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[Droid X Themes and Apps] DawidD:
So, I'm new to the forums (Hi), but I've been messing around with my phone well before i registered (rooted, deo'd, custom notification bar, ect). I'd like to see if anyone here has the ability to either help me with a project, or just to point me in the right direction. What I'd like to do, is port the lockscreen, notification bar, and (if possible) call answer screen from the Simplisim theme for the HTC Desire to the droid X. Simplism can be found in the Desire subform here, I just can't link to it yet...

I'm not sure where to start - I also posted in that thread. I'm currently working on the notification bar (The easy part :P). Anyone have any ideas? ^_^
[Droid X Themes and Apps] Corey@rabbit:
Im game to help, i wont be able to work on it till sunday though, but where do you want me to start. Or what do you need me to teach you to do :p
[Droid X Themes and Apps] xDanVitox:
i would also love to see this and simplistic in the general android section i love that theme. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=739804
[Droid X Themes and Apps] DawidD:
Well, I'm already working on the statusbar up top... icons and looks and whatnot. I'll probably get to editing the XML and fonts soon. The REAL issue, at least for me, is how to get that sexy lockscreen and/or call answer screen on the Dx. Any ideas?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dvigue:
I just got the verizon fascinate, and cancelled my home phone and internet. what is the best way to tether it so i can surf the web on my home PC. i am looking to avoid the charges of using the hotspot feature from verizon.

any help would be greatley appreciated..

thanks so much!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bennettm89:
If you tether and use heavily, you'll be noticed. I'm not sure if PDANet is available to Verizon Android users (Much like we t-mo guys can't have skype default install from market...), but look it up.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dvigue:
What do you consider "heavily"?

also, i did try out PDAnet last night with it. it works great.i LOVE the texting feature...
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] bennettm89:
Well... In reality, it's not what I consider heavily, it's verizons perception of heavy usage...

If you're going to browse the web for four hours, maybe send a few e-mails and pull forty-five songs from Miley Cyrus, that may look a little suspicious.

The beauty of me using T-mobile and vanilla Android on my Nexus one is the ability to tether "for free" through Settings -> Wireless and so on. They send me texts/emails/letters sometimes regarding my data usage and say that they throttle me back until the next billing cycle. I see no large performance degradation though.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hazard99:
Wow I've never gotten a notice. They tell me they can't track my usage cause it's unlimited. Consider this heavy I tether every night and sometimes use xbox live. I also download lots of roms and have played mmos.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dvigue:
what do you guys average for data usage?
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Joe-Momma:
AT&T wishes they never offered UNLIMITED DATA PLANS!

Well I got the C&D order letter using BARNACLE of course I played dumb and called to retain my unlimited plan....

So I had to add tether on another phone my lady has which was not on unlimited.

Simple solution LOL when I have a large file I send the url to my Atrix with unlimited data plan then download that massive file on the unlimited plan phone.

Once done downloading I simply transfer the file as if it were USB attached storage or pull the SD etc.. but that is NOT TETHERING and I still get the files I wish...... GOTCHA AT&T!! Oh and of course since you NOW have rules about content downloaded I abide and only download what is permissible (ie. purchased music etc....) I hit 105GB this last cycle and plan on even more this month.

AT&T is a horrible company when it comes to ethics and morals..... they LIE alot!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] hp420:
Ha!!! This is so far from the truth I can't help but laugh....

1. pdanet has a feature to keep your carrier from noticing your usage called "hide tether usage'

2. I used my phone for 4 days straight when my internet went out due to bad weather....I streamed dozens of movies, downloaded music, browsed, sent emails, and I even downloaded Uncharted 3...all while tethered. I have yet to get any letters/emails/calls/texts from sprint telling me to stop using so much data....and I don't use the 'hide tether usage' option.

3. there are rumors that carriers CAN'T see your tethered usage from and android...they can only monitor iphones. I have yet to see hard evidence one way or the other, but it's been said many times that no carrier can monitor android usage to the point of knowing whether it's tethered or not.

Interesting read about PDAnet & verizon android devices ;)

http://phandroid.com/2011/05/02/pda...ing-use-but-verizon-users-may-be-out-of-luck/
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Joe-Momma:
They can tell by the OS on the phone I believe as they had the dates I tethered..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frenzy_Man:
Hello, Do you think it possible to use other headphones instead those in the box for receive calls and use remote control? I have Htc desire headphones with controls for the music, but galaxy is not recognized them except as normal headphones. do you think it possible to modify Android and Touchwiz for recognize them or other wired headphones with remote control or/and answer button?

thanks a lot and sorry for my bad english
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brunes:
what is wrong with the ones that come with the Galaxy... :confused::confused:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Benjamin Dobell:
I actually hate the Galaxy S headphones. The sound quality is fine but I really don't like the style of headphones that insert into your ear canal. I find them extremely uncomfortable, they're bad for sharing and they seem to fall out of my ears when running. I substantially prefer standard ear-buds. Maybe it's an Australian thing, or just the people I know, but I've never met anybody who likes that style of headphones.

I haven't actually paid any attention to the HTC earphones but if they're standard ear-buds, good quality and can be purchased on their own then I might look into this a little further. The main problem will be whether or not the HTC headphone jack matches that of the Galaxy S (which is the same as the iPhone jack). If they physically match and I can get my hands on some I'll investigate modifying the Galaxy S' software to support them.

EDIT: Frenzy_Man, the Galaxy S headphone jack is the same as the iPhone and Samsung claim the Galaxy S is compatible with iPhone headphones. I haven't checked (I will when I get my Galaxy S back from repair) but I suppose that means iPhone headphones can be used to answer calls etc. In which case any iPhone compatible headphones should work with the Galaxy S.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dupel:
If im not mistaken HTC uses the same wiring scheme as Apple (and from what I have seen they are minority), while Samsung uses the same as Nokia and rest of the world.

But I might me a bit wrong about the rest of the world stuff =)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dwathey:
The headphone jack of the iPhone and SGS are completely different. To be able to use iPhone heaphones with the SGS you need an adapter. I had to buy this adapter http://www.kvconnection.com/product-p/km-354r3m-r2f.htm to get my iPhone headphones working. If dupel is correct about the HTC headphone scheme then this adapter will be needed.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chrissyg123:
i can confirm the HTC desire headphones do not function correctly with the Galaxy S, having just tested them.

there's a channel or frequency missing entirely from the signal to the ear buds so makes its sound very odd indeed!!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jb boin:
Same kind of behavior with iPhone earbuds.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wuffa:
Seems to work fine if I use an elastic band to hold down the middle button on the headphone controls ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Benjamin Dobell:
Ah, sorry about the misinformation. I thought I read somewhere when I was originally comparing phones that the Galaxy S was iPhone headphone compatible. I must have got confused and it's the HTC Desire that is iPhone headphone compatible.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aomumu:
Does any one know where I can get this in the UK? I am desperate to get my etymotics hf2's up and running again, currently using an elastic band to hold down the button to create a decent sound.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m1ket:
so from what i understand from that link this is an issue with the iphone/htc headphones more than the galaxy s headphone socket?

As the converter is from iphone to any other 3.5mm socket..
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MasK:
Well, that's exactly what u get when i use cheap adapters. But when i use original Sony NUDE ones, they work good. So now i bought a Philips 3.5mm adapter instead of those cheap ones and it works great.

Im pretty sure its the same 3.5mm connector standard... Just that the galaxy has low tolerance for size changes.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Itsme87:
Does this adapter (or any other) enable the mic function so I can use my headset as a headset?

Tried a 3,5mm duplicator and got great sound with my iphone compatible headset but the mic still don't work :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frenzy_Man:
Hi, thank you for your replay. I don't like galaxy headphones because it's in ear type and without remote control.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
Guys, there's already a thread that discusses this extensively

To sum it it up, the i9000 is physically different than the iPhone, HTC and even the US variants of the SGS (Captivate, Vibrant, Epic, Fascinate - the part numbers for the 3.5mm jack and headset are different on the i9000 than those phones).

The mic and ground wires are reversed on the 4-pole male pins. There's no software way around this (though some have suggested there is, I could never find it, and my source for part numbers says same (no soft fix)).

The reason holding the mic button down increases sound is that you are shorting out the mic/ground wires, effectively making it a 3-pole tip. Any 3-pole tip adaptor will do the same, but then you lose the mic and ability to click to answer calls or pause playback.

The only fix is to find an adaptor that crosses those wires, or to build one yourself (like I describe in the link above).

(ps: shouldn't this have been a "General" topics forum thread and not a development one?)

To address some of your comments invidually:

The Galaxy S jack is not the same as the iPhone, it may look the same, but the wires are crossed, as indicated above.

IF you can find a software fix for this, I'll buy you a six pack!!!!!! I don't think it's possible. ;)

You're shorting mic/ground as stated above. Bad fix, unless all you care about is louder music.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
Can you link the exact parts you're talking about, please?

My homebrew solutions don't stand up to rigorous use, and I've already had to create/build a new one. :eek:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
I wonder if the confusion is the difference between headphones and headsets?

Headphones are just three pole and don't have a mic. They should be compatible.

Headsets are four pole and include a mic. They are not.

Plus, don't believe everything any of these adaptor manufacturers tell you. I found one adaptor on the web that insists it will work with both the iPhone and the i9000. Not possible.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MasK:
I'm using Philips adapter an I can use the button to answer calls and the mic functions too.

http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/dcbint/cpindex.pl?ctn=SHH1112/00&scy=nl&slg=en
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Frenzy_Man:
if I cut the end of htc headphones and cross the wires can also use the remote control keys, right?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miki4242:
I'll take you up on that offer when I find a way :)

I'm currently doing some deep digging into the SGS kernel audio driver and anything related to it (including jack sensing), partly in an all-out effort to get stereo FM radio working.

From reports and partly from the kernel source it's already known that the SGS can sense the difference between either a 3-pole or 4-pole jack being plugged in, e.g. whether the cable is connected to either a headset (in which case it applies that dreaded sound muffling EQ fixable from either the Service Menu or with MixGet) or assumed line-out (in which case the audio is reference quality crystal clear) output. So there may yet be a way to trick it into doing what you want.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
Excellent, thanks. Now to see if it can be found in the US, and what the price is.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
Cool. Is supercurio involved in that? He suggested to me that I play with the DiamondSolution settings. Nothing I tried in there worked.

The fact that there's a physical difference in the part number on the jack suggests it's not software configurable, or why would they bother using different components when they could save manufacturing costs and just toggle a switch in the kernel?

But who knows why they did so many of the stupid things they did with this phone.

I hope you find a solution, now that supercurio has fixed the frickin' filesystem, this is the only thing that keeps me from 100% loving the SGS.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
You can certainly use the mic switch to pause/answer...if you have more control keys than that, I'd assume so, but I can't vouch for it, since my HF2's only have the mic. I can try my iPhone in-ears with volume buttons out later, but I don't think the phone supports that.

I wouldn't cut your expensive headsets up; you'll lose compatibility with any other phone you have, and if you ruin it, you're out of luck. Better to run down to Best Buy or wherever and buy a 4-pole extender jack and do the cutting on it. Why risk $100 headphones when you can risk a $5 cable?

There's more than four wires in there, there's 5 or 6 (I don't recall off the top of my head). You actually have to cross two of them to get things to function if I remember correctly. What I did was play around with the wires while listening in the headphones and trying it before I actually did the soldering.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miki4242:
Yes, supercurio has taken an interest in what I'm doing. When I have some audio driver patches to show for it, I'll definitely ask him to help integrating them in a bootable kernel. I have quite a bit of experience hacking the kernel but very little yet with the Android / SGS way of getting the thing to boot on an actual phone.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CazeW:
The adapter you converted, was it just a generic iPhone adapter? I've been hunting for parts to do an adapter myself but finding a 4-pole female plug in Sweden (that doesn't alone cost almost as much as buying the adapter from kvconnection) has probably been one the hardest things I've ever tried to find.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
Since I never listen to FM radio, I've ignored posts on that topic. That's a good place to follow your progress here I assume. I'll pay more attention.

Curio's a madman. He's attacking the sound quality, the screen sharpness, the screen tint, the filesystem all at once.

Thanks for the response.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miki4242:
This thread (which is currently a bit of a mess, sorry) tracks my progress on the audio driver. There could potentially be lots of spinoff from this, including much better mixer / EQ support (no more Service Menu twiddling, yay!), and also a fix for sound coming from the back speaker instead of the earpiece in many VoIP / video calling / walkie-talkie type apps. Stay tuned!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] distortedloop:
Stay tuned... is that a pun? (radio tuner) LOL

Subscribed.
[Epic 4G Themes] chris5h:
Read this on egadget so I quickly copped em and installed em on my epic. The live wallpapers are pretty cool, especially the Jump To Light Speed.

Here is the original link from the engadget article:

http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/09/droid-2-r2-d2-boot-animation-live-wallpapers-leak-out-at-light/

And here is where you can download the live wallpapers and see them in action:

http://www.androidpolice.com/2010/0...ive-wallpapers-leaked-available-for-download/

And here is where you can download hte boot animation, if you are so interested. I don't know if we can change it yet though.

http://androidcommunity.com/motorola-droid-r2-d2-boot-animation-revealed-20100908/

Enjoy.
[Epic 4G Themes] austin420:
good find.
[Epic 4G Themes] yellowxboy:
good stuff, downloading right now.

update: i agree w/ the comments from that page, the animation is really cheesy. haha, just watch the videos and don't waste ur time downloading them.
[Epic 4G Themes] 1999TL:
yah, not so great.
[Epic 4G Themes] iSaint:
:pHow dare you
[Epic 4G Themes] ryno502:
If I were a Star Wars fanboy I would dig these.
[Epic 4G Themes] running_the_dream:
That R2-D2 boot ani is cool. Not so sure about the live wallpapers though. They seem like they would only be cool for the first 2 minutes, then I would change them. Thanks for the thread though.
[Epic 4G Themes] iSaint:
Lol this was like the 6th thread made in the themes section i just bumped it b/c its old

8/
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmichaelow:
Just a question I don't know the answer to.

I know ROM stands for read-only memory, but I can delete and write to parts of ROMs, no?

Haha, does anyone know why?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] neotericpiguy:
Why do we park on a driveway and drive on a parkway? Why is it called "rush hour" when your car barely moves?

I think with out root privilege and S-OFF you are not meant to write to these parts of memory.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gmichaelow:
haha, hmm, parking on a driveway...I suppose you drive on it?

hmm, well your explanation makes sense. Thanks! =] lols, it was kinda bugging me
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smwoodward:
I think that it stems from the days before phones has flash memory, they had eeprom(electronically eraseable & programmable read only memory) memory. Now that almost all memory is flash now, its a little different.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Berzerker7:
It's called a driveway because you drive through it to get to your garage, it wasn't meant for parking.

And a parkway originates from the 50s, when people would use "parkways" to go out into the parks to have a day in the outdoors with a picnic and whatnot.

It's called rush hour because everyone rushes onto the street to go home, hence all the traffic.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mark_glh:
Hi,

I've just upgraded to the galaxy s from the htc hero and had a couple of questions i was hoping someone could answer.

First off is there any way to tell which firmware versions are 'official' releases and which are leaked/beta versions?

I used to have a samsung s8300 so i understand the naming convention to some extent, however i was confused how the firmware jumped from I9000XWJG5 (July-release5) to I9000XWJM1 (M?-release1) and then finally to	I9000XXJP1 & I9000XXJPC. It seems like the naming convention's gone out the window, or am i missing something? :)

With the hero all the updates are done using the recovery menu using update.zip files. Generally this update method keeps your settings & apps without the need to backup/restore every time. Is it possible to get the stock samsung firmwares in this format as it seems like odin will wipe everything? Or is it possible to trick kies into thinking your phone has a debranded firmware so it pushes the original roms instead of the bloated network ones?

Finally, i've seen various methods for rooting an existing rom. Are the update.zip files which root your phone rom specific or do they just root your existing rom regardless of its version?

Sorry if these are dumb questions, i've had a good look around everywhere and these are the only things i couldn't clear up.

Any answers are much appreciated!

Thanks,

Mark.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reb73:
Hope this helps..

1. I9000XXJM1 is the latest official release for Android 2.1 (Eclair). All others after this more or less veer from Alpha to Beta..

2. Firmware naming convention is listed here Samsung Letter Codes

3. I doubt if complete firmware updates are done using update.zip. Not ruling it out but Nandroid/Data backup is probably the way to go..

4. update.zip are usually specific to ROMs unless indicated otherwise.

The sticky in this forum (Must Read)is fairly detailed, would have thought it is a must-read:rolleyes:
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mark_glh:
Thanks for the reply.

Aye i've read through the faq it cleared most things up, was just these couple of things i stil wasn't sure of.

Is there any way to check whether the firmware is an official release or not? The link you posted is similar to what i had bookmarked from my previous samsung phone, but i'm still a little confused at to what the 'M' refers to in "I9000XXJM1", i'd have expected a 'G' or 'H'. Simarly with the JMC firmware.

thanks again!

Mark.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ickyboo:
It also depends on region. But anyways do not install jpc or froyo betas. It will break your phone somehow
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] reb73:
I'm on JPC since 30-Aug-2010 and pretty happy with the performance so far.. No

burns, scratches or breakages

to report of ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ibanez33:
I did the same last week... And I've been spun out with the whole firmware thing... of having to update to a base firmware then apply a zip over the top...

The hardest part of putting roms on the hero was picking which one to have :).
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mark_glh:
Lol yeah thats true, too much choice :) Ended up settling on villainrom.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mark_glh:
Sweet. Found the thread on updating to any official firmware using kies - will give that a try. Perhaps that should get added to the faq?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Xilid:
Everytime i want to take a pic it shows me something like a white guy in black background with a lightning above... help?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] Roy Ngan:
which firmware are you using?
[Galaxy S I9000 General] ickyboo:
Worst case. Hardware problem. Return