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[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hkii:
I have the option to pick 10 friends which I can call without burning up my minutes with Verizon. I wonder what would happen if I put my google voice number to the list, and start making/receiving calls from now on with my google voice number. Will I be able to call within the US and Canada for free?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TNS201:
If you google how to do it then it should work, but might only work incoming or outgoing calls, not both. Most likely incoming I think. When you USED to dial out, it would always dial the same number, but now, it dials a different number to dial out and isnt always the same. Google it and I am sure you can find a tutorial somewhere.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtFloorJim:
Add your GV# to FnF then get Flex Dialer Pro from the Market. Once setup it will call out using your GV#. That way all calls coming & going are free.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonathan062:
It works for outgoing calls if you have the old google voice apk. the new one on the market uses multiple numbers instead of connecting to the same server everytime. here you it is. this is the one I use it always dials out the same number http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7628419/com.google.android.apps.googlevoice.apk Do NOT UPDATE!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tdiman:
This is correct for outgoing calls.

For incoming calls, you can add your google voice number to your F&F and then set Settings -> Calls -> Caller ID (incoming) to "Display my google voice number."

You then lose caller ID, but the calls are free.

More hassle than its worth imo.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DirtFloorJim:
Using the older .apk you'll have to add 2 numbers to your FnF. One for outgoing calls & your GV#. The outgoing number does sometimes change depending on your location as far as I can tell. If you set it up as I suggested earlier you'll use only your GV# in FnF.
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] Ph0z3:
A while ago i installed an app called "Boot Animation Lite" and it just swaps the boot animation. I decided i no longer wanted it because it was slowing down my boot time. After deleting it, the animation i installed was still there. I emailed the dev about it and he said to reinstall & put the stock anim back on. I did this, and the mario-bros one i had installed was still there. So i imported a stock one, tried that, with no success. Loaded the "AndroidStock" one from the app menu, and that didnt work.

After becoming furious about it, i applied the stock, then uninstalled the app, used RootExplorer to remove the directory for this app (including the mario-bros boot) and its still F'ING mario!!!!

WTF?

This is irritating as hell, since ive swapped to TelusLite-v4 it takes my phone roughly 20 seconds to complete the boot sequence, but the Mario animation sticks around for about 2-3 minutes. So i want some help removing this, because im bout to pull my hair out over this!

If anyone knows how to restore the stock animation that would be GREAT!
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] TheSSJ:
See either /data/local/ or /system/media (look with RootExplorer). There you'll SURELY find a bootanimation.zip, which you can delete ;)
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] Ph0z3:
awesome.

deleted both .zip files, then removed the folder as well off the SDcard & it worked.

many thanks!
[Motorola Milestone Android Development] mousiope:
ROFLMAO you had to see freaking mario for 3 minutes before booting your phone ahahahaha sorry but this made me laugh :D

i´m glad your problem it´s solved !
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] rogerchew:
anyone else experiencing this? Is this only for our galaxy S phones or are other phones experiencing this as well?

I don't want to do the lag fix cause I really don't know the long term affects of using it. reading posts about data corruption, programs not working, no clue if i have to revert when froyo comes out, copying back data if you run out of space manually? yeah, just a little too complicated for me in case something goes wrong.

oh btw, latest google voice update is on the market now, it has widgets now.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] s15274n:
I do not have the lag fix, when I click Voice I can go...

One Missis....
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] The K-Zoo Kid:
I cant even start saying it :( no lag fix either.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] speoples20:
Are mississippi's the standard for measuring lag on Android? :D

I only use my google voice for voice mail but it opens almost instantly and I'm not using a lag fix.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] vitalik228:
yes I have the same problem its takes really long to open the gvoice app...it didn't used to do that before the last update...it's kinda annoying
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] ELStiko:
A friend of mine at work has a Droid X and it does the same on his phone. He would get some lag opening up the app and major lag on receiving the notifications as well. The notifications are fairly quick on my Vibrant. But sometimes opening up and even trying to enter a text in GV is painful.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Phateless:
Have any of you tried clearing the cache? It takes hella long on my mytouch but I assumed that's because the mytouch is hella slow. Perhaps not...
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] The K-Zoo Kid:
After awhile, GV is really ****ing up for me. It's the new update with the widgets and whatnot, I would stand by for a new update that fixes the lag.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] rogerchew:
it did it before the latest update. it's issue with the vibrant, not gv, especially after installing the lagfix and things were near instant.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] jamesyl:
Is anyone still getting lag in Google Voice? I'm running Bionix 1.7 with the Voodoo kernel, and everything is buttery smooth with the exception of Google Voice. It occurs even while composing text messages within GV ("hey how ar" -- 6 second lag -- then the rest of my keystrokes appear in rapid succession).
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] kolyan:
Running Bionix 1.9 NOT overclocked and NO lag fix, everything runs as fast as on my Nexus

I dont have any lag on the phone 90% of the time, BUT some apps I suppose are not made with Galaxy in mind and do lag. I am sure this has something with apps.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] kuhan:
I've got absolutely no problems using GV. You can see what I'm running below :D
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] eawooten:
Yup, same here. I usually open up the task manager and it helps out a little bit. I've also noticed that the occasional reboot helps to prevent this.

I'm running 1.9 though.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] jamesyl:
I think it has something to do with Google Voice. Do you notice lag with GV on your Nexus?

I've had lag with GV going back to stock JFD, JFD with ext2 lag fix, and finally Bionix with ext4 (voodoo) lag fix. I'm wondering if it's just GV at this point
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] jamesyl:
How heavily do you use GV? I have quite a few texts (a few threads at the 100 maximum per thread) in my inbox. I'm wondering if that's the cause.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] bdveteran18:
Voice used to lag horrendously for me but now I have no lag fix running Bionix 1.9.1 and it's running perfectly now
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] amd_203:
Same for me. I use to dread using Google Voice because it was so slow to respond to everything. I did have a lot of text as well but with Bionix with OC/UV/VOODOO Kernel that issue is gone and I can actually use it again and not get mad with it's unresponsive behavior. Thank XDA!

Edit -- I honestly don't know what it could be. I don't remember it ever lagging when I had my Nexus One. It's still slow to open but everything is just more responsive that it doesn't bother me anymore.
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] bdveteran18:
After I updated it yesterday, it's the fastest I've seen it. Weird. Anything is better than it was though lol
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] kolyan:
no lag on Nexus and Vibrant. But i only use GV for voicemail.

I tested Nexus browser vs Vibrant and they also seemed to be the same. however 3rd party Xscope V5 browser worked fine on Nexus, but lagged alot on Vibrant.

Also noticed small lag with 3rd party keyboard that i am using.......

All lag was fixed with ext2 lagfix (voodoo lagfix helped too but not at much) but i dont want to use any fixes now. i just use stock browser now and everything else seems to work good
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] jamesyl:
You mean since you flashed to Bionix 1.9.1? Or since you updated the GV app?

Well I get absolutely no lag anywhere except in GV. This has been the case with ext2 lag fix and ext4 (Voodoo). I think GV lag is dependent on GV text message usage then. I'm going to try synching GV to a new Google account

Hm this is interesting. Did you notice the issue went away with Bionix 1.9.1 specifically, or did some other event eliminate the lag?
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] bdveteran18:
Since I updated the GV app

Featuring Sombionix 1.9.1 OC/UV, FFC installed
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] rogerchew:
i've tried OCLF 2.0, voodoo beta4, z4mod ext4 and they all have varying degrees of success with google voice opening up compared to stock. I've tried clearing cache in application, archiving all my texts so that there's only 1 - 2 in the inbox, all have same results, still lag. For some reason gmail opens up instantly, with/without lag fix, but another app made by google just won't.

At this point, after going through all those lag fixes, i've just learned to deal with it. btw, my 5 mississippi thing was only when it was stock. now with z4 mod ext4 lag fix, it's probably closer to 1 to 1.5 mississippi's :D, still eons slower than gmail!!
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] Texag2010:
Found a solution! Kinda...

I have the exact same problem w/ GV and I'm running Bionix 1.9 stock

HOWEVER, I trained myself to hit the home button instead of the back button (just for GV) after using GV so it stays "open." This eliminates the couple of seconds it takes to load and have also not noticed any delay in keystrokes not recording immediately.

I do not know what it does on battery as the program is constantly using memory etc. but I don't care too much since I just swap b/w 3 batteries all the time. I do know my GV woes are over though :)
[Vibrant Themes and Apps] cysco24:
On fusion 1.1 with ext2 lagfix. It now only takes 1.5 to 2 mmississippi's. Use to take longer without lagfix. Still annoying
[EVO 4G Accessories] samrozzi:
im just doing a quick review on the otterbox for the evo and comparing it to the innocase active which I had before the otterbox.

for a complete more full fledged review on the innocase check here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=699888&highlight=innocase+active

also keep in mind I cant take any real good pictures with the case on the evo because the evo is my only camera:rolleyes:

as far as the build quality goes its amazing, VERY slim, very stylish. When I first got my innocase active case I thought that was top notch but the otterbox commuter one ups it in quality.

The main downside i've experianced with the innocase active is over time (and ive had since day 1) is that the rubber/silicone starts to feel real cheap almost like it loses its grippyness. It starts to get more oily almost. While the plastic on it is decent, around the edges the silicone starts to losen and while sliding it on a table over time, the plastic on the case is wearing.

With the otterbox how the plastic goes all around the edges on the side,its VERY firm and no moving of the silicone except on the top and the bottom which I like alot. Also it has a cover for the headset jack, and the charging port/hdmi. also almost forgot to add, pushing the volume and power button on the otterbox are ALOT easier to press and feel leaps and bounds better.

In the end I love it, alot slimmer in the hand compared to the innocase active.

I just like how it feels so much thinner than the active case but at same time, feels alot more durable/protective

just some pics below, (also pics are taken with evo, so take that as you will, and pics with evo in case those are taken with my laptop webcam.

otterbox rubber on left, hard plastic on right

seidio active case

both side by side. notice the headset port cover and bottom cover on otterbox

otterbox on right
[EVO 4G Accessories] jasonleb1:
HEY! There's no brushed metal on it like on the website :(
[EVO 4G Accessories] ShadoX:
Thanks for the review.

Do you know if the Otterbox case fits inside the Innocase Active's Holster?
[EVO 4G Accessories] samrozzi:
and actually i dont know. i wanna know that as well because im looking to get a holster and it seems possible the active case holster may fit this?

anyone?
[EVO 4G Accessories] rahb0sse:
Did you get the case AT Sprint?
[EVO 4G Accessories] samrozzi:
yeah at my sprint store
[EVO 4G Accessories] rahb0sse:
What did it run?
[EVO 4G Accessories] mrniceguy715:
34.99 without discounts
[EVO 4G Accessories] rahb0sse:
Thanks... Going there today to swap out my phone cuz of the screen lift, light bleed and Wifi stopped working, lol.
[EVO 4G Accessories] blakjak220:
good to hear about the volume/power button... My otterbox whould be here this next week
[EVO 4G Accessories] _MetalHead_:
There's no brushed metal on it in the pictures on the website either.
[EVO 4G Accessories] 18th letter:
Just copped one today...the screen protector is a pain to apply. Got a few air bubbles, think I may take it off, wash it, then reapply it.
[EVO 4G Accessories] jasonleb1:
Wait a minute. Does the case completely block the headphone jack? That combined with that egregious charging port blocker are deal breakers.
[EVO 4G Accessories] shortbus182:
can you do a drop test comparison with the two? I'd really like to know which one is tougher..;)
[EVO 4G Accessories] bojackson63044:
I just ran to the local sprint store and got 2 of these. I don't know if this is national but they had a promotion where you get 25% off when you buy 2 or more accessories.

Even with the discount, it's still a bit pricey at ~$29/each after tax. But it adds little bulk, and what feels like a lot of protection. I also like the fact Otterbox throws in a full-face screen protector - completing the protection package.
[EVO 4G Accessories] samrozzi:
first off, no the headset is permanently blocked. its a rubber stopper over it. and I LOVE IT, very firm, looks and feels great.

and as far as dropping, not gonna go all out, but have dropped it a little bit ;) and so far so good holds up amazingly well, just the firmness and build is great.

and well most sprint stores do 20% off for 2 or more, and if your a premier cust its 25% off.
[EVO 4G Accessories] OneStepAhead:
the website just looks like brushed metal, its actually brushed plastic
[EVO 4G Accessories] OneStepAhead:
usually air bubbles are caused by dust/debris under the film. what i do is use scotch tape to pull up the edge of the screen protector, find and remove the dust/debris and press it back down. it usually takes me about 20 minutes to apply a screen protector perfectly, but my house is pretty dusty!
[EVO 4G Accessories] Blackcircle:
It does have that greyish look to it on the website. Kinda deceiving

actually....still very nice.

OP....thanks for the review.
[EVO 4G Accessories] rahb0sse:
I'm getting tired of the rubber piece that covers up the HDMI / mini-USB slot... it keeps opening up on me in my pocket. It seems the side with the mini-USB opens first.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Skeleton:
I currently use a HTC TP2 with WinMobile 6.5 OS. While I have used PPC and WinMobile for perhaps ten years now, I am getting fed up with the instability of WinMobile. It crashes (hangs) about once a day. The only way to maintain stability is to watch the "Free RAM" gauge, and soft-boot it when it drops from 85 to 65 MB.

I am now considering moving over to Android (HTC Desire).

The main reason I have stayed with WinMobile for all these years are the apps I use. I suspect the instability I have experienced is using SPB Mobile Suite as a preferred UI and some other third party apps. Nonetheless, the instability is frustrating.

QUESTIONS

1) Is Android alot more stable than WinMobile (how often does it crash)?

2) Does Android allow using a microSD card with is formatted with FAT (I want to sometimes pull out the card and plug it into my desktop (WinVista) for sychronization and file transfer)?

3) Can Copy-Paste function be used across apps on Android?

4) Does Android have software that syncs with my desktop MS-Outlook (email, calendar, contacts)?

... thanks.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dlbogdan:
Android vs WinMobile.

Hello. Yes, it is a hole lot more stable.. and faster.

so. 1) on official roms it never crashes on itself (if the app is badly programmed, then it is the app that crashes and closes)

if you don't do anything naughty (like installing weird stuff that mangles with your cpu / os internals), the os is perfectly 101% stable.

2) by default every android phone out there uses microSD cards formatted with FAT32. there are "naughty" modifications (see above at point 1) that makes one partition the microSD for swap and ext3 for applications.

3) by design.

4) by design. it also syncs everything with google servers and exchange servers.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] xtcislove:
Android is compared to WinMob the first flight to the Moon :D

Android is very stable and other things u want u will get!

Android is just Perfect =) Iphone cant be better with his apps/games Android is much more then just an Appstarter like the Iphone!
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Pitchb3nd:
I own and HD2 and my two previous phones were "Diamond 2" and "Diamond" so I've tryed all flavors of winmo for some time, and now that I'm running Android on my HD2, I can tell you that Android is really 101% stable, nothing to do with Winmo, there is no way I'm going back to winmo, plus I've found everything I used on Winmo in Android.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] aven_soulgazer:
I was using a sprint tp2 and did the winmo 6.5 update and instantly regretted it. I hate that thing with a passion. It constantly lagged horrendiously and froze at least once a day. I got the HTC hero and satisfied to keep it until the dev's can no longer keep updating it.

There is an android port for the tp2, but not sure current status of it. You can run it for a little taste of android before spending money. Check craigslist and eBay for used phones. Got my hero for $100 with no contract extension when it was going for ~$80 in store with extensionand rebates.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] polo735:
Even though android isn't fully developed for the HD2, it is as stable as windows mobile. When android is finished, it will be the clear winner in stability.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] CeLlgUy:
I just made the switch from the TP2 to the Desire about 2 weeks ago and from the start I have been very impressed. I fought constantly with different ROMs, tweaks and setups on WM trying to get it to just work when I needed it to. The desire isn't perfect, but in comparison it blows away the TP2. I was nervous about losing my hardware keyboard but I don't miss it as much as I thought I would. Still sometimes I wish I had it. It's worth a try though. You can always return the Desire and go back to your TP2.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] stangdriverdoug:
Well I went from a unlocker tp2 switching between Mighty Rom and energy Rom. That phone did lag terribly a couple times a day, and is just way too slow. I upgraded to a rooted EVO switching between Vaelpak's rom and CM-6.0. Obvoiusly the EVO blows away that phone in every reguard. Overall Android has similar functions comapred to WM6.5 but is easier to use once you get used to it, and there is no comparison with the available apps for Android, you'll thng you won the lottery with all the apps you can get. Good luck
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] zion168:
Touch -> Mogul -> TP -> TP2 -> EVO = free at last
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] galaxys:
Android 2.x's are much more stable than WM6.x's for me...no turning back now ;)
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] Azhturion:
I feel very happy since i installed android in my hd2, it runs smoothly and fast, no hangs. The only issue that i've found is the battery drainage :(
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] thecreep:
Beeing a smartphone user for the last 5 years, I have tried, Symbian, WinMo, iPhone and Maemo and finally gone to Android. IMO if you are wandering between WinMo and Android in therms of functionality I must say that Android is the winner. It is more user friendly, more intuitive and I personally find it easier to use it. Even the new iPhone 4 fails to impress me when compared to my HD2 running Android 2.2.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] tomnationwide:
The stability is virtually the same they both have certain things that will cause hangups and issues.

WinMo is NOT made for touch screen and any touch stuff going on is based on Sense or another overlay. Microsoft did what they could to get to the touch generation but it's a Gen behind for sure but it isn't a bad system. It just isn't "smart" when it comes to multitask.

Android is pretty customizable and is supported by a BEVY of programmers.

Here's the kicker though which may cause a problem soon:

Android is Linux based and Devs hate Linux for gaming etc. Win7 will be so much easier to port for since many devs are fmailiar with Window Programming and Win7 will make porting iOS games very easy.

For now, Android, for later, win7 may be the winner.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] kekkle:
When I had a WinMo phone. I had to pull out battery quite some times as it freezed. On Android I've never had any problem. Even if something would crash. The app would force close and everything would be fine.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] mrcrassic:
By leaps and ******** bounds, man. The stock Android 2.2 firmware on my Nexus One is way more stable than any cooked Windows Mobile ROM I've ever tried on the three Windows Mobile devices I've used (MPx200, HTC_Excalibur, HTC_Fuze).

Yes.

No; it's application specific. Yes, it's completely stupid.

Try this: http://www.companionlink.com/android.

Hope that helps!
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] montraydavis:
I am wondering if anyone else is having MMS issues with their Android roms?

It seems to be an issue with converting images into MMS-based images.

But, I have also noticed that some images from my phone will send. More so, images that have not been taken with my phone. And then again, even some which aren't can't be sent. I came to the conclusion that it might be the size, but, when sending a 281kb image, it worked, and I later tried sending a 19kb file, and one a bit larger than 19kb, and neither of those worked.... So I am stuck trying to figure out the MMS issue.

Anyone have any ideas/suggestions?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bikrbikr:
if you're a tmo-us user try changing your network settings to this:

Name: T-Mobile US

APN: epc.tmobile.com

Proxy: (leave this blank)

Port: (leave this blank)

Username: (leave this blank)

Password: (leave this blank)

Server: (leave this blank)

MMSC: http://216.155.174.84/servlets/mms

MMS Proxy: 216.155.165.50

MMS Port: 8080

MMS Protocol: WAP 2.0 (if you have this)

MCC: 310

MNC: 260

APN Type: default,supl,mms

it fixed my mms problems
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] montraydavis:
What if I have SimpleMobile? (Which is an T-Mobile off-branch).

And are you able to SEND mms? I can receive just fine.
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bikrbikr:
i have no idea if it will work with simplemobile, but i can send and receive mms
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] montraydavis:
And may I ask what Android+WinMo rom you are using?
[HD2 Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting and Genera] bikrbikr:
rom: energy GTX

radio:2.12.50

Build: shubcraft 1.5