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[General Topics] czwxyz:
Samsung Vibrant, Galaxy S, T959

Some key Android system files are deleted, need to be recovered.

Turn the phone off

Press and hold VolumeUp + VolumeDown + Power

The only thing show on the screen is: " Vibrant Samsung", does not go into recovery mode.

I also tried hold them and wait for 5 time blinking.

I searched the web, some people say that "In the new Vibrant, 3 button combination is disabled by Samsung..."

Is it true? So I have no way to go into the recovery mode since I can not go into Android now?
[Android Apps and Games] vandykky:
Does anyone know of an app that can read barcodes from images already stored on my phone? All of the programs I've tried so far only use the camera to decode. Thanks!
[Android Apps and Games] ClassicalGas:
+1 for this. Also does anyone know if QR codes be read form within the phone's browser?
[Android Apps and Games] GlobaL_TroTTer:
long press to save the image, then in gallery, share with google goggles.
[Android Apps and Games] n8tvbrn:
Thank you
[Android Apps and Games] vandykky:
Awesome! Thank you
[EVO 4G Android Development] SteelH:
In the new OTA leaked ROM base, v3.28.651.6, this seems to be happening to many people, including myself.

<DC CONNECT> IO error: msg='/127.0.01:7771 - Connection refused

This happens after turing 4G on and then turning it off. You can see this error in logcat. and it repeats endlessly!

Does anyone know why or have a solution to this?

It has also been reported HERE.

4G works fine, it doesn't break 4G, it's just some stupid looping error.
[EVO 4G Android Development] TeknoJnky:
its not just the new rom, it happened on 2.1 and 2.2 ota's.
[EVO 4G Android Development] redsolar:
It has been concluded that this is normal behavior, since the early builds. Apparently, that's how wimax works on the evo
[EVO 4G Android Development] SteelH:
That's pretty lame coding on HTC's part then. Why have something that is turned of try to reconnect infinitely to something. That has to waste resources.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bigmoogle:
It happened to me yesterday but when I rebooted I could connect and stay on 4g. Weird.
[EVO 4G Android Development] vaelek:
In regards to the effect of this on battery life

9pm - 4g Turned on, then off.

9-~12: screen always on, multiple reboots (4g turned on/off after each reboot)

~12pm - screen off the rest of the night (while in the error state)

The results to me look like any other day under the same usage conditions. To me, at most this is an annoyance when trying to logcat for something unrelated, but doesn't seem to affect battery like people have been posting in multiple forums.
[EVO 4G Android Development] SteelH:
I agree, I am at work for 14 hours a day and I come home with 35-40% battery left. Prior to this new leaked OTA ROM base, I came home with 5-10%. I use the same phone the same way, so regardless of this weird arror, battery life is still good.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Philosuffer:
Like the guy in the post that you linked to on the Sprint forum says, seems to go away if you Turn off 4G and then completely power down (Hold power button, and choose Power Off). A reboot doesn't fix it, has to be complete power down.
[EVO 4G Android Development] redsolar:
Agreed, it's a silly leftover, I usually just use some sort of a tail-like application, and just filter those out if i need to do logcat.

It's the 4G radio that causes major battery drain, not the repeated log messages anyway :)
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] freakyd9984:
i have searched and searched and have only found kd fonts and one other zip folder called FONTS , and thats it . I was wondering if their was any other fonts
[EVO 4G General] lettcco:
hi, anyone has backup the old fring apk when skype was still working? I know the current version won't work, but I tried it before when it was still working, so I am hoping if I can install the old version it will work.

Or if anyone has a better idea of how to do evo <--> PC video call, I am all ears.
[EVO 4G General] adeyo:
it won't work...I tried this already. as soon as the apk signs you in, the video option disappears...everytime. fring has control over every attempt to use their service, bc you must be logged in to make/receive calls.

i wish there was a workaround though...wish someone would just figure a way to make video calls to a pc WITHOUT paying. (i.e. sipdroid to pc using pbxes cost $$) :mad:
[EVO 4G General] drmacinyasha:
Better option: I wish Skype would get their head out of their collective asses and let people do what they want with their public API and system, or just hurry up and push out a non-Verizon-only VoIP (not GV-style forwarding/calling) with video, app. Like they promised they would. And haven't...
[EVO 4G General] Ep3n3wp:
Why doesn't google talk have video calls.. Or web cam? Cause google talk us multi platform and desktop... That would be a huge win... Especially for google with voice, chat, web cam

I can't remember but isn't there an option for web cam in google talk desktop (pc) client?
[EVO 4G General] lettcco:
found a alternative that seems promising (phone to PC 2way), it's called Live mobile video chat, search "movichaforevo" in market. I just installed it on my phone, will try it with a PC when I have a chance.
[EVO 4G General] teomorell:
I'll try it.Thanks for the tip. Let's hope it does not drain the battery.
[EVO 4G General] tatnai:
google just released video chat for u s a pc users with google talk . i don't think it will be too long before it comes out for android . hopefully anyways . skype a supposed to release their version for all android phones this fall , so hopefully something comes up soon .
[EVO 4G General] adeyo:
yeah...hopefully sooner than later :) ...i have used movicha from my phone to pc...the quality (at least 1 month or so ago) is TERRIBLE! So bad that i don't even bother to use it. (and the picture is small). better off if Google or Skype does something!
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcho19:
Is there a way of changing the sound that the phone makes when it locks and unlocks? What audio files does it use and where can you find it, the format and what not, maybe I can adb rm and move stuff there.

Running skyraider 3.1 sense
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] qmartman711:
system>>media>>audio>>ui

two sounds in their

lock.ogg

unlock.ogg

Good luck!
[HD2 Windows Mobile 6.5 Themes and Apps] Pavilion75:
Hey guys,

Im pretty much a noob here. Pretty good site though, but I was wondering... Is there some sort of list of directories to images on the HTC HD2? I want to change the Lockscreen Slider but I can't seem to find the right directory on my PC. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

~Pavilion75
[Fascinate General] namebrandon:
Not trying to start a fight, but I do want to prove that the GPS on the Fascinate is working, at least on some units.

I started out on my rooftop deck, and got a lock on the GPS. You can see I turned off wi-fi. I got 10 sats locked, ~4ft resolution. I then walked out of the building, and went around my block, purposely crossing the street at time, and even walking 3 sides of a 4 way intersection to see if the GPS would track it. Consider this is Chicago as well, with plenty of buildings around, I think it's doing darn well.

I've got a bunch of screenshots from the GPSTest utility I took during the walk, which I tracked with MyTracks from Google. I'll upload a few images here, as well as the .kml and .gpx file for those who want to break down the trip into detail. I'll post a link to the full gallery. I kept the 0 signal strengths in there, since they showed up every now and then. I assume this is normal, I don't know, I'm not a GPS expert.

The file names are by date/time so you should be able to cross reference signal strength / sat lock at a given time with the track data from the gpx/kml file.

Hope that helps encourage a few people, perhaps you just need to exchange your unit for a new one, instead of return it for a different phone?

Happy to answer questions.

Brandon

Edit - Gallery Link - http://picasaweb.google.com/111158456836091222310/GPSWalk#
[Fascinate General] mebizzle:
Been using it since yesterday and I havent had a GPS problem at all. Google Maps is amazing on this thing, as it always is :)
[Fascinate General] boomerbubba:
Thanks for the detailed test data. The GPS Test screens do look pretty good to me except for that bizarre example that is all zeroed-out. Recurring cases of that do not seem at all normal to me. But at least the unit recovered.

As for accuracy of the track -- and walking tracks are among the more demanding tests you can do -- I would say it is mixed but at least understandable given the conditions. Seems okay on the north-south streets. But it goes a little wonky on the east-west legs, especially near the end along the north side, when I guess you were in the shadow of those high-rise buildings, and the track wandered maybe as much as 15 meters into the block interior.

The pragmatic question about such tracks, which are never perfect, is: How accurate is acceptable? Sometimes it is useful to carry another known, good device recording a simultaneous benchmark so the two tracks can be compared. Also, when walking, it is good to set My Tracks to its maximum granularity of only 1 meter between data points instead of the default of 5 meters. I think the reasonable issue is how this performance compares to competitive smartphone devices.

Do the aberrant part of the track coincide with the places where GPS Test showed the satellites zeroed out? I am guessing that is true for the portion near the end of the circumnavigation.

In any case, this is the sort of test that users here can sink their teeth into, far better than andecdotal impressions.
[Fascinate General] namebrandon:
Hey man! Thanks for the tips on how to correctly (or I guess, usefully) test the GPS. Thanks for taking the time to check the data too.

You can see if you look at google maps the buildings are a bit tall in some areas, so it certainly killed some signal. The zeros seemed to happen when I shook the device, which I had to do to take a screenshot (shaking is the trigger for the program). I think that is when the device lost signal every once and a while.

You'll notice I was on the sidewalk, which I think is portrayed pretty accurately. I was originally confused why I wasn't dead on center to the street. :)

It also caught when I purposely cut across the street at one point in time to see if it would track to the other sidewalk, and it did.

Regardless, it's accurate enough for me, and hopefully, accurate enough to give confidence to others out there that at least some Fascinate units have a good, working GPS.
[Fascinate General] macsmister:
Great news! Thanks for sharing. Can't wait to pick up my Fascinate tomorrow and try this out myself where I live.
[Fascinate General] RustyT:
I've had nothing but good performance from my GPS so far. On the way home from work 2nite I copied a myTrack of it and did a little meandering through a parking lot to see how accurate it was. GPS Test could saw up to 12 satellites at one time, but mostly 10 and locked onto 10 of them for most of the drive home. Accuracy was down to 3.3ft as well, but fluctuated up to 9ft from time to time. highest SNR I saw was 37, while most hung around 27-34. No screen shots of the GPS Test unfortunately, but I do have my tracks. I did stay in the right lane on the free way most of the way home, but had to go around traffic once I hit Modesto. I did go into the fast/left lane just before Jack Tone Rd and again after Briggsmore Ave and it captured that pretty good. I got off the freeway at one point just to mess with Google Nav and it handled it great. Once I got off on my exit I did some driving around the parking spots in a large parking lot. Pretty close to what I did. I'd say with in the 4-10ft estimated accuracy the GPS Test was showing.

Its been about a day since i rebooted the phone, so we'll keep it going to see if has the problem where it will work after rebooting or changing settings and then stop after a few days.

since I cant post links yet, here the map of myTrack

maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&msid=113114085618005181110.00048ff7980f2df305ac9&t=h&z=12
[Fascinate General] ivorycruncher:
I haven't had much chance to use it on mine, but I will say that the first time I enabled it, it took about 10-15 seconds to get a lock. After that, it appears to lock virtually instantly every time an app activates it. Also, it seems to be very accurate within Google Maps and Navigation. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones.
[Fascinate General] bxojr:
I've also had generally good results from the GPS. The only problem I've seen is that it is sometimes slow to lock on, especially indoors or inside a car. Once locked on, accuracy has been perfect. I tried out Google's new "walking directions" feature, and it announced "You have arrived" right as I stepped up to my mailbox.

Even the slow lock-on hasn't always been an issue. I was rather amused on Saturday night when I stepped outside with a friend who has a Droid X so I could show him how to use the walking-directions feature. My Fascinate locked on as soon as we got outside, and the X was still searching several minutes later.

I'm sure the GPS issues are real, since lots of people are seeing problems (and Samsung has acknowledged the issue). But for me, it has worked well enough; after Samsung ships the fix, I can only assume it will be even better.
[Fascinate General] Accused187:
My phone arrived today and the first thing I tested was the GPS. Seemed to lock on much quicker than my previous Android devices.

After leaving the phone's GPS alone for a while, I went back into GMaps and it would not lock on...which is not to say its a phone problem. It would lock onto the wifi signals, so it was locking in my general area. However, I also experienced this on my other phones (it actually locked to the exact spot my other phones would). A simple exit of Maps and reopen and it locked to my location in 2 seconds.

For now it seems to behave as it should. I do have all three settings checked, btw.
[Android Software/Hacking General [Developers Only]] dman777:
I tried to install kr.touchsoft.samsung.roadSms.apk on my phone(epic 4g) with my terminal emulator using "pm install kr.touchsoft.samsung.roadSms.apk". The install failed half way through and I got a installed killed message.

I am wondering since the installed failed, are there going to be unused files on my system? If so how will I go about cleaning those up?
[General Topics] andremailinglist:
Hello everyone! I've read a lot of information but I can't find anything like my situation.

My HTC Magic has the following characteristics:

SAPPHIRE PVT 32A SHIP ON S-H

HBOOT-1.33.0009 (SAPP10000)

CPLD-12

RADIO-3.22.20.17

I decided to perform an hard reset and i tried a installation of a ROM from scratch. However, I can't do anything (i've tried with Android Utility for upgrades RUU but it always says that my HTC is not connected to the labtop)

and the boot stops on HTC Magic logo.

At this moment I don't really know what I have in my HTC magic... and how can I solve the problem. Could you help me?

Best Regards,

A.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oturn:
Like many others here, I'm very frustrated with the instability of the AOSP ROMs on the Incredible.

Are any of the developers for the Incredible making progress on this issue, or is it simply too deep in the code for them to find?

Is there an escalation resource available at Google, or with the AOSP project that can be pulled in?

There's been a lot of wasted time and energy spent fighting what seemingly shouldn't be an issue. Is AOSP ROM stability on the Incredible something we should expect, or are we fighting a losing battle with no further help in sight?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seanmcd72:
ooh boy....

we are a bunch of morons. Not ONE of us thought about calling up google and pulling someone into this project!?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bcgaynor82:
Have you tried Ruby? It works great for me - nonSense ftw.

Incredible, Froyo, Rooted, S-OFF, Ruby 1.1.1...
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cabal_:
There are a number of threads on Google's Nexus One forum on a similar, but perhaps different issue. There are a couple mentions of Cyanogen in one. ;)

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=4387f2271b98768b&hl=en

http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/android/thread?tid=6348fa97bd023b0d&hl=en
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oturn:
It's frustrating to get this kind of attitude and answer to an honest question. Honestly I don't know, so why can't you give me a mature answer?
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] oturn:
Yes, I just watched my Incredible reboot with Ruby 1.1.1.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dsoto87:
Ruby has been stable as hell for me. I find it odd that for some people, certain roms are very stable, while for others they can be just the opposite.

I think its time for some trouble shooting. Flash a rom, dont restore anything. See how it goes. Try it with wifi on, wifi off, etc. I dont think its the AOSP code.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bhazard451:
There are way too many variables to really pinpoint exactly why some people have issues and some don't. It could be something as simple as one program a person has throwing things off.

In the grand scheme of things, these roms aren't "supposed" to be on our phones anyway. We should be thankful there is a company pushing open source unlike other companies that won't be named.... ****ing Apple. With time, everything will come together.
[Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shoman24v:
Stable here, 37hrs strong!

It's more of a nexus one is made for AOSP. So making new HW fit AOSP is a challenge.
[General Questions and Answers] immortaltechnique:
I installed Android , worked perfectly but i left my phone to charge on my xbox 360 and went to sleep. I woke up and found I couldn't start up my phone, i tried to plug it into the pc to charge but it wouldn't turn on or anything. Would I need a new battery or what seems to be the problem?
[EVO 4G General] werxen:
So as some of you may know I have been having crazy wifi issues the past few days. After countless hours of trying new things, I spoke to a valued developer on these forums for a few hours and we couldn't solve it together. I resorted to calling Sprint and going down to the repair center after returning to 2.2 stock without root :( lost all my shiz yo! Here is whats up:

If you have ANY suspected hardware issues NOW is the time to still get a new phone from Sprint. I literally walked in the store and turned on wifi and showed the guy how I barely got 1 bar on it. No technician needed, took 2 minutes to get my new one underway. I also got a months free service credit from Sprint because I'm a boss like that. The best part is - I will be getting a NEW Evo because they are still such new phones that HTC has not yet had the chance to resemble the refurbed ones. What does this mean?

If you have problems GO SWITCH IT OUT NOW WHILE YOU STILL HAVE A CHANCE! My Absolutely new Evo is due on Tuesday.
[EVO 4G General] Last-Chance:
thx for the info, still have to go in and get my 4g thing fixed.
[EVO 4G General] fachadick:
Nice - so no insurance claim or anything, they just exchanged it as a defect? Was it the store that hooked you up with the free month, or the phone rep?

Sent from my blah blah blah blah
[EVO 4G General] pididente:
They have refurbished phones at repair centers.
[EVO 4G General] akastixx:
i got a new? motherboard in mine today because the top headphone jack was not working right. 30 minutes. they would have given me a new one, but he said that he didn't go that route because it was screen protector'd up. no big deal to me as i haven't messed up mine any.

the only part that sucked was having to root again i had a new motherboard. nandroid backup wasn't working, but i figured it out. when you do one, it creates an HTXXXXXXX folder i. the new phone will only restore new HTXXXXXXXX name, and you get this by plugging in your phone in recovery, opening up the command prompt on your computer and entering adb devices. You'll see the new HTXXXXXX. You will need to change your nandroid folder to the new name and you should be good.
[EVO 4G General] topdawgn8:
an easier way to get your new number is to type "adb devices" as your command to get just the number.
[EVO 4G General] uniquenameevo:
You had wifi issues? There was a thread on that. Look it up, just ignore the abrasiveness of the OP. You should be good though, being a boss like that and all.

Someone did give you a line of BS about not being refurbs yet. You got lucky, but there are plenty of refurbs to be had too.
[EVO 4G General] akastixx:
true... i will edit my post.
[EVO 4G General] brol1k:
yup seems like alot of ppl who bought their evo when it first came out ended up returning for some hardware defect and getting a new/refurb one from advance tech like I did. My problem was with the MMS, while on WIFI I never was able to download it, always said something about transcient failure or w/e, and then was getting an error clause code: delivery failed issue when sending out sms and the person I was texting was getting that "undelivered sms" 10-15 times...now with the exchange everything went away.
[EVO 4G General] werxen:
Nope - confirmed getting a brand new Evo. Waiting for shipments to come in. Will come with new battery, SD, etc all boxed up. BRAND NEW EVO.

Don't take a ****ty refurb. Demand a proper phone for hardware defects.
[EVO 4G General] iNerd18:
Did you get a TEP or were you still under your 30 day warranty?
[EVO 4G General] egzthunder1:
Thread cleaned up a bit. Play nice.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Essayli:
Could you please help me understand why did my Emails vanish from Samsung Email Account??

I had 3 Email accounts set up, I was receiving Emails fine, but suddenly, all my incoming emails I received during the week were reduced to 1 Email in each mailbox.

Where did the rest my Emails received go??

Thanks in advance for your help.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Essayli:
Can Anybody help with my dissapearing Email Issue ?????

its so frustrating when your emails are deleted automaticly .....

Cheers
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AllGamer:
you need to select edit Account Settings on each account

and change the amount of days to 120 days (is the maxium)
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Essayli:
I had it set to 14 days ! and my 2 days old Emails were still getting deleted!!

I will try the max days which is 120 days and see what happens !
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MaestroSeven:
I also have had this issue. Just happened to me the other day. I uninstalled and then reinstalled and that worked. But I don't want to have to keep doing that.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] m_suhail:
I have nexus one and I want to install the best rom with arabic support with no bugs or problem what it could be please ?
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Markdental:
Please use search button.
[Nexus One Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] houzuoguo:
as far as I know.. this rom:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=670317

has the Arabic support
[Droid X Themes and Apps] chris6551:
does anyone know if anyone is working on a hulu fix or app for the droid x. I know that the droid incredible has a hulu flash fix and app for there phone. Im just wondering if anyone has heard anything or know of a fix.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] TheBigBentley:
When I was on Windows Mobile I used skyfire browser to view the hulu site. It worked great. I haven't tried it on android though, but you may want to see if it works.
[Droid X Themes and Apps] sniffs:
I cant get Hulu to show videos on any browser I use on my DroidX..

all say that the video cant be displayed on a mobile device or some garbage like that.