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[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] beantowndub:
Okay, so I've got a G1 running CyanogenMod-4.2.9.1, Firmware version 1.6 and Build number DRC83. Apps freeze when opened (shazam, internet tether) and i've got some slow performance. I also can't end any processes via Advanced task manager(free). I know theres some updates I need, I have my sd partitioned and know how to flash everything(i think) but need some help on what to actually get. Thanks in advance for any help!
[Android Apps and Games] All Day On XDA:
I need to highlight and possibly annotate pdfs on my android phone (and eventually my android tablet when I get one).

Is such an application available?

Is it being developed?

As a student I would find this invaluable and it's annoying to see the Apple iOS managing it so well.
[Android Apps and Games] henry2004:
not a single one to date. I am still looking for it. Seems nobody is working on it.
[Android Apps and Games] All Day On XDA:
I read somewhere that foxit were working on an android app. But that was in May 2009.

I wonder what's taking so long.

It really angers me that no such tool exists on Android. Some people say the iphone is a toy. But there also seems to be a lack of decent productivity software on Android making it far more limited.

I was considering an Android tablet in the future, eg the Notion Ink, but what's the point if such basic tasks cannot be carried out?
[Android Apps and Games] hainesusa:
Repligo, ezpdf, kobo to name a few.
[Android Apps and Games] debernardis:
My advice is for ezPDF Reader

https://market.android.com/details?id=udk.android.reader

Ernesto de Bernardis

N900 - Galaxy Tab 7"
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calvcoll:
Sorry if this is in the wrong area of the forums.

I try to install the Hutchison 3G UK Froyo 2.2 OTA update on my HTC Desire but when it is installing I get the error icon and the message:

E:failed to verify whole-file signature

E:signature verification failed

My Desire is rooted (used unrevoked) running on the stock rom

Please help, anyway to get past this error will be appreciated.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calvcoll:
I fixed it by clicking install later moving the zip to root (easier) then booted into recovery, clicked install zip from sd card, install zip from sd card and then choose the update and followed the steps from then on. Hope this helps. :P

Somewhere along the process I changed an option and disabled checking for a signature

Still have root until reboot :(
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gill:
3 UK ROM & androd 2.1 update - Help please

Hi Calvcoll,

Please could you help me, as it maybe you had the same problem;

I have an unlocked Orange HTC Hero, and someone loaded a 3 UK Rom Android 1.5, from the web forums, which is supposed to be the same as an Offical one from 3. I'm

not sure if they used "update-hero-generic-2.73.771.73-signed.zip" or update-hero-generic-2.73.771.73-rooted-signed.zip. Does it matter?

I now get the 3 UK OTA update to android 2.1, I want to use this and keep all the 3 stuff, but when I try to install, I get the following;

Build : RA-hero-v1.5.2

Finding update package …

Opening update package …

Verifying update package …

E:No signature (660 files)

E:Verification failed

Installation aborted.

What am I doing wrong? I'm really very new to all this.

Thank you.
[Desire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gill:
Hi Calvcoll,

Please could you help me, as it maybe you had the same problem;

I have an unlocked Orange HTC Hero, and someone loaded a 3 UK Rom Android 1.5, from the web forums, which is supposed to be the same as an Offical one from 3. I'm

not sure if they used "update-hero-generic-2.73.771.73-signed.zip" or update-hero-generic-2.73.771.73-rooted-signed.zip. Does it matter?

I now get the 3 UK OTA update to android 2.1, I want to use this and keep all the 3 stuff, but when I try to install, I get the following;

Build : RA-hero-v1.5.2

Finding update package …

Opening update package …

Verifying update package …

E:No signature (660 files)

E:Verification failed

Installation aborted.

What am I doing wrong? I'm really very new to all this.

Thank you.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] aar4ijs:
hello all! i'm new here.

i just got htc hermes 200. it's used before. man, that gave me it, said that the phone have some problems. the battery must be charged every day, because phone eats all the battery power.

on mobile is wm5 and i want to upgrade it to wm6 or wm6.1

i really don't know what to do. i dont know anything about those phones. can anyone help me and write step to step instruction how i can upgrade my phone please?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] krGemini:
go to wiki pages of hermes, there u'll find step by step process of upgradation.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bradm23:
I really dislike a few things about sense, however I cant deny that my phone has been running very good with skyraider. Previously I was running cyanogen and I was loving the pure vanilla, but like I said so far skyraider is running alot better. My question is: is there a way I can get the evo or cyanogen camera on my phone now? The stock sense camera is horrible.

I also would love to have the dailer and messaging from vanilla if possible. If I have to push something through abd, can someone please refresh my memory with a step by step process how to do it. The unrevoked programs spoiled me so much I forgot how to access it.

Thanks
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ehall2k7:
I read something a week ago about someone losing all signal and not being able to call or text in a large crowd. Well it happened to me yesterday in a department store. I couldn't find my 13 year old daughter so I was trying to text and call and nothing would go through, even though I had 3 bars and 3G. I looked around and there was a lot of people and quite a few of them were on their phones in one form or another. This is very disheartening if in fact it is a serious hardware or software defect of the Vibrant.

Has this happened to anyone else?
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ironlood:
Its happened to me before

I was at a huge music fest and got separated from my friends

The reason it happens is cause the air waves get over cluttered with wireless signals and it masks other signals

Your phone will show that it has full signal but when it tries to send data or call it needs to cut through that blanket of signal

Sent from my SGH-T959
[Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joshthewaster:
Yep. Same problem with different phone, I was at a concert and there were a TON of people on there phones many having the same issue. You could see them holding to there ear then looking at the screen then back again.

The only time this happened to me it was a huge crowd-like 40k people but it was outside. I would think a store with a couple dozen shouldn't be a problem but maybe if you were indoors....?
[Streak 5 General] uberamd:
Heres my take on it: the device is way too big.

I have a streak, and while its neat I can't deny that the phone is just too big. Who are they marketing this at? Its too small to be a tablet, my iPad runs circles around this thing. Its too big for a phone, I look like an idiot holding this up to my head. Who is this device for?

I showed some non-technical people my Streak a couple days ago and everyone laughed at it. These are normal users mind you, so they are the vast majority of the market. They said the device was ridiculously big when holding it up to my head. It was ridiculously too big to pocket. It was simply too big to use as a phone. They all told me that I should get rid of it. I'm starting to agree. This phone is just way to freaking big.

Not only that, but the keyboard on this thing is atrocious. And Swiftkey, for as good as it is, functions poorly in landscape mode. It shouldn't zoom the textbox and take up 50% of the screen, it should act like the stock Streak keyboard does in landscape and still let you see some of the text you're replying to, etc.

This device is too niche with not enough people to like it. As a gadget geek I of course traded some stuff for one, but realistically speaking this device has absolutely zero normal-consumer want behind it. Why on earth would Joe Blow want a gigantic phone like this when it is still too small to be a worthwhile tablet? I think 4.3" is the ceiling for cell phone size. I would MUCH rather have an Evo or Droid X over the Streak monstrosity. It simply isn't good at anything.

Moreover, and this has been a major gripe of mine for a while, Android UI isn't optimized for a larger screen. Take a look at normal dialog boxes, instead of being a reasonable size they stretch and take up the entire screen. Why? It looks stupid having a Yes/No dialog stretching the entire width of the screen in landscape mode. It is nonsensical. The iPad is an example of a larger screen device with the OS optimized to take advantage of it.
[Streak 5 General] jvc.silence:
maybe you should ask your friends what phone they like so you could buy for you.=))))hahahaha:p
[Streak 5 General] uberamd:
Its not that I care what my friends think of my phone. Instead, my point was that the normal mass-majority non-geek public views the Streak as a useless device. Anecdotal evidence, I know, but I bet sales figures for the Streak reflect the fact that hardly anyone wants this device.
[Streak 5 General] jvc.silence:
well you said that your friends leaf about your phone....you buy it only if you like it...

i love mine and i don't give a sh**t about what people think!thats my opinion!

and if you say is useless..tell me a phone who can browse the internet in desktop format!
[Streak 5 General] uberamd:
Thats my thought though, its not big enough to be an effective tablet type device. And the battery drains so fast that using it for any length of time for web browsing is a sure guarantee it will die before you get home at the end of the day.
[Streak 5 General] Charles::
My hands are just big enough to one hand it, but it's tight. I think if it was a 4.5" screen, it would be perfect.

I have noticed the battery draining. Someone mentioned going 4 days on one charge?? Unless he never turned the screen on, I don't know how that's possible. I unplugged my Streak this morning at 8am. Almost 4 hours later, it's at 73%. So far, all I've done is call vm, and check SMS's a couple of times.
[Streak 5 General] uberamd:
Exactly, the battery life on these is atrocious. It makes me want to rip my eyes out. I hardly used my device at all yesterday and it was at 15% by bed time. 15%! I unplugged it at 9:00 AM and plugged it back in at 10:30 PM. 13.5 hours and the battery drained that quickly, sending maybe 20 SMS messages and 2-3 emails. Thats it. The battery life on these things is god awful. My iPad lasts me 10 hours of use and I charge it about once a week.

Just terrible.
[Streak 5 General] makanouchi:
Since you hate the device so much, I'll do you a favor and give you $10 for it.
[Streak 5 General] lufc:
Every one has a view you don't like it fine.

Move on get an Evo or Droid or whatever. I will enjoy mine and others will enjoy theirs but all i would say is i charge mine every 2 days with heavy use now coming from a windows mobile having to charge every 10 hours i am impressed with the streak. And i could not give a Rats ass what people think about me sticking it up to my ear infact i have had people come up to me to see what kind of phone it is and it blows them away :)
[Streak 5 General] checkbox111:
It's a great device, the more i become familiar with what it can do the more i can't put it down.

I went for a Streak (kinky) after owning an HD2 and getting fed up with it, i first went back to an HTC Hero and although it was a good phone the size of the screen made me laugh, and it's not small.

Show me another 'phone' where you can browse internet pages in landscape and never have to zoom in or scroll left and right to view pages fully, and read text on any web page easily all day?

Reliably connect to wifi, gprs and or gps anywhere with ease, something that an ipad can never do.

So what if it looks a bit ridiculous holding it up to your ear; buy a bluetooth headset!

The keyboard must be one of the most subjective issue's ever on a smartphone, i personally love it. The thought of updating to 2.1 and going 'backward' to a keyborad where i have to enter letters then press and button so the numbers appear, then press another button to go back to letters again fills me with euurgfhhgg.

If the Streak doesn't fit in your trouser pocket then your trousers are to tight! i suggest you buy loser ones as this might effect your ability to have children later! Go for 501's regular fit, there's loads of room in those pockets.

If your concerned about what others think of your phone, go and buy an iphone 4.0, the ilounge is full of members who bought their device just because they thought that's what others would want them to have. Posers.
[Streak 5 General] flumps:
i find it odd that people complain about the battery life. my battery lasts days on heavy use. i love my streak, bigger the better imo, im POd how dell has pretty much doomed the device but the phone its self is solid.

i LOVE the size, infact if the samsung galaxy tablet had phone capability id buy one of them for the size!

EVERYONE whos seen me use my phone was very impressed by it, ive never had one person say its too big. infact they respond with "my iphone feels small now"
[Streak 5 General] lufc:
Ditto Ditto and Ditto :)
[Streak 5 General] uberamd:
I don't really care what others think about my phone, my point is that the GENERAL PUBLIC thinks this phone is too big. Another point was just now at lunch at work, 6 of us were sitting around a table and I took my phone out. They all had a good laugh at its size, and agreed it was too big for a phone. I don't care what others think, but my point is that for the general public (which is every cell phone manufacturers target audience, not XDA geeks) the device is just gigantic.

I have yet to hear one person out of the 20 or so that have seen my phone say that its sweet and that they love the size. I think the device is pretty good, but I'm certainly not Dell's target audience.

And you charge yours every 2 days? Really? Wow, can you tell me what you're doing to make your battery last that long? Please, seriously? Because mine is already down to 80% and I have hardly used it at all. Once I start making calls and texting it will plummet. Do you understand why that drives me nuts? From what I read here its fairly common.

You can't do that on most phones because that isn't the target of most phones.

Huh, the iPad actually browses the web a lot better than the streak, has a much better touchscreen, and connects to wifi, 3G, and EDGE just fine. aGPS on those is also very very good.

I don't really like BT headsets, just another thing to carry around. Just my opinion though.

I am using the 2.1 keyboard and I think its terrible. The 1.6 one was MUCH better.

It does fit in my pockets just fine. Its a hair big and walking up stairs with it is awkward at times, but it fits fine.

Alright, I don't see any reason to bring your iPhone hate into this discussion. Who here has mentioned the iPhone? And iPhone users are not just posers, believe it or not some people actually like the iPhone. So quit being closed minded. This attitude that Android users have that they're so much better than iPhone users is sad. I have owned the Nexus One, Milestone, Aria, and Streak over the span of the last 2 months so clearly I like Android, but I get sick of the smug attitude so many Android users have. You're not "above" iPhone users. Sorry.

Thats a childish argument. Not liking something doesn't mean someone is willing to lose $490 by selling it to you. I never said I hated the phone, why do you assume these things. I am simply saying that after owning one and experiencing how a lot of people react to it, I don't see how it will ever be very popular. It seems very niche, thats all.
[Streak 5 General] Charles::
Please tell me your secrets then. I'm now at 37%.

Only thing I can think of is running Nimbuzz. Aside from that, all I've done since my last post is browse FB a few times (5 min total) and read my workout schedule (5 min total).
[Streak 5 General] flumps:
no idea why your having an issue. to stretch by battery out even longer i have setcpu set up and can last a good 3days on full use movies/tv shows/comics/browsing/games/txts/calls etc etc
[Streak 5 General] Troute:
Charles do you have any apps running that might be active all the time, like weather checks, clocks etc. Have you got wifi or gps switched on or off?
[Streak 5 General] elbowz:
Laptop Magazine placed the Streak as second best in its comparative battery test... which mirrors my experience. In the same use scenario the Streak lasts about 50% longer than any other smartphone I've owned...

The full article is here: http://blog.laptopmag.com/android-battery-test-reveals-droid-x-lasts-longest-amoled-handsets-trail
[Streak 5 General] HansTWN:
Isn't that exactly the point of the Streak? To make a device that perfectly fits the needs of a minority who do not just see the phone as a fashion item but as a tool? Why make a phone for "everyone", slug it out with the big boys and get a bloody nose? The Streak is aimed perfectly at a market niche (people like me who want the biggest device that still fits in your pocket) and due to its uniqueness it will keep its value for a long time. Exactly because no other manufacturer wants to go there.

And I would suspect that a lot of people would really enjoy the Streak but are just embarrassed. Which would be very sad for them.
[Streak 5 General] borijess:
+1. I had the iphone 4 and when the streak came out bought it got rid of the iPhone. I love the streak just a shame that dell is doing A HORRIBLE JOB OF MARKETING. IMO if you put te streak next to all the other phones in the store, you will have a ton of more people jump ship and buy a streak. People will be so impressed with the screen size that they will buy it in a second. As far as battery life i get more than 12 hrs with heavy use. I also love the fact that people are in awe of the size. That's what she said. Lol. This phone will sell like hotcakes if dell would take their head out their ass. The biggest complaints are keyboard and os. Which the keyboard can be replaced with and app in the android market. The later will be updated later this year. Than after that what is there to complain about? The size? That's a plus in for me!!!!

Sent from my Dell Streak
[Streak 5 General] *Omnipresent*:
I showed some non-technical people my Streak a couple days ago and everyone LOVED it. Go figure. When cell phones first came out they were ginormous, heavy and ultra clunky with tiny screens. Bagphone anyone? But everybody secrectly wanted one. Then cell phones shrank to very small with tiny screens and eveybody wanted one. Now big screen thin phones are in and everybody wants one. Droid X, Evo 4g anyone? Buy what YOU like. Screw the sheeple and their opinions. That is all.
[Streak 5 General] smokku:
Doh... It's not a phone...

Happened to me after upgrading to beta 2.1 firmware.

After I got back to 1.6 I have still 60% over a day.
[Streak 5 General] miker71:
Here is my take on the Dell Streak (with bad language warning, sorry!)

http://rantcloud.blogspot.com/2010/08/bank-holiday-zorkphone-revelation-dude.html

(Short version: if you can think past the form factor FUD and you get on well with Google's Android, this device from Dell does not disappoint.)
[Streak 5 General] smokku:
PDMI cables should become cheaper over time. :)
[Streak 5 General] Charles::
I do have Nimbuzz and a weather widget that refreshes every 10 min or so. No wifi, no GPS.

I got rid of Advanced Task Manager and installed Juice Defender. As of right now, I'm at 93% and I've been unplugged for about 1.5 hours. We'll see if JD helps. It supposedly auto shuts off data connections (adjustable intervals to refresh, if needed), and such, when the screen is off.
[Streak 5 General] bbmalver:
I really don't see what the point of this thread is, or what exactly the OP is doing here!

When one makes a purchase, such as this, it is because they have researched the issue and made an informed choice. Thereafter they can then decide whether the object reality matches their expectations.

In this instance it seems that the OP is thoroughly confused about everything! About what made him purchase it in the first place, his own self confidence, and , apparently, his belief system!

For example, how I came about my purchase of the streak. Initially I wanted a Phone/PDA combo in the 4" size to replace my Ipaq 214 and basic phone. I read related materiel and obtained the TG01, this was satisfactory for awhile, then I discovered that the HD2 was coming and it seemed to be the same but slightly bigger! I got that, and was thoroughly satisified! Then when (as a techie:) ) i read about the Streak , way back in Jan/Feb, I was slightly interested but dismissive, as it had too many negatives (was in Landscape only, was from Dell! Proprietery i/o Port, Android, Not available yet till Q2 - 3 etc).

Then in July, whilst browsing the usual round of tech sites, I came across a write up of the streak. It was fairly balanced, with both pro's and con's, BUT all of a sudden I wanted it for the 5" Screen.

THEN

, to be prudent I went to the blog sites and read up on everything about the streak, and watched video's of it operating, then made my purchase!

Upon receipt, self evaluation! Does it match reality! Does it meet my expectations etc The answer was yes, (despite never having used Android before! Then, and only then, do you take it out as your daily driver and show people what you've got! Which, in my case, ranged from people on the street asking me what I've got in my hand! to friends, family and aquaintances being wowed and wanting to handle it! (even a guy that doesn't like using smartphones, and only has a 2.5" blackberry, was suitably impressed!).

If then I came across anyone who would laugh at my choice of large phone, or query my decision, I can and would defend my choice wholeheartedly!:D

So irrespective of Dell's marketing (or lack thereof, as only us techies really are aware of the device), or whether or not it becomes a mainstream device, the fact is, you purchase it because it's what you want, and it suits you! That the OP see's fit to then come back to this board and not just post his dislike of the device (which is acceptable:) ) but then attack and defend his belief that the device is irrational, is what is! :rolleyes:

Whew! semi-rant over!:p
[Streak 5 General] flumps:
/thread

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[Streak 5 General] Keethos:
I'm with the majority here, I love my Streak and the main thing I love about it IS the size. I don't care what others think, they laugh for a bit, but after having a lil play with it, they accept it as a pretty good phone (I've even converted a Desire lover to one)....obviously that doesn't stop them from making fun of me and my "laptop" but thats the wonderful world of banter in the office, just like how I get back at them asking if they've lost signal again (iphone) or if their phone has reset itself again (HTC) :D

I don't understand how uberamd says he doesn't care about what people think, only to continue to bring it up again. I like the fact that only a hand full of people have this phone, it makes it more unique and exclusive. The ONLY downside with this not being mega "popular" is that there won't be as many aftermarket goods available unlike the iphone.
[Streak 5 General] CGI_Ram:
I agree with the majority. I bought the Streak for it's size... yet portability.

Ive come across 2 people who thought it was awkwardly big... all others; ooh and aahs.