yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G General] skydeaner:
Yes, insurance fraud is definitely the way to go..... way to go to jail that is. J/k, I would probably do it this way.

Or you can spend 70 bucks for a replacement glass and digitizer off of ebay and put it on yourself. It is very easy, you just need a steady hand for glueing the new one back on.

And crashing your car is probably out of the question, i am sure your insurance deductible on your car is over 70 bucks. if not then maybe you want a new car too? I would ram into a pole and total my car if I didn't have a deductible.

I have gap insurance. I would have no more car payment woot!
[EVO 4G General] phatmanxxl:
Save your car and walk into traffic, hopefully the guy who hits you has full coverage...and there you go. On the real id go the insurance fraud way, and you'll be insured for any other accident in the future.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vwglli2007:
Is there an app or something that actually tells me what is running I. The background? I'm currently using automatic task killer but I feel that it only kills somethings and not all.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ninja25:
try system panel. or taskiller
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atypical1:
Why do you want to kill the apps? Android will stop them for you if it needs the memory. Hitting the back button at the bottom of your phone should exit you out of the app you're currently in.

What do you have running in the background that's killing your phone so bad?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dglowe343:
Autostarts is a good paid app. Prevents certain apps from ever starting automatically.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martyzidek:
Love autostart.. cheap and on cm6 with stock root I hit 1903 on quad. Also I removed alot of stuff. Almost barebones then installed my 28 apps. Still get average 1800s. +1 for autostart.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] martyzidek:
You can back out to exit but doesn't shut down the app when you are done with it. Stays in the background. Developers need to start putting close or exit on apps to close and shut down the app instead of leaving it in background. There is 3 parts.. background..foreground.. and cached..
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] notasimpleway:
The back button closing apps is a large myth for most apps. Some are coded that way but not all. As for the other post about AutoStarts, it is a great app for root users. Just be careful. However, 2.2 is great by itself about managing apps and resources on its own without a 3rd party task killer. I use AutoKiller to tweak Android's own task manager to kill off items sooner. Just because you see an app running does not mean it is using battery or hogging resources. Android is not a Windows device.

Sent from my iPhone with the bigger Gee Bees.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vwglli2007:
Well the reason I'm asking is because, I am rooted with 2.2 But I still get horrible battery consumption. I thought it might have been all the background apps still running or on standby. I used taskkiller myself but i really don't see a difference.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] atypical1:
Good info on the back button. I always thought that worked for some applications. I don't see how force closing an application can be good for your phone though anymore than force closing a program is great for your computer. But I'm not totally familar with the OS on our phones.

But my understanding about the OS is that it will shut down apps on it's own in case it needs the memory right? And, to your points just having apps open won't necessarily drain the battery.

OP, how's your reception. It's also my understanding that having poor reception will drain your battery worse too. Are you running GPS, wireless, or services that use those resources?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vwglli2007:
Not at all, I don't even have Bluetooth on. And using system tools I can see that before killing any background apps the phone is using 63% memory when killing the apps its reduced to 42%
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nebenezer:
autostarts + system panel + juice defender

Take a little time to learn how they work, one you get them set up you'll be a happy camper.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fachadick:
+1 for system panel. This will tell you not only what processes are running, but will also tell you how much battery and CPU they use (and have used over the past X hours). It's invaluable when trying to find the rogue process that's sapping up your battery.

Sent from my blah blah blah blah
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jmaeishi:
I don't know why there should be any problem with killing an app or service through the app manager. I do it frequently. At first I did encounter unexpected results :-) but these are less now as I become more familiar.

I wondered, though, is there a preferred order of stopping and clearing data/cache through the app manager (in 2.2)?

I didn't know there was background/forground/cache difference: in froyo, it appears to me that app manager shows all of those under "running"--is that correct? Also, you can look at services. If a service (calendar, talk, etc.) is running, for example, it could be an obvious thing to stop if you aren't using it. You will see if you log out of the service first, and then check the service list, that it might remain running.

I think when you re-start the device very little starts with it. You can use that as a baseline.

Playing games online realtime is probably the biggest power hog I've found. I sometimes cannot play for even 15 min.

Other days, the device holds juice for more than 24 hrs.

The signal strength seems to be the main variable in my experience. The phone signal strength makes a difference, so does 3G, and 4G even more. It's like there's a threshhold or a revolving time--sorry, I don't know the right term here--but the device goes round and round searching if it thinks some signal is out there or if you trigger an app that calls for it. OTOH, once the device really finds nothing at all it drops everything. It shuts down entirely and you get really great battery life :-)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amirborna:
Okay guys my Tilt 90 degrees detection is super slow

my 4g won't work (tries to scan forever) (I'm using CM but on 4gworking roms it doesn't work)

My GPS takes forever to lock on (known issue with new CM nightly)

My phone will not USB charge / transfer (I can use dropbox for file transfers I guess -_-) [never learned adb]

I want to reset to brand new and get my GPS and 4G working and forget CM and get a nice ROM maybe VaelROM or Fresh or Something.

Anybody help me out please? I have EVO with CM6 and Clockwork recovery
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] VOODOOTRIP:
Do you have ROM manager?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edufur:
wouldnt loading a shipped rom reset everything?

and isnt there a wipe for tilt?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrianDigital:
When I could not connect to my computer I used one off the PCIMG files from the rooting process to reset everything back to stock.

Takes alittle bit off time
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amirborna:
Yes I have the purchased ROM manager.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fachadick:
I don't get it - why not just flash a new rom that doesn't have those issues? Why go back to stock?
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amirborna:
Because it doesn't fix it, or atleast 4G doesn't get fixed.

I'll try flashing a new ROM tommarow. In the mean-time i'll flash stock rom just incase it does fix it might as well. Then I'll flash Fresh Vael or something good.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fachadick:
Well, if its any help, people have been getting good 4g results with bs.

Sent from my blah blah blah blah
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Testrunner:
Tips

Have you flashed the latest Wimax radios?

Have you used your purchase Rom Manager to flash Amon Recovery... because that will give you all kinds of options to reset your phone and wipe everything (including the tilt sensor or whatever its called).

If all else fails and if you have insurance, go wake-boarding and take video with your EVO while jumping the wake and maybe by accident your phone will fall into the water.

Just some thoughts.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] firemichael:
i would like to do this too. My adb is acting up, i can't remount saying its not found and /or do not have permission. I want to go back to my stock froyo unrooted and go though the long rooting process by downgrading and using unrevoked 3 with unrevoked forever method.I found methods of doing so, but they are for hboot 0/76 and i have hboot 0.93.0000, so that's no help. Any help with this will be great. I have such a headache trying to find a solid way to do this.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarioCaptivate:
I have read that the captivate is divx certified? Is this true do I need an app to make this happen or is this going to be added with froyo? I hate converting files after downloading..... Just too time consuming
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] max_warheads:
The question to ask is, whats the container, whats the file size?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] MarioCaptivate:
Generally a full length movie seven hundred mb or so, not sure what you mean by container but I am downloading from a windows vista or seven box to my phone
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Justinph5:
I've played multiple xvid files (each 300mb+) and they've run perfectly fine, so I'm assuming that divx would run fine also.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evosky:
just download a media player app from the market. i think rock media player or whatever it's called can play a lot of different encoded files that the stock media player can't even recognize
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kaik541:
no, the phone is divx certified AS IS. rockplayer isn't required. the default video player app will play xvid and divx by default. and I believe it's even capable of mkv 1080p files
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tylerstoehr:
i can verify that a 2.1 gb mkv file encoded in 720p runs perfectly
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] beejers:
I've also had a problem playing xvid and divx files (each ~700mb).

they are all labeled avi's. I've tried 3.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jev3gs:
I am having problems too trying to play Divx files. I am having issues with the Divx files that I made that are from my movie collection. Here are the characteristics of the files I have been trying to use but they just wont work:

AVI container

Divx Codec (used AutoGK)

AC3 audio (I tried MP3 also didn't work)

File size is between 1-2GB in size.

Can anyone tell why I can't play any of my Divx files? I am transfering these files to my memory card through Windows and then putting the memory card in the device. I would think since this is Divx compatible this should be a no brainer since the files work on a PS3 and Xbox 360 without a problem.

So far only Rock Player will play my files.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jev3gs:
Divx doesn't work for the Captivate

Actually I have to disagree. Either I am doing something completely wrong, but there is no way this will play Divx files consistently. I have been tooling around with it for 3 days now and I get nothing but inconsistency. So here is the scoop.

All my divx files are AVI.

All files converted with AutoGK and Divx Codec

Some have AC3 sound others are MP3

Typical file size is between 1.2-2GB

The ONLY files I can get to play on this thing consistently are Xvid encoded files. I have tried Divx files with 2 audio channels, 5.1 sound and none of them work. Heck I even downloaded one of the Divx files from www.divx.com Big Buck Bunny (mobile version) and that didn't work. This did play an HD MP4 that I had but wouldn't play the sound I am guessing because it was AC3.

In the end I don't see how this phone is Divx certified if I can't get a Divx movie to play unless I use Rockplayer, which I don't want to use because that is all CPU and not GPU being used for playback.

For people who do get it working, are you putting the movies on the phone a special way or something?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jd1peters:
I play divx and xvid files on mine fine with the stock media player. No converting....just copy and paste.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] champoux:
Actually DivX Plus HD certified

Actually, if you read the press release, the Galaxy S is DivX Plus HD certified. Hence it will play MKV/H.264 just fine. Why they support DivX Plus but not standard DivX, I have no idea. According to specs for Captivate on samsung.com, supported formats are MPEG4, AAC, AAC+, H.263, H.264. Xvid (AVI) seems to also work for most people.

Options for standard def DivX seem to be convert to mp4 or other supported type or use a non-stock video player that supports DivX.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jev3gs:
What size are your divx files that you are playing? I am curious to see what the disconnect is with the content that I have.
[myTouch 3G Slide Themes and Apps] heybobitsme:
These are from the Star Wars R2-D2! They work pretty good on the Slide! http://bit.ly/dmjzVi
[Vibrant Accessories] s15274n:
Okay, sounds dumb, I hate carrying a wallet. Discovered that I can very easily put my debit card behind the back cover of the phone and the case.

Yeah... Basic I know, but perhaps others haven't thought of it.
[Vibrant Accessories] The K-Zoo Kid:
Very good idea actually.. Are you talking about the gel case?
[Vibrant Accessories] talltexan:
Have you seen the cases designed for this as well, i saw a few on Ebay that had the debit card slot but they were leather. Pretty cool!
[Vibrant Accessories] s15274n:
^^ yeah, the black one that was the only option at release.

^ got a link, that sounds pretty awesome!
[Vibrant Accessories] BossDj:
Good call, I tuck one of those lint free cloths behind mine for the occasional screen cleaning
[Vibrant Accessories] The K-Zoo Kid:
:D thats the one im using.. It has a small rip in it now though :( I will eventually get a new one, i just havent seen anything AMAZING yet.
[Vibrant Accessories] Kid Poker:
case-mate makes them for iphones and bb's
[Vibrant Accessories] dezvous:
I love the sound of that, freaking brilliant, so any links yet?
[Vibrant Accessories] 18.4009:
Check out this item I found on eBay:

LEATHER WALLET CASE COVER for Samsung Vibrant T959

Link:http://cgi.ebay.com/LEATHER-WALLET-...247304172QQcategoryZ20336QQvarZQQcmdZViewItem
[Vibrant Accessories] DKYang:
I bet you're looking for a case like this one for the iPhone.

http://www.case-mate.com/iphone-3g-cases/case-mate-iphone-3g--3gs-id-credit-card-cases.asp

Unfortunately, there are none like it for the Vibrant as far as from what I can tell by searching.
[Vibrant Accessories] Breach:
Awesome idea. Now when I palm your phone at the bar, I can get your card too. lol :D
[Vibrant Accessories] s15274n:
I liked to see someone take my phone... they would be better off punching my mom in the face.
[Vibrant Accessories] SeanFloyd:
losing your phone would be exponentially gayer though
[Vibrant Accessories] mikey98277:
Just got mine, I just bought the samsung dock, so probably will go caseless, so figured this would come in handy. Ill let you all know after I get it.
[Android Themes] meiji.emperor:
Hi,

Can someone tell me how can I get a theme for my galaxy S to look like that:

(attachements)

-Notification bar

-System widget

Thanks
[Android Themes] Berserk87:
you can't yet.
[General Topics] sliex:
Well, in 3 months time runs out my contract and i'd be happy to retire my HTC Touch Pro by replacing it with one of these:

HTC (Google) Nexus One

HTC Desire

or

Samsung Galaxy S.

For now for some reason i'm leaning towards Samsung.

Been watching/reading loads of reviews of all three phones.

My question is - why NOT to have a Samsung Galaxy S ?

I'm not trolling, this is a genuine question that needs answering before 2-3 months run out.

I know the main attraction of HTC phones (XDA-Dev rom cooking :D ), not sure how Samsung fares in this field.

Any thoughts on all of the above ?
[General Topics] nscott89:
Well, Samsung certainly has its fair share of Rom chefs. SDX-Developers is probably the biggest forum concerning such things if you didn't know.

Personally, I love the Galaxy S line. Super Amoled, great processor and video performance, camera... what's not to love?

Not much I can say negative of the line at all... Great choice IMO.

Sorry if I'm not being critical enough ;).
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ruki_Uki:
I'm running fresh 3.1.0.1 and now looking for a new better Rom. Should I just update to the newest fresh, or try another. I want something with good fast performance and good battery life. Also can be themed. Any suggestions??
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Defpdp:
I would update to fresh 3.2, far superior battery life.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Matt_TX:
Check this out...

http://www.xda-developers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=771117
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SilverZero:
I was all over Fresh, but decided to try VaelPak this weekend. I really like it with LauncherPro and Switch Pro. No Sense UI, very nice look, everything works well. Just a thought, but if you're into Sense, I'd say go with Fresh 3.2.0.0. The new kernel gives good battery life, but it's not overclockable/underclockable or FPS unlocked.
[Droid Incredible General] rulevoid:
Hello, I am looking for a kernel developer to create a PSGroove capable kernel for emulating a PS3 JIG to allow playing of homebrew on the PS3. It has been done on the EVO. As you can see here: http://github.com/kakaroto/PSFreedom/commits/master

Supposedly it should be easy, provided you have kernel experience.

Anyone up for it?
[Droid Incredible General] quepaso:
They have working versions for the desire, n1 and the evo 4g, so those should be good bases to get started with.
[Droid Incredible General] ashdawg4:
Don't take this the wrong way, but they are already working on it for the Dinc, why ask here when the people who got it working on phones already have it under control. Just give it a little bit of time, it will be here before you know it.
[Droid Incredible General] pbtcameron:
Don't try with the new ps3 update they fixed it so psgroove doesn't work :)
[Droid Incredible General] rulevoid:
Don't worry, the PS3 I am using will never see the internets ever again!
[Droid Incredible General] xtremebrdr:
their are several ways to one either downgrade the system update back to 3.41 on the ps3 as well as remain n the internet thru logans proxy tools or a private server running the same setup with no need to update to 3.42. no ps3's are getting banned at this point.

edit: im still running 3.30 on my ps3 so i have yet to even upgrade to 3.41 which i have saved on a thumb drive.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] iphonepimp:
just got a tweet from SE canada and they arent gonna release 2.1 until december...

http://twitter.com/sonyericssonca
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] dk2000zx:
we can still flash our phones with other country's 2.1 rom or a debranded 2.1 rom
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Nankov:
Exactly :) as long as they release it somwhere in September ill be happy :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] urs74:
Yeah it's probably getting held back for Rogers to test and or lock up the phone like the whole HTC Dream fiasco. :mad:
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] wrongfeifong:
And here i thought, we canadian beat the US for the first time having x10 in our country before them... but now we are last in our update. Where is our justice!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] saltorio:
.

Actually, they say that it will be released sometime between October 1 and December 31. Makes some sense, as it's not expected to be released anywhere until the end of September, and if it falls even a week after that it'll be October.

With that said, it wouldn't surprise me if it does take Rogers until December. Have they even released 026 yet? That's why I rooted and went with the generic ROM. Been running 026 for like a month-and-a-half.

As others have said, as long as a generic X10a firmware gets posted somewhere, we'll be set.
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] bongd:
I think Canadian cell phone users were anticipating this though. It happens all the time. For once I almost thought we'd be close to par but I saw that tweet earlier as well.

Ah well. Thankfully there's a strong online community and we'll have this minutes after it's released :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] pngface:
So just wondering, is debranding the same thing as unlocking? I'm looking at the tutorial in Xperiax10.net... they say it might brick the phone so I'm hesitating slightly...
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] bongd:
Debrand = remove operator logos, apps (bloatware), etc. Lets you use generic FW and FW from other carriers

Unlocking = allows you to use your phone on a different carrier. No more binding to carriers. You'll want to debrand your phone and use a generic FW once it's released... we'll definitely be getting a late update from Rogers. :)
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] fluidd:
Absolute BS. Hmm, to change phone or not.. I wonder if we will actually get One-Finger Zoom?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gy4pS2YcKXI
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] Zer0_:
Grr Rawr!!!!
[XPERIA X10 Themes and Apps] GPdhillon:
where does it say dec. they say in Q4 and Q4 doesn't start in dec. it starts in oct. sony always said it is going to in Q4
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i Software Upgrading] Whosdaman:
I have decided to open a Questions and Answers thread on this section of the forum. This is a good way to keep the number of new threads with questions down to a minimum, which will make new threads essentially for people that are contributing to the Alpine. This includes, but is not limited to, people that are providing the following:

- Roms & Kitchens

- Programs & Apps

- Fixes & Tweaks

- Skins & Themes

- Tips & Tricks

I would like to request the help from other members to keep the thread in order and in check. This will have the added side effect of creating an ever self updating knowledge base that will far extend the content of the Wiki. This will in turn save us from having to answer the same question a billion times...

Please refer to the Wiki first before asking any questions though! It can be located here:

http://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Alpinehttp://xdaforums.com/wiki/index.php?title=HTC_Magician
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i Software Upgrading] callyuk:
simple question but how do you update your rom? mine is still running on version 1.00.00 wouldnt mine it running on the lastest and also where would i get it from?
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i Software Upgrading] dkuku:
the links to pdamobiz from the wiki doesnt work - does someone have a cache from them ?
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i Software Upgrading] icethemz:
Batterai Problem,,

my XDA III can not charging the main battery and status at the right of battery indication it says "unknown",,it can only charging to back up battery,,please help,,
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i Software Upgrading] sunnykhan000:
pleeeeez help

pleeeeez help

my device is xda2i PH10C and i tried to flash a himalya rom wich was fails now it only shows seriel & usb plz help & post the links where i can download a rom with ce image thanx
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i Software Upgrading] sunnykhan000:
i think no one is going to reply here
[PDA2, XDA IIi, 2020i Software Upgrading] brewhoxs:
Abandoned.....
[XPERIA X10 General] jags_the1:
Hey guys ,

would like to know if there is anyway to get flash capability in x10 ? any apps or anything? since photo light is available in the phone shouldn't be hard to get a application to use it as a flash light..
[XPERIA X10 General] PoTi_96:
LoL, just take a look into the market
[XPERIA X10 General] iead1:
Or use the search button.

If you want to use that pitiful photolight as a flash, you can use Vignette from the market.
[XPERIA X10 General] Lord Takyon:
I tried vignette, but to be honest the photos in the dark are still crap.

I settled into just using my phone for spontaneous snaps and a dedicated camera for when I know I need it.
[XPERIA X10 General] iead1:
It's because the photo light on the X10 isn't a flash and probably isn't designed to be such.