I can still receive calls and texts but it basically tells the phone to quit looking for 3g signal and sticks to just the basics.

I then use my wifi while at home to get on the market or have my gmail and other apps sync with the phone.

Hope that helps you out and you find a solution that works for you.
[Hero CDMA General] iczerjones:
I noticed MUCH moreso on CM6 vs. Fresh 2.3.3 what a significantly negative impact having background data enabled in a low signal area can have on the phone. My workplace is a consistently terrible cell area and since switching to CM6, I have been not only plagued with terrible battery life (like 10-15% per hour with minimal usage!), but the phone was running like absolute poo.

Today I checked to be sure and to my surprise, background data WAS enabled! I promptly turned that off and the phone returned to it's former CM6 glory and battery life returned to non-workplace goodness.
[Hero CDMA General] MrGreg:
I have a bad signal at work, so I force it to roaming. It saves my battery and my phone is more reliable. Just be careful not to use too many minutes or too much data.
[Hero CDMA General] ncadden:
How do you set it to roam? Is this a setting or is there a code i can type in whenever I want it to only look to roam, then another when i want it to go back to regular, or even if i only want it to look for 1X or only look for 3G? One of the client sites i regularly travel to has great roaming 1X speeds once i can get it to switch to that but it must also have a weak roaming 3g tower somewhere because its always on 3g with one to zero bars.

I'm on Fresh though i'm apparently going to have to look into CM6 in the near future. I love this place.
[Hero CDMA General] MrGreg:
You have a few options...

1. You are running Fresh on your Hero? Use the modded phone.apk from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=745092

2. Use the PRL hack...you'll have to search for it, although I think the link is in the thread that I linked above

3. Download the app "Roam Control". Disclaimer, I am the dev, and yes it costs money.

4. Flash CM6.
[Hero CDMA General] smolck:
Just recently stumbled upon an app called shutupbattery saver

It automatically kills your data when signal is low. You tell it what signal strength turns it off. Does wonders
[Hero CDMA General] Mac11700:
No..not really. I had several TP2 windoze phones since May of this year and went back to my Hero. The battery life on the RC1 build when you follow what has been said here,will give you way more life than any of the phones I have ever had.I was lucky to see 4 hours of life even with little usage with the TP2's. While my CDMA Hero does drop to 80% with everything turned on in 7 hours,it slows down considerably after that. Just with mild web crawling and 20 minutes of talk time it took well over 60 hours to drain completely last weekend after resetting the battery stats on mine with everything turned off. I actually had to use it non stop for 4 hours to drain the thing so it would shut off and be drained. Any phone I have ever owned has always done better after letting them drain completely and then charging them to 100% a few times. We have 4 of them in our home,and mine last longer than any of the others..the other 3 are stock 2.1.6 roms.

Mac
[Hero CDMA General] jerry43812:
Why are people complaining about losing a measly, small 20 percent of battery in 8 hours? I'd understand if it was 35 percent or more, but seriously? you're complaining becuase your battery can last 40 hours? Wow...

CM6 RC1 with collin_ph battery tweak rules the world.
[Hero CDMA General] xxxk15:
what i do to save my battery i change the settings on my advance task killer Menu>settings>Auto kill level(crazy)then also change Auto kill frequency(when screen off) and that really seems to help me
[Hero CDMA General] pyropup55:
You could also look in to JuiceDefender. It shuts off 3g when screen is locked, turns it back on for either 1 min every 15 mins or 2 mins every 30 to sync.
[Hero CDMA General] fixxxer2008:
not everyone runs the froyo rom. at least i won't until a sense port comes out. and yes when the phone has a low signal it runs like absolute ****.
[Hero CDMA General] bbohica:
I'm having this problem also on CM6. Unplugged my phone this morning, full charge. Went to the gym at 11:30 and worked out for an hour and a half. There is no signal in my gym. The phone was completely dead when I got back to my desk. So basically the 80% battery drained in 1.5 hours (assuming I lost 20% between 7am and 11:30 when I went to the gym) It was not nearly this bad on the stock ROM. I just insggtalled collin_ph but I doubt that will help in this scenario. I might just have to remember to put it in airplane mode before going to the gym.

My bigger worry is when I'm out riding my road bike in the country. If I'm in the middle of nowhere, the battery will drain FAST... and thats the place I'll likely need to call someone in an emergency.