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[Droid Incredible General] MoreGone:
Hello,

So I sold a guy on craigslist my Droid Incredible that was rooted. He was aware of this and I explained that from what I understood at the time he would get the update to 2.2 without problems. Well he has been prompted for the update but each time it downloads and goes to reboot it gets stuck at the screen with the exclamation point.

Can he just hit Volume Up and Power to continue with the install or is the custom recovery putting a kink in the plans? It would be ideal to help him update it by himself but I am prepared to meet him to set it straight for him.

If I have to I am going to meet up with him tomorrow and want to make sure I can get his phone 2.2 hopefully without Root since it does not seem as though he will take advantage of the root.

My plan is to dump the update.zip on to his sdcard when we meet up tomorrow, power down, boot up holding the volume down to get to hboot, head to recovery, then I guess its Volume Up and Power to enter recovery so i can apply the update.zip

Does all this sound about right? Any shortcuts to getting him 2.2, like is it in ROM Manager by chance?
[Epic 4G Android Development] benjio12:
Download the attached APK

Place in the tools folder of your android SDK

Do "ADB install Superuser.apk" in your command prompt.

When installed, open Superuser from the device launcher.

It should prompt you to update the su binary, press OK. (you may have to go to the settings tab for it to prompt you)

Done!
[Epic 4G Android Development] pjree:
You can download it from the marketplace.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Fixter:
But thanks to his post now I downloaded it from the marketplace because you corrected him. ^_^
[Epic 4G Android Development] lithid-cm:
Install busybox from the market as well.
[XPERIA X10 General] Ballfuzz:
I am using Rock Player. I recently transferred a 720p AVI onto the phone just to check it out. It looked amazing but it had trouble keeping up.

What's the best video size for looks and performance for our phones?

Is rock player the best choice?
[XPERIA X10 General] -PiLoT-:
720p mp4 worked well on mine

also using mp4 uses the android video player which is better on resources and audio will skip less
[XPERIA X10 General] sl1nk3:
Native resolution will obviously play best :rolleyes: (and will also look best in RockPlayer, since it won't have to resize it)

So that gives you : 854x480 (16/9)

as for the bitrate, you'll get good results with a H264 @ 2 or 3Mb/s but there's no issue going higher, as long as the SD Card can keep up :D (which would be 16 to 20Mb/s max on the standard class 2)
[XPERIA X10 General] misterzak:
Nice info Sl1nk3. Needed this!
[XPERIA X10 General] Slave1:
Just transferred video using the supplied software (into mp4). The quality was perfect.
[XPERIA X10 General] -PiLoT-:
remember though sl1nk3 rockplayer doesn't handle sound as well as native player does it dumps it all to ram. basically go for mp4 but if you play it in even media-scape it awesome
[Vibrant General] NikolaiT:
The official t-mobile "antismear" screen protectors are not only $14.99 USD (+tax), which is way to expensive, but after placing them on the phone they create a "rainbow effect", meaning that it leaves tiny dots of distorted color until the screen protector is taken off. This "rainbow effect" is present on all screen protectors but usually disappear after 2-3 hours of use, in these screen protectors, not so, the "rainbow effect" is constant, even after the microbubbles have been worked out. This is a definite do not buy.

EDIT: you people.sure.are picky :P
[Vibrant General] lolcopter:
i don't use them, but thanks for the heads up

someone told me a should get a case today too. but that's what the insurance is for IMO :D
[Vibrant General] darkknight49:
realook. thats all i gotta say
[Vibrant General] NikolaiT:
Realook is alright, I like ZAGG's invisible shield personally.
[Vibrant General] lqaddict:
tooken??? - I will submit it to urbandictionary.com
[Vibrant General] dex1701:
I can vouch for this. I use a Realook and you can't even tell there's a protector on there.

I think he meant "takified."
[Vibrant General] MilkPudding:
I think he meant "takified."[/QUOTE]

LOL. You 2 made my day.:D
[Vibrant General] siirial:
dude, f that. i just gave up with asurion and told them where they can go. they will find any excuse to invalidate a claim. do NOT rely on them to be your safety net.

Just sayin....
[Vibrant General] pgibbons:
I don't think it's any worse than most anti-glare/fingerprint screen protectors. The main bad thing is that it doesn't even cover the full screen. If you want anti-glare/fingerprint I would suggest the SGP Steinheil Anti-Fingerprint. But it will still have the speckling like the T-Mobile one.

If you want clarity and don't care about fingerprints as much then I would definitely recommend the Realook as well.
[Vibrant General] gypsyone:
I am a minority on XDA... I ordered a few matte anti-finerprint SPs from eBay a few days ago. It doesnt do the beautiful screen as much justice as naked, but the fingerprints/smudges/greasy swipe lines make me crazy. I think the TMobile protectors sound like the ones I have but I haven't had any rainbow or bubble issues thankfully.
[Vibrant General] darkknight49:
I've had both, Zagg on my ipod touch and Realook on my vibrant. I prefer realook for the vibrant. Perhaps zagg has improved in the few years I've had my ipod.
[Vibrant General] gokrisgo:
I'm using the t-mobile anti smear screen protector. You do lose screen quality with it, but it's so nice having it hear in Miami with all the humidity the screen feels smooth most of the time. It's the only reason I got it to be honest, and I'll probably leave it on until I find a screen protector that is as smooth as this one :(
[Vibrant General] MMcCraryNJ:
Man, I read "serious flaws" and all I could think about was maybe the ones they sell don't protect against scratches. That's a "serious flaw". Gunking up the displaying isn't that serious.

But anyway, I honestly just left the one that comes with the phone on. It's perfect. They are made a little too big though, so what I had to do was take it off, take a few mm off of the top, including the tab, and then take a few mm off of the side. I then ran it under hot water, used some dish detergent to wash the sticky side, rinsed real well, and laid it down, sticky side up, on a lint-free cloth to dry overnight. Once it's on and you have the gel case over it, you cannot tell it was ever cut. It looks beautiful and performs well.
[Vibrant General] NikolaiT:
Mine never came with screen protector :( lol
[Vibrant General] lolcopter:
nexus one or galaxy s? i hear asurion is hit-or-miss with the nexus

i put a zagg invisible shield on my ipod touch when i bought it, but then one day i noticed a minor imperfection and kept messing with it until i got fed up and ripped the thing off completely

since then i've come to realize that i'm a bit too OCD for these things. almost 3 years later and my ipod touch screen is just fine. i'm sure my galaxy s will be fine too, especially after watching all those torture test videos.

a touchscreen was meant to be touched, IMO. don't let it share pockets with keys or anything else and you should be good to go

(/mini-rant)
[Vibrant General] returnofsid:
I can't say that relying on insurance is that bright of an idea. An insurance replacement is going to cost you $150.00, UNLESS they find a way to deny your claim, and can be mitigated, with a $10.00 screen protector.
[Vibrant General] NikolaiT:
Are these the ones you're using?

EDIT: Imag upload fail ill try again here in a minute
[Vibrant General] lolcopter:
i wouldn't file an insurance claim for a scratched screen. i just don't see a scratched screen happening anytime soon *knock on wood*

if there was some imperfection or malfunction i would probably try to find a reason to use the extended warranty. or, as the guy at the t-mobile store said, i could "hit the phone into the ocean with a golf club, and get a new one for $120."
[Vibrant General] pavvy:
I'm sure he followed that with -- "wink, wink". (I just signed up for TMO's insurance, so I have the fine print in front of me -- naturally, "intentional loss or damage" is excluded... but he knew that, of course).

Hmm, I see that "cosmetic damage" ("cracking, marring, or scratching") that "does not affect the manufacturer's intended use" is also excluded. So this wouldn't help for a cracked screen, as long as the phone isn't bricked or acting funky as a result.

I wouldn't rush to file a claim unless I really needed to... hate the thought of holding a refurbed phone to my ear that's been in someone's ass pocket. But if I really lost or destroyed mine, guess a $130 refurb beats a $500 new one...
[Vibrant General] flameinthefire:
Ok i just got a new battery today and i thought it was not draining. But with in couple of minutes it started draining again. So i called tmo and they are sending me another one. So i should just do stock odin on this one and i should be good right?
[Vibrant General] Goog1e Phone:
Yeah that works or you can just flash the stock update.zip from clockwork. And afterward just delete the clockwork file from your sd card.
[Vibrant General] flameinthefire:
i think i will just flash the stock odin and i will format my internal sd card
[Vibrant General] flameinthefire:
the new one that i will get i wont root it or anything. i learned my lesson lol. i know not all of you had problems after rooting but i think the battery drainage started after i rooted
[Vibrant General] lolcopter:
did you do anything else besides root? install any root apps?
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
You do realize that rooting your phone would not change a single thing right.....
[Vibrant General] flameinthefire:
yes i tried set cpu but i didnt change any settings it was default
[Vibrant General] flameinthefire:
may be it was the set cpu? or the lag fix?
[Vibrant General] s15274n:
Were you using a profile with SetCPU, that DOES cause an issue.
[Vibrant General] darkknight49:
wait, why didnt you put this in the previous thread you started?:confused:
[Vibrant General] Chalup:
Curious, do you have any way of quantifying this supposed battery drain? Are you aware of the bugs related to reported battery % versus actual battery %?
[Vibrant General] flameinthefire:
yes i am aware of it and i installed the accurate battery % from the theme section. so that was not the issue
[Vibrant General] flameinthefire:
Are they goning to send me a refurbished phone? Because the one i have was bought brand new..
[Vibrant General] flameinthefire:
bump.......
[Vibrant General] hockeyrcks9901:
I got a replacement and could not tell if it was a refurb or not. If it is a refurb I cannot tell.

Typos and other gibberish courtesy of Swype
[Vibrant General] flameinthefire:
what was wrong with urs? why did u get a replacement?
[Vibrant General] hockeyrcks9901:
The usb port was very loose and the cord had to wiggled occasionally to get it to charge.

Typos and other gibberish courtesy of Swype
[Vibrant General] SugarMouth:
Was your battery draining before root?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nightpath:
Hi all,

As the topic states, my new 10a of 1 month is starting to screw up. I was sitting in the classroom learning away and felt a hot spot on my leg...hauled out my phone and it was pretty hot (could still hold it but was very warm.). It was then that I noticed that the battery was discharging VERY fast, it went from about a 70-75% charge to dead in about an hour or less (I'd say less).

Got it home, charged it and left it on the charger. Took it into work today and it started to get hot again so I reset it but it's draining very fast now

Does this happen to people? I uninstalled some programs that I had put on it prior to it getting hot so I'm going to see if that fixes it...has anyone else seen this?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Bigw@ve:
Chances are high that its an app giving you problems. Maybe look in your settings under battery use and see if anything is showing large cpu use.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nightpath:
Already checked. I think it might be hte internet staying on, but it's not showing it in the screen...says standby is suckin the most juice
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djsikhbeatsz:
if you don't already have one, get an app manager and kill all the apps that are running in the background when you're not using the phone. that same thing used to happen to me...you have to make sure you kill the apps you're not using because they just stay there running in the background which uses up a lot of battery and in turn causes the phone ot heat up too
[Windows Phone 7 General] TAEL:
Today is the day that the Windows Phone team has been driving towards, and we’re very excited to say that we’ve reached the biggest milestone for our internal team – the release to manufacturing (RTM) of Windows Phone 7! While the final integration of Windows Phone 7 with our partners’ hardware, software, and networks is underway, the work of our internal engineering team is largely complete.

Windows Phone 7 is the most thoroughly tested mobile platform Microsoft has ever released. We had nearly ten thousand devices running automated tests daily, over a half million hours of active self-hosting use, over three and a half million hours of stress test passes, and eight and a half million hours of fully automated test passes. We’ve had thousands of independent software vendors and early adopters testing our software and giving us great feedback. We are ready.

I last posted on this blog when we reached the Technical Preview milestone, and we’ve received some great feedback since then which we’ve been able to respond to and improve the smart design throughout the OS. For example, folks loved the Facebook integration in the People Hub, but they also wanted ways to filter their contacts so only the Facebook friends they really know will show up in their contact list – we’ve added support for that. We’ve also made it easy to “like” a post right from the People Hub, or quickly post a message to someone’s Facebook wall directly.

This has been one of the most incredible product development efforts I’ve ever been a part of. Today’s milestone is exciting not just because of what we’ll deliver to customers later this year, but how it sets us up for success over the long term in the mobile space… we’re really just getting started.

We reached today’s milestone because of the tremendous efforts of the entire team including our partners, early adopters, and independent software developers providing feedback. I want to send a huge THANK YOU to this extended team– we couldn’t have done it without you!

by Terry Myerson

Windows Phone Blog

http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_...indows-phone-7-released-to-manufacturing.aspx
[Windows Phone 7 General] vetvito:
They're listening, that's great news by itself.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Kloc:
If they want to get this right they better be listening.
[Windows Phone 7 General] gom99:
I wonder how long it will take them to move to silverlight 4 so they can get the clipboard support. Also I wonder how long before we'll see ie9 integrated into there as well.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Kloc:
Here's what I want to see:

1. HTML5

2. Silverlight/Flash in browser (I know flash is planned)

3. Copy/Paste

4. 3rd Party Multitasking

5. Thumb Drive Support even if it's restricted access to what's viewable.
[Windows Phone 7 General] gom99:
I don't understand why people want this so bad recently. I can't think of a single site that even has a html5 version yet alone HTML5 only. Not that I'm saying they shouldn't use it...but it's hardly on my radar of things to care about.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Kloc:
Just because it's the newest standard and it won't be long before sites are implementing it. I've looked at the docs and it has some pretty cool stuff built-in. I'd just like to see MS stay up with the lastest and greatest.
[Windows Phone 7 General] gom99:
I think it'll be a rather long time (5-10 yrs) before anyone major decides to really make a site really dependent on HTML5/CSS3. The reality is it takes a long time for people to migrate to newer technologies ie. a decade later and we're supporting IE6 and XP. I can see using it as an enhancement for people capable of viewing that content. But you still want your site to be designed for non-HTML5 content if you want to appeal to everyone.

From a web development point of view, you're also stepping into a mindfield as browser compatiblity is concerned.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Kloc:
Honestly I don't really care all that much. It's just because the iphone has it :D
[Windows Phone 7 General] gom99:
lol yea, it's never a good idea to give Jobs something to make a snarky comment at one of his conferences. He's such a whiney brat :). I don't think I've seen a single conference where he hasn't had some kind of underhanded remark to make.
[Windows Phone 7 General] piaqt:
I still want to know what the MS excuse de jour is for making WP7 incompatible with existing devices, especially since their site pushes some pricy Windows phones. If this oversight can't be fixed, they ought to give away or discount replacement phones.
[Windows Phone 7 General] gom99:
It's not really an excuse. If you sat down and thought about it you'd come up with the answer. If you made it for the devices today you'd be making it for older hardware and you'd have to limit what your OS could do based on the crop of current windows phones (aside from the hd2 they're pretty slow).

By setting it's requirements MS ensures that they provide a certain baseline experience to their end users. By having a standard for minimum buttons you're making it easy for consumers to pick up any wp7 regardless of what maker and have a consistent experience.

It's not an oversight. I don't see why they need discount replacement phones, this would be a carrier decision anyway...kind of like a cash for klunkers program.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Kloc:
It's a fresh start and they really needed it. They decided to make a baseline and all the window's phone out today don't meet the requirements. I think this is a good move by MS. If you can't afford to buy a new phone then just used your 6.5 device until you can. If they had made them all upgradable we would still have the bad fragmentation that Windows Mobile has today. I'm sure there will be cheaper model, heavily subsidizes devices that will hit the market so you'll have your chance.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Nakazul:
wwweeeeee.

Singing ....

gimmi gimmi gimmi my phone after midnight, plz wont somebody give me there Win Phone 7 away.

Gimmi gimmi gimmi a 5 inch display, duel core and without a delay" =)))

*gaahh*

...i just got to sing again =)

....and they where singing, by by foul fruit goodbye, calld on Jobs but the call got hanged up lost connection somehow...
[Windows Phone 7 General] hasseye:
definately a good sign for microsoft...as of right now the road seems bright

we shall see though...
[Windows Phone 7 General] msportel77:
HD2?

So do I understand it correctly? Even no windows mobile 7 for the HD2? I'd assume that the HD2 does meet the hardware requirements.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Kloc:
Nope the HD2 does not have the right hardware buttons. It's probably the only device that may be possible to get ported to WP7 by us here though.
[Windows Phone 7 General] pbmestre:
No it doesn't... it has 5 buttons in the front of the device ... not the 3 standart displacement required by MS...
[Windows Phone 7 General] diego1985:
I consign all of those things lol.
[Windows Phone 7 General] vHatch:
I read it was lacking in the graphics department for xbox live and silverlight as well. I won't be surprised to see WP7 hacked onto the HD2 but I don't expect it to run very well.
[Windows Phone 7 General] Nakazul:
may be not everyting is there atm, but with the great update function built in the device. microsoft can release updates when they feel ready and that the addon is performing to the max. Some feat isnt up to the standards and probebly why its not in WP7..for now.
[Windows Phone 7 General] JC_Agga:
not just the front buttons, side buttons as well, like camera buttons and lock buttons.
[Windows Phone 7 General] JC_Agga:
welll that makes sense because hd2 was the first device to run 1st generation snapdragon series. because graphic card in this devices isn't that great. Hd2 will remain as the 1st device. 1st device to have 4.3 screens, 1ghz processor, stick out camera lens
[Windows Phone 7 General] piaqt:
So 6.5 to 7 is the equivalent of 16-bit to 32-bit (3.1 to 95)?
[Windows Phone 7 General] sprinttouch666:
that sounds like an accurate analogy
[Windows Phone 7 General] FreeDee:
That is good news! Looking forward to the first Windows Phone 7 devices! :)
[Windows Phone 7 General] joshcsmith13:
from the sounds of it, it will take some pretty clever hacking to keep this site in business with WP7, the way they're locking it down and limiting installs to the Windows Marketplace and all...

I'm curious, but frustrated to see the self-imposed limitations they've put in place.
[Windows Phone 7 General] RustyGrom:
This site isn't about the end result but the journey to get there. It very well may be a long journey. With all the new challenges, there's more stuff to do. Shall be fun!
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Nnyan:
Hello everyone,

Complete noob here tried doing some searching and lots of reading but I could not quite answer my questions. I have an Evo running the just released root (plain default ROM?). I am looking to install a new ROM/Kernel and my primary focus are:

1. Stability

2. Battery Life

3. Performance

4. Features

There are a TON of ROM and Kernel releases and its more then a bit confusing. I've been concentrating on the CM6, Fresh, Evio and Backed Snack. I was planning on using CM6 (it seems highly respected and optimized for stability and speed) but I use 4G all the time and HDMI now and then.

At least at this stage in my research I had Fresh 3.2 as my second choice with Evio/Bakedsnack tied for third (again this is not a review and strictly based on just what I've been reading about these and my take away impression at this time). I don't mind playing around with these to find one that I like but I wasn't sure which Kernel I should use. Are there particular ROM + Kernel versions that are highly respected (keep in mind my priorities above)?

Anyway thank you all for your time and assistance
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clay333:
With your requirements I would recommend the stock 2.2 ROM with the netarchy toastmod kernal. You can get Titanium Backup and go to settings and enable "Chuck Norris" mode to delete some of the Sprint Bloatware you don't want. Just be careful not to delete anything that you don't know what it is (Google Talk is a good example since it controls your market downloads). If you insist on a custom ROM go for Baked Snack with the matching netarchy kernal. It's a nice Rom.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] calripkenturner:
Haven't used too many stock ROMS lately, but you're looking for a good custom ROM Baked Snack is a great choice. I use Baked Kernel #5 and get great battery life and also no noticeable loss in speed.

I used CM6 for a while, but wasn't to happy with it. The EVO seems like it is just to complicated for them. No disrespect intended Team Cyanogen is amazing, but there are still a lot of kinks to work out in AOSP.

Hope I helped.

-Stew
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pongoface:
Either fresh 3.2 or evio. I have used every Rom in here. Evio was my daily til Sprint apps were not updating. He is fixing that. But 3.2 fresh is the best Rom I have used to date hands down. I used kings #8 the with it. As for baked snack. He rocked eclair but not so on froyo. Just ran 1.7 pfft waste of 2 hours. Kernel is messed up and so is Sprint tv. He smokes too much medical marijuana when programming lol. Not against a little thc but it shows in his latest roms in my opinion. I have a hard enough time typing when I am that high lol